BBC Radio 3

Piano Trio no.1 in D minor Op.63

Reviewer: Erica Jeal
Broadcast: 17th December 2011

Recommendation:

• SCHUMANN: Piano Trio Op. 63
  c/w HAYDN: Piano Trios H.XV Nos. 16 & 19
  BEETHOVEN: Piano Trios WoO38 & Op. 97
  FAURE: Piano Quartet Op. 15
  Leonid Kogan (violin), Rudolf Barshai (viola), Mstislav Rostropovich (cello), Emil Gilels (piano)
  (Recorded 1958)
  DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 4777476 (2CD, budget)

Modern Recommendation:

• SCHUMANN: Piano Trio No 1 in D minor Op 63; c/w Piano Trio No 2 in F major Op 80
  The Florestan Trio: Anthony Marwood (violin), Richard Lester (cello), Susan Tomes (piano)
  HYPERION CDA67063 (CD, mid-price)

Das Paradies und die Peri

Reviewer: Peter Quantrill
Broadcast: 16th October 2010

• Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantiques, John Eliot Gardiner (conductor)
  Archiv 4576602 (2CD)

Piano Concerto in A minor Op 54

Reviewers: Harriet Smith and Kenneth Hamilton
Broadcast: 11th June 2010

• Consensus recommendations:
• Andreas Staier (fortepiano) / Orchestre des Champs Elysees / Philippe Herreweghe (conductor)
• c/w SCHUMANN: Cello Concerto in A minor Op 129
• Christophe Coin (cello) / Orchestre des Champs Elysees / Philippe Herreweghe (conductor)
• Harmonia Mundi HMA1951731 (CD, budget)

• Walter Gieseking (piano) / Dresden State Orchestra / Karl Bohm (conductor)
• c/w FRANCK: Symphonic Variations for piano and orchestra M46*; GRIEG: Piano Concerto in A minor Op 16**
• *London Philharmonic Orchestra / Henry Wood (conductor)
• **Berlin State Opera Orchestra / Hans Rosbaud (conductor)
• Naxos 8111110 (CD, budget)

Dichterliebe

Reviewer: Hilary Finch
Broadcast: 5th June 2010

• Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone)
• Jorg Demus (piano)
• [1965 recording]
• Deutsche Grammophon 4635052 (CD or Download)

• Christoph Pregardien (tenor)
• Andreas Staier (fortepiano)
• Deutsche Harmonia Mundi 05472772732 (CD) [currently unavailable]

• Christian Gerhaher (baritone)
• Gerold Huber (piano)
• RCA Red Seal 82876589952 (CD) [currently unavailable]

• Gerald Finley (baritone)
• Julius Drake (piano)
• Hyperion CDA67676 (CD)

• Ian Bostridge (tenor)
• Julius Drake (piano)
• EMI 5565752 (CD)

Reviewer: Richard Wigmore
Broadcast: 5th June 2010

• Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone)
• Chrisoph Eschenbach (piano)
• Deutsche Grammophon 4744662 (2CD)

• Werner Gura (tenor)
• Jan Schultsz (piano)
• Harmonia Mundi HMC901766 (CD)

• Peter Schreier (tenor)
• Andras Schiff (piano)
• Orfeo C658051B (CD)

• Christopher Maltman (baritone)
• Graham Johnson (piano)
• Hyperion CDJ33105 (CD)

Kerner-Lieder Op 35

Reviewer: Hilary Finch
Broadcast: 17th October 2009

• c/w Ballade des Harfners Op 98a No 2; Wer nie sein Brot mit Tranen ass Op 98a No 4; Wer sich der Einsamkeit ergibt Op 98a No 6; An die Turen will ich schleichen Op 98a No 8; Vier Husarenlieder von Nikolaus Lenau Op 117; Drei Gedichte von Emanuel Geibel Op 30; Die Lowenbraut Op 31 No 1
• Simon Keenlyside (baritone) / Graham Johnson (piano)
• Hyperion CDJ33102 (CD)