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Summer CD Review: La Nuova Musica, Alwyn, Neville Marriner, Prokofiev

With Andrew McGregor. Including Proms Composer: William Alwyn; 50 years of the Melodiya label; Conductor Neville Marriner in conversation; Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No 2.

3 hours, 12 minutes

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Sat 9 Aug 2014 09:00
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Music Played

  • William Alwyn

    Fantasy Waltz No. 8

    Performer: Mark Bebbington.
    • SOMM : SOMMCD-0133.
    • SOMM.
    • 8.

  • William Alwyn

    Desert Victory - suite, arr. Philip Lane

    Performer: 成人快手 Philharmonic. Conductor: Rumon Gamba.
    • Chandos: CHAN9959.
    • Chandos.
    • 15.

  • William Alwyn

    Prelude No. 5 (5 Preludes for orchestra)

    Conductor: David Lloyd-Jones. Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Naxos: 8.570704.
    • Naxos.
    • 10.

  • William Alwyn

    April Shower (April Morn - 4 little pieces for piano)

    Performer: Ashley Wass.
    • Naxos: 8.570359.
    • Naxos.
    • 18.

  • William Alwyn

    Fantasy Waltz No. 7

    Performer: John Ogdon.
    • CHANDOS : chan-8399.
    • CHANDOS.
    • 7.

  • William Alwyn

    Concerto No.2 for piano and orchestra

    Conductor: James Judd. Performer: Peter Donohoe. Orchestra: Bournemouth S O.
    • Naxos: 8.557590.
    • Naxos.
    • 7.

  • William Alwyn

    Symphony No.4

    Conductor: David Lloyd-Jones. Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Naxos: 8.557649.
    • Naxos.
    • 2.

  • William Alwyn

    Symphony No.3

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Hickox.
    • CHANDOS : CHAN-9429.
    • CHANDOS.
    • 2.

  • William Alwyn

    Quartet No.3 for strings

    Performer: Quartet of London.
    • CHANDOS : CHAN-8440.
    • CHANDOS.
    • 7.

  • William Alwyn

    Miss Julie (Act 1)

    Singer: Benjamin Luxon. Singer: Jill Gomez. Conductor: Vil茅m Tausk媒. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra.
    • LYRITA : SRCD-2218.
    • LYRITA.
    • 11.

  • William Alwyn

    Quartet No.1 in D minor for strings

    Ensemble: Maggini Quartet.
    • NAXOS : 8.570562.
    • NAXOS.
    • 1.

  • William Alwyn

    Symphony No.1 in D major

    Composer: William Alwyn. Performer: London Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Lyrita: SRCD.227.
    • Lyrita.
    • 1.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Missa Solemnis in D major Op. 123 - Benedictus arr. Busoni

    Performer: Tanja Becker-Bender. Conductor: Garry Walker. Orchestra: 成人快手 Scottish S O. Music Arranger: Ferruccio Busoni.
    • Hyperion: CDA68044.
    • Hyperion.
    • 4.

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    A Sea Symphony for soloists, chorus and orchestra (Symphony No.1)

    Singer: Boris Vasiliev. Conductor: Gennady Nikolayevich Rozhdestvensky. Orchestra: State SO of the USSR Ministry of Culture. Choir: Choir of the Leningrad Music Society.
    • Melodiya: MEL CD 10 02170.
    • Melodiya.
    • 1.

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Sinfonia Antartica for soprano, women's chorus and orchestra (Symphony No.7)

    Singer: Elena Dof-donskaya. Conductor: Gennady Nikolayevich Rozhdestvensky. Choir: State Chamber Choir of Moscow Conservatory.
    • Melodiya: MEL CD 10 02170.
    • Melodiya.
    • 7.

  • William Alwyn

    Seascape No 1. (4 poems of Michael Armstrong for soprano, recorder and piano)

    Performer: John Turner. Performer: Iain Burnside. Singer: Elin Manahan Thomas.
    • Naxos: 8.570201.
    • Naxos.
    • 14.

  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Concerto No.2 in G minor Op.16 for piano and orchestra (rev. 1923)

    Performer: Vladimir Krainev. Conductor: Dmitri Georgievich Kitayenko. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Melodiya: MEL CD 10 02227.
    • Melodiya.
    • 1.

  • S茅bastien de Brossard

    Symphonie pour le graduel in D major

    Ensemble: La Nuova Musica. Director: David Bates.
    • Harmonia Mundi: HMU 807588.
    • Harmonia Mundi.
    • 5.

  • Marc鈥怉ntoine Charpentier

    Le Reniement de Saint-Pierre H.424 for 6 soloists, chorus a 5 and continuo

    Ensemble: La Nuova Musica. Director: David Bates.
    • Harmonia Mundi: HMU 807588.
    • Harmonia Mundi.
    • 4.

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Concerto in G minor 1st movt. RV.315, Op.8, 2 (Summer) for violin and orchestra

    Orchestra: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Performer: Kati Debretzeni.
    • Signum Classics: SIGCD377.
    • Signum Classics.
    • 4.

  • Heiner Goebbels

    Courante (Suite for Sampler and Orchestra; Surrogate Cities)

    Conductor: Thomas S酶nderg氓rd. Orchestra: Norwegian Radio Orchestra.
    • Lawo: LWC1063.
    • Lawo.
    • 3.

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Symphony No.4 in F minor

    Conductor: Gennady Nikolayevich Rozhdestvensky. Orchestra: State SO of the USSR Ministry of Culture.
    • Melodiya: MEL CD 10 02170.
    • Melodiya.
    • 5.

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    A London Symphony (Symphony No.2)

    Conductor: Gennady Nikolayevich Rozhdestvensky. Orchestra: State SO of the USSR Ministry of Culture.
    • Melodiya: MEL CD 10 02170.
    • Melodiya.
    • 3.

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Symphony No.5 in D major

    Conductor: Gennady Nikolayevich Rozhdestvensky. Performer: State SO of the USSR Ministry of Culture.
    • Melodiya: MEL CD 10 02170.
    • Melodiya.
    • 3.

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Symphony No.9 in E minor

    Conductor: Gennady Nikolayevich Rozhdestvensky. Orchestra: State SO of the USSR Ministry of Culture.
    • Melodiya: MEL CD 10 02170.
    • Melodiya.
    • 9.

9.00am

Concerto in G minor RV.315, Op.8`2 (Summer, 1st mvt.) for violin and orchestra听听

Performers:听听听听 Orchestra of The Age of Enlightenment, Kati Debretzeni (violin)听听听听听

Composers:听听听 Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741)

Album Title:听听听听 Signum Classics: SIGCD377 听听听听听听听听听听听

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Le Reniement de Saint-Pierre H.424 for 6 soloists, chorus a 5 and continuo 听听听听听听听听听

Performers:听听听听 La Nuova Musica, David Bates听听听听听听听听听

Composers:听听听 Marc-Antoine Charpentier (c1645 - 1704)听听听听

Album Title:听听听听 Harmonia Mundi: HMU 807588 听听听听听听听

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Symphonie pour le graduel in D major 听听听听听听听听听

Performers:听听听听 La Nuova Musica, David Bates听听听听听听听听听

Composers:听听听 Sebastien de Brossard (1655 - 1730)

Album Title:听听听听 Harmonia Mundi: HMU 807588 听听听听听听听

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Missa Solemnis in D major Op. 123 - Benedictus (arranged for violin and orchestra by Ferruccio Busoni)听听听听听听听听听听听

Performers:听听听听 Tanja Becker-Bender (violin), 成人快手 Scottish S O, Garry Walker听听听听听

Composers:听听听 Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827), arr. Ferruccio Busoni听听听听听听听听听听听

Album Title:听听听听 Hyperion: CDA68044 听听听听听听听听听听听

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Courante (Suite for Sampler and Orchestra; Surrogate Cities)听听听听听听听听

Performers:听听听听 Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Thomas Sondergard听听听

Composers:听听听 Heiner Goebbels (1952)听听听听听听听听

Album Title:听听听听 Lawo: LWC1063听听听听听听听听

9.30am Proms Composer: William Alwyn

Prelude No. 5 (5 Preludes for orchestra [1927])听听听听听听听

Performers:听听听听 Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, David Lloyd-Jones听听听听听听听听听听

Composers:听听听 William Alwyn (1905 - 1985)听听

Album Title:听听听听 Naxos: 8.570704 听听听听听听听

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听

March (Desert victory - suite, arr. Philip Lane from the music for the film documentary) 听听

Performers:听听听听 成人快手 Philharmonic Orchestra, Rumon Gamba听听听听听听听听听

Composers:听听听 William Alwyn (1905 - 1985)听听

Album Title:听听听听 Chandos: CHAN9959 听听听听听听听听听听听

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听

Symphony no. 1 in D major 听听

Performers:听听听听 London Philharmonic, William Alwyn (1905 - 1985)听

Composers:听听听 William Alwyn (1905 - 1985)听听

Album Title:听听听听 Lyrita: SRCD.227听听听听听听

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听

Symphony no. 3 听听听听听听听

Performers:听听听听 London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox听听听听听听听听

Composers:听听听 William Alwyn (1905 - 1985)听听

Album Title:听听听听 CHANDOS : CHAN-9429听听听听听

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Symphony no. 4 听听听听听听听

Performers:听听听听 Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, David Lloyd-Jones听听听听听听听听听听

Composers:听听听 William Alwyn (1905 - 1985)听听

Album Title:听听听听 Naxos: 8.557649 听听听听听听听

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Concerto no. 2 for piano and orchestra 听听听听听听听听

Performers:听听听听 Peter Donohoe (piano), Bournemouth S O, James Judd听听听听听

Composers:听听听 William Alwyn (1905 - 1985)听听

Album Title:听听听听 Naxos: 8.557590听听听听听听听听

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April Shower (April morn - 4 little pieces for piano) 听听

Performers:听听听听 Ashley Wass 听

Composers:听听听 William Alwyn (1905 - 1985)听听

Album Title:听听听听 Naxos: 8.570359 听听听听听听听

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听

Fantasy Waltz No.7 听听

Performers:听听听听 John Ogdon (piano)听听听

Composers:听听听 William Alwyn (1905 - 1985)听听

Album Title:听听听听 CHANDOS : chan-8399听听听听听听听听

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Fantasy Waltz No.8 听听

Performers:听听听听 Mark Bebbington (piano)听听听听听听听

Composers:听听听 William Alwyn (1905 - 1985)听听

Album Title:听听听听 SOMM : SOMMCD-0133听听听听听

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听

Miss Julie (Act 1)听听听听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听

Performers:听听听听 Jill Gomez (soprano), Benjamin Luxon (baritone), Philharmonia Orchestra, Vilem Tausky (conductor)听听听听听听听听听听听

Composers:听听听 William Alwyn (1905 - 1985)听听

Album Title:听听听听 LYRITA : SRCD-2218听听听听听听听听听听听

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Dawn At Sea (Seascapes No. 1, Seascapes - 4 poems of Michael Armstrong for soprano, recorder and piano)

Performers:听听听听 Elin Manahan Thomas (soprano), John Turner (recorder), Iain Burnside (piano)听听听听

Composers:听听听 William Alwyn (1905 - 1985)听听

Album Title:听听听听 Naxos: 8.570201 听听听听听听听

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Quartet no. 1 in D minor for strings 听听

Performers:听听听听 Maggini String Quartet听听听听听听听听听听听

Composers:听听听 William Alwyn (1905 - 1985)听听

Album Title:听听听听 NAXOS : 8.570562听听听听

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听

Quartet no. 3 for strings 听听听听听听听听

Performers:听听听听 Quartet of London听听听听听听

Composers:听听听 William Alwyn (1905 - 1985)听听

Album Title:听听听听 CHANDOS : CHAN-8440听听听听听

10.15am Interview with Sir Neville Marriner

Sir Neville Marriner reflects on half-a-century of recording history with the ensemble he founded in the late 50s, the Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Andrew and Sir Neville Marriner chose recordings from 鈥楾he Argo Years鈥�, the 28 disc box released for Sir Neville鈥檚 90th birthday:听听

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Sir Neville Marriner: The Argo Years

Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)

DECCA 4786883 (28CD budget)

11.00am Melodiya 50th birthday releases

Andrew picks highlights from two sets of recordings released for the Russian Melodiya label鈥檚 50th anniversary this year.听

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A Sea symphony for soloists, chorus and orchestra (Symphony no.1) 听听听听听听

Performers:听听听听 Boris Vasiliev (baritone), Choir of the Leningrad Music Society, State SO of the USSR Ministry of Culture, Gennady Rozhdestvensky (conductor)听听听听听听听

Composers:听听听 Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958)听听听听听听听听听

Album Title:听听听听 Melodiya: MEL CD 10 02170 听听听听听听听听听听听

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A London symphony (Symphony no.2) 听听听听听听听

Performers:听听听听 State SO of the USSR Ministry of Culture, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky (conductor)

Composers:听听听 Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958)听听听听听听听听听

Album Title:听听听听 Melodiya: MEL CD 10 02170 听听听听听听听听听听听

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Symphony no. 4 in F minor 听听

Performers:听听听听 State SO of the USSR Ministry of Culture, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky (conductor)

Composers:听听听 Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958)听听听听听听听听听

Album Title:听听听听 Melodiya: MEL CD 10 02170 听听听听听听听听听听听

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Symphony no. 5 in D major 听听

Performers:听听听听 State SO of the USSR Ministry of Culture, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky (conductor)

Composers:听听听 Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958)听听听听听听听听听

Album Title:听听听听 Melodiya: MEL CD 10 02170 听听听听听听听听听听听

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Sinfonia antartica for soprano, women's chorus and orchestra (Symphony no.7) 听

Performers:听听听听 Elena Dof-Donskaya (soprano), USSR Ministry of Culture Chamber Choir, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky (conductor)

Composers:听听听 Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958)听听听听听听听听听

Album Title:听听听听 Melodiya: MEL CD 10 02170 听听听听听听听听听听听

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Symphony no. 8 in D minor 听听

Performers:听听听听 State SO of the USSR Ministry of Culture, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky (conductor)

Composers:听听听 Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958)听听听听听听听听听

Album Title:听听听听 Melodiya: MEL CD 10 02170 听听听听听听听听听听听

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Symphony no. 9 in E minor 听听

Performers:听听听听 Gennadi Rozhdestvensky (conductor), State SO of the USSR Ministry of Culture

Composers:听听听 Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958)听听听听听听听听听

Album Title:听听听听 Melodiya: MEL CD 10 02170 听听听听听听听听听听听

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Concerto no. 2 in G minor Op.16 for piano and orchestra [rev. 1923] 听听听听听听听听

Performers:听听听听 Vladimir Krainev (piano), Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Dimitri Kitayenko (conductor)听听听听听听听听听听听

Composers:听听听 Sergey Prokofiev (1891 - 1953)听听听听听听听听

Album Title:听听听听 Melodiya: MEL CD 10 02227 听听听听听听听听听听听

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