Grieg's Violin Sonata No 3 in Building a Library with Katy Hamilton and Andrew McGregor
Katy Hamilton's chooses her ultimate recording of Grieg's Third Violin Sonata, plus Nicholas Kenyon's pick of this week's new releases.
Andrew McGregor with the best new recordings of classical music
9.30 am
Nicholas Kenyon chooses his pick of new releases from Christophe Rousset's Couperin to historical Vaughan Williams, as well as the track which he has regularly "On Repeat"
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10.30 am
Building a Library
Katy Hamilton with her pick of recordings of the last and greatest of Edvard Grieg's three violin sonatas, written when the composer was living in Troldhaugen in 1886-7
11.20 am
Record of the Week
Andrew's pick of the best of the best this week
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Giovanni Bottesini
Passione amorosa (Arr. B. Furtok for 2 Double Basses & Chamber Ensemble): II. Andante
Performer: Rick Stotijn. Performer: Olivier Thiery. Music Arranger: Boguslav Furtok. Ensemble: Camerata RCO.- Doppio espressivo.
- BIS.
- 106.
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Dmitry Shostakovich
Preludes & Fugues for piano (24), Op 87: Prelude and Fugue No 5 in D major
Performer: Hannes Minnaar.- Shostakovich: 24 Preludes & Fugues, Op. 87.
- Challenge Classics.
- 9.
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Dmitry Shostakovich
24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Fugue No. 3 in G Major
Performer: Hannes Minnaar.- 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87.
- Challenge Classics.
- 6.
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Ian Venables
Requiem: VII. Libera me
Singer: Edmund Saddington.- Ian Venables: Requiem & Herbert Howells: Anthems for Choir & Orchestra.
- Delphian.
- 10.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Solfeggio in G major, K393 - Church (Epistle) Sonata No 16 in C major for organ & strings, K329
Singer: Marie Perbost. Ensemble: Ensemble Les Surprises. Conductor: Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas.- An Unexpected Mozart.
- Harmonia Mundi.
- 11.
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George Frideric Handel
Theodora: "To thee thou glorious son of worth"
Singer: Lea Desandre. Singer: Iestyn Davies. Ensemble: Jupiter. Director: Thomas Dunford.- Warner.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony no.1: 4) Finale. Adagio - Allegro molto e vivace
Orchestra: Potsdam Chamber Academy. Conductor: Antonello Manacorda.- Sony.
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
Symphony no.2 (extract)
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ralph Vaughan Williams.- Somm.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Organ Sonata no.4 BWV.528 (2nd mvt)
Music Arranger: August Stradal. Performer: Víkingur Ólafsson.- JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
- 5.
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Luise Adolpha Le Beau
Sonata for piano & cello, Op 17: I. Allegro molto
Performer: Steven Isserlis. Performer: Connie Shih.- A Golden Cello Decade, 1878-1888.
- Hyperion.
- 9.
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Richard Wagner
Parsifal Suite: II. Good Friday Music - III. Transformation Music
Music Arranger: Andrew Gourlay. Conductor: Andrew Gourlay. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra.- Wagner: Parsifal Suite (Constr. A. Gourlay).
- Orchid Classics.
- 2.
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Antonio Salieri
Requiem in C minor: Introitus - Kyrie
Ensemble: Le Concert Spirituel. Conductor: Hervé Niquet.- Mozart & Salieri: Requiem.
- Chateau de Versailles Spectacles.
- 1.
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Joseph Haydn
Die Schopfung, Part 2 (excerpts)
Ensemble: Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart. Conductor: Hans-Christoph Rademann.- Haydn: Die Schopfung.
- Accentus Music.
- 21.
Record Review
The link below each recording takes you directly to the label’s website. Please be aware that non-UK labels may be cheaper via a record store or an online retailer.
Doppio espressivo – music by Vivaldi, Bottesini, Ernst
Rick Stotijn (double bass)
Johannes Rostamo (cello)
Olivier Thiery (double bass)
Bram van Sambeek (bassoon)
Camerata RCO
BIS BIS2509 (Hybrid SACD)
https://bis.se/performers/stotijn-rick/vivaldi-bottesini-doppio-espressivo-1
Shostakovich: 24 Preludes & Fugues, Op. 87
Hannes Minnaar (piano)
Challenge Classics CC72907 (Hybrid SACD)
https://challengerecords.com/products/16602194580151/24-preludes-fugues-op-87-
Ian Venables: Requiem & Herbert Howells: Anthems for Choir & Orchestra
Aine Smith (soprano)
Eppie Sharp (soprano)
LucyAnne Fletcher (alto)
Edmund Saddington (bass)
Choir of Merton College Oxford
Oxford Contemporary Sinfonia
Benjamin Nicholas (conductor, solo organ)
Delphian DCD34252
An Unexpected Mozart – music by Mozart, Haydn, CPE Bach
Marie Perbost (soprano)
Marc Mauillon (baritone)
Anna Schivazappa (mandolin)
Tomas Bloch (glass harmonica)
Ensemble Les Surprises
Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas (conductor, keyboards)
Harmonia Mundi HMM90239697 (2 CDs)
https://store.harmoniamundi.com/format/1088469-an-unexpected-mozart
09.30am – Nicholas Kenyon: New Releases
Couperin: The Sphere of Intimacy – music by Couperin, Marais, Marchand, etc.
Cyrille Dubois
Christophe Rousset
Les Talens Lyriques
Aparté AP281
Ralph Vaughan Williams Live, Vol. 3
Renee Flynn (soprano)
Roy Henderson (baritone)
London Symphony Orchestra
London Philharmonic Orchestra
BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus
Ralph Vaughan Williams (conductor)
Somm ARIADNE5019-2 (2 CDs)
https://somm-recordings.com/recording/vaughan-williams-live-volume-3/
Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1, 2 & 7
Kammerakademie Potsdam
Antonello Manacorda
Sony 19658740072 (2 CDs)
https://sonyclassical.com/releases/releases-details/beethoven-symphonies-nos-1-2-7
Handel: Eternal Heaven
Lea Desandre (mezzo)
Iestyn Davies (countertenor)
Jupiter
Thomas Dunford
Erato 5419719677
https://www.warnerclassics.com/release/eternal-heaven
Nicholas Kenyon: On Repeat
Johann Sebastian Bach
Víkingur Ólafsson (piano)
DG 4835022
https://www.deutschegrammophon.com/en/catalogue/products/bach-vkingur-olafsson-1271
10:10 am
Listener On Repeat
Saint-Saëns: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
Alexandre Kantorow (piano)
Tapiola Sinfonietta
Jean-Jacques Kantorow
BIS BIS2400 (Hybrid SACD)
https://bis.se/performers/kantorow-alexandre/saint-saens-piano-concertos-nos-1-2
A Golden Cello Decade, 1878-1888 – music by Bruch, Dvořák, le Beau, etc.
Steven Isserlis (cello)
Connie Shih (piano)
Olivia Jageurs (harp)
Hyperion CDA68394
https://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDA68394
Wagner, arr. Andrew Gourlay: Parsifal Suite
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Andrew Gourlay
Orchid Classics ORC100207
https://www.orchidclassics.com/releases/orc100207/
10.30am – Building a Library: Katy Hamilton on Grieg’s Violin Sonata No 3 in C minor
Recommended recording:
Leila Josefowicz (violin)
John Novacek (piano)
Philips 4565712
11:15 am
Mozart & Salieri: Requiem
Le Concert Spirituel
Hervé Niquet
Château de Versailles Spectacles CVS078
Beethoven for Three: Symphony No. 6 and Op. 1, No. 3 (trans. Shai Wosner)
Leonidas Kavakos (violin)
Yo-Yo Ma (cello)
Emanuel Ax (piano)
Sony 19658739372
https://sonyclassical.com/news/news-details/emanuel-ax-leonidas-kavakos-yo-yo-ma
11.25am – Record of the Week
Haydn: Die Schöpfung
Katharina Konradi (soprano)
Julian Habermann (tenor)
Tobias Berndt (bass)
Gaechinger Cantorey
Hans-Christoph Rademann
Accentus Music ACC30564 (2 CDs)
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