Haydn's Symphony No 92, 'Oxford', in Building a Library with Richard Wigmore and Andrew McGregor
Haydn's Symphony No 92, 'Oxford', in Building a Library with Richard Wigmore, and Keval Shah explores new releases of English song, German Lieder and French Melodie.
Haydn's Symphony No 92, 'Oxford', in Building a Library with Richard Wigmore; and Keval Shah explores new releases of English song, German Lieder and French Melodie.
Presented by Andrew McGregor
9.30am
Building a Library
Richard Wigmore joins Andrew to discuss different recordings of Haydn's Symphony No 92, 'Oxford'.
Haydn supposedly conducted the symphony at the end of a ceremony in 1791, conferring on him the degree of Doctor of Music by Oxford University. In fact, the symphony had been written two years earlier for performance in Paris. His trip to Oxford symbolises the international success Haydn attained in his late fifties. And this symphony is full of all the wit, energy and joy of life that flows out of his greatest works.
10.40am
Andrew is joined by Keval Shah to explore new releases of English song, German Lieder and French Melodie.
11.20am
Record of the Week
Andrew's pick of the best new release this week
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Overture No. 3 in D major BWV 1068: II. Air
Ensemble: Concerto Copenhagen. Director: Lars Ulrik Mortensen.- Bach: The Overtures BWV 1066-1069 (Original versions).
- CPO.
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Mily Alexeyevich Balakirev
Islamey, Op. 18
Orchestrator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Lyapunov. Orchestra: Singapore Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Lan Shui.- Russian Spectacular.
- BIS.
- 17.
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Robert Schumann
Piano Quartet in E-Flat Major, Op. 47: III. Andante cantabile
Performer: Christophe Gaugu茅. Ensemble: Trio Wanderer.- Robert Schumann: Complete Piano Trios, Quartet & Quintet.
- harmonia mundi.
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Niccol貌 Paganini
Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1: No. 24 in A minor
Performer: Alina Ibragimova.- Paganini: 24 Caprices.
- Hyperion.
- 12.
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Georg Philipp Telemann
Triumph! Ihr Frommen freuet euch TVWV1: 1424
Conductor: Michael Alexander Willens.- Telemann: Easter Cantatas.
- CPO.
- 7-10.
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Felix Mendelssohn
Lieder ohne Worte VI, Op. 67: Nos. 2 & 3
Performer: Howard Shelley.- Mendelssohn: The Complete Solo Piano Music, Vol. 5.
- Hyperion.
- 22-23.
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Louis Andriessen
The only one: VII. Twist and shame
Singer: Nora Fischer. Orchestra: Los Angeles Philharmonic. Conductor: Esa鈥怭ekka Salonen.- Andriessen: The only one.
- Nonesuch.
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脡tienne M茅hul
Les Amazones ou La Fondation de Th猫bes: Overture. Adagio - Allegro agitato
Orchestra: Les Si猫cles. Conductor: Fran莽ois鈥怷avier Roth.- Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 - M茅hul: Les Amazones: Overture.
- harmonia mundi.
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Alexander von Zemlinsky
Die Seejungfrau: II. Sehr bewegt, rauschend
Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Vasily Petrenko.- Zemlinsky: Die Seejungfrau & Schreker: Der Geburtstag der Infantin.
- ONYX.
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Record Review
9.00am
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Bach: The Overtures BWV 1066-1069 (Original versions)
Concerto Copenhagen
Lars Ulrik Mortensen (director)
CPO 555346-2
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Russian Spectacular: Music by Balakirev, Borodin, Mussorgsky and Rimsky-Korsakov
Singapore Symphony Orchestra
Lan Shui (conductor)
BIS BIS2412听 (Hybrid SACD)
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Schumann: Complete Piano Trios, Piano Quartet & Piano QuintetTrio Wanderer
Christophe Gaugue (viola)
Catherine Montier (violin)
HARMONIA MUNDI HMM90234446 (3 CDs)
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Paganini: 24 Caprices, Op. 1Alina Ibragimova (violin)
Hyperion CDA68366 (2 CDs)
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9.30am 鈥� Building a Library 鈥� Richard Wigmore on Haydn Symphony No. 92 in G maj 鈥淥xford鈥�
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Composer: Joseph Haydn
Reviewer: Richard Wigmore
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Recommended Recording:
Paavo Berglund (conductor)
Finnish Chamber Orchestra
Ondine ODE8012
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Other Recommended Recordings:
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Period instrument choice
Ren茅 Jacobs (conductor)
Freiburger Barockorchester
Harmonia Mundi HMC901849
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Thomas Fey (conductor)
Heidelberger Sinfoniker
H盲nssler HAEN98629
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10.15am 鈥� New Releases
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Telemann:听 Easter Cantatas听
Die K枚lner Akademie
Michael Alexander Willens (conductor)听
CPO 555425-2
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Mendelssohn: The Complete Solo Piano Music, Vol. 5听
Howard Shelley (piano)听
Hyperion CDA68344
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Andriessen: The Only One
Nora Fischer (soprano)
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor)
Nonesuch 7559791733
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 鈥淓roica鈥� - M茅hul: Les Amazones Overture
Les Si猫cles
Fran莽ois-Xavier Roth (conductor)
Harmonia Mundi HMM902421听
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10.40am 鈥� Keval Shah on Song Recordings
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And Love Said 鈥� Music by Bridge, Leterme, Vaughan Williams, etc.
Jodie Devos(soprano)
Nicolas Kr眉ger (piano)听
Alpha ALPHA668
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Album f眉r die Frau 鈥� scenes from the Schumanns鈥� Lieder
Carolyn Sampson (soprano)
Joseph Middleton (piano)
BIS BIS2473 SACD Hybrid
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Ralph Vaughan Williams: Folk Songs Vol. 2
Mary Bevan (soprano)
Nicky Spence (tenor)
Roderick Williams (baritone)
William Vann (piano)
Thomas Gould (violin)
Albion ALBCD043
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Ch猫re Nuit: French Songs 鈥� music by Ravel, Messiaen, Debussy etcLouise Alder (soprano)
Joseph Middleton (piano)
Chandos CHAN20222听
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Berio to Sing
Lucile Richardot (mezzo soprano)
Les Cris de Paris
Geoffroy Jourdain (conductor)听
Harmonia Mundi HMM902647
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11.20am 鈥� Record of the Week
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Zemlinsky: Die Seejungfrau & Schreker: Der Geburtstag der InfantinRoyal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Vasily Petrenko (conductor)听
Onyx ONYX4197听
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