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Chopin's four Scherzi in Building a Library with Iain Burnside and Hannah French

Hannah French with new classical releases, Anna Picard on recent orchestral albums and, in Building a Library, Iain Burnside recommends a recording of Chopin's four Scherzi.

with Hannah French

9.30
Building a Library: Iain Burnside compares recordings of Chopin's four Scherzi for piano, and picks a favourite.

Chopin's four Scherzi, each a mini drama, are a supreme feat of technique, lyricism and musical storytelling, and unlike much of Chopin's music, they were written for concert performance rather than the salon. Their formidable demands have for decades tempted many of the world's greatest pianists into the recording studio, resulting in a rich recorded legacy.

10.45
Anna Picard has been listening to recent orchestral releases, including the first from the Cleveland Orchestra's newly launched own label.

11.20
Hannah chooses an outstanding new release as her Recording of the Week.

2 hours, 46 minutes

Last on

Sat 6 Jun 2020 09:00
蜜芽传媒 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Traditional Romanian

    The Lark

    Music Arranger: Stephan Koncz. Performer: Lisa Batiashvili. Orchestra: Georgia Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Nikoloz Rachveli.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • Franz Schubert

    An den Mond in einer Herbstnacht, D. 614

    Performer: Jonathan Ware. Singer: Sharon Carty.
    • Schubert鈥檚 Four Seasons: Lieder for Voice & Piano by Franz Schubert.
    • Genuin.
    • 501.

  • Anna Clyne

    In your blood (Dance)

    Performer: Inbal Segev. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Marin Alsop.
    • Avie.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Keyboard Concerto no.2 in E Major BWV.1053 (1st mvt)

    Performer: Masato Suzuki. Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan.
    • Bach: Concertos for Harpsichord & Strings, Vol. 1.
    • BIS.
    • 401.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No 8 in F Major, Op 93 (4th mvt)

    Conductor: Robert Trevi帽o. Orchestra: Malm枚 SymfoniOrkester.
    • Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1-9 (Live).
    • Ondine.
    • 404.

  • Orlande de Lassus

    Cantiones sacr忙 sex vocum: Recordare Jesu pie

    Conductor: Daniel Reuss. Choir: Cappella Amsterdam.
    • Lassus: Inferno.
    • harmonia mundi.
    • 108.

  • Fran莽ois Couperin

    Le Menetou (Pieces de clavecin - ordre no. 7)

    Performer: Thomas Dunford. Performer: Jean Rondeau.
    • Erato.

  • Marc鈥怉ntoine Charpentier

    Chaconne "sans frayeur..."

    Performer: Myriam Rignol. Performer: Thomas Dunford. Performer: Jean Rondeau. Singer: Lea Desandre.
    • Erato.

  • Anton Bruckner

    Mass No 2 in E Minor, WAB 27 (1882 Version) - Kyrie

    Choir: Berlin Radio Choir. Conductor: Gijs Leenaars.
    • Bruckner: Mass No. 2 in E Minor - Stravinsky: Mass.
    • PENTATONE.
    • 101.

  • Christoph Willibald Gluck

    Don Juan (Final Scene)

    Ensemble: The Mozartists. Conductor: Ian Page.
    • Sturm und Drang, Vol. 1: Beck, Gluck, Haydn, Jommelli, Traetta.
    • Signum Classics.
    • 101.

  • Johannes Maria Staud

    Stromab

    Conductor: Franz Welser鈥怣枚st. Orchestra: The Cleveland Orchestra.
    • A New Century.
    • Cleveland Orchestra.
    • 201.

  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Symphony No. 11, Op. 103 'The Year 1905': IV. Tocsin

    Conductor: John Storg氓rds. Orchestra: 蜜芽传媒 Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Chandos.

  • Gustav Mahler

    Symphony No. 1: II. Kr盲ftig bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell

    Conductor: 8 Bit. Orchestra: Festspielorchester Kassel.
    • Ars.

  • Richard Strauss

    Der Rosenkavalier Suite, TrV 227d (conclusion)

    Conductor: Lan Shui. Orchestra: Singapore Symphony Orchestra.
    • R. Strauss: Macbeth, Rosenkavalier Suite & Tod und Verkl盲rung.
    • BIS.
    • 5-6.

  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 99 (mvts 3 & 4)

    Performer: Alina Ibragimova. Orchestra: State Academic Symphony Orchestra of The Russian Federation. Conductor: Vladimir Jurowski.
    • CDA68313.

Record Review

9.00am

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City Lights: Chaplin, Bach, Legrand, Piazz贸lla, Dvo艡谩k etc.

Lisa Batiashvili (violin)

Katie Melua (vocals)

Maximilian Hornung (cello)

Milo拧 Karadagli膰 (guitar)

Till Br枚nner (trumpet)

Nikoloz Rachveli (piano)

Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin

Georgia Philharmonic

Nikoloz Rachveli (conductor)

Deutsche Grammophon 4838586

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Schubert's Four Seasons: Lieder for Voice and Piano by Franz Schubert

Sharon Carty (mezzo-soprano)

Jonathan Ware (piano)

Genuin GEN20697

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Anna Clyne: DANCE - Edward Elgar: Cello Concerto

Inbal Segev (cello)

London Philharmonic Orchestra

Marin Alsop (conductor)

Avie AV2419

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Bach: Concertos for Harpsichord & Strings, Vol. 1

Masato Suzuki (harpsichord/director)

Bach Collegium Japan

BIS BIS2401 (Hybrid SACD)

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9.30am 鈥� Building a Library 鈥� Iain Burnside on the Chopin鈥檚 four Scherzi: Op.20, Op.31, Op.39, Op.54

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Composer: Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

Reviewer: Iain Burnside

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Recommended Recording:

Sviatoslav Richter (July 1977, Munich)

Alto ALC1159

or Olympia MKM53 (download only)

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Other Recommended Recording(s):

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Emanuel Ax

Sony 88985465042 (6 CDs or download)

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Stephen Hough

Hyperion CDA67456

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10.15am 鈥� New Releases

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Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1-9

Kate Royal (soprano)

Christine Rice (mezzo-soprano)

Tuomas Katajala (tenor)

Derek Welton (bass-baritone)

Malm枚 Symphony Orchestra and Chorus

Robert Trevino (conductor)

Ondine ODE1348-5Q (5 Hybrid SACDs)

听

Lassus: Inferno - Motets for six and eight voices

Cappella Amsterdam

Daniel Reuss (conductor)

Harmonia Mundi HMM902650

听

Barricades: Fran莽ois Couperin, De Vis茅e, Lambert, Marais, Charpentier etc.

Jean Rondeau (harpsichord)

Thomas Dunford (lute)

Lea Desandre (mezzo-soprano)

Marc Mauillon (baritone)

Myriam Rignol (viola da gamba)

Erato 9029526995

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Bruckner: Mass in E minor & Stravinsky: Mass

Rundfunkchor Berlin

Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin

Gijs Leenaars (conductor)

Pentatone PTC5186774

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10.45am 鈥� New Releases 鈥� Anna Picard on new orchestral releases

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Sturm Und Drang, Vol. 1: Beck, Gluck, Haydn, Jommelli, Traetta

Chiara Skerath (soprano)

The Mozartists

Ian Page (conductor)

Signum SIGCD619

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A New Century: Beethoven, Var猫se, Staud, R. Strauss, Deutsch & Prokofiev

Paul Jacobs (piano)

Cleveland Orchestra

Franz Welser-M枚st (conductor)

Cleveland Orchestra TCO0001 (3 CDs)

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Shostakovich: Symphony No. 11

蜜芽传媒 Philharmonic

John Storg氓rds (conductor)

Chandos CHSA5278 (Hybrid SACD)

听

Mahler: Symphony No.1

Festspielorchester Kassell

脕d谩m Fischer (conductor)

ARS Produktion ARS38259 (Hybrid SACD)

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Strauss: Rosenkavalier Suite, Tod und Verkl盲rung & Macbeth

Singapore Symphony Orchestra

Lan Shui (conductor)

BIS BIS2342 (Hybrid SACD)

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11.15am 鈥� Record of the Week

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Shostakovich: Violin Concertos

Alina Ibragimova (violin)

State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia 'Evgeny Svetlanov'

Vladimir Jurowski (conductor)

Hyperion CDA68313

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  • Sat 6 Jun 2020 09:00
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 3

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