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20 June 2020

Essential Purcell [Robert King]



Essential Purcell


Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
Welcome, welcome, glorious morn Z338
Be welcome then, great Sir, to constant vows Z324
Oh, fair Cedaria, hide those eyes Z402
Hear my prayer, O Lord Z15
When I am laid in earth 'Dido's lament' Z626
Let mine eyes run down with tears Z24
The Sparrow and the gentle Dove Z325
If music be the food of love Z379a
Rejoice in the Lord alway 'The bell anthem' Z49
Hosanna to the highest Z187
Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts Z58c
Fairest isle, all isles excelling Z628
Mark how readily each pliant string Z334
Sound the trumpet, 'til around Z323
She loves and she confesses too Z413
O how blest is the Isle to which Caesar is given Z343
Remember not, Lord, our offences Z50
Now that the sun hath veiled his light 'An Evening Hymn' Z193
Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep us this day without sin Z232
With rapture of delight dost see – Hail! bright Cecilia, Hail to thee! Z328

Barbara Bonney (soprano), Gillian Fisher (soprano)
Evelyn Tubb (soprano), Susan Gritton (soprano)
Eamonn O'Dwyer (treble), Nicholas Witcomb (treble)
James Bowman (countertenor), Michael Chance (countertenor)
Nigel Short (countertenor), John Mark Ainsley (tenor)
Mark Padmore (tenor), Michael George (bass), Charles Pott (bass)
The Choir of New College, Oxford
The Choir of King's Consort
The King's Consort

(flac image, log, cue, booklet)
(by courtesy of Bodtje@Susato)


The Fall of Constantinople [Cappella Romana]



The Fall of Constantinople


Anonymous
Introit for Sundays
Hymn of the Resurrection (Mode 1)
Imperial Acclamations for Constantine XI Paleologos (1449–53)
Glory. Both now.
Kontakion of the Mother of God (Mode Plagal 4)
Hierarchical Trisagion

Manuel Chrysaphes the Lampadarios (fl1440-1463)
Dynamis

Guillaume Dufay (c1400-1474)
Vasilissa ergo gaude

Manuel Gazes the Lampadarios (15th)
Hymn for Great Compline
MS Athens 2401

Guillaume Dufay (c1400-1474)
Apostolo glorioso

Anonymous
Kyrie Cunctipotens genitor

Guillaume Dufay (c1400-1474)
Ecclesiæ militantis

John Plousiadenos (?1429-1500)
Canon in Honor of Thomas Aquinas: Ode 1
Communion Verse
Canon for the Council of Florence: Ode 5

Manuel Chrysaphes the Lampadarios (fl1440-1463)
Lament for the Fall of Constantinople

Guillaume Dufay (c1400-1474)
Lamentatio Sanctæ Matris Ecclesiæ Constantinopolitanæ

Cappella Romana

(flac tracks, log, cue, booklet)
(by courtesy of grasprelease@Susato)


Alessandro Stradella: Ester [Luca Franco Ferrari]



Alessandro Stradella (1639-1682)

Ester


Silvia Piccollo (soprano), Elisa Franzetti (soprano)
Vicky Norrington (mezzo-soprano), Riccardo Ristori (bass)
Il Concento

(flac image, log, cue, booklet)
(by courtesy of Carlos@Susato)


Schubert: Sinfonia n. 8 'Incompiuta', Quintetto 'La trota' [Anton Nanut, Caspar da Salò Quintett]



Franz Schubert (1797-1828)


Symphony No. 8 in B minor "Unfinished"

Radio Symphony Orchestra Ljubljana

Piano Quintet in A major "Trout"


(flac image, log, cue, booklet)
(by courtesy of Jokad2@Susato)



Links may refer to other editions of this release

Reinhold Glière: Konzert für Koloratur-Sopran [Joan Sutherland]



Reinhold Glière (1875-1956)
Coloraturo Concerto Op. 82

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)
Pastorale

Joan Sutherland (soprano)
London Symphony Orchestra

César Cui (1835-1918)
Ici-bas

Aleksandr Grechaninov (1864-1956)
Lullaby

Joan Sutherland (soprano)

Reinhold Glière (1875-1956)
Harp Concerto Op. 74

Osian Ellis (harp)
London Symphony Orchestra

Alexander Glazunov (1865-1936)
Violin Concerto Op. 82

Josef Sivo (violin)
L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

(flac image, log, cue, covers)
(by courtesy of 300186@Susato)


The following links are for another release of this disc

19 June 2020

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: 6 "Haydn-Quartette" [Melos Quartett]



Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

The 6 'Haydn' Quartets


CD 1

String Quartet No. 14 in G major, K 387 "Spring"
String Quartet No. 15 in D minor, K 421 (417b)

CD 2

String Quartet No. 16 in E flat major, K 428 (421b)
String Quartet No. 17 in B flat major, K 458 "Hunt"

CD 3

String Quartet No. 18 in A major, K 464
String Quartet No. 19 in C major, K 465 "Dissonance"

(3CD, flac image, log, cue, booklet)
(by courtesy of 300186@Susato)


Stradella: San Giovanni Battista [Damien Guillon]



Alessandro Stradella (1643-1682)

San Giovanni Battista


Paul Antoine Bénos-Dijan (countertenor), Alicia Amo (soprano)
Olivier Déjean (bass), Gaia Petrone (mezzo-soprano)
Le Banquet Céleste

(flac image, log, cue, booklet)
(by courtesy of Carlos@Susato)


Scarlatti: 6 Sinfonie di Concerto Grosso, 3 Concerti [I Musici]



Alessandro Scarlatti (1660-1725)


Sinfonie di Concerto Grosso


Sinfonia No. 7 in G minor
Sinfonia No. 8 in G  major
Sinfonia No. 9 in G minor
Sinfonia No. 10 in A minor
Sinfonia No. 11 in C major
Sinfonia No. 12 in C minor

Concerti


Concerti No. 1 in F minor
Concerti No. 2 in C minor
Concerti No. 3 in F major


(flac image, log, cue, booklet)
(by courtesy of Bodtje@Susato)


Legendary Russian Pianists • CD 9



Legendary Russian Pianists

CD 9 of 25


Yakov Flier (1912-1977)


Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)
Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor Op. 35

Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943)
Prelude in C sharp minor Op. 3 No. 2
Prelude in G minorOp. 23 No. 5

Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987)
24 Preludes Op. 38

Yakov Flier (piano)

(flac image, log, cue, booklet)
(by courtesy of Tom Pouce@Susato)


18 June 2020

Paul Hindemith: In Sturm und Eis [Dennis Russell Davies]



Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)

In Sturm und Eis


Music for Salon Orchestra in 6 Acts
for Arnold Fanck's "Im Kampf mit dem Berg" (1921)

Members of the German Symphony Orchestra Berlin

(flac image, log, cue, booklet)
(by courtesy of 300186@Susato)



Mozart: The Violin Concertos [Arthur Grumiaux, Colin Davis]



Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

The Violin Concertos


CD 1

Violin Concerto No. 1 in B flat major, KV 207
Violin Concerto No. 2 in D major, KV 211
Sonata for Violin & Piano No. 32 in B flat major, KV 454*
Sonata for Violin & Piano No. 35 in A major, KV 52*

CD 2

Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, KV 216
Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, KV 218
Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, KV 219 "Turkish"

Arthur Grumiaux (violin)
London Symphony Orchestra
*Clara Haskil (piano)

(2CD, flac image, log, cue, booklet)
(by courtesy of Andrea Zaccaria@Susato)


Legendary Russian Pianists • CD 8



Legendary Russian Pianists

CD 8 of 25


Maria Grinberg (1908-1978)

Tatiana Nikolaïeva (1924-1993)


Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major Op. 73 "Emperor"

Maria Grinberg (piano)
USSR State TV and Radio Symphony Orchestra
Alexander Gauk

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Keyboard Concerto No. 1 in D minor BWV 1052

Tatiana Nikolayeva (piano)
USSR State TV and Radio Symphony Orchestra
Gennady Rozhdestvensky

(flac image, log, cue, booklet)
(by courtesy of Tom Pouce@Susato)


17 June 2020

Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov [Claudio Abbado]



Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881)

Boris Godunov


Anatoly Kotcherga (bass), Marjana Lipovšek (mezzo-soprano)
Samuel Ramey (bass), Sergei Larin (tenor)
Slovak Philharmonic Chorus Bratislava
Rundfunkchor Berlin
Tölzer Knabenchor
Berliner Philharmoniker

(3CD, flac image, log, cue, booklet)
(by courtesy of Bodtje@Susato)


Handel: The Complete Recorder Sonatas [Clas Pehrsson]



George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)


Sonata No.1 in G minor
Sonata No.2 in A minor
Sonata No.3 in C major
Sonata No.4 in F major
Sonata No.5 in B major
Sonata No.6 in D minor

Clas Pehrsson (recorder)
Bengt Ericson (cello)
Thomas Schuback (harpsichord)

(flac image, log, cue, booklet)
(by courtesy of 300186@Susato)


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Legendary Russian Pianists • CD 7



Legendary Russian Pianists

CD 7 of 25


Vladimir Horowitz (1903-1989)


Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)
Étude in C sharp minor Op. 10 No. 4
Étude in G flat major Op. 10 No. 5 "Black Key"
Étude in F major Op. 10 No. 8
Étude in F major Op. 25 No. 3
Mazurka No. 7 in F minor Op. 7 No. 3
Mazurka No. 27 in E minor Op. 41 No. 2
Mazurka No. 32 in C sharp minor Op. 50 No. 3
Scherzo No. 4 in E major Op. 54
Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor Op. 35: I. Grave - Doppio movimento

Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
Funérailles
Piano Sonata in B minor

Vladimir Horowitz (piano)

(flac image, log, cue, booklet)
(by courtesy of Tom Pouce@Susato)


16 June 2020

Per la settimana santa [La Fenice]



L'Héritage de Monteverdi (II)

Per la settimana santa


Alessandro Grandi (c1575-1630)
O vos omnes

Francesco Turini (1589-1656)
Sonata seconda

Giovanni Paolo Cima (1570-1622)
O sacrum convivium

Giovanni Salvatore (d1688)
Durezze e ligature

Giovanni Francesco Capello (fl 1610-1619)
Dic mihi, sacratissima virgo

Giovanni Felice Sances (1600-1679)
Stabat mater dolorosa

Giovanni Paolo Cima (1570-1622)
Sonata per cornetto e trombone

Biagio Marini (1587-1663)
Madrigale spirituale - Peccator pentito

Alessandro Piccinini (1566-1638)
Passacaglio

Domenico Mazzocchi (1592-1665)
Lagrime amare - La Maddalena ricorre alle lagrime

Adriano Banchieri (1568-1634)
Mulier, cur ploras hic

Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643)
Et resurrexit

Bonifazio Graziani (c1604-1664)
Regina coeli laetare

Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643)
Laudate Dominum

Maurizio Cazzati (1620-1677)
Capriccio sopra 7 note

Giovanni Salvatore (d1688)
Toccata per organo

Michel Angelo Grancini (1605-1669)
Exultate Christo adiutori nostro

John Elwes (tenor)
Ensemble La Fenice

(flac image, log, cue, booklet)
(by courtesy of basso profundo@Susato)


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14 June 2020

Beethoven • Mozart: Quintets for Piano and Winds [Murray Perahia, English Chamber Orchestra Soloists]



Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Quintet for Piano and Winds in E flat major, KV 452

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Quintet for Piano and Winds in E flat major, Op. 16

Members of the English Chamber Orchestra:
Neil Black (oboe), Thea King (clarinet)
Tony Halstead (horn), Graham Sheen (bassoon)

(flac image, log, cue, booklet)
(by courtesy of Bodtje@Susato)


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