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Beethoven's String Quartet in F, Op 18 No 1, with Laura Tunbridge and Andrew McGregor

Laura Tunbridge chooses her favourite recording of Beethoven's dynamic String Quartet in F, Op 18 No 1, plus a round-up of the week's best classical new releases.

9.30 am
Building a Library
Laura Tunbridge recommends her favourite recording of Beethoven's String Quartet in F, Op 18 No 1.

In Vienna at the end of the 18th century, Beethoven was in his late 20s, the supreme keyboard composer-improviser of his day. With dogged determination and a degree of circumspection he began picking off various genres over which the shadows of the late Mozart and the very much alive Haydn loomed large. With piano sonatas, piano trios and string trios under his belt, it took two laborious years to complete the Op 18 set of six string quartets. The first of the set was intended to make a big impression. Its imposing scale and wide expressive range are typical of the young Beethoven, including a restless dynamic energy and a tragic slow movement inspired, he said, by the tomb scene of Romeo and Juliet.

10.45 am
Kenneth Hamilton with new albums of solo piano music.

11.20 am
Record of the Week: an outstanding new release.

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Sat 7 May 2022 09:00
麻豆约拍 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Joseph Haydn

    Symphony No. 32 in C Major, Hob. I:32: I. Allegro molto

    Orchestra: Heidelberger Sinfoniker. Conductor: Johannes Klumpp.
    • Haydn: Complete Symphonies, Vol. 26.
    • haenssler CLASSIC.
    • 301.

  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Sonata no.1 in F minor Op.1

    Performer: Alexander Melnikov.
    • Prokofiev: Piano Sonatas Nos. 1, 3 & 5, Visions Fugitives.
    • Harmonia Mundi.
    • 1.

  • Thomas Ad猫s

    The Four Quarters: IV. The Twenty-fifth Hour

    Ensemble: Castalian String Quartet.
    • Between Two Worlds.
    • Delphian.
    • 10.

  • John Dowland

    Come heavy sleep

    Music Arranger: Sini Simonen. Ensemble: Castalian String Quartet.
    • Between Two Worlds.
    • Delphian.
    • 11.

  • Jean Sibelius

    Suite from "Pell茅as et M茅lisande", Op. 46: I. At the Castle Gate

    Orchestra: The Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Nicholas Collon.
    • Sibelius: Symphony No. 7 in C Major, Op. 105 & Other Orchestral Works.
    • Ondine.
    • 301.

  • Jean Sibelius

    Suite from "Pell茅as et M茅lisande", Op. 46: II. M茅lisande

    Orchestra: The Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Nicholas Collon.
    • Sibelius: Symphony No. 7 in C Major, Op. 105 & Other Orchestral Works.
    • Ondine.
    • 302.

  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Suite from "The Age of Gold", Op 22a (1935 Version): III. Polka

    Orchestra: Singapore Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Litton.
    • Shostakovich: Jazz & Variety Suites.
    • BIS.
    • 203.

  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Suite from "The Age of Gold", Op 22a (1935 Version): IV. Dance

    Orchestra: Singapore Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Litton.
    • Shostakovich: Jazz & Variety Suites.
    • BIS.
    • 204.

  • Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

    Die Auferstehung und Himmelfahrt Jesu, H 777: No. 9. Duett & No. 19. Chor

    Singer: Kieran Carrel. Singer: Lore Binon. Orchestra: Il Gardellino. Choir: Vlaams Radiokoor. Conductor: Bart Van Reyn.
    • C.P.E. Bach: Die Auferstehung und Himmelfahrt Jesu, H. 777.
    • Passacaille.
    • 9.

  • Dorothee Eberhardt

    Horntrio Kymata: II. -

    Performer: Korbinian Altenberger. Performer: Christoph Ess. Performer: Boris Kusnezow. Ensemble: Trio Tricolor.
    • Magma.
    • Genuin.
    • 602.

  • Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber

    Violin Sonata No. 3 in F major: III. Presto

    Performer: Lina Tur Bonet. Ensemble: Musica Alchemica.
    • Biber: Violin Sonatas.
    • Glossa.
    • 3.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Piano Sonata No. 1 in D minor, Op. 28: III. Allegro molto

    Performer: Steven Osborne.
    • Rachmaninov: Piano Sonata No 1 & Moments musicaux.
    • Hyperion.
    • 3.

  • Benjamin Yusupov

    Melancholy

    Performer: Marija Bokor.
    • Piano Works by Bart贸k, Vaughan Williams & Yusupov.
    • Prospero Classical.
    • 19.

  • Igor Stravinsky

    L'Oiseau de feu, K010, Tableau 1 (Arr. for Piano by Igor Stravinsky): Movements 15-17

    Performer: Alexey Zuev. Music Arranger: Igor Stravinsky.
    • Stravinsky: The Complete Piano Solos & Transcriptions.
    • Fuga Libera.
    • 18.

  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    Prelude in C-Sharp Minor, No 25, Op 45

    Performer: Yoav Levanon.
    • A Monument To Beethoven.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 12.

  • Anton Bruckner

    Symphony No. 4 in E-Flat Major, WAB 104 "Romantic" (2nd Version): IV. Finale

    Orchestra: Bruckner Orchester Linz. Conductor: Markus Poschner.
    • Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 in E-Flat Major, WAB 104 "Romantic" (2nd Version).
    • CapriccioNR.
    • 104.

Record Review

9.00am

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Haydn: Complete Symphonies Volume 26: nos. 11, 15, 32, 107

Heidelberger Sinfoniker

Johannes Klumpp

H盲nssler听 HC22019

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Prokofiev: Piano Sonatas Nos. 1, 3 & 5, Visions Fugitives

Alexander Melnikov (piano)

Harmonia Mundi听 HMM902204

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Between Two Worlds: Lassus, Beethoven, Ad猫s & Dowland

Castalian String Quartet

Delphian 听DCD34272

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Jean Sibelius: Symphony No. 7; Pell茅as Et M茅lisande; King Christian II

Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra

Nicholas Collon

Ondine听 ODE 1404-2

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9.30am - Building A Library: Laura Tunbridge on Beethoven's String Quartet in F, Op 18 No 1

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Recommended Recording:听听

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Cuarteto Casals

Harmonia Mundi听 HMM90240002b (3 CDs)

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Other Recommendations:

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Jerusalem Quartet

Harmonia Mundi听 HMC902207/08 (2 CDs)

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Chiaroscuro Quartet

BIS 听BIS2488 (Hybrid SACD)

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10.15am 鈥� new releases

听

Shostakovich: Jazz & Variety Suites

Singapore Symphony Orchestra

Andrew Litton

BIS听 BIS2472 (Hybrid SACD)

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C.P.E. Bach: Die Auferstehung und Himmelfahrt Jesu, H. 777

Lore Binon (soprano)

Kieran Carrel (tenor)

Andreas Wolf (baritone)

Vlaams Radiokoor

Il Gardellino

Bart Van Reyn

Passacaille 听PAS1115

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Magma: Works By Dorothee Eberhardt

Monet Quintett

Trio Tricolor

Genuin 听GEN22785

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Biber: Violin Sonatas

Lina Tur Bonet (violin)

Musica Alchemica

Glossa听 GCD924701

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10.40am 鈥� New Releases: Kenneth Hamilton on new solo piano music albums

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Rachmaninov: Piano Sonata No 1 & Moments musicaux

Steven Osborne (piano)

Hyperion听 CDA68365

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Piano Works by Bart贸k, Vaughan Williams & Yusupov

Marija Bokor (piano)

Prospero Classical听 PROSP65552

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Stravinsky: The Complete Piano Solos & Transcriptions

Alexey Zuev (piano)

Fuga Libera听 FUG777 (5 CDs)

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A Monument To Beethoven

Yoav Levanon (piano)

Warner Classics听 9029642552

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11.20am 鈥� Record of the Week

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Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 in E Flat Major 'Romantic'

(1878-80 Version, plus alternative 鈥楥ountry Fair鈥� finale)

Bruckner Orchester Linz

ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra

Markus Poschner

Capriccio 听C8083

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***听 ENDS ***听

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  • Sat 7 May 2022 09:00
    麻豆约拍 Radio 3

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