Debussy's La mer in Building a Library with Flora Willson and Andrew McGregor
Flora Willson chooses her favourite recording of Debussy's La mer, plus new Baroque vocal releases with Simon Heighes.
9.30 am
Building a Library
Flora Willson chooses her favourite recording of Debussy's La mer.
Debussy composed La mer between 1903 and 1905. It is a brilliant and exciting orchestral showpiece that conjures up the many moods of the sea. Debussy corrected proofs of the score while on holiday at the Grand Hotel, Eastbourne on the English Channel coast. He described Eastbourne to his publisher, Durand, as "a charming peaceful spot: the sea unfurls itself with an utterly British correctness".
10.40 am
New Baroque vocal releases with Simon Heighes.
11.20 am
Record of the Week
An exceptional new release.
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Anon.
Nina y Vina
Ensemble: Accademia del Piacere. Director: Fahmi Alqhai.- Colombina. Music for the Dukes of Medina Sidonia.
- Deutsche HM.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Cello Sonata No. 4 in C major, Op 102 No 1:
Performer: Roel Dieltiens. Performer: Andreas Staier.- Beethoven: Cello Sonatas, Op 102 - Bagatelles, Opp 119 & 126.
- Harmonia Mundi.
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John Ireland
Satyricon
Orchestra: Sinfonia of London. Conductor: John Wilson.- John Ireland: Orchestral Works.
- Chandos.
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Isaac Albéniz
Iberia, T 105, Cahier 1: II. El puerto
Performer: Nelson Goerner.- Albéniz: Iberia.
- Alpha.
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Anonymous
Muy crueles bozes dan
Ensemble: Accademia del Piacere. Director: Fahmi Alqhai.- Colombina. Music for the Dukes of Medina Sidonia.
- Deutsche HM.
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Edvard Grieg
Wedding Day at Troldhaugen, Op 65 No 6
Performer: Peter Donohoe.- Edvard Grieg: Lyric Pieces.
- Chandos.
- 23.
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Claudio Monteverdi
Il quarto libro de madrigali, 1603: I. Ah dolente partita, SV 75 & II. Cor moi, mentre vi miro, SV 76
Choir: Collegium Vocale Gent. Conductor: Philippe Herreweghe.- Monteverdi: Il quarto libro de madrigali.
- PHI.
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Johannes Brahms
Concerto no.1 in D minor, Op.15: 3) Rondo
Performer: Leon Fleisher. Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Conductor: Pierre Monteux.- Doremi.
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Steve Reich
Reich / Richter: Opening
Ensemble: Ensemble intercontemporain. Conductor: George Jackson.- Reich/Richter.
- Nonesuch.
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Nicolaus Bruhns
Paratum cor meum
Ensemble: Yale Institute of Sacred Music. Director: Masaaki Suzuki.- Bis.
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Johann David Heinichen
Magnificat
Choir: Ensemble Polyharmonique. Orchestra: Wroclaw Baroque Orchestra. Conductor: Jaroslaw Thiel.- Accent.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
O Jesu Christ, meins Lebens Licht
Ensemble: La Chapelle Harmonique. Conductor: Valentin Tournet.- Chateau de Versailles Spectacles.
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Georg Philipp Telemann
Pimpinone: Wilde Hummel! Boser
Ensemble: Academy for Ancient Music Berlin. Conductor: Georg Kallweit.- CPO.
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Johann Daniel Pucklitz
Oratorio Secondo: Erwunschte Todesstunden
Ensemble: Goldberg Baroque Ensemble. Conductor: Andrzej Szadejko.- MDG.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
String Quartet No 15 in A minor, Op 132: III. Heiliger Dankgesang
Ensemble: Ehnes Quartet.- Beethoven: String Quartet No. 15, Op. 132, String Quartet No. 16, Op. 135.
- Onyx.
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Record Review
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Colombina. Music for the Dukes of Medina Sidonia – music by Enrique, Obrecht, anon., etc.
Accademia del Piacere
Fahmi Alqhai
Deutsche HMÌý G010004786034V
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Beethoven: Cello Sonatas, Op. 102 - Bagatelles, Opp. 119 & 126
Andreas Staier (fortepiano)
Roel Dieltiens (cello)
Harmonia MundiÌý HMM902429
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John Ireland: Orchestral Works
Sinfonia of London
John Wilson
Chandos ÌýCHSA 5293 (Hybrid SACD)
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Albéniz: Iberia
Nelson Goerner (piano)
AlphaÌý ALPHA829
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9.30am - Building A Library: Flora Willson on Debussy’s La mer
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Recommended Recording:
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Les Siècles
François-Xavier Roth
Actes SudÌý ASM10
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Other recommendations:
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(1964 recording)
Herbert von Karajan
DG ÌýE4474262
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Los Angeles Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel
DGÌý 4791550
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10.15am – new releases
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Edvard Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Vol. 1
Peter Donohoe (piano)
ChandosÌý CHAN 20254
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Monteverdi: Il quarto libro de madrigali
Collegium Vocale Gent
Philippe Herreweghe
PHIÌý LPH037
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Johannes Brahms; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concertos With Leon Fleisher, Vol. 2
Leon Fleisher (piano)
Concertgebouw Orchestra
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Pierre Monteux
Bruno Walter
DoremiÌý DHR-8160
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Steve Reich: Reich/Richter
Ensemble Intercontemporain
George Jackson
Nonesuch Ìý7559791189
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10.40am – New Releases: Simon Heighes on baroque vocal recordings
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Nicolaus Bruhns: Cantatas and Organ Works, Vol. 1
Yale Institute of Sacred Music
Masaaki Suzuki
BIS ÌýBIS2271 (Hybrid SACD)
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Johann David Heinichen: Dresden Vespers
Ensemble Polyharmonique
Wroclaw Baroque Orchestra
Jaroslaw Thiel
AccentÌý ACC24381
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Bach: Motets
La Chapelle Harmonique
Valentin Tournet
Château de Versailles Spectacles ÌýCVS067
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Telemann: Pimpinone
Marie-Sophie Pollak (soprano)
Dominik Köninge (baritone)
Akademie Für Alte Musik Berlin
Georg Kallweit
CPOÌý Ìý555394-2
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Johann Daniel Pucklitz: Oratorio Secondo
Goldberg Baroque Ensemble
Goldberg Vocal Ensemble
MDGÌý MDG9022241 (2 Hybrid SACDs)
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11.20am – Record of the Week
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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 15, Op. 132, String Quartet No. 16, Op. 135
Ehnes Quartet
OnyxÌý ONYX4227
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