Essential Organ Music with Anna Lapwood and Andrew McGregor
Anna Lapwood chooses five top pieces for organ from Bach to Widor, plus the usual pick of the best new classical releases.
Andrew McGregor with a selection of the best new classical releases.
9.30
Proms Composer: Organ Music
Director and organist Anna Lapwood chooses her essential five pieces for organ from Bach to Widor, plus the usual round-up of the best latest classical releases.
11.15
Record of the Week
Schumann Fantasie in C, Op. 17
Stephen Hough (piano)
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Music Played
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Fritz Kreisler
Liebesleid
Performer: Janine Jansen. Performer: Sir Antonio Pappano.- 12 Stradivari.
- Decca.
- 14.
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Hieronymus Kapsberger
Madrigals, Villanelles & Autres Airs
Ensemble: L'Escadron Volant de la Reine.- Kapsberger in Rome, 1610 'Il Tedesco'.
- Harmonia Mundi.
- 1.
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Joseph Haydn
Piano Sonata No. 33 in C minor: III. Finale. Allegro
Performer: Paul Lewis.- Joseph Haydn: Piano Sonatas Nos. 20, 34, 51 & 52.
- Harmonia Mundi.
- 3.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Fantasia and fugue in G minor BWV.542 'Great' (Fugue)
Performer: David Goode.- Johann Sebastian Bach: The Complete Organ Works Vol. 3.
- Signum.
- 22.
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Francis Poulenc
Concerto in G minor for Organ, Strings & Timpani
Performer: Gillian Weir. Orchestra: City of London Sinfonia. Conductor: Richard Hickox.- Poulenc - Concertos.
- Erato.
- 7.
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Franz Liszt
Fantaisie et fugue sur le choral "Ad nos, ad salutarem undam", S. 259 final movement)
Performer: Thomas Ospital.- Liszt, une divine tragédie.
- Editions Hortus.
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Olivier Messiaen
Messe de la Pentecote: IV. Communion
Performer: Olivier Latry.- Messiaen - Complete Organ Works.
- DG.
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Anthony Newley
Pure Imagination
Performer: Cameron Carpenter. Music Arranger: Cameron Carpenter.- If You Could Read My Mind.
- Sony.
- 21.
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Gabriel Pierné
Etude de concert
Performer: Jean‐Yves Thibaudet.- Carte Blanche.
- Decca.
- 13.
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Sergey Rachmaninov
Symphony no.2 in E minor Op.27 (2nd mvt)
Orchestra: German Symphony Orchestra Berlin. Conductor: Robin Ticciati.- Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 2 in E minor.
- Linn Records.
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Franz Schubert
Schwanengesang, D. 957: Abschied & Der Doppelganger
Performer: Martin Helmchen. Singer: Julian Prégardien.- Schubert: Schwanengesang & String Quintet.
- Alpha.
- 1.
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Arvo Pärt
Stabat mater (for Mixed Choir & String Orchestra): I. Amen. Stabat mater
Choir: Bavarian Radio Symphony Choir. Conductor: Ivan Repušić. Orchestra: Munich Radio Orchestra.- Arvo Pärt: Works.
- BR-Klassik.
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Scott Joplin
Solace
Performer: Adam Swayne.- 9/11: 20.
- Coviello.
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David Del Tredici
Missing Towers
Performer: Adam Swayne.- 9/11: 20.
- Coviello.
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Trampin'
Performer: Franz Rupp. Music Arranger: Edward Boatner. Singer: Marian Anderson.- Marian Anderson - Beyond the Music.
- Sony.
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Gustav Mahler
Kindertotenlieder: II. Nun she ich wohl
Singer: Marian Anderson. Orchestra: San Francisco Symphony. Conductor: Pierre Monteux.- Marian Anderson - Beyond the Music.
- Sony.
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Johannes Brahms
Alto Rhapsody op. 53
Singer: Marian Anderson. Choir: Municipal Chorus of San Francisco. Conductor: Pierre Monteux. Orchestra: San Francisco Symphony.- Marian Anderson - Beyond the Music.
- Sony.
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Robert Schumann
Fantasie in C major, Op. 17
Performer: Sir Stephen Hough.- Schumann: Arabeske, Kreisleriana & Fantasie.
- Hyperion.
- 10.
Record Review
9.00am
12 Stradivari – Music by Elgar, Kreisler, Rachmaninov, Suk, Tchaikovsky, etc
Janine Jansen (violin)
Antonio Pappano (piano)
Decca 4851605
Kapsberger in Rome, 1610 'Il Tedesco'
L'Escadron Volant de La Reine
Harmonia Mundi HMM902645
Joseph Haydn: Piano Sonatas Nos. 20, 34, 51 & 52
Paul Lewis (piano)
Harmonia Mundi HMM902372
Jéliote, haute-contre de Rameau – Music by Blamont, Laborde, Rameau, etc
Reinoud Van Mechelen
A Nocte Temporis
Alpha ALPHA753
Orpheus. Hommage à Saint-Saëns
Trio Zadig
Fuga Libera FUG788
Marais: Suite d'Un Gout Etranger
Robin Pharo (viola da gamba/director)
Ensemble Près de Votre Oreille
Château de Versailles Spectacles CVS042 (2 CDs)
9.30am – Proms Composer: Essential Organ Music with Anna Lapwood
Johann Sebastian Bach: The Complete Organ Works
David Goode (organ of Trinity College Chapel, Cambridge)
Signum SIGCD801 – SIGCD812 (12 Volumes)
Poulenc - Concertos
Gillian Weir (organ of Royal Festival Hall)
Jean-Bernard Pommier (piano)
Anne Queffelec (piano)
Maggie Cole (harpsichord)
City of London Sinfonia
Richard Hickox (conductor)
Erato 95220452
Liszt, une divine tragédie
Thomas Ospital (organ of Saint‑Eustache, Paris)
Editions Hortus 171755
Messiaen - Complete Organ Works
Olivier Latry (organ of Notre Dame Cathedral)
DG 4714802 (6 CDs)
If You Could Read My Mind – Music by Bach, Bernstein, Newley, Rachmaninov, etc
Cameron Carpenter (International Touring Organ)
Sony 88883796882
10.15am – New Releases
Carte Blanche – Music by Barber, Brahms, Granados, Pierne, etc
Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano)
Decca 4852081
Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 2
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Robin Ticciati (conductor)
Linn CKD653
Schubert: Schwanengesang & String Quintet
Julian Prégardien (tenor)
Martin Helmchen (piano)
Christian Tetzlaff (violin)
Florian Donderer (violin)
Rachel Roberts (viola)
Tanja Tetzlaff (cello)
Marie-Elisabeth Hecker
Alpha ALPHA748
Pärt: Stabat Mater
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Munich Radio Orchestra
Ivan Repušić (conductor)
BR Klassik 900335
9/11: 20 – Memorials on the twentieth anniversary of September the 11th – Music by Del Tredici, Joplin, Malone – etc.
Adam Swayne (piano)
Coviello COV92111
Marian Anderson - Beyond the Music: the Complete RCA Victor Recordings
Marian Anderson (contralto)
Sony 19439836492 (15 CDs)
11.20am – Record of the Week
Schumann: Arabeske, Kreisleriana & Fantasie
Stephen Hough (piano)
Hyperion CDA68363
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