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Andrew McGregor and Edward Seckerson

Record Review Summer Record Review

Edward Seckerson chooses five indispensable recordings of Proms composer Sergei Prokofiev 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: Sergei Prokofiev
Edward Seckerson chooses five indispensable recordings of Proms Composer Sergei Prokofiev and explains why you need to hear them.

11.20
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.
Beethoven: Symphony No 2 in D major
Saarbrucken Radio Symphony Orchestra
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski (conductor)

2 hours, 44 minutes

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Sat 24 Aug 2019 09:00
大象传媒 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Michael Navarrus

    Quid est tibi / Mare Vidit

    Ensemble: Euskal Barrokensemble. Conductor: Enrike Solin铆s.
    • AliaVox.

  • Franz Schubert

    Polonaise in B-Flat Major, D. 580

    Performer: Ariadne Daskalakis. Orchestra: Die K枚lner Akademie. Conductor: Michael Alexander Willens.
    • Schubert: Music for Violin, Vol. 1.
    • BIS.
    • 301.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Sonata No. 24 in F sharp major, Op. 78: i) Adagio cantabile - Allegro m

    Performer: Ivo Pogorelich.
    • Sony.

  • 罢谤盲诲

    Loa, loa

    Ensemble: Euskal Barrokensemble. Conductor: Enrike Solin铆s.
    • AliaVox.

  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Piano Concerto No 3 in C major, Op 26: i) Andante - Allegro

    Performer: Martha Argerich. Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Claudio Abbado.
    • DG.

  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 44: i) Moderato

    Orchestra: State Academic Symphony Orchestra of The Russian Federation. Conductor: Vladimir Jurowski.
    • Pentatone.

  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Violin Concerto No. 2 In G Minor Op. 63: ii) Andante Assai

    Performer: Maxim Vengerov. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Mstislav Rostropovich.
    • TELDEC Classics.

  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Alexander Nevsky, Op. 78: v) The Battle on the Ice

    Orchestra: New York Philharmonic. Choir: Westminster Choir. Conductor: Thomas Schippers.
    • CBS.

  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Romeo Decides To Avenge Mercutio's Death (Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64)

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Orchestra: Andr茅 Previn.
    • EMI.

  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Finale, act ii (Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64)

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Orchestra: Andr茅 Previn.
    • EMI.

  • Charles Gounod

    St. Cecilia Mass, CG 56: II. Gloria (Live)

    Singer: Angela Maria Blasi. Singer: Christian Elsner. Singer: Dietrich Henschel. Choir: M眉nchner MotettenChor. Orchestra: M眉nchner Symphoniker. Conductor: Hans Rudolf Z枚beley.
    • Gounod: St. Cecilia Mass, CG 56 - Bizet: Te Deum, WD 122 (Live).
    • haenssler CLASSIC.
    • 102.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Sonata for Viola da Gamba in G Major, BWV 1027 (Arr. for Viola)

    Performer: Antoine Tamestit. Performer: Masato Suzuki.
    • Harmonia Mundi.

  • Anton Bruckner

    Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, WAB 109: ii) Scherzo. Bewegt, lebhaft

    Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Manfred Honeck.
    • Reference Recordings.

  • Donnacha Dennehy

    The Hunger - Black Potatoes

    Singer: Iarla 脫 Lion谩rd. Ensemble: Alarm Will Sound. Conductor: Alan Pierson.
    • Nonesuch.

  • William Russell

    Voluntary No. 10 in G major

    Performer: Thomas Trotter.
    • Regent.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No. 2 in D major Op. 36

    Orchestra: Saarbr眉cken Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Stanislaw Skrowaczewski.
    • Oehms Classics.

Summer Record Review

9.00am

Juan Sebastian Elkano: a circumnavigation of the Earth between 1519 and 1521 including works by Jon Mirande, Darwish Mustapha and Michael Navarrus

Euskal Barrokensemble

Enrike Solin铆s (conductor)

Alia Vox AV9933 (2 CDs)

听

听

Schubert: Music for Violin, Vol. 1

Ariadne Daskalakis (violin)

Paolo Giacometti (fortepiano)

Die K枚lner Akademie

Michael Alexander Willens (conductor)

BIS BIS2363 (Hybrid SACD)

听

听

Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 22 & 24, Rachmaninov: Piano Sonata No. 2

Ivo Pogorelich (piano)

Sony 19075956602

听

听

9.30am 鈥� Proms Composer: Edward Seckerson on Prokofiev

听

Composer: Sergei Prokofiev

Reviewer: Edward Seckerson

听

Recommended Recordings:


Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26

Martha Argerich (piano)

Berlin Philharmonic

Claudio Abbado (conductor)

DG 4474382

听

听

Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 44

State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia (Evgeny Svetlanov)

Vladimir Jurowski

Pentatone PTC5186624 (Hybrid SACD)

听

听

Violin Concerto No. 2 In G Minor Op. 63

Maxim Vengerov (violin)

The London Symphony Orchestra

Mstislav Rostropovich (conductor)

Teldec 0630-13150-2

听

听

Alexander Nevsky Op.78

Lili Chookasian (contralto)

Westminster Choir

New York Philharmonic Orchestra

Thomas Schippers (conductor)

CBS MPK 45557



Romeo and Juliet, Op.64

London Symphony Orchestra

Andre Previn (conductor)

Warner Classics 9677012 (2 CDs)

听

听

10.20am 鈥� New Releases

听

听

Gounod: St Cecilia Mass & Bizet: Te Deum

Angela Maria Blasi (soprano)

Christian Elsner (tenor)

Dietrich Henschel (baritone)

M眉nchner Symphoniker

M眉nchner MotettenChor

Hans Rudolf Z枚beley (conductor)

H盲nssler Classic HC19046

听

听

JS Bach - Sonatas for Viola Da Gamba and Harpsichord (arranged for viola)

Antoine Tamestit (viola)

Masato Suzuki (harpischord)

Harmonia Mundi HMM 902259

听

听

Bruckner: Symphony No. 9

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

Manfred Honeck (conductor)

Reference Recordings FR 733 (Hybrid SACD)

听

听

Donnacha Dennehy: The Hunger

Iarla 脫 Lion谩rd (vocals)

Katherine Manley (soprano)

Alarm Will Sound

Alan Pierson (conductor)

Nonesuch 075597925135

听

听

From Palaces to Pleasure Gardens: Organ music from Georgian London's Pleasure Gardens by composers including Handel, JC Bach, and John Stanley.

Thomas Trotter (1735 Richard Bridge Organ of Christ Church, Spitalfields)

Regent REGCD526

听


11.25am 鈥� Proms BAL Recommendation

Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 in D major Op. 36
Reviewer: Rob Cowan in May 2014

Recommended recording:
Saarbr眉cken Radio Symphony Orchestra

Stanislaw Skrowaczewski (conductor)

Oehms Classics OC 522 (2 CDs)

Broadcast

  • Sat 24 Aug 2019 09:00
    大象传媒 Radio 3

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