22 – 26 June 2009
FOLK SONG ARRANGEMENTS
Beethoven, Haydn, Weber
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
DG 480 0385

Collected together for the first time on a 2CD set are Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau’s much-requested recordings of folk song arrangements by Haydn, Beethoven and Weber.

Beethoven arranged an astounding 179 folk songs spanning a period of eleven years from 1809 to 1820.

15 – 19 June 2009
Ian Cooper
Ballads and Bossa Nova
LB 0080

On this recording versatile violinist Ian Cooper has taken the written element from classical chamber music and interspersed it with jazz improvisation. The CD also features guest performances by renowned trumpeter James Morrison and vocalist Emma Pask.

8 – 12 June 2009
Handel: Oboe Concertos; Concerti a due cori; Ballet Music
Neville Marriner, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Decca 480 1388

2CD Set

This 2CD set features a number of Handel’s early concertos for Oboe, performed by oboist Roger Lord  with The Acadamy of St Martin in the Fields conducted by Sir Neville Marriner. Also included are Marriner’s Argo recordings of overtures and orchestral excerpts from the operas Alcina, Ariodante, Il pastor fido and Solomon, previously unavailable on CD. This compilation concludes with Handel’s Concerto Grosso in C ‘Alexander’s Feast’.

01 – 05 June 2009
Anne Sofie von Otter – Bach
Archiv Produktion 00289 477 7467

Anne Sofie von Otter who has dedicated her career to the Baroque repertoire brings elegant style and richness of voice to this recording of alto and soprano arias. The CD features beloved favourites like ‘Erbarme Dich’ from St Matthew Passion and ‘Agnus Dei’ from the B minor Mass.