Andrew McGregor with Jonathan Freeman-Attwood and Harriet Smith
Presented by Andrew McGregor. Jonathan Freeman-Attwood looks at some Bruckner motets, Harriet Smith reviews recordings of music by Alkan, and McGregor picks his Disk of the Week.
with Andrew McGregor
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Building a Library: Jonathan Freeman-Attwood on Bruckner's motets. Bruckner wrote about 40 motets during his life, of which a handful have become staples of the choral repertory. Jonathan considers the most popular motets including Locus iste, Christus factus est, Tota pulchra es and Os justi.
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Andrew talks to Harriet Smith about recent recordings of Alkan. Charles-Valentin Alkan was a French-Jewish composer and virtuoso pianist. A contemporary of Chopin and Liszt, his output was mainly for the piano, for which he wrote pieces requiring extraordinary virtuosity. And there is a persistent but apparently unfounded legend that his death was caused by a falling bookcase.
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Andrew chooses an outstanding new release as his Disc of the Week.
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Anton Bruckner
Locus Iste
Performer: Kammerchor Stuttgart. Conductor: Frieder Bernius.- Bruckner: Mass in E Minor.
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Jean鈥怋aptiste Lully
Un Op茅ra pour trois rois
Composer: Jean鈥怭hilippe Rameau. Composer: Andr茅 Cardinal Destouches. Composer: Jean鈥怞oseph de Mondonville. Choir: Purcell Choir. Orchestra: Orfeo Orchestra. Conductor: Gyorgy Vashegyi.- Glossa.
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Bohuslav Martin暖
Kytice - Bouquet Of Flowers
Singer: Kate艡ina Kn臎啪铆kov谩. Singer: Michaela Kapustova. Singer: Jaroslav B艡ezina. Singer: Adam Plachetka. Choir: Prague Philharmonic Choir. Orchestra: Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Tom谩拧 Netopil.- Bohuslav Martinu -Bouquet of Flowers.
- Supraphon.
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Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns
Romance in C Major Op.48
Performer: Tianwa Yang. Orchestra: Malm枚 SymfoniOrkester. Conductor: Marc Soustrot.- Saint-Sa毛ns: Works for Violin & Orchestra.
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Edwin Lemare
Organ Symphony no.2 in D minor (3rd mvt)
Performer: David Leigh.- Priory.
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Kara Karayev
Sem' Krasavits [seven Beauties] - Suite From The Ballet
Orchestra: Bournemouth S O. Conductor: Kirill Karabits.- Karayev: Orchestral Works.
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Roger Sacheverell Coke
Concerto No. 3 In E Flat Major Op.30 For Piano And Orchestra
Performer: Simon Callaghan. Orchestra: 大象传媒 Scottish S O. Conductor: Martyn Brabbins.- Coke Piano Concertos Nos 3, 4 & 5.
- Hyperion.
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Mario Castelnuovo鈥怲edesco
Cello Concerto in F
Performer: Raphael Wallfisch. Orchestra: Kozerthausorchester Berlin. Conductor: Nicholas Milton.- CPO.
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Richard Strauss
Salome - Scene 3
Singer: Emily Magee. Singer: Wolfgang Koch. Orchestra: Frankfurt R S O. Conductor: Andr茅s Orozco鈥怑strada.- Richard Strauss Salome.
- Pentatone.
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Claude Debussy
Premier Piano Trio in G major (2nd mvt)
Performer: Renaud Capu莽on. Performer: Edgar Moreau. Performer: Bertrand Chamayou.- Debussy Sonates & Trio.
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Claude Debussy
Syrinx
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Claude Debussy
Sonate For Flute, Viola And Harp
Performer: Emmanuel Pahud. Performer: G茅rard Causs茅. Performer: Marie鈥怭ierre Langlamet.- Debussy Sonates & Trio.
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Record Review
9.00am
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BRUCKNER: MASS IN E MINOR
ANTON BRUCKNER: Mass No.2 in E minor; Motets
Kammerchor Stuttgart, Deutsche Blaeserphilharmonie, Frieder Bernius (conductor)
SONY 88843056202 (CD)
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UN OPERA POUR TROIS ROIS
A Versailles entertainment for Louis XIV, Louis XV & Louis XVI: Music by Lully, Rameau, Gluck et al.
Chantal听 Santon-Jeffery (soprano), Em艖ke Bar谩th (soprano), Thomas Doli茅 (baritone), Purcell Choir, Orfeo Orchestra, Gy枚rgy Vashegyi (conductor)
Glossa GCD924002 (CD)
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MARTIN女 BOUQUET OF FLOWERS / NOVAK PHILHARMONIC DANCES
BOHUSLAV MARTIN女: Bouquet of Flowers
JAN NOVAK: Philharmonic Dances
Katerina Knezkova (soprano), Michaela Kapustova (alto), Jaroslav Brezina (tenor), Adam Plachetka (bass), Prague Philharmonic Choir, Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, Tom谩拧 Netopil (conductor)
Supraphon SU4220-2 (CD)
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SAINT-SA脣NS: WORKS FOR VIOLIN AND ORCHESTRA
CAMILLE SAINT-SA脣NS: Caprice andalou, Op.122; Romance in C major, Op.48; La Muse et le Po猫te, Op.132; Morceau de concert in G major, Op.62; Havanaise in E major, Op.83; Romance in D flat, Op.37; Introduction et Rondo capriccioso, Op.28
Tianwa Yang (violin), Gabriel Schwabe (cello), Malm枚 Symphony Orchestra, Marc Soustrot (conductor)
Naxos 8573411 (CD)
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GRANDE SYMPHONY: DAVID LEIGH PLAYS THE ORGAN OF ST.FIN BARRE鈥橲 CATHEDRAL, CORK
FERNANDO GERMANI: Toccata
JONATHAN T. HORNE: Three Introductory Voluntaries
CESAR FRANCK: Grande Pi猫ce Symphonique
EOGHAN DESMOND: Four Simple Chorale Preludes
EDWIN H LEMARE: Symphony No.2 in D minor Op.50
David Leigh (organ)
Priory PRCD1190
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9.30am 鈥� Building a Library
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Composer: Bruckner
Piece: Motets
Reviewer: Jonathan Freeman-Attwood
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Recommended Recording:
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Tenebrae; Nigel Short (conductor)
Signum SIGCD430 (CD)
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Other Recommended Recordings:
Below is a shortlist of other recordings which Jonathan also liked, although we can鈥檛 guarantee the availability of these discs.
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Polyphony; Stephen Layton (conductor)
Hyperion CDA67629 (CD)
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Chorus of Bavarian Radio; Eugen Jochum (conductor)
Deutsche Grammophon 4577432 (CD)
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Ealing Abbey Choir; Jonathan Brown (conductor)
Herald HAVPCD213 (CD)
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10.20am 鈥� NEW RELEASES
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KARAYEV: ORCHESTRAL WORKS
KARA KARAYEV: The Seven Beauties; Don Quixote; Leyla and Mejnun; Lullaby from 鈥楾he Path of Thunder鈥�
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Kirill Karabits (conductor)
CHANDOS CHSA5203 (Hybrid Essay CD)
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COKE: PIANO CONCERTOS NOS 3, 4 & 5
ROGER SACHEVERELL COKE: Piano Concerto No.3 in E flat major; Piano Concerto No.4 in C sharp minor; Piano Concerto No.5 in D minor
Simon Callaghan (piano), 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins (conductor)
Hyperion CDA68173 (CD)
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PAGANINI / WOLF-FERRARI: VIOLIN CONCERTOS
NICCOLO PAGANINI: Violin Concerto No.1 in D Major, Op.6
ERMANNO WOLF-FERRARI: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op.26
Francseca Dego (violin), City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Daniele Rustioni (conductor)
Deutsche Grammophon 4816381 (CD)
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GAL 鈥� CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO: CELLO CONCERTOS
HANS GAL: Cello Concerto Op.67 in B minor
MARIO CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO: Cello Concerto in F major
Raphael Wallfisch (cello), Konzerthausorchester Berlin, Nicholas Milton (conductor)
CPO555074-2
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RICHARD STRAUSS: SALOME
Emily Magee (soprano), Wolfgang Koch (baritone), Peter Bronder (tenor), Michaela Schuster (mezzo-soprano), Benjamin Bruns (tenor), Frankfurt Radio Symphony, Andr茅s Orozco-Estrada (conductor)
Pentatone PTC 5186 602 (Hybrid Essay CD)
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11.01am 鈥� Reissues: Harriet Smith on Brilliant Classics Alkan Edition
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ALKAN EDITION
CHARLES HENRI VALENTIN ALKAN: This Edition includes the major piano works: both cycles Studies in all the minor and major keys (Op. 39 and 35), the Grande Sonata, the Concerti da Camera, organ works and chamber music.
Various performers
Brilliant 95568 (13 CDs)
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11.45am 鈥� Disc of the Week
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DEBUSSY: SONATES & TRIO
CLAUDE DEBUSSY: Sonata for cello & piano in D minor; Syrinx for solo flute; Sonata for violin & piano in G minor; Sonata for flute, viola & harp; Trio for piano, violin & cello in G Major.
Renaud Capu莽on (violin), Emmanuel Pahud (flute), G茅rard Causs茅 (viola), Edgar Moreau (cello), Marie-Pierre Langlamet (harp), Bertrand Chamayou (piano)
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