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.
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Music Played
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Joseph Haydn
String Quartet Op.20`3 in G minor (4th mvt)
Ensemble: Hagen Quartett.- The 'Sun' Quartets Op. 20.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
- 12.
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Laurie Anderson
Our Street is a Black River
Singer: Laurie Anderson. Ensemble: Kronos Quartet.- Landfall.
- Nonesuch.
- 4.
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Laurie Anderson
Galaxies
Singer: Laurie Anderson. Ensemble: Kronos Quartet.- Landfall.
- Nonesuch.
- 5.
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Laurie Anderson
Darkness Falls
Singer: Laurie Anderson. Ensemble: Kronos Quartet.- Landfall.
- Nonesuch.
- 6.
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Francis Poulenc
Violin Sonata, 1st mvt: Allegro con fuoco
Performer: Patricia Kopatchinskaja. Performer: Polina Leschenko.- Deux.
- Alpha.
- 1.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Sextet in E flat Op. 71, 2nd mvt: Adagio
Ensemble: Scottish Chamber Orchestra Wind Soloists.- Music for Winds.
- Linn Records.
- 2.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Sextet in E flat Op. 71, 3rd mvt: Menuetto
Ensemble: Scottish Chamber Orchestra Wind Soloists.- Music for Winds.
- Linn Records.
- 3.
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Georg Philipp Telemann
Magnificat TVWV 9:17
Choir: Allabastrina Choir. Conductor: Elena Sartori.- Latin Sacred Works.
- Christophorus.
- 17.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Sergey Prokofiev
Piano Concerto No. 2, 2nd mvt: Scherzo
Performer: Denis Matsuev. Orchestra: Mariinsky Orchestra. Conductor: Valery Gergiev.- Rachmaninov, Prokofiev.
- Mariinsky.
- 5.
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Sergey Prokofiev
Piano Concerto No. 2, 3rd mvt: Intermezzo
Performer: Denis Matsuev. Orchestra: Mariinsky Opera Company. Conductor: Valery Gergiev.- Rachmaninov, Prokofiev.
- Mariinsky.
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Sergey Rachmaninov
Piano Concerto No. 2, 3rd mvt: Allegro scherzando
Performer: Denis Matsuev. Orchestra: Mariinsky Orchestra. Conductor: Valery Gergiev.- Rachmaninov, Prokofiev.
- Mariinsky.
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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.
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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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