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Building a Library: Ravel: La Valse

With Andrew McGregor. Including Building a Library: Ravel: La Valse; Recent releases for piano including Janacek; Disc of the Week: Vigilate!: English polyphony in Dangerous Times.

with Andrew McGregor.

9.30am Building a Library
William Mival surveys recordings of Ravel's La Valse and makes a personal recommendation. Today marks the 100th anniversary of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary which triggered the start WW1 and this piece of 1919-20, originally planned with the title Vienna, is a celebration of, perhaps even a memorial to, a culture and a city that was changed forever as that conflict unfolded.

10.30am
Sarah Walker talks to Andrew about recent releases of music for solo piano including Marc-Andre Hamelin's disc of Janacek?s On an Overgrown Path, Khatia Buniatishvili's ?Motherland?, and Stephen Hough's night pieces.

11.45am
Disc of the Week
Vigilate! Be watchful; English polyphony in dangerous times by Tallis, Byrd White and Tomkins, in passionate performances from Gardiner and the Monteverdi Choir.

Vigilate! English Polyphony in Dangerous Times
Monteverdi Choir
John Eliot Gardiner.

3 hours, 12 minutes

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Sat 28 Jun 2014 09:00
麻豆约拍 Radio 3

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  • Andrzej Panufnik

    Sinfonia di speranza (Symphony no.9) [extract - ending]

    Orchestra: 麻豆约拍 S O.. Conductor: Andrzej Panufnik.
    • HERITAGE : HTGCD-266.
    • HERITAGE.
    • 4.

  • Arthur Benjamin

    Sonata for viola and piano: 1st movement; Elegy (extract)

    Performer: Lawrence Power. Performer: Simon Crawford鈥怭hillips.
    • HYPERION : CDA-67969.
    • HYPERION.
    • 9.

  • Andrzej Panufnik

    Sinfonia di sfere (Symphony no.5)

    Orchestra: Berlin Concert House Orchestra. Conductor: 艁ukasz Borowicz.
    • CPO : 777-686-2.
    • CPO.
    • 4.

  • Giovanni Battista Pergolesi

    Figlio diletto e caro from La Morte di Semiramide

    Singer: Anna Bonitatibus. Orchestra: Accademia degli Astrusi. Conductor: Federico Ferri.
    • DEUTSCHE HARMONIA MUNDI : 88725-479862.
    • DEUTSCHE HARMONIA MUNDI.
    • 2.

  • Andrzej Panufnik

    12 Miniature studies - book 1 for piano [rev.1955]

    Performer: Clare Hammond.
    • BIS : SACD-2003.
    • BIS.
    • 1.

  • Roxanna Panufnik

    Second 麻豆约拍 (2003, rev. 2006) (opening of....)

    Performer: Clare Hammond.
    • BIS : SACD-2003.
    • BIS.
    • 18.

  • Andrzej Panufnik

    Modlitwa [Prayer] for voice and piano

    Singer: Heather Shipp. Performer: Lech Napierala. Composer: Roxanna Panufnik.
    • SIGNUM CLASSICS : SIGCD-380.
    • SIGNUM CLASSICS.
    • 4.

  • Henry Purcell

    Sonata - 1697 no. 1 in B minor Z.802 for 2 violins and continuo

    Ensemble: The King鈥檚 Consort.
    • VIVAT : 106.
    • VIVAT.
    • 14.

  • Olivier Messiaen

    Turangalila-symphonie

    Conductor: Hannu Lintu. Performer: Angela Hewitt. Performer: Valerie Hartmann-Claverie. Orchestra: Finnish R S O.
    • ONDINE : ODE-1251-5.
    • ONDINE.
    • 5.

  • robert white

    Lamentations for 6 voices

    Choir: Monteverdi Choir. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner.
    • SOLI DEO GLORIA : SDG-720.
    • SOLI DEO GLORIA.
    • 11.

  • Andrzej Panufnik

    Spoken Introduction

    • HERITAGE : HTGCD-266.
    • HERITAGE.
    • 1.

  • Andrzej Panufnik

    Spoken Introduction

    • HERITAGE : HTGCD-266.
    • HERITAGE.
    • 1.

  • Andrzej Panufnik

    Trio for piano and strings [rev.1977]

    Ensemble: Subito Piano Trio.
    • SIGNUM CLASSICS : SIGCD-380.
    • SIGNUM CLASSICS.
    • 11.

9.00am

Sonata - 1697 no. 1 in B minor Z.802 for 2 violins and continuo听听听

Performers:听听听听 The King's Consort听听听听

Composers:听听听 Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695)听听

Album Title:听听听听 VIVAT : 106 听听

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Figlio diletto e caro from La Morte di Semiramide 听听听

Performers:听听听听 Anna Bonitatibus (mezzo), Accademia Degli Astrusi, Federico Ferri听听听听听听听听听听听

Composers:听听听 Giovanni Battista Borghi (1738 - 1796)听听听听听听听听听

Album Title:听听听听 DEUTSCHE HARMONIA MUNDI : 88725-479862

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Sonata for viola and piano: 1st movement; Elegy (extract) 听

Performers:听听听听 Lawrence Power (viola), Simon Crawford-Phillips (piano)听听听

Composers:听听听 Arthur Benjamin听听听听听听听听听

Album Title:听听听听 HYPERION : CDA-67969 听听听听

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Turangalila-symphonie 听听听听听听听听听

Performers:听听听听 Angela Hewitt (piano), Valerie Hartmann-Claverie (Ondes Martenot), Finnish R S O, Hannu Lintu听听听听听听听听听听听

Composers:听听听 Olivier Messiaen (1908 - 1992)听听听听听听听听听

Album Title:听听听听 ONDINE : ODE-1251-5 听听听听听听听听

Building a Library

Bill Mival compares recordings of La Valse, for orchestra, by Ravel and makes a recommendation:

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Top recommendation:

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Ravel - Bolero

RAVEL: La Valse; Pavane pour une infante defunte; Le Tombeau de Couperin; Valses nobles et sentimentales; Menuet antique; Fanfare from 'L'Eventail de Jeanne'; Daphnis et Chloe - Suite No. 2; Bolero; Alborada del gracioso (orchestral version); Ma Mere l'Oye; Une barque sur l'ocean (orchestral version); Rapsodie Espagnole

Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Charles Dutoit (conductor)

DECCA 4602142 (2CD budget)

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Recommendation available as collected edition:

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Ravel 鈥� The Complete Edition

Including:

RAVEL: La Valse

Orchestre symphonique de Montreal, Charles Dutoit (conductor)

DECCA 4783725 (14CD budget)

10.20am

Andrew explores recent recordings of music by Polish composer Andrzej Panufnik 鈥� born in 1914 鈥� and his daughter Roxanna.

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12 Miniature studies - book 1 for piano [rev.1955] 听听听

Performers:听听听听 Clare Hammond听听听听听听听听

Composers:听听听 Andrzej Panufnik (1914 - 1991)听听听听听听听听听

Album Title:听听听听 BIS : SACD-2003听听听听听听

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Second 麻豆约拍 (2003, rev. 2006) (opening of....) 听听听听听

Performers:听听听听 Clare Hammond (piano)听听听听听听听听

Composers:听听听 ROXANNA PANUFNIK听听听听听听听听

Album Title:听听听听 BIS : SACD-2003听听听听听听

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Modlitwa [Prayer] for voice and piano 听听听听听听听听听听

Performers:听听听听 Heather Shipp (mezzo), Lech Napierala (piano)听听听听听听听

Composers:听听听 Andrzej Panufnik (1914 - 1991), Roxanna Panufnik (1968)听

Album Title:听听听听 SIGNUM CLASSICS : SIGCD-380 听

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Trio for piano and strings [rev.1977] 听

Performers:听听听听 Subito Piano Trio听听听听听听听

Composers:听听听 Andrzej Panufnik (1914 - 1991)听听听听听听听听听

Album Title:听听听听 SIGNUM CLASSICS : SIGCD-380 听

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Sinfonia di sfere (Symphony no.5) 听听听

Performers:听听听听 Berlin Concert House Orchestra, Lukasz Borowicz听听

Composers:听听听 Andrzej Panufnik (1914 - 1991)听听听听听听听听听

Album Title:听听听听 CPO : 777-686-2 听听听听听听

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Spoken Introduction 听听

Speaker:听听听听听听听听 Andrzej Panufnik听听听听听听听

Album Title:听听听听 HERITAGE : HTGCD-266 听听听

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Concerto for bassoon and orchestra

Performers:听听听听 Robert Thompson (bassoon), 麻豆约拍 S O., Andrzej Panufnik听

Composers:听听听 Andrzej Panufnik (1914 - 1991)听听听听听听听听听

Album Title:听听听听 HERITAGE : HTGCD-266 听听听

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Spoken Introduction 听听

Speaker:听听听听听听听听 Andrzej Panufnik听听听听听听听

Album Title:听听听听 HERITAGE : HTGCD-266 听听听

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Sinfonia di speranza (Symphony no.9) [extract] 听听听听听听

Performers:听听听听 麻豆约拍 S O., Andrzej Panufnik听

Composers:听听听 Andrzej Panufnik听听听听听听听

Album Title:听听听听 HERITAGE : HTGCD-266 听听听

10.50am New Releases

Sarah Walker joins Andrew to discuss recently released CDs of music for solo piano.

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Stephen Hough: In the Night

BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor Op. 27 No. 2 鈥楳oonlight'

CHOPIN: Nocturne No. 7 in C sharp minor Op. 27 No. 1; Nocturne No. 8 in D flat major Op. 27 No. 2

HOUGH: Piano Sonata No. 2 'notturno luminoso'

SCHUMANN: In der Nacht Op. 12 No. 5; Carnaval Op. 9

Stephen Hough (piano)

HYPERION CDA67996 (CD)

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Khatia Buniatishvili: Motherland

BACH, J S; BRAHMS; CHOPIN; DEBUSSY; DVORAK; GRIEG; HANDEL; KANCHELI; 听LIGETI; LISZT; MENDELSSOHN; RAVEL; SCARLATTI, D; SCRIABIN; TCHAIKOVSKY

Gvantsa Buniatishivili (piano), Khatia Buniatishvili (piano)

SONY 88883734622 (CD)

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Schumann: Kinderszenen & Waldszenen & Janacek: On the overgrown path I

JANACEK: Along an Overgrown Path, JW VIII/17, Book 1

SCHUMANN: Waldszenen Op. 82; Kinderszenen Op. 15

Marc-Andre Hamelin (piano)

HYPERION CDA68030 (CD)

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Busoni: Transcriptions of Works by Bach & Brahms

BACH, J S: Sheep May Safely Graze, from Cantata BWV208

BRAHMS: Chorale Prelude Op. 122 No. 10 'Herzlich tut mich verlangen'; Chorale Prelude Op. 122 No. 4 'Herzlich tut mich erfreuen'; Chorale Prelude Op. 122 No. 5 'Schmucke dich, o Liebe Seele'

BUSONI: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (Bach BWV 645); Choral Prelude 鈥楴un freut euch, lieben Christen鈥�; Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ (Bach BWV 639); Nun komm der heiden Heiland' (after Bach, BWV659); In Dir ist Freude (Bach BWV 615); Transcription of Bach's Partita BWV 1004: Chaconne; Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C Major (Bach BWV 564)

David Theodor Schmidt (piano)

PROFIL MEDIEN PH14005 (CD mid-price)

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Busoni / Bach Transcriptions

BACH, J S: Capriccio sopra la lontananza del suo fratello dilettissimo, BWV992; Toccata in D minor (BWV 565); Toccata in C BWV564

BUSONI: Prelude and Fugue in D Major (Bach BWV532); Choralvorspiel nach Bach

WEISS-BUSONI: Ferruccio - Salon-Polka fur das Pianoforte Op. 9

Holger Groschopp (piano)

CAPRICCIO C5198 (2CD mid-price)

11.50am Disc of the Week

Vigilate!

BYRD: Civitas Sancti Tui; Turn our captivity; Nunc dimittis; Vigilate (from Cantiones sacrae 1589); Justorum animae

MORLEY: Nolo mortem peccatoris

PHILIPS, P: Ecce vicit Leo

TALLIS: Suscipe quaeso Domine; O nata lux de lumine 5vv

TOMKINS: Almighty God, the fountain of all wisdom

WHITE, ROBERT: Christe qui lux es et dies; Manus tuae fecerunt me, Lamentations

Monteverdi Choir, John Eliot Gardiner (conductor)

SDG SDG720 (CD)

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