大象传媒 Proms Composer: Shostakovich with Marina Frolova-Walker and Andrew McGregor
Marina Frolova-Walker chooses five essential recordings of 大象传媒 Proms Composer Shostakovich and explains why you need to hear them. Plus a round-up of top new classical releases.
Andrew McGregor with the best new recordings of classical music.
9.30 am
大象传媒 Proms Composer: Dmitry Shostakovich
Marina Frolova-Walker chooses five essential recordings of 大象传媒 Proms Composer Shostakovich and explains why you need to hear them. Marina also shares her 'On Repeat' track 鈥� a recording which she is currently listening to again and again.
Using long-familiar classical forms 鈥� opera, symphony, concerto, string quartet, sonata 鈥� Shostakovich forged his own distinct personal style to become one of the 20th century's most significant composers. Often tonal, tuneful and deeply felt, many of his works have become repertoire staples and perhaps part of their appeal is Shostakovich's own troubled biography. As a citizen of the Soviet Union during some of its most repressive years, he went from lauded teenage prodigy to being censured by Stalin himself. Forever trying to walk the line between personal integrity and regime approval, he not only produced his share of tub-thumping agitprop but also music freighted with ciphers and emotional ambiguity.
11.25 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:
Britten
The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra
Benjamin Britten (conductor)
Send us your On Repeat recommendations at recordreview@bbc.co.uk or tweet us @大象传媒Radio3
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Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns
Pianistes (Carnival of the animals)
Performer: Lars Vogt.- Warner.
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Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns
Fossiles (Carnival of the animals)
Performer: Lars Vogt.- Warner.
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Jean Sibelius
Karelia Overture, Op. 10
Orchestra: Oulu Sinfonia. Conductor: Rumon Gamba.- Chandos.
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Johann Pachelbel
Partia II in C minor from 'Musicalische Erg枚tzung'
Performer: Tabea H枚fer. Performer: Walter Rumper. Performer: Georg Kallweit. Performer: Leo van Doeselaar.- Raumklang.
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Peter Warlock
Sorrow's Lullaby
Singer: Nadine Benjamin. Singer: Ben McAteer. Choir: 大象传媒 Singers. Orchestra: 大象传媒 Concert Orchestra. Conductor: David Hill.- EM.
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Peter Warlock
One More River
Singer: Nadine Benjamin. Singer: Ben McAteer. Choir: 大象传媒 Singers. Orchestra: 大象传媒 Concert Orchestra. Conductor: David Hill.- EM.
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Dmitry Shostakovich
Cello Concerto no.1 in E flat major Op.107 (1st mvt)
Performer: Mstislav Rostropovich. Orchestra: The Philadelphia Orchestra. Conductor: Eugene Ormandy.- Shostakovich: Cello Concerto in E-Flat Major, Op. 107 & Symphony No. 1 in F Majo.
- Sony Classical.
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Dmitry Shostakovich
Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District, Op. 29, Act 1 Scene 3: "Ya poyd霉...Proshch
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Mstislav Rostropovich.- Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk.
- Warner Classics.
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Dmitry Shostakovich
String Quartet no.7 in F sharp minor Op.108 (1st mvt)
Ensemble: Carducci String Quartet.- Shostakovich: String Quartets Nos. 1, 2 & 7.
- Signum Records.
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Dmitry Shostakovich
Concerto in C minor Op.35 for piano, trumpet and string orchestra (1st mvt)
Performer: Martha Argerich. Performer: Sergei Nakariakov. Orchestra: Orchestra della Svizzera italiana. Conductor: Alexander Verdernikov.- Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 1 - Piano Quintet & Concertino for two Pianos (.
- Warner Classics.
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Dmitry Shostakovich
Symphony No.5 in D minor, Op.47: 4) Allegro non troppo
Orchestra: New York Philharmonic. Conductor: Leonard Bernstein.- Leonard Bernstein - A Total Embrace: The Conductor.
- Sony Classical.
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Franz Schubert
Standchen (Z枚gernd, leise) D.920
Music Arranger: David Matthews. Singer: Thomas Hampson. Choir: Nationaal Vrouwen Jeugdkoor. Ensemble: Amsterdam Sinfonietta.- Tides of Life.
- CHANNEL CLASSICS.
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Dudley Moore
Beethoven Parody "And the Same to You"
Performer: Piers Lane.- Piers Lane Goes to Town: Encores & Party-Pieces for Piano.
- Hyperion.
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Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 94 in G Major, Hob. I:94 "Surprise": i) Adagio - Vivace assai
Orchestra: DR UnderholdningsOrkestret. Conductor: 脕d谩m Fischer.- Haydn: Late Symphonies, Vol. 1.
- Naxos.
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Fr茅d茅ric Chopin
Ballade No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 52, B. 146
Performer: Anna Zassimova.- Chopin: Ballades Nos 2 & 4, Scherzo No. 4, Mazurkas & Waltzes.
- BIS.
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Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k
Piano Quintet in A major, Op. 81 i) i. Allegro ma non tanto
Performer: Lars Vogt. Performer: Christian Tetzlaff. Performer: Antje Weithaas. Performer: Kim Kashkashian. Performer: Boris Pergamenschikow.- Warner Classics.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 5 in E Minor, Op. 64, TH 29: ii) Andante cantabile con alcuna licenza
Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Manfred Honeck.- Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 & Schulhoff: Five Pieces.
- Reference Recordings.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Quartet KV 493 in E flat major iii) Allegretto
Performer: Francesca Dego. Performer: Timothy Ridout. Performer: Laura van der Heijden. Performer: Federico Colli.- Chandos.
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Benjamin Britten
The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Benjamin Britten.- Decca.
Summer Record Review
9.00am
Lars Vogt & Friends Live in Heimbach, Vol. 2. Music by Saint-Sa毛ns, Milhaud, Shostakovich etc.
Lars Vogt, Mihaela Ursuleasa (pianos)
Christian Polt茅ra, Claudio Boh贸rquez, Boris Pergamenschikow, Nikolai Schneider, Alban Gerhardt, Tanja Tetzlaff (cellos)
Isabelle Faust, Antje Weithaas, Christian Tetzlaff, Isabelle van Keulen, Anette Behr-K枚nig (violins)
Stefan Fehlandt, Diemut Poppen, Kim Kashkashian (violas)
Peter Riegelbauer (double bass)
Andrea Lieberknecht (flute)
Sharon Kam, Michael Collins (clarinets)
Gregor B眉hl (xylophone)
Tatiana Komarova (glockenspiel)
Konrad Beikircher (narrator)
Warner Classics 5419771324听
听
Overtures from Finland. Music by Sibelius, Klami, Melartin, Madetoja etc
Oulu Sinfonia
Rumon Gamba (conductor)
Chandos CHAN5336 (Hybrid SACD)
Vis 脕 Vis. Music by Biber, Pachelbel &, J. S. Bach
Urban Strings
Georg Kallweit (violin/director)
Raumklang RK4104
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Peter Warlock. Maltworms and Milkmaids
Nadine Benjamin (soprano)
Ben McAteer (baritone)
大象传媒 Singers
大象传媒 Concert Orchestra
David Hill (conductor)
EM Records EMR CD080
09.30am 鈥� Proms Composer: Marina Frolova-Walker on Dmitri Shostakovich
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Concerto for Cello in E flat, Op.107, Symphony no.1 in F Major Op.10
Mstislav Rostropovich (cello)
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy (conductor)
Sony Classical 82876-86844-2
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Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk
Galina Vishnevskaya (Katerina)
Nicolai Gedda (Sergey)
Dimiter Petkov (Boris)
Werner Krenn (Zinovi)
Robert Tear (Shabby Peasant)
Taru Valjakka (Aksinya)
Birgit Finnil盲 (Sonyetka)
Ambrosian Opera Chorus
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Mstislav Rostropovich (conductor)
Warner Classics 9668382 (2CDs)
听
String Quartets Nos. 1, 2 & 7
Carducci String Quartet
Signum Classics SIGCD559 (CD & download) 听听听听听听
听
Piano Concerto No. 1, Piano Quintet & Concertino
Martha Argerich (piano)
Sergei Nakariakov (trumpet)
Renaud Capucon (violin)
Mischa Maisky (cello)
Lilya Zilberstein (piano)
Alissa Margulis (violin)
Lyda Chen (viola)
Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana
Alexander Verdernikov (conductor)
Warner Classics 5045042
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Symphony no.5 and Cello Concerto no.1
Yo-Yo Ma (cello)
New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Leonard Bernstein (conductor)
The Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy (conductor)
Sony Classical G010001402394M
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Marina Frolova-Walker: On Repeat
Tides of Life. Music by Matthews, Wolf, Barber
Thomas Hampson (baritone)
Candida Thompson (violin)
Netherlands Female Youth Choir
Amsterdam Sinfonietta
Channel Classics CCS38917
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听
听Listener On Repeat
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Piers Lane Goes to Town: Encores & Party-Pieces for Piano. Music by Ireland, Delibes, Rachmaninov, Poulenc etc.
Piers Lane (piano)
Hyperion CDA67967
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10.15am 鈥� New Releases
Haydn: Late Symphonies, Vol. 1 - Nos. 93-95
Danish Chamber Orchestra
Adam Fischer (conductor)
Naxos 8.574516听听听听听听听听听听
听
Fryderyk Chopin: Ballades Nos 2 & 4, Scherzo No.4, Mazurkas and Waltzes
Anna Zassimova (piano)
BIS-2619 SACD (Hybrid SACD)
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Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 & Schulhoff: Five Pieces
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Manfred Honeck (conductor)
Reference Recordings FR-752SACD 听(Hybrid SACD)
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Mozart 鈥� The Piano Quartets
Francesca Dego (violin)
Timothy Ridout (viola)
Laura van der Heijden (cello)
Federico Colli (piano)
Chandos CHAN 20179
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听
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Benjamin Britten: The Young Persons Guide to the Orchestra, Four Sea Interludes and Passacaglia (Peter Grimes), Matin茅es musicales and Soir茅es musicales
London Symphony Orchestra
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Benjamin Britten (conductor)
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Richard Bonynge (conductor)
Decca 425 6592
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