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大象传媒 Proms Composer - Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k with Nigel Simeone and Andrew McGregor

Nigel Simeone chooses five indispensable recordings of 大象传媒 Proms Composer Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k 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: Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k
Nigel Simeone chooses five indispensable recordings of 大象传媒 Proms Composer Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k and explains why you need to hear them.

11.25
Record of the Week
Strauss: Don Quixote
Tabea Zimmermann (viola)
Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello)
G眉rzenich-Orchester K枚ln
Fran莽ois-Xavier Roth (conductor)

2 hours, 45 minutes

Music Played

  • Joseph Haydn

    Symphony No. 18 in G Major, Hob. I:18: II. Allegro molto

    Orchestra: Heidelberger Sinfoniker. Conductor: Johannes Klumpp.
    • Haydn: Complete Symphonies, Vol. 25.
    • haenssler CLASSIC.
    • 2.
  • 脡douard Lalo

    Cello Concerto in D Minor: II. Intermezzo. Andantino con moto - Allegro presto

    Orchestra: German Symphony Orchestra Berlin. Conductor: Alexandre Bloch.
    • Four Visions of France.
    • Orfeo.
    • 402.
  • Peteris Vasks

    Music for a Summer Evening

    • Northscapes.
    • Sono Luminus.
    • 8.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525: V. Rondo. Allegro

    Orchestra: Berliner Barock Solisten. Conductor: Reinhard Goebel.
    • Mozart: Serenades.
    • haenssler CLASSIC.
    • 11.
  • Cheryl Frances-Hoad

    Taking Your Leave

    Performer: Anna Lapwood.
    • Images.
    • Signum Classics.
    • 14.
  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    Piano Quintet in A major, Op. 81: III. Scherzo -Furiant - Molto vivace

    Performer: Boris Giltburg. Ensemble: Pavel Haas Quartet.
    • Dvorak: Quintets Op. 81 & 97.
    • Supraphon.
    • 3.
  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    Symphonic Variations, Op. 78

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Istv谩n Kert茅sz.
    • Dvor谩k: Complete Symphonies.
    • Decca.
    • 1.
  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    Te Deum, Op.103, B.176

    Conductor: Jakub Hr暖拧a. Singer: Kate艡ina Kn臎啪铆kov谩. Singer: Svatopluk Sem. Choir: Prague Philharmonic Choir. Orchestra: Czech Philharmonic.
    • Dvorak: Requiem, Biblical Songs & Te Deum.
    • 17.
  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    Rusalka, Op. 114

    Singer: Franz Hawlata. Singer: Ren茅e Fleming. Choir: K眉hn暖v sm铆拧en媒 sbor. Orchestra: Czech Philharmonic. Conductor: Charles Mackerras.
    • Dvorak: Rusalka, Op. 114.
    • Decca.
    • 8.
  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 'From the New World'

    Orchestra: Czech Philharmonic. Conductor: Rafael Kubel铆k.
    • Mozart: Symphony No. 38 & Dvorak: Symphony No. 9.
    • Denon.
  • Johann Rosenm眉ller

    Magnificat anima mea Dominum

    Ensemble: Ensemble 1684. Director: Gregor Meyer.
    • Johann Rosenm眉ller: Magnificat and Sacred Concertos.
    • CPO.
    • 1.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Fantasia in D minor, K397 & Rondo in D major, K485

    Performer: V铆kingur 脫lafsson.
    • Mozart & Contemporaries.
    • DG.
    • 7.
  • Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns

    Symphony in F Major, R. 163 "Urbs Roma": II. Molto vivace

    Orchestra: Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Li猫ge. Conductor: Jean鈥怞acques Kantorow.
    • 厂补颈苍迟-厂补毛苍蝉: Symphonies, Vol. 2.
    • BIS.
    • 2.
  • Arnold Bax

    Oboe Quintet (1922): III. Allegro giocoso

    Performer: Nicholas Daniel. Ensemble: Doric String Quartet.
    • British Oboe Quintets.
    • Chandos.
    • 3.
  • Alban Berg

    Sieben fruhe Lieder (Seven Early Songs)

    Performer: Anna Tilbrook. Singer: Lucy Crowe.
    • Longing. Lieder by Strauss, Berg, Schoenberg.
    • Linn.
  • Arvo P盲rt

    Passio (ending)

    Conductor: Nils Schweckendiek. Choir: Helsingin kamarikuoro.
    • Arvo P盲rt: Passio.
    • BIS.
    • 10.
  • Richard Strauss

    Don Quixote, Op. 35

    Performer: Jean鈥怗uihen Queyras. Performer: Tabea Zimmermann. Orchestra: Gurzenich Orchestra of Cologne. Conductor: Fran莽ois鈥怷avier Roth.
    • Richard Strauss: Don Quixote & Till Eulenspiegel.
    • Harmonia Mundi.
    • 1.
  • Johann Christoph Bach

    Ach dass ich Wassers g鈥檔ug h盲tte (Lamento)

    Performer: Iestyn Davies. Performer: Silas Wollston. Performer: Fretwork.
    • Lamento.
    • Signum Classics.
    • SIGCD684.
    • 3.

Record Review

9.00am

Haydn: Complete Symphonies, Vol. 25听 (No. 2, 17, 18, 19 & 20)听 听听

Heidelberger Sinfoniker

Johannes Klumpp (conductor)听

H盲nssler HC21035听 听听

Four Visions of France 鈥 Music by Faur茅, Honnegger, Lalo & 厂补颈苍迟-厂补毛苍蝉

Daniel M眉ller-Schott (cello)

DSO Berlin

Alexandre Bloch (conductor)听

Orfeo听 C988211

Northscapes 鈥 Music by S酶rensen, Thoresen, Vasks, etc听

Ieva Jokubaviciute (piano)

Dorian Sono Luminus听 DSL-92251

Mozart: Serenades

Berlin Baroque Soloists

Reinhard Goebel (conductor)听

H盲nssler听 HC21013听

Images 鈥 Music by Britten, Boulanger, Debussy, Ravel, etc.

Anna Lapwood (organ of Ely Cathedral)听

Signum听 SIGCD688听

9.30am 鈥 Proms Composer:听 Dvo艡谩k with Nigel Simeone

Dvorak: Quintets Op. 81 & 97

Boris Giltburg (piano)

Pavel Nikl (viola)

Pavel Haas Quartet

Supraphon听 SU41952听

Dvor谩k: Complete Symphonies

Pilar Lorengar (soprano)

Erszebet Komlossy (mezzo)

Robert Ilosfalvy (tenor)

Tom Krause (bass)

London Symphony Orchestra

The Ambrosian Singers

Istv谩n Kert茅sz (conductor)听

Decca听 4786459听 (9 CDs)听

Dvo艡谩k: Requiem, Biblical Songs & Te Deum

Ailyn P茅rez, Kate艡ina Kn臎啪铆kov谩 (sopranos)听

Christianne Stotijn (mezzo-soprano)

Michael Spyres (tenor)

Jan Mart铆nik (bass)听

Svatopluk Sem (baritone)听

Czech Philharmonic

Prague Philharmonic Choir

Ji艡铆 B臎lohl谩vek, Jakub Hr暖拧a (conductors)听

Decca听 4850509听 (2 CDs)听

Dvo艡谩k: Rusalka, Op. 114

Ren茅e Fleming (Rusalka/soprano)

Ben Heppner (Prince/tenor)

Dolora Zajick (Jezibaba/mezzo-soprano)

Eva Urbanov谩 (Foreign Princess/soprano)

Franz Hawalta (Water Goblin/bass)

K眉hn Mixed Choir

Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Charles Mackerras (conductor)

Decca听听 4605682

Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 & Mozart: Symphony No. 38

Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Rafael Kubelik (conductor)

Denon听 5797282

10.15am 鈥 New Releases

Johann Rosenm眉ller: Magnificat and Sacred Concertos

Ensemble 1684

Gregor Meyer (director)听

CPO听 555 174-2

Mozart & Contemporaries 鈥 Music by CPE Bach, Cimarosa, Galuppi, Haydn & Mozart

V铆kingur 脫lafsson (piano)

DG听 486 0525

听听听

厂补颈苍迟-厂补毛苍蝉: Symphony No. 3 鈥極rgan鈥 & 鈥楿rbs Roma鈥

Thierry Escaich (organ)

Orchestre Philharmonique de Li猫ge

Jean-Jacques Kantorow (conductor)听

BIS听 BIS2470 (hybrid SACD)听

Lamento 鈥 Music by JC Bach, Scheidt, Schein, Tunder, etc.

Iestyn Davies (counter-tenor)

Hugh Cutting (counter-tenor)听

Fretwork

Silas Wollston (organ)

Signum听 SIGCD684听

British Oboe Quintets 鈥 Music by Bax, Bliss, Delius, Finzi & Vaughan-Williams

Nicholas Daniel (oboe/cor anglais)

Doric String Quartet

Chandos听 CHAN 20226听

Longing. Lieder by Strauss, Berg, Schoenberg

Lucy Crowe (soprano)

Anna Tilbrook (piano)

Linn听 CKD656听

P盲rt: Passio

Helsinki Chamber Choir

Nils Schweckendiek (conductor)听

BIS听 BIS2612

听 听听

11.20am 鈥 Record of the Week

Richard Strauss: Don Quixote & Till Eulenspiegel

Tabea Zimmermann (viola)

Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello)

G眉rzenich-Orchester K枚ln

Fran莽ois-Xavier Roth (conductor)听

Harmonia Mundi听 HMM902370

***听 ENDS ***听

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