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Â鶹ԼÅÄ Proms Composer - Ludwig van Beethoven with Natasha Loges and Andrew McGregor

Natasha Loges chooses five essential recordings of Â鶹ԼÅÄ Proms Composer Beethoven and explains why you need to hear them, plus the best new classical releases.

Andrew McGregor with a round-up of the best recent classical recordings.

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Â鶹ԼÅÄ Proms Composer: Beethoven
Natasha Loges chooses five essential recordings of Â鶹ԼÅÄ Proms Composer Beethoven and explains why you need to hear them.

The titan of classical music, Beethoven is the quintessential Romantic genius. In the popular imagination, he is the tortured artist, confronting his deafness and loneliness with a series of heroic, life-enhancing masterpieces. Beethoven developed and expanded what music could do in terms of power and expression. He developed the forms of orchestral, chamber and vocal music to new limits.

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Record of the Week: an outstanding new release.

2 hours, 47 minutes

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Sat 3 Sep 2022 09:00
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Music Played

  • Edgar Olivero

    Pa Pa Pa

    Performer: Sarah Willis. Orchestra: Havana Lyceum Orchestra. Ensemble: The Sarahbanda. Conductor: José Antonio Méndez Padrón.
    • ALPHA.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-flat major, K271 "Jeunehomme" III. Rondeau. Presto

    Performer: Kristian Bezuidenhout. Orchestra: Freiburg Baroque Orchestra.
    • HARMONIA MUNDI.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Clarinet Trio in A Minor, Op. 114 - II. Adagio

    Performer: Andreas Ottensamer. Performer: Gautier Capuçon. Performer: Yuja Wang.
    • Rachmaninoff & Brahms.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 9.

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Concerto in D Major, RV 562 "Per la Solennità di S. Lorenzo" - I. Andante - Alle

    Performer: Amandine Beyer. Ensemble: Gli Incogniti.
    • HARMONIA MUNDI.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 73 'Emperor' I. Allegro

    Performer: Paul Lewis. Orchestra: Â鶹ԼÅÄ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Jiří BÄ›lohlávek.
    • Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1-5.
    • HARMONIA MUNDI.
    • 1.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Fidelio, Op. 72, Act 1 No.9, Aria Komm, Hoffnung, lass den letzten Stern

    Performer: Jon Vickers. Performer: Gottlob Frick. Performer: Walter Berry. Performer: Ingeborg Hallstein. Singer: Christa Ludwig. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Choir: Philharmonia Chorus. Conductor: Otto Klemperer.
    • Warner Classics.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Pathétique Sonata III

    Performer: Klazz Brothers. Performer: Osvaldo Fleites. Performer: Juan David Restrepo. Performer: Klaus Marquardt. Ensemble: Cuba Percussion.
    • Sony.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132 III. Molto adagio - Andante

    Ensemble: Danish String Quartet.
    • ECM.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47 'Kreutzer' III. Finale: Presto

    Performer: Patricia Kopatchinskaja. Performer: Fazil Say.
    • NAIVE.

  • Joaquín Nin y Castellanos

    Minué cantado

    Performer: David Bergmüller. Singer: Fatma Said.
    • Kaleidoscope.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 1.

  • Charles Gounod

    Je veux vivre (Roméo et Juliette)

    Singer: Fatma Said. Orchestra: Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Sascha Goetzel.
    • Kaleidoscope.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 8.

  • Joseph Haydn

    String Quartet, Op. 77 No. 1 in G major I. Allegro moderato

    Ensemble: Takács Quartet.
    • Hyperion.

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Psalm 126, "nisi Dominus" Rv 803: V

    Performer: Adrian Chandler. Singer: Jess Dandy. Ensemble: La Serenissima.
    • Vivaldi's Women.
    • Signum Classics.
    • 605.

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Psalm 126, "nisi Dominus" Rv 803: VI

    Performer: Carina Drury. Singer: Claire Booth. Ensemble: La Serenissima. Conductor: Adrian Chandler.
    • Vivaldi's Women.
    • Signum Classics.
    • 606.

  • John Adams

    My Father Knew Charles Ives I. Concord

    Orchestra: Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich. Conductor: Paavo Järvi.
    • ALPHA.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Capriccio in E major, BWV993

    Performer: Mahan Esfahani.
    • Hyperion.

  • Antonín Dvořák

    Legends, Op. 59 VII. Allegretto grazioso

    Orchestra: WDR Sinfonieorchester. Conductor: Cristian Măcelaru.
    • LINN.

  • Marin Marais

    La Gamme en forme de petit Opéra Mvt 13-15 Mi, Ré, Ut

    Performer: Yoko Kawakubo. Performer: Myriam Rignol. Performer: Julien Wolfs. Ensemble: Les Timbres.
    • Chateau de Versailles.

  • Frédéric Chopin

    Polonaise in A flat major, Op.53 'Eroica'

    Performer: Evgeny Kissin.
    • The Salzburg Recital.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 16.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77 I. Allegro non troppo

    Performer: Christian Tetzlaff. Orchestra: German Symphony Orchestra Berlin. Conductor: Robin Ticciati.
    • ONDINE.

Record Review

The link below each recording takes you directly to the label’s website. Please be aware that non-UK labels may be cheaper via a record store or an online retailer.

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9.00am

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Mozart y Mambo: Cuban Dances

Sarah Willis (horn)

Havana Lyceum Orchestra

The Sarahbanda

José Antonio Méndez

Alpha ALPHA878

https://outhere-music.com/en/albums/mozart-y-mambo-cuban-dances

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Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 9 'Jeunehomme' & 18

Kristian Bezuidenhout

Freiburger Barockorchester

Harmonia Mundi HMM902332

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Rachmaninoff & Brahms

Gautier Capuçon (cello)

Yuja Wang (piano)

Andreas Ottensamer (clarinet)

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Vivaldi: 'il Mondo Al Rovescio' - Concerti Con Molti Stromenti

Amandine Beyer,

Gli Incogniti

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0930 - Proms Composer: Natasha Loges on Beethoven


Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1-5

Paul Lewis (piano)

Â鶹ԼÅÄ Symphony Orchestra

Jiri Belohlávek

Harmonia Mundi HMC902053/55

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Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72

Christa Ludwig (Leonore)

Jon Vickers (Florestan)

Walter Berry (Don Pizarro)

Gottlob Frick (Rocco)

Ingeborg Hallstein (Marzelline)

Gerhard Unger (Jaquino)

Franz Crass (Don Fernando)

Philharmonia Chorus & Philharmonia Orchestra

Otto Klemperer

Warner Classics 2564695614

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Beethoven Meets Cuba

Klazz Brothers

Cuba Percussion

Sony Classical 19075995792

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Prism IV

Danish String Quartet

ECM ECM2564

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Kopatchinskaja & Fazil Say - Violin Sonatas

Patricia Kopatchinskaja (violin)

Fazil Say (piano)

Naïve V5146

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10.15 a.m. – New Releases


Kaleidoscope

Fatma Said (soprano)

Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo

Sascha Goetzel

Warner Classics 5419713921


Haydn: String Quartets Opp 42, 77 & 103

Takács Quartet

Hyperion CDA68364

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Vivaldi's Women

La Serenissima

Adrian Chandler

Signum Classics SIGCD699

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John Adams

Tonhalle Zürich

Paavo Järvi

Alpha ALPHA874

https://outhere-music.com/en/albums/john-adams

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Bach: Italian Concerto & French Overture

Mahan Esfahani (harpsichord)

Hyperion CDA68336

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Dvořák: Legends Op. 59, Czech Suite Op. 39

WDR Sinfonieorchester

Cristian Măcelaru

Linn CKD710

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Marais: La gamme

Les Timbres

Château de Versailles Spectacles CVS074

https://tickets.chateauversailles-spectacles.fr/uk/merchandising/42147/cvs074-cd-la-gamme

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The Salzburg Recital

Evgeny Kissin (piano)

Deutsche Grammophon DG4862991

https://www.deutschegrammophon.com/en/catalogue/products/the-salzburg-recital-kissin-12749

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11:20 a.m. – Record Of The Week

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Brahms & Berg: Violin Concertos

Christian Tetzlaff (violin)

Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin

Robin Ticciati

Ondine ODE 1410-2

https://www.ondine.net/?lid=en&cid=2.2&oid=6879


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  • Sat 3 Sep 2022 09:00
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