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Tuesday 15 October 2024

Byrd: 'Secret Chants' - The Marian Consort (Rory McCleery)

William BYRD

(c1539/40 - 1623)

'Secret Chants'

The Marian Consort

DIR.: RORY McCLEERY

recorded: Sept 21, 2024, Kapel onder de Bogen, Maastricht

[Musica Sacra Maastricht 2024]

mp3 (bitrate: 256 kbps)

source: NPO Klassiek (NL) (digital radio) (podcast)

programme [NL] & lyrics included [pdf]

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(01) Adorna thalamum tuum a 3 [04'07"]

(02) Senex puerum a 5 [01'17"]

(03) Ad Dominum cum tribularer a 8 [09'17"]

(04) [Introitus] Cibavit eos a 4 [04'26"]

Mass for 4 voices

(05) Kyrie [01'55"]

(06) Gloria [05'58"]

(07) [graduale] Oculi omnium a 4 [04'44"]

Mass for 4 voices:

(08) Credo [08'13"]

(09) [offertorium] Sacerdotes Domini a 4 [01'18"]

Mass for 4 voices:

(10) Sanctus & Benedictus [03'37"]

(11) Ave verum corpus a 4 [03'27"]

Mass for 4 voices:

(12) Agnus Dei [03'01"]

(13) [communio] Quotiescunque manducabitis a 4 [02'36"]

(14) Salve Regina a 4 [04'56"]

[encore]

(15) Deo gratias a 4 [01'13"]

Picture: Monument erected in 1923 in celebration of the tercentenary of Byrd's death

(St. Peter and St. Paul, Stondon Massey, Essex)

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Sunday 13 October 2024

Mozart Week (7): Betulia liberata - Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART

(1756 - 1791)

Betulia liberata

azione sacra in two parts (KV 118 / 74c) (1771)

libretto: Pietro Metastasio

Eva Liebau, soprano (Cabri)

Luba Orgonášová, soprano (Amital)

Elisabeth von Magnus, mezzo-soprano (Carni)

Marijana Mijanovic, contralto (Giuditta)

Werner Güra, tenor (Ozia)

Franz-Josef Selig, bass (Achior)

Arnold Schoenberg Chor

Concentus musicus Wien

DIR.: NIKOLAUS HARNONCOURT

recorded: May 27, 2006, Musikverein (Großer Saal), Vienna

period instruments

mp3 (bitrate: 192 kbps)

source: unknown

libretto included [pdf]

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(01) Parte prima [65'21"]

(02) Parte seconda [60'39"]

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Arnold Schoenberg Chor

Concentus musicus Wien

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Litaniae de venerabili altaris Sacramento

Saturday 12 October 2024

Mozart Week (6): Sacred works - Ivor Bolton

Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART

(1756 - 1791)

Sacred works

Giulia Semenzato, soprano

Patricia Nolz, contralto

Alessandro Fisher, tenor

Matthias Winckhler, bass

Bachchor Salzburg

Mozarteumorchester Salzburg

DIR.: IVOR BOLTON

recorded: August 4, 2024, Mozarteum, Salzburg

modern instruments, period style

mp3 (bitrate: 320 kbps)

source: RTBF (Brussels) (digital radio) (stream)

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(01) Venite, populi - Offertorium de venerabili sacramento (KV 260) [04'44"]

(02) Ave verum corpus (KV 618) [03'46"]

(03-10) Litaniae de venerabili altaris Sacramento (KV 243) [34'49"]

(11-13) Symphony in C (KV 338) [22'08"]

(14-19) Mass in C 'Spaurmesse' (KV 258) [16'19"]

Picture: page of the manuscript of the Mass KV 258

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Venite, populi

Ave verum corpus

Mozarteumorchester Salzburg

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Die Schuldigkeit des ersten Gebots

Friday 11 October 2024

Mozart Week (5): Die Schuldigkeit des ersten Gebots - Andreas Spering

Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART

(1756 - 1791)

Die Schuldigkeit des ersten Gebots

geistliches Singspiel (KV 35) (Salzburg, 1767)

libretto: Ignatz Anton von Weiser

Anna Palimina, soprano (Gerechtigkeit)

Johanna Winkel, soprano (Barmherzigkeit)

Yeree Suh, soprano (Weltgeist)

Andreas Karasiak, tenor (Christgeist)

Lothar Odinius, tenor (Ein lauer und hinnach eifriger Christ)

Capella Augustina

DIR.: ANDREAS SPERING

recorded: Nov 9, 2012, Kulturzentrum, Herne

[Tage alter Musik Herne 2012]

period instruments

lossless (flac)

source: WDR 3 (Cologne) (digital radio) (stream)

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(01) [Part 1]

(02) [Part 2]

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Thursday 10 October 2024

Mozart Week (4): Trio, quartet & concerto - Maxim Emelyanychev, Scottish CO

Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART

(1756 - 1791)

Trio, quartet & concerto

Maxim Emelyanychev, fortepiano

Principals of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra

rec: August 13, 2024, The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh

[Edinburgh International Festival 2024]

clarinet and strings: modern instruments, period style

flac (original bitrate: 256 kbps)

source: RNE (Madrid) (digital radio) (stream)

Maximiliano Martín, clarinet

Stephanie Gonley, violin

Marcus Barcham Stevens, violin

Max Mandel, viola

Philip Higham, cello

Nikita Naumov, double bass

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Quartet for keyboard, violin, viola and cello in g minor (KV 478) [25'42"]

(01) allegro [10'43"]

(02) andante [06'47"]

(03) rondo. allegro [08'12"]

Trio for clarinet, viola and keyboard in E flat 'Kegelstatt-Trio' (KV 498) [19'07"]

(04) andante [05'22"]

(05) menuetto [05'12"]

(06) rondeaux. allegretto [08'32"]

Concerto for keyboard and orchestra in A (KV 414) [25'00"]

(version for keyboard and string quintet)

(07) allegro [10'21"]

(08) andante [07'59"]

(09) allegretto [06'40"]

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Marcus Barcham Stevens

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Wednesday 9 October 2024

Mozart Week (3): Arias & symphonies - Jodie Devos & Ewald Demeyere

Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART

(1756 - 1791)

Arias & symphonies

Bach Concentus

Jodie Devos, soprano

DIR.: EWALD DEMEYERE

recorded: Jan 25, 2018, deSingel, Antwerp

period instruments

lossless (flac)

source: Klara (B) (digital radio) (stream)

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(01) Overture Il Rè Pastore (KV 208) [03'34"]

(02) Bella mia fiamma - Resta, o cara (KV 528) [09'51"]

Symphony in A (KV 201) [21'56"]

(03) allegro moderato [06'37"]

(04) andante [07'06"]

(05) menuetto. allegretto [03'05"]

(06) allegro con spirito [05'08"]

(07) Vorrei spiegarvi, oh Dio (KV 418) -

No, no, che non sei capace (KV 419) [11'46"]

Symphony in g minor (KV 550) [25'41"]

(08) molto allegro [07'03"]

(09) andante [08'27"]

(10) menuetto - trio [03'28"]

(11) allegro assai [06'43"]

(12) Mia speranza adorata - Ah non sai (KV 416) [08'58"]

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Tuesday 8 October 2024

Mozart Week (2): Gran Partita - Zefiro

Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART

(1756 - 1791)

Gran Partita (KV 361)

Zefiro

DIR.: ALFREDO BERNARDINI

recorded: July 5, 2014, Helmut List Halle, Graz

[Styriarte 2024]

period instruments

flac (original bitrate: 192 kbps)

source: ORF (Vienna) (digital radio) (stream)

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Serenade for 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 basset horns, 2 bassoons, 4 horns and

double bass in B flat 'Gran Partita' (KV 361/370a) [46'24"]

(01) largo - molto allegro 08'59"]

(02) menuetto - trio I & II [08'32"]

(03) adagio 05'29"]

(04) menuetto. allegretto - trio I & II [04'29"]

(05) romance. adagio - allegretto [05'35"]

(06) tema con variazioni [09'37"]

(07) finale. molto allegro [03'43"]

[encore]

Le nozze di Figaro (KV 492):

(08) Non piu andrai (arr Johann Nepumuk Wendt) [03'27"]

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Mozart, Der Schauspieldirektor - libretto

Monday 7 October 2024

Mozart Week (1): Ballet music from Idomeneo & Der Schauspieldirektor - Václav Luks

Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART

(1756 - 1791)

Ballet music from Idomeneo

Der Schauspieldirektor

Nikola Hillebrand, soprano

Giulia Semenzato, soprano

Krystian Adam, tenor

Luigi De Donato, bass

Collegium 1704

DIR.: VÁCLAV LUKS

recorded: August 23, 2021, Warsaw, National Philharmonic

[Festival Chopin and his Europe 2021]

period instruments

flac (original bitrate: 322 kbps AAC)

source: Dwojka

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Josef MYSLIVEČEK (1737-1781)

Overture Ezio [08'53"]

(01) allegro con spirito [04'13"]

(02) andantino affettuoso [03'09"]

(03) presto [01'31"]

Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART

Idomeneo (KV 367): Ballet music [23'58"]

(04) chaconne. allegro [03'53"]

(05) chaconne. larghetto [02'41"]

(06) chaconne. allegro [02'42"]

(07) largo - allegretto - più allegro [04'03"]

(08) passepied [02'54"]

(09) gavotte [03'03"]

(10) passacaille [04'41"]

(11) Der Schauspieldirektor (KV 486) [24'30"]

Picture: manuscript of the overture to Der Schauspieldirektor, 1786

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Josef Mysliveček

Mozart, Idomeneo

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Sunday 6 October 2024

Cesti: L'Orontea - Giovanni Antonini

Antonio CESTI

(1623 - 1669)

L'Orontea

dramma musicale in a prologue and 3 acts

(Innsbruck, 1656)

libretto: Giacinto Andrea Cicognini (rev. Giovanni Filippo Apolloni)

Sara Blanch, soprano (Tibrino)

Marta Nazarova, soprano (Giacinta)

Francesca Pia Vitale, soprano (Silandra)

Stéphanie d'Oustrac, mezzo-soprano (Orontea)

Marcela Rahal, mezzo-soprano (Aristea)

Hugh Cutting, alto (Corindo)

Carlo Vistoli, alto (Alidoro)

Lucca Tittoto, baritone (Gelone)

Mirco Palazzi, bass (Creonte)

Choir & Orchestra of the Teatro alla Sala

DIR.: GIOVANNI ANTONINI

recorded: Sept 26, 2024, Teatro alla Scala, Milan

period instruments

flac (original bitrate: 320 kbps AAC)

source: RAI3 (digital radio) (podcast)

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(01) prologue & act 1 [48'10"]

(02) act 2 [49'57"]

(03) act 3 [57'10"]

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