大象传媒 Proms Composer 鈥� Monteverdi with Jeremy Summerly and Andrew McGregor
Jeremy Summerly chooses five indispensable recordings of Proms composer Claudio Monteverdi and explains why you need to hear them, plus the best of recent classical releases.
Andrew McGregor with a selection of the best new classical releases.
9.30
Proms Composer: Monteverdi
Jeremy Summerly chooses five indispensable recordings of Proms composer Claudio Monteverdi and explains why you need to hear them.
11.20
Proms Recording:
To round off each edition of Summer Record Review, Andrew introduces the Building a Library recommendation of a major work featured in this year's 大象传媒 Proms.
Mahler: Symphony No 6 (excerpt)
Budapest Festival Orchestra
Ivan Fischer, conductor
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Music Played
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Manuel de Falla
Dance of the Miller (The Three-Cornered Hat, Part II)
Orchestra: Orchestra of the Americas. Conductor: Carlos Miguel Prieto.- Linn.
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Felix Mendelssohn
Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 49 (2nd mvt)
Ensemble: London Bridge Trio.- SOMM.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Adelaide, Op.46
Singer: Ian Bostridge. Performer: Sir Antonio Pappano.- Warner Classics.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
The Pulse of an Irishman (12 Irish Songs, WoO 154)
Performer: Vilde Frang. Performer: Nicolas Altstaedt. Performer: Sir Antonio Pappano. Singer: Ian Bostridge.- Warner Classics.
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Edward Elgar
Falstaff - Symphonic Study in C minor, Op. 68 (mvt 4)
Orchestra: Staatskapelle Berlin. Conductor: Daniel Barenboim.- Decca.
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Claudio Monteverdi
Sonata sopra Sancta Maria a 1
Choir: Monteverdi Choir. Ensemble: His Majestys Sagbutts and Cornetts. Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner.- DG Archiv.
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Claudio Monteverdi
'Ahi caso acerbo' and 'Ma io' (L'Orfeo)
Singer: Marina de Liso. Ensemble: La Venexiana. Director: Claudio Cavina.- Glossa.
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Claudio Monteverdi
'Pur ti miro' ('I gaze upon you') (L'Incoronazione di Poppea)
Singer: N煤ria Rial. Singer: Philippe Jaroussky. Ensemble: L鈥橝rpeggiata. Director: Christina Pluhar.- Erato.
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Claudio Monteverdi
Piagne e sospira, e quando i caldi raggi
Ensemble: I Fagiolini. Director: Robert Hollingworth.- Chandos.
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Claudio Monteverdi
Psalmus 109: Dixit Dominus (Secondo) 1 8 (Selva morale e spirituale, Venetia 1640)
Choir: Taverner Choir. Ensemble: Taverner Players. Ensemble: Taverner Consort. Director: Andrew Parrott.- Erato.
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Franz Schubert
String Quartet No. 12 in C Minor, D. 703 "Quartettsatz"
Ensemble: Alinde Quartett.- Schubert 2020-2028: The String Quartets Project, Vol. 1.
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William Henry Harris
Bring Us, O Lord God
Choir: VOCES8. Director: Barnaby Smith.- VOCES8 Records.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich, BWV 150 (Opening)
Choir: VOCES8. Orchestra: Academy of Ancient Music. Director: Barnaby Smith.- VOCES8 Records.
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Ruth Gipps
Clarinet Concerto in G minor, Op. 9 (2nd mvt)
Performer: Robert Plane. Orchestra: 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Martyn Brabbins.- Champs Hill Records.
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Misha Mullov-Abbado
The Linden Tree
Ensemble: The Hermes Experiment.- Delphian.
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Max Bruch
Symphony No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 36 (3rd mvt)
Orchestra: Bamberg Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Robert Trevino.- Bruch: Symphonies Nos. 1-3 & Overtures.
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John Sheppard
Media Vita in Morte Sumus
Ensemble: Alamire. Director: David Skinner.- Inventa Records.
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Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 6 in A minor 'Tragic' (1st mvt)
Orchestra: Budapest Festival Orchestra. Conductor: Iv谩n Fischer.- Channel.
Record Review
9.00am
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Falla: The Three-Cornered Hat & Nights in the Gardens of Spain
Alejandra G贸mez Ordaz (mezzo-soprano)
Jorge Federico Osorio (piano)
Orchestra of the Americas
Carlos Miguel Prieto (conductor)
Linn CKD625
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The Leipzig Circle, Vol. II: piano trios by Mendelssohn & Clara & Robert Schumann
London Bridge Trio
Somm SOMMCD 0619
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Beethoven: Lieder & Folksongs
Ian Bostridge (tenor)
Vilde Frang (violin)
Nicolas Altstaedt (cello)
Antonio Pappano (piano)
Warner Classics 9029527643
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Elgar: Sea Pictures & Falstaff
El墨na Garan膷a (mezzo-soprano)
Staatskapelle Berlin
Daniel Barenboim (conductor)
Decca 4850968
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9.30am 鈥� Proms Composer: Jeremy Summerly on Monteverdi
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Composer: Claudio Monteverdi
Reviewer: Jeremy Summerly
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Recommended Recordings:
Vespers, 1610
Michael Chance (counter-tenor)
Mark Tucker (tenor)
Nigel Robson (tenor)
Bryn Terfel (bass)
The London Oratory Junior Choir
Monteverdi Choir
His Majestys Sagbutts & Cornetts
English Baroque Soloists
Sir John Eliot Gardiner (conductor)
DG Archiv 4295652 (2 CDs)
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L'Orfeo
Emanuela Galli (La Musica/Eurydice, soprano)
Mirko Guadagnini (Orfeo, tenor)
Marina de Liso (Messaggiera, contralto)
Cristina Calzolari (Proserpina, alto)
Matteo Bellotto (Plutone, bass)
Jose Maria Lo Monaco (Speranza, alto)
Salvo Vitale (Caronte, bass)
Vincenzo di Donato (Apollo, tenor)
Francesca Cassinari (Ninfa, soprano)
Giovanni Caccamo (Pastore I, tenor)
Makoto Sakurada (Pastore II 鈥� Spirito I, tenor)
Tony Corradini (Pastore IV 鈥� Spirito II, bass)
La Venexiana
Claudio Cavina (director)
Glossa GCD920913 (download only)
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Pur ti miro (I gaze upon you) from L'Incoronazione di Poppea (Album title: Teatro d'Amore)
Nuria Rial (soprano)
Philippe Jaroussky (counter-tenor)
L'Arpeggiata
Christina Pluhar
Erato 2361402
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Piagne e sospira, e quando i caldi raggi 听(Il quarto libro de madrigali, 1603) (Album title: Monteverdi: Flaming Heart)
I Fagiolini
Robert Hollingworth (director)
Chandos CHAN0730
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Selva morale e spirituale, 1640
Emma Kirkby (soprano)
Nigel Rogers (tenor)
Rogers Covey-Crump (tenor) ROJ-uhrz KUV-i KRUMP
David Thomas (bass)
Taverner Choir
Taverner Consort
Taverner Players
Andrew Parrott (director)
ERATO 5616622 (2 CDs)
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10.15am 鈥� New Releases
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Schubert: The String Quartets & Kotcheff: Unbegun, Project 1
Alinde Quartett
H盲nssler HC19071
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After Silence: music by Gibbons, P盲rt, Bach, Dove, E拧envalds, Mahler etc.
Voces8
Academy of Ancient Music
Barnaby Smith (director)
VOCES8 Records VCM129A (2 CDs)
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Reawakened: Clarinet concertos by Hamilton, Gipps, Walthew and Ireland
Robert Plane (clarinet)
大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Martyn Brabbins (conductor)
Champs Hill Records CHRCD160
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Here We Are: music by Emily Hall, Misha Mullov-Abbado, Errollyn Wallen etc.
H茅lo茂se Werner (soprano)
The Hermes Experiment
Delphian DCD34244
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Bruch: Symphonies Nos. 1-3 & OverturesBamberger Symphoniker
Robert Trevino (conductor)
CPO 555252-2 (2 CDs)
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John Sheppard: Media Vita in Morte Sumus
Alamire
David Skinner (director)
Inventa Records INV1003 (download only)
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11.20am 鈥� Proms Building a Library Recommendation
Mahler: Symphony No. 6 in A minor 'Tragic'
Reviewer: Julian Johnson, February 2013
Recommended recording:
Budapest Festival Orchestra
Iv谩n Fischer (conductor)
Channel Classics CCSSA22905 (Hybrid SACD)
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