Editor's Weekly Pick – May 13
We select highlights from the best new albums, pre-releases and singles released this week.
- Bach • Mass in B minor BWV 232 • Agnus Dei • No. 25 Chorus 'Dona nobis pacem' (Chorus)Mass in B minor BWV 232
Agnus Dei • No. 25 Chorus 'Dona nobis pacem' (Chorus)Robin Johannsen (Soprano), Marie-Claude Chappuis (Mezzo-soprano), Helena Rasker (Alto), Sebastian Kohlhepp (Tenor), Christian Immler (Bass-baritone), René Jacobs
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, RIAS Kammerchor2021, Neuenhagen, Bürgerhaus - Brahms • Symphony No. 3 in F major op. 90 • II. AndanteSymphony No. 3 in F major op. 90
II. AndanteHerbert Blomstedt, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig2021, Leipzig, Gewandhaus - Weinberg • String Quartet No. 11 op. 89 (1965-1966) • III. Adagio sempliceString Quartet No. 11 op. 89 (1965-1966)
III. Adagio sempliceArcadia Quartet
Ana Török (Violin), Răsvan Dumitru (Violin), Traian Boală (Viola), Zsolt Török (Violoncello)2021, Dunwich, Potton Hall - Crumb • Black Angels. Thirteen Images from the Dark Land for Electric String Quartet (Images I) (1970) • Part II. Absence • 6. Pavana Lachrymae (Der Tod und das Mädchen) (Trio)Black Angels. Thirteen Images from the Dark Land for Electric String Quartet (Images I) (1970)
Part II. Absence • 6. Pavana Lachrymae (Der Tod und das Mädchen) (Trio)Quatuor Hanson
Anton Hanson (Violin), Jules Dussap (Violin), Gabrielle Lafait (Viola), Simon Dechambre (Violoncello)2021, Deauville, La Chapelle des Franciscaines - Lupo • Fantasias à 3 • Fantasia No. 15 VdGS 26
- Anonymous (Gregorian Chant) • Media vita in morte sumus (Instrumental version) • Media vita in morte sumusMedia vita in morte sumus (Instrumental version)
Media vita in morte sumusBastarda Trio, Holland Baroque
Paweł Szamburski (Clarinet), Michał Górczyński (Contrabass Clarinet), Tomasz Pokrzywiʼnski (Violoncello)2022, Utrecht, TivoliVredenburg - Shostakovich • Symphony No. 5 in D minor op. 47 • III. LargoSymphony No. 5 in D minor op. 47
III. LargoLahav Shani, Rotterdams Philharmonisch OrkestLive2018 - 2018, Rotterdam, De Doelen - Beethoven • Sonata for Piano No. 8 in C minor op. 13 “Pathétique” • II. Adagio cantabileSonata for Piano No. 8 in C minor op. 13
II. Adagio cantabilePaul Lewis (Piano)℗ 2022 - Franck • Aimer FWV 76 (Arr. for Flute and Piano) • Andante, ma non troppoAimer FWV 76 (Arr. for Flute and Piano)
Andante, ma non troppoElisabet Franch (Flute), Albert Guinovart (Piano)℗ 2020 - Steffani • Orlando generoso: 'Se t'eclissi o bella face' (Angelica) • Se t'eclissi o bella faceOrlando generoso: 'Se t'eclissi o bella face' (Angelica)
Se t'eclissi o bella faceKammerorchester Basel
Giulia Semenzato (Soprano)2021, Basel, Teatro Don Bosco - Mozart • Le nozze di Figaro KV 492: 'Voi, che sapete' (Cherubino, Act II) • Voi, che sapeteLe nozze di Figaro KV 492: 'Voi, che sapete' (Cherubino, Act II)
Voi, che sapeteSamuel Mariño (Countertenor), Andrea Marcon
La Cetra Barockorchester Basel2021, Basel, Landgasthof Riehen - Mozart • Sonata for Piano No. 13 in B flat major KV 333 • II. Andante cantabileSonata for Piano No. 13 in B flat major KV 333
II. Andante cantabileFederico Colli (Piano)2021, Dunwich, Potton Hall - Parczewska • Trois Morceaux op. 1 • 3. Berceuse. Andante
- Stravinsky • Sonata for Piano (1924) • II. AdagiettoSonata for Piano (1924)
II. AdagiettoAlexei Zuev (Piano)2020 - 2021, Moscow, Victor Popov Academy of Choral Art - Antheil • Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 1 W. 130 (1923) • II. Andante moderatoSonata for Violin and Piano No. 1 W. 130 (1923)
II. Andante moderatoPatricia Kopatchinskaja (Violin), Joonas Ahonen (Piano)2020, Zürich, Radio Studio - Schnittke • Fugue for Solo Violin (1953) • ModeratoFugue for Solo Violin (1953)
ModeratoJonian Ilias Kadesha (Violin)2021, Newbury, St Martin's Church, East Woodhay - Ysaÿe • Sonata for Solo Violin No. 5 in G major op. 27/5 • II. Danse rustique. Allegro giocoso molto moderato (Bien rhythmé)Sonata for Solo Violin No. 5 in G major op. 27/5
II. Danse rustique. Allegro giocoso molto moderato (Bien rhythmé)Carolin Widmann (Violin)2021, Lugano, Auditorio Stelio Molo (RSI) - Márquez • Danzón No. 2 (1994) (Arr. for Piano)Danzón No. 2 (1994) (Arr. for Piano)Yuja Wang (Piano)2022, Louisville, Kentucky, The Kentucky Center
- Bernstein • Prelude, Fugue and Riffs (1949) • 3. RiffsPrelude, Fugue and Riffs (1949)
3. RiffsChris Richards (Clarinet), Katia Labèque (Piano), Marielle Labèque (Piano), Sir Simon RattleLive
London Symphony Orchestra, Katia and Marielle Labèque2018, London, Barbican - Elfman • Percussion Quartet (2019) • II. —Percussion Quartet (2019)
II. —Third Coast Percussion2020, Chicago, Chicago Recording Company