CD Review - Building a Library Update: Beethoven violin sonatas

Andrew McGregor with Radio 3’s regular look at what’s new in the world of recorded music. In this week’s programme (timings are approximate): 09.05am Alison Balsom: Italian Concertos Trumpet concertos by Vivaldi, Marcello, Albinoni, Cimarosa and Tartini Alison Balsom (tumpet) / Scottish Ensemble EMI Classics 4 56094 2 (CD) VIVALDI: Opera arias for tenor Topi Lehtipuu (tenor) / I Barocchisti / Diego Fasolis (director) Naïve OP 30504 (CD) Three Baroque Tenors Arias by Handel, Vivaldi, Arne, Caldara, Scarlatti, Boyce et al. Ian Bostridge (tenor) / The English Concert / Bernard Labadie (conductor) EMI Classics 6 26864 2 Colori d’Amore Arias by Scarlatti, Bonancini, Caldara, Matteis and Broschi Simone Kermes (soprano) / Le Musiche Nove / Claudio Osele (conductor) Sony Classical 88697 789202 09.35am Building a Library Special Ivan Hewett joins Andrew to discuss recent releases of Beethoven Violin Sonatas. Recommended versions include: Sonatas Nos. 3 in E flat and 9 in A (“Kreutzer”) Viktoria Mullova (violin) / Kristian Bezuidenhout (fortepiano) Onyx ONYX4050 (CD) Complete Violin Sonatas Isabelle Faust (violin) / Alexander Melnikov (piano) Harmonia Mundi HMC902025-27 (4CD + bonus DVD) 10.35am BACH: Brandenburg Concertos Nos.1-6; Harpsichord Concertos BWV 1052, 1056; Violin Concerto BWV 1052 (reconstruction) Apollo’s Fire / Elizabeth Wallfisch (violin) / Jeanette Sorrell (harpsichord/director) Avie AV2207 (2CD) BACH: Brandenburg Concertos Nos.1-6 La Petite Bande / Sigiswald Kuijken (director) Accent ACC 24224 (2 Hybrid SACDs) TELEMANN: The complete Tafelmusik Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Harmonia Mundi HMC 902042.45 (4CD) J H ROMAN: Drottningholmsmusiken (Music for a Royal Wedding) Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra / Andrew Manze (conductor) BIS-CD-1602 (CD) J H ROMAN: Drottningholmsmusiken (Music for a Royal Wedding) Ensemble 1700 Lund / Göran Karlsson (conductor) CPO 777 589-2 (CD) 11.45am Disc of the Week SZYMANOWSKI: Symphony No.3 “Song of the Night”; Violin Concerto No.1 Christian Tetzlaff (violin) / Steve Davislim (tenor) / Vienna Philharmonic / Pierre Boulez (conductor) Deutsche Grammophon 477 8771 (CD)