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Building a Library on Monteverdi's madrigals with Kirsten Gibson and Hannah French

Kirsten Gibson chooses her favourite recording of Monteverdi's madrigals, plus Berginald Rash, a clarinettist at Chineke! Orchestra, on new clarinet recordings.

with Hannah French

9.30 Building a Library
Kirsten Gibson chooses her favourite recordings of Monteverdi's madrigals.

Monteverdi was one of the most significant composers in late Renaissance and early Baroque Italy. His madrigals span the whole of his creative career from the early works written in his native Cremona, through his time serving the Gonzagas in Mantua, with a final flourishing when he was maestro di capella at St Marks in Venice. They are a treasure trove of highly crafted and expressive works in many different styles. His madrigals represent a high point in his creative output which have received a lot more attention from performers over recent years with many younger groups tackling these challenging pieces in new and exciting ways.

10.45
Berginald Rash, a clarinettist at Chineke! Orchestra, talks to Hannah about new recordings of music for the clarinet from standard repertoire pieces such as the clarinet concertos by Mozart and Copland, to more unusual repertoire for the instrument by Reger, Hindemith and Samuel Coleridge-Taylor.

11.20
Record of the Week
Hannah recommends an outstanding new release.

2 hours, 47 minutes

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Sat 20 Mar 2021 09:00
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Music Played

  • Reynaldo Hahn

    À Chloris (arrangement)

    Performer: Théotime Langlois de Swarte. Performer: Tanguy de Williencourt.
    • Proust, Le Concert Retrouvé.
    • HARMONIA MUNDI.
    • 1.

  • Giovanni Battista Bononcini

    Camilla: È pur ver ch'a soffrir (from: Il Trionfo di Camilla)

    Performer: Bruce Dickey. Performer: Veronika Skuplik. Performer: Catherine Aglibut. Performer: Mieneke van der Velden. Performer: Kris Verhelst. Singer: Hana Blažíková. Ensemble: The Breathtaking Collective.
    • On the Breath of Angels.
    • PASSACAILLE.
    • 11.

  • Giovanni Battista Bononcini

    Prenesto: Tutte armate (from: Il Trionfo di Camilla)

    Performer: Bruce Dickey. Performer: Veronika Skuplik. Performer: Catherine Aglibut. Performer: Mieneke van der Velden. Performer: Kris Verhelst. Performer: Jakob Lindberg. Singer: Hana Blažíková. Ensemble: The Breathtaking Collective.
    • On the Breath of Angels.
    • PASSACAILLE.
    • 12.

  • Béla Bartók

    Bluebeard's Castle, Sz. 48, Op. 11: First Door: 'Jaj!' - 'Mit látsz? Mit látsz?'

    Singer: Mika Kares. Singer: Szilvia Vörös. Orchestra: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Susanna Mälkki.
    • Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle.
    • BIS.
    • 3.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Serenade No. 10 in B flat major, K361 'Gran Partita': III. Adagio

    Ensemble: Armonia Ensemble.
    • Mozart - Salieri.
    • GENUIN.
    • 3.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Liebesliederwalzer, Op. 52a: Nos.1-5

    Performer: Wyneke Jordans. Performer: Leo van Doeselaar.
    • Johannes Brahms: Four Hands.
    • PASSACAILLE.
    • 17-21.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Liebesliederwalzer, Op. 52a: No.6 "Grazioso"

    Performer: Wyneke Jordans. Performer: Leo van Doeselaar.
    • Johannes Brahms: Four Hands.
    • PASSACAILLE.
    • 22.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Symphony no.2 in E minor Op.27 (2nd mvt)

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.
    • Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2.
    • LSO LIVE.
    • 2.

  • Ivor Gurney

    I will go with my father a-ploughing

    Performer: Simon Lepper. Singer: Ashley Riches.
    • Proud Songsters: English Solo Song.
    • Kings College.
    • 13.

  • Jonathan Dove

    All You Who Sleep Tonight: XIII. All you who sleep tonight

    Performer: Simon Lepper. Singer: Lawrence Zazzo.
    • Proud Songsters: English Solo Song.
    • Kings College.
    • 11.

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    The House of Life, IRV 25: II. Silent Noon

    Performer: Simon Lepper. Singer: Gerald Finley.
    • Proud Songsters: English Solo Song.
    • Kings College Recordings.
    • 20.

  • H. K. Gruber

    Rough Music: I. Toberac

    Performer: Colin Currie. Orchestra: Â鶹ԼÅÄ Philharmonic. Conductor: Juanjo Mena.
    • HK Gruber: Percussion Concertos.
    • COLIN CURRIE RECORDS.
    • 1.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Two-part Invention No. 13 in A minor, BWV784

    Performer: Rinaldo Alessandrini.
    • Bach: Klavierwerke.
    • Believe Recordings.
    • 2.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Prelude and Fugue No. 20 in A minor (Book 1) BWV.865: Prelude

    Performer: Rinaldo Alessandrini.
    • Bach: Klavierwerke.
    • Believe Recordings.
    • 4.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Prelude and Fugue No. 20 in A minor (Book 1) BWV.865: Fugue

    Performer: Rinaldo Alessandrini.
    • Bach: Klavierwerke.
    • Believe Recordings.
    • 5.

  • Reynaldo Hahn

    O Mon Bel Inconnu (excerpt)

    Singer: Véronique Gens. Singer: Éléonore Pancrazi. Singer: Olivia Doray. Singer: Carl Ghazarossian. Singer: Thomas Dolié. Singer: Jean-Christophe Lanièce. Singer: Yoann Dubruque. Orchestra: Orchestre National Avignon-Provence. Conductor: Samuel Jean.
    • Reynaldo Hahn: O Mon Bel Inconnu.
    • Bru Zane.
    • 15-23.

Record Review

9.00am

Ìý

Proust, Le Concert Retrouvé: Music by Hahn, Fauré, Schumann and others

Theotime Langlois de Swart (violin)

Tanguy de Williencourt (piano)

Harmonia Mundi HMM902508

Ìý

On the Breath of Angels: Music by Carlo G, Palestrina and others

The Breathtaking Collective

Hana Blažiková (soprano)

Bruce Dickey (cornetto)

Passacaille PAS1091

Ìý

Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle

Mika Kares (Bluebeard)

Szilvia Vörös (Judith)

Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

Susanna Mälkki (conductor)

BIS BIS2388 (Hybrid SACD)

Ìý

Mozart - Salieri

Armonia Ensemble

Genuin GEN21740

Ìý

Johannes Brahms: Four Hands

Ìý

Wyneke Jordans (piano)

Leo van Doeselaar (piano)

Passacaille PAS1089

https://www.passacaille.be/gb/home/316-brahms-4-hands.html

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

9.30am – Building a Library – Kirsten Gibson on Monteverdi’s Madrigals

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Composer: Claudio Monteverti

Reviewer: Kirsten Gibson

Ìý

Recommended Recording:

Third book of Madrigals

Concerto Italiano

Rinaldo Alessandrini (director)

Naive OP30580

Ìý

Other Recommended Recordings:

Ìý

Best survey:

Les Arts Florissants

Paul Agnew (director)

Harmonia Mundi HAF8905278

Ìý

Best complete sets:

Delitiae Musicae

Marco Longhini (director)

Naxos 8501505 (15 CDs)

Ìý

La Venexiana

Claudio Cavina (director)

Glossa GCD920929 (12 CDs)

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

10.15am – New Releases

Ìý

Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2

London Symphony Orchestra

Sir Simon Rattle (conductor)

LSO Live LSO0851

Ìý

Proud Songsters: English Solo Song

Gerald Finley (bass-baritone)

James Gilchrist (tenor)

Michael Chance (countertenor)

Lawrence Zazzo (countertenor)

Tim Mead (countertenor)

Ruairi Bowen (tenor)

Andrew Staples (tenor)

Ashley Riches (baritone)

Mark Stone (baritone)

Simon Lepper (piano)

Kings College KGS0052

Ìý

HK Gruber: Percussion Concertos

Colin Currie (percussion)

Â鶹ԼÅÄ Philharmonic

Juanjo Mena (conductor)

Colin Currie Records CCR0004

Ìý

Bach: Klavierwerke

Rinaldo Alessandrini (harpsichord)

Believe Recordings OP30581

Ìý

Ìý

10.40am – Berginald Rash on New Clarinet Releases

Ìý

A Clarinet in America: Music by Copland, Bernstein and Rozsa

Alexander Fiterstein (clarinet)

English Chamber Orchestra

Chris Hopkins (conductor)

Orchid Classics ORC100155

Ìý

Hindemith & Reger: Clarinet Quintets

Vladimir Soltan (clarinet)

Utrecht String Quartet

MDG MDG9032198 (Hybrid SACD)

Ìý

Lindström & Mozart: Clarinet Concertos

Emil Jonason (clarinet)

Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra

Stefan Solyom (conductor)

Swedish Society SCD1177

Ìý

Caprices and Laments: Clarinet Concertos by Nielsen, Copland and MacMillan

Maximiliano Martín (clarinet)

Orquesta Sinfónica de Tenerife

Lucas Macias Navarro (conductor)

Delphian DCD34250


Uncovered, Vol. 1: Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

Anthony McGill (clarinet)

Stewart Goodyear (piano)

Catalyst Quartet

Azica Records Azica71336

Ìý

Ìý

11.20am – Record of the Week

Ìý

Reynaldo Hahn: O Mon Bel Inconnu

Véronique Gens (Antoinette)

Éléonore Pancrazi (Felicie)

Olivia Doray (Marie-Anne)

Carl Ghazarossian (Jean-Paul/Hilarion Lallumette)

Thomas Dolié (Prosper)

Jean-Christophe Lanièce (M. Victor)

Yoann Dubruque (Claude)

Orchestre National Avignon-Provence

Samuel Jean (conductor)

Bru Zane BZ1043

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  • Sat 20 Mar 2021 09:00
    Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 3

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