Mozart's 'Dissonance' String Quartet in Building a Library with Laura Tunbridge and Andrew McGregor
In Building a Library, Laura Tunbridge chooses her favourite recording of Mozart's 'Dissonance' Quartet, K465, plus a round-up of the best new classical releases.
Andrew McGregor with the best new recordings of classical music.
9.30 am
Flora Willson discusses some new releases and shares her 'On Repeat' track 鈥� a recording which she is currently listening to again and again.
10.30 am
Laura Tunbridge chooses her favourite recording of Mozart's String Quartet in C major, K. 465 ('Dissonance').
Mozart's 'Dissonance' Quartet is the last of a set of six famously dedicated by Mozart to his 'very dear friend' Joseph Haydn. Soon after he arrived in Vienna in 1781, Mozart came to know Haydn's recently published Op. 33 set of innovatory string quartets which, said Haydn, had been composed in 鈥榓 new and special way'. It was no idle boast. Not only more concentrated and sophisticated than any previous string quartet, the Op. 33s also employed all four instruments in a more equal, conversational style than ever before.
For Mozart, responding to the Op. 33s with his own set of quartets became a longer and more arduous compositional challenge than any other he ever undertook. The 'Dissonance' got its nickname in the 19th-century, well after Mozart's death, on account of its mysterious slow introduction, with its complex and unsettling harmonies. It caps the set of six which impressed its dedicatee so much that, shortly after the 1785 premiere, Haydn declared to Leopold Mozart that 'Before God and as an honest man, I tell you that your son is the greatest composer known to me either in person or by name.'
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George Frideric Handel
Suite No 5 in E Major, HWV 430: IV. Air & 5 Variations "The Harmonious Blacksmith"
Performer: Seong-Jin Cho.- The Handel Project: Handel-Suites & Brahms-Variations.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Concerto No 24, K 491: II. Larghetto
Performer: Jean-Efflam Bavouzet. Orchestra: Manchester Camerata. Conductor: G谩bor Tak谩cs鈥怤agy.- Mozart: Piano Concertos, Volume 7.
- Chandos.
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Josef Suk
Piano Trio in C minor, Op 2: III. Vivace
Ensemble: Trio Kar茅nine.- Suk - Dvo艡谩k.
- Mirare.
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Anton Bruckner
Symphony No 7 in E Major: III. Scherzo. Sehr schnell - Trio. Etwas langsamer
Orchestra: Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra. Conductor: Paavo J盲rvi.- Bruckner: Symphony No. 7.
- Alpha.
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Giuseppe Verdi
Gloria all'Egitto, ad Iside - Triumphal March - Vieni, o guerriero vindice (Aida)
Choir: Chorus of La Scala, Milan. Orchestra: Orchestra of La Scala, Milan. Conductor: Riccardo Chailly.- Verdi Choruses.
- Decca.
- 17.
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Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber
Mystery (Rosary) Sonata No 16 in G Minor, The Guardian Angel: Passacaglia
Performer: Amandine Beyer.- Biber: Mystery (Rosary) Sonatas.
- Harmonia Mundi.
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Benjamin Britten
Les illuminations, Op 18: IIIa. Phrase
Singer: Mary Bevan. Ensemble: 12 Ensemble.- Visions Illuminees.
- Signum.
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Augusta Holm猫s
Serenades: IV. Serenade d'Hiver
Performer: Joseph Middleton. Singer: Mary Bevan. Ensemble: Ruisi Quartet.- Visions Illuminees.
- Signum.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Violin Concerto No 5 in A major, K219 'Turkish': 1. Allegro aperto
Performer: Gottfried von der Goltz. Orchestra: Freiburg Baroque Orchestra. Conductor: Kristian Bezuidenhout.- Mozart: Violin Concertos Nos. 3-5.
- Aparte.
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Gy枚rgy Ligeti
Musica ricercata No. 7 in B-Flat Major
Performer: Khatia Buniatishvili.- Motherland.
- Sony Classical.
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Johannes Brahms
Intermezzo in B-Flat Minor, Op 117/2
Performer: Khatia Buniatishvili.- Motherland.
- Sony Classical.
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Marco Uccellini
Aria sopra La Bergamasca Op.3`5
Ensemble: Il Giardino Armonico. Director: Giovanni Antonini.- Artist Portrait: Il Giardino Armonico.
- Warner.
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Karol J贸zef Lipinski
Symphony No 2 in C Major, Op 2: III. Rondo
Orchestra: {oh!} Orkiestra Historyczna. Conductor: Dirk Vermeulen.- Lipinski: Symphonies Nos. 2 and 3 & Moniuszko: Bajka.
- Fryderyk Chopin Institute.
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John Casken
That Subtle Knot: I. Calm
Performer: Thomas Zehetmair. Performer: Ruth Killius. Orchestra: Royal Northern Sinfonia.- Bartok, Casken, Beethoven.
- ECM.
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Johanna M眉ller-Hermann
Der letzte abend, Op 2 No 4
Performer: Joseph Middleton. Singer: Kitty Whately.- Befreit: A Soul Surrendered.
- Chandos.
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Ernst Toch
Tanz-Suite, Op 30 (Version for Chamber Ensemble & Strings): I. Roter Wirbeltanz
Performer: Korbinian Altenberger. Performer: Benedict Hames. Performer: Natalie Schwaabe. Performer: Bettina Faiss. Performer: Lukas Richter. Performer: Guido Marggrander. Orchestra: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra.- Der Wilde Sound Der 20er.
- BR-Klassik.
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Robert Schumann
Kinderszenen, Op 15 (excerpts)
Performer: Fabrizio Chiovetta.- Schumann: Fantasie, Arabeske, Kinderszenen.
- Aparte.
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Giuseppe Verdi
Gloria all'Egitto, ad Iside - Triumphal March - Vieni, o guerriero vindice (Aida)
Choir: Chorus of La Scala, Milan. Orchestra: Orchestra of La Scala, Milan. Conductor: Riccardo Chailly.- Verdi Choruses.
- Decca.
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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.
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The Handel Project: Handel-Suites & Brahms-Variations
Seong-Jin Cho (piano)
DG听 4863018
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Mozart: Piano Concertos, Volume 7
Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano)
Manchester Camerata
G谩bor Tak谩cs-Nagy
Chandos听 CHAN20192
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Suk - Dvo艡谩k
Trio Kar茅nine
Mirare听 MIR646
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Bruckner: Symphony No. 7
Tonhalle-Orchester Z眉rich
Paavo J盲rvi
Alpha听 ALPHA932
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09.30am 鈥� Flora Willson: New Releases
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Passacalle de La Follie 鈥� music by Gu茅dron, Moulini茅, Lambert, etc.
Christina Pluhar (theorbo / direction)
Philippe Jaroussky (countertenor)
L'Arpeggiata
Warner Classics听 5419722187
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Biber: Mystery (Rosary) Sonatas
Amandine Beyer (violin)
Gli Incogniti
Harmonia Mundi听 HMM90271213 (2 CDs)
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Visions Illumin茅es 鈥� music by Britten, Ravel, Holm猫s, etc.
Mary Bevan (soprano)
Joseph Middleton (piano)
12 Ensemble
Ruisi Quartet
Signum听 SIGCD735
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Mozart: Violin Concertos Nos. 3-5
Gottfried von der Goltz (violin)
Freiburger Barockorchester
Kristian Bezuidenhout
Apart茅听 AP299
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Flora Willson: On Repeat
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Khatia Buniatishvili: Motherland 鈥� music by Tchaikovsky, Ligeti, Brahms, etc.
Khatia Buniatishvili (piano)
Gvantsa Buniatishivili (piano)
Sony听 88883734622
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Listener On Repeat
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Il Giardino Armonico 鈥� music by Monteverdi, Uccellini, Vivaldi, etc.
Il Giardino Armonico
Giovanni Antonini
Warner Classics听 2564632642 (11 CDs)
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10.10am 鈥� New Releases
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Lipinski: Symphonies Nos. 2 and 3 & Moniuszko: Bajka
Oh! Orchestra
Dirk Vermeulen
Frederick Chopin Institute听 NIFCCD143
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Bartok, Casken, Beethoven
Thomas Zehetmair (violin)
Ruth Killius (viola)
Royal Northern Sinfonia
ECM听 4858391
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Befreit: A Soul Surrendered 鈥� music by M眉ller-Hermann, Schweikert, Mahler, etc.
Kitty Whately (mezzo-soprano)
Joseph Middleton (piano)
Chandos听 CHAN20177
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10.30am 鈥� Building a Library: Laura Tunbridge on Mozart鈥檚 String Quartet No 19 in C major 鈥楧issonance鈥�
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Recommended recording:
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Quatuor Modigliani
Mirare听 MIR506
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1923 - The Wild Sound of the 20s: Bart贸k; Krenek; Toch; Weill
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Cristian Ma膷elaru
Howard Arman
BR Klassik听 900206
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Schumann: Fantasie, Arabeske, Kinderszenen
Fabrizio Chiovetta (piano)
Apart茅 听AP305
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11.25am 鈥� Record of the Week
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Verdi Choruses
Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala
Riccardo Chailly
Decca听 4853950
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