Building a Library on the works of Jan Dismas Zelenka with Hannah French and Andrew McGregor
Hannah French surveys the works and recordings of Jan Dismas Zelenka and chooses her favourite, plus Joanna MacGregor reviews new discs of piano music with Andrew McGregor.
9.30 Building a Library
Hannah French surveys the key works works and recordings of Czech composer Jan Dismas Zelenka and chooses her favourite.
Zelenka was born in Central Bohemia in 1679 and, after his musical education in Prague and Vienna, he spent most of his professional life in Dresden. Much admired by Bach for the harmonic inventiveness of his counterpoint, and friends with Telemann, Pisendel and Weiss, Zelenka was considered one of the giants of the Baroque era. Zelenka's music is also inspired by Czech folk music and it was Smetana who is credited with rediscovering the music of his forebear during the 19th century.
10.45
Joanna MacGregor reviews new discs of piano music with Andrew McGregor.
11.20
Record of the Week
Andrew recommends an outstanding new release.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Violin Sonata in C minor, BWV 1024: I. Adagio
Performer: Chouchane Siranossian. Performer: Bal谩zs M谩t茅. Director: Leonardo Garc铆a Alarc贸n.- Bach Before Bach.
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Alexander Gretchaninov
All-Night Vigil Op.59 (Bless the Lord, O My Soul)
Choir: Latvian Radio Choir. Conductor: Sigvards K募ava.- Grechaninov: All-Night Vigil, Op. 59.
- Ondine.
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Astor Piazzolla
Concierto para bandoneon: II. Moderato
Performer: William Sabatier. Orchestra: Orchestre Dijon Bourgogne. Conductor: Leonardo Garc铆a Alarc贸n.- Piazzolla: Concertos.
- Fuga Libera.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58: III. Rondo. Vivace (1808 version)
Performer: Gianluca Cascioli. Ensemble: Ensemble Resonanz. Conductor: Riccardo Minasi.- Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 4 & 6.
- Harmonia Mundi.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Apres un reve, op. 7 no. 1
Composer: Gabriel Faur茅. Performer: Gianluca Cascioli. Performer: Christian-Pierre La Marca. Performer: Nathana毛l Gouin. Music Arranger: Stephane Gassot. Music Arranger: Christian-Pierre La Marca. Orchestra: Orchestre de Paris 鈥� Philharmonie. Ensemble: Ensemble Resonanz. Conductor: Riccardo Minasi.- Wonderful World.
- Naive.
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Sofia Gubaidulina
Dialog: Ich und Du
Performer: Vadim Repin. Orchestra: Gewandhausorchester Leipzig. Conductor: Andris Nelsons.- Sofia Gubaidulina: Dialog: Ich und Du.
- DG.
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Gabriel Faur茅
Theme & Variations, Op. 73
Performer: Imogen Cooper.- Le Temps Perdu.
- Chandos.
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Franz Schubert
Fantasie in F minor for piano duet, D940: I. Allegro molto moderato
Performer: Martha Argerich. Performer: Gabriela Montero.- Rendez-Vous With Martha Argerich - Volume 2.
- Avanti.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47 'Kreutzer': III. Finale. Presto.
Performer: Tedi Papavrami. Performer: Martha Argerich.- Rendez-Vous With Martha Argerich - Volume 2.
- Avanti.
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Federico Mompou
Musica callada: No. 1 Angelico & No. 25 (untitled)
Performer: Lilit Grigoryan.- Mompou: Musica Callada.
- Orchid Classics.
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Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 7 in E Major: I. Allegro Moderato
Orchestra: Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra.- Bruckner: Symphony No. 7.
- Challenge Classics.
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Record Review
9.00am
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Bach Before Bach 鈥� Music by Bach, Farina, Muffat, Walther & Westhoff
Chouchane Siranossian
Leonardo Garc铆a Alarc贸n
Balazs Mat茅
Alpha听 Alpha758听
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Alexander Grechaninov: All-Night Vigil
Latvian Radio Chorus
Sigvards Klava (conductor)听
Ondine听 ODE 1397-2听
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Piazzolla: Concertos
William Sabatier
Emilie Aridon-Kociolek
Orchestre Dijon Bourgogne
Leonardo Garc铆a Alarc贸n
Fuga Libera听 FUG790
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Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 4 & 6
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Gianluca Cascioli (piano)
Ensemble Resonanz
Riccardo Minasi (conductor)听
Harmonia Mundi听 HMM902422
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9.30am 鈥� Building a Library 鈥� Hannah French鈥檚 Zelenka Survey
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Zelenka: Officium defunctorum & Requiem
Hana Bla啪铆kov谩 (soprano), Mark茅ta Cukrov谩 (alto), Sebastian Monti (tenor), Tom谩拧 Kr谩l (bass), Marian Krejcik (bass)
Collegium 1704 & Collegium Vocale 1704
V谩clav Luks (director)听
Accent听 ACC24244听
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Other recommendations:听
Thomas Hengelbrock conducts Zelenka, Bach & Lotti
Balthasar Neumann Ensemble & Choir,
Thomas Hengelbrock (director)听
Deutsche HM听 88697594232听
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Anima Aeterna
Jakub J贸zef Orli艅ski (countertenor)
Il Pomo d鈥橭ro
Francesco Corti (director)
Erato听 9029674390听
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Zelenka: Solo Motets
Alex Potter (counter-tenor)
Capriccio Basel Baroque Orchestra
Dominik Kiefer (director)听
Pan Classics听 PC10274听听
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Zelenka: Capriccios Nos. 1-5 & other orchestra works
Camerata Bern
Alexander van Wijnkoop (director)
DG Archiv听 4698422听
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Zelenka: Trio Sonatas Nos. 1-6
Zefiro听
Arcana听 A394听
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Zelenka: Sonatas
Monica Huggett (baroque violin)
Ensemble Marsyas
Linn CKD415
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Zelenka: Hipocondrie 脿 7 concertanti in A major, ZWV187, etc.
Freiburger Barockorchester
Deutsche HM听 74321935532
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Zelenka: Italian Arias, ZWV176
Hana Blaz铆kov谩 (soprano)
Mark茅ta Cukrov谩 (alto) & Tom谩s Selc (bass-baritone)
Ensemble Tourbillon
Petr Wagner (director)听
Accent听 ACC24306听
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Zelenka: De Profundis/Miserere/Requiem
Il Fondamento Choir
Peter De Groot
Peter Kooij
Ian Honeyman
Il Fondamento
Griet Cornelies
Paul Dombrecht (director)听
PAS9528听
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Zelenka: Psalmi Vespertini III
Prague Baroque Soloists
Ensemble Inegal
Adam Viktora (director)听
Nibiru听 01642231听 听
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Zelenka: Missa Nativitatis Domini
Barbora Sojkov谩 (soprano)
Mark茅ta Cukrov谩 (alto)
Tom谩拧 Kr谩l (bass)
Musica Florea (on period instruments)
Marek 艩tryncl (director)听
Supraphon听 SU41112听
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10.15am 鈥� New Releases
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Wonderful World 鈥� Music by Faur茅, Gershwin, Glass, Say, Strauss, etc.
Christian-Pierre La Marca (cello)听
Naive听 V7362听 (2 CDs)听
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Monteverdi:听 Daylight. Stories of Songs, Dances and Loves
Concerto Italiano
Rinaldo Alessandrini (director)听
Naive听 OP7366听
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Bryars & Pitts: Burden of Truth
The Song Company, Gavin Bryars & Antony Pitts (conductors)
1EqualMusic听 1EMBOT听 (download only)听
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Sofia Gubaidulina: Dialog: Ich und Du, The Wrath of God & The Light of the End
Vadim Repin (violin)
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Andris Nelsons (conductor)听
DG 4861457听
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10.40am听 Joanna McGregor鈥檚 Pianists
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Rendez-Vous
With Martha Argerich - Volume 2
Martha Argerich
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Avanti听 AVA10632 (6 CDs)听
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Le Temps Perdu
Imogen Cooper (piano)听
Chandos听 CHAN 20235听
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Mompou: Musica Callada
Lilit Grigoryan (piano)
Orchid Classics听 ORC100178
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Cziffra: Complete Studio Recordings
Georges Cziffra (piano)听
Erato听 听9029672924 听(41CDs)听
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Chansons Populaires 鈥� Music by Bartok, Desyatnikov & Tchaikovsky
Lukas Geniu拧as (piano)听
Mirare听 MIR440听
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11.20am 鈥� Record of the Week
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Bruckner: Symphony No. 7
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra
Bernard Haitink (conductor)听
Challenge Classics听 CC72895
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