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蜜芽传媒 Proms Composer 鈥� Purcell with Kirsten Gibson and Andrew McGregor

Kirsten Gibson chooses five indispensable recordings of 蜜芽传媒 Proms composer Henry Purcell and explains why you need to hear them, plus the best of recent classical releases.

Andrew McGregor with a selection of the best new classical releases.

9.30
Proms Composer: Henry Purcell
Kirsten Gibson chooses five indispensable recordings of 蜜芽传媒 Proms composer Henry Purcell and explains why you need to hear them.

11.20
Proms Recording:
To round off each edition of Summer Record Review, Andrew introduces the Building a Library recommendation of a major work featured in this year's 蜜芽传媒 Proms:

Beethoven
Sonata in C minor, Op.111
Ronald Brautigam, fortepiano

2 hours, 47 minutes

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Sat 12 Sep 2020 09:00
蜜芽传媒 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony no.5 in C Minor (1st mvt)

    Orchestra: Les Si猫cles. Conductor: Fran莽ois鈥怷avier Roth.
    • Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 - Gossec: Symphonie 脿 dix-sept parties.
    • harmonia mundi.
    • 1.

  • Nicola Matteis

    Suite in B-Flat

    Performer: Alice Julien-Laferri猫re. Ensemble: Ground Floor.
    • Il genio inglese.
    • harmonia mundi.
    • 3-7.

  • Francis Poulenc

    H么tel (Banalit茅s, No. 2)

    Performer: Alexandre Tharaud. Singer: Sabine Devieilhe.
    • Warner.

  • Gabriel Faur茅

    Chanson d'amour, No. 1 Op. 27

    Performer: Alexandre Tharaud. Singer: Sabine Devieilhe.
    • Warner.

  • Claude Debussy

    Nuit d'茅toiles

    Performer: Alexandre Tharaud. Singer: Sabine Devieilhe.
    • Warner.

  • Ottorino Respighi

    Leggenda

    Performer: Francesco de Angelis. Orchestra: La Scala Philharmonic. Conductor: Riccardo Chailly.
    • Decca.

  • Henry Purcell

    'Thy hand, Belinda; darkness shades me' (Act III, Dido and Aeneas)

    Singer: Dame Sarah Connolly. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Director: Steven Devine. Director: Elizabeth Kenny.
    • Chandos.

  • Henry Purcell

    Chaconne in G minor Z.T680

    Performer: Richard Egarr.
    • Harmonia Mundi.

  • Henry Purcell

    Trio Sonata No. 3 in D minor

    Ensemble: Retrospect Trio.
    • Linn.

  • Henry Purcell

    Remember not, O Lord, our offences, Z50

    Ensemble: Vox Luminis. Director: Lionel Meunier.
    • Ricercar.

  • Henry Purcell

    Come, ye sons of art away (Birthday Ode for Queen Mary), Z. 323 / 5

    Music Arranger: Christina Pluhar. Lyricist: Nahum Tate. Singer: Raquel Andueza. Orchestra: L鈥橝rpeggiata. Director: Christina Pluhar.
    • Music for a While - Improvisations on Purcell.
    • Erato/Warner Classics.
    • 3.

  • Carl Maria von Weber

    Concertino in E-Flat Major, Op. 26

    Performer: J枚rg Widmann. Orchestra: Irish Chamber Orchestra.
    • Alpha.

  • Johann Christoph Bach

    Ach, da脽 ich Wassers genug h盲tte

    Singer: Damien Guillon. Ensemble: Caf茅 Zimmermann.
    • Alpha.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Komm, gott schopfer BWV667

    Composer: Ferruccio Busoni. Performer: Igor Levit.
    • Sony.

  • Max Reger

    Nachtlied, Op. 138, No. 3

    Performer: Igor Levit. Music Arranger: Julian Becker.
    • Sony.

  • Morton Feldman

    Palais de Mari

    Performer: Igor Levit.
    • Sony.

  • Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns

    Le Timbre d'argent (end of Act 3)

    Singer: Jodie Devos. Singer: Yu Shao. Ensemble: Accentus. Orchestra: Les Si猫cles. Conductor: Fran莽ois鈥怷avier Roth.
    • Bru Zane.

  • Dieterich Buxtehude

    Ich bin die Auferstehung BuxWV.44

    Singer: Jakob Bloch Jespersen. Ensemble: Concerto Copenhagen. Conductor: Lars Ulrik Mortensen.
    • DaCapo.

  • Fr茅d茅ric d鈥橢rlanger

    Piano Quintet (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Piers Lane. Ensemble: Goldner String Quartet.
    • Hyperion.

  • Gustav Mahler

    Das Lied von der Erde (1st mvt)

    Singer: Gerhild Romberger. Singer: Robert Dean Smith. Orchestra: Budapest Festival Orchestra. Conductor: Iv谩n Fischer.
    • Channel.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Sonata No 32. Op. 111

    Performer: Ronald Brautigam.
    • Beethoven - Complete Works for Solo Piano Volume 8.
    • BIS.
    • 11-12.

Record Review

9.00am

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Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 & Gossec: Symphonie

Les Si猫cles

Fran莽ois-Xavier Roth (conductor)

Harmonia Mundi HMM902423

听

Il Genio Inglese: Nicola Matteis, A Neapolitan in London

Alice Julien-Laferri猫re (violin)

Ground Floor

Harmonia Mundi HMN916117

听

Chanson d'Amour: songs by Faur茅, Poulenc, Ravel and Debussy

Sabine Devieilhe (soprano)

Alexandre Tharaud (piano)

Warner Classics 9029522427

听

Respighi

Gianni Viero (oboe)

Armel Descotte (oboe)

Fabrizio Meloni (clarinet)

Francesco Tamiati (trumpet)

Francesco De Angelis (violin)

David Hinitt (organ)

Orchestra Filarmonica della Scala

Riccardo Chailly (conductor)

Decca 4850415

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9.30am 鈥� Proms Composer: Kirsten Gibson on Henry Purcell

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Recommended Recordings:

Dido and Aeneas

Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano, Dido)

Gerald Finley (baritone, Aeneas)

Lucy Crowe (soprano, Belinda)

Patricia Bardon (mezzo-soprano, Sorceress)

William Purefoy (counter-tenor, Spirit)

Sarah Tynan (soprano, 2nd Woman)

John Mark Ainsley (tenor, Sailor)

Carys Lane & Rebecca Outram (sopranos, Witches)

Choir & Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Elizabeth Kenny & Steven Devine (Directors)

Chandos CHAN0757

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Chaconne in G minor, ZT 680, from Timon of Athens (from Keyboard Suites & Grounds)

Richard Egarr (harpsichord)

Harmonia Mundi HMU907428

听

Sonata No. 3 in D minor (from Twelve Sonatas of three parts (1683))

Retrospect Trio

Matthew Halls (harpsichord, organ)

Linn CKR374

听

Remember not, O Lord, our offences, Z50 (from English Royal Funeral Music)

Vox Luminis

Lionel Meunier (director)

Ricercar RIC332

听

"Strike the viol", Z. 323 / 5, Come, ye sons of art away (from Purcell: Music for a While)

Raquel Andueza (soprano)

L'Arpeggiata

Christina Pluhar (director)

Erato 2564633750

听听

10.20am 鈥� New Releases

听

Weber: Clarinet Quintet, Concertino for Clarinet, Grand Duo Concertant & Der Freisch眉tz Overture

J枚rg Widmann (clarinet)

Denis Kozhukin (piano)

Irish Chamber Orchestra

Alpha ALPHA637

听

Lamento: music by Schmelzer, Biber, Froberger, Johann Christoph Bach etc.

Damien Guillon (counter-tenor)

Caf茅 Zimmermann

Alpha ALPHA626

听

Igor Levit 鈥� Encounter

Music by Busoni, Brahms, Reger & Feldman

Igor Levit (piano)

Sony 19439786572 (2 CDs)

听

Saint-Sa毛ns: Le Timbre d鈥檃rgent

Jodie Devos (soprano, Rosa)

Tassis Christoyannis (baritone, Spiridion)

H茅l猫ne Guilmette (soprano, H茅l猫ne)

Edgaras Montvidas (tenor, Conrad)

Yu Shao (tenor, Benedict)

Rapha毛lle Delaunay (dancer, Circ茅e)

Accentus

Les Si猫cles

Fran莽ois-Xavier Roth (conductor)

Bru Zane BZ1041 (2 CDs + Book)

听

Dunhill & Erlanger: Piano Quintets

Piers Lane (piano)

Goldner String Quartet

Hyperion CDA68296

听

Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde

Gerhild Romberger (contralto)

Robert Dean Smith (tenor)

Budapest Festival Orchestra

Iv谩n Fischer (conductor)

Channel CCSSA40020 (Hybrid SACD)

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11.20am 鈥� Proms Building a Library Recommendation

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111
Reviewer: David Owen Norris, July 2013

Recommended recording:
Ronald Brautigam (fortepiano)

BIS BISSACD1613 (Hybrid SACD)

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Alternative recording:

Jeremy Denk (piano)

Nonesuch 7559796219

Broadcast

  • Sat 12 Sep 2020 09:00
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 3

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