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30/08/2008

Andrew McGregor introduces some of the best new recordings of the past few months, including works by Debussy, Foerster, Nigel Hess, Franck and Tippett.

Andrew McGregor presents some of the best releases of past months.

ANTON暮N T女MA: Partita for four instruments in D minor from disc T暖ma Partite, sonate e sinfonie
(c/w Sonata for four instruments in A Minor; Sinfonia for four instruments in B Flat Major; Sinfonia for three instruments in B Flat Major; Partita for three instruments in C Minor; Sonata for four instruments in E Minor; Sonata for three instruments in A Minor)
Concerto Italiano, Rinaldo Alessandrini (harpsichord and conductor)
Na茂ve OP30436 (CD)

DEBUSSY: Suite bargamasque from disc Debussy: Complete Works for Piano, Volume 3
(c/w Nocturne; Danse boh茅mienne; Deux Arabesques; R锚verie; Mazurka; Children鈥檚 Corner; Hommage 脿 Haydn; Morceau de Concours; La plus que lente; The little Nigar; Page d鈥橝lbum; Berceuse h茅ro茂que; 脡l茅gie)
Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano)
Chandos 10467 (CD)

CHOPIN: Scherzo No. 1 Op. 20 from disc Kapell Rediscovered: The Australian Broadcasts)
(c/w RACHMANINOFF: Piano Concerto No. 3 Op. 90; JS BACH: Suite BWV 818; MUSSORGSKY: Pictures at an Exhibition; TRAD. (attrib. Thomas Arne): God Save the Queen; MOZART: Sonata No. 16 K. 570; DEBUSSY: Suite bergamasque; CHOPIN: Barcarolle Op. 60; Nocturne Op. 55 No. 2; PROKOFIEV: Sonata No. 7 Op. 83)
William Kapell (piano)
Sony 82876 685602 (2 CDs, Mid Price)

FOERSTER: Violin Concerto No. 1 Op. 88 from disc Foerster 鈥 Violin Concertos
(c/w Violin Concerto No. 2 Op. 104)
Ivan 沤enat媒 (violin), 主播大秀 Symphony Orchestra, Ji艡铆 B臎lohl谩vek (conductor)
Supraphon SU 3961-2 (CD)

HANDEL: Messiah (Symphony, 鈥楥omfort ye, my people鈥, 鈥楨v鈥檙y valley shall be exalted鈥, 鈥楢nd the glory of the Lord shall be revealed鈥 from Part 1)
Mark Padmore (tenor), Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Catherine Wyn-Rogers (mezzo-soprano), Christopher Purves (bass), The Sixteen, Harry Christophers (conductor)
Coro COR16062 (2 CDs plus bonus CD, Mid Price)

BRITTEN: Piano Concerto in D major Op. 13 (first movement)
(c/w Young Apollo; Diversions)
Steven Osborne (piano), 主播大秀 Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Ilan Volkov (conductor)
Hyperion CDA67625 (CD)

NIGEL HESS: Piano Concerto (first movement)
Lang Lang (piano), The London Chamber Orchestra, Christopher Warren-Green (conductor)
Universal Classics and Jazz 1174850 (CD, Mid Price)

ALESSANDRO MARCELLO: Oboe Concerto in D minor
(c/w Vivaldi: Oboe concerto in C major (rv447); LOTTI: Oboe d'amore concerto in A major; PLATTI: Oboe concerto in G minor; ALBINONI: Oboe concerto in D minor)
Albrecht Mayer (director and oboe), New Seasons Ensemble
Decca 478 0313 (CD)

BEETHOVEN: Piano Trio No. 7 Op. 97, 鈥楢rchduke鈥 (finale); FRANCK: Violin Sonata in A from disc David Oistrakh: The Complete EMI Recordings
(c/w CD 1: BEETHOVEN: Triple Concerto in C, Op.56; CD 2: BEETHOVEN: Triple Concerto in C, Op.56; BRAHMS: Double Concerto in A minor, Op.102; CD 3: BEETHOVEN: Violin Concerto in D, Op.61; SIBELIUS: Violin Concerto in D minor, Op.47; CD 4: BEETHOVEN: Violin Concerto in D, Op.61; Violin Sonata No.9 in A, Op.47 'Kreutzer'; CD 5: MOZART: Violin Sonata No.32 in B flat, K.454; BEETHOVEN: Violin Sonata No.3 in E flat, Op.12 No.3; BRAHMS: Violin Sonata No.3 in D minor, Op.108; CD 6: BRAHMS: Violin Concerto in D, Op.77; Double Concerto in A minor, Op.102; CD 7: MOZART: Violin Concerto No.3 in G, K.216; BRAHMS: Violin Concerto in D, Op.77; CD 8:
PROKOFIEV: Violin Concerto No.1 in D, Op.19; Violin Concerto No.2, Op.63; Violin Sonata No.2 in D, Op.94; CD 9: MOZART: Violin Concerto No.1 in B flat, K.207; Violin Concerto No.2 in D, K.211; Sinfonia Concertante in E flat, K.364; CD 10: MOZART: Violin Concerto No.4 in D, K.218; Violin Concerto No.5 in A, 'Turkish' K.219; Adagio in E, K.261; Rondo Concertante in B flat, K.269; Rondo in C, K.373; CD 11: Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 3 in G, K.216; Concertone in C, K.190; CD 12 : LALO: Symphonie espagnole, Op.23; BRUCH: Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor, Op.26; CD 13: SHOSTAKOVICH: Violin Concerto No.1 in A minor, Op.99; KHACHATURIAN: Violin Concerto in D minor; CD 14: TANEYEV: Suite de Concert, Op.28; CD 15: SZYMANOWSKI: Violin Sonata in D minor, Op.9; SUK: Six Pieces, Op.7 - No. 1 鈥 Love Song; KOD脕LY: Three Hungarian Folksongs; WIENIAWSKI: L茅gende, Op.17; ZARZYCKI: Mazurka in G, Op.26; DEBUSSY arr Poulenc: Suite bergamasque - Clair de lune; FALLA: Suite populaire espa帽ola 鈥 Jota; TCHAIKOVSKY: Scherzo-valse, Op.34; YSAY脣: Extase, Op.21;
CD 16: SCHUBERT: Piano Trio No.1 in B flat, D.898; KHACHATURIAN: Violin Sonata, Op.1; TARTINI arr. Kreisler: Violin Sonata in G minor, 'The Devil's Trill'; CD 17: SCHUBERT: Octet in F, D.803)
David Oistrakh (violin), Lev Oborin (piano), Sviatoslav Knushevitsky (cello) and various conductors and orchestras
EMI 2147122 (17 CDs, Budget)

TIPPETT: A Child of Our Time (Part 1)
Indra Thomas (soprano), Mihoko Fujimura (alto), Steve Davislim (tenor), Matthew Rose (bass), London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis (conductor)
LSO Live LSO0670 (Hybrid SACD, Mid Price)

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