More new recordings on this week's Choral Showcase, from Beethoven's Christ on the Mount of Olives with Sir Simon Rattle and the London Symphony, to choral part songs by Elgar. We'll also hear am interesting recreation of music from the time of Scotland's King James IV, with The Binchois Consort.
Show Notes
Ludwig van Beethoven: Christ on the Mount of Olives
- Elsa Dreisig, soprano (Seraph); Pavol Breslik, tenor (Christ); David Soar, bass (Peter)
- London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
- Sir Simon Rattle, conductor
Anonymous: Kyrie Deus creator omnium (from the Catherine Wheel Mass)
- The Binchois Consort
- Andrew Kirkman, conductor
Sir Edward Elgar: As Torrents in Summer; They Are at Rest; Weary Winds of the West; The Prince of Sleep
- Bavarian Radio Chorus
- Howard Arman, conductor
- Max Hanft, piano