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成人快手 Proms Composer 鈥 Rachmaninov with William Mival and Andrew McGregor

William Mival chooses five indispensable recordings of Proms composer Rachmaninov and explains why you need to hear them, plus the best of recent classical releases.

Andrew McGregor with a selection of the best new classical releases.

9.30
Proms Composer: Rachmaninov
William Mival chooses five indispensable recordings of Proms composer Rachmaninov and explains why you need to hear them.

11.10
Proms Recording:
To round off each edition of Summer Record Review, Andrew introduces the Building a Library recommendation of a major work featured in this year's 成人快手 Proms.
Walton: Belshazzar's Feast
Bryn Terfel (baritone)
成人快手 Singers
成人快手 Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
Andrew Davis (conductor)

2 hours, 47 minutes

Music Played

  • Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni

    La Statira (Sinfonia in D)

    Ensemble: La Serenissima. Director: Adrian Chandler.
    • Signum.
  • Johann Nepomuk Hummel

    Piano and Violin Concerto, Op. 17 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Herbert Schuch. Performer: Mirijam Contzen. Orchestra: WDR Sinfonieorchester. Conductor: Reinhard Goebel.
    • Sony.
  • Giacomo Puccini

    Crisantemi, SC 65

    Ensemble: Navarra String Quartet.
    • Love and Death.
    • Orchid Classics.
    • 3.
  • Leos Jan谩膷ek

    String Quartet No. 1, JW VII/8 "Kreuzer Sonata" (1st mvt)

    Ensemble: Navarra String Quartet.
    • Love and Death.
    • Orchid Classics.
    • 4.
  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor Op. 19 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Truls M酶rk. Performer: Jean鈥怸ves Thibaudet.
    • Rachmaninov/Miaskovsky:Cello Sonatas.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 2.
  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Symphony No. 2 in E minor Op. 27 (3rd mvt)

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andr茅 Previn.
    • Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 2.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 3.
  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Prelude Op. 23 No. 7 in C minor

    Performer: Sviatoslav Richter.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Prelude Op. 23 No. 5 in G minor

    Performer: Sviatoslav Richter.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43 (var. 16, 17 & 18)

    Performer: Van Cliburn. Orchestra: The Philadelphia Orchestra. Conductor: Eugene Ormandy.
    • RCA.
  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Piano Concerto no.2 in C minor Op.18 (1st mvt)

    Performer: Daniil Trifonov. Orchestra: The Philadelphia Orchestra. Conductor: Yannick N茅zet鈥怱茅guin.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Triple Concerto for Piano, Violin, and Cello in C major, Op. 56 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Anne鈥怱ophie Mutter. Performer: Yo鈥怸o Ma. Orchestra: West鈥揈astern Divan Orchestra. Conductor: Daniel Barenboim.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
  • Owain Park

    Shakespeare Songs of Night-Time, Nos. 3-6

    Singer: Milly Taylor. Singer: Pippa Wright. Singer: Jenny McPherson. Singer: Milo Comerford. Ensemble: The Epiphoni Consort. Director: Tim Reader.
    • Delphian.
  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Violin Sonata in A minor (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Jennifer Pike. Performer: Martin Roscoe.
    • Chandos.
  • Gerald Finzi

    Clarinet Concerto, Op. 31 (1st mvt)

    Performer: Michael Collins. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra.
    • Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 5 in D Major - Finzi: Clarinet Concerto, Op. 31.
    • BIS.
    • 5.
  • Alexander Scriabin

    Mazurka in B Minor

    Performer: Peter Jablonski.
    • Scriabin: Mazurkas.
    • Ondine.
    • 23.
  • William Walton

    Belshazzar's Feast

    Singer: Bryn Terfel. Choir: 成人快手 Singers. Choir: 成人快手 Symphony Chorus. Orchestra: 成人快手 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis.
    • Apex.

Record Review

9.00am

Extra Time: music by Albinoni, Vivaldi, Brescianello & Matteis

La Serenissima

Adrian Chandler (director)

Signum SIGCD641

Beethoven's World: Salieri, Hummel, Vorisek

Mirijam Contzen (violin)

Herbert Schuch (piano)

WDR Sinfonieorchester

Reinhard Goebel (condcutor)

Sony 19075929602

Love & Death: music by Turina, Kurt谩g, Puccini, Jan谩膷ek & Schubert

Navarra String Quartet

Orchid Classics ORC100135

9.30am 鈥 Proms Composer: William Mival on Rachmaninov

Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff

Reviewer: William Mival

Recommended Recordings:

Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 19

Truls M酶rk (cello)

Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano)

Erato 5451192 (download only)

Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27

London Symphony Orchestra

Andr茅 Previn (conductor)

Warner Classics 0852892

Preludes no. 5 in G minor and no.7 in C minor, Op. 23

Sviatoslav Richter (piano)

Deutsche Grammophon E4190682

Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43

Van Cliburn (piano)

Philadelphia Orchestra

Eugene Ormandy

RCA G010001717520Y

Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18

Daniil Trifonov (piano)

Philadelphia Orchestra

Yannick N茅zet-S茅guin (conductor)

Deutsche Grammophon 4835335

10.15am 鈥 New Releases

Beethoven: Triple Concerto & Symphony No. 7

Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin)

Yo-Yo Ma (cello)

Daniel Barenboim (piano/conductor)

West-Eastern Divan Orchestra

Deutsche Grammophon 4838242

When Love Speaks - Choral Music by Owain Park

Gabriella Jones (violin)

The Epiphoni Consort

Tim Reader (director)

Delphian DCD34239

Elgar & Vaughan Williams: Works for Violin & Piano

Jennifer Pike (violin)

Martin Roscoe (piano)

Chandos CHAN20156

Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 5 & Finzi: Clarinet Concerto

Michael Collins (clarinet/conductor)

Philharmonia Orchestra

BIS BIS2367 (Hybrid SACD)

Scriabin: Mazurkas

Peter Jablonski (piano)

Ondine ODE13292

11.20am 鈥 Proms Building a Library Recommendation

Walton: Belshazzar's Feast
Reviewer: Jeremy Summerley, November 2011

Recommended recording:
Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone)

成人快手 Singers

成人快手 Symphony Orchestra & Chorus

Sir Andrew Davis (conductor)

Apex 0927443942

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  • Sat 1 Aug 2020 09:00

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