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Tchaikovsky's Fifth with William Mival and Andrew McGregor

Featuring Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony, the best recording to buy, download or stream, as well as recent releases of Schubert's songs.

Featuring Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony, the best recording to buy, download or stream, as well as recent releases of Schubert's songs.

Presented by Andrew McGregor

9.30am
Building a Library
Composer William Mival has been submerged in recordings of Tchaikovsky's dramatic Fifth Symphony, from historic versions by Mravinsky and Karajan to recent performances by Dudamel, Gergiev and Nelsons.

10.40am
Pianist Allyson Devenish joins Andrew to review recent Schubert Lieder discs, including not one but three new readings of Winterreise.

11.20pm
Record of the Week
Andrew's pick of the best new release of the last seven days.

2 hours, 47 minutes

Last on

Sat 3 Apr 202109:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645 (transcr. Busoni)

    Performer: Francesco Piemontesi.
    • Bach Nostalgia.
    • PENTATONE.
    • 3.

  • André Caplet

    Quintet in B minor, Op. 8: III. Scherzo

    Performer: Pavel Kolesnikov. Ensemble: Orsino Ensemble.
    • Belle Époque: French Music for Wind.
    • CHANDOS.
    • 11.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Concerto for three pianos and orchestra, K 242: III. Rondo

    Ensemble: MultiPiano Ensemble. Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra.
    • Mozart: The Complete Multipiano Concertos.
    • Hyperion.
    • 3.

  • William Byrd

    Lullaby, my sweet little baby

    Singer: Martha McLorinan. Ensemble: Fretwork. Choir: Alamire. Director: David Skinner.
    • Byrd 1588.
    • Inventa.
    • 14.

  • Jean Sibelius

    6 pieces for violin and piano, Op. 79: I. Souvenir

    Performer: Johan Dalene. Performer: Christian Ihle Hadland.
    • Nordic Rhapsody.
    • BIS.
    • 6.

  • Dieterich Buxtehude

    Membra Jesu Nostri, BuxWV 75: IV. Ad latus. Surge amica mea

    Ensemble: Ensemble Correspondances. Conductor: Sébastien Daucé.
    • Septem Verba & Membra Jesu Nostri.
    • harmonia mundi.
    • 4.

  • Tarquinio Merula

    Canzonetta Spirituale Sopra la Nanna

    Performer: Clare O'Connell. Music Arranger: Clare O'Connell.
    • The Isolated Cellist.
    • Stone Records.
    • 6.

  • Giovanni Battista Pergolesi

    Stabat Mater, P. 77: I. Stabat mater dolorosa

    Performer: Marie van Rhijn. Singer: Samuel Mariño. Singer: Filippo Mineccia. Orchestra: Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal.
    • Pergolesi & Vivaldi: Stabat Mater pour deux castrats.
    • Château de Versailles Spectacles.
    • 1.

  • Cecilia McDowall

    Three Latin Motets: III. Regina Caeli

    Choir: Choir of Trinity College Cambridge. Conductor: Stephen Layton.
    • Cecilia McDowall: Sacred Choral Music.
    • Hyperion.
    • 10.

  • Franz Schubert

    Die schöne Müllerin, D795: No.9 Des Müllers Blumen & No.20 Des Baches Wiegenlied

    Performer: Daniel Heide. Singer: Andrè Schuen.
    • Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 9, 20.

  • Carl Maria von Weber

    Konzertstück in F minor, Op. 79

    Performer: Ronald Brautigam. Orchestra: Kolner Akademie. Conductor: Michael Alexander Willens.
    • Weber: Complete Works for Piano and Orchestra.
    • BIS.
    • 7-11.

Record Review

9.00am

Bach Nostalghia – Music by JS Bach, Busoni, Kempff and Schnaus

Francesco Piemontesi (piano)

Pentatone PTC5186846

http://www.pentatonemusic.com/francesco-piemontesi-bach-nostalghia-busoni-kempff-schnaus

Belle Époque: French Music for Wind by Roussel, Debussy, Saint-Saëns and others

Orsino Ensemble

Pavel Kolesnikov (piano)

Chandos CHSA 5282 (Hybrid SACD)

https://www.chandos.net/products/catalogue/CHAN%205282

Mozart: The Complete Multipiano Concertos

Multipiano Ensemble

English Chamber Orchestra

Hyperion CDA68367

https://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDA68367

Byrd: 1588 - Psalmes, Sonets & Songs of sadnes and pietie

Alamire

Fretwork

David Skinner (director)

Inventa Records INV1006 (2 CDs)

https://www.resonusclassics.com/alamire-david-skinner/Byrd-1588-Psalmes-Sonets-songs-sadnes-pietie-alamire-fretwork-skinner-inv1006

Nordic Rhapsody – Music by Sinding, Stenhammar, Sibelius and others

Johan Dalene (violin)

Christian Ihle Hadland (piano)

BIS BIS2560 (Hybrid SACD)

https://bis.se/performers/dalene-johan/nordic-rhapsody

Good Night, Beloved

The Sixteen

Harry Christophers (conductor)

Coro COR16184

https://thesixteenshop.com/products/good-night-beloved-album-by-the-sixteen

9.30am – Building a Library – William Mival on Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5 in E minor

Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Reviewer: William Mival

Recommended Recording:

Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

Mariss Jansons (conductor)

Chandos CHAN8351

https://www.chandos.net/products/catalogue/CHAN%208351

Other Recommended Recordings:

Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra

Evgeny Mravinsky (conductor)

DG 4794887

10.15am – New Releases

Buxtehude, Schütz & Dijkman: Septem Verba & Membra Jesu Nostri

Ensemble Correspondances

Sébastien Daucé (conductor)

Harmonia Mundi HMM90235051

http://www.harmoniamundi.com/#!/albums/2687

The Isolated Cellist – Music by Marais, Strozzi, O’Rourke and others

Clare O'Connell (cello)

Stone Records 5060192781052

https://stonerecords.co.uk/album/the-isolated-cellist/

Pergolesi & Vivaldi: Stabat Mater pour deux castrats

Samuel Mariño (countertenor)

Filippo Mineccia (countertenor)

Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal

Marie Van Rhijn (director)

Château de Versailles Spectacles CVS033

https://tickets.chateauversailles-spectacles.fr/uk/merchandising/23485/cvs033-cd-stabat-mater?tkn=16-2M0L0r5t0t430+4c0F3I045g0K5Z0E3BoWpRf/BvIZM=&token=MF8ytu4SrWnf-CKjzuTFVDWjejIJx-Afk3vXDAXBD3w

Cecilia McDowall: Sacred Choral Music

Trinity College Cambridge

Stephen Layton (conductor)

Hyperion CDA68251

https://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDA68251

10.40am – Allyson Devenish on New Schubert Song Releases

Schubert: Winterreise

Roderick Williams (baritone)

Iain Burnside (piano)

Chandos CHAN20163

https://www.chandos.net/products/catalogue/CHAN%2020163

Schubert: Winterreise

Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano)

Yannick Nézet-Séguin (piano)

Erato 9029528414

https://www.warnerclassics.com/release/winterreise

Schubert: Winterreise

Martijn Cornet (baritone)

Ragazze Quartet

Channel Classics CCS43521

https://www.channelclassics.com/catalogue/43521-schubert-winterreise-arr-baritone-string-quartet/


Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin

Andrè Schuen (baritone)

Daniel Heide (piano)

DG 4839558

https://www.deutschegrammophon.com/en/catalogue/products/schubert-die-schoene-muellerin-andre-schuen-12254

11.20am – Record of the Week

Weber: Complete Works for Piano and Orchestra

Ronald Brautigam (fortepiano)

Kölner Akademie

Michael Alexander Willens (conductor)

BIS BIS-2384 (Hybrid SACD)

https://bis.se/performers/brautigam-ronald/weber-complete-works-for-piano-orchestra

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  • Sat 3 Apr 202109:00
    BBC Radio 3

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