Building a Library: Vivaldi Operas

Timings are approximate

9.05am


GRIEG: String Quartet No.1 in G minor Op.27 (arr. Tognetti); Two Elegiac Melodies for string orchestra Op.34; Erotikk Op.43 No. 5 from Lyric Pieces - Book III (arr. Tognetti); Fra Holbergs tid ‘Holberg Suite’ Op.40
Australian Chamber Orchestra, Richard Tognetti (artistic director and lead violin)
BIS SACD BISSACD1877


GRIEG: String Quartet in G minor Op. 27
BRAHMS: Clarinet Quintet in B minor Op. 115
Hagen Quartet: Lukas Hagen (violin), Rainer Schmidt (violin), Veronika Hagen (viola),
Clemens Hagen (cello); Jorg Widmann (clarinet)
MYRIOS MYR007 (Hybrid SACD)


YR
OLSEN: Six old Village Songs from Lom
GRIEG: Sonata for Violin and Piano in F Major Op. 8
THORESEN: ‘Yr’ for solo Violin op. 23 (inc. embedded video of choreographed performance)
With traditional Hardangar fiddle tunes
Ragnhild Hemsing (violin and Hardanger fiddle), Tor Espen Aspaas (piano)
SIMAX PSC1315 (CD)


HALVORSEN: Rhapsodie norvegiennes no. 1; Rhapsodie norvegiennes no. 2; Norwegian Bridal Procession; Passacaglia Op.20 no. 2 for violin and viola; Dance Scene from ‘Queen Tamara’; Symphonic Intermezzo from ‘The King’; Norwegian Festival Overture Op.16; Norwegian Fairy Tale Pictures Op.37
Melina Mandozzi (violin), Ilze Klava (viola),
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Neeme Jarvi
CHANDOS CHAN10710 (CD)


9.30am Building a Library

David Vickers surveys recordings of operas by Vivaldi and makes a recommendation:

VIVALDI: L'Olimpiade RV725
Sara Mingardo (Licida - contralto); Roberta Invernizzi (Megacle - soprano); Sonia Prina (Aristea - contralto); Marianna Kulikova (Argene - mezzo-soprano); Laura Giordano (Aminta - soprano); Riccardo Novaro (Clistene - baritone); Sergio Foresti (Alcantro - bass); Concerto Italiano; Rinaldo Alessandrini (conductor)
NAIVE OP30316 (3CD)


10.25am

Delius – 150th Anniversary Edition
DELIUS: Various recordings made between 1929 and 1999
Various artists
For full listings see www.emiclassics.com/releaseabout.php?rid=52018
EMI 0841752 (18CD, budget)


Delius Edition
DELIUS: Various recordings made between 1953 and 1996
Various artists
DECCA 4783078 (8CD, budget)


10.55am New Releases

Chris de Souza joins Andrew to discuss recent releases of Symphonic works

BRAHMS: Symphony no.1 Op.68 in C minor; Haydn Variations Op. 56a; Symphony no.2 Op.73 in D; Tragic Overture Op. 81; Academic Festival Overture Op. 80; Symphony no. 3 Op. 90 in F; Symphony no. 4 Op. 98 in E minor
Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Manze (conductor)
CPO 7777202 (3 Hybrid SACD)


BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 9 in D minor
Annemarie Kremer (soprano), Wilke te Brummelstroete (alto), Marcel Reijans (tenor), Geert Smits (baritone), Consensus Vocalis, Netherlands Symphony Orchestra, Jan Willem de Vriend (conductor)
CHALLENGE CLASSICS CC72533 (Hybrid SACD)


BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor Op. 125 'Choral'
Rebecca von Lipinksi (soprano), Anna Grevelius (mezzo-soprano), Peter Wedd (tenor), Roderick Williams (baritone), Manchester Camerata, CBSO Chorus, Douglas Boyd (conductor)
AVIE AV2245 (CD)


SCHUMANN: Piano Concerto in A minor Op.54; Introduction and Allegro Op 134; Konzertstuck in F major Op.86; Introduction and Allegro appassionato Op.92
Gerhard Oppitz (piano), Bamberger Symphoniker, Marc Andrae (conductor)
TUDOR TUDOR7181 (Hybrid SACD)


SCHUMANN: Symphony no. 1 in Bb major Op. 38 ‘Spring’; Symphony no. 2 in C major Op. 61; Symphony no. 3 in Eb major Op. 97 ‘Rhenish’; Symphony no. 4 in D minor Op. 120
Estonian Symphony Orchestra, Gennady Rozhdestvensky (conductor)
MELODIYA MELCD1001879 (2CD)


GAL: Symphony No. 4 (Sinfonia Concertante) Op. 105
ROBERT SCHUMANN: Symphony No. 2 in C major Op. 61
Orchestra of the Swan, Kenneth Woods (conductor)
AVIE AV2231 (CD)


11.50 am Disc of the Week

J. S. BACH: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II
Peter Hill (piano)
DELPHIAN DCD34101 (2CD)