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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.