Editor's Weekly Pick – 19 February
Our Editor selects highlights from the best new albums, pre-releases and singles released this week.
- Brahms • Sonata for Clarinet (Viola) and Piano No. 1 in F minor op. 120/1 • II. Andante un poco adagioSonata for Clarinet (Viola) and Piano No. 1 in F minor op. 120/1
II. Andante un poco adagioAntoine Tamestit (Viola), Cédric Tiberghien (Piano)2019, Berlin, Teldex Studio - Schoenberg • Verklärte Nacht op. 4 (1899) (Arr. E. Steuermann for Piano Trio) • Sehr ruhigVerklärte Nacht op. 4 (1899) (Arr. E. Steuermann for Piano Trio)
Sehr ruhigTrio Karénine
Paloma Kouider (Piano), Fanny Robilliard (Violin), Louis Rodde (Violoncello)2020, Mons, Mars - Mons arts de la scène - Liszt • Années de pèlerinage. Deuxième année: Italie S 161 • 5. Sonetto 104 del PetrarcaAnnées de pèlerinage. Deuxième année: Italie S 161
5. Sonetto 104 del PetrarcaBenjamin Grosvenor (Piano)℗ 2021 - Gurney • Elizabethan Songs • 4. SleepElizabethan Songs
4. SleepJodie Devos (Soprano), Nicolas Krüger (Piano)2020, Hilversum, Muziekcentrum van de Omroep - Mahler • Symphony No. 2 in C minor “Resurrection” • II. Andante moderato. Sehr gemächlichSymphony No. 2 in C minor
II. Andante moderato. Sehr gemächlichTünde Szabóki (Soprano), Nadine Weissmann (Alto), Ádám Fischer
Städtischer Musikverein zu Düsseldorf, Düsseldorfer Symphoniker2019, Düsseldorf, Tonhalle - Beethoven • Symphony No. 7 in A major op. 92 • II. AllegrettoSymphony No. 7 in A major op. 92
II. AllegrettoGottfried von der Goltz, Freiburger Barockorchester2020, Berlin, Teldex Studio - Shostakovich • Chamber Symphony for Small Orchestra op. 83a (1949) (Arr. R. Barshai) • II. AndantinoChamber Symphony for Small Orchestra op. 83a (1949) (Arr. R. Barshai)
II. AndantinoJoshua Weilerstein, Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne2019, Lausanne, Salle Métropole - Beethoven • Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in B flat major op. 19 • II. AdagioConcerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in B flat major op. 19
II. AdagioKrystian Zimerman (Piano), Sir Simon Rattle
London Symphony Orchestra℗ 2021 - Brahms • Quartets op. 64 • 1. An die HeimatQuartets op. 64
1. An die HeimatMarie Vermeulin (Piano), Mihály Zeke
Ensemble Cythera2020, Marienmünster, Abtei Marienmünster - Monteverdi • Messa et salmi SV 190-204 • 13. Lauda Jerusalem Dominum II (SV 203)Messa et salmi SV 190-204
13. Lauda Jerusalem Dominum II (SV 203)Katharina Bäuml, Capella de la Torre, RIAS Kammerchor2020, Neuenhagen, Bürgerhaus - Granados • Danzas españolas op. 37 (Arr. for Violoncello and Piano) • 2. OrientalDanzas españolas op. 37 (Arr. for Violoncello and Piano)
2. OrientalPablo Ferrández (Violoncello), Denis Kozhukhin (Piano)℗ 2021 - Bach • Partita for Harpsichord No. 1 in B flat major BWV 825 • IV. SarabandePartita for Harpsichord No. 1 in B flat major BWV 825
IV. SarabandeHélène Tysman (Piano)2019, Paris, Église Titon - Kozeluch • Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra in C major • I. AllegroConcerto for Bassoon and Orchestra in C major
I. AllegroSergio Azzolini (Bassoon), Leonardo Muzii
Camerata Rousseau2016, Riehen, Festsaal Landgasthof - Vivaldi • Concerto for Bassoon, Strings and Basso continuo in G minor RV 495 (Arr. for Viola and Orchestra) • I. PrestoConcerto for Bassoon, Strings and Basso continuo in G minor RV 495 (Arr. for Viola and Orchestra)
I. PrestoNils Mönkemeyer (Viola), Werner Ehrhardt
L'arte del mondo℗ 2021 - Haydn • Andante con variazioni in F minor (Sonata – un piccolo divertimento) Hob. XVII:6Andante con variazioni in F minor (Sonata – un piccolo divertimento) Hob. XVII:6Markus Becker (Piano)2020, Hannover, Großer Sendesaal
- Schubert • Winterreise op. 89 D 911 (Arr. for Voice and String Quartet) • 24. Der LeiermannWinterreise op. 89 D 911 (Arr. for Voice and String Quartet)
24. Der LeiermannRagazze Quartet
Martijn Cornet (Baritone), Rosa Arnold (Violin), Jeanita Vriens-van Tongeren (Violin), Annemijn Bergkotte (Viola), Rebecca Wise (Violoncello)℗ 2021