Mozart's Piano Concerto No 21, 'Elvira Madigan', in Building a Library with Natasha Loges and Andrew McGregor
In Building a Library, Natasha Loges chooses her favourite recording of Mozart's Piano Concerto No 21 in C, 'Elvira Madigan', plus the best new classical releases assessed.
Andrew McGregor with the best new recordings of classical music.
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Leah Broad brings a selection of new releases to the studio, and in On Repeat she shares a track with Andrew and explains her current preoccupation with it.
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Building a Library
Natasha Loges chooses her favourite recording of Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K. 467 ('Elvira Madigan').
Perhaps the only piece of music to be named after a Swedish slack line dancer, Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 21 gained its soubriquet after its remarkable slow movement was used as part of the soundtrack to the 1967 film Elvira Madigan. But circus acts or no, this concerto from 1785 is Mozart at the absolute height of his powers, the foremost pianist-composer of his day, breaking new ground with a series of concertos whose musical depth, virtuosity, inventiveness, woodwind writing and symphonic scale were all unprecedented.
There are literally hundreds of recordings of this great work, many made by the giants of 20th- and 21st-century piano-playing on modern pianos. But intriguingly, there is a much smaller, if growing number made by musicians who use instruments of the period, allowing us to hear the extraordinary range of colours and textures conjured up by Mozart and which he himself would have heard.
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Sergey Rachmaninov
2 Morceaux de salon, Op. 6: II. Danse Hongroise
Performer: Pavel Gomziakov. Performer: Tatiana Samouil. Performer: Andrei Korobeinikov.- Rachmaninoff: Piano Trios Nos 1 & 2.
- Onyx Classics.
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Emilie Mayer
Symphony No 7 in F minor (3rd mvmt, Scherzo)
Conductor: Jan Willem de Vriend. Orchestra: NDR Radio Philharmonic Orchestra.- Emilie Mayer: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 7.
- CPO.
- 107.
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Bartolomeo Bernardi
Concerti 谩 5 for Little Flaut, Due Violini, Alto et Basso, No. 3 in D Major
Composer: Giuseppe Torelli. Performer: Emelie Roos. Ensemble: H枚枚r Barock.- Baroque Concertos With Recorder.
- Proprius.
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Franz Liszt
12 脡tudes d'ex茅cution transcendante, S. 139: No. 10, Appassionata (Allegro agita
Performer: Alim Beisembayev.- Liszt: 12 脡tudes d'ex茅cution transcendante, S. 139.
- Warner Classics.
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Anonymous
Flavit auster
Ensemble: La Capella Reial de Catalunya. Ensemble: Hesp猫rion XXI.- Codex Las Huelgas.
- Alia Vox.
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Jean Sibelius
Pohjola's Daughter, Op 49
Orchestra: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Santtu-Matias Rouvali.- Sibelius: Symphony Nos. 3, 5 & Pohjola's Daughter.
- Alpha.
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Laura Netzel
Piano Concerto in E Minor, Op. 84: III. Presto (Completed by P. F. Johansson)
Music Arranger: Peter Friis Johansson. Performer: Peter Friis Johansson. Orchestra: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ryan Bancroft.- Netzel, Sandstr枚m & Tarrodi: Piano Concertos.
- BIS.
- 103.
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Jean Sibelius
5 Laulut, Op 38: I. Hostvall
Singer: Marianne Beate Kielland. Orchestra: Norwegian Radio Orchestra. Conductor: Petr Popelka.- Jean Sibelius: Orchestral Songs.
- LAWO.
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Undine Smith Moore
Soweto No 2
Performer: Samantha Ege. Ensemble: Castle of Our Skins.- Homage.
- Lorelt.
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Dobrinka Tabakova
Concerto For Violoncello And Strings - II. (Longing)
Performer: Kristina Blaumane. Conductor: Maxim Rysanov. Orchestra: Lietuvos kamerinis orkestras.- Dobrinka Tabakova: String Paths.
- ECM New Series.
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George Lloyd
Symphony No 5 in B-Flat Major: III. Rondo. Delicatamente scherzando
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Edward Downes.- Lyrita.
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Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber
Sonata 'La Pastorella'
Performer: Bojan 膶i膷i膰. Ensemble: Illyria Consort.- 鈥楲a Notte鈥�: Concertos and Pastorales for Christmas Night.
- Delphian.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Souvenir de Florence, Op 70: I. Allegro con spirito
Music Arranger: Julian Azkoul. Ensemble: United Strings of Europe. Director: Julian Azkoul.- Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings, Souvenir de Florence, Andante Cantabile.
- BIS.
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Robert Schumann
Violin Sonata No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 105: Mit leidenschaftlichem Ausdruck - Allegretto - Lebhaft
Performer: Renaud Capu莽on. Performer: Martha Argerich.- Beethoven, Schumann, Franck.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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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Rachmaninov: Piano Trios Nos 1 & 2, Cello Sonata
Pavel Gomziakov (cello)
Andrey Korobeinikov (piano)
Tatiana Samouil (violin)
Onyx听 ONYX4239 (2 CDs)
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Emilie Mayer: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 7
NDR Radiophilharmonie
Jan Willem de Vriend
CPO听 555511-2
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Baroque Concertos With Recorder 鈥� music by Vivaldi, Bernardi, Handel, etc.
Emelie Roos (recorder)
H枚枚r Barock
Proprius 听PRCD2091
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Liszt: Transcendental Studies
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Alim Beisembayev (piano)
Warner Classics听 5419729645
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Codex Las Huelgas 鈥� music from the Monastery of Santa Mar铆a la Real de las Huelgas
La Capella Reial De Catalunya
Hesperion XXI
Jordi Savall
Alia Vox听 AVSA9951
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Sibelius: Symphony Nos. 3, 5 & Pohjola's Daughter
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Santtu-Matias Rouvali
Alpha听 ALPHA645
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Netzel, Sandstr枚m & Tarrodi: Piano Concertos
Peter Friis Johansson (piano)
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Ryan Bancroft
BIS听 BIS2576 (Hybrid SACD)
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Jean Sibelius: Orchestral Songs
Marianne Beate Kielland (mezzo-soprano)
Norwegian Radio Orchestra
Petr Popelka
LAWO听 LWC1239
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Homage: Chamber Music from the African Continent & Diaspora 鈥� music by Ndodana-Breen, Smith Moore, Coleridge-Taylor,
Castle of Our Skins (string quartet)
Samantha Ege (piano)
Lorelt听 LNT147
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Leah Broad: On Repeat
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Dobrinka Tabakova: String Paths
Kristina Blaumane (cello)
Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra
Maxim Rysanov
ECM New Series听 4764826
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Listener On Repeat
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George Lloyd - Symphonies Nos. 4, 5 & 8
Philharmonia Orchestra
Edward Downes
Lyrita听 SRCD2258 (3 CDs)
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鈥楲a Notte鈥�: Concertos and Pastorales for Christmas Night 鈥� music by Vivaldo, Biber, Vejvanovsky, etc.
Bojan 膶i膷i膰
The Illyria Consort
Delphian听 DCD34278
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Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings, Souvenir de Florence, Andante Cantabile
United Strings of Europe
Julian Azkoul
BIS听 BIS2569 (Hybrid SACD)
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10.30am 鈥� Building a Library: Natasha Loges on Mozart鈥檚 Piano Concerto No 21 in C, 鈥楨lvira Madigan鈥�
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Mitsuko Uchida (piano)
English Chamber Orchestra
Jeffrey Tate
Philips听 4757306 (8 CDs)
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Lili Kraus (piano)
Vienna Festival Orchestra
Stephen Simon
Sony听 G010003672456A
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Vassily Primakov (piano)
Odense Symphony Orchestra
Simon Gaudenz
Bridge听 BRIDGE9339
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James MacMillan: Christmas Oratorio
Lucy Crowe (soprano)
Roderick Williams (baritone)
London Philharmonic Orchestra
London Philharmonic Choir
Mark Elder
LPO听 LPO0125 (2 CDs)
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11.25am 鈥� Record of the Week
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Beethoven, Schumann, Franck: Violin Sonatas
Renaud Capu莽on (violin)
Martha Argerich (piano)
DG听 4863917
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