Early Music on Record Review

[doversoul1]

25 November

1045
Andrew talks to Alexandra Coghlan about a new batch of choral discs including Monteverdi's Selva morale e spiritual, motets by Giovanni Croce, and madrigals by Cipriano de Rore.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09gfchx

This looks promising.

[doversoul1]

2 December

9.00am
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UN OPERA POUR TROIS ROIS
A Versailles entertainment for Louis XIV, Louis XV & Louis XVI: Music by Lully, Rameau, Gluck et al.
Chantal Santon-Jeffery (soprano), Emőke Baráth (soprano), Thomas Dolié (baritone), Purcell Choir, Orfeo Orchestra, György Vashegyi (conductor)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09h64bj

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[Beresford]

9.00am
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UN OPERA POUR TROIS ROIS
A Versailles entertainment for Louis XIV, Louis XV & Louis XVI: Music by Lully, Rameau, Gluck et al.
Chantal Santon-Jeffery (soprano), Emőke Baráth (soprano), Thomas Dolié (baritone), Purcell Choir, Orfeo Orchestra, György Vashegyi (conductor)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09h64bj

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Liked this a lot. The choir sound so different to most English choirs - don't know how they do it. Very different to the superb relaxed confidence of William Christie.

[Nick Armstrong]

I don't think this thread has mentioned the recording featured in the first part of RR on 25/11/17 (just catching up having been abroad):

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH: Magnificat in D Major, BWV 243

GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL: Dixit Dominus, HWV 232

Vox Luminis (choir), Lionel Meunier (conductor)

Alpha Classics ALPHA 370 (CD)

It sounded to me really exceptional, (infinitely preferable to the 'frankly risible' JEG Magnificat commented on above) - going to give it some serious listening. In fact, I'm doing so now (thank you, Qobuz).

[MickyD]

I heard a short extract of this on France Musique yesterday and was similarly impressed.

[Nick Armstrong]

I heard a short extract of this on France Musique yesterday and was similarly impressed.

The HD stream on my main hifi made me think that the small group of voices sound quite 'small' and far away in comparison with the instrumental sound - maybe just a question of adjusting after being used to a more 'choral' balance... Need to listen further. Would be interested in others' comments if anyone gives it a good listen...

[doversoul1]

9 December

1100
Sophie Yates assesses new releases of instrumental and vocal baroque music, including Rinaldo Alessandrini's arrangements of Bach keyboard works for period instrument ensemble.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09hr3w4

[MickyD]

A pity it's not a new release from Sophie Yates, her discs are always a joy.

[doversoul1]

23 December

9.00 am
IN DULCI JUBILO
Theatre of Voices; Paul Hillier (artistic director)

A CAVALIER CHRISTMAS (MUSIC FROM THE TIME OF THE ENGLISH CIVIL WAR)
The Ebor Singers; Chelys Consort of Viols; Paul Gameson

10.15am

JOHANN SCHELLE: ACTUS MUSICUS AUF WEYH-NACHTEN – CHRISTMAS CANTATAS
Concerto Palatino; Kölner Akademie; Michael Alexander Willens (director)

CHRISTOPH GRAUPNER: EPIPHANIAS-KANTATEN
Kirchheimer BachConsort; Sirkka-Liisa Kaakinen-Pilch (director and violin)

DAQUIN: NOUVEAU LIVRE DE NOËLS
Adriano Falcioni (Jean-Pierre Cavaillé organ of the Abbey of Gellone à St Guilhelm-le Désert (Hérault))

Plus: BaL The Brandenburg Concertos

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09k5nvn

[doversoul1]

6 January

10.30am – New Releases
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AGITATA
ANTONIO VIVALDI: NICCOLÒ JOMMELLI: GIOVANNI LORENZO GREGORI:
NICOLA PORPORA: ANTONIO CALDARA: ALESSANDRO STRADELL
GIUSEPPE TORELLI: GIOVANNI BATTISTA BREVI:
Delphine Galou (Contralto); Accademia Bizantina; Ottavio Dantone (Harpsichord and Direction)

HÄNDEL: LOTARIO
Opera in three Acts, HWV 26
Sophie Rennert (Lotario); Marie Lys (Adelaide); Ursula Hesse von den Steinen (Matilde); Jorge Navarro Colorado (Berengario); Jud Perry (Idelberto); Todd Boyce (Clodomiro)
FestspielOrchester Göttingen; Laurence Cummings (direction)

ALLESANDRO STRADELLA: Lagrime E Sospiri
Chantal Santon Jeffery (soprano); Galilei Consort; Benjamin Chéinier (violin and direction)

A DUE ALTI
Chamber duets by Bononcini, Steffani, Marcello et al.

*more (correct) information from Presto Classical
A due alti
Duos for countertenors
Filippo Mineccia (alto), Raffaele Pé (alto)
La Venexiana, Claudio Cavina

https://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/classical/search?search_query=A+DUE+ALTI

THE HÄNDEL ALBUM
Philipppe Jaroussky (countertenor and direction); Artaserse

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09kpsh7

[doversoul1]

I thoroughly enjoyed this slot. Hannah French’s style almost suits the usually tiresome conversation form. And in my most absolutely humble opinion after hearing the new alto alto duetti (or alti duets?) CD, Jaroussky is in a class of his own.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Hmmm - she was forced rather to rattle off her comments in a Serviceable way (at one point ironically describing a piece as "calm and soothing" whilst speaking twenty-seven-to-the-dozen). And a couple of irritating "I just want to enthuse about .... " "Indeed, but we're not going to listen to that, instead ... " moments reminiscent of SK's "We've received all these suggestions" [rattles off half-a-dozen names of tweeters and suggested works] "but I've chosen to play the Hoe-Down by Copland, instead".

[doversoul1]

20 January

11.00am – New Releases
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THOMAS TALLIS, QUEEN KATHERINE PARR & SONGS OF REFORMATION
Alamire with Fretwork, David Skinner (director)

11.45am – Disc of the Week
 LULLY: ALCESTE
JEAN-BAPTISTE LULLY:
Alceste, LWV 50
Judith Van Wanroij, Edwin Crossley-Mercer, Emiliano Gonzalez Toro;
Les Talens Lyriques Christophe Rousset

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09nmq7y

[ardcarp]

THOMAS TALLIS, QUEEN KATHERINE PARR & SONGS OF REFORMATION
Alamire with Fretwork, David Skinner (director)

On my birthday list.

A preview here:

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/nov/16/tallis-songs-of-reformation-cd-review-queen-katherine-parr-henry-viii-alamire-fretwork-skinner-obsidian

[ardcarp]

Damn. They've just faded it out on Record Review. Maybe it would be a candidate for another EMS with David Skineer.

A bit about the contrafactum here:

https://academic.oup.com/em/article-abstract/44/2/233/2196912