With Andrew McGregor and Simon Heighes
Simon Heighes chooses five indispensable recordings of Proms Composer Joseph Haydn 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.
9.30
Proms Composer: Joseph Haydn
Simon Heighes chooses five indispensable recordings of Proms Composer Joseph Haydn - known as the 'Father of the Symphony' and 'Father the String Quartet' - and explains why you need to hear them.
11.10
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.
Mussorgsky
Pictures at an Exhibition
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Claudio Abbado (conductor)
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Music Played
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George Frideric Handel
Concerto Grosso Op. 6 No. 1 in G major
Orchestra: Academy for Ancient Music Berlin. Conductor: Bernhard Forck.- Pentatone.
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Jake Heggie
These Strangers Nos. 2 & 3
Performer: Bradley Moore. Singer: Melody Moore.- Pentatone.
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Hubert Parry
Piano Quartet in A flat: II. Presto
Performer: Rachel Roberts. Ensemble: Leonore Piano Trio.- Hyperion.
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Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 35 in B flat: I. Allegro di molto
Orchestra: The English Concert. Conductor: Trevor Pinnock.- Archiv.
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Joseph Haydn
Keyboard Concerto in D Hob. XVIII: 11. Rondo all'ungarese
Orchestra: Academia Bizantina. Conductor: Ottavio Dantone.- Decca.
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Joseph Haydn
Nelson Mass: Kyrie & Gloria
Choir: Choir of King鈥檚 College, Cambridge. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Director: Sir David Willcocks.- Decca.
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Joseph Haydn
Orfeo & Euridice: Act 2. Euridice's death scene
Singer: Cecilia Bartoli. Conductor: Christopher Hogwood. Orchestra: Academy of Ancient Music.- Decca.
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Joseph Haydn
The Seasons: Autumn - final chorus. 'Juhe! Juhe!'
Choir: RIAS Chamber Choir. Orchestra: Freiburg Baroque Orchestra. Conductor: Ren茅 Jacobs.- Harmonia Mundi.
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Wynton Marsalis
Violin Concerto in D: II. Rondo Burlesque
Performer: Nicola Benedetti. Orchestra: The Philadelphia Orchestra. Conductor: Cristian M膬celaru.- Decca.
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Barbara Strozzi
L'Astratto - Misero, I guai m'han da me stesso astratto
Singer: Em艖ke Bar谩th. Ensemble: Il Pomo d鈥橭ro. Conductor: Francesco Corti.- Erato.
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Jean Sibelius
Kullervo, Op. 7: IV. Kullervo goes to war
Orchestra: 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Thomas Dausgaard.- Hyperion.
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Fr茅d茅ric Chopin
Nocturne No. 4 in F, Op. 15
Performer: Leif Ove Andsnes.- Sony.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Die Zauberfl枚te: Act 2 - Nos 15-18
Singer: Klaus Florian Vogt. Choir: RIAS Chamber Choir. Singer: Christiane Karg. Singer: Rolando Villaz贸n. Singer: Regula M眉hlemann. Singer: Franz-Josef Selig. Orchestra: Chamber Orchestra of Europe. Conductor: Yannick N茅zet鈥怱茅guin.- Deutsche Grammophon.
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Modest Mussorgsky
Pictures at an Exhibition (Orch. Ravel)
Composer: Maurice Ravel. Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Claudio Abbado.- Deutsche Grammophon.
Summer Record Review
9.00am
Handel: Concerti Grossi Op. 6 (1-6)
Akademie f眉r Alte Musik Berlin
Bernhard Forck (conductor
Pentatone PTC5186737
鈥楢n American Song Album鈥� 鈥� Songs for voice and piano by Barber, Heggie, Floyd, Copland & Getty
Melody Moore (soprano)
Bradley Moore (piano)
Pentatone PTC5186770
Parry: Piano Trio No. 2 & Piano Quartet
Leonore Piano Trio
Rachel Roberts (viola)
Hyperion CDA68276
9.30am 鈥� Proms Composer: Simon Heighes on Haydn
Composer: Joseph Haydn
Reviewer: Simon Heighes
Recommended Recordings:
Symphony No.35 in B flat
English Concert
Trevor Pinnock (conductor)
DG Archiv 427 661-2
Keyboard Concerto in D Hob.XVIII:11
Ottavio Dantone (piano & direction)
Accademia Bizantina
Oiseau Lyre 478 2243
Nelson Mass
Sylvia Stahlman (soprano)
Helen Watts (contralto)
Wilfred Brown (tenor)
Tom Krause (bass)
Choir of King鈥檚 College, Cambridge
London Symphony Orchestra
David Willcocks (conductor)
Decca 458 623-2
Orfeo & Euridice
Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo-soprano)
Academy of Ancient Music
Christopher Hogwood (conductor)
Oiseau Lyre 452 668-2
The Seasons
RIAS Chamber Choir
Freiburg Baroque Orchestra
Ren茅 Jacobs (conductor)
Harmonia Mundi HMC 801829.30
10.20am 鈥� New Releases
Marsalis: Violin Concerto & Fiddle Dance Suite
Nicola Benedetti (violin)
The Philadelphia Orchestra
Cristian M膬celaru (conductor)
Decca 485 0013
鈥榁oglio Cantar鈥� 鈥� Baroque vocal music by Strozzi, Cavalli, Cesti, Marini & Merula
Em枚ke Bar谩th (soprano)
Il Pomo d鈥橭ro
Francesco Corti (conductor)
Erato 0190295632212
Sibelius: Kullervo
大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Dausgaard (conductor)
Hyperion CDA68248
Chopin: Ballades & Nocturnes
Leif Ove Andsnes (piano)
Sony 190758229324
Mozart: Die Zauberfl枚te
Tamino - Klaus FlorianVogt (tenor)
Pamina - Christiane Karg (soprano)
Papageno - Rolando Villazon (baritone)
Papagena - Regula M眉hlemann (mezzo-soprano)
Sarastro - Franz-Josef Selig (bass)
RIAS Chamber Choir
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Yannick N茅zet-S茅guin (conductor)
Deutsche Grammophon 483 6400
11.25am 鈥� Proms BAL Recommendation
Mussorgsky orch. Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition
Reviewer: Stephen Walsh, January 2012
Recommended recording:
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Claudio Abbado (conductor)
Deutsche Grammophon 445 2382
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