Sunday 12 February 2012

Journey's End

At the end of next month, BBC Radio 3 is having one of its periodical composer marathons and the beneficiary this time is Schubert. So the free BBC Music magazine cover disc is a tie in with a performance of Winterreise from New Generation scheme artist baritone Henk Neven, accompanied by pianist Hans Eijsackers.

Tuesday 7 February 2012

She Ain't Heavy, She's His Sister

Sibelius : Kullervo

Performers : London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus conducted by Sir Colin Davis. Peter Mattei, baritone, Monica Groop, mezzo-soprano.

Monday 6 February 2012

Split Personality

Peter Warlock : The Curlew, Capriol, Serenade, Songs for tenor and string quartet

Performers : John Mark Ainsley, tenor. The Nash Ensemble.

Heseletine or Warlock ? It wasn't just pop and movie stars that changed their name.

Sunday 5 February 2012

It's All Greek To The French Baroque

Monteclair Cantates a Voix Seule

Performers : Emma Kirkby, soprano. London Baroque.

Short pacey cantatas on classical Greek themes from the French baroque.

Saturday 4 February 2012

Jumping Johann Fasch And It's A Gas

Johann Friedrich Fasch : Concertos for various instruments.

Performers: Il Gardellino. Baroque concertos for trumpet, flute, bassoon, oboe, strings, timpani in different combinations.

Friday 3 February 2012

Improvisations On Ancient Tradition

Colla Voche : Ernst Reijseger, cello. Tenore e Cuncordu de Orosei, Sardinian vocal ensemble.

Mix of improv, folk and traditional. A lot of plucked cello ala a jazz double bass. Unique vocal tradition from Sardinia. Elements of throat singing, at other times strangely reminiscent of native American chanting and even South African vocal styles.

Thursday 2 February 2012

Arab, Flamenco, Fado Fusion

Arco Iris by Amina Alaoui. Showing the roots of Arabic Al-Andalus in flamenco and fado. Some tracks fusions of these influences, others straight examples.

Wednesday 1 February 2012

Going For A Walk

Wanderer : Songs by Schumann, Killmayer and Mahler.

Schumann songs arranged for small ensemble by Marcus Maria Reissenberger
Killmayer four songs from Holderlin-Lieder ll
Mahler arrangements for small ensemble by Schonberg of Lieder Eines Fahrenden Gesellen

Performers : Christoph Pregardien, tenor. Ensemble Kontraste.