A survey of William Byrd with Kirsten Gibson and Andrew McGregor
The essential works by English composer William Byrd to buy, download or stream, plus percussionist Colin Currie's selection of new releases.
The essential works by English composer William Byrd to buy, download or stream, plus percussionist Colin Currie's selection of new releases.
Presented by Andrew McGregor.
9.30am
Percussionist Colin Currie brings in his personal selection of new releases, as well as the track he currently has "On Repeat".
10.30am
Building a Library
Kirsten Gibson joins Andrew to survey the huge range of recordings of works by William Byrd, who died 400 years ago this week.
11.15
Record of the Week
Andrew's pick of the best of the best this week.
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Music Played
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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Flight of the Bumblebee
Performer: James Ehnes. Performer: Andrew Armstrong. Music Arranger: Jascha Heifetz.- Onyx.
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Karol Szymanowski
Mythes, Op. 30: I. La fontaine d'Arethuse
Performer: James Ehnes. Performer: Andrew Armstrong.- Onyx.
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
The Running Set
Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Manze.- Onyx.
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William Byrd
Ye Sacred Muses
Singer: Helen Charlston. Ensemble: Chelys Consort of Viols.- The Honour of William Byrd.
- BIS.
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Carl Maria von Weber
Trio in G minor Op.63 (2nd mvt)
Performer: Juliette Hurel. Performer: Emmanuelle Bertrand. Performer: H茅l猫ne Couvert.- Alpha.
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Bernard Herrmann
On the moors, on the moors (Wuthering Heights - Suite)
Music Arranger: Hans Sorensen. Singer: Keri Fuge. Singer: Roderick Williams. Orchestra: Singapore Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Mario Venzago.- Chandos.
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B茅la Bart贸k
Hungarian Pictures: 1) An evening in the village
Orchestra: Concerto Budapest. Conductor: Andr谩s Keller.- Tacet.
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Maurice Ravel
Piano Trio: 4) Final
Ensemble: Linos Piano Trio.- Avi.
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Francis Poulenc
Violin Sonata: 2) Intermezzo
Performer: Julia Igonina. Performer: Maxim Emelyanychev.- Aparte.
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Sergey Rachmaninov
Symphony no. 3 in A minor Op.44: 3rd mvt; Allegro
Orchestra: The Philadelphia Orchestra. Conductor: Yannick N茅zet鈥怱茅guin.- DG.
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Igor Stravinsky
Le Chant du Rossignol (Introduction)
Orchestra: The Cleveland Orchestra. Conductor: Pierre Boulez.- Boulez Conducts Stravinsky.
- DG.
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David Briggs
Messe pour Notre-Dame (Gloria)
Performer: David Briggs. Choir: Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge. Conductor: Stephen Layton.- David Briggs, Messe pour Notre-Dame; Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge.
- Hyperion.
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George Frideric Handel
As steals the morn (L' allegro, il penseroso, ed il moderato)
Singer: Rachel Redmond. Singer: James Way. Orchestra: Les Arts Florissants. Conductor: William Christie.- Handel: L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato.
- Harmonia Mundi.
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Eduard Tubin
Introduction / Peasant Dance / Dance of the Goblin (Kratt - ballet suite)
Orchestra: Estonian Festival Orchestra. Conductor: Paavo J盲rvi.- Alpha.
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Benedetto Marcello
Sinfonia a 4 No. 1 in B flat major
Ensemble: La Floridiana. Director: Nicoleta Paraschivescu.- Benedetto Marcello: Sinfonias & Cantatas.
- Deutsche Harmonia Mundi.
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Robert Schumann
Dichterliebe Op.48
Performer: Malcolm Martineau. Singer: Florian Boesch.- Linn.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony no.3 in E flat major Op.55 'Eroica' (1st mvt)
Orchestra: Verbier Festival Orchestra. Conductor: G谩bor Tak谩cs鈥怤agy.- Deutsche Grammophon.
Record Review
9.00am
Mythes.听 Music by Szymanowski, Handel, Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov etc.
James Ehnes (violin)
Andrew Armstrong (piano)
Onyx Classics 4234
听
Vaughan Williams: Job; A Masque For Dancing, Old King Cole, The Running Set
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Andrew Manze (conductor)
Onyx Classics 4240
听
The Honour of William Byrd.
Helen Charlston (mezzo-soprano)
Chelys Consort of Viols
BIS BIS-2663 SACD (Hybrid SACD)
听
Nature Romantique. Music by Weber, Schubert and Reinecke.
Juliette Hurel (flute)
H茅l猫ne Couvert (piano)
Emmanuelle Bertrand (cello)
Alpha Classics ALPHA982
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Bernard Herrmann arr. Hans S酶rensen: Suite from 鈥榃uthering Heights鈥�, Echoes for Strings.
Keri Fuge (soprano - Cathy)
Roderick Williams (baritone - Heathcliff)
Singapore Symphony Orchestra
Mario Venzago (conductor)
Chandos CHSA 5337 (Hybrid SACD)
听
听
09.30am 鈥� Colin Currie: New Releases
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B茅la Bart贸k: Hungarian Pictures, Concerto for Orchestra.
Concerto Budapest
Andr谩s Keller (conductor)
Tacet听 0262-4 SACD (Hybrid SACD)
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Maurice Ravel in In Search of Lost Dance.
Linos Piano Trio (on period instruments)听听
CAvi 8553526_b
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Jazz. Music by Akhunov, Poulenc, Messiaen.
Julia Igonina (violin)
Maxim Emelyanychev (Piano. 1908 Bl眉thner from the Rybinsky Piano Museum)
Aparte AP329
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Sergei Rachmaninoff: Symphonies nos. 2&3, Isle of the Dead.
Philadelphia Orchestra
Yannick N茅zet-S茅guin (conductor)
Deutsche Grammophon 4864775
听
听
听
Colin Currie: On Repeat
Boulez Conducts Stravinsky.
Cleveland Orchestra
Pierre Boulez (conductor)
Deutsche Grammophon 00028947787303 (2CDs)
Deutsche Grammophon 289 471 197-2 (Download only)
听
听
Listener On Repeat
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Briggs: Mass for Notre Dame
Trinity College Choir Cambridge
David Briggs (organ of Gloucester Cathedral)
Stephen Layton (conductor)
Hyperion CDA67808
听
10.10am 鈥� New Releases
Handel: L鈥橝llegro, il Penseroso et il Moderato.
Rachel Redmond (soprano)
James Way (tenor)
Les Arts Florissants
William Christie (conductor)
Harmonia Mundi HAF 8905359.60 (2CDs)
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Tubin: Kratt - Suite. Plus music by Bacewicz and Lutos艂awski.
Estonian Festival Orchestra
Paavo J盲rvi (conductor)
Alpha Classics ALPHA1006
听
听
10.30am 鈥� Building a Library: Kirsten Gibson on essential works by William Byrd
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Recommended recording:
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Byrd 1588: Psalmes, Sonets & songs of sadnes & and pietie
Alamire
Grace Davidson (soprano)
Martha McLorinan (mezzo-soprano)
Nicholas Todd (tenor)
Fretwork
David Skinner (director)
Inventa INV1006 (2CDs)
听
11.15am 鈥� New Releases
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Benedetto Marcello: Symphonies & Cantatas
Nuria Real (soprano)
La Floridiana
Nicoleta Paraschivescu (director)
Deutsche Harmonia Mundi DHM 19658710682
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Schumann: Dichterliebe Op.48 & Kerner Lieder
Florian Boesch (baritone)
Malcolm Martineau (piano)
Linn Records CK D695
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11.25am 鈥� Record of the Week
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The Symphonies: A Beethoven Journey
Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra
G谩bor T谩kacs-Nagy (conductor)
Deutsche Grammophon 4864117
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