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大象传媒 Proms Composer: Janacek with Nigel Simeone and Andrew McGregor

Nigel Simeone picks five indispensable recordings of 大象传媒 Proms Composer Janacek and explains why you need to hear them, plus a round-up of the best new classical releases.

Andrew McGregor with the best new recordings of classical music

2.15 pm
大象传媒 Proms Composer Beethoven

Nigel Simeone joins Andrew to discuss five indispensable recordings of 大象传媒 Proms Composer Janacek and explains why you need to hear them.

3.25 pm
Proms Recording

To round off each edition of Record Review, Andrew introduces the Building a Library recommendation of a major work featured in this year's 大象传媒 Proms.

Elgar
Symphony No 2 in Eb major: 1st movement Allegro vivace e nobilmente
Staatskapelle Berlin
Daniel Barenboim (conductor)

1 hour, 59 minutes

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Sat 24 Aug 2024 14:00
大象传媒 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Robert Schumann

    Mondnacht (Liederkreis Op.39)

    Performer: Nicholas Daniel. Performer: Julius Drake.
    • Chandos.

  • Gabriel Faur茅

    Sanctus & Pie Jesu (Requiem Op.48)

    Singer: Em艖ke Bar谩th. Ensemble: Le Concert Spirituel. Conductor: Herv茅 Niquet.
    • Faure: Requiem - Gounod: Messe de Clovis.
    • Alpha Classics.
    • 3 & 4.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Flute Concerto in D major K.314 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Fran莽ois Lazarevitch. Ensemble: Les Musiciens de Saint-Julien.
    • Mozart: Concertos Pour Flute & Concerto Pour Flute Et Harpe.
    • Alpha Classics.
    • 3.

  • Leos Jan谩膷ek

    String Quartet no.1 鈥楰reutzer Sonata鈥� (4th mvt)

    Ensemble: Pavel Haas Quartet.
    • Supraphon.
    • 4.

  • Leos Jan谩膷ek

    艠铆kadla (nos. 14鈥�19)

    Choir: The City of Prague Philharmonic Choir. Performer: Barbora Haasov谩. Performer: Petra Ho膹谩nkov谩. Performer: David 艩ime膷ek. Performer: Ji艡铆 Jav暖rek. Performer: Ond艡ej 艩indel谩艡. Performer: Ond艡ej Svitavsk媒. Performer: Petr Ries. Performer: Radek Dole啪al. Performer: Matou拧 Zukal. Conductor: Luk谩拧 Vasilek.
    • Supraphon.
    • 18-23.

  • Leos Jan谩膷ek

    Prophecy and Death of Taras Bulba (Taras Bulba)

    Orchestra: Czech Philharmonic. Conductor: Charles Mackerras.
    • Supraphon.
    • 7.

  • Leos Jan谩膷ek

    Diary of One Who Disappeared (nos. 7, 8, 9)

    Singer: V谩clava Houskov谩. Singer: Nicky Spence. Performer: Julius Drake.
    • Hyperion.
    • 7, 8, 9.

  • Leos Jan谩膷ek

    The Makropulos Affair (Act 3; Finale)

    Singer: Elisabeth S枚derstr枚m. Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Charles Mackerras.
    • Decca.
    • 4.

  • Friedrich Klose

    String Quartet in E flat major (2nd mvt)

    Ensemble: Quatuor Diotima.
    • Bruckner & Klose - String Quartets.
    • Pentatone.
    • 8.

  • Samuel Scheidt

    Canzona super cantionem gallicam 'Est-ce Mars?'

    Ensemble: Concerto Scirocco. Director: Giulia Genini.
    • Sirens & Soldiers. Song without Words from the Italian Seicento.
    • Arcana.
    • 2.

  • Franz Schubert

    Die Schone Mullerin D.795 (nos. 5-8)

    Singer: Julian Pr茅gardien. Performer: Kristian Bezuidenhout.
    • Schubert: Die sch枚ne M眉llerin.
    • Harmonia Mundi.
    • 1-8.

  • Edward Elgar

    Symphony no.2 in E flat major Op.63 (3rd mvt)

    Orchestra: Staatskapelle Berlin. Conductor: Daniel Barenboim.
    • Elgar: Symphony No.2.
    • Decca.
    • 1.

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  • Sat 24 Aug 2024 14:00
    大象传媒 Radio 3

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