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Andrew McGregor with Hannah French

Hannah French chooses five indispensable recordings of works by Proms composer JS Bach, one of the great composers of the Baroque period, and explains why you need to hear them.

with Andrew McGregor

9.30
Proms Composer: Bach
Hannah French chooses five indispensable recordings of works by Proms Composer Bach, one of the greatest composers of the Baroque period, and explains why you need to hear them.

11.15
Proms Recording:
Schubert
Symphony No 8 'Unfinished'
London Classical Players
Roger Norrington (conductor)

2 hours, 44 minutes

Music Played

  • Georg Philipp Telemann

    Concerto in E flat, TWV 54:Es 1 (4th mvt)

    Orchestra: La Stagione Frankfurt. Conductor: Michael Schneider.
    • CPO.
  • Johannes Brahms

    Treue Liebe

    Performer: Graham Johnson. Singer: Harriet Burns.
    • Hyperion.
  • Patrick Hadley

    Kinder Scout

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 Philharmonic. Conductor: Rumon Gamba.
  • Jarom铆r Weinberger

    Bohemian Songs and Dances (No 4)

    Orchestra: Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland鈥怭falz. Conductor: Karl鈥怘einz Steffens.
    • CPO.
  • Jarom铆r Weinberger

    Svanda the bagpiper [Svanda dudak] - suite: Polka

    Orchestra: Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland鈥怭falz. Conductor: Karl鈥怘einz Steffens.
    • CPO.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    St Matthew Passion: Kommt, ihr Tochter, helft mir klagen; Choral: O Lamm Gottes, unschuldig

    Ensemble: Dunedin Consort & Players. Conductor: John Butt.
    • LINN.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Widerstehe doch der S眉nde (Cantata no.54, BWV.54)

    Performer: V铆kingur 脫lafsson.
    • DG.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Brandenburg Concerto No 6 (2nd mvt)

    Ensemble: Zefiro. Conductor: Alfredo Bernardini.
    • ARCANA.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Cello Suite No 1 in G (Menuet I & II; Gigue)

    Performer: Pau Casals.
    • EMI.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Missa Brevis in A (BWV 234): Gloria

    Ensemble: Pygmalion. Conductor: Rapha毛l Pichon.
    • Alpha.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Missa Brevis in B Minor (BWV 232): Cum Sancto Spirito

    Ensemble: Pygmalion. Conductor: Rapha毛l Pichon.
    • Alpha.
  • Richard Wagner

    The Flying Dutchman (Overture)

    Orchestra: Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andr茅s Orozco鈥怑strada.
    • RCA.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Sonata No 1 in F minor Op 2 No 1

    Performer: Igor Levit.
    • SONY.
  • Erich Wolfgang Korngold

    Symphony in F sharp Op.40 (3rd mvt)

    Orchestra: Sinfonia of London. Conductor: John Wilson.
    • CHANDOS.
  • Carlo Gesualdo

    Volan quasi farfalle (6th Book of Madrigals)

    Ensemble: Exaudi. Conductor: James Weeks.
  • Charles Gounod

    Faust, Act II (conclusion)

    Singer: V茅ronique Gens. Singer: Benjamin bernheim. Singer: Andrew Foster-Williams. Orchestra: Les Talens Lyriques. Choir: Vlaams Radiokoor. Conductor: Christophe Rousset.
    • BRU ZANE.
  • Franz Schubert

    Symphony No. 8 (Unfinished)

    Orchestra: London Classical Players. Conductor: Sir Roger Norrington.
    • Virgin Veritas.

Summer Record Review

9.00am

Telemann: Grand Concertos, Vol. 6

La Stagione Frankfurt

Michael Schneider (conductor)

CPO 555 239-2

Brahms: The Complete Songs, Vol. 8

Harriet Burns (soprano)

Graham Johnson (piano)

HYPERION CDJ33128

British Tone Poems, Vol. 2: Bliss - Cowen - Fogg - Foulds - Goossens - Hadley - Howell - Vaughan Williams

大象传媒 Philharmonic

Rumon Gamba (conductor)

CHANDOS CHAN 10981

Jaromir Weinberger: Orchestral Works from Schwanda, Bohemian Songs & Dances I-VI, Overture: The Beloved Voice

Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz

Karl-Heinz Steffens (conductor)

CPO 777 513-2

9.30am 鈥 Proms Composer: Hannah French on Johann Sebastian Bach

Composer: J.S Bach

Reviewer: Hannah French

Recommended Recordings:

St Matthew Passion: Kommt, ihr T枚chter, helft mir klagen; Choral: O Lamm Gottes, unschuldig

Dunedin Consort & Players

John Butt (conductor)

LINN CKD 313 (3 Hybrd SACDs)

Widerstehe doch der S眉nde, BWV 54

V铆kingur 脫lafsson (piano)

DG 4835022听听听听听

Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 (2nd movement)

Zefiro

Alfredo Bernardini (conductor)

ARCANA A452 (2 CDs)

Cello Suite No 1 in G (Movements 5 & 6)

Pablo Casals (cello)

NAXOS 8.110915-16 (2 CDs) or as a download from Warner Classics 9659212

Missa Brevis in A (BWV 234): Gloria; Missa Brevis in B Minor (BWV 232): Cum Sancto Spirito

Pygmalion

Raphael Pichon (conductor)

ALPHA ALPHA816 (3 CDs)听

10.20am 鈥 New Releases

Wagner: Overtures and Preludes (Live)

Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra

Andr茅s Orozco-Estrada (conductor)

RCA 19075964572

Beethoven: The Complete Piano Sonatas

Igor Levit (piano)

SONY 19075843182听(9CDs)

Korngold: Symphony in F sharp/Straussiana/Theme & Variations

Sinfonia of London

John Wilson (conductor)

CHANDOS CHSA 5220 (Hybrid SACD)

Gesualdo: Madrigali

Exaudi Vocal Ensemble

WINTER & WINTER 910 259-2

Gounod: Faust

Benjamin Bernheim (Faust)

V茅ronique Gens (Marguerite)

Andrew Foster-Williams (M茅phistopheles)

Les Talens Lyriques

Flemish Radio Choir

Christophe Rousset (conductor)

BRU ZANE BZ1037 (3 CDs)

11.25am 鈥 Proms BAL Recommendation

Schubert: Symphony No. 8 (Unfinished)
Reviewer: Chris de Souza in December 2014

Recommended recording:
London Classical Players

Roger Norrington (conductor)

ERATO 5622272 (2 CDs)


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