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Andrew McGregor with Richard Morrison and Marina Frolova-Walker

With Andrew McGregor. Including Building a Library: Janacek's Sinfonietta; The complete Scriabin piano sonatas from Peter Donohoe and Garrick Ohlsson; Disc of the Week.

with Andrew McGregor.

0930
Building a Library: Richard Morrison listens to some of the available versions of Leo拧 Jan谩膷ek's Sinfonietta and makes a recommendation.

The Sinfonietta is one of the succession of masterpieces from the final decade of of Jan谩膷ek's life, a period of extraordinary creativity whose source was Kamila St枚sslov谩, a woman nearly forty years his junior. Beginning and ending with exuberant fanfares, it's Jan谩膷ek's longest orchestral work, a thrilling combination of the unique sound-world and bristling energy so typical of Jan谩膷ek's late music.

1045
Marina Frolova-Walker compares two sets of the complete Scriabin piano sonatas from Peter Donohoe and Garrick Ohlsson.

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

3 hours, 12 minutes

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Sat 1 Jul 2017 09:00
大象传媒 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Hans Pfitzner

    Die Rose vom Liebesgarten (opening)

    Conductor: Frank Beermann. Orchestra: Robert-Schumann-Philharmonie. Choir: Chorus of Chemnitz Opera.
    • Pfitzner: Die Rose vom Liebesgarten.
    • CPO.
    • 1.

  • Charles Villiers Stanford

    For Lo, I Raise Up Op. 145

    Performer: The Choir Of Trinity College, Cambridge. Performer: Owain Park. Performer: Stephen Layton.
    • Hyperion CDA68174.
    • Hyperion.
    • 1.

  • John Luther Adams

    Canticles of the Holy Wind (Sky with Four Suns)

    Choir: The Crossing. Conductor: Donald Nally.
    • John Luther Adams: Canticles of the Holy Wind.
    • Cantaloupe Music.
    • 1.

  • Gabriel Faur茅

    Andante for cello & organ

    Performer: Andreas Brantelid. Performer: Bengt Forsberg.
    • Faur茅: The Music for Cello & Piano.
    • BIS.
    • 15.

  • Dieterich Buxtehude

    Passacaille

    Music Arranger: Judith Steenbrink. Performer: Eric Vloeimans. Performer: Holland Baroque Society.
    • Channel Classics CCS 39817.
    • Channel Classics.
    • 9.

  • John Dowland

    Lachrimae verae

    Ensemble: Sit Fast Viol Consort.
    • Evidence EVCD034.
    • Evidence.
    • 7.

  • Sir George Benjamin

    Upon Silence Verse 1

    Performer: Sarah Breton. Performer: Sit Fast Viol Consort.
    • Evidence EVCD034.
    • Evidence.
    • 8.

  • Stephen Goss

    The Miller's Tale vi. Epilogue

    Performer: Matthew Wadsworth.
    • Late Night Lute.
    • Deux-Elles.
    • 11.

  • Alessandro Piccinini

    Toccata VI

    Performer: Matthew Wadsworth.
    • Deux-Elles DXL 1175.
    • Deux-Elles.
    • 12.

  • Erik Satie

    3 Sarabandes: No. 3 in B-Flat Minor

    • Noriko Ogawa Plays Erik Satie on an 1890 Erard Piano.
    • BIS.
    • 25.

  • Alexander Scriabin

    Piano Sonata NO.3.

    Performer: Garrick Ohlsson.

  • Alexander Scriabin

    Piano Sonata NO.2.

    Performer: Peter Donohoe.

  • Alexander Scriabin

    Piano Sonata NO.4.

    Performer: Garrick Ohlsson.

  • Alexander Scriabin

    Piano Sonata NO.4.

    Performer: Peter Donohoe.

  • Alexander Scriabin

    Piano Sonata NO.5.

    Performer: Garrick Ohlsson.

  • Alexander Scriabin

    Piano Sonata NO.6

    Performer: Peter Donohoe.

  • Alexander Scriabin

    Piano Sonata NO.8.

    Performer: Peter Donohoe.

  • Alexander Scriabin

    Piano Sonata NO.7.

    Performer: Garrick Ohlsson.

  • Alexander Scriabin

    Piano Sonata NO.9.

    Performer: Peter Donohoe.

  • Alexander Scriabin

    Piano Sonata NO.10

    Performer: Garrick Ohlsson.

  • Alexander Scriabin

    Piano Sonata NO.10

    Performer: Peter Donohoe.

  • William Walton

    Violin Concerto ii. Presto

    Performer: Anthony Marwood. Performer: 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Performer: Martyn Brabbins.
    • Hyperion CDA67986.
    • Hyperion.
    • 2.

  • William Walton

    Variations on a theme by Hindemith

    Performer: 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Performer: Martyn Brabbins.
    • Hyperion CDA67986.
    • Hyperion.
    • 2.

9:00am

PFITZNER: Die Rose vom Liebesgarten

Erin Caves (tenor), Kouta Rasanen (bass), Andreas Kindschuh (baritone), Astrid Weber (soprano), Jana Buchner (soprano), Tiina Penttinen (mezzo-soprano), Andre Riemer (tenor), Chor, Kinderchor der Oper Chemnitz, Robert-Schumann-Philharmonie, Frank Beermann (conductor)

CPO 7775002 (3CD)

听

Charles Villiers Stanford: Choral Music

STANFORD: For lo, I raise up Op. 145; Te Deum (from Service in C major, Op 115); Lighten our darkness; Benedictus (from Service in C major, Op 115); O for a closer walk with God Op. 113 No. 6; Jubilate (from Service in C major, Op 115); Magnificat in B flat for double choir Op. 164; Fantasia and Toccata in D minor Op. 57; Eternal Father Op. 135 No. 2; St Patrick's Breastplate

Trinity College Choir Cambridge, Willis Organ of Hereford Cathedral, (organists Owain Park and Alexander Hamilton), Stephen Layton (conductor)

HYPERION CDA68174 (CD)

听

ADAMS, J L: Canticles of the Holy Wind

The Crossing directed by Donald Nally, Amy Garapic (percussion)

CANTALOUPE CA21131 (CD)

听

Faure: The Complete music for cello & piano

FAURE: Romance in A major for cello & piano Op. 69; Papillon Op. 77; Serenade Op. 98; Berceuse Op. 16; Cello Sonata No. 1 in D minor Op. 109; Morceau de lecture; Berceuse from Dolly Suite Op. 56; Sicilienne Op. 78; Elegie in C minor Op. 24; Cello Sonata No. 2 in G minor Op. 117; Andante for cello and harmonium

Andreas Brantelid (cello), Bengt Forsberg (piano and harmonium)

BIS BIS2220 (Hybrid)

9.30am 鈥� Building a Library

Composer: Janacek

Piece: Sinfonietta

Reviewer: Richard Morrison

Building a Library: Janacek's Sinfonietta

Composer: Janacek

Piece: Sinfonietta

Reviewer: Richard Morrison



Recommended recording:

听Janacek: Sinfonietta

JANACEK: Sinfonietta

MARTINU: Les Fresques de Piero della Francesca, H. 352; Parables after the poems by Antoine de Saint-Exupery & Georges Neveu

Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Karel Ancerl (conductor)

SUPRAPHON SU36842 (CD)


Other recommended recordings:

Below is a shortlist of other recordings which Richard also liked, although we can鈥檛 guarantee the availability of these discs.

听

Vienna Philharmonic, Sir Charles Mackerras (conductor), London Philharmonic Orchestra, Francois Huybrechts, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Neville Marriner (conductor), Bell (flute/piccolo), Craxton (oboe), Pay (clarinet), Harris (bass clarinet), Gatt (bassoon), Eastop (horn), London Sinfonietta, David Atherton (conductor), Paul Crossley (piano)

DECCA 4482552 (2CD)

听

Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Rafael Kubelik (conductor)

DG 4762196



10.15am 鈥� New Releases: Period Moderns

Carrousel

Holland Baroque, Eric Vloeimans

CHANNEL CCS39817 (CD)

听

Dowland - Benjamin: Seven Tears Upon Silence

BENJAMIN, G: Upon Silence (1990)

DOWLAND: Lachrimae Antiquae; Lachrimae Antiquae Novae; Lachrimae Gementes; Lachrimae Tristes; Lachrimae Coactae; Lachrimae Amantis; Lachrimae Verae

Sarah Breton (mezzo), Karl Nyhlin (lute), Sit Fast viol consort

EVIDENCE CLASSICS EVCD034 (CD)

听

Late Night Lute

DOWLAND: A Dream; Fortune my foe; Mr John Langton's Pavan; Mr Dowland's Midnight

GOSS, S: The Miller鈥檚 Tale

JOHNSON, R: Pavan in C minor; 2 Almains

KAPSBERGER: Passacaglia

PICCININI: Toccata IV; Partite variate sopra quest' aria francese detta l'Alemana; Corrente III

ROSSETER: Prelude

Matthew Wadsworth (lute and theorbo)

DEUX-ELLES DXL1175 (CD)

听

Satie: Piano Music, Vol. 2

SATIE: Prelude de la porte heroique du ciel; Sports et Divertissements; Trois Sarabandes; Preludes flasques (4), pour un chien; Veritables preludes flasques (pour un chien); Sonneries de la Rose et Croix; Menus propos enfantins; Enfantillages pittoresques; Le Fils des Etoiles: trois preludes; Peccadilles importunes; Trois Nouvelles Enfantines

Noriko Ogawa (piano: Erard 1890)

BIS BIS2225 (Hybrid SACD)

10.50am 鈥� Marina Frolova-Walker on Scriabin Sonatas

Scriabin: The Ten Piano Sonatas & Fantasy

SCRIABIN: Piano Sonatas Nos. 1-10; Fantasy in B minor Op. 28

Garrick Ohlsson (piano)

BRIDGE BRIDGE9468A/B (2CD)

听

Scriabin: The Complete Piano Sonatas

SCRIABIN: Piano Sonatas Nos. 1-10; Vers la flamme Op. 72

Peter Donohoe (piano)

SOMM SOMM2622 (2CD)

11.45am 鈥� Disc of the Week

Walton: Violin Concerto, Partita & Hindemith Variations

WALTON: Violin Concerto; Partita for Orchestra; Variations on a Theme by Hindemith; Spitfire Prelude & Fugue

Anthony Marwood (violin), 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins (conductor)

HYPERION CDA67986 (CD)

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    大象传媒 Radio 3

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