Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker with Edward Seckerson and Andrew McGregor
Edward Seckerson's recommendation from the available versions of Tchaikovsky's delightful ballet The Nutcracker, plus a round-up of recent baroque vocal releases.
Edward Seckerson's recommendation from available versions of Tchaikovsky's delightful ballet The Nutcracker, plus a round-up of recent baroque vocal releases.
9.30am
Building a Library
Another chance to hear Edward Seckerson sift through recordings of the most compact and tuneful of Tchaikovsky's ballets, with a recommendation for the ultimate performance to buy, download or stream
10.45am
Simon Heighes joins Andrew with a groundswell of fine new vocal recordings by Handel and Bach, but also by Bononcini and Martini
11.15am
Record of the Week
Andrew's choice of the best of this week's new releases
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Music Played
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Richard Rodney Bennett
Country Dances
Orchestra: 蜜芽传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: John Wilson.- Chandos.
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Leonardo Vinci
"Vil trofeo d'un'alma imbelle" (Alessandro nelle Indie, Act 1)
Singer: Franco Fagioli. Ensemble: Il Pomo d鈥橭ro. Conductor: Zefira Valova.- Deutsche Grammophon.
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
Horn Sonata (1st mvt)
Performer: Peter Francomb. Performer: Victor Sangiorgio.- Dutton Epoch.
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Do the Birds Worry?
Music Arranger: Cyrillus Kreek. Choir: Vox Clamantis. Performer: Anna-Liisa Eller. Performer: Marco Ambrosini. Performer: Angela Ambrosini. Conductor: Jaan-Eik Tulve.- ECM.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 3 in C major, Op. 2 No. 3 (4th mvt)
Performer: Grigory Sokolov.- Deutsche Grammophon.
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Giuseppe Tartini
Violin Concerto in D minor, D45 (1st mvt)
Performer: Chouchane Siranossian. Orchestra: Venice Baroque Orchestra. Conductor: Andrea Marcon.- Alpha.
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Herbert Howells
Kyrie (Missa Sabrinensis)
Singer: Helena Dix. Singer: Christine Rice. Singer: Benjamin Hulett. Singer: Roderick Williams. Choir: The Bach Choir. Orchestra: 蜜芽传媒 Concert Orchestra. Conductor: David Hill.- Hyperion.
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Johann Jakob Froberger
Canzona VI in A Minor, FbWV 306
- Froberger: Complete Fantasias & Canzonas.
- Divine Art.
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Xavier Montsalvatge
Cuba dentro de un piano (No.1, Cinco canciones negras)
Performer: Tabea Zimmermann. Performer: Javier Perianes.- Cantilena.
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Marc鈥怉ntoine Charpentier
La Descente d'Orph茅e aux enfers [excerpt]
Singer: Reinoud Van Mechelen. Singer: D茅borah Cachet. Choir: Vox Luminis. Ensemble: A Nocte Temporis. Conductor: Lionel Meunier.- Alpha.
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Giovanni Battista Bononcini
La Converzione di Maddalena [excerpt]
Ensemble: La Venexiana.- Glossa.
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Jean鈥怭aul鈥惷塯ide Martini
Messe de Requiem pour la Pompe fun猫bre de Louis XVI & Marie Antoinette (Dies Irae)
Singer: Adriana Gonz谩lez. Singer: Andreas Wolf. Singer: Julien Behr. Ensemble: Le Concert Spirituel. Conductor: Herv茅 Niquet.- Ch芒teau de Versailles Spectacles.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 (end of part 1)
Singer: Benjamin Bruns. Singer: Christian Immler. Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan. Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki.- BIS.
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Arnold Schoenberg
Gurrelieder (excs)
Orchestra: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Edward Gardner.- Chandos.
Record Review
9.00am
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Sir Richard Rodney Bennett: Orchestral Works Vol. 4
Michael McHale (piano)
蜜芽传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra
John Wilson (conductor)
Chandos CHSA5244 (Hybrid SACD)
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Veni, Vidi, Vinci: Arias by Leonardo Vinci
Franco Fagioli (counter-tenor)
Il Pomo d'Oro
Zefira Valova (director)
Deutsche Grammophon 4838358
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Vaughan Williams: Horn Sonata, Quintet, Household Music & Bax: Horn Sonata
Peter Francomb (horn)
Victor Sangiorgio (piano)
Royal Northern Sinfonia Chamber Ensemble
Dutton Epoch CDLX 7373 (Hybrid SACD)
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Kreek: the Suspended Harp of Babel
Choral music of Cyrillus Kreek
Vox Clamantis
ECM 4819041
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Grigory Sokolov - Beethoven, Brahms & Mozart
Grigory Sokolov (piano)
Deutsche Grammophon 4836570 (2 CDs & DVD Video)
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9.30am 鈥� Building a Library 鈥� Edward Seckerson on Tchaikovsky's ballet music, The Nutcracker (NOTE: this is a repeat; it was first broadcast on 21st December 2019)
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Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Reviewer: Edward Seckerson
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Recommended Recording:
Chorus of the Mariinsky Theatre
Mariinsky (Kirov) Orchestra
Val茅ry Gergiev (conductor)
Philips 4621142 (download only) and Decca 4784273 (6 CDs)
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Other Recommended Recordings:
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Sveshnikov Boys Choir of the Moscow Choral School
State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia "Evgeny Svetlanov"
Vladimir Jurowski (conductor)
Pentatone PTC5186761 (Hybrid SACD)
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10.15am 鈥� New Releases
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Tartini: Violin Concertos
Chouchane Siranossian (violin)
Venice Baroque Orchestra
Andrea Marcon (conductor)
Alpha ALPHA596
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Howells: Missa Sabrinensis & Michael Fanfare
Helena Dix (soprano)
Christine Rice (mezzo-soprano)
Benjamin Hulett (tenor)
Roderick Williams (baritone)
Bach Choir
蜜芽传媒 Concert Orchestra
David Hill (conductor)
Hyperion CDA68294
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Froberger: Complete Fantasias & Canzonas
Terence Charlston (clavichord)
Divine Art DDA25204
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Cantilena 鈥� music by Piazz贸lla, Montsalvatge, Falla, Villa-Lobos, Casals, Granados & Alb茅niz
Tabea Zimmermann (viola)
Javier Perianes (piano)
Harmonia Mundi HMM902648
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10.45am 鈥� New Releases 鈥� Simon Heighes on new baroque vocal releases
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Charpentier: Orph茅e aux enfers
D茅borah Cachet (soprano)
Reinoud Van Mechelen (tenor/director)
Lionel Meunier (baritone/director)
Vox Luminis
A Nocte Temporis
Alpha ALPHA566
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Giovanni Bononcini: La Conversione Di Maddalena
Emanuela Galli (soprano, Maria Maddalena)
Francesca Lombardi Mazzulli (soprano, Amor divino)
Marta Fumagalli (alto, Marta)
Matteo Bellotto (bass, Amor profano)
La Venexiana
Gabriele Palomba (director)
Glossa GCD920944 (2 CDs)
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Handel: Messiah
Dorothee Mields (soprano)
Benno Schachtner (alto)
Benedikt Kristj谩nsson (tenor)
Tobias Berndt (bass)
Gaechinger Cantorey
Hans-Christoph Rademann (conductor)
Accentus ACC30499 (2 CDs)
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Martini: Requiem pour Louis XVI
Adriana Gonzales (soprano)
Julien Behr (tenor)
Andreas Wolf (bass-baritone)
Le Concert Spirituel
Herv茅 Niquet (conductor)
Ch芒teau de Versailles Spectacles CVS022
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JS Bach: St Matthew Passion
Benjamin Bruns (tenor, Evangelist)
Carolyn Sampson (soprano)
Aki Matsui (soprano)
Damien Guillon (counter-tenor)
Makato Sakurada (tenor)
Zachary Wilder (tenor)
Clint van der Linde (baritone)
Christian Immler (baritone)
Toru Kaku (bass)
Bach Collegium Japan
Masaaki Suzuki (conductor)
BIS BIS2500 (2 Hybrid SACD鈥檚)
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11.15am 鈥� Record of the Week
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Schoenberg: Erwartung & Pelleas und Melisande
Sara Jakubiak (soprano)
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
Edward Gardner (conductor)
Chandos CHSA5198 (Hybrid SACD)
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