Andrew McGregor introduces Radio 3's weekly programme devoted to all that's new in the world of recorded music.
On this week's programme:
BRAHMS: Violin Sonata No. 1 Op. 78 (first movement)
(c/w Violin Sonatas No. 2 Op. 100 and No. 3 Op. 108)
Ilia Korol (violin), Natalia Grigorieva (19th century Streicher piano)
Challenge Classics CC72194 (CD)
BRAHMS: Cello Sonata No. 2 (final movement)
(c/w Cello Sonata No. 1; SCHUMANN: Five Pieces in Folk Style)
Clive Greensmith (cello), Boris Berman (19th century Steinway piano)
Biddulph 80226-2 (CD)
FRANCK: Violin Sonata in A major
(c/w SHOSTAKOVICH: Violin Sonata Op. 134)
Sergey Khachatryan (violin), Lusine Khachatryan (piano)
Naive V 5122 (CD)
Album Description
This new CD presents two of the rising stars of instrumental performance, violinist Sergey Khachatryan and his pianist sister Lusine Khachatryan in recordings of the Violin Sonatas of Franck and Shostakovich. César Franck's Sonata in A was written in 1886, and like his symphony it is united by a cyclic use of thematic material that connects the movements. It has become one of the most popular chamber works in the repertoire. The Violin Sonata of Dmitri Shostakovich was written in 1969 and is a work of extraordinary intensity. The piano is often an equal partner in the piece and doesn't so much accompany the violin as echo and goad it. The snaking melody that opens the piece was one of Shostakovich's first forays into the 12-tone method of Schoenberg, and the restless and wry feeling it introduces is maintained throughout the piece.
Sergey Khachatryan was born in 1985 in Yerevan, Armenia. In December 2000 Sergey won the Eighth International Jean Sibelius competition, and in 2005 he claimed First Prize at the prestigious Queen Elisabeth Competition in Brussels. Sergey performs as soloist with an impressive list of the world's leading orchestras, including the Berlin Philharmonic, the London Philharmonic, the New York Philharmonic, Boston Symphony, San Francisco Symphony and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. He has worked with many of the world's great conductors, including Kurt Masur, Valery Gergiev, Bernard Haitink, Christoph von Dohnányi, Michael Tilson Thomas and Jukka-Pekka Saraste. Sergey and Lusine Khachatryan give recitals at international venues such as the Wigmore Hall, Carnegie Hall, and the Amsterdam Concertgebouw.
Sergey Khachatryan's debut recording for Naïve of the Violin Concertos of Khatchaturian and Sibelius was extremely well received by the press and was an Editor's Choice in the Gramophone. "His distinctive sound is one that I'm sure we'll be encountering often" - James Jolly, Gramophone. Last year's recording by Khachatryan of both Shostakovich Violin Concertos was similarly acclaimed.
HEINRICH WILHELM ERNST: Erlkonig: Grand Caprice for solo violin, after Schubert
(c/w Othello Fantasy; Six Polyphonic Studies for solo violin; Elegy)
Hyperion CDA67619 (CD)
Building a Library
STRAVINSKY: Rite of Spring
Reviewer - Rob Cowan
First Choice: Junge Deutsche Philharmonie, Peter Eotvos (conductor)
(c/w Mavra, with the Goteborgs Symfoniker)
BMC (Budapest Music Centre) BMC CD 118 (CD)
Next week Simon Heighes examines recordings of Haydn's The Seasons.
New Releases
Andrew talks to Berta Joncus about further releases in cantata cycles from Masaaki Suzuki and John Eliot Gardiner, as well as a new St. Matthew Passion from the Dunedin Consort & Players. With extracts from the following discs:
JS BACH: Matthew Passion (Last Performing version, 1742)
Nicholas Mulroy (The Evangelist), Matthew Brook (Jesus), Susan Hamilton (soprano), Cecilia Osmond (soprano), Clare Wilkinson (alto), Annie Gill (alto), Malcolm Bennett (tenor), Brian Bannatyne-Scott (bass), Dunedin Consort & Players, John Butt (conductor)
Linn CDK313 (3 SACDs or digital download, Budget)
JS BACH: Cantatas Volume 27
(Cantatas for Whit Tuesday
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 BWV 1048
Erwunschtes Freudenlicht BWV 184
Er rufet seinen Schafen mit Namen BWV 175
Soloists: Lisa Larsson, Nathalie Stutzmann, Christoph Genz, Stephen Loges
Recorded: Holy Trinity, Blythburgh
Cantata for Trinity Sunday
Hochsterwunschtes Freudenfest BWV 194
Es ist ein trotzig und verzagt Ding BWV 176
O heil'ges Geist- und Wasserbad BWV 165
Gelobet sei der Herr, mein Gott BWV 129
Soloists: Ruth Holton, Daniel Taylor, Paul Agnew, Peter Harvey
Recorded: St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall)
The Monteverdi Choir, The English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner (conductor)
Soli Deo Gloria SDG 138 (2 CDs)
JS BACH: Cantatas Volume 3
(Cantatas for the Fourth and Fifth Sundays after Trinity
Ein ungefarbt Gemute BWV 24
Barmherziges Herze der ewigen Liebe BWV 185
Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ BWV 177
Gott ist mein Konig BWV 71
Soloists: Magdalena Kozena, Nathalie Stutzmann, Paul Agnew, Nicolas Teste,
Joanne Lunn, William Towers, Kobie van Rensburg, Peter Harvey
Recorded: Tewkesbury Abbey (final cantata Blasiuskirche, Muhlhausen)
Cantata for the Fifth Sunday after Trinity
Aus der Tiefen rufe ich, Herr, zu dir BWV 131
Wer nur den lieben Gott lasst walten BWV 93
Siehe, ich will viel Fischer aussenden BWV 88
Soloists: Joanne Lunn, William Towers, Kobie van Rensburg, Peter Harvey
Recorded: Blasiuskirche, Muhlhausen)
The Monteverdi Choir, The English Baroque, John Eliot Gardiner (conductor)
Soli Deo Gloria SDG 141 (2 CDs)
JS BACH: Cantatas Volume 38 (Solo Cantatas)
(Falsche Welt, dir trau ich nicht, BWV52
Ich habe genung, BWV82
Ich armer Mensch, ich Sundenknecht, BWV55
Bekennen will ich seinen Namen, BWV58)
Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Peter Kooij (bass), Gerd Turk (tenor), Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki (conductor)
BIS SACD 1631 (SACD)
JS BACH: Cantatas Volume 37 (Solo Cantatas)
(Gott soll allein mein Herze haben, BWV 169
Vergnugte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust, BWV 170
Geist und Seele wird verwirret, BWV 35
Bekennen will ich seinen Namen, BWV 200)
Robin Blaze (counter-tenor), Bach Collegium Japan Masaaki Suzuki (conductor)
BIS SACD 1621 (SACD)
JS BACH: Secular Cantatas
(Angenemes Wiederau BWV30a
Vereinigte Zwietracht BWV207)
Monika Frimmer (soprano), Robin Blaze (alto), Markus Schafer (tenor), Stephan MacLeod (bass),
Les Chantres du centre de Musique Baroque de Versailles, Olivier Schneebeli, Cafe Zimmermann, Gustav Leonhardt (conductor)
Alpha 118 (CD)
1. Angenehmes Wiederau BWV 30a
2. Angenehmes Wiederau BWV 30a
3. Angenehmes Wiederau BWV 30a
4. Angenehmes Wiederau BWV 30a
5. Angenehmes Wiederau BWV 30a
6. Angenehmes Wiederau BWV 30a
7. Angenehmes Wiederau BWV 30a
8. Angenehmes Wiederau BWV 30a
9. Angenehmes Wiederau BWV 30a
10. Angenehmes Wiederau BWV 30a
11. Angenehmes Wiederau BWV 30a
12. Angenehmes Wiederau BWV 30a
13. Angenehmes Wiederau BWV 30a
14. Vereinigte Zwietracht Der Wechselnden Saiten BWV 207
15. Vereinigte Zwietracht Der Wechselnden Saiten BWV 207
16. Vereinigte Zwietracht Der Wechselnden Saiten BWV 207
17. Vereinigte Zwietracht Der Wechselnden Saiten BWV 207
18. Vereinigte Zwietracht Der Wechselnden Saiten BWV 207
19. Vereinigte Zwietracht Der Wechselnden Saiten BWV 207
20. Vereinigte Zwietracht Der Wechselnden Saiten BWV 207
21. Vereinigte Zwietracht Der Wechselnden Saiten BWV 207
22. Vereinigte Zwietracht Der Wechselnden Saiten BWV 207
23. Vereinigte Zwietracht Der Wechselnden Saiten BWV 207
Disc of the Week
MOZART: Symphony 38 K. 504 ("Prague)
(c/w Symphonies 39-41)
Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras (conductor)
Linn CKD 308 (2 SACDS or digital download, Mid Price)
Review
Simply the excellent performance you would expect from the SCO under Sir Charles Mackerras. --The Sunday Herald
Product Description
2 SACD DISCS Mozart Symphonies 38 Through 41 Scottish Chamber Orchestra Sir Charles Mackerass This eagerly anticipated addition to the Scottish Chamber Orchestra series sees Mozart specialist Sir Charles Mackerras deliver a truly memorable recording of Mozart s four last symphonies. Sir Charles s fruitful partnership with the SCO has been evident since their highly successful recording of Mozart Requiem (CKD 211) was received to wide critical acclaim in 2003. Their special relationship and musical synchronicity makes Mozart Symphonies Nos 38 41 equally exhilarating. The Vienna Symphonies show Mozart at his most diverse, both in musical content and in orchestral colouration. Notable firsts include Mozart s use of clarinets rather then traditional oboes as the main woodwind instrument in Symphony No 39 and the introduction of a new orchestral colour in the form of muted violins in the Jupiter . Sir Charles Mackerras, the SCO s Conductor Laureate, has produced numerous award- winning recordings, performed fifty times at the Edinburgh Festival and in 2005 was the first recipient of the Queen s Medal for Music . The Orchestra has a large international fan base following recent performances in Spain, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Spain, the USA, Portugal and the Netherlands. The SCO s previous Mozart recordings have been critically acclaimed; Mozart Serenades and Mozart Wind Concertos each consistently received four and five star reviews and BBC Music Magazine named Sir Charles Mackerras s Mozart Requiem a Benchmark Recording in January 2007. Recommended track: Disc 2, track 1 -Mackerras and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra demonstrate their Mozartean flair in a sparkling performance of the opening movement of Symphony No 40
Next Week
On next week's CD Review Simon Heighes recommends a recording of Haydn's oratorio The Seasons (Building a Library) and Alyn Shipton discusses some recent Philip Glass recordings with Andrew McGregor.
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