Gems of Memory: February 2016

Monday 29 February 2016

Netherlands Bach Collegium - Der Himmel lacht! die Erde jubilieret, BWV 31 (Bach)
Brave original score
Andrew Bird - "Capsized" (*)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens soundtrack (*)

Sunday 28 February 2016

Netherlands Bach Collegium - Freue dich, erlöste Schar, BWV 30 (Bach)
Andrew Bird - Break It Yourself
Simon & Garfunkel

Bookends
Bridge over Troubled Water

Elephant Revival - "Go On"
Sufjan Stevens - "Chicago" (demo) via NPR (*)
Alabama Shakes - Boys & Girls
Budapest Festival Orchestra at Carnegie Hall (*)

Saturday 27 February 2016

Belle & Sebastian - The Boy with the Arab Strap
Netherlands Bach Collegium - Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir, BWV 29 (Bach)
Buffalo Springfield - Box Set

Friday 26 February 2016

Netherlands Bach Collegium - Gottlob! nun geht das Jahr zu Ende, BWV 28 (Bach)
Pierre Farago - Eine Kunst der Fugue
Bones soundtrack
Andrew Bird - "Left Handed Kisses" (*)
Emerson, Lake, & Palmer - Brain Salad Surgery

Thursday 25 February 2016

Netherlands Bach Collegium - Wer weiß, wie nahe mir mein Ende?, BWV 27 (Bach)
The Blues Brothers soundtrack
The Kills - Blood Pressures
Blue Skies - Blue Skies - Covers
Jack White - Blunderbuss
M. Ward - More Rain via NPR (*)
Ra Ra Riot

"Water" (*)
"I Need Your Light" (*)

Arctic Monkeys - Brianstorm EP

Wednesday 24 February 2016

Netherlands Bach Collegium - Ach wie flüchtig, ach wie nichtig, BWV 26 (Bach)
Bob Dylan

Blonde on Blonde
Blood on the Tracks
Bob Dylan

Jefferson Airplane - Bless Its Pointed Little Head
M. Ward - "Confession" (*)
The Lumineers - "Ophelia" (*)

Tuesday 23 February 2016

Netherlands Bach Collegium - Es ist nichts Gesundes an meinem Leibe, BWV 25 (Bach)
Joni Mitchell - Blue
Neko Case - Blacklisted
Wilco - Tiny Desk Concert (*)
Vi Hart

"The Bowl and the Laser Bat: Jazzy Version"
"The Bowl and the Laser Bat: Operatic Version"
"A Box of Broken Ice Cream Cones"

David Byrne & St. Vincent - Brass Tactics EP

Monday 22 February 2016

Netherlands Bach Collegium - Ein ungefärbt Gemüte, BWV 24 (Bach)
Various Artists - Billboard Top Rock & Roll Hits: 1962
Blood, Sweat & Tears - Blood, Sweat & Tears' Greatest Hits
Buddy Holly and the Crickets - Blue Days Black Nights
Emerson, Lake, & Palmer

Birth of a Band: The Isle of Wight Festival
Black Moon

The Kills

"Weedkiller"
"44"

The Flaming Lips - "Bohemian Rhapsody"

Sunday 21 February 2016

Netherlands Bach Collegium - Du wahrer Gott und Davids Sohn, BWV 23 (Bach)
Chet Atkins - The Best of Young Chet, Disc 2
Various Artists - Big Band Jazz - The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection
The Swingfield Big Band - Big Band Swing

Saturday 20 February 2016

The Lemon Pipers - The Best of the Lemon Pipers
Netherlands Bach Collegium - Jesus nahm zu sich die Zwölfe, BWV 22 (Bach)
The Monkees - The Best of the Monkees
The Moody Blues - The Best of the Moody Blues
The Smiths - The Best of the Smiths, Vol. 1
The Spencer Davis Group - The Best of the Spencer Davis Group
Chet Atkins - The Best of Young Chet, Disc 1

Friday 19 February 2016

The Cowsills - The Best of the Cowsills
Netherlands Bach Collegium - Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis, BWV 21 (Bach)
The Doobie Brothers - The Best of the Doobie Brothers
The Guess Who - The Best of the Guess Who
Louis Armstrong - The Best of the Hot Fives and Sevens
The Decemberists - Billy Liar

Thursday 18 February 2016

Various Artists - Best of the Big Bands
Netherlands Bach Collegium - O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort, BWV 20 (Bach)

Wednesday 17 February 2016

The Band - The Best of the Band
Netherlands Bach Collegium - Es erhub sich ein Streit, BWV 19 (Bach)
Manfred Mann's Earth Band - The Best of Manfred Mann's Earth Band
Mel Carter - The Best of Mel Carter
Sam Cooke - The Best of Sam Cooke
Steppenwolf - "Born to Be Wild"
Ra Ra Riot - "Beta Love"

Tuesday 16 February 2016

Roger Norrington and the London Classical Players - Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14 (Berlioz)
Netherlands Bach Collegium - Gleich wie der Regen und Schnee vom Himmel fällt, BWV 18 (Bach)
Donovan - The Best of Donovan
M. Ward - "Confession" via WFPK
Various Artists - The Best of Jerome Kern
The Beach Boys - The Best of the Beach Boys

Monday 15 February 2016

Netherlands Bach Collegium - Wer Dank opfert, der preiset mich, BWV 17 (Bach)
Béla Bartók

Mikrokosmos Book V (Bartók)

Boating
Change of Time
Peasant Dance
Alternative Thirds
Village Joke
Fourths
Syncopation
Whole-Tone Scale
Bagpipe
Merry Andrew

Mikrokosmos Book VI (Bartók)

Free Variations
Subject and Reflections
From the Diary of a Fly
Divided Arpeggios
Minor Seconds
March
First Dance in Bulgarian Rhythm
Second Dance in Bulgarian Rhythm
Third Dance in Bulgarian Rhythm
Fourth Dance in Bulgarian Rhythm
Fifth Dance in Bulgarian Rhythm
Sixth Dance in Bulgarian Rhythm

The New Hungarian Quartet

String Quartet No. 5 (Bartók)
String Quartet No. 6 (Bartók)

Wiener Symphoniker - Duke Bluebeard's Castle (Bartók)
Booker T. & the MGs - The Best of Booker T. & the MGs
Wilco

My Brightest Diamond - Une Soirée de Poche (*)
Of Monsters and Men - Beneath the Skin

Sunday 14 February 2016

Wilco - Being There
Netherlands Bach Collegium - Herr Gott, dich loben wir, BWV 16 (Bach)
The Philadelphia Orchestra - Piano Concerto No. 3, SZ 119 (Bartók)
The Philharmonia Orchestra - Violin Concerto No. 2 (Bartók)
The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra - Concerto for Orchestra, SZ 116 (Bartók)

Saturday 13 February 2016

Netherlands Bach Collegium - Wär Gott nicht mit uns diese Zeit, BWV 14 (Bach)
Leonard Bernstein and the New York Stadium Symphony Orchestra - Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica" (Beethoven)
Leonard Bernstein and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Overture to "Candide" (Bernstein)
Three Variations from "Fancy Free" (Bernstein)
Symphonic Dances from "West Side Story" (Bernstein)
Three Dance Episodes from "On the Town" (Bernstein)
Symphonic Suite from "On the Waterfront" (Bernstein)

The Zombies - Begin Here [Bonus Tracks]
Cold War Kids - Behave Yourself EP
Radiohead

"The Bends"
"High and Dry"
"Fake Plastic Trees"
"Just"

Friday 12 February 2016

Carl Schuricht and the Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orchestra - "Das Lied von der Erde" (Mahler)
Netherlands Bach Collegium - Meine Seufzer, meine Tränen, BWV 13 (Bach)
Leonard Bernstein and the RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra - "Facsimile" (Bernstein)
Leonard Bernstein and the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra - Symphony No. 1 "Jeremiah" (Bernstein)
Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic Orchestra - Symphony No. 2 "The Age of Anxiety" (Bernstein)

Thursday 11 February 2016

Carl Schuricht and the Städtische Orchester Berlin - Symphony No. 9 in D minor (Bruckner)
Netherlands Bach Collegium - Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen, BWV 12 (Bach)
Leonard Bernstein and the Philharmonia Orchestra - Piano Concerto in G major (Ravel)
Leonard Bernstein and the Columbia Symphony Orchestra - "Shéhérazade" (Ravel)
Leonard Bernstein and the Columbia Chamber Orchestra - "La Création du monde," Op. 81 (Milhaud)

Wednesday 10 February 2016

Netherlands Bach Collegium - Meine Seel erhebt den Heeren, BWV 10 (Bach)
Trio Élégiaque

Piano Trio in B flat major, WoO39 (Beethoven)
Piano Trio in E flat major, Op. 63 after the String Quartet, Op. 4 (Beethoven)
Piano Trio in B flat major, Op. 11 "Gassenhauer" (Beethoven)
Piano Trio in G major, Op. 121a Variations on Wenzen Müller's song "Ich bin der Schneider Kakadu" (Beethoven)
Piano Trio in E flat major, Op. 38 after the Septet, Op. 20 (Beethoven)

Carl Schuricht and the Paris Conservatoire Orchestra - Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 (Beethoven)
Carl Schuricht and the Berliner Philharmoniker - Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral" (Beethoven)
Carl Schuricht and the Wiener Philharmoniker - Overture "Les Hebrides," Op. 26 (Mendelssohn)
Carl Schuricht and the Paris Conservatoire Orchestra - Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 97 "Rhenish" (Schumann)
Carl Schuricht and the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande - Concerto for violin & cello in A minor, Op. 102 (Brahms)
Wilco - "Satellite" (*)

Tuesday 9 February 2016

Netherlands Bach Collegium - Es ist das Heil uns kommen her, BWV 9 (Bach)
Gene Vincent - Be-Bop-A-Lula, Disc 2
Trio Élégiaque

Piano Trio in E flat major, Op. 70, No. 2 (Beethoven)
Piano Trio in E flat major, Op. 44 (Beethoven)
Piano Trio in E flat major, Op. 1, No. 1 (Beethoven)
Piano Trio in D major after Symphony No. 2, Op. 36 (Beethoven)
Triosatz in E flat major (Beethoven)
Piano Trio in B flat major, Op. 97 "Archduke" (Beethoven)

Aoife O'Donovan

"You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio" (*)
"Magic Hour" (*)

Monday 8 February 2016

Gene Vincent - Be-Bop-A-Lula, Disc 1
Netherlands Bach Collegium - Liebster Gott, wenn werd ich sterben?, BWV 8
Trio Élégiaque - Piano Trio in E flat major, WoO38 (Beethoven)
Beirut - "No No No" (*)
The Beatles - The Beatles
Trio Élégiaque - Piano Trio in C minor, Op. 1, No. 3 (Beethoven)

Sunday 7 February 2016

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Beat the Devil's Tattoo
Trio Élégiaque - Piano Trio in G major, Op. 1, No. 2 (Beethoven)
Netherlands Bach Collegium - Christ unser Herr zum Jordan kam, BWV 7 (Bach)
The Beatles

The Beatles 1
Beatles for Sale

Trio Élégiaque - Piano Trio in D major, Op. 70, No. 1 "Ghost" (Beethoven)

Saturday 6 February 2016

The Band - The Band [Bonus Tracks]
Netherlands Bach Collegium - Bleib bei uns, denn es will Abend werden, BWV 6 (Bach)
Chris Thile & Edgar Meyer - Bass & Mandolin
Vi Hart - "Because I"
The Who - The BBC Sessions
The Ronettes - Be My Baby: The Very Best of the Ronettes

Friday 5 February 2016

Badfinger - Badfinger
Netherlands Bach Collegium - Wo soll ich fliehen hin, BWV 5 (Bach)
Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on the Run [25th Anniversary Edition]
Andrew Bird - "Capsized" (*)
Wilco - "Random Name Generator" (*)
Electric Light Orchestra - Balance of Power [Bonus Tracks]
The Lumineers - "Ophelia" via NPR (*)
Andrew Bird - "Capsized" (*)
Aoife O'Donovan - Live at the Paste Studio (*)

Thursday 4 February 2016

Netherlands Bach Collegium - Christ lag in Todes Banden, BWV 4 (Bach)
Neville Marriner and the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields - Suite No. 1 in C major, BWV 1066 (Bach)
Hey Marseilles - Hey Marseilles via Consequence of Sound (*)
Neville Marriner and the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields

Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067 (Bach)
Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068 (Bach)
Suite No. 4 in D major, BWV 1069 (Bach)

Chris Thile - Bach: Sonatas and Partitas Vol. 1
Back to the Future soundtrack
Back to the Future, Pt. 3 soundtrack
James Neary and Muse - "Plug in Baby" (*)

Wednesday 3 February 2016

Netherlands Bach Collegium - Ach Gott, Wie Manches Herzeleid, BWV 3 (Bach)
Jeremy Denk - Bach: Goldberg Variations
M. Ward - "The Girl from Conejo Valley" (*)
Chris Thile, Punch Brothers, and Sarah Jarosz - "The Mississippi Is Frozen" (*)
Christopher Hogwood

French Suite No. 5 in G major, BWV 816 (Bach)
French Suite No. 6 in E major, BWV 817 (Bach)

Peter Hurford

Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 (Bach)
Herzlich tut mich verlangen, BWV 727 (Bach)
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645 (Bach)
Fantasia and Fugue in G minor, BWV 542 (Bach)
Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier, BWV 730 (Bach)
Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582 (Bach)
Prelude and Fugue in E flat major ('St. Anne'), BWV 552 (Bach)
Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659 (Bach)
Fantasia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 537 (Bach)
Toccata, Adagio, and Fugue in C major, BWV 564 (Bach)
In dulci jubilo, BWV 729 (Bach)
Prelude and Fugue in A minor, BWV 543 (Bach)
Fantasia in G major, BWV 572 (Bach)
Prelude and Fugue in D major, BWV 532 (Bach)
Nun freut euch, lieben Christen g'mein, BWV 734 (Bach)
Wo soll ich fliehen hin, BWV 694 (Bach)
Fantasia in C minor, BWV 562 (Bach)
Toccata and Fugue in D minor ('Dorian'), BWV 538 (Bach)

Ra Ra Riot - "Ghosts under Rocks"
The Civil Wars - "Barton Hollow"
The Kills - "Silent Night"

Tuesday 2 February 2016

Netherlands Bach Collegium - Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein, BWV 2 (Bach)
Christopher Hogwood

Suite in E flat major, BWV 819 (Bach)
Allemande, BWV 819a (Bach)

James Galway, Phillip Moll, and Sarah Cunningham

Flute Sonata in B minor, BWV 1030 (Bach)
Flute Sonata in E major, BWV 1035 (Bach)
Flute Sonata in E minor, BWV 1034 (Bach)
Flute Sonata in C major, BWV 1033 (Bach)
Flute Sonata in G minor, BWV 1020 (Bach)
Flute Sonata in E flat major, BWV 1031 (Bach)

Christopher Hogwood

Suite in A minor, BWV 818a (Bach)
French Suite No. 1 in D minor, BWV 812 (Bach)
French Suite No. 2 in C minor, BWV 813 (Bach)
French Suite No. 3 in B minor, BWV 814 (Bach)
French Suite No. 4 in E flat major, BWV 815 (Bach)

Monday 1 February 2016

Netherlands Bach Collegium - Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern. BWV 1 (Bach)
Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum - Harpsichord Concerto in D minor, BWV 1052 (Bach)
Dave Brubeck - Third Set - Three Classic Albums Plus, Disc 2 (*)
Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum

Harpsichord Concerto in E major, BWV 1053 (Bach)
Harpsichord Concerto in D major, BWV 1054 (Bach)
Harpsichord Concerto in A major, BWV 1055 (Bach)
Harpsichord Concerto in F minor, BWV 1056 (Bach)
Concerto for harpsichord, two flutes, strings, and basso continuo in F major, BWV 1057 (Bach)
Harpsichord Concerto in G minor, BWV 1058 (Bach)
Concerto for two harpsichords, strings, and basso continuo in C minor, BWV 1060 (Bach)
Concerto for four harpsichords, strings, and basso continuo in A minor, BWV 1065 (Bach)

Musica Amphion

Concerto for two harpsichords and strings in C major, BWV 1061 (Bach)
Concerto for two harpsichords and strings in C minor, BWV 1062 (Bach)
Concerto for three harpsichords and strings in D minor, BWV 1063 (Bach)
Concerto for three harpsichords and strings in C major, BWV 1064 (Bach)