大象传媒 Proms Composer - Sergei Rachmaninov with Marina Frolova-Walker and Andrew McGregor
Marina Frolova-Walker chooses five essential recordings of 大象传媒 Proms Composer Sergei Rachmaninov and explains why you need to hear them, plus the best recent classical releases.
Andrew McGregor with a selection of the best new classical releases.
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大象传媒 Proms Composer: Sergei Rachmaninov
Marina Frolova-Walker chooses five indispensable recordings of 大象传媒 Proms Composer Rachmaninov and explains why you need to hear them, plus the best of recent classical releases.
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Sergey Rachmaninov
Moment musical in E minor, Op 16 No 4 (Presto)
Performer: Steven Osborne.- Rachmaninov: Piano Sonata No 1 & Moments musicaux.
- Hyperion.
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Maurice Ravel
Piano Concerto in G Major, M. 83: II. Adagio assai
Performer: Francesco Piemontesi. Orchestra: Orchestre de la Suisse Romande. Conductor: Jonathan Nott.- Schoenberg, Messiaen & Ravel: Orchestral Works.
- PENTATONE.
- 102.
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Ottorino Respighi
Deit脿 Silvane, P 107: No 4, Acqua - No 5, Crepuscolo
Performer: Ammiel Bushakevitz. Lyricist: Antonio Rubino. Singer: Timothy Fallon.- Crepuscolo.
- BIS.
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Emilie Mayer
Symphony No. 6 in E Major: III. Scherzo
Conductor: Marc Niemann. Orchestra: Philharmonisches Orchester Bremerhaven.- Emilie Mayer: Symphonies Nos. 6 & 3.
- haenssler CLASSIC.
- 103.
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Trad.
Powder and Paint
Performer: Sergey Rachmaninov. Singer: Nadejda Plevitskaya.- Sergei Rachmaninov: Complete RCA Recordings.
- RCA.
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Sergey Rachmaninov
Piano Concerto No 2: II. Adagio Sostenuto
Performer: Sviatoslav Richter. Orchestra: Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Stanis艂aw Wis艂ocki.- Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 & Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1.
- DG.
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Sergey Rachmaninov
Suite No 2 for Two Pianos, Op 17: IV. Tarantelle - Presto
Performer: Peter Donohoe. Performer: Martin Roscoe.- Rachmaninov - Music for Two Pianos.
- Naxos.
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Sergey Rachmaninov
Vespers, Op 37: V. Nyne otpushchayeshi
Singer: Olga Borodina. Singer: Vladimir Mostowoy. Choir: St. Petersburg Chamber Choir. Conductor: Nikolay Kornov.- Rachmaninov: Vespers & Liturgy of St John of Chrysostom.
- Decca.
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Sergey Rachmaninov
Symphony No 2 in E minor, Op 27: IV. Allegro vivace
Orchestra: State Academic Symphony Orchestra of The Russian Federation. Conductor: Evgeny Fyodorovich Svetlanov.- Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 27 & The Rock, Op. 7.
- CDK Music.
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George Frideric Handel
'Caro sposo, amato oggetto' (after Johann Adolf Hasse)
Performer: Miriam Allan. Ensemble: London Early Opera. Conductor: Bridget Cunningham.- Handel: Caio Fabriccio, Hwv A9.
- Signum.
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
Symphony No. 6 in E Minor: III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace (Live)
Orchestra: 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra.- Ralph Vaughan Williams: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1 (Live).
- SOMM Recordings.
- 203.
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Anton Webern
Langsamer Satz
Ensemble: The Heath Quartet.- Berg: String Quartet 鈥� Webern: Langsamer Satz 鈥� Schoenberg: String Quartet No. 2.
- Signum Classics.
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Carl Nielsen
Violin Concerto, Op. 33, FS 61: Ib. Allegro cavalleresco
Performer: Johan Dalene. Orchestra: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: John Storg氓rds.- Nielsen & Sibelius: Violin Concertos.
- BIS.
- 102.
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Giacomo Puccini
Madama Butterfly, SC 74 Act 1: Vogliatemi bene - Vieni, vieni!
Lyricist: Giuseppe Giacosa. Lyricist: Luigi Illica. Singer: Natalya Romaniw. Singer: Freddie De Tommaso. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Paolo Arrivabeni.- Il Tenore.
- Decca.
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Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber
Passacaglia for violin solo in G minor (from Mystery Sonatas)
Performer: Charlotte Saluste-Bridoux.- Ostinata: Works For Solo Violin.
- Champs Hill Records.
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Olivier Messiaen
Po猫mes pour Mi, I 17b: VIII. Le collier - IX. Priere exaucee
Lyricist: Olivier Messiaen. Singer: Sarah Leonard. Orchestra: Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Michael Gielen.- Messiaen: Po猫mes pour Mi, I/17b & Other Works.
- Orfeo.
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Franz Liszt
Piano Concerto No 1 in E flat major, S124
Performer: Alexander Ullman. Conductor: Andrew Litton. Orchestra: 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra.- Liszt: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2, Sonata.
- Rubicon.
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Record Review
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9.00am
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Rachmaninov: Piano Sonata No 1 & Moments musicaux
Steven Osborne (piano)
Hyperion听 CDA68365
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Messiaen: Oiseaux Exotiques, Ravel: Piano Concerto in G Major, Schoenberg: Piano Concerto
Francesco Piemontesi (piano)
Orchestre de La Suisse Romande
Jonathan Nott
Pentatone听 PTC5186949 (Hybrid SACD)
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Crepuscolo: Songs by Ottorino Respighi
Timothy Fallon (tenor)
Ammiel Bushakevitz (piano)
BIS听 BIS2632 (Hybrid SACD)
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Emilie Mayer: Symphonies Nos. 6 & 3
Philharmonisches Orchester Bremerhaven
Marc Niemann
H盲nssler听 HC22016
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9.30am 鈥� Proms Composer: Marina Frolova-Walker on Rachmaninov
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Sergei Rachmaninov: Complete RCA Recordings 鈥� music by Rachmaninov, Mozart, trad., etc.
Sergei Rachmaninov (piano)
Philadelphia Orchestra and others
RCA听 88843073922
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Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 & Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1
Sviatoslav Richter (piano)
Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra
Stanislaw Wislocki
DG 听4474202
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Rachmaninov - Music for Two Pianos
Peter Donohoe (piano)
Martin Roscoe (piano)
Naxos听 8557062
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Rachmaninov: Vespers & Liturgy of St John of Chrysostom
Olga Borodina (mezzo)
Vladimir Mostovoy (tenor)
St.Petersburg Chamber Choir
Nikolai Korniev
Decca听 4752272
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Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 27 & The Rock, Op. 7
USSR State Symphony Orchestra
Evgeny Svetlanov
CDK Music听 CDK0059
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10.15am 鈥� new releases
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Handel: Caio Fabriccio, Hwv A9
Fleur Barron (Pirro: mezzo-soprano)
Morgan Pearse (Caio Fabbricio: bass)
Miriam Allan (Sestia: soprano)
Anna Gorbachyova-Ogilvie (Volusio: soprano)
Hannah Poulsom (Bircenna: mezzo-soprano)
Helen Charlston (Turio: alto)
Jess Dandy (Cinea: mezzo-soprano)
London Early Opera
Bridget Cunningham
Signum听 SIGCD713 (2 CDs)
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Ralph Vaughan Williams: Live, Vol. 1
大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Sir Malcolm Sargent
Somm听 ARIADNE5016
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Berg: String Quartet 鈥� Webern: Langsamer Satz 鈥� Schoenberg: String Quartet No. 2
Heath Quartet
Carolyn Sampson (soprano)
Signum听 SIGCD712
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Nielsen & Sibelius: Violin Concertos
Johan Dalene (violin)
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
John Storg氓rds
BIS 听BIS2620 (Hybrid SACD)
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Il Tenore 鈥� music by Puccini and Bizet
Freddie De Tommaso (tenor)
Lise Davidsen (soprano)
Natalya Romaniw (soprano)
Aigul Akhmetshina (mezzo)
Philharmonia Orchestra
Paolo Arrivabeni
Decca听 4852945
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Ostinata: Works For Solo Violin 鈥� music by Biber, Prokofiev, Bacewicz, etc.
Charlotte Saluste-Bridoux (violin)
Champs Hill Records听 CHRCD158
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Olivier Messiaen: Michael Gielen Conducts
Sarah Leonard (soprano)
ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra
Michael Gielen
Orfeo 听C250131
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11.20am 鈥� Record of the Week
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Liszt: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2, Sonata
Alexander Ullman (piano)
Susan Monks (cello)
大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Litton
Rubicon听 RCD1057
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