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Andrew McGregor with Sarah Devonald

Record Review Summer Record Review

Sarah Devonald with five indispensable recordings of works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, one of the featured composers at the 2018 大象传媒 Proms and explains, why they need to be heard.

with Andrew McGregor

9.30
Proms Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
This week Sarah Devonald chooses five indispensable recordings of the music of one of the best known and most prolific of all composers, whether child prodigy or mature master.

11.45
Proms Recording: Richard Strauss 4 Last Songs with soprano Felicity Lott and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra conducted by Neeme J盲rvi.

3 hours, 12 minutes

Last on

Sat 28 Jul 2018 09:00
大象传媒 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Ignazio Donati

    Maria Virgo

    Performer: Jamie Savan. Ensemble: The Gonzaga Band.
    • Venice 1629.
    • Resonus Classics.
    • 11.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Etudes-Tableaux Op33 No 9 in C sharp minor Op39 No 1 in Cminor

    Performer: Steven Osborne.
    • Etudes-Tableaux.
    • Hyperion.
    • 8&9.

  • Walter Piston

    Symphony No. 6: II. Scherzo. Leggerissimo vivace

    Conductor: Lance Friedel. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra.
    • American Symphonies.
    • BIS.
    • 102.

  • Gioachino Rossini

    Il barbiere di Siviglia: Una voce poco fa

    Singer: Edita Gruberov谩. Orchestra: Munich Radio Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Mark Elder.
    • Edita Gruberov谩 (Live).
    • BR-Klassik.
    • 801.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Serenade in B flat, K361 'Gran Partita': III. Adagio

    Ensemble: Netherlands Wind Ensemble. Conductor: Edo de Waart.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Symphony No.35 in D major, K385: IV. Presto

    Orchestra: Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Charles Mackerras.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Sinfonia Concertante in E-Flat Major, K. 364: II. Andante

    Ensemble: Arcangelo. Conductor: Jonathan Cohen.
    • Mozart: Violin Concertos Nos 1, 5 & Sinfonia concertante.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 108.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    The Marriage of Figaro: Act 1, 'Eviiva!... Non Piu andrai'

    Singer: Lorenzo Regazzo. Singer: Patrizia Ciofi. Singer: Angelika Kirchschlager. Singer: Simon Keenlyside. Singer: Kobie van Rensburg. Orchestra: Concerto K枚ln. Conductor: Ren茅 Jacobs.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Concerto in G, K453: III. Allegretto

    Performer: Maria Jo茫o Pires. Orchestra: Chamber Orchestra of Europe. Conductor: Claudio Abbado.

  • Franz Schubert

    Symphony No. 9 (8) in C Major, D. 944 "Great": II. Andante con moto

    Conductor: Mariss Jansons. Orchestra: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra.
    • Schubert: Symphony No. 9 (8) in C Major, D. 944 "Great" (Live).
    • BR-Klassik.
    • 102.

  • Joseph Haydn

    Symphony No 79 in F major iv. Finale (Vivace)

    Orchestra: Kammerorchester Basel. Conductor: Giovanni Antonini.
    • Haydn 2032 Vol 6 Lamentatione.
    • ALPHA.
    • 012.

  • Kalevi Aho

    Wind Quintet No. 1: II. Vivace, leggiero - Allegro marcato

    Ensemble: Philharmonisches Bl盲serquintett Berlin.
    • Kalevi Aho: Wind Quintets Nos. 1 & 2.
    • BIS.
    • 2.

  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Symphony No.11 in G minor Op 103: iv. The Tocsin (Allegro no troppo)

    Orchestra: Boston Baroque. Conductor: Andris Nelsons.
    • Shostakovich:Symphonies Nos 4&11 "The Year 1905".
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 004.

  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    Berceuse, Op 57

    Performer: Javier Perianes.
    • Harmonia Mundi.

  • George Frideric Handel

    Radamisto: Act 2, Sc 2: Aria. 'Ombra cara di mia sposa'

    Orchestra: Freiburg Baroque Orchestra. Conductor: Ren茅 Jacobs. Singer: Bejun Mehta.
    • Harmonia Mundi.

  • Anon.

    Anakrousis (Orestes Stasimo) & Fragments of Contrapollinopolis

    Ensemble: Atrium Musicae. Director: Gregorio Paniagua.
    • Harmonia Mundi.

  • Jean鈥怋aptiste Lully

    Atys: Act 4, sc 5: Prelude. 'O vous prenez part' and Gavotte. 'la beaute la plus severe'

    Orchestra: Les Arts Florissants. Conductor: William Christie. Singer: Bernard Deletr茅.
    • Harmonia Mundi.

  • Luciano Berio

    Laborintus II

    Ensemble: Ensemble Musique Vivante. Choir: Chorale Experimentale. Conductor: Luciano Berio.
    • harmonia mundi.

  • Richard Strauss

    Four Last Songs

    Singer: Felicity Lott. Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: Neeme J盲rvi.

Summer Record Review

9.00am

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Venice 1629

Music by Castello, Monteverdi, Marini etc.

The Gonzaga Band

Resonus Classics RES10218

听

听

Rachmaninov: 脡tudes-tableaux

Steven Osborne (piano)

Hyperion CDA68188

听

听

American Symphonies

Walter Piston Symphony No. 6, Samuel Jones Symphony No. 3 鈥楶alo Duro Canyon鈥�, Stephen Albert Symphony No. 2听听听

London Symphony Orchestra

Lance Friedel

BIS BIS2118 (Hybrid SACD)

听

听

Edita Gruberov谩

Live recordings of Mozart, Michael Haydn, Donizetti, Bellini, Rossini, Handel, and Johann Strauss II

Edita Gruberova (soprano)

Munich Radio Orchestra

Regensburger Domspatzen

Mark Elder, Lamberto Gardelli, Leopold Hager, Marcello Viotti (conductors)

BR Klassik 900325

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9.30am 鈥� Proms Composer 鈥� Sarah Devonald on Mozart

Mozart: Serenade in B flat, K.361 'Gran Partita' & Serenade, K.375

Netherlands Wind Ensemble

Edo de Waart

Philips 4207112

听


Mozart - Symphonies Nos. 29, 31, 32, 35 & 36

Scottish Chamber Orchestra

Sir Charles Mackerras

LINN CKD350 (2 Hybrid SACDs)

听

Mozart: Violin Concertos Nos 1, 5 & Sinfonia concertante

Vilde Frang (violin)

Maxim Rysanov (viola)

Arcangelo

Jonathan Cohen

Warner Classics 2564627677

听

听

Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K492

Patrizia Ciofi - Soprano

V茅ronique Gens - Soprano

Marie McLaughlin - Soprano

Elisabeth Rapp 鈥� Soprano

Nuria Rial - Soprano

Yeree Suh - Soprano

Angelika Kirchschlager - Mezzo-soprano

Kobie van Rensburg - Tenor

Antonio Abete - Bass

Lorenzo Regazzo - Bass

Simon Keenlyside - Baritone

Collegium Vocale Gent

Concerto K枚ln

Ren茅 Jacobs

Harmonia Mundi HMC901818.20 (3 CDs)

听

听

Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major, K453, etc.

Maria Joao Pires (piano)

The Chamber Orchestra of Europe

Claudio Abbado

DG 4399412

听

10.20am 鈥� New Releases

听

Schubert: Symphony No. 9 in C major, D944 'The Great'

Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

Mariss Jansons

BR Klassik 900169

听

听

Haydn 2032 Volume 6 - Lamentatione

Kammerorchester Basel

Giovanni Antonini

Alpha ALPHA678

听

听

Kalevi Aho: Wind Quintets Nos. 1 & 2

Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet

BIS BIS2176 (Hybrid SACD)

听

听

Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 11 鈥楾he Year 1905鈥�

Boston Symphony Orchestra

Andris Nelsons

DG 4835220 (2 CDs)

听

听

10.55am 鈥� New Releases 鈥� Jeremy Summerly on Harmonia Mundi 60th birthday boxes


GENERATION HARMONIA MUNDI 鈥� I. The Age of Revolutions (1958-1988)

HMX2908904.19 (16 CDs)

听

听

GENERATION HARMONIA MUNDI 鈥� II. The Family Spirit (1988-2018)

HMX2908920.37 (18 CDs)

听

听

11.45am 鈥� BAL Proms Choice 鈥� Strauss' Four Last Songs as chosen by Hilary finch on 13th April 2002

听

Four Last Songs and other works

Felicity Lott (soprano)

Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Neeme Jarvi

Chandos CHAN 10075 (CD)



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Broadcast

  • Sat 28 Jul 2018 09:00
    大象传媒 Radio 3

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