Main content
Sorry, this episode is not currently available

Â鶹ԼÅÄ Proms Composer - Mozart with Natasha Loges and Andrew McGregor

Natasha Loges chooses five indispensable recordings of Â鶹ԼÅÄ Proms Composer Mozart and explains why you need to hear them, plus the best of recent classical releases.

Andrew McGregor with a selection of the best new classical releases.

9.30
Proms Composer: Mozart
Natasha Loges chooses five indispensable recordings of Â鶹ԼÅÄ Proms Composer Mozart and explains why you need to hear them.

11.25
Record of the Week
Strauss: Alpine Symphony
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
Vladimir Jurowski

2 hours, 47 minutes

Music Played

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 44 No. 1, MWV R 3: III. Andante espressivo

    Ensemble: Minguet Quartett.
    • Mendelssohn: String Quartets, Op. 44 Nos. 1 & 2.
    • CPO.
    • 103.
  • Lord Berners

    The Triumph of Neptune: Prelude & Adagio "The Frozen Forest"

    Conductor: David Lloyd-Jones. Orchestra: Orchestra of Opera North.
    • Lord Berners: The Triumph of Neptune, L'uomo dai baffi & Other Works.
    • Naxos.
    • 101.
  • Georg Caspar Schürmann

    Auf! Jauchzet, lobsinget dem König der Ehren!: No. 1-3

    Singer: Marie Luise Werneburg. Singer: Verena Gropper. Singer: David Erler. Singer: Hans-Jörg Mammel. Singer: Wolf Matthias Friedrich. Orchestra: Weser-Renaissance Bremen. Conductor: Manfred Cordes.
    • Schürmann: Cantatas.
    • CPO.
    • 101.
  • Frédéric Chopin

    Nocturne No. 8 in D flat Op. 27 No. 2

    Performer: Jan Lisiecki.
    • DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön (The Magic Flute)

    Singer: Fritz Wunderlich. Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Karl Böhm.
    • DG.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Fantasia in F minor for a mechanical organ, K608 (arr. Busoni)

    Performer: Radu Lupu. Performer: Murray Perahia. Music Arranger: Ferruccio Busoni.
    • SONY.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Symphony No 35 in D major, K385 'Haffner' (1st mvt)

    Orchestra: Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Orchestra: Charles Mackerras.
    • LINN.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Clarinet Concerto in A major, K622 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Martin Frost. Orchestra: Amsterdam Sinfonietta. Conductor: Peter Oundjian.
    • BIS.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Requiem: Kyrie and Dies Irae (opening)

    Choir: Accentus Chamber Choir. Orchestra: Insula Orchestra. Conductor: Laurence Equilbey.
    • NAIVE.
  • Franz Schmidt

    Symphony No. 1 in E major iv. Lebhaft, doch nicht zu schnell (4th mvt)

    Orchestra: Â鶹ԼÅÄ National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Jonathan Berman.
    • Accentus Music.
  • Franz Liszt

    O lieb, solang du lieben kannst, S. 298

    Performer: Helmut Deutsch. Singer: Jonas Kaufmann.
    • Sony.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Partita No. 1 in B flat BWV825, 1-6

    Performer: Mahan Esfahani.
    • Hyperion.
  • Rued Langgaard

    Afgrundsmusik, BVN 169 (Arr. A. Madsen for Chamber Ensemble): I. Inflessibile mo

    Ensemble: Esbjerg Ensemble.
    • Music of the Abyss.
    • Dacapo.
    • 701.
  • Sergey Prokofiev

    10 Pieces from "Romeo and Juliet", Op.75 No.1-10

    Performer: Barry Douglas.
    • CHANDOS.
  • Joseph Haydn

    L'isola disabitata, Hob. XXVIII:9, Act II Scene 12: Sono contenta appieno

    Singer: André Morsch. Singer: Anett Fritsch. Singer: Krystian Adam. Singer: Sunhae Im. Orchestra: Academy for Ancient Music Berlin.
    • Haydn: L'isola disabitata, Hob. XXVIII:9.
    • PENTATONE.
    • 1202.
  • Richard Strauss

    Eine Alpensinfonie, Op. 64, TrV 233: Dangerous Moments to Night (Live)

    Conductor: Vladimir Jurowski. Orchestra: Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin.
    • Strauss: Eine Alpensinfonie, Op. 64, TrV 233 (Live).
    • PENTATONE.
    • 112.

Record Review

9.00am

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: String Quartets Vol.3

Minguet Quartett

CPO 555086-2


Lord Berners: The Triumph of Neptune, L'uomo dai baffi & Other Works

English Northern Philharmonia

David Lloyd-Jones (conductor)

Naxos 8.555222

Ìý

Schürmann: Cantatas

Weser-Renaissance Bremen

Marie Luise Werneburg (Soprano)

Verena Gropper (Soprano)

David Erler (Counter-Tenor)

Hans Jörg Mammel (Tenor)

Wolf Matthias Friedrich (Bass-Baritone)

Manfred Cordes (Conductor)

CPO 555 374-2

Ìý

Frederic Chopin Jan Lisiecki Complete Nocturnes

Jan Lisiecki (piano)

Deutsche Grammophon 486 0761 (2 CDs)Ìý

Ìý

9.30am – Proms Composer – Natasha Loges on Mozart

Recommended Recording:Ìý

Fritz Wunderlich singt Mozart

Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, K. 620 / Erster Aufzug “Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön"

Fritz Wunderlich (tenor)

Berliner Philharmoniker

Karl Böhm (Conductor)

Deutsche Grammophon 4803612

Ìý

Fantasy in F Minor, K. 608 (Arr. F. Busoni, M. Perahia & R. Lupu for Piano Duo)

Allegro Ritenuto & Adante

Murray Perahia (Piano)

Radu Lupu (Piano)

Sony Classical SK 44915

Ìý

Mozart: Symphonies 29, 31 (Paris), 32, 35 (Haffner) & 36 (Linz)

Symphony No. 35 in D Major, K. 385 "Haffner": I. Allegro con spirito

Scottish Chamber Orchestra

Sir Charles Mackerras (Conductor)

Linn CKD 350 (2 hybrid SACDs)

Ìý

Mozart: Clarinet Concerto / Clarinet Quintet in A major

Klarinettenkonzert A-Dur, K. 622: 2. Adagio (Jenseits von Afrika): II. Adagio

Martin Fröst (Clarinet)

Amsterdam Sinfonietta

Peter Oundjian (Conductor)

BIS-CD-1263 (Hybrid SACD)

Ìý

Mozart: Requiem in D minor, K626

Requiem in D Minor, K. 626: II. Kyrie eleison, III. Dies iræ (Sequenz)

Sandrine Piau (soprano)

Sara Mingardo (contralto)

Werner Güra (tenor)

Christopher Purves (bass-baritone)

Accentus Chamber Choir

Insula Orchestra

Laurence Equilbey (Conductor)

Naive V5370

Ìý

10.15am – New Releases


Franz Schmidt: Symphony No. 1 ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý

Â鶹ԼÅÄ National Orchestra of Wales

Jonathan Berman (conductor)

Accentus Music ACC505441

Ìý

Liszt ‘Freudvoll und leidvoll’

Jonas Kaufmann (tenor)

Helmut Deutsch (piano)

Sony 19439892602

Ìý

J.S. Bach: Partita No. 1 in B flat BWV825

Mahan Esfahani (harpsichord)

Hyperion CDA68311 (2 CDs)

ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý

Ìý

Rued Langgaard: “Music of the Abyssâ€

Esbjerg Ensemble

DaCapo 8.226152

Ìý

Tchaikovsky Plus One, Vol.3ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý

Barry Douglas (piano)

Chandos CHAN 20160

Ìý

Haydn: L’isola disabitata

Anett Frisch (Soprano)

Sunhae Im (Soprano)

Krystian Adam (Tenor)

André Morsch (Baritone)

Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin

Pentatone PTC 518 6275

Ìý

11.15am – Record of the Week


Strauss: Eine AlpensinfonieÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý

Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

Vladimir Jurowski (Conductor)

Pentatone PTC 5186 802 (Hybrid SACD)

Broadcast

  • Sat 14 Aug 2021 09:00

Composers A to Z

Composers A to Z

Visit the extensive Radio 3 audio archive of programmes about composers and their works.

Browse previous episodes of the Record Review Podcast

Browse previous episodes of the Record Review Podcast

All episodes since 2010, listed alphabetically by composer surname.

Why the music we love as teens stays with us for life

Cognitive neuropyschology can explain why we return to old favourites again and again.