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Building a Library: Poulenc: Organ Concerto

With Andrew McGregor. Including Building a Library: Poulenc: Organ Concerto; Re-issue: song recitals by German soprano Elisabeth Schwarzkopf; Disc of the Week.

with Andrew McGregor

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Building a Library: Oliver Condy recommends a version of Poulenc's Organ Concerto. In 1936 Poulenc made a pilgrimage to the Black Virgin of Rocamadour, where his Christian faith was reignited. And there is a feeling of anxious spiritual questioning in this concerto. But Poulenc also contrasts the religious mood with the more jovial Poulenc of the cabaret and the fairground.

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Iain Burnside and Andrew discuss a reissue of song recitals by the great German soprano Elisabeth Schwarzkopf who was born 100 years ago.

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Andrew plays an exiting new release as his Disc of the Week.

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Boxing Day 2015 09:00
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  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Violin Concerto in D major, Op.35 - i. Allegro moderato

    Performer: Patricia Kopatchinskaja. Orchestra: MusicAeterna. Conductor: Teodor Currentzis.
    • Sony Classical : 88875165122.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 1.

  • Béla Bartók

    Violin Concerto No. 1 - i. Andante sostenuto

    Performer: Janine Jansen. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Antonio Pappano.
    • Decca 478 8412.
    • Decca.
    • 4.

  • Carl Maria von Weber

    Clarinet Concerto No 1 in F minor, Op 73 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Jörg Widmann. Orchestra: German Symphony Orchestra, Berlin. Conductor: Peter Ruzicka.
    • Orfeo C 897 151 A.
    • Orfeo.
    • 9.

  • Gioachino Rossini

    Il Turco in Italia (Sinfonia)

    Ensemble: Zefiro Ensemble. Director: Alfredo Bernardini.
    • Arcana A 391.
    • Arcana.
    • 5.

  • Grażyna Bacewicz

    String Quartet No. 4 - ii. Andante

    Ensemble: Lutoslawski Quartet.
    • Naxos 8.572807.
    • Naxos.
    • 2.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 19 - ii. Allegro scherzando

    Performer: Alisa Weilerstein. Performer: Inon Barnatan.
    • DECCA : 478 8416.
    • DECCA.
    • 2.

  • Gustav Mahler

    Symphony No. 4 in G major - i. Bedachtig. Nicht eilen - Recht emachlich; & ii. In gemachlicher Bewegung. Ohne Hast

    Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Conductor: Mariss Jansons. Singer: Dorothea Röschmann.
    • RCO 15004.
    • RCO.
    • 1.

9.00am

Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto & Stravinsky: Les Noces

STRAVINSKY: Les Noces

TCHAIKOVSKY: Violin Concerto in D major Op. 35

Patricia Kopatchinskaja (violin), Teodor Currentzis (conductor)

SONY 88875165122 (CD)

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Brahms & Bartok: Violin Concertos

BARTOK: Violin Concerto No. 1, BB48a, Sz 36

BRAHMS: Violin Concerto in D major Op. 77

Janine Jansen (violin), London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Antonio Pappano (conductor)

DECCA 4788412 (CD)

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Mozart, Weber & Widmann: Klarinettenkonzert

MOZART: Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra in A major K. 622

WIDMANN: Drei Schattentänze

WEBER: Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra No.1 in F minor Op. 73

Jörg Widmann (clarinet), DSO Berlin, Peter Ruzicka (conductor)

ORFEO C897151A (CD)

9.30am Building a Library

Oliver Condy compares recordings of Poulenc’s Organ Concerto and makes a personal recommendation.

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Top recommendation:

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Respighi, Poulenc & Rheinberger: Concertos for Organ and Orchestra

POULENC: Concerto in G minor for Organ, Strings & Timpani

RESPIGHI: Suite in G for Strings and Organ

RHEINBERGER: Organ Concerto No. 1 in F Op. 137

Peter King (Bath Abbey Organ), The Â鶹ԼÅÄ National Orchestra of Wales, Francois-Xavier Roth (conductor)

REGENT REGCD257 (CD)

10.20am New Chamber Releases

Harmonie & Turcherie

DONIZETTI: Marcia di Mahmoud; Sinfonia a soli instrumenti di fiato in G minor

HAYDN: The Seven Last Words of Our Saviour on the Cross: Introduction in D major

HAYDN, M: Marcia Turchesa

MENDELSSOHN: A Midsummer Night's Dream: Nocturne

MOZART: March of the Janitscharen (from Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail)

ROSSINI: Il Turco in Italia Overture

SCHUBERT: Eine kleine Trauermusik, D79

SPOHR: Notturno for winds & Turkish band in C major Op. 34

WITT, FRIEDRICH: Concertino in E flat major

Zefiro, Alfredo Bernardini (conductor)

ARCANA A391 (CD)

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Bacewicz: Complete String Quartets, Vol. 2

BACEWICZ: String Quartet No. 2; String Quartet No. 4; String Quartet No. 5

Lutoslawski Quartet

NAXOS 8572807 (CD budget)

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Alisa Weilerstein: Chopin & Rachmaninov

CHOPIN: Cello Sonata in G minor Op. 65; Etude Op. 25 No. 7 in C sharp minor; Polonaise brillante Op. 3 for cello & piano

RACHMANINOV: Cello Sonata in G minor Op. 19; Vocalise Op. 34 No. 14

Alisa Weilerstein (cello), Inon Barnatan (piano)

DECCA 4788416 (CD)

10.40am Iain Burnside on Warner's Elisabeth Schwarzkopf centenary set

Pianist Iain Burnside joins Andrew to discuss a box of Elisabeth Schwarzkopf recordings, recently released by Warner to celebrate the 100th anniversary of her birth this month.

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Elisabeth Schwarzkopf - The Complete Recitals 1952-1974

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano)

WARNER CLASSICS 2564602605 (31CD budget)

For more information see: http://www.warnerclassics.com/release/2229,0825646026050/elisabeth-schwarzkopf-the-recitals

11.45am Disc of the Week

MAHLER: Symphony No. 4

Dorothea Roschmann (soprano), Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Mariss Jansons (conductor)

RCO LIVE RCO15004 (Hybrid SACD)

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