Building a Library: Vivaldi: Stabat Mater
With Andrew McGregor. Including Building a Library: Vivaldi: Stabat Mater; Reissues of EMI recordings featuring Carlo Maria Giulini; Disc of the Week: Chopin: Piano Concertos.
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Vivaldi: Stabat Mater
Duration: 47:17
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Johannes Brahms
Opening of Piano concerto no.2 in B flat major Op.83
Performer: Maurizio Pollini. Orchestra: Staatskapelle Dresden. Conductor: Christian Thielemann.- DG : 479-2384.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Finale from Piano concerto no. 18 in B flat major K.456
Performer: Ronald Brautigam. Orchestra: Cologne Academy. Conductor: Michael Alexander Willens.- BIS : SACD-2044.
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Frédéric Chopin
Concerto no. 2 in F minor Op.21 for piano and orchestra
Performer: Ingrid Fliter. Orchestra: Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Jun Märkl.- LINN : CKD-455.
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Giacomo Puccini
Dammi I colori! Recondita armonia from Tosca
Singer: Plácido Domingo. Singer: Paul Plishka. Orchestra: New York Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. Conductor: George Schick.- SONY CLASSICAL : 88843-031602.
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Franz Schubert
Opening of Fantasy in C major D.760 (Wandererfantasie) for piano
Performer: Barry Douglas.- CHANDOS : CHAN-10807.
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Jules Massenet
On l'appelle Manon from Act 2 of Manon
Singer: Mirella Freni. Singer: Luciano Pavarotti. Orchestra: Orchestra of La Scala, Milan. Conductor: Peter Maag.- DECCA : 478-5946.
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Christoph Willibald Gluck
Quel silence...Dieux... from Iphigenie en Tauride
Singer: Paul Groves. Conductor: Louis Langrée. Singer: Plácido Domingo. Orchestra: New York Metropolitan Opera Orchestra.- SONY CLASSICAL : 88843-031602.
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Lyell Cresswell
Adagio I (2nd movement) from Piano concerto [in memory of Edward Harper]
Performer: Stephen De Pledge. Orchestra: New Zealand S O. Conductor: Hamish Mckeich.- NAXOS : 8.573199.
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Giacomo Puccini
Che gelida manina from Act 1 of La Boheme
Singer: Luciano Pavarotti. Orchestra: Orchestra del Teatro Municipale, Reggio Emilia. Conductor: Peter Maag.- DECCA : 478-5946.
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Giacomo Puccini
E lucevan le stelle (Tosca)
Singer: Luciano Pavarotti. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Conductor: Sir Edward Downes.- DECCA : 478-5946.
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Giacomo Puccini
E lucevan le stelle from Act 3 of Tosca
Singer: Plácido Domingo. Orchestra: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. Conductor: James Levine.- SONY CLASSICAL : 88843-031602.
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Concerto no. 2 in B flat major Op.83 for piano and orchestraÌý
Performers:ÌýÌýÌýÌý Maurizio Pollini, Dresden State Orchestra, Christian ThielemannÌýÌýÌýÌý
Composers:ÌýÌýÌý Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897)ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
Album Title:ÌýÌýÌýÌý DG : 479-2384 ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
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Fantasy in C major D.760 (Wandererfantasie) for piano
Performers:ÌýÌýÌýÌý Barry Douglas
Composers:ÌýÌýÌý Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828)ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
Album Title:ÌýÌýÌýÌý CHANDOS : CHAN-10807 ÌýÌý
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Concerto for piano and orchestra [in memory of Edward Harper]
Performers:ÌýÌýÌýÌý Stephen de Pledge, New Zealand S O, Hamish MckeichÌýÌýÌýÌý
Composers:ÌýÌýÌý Lyell Cresswell (1944)ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
Album Title:ÌýÌýÌýÌý NAXOS : 8.573199 ÌýÌýÌý
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Concerto no. 18 in B flat major K.456 for piano and orchestra
Performers:ÌýÌýÌýÌý Ronald Brautigam, Cologne Academy, Michael Alexander WillensÌý
Composers:ÌýÌýÌý Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)ÌýÌýÌýÌý
Album Title:ÌýÌýÌýÌý BIS : SACD-20449.30am Building a Library
Caroline Gill compares recordings of Vivaldi’s Stabat Mater, and makes a recommendation.
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VIVALDI: Nisi Dominus; Stabat mater; Salve regina, RV 616; Concerto for Strings in D minor, RV 128; Sinfonia in B minor, RV 169
Michael Chance (counter tenor), English Concert, Trevor Pinnock (director)
ARCHIV 477 9586 (2CDs Budget)
10.20am Domingo and Pavarotti
Domingo at the Met, Anniversary Edition
Arias by Verdi, Bellini, Puccini, Giordano, Leoncavallo, Berlioz, Bizet, Wagner
SONY CLASSICAL : 88843-031602 (Budget CD)
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Luciano PavarottiÌý Volume 1: The First Decade
Works and arias by Bellini, Donizetti, Verdi, Puccini
DECCA 478 5946 (27CDs Budget, plus Vinyl EP)
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Extracts from the above sets:
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Tosca - opera in 3 acts
Performers:ÌýÌýÌýÌý Placido Domingo, Paul Plishka, New York Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, George SchickÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
Composers:ÌýÌýÌý Giacomo Puccini (1858 - 1924)ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
Album Title:ÌýÌýÌýÌý SONY CLASSICAL : 88843-031602
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Tosca - opera in 3 acts
Performers:ÌýÌýÌýÌý Placido Domingo, New York Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James LevineÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
Composers:ÌýÌýÌý Giacomo Puccini (1858 - 1924)ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
Album Title:ÌýÌýÌýÌý SONY CLASSICAL : 88843-031602
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Tosca - opera in 3 acts
Performers:ÌýÌýÌýÌý Luciano Pavarotti, Royal Opera House Orchestra, Edward DownesÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
Composers:ÌýÌýÌý Giacomo Puccini (1858 - 1924)ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
Album Title:ÌýÌýÌýÌý DECCA : 478-5946 ÌýÌýÌý
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La Boheme - opera in 4 acts
Performers:ÌýÌýÌýÌý Luciano Pavarotti, Orchestra del Teatro Municipale, Reggio Emilia, Peter MaagÌýÌýÌý
Composers:ÌýÌýÌý Giacomo Puccini (1858 - 1924)ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
Album Title:ÌýÌýÌýÌý DECCA : 478-5946 ÌýÌýÌý
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Manon - opera comique in 5 acts
Performers:ÌýÌýÌýÌý Mirella Freni, Luciano Pavarotti, La Scala Orchestra, Peter MaagÌýÌý
Composers:ÌýÌýÌý Jules Massenet (1842 - 1912)ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
Album Title:ÌýÌýÌýÌý DECCA : 478-5946 ÌýÌýÌý
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Iphigenie en Tauride - opera
Performers:ÌýÌýÌýÌý Paul Groves, Placido Domingo, New York Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Louis LangreeÌý
Composers:ÌýÌýÌý Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714 - 1787)ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
Album Title:ÌýÌýÌýÌý SONY CLASSICAL : 88843-031602
10.50am New Releases
Richard Morrison joins Andrew to review re-issued recordings of the conductor Carlo Maria Giulini in his Centenary year.
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Carlo Maria Giulini – The Chicago Years
Including works by Beethoven, Berlioz, Brahms, Bruckner, Mahler, Stravinsky
WARNER CLASSICS 4 341752 2Ìý (4CDs)
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Carlo Maria Giulini – The London Years
Including works by Beethoven, Brahms, Britten, Debussy, Dvorak, Falla, Ravel, Rossini, Schumann, Tchaikovsky
WARNER CLASSICS 9 93739 2Ìý (17CDs)
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Carlo Maria Giulini – The Concerto Recordings
Including works by Brahms, Haydn, Mozart, Saint-Saens, Schumann, Prokofiev, Vivaldi
WARNER CLASSICS 4 31761 2Ìý (9CDs)
11.40am Disc of the Week
Concerto no. 2 in F minor Op.21 for piano and orchestra
Performers:ÌýÌýÌýÌý Ingrid Fliter, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Jun MarklÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
Composers:ÌýÌýÌý Fryderyk Chopin (1810 - 1849)ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
Album Title:ÌýÌýÌýÌý LINN : CKD-455 (Hybrid SACD)
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- Sat 5 Apr 2014 09:0091Èȱ¬ Radio 3
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