A tribute to Jessye Norman
Jamie pays tribute to the trailblazing opera singer Jessye Norman who died earlier this week, with reflections from British American mezzo soprano Andrea Baker.
Jamie pays tribute to the trailblazing opera singer Jessye Norman who died earlier this week, whose voice was once described as βa grand mansion of soundβ. British American Mezzo Soprano Andrea Baker shares her own reflections on this remarkable woman and a couple of special recordings. Thereβs music from the prestigious 2019 Gramophone Awards shortlist and Principal Cello at the Royal Scottish National Orchestra Aleksei Kiseliov chooses his My Music.
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Hector Berlioz
Les Nuits d'ete Op.7 (no.1; Villanelle)
Singer: Jessye Norman. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Colin Davis.- Berlioz: Les Nuits D'ΓtΓ©/Ravel: ShΓ©hΓ©razade.
- Philips.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No 2 (1st mvt)
Ensemble: Swiss Baroque Soloists. Director: AndrΓ©s Gabetta.- J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concertos.
- Naxos.
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Gustav Mahler
Mahler: Symphony 2 (Urlicht, Sehr feierlich, aber schlicht)
Singer: Jessye Norman. Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Lorin Maazel.- Mahler: Symphony No 2.
- CBS.
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Sinner, Please Don't Let This Harvest Pass
Music Arranger: Evelyn Simpson-Curenton. Singer: Jessye Norman. Orchestra: Members Of The New York Philharmonic and The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. Conductor: James Levine.- Spirituals In Concert.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
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Gioachino Rossini
Semiramide (Overture)
Orchestra: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Conductor: Sir Mark Elder.- Rossini: Semiramide.
- Opera Rara.
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Kaija Saariaho
Sept Papillons: Papillon no.2
Performer: Anssi Karttunen.- ONDINE.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No 5 (2nd mvt)
Ensemble: Swiss Baroque Soloists. Director: AndrΓ©s Gabetta.- J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concertos.
- Naxos.
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Camille SaintβSaΓ«ns
The Swan (Carnival of the Animals)
Performer: Steven Isserlis. Performer: Connie Shih.- The Cello In Wartime.
- BIS.
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Sir James MacMillan
Symphony No 5 (1st mvt)
Orchestra: Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Choir: The Sixteen. Choir: Genesis Sixteen. Conductor: Harry Christophers. -
Sergey Rachmaninov
Prelude in B minor, Op.32 No.10
Performer: Yuja Wang.- The Berlin Recital.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
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Felix Mendelssohn
Song without Words in D major, Op 109
Performer: AntΓ΄nio Meneses. Performer: Maria JoΓ£o Pires.- The Wigmore Hall Recital: Schubert; Brahms; Mendelssohn.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
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Maurice Ravel
Piano Concerto in G major (3rd mvt)
Performer: Hélène Grimaud. Orchestra: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: David Zinman.- Gershwin, Ravel: Piano Concertos: Grimaud, Zinman.
- Erato.
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CΓ©sar Franck
Violin Sonata in A (1st mvt)
Performer: Alina Ibragimova. Performer: CΓ©dric Tiberghien.- Vierne; Franck: Violin Sonatas.
- Hyperion.
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Giuseppe Verdi
La Traviata (Act 1 Prelude)
Orchestra: La Scala Philharmonic. Conductor: Riccardo Chailly.- Viva Verdi.
- Decca.
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
Fantasia on Greensleeves
Conductor: Robert Haydon Clark. Orchestra: Consort of London.- Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Greensleeves/Lark Ascending etc: Consort of London.
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Sir James MacMillan
Symphony No 5 (1st mvt)
Orchestra: Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Choir: The Sixteen. Choir: Genesis Sixteen. Conductor: Harry Christophers. -
Richard Strauss
4 Last Songs (September)
Singer: Jessye Norman. Orchestra: Gewandhausorchester Leipzig. Conductor: Kurt Masur.- Strauss: Vier Letzte Lieder.
- PHILIPS.
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Broadcast
- Sun 6 Oct 2019 21:00ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Scotland