With Andrew McGregor and Lucy Parham
Lucy Parham chooses five indispensable recordings of works by Proms Composer Robert Schumann and explains why you need to hear them, plus the best in new classical releases.
Andrew McGregor with a selection of the best new classical releases.
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Proms Composer: Robert Schumann
Lucy Parham chooses five indispensable recordings of works by Proms Composer Robert Schumann, one of the greatest composers of the Romantic period, and explains why you need to hear them.
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Proms Recording:
To end each edition of Summer Record Review, Andrew introduces the Building a Library recommendation of a major work featured in the Proms.
Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini, Op 43
Rafael Orozco (piano)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Edo de Waart
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Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k
Symphony No. 8 in G, Op. 88: III. Allegretto grazioso
Orchestra: Bamberg Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Jakub Hr暖拧a.- Tudor.
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Frater Petrus
Ave Maria
Ensemble: Doulce M茅moire. Conductor: Denis Raisin-Dadre.- Alpha.
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Joseph Phibbs
Clarinet Concerto: II. Allegro molto
Performer: Mark van de Wiel. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Christopher Warren鈥怗reen.- Phibbs & Mozart: Clarinet Concertos.
- Signum Classics.
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Johann Ernst von Sachsen-Weimar
Concerto in C for two violins
Performer: Gernot S眉ssmuth. Ensemble: Th眉ringer Bach Collegium.- Audite.
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Robert Schumann
Introduction and Allegro appassionato, Op. 92
Performer: Sir Andr谩s Schiff. Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Christoph von Dohn谩nyi.- Decca.
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Robert Schumann
Frauenliebe und Leben: 'An meinem Herzen'; 'Nun hast du mir...'
Performer: Bruno Walter. Singer: Kathleen Ferrier.- Decca.
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Robert Schumann
Humoreske, Op.20
Performer: Richard Goode.- Nonesuch.
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Robert Schumann
Piano Quartet in E flat, Op. 44: iii. Andante Cantabile
Ensemble: Cleveland Quartet.- Sony.
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Robert Schumann
Symphony No.3 in E flat, Op.97: i. Lebhaft
Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Leonard Bernstein.- DG.
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George Gershwin
Rhapsody in Blue (jazz band version)
Performer: Stewart Goodyear. Orchestra: Chineke! Orchestra. Conductor: Wayne Marshall.- Orchid Classics.
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Edward Elgar
Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma": Var. 7, Presto "Troyte"
Orchestra: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Litton.- Holst: The Planets, Op. 32 - Elgar: Enigma Variations, Op. 36.
- BIS.
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Edward Elgar
Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma": Var. 8, Allegretto "W. N."
Orchestra: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Litton.- Holst: The Planets, Op. 32 - Elgar: Enigma Variations, Op. 36.
- BIS.
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Edward Elgar
Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma": Var. 9, Adagio "Nimrod"
Orchestra: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Litton.- Holst: The Planets, Op. 32 - Elgar: Enigma Variations, Op. 36.
- BIS.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Violin Sonata in D Major, K. 306: II. Andante cantabile
Performer: Isabelle Faust. Performer: Alexander Melnikov.- Mozart: Sonatas for Fortepiano and Violin.
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William Byrd
A voluntarie, for my Ladye Nevell
Performer: Jeremy Denk.- Nonesuch.
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Carlo Gesualdo
O Dolce Mio Tesoro (Madrigals Book 6)
Performer: Jeremy Denk.- Nonesuch.
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William Byrd
Ne Irascaris Domine
Choir: Apollo5.- VCM Records.
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Sergey Rachmaninov
Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini, Op. 43
Performer: Rafael Orozco. Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Edo de Waart.- PHILIPS.
Summer Record Review
9.00am
Brahms: Symphony No. 3; Dvo艡谩k: Symphony No. 8
Bamberg Symphony Orchestra
Jakub Hr暖拧a (conductor)
Tudor 1743 (2 SACD Hybrid)
鈥楲a Musique Secr猫te de L茅onard de Vinci鈥� 鈥� Music by 15th- and 16th- century composers including Petrus, Cara, Desprez, Obrecht etc.
Doulce M茅moire (ensemble)
Denis Raisin Dadre (director)
Alpha 456
Phibbs: Clarinet Concerto; Mozart: Clarinet Concerto
Mark Van Der Wiel (clarinet)
Philharmonia Orchestra
Christopher Warren-Green (conductor)
Signum Classics SIGCD578
Ernst von Sachsen-Weimer: Violin Concertos Nos. 1-8 + Trumpet Concerto in D major & Concerto for 2 Violins in C major
Th眉ringer Bach Collegium
Gernot S眉脽muth (violin and direction)
Audite 97.769
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9.30am 鈥� Proms Composer: Lucy Parham on Robert Schumann
Composer: Robert Schumann
Reviewer: Lucy Parham
Recommended Recordings:
Introduction & Allegro appassionato in G major, Op. 92
Andras Schiff (piano)
Wiener Philharmoniker
Christoph von Dohn谩nyi (conductor)
Decca 4178022
Frauenliebe und 鈥搇eben, Op. 42
Kathleen Ferrier (contralto)
Bruno Walter (piano)
Decca 4334762
Humoreske in B flat major, Op. 20
Richard Goode (piano)
Nonesuch 349712906听
Piano Quartet, in E flat major, Op. 47
Emanuel Ax (piano)
Members of the Cleveland Quartet (trio)
RCA听 64982
Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 97 (鈥楻henish鈥�)
Wiener Philharmoniker
Leonard Bernstein (conductor)
DG 4153582
10.20am 鈥� New Releases
Stewart Goodyear: Callaloo & Piano Sonata; Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
Stewart Goodyear (piano)
Chineke! (orchestra)
Wayne Marshall (conductor)
Orchid Classics ORC 100100
Elgar: Enigma Variations; Holst: The Planets Suite
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
Andrew Litton (conductor)
BIS-2068 SACD (Hybrid SACD)
鈥楳ozart: Sonatas for fortepiano & violin, vol. 1鈥� 鈥� Mozart: Violin Sonatas in D Major, K. 306, E Minor, K. 304 & A Major, K. 526
Isabelle Faust (violin)
Alexander Melnikov (Kern fortepiano after Anton Walther, Vienna 1795)
Harmonia Mundi HMM 902360
Strauss: Don Quixote; Cello sonata in F major; Songs arranged for cello and piano
Daniel M眉ller-Schott (cello)
Christopher Moore (viola)
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Sir Andrew Davis (conductor)
Orfeo C968191
鈥楯eremy Denk c.1300-c.2000鈥� including works for piano by Machaut, Binchois, Gesualdo, Bach, Mozart, Chopin, Debussy Stockhausen, Ligeti, Philip Glass etc.
Jeremy Denk (piano)
Nonesuch 7559-79347-1 (2 CDs)
鈥極 Radiant Dawn鈥� 鈥� Works for vocal ensemble by Macmillan, P茅rotin, Byrd, Fraser Wilson, Morley, Gibbons, Monteverdi, Schumann, Vaughan Williams, Finzi & MacLachlan
Apollo5 (vocal ensemble)
VCM Records VCM123
11.25am 鈥� Proms BAL Recommendation
Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Reviewer: David Owen Norris, January 2003
Recommended recording:
Rafael Orozco (piano)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Edo de Waart
Philips 438 326-2
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