Bruckner's Symphony No. 4 in Building a Library with William Mival and Andrew McGregor
Andrew McGregor features the latest classical releases. William Mival joins Andrew to discuss Bruckner's Symphony No. 4 in Building a Library.
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Building a Library
William Mival chooses his favourite recordings of Bruckner's Symphony No. 4
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Manfred Honeck (conductor)
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Franz Schubert
Symphony no. 9 in C major D.944 'Great' (3rd mvt)
Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Edward Gardner.- Schubert: Symphonies, Vol. 4.
- CHANDOS.
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Gabriel Fauré
La Lune Blanche (La Bonne Chanson Op.61)
Singer: Nicky Spence. Performer: Julius Drake. Performer: Tim Gibbs. Ensemble: Piatti Quartet.- Hyperion.
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Maurice Ravel
Bolero
Orchestra: Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Gustavo Dudamel.- Platoon.
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John Barber
Julia
Choir: Fourth Window. Conductor: Sarah Latto.- Signum.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Ruht wohl, ihr heiligen Gebeine (St John Passion BWV.245)
Choir: Kölner Kammerorchester. Ensemble: Collegium Cartusianum. Conductor: Peter Neumann.- MDG.
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Robert Schumann
Cello Concerto in A minor Op.129 (2nd mvt)
Performer: Theodor Lyngstad. Orchestra: Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Eva Ollikainen.- OUR Recordings.
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Karol Szymanowski
Labedz [The swan] Op.7
Singer: Agnieszka Rehlis. Performer: Magdalena Blum.- Dux.
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Karol Szymanowski
Kalinowe dwory (Slopiewnie [Word songs] Op.46b)
Singer: Aleksandra Kubas-Kruk. Performer: Magdalena Blum.- Dux.
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Annie Laurie
Music Arranger: Keith Wilkinson. Music Arranger: Arthur Pryor. Performer: Peter Moore. Ensemble: Tredegar Band. Conductor: Ian Porthouse.- Shift.
- Chandos.
- 101.
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Maurice Ravel
String Quartet in F Major (4th mvt)
Ensemble: Attacca Quartet.- Ravel: String Quartet.
- Platoon.
- 104.
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Béla Bartók
Sonata Sz.80 (3rd mvt)
Performer: Tamara Stefanovich.- Organised Delirium.
- Pentatone.
- 110.
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Hans Zimmer
A Time of Quiet between the Storms (Dune 2 - Suite)
Performer: Pedro Eustache. Orchestra: Odessa Orchestra & Friends. Conductor: Gavin Greenaway.- Sony.
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John Weldon
The Judgment of Paris (extract)
Singer: Kitty Whately. Singer: Anna Dennis. Orchestra: Academy of Ancient Music. Director: Julian Perkins.- Academy of Ancient Music.
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