Building a Library on Monteverdi's madrigals with Kirsten Gibson and Hannah French
Kirsten Gibson chooses her favourite recording of Monteverdi's madrigals, plus Berginald Rash, a clarinettist at Chineke! Orchestra, on new clarinet recordings.
with Hannah French
9.30 Building a Library
Kirsten Gibson chooses her favourite recordings of Monteverdi's madrigals.
Monteverdi was one of the most significant composers in late Renaissance and early Baroque Italy. His madrigals span the whole of his creative career from the early works written in his native Cremona, through his time serving the Gonzagas in Mantua, with a final flourishing when he was maestro di capella at St Marks in Venice. They are a treasure trove of highly crafted and expressive works in many different styles. His madrigals represent a high point in his creative output which have received a lot more attention from performers over recent years with many younger groups tackling these challenging pieces in new and exciting ways.
10.45
Berginald Rash, a clarinettist at Chineke! Orchestra, talks to Hannah about new recordings of music for the clarinet from standard repertoire pieces such as the clarinet concertos by Mozart and Copland, to more unusual repertoire for the instrument by Reger, Hindemith and Samuel Coleridge-Taylor.
11.20
Record of the Week
Hannah recommends an outstanding new release.
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Reynaldo Hahn
脌 Chloris (arrangement)
Performer: Th茅otime Langlois de Swarte. Performer: Tanguy de Williencourt.- Proust, Le Concert Retrouv茅.
- HARMONIA MUNDI.
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Giovanni Battista Bononcini
Camilla: 脠 pur ver ch'a soffrir (from: Il Trionfo di Camilla)
Performer: Bruce Dickey. Performer: Veronika Skuplik. Performer: Catherine Aglibut. Performer: Mieneke van der Velden. Performer: Kris Verhelst. Singer: Hana Bla啪铆kov谩. Ensemble: The Breathtaking Collective.- On the Breath of Angels.
- PASSACAILLE.
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Giovanni Battista Bononcini
Prenesto: Tutte armate (from: Il Trionfo di Camilla)
Performer: Bruce Dickey. Performer: Veronika Skuplik. Performer: Catherine Aglibut. Performer: Mieneke van der Velden. Performer: Kris Verhelst. Performer: Jakob Lindberg. Singer: Hana Bla啪铆kov谩. Ensemble: The Breathtaking Collective.- On the Breath of Angels.
- PASSACAILLE.
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B茅la Bart贸k
Bluebeard's Castle, Sz. 48, Op. 11: First Door: 'Jaj!' - 'Mit l谩tsz? Mit l谩tsz?'
Singer: Mika Kares. Singer: Szilvia V枚r枚s. Orchestra: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Susanna M盲lkki.- Bart贸k: Bluebeard's Castle.
- BIS.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Serenade No. 10 in B flat major, K361 'Gran Partita': III. Adagio
Ensemble: Armonia Ensemble.- Mozart - Salieri.
- GENUIN.
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Johannes Brahms
Liebesliederwalzer, Op. 52a: Nos.1-5
Performer: Wyneke Jordans. Performer: Leo van Doeselaar.- Johannes Brahms: Four Hands.
- PASSACAILLE.
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Johannes Brahms
Liebesliederwalzer, Op. 52a: No.6 "Grazioso"
Performer: Wyneke Jordans. Performer: Leo van Doeselaar.- Johannes Brahms: Four Hands.
- PASSACAILLE.
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Sergey Rachmaninov
Symphony no.2 in E minor Op.27 (2nd mvt)
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.- Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2.
- LSO LIVE.
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Ivor Gurney
I will go with my father a-ploughing
Performer: Simon Lepper. Singer: Ashley Riches.- Proud Songsters: English Solo Song.
- Kings College.
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Jonathan Dove
All You Who Sleep Tonight: XIII. All you who sleep tonight
Performer: Simon Lepper. Singer: Lawrence Zazzo.- Proud Songsters: English Solo Song.
- Kings College.
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
The House of Life, IRV 25: II. Silent Noon
Performer: Simon Lepper. Singer: Gerald Finley.- Proud Songsters: English Solo Song.
- Kings College Recordings.
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H. K. Gruber
Rough Music: I. Toberac
Performer: Colin Currie. Orchestra: 成人快手 Philharmonic. Conductor: Juanjo Mena.- HK Gruber: Percussion Concertos.
- COLIN CURRIE RECORDS.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Two-part Invention No. 13 in A minor, BWV784
Performer: Rinaldo Alessandrini.- Bach: Klavierwerke.
- Believe Recordings.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude and Fugue No. 20 in A minor (Book 1) BWV.865: Prelude
Performer: Rinaldo Alessandrini.- Bach: Klavierwerke.
- Believe Recordings.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude and Fugue No. 20 in A minor (Book 1) BWV.865: Fugue
Performer: Rinaldo Alessandrini.- Bach: Klavierwerke.
- Believe Recordings.
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Reynaldo Hahn
O Mon Bel Inconnu (excerpt)
Singer: V茅ronique Gens. Singer: 脡l茅onore Pancrazi. Singer: Olivia Doray. Singer: Carl Ghazarossian. Singer: Thomas Doli茅. Singer: Jean-Christophe Lani猫ce. Singer: Yoann Dubruque. Orchestra: Orchestre National Avignon-Provence. Conductor: Samuel Jean.- Reynaldo Hahn: O Mon Bel Inconnu.
- Bru Zane.
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Record Review
9.00am
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Proust, Le Concert Retrouv茅: Music by Hahn, Faur茅, Schumann and others
Theotime Langlois de Swart (violin)
Tanguy de Williencourt (piano)
Harmonia Mundi HMM902508
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On the Breath of Angels: Music by Carlo G, Palestrina and others
The Breathtaking Collective
Hana Bla啪ikov谩 (soprano)
Bruce Dickey (cornetto)
Passacaille PAS1091
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Bart贸k: Bluebeard's Castle
Mika Kares (Bluebeard)
Szilvia V枚r枚s (Judith)
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
Susanna M盲lkki (conductor)
BIS BIS2388 (Hybrid SACD)
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Mozart - Salieri
Armonia Ensemble
Genuin GEN21740
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Johannes Brahms: Four Hands
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Wyneke Jordans (piano)
Leo van Doeselaar (piano)
Passacaille PAS1089
https://www.passacaille.be/gb/home/316-brahms-4-hands.html
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9.30am 鈥� Building a Library 鈥� Kirsten Gibson on Monteverdi鈥檚 Madrigals
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Composer: Claudio Monteverti
Reviewer: Kirsten Gibson
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Recommended Recording:
Third book of Madrigals
Concerto Italiano
Rinaldo Alessandrini (director)
Naive OP30580
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Other Recommended Recordings:
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Best survey:
Les Arts Florissants
Paul Agnew (director)
Harmonia Mundi HAF8905278
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Best complete sets:
Delitiae Musicae
Marco Longhini (director)
Naxos 8501505 (15 CDs)
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La Venexiana
Claudio Cavina (director)
Glossa GCD920929 (12 CDs)
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10.15am 鈥� New Releases
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Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Simon Rattle (conductor)
LSO Live LSO0851
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Proud Songsters: English Solo Song
Gerald Finley (bass-baritone)
James Gilchrist (tenor)
Michael Chance (countertenor)
Lawrence Zazzo (countertenor)
Tim Mead (countertenor)
Ruairi Bowen (tenor)
Andrew Staples (tenor)
Ashley Riches (baritone)
Mark Stone (baritone)
Simon Lepper (piano)
Kings College KGS0052
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HK Gruber: Percussion Concertos
Colin Currie (percussion)
成人快手 Philharmonic
Juanjo Mena (conductor)
Colin Currie Records CCR0004
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Bach: Klavierwerke
Rinaldo Alessandrini (harpsichord)
Believe Recordings OP30581
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10.40am 鈥� Berginald Rash on New Clarinet Releases
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A Clarinet in America: Music by Copland, Bernstein and Rozsa
Alexander Fiterstein (clarinet)
English Chamber Orchestra
Chris Hopkins (conductor)
Orchid Classics ORC100155
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Hindemith & Reger: Clarinet Quintets
Vladimir Soltan (clarinet)
Utrecht String Quartet
MDG MDG9032198 (Hybrid SACD)
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Lindstr枚m & Mozart: Clarinet Concertos
Emil Jonason (clarinet)
Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra
Stefan Solyom (conductor)
Swedish Society SCD1177
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Caprices and Laments: Clarinet Concertos by Nielsen, Copland and MacMillan
Maximiliano Mart铆n (clarinet)
Orquesta Sinf贸nica de Tenerife
Lucas Macias Navarro (conductor)
Delphian DCD34250
Uncovered, Vol. 1: Samuel
Coleridge-Taylor
Anthony McGill (clarinet)
Stewart Goodyear (piano)
Catalyst Quartet
Azica Records Azica71336
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11.20am 鈥� Record of the Week
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Reynaldo Hahn: O Mon Bel Inconnu
V茅ronique Gens (Antoinette)
脡l茅onore Pancrazi (Felicie)
Olivia Doray (Marie-Anne)
Carl Ghazarossian (Jean-Paul/Hilarion Lallumette)
Thomas Doli茅 (Prosper)
Jean-Christophe Lani猫ce (M. Victor)
Yoann Dubruque (Claude)
Orchestre National Avignon-Provence
Samuel Jean (conductor)
Bru Zane BZ1043
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