
Proms Composer: Franz Schmidt
With Andrew McGregor. Includes Bach: Sonata in G, BWV1027; Proms Composer: Franz Schmidt; Balakirev: Russia; Sibelius re-issues and classic recordings; Brahms: Sonata in A, Op 100.
with Andrew McGregor, including:
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Bach: Sonata in G, BWV1027
Steven Isserlis (cello)
Richard Egarr (harpsichord)
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Proms Composer: Franz Schmidt
Ahead of a rare outing for his Symphony No. 2, this week's Summer CD Review Proms Composer is Franz Schmidt. A pupil of Bruckner, Schmidt was widely admired by his contemporaries, including Mahler, Berg and Schoenberg, not only as an outstanding composer but also as one of the great cellists and pianists of his generation.
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Balakirev: Russia
London Symphony Orchestra
Valery Gergiev (conductor)
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Andrew Mellor assesses some recent reissues of classic and historic recordings of Sibelius, including the symphonies with Leonard Bernstein and a set of the complete songs.
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Brahms: Sonata in A, Op 100
Isabelle Faust (violin)
Alexander Melnikov (piano).
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9.00am
Mendelssohn: Piano Trios Nos. 1 & 2
MENDELSSOHN: Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor Op. 49; Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor Op. 66
Sitkovetsky Trio
BIS BIS2109 (Hybrid SACD)
JS Bach, Handel & Scarlatti: Gamba Sonatas
BACH, J S: Viola da Gamba Sonatas Nos. 1-3, BWV1027-1029; Chorale Prelude BWV639 'Ich ruf' zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ'
HANDEL: Sonata in G minor HWV364b
SCARLATTI, D: Keyboard Sonata K90 in D minor
Robin Michael (cello), Steven Isserlis (cello), Richard Egarr (harpsichord)
HYPERION CDA68045 (CD)09.30am Proms Composer - Franz Schmidt
Ahead of a rare outing for his Symphony No. 2, this week's Summer CD Review Proms Composer is Franz Schmidt. A pupil of Bruckner, Schmidt was widely admired by his contemporaries, including Mahler, Berg and Schoenberg, not only as an outstanding composer but also as one of the great cellists and pianists of his generation.
BRAHMS arr. Piatti: 21 Hungarian Dances; FRANZ SCHMIDT: 3 Fantasy Pieces (after Hungarian National Melodies)
Nancy Green (cello), Frederick Moyer (piano)
BIDDULPH LAW-010
Franz Schmidt - Symphony No. 1
SCHMIDT, F: Symphony No. 1 in E major; Orchestral Music from ‘Notre Dame'
Malmo Symphony Orchestra, Vassily Sinaisky (conductor)
NAXOS 8570828 (CD budget)
SCHMIDT, F: Notre Dame
Hartmut Welker (baritone), Kurt Moll (bass), James King (tenor), Gwyneth Jones (soprano), Hans Helm (baritone), Horst R. Laubenthal (tenor), Andreas Juffinger (organ), Kaja Borris (mezzo-soprano), RIAS Chamber Chorus, St. Hedwig's Cathedral Choir, Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Christof Perick
CAPRICCIO C5181 (2CD budget)
F. Schmidt: Beethoven Variations & Piano Concerto
SCHMIDT, F: Concertante Variations on a Theme of Beethoven for Piano and Orchestra; Piano Concerto in E flat major for left hand
Markus Becker (piano), NDR Radiophilharmonie, Eiji Oue
CPO 7773382 (CD)
Franz Schmidt - The String Quartets
SCHMIDT, F: String Quartet in A major (1925); String Quartet in G major (1929)
Franz Schubert Quartett
NIMBUS NI5467 (CD)
Franz Schmidt - Complete Symphonies
SCHMIDT, F: Symphony No. 1 in E major; Symphony No. 2 in E flat major; Symphony No. 3 in A major; Symphony No. 4 in C major
Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Jarvi (conductor)
CHANDOS CHAN9568 (4CD mid-price)
SCHMIDT, F: Das Buch mit Sieben Siegeln (The Book of the Seven Seals)
Johannes Chum (tenor), Robert Holl (bassbaritone), Sandra Trattnigg (soprano), Michelle Breedt (mezzo-soprano), Nikolai Schukoff (tenor), Manfred Hemm (bass), Robert Kovacs (organ), Tonkunstler orchester Niederosterreich, Wiener Singverein, Kristjan Jarvi (conductor)
CHANDOS CHSA5061(2) (2Hybrid SACD mid-price)10.05am
Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 3 & Balakirev: Russia
BALAKIREV: Symphonic Poem 'Russia'
RACHMANINOV: Symphony No. 3 in A minor Op. 44
London Symphony Orchestra, Valery Gergiev (conductor)
LSO LIVE LSO0779 (Hybrid SACD mid-price)
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Complete Piano Works Vol. 2
RACHMANINOV: Preludes Op. 32 Nos. 1-13 (complete); Morceaux de Fantaisie Op. 3; Preludes Op. 23 Nos. 1-10 (complete)
Artur Pizarro (piano)
ODRADEK RECORDS ODRCD316 (2CD mid-price)
Rachmaninov & Shchedrin: Piano Concertos
RACHMANINOV: Piano Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor Op. 1
SHCHEDRIN: Piano Concerto No. 2
STRAVINSKY: Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra
Denis Matsuev (piano), Mariinsky Orchestra, Valery Gergiev (conductor)
MARIINSKY MAR0587 (Hybrid SACD mid-price)10.30am Andrew Mellor on Sibelius Recordings
Sibelius: Great Performances
SIBELIUS: Symphonies Nos. 1-7 (complete); Karelia Overture Op. 10; Pohjola's Daughter Op. 49; Night Ride and Sunrise Op. 55; Pelleas and Melisande Suite Op. 46 (excerpts); Lemminkainen Suite Op. 22; Karelia Suite Op. 11; String Quartet in D minor Op. 56 'Voces Intimae'; Symphony No. 5 in E flat major Op. 82; Finlandia Op. 26; En Saga Op. 9; Tapiola Op. 112; Finlandia Op. 26; Valse Triste Op. 44 No. 1; Violin Concerto in D minor Op. 47; Finlandia Op. 26; Lemminkainen Suite Op. 22: The Swan of Tuonela (No. 2); Scenes Historiques I Op. 25: No. 3 Festivo; Karelia Suite Op. 11; Tapiola Op. 112; Violin Concerto in D minor Op. 47; Symphony No. 2 in D major Op. 43; Symphony No. 5 in E flat major Op. 82; Karelia Suite Op. 11; King Kristian II, incidental music Op. 27: Musette; King Kristian II, incidental music Op. 27: Elegie; Intermezzo; Valse Triste Op. 44 No. 1; Finlandia Op. 26
London Symphony Orchestra, Anthony Collins (conductor), Danish State Radio Symphony Orchestra, Thomas Jensen, Griller Quartet, Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Erik Tuxen, Concertgebouw Orchestra, Eduard van Beinum (conductor), Jan Damen (violin), London Philharmonic Orchestra, Berliner Philharmoniker, Hans Rosbaud (conductor), Oivin Fjeldstad, Pierre Monteux (conductor), Sir Alexander Gibson (conductor), London Proms Symphony Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras (conductor)
DECCA 4788589 (11CD budget)
Sibelius The Symphonies (Remastered Edition)
BRUCH: Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor Op. 26
GRIEG: Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 Op. 46; Peer Gynt Suite No. 2 Op. 55
SIBELIUS: Symphonies Nos. 1-7 (complete); Violin Concerto in D minor Op. 47; Valse Triste Op. 44 No. 1; Lemminkainen Suite Op. 22: The Swan of Tuonela (No. 2); Finlandia Op. 26; Luonnotar Op. 70 (Text: Kalevala)
Zino Francescatti (violin), Phyllis Curtin (soprano), New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein (conductor)
SONY 88875026142 (7CD budget)
Sibelius: Songs (150th Anniversary Edition)
SIBELIUS: 2 Songs Op. 35; Six Songs Op. 36; Five Songs Op. 37; 5 Laulut Op. 38; Six Songs Op. 50; Eight Songs Op. 57 (Text: Ernst Josephson); 2 Songs from Shakespeare's 'Twelfth Night' Op. 60; 8 Laulut Op. 61; Six Songs Op. 72 (Songs Nos. I & II are lost); Six Songs Op. 86; Six Songs Op. 88 'Flower Songs'; Six Songs Op. 90
Tom Krause (baritone), Irwin Gage (piano), Elisabeth Soderstrom (soprano), Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano), Carlos Bonell (guitar)
DECCA 4788609 (4CD budget)
11.30
Brett Dean: Chamber Works
DEAN, B: Epitaphs for String Quintet; Eclipse (String Quartet No. 1); String Quartet No. 2 ‘And once I played Ophelia’
Allison Bell (soprano), Doric String Quartet, Brett Dean (viola)
CHANDOS CHAN10873 (CD mid-price)
11. 45am
Brahms: The Complete Songs Volume 6 (Ian Bostridge)
BRAHMS: Lieder und Gesange Op. 32; Die Kranze Op. 46 No. 1; Botschaft Op. 47 No. 1; Liebesglut Op. 47, No. 2; Es liebt sich so lieblich Op. 71 No. 1; Geheimnis Op. 71 No. 3; Willst du, dass ich geh'? Op. 71 No. 4; Unuberwindlich Op. 72 No. 5; Sommerabend Op. 85 No. 1; Mondenschein Op. 85 No. 2; Lieder (4) Op. 96; Auf dem Kirchhofe Op. 105 No. 4; Standchen Op. 106 No. 1; Meine Lieder Op. 106 No. 4; An die Stolze Op. 107 No. 1; Salamander Op. 107 No. 2
Ian Bostridge (tenor), Graham Johnson (piano)
HYPERION CDJ33126 (CD)
Brahms: Violin Sonatas Nos. 2 & 3
BRAHMS: Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major Op. 100; Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor Op. 108
SCHUMANN: Romances (3) Op. 94; F.A.E.-Sonate
Isabelle Faust (violin) and Alexander Melnikov (piano)
HARMONIA MUNDI HMC902219 (CD)
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