Black Composers with Allyson Devenish and Tom Service
Music director and pianist Allyson Devenish chooses some of her favourite music by black composers, along with the usual round-up of the best new classical releases.
Tom Service with a selection of the best new classical releases.
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Proms Composer: Black Composers
Music director and pianist Allyson Devenish picks some of her favourite music by black composers, and what their works mean to her.
11.25
Record of the Week
Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 (first movement)
Alexander Melnikov (piano)
Sinfonieorchester Basel
Ivor Bolton (conductor)
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Robert Schumann
Die alten, bosen Lieder (Arr. for Viola & Piano)
Performer: Timothy Ridout. Performer: Frank Dupree.- A Poet's Love: Prokofiev: Romeo & Juliet and Schumann: Dichterliebe.
- Harmonia Mundi.
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Michael Haydn
Endimione, Act II: Ofa che m'ami
Singer: Ulrike Hofbauer. Ensemble: Salzburger Hofmusik. Conductor: Wolfgang Brunner.- M. Haydn: Endimione.
- CPO.
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Ethel Smyth
Violin Sonata in A Minor, Op. 7: III. Romanze. Andante grazioso
Performer: Annette-Barbara Vogel. Performer: Durval Cesetti.- First Ladies: Three Romantic Violin Sonatas.
- Toccata Next.
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Federico Mompou
Suite compostelana (Preludio)
Performer: Sean Shibe.- Camino.
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Richard Wagner
Traume (No. 5 from Wesendonck-Lieder)
Orchestra: Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto. Conductor: Marco Angius.- Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder (arr. Henze), Siegfried Idyll, Traume; Sciarrino: Lang.
- Brilliant Classics.
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Fela Sowande
African Suite: II. Nostalgia & III. Akinla
Choir: Morgan State College Choir. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Paul Freeman.- Black Composer Series, Vol. 7.
- Sony.
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George Walker
Lilacs: IV. Quarter Note = 72
Singer: Albert Lee. Orchestra: Sinfonia da Camera. Conductor: Ian Hobson.- Great American Orchestral Works, Vol. 4.
- Albany.
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David Baker
Roots II - 2. Dance in Congo Square
Ensemble: Beaux Arts Trio.- Spring Music, Baker: Roots II & Rochberg: Piano Trio No. 3.
- Phillips.
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Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Deep River
Performer: Frances Walker.- Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: 24 Negro Melodies.
- Orion.
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Daniel Bernard Roumain
Filter
Performer: Rachel Barton Pine.- Blues Dialogues: Music by black composers.
- Cedille.
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Johannes Brahms
Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15: III. Rondo. Allegro non troppo
Performer: Alexander Melnikov. Orchestra: Basel Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ivor Bolton.- Johannes Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 & Tragic Overture.
- Harmonia Mundi.
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Ferdinando Paer
Leonora - Act 2. Fermate!
Singer: Eleonora Bellocci. Singer: Carlo Vincenzo Allemano. Singer: Renato Girolami. Singer: Paolo Fanale. Orchestra: Innsbrucker Festwochenorchester. Conductor: Alessandro De Marchi.- Ferdinando Paer: Leonora.
- CPO.
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Johann Nepomuk Hummel
Quintet op. 87 in E-flat major: I. Allegro e risoluto assai
Ensemble: Libertalia Ensemble.- Hummel: Quintet Op. 87 & Schubert: Trout Quintet.
- CPO.
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Louis Couperin
Prelude in C Major
Performer: Johannes Maria Bogner.- Louis Couperin: Non Mesure.
- Fra Bernardo.
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Louis Couperin
Prelude in G Minor
Performer: Johannes Maria Bogner.- Louis Couperin: Non Mesure.
- Fra Bernardo.
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Alexander von Zemlinsky
Trio in D Minor for Clarinet, Cello & Piano, Op. 3
Ensemble: Feininger Trio.- Brahms & Zemlinsky: Piano Trios.
- Avi Music.
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Franz Schubert
Symphony No. 4 in C Minor, D. 417 "Tragic"
Orchestra: B鈥橰ock Orchestra. Conductor: Ren茅 Jacobs.- Schubert: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 5.
- PENTATONE.
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Record Review
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A Poet's Love - Prokofiev: Romeo & Juliet and Schumann: Dichterliebe
Timothy Ridout (viola)
Frank Dupree (piano)
Harmonia Mundi听 HMN916118
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Michael Haydn: Endimione
Aleksandra Zamojska (soprano)
Ulrike Hofbauer (soprano)
Lydia Teuscher (soprano)
Nicholas Spanos (countertenor)听
Salzburger Hofmusik
Wolfgang Brunner (conductor)听
555288-2听 CPO (2 CDs)听
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First Ladies - Three Romantic Violin Sonatas by Elfrida Andr茅e, Mel Bonis and Ethel Smyth
Annette-Barbara Vogel (violin)
Durval Cesetti (piano)
Toccata Classics听 TOCN 0013听
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Camino 鈥� Music by Ravel, de Falla, Satie & Poulenc
Sean Shibe (guitar)
Pentatone听 PTC5186870听
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Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder (arr. Henze), Siegfried Idyll, Tr盲ume; Sciarrino: Languire a Palernmo
Sara Mingardo (contralto)
Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto
Marco Angius (conductor)听
Brilliant Classics听 96119听
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9.30am 鈥� Proms Composer:听 Allyson Devenish鈥檚 Black Composers
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Black Composer Series, Vol. 7: William Grant Still, Fela Sowande & George Walker
Morgan State College Choir
London Symphony Orchestra
Paul Freeman (conductor)听
Sony听 G010003978870R听
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George Walker: Great American Orchestral Works, Vol. 4
Albert Lee (vocalista)
Dimitry Kousov (cello)听
Sinfonia Varsovia (orchestra)
Sinfonia da Camera (orchestra)
Ian Hobson (conductor)
Albany听 TROY1430听
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Rorem: Spring Music, Baker: Roots II & Rochberg: Piano Trio No. 3
Beaux Arts Trio
Peter Wiley (cello)
Menahem Pressler (piano)
Ida Kavafian (violin)
Philips听 4388662听
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Samuel Coleridge-Taylor:听 24 Negro Melodies听
Frances Walker (piano)听
Orion听 MAR3105听
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Blues Dialogues 鈥� Music by Baker, Ellington, Roumain, Still, Wallen, etc.
Rachel Barton Pine (violin)听
Matthew Hagle (piano)听
Cedille听 CDR90000182
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10.15am 鈥� New Releases
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Johannes Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 & Tragic Overture
Alexander Melnikov (piano)
Sinfonieorchester Basel
Ivor Bolton (conductor)听
Harmonia Mundi听 HMM902602听
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Ferdinando Pa毛r: Leonora
Eloeonora Bellocci (Leonora / soprano)
Paolo Fanale (Florestano / tenor)
Renato Girloami (Rocco / bass)
Marie Lys (Marcellina soprano)
Luigi De Donato (Giacchino / bass)
Carlo Allemano (Don Pizarro / tenor)
Kresimir Spicer (Don Fernando / tenor)
Innsbrucker Festwochenorchester听
Alessandro De Marchi (conductor)
CPO听 555411-2 (2 CDs)听
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Hummel: Quintet Op. 87 & Schubert: Trout Quintet
Libertalia Ensemble
CPO听 555383-2听
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Louis Couperin: Non Mesure
Johannes Maria Bogner
Fra Bernado听 FB2105989听
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Brahms & Zemlinsky: Piano Trios
Feininger Trio
Avi听 AVI8553489
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11.20am 鈥� Record of the Week
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Schubert: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 5
B鈥橰ock Orchestra
Ren茅 Jacobs (conductor)听
Pentatone听 PTC5186856
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