Editor's Weekly Pick – June 17
We select highlights from the best new albums, pre-releases and singles released this week.
- Mozart • Symphony No. 38 in D major KV 504 “Prague Symphony” • II. AndanteSymphony No. 38 in D major KV 504
II. AndanteHerbert Blomstedt, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig℗ 2022 - Haydn • Piano Trio in E minor Hob. XV:12 • II. AndantePiano Trio in E minor Hob. XV:12
II. AndanteAlessandro Moccia (Violin), Alix Verzier (Violoncello), Jérôme Hantaï (Fortepiano)2020, Hardelot, Théâtre élisabéthain du Château d'Hardelot - Ravel • Le tombeau de Couperin, Suite for Piano M 68 (1914-1917) • 5. Menuet. Allegro moderato (to the memory of Jean Dreyfus)Le tombeau de Couperin, Suite for Piano M 68 (1914-1917)
5. Menuet. Allegro moderato (to the memory of Jean Dreyfus)Kim Bernard (Piano)2022, Paris, Studio de Meudon - Franck • Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major FWV 8 • I. Allegretto ben moderatoSonata for Violin and Piano in A major FWV 8
I. Allegretto ben moderatoLisa Batiashvili (Violin), Giorgi Gigashvili (Piano)2022, Berlin, Teldex Studio - Debussy • Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune L 87 (86) (Arr. for Flute and Piano) • Très modéréPrélude à l'après-midi d'un faune L 87 (86) (Arr. for Flute and Piano)
Très modéréAnne Cartel (Flute), Marie Vermeulin (Piano)℗ 2022 - Satie • Gymnopédies (1888) (Arr. for Chorus) • 3. Lent et douloureuxGymnopédies (1888) (Arr. for Chorus)
3. Lent et douloureuxPeter Dijkstra, Nederlands Kamerkoor℗ 2022 - Duparc • Chanson triste
- Chopin • Nocturne in C sharp minor B. 49 • Lento con gran espressione
- Offenbach • Les contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann): 'Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour' (Barcarolle) (Niklaus, Giulietta, Act II) • Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amourLes contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann): 'Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour' (Barcarolle) (Niklaus, Giulietta, Act II)
Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amourFatma Said (Soprano), Marianne Crebassa (Mezzo-soprano), Sascha Goetzel
Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo℗ 2022 - Barber • Songs op. 13 (1937-1940) (Arr. for Voice and String Quartet) • 3. Sure on this shining nightSongs op. 13 (1937-1940) (Arr. for Voice and String Quartet)
3. Sure on this shining nightCoull Quartet
Roderick Williams (Baritone), Roger Coull (Violin), Philip Gallaway (Violin), Jonathan Barritt (Viola), Nicholas Roberts (Violoncello)2021, Stoke d'Abernon, The Menuhin Hall - Vaughan Williams • To Sleep! To Sleep! (ca. 1896-1897) • To sleep! to sleep! The long bright day is doneTo Sleep! To Sleep! (ca. 1896-1897)
To sleep! to sleep! The long bright day is doneWilliam Vann, Britten Sinfonia, Choir of Clare College Cambridge2021, London, Henry Wood Hall - Chopin • Nocturnes op. 48 B. 142 • 1. Nocturne in C minor. LentoNocturnes op. 48 B. 142
1. Nocturne in C minor. LentoSachiko Furuhata-Kersting (Piano)℗ 2022 - Strauss • Lieder (Songs) op. 27 TrV 170 (Version for Voice and Orchestra) • 4. MorgenLieder (Songs) op. 27 TrV 170 (Version for Voice and Orchestra)
4. MorgenHanna-Elisabeth Müller (Soprano), Christoph Eschenbach
WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln2019, Köln, Philharmonie - Ysaÿe • Sonata for Solo Violin No. 5 in G major op. 27/5 • I. L'Aurore: Lento assai (Mésure très libre)Sonata for Solo Violin No. 5 in G major op. 27/5
I. L'Aurore: Lento assai (Mésure très libre)Carolin Widmann (Violin)2021, Lugano, Auditorio Stelio Molo (RSI) - Bach • Suite for Solo Violoncello No. 2 in D minor BWV 1008 • I. PréludeSuite for Solo Violoncello No. 2 in D minor BWV 1008
I. PréludeDavid Stromberg (Violoncello)℗ 2022 - Ponce • Sonata for Violoncello and Piano in G minor (1922) • III. Arietta. Andantino affetuosoSonata for Violoncello and Piano in G minor (1922)
III. Arietta. Andantino affetuosoJohn-Henry Crawford (Violoncello), Victor Santiago Asunción (Piano)2021, Pelham, Adam Abeshouse Studios - Bonds • Credo (1965-1967) (Arr. for Piano) • 2. I Believe
- 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. AdagioMichael Korstick (Piano), Constantin Trinks
ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien2020 - 2021, Wien, ORF-Radiokulturhaus - Schubert • Symphony No. 8 (9) in C major D 944 “The Great” • II. Andante con motoSymphony No. 8 (9) in C major D 944
II. Andante con motoHerbert Blomstedt, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig2021, Leipzig, Gewandhaus