Andrew McGregor with Nicholas Baragwanath, Caroline Rae and William Mival
With Andrew McGregor. Including Building a Library.
with Andrew McGregor
9.30
Building a Library: Nicholas Baragwanath makes a personal choice from the available recordings of Berlioz's The Damnation of Faust.
Faust is a work for solo voices, chorus and orchestra, inspired by a translation of Goethe's dramatic poem Faust and like the Goethe it is a piece that defies easy categorization. It's part-oratorio and part-opera. Berlioz ultimately called it a dramatic legend. And it is full of Berlioz's characteristically eccentric style and colourful orchestration. It is a thrilling work.
10.30
Caroline Rae and William Mival join Andrew to review two sets of classic Debussy recordings.
11.45
Andrew chooses an outstanding new release as his Disc of the Week.
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Music Played
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Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 4 in Eb Major 'Romantic', 1st mvt: Bewegt, nicht zu schnell
Orchestra: Gewandhausorchester Leipzig. Conductor: Andris Nelsons.- Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 & Wagner: Lohengrin Prelude to Act 1.
- DG.
- 2.
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Joseph Haydn
Symphony no. 101 'The Clock' iv. Finale
Orchestra: Heidelberger Sinfoniker. Conductor: Thomas Fey.- London Symphonies.
- Hänssler Classic.
- 4.
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Niccolò Paganini
Paganini: 24 Caprices, Op. 1: No. 9 in E Major
Performer: Augustin Hadelich.- Paganini: 24 Caprices, Op. 1.
- Warner Classics.
- 109.
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Georg Philipp Telemann
Canonic Duo Sonata No. 1 in G TWV 40:118 iii) Allegro
Ensemble: Elysium Ensemble.- Melodious Canons & Fantasias.
- Resonus Classics.
- 2.
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Georg Philipp Telemann
Canonic Duo Sonata No. 1 in G TWV 40:118 iii) Allegro
Ensemble: Elysium Ensemble.- Melodious Canons & Fantasias.
- Resonus Classics.
- 3.
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Elena Ruehr
String Quartet No. 3, 3rd mvt: How She Danced
Ensemble: Cypress String Quartet.- Six String Quartets.
- Avie.
- 13.
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Philippe Boesmans
Pinocchio: Scene 13
Singer: Chloé Briot. Singer: Marie-Eve Munger. Orchestra: Orchestre Symphonique de la Monnaie. Conductor: Patrick Davin.- Pinocchio.
- Cypres.
- 15.
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Jean‐Philippe Rameau
Zoroastre, RCT 62, Act IV, Scene 6: Ah ! Nos fureurs ne sont point vaines (La Ve
Performer: Stéphane Degout. Orchestra: Pygmalion. Conductor: Raphaël Pichon.- Enfers.
- harmonia mundi.
- 101.
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Jean‐Féry Rebel
Les Élémens (Le Chaos)
Orchestra: Pygmalion. Conductor: Raphaël Pichon.- Enfers.
- harmonia mundi.
- 102.
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Jean‐Philippe Rameau
Dardanus, RCT 35, Act IV, Scene 4: Voici les tristes lieux. Montre affreux (Anté
Performer: Stéphane Degout. Orchestra: Pygmalion. Conductor: Raphaël Pichon.- Enfers.
- harmonia mundi.
- 103.
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Anonymous
Messe de Requiem sur des thèmes de Castor et Pollux: Requiem æternam
Composer: Jean‐Philippe Rameau. Orchestra: Pygmalion. Conductor: Raphaël Pichon.- Enfers.
- harmonia mundi.
- 104.
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Christoph Willibald Gluck
Iphigénie en Tauride, Wq. 46, Act II, Scenes 3 & 4: Dieux ! Protecteurs de ces a
Performer: Stéphane Degout. Orchestra: Pygmalion. Conductor: Raphaël Pichon.- Enfers.
- harmonia mundi.
- 105.
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Anonymous
Messe de Requiem sur des thèmes de Castor et Pollux: Kyrie eleison
Composer: Jean‐Philippe Rameau. Performer: Stéphane Degout. Orchestra: Pygmalion. Conductor: Raphaël Pichon.- Enfers.
- harmonia mundi.
- 106.
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Jean‐Philippe Rameau
Hippolyte et Aricie, RCT 43, Act II, Scene 4: Dieux ! Que d'infortunés gémissent
Performer: Nicolas Courjal. Performer: Mathias Vidal. Performer: Thomas Dolié. Performer: Stéphane Degout. Orchestra: Pygmalion. Conductor: Raphaël Pichon.- Enfers.
- harmonia mundi.
- 107.
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Jean‐Philippe Rameau
Les Surprises de l'amour, RCT 58, Act II, Scene 8: Loure
Orchestra: Pygmalion. Conductor: Raphaël Pichon.- Enfers.
- harmonia mundi.
- 108.
Record Review
9.00am
DEBUSSY IMPRESSIONISTE
CLAUDE DEBUSSY:
La Mer
Sonate No. 1 pour violoncelle et piano, L. 135
Images, Première Série, L. 110: I. Reflets dans l'eau
Sonata for Flute, Viola & Harp
Le petit nègre
Préludes, Livre I, L. 117: I. Danseuses de Delphes
Préludes, Livre II, L. 123: VII. La terrasse des audiences du clair de lune
En blanc et noir, L. 134: I. Avec emportement – II. Lent. Sombre – III. Scherzando
Arabesques (2)
Clair de Lune (from Suite Bergamasque)
String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10
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Estampes (3) (Complete)
Images inédites, L. 87
L'isle joyeuse
D'un cahier d'esquisses, L. 99: I. Très lent, sans rigueur
Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello), Philippe Bernold (flute), Gérard Caussé (alto), Isabelle Moretti (harp), Alain Planès (piano), Alexandre Tharaud (piano) Cédric Tiberghien (piano), Claude Helffer (piano), Haakon Austbö (piano), Arcanto Quartett, Orchestre National de Lille, Jean-Claude Casadesus (director)
Harmonia Mundi HMX290879697 (2CDs)
BRUCKNER: SYMPHONY NO. 4 & WAGNER: LOHENGRIN PRELUDE TO ACT 1
RICHARD WAGNER:
Lohengrin: Prelude To Act I
ANTON BRUCKNER:
Symphony No. 4 in Eb Major 'Romantic'
Gewandhausorchester, Andris Nelsons
DG 4797577 (CD)
HAYDN: SYMPHONIES NOS. 93 - 104 (THE LONDON SYMPHONIES)
JOSEPH HAYDN:
Symphony No. 93 in D major
Symphony No. 94 in G Major 'Surprise'
Symphony No. 95 in C minor
Symphony No. 96 in D major 'Miracle'
Symphony No. 97 in C major
Symphony No. 98 in B flat major
Symphony No. 99 in E flat major
Symphony No. 100 in G major 'Military'
Symphony No. 101 in D major 'The Clock'
Symphony No. 102 in B flat major
Symphony No. 103 in E flat major 'Drum Roll'
Symphony No. 104 in D major 'London'
Heidelberger Sinfoniker, Thomas Fey
Hänssler HC16001 (4CDs)
PAGANINI: CAPRICES FOR SOLO VIOLIN, OP. 1 NOS. 1-24 (COMPLETE)
NICCOLO PAGANINI:
Caprices for solo violin, Op. 1 Nos. 1-24 (complete)
Augustin Hadelich (violin)
Warner Classics 9029572822 (CD)
Augustin Hadelich (violin)
TELEMANN: MELODIOUS CANONS & FANTASIAS
GEORG PHILIPP TELEMANN
Sonata en Canon TWV 40:118 in G major
Sonata en Canon TWV 40:119 in G minor
Fantasia No. 12 in G Minor, TWV 40:13
Fantasia No. 7 in E-Flat Major, TWV 40:20
Sonata en Canon TWV 40:120 in D major
Sonata en Canon TWV 40:121 in D minor
Fantasia No. 6 in D Minor, TWV 40:7
Sonata en Canon TWV 40:122 in A major
Sonata en Canon TWV 40:123 in A minor
Lucinda Moon (violin), Greg Dikmans (flute), Elysium Ensemble
Resonus Classics RES10207 (CD)
9.30am – Building a Library
Composer: Berlioz
Piece: The Damnation of Faust
Reviewer: Nicholas Baragwanath
Recommended Recording:
Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone); Keith Lewis (tenor);
David Nicklass (treble), Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano);
Victor von Halem (bass), Bryn Terfel (bass)
Philharmonia Chorus and Orchestra; Eton College Boys Choir;
David Hill, Simon Halsey, Ralph Allwood (directors)
Myung-Whun Chung (conductor)
DG 4535002 (Digital download)
Other Recommended Recordings:
Below are other recordings that Nicholas also liked, although we can’t guarantee availability.
London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus; Ambrosian Singers;
Wandsworth School Boys’ Choir;
Sir Colin Davis (conductor);
Nicolai Gedda (tenor); Jules Bastin (bass); Josephine Veasey (mezzo-soprano);
Richard van Allan (bass); Gillian Knight (mezzo-soprano)
Philips 4163952 (Digital download)
Arthur Oldham; Plácido Domingo (tenor); Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone);
Jules Bastin (bass)
Orchestre de Paris; Choeur de l'Orchestre de Paris;
Daniel Barenboim (conductor);
DG 4744402 (Digital download)
Richard Verreau (tenor); Consuelo Rubio (soprano); Michel Roux (bass);
Pierre Mollet (baritone)
Orchestre des Concerts Lamoureux; Choeur Enfants RTF; Choeurs Elisabeth Brasseur;
Igor Markevitch (conductor);
DG 4636732 (Digital download)
10.20am New Releases:
ELENA RUEHR: SIX STRING QUARTETS
ELENA RUEHR
String Quartet No. 5 "Bel Canto"
String Quartet No. 3
String Quartet No. 1
String Quartet No. 2: Song of the Silkie
String Quartet No. 6
String Quartet No. 4
Stephen Salters (baritone), Cypress String Quartet, Borromeo String Quartet
Avie AV2379 (2 CDs)
WIDMANN: VIOLA CONCERTO
JORG WIDMANN:
Viola Concerto
24 Duets
String Quartet No. 3 "Jagdquartett"
Antoine Tamestit (viola), Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Jagdquartett, Daniel Harding
Harmonia Mund HMM902268 (CD)
BOESMANS: PINOCCHIO
PHILIPPE BOESMANS:
Pinocchio
Marie-Eve Munger (soprano), Chloé Briot (mezzo soprano), Julie Boulianne (mezzo soprano), Yann Beuron (tenor), Stéphane Degout (Baritone), Vincent Le Texier (Baritone), Orchestre Symphonique De La Monnaie, Patrick Davin
Cypres CYP4647 (CD + DVD)
1050 New Releases: Caroline Rae and William Mival on Complete Debussy
DEBUSSY COMPLETE WORKS - THE CENTENARY EDITION
Leonard Bernstein, Pierre Boulez, Bernard Haitink, Charles Dutoit, Daniel Barenboim, Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Maurizio Pollini, Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Zoltán Kocsis, Gérard Souzay
DG 4798642 (22 Cds + 2 DVDs)
CLAUDE DEBUSSY: THE COMPLETE WORKS
Artists include Martha Argerich, Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Samson François, Renaud Capuçon, Natalie Dessay, André Cluytens, François-Xavier Roth, Jean Martinon, Michel Plasson, Kent Nagano and Carlo Maria Giulini
Warner Classics 9029573675 (33 CDs)
11.45am – Disc of the Week
ENFERS - PYGMALION, PICHON
JEAN PHILIPPE RAMEAU:
Zoroastre RCT 62, Act IV, Scene 6: Ah ! Nos fureurs ne sont point vaines (La Vengeance)
FÉRY REBEL JEAN:
Les Élémens: Chaos
JEAN PHILIPPE RAMEAU:
Dardanus, RCT 35, Act IV, Scene 4: Voici les tristes lieux. Montre affreux (Anténor)
ANONYMOUS, JEAN PHILIPPE RAMEAU:
Messe de Requiem sur des thèmes de Castor et Pollux: Requiem æternam
CHRISTOPH GLUCK:
Iphigénie en Tauride, Wq. 46, Act II, Scenes 3 & 4: Dieux ! Protecteurs de ces affreux rivages (Oreste)
ANONYMOUS, JEAN PHILIPPE RAMEAU:
Messe de Requiem sur des thèmes de Castor et Pollux: Kyrie eleison
JEAN PHILIPPE RAMEAU:
Hippolyte et Aricie, RCT 43, Act II, Scene 4: Dieux ! Que d'infortunés gémissent en ces lieux! (Thésée)
Les Surprises de l'amour, RCT 58, Act II, Scene 8: Loure
CHRISTOPH GLUCK:
Armide, Wq. 45, Act IV, Scene 1: Nous ne trouvons partout que des gouffres ouverts (Ubalde et le Chevalier danois)
ANONYMOUS, JEAN PHILIPPE RAMEAU:
Messe de Requiem sur des thèmes de Castor et Pollux: Domine Jesu Christe
CHRISTOPH GLUCK:
Orphée et Eurydice, Wq. 30, Act II, Scene 1: Sinfonie infernale. Air de furie
JEAN PHILIPPE RAMEAU:
Zoroastre, RCT 62, Act IV, Scenes 5 & 6: Épuisons le flanc des tristes victimes (Abramane) - Ministres, redoutés du plus puissant empire (Abramane, Érinice)
Zoroastre, RCT 62, Act IV, Scene 5: Air grave pour les Esprits infernaux
Zoroastre, RCT 62, Act IV, Scene 6: Quel bonheur ! L'Enfer nous seconde (Abramane, Les Furies, choir)
CHRISTOPH GLUCK:
Orphée et Eurydice, Wq. 30, Act II: Danse des Furies
JEAN PHILIPPE RAMEAU:
Hippolyte et Aricie, RCT 43, Act II, Scene 5: Vous, qui de l'avenir percez la nuit profonde (Pluton) - Quelle soudaine horreur (Trois Parques)
Hippolyte et Aricie, RCT 43, Act III, Scene 6: Qu'ai-je appris? Puissant maître des flots (Thésée)
Messe de Requiem sur des thèmes de Castor et Pollux: Hostias et preces tibi
Hippolyte et Aricie, RCT 43, Act IV, Scene 4: Quelle plainte en ces lieux m'appelle? (Phèdre)
Hippolyte et Aricie, RCT 43, Act V, Scene 2: Je ne te verrai plus ! (Thésée)
CHRISTOPH GLUCK:
Orphée et Eurydice, Wq. 30, Act II, Scene 2: Ballet des Ombres heureuses
ANONYMOUS, JEAN PHILIPPE RAMEAU:
Messe de Requiem sur des thèmes de Castor et Pollux: Requiem æternam
JEAN PHILIPPE RAMEAU:
Les Boréades, RCT 31, Act IV, Scene 4: Entrée de Polymnie
Raphaël Pichon, Pygmalion, Stéphane Degout,
Harmonia Mundi HMM902288 (CD)
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