CD Review - 07/01/2012 Bach CDs and Haydn Quartet 33 on BAL

[Seán]

One to enjoy, the Berlioz at a quarter to twelve looks very interesting too:

9.05am

BACH: Piano Concertos 1–7 BWV 1052 –8
Konstantin Lifschitz (piano); Stuttgarter Kammerorchester ORFEO C828112a (2CD)


BACH: Sonata BWV 1001; Partita BWV 1002; Sonata BWV 1003; Partita BWV 1004; Sonata BWV 1005; Partita BWV 1006
PISENDEL: Sonata A Violino Solo Senza Basso
Amandine Beyer (violin)
ZIG ZAG TERRITOIRES ZZT110902 (2CD)


BACH: Ich habe genug BWV 82; Gott soll allein mein Herze haben BWV 169; Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich BWV 150; Bekennen will ich seinen Namen BWV 200; Komm, du süße Todesstunde BWV 161
HOFFMANN: Schlage doch, gewünschte Stunde BWV 53
Andreas Scholl (countertenor), Kammerorchester Basel, Julia Schroder (leader)
DECCA 4782733 (CD)


9.30am Building a Library

Richard Wigmore surveys available recordings of Haydn’s String Quartets Op. 33 and makes a recommendation



10.15am New Releases

Arthur Rubinstein – The Complete Album Collection
Includes complete studio and live recordings of solo, concerto and chamber music repertoire on RCA Red Seal
RCA RED SEAL 88697911362 (142cds + 2DVDs + book)


10:45am
Geoffrey Smith joins Andrew to discuss some recent releases of opera on DVD:


STRAVINSKY: The Rake’s Progress
Miah Persson (Anne Trulove), Topi Lehtipuu (Tom Rakewell), Clive Bayley (Father Trulove), Matthew Rose (Nick Shadow), Susan Gorton (Mother Goose), Elena Manistina (Baba the Turk), Graham Clark (Sellem), London Philharmonic Orchestra, The Glyndebourne Chorus, Vladimir Jurowski (conductor), John Cox (director)
Recorded live at the Glyndebourne Opera House on 18 and 19 December 2010
OPUS ARTE OA1062D (DVD)


GIUSEPPE VERDI: Jerusalem
Ivan Momirov (Gaston - Vicomte de Bearn), Veronica Villarroel (Helene - fille du Comte), Federica Bragaglia (Isaure), Alain Fondary (Le Comte de Toulouse), Carlo Colombara (Roger - frere du Comte), Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro Carlo Felice, Michel Plasson (conductor), Piergiorgio Gay (director)
Recorded live at the Teatro Carlo Felice in 2000
ARTHAUS 107329 (2DVD)


PONCHIELLI: La Gioconda
Deborah Voigt (La Gioconda), Elisabetta Fiorillo (Laura Adorno), Carlo Colombara (Alvise Badoero), Ewa Podles (La Cieca), Carlo Guelfi (Barnaba), Orchestra and Chorus of the Gran Teatre Del Liceu, Daniele Callegari (conductor), Pier Luigi Pizzi (director)
Recorded live at the Gran Teatre Del Liceu in 2005
ARTHAUS 107291 (2DVD)


BIZET: Carmen
Beatrice Uria-Monzon (Carmen), Roberto Alagna (Don Jose), Marina Poplavskaya (Micaela), Erwin Schrott (Escamillo), Eliana Bayon (Frasquita), Itxaro Mentxaka (Mercedes), Orquestra Simfonica del Gran Teatre del Liceu, Cor del Gran Teatre del Liceu, Marc Piollet (conductor), Calixto Bieito (director)
Recorded at the Gran Teatre del Liceu in 2011
C MAJOR 707308 (2DVD)


GIORDANO: Andrea Chenier
Hector Sandoval (Andrea Chenier), Scott Hendricks (Carlo Gerard), Norma Fantini (Maddalena di Coigny), Tania Kross (Bersi), Rosalind Plowright (Contessa di Coigny / Madelon), Wiener Symphoniker, Prague Philharmonic Choir, Bregenz Festival Chorus, Ulf Schirmer (conductor), Keith Warner (director)
Recorded at the Bregenz Festival 2011
C MAJOR 707908 (DVD)


11.45am Disc of the Week

BERLIOZ: Harold in Italy Op.16; Les Nuits d’Ete Op. 7; Le roi de thule (from La Damnation de Faust Op. 24)
Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano), Antoine Tamestit (viola), Les Musiciens du Louvre-Grenoble, Marc Minkowski (conductor)
NAIVE V5266 (CD)


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[fergus]

Amandine Beyer is definitely one to listen out for there!!

[Seán]

Richard Wigmore surveys available recordings of Haydn’s String Quartets Op. 33 and makes a recommendation

Well, that was a surprise, I recorded it, and I'll listen to it again later today.