Mahler and Bach feature on CD Review on Sat. 22nd July

[Seán]

In this week’s programme (timings are approximate):

9.05am

MAHLER: Symphony No. 9 in D major
Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, Roger Norrington (conductor) Hanssler HAEN93244

Ten Sonatas in Four Parts
PURCELL
Sonata I in B minor, Sonata II in E-flat major, Sonata III in A minor, Sonata IV in D minor, Sonata V in G minor, Sonata VI in G minor, Sonata VII in C major, Sonata VIII in G minor, Sonata IX in F major, Sonata X in D major Retrospect Trio Linn Records CKD 332 (Hybrid SACD)

SHOSTAKOVICH: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C minor for piano, trumpet & strings, Op. 35, Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major, Op. 102, Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 57 Paul Beniston (trumpet), Pieter Schoeman, Vesselin Gellev (violin), Alexander Zemtsov (viola) & Kristina Blaumane (cello), Martin Helmchen (piano), London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski LPO 0053

STRAVINSKY: The Rite of Spring
POULENC: Les biches
BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Thierry Fischer (conductor) Signum SIGCD205

BEETHOVEN: Ah! Perfido, Op. 65
VERDI: Tu che la vanità (Don Carlo), Pace, pace mio Dio! (La forza del destino), Son giunta … Madre, pietosa Vergine (La Forza del Destino), D'amor sull'ali rosee (Il Trovatore),
WAGNER: Dich, teure Halle (Tannhauser), Allmächt’ge Jungfrau! (Tannhäuser), Einsam in trüben Tagen (Lohengrin), Johohoe! Traft ihr das Schiff im Meere an 'Senta's Ballad' (Der fliegende Holländer)
WEBER: Wie nahte mir der Schlummer … Leise, leise, fromme Weise (Der Freischütz) Gré Brouwenstijn (soprano), Vienna Symphony Orchestra & The Hague Philharmonic Orchestra, Rudolf Moralt & Willem van Otterloo (conductors) Newton Classics 8802061

VERDI: Simon Boccanegra
Placido Domingo (Simon Boccanegra), Marina Poplavskaya (Amelia Grimaldi/Maria Boccanegra), Joseph Calleja (Gabriele Adorno), Ferruccio Furlanetto (Jacope Fiesco), Jonathan Summers (Paolo Albiani), Lukas Jakobski (Piero), Royal Opera Chorus & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Antonio Pappano (conductor) EMI Classics 50999 9178 2595 (2DVD)

10.20am Mahler Round-up

MAHLER: Symphony No. 2 in C minor 'Resurrection'
Adriana Kucerová (soprano) & Christianne Stotijn (mezzo soprano) London Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir, Vladimir Jurowski (conductor) LPO 0054 (2CD)

MAHLER: Symphony No. 3 in D minor
Bernarda Fink (mezzo soprano), Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Netherlands Radio Choir, Boys of the Breda Sacrament Choir & Rijnmond Boys’ Choir, Mariss Jansons (conductor) RCO Live RCO 10004 (2 Hybrid SACD)

MAHLER: Symphony No. 3 in D minor
Mihoko Fujimura (contralto), Bamberger Symphoniker, Jonathan Nott (conductor) Tudor 7170 (2 Hybrid SACD)

11.25am

BACH: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988
Steven Devine (harpsichord)
Chandos Records CHAN0780

BACH: Goldberg Variations, BWV988
Nicholas Angelich (piano)
Virgin Classics 50999 07066 429

BACH: Goldberg Variations, BWV988
Nick Van Bloss (piano)
Nimbus NI6136

BACH: Goldberg Variations, BWV988, Minuet in G major, BWV Anh. 114, Chorale Prelude BWV691 'Wer nun den lieben Gott lässt walten', March in D major, BWV Anh. 122, Prelude in C (from the Well-Tempered Clavier BWV846), Andrea Bacchetti (piano) Dynamic CDS 659

11.45am

MARTIN: Der Sturm
Robert Holl (Prospero), Christine Buffle (Miranda), Ethan Herschenfeld (Alonso), Josef Wagner (Sebastian), James Gilchrist (Antonio), Andreas Macco (Gonzalo, Ein Schiffspatron), Simon O’Neill (Ferdinand), Marcel Beekman (Adrian), Dennis Wilgenhof (Caliban), Roman Sadnik (Trinculo), André Morsch (Stephano) & Thomas Oliemans (Bootsmann), Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra & Netherlands Radio Choir, Thierry Fischer (conductor) Hyperion CDA67821/3 (3CD)

[fergus]

Thank you for that Seán.

[DaveF]

Thanks Sean. It has been a while since I've tuned into BAL.

[Ciaran]

Thanks for that Seán! I don't listen to CD Review much in the summer when BAL stops, but I was glad to hear that one. Admittedly I have the Norrington already and I really don't need any more Mahler symphonies...

Ed Seckerson who BAL'd Mahler 2 recently raved about the Jouowski/LPO Mahler 2 in this month's Gramophone and says it's now his top choice. Personally I'm planning to buy the



Gürzenich/Stenz Mahler 2 which I haven't seen any reviews of yet!

[Seán]

Thanks for that Seán! I don't listen to CD Review much in the summer when BAL stops, but I was glad to hear that one. Admittedly I have the Norrington already and I really don't need any more Mahler symphonies...

Ed Seckerson who BAL'd Mahler 2 recently raved about the Jouowski/LPO Mahler 2 in this month's Gramophone and says it's now his top choice. Personally I'm planning to buy the



Gürzenich/Stenz Mahler 2 which I haven't seen any reviews of yet!

I really liked the Jurowski/LPO recording but, like you, I am trying to avoid buying any more Mahler recordings for now, I tried that last year though and bought the Levine and Bernstein/NYPO, I'm weak.