大象传媒 Proms Composer: Vivaldi with Simon Heighes and Andrew McGregor
Simon Heighes chooses five indispensable recordings of 大象传媒 Proms Composer Vivaldi and explains why you need to hear them.
Andrew McGregor with the best new recordings of classical music.
9.30 am
大象传媒 Proms Composer: Vivaldi
Simon Heighes joins Andrew to discuss five indispensable recordings of 大象传媒 Proms Composer Vivaldi and explains why you need to hear them.
Known as "The Red Priest", Venetian composer Antonio Vivaldi wrote prolifically in many genres - opera, sacred music chamber music and many, many concertos. What will Simon consider to be the essential five recordings to buy, download or stream?
11.05 am
Proms Recording
To round off each edition of Summer Record Review, Andrew introduces the Building a Library recommendation of a major work featured in this year's 大象传媒 Proms.
Beethoven
Piano Concerto No 4 in G
Emil Gilels, piano
Philharmonia Orchestra
Leopold Ludwig, conductor
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George Frideric Handel
Water Music Suite No 1 HWV 348 vii) Minuet
Orchestra: B鈥橰ock Orchestra. Conductor: Dmitry Sinkovsky.- Pentatone.
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Felix Mendelssohn
Rondo capriccioso in E major/minor Op.14 arr. for violin and piano
Performer: Christian Li. Performer: Laurence Matheson.- Discovering Mendelssohn.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns
Mon coeur s'ouvre a ta voix (Samson et Dalila)
Singer: El墨na Garan膷a. Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Yannick N茅zet鈥怱茅guin.- Sommernachtskonzert 2023 / Summer Night Concert 2023.
- Sony Classical.
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Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k
String Quartet No. 13 in G major, Op. 106 i) Allegro moderato
Ensemble: Tak谩cs Quartet.- Hyperion.
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Antonio Vivaldi
Gloria: 'Qui sedes' & 'Quoniam'
Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants. Conductor: Paul Agnew.- Harmonia Mundi.
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Antonio Vivaldi
The Four Seasons: 'Winter': Largo and Allegro
Ensemble: Brecon Baroque. Ensemble: Rachel Podger.- Channel Classics.
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Antonio Vivaldi
Arias: 'Dar la morte' & 'Zeffiretti che sussurate'
Singer: Sandrine Piau. Singer: Ann Hallenberg. Ensemble: Modo Antiquo. Conductor: Federico Maria Sardelli.- Naive.
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Antonio Vivaldi
Bassoon Concerto in A minor, RV.497: 1) Allegro Molto
Performer: Sergio Azzolini. Ensemble: L鈥橭nda Armonica.- Naive.
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Antonio Vivaldi
Nisi Dominus: 'Vanum est vobis' & 'Cum dederit'
Singer: James Bowman. Orchestra: Academy of Ancient Music. Conductor: Christopher Hogwood.- Decca.
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Anon.
Remember me, my dear
Performer: Jan Garbarek. Ensemble: The Hilliard Ensemble.- ECM New Series.
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C茅sar Franck
Psyche (extract)
Orchestra: 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Tadaaki Otaka.- Chandos.
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Richard Wagner
O du mein holder Abendstern S.444, transc. for piano [from Tannhauser]
Performer: Kenneth Hamilton. Music Arranger: Franz Liszt.- ASC Records.
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Leos Jan谩膷ek
The Cunning Little Vixen
Music Arranger: Fabrice Bollon. Singer: Michael Borth. Ensemble: The Lily鈥檚 Project. Conductor: Fabrice Bollon.- Naxos.
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William Byrd
Christ Rising Again a6
Ensemble: Alamire. Ensemble: Fretwork. Conductor: David Skinner.- Inventa Records.
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Eug猫ne Ysa每e
6 Sonatas for Violin Solo, Op. 27: No. 3 in D Minor "Ballade"
Performer: Hilary Hahn.- DG.
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Dmitry Shostakovich
Six Poems of Marina Tsvetayeva, Op. 143 vi) To Anna Akhmatova
Singer: Jess Dandy. Orchestra: 大象传媒 Philharmonic. Conductor: John Storg氓rds.- Chandos.
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George Frideric Handel
Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV351
Orchestra: B鈥橰ock Orchestra. Conductor: Dmitry Sinkovsky.- Pentatone.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Performer: Emil Grigoryevich Gilels. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Leopold Ludwig.- Regis.
Summer Record Review
9.00am
Handel Water & Fire
B鈥橰ock Orchestra
Dmitry Sinkovsky (conductor)
Pentatone PTC5187013
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Discovering Mendelssohn
Christian Li (violin)
Laurence Matheson (piano)
David Berlin (cello)
Xuefei Yang (guitar)
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Decca 485 3987
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Summer Night Concert 2023: Music by Bizet, L. Boulanger, Gounod, Ravel, Saint-Sa毛ns
Elina Garan膷a (mezzo-soprano)
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Yannick N茅zet-S茅guin (conductor)
Sony 19658818942
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Dvo艡谩k: String Quartet Op 106; Coleridge-Taylor: Fantasiest眉cke
Tak谩cs Quartet
Hyperion CDA68413
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09.30am 鈥� Proms Composer: Simon Heighes on Antonio Vivaldi 听
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Vivaldi: The Great Venetian Mass
Sophie Karth盲user (soprano)
Lucile Richardot (mezzo-soprano)
Les Arts Florissants
Paul Agnew (conductor)
Harmonia Mundi HAF8905358
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Vivaldi: Le Quattro Stagioni
Rachel Podger (violin)
Brecon Baroque
Channel Classics CCSSA40318 (Hybrid SACD)
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Vivaldi: Arie D'Opera
Sandrine Piau (soprano)
Ann Hallenberg (mezzo-soprano)
Guillemette Laurens (mezzo-soprano)
Paul Agnew (tenor)
Modo Antiquo
Federico Sardelli (conductor)
Naive OP 30411
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Vivaldi: Concerti Per Fagotto V
Sergio Azzolini (bassoon)
L鈥橭nda Armonica
Naive OP 30573
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Vivaldi: Stabat mater, Nisi Dominus, Concerto for strings & continuo RV.153
James Bowman (counter-tenor)
Academy of Ancient Music
Christopher Hogwood (conductor)
Decca 4143292
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Simon Heighes: On Repeat
Mnemosyne
Hilliard Ensemble
Jan Garbarek (saxophone)
ECM New Series 4651222 (2CDs)
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Listener On Repeat
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Franck: Psyche, Le Chasseur Maudit
大象传媒 National Chorus of Wales
大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales
Tadaaki Otaka (conductor)
Chandos CHAN 9342
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听
10.15am 鈥� New Releases
Kenneth Hamilton plays Liszt 鈥� Volume 2: Salon and Stage
Kenneth Hamilton (piano)
Prima Facie/ASC Records PFCD210 (2CDs)
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Jan谩膷ek arr. Bollon: The Cunning Little Vixen & 艩谩rka / Bollon: Twelve Lilies for Leo拧
Michael Borth (baritone)
Samantha Gaul (soprano)
Irina Jae-Eun Park (soprano)
Cantus Juvenum Karlsruhe
The Lily鈥檚 Project
Freiburg Theatre Opera Chorus
Fabrice Bollon (conductor)
Naxos 8.660526-27 (2CDs)
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Byrd 1589: Songs of sundrie natures
Alamire
Jacob Heringman (lute)
Lynda Sayce (lute)
Fretwork
David Skinner (conductor)
Inventa Records INV1011 (2CDs)
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Shostakovich: Symphony No. 14; Six Verses of Marina Tsvetayeva
Elizabeth Atherton (soprano)
Peter Rose (bass)
Jess Dandy (contralto)
大象传媒 Philharmonic
John Storg氓rds (conductor)
Chandos CHSA5310 (Hybrid SACD)
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11.10am 鈥� Prom Building a Library recommendation
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Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 鈥楨mperor鈥�
Emil Gilels (piano)
Philharmonia Orchestra
Leopold Ludwig (conductor)
Warner Classics 4768282
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