Early Music at Saturday Lunchtimes ...

[doversoul1]

Madrigals by Monteverdi and Gesualdo: 20 September

A selection of madrigals by Monteverdi and Gesualdo sung by La Compagnia del Madrigale, recorded in the Mozartsaal at last May's Schwetzingen Festival.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04hvqmw

[Roehre]

A selection of madrigals by Monteverdi and Gesualdo sung by La Compagnia del Madrigale, recorded in the Mozartsaal at last May's Schwetzingen Festival.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04hvqmw

It seems too much trouble to inform us which madrigals will be broadcast.

[doversoul1]

It seems too much trouble to inform us which madrigals will be broadcast.

These days, if you see on R3’s website, Vivaldi’s violin concerto or Scarlatti’s keyboard sonata, you ought to be pleased that you have some idea what you are going to hear. I expect the people (if that) who are writing the contents think these are the names of the works. From the mess on the playlist, they don’t seem to know that composers and performers are usually different in classical music (especially in early music).

[teamsaint]

I'm afraid I didn't enjoy the Pergolesi Stabat Mater on today's show.
The virtues of this particular performance escaped me. Sounded more like opera than sacred music to me.

[doversoul1]

CPE Bach: 4 October: Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin

A selection of chamber works by JS Bach's second son, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, performed by Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin and recorded at the Schwetzingen Festival in May 2014, in celebration of the 300th anniversary of the composer's birth. Music includes his Trio Sonata in G Wq 144, the cantata Der Frühling with soprano Isa Katharina Gericke, and the Quartet for piano, flute, viola and cello in G, Wq 95.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04k7t3x

Another(?)300th anniversary concert by Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin . Looks splendid (I’ve just found it)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhOl7TKkerA

[doversoul1]

CPE, WF & JC Bach: 11 October

Chamber music by three of JS Bach's sons performed by Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, recorded at the Schwetzingen Festival earlier this year. Music includes a harpsichord concerto by Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, Johann Christian Bach's G minor Symphony, Op 6 No 6, and works by CPE Bach, whose 300th anniversary is being celebrated this year.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04l2zd6

[french frank]

I have a CD of the AAMB performing JC and CPE including JC's G minor symphony. The notes quote CPE commenting on JC: "There is nothing behind my brother's current compositions..." :-) Brothers, eh!

[doversoul1]

I posted this quote elsewhere but JC was said to have commented ‘My brother (CPE) lives to compose. I compose to live’. Brothers; indeed.

[doversoul1]

La Stagione Frankfurt: 18 October

From R3 website:
The orchestra La Stagione Frankfurt is considered one of the most successful ensembles in the field of authentic music performance. […] by composers such as Franz Beck, Stradella, Alessandro Scarlatti, Holzbauer and the sons of Bach.

This concert was recorded last year as part of the Concertgebouw Sunday Morning series and includes music by Vivaldi, JS Bach and Telemann.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04lpmbc

From La Stagione Frankfurt’s website:
The orchestra La Stagione Frankfurt has for many years been counted among the most successful ensembles in the field of authentic music performance .[…] by composers such as F.I. Beck, A. Stradella, A. Scarlatti, I. Holzbauer and the sons of Bach

Never mind. The music should be good (all the same…)

[ardcarp]

Most of the first part of CD Review was devoted to early music. The piece by Sheringham (a contemporary of Cornysh?) was most arresting, often two-part in texture, and will apparently be the Hilliards' swan song. BTW, loved Jarousky's voice earlier on!

[Nick Armstrong]

Most of the first part of CD Review was devoted to early music. The piece by Sheringham (a contemporary of Cornysh?) was most arresting, often two-part in texture, and will apparently be the Hilliards' swan song. BTW, loved Jarousky's voice earlier on!

As flagged on the dedicated thread... http://www.for3.org/forums/showthrea...861#post436861

[doversoul1]

Capilla Flamenca: 25 October

… The programme includes vocal and instrumental music by Josquin de Prez and his contemporary Alexander Agricola.
[…]
Capilla Flamenca is an ensemble based in Leuven, Belgium, specialising in 14th to 16th century music from Flanders and takes its name from the historical Flemish chapel…

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04mb1p2

[ardcarp]

I enjoyed this programme immensely. Instrumentalists excellent, singing just a tad coarse at times, but I'm sure they were aiming for a 'straight' sound, which as far as anyone can know, is how it might have sounded.

I am mystified, totally mystified, why this Saturday slot isn't called THE EARLY MUSUC SHOW. The continuity announcer fulfilled a sort of Catherine Bott role, but wasn't named. Why not? She was good, even managing to pronounce Ockeghem several times in a row without choking to death. I think the Beeb is in denial. Never mind, we're still getting EMS by another name. It couldn't be anything to do with....us???

[doversoul1]

Austrian Baroque Company: 1st November

Lunchtime Concert: Highlights from a concert given by the Austrian Baroque Company during last autumn's International Bach Chamber Music Festival held in Riga, Latvia.

Recorder player and director Michael Oman leads the award winning Barogue ensemble in music by Vivaldi, Frescobaldi, Froberger, Sammartini and Marcello.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04n2s6h

I am mystified, totally mystified, why this Saturday slot isn't called THE EARLY MUSUC SHOW. [/SIZE]

I think that is because all the concerts on this programme were recorded elsewhere, i.e. not a production of the BBC. I mentioned this somewhere, this programme is surplus of Through the Night. There have been a number of programmes from the same concerts that were broadcast on TTN. The Oriana programme even used the same script. As for last week's programme, I enjoyed it very much, too.

[doversoul1]

Concerto Copenhagen: 8 November

Rameau's Suite from Platée and Telemann's Dramatic Cantata Ino performed by Concerto Copenhagen and director Lars Ulrik Mortensen, with soprano Maria Keohane, recorded in the Grand Hall at the Konzerthaus in Vienna as part of the Resonanzen Festival earlier this year.

Just started. Sounds very good.