Summer CD Review: Saint-Saens, John Adams, Gluck Operas, Strauss, Beethoven
With Andrew McGregor. Saint-Saens: Cello Concertos (excpts); Proms Composer: John Adams; Gluck operas; Strauss: Elektra (excerpt); Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos 3, 4 (excpts).
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Summer Review - Gluck operas
Duration: 33:46
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Proms Composer: John Adams
Duration: 23:27
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John Adams
Shaker loops: 1st movement; Shaking and trembling
Director: Ang猫le Dubeau. Ensemble: La Pieta.- ANALEKTA : AN-2-8732.
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John Adams
Phrygian gates for piano
Performer: Ralph van Raat.- NAXOS : 8.559285.
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John Adams
Short Ride in a Fast Machine
Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.- EMI : 50999-2-15014-2-5.
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John Adams
The Dharma at Big Sur for electric violin and orchestra: A New Day
Conductor: John Adams. Performer: Tracy Silverman. Orchestra: 91热爆 S O..- NONESUCH : 7559-79857-2.
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John Adams
My father knew Charles Ives for orchestra: no.1; Concord
Conductor: John Adams. Orchestra: 91热爆 S O..- NONESUCH : 7559-79857-2.
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John Adams
Doctor Atomic symphony: 3rd movement; Trinity
Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Performer: Huw Morgan. Conductor: Peter Oundjian.- CHANDOS : CHSA-5129.
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John Adams
El Nino - nativity oratorio: Magnificat
Orchestra: German S O Berlin. Conductor: Kent Nagano. Ensemble: Theatre of Voices. Singer: Dawn Upshaw.- NONESUCH : 79634--2.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Concerto no. 4 in G major Op.58 for piano and orchestra
Orchestra: Swedish R S O. Performer: Maria Jo茫o Pires. Conductor: Daniel Harding.- ONYX 4125.
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Luca Marenzio
Dolorosi martir, fieri tormenti for 5 voices [1580]
Ensemble: La Compagnia del Madrigale.- GLOSSA : GCD-992802.
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John Adams
Violin concerto: 2nd movement; Chaconne: Body through which the dream flows
Orchestra: Leipzig R S O. Conductor: Kristjan J盲rvi. Performer: Chad Hoopes.- NAIVE : V-5368.
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John Adams
Harmonium for chorus and orchestra: Part 1; Negative love
Choir: Lyon Opera Chorus. Conductor: Kent Nagano. Orchestra: Lyon Opera Orchestra.- NONESUCH : 7559-79857-2.
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Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns
Cello concerto no.2 in D minor, Op.119: 1st movement; Allegro moderato e maestoso - andante sostenuto
Conductor: Andrew Manze. Orchestra: 91热爆 Scottish S O. Performer: Natalie Clein.- HYPERION : CDA-68002.
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John Adams
Nixon in China - opera in 3 acts: Act 1 sc.1; News has a kind of mystery
Singer: Robert Orth. Orchestra: Colorado S O. Singer: Thomas Hammons. Conductor: Marin Alsop. Singer: Yuan Chenye.- NAXOS : 8.669022-24.
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Richard Strauss
Salome - opera in 1 act Op.54 [1903-5]: Scene 4; Tanz fur mich, Salome
Singer: Julius Patzak. Singer: Margareta Kenney. Singer: Hans Braun. Conductor: Clemens Krauss. Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. Singer: Christel Goltz.- DECCA : 478-6493.
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Richard Strauss
Ein Heldenleben Op.40: no.3; Des Helden Gefahrtin
Conductor: Clemens Krauss. Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra.- DECCA : 478-6493.
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Richard Strauss
Ein Heldenleben Op.40
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Bernard Haitink.- LPO : LPO-0079.
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Richard Strauss
Elektra - opera in 1 act Op.58 [1906-8]
Conductor: Christian Thielemann. Orchestra: Staatskapelle Dresden. Performer: Soloist/S..- DGG : 479-3387.
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Richard Strauss
Elektra - opera in 1 act Op.58 [1906-8]: Elektra! Elektra!
Conductor: Christian Thielemann. Orchestra: Staatskapelle Dresden. Singer: Evelyn Herlitzius. Singer: Ren茅 Pape.- DGG : 479-3387.
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09.00am
The Romantic Cello Concerto, Vol. 5: Saint-Saens
SAINT-SAENS: Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor Op. 33; Cello Concerto No. 2 in D minor Op. 119; La Muse et le Poete Op. 132; Allegro Appassionato in B minor Op. 43; Le carnaval des animaux: Le Cygne
91热爆 Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Manze (conductor), Antje Weithaas (violin), Julia Lynch (piano), Judith Keaney (piano), Natalie Clein (cello)
HYPERION CDA68002 (CD mid-price)
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Luca Marenzio 鈥 Primo Libro di Madrigali 1580
La Compagnia del Madrigale
GLOSSA CGD 922802 (CD)
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Arise, my Muse
BLOW: Poor Celadon, he sighs in vain; Venus and Adonis: Suite
CLARKE, JEREMIAH: The Glory of the Arcadian Groves
CROFT: Ye tuneful Numbers - A song with symphonies
GABRIELI, G: Sonata No. 21
PURCELL: Arise, my Muse, Z320; Strike the Viol (from Come Ye Sons of Art, Z323); Here the deities approve, Z339; The pale and the purple rose; Tis Nature's voice (from Hail, Bright Cecilia, Z328); Crown the altar (from Celebrate this Festival - Birthday Ode for Queen Mary, Z321); If music be the food of love Z379A (first version); Fantasia: three parts on a ground, for three recorders & b.c; O solitude, my sweetest choice, Z406; Fairest Isle (from King Arthur)
Iestyn Davies (countertenor), Richard Egarr (harpsichord), Pamela Thorby, Tabea Debus (recorder), Bojan Cicic (violin), Stephen Pedder (violin), Julia Kuhn (viola, violin), Mark Levy (viola da gamba), William Carter (theorbo, baroque guitar)
WIGMORE HALL LIVE WHLIVE0065 (CD mid-price)
9.30am Proms Composer: John Adams
Sir Simon Rattle - American Music
Works by John Adams, Leonard Bernstein, Duke Ellington, George Gershwin
Harolyn Blackwell, Cynthia Clarey, Kim Criswell, Damon Evans, Thomas Hampson, Cynthia Haymon, Audra McDonald, Willard White, Michael Collins (clarinet), Peter Donohoe (piano), Glyndebourne Chorus, London Voices, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Sinfonietta, Simon Rattle (conductor)
EMI CLASSICS 50999 2 15014 2 5 (7CDs)
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John Adams: Portrait
ADAMS, J: Shaker Loops; Road Movies for violin & piano; John's Book of Alleged Dances
Louise Bessette (piano), La Pieta, Angele Dubeau (conductor)
ANALEKTA AN28732 (CD)
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Adams - Complete Piano Music
ADAMS, J: Phrygian Gates for solo piano; American Berserk (2001); China Gates; Hallelujah Junction
Ralph van Raat (piano) Maarten van Veen (piano)
NAXOS 8559285 (CD budget)
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ADAMS, J: The Dharma at Big Sur; My Father Knew Charles Ives
91热爆 Symphony Orchestra, John Adams
NONESUCH 7559798572 (2CD budget)
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ADAMS, J: Harmonium; Choruses from 鈥淭he Death of Klinghoffer鈥
San Francisco Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Chorus and Orchestra of the Opera de Lyon, Kent Nagano (conductor)
Nonesuch 7559 795492 (CD)
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ADAMS, J: Nixon in China
Robert Orth, Maria Kanyova, Thomas Hammons, Marc Heller, Tracy Dahl, Chen-Ye Yuan, Melissa Malde, Julie Simson, Jennifer DeDominici, Colorado Symphony Orchestra, Opera Colorado Chorus, Marin Alsop (conductor)
NAXOS 8669022-24 (3CD budget)
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Mendelssohn & Adams: Violin Concertos
ADAMS, J: Violin Concerto
MENDELSSOHN: Violin Concerto in E minor Op. 64
Chad Hoopes (violin), MDR Sinfonieorchester, Kristjan Jarvi (conductor)
NAIVE V5368 (CD)
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John Adams: El Nino
Dawn Upshaw, Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, Willard White, Theater of Voices, The London Voices, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchestra Berlin, Kent Nagano (conductor)
NONESUCH 79634-2 (2CDs)
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John Adams: Harmonielehre
ADAMS, J: Harmonielehre; Doctor Atomic Symphony; Short Ride in a Fast Machine
Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Peter Oundjian (conductor)
CHANDOS CHSA5129 (Hybrid SACD)
10.15am
Andrew talks to Simon Heighes about a box set of operas by Gluck from Decca. In his anniversary year, Gluck is being reassessed and we are finding out that he was more than just the instigator of operatic reforms and the composer of Orfeo ed Euridice and the 2 Iphegenia operas. His career was in fact multi-faceted and, coming between Handel and Mozart, his style is a tantalising mix of late Baroque and early Classical.
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11.15am Richard Strauss releases
Bernard Haitink conducts Strauss: Don Juan & Ein Heldenleben
STRAUSS, R: Don Juan Op. 20; Ein Heldenleben Op. 40
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Bernard Haitink (conductor)
LPO LPO0079 (CD mid-price)
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Clemens Krauss conducts Richard Strauss
STRAUSS, R: Don Juan Op. 20; Ein Heldenleben Op. 40; Also sprach Zarathustra Op. 30; Don Quixote Op. 35; Symphonia Domestica Op. 53; Suite for orchestra from Der Burger als Edelmann (The Bourgeois Gentleman) Op. 60; Aus Italien Op. 16; Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche Op. 28; Salome
Christel Goltz (Salome), Hans Braun (Jokanaan), Julius Patzak (Herodes), Margareta Kenney (Herodias), Anton Dermota (Narraboth), Walter Berry (Erste Soldat), Herbert Alsen (Zweiter Soldat), Ljubomir Pantscheff (Ein Cappadocier), Rudolf Christ, Hugo Meyer-Welfing, Kurt Preger, Murray Dickie, Franz Bierbach (Juden), Wiener Philharmoniker, Clemens Krauss (conductor)
DECCA 4786493 (5CD budget)
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STRAUSS, R: Elektra
Evelyn Herlitzius (Elektra), Anne Schwanewilms (Chrysothemis), Waltraud Meier (Klytaemnestra), Rene Pape (Orest), Bonita Hyman (Erste Magd), Andrea Hill (Zweite Magd), Silvia Hablowetz (Dritte Magd), Marie-Eve Munger (Vierte Magd), Roberta Alexander (Funfte Magd), Staatskapelle Dresden, Christian Thielemann (conductor)
DG 479 3387 (2CD mid-price)
11.45am
Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 3 & 4
BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor Op. 37; Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major Op. 58
Maria Joao Pires (piano), Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding (conductor)
ONYX ONYX4125 (CD)
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