Janacek's Jenufa in Building a Library with Nigel Simeone and Hannah French
The ultimate recommendation for Janacek's opera Jenufa plus recent baroque releases reviewed by Anna Picard.
The ultimate recommendation for Janacek's opera Jenufa plus recent baroque releases reviewed by Anna Picard
Presented by Hannah French
9.30am
Nigel Simeone joins Hannah to discuss a wide variety of recorded performances of Janacek's opera Jenufa.
Completed in 1902 Jenufa was Janacek's first great masterpiece. It is a tragic tale of small-minded village attitudes, infanticide and redemption. But as with all Janacek, the music is totally life-enhancing without being in the least sentimental. At the heart of the story is the strong but complicated relationship between Jenufa and her mother: they share some of the most heart-breaking music in the opera.
10.40am
Anna Picard has been listening to recent baroque releases, including works by Vivaldi, Bach and Telemann.
11.15am
Record of the Week
Hannah's pick of the best new release of the last seven days
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Sergey Rachmaninov
Suite No. 2 for Two Pianos, Op 17: II. Valse
Performer: Marianna Shirinyan. Performer: Dominik Wizjan.- Sergei Rachmaninov: Suites For Two Pianos.
- Orchid Classics.
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Ruth Gipps
Wind Sinfonietta: III. Scherzo
Ensemble: London Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Hannah von Wiehler.- Winds Of Change.
- Three Worlds Records.
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Franz Schubert
Die schone Mullerin, D795: Somewhere, Where Now?
Performer: Christopher Glynn. Singer: Nicky Spence.- Schubert: The Fair Maid of the Mill.
- Signum.
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Hector Berlioz
March To The Gallows
Orchestra: New York Philharmonic. Conductor: Dimitri Mitropoulos.- Dimitri Mitropoulos: The Complete RCA and Columbia Album Collection.
- RCA.
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Rebecca Clarke
Irish Melody (Emer's Farewell to Cucullain 'Londonderry Air')
Performer: Vinciane B茅ranger. Performer: David Louwerse.- Rebecca Clarke: Works For Viola.
- Aparte.
- 8.
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Felix Mendelssohn
Symphony No. 4 in A major, Op 90 'Italian': I. Allegro vivace
Orchestra: La Scala Philharmonic. Conductor: Riccardo Chailly.- Musa Italiana.
- Decca.
- 1.
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Marc'Antonio Ingegneri
Ave verum corpus
Choir: Choir of Girton College, Cambridge. Ensemble: Historic Brass of the Guildhall School and Royal Welsh College of Music and Dram. Conductor: Gareth Wilson.- Marc鈥檃ntonio Ingegneri: Missa Voce Mea A5, Motets For Double Choir, Vol. 2.
- Toccata Classics.
- 13.
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Sergey Prokofiev
Romeo and Juliet, Op 64: Juliet, the young girl
Orchestra: New York Philharmonic. Conductor: Dimitri Mitropoulos.- Dimitri Mitropoulos: The Complete RCA and Columbia Album Collection.
- RCA.
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Benjamin Britten
The Turn Of The Screw: Act 1 Excerpts
Performer: Sally Matthews. Performer: Julian Hubbard. Performer: Giselle Allen. Performer: Carole Wilson. Performer: Katharina Bierweiler. Performer: Thomas Heinen. Performer: Ed Lyon. Orchestra: La Monnaie Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Ben Glassberg.- Britten: The Turn of the Screw.
- Alpha.
- 12.
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Jacques Paisible
Suite in C major: I. Ouverture, II. Aire & III. Ornepaipe
Ensemble: La Petite Ecurie.- The Queen鈥檚 Favourites.
- Arcana.
- 1.
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Marin Marais
Suite in A minor: Grand Ballet
Performer: Ronald Martin Alonso. Ensemble: Ensemble Vedado.- Le Grand Ballet.
- Paraty.
- 27.
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Carlo Monza
Quartet in C Major, Gli amanti rivali: Movements 3 - 5
Performer: Fabio Biondi. Ensemble: Europa Galante.- Monza: Opera in Musica.
- Naive.
- 3.
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Georg Philipp Telemann
Sonata in F minor: II. Allegro
Performer: Christian Heim. Performer: Avinoam Shalev.- Telemann Intimissimo.
- Perfect Noise.
- 20.
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Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto No 7 in F major for 4 violins: Andante, adagio, allegro
Performer: Elisa Citterio. Performer: Andrea Rognoni. Performer: Stefano Barneschi. Performer: Boris Begelman.- Vivaldi & Bach: 12 Concertos, Op. 3 鈥榣鈥檈stro Armonico鈥�.
- Naive.
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Maurice Ravel
Piano Concerto in G major
Performer: C茅dric Tiberghien. Ensemble: Les Si猫cles. Conductor: Fran莽ois鈥怷avier Roth.- Ravel: Concertos Pour Piano - Melodies.
- Harmonia Mundi.
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Record Review
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Sergei Rachmaninov: Suites For Two Pianos
Marianna Shirinyan (piano)
Dominik Wizjan (piano)
Orchid Classics听 ORC100191
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Ruth Gipps: Winds of Change
Ben Goldscheider (horn)
Gordon Hunt (oboe)
Meyrick Alexander (bassoon)
Ruth Rosales (narrator)
London Chamber Orchestra
Hannah von Wiehler
Three Worlds 听5060638660170
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Schubert: The Fair Maid of the Mill
Nicky Spence (tenor)
Christopher Glynn (piano)
Signum 听SIGCD711
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Dimitri Mitropoulos: The Complete RCA and Columbia Album Collection 鈥� music by Mahler, Prokofiev, Berlioz, etc.
Various orchestras
Dimitri Mitropoulos
RCA听 19439888252 (69 CDs)
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Rebecca Clarke: Works For Viola
Vinciane B茅ranger (viola)
Dana Ciocarlie (piano)
Helene Collerette (violin)
David Louwerse (cello)
Apart茅 听AP289
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9.30am - Building A Library: Nigel Simeone on Janacek鈥檚 Jenufa
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Elisabeth S枚derstr枚m (Jenufa; soprano)
Wieslav Ochman (Laca; tenor)
Eva Randov谩 (Kostelnicka; soprano)
Petr Dvorsky (Steva; tenor)
Wiener Philharmoniker
Wiener Staatsoper
Sir Charles Mackerras
Decca听 4144832
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Gabriela Be艌a膷kov谩 (Jenufa; soprano)
Vil茅m P艡ibyl (Laca; tenor)
Nad臎啪da Kniplov谩 (Kostelni膷ka; soprano)
Vladim铆r Krej膷铆k (Steva; tenor)
Brno Jan谩膷ek Opera Orchestra
Brno Jan谩膷ek Opera Chorus
Franti拧ek J铆lek
Supraphon听 SU 3869-2 (2 CDs)
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Stepanka Jelinkova (Jenufa; soprano)
Beno Blachut (Laca; tenor)
Marta Krasova (Kostelni膷ka; soprano)
Ivo Zidek (Steva; tenor)
Prague National Theatre Orchestra
Chorus Of The Prague National Theatre
Jaroslav Vogel
Supraphon听 SU 3331-2 (2 CDs)
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10.15am 鈥� new releases
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Musa Italiana 鈥� music by Mendelssohn, Schubert, Mozart
Filarmonica della Scala
Riccardo Chailly
Decca听 4852944
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Marc鈥檃ntonio Ingegneri: Missa Voce Mea A5, Motets For Double Choir, Vol. 2
Choir of Girton College, Cambridge
Historic Brass of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama
Gareth Wilson
Toccata Classics听 TOCC 0630
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Britten: The Turn of the Screw
Sally Matthews (Governess; soprano)
Julian Hubbard (Peter Quint; tenor)
Giselle Allen (Miss Jessel; soprano)
Carole Wilson (Mrs Grose; mezzo soprano)
Katharina Bierweiler (Flora; soprano)
Thomas Heinen (Miles; treble)
Ed Lyon (Prologue; tenor)
La Monnaie Chamber Orchestra
Ben Glassberg
Alpha听 ALPHA828
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10.40am 鈥� New Releases: Anna Picard on new baroque releases
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The Queen鈥檚 Favourites 鈥� music by Paisible, Morgan, Purcell, etc.
La Petite 脡curie
Arcana听 A527
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Le Grand Ballet 鈥� music by Anglebert, Campion, Marais
Ronald Martin Alonso (viola da gamba)
Ensemble Vedado (viola da gamba)
Manuel de Grange (theorbo, baroque guitar)
Paolo Zanzu (harpsichord)
Paraty听 PTY1321296
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Monza: Opera in Musica
Fabio Biondi (violin)
Europa Galante
Naive听 V7541
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Telemann Intimissimo
Christian Heim (recorder, viola da gamba)
Avinoam Shalev (harpsichord
Perfect Noise听 PN2201
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Vivaldi & Bach: 12 Concertos, Op. 3 鈥榣鈥檈stro Armonico鈥�
Concerto Italiano
Rinaldo Alessandrini
Naive听 OP7367 (2 CDs)
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11.20am 鈥� Record of the Week
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Ravel: Concertos Pour Piano and M茅lodies
C茅dric Tiberghien (piano)
St茅phane Degout (baritone)
Les Si猫cles
Fran莽ois-Xavier Roth
Harmonia Mundi听 HMM902612
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