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Andrew McGregor with Jonathan Freeman-Attwood and Harriet Smith

Presented by Andrew McGregor. Jonathan Freeman-Attwood looks at some Bruckner motets, Harriet Smith reviews recordings of music by Alkan, and McGregor picks his Disk of the Week.

with Andrew McGregor

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Building a Library: Jonathan Freeman-Attwood on Bruckner's motets. Bruckner wrote about 40 motets during his life, of which a handful have become staples of the choral repertory. Jonathan considers the most popular motets including Locus iste, Christus factus est, Tota pulchra es and Os justi.

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Andrew talks to Harriet Smith about recent recordings of Alkan. Charles-Valentin Alkan was a French-Jewish composer and virtuoso pianist. A contemporary of Chopin and Liszt, his output was mainly for the piano, for which he wrote pieces requiring extraordinary virtuosity. And there is a persistent but apparently unfounded legend that his death was caused by a falling bookcase.

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Andrew chooses an outstanding new release as his Disc of the Week.

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Music Played

  • Anton Bruckner

    Locus Iste

    Performer: Kammerchor Stuttgart. Conductor: Frieder Bernius.
    • Bruckner: Mass in E Minor.
    • Sony.
    • 7.

  • Jean鈥怋aptiste Lully

    Un Op茅ra pour trois rois

    Composer: Jean鈥怭hilippe Rameau. Composer: Andr茅 Cardinal Destouches. Composer: Jean鈥怞oseph de Mondonville. Choir: Purcell Choir. Orchestra: Orfeo Orchestra. Conductor: Gyorgy Vashegyi.
    • Glossa.

  • Bohuslav Martin暖

    Kytice - Bouquet Of Flowers

    Singer: Kate艡ina Kn臎啪铆kov谩. Singer: Michaela Kapustova. Singer: Jaroslav B艡ezina. Singer: Adam Plachetka. Choir: Prague Philharmonic Choir. Orchestra: Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Tom谩拧 Netopil.
    • Bohuslav Martinu -Bouquet of Flowers.
    • Supraphon.
    • 1.

  • Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns

    Romance in C Major Op.48

    Performer: Tianwa Yang. Orchestra: Malm枚 SymfoniOrkester. Conductor: Marc Soustrot.
    • Saint-Sa毛ns: Works for Violin & Orchestra.
    • Naxos.
    • 201.

  • Edwin Lemare

    Organ Symphony no.2 in D minor (3rd mvt)

    Performer: David Leigh.
    • Priory.

  • Kara Karayev

    Sem' Krasavits [seven Beauties] - Suite From The Ballet

    Orchestra: Bournemouth S O. Conductor: Kirill Karabits.
    • Karayev: Orchestral Works.
    • Chandos.
    • 2.

  • Roger Sacheverell Coke

    Concerto No. 3 In E Flat Major Op.30 For Piano And Orchestra

    Performer: Simon Callaghan. Orchestra: 麻豆约拍 Scottish S O. Conductor: Martyn Brabbins.
    • Coke Piano Concertos Nos 3, 4 & 5.
    • Hyperion.
    • 1.

  • Mario Castelnuovo鈥怲edesco

    Cello Concerto in F

    Performer: Raphael Wallfisch. Orchestra: Kozerthausorchester Berlin. Conductor: Nicholas Milton.
    • CPO.

  • Richard Strauss

    Salome - Scene 3

    Singer: Emily Magee. Singer: Wolfgang Koch. Orchestra: Frankfurt R S O. Conductor: Andr茅s Orozco鈥怑strada.
    • Richard Strauss Salome.
    • Pentatone.
    • 013.

  • Claude Debussy

    Premier Piano Trio in G major (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Renaud Capu莽on. Performer: Edgar Moreau. Performer: Bertrand Chamayou.
    • Debussy Sonates & Trio.
    • Erato.
    • 12.

  • Claude Debussy

    Syrinx

    Performer: Emmanuel Pahud.

  • Claude Debussy

    Sonate For Flute, Viola And Harp

    Performer: Emmanuel Pahud. Performer: G茅rard Causs茅. Performer: Marie鈥怭ierre Langlamet.
    • Debussy Sonates & Trio.
    • Erato.
    • 8.

Record Review

9.00am

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BRUCKNER: MASS IN E MINOR

ANTON BRUCKNER: Mass No.2 in E minor; Motets

Kammerchor Stuttgart, Deutsche Blaeserphilharmonie, Frieder Bernius (conductor)

SONY 88843056202 (CD)

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UN OPERA POUR TROIS ROIS

A Versailles entertainment for Louis XIV, Louis XV & Louis XVI: Music by Lully, Rameau, Gluck et al.

Chantal听 Santon-Jeffery (soprano), Em艖ke Bar谩th (soprano), Thomas Doli茅 (baritone), Purcell Choir, Orfeo Orchestra, Gy枚rgy Vashegyi (conductor)

Glossa GCD924002 (CD)

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MARTIN女 BOUQUET OF FLOWERS / NOVAK PHILHARMONIC DANCES

BOHUSLAV MARTIN女: Bouquet of Flowers

JAN NOVAK: Philharmonic Dances

Katerina Knezkova (soprano), Michaela Kapustova (alto), Jaroslav Brezina (tenor), Adam Plachetka (bass), Prague Philharmonic Choir, Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, Tom谩拧 Netopil (conductor)

Supraphon SU4220-2 (CD)

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SAINT-SA脣NS: WORKS FOR VIOLIN AND ORCHESTRA

CAMILLE SAINT-SA脣NS: Caprice andalou, Op.122; Romance in C major, Op.48; La Muse et le Po猫te, Op.132; Morceau de concert in G major, Op.62; Havanaise in E major, Op.83; Romance in D flat, Op.37; Introduction et Rondo capriccioso, Op.28

Tianwa Yang (violin), Gabriel Schwabe (cello), Malm枚 Symphony Orchestra, Marc Soustrot (conductor)

Naxos 8573411 (CD)

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GRANDE SYMPHONY: DAVID LEIGH PLAYS THE ORGAN OF ST.FIN BARRE鈥橲 CATHEDRAL, CORK

FERNANDO GERMANI: Toccata

JONATHAN T. HORNE: Three Introductory Voluntaries

CESAR FRANCK: Grande Pi猫ce Symphonique

EOGHAN DESMOND: Four Simple Chorale Preludes

EDWIN H LEMARE: Symphony No.2 in D minor Op.50

David Leigh (organ)

Priory PRCD1190

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9.30am 鈥� Building a Library

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Composer: Bruckner

Piece: Motets

Reviewer: Jonathan Freeman-Attwood

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Recommended Recording:

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Tenebrae; Nigel Short (conductor)

Signum SIGCD430 (CD)

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Other Recommended Recordings:

Below is a shortlist of other recordings which Jonathan also liked, although we can鈥檛 guarantee the availability of these discs.

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Polyphony; Stephen Layton (conductor)

Hyperion CDA67629 (CD)

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Chorus of Bavarian Radio; Eugen Jochum (conductor)

Deutsche Grammophon 4577432 (CD)

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Ealing Abbey Choir; Jonathan Brown (conductor)

Herald HAVPCD213 (CD)

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10.20am 鈥� NEW RELEASES

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KARAYEV: ORCHESTRAL WORKS

KARA KARAYEV: The Seven Beauties; Don Quixote; Leyla and Mejnun; Lullaby from 鈥楾he Path of Thunder鈥�

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Kirill Karabits (conductor)

CHANDOS CHSA5203 (Hybrid Essay CD)

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COKE: PIANO CONCERTOS NOS 3, 4 & 5

ROGER SACHEVERELL COKE: Piano Concerto No.3 in E flat major; Piano Concerto No.4 in C sharp minor; Piano Concerto No.5 in D minor

Simon Callaghan (piano), 麻豆约拍 Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins (conductor)

Hyperion CDA68173 (CD)

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PAGANINI / WOLF-FERRARI: VIOLIN CONCERTOS

NICCOLO PAGANINI: Violin Concerto No.1 in D Major, Op.6

ERMANNO WOLF-FERRARI: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op.26

Francseca Dego (violin), City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Daniele Rustioni (conductor)

Deutsche Grammophon 4816381 (CD)

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GAL 鈥� CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO: CELLO CONCERTOS

HANS GAL: Cello Concerto Op.67 in B minor

MARIO CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO: Cello Concerto in F major

Raphael Wallfisch (cello), Konzerthausorchester Berlin, Nicholas Milton (conductor)

CPO555074-2

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RICHARD STRAUSS: SALOME

Emily Magee (soprano), Wolfgang Koch (baritone), Peter Bronder (tenor), Michaela Schuster (mezzo-soprano), Benjamin Bruns (tenor), Frankfurt Radio Symphony, Andr茅s Orozco-Estrada (conductor)

Pentatone PTC 5186 602 (Hybrid Essay CD)

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11.01am 鈥� Reissues: Harriet Smith on Brilliant Classics Alkan Edition

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ALKAN EDITION

CHARLES HENRI VALENTIN ALKAN: This Edition includes the major piano works: both cycles Studies in all the minor and major keys (Op. 39 and 35), the Grande Sonata, the Concerti da Camera, organ works and chamber music.

Various performers

Brilliant 95568 (13 CDs)

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11.45am 鈥� Disc of the Week

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DEBUSSY: SONATES & TRIO

CLAUDE DEBUSSY: Sonata for cello & piano in D minor; Syrinx for solo flute; Sonata for violin & piano in G minor; Sonata for flute, viola & harp; Trio for piano, violin & cello in G Major.

Renaud Capu莽on (violin), Emmanuel Pahud (flute), G茅rard Causs茅 (viola), Edgar Moreau (cello), Marie-Pierre Langlamet (harp), Bertrand Chamayou (piano)

Erato 0190295773960 (CD)

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  • Sat 2 Dec 2017 09:00
    麻豆约拍 Radio 3

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