Saint-Sa毛ns's Carnival of the Animals in Building a Library with Sarah Devonald and Andrew McGregor
Sarah Devonald joins Andrew McGregor to compare recordings of Saint-Sa毛ns's Carnival of the Animals.
Andrew McGregor with the best new recordings of classical music
9.30 am
Composer William Mival joins Andrew with the new releases which have grabbed his attention this week, and shares the track that is especially dear to him, that which he has "On Repeat". Send us your "On Repeat" recommendations at recordreview@bbc.co.uk or tweet us @麻豆约拍Radio3
10.30 am
Sarah Devonald compares recordings of Saint-Sa毛ns's Carnival of the Animals and picks her favourite (rpt)
11.20 am
Record of the Week
Andrew's pick of the best of the best this week
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Th茅odore Dubois
Xaviere, Act II: Air. "Au clair matin" (Landry)
Singer: Cyrille Dubois. Orchestra: Orchestre national de Lille. Conductor: Pierre Dumoussaud.- So Romantique!.
- Alpha.
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Sergey Prokofiev
Symphony No 1 in D major, Op 25 'Classical': IV. Finale. Molto vivace
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Gianandrea Noseda.- Prokofiev: Symphony No. 1.
- LSO Live.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
String Quartet No 13 in B-Flat major, Op 130: V. Cavatina (Adagio molto espressivo)
Ensemble: Calidore Quartet.- Beethoven Quartets, Vol. 1: Late String Quartets.
- Signum Classics.
- 305.
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Richard Strauss
Vier letzte Lieder: 2. September
Singer: Rachel Willis-Sorensen. Orchestra: Gewandhausorchester Leipzig. Conductor: Andris Nelsons.- Strauss: Four Last Songs.
- Sony.
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Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns
Violin Sonata No 1 in D Minor, Op 75, R 123: IIb. Allegro molto
Performer: Cecilia Zilliacus. Performer: Christian Ihle Hadland.- Saint-Sa毛ns: Violin Works.
- BIS.
- 104.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony 5: 1st Movement
Music Arranger: Johann Nepomuk Hummel. Ensemble: Ensemble1800Berlin.- MDG.
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Frederic Rzewski
Dreams: Part 2 no. 8 'Wake up'
Performer: Bobby Mitchell.- Naxos.
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Erich Wolfgang Korngold
String Quartet no.3: Scherzo
Ensemble: Tippett Quartet.- Naxos.
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Gy枚rgy Ligeti
Drei Phantasien nach Holderlin: "Wenn aus der Ferne "
Choir: SWR Vocal Ensemble, Stuttgart. Conductor: Yuval Weinberg.- Hanssler.
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Matthew Locke
Suite V In G Minor - Fantazie
Ensemble: Le Concert des Nations. Conductor: Jordi Savall.- Matthew Locke: The Consort Of Fower Parts (Suites I To Vi).
- Alia Vox.
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Steve Reich
Vermont Counterpoint
Performer: Ransom Wilson.- 100 Best American Classics.
- EMI.
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Ede Remenyi
Friss
Performer: Ferenc Szecs艖di.- Brahms: Hungarian Dances & the Hungarian Tradition.
- Naxos.
- 123.
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Johannes Brahms
Hungarian Dance No 7 in A major
Performer: Istv谩n Kassai. Performer: Szilvia Elek.- Brahms: Hungarian Dances & the Hungarian Tradition.
- Naxos.
- 2401.
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Ign谩c Frank
Lujza cs谩rd谩s (Louise Cs谩rd谩s)
Performer: Istv谩n Kassai.- Brahms: Hungarian Dances & the Hungarian Tradition.
- Naxos.
- 125.
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Carlo Gesualdo
Madrigali libro sesto, 1611: Se la mia morte brami - Quando ridente, e bella
Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants. Conductor: Paul Agnew.- Gesualdo: Madrigali, Libri Quinto & Sesto.
- Harmonia Mundi.
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Joseph Marchand
Premiere Suite in A Major: VIII. Air gay
Ensemble: {oh!} trio.- Joseph Marchand: Suites.
- Aparte.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Violin Concerto in D major, Op 61: III. Rondo. Allegro (cadenza by J枚rg Widmann)
Performer: Veronika Eberle. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.- Beethoven: Violin Concerto.
- LSO Live.
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C茅cile Chaminade
Six Pieces romantiques:
Ensemble: Roberto Prosseda. Ensemble: Alessandra Ammara.- Compositrices: New Light on French Romantic Women Composers.
- Bru Zane.
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Rita Strohl
Grande Fantaisie-Quintette: II. Scherzo. Allegro moderato
Performer: Isma毛l Margain. Ensemble: Quatuor Hanson.- Compositrices: New Light on French Romantic Women Composers.
- Bru Zane.
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Charlotte Sohy
Symphony in C-Sharp Minor: I. Lent - Vif
Orchestra: Orchestre national de France. Conductor: Debora Waldman.- Compositrices: New Light on French Romantic Women Composers.
- Bru Zane.
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Record Review
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9.00am
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So Romantique! 鈥� music by Gounod, Bizet, Dubois, etc.
Cyrille Dubois (tenor)
Orchestre National de Lille
Pierre Dumoussaud
Alpha听 ALPHA924
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Prokofiev: Symphony No. 1
London Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda
LSO Live 听LSO0363D (download only)
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Beethoven: The Late Quartets
Calidore String Quartet
Signum听 SIGCD733 (3 CDs)
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Strauss: Four Last Songs
Rachel Willis-S酶rensen (soprano)
Sebastian Pilgrim (baritone)
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Andris Nelsons
Sony 听G0100046038977
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Saint-Sa毛ns: Violin Works
Cecilia Zilliacus (violin)
Christian Ihle Hadland (piano)
Stephen Fitzpatrick (harp)
BIS 听BIS2489 (Hybrid SACD)
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09.30am 鈥� William Mival: New Releases
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 & Symphony No. 5
Ensemble1800berlin
MDG 听MDG9272276 (Hybrid SACD)
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Frederic Rzewski: Dreams; War Songs; Winter Nights; Saints and Sinners
Bobby Mitchell (piano)
Naxos听 8.559928
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Korngold: String Quartets Nos. 1-3
Tippett Quartet
Naxos听 8.574428
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Gy枚rgy Ligeti: Complete Works For A Cappella Choir
SWR Vokalensemble
Tomoko Hemmi
Yuval Weinberg
SWR Music 听SWR19128CD (2 CDs)
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William Mival: On Repeat
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Locke: Consort of Fower Parts
Jordi Savall
Alia Vox听 ADE011
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Listener On Repeat
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Adams: Grand Pianola Music & Reich: Vermont Counterpoint & Eight Lines
Ransom Wilson (flute)
EMI 听3315345 (download only)
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Also available on:
100 Best American Classics 鈥� music by Sousa, Gershwin, Reich, etc.
Ransom Wilson (flute / piccolo)
and others
Warner Classics听 9728002 (6 CDs)
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10.10am 鈥� New Releases
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Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dances and the Hungarian Tradition
Adrienn Miksch
J谩nos B谩ndi
Ferenc Szecs艖di
Szilvia Elek
Istv谩n Kassai
Naxos 8.574424-25 (2 CDs)
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Gesualdo: Madrigali, Libri Quinto & Sesto
Les Arts Florissants
Paul Agnew
Harmonia Mundi听 HAF890531112 (2 CDs)
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10.30am 鈥� Building a Library: Sarah Devonald on Saint-Sa毛ns's Carnival of the Animals (repeated from 25th September 2021)
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Recommended recording:
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Renaud Capu莽on (violin)
Gautier Capu莽on (cello)
Frank Braley & Michel Dalberto (piano)
Emmanuel Pahud (flute)
Paul Meyer (clarinet)
David Guerrier (trumpet)
Marie-Pierre Langlamet (harp)
B茅atrice Muthelet (viola)
Esther Hoppe (violin)
Janne Saksala (double bass)
Florent Jodelet (percussion)
Erato听 5456032
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Other recommendations:
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Bela Siki & G茅za Anda (piano)
Philharmonia Orchestra
Igor Markevitch
Diapason听 43636听 (download only)
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Henri Demarquette (cello)
Boris Berezovsky & Brigitte Engerer (pianos)
Ensemble Orchestral de Paris
Joseph Swensen
Mirare听 MIR108
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11:15 am
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Joseph Marchand: Suites
{oh!} Trio
Apart茅听 AP301
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Beethoven: Violin Concerto
Veronika Eberle (violin)
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Simon Rattle
LSO听 LSO5094 (Hybrid SACD)
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11.25am 鈥� Record of the Week
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Compositrices: New Light on French Romantic Women Composers 鈥� music by Chaminade, Strohl, Sohy, etc.
Roberto Prosseda and Alessandra Ammara (piano, four hands)
Isma毛l Margain (piano)
Quatuor Hanson
Orchestre National de France
D茅bora Waldman
and others
Bru Zane 听BZ2006 (8 CDs)
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