Andrew McGregor with Elin Manahan Thomas and Katy Hamilton
The best new classical releases, plus in Building a Library Elin Manahan Thomas compares recordings of Jan谩膷ek's Glagolitic Mass.
with Andrew McGregor.
09.30
Building a Library: Elin Manahan Thomas compares recordings of Leo拧 Jan谩膷ek's Glagolitic Mass and picks a favourite.
There is nothing quite like Jan谩膷ek's Glagolitic Mass, the crowning glory of the extraordinary creative final decade of his life. With its elemental energy and power - wild organ solos, flashing brass fanfares and powerful speech-based rhythms - it's easy to imagine not only the storm that Janacek said had inspired him but also his vision of a Mass being celebrated in nature within a forest cathedral with star-capped treetops as candles. The text is based on Old Church Slavonic (with its Glagolitic script) rather than the traditional Latin, reflecting Jan谩膷ek's Pan-Slavism sympathies and, as well as chorus, large orchestra and organ, the scoring includes a solo vocal quartet. This monumental work is demanding for everyone, performers and recording engineers alike.
10.50
Ahead of next week's Take Five, Radio 3's five-day focus on the musical worlds of young people, Katy Hamilton picks some recent releases featuring youthful performers.
11.25
Andrew chooses an outstanding new release as his Recording of the Week.
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Anton Stepanovich Arensky
Variations on a Theme by Tchaikovsky, Op. 35a: Variations 6; 7; Coda
Orchestra: Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.- Russian Masquerade.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 21 in C KV467: II. Andante
Performer: Jean-Efflam Bavouzet. Orchestra: Manchester Camerata. Conductor: G谩bor Tak谩cs鈥怤agy.- Chandos.
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Gerald Finzi
Footpath and Stile, Op. 2: I. Paying Calls
Singer: Marcus Farnsworth. Ensemble: Finzi Quartet.- Resonus Classics.
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Igor Stravinsky
Divertimento: Suite from The Fairy's Kiss (IV-VI)
Performer: Joo Yeon Sir. Performer: Irina Andrievsky.- Rubicon.
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Felix Mendelssohn
Ruy Blas Op.95
Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Edward Gardner.- Chandos.
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Adriaan Willaert
Jouissance vous donnerai
Performer: Paolo Pandolfo. Ensemble: La Pedrina.- Glossa.
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Vincenzo Bonizzi
Jouissance vous donnerai
Performer: Paolo Pandolfo. Ensemble: La Pedrina.- Glossa.
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Charles Villiers Stanford
Mass 'Via Victrix 1914-1918': V. Agnus Dei
Singer: Kiandra Howarth. Orchestra: 麻豆约拍 National Orchestra of Wales. Choir: 麻豆约拍 National Chorus of Wales. Conductor: Adrian Partington.- Lyrita.
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Tristan Murail
C'est un jardin secret, ma soeur, ma fianc茅e, une fontaine close...
Performer: Marie Ythier.- Metier.
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Robert Schumann
A Rereading of Kinderszenen (After R. Schumann): I
Composer: Tristan Murail. Performer: Marie Ythier. Performer: Samuel Bricault. Performer: Marie Vermeulin.- Metier.
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Vivi Vassileva
Kalino Mome
Performer: Vivi Vassileva.- Alpha.
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Jean鈥怓ran莽ois Dandrieu
Sonata Op. 1 No. 1 in D minor: II, III & IV
Ensemble: Le Consort.- Alpha.
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罢谤盲诲
She moved through the fair
Performer: Amy Dickson.- Sony.
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Franz Liszt
Tarantelle di bravura d'apr猫s la tarantelle de La Muette de Portici (ver. 2)
Composer: Daniel Fran莽ois Esprit Auber. Performer: Wai Yin Wong.- Naxos.
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Richard Strauss
Vier Lieder, Op. 27
Singer: Lise Davidsen. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Esa鈥怭ekka Salonen.- Decca.
Record Review
9.00am
鈥楻ussian Masquerade鈥� 鈥� Prokofiev: Visions fugitives (arr. Rudolf Barshai); Scriabin: Preludes, Op. 11 (arr. Jouni Kaipainen); Arensky: Variations on a Theme by Tchaikovsky, Op. 35a; Tchaikovsky: Elegy for string orchestra
Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra
Sakari Oramo (conductor)
BIS-2365 SACD (Hybrid SACD)
Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 20 (Cadenza by Gulda) & 21 (Cadenza by Beethoven)+ Don Giovanni Overture
Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano)
Manchester Camerata 聽(orchestra)
Gabor Takacs-Nagy (conductor)
Chandos CHAN 20083
Finzi: By Footpah and Stile; Five Bagatelles & other chamber works
Marcus Farnsworth (baritone)
Finzi Quartet
Resonus Classics RES10109
鈥楥haconnes, Divertimento & Rhapsodies鈥� feat. works by Bach, Stravinsky, Vitali, Bart贸k, Vladigerov & Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Joo Yeon Sir (violin)
Irina Andrievsky (piano)
Rubicon RCD1030
9.30am 鈥� Building a Library 鈥� Elin Manahan Thomas on Janacek鈥檚 Glagolitic Mass
Composer: Leos Janacek
Reviewer: Elin Manahan Thomas
Recommended Recording:
Libuse Domaninska (soprano)
Vera Soukupova (contralto)
Beno Blachut (tenor)
Eduard Haken (bass)
Jaroslav Vodrazka
Czech Philharmonic
Prague Philharmonic Chorus
Karel Ancerl (conductor)
Supraphon SU36672
Other Recommended Recordings:
Hibla Gerzmava (soprano)
Veronika Hajnov谩 (mezzo soprano)
Stuart Neill (tenor)
Jan Martinik (bass)
Ales B谩rta (organ)
Czech Philharmonic
Czech Philharmonic Chorus
Jiri Behlolavek (conductor)
Decca 4834080
Tina Kiberg (soprano)
Randi Stene (contralto)
Peter Svensson (tenor)
Ulrik Cold (bass)
Per Salo (orga)
Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
Danish National Radio Symphony Choir
Charles Mackerras (conductor)
Chandos CHAN9310
Eva Drizgova (soprano)
Hana Stolfova (contralto)
Vladimir Dolezal (tenor)
Jiri Sulzenko (bass)
Martin Jakubicek (organ)
Czech Symphony Orchestra of Brno
Czech Philharmonic Choir
Leos Svarovsky (conductor)
Arco Diva UP0011
10.20am 鈥� New Releases
鈥楳endelssohn in Birmingham Vol. 5鈥� 鈥� Mendelssohn: Overtures incl. Hebrides, Athalie, Roy Blas etc.
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Edward Gardner (conductor)
Chandos CHSA 5235 (hybrid SACD)
鈥楽i J鈥檃i Aim茅鈥� 鈥� Songs and miniatures by Saint-Sa毛ns, Berlioz, Massenet, Dubois, Berlioz, Vierne etc.
Sandrine Piau (soprano)
Julien Chauvin (violin & direction)
Le Concert de la Loge
Alpha 445
鈥楻egina Bastarda: The Virtuoso Viola da gamba in Italy c.1600鈥� 鈥� Works by Bassani, Palestrina, Ortiz, Virgiliano, Sandrin, Bonizzi, Lasso, Willaert etc.
Paolo Pandolfo (viola bastarda)
La Pedrina (vocal ensemble)
Thomas Boysen (theorbo)
Chiara Granata (arpa doppia)
Am茅lie Chemin (Lira da gamba)
Francesco Saverio Pedrini (harpsichord & organ)
Glossa GCD922519
Stanford: Mass 鈥榁ia Victrix 1914-1918鈥� & At the Abbey Gate, Op. 177
Kiandra Howarth (soprano)
Jess Dandy (contralto)
Ruairi Bowen (tenor)
Gareth Brynmore John (baritone)
麻豆约拍 National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales
Adrian Partington (conductor)
Lyrita SRCD.382
10.45 am 鈥� New Releases 鈥� Katy Hamilton on Young Artists new recordings
鈥楿ne rencontre鈥� 鈥� Schumann: 5 St眉cke im Volkston, Op. 102 & Fantasiest眉cke, Op. 73; Murail: A Rereading of Kinderszenen (After R. Schumann) etc.
Marie Ythier (cello)
Samuel Bricault (flute)
Marie Vermeulin (piano)
Metier MSV28590
鈥楽ingin鈥� Rhythm鈥� 鈥� Works for percussion by Espel, Sammut, Pereira, Dinicu, Cruixent, Abe & Vassileva
Vivi Vassileva (percussion)
Maruan Sakas (piano)
Maxime Pidoux (drums)
Daniel Martinez (percussion)
Lucas Campara Diniz (guitar)
Thomas Ganzenmuller (double bass)
Alpha 463
鈥極pus 1鈥� 鈥� Dandrieu: Op. 1 sonatas; Corelli: Sonatas Op. 4 No. 1 & Op. 2 Nos. 8 & 12
Le Consort (ensemble)
Alpha 542
鈥業n Circles鈥� 鈥� MacMillan: Saxophone Concerto; Vaughan Williams: Six Studies in English Folksong & more works for saxophone by Pessard, Sculthorpe, Falla, Macmillan, Grainger, Brahms, Barton, Edwards
Amy Dickson (saxophone)
William Barton (didgeridoo)
Daniel de Borah (piano)
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
Nichoals Carter (conductor)
Sony 19075944692
Liszt: Complete Piano Music Vol. 52 featuring transcriptions from operas by Auber & Verdi
Wai Yin Wong (piano)
Naxos 8573714
11.20am 鈥� Record of the Week
Strauss: Vier Lieder Op. 27 & Vier Letzte Lieder + other works for soprano by Wagner & Strauss
Lise Davidsen (soprano)
Philharmonia Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor)
Decca 483 4883
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