Brahms Double Concerto in A minor in Building a Library with Roger Parker and Andrew McGregor
Roger Parker recommends a recording of Brahms Double Concerto in A minor; Laura Tunbridge on some exciting new releases
Andrew McGregor with the best new recordings of classical music
9.30 am
Laura Tunbridge chooses her pick of new releases, as well as the track which she has regularly "On Repeat" - includes music from Vivaldi to Berg
10.30 am
Building a Library
Roger Parker recommends a recording of Brahms Double Concerto in A minor
The Double Concerto was Brahms' last orchestral work, composed in 1887. It was written partly as a gesture of reconciliation towards his friend the violinist, Joachim. The old friends had fallen out over Joachim's divorce. The concerto has been praised for its "vast and sweeping humour". It needs two brilliant and well matched soloists.
11.20 am
Record of the Week
Andrew's pick of the best of the best this week
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Felix Mendelssohn
Concerto for violin and strings in D minor: Allegro
Performer: Fabio Biondi. Ensemble: Europa Galante.- Mendelssohn: Orchestral Works.
- Naive.
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Giovanni Battista Bononcini
Affeto gioia (Griselda)
Singer: Randall Scotting. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Conductor: Laurence Cummings.- The Crown: Heroic Arias for Senesino.
- Signum Classic.
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Charlotte Sohy
Trio, Op 24: I. Allegro
Performer: 袧懈泻芯谢邪 袧懈泻芯谢芯胁. Performer: Xavier Phillips. Performer: C茅lia Oneto Bensaid.- Compositrice de la Belle Epoque.
- La Boite A Pepites.
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Albert Roussel
Bacchus et Ariane, Op 43 - Suite No 2: Danse d'Ariane et de Bacchus (Moderato e pesante) - Bacchanale (Allegro brillante)
Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Domingo Hindoyan.- Debussy, Dukas & Roussel.
- Onyx.
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Chevalier de Saint-Georges Joseph Bologne
Violin Concerto in G major Op 8: III. Rondeau
Performer: Renaud Capu莽on. Orchestra: Lausanne Chamber Orchestra.- Erato.
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Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Violin Concerto in G minor Op 80: I. Allegro maestoso
Performer: Elena Urioste. Orchestra: Chineke! Orchestra.- DECCA.
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Alban Berg
Passacaglia
Orchestra: 成人快手 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis.- CHANDOS.
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Giacomo Meyerbeer
Ombre legere (from Le Pardon de Ploermel)
Singer: Jodie Devos. Orchestra: Brussels Philharmonic. Conductor: Pierre Bleuse.- Bijoux Perdus.
- ALPHA.
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Robert Schumann
Scenes from Goethe's Faust: Faust's Death
Singer: Bryn Terfel. Singer: Jan鈥怘endrik Rootering. Choir: Radiok枚ren. Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Claudio Abbado.- SONY.
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Errollyn Wallen
Hunger
Ensemble: Continuum Ensemble. Ensemble: Ensemble X. Conductor: Philip Headlam.- Wallen: Photography: Orchestral Works.
- NMC.
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Charles Gounod
Sapho, CG 1, Act 3 No 19: 'Ou suis-je ? ... O ma lyre immortelle' (Sapho)
Singer: Marina Viotti. Ensemble: Les Talens Lyriques. Conductor: Christophe Rousset.- A Tribute To Pauline Viardot.
- Aparte.
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Karol Szymanowski
Szymanowski: 9 Preludes, Op. 1 - No. 1 in B Minor. Andante ma non troppo
- Karol Szymanowski: Piano Works.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Georg Frideric Handel
Neun deutsche Arien: Susse Stille, sanfte Quelle, HWV 205
Performer: Davina Clarke. Singer: Mary Bevan. Ensemble: Davina Clarke Ensemble.- Sweet Stillness.
- Voces8 Records.
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Franz Schubert
String Quintet in C major, D956: I. Allegro ma non troppo
Performer: Laura van der Heijden. Ensemble: Brodsky Quartet.- Schubert: String Quintet, Quartettsatz.
- Chandos.
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Record Review
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9.00am
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Mendelssohn: Orchestral Works
Europa Galante
Fabio Biondi
Naive听 V7262
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The Crown: Heroic Arias For Senesino 鈥� music by Orlandini, Bononcini, Lotti, etc.
Randall Scotting (countertenor)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Laurence Cummings
Signum 听SIGCD719
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Charlotte Sohy: Compositrice de la Belle Epoque
Marie-Laure Garnier (soprano)
David Kadouch (piano)
H茅lo茂se Luzzati (cello)
Nikola Nikolov (violin)
C茅lia Oneto Bensaid (piano)
Xavier Phillips (cello)
Marie Vermeulin (piano)
Mathilde Calderini (flute)
Constance Luzzati (harp)
Marie Perbost (soprano)
Aude Extr茅mo (mezzo-soprano)
Cordelia Palm (violin)
Quatuor Herm猫s
Orchestre National Avignon-Provence
Debora Waldman
La Bo卯te 脿 P茅pites听 BAP01.03 (3 CDs)
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Debussy, Dukas & Roussel
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Domingo Hindoyan
Onyx 听ONYX4224
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09.30am 鈥� Laura Tunbridge: New Releases
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Vivaldi: The Four Seasons & Saint-Georges: Violin Concertos Op.5 & 8
Renaud Capu莽on (violin)
Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne
Erato听 5419718972
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Coleridge-Taylor
Elena Urioste (violin)
Chineke! Orchestra
Decca听 4853322 (2 CDs)
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Berg: Violin Concerto, Three Pieces for Orchestra
James Ehnes (violin)
成人快手 Symphony Orchestra
Sir Andrew Davis
Chandos 听CHSA 5270 (Hybrid SACD)
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Bijoux Perdus 鈥� music by Meyerbeer, Auber, Adam, etc.
Jodie Devos (soprano)
Brussels Philharmonic
Pierre Bleuse
Alpha听 ALPHA877
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Laura Tunbridge: On Repeat
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Schumann: Scenes from Goethe's Faust, WoO 3
Karita Mattila (soprano)
Barbara Bonney (soprano)
Brigitte Poschner-Klebel (soprano)
Susan Graham (soprano)
Iris Vermillion (mezzo)
Endrik Wottrich (tenor)
Hans-Peter Blochwitz (tenor)
Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone)
Jan-Hendrik Rootering (bass)
Harry Peeters (bass)
Berliner Philharmoniker
Claudio Abbado
Sony听 S2K66308
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10:10 am
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Listener On Repeat
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Errollyn Wallen: Photography
Matthew Sharp (cello)
Tim Harries (bass guitar)
Errollyn Wallen (voice)
Ensemble X
Quartet X
The Continuum Ensemble
Nicholas Kok
Philip Headlam
NMC听 NMCD221
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A Tribute To Pauline Viardot 鈥� music by Rossini, Donizetti, Gounod, etc.
Marina Viotti (mezzo)
Les Talens Lyriques
Christophe Rousset
Apart茅听 AP290
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10.30am 鈥� Building a Library: Roger Parker on Brahms鈥� Double Concerto
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Recommended recording:
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Renaud Capu莽on (violin)
Gautier Capu莽on (cello)
Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester
Myung-Whun Chung
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Other recommendation:
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Jascha Heifetz (violin)
Gregor Piatigorsky (cello)
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
Alfred Wallenstein
RCA听 G010000416462T
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11:15 am
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Karol Szymanowski: Piano Works
Krystian Zimerman (piano)
DG听 4863007
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Sweet Stillness 鈥� music by Handel
Davina Clarke (violin)
Mary Bevan (soprano)
The Davina Clarke Ensemble
Voces8 Records听 VCM148D
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11.25am 鈥� Record of the Week
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Schubert: String Quintet, Quartettsatz
Brodsky Quartet (string quartet)
Laura van der Heijden (cello)
Chandos听 CHAN 10978
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