Summer CD Review
With Andrew McGregor. Including Mendelssohn: Octet; Berlioz: Les nuits d'ete; Music from members of the Bach family; Colin Davis box sets; Mozart: Cosi fan tutte.
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Felix Mendelssohn
Octet Op. 20
Performer: Australian Chamber Orchestra. Performer: Richard Tognetti (violin).- BIS-1984 SACD tk 4-7.
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Hector Berlioz
Les Nuits D'ete
Performer: Karen Cargill (mezzo). Performer: Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Performer: Robin Ticciati.- Linn Records CKD 421 tk 1-6.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Toccata In C BWV 564
Performer: Robert Quinney (Metzler Organ of Trinity College Cambridge).- Coro COR16112 tk 4.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude & Fugue In C Sharp Major BWV848 [Well-Tempered Clavier Book 1]
Performer: Peter Hill (piano).- Delphian DCD34126 dis 1 tk 5 & 6.
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Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Solo Sonata In D Minor [orig. A minor Flute Sonata]
Performer: Vaclav Vonasek (bassoon).- Supraphon SU 4124-2 tk 9.
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Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Keyboard Concerto In G Wq 44 (1st Mvt.)
Performer: Miklos Spanyi (Broadwood fortepiano 1798). Performer: Concerto Armonico Budapest.- BIS-1957 CD tk 7.
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Wilhelm Friedemann Bach
Sonata (concerto) For 2 Harpsichords In F (3rd Mvt.)
Performer: Julia Brown & Barbara Baird (harpsichords).- Naxos 8.573027 tk 3.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Double (Partita No. 1 In B Minor BWV 1002)
Performer: Chris Thile (mandolin).- Nonesuch 7559-79586-4 tk 8.
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Eug猫ne Ysa每e
Prelude: Obsession (Sonata No. 2 In A Minor)
Performer: Kristof Barati (violin).- Brilliant Classics 94678 tk 5.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik K525 (Rondo)
Performer: Philharmonia Orchestra. Performer: Colin Davis.- EMI 4 63989 2 disc 2 tk 7.
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Igor Stravinsky
Gloria, Gloria, Gloria (Oedipus Rex)
Performer: Male voices of Sadler聮s Wells Opera Chorus. Performer: RPO. Performer: Colin Davis.- EMI 4 63989 2 disc 6 tk 10.
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Michael Tippett
Piano Concerto (opening)
Performer: John Ogdon. Performer: Philharmonia Orchestra. Performer: Colin Davis.- EMI 4 63989 2 disc 5 tk 5.
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Hector Berlioz
Songe D'un Nuit Du Sabbat (Symphonie Fantastique)
Performer: Concertgebouw Orchestra. Performer: Colin Davis.- Decca 478 5601 disc 3 tk 5.
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B茅la Bart贸k
Piano Concerto No. 1 (3rd Mvt.)
Performer: Stephen Kovacevich. Performer: Lso. Performer: Colin Davis.- Decca 478 5601 disc 1 tk 3.
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Jean Sibelius
Symphony No. 1 In E Minor Op. 39 (2nd Mvt.)
Performer: Boston Symphony Orchestra. Performer: Colin Davis.- Decca 478 5601 13 tk 2.
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Michael Tippett
The Knot Garden (opening)
Performer: Thomas Helmsley. Performer: Yvonne Minton. Performer: Jill Gomez. Performer: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House. Performer: Covent Garden. Performer: Colin Davis.- Decca 478 5601 14 tk 1.
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Felix Mendelssohn
Reformation Symphony No. 5 (opening)
Performer: Staatskapelle Dresden. Performer: Colin Davis.- Profil PH13032 disc 2 tk 5.
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Hector Berlioz
Dies Irae (Grande Messe Des Mortes Op. 5)
Performer: Choruses & Staatskapelle Dresden. Performer: Colin Davis.- Profil PH13032 disc 5 tk 2.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Cosi Fan Tutte (opening)
Performer: Miah Persson. Performer: Angela Brower. Performer: Adam Plachetka. Performer: Rolando Villaz贸n. Performer: Mojca Erdmann. Performer: Alessandro Corbelli. Performer: Rastatt Vocal Ensemble. Performer: Chamber Orchestra of Europe. Performer: Yannick N茅zet鈥怱茅guin.- Deutsche Grammophon 00289 479 0641 disc 1 tk 1-18.
9.05am
MENDELSSOHN: Concerto in D minor for Violin, Piano and String Orchestra; Octet in E flat major Op. 20
Polina Leschenko (piano), Richard Tognetti (violin), Australian Chamber Orchestra
BIS BIS1984 (Hybrid SACD)
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BERLIOZ: Les Nuits d'ete Op. 7; Romeo et Juliette Op. 17: Love Scene; La Mort de Cleopatre - Scene lyrique
Karen Cargill (mezzo-soprano), Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Robin Ticciati (conductor)
LINN CKD421 (Hybrid SACD)
10.05am
BACH, J S: Toccata & Fugue in D minor, BWV565; Chorale Prelude BWV739 'Wie schon leuchte der Morgenstern'; Toccata, Adagio & Fugue in C major, BWV564; Fuga sopra il Magnificat 'Meine Seele erhebt den Herren', BWV733; Chorale Prelude BWV662 'Allein Gott in der Hoh' sei Ehr'; Chorale Prelude BWV663 'Allein Gott in der hoh sei Ehr'; Trio super 'Allein Gott in der Hoh sei Ehr', BWV664; Passacaglia in C minor, BWV582; Toccata & Fugue in F major, BWV540
Robert Quinney (Metzler Organ of Trinity College, Cambridge)
CORO COR16112 (CD)
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BACH, J S: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1
Peter Hill (piano)
DELPHIAN DCD34126 (2CD mid-price)
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BACH, C P E: Sonata in D minor for Bassoon Solo (orig. Flute sonata in A minor)
BACH, J S: Sonata in A major for Bassoon and Basso continuo (orig. Flute Sonata in E major, BWV 1035)
HANDEL: Dopo notte (Ariodante)
VIVALDI: Bassoon Concerto, RV 497 in A minor; Bassoon Concerto, RV 501 in B flat major 'La notte'
Vaclav Vona拧ek (bassoon), Barocco sempre giovane
SUPRAPHON SU41242 (CD)
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C P E Bach - Complete Keyboard Concertos, Volume 19
BACH, C P E: Concerto in G major, Wq43/5 (H 475); Concerto in C major, Wq43/6 (H 476); Concerto in G major, Wq44 (H 477); Concerto in D major, Wq45 (H 478)
Miklos Spanyi (harpsichord/fortepiano), Concerto Armonico
BIS BIS1957 (CD)
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BACH, W F: Concerto in F major, F. 10 for two harpsichords; Sonata in C major, F.1b/BR A 2a; Keyboard Sonata in F major, F. 202 (BR A10); Keyboard Sonata in D, Fk 3
Julia Brown & Barbara Baird (harpsichords)
NAXOS 8573027 (CD budget)
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JS Bach: Sonatas and Partitas, Vol. 1
BACH, J S: Sonata for solo violin No. 1 in G minor, BWV1001; Partita for solo violin No. 1 in B minor, BWV1002; Sonata for solo violin No. 2 in A minor, BWV1003
Chris Thile (mandolin)
NONESUCH 7559795864 (CD)
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YSAYE: Six Sonatas for solo violin Op. 27
Kristof Barati (violin)
BRILLIANT CLASSICS 94678 (CD budget)
10.45am
Sir Colin Davis: His Early Recordings
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 7 in A major Op. 92; Leonore Overture No. 3 Op. 72b
BERLIOZ: Harold en Italie Op. 16
BRAHMS: Variations on a theme by Haydn for orchestra Op. 56a 'St Anthony Variations'
MENDELSSOHN: Hebrides Overture Op. 26
MOZART: Symphony No. 29 in A major, K201; Symphony No. 34 in C major, K338; Symphony No. 39 in E flat major, K543; Oboe Concerto In C major, K314; Serenade No. 13 in G major, K525 'Eine kleine Nachtmusik'; German Dances, K605; Serenade No. 6 in D major, K239 'Serenata Notturna'; La finta giardiniera, K196: Overture; Idomeneo, K366: Overture; Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail, K384: Overture; Der Schauspieldirektor, K486: Overture; Le nozze di Figaro, K492: Overture; Don Giovanni, K527: Overture; Cosi fan tutte, K588: Overture; Die Zauberflote, K620: Overture; La clemenza di Tito, K621: Overture
ROSSINI: Il Signor Bruschino Overture; L'Italiana in Algeri Overture; La gazza ladra Overture; Semiramide Overture; Guillaume Tell Overture
STRAVINSKY: Oedipus Rex
TIPPETT: Piano Concerto
WAGNER: Siegfried Idyll
Yehudi Menuhin (viola), Leon Goossens (oboe), Sir Ralph Richardson, Ronald Dowd (Oedipus), Raimund Herincx (Creon), Harold Blackburn (Tiresias), Patricia Johnson (Jocasta), Raimund Herincx (Messenger), Alberto Remedios (Shepherd), John Ogdon (piano), Sadler鈥檚 Wells Opera Chorus (men鈥檚 voices), Philharmonia Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sinfonia of London, Sir Colin Davis (conductor)
EMI 4639892 (6CD budget)
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Sir Colin Davis: The Philips Years
BARTOK: Piano Concertos Nos. 1, 2 & 3 (complete)
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 5 in C minor Op. 67; Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major Op. 73 'Emperor'
BERLIOZ: Symphonie fantastique Op. 14; Grande Messe des Morts Op. 5; Te Deum Op. 22
DVORAK: Symphony No. 7 in D minor Op. 70; Symphony No. 9 in E minor Op. 95 'From the New World'
ELGAR: Enigma Variations Op. 36
HAYDN: Symphony No. 94 in G Major 'Surprise'; Symphony No. 101 in D major 'The Clock'; Symphony No. 104 in D major 'London'
HOLST: The Planets Op. 32
MAHLER: Das Lied von der Erde
MOZART: Symphony No. 25 in G minor, K183; Symphony No. 32 in G major, K318; Piano Concerto No. 15 in B flat major, K450; Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K550; Vesperae solemnes de confessore in C, K339; Kyrie in D minor, K341; Ave verum corpus, K618; Exsultate, jubilate, K165; Ach, ich fuhl's (Die Zauberflote, K620); Ei parte...Per pieta (Cosi fan tutte); Ruhe sanft, mein holdes Leben (Zaide)
MUSSORGSKY: A Night on the Bare Mountain
SIBELIUS: Symphony No. 1 in E minor Op. 39; Finlandia Op. 26; Pohjola's Daughter Op. 49; Tapiola Op. 112
STRAVINSKY: The Firebird; Orpheus
TIPPETT: The Knot Garden
Stephen Kovacevich (piano), Claudio Arrau (piano), Ronald Dowd (tenor), Franco Tagliavini (tenor), Jessye Norman (soprano), Jon Vickers (tenor), Ingrid Haebler (piano), Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano), Elizabeth Bainbridge (mezzo-soprano), Ryland Davies (tenor), Gwynne Howell (bass), Raimund Herincx (Faber), Yvonne Minton (Thea), Jill Gomez (Flora), Josephine Barstow (Denise), Robert Tear (Dov), Thomas Carey (Mel), Thomas Hemsley (Mangus), Wandsworth School Boys' Choir, London Symphony Chorus, Frauenchor Des Rundfunkchores Berlin, London Symphony Orchestra, 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra, Staatskapelle Dresden, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Berliner Philharmoniker, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Sir Colin Davis (conductor)
DECCA 4785601 (15CD budget)
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Sir Colin Davis and Staatskapelle Dresden
BERLIOZ: Grande Messe des Morts Op. 5; King Lear Overture Op. 4; Beatrice et Benedict Op. 27: Overture
BRAHMS: Symphony No. 3 in F major Op. 90
ELGAR: Symphony No. 1 in A flat major Op. 55
MENDELSSOHN: Symphony No. 3 in A minor Op. 56 'Scottish'; Symphony No. 5 in D major Op. 107 'Reformation'
SCHUBERT: Symphony No. 8 in B minor, D759 'Unfinished'
SIBELIUS: Symphony No. 2 in D major Op. 43; En Saga Op. 9; Luonnotar Op. 70 Staatskapelle Dresden, Sir Colin Davis (conductor)
PROFIL MEDIEN PH13032 (6CD mid-price)
11.35am
MOZART: Cosi fan tutte, K588
Miah Persson (Fiordiligi), Angela Brower (Dorabella), Adam Plachetka (Guglielmo), Rolando Villazon (Ferrando), Mojca Erdmann (Despina), Alessandro Corbelli (Don Alfonso), Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Yannick Nezet-Seguin (conductor)
DG 4790641 (3CD mid-price)
Broadcast
- Sat 17 Aug 2013 09:00大象传媒 Radio 3
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