Ravel's String Quartet in Building a Library with Jeremy Sams and Andrew McGregor
Jeremy Sams chooses his favourite recording of Ravel's String Quartet
with Andrew McGregor
9.30
Building a Library
Jeremy Sams chooses his favourite recording of Ravel's String Quartet
Maurice Ravel finished his String Quartet in F major in 1903 at the age of 28. In some way it's modelled on Debussy's String Quartet of 10 years earlier. But it has been described as being "opposite to Debussy's symbolism, abandoning the vagueness and formlessness of the early French impressionists in favour of a return to classic standards." It quickly established itself as a standard work in the chamber music repertory.
10.45
New releases of piano concertos by Beethoven and Rachmaninov
11.20
Record of the Week
Andrew recommends an outstanding new release.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No.24 in C minor, K 491: 2nd mvt - Larghetto
Performer: Charles Richard-Hamelin. Ensemble: Les Violons du Roy. Conductor: Jonathan Cohen.- Analekta.
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Nadia Boulanger
Priere
Performer: Tristan Raes. Singer: Cyrille Dubois.- Aparte.
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E虅riks Es虒envalds
Translation
Choir: Portland State University Chamber Choir. Conductor: Ethan Sperry.- Naxos.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Sonata No.17, Op.31 No.2 in D minor "The Tempest": 1st mvt - Largo
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Georges Bizet
Symphony No.1 in C major: 1st mvt - Allegro vivo
Orchestra: Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Fran莽ois Leleux.- LINN.
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Joseph Mayseder
Mass in E flat major, Op.64: Kyrie
Choir: Vienna Boys' Choir. Choir: Vienna Men's Choral Society. Orchestra: Orchestra of Vienna Hofmusikkapelle. Conductor: Thomas Christian.- Gramola.
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Howard Hanson
Symphony No.4, Op.34 "Requiem": 4th mvt - Largo pastorale (Lux aeterna)
Orchestra: Oregon Symphony. Conductor: Carlos Kalmar.- Pentatone.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Concerto No.2 in B flat major, Op.19: 3rd mvt - Rondo. Molto allegro
Performer: Stewart Goodyear. Orchestra: 蜜芽传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Andrew Constantine.- Orchid Classics.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Concerto No.3 in C minor, Op.37: 3rd mvt - Rondo. Allegro
Performer: Ronald Brautigam. Orchestra: Die K枚lner Akademie. Conductor: Michael Alexander Willens.- BIS.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Concerto No.5 in E flat major, Op.73: 1st mvt - Allegro
Performer: Ronald Brautigam. Orchestra: Die K枚lner Akademie. Conductor: Michael Alexander Willens.- BIS.
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Sergey Rachmaninov
Symphony No.3 in A minor, Op.44: 2nd mvt - Adagio ma non troppo - Allegro vivace
Orchestra: Luzerner Sinfonieorchester. Conductor: James Gaffigan.- Sony Classical.
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Sergey Rachmaninov
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op.43: Variation XIX - Variation XXIV
Orchestra: Luzerner Sinfonieorchester. Conductor: James Gaffigan.- Sony Classical.
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Sergey Rachmaninov
Lullaby, Op.16 No.1
Performer: Behzod Abduraimov.- Sony Music.
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Joseph Haydn
Arianna a Naxos, Hob. XXVIb:2:
Singer: Kate Lindsey. Ensemble: Arcangelo. Conductor: Jonathan Cohen.- ALPHA.
Record Review
9.00am
Eric Whitacre: Marimba Quartets (choral music arranged by Joby Burgess)
Joby Burgess Marimba Quartet
Signum Classics SIGCD625
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Beethoven: 鈥淓in neuer Weg鈥�
Piano Sonatas Op.31; Variations Opp.34 & 35
Andreas Staier (fortepiano)
Harmonia Mundi HMM 902327.28 (2 CDs)
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膾riks E拧envalds: Translations
Portland State Chamber Choir
Ethan Sperry (conductor)
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Nadia & Lili Boulanger: M茅lodies
Cyrille Dubois (tenor)
Tristan Ra毛s (piano)
Aparte AP224
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Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 22 & 24
Charles Richard-Hamelin (piano)
Les Violons du Roy
Jonathan Cohen (conductor)
Analekta AN 2 9147
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9.30am 鈥� Building a Library 鈥� Jeremy Sams on Ravel鈥檚 String Quartet
Composer: Maurice Ravel
Reviewer: Jeremy Sams
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Recommended
Recording:
Quatuor 脡b猫ne
Erato 519045 2 (CD or download)
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Other Recommended Recording(s):
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Daedalus Quartet
Bridge Records BRIDGE9202 (CD or download)
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Quatuor van Kuijk
Alpha Classics ALPHA295 (CD or download)
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10.15am 鈥� New Releases
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Bizet: Carmen Suite No.1 & Symphony No.1 鈥� Gounod: Petite Symphonie
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Fran莽ois Leleux (conductor)
LINN CKD624
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Mayseder: Mass in E-Flat Major, Op. 64 & Violin Concerto No. 2, Op. 26
Wiener S盲ngerknaben, Herrenchor der Wiener Hofmusikkapelle, Ensemble der Wiener Hofmusikkapelle
Thomas Christian (conductor)
Gramola GRAM99200 (CD or download)
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Aspects of America: The Pulitzer Edition
Music by Walter Piston, Morton Gould, Howard Hanson
Oregon Symphony Orchestra
Carlos Kalmar (conductor)
Pentatone PTC 5186763
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10.45am 鈥� New Releases 鈥� Piano Concertos
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Beethoven: The Complete Piano Concertos
Stewart Goodyear (piano)
蜜芽传媒 National Orchestra of Wales
Andrew Constantine (conductor)
Orchid Classics ORC100127 (3 CDs)
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Beethoven 鈥� The Piano Concertos
Ronald Brautigam (fortepiano)
K枚lner Akademie
Michael Alexander Willens (conductor)
BIS Records BIS-2274 (2 Hybrid SACDs)
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Rachmaninoff in Lucerne - Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Symphony No. 3
Behzod Abduraimov (piano)
Luzerner Sinfonieorchester
James Gaffigan (conductor)
Sony Classical 19075981622
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11.15am 鈥� Record of the Week
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Kate Lindsey: Arianna
Music by George Frideric Handel, Alessandro Scarlatti, Franz Joseph Haydn
Kate Lindsey (mezzo-soprano)
Arcangelo
Jonathan Cohen (conductor)
Alpha Classics ALPHA576 (CD or download)
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