Bach's Motets on Building a Library with Simon Heighes and Andrew McGregor
Simon Heighes chooses his favourite version of Bach's Motets on Building a Library.
with Andrew McGregor
9.30 Building a Library
Simon Heighes chooses his favourite version of Bach's Motets.
These technically challenging works contain some of Bach's very best music and can be thrilling in performance by a top-notch group of singers. The St. Thomas School in Leipzig where Bach worked kept these pieces in the repertory of its Thomanerchor after the composer's death. And they performed one of them, Singet dem Herrn for Mozart in 1789. His motets are his only vocal works that stayed in the repertoire without interruption between his death in 1750 and the 19th-century Bach Revival.
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Natasha Loges reviews recent recordings of chamber music by Mozart, Astor Piazzolla, Florence Price and songs by Viardot-Garc铆a, Schumann and Mahler.
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Record of the Week
Andrew recommends an outstanding new release.
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Charles Avison
Concerto Grosso No.12 in D III. Allegro spiritoso
Performer: Ignacio Prego. Ensemble: Tiento Nuovo.- Glossa.
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Bohuslav Martin暖
JAREM NEDOTCENA (Untouched by Spring)
Singer: Kate艡ina Kn臎啪铆kov谩. Ensemble: Jan谩膷kova filharmonie Ostrava.- Phidyle.
- Supraphon.
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Claude Debussy
Premi猫re rhapsodie, L. 116 (Version for Clarinet & Piano)
Performer: Michael Collins. Performer: Noriko Ogawa.- La clarinette parisienne.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: III. Rondo. Allegro
Performer: Vadim Gluzman. Orchestra: Luzerner Sinfonieorchester. Conductor: James Gaffigan.- Beethoven & Schnittke: Violin Concertos.
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Henri Dutilleux
Le Loup - Tableau 3 (La for锚t d'hiver, Danse d'amour, Danse de mort)
Ensemble: Sinfonia of London. Conductor: John Wilson.- Dutilleux: Le Loup & Other Works.
- Chandos.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Violin Sonata in F Major K.377 (1st mvt)
Performer: Isabelle Faust. Performer: Alexander Melnikov.- Mozart: Sonatas for Fortepiano & Violin, Vol. 3.
- harmonia mundi.
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Franz Schreker
Der ferne Klang, Act I Scene 7: Fritz find麓 ich nicht mehr (Grete)
Singer: Jennifer Holloway. Orchestra: Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester. Conductor: Sebastian Weigle.- Schreker: Der ferne Klang.
- Oehms Classics.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Partita No 6 in E minor, BWV830: VII Gigue
Performer: Mahan Esfahani.- Bach: The Six Partitas.
- Hyperion.
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Richard Strauss
Burleske for Piano and orchestra in D minor, AV85
Performer: Bertrand Chamayou. Ensemble: Orchestra of the Academy of Santa Cecilia, Rome.- R. Strauss: Ein Heldenleben & Burleske.
- Warner Classics.
Record Review
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Record Review is on 蜜芽传媒 Radio 3 (90-93 FM and Digital Radio) and 蜜芽传媒 Sounds every Saturday 0900-1145 and is (usually) presented by Andrew McGregor. As well as the Building a Library feature (which looks at recordings of a specific work), the programme reviews a wide range of new releases with guest reviewers.
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DISCS PLAYED & REVIEWED ON RECORD REVIEW:
Saturday 29th May 2021
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Presenter: Andrew McGregor
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Charles Avison: Concerti Grossi (based On Scarlatti)
Tiento Nuovo, Ignacio Prego (harpsichords)听
Glossa GCD923526
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Phidyle 鈥� Songs by Martin暖, Duparc, Ravel & Szymanowski听听
Kate艡ina Kn臎zikova (soprano)
Jana膷ek Philharmonic Ostrava
Robert Jindra (conductor)
Supraphon听 SU42962
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La Clarinette Parisienne 鈥� Music by Debussy, Poulenc, Widor, etc
Michael Collins (clarinet)
Noriko Ogawa (piano)
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Beethoven/Schnittke No. 3 鈥� Violin Concertos
Vadim Gluzman (violin)
Luzerner Sinfonieorchester
James Gaffigan (conductor)听
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9.30am 鈥� Building a Library 鈥� Simon Heighes on J.S. Bach Motets
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Masaaki Suzuki (conductor)
Yukari Nonoshita & Aki Matsui (soprano)
Damien Guillon (counter-tenor)
Satoshi Mizukoshi (tenor)
Dominik W枚rner (bass)
Bach Collegium Japan
BIS BISSACD1841 (Hybrid SACD)
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Philippe Herreweghe (conductor)
Agn猫s Mellon (soprano)
Greta de Reyghere (soprano)
Howard Crook (tenor)
Peter Kooy (bass)
La Chapelle Royale & Collegium Vocale Gent
Harmonia Mundi HMC901231
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10.15am 鈥� New Releases
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Dutilleux: Le Loup & Other Works
Adam Walker (flute)
Juliana Koch (oboe)
Jonathan Davies (bassoon)
Sinfonia of London
John Wilson (conductor)听
Chandos CHSA5263 (Hybrid SACD)听
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Mozart: Sonatas For Fortepiano & Violin, Vol. 3
Isabelle Faust (violin)
Alexander Melnikov (fortepiano)
Harmonia Mundi听 HMM902362
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Schreker: Der ferne Klang
Jennifer Holloway (soprano)听
Ian Koziara (tenor)听
Chor der Oper Frankfurt听
The Frankfurter Opern- und Museumorchester听听
Sebastian Wiegle (conductor)听
Oehms听 OC980 (3CDs)听
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Bach: The Six Partitas
Mahan Esfahani (harpsichord)
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10.40am 鈥� Natasha Loges鈥� Chamber Music
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Charmes - Songs by Viardot-Garc铆a, Schumann, Mahler & Kapr谩lov谩
Olena Tokar (soprano)
Igor Gryshyn (piano)
Orchid Classics ORC100154
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Mozart/Jones: Violin Sonatas Fragment Completions
Rachel Podger (violin)
Christopher Glynn (piano)
Channel听 CCSSA42721听 (Hybrid SACD)听
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Fantasie N猫gre: The Piano Music of Florence Price
Samantha Ege (piano)
Lorelt LNT144
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Astor Piazzolla - Complete Tango!听 Isabelle van Keulen EnsembleChallenge Classics CC72873听 (SACD Hybrid)听
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La Muse Oubliee听 - Music by Zucca, Beach, Bonnis, Tailleferre, etc听听
Antonio Oyarzabal (piano)
IBS Classical IBS52021
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11.20am 鈥� Record of the Week
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R. Strauss: Ein Heldenleben & Burleske
Bertrand Chamayou (piano)
Orchestra dell鈥橝ccademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Antonio Pappano (conductor)听
Warner Classics 9029502845听
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