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Building a Library: Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No 1

With Andrew McGregor. Building a Library: Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No 1; New Bach releases, including the St John Passion; Disc of the Week: Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro.

3 hours, 12 minutes

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Sat 3 May 2014 09:00
麻豆约拍 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Le Nozze di Figaro K.492

    Singer: Andrei Bondarenko. Singer: Simone Kermes. Singer: Fanie Antonelou. Singer: Mary-Ellen Nesi. Singer: Christian Van Horn. Singer: Garry Agadzhanian. Singer: Maria Forsstrom. Singer: Krystian Adam. Singer: Nikolai Loskutkin. Ensemble: Musica Aeterna. Conductor: Teodor Currentzis.
    • SONY CLASSICAL : 88883-709262.
    • SONY CLASSICAL.
    • 1.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Quartet no. 3 in D major Op.44`1 for strings

    Ensemble: Artemis String Quartet.
    • ERATO : 0825646366903.
    • ERATO.
    • 3.

  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Symphony no. 6 in B minor Op.54

    Orchestra: Bavarian R S O. Conductor: Mariss Jansons.
    • BR KLASSIK : 900123.
    • BR KLASSIK.
    • 1.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Symphony no. 6 in B minor Op.74 (Pathetique)

    Orchestra: Bavarian R S O. Conductor: Mariss Jansons.
    • BR KLASSIK : 900123.
    • BR KLASSIK.
    • 4.

  • Anton Bruckner

    Symphony no. 2 in C minor (chamber version arr. Anthony Payne)

    Ensemble: Royal Academy of Music Soloists. Conductor: Trevor Pinnock.
    • Linn CKD 442.
    • Linn.
    • 3.

  • Edward Elgar

    Quadrille no.5 from L'Assomoir (The Bludgeon)

    Ensemble: Innovation Chamber Ensemble. Director: Barry Collett.
    • SOMM : SOMMCD-252.
    • SOMM.
    • 14.

  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Symphony no. 14 Op.135 for soprano, bass, string orchestra and percussion

    Singer: Gal James. Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Vasily Petrenko.
    • NAXOS : 8.573132.
    • NAXOS.
    • 6.

  • Richard Strauss

    Morgen from Lieder Op.27

    Singer: Simone Kermes. Ensemble: Faure Quartet.
    • SONY CLASSICAL : 88843-023672.
    • SONY CLASSICAL.
    • 7.

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Quintet in D major for clarinet, horn, violin, cello and piano [1898]

    Ensemble: London Soloists' Ensemble.
    • Naxos : 8.573191.
    • Naxos.
    • 6.

  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Concerto no. 2 in G major Op.126 for cello and orchestra

    Performer: Truls M酶rk. Orchestra: Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Vasily Petrenko.
    • ONDINE : ODE-1218-2.
    • ONDINE.
    • 6.

9.00am

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Quartet no. 3 in D major Op.44`1 for strings

Performers:听听听听 Artemis String Quartet听听听听听听听听听听听

Composers:听听听 Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847)听听听听听听

Album Title:听听听听 ERATO : 0825646366903 听听听听

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Morgen from 4 Lieder Op.27

Performers:听听听听 Simone Kermes, Faure Quartet听听听听听听听听

Composers:听听听 Richard Strauss (1864 - 1949)听听听听听听听听听听

Album Title:听听听听 SONY CLASSICAL : 88843-023672

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Symphony no. 2 in C minor (chamber version arr. Anthony Payne)

Performers:听听听听 Royal Academy of Music Soloists, Trevor Pinnock听

Composers:听听听 Anton Bruckner (1824 - 1896)听听听听听听听听听听听

Album Title:听听听听 Linn CKD 442

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Quintet in D major for clarinet, horn, violin, cello and piano [1898] 听听

Performers:听听听听 London Soloists' Ensemble听听听听

Composers:听听听 Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958)听听听听听听听听听

Album Title:听听听听 Naxos : 8.573191听听听听听听听

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Quadrille no.5 from L'Assomoir (The Bludgeon)

Performers:听听听听 Innovation Chamber Ensemble, Barry Collett听听听听听听听听听听听

Composers:听听听 Edward Elgar听

Album Title:听听听听 SOMM : SOMMCD-252 听听听听听听

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9.30am Building a Library

Chris de Souza compares recordings of Tchaikovsky鈥檚 Piano Concerto no. 1 and makes a recommendation:

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TCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Concerto No. 1 in Bb minor Op. 23

c/w The Nutcracker Suite Op. 71a

Martha Argerich (piano), Berliner Philharmonic Orchestra, Claudio Abbado (conductor)

DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 4498162 (CD and download)

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Also on Martha Argerich - The Collection vol.2

DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 24778124 (7CD budget)


10.15am New Releases

Berta Joncus joins Andrew live in the studio to discuss recently released recordings of Bach

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Cantata no. 106 BWV.106 (Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit (Actus tragicus)) 听听听听听听

Performers:听听听听 Hannah Morrison, Monteverdi Choir., English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner听听听听听听听听听

Composers:听听听 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)听听听听听听听听听听

Album Title:听听听听 SOLI DEO GLORIA : SDG-719听听听听听听听听

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Easter Oratorio BWV.249 听听听听听

Performers:听听听听 English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner听听听听听听听听听听

Composers:听听听 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)听听听听听听听听听听

Album Title:听听听听 SOLI DEO GLORIA : SDG-719听听听听听听听听

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Magnificat in D major BWV.243 听听听听听听听

Performers:听听听听 Munich Bach Choir, Munich Bach Orchestra, Hansjorg Albrecht听听听听

Composers:听听听 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)听听听听听听听听听听

Album Title:听听听听 OEHMS CLASSICS : OC-1801听听听听听听听听

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Concerto [fragment] in D major BWV.1045 for violin, 3 tpt, timp, 2 ob & string orch 听听听听听听听听听听

Performers:听听听听 Munich Bach Orchestra, Hansjorg Albrecht听

Composers:听听听 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)听听听听听听听听听听

Album Title:听听听听 OEHMS CLASSICS : OC-1801听听听听听听听听

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Cantata no. 82 BWV.82 (Ich habe genug) 听听听

Performers:听听听听 Christine Schafer, Berlin Baroque Soloists听听听

Composers:听听听 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)听听听听听听听听听听

Album Title:听听听听 SONY CLASSICAL : 88765-444782

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Cantata no. 158 BWV.158 (Der Friede sei mit dir) 听听听

Performers:听听听听 Thomas E. Bauer, Das Neue Orchester, Christoph Spering

Composers:听听听 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)听听听听听听听听听听

Album Title:听听听听 OEHMS CLASSICS : OC-887听听听听听听听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听

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Johannespassion BWV.245 听听

Performers:听听听听 Christopher Purves, Academy of Ancient Music Chorus, Academy of Ancient Music, Richard Egarr听听听听听听听听听听听

Composers:听听听 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)听听听听听听听听听听

Album Title:听听听听 ACADEMY OF ANCIENT MUSIC RECORDS : AAM-002听

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11.20am

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Manfred symphony Op.58 听听听

Performers:听听听听 Russian National Orchestra, Mikhail Pletnev (1957)

Composers:听听听 Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)听听听听听听听听

Album Title:听听听听 PENTATONE : PTC-5186-387 听听听听听听听听

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Symphony no. 6 in B minor Op.74 (Pathetique) 听听听听听听

Performers:听听听听 Bavarian R S O, Mariss Jansons听听听听听听

Composers:听听听 Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)听听听听听听听听

Album Title:听听听听 BR KLASSIK : 900123 听听听听听听听听听

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Symphony no. 6 in B minor Op.54 听听听

Performers:听听听听 Bavarian R S O, Mariss Jansons听听听听听听

Composers:听听听 Dmitry Shostakovich (1906 - 1975)听听

Album Title:听听听听 BR KLASSIK : 900123 听听听听听听听听听

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Symphony no. 14 Op.135 for soprano, bass, string orchestra and percussion 听听听听听听听

Performers:听听听听 Gal James, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko听听听听听听听

Composers:听听听 Dmitry Shostakovich (1906 - 1975)听听

Album Title:听听听听 NAXOS : 8.573132 听听听

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Concerto no. 2 in G major Op.126 for cello and orchestra 听听

Performers:听听听听 Truls Mork, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko听

Composers:听听听 Dmitry Shostakovich (1906 - 1975)听听

Album Title:听听听听 ONDINE : ODE-1218-2 听 听 听 听听

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11.45am Disc of the Week

Le Nozze di Figaro - opera in 4 acts K.492 听听

Performers:听听听听 Andrei Bondarenko, Simone Kermes, Fanie Antonelou, Mary-Ellen Nesi, Christian Van Horn, Garry Agadzhanian, Maria Forsstrom, Krystian Adam, Nikolai Loskutkin, Musica Aeterna, Teodor Currentzis听听听

Composers:听听听 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)听听听听

Album Title:听听听听 SONY CLASSICAL : 88883-709262

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  • Sat 3 May 2014 09:00
    麻豆约拍 Radio 3

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