Building a Library: Duparc: Song Survey
Reviewer - Richard Wigmore
First Choice (complete songs): Sarah Walker (soprano), Thomas Allen (baritone), Richard Vignoles (piano)
(recorded 1988)
HYPERION CDA66323 (CD)
Historic Choice (12 songs for male voice): Gerard Souzay (baritone), Jacqueline Bonneau (piano)
(recorded 1953)
TESTAMENT SBT1312 (CD)
CD Review BAL Catalogue Data bal.duparc:
bal.duparc.song.survey
Playlist
[All recordings are available at full price unless indicated otherwise.]
Hot Off The Press:
BEETHOVEN Symphony no.5, Op.67 (1st mvt played) (c/w Symphony no.7, Op.92):
Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra of Venezuala, Gustavo Dudamel (conductor)
DG 477 6228 (CD)
SHOSTAKOVICH Violin Sonata, Op.134 (arr Zinman/Pushkarev) (c/w Viola Sonata, Op.147 (arr. Vladimir Mendelssohn):
Yuri Bashmet (viola), Kremerata Baltica, Gidon Kremer (violin/director)
DG 477 6196 (CD)
C.P.E. BACH Symphonies nos.1-4, Wq.183 (Symphony no.3 played) (c/w Concerto in A, Wq.172*):
Alison McGillivray (cello)*; Academy of Ancient Music, Andrew Manze
HARMONIA MUNDI HMU 907403 (CD)
Building A Library Recommendation:
DUPARC Song Survey
Reviewer: Richard Wigmore
First Choice (complete songs):
Sarah Walker (soprano), Thomas Allen (baritone), Richard Vignoles (piano)
HYPERION CDA 66323 (CD)
Historical Choice (12 songs for male voice):
Gerard Souzay (baritone), Jacqueline Bonneau (piano)
TESTAMENT SBT 1312 (CD)
Next week's BAL - Stephen Johnson surveys recordings of British composer Robert Simpson
Consumer Spot (all live recordings) :
SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony no.5 in D minor, Op.47 (1st mvt played) (c/w BEETHOVEN Symphony no.5 in C minor, Op.67):
Halle Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli (conductor)
BBC LEGENDS BBCL 4193-2 (mid-price)
ELGAR Cello concerto in E minor, Op.85 (2nd mvt played) (c/w Cello concertos by
SAINT-SAENS and HAYDN)
Mstislav Rostropovich (cello/conductor), London Symphony Orchestra, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky (conductor)
BBC LEGENDS BBCL 4198-2 (mid-price)
SCHUMANN Carnaval, Op. 9 (extracts) (c/w BEETHOVEN Piano sonata no.7 and Piano sonata no.16 (Final mvt played)):
Annie Fischer (piano)
BBC LEGENDS BBCL 4199-2 (mid-price)
HINDEMITH Concert Music, Op.50 (Part One played) (c/w DVORAK Symphony no.7, Op.70 and BEETHOVEN Egmont overture, Op.84*)
New Philharmonia Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra*, Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor)
BBC LEGENDS BBCL 4194-2 (mid-price)
New Releases - Orchestral:
Reviewer: Martin Cotton
HOLST The Planets; TURNAGE Ceres; MATTHEWS Pluto; SAARIAHO Asteroid 4179 - Tourists; PINTSCHER towards Osiris; DEAN Komarov's Fall:
Berliner Philharmoniker, Sir Simon Rattle (conductor)
EMI CLASSICS 3696902 (2-CD)
BLISS A Colour Symphony; Violin Concerto:
Lydia Mordkovitch (violin), BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Richard Hickox (conductor)
CHANDOS CHAN10380 (CD)
STRAUSS Orchestral Songs; Vier letzte Lieder, Op.150:
Michaela Kaune (soprano), NDR Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Eiji Oue (conductor)
BERLIN CLASSICS 0017812BC (CD)
WAGNER Prelude and Liebestod (Tristan und Isolde); R. STRAUSS Tod und Verklarung; Four Last Songs:
Christine Brewer (soprano), Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Donald Runnicles (conductor)
TELARC CD80661 (CD) or CD60661 (SACD)
MAHLER Lieder of "Des Knaben Wunderhorn":
Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano), Dietrich Henschel (baritone), Orchestre des Champs-Elysees, Philippe Herreweghe (conductor)
HARMONIA MUNDU HMC901920 (CD)
An interview with Sharon Bezaly:
MOZART Concerto in G, K.313 (cadenzas by Kalevi AHO) (extracts) (c/w Concerto in D, K.314; Andante, K.314; Rondo, K.184)
Sharon Bezaly (flute); Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra, Juha Kangas (conductor)
BIS SACD153901 (CD)
ARNOLD Fantasy, Op.89 (extract) (c/w works by AHO, CPE BACH, ANDRIESSEN, BOZZA, BACH and BERIO)
Sharon Bezaly (flute); Ronald Brautigam (piano)
BIS CD1159 (CD)
PROKOFIEV Sonata, Op.94 (extract) (c/w SCHUBERT Variations, D.802; DUTILLEUX Sonatina; JOLIVET Chant de Linos)
Sharon Bezaly (flute); Ronald Brautigam (piano)
BIS SACD1429 (CD)
GUBAIDULINA '...The Deceitful Face of Hope and of Despair' (extract)
Sharon Bezaly (flute); Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Mario Venzago (conductor)
BIS SACD1449 (CD)
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ALLEGRI Miserere
(from CD entitled 'ALLEGRI MISERERE' - also featuring works by TAVENER, IRELAND, RACHMANINOV, SHEREMETIEV, BRITTEN, LUKASZEWSKI, LOTTI, KODALY, HOLST and HARRIS
Tenebrae, Nigel Short (director)
SIGNUM CLASSICS SIGCD085 (CD)
VERDI Don Carlo (recorded at the Royal Opera House, London, 12/05/1958):
Boris Christoff (Filippo II), Jon Vickers (Don Carlo), Tito Gobbi (Rodrigo), Michael Langdon (Il Grande Inquisitoire), Joseph Rouleau (Un frate), Gre Brouwenstijn (Elisabetta di Valois), Fedora Barbieri (La Principessa Eboli), Jeannette Sinclair (Tebaldo), Ava June (Una voce dal cielo), Margaret Lensky (La Contesse d'Aremberg), Edgar Evans (Il Conte di Lerma), Robert Allman (Un araldo reale), Covent Garden Opera Chorus and Orchestra, Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor)
ROH HERITAGE SERIES ROHS003 (3-CD, mid-price)
HANDEL Messiah (extract played):
Kerstin Avemo (soprano), Patricia Bardon (alto), Lawrence Zazzo (counter tenor), Kobie van Rensburg (tenor), Neal Davies (bass), Clare College Choir, Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, Rene Jacobs (conductor)
HARMONIA MUNDI HMC901928.29 (2-CD)
Radio 3's Disc Of The Week:
J S BACH Brandenburg Concerto No.5 in D, BWV.1050 (c/w Violin concertos nos.1 in A minor & 2 in E major, Concerto for 2 violins in D minor*):
Daniel Hope (violin), Jaime Martin (flute), Kristian Bezuidenhour (harpsichord/organ), Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Marieke Blankestijn (violin)*
WARNER 2564625452 (CD)
