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I saw this in Venice in January. Lively and tuneful opera a la Rossini but it's an opera that deserves to be seen as well as heard. I look forward to the DVD.

Il Cartellone: Spontini, Le metamorfosi di Pasquale
Lisetta: Irina Dubrovskaya.
Il marchese: Giorgio Misseri.
Costanza: Michela Antenucci.
Il cavaliere/ Un sergente: Christian Collia.
Frontino: Carlo Checchi.
Pasquale: Andrea Patucelli.
Barone: Francesco Basso.
Teatro La Fenice Orchestra. Harpsichord and conductor: Gianluca Capuano. (1 hr., 30 min.)

On RAI Radio Italia 3  Saturday night.

Last Sunday's concert byTrio Anima Mundi featured the first performance of Rosalind Ellicott's Piano Trio No.1 in G.  It was a bold and lively work quite Brahmsian in parts.
A recording of the work should be available towards the end of the year coupled with trios by Coleridge Taylor, Henry Warner and Cliffe Forrester. I must admit to knowing nothing about the last two composers. Kenji Fujimura, the leader of the trio, paid special tribute to Unsung Composers who were instrumental in his obtaining the full score.Trio Anima Mundi specialise in turn of the century ( 19th/20th) British piano trios and would welcome suggestions by our members as to future repertoire.

What a year for rare Gounod!
Just out: Saint Francois d'Assise CG34 on the Accentus label.
Gounod's little oratorio of 1896 was rediscovered in manuscript form in 1996.
Available on Qobuz.

I went to the Australian Premiere last week of Coleridge-Taylor's Piano Trio.  I was intrigued as it is not mentioned in Groves or Cobbett.  The trio was written in 1893 yet it remained in manuscript form until 2001.. It is a youthful work , rather short, with hints of Dvorak . The performers , Trio Anima Mundi,  are to record the work for their next CD. This talented and enterprising trio specialize in British piano trios  and are to play Rosalind Ellicot's Piano Trio No.1 next week. A look at their website reveals some hidden treasures in their repertoire.

BTW, on the subject of CT, when is some enterprising company going to record " Tales of Old japan"  ... easily up to the standard of " Hiawatha".

New to me: Novak's early comic opera on Czech Radio 3 on Saturday night:

- Vítězslav Novák: Zvíkovský rarášek.
Opera o jednom dějství na text Ladislava Stroupežnického.
Osoby a obsazení:
Kryštof ze Švamberka (Karel Berman),
Eliška, rozená z Rožmberka, Kryštofova žena (Milada Šubrtová),
Petřík, Eliščin syn (Helena Tattermuschová),
Mikuláš Dačický z Heslova (Beno Blachut),
Markéta Zvěřinová, dívka ze statků Švamberkových (Miroslava Fidlerová),
Salomena, klíčnice na Zvíkově (Ludmila Hanzalíková),
Michálek, páže (Pavel Šolc).
Pražský rozhlasový orchestr řídí Josef Hrnčíř.
Připravil Boris Klepal. (2 hrs., 45 min.)

Lortzing:  Jubel Cantata  together with a couple of Mozart items on the HARMS label.

Loverly -Jubely!

 
On Lyric FM Ireland... Saturday evening.

Margherita by Jacopo Foroni
Paul brings us this year's production of Margherita by Jacopo Foroni in a production recorded in the National Opera House as part of this year's Wexford Festival Opera. Yuriy Yurchuk sings Conte Rodolfo, Matteo d'Apolito is Ser Matteo, Alessandra Volpe sings the title role, Andrew Stenson is Ernesto, Giuliana Gianfaldoni is Giustina, Filippo Fontata is Roberto and Jo Hyun Kim is Gasparo and the Orchestra and Chorus of Wexford Festival Opera is conducted by Timothy Myers. (3 hrs.)

On Swedish Radio P2

18.00 "I Firenze" av Helena Munktell
Opera i en akt. Libretto: Daniel Fallström. Solister: Susanna Andersson (Gemma), Joel Annmo (Stefano), Fredrik Zetterström (Bardi), Marcus Jupither (Bembo), Niklas Björling Rygert (Viarducci) och Torbjörn Lillieqvist (Sarsapilla). Radiokören. Sveriges Radios Symfoniorkester. Dirigent: Tobias Ringborg. Konsertant framförande 9/6, Berwaldhallen. Munktell: 1. Bränningar. 2. "I Firenze". Programledare: Christina Tobeck. (3 hrs.)

Saturday night on Lyric FM

Opera Night: Robert O'Dwyer's Eithne
Doireann Ní Bhriain presents Robert O'Dwyer's Eithne live from the National Concert Hall, Dublin, a romantic adaptation of a mysterious ancient Irish legend, as the mortal son of Ireland's High King falls in love with the magical Eithne, daughter of the King of Tír na nÓg.

A rare example of an opera with the libretto in the Irish language. Eithne stars internationally acclaimed artists soprano Orla Boylan (pictured) as Eithne, baritone Gavan Ring as the High King of Ireland and tenor Robin Tritschler as Ceart, Eithne's lover. The chorus of Opera Theatre Company and the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra are conducted by Fergus Sheil. (Duration unclear)

This was written in 1910. I wonder how it compares with Parry's Blodwyn or Boughton's Immortal Hour....

Colin announced this earlier... well, it's on tomorrow evening on Swedish Radio

"Adils och Elisiv" av Wilhelm Peterson-Berger

Opera i tre akter (1925). Libretto: tonsättaren. I rollerna: Elisiv - Elisabeth Meyer. Adils - Jesper Taube. Ochlonna - Ingrid Tobiasson. Gorm - Kristian Flor. Samt Fredrik Zetterström, Mikael Magnell, Torbjörn Pettersson och Thomas Annmo. Kungliga operans kör. Kungliga hovkapellet. Dirigent: Tobias Ringborg. Konsertant framförande 26/1, Kungliga operan, Stockholm. Programledare: Per Lindqvist. (3 hrs.)

Not the Fountain of Youth guy but a Colombian composer of the mid 1800s.

Here are some details ... not difficult to understand even for non Spanish speakers


José María Ponce de León (Bogotá, 16 de febrer de 1845 - Bogotá, 21 de setembre de 1882) va ser un compositor colombià. Va començar la seva formació musical amb Saturnino Russi, fuster de professió i músic aficionat, que li va ensenyar els fonaments del solfeig i l'harmonia. Més tard, va rebre classes del pianista i compositor Joan Crisòstomo Ortega en el Col·legi de Yerbabuena. A partir d'aleshores, va seguir els seus estudis de forma autodidacta abans de participar en la Guerra Civil de Colòmbia el 1860. El 1863 va estrenar la seva primera òpera còmica amb notable èxit en un fet que va motivar la seva família a l'hora d'enviar-lo a París el 1867. Allà va entrar, per concurs, al conservatori on va rebre classes de Gounod i Thomas. El 1871 va tornar a Bogotà on va dirigir algunes bandes militars i on va compondre música per a piano, obra religiosa i especialment òperes, les quals el van convertir en el màxim representant musical del seu país. També va compondre una Sinfonía sobre temas colombianos la qual va representar una de les primeres obres simfòniques colombianes. Ponce de León va viure la resta de la seva vida a Bogotà, morint en aquesta ciutat el setembre de 1882.

You can download two operas by Ponce de Leon ( Ester & Florinda) together with a nice little waltz for piano on www.reciclassicat.

Sunday evening on Polish Radio Dwojka, a complete performance of Kurpinski's delightful opera: Charlatan.

I once had an LP of excerpts from this opera so I can recommend it to lovers of early  Romantic opera like Weber or Marschner.

I was in Warsaw about 12 years ago and saw a sparkling performance of another of his operas: Superstition.

To my knowledge this has never been recorded. What a pity... such a treat!

   

11:30AM
SPECIAL PROGRAM: Studia Koncertowego Polskiego Radia im. W. Lutosławskiego
Inauguracja Sezonu Artystycznego 2017/2018
Polska Orkiestra Radiowa, dyr. Michał Klauza, Anna Wolfinger – sopran, Anna Lubańska – mezzosopran, Tomasz Rak – baryton, Łukasz Załęski – tenor, Robert Gierlach - bas-baryton, Bartłomiej Misiuda – baryton, Witold Żołądkiewicz - baryton

Karol Kurpiński Szarlatan, czyli wskrzeszanie umarłych - opera komiczna w 3 aktach (wykonan

Coming in October from Naxos:

KLENGEL, J: Concertinos for Cello and Piano (Complete):

Cello Concertino No. 1 in C Major, Op. 7
Cello Concertino No. 2 in G Major, Op. 41
Cello Concertino No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 46
Concert Piece in D Minor, Op. 10

Martin Rummel (cello), Mari Kato (piano)
8.573793

On Swedish Radio P2 Saturday night:

P2 Live opera: "Vikingarna" av Ivar Hallström
Opera i tre akter.
Libretto: Frans Hedberg.
I rollerna:
Raimond - Mats Almgren.
Isaura - Hillevi Martinpelto.
Rolf Vidfarle - Tomas Lind.
Björn - Mats Persson.
Astrid - Ann-Kristin.
Jones Bertha - Mia Karlsson.
En abbot - Peter Loguin.
En trubadur - Markus Pettersson.
En hovman - Henrik Andersson.
En bard - Daniel Hällström.
En viking - Olof Söderberg.
En äldre viking - Sven Törnell.
Göteborgsoperans kör och orkester.
Dirigent: B Tommy Andersson.
Konsertant framförande 30/10 2016. (3 hrs.)
   WETA
Washington, D.C., USA   
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Go to: www.reciclassicat.com
An excellent biographical compilation of mostly unknown ( and certainly unsung) composers of 200 years ago.

On YouTube: Brüll Piano Trio in Eb. Very Brahmsian... very nice.

Good new CD from DUX featuring Kania Piano Quartet in Eb Op.15 and Elsner Piano Trio in Gm.

Charles Edward Horsley (1822–1876), English musician, was the son of William Horsley.

He studied in Germany under Hauptmann and Mendelssohn, and on his return to England composed several oratorios and other pieces, none of which had permanent success. In 1860 he was appointed to arrange the music for the 1862 International Exhibition. In the following year he emigrated to Australia, where he worked as a choral and orchestral conductor, and in 1872 went to America. Three weeks after landing in America, he was appointed organist of St John's Chapel, New York at a salary of £500 a year, which position he filled to the day of his death. His wife, Georgina, to carry out his wishes, placed him to rest near and with his own people in Kensal Green Cemetery, London.

His works include a string quartet in C major, the manuscript of which is dated March 1861, shortly after his arrival in Australia; this is probably the first work for this combination to have been written on Australian soil. In the United States he wrote sentimental and patriotic songs, which continued to appear until the last year of his life.

His Violin Concerto is to be given its first Australian performance  in Melbourne in the coming months.

 This rarity is being broadcast on France Musique at 16.00 today.

See Operacast for details.

Oper (Starts at 1705/1:05PM): Theater Osnabrück Aufzeichnung vom 29.04.2017
Hans Gál "Das Lied der Nacht "
Dramatische Ballade in drei Bildern
Libretto: Karl Michael von Levetzow
Gritt Gnauck, Alt - Fürstin-Äbtissin
Lina Liu, Sopran - Lianora, Erbprinzessin von Sizilien
Susann Vent-Wunderlich, Sopran - Hämone, jüngere Folgedame
Rhys Jenkins, Bariton - Tancred, Vetter Lianoras
José Gallisa, Bass - Kanzler-Reichsverweser   
Ferdinand von Bothmer, Tenor - Bootsmann, Namenlose Sänger
Opernchor und Extrachor des Theaters Osnabrück

On DKR Saturday night.  Oh for The Holy Duck!
Osnabrücker Symphonieorchester
Leitung: Andreas Hotz