Andrew McGregor with Tom Service
Andrew McGregor with a selection of outstanding recent releases. Building a Library on Mozart's 'Prague' Symphony with Tom Service.
with Andrew McGregor
09.30
Building a Library on Mozart's 'Prague' Symphony - No. 38 in D, K504 - with Tom Service.
Prague was the scene of Mozart's greatest operatic triumph to date, The Marriage of Figaro, and audiences there adored him. Before Mozart brought them his next stage masterpiece, Don Giovanni, he wrote his 'Prague' Symphony, a deeply expressive, boundary-pushing symphonic drama on an unprecedented scale, bursting with ideas and energy. And that's just the first movement. It's these qualities which have appealed alike to the big-name maestros of yore and more recent period instrument ensembles, resulting in a rich and varied recorded legacy.
10.15
Andrew presents a selection of outstanding new and recent releases, ending at 11.35 with his Disc of the Week.
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Joseph Haydn
Symphony No.80 in D minor Hob. I:80
Orchestra: Kammerorchester Basel. Conductor: Giovanni Antonini.- Haydn 2032 Volume 5 - L鈥橦omme De Genie.
- Alpha.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata in E major Op.109
Performer: Tom Beghin.- Inside the Hearing Machine: Beethoven on his Broadwood.
- Evil Penguin Records.
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Cecilia McDowall
Alma Redemptoris Mater
Choir: The Marian Consort. Director: Rory McCleery.- Music for the Queen of Heaven.
- Delphian.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied BWV225
Choir: Norwegian Soloists Choir. Conductor: Grete Pedersen. Ensemble: Ensemble Allegria.- Bach 鈥� Motets.
- BIS.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Christmas Oratorio BWV 248
Performer: Gundula Janowitz. Performer: Christa Ludwig. Performer: Fritz Wunderlich. Choir: Munich Bach Choir. Conductor: Karl Richter. Orchestra: Munich Bach Orchestra.- Bach, J S: Christmas Oratorio, BWV248.
- Archiv.
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Johann Georg Pisendel
Violin Sonata in C minor, BWV1024
Performer: Amandine Beyer. Performer: Gli Incogniti.- BWV鈥� or not.
- Harmonia Mundi.
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Francesco Landini
Musica son / Gi脿 furon / Ciascun vuol
Ensemble: Sollazzo Ensemble.- Parle qui veut.
- Linn Records.
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Anon
Parle qui veut
Ensemble: Sollazzo Ensemble.- Parle qui veut.
- Linn Records.
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
Sound Sleep
Performer: Elizabeth Watts. Performer: Mary Bevan. Performer: Kitty Whately. Orchestra: 成人快手 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Martyn Brabbins.- Vaughan Williams: A London Symphony & other works.
- Hyperion.
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
A London Symphony
Performer: Elizabeth Watts. Performer: Mary Bevan. Performer: Kitty Whately. Orchestra: 成人快手 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Martyn Brabbins.- A London Symphony & other works.
- Hyperion.
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Claude Debussy
Sonata for Cello and Piano
Performer: Steven Isserlis. Performer: Connie Shih.- The Cello in Wartime.
- BIS.
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Alban Berg
Lulu Suite - v. Adagio
Performer: Barbara Hannigan. Orchestra: Ludwig Orchestra.- Crazy Girl Crazy: Music by Gershwin, Berg and Berio.
- Alpha.
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George Gershwin
Girl Crazy Suite
Performer: Barbara Hannigan. Orchestra: Ludwig Orchestra.- Crazy Girl Crazy: Music by Gershwin, Berg and Berio.
- Alpha.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
String Quartet in E flat Op.127
Ensemble: Elias String Quartet.- Beethoven: The Complete String Quartets Volume 4.
- Wigmore Hall Live.
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Record Review
9.00am
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L鈥橦OMME DE G脡NIE
FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN: Symphony No.80 in D minor, Hob.I:80; Symphony No.81 in G major, Hob.1:81; Symphony No.19 in D major, Hob.I:19
JOSEPH MARTIN KRAUS: Symphony in C minor VB 142
Kammerorchester Basel; Giovanni Antonini (conductor)
Alpha 676 (CD)
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INSIDE THE HEARING MACHINE: BEETHOVEN ON HIS BROADWOOD
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonatas Opus 109, 110 and 111
Tom Beghin (fortepiano 鈥� Chris Maene copy of Beethoven鈥檚 1817 Broadwood piano)
Evil Penguin Records EPRC 0025 (CD)
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MUSIC FOR THE QUEEN OF HEAVEN
GABRIEL JACKSON: Salve Regina
JUDITH WEIR: Ave Regina caelorum
HERBERT HOWELLS: Salve Regina
ANDRZEJ PANUFNIK: Song to the Virgin Mary
CECILIA MCDOWALL: Alma redemptoris mater
MATTHEW MARTIN: Ave virgo sanctissima
CHERYL FRANCES-HOAD: Gaude et laetare
HILARY CAMPBELL: Ave Maria
STEPHEN DODGSON: Dormi, Jesu
ROXANNA PANUFNIK: Magnificat (St Pancras Service)
LENNOX BERKELEY: Regina coeli, laetare
JAMES MACMILLAN: Ave maris stella
The Marian Consort; Rory McCleery (director)
Delphian DCD34190 (CD)
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9.30am 鈥� Building a Library
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Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piece: 鈥楶rague鈥� Symphony No. 38 in D K504
Reviewer: Tom Service
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Recommended Recording:
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Mozart Essential Symphonies Vol.IV
Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra; Roger Norrington (conductor)
H盲nssler HAEN93214 (CD)
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Other Recommended Recordings:
Below is a shortlist of other recordings which Tom also liked, although we can鈥檛 guarantee the availability of these discs.
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Mozart - Symphonies
Freiburger Barockorchester; Ren茅 Jacobs (conductor)
Harmonia Mundi HMX2901958 (CD)
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Sir Thomas Beecham: The Classical Tradition
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Thomas Beecham (conductor)
Warner Classics 9099462 (download only)
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10.20am
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J.S. BACH: THE MOTETS
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH: Komm, Jesu, Komm, BWV 229; F眉rchte dich nicht, ich bin bei dir, BWV 228; Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf, BWV 226; Jesu, meine freude, BWV 227; Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden, BWV 230; O Jesu Christ, meins Lebens Licht, BWV 118; Singet dem Herr nein neues Lied, BWV 225
Norwegian Soloists鈥� Choir; Ensemble Allegria; Grete Pedersen (conductor)
BIS 2251 (Hybrid SACD)
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KARL RICHTER: BACH SACRED WORKS
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH: St Matthew Passion, BWV 244; St John Passion, BWV 245; Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; Magnificat, BWV 243; Mass in B minor, BWV 232
Gundula Janowitz (soprano); Christa Ludwig (alto); Fritz Wunderlich (tenor); Munich Bach Choir and Orchestra; Karl Richter (conductor)
Archiv 00289 479 7788 (11 CDs, 4 DVDs and 1 BluRay Audio)
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BWV鈥� OR NOT?
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH: Suite for violin and cembalo obligato, BWV 1025; Fuga, BWV 1026; Sonata 鈥榮opr鈥� il Soggetto Reale鈥� for traverso, violin and basso continuo
JOHANN GEORG PISENDEL: Sonata for violin and basso continuo, BWV 1024
J.S. BACH/CARL PHILIPP EMANUEL BACH: Sonata for traverso, violin in scordatura and basso continuo, BWV 1038
C.P.E. BACH: Sonata for violin and cembalo obligato, BWV 1036
JOHANN GOTTLIEB GOLDBERG: Sonata for two violins and basso continuo, BWV 1037
Gli Incogniti; Amandine Beyer (violin)
Harmonia Mundi HMM 902322 (CD)
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PARLE QUI VEUT
NICCOL脪 DA PERUGIA: Il megli鈥� 猫 pur tacere
GIOVANNI DA FIRENZE: Angnel son biancho
FRANCESCO LANDINI: Musicha son/Gi脿 furon/Ciascun viol
ANDREA DA FIRENZE听: Dal traditor
ANONYMOUS: Va, Fortune; Hont paur; Parle qui veut; Pour che que je ne puis; O pensieri vani
SOLAGE: Le basile
PAOLO DA FIRENZE: Perch茅 vendecta
JOHANNES CICONIA: Ligiadra donna
ANTONIO 鈥榋ACARA鈥� DA TERAMO: Cacciando per gustar/Ai cinci, ai toppi听 听听听
Sollazzo Ensemble
Linn Records CKD529 (CD)
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VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: A LONDON SYMPHONY & OTHER WORKS
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: A London Symphony (1920 revision); Sound Sleep; Orpheus with his lute; Variations
Elizabeth Watts (soprano); Mary Bevan (soprano); Kitty Whately (mezzo-soprano); 成人快手 Symphony Orchestra; Royal College of Music Brass Band; Martyn Brabbins (conductor)
Hyperion CDA68190 (CD)
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THE CELLO IN WARTIME
CLAUDE DEBUSSY: Sonata for Cello and Piano, L.144
FRANK BRIDGE: Sonata for Cello and Piano, H.125
GABRIEL FAUR脡: Sonata No.1 in D minor for cello and piano, Op.109
ANTON WEBERN: Drei kleine St眉cke, Op.11
CAMILLE SAINT-SA脣NS: The Swan
HUBERT PARRY: Jerusalem
IVOR NOVELLO: Keep the 成人快手-Fires Burning
TRADITIONAL: God Save the King
Steven Isserlis (cello & trench cello); Connie Shih (piano)
BIS 2312 (Hybrid SACD)
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CRAZY GIRL CRAZY
LUCIANO BERIO: Sequenza III
ALBAN BERG: Lulu Suite
GEORGE GERSHWIN ARR. BILL ELLIOTT & BARBARA HANNIGAN: Girl Crazy Suite
Ludwig Orchestra; Barbara Hannigan (soprano and conductor)
Alpha 293 (CD and DVD)
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11.30am 鈥� Disc of the Week
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BEETHOVEN: THE COMPLETE STRING QUARTETS 鈥� VOLUME 4
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN: String Quartet in G major, Op.18 No.2; String Quartet in E flat major, Op.127; String Quartet in F major, Op.59 No.1 鈥楻azumovsky鈥�
Elias String Quartet
Wigmore Hall Live WHLive0089/2 (2 CDs)
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