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Building a Library: Schubert: Piano Sonata, D959

With Andrew McGregor. Building a Library: Schubert: Piano Sonata, D959; new chamber music releases; Disc of the Week: Mozart: Violin Concertos Nos 1 and 5; Sinfonia Concertante.

3 hours, 12 minutes

Last on

Sat 28 Feb 2015 09:00

Music Played

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Concerto No. 5 In A Major K.219 For Violin And Orchestra: 1st movement; Allegro aperto

    Performer: Vilde Frang. Ensemble: ArcAngels. Director: Jonathan Cohen.
    • WARNER CLASSICS : 082564-6276776.
    • WARNER CLASSICS.
    • 6.
  • Samuel Scheidt

    Galliarda Battaglia For 5 Instruments [paduana, Galliarda, 1621, No.21]

    Director: Jordi Savall. Orchestra: Le Concert des Nations.
    • ALIA VOX : AVSA-9908.
    • ALIA VOX.
    • 5.
  • Arvo Pärt

    Magnificat For Chorus

    Conductor: Peter Phillips. Choir: Tallis Scholars.
    • GIMELL CDGIM 049.
    • GIMELL.
    • 8.
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Serenade In C Major Op.48 For String Orchestra: 2nd movement; Waltz (Moderato. Tempo di valse)

    Ensemble: Scottish Ensemble. Director: Jonathan Morton.
    • LINN : CKD-472.
    • LINN.
    • 2.
  • Gioachino Rossini

    William Tell - Opera In 4 Acts: Act 2, no.10; Doux aveu

    Singer: Judith Howarth. Singer: Michael Spyres. Orchestra: Virtuosi Brunensis. Conductor: Antonino Fogliani.
    • NAXOS : 8.660363-66.
    • NAXOS.
    • 6.
  • Olivier Messiaen

    Des Canyons Aux Etoiles For Piano, Horn And Orchestra: Part 3; Les Ressuscites et le chant de l'etoile Aldebaran

    Performer: Tzimon Barto. Conductor: Christoph Eschenbach. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • LPO : 0083.
    • LPO.
    • 1.
  • Johann Nepomuk Hummel

    Piano trio Op22 Rondo Alla Turca

  • Alexander von Zemlinsky

    Die Seejungfrau (The Little Mermaid) - Fantasy After Andersen: 2nd movement

    Orchestra: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: John Storgårds.
    • ONDINE : ODE-1237-5.
    • ONDINE.
    • 2.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Sinfonia Concertante In E Flat Major K.364 For Violin, Viola And Orchestra (KE.320d)

    Performer: Vilde Frang. Performer: Maxim Rysanov. Ensemble: Arcangelo Corelli. Director: Jonathan Cohen.
    • WARNER CLASSICS : 082564-6276776.
    • WARNER CLASSICS.
    • 7.

09.00am

War & Peace 1614-1714

La Capella Reial de Catalunya, Le Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall (director)

ALIA VOX AVSA9908 (2Hybrid SACD)

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Part: Tintinnabuli

PART: Seven Magnificat Antiphons; Magnificat; ... which was the son of ...; Nunc dimittis; The Woman With The Alabaster Box; Tribute to Caesar; I am the true vine; Triodion

The Tallis Scholars, Peter Phillips (conductor)

GIMELL CDGIM049 (CD)

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Tchaikovsky & Shostakovich for strings

SHOSTAKOVICH: String Quartet No. 2 in A major Op. 68

TCHAIKOVSKY: Serenade for strings in C major Op. 48

Scottish Ensemble, Jonathan Morton (director)

LINN CKD472 (Hybrid SACD)

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ROSSINI: Guillaume Tell

Andrew Foster-Williams (Tell), Alessandra Volpe (Hedwige), Tara Stafford, Judith Howarth (Mathilde), Michael Spyres (Arnold), Tara Stafford (Jemmy), Giulio Pelligra (Rodolphe), Artavazd Sargsyan (Ruodi), Nahuel Di Pierro (Walther Furst/Melchthal), Raffaele Facciola (Gesler), Marco Filippo Romano (Leuthold), Virtuosi Brunensis, Camerata Bach Choir, Poznan, Antonino Fogliani (conductor)

NAXOS 8660363-66 (4CD budget)

09.30am Building a Library

Sarah Walker gets to grips with available recordings of Schubert's late, great A major Piano Sonata, and makes a personal recommendation.

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Top Recommendation:

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Christoph Eschenbach: The Early Recordings

BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor Op. 37; Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major Op. 73 'Emperor'; Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-flat major Op. 106 'Hammerklavier'

CHOPIN: Preludes (24) Op. 28

HENZE: Piano Concerto No. 2

SCHUBERT: Piano Sonata No. 20 in A major, D959; Piano Sonata No. 21 in B flat major, D960

SCHUMANN: Kinderszenen Op. 15

London Symphony Orchestra, Hans Werner Henze (conductor), Boston Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa (conductor), London Philharmonic Orchestra, Christoph Eschenbach (piano)

BRILLIANT CLASSICS 9189 (6CD budget)

10.20am

MESSIAEN: Des Canyons aux Etoiles

Tzimon Barto (piano), John Ryan (horn), Andrew Barclay (xylorimba), Erika Ohman (glockenspiel), London Philharmonic Orchestra, Christoph Eschenbach (conductor)

LPO LPO0083 (2CD budget)

10:30am New Releases – Harriet Smith on new releases of chamber music

Andrew talks to Harriet Smith live in the studio about new releases of chamber music, including string quartets by Vanhal and Zemlinsky and piano trios by Haydn and Hummel.

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Vanhal: 4 String Quartets

VANHAL: String Quartet in C Minor Op. 1, No. 4; String Quartet in G Major; String Quartet in A Major Op. 33 No. 2; 6 Quatours 'Hoffmeister': No. 2 in E flat Major

Lotus String Quartet

CPO 7774752 (CD mid-price)

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Haydn & Hummel: Piano Trios

HAYDN: Piano Trio No. 5 in G minor, Hob.XV:1; Piano Trio No. 25 in E minor, Hob.XV:12; Piano Trio No. 43 in C Major, Hob.XV:27

HUMMEL, J: Piano Trio No. 2 in F major Op. 22

Trio Chausson

MIRARE MIR271 (CD)

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Hummel: Complete Piano Trios

HUMMEL, J: Piano Trio No. 1 in E flat major Op. 12; Piano Trio No. 2 in F major Op. 22; Piano Trio No. 3 in G Major Op. 35; Piano Trio No. 4 in G Major Op. 65; Piano Trio No. 5 in E Major Op. 83; Piano Trio No. 6 in E flat major Op. 93; Piano Trio No. 7 in E flat major Op. 96

Alessandro Deljavan (piano), Daniela Cammarano (violin), Luca Magariello (cello)

BRILLIANT CLASSICS 94898BR (2CD budget)

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Hummel: Piano Trios Volume 2

HUMMEL, J: Piano Trio No. 1 in E flat major Op. 12; Piano Trio No. 4 in G Major Op. 65; Piano Trio No. 5 in E Major Op. 83

Gould Piano Trio

NAXOS 8573261 (CD budget)

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Zemlinsky: String Quartets

ZEMLINSKY: String Quartet in E minor; String Quartet No. 1 in A major Op. 4; String Quartet No. 2 Op. 15; String Quartet No. 3 Op. 19; String Quartet No. 4 (Suite) Op. 25

Brodsky Quartet

CHANDOS CHAN10845(2) (2CD mid-price)

11.30am

Zemlinsky: Die Seejungfrau (The Mermaid) & SinfoniettaÌý

ZEMLINSKY: Die Seejungfrau [new critical edition by A. Beaumont]; Sinfonietta Op. 23

Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, John Storgards (conductor)

ONDINE ODE12375 (Hybrid SACD)

11.40am Disc of the Week

Vilde Frang plays Mozart

MOZART: Violin Concerto No. 1 in B flat major K207; Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K219 'Turkish'; Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Viola & Orchestra in E flat major, K364

Maxim Rysanov (viola), Vilde Frang (violin), Arcangelo, Jonathan Cohen (director)

WARNER CLASSICS 2564627677 (CD)

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  • Sat 28 Feb 2015 09:00

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