Building a Library: Haydn: Sinfonia Concertante in B flat

Timings are approximate

9.05am

The Romantic Violin Concerto 13
SCHUMANN: Violin Concerto in D minor WoO 23; Violin Concerto in A minor Op. 129 (arrangement of the Cello Concerto Op.129); Fantasie in C major for Violin and Orchestra Op.131
Anthony Marwood (violin), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Douglas Boyd (conductor)
HYPERION CDA67847 (CD)


ZELENKA: Sonata V in F Major ZWV181/5; Sonata III in Bb Major ZWV181/3;Sonata VI in C minor ZWV181/6;Andante from Sinfonia à 8 concertanti in A minor ZWV189
Monica Huggett (baroque violin), Ensemble Marsyas
LINN CKD415 (Hybrid SACD)


Simone Kermes – Dramma
DE MAJO: Per trionfar pugnando (from Arianna e Teseo)
PORPORA: Alto Giove (from Polifemo); Vedrà turbato il mare (from Mitridate); Tace l’augello (from L’Agrippina); Empi, se mai disciolgo (from Germanico in Germania); Le limpid’onde (from Ifigenia in Aulide); Se dopo ria procella (from Germanico in Germania)
LEO: Son qual nave in ria procella (from Zenobia in Palmira)
HASSE: Consola il genitore (from L’Olimpiade); Fra cento affanni e cento (from Artaserse)
PERGOLESI: Sul mio cor (from Adriano in Siria)
HANDEL: Lascia ch’io pianga (from Rinaldo)
Simone Kermes (soprano), La Magnifica Comunita
SONY 88691963952 (CD)


9.30am Building a Library

Colin Lawson surveys recordings of Haydn’s Sinfonia Concertante in Bb and makes recommendations:

Top recommendation (only available as a download and boxed set):

HAYDN: Sinfonia Concertante in Bb
c/w various HAYDN Symphonies
Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Claudio Abbado (conductor)
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 4778117 (4CD and download, budget)

Recommendation available on single CD:

HAYDN: Sinfonia Concertante in Bb
c/w HAYDN Cello Concertos no. 1 and 2
Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Roger Norrington (conductor)
SONY 88697704462 (CD, budget)


10.20am Newly Released

Vivaldi - Missae & Vesperae
VIVALDI: Kyrie RV 587, Gloria RV 589, Credo RV 591, Magnificat RV 610
Kaia Urb (soprano), Vilve Hepner (soprano), Anna Zander (alto), Mati Turi (tenor), Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Tallin Chamber Orchestra, Tonu Kaljuste (conductor)
CARUS CARUS83325 (CD mid-price)


Mozart - Vesperae & Litania
MOZART: Vesperae solemnes de Dominica K321; Litaniae Lauretanae K195; Vesperae solemnes de confessore in C K339
Uku Joller (bass-baritone), Kaia Urb (soprano), Ave Moor (alto), Mati Turi (tenor), Uku Joller (bass), Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, Tonu Kaljuste (conductor)
CARUS CARUS83316 (CD mid-price)


Kraus - Der Tod Jesu
KRAUS: Der Tod Jesu; Kom! Din Herdestaf Att Bara; Awei Satze zu einem Te Deum
Stuttgart Philharmonia Choir, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Helmut Wolf (conductor)
CARUS CARUS83321 (CD mid-price)


Schubert – Messe in G
SCHUBERT:
Magnificat D486; Deutsches Salve Regina D379; Salve Regina in B D386; Deutsche Messe in G D872
Edith Lienbacher (soprano), Barbara Holzl (alto), Alexander Kaimbacher (tenor), Adrian Erod (baritone), Anton Scharinger (bass), Martin Nowak (organ), Vienna Chamber Choir, Vienna Orpheus Orchestra, Johannes Prinz (conductor)
CARUS CARUS83317 (CD mid-price)


Reger - Ausgewahlte Volkslieder
REGER: Sechs ausgewahlte Volkslieder; Neun ausgewahlte Volkslieder; Acht ausgewahlte Volkslieder
Dresden Chamber Choir, Hans-Christoph Rademann (conductor)
CARUS CARUS83318 (CD mid-price)

Brahms - Liebeslieder-Walzer
BRAHMS: Liebeslieder-Walzer Op. 52; Der Abend Op. 64/2; Neue Liebeslieder-Walzer Op. 65; Sechs Quartette Op. 112
Andreas Rothkopf and Barbara Nussbaum (pianos), Cologne Chamber Choir, Peter Neumann (conductor)
CARUS CARUS83319 (CD mid-price)


Silcher - Heimliche Liebe
SILCHER: Overture in E major; Mein Roselein; Der Lindenbaum; Annchen von Tharau; Fruhlingsahnung; Fruhlingsbote: Auf dem Wasser; Wohin mit der Freud; Untreue; Variations for piano on ‘In einem kuhlen Grunde’; Der Wirtin Tochterlein; Heimlicher Liebe Pein; Divertissement II for Flute and Piano; Flug der Liebe; Herzenweh; Schlafliedchen; Der Konig von Thule; Fruhlingsglaube; Es muss geschieden sein; Heimlicher Liebe; Loreley; Overture in C minor
Robert Dohn (flute), Susan Wenckus (piano), Stuttgart Radio Choir, Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, Uros Lajovic and Rupert Huber (conductors)
CARUS CARUS83322 (CD mid-price)


D. Scarlatti - Geistliche Chorwerke
SCARLATTI: Iste Confessor; Miserere in E; Salve Regina; Te Deum; Cibavit nos; Te gloriosus; Magnificat; Laetatus sum
Susan Erickson (soprano), Cynthia Melson (alto), Stephen Arnold (cello), Michael Bisio (double bass), Edward Rutschmann (portative organ), Western Washington University Concert Choir Bellingham, Robert Scandrett (conductor)
CARUS CARUS83320 (CD mid-price)


11:05am
Jessica Duchen joins Andrew to discuss recent releases of music by J. S. Bach

BACH: Goldberg Variations BWV988
Janne Rattya (classical accordion)
ONDINE ODE12092 (CD)


The Art of Transcription – Bach arrangements for String Trio by Dmitry Sitkovetsky
BACH arr. SITKOVETSKY: Goldberg Variations BWV 988; 15 Sinfonias BWV 787-801
Dmitry Sitkovetsky (violin), Yuri Zhislin (viola), Luigi Piovano (cello)
NIMBUS NI6199 (CD)


Organ Trio Sonatas - arranged for multiple instruments
BACH: Trio Sonata in G major BWV525 (originally in E flat major); Trio Sonata in G major BWV530; Trio Sonata in D major BWV529 (originally in C major); Trio Sonata in E minor BWV 528; Trio Sonata in G minor BWV527 (originally in D minor); Trio Sonata in E minor BWV526 (originally in C minor)
CHANNEL CLASSICS CCSSA27012 (Hybrid SACD)


BACH: Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin BWV 1001-1006
Cecylia Arzewski (violin)
BRIDGE BRIDGE9358A-B (2CD mid-price)


BACH: Partita No.2 in D minor BWV 1004; Partita No.3 in E major BWV 1006
AUERBACH: par.ti.ta for violin solo
YSAYE: Sonata in A minor for solo violin Op. 27 No.2
Vadim Gluzman (violin)
BIS BISSACD1972 (Hybrid SACD)


BACH: Sonatas and Partitas BWV 1001-1003
Isabelle Faust (violin)
HARMONIA MUNDI HMC902124 (CD)


11.40am Disc of the Week

SMETANA: The Bartered Bride
Tomas Juhas (Jenik), Dana Buresova (Marenka), Jozsef Benci (Kecal), Svotapluk Sem (Krusina), Stanislava Jirku (Ludmilla), Ales Voracek (Vasek), Jaroslav Brezina (Ringmaster), Katerina Knezikova (Esmeralda), Ondrej Mraz (Indian), Lucie Hilscherova (Hata), Gustav Belacek (Micha), Maxim Dusek (First Child) & Babette Rust (Second Child), BBC Singers, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Jiri Belohlavek (conductor)
HARMONIA MUNDI HMC902119/20 (2CD mid-price)