BBC Radio 3 CD Review on Saturday 8th December 2012

[Seán]

This week's BAL is Bartok's Concerto for Orchestra, Reiner/CSO anyone?

In this week’s programme (timings are approximate):
9.05am


Romantische Arien
WAGNER: Blick ich umher in diesem edlen Kreise; Wie Todesahnung (from Tannhauser)
SCHUBERT: O Himmel - Mein Weib o Gott mein susser Knabe (from Der Graf von Gleichen); Sei mir gegrusst o Sonne; O sing mir Vater – Der Jager ruhte hingegossen (from Alfonso und Estrella)
SCHUMANN: Ja wart' du bis zum jüngsten Tag (from Genoveva)
NICOLAI: Norton Du bist es der mit Frevler-Wut (from Die Heimkehr des Verbannten)
WEBER: Wo berg ich mich? (from Euryanthe) Christian Gerhaher (baritone), Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Daniel Harding (conductor) SONY 88725422952 (CD)


Lieder ohne Worte Books 1-4
MENDELSSOHN: Sechs Lieder ohne Worte Op.19b;Sechs Lieder ohne Worte Op.30; Sechs Lieder ohne Worte Op.38; Sechs Lieder ohne Worte Op.53; Five Individual ‘Lieder ohne Worte’
Ronald Brautigam (piano)
BIS BISSACD1982 (Hybrid SACD)


LIGETI: Etudes pour piano, books 1 to 3
Thomas Hell (piano)
WERGO WER67632 (CD)


Pro Pacem – For Peace
23 pieces from the Alia Vox catalogue with repertoire spanning 5 centuries For full details see: http://www.alia-vox.com La Capella Reial de Catalunya, Hesperion XXI, Jordi Savall (conductor) ALIA VOX AVSA9894 (Hybrid SACD +1192 page hardback book)


9.30am Building a Library

Rob Cowan explores recordings of Bartok’s Concerto for Orchestra and makes a recommendation


10.20am Reissues

Andrew explores the first four volumes of the Otto Klemperer Legacy edition from EMI Classics


MOZART: Don Giovanni K527
Nicolai Ghiaurov (Don Giovanni); Claire Watson (Donna Anna); Walter Berry (Leporello); Franz Crass (Commendatore); Christa Ludwig (Donna Elvira); Nicolai Gedda (Don Ottavio); Paolo Montarsolo (Masetto); Mirella Freni (Zerlina); New Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus, Otto Klemperer (conductor) With additional material from rehearsals and playback sessions EMI 7044832 (4CD budget)


BEETHOVEN: Symphonies and Overtures
For full track listing see http://www.emiclassics.com/releasetrack ... ?rid=54199
Philharmonia Orchestra, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer (conductor) EMI 4042752 (6CD budget)


BERLIOZ, DVORAK, FRANCK, MENDELSSOHN, SCHUBERT, SCHUMANN, STRAUSS, TCHAIKOVSKY, WEBER: Romantic Symphonies and Overtures For full track listing see http://www.emiclassics.com/releasetrack ... ?rid=54203
Philharmonia Orchestra, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer (conductor) EMI 4043092 (10CD budget)


BRUCKNER: Symphony no. 4 ‘Romantic’; Symphony no.5; Symphony no.7; Symphony no. 8; Symphony no. 6; Symphony no.9 Philharmonia Orchestra, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer (conductor) EMI 4042962 (6CD budget)


11.00am
Misha Donat joins Andrew to discuss newly released chamber recordings


SCHUBERT: String Quartet No. 10 in E flat major Op. 125/1 D87; String Quartet No. 15 in G major Op. 161 D887
Cuarteto Casals
HARMONIA MUNDI HMC902121 (CD)


SCHUBERT: String Quintet in C major D956*; String Quartet in C minor ‘Quartettsatz' D703
Takacs Quartet, Ralph Kirshbaum (cello)*
HYPERION CDA67864 (CD)


MOZART: Clarinet Concerto in A K622*; Clarinet Quintet in A major K581^
Patrick Messina (clarinet), with Orchestre National de France*, Riccardo Muti (conductor)*, Philharmonia Quartett Berlin^
RADIO FRANCE FRF009 (CD)


BRAHMS: Clarinet Quintet in B minor Op. 115; Piano Quintet in F minor Op. 34
Jon Nakamatsu (piano), Jon Manasse (clarinet), Tokyo String Quartet
HARMONIA MUNDI HMU807558 (Hybrid SACD)


MESSIAEN: Quatuor pour la fin du temps
Carolin Widmann (violin), Jorg Widmann (clarinet), Nicolas Altstaedt (cello), Alexander Lonquich (piano)
ORFEO C840121B (CD mid-price)


11.45am Disc of the Week

Janine Jansen plays Prokofiev
PROKOFIEV: Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor Op. 63*; Sonata for Two Violins in C Op. 56^; Violin Sonata No. 1 in F minor Op. 80~
Janine Jansen (violin) with London Philharmonic Orchestra*, Vladimir Jurowski (conductor)*; Boris Brovtsyn (violin), Itamar Golan (piano)
DECCA 4783546 (CD)

[Jared]

This week's BAL is Bartok's Concerto for Orchestra, Reiner/CSO anyone?

thanks Sean, it's not a piece I know much about (I think I might have a BBC version somewhere, but couldn't be sure), so I can't comment, but I hope you enjoy the programme.

[Seán]

This week's BAL is Bartok's Concerto for Orchestra, Reiner/CSO anyone?

thanks Sean, it's not a piece I know much about (I think I might have a BBC version somewhere, but couldn't be sure), so I can't comment,

Well, we'll see what Rob Cowan recommends, I'm looking forward to it.

but I hope you enjoy the programme.

I always listen to it and I usually do enjoy it.