Stravinsky's Les Noces in Building a Library with Jonathan Cross and Andrew McGregor
Kirsten Gibson joins Andrew McGregor to discuss her pick of the best new releases, and Building a Library on Stravinsky's Les Noces with Jonathan Cross
Andrew McGregor with the best new recordings of classical music.
1405
Kirsten Gibson makes her pick of the best new releases including Purcell from mezzo Helen Charlston and Schubert violin sonatas from Peter Hanson
1500
Jonathan Cross chooses his favourite recording of Stravinsky's Les Noces
Recommended recording:
Stravinsky: Les Noces
Amelie Raison (soprano)
Pauline Leroy (mezzo-soprano)
Martial Pauliat (tenor)
Renaud Delaigue (bass)
Ensemble Aedes
Les Siecles
Mathieu Romano (conductor)
Aparte AP300
1545
Record of the Week: Andrew鈥檚 top pick.
To listen on most smart speakers, just say 鈥渁sk 蜜芽传媒 Sounds to play Record Review鈥�
Last on
Music Played
-
![]()
Sergey Prokofiev
Playing Tag; March; Evening (Music for Children Op.65)
Performer: Denis Kozhukhin.- Somnia.
- Pentatone.
- 9-11.
-
![]()
Dmitry Shostakovich
Entr'acte: In Front of Kazan Cathedral (3 Fragments from the Opera "The Nose")
Orchestra: Staatskapelle Dresden. Conductor: Thomas Sanderling.- Deutsche Grammophon.
-
![]()
Henry Purcell
I attempt from Love鈥檚 sickness to fly (The Indian Queen)
Singer: Helen Charlston. Ensemble: Sounds Baroque.- If the Fates Allow - Music By Purcell and His Contemporaries.
- BIS.
- 9.
-
![]()
John Eccles
Restless in thought
Singer: Helen Charlston. Ensemble: Sounds Baroque.- If the Fates Allow - Music By Purcell and His Contemporaries.
- BIS.
- 10.
-
![]()
Baldassare Galuppi
Concerto in C Minor (1st & 2nd mvts)
Performer: Arianna Radaelli. Ensemble: La Filarete.- Wonder in Venice. Galuppi: Sonatas and Concertos for Harpsichord.
- Arcana.
- 11,12.
-
![]()
Franz Schubert
Violin Sonata no.2 in A minor D.385 (4th mvt)
Performer: Peter Hanson. Performer: Andrew Arthur.- Schubert: Sonatas For Violin and Fortepiano, Op. 137.
- Resonus Classics.
- 7.
-
![]()
Albert Fischer-Dieskau
贬别颈诲别苍谤枚蝉濒别颈苍
Singer: Benjamin Appl. Performer: James Baillieu.- For Dieter: Hommage 脿 Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau.
- Alpha.
- 2.
-
![]()
Klaus Fischer-Dieskau
2 Nocturnes (no.1)
Singer: Benjamin Appl. Performer: James Baillieu.- For Dieter: Hommage 脿 Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau.
- Alpha.
- 3.
-
![]()
Klaus Fischer-Dieskau
Wehmut (3 Songs Op.3)
Singer: Benjamin Appl. Performer: James Baillieu.- For Dieter: Hommage 脿 Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau.
- Alpha.
- 4.
-
![]()
Domi Emorine
Bal Sauvage after a theme by Jean-Philippe Rameau
Composer: F茅licien Brut. Performer: F茅licien Brut.- Pr茅ludes, Valses et Envols.
- Erato.
- 8.
-
![]()
Orlando Gibbons
Behold, Thou Hast Made My Days
Singer: Charles Daniels. Ensemble: Fretwork. Ensemble: Magdalena Consort. Conductor: Peter Harvey.- My Days.
- Signum Classics.
- 117.
-
![]()
Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto for 3 Harpsichords in C major BWV.1064 (3rd mvt)
Performer: Violaine Cochard. Performer: Jean-Luc Ho. Ensemble: Le Caravans茅rail. Conductor: Bertrand Cuiller.- Ramee.
-
![]()
Ludwig van Beethoven
Quintet in E flat major Op.16 (2nd mvt)
Performer: Elisabeth Leonskaja. Ensemble: Orchestre Fran莽ais des Jeunes Wind Soloists.- Warner Classics.
Broadcast
- Sat 24 May 2025 14:00蜜芽传媒 Radio 3
Composers A to Z
Visit the extensive Radio 3 audio archive of programmes about composers and their works.
Browse previous episodes of the Record Review Podcast
All episodes since 2010, listed alphabetically by composer surname.
Why the music we love as teens stays with us for life
Cognitive neuropyschology can explain why we return to old favourites again and again.