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Building a Library: Corelli's Violin Sonatas Op 5 with Hannah French.
These exhilarating and inventive sonatas by Arcangelo Corelli were published in Rome in 1700 . They are subdivided into church sonatas and chamber sonatas and the last sonata is the famous "Follia", which contains 23 variations for solo violin.
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Andrew talks to Mark Lowther about new releases of music by Mozart and Haydn etc.
11.45
Andrew chooses an outstanding new release as his Disc of the Week.
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Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber
The Assumption (Mystery Sonata No. 14 in D major)
Performer: Christina Day Martinson. Ensemble: Boston Baroque. Director: Martin Pearlman.- Linn.
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Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k
Moravian Duets Op. 20: i) The Metamorphoses
Performer: Vojtech Spurny. Singer: Simona Saturnova. Singer: Mark茅ta Cukrov谩. Singer: Petr Nekoranec.- Supraphon.
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Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k
Moravian Duets Op. 20: ii) The Parting
Performer: Vojtech Spurny. Singer: Simona Saturnova. Singer: Mark茅ta Cukrov谩. Singer: Petr Nekoranec.- Supraphon.
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Josef Myslivecek
Sinfonia in E flat major, 1st mvt: Allegro
Orchestra: Collegium 1704. Director: V谩clav Luks.- Accent.
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Albert Roussel
Pour Une F锚te De Printemps Op. 22
Orchestra: 91热爆 Philharmonic. Conductor: Yan Pascal Tortelier.- Chandos.
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Federico Mompou
Carros de Galicia (Paisajes)
Performer: Julien Brocal.- Rubicon Classics.
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Maurice Ravel
Miroirs i) Noctuelles
Performer: Julien Brocal.- Rubicon Classics.
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Hector Berlioz
Harold In Italy iv. Orgie de brigands
Performer: Lawrence Power. Orchestra: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Manze.- Hyperion.
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Dmitry Shostakovich
Piano Quintet in G minor Op. 57
Performer: Piotr Anderszewski. Ensemble: Belcea Quartet.- Alpha.
Record Review
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PROKOFIEV FOR TWO
SERGEI PROKOFIEV:
12 Movements from : Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64
Hamlet, incidental music, Op. 77: The Ghost Of Hamlet's Father
Eugene Onegin, incidental music, Op. 71: Mazurka; Polka
The Queen of Spades, Op. 70: Polonaise
Pushkin Waltzes (2), Op. 120: Pushkin Waltz In C Sharp Minor
War and Peace, Op. 91: Natasha's And Andrei's Valse
The Queen of Spades, Op. 70: Id茅e fixe
(All works transcribed for two pianos by Sergei Babayan)听听听听听听听听
Martha Argerich (piano) & Sergei Babayan (piano)
DG 4799854 (CD)
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BIBER: THE MYSTERY SONATAS
HEINRICH IGNAZ FRANZ VON BIBER:
Sonata I in D minor 鈥楾he Annunciation鈥: Praeludium 鈥 Aria and 2 variations 鈥 Finale
Sonata II in A major 鈥楾he Visitation鈥: [Sonata] / Presto 鈥 Allamanda 鈥 Presto
Sonata III in B minor 鈥楾he Nativity鈥: [Sonata] / Presto 鈥 Courente and double 鈥 Adagio
Sonata IV in D minor 鈥楾he Presentation of Jesus in the Temple鈥: Ciacona with 12 variations
Sonata V in A major 鈥楾he Finding of Jesus in the Temple鈥: Praeludium 鈥 Allamanda 鈥 Gigue 鈥 Sarabande and double
Sonata VI in C minor 鈥楾he Agony in the Garden鈥: Lamento
Sonata VII in F major 鈥楾he Scourging of Jesus鈥: Allamanda and variation 鈥 Sarabanda and 3 variations
Sonata VIII in B flat major 鈥楾he Crowning with Thorns鈥: Sonata: Adagio / Presto 鈥 Gigue and 2 doubles
Sonata IX in A minor 鈥楾he Carrying of the Cross鈥: Sonata 鈥 Courente and 2 doubles 鈥 Final
Sonata X in G minor 鈥楾he Crucifixion鈥: Praeludium 鈥 Aria and 5 variations
Sonata XI in G major 鈥楾he Resurrection鈥: Sonata 鈥 Hymn 鈥楽urrexit Christus hodie鈥 and variations
Sonata XIV in D major 鈥楾he Assumption of the Virgin鈥: [Sonata] 鈥 Arias 1 and 2 鈥 Gigue
Passacaglia in G minor for solo violin
Christina Day Martinson(violin), Boston Baroque, Martin Pearlman
Linn CKD501 (2 CDs)
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DVO艠脕K: MORAVIAN DUETS
ANTONIN DVORAK:
Moravian Duets, Op. 38
The Soldier's Life
On Our Roof
Moravian Duets, Op. 20
Moravian Duets, Op. 32
Simona 艩aturov谩 (soprano), Mark茅ta Cukrov谩 (mezzo-soprano), Petr Nekoranec (tenor), Vojt臎ch Spurn媒 (Dvo艡谩k 's Bosendorfer piano)
Supraphon SU42382 (CD)
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MYSLIVECEK: VIOLIN CONCERTOS
JOSEF MYSLIVECEK:
Violin Concerto in D major
Symphony in E-Flat Major
Violin Concerto in E major
Overture No. 2 in A Major
Violin Concerto in A major
Leila Schayegh (violin), Collegium 1704, V谩clav Luks
Accent ACC24336 (CD)
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9.30am 鈥 Building a Library 鈥 Hannah French on Corelli鈥檚 Violin Sonatas Op. 5
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Composer: 听听听 Corelli
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Piece: 听听听听听听听听听听听 Violin Sonatas Op. 5
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Reviewer:听听听听听 Hannah French
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Recommended Recording:
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Lina Tur Bonet (violin); Musica Alchemica.
Pan Classics PC10375
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Other Recommended Recordings:
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Below are other recordings that Hannah also liked, although we can鈥檛 guarantee availability.
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Andrew Manze (violin); Richard Egarr (harpsichord)
Harmonia Mundi HMU907298/99
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Pavlo Beznosiuk (violin); The Avison Ensemble
Linn CKD412
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Recorder Arrangement:
Michala Petri (recorder); Mahan Esfahani (harpsichord)
OUR Recordings 6220610
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Orchestral Arrangement:
The Academy of Ancient Music; Andrew Manze (conductor)
Harmonia Mundi 907261/62
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1020 鈥 French Newcomers
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ROUSSEL: 脡VOCATIONS, POUR UNE F脢TE DE PRINTEMPS & SUITE IN F
ALBERT ROUSSEL:
Suite for Orchestra in F Major, Op. 33
Pour une f锚te de printemps, Op. 22
脡vocations, Op. 15
Kathryn Rudge (mezzo-soprano), Alessandro Fisher (tenor), Fran莽ois le Roux (baritone)
91热爆 Philharmonic, CBSO Chorus, Yan Pascal Tortelier
Chandos CHAN10957 (CD)
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REFLECTIONS: MOMPOU & RAVEL
FEDERICO MOMPOU:
Paisajes
MAURICE RAVEL:
Miroirs, 5 pieces for piano
FEDERICO MOMPOU:
Charmes
MAURICE RAVEL:
Sonatine
JULIEN BROCAL:
Nature morte
Julien Brocal (piano)
Rubicon RCD1008 (CD)
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BERLIOZ: HAROLD IN ITALY
HECTOR BERLIOZ:
Harold En Italie, Op. 16
La Captive, Op. 12
Plaisir D'Amour
CARL MARIA VON WEBER:
Andante & Rondo Ungarese
Aufforderung Zum Tanz, Op. 65 (orchestrated by Berlioz)
Lawrence Power (viola), Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Manze
Hyperion CDA68193 (CD)
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10.50am New Releases 鈥 Mark Lowther on Mozart, Haydn etc.
MOZART IN LONDON
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART:
Symphony No. 1 in E flat major, K16
THOMAS ARNE:
Judith:
Act II: 鈥淪leep, gentle Cherub! Sleep descend鈥
Act I: 鈥淥 torment great, too great to bear鈥
Artaxerxes:
Act I, Scene 2: "Amid a thousand racking Woes"
Act I, Scene 13: 鈥淥 too lovely, too unkind鈥
JOHANN CHRISTIAN BACH:
Harpsichord Concerto in D Major, Op. 1 No. 6
Ezio: "Non so d鈥檕nde viene"
Berenice: "Confusa, smarrita"
THOMAS ARNE:
The Guardian Outwitted: "O Dolly, I part"
SAMUEL ARNOLD:
The Maid of the Mill:
Act III, Scene 1: "To speak my mind of womankind"
Act II, Scene 8: "Hist, hist! I hear my mother call"
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART:
Symphony No. 4 in D major, K19
GIOVANNI BATTISTA PESCETTI:
Ezio: "Caro mio bene, addio"
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART:
Symphony in F Major, K. 19a
JOHANN CHRISTIAN BACH:
Adriano in Siria:
"Ah, come mi balza il cor!"
"Deh lascia, o ciel pietoso"
Act II; "Cara la dolce amma"
GEORGE RUSH:
The Capricious Lovers:
Overture
Act I, Scene 8: "Thus laugh鈥檇 at, jilted and betray鈥檇"
WILLIAM BATES:
Pharnaces: "In this I fear my latest breath"
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART:
Va, dal furor portata, K21
DAVIDE PEREZ:
Solimano: "Se non ti moro a lato"
CARL FRIEDRICH ABEL:
Symphony in E-Flat Major, Op. 7 No. 6
Rebecca Bottone (soprano), Anna Devin (soprano), Eleanor Dennis (soprano), Martene Grimson (soprano), Ana Maria Labin (soprano), Helen Sherman (mezzo), Ben Johnson (tenor), Robert Murray (tenor),
The Mozartists, Ian Page
Signum SIGCD534 (2 CDs)
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MOZART: MASONIC WORKS
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART:
Eine Kleine Freimaurerkantate 'Laut verk眉nde unsre Freude', K 623
Die ihr des unerme脽lichen Weltfalls - Kantate, K619
Die Maurerfreude, K 471
Lied zur Gesellenreise, K. 468 (Arr. for Organ & Voice)
Lobegesang auf die feierliche Johannisloge, K. 148 "O heiliges Band" (Arr. for Voice, Chorus & Piano)
Thamos, K枚nig in 脛gypten, KV 345
Dir, Seele des Weltalls, K. 429 (completed by F. Beyer)
Ihr unsre neuen Leiter, K 484
Zerfliesset heut', geliebte Br眉der, K 483
Maurerische Trauermusik (Masonic Funeral Music), K. 477 (reconstructed by P.A. Autexier as Meistermusik)
John Heuzenroeder (tenor), Mario Borgioni (bass), Alexander Puliaev (piano), Willi Kronenberg (organ), Die K枚lner Akademie Choir and Orchestra, Michael Alexander Willens
BIS SIS2294 (Hybrid SACD)
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KOZELUCH: CANTATA FOR THE CORONATION OF LEOPOLD II 鈥楬AIL TO THE MONARCH鈥
LEOPOLD KOZELUCH:
Cantata for the Coronation of Leopold II, P. XIX:6 "Heil dem Monarchen"
Krist媒na Vyl铆膷ilov谩 (soprano), Tom谩拧 Ko艡铆nek, Josef Moravec (tenors), Filip Dvor虒a虂 k (harpsichord), Martin暖 Voices & Prague Symphony Orchestra, Marek 艩tilec
Naxos 8573787 (CD)
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HAYDN: PIANO TRIOS
JOSEPH HAYDN:
Piano Trio in A-Flat Major, Hob. XV: 14
Piano Trio in A Major, Hob. XV: 18
Piano Trio in C Major, Hob. XV: 21
Piano Trio in F-Sharp Minor, Hob. XV: 26
Piano Trio in E-Flat Minor, Hob. XV: 31
Trio Wanderer
Harmonia Mundi HMM902321 (CD)
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CRUSELL: THE THREE CLARINET CONCERTOS
BERNHARD HENRIK CRUSELL:
Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 1
] Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 5
Concerto No. 3 in B flat major, Op. 11
Introduction and Variations on a Swedish Air Op. 12
Michael Collins (clarinet/conductor), Swedish Chamber Orchestra
Chandos CHSA5187 (Hybrid SACD)
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11.40am 鈥 Disc of the Week
SHOSTAKOVICH: QUARTET NO. 3 & PIANO QUINTET
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH:
String Quartet No. 3 in F major, Op. 73
Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 57
Piotr Anderszewski (piano), Belcea Quartet
Alpha ALPHA360 (CD)
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