CD Review - Building a Library: Honegger - Symphony No 3

Andrew McGregor introduces CD Review, Radio 3's weekly programme devoted to what's new in the world of recorded music. In this week’s programme (timings are approximate): 09.05am BEETHOVEN: Symphonies No.4 in B flat and 6 in F “Pastoral” Budapest Festival Orchestra / Ivan Fischer (conductor) Channel Classics CCS SA 30710 (Hybrid SACD) KREUTZER: Violin Concertos Nos. 17, 18 and 19 Axel Strauss (violin) / San Francisco Conservatory Orchestra /Andrew Mogrelia (conductor) Naxos 8.570380 (CD) RIES: “Piano Concertos Vol. 4”: Piano Concerto in C minor; Concerto Pastoral; Introduction et Rondeau Brilliant Christopher Hinterhuber (piano) / Borunemouth SO / Uwe Grodd (conductor) Naxos 8.572088 (CD) 09.30am Building a Library Jonathan Swain surveys currently available recordings of Honegger’s Symphony No.3, “Symphonie Liturgique” and makes a personal top recommendation. First choice: c/w POULENC: Gloria Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra / Mariss Jansons (conductor) RCO LIVE RCO0003 (Hybrid SACD) 10.20am New Releases VIVALDI: Ottone in Villa Maria Maura Martorana (Cleonilla), Tuva Semmingsen (Ottone), Florin Cezar Ouatu (Caio Silio), Luca Dordolo (Decio), Marina Bartoli (Tullia) / L’Arte dell’Arco / Federico Guglielmo (conductor) Brilliant Classics 94105 (2 CDs, budget price) VIVALDI: Ottone in Villa Sonia Prina (Ottone), Julia Lezhneva (Caio Silio), Veronica Cangemi (Cleonilla), Roberta Invernizzi (Tullia), Topi Lehtipuu (Decio) / Il Giardino Armonico / Giovanni Antonini (director) Naïve OP 30493 (2 CDs) 10.50 Schumann Round-up Stephen Plaistow mines the rich seam of Schumann’s lesser-known piano music, and makes personal recommendations from the following recordings: SCHUMANN: Kinderszenen; Kreisleriana; Humoreske Radu Lupu (piano) Decca 440 4962 (CD) SCHUMANN: Humoreske; Novelletten Op.21; Piano Sonata in F minor; Nachstucke Op.23/4 Andras Schiff (piano) ECM 1806-07 (2 CDs) SCHUMANN: Fantasie in C; Faschingsschwank aus Wien; Papillons Sviatoslav Richter (piano) EMI 5752332 (CD, budget price) SCHUMANN: Etudes Symphoniques; Davidsbundlertanze; Kinderszenen; Piano Concerto; Piano Trio etc. Alfred Cortot (piano) et al Andromeda ANDRCD5012 (3 CDs, budget price) SCHUMANN: Fantasie in C; Waldszenen Op.82; Fantasiestucke Op.12; March Op.76/2 Sviatoslav Richter (piano) Supraphon SU 37952 (CD) LISZT: Piano Sonata; SCHUMANN: Arabesque Op.18; Fantasiestucke Op.12/7; plus works by Chopin, Scarlatti, Poulenc et al. Vladimir Horowitz (piano) Naxos 8110606 (CD, budget price) SCHUMANN: Papillons; Waldszenen; Kreisleriana; Humoreske etc. Wilhelm Kempff (piano) DG 477 8693 (5 CDs, budget price) “The Genius of Dino Ciani” Including SCHUMANN: Noveletten Op.21; plus works by Debussy, Weber and Bartok Dino Ciani (piano) Brilliant Classics 94069 (3 CDs, budget price) 11.45am Disc of the Week VERDI: Requiem Barbara Frittoli (soprano), Olga Borodina (mezzo), Mario Zefferi (tenor), Ildar Abdrazakov (bass) / Chicago SO & Chorus / Riccardo Muti (conductor) CSO Resound CSOR 9011006 (2 CDs) / CSOR 9011008 (2 Hybrid SACDs)