Building a Library on Brahms's String Quintet No 1 in F, Op 88, with Natasha Loges and Andrew McGregor
Natasha Loges compares recordings of Brahms's String Quintet No 1 in F, Op 88, and chooses her favourite, plus Yshani Perinpanayagam reviews new discs with Andrew McGregor.
9.30 Building a Library
Natasha Loges compares recordings of Brahms's String Quintet No 1 in F major, Op 88, and chooses her favourite.
Brahms composed his String Quintet No 1 in F major in 1882 during a summer sojourn in the Austrian Spa town of Bad Ischl. Like the Mozart string quintets, it is written for two violins, two violas and one cello and Brahms intimated to his friend Clara Schumann that it is one of his finest works. To his publisher, Simrock, he said 'that you have never before had such a beautiful work from me'.
The Quintet comprises three movements: a glowing Allegro non troppo ma con brio and an exuberant fugal finale bookend an expansive and passionate slow movement.
10.45
Yshani Perinpanayagam reviews new discs of 20th-century music with Andrew McGregor.
11.20
Record of the Week
Andrew recommends an outstanding new release.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Violin Concerto in D Minor (Recomposed by Johan Ullen): III. Allegro
Composer: Johan Ull茅n. Performer: Christian Svarfvar. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Director: Johan Ull茅n.- Infinite Bach.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Quintet for Piano and Winds in E flat, K452: I. Largo - Allegro moderato
Performer: Markus Becker. Ensemble: Ma'alot Quintet.- Mozart: Piano & Winds.
- Avi Music.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Per piet脿, non dirmi addio (from Ah! Perfido, Op. 65)
Singer: Cecilia Bartoli. Orchestra: Kammerorchester Basel. Conductor: Muhai Tang.- Cecilia Bartoli - Unreleased.
- Decca.
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Gabriel Piern茅
Ramuntcho Suite No. 1: I. Ouverture
Conductor: Darrell Ang. Orchestra: Orchestre national de Lille.- Piern茅: Ramuntcho & Cydalise et le ch猫vre-pied Suites.
- Naxos.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Preludes and Fugues from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2
Performer: Andreas Staier.- JS Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2.
- Harmonia Mundi.
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Vincenzo Bellini
Il Pirata (Act II, Scenes 7-9)
Singer: Marina Rebeka. Singer: Javier Camarena. Singer: Franco Vassallo. Singer: Antonio Di Matteo. Singer: Gustavo De Gennaro. Orchestra: Orchestra del Teatro Massimo Bellini. Choir: Coro del Teatro Massimo Bellini. Conductor: Fabrizio Maria Carminati.- Bellini: Il Pirata.
- Prima Classic.
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Record Review
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Infinite Bach: Violin Concertos (recomposed by Johan Ull茅n)
Christian Svarfvar (violin)听
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Johan Ull茅n (director)听
Rubicon听 RCD1053听
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The Tree 鈥� Music by von Bingen, Elgar, Harvey, Stanford, etc.
Joseph Wicks, John Challenger, Glen Dempsey (organs)听
Jack Ross (trumpet)听
Choir of St John's College Cambridge
Yale Schola Cantorum
Andrew Nethsingha, David Hill, Christopher Robinson (conductors)
Signum Classics听 SIGCD691听
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Mozart: Piano & Winds
Ma'alot Quintet
Markus Becker (piano)
Avi Music听 783471听 (download only 鈥� CD release in January 2022)听
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Cecilia Bartoli - Unreleased
Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo-soprano)
Kammerorchester Basel
Muhai Tang (conductor)听
Decca听 4852093
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9.30am 鈥� Building a Library Natasha Loges on Brahms鈥� String Quintet Op. 88
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Recommended Recording:听
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Nash Ensemble听
Onyx听 ONYX4043
Other Recommendations:听
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Raphael Ensemble
Hyperion听 CDS44331/42听
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Arnold Steinhardt (viola)
Shanghai Quartet
Delos听 DE3198听
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G茅rard Causs茅 (viola)
Hagen Quartet
DG听 4534202听
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10.15am 鈥� New Releases
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Gabriel Piern茅: Ratmuntcho; Cydalise Et Le Ch猫vre-Pied; Suites
Orchestre National de Lille
Darrell Ang听 (conductor)听
Naxos听 8573609听
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Maria and Maddalena
Francesca Aspromonte (soprano)
I Barocchisti
Diego Fasolis听 (conductor)听
Pentatone听 PTC5186867听
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JS Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2
Andreas Staier (fortepiano: Sidey & Bal 2004, after Hass, Hamburg, 1734)
Harmonia Mundi听 HMM90268283听 (2 CDs)听
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10.40am听听 Yshani Perinpanayaga鈥檚 20th Century Orchestral New Releases
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Among Whirlwinds 鈥� Music by 脕lvarez, Tingoli, von Bingen, Tingoli, etc
Singer Pur
Oehms听 OC1723
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Debussy: Pell茅as et M茅lisande Suite & Schoenberg: Pell茅as & M茅lisande
Orchestre de La Suisse Romande听
Jonathan Nott (conductor / arranger)听
Pentatone听 PTC5186782 (Hybrid SACD)听
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Time Traveler鈥檚 Suite 鈥� Music by Bach, Barber, Ligeti, Ravel etc
Inon Barnatan (piano)
Pentatone听 PTC5186874听
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鈥奍talian Contemporary Music for Harpsichord 鈥� Music by Morricone, Solbiati, Vacchi, etc
Luca Quintavalle (harpsichord)
Brilliant Classics听 96408 (2 CDs)听
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Flowering Jasmine 鈥� Music by E拧envalds, Kalni艈拧, Porietis, etc.
听Liepaja Symphony Orchestra
Guntis Kuzma (conductor)听
SKANI听 LMIC127听
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11.20am 鈥� Record of the Week
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Bellini: Il Pirata
Javier Camarena听 (Gualtiero/tenor)
Marina Rebeka听 (Imogen/soprano)
Franco Vassallo听 (Ernesto/baritone)
Antonio Di Matteo听 (Il Solitario/bass)听 听
Gustavo de Gennaro听 (Itulbo/tenor)
Sonia Fortunato听 (Adele/mezzo-soprano)
Orchestra E Coro Del Teatro Massimo Bellini Di Catania
Fabrizio Maria Carminati (conductor)听
Prima Classic听 PRIMA010听 (3 CDs)
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