Summer CD Review: Strauss, Jon Leifs, RCA Recordings, Seattle Symphony Orchestra, Janacek
With Andrew McGregor. Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel; Proms Composer: Jon Leifs; RCA Living Stereo recordings; Seattle Symphony Orchestra; Janacek: On an Overgrown Path (Book 1).
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Rob Cowan reviews recent rereleases from the RCA label
Duration: 31:20
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Proms Composer: J贸n Leifs
Duration: 22:23
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Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns
Symphony no. 3 in C minor Op.78 (Organ symphony)
Performer: Joseph Adam. Conductor: Ludovic Morlot. Orchestra: Seattle S O.- Seattle Symphony Media: SSM1002.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Concerto no. 4 in G major Op.58 for piano and orchestra (Rondo)
Performer: Arthur Rubinstein. Orchestra: Symphony of the Air. Conductor: Josef Krips.- RCA: 88843003502.
- RCA.
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Hector Berlioz
Romeo et Juliet - Grand Festival of the Capulets
Orchestra: Boston S O. Conductor: Charles Munch.- RCA: 88843003502.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony no. 5 in E minor Op.64
Orchestra: Boston S O. Conductor: Pierre Monteux.- RCA: 88843003502.
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Claude Debussy
Printemps(Tres modere)
Orchestra: Boston Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Charles Munch.- RCA: 88843003502.
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Malcolm Arnold
Concerto Op.67 for guitar and small orchestra (Allegro)
Performer: Julian Bream. Conductor: Malcolm Arnold. Ensemble: Melos Ensemble.- RCA: 88843003502.
- RCA.
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Henri Dutilleux
Symphony no. 1 (Scherzo)
Conductor: Ludovic Morlot. Orchestra: Seattle S O.- Seattle Symphony Media: SSM1001.
- Seattle Symphony Media.
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Gabriel Faur茅
Fileuse (Pelleas et Melisande - suite Op.80)
Conductor: Ludovic Morlot. Orchestra: Seattle S O.- Seattle Symphony Media: SSM1004.
- SSM1004.
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Franz Schubert
Sonata in D major D.850 for piano
Performer: Emil Grigoryevich Gilels.- RCA: 88843003502.
- RCA.
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J贸n Leifs
Edda - part 1: The Creation of the world for soloists, choir and orchestra
Singer: Gunnar Gudbjornsson. Orchestra: Iceland Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Hermann B盲umer. Singer: Bjarni Thor Kristinsson. Choir: Schola Cantorum.- BIS: SACD-1350.
- BIS.
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George Frideric Handel
Pleasure submits to pain (The Triumph of time and truth - oratorio)
Conductor: Richard Neville-Towle. Orchestra: Ludus Baroque.- Delphian: DCD34135.
- Delphian.
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J贸n Leifs
Requiem Op.33b for chorus
Conductor: H枚r冒ur 脕skelsson. Choir: Motet Choir of Hallgrim's Church.- BIS : CD-1030.
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J贸n Leifs
Iceland cantata Op.13 for choir and orchestra (7th mvt.)
Orchestra: Iceland Symphony Orchestra. Choir: Chorus of Icelandic Opera.- CHANDOS : CHAN-9433.
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J贸n Leifs
Hekla Op.52 for orchestra
Orchestra: Iceland Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: En Shao.- BIS : CD-1030.
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J贸n Leifs
Iceland overture Op.9
Orchestra: Iceland Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: En Shao.- BIS : CD-1030.
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Leos Jan谩膷ek
On an overgrown path [Po zarostlem chodnicku] - book 1 for piano
Performer: Marc-Andr茅 Hamelin.- Hyperion: CDA68030.
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Zolt谩n Kod谩ly
Duo Op.7 for violin and cello
Performer: Gregor Piatigorsky. Performer: Jascha Heifetz.- RCA: 88843003502.
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J贸n Leifs
Baldr - music-drama without words for orchestra
Conductor: Kari Kropsu. Orchestra: Iceland Symphony Orchestra.- BIS: CD-1230/1231.
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Charles Ives
Symphony no. 2 K.V.11
Conductor: Ludovic Morlot. Orchestra: Seattle S O.- Seattle Symphony Media: SSM1003.
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Maurice Ravel
Malaguena (Rapsodie espagnole vers. for orchestra)
Conductor: Ludovic Morlot. Orchestra: Seattle S O.- Seattle Symphony Media: SSM1002.
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Elliott Carter
Instances for chamber orchestra
Conductor: Ludovic Morlot. Orchestra: Seattle S O.- Seattle Symphony Media: SSM1003.
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Richard Strauss
Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche Op.28
Conductor: Andris Nelsons. Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.- Orfeo: C878141.
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J贸n Leifs
In the courts of Gymir (2 Love songs from the Edda Op.18b for voice and piano)
Performer: Orn Magnussen. Singer: Finnur Bjarnason.- Smekkleysa: SMK20.
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J贸n Leifs
Icelandic folk-songs for piano
Performer: Orn Magnussen.- BIS: CD-692.
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Igor Stravinsky
Divertimento - pas de deux
Conductor: Fritz Reiner. Orchestra: Chicago S O..- RCA: 88843003502.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
The Nutcracker - ballet Op.71 (coda)
Conductor: Fritz Reiner. Orchestra: Chicago S O..- RCA: 88843003502.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Mass in B minor BWV.232 - Laudamus te
Orchestra: Robert Shaw Orchestra. Conductor: Robert Shaw. Singer: Adele Addison. Choir: Robert Shaw Chorale. Performer: Oscar Shumsky.- RCA: 88843003502.
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Antonio Vivaldi
Sonata in A major RV.29 for violin and continuo
Ensemble: La Serenissima. Performer: Adrian Chandler.- Avie: AV2308.
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J贸n Leifs
Concerto Op.7 for organ and orchestra
Performer: Bj枚rn Steinar S贸lbergsson. Orchestra: Iceland Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: En Shao.- BIS: BIS-CD-930.
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Giuseppe Verdi
Otello - Ora e per sempre addio
Singer: Jon Vickers. Orchestra: Rome Opera Orchestra. Conductor: Tullio Serafin.- RCA: 88843003502.
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J贸n Leifs
Quartet no. 2 Op.38 (Vita et mors) for strings (2nd mvt.)
Ensemble: Yggdrasil String Quartet.- BIS: CD-691.
- BIS.
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Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche Op.28听听听听听听听听
Performers:听听听听 Andris Nelsons, City of Birmingham S O.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 Orfeo: C878141 听听听听听听听听
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Pleasure submits to pain (The Triumph of time and truth 鈥� oratorio) 听听听听听听听听听听听
Performers:听听听听 Ludus Baroque, Richard Neville-Towle听听听听听听听听听
Composers:听听听 George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759)听听听听听听听听听听
Album Title:听听听听 Delphian: DCD34135听
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Sonata in A major RV.29 for for Pisendel听听听听听
Performers:听听听听 La Serenissima, Adrian Chandler (violin)听听听听听听
Composers:听听听 Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741)
Album Title:听听听听 Avie: AV2308
9.30am Proms Composer: Jon Leifs
Icelandic overture Op.9听听听听听听听
Performers:听听听听 Iceland Symphony Orchestra, En Shao听听听听听听听
Composers:听听听 Jon Leifs (1899 - 1968)听听听听听听听听听听
Album Title:听听听听 BIS : CD-1030听听听听听听听听听听听
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Icelandic folk-songs for piano (Nos. 2 & 3)听听听
Performers:听听听听 Orn Magnussen听听听听听听听听听
Composers:听听听 Jon Leifs (1899 - 1968)听听听听听听听听听听
Album Title:听听听听 BIS: CD-692 听
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Iceland cantata Op.13 for choir and orchestra (7th mvt.)听听听听听听
Performers:听听听听 Chorus of Icelandic Opera, Iceland Symphony Orchestra听听听
Composers:听听听 Jon Leifs (1899 - 1968)听听听听听听听听听听
Album Title:听听听听 CHANDOS : CHAN-9433听听听听听
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Concerto Op.7 for organ and orchestra (Introduction & Passacaglia)听听听听听听听听听听
Performers:听听听听 Bj枚rn Steinar S贸lbergsson (Klais organ of Hallgrim鈥檚 Church, Reykjavik), Iceland Symphony Orchestra, En Shao听听听
Composers:听听听 Jon Leifs (1899 - 1968)听听听听听听听听听听
Album Title:听听听听 BIS: BIS-CD-930 听听听听听听
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In the courts of Gymir (2 Love songs from the Edda Op.18b for voice and piano)
Performers:听听听听 Finnur Bjarnason (tenor), Orn Magnussen (piano)听听听听
Composers:听听听 Jon Leifs (1899 - 1968)听听听听听听听听听听
Album Title:听听听听 Smekkleysa: SMK20
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Requiem Op.33b for chorus 听
Performers:听听听听 Motet Choir of Hallgrim's Church, Reykjavik/ Hordur Askelsson听听听听听
Composers:听听听 Jon Leifs (1899 - 1968)听听听听听听听听听听
Album Title:听听听听 BIS : CD-1030听听听听听听听听听听听
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Quartet no. 2 Op.38 (Vita et mors) for strings (2nd mvt.)听听听听听听
Performers:听听听听 Yggdrasil String Quartet听听听听听听听听
Composers:听听听 Jon Leifs (1899 - 1968)听听听听听听听听听听
Album Title:听听听听 BIS: CD-691 听
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Baldr - music-drama without words for orchestra (Act 1 scene 3: Nanna)听听
Performers:听听听听 Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Kari Kropsu听听
Composers:听听听 Jon Leifs (1899 - 1968)听听听听听听听听听听
Album Title:听听听听 BIS: CD-1230/1231 听听
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Edda - part 1: The Creation of the world for soloists, choir and orchestra (10. Scherzo: All men aren鈥檛 equally wise)听听听听听听听听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听
Performers:听听听听 Gunnar Gudbjornsson (tenor), Bjarni Thor Kristinnson (bass-baritone), Schola Cantorum, Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Hermann Baumer (conductor)听听听听听听听听听
Composers:听听听 Jon Leifs (1899 - 1968)听听听听听听听听听听
Album Title:听听听听 BIS: SACD-1350听听听听听听听
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Hekla Op.52 for orchestra 听听听听
Performers:听听听听 Iceland Symphony Orchestra, En Shao听听听听听听听
Composers:听听听 Jon Leifs (1899 - 1968)听听听听听听听听听听
Album Title:听听听听 BIS : CD-1030听听听听听听听听听听听
10.15am Rob Cowan on RCA Living Stereo
Rob Cowan joins Andrew live in the studio to discuss a major set of reissues from one of the great classical labels on vinyl: RCA Living Stereo:
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Living Stereo Collection Vol. 2
ARNOLD;BACH, J S; BEETHOVEN; BERLIOZ; BIZET; BRAHMS;: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor Op. 15; Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major Op. 83
BRITTEN: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra Op. 34
CHOPIN: Les Sylphides
COPLAND: Appalachian Spring; The Tender Land (Suite)
DEBUSSY: Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune; Trois Nocturnes: Nuages et Fetes; Le Printemps ('L'aimable printemps ramene dans la plaine'), L. 56
DONIZETTI: Lucia di Lammermoor
DVORAK: Symphony No. 4 in D minor Op. 13
GRIEG: Piano Concerto in A minor Op. 16
HOVHANESS: Symphony No. 2 'Mysterious Mountain' Op. 132
KABALEVSKY: The Comedians suite Op. 26
KHACHATURIAN: Masquerade Suite
KODALY: Duo for Violin and Cello Op. 7
LISZT: Concert Paraphrase on Rigoletto, S.434 after Verdi's opera
MAHLER: Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (4 songs, complete); Symphony No. 1 in D major 'Titan'
MUSSORGSKY: Pictures at an Exhibition
PROKOFIEV: The Love for Three Oranges: Suite Op. 33a
PUCCINI: Tosca
RACHMANINOV: Piano Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor Op. 1
ROSSINI: Il barbiere di Siviglia
SAINT-SAENS: Le carnaval des animaux
SCHUBERT: String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, D810 'Death and the Maiden'; Piano Sonata No. 17 in D major, D850
STRAUSS, R: Burleske for Piano and orchestra in D minor, AV85
STRAVINSKY: Le Baiser de la Fee
TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 6 in B minor Op. 74 'Pathetique'; Symphony No. 5 in E minor Op. 64; The Nutcracker Ballet Op. 71 (Excerpts); Symphony No. 4 in F minor Op. 36
VERDI: Otello; Requiem
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Julian Bream (guitar), Melos Ensemble, Robert Shaw Chorale and Orchestra, Robert Shaw (conductor), Arthur Rubinstein (piano), Symphony of the Air, Josef Krips (conductor), Vladimir Horowitz (piano), Henryk Szeryng (violin), Jascha Heifetz (violin), William Primrose (viola), Gregor Piatigorsky (cello), Boston Symphony Orchestra, Charles Munch (conductor), Leontyne Price, Maureen Forrester, David Poleri, Giorgio Tozzi, Rosalind Elias, Cesare Valletti, New England Conservatory Chorus, Morton Gould and His Orchestra, Gary Graffman (piano), Sviatoslav Richter (piano), Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Erich Leinsdorf (conductor), Boston Pops Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler (conductor), Aaron Copland, Chares Munch, Roberta Peters (Lucia), Jan Peerce (Edgardo), Filippo Maero (Enrico), Giorgio Tozzi (Raimondo), Piero De Palma (Arturo), Miti Truccato Pace (Alisa), Mario Carlin (Normanno), Alfred Wallenstein, Fritz Reiner (conductor), RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Kirill Kondrashin (conductor), Byron Janis (piano), Maureen Forrester (contralto), Zinka Milanov (Tosca), Jussi Bjorling (Cavaradossi), Leonard Warren (Scarpia), Fernando Corena (Sagristano), Leonardo Monreale (Angelotti), Mario Carlin (Spoletta), Nestore Catalani (Sciarrone), Giovanni Bianchini (Un pastore), Vincenzo Preziosa (Un carceriere), Rome Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Roberta Peters (Rosina), Cesare Valletti (Almaviva), Robert Merrill (Figaro), Giorgio Tozzi (Don Basilio), Fernando Corena (Bartolo), Margaret Roggero (Berta), Calvin Marsh (Fiorillo), Juilliard String Quartet, Emil Gilels (piano), Pierre Monteux (conductor), Jon Vickers (Otello), Leonie Rysanek (Desdemona), Tito Gobbi (Iago), Florinda Andreolli (Cassio), Mario Carlin (Roderigo), Ferruccio Mazzoli (Roderigo), Franco Calabrese (Montano), Robert Kerns (Herald), Myriam Pirazzini (Emilia), Tullio Serafin (conductor), Birgit Nilsson (soprano), Lili Chookasian (mezzo), Carlo Bergonzi (tenor), Ezio Flagelli (bass), Boston Chorus Pro Musica, Alfred Nash Petterson
RCA 88843003502 (60CD supra-budget)
11.15am Seattle Symphony own label
Andrew explores the first four releases from the Seattle Symphony鈥檚 new label
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Malaguena (Rapsodie espagnole vers. for orchestra) 听听听听听听听听听
Performers:听听听听 Seattle S O, Ludovic Morlot听听
Composers:听听听 Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937)听
Album Title:听听听听 Seattle Symphony Media: SSM1002 听听听听听听听听听听听
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Symphony no. 3 in C minor Op.78 (Organ symphony) 听听听听听听听
Performers:听听听听 Joseph Adam (organ), Seattle S O, Ludovic Morlot听
Composers:听听听 Camille Saint-Saens (1835 - 1921)听听听
Album Title:听听听听 Seattle Symphony Media: SSM1002 听听听听听听听听听听听
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Fileuse (Pelleas et Melisande - suite Op.80)
Performers:听听听听 Seattle S O, Ludovic Morlot听听
Composers:听听听 Gabriel Faure (1845 - 1924)听听
Album Title:听听听听 Seattle Symphony Media: SSM1004
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Symphony no. 2 K.V.11 听听听听听听听
Performers:听听听听 Seattle S O, Ludovic Morlot听听
Composers:听听听 Charles Ives (1874 - 1954)听听听听
Album Title:听听听听 Seattle Symphony Media: SSM1003
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Instances for chamber orchestra 听听听听听
Performers:听听听听 Seattle S O, Ludovic Morlot听听
Composers:听听听 Elliott Carter (1908 - 2012)听听听听
Album Title:听听听听 Seattle Symphony Media: SSM1003
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Symphony no. 1 听听听听听听听
Performers:听听听听 Seattle S O, Ludovic Morlot听听
Composers:听听听 Henri Dutilleux (1916)
Album Title:听听听听 Seattle Symphony Media: SSM1001 听听听听听听听听听听听
11.50am
On an overgrown path [Po zarostlem chodnicku] - book 1 for piano
Performers:听听听听 Marc-Andre Hamelin
Composers:听听听 Leos Janacek (1854 - 1928)
Album Title:听听听听 Hyperion: CDA68030
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