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BACH, J S: St Matthew Passion, BWV244
Trinity Boys Choir, Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, Sir John Eliot Gardiner
Soli Deo Gloria SDG725 (2CD)

SAINT-SAENS: Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 87 ‘Organ Symphony; Carnival of the Animals
Daniele Rossi (organ), Martha Argerich (piano), Antonio Pappano (piano/conductor), Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Warner Classics 0190295755553 (CD)

Two Little Words
Featuring music by Michael Head, Marshall Palmer, Alan Murray, Carrie Jacobs-Bond, Joseph Horovitz, Benjamin Britten, Manuel de Palla, Franz Schubert, Johannes Brahms, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Madeleine Dring, Stephen Sondheim, John Pritchett, May H. Brahe
Dame Felicity Palmer (mezzo-soprano), Simon Lepper (piano)
Resonus Classics RES10199 (CD)

ANDRIESSEN: Theatre of the World
Leigh Melrose (baritone), Lindsay Kesselman (soprano), Marcel Beekman (tenor), Cristina Zavalloni (mezzo-soprano), Los Angeles Philharmonic, Reinbert de Leeuw (conductor)
Nonesuch 7559-79361-8 (2 CD)

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

Conductor, academic, broadcaster and record producer Jeremy Summerly joins Andrew live for a 'blind' Building a Library discussion comparing recordings of Purcell's glorious Coronation Anthem 'My Heart is Inditing' (Z30). Neither Jeremy nor Andrew will have been told which recording is which, either in their preparation or as they listen live on air, in an attempt to bypass any preconceptions and compare performances in a different light.

Recommended Recording:
Collegium Vocale Gent, Philippe Herreweghe (conductor)
HARMONIA MUNDI HMC901462

Other Recommended Recordings:
New College Oxford, Edward Higginbottom (conductor)
CRD CRD3504

The reminiscence bump refers to the period in your life which you remember most, 15 to 21. Most people's musical tastes are dictated by the reminiscence bump, as cognitive neuropsychologist Catherine Loveday's research has established. Catherine (one of the weekend's resident experts) and her team at University of Westminster have researched listeners' favourite classical music recordings to establish if they too come from that period in their lives and chats to Andrew about her findings.

ELGAR: Variations on an Original Theme ‘Enigma’
HOLST: The Planets
London Symphony Orchestra, Geoffrey Mitchell Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult (conductor)
GREAT RECORDINGS OF THE CENTURY 5677482 (CD)

MOZART: Symphony no. 38 ‘Prague’; Symphony no. 39; Symphony no. 40; Symphony no. 41 ‘Jupiter’
Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras
Linn Records CKD308 (2CD)

MAHLER: Symphony no. 5
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein
DG Grand Prix 4776334 (CD)

EJ MOERAN: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra
DELIUS: Légende
HOLST: A Song of the Night
ELGAR: Chanson de Matin; Chanson de Nuit; Salut d’amour
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: The Lark Ascending
Tasmin Little (violin), ´óÏó´«Ã½ Philharmonic, Sir Andrew Davis (conductor)
CHANDOS CHAN10796

Stravinsky conducts Stravinsky: The Ballets
STRAVINSKY: The Firebird; Scherzo a la Russe; Scherzo Fantastique, Op. 3; Fireworks, Op. 4; Petrushka; The Rite of Spring; Les Noces; Renard; Histoire du Soldat; Apollon musagète; Agon; Jeu de cartes; Scènes de ballet; Bluebird Pas de Deux; The Fairy's Kiss; Pulcinella
Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Igor Stravinsky
Sony 88697884142 (7 CD)

BEETHOVEN: Symphony no. 5; Symphony no. 7
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Carlos Kleiber
Deutsche Grammophon 447 4002 (CD)

HANDEL: Messiah, HWV 56 (1754 Version)
Rupert Charlesworth (tenor), Andreas Wolf (bass-baritone), Sandrine Piau (soprano), Anthea Pichanick (contralto), Katherine Watson (soprano), Concert Spirituel Orchestra, Concert Spirituel Chorus, Herve Niquet (conductor)
ALPHA ALPHA362 (2 CDs)