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22/12/2018

Andrew McGregor rounds up the best new and recent releases, and in Building a Library Caroline Gill compares recordings of Vivaldi's Gloria RV589.

with Andrew McGregor.

09.30
Building a Library: Caroline Gill listens to and compares some of the available recordings of Vivaldi's Gloria,

Although Vivaldi wrote 3 settings of the Gloria (RV588-RV590), it is RV589 that has become known simply as 'The Vivaldi Gloria', owing to its enduring popularity. It is thought to have been composed in 1715 for the Pio Ospedale della Piet脿, the orphanage, convent and music school in Venice in which Vivaldi taught. Not only is the Vivaldi Gloria strongly influenced by the operatic style of the day, but it also mimics the prevalent concerto grosso style in its alternating episodes for tutti choir and solos. Above all, Vivaldi's Gloria has gained its popularity because of its vibrant musical personality.

11.00
Andrew McGregor discusses new and recent releases of organ music with Oliver Condy.

11.45
Andrew chooses an outstanding new release as his Disc of the Week.

3 hours, 13 minutes

Last on

Sat 22 Dec 2018 09:00

Music Played

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Christmas Overture

    Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: Martin Yates.
    • Dutton Epoch.
  • Trad.

    Dives and Lazarus

    Music Arranger: Ralph Vaughan Williams. Choir: Chapel Choir of the Royal Hospital Chelsea. Conductor: William Vann.
    • Albion Records.
  • Dieterich Buxtehude

    Cantata 'das neugeborne Kindelein' BuxWV 13

    Choir: La Petite Bande. Conductor: Sigiswald Kuijken.
    • Accent.
  • Hector Berlioz

    L'adieu des Bergers (l'Enfance du Christ)

    Performer: Luke Fitzgerald. Choir: Choir of Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge. Conductor: Geoffrey Webber.
    • Delphian.
  • Trad.

    Christmas Eve Reel/Christmas in America/Old Christmas

    Ensemble: Apollo鈥檚 Fire. Director: Jeanette Sorrell.
    • Avie.
  • Joan Alfonso i Orfila

    Nadalenca

    Ensemble: Barcelona Symphonic Band. Conductor: Salvador Brotons.
    • Columna Musica.
  • Arthur Sullivan

    The Light of the World: Part 1. Bethlehem

    Singer: Robert Murray. Singer: Kitty Whately. Orchestra: 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra. Choir: 大象传媒 Symphony Chorus.
    • Dutton Epoch.
  • Cecilia McDowall

    O Oriens

    Choir: Sonoro. Conductor: Neil Ferris.
    • Resonus Classics.
  • Charles Wesley

    Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

    Music Arranger: Annuzio Mantovani. Orchestra: The Mantovani Orchestra. Conductor: Mantovani.
    • Decca Eloquence.
  • Anonymous

    Chiaccona a 4 in C

    Singer: C茅line Scheen. Ensemble: L鈥橝rpeggiata. Director: Christina Pluhar.
    • Warner Classics.
  • Franz Tunder

    Ein kleines Kindelein (Aria)

    Singer: C茅line Scheen. Ensemble: L鈥橝rpeggiata. Director: Christina Pluhar.
    • Warner Classics.
  • Johann Ludwig Krebs

    Toccata and Fugue in A minor

    Performer: Manuel Tomadin.
  • Padre Antonio Soler

    Concerto No. 1 in C major

    Performer: Jeremy Joseph - Jurgen Essl.
  • C茅sar Franck

    Chorale No. 1

    Performer: Ben van Oosten.
  • C茅sar Franck

    Pieces posthumes: Allegretto non troppo

    Performer: Ben van Oosten.
  • Julius Reubke

    Sonata on the 94th Psalm

    Performer: Joseph Nolan.
  • Igor Stravinsky

    The Firebird

    Performer: Oxbridge Organ Duo.
    • Regent.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Trio Sonata No. 4 BWV.528

    Performer: Lucas Pohle.
  • Paul Edwards

    Contemplation

    Performer: Stephen Moore.
  • Olivier Messiaen

    Messe de la Pentecote

    Performer: Louis Thiry.
  • Olivier Messiaen

    Dieu parmi nous (La nativite du seigneur)

    Performer: Richard Gowers.
  • Olivier Messiaen

    Dieu parmi nous (La nativite du seigneur)

    Performer: Louis Thiry.
    • La Dolce Volta.
  • Claude Debussy

    Nocturnes: 1. Nuages

    Conductor: Fran莽ois鈥怷avier Roth. Orchestra: Les Si猫cles.
    • Debussy: Jeux, Nocturnes, Pr茅lude 脿 l'apr茅s midi d'un faune.
    • harmonia mundi.
    • 3.
  • Claude Debussy

    Nocturnes: 2. F锚tes

    Conductor: Fran莽ois鈥怷avier Roth. Orchestra: Les Si猫cles.
    • Debussy: Jeux, Nocturnes, Pr茅lude 脿 l'apr茅s midi d'un faune.
    • harmonia mundi.
    • 4.
  • Claude Debussy

    Nocturnes: 3. Sir猫nes

    Conductor: Fran莽ois鈥怷avier Roth. Orchestra: Les Si猫cles. Choir: Les Cris de Paris.
    • Debussy: Jeux, Nocturnes, Pr茅lude 脿 l'apr茅s midi d'un faune.
    • harmonia mundi.
    • 5.

Record Review

9.00am

Vaughan Williams: Norfolk Rhapsodies Nos.1 & 2; The Bluebird; Music for an EFDS Masque; Variations for Orchestra plus David Matthews: Norfolk March
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Martin Yates (conductor)
Dutton Epoch CDLX 7351 (SACD Hybrid)

鈥楢 Vaughan Williams Christmas鈥 鈥 Christmas carols by Ralph Vaughan Williams
Chapel Choir of the Royal Hospital Chelsea
William Vann (conductor)
Albion Records ALBCD035


Christmas Cantatas by Buxtehude, Telemann & Bach
La Petite Bande
Sigiswald Kuijken
Accent ACC 24348

鈥楥antique de No毛l鈥 鈥 Christmas music by Berlioz, Faur茅, Gounod, Saint-Sa毛ns, Roques, Noyon, Debussy, Guilmant & Massenet
Choir of Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge
Geoffrey Webber (director)
Michael How & Luke Fitzgerald (organ)
Delphian DCD34197

Christmas on Sugarloaf Mountain鈥 鈥 traditional Christmas music
Apollo鈥檚 Fire (ensemble)
Apollo鈥檚 Singers
Apollo鈥檚 Musettes
Jeannette Sorrell (director)
Avie AV2396




9.30am 鈥 Building a Library 鈥 Caroline Gill on Vivaldi鈥檚 Gloria

Composer: Vivaldi

Reviewer: Caroline Gill

Recommended Recording:


Collegium Musicum 90
Richard Hickox (conductor)
Chandos 0518

Other Recommended Recordings:

Schola Pietatis Antonio Vivaldi
Nadia Zwiener (conductor)
MP3s available online & DVD available on spav.co.uk

Choir of King鈥檚 College, Cambridge
Academy of Ancient Music
Stephen Cleobury (conductor)
EMI Classics 5 57265

Taverner Consort and Players
Andrew Parrott
Virgin Veritas 0777 7 59326 2 1

10.20am 鈥 New Releases

鈥楴adales arreu鈥 鈥 Christmas music by Salvador Brotons, Mauel Oltra, Joan Alfonso, David Leon Fioravanti & Joan Casas

Banda Municipal de Barcelona (ensemble)

Salvador Brotons (director)

Coral Cantiga (choir)

Ulrike Haller (soprano)

Jordi Ricart (baritone)

Columna Musica 1CM0382

Folkjul II鈥 鈥 Swedish folk music for Christmas
Ulrika Boden (singer)
Gunnar Idenstam (singer)
Sandra Marteleur (singer)
St. Jacobs Kammarkor
Gary Graden (conductor)

BIS-2334 SACD (Hybrid SACD)

Arthur Sullivan: The Light of the World
Natalya Romaniw (soprano - Mary, the Mother of Jesus)
Eleanor Dennis (soprano - Mary Magdalene/Martha)
Kitty Whately (contralto - an angel)
Robert Murray (tenor - a disciple/nicodemus)
Ben Mcateer (baritone 鈥 Jesus)
Neal Davies (bass - a ruler/a pharisee/a shepherd)
大象传媒 concert orchestra
Kinder children鈥檚 choir
大象传媒 symphony chorus
John Andrews (conductor)

Dutton Epoch 2CDLX 7356 (Hybrid SACD)

鈥楥hristmas with Sonoro鈥 鈥 Christmas music by Archer, McDowall, Spicer, Higgins, Joubert, Treseder, Howells, McGlade, Roe, Beamish, O鈥機arroll, Warlock, Rutter, Todd & Nicholson
Sonoro (choir)
Michael Higgins (organ)
Neil Ferris (conductor)

Resonus Classics RES10226

鈥楢 song for Christmas鈥 鈥 Christmas music arranged for orchestra by Mantovani
Mantovani and his orchestra

Decca Eloquence 484 0268

鈥楬immelmusik鈥 鈥 Sacred songs and cantatas by Theile, JC Bach, Butner & Ritter
L鈥橝rpeggiata (ensemble)
Christina Pluhar (director)

Warner Classics 0190295634001

10.50am New Releases: Oliver Condy on new organ recordings

Krebs: Complete Organ Music

Manuel Tomadin
Brilliant Classics 95363

Soler: Six concertos for two organs
Jurgen Essl & Jeremy Joseph
Cybele CYBELE SACD 031802

Franck: complete organ works
Ben van Oosten

MDG 316 2080-2

Organ music by Bach, Buxtehude, Mendelssohn & Reubke
Joseph Nolan

Signum SIGCD546


Music for organ duo by Ravel, Paulus & Stravinsky
Benedict Lewis-Smith
Julian Collings

Regent REGCD500

Works for choir, organ & orchestra by Bach & Krebs
Lucas Pohle (organ)
Britta Schwarz (alto)
Luise Haugk (oboe)
Dresdner Barockorchester

Rondeau ROP6160

鈥楧eo Gracias鈥 鈥 Organ music by Paul Spicer, Paul Edwards, John Weaver, Jehan Alain, Marcel Dupre, Leo Sowerby, Iain Quinn, Percy Whitlock & Andrew Carter
Stephen Moore

Priory PRCD1199


Messiaen: Les Corps Glorieux, L鈥橝scension, Messe de la Pentecote, Apparition de l鈥橢glise 茅ternelle, La Nativit茅 & Le Banquet C茅leste
Louis Thiry
La Dolce Volta LDV 49.1


Messiaen: La Nativit茅 du Seigneur
Richard Gowers
King鈥檚 College KGS0025

11.45am 鈥 Disc of the Week


Debussy: Nocturnes, Jeux & Pr茅lude 脿 l'apr猫s-midi d'un faune
Les Si猫cles

Les Cris de Paris

Fran莽ois-Xavier Roth听-听Conductor

Harmonia Mundi HMM905291

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