Building a Library: Mussorgsky: Songs and Dances of Death
With Andrew McGregor. Including Building a Library: Mussorgsky: Songs and Dances of Death; Disc of the Week: Shostakovich: Symphonies 1 and 15.
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Mussorgsky: Songs and Dances of Death
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Dmitry Shostakovich
Symphony no. 15 in A major Op.141
Orchestra: Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Mark Wigglesworth.- BIS : 1643.
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9.00am
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The Spanish humour for viol solo 听听听听听
Performers:听听听听 Concerto Caledonia, David McGuinness听听听听听听
Composers:听听听 Tobias Hume (c1569 - 1645)听
Album Title:听听听听 Captain Tobias Hume 鈥� A Scottish Soldier, DELPHIAN : DCD-34140听听听听听听听听
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Symphony no. 2 in E flat major Op.63 听听听听听听听听听
Performers:听听听听 Staatskapelle Berlin, Daniel Barenboim听听听听听听听听
Composers:听听听 Edward Elgar (1857 - 1934)听听
Album Title:听听听听 DECCA : 4786677听听听听听
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Adolescentulus sum ego for 6 voices 听听听听听听听听听听听
Performers:听听听听 Magnificat, Philip Cave听听听听听听听听听听
Composers:听听听 William Mundy (c1529 - 1591)听听听听听听听听听听
Album Title:听听听听 The Tudors at Prayer, Linn : CKD-447听听听听听听听听听听
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Hodie puer nascitur/Homo mortalis firmiter - motet for 4 voices [Early 15th-C Cypriot; MS. Torino Bibl. Nazionale J.11.9] 听听听听听听听听听听听
Performers:听听听听 Huelgas Ensemble, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins听听听听
Composers:听听听 Anonymous Orch. MacMillan
Album Title:听听听听 RCO LIVE : RCO-140019.30am Building a Library
Nicholas Baragwanath compares recordings of Mussorgsky鈥檚 Songs and Dances of Death and makes recommendations:
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MUSSORGSKY: Songs and Dances of Death, Sunless and four songs
Eugene Nesterenko (bass), Vladimir Krainev (piano)
MELODIYA MELCD1001401 (CD)
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MUSSORGSKY: Songs and Dances of Death
Galina Vishnevskaya (soprano), Gorki State Philharmonic Orchestra / Mstislav Rostropovitch (conductor)
MELODIYA 74321532372 (currently unavailable)
10.15am
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Symphony no. 1 in B flat major Op.38 (Spring) 听听听听听听听
Performers:听听听听 Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Simon Rattle听听听听听听听听听听听
Composers:听听听 Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)听听听听听听听
Album Title:听听听听 BERLIN PHILHARMONIKER RECORDINGS : BPHR-140011 听听听听
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Symphony no. 1 in B flat major Op.38 (Spring) 听听听听听听听
Performers:听听听听 Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Yannick Nezet-Seguin听听听听听听听
Composers:听听听 Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)听听听听听听听
Album Title:听听听听 DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON : 479-2437听听
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Symphony no. 2 in C major Op.61 听听听
Performers:听听听听 Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Simon Rattle听听听听听听听听听听听
Composers:听听听 Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)听听听听听听听
Album Title:听听听听 BERLIN PHILHARMONIKER RECORDINGS : BPHR-140011 听听听听
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Symphony no. 2 in C major Op.61 听听听
Performers:听听听听 Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Yannick Nezet-Seguin听听听听听听听
Composers:听听听 Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)听听听听听听听
Album Title:听听听听 DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON : 479-2437听听
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Symphony no. 3 in E flat major Op.97 (Rhenish) 听听听听
Performers:听听听听 Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Simon Rattle听听听听听听听听听听听
Composers:听听听 Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)听听听听听听听
Album Title:听听听听 BERLIN PHILHARMONIKER RECORDINGS : BPHR-140011 听听听听
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Symphony no. 4 in D minor Op.120 vers. original [1841] 听听听听
Performers:听听听听 Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Simon Rattle听听听听听听听听听听听
Composers:听听听 Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)听听听听听听听
Album Title:听听听听 BERLIN PHILHARMONIKER RECORDINGS : BPHR-140011 听听听听
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Symphony no. 4 in D minor Op.120 vers. standard [1851] 听听
Performers:听听听听 Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Yannick Nezet-Seguin听听听听听听听
Composers:听听听 Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)听听听听听听听
Album Title:听听听听 DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON : 479-2437听听
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Symphony no. 4 in D minor Op.120 vers. original [1841] 听听听听
Performers:听听听听 Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Simon Rattle听听听听听听听听听听听
Composers:听听听 Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)听听听听听听听
Album Title:听听听听 BERLIN PHILHARMONIKER RECORDINGS : BPHR-140011 听听听听
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New Releases
William Mival talks to Andrew live in the studio about recently released recordings of Richard Strauss
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Fritz Reiner conducts Richard Strauss
STRAUSS: Various works
Various artists, Fritz Reiner (conductor)
For full details see: www.pristineclassical.com/pasc411.html
PRISTINE PASC411 (download)
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Furtwangler conducts Four Last Songs
STRAUSS: Four Last Songs (and other works)
For full details see: www.pristineclassical.com/pasc407.html
PRISTINE PASC407 (download)
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Richard Strauss: Four Complete Opera Recordings
STRAUSS, R: Der Rosenkavalier, Die Schweigsame Frau, Arabella, Capriccio
Staatskapelle Dresden, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Karl Bohm (conductor)
DOCUMENTS 600130 (10CD budget)
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STRAUSS, R: Don Juan Op. 20; Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche Op. 28; Four Last Songs; Tod und Verklarung Op. 24
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano), Philharmonia Orchestra, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Otto Ackermann (conductor), Wilhelm Furtwangler (conductor)
PRAGA DSD350100 (Hybrid SACD)
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STRAUSS, R: Piano Quartet in C minor Op. 13; Cacilie Op. 27 No. 2; Die Nacht Op. 10 No. 3; Morgen Op. 27 No. 4; Zueignung Op. 10 No. 1; Heimliche Aufforderung Op. 27 No. 3; Allerseelen Op. 10 No. 8
MAHLER: Erinnerung (Lieder und Gesange aus der Jugendzeit); Wo die schonen Trompeten blasen (Des Knaben Wunderhorn); Piano Quartet (in one movement) in A minor
Simone Kermes (soprano), Faure Quartet
SONY 88843023672 (CD)
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Strauss conducts Strauss
Various works
Various artists, Richard Strauss (conductor)
For full details see: www.deutschegrammophon.com/en/cat/4792703
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 4792703 (7CD budget)
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Symphony no. 13 in B flat minor Op.113 (Babi Yar) for bass solo, choir and orchestra 听听听听听
Performers:听听听听 Vitaly Gromadsky (bass), RSFSR Academic Choir, Yurlov State Choir, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Kirill Kondrashin听听听
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Symphony no. 15 in A major Op.141 听听听听听听听听听听听
Performers:听听听听 Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Mark Wigglesworth听听听听
Composers:听听听 Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 - 1975)听听听听
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