Poulenc's Piano concerto with Jeremy Sams and Andrew McGregor
Jeremy Sams chooses his favourite recording of Poulenc's Piano Concerto, and leading pianist Joanna MacGregor shares some remarkable new releases.
Andrew McGregor with the best new recordings of classical music.
9.30 am
Leading pianist Joanna MacGregor shares some remarkable new releases which have caught her ear and shares her 'On Repeat' track 鈥� a recording which she is currently listening to again and again.
10.30 am
Building a Library: Jeremy Sams chooses his favourite recording of Poulenc's Piano Concerto.
The tuneful, energetic Piano Concerto in C sharp minor is the last of Poulenc's five concertos. It was commissioned in 1949 by the Boston Symphony Orchestra to restore relations between Poulenc's native Paris and America after World War II. After the Boston premiere the composer attributed the lack of enthusiasm to the idea that the audience had listened to too much Sibelius. He was clearly experiencing a culture clash because he also wrote: "I lead an austere existence in this very Puritan town." But it is classic Poulenc, with quirky tunes including a cheeky quote from 鈥淲ay down upon the Swannee River鈥� in the finale.
11.20 am
Record of the Week: Andrew鈥檚 top pick.
Send us your On Repeat recommendations at recordreview@bbc.co.uk or tweet us @大象传媒Radio3
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Joseph Aloys Schmittbaur
Symphony in E-Flat Major, Op. 2, No. 1: IV. Rondo. Allegro assai
Orchestra: l鈥檃rte del mondo. Conductor: Werner Ehrhardt.- Schmittbaur: Symphonies.
- Deutsche Harmonia Mundi.
- 12.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Violin Sonata No. 25 in F major, K377
Performer: Renaud Capu莽on. Performer: Kit Armstrong.- Deutsche Grammophon.
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Nicolas Racot Grandval
J'ai languy sous vos dures lois
Singer: Victoire Bunel. Singer: Anna Reinhold. Singer: Guilhem Worms. Orchestra: Ensemble Il Caravaggio. Conductor: Camille Delaforge.- Chateau de Versailles.
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Richard Wagner
From Walhalla to Nibelheim and Back
Music Arranger: Timothy Higgins. Ensemble: National Brass Ensemble. Conductor: Eun Sun Kim.- Pentatone.
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Edward Bairstow
Blessed City, heavenly Salem
Choir: Choir of Merton College, Oxford. Orchestra: Britten Sinfonia. Conductor: Benjamin Nicholas.- Delphian.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Keyboard Concerto No. 1 in D minor, BWV1052 i) Allegro
Orchestra: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Conductor: Steven Devine.- Resonus Classics.
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Josef Myslivecek
Mi parea del porto in seno
Singer: Em艖ke Bar谩th. Singer: Philippe Jaroussky. Ensemble: Collegium 1704. Conductor: V谩clav Luks.- Warner.
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Florence Price
Symphony No. 1 in E minor iii) Juba Dance
Orchestra: Chineke! Orchestra.- Decca.
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Felix Mendelssohn
Trio No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 66, MWV Q 33 iv) Finale
Ensemble: Trio Gaspard.- Chandos.
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Paul Juon
Litaniae, Op. 70
Ensemble: Trio Gaspard.- Chandos.
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Franz Schubert
Allegretto in C minor, D.915
Performer: Alfred Brendel.- Schubert: Piano Sonata in A, D.959/No.20; Hungarian Melody; 16 German Dances etc.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k
Symphonic variations Op.78
Orchestra: Prague Philharmonia. Conductor: Jakub Hr暖拧a.- Dvo艡谩k 鈥� Slavonic Rhapsodies & Symphonic Variations.
- PENTATONE.
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Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Missa Ut re mi fa sol la vii) Agnus Dei II
Ensemble: The Sixteen. Conductor: Harry Christophers.- Coro.
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Edward Elgar
Quintet in A minor Op.84 for piano and strings: 1st mvt; Moderato - allegro
Performer: Lynn Arnold. Ensemble: Tippett Quartet.- Dutton Epoch.
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Kaija Saariaho
Nuits, adieux (Version for 4 Voices & Electronics)
Choir: Helsingin kamarikuoro. Ensemble: Uusinta Ensemble. Conductor: Nils Schweckendiek.- BIS.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 5 in D major K175: iii) Allegro
Performer: Robert Levin. Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music. Conductor: Laurence Cummings.- AAM.
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
49th Parallel: Prologue Panorama
Orchestra: 大象传媒 Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Martin Yates.- Dutton Epoch.
Record Review
9.00am
Schmittbaur: Symphonies
L鈥檃rte del mondo
Werner Erhardt (conductor)
Deutsche Harmonia Mundi DHM 19658812312听
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Mozart: Sonatas for Piano & Violin
Renaud Capu莽on (violin)
Kit Armstrong (piano)
Deutsche Grammophon 486 4463 (4CDs)
听
Heroines. Cantates Francaises. Music by Morin, Dornel, Lully, Jacquet de la Guerre etc.
Victoire Bunel (mezzo-soprano)
Anna Reinhold (mezzo-soprano)
Guilhem Worms (bass-baritone)
Ensemble Il Caravaggio
Camille Delaforge (conductor)
Chateau de Versailles CVS090
听
Deified. Music by R Strauss, Bingham, Sandoval and Wagner
National Brass Ensemble
Eun Sun Kim (conductor)
Pentatone PTC 518 7049 (2CDs_
听
Orchestral Anthems: Dyson, Howells, Elgar, Finzi
Choir of Merton College Oxford
Britten Sinfonia
Benjamin Nicholas (conductor)
Delphian DCD34291
听
听
09.30am 鈥�听Joanna MacGregor: New Releases
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Il Boemo - film soundtrack. Music by Josef Myslive膷ek
Philippe Jaroussky (counter tenor)
Em枚ke Barath (soprano)
Collegium 1704
V谩clav Luks (conductor)
Erato 5054197238178
听
J.S. Bach: Harpsichord Concertos BWV.1052, 1054, 1055, 1059
Steven Devine (harpsichord)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Resonus Classics RES10318
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Florence Price: Piano Concerto in One Movement & Symphony No. 1
Jeneba Kanneh-Mason (piano)
Chineke! Orchestra
Leslie Suganandarajah (conductor)
Roderick Cox (conductor)
Decca 4853996
听
Berlin Stories. Music by Mendelssohn, Juon, Skalkottas
Trio Gaspard
Chandos CHAN 20271
Joanna MacGregor: On Repeat
Schubert:听Allegretto in C minor, D.915
Alfred Brendel (piano)
Decca 00028942222922
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听
Listener On Repeat
听
Dvorak: Symphonic Variations & Slavonic Rhapsodies
Prague Philharmonia
Jakub Hr暖拧a (conductor)
Pentatone PTC5186554
听
10.10am 鈥� New Releases
Palestrina - Volume 9
The Sixteen
Harry Christophers (conductor)
Coro COR16197
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Edward Elgar: String Quartet in E minor, Piano Quintet in A minor. Albert Sammons: Phantasy Quartet in B major
Tippett Quartet
Lynn Arnold (piano)
Dutton Epoch CDLX7406 (Hybrid SACD)
听
听
10.30am 鈥� Building a Library: Jeremy Sams on Poulenc鈥檚 Piano Concerto in C-sharp minor
Recommended recording:
Louis Lortie
大象传媒 Philharmonic
Edward Gardner (conductor)
Chandos CHAN10875
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Also recommended:
Florian Uhlig (piano)
German Radio Saarbrucken-Kaiserslautern Philharmonic Orchestra
Pablo Gonzalez (conductor)听听
RCA 82876603082
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Mark Bebbington (piano)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Jan Latham-Koenig (conductor)
RESONUS RES10256
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11.15am 鈥� New Releases
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Reconnaissance. Music by听Kaija Saariaho
Helsinki Chamber Choir
Timo Kurkikangas (electronics)
Anna Kuvaja (piano)
Uusinta Ensemble
Nils Schweckendiek (conductor)
BIS BIS-2662 SACD
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Mozart: Piano Concertos
Robert Levin (harpsichord and organ)
Academy of Ancient Music
Bojan 膶i膷i膰 (director K107 & Nannerl and leader)
Laurence Cummings (conductor)
AAM 042
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听
11.25am 鈥� Record of the Week
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Ralph Vaughan Williams 鈥� 49th Parallel: the complete music written for the film
Jessica Millson (singer)
大象传媒 Concert Orchestra
Martin Yates (conductor)
Dutton Epoch CDLX7405 (Hybrid SACD)
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