Rachmainov's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini with Marina Frolova-Walker and Andrew McGregor
Marina Frolova-Walker chooses her favourite recording of Rachmaninov's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, plus Joseph McHardy reviews new discs of baroque music with Andrew McGregor.
9.30 Building a Library
Marina Frolova-Walker chooses her favourite recording of Rachmaninov's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini.
Rachmaninov's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, a set of dazzling variations for piano and orchestra on Paganini's 24th Caprice for solo violin, was premiered in 1934 in Baltimore by the Philadelphia Orchestra and Leopold Stokowski with Rachmaninov playing the solo part. Rachmaninov had already written four piano concerti, and this Rhapsody parades as a one-movement piano concerto that takes Paganini's theme on a journey through brisk and highly virtuosic variations at the beginning and end and through richly lyrical variations in the slower middle section. The Rhapsody has become a cornerstone of the virtuoso piano repertoire and it has also been adapted for ballet.
10.45
Harpsichordist and choral conductor Joseph McHardy reviews new discs of baroque music with Andrew.
11.20
Record of the Week
Andrew recommends an outstanding new release.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
2 Pieces, Op. 10, TH 132: No. 1, Nocturne
Performer: Barry Douglas.- Tchaikovsky Plus One, Vol. 3.
- Chandos.
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Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto in B minor for Violin RV386
Performer: Nicola Benedetti. Ensemble: Benedetti Baroque Orchestra.- Baroque.
- Decca.
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Johannes Brahms
Cello Sonata No. 2 in F Major, Op. 99: II. Adagio affettuoso
Performer: Emmanuelle Bertrand. Performer: Pascal Amoyel.- Johannes Brahms: Sonatas & Liebeslieder For Cello and Piano.
- Harmonia Mundi.
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B茅la Bart贸k
44 Duos for Violin: Pizzicato, Scherzo & Serbian Dance
Performer: Airi Yoshioka. Singer: Susan Botti. Ensemble: Duo della Luna.- Mangetsu.
- New Focus Recordings.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Sinfonia concertante in E flat for Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon & Orchestra, K297b: III. Andantino con variazioni
Performer: Emmanuel Pahud. Performer: Radovan Vlatkovi膰. Performer: Gilbert Audin. Performer: Fran莽ois Leleux. Orchestra: Orchestre de chambre de Paris.- Mozart & Flute in Paris.
- Warner Classics.
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Jocelyn Pook
We Rode and We Rode
Singer: Lorin Sklamberg. Singer: Melanie Pappenheim.- Drawing Life: Remembering Terezin.
- Humming Records.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 "Eroica" (Arr. F.X. Scharwenka for Piano
Ensemble: Tessa Uys. Ensemble: Ben Schoeman.- Beethoven Symphonies, Vol. 1.
- SOMM Recordings.
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Gustav Mahler
The Sound Of The Earth
Composer: Xiaogang Ye. Performer: Shanghai Municipal Committee Band. Singer: Shenyang. Singer: Liping Zhang. Singer: Michelle DeYoung. Singer: Brian Jagde.- Mahler: & Xiaogang Ye:The Song of the Earth.
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Record Review
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Tchaikovsky Plus One Vol. 3
Barry Douglas (piano)
Chandos听 CHAN20160听
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Baroque 鈥� Music by Vivaldi and Geminiani
Nicola Benedetti (violin)听
Benedetti Baroque Orchestra听
Decca听 4851891
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Johannes Brahms: Sonatas & Liebeslieder For Cello and Piano
Emmanuelle Bertrand (cello)听
Pascal Amoyel (piano)听
Harmonia Mundi听 HMM902329听
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Mangetsu 鈥� Music by Botti, Bartok, Dusman, etc
Susan Botti (voice)
Airi Yoshioka (violin)
Duo Della Lana
New Focus Recordings听 FCR305听
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9.30am 鈥� Building a Library 鈥� Marina Frolova-Walker on Rachmaninov Paganini Rhapsody
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Daniil Trifonov (piano)
Philadelphia Orchestra
Yannick N茅zet-S茅guin听 (conductor)听
DG 4794970听听
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Historic Choice:
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William Kapell (piano)
Philadelphia Robin Hood Dell Orchestra
William Steinberg (conductor)
Naxos听 8110692
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Other recommendations:听
Behzod Abduraimov (piano)
Luzerner Sinfonieorchester
James Gaffigan (conductor)听
Sony听 19075981622
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10.15am 鈥� New Releases
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Mozart & Flute in Paris
Emmanuel Pahud (flute)
Orchestre de chambre de Paris
Fran莽ois Leleux (conductor)听
Warner Classics听 9029673932 (2 CDs)听
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Drawing Life:听 Remembering Terezin听
Melanie Pappenheim (soprano)听
Lorin Sklamberg (vocalist)听
Jocelyn Pook (director)听
Humming Records HUM001CD听
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Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphonies for Piano Duo, Vol.1
Tessa Uys, Ben Schoeman (piano duo)
Somm听 SOMMCD0637
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10.40am 鈥� Joseph McHardy Baroque and Choral听
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Con Arte e Maestria 鈥� Music by Webber, Gabrieli, Palestrina
Oliver Webber (violin)
Steven Devine (harpsichord)
Resonus Classics听 RES10282
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JS Bach: Goldberg Variations
Samuele Telari (accordion)
Delphian听 DCD34257
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Fux: Dafne in Lauro
Monica Piccinini 听(Diana/soprano)听听听
Arianna Vendittelli 听(Dafne/soprano)听
Sonia Tedla Chebreab 听(Amore/soprano)听
Rafaelle Pe 听(Apollo/countertenor)听
Valerio Contaldo 听(Mercurio/tenor)
Zefiro听 (ensemble)听
Alfredo Bernardini (conductor)听 听听
Arcana听 A488 (2 CDs)听
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Isaac: Missa Wohlauff gut Gsell von hinnen & other works
Cinquecento
Hyperion听 CDA68337
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Monteverdi:听 L鈥橭rfeo听
Johan Linderoth (Orfeo/tenor)
Ensemble Lundabarock
H枚枚r Barock
Ensemble Altapunta
Fredrik Malmberg (director)听
BIS听 BIS2519听 (2 Hybrid SACDs)听
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11.20am 鈥� Record of the Week
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Mahler: & Xiaogang Ye:The Song of the Earth
Michelle DeYoung (mezzo-soprano)
Brian Jagde (tenor)
Liping Zhang (soprano)
Shenyang (bass-baritone)
Shanghai Symphony Orchestra
Long Yu (conductor)听
DG听 4837452听听 (2 CDs)听
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