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Hot Off The Press:
RAWSTHORNE Symphony No.1; Symphony No.2 'A Pastoral Symphony'*; Symphony No.3: *Charlotte Ellett (soprano), Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, David Lloyd-Jones (conductor)
NAXOS 8.557480 (CD, budget)
STANFORD String Quartet No.1 in G Major, Op.44; String Quartet No.2 in A Minor, Op.45; Fantasy for Horn Quintet in A Minor: RTE Vanbrugh Quartet, Stephen Stirling (french horn)
HYPERION CDA67434 (CD)
BRITTEN Serenade for Tenor, Horn & Strings, Op.31; Les Illuminations, Op.18; Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op.10: Toby Spence (tenor), Martin Owen (horn) Scottish Ensemble, Clio Gould (director/violin)
LINN CKD226 (CD/SACD hybrid)
F. COUPERIN La Sultanne; Septieme Prelude in B Flat Major; Second Prelude in D Minor; Allemande in D Minor; Quatrieme Prelude in F Major - and other preludes from 'L'Art de toucher le clavecin': Francois Fernandez, Luis-Otavio Santos (violins), Alfredo Bernardini (oboe), Emmanuel Balssa, Jerome Hantai (bass viols), Elisabeth Joye, Francois Guerrier (harpsichords)
ALPHA 062 (CD)
CD entitled 'The Origin of Fire: Music and Visions of Hildegard von Bingen' - The Fire of Creation (played): Anonymous 4
HARMONIA MUNDI HMU 907327 (CD)
BUILDING A LIBRARY RECOMMENDATION:
SCHOENBERG Chamber Symphony No.1, Op.9
Reviewer: Colin Lawson
First Choice:
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly (conductor) (recorded 1992; c/w Verklarte Nacht; Gurrelieder)
DECCA 473 728-2 (2-CD, mid-price) ('Double Decca' series)
Also Recommended:
Staatskapelle Dresden, Giuseppe Sinopoli (conductor) (recorded 1998; c/w Six Orchestral Songs, Op.8*; Beglietmusik zu Einer Lichtspielszene, Op.34; A Survivor from Warsaw, Op.46+: * Alessandra Marc (soprano), + John Tomlinson (narrator)
ELATUS 2564 60682-2 (CD, mid-price)
[Next week's Building a Library will feature Faure's Violin Sonatas]
Consumer Slot: AndrewMcGregor and JonathanFreeman-Attwood discuss the recent harvest of Bach Cantatas:
BACH Cantatas Volume 8 - For the Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity: Warum betrubst du dich, mein Herz? BWV 138; Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan II BWV 99; Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen! BWV 51; Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan III BWV 100: Malin Hartelius (soprano), William Towers (alto), James Gilchrist (tenor), Peter Harvey (bass), The Monteverdi Choir, The English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner (conductor) - For the Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity: Komm, du suße Todesstunde BWV 161; Wer weiß, wie nahe mir mein Ende? BWV 27; Liebster Gott, wenn werd ich sterben? BWV 8; Christus, der ist mein Leben BWV 95: Katharine Fuge (soprano), Robin Tyson (alto), Mark Padmore (tenor), Thomas Guthrie (bass), The Monteverdi Choir, The English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner (conductor)
MONTEVERDI PRODUCTIONS SDG 104 (2-CD, mid-price)
BACH Cantatas Volume 1 - For the First Sunday after Trinity: Cantata No. 39 Brich dem Hungrigen dein Brot, BWV39; Cantata No. 20 O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort, BWV20; Cantata No.75 Die Elenden sollen essen BWV75 - For the Feast of St John the Baptist: Cantata No.167 Ihr Menschen, ruhmet Gottes Liebe BWV167; Christ unser Herr zum Jordan kam BWV7; Freue dich, erloste Schar BWV30: Gillian Keith, Joanne Lunn (sopranos), Wilke te Brummelstroete (alto), Paul Agnew (tenor), Dietrich Henschel (bass), Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, Sir John Eliot Gardiner (conductor)
MONTEVERDI PRODUCTIONS SDG 101 (2-CD, mid-price)
BACH Cantata No. 65 Sie werden aus Saba alle kommen BWV65 (excerpt played; c/w Cantata No.81 Jesus schlaft, was soll och hoffen, BWV81; Cantata No.83 Erfreute Zeit im neuen Bunde, BWV83; Cantata No.190 Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, BWV190 [Complete Bach Cantatas Volume 21]: Robin Blaze (countertenor), James Gilchrist (tenor), Peter Kooij (bass), Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki (conductor)
BIS-CD-1311 (CD)
BACH Cantata No. 122 Das Neugeborne Kindelein', BWV122; Cantata No.180 Schmucke dich, O liebe Seele BWV180; Herr Christ, der einge Gottessohn, BWV96 [Complete Bach Cantatas Volume 26]
: Yukari Nonoshita (soprano), Timothy Kenworthy-Brown (countertenor), Makoto Sakurada (tenor), Peter Kooij (bass), Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki (conductor)
BIS-CD-1401 (CD)
BACH Complete Bach Cantatas Volume 12 -Cantata No. 78 Jesu, der du meine Seele', BWV78 (excerpt played): Amsterdam Baroque Choir and Orchestra, Ton Koopman (conductor)
ANTOINE MARCHAND (CHALLENGE CLASSICS) CC72212 (3-CD, mid-price)
BACH Complete Bach Cantatas Volume 25- Cantata No. 78 Jesu, der du meine Seele, BWV78; Cantata No.99 Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan, BWV99; Cantata No.114 Ach, lieben Christen, seid getrost, BWV 114): Yukari Nonoshita (soprano), Daniel Taylor (countertenor), Makoto Sakurada (tenor), Peter Kooij (bass), Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki (conductor)
BIS-CD-1361 (CD)
BACH Complete Bach Cantatas Volume 16 - Cantata No. 49 Ich geh und suche mit Verlangen BWV49 (excerpt played; c/w Cantata No.82 Ich habe genung BWV82; Cantata No.27 Wer weiss, wie nahe mir mein Ende BWV27; Herr Gott, dich loben wir, BWV16; Cantata No.170 Vergnugte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust BWV170; Cantata No.102 Herr, deine Augen sehen nach dem Glauben BWV 102; Cantata No.79 Gott der Herr ist Sonn und Schild BWV 79; Cantata No.43 Gott fahret auf mit Jauchzen BWV43; Cantata No.39 Brich dem Hungrigen dein Brot BWV39: Johannette Zomer, Sandrine Piau, Sibylla Rubens (sopranos), Bogna Bartosz, Annette Markert (mezzo), James Gilchrist, Paul Agnew, Christoph Pregardien (tenors), Klaus Mertens (bass), Amsterdam Baroque Choir and Orchestra, Ton Koopman (conductor)
ANTOINE MARCHAND (CHALLENGE CLASSICS) CC72216 (3-CD, mid-price)
BACH Complete Bach Cantatas Volume 3 - Cantata No. 22 Jesus nahm zu sich die Zwolfe, BWV22; Cantata No.23 Du wahrer Gott und Davids Sohn, BWV23; Cantata No.163 Nur Jedem das Seine, BWV163; Cantata No.165 O heilges Geist-und Wasserbad, BWV165; Cantata No.54 Widerstehe doch der Sunde BWV54; Cantata No.161 Komm, du susse Todesstunde, BWV 161; Cantata No.208 Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd BWV208; Cantata No.63 Christen, atzet diesen Tag, BWV63; Cantata No.162 Ach, ich sehe, itzt, da ich zur Hochzeit gehe BWV162 + appendix; Cantata No.155 Mein Gott, wie lang, ach lange BWV155; Cantata No.63 Christen, atzet diesen Tag BWV63): Barbara Schlick, Caroline Stam, Ruth Holton, Els Bongers (soprano), Elisabeth Von Magnus (mezzo), Andreas Scholl (countertenor), Paul Agnew (tenor), Klaus Mertens (bass), Amsterdam Baroque Choir and Orchestra, Ton Koopman (conductor)
ANTOINE MARCHAND (CHALLENGE CLASSICS) CC72203 (3-CD, mid-price)
New Releases: Vocal
Reviewer: Catherine Bott
CANTELOUBE Chants d'Auvergne: Veronique Gens (soprano), Orchestre National de Lille, Jean-Claude Casadesus (conductor)
NAXOS 8.557491 (CD, budget)
MAHLER Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen*; 5 Ruckert-Lieder+; Kindertotenlieder#:
* Thomas Quasthoff (bass-baritone), Violeta Urmana (soprano), Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo), Vienna Philharmonic, Pierre Boulez (conductor)
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 477 5329 (CD)
CD entitled 'Voices of Light' - MESSIAEN Le Collier; L'Escalier redit, gestes du soleil; Amour oiseau d'etoile; Priere exaucee; Resurrection; DEBUSSY Chansons de Bilitis; GOLIJOV Lua descolorida; FAURE La Chanson d'Eve: Dawn Upshaw (soprano), Gilbert Kalish (piano)
NONESUCH 7559 79812-2 (CD)
CD entitled 'FAURE The Complete Songs Volume 1 - Au Bord de l'eau: At the Water's Edge': Les matelots, Op.2, No.2; Seule! Op.3, No.1; Chanson du pecheur, Op.4, No.1; Barcarolle, Op.7, No.3; Tarentelle, Op.10, No.2; Au bord de l'eau, Op.8, No.1; Les berceaux, Op.23, No.1; Au cimetiere, Op.51, No.2; Larmes, Op.51, No.1; Cinq melodies 'de Venise', Op.58; Pleurs d'or, Op.72; Accompagnement, Op.85, No.3; La fleur qui va sur l'eau, Op.85, No.2; Mirages, Op.113; C'est la paix, Op.114; L'horizon chimerique, Op.118: Felicity Lott (soprano), Jennifer Smith (soprano), Geraldine McGreevy (soprano), Stella Doufexis (soprano), John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Christopher Maltman (baritone), Stephen Varcoe (baritone), Graham Johnson (piano)
HYPERION CDA67333 (CD)
CD entitled 'Great Operatic Arias - Sir Thomas Allen' (Opera in English): GOUNOD Even bravest heart may swell (Faust); ROSSINI I am the barber everyone wants, I am! (The Barber of Seville); MOZART Must I be made to suffer (The Marriage of Figaro); WAGNER Look down, oh gentle evening star; Turning my gaze upon this proud assembly (Tannhauser); TCHAIKOVSKY You have my love and my devotion (The Queen of Spades); A. THOMAS Oh wine, deliver me from sadness (Hamlet); VERDI Marriage is sacred; I was right to be so suspicious (Luisa Miller); BIZET O Nadir, best of friends (The Pearl Fishers); BRITTEN Billy in the Darbies (Billy Budd); Johann STRAUSS II Though I'm somewhat out of practice (Die Fledermaus); LEHAR Hello, here's a soldier bold' (The Merry Widow); RODGERS I wonder what he'll think of me! (CAROUSEL); KORNGOLD In visions, illusions (Die tote Stadt): Sir Thomas Allen (baritone), London Philharmonic Orchestra, David Parry (conductor)
CHANDOS CHAN 3118 (CD, mid-price)
An Interview with violinist
Pekka Kuusisto:
SIBELIUS Violin Concerto (excerpt from 1st movement played; c/w Karelia Suite, Op.11; Belshazzar's Feast, Suite, Op.51) : Pekka Kuusisto (violin), Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Leif Segerstam (conductor)ONDINE ODE 878-2 (CD)
SIBELIUS Four Pieces, Op.115 (Die Glocken, Op. 115 No. 4, played; c/w Five Pieces, Op.81; Four Pieces, Op.78; Danses champetres, Op.106; Three Pieces, Op.116): Pekka Kuusisto (violin), Heini Karkkainen (piano)
ONDINE ODE 1046-2 (CD)
VIVALDI The Four Seasons (Violin Concerto in F minor, RV297 'Winter', excerpt from 3rd movement played; c/w Concerto in A Minor, Op.3/6 RV356 'L'estro armonico': Pekka Kuusisto (violin/director),
Virtuosi di Kuhmo
ONDINE ODE 939-2 (CD)
TRAD. arr KUUSISTO Ol' kaunis kesailta (One Lovely Summer Evening) (excerpt played from CD entitled 'Folk Trip'): Pekka Kuusisto (violin), The Luomu Players
ONDINE ODE 1018-2 (CD)
MOZART Violin Concerto No.3 in G Major, K216 (excerpt from 3rd movement played; c/w Violin Concerto No.4 in D Major, K218; Violin Concerto No.5 in A Major, K219: Pekka Kuusisto (violin), Tapiola Sinfonietta, Olli Mustonen (conductor)
ONDINE ODE 1025-2 (CD)
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BRITTEN Death In Venice, Op.88:
Philip Langridge (Aschenbach), Alan Opie (The Traveller, The Voice of Dionysus, etc), Michael Chance (The Voice of Apollo), BBC Singers, City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox (conductor)
CHANDOS CHAN 10280 (2-CD)
CD entitled 'Organs in Glasgow' - John Kitchen and John Butt play works by MENDELSSOHN; JACKSON; LEIGHTON; VIERNE; BACH; S.WESLEY; BRAHMS; KARG-ELERT
on organs at Shettleston Old Parish Church, Patrick Methodist Church, Dennistoun Blackfriars; Concert Hall University of Glasgow, St Margaret's Knightswood; St Bride's Episcopal Church Hyndland
DELPHIAN DCD 34032
ELGAR/ Robert WALKER Piano Concerto:
David Owen Norris (piano), BBC Concert Orchestra, David Lloyd-Jones (conductor)
DUTTON CDLX 7148
RADIO 3'S DISC OF THE WEEK:
MONTEVERDI Vespro della beata vergine da concerto (Venice 1610): Roberta Invernizzi, Monica Piccinini, Anna Simboli (sopranos), Sara Mingardo (mezzo), Francesco Ghelardini (alto), Vincenzo di Donato, Luca Dordolo, Gianluca Ferrarini (tenors), Pietro Spagnoli, Furio Zanasi (baritone), Antonio Abete, Daniele Carnovich (basses), Concerto Italiano, Rinaldo Alessandrini (conductor)
NAÏVE OPUS 111 OP 30403 (2-CD)
