Andrew McGregor with Jeremy Sams and Katy Hamilton
Jeremy Sams chooses five indispensable recordings of works by Claude Debussy, one of the composers featured at the 2018 Proms, and explains why they need to be heard.
with Andrew McGregor
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Proms Composer: Debussy
Each Saturday over the next nine weeks a different Record Review stalwart chooses five indispensable recordings of a great composer featured in the Proms. Today, Jeremy Sams kicks off the series by playing his top five Debussy discs and tells us why you need to hear them.
11.00
Katy Hamilton picks the plums from a 14-CD box bringing together the complete concerto and sonata recordings of renowned American cellist Leonard Rose in his centenary year.
11.45
Proms Recording: Also new for Summer Record Review, each week we select a major work from the Proms and play the current Building a Library recommendation, beginning with Mozart's Clarinet Concerto with Julian Bliss and the Royal Northern Sinfonia, conducted by Mario Venzago.
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Claude Debussy
Apparition
Performer: Sir Andr谩s Schiff. Singer: Juliane Banse.- Songs of Debussy and Mozart.
- ECM.
- 004.
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Claude Debussy
String Quartet in G minor, Op.10; 2nd mvt, Assez vif et bien rhythme
Ensemble: Quatuor 脡b猫ne.- Virgin.
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Claude Debussy
Bruyeres & General Lavine - eccentric (Preludes, Book 2)
Performer: Jean-Efflam Bavouzet.- Debussy: Complete works for piano vol.1: Bavouzet.
- Chandos.
- 17.
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Claude Debussy
Jeux de vagues (La Mer)
Orchestra: Anima Eterna Brugge. Conductor: Jos van Immersel.- Claude Achille Debussy.
- Zigzag.
- 003.
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Claude Debussy
Cello Sonata in D minor (3rd mvt)
Performer: Mstislav Rostropovich. Performer: Benjamin Britten.- Rostropovich and Britten Recital.
- Decca.
- 10.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No.8 in F Op.93: i. Allegro vivace
Orchestra: Wiener Akademie. Conductor: Martin Haselb枚ck.- Alpha.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
La Clemenza di Tito (end of Act 2 Nos 24-26)
Performer: Rolando Villaz贸n. Performer: Joyce DiDonato. Choir: RIAS Chamber Choir. Orchestra: Chamber Orchestra of Europe. Conductor: Yannick N茅zet鈥怱茅guin.- Deutsche Grammophon.
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Oliver Knussen
Horn Concerto
Performer: Barry Tuckwell. Performer: London Sinfonietta. Conductor: Oliver Knussen.- DG.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
2nd Movement 'Adagio' from Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K.622
Performer: Julian Bliss. Orchestra: Royal Northern Sinfonia. Conductor: Mario Venzago.- Nielsen: Clarinet Concerto - W.A. Mozart: Clarinet Concerto.
- Signum Classics.
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Summer Record Review
9.00am
听
Crusell: Three Clarinet Concertos plus Introduction et Air Su茅dois
Michael Collins (clarinet)
Swedish Chamber Orchestra
Chandos CHSA 5187 Hybrid SACD
Mozart: Piano Concertos 25 & 26
Francesco Piemontesi (piano)
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Andrew Manze
Linn CKD 544
Rameau: Na茂s
Florian Sempey (Jupiter)
Purcell Choir
Orfeo Orchestra
Gy枚rgy Vashegyi (conductor)
Glossa GCD 924003 (2 CDs)
9.30am 鈥� Proms Composer 鈥� Debussy with Jeremy Sams
Songs of Debussy and Mozart
Juliane Banse (soprano)
Andr谩s Schiff (piano)
ECM 1772
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Debussy, Faur茅 & Ravel: String Quartets
Quatuor Eb猫ne (string quartet)
Erato 519045-2
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Debussy: Complete works for piano vol. 1
Jean- Efflam Bajouzet (piano)
Chandos CHAN10421
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Debussy: La Mer, Images, Pr茅lude 脿 l鈥檃pr猫s-midi d鈥檜n faune
Anima Eterna Brugge
Jos van Immerseel (conductor)
Zigzag ZZT313
听
Schubert, Schumann & Debussy: Works for Cello and piano
Britten Rostropovich (cello)
Benjamin Britten (piano)
Decca 4609742
听
10.20am 鈥� New Releases
听
Beethoven: Symphony No.8 and Piano Concerto in D major, Op.61a
Gottlieb Wallisch (piano)
Orchester Wiener Akademie
Martin Haselb枚ck (conductor)
Alpha 477
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Mozart: La Clemenza di Tito
Rolando Villazon (tenor)
Joyce DiDonato (mezzo soprano)
Marina Rebeka (soprano)
RIAS Kammerchor
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Yannick N茅zet-S茅guin (conductor)
Deutsche Grammophon 483 5210 (2 CDs)
Oliver Knussen
Barry Tuckwell (horn)
London Sinfonietta
Oliver Knussen (conductor)
DG 474 3222
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10.55am 鈥� Reissues 鈥� Katy Hamilton on new Leonard Rose Boxset
Leonard Rose: The Complete Concerto and Sonata Recordings
Leonard Rose (cello)
Sony Classical 88985490172 (14 CDs)
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11.45am 鈥� BAL Proms Choice 鈥� Mozart鈥檚 Clarinet Concerto in A chosen by Sarah Devonald on the 25th March 2017
Mozart & Nielsen Clarinet Concertos
Julian Bliss (clarinet),
Royal Northern Sinfonia
Mario Venzago (conductor)
SIGNUM SIGCD390
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