BBC Proms Composer - Edward Elgar with David Owen Norris and Andrew McGregor
Andrew McGregor with a selection of the best new classical releases.
9.30
Proms Composer: Edward Elgar
David Owen Norris chooses five indispensable recordings of BBC Proms Composer Elgar and explains why you need to hear them.
11.25
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No 8 in F major, Op. 93: II. Allegretto scherzando
Orchestra: Chamber Orchestra of Europe. Conductor: Yannick Nézet‐Séguin.- Beethoven: The Symphonies.
- DG.
- 31.
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Edward Elgar
They are at Rest (Elegy)
Composer: St John Henry Newman. Conductor: Harry Christophers. Ensemble: The Sixteen.- They are at Rest (Elegy).
- CORO.
- 1.
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
5 Mystical Songs (Version for Voice, String Orchestra & Piano): No. 1, Easter
Lyricist: George Herbert. Choir: London Choral Sinfonia. Conductor: Michael Waldron. Singer: Roderick Williams.- Colourise.
- Orchid Classics.
- 101.
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Aloys Schmitt
Piano Concerto No 1 in C minor, Op 14: III. Rondo - Allegro
Performer: Howard Shelley. Orchestra: Ulster Orchestra.- Aloys Schmitt: Piano Concertos.
- Hyperion.
- 3.
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Antonín Dvořák
Slavonic Dance No. 10 in E minor, Op 72 No 2
Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Andris Nelsons.- Summer Night Concert 2022.
- Sony.
- 11.
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Josephine Stephenson
Comme l'espoir - you might all disappear
Performer: Laura Snowden. Singer: Héloïse Werner.- Phrases.
- Delphian.
- 2.
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Igor Stravinsky
Scherzo Fantastique Op.3
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Orchestra: Vladimir Jurowski.- Jurowski conducts Stravinsky, Vol. 1.
- LPO.
- 8.
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Johann Wilhelm Wilms
Keyboard Concerto in E Major, Op. 3: III. Rondo
Performer: Ronald Brautigam. Orchestra: Die Kölner Akademie. Conductor: Michael Alexander Willens.- Wilms: The Piano Concertos, Vol. 1.
- BIS.
- 103.
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Henry Purcell
Great parent, hail to thee (for the Centenary of Trinity College, Dublin, 1694)
Singer: Maria Keohane. Singer: Anthony Gregory. Singer: Christopher Bowen. Singer: Aaron O'Hare. Orchestra: Irish Baroque Orchestra. Choir: Sestina. Conductor: Peter Whelan.- The Hibernian Muse. Music for Ireland by Purcell and Cousser.
- Linn.
- 1.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No 9 in D minor, Op 125: IV. Finale
Singer: Siobhan Stagg. Singer: Ekaterina Gubanova. Singer: Werner Güra. Singer: Florian Boesch. Choir: Accentus. Orchestra: Chamber Orchestra of Europe. Conductor: Yannick Nézet‐Séguin.- Beethoven: The Symphonies.
- DG.
- 37.
Record Review
9.00am
Beethoven: The Symphonies
Siobhan Stagg (soprano)
Ekaterina Gubanova (alto)
Werner Güra (tenor)
Florian Boesch (bass)
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Accentus
Yannick Nézet-Séguin
DG 4863050 (5 CDs)
https://www.deutschegrammophon.com/en/catalogue/products/beethoven-the-symphonies-nezet-seguin-12724
A Meditation – music by Todd, Elgar, Chilcott, etc.
The Sixteen
Harry Christophers
Simon Johnson (organ)
CORO COR16191
https://thesixteenshop.com/products/a-meditation-album-by-the-sixteen
Bach Concertos: Lost and Found
Die Freitagsakademie
Katharina Suske (oboe d'amore)
Ilia Korol (violin)
Jörg Fiedler (flute)
Deutsche HM 19658710732
Ralph Vaughan Williams; Lennox Berkeley; Peter Warlock: Colourise
Roderick Williams (baritone)
Andrew Staples (tenor)
Elena Urioste (violin)
London Choral Sinfonia
Michael Waldron
Orchid Classics ORC100200
https://www.orchidclassics.com/releases/orc100200-lcs-rvw/
Aloys Schmitt: Piano Concertos
Howard Shelley (piano, director)
Ulster Orchestra
Hyperion CDA68389
https://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDA68389
9.30am – Proms Composer: David Owen Norris on Elgar
Elgar: The Kingdom
Dame Margaret Price (soprano)
Yvonne Minton (contralto)
Alexander Young (tenor)
John Shirley-Quirk (bass-baritone)
London Philharmonic Choir
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Sir Adrian Boult
Warner Classics 7642092
Elgar: Symphony No. 1 – includes In The South
Christine Rice (mezzo-soprano)
Hallé Orchestra
Mark Elder
Hallé CDHLL7500 (Hybrid SACD)
https://the-halle.myshopify.com/products/elgar-symphony-no1
Nigel Kennedy plays Elgar – includes Violin Sonata in E minor
Nigel Kennedy (violin)
Peter Pettinger (piano)
Chandos CHAN8380
https://www.chandos.net/products/catalogue/CHAN%208380
Elgar: Cello Concerto; Sea Pictures
Jacqueline du Pré (cello)
Dame Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano)
London Symphony Orchestra
Philharmonia Orchestra
Sir John Barbirolli
Warner Classics 2564607600
https://www.warnerclassics.com/release/elgar-du-pre
Elgar: Symphony No. 2 & Serenade for Strings
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Edward Gardner
Chandos CHSA5197 (Hybrid SACD)
https://www.chandos.net/products/catalogue/CHSA%205197
10.15am – new releases
Summer Night Concert 2022 – music by Beethoven, Rossini, Dvořák, etc.
Gautier Capuçon (cello)
Wiener Philharmoniker
Andris Nelsons
Sony 19658717502
https://sonyclassical.lnk.to/SNC22LW
Phrases – music by Stephenson, Werner, Leith, etc.
Heloise Werner (soprano)
Amy Harman (bassoon)
Lawrence Power (violin, viola)
Calum Huggan (percussion)
Colin Alexander (cello)
Laura Snowden (guitar)
Daniel Shao (flute)
Delphian DCD34269
https://www.delphianrecords.com/collections/new-releases/products/heloise-werner-phrases
Jurowski conducts Stravinsky, Vol. 1
Angharad Lyddon (mezzo-soprano)
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Vladimir Jurowski
LPO0123D (2 CDs)
https://www.lpo.org.uk/recordings-and-gifts/6063-jurowski-conducts-stravinsky-vol-1.html
Johann Wilhelm Wilms: The Piano Concertos, Vol. 1
Ronald Brautigam (fortepiano)
Kölner Akademie
Michael Alexander Willens
BIS BIS2504 (Hybrid SACD)
https://bis.se/performers/brautigam-ronald/johann-wilhelm-wilms-the-piano-concertos-vol-1
The Hibernian Muse. Music for Ireland by Purcell and Cousser
Maria Keohane (soprano)
Anthony Gregory (high tenor)
Christopher Bowen (tenor)
Aaron O’Hare (bass)
Irish Baroque Orchestra
Sestina
Peter Whelan
Linn CKD685
https://www.linnrecords.com/recording-hibernian-muse-music-ireland-purcell-and-cousser
Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 6 & 9
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Steven Lloyd-Gonzalez
First Hand FHR120
https://firsthandrecords.com/products-page/album/shostakovich-symphonies-nos-6-9/
11.20am – Record of the Week
Beethoven: The Symphonies
Siobhan Stagg (soprano)
Ekaterina Gubanova (alto)
Werner Güra (tenor)
Florian Boesch (bass)
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Accentus
Yannick Nézet-Séguin
DG 4863050 (5 CDs)
https://www.deutschegrammophon.com/en/catalogue/products/beethoven-the-symphonies-nezet-seguin-12724
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