Mahler's Eighth with Gillian Moore and Andrew McGregor
Gillian Moore's personal recommendation for Mahler's epic 'Symphony of a Thousand'.
Gillian Moore's personal recommendation for Mahler's epic "Symphony of a Thousand"
Presented by Andrew McGregor
9.30am
A round up of some of the best new releases of the week, selected this week by pianist Tom Poster
10.30am
Building a Library
Gustav Mahler pushed the boundaries of what a symphony was at the turn of the 20th century. In his characteristically iconoclastic Symphony no.8, he paired an early Latin hymn with a setting of part of Goethe's Faust on a huge scale - it was exaggeratedly dubbed "Symphony of a Thousand" because of the number of performers Mahler calls upon. Writer Gillian Moore discusses the work, and the huge variety of approaches, with Andrew, ultimately revealing her personal recommendation to buy, download or stream
11.15am
Record of the Week
Andrew's pick of the best of the best from the last seven days
Below are details of the recording recommended in Gillian Moore鈥檚 Building a Library on Mahler's Symphony no.8
Cheryl Studer, Sylvia McNair, Andrea Rost (sopranos)
Anne Sofie von Otter, Rosemarie Lang (mezzos)
Peter Seiffert (tenor)
Bryn Terfel & Jan-Hendrik Rootering (bass-baritones)
Rundfunkchor Berlin
Prager Philharmonischer Chor
Tolzer Knabenchor
Berlin Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado
DG 4458432 (CD)
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Antonio Vivaldi
Violin Concerto in G Minor, RV 327: i) Allegro ma non molto
Performer: Giuliano Carmignola. Conductor: Riccardo Doni. Orchestra: Accademia dell鈥橝nnunciata.- The Three Seasons of Antonio Vivaldi.
- Arcana.
- 50.
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Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 1 ii) Kraeftig bewegt doch nicht zu schnell
Orchestra: Czech Philharmonic. Conductor: Semyon Bychkov.- Pentatone.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Trio No. 7 in B-Flat Major, Op. 97 "Archduke": iv) Allegro moderato
Ensemble: Sitkovetsky Trio.- Beethoven: Piano Trios, Vol. 2.
- BIS.
- 8.
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Ambro啪 膶opi
He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven
Choir: Valsts Akad膿miskais koris "Latvija". Conductor: M膩ris Sirmais.- Credo.
- Hyperion.
- 7.
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Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 84 in E-Flat Major, Hob. I 84 iii) Menuet
Orchestra: Les Arts Florissants. Conductor: William Christie.- Harmonia Mundi.
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Robert Schumann
String Quartet no.3 in A, Op. 41/3: 3) Adagio molto
Ensemble: Leonkoro Quartet.- Mirare.
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Hugo Wolf
Der Tambour
Performer: Lucy Colquhoun. Singer: Rowan Pierce.- Champs Hill.
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Henry Purcell
Dido and Aeneas: "Grief increases..."
Ensemble: La Nuova Musica. Conductor: David Bates.- Pentatone.
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Alessandro Striggio
Mass (Ecco Si Beata Giorno): Credo
Ensemble: I Fagiolini. Conductor: Robert Hollingworth.- Striggio: Missa Ecco si Beato Giorno, etc..
- Decca.
- 4.
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Ernest Chausson
Chanson perp茅tuelle Op.37
Singer: Barbara Hannigan. Performer: Bertrand Chamayou. Ensemble: Emerson String Quartet.- Infinite Voyage.
- Alpha Classics.
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Henry Purcell
Fantazia X, Z. 741
Ensemble: John Holloway Ensemble.- ECM.
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Henry Purcell
Fantazia I, Z. 732
Ensemble: John Holloway Ensemble.- ECM.
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Henry Purcell
Fantazia IV, Z. 735
Ensemble: John Holloway Ensemble.- ECM.
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Mieczyslaw Weinberg
Cello Concerto in D Minor, Op. 43
Performer: Edgar Moreau. Orchestra: WDR Sinfonieorchester. Conductor: Andris Poga.- Erato.
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