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Summer CD Review: Rachmaninov, Tchaikovsky, Kodaly, Jessye Norman, Monteverdi, Bruckner

With Andrew McGregor. Rachmaninov, Tchaikovsky piano trios (excerpts); Proms Composer: Kodaly; Jessye Norman; Monteverdi: Vespers (excerpt); Bruckner: Symphony No 7 (excerpt).

3 hours, 12 minutes

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Sat 23 Aug 2014 09:00
大象传媒 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Partita no.4 in D major BWV.828 for keyboard: Menuett & Gigue

    Performer: Igor Levit.
    • SONY : 88843-036822.
    • SONY.
    • 18.

  • Anton Bruckner

    Symphony no. 7 in E major: 2nd movement; Adagio and 3rd movement; Scherzo

    Orchestra: Budapest Festival Orchestra. Conductor: Iv谩n Fischer.
    • Channel Classics: CCS SA 33714.
    • Channel Classics.
    • 2.

  • Claudio Monteverdi

    Beatus vir for 6 voices, 2 vn, 3 va da brazzo/tbn, bc [1640]

    Ensemble: Concerto Italiano. Director: Rinaldo Alessandrini.
    • NAIVE : OP-30557.
    • NAIVE.
    • 9.

  • Claudio Monteverdi

    Beatus vir for 6 voices, 2 vn, 3 va da brazzo/tbn, bc [1640]

    Ensemble: The King鈥檚 Consort. Conductor: Robert King. Choir: King's Consort Choir.
    • HYPERION : SACDA-67428.
    • HYPERION.
    • 3.

  • Zolt谩n Kod谩ly

    Hary Janos - suite Op.35a [1927]: Intermezzo

    Orchestra: Hungarian R S O. Conductor: 8 Bit.
    • BUDAPEST MUSIC CENTRE RECORDS : BMCCD-141.
    • BUDAPEST MUSIC CENTRE RECORDS.
    • 5.

  • Zolt谩n Kod谩ly

    Summer evening [Nyari este]

    Orchestra: Philharmonia Hungarica. Conductor: Antal Dor谩ti.
    • DECCA : 478-2303.
    • DECCA.
    • 5.

  • Zolt谩n Kod谩ly

    Mez, mez, mez [Honey] (After Nursery Songs, 1958)

    Conductor: Denes Szabo. Choir: Cantemus.
    • HUNGAROTON : HCD-31291.
    • HUNGAROTON.
    • 19.

  • Zolt谩n Kod谩ly

    Quartet no. 2 Op.10 for strings: Andante (quasi recit.) - allegro giocoso

    Ensemble: Dante Quartet.
    • HYPERION : CDA-67999.
    • HYPERION.
    • 9.

  • Zolt谩n Kod谩ly

    Este [Evening] for chorus

    Singer: Helle Charlotte Pedersen. Choir: Danish National Radio Choir. Conductor: Stefan Parkman.
    • CHANDOS : CHAN-9754.
    • CHANDOS.
    • 10.

  • Zolt谩n Kod谩ly

    Hary Janos - Singspiel Op.15: Act 1, no.8; Uncle Marczi's drinking song (O, mely sok hal)

    Orchestra: London S O.. Singer: Laszlo Palocz. Conductor: Istv谩n Kert茅sz. Narrator: Peter Ustinov.
    • DECCA : 443-488-2.
    • DECCA.
    • 8.

  • Zolt谩n Kod谩ly

    Sonata Op.8 for cello solo: 1st movement; Allegro maestoso ma appassionato

    Performer: Alisa Weilerstein.
    • DECCA : 478-5296.
    • DECCA.
    • 1.

  • Zolt谩n Kod谩ly

    Laudes organi for chorus and organ: no.8; Fiat Amen

    Conductor: James O鈥橠onnell. Performer: Andrew Reid. Choir: Westminster Cathedral Choir.
    • HYPERION : CDA-67147.
    • HYPERION.
    • 16.

  • Zolt谩n Kod谩ly

    Psalmus Hungaricus Op.13 for tenor, chorus and orchestra

    Singer: Jozsef Simandy. Orchestra: Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Antal Dor谩ti. Choir: Budapest Chorus.
    • HUNGAROTON : HCD-11392-2.
    • HUNGAROTON.
    • 1.

  • Zolt谩n Kod谩ly

    Hungarian folk-music - book 4 for voice and piano: no.22 - Three women; no.23 - I have but just arrived; no.24 - Gipsy song

    Singer: Judit Nemeth. Singer: Andrea Melath. Performer: Tam谩s V谩s谩ry. Singer: Szabolcs Brickner.
    • HUNGAROTON : HCD-32557-59.
    • HUNGAROTON.
    • 22.

  • Zolt谩n Kod谩ly

    Symphony in C major: 3rd movement; Vivo

    Orchestra: Philharmonia Hungarica. Conductor: Antal Dor谩ti.
    • DECCA : 478-2303.
    • DECCA.
    • 8.

  • Claudio Monteverdi

    Vespro della Beata Vergine [1610]: Psalm 109 Dixit Dominus

    Conductor: Leonardo Garc铆a Alarc贸n. Choir: Namur Chamber Choir. Ensemble: Cappella Mediterranea.
    • AMBRONAY : AMY 041.
    • AMBRONAY.
    • 3.

  • Claudio Monteverdi

    Magnificat primo 脿 8 (Selve morale e spirituale)

    Ensemble: Concerto Italiano. Director: Rinaldo Alessandrini.
    • NAIVE : OP-30557.
    • NAIVE.
    • 20.

  • Zolt谩n Kod谩ly

    Concerto for orchestra

    Conductor: Yan Pascal Tortelier. Orchestra: 大象传媒 Philharmonic.
    • CHANDOS : CHAN-9811.
    • CHANDOS.
    • 2.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Elegiac trio no. 1 in G minor for piano and strings [1892]

    Ensemble: Trio Testore.
    • AUDITE : 92.691.
    • AUDITE.
    • 1.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano concerto no.19 in F major K.459: 2nd movement; Allegretto

    Director: Mitsuko Uchida. Performer: Mitsuko Uchida. Orchestra: The Cleveland Orchestra.
    • DECCA : 478-6763.
    • DECCA.
    • 3.

09:00

Elegiac trio no. 1 in G minor for piano and strings [1892]

Performers:听听听听 Trio Testore

Composers:听听听 Sergei Rachmaninov

Album Title:听听听听 AUDITE 听92.691 (Hybrid SACD)

听

Concerto no. 19 in F major K.459 for piano and orchestra

Performers: 听听听 Mitsuko Uchida (piano/director), Cleveland Orchestra.

Composers: 听听 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Album title: 听听听听 DECCA 478 6763

听

Partita no. 4 in D major BWV.828 for keyboard 听听听听听听听

Performers:听听听听 Igor Levit (piano)

Composers:听听听 Johann Sebastian Bach

Album Title:听听听听 SONY 听88843 036822 (2CDs)

9.30am Proms Composer: Zoltan Kodaly

Hary Janos - suite Op.35a [1927]

Performers:听听听听 Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Adam Fischer (conductor)

Composers:听听听 Zoltan Kodaly

Album Title:听听听听 BUDAPEST MUSIC CENTRE RECORDS BMC CD 141

听

Hary Janos - Singspiel Op.15 听听听听听听听听听听听

Performers:听听听听 Peter Ustinov (narrator), Laszlo Palocz, London Symphony Orchestra, Istvan Kertesz (conductor)

Composers:听听听 Zoltan Kodaly

Album Title:听听听听 DECCA 278 2303 (5CDs)

听

Este [Evening] for chorus 听听听听听

Performers:听听听听 Helle Charlotte Pedersen, Danish National Radio Choir, Stefan Parkman

Composers:听听听 Zoltan Kodaly

Album Title:听听听听 CHANDOS CHAN 9754

听

Summer evening [Nyari este]

Performers: 听听听 Philharmonia Hungarica, Antal Dorati (conductor)

Composers: 听听 Zoltan Kodaly

Album title: 听听听听 DECCA 278 2303 (5CDs)

听

Magyar nepzene [Hungarian folk-music] - book 4 for voice and piano

Performers: 听听听 Judit Nemeth (mezzo-soprano), Andrea Melath (mezzo-soprano), Szabolcs Brickner (tenor), Tamas Vasary (piano)

Composers: 听听 Zoltan Kodaly

Album title:听听听听听 HUNGAROTON HCD 32557-59 (3CDs)

听

Sonata Op.8 for cello solo

Performers:听听听听 Alisa Weilerstein (cello)

Composers:听听听 Zoltan Kodaly

Album Title:听听听听 DECCA 478 5296 (October release)

听

Quartet no. 2 Op.10 for strings

Performers:听听听听 Dante String Quartet

Composers: 听听 Zoltan Kodaly

Album title:听听听听听 HYPERION CDA 67999

听

Psalmus Hungaricus Op.13 for tenor, chorus and orchestra

Performers: 听听听 Jozsef Simandy (tenor), Budapest Chorus, Hungarian State Orchestra, Antal Dorati (conductor)

Composers: 听听 Zoltan Kodaly

Album title: 听听听听 HUNGAROTON HCD 11392-2

听

Concerto for orchestra

Performers:听听听听 大象传媒 Philharmonic, Yan Pascal Tortelier (conductor)

Composers:听听听 Zoltan Kodaly

Album title:听听听听听 CHANDOS CHAN 9811

听

Mez, mez, mez [Honey] [Wine, sweet wine]

Performers:听听听听 Cantemus, Denes Szabo (conductor)

Composers:听听听 Zoltan Kodaly

Album title: 听听听听 HUNGAROTON HCD 31291

听

Symphony in C major

Performers:听听听听 Philharmonia Hungarica, Antal Dorati (conductor)

Composers:听听听 Zoltan Kodaly

Album title:听听听听听 DECCA 478 2303

听

Laudes organi for chorus and organ

Performers:听听听听 Westminster Cathedral Choir, Andrew Reid (organ), James O'Donnell (conductor)

Composers:听听听 Zoltan Kodaly

Album title:听听听听听 HYPERION CDA 67147

10.15am Interview with Jessye Norman

Andrew talks to soprano Jessye Norman about her new memoir, the extraordinary recording career, memories of finding herself working in a divided Berlin having grown up in the segregated American south, a bizarre encounter during a song recital, the joy of performing Tippett's A Child of our Time with its innovative use of spirituals and her deeply held conviction that the arts are an essential part of life which touch the depths of the human spirit.听

11.15am Monteverdi Vespers

Vespro della Beata Vergine [1610]

Performers:听听听听 Concerto Italiano, Rinaldo Alessandrini (conductor)

Composers:听听听 Claudio Monteverdi

Album Title:听听听听 NAIVE OP 30557

听

Vespro della Beata Vergine [1610] 听听听

Performers:听听听听 Namur Chamber Choir, Capella Mediterranea, Leonardo Garcia Alarcon (conductor)

Composers:听听听 Claudio Monteverdi

Album Title:听听听听 AMBRONAY AMY 041

听

Beatus vir for 6 voices, 2 vn, 3 va da brazzo/tbn, bc [1640]

Performers:听听听听 King's Consort Choir, The King's Consort, Robert King (conductor)

Composers:听听听 Claudio Monteverdi

Album Title:听听听听 HYPERION SACDA 67428

听

Sonata a 6 [Sonate e canzoni bk.6, 1636] 听听听听

Performers:听听听听 Concerto Italiano, Rinaldo Alessandrini (conductor)

Composers:听听听 Giovanni Battista Buonamente

Album Title:听听听听 NAIVE OP-30557

听

Vespro della Beata Vergine [1610] 听听听

Performers:听听听听 Charles Daniels (tenor), James Gilchrist (tenor), Peter Harvey (bass), The King's Consort, Robert King (conductor)

Composers:听听听 Claudio Monteverdi

Album Title:听听听听 HYPERION SACDA 67531/2

听

Magnificat Primo a 8 (Selva morale e spirituale 1640-1641))

Performers:听听听听 Concerto Italiano, Rinaldo Alessandrini (conductor)

Composers:听听听 Claudio Monteverdi

Album title:听听听听听 NAIVE OP 30557

11.45am

Symphony no. 7 in E major

Performers:听 Budapest Festival Orchestra, Ivan Fischer (conductor)

Composers:听 Anton Bruckner

Album Title:听 CHANNEL CLASSICS CCS SA 33714 (Hybrid SACD)

Broadcast

  • Sat 23 Aug 2014 09:00
    大象传媒 Radio 3

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