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Saint-Sa毛ns's 'Organ Symphony' in Building a Library with Anna Lapwood and Andrew McGregor

In Building a Library, Anna Lapwood chooses her favourite recording of Saint-Sa毛ns's Symphony No 3 in C minor, Op 78 'Organ Symphony', plus Jeremy Sams with some top new releases.

Andrew McGregor with the best new recordings of classical music.

9.30 am
Jeremy Sams brings his selection of exciting new releases to the studio and shares his On Repeat track: music he has been listening to again and again.

10.30 am
Building a Library

Anna Lapwood chooses her favourite recording of Camille Saint-Sa毛ns's Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 78 'Organ Symphony'.

Camille Saint-Sa毛ns's prodigious musical talent and long life gave him the distinction of having been mocked by Berlioz ("He knows everything, but lacks inexperience鈥�) and dismissed by Debussy (as 鈥渢he musician of tradition鈥�).

At the age of 51, commissioned by the London Philharmonic Society, the 'French Beethoven' (as Gounod described him) was determined to write a masterpiece and his third and final symphony was a colossal success at its 1886 London premiere. Much recorded, with memorable tunes, dazzling orchestration, visceral excitement and grandeur (including an unforgettable organ entry) it still fills concert halls and thrills audiences today. As if that wasn't enough, the main theme of its last section spawned both the 1978 Scott Fitzgerald & Yvonne Keeley UK hit 鈥淚f I had Words鈥� and the soundtrack of the 1995 film Babe, about a pig who wants to be a sheepdog.

Anna's choice:
Jean Guillou (organ)
San Francisco Symphony
Edo de Waart (conductor)
Philips 4126192

11.20 am
Record of the Week: Andrew鈥檚 top pick.

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2 hours, 47 minutes

Last on

Sat 17 Feb 2024 09:00
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Music Played

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Violin Concerto in E-Flat Major, RV 256 "Il ritiro" iii) Presto

    Performer: Th茅otime Langlois de Swarte. Ensemble: Le Consort.
    • Harmonia Mundi.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    脡tudes-Tableaux, Op. 39 No. 6 in A Minor

    Performer: Yoav Levanon.
    • Warner Classics.

  • Richard Strauss

    Four Last Songs iv) Im Abendrot

    Singer: Asmik Grigorian. Orchestra: Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France. Conductor: Mikko Franck.
    • Alpha.

  • Erich Wolfgang Korngold

    Die Stumme Serenade: Sch枚nste Nacht, Op. 36 No. 25

    Performer: Laura van der Heijden. Performer: J芒ms Coleman.
    • Chandos.

  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    Wind Serenade in D minor Op. 44 ii) Minuetto

    Orchestra: Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice. Conductor: Vahan Mardirossian.
    • Brilliant Classics.

  • Attilio Ariosti

    Fernando, La fede ne' tradimenti: Questi ceppi, e quest' orrore

    Singer: Laila Salome Fischer. Ensemble: Il Giratempo.
    • Scenes of Horror: Baroque Arias From the Shadows.
    • Perfect Noise.

  • Michel Legrand

    The Windmills of Your Mind

    Performer: Renaud Capu莽on. Orchestra: Les Si猫cles. Conductor: Duncan Ward.
    • Erato.

  • Igor Stravinsky

    Pulcinella Suite: I. Sinfonia. Allegro moderato

    Orchestra: Mahler Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Pablo Heras鈥怌asado.
    • Harmonia Mundi.

  • Manuel de Falla

    Harpsichord Concerto: III. Vivace (flessibile, scherzando)

    Performer: Benjamin Alard. Orchestra: Mahler Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Pablo Heras鈥怌asado.
    • Harmonia Mundi.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Cello Sonata No. 1 In E Minor, Op. 38: I. Allegro non troppo

    Performer: Christian Polt茅ra. Performer: Ronald Brautigam.
    • BIS.

  • Jean鈥怣ichel Damase

    Eug猫ne le Myst茅rieux , Act 1: J'ne vends qu'mes Fleurs

    Singer: Jacqueline Boyer. Orchestra: Orchestre de la Societe des Concerts de Conservatoire. Conductor: F茅lix Nuvolone.
    • EMI.

  • Domenico Scarlatti

    Sonata in F Minor (Andante moderato), K. 466

    Performer: Yuja Wang.
    • transformation.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 32.

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    In Windsor Forest: No. 4, Wedding Chorus

    Ensemble: London Choral Sinfonia. Conductor: Michael Waldron.
    • Orchid.

  • Johannes Schenck

    Sonata No. 1 in D Major viii) Allegro

    Performer: Sofia Diniz. Performer: Torben Klaes. Performer: Fernando Miguel Jal么to.
    • L'echo Du Danube.
    • Challenge Classics.
    • 7.

  • Olivier Messiaen

    Turangal卯la-Symphony vi) Jardin du sommeil d'amour

    Performer: Marc-Andr茅 Hamelin. Orchestra: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Gustavo Gimeno.
    • Messiaen: Turangal卯la-Symphony.
    • harmonia mundi.
    • 6.

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Violin Concerto in B Minor, RV 37a

    Performer: Th茅otime Langlois de Swarte. Ensemble: Le Consort.
    • Harmonia Mundi.

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Concerto for Two Horns in F Major, RV 539: Fanfara

    Music Arranger: Olivier Four茅s. Ensemble: Le Consort. Conductor: Th茅otime Langlois de Swarte.
    • Harmonia Mundi.

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    La fida ninfa, RV 714: Tempesta di mare

    Ensemble: Le Consort. Conductor: Th茅otime Langlois de Swarte.
    • Harmonia Mundi.

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Dorilla in tempe, RV 709: Sinfonia al ballo

    Ensemble: Le Consort. Conductor: Th茅otime Langlois de Swarte.
    • Harmonia Mundi.

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    麻豆社 Radio 3

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