Playlist
Hot Off The Press:
MENDELSSOHN Octet, Op.20; Variations Concertantes for Cello and Piano, Op.17; Song Without Words in D Major, Op.109; Albumblatt in E Minor, Op.117: Ensemble Explorations, Frank Braley (piano - 1874 Steinway)
HARMONIA MUNDI HMC 901868 (CD)
BEETHOVEN Symphony No.5 in C Minor, Op.67; Symphony No.6 in F Major 'Pastoral': Tafelmusik Orchestra, Bruno Weil (conductor)
ANALEKTA AN2 9831 (CD)
FINZI Let us Garlands Bring, Op.18; I Said to Love, Op.19b; Before and After Summer, Op.16: Roderick Williams (baritone),
Iain Burnside (piano)
NAXOS 8.557644 (CD, budget)
FINZI Song Cycles –Oh Fair to See; Till Earth Outwears, Op.19a; A Young Man's Exhortation, Op.14: James Gilchrist (tenor),
Anna Tilbrook (piano)
LINN CKD 253 (CD)
Richard STRAUSS The Complete Songs Volume 1 - Wiegenlied, Op.41, No.1; Gesange des Orients, Op.77 (played): Christine Brewer (soprano), Roger Vignoles (piano)
HYPERION CDA67488 (CD)
BUILDING A LIBRARY RECOMMENDATION:
D. SCARLATTI Sonata Survey
Reviewer: Stephen Plaistow
Harpsichord Choice:
Pierre Hantai (harpsichord) (recording dates unknown)
Volume 1 MIRARE MIR 9918 (CD)
Volume 2 MIRARE MIR 9920 (CD)
Piano Choice:
Christian Zacharias (piano)
(recorded 1979, 1981, 1984)
EMI 7639402 (2-CD, mid-price)
[Next week's Building a Library will feature Rachmaninov's Preludes.]
Consumer Spot - David Oistrakh
MOZART Sinfonia concertante in E Flat Major, K364*; Duo for Violin and Viola in G Major, K423*; BRUCH Scottish Fantasia, Op.46+^; HINDEMITH Violin Concerto+**: David Oistrakh (violin, viola in Mozart), Igor Oistrakh (violin in Mozart), Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra*, Kirill Kondrashin (conductor)*, London Symphony Orchestra+,
Jascha Horenstein^ (conductor),
Paul Hindemith** (conductor)
DECCA 476 7288 (CD, mid )
(Critics' Choice Series)
CD entitled 'Les Introuvables de David Oistrakh' -
CD1: BEETHOVEN Sonata for Violin and Piano No.9 in Op.47 'Kreutzer'; Violin Concerto, Op. 61: David Oistrakh (violin), Lev Oborin (piano), Orchestra of the Stockholm Festival, Sixteen Ehrling (conductor)
CD2: BEETHOVEN Sonata for Violin and Piano No.3, Op.12, No.3; SZYMANOWSKI Sonata for Violin and Piano, Op.9; SHOSTAKOVICH Violin Concerto No.1, Op.99: David Oistrakh (violin), Vladimir Yampolsky (piano), New Philharmonia Orchestra, Maxim Shostakovich (conductor)
CD3: FRANCK Sonata for Violin and Piano; MOZART Sonata for Violin and Piano K454; MOZART Violin Concerto No.3 K216: David Oistrakh (violin)*, Vladimir Yampolsky (piano), Philharmonia Orchestra, David Oistrakh (violin/director)*
CD4: LALO Symphonie Espagnole, Op.21; TANEYEV Suite de Concert, Op.28*: David Oistrakh (violin), Philharmonia Orchestra, Jean Martinon (conductor), Nicolai Malko (conductor)*
EMI 5868412 (4-CD, budget)
New Releases - Choral
Reviewer: Ash Khandekar
STAINER The Crucifixion: James Gilchrist (tenor), Simon Bailey (bass), Stephen Farr (organ), Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, Timothy Brown (conductor)
NAXOS 8.557624 (CD, budget)
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Te Deum in G: Mass in G Minor; O Vos Omnes; Valiant-for-Truth; A Vision of Aeroplanes; BINGHAM Mass: The Choir of Westminster Cathedral, Robert Quinney (organ), Martin Baker
(Master of Music)
HYPERION CDA 67503 (CD)
CD entitled 'Immortal Fire - Music for Female Saints - HOWELLS A Hymn for St Cecilia; Salve Regina; BINGHAM Margaret Forsaken; PEETERS Toccata, Fugue and Hymn on Ave Maris Stella, Op.28; HILDEGARD OF BINGEN Five Mattins Antiphons for St Ursula; DURUFLE Tota pulchra es Maria; BRITTEN A Hymn to the Virgin; Hymn to St Cecilia, Op.27; DUPRE Magnificat, Op.18; HOLST Ave Maria; ELGAR Ave Maria Op.2, No.2; GRIEG Ave Maris Stella: The Girl Choristers & Lay Clerks of Winchester Cathedral, Andrew Lumsden (organ), Sarah Baldock (director)
GRIFFIN GCCD 4049 (CD)
RUTTER Gloria; Magnificat; Psalm 150: Choir of King's College Cambridge, Gonville & Caius College Choir, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Stephen Cleobury (conductor)
EMI 5579522 (CD)
CD entitled 'Anthems for the 21st Century' - DOVE Bless the Lord, O my soul; RATHBONE Absolon, my son; Will TODD Angel Song II; FILSELL Mysterium Christi; CLUCAS Hear my crying, O God; BARLOW When I see on Rood; JACKSON Now I have known, O Lord; MACMILLAN Chosen; MOORE I saw him standing; BLACKFORD On Another's Sorrow; BIGNOLD Peace; Ward SWINGLE Give us this Day: The Vasari Singers, Jeremy Filsell (organ), Jeremy Backhouse (conductor)
SIGNUM SIGCD059 (CD)
An Interview with pianist
Piotr Anderszewski:
BEETHOVEN Diabelli Variations, Op.120 (Theme and 1st Variation played):
Piotr Anderszewski (piano)
VIRGIN VC 545468-2 (CD)
WEBERN Variations Op 27 (1 Sehr massig, played; c/w J.S. BACH English Suite no 6 in D Minor BWV811; BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No.31 in A flat major, Op.110:
Piotr Anderszewski (piano)
VIRGIN CLASSICS 5456322 (CD)
BACH Partita No.1 in B Flat Major BWV 825 (allemande played); Partita no 3 in A Minor BWV 827 (Sarabande played); c/w Partita No.6 in E Minor BWV830: Piotr Anderszewski (piano)
VIRGIN CLASSICS 5455262 (CD)
MOZART Piano Concerto 24 in C Minor K491
(excerpt from 1st movement played; c/w Piano Concerto No.21 in C Major K467):
Piotr Anderszewski (piano & direction),
Sinfonia Varsovia
VIRGIN CLASSICS 5455042 (CD)
CHOPIN Mazurka in F Minor Op.68 No.4 (played; c/w Mazurkas Op.63; Ballade No.3 in A Flat Major, Op.47; Ballade No.4 in
F Minor, Op.52; Mazurkas Op.59, Polonaise No. 5 in F Sharp Minor; Polonaise No.6 in A Flat Major): Piotr Anderszewski (piano)
VIRGIN VC 5456202 (CD)
*SZYMANOWSKI Metopes, 3 Poems for Piano Op 29 (excerpt from Calypso played; c/w Masques 3 poems for Piano, Op.34; Piano Sonata No.3, Op.36: Piotr Anderszweski (piano)
VIRGIN CLASSICS 545730 2 (CD)
* To be released in June.
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DYSON Symphony in G Major:
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, David Lloyd-Jones (conductor)
NAXOS 8.557720
BAX Piano Works Volume 2 – Piano Sonatas 3 & 4; Water Music; Winter Waters
Ashley Wass (piano)
NAXOS 8.557592
RAVEL Sheherazade:
Susan Graham (soprano), BBC Symphony Orchestra, Yan Pascal Tortelier (conductor)
WARNER CLASSICS 2564 619382
RADIO 3'S DISC OF THE WEEK:
BRITTEN String Quartet No.1 in D Major, Op.25; String Quartet No.2 in C Major, Op.36; String Quartet No.3, Op.94; Three Divertimenti for String Quartet: Belcea Quartet
EMI 5579682 (2-CD, mid-price)
