CD Review on Saturday 17 March 2012 - BAL is R Strauss

[Seán]

I don't know if anyone other than Ciaran and me is interested in this programme, I'll post the notes here just in case there is:

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

9.05am

Hommages à Mozart, Bach and Chopin
BUSONI: Chaconne fur Violine allein von J. S. Bach zum Concertvortrage für
Pianoforte bearbeitet BV B 24; Orgelchoralvorspiele von J.S. Bach auf das
Pianoforte im Kammerstyl ubertragen BV B 27; Giga, Bolero e Variazione (nach
Mozart) aus An die Jugend BV 254; Drei Albumblatter BV 289; Zehn Variationen
uber ein Praludium von Chopin BV 213a; Fantasia nach J.S. Bach BV 253; Nuit de
Noel - Esquisse pour le Piano BV 251
Roland Pontinen (piano)
CPO CPO7774272 (CD)


Bach Concertos
BACH: Concerto in D minor BWV 1052; Prelude BWV846; Concerto in E BWV1042;
Sonata in G minor BWV1001; Concerto in A minor BWV1041; Air on a G string' from
Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major BWV1068
Xuefei Yang (guitar), Elias String Quartet: Sara Bitlloch and Donald Grant
(violins), Martin Saving (viola), Marie Bitlloch (cello)
EMI 6790182 (CD)


Cantate Domino – 10th Anniversary
BACH: Der Herr denket an uns BWV 196; Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf BWV
226
MONTEVERDI: Cantate Domino; Beatus vir
PURCELL: Hear My Prayer, O Lord
BUXTEHUDE: Befiehl dem Engel, dass er komm, BuxWV 10
SAINT-SAENS: Calme des nuits
MESSIAEN: O sacrum convivium
LANG: Agneau de Dieu
WHITACRE: Lux aurumque
NYSTEDT: Immortal Bach
Ottawa Bach Choir and Baroque Orchestra, Lisette Canton (conductor)
CANTO 2011 (CD)


BACH: Cantata 'Vergnugte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust' BWV 170; Concerto BWV 1060;
Cantata 'Widerstehe doch der Sunde' BWV 54; Suite BWV 1067
John Abberger (oboe), Daniel Taylor (countertenor), Tafelmusik Baroque
Orchestra, Jeanne Lamon (violin and director)
ANALEKTA AN29878 (CD)


9.30am Building a Library

Richard Osborne surveys recordings of Ariadne auf Naxos by Strauss and makes
recommendations


10.20am New Releases

MENDELSSOHN: Trio No. 1 in D minor op.49; Trio No. 2 in C minor Op.66
SCHUMANN arr. KIRCHNER: Clavierstucke in canonischer form Op.56
Hagai Shaham (violin), Arnon Erez (piano), Raphael Wallfisch (cello)
NIMBUS NI5875 (CD)


SCHUBERT: Piano Trio in Eb major Op. 100 D929; Piano Trio in Bb major Op. 99
D898
MENDELSSOHN: Piano Trio in D minor Op. 49; Piano Trio in C minor Op. 66
Voces Intimae, Riccardo Cecchetti (fortepiano), Luigi De Filippi (violin),
Sandro Meo (cello)
PAN CLASSICS PC10263 (2CD)


Russian Piano Trios
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Piano Trio in C minor
ARENSKY: Piano Trio No.1 Op.32
Kinsky Trio Prague
PRAGA DSD250285 (Hybrid SACD)


Josef Bohuslav Foerster - The Complete Piano Trios
FOERSTER: Piano Trio No. 1 in F minor Op. 8; Piano Trio No. 2 in B fl at major
Op. 38; Piano Trio No. 3 in A minor Op. 105
Janacek Trio: Jiri Pospichal (violin), Marek Novak (cello), Marketa Janackova
(piano)
SUPRAPHON SU40792 (CD)


10.45am

Jeremy Summerly joins Andrew to discuss some recent releases of choral
repertoire:

Plainscapes
PETERIS VASKS: The Tomtit’s Message; Silent Songs; Our Mother’s Names; The Sad
Mother; Summer; Plainscapes ; Small, Warm Holiday; Birth
Sandis Steinbergs (violin), Guna Aboltiņa (cello), Janis Kokins
(percussion), Latvian Radio Choir, Sigvards Kļava (conductor)
ONDINE ODE11942 (CD)


Songs of the Baltic Sea
AUGUSTINAS: Tau Bet Kokios Sutemos sviesios; Hymne a St Martin
URBAITIS: Lacrimosa
PLAKIDIS: Nolemtiba (Destiny) - Symphony for Choir
GRIGORJEVA: Svjatki - Choir Concerto
JACKSON: Cantus Maris Baltici
National Youth Choir of Great Britain, Mike Brewer (conductor)
DELPHIAN DCD34052 (CD)


OLA GJEILO: The Ground, Serenity, Northern Lights, Dark Night of the Soul, Ubi
caritas, The Spheres, Tota pulchra es, Prelude, Phoenix, Unicornis captivatur,
Evening Prayer
Phoenix Chorale, Charles Bruffy (conductor)
CHANDOS CHSA5100 (Hybrid SACD)


Wolfgang Rihm - Astralis and Other Choral Works
RIHM: Sieben Passions-Texte; Astralis (Uber die Linie III); Fragmenta passionis
RIAS Kammerchor, Hans-Christoph Rademann (director)
HARMONIA MUNDI HMC902129 (CD)


MACMILLAN: Miserere; The Strathclyde Motets; O bone Jesu; Tenebrae Responsories
The Sixteen, Harry Christophers (conductor)
CORO COR16096 (CD)


11.45 am Disc of the Week

BEETHOVEN: Violin Concerto in D major Op.61
BERG: Violin Concerto To the Memory of an Angel
Isabelle Faust (violin), Orchestra Mozart, Claudio Abbado (conductor)
HARMONIA MUNDI HMC902105 (CD)

[fergus]

I should listen to that one but I will probably catch it on the replay later on. Thanks Seán.

[Diapason]

I never listen to the show, but I really should!