Bartok's Third Piano Concerto with Kate Molleson and Andrew McGregor
Kate Molleson recommends a version of Bartok's Third Piano Concerto in Building a Library. Plus Natasha Loges on reissues of Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
with Andrew McGregor
09.30
Building a Library
Another chance to hear Kate Molleson discussing her favourite recordings of Bartok's Third Piano Concerto and making a recommendation.
Bart贸k composed the concerto in 1945 during the final months of his life, as a surprise birthday present for his second wife. It was one of the pieces he composed after departing Hungary following the outbreak of World War II. After a prolonged fight with leukaemia, an improvement in his health raised his spirits which might partly explain the piece's lighter almost neoclassical tone, compared to his earlier works.
10.40
Natasha Loges unpacks a box of reissues of the great German baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
11.20
Record of the Week
Andrew recommends an outstanding new release.
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Music Played
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Jules Massenet
M茅ditation (Tha茂s)
Orchestra: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis.- Chandos.
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Claude Debussy
Par les rues et par les chemins (Images for orchestra, L.122)
Orchestra: 贬补濒濒茅. Conductor: Sir Mark Elder.- 贬补濒濒茅.
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Arnold Bax
Morning Song (Maytime in Sussex)
Performer: Piers Lane. Orchestra: The Orchestra Now. Conductor: Leon Botstein.- Hyperion.
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Claudio Saracini
Quest' amore, quest' arsura
Singer: Marco Beasley. Ensemble: Constantinople Ensemble. Director: Kiya Tabassian.- Glossa.
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Jos茅 de Nebra
Vendado es amor, no es ciego (Overture)
Ensemble: Los Elementos. Conductor: Alberto Migu茅lez Rouco.- Glossa.
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Jonathan Dove
Under Alter'd Skies (mvts 2 & 3)
Performer: Anna Tilbrook. Singer: James Gilchrist.- Chandos.
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Max Bruch
Kol Nidrei, Op. 47
Performer: Jacqueline du Pr茅. Orchestra: 贬补濒濒茅. Conductor: John Barbirolli.- Barbirolli Society.
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Franz Schubert
An Schwager Kronos, Op. 19 No. 1, D. 369
Performer: Karl Engel. Singer: Dietrich Fischer鈥怐ieskau.- Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau: Lied-Edition, Vol. 2.
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- 701.
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Franz Schubert
Meeres Stille, Op. 3 No. 2, D. 216
Performer: Karl Engel. Singer: Dietrich Fischer鈥怐ieskau.- Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau: Lied-Edition, Vol. 2.
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- 801.
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Hans Pfitzner
In Danzig, Op. 22 No. 1
Performer: Wolfgang Sawallisch. Singer: Dietrich Fischer鈥怐ieskau.- Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau: Lied-Edition, Vol. 2.
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Anton Webern
5 Lieder nach Gedichten von Richard Dehmel f眉r Stimme & Klavier: No. 1, Ideale Landschaft
Performer: Aribert Reimann. Singer: Dietrich Fischer鈥怐ieskau.- Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau: Lied-Edition, Vol. 2.
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Anton Webern
5 Lieder nach Gedichten von Richard Dehmel f眉r Stimme & Klavier: No. 2, Am Ufer
Performer: Kolja Blacher. Performer: Aribert Reimann.- Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau: Lied-Edition, Vol. 2.
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- 1101.
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Johannes Brahms
Un眉berwindlich, Op. 72 No. 5
Performer: Karl Engel. Singer: Dietrich Fischer鈥怐ieskau.- Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau: Lied-Edition, Vol. 2.
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- 1401.
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Gottfried Herrmann
Du bist wie eine Blume, Op. 8 No. 3
Performer: Dieter Kl枚cker. Performer: Hartmut H枚ll. Singer: Dietrich Fischer鈥怐ieskau.- Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau: Lied-Edition, Vol. 2.
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- 901.
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Emil Sj枚gren
Der Mond schon wandelt am Himmelszelt
Performer: Dieter Kl枚cker. Performer: Hartmut H枚ll. Singer: Dietrich Fischer鈥怐ieskau.- Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau: Lied-Edition, Vol. 2.
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Jules Massenet
Tha茂s (Act 1, Tableau 2)
Singer: Erin Wall. Singer: Andrew Staples. Singer: Joshua Hopkins. Choir: Toronto Mendelssohn Choir. Orchestra: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis.- Chandos.
Record Review
9.00am
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Debussy: Images & Pr茅lude 脿 l'apr猫s-midi d'un faune
Hall茅 Orchestra
Mark Elder (conductor)
Hall茅 CDHLL7554
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Rubbra & Bliss: Piano Concertos & Bax: Morning Song
Piers Lane (piano)
The Orchestra Now
Leon Botstein (condcutor)
Hyperion CDA68297
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La Porta d'Oriente: the Manuscript of Ali Ufki 鈥� music by Caccini, Ufk卯, Saracini, Strozzi, Monteverdi etc.
Marco Beasley (tenor)
Constantinople
Kiya Tabassian (setar, vocals & direction)
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9.30am 鈥� Building a Library 鈥� Kate Molleson on Bart贸k鈥檚 Piano Concerto No. 3 (NOTE: this is a repeat; it was first broadcast on 29th February 2020)
Composer: B茅la Bart贸k
Reviewer: Piano Concerto No. 3, Sz. 119, BB 127
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Recommended
Recording:
Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano)
麻豆约拍 Philharmonic
Gianandrea Noseda (conductor)
Chandos CHAN10610
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Other Recommended Recording(s):
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Andras Schiff (piano)
Budapest Festival Orchestra
Iv谩n Fischer (conductor)
Elatus 0927467352 (download only)
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H茅l猫ne Grimaud (piano)
London Symphony Orchestra
Pierre Boulez (conductor)
Deutsche Grammophon 4775330
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G茅za Anda (piano)
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
Ferenc Fricsay (conductor)
Alto ALC1246 and Deutsche Grammophon 4473992
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10.15am 鈥� New Releases
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Jose de Nebra: Vendado Es Amor, No Es Ciego
Giulia Semenzato (soprano, Anquises)
Natalie P茅rez (mezzo-soprano, Venus)
Alicia Amo (soprano, Eumene)
Eva Mar铆a Soler Boix (soprano, Diana)
Amalia Montervo Neira (soprano, Br煤jula)
Yannick Debus (baritone, T铆tiro)
Javier Dot煤 (narrator)
Los Elementos
Alberto Migu茅lez Rouco (conductor)
Glossa GCD922520 (2 CDs)
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Solitude: music by Purcell/Britten, Schubert, Dove & Barber
James Gilchrist (tenor)
Anna Tilbrook (piano)
Chandos CHAN20145
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Sir John Barbirolli - Broadcast Concert 1965: music by Bruch, Franck, Rimsky-Korsakov & Supp茅
Jacqueline du Pre (cello)
David Wilde (piano)
Hall茅 Orchestra
Sir John Barbirolli (conductor)
Barbirolli Society SJB1100
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10.40am 鈥� New Releases 鈥� Natasha Loges on a new Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau release
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Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau: Lied-Edition, Vol. 2
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone)
Kolja Blacher (violin)
Dieter Kl枚cker (clarinet)
Klaus Wallendorf (horn)
Karl Engel (piano)
Wolfgang Sawallisch (piano)
Aribert Reimann (piano)
Hartmut Holl (piano)
Orfeo C993204 (4 CDs)
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11.20am 鈥� Record of the Week
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Massenet: Tha茂s
Erin Wall (soprano, Tha茂s)
Joshua Hopkins (baritone, Athana毛l)
Andrew Staples (tenor, Nicias)
Nathan Berg (bass-baritone, Pal茅mon)
Neil Aronoff (baritone, Servant)
Liv Redpath (soprano, Crobyle)
Andrea Ludwig (mezzo-soprano, Myrtale)
Emilia Boteva (mezzo-soprano, Albine)
Stacey Tappan (soprano, La Charmeuse)
Toronto Mendelssohn Choir
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Sir Andrew Davis (conductor)
Chandos CHSA5258(2) (2 Hybrid SACDs)
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- Sat 4 Jul 2020 09:00麻豆约拍 Radio 3
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