The New Releases

Sunday, October 7

Berlioz: Part Two (The Flight into Egypt); Part III (The Arrival at Saïs) from L'enfance du Christ
Yann Beuron, t (Narrator); Karen Cargill, ms (Marie); William Dazeley, br (Joseph); Tenebrae Choir, London Sym Orch/Sir Colin Davis.
LSO Live 0606 (2 CDs)  (55:29)

Beethoven: Theme, Variations 1-17 (Tracks 1-17) from Diabelli Variations, Op. 120
Vladimir Ashkenazy, p.
Decca 475 8401   (21:44)

Wagner, ed. Stokowski: Entrance of the Gods into Valhalla from Das Rheingold (8:11); Ride of the Valkyries from Die Walküre (5:44)
Bournemouth Sym Orch/José Serebrier.
Naxos 8.570293 "Wagner/Stokowski: Symphonic Syntheses"

Stravinsky: Anne Trulove's Aria from The Rake's Progress (8:43)
Rodrigo: Three Songs (5:30)
Kate Royal, s; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields/Edward Gardner. 
EMI Classics 94419-2 "Kate Royal"

Sunday, October 14, 2007

Bach: Cello Suite #1 in G, BWV 1007
Steven Isserlis, vc.
Hyperion CDA-67541/2  (2 CDs)  (16:11)

Brahms: Symphony #4 in e, Op. 98
London Phil Orch/Marin Alsop.
Naxos 8.570233   (41:48)

Falla: Siete canciones populares españolas
Kim Kashkashian, vi; Robert Levin, p.
ECM New Series B0009679-02   (14:45)

Bolcom: Cabaret Songs
Measha Brueggergosman, s; BBC Sym Orch/David Robertson.
DG B0009836-02   (17:25)

Raymond Scott: Peter Tambourine (2:59)
Chick Corea: Spain (4:36)
Alan Menken: Under the Sea (2:15)
Quartet San Francisco.
Violin Jazz Recordings JCCD-105 "Whirled Chamber Music"

Sunday, October 21

Beethoven: I from Piano Concerto #5 in Eb, Op. 73, Emperor
Hélène Grimaud, p; Dresden Staatskapelle/Vladimir Jurowski.
DG B0009840-02   (20:09)

Mozart: Act II Finale from Don Giovanni
Johannes Weisser, br (Don Giovanni); Lorenzo Regazzo, b-br (Leporello); Alexandrina Pendatchanska, s (Donna Elvira); Olga Pasichnyk, s (Donna Anna); Kenneth Tarver, t (Don Ottavio); Sunhae Im, s (Zerlina); Nikolay Borchev, b (Masetto); Alessandro Guerzoni, b (Il Commendatore); RIAS Chamber Choir; Freiburg Baroque Orch/René Jacobs.
Harmonia Mundi HMC-901964.66  (3 CDs)  (48:48)

Beethoven: Piano Sonata #8 in c, Op. 13, Pathétique
Jonathan Biss, p.
EMI Classics 94422-2   (17:39)

Antheil: Serenade for String Orchestra #1
Philadelphia Virtuosi Chamber Orch/Daniel Spalding.
Naxos 8.559060   (15:38)

Sunday, October 28

Vivaldi: Four-Violin & Cello Concerto in D, Op. 3/1, from L'estro armonico
Tafelmusik Baroque Orch/Jeanne Lamon.
Analekta AN-2-9835   (7:35)

Handel: Da tempeste from Giulio Cesare (6:16); Lascia ch'io pianga from Rinaldo (5:02)
Danielle de Niese, s; Les Arts Florissants/William Christie.
Decca B0010035-022

Corelli: Concerto grosso in g, Op. 6/8, Christmas
Copenhagen Saxophone Quartet; Viggo Mangor, o.
Kleos KL-5144  (14:09)

Mahler: Symphony #5
Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela/Gustavo Dudamel.
DG B0009837-02   (1:09:25)