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Building a Library: Walton: Violin Concerto

With Andrew McGregor. Building a Library: Walton: Violin Concerto; Music from violinists James Ehnes, Vadim Gluzman and Chloe Hanslip; Disc of the Week: Schumann: Piano music.

3 hours, 12 minutes

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Music Played

  • Prokofiev

    Symphony No. 4 (opening)

    Performer: Sao Paolo Symphony Orchestra. Performer: Marin Alsop.
    • Naxos 8.573186 tk 1.
  • Shostakovich

    Symphony No. 4 (opening)

    Performer: RLPO. Performer: Petrenko.
    • Naxos 8.573188 tk 1.
  • Shostakovich

    The Exectution Of Stepan Razin (opening)

    Performer: Shenyang (baritone). Performer: Latvija State Choir. Performer: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra. Performer: Vladimir. Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy.
    • Ondine ODE 1225-2 tk 1.
  • Shostakovich

    Cello Concerto No. 2 Op. 126 (end)

    Performer: Dmitry Kouzov (cello). Performer: St Petersburg State Symphony. Performer: Vladimir Lande.
    • Delos DE 3444 tk 7.
  • Building a Library

    • Piers Burton Page On Walton Violin Concerto

  • Diamond

    Prelude & Fugue No. 3 In C Sharp (prelude)

    Performer: Leonard Bernstein (piano).
    • West Hill Radio Archives WHRA-6048 disc 1 tk 1.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Concerto No. 15 In B Flat K450 (rehearsal)

    Performer: Boston Symphony Orchestra. Performer: Elmer Bernstein.
    • WHRA-6048 disc 3 tk 2.
  • Gustav Mahler

    Symphony No. 2 (finale)

    Performer: Boston Symphony Orchestra. Performer: Bernstein.
    • WHRA-6048 disc 4 tk 5.
  • Olivier Messiaen

    Turangalila Symphony (intro & Rehearsal)

    Performer: Boston Symphony Orchestra. Performer: Bernstein.
    • WHRA-6048 disc 3 tk 3.
  • Ravel

    Piano Concerto In G Major (rehearsal)

    Performer: Boston Symphony Orchestra. Performer: Bernstein.
    • WHRA-6048 disc 5 tk 1.
  • Ravel

    Piano Concerto In G Major (finale)

    Performer: Boston Symphony Orchestra.
    • WHRA-6048 disc 5 tk 6.
  • Bernstein

    The Age of Anxiety (2nd Symphony – The Masque)

    Performer: Lukas Foss (piano). Performer: New York Philharmonic. Performer: Bernstein.
    • WHRA-6048 disc 7 tk 5 & 6.
  • Weill Arr

    Threepenny Opera (pirate Jenny)

    Performer: Lotte Lenya (soprano). Performer: Ensemble. Performer: Bernstein.
    • WHRA-6048 disc 8 tk 19 & 20.
  • Aaron Copland

    Short Symphony No. 2 (prelude)

    Performer: New York Philharmonic. Performer: Bernstein.
    • WHRA-6048 disc 9 tk 1.
  • Chavez

    Symphony No. 4 'sinfonia Romantica' (2nd Mvt.)

    Performer: New York Philharmonic. Performer: Bernstein.
    • WHRA-6048 disc 11 tk 2.
  • Elgar –

    Nimrod (enigma Variations)

    Ensemble: ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Symphony Orchestra. Performer: Bernstein.
    • ICA Classics (DVD) ICAD 5098.
  • New Releases

    • Harriet Smith On Violinists

    • Robert Schumann

      Piano Sonata no 2 In G Minor

      Performer: Mitsuko Uchida (piano).
      • Decca 478 5393 tks 10-13.

9.05am

PROKOFIEV: Symphony No. 4 Op. 112 (revised version); The Prodigal Son Op. 46

Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop (conductor)

NAXOS 8573186 (CD budget)

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SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 4 in C minor Op. 43

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko (conductor)

NAXOS 8573188 (CD budget)

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SHOSTAKOVICH: The Execution of Stepan Razin; Zoya: Suite; Suite on Finnish Themes

Shentang (bass-baritone), Mari Palo (soprano), Tuomas Katajala (tenor), State Choir ‘Latvija’, Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy (conductor)

ONDINE ODE12252 (CD)

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SHOSTAKOVICH: Concerto for Cello and Orchestra No. 1 in Eb Op. 107; Concerto for Cello and Orchestra No. 2 in G minor Op. 126

Dmitry Kouzov (cello), St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Lande

DELOS DE3444 (CD)

9.30am Building a Library

9.30am Building a Library

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Piers Burton-Page explores recordings of Walton’s Violin Concerto and makes recommendations:

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Top recommendation (available as a download):

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WALTON: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra

Tasmin Little (violin), Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Litton (conductor)

DECCA 4705082 (download only)

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Recommendation available on CD:

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WALTON: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra

c/w ‘Passacaglia Death of Falstaff’ and ‘Touch Her Soft Lips and Part’ from Henry V

BARBER: Violin Concerto Op. 14; Adagio for Strings Op. 11

Thomas Bowes (violin), Malmo Opera Orchestra, Joseph Swensen (conductor)

SIGNUM SIGCD238 (CD and download)

10.15am

Leonard BernsteinÌý - Historical Broadcasts 1941-1961

Live performances from Boston and New York featuring Leonard Bernstein (conductor)

For full details see whra.audiophile.ca/en/browse/?productNumber=WHRA6048

WEST HILL RADIO ARCHIVE WHRA6048 (11CD budget)

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ELGAR: Variations on an Original Theme Op. 36 ‘Enigma’

Also includes rehearsal documentary and interview with Leonard Bernstein

³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein (conductor)

ICA CLASSICS ICAD5098 (DVD)

11.00am New Releases

Harriet Smith joins Andrew to discuss recent recordings of Violin Sonatas and Cantatas

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George Enescu - Complete Works for Violin and Piano - 1

ENESCU: Violin Sonata No. 2 in F minor Op. 6; Violin Sonata in A minor 'Torso'; Impromptu Concertant; Violin Sonata No. 3 in A minor Op. 25 'dans le caractere populaire roumain'

Axel Strauss (violin), Ilya Poletaev (piano)

NAXOS 8572691 (CD budget)

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MEDTNER: Violin Sonata No. 3 in E minor ‘Epica' Op. 57; Violin Sonata No. 1 in B minor Op. 21

Chloe Hanslip (violin), Igor Tchetuev (piano)

HYPERION CDA67963 (CD)

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PROKOFIEV: Violin Sonata No. 1 in F minor Op. 80; Violin Sonata No. 2 in D Op. 94a; Three Pieces from Romeo and Juliet Op. 64

Vadim Gluzman (violin), Angela Yoffe (piano)

BIS BIS2032 (Hybrid SACD)

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James Ehnes plays Prokofiev - Complete Works for Violin

PROKOFIEV: Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Op. 19; Sonata for Two Violins in C Op. 56; Sonata in D for solo violin Op. 115; Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor Op. 63; Violin Sonata No. 1 in F minor Op. 80; Five Melodies for Violin and Piano Op. 35b; Violin Sonata No. 2 in D major Op. 94a

James Ehnes (violin) with Amy Schwartz Moretti (violin), Andrew Armstrong (piano), ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Philharmonic, Gianandrea Noseda (conductor)

CHANDOS CHAN10787(2) (2CD mid-price)

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STRAVINSKY: Violin Concerto in D

PROKOFIEV: Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor Op. 63

Patricia Kopatchinskaja (violin), London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski (conductor)

NAIVE V5352 (CD)

11.50am Disc of the Week

SCHUMANN: Waldszenen Op. 82; Piano Sonata No. 2 in G minor Op. 22; Gesange der Fruhe Op. 133

Mitsuko Uchida (piano)

DECCA 4785393 (CD)

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  • Sat 12 Oct 2013 09:00

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