Haydn's operas in Building a Library with Roger Parker and Andrew McGregor
Roger Parker chooses his favourite recordings of Haydn's operas, plus new releases of piano music.
with Andrew McGregor
9.30 am
Building a Library
Roger Parker chooses his favourite recordings of Haydn's operas
Joseph Haydn is possibly one of the greatest composers who wrote operas which are hardly known. He wrote 17 of them, and opera occupied a great deal of his composing life. During the 1770s and 1780s, Haydn ran an opera company for his employer, Prince Nikolaus Esterh谩zy. They put on up to 150 performances per year. Haydn's operas are not often performed today, but they contain some great music which Roger explores.
10.40 am
Allyson Devenish reviews new releases of piano music by Chopin, Debussy and Ravel.
11.20 am
Record of the Week
An exceptional new release.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV1068: II. Air
Ensemble: Ensemble Masques. Conductor: Olivier Fortin.- Bach: Ouvertures-Suites.
- Alpha.
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Sergey Prokofiev
Overture on Hebrew Themes, Op 34
Performer: Pierre G茅nisson. Performer: Sarah Nemtanu. Performer: Deborah Nemtanu. Ensemble: Ensemble Contraste.- Une Priere.
- Alpha.
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Florence Price
On a Summer's Eve
Performer: Kirsten Johnson.- Florence Price: Piano Music.
- Guild.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV1067: VI. Menuett & VII. Badinerie
Ensemble: Ensemble Masques. Conductor: Olivier Fortin.- Bach: Ouvertures-Suites.
- Alpha.
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Sergey Rachmaninov
Bach: Cello Sonata in G minor, Op.19
Performer: Jean鈥怗uihen Queyras. Performer: Alexander Melnikov.- Chopin, Rachmaninoff: Cello Sonatas.
- Harmonia Mundi.
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Ottorino Respighi
Belkis: Queen Of Sheba, I. Il sogno di Salomone
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Alessandro Crudele.- Respighi: Pini di Roma, Impressioni brasiliane & Belkis, regina di Saba.
- Linn.
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George Antheil
Sonata No. 1 for Violin and Piano: I. Movement I
Performer: Patricia Kopatchinskaja. Performer: Joonas Ahonen.- Le monde selon George Antheil.
- Alpha.
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Jacques Offenbach
Le voyage dans la lune: Excerpts
Orchestra: Ch艙ur et Orchestre national Montpellier Occitanie. Conductor: Pierre Dumoussaud.- Ch艙ur et Orchestre national Montpellier Occitanie.
- Bru Zane.
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Maurice Ravel
Le Tombeau de Couperin: V. Menuet
Performer: Kim Bernard.- Fondation Gautier Capu莽on pr茅sente Kim Bernard: Chopin, Ravel, Debussy.
- Erato.
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Fr茅d茅ric Chopin
Nocturne in C-Sharp Minor, Op Posth, B 49
Performer: Sachiko Furuhata-Kersting.- Frederic Chopin: Piano Favourites.
- Oehms.
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Edvard Grieg
In My Native Country, Brooklet, Fairy Dance
Performer: Peter Donohoe.- Edvard Grieg: Lyric Pieces.
- Chandos.
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Fr茅d茅ric Chopin
Waltz in A flat major, Op 34 No 1
Performer: Eva Gevorgyan.- Chopin: Nocturne; Waltzes; Concerto in E Minor.
- Fryderyk Chopin Institute.
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Fr茅d茅ric Chopin
Sonata in B flat minor, Op 35: I. Grave. Doppio movimento
Performer: Eva Gevorgyan.- Chopin: Nocturne; Waltzes; Concerto in E Minor.
- Fryderyk Chopin Institute.
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Richard Strauss
Macbeth, Op 23
Performer: The Cleveland Orchestra. Conductor: Franz Welser鈥怣枚st.- Richard Strauss: Three Tone Poems.
- Cleveland Orchestra.
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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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Bach: Ouvertures-Suites
Ensemble Masques
Olivier Fortin
Alpha听 ALPHA832
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Une Priere 鈥� music by Ravel, Bruch, Prokofiev, etc.
Ensemble Contraste
Karine Deshayes (mezzo-soprano)
Pierre G茅nisson (clarinet)
Deborah Nemtanu (violin)
Sarah Nemtanu (violin)
Alpha听 ALPHA763
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Battle Cry: She Speaks 鈥� music by Purcell, Vis茅e, Park, etc.
Helen Charlston (mezzo-soprano)
Toby Carr (theorbo)
Delphian听 DCD34283
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Florence Price: Piano Music
Kirsten Johnson (piano)
Guild 听GM2CD7828 (2 CDs)
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9.30am - Building A Library: Roger Parker on Haydn鈥檚 operas
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Recommended Recording:
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Haydn: Armida
Cecilia Bartoli (Armida; soprano)
Christoph Pr茅gardien (Rinaldo; tenor)
Patricia Petibon (Zelmira; soprano)
Oliver Widmer (Idreno; bass)
Scot Weir (Ubaldo; tenor)
Markus Sch盲fer
Concentus Musicus Wien
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Warner Classics 听9029561472 (2 CDs)
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10.15am 鈥� new releases
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Chopin, Rachmaninoff: Cello Sonatas
Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello)
Alexander Melnikov (piano)
Harmonia Mundi 听HMM902643
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Respighi: Pini di Roma, Impressioni brasiliane & Belkis, regina di Saba
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Alessandro Crudele
Linn听 CKD692
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Le monde selon George Antheil 鈥� music by Cage, Beethoven, Antheil, etc.
Patricia Kopatchinskaja (violin)
Joonas Ahonen (piano)
Alpha听 ALPHA797
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Offenbach: Le voyage dans la lune
Violette Polchi (Caprice; mezzo-soprano)
Sheva Tehoval (Fantasia; soprano)
Matthieu Lecroart (V'Lan; baritone)
Pierre Derhet (Quipasseparla; tenor)
Raphael Bremard (Microscope; tenor)
Thibaud Desplantes (Cosmos; baritone)
Marie Lenormand (Popotte; mezzo-soprano)
Christophe Poncet de Solages (Cactus; tenor)
Ludivine Gombert (Flamma / Adja; soprano)
Choeur et Orchestre National Montpellier Occitanie
Pierre Dumoussaud
Bru Zame 听BZ1048 (2 CDs + book)
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10.40am 鈥� New Releases: Allyson Devenish on new piano recordings
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Fondation Gautier Capu莽on pr茅sente Kim Bernard: Chopin, Ravel, Debussy
Kim Bernard (piano)
Erato听 9029620114
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Fr茅d茅ric Chopin: Piano Favourites
Sachiko Furuhata-Kersting (piano)
Oehms听 OC495
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Edvard Grieg: Lyric Pieces
Peter Donohoe (piano)
Chandos听 CHAN 20254
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Chopin: Nocturne; Waltzes; Concerto in E Minor
Eva Gevorgyan (piano)
Fryderyk Chopin Institute听 NIFCCD641-642 (2 CDs)
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11.20am 鈥� Record of the Week
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Richard Strauss: Three Tone Poems
Cleveland Orchestra
Franz Welser-M枚st
Cleveland Orchestra听 TCO0004 (Hybrid SACD)
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