Bernstein's Chichester Psalms and Bach Violin Sonatas
Edward Seckerson with the must-have recording of Bernstein's choral masterpiece. Caroline Gill reviews recent releases of Bach sonatas for violin and for violin and keyboard.
Edward Seckerson with the must-have recording of Bernstein's choral masterpiece, while Caroline Gill reviews recent releases of Bach sonatas for violin and for violin and keyboard.
Presented by Andrew McGregor
9.30am
Building a Library
Bernstein's exuberant Chichester Psalms was one of the composer's many strong connections with the UK, commissioned for the 1965 Southern Cathedrals Festival at Chichester Cathedral. Edward Seckerson talks to Andrew about the background to the piece, whilst whittling down the available recordings to come up with the finest recording to buy, download or stream.
10.40am
Caroline Gill with a small groundswell of releases of Bach sonatas - both the Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin and the Sonatas for violin and keyboard - including recordings by Amandine Beyer, Petra M眉llejans and Leonid Kogan.
11.15am
Record of the Week
Andrew's pick of the best release this week
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Giovanni Antonio Guido
Le Quattro Stagione: Le Printemps Nos. 5-7
Performer: Andr茅s Gabetta. Ensemble: Orchestre de l鈥橭p茅ra de Lyon.- Vivaldi & Guido: Le quattro stagioni.
- Ch芒teau de Versailles Spectacles.
- 5-7.
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Nino Rota
Nonetto: IV. Canzone con variazioni, allegretto calmo
Performer: Emmanuel Pahud. Performer: Olivier Thiery. Performer: Gilbert Audin. Performer: Paul Meyer. Performer: Joaquin Riquelme Garcia. Performer: Daishin Kashimoto. Performer: Claudio Boh贸rquez. Performer: Fran莽ois Meyer. Performer: Benoit de Barsony.- Nino Rota: Chamber Music.
- Alpha.
- 10.
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Gabriel Faur茅
3 Songs: Puisque j'ai ma levre, Noel Op. 43 No. 1 & Pleurs d'or Op. 72
Performer: Malcolm Martineau. Singer: Ann Murray. Singer: Lorna Anderson. Singer: Iestyn Davies. Singer: John Mark Ainsley.- The Complete Songs of Faur茅, Vol. 4.
- Signum.
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L茅on Bo毛llmann
Symphony in F Major, Op. 24: I. Introduction - Allegro con fuoco
Performer: Orchestre symphonique de Mulhouse. Conductor: Patrick Davin.- Bo毛llmann: Symphonie en fa majeur, Variations symphoniques & Quatre pi猫ces br猫ve.
- Fuga Libera.
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George Gershwin
Porgy and Bess (highlights)
Singer: Kevin Short. Conductor: Marin Alsop. Ensemble: The Philadelphia Orchestra. Ensemble: Morgan State University Choir. Singer: Lester Lynch. Singer: Angel Blue. Singer: Darrin Scott. Singer: Chauncey Packer. Singer: Alexandria Crichlow.- Gershwin: Porgy & Bess (Highlights).
- Pentatone.
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William Byrd
The Flute and The Drum, Les Buffons & The Earl of Salisbury
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Josef Bohuslav Foerster
Liebeslieder, Op. 96: No 2 Tag fur Tag & No 3 Mein Herz
Singer: Ester Pavlu. Orchestra: Karlovarsk媒 symfonick媒 orchestr. Conductor: Debashish Chaudhuri.- Nielsen, Foerster & Labitzky: Orchestral Works.
- Arco Diva.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Contrapunctus X, a 4 alla decima
Performer: Les inAttendus. Performer: Alice Pi茅rot. Performer: Vincent Lhermet. Performer: Marianne Muller.- Bach: The Art of Fugue.
- Harmonia Mundi.
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Sebastian Fagerlund
Cello Concerto "Nomade": I. Espressivo 7 & II. Agitato, molto ritmico (live)
Conductor: Hannu Lintu. Orchestra: The Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra.- Sebastian Fagerlund: Cello Concerto "Nomade" & Water Atlas (Live).
- BIS.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Partita no.3: Prelude
Performer: Leila Schayegh.- Glossa.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Partita no.2: Chaconne
Performer: Amandine Beyer.- Alpha.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Sonata in E minor: Adagio ma non tanto
Performer: Petra M眉llejans. Performer: Sabine Bauer. Performer: Marie Deller.- bastille musique.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Sonata in E: Allegro
Performer: Daniel Gaede. Performer: Raphael Alpermann.- Tacet.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Sonata in F minor: Adagio
Performer: Leonid Kogan. Performer: Karl Richter.- Eurodisc.
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Benjamin Britten
Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Vasily Petrenko.- Onyx.
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DISCS PLAYED & REVIEWED ON RECORD REVIEW:
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Vivaldi & Guido: Le quattro stagioni
Andr茅s Gabetta
Orchestre de l'Op茅ra Royal
Ch芒teau de Versailles Spectacles听听CVS042听听(2 CDs & DVD)
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听
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Nino Rota: Chamber Music
Emmanuel Pahud (flute)
Fraan莽ois Meyer (oboe)
Aur茅lien Pascal (cello)听
Eric Le Sage (piano)
Paul Meyer (clarinet)
Daishin Kashimoto (violin)
Alpha听听ALPHA746听听听
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听
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The Complete Songs of Faur茅, Vol. 4
John Mark Ainsley (tenor)听听听
Lorna Anderson (soprano)听
Isobel Buchanan (soprano)听
John Chest (baritone)听
Sarah Connolly (mezzo soprano)听
Iestyn Davies (counter-tenor)听
Ann Murray (mezzo-soprano)听
Kitty Whately (mezzo-soprano)听
Malcolm Martineau (piano)听
Signum听听SIGCD681
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听
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Bo毛llmann: Symphony in F major, Symphonic Variations, & Four Short Pieces
Orchestre symphonique de Mulhouse
Patrick Davin
Henri Demarquette
Fuga Libera听听FUG780听
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9.30am 鈥� Building a Library听鈥� Edward Seckerson on Bernstein鈥檚 Chichester Psalms
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Recommended Recording:听听
Leonard Bernstein听听(conductor)听
Felicia Montealegre (speaker)
Jennie Tourel (mezzo-soprano)
John Bogart (alto)
New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Sony听听88697279882听听(10 CD set)听
OR听听Sony听听G010000934541Z听听(download)听
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Other recommendations:听
Nigel Short (conductor)听
Tenebrae听
成人快手 Symphony Orchestra听
Signum听听SIGCD492听
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10.15am 鈥� New Releases
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Gershwin: Porgy & Bess (Highlights) [Live]
Angel Blue (soprano)
Kevin Short (bass-baritone)
Darrin Scott (tenor)
Chauncey Packer (tenor)
Alexandria Crichlow (soprano)
Lester Lynch (baritone)
Philadelphia Orchestra, Morgan State University Choir
Marin Alsop (conductor)听
Pentatone听听PTC5186883听
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听
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The Visionaries of Piano Music 鈥� Music by Byrd and Bull听
Kit Armstrong (piano)
DG听听4860583听听(2 CDs)听
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听
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Nielsen, Foerster & Labitzky: Orchestral Works
Ester Pavl暖 (mezzo soprano)听
Karlovy Vary Symphony Orchestra
Debashish Chaudhuri (conductor)听
Arco Diva听听UP0228听
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Bach: The Art of Fugue
Les Inattendus听
Vincent Lhermet (accordian)听
Marianne Muller (viola da gamba)听
Alice Pi茅rot (baroque violin)听
Harmonia Mundi HMM905313
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听
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Sebastian Fagerlund: Nomade & WaterAtlas
Nicolas Altstaedt (cello)
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Hannu Lintu
BIS听听BIS2455听听(Hybrid SACD)听
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10.40am 鈥� Caroline Gill on new Bach recordings
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J.S. Bach: Sonatas & Partitas, BWVV 1001-1006
Leila Schayegh (violin)
Glossa听听GCD924205 (2 CDs)听
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Bach: Sonates et partitas, BWV 1001-1006
Amandine Beyer (violin)
Alpha听听ALPHA610听
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JS Bach: Violin Sonatas
Petra M眉llejans (violin)
Sabine Bauer (harpsichord)
Marie Deller (cello)
Bastille Musique听听BM008听听(2 CDs)听
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Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonatas For Violin and Harpsichord
Daniel Gaede (violin)听
Raphael Alpermann听听(harpsichord)听
Tacet听听TACET258听听(2 CDs)听
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Bach: Violin Sonatas / Sonaten f眉r Violine & Cembalo, BWV 1014-1019
Leonid Kogan (violin)
Karl Richter (harpsichord)
Eurodisc听听19439901042听听(2 CDs)听
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听听
11.20am 鈥� Record of the Week
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Britten: Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Variations & Fugue on a theme by Purcell, Op. 34
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Vasily Petrenko (conductor)听
Onyx听听ONYX4238听听(download 鈥� this piece only)听
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听
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