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Schubert's 'Trout' Quintet with David Owen Norris and Andrew McGregor

David Owen Norris's 'must-have' recommendation for Schubert's delightful 'Trout' Quintet, plus pianist Kenneth Hamilton with a pile of virtuoso new releases for the instrument.

David Owen Norris' 'must have' recommendation for Schubert's delightful 'Trout' Quintet, plus pianist Kenneth Hamilton with a pile of bonkers virtuoso new releases for the instrument.

9.30am
Building a Library
Another chance to hear David Owen Norris sift through recordings of the piano quintet Schubert made around his own song "The Trout", with a recommendation for the ultimate performance to buy, download or stream.

10.45am
Kenneth Hamilton joins Andrew with a rucksack full of virtuoso piano recordings from the less temperate areas of the instrument's repertoire. Expect Samuel Feinberg, Alexey Stanchinsky and Ronald Stevenson to make an appearance, alongside and eight hour - yes, EIGHT HOUR! - set of variations by Kaikhosru Sorabji.

11.15am
Record of the Week
Andrew's choice of the best of this week's new releases.

2 hours, 47 minutes

Last on

Sat 11 Apr 2020 09:00
Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Mikalojus Konstantinas ÄŒiurlionis

    In the Forest

    Orchestra: Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Modestas PitrÄ—nas.
    • ÄŒiurlionis: The Sea, In the Forest & KÄ™stutis.
    • Ondine.
    • 2.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Mondnacht

    Singer: Robin Tritschler. Performer: Graham Johnson.
    • Hyperion.

  • Johannes Brahms

    In der Fremde, Op.3

    Performer: Graham Johnson. Singer: Robin Tritschler.
    • Hyperion.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Courante and Sarabande from Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009

    Performer: Alisa Weilerstein.
    • Bach: Cello Suites, BWVV 1007-1012.
    • PENTATONE.
    • 8-9.

  • Antonio Lotti

    Crucifixus à 8

    Choir: Westminster Cathedral Choir. Conductor: Martin Baker.
    • Ad Fontes.

  • Richard Runciman Terry

    Praise to the Holiest in the height

    Performer: Peter Stevens. Choir: Westminster Cathedral Choir. Conductor: Martin Baker.
    • Ad Fontes.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 1: No. 1. Kommt. ihr Töchter. helft mir klagen

    Choir: Choir of King’s College, Cambridge. Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music. Conductor: Stephen Cleobury.
    • Bach: St. Matthew Passion.
    • Kings College Cambridge.
    • 1.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 1: No. 2. Da Jesus diese Rede vollendet hatte

    Singer: James Gilchrist. Singer: Matthew Rose. Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music. Conductor: Stephen Cleobury.
    • Bach: St. Matthew Passion.
    • Kings College Cambridge.
    • 2.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 1: No. 3. Herzliebster Jesu. was hast du verbr

    Choir: Choir of King’s College, Cambridge. Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music. Conductor: Stephen Cleobury.
    • Bach: St. Matthew Passion.
    • Kings College Cambridge.
    • 3.

  • Richard Danielpour

    The Passion of Yeshua: III. Ritual. Duet

    Singer: Hila Plitmann. Singer: J’Nai Bridges. Choir: UCLA Chamber Singers. Choir: Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus. Orchestra: Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: JoAnn Falletta.
    • Danielpour: The Passion of Yeshua.
    • Naxos.
    • 3.

  • Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji

    Punta d'organo (no.14 from Sequentia cyclica, super dies iræ, KSS 71)

    Performer: Jonathan Powell.
    • Piano Classics.

  • Ronald Stevenson

    9 Haiku (Arr. for Solo Piano): No. 2, The Fly

    • Ronald Stevenson: Piano Music, Vol. 4.
    • Toccata Classics.
    • 302.

  • Emil von Sauer

    Etude de Concert no.19, "Vision"

    Performer: Andrey Gugnin.
    • Hyperion.

  • Alexei Stanchinsky

    Prelude in the Lydian Mode

    Performer: Olga Solovieva.
    • Stanchinsky: Complete Piano Works, Vol. 1.
    • Grand Piano.
    • 16.

  • Giovanni Battista Pergolesi

    Stabat Mater (mvts. 1-8)

    Singer: Sandrine Piau. Singer: Christopher Lowrey. Ensemble: Les Talens Lyriques. Conductor: Christophe Rousset.
    • Alpha.

Record Review

9.00am

ÄŒiurlionis: The Sea; In the Forest; Kestutis
Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra
Modestas PitrÄ—nas (conductor)
Ondine ODE13442

Brahms: The Complete Songs, Vol. 9 - Robin Tritschler
Robin Tritschler (tenor)
Harriet Burns (soprano)
Graham Johnson (piano)
Hyperion CDJ33129

Bach: Cello Suites
Alisa Weilerstein (cello)
Pentatone PTC5186751 (2 CDs)

Vexilla Regis: A sequence of music from Palm Sunday to Holy Saturday
Choir of Westminster Cathedral
Peter Stevens (organ)
Martin Baker (conductor)
Ad Fontes AF002

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9.30am – Building a Library – David Owen Norris on Schubert’s 'Trout' Quintet (NOTE: this is a repeat; it was first broadcast on 14th December 2019)

Composer: Franz Schubert
Reviewer: David Owen Norris

Recommended Recording:


Cyril Huvé (piano)
Hausmusik
Chi-chi Nwanoku (double bass)
Warner Classics 9029553889 (download only)

Other Recommended Recordings:

Andreas Haefliger (piano)
Takács Quartet
Joseph Carver (double bass)
Decca 4831175 (download only)

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10.15am – New Releases

Bach: St. Matthew Passion
James Gilchrist (tenor, Evangelist)
Matthew Rose (bass, Jesus)
Sophie Bevan (soprano)
David Allsopp (countertenor)
Mark Le Brocq (tenor)
William Gaunt (bass)
Choir of King's College Cambridge
King's College School Choir
Academy of Ancient Music
Stephen Cleobury (conductor)
Kings College KGS0037 (3 Hybrid SACDs)

Richard Danielpour: The Passion of Yeshua
Hila Plitmann (soprano, Miryam Magdala)
Matthew Worth (baritone, Narrator - Talmuda)
Kenneth Overton (baritone, Yeshua)
J'Nai Bridges (mezzo-soprano, Miryam)
Timothy Fallon (tenor, Kefa/Pilate)
James K. Bass (bass, Kayafa)
UCLA Chamber Singers
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus
JoAnn Falletta (conductor)
Naxos 8559885-86 (2 CDs)

JS Bach: St Matthew Passion
Benjamin Bruns (tenor, Evangelist)
Christian Immler (baritone, Jesus)
Carolyn Sampson (soprano)
Aki Matsui (soprano)
Damien Guillon (counter-tenor)
Clint van der Linde (baritone)
Makato Sakurada (tenor)
Zachary Wilder (tenor)
Toru Kaku (bass)
Bach Collegium Japan
Masaaki Suzuki (Conductor)
BIS BIS2500 (2 Hybrid SACDs)

10.45am – New Releases – Kenneth Hamilton on new 20th century piano releases

Sorabji: Sequentia Cyclica
Jonathan Powell (piano)
Piano Classics PCL10206 (7 CDs)

Ronald Stevenson: Piano Music Volume Four
Christopher Guild (piano)
Toccata Classics TOCC0555

Homage to Godowsky: music by Hofmann, Blumenfeld, Sauer, Pirani etc.
Andrey Gugnin (piano)
Hyperion CDA68310

Alexey Stanchinsky: Complete Piano Works for Piano Vol. 1
Olga Solovieva (piano)
Grand Piano GP766

Feinberg: Piano Sonatas Nos. 1-6
Marc-André Hamelin (piano)
Hyperion CDA68233

11.15am – Record of the Week

Pergolesi: Stabat Mater
Sandrine Piau (soprano)
Christopher Lowrey (countertenor)
Les Talens Lyriques
Christophe Rousset (conductor)
Alpha ALPHA449

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  • Sat 11 Apr 2020 09:00
    Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 3

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