Saturday 2 February 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
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 8 Op. 93 (first movement)
(c/w Symphony No. 3 Op. 55)
Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen
Paavo Jarvi (conductor)
RCA 8869700655 2 (Hybrid SACD)
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 6 Op. 68, 'Pastoral' (third movement)
(c/w Symphony No. 1 Op. 21)
Minnesota Orchestra, Osmo Vanska (conductor)
BIS SACD 1726 (Hybrid SACD)
BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 5 Op. 73, 'Emperor'
Mikhail Pletnev (piano), Russian National Orchestra, Christian Gansch (conductor)
Deutsche Grammophon 477 6417 (CD)
Building a Library
WAGNER: Ring Cycle on DVD
Reviewer - Patrick Carnegy
First choice:
Donald McIntyre, Heinz Zednik, Hermann Becht, Hanna Schwarz, Siegfried Jerusalem, Matti Salminen, Gwyneth Jones, Jeannine Altmeyer, Peter Hofmann, Gabriele Schnaut, Manfred Jung, Fritz Hubner, Franz Mazura, Gwendolyn Killebrew, Choir and Orchestra of the Bayreuther Festspiele, Pierre Boulez (conductor)
Deutsche Grammophon 00440 073 4057 (8 DVDs, including Bonus DVD on the making of this production. Each opera also available separately)
Das Rheingold I - Loge's monolog
Das Rheingold II - finale
Die Walküre, act one
Wagner - Die Walküre, Act One, scene 2: Hunding (Salminen)
Die Walküre, act two
Wagner - Die Walküre: "The Ride of the Valkyries" (Boulez)
Die Walküre: Winterstürme - Du bist der Lenz
Die Walküre: Nicht sehre dich Sorge um mich (Altmeyer)
Siegfried, act one
Siegfried, act one
Siegfried, act two, Forest Murmurs
Götterdämmerung Act 1 Sc 2
Götterdämmerung Act 1 Sc 3
Götterdämmerung, act two
Götterdämmerung, act three
Next week Peter Quantrill examines recordings of one of Mozart's 'Prussian' Quartets, K90 in F Major.
Harmonia Mundi at 50
With extracts from the following discs:
BIZET: L'Arlesienne Overture
(c/w Symphony in C major)
Orquesta Cuidad de Granada, Josep Pons (conductor)
Harmonia Mundi HMA1951675 (CD, Mid Price)
BYRD: Miserere mihi, Domine
(c/w works by John Sheppard, Thomas Tallis, Robert White and Hugh Aston)
Stile Antico
Harmonia Mundi HMU907419 (CD)
1. Sheppard: Libera nos I & II 5:36 $0.99
2. Salva nos, Domine 0:46 $0.99
3. Byrd: Christe, qui lux es et dies 3:48 $0.99
4. Sheppard: In pace in idipsum 5:28 $0.99
5. Tallis: In manus tuas 2:41 $0.99
6. Sheppard: Jesu, salvator saeculi, verbum 5:39 $0.99
7. Sheppard: In manus tuas I 3:59 $0.99
8. Sheppard: In manus tuas II & III 3:18 $0.99
9. Miserere mihi, Domine 0:29 $0.99
10. Tallis: Miserere nostri, Domine 3:12 $0.99
11. Byrd: Miserere mihi, Domine 2:43 $0.99
12. Tallis: In pace in idipsum 5:47 $0.99
13. White: Christe, qui lux es et dies 5:55 $0.99
14. Veni, Domine 0:36 $0.99
15. Byrd: Nunc dimittis 7:02 $0.99
16. Tallis: Te lucis ante terminum 2:56 $0.99
17. Aston: Gaude, virgo mater Christi 14:34 Album Only
Music for Compline MP3 Showcase
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 3 Op. 55
(c/w 12 Contretanze WoO14; Die Geschopfe des Prometheus Op. 43)
Helsinborg Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Manze (conductor)
Harmonia Mundi HMU 807470 (CD)
(released March 31st 2008)
SCHUBERT: Sehnsucht
Matthias Goerne (baritone), Elisabeth Leonskaja (piano)
Harmonia Mundi HMC 901988 (CD)
(released March 31st 2008)
CHARPENTIER: Te Deum H. 146)
(c/w Missa 'Assumpta Est Maria' H. 11, Litanies de la Vierge H. 83)
Les Arts Florissants, William Christie (conductor)
Harmonia Mundi HMG 901298 (CD, Mid Price)
PURCELL: Fairest Isle from disc Music for a While
Alfred Deller (counter tenor), Wieland Kuijken (bass viol), William Christie (harpsichord), Roderick Skeaping (baroque violin), Robert Elliott (organ), Jane Ryan (bass viol)
Harmonia Mundi HMG 90249 (CD, Mid Price)
1. Music For A While - O Solitude: The Plaint
2. Music For A While - O Solitude: If Music Be The Food Of Love
3. Music For A While - O Solitude: I Attempt From Love's Sickness
4. Music For A While - O Solitude: Fairest Isle
5. Music For A While - O Solitude: Sweeter Than Roses
6. Music For A While - O Solitude: Not All My Torments
7. Music For A While - O Solitude: Thrice Happy Lovers
8. Music For A While - O Solitude: An Evening Hymn
9. Music For A While - O Solitude: From Rosy Bow'rs
10. Music For A While - O Solitude: O Lead Me To Some Peaceful Gloom
11. Music For A While - O Solitude: Retired From Any Mortal's Sight
12. Music For A While - O Solitude: Music For A While
13. Music For A While - O Solitude: Since From My Dear Astrea's Sight
14. Music For A While - O Solitude: O Solitude
Alfred Deller - The Plaint - Henry Purcell
Alfred Deller - If music Be the food Of love - Henry Purcell
Alfred Deller - I attempt from loves sickness - Purcell
Alfred Deller - Sweeter than roses - Henry Purcell
Alfred Deller - Music for a while - Purcell
Purcell - O Solitude, Z 406 - Alfred Deller
F. COUPERIN: le tic-toc-choc
Alexandre Tharaud (piano)
Harmonia Mundi HMC 901956 (CD)
1. Les Baricades Mistérieuses (6e ordre) Alexandre Tharaud 1:40 $0.99
2. Le Tic-Toc-Choc ou Les Maillotins (18e ordre) Alexandre Tharaud 2:28 $0.99
3. La Couperin (21e ordre) Alexandre Tharaud 3:54 $0.99
4. Les Calotines (19e ordre) Alexandre Tharaud 2:16 $0.99
5. Les Ombres Errantes (25e ordre) Alexandre Tharaud 4:10 $0.99
6. Les Tricoteuses (23e ordre) Alexandre Tharaud 2:13 $0.99
7. Le Carillon de Cithére (14e ordre) Alexandre Tharaud 3:46 $0.99
8. Muséte de Taverni (à 5 mains) (15e ordre) Alexandre Tharaud 2:24 $0.99
9. Les Rozeaux (13e ordre) Alexandre Tharaud 2:48 $0.99
10. L'Atalante (12e ordre) Alexandre Tharaud 1:44 $0.99
11. Passacaille (8e ordre) Alexandre Tharaud 5:43 $0.99
12. La Muse Plantine (19e ordre) Alexandre Tharaud 2:19 $0.99
13. Les Tours de passe-passe (22e ordre) Alexandre Tharaud 2:25 $0.99
14. Bruit de guerre (extrait de La Triomphante) (10e ordre) Alexandre Tharaud,Pablo Pico 2:34 $0.99
15. Le Dodo ou L'Amour au berceau (15e ordre) Alexandre Tharaud 3:25 $0.99
16. La Visionnaire (25e ordre) Alexandre Tharaud 3:37 $0.99
17. La Logivière (5e ordre) Alexandre Tharaud 4:15 $0.99
18. Les Juméles (12e ordre) Alexandre Tharaud 5:01 $0.99
19. Les Chérubins ou l'aimable Lazure (20e ordre) Alexandre Tharaud 3:05 $0.99
20. La Pothouïn (4e Livre de Pièces pour clavecin) Alexandre Tharaud 5:20 $0.99
F. COUPERIN: le tic-toc-choc MP3 Showcase
Disc of the Week
MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 27 K 595
(c/w Clarinet Concerto K. 622)
Andreas Staier (fortepiano), Lorenzo Coppola (clarinet), Freiburger Barockorchester, Gottfried von der Goltz (conductor)
Harmonia Mundi HMC 901908 (CD)
Next Week
On next week's CD Review Peter Quantrill recommends a recording of Mozart's String Quartet K590, there's a session report on the disc 'Burning in the Snow' and Rob Cowan reviews some historic recordings
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