Building a Library: Wagner: Siegfried Idyll
With Andrew McGregor. Including Building a Library: Wagner: Siegfried Idyll; Shostakovich from Gergiev and Les Siecles in Stravinsky; Disc of the Week: Brahms: Clarinet Quintet.
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Wagner: Siegfried Idyll
Duration: 46:07
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Max Bruch
Scottish fantasy Op.46 for violin and orchestra
Conductor: Rory MacDonald. Performer: Nicola Benedetti. Orchestra: 鶹 Scottish S O.- DECCA : 478 6690.
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Mouth Music
Performer: Nicola Bennedetti. Performer: Phil Cunningham. Performer: Julie Fowlis. Music Arranger: Julie Fowlis.- DECCA : 478 6690.
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Johann Friedrich Fasch
Quartet in D minor for 2 violins, viola and continuo
Performer: Ensemble Marsyas.- Linn Records: CKD 467.
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Joseph Haydn
Symphony no. 93 in D major H.1.93
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Colin Davis.- LSO LIVE : LSO0702.
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Antonín Dvořák
Symphony no. 8 in G major Op.88
Orchestra: Pittsburgh S O. Conductor: Manfred Honeck.- Reference Recordings: FR-710SACD.
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Giacomo Puccini
E lucevan le stelle (Tosca)
Orchestra: Orchestra of the Academy of Santa Cecilia, Rome. Singer: Carlo Bergonzi. Conductor: Gianandrea Gavazzeni.- Decca: 478 7373.
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Giuseppe Verdi
O terra addio (Aida)
Singer: Renata Tebaldi. Singer: Giulietta Simionato. Singer: Carlo Bergonzi. Performer: Wiener Singverein. Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Herbert von Karajan.- Decca: 478 7373.
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Giuseppe Verdi
Parigi, o cara (La Traviata Act 3)
Orchestra: Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia Rome Orchestra. Singer: Carlo Bergonzi. Choir: Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia Rome Chorus. Conductor: Georg Solti.- Decca: 478 7373.
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Giuseppe Verdi
Sire! egli e tempo (Don Carlos, end of Act 3)
Singer: Renata Tebaldi. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Singer: Dietrich Fischer‐Dieskau. Singer: Carlo Bergonzi. Choir: The Rome Opera Chorus. Conductor: Georg Solti. Singer: Nicolaï Ghiaurov.- Decca: 478 7373.
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Giuseppe Verdi
Di quella pira l'orrendo foco...(Il Travatore)
Choir: Chorus of La Scala, Milan. Orchestra: Orchestra of La Scala, Milan. Singer: Carlo Bergonzi. Conductor: Tullio Serafin. Singer: Antonietta Stella.- Decca: 478 7373.
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Giuseppe Verdi
Celesta Aida (Aida)
Choir: Chorus of La Scala, Milan. Orchestra: Orchestra of La Scala, Milan. Singer: Carlo Bergonzi. Conductor: Tullio Serafin. Singer: Antonietta Stella.- Decca: 478 7373.
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Johannes Brahms
Quintet in B minor Op.115 for clarinet and strings
Performer: Maxim Rysanov. Performer: Martin Fröst. Performer: Janine Jansen. Performer: Boris Brovtsyn. Performer: Torleif Thedéen.- BIS: 2063.
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9.00am
Scottish fantasy Op.46 for violin and orchestra
Performers: Nicola Benedetti, 鶹 Scottish S O, Rory MacDonald
Composers: Max Bruch (1838 - 1920)
Album Title: DECCA : 478 6690
Mouth Music 00:01:33
Performers: Julie Fowlis, Phil Cunningham, Nicola Bennedetti, ensemble
Composers: Traditional arr. Julie Fowlis
Album Title: DECCA : 478 6690
Quartet in D minor FWV N:g2
Performers: Ensemble Marsyas
Composers: Johann Friedrich Fasch (1688 - 1758)
Album Title: Linn Records: CKD 467
Symphony no. 93 in D major H.1.93
Performers: London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis
Composers: Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809)
Album Title: LSO LIVE : LSO0702
Symphony no. 8 in G major Op.88
Performers: Pittsburgh S O, Manfred Honeck
Composers: Antonin Dvorak (1841 - 1904)
Album Title: Reference Recordings: FR-710SACD
9.30am Building a Library
Martin Cotton compares recordings of Wagner’s Siegfried Idyll and makes a recommendation:
Top recommendation:
Lucerne Festival: Claudio Abbado
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 2 in D major Op. 36
SCHUBERT: Symphony No. 8 in B minor, D759 'Unfinished'
WAGNER: Siegfried Idyll (COE)
Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Vienna Philharmonic, Claudio Abbado (conductor)
AUDITE AUDITE95627 (CD)
10.20am
Andrew explores the Carlo Bergonzi box set released recently on Decca in celebration of the tenor’s 90th birthday.
E lucevan le stelle (Tosca)
Performers: Carlo Bergonzi (tenor), Orchestra Dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecillia, Gianandrea Gavazzeni
Composers: Giacomo Puccini (1858 - 1924)
Album Title: Decca: 478 7373
O terra addio (Aida)
Performers: Renata Tebaldi (Aida), Carlo Bergonzi (Radames), Giulietta Simionato (Amnires), Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Vienna Singverein, Herbert von Karajan
Composers: Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901)
Album Title: Decca: 478 7373
Di tu se fedele (Un Ballo in maschera)
Performers: Carlo Bergonzi (Riccardo), Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia Rome Orchestra, Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia Rome Chorus, Georg Solti
Composers: Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901)
Album Title: Decca: 478 7373
Parigi, o cara (La Traviata)
Performers: Joan Sutherland (Violetta), Carlo Bergonzi (Alfredo), Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, John Pritchard
Composers: Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901)
Album Title: Decca: 478 7373
Sire! Egli e tempo (Don Carlo)
Performers: Carlo Bergonzi, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Renata Tebaldi, Royal Opera House Orchestra, Royal Opera House Chorus, Georg Solti
Composers: Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901)
Album Title: Decca: 478 7373
Di quella pira l'orrendo foco (Il Trovatore)
Performers: Carlo Bergonzi, Antonietta Stella, La Scala Orchestra, La Scala Chorus, Tullio Serafin
Composers: Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901)
Album Title: Decca: 478 7373
Celesta Aida (Aida)
Performers: Carlo Bergonzi, Antonietta Stella, La Scala Orchestra, La Scala Chorus, Tullio Serafin
Composers: Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901)
Album Title: Decca: 478 7373
10.45am New Releases
Stephen Johnson talks to Andrew about recent releases of works by Russian composers.
Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 4, 5, 6
SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 4 in C minor Op. 43; Symphony No. 5 in D minor Op. 47; Symphony No. 6 in B minor Op. 54
Mariinsky Orchestra, Valery Gergiev (conductor)
MARIINSKY MAR0545 (2Hybrid SACD mid-price)
PROKOFIEV: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 - 5 (Complete)
Vladimir Krainev (piano), The Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Dmitri Kitayenko (conductor)
MELODIYA MELCD1002227 (2CD mid-price)
Stravinsky: Le Sacre du Printemps, Petrouchka
STRAVINSKY: The Rite of Spring; Petrushka
Les Siecles, Francois-Xavier Roth (conductor)
ACTES SUD ASM15 (CD)
Weinberg: Symphony No. 21 & Polish Tunes
WEINBERG: Symphony No. 21 Op. 152, Kaddish; Polish Tunes Op. 47, No. 2
Veronika Bartenyeva (soprano), Siberian Symphony Orchestra, Dmitry Vasilyev
TOCCATA CLASSICS TOCC0193 (CD)
SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 7 in C major Op. 60 'Leningrad'
Halle, Sir Mark Elder (conductor)
HALLE CDHLL7537 (CD)
11.50am Disc of the Week
Brahms: Clarinet Quintet
BRAHMS: Clarinet Quintet in B minor Op. 115; Die Mainacht Op. 43 No. 2; Clarinet Trio in A minor Op. 114; Madchenlied Op. 107 No. 5; Immer leiser wird mein Schlummer Op. 105 No. 2; Vergebliches Standchen Op. 84 No. 4; Feldeinsamkeit Op. 86 No. 2
Janine Jansen ( violin), Boris Brovtsyn (violin), Maxim Rysanov (viola), Torleif Thedeen (cello), Roland Pontinen (piano), Torleif Thedeen (cello), Roland Pontinen (piano)Br, Martin Frost (clarinet)
BIS BIS2063 (Hybrid SACD mid-price)
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- Sat 12 Jul 2014 09:00鶹 Radio 3
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