This week, Bill selects highlights from albums recently recorded by friends in the music world.
New Releases, Part I
Playlist
Episode 1
Janáček, Leoš: Pohádka (Fairy Tale), I-III
Matt Haimovitz, violoncello; Christopher O’Riley, piano
Shuffle.Play.Listen
Pentatone – PTC 5186 546
13:11
Bach, J.S.: Partita for Keyboard, BWV 825
Evan Shinners, piano
@bach
NEW CULL RECORDS
11:30
Bach, J.S.: Partita for Keyboard, BWV 825
Evan Shinners, piano
@bach
NEW CULL RECORDS
2:22
Mignone, Francisco: Barcarola
Cuarteto Latinoamericano
String Quartets Nos. 1 and 2 / 3 Spanish Songs / 2 Essays
Sono Luminus 92147
4:51
Mignone, Francisco: Tres Canciones Españolas: “Nana”, “¿Por
Qué Lloras Morenita?” and “Las Mujeres Son Las Moscas”
Cuarteto Latinoamericano
String Quartets Nos. 1 and 2 / 3 Spanish Songs / 2 Essays
Sono Luminus 92147
4:38
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Romance For Violin And Orchestra No. 1 In G Major, Op. 40
Orquesta Sinfonica de Mineria/Carlos Miguel Prieto;
Philippe Quint, violin
Violin Concertos / Romances
Avanti 10362
7:11
Herrmann, Bernard: Vertigo Suite – Scène D’Amour
Matt Haimovitz, violoncello; Christopher O’Riley, piano
Shuffle.Play.Listen
Pentatone – PTC 5186 546
4:56
Episode 2
McLean, Michael: Elements III. Air IV. Water
London Symphony Orchestra/Hugh Wolff; Brian Lewis, violin
Serenade / MCLEAN, M.: Elements
Delos 3357
19:50
Crumb, George: 3 Early Songs: “Night”, “Let It Be Forgotten” & “Wind Elegy”
Jan DeGaetani, mezzo soprano; Gilbert Kalish, piano
Jan DeGaetani and Gilbert Kalish in Concert
Bridge 9340
7:32
Schubert, Franz: Impromptu #2 In E Flat,
D. 899/2 Impromptu #3 In G Flat,
D. 899/3 Impromptu # 4 In A Flat, D. 899/4
Simone Dinnerstein, piano
Something Almost Being Said: Music of Bach and Schubert
Sony 98943
20:14
Episode 3
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Mass In C Minor, K. 427
Kyrie
Sanctus
Sanctus – Osanna
Benedictus
Handel and Haydn Society/Harry Christophers;
Gillian Keith, Tove Dahlberg, Thomas Cooley, Nathan Berg, soloists
Mozart: Mass in C minor, K427 ‘Great’
Coro 16084
15:21
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: String Quartet in B-flat, K. 589
Emerson Quartet
The Prussian Quartets
Sony 93598
23:23
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: String Quartet in B-flat, K. 589
Emerson Quartet
The Prussian Quartets
Sony 93598
2:40
White, Clarence Cameron: Basque Folk Song
Marcus Eley, clarinet; Lucerne DeSa, piano
But Not Forgotten (Music By African-American Composers For Clarinet And Piano)
Sono 92516
2:35
Akpabot, Samuel: Pastorale From “Scenes From Nigeria”
Marcus Eley, clarinet; Lucerne DeSa, piano
But Not Forgotten (Music By African-American Composers For Clarinet And Piano)
Sono 92516
3:33
Sáenz, Pedro: Vals Criollo fr. Aquel Buenos Aires
Mirian Conti, piano
Piano Music of Argentina
Steinway 30010
3:37
Episode 4
Beethoven, Ludwig van: String Quartet in F, Op. 135
III. Lento Assai, Cantante E Traquillo;
IV. Grave Ma Non Troppo Tratto
Cypress String Quartet
The late string quartets
CYPRESS STRING QUARTET CSC012
14:14
Higdon, Jennifer: Piano Trio
I. Pale Yellow
Lincoln Trio
AUERBACH, L. / GARROP, S. / HIGDON, J. / SCHWENDINGER, L.E. / THOMAS, A.R. / TOWER, J. (Notable Women) (Lincoln Trio)
Cedille 126
8:30
Saint-Saëns, Charles Camille: Violin Sonata #1 In D Minor, Op. 75
Joshua Bell, violin; Jeremy Denk, piano
French Impressions: Joshua Bell
Sony 82026
22:35
Chaplin, Charlie (After J. Padilla): City Lights – The Flower Girl (La Violetera)
City Lights Orchestra/Carl Davis
City Lights
Collect 15
3:03
Episode 5
Dowland, John: Flow my tears fr. Second Booke of Songes
Garth Knox, viola d’amore; Agnès Vesterman, violoncello
Saltarello
ECM 2157
4:01
Gesualdo, Don Carlo: “Occhi del mio cor vita” from the Fifth
Book of Madrigals
The Hilliard Ensemble
Saltarello
ECM 2175
2:11
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus arr. Anderson & Roe: Papageno!
Anderson & Roe Piano Duo (Greg Anderson and Elizabeth Joy Roe)
Anderson & Roe: when words fade
Steinway 30006
4:00
Enescu, Georges: Cantabile Et Presto
Marina Piccinini, flute; Anne Epperson, piano
MENDELSSOHN: PIANO CONCERTOS OP. 25 & OP. 40 –
SIX SONGS WITHOUT WORDS: CHAMBER ARRANGEMENTS
Claves 2009
6:23
Glass, Philip: Sonata No. 1 for Violin and Piano, I
Maria Bachmann, violin; Jon Klibonoff, piano
Glass Heart
Orange Mountain 7006
7:28
Hauschka, Volker: Clock Winder
Hilary Hahn, violin; Volker Bertelmann, prepared piano
Silfra: Hilary Hahn & Hauschka
DG 4790303
2:45
Woojun Lee/Brian Eno: An Ending (Ascent)
Icebreaker; BJ Cole, pedal steel guitar
Icebreaker (5) With BJ Cole – Apollo
Cantaloupe Music – CA21071
4:03
Ravel, Maurice: Mother Goose Suite
Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra/Myung-Whun Chung
Myung-Whun Chung conducts Debussy & Ravel
DG 4764498
16:15
Jackson, Michael: Billie Jean
Anderson & Roe Piano Duo
Anderson & Roe: when words fade
Steinway 30006
4:42