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Mahler's Symphony No 9 in Building a Library with Gillian Moore and Hannah French

Gillian Moore compares recordings of Mahler's Ninth Symphony and chooses her favourite. Nigel Simeone reviews reissues of the Czech conductor Karel Ancerl.

with Hannah French

9.30 Building a Library
Gillian Moore compares recordings of Mahler's Ninth Symphony and chooses her favourite.

Mahler's final completed symphony is a monumental achievement ranging in emotion from wild passion to deep despair and finally resignation. He wrote it in 1908 and 1909 but did not live to see it performed. Leonard Bernstein said of the last movement: "It is terrifying, and paralyzing, as the strands of sound disintegrate. In ceasing, we lose it all. But in letting go, we have gained everything."

10.45
Nigel Simeone reviews reissues of the Czech conductor Karel Ancerl. He was born into a wealthy Jewish family and imprisoned in Theresienstadt and then Auschwitz. Unlike his wife and young son, An膷erl survived Auschwitz. Between 1950 and 1968 he was artistic director of the Czech Philharmonic. Following the 1968 invasion of Czechoslovakia, he emigrated to Canada, where he worked as music director of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra until his death in 1973. He is particularly known for the distinctly Czech sound he managed to get from the Czech Philharmonic and other orchestras.

11.20
Record of the Week
Hannah recommends an outstanding new release.

2 hours, 47 minutes

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Sat 9 Apr 2022 09:00
麻豆约拍 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Ruth Gipps

    Horn Concerto Op.58 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Ben Goldscheider. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Lee Reynolds.
    • Malcolm Arnold, Christoph Sch枚nberger & Ruth Gipps: Horn Concertos.
    • Willowhayne Records.
    • 9.

  • Michel Lambert

    Ma berg猫re

    Performer: Marie Nadeau-Tremblay. Performer: Vincent Lauzer. Performer: Sylvain Bergeron. Singer: Suzie LeBlanc.
    • De La Cour de Louis Xiv - Traditional Acadian Songs From 17c.
    • Atma.
    • 4.

  • Trad.

    Le coq et la poule

    Performer: Marie Nadeau-Tremblay. Performer: Vincent Lauzer. Performer: Sylvain Bergeron. Music Arranger: Marie Nadeau-Tremblay. Music Arranger: Vincent Lauzer. Music Arranger: Sylvain Bergeron. Singer: Suzie LeBlanc.
    • De La Cour de Louis Xiv - Traditional Acadian Songs From 17c.
    • Atma.
    • 9.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Concerto No 24 in C minor, K491: III. Allegretto

    Performer: Leif Ove Andsnes.
    • Mozart Momentum - 1786.
    • Sony.
    • 14.

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    Rigoletto, Act 2: "Ella mi fu rapita..." & "Parmi veder le lagrime..."

    Singer: Pene Pati. Choir: Choeur de l'Op茅ra national de Bordeaux. Orchestra: Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine. Conductor: Emmanuel Villaume.
    • Pene Pati.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 1.

  • Pauline Viardot-Garcia

    2 Pieces for Piano: S茅r茅nade

    Performer: David Kadouch.
    • Les Musiques de Madame Bovary.
    • Mirare.
    • 2.

  • Mieczyslaw Weinberg

    Cello Concerto in D Minor, Op 43: II. Moderato espressivo

    Performer: Pieter Wispelwey. Director: Felicia Bockstael. Ensemble: Les M茅tamorphoses. Conductor: Rapha毛l Feye.
    • Works for Cello & Orchestra & Chamber Symphony No. 4.
    • Evil Penguin.
    • 2.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Prelude & Fugue in F Major, BWV 880

    Performer: Trevor Pinnock.
    • J.S. Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2.
    • DG.
    • 21.

  • Christian Michael Wolff

    An das Clavier

    Performer: Kristian Bezuidenhout. Singer: Carolyn Sampson.
    • Trennung: Songs of Separation.
    • BIS.
    • 7.

  • Josef Suk

    The Ripening, Op 34

    Orchestra: Czech Philharmonic. Conductor: Karel An膷erl.
    • Karel An膷erl: Live Recordings.
    • Supraphon.
    • 1.

  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op 88: IV. Allegro ma non troppo

    Orchestra: Czech Philharmonic. Conductor: Karel An膷erl.
    • Karel An膷erl: Live Recordings.
    • Supraphon.
    • 8.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Symphony No. 4 in A major, Op 90 'Italian': 1. Allegro vivace

    Orchestra: Czech Philharmonic. Conductor: Karel An膷erl.
    • Karel An膷erl: Live Recordings.
    • Supraphon.
    • 5.

  • Edward Elgar

    Introduction and Allegro Op 47

    Orchestra: Czech Philharmonic. Conductor: Karel An膷erl.
    • Karel An膷erl: Live Recordings.
    • Supraphon.
    • 1.

  • Bedrich Smetana

    Ma vlast: Blan铆k

    Orchestra: Czech Philharmonic. Conductor: Karel An膷erl.
    • Karel An膷erl: Live Recordings.
    • Supraphon.
    • 6.

  • Claude Debussy

    La damoiselle 茅lue, CD 69

    Orchestra: Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France. Choir: Ma卯trise de Radio France. Choir: Ch艙ur de Radio France. Conductor: Mikko Franck.
    • La Damoiselle 茅lue, Le martyre de Saint S茅bastien & Nocturnes.
    • Alpha.
    • 1.

Record Review

9.00am

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Malcolm Arnold, Christoph Sch枚nberger & Ruth Gipps: Horn Concertos

Ben Goldscheider (horn)

Philharmonia Orchestra

Lee Reynolds

Willowhayne Records听 WHR068

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De La Cour de Louis XIV - Traditional Acadian Songs From 17c 鈥� music by Lambert, Daquin, Hotteterre, etc.

Suzie LeBlanc (soprano)

Marie Nadeau-Tremblay (baroque violin)

Vincent Lauzer (recorder)

Sylvain Bergeron (archlute)

Atma听 ACD22837

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Mozart Momentum - 1786

Leif Ove Andsnes (piano)

Mahler Chamber Orchestra

Sony听 19439854512 (2 CDs)

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When Sleep Comes 鈥� music by Gibbons, Tallis, Park, etc.

Christian Forshaw (saxophone)

Tenebrae

Nigel Short

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9.30am - Building A Library: Gillian Moore on Mahler鈥檚 9th Symphony

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Recommended Recording:听 听

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Berliner Philharmoniker

Sir Simon Rattle

Warner Classics听 9029586917 (12 CDs)

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Other Recommendations:

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Berliner Philharmoniker

Sir John Barbirolli

Warner Classics Masters听 9187252

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Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

Bernard Haitink

Phillips听 4622992

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10.15am 鈥� New Releases

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Pene Pati 鈥� music by Verdi, Gounod, Donizetti, etc.

Pene Pati (tenor)

Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine

Choeur de l'Op茅ra national de Bordeaux

Emmanuel Villaume

Warner Classics听 9029634863

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Les Musiques de Madame Bovary 鈥� music by Viardot-Garcia, Chopin, Farrenc, etc.

David Kadouch (piano)

Mirare听 MIR532

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Weinberg: Works for Cello & Orchestra & Chamber Symphony No. 4

Pieter Wispelwey (cello)

Jean-Michel Charlier (clarinet)

Les M茅tamorphoses

Rapha毛l Feye

Evil Penguin听 EPRC0045

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J.S. Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2

Trevor Pinnock (harpsichord)

DG 听4860771 (2 CDs)

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Trennung: Songs of Separation 鈥� music by Mozart, Wolff, Haydn, etc.

Carolyn Sampson (soprano)

Kristian Bezuidenhout (fortepiano)

BIS听 BIS2623 (Hybrid SACD)

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1040am 鈥� New Releases: Nigel Simeone on live recordings of Karel An膷erl from the Czech Radio archive

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Karel An膷erl: Live Recordings 鈥� music by Suk, Elgar, Smetana, etc.

Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Karel Ancerl

Supraphon听 SU43082 (15 CDs)

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11.20am 鈥� Record of the Week

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Debussy: La Damoiselle 茅lue, Le martyre de Saint S茅bastien & Nocturnes

Melody Louledjian (soprano)

Emanuela Pascu (mezzo)

Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France

Ma卯trise de Radio France

Ch艙ur de Radio France

Mikko Franck

Alpha听 ALPHA777

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***听 ENDS ***听

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  • Sat 9 Apr 2022 09:00
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