Building a Library on Mozart's Piano Concerto No 24 in C minor with Lucy Parham and Andrew McGregor
Lucy Parham chooses her favourite recording of Mozart's Piano Concerto No 24 in C minor, K491, plus Andrew McGregor reviews new releases of Baroque music with Simon Heighes.
with Andrew McGregor
9.30 Building a Library
Lucy Parham chooses her favourite recording of Mozart's Piano Concerto No 24 in C minor, K491.
Mozart composed his much-loved Piano Concerto in the winter of 1785-86, shortly before the premiere of the Marriage of Figaro. Despite the compositional proximity of the two works, they reveal very different sides to Mozart's compositional personality, the opera being bright and upbeat while the piano concerto is much darker and is one of only two minor key piano concertos in his entire output. The Piano Concerto in C minor is also different from the earlier concertos because it uses a much larger orchestra including oboes and clarinets. The premiere is thought to have taken place at Vienna's Burgtheater in April 1786. Beethoven is known to have greatly admired Mozart's Piano Concerto No 24 and exclaimed to his friend, Cramer, that he would never be able to do anything like that.
10.45
Simon Heighes reviews new and recent recordings of Baroque music including a new release of Pergolesi's Stabat Mater.
11.20
Record of the Week
Andrew recommends an outstanding new release.
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Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Sinfonia in B-Flat Major, H. 658, Wq. 182/2: III. Presto
Ensemble: Gli Incogniti. Conductor: Amandine Beyer.- C.P.E. Bach: "Beyond the Limits" Complete Symphonies for Strings and Continuo.
- harmonia mundi.
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Richard Wagner
Wesendonck-Lieder, WWV 91: III. Im Treibhaus
Orchestrator: Felix Mottl. Singer: Lise Davidsen. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Mark Elder.- Lise Davidsen: Beethoven - Wagner - Verdi.
- Decca.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Sonata in G major for Piano and Violin, Fr 1789f
Performer: Rachel Podger. Performer: Christopher Glynn.- Mozart/Jones: Violin Sonatas Fragment Completions.
- CHANNEL CLASSICS.
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Johann Bach
Unser Leben ist ein Schatten
Performer: Romina Lischka. Singer: Dorothee Mields. Ensemble: Hathor Consort.- Heinrich Albert's Pumpkin Hut.
- RAMEE.
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Francisco Guerrero
Mi Ofensa's Grande (Canciones y Villanesacas Espirituales)
Choir: El Le贸n de Oro. Conductor: Marco Antonio Garc铆a de Paz.- Guerrero: Magnificat, Lamentations & Canciones.
- Hyperion.
- 32.
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Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns
Cello Sonata No. 1 in C minor, Op. 32: III. Allegro moderato
Performer: Steven Isserlis. Performer: Connie Shih.- Cello Music from Proust's Salons.
- BIS.
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Peter Wishart
Serenata Concertante for Clarinet and Small Orchestra: IV. Waltz. Tempo di valse
Performer: Peter Cigleris. Orchestra: 麻豆约拍 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Ben Palmer.- Rediscovered: British Clarinet Concertos by Dolmetsch Maconchy Spain-dunk Wishar.
- Signum Classics.
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John Powell
Perfect Time for a Spring Cleaning
Performer: Hiyoli Togawa.- Songs of Solitude.
- BIS.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Cello Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV1011: IV. Sarabande (arr. for Viola)
Performer: Hiyoli Togawa.- Songs of Solitude.
- BIS.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude and Fugue No. 5 in D major BWV.87 (arr. for viol consort)
Ensemble: Phantasm. Director: Laurence Dreyfus.- JS Bach: The Well-Tempered Consort II.
- LINN.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Motet BWV118: 'O Jesu Christ, mein Lebens Licht'
Ensemble: Collegium Vocale Gent. Director: Philippe Herreweghe.- JS Bach: Cantatas Nos. 45 & 198 & Motet 'O Jesu Christ, mein Lebens Licht'.
- PHI.
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Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
Stabat Mater: XII. Quando corpus morietur. Largo assai - Amen. Presto assai
Singer: Giulia Semenzato. Ensemble: Ensemble Resonanz. Singer: Lucile Richardot. Director: Riccardo Minasi.- Pergolesi: Stabat Mater & Rossell: Salve Regina.
- HARMONIA MUNDI.
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Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for Recorder, 2 Violins & Continuo in A, RV 108
Ensemble: La Serenissima. Director: Adrian Chandler.- Settecento: Baroque Instrumental Music from the Italian States.
- SIGNUM.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 'Choral': IV. Finale. Presto
Singer: Christina Landshamer. Singer: Jennifer Johnson Cano. Singer: Werner G眉ra. Singer: Shenyang. Choir: Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh. Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Manfred Honeck.- Beethoven: Symphony No.9.
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Record Review
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Beyond the Limits - CPE Bach: Complete String Symphonies
Gli Incogniti
Amandine Beyer (violin & conductor)
Harmonia Mundi HMM905321
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Mozart/Jones: Violin Sonatas Fragment Completions
Rachel Podger (violin)
Christopher Glynn (fortepiano)
Channel Classics CCSSA42721 (Hybrid SACD)
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Lise Davidsen: Beethoven - Wagner - Verdi
Lise Davidsen (soprano)
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Sir Mark Elder (conductor)
Decca 4851507
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Heinrich Albert's Pumpkin Hut
Dorothee Mields (soprano)
Hathor Consort
Romina Lischka (viol & direction)
Ram茅e RAM1913
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9.30am 鈥� Building a Library 鈥� Lucy Parham on Mozart Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor K491
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Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Reviewer: Lucy Parham
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Recommended Recording:
Richard Goode (piano)
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Nonesuch 0349712846
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Other Recommended Recordings:
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Period instrument choice:
Malcolm Bilson (fortepiano)
English Baroque Soloists
John Eliot Gardiner (conductor)
DG Archiv 4276522
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10.15am 鈥� New Releases
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Guerrero: Magnificat, Lamentations & Canciones
El Le贸n de Oro
Peter Phillips (conductor)
Marco Antonio Garc铆a de Paz (conductor)
Hyperion CDA68347
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Rediscovered: British Clarinet Concertos by Dolmetsch, Maconchy, Spain-dunk & Wishart
Peter Cigleris (clarinet)
Deian Rowlands (harp)
麻豆约拍 National Orchestra of Wales
Ben Palmer (conductor)
Signum SIGCD656
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Cello Music From Proust's Salons: Hahn, Faur茅, Saint-Sa毛ns, Duparc, Isserlis and Franck
Steven Isserlis (cello)
Connie Shih (piano)
BIS BIS2522 (Hybrid SACD)
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Andriessen: The only one
Nora Fischer (soprano)
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor)
Nonesuch 7559791733
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10.40am 鈥� Simon Heighes on New Baroque Releases
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Songs of Solitude: Music by J. S. Bach and others
Hiyoli Togowa (viola)
BIS BIS2533 (Hybrid SACD)
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JS Bach: The Well-Tempered Consort II
Phantasm
Laurence Dreyfus (director)
Linn CKD657
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JS Bach: Cantatas Nos. 45 & 198 & Motet 'O Jesu Christ, mein Lebens Licht'
Dorothee Mields (soprano)
Alex Potter (counter-tenor)
Thomas Hobbs (tenor)
Peter Kooij (bass)
Collegium Vocale Gent
Philippe Herreweghe (director)
PHI LPH035
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Pergolesi: Stabat Mater & Rossell: Salve Regina
Giulia Semenzato (soprano)
Lucile Richardot (mezzo-soprano)
Ensemble Resonanz
Riccardo Minasi (director)
Harmonia Mundi HMM902637
Settecento: Baroque Instrumental
Music from the Italian States
Tabea Debus (recorders)
La Serenissima
Adrian Chandler (director)
Signum SIGCD663
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11.20am 鈥� Record of the Week
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Beethoven: Symphony No.9
Christina Landshamer (soprano)
Jennifer Johnson Cano (mezzo-soprano)
Werner G眉ra (tenor)
Shenyang (bass-baritone)
Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Manfred Honeck (conductor)
Reference Recordings FR-741 (Hybrid SACD)
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