Bart贸k's Concerto for Orchestra in Building a Library with Emily MacGregor and Andrew McGregor
Emily MacGregor recommends her favourite recording of Bart贸k's Concerto for Orchestra. Plus a round-up of the best classical new releases.
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Building a Library: Emily MacGregor recommends a her favourite recording of B茅la Bart贸k's Concerto for Orchestra.
For Bart贸k, the circumstances surrounding the composition of his Concerto for Orchestra could hardly have been more miserable. In 1940 he fled his native Hungary to escape the Nazis and spent the remaining five years of his life in the United States, those years blighted by despair, painful illness and abject poverty. But unknown to Bart贸k, two fellow Hungarians, violinist Joseph Szigeti and conductor Fritz Reiner, conspired to persuade Serge Koussevitzky to offer a generous commission. In 1943, the glamorous conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra visited Bart贸k in his New York hospital, and flamboyantly presented the composer, not only with a commission for an orchestral work but also a $500 down payment. Bart贸k began work in August and finished the Concerto for Orchestra just under three moths later. It spotlights, often with brilliance and playfulness, all the sections of the orchestra and perhaps only its central Elegy, which Bart贸k called a 'lugubrious death-song', reflects the circumstances of its composition. The work's recorded history begins at the beginning in 1944 with Koussevitzky and the Boston SO and has been much recorded ever since, a 20th-century classic by one of the century's greatest composers.
10.45
Yshani Perinpanayagam on new piano recordings.
11.25
Record of the Week: an outstanding new release.
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Music Played
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William Walton
Facade: No. 1. Fanfare & No. 2. Hornpipe - sailors come to the drum
Singer: Roderick Williams. Singer: Tamsin Dalley. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Swan. Conductor: Bruce O鈥橬eil.- Sir William Walton: A Centenary Celebration.
- Somm.
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Johannes Brahms
Klavierst眉cke (4), Op. 119: No.s 2 & 3
Performer: Paul Lewis.- Brahms: Late Piano Works, Opp. 116-119.
- Harmonia Mundi.
- 18.
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Maurice Ravel
Alborada del gracioso
Orchestra: Sinfonia of London. Conductor: John Wilson.- Maurice Ravel: Ma M猫re L鈥檕ye; Bol茅ro; Valses Nobles Et Sentimentales; Pavane Pou.
- Chandos.
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Carl Reinecke
Piano Trio No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 230: I. Allegro
Ensemble: Hyperion-Trio.- Reinecke: Complete Piano Trios.
- CPO.
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William Walton
Facade: No. 20. Popular Song
Singer: Roderick Williams. Singer: Tamsin Dalley. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Swan. Conductor: Bruce O鈥橬eil.- Sir William Walton: A Centenary Celebration.
- Somm.
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Claude Debussy
Salut printemps, L. 24 (Arr. M. Gaillard for Women's Choir & Piano)
Lyricist: Louis-Philippe de S茅gur. Choir: Bavarian Radio Symphony Choir. Conductor: Howard Arman.- Debussy & Hahn: Vocal Works.
- BR-Klassik.
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Ond艡ej Ad谩mek
Follow Me: II. - (Live)
Conductor: Peter Rundel. Orchestra: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra.- Ond艡ej Ad谩mek: Follow Me & Where Are You?.
- BR-Klassik.
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Richard Strauss
Wiegenlied, Op. 41 No. 1 & Zueignung, Op. 10 No. 1
Singer: Jessye Norman. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Klaus Tennstedt.- Jessye Norman sings Strauss: Five Songs & Salome.
- LPO.
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Johannes Brahms
6 Pieces op. 118 No. 2. Intermezzo in A major (Andante teneramente)
Performer: Paul Lewis.- Brahms: Late Piano Works, Opp. 116-119.
- Harmonia Mundi.
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Fr茅d茅ric Chopin
Waltz No. 5 in A-flat major, op. 42
Performer: Fran莽ois Chaplin.- Chopin: 19 Valses.
- Aparte.
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Sergey Rachmaninov
Moments Musicaux, Op. 16: I. Andantino in B Flat Minor
Performer: Jean鈥怭aul Gasparian.- Rachmaninov.
- Evidence Classics.
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George Walker
Piano Sonata No. 1: I. Allegro energico
Performer: Steven Beck.- George Walker: Five Piano Sonatas.
- Bridge.
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Alexander Tsfasman
Jazz Suite: Polka & Fast Movements
Performer: Ludmila Berlinskaya. Performer: Arthur Ancelle.- George Gershwin; Alexander Tsfasman: 2 Pianos.
- Melodiya.
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Ernest Bloch
Schelomo
Performer: Edgar Moreau. Orchestra: Luzerner Sinfonieorchester. Conductor: Michael Sanderling.- Transmission.
- Warner Classics.
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Record Review
9.00am
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Sir William Walton: A Centenary Celebration (Fa莽ade 鈥 An Entertainment & Henry V)
Roderick Williams (baritone)
Tamsin Dalley (mezzo-soprano)
Kevin Whately (narrator)
Orchestra of the Swan
Bruce O'Neil (conductor)听
Somm听 SOMMCD 277听
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Brahms: Late Piano Works, Opp. 116-119
Paul Lewis (piano)
Harmonia Mundi听 HMM902365
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Maurice Ravel: Ma m猫re l鈥橭ye; Bol茅ro; Valses nobles et sentimentales; Pavane pour une infante d茅funte; Alborada del gracioso
Sinfonia of London听
John Wilson (conductor)听
CHANDOS听 CHSA 5280
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Carl Reinecke: Complete Piano Trios
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Hyperion Trio
CPO听 555476-2听 (2 CDs)听
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9.30am - Building A Library:听 Emily MacGregor on Bartok Concerto for Orchestra
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Recommended Recording:听 听
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Iv谩n Fischer
Budapest Festival Orchestra
Philips 4767255
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Other Recommendations:
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Fritz Reiner
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
RCA Living Stereo G010003641701P
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Leonard Bernstein
New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Sony G010001223098K
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Susanna M盲llki
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
BIS BIS2378
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10.15am 鈥 New Releases
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Debussy & Hahn: French Vocal Music
Christiane Karg (soprano)
Gerold Huber (piano)
Angela Brower (alto)
Max Hanft (piano)
Tareq Nazmi (bass)
Anna Maria Palii (soprano)
Daniel Behle (tenor)
Nikolaus Pfannkuch (tenor)
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Howard Arman听 (conductor)听
BR Klassik听 900529听
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Ond艡ej Ad谩mek: Musica Viva: Follow Me; Where Are You?
Isabelle Faust (violin)
Magdalena Kozen谩 (mezzo-soprano)听
Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Peter Rundel (conductor)
Sir Simon Rattle (conductor)听
BR Klassik 900638听
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Jessye Norman sings Strauss: Five Songs & Salome
Jessye Norman (soprano)
London Philharmonic Orchestra听听听听听听听听听
Klaus Tennstedt听
LPO听 LPO0122听
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1040am - New Releases: Yshani Perinpanayagam鈥檚 pianos [live: 40.00]
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Brahms: Late Piano Works, Opp. 116-119
Paul Lewis (piano)
Harmonia Mundi听 HMM902365
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Chopin: 19 Valses
Francois Chaplin
Apart茅听 AP270
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Rachmaninoff
Jean-Paul Gasparian (piano)
Evidence Classics听 EVCD085
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George Walker: Five Piano Sonatas
Steven Beck (piano)
Bridge听 BRIDGE9554听
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George Gershwin; Alexander Tsfasman: 2 Pianos
Ludmila Berlinskaya, Arthur Ancelle (pianos)
Melodiya听 MELCD 1002564听
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11.20am 鈥 Record of the Week
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Transmission 鈥 Music by Bloch, Bruch, Korngold & Ravel
Edgar Moreau (cello)
Luzerner Sinfonieorchester,
Michael Sanderling (conductor)听
Warner Classics听 9029510510
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- Sat 22 Jan 2022 09:00大象传媒 Radio 3
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