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Dvorak's 'Dumky' Piano Trio in Building a Library with Katy Hamilton and Andrew McGregor

Building a Library: Katy Hamilton compares recordings of Dvorak's popular Piano Trio No. 4 in E minor 'Dumky' and picks a favourite; Ivan Hewett reviews new contemporary discs.

with Andrew McGregor

9.30
Building a Library
Another chance to hear Katy Hamilton discussing the available recordings of Dvo艡谩k's popular Piano Trio No. 4 in E minor, known as the 鈥淒umky".

Dvo艡谩k's music, suffused with the rhythms and melodic inflections of Bohemian and Moravian folk traditions might never have gained international recognition beyond his Czech homeland but for the enthusiastic and public endorsement of a certain Johannes Brahms. After that, Dvo艡谩k sometimes reined in the freshness and charm of his music in favour of a more serious and occasionally portentous Teutonic style. But when it came to his final piano trio, Dvo艡谩k happily returned to his Slavic folk roots, aiming to write an unashamedly popular work. Made out of six movements, each modelled on the dumka (an instrumental folk form with two contrasting sections) Dvo艡谩k hit the spot with his public and today the Dumky trio is still a great favourite with audiences -- and recording companies.

10.50
Ivan Hewett reviews new contemporary recordings

11.20
Record of the Week
Andrew recommends an outstanding new release.

2 hours, 47 minutes

Music Played

  • Pieter Hellendaal

    Sonata No. 2 in A Major (mvts 1 & 2)

    Performer: Johannes Pramsohler. Performer: Gulrim Choi. Performer: Philippe Grisvard.
    • Hellendaal: "Cambridge" Sonatas.
    • Audax Records.
    • 1-2.
  • Albert Roussel

    Rossignol, mon mignon (Po猫mes de Ronsard Op. 26)

    Performer: Alexis Kossenko. Singer: Sabine Devieilhe.
    • Soir Pa茂en.
    • 础辫补谤迟茅.
    • 13.
  • Yaniv Segal

    A Fidelio Symphony (After Beethoven's Op. 72): III. Apotheose

    Orchestra: 成人快手 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Yaniv Segal.
    • Beethoven Reimagined.
    • Naxos.
    • 7.
  • John Dowland

    Come again, sweet love doth now invite

    Music Arranger: Taracea. Ensemble: Taracea.
    • Alpha.
  • Edward Gregson

    Toccata (Symphony in 2 Movements)

    Ensemble: London Brass. Conductor: Rumon Gamba.
    • Chandos.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    12 Variations on 'Ein M盲dchen oder Weibchen', Op. 66

    Performer: Robin Michael. Performer: Daniel Tong.
    • Beethoven: Complete Works for Cello and Piano.
    • Resonus Classics.
    • 20-32.
  • Fran莽ois Couperin

    Troisi猫me Le莽on de t茅n猫bres

    Singer: Julia Doyle. Singer: Grace Davidson. Performer: Jonathan Rees. Performer: Steven Devine.
    • Couperin: Le莽ons de T茅n猫bres 鈥 Gesualdo: Tenebrae Responsories for Maundy Thursd.
    • Signum Classics.
    • 3.
  • Henri Dutilleux

    Le Jeu des contraires from Trois Pr茅ludes

    Performer: 脡lodie Vignon.
    • CYPRES.
  • Sigurd Hole

    Yngeldans

    Performer: Sigurd Hole.
    • ELVESANG.
  • Sunleif Rasmussen

    Fanfare Lontane

    Performer: Jakup Lutzen. Ensemble: 础濒诲耻产谩谤补苍.
    • DA CAPO.
  • Morton Feldman

    Morton Feldman: For John Cage

    Performer: Darragh Morgan. Performer: John Tilbury.
    • DIATRIBE RECORDS.
  • Thomas Ad猫s

    Totentanz (excerpt - last section)

    Singer: Christianne Stotijn. Singer: Mark Stone. Orchestra: Boston Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Thomas Ad猫s.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
  • Modest Mussorgsky

    Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade IV (Orch. Maurice Ravel)

    Orchestra: Les Si猫cles. Conductor: Fran莽ois鈥怷avier Roth.
    • Ravel: La Valse - Mussorgsky: Les Tableaux d'une exposition (Orch. Ravel).
    • harmonia mundi.
    • 8.
  • Modest Mussorgsky

    Pictures at an Exhibition: V. Ballet of the Chickens in their Shells (Orch. Maurice Ravel)

    Orchestra: Les Si猫cles. Conductor: Fran莽ois鈥怷avier Roth.
    • Ravel: La Valse - Mussorgsky: Les Tableaux d'une exposition (Orch. Ravel).
    • harmonia mundi.
    • 9.
  • Modest Mussorgsky

    Pictures at an Exhibition: VI. Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuyle (Orch. Maurice Ravel)

    Orchestra: Les Si猫cles. Conductor: Fran莽ois鈥怷avier Roth.
    • Ravel: La Valse - Mussorgsky: Les Tableaux d'une exposition (Orch. Ravel).
    • harmonia mundi.
    • 10.
  • Modest Mussorgsky

    Pictures at an Exhibition: VII. The Marketplace At Limoges (Orch. Maurice Ravel)

    Orchestra: Les Si猫cles. Conductor: Fran莽ois鈥怷avier Roth.
    • Ravel: La Valse - Mussorgsky: Les Tableaux d'une exposition (Orch. Ravel).
    • harmonia mundi.
    • 11.
  • Modest Mussorgsky

    Pictures at an Exhibition: VIII. The Catacombs (Sepulchrum romanum)

    Orchestra: Les Si猫cles. Conductor: Fran莽ois鈥怷avier Roth.
    • Ravel: La Valse - Mussorgsky: Les Tableaux d'une exposition (Orch. Ravel).
    • harmonia mundi.
    • 12.
  • Modest Mussorgsky

    Pictures at an Exhibition: Cum mortuis in lingua mortua (Orch. Maurice Ravel)

    Orchestra: Les Si猫cles. Conductor: Fran莽ois鈥怷avier Roth.
    • Ravel: La Valse - Mussorgsky: Les Tableaux d'une exposition (Orch. Ravel).
    • harmonia mundi.
    • 13.
  • Modest Mussorgsky

    Baba-Yaga; The Great Gate of Kiev (Pictures from an Exhibition)

    Orchestrator: Maurice Ravel. Orchestra: Les Si猫cles. Conductor: Fran莽ois鈥怷avier Roth.
    • Ravel: La Valse - Mussorgsky: Les Tableaux d'une exposition (Orch. Ravel).
    • harmonia mundi.
    • 14.
  • Modest Mussorgsky

    Pictures at an Exhibition: X. The Great Gate Of Kiev (Orch. Maurice Ravel)

    Orchestra: Les Si猫cles. Conductor: Fran莽ois鈥怷avier Roth.
    • Ravel: La Valse - Mussorgsky: Les Tableaux d'une exposition (Orch. Ravel).
    • harmonia mundi.
    • 15.

Record Review

9.00am

Hellendaal: 'Cambridge' Sonatas

Johannes Pramsohler (violin)

Gulrim Cho茂 (cello)

Philippe Grisvard (harpsichord)

Audax ADX13720

Soir Pa茂en: music by Debussy, Gaubert, Ibert, Caplet, Ravel etc.

Alexis Kossenko (flute)

Anna Reinhold (mezzo-soprano)

Emmanuel Olivier (piano)

Sabine Deveilhe (soprano)

Magali Mosnier (flute)

Apart茅 AP227

Beethoven Reimagined

Gabriel Prokofiev (electronics)

成人快手 National Orchestra of Wales

Yaniv Segal (conductor)

Naxos 8574020

Ako茅: Nuevas M煤sicas Antigua 鈥 music by Dowland, Hildegard von Bingen, Caccini etc.

Taracea

Alpha ALPHA597

Gregson: Music of the Angels

London Brass

Rumon Gamba (conductor)

Chandos CHAN20127

9.30am 鈥 Building a Library 鈥 Katy Hamilton on Dvo艡谩k's Piano Trio No 4 in E minor, 鈥楧umky鈥 (NOTE: this is a repeat; it was first broadcast on 26th October 2019)

Composer: Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

Reviewer: Katy Hamilton

Recommended Recording:

Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello)

Isabelle Faust (violin)

Alexander Melnikov (piano)

Harmonia Mundi HMC901867 (download only)

Other Recommended Recordings:

Yo-Yo Ma (cello)

Young Uck Kim (violin)

Emanuel Ax (piano)

Sony 88875070892

Suk Trio

Eloquence ELQ4800489

10.15am 鈥 New Releases

Stradella: San Giovanni Battista

Le Banquet C茅leste

Damien Guillon (director)

Alpha ALPHA579

Beethoven: Complete Works for Cello & Piano

Robin Michael (cello)

Daniel Tong (fortepiano)

Resonus Classics RES10254 (2 CDs)

Couperin: Le莽ons de t茅n猫bres & Gesualdo: Tenebrae Responsories for Maundy Thursday

Grace Davidson (soprano)

Julia Doyle (soprano)

Tenebrae

Nigel Short (conductor)

Signum SIGCD622

10.45am 鈥 New Releases 鈥 Ivan Hewett鈥檚 contemporary choices

D'ombres: works by Claude Ledoux and Henri Dutilleux

脡lodie Vignon (piano)听

Cypres CYP4658

Lys / M酶rke

Sigurd Hole (double bass)

Elvesang ELVESANG005听

Sunleif Rasmussen: Andalag (Solo and Ensemble Works)

J谩kup L眉tzen (viola)

础濒诲耻产谩谤补苍

Dacapo 8226133

Morton Feldman - For John Cage

Darragh Morgan (violin)

John Tilbury (piano)

Diatribe Records DIACD025

Ad猫s Conducts Ad猫s

Piano Concerto and Totentanz

Christianne Stotijn (mezzo-soprano)

Mark Stone (baritone)

Kirill Gerstein (piano)

Boston Symphony Orchestra

Thomas Ad猫s (conductor)

Deutsche Grammophon 4837998

11.15am 鈥 Record of the Week

Ravel: La Valse & Mussorgsky orch. Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition

Les Si猫cles

Fran莽ois-Xavier Roth (conductor)

Harmonia Mundi HMM905282

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