Classical Music In Concert

Liszt, Piano concerto No. 1 - score

Tuesday, 28 May 2024

Paris and the Romantics - Le Cercle de l'Harmonie (Jérémie Rhorer)

Paris and the Romantics

Le Cercle de l'Harmonie

Julien Chauvin, violin

Bertrand Chamayou, fortepiano

[Érard, 1837]

DIR.: JÉRÉMIE RHORER

rec: Sept 4, 2011, Die Glocke, Bremen

[Musikfest Bremen 2011]

period instruments

lossless (flac)

source: NDR Kultur (Hamburg) (digital radio) (stream)

recorded with harddisc recorder

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George ONSLOW (1784-1853)

(01) Overture Le Colporteur [07'57"]

Franz LISZT (1811-1886)

Concerto for pianoforte No 1 in E flat (S 124) [18'11"]

(02) allegro maestoso. tempo giusto 05'15"]

(03) quasi adagio [04'24"]

(04) allegretto vivace - allegro animato - allegro marziale animato [08'32"]

[encore]

Franz LISZT

(05) Meine Freuden (after Chopin) (S 480,5) [04'08"]

Hector BERLIOZ (1803-1869)

(06) Rêverie et Caprice in f sharp minor, op. 8 (H 88) [09'08"]

[Julien Chauvin, violin]

Napoléon Henri REBER (1807-1880)

Symphony No 4 in G, op. 33 [28'59"]

(07) allegro [08'54"]

(08) andantino sostenuto [10'04"]

(09) scherzo. allegro [03'52"]

(10) final. allegro [06'08"]

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George Onslow

Berlioz, Rêverie et caprice - score

Napoléon Henri Reber - score

Julien Chauvin

Bertrand Chamayou

Le Cercle de l'Harmonie

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Sunday, 26 May 2024

Handel: Tolomeo, Re d'Egitto - Giovanni Antonini

George Frideric HANDEL

(1685 - 1759)

Tolomeo, Re d'Egitto

opera in 3 acts (HWV 25) (London, 1728)

libretto: Nicola Francesco Haym (after Carlo Sigismondo Capece)

Giulia Semenzato, soprano (Seleuce)

Giuseppina Bridelli, mezzo-soprano (Elisa)

Christophe Dumaux, alto (Alessandro)

Cameron Shahbazi, alto (Tolomeo)

Riccardo Novaro, baritone (Araspe)

Kammerorchester Basel

Il Giardino Armonico

DIR.: GIOVANNI ANTONINI

recorded: May 25, 2024, Concertgebouw, Amsterdam

period instruments

lossless (flac)

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

recorded with harddisc recorder

included: programme (NL) & libretto [pdf]

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(01) act 1 [52'03"]

(02) act 2 [45'05"]

(03) act 3 [46'36"]

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Kammerorchester Basel

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Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde Wien

Thursday, 23 May 2024

Schubert double bill: Mass, songs & symphonies

Franz Peter SCHUBERT

(1797 - 1828)

Orchestral works & songs

Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century &

students of the Royal Conservatory, The Hague

Laura Ferreira Pimenta, soprano

Ilmari Leisma, tenor

Magda Peralta Lladó, clarinet

Isabelle Roelofs, horn

DIR.: JAKOB LEHMANN

recorded: March 1, 2024, TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht

period instruments

flac (original bitrate: AAC 128 kbps)

source: YouTube

(01) Overture Fierrabras (D 796) [08'07"]

(02) Auf dem Strom, song for tenor, horn and pianoforte (D 943),

arr Jakob Lehmann [08'23"]

(03) Der Hirt auf dem Felsen, song for soprano, clarinet and pianoforte (D 965),

arr Carl Reinecke [11'51"]

(04-07) Symphony No. 4 in c minor 'Tragische' (D 417) [26'49"]

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Symphony & Mass

Johanna Walroth, soprano

Patricia Nolz, mezzo-soprano

Werner Güra, tenor

David Steffens, bass

Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde Wien

Concentus musicus Wien

DIR.: STEFAN GOTTFRIED

recorded: May 11, 2024, Musikverein, Vienna

period instruments

mp3 (bitrate: 192 kbps)

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

(01-04) Symphony No. 6 in C (D 589) [33'56"]

(05-10) Mass in A flat (D 678) [45'46"]

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Fierrabras

Auf dem Strom

Der Hirt auf dem Felsen

Orchestra of the 18th Century

Concentus musicus Wien

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Johann Gottfried Müthel - score

Tuesday, 21 May 2024

Music at the Swedish court - Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble

Music at the Swedish court

Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble

Olle Torssander, transverse flute

Björn Gäfvert, harpsichord

DIR.: NILS ERIK SPARF, violin

recorded: rec: Jan 21, 2017, Maison de la Radio, Paris

period instruments

lossless (flac)

source: NDR Kultur (Hamburg) (digital radio) (stream)

recorded with harddisc recorder

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Domenico DALL'OGLIO (c1700-1764)

(01) Sinfonia for strings and bc in F [04'30"]

Johann Valentin MEDER (1649-1719)

(02) Chaconne for two violins and in C [04'44"]

Johann Gottfried MÜTHEL (1728-1788)

Concerto for harpsichord, strings and bc No. 5 in B flat [23'45"]

(03) allegro [06'54"]

(04) poco adagio [09'24"]

(05) allegro [07'27"]

Johan Helmich ROMAN (1694-1758)

Concerto for violin, strings and bc in d minor [13'26"]

(06) allegro [06'34"]

(07) largo [03'10"]

(08) allegro [03'43"]

Stanisław Sylwester SZARZYŃSKI (fl late 17th C)

(09) Sonata à 3 for 2 violins and bc in D [06'09"]

Johan Joachim AGRELL (1701-1765)

Concerto for harpsichord, transverse flute and in A, op. 4,1 [16'46"]

(10) allegro [05'49"]

(11) andante [04'52"]

(12) allegro assai [06'05"]

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Domenico Dall'Oglio

Johann Valentin Meder - score

Johan Helmich Roman - score

Stanisław Sylwester Szarzyński - score

Johan Joachim Agrell

Nils Erik Sparf

Drottingholm Baroque Ensemble

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Handel, Chandos Anthems - scores

Sunday, 19 May 2024

Handel: Chandos Anthems - Adrian Butterfield

George Frideric HANDEL

(1685 - 1759)

Chandos Anthems

Grace Davidson, soprano

Charles Daniels, tenor

Edward Grint, bass-baritone

London Handel Orchestra

DIR.: ADRIAN BUTTERFIELD

recorded: April 19, 2017, Chandos Estate (Church of St Lawrence), Little Stanmore (Middlesex)

period instruments

lossless (flac)

source: BBC Radio 3 (digital radio) (stream)

recorded with harddisc recorder

N.B. The line-up is in accordance with that of the first performances in Chandos Estate;

the versions with choir are later reworkings

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(01) As pants the hart (HWV 251) [21'41"]

(02) Have mercy upon me (HWV 248) [21'32"]

(03) I will magnify thee (HWV 250a) [25'02"]

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Oswald von Wolkenstein - scores

Thursday, 16 May 2024

Oswald von Wolkenstein: Songs - Sequentia

OSWALD VON WOLKENSTEIN

(c1376 - 1445)

Oswald at the Council of Konstanz - Songs

Sequentia

Benjamin Bagby, voice, harp

Norbert Rodenkirchen, medieval flutes

recorded: April 20, 2018, Sankt Johann, Konstanz

flac (original bitrate: 256 kbps)

source: SWR2 (Stuttgart) (digital radio) (stream)

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(01) Wer machen well sein peutel ring [05'45"]

(02) Var, heng und lass [03'36"]

(03) Ain burger und ain hofman [07'56"]

(04) Vil lieber grüsse süsse [04'17"]

(05) Ich hab gehört durch mangen granns [08'46"]

(06) Es seusst dort her von orient [04'22"]

(07) Der seines laids ergeczt well sein [06'07"]

(08) Des grossen herren wunder [03'55"]

(09) Es fügt sich [11'33"]

(10) Durch Barbarei, Arabia [06'59"]

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Tuesday, 14 May 2024

Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 - Anima Eterna Brugge (Pablo Heras-Casado)

Anton BRUCKNER

(1824 - 1896)

Symphony No. 4 in E flat 'Romantische'

(WAB 104) (version II, 1880)

Anima Eterna Brugge

DIR.: PABLO HERAS-CASADO

recorded: Jan 27, 2024, Concertgebouw, Bruges

period instruments

lossless (flac)

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

recorded with harddisc recorder

programme (NL) included [pdf]

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(01) bewegt, nicht zu schnell [18'10"]

(02) andante quasi allegretto [15'02"]

(03) scherzo. bewegt [10'37"]

(04) finale. bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell [21'57"]

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Symphony No. 4 - score

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Sunday, 12 May 2024

Francoeur: Violin sonatas - Jesenka Balic Zunic

François FRANCOEUR

(1698 - 1787)

Sonatas for violin and basso continuo

Jesenka Balic Zunic, violin

Sara Johnson Huidobro, harpsichord

recorded: August 19, 2021, Church of Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Martin, Gościkowo-Paradyż

[XVIII (XIX) Music in Paradise Festival]

period instruments

flac (original bitrate not known)

source: Youtube

This recording was edited and made available by Melante

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(01-04) Sonata No. 2 in e minor [12'51"]

(05-09) Sonata No. 7 in c minor [15'11"]

(10) improvisation (harpsichord) [02'46"]

(11-14) Sonata No. 4 in B flat [10'19"]

(15-19) Sonata No. 8 in f minor [17'09"]

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François Francoeur - scores

Jesenka Balic Zunic

Sara Johnson Huidobro

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Overture Die Weihe des Hauses

Friday, 10 May 2024

Beethoven: 9th Symphony 200 - Orchester Wiener Akademie (Martin Haselböck)

Ludwig VAN BEETHOVEN

9th Symphony 200: 1824 - 2024

Chen Reiss, soprano

Sara Fulgoni, contralto

Michael Schade, tenor

Florian Boesch, bass

WDR Rundfunkchor

Orchester Wiener Akademie

DIR.: MARTIN HASELBÖCK

recorded: May 7, 2024, Stadthalle, Wuppertal

period instruments

lossless (flac)

source: WDR3 (Cologne) (digital radio) (stream)

recorded with harddisc recorder

Revival of the first performance of Beethoven's 9th symphony, Vienna, May 7, 1824

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(01) Overture Die Weihe des Hauses, op. 124 [10'50"]

Missa Solemnis in D, op. 123:

(02) Kyrie [07'31"]

(03) Credo [17'58"]

(04) Agnus Dei [15'14"]

Symphony No. 9 in d minor, op. 125 [63'51"]

(05) allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso [14'13"]

(06) molto vivace [13'37"]

(07) adagio molto e cantabile [12'28"]

(08) presto - allegro ma non troppo - vivace - adagio cantabile [23'32"]

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Missa Solemnis

Symphony No. 9

scores

BTHVN 2024 - 200 years of the Ninth Symphony

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Schumann-Wieck, Soirées musicales op. 6 - score

Tuesday, 7 May 2024

At the Schumanns' - Els Biesemans

At the Schumanns'

Els Biesemans, fortepiano

[Érard, 1836]

recorded: March 23, 2024, AMUZ, Antwerp

lossless (flac)

source: Klara (B) (digital radio)

recorded with harddisc recorder

programme (NL) included [pdf]

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Franz Peter SCHUBERT (1797-1828)

(01) Impromptu in B flat (D 935,3) [11'12"]

Stephen HELLER (1813-1888)

(02) Caprice brillant on Wohin (Schubert), op. 55,5 [06'42"]

Clara SCHUMANN-WIECK (1819-1896)

(03) Romanze in g minor, op. 21,3 [04'09"]

Felix MENDELSSOHN-BARTHOLDY (1809-1847)

(04) Variations sérieuses in d minor, op. 54 [11'45"]

Clara SCHUMANN-WIECK

(05) Mazurka in G, op. 6,5 [02'14"]

Robert SCHUMANN (1810-1856)

Davidsbündlertänze, op. 6

(06) Erstes Heft [16'37"]

(07) Zweites Heft [19'58"]

[encore]

Robert SCHUMANN

Kinderszenen, op. 15:

(08) Von fremden Ländern und Menschen [01'32"]

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Schubert, Impromptus - score

Stephen Heller

Schumann-Wieck, score Romanzen op. 21

Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Variations sérieuses - score

Schumann, Davidsbündlertänze - score

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Sunday, 5 May 2024

Tonos & villancicos - La Grande Chapelle (Albert Recasens)

Tonos & villancicos

Music of the 17th century for the Spanish court

La Grande Chapelle

DIR.: ALBERT RECASENS

recorded: May 27, 2023, Abbey, Melk

[Internationale Barocktage Stift Melk 2023]

period instruments

mp3 (bitrate: 256 kbps)

source: Catalunya Música (digital radio) (podcast)

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Manuel MACHADO (c1590-1646)

(01) Afuera que sale con ejércitos e flores, tono humano a 4 [03'47"]

Sebastián DURÓN (1660-1716)

(02) Cuando muere el sol, villancico al Santísimo Sacramento a 4 [05'48"]

Carlos PATIÑO (1600-1675)

(03) Matizada flor del campo, cuatro a Nuestra Señora a 4 [04'32"]

JUAN HILDALGO (1614-1685)

(04) Pajarillo que cantas alegre, tono solo de San Francisco [04'41"]

Lucas RUIZ DE RIBAYAZ (bef. 1650?-?)

(05) Jácara [02'41"]

Carlos PATIÑO

(06) Hoy mis penas confirman, tono humano a 4 [04'28"]

Sebastián DURÓN

(07) Duerme, rosa, descansa, dúo [06'58"]

(08) Todo es enigmas amor, tono al Santísimo Sacramento a 4 [05'22"]

Carlos PATIÑO

(09) Contar las gracias de Flora, tono a lo humano a 4 [02'45"]

Sebastián DURÓN

(10) Aves canoras que en dulces himnos,

villancico al Santísimo Sacramento a 4 [04'29"]

Juan HILDALGO

Los juegos olímpicos, zarzuela:

(11) Peces, aves, fieras [03'17"]

Gaspar SANZ (1640-1710)

(12) Marionas [02'41"]

anon

(13) Flores, ¡a escuchar los dos ruiseñores!,

tono a dúo al Santísimo Sacramento [06'58"]

Sebastián DURÓN

(14) Segadorcillos que al son de las hoces,

villancico al Santísimo Sacramento a 4 [07'32"]

Carlos PATIÑO

(15) Si tus rayos me siguen, villancico al Santísimo Sacramento a 4 [03'43"]

Sebastián DURÓN

(16) ¡Volcanes de amor!, tono al Santísimo Sacramento a 4 [06'05"]

Juan HILDAGO

Los celos hacen estrellas, zarzuela:

(17) Ay, cómo gime [03'08"]

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Tomás DE TORREJON Y VELASCO (1644-1728)

(18) A este sol peregrino! [02'53"]

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Lucas Ruiz de Ribayaz

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Mozart, Exsultate jubilate - score

Thursday, 2 May 2024

From Mozart to Mendelssohn - Julia Lezhneva & Giovanni Antonini

From Mozart to Mendelssohn

Bamberger Symphoniker

Julia Lezhneva, soprano

DIR.: GIOVANNI ANTONINI

recorded: March 1 & 2, 2024, Konzerthalle, Bamberg

modern instruments, period style

mp3 (bitrate: 256 kbps)

source: BR Klassik (Munich) (digital radio) (podcast)

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Franz Joseph HAYDN (1732-1809)

Symphony in B flat 'La Reine' (H I,85) [25'16"]

(01) adagio - vivace [10'53"]

(02) romance. allegretto [07'26"]

(03) menuetto. allegretto [03'33"]

(04) finale. presto [03'24"]

Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART (1756-1791)

(05) Exsultate jubilate (KV 165 / 158a) [15'29"]

Gioacchino ROSSINI (1792-1868)

Otello, ossia Il moro di Venezia, dramma in 3 acts:

(06) Oh tu del mio dolor dolce instrumento! - Assisa a' piè d'un salice [10'12"]

La donna del lago, melodramma in 2 acts:

(07) Tanti affetti in tal momento [07'17"]

[encore]

Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART

La clemenza di Tito (KV 621), opera in 2 acts:

(08) Parto, parto [06'41"]

Felix MENDELSSOHN-BARTHOLDY (1809-1847)

Symphony No. 4 in A, op. 90 'Italian' [30'03"]

(09) allegro vivace [11'02"]

(10) andante con moto [07'02"]

(11) con moto moderato [05'55"]

(12) saltarello. presto [06'04"]

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Haydn, Symphony 85 - score

Rossini, Otello

Rossini, La donna del lago

Mendelssohn, Symphony No. 4 - score

Julia Lezhneva

Bamberger Symphoniker

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