Smetana M谩 Vlast in Building a Library with Harriet Smith and Andrew McGregor
A trawl through the best of this the week's classical music releases, and in Building a Library Anna Picard chooses her favourite recording of Smetana's M谩 Vlast.
with Andrew McGregor
9.30 Building a Library
Anna Picard chooses her favourite recording of Bed艡ich Smetana's M谩 Vlast.
Dedicated to the city of Prague, Smetana's M谩 Vlast ('My Country') is a series of six orchestral tone poems depicting Bohemian legends, landscapes and history, replete with nationalistic and political meaning for Smetana and his Czech audiences. Its second movement 'Vltava' is the best known: a thrilling portrayal of the journey of Bohemia's longest river and one of music's greatest landscape paintings.
10.30
Harriet Smith reviews new releases of chamber music by Brahms, Weinberg and 厂补颈苍迟-厂补毛苍蝉.
11.20
Record of the Week: an outstanding new release.
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Rafael Antonio Castellanos
Gitanillas vienen (Arr. R. Savino for Chamber Ensemble)
Singer: Jennifer Ellis Kampani. Singer: Nell Snaidas. Ensemble: El Mundo.- Archivo de Guatemala: Music from the Guatemala City Cathedral Archive.
- Naxos.
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Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73: III. Allegretto grazioso quasi andantino
Orchestra: Gewandhausorchester Leipzig. Conductor: Herbert Blomstedt.- Brahms: Symphony No. 2 & Academic Festival Overture (Live).
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Eug猫ne Ysa每e
Obsession - Prelude: Solo sonata in A minor Op. 72 No. 2
Performer: James Ehnes.- Ysa每e: Six Sonatas for Solo Violin, Op. 27.
- Onyx.
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Sergey Prokofiev
Symphony no.5 in B flat major Op.100 (2nd mvt)
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Santtu-Matias Rouvali.- Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5.
- Signum Classics.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Serenade in B flat major K.361 'Gran partita' (1st mvt)
Ensemble: Academy for Ancient Music Berlin.- Mozart: Gran Partita - Wind Serenades K. 361 & 375.
- harmonia mundi.
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Gunnar Andreas Kristinsson
Passacaglia (Version for Marimba, Harp & Bass Clarinet)
Performer: Ing贸lfur Vilhj谩lmsson. Ensemble: Duo Harpverk.- Moonbow.
- Sono Luminus.
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脡tienne 惭辞耻濒颈苍颈茅
Ballet du monde renvers茅: Dialogue de la Nuit et du Soleil
Lyricist: Anonymous. Conductor: William Christie. Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants.- N'esp茅rez plus mes yeux... Airs s茅rieux et 脿 boire, Vol. 3.
- harmonia mundi.
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Mieczys艂aw Weinberg
Piano Quintet, Op. 18: V. Allegro agitato
Performer: Elisaveta Blumina. Performer: Noah Bendix-Balgley. Performer: Shanshan Yao. Performer: M谩t茅 Sz眉cs. Performer: Bruno Delepelaire.- Weinberg: Piano Quintet, Op. 18 & Children鈥檚 Notebook No. 3, Op. 23.
- Oehms Classics.
- 105.
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Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns
Piano Trio No. 1, Op. 18: II. Andante
Ensemble: Trio H茅lios.- D鈥檜n matin de printemps.
- Mirare.
- 102.
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Josef Labor
Cello Sonata in A Major, Op. 7: II. Scherzo. Allegro molto
Performer: Floris Mijnders. Performer: Oliver Triendl.- Labor: Chamber Works.
- CapriccioNR.
- 102.
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Johannes Brahms
Clarinet Sonata No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 120: I. Allegro amabile
Performer: Julian Bliss. Performer: James Baillieu.- Johannes Brahms: Clarinet Sonatas Op. 120, 4 Ernste Ges盲nge, Op. 121.
- Signum Classics.
- 301.
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Friedrich Gernsheim
Piano Quartet in C Minor, Op. 20: III. Rondo. Allegro
Ensemble: Mariani Klavierquartett.- Brahms & Gernsheim: Piano Quartets.
- Audax Records.
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George Frideric Handel
Rodelinda, Act 1: scenes 6-8
Singer: Lucy Crowe. Singer: Iestyn Davies. Singer: Tim Mead. Ensemble: The English Concert. Conductor: Harry Bicket.- Handel: Rodelinda.
- Linn.
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Record Review
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Archivo de Guatemala: Music from Castellanos, Corelli, , etc
El Mundo / Richard Savino (arranger)
Naxos: 8574295
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Brahms: Symphony No. 2 & Academic Festival Overture
Gewandhausorchester Leipzi
Herbert Blomstedt (conductor)听
Pentatone: PTC5186851听
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Ysa每e: Sonatas for Solo Violin, Op.27
James Ehnes (violin)
Onyx: ONYX4198
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Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5
Philharmonia Orchestra
Santtu-Matias Rouvali (conductor)
SIGNUM: SIGCD669听
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Mendelssohn: Te Deum 脿 8, MWV B 15 & Other Works
Stuttgart Chamber Choir
Frieder Bernius (conductor)
H盲nssler: HC20034
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9.30am 鈥� Building a Library 鈥� Anna Picard on Smetana, Ma Vlast
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Composer: Bed艡ich Smetana
Reviewer: Anna Picard
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Recommended Recording:
Jakub Hrusa (conductor)
Prague Philhamonia
Supraphon SU 4032-2
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Other Recommended Recordings:听
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Vaclav Talich (conductor)听
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Supraphon SU40652听
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Ji艡铆 B臎lohl谩vek (conductor)
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra听
Decca:听 4833187听
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10.15am 鈥� New Releases
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Mozart: Gran Partita - Wind Serenades K. 361 & 375
Akademie f眉r Alte Musik Berlin
Harmonia Mundi: HMM902627
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Moonbow
CAPUT Ensemble, Siggi String Quartet, Duo Harpverk
Ing贸lfur Vilhj谩msson (bass clarinet)
Dorian Sono Luminus: DSL92246听
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- Airs s茅rieux et 脿 boire Vol. 3听 (Music by , Jeune, , etc.)
Les Arts Florissants
William Christie (conductor)听
Harmonia Mundi: HAF8905318听
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10.40am 鈥� Harriet Smith on Chamber Music
Weinberg: Piano Quintet Op. 18
Elisaveta Blumina (piano)
Bruno Delepelaire听(cello)
Elisaveta Blumina 听(piano)
M谩t茅 Sz眉cs (viola)
Noah Bendix-Balgley 听(violin)
Shanshan Yao (violin)听
Oehms: OC487听
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Un Matin de Printemps (Music by Boulanger, Ravel and )
Trio Helios
Mirare: MIR564
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Labor:听 Sonatas for Violin and Cello听
Nina Karmon (violin)
Floris Mijnders (cello)
Premysl Vojta (horn)
Oliver Triendl (piano)
Capriccio;听 C5430听
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Johannes Brahms: Clarinet Sonatas & Ernste Ges盲nge
Julian Bliss (clarinet)
James Baillieu (piano)
Signum:听 SIGCD671听听
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Brahms & Gernsheim: Piano Quartets Vol. 1
Mariani Klavierquartett
Audax Records:听 ADX13780
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11.20am 鈥� Record of the Week
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Handel: Rodelinda
The English Concert
Harry Bicket (director)
Linn:听 CKD658听
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