大象传媒 Proms Composer - JS Bach with Joseph McHardy and Andrew MacGregor
Joseph McHardy chooses five essential recordings of 大象传媒 Proms Composer JS Bach and explains why you need to hear them, plus the best new classical releases.
Andrew McGregor with a round-up of the best recent classical recordings.
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大象传媒 Proms Composer: JS Bach
Joseph McHardy chooses five essential recordings of 大象传媒 Proms Composer JS Bach and explains why you need to hear them.
Generally regarded as one of the greatest composers in the history of western music, Bach was a Baroque composer famous for the Brandenburg Concertos, the Cello Suites, the Goldberg Variations, the Well-Tempered Clavier, the St Matthew Passion and the Mass in B minor. Bach's music is at the same time intellectually rigorous with its virtuosic counterpoint, and sensually thrilling with its dance rhythms and luxurious melodies.
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Record of the Week: an outstanding new release.
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George Frideric Handel
The King Shall Rejoice HWV260 Mvt. III & IV
Ensemble: Le Concert Spirituel. Conductor: Herv茅 Niquet.- ALPHA.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata in G Op. 79 Mvt. I. Presto alla tedesca
Performer: Martin Roscoe.- DEUX ELLES.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Souvenir d'un lieu cher, Op. 42: M茅ditation in D minor
Performer: Niek Baar. Music Arranger: Alexandru Lascae. Orchestra: Concertgebouw Kamerorkest.- CHANNEL.
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Marcel Dupr茅
Symphonie-Passion, Op. 23 Mvt. 1: Le monde dans l'attente du Sauveur
Performer: Marko Sever.- Dupre - Symphonie-Passion.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 BWV 1048 "Allegro"
Conductor: Reinhard Goebel. Orchestra: Musica Antiqua K枚ln.- Deutsche Grammophon Archiv (DG).
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Trio super Allein Gott in der H枚h sei Ehr BWV 664
Performer: Bine Bryndorf.- Haenssler.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
St John Passion BWV 245 Recitative "Barabbas aber", Arioso "Betrachte meine Seel'", Aria "Mein Jesu"
Performer: Masaaki Suzuki. Singer: Gerd T眉rk. Singer: Peter Kooij. Singer: Makoto Sakurada. Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan.- BIS.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
English Suite No.2 in A minor BWV 807 "Prelude"
Performer: Gustav Leonhardt.- VIRGIN CLASSICS.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Magnificat in D BWV 243, "Suscepit Israel"; "Sicut locutus est"; "Gloria Patri"
Choir: Vox Luminis. Conductor: Lionel Meunier.- ALPHA.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47 'Kreutzer' Mvt. I. Adagio sostenuto - Presto
Performer: Colin Jacobsen. Ensemble: The Knights. Conductor: Eric Jacobsen.- AVIE.
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George Frideric Handel
Salve Regina, HWV 241 Mvt. I: Salve Regina
Singer: Julie Roset. Orchestra: Millenium Orchestra. Conductor: Leonardo Garc铆a Alarc贸n.- RICERCAR.
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Olivier Messiaen
O sacrum convivium
Performer: Sean Shibe.- PENTATONE.
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Hildegard von Bingen
O coruscans lux stellarum
Performer: Sean Shibe. Music Arranger: Sean Shibe.- PENTATONE.
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Leos Jan谩膷ek
Poh谩dka (Fairy Tale) for Cello and Piano
Performer: Truls M酶rk. Performer: H氓vard Gimse.- ALPHA.
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Benjamin Godard
Sc猫nes 茅cossaises, Op. 138
Performer: Christopher Cowie. Orchestra: 大象传媒 Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Martin Yates.- Dutton Epoch.
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Johann Jakob Walther
Aria in E minor (Scherzi da violin no. XII)
Performer: Bojan 膶i膷i膰. Orchestra: Illyria Consort.- DELPHIAN.
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Gustav Mahler
Symphony No 4: III. Ruhevoll, poco adagio
Ensemble: Les Si猫cles. Conductor: Fran莽ois鈥怷avier Roth.- Mahler: Symphony No. 4.
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Record Review
The link below each recording takes you directly to the label鈥檚 website. Please be aware that non-UK labels may be cheaper via a record store or an online retailer.
Handel: Coronation Anthems
Le Concert Spirituel
Herv茅 Niquet
Alpha ALPHA868
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Beethoven Piano Sonatas Volume 9: Hammerklavier
Martin Roscoe (piano)
Deux-Elles DXL1169
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Obsession 鈥� music by Kreisler, Tchaikovsky, Ravel, etc.
Niek Baar (violin)
Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra
Channel CCS44822
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Dupr茅: Symphonie-Passion
Marko Sever (Grand Organ of Westminster Cathedral)
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0930 - Proms Composer: Joseph McHardy on J. S. Bach
Bach 鈥� Brandenburg Concertos 1, 2 & 3
Musica Antiqua K枚ln
Reinhard Goebel
Deutsche Grammophon 鈥� DG142747
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Bach, J S: Chorale Preludes III, BWV 651-668 鈥楲eipzig Chorales鈥� (鈥楾he Great Eighteen鈥�)
Bine Bryndorf (organ)
Hanssler Classic 鈥� 92.097
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Bach - St. John Passion
Gerd T眉rk (Evangelist)
Chiyuki Urano (Jesus)
Ingrid Schmith眉sen (soprano)
Yoshikazu Mera (countertenor)
Makoto Sakurada (tenor)
Peter Kooij (bass)
Bach Collegium Japan
Masaaki Suzuki
BIS 鈥� BIS921 (2 CDs)
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Bach: English Suites 鈥� Partitas
Gustav Leonhardt (harpsichord)
Virgin Classics 鈥� 5 61157 2 (4 CDs)
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Bach: Magnificat 鈥� Handel: Dixit Dominus
Vox Luminis
Lionel Meunier
Alpha 鈥� ALPHA370
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10.15 a.m. 鈥� New Releases
The Kreutzer Project 鈥� music by Beethoven, Jan谩膷ek, Clyne, Jacobsen.
The Knights
Eric Jacobsen
Avie - AV2555
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鈥奌andel: Salve Regina
Julie Roset (soprano)
Millenium Orchestra
Leonardo Garc铆a Alarc贸n
Ricercar - RIC442
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Lost & Found 鈥� music by Messiaen, Hildegard von Bingen, Feshareki, etc.
Sean Shibe (electric guitar)
Pentatone 鈥� PTC 5186 988
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Benjamin Godard Vol. 3
Sergey Levitin (violin)
Christopher Cowie (oboe)
Ann Noakes (flute)
大象传媒 Concert Orchestra
Martin Yates
Dutton - CDLX7399 (Hybrid SACD)
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Johann Jakob Walther: Scherzi da violino
Bojan 膶i膷i膰
The Illyria Consort
Delphian - DCD34294 (2 CDs)
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11:20 a.m. 鈥� Record Of The Week
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Mahler: Symphony No. 4
Sabine Devieilhe (soprano)
Les Si猫cles
Fran莽ois-Xavier Roth
Harmonia Mundi听 HMM905357
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