Aug. 2, 2020
While physical travel is hard right now in most of the world, try visiting other places via recent album releases. The music of Will Todd, as performed by the Bach Choir, evokes the bustle of London. Arthur Fagen conducts music by William Dawson that recalls the African home of his ancestors. Gabriela Lena Frank's compositions are often inspired by her mother's homeland, Peru. Violinist Augustin Hadelich offers listeners a taste of rustic Bohemia, with music by Dvorák, Janáček, and Suk. Armenian church music by Komitas is sung by the Latvian Radio Choir. Expand your horizons through music this month.
Akademie für Alte Musik, Berlin; Bernhard Forck - Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2; C.P.E. Bach: Symphonies, Wq 175 & 183/4
Marc Albrecht, Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra - Zemlinsky: Die Seejungfrau
Benjamin Appl, Reinhard Goebel, Berliner Barock Solisten - Cantatas of the Bach Family
Arditti Quartet, Michael Boder, Emilio Pomarico - Morton Feldman: Coptic Light; String Quartet and Orchestra
Aviv Quartet, Amit Peled - Schubert: String Quintet; String Trio
The Bach Choir, David Hill - Will Todd: Lights, Stories, Noise, Dreams, Love, Noodles
Lisa Batiashvili, Nikoloz Rachveli - City Lights
Kristian Bezuidenhout, Zürcher Sing-Akademie, Freiburger Barockorchester, Pablo Heras-Casado - Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 'Choral'; Choral Fantasy
Paula Sophie Bohnet, Daniel Johannsen, Georg Klimbacher - Beethoven: Folk Songs
Lukasz Borowicz, Bamberger Symphoniker - Nikolai Tcherepnin: Narcisse et Echo, Op. 40
Bertrand Cuiller, Jean-Luc Ho, Les Meslanges - Couperin L'Alchimiste: Les Années de jeunesse
Thomas Dausgaard, Seattle Symphony Orchestra - Nielsen: Symphony No. 1; Symphony No. 2 The Four Temperments
The Epiphoni Consort, Tim Reader - When Love Speaks: Choral Music by Owain Park
Arthur Fagen, ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra - William Dawson: Negro Folk Symphony; Ulysses Kay: Fantasy Variations; Umbrian Scene
Kirill Gerstein, Thomas Adès - Thomas Adès: In Seven Days
Gustavo Gimeno, Denis Kozhukhin, Orchestre Philharmonique de Luxembourg - Franck: Symphony in D minor; Symphonic Variations
Amanda Gookin - Forward Music Project 1.0
Margarita Gritskova, Maria Prinz - Prokofiev: Songs and Romances
Giancarlo Guerrero, Nashville Symphony - Aaron Jay Kernis: Color Wheel; Symphony No. 4 'Chromelodeon'
Augustin Hadelich - Bohemian Tales
Jupiter String Quartet - Metamorphosis
Jonas Kaufmann, Antonio Pappano - Verdi: Otello
Vadym Kholodenko - Kholodenko Plays Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No. 6; Visions Fugitives
Aleksandra Kurzak - Desire
Latvian Radio Choir, Sigvards Klava - Komitas: Divine Liturgy
Paul Lewis - Beethoven: Für Elise; Bagatelles Opp. 33, 119 & 126
Jenny Lin - Philip Glass: Piano Works
Lorelei Ensemble, Beth Willer - David Lang: Love Fail
Magdalena Consort, Fretwork, His Majestys Sagbutts & Cornetts, Silas Wollston - In Chains of Gold: The English Pre-Restoration Verse Anthem, Vol. 2
Lanfranco Marcelletti, Xalapa Symphony Orchestra - Roberto Sierra: Cantares; Loíza; Triple Concerto
Kent Nagano, Orquestre Symphonique de Montréal - Penderecki: St Luke Passion
Laurent Naouri, Marion Lebègue, Mathieu Romano - Massenet: Don César de Bazan
Michael Oman, Amandine Beyer, Austrian Baroque Company - London Calling
Pacific Chorale, Salastina, Robert Istad - All Things Common: Music of Tarik O'Regan
Anna Patalong, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo - Alwyn: Miss Julie
Vasily Petrenko, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra - Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio Espagnol, Op. 34; Russian Easter Festival Overture, Op. 36; Scheherazade, Op. 35
Andrew Rangell - Beethoven 4 Kids
Choir of Royal Holloway, University of London; Rupert Gough - The Hours: Choral Music by Ben Parry
Siggi String Quartet - Stara: The Music of Halldór Smárason
Arabella Steinbacher, Münchener Kammerorchester - Four Seasons: Vivaldi, Piazzolla
Marek Štilec, Janácek Philharmonic Orchestra - Zdenek Fibich: Symphony No. 3; Sárka Overture; The Tempest Overture to Act III; The Bride of Messina
Masato Suzuki, Bach Collegium Japan - Johann Sebastian Bach: Concertos for Harpsichord & Strings, Vol. 1
Jaap van Zweden, New York Philharmonic- David Lang: Prisoner of the State
Les Vents Français - Romantique
Jan Vogler - Muhly, Helbig, Long: Three Continents Cello Concerto; Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 2
Erin Wall, Joshua Hopkins, Andrew Davis - Massenet: Thaïs
Willamette Valley Chamber Music Festival - Her Own Wings: Music of Gabriela Lena Frank
Dana Zemtsov, Anna Fedorova - Silhouettes
Akademie für Alte Musik, Berlin; Bernhard Forck - Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2; C.P.E. Bach: Symphonies, Wq 175 & 183/4
Marc Albrecht, Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra - Zemlinsky: Die Seejungfrau
Benjamin Appl, Reinhard Goebel, Berliner Barock Solisten - Cantatas of the Bach Family
Arditti Quartet, Michael Boder, Emilio Pomarico - Morton Feldman: Coptic Light; String Quartet and Orchestra
Aviv Quartet, Amit Peled - Schubert: String Quintet; String Trio
The Bach Choir, David Hill - Will Todd: Lights, Stories, Noise, Dreams, Love, Noodles
Lisa Batiashvili, Nikoloz Rachveli - City Lights
Kristian Bezuidenhout, Zürcher Sing-Akademie, Freiburger Barockorchester, Pablo Heras-Casado - Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 'Choral'; Choral Fantasy
Paula Sophie Bohnet, Daniel Johannsen, Georg Klimbacher - Beethoven: Folk Songs
Lukasz Borowicz, Bamberger Symphoniker - Nikolai Tcherepnin: Narcisse et Echo, Op. 40
Bertrand Cuiller, Jean-Luc Ho, Les Meslanges - Couperin L'Alchimiste: Les Années de jeunesse
Thomas Dausgaard, Seattle Symphony Orchestra - Nielsen: Symphony No. 1; Symphony No. 2 The Four Temperments
The Epiphoni Consort, Tim Reader - When Love Speaks: Choral Music by Owain Park
Arthur Fagen, ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra - William Dawson: Negro Folk Symphony; Ulysses Kay: Fantasy Variations; Umbrian Scene
Kirill Gerstein, Thomas Adès - Thomas Adès: In Seven Days
Gustavo Gimeno, Denis Kozhukhin, Orchestre Philharmonique de Luxembourg - Franck: Symphony in D minor; Symphonic Variations
Amanda Gookin - Forward Music Project 1.0
Margarita Gritskova, Maria Prinz - Prokofiev: Songs and Romances
Giancarlo Guerrero, Nashville Symphony - Aaron Jay Kernis: Color Wheel; Symphony No. 4 'Chromelodeon'
Augustin Hadelich - Bohemian Tales
Jupiter String Quartet - Metamorphosis
Jonas Kaufmann, Antonio Pappano - Verdi: Otello
Vadym Kholodenko - Kholodenko Plays Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No. 6; Visions Fugitives
Aleksandra Kurzak - Desire
Latvian Radio Choir, Sigvards Klava - Komitas: Divine Liturgy
Paul Lewis - Beethoven: Für Elise; Bagatelles Opp. 33, 119 & 126
Jenny Lin - Philip Glass: Piano Works
Lorelei Ensemble, Beth Willer - David Lang: Love Fail
Magdalena Consort, Fretwork, His Majestys Sagbutts & Cornetts, Silas Wollston - In Chains of Gold: The English Pre-Restoration Verse Anthem, Vol. 2
Lanfranco Marcelletti, Xalapa Symphony Orchestra - Roberto Sierra: Cantares; Loíza; Triple Concerto
Kent Nagano, Orquestre Symphonique de Montréal - Penderecki: St Luke Passion
Laurent Naouri, Marion Lebègue, Mathieu Romano - Massenet: Don César de Bazan
Michael Oman, Amandine Beyer, Austrian Baroque Company - London Calling
Pacific Chorale, Salastina, Robert Istad - All Things Common: Music of Tarik O'Regan
Anna Patalong, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo - Alwyn: Miss Julie
Vasily Petrenko, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra - Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio Espagnol, Op. 34; Russian Easter Festival Overture, Op. 36; Scheherazade, Op. 35
Andrew Rangell - Beethoven 4 Kids
Choir of Royal Holloway, University of London; Rupert Gough - The Hours: Choral Music by Ben Parry
Siggi String Quartet - Stara: The Music of Halldór Smárason
Arabella Steinbacher, Münchener Kammerorchester - Four Seasons: Vivaldi, Piazzolla
Marek Štilec, Janácek Philharmonic Orchestra - Zdenek Fibich: Symphony No. 3; Sárka Overture; The Tempest Overture to Act III; The Bride of Messina
Masato Suzuki, Bach Collegium Japan - Johann Sebastian Bach: Concertos for Harpsichord & Strings, Vol. 1
Jaap van Zweden, New York Philharmonic- David Lang: Prisoner of the State
Les Vents Français - Romantique
Jan Vogler - Muhly, Helbig, Long: Three Continents Cello Concerto; Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 2
Erin Wall, Joshua Hopkins, Andrew Davis - Massenet: Thaïs
Willamette Valley Chamber Music Festival - Her Own Wings: Music of Gabriela Lena Frank
Dana Zemtsov, Anna Fedorova - Silhouettes