Haydn's Symphony No 92, 'Oxford', in Building a Library with Richard Wigmore and Andrew McGregor
Haydn's Symphony No 92, 'Oxford', in Building a Library with Richard Wigmore, and Keval Shah explores new releases of English song, German Lieder and French Melodie.
Haydn's Symphony No 92, 'Oxford', in Building a Library with Richard Wigmore; and Keval Shah explores new releases of English song, German Lieder and French Melodie.
Presented by Andrew McGregor
9.30am
Building a Library
Richard Wigmore joins Andrew to discuss different recordings of Haydn's Symphony No 92, 'Oxford'.
Haydn supposedly conducted the symphony at the end of a ceremony in 1791, conferring on him the degree of Doctor of Music by Oxford University. In fact, the symphony had been written two years earlier for performance in Paris. His trip to Oxford symbolises the international success Haydn attained in his late fifties. And this symphony is full of all the wit, energy and joy of life that flows out of his greatest works.
10.40am
Andrew is joined by Keval Shah to explore new releases of English song, German Lieder and French Melodie.
11.20am
Record of the Week
Andrew's pick of the best new release this week
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Music Played
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Overture No. 3 in D major BWV 1068: II. Air
Ensemble: Concerto Copenhagen. Director: Lars Ulrik Mortensen.- Bach: The Overtures BWV 1066-1069 (Original versions).
- CPO.
- 16.
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Mily Alexeyevich Balakirev
Islamey, Op. 18
Orchestrator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Lyapunov. Orchestra: Singapore Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Lan Shui.- Russian Spectacular.
- BIS.
- 17.
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Robert Schumann
Piano Quartet in E-Flat Major, Op. 47: III. Andante cantabile
Performer: Christophe Gaugué. Ensemble: Trio Wanderer.- Robert Schumann: Complete Piano Trios, Quartet & Quintet.
- harmonia mundi.
- 3.
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Niccolò Paganini
Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1: No. 24 in A minor
Performer: Alina Ibragimova.- Paganini: 24 Caprices.
- Hyperion.
- 12.
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Georg Philipp Telemann
Triumph! Ihr Frommen freuet euch TVWV1: 1424
Conductor: Michael Alexander Willens.- Telemann: Easter Cantatas.
- CPO.
- 7-10.
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Felix Mendelssohn
Lieder ohne Worte VI, Op. 67: Nos. 2 & 3
Performer: Howard Shelley.- Mendelssohn: The Complete Solo Piano Music, Vol. 5.
- Hyperion.
- 22-23.
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Louis Andriessen
The only one: VII. Twist and shame
Singer: Nora Fischer. Orchestra: Los Angeles Philharmonic. Conductor: Esa‐Pekka Salonen.- Andriessen: The only one.
- Nonesuch.
- 7.
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Étienne Méhul
Les Amazones ou La Fondation de Thèbes: Overture. Adagio - Allegro agitato
Orchestra: Les Siècles. Conductor: François‐Xavier Roth.- Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 - Méhul: Les Amazones: Overture.
- harmonia mundi.
- 5.
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Alexander von Zemlinsky
Die Seejungfrau: II. Sehr bewegt, rauschend
Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Vasily Petrenko.- Zemlinsky: Die Seejungfrau & Schreker: Der Geburtstag der Infantin.
- ONYX.
- 2.
Record Review
9.00am
Bach: The Overtures BWV 1066-1069 (Original versions)
Concerto Copenhagen
Lars Ulrik Mortensen (director)
CPO 555346-2
https://www.jpc.de/jpcng/cpo/detail/-/art/johann-sebastian-bach-orchestersuiten-nr-1-4/hnum/9735534
Russian Spectacular: Music by Balakirev, Borodin, Mussorgsky and Rimsky-Korsakov
Singapore Symphony Orchestra
Lan Shui (conductor)
BIS BIS2412 (Hybrid SACD)
https://bis.se/orchestras-ensembles/singapore-symphony-orchestra/russian-spectacular
Schumann: Complete Piano Trios, Piano Quartet & Piano QuintetTrio Wanderer
Christophe Gaugue (viola)
Catherine Montier (violin)
HARMONIA MUNDI HMM90234446 (3 CDs)
Paganini: 24 Caprices, Op. 1Alina Ibragimova (violin)
Hyperion CDA68366 (2 CDs)
https://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDA68366
9.30am – Building a Library – Richard Wigmore on Haydn Symphony No. 92 in G maj “Oxford”
Composer: Joseph Haydn
Reviewer: Richard Wigmore
Recommended Recording:
Paavo Berglund (conductor)
Finnish Chamber Orchestra
Ondine ODE8012
https://www.chandos.net/products/catalogue/OD%200801
Other Recommended Recordings:
Period instrument choice
René Jacobs (conductor)
Freiburger Barockorchester
Harmonia Mundi HMC901849
http://www.harmoniamundi.com/#!/albums/841
Thomas Fey (conductor)
Heidelberger Sinfoniker
Hänssler HAEN98629
https://www.chandos.net/products/catalogue/HA%208629
10.15am – New Releases
Telemann: Easter Cantatas
Die Kölner Akademie
Michael Alexander Willens (conductor)
CPO 555425-2
https://www.jpc.de/jpcng/cpo/detail/-/art/georg-philipp-telemann-osterkantaten/hnum/10443112
Mendelssohn: The Complete Solo Piano Music, Vol. 5
Howard Shelley (piano)
Hyperion CDA68344
https://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDA68344
Andriessen: The Only One
Nora Fischer (soprano)
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor)
Nonesuch 7559791733
https://www.nonesuch.com/albums/the-only-one
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 “Eroica” - Méhul: Les Amazones Overture
Les Siècles
François-Xavier Roth (conductor)
Harmonia Mundi HMM902421https://store.harmoniamundi.com/format/713792-beethoven-symphony-no-3-mhul-les-amazones-overture
10.40am – Keval Shah on Song Recordings
And Love Said – Music by Bridge, Leterme, Vaughan Williams, etc.
Jodie Devos(soprano)
Nicolas Krüger (piano)
Alpha ALPHA668
https://outhere-music.com/en/albums/And-Love-Said-ALPHA668
Album für die Frau – scenes from the Schumanns’ Lieder
Carolyn Sampson (soprano)
Joseph Middleton (piano)
BIS BIS2473 SACD Hybrid
https://bis.se/performers/sampson-carolyn/album-fur-die-frau
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Folk Songs Vol. 2
Mary Bevan (soprano)
Nicky Spence (tenor)
Roderick Williams (baritone)
William Vann (piano)
Thomas Gould (violin)
Albion ALBCD043
https://rvwsociety.com/folk-songs-vol2/
Chère Nuit: French Songs – music by Ravel, Messiaen, Debussy etcLouise Alder (soprano)
Joseph Middleton (piano)
Chandos CHAN20222
https://www.chandos.net/products/catalogue/CHAN%2020222
Berio to Sing
Lucile Richardot (mezzo soprano)
Les Cris de Paris
Geoffroy Jourdain (conductor)
Harmonia Mundi HMM902647
https://store.harmoniamundi.com/format/701669-berio-to-sing
11.20am – Record of the Week
Zemlinsky: Die Seejungfrau & Schreker: Der Geburtstag der Infantin
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Vasily Petrenko (conductor)
Onyx ONYX4197
https://onyxclassics.com/release/zemlinsky-schreker/
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