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Building a Library: Sibelius's Tapiola

With Andrew McGregor. Including Building a Library: Sibelius's Tapiola; Ivan Hewett recommends recordings of the music of Philip Glass; Disc of the Week.

with Andrew McGregor

0930
Building a Library: Andrew Mellor sifts through some of the available recordings of Sibelius's Tone Poem Tapiola.
Tapiola is Sibelius's final masterpiece for orchestra and, it has been said that, had he written nothing else, this haunting work alone would rank him among the greats. The head of the score sets the scene: "In Pohjola there are thick, dark forests that dream wild dreams, forever secret. Tapio's eerie dwellings are there and half-glimpsed spirits, and the voices of twilight."

1030
Ivan Hewett recommends recordings of the music of Philip Glass, who turns eighty this week.

1145
Andrew chooses an outstanding new release as his Disc of the Week.

3 hours, 12 minutes

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Sat 28 Jan 2017 09:00
大象传媒 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Philip Glass

    Concerto No. 1 For Violin And Orchestra (arr. Dickson) iii. Opening

    Performer: Amy Dickson. Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Mikel Toms.
    • Sony : 88985411942.
    • Sony.
    • 8.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Violin Concerto In D Major - 1st mvt

    Performer: Augustin Hadelich. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Vasily Petrenko.
    • LPO : 0094.
    • LPO.
    • 1.

  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    Trio No. 4 Op.90 (Dumky) For Piano And Strings, i. Lento maestoso - Allegro quasi doppio movimento

    Ensemble: Trio Wanderer.
    • Harmonia Mundi : HMM 902248.
    • Harmonia Mundi.
    • 1.

  • Joseph Haydn

    Quartet In C Major Op.54'2 For Strings, ii. Adagio & iii. Menuetto

    Ensemble: London Haydn Quartet.
    • Hyperion : CDA68160.
    • Hyperion.
    • 6-7.

  • Richard Strauss

    Also Sprach Zarathustra Op.30 [1895-6]

    Orchestra: National Youth Orchestra. Conductor: Edward Gardner.
    • Chandos : CHSA 5176.
    • Chandos.
    • 1.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Symphony No. 4 In E Minor Op.98, i. Allegro non troppo

    Performer: NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester. Conductor: Thomas Hengelbrock.
    • Sony : 88985405082.
    • Sony.
    • 1.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Symphony No. 1 In C Minor Op.68, i. Un poco sostenuto - Allegro

    Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.
    • Berliner Philharmoniker : BPHR 160041.
    • Berliner Philharmoniker.
    • 1.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Symphony No. 2 In D Major Op.73, iii. Allegretto grazioso quasi andantino & iv. Allegro con spirito

    Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.
    • Berliner Philharmoniker : BPHR 160041.
    • Berliner Philharmoniker.
    • 1.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Symphony No. 3 In F Major Op.90, iii. Poco allegretto

    Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.
    • Berliner Philharmoniker : BPHR 160041.
    • Berliner Philharmoniker.
    • 1.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Symphony No. 4 In E Minor Op.98, iv. Allegro energico e passionato

    Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.
    • Berliner Philharmoniker : BPHR 160041.
    • Berliner Philharmoniker.
    • 1.

  • Philip Glass

    Symphony No. 3, 4th movement

    Orchestra: McDuffie Centre For Strings Orchestra. Conductor: Ward Stare.
    • Orange Mountain Music : OMM-0113.
    • Orange Mountain Music.
    • 13.

  • Jon Gibson & Jack Kripl

    Passages, I. Offering

    • Sony Classical : 88985337612.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 1.

  • Philip Glass

    Music In Contrary Motion

    Ensemble: Cluster Ensemble of Bratislava.
    • Orange Mountain Music : OMM0109.
    • Orange Mountain Music.
    • 1.

  • Nicolas Horvath

    Etudes: Book 1, Etude No. 3

    • Grand Piano : GP690.
    • Grand Piano.
    • 3.

  • Lavinia Meijer

    Etudes, No. 20

    • The Glass Effect: Sony Classical 88985351432.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 10.

  • Christopher Purves, Rosie Lomas & Noelia Bunuel

    The Perfect American, Act 2 Scene 3

    • Orange Mountain Music : OMM0102.
    • Orange Mountain Music.
    • 3.

  • Philip Glass

    Naqoyqatsi

    Performer: Yo鈥怸o Ma. Ensemble: Philip Glass Ensemble. Conductor: Michael Riesman.
    • Sony Classical : 88985337612.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 1.

  • Philip Glass

    Satyagraha - Act 1. Tolstoy; Scene 3 - The Vow

    Orchestra: New York City Opera Orchestra. Choir: New York City Opera Chorus. Conductor: Christopher Keene.
    • Sony Classical : 88985337612.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 3.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Concerto In D Major Op.35 For Violin And Orchestra

    Performer: Lisa Batiashvili. Orchestra: Staatskapelle Dresden. Conductor: Daniel Barenboim.

9am

Amy Dickson: Glass
GLASS, P: Violin Concerto (arr. Dickson); Sonata No. 1 for Violin and Piano (arr. Dickson); Escape!; Morning Passages
Amy Dickson (saxophone), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Mikel Toms (conductor)
SONY 88985411942 (CD)

Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto & Lalo: Symphonie espagnole
LALO: Symphonie espagnole Op. 21
TCHAIKOVSKY: Violin Concerto in D major Op. 35
Augustin Hadelich (violin), London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko (conductor), Omer Meir Wellber (conductor)
LPO LPO0094 (CD)

Dvorak: Piano Trios Op. 65 & 90
DVORAK: Piano Trio No. 4 in E minor Op. 90 (B166) 'Dumky'; Piano Trio No. 3 in F minor Op. 65 (B130)
Trio Wanderer
HARMONIA MUNDI HMM902248 (CD)

Haydn: String Quartets Opp 54 & 55
HAYDN: String Quartet Op. 54 No. 1 in G major; String Quartet Op. 54 No. 2 in C major; String Quartet Op. 54 No. 3 in E major; String Quartet Op. 55 No. 1 in A major; String Quartet Op. 55 No. 2 in F minor 'The Razor'; String Quartet Op. 55 No. 3 in B major
The London Haydn Quartet
HYPERION CDA68160 (2CD)

Edward Gardner conducts Holst & Richard Strauss
HOLST: The Planets Op. 32
STRAUSS, R: Also sprach Zarathustra Op. 30
CBSO Youth Chorus, National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain, Edward Gardner (conductor)
CHANDOS CHSA5179 (Hybrid SACD)

9.30am - Building a Library

Building a Library: a weekly look at a piece of music, a comparison of the available recordings, and a recommendation.

Composer: Jean Sibelius
Piece: Tapiola, Op. 112
Reviewer: Andrew Mellor

Building a Library: Sibelius's Tapiola

Recommended recording: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Leif Segerstam (conductor)
Paired with: Lemminkainen Suite Op. 22
ONDINE ODE8522 (CD)

Other recommended recordings:
Below is a shortlist of other recordings which Andrew Mellor also liked, although we can鈥檛 guarantee the availability of these discs.

Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy (conductor)
EXTON OVCL00292 (Hybrid SACD)

Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jukka-Pekka Saraste (conductor)
RCA 88697715212 (CD)

Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Jarvi (conductor)
BIS BISCD312 (CD)

10.20am 鈥� Berlin Philharmonic playing Brahms Symphonies on vinyl

Elbphilharmonie Hamburg: The First Recording (Brahms: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4)
BRAHMS: Symphony No. 3 in F major Op. 90; Symphony No. 4 in E minor Op. 98
NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester, Thomas Hengelbrock (conductor)
SONY 88985405082 (CD)

BRAHMS: Symphonies Nos. 1-4 (Complete)
Berliner Philharmoniker, Simon Rattle (conductor)
Berliner Philharmoniker BPHR 160041聽 (6LP)

10.40am 鈥� Ivan Hewett鈥檚 Philip Glass survey

Rock Concerto - Road Movies - Symphony No. 3
ADAMS, J: Road Movies for violin & piano
GLASS, P: Symphony No. 3
MILLS, M: Concerto for Violin, Rock Band and String Orchestra
Robert McDuffie (violin), Mike Mills (piano/bass/guitar), John Neff (guitar), William Tonks (guitar), Patrick Ferguson (drums/percussion), MCS Ensemble, Ward Stare
ORANGE MOUNTAIN OMM0113 (CD)

Philip Glass: The Complete Sony Recordings
SONY 88985337612 (24CD)

Cluster Ensemble Plays Philip Glass
GLASS, P: Two Pages; Music in Fifths; Music in Contrary Motion; Music in Similar Motion; Music With Changing Parts
Cluster Ensemble
ORANGE MOUNTAIN OMM0109 (3CD)

Glass: Glassworlds, Vol. 2
GLASS, P: Etudes For Piano Nos. 1-10; Etudes For Piano Nos. 11-20
Nicolas Horvath (piano)
GRAND PIANO GP690 (CD)

The Glass Effect
GLASS, P: Etude No. 1; Etude No. 2; Etude No. 5; Etude No. 9; Piano Etude No. 12; Piano Etude No. 16; Piano Etude No. 17; Piano Etude No. 18; Piano Etude No. 20; Koyaanisqatsi (Soundtrack); Suite for Harp; Quiet Music; A Hudson Cycle; Erla's Waltz; Tomorrow's Song; Ambre; In the Sky and on the Ground; Night Loops; Lift Off - An Arrangement of Koyaanisqatsi
Lavinia Meijer (harp)
SONY 88985351432 (2CD)

GLASS, P: The Perfect American
Christopher Purves (Walt Disney), David Pittsinger (Roy Disney), Donald Kaasch (Dantine), Janis Kelly (Hazel Disney), Teatro Real Madrid, Dennis Russell Davies (conductor)
ORANGE MOUNTAIN OMM0102 (2CD)

11.45am 鈥� Disc of the Week

Tchaikovsky & Sibelius Violin Concertos
SIBELIUS: Violin Concerto in D minor Op. 47
TCHAIKOVSKY: Violin Concerto in D major Op. 35
Lisa Batiashvili (violin), Staatskapelle Berlin, Daniel Barenboim (conductor)
DG 4796038 (CD)

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