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Building a Library: Schubert: Impromptus, D899

With Andrew McGregor. Building a Library: Schubert: Impromptus for piano, D899; Recent Schubert releases including Winterreise; Disc of the Week: Hartmann: The Complete Symphonies.

3 hours, 12 minutes

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Sat 12 Apr 201409:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Antonio Lotti

    Crucifixus for 8 voices

    Choir: Clare College Cambridge Choir. Conductor: Graham Ross.
    • HARMONIA MUNDI : HMU907616.
    • Harmonia Mundi.
    • 12.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Johannespassion BWV.245

    Orchestra: Academy of Ancient Music. Conductor: Richard Egarr.
    • AAM : AAM002.
    • AAM.
    • 36.

  • Carl Heinrich Graun

    Easter Oratorio

    Orchestra: Kolner Akademie. Conductor: Michael Alexander Willens.
    • CPO : 7777942.
    • CPO.
    • 1.

  • Giovanni Legrenzi

    Quam amarum est, Maria for 2 voices and continuo

    Orchestra: Capella Artemisia. Conductor: Candace Smith.
    • BRILLIANT CLASSICS : 94638.
    • Brilliant.
    • 7.

  • Richard Wagner

    Am Stillen Herd from Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg

    Conductor: Jonas Kaufmann. Orchestra: German Opera Orchestra. Conductor: Donald Runnicles.
    • DECCA : 4785189.
    • DECCA.
    • 5.

  • Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber

    Mystery (Rosary) sonata (Passacaglia) in G minor (The Guardian angel) for solo v

    Performer: Rachel Podger.
    • CHANNEL CLASSICS : CCSSA-35513.
    • CHANNEL CLASSICS.
    • 20.

  • Fanny Mendelssohn

    Quartet in E flat major for strings

    Ensemble: Ebene Quartet.
    • VIRGIN : 5099946454621.
    • Virgin.
    • 8.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Symphony no. 1 in C minor Op.68

    Orchestra: Gewandhausorchester Leipzig. Conductor: Riccardo Chailly.
    • DECCA : 4785344.
    • Decca.
    • 1.

  • Benjamin Britten

    War requiem Op.66

    Orchestra: Gabrieli Consort & Players. Conductor: Paul McCreesh.
    • WINGED LION / SIGNUM : SIGCD340.
    • Signum.
    • 1.

  • Benjamin Britten

    Peter Grimes - opera in 3 acts Op.33

    Orchestra: Britten-Pears Orchestra. Conductor: Steuart Bedford.
    • SIGNUM : SIGCD348.
    • Signum.
    • 20.

  • Elliott Carter

    Concerto for cello and orchestra

    Performer: Alisa Weilerstein. Orchestra: Staatskapelle Berlin.
    • DECCA : 4782735.
    • Decca.
    • 11.

  • Karl Amadeus Hartmann

    Symphony no. 8

    Orchestra: Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Ingo Metzmacher.
    • CHALLENGE CLASSICS : CC72583.
    • Challenge Classics.
    • 3.

9.00am

Crucifixus for 8 voices

Performers: Clare College Cambridge Choir, Graham Ross

Composers: Antonio Lotti (c1667 - 1740)

Album Title: HARMONIA MUNDI : HMU907616

Johannespassion BWV.245

Performers: Sarah Connolly, James Gilchrist, Matthew Rose, Academy of Ancient Music, Richard Egarr

Composers: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)

Album Title: AAM : AAM002

Easter Oratorio

Performers: Die Kolner Akademie, Michael Alexander Willens

Composers: Carl Heinrich Graun (c1703 - 1759)

Album Title: CPO : 7777942

Quam amarum est, Maria for 2 voices and continuo

Performers: Capella Artemisia, Candace Smith

Composers: Giovanni Legrenzi (c1626 - 1690)

Album Title: BRILLIANT CLASSICS : 94638

9.30am Building a Library

Robert Philip compares recordings of Schubert’s Impromptus Op. 90 D.899 and makes a recommendation:

SCHUBERT: Impromptus D899

c/w Impromptus D935

Radu Lupu (piano)

DECCA 4609752 (CD) or 4782340 (10CD)

10.15am

Wagner Opera Arias

Performers: Jonas Kaufmann, German Opera Berlin Orchestra, Donald Runnicles

Composers: Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883)

Album Title: DECCA : 4785189

Mystery (Rosary) sonata (Passacaglia) in G minor (The Guardian angel) for solo violin

Performers: Rachel Podger

Composers: Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber (1644 - 1704)

Album Title: CHANNEL CLASSICS : CCSSA-35513

Quartet in E flat major for strings

Performers: Ebene Quartet

Composers: Fanny Mendelssohn (1805 - 1847)

Album Title: VIRGIN : 5099946454621

Symphony no. 1 in C minor Op.68

Performers: Leipzig Gewandhaus Chamber Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly

Composers: Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897)

Album Title: DECCA : 4785344

War requiem Op.66

Performers: John Mark Ainsley, Gabrieli Consort, Paul Mccreesh

Composers: Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976)

Album Title: WINGED LION / SIGNUM : SIGCD340

Peter Grimes - opera in 3 acts Op.33

Performers: Britten-Pears Orchestra, Steuart Bedford

Composers: Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976)

Album Title: SIGNUM : SIGCD348

Concerto for cello and orchestra

Performers: Alisa Weilerstein, Berlin State Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim

Composers: Elliott Carter (1908 - 2012)

Album Title: DECCA : 4782735

11.00am New Releases

Hilary Finch and Richard Wigmore join Andrew to discuss recent recordings of Schubert Lieder

SCHUBERT: Der Wanderer D493

Florian Boesch (baritone), Roger Vignoles (piano)

HYPERION CDA68010 (CD)

Schubert Lieder Volume 8 - Wanderer's Nachtlied

SCHUBERT: Various Lieder

Matthias Goerne (baritone) with Helmut Deutsch and Eric Schneider (pianos)

HARMONIA MUNDI HMC902109/10 (2CD)

SCHUBERT: Winterreise D911

Jonas Kaufmann (tenor), Helmut Deutsch (piano)

SONY 88883795652 (CD)

SCHUBERT: Winterreise D911

Gerald Finley (baritone), Julius Drake (piano)

HYPERION CDA68034 (CD)

11.50am Disc of the Week

Symphony no. 8

Performers: Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Ingo Metzmacher

Composers: Karl Amadeus Hartmann (1905 - 1963)

Album Title: CHALLENGE CLASSICS : CC72583

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  • Sat 12 Apr 201409:00
    BBC Radio 3

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