Andrew McGregor with Harriet Smith
Andrew McGregor rounds up the best new and recent releases, and in Building a Library, Harriet Smith compares recordings of Mendelssohn's String Quartet No 2 in A minor, Op 13.
with Andrew McGregor.
09.30
Building a Library: Harriet Smith listens to some of the available recordings of Mendelssohn's String Quartet No.2 in A minor, Op.13,
Mendelssohn was still a teenager when in 1827 he composed his 2nd String Quartet in A minor, Op.13, yet he had already written a number of other impressive chamber works including his much-loved and celebrated Octet. This String Quartet No.2, written the year in which Beethoven died, represents Mendelssohn's first mature string quartet. The influence of Beethoven on Mendelssohn can also be heard in this string quartet. It is a highly passionate work and its four movements (Adagio - Allegro vivace; Adagio non lento; Intermezzo & Presto - Adagio non lent) are unified by a theme 'ist es wahr?' (is it true?) first heard in the opening bars.
11.00
Andrew McGregor discusses new and recent releases of baroque music with Suzanne Aspden, including music by Handel, Vinci and Soler.
11.45
Andrew chooses an outstanding new release as his Disc of the Week.
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Gioachino Rossini
La scala di seta: Overture
Orchestra: Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna. Conductor: Michele Mariotti.- Rossini: Overtures.
- PENTATONE.
- 1.
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Giuseppe Zamponi
Dies irae dies illa
Ensemble: Huelgas Ensemble. Conductor: Paul Van Nevel.- Cypres.
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Henry Mancini
Moon River (Arr. for 2 Violins & Piano)
Music Arranger: Tom Poster.- Estrellita.
- BIS.
- 17.
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Claude Debussy
Beau Soir
Performer: Elena Urioste. Performer: Tom Poster. Music Arranger: Jascha Heifetz. -
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Gioachino Rossini
Ave Maria su due note
- Rossini: Piano Music, Vol. 11.
- Naxos.
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Gioachino Rossini
Gioachino Rossini (musical signature)
- Rossini: Piano Music, Vol. 11.
- Naxos.
- 20.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Mass in C minor: Sanctus
Composer: Clemens Kemme. Choir: Bavarian Radio Symphony Choir. Conductor: Howard Arman. Orchestra: Academy for Ancient Music Berlin.- Mozart: Messe in C-Moll, K. 427 "Große Messe" (Mit Werkeinführung) [Live].
- BR-Klassik.
- 11.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Mass in C Minor: V. Benedictus
Composer: Clemens Kemme. Choir: Bavarian Radio Symphony Choir. Conductor: Howard Arman. Orchestra: Academy for Ancient Music Berlin.- Mozart: Messe in C-Moll, K. 427 "Große Messe" (Mit Werkeinführung) [Live].
- BR-Klassik.
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Franz Schubert
Piano Sonata No.20 in A D959: III. Scherzo
Performer: Alexander Lonquich.- Alpha.
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Aaron Copland
Symphony No.3 (Original version): IV. Fanfare
Orchestra: Â鶹ԼÅÄ Philharmonic. Conductor: John Wilson.- Chandos.
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Leonardo Vinci
Didone abbandonata: Aria. 'Son Regina'
Music Arranger: George Frideric Handel. Singer: Robin Johannsen. Ensemble: Lautten Compagney. Conductor: Wolfgang Katschner.- Deutsche Harmonia Mundi.
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Leonardo Vinci
Didone abbandonata (ending)
Composer: George Frideric Handel. Singer: Robin Johannsen. Ensemble: Lautten Compagney. Conductor: Wolfgang Katschner. Singer: Antonio Giovannini.- Deutsche Harmonia Mundi.
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George Frideric Handel
Ode for St Cecilia's Day
Singer: Ian Bostridge. Ensemble: Dunedin Consort. Conductor: John Butt.- Linn Records.
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George Frideric Handel
Ode for St Cecilia's Day: 'But bright Cecilia...'
Singer: Ian Bostridge. Ensemble: Dunedin Consort. Conductor: John Butt. Singer: Carolyn Sampson.- Linn Records.
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Francesco Bianchi
La Morte di Cesare: Aria. 'Sapro d'ogn'alma..'
Singer: Raffaele Pé. Ensemble: La Lira di Orfeo.- Glossa.
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Niccolò Piccinni
Cesare in Egitto: Aria. 'Spargi omai...'
Singer: Raffaele Pé. Ensemble: La Lira di Orfeo.- Glossa.
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Padre Antonio Soler
Dixit Dominus (opening)
Choir: La Grande Chapelle. Conductor: Albert Recasens.- Lauda.
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Padre Antonio Soler
Lamentations
Choir: La Grande Chapelle. Conductor: Albert Recasens.- Lauda.
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György Ligeti
Sonata for Solo Cello: I. Dialogo
Performer: Mike Block.- Bright Shiny Things.
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Giovanni Sollima
Citarruni
Performer: Mike Block.- Bright Shiny Things.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
G major Suite BWV1007: Sarabande
Performer: Mike Block.- Bright Shiny Things.
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Gustav Mahler
Symphony No.5, Part III: V. Rondo-Finale. Allegro - Allegro giocoso. Frisch
Orchestra: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Daniel Harding.- Mahler: Symphony No. 5.
- harmonia mundi.
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Gustav Mahler
Symphony No.5, Part III: IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsam
Orchestra: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Daniel Harding.- Mahler: Symphony No. 5.
- harmonia mundi.
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Record Review
9.00am
Rossini: Overtures
Orchestra del Teatro comunale di Bologna
Michele Mariotti (conductor)
Pentatone PTC 5186 719
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‘The Ear of Theodoor van Loon’ – Music from 16th & 17th century composers including Francesco Soriano, Paolo Quagliati, Felice Anerio, Giuseppe Zamponi and others
Huelgas Ensemble
Paul van Nevel
Cypres CYP1679
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‘Estrellita’ – miniatures for violin by Kreisler, Dvorak, Liszt, Gluck, Debussy, Elgar, Gershwin and others
Elena Urioste (violin)
Tom Poster (piano)
BIS-2428 SACD (SACD)
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Rossini: Piano Music, Vol.11 - Péchés de vieillesse; Chamber Music and Rarities, Vol.4
Laura Giordano (soprano)
Maria Candela Scalabrini (soprano)
Giuseppina Bridelli (mezzo-soprano)
Alessandro Luciano (tenor)
Bruno Taddia (baritone)
Vittorio Prato (baritone)
Alessandro Marangoni (piano)
Naxos 8.573964
9.30am – Building a Library – Harriet Smith on Mendelssohn’s String Quartet No.2 in A minor, Op.13
Composer: Felix Mendelssohn
Reviewer: Harriet Smith
Recommended Recording:
Elias Quartet
Alto ALC1303
Other Recommended Recording:
Leipzig Quartet
MDG 307 1055-2
Chiaroscuro Quartet – Top period-instrument recording
APARTÉ AP092
Quatuor Mosaiques
ASTRÉE E8622
Alban Berg Quartet
EMI 5 57167 2
Tetzlaff Quartet
AVI MUSIC 8553266
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10.20am – New Releases
Mass in C minor: Sanctus & Benedictus
Christina Landshamer (soprano)
Anke Vondung (mezzo)
Steve Davislim (tenor)
Tobias Berndt (baritone)
Bavarian radio Choir
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin (orchestra)
Howard Arman (conductor)
BR Klassik 900917
Schubert: Piano Sonata nos.19, 20 & 21; Klavierstucke, D.946
Alexander Lonquich (piano)
Alpha 433
Copland: Symphony No.3, Connotations, Letter from Â鶹ԼÅÄ & Down a Country Lane
Â鶹ԼÅÄ Philharmonic
John Wilson (conductor)
Chandos CHSA 5222
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10.50am New Releases: Suzanne Aspden on Baroque New Releases
Handel, Vinci: Didone abbandonata
Polina Artsis (mezzo-soprano)
Namwon Huh (tenor)
Antonio Giovannini (countertenor)
Robin Johannsen (soprano)
Olivia Vermeulen (mezzo-soprano)
Julia Böhme (alto)
Lautten Compagney (orchestra)
Wolfgang Katschner (conductor)
Deutsche Harmonia Mundi DHM 88985415082
Handel: Ode for St Cecilia’s Day
Carolyn Sampson (soprano)
Ian Bostridge (tenor)
Dunedin Consort (ensemble)
John Butt (conductor)
Linn Records CKD 578
‘Giulio Cesare: a Baroque Hero’ – Baroque opera arias by Handel, Bianchi, Giacomelli, Piccinni & Pollarolo
Raffaele Pe (countertenor)
La Lira di Orfeo (ensemble)
Glossa GCD 923516
Antonio Soler: Latin vocal works
La Grande Chapelle (choir)
Albert Recasens (conductor)
Lauda LAU 018
Music for solo cello by Bach, Ligeti, Saygun, Gabrielli & Sollima
Mike Block (cello)
Bright Shiny Things BSTC-0124
11.45am – Disc of the Week
Mahler: Symphony No.5
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Harding (conductor)
Harmonia Mundi HMM 902366
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