Andrew McGregor with Ivan Hewett and Natasha Loges
Building a Library on Brahms' Symphony No 1 in C minor, Op 68, with Ivan Hewett, plus Natasha Loges with new releases of lieder and songs from Schubert to Faure and Reynaldo Hahn.
with Andrew McGregor, plus guest Natasha Loges with her selection of new releases of lieder and songs.
9.30
Building a Library: Brahms; Symphony No.1 in C minor, Op.68, with Ivan Hewett.
Brahms' 1st Symphony begins in struggle, in C minor, and progresses from the turbulent searing string line kept in check by the powerful, persistent timpani beat in the opening bars to a triumphant finale in C major by the end. The whole symphony feels in a sense like a battle. Although Brahms began to compose the first movement of his 1st Symphony in 1862, he took the best part of fourteen years to complete the whole symphony. During the intervening years, he composed the Variations on a Theme by Haydn, his Sextet and many solo piano pieces. When the 1st Symphony was finally premiered in 1876, it was hailed as the most significant since Schumann. There are echoes too of Beethoven's 5th Symphony which likewise progresses from C minor to C major.
10.30
Natasha Loges with new releases of lieder and songs from Schubert to Faure and Reynaldo Hahn.
11.45
Disc of the Week: Andrew chooses an outstanding new release.
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Music Played
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Violin Sonata No. 7 in C minor Op. 30 No. 2; i) Allegro con brio
Performer: Chloë Hanslip. Performer: Danny Driver.- Rubicon.
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Franz Liszt
La Leggierezza (Étude de concert S.144 No. 2)
Performer: Eileen Joyce.- Decca Eloquence.
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Sergey Rachmaninov
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor Op. 18 i) Morderato - Allegro
Performer: Eileen Joyce. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Erich Leinsdorf.- Decca Eloquence.
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Anton Stepanovich Arensky
Piano Trio in D minor Op. 32 ii. Scherzo
Performer: Eileen Joyce. Performer: Henri Temianka. Performer: Antoni Sala.- Decca Eloquence.
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George Malcolm
Variations On A Theme Of Mozart
Performer: Eileen Joyce. Performer: George Malcolm. Performer: Thurston Dart. Performer: Denis Vaughan.- Decca Eloquence.
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Max Bruch
Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor Op. 26 (2nd mvt.)
Performer: Alfredo Campoli. Orchestra: New Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Royalton Kisch.- Decca Eloquence.
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Henryk Wieniawski
Caprice In A minor
Performer: Alfredo Campoli. Performer: Eric Gritton.- Decca Eloquence.
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Edward Elgar
Violin Concerto in B minor Op. 61 iii) Allegro molto
Performer: Alfredo Campoli. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Adrian Boult.- Decca Eloquence.
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Gabriel Fauré
Tristesse d'Olympio
Performer: Malcolm Martineau. Singer: John Chest.- The Complete Songs of Fauré, Vol. 3.
- Signum Classics.
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Gabriel Fauré
Pelléas et Mélisande, Op. 80, Act III Scene 1: Mélisande's Song (version for voice and piano)
Performer: Malcolm Martineau. Singer: Lorna Anderson.- The Complete Songs of Fauré, Vol. 3.
- Signum Classics.
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Reynaldo Hahn
Piano Quartet No.3 in G major
Performer: Tim Lowe. Performer: James Baillieu. Performer: Adam Newman. Performer: Benjamin Baker. -
Reynaldo Hahn
A Chloris
Performer: James Baillieu. Performer: Benjamin Baker. -
Albin Fries
17 Lieder on Texts by Empress Elisabeth of Austria, Op. 50: No. 1, Widmung
Performer: Ammiel Bushakevitz. Singer: Nina Bernsteiner.- Sisi Poems.
- Gramola Records.
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Albin Fries
17 Lieder on Texts by Empress Elisabeth of Austria, Op. 50: No. 11, Du bist nicht wie eine Blume
Performer: Ammiel Bushakevitz. Singer: Nina Bernsteiner.- Sisi Poems.
- Gramola Records.
- 11.
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Franz Schubert
Winterreise, Op. 89, D. 911 (Sung in English): No. 5. The Linden Tree
Performer: Christopher Glynn. Singer: Roderick Williams.- Schubert: Winter Journey.
- Signum Classics.
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Franz Schubert
Winterreise, Op. 89, D. 911 No.15: The Crow
Performer: Christopher Glynn. Singer: Roderick Williams.- Schubert: Winter Journey.
- Signum Classics.
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Hubert Parry
Bright Star
Performer: Andrew West. Singer: James Gilchrist. -
Johannes Brahms
Blinde Kuh, Op.58 No.1
Performer: Graham Johnson. Singer: Benjamin Appl. -
Johannes Brahms
Serenade Op.58 No.8
Performer: Graham Johnson. Singer: Benjamin Appl. -
Hubert Parry
Whether I live or whether I die
Performer: Andrew West. Singer: Sarah Fox. -
William Walton
Viola Concerto (1961 version)
Performer: James Ehnes. Orchestra: 91ȱ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Edward Gardner.- Chandos.
Record Review
9.00am
RAVEL: MOTHER GOOSE
MAURICE RAVEL:
Ma Mère l'Oye (ballet)
Shéhérazade - Ouverture de féerie
Le Tombeau de Couperin
Les Siècles, François-Xavier Roth
Harmonia Mundi HMM905281 (CD)
BEETHOVEN: VIOLIN SONATAS VOL. 2
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN:
Violin Sonata No. 4 in A minor, Op. 23
Violin Sonata No. 5 in F major, Op. 24 'Spring'
Violin Sonata No. 7 in C minor, Op. 30 No. 2
Chloë Hanslip (violin) & Danny Driver (piano)
Rubicon RCD1011 (CD)
PERPETUAL NIGHT: 17TH CENTURY AYRES AND SONGS
ROBERT JOHNSON:
Care-charming sleep
WILLIAM LAWES:
Justitia Sacrum (Whiles I this standing lake)
JOHN COPRARIO:
The Masque of Squires: Go, happy man
ROBERT RAMSEY:
What tears, dear Prince, can serve
WILLIAM LAWES:
Music, the master of thy art is dead
NICHOLAS LANIER:
Selected Ayres and Dialogues: No more shall meads
ROBERT RAMSEY:
Go, perjured man
JOHN JENKINS:
Pavan in F-Major
JOHN BANISTER:
Choice Ayres & Songs: Give me my lute
ROBERT RAMSEY:
Howl not, you ghosts and furies
WILLIAM LAWES:
Britannia Triumphans: Chorus "Britanocles the great and good appears" (King's Masque Final)
WILLIAM WEBB
Powerful Morpheus, let thy charms
JOHN HILTON:
The Judgment of Paris: Rise, princely shepherd
JAMES HART:
Choice Ayres & Songs: Adieu to the pleasures
JOHN BANISTER:
Choice Ayres & Songs: Amintas, that true hearted swain
JOHN BLOW:
Amphion Anglicus: Poor Celadon, he sighs in vain (Loving above himself)
MATTHEW LOCKE:
Little Consort of 3 Parts, Suite III: IV. Saraband
HENRY PURCELL:
Celestial Music: When Orpheus sang
JOHN JACKSON:
Choice Ayres & Songs: Phillis, oh! turn that face
JOHN BLOW:
Amphion Anglicus: Epilogue "Sing, sing, Ye Muses"
Lucile Richardot (Mezzo), Ensemble Correspondances, Sébastien Daucé (Director)
Harmonia Mundi HMM902269 (CD)
9.30am – Building a Library – Ivan Hewett on Brahms – Symphony No. 1
Composer: Brahms
Piece: Symphony No. 1
Reviewer: Ivan Hewett
Recommended Recording:
Berliner Philharmoniker; Wilhelm Furtwängler (conductor)
DG 4770062 (CD or digital download)
Other Recommended Recordings:
Below are other recordings that Ivan also liked, although we can’t guarantee availability.
Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR; Roger Norrington (conductor)
Hänssler HAEN93267 (3 SACDs)
Gewandhausorchester; Riccardo Chailly (conductor)
Decca 4787471 (3 CDs)
1020 – Reissues: Decca Eloquence
EILEEN JOYCE: THE COMPLETE STUDIO RECORDINGS
Eileen Joyce (piano)
Decca Eloquence 4826291 (10 CDs)
ALFREDO CAMPOLI: THE BEL CANTO VIOLIN - VOLUME 2
FELIX MENDELSSOHN:
Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64
(Alfredo Campoli (violin), London Philharmonic Orchestra, Eduard van Beinum)
MAX BRUCH:
Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26
(Alfredo Campoli (violin), New Symphony Orchestra, Royalton Kisch)
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN:
Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
(Alfredo Campoli (violin), London Symphony Orchestra, Josef Krips)
FELIX MENDELSSOHN:
Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64
(Alfredo Campoli (violin), London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult)
Decca Eloquence ELQ4825171 (2 CDs)
ALFREDO CAMPOLI: THE BEL CANTO VIOLIN - VOLUME 3
ERNÖ DOHNÁNYI:
5 Pieces from "Ruralia Hungarica", Op.32a - Arr. Kreisler
NICCOLÒ PAGANINI:
24 Caprices for Violin, Op.1 - Arr. Kreisler: No. 13, No. 2
La Campanella, Op.7
ZDENEK ANTONIN VACLAV FIBICH:
Poem, Op41:14
MANUEL MARIA PONCE:
Estrellita - Arr. Heifetz
FRANTISEK ALOIS DRDLA:
Souvenir, for violin and piano (1904)
JOSEPH-HECTOR FIOCCO:
Pièces de clavecin Op.1 - Arr. Bent, O'Neill: Allegro
FRANZ SCHUBERT:
The Bee, Op.13, No.9 - Arr. Kross
ISAAC ALBÉNIZ:
Tango - Arr. Dushkin
RICHARD FRANZ JOSEPH HEUBERGER:
Der Opernball. Overture - Arr. Fritz Kreisler: Midnight Bells
FELIX MENDELSSOHN:
Auf Flügeln des Gesanges, Op.34, No.2 - Arr. Achron
RICCARDO DRIGO:
Valse Bluette - Arr. Leopold Auer
EDWARD ELGAR:
La Capricieuse, Op. 17
SAMUEL GARDNER:
From the Canebrake
ANON.:
Deep River - Arr. Heifetz
CLAUDE DEBUSSY:
Préludes / Book 1, L.117 - Arr. for violin & piano: Minstrels
STEPHEN FOSTER: Old Folks at home - Arr. Kreisler
FRITZ KREISLER:
Praeludium and Allegro (in the style of Pugnani)
Liebesleid
Liebesfreud
Polichinelle, serenade
Schön Rosmarin
Caprice Viennois, Op. 2
Tambourin Chinois, Op. 3
IGNACY JAN PADEREWSKI:
Menuet Célèbre Op.14, No.1 in G
HENRYK WIENIAWSKI:
Caprice in E Flat Major
Étude-caprice, Op. 18 No. 4 in A minor
FRITZ KREISLER:
Rondino on a Theme by Beethoven
La Chasse (The Hunt) in the style of Jean-Baptiste Cartier
La Gitana
ENRIQUE GRANADOS:
Danza española, Op. 37 No. 5 'Andaluza'
GIUSEPPE TARTINI:
Variations on a Theme of Corelli
Alfredo Campoli (violin), George Malcolm (piano), Eric Gritton (piano)
Decca Eloquence ELQ4825159 (2 CDs)
ALFREDO CAMPOLI: THE BEL CANTO VIOLIN - VOLUME 5
EDWARD ELGAR:
Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 61
MAX BRUCH:
Scottish Fantasy, Op. 46
(Alfredo Campoli (violin), London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult)
ARTHUR BLISS:
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra
Theme and Cadenza for violin
(Alfredo Campoli (violin), London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Arthur Bliss)
Decca Eloquence ELQ4825143 (2 CDs)
10.55am New Releases – Natasha Loges on song recitals
THE COMPLETE SONGS OF FAURÉ, VOL. 3
GABRIEL FAURÉ
3 Songs, Op. 8: Ici-bas!, Op. 8, No. 3
3 Songs, Op. 8: Au bord de l'eau, Op. 8, No. 1
3 Songs, Op. 5: Chant d'automne, Op. 5, No. 1
Vocalises: Vocalises: No. 13.
Tristesse d'Olympio
Automne, Op. 18, No. 3
2 Songs, Op. 46: Clair de lune, Op. 46, No. 2
Spleen, Op. 51, No. 3
4 Songs, Op. 39: Les roses d'Ispahan, Op. 39, No. 4
La rose, Op. 51, No. 4
2 Songs, Op. 76: Le parfum impérissable, Op. 76, No. 1
2 Songs, Op. 83: Soir, Op. 83, No. 2
Pelléas et Mélisande, Op. 80, Act III Scene 1: Mélisande's Song (version for voice and piano)
Sérénade du Bourgeois gentilhomme
Ave Maria, Op. 67, No. 2
Vocalise-étude: Vocalise-Etude
Le don silencieux, Op. 92
Chanson, Op. 94
Vocalises: Vocalises: No. 24.
Mirages, Op. 113: No. 1. Cygne sur l'eau
Mirages, Op. 113: No. 2. Reflets dans l'eau
Mirages, Op. 113: No. 3. Jardin nocturne
Mirages, Op. 113: No. 4. Danseuse
Lorna Anderson, Louise Kemény, Isobel Buchanan, Janis Kelly (sopranos); Sarah Connolly, Ann Murray (mezzos); Iestyn Davies (countertenor); John Chest; William Dazeley (baritones); Malcolm Martineau (piano)
Signum Classics SIGCD483 (CD)
CHAMBER MUSIC & SONG, VOLUME 1
REYNALDO HAHN
Piano Quartet No. 3 in G major
A Chloris
մdz-Èٳܻ
Si mes vers avaient des ailes
Nocturne in E-Flat-Major
Piano Quintet in F sharp minor
James Baillieu (piano); Benjamin Baker (violin); Bartosz Woroch (violin);
Adam Newman (viola); Tim Lowe (cello)
Champs Hill Records CHRCD 139 (CD)
SISI POEMS: Top of Form
Bottom of Form
LIEDER DER KAISERIN ELISABETH
ALBIN FRIES
17 Lieder on Texts by Empress Elisabeth of Austria, Op. 50
Auf Sisis Spuren im Salzkammergut
Nina Bernsteiner (soprano); Ammiel Bushakevitz (piano);
Gerhard Schlüsslmayr (piano)
Gramola GRAM99164 (CD)
WINTER JOURNEY: FRANZ SCHUBERT’S WINTERREISE D.911
IN AN ENGLISH VERSION
FRANZ SCHUBERT
Goodnight
The Weather Vane
Frozen Tears
Frozen Solid
The Linden Tree
Life Cycle
On the River
Turning Back
Will-o'-the-wisp
Rest
Dreaming of Spring
Loneliness
The post
The Grey Head
The Crow
Last Hope
In The Village
Stormy Morning
A Mirage
The Fingerpost
No Room At The Inn
Three Suns
The Hurdy-gurdy Man
Top of Form
Bottom of Form
Roderick Williams (baritone); Christopher Glynn (piano)
Signum Classics SIGCD531 (CD)
TWELVE SETS OF ENGLISH LYRICS VOLUME II
SIR HUBERT PARRY
When Comes My Gwen
And yet I Love Her Till I Die
Love Is a Bable
O World, O Life, O Time
When We Two Parted
Gone Were but the Winter Cold
There Be None of Beauty's Daughters
Bright Star
Proud Maisie
Marian
Dirge in Woods
If Thou Wouldst Ease Thine Heart
What Part of Dread Eternity?
Love and Laughter
A Welsh Lullaby
Dream Pedlary
A Fairy Town
The Witches' Wood
Whether I Live
Armida's Garden
The Maiden
There
Sarah Fox (soprano); James Gilchrist (tenor); Roderick Williams (baritone);
Andrew West (piano)
Somm Recordings SOMMCD 270 (CD)
BRAHMS: THE COMPLETE SONGS VOLUME 7 (BENJAMIN APPL)
JOHANNES BRAHMS:
6 Gesänge, Op. 3 - #2 Liebe & Frühling I
6 Gesänge, Op. 3 - #3 Liebe & Frühling II
6 Gesänge, Op. 6 - #3 Nachwirkung
Lieder & Romanzen, Op. 14 - #1 Vor Dem Fenster
Lieder & Romanzen, Op. 14 - #5 Trennung
4 Gesänge, Op. 43 - #3 Ich Schell Mein Horn Ins Jammertal
4 Gesänge, Op. 43 - #4 Das Lied Vom Herrn Von Falkenstein
5 Lieder, Op. 47 - #4 O Liebliche Wangen
Lieder & Gesänge, Op. 57 - #5 In Meiner Nächte Sehnen
Lieder & Gesänge, Op. 58 - #1 Blinde Kuh
Lieder & Gesänge, Op. 58 - #2 Während Des Regens
Lieder & Gesänge, Op. 58 - #8 Serenade
Lieder & Gesänge, Op. 59 - #6 Eine Gute, Gute Nacht
Lieder & Gesänge, Op. 63 - #1 Frühlingstrost
Lieder & Gesänge, Op. 63 - #2 Erinnerung
Lieder & Gesänge, Op. 63 - #3 An Ein Bild
Lieder & Gesänge, Op. 63 - #4 An Die Tauben
4 Gesänge, Op. 70 - #3 Serenade
6 Lieder, Op. 97 - #1 Nachtigall
5 Lieder, Op. 105 - #5 Verrat
49 Deutsche Volkslieder, WoO 33 - #14 Maria Ging Aus Wandern
49 Deutsche Volkslieder, WoO 33 - #17 Ach Gott, Wie Weh Tut Scheiden
49 Deutsche Volkslieder, WoO 33 - #18 So Wünsch Ich Ihr Ein' Gute Nacht
49 Deutsche Volkslieder, WoO 33 - #24 Mir Ist Ein Schön's Braun's Maidelein
49 Deutsche Volkslieder, WoO 33 - #27 Ich Stand Auf Hohem Berge
49 Deutsche Volkslieder, WoO 33 - #28 Es Reit Ein Herr & Auch Sein Knecht
49 Deutsche Volkslieder, WoO 33 - #32 So Will Ich Frisch & Fröhlich Sein
49 Deutsche Volkslieder, WoO 33 - #39 Schöner Augen Schöne Strahlen
Benjamin Appl (baritone), Graham Johnson (piano)
Hyperion CDJ33127 (CD)
11.50am – Disc of the Week
WALTON: VIOLA CONCERTO, PARTITA FOR ORCHESTRA & SONATA FOR STRING ORCHESTRA
WILLIAM WALTON:
Viola Concerto (1961 Version)
Sonata for String Orchestra
Partita for Orchestra
James Ehnes (viola), 91ȱ Symphony Orchestra, Edward Gardner
Chandos CHSA5210 (Hybrid SACD)
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