Reinecke, Reissiger – Flute Concertos – Peter-Lukas Graf

Carl Reinecke (1824-1910):
Ballade for Flute and Orchestra, op.288 *
Carl Gottlieb Reissiger (1798-1859):
Concertino in D major for Flute and Orchestra, op.60 *
Carl Reinecke (1824-1910):
Concerto in D major for Flaute and Orchestra, op.283 +

Peter-Lukas Graf - flute
Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart
Bernhard Gueller - conductor *
Pinchas Steinberg - conductor +

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Various Composers – 'Messa per Rossini' – Helmuth Rilling

remembering Gioachino Rossini

(29 February 1792 – 13 November 1868)

Messa per Rossini

Antonio Buzzolla (1815-1871): Requiem, Kyrie, Die Irae
Carlo Pedrotti (1817-1893): Tuba mirum
Antonio Cagnoni (1828-1896): Quid sum miser
Federico Ricci (1809-1877): Recordare Jesu
Alessandro Nini (1805-1880): Ingemisco
Raimondo Boucheron (1800-1876): Confutatis, Oro supplex
Carlo Coccia (1782-1873): Lacrimosa, Amen
Gaetano Gaspari (1808-1881): Domine Jesu, Quam olim Abrahae, Hostias
Pietro Platania (1828-1907): Sanctus, Hosanna
Lauro Rossi (1812-1885): Agnus Dei
Teodulo Mabellini (1817-1897): Lux Aeterna
Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901): Libera me, Dies irae, Requiem aeternam

Gabriela Beňačková-Čápová - soprano
Florence Quivar - contralto
James Wagner - tenor
Alexandru Agache - baritone
Aage Haugland - bass
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart
Prague Philharmonic Choir
Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart
Helmuth Rilling - conductor

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Prokofiev – Romeo and Juliet (extracts) – Celibidache

Serguei Prokofiev (1891-1953):
Romeo and Juliet (extracts)

Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart
Sergiu Celibidache - conductor

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Prokofiev – Scythian Suite, Symphony No.5 – Celibidache

Serguei Prokofiev (1891-1953):
Scythian Suite, op.20
Symphony No.5 in B flat major, op.100

Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart
Sergiu Celibidache - conductor

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Mussorgsky, Stravinsky – Symphonic Works – Celibidache

Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881):
Pictures at an Exhibition - orch. Maurice Ravel
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971):
The Fairy's Kiss - divertimento

Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR
Sergiu Celibidache - conductor

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Kurt Atterberg – Symphonies Nos.7 & 8 – Ari Rasilainen

Kurt Atterberg (1887-1974) - the Symphonies:
Symphony No.7, op.45 (Sinfonia Romantica)
Symphony No.8, op.48

SWR Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart
Ari Rasilainen - conductor

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Lindpaintner – Symphonies concertantes – Donizetti – Concertinos – VA

remembering Gaetano Donizetti on his birthday

(29 November 1797 – 8 April 1848)

Peter Josef Lindpaintner (1791-1856):
Sinfonia concertante for wind quintet and orchestra in B flat major
Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848):
Concertino in C major for flute and chamber orchestra
Concertino in F major for oboe and orchestra
Concertino in B flat major for clarinet and orchestra
Peter Josef Lindpaintner (1791-1856):
Sinfonia concertante for wind quintet and orchestra in F major

Aulos-Bläserquitett
Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart
Bernhard Güller - conductor

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Spohr – Die letzten Dinge – Gustav Kuhn

Louis Spohr (1784-1859):
"Die Letzten Dinge" (The Last Judgement) - oratorio

Mitsuko Shirai - soprano
Marjana Lipovšek - contralto
Josef Protschka - tenor
Matthias Hölle - bass
Südfunk-Chor
Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart
Gustav Kuhn - conductor

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Krommer – Concertos for 2 Clarinets and Orchestra – Klöcker

Franz Krommer (1759-1831) - Concertos for 2 Clarinets and Orchestra:
Concerto (Concertino italien)
Concerto in E flat major, op.35
Concerto in E flat major, op.91

Dieter Klöcker - clarinet
Waldemar Wandel - clarinet
Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart
Wolf-Dieter Hauschild - conductor

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Joachim – Violin Concerto No.3, Overtures – Nishizaki

Joseph Joachim (1831-1907):
Violin Concerto No.3 in G major
Overture "Hamlet", op.4
Overture "In Memoriam Heinrich von Kleist", op.13

Takako Nishizaki - violin
Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra
Meir Minsky - conductor

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Tchaikovsky - Suites Nos. 1 & 2 - Marriner

Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893):
Suite for Orchestra No.1 in D minor, op.43
Suite for Orchestra No.2 in C major, op.53 "Suite caractéristique"

Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart
Sir Neville Marriner - conductor

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Mendelssohn - Elias - Rilling

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847):
Elias - oratorio

Arleen Auger - soprano
Gabriele Schreckenbach - contralto
Robert Tear - tenor
Siegmund Nimsgern - baritone
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart
Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart
Helmut Rilling - conductor

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Rimsky-Korsakov - Sheherazade ; Stravinsky - The Firebird Suite - Celibidache

A friend of this blog - "israel" - reminded me, just in time, that today it's the century of Sergiu Celibidache's birth: one of the greatest conductors of the twentieth century.

Tribute of this blog to Sergiu Celibidache.
28 June 1912 - 14 August 1996

"Celibidache was born in Roman, Romania, and began his studies in music with the piano, after which he studied music, philosophy and mathematics in Bucharest, Romania and then in Paris. One of the most important influences in his life was his introduction to Martin Steinke, who, being knowledgeable about Buddhism, heavily affected Celibidache's outlook for the rest of his life. (..) Celibidache's approach to music-making is often described in terms of what he did not do instead of what he did. For example, much has been made of Celibidache's "refusal" to make recordings even though almost all of his concert activity actually was recorded with many released posthumously by major labels (...) Celibidache was well known for his demands for extensive rehearsal time with orchestras. An oft-mentioned feature of many of his concerts, captured in the live recordings of them, is a slower tempo than what is considered the norm, while, in fast passages, his tempos often exceeded expectations. In Celibidache's own view, however, criticism of a recording's tempo is irrelevant, as it is not (and cannot be) a critique of the performance but rather of a transcription of it, without the ambience of the moment – for him, a key factor in any musical performance. As Celibidache explained, the acoustic space in which one hears a concert directly affects the likelihood of the emergence of his sought-after transcendent experience. The acoustic space within which one hears a recording of one of his performances, on the other hand, has no impact on the performance, as it is impossible for the acoustic features of that space to provide feedback to the musicians that might impel them to, for example, play slower or faster. (...)" [source wikipedia]

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908):

Sheherazade - Symphonic Suite, op.35 *

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971):

L'Oiseau de Feu - Suite (version 1923)

Hans Kalafusz - solo violin *

SWR Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra

Sergiu Celibidache - conductor

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Spohr - Clarinet Concertos 2 & 3 - Leister

Louis Spohr (1784-1859):
Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra No.2 in E flat major, op.57
Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra No.3 in F minor, WoO 19

Karl Leister - clarinet
Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart
Rafael Frübeck de Burgos - conductor

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Spohr - Clarinet Concertos 1 & 4 - Leister

Louis Spohr (1784-1859):
Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra No.1 in C minor, op.26
Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra No.4 in E minor, WoO 20

Karl Leister - clarinet
Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart
Rafael Frübeck de Burgos - conductor

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Haydn, Hummel, Martinu - Oboe Concertos - Lencsés

Joseph Haydn (1732-1809):
Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra in C major, Hob. VIIg: C1
Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778-1837):
Introduction, Theme and Variations for Oboe and Orchestra, op.102
Bohuslav Martinů (1890-1959):
Concerto for Oboe and small Orchestra

Lajos Lencses - oboe
Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart
Sir Neville Marriner - conductor

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Schubert - Lazarus - Chmura

Franz Schubert (1797-1828):
"Lazarus" - Religious Drama for Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra (Fragmnet) D 689

Edith Mathis - soprano
Cornelia Wulkopf - mezzo-soprano
Hanna Schwarz - contralto
Werner Hollweg - tenor
Horst Laubenthal - tenor
Hermann Prey - bariton
Südfunkchor Stuttgart
Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart
Gabriel Chmura - conductor

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Vieuxtemps - Cello Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 - H.Schiff

Henri Vieuxtemps (1820-1881):
Concerto for Cello and Orchestra No.1 in A minor, op.46
Concerto for Cello and Orchestra No.2 in B minor, op.50

Heinrich Schiff - cello
Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart
Sir Neville Marriner - conductor

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Mendelssohn & Spohr: Violin Concertos, versions for Flute - Adorján

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847):
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in E minor, op.64 - version for flute by Wilhelm Popp (1828-1903)
Louis Spohr (1784-1859):
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No.8 in A minor, op.47 - version for flute by Christian Gottlieb Belcke (1796-1875)

András Adorján - flute
Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart
David Shallon - conductor

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