Lucia Popp (soprano), Adolf Dallapozza (tenor) & Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone)
Chor und Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Wolfgang Sawallisch

Composers

Schubert, Franz Peter (1797-1828)

Works

Schubert: Deutsche Messe, D872
Schubert: Deutsches Salve Regina in F, D379
Schubert: Hymne, D964
Schubert: Mass No. 2 in G major, D167
Schubert: Psalm 23 'Gott ist mein Hirt', D706
Schubert: Psalm 92 D953

Composers

Schubert, Franz Peter (1797-1828)
Works

Schubert: An die Entfernte, D765 (Goethe)
Schubert: Auf dem Wasser zu singen, D774
Schubert: Das Heimweh, D456 (Winkler)
Schubert: Das Lied im Grünen, D917
Schubert: Das Zugenglocklein D871 (Seidl)
Schubert: Der Jüngling an der Quelle, D300 (Salis-Seewis)
Schubert: Der Jungling und der Tod, D545 (Spaun)
Schubert: Der Schiffer, D536 (Mayrhofer)
Schubert: Der Strom, D565 (poet unknown)
Schubert: Der Tod und das Mädchen, D531
Schubert: Der Wanderer, D649 (Friedrich von Schlegel)
Schubert: Der Winterabend (Es ist so still), D938
Schubert: Der zürnende Barde D785 (Bruchmann)
Schubert: Die Forelle, D550
Schubert: Du bist die Ruh D776 (Rückert)
Schubert: Erlkönig, D328
Schubert: Heidenröslein, D257
Schubert: Litanei auf das Fest Allerseelen, D343
Schubert: Nachtgesang D314 (Kosegarten)
Schubert: Sei mir gegrüsst! D741 (Rückert)
Schubert: Ständchen 'Horch! Horch! die Lerch!', D889

For her second Deutsche Grammophon album, former Royal Harpist Catrin Finch plays music by the beloved British composer, John Rutter, as well as new pieces and arrangements of her own.

It includes new works by John Rutter, and the World Premiere recording of his Suite Lyrique for harp and strings. Further highlights include arrangements of traditional Welsh folksongs, where Catrin Finch is joined by star award-winning Welsh soprano Elin Manahan Thomas.

John Rutter is probably the world's most-performed choral composer, with decades of best selling compositions and arrangements to his name - including an anthem specially commissioned for the royal wedding by Prince William and Kate Middleton, and some of the most loved Christmas carols of modern times.

Catrin Finch (harp), with Kia Bennett, with Elin Manahan Thomas (soprano), with Louise Watson
Sinfonia Cymru, John Rutter

Composers

Finch, Catrin (b.1980)
Rutter, John (b.1945)

Works

trad.: Bugeilio'r Gwenith Gywn (Idle days of summer time)
Rutter: A Clare Benediction
Rutter: A Gaelic blessing
Rutter: Beth Yw'r Haf I Mi?
Rutter: Bugeilio's Gwenith Gwyn
Rutter: Celtic Concerto
Rutter: Lullaby for Ana Gwyn
Rutter: Lullaby For Pegi
Rutter: Migldi Magldi
Rutter: Suite Lyrique for harp and strings
Rutter: The Lord bless you and keep you

The fourteen works for piano and orchestra of Ferdinand Ries stand alongside those of Hummel as the finest and most important of their kind from the early decades of the 19th century. Intensely lyrical and yet displaying at times a rugged Beethovenian grandeur, Ries's eight concertos are works of impressive musical stature. In this fifth and final recording we encounter the first and last of his published concertos and the virtuosic Rondeau brillant, Op. 144. “Sparkling performances… the recording is first rate.” (Penguin Guide on Vol. 3, 8570440).

Christopher Hinterhuber (piano)
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Uwe Grodd

Composers

Ries, Ferdinand (1784-1838)

Works

Ries, Ferdinand: Introduction et Rondeau brillant, Op. 144
Ries, Ferdinand: Piano Concerto in E flat, Op. 42
Ries, Ferdinand: Piano Concerto in G minor, Op. 177

Cyndia Sieden (soprano), Christiane Oelze (soprano), Gerald Finley (baritone), Andreas Dieterich (treble), Constanze Backes (soprano), Florian Wöller (treble), Jan Andreas Mendel (treble), Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano), Rodney Gilfry (baritone), Rosa Mannion (soprano), Amanda Roocroft (soprano), Carlos Feller (baritone), Charlotte Margiono (soprano), Christoph Prégardien (tenor), Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone)
English Baroque Soloists
Sir John Eliot Gardiner

Composers

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-91)

Works

Mozart: Ach, ich fühl's (from Die Zauberflöte, K620)
Mozart: Deh vieni, non tardar (from Le nozze di Figaro)
Mozart: Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen (from Die Zauberflöte)
Mozart: Der Vogelfänger bin ich, ja (from Die Zauberflöte)
Mozart: Donne mie la fate a tanti (from Così fan tutte)
Mozart: E amore un ladroncello (from Così fan tutte)
Mozart: Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen (from Die Zauberflöte)
Mozart: Fin ch'han dal vino (from Don Giovanni)
Mozart: Il mio tesoro intanto (from Don Giovanni)
Mozart: La ci darem la mano (from Don Giovanni)
Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K492
Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K492: Overture
Mozart: Mi tradì quell'alma ingrata (from Don Giovanni)
Mozart: Non piu andrai, farfallone amoroso (from Le Nozze di Figaro)
Mozart: Parto, parto, ma tu ben mio (from La Clemenza di Tito)
Mozart: Porgi amor (from Le nozze di Figaro)
Mozart: Soave sia il vento (from Così fan tutte)
Mozart: Sull' aria che soave zeffiretto (from Le Nozze di Figaro)
Mozart: Vedro mentr'io sospiro (from Le nozze di Figaro)

Ruth Holton (soprano), Michael Chance (countertenor), Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor)
English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir, John Eliot Gardiner

Rewards: Presto Favourites Recommended Recording

Composers

Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750)

Works

Bach, J S: Cantata BWV106 'Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit' (Actus tragicus)
Bach, J S: Cantata BWV140 'Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme'
Bach, J S: Cantata BWV147 'Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben'
Bach, J S: Motet BWV118 'O Jesu Christ, mein Lebens Licht'

Chicago Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Philip Jones Ensemble, Wiener Philharmoniker, The Band Of The Grenadier Guards, Georg Solti, Elgar Howarth, Willi Boskovsky, Rodney Bashford

Composers

Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827)
Berlioz, Hector (1803-69)
Coates, Eric (1886-1957)
Elgar, Edward William (1857-1934)
Fucik, Julius (1872-1916)
Halvorsen, Johan (1864-1935)
Ippolitov-Ivanov, Mikhail Mikhailovich (1859-1935)
Schubert, Franz Peter (1797-1828)
Sousa, John Philip (1854-1932)
Strauss, Johann (1825-99)
Strauss, Johann (1804-49)
Verdi, Giuseppe (1813-1901)

Works

Beethoven: The Ruins of Athens Overture, Op. 113
Beethoven: Turkish March (from The Ruins of Athens)
Berlioz: Rákóczi March (from La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24)
Coates, E: Dam Busters March
Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major, Op. 39 No. 1
Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance Marches Nos. 1-5, Op. 39
Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance March No. 2 in A minor, Op. 39 No. 2
Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance March No. 3 in C minor, Op. 39 No. 3
Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance March No. 4 in G major, Op. 39 No. 4
Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance March No. 5 in C major, Op. 39 No. 5
Fucik: Entry of the Gladiators
Halvorsen: Bojarernes Indtogsmarsj (Entry of the Boyars)
Ippolitov-Ivanov: Procession of the Sadar (from Caucasian Sketches)
Schubert: Marche Militaire, D733 No. 1
Sousa: King Cotton
Sousa: Semper Fidelis
Sousa: The Liberty Bell
Sousa: The Stars and Stripes Forever
Sousa: The Thunderer
Sousa: Washington Post
Strauss, J, II: Egyptischer Marsch, Op. 335
Strauss, J, II: Kaiser Franz Joseph I. Rettungs-Jubel-Marsch Op. 126
Strauss, J, II: Persischer Marsch, Op. 289
Strauss, J, I: Radetzky March, Op. 228
Strauss, J, II: Russischer Marsch, Op. 426
Verdi: Grand March from Aida

'Brendel gets to the heart of the matter in this glorious recording. The balance of charm, intensity and intellectual rigour is nigh-on ideal' BBC Music Magazine

Alfred Brendel (piano)

Composers

Schubert, Franz Peter (1797-1828)

Works

Schubert: 16 German Dances D783
Schubert: 4 Impromptus, D899
Schubert: Impromptu in A flat major, D899 No. 4
Schubert: Impromptu in C minor, D899 No. 1
Schubert: Impromptu in E flat major, D899 No. 2
Schubert: Impromptu in G flat major, D899 No. 3
Schubert: 4 Impromptus, D935
Schubert: Impromptu in A flat major, D935 No. 2
Schubert: Impromptu in B flat major, D935 No. 3
Schubert: Impromptu in F Minor, D935 No. 1
Schubert: Impromptu in F minor, D935, No. 4

Frederica von Stade (mezzo-soprano)
Wiener Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado

Composers

Mahler, Gustav (1860-1911)

Works

Mahler: Symphony No. 4

Schola of the Hofburgkapelle, Vienna
Hubert Dopf S.J.
Recorded: 1994-03
Recording Venue: Hofburgkapelle, Vienna

Composers

Gregorian Chant
Works

anon.: Alleluia Ostende nobis
anon.: Veni Redemptor gentium

Stephen Kovacevich (piano)
BBC Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis

Composers

Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827)

Works

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 19

Drawing on the romantic spirit in music, Schubert's moving setting is of a poem by Goethe which compares a rushing waterfall to the soul of man, while Strauss's gorgeous Mittagsruhe depicts the peace of a summer noontide. Narrative vocal traditions are heard in Sibelius's nationalist Vapautettu kuningatar, Bruckner's heroic Helgoland, and Grieg's Landkjenning, which tells of the 10th century Norwegian king Oleg Tryggvason. Das Liebesmahl der Apostel anticipates the religious ecstasies of Wagner's Parsifal, while Debussy's early cantata Invocation resonates with Gallic sparkle.

Mikael Stenbaek (tenor), Daniel Hellström (baritone)
Lund Student Singers & Malmö Opera Orchestra, Alberto Hold-Garrido

Composers

Bruckner, Anton (1824-96)
Debussy, Claude Achille (1862-1918)
Grieg, Edvard Hagerup (1843-1907)
Schubert, Franz Peter (1797-1828)
Sibelius, Jean (1865-1957)
Strauss, Richard (1864-1949)
Wagner, Richard (1813-83)

Works

Bruckner: Helgoland
Debussy: Invocation
Grieg: Landkjenning Op. 31
Schubert: Gesang der Geister über den Wassern, D714
Sibelius: The Captive Queen, Op. 48
Sibelius: Vapautettu kuningatar
Strauss, R: Die Tageszeiten, Op. 76
Strauss, R: Mittagsruhe, Op. 76, No. 2
Wagner: Das Liebesmahl der Apostel, WWV 69

'n Bundel klassieke stories vir prinsesse van alle ouderdomme! Hierdie pragtig geïllustreerde boek bevat immergroen stories oor jou gunstelingprinsesse soos Aspoestertjie, Doringrosie, Sneeuwitjie, Raponsie en Duimelize. Die stories is deur Gretel Wÿbenga in 'n eenvoudige, liriese styl oorvertel - perfek vir voorlees of selflees. En Zinelda McDonald se prettige illustrasies is die perfekte manier om klein prinsessies se verbeelding te prikkel of hulle na droomland te begelei.

Tal & Groethuysen are without doubt on of the world's best piano duos and have received numerous international music awards for their recordings.

Ralph Vaughan Williams himself had arranged this version of his piano concerto for two pianos and orchestra and thus created an extraordinary colourful and impressive work as can be heard in Tal & Groethuysen's outstanding interpretation.

They are accompanied by the Musikkollegium Winterthur who also shine with their interpretation of Vaughan Williams' Symphony No. 5.

Musikkollegium Winterthur, Tal-Groethuysen Duo, Douglas Boyd

Composers

Vaughan Williams, Ralph (1872-1958)

Works

Vaughan Williams: Piano Concerto in C for two pianos
Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 5 in D major