Chopin's four Scherzi in Building a Library with Iain Burnside and Hannah French
Hannah French with new classical releases, Anna Picard on recent orchestral albums and, in Building a Library, Iain Burnside recommends a recording of Chopin's four Scherzi.
with Hannah French
9.30
Building a Library: Iain Burnside compares recordings of Chopin's four Scherzi for piano, and picks a favourite.
Chopin's four Scherzi, each a mini drama, are a supreme feat of technique, lyricism and musical storytelling, and unlike much of Chopin's music, they were written for concert performance rather than the salon. Their formidable demands have for decades tempted many of the world's greatest pianists into the recording studio, resulting in a rich recorded legacy.
10.45
Anna Picard has been listening to recent orchestral releases, including the first from the Cleveland Orchestra's newly launched own label.
11.20
Hannah chooses an outstanding new release as her Recording of the Week.
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Traditional Romanian
The Lark
Music Arranger: Stephan Koncz. Performer: Lisa Batiashvili. Orchestra: Georgia Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Nikoloz Rachveli.- Deutsche Grammophon.
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Franz Schubert
An den Mond in einer Herbstnacht, D. 614
Performer: Jonathan Ware. Singer: Sharon Carty.- Schubert鈥檚 Four Seasons: Lieder for Voice & Piano by Franz Schubert.
- Genuin.
- 501.
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Anna Clyne
In your blood (Dance)
Performer: Inbal Segev. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Marin Alsop.- Avie.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Keyboard Concerto no.2 in E Major BWV.1053 (1st mvt)
Performer: Masato Suzuki. Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan.- Bach: Concertos for Harpsichord & Strings, Vol. 1.
- BIS.
- 401.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No 8 in F Major, Op 93 (4th mvt)
Conductor: Robert Trevino. Orchestra: Malm枚 SymfoniOrkester.- Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1-9 (Live).
- Ondine.
- 404.
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Orlande de Lassus
Cantiones sacr忙 sex vocum: Recordare Jesu pie
Conductor: Daniel Reuss. Choir: Cappella Amsterdam.- Lassus: Inferno.
- harmonia mundi.
- 108.
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Fran莽ois Couperin
Le Menetou (Pieces de clavecin - ordre no. 7)
Performer: Thomas Dunford. Performer: Jean Rondeau.- Erato.
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Marc鈥怉ntoine Charpentier
Chaconne "sans frayeur..."
Performer: Myriam Rignol. Performer: Thomas Dunford. Performer: Jean Rondeau. Singer: Lea Desandre.- Erato.
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Anton Bruckner
Mass No 2 in E Minor, WAB 27 (1882 Version) - Kyrie
Choir: Berlin Radio Choir. Conductor: Gijs Leenaars.- Bruckner: Mass No. 2 in E Minor - Stravinsky: Mass.
- PENTATONE.
- 101.
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Christoph Willibald Gluck
Don Juan (Final Scene)
Ensemble: The Mozartists. Conductor: Ian Page.- Sturm und Drang, Vol. 1: Beck, Gluck, Haydn, Jommelli, Traetta.
- Signum Classics.
- 101.
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Johannes Maria Staud
Stromab
Conductor: Franz Welser鈥怣枚st. Orchestra: The Cleveland Orchestra.- A New Century.
- Cleveland Orchestra.
- 201.
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Dmitry Shostakovich
Symphony No. 11, Op. 103 'The Year 1905': IV. Tocsin
Conductor: John Storg氓rds. Orchestra: 大象传媒 Philharmonic.- Chandos.
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Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 1: II. Kr盲ftig bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell
Conductor: 8 Bit. Orchestra: Festspielorchester Kassel.- Ars.
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Richard Strauss
Der Rosenkavalier Suite, TrV 227d (conclusion)
Conductor: Lan Shui. Orchestra: Singapore Symphony Orchestra.- R. Strauss: Macbeth, Rosenkavalier Suite & Tod und Verkl盲rung.
- BIS.
- 5-6.
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Dmitry Shostakovich
Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 99 (mvts 3 & 4)
Performer: Alina Ibragimova. Orchestra: State Academic Symphony Orchestra of The Russian Federation. Conductor: Vladimir Jurowski.- CDA68313.
Record Review
9.00am
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City Lights: Chaplin, Bach, Legrand, Piazz贸lla, Dvo艡谩k etc.
Lisa Batiashvili (violin)
Katie Melua (vocals)
Maximilian Hornung (cello)
Milo拧 Karadagli膰 (guitar)
Till Br枚nner (trumpet)
Nikoloz Rachveli (piano)
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin
Georgia Philharmonic
Nikoloz Rachveli (conductor)
Deutsche Grammophon 4838586
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Schubert's Four Seasons: Lieder for Voice and Piano by Franz Schubert
Sharon Carty (mezzo-soprano)
Jonathan Ware (piano)
Genuin GEN20697
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Anna Clyne: DANCE - Edward Elgar: Cello Concerto
Inbal Segev (cello)
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Marin Alsop (conductor)
Avie AV2419
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Bach: Concertos for Harpsichord & Strings, Vol. 1
Masato Suzuki (harpsichord/director)
Bach Collegium Japan
BIS BIS2401 (Hybrid SACD)
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9.30am 鈥� Building a Library 鈥� Iain Burnside on the Chopin鈥檚 four Scherzi: Op.20, Op.31, Op.39, Op.54
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Composer: Fr茅d茅ric Chopin
Reviewer: Iain Burnside
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Recommended Recording:
Sviatoslav Richter (July 1977, Munich)
Alto ALC1159
or Olympia MKM53 (download only)
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Other Recommended Recording(s):
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Emanuel Ax
Sony 88985465042 (6 CDs or download)
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Stephen Hough
Hyperion CDA67456
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10.15am 鈥� New Releases
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Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1-9
Kate Royal (soprano)
Christine Rice (mezzo-soprano)
Tuomas Katajala (tenor)
Derek Welton (bass-baritone)
Malm枚 Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
Robert Trevino (conductor)
Ondine ODE1348-5Q (5 Hybrid SACDs)
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Lassus: Inferno - Motets for six and eight voices
Cappella Amsterdam
Daniel Reuss (conductor)
Harmonia Mundi HMM902650
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Barricades: Fran莽ois Couperin, De Vis茅e, Lambert, Marais, Charpentier etc.
Jean Rondeau (harpsichord)
Thomas Dunford (lute)
Lea Desandre (mezzo-soprano)
Marc Mauillon (baritone)
Myriam Rignol (viola da gamba)
Erato 9029526995
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Bruckner: Mass in E minor & Stravinsky: Mass
Rundfunkchor Berlin
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin
Gijs Leenaars (conductor)
Pentatone PTC5186774
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10.45am 鈥� New Releases 鈥� Anna Picard on new orchestral releases
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Sturm Und Drang, Vol. 1: Beck, Gluck, Haydn, Jommelli, Traetta
Chiara Skerath (soprano)
The Mozartists
Ian Page (conductor)
Signum SIGCD619
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A New Century: Beethoven, Var猫se, Staud, R. Strauss, Deutsch & Prokofiev
Paul Jacobs (piano)
Cleveland Orchestra
Franz Welser-M枚st (conductor)
Cleveland Orchestra TCO0001 (3 CDs)
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Shostakovich: Symphony No. 11
大象传媒 Philharmonic
John Storg氓rds (conductor)
Chandos CHSA5278 (Hybrid SACD)
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Mahler: Symphony No.1
Festspielorchester Kassell
脕d谩m Fischer (conductor)
ARS Produktion ARS38259 (Hybrid SACD)
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Strauss: Rosenkavalier Suite, Tod und Verkl盲rung & Macbeth
Singapore Symphony Orchestra
Lan Shui (conductor)
BIS BIS2342 (Hybrid SACD)
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11.15am 鈥� Record of the Week
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Shostakovich: Violin Concertos
Alina Ibragimova (violin)
State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia 'Evgeny Svetlanov'
Vladimir Jurowski (conductor)
Hyperion CDA68313
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