Andrew McGregor with Richard Morrison and Elin Manahan Thomas
Building a Library on Dvorak's Second Piano Quintet with Richard Morrison; Elin Manahan Thomas reviews new Baroque releases of music by Louis and Francois Couperin and Bach.
9.30
Building a Library: Dvorak's Second Piano Quintet in A major, with Richard Morrison.
Written amid the wooded countryside at Dvorak's summer house to the south west of Prague, the A major Piano Quintet open-hearted masterpiece is both joyful and poignant.
10:45
Elin Manahan Thomas reviews new releases of music from the Baroque including recordings on clavichord, harpsichord and piano of music by Louis and Francois Couperin and CPE Bach.
11.45
Andrew chooses an outstanding new release as his Disc of the Week.
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Music Played
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Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Violin Concerto Op. 35 i. Moderato nobile
Performer: Liza Ferschtman. Orchestra: Prague Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Jiri Malát.- Challenge Classics.
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Leonard Bernstein
Mass vi. Gloria (opening)
Performer: Kevin Vortmann. Singer: Sarah Uriarte Berry. Choir: Street Chorus Cast. Choir: Westminster Symphonic Choir. Choir: Temple University Concert Choir. Orchestra: The Philadelphia Orchestra. Conductor: Yannick Nézet‐Séguin.- Deutsche Grammophon.
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Edvard Grieg
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B minor
Performer: Mark Bebbington. Orchestrator: Robert Matthew-Walker. Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Jan Latham-Koenig.- Somm.
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Sigfrid Karg‐Elert
Rondo Alla Campanella Op. 156
Performer: Stefan Engels.- Priory.
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Antonio Vivaldi
Gloria in D Major RV 589: i) Gloria in excelsis
Choir: Coro della Radiotelevisione Svizzera. Orchestra: I Barocchisti. Conductor: Diego Fasolis.- Decca.
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Antonio Vivaldi
Gloria in D Major RV 589: ii) Et in terra pax
Choir: Coro della Radiotelevisione Svizzera. Orchestra: I Barocchisti. Conductor: Diego Fasolis.- Decca.
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Antonio Vivaldi
Gloria in D Major RV 589: iii) Laudamus te
Singer: Julia Lezhneva. Singer: Franco Fagioli. Orchestra: I Barocchisti. Conductor: Diego Fasolis.- Decca.
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Antonio Vivaldi
Gloria in D Major RV 589: iv) Gratias agimus tibi
Singer: Julia Lezhneva. Singer: Franco Fagioli. Choir: Coro della Radiotelevisione Svizzera. Orchestra: I Barrochisti. Conductor: Diego Fasolis.- Decca.
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Antonio Vivaldi
Gloria in D Major RV 589: vi) Propter magnum gloriam
Singer: Julia Lezhneva. Singer: Franco Fagioli. Choir: Coro della Radiotelevisione Svizzera. Orchestra: I Barrochisti. Conductor: Diego Fasolis.- Decca.
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Antonio Vivaldi
Filiae Maestae Jerusalem (Miserere RV638): Sed tenebris diffusis
Singer: Andreas Scholl. Choir: Salzburger Bachchor. Orchestra: Bach Consort Vienna. Conductor: Rubén Dubrovsky.- Gramola.
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Antonio Vivaldi
Stabat Mater, RV621: i) Stabat Mater dolorosa
Singer: Andreas Scholl. Choir: Salzburger Bachchor. Orchestra: Bach Consort Vienna. Conductor: Rubén Dubrovsky.- Gramola.
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Antonio Vivaldi
Stabat Mater, RV621: ii) Cujus animam gementem
Singer: Andreas Scholl. Choir: Salzburger Bachchor. Orchestra: Bach Consort Vienna. Conductor: Rubén Dubrovsky.- Gramola.
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Antonio Vivaldi
Stabat Mater, RV621: iii) O quam tristis
Singer: Andreas Scholl. Choir: Salzburger Bachchor. Orchestra: Bach Consort Vienna. Conductor: Rubén Dubrovsky.- Gramola.
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Donato Ricchezza
Los Santos Niños: Sinfonia II
Singer: Federica Pagliuca. Singer: Marta Fumagalli. Singer: Luca Cervoni. Singer: Giuseppe Naviglio. Ensemble: Cappella Neopolitana. Conductor: Antonio Florio.- Glossa GCD 922610.
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Donato Ricchezza
Los Santos Niños: Giusto mio - O Pastore
Singer: Federica Pagliuca. Singer: Marta Fumagalli. Singer: Luca Cervoni. Singer: Giuseppe Naviglio. Ensemble: Cappella Neopolitana. Conductor: Antonio Florio.- Glossa GCD 922610.
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Donato Ricchezza
Los Santos Niños: Udite impertinenza! - Sia trionfo
Singer: Federica Pagliuca. Singer: Marta Fumagalli. Singer: Luca Cervoni. Singer: Giuseppe Naviglio. Ensemble: Cappella Neopolitana. Conductor: Antonio Florio.- Glossa GCD 922610.
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Donato Ricchezza
Los Santos Niños: O fiamme volanti
Singer: Federica Pagliuca. Singer: Marta Fumagalli. Singer: Luca Cervoni. Singer: Giuseppe Naviglio. Ensemble: Cappella Neopolitana. Conductor: Antonio Florio.- Glossa GCD 922610.
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Gottfried von Einem
Der Beush Der Alten Dame (Act 1 Zwischenspiel 1)
Performer: Christa Ludwig. Performer: Eberhard Waechter. Performer: Fritz Sperlbauer. Performer: Karl Terkal. Ensemble: Chorus and Orchestra of Vienna State Opera. Conductor: Horst Stein.- Orfeo.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Jesu meine Freude
Performer: Dirk Börner.- Speculation on JS Bach.
- Pan Classics.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Wenn wir in hochsten Nothen sein BWV 641
Performer: Michael Form. Performer: Marie Rouquié. Performer: Etienne Floutier. Performer: Dirk Börner. -
Johann Sebastian Bach
Trio sonata in B major BWV 584
Performer: Michael Form. Performer: Marie Rouquie. Performer: Etienne Floutier. Performer: Dirk Börner.- Speculation on J.S. Bach.
- Pan Classics.
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Frank Martin
Mass for two four-part choirs
Ensemble: Danish National Vocal Ensemble. Conductor: Marcus Creed.- OUR Recordings.
Record Review
9.00
KORNGOLD: VIOLIN CONCERTO AND BERNSTEIN: SERENADE
ERICH WOLFGANG KORNGOLD:
Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35
LEONARD BERNSTEIN:
Serenade (after Plato's 'Symposium')
Liza Ferschtman (violin), Het Gelders Orkest conducted by Christian Vasquez, Prague Symphony Orchestra conducted by Jiri Malat.
Challenge Classics CC72755 (Hybrid SACD)
BERNSTEIN: MASS
LEONARD BERNSTEIN:
Mass
Kevin Vortmann (Celebrant) Philadelphia Orchestra, Westminster Symphonic Choir, Temple University Concert Choir, The American Boychoir, Temple University Diamond Marching Band, Yannick Nézet-Séguin
DG 4835009 (2 CDs)
GRIEG & DELIUS: PIANO CONCERTOS
EDVARD GRIEG:
Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16
FREDERICK DELIUS:
Piano Concerto in C Minor (1907 version)
EDVARD GRIEG:
Piano Concerto in B Minor (fragment) (arr. R. Matthew-Walker for piano and orchestra)
Piano Concerto in B Minor, EG 120 (Fragment) [Arr. R. Matthew-Walker for Piano]
FREDERICK DELIUS:
3 Preludes, RT IX / 8
2 Pieces for Small Orchestra, RT VI / 19
Mark Bebbington (piano), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Jan Latham-Koenig
Somm SOMM269 (CD)
SIGFRID KARG-ELERT: COMPLETE ORGAN WORKS VOL. 15
SIGFRID KARG-ELERT:
Variations in E on Handel's 'The Harmonious Blacksmith', B49
Symphonie Pastorale B17 from Bach's Christmas Oratorio
Echo B16 from Bach's Keyboard Partita BWV831
Abendlied B85 from Schumann's 12 Pieces for Piano, Op. 85
Dialog B68 / 3 from Mendelssohn's Songs Without Words, Op. 38
Cantilene B68 / 1 from Mendelssohn's Song's Without Words, Op. 19
Wiegenlied B60 from Kjerulf's Three Pieces for Piano, Op. 4
Sunrise, Op. 7 No. 1
Elegy, Op. 18 No. 2
Morgensegen, Op. 10 No. 1
Canzone, Op. 46b
Angelus, Op. 27
Rondo alla Campanella, Op. 156
Kaleidoscope, Op. 144
Stefan Engels (Steinmeyer organ of Nidaros Cathedral, Trondheim, Norway)
Priory PRCD1185 (CD)
9.30am – Building a Library –
Richard Morrison on Dvorak’s Piano Quintet No. 2 in A Major, Op 81
Composer: Dvorak
Piece: Piano Quintet No. 2 in A Major, Op 81
Reviewer: Richard Morrison
Recommended Recording:
Boris Giltburg (piano), Pavel Nikl (viola)
Pavel Haas Quartet
Supraphon SU41952 (CD)
Other Recommended Recordings:
Below are other recordings that Richard also liked, although we can’t guarantee availability.
András Schiff (piano),
Panocha Quartet
Elatus 2564603362 (digital download)
Jacob Lateiner (piano), Gregor Piatigorsky (cello), Israel Baker (violin), Jascha Heifetz (violin), Joseph de Pasquale (viola)
RCA G010003290609L (CD)
10.20am New Releases – Vocal and Opera
VIVALDI: GLORIA
ANTONIO VIVALDI:
Gloria in D major, RV589
Nisi Dominus (Psalm 126), RV608
Nulla in mundo pax sincera, motet for soprano, strings & continuo, RV 630
Julia Lezhneva (soprano), Franco Fagioli (countertenor), I Barocchisti, Coro della Radiotelevisione Svizzera, Diego Fasolis
Decca 4833874 (CD)
VIVALDI: STABAT MATER & GLORIA
ANTONIO VIVALDI:
Concerto RV 156 in G minor
Sonata for 2 Violins & Viola in E-Flat Major, RV 130 "Santo Sepolcro"
Filiae maestae Jerusalem, RV 638
Stabat Mater, RV621
Lauda, Jerusalem, RV609
Gloria in D major, RV589
Joowon Chung (soprano), Andreas Scholl (countertenor), Salzburger Bachchor, Bach Consort Wien, Rubén Dubrovsky
Gramola GRAM99165 (CD)
RICCHEZZA: LOS SANTOS NIÑOS
DONATO RICCHEZZA:
Los Santos Niños
GAETANO VENEZIANO:
San Antonio da Padova: Sinfonia
Il Tobia sposo: Sinfonia
La gara degli elementi: La pietà di goccia ardente
Marta Fumagalli (San Giusto), Federica Pagliuca (San Pastore), Luca Cervoni (Soldato) & Giuseppe Naviglio (Daciano), Cappella Neapolitana, Antonio Florio
Glossa GCD922610 (CD)
EINEM: DER BESUCH DER ALTEN DAME (THE VISIT)
GOTTFRIED VON EINEM:
Der Besuch der alten Dame, Op. 35
Christa Ludwig (Claire Zachanassian), Wolfgang Peschel (Gatte VII), Elmer Breneis (Gatte IX), Heinz Zednik (Der Butler), Erich Trachtenberg (Toby), Klaus Peters (Roby), Fritz Sperlbauer (Loby), Karl Terkal (Koby), Eberhard Wächter (Ill), Emmy Loose (Siene Frau), Ana Higueras-Aragón (Seine Tochter), Ewald Aichberger (Sein Sohn), Hans Beirer (Der Burgermeister), Manfred Jungwirth (Der Pfarrer), Hans Hotter (Der Lehrer), Siegfried Rudolf Frese (Der Arzt), Alois Pernerstorfer (Der Polizist), Laurence Dutoit (Erste Frau), Margarete Sjöstedt (Zweite Frau), Kurt Equiluz (Hofbauer), Harald Pröglhöf (Helmesberger) Hans Christian (Bahnhofsvorstand), Hans Braun (Zugfuhrer), Franz Machala (Kondukteur), Wilhelm Lenninger (Pressemann), Hans Braun (Kameramann), Julius Suchey (Eine Stimme)), Chor und Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Horst Stein
Orfeo C930182I (2 CDs)
1050 New Releases: Elin Manahan Thomas on Couperin and Bach
SPECULATION ON JS BACH: RECONSTRUCTED CHAMBER MUSIC & CHORALS
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH:
Flute Sonata in A Major, BWV 1032 (Reconstructed by M. Form)
Das Orgelbuchlein: O Mensch, bewein' dein Sünde groß, BWV 622 (Arr. for Chamber Ensemble)
6 Schubler Chorales: Kommst du nun, Jesu, vom Himmel herunter, BWV 650 (Arr. for Chamber Ensemble)
Viola da gamba Sonata in D Major, BWV 1028 (Reconstructed by M. Form)
DIRK BORNER:
Choralbearbeitung über Jesu meine Freude (after J.S. Bach's BWV 794)
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH:
Das Orgelbuchlein: Wenn wir in höchsten Nöthen sein, BWV 641 (Arr. for Chamber Ensemble)
Largo & Allegro, BWV Anh. 111: Largo (Arr. for Chamber Ensemble)
18 Chorales "Leipziger": Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend, BWV 655 (Arr. for Chamber Ensemble)
Trio in G Minor, BWV 584 (Arr. for Chamber Ensemble)
Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr, BWV 676 (arr. for chamber ensemble)
Das Orgelbüchlein: Ich ruf' zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 639 (Arr. for Chamber Ensemble)
18 Chorales "Leipziger": An Wasserflüssen Babylon, BWV 653 (Arr. for Chamber Ensemble)
DIRK BORNER:
Choralbearbeitung über Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten (after J.S. Bach's BWV 797)
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH:
Prelude & Fugue in E Minor, BWV 548 "Wedge": Prelude (Arr. for Chamber Ensemble)
The Well-tempered Clavier, Book 2: Prelude in G Minor, BWV 885 (Arr. for Chamber Ensemble)
Prelude & Fugue in E Minor, BWV 548 "Wedge": Fugue (Arr. for Chamber Ensemble)
Michael Form (recorder), Marie Rouquié (violin), Étienne Floutier (viol), Dirk Borner (harpsichord)
Pan Classics PC10384 (CD)
C P E BACH - SOLO KEYBOARD MUSIC VOLUME 35
CARL PHILIPP EMANUEL BACH:
Sonata in E minor, Wq. 59 / 1 (H281)
Fantasie (Rondo) in G, Wq. 59 / 2 (H268)
Keyboard Sonata in B flat major, Wq. 59 / 3 (H282)
Rondo in C minor, Wq. 59 / 4 (H283)
Fantasia for keyboard in F major, Wq. 59 / 5 (H279)
Fantasia for keyboard in C major, Wq. 59 / 6 (H284)
Variations on Ich schlief, da träumte mir, Wq. 118 / 1, H. 69
Arioso sostenuto in A Major, Wq. 79, H. 535 (Solo Keyboard Version)
Miklos Spanyi (tangent piano)
BIS BIS2260 (CD)
COUPERIN: PIÈCES DE CLAVECIN, TROISIÈME LIVRE
FRANÇOIS COUPERIN:
Pièces de clavecin, Livre III, Treizième ordre en Si Mineur
Pièces de clavecin, Livre III, Treizième ordre en Si Mineur Pièces de clavecin, Livre III, Treizième ordre en Si Mineur, les Folies françaises ou les Dominos
Pièces de clavecin, Livre III, Treizième ordre en Si Mineur Pièces de clavecin, Livre III, Treizième ordre en Si Mineur
Pièces de clavecin, Livre III, Dix-huitième ordre en Fa Majeur
Pièces de clavecin, Livre I, Troisième ordre en Ut Mineur
Blandine Verlet (Harpsichord)
Aparté AP170 (CD)
LOUIS COUPERIN: DANCES FROM THE BAUYN MANUSCRIPT
LOUIS COUPERIN:
Dances From The Bauyn Manuscript
Pavel Kolesnikov (piano)
Hyperion CDA68224 (CD)
11.45am – Disc of the Week
THE SECRET MASS: CHORAL WORKS BY FRANK MARTIN AND BOHUSLAV MARTINU
FRANK MARTIN:
Mass for Double Choir
BOHUSLAV MARTINU:
4 Songs of the Virgin Mary, H. 235
FRANK MARTIN:
Songs of Ariel
BOHUSLAV MARTINU:
Romance of the Dandelions, H. 364
Klaudia Kidon (soprano), Hanna-Maria Strand (alto), Emil Lykke (tenor), Daniel Åberg (drum), Danish National Vocal Ensemble, Marcus Creed
OUR Recordings 6220671 (Hybrid SACD)
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