22/12/2018
Andrew McGregor rounds up the best new and recent releases, and in Building a Library Caroline Gill compares recordings of Vivaldi's Gloria RV589.
with Andrew McGregor.
09.30
Building a Library: Caroline Gill listens to and compares some of the available recordings of Vivaldi's Gloria,
Although Vivaldi wrote 3 settings of the Gloria (RV588-RV590), it is RV589 that has become known simply as 'The Vivaldi Gloria', owing to its enduring popularity. It is thought to have been composed in 1715 for the Pio Ospedale della Piet脿, the orphanage, convent and music school in Venice in which Vivaldi taught. Not only is the Vivaldi Gloria strongly influenced by the operatic style of the day, but it also mimics the prevalent concerto grosso style in its alternating episodes for tutti choir and solos. Above all, Vivaldi's Gloria has gained its popularity because of its vibrant musical personality.
11.00
Andrew McGregor discusses new and recent releases of organ music with Oliver Condy.
11.45
Andrew chooses an outstanding new release as his Disc of the Week.
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
Christmas Overture
Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: Martin Yates.- Dutton Epoch.
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Dives and Lazarus
Music Arranger: Ralph Vaughan Williams. Choir: Chapel Choir of the Royal Hospital Chelsea. Conductor: William Vann.- Albion Records.
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Dieterich Buxtehude
Cantata 'das neugeborne Kindelein' BuxWV 13
Choir: La Petite Bande. Conductor: Sigiswald Kuijken.- Accent.
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Hector Berlioz
L'adieu des Bergers (l'Enfance du Christ)
Performer: Luke Fitzgerald. Choir: Choir of Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge. Conductor: Geoffrey Webber.- Delphian.
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Christmas Eve Reel/Christmas in America/Old Christmas
Ensemble: Apollo鈥檚 Fire. Director: Jeanette Sorrell.- Avie.
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Joan Alfonso i Orfila
Nadalenca
Ensemble: Barcelona Symphonic Band. Conductor: Salvador Brotons.- Columna Musica.
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Arthur Sullivan
The Light of the World: Part 1. Bethlehem
Singer: Robert Murray. Singer: Kitty Whately. Orchestra: 蜜芽传媒 Symphony Orchestra. Choir: 蜜芽传媒 Symphony Chorus.- Dutton Epoch.
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Cecilia McDowall
O Oriens
Choir: Sonoro. Conductor: Neil Ferris.- Resonus Classics.
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Charles Wesley
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Music Arranger: Annuzio Mantovani. Orchestra: The Mantovani Orchestra. Conductor: Mantovani.- Decca Eloquence.
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Anonymous
Chiaccona a 4 in C
Singer: C茅line Scheen. Ensemble: L鈥橝rpeggiata. Director: Christina Pluhar.- Warner Classics.
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Franz Tunder
Ein kleines Kindelein (Aria)
Singer: C茅line Scheen. Ensemble: L鈥橝rpeggiata. Director: Christina Pluhar.- Warner Classics.
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Johann Ludwig Krebs
Toccata and Fugue in A minor
Performer: Manuel Tomadin. -
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Padre Antonio Soler
Concerto No. 1 in C major
Performer: Jeremy Joseph - Jurgen Essl. -
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C茅sar Franck
Chorale No. 1
Performer: Ben van Oosten. -
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C茅sar Franck
Pieces posthumes: Allegretto non troppo
Performer: Ben van Oosten. -
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Julius Reubke
Sonata on the 94th Psalm
Performer: Joseph Nolan. -
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Igor Stravinsky
The Firebird
Performer: Oxbridge Organ Duo.- Regent.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Trio Sonata No. 4 BWV.528
Performer: Lucas Pohle. -
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Paul Edwards
Contemplation
Performer: Stephen Moore. -
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Olivier Messiaen
Messe de la Pentecote
Performer: Louis Thiry. -
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Olivier Messiaen
Dieu parmi nous (La nativite du seigneur)
Performer: Richard Gowers. -
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Olivier Messiaen
Dieu parmi nous (La nativite du seigneur)
Performer: Louis Thiry.- La Dolce Volta.
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Claude Debussy
Nocturnes: 1. Nuages
Conductor: Fran莽ois鈥怷avier Roth. Orchestra: Les Si猫cles.- Debussy: Jeux, Nocturnes, Pr茅lude 脿 l'apr茅s midi d'un faune.
- harmonia mundi.
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Claude Debussy
Nocturnes: 2. F锚tes
Conductor: Fran莽ois鈥怷avier Roth. Orchestra: Les Si猫cles.- Debussy: Jeux, Nocturnes, Pr茅lude 脿 l'apr茅s midi d'un faune.
- harmonia mundi.
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Claude Debussy
Nocturnes: 3. Sir猫nes
Conductor: Fran莽ois鈥怷avier Roth. Orchestra: Les Si猫cles. Choir: Les Cris de Paris.- Debussy: Jeux, Nocturnes, Pr茅lude 脿 l'apr茅s midi d'un faune.
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Record Review
9.00am
Vaughan Williams: Norfolk Rhapsodies Nos.1 & 2; The Bluebird; Music for an EFDS Masque; Variations for Orchestra plus David Matthews: Norfolk March
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Martin Yates (conductor)
Dutton Epoch CDLX 7351 (SACD Hybrid)
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鈥楢 Vaughan Williams Christmas鈥� 鈥� Christmas carols by Ralph Vaughan Williams
Chapel Choir of the Royal Hospital Chelsea
William Vann (conductor)
Albion Records ALBCD035
Christmas Cantatas by Buxtehude, Telemann & Bach
La Petite Bande
Sigiswald Kuijken
Accent ACC 24348
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鈥楥antique de No毛l鈥� 鈥� Christmas music by Berlioz, Faur茅, Gounod, Saint-Sa毛ns, Roques, Noyon, Debussy, Guilmant & Massenet
Choir of Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge
Geoffrey Webber (director)
Michael How & Luke Fitzgerald (organ)
Delphian DCD34197
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Christmas on Sugarloaf Mountain鈥� 鈥� traditional Christmas music
Apollo鈥檚 Fire (ensemble)
Apollo鈥檚 Singers
Apollo鈥檚 Musettes
Jeannette Sorrell (director)
Avie AV2396
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9.30am 鈥� Building a Library 鈥� Caroline Gill on Vivaldi鈥檚 Gloria
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Composer: Vivaldi
Reviewer: Caroline Gill
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Recommended Recording:
Collegium Musicum 90
Richard Hickox (conductor)
Chandos 0518
Other Recommended Recordings:
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Schola Pietatis Antonio Vivaldi
Nadia Zwiener (conductor)
MP3s available online & DVD available on spav.co.uk
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Choir of King鈥檚 College, Cambridge
Academy of Ancient Music
Stephen Cleobury (conductor)
EMI Classics 5 57265
Taverner Consort and Players
Andrew Parrott
Virgin Veritas 0777 7 59326 2 1
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10.20am 鈥� New Releases
鈥楴adales arreu鈥� 鈥� Christmas music by Salvador Brotons, Mauel Oltra, Joan Alfonso, David Leon Fioravanti & Joan Casas
Banda Municipal de Barcelona (ensemble)
Salvador Brotons (director)
Coral Cantiga (choir)
Ulrike Haller (soprano)
Jordi Ricart (baritone)
Columna Musica 1CM0382
鈥�Folkjul II鈥� 鈥� Swedish folk music for Christmas
Ulrika Boden (singer)
Gunnar Idenstam (singer)
Sandra Marteleur (singer)
St. Jacobs Kammarkor
Gary Graden (conductor)
BIS-2334 SACD (Hybrid SACD)
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Arthur Sullivan: The Light of the World
Natalya Romaniw (soprano - Mary, the Mother of Jesus)
Eleanor Dennis (soprano - Mary Magdalene/Martha)
Kitty Whately (contralto - an angel)
Robert Murray (tenor - a disciple/nicodemus)
Ben Mcateer (baritone 鈥� Jesus)
Neal Davies (bass - a ruler/a pharisee/a shepherd)
蜜芽传媒 concert orchestra
Kinder children鈥檚 choir
蜜芽传媒 symphony chorus
John Andrews (conductor)
Dutton Epoch 2CDLX 7356 (Hybrid SACD)
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鈥楥hristmas with Sonoro鈥� 鈥� Christmas music by Archer, McDowall, Spicer, Higgins, Joubert, Treseder, Howells, McGlade, Roe, Beamish, O鈥機arroll, Warlock, Rutter, Todd & Nicholson
Sonoro (choir)
Michael Higgins (organ)
Neil Ferris (conductor)
Resonus Classics RES10226
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鈥楢 song for Christmas鈥� 鈥� Christmas music arranged for orchestra by Mantovani
Mantovani and his orchestra
Decca Eloquence 484 0268
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鈥楬immelmusik鈥� 鈥� Sacred songs and cantatas by Theile, JC Bach, Butner & Ritter
L鈥橝rpeggiata (ensemble)
Christina Pluhar (director)
Warner Classics 0190295634001
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10.50am New Releases: Oliver Condy on new organ recordings
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Krebs: Complete Organ Music
Manuel Tomadin
Brilliant Classics 95363
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Soler: Six concertos for two organs
Jurgen Essl & Jeremy Joseph
Cybele CYBELE SACD 031802
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Franck: complete organ works
Ben van Oosten
MDG 316 2080-2
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Organ music by Bach, Buxtehude, Mendelssohn & Reubke
Joseph Nolan
Signum SIGCD546
Music for organ duo by Ravel, Paulus & Stravinsky
Benedict Lewis-Smith
Julian Collings
Regent REGCD500
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Works for choir, organ & orchestra by Bach & Krebs
Lucas Pohle (organ)
Britta Schwarz (alto)
Luise Haugk (oboe)
Dresdner Barockorchester
Rondeau ROP6160
鈥楧eo Gracias鈥� 鈥� Organ music by Paul Spicer, Paul Edwards, John Weaver, Jehan Alain, Marcel Dupre, Leo Sowerby, Iain Quinn, Percy Whitlock & Andrew Carter
Stephen Moore
Priory PRCD1199
Messiaen: Les Corps Glorieux, L鈥橝scension, Messe de la Pentecote, Apparition de l鈥橢glise 茅ternelle, La Nativit茅 & Le Banquet C茅leste
Louis Thiry
La Dolce Volta LDV 49.1
Messiaen: La Nativit茅 du Seigneur
Richard Gowers
King鈥檚 College KGS0025
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11.45am 鈥� Disc of the Week
Debussy: Nocturnes, Jeux & Pr茅lude 脿 l'apr猫s-midi d'un faune
Les Si猫cles
Les Cris de Paris
Fran莽ois-Xavier Roth听-听Conductor
Harmonia Mundi HMM905291
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