Saturday 26 January 2008

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Andrew McGregor introduces Radio 3's weekly programme devoted to all that's new in the world of recorded music.

CD Review

L. ANDERSON: The Classical Jukebox

(c/w Bugler's Holiday; Blue Tango; The First Day of Spring; Belle of the Ball; Governor Bradford March; Clarinet Candy; The Captains and the Kings; The Golden Years; Chicken Reel; Fiddle-Faddle; China Doll; Balladette; Arietta; Piano Concerto in C major)

BBC Concert Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin (conductor), Jeffrey Biegel (piano)

Naxos 8.559313 (CD, Budget)


WAGNER arr. Vlieger: The Ring - An Orchestral Adventure



(c/w Siegfried Idyll)

Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Neeme Jarvi (conductor)

Chandos CHSA 5060 (Hybrid SACD)

1. 'Das Rheingold': Vorspiel
2. 'Das Rheingold': Das Rheingold
3. 'Das Rheingold': Nibelheim
4. 'Das Rheingold': Walhall
5. 'Die Walkure': Die Walkuren
6. 'Die Walkure': Feuerzauber
7. Siegfried: Waldweben
8. Siegfried: Siegfrieds Heldentat
9. Siegfried: Brunnhildes Erwachen
10. 'Gotterdammerung': Siegfried Und Brunnhilde
11. 'Gotterdammerung': Siegfrieds Rheinfhart
12. 'Gotterdammerung': Siegfrieds Tod
13. 'Gotterdammerung': Trauermusik
14. 'Gotterdammerung': Brunnhildes Opfertat


STRADELLA: San Giovanni Battista - from the second part



Anke Herrmann (soprano - Salome), Martin Oro (counter tenor - San Giovanni Battista), Antonio Abete (bass - Herode), Fredrik Akselberg (tenor - Consigliere), Elena Cecchi Fedi (soprano - Herodiade), Academia Montis Regalis, Alessandro de Marchi (conductor)

Hyperion CDA67617 (CD)

1. Sinfonia A 3 W-K30
2. Sinfonia
3. Amiche Selve - Deste Un Tempo
4. Selve Beate - Dove, Battista? - Alla Corte
5. Soffin Pur, Rabbiosi Fremiti
6. Restate - Dove, Battista, Dove?
7. Sinfonia
8. Invitto Herode
9. Volin Pure Lontano Dal Sen
10. Si, Si Dei Tuoi Divoti - Anco In Cielo
11. Ma Poi Lasciando
12. Sorde Dive
13. Non Piu Cedo - Non Fia Ver - Non Piu, Ferma
14. Tuonera Tra Mille Turbini
15. S'uccida Il Reo
16. Provera Se Questo Scettro
17. Freni L'orgoglio
18. Sinfonia a 3 W-K32: Adagio
19. Vaghe Ninfe Nel Giordano
20. Giorno Si Lieto - Anco Il Sol

Building a Library Recommendation

WAGNER: Gotterdammerung

Reviewer - John Deathridge

First choice:



Siegfried - Wolfgang Windgassen;
Brunnhilde - Birgit Nilsson;
Alberich - Gustav Neidlinger;
Hagen - Gottlob Frick; Gutrune - Claire Watson;
Gunther - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau;
Waltraute - Christa Ludwig;
Woglinde - Luicia Popp;
Wellgunde - Gwyneth Jones;
Flosshilde - Maureen Guy;
1 Norn - Helen Watts;
2 Norn - Grace Hoffman;
3 Norn - Anita Valkki

Vienna Philharmonic, Sir Georg Solti (conductor)

Decca 455 5692 (4 CDs, Mid Price)

Disc: 1
1. Gotterdammerung: Prolog: Welch Lich leuchtet dort
2. Gotterdammerung: Prolog: Treu beratner Vertraege Runen
3. Gotterdammerung: Prolog: Es ragt die Burg, von Riesen gebaut
4. Gotterdammerung: Prolog: Zu neuen Taten, teurer Helde
5. Gotterdammerung: Prolog: Willst du mir Minne schenken

See all 13 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2
1. Gotterdammerung: Erster Aufzug - Zweite Szene: Deinem Bruder bot ich mich zum Mann
2. Gotterdammerung: Erster Aufzug - Zweite Szene: Bluhenden Lebens labendes Blut
3. Gotterdammerung: Erster Aufzug - Zweite Szene: Frisch auf die Fahrt!
4. Gotterdammerung: Erster Aufzug - Zweite Szene: Hier sitz' ich zur Wacht
5. Gotterdammerung: Erster Aufzug - Dritte Szene: Altgewohntes Geraeusch

See all 9 tracks on this disc

Disc: 3
1. Gotterdammerung: Zweiter Aufzug: Vorspiel
2. Gotterdammerung: Zweiter Aufzug - Erste Szene: Schaefst du, Hagen, mein Sohn?
3. Gotterdammerung: Zweiter Aufzug - Zweite Szene: Hoiho, Hagen! Muder Mann!
4. Gotterdammerung: Zweiter Aufzug - Zweite Szene: Heiss mich willkommen, Gibichskind!
5. Gotterdammerung: Zweiter Aufzug - Dritte Szene: Hoiho! Hoihohoho!

See all 14 tracks on this disc

Disc: 4
1. Gotterdammerung: Dritter Aufzug - Vorspiel
2. Gotterdammerung: Dritter Aufzug - Erste Szene: Frau Sonne sendet lichte Strahlen
3. Gotterdammerung: Dritter Aufzug - Erste Szene: Ein Albe fuhrte mich irr
4. Gotterdammerung: Dritter Aufzug - Erste Szene: Was leid' ich doch das karge Lob?
5. Gotterdammerung: Dritter Aufzug - Erste Szene: Siegfried! Siegfried! Siegfried!

See all 18 tracks on this disc

Siegfried's Tod & Trauermarsch Wolfgang Windgassen



Super-Budget Choice:



Siegfried - Rene Kollo;
Gunther - Hans Gunter Nocker;
Alberich - Siegmund Nimsgern;
Hagen - Matti Salminen;
Brunnhilde - Jeannine Altmeyer;
Gutrune - Norma Sharp;
Waltraute - Ortrun Wenkel;
1 Norn - Anne Gjevang;
2 Norn - Daphne Evangelatos;
3 Norn - Ruth Falcon;
Woglinde - Lucia Popp;
Wellgune - Uta Priew;
Flosshilde - Hanna Schwarz

Staatskapelle Dresden, Marek Janowski (conductor)

RCA 82876557092 (only available as part of a 14 CD set of the complete Ring Cycle, Super Budget)

Disc: 1
1. Prelude - Karl-Heinz Stryczek
See all 19 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2
1. Wer Helfe Mir? - Karl-Heinz Stryczek
See all 23 tracks on this disc

Disc: 3
1. Prelude - Siegfried Jerusalem
See all 12 tracks on this disc

Disc: 4
1. Prelude - Siegfried Jerusalem
See all 12 tracks on this disc

Disc: 5
1. Siegmund! Sieh Auf Mich - Siegfried Jerusalem
See all 12 tracks on this disc

Disc: 6
1. Hier Bin Ich, Vater - Siegfried Jerusalem
See all 9 tracks on this disc

Disc: 7
1. Prelude
See all 15 tracks on this disc

Disc: 8
1. Bist Du Es, Kind?
See all 13 tracks on this disc

Disc: 9
1. Aber Wie Sah Meine Mutter Wohl Aus?
See all 12 tracks on this disc

Disc: 10
1. Dir Unweisen Ruf' Ich Ins Ohr
See all 11 tracks on this disc

Disc: 11
1. Welch Licht Leuchtet Dort?
See all 13 tracks on this disc

Disc: 12
1. Deinem Bruder Bot Ich Mich Zum Mann
See all 11 tracks on this disc

Disc: 13
1. Hoioh, Hagen! Muder Mann!
See all 15 tracks on this disc

Disc: 14
1. Was Leid' Ich Doch Das Karge Lob?
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Next week Patrick Carnegy concludes CD Review's analysis of Wagner's epic Ring Cycle with a look at the six available DVD versions.

Chamber Music

BEETHOVEN: Piano Trio Op. 1 No. 3 (1st movement)

(c/w Piano Trio Op. 70 No. 1; HUMMEL: Piano Trio Op. 65 No. 4)
Andreas Staier (fortepiano), Daniel Sepec (violin), Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello)

Harmonia Mundi HMC 901955 (CD)

1. Piano Trio no.3 in C minor, op.1 no.3: I. Allegro con brio 9:21 $0.99
2. Piano Trio no.3 in C minor, op.1 no.3: II. Andante cantabile con variazione 7:20 $0.99
3. Piano Trio no.3 in C minor, op.1 no.3: III. Menuetto quasi allegro 3:42 $0.99
4. Piano Trio no.3 in C minor, op.1 no.3: IV. Prestissimo 7:38 $0.99
5. Piano Trio no.5 in D major, op.70 no.1 - "Geister-Trio": I. Allegro vivace con brio 10:20 Album Only
6. Piano Trio no.5 in D major, op.70 no.1 - "Geister-Trio": II. Largo assai ed espressivo 8:27 $0.99
7. Piano Trio no.5 in D major, op.70 no.1 - "Geister-Trio": III. Presto 7:57 $0.99
8. Piano Trio op.65 in G major: I. Allegro con spirito 7:27 $0.99
9. Piano Trio op.65 in G major: II. Andante grazioso 4:08 $0.99
10. Piano Trio op.65 in G major: III. Rondo. Vivace assai e scherzando 3:54 $0.99

Beethoven, Hummel, Piano Trios, MP3 Downloads




L. BERKELEY: String Quartet No. 1, Op. 6 (4th movement)

(c/w String Quartet No. 2, Op. 15; String Quartet No. 3, Op. 76)
Maggini Quartet

Naxos 8.570415 (CD, Budget)

1. String Quartet No. 1, Op. 6: I. Allegro - Moderato 7:51 $0.90
2. String Quartet No. 1, Op. 6: II. Andante non troppo - Lento 5:51 $0.90
3. String Quartet No. 1, Op. 6: III. Scherzo: Vivace 3:57 $0.90
4. String Quartet No. 1, Op. 6: IV. Theme and 6 variations: Moderato 8:48 Album Only
5. String Quartet No. 2, Op. 15: I. Allegro moderato 7:11 $0.90
6. String Quartet No. 2, Op. 15: II. Lento 5:30 $0.90
7. String Quartet No. 2, Op. 15: III. Allegro 5:47 $0.90
8. String Quartet No. 3, Op. 76: I. Allegro moderato 4:32 $0.90
9. String Quartet No. 3, Op. 76: II. Allegro vivace 2:21 $0.90
10. String Quartet No. 3, Op. 76: III. Lento 6:05 $0.90
11. String Quartet No. 3, Op. 76: IV. Molto vivace 5:03 $0.90

New Bach Releases

With extracts from the following discs:

BACH: Six Concertos for the Margrave of Brandenburg



Trevor Pinnock (harpsichord and director), European Brandenburg Ensemble

AVIE AV2119 (2 CDs)


BACH: Brandenburg Concertos

Trevor Pinnock (harpsichord and director), The English Concert

Archiv (3 CDs, Mid Price)

Disc 1

1. Brandenburg Concerto No.1 in F, BWV 1046 - 1. (without tempo indication) 4:06 $0.99
2. Brandenburg Concerto No.1 in F, BWV 1046 - 2. Adagio 4:13 $0.99
3. Brandenburg Concerto No.1 in F, BWV 1046 - 3. Allegro 4:05 $0.99
4. Brandenburg Concerto No.1 in F, BWV 1046 - 4. Menuet - Trio - Polonaise 7:25 Album Only
5. Brandenburg Concerto No.2 in F, BWV 1047 - 1. (without tempo indication) 5:13 $0.99
6. Brandenburg Concerto No.2 in F, BWV 1047 - 2. Andante 3:52 $0.99
7. Brandenburg Concerto No.2 in F, BWV 1047 - 3. Allegro assai 3:03 $0.99
8. Brandenburg Concerto No.3 in G, BWV 1048 - 1. (without tempo indication) 5:45 $0.99
9. Brandenburg Concerto No.3 in G, BWV 1048 - 2. Adagio (BWV 1019a) 0:32 $0.45
10. Brandenburg Concerto No.3 in G, BWV 1048 - 3. Allegro 4:43 $0.99
11. Brandenburg Concerto No.4 in G, BWV 1049 - 1. Allegro 6:54 $0.99
12. Brandenburg Concerto No.4 in G, BWV 1049 - 2. Andante 3:46 $0.99
13. Brandenburg Concerto No.4 in G, BWV 1049 - 3. Presto 4:44 $0.99

Disc 2

1. Brandenburg Concerto No.5 in D, BWV 1050 - 1. Allegro 9:45 Album Only
2. Brandenburg Concerto No.5 in D, BWV 1050 - 2. Affetuoso 5:09 $0.99
3. Brandenburg Concerto No.5 in D, BWV 1050 - 3. Allegro 5:06 $0.99
4. Brandenburg Concerto No.6 in B flat, BWV 1051 - 1. -- 6:02 $0.99
5. Brandenburg Concerto No.6 in B flat, BWV 1051 - 2. Adagio ma non tanto 5:19 $0.99 6. Brandenburg Concerto No.6 in B flat, BWV 1051 - 3. Allegro 5:23 $0.99
7. Suite No.1 in C, BWV 1066 - 1. Ouverture 5:36 $0.99
8. Suite No.1 in C, BWV 1066 - 2. Courante 1:58 $0.45
9. Suite No.1 in C, BWV 1066 - 3. Gavotte I-II 2:43 $0.99
10. Suite No.1 in C, BWV 1066 - 4. Forlane 1:13 $0.45
11. Suite No.1 in C, BWV 1066 - 5. Menuet I-II 3:08 $0.99
12. Suite No.1 in C, BWV 1066 - 6. Bourrée I-II 2:20 $0.99
13. Suite No.1 in C, BWV 1066 - 7. Passepied I-II 2:25 $0.99

Disc 3

1. Suite No.2 in B minor, BWV 1067 - 1. Ouverture 6:09 $0.99
2. Suite No.2 in B minor, BWV 1067 - 2. Rondeau 1:58 $0.45
3. Suite No.2 in B minor, BWV 1067 - 3. Sarabande 2:53 $0.99
4. Suite No.2 in B minor, BWV 1067 - 4. Bourrée I-II 1:56 $0.45
5. Suite No.2 in B minor, BWV 1067 - 5. Polonaise 3:41 $0.99
6. Suite No.2 in B minor, BWV 1067 - 6. Menuet 1:30 $0.45
7. Suite No.2 in B minor, BWV 1067 - 7. Badinerie 1:32 $0.45
8. Suite No.3 in D, BWV 1068 - 1. Ouverture 6:04 $0.99
9. Suite No.3 in D, BWV 1068 - 2. Air 4:47 $0.99
10. Suite No.3 in D, BWV 1068 - 3. Gavotte I-II 3:18 $0.99
11. Suite No.3 in D, BWV 1068 - 4. Bourrée 1:11 $0.45
12. Suite No.3 in D, BWV 1068 - 5. Gigue 2:51 $0.99
13. Suite No.4 in D, BWV 1069 - 1. Ouverture 7:20 Album Only
14. Suite No.4 in D, BWV 1069 - 2. Bourrée I-II 2:40 $0.99
15. Suite No.4 in D, BWV 1069 - 3. Gavotte 2:02 $0.99
16. Suite No.4 in D, BWV 1069 - 4. Menuet I-II 3:53 $0.99
17. Suite No.4 in D, BWV 1069 - 5. Réjouissance 2:42 $0.99


BACH: Brandenburg Concertos No. 1-4



I Barocchisti, Diego Fasolis (harpsichord and director)

Arts and Music 47715-8 (Hybrid SACD)


BACH: Mass in B minor BWV 232

Mechtild Bach, Daniel Taylor, Marcus Ullmann, Raimund Nolte, Kammerchor Stuttgart, Barockorchester Stuttgart, Frieder Bernius (conductor)

Carus 83211 (2 CDs, Mid Price)


BACH: Mass in B minor BWV 232

Bach Collegium Japan, Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Rachel Nicholls (soprano), Robin Blaze (counter tenor), Gerd Turk (tenor), Peter Kooij (bass), Masaaki Suzuki (conductor)

BIS 1701/02 (2 Hybrid SACDs)

Disc of the Week

HEINER GOEBELLS: Landschaft mit
entfernten Verwandten

David Bennet (voice), Georg Nigl (baritone),
Ensemble Modern, Deutscher Kammerchor,
Frank Ollu (conductor)

ECM 1811 (CD)

Next Week

On next week's CD Review Patrick Carnegy recommends a DVD version of Wagner's Ring Cycle (Building a Library) and CD Review goes to Arles to talk to some of the key players in Harmonia Mundi about this proudly independent company's activities both in France and internationally.