Rachmaninov's 2nd Piano Sonata with Lucy Parham and Andrew McGregor in Building a Library
Rachmaninov's 2nd Piano Sonata with Lucy Parham in Building a Library; Mark Seow on new releases of baroque music
with Andrew McGregor
09.30
Rachmaninov's 2nd Piano Sonata with Lucy Parham in Building a Library
Sergei Rachmaninov's Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 36, in B-flat minor was composed in 1913 and revised it in 1931. Three years after his third piano concerto was finished, he moved with his family to Rome and started working on his second piano sonata. It is a mighty but technically challenging piece. Rachmaninov himself was not satisfied with the work and revised it in 1931. In 1940, the pianist Vladimir Horowitz created his own edition which combined elements of both previous versions.
10.40
Mark Seow talks to Andrew about some new recordings of baroque music including works by Purcell, Bach and Telemann
11.25
Record of the Week: Andrew recommends an outstanding new release.
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Matthew Locke
The Flat Consort, Suite No. 4 in B-Flat Major: No. II, III, & IV
Ensemble: Fretwork.- Matthew Locke: The Flat Consort.
- Signum Classics.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Non piu di fiori (from La clemenza di Tito)
Singer: Elsa Dreisig. Orchestra: Kammerorchester Basel. Director: Louis Langr茅e.- Mozart X 3.
- Erato.
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Hans G谩l
Varioations on a Viennesse Heurigen Melody, Op. 9
Ensemble: Trio Vision.- Auftakt.
- ORF.
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Arthur Honegger
Saluste du Bartas: V. N茅rac en f锚te & VI. Duo
Performer: Roger Vignoles. Singer: Roderick Williams.- 鈥奙irages: The Art of French Song.
- Champs Hill.
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Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 82 in C Major, "The Bear" (4th mvt. Finale. Vivace Assai)
Orchestra: Kammerorchester Basel. Conductor: Giovanni Antonini.- Haydn 2032, Vol. 11: Au go没t parisien.
- Alpha.
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
A London Symhpony (Scherzo [Nocturne])
Performer: Lynn Arnold. Performer: Charles Matthews.- Vaughan Williams: A London Symphony and Other Works.
- Albion Records.
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Osvaldo Golijov
L煤a Descolorida (3 Songs)
Singer: Ruby Hughes. Orchestra: United Strings of Europe. Conductor: Julian Azkoul.- Renewal.
- BIS.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Octet in E flat major, Op. 103: III. Menuetto
Ensemble: MIB Wind Ensemble.- Beethoven: Rondino and Wind Octet; Mozart: Serenade.
- Channel.
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Claude Debussy
Pelleas et Melisande: Act 3 - Scenes 1-3
Singer: Vannina Santoni. Singer: Alexandre Duhamel. Singer: Julien Behr. Orchestra: Les Si猫cles. Conductor: Fran莽ois鈥怷avier Roth.- Debussy: Pell茅as et M茅lisande.
- Harmonia Mundi.
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Record Review
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Michael Korstick plays The Essential Scarlatti
Michael Korstick (piano)
CPO听 555473-2听 (2 CDs)听
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Matthew Locke: The Flat Consort
Fretwork
Silas Wollston (harpsichord)听
David Miller (archlute & theorbo)听
Signum听 SIGCD696听
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Auftakt: Beethoven, Brahms, Gal听
Trio Vision听
ORF CD 3248听
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Mirages: The Art of French Song 鈥� Music by Debussy, Faure, Honegger, etc
Roderick Williams (baritone)
Roger Vignoles (piano)
Champs Hill Records听 CHRCD159听
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9.30am - Building A Library:听 Lucy Parham on Rachmaninov Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor Op. 36
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Recommended Recording:听 听
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Nikolai Lugansky (piano)
Na茂ve听 AM208
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Other Recommendations:
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Boris Giltburg (piano)
Orchid Classics听 ORC100035
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10.15am 鈥� New Releases
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Haydn 2032, Vol. 11: Au go没t parisien
Kammerorchester Basel
Giovanni Antonini (conductor)听
Alpha听 ALPHA688听
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Vaughan Williams: A London Symphony and Other Works
Lynn Arnold & Charles Matthews (piano)听
Albion Records听 ALBCD046听
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Renewal 鈥� Music by Golijov, Marsh, Mendelssohn, Shaw
Ruby Hughes (soprano), United Strings of Europe,
Julian Azkoul (conductor)听
BIS听 BIS2549听 (Hybrid SACD)听
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Beethoven: Rondino and Wind Octet; Mozart: Serenade
MIB Ensemble
Channel Classics听 CCS44122听
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1040am - Mark Seow鈥檚 New Baroque Recordings
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Telemann: Viola Concertos, Overtures & Fantasias
Antoine Tamestit (viola)
Sabine Fehlandt (viola)听
Akademie F眉r Alte Musik Berlin
Bernhard Forck (director)听
Harmonia Mundi听 HMM902342听
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JS Bach & Beyond: A Well-Tempered Conversation
Julien Libeer (piano)听
Adam Laloum (piano)听
Harmonia Mundi听 HMM90269697听 (2 CDs)听
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Purcell: Fantazias
Chelys Consort of Viols
BIS听 BIS2583听 (Hybrid SACD)听
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J.S. Bach: Sonatas, Fantasias & Improvisations
Toshiyuki Shibata
Anthony Romaniuk听
Fuga Libera听 FUG792听
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Specchio Veneziano:听 Vivaldi & Reali
Victor Julien-Laferri猫re (cello)
Le Consort
Alpha听 ALPHA771
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11.20am 鈥� Record of the Week
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Debussy: Pell茅as et M茅lisande
Julien Behr (Pell茅as/tenor)
Vannina Santoni (M茅lisande/soprano)
Alexandre Duhamel (Golaud/baritone)
Marie-Ange Todorovitch (Genevi猫ve/mezzo-soprano)
Jean Teitgen (Arkel/bass)
Les Si猫cles
Ch艙ur de l'Op茅ra de Lille
Fran莽ois-Xavier Roth听 (conductor)听
Harmonia Mundi听 HMM90535254听 (3 CDs)听
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