Andrew McGregor with Sarah Devonald and Elin Manahan Thomas
The best new classical releases; Building a Library: Sarah Devonald compares recordings of Mozart's Serenade No.10 in B-flat, 'Gran Partita', K.361/370a - and picks a favourite.
09.30
Building a Library: Sarah Devonald compares recordings of Mozart's Serenade No.10 in B-flat, 'Gran Partita', K.361/370a - and picks a favourite.
'Gran Partita' as a subtitle implies that Mozart's Serenade No.10 is a large ambitious work, and although the work is clearly conceived as a whole 'cycle', it was not ascribed to the score by the composer himself. Mozart's vast 7-movement work for 13 wind instruments has an elusive compositional history and was thought for a long time to have been composed in 1780 or 1781 for a performance in Munich. No mention of the Serenade appears in any of Mozart's letters from that time and, in the 1970s, when the new critical edition of Mozart's works was published, after exhaustive studies of the autograph, it is now believed that the work was first performed in 1784 at a benefit concert for the Vienna-based basset-horn player Anton Stadler. The Serenade also bears the hallmarks of Mozart's later writing and certainly postdates the two wind serenades in E flat and C minor that were definitely composed in 1782.
The mysterious circumstances of both the subtitle 'Gran Partita' and the many versions of the score give the performer some interesting challenges, which Sarah Devonold discusses with Andrew McGregor.
10.50
Soprano Elin Manahan Thomas reviews some new and recent recordings of Baroque music, including Handel's Brockes-Passion, Purcell's King Arthur and Bach's Suites for solo cello.
11.25
Andrew chooses an outstanding new release as his Recording of the Week.
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Franz Leh谩r
Lippen schweigen (from Die Lustige Witwe)
Singer: Rachel Willis-S酶rensen. Singer: Jonas Kaufmann. Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: 8 Bit.- Sony.
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Heino Eller
Dawn
Orchestra: Estonian National Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Olari Elts.- Eller: Symphonic Poems.
- Ondine.
- 401.
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Georg Philipp Telemann
Paris Quartet no. 9 in G major TWV.43:G4 (Lentement)
Ensemble: Elephant House Quartet.- Telemann's Garden.
- PENTATONE.
- 505.
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Niccol貌 Paganini
Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 6 iii) Rondo: Allegro Spirituoso - Un Poco Piu Presto
Performer: Ning Feng. Orchestra: Sinfonica del Principado de Asturias. Conductor: Rossen Milanov.- Channel Classics.
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Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 3 in F Op. 90 iv) Finale
Orchestra: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Edward Gardner.- Chandos.
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Giovanni Picchi
Toccata
Performer: Andrea Buccarella.- Ricercar.
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
To daffodils
Performer: William Vann. Singer: Roderick Williams.- Albion Records.
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罢谤盲诲
Think of Me
Performer: William Vann. Music Arranger: Ralph Vaughan Williams. Singer: Roderick Williams. Singer: Kitty Whately.- Albion Records.
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Erno Dohnanyi
Symphonic Minutes, Op. 36: IV. Tema con variazioni. Andante poco moto
Orchestra: Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland鈥怭falz. Conductor: Roberto Paternostro.- Dohn谩nyi: Symphony No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 9 & Symphonic Minutes, Op. 36.
- CapriccioNR.
- 401.
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Erno Dohnanyi
Symphonic Minutes, Op. 36: V. Rondo. Presto
Orchestra: Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland鈥怭falz. Conductor: Roberto Paternostro.- Dohn谩nyi: Symphony No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 9 & Symphonic Minutes, Op. 36.
- CapriccioNR.
- 402.
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Henry Purcell
Aire, from Amphitryon (King Arthur)
Ensemble: Gabrieli Consort. Conductor: Paul McCreesh.- Signum.
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Henry Purcell
I call you all to Woden's hall (King Arthur)
Singer: Jeremy Budd. Ensemble: Gabrieli Consort. Conductor: Paul McCreesh.- Signum.
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Henry Purcell
Fairest isle, all isles excelling (King Arthur)
Singer: Jeremy Budd. Ensemble: Gabrieli Consort. Conductor: Paul McCreesh.- Signum.
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Henry Purcell
In vain the am'rous flute (from Hail, Bright Cecilia!, Z328)
Singer: Iestyn Davies. Singer: James Hall. Ensemble: King's Consort. Conductor: Robert King.- VIVAT.
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Henry Purcell
O dive custos Auriacae domus, Z504
Singer: Iestyn Davies. Singer: James Hall. Ensemble: King's Consort. Conductor: Robert King.- VIVAT.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV1007 i) Prelude
Performer: Emmanuelle Bertrand.- Harmonia Mundi.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Cello Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV1008 iii) Courante
Performer: Emmanuelle Bertrand.- Harmonia Mundi.
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Domenico Scarlatti
Keyboard Sonata K443 in D major
Performer: Lucas Debargue.- Sony.
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Domenico Scarlatti
Keyboard Sonata K45 in D major
Performer: Lucas Debargue.- Sony.
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George Frideric Handel
Symphonia (Brockes-Passion)
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music. Conductor: Richard Egarr.- AAM Records.
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George Frideric Handel
Eilt, ihr angefocht'ne Seelen (Brockes-Passion)
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music. Conductor: Richard Egarr.- AAM Records.
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George Frideric Handel
Soll mein Kind, mein Leben sterben (Brockes-Passion)
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music. Conductor: Richard Egarr.- AAM Records.
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Richard Strauss
Horn Concerto No. 1 in E flat Op. 11
Performer: Alec Frank-Gemmill. Orchestra: Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Robin Ticciati.- Linn.
Record Review
9.00am
Wien 鈥� Highlights from Viennese operetta by Emmerich Kalman, Franz Leh谩r, Robert Stolz etc
Jonas Kaufmann (tenor)
Rachel Willis-S酶rensen (soprano)
Wiener Philharmoniker
脕d谩m Fischer (conductor)
Sony 19075950412
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Heino Eller: Night Calls and other symphonic poems
Estonian National Symphony Orchestra
Olari Elts (conductor)
Ondine ODE13352
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听
Telemann鈥檚 Garden 鈥� Includes Fantasia No. 9 in B Minor, TWV 40:22, Paris Quartet no. 3 in G major, TWV 43:G4 etc
Elephant House Quartet
Pentatone PTC5186749
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Virtuosismo 鈥� Violin concertos by Paganini & Vieuxtemps
Ning Feng (violin)
Orquesta Sinf贸nica del Principado de Asturias
Rossen Milanov (conductor)
Channel CCS40719
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听
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9.30am 鈥� Building a Library 鈥� Sarah Devonald on Mozart 鈥楪ran Partita鈥�: Serenade in B flat K361
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Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Reviewer: Sarah Devonald
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Recommended Recording:
Berlin Philharmonic Wind Ensemble
Warner Classics 3434242
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Other Recommended Recordings:
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Ensemble a vent Maurice Bourgue
Pierre Verany PV793031
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10.20am 鈥� New Releases
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Brahms: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
Edward Gardner (conductor)
Chandos CHSA5236 (Hybrid SACD)
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CPE Bach: Complete Original Works for Violin & Keyboard
Tamsin Waley-Cohen (violin)
James Baillieu (piano)
Signum SIGCD573 (3 CDs)
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Toccata 鈥� Explorations of the form by Claudio Merulo, Johann Sebastian Bach, Giovanni Picchi etc
Andrea Buccarella (harpsichords)
Ricercar RIC407
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Ralph Vaughan Williams: The Song Of Love
Kitty Whately (mezzo-soprano)
Roderick Williams (baritone)
William Vann (piano)
Albion Records ALBCD037
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听
Ernst von Dohn谩nyi: Symphony No. 1 & Symphonic Minutes
Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz
Roberto Paternostro (conductor)
Capriccio C5386
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10.45am 鈥� New Releases 鈥� Elin Manahan Thomas on new baroque recordings
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Purcell: King Arthur
Anna Dennis (soprano)
Mhairi Lawson (soprano)
Rowan Pierce (soprano)
Carolyn Sampson (soprano)
Jeremy Budd (tenor)
James Way (tenor)
Roderick Williams (baritone)
Ashley Riches (bass-baritone)
Gabrieli Consort Players
Paul McCreesh (conductor)
Signum SIGCD589 (2 CDs)
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Elegy 鈥� Countertenor duets by Henry Purcell & John Blow
Iestyn Davies and James Hall (countertenors)
The King鈥檚 Consort
Robert King (conductor)
Vivat VIVAT118
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JS Bach: Complete Cello Suites
Emmanuelle Bertrand (cello)
Harmonia Mundi HMM90229394 (2 CDs)
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Scarlatti: 52 Sonatas
Lucas Debargue (piano)
Sony 19075944462 (4 CDs)
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Handel: Brockes-Passion
Ruby Hughes (soprano)
Elizabeth Watts (soprano)
Tim Mead (counter-tenor)
Gwilym Bowen (tenor)
Robert Murray (tenor)
Nicky Spence (tenor)
Cody Quattlebaum (bass-baritone)
Academy of Ancient Music Choir
Academy of Ancient Music
Richard Egarr (conductor)
AAM Records AAM007 (3 CDs)
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11.30am 鈥� Disc of the Week
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Strauss: Horn Concerto No. 1, Duett-Concertino & Serenade in E flat major
Alec Frank-Gemmill (horn)
Maximiliano Mart铆n (clarinet)
Peter Whelan (bassoon)
SCO Wind Soloists
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Robin Ticciati (conductor)
Linn CKD 506 (download only)
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