
Andrew McGregor and David Owen Norris
A session report from Rome on a new set of the Bernstein Symphonies and David Owen Norris on recordings by Martha Argerich
A session report from Rome on a new set of the Bernstein Symphonies; David Owen Norris on recordings by Martha Argerich
with Andrew McGregor
9.30
A session report from Rome on a new set of the Bernstein Symphonies: James Jolly talks to the conductor, Antonio Pappano, the soloists and the people behind the scenes as these performances were captured.
10.30
David Owen Norris delves into recordings by Martha Argerich
11.45
Proms Recording: Haydn's Symphony No 104 with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra under the conductor Sir Colin Davis
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Music Played
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Leonard Bernstein
Wonderful Town, Act I: No. 2. Christopher Street
Ensemble: Cast. Choir: London Symphony Chorus. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.- Bernstein: Wonderful Town.
- Lso Live.
- 102.
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Claude Debussy
Nuit d'étoiles, L. 4
Performer: Eugene Asti. Performer: Alain Planès. Singer: Sophie Karthäuser. Singer: Eugene Asti.- Debussy: Harmonie du soir, mélodies & songs.
- harmonia mundi.
- 101.
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Claude Debussy
Trois Mélodies de Verlaine, L. 81: I. La mer est plus belle que les cathédrales
Performer: Eugene Asti. Performer: Alain Planès. Singer: Sophie Karthäuser. Singer: Stéphane Degout.- Debussy: Harmonie du soir, mélodies & songs.
- harmonia mundi.
- 102.
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Claude Debussy
À l'ombre de la cathédrale...
Performer: Jean-Philippe Collard-Neven. Performer: Jean-Louis Rassinfosse. Ensemble: Quatuor Debussy.- Debussy… et le jazz.
- harmonia mundi.
- 105.
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Joseph Haydn
Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major iii. Finale
Performer: Alisa Weilerstein. Ensemble: TrondheimSolistene.- Pentatone.
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Felix Mendelssohn
Violin Concerto in E minor Op. 64 i) Allegro molto appassionato
Performer: Chouchane Siranossian. Ensemble: Anima Eterna Brugge. Conductor: Jakob Lehmann.- Alpha.
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Igor Stravinsky
Perséphone part 2: Perséphone aux Enfers - Ô peuple douloureux des ombres, tu m'attires
Singer: Andrew Staples. Narrator: Pauline Cheviller. Orchestra: Finnish National Opera. Conductor: Esa‐Pekka Salonen.- Pentatone.
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Igor Stravinsky
Perséphone part 2: Perséphone aux Enfers - Sur ce lit elle repose
Singer: Andrew Staples. Narrator: Pauline Cheviller. Orchestra: Finnish National Opera. Conductor: Esa‐Pekka Salonen.- Pentatone.
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Igor Stravinsky
Perséphone part 2: Perséphone aux Enfers - Ma mère Déméter, que la vie était belle
Singer: Andrew Staples. Narrator: Pauline Cheviller. Orchestra: Finnish National Opera. Conductor: Esa‐Pekka Salonen.- Pentatone.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Cello Suite No. 4 in E flat major, BWV1010 i) Prélude
Performer: Yo‐Yo Ma.- Sony.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Cello Suite No. 4 in E flat major, BWV1010 ii) Allemande
Performer: Yo‐Yo Ma.- Sony.
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Richard Strauss
Eine Alpensinfonie: Stille vor dem Sturm
Orchestra: Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andrés Orozco‐Estrada.- Pentatone.
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Richard Strauss
Eine Alpensinfonie: Gewitter und Sturm, Abstieg
Orchestra: Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andrés Orozco‐Estrada.- Pentatone.
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Richard Strauss
Eine Alpensinfonie: Sonnenuntergang
Orchestra: Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andrés Orozco‐Estrada.- Pentatone.
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Richard Strauss
Eine Alpensinfonie: Ausklang
Orchestra: Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andrés Orozco‐Estrada.- Pentatone.
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Richard Strauss
Eine Alpensinfonie: Nacht
Orchestra: Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andrés Orozco‐Estrada.- Pentatone.
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Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 104 in D major 'London'
Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Conductor: Colin Davis.- Decca (Philips).
Summer Record Review
9.00am
Bernstein: Wonderful Town
Danielle de Niese (Eileen)
Alysha Umphress (Ruth)
Nathan Gunn (Bob Baker)
Duncan Rock (Wreck)
David Butt Philip (Lonigan)
Ashley Riches (Guide/First Editor/Frank)
London Symphony Chorus
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Simon Rattle
LSO Live LSO0813 (Hybrid SACD)
(Released 7th September)
Debussy: Harmonie du soir: Mélodies
Sophie Karthäuser (soprano)
Stéphane Degout (baritone)
Eugene Asti (piano)
Alain Planès (piano)
Harmonia Mundi HMM 902306.07 (2 CDs)
Debussy… Et Le Jazz
Preludes For A Quartet
Jean-Philippe Collard Neven (piano)
Vincent Peirani (accordion)
Franck Tortiller (vibraphone)
Jacky Terrasson (piano)
Quatuor Debussy
Harmonia Mundi HMM902308
Schoenberg: Transfigured Night & Haydn: Cello Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
Alisa Weilerstein (cello)
Trondheim Soloists
Alsia Weilerstein
Pentatone PTC5186717 (Hybrid SACD)
9.30am – Session Report on a new recording of the Bernstein symphonies
Bernstein: The 3 Symphonies and Prelude, Fugue & Riffs
Marie-Nicole Lemieux (mezzo-soprano)
Nadine Sierra (soprano)
Alessandro Carbonare (clarinet)
Beatrice Rana (piano)
Dame Josephine Barstow (narrator)
Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Coro e Voci Bianche dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Sir Antonio Pappano
Warner Classics 9029566158 (2 CDs)
10.20am – New Releases
In Time - Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto & Octet (original versions)
Chouchane Siranossian (violin)
Anima Eterna Brugge
Jakob Lehman
Alpha ALPHA410
Stravinsky - Perséphone
Andrew Staples (tenor)
Pauline Cheviller (narrator)
Finnish National Opera
Esa-Pekka Salonen
Pentatone PTC5186688 (Hybrid SACD)
Six Evolutions - Bach: Cello Suites
Yo-Yo Ma (cello)
Sony 19075854652 (2 CDs)
Richard Strauss: Eine Alpensinfonie, Op. 64
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Andrés Orozco-Estrada
Pentatone PTC5186628 (Hybrid SACD)
10.55 - Reissues: David Owen Norris on Martha Argerich
Martha Argerich: Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon and Philips
DG 4794647 (48 CDs)
11.45am – BAL Proms Choice – Haydn's Symphony No. 104 in D major ‘London’ as chosen by Richard Wigmore on 17th January 2009
Haydn - The London Symphonies Volume 1
Symphonie Nos95, 96, 98, 102, 103 & 104
Concertgebouw Orchestra
Colin Davis
Decca 4426112 (2 CDs)
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