Andrew McGregor with Oliver Condy and Natasha Loges
New recordings with Andrew McGregor, Building a Library on Mendelssohn's Italian Symphony from Oliver Condy, and new song discs reviewed by Natasha Loges.
with Andrew McGregor.
09.30
Building a Library: Oliver Condy listens to and compares recordings of Mendelssohn's Italian Symphony
Mendelssohn sketched his Symphony No. 4 in A major, commonly known as the "Italian", on his tour of Europe from 1829 to 1831. From Rome he wrote to his sister Fanny: "The Italian symphony is making great progress. It will be the jolliest piece I have ever done, especially the last movement. I have not found anything for the slow movement yet, and I think that I will save that for Naples." The symphony was finished in 1833, but despite its success, Mendelssohn remained dissatisfied with it. It was not published until 1851; which is why it is numbered as his "Symphony No. 4", even though it was in fact the third he composed.
10.50
Andrew McGregor talks to Natasha Loges about new song recordings: recent discs of German Lieder and French melodies.
11.25
Andrew chooses an outstanding new release as his Disc of the Week.
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Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k
String Quartet No. 12 in F Major, Op. 96, B. 179 "American": III. Molto vivace
Ensemble: Albion Quartet.- Dvo艡谩k: String Quartet Nos. 5 & No. 12, "American - Suk: Meditation.
- Signum Classics.
- 203.
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脡lisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre
Trio sonata no. 4 in C minor
Ensemble: Ensemble Diderot. Conductor: Johannes Pramsohler.- The Paris Album.
- Audax Records.
- 101.
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Johannes Brahms
Double Concerto in A Minor, Op. 102: II. Andante
Conductor: Antoni Wit. Orchestra: German Symphony Orchestra Berlin.- Brahms: Violin Concerto, Op. 77 & Double Concerto, Op. 102.
- Naxos.
- 202.
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Hieronymus Praetorius
Iubilate Deo a12
Performer: Stephen Farr. Ensemble: Alamire. Ensemble: His Majestys Sagbutts and Cornetts. Director: David Skinner. -
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Enrique Granados
Goyescas, Cuadro 2, Escena 5: El baile del candil "Siempre fue lindo el pie" (Ma
Performer: Nancy Fabiola Herrera. Performer: Lidia Vinyes-Curtis. Performer: Gustavo Pe帽a. Performer: Jos茅 Antonio L贸pez. Conductor: Josep Pons. Choir: 麻豆社 Singers. Orchestra: 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra.- Granados: Goyescas.
- harmonia mundi.
- 106.
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Franz Liszt
Isoldens Liebestod, S447 (after Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner)
Performer: Martin James Bartlett. -
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variations 16 - 17
Music Arranger: Trio Zimmermann. Ensemble: Trio Zimmermann.- J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (Arr. Trio Zimmermann for Violin, Viola.
- BIS.
- 117.
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Jonathan Dove
Gaia Theory - iii. Dancing
Orchestra: 麻豆社 Philharmonic. Conductor: Timothy Redmond. -
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Franz Liszt
Im Rhein, im sch枚nen Strome
Performer: Pascal Jourdan. Singer: St茅phanie d'Oustrac.- Harmonia Mundi.
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Hector Berlioz
L'卯le inconnue
Performer: Pascal Jourdan. Singer: St茅phanie d'Oustrac.- Harmonia Mundi.
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Franz Schubert
An den Mond, D 259
Performer: Gerold Huber. Singer: Anna Lucia Richter.- Pentatone.
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Franz Schubert
Totengr盲bers Heimweh, D 842
Performer: Gerold Huber. Singer: Anna Lucia Richter.- Pentatone.
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Robert Schumann
Dichterliebe, Op. 48: I. Im wundersch枚nen Monat Mai
Performer: Eric Le Sage. Singer: Julian Pr茅gardien.- Alpha.
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Robert Schumann
Spanisches Liederspiel, Op. 74: IV. In der Nacht
Performer: Eric Le Sage. Singer: Julian Pr茅gardien. Singer: Sandrine Piau.- Alpha.
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Johannes Brahms
惭盲诲肠丑别苍濒颈别诲
Performer: Joseph Middleton. Singer: Carolyn Sampson.- BIS.
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Henri Duparc
Au pays O霉 se fait la guerre
Performer: Joseph Middleton. Singer: Carolyn Sampson.- BIS.
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D茅sir茅 Dihau
脟a Ne Vaut Pas La Tour Eiffel
Performer: Jos茅phine Ambroselli. Singer: Marie Perbost.- Harmonia mundi.
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Francis Poulenc
Les chemins de l'amour
Performer: Jos茅phine Ambroselli. Singer: Marie Perbost.- Harmonia mundi.
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
Symphony No.7 'Sinfonia Antarctica' - ii. Scherzo: Moderato
Performer: Graham Eccles. Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Choir: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir. Singer: Rowan Pierce. Narrator: Timothy West. Conductor: Andrew Manze. -
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
Symphony No.9 - iv. Andante tranquillo
Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Manze.
Record Review
9.00am
Dvo艡谩k: String Quartet Nos. 5 & No. 12, "American鈥� - Suk: Meditation
Albion Quartet
Signum Classics SIGCD555
The Paris Album: The trio sonata in France before 1700
Campra, Cl茅rambault, Brossard,
Jacquet de听la Guerre, Couperin
Ensemble Diderot
Johannes Pramsohler (director)
Audax Records ADX 13717
Brahms: Violin Concerto, Op. 77 & Double Concerto, Op. 102
Tianwa Yang (violin)
Gabriel Schwabe (cello)
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Antoni Wit (conductor)
Naxos 8.573772
Hieronymus Praetorius: Motets in 8, 10, 12, 16 & 20 Parts
Alamire
His Majestys Sagbutts & Cornetts
Stephen Farr (organ)
David Skinner (director)
Inventa Records INV001 (2 CDs)
9.30am 鈥� Building a Library 鈥� Oliver Condy on Mendelssohn 鈥業talian鈥� Symphony No. 4
Composer: Mendelssohn
Reviewer: Oliver Condy
Recommended Recording:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Edward Gardner (conductor)
Chandos Records CHSA5132
Other Recommended Recordings:
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Yannick Nezet-Seguin (conductor)
Deutsche Grammophon 479 7337 (Hybrid SACD)
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
Andrew Litton (conductor)
BIS SACD1584 (Hybrid SACD)
10.20am 鈥� New Releases
Enrique Granados - Goyescas
Nancy Fabiola Herrera听(soprano)
Lidia Vinyes Curtis听(mezzo-soprano)
Gustavo Pe帽a听(tenor)
Jos茅 Antonio L贸pez听(baritone)
麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra
麻豆社 Singers
Josep Pons听(conductor)
Harmonia Mundi HMM902609
Love and Death
Bach, Schumann, Wagner, Liszt, Granados
and Prokofiev
Martin James Bartlett (piano)
Warner Classics 0190295463205
Bach 鈥� Goldberg Variations
Trio Zimmermann
BIS SACD2347 (Hybrid SACD)
听
The Orchestral Music of Jonathan Dove
Lawrence Zazzo (countertenor)
麻豆社 Philharmonic
Timothy Redmond (conductor)
Orchid Classics ORC100097
10.45 am 鈥� New Releases 鈥� Natasha Loges on song recitals
厂颈谤猫苍别蝉
Liszt, Berlioz, Wagner
St茅phanie d'Oustrac听-听Mezzo-soprano
Pascal Jourdan听-听Piano
Harmonia Mundi HMM902621
Heimweh (Schubert Lieder)
Anna Lucia Richter (soprano)
Gerold Huber (piano)
Matthias Schorn (clarinet)
Pentatone 听PTC 5186722听
Dichterliebe, Op.48 (Schumann) and other songs by Robert and Clara Schumann
Julian Pr茅gardien (tenor)
Sandrine Piau (soprano)
Eric le Sage (piano)
Alpha Classics ALPHA457
鈥楻eason in Madness鈥�
Brahms, Schumann, Richard Strauss, Koechlin, Debussy, Duparc, Wolf, Schubert, Saint-Sa毛ns,
Chausson, Poulenc
Carolyn Sampson (soprano)
Joseph Middleton (piano)
BIS SACD2353 (Hybrid SACD)
鈥楿ne jeunesse 脿 Paris鈥�: M茅lodies, chansons et airs d'op茅rettes
Poulenc, Herv茅, Kosma, Delettre, Hahn, Debussy, Serpette, Offenbach, Dihau, Messager, Weill, Lecocq
Marie Perbost听-听Soprano
Jos茅phine Ambroselli听-听Piano
Paco Garcia听-听T茅nor
Solistes des Frivolit茅s Parisiennes
Harmonia Mundi HMM916112
11.20am 鈥� Record of the Week
Symphony No. 7 鈥楽infonia Antarctica鈥� & Symphony No. 9 - Vaughan Williams
Rowan Pierce (soprano)
Timothy West (Narrator)
Ladies of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic
Orchestra
Andrew Manze (conductor)
Onyx Classics ONYX4190
Record Review
9.00am听
Dvo艡谩k: String Quartet Nos. 5 & No. 12, "American鈥� - Suk: Meditation
Albion Quartet
Signum Classics SIGCD555
The Paris Album: The trio sonata in France before 1700
Campra, Cl茅rambault, Brossard, Jacquet de听la Guerre, Couperin
Ensemble Diderot
Johannes Pramsohler (director)
Audax Records ADX 13717
Brahms: Violin Concerto, Op. 77 & Double Concerto, Op. 102
Tianwa Yang (violin)
Gabriel Schwabe (cello)
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Antoni Wit (conductor)
Naxos 8.573772
Hieronymus Praetorius: Motets in 8, 10, 12, 16 & 20 Parts
Alamire
His Majestys Sagbutts & Cornetts
Stephen Farr (organ)
David Skinner (director)
Inventa Records INV001 (2 CDs)
9.30am 鈥� Building a Library 鈥� Oliver Condy on Mendelssohn 鈥業talian鈥� Symphony No. 4
Composer: Mendelssohn
Reviewer: Oliver Condy
10.20am 鈥� New Releases
Enrique Granados - Goyescas
Nancy Fabiola Herrera听(soprano)
Lidia Vinyes Curtis听(mezzo-soprano)
Gustavo Pe帽a听(tenor)
Jos茅 Antonio L贸pez听(baritone)
麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra
麻豆社 Singers
Josep Pons听(conductor)
Harmonia Mundi HMM902609
Love and Death
Bach, Schumann, Wagner, Liszt, Granados and Prokofiev
Martin James Bartlett (piano)
Warner Classics 0190295463205
听
Bach 鈥� Goldberg Variations
Trio Zimmermann
BIS SACD2347 (Hybrid SACD)
听
The Orchestral Music of Jonathan Dove
Lawrence Zazzo (countertenor)
麻豆社 Philharmonic
Timothy Redmond (conductor)
Orchid Classics ORC100097
10.45 am 鈥� New Releases 鈥� Natasha Loges on song recitals
厂颈谤猫苍别蝉
Liszt, Berlioz, Wagner
St茅phanie d'Oustrac听-听Mezzo-soprano
Pascal Jourdan听-听Piano
Harmonia Mundi HMM902621
Heimweh (Schubert Lieder)
Anna Lucia Richter (soprano)
Gerold Huber (piano)
Matthias Schorn (clarinet)
Pentatone 听PTC 5186722听
Dichterliebe, Op.48 (Schumann) and other songs by Robert and Clara Schumann
Julian Pr茅gardien (tenor)
Sandrine Piau (soprano)
Eric le Sage (piano)
Alpha Classics ALPHA457
鈥楻eason in Madness鈥�
Brahms, Schumann, Richard Strauss, Koechlin, Debussy, Duparc, Wolf, Schubert, Saint-Sa毛ns, Chausson, Poulenc
Carolyn Sampson (soprano)
Joseph Middleton (piano)
BIS SACD2353 (Hybrid SACD)
鈥楿ne jeunesse 脿 Paris鈥�: M茅lodies, chansons et airs d'op茅rettes
Poulenc, Herv茅, Kosma, Delettre, Hahn, Debussy, Serpette, Offenbach, Dihau, Messager, Weill, Lecocq
Marie Perbost听-听Soprano
Jos茅phine Ambroselli听-听Piano
Paco Garcia听-听T茅nor
Solistes des Frivolit茅s Parisiennes
Harmonia Mundi HMM916112
11.20am 鈥� Record of the Week
Symphony No. 7 鈥楽infonia Antarctica鈥� & Symphony No. 9 - Vaughan Williams
Rowan Pierce (soprano)
Timothy West (Narrator)
Ladies of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Andrew Manze (conductor)
Onyx Classics ONYX4190
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