Playlist
Hot Off The Press:
HAYDN The Creation: Sunhae Im (soprano), Jan Kobow (tenor), Hanno Muller-Brachmann (bass), VokalEnsemble Koln, Capella Augustina, Andreas Spering (conductor)
NAXOS 8.557380-81 (2-CD, budget)
BEETHOVEN String Quartet in F Major, Op.135; String Quartet in A Minor, Op.132: Borodin Quartet
CHANDOS CHAN 10304 (CD)
BRAHMS Two Songs Op.91; Six Songs, Op.86; Nine Songs Op.69; Four Serious Songs, Op.121: Marie-Nicole Lemieux (mezzo), Michael McMahon (piano), Nicolo Eugelmi (viola)
ANALEKTA AN2 9906 (CD)
Works by Johann STRAUSS 'The Younger' (performed on period instruments) - Fruhlingsstimmen Waltz, played:
Orchestre Anima Eterna,
Jos van Immerseel (conductor)
ZIG ZAG ZZT 020601 (CD)
CD entitled 'Gaetano DONIZETTI Un Italien a Paris - Duos & Melodies: L'addio 1 (duo) played; O Crudel; La lontananza; Che vuoi di piu?; C'est le printemps; La Gondoliera; Les Gondoliers de l'Adriatique; La Sultane; L'Addio II; La nouvelle Ourika; Predestinazione; Vision; Tu mi chiedi; Sei notturni a due voci: Les Demoiselles de . . . Sophie Marin-Degor (soprano), Claire Brua (mezzo), Serge Cyferstein (piano)
ALPHA 070 (CD)
BUILDING A LIBRARY RECOMMENDATION:
RAVEL Piano Concerto in D Major for the Left Hand
Reviewer: Martin Cotton
First Choice:
Krystian Zimerman (piano), London Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Boulez (conductor) (recorded 1996; c/w Piano Concerto in G Major; Valse nobles et sentimentales*) *Cleveland Orchestra
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 449 213-2 (CD)
Second Choice:
Samson Francois (piano), Orchestre de la Societe des Concerts du Conservatoire, Andre Cluytens (conductor) (recorded 1959; c/w Piano Concerto in G Major; Gaspard de la nuit)
EMI 566905-2 (CD, mid-price)
(Great Recordings of the Century)
[Next week's Building a Library will feature a survey of D. Scarlatti's Sonatas.]
Consumer Spot - Ondine 20th anniversary:
SIBELIUS En Saga, Op.9; Lemminkainen Legends, Op.22: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Mikko Franck (conductor)
ONDINE ODE 953-0 (CD, mid-price)
SIBELIUS Press Celebrations Music (World Premiere recording); Karelia Music (completed and reconstructed by Jouni Kaipainen): Tellu Virkkala (soprano), Anna-Kaisa Liedes (soprano), Juha Kotilainen (baritone), Tampere Philharmonic Choir & Orchestra, Tuomas Ollila (conductor)
ONDINE ODE 913-0 (CD, mid-price)
SIBELIUS 10 Pieces for Piano, Op.58; March of the Finnish Jaeger Battalion, Op.91a; 13 Pieces for Piano, Op.76; Rondinos, Op.68; Bagatelles, Op.34: Olli Mustonen (piano)
ONDINE ODE 1014-0 (CD, mid-price)
TCHAIKOVSKY Meditation, Op.42, No.1; Valse-Scherzo, Op.34; Serenade melancolique, Op.26; Scherzo, Op.42 No.2; Melodie, Op.42, No.3; Humoresque, Op.10 No.2; Andante funebre e doloroso ma con moto (3rd movement of String Quartet No.3, Op.30): Oleg Kagan (violin), Vasily Lobanov (piano)
ONDINE ODE 733-0 (CD, mid-price)
MIELCK Symphony in F Minor, Op.4; Concert Piece for Violin and Orchestra, Op.8: Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, John Storgards (violin), Sakari Oramo (conductor)
ONDINE ODE 1019-0 (CD, mid-price)
RAUTAVAARA Violin Concerto; Isle of Bliss; Angels and Visitations: Elmar Oliveira (violin), Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Leif Segerstam (conductor)
ONDINE ODE 881-0 (CD, mid-price)
ENGLUND Epinikia; Concerto for Piano & Orchestra, No.1; Concerto for Piano & Orchestra No.2: Matti Raekallio (Piano), Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra, Eri Klas (conductor)
ONDINE ODE 1015-0 (CD, mid-price)
CRUSSELL Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra in E Flat Major, Op.1; Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra in F Minor, Op.5; Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra in B Flat Minor, Op.11: Kari Kriikku (clarinet), Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo (conductor)
ONDINE ODE 965-0 (CD, mid-price)
CD entitled 'SAARIAHO - Private Gardens' - Lonh for Soprano & Electronics; Pres for Soprano & Electronics; NoaNoa for Flute & Electronics; Six Japanese Gardens for Percussion & Electronics: Dawn Upshaw (soprano), Anssi Karttunen (cello), Camilla Hoitenga (flute), Florent Jodelet (percussion)
ONDINE ODE 906-0 (CD, mid-price)
KANCHELI Symphony No.4 'In memoria di Michelangelo'; Symphony No.5: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, James DePreist (conductor)
ONDINE ODE 829-0 (CD, mid-price)
VASKS Violin Concerto (Distant Light); Symphony No.2*: John Storgards (violin), Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra, Juha Kangas (conductor), * Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra, John Storgards (conductor)
ONDINE ODE 1005-0 (CD, mid-price)
STRAUSS Zueignung, Op.10, No.1; Das Rosenbaud, Op.36, No.1; Ich wollt ein Strausslein binden, Op.68, No.2; Sausle, liebe Myrte, Op.68, No.3; Als mir dein Lied erklang, Op.68, No.4; Befreit, Op.39, No.4; Ruhe, meine Seele!, Op.27, No.1; Wiegenlied, Op.41, No.1; Meinem Kinde, Op.37, No.3; Morgen! Op.27, No.4; Die heiligen drei Konige aus Morgenland, Op.56, No.6; Four Last Songs, Op. posth.: Soile Isokoski (soprano), Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Marek Janowski (conductor)
ONDINE ODE 982-0 (CD, mid-price)
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New Releases - Baroque
Reviewer: Nick Morgan
BACH Brandenburg Concerto No.4 in G Major BWV 1049; Concerto for Oboe d'amore in D Major BWV1053 (reconstructed from the harpsichord concerto in E Major); Concerto for 3 Keyboards in D Major BWV 1064; Orchestral Suite in G Minor BWV1067: Café Zimmermann, Patrick Beaugiraud (Oboe d'amore), Dirk Borner, Anna Fontana, Celine Frisch (harpsichords), Pablo Valetti (violin & director)
ALPHA 071 (CD)
TELEMANN Flute Quartets in G Minor TWV 43 g4; In G Major TWV 43 G6; In D Minor TWV 43 d3; In G Major TWV 43 G11; In A Minor TWV 43 a3; In G Major TWV 43 G12; In B Flat Major TWV 43 B2; In G Major TWV 43 G10: Musica Antiqua Koln, Reinhard Goebel (conductor)
ARCHIV 477 5379 (CD)
Francois COUPERIN La Sultanne, Preludes & Concerts royaux: Francois Fernandez, Luis-Otavio Santos (violins), Alfredo Bernardini (oboe), Emmanuel Balssa, Jerome Hantai (bass viol), Elisabeth Joye, Francois Guerrier (harpsichord)
ALPHA 062 (CD)
Francois COUPERIN Chamber Music (complete): Musica ad Rhenum
BRILLIANT CLASSICS 92178 (7-CD, budget)
Francois COUPERIN Les Concerts Royaux: Les Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall (bass viol/director)
ALIA VOX AVSA 9840 (CD)
An Interview with Baritone Dietrich Henschel:
BEETHOVEN: Song of the Flea from Goethe's Faust Op 75 no 3 (played; c/w An die Hoffnung, Op.94; Der Wachtelschlag WoO 129; Lied aus der Ferne WoO 137; Zartliche Liebe 'ich liebe dich' WoO 123; Adelaide, Op.46; Polonaise, Op.89; 6 Lieder, Op.48; Fantaisie, Op.77; Mit einem gemalten Band, Op.83, No.3; Andante WoO 57 'Andante favori'; An die ferne Geliebte, Op.98; Selbstgesprach WoO 114: Dietrich Henschel (baritone), Michael Shafer (piano)
HARMONIA MUNDI HMC 901801 (CD)
SCHUBERT Winterreise Op 89 D. 911, Mut! Played): Dietrich Henschel (baritone),
Irwin Gage (piano)
TELDEC 8573 822732 (CD)
MAHLER Des Knaben Wunderhorn (Des Antonius von Padua Fischpredigt played;
c/w Kindertotenlieder; Ruckert Lieder:
Dietrich Henschel (baritone),
Halle Orchestra, Kent Nagano (conductor)
TELDEC 8573 865732 (CD)
JS BACH St Matthew Passion (Komm, susses Kreuz): Dietrich Henschel (baritone)
Choir and Orchestra of Collegium Vocale Gent,
Philippe Herreweghe (conductor)
HARMONIA MUNDI HMC 951676.78 (3-CD+ CD rom)
BACH Cantatas Volume 1 - For the First Sunday after Trinity: Cantata No. 20 O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort, BWV20 (Recitativo, Gesetz, es dau'rte der Verdammten Qual and
Aria Gott is gerecht in seinen Werken, played; c/w Cantata No. 39 Brich dem Hungrigen dein Brot, BWV39; 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)
HAYDN The Seasons (Erblicke hier betorter Mensch 'Misguided Man, behold' played : Dietrich Henschel (baritone), Marlis Petersen (soprano), Werner Gura (tenor), RIAS Chamber Choir, Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, Rene Jacobs (conductor)
HARMONIA MUNDI HMC 901829.30 (2-CD, mid-price)
SCHUBERT Meeres Stille D216 (played; c/w Der Wanderer an den Mond D870; Sehnsucht D879; Im Freien D880; An die Apfelbaume D197; Liebesrausch D179; Lebensmut D883;
Der Schiffer D536 - and other songs (from CD entitled 'An Den Mond, chants nocturnes'):
Dietrich Henschel (baritone),
Helmut Deutsch (piano),
HARMONIA MUNDI HMC 901822 (CD)
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York BOWEN Viola Concerto in C Minor, Op.25:
Lawrence Power (viola), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins (conductor)
HYPERION CDA67546
Music for Alfonso the Wise (King of Castille and Leon 1252-1284) – including Martin CODAX Cantigas de amigo : The Dufay Collective
HARMONIA MUNDI HMU 907390
BACH Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin:
Julia Fischer (violin)
PENTATONE CLASSICS 5186072
RADIO 3'S DISC OF THE WEEK:
ALBENIZ Iberia (Books 1-4); La vega; Yvonne en visite!; Espana: Souvenirs; Navarra (completed by William Bolcom):
Marc-Andre Hamelin (piano)
HYPERION CDA67476/7 (2-CD)
