大象传媒 Proms Composer: Mendelssohn with William Mival and Andrew McGregor
William Mival chooses five indispensable recordings of 大象传媒 Proms Composer Felix Mendelssohn 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: Felix Mendelssohn
William Mival joins Andrew to discuss five indispensable recordings of 大象传媒 Proms Composer Mendelssohn and explains why you need to hear them.
As well as five symphonies, piano music and oratorios, Felix Mendelssohn wrote delightful chamber music and songs when he was still in his teens. What will William recommend?
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.
Stravinsky
The Rite of Spring
Philharmonia Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
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Music Played
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Felix Mendelssohn
A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61, MWV M 13 i) Scherzo
Performer: Yuja Wang. Music Arranger: Sergey Rachmaninov.- Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61, MWV M 13: I. Scherzo (Arr. Rachm.
- Verbier Festival Gold.
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Gustav Mahler
ii) Ich atmet' einen linden Duft!
Performer: Joseph Middleton. Singer: Dame Sarah Connolly.- Signum.
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Gustav Mahler
i) Blicke mir nicht in die Lieder!
Performer: Joseph Middleton. Singer: Dame Sarah Connolly.- Signum.
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Kenneth Fuchs
Cloud Slant: i) Blue Fall
Orchestra: Sinfonia of London. Conductor: John Wilson.- Kenneth Fuchs: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1.
- Chandos.
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Antonio Vivaldi
Violin Concerto in A Major, RV 335 'The Cuckoo', XM 140: I. Allegro
Performer: Sigurd Imsen. Ensemble: Baroque Ensemble of the Trondheim Symphony Orchestra.- The Trondheim Concertos.
- 2L.
- 11.
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T玫nu K玫rvits
I. Taevas ja tundmatus
Lyricist: Doris Kareva. Choir: Eesti Filharmoonia Kammerkoor. Orchestra: Tallinna Kammerorkester. Conductor: Risto Joost.- T玫nu K玫rvits: The Sound of Wings.
- Ondine.
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T玫nu K玫rvits
II. Puutuda su k盲tt
Lyricist: Doris Kareva. Choir: Eesti Filharmoonia Kammerkoor. Orchestra: Tallinna Kammerorkester. Conductor: Risto Joost.- T玫nu K玫rvits: The Sound of Wings.
- Ondine.
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Felix Mendelssohn
Hebrides Overture
Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Christian Thielemann.- DG.
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Felix Mendelssohn
Prelude and fugue in E minor Op.35`1
Performer: Murray Perahia.- Mendelssohn: Piano Concertos Nos. 1&2: Perahia.
- CBS.
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Felix Mendelssohn
Octet in E flat major, Op 20
Ensemble: Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center.- Mendelssohn, Felix: Sextet for Piano and Strings in D Major / String Octet in E-.
- Delos.
- 201.
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Felix Mendelssohn
Symphony no.3 "Scottish: 3rd Movement
Orchestra: Chamber Orchestra of Europe. Conductor: Yannick N茅zet鈥怱茅guin.- DG.
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Felix Mendelssohn
Songs without Words from Book 5
Performer: Daniel Barenboim.- DG.
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Richard Wagner
Lohengrin: Prelude
Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Herbert von Karajan.- Warner.
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Joby Talbot
Path of Miracles: 1) Roncesvales
Choir: Tenebrae. Conductor: Nigel Short.- Signum.
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Kurt Weill
4 Walt Whitman Songs: No. 2, O Captain! My Captain!
Lyricist: Walt Whitman. Singer: Thomas Hampson. Orchestra: Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Dennis Russell Davies.- Weill: Propheten.
- Capriccio.
- 19.
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Charles Ives
Set No. 7 for Chamber Orchestra "Water Colors" (Arr. for Chamber Orchestra)
Music Arranger: James Sinclair. Orchestra: Orchestra New England. Conductor: James Sinclair.- Ives: Complete Sets for Chamber Orchestra.
- Naxos.
- 24.
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Robert Schumann
Concertst眉ck, Op. 86
Performer: Martin Owen. Performer: Christopher Parkes. Performer: Alec Frank-Gemmill. Performer: Sarah Willis. Orchestra: 大象传媒 Philharmonic. Conductor: John Wilson.- Chandos.
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Gy枚rgy Ligeti
脡tude No. 4 'Fanfares'
Performer: Yuja Wang.- Yuja Wang - The Verbier Festival Debut Recital 2008 (Live).
- Verbier Festival Gold.
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Gy枚rgy Ligeti
脡tude No. 10 'Der Zauberlehrling'
Performer: Yuja Wang.- Yuja Wang - The Verbier Festival Debut Recital 2008 (Live).
- Verbier Festival Gold.
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John Dankworth
Shall I Compare thee to a Summer's day?
Performer: Joseph Middleton. Lyricist: William Shakespeare. Singer: Roderick Williams.- Sounds and Sweet Airs - A Shakespeare Songbook.
- BIS.
- 32.
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Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
The Willow Song
Performer: Joseph Middleton. Lyricist: William Shakespeare. Singer: Carolyn Sampson.- Sounds and Sweet Airs - A Shakespeare Songbook.
- BIS.
- 34.
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Roderick Williams
Sigh no More, Ladies
Performer: Joseph Middleton. Lyricist: William Shakespeare. Singer: Roderick Williams. Singer: Carolyn Sampson.- Sounds and Sweet Airs - A Shakespeare Songbook.
- BIS.
- 36.
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Carl Nielsen
Violin Concerto, Op 33
Performer: James Ehnes. Orchestra: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Edward Gardner.- CHANDOS.
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Igor Stravinsky
The Rite of Spring
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Esa鈥怭ekka Salonen.- Sony.
Summer Record Review
9.00am
Yuja Wang - The Verbier Festival Debut Recital 2008. Music by Ligeti, Liszt, Rachmaninov, Mendelssohn etc
Yuja Wang (piano)
Deutsche Grammophon 4864896
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Mahler: R眉ckert-Lieder, Kindertotenlieder, Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen
Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano)
Joseph Middleton (piano)
Signum Classics SIGCD741
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Kenneth Fuchs: Orchestral Works, Vol.1
Adam Walker (flute)
Sinfonia of London
John Wilson (conductor)
Chandos CHSA 5296 (Hybrid SACD)
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The Trondheim Concertos. Music by Meck, Anonymous, Berlin, Vivaldi
Sigurd Imsen (violin)
Baroque Ensemble of the Trondheim Symphony Orchestra
2L 172-SABD ( Hybrid SACD, Blu-ray Audio)
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T玫nu K玫rvits: The Sound of Wings
Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir
Tallinn Chamber Orchestra
Risto Joost (conductor)
Ondine ODE1417-2
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09.30am 鈥� Proms Composer: William Mival on Felix Mendelssohn听
German Overtures. Music by Marschner, Mendelssohn, Nicolai etc.Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Christian Thielemann (conductor)
Deutsche Grammophon 4745022
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Perahia Mendelssohn: Piano Concertos No. 1 & 2
Murray Perahia (piano)
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)
Sony G0100011067502
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Mendelssohn: Octet, Sextet
The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Centre
Delos DE3266
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Felix Mendelssohn: Songs without Words
Daniel Barenboim (piano)
Deutsche Grammophon 4530612 (2CDs)
Deutsche Grammophon 4835888 (download)
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Mendelssohn: Symphonies Nos. 1鈥�5
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Yannick N茅zet-S茅guin (conductor)
Deutsche Grammophon 4797337 (3CDs)
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William Mival: On Repeat
Karajan conducts Weber, Wagner, Nicolai & Mendelssohn
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
Warner Classics 2564624454 (Download only)
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Listener On Repeat
Joby Talbot: Path of Miracles & Owain Park: Footsteps
Tenebrae
Nigel Short (conductor)
Signum Classics SIGCD471
Talbot only: Signum Classics SIGCD078 (Hybrid SACD)
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10.15am 鈥� New Releases
Kurt Weill: Propheten, Walt Whitman Songs
Thomas Hampson (baritone)
ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra
Dennis Russell Davies (conductor)
Capriccio C5500
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Charles Ives: Complete Sets for Chamber Orchestra
Orchestra New England
James Sinclair (conductor)
Naxos 8.559917
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Martin Owen plays Strauss, Schumann, Weber
Martin Owen, Christopher Parken, Alec Frank-Gemmill, Sarah Willis (horns)
大象传媒 Philharmonic
John Wilson (conductor)
Chandos CHAN 20168
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Nielsen: Violin Concerto and Symphony no.4 鈥楾he Inextinguishable鈥�
James Ehnes (violin)
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
Edward Gardner (conductor)
Chandos CHSA 5311 (Hybrid SACD)
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Sounds and Sweet Airs 鈥� A Shakespeare Songbook. Music by Arne, Beach, Bridge, Britten etc
Roderick Williams (baritone)
Carolyn Sampson (soprano)
Joseph Middleton (piano)
BIS BIS-2653 SACD (Hybrid SACD)
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11.15am 鈥� Prom Building a Library recommendation 鈥� Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring
Esa-Pekka Salonen Conducts Stravinsky
Paul Crossley (piano)
Cho-Liang Lin (violin)
Yvonne Kenny (soprano)
John Aler (tenor)
Anne Sofie von Otter (Jocasta)
Vinson Cole (Oedipus)
Nicolai Gedda (Shepherd)
Hans Sotin (Tiresias)
Simon Estes (Messenger)
Patrice Ch茅reau (narrator)
Philharmonia Orchestra
London Sinfonietta
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Stockholm Chamber Orchestra
London Sinfonietta Chorus
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Swedish Radio Chorus
Eric Ericson Chamber Choir
Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor)
Paul Crossley (piano), Cho-Liang Lin (violin), Yvonne Kenny (soprano), John Aler (tenor), Anne Sofie von Otter (Jocasta), Vinson Cole (Oedipus), Nicolai Gedda (Shepherd), Hans Sotin (Tiresias), Simon Estes (Messenger), Patrice Ch茅reau (narrator)
Sony听 88985369592 (Download only)
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- Sat 29 Jul 2023 09:00大象传媒 Radio 3
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