Schumann's Liederkreis, Op 39, with Allyson Devenish and Kate Molleson
Allyson Devenish chooses her favourite recording of Schumann's Liederkreis, Op 39, plus Gillian Moore reviews new discs of contemporary music with Kate Molleson.
9.30 Building a Library
Allyson Devenish compares recordings of Schumann's Liederkreis, Op 39, and chooses her favourite.
Schumann's Liederkreis, Op 39, is considered to be one of the greatest song cycles of the 19th century. Composed in 1840, Liederkreis comprises 12 songs which set poems by the German Romantic poet, Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff. Together, the 12 songs explore themes of loss, loneliness, nocturnal mystery, ecstasy and reverie. Schumann himself considered the Liederkreis, Op 39 to be the most romantic music he had ever written, and he wrote to his wife that the cycle had 'music of you in it, dearest Clara'.
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Gillian Moore reviews new discs of contemporary music with Kate Molleson.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1048
Performer: Isabelle Faust. Performer: Antoine Tamestit. Orchestra: Academy for Ancient Music Berlin.- JS Bach: Brandenburg Concertos.
- Harmonia Mundi.
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Dmitry Shostakovich
Prelude and Fugue in F (from Preludes and Fugues for piano, Op. 87)
Performer: Igor Levit.- On DSCH.
- Sony.
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Andr茅 Danican Philidor
Les Amazones: "Venez, troupe guerriere," "Puisque tout est tranquille" & "Combattons, courrons a la gloire"
Performer: Thomas Dunford. Singer: Lea Desandre. Singer: V茅ronique Gens. Ensemble: Jupiter.- Amazone.
- Erato.
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Laura Netzel
Suite for Violin & String Orchestra, Op. 83: III. Berceuse
Performer: Malin Broman. Orchestra: Musica Vitae Chamber Orchestra.- Laura Netzel: Chamber Portrait.
- dB Productions.
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Claude Debussy
Pelleas et Melisande, Act II Scene 1
Singer: Chiara Skerath. Singer: Stanislas de Barbeyrac. Orchestra: Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine. Conductor: Pierre Dumoussaud.- Debussy: Pelleas et Melisande.
- Alpha.
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Matt Rogers
A Writer In Hiding
Performer: Kit Downes.- Premonitions of the Unbuilt City.
- Nonclassical.
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Barbara Strozzi
Arie a voce sola di diversi auttori: Havete torto
Singer: Renata Dubinskaite. Ensemble: Canto Fiorito.- Strozzi: La Voce Sola.
- Brilliant Classics.
- 8.
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Olivier Messiaen
No. 7, Plainte calme (from 8 Preludes)
Performer: Ciro Longobardi.- Messiaen: Piano Music.
- Piano Classics.
- 7.
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Joseph Canteloube
Chants d'Auvergne, Series 1: No. 2 Bailero
Singer: Carolyn Sampson. Orchestra: Tapiola Sinfonietta. Conductor: Pascal Roph茅.- Canteloube: Chants d'Auvergne.
- BIS.
- 2.
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Matthew Shlomowitz
Parlour Nancarrow & Larghetto
Performer: Mark Knoop.- Explorations in Polytonality and Other Musical Wonders, Volume 1.
- NFI.
- 1.
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James Weeks
Summer
Ensemble: Explore Ensemble.- Summer.
- Another Timbre.
- 1.
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Helen Grime
Bright Travellers: No. 3 Visitations & No. 4 Milk Fever
Performer: Joseph Middleton. Singer: Ruby Hughes.- Songs For New Life and Love.
- BIS.
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Barbara Monk Feldman
Clear Edge
Performer: Siwan Rhys.- Barbara Monk Feldman: Verses.
- Another Timbre.
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Tansy Davies
Re-Greening
Orchestra: The National Youth Orchestra.- NMC Recordings.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K466: I. Allegro
Performer: Jeremy Denk. Orchestra: Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra.- The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra.
- Nonesuch.
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Record Review
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JS Bach: Brandenburg Concertos
Isabelle Faust (violin)
Antoine Tamestit (viola)
Akademie f眉r Alte Musik Berlin
Harmonia Mundi听 HMM90268687听 (2 CDs)听
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On DSCH 鈥� Music By Shostakovich and Stevenson
Igor Levit (piano)
Sony 19439809212听 (3 CDs)听听
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Amazone 鈥� Music by Philidor, Rameau, Vivaldi, etc
Lea Desandre (mezzo)
Jupiter (ensemble)
Thomas Dunford (director/lute)听
Erato听 9029506584
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Laura Netzel: Chamber Portrait
Malin Broman (violin)
Simon Crawford-Phillips (piano)听
Sabina Bisholt (soprano)
Musica Vitae Chamber Orchestra
dB Productions听 DBCD200听
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9.30am 鈥� Building a Library 鈥� Allyson Devenish on Schubert鈥檚 Liederkries, Op. 39
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Recommended
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Nathalie Stutzmann (contralto)
Catherine Collard (piano)
RCA听 G010000280519T
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Other recommendation:听
Christian Gerhaher (baritone)听
Gerold Huber (piano)
RCA听 88697168172
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10.15am 鈥� New Releases
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Debussy: Pell茅as et M茅lisande
Stanislas de Barbeyrac (Pell茅as/tenor)
Chiara Skerath (M茅lisande/soprano)
Alexandre Duhamel (Golaud/baritone)
Janina Baechle (Genevi猫ve/mezzo-soprano)
J茅r么me Varnier (Arkel/bass)
Ma毛lig Querr茅 (Yniold/soprano)
Jean-Vincent Blot (Doctor & Shepherd/bass)
Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine
Ch艙ur de l'Op茅ra National de Bordeaux
Pierre Dumoussaud听 (conductor)听
Alpha听 ALPHA752听 (2 CDs)听
听
听
听
Matt Rogers:听 Premonitions of the Unbuilt City听
Kit Downes (piano)听
Nonclassical听
听
听
听
Strozzi: La Voce Sola
Renata Dubinskait臈
Canto Fiorito
Brilliant Classics听 96436
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听
听
Messiaen: Piano Music
Ciro Longobardi (piano)
Piano Classics听 PCL10202听 (2 CDs)听
听
听
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Canteloube: Chants d'Auvergne
Carolyn Sampson (soprano)
Tapiola Sinfonietta
Pascal Roph茅
BIS BIS2513听 (Hybrid SACD)听
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10.40am 鈥� Gillian Moore
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Matthew Shlomowitz: Explorations in polytonality and other musical wonders, Vol. 1
Mark Knoop (piano)
Bandcamp MK1听
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James Weeks:听 Summer
Taylor MacLennan (flutes)
Alex Roberts (clarinet)
Oscar Holch (viola)
Deni Teo (cello)
David L贸pez Ib谩艌ez (violin)
Siwan Rhys (piano & harp)
George Barton (percussion)
Angela Wai-Nok Hui (percussion)
Nicholas Moroz (electronic realisation)听
Another Timbre听 AT174
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Songs For New Life and Love 鈥� Music by Mahler - Ives - Grime
Ruby Hughes (soprano)
Joseph Middleton (piano)
BIS听 BIS2468听 (hybrid SACD)听
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Barbara Monk Feldman: Verses
GBSR Duo (Siwan Rhys 鈥� piano; George Barton 鈥� percussion)
Mira Benjamin - violin
Another Timbre听 AT177听
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Tansy Davies: Nature
Norwegian Radio Orchestra
Huw Watkins (piano)听
Birmingham Contemporary Music Group
National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain听
Karen Kamensek (conductor)听
Oliver Knussen (conductor)听
NMC Recordings听 NMC D260
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11.20am 鈥� Record of the Week
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Mozart Piano Concertos
Jeremy Denk听 (piano/conductor)
The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Nonesuch听 7559791687听
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