大象传媒 Proms Composer 鈥� Purcell with Kirsten Gibson and Andrew McGregor
Kirsten Gibson chooses five indispensable recordings of 大象传媒 Proms composer Henry Purcell 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.
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Proms Composer: Henry Purcell
Kirsten Gibson chooses five indispensable recordings of 大象传媒 Proms composer Henry Purcell and explains why you need to hear them.
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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:
Beethoven
Sonata in C minor, Op.111
Ronald Brautigam, fortepiano
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony no.5 in C Minor (1st mvt)
Orchestra: Les Si猫cles. Conductor: Fran莽ois鈥怷avier Roth.- Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 - Gossec: Symphonie 脿 dix-sept parties.
- harmonia mundi.
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Nicola Matteis
Suite in B-Flat
Performer: Alice Julien-Laferri猫re. Ensemble: Ground Floor.- Il genio inglese.
- harmonia mundi.
- 3-7.
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Francis Poulenc
H么tel (Banalit茅s, No. 2)
Performer: Alexandre Tharaud. Singer: Sabine Devieilhe.- Warner.
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Gabriel Faur茅
Chanson d'amour, No. 1 Op. 27
Performer: Alexandre Tharaud. Singer: Sabine Devieilhe.- Warner.
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Claude Debussy
Nuit d'茅toiles
Performer: Alexandre Tharaud. Singer: Sabine Devieilhe.- Warner.
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Ottorino Respighi
Leggenda
Performer: Francesco de Angelis. Orchestra: La Scala Philharmonic. Conductor: Riccardo Chailly.- Decca.
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Henry Purcell
'Thy hand, Belinda; darkness shades me' (Act III, Dido and Aeneas)
Singer: Dame Sarah Connolly. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Director: Steven Devine. Director: Elizabeth Kenny.- Chandos.
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Henry Purcell
Chaconne in G minor Z.T680
Performer: Richard Egarr.- Harmonia Mundi.
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Henry Purcell
Trio Sonata No. 3 in D minor
Ensemble: Retrospect Trio.- Linn.
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Henry Purcell
Remember not, O Lord, our offences, Z50
Ensemble: Vox Luminis. Director: Lionel Meunier.- Ricercar.
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Henry Purcell
Come, ye sons of art away (Birthday Ode for Queen Mary), Z. 323 / 5
Music Arranger: Christina Pluhar. Lyricist: Nahum Tate. Singer: Raquel Andueza. Orchestra: L鈥橝rpeggiata. Director: Christina Pluhar.- Music for a While - Improvisations on Purcell.
- Erato/Warner Classics.
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Carl Maria von Weber
Concertino in E-Flat Major, Op. 26
Performer: J枚rg Widmann. Orchestra: Irish Chamber Orchestra.- Alpha.
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Johann Christoph Bach
Ach, da脽 ich Wassers genug h盲tte
Singer: Damien Guillon. Ensemble: Caf茅 Zimmermann.- Alpha.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Komm, gott schopfer BWV667
Composer: Ferruccio Busoni. Performer: Igor Levit.- Sony.
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Max Reger
Nachtlied, Op. 138, No. 3
Performer: Igor Levit. Music Arranger: Julian Becker.- Sony.
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Morton Feldman
Palais de Mari
Performer: Igor Levit.- Sony.
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Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns
Le Timbre d'argent (end of Act 3)
Singer: Jodie Devos. Singer: Yu Shao. Ensemble: Accentus. Orchestra: Les Si猫cles. Conductor: Fran莽ois鈥怷avier Roth.- Bru Zane.
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Dieterich Buxtehude
Ich bin die Auferstehung BuxWV.44
Singer: Jakob Bloch Jespersen. Ensemble: Concerto Copenhagen. Conductor: Lars Ulrik Mortensen.- DaCapo.
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Fr茅d茅ric d鈥橢rlanger
Piano Quintet (2nd mvt)
Performer: Piers Lane. Ensemble: Goldner String Quartet.- Hyperion.
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Gustav Mahler
Das Lied von der Erde (1st mvt)
Singer: Gerhild Romberger. Singer: Robert Dean Smith. Orchestra: Budapest Festival Orchestra. Conductor: Iv谩n Fischer.- Channel.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No 32. Op. 111
Performer: Ronald Brautigam.- Beethoven - Complete Works for Solo Piano Volume 8.
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Record Review
9.00am
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 & Gossec: Symphonie
Les Si猫cles
Fran莽ois-Xavier Roth (conductor)
Harmonia Mundi HMM902423
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Il Genio Inglese: Nicola Matteis, A Neapolitan in London
Alice Julien-Laferri猫re (violin)
Ground Floor
Harmonia Mundi HMN916117
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Chanson d'Amour: songs by Faur茅, Poulenc, Ravel and Debussy
Sabine Devieilhe (soprano)
Alexandre Tharaud (piano)
Warner Classics 9029522427
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Respighi
Gianni Viero (oboe)
Armel Descotte (oboe)
Fabrizio Meloni (clarinet)
Francesco Tamiati (trumpet)
Francesco De Angelis (violin)
David Hinitt (organ)
Orchestra Filarmonica della Scala
Riccardo Chailly (conductor)
Decca 4850415
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9.30am 鈥� Proms Composer: Kirsten Gibson on Henry Purcell
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Recommended Recordings:
Dido and Aeneas
Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano, Dido)
Gerald Finley (baritone, Aeneas)
Lucy Crowe (soprano, Belinda)
Patricia Bardon (mezzo-soprano, Sorceress)
William Purefoy (counter-tenor, Spirit)
Sarah Tynan (soprano, 2nd Woman)
John Mark Ainsley (tenor, Sailor)
Carys Lane & Rebecca Outram (sopranos, Witches)
Choir & Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Elizabeth Kenny & Steven Devine (Directors)
Chandos CHAN0757
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Chaconne in G minor, ZT 680, from Timon of Athens (from Keyboard Suites & Grounds)
Richard Egarr (harpsichord)
Harmonia Mundi HMU907428
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Sonata No. 3 in D minor (from Twelve Sonatas of three parts (1683))
Retrospect Trio
Matthew Halls (harpsichord, organ)
Linn CKR374
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Remember not, O Lord, our offences, Z50 (from English Royal Funeral Music)
Vox Luminis
Lionel Meunier (director)
Ricercar RIC332
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"Strike the viol", Z. 323 / 5, Come, ye sons of art away (from Purcell: Music for a While)
Raquel Andueza (soprano)
L'Arpeggiata
Christina Pluhar (director)
Erato 2564633750
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10.20am 鈥� New Releases
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Weber: Clarinet Quintet, Concertino for Clarinet, Grand Duo Concertant & Der Freisch眉tz Overture
J枚rg Widmann (clarinet)
Denis Kozhukin (piano)
Irish Chamber Orchestra
Alpha ALPHA637
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Lamento: music by Schmelzer, Biber, Froberger, Johann Christoph Bach etc.
Damien Guillon (counter-tenor)
Caf茅 Zimmermann
Alpha ALPHA626
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Igor Levit 鈥� Encounter
Music by Busoni, Brahms, Reger & Feldman
Igor Levit (piano)
Sony 19439786572 (2 CDs)
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Saint-Sa毛ns: Le Timbre d鈥檃rgent
Jodie Devos (soprano, Rosa)
Tassis Christoyannis (baritone, Spiridion)
H茅l猫ne Guilmette (soprano, H茅l猫ne)
Edgaras Montvidas (tenor, Conrad)
Yu Shao (tenor, Benedict)
Rapha毛lle Delaunay (dancer, Circ茅e)
Accentus
Les Si猫cles
Fran莽ois-Xavier Roth (conductor)
Bru Zane BZ1041 (2 CDs + Book)
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Dunhill & Erlanger: Piano Quintets
Piers Lane (piano)
Goldner String Quartet
Hyperion CDA68296
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Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde
Gerhild Romberger (contralto)
Robert Dean Smith (tenor)
Budapest Festival Orchestra
Iv谩n Fischer (conductor)
Channel CCSSA40020 (Hybrid SACD)
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11.20am 鈥� Proms Building a Library Recommendation
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111
Reviewer: David Owen Norris, July 2013
Recommended recording:
Ronald Brautigam (fortepiano)
BIS BISSACD1613 (Hybrid SACD)
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Alternative recording:
Jeremy Denk (piano)
Nonesuch 7559796219
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