22/11/2008

Synopsis

Andrew McGregor introduces Radio 3's weekly programme devoted to all that's new in the world of recorded music.

09.05am

GRILLO: Sonata Prima; Misericordias Domini from disc Complete Instrumental Music and Selected Motets
(c/w Ad te levavi; Canzon prima; Canzon in ecco;
Anima mea; Dic mihi; Canzon sestadecima; Canzon secunda; Levavi oculos meos; Canzon quintadecima; Quam pulchri sunt; Canzon pian e forte; Canzon quartadecima 'Capricio'; Canzon terza; Obstupescite; Canzon quarta; O salutaris hostia; Sonata seconda)
His Majesty’s Sagbutts and Cornetts
SFZ SFZ0107 (CD)

FASCH: Concerto in D major for flute, oboe, strings and basso continuo (FWV L:D11) (first movement) from disc Johann Friedrich Fasch Concerti from Dresden and Darmstadt
(c/w Concerto in d minor for 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, strimgs & basso continuo FWV L:d7; Concerto in d minor for oboe, violin, strings & basso continuo FWV L:d4; Concerto in A major for violin, strings & basso continuo FWV L:A3; Concerto in g minor for oboe, strings & basso continuo FWV L:g1; Concerto in D major for 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, strings & basso continuo FWV L:D22)
Il Gardellino
Accent ACC24182 (Hybrid SACD)

TELEMANN: Overture ‘L’Omphale’ (first, fifth and sixth movements); KEISER: Suite aus Hercules und Hebe (Overture) from disc Musik der Hamburger Pfeffersacke (Music of Hamburg Moneybags)
(c/w TELEMANN: Aria dell’ Omphale (Lebe doch mein werthes Licht); HANDEL: Sinfonia in B flat major; TELEMANN: Aria dell’ Omphale (Ich sagte gern ich ware frey); HANDEL: Violin Concerto in B flat major)
Elbipolis Barockorchester Hamburg, Yeree Suh (soprano)
Raumklang RK2703 (CD)

REBEL: Les Caracteres de la Danse
(c/w PURCELL: Suite from The Fairy Queen; CORELLI: Concerto grosso Op. 6 Nr. 4; ALBINONI: Concerto a cinque Op. 9 Nr. 2; TELEMANN: Overture a 7 TWV55:C6)
Harmony of Nations, Alfredo Bernardini (oboe, conductor)
Raumklang RK2704 (CD)

PURCELL: Fantazia upon one note
(c/w Fantazia 30th of June 1680;.Fantazia 14th of June 1680;.Fantazia 11th of June 1680; Fantazia of three parts - undated fragment; Fantazia 31st of August 1680; Fantazia 22nd of June 1680; Fantazia of three parts – undated; Fantazia 19th of June 1680; Fantazia 19th of August 1680; Fantazia 10th of June 1680; Fantazia of three parts – undated; Fantazia 24th of February 1682/83 – fragment; Fantazia 23rd of June 1680)
Il Suonar Parlante, Vittorio Ghielmi (director from viol)
Winter & Winter 910134-2 (CD)

09.30 am
Building a Library Recommendation

VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Job, A Masque for Dancing
Reviewer – Jonathan Swain

First Choice Recommendation:
from disc Vaughan Williams, The Collector’s Edition
London Symphony Orchestra, Adrian Boult (conductor)
EMI 2 06636 2(30 CDs, Budget)

Also available as a single disc on CFP 5753142 (CD, Budget) and in set of symphonies on EMI 5739242 (8 CDs, Budget)

Next week David Nice examines recordings of Sibelius’ Symphony No. 6

10.20 New Vivaldi Releases

Andrew discusses new Vivaldi releases with Michael Talbot. With extracts from the following discs:

Vivaldi Concertos
Daniel Hope (violin), Anne Sofie von Otter (soprano), Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Deutsche Grammophon 4777463 (CD)

Vivaldi The Four Seasons
Joshua Bell (violin), Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, John Constable (harpsichord)
Sony 88697110132 (CD)

Vivaldi Les Quatre Saisons & Autres Concertos
Gli Incogniti, Amandine Beyer (violin, conductor)
Zig Zag Territoires ZZT080803 (CD)

Vivaldi Double Concertos for Two Violins, Strings and Basso Continuo
Viktoria Mullova, Giuliano Carmignola (violins), Venice Baroque Orchestra, Andrea Marcon (conductor)
Archiv 4777466 (CD)

Vivaldi Cello Concertos
Han-Na Chang (cello), London Chamber Orchestra, Christopher Warren-Green (conductor)
EMI 2347910 (CD)

Vivaldi Concerti per violoncello II
Christophe Coin (cello), Il Giardino Armonico, Giovanni Antonini (director)
Naïve OP30457 (CD)

Antonio Vivaldi Complete Recorder Concertos
Cappella Academica, Michael Schneider (recorder, conductor)
CPO 777 304-2 (CD)

11.15 a.m. New Russian Releases

MUSSORGSKY: Night on a Bald Mountain
(c/w Pictures at an Exhibition; Prelude to Khovanshchina)
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Jarvi (conductor)
Telarc SACD-60705 (Hybrid SACD)

TCHAIKOVSKY: Romeo and Juliet ‘Fantasy Overture’ (original 1869 version)
(c/w Hamlet OP. 67a)
Russian National Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski (conductor), Tatiana Monogarova (soprano), Maxim Mikhailov (bass)
Pentatone PTC5186 330 (Hybrid SACD)

11.45am Disc of the Week

BARTOK: Viola Concerto*
(Concerto for Two Pianos, Percussion and Orchestra; Violin Concerto No. 1)
Yuri Bashmet (viola)*, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra*, Pierre Boulez (conductor)*, Tamara Stefanovich (piano), Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano), Nigel Thomas (percussion), Neil Percy (percussion), London Symphony Orchestra, Gidon Kremer (violin)
Deutsche Grammophon 4777440 (CD)

Broadcast

1. Sat 22 Nov 2008
   09:00
   BBC Radio 3