New Release Round-up,
New Release Round-up - 23rd June 2017
A new recording of Beethoven's Missa Solemnis from Marek Janowski, and Mahler's Symphony No. 8 from the Lucerne Festival and Riccardo Chailly are the pick of this week's choral releases. Opera highlights include Karajan's 1967 Ring Cycle remastered for Blu-ray audio - plus Plácido Domingo stars in a new production of Verdi's Macbeth from Los Angeles.
Beethoven: Missa Solemnis in D major, Op. 123
Regine Hangler (soprano), Elisabeth Kulman (alto), Christian Elsner (tenor) and Franz-Josef Selig (bass), MDR-Rundfunkchor Leipzig & Rundfunk Sinfonieorchester, Marek Janowski
The conductor Marek Janowski and the Rundfunk Sinfonieorchester Berlin continue their critically acclaimed collaboration with Pentatone in a magnificent reading of Beethoven’s monumental Missa Solemnis, recorded live at the Berlin Philharmonie in September 2016 in partnership with Deutschlandradio Kultur.
Available Formats: MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
Aldeburgh Strings and Aldeburgh Winds combine for music by Richard Strauss. Metamorphosen, a 25-minute string masterpiece written as an elegy in the wake of the Second World War, contrasts with the early Serenade, which radiates Mozartian bonhomie.
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
Purcell, Locke, Blow & Gibbons
Rosemary Joshua (soprano), Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano), The English Concert, Harry Bicket
The English Concert and Harry Bicket are joined by soprano Rosemary Joshua and mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly, as they explore the music of 17th-century England; from the irresistible Suite from [i]The Tempest[/i] by Matthew Locke to John Blow’s spritely Chaconne in G, crowned by beautifully crafted and luminous songs by Purcell.
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
This latest release from the Choir of New College Oxford explores settings of Psalm 42, Like as the Hart, showcasing the rich emotional and musical responses to this evocative text from composers across the centuries, including two special commissions.
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
Marking the eightieth birthday of Gundula Janowitz in August 2017, this set celebrates her clear and honest soprano voice through a selection of her opera, oratorio and Lieder recordings. The favourite lyric soprano of Herbert von Karajan, Janowitz set the standard with her recordings of Mozart and Strauss which are still unsurpassed.
Available Formats: MP3, FLAC
Mahler: Symphony No. 8 in E flat major 'Symphony of a Thousand' (DVD)
Ricarda Merbeth, Juliane Banse, Anna Lucia Richter, Sara Mingardo, Mihoko Fujimura, Andreas Schager, Peter Mattei, Samuel Youn, Lucerne Festival Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly
Gustav Mahler’s Eighth Symphony breaks the boundaries of the symphonic form in a world-embracing gesture. Riccardo Chailly is one of the staunchest performers of this work, and therefore it is appropriate that he chose this piece for his inaugural concert as Claudio Abbado’s successor as music director of the Lucerne Festival Orchestra.
Available Format: DVD Video
Mahler: Symphony No. 8 in E flat major 'Symphony of a Thousand' (Blu-ray)
Ricarda Merbeth, Juliane Banse, Anna Lucia Richter, Sara Mingardo, Mihoko Fujimura, Andreas Schager, Peter Mattei, Samuel Youn, Lucerne Festival Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly
Gustav Mahler’s Eighth Symphony breaks the boundaries of the symphonic form in a world-embracing gesture. Riccardo Chailly is one of the staunchest performers of this work, and therefore it is appropriate that he chose this piece for his inaugural concert as Claudio Abbado’s successor as music director of the Lucerne Festival Orchestra.
Available Format: Blu-ray
Katherine Cooper - Head of Editorial
