Brahms Piano Quintet in F minor in Building a Library with Lucy Parham and Andrew McGregor
Lucy Parham chooses her favourite recording of Brahms Piano Quintet in F minor, and Mark Simpson on new releases of music by Mahler and Strauss.
with Andrew McGregor
9.30 Building a Library
Lucy Parham chooses her favourite recording of Brahms Piano Quintet in F minor
Brahms completed his Piano Quintet in 1864 and it is scored for piano and string quartet. The work is often called "the crown of his chamber music". In this piece Brahms explores adventurous and unsettling harmonies and there is a fine balance between piano and strings. The consistently dark mood of the Quintet has been described as "at times anguished, at times demonic, at times tragic."
10.20
Mark Simpson reviews new releases of Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde and tone poems by Richard Strauss
11.30
Record of the Week
Andrew recommends an outstanding new release.
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Johannes Brahms
Horn Trio in E-Flat Major, Op. 40 (4th mvt)
Performer: Alec Frank-Gemmill. Performer: Benjamin Marquise Gilmore. Performer: Daniel Grimwood.- Brahms: Chamber Music.
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- 8.
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Maurice Ravel
La fl没te enchant茅e (Sh茅h茅razade)
Performer: Burcu Karada臒. Performer: Malcolm Martineau. Singer: Fatma Said.- Warner Classics.
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Alexandre Tansman
Musique de cour d'apr猫s Robert de Vis茅e (mvts 5 & 6)
Performer: Thibaut Garcia. Orchestra: Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse. Conductor: Ben Glassberg.- Erato.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 12 No. 2 (1st mvt)
Performer: Frank Peter Zimmermann. Performer: Martin Helmchen.- Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1-4.
- BIS.
- 201.
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Joseph Haydn
The Creation (extract)
Singer: Anna Lucia Richter. Singer: Maximilian Schmitt. Singer: Florian Boesch. Choir: Bavarian Radio Symphony Choir. Ensemble: Il Giardino Armonico. Director: Giovanni Antonini.- Alpha.
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Fr茅d茅ric Chopin
Piano Concerto no.1 in E minor Op.11 (3rd mvt)
Performer: Benjamin Grosvenor. Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: Elim Chan.- Decca.
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S谩ndor Veress
Trio for Strings (2nd mvt)
Performer: Vilde Frang. Performer: Lawrence Power. Performer: Nicolas Altstaedt.- Alpha.
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Thomas Ad猫s
Der Tod zum K眉ster (Totentanz)
Singer: Mark Stone. Singer: Christianne Stotijn. Orchestra: Boston Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Thomas Ad猫s.- Deutsche Grammophon.
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Ferruccio Busoni
Chorale Preludes after Brahms (no. 4)
Performer: Igor Levit.- Sony.
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Gustav Mahler
Das Trinklied vom Jammer der Erde (Das Lied von der Erde)
Music Arranger: Reinbert de Leeuw. Singer: Yves Saelens. Singer: Lucile Richardot. Ensemble: Het Collectief. Director: Reinbert de Leeuw.- Alpha.
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Gustav Mahler
Von der Sch枚nheit (Das Lied von der Erde)
Singer: Gerhild Romberger. Singer: Robert Dean Smith. Orchestra: Budapest Festival Orchestra. Conductor: Iv谩n Fischer.- Channel.
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Gustav Mahler
Der Abschied (Das Lied von der Erde)
Singer: Dame Sarah Connolly. Orchestra: Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin. Conductor: Vladimir Jurowski.- Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde (Live).
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Richard Strauss
Don Juan, Op. 20
Orchestra: German Symphony Orchestra Berlin. Conductor: Robin Ticciati.- Linn.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
St John Passion BWV.245 (Herr, unser Herrscher')
Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan. Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki.- J.S. Bach: St. John Passion, BWV 245.
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Record Review
9.00am
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Brahms: Chamber Music
Alec Frank-Gemmill (horn)
Benjamin Marquise Gilmore (violin)
Daniel Grimwood (piano)
BIS BIS2478 (Hybrid SACD)
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El Nour: French, Spanish and Arabic Arias
Fatma Said (soprano)
Burcu Karada臒 (ney)
Rafael Aguirre (guitar)
Vision String Quartet
Malcolm Martineau (piano)
Warner Classics 9029523360
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Aranjuez: music by Rodrigo, Sainz de la Maza, Tansman & Vis茅e
Thibaut Garcia (guitar)
Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse
Ben Glassberg (conductor)
Erato 9029523571
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Beethoven: The Violin Sonatas 1 鈥� 4, Vol.1
Frank Peter Zimmermann (violin)
Martin Helmchen (piano)
BIS BIS2517 (Hybrid SACD)
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Haydn: The Creation
Anna Lucia Richter (soprano, Gabriel, Eva)
Maximilian Schmitt (tenor, Uriel)
Florian Boesch (baritone, Raphael, Adam)
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunk
Il Giardino Armonico
Giovanni Antonini (conductor)
Alpha ALPHA567 (2 CDs)
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9.30am 鈥� Building a Library 鈥� Lucy Parham on Brahms鈥檚 Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34
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Composer: Johannes Brahms
Reviewer: Lucy Parham
Recommended Recording:
Andr谩s Schiff (piano)
Tak谩cs Quartet
Decca 4756525 (2 CDs) or 4305292 (download)
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10.15am 鈥� Gramophone Awards and New Generation Artists
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Chopin: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
Benjamin Grosvenor (piano)
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Elim Chan (conductor)
Decca 4850365
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Arion: Voyage of A Slavic Soul
Songs by Rimsky-Korsakov, Dvo艡谩k, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, Jan谩膷ek & Nov谩k
Natalya Romaniw (soprano)
Lada Vale拧ov谩 (piano)
Orchid Classics ORC100131
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Veress: String Trio & Bart贸k: Piano Quintet
Vilde Frang (violin)
Barnab谩s Kelemen (violin)
Lawrence Power (viola)
Nicolas Altstaedt (cello)
Alexander Lonquich (piano)
Alpha ALPHA458
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Ad猫s Conducts Ad猫s: Piano Concerto and Totentanz
Christianne Stotijn (mezzo-soprano)
Mark Stone (baritone)
Kirill Gerstein (piano)
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Ad猫s (conductor)
Deutsche Grammophon 4837998
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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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10.45am 鈥� New Releases 鈥� Mark Simpson on new Mahler and Richard Strauss releases
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Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde
Lucile Richardot (mezzo-soprano)
Yves Saelens (tenor)
Het Collectief
Reinbert de Leeuw (conductor)
Alpha ALPHA633
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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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Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde
Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano)
Robert Dean Smith (tenor)
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
Vladimir Jurowski (conductor)
Pentatone PTC5186760 (Hybrid SACD)
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Strauss: Tod und Verkl盲rung, Don Juan, Sechs Lieder Op. 68
Louise Alder (soprano)
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Robin Ticciati (conductor)
Linn CKD640
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11.15am 鈥� Record of the Week
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J.S. Bach: St. John Passion, BWV 245
James Gilchrist (tenor, Evangelist)
Hana Bla啪ikov谩 (soprano)
Damien Guillon (alto)
Zachary Wilder (tenor)
Christian Immler (bass, Jesus)
Bach Collegium Japan
Masaaki Suzuki (conductor)
BIS BIS2551 (2 Hybrid SACDs)
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