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Johann Strauss's Die Fledermaus in Building a Library with Nigel Simeone and Andrew McGregor

Nigel Simeone's pick of the ultimate recording of Strauss's Die Fledermaus, plus Yshani Perinpanayagam's new releases selection

Andrew McGregor with the best new recordings of classical music

9.30 am
Pianist Yshani Perinpanayagam chooses her pick of new releases, as well as the track which she has regularly "On Repeat" - expect music from 16th century France to 21st century Africa, gorgeously romantic Tippett and Mozart played on the composer's own piano

10.30 am
Building a Library
Nigel Simeone with his pick of recordings of Johann Strauss II's Die Fledermaus

Strauss's sparkling operetta premiered in 1874 and has been delighting audiences and listeners ever since. It has been fortunate on record, and Nigel discusses with Andrew a huge range of performances and styles

11.20 am
Record of the Week
Andrew's pick of the best of the best this week

2 hours, 47 minutes

Last on

Sat 24 Sep 2022 09:00
Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Symphony No 40 in G minor, K550: III. Menuetto

    Ensemble: Le Concert de la Loge. Conductor: Julien Chauvin.
    • Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23, Symphony No. 40 & Don Giovanni Overture.
    • Alpha.
    • 7.

  • Johann Strauss II

    Die Fledermaus (Overture)

    Orchestra: Bavarian State Orchestra. Conductor: Carlos Kleiber.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • George Frideric Handel

    Amadigi di Gaula, HWV 11, Act 3 Scene 6 - Aria 'Sento la gioia'

    Singer: Tim Mead. Ensemble: Early Opera Company. Conductor: Christian Curnyn.
    • Handel: Amadigi di Gaula.
    • Chandos.
    • 31.

  • Anton Bruckner

    Symphony No 9 in D Minor: II. Scherzo. Bewegt, lebhaft - Trio. Schnell

    Orchestra: Budapest Festival Orchestra. Conductor: Iván Fischer.
    • Bruckner: Symphony No. 9.
    • Channel Classics.
    • 2.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Concerto No 23 in A major, K488: II. Adagio

    Performer: Andreas Staier. Ensemble: Le Concert de la Loge. Conductor: Julien Chauvin.
    • Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23, Symphony No. 40 & Don Giovanni Overture.
    • Alpha.
    • 3.

  • Pierre Cadéac

    Salus populi ego sum

    Choir: Siglo de Oro. Conductor: Patrick Allies.
    • Delphian.

  • Abel Selaocoe

    Africa is back

    Performer: Abel Selaocoe.
    • Warner.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Sonata in C, K.279: 1) Allegro

    Performer: Robert Levin.
    • ECM.

  • Michael Tippett

    The Midsummer Marriage: Mark's aria

    Singer: Robert Murray. Choir: London Philharmonic Choir. Choir: English National Opera Chorus. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Edward Gardner.
    • LPO.

  • Igor Stravinsky

    The Rite of Spring: Part II (Introduction)

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Leonard Bernstein.
    • Dutton Epoch.

  • Joseph Boismortier

    Don Quichotte

  • Franz Liszt

    Transcendental Etude No 11, 'Harmonies du soir'

    Performer: Igor Levit.
    • SONY.

  • Igor Stravinsky

    Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra

    Performer: Nathalia Milstein. Orchestra: Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France. Conductor: Mikko Franck.
    • Stravinsky: Le Sacre du printemps, Capriccio & Octuor.
    • Alpha.
    • 1.

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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Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23, Symphony No. 40 & Don Giovanni Overture

Andreas Staier (fortepiano)

Le Concert de La Loge

Julien Chauvin

AlphaÌý ALPHA875

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Handel: Amadigi di Gaula

Tim Mead (Amadigi; countertenor)

Mary Bevan (Melissa; soprano)

Anna Dennis (Oriana; soprano)

Hilary Summers (Dardano; contralto)

Patrick Terry (Orgando; countertenor)

Chorus and Orchestra of Early Opera Company

Christian Curnyn

ChandosÌý CHSA0406 (2 Hybrid SACDs)

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Bruckner: Symphony No. 9

Budapest Festival Orchestra

Iván Fischer

Channel Classics ÌýCCSSA42822 (Hybrid SACD)

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09.30am – Yshani Perinpanayagam: New Releases

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The Mysterious Motet Book of 1539 – music by Cadéac, Willaert, Gombert, etc.

Siglo de Oro

Patrick Allies

DelphianÌý DCD34284

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Where is Â鶹ԼÅÄ / Hae Ke Kae – music by Selaocoe, Platti, J.S. Bach

Abel Selaocoe (cello)

Warner ClassicsÌý 9029622433

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Mozart: The Piano Sonatas on Mozart's Fortepiano

Robert Levin (fortepiano)

ECM Ìý4855776 (7 CDs)

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Tippett: The Midsummer Marriage

Robert Murray (Mark; tenor)

Rachel Nicholls (Jenifer; soprano)

Ashley Riches (King Fisher; bass-baritone)

Jennifer France (Bella; soprano)

Toby Spence (Jack; tenor)

Claire Barnett-Jones (Sosostris; mezzo-soprano)

Susan Bickley (She-Ancient; mezzo-soprano)

Joshua Bloom (He-Ancient; bass)

London Philharmonic Chorus

London Philharmonic Orchestra

Edward Gardner

LPOÌý LPO0124

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Yshani Perinpanayagam: On Repeat

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Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring & Symphony of Psalms & Poulenc: Gloria

Judith Blegen (soprano)

Westminster Choir

The English Bach Festival Chorus

London Symphony Orchestra

New York Philharmonic

Leonard Bernstein

Dutton EpochÌý CDLX7383 (Hybrid SACD)

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10:10 am

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Listener On Repeat

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Monteverdi: Vespro della beata Vergine (1610)

Michael Chance (countertenor)

Mark Tucker (tenor)

Nigel Robson (tenor)

Bryn Terfel (bass)

Monteverdi Choir

English Baroque Soloists

His Majesties Sagbutts and Cornetts

London Oratory Junior Choir

John Eliot Gardiner

DG ArchivÌý 4295652

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Boismortier: Don Quichotte Chez La Duchesse

Le Concert Spirituel

Hervé Niquet

Château de Versailles Spectacles ÌýCVS075

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10.30am – Building a Library: Nigel Simeone on Johann Strauss’s Die Fledermaus

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Recommended recording:

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Julius Patzak (Gabriel von Eisenstein; tenor)

Hilde Gueden (Rosalinde; soprano)

Wilma Lipp (Adele; soprano)

Anton Dermota (Alfred; tenor)

Alfred Poell (Dr. Falke; baritone)

August Jaresch (Dr. Blind; tenor buffo)

Kurt Preger (Frank; baritone)

Sieglinde Wagner (Prinz Orlofsky; contralto)

Vienna State Opera Chorus

Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Clemens Krauss

DeccaÌý 4827379 (2 CDs)

Pristine ClassicalÌý PACO001 (2 CDs)

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Stereo recommendation:

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Waldemar Kmentt (Gabriel von Eisenstein; tenor)

Hilde Gueden (Rosalinde; soprano)

Erika Köth (Adele; soprano)

Hedwig Schubert (Ida; soprano)

Giuseppe Zampieri (Alfred; tenor)

Walter Berry (Dr. Falke; bass)

Peter Klein (Dr. Blind; tenor)

Eberhard Wächter (Frank; baritone)

Regina Resnik (Prince Orlofsky; mezzo-soprano)

Erich Kunz (Frosch; baritone)

Vienna State Opera Chorus

Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Herbert von Karajan

DeccaÌý 4758319 (2 CDs)

Pristine ClassicsÌý PACO068 (2 CDs)

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11:15 am

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Tristan – music by Liszt, Henze, Wagner, etc.

Igor Levit (piano)

Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Franz Welser-Möst

SonyÌý 19439943482 (2 CDs)

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Bach: 6 Suites a Violoncello Solo Senza Basso

Giuliano Carmignola (violin)

ArcanaÌý A533 (2 CDs)

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11.25am – Record of the Week

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Stravinsky: Le Sacre du printemps, Capriccio & Octuor

Nathalia Milstein (piano)

Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France

Mikko Franck

AlphaÌý ALPHA894

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