Andrew McGregor with Kirsten Gibson and Nicholas Kenyon
Building a Library: Kirsten Gibson surveys the recordings of Purcell's King Arthur, and Bach 333, which contains every known note written by J S Bach, 333 years after his birth.
with Andrew McGregor
09.30
Building a Library: Kirsten Gibson surveys the recordings of Purcell's King Arthur
King Arthur, or The British Worthy is a semi-opera by Henry Purcell with a libretto by John Dryden, first performed at the Queen's Theatre, Dorset Garden, London, in 1691. It is based on the battles between the Britons and the Saxons and contains some of Purcell's most melodic and adventurous music.
10.30
Andrew talks to Sir Nicholas Kenyon about Bach 333. Said to be the largest project of its kind in the history of recorded music, Deutsche Grammophon in collaboration with a number of other labels present every known note written by J S Bach 333 years after his birth.
11.45
Andrew chooses an outstanding new release as his Disc of the Week
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Joseph Haydn
Violin Concerto in C Hob.VIIa:1 - I. Allegro moderato
Performer: Amandine Beyer. Ensemble: Gli Incogniti.- Harmonia Mundi.
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Nicola Fago
Il Faraone sommerso: Aria. Alla gente a Dio diletta
Singer: Jakub J贸zef Orli艅ski. Orchestra: Il Pomo d鈥橭ro. Conductor: Maxim Emelyanychev.- Erato.
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Fr茅d茅ric Chopin
Nocturne on F sharp Op.15 No.2
Performer: Ingrid Fliter.- Linn.
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Alexander Scriabin
Symphony No.1, Op.26: V. Allegro
Orchestra: Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Vasily Petrenko.- Lawo.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No.2 in D, Op.36: IV. Allegro molto
Orchestra: Wiener Symphoniker. Conductor: Philippe Jordan.- Wiener Symphoniker.
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Hubert Parry
Songs of Farewell: V. At the round earth's imagined corners
Choir: Choir of New College Oxford. Conductor: Robert Quinney.- Novum.
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Kurt Weill
4 Walt Whitman Songs: II. O Captain! My Captain!
Performer: Sir Antonio Pappano. Singer: Ian Bostridge.- Warner Classics.
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Ivor Gurney
By a Bierside
Orchestrator: Herbert Howells. Singer: Dame Sarah Connolly. Orchestra: Aurora Orchestra. Conductor: Nigel Short.- Signum Classics.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No.2 in F major, BWV 1047: III. Allegro assai
Conductor: Reinhard Goebel. Orchestra: Musica Antiqua K枚ln.- DG.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565
Performer: Helmut Walcha.- DG.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Cantata 197. 'Gott ist unsre Zuversicht'
Singer: Damien Guillon. Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki. Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan. Singer: Peter Kooij. Singer: Hana Bla啪铆kov谩.- DG.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Cantata 197. 'Gott ist unsre Zuversicht'
Choir: Soloists of the Wiener Sangerknaben. Conductor: Nikolaus Harnoncourt.- DG.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Cantata 134. 'Ein Herz, das seinen Jesum lebend weiss'
Singer: Daniel Taylor. Choir: Monteverdi Choir. Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner. Singer: James Gilchrist.- DG.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, BWV 225
Choir: Nederlands Kamerkoor. Conductor: Ton Koopman.- DG.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Partita for Solo Violin No.3 in E major, BWV 1006
Performer: Giuliano Carmignola.- DG.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto for 2 violins and strings in D minor, BWV 1043
Performer: Igor Oistrakh. Performer: David Oistrakh. Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Eugene Goossens.- DG.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Partita No.1 in B flat major, BWV 825: Gigue
Performer: Dinu Lipatti.- DG.
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Christoph Willibald Gluck
Iphig茅nie en Tauride: Accompagnato & Aria (after Gigue from Partita BWV 825)
Singer: Mireille Delunsch. Ensemble: Les Musiciens du Louvre. Conductor: Marc Minkowski.- DG.
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Percy Grainger
Blilthe Bells
Performer: Bengt Forsberg.- DG.
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Hazel Scott
2-Part Invention in A minor
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach. Performer: Hazel Scott.- DG.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Der Gerechte kommt um, BWV 1149
Choir: Monteverdi Choir. Orchestra: English Baroque Soloists. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner.- DG.
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Gustav Mahler
Symphony No.6 in A minor: IV. Sostenuto - Allegro moderato - Allegro energico
Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.- Berliner Philharmoniker Recordings.
Record Review
9.00am
鈥楯oseph Haydn: Concerti per Esterhazy鈥� - Violin Concertos Hob.VIIa:1 & VIIa:4, Cello Concerto, Hob. VIIb:1
Amandine Beyer (violin)
Marco Ceccato (cello)
Gli Incogniti (ensemble)
Harmonia Mundi HMM 902314
鈥楢nima Sacra鈥� 鈥� sacred baroque arias for countertenor by Fago, Heinichen, Terradellas, Sarro, Feo, Zelenka, Hasse, Schiassi & Durante
Jakub J贸zef Orlinski (countertenor)
Il Pomo D鈥檕ro (ensemble)
Maxim Emelyanychev (conductor)
Erato 0190295633745
Chopin: Nocturnes
Ingrid Fliter (piano)
Linn CKD 565 (2 CDs)
Scriabin: Symphony No.1 & Prometheus: The Poem of Fire
Kirill Gerstein (piano)
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Vasily Petrenko (conductor)
Lawo LWC1160
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9.30am 鈥� Building a Library 鈥� Kirsten Gibson on Purcell鈥檚 King Arthur听
Composer: Henry Purcell
Reviewer: Kirsten Gibson
Recommended Recording:
Sandrine Piau (soprano)
Susannah Waters (soprano, Cupid/Nereid)
V茅ronique Gens (soprano, Venus)
Claron McFadden (soprano, Philidel/Honour)
Mark Padmore, tenor (Cupid/Nereid)
Iain Paton, tenor (Cupid/Nereid)
Fran莽ois Bazola (bass, Pan)
Petteri Salomaa (bass, Cold Genius/Aeolus/Comus)
Jonathan Best (bass, Grimbald)
Choir and Orchestra of Les Arts Florissants
William Christie (conductor)
Erato 4509-98535-2 (2 CDs)
Other Recommended Recordings:
DVD Recommendation:
Isabel Rey (soprano)
Barbara Bonney (soprano)
Birgit Remmert (mezzo soprano)
Michael Schade (tenor)
Oliver Widmer (bass baritone)
Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor (chorus)
Concentus Musicus Wien (orchestra)
Nikolaus Harnoncourt听 (conductor)
J眉rgen Flimm (director)
Euroarts 2054509 (2 DVDs)
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10.20am 鈥� New Releases
Beethoven: Symphonies 2 & 7
Wiener Symphoniker
Philippe Jordan (conductor)
Wiener Symphoniker WS015
Hubert Parry: Songs of Farewell and other choral works; Mendelssohn: Sechs Spr眉che
Choir of New College Oxford
Robert Quinney (conductor)
Timothy Wakerell (organ)
Novum NCR 1394听听听听听
鈥楻equiem, the Pity of War鈥� 鈥� Songs by George Butterworth, Rudi Stephan, Kurt Weill & Gustav Mahler
Ian Bostridge (tenor)
Antonio Pappano (piano)
Warner Classics 0190295661564
鈥楢 Walk with Ivor Gurney鈥� 鈥� choral, vocal & orchestra music by Ivor Gurney plus choral works by Vaughan Williams, Howells & Bingham
Sarah Connolly (mezzo soprano)
Aurora Orchestra
Tenebrae (choir)
Nigel Short (conductor)
Simon Callow (narrator)
Signum Classics SIGCD557 (2 CDs)
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10.50am New Releases: Nicholas Kenyon on DG鈥檚 鈥楤ach 333鈥� Collection
鈥楤ach 333鈥� 鈥� The complete works of JS Bach plus interpretations and related works by other composers
DG 479 8000 (222CDs + DVD)
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11.45am 鈥� Disc of the WeekMahler: Symphony No.6 (1987 & 2018 recordings)
Berliner Philharmoniker
Simon Rattle (conductor)
Berliner Philharmoniker Recordings BPHR 180231 (2 CDs + BluRay video documentary & digital download)
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