Andrew McGregor with Richard Wigmore and Tom McKinney
Building a Library on Mozart's Clarinet Quintet in A, K581, and Tom McKinney reviews Berlioz reissues from Warner Classics and Deutsche Grammophon.
with Andrew McGregor.
09.30
Building a Library: Richard Wigmore discusses with Andrew recordings of Mozart's Clarinet Quintet.
Mozart's Clarinet Quintet, was written in 1789 for the clarinettist Anton Stadler. Like the Clarinet Concerto, also written for Stadler, it was actually written for the basset clarinet, which has an extended lower range, and so there are various decisions to be made about exactly what instrument you play it on. This is one of the great pieces of Mozart's last years, full of a mellow yearning which suits the sound to the clarinet to perfection.
10.30
Andrew talks to Tom McKinney about two big boxes of Berlioz reissues that have been brought out by Warner Classics and DG to mark the 150 years since the composer's death.
11.45
Andrew chooses an outstanding new release as his Disc of the Week.
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Johann Nepomuk Hummel
Bassoon Concerto in F major s63/w23 (3rd mvt)
Performer: Jaakko Luoma. Orchestra: Tapiola Sinfonietta. Conductor: Janne Nisonen.- Mozart, Winter, Hummel & Rossini: Bassoon Concertos.
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Johan Helmich Roman
Golovinmusiken, BeRI 1: No. 7, Allegro
Ensemble: H枚枚r Barock. Conductor: Dan Laurin.- Johan Helmich Roman: Golovinmusiken, BeRI 1.
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Johan Helmich Roman
Golovinmusiken, BeRI 1: No. 8, Presto
Ensemble: H枚枚r Barock. Conductor: Dan Laurin.- Johan Helmich Roman: Golovinmusiken, BeRI 1.
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Johan Helmich Roman
Golovinmusiken, BeRI 1: No. 9, Aria
Ensemble: H枚枚r Barock. Conductor: Dan Laurin.- Johan Helmich Roman: Golovinmusiken, BeRI 1.
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Bohuslav Martin暖
Songs on one page
Performer: Ivo Kah谩nek. Singer: Martina Jankova. Singer: Tom谩拧 Kr谩l.- Supraphon.
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Walter Braunfels
Phantastische Erscheinungen eines Themas von Hector Berlioz, Op. 25: Einleitung.
Conductor: Gregor B眉hl. Orchestra: Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz.- Braunfels: Phantastische Ersheinungen eines Themas von Berlioz, Op. 25 & Sinfoni.
- CapriccioNR.
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Walter Braunfels
Phantastische Erscheinungen eines Themas von Hector Berlioz, Op. 25: No. 1, Them
Conductor: Gregor B眉hl. Orchestra: Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz.- Braunfels: Phantastische Ersheinungen eines Themas von Berlioz, Op. 25 & Sinfoni.
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Walter Braunfels
Phantastische Erscheinungen eines Themas von Hector Berlioz, Op. 25: No. 2, Mode
Conductor: Gregor B眉hl. Orchestra: Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz.- Braunfels: Phantastische Ersheinungen eines Themas von Berlioz, Op. 25 & Sinfoni.
- CapriccioNR.
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Walter Braunfels
Phantastische Erscheinungen eines Themas von Hector Berlioz, Op. 25: No. 3, Geme
Conductor: Gregor B眉hl. Orchestra: Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz.- Braunfels: Phantastische Ersheinungen eines Themas von Berlioz, Op. 25 & Sinfoni.
- CapriccioNR.
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Richard Strauss
Andante in C Major, TrV 155
- The Romantic Horn.
- Signum Classics.
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Johannes Brahms
Piano Quartet No.3 in C minor, Op.60: I. Allegro non troppo
Performer: Primrose Piano Quartet.- Meridian.
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Hector Berlioz
Symphonie Fantastique: V. Songe d'une nuit du sabbat
Orchestra: Orchestre de Paris 鈥� Philharmonie. Conductor: Daniel Barenboim.- DG.
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Hector Berlioz
Le Damnation de Faust: Part II, Scene 5
Singer: Jules Bastin. Choir: Choeur de l'Orchestre de Paris. Orchestra: Orchestre de Paris 鈥� Philharmonie. Conductor: Daniel Barenboim.- DG.
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Hector Berlioz
La Mort de Cl茅op芒tre (Sc猫ne lyrique)
Singer: Jessye Norman. Orchestra: Orchestre de Paris 鈥� Philharmonie. Conductor: Daniel Barenboim.- DG.
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Hector Berlioz
Te Deum: Pr茅lude
Orchestra: Orchestre de Paris 鈥� Philharmonie. Conductor: John Nelson.- Warner Classics.
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Hector Berlioz
Les Troyens: Act I. 'Andromaque et son fils!.. Due peuple et des soldats"
Singer: Michael Spyres. Orchestra: Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg. Conductor: John Nelson.- Warner Classics.
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Hector Berlioz
Le Tr茅buchet
Performer: Gerald Moore. Singer: Victoria de los 脕ngeles. Singer: Dietrich Fischer鈥怐ieskau.- Warner Classics.
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Hector Berlioz
Harold en Italie: III. S茅r茅nade d'un montagnard des Abruzzes 脿 sa ma卯tresse
Performer: Donald McInnes. Orchestra: Orchestre national de France. Conductor: Leonard Bernstein.- Warner Classics.
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Hector Berlioz
Fugue 脿 3 sujets
Performer: Matthieu Baboul猫ne-Fossey.- Warner Classics.
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Hector Berlioz
Grande Messe des Morts: II. Dies Irae. Tuba Mirum
Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Choir: CBSO Chorus. Conductor: Louis Fr茅maux.- Warner Classics.
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Hector Berlioz
Les Nuits d'茅t茅: V. Au cimeti猫re
Singer: Janet Baker. Orchestra: New Philharmonia. Conductor: John Barbirolli.- Warner Classics.
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C茅sar Franck
Violin Sonata in A major
Performer: Alina Ibragimova. Performer: C茅dric Tiberghien.- Hyperion.
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William Bolcom
Waitin' (Cabaret Songs)
Performer: Malcolm Martineau. Singer: Kate Royal.- A Lesson in Love: Kate Royal/Malcolm Martineau.
- EMI Classics.
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Record Review
9.00am
Bassoon Concertos by Hummel, Mozart, Winter & Rossini
Jaakko Luoma (bassoon)
Tapiola Sinfonietta
Janne Nisonen (concertmaster)
Ondine ODE 1324-2
J.H. Roman: The Golovin Music
Dan Laurin (recorders)
H枚枚r Barock (ensemble)
BIS2355 SACD (Hybrid SACD)
Martin暖: Songs on One Page, Songs on Two pages, The Slovak Songs & New Chap-Book
Martina Jankov谩 (soprano)
Tom谩拧 Kr谩l (baritone)
Ivo Kah谩nek (piano)
Supraphon SU 4235-2
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9.30am 鈥� Building a Library 鈥� Richard Wigmore on Mozart鈥檚 Clarinet Quintet
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Reviewer: Richard Wigmore
Recommended Recording:
Romain Guyot (basset clarinet)
Players from the Chamber Orchestra of Europe (string quartet)
Mirare MIR183
Other Recommended Recordings:
Thea King (basset clarinet)
Gabrieli String Quartet
Hyperion CDA 66199
Julian Bliss (basset clarinet)
Carducci string quartet
Signum SIGCD552
10.20am 鈥� New Releases
Braunfels: Fantastical apparitions of a theme by Hector Berlioz & Sinfonia Brevis
Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz
Gregor B眉hl (conductor)
Capriccio C5354
鈥楾he Romantic Horn鈥� 鈥� Beethoven: Horn Sonata & other works for horn and piano by F. Strauss, R. Strauss, Schumann, Glazunov, Scriabin, Dukas, Poulenc & Vintner
Richard Watkins (horn)
Julius Drake (piano)
Signum Classics SIGCD556
鈥楧esires鈥� 鈥� Choral music setting the words of the Song of Songs by Brumel, Clemens, Gabriel, Ceballos, White, Grier, Gombert, Victoria, Dove, Vivanco, Palestrina, Esquivel & J. Barber
ORA Singers
Suzy Digby (conductor)
Harmonia Mundi HMM 905316
Brahms: The Piano Quartets
Primrose Piano Quartet
Meridian CDE84650 (2 CDs)
10.50am 鈥� Tom Mckinney on Berlioz anniversary sets
Daniel Barenboim: Complete Berlioz Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon
Orchestre de Paris
Daniel Barenboim (conductor)
Various others
DG4836412 (10 CDs)
Hector Berlioz: The Complete Works
Various musicians
Warner Classics 9029561444 (27 CDs)
11.45am 鈥� Disc of the Week
Vierne & Franck: Violin Sonatas
Alina Ibragimova (violin)
C茅dric Tiberghien (piano)
Hyperion CDA68204
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