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Andrew McGregor with Helen Wallace and Claire Booth

With Andrew McGregor. Including Building a Library.

with Andrew McGregor

9.30
Building a Library: Helen Wallace makes a personal choice from among the available recordings of Haydn's String Quartet in G minor Op 20 No 3

The six string quartets Opus 20 by Joseph Haydn were a milestone in his journey to become "the father of the string quartet". The quartets were composed in 1772 at a time of turmoil in Haydn's life, and also when he was coming into contact with the new philosophical and political ideas sweeping Europe.

10.30
Claire Booth joins Andrew to discuss some new releases of music by contemporary composers.

11.45
Andrew chooses an outstanding new release as his Disc of the Week.

3 hours, 12 minutes

Music Played

  • Joseph Haydn

    String Quartet Op.20`3 in G minor (4th mvt)

    Ensemble: Hagen Quartett.
    • The 'Sun' Quartets Op. 20.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 12.
  • Laurie Anderson

    Our Street is a Black River

    Singer: Laurie Anderson. Ensemble: Kronos Quartet.
    • Landfall.
    • Nonesuch.
    • 4.
  • Laurie Anderson

    Galaxies

    Singer: Laurie Anderson. Ensemble: Kronos Quartet.
    • Landfall.
    • Nonesuch.
    • 5.
  • Laurie Anderson

    Darkness Falls

    Singer: Laurie Anderson. Ensemble: Kronos Quartet.
    • Landfall.
    • Nonesuch.
    • 6.
  • Francis Poulenc

    Violin Sonata, 1st mvt: Allegro con fuoco

    Performer: Patricia Kopatchinskaja. Performer: Polina Leschenko.
    • Deux.
    • Alpha.
    • 1.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Sextet in E flat Op. 71, 2nd mvt: Adagio

    Ensemble: Scottish Chamber Orchestra Wind Soloists.
    • Music for Winds.
    • Linn Records.
    • 2.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Sextet in E flat Op. 71, 3rd mvt: Menuetto

    Ensemble: Scottish Chamber Orchestra Wind Soloists.
    • Music for Winds.
    • Linn Records.
    • 3.
  • Georg Philipp Telemann

    Magnificat TVWV 9:17

    Choir: Allabastrina Choir. Conductor: Elena Sartori.
    • Latin Sacred Works.
    • Christophorus.
    • 17.
  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Violin Concerto no.2 in G minor Op.63 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Lisa Batiashvili. Orchestra: Chamber Orchestra of Europe. Conductor: Yannick Nézet‐Séguin.
    • Visions of Prokofiev.
    • DG.
    • 7.
  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Cantata for the 20th Anniversary of the October Revolution: i) Prelude

    Choir: Ernst Senff Choir Berlin. Orchestra: Staatskapelle Weimar. Conductor: Kirill Karabits.
    • Cantata for the 20th Anniversary of October Revolution.
    • Audite.
    • 1.
  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Cantata for the 20th Anniversary of the October Revolution (The Philosophers)

    Choir: Ernst Senff Choir, Berlin. Orchestra: Staatskapelle Weimar. Conductor: Kirill Karabits.
    • Cantata for the 20th Anniversary of October Revolution.
    • Audite.
    • 2.
  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Cantata for the 20th Anniversary of the October Revolution: iii) Interlude

    Choir: Ernst Senff Choir Berlin. Orchestra: Staatskapelle Weimar. Conductor: Kirill Karabits.
    • Cantata for the 20th Anniversary of October Revolution.
    • Audite.
    • 3.
  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Cantata for the 20th Anniversary of the October Revolution: iv) A Tight Little Band

    Choir: Ernst Senff Choir Berlin. Orchestra: Staatskapelle Weimar. Conductor: Kirill Karabits.
    • Cantata for the 20th Anniversary of October Revolution.
    • Audite.
    • 4.
  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Piano Concerto No. 2, 2nd mvt: Scherzo

    Performer: Denis Matsuev. Orchestra: Mariinsky Orchestra. Conductor: Valery Gergiev.
    • Rachmaninov, Prokofiev.
    • Mariinsky.
    • 5.
  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Piano Concerto No. 2, 3rd mvt: Intermezzo

    Performer: Denis Matsuev. Orchestra: Mariinsky Opera Company. Conductor: Valery Gergiev.
    • Rachmaninov, Prokofiev.
    • Mariinsky.
    • 6.
  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Piano Concerto No. 2, 3rd mvt: Allegro scherzando

    Performer: Denis Matsuev. Orchestra: Mariinsky Orchestra. Conductor: Valery Gergiev.
    • Rachmaninov, Prokofiev.
    • Mariinsky.
    • 3.
  • Alexander von Zemlinsky

    Eine Florentinische Tragödie

    Singer: Heidi Brunner. Singer: Wolfgang Koch. Singer: Charles Reid. Orchestra: Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Bertrand de Billy.
    • Eine Florentinische Tragödie.
    • Capriccio.
    • 1.

Record Review

9.00

LANDFALL

LAURIE ANDERSON:

CNN Predicts a Monster Storm

Wind Whistles Through the Dark City

The Water Rises

Our Street Is a Black River

Galaxies

Darkness Falls

Dreams

Dreams Translated

The Dark Side

Built You a Mountain

The Electricity Goes out and We Move to a Hotel

We Learn to Speak Yet Another Language

Dawn of the World

The Wind Lifted the Boats and Left Them on the Highway

It Twisted the Street Signs

Then It Receded

The Nineteen Stars of Heaven

Nothing Left but Their Names

All the Extinct Animals

Galaxies II

Never What You Think It Will Be

Thunder Continues in the Aftermath

We Blame Each Other for Losing the Way

Another Long Evening

Riding Bicycles Through the Muddy Streets

Helicopters Hang Over Downtown

We Head Out

Everything Is Floating

Gongs and Bells Sing

Old Motors and Helicopters

Laurie Anderson (vocals), Kronos Quartet

Nonesuch 7559793389 (CD)

DEUX: MUSIC FOR VIOLIN & PIANO BY BARTÓK, POULENC & RAVEL

FRANCIS POULENC:

Violin Sonata, FP 119

LEO DELIBES:

Coppélia: No. 2, Waltz (Arr. E. Dohnányi for Piano)

BELA BARTÓK:

Violin Sonata No. 2, BB 85, Sz. 76

MAURICE RAVEL:

Tzigane

Patricia Kopatchinskaja (violin), Polina Leschenko (piano)

Alpha ALPHA387 (CD)

BEETHOVEN: MUSIC FOR WINDS

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN

Sextet in E flat Major, Op. 71

Duo No. 1 in C major WoO 27 / 1

Octet in E flat major, Op. 103

Rondino in E flat major, WoO 25

Marsch und Trio für Militärmusik WoO29

Scottish Chamber Orchestra Wind Soloists

Linn CKD572 (CD)

TELEMANN: LATIN SACRED WORKS

GEORG PHILIPP TELEMANN:

Laudate Jehovam omnes gentes (Psalm 117), TWV 7:25

Allegro da chiesa, TWV 52:c1

Deus judicium tuum, TWV 7:7

Concerto da chiesa in G Major, TWV 33:2

Lateinisches Magnificat, TWV 9:17

Emanuela Galli (soprano), Raffaele Giordani (tenor), Rocco Lia (bass), Allabastrina Choir,

Elena Sartori

Christophorus CHR77414 (CD)

9.30am – Building a Library


Composer: Haydn

Piece: String Quartet: Op. 20 No. 3 in G Minor

Reviewer: Helen Wallace


Recommended Recording
:

Haydn: ‘Sun’ Quartets Op.20, Nos. 1-3 (Vol. 1)

Chiaroscuro Quartet

BIS BIS2158 (SACD)


Other Recommended Recording:

Below is another recording that Helen also liked, although we can’t guarantee availability.

Hagen Quartet

DG 4399202 (2 CDs)

10.20am New Releases: Russia

VISIONS OF PROKOFIEV

SERGEI PROKOFIEV:

Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64: Dance Of The Knights (Arr. For Solo Violin And Orchestra By Tamás Batiashvili)

Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 19

Cinderella, Op. 87: Grand Waltz (Arr. For Solo Violin And Orchestra By Tamás Batiashvili)

Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 63

The Love for Three Oranges: Grand March (Arr. For Solo Violin And Orchestra By Tamás Batiashvili)

Lisa Batiashvili (violin), Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

DG 4798529 (CD)

PROKOFIEV: CANTATA FOR THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE OCTOBER REVOLUTION OP. 74

SERGEI PROKOFIEV:

Cantata for the 20th Anniversary of the October Revolution Op. 74:

I. Prelude

II. The Philosophers

III. Interlude

IV. A tight little band

V. Interlude

VI. Revolution

VII. Victory

VIII. The Oath

IX. Symphony

X. The Constitution

Ernst Senff Chor, Erfurt Air Force Music Corps members, Staatskapelle Weimar, Kirill Karabits

Audite AUDITE97754 (CD)

RACHMANINOV & PROKOFIEV: PIANO CONCERTO NO. 2:

SERGEY RACHMANINOV:

Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18

SERGEI PROKOFIEV:

Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 16

Denis Matsuev (piano), Mariinsky Orchestra, Valery Gergiev

Mariinsky MAR0599 (Hybrid SACD)

1050 New Releases: Claire Booth on contemporary repertoire

ERKKI-SVEN TÜÜR: ILLUMINATIO

ERKKI-SVEN TÜÜR:

Viola Concerto "Illuminatio"

Whistles and Whispers from Uluru

Symphony No. 8

Lawrence Power (viola), Genevieve Lacey (recorders), Tapiola Sinfonietta, Olari Elts

Ondine ODE13032 (CD)

EINOJUHANI RAUTAVAARA: WORKS FOR CELLO AND PIANO

EINOJUHANI RAUTAVAARA:

Cello Sonata No. 1

2 Preludes & Fugues:

I. On the Name Einar Englund

II. Epitaph for Béla Bartók

Sonata for Cello Solo

Sydämeni laulu (Song of my Heart)

Cello Sonata No. 2

Polska (Polka)

Tanja Tetzlaff (cello), Gunilla Süssmann (piano)

Ondine ODE13102 (CD)

ALFRED SCHNITTKE & ARVO PÄRT: CHORAL WORKS

ALFRED SCHNITTKE:

Psalms of Repentance

ARVO PÄRT:

Magnificat

Nunc dimittis

Maria Melaha (soprano), Karolina Kriis (soprano), Kaia Urb (soprano), Raul Mikson (tenor), Toomas Tohert (tenor), Marianne Pärna (alto), Ave Hännikäinen (alto), Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Kaspars Putniņš

BIS BIS2292 (Hybrid SACD)

PER NØRGÅRD: EARLY PIANO WORKS

PER NØRGÅRD:

Sonata determinata

Miniature Concerto in G Major

Sonata capricciosa

Trifoglio, Op. 7

Piano Sonata

Toccata

Niklas Sivelov (piano)

Dacapo 6220590 (Hybrid SACD)

HEGGIE: GREAT SCOTT

JAKE HEGGIE:

Great Scott

Ailyn Pérez (soprano), Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano), Frederica von Stade (mezzo-soprano), Rodell Rosel (tenor), Anthony Roth Costanzo (counter-tenor), Michael Mayes (baritone), Nathan Gunn (baritone), Kevin Burdette (bass), Mark Hancock (vocals), Orchestra and Chorus of The Dallas Opera, Patrick Summers

Erato 9029594078 (2 CDs)

11.45am – Disc of the Week

ZEMLINSKY: EINE FLORENTINISCHE TRAGÖDIE OP. 16

ALEXANDER VON ZEMLINSKY:

Eine Florentinische Tragödie Op. 16

Heidi Brunner (soprano), Wolfgang Koch (baritone), Charles Reid (tenor), ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bertrand De Billy

Capriccio C5325 (CD)

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