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Summer CD Review

With Andrew McGregor. Including Vivaldi: Grosso Mogul Concerto in D, RV208; Mercury's Living Presence archive; three recordings of Britten's War Requiem; Hindemith: Violin Concerto.

3 hours, 12 minutes

Last on

Sat 24 Aug 2013 09:00

Music Played

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Grosso Mogul Concerto In D RV208

    Performer: La Serenissima. Performer: Adrian Chandler (violin).
    • Avie AV2287 tks 7-9.
  • Richard Wagner

    Siegfried Idyll

    Performer: Budapest Festival Orchestra. Performer: Iv谩n Fischer.
    • Channel Classics CCS SA 32713 tk 2.
  • Henry Purcell

    Chaconne (sonata In 4 Parts No. 6 In G Minor)

    Performer: Musica Amphion. Performer: Pieter-Jan Belder.
    • Brilliant Classics 94619 disc 2 tk 22.
  • Henry Purcell

    Sound The Trumpet & Ah! How Pleasant聟

    Performer: Scherzi Musicali. Performer: Nicolas Achten.
    • Alpha 192 tks 1 & 2.
  • Marc鈥怉ntoine Charpentier

    Miserere Mei Deus (miserere H. 193)

    Performer: Ensemble Correspondances. Performer: S茅bastien Dauc茅.
    • Harmonia Mundi HMC 902169 tk 1.
  • Interview

    • Rob Cowan On Mercury Living Presence Collectors聮 Edition 2

  • Benjamin Britten

    War Requiem Op. 66 (opening)

    Performer: Prague Philharmonic Children's Choir. Performer: Pra啪sk媒 filharmonick媒 sbor. Performer: Czech PO. Performer: Ancerl.
    • As above disc 1 tk 1.
  • Benjamin Britten

    War Requiem Op. 66 (requiem Aeternam)

    Performer: Highgate School Choir. Performer: The Bach Choir. Performer: LSO & Chorus. Performer: Benjamin Britten.
    • Decca 478 5433 disc 1 tk 1.
  • Benjamin Britten

    War Requiem Op. 66 (what Passing Bells聟)

    Performer: John Mark Ainsley (tenor). Performer: Trebles of New College Oxford. Performer: Gabrieli Young Singers Scheme. Performer: Wroclaw Philharmonic Choir. Performer: Gabrieli Consort & Players. Performer: Paul McCreesh. Performer: Winged Lion.
    • Signum Classics SIGCD340 disc 1 tk 1.
  • Benjamin Britten

    War Requiem (bugles Sang聟)

    Performer: Susan Gritton (sop). Performer: Christopher Maltman (bar).
    • As above disc 1 tk 2.
  • Benjamin Britten

    War Requiem (lacrimosa)

    Performer: Nadezda Kniplova (sop). Performer: Gerald English (ten).
    • Supraphon as above disc 1 tk 2.
  • Benjamin Britten

    War Requiem (libera Me)

    Performer: Susan Gritton. Performer: Ainsley. Performer: Maltman etc... Performer: McCreesh.
    • As above disc 2 tk 4.
  • Benjamin Britten

    War Requiem (libera Me)

    Performer: Czech PO. Performer: Ancerl.
    • As above disc 1 tk 6.
  • Benjamin Britten

    War Requiem (libera Me)

    Performer: Lso. Performer: Benjamin Britten.
    • As above disc 1 tk 19.
  • Benjamin Britten

    War Requiem (libera Me聟ending)

    Performer: Giovanni Gabrieli. Performer: McCreesh.
    • As above disc 2 tk 4.
  • Paul Hindemith

    Violin Concerto (opening)

    Performer: Midori. Performer: NBC Symphony Orchestra. Performer: Christoph Eschenbach.
    • Ondine ODE 1214-2 tk 5.
  • Paul Hindemith

    Violin Concerto

    Performer: Frank Peter Zimmermann. Performer: Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra. Performer: Paavo J盲rvi.
    • BIS-2024 SACD tks 1-3.

9.05am

Vivaldi: A Tale of Two Seasons

VIVALDI: Violin Concerto, RV 191 in C major; Quel rossor che in volto miri (Montezuma); In mezzo alla procella (Motezuma); Concerto In B Flat Major RV 367; Concerto for Violin 鈥淚l Grosso Mogul鈥 in D major RV 208; Ferri, ceppi, sangue, morte (L鈥檌ncoronazione di Dario); Io sento in questo seno (Arsilda Regina di Ponto); Sentiro fra ramo (L'incoronazione di Dario); Sinfonia to L'Incoronazione di Dario RV719 for strings & continuo

Sally Bruce-Payne (mezzo-soprano), La Serenissima, Adrian Chandler (violin, director)

AVIE AV2287 (CD)

WAGNER: Overture to Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg; Siegfried Idyll; Starke Scheite schichtet mir dort 'Brunnhilde's Immolation Scene' (Gotterdammerung); Gotterdammerung: Dawn, Siegfried's Rhine Journey & Funeral March

Petra Lang (soprano), Budapest Festival Orchestra, Ivan Fischer (conductor)

CHANNEL CCSSA32713 (Hybrid SACD)

9.40am

Purcell: Complete Music For Strings

PURCELL: Twelve Sonatas of three parts (1683); Ten Sonatas in Four Parts (1697); Fantazia 1 in D minor, Z. 732; Fantazia 10 in E minor, Z. 741; Fantazia 11 in G major, Z. 742; Fantazia 12 in D minor, Z. 743; Fantazia 13 in A minor, Z. 744; Fantazia 2 in F major, Z, 733; Fantazia 3 in G minor, Z. 734; Fantazia 4 in G minor, Z. 735; Fantazia 5 in B flat major, Z. 736; Fantazia 6 in F major, Z. 737; Fantazia 7 in C minor, Z. 738; Fantazia 8 in D minor, Z. 739; Fantazia 9 in A minor, Z. 740; Fantasia Upon One Note in F major, Z745; Six-Part In Nomine in G minor, Z746; Seven-Part In Nomine, Z. 747, "Dorian"

Musica Amphion, Pieter-Jan Belder (conductor)

BRILLIANT CLASSICS 94619 (3CD budget)

Purcell: How pleasant 鈥榯is to Love!

PURCELL: Sound the trumpet, beat the drum, Z335; Ah, how pleasant 'tis to love, Z353; O solitude, my sweetest choice, Z406; Almand in D minor; Song Tune 'Still I'm wishing', Z627 - lute solo; Seek not to know (The Indian Queen, Z630); Corant & Hornpipe in D minor; Music for a while, Z583; Sweeter than Roses (Pausanius, the Betrayer of his Country, Z585); A New Ground in E minor, Z. T682; Tis Nature's voice (Hail, Bright Cecilia, Z328); An Evening Hymn 'Now that the sun hath veiled his light', Z193; In vain the am'rous flute (Hail, Bright Cecilia!, Z328); Strike the Viol (Come Ye Sons of Art, Z323); Roundo in D minor; Ground in D minor, ZD222; Plainte - O, Let Me Weep (The Fairy Queen, Z629); Ah! how happy are we; They tell us that your mighty powers, Z630; Hornpipe in E minor; From Rosy Bow'rs (Don Quixote)

Reinoud Van Mechelen (tenor), Scherzi Musicali, Nicholas Achten (baritone, harp, director)

ALPHA ALPHA192 (CD)

Charpentier: Litanies de la Vierge

CHARPENTIER, M-A: Miserere des Jesuites H193-193a; Antienne H526; Annunciate superi H333; Overture H536; Litanies de la Vierge, H83

Ensemble Correspondances, Sebastien Dauce

HARMONIA MUNDI HMC902169 (CD)

10.05am

Mercury Living Presence 2

Various, including:

BARTOK: The Miraculous Mandarin Op. 19, Sz. 73 (complete ballet & suite)

BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 5 in C minor Op. 67

BULL, J: The King's Hunt

CHABRIER: Bourree Fantasque

COATES: London Suite

DELIBES: Sylvia

DVORAK: Symphony No. 7 in D minor Op. 70

HANSON: Symphony No. 2 Op. 30 'Romantic'

HOLST: Suite No. 1 for Military Band in E flat major Op. 28 No. 1, H105

MOZART: Symphony No. 38 in D major, K504 'Prague'

STRAVINSKY: The Rite of Spring

WIDOR: Organ Symphony No. 6 in G minor Op. 42 No. 2: Allegro

MERCURY LIVING PRESENCE 4785092 (55CD budget)

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11.00am

BRITTEN: War Requiem Op. 66; The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra Op. 34; Spring Symphony Op. 44

Nade啪da Kniplova (soprano), Gerald English (tenor), John Cameron (baritone), Milada 艩ubrtova (soprano), Vera Soukupova (alto), Prague Philharmonic Choir, Kuhn Children鈥檚 Chorus, Beno Blachut (tenor), Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Karel Ancerl (conductor)

SUPRAPHON SU41352 (2CD mid-price)

Britten War Requiem - 2013 HD Remaster

BRITTEN: War Requiem Op. 66

Galina Vishnevskaya (soprano), Peter Pears (tenor), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Benjamin Britten (conductor)

DECCA 4785433 (2CD + Bluray audio, mid-price)

BRITTEN: War Requiem Op. 66

Susan Gritton (soprano), John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Christopher Maltman (baritone), Wroclaw Philharmonic Choir, Gabrieli Young Singers Scheme, Trebles of The Choir of New College Oxford, Gabrieli Consort, Players, Paul McCreesh (conductor)

SIGNUM SIGCD340 (2CD budget)

11.35am

Hindemith: Violinkonzert, Symphonic Metamorphosis & Konzertmusik Op. 50

HINDEMITH: Violin Concerto; Symphonic Metamorphoses on Themes by Carl Maria von Weber; Konzertmusik Op. 50 for strings & brass

Midori Goto (violin), North German Radio Symphony Orchestra, Christoph Eschenbach (conductor)

ONDINE ODE12142 (CD)

Hindemith: Violin Concerto and Sonatas

HINDEMITH: Violin Concerto; Sonata for Solo Violin Op. 31 No. 2 'Es ist so schones Wetter draussen...'; Sonata for Violin & Piano in E flat major Op. 11 No. 1; Sonata for Violin & Piano in E major; Sonata for Violin & Piano in C major

Frank Peter Zimmermann (violin), Enrico Pace (piano), Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Jarvi (conductor)

BIS BIS2024 (Hybrid SACD)

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