In this week's programme:
09.05am
SPOHR: Clarinet Concerto No. 3 in F minor WoO19 (second movement)
(c/w Clarinet Concerto No. 4 in E minor WoO20)
Michael Collins (clarinet), Swedish Chamber Orchestra, Robin O'Neill (conductor)
Hyperion CDA67561 (CD)
SCHUMANN: Das Paradies Und Die Peri (Part Three - Nr. 25 "Es fallt ein Tropfen aufs Land*; Nr. 26 "Freud, ew'ge Freude, mein Werk ist getan" ?)
Dorothea Roschmann (soprano - Peri)*?, Christoph Strehl (tenor - Narrator*), Malin Hartelius (soprano - Maiden), Rebecca Martin (mezzo-soprano), Bernarda Fink (alto - Angel), Christian Gerhaher (baritone - Gazna), Werner Gura (tenor - The Young Man), Chor Des Bayerischen Rundfunks*?, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Nikolaus Harnoncourt (conductor)
RCA Red Seal 88697 27155 2 (2 Hybrid SACDs, Mid Price)
09.30 am
Building a Library Recommendation
BORODIN: Symphony No. 2
Reviewer - Jonathan Swain
Studio Recommendation:
(c/w In The Steppes of Central Asia; Symphony No. 1)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy (conductor)
Decca 436 6512 (CD)
Live Recommendation:
(c/w RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Scheherazade Op. 35)
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra*, Herman Krebbers (violin), Kyril Kondrashin (conductor)*
Philips 475 7570 (CD, Medium Price)
Budget Recommendations:
(c/w Symphonies 1 and 3)
National Philharmonic Orchestra, Loris Tjeknavorian (conductor)
RCA 82876623212 (CD, Budget)
(c/w Symphony No. 1)
USSR Symphony Orchestra, Evgeni Svetlanov (conductor)
Melodiya MELCD1000154 (2 CDs, Budget)
Next week David Vickers examines recordings of Bach's Mass in F BWV 233.
10. 30 New Releases
Stephen Plaistow looks at recent releases of Schumann and Schubert. With extracts from the following discs:
SCHUMANN: 3 Romances for oboe & piano Op. 94; 3 Fantasies for clarinet & piano Op. 73; 5 Pieces for cello & piano Op. 102; Marchenbilder for viola & piano Op. 113; Marchenerzahlungen for clarinet, viola & piano Op. 132; Adagio & Allegro for horm & piano Op. 70; Violin Sonatas Op. 121, 105, Op. posth. From disc Schuman Klavierwerke & Kammermusik III
Francois Leleux (oboe), Paul Meyer (clarinet), Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello), Antoine Tamestit (viola), Bruno Schneider (French horn), Eric Le Sage (piano), Gordan Nikolitch (violin)
Alpha 121 (2 CDs, Mid Price)
SCHUMANN: Humoreske Op. 20; Piano Sonata Op. 11; Bunte Blatter Op. 99; Etudes symphoniques Op. 13 from disc Klavierwerke & Kammermusik - IV
Eric Le Sage (piano)
Alpha 124 (2 CDs, Mid Price)
SCHUBERT: Quartettsatz in C minor Op. Posth. D.703; String Quartet D minor D.810 "Death and the Maiden" from disc Schubert Der Tod Und Das Madchen
Jerusalem Quartet
Harmonia Mundi HMC 901990 (CD)
SCHUBERT: String Quartet in C minor D. 703; Quintet for 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos in C major D.956*
Artemis Quartet, Truls Mork (cello)*
Virgin 50999 502113 2 6 (CD)
11.15 - Versailles Box Set
Graham Sadler discusses highlights from a recent 20 disc box set celebrating 200 years of music at Versailles.
200 Ans de Musique a Versailles (200 Years of Music at Versailles)
(including music by Boesset, Lully, Charpentier, Marais, Couperin, Lalande, Rameau, Mondonville, Campra, Gretry and Philidor)
Including performances by the following: Les Agremens / Guy van Waas; Les Arts florissants / William Christie; Ausonia / Frederick Haas and Mira Glodeanu; Cappella della Pieta de Turchini / Antonio Florio; Le Cercle de l'Harmonie / Jeremie Rhorer; Choeur de chamber Accentus / Laurence Equilbey; Collegium Vocale Gent; Ricercar Consort / Philippe Pierlot; Le Concert Spirituel / Herve Niquet; La Grande Ecurie et la Chambre du Roy / Jean-Claude Malgoire; Choeur de chambre de Namur; Ensemble Baroque de Limoges / Christophe Coin; Les Folies francoises / Patrick Cohen-Akenine; Ensemble Jacques Moderne / Joel Suhubiette; Musica Florea / Marek Strynel; Les Musiciens du Louvre / Marc Minkowski; Les Nouveaux Caracteres / Sebastien d'Herin; Les Pages et les Chantres du Centre de Musique Baroque Versailles / Olivier Schneebeli; Les Paladins / Jerome Correas; Le Parnasse Francais / Louis Castelain; Il Seminario Musicale / Gerard Lesne; Les Talens Lyriques / Christophe Rousset)
Musique Baroque Francaise MBF1108 (20 CDs, Booklet plus CD-Rom with full English translations, Super-Budget)
11.50am Disc of the Week
SIBELIUS: Kullervo Op. 7
Soile Isokoski (soprano); Tommi Hakala (baritone)
YL [Ylioppilaskunnan Lioppilaskunnan] Male Voice Choir,
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Leif Segerstam (conductor)
Ondine ODE11225 (Hybrid SACD)
