Early Music on Record Review

[doversoul1]

29 November

9.00am
BACH, J S: Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 1-6 BWV1046-1051 (complete)
Florilegium

BYRD: Emendemus in melius; Infelix ego; Ave Maria; Mass for five voice
FERRABOSCO, A I: Peccantem me quotidie
MONTE, P: Miserere mei a 5
Collegium Vocale Gent, Philippe Herreweghe (conductor)

11.45am Disc of the Week
CALDARA: La concordia de’ pianeti
Veronica Cangemi, Delphine Galou, Ruxandra Donose, Franco Fagioli, Daniel Behle, Carlos Mena, Luca Tittoto, La Cetra Barockorchester, Andrea Marcon (conductor)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04sv0f8

A great line-up but The Guardian’s review was rather lukewarm.

http://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/nov/13/caldara-la-concordia-de-pianeti-cd-review-andrea-marcon-franco-fagioli

[MickyD]

Oooh, more Caldara, goody! From what I gather, the set of the Brandenburgs is presented in descending order from 6-1, very perverse! Reasons for which I hope will be explained on CD Review tomorrow.

[doversoul1]

Monteverdi et.al. 12 Decenber

1040
Andrew talks to Anna Picard about a clutch of new discs including Monteverdi Madrigals from William Christie and Les Arts Florissants, and discs by a couple of other less well known 17th-century composers, Étienne Moulinié and Alessandro Melani, plus recital discs from the countertenors Raffaele Pe and Xavier Sabata.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04tvlyz

A Golden Age or an Epidemic of countertenor (depends…)

[doversoul1]

Update

9.00am
Favourite Carols from King's: Adam Banwell (treble), The Choir of King's College Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury (conductor)
A Venetian Christmas: HASS, PEROTTI, TORELLI, VIVALDI,
Gaetano Veneziano: Christmas in Naples: SCARLATTI, A, VENEZIANO
Christmas with the Shepherds: MORALES, MOUTON, STABILE

10.50am New Releases: Baroque vocal
Andrew talks to Anna Picard about a clutch of new discs including Monteverdi Madrigals from William Christie and Les Arts Florissants […]
(this is another of those website ****. Christie is not the only one who directs Les Arts Florissants.)

That besides, this is an hour packed with unfamiliar names (to me). Should be interesting.

I Dilettanti: Xavier Sabata (countertenor), Latinitas nostra, Markellos Chryssikos (harpsichord and direction)
MELANI: Marienvesper: Rheinische Kantorei, Das Kleine Konzert, Hermann Max (conductor)
Moulinie: Meslanges pour la chapelle d'un prince: Sebastien Dauce (harpsichord, organ, direction), Ensemble Correspondances
The Medici Castrato: Raffaele Pe (countertenor), Chiara Granata (triple harp), David Miller (theorbo)
Monteverdi Madrigali Volume 2: Mantova: Les Arts Florissants, Paul Agnew (conductor)

[Nick Armstrong]

I Dilettanti: Xavier Sabata (countertenor), Latinitas nostra, Markellos Chryssikos (harpsichord and direction)

The Medici Castrato: Raffaele Pe (countertenor), Chiara Granata (triple harp), David Miller (theorbo)

Not enjoying these c/tenors at all. Must not be in falsetto mood today

[pastoralguy]

9.00am
Favourite Carols from King's: Adam Banwell (treble), The Choir of King's College Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury (conductor)
A Venetian Christmas: HASS, PEROTTI, TORELLI, VIVALDI,
Gaetano Veneziano: Christmas in Naples: SCARLATTI, A, VENEZIANO
Christmas with the Shepherds: MORALES, MOUTON, STABILE

10.50am New Releases: Baroque vocal
Andrew talks to Anna Picard about a clutch of new discs including Monteverdi Madrigals from William Christie and Les Arts Florissants […]
(this is another of those website ****. Christie is not the only one who directs Les Arts Florissants.)

That besides, this is an hour packed with unfamiliar names (to me). Should be interesting.

I Dilettanti: Xavier Sabata (countertenor), Latinitas nostra, Markellos Chryssikos (harpsichord and direction)
MELANI: Marienvesper: Rheinische Kantorei, Das Kleine Konzert, Hermann Max (conductor)
Moulinie: Meslanges pour la chapelle d'un prince: Sebastien Dauce (harpsichord, organ, direction), Ensemble Correspondances
The Medici Castrato: Raffaele Pe (countertenor), Chiara Granata (triple harp), David Miller (theorbo)
Monteverdi Madrigali Volume 2: Mantova: Les Arts Florissants, Paul Agnew (conductor)

I groaned when I got the CD Review newsletter yesterday and saw this but, actually, I really enjoyed it. I find I'm getting more attracted to this music as I get older.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

I find I'm getting more attracted to this music as I get older.

Oh, me too: well worth the peculiar noises I emit as I get out of a chair - noises so odd they make me forget why I got out of the chair in the first place!

But, yes to Cali; some unpleasant hooting in the Marcello cantata.

[amateur51]

I thought Anna Picard was a breath of fresh air today. She didn't 'love' everything; she even dared to disagree with Excitable Andrew, putting him right several times!

Let's have more of her in iconoclastic mood please

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

I thought Anna Picard was a breath of fresh air today. She didn't 'love' everything; she even dared to disagree with Excitable Andrew, putting him right several times!

Let's have more of her in iconoclastic mood please

- I thought I detected a world-weary "Oh, do shut up!" edge to many of her replies.

Sorry to be so "anti-Andy" this morning, but today he didn't come up to the standards he has set himself.

[doversoul1]

20 December

Andrew is joined live in the studio by Richard Morrison, Flora Wilson and Simon Heighes to discuss the best new releases of 2014.

Including:
9.00
MONTEVERDI: Vespro della beata Vergine (1610); Selva morale e spiritual
Concerto Italiano, Rinaldo Alessandrini

10.15
Rameau: Pieces de clavecin
Mahan Esfahani (harpsichord)

CPE Bach: Magnificat
RIAS Kammerchor, Akademie fur Alte Musik Berlin, Hans-Christoph Rademann (conductor)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04w80bp

[Black Swan]

A bit of a disapointmet in a way for me. I already have the CPE Bach and Monteverdi discs and have a complete Rameau by Rousset. So this one will be easy on the bank account.

J

[doversoul1]

27 December

9.00am
BACH, J S: Christmas Oratorio: La Petite Bande, Sigiswald Kuijken
AGRICOLA, J F: Kolner Akademie, Michael Alexander Willens
BRAUNFELS: Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Munchner Rundfunkorchester, Ulf Schirmer
Vivaldi & Bach: Magnificats and Concerti: Le Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04vdfbg

AGRICOLA and BRAUNFELS are new names to me. I look forward to hearing their works.

[Roehre]

9.00am
BACH, J S: Christmas Oratorio: La Petite Bande, Sigiswald Kuijken
AGRICOLA, J F: Kolner Akademie, Michael Alexander Willens
BRAUNFELS: Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Munchner Rundfunkorchester, Ulf Schirmer
Vivaldi & Bach: Magnificats and Concerti: Le Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04vdfbg

AGRICOLA and BRAUNFELS are new names to me. I look forward to hearing their works.

Agricola (Ackerman) is early renaissance (late 15C), but I am quite sure Braunfels is one of the according to the Nazis "Entartete" composers

[Black Swan]

I have the Savall Bach and Vivaldi Magnificant Album and really love it.

[doversoul1]

Agricola (Ackerman) is early renaissance (late 15C), but I am quite sure Braunfels is one of the according to the Nazis "Entartete" composers

Ah yes, he is (i.e. not exactly early music )
Walter Braunfels (German pronunciation: [ˈvaltɐ ˈbʁaʊnfɛls]; 19 December 1882 – 19 March 1954) was a German composer, pianist, and music educator.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Braunfels

It was this that made me jump to the wrong conclusion .
The Münchner Rundfunkorchester regularly rediscovers the works of long forgotten composers

http://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/advsearch.php?composer=BRAUNFELS&work=&performer=&medium=all&label=&cat=