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大象传媒 Proms Composer - Poulenc with Jeremy Sams and Andrew McGregor

Jeremy Sams chooses five indispensable recordings of Proms Composer Poulenc and explains w.hy 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: Poulenc
Jeremy Sams chooses five indispensable recordings of Proms Composer Poulenc and explains why you need to hear them.

11.25
Record of the Week
Bruckner
Adagio from Symphony No 6 in A Major
大象传媒 Philharmonic
Juanjo Mena

2 hours, 47 minutes

Music Played

  • Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns

    Carnival of the Animals: Aquarium

    Narrator: Alex Vizorek. Director: Lucie Leguay. Orchestra: Orchestre national de Lille. Ensemble: Duo Jatekok.
    • Saint-Sa毛ns: Le carnaval des animaux - Poulenc: Double Concerto.
    • Alpha.
    • 16.
  • Angelo Notari

    Ancor che col partire

    Performer: Julia Fritz. Performer: Johannes H盲mmerle. Singer: Magdalene Harer.
    • Notari & Fontana: Early baroque music from the Basilica Palatina Mantova.
    • Audite.
    • 9.
  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    Chopin Preludes & Ligeti Musica Ricercata

    Performer: Alice Sara Ott.
    • Echoes of Life.
    • DG.
    • 4.
  • John Luther Adams

    Arctic Dreams: No. 2, Pointed Mountains Scattered All Around

    Performer: Robert Black. Performer: Robin Lorentz. Performer: Ron Lawrence. Performer: Michael Finckel. Ensemble: Synergy Vocals.
    • John Luther Adams: Arctic Dreams.
    • Cold Blue Music.
    • 2.
  • Jean-Baptiste Senaill茅

    Sonata in G minor, Op. 1 No. 6: I. Preludio. Largo

    Performer: William Christie. Performer: Th茅otime Langlois de Swarte.
    • Generations: Senaille & Leclair: Sonates pour violon et clavecin.
    • Harmonia Mundi.
  • Francis Poulenc

    Concerto in D minor for Two Pianos & Orchestra

    Performer: Sylviane Deferne. Performer: Pascal Rog茅. Conductor: Charles Dutoit. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra.
    • Poulenc: Concerto in D minor for Two Pianos & Orchestra, etc..
    • Decca.
  • Francis Poulenc

    Le Bal Masque: Intermede, Malvina & Bagatelle

    Singer: Jos茅 van Dam. Conductor: Kent Nagano. Orchestra: Orchestre de l鈥橭p茅ra de Lyon.
    • Erato.
  • Francis Poulenc

    Figure Humaine: VIII. Liberte

    Ensemble: Ensemble Vocal Aedes. Conductor: Mathieu Romano.
    • Faur茅: Requiem - Poulenc: Figure Humaine - Debussy: 3 Chansons.
    • Aparte.
  • Francis Poulenc

    Carmelites: Mes cheres filles & Qu'allez-vous devenir?

    Orchestra: National Theater Opera Orchestra of Paris. Conductor: Pierre Dervaux. Choir: Choeur de l'Opera National de Paris.
    • Poulenc: Dialogues des Carmelites.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 7.
  • Jean Sibelius

    Tapiola Op.112

    Orchestra: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Edward Gardner.
    • Sibelius: Lunnotar, Op. 70 & Other Orchestral Works.
    • Chandos.
    • 2.
  • George Gershwin

    3 Preludes

    Performer: Isata Kanneh鈥怣ason.
    • Summertime.
    • Decca.
    • 9.
  • Anonymous

    Exulta Syon - En ai je bien trouve

    Ensemble: Huelgas Ensemble. Conductor: Paul Van Nevel.
    • En Albion: Medieval Polyphony in England.
    • Deutsche Harmoni Mundi.
    • 6.
  • Franz Liszt

    Liebestraum, S541 No. 3 (Nocturne in A flat major)

    Performer: Olivier Latry.
    • Franz Liszt: Inspirations.
    • La Dolce Volta.
    • 5.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Symphony No. 31 in D, K297 'Paris'

    Orchestra: Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Roger Norrington.
    • Mozart: Essential Symphonies.
    • SWR Music.
    • 8.
  • Antonio Vivaldi

    In furore iustissimae irae, RV626: III. Aria. Tunc meus fletus & IV. Alleluia

    Director: Marie van Rhijn. Singer: Samuel Mari帽o. Orchestra: Orchestre de l'Opera Royal.
    • Pergolesi & Vivaldi: Stabat Mater pour deux castrats.
    • Ch芒teau de Versailles Spectacles.
    • 15.
  • Anton Bruckner

    Symphony No. 6 in A Major, WAB 106: II. Adagio. Sehr feierlich

    Conductor: Juanjo Mena. Orchestra: 大象传媒 Philharmonic.
    • Bruckner: Symphony No. 6 in A Major, WAB 106.
    • Chandos.
    • 2.

Record Review

9.00am

Saint-Sa毛ns: Le carnaval des animaux - Poulenc: Double Concerto

Alex Vizorek (narrator)

Duo Jatekok

Orchestre National de Lille

Lucie Leguay (conductor)听

Alpha听 ALPHA749听

Notari & Fontana:听 Early baroque music from the Basilica Palatina Mantova

Julia Fritz (recorders)

Magdalene Harer (soprano)

Reinhild Waldek (harp)

Johannes H盲mmerle (organ)

Audite听 AUDITE97797

Echoes of Life 鈥 Music by Chopin, Tristano, Ligeti, etc

Alice Sara Ott (piano)

DG听 4860474

John Luther Adams: Arctic Dreams

Robin Lorentz (violin)

Ron Lawrence (viola)

Michael Finckel (cello)

Robert Black (double bass)

Synergy Vocals

CB0060听 Cold Blue Music听

G茅n茅rations:听 Senaill茅 & Leclair: Sonates pour violon et clavecin

Th茅otime Langlois de Swarte (violin)

William Christie (harpsichord)

Harmonia Mundi听 HAF8905292

9.30am 鈥 Proms Composer:听 Jeremy Sans on Poulenc

Poulenc: Concerto in D minor for Two Pianos & Orchestra, etc.

Pascal Rog茅 (piano)

Peter Hurford (organ)听

Sylviane Deferne (piano)听

The Philharmonia Orchestra

Charles Dutoit (conductor)听

Decca听 4365462听

Songs with Orchestra 鈥 Music by Poulenc, Ravel, Ibert & Martin

Jos茅 Van Dam (baritone)

Orchestre de l'Op茅ra de Lyon

Kent Nagano (conductor)听

Erato听 3633102听

Poulenc: Figure Humaine - Debussy: 3 Chansons - Faur茅: Requiem

Ensemble Aedes

Les Si猫cles

Mathieu Romano (conductor)听

Apart茅听 AP201听

Poulenc: Dialogues des Carm茅lites

Denise Duval (Blanche de la Force / soprano)

Regine Crespin (Madame Lidoine / soprano)

Denise Scharley (Madame de Croissy / contralto)

Rita Gorr (Mere Marie / mezzo-soprano)

Liliane Berton (Soeur Constance / soprano)

Xavier Depraz (Le Marquis de la Force / bass)

Paul Finel (Le Chevalier de la Force / tenor)

Louis Rialland (Monsieur Javelinot / tenor)

Choeurs et Orchestre du Th茅芒tre National de l鈥橭p茅ra de Paris

Pierre Dervaux听 (conductor)听

Warner Classics听 5627512

Poulenc: Voyage 脿 Paris

Felicity Lott (soprano)

Graham Johnson (piano)

The Songmakers' Almanac

Helios听 CDH55366

Poulenc - Le Bestiaire, Britten - Sonnets

Pierre Barnac (baritone)听

Francis Poulenc (piano)听

Peter Pears (tenor)

Benjamin Britten (piano)听

EMI听 7546052

10.15am 鈥 New Releases


Sibelius: Luonnotar; Tapiola & Spring Song

Lise Davidsen (soprano)

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra

Edward Gardner (conductor)听

Chandos听 CHSA 5217 (Hybrid SACD)听

Summertime 鈥 Music by Barber, Beach, Coleridge-Taylor, Copland, Gershwin & Wild

Isata Kanneh-Mason (piano)

Decca听 4851663

听 听

En Albion: Medieval Polyphony in England

Huelgas-Ensemble

Paul Van Nevel听 (director)听听听听听听听

Deutsche HM听 G010003746631P听

Franz Liszt: Inspirations

Olivier Latry (organ)

La Dolce Volta听 LDV95

Mozart: Essential Symphonies

Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR

Sir Roger Norrington (conductor)听

SWR Music SWR19526CD 听(6 CDs)

Pergolesi & Vivaldi: Stabat Mater pour deux castrats

Samuel Mari帽o (soprano)听 听

Filippo Mineccia (counter-tenor)

Orchestre de l'Op茅ra Royal

Marie Van Rhijn (director)听

Ch芒teau de Versailles Spectacles听 CVS033

11.20am 鈥 Record of the Week

Bruckner: Symphony No. 6 in A Major

大象传媒 Philharmonic

Juanjo Mena (conductor)听

Chandos听 CHAN20221听

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