Stravinsky's Symphony in Three Movements with Jonathan Cross and Andrew McGregor
Jonathan Cross chooses a favourite recording of Stravinsky's Symphony in 3 Movements, and Katy Hamilton reviews Andris Nelsons's new Strauss boxset recorded in Boston and Leipzig.
9.30 am
Building a Library
Jonathan Cross compares recordings of Igor Stravinsky's Symphony in 3 Movements and picks a favourite.
The first movement of Stravinsky's Symphony in Three Movements began life as a piano concerto. And in a failed bid to join the ranks of well-paid movie composers in Hollywood where Stravinsky now lived, the second movement, with its prominent harp part, was originally conceived to accompany a vision of the Virgin Mary in the 1943 film Song of Bernadette. Stravinsky's genius was to add a third movement, related to the first, and so create a cohesive, satisfying and brilliant whole despite the disparate origins of its first two parts. He completed the Symphony in 1945 and, despite a deeply felt sense of exile, loss and nostalgia, it's perhaps some of the most American-sounding of Stravinsky's music, capped by a resplendent final chord, straight out of Hollywood.
10.40 am
Katy Hamilton has been listening to 'Strauss Alliance', Andris Nelsons's tempting selection of Richard Strauss's orchestral works and operatic bleeding chunks, showcasing his two orchestras, the Boston Symphony and Leipzig Gewandhaus.
11.20 am
Record of the Week
An exceptional new release.
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Igor Stravinsky
Pulcinella Suite: I. Sinfonia
Ensemble: Kebyart.- Lectures Differentes.
- Linn.
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Pier Giuseppe Sandoni
Corona di dodici fiori armonici: Sonata settima in E Minor
Ensemble: La Floridiana. Conductor: Nicoleta Paraschivescu.- Pier Giuseppe Sandoni: Cantatas & Instrumental Works.
- Deutsche HM.
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Maurice Ravel
L'aurore, M 45
Performer: Mathys Lagier. Choir: Ch艙ur de L鈥橭rchestre national des Pays de la Loire. Orchestra: Orchestre national des Pays de la Loire. Conductor: Pascal Roph茅.- Cantates Pour Le Prix de Rome.
- BIS.
- BIS-2582.
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Samuel Barber
Hermit Songs, Op. 29: IV. The Heavenly Banquet
Performer: Mary Bevan. Performer: Dylan Perez.- Barber: The Complete Songs.
- Resonus Classics.
- RES10301.
- 22.
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Samuel Barber
Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening
Performer: Jess Dandy. Performer: Dylan Perez.- Barber: The Complete Songs.
- Resonus Classics.
- RES10301.
- 28.
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Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Nonet in F minor Op.2 (1st mvt)
Ensemble: Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective.- Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Nonet, Piano Trio, Piano Quintet.
- Chandos.
- 1.
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Emilie Mayer
Piano Trio in D Minor (2nd Version): III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
Performer: Katharina Sellheim. Performer: 艁ucja Madziar. Performer: Johannes Krebs. Ensemble: Klaviertrio Hannover.- Missing Link.
- Genuin.
- 103.
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John Cage
Hymns And Variations: Movements 7 - 10
Performer: Latvian Radio Choir. Conductor: Sigvards K募ava.- John Cage: Choral Works.
- Ondine.
- ODE 1402-2.
- 7.
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Giuseppe Verdi
La traviata, Act I Scene 5: 脠 strano
Lyricist: Francesco Maria Piave. Singer: Lisette Oropesa. Singer: Ren茅 Barbera. Orchestra: Dresdner Philharmonie. Conductor: Daniel Oren.- Verdi: La traviata.
- PENTATONE.
- 601.
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Richard Strauss
Festival Prelude For Organ And Orchestra
Performer: Olivier Latry. Performer: Gewandhausorchester Leipzig. Performer: Boson Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andris Nelsons.- Strauss Alliance.
- DG.
- 4862040.
- 93.
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Richard Strauss
Burleske in D minor for Piano and Orchestra
Performer: Yuja Wang. Performer: Gewandhausorchester Leipzig. Conductor: Andris Nelsons.- Strauss Alliance.
- DG.
- 4862040.
- 19.
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Richard Strauss
Don Quixote: Excerpts
Performer: Yo鈥怸o Ma. Performer: Steven Ansell. Performer: Boston Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andris Nelsons.- Strauss Alliance.
- DG.
- 4862040.
- 21.
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Richard Strauss
Metamorphosen: I. Adagio, ma non troppo
Performer: Gewandhousorchester Leipzig. Conductor: Andris Nelsons.- Strauss Alliance.
- DG.
- 4862040.
- 78.
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Richard Strauss
Till Eulenspiegel鈥檚 Merry Pranks: Excerpts
Performer: Boston Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andris Nelsons.- Strauss Alliance.
- DG.
- 4862040.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Mass in B Minor: Gloria Excerpts
Singer: Robin Johannsen. Singer: Marie鈥怌laude Chappuis. Singer: Helena Rasker. Singer: Sebastian Kohlhepp. Singer: Christian Immler. Ensemble: Academy for Ancient Music Berlin. Choir: RIAS Chamber Choir. Conductor: Ren茅 Jacobs.- JS Bach: Mass in B minor.
- Harmonia Mundi.
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Record Review
The link below each recording takes you directly to the label鈥檚 website. Please be aware that non-UK labels may be cheaper via a record store or an online retailer.
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Lectures Differentes 鈥� music by Stravinsky, E枚tv枚s, Haydn, etc.
Kebyart
Linn听 CKD691
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Pier Giuseppe Sandoni: Cantatas & Instrumental Works
La Floridiana
Francesca Aspromonte (soprano)
Nicoleta Paraschivescu (harpsichord)
Nicoleta Paraschivescu
Deutsche HM听 G010004732340F
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Maurice Ravel: Cantates Pour Le Prix de Rome
Clarisse Dalles (soprano)
V茅ronique Gens (Alyssa; soprano)
Vannina Santoni (Myrrha; soprano)
Janina Baechle (Sophrona; mezzo-soprano)
Sophie Koch (Alcyone; mezzo-soprano)
Julien Behr (Bra茂zyl; tenor)
Mathys Lagier (tenor)
Michael Spyres (Sardanapale; tenor)
Jacques Imbrailo (Barde / B茅l茅sis; baritone)
Choeur Et Orchestre National Des Pays de La Loire
Pascal Roph茅
BIS听 BIS-2582 (2 Hybrid SACDs)
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Barber: The Complete Songs
Fleur Barron (mezzo-soprano)
Mary Bevan (soprano)
Samantha Clarke (soprano)
Jess Dandy (contralto)
Louise Kem茅ny (soprano)
Soraya Mafi (soprano)
Julien Van Mellaerts (baritone)
Dominic Sedgewick (bass)
Nicky Spence (tenor)
William Thomas (bass)
Navarra String Quartet
Dylan Perez (piano)
Resonus Classics听 RES10301 (2 CDs)
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Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Nonet, Piano Trio, Piano Quintet
Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective
Chandos 听CHAN 20242
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9.30am - Building A Library: Jonathan Cross on Stravinsky鈥檚 Symphony In Three Movements
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Recommended Recording:
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City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Simon Rattle
Warner Classics听 5855382 (2CDs)
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Berliner Philharmoniker
Pierre Boulez
DG听 E4576162
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Sir Georg Solti
Decca听 4588982
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Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Sir Colin Davis
Philips听 4169852
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Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra
Michael Gielen
H盲nssler听 HAEN93183
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10.15am 鈥� new releases
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Missing Link: Emilie Mayer
Klavertrio Hannover
Genuin 听GEN22790
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John Cage: Choral Works
Sigvards Klava
Latvian Radio Choir
Ondine听 ODE 1402-2
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Verdi: La Traviata
Lisette Oropesa (Violetta; soprano)
Ren茅 Barbera (Alfredo Germont; tenor)
Lester Lynch (Giorgio Germont; baritone)
Dresdner Philharmonie
Daniel Oren
Pentatone听 PTC5186956 (2 Hybrid SACDs)
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10.40am 鈥� New Releases: Katy Hamilton on Andris Nelson鈥檚 new Strauss boxset
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Strauss Alliance
Sebastian Breuninger (violin)
Yuja Wang (piano)
Yo-Yo Ma (cello)
Steven Ansell (viola)
Sebastian Breuninger (violin)
Michael Sch枚nheit (organ)
Frank-Michael Erben (violin)
Olivier Latry (organ)
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Andris Nelsons
DG 听4862040 (7 CDs)
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11.20am 鈥� Record of the Week
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JS Bach: Mass in B minor
Robin Johannsen (soprano)
Marie-Claude Chappuis (mezzo)
Helena Rasker (alto)
Sebastian Kohlhepp (tenor)
Christian Immler (bass-baritone)
Akademie f眉r Alte Musik Berlin
RIAS Kammerchor
Ren茅 Jacobs
Harmonia Mundi听 HMM90267677 (2 CDs)
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