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Haydn's The Seasons in Building a Library with Jeremy Summerly & Andrew McGregor

Emily MacGregor joins Andrew McGregor to discuss her pick of the best new releases, and Building a Library on Haydn's The Seasons with Jeremy Summerly

Andrew McGregor with the best new recordings of classical music.

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Emily MacGregor makes her pick of the best new releases including Brahms from Hamburg, CPE Bach Violin Sonatas and A Prayer For Deliverance from vocal group Tenebrae

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Jeremy Summerly chooses his favourite recording of Haydn's The Seasons

Top choice:
Carolyn Sampson (soprano)
Jeremy Ovenden (tenor)
Andrew Foster-Williams (bass)
Wroc艂aw Philharmonic Choir
Wroc艂aw Baroque Orchestra
Gabrieli Consort & Players
Paul McCreesh (conductor)
Signum SIGCD480

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Music Played

  • Joseph Haydn

    Violin Concerto in C major H.7a.1 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Dmitry Smirnov. Orchestra: Kammerorchester Basel. Conductor: Giovanni Antonini.
    • Haydn 2032 Vol. 17: Per il Luigi.
    • ALPHA.
    • 10.

  • Mel Bonis

    Soir (Soir et matin Op.76)

    Ensemble: Neave Trio.
    • La mer: French Piano Trios.
    • Chandos.
    • 106.

  • Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

    Clavier-Fantasie in F sharp minor Wq.80 (1st mvt)

    Performer: Ryo Terakado. Performer: Fabio Bonizzoni.
    • CPE Bach: Sonatas for Violin and Harpsichord.
    • Challenge Classics.
    • 1.

  • Cecilia McDowall

    Standing as I do before God

    Choir: Tenebrae. Director: Nigel Short.
    • A Prayer For Deliverance.
    • Signum.
    • 2.

  • Benjamin Britten

    The Pagodas (The Prince of the pagodas Op.57)

    Singer: Nicky Spence. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Edward Gardner.
    • LPO.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Symphony no.4 in E minor Op.9 (3rd mvt)

    Orchestra: Hamburg Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Kent Nagano.
    • Johannes Brahms: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4.
    • BIS.
    • 7.

  • Arcangelo Corelli

    Concerto grosso in F major Op.6`2 (1st & 2nd mvts)

    Performer: Georg Kallweit. Orchestra: Academy for Ancient Music Berlin.
    • Corelli: Concerti grossi Op. 6, 1-6.
    • Pentatone.
    • 6-7.

  • Claude Debussy

    Green (Ariettes oubli茅es)

    Singer: Magdalena Ko啪en谩. Performer: Mitsuko Uchida.
    • L'extase: Debussy & Messiaen Songs.
    • Pentatone.
    • 113.

  • Olivier Messiaen

    Le Collier (Po猫mes pour Mi)

    Singer: Magdalena Ko啪en谩. Performer: Mitsuko Uchida.
    • L'extase: Debussy & Messiaen Songs.
    • Pentatone.
    • 118.

  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Suite for Variety Orchestra no.1 (Little Polka; Lyric Waltz)

    Orchestra: Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin. Conductor: Steven Sloane.
    • Shostakovich: Jazz Suites, Ballet Suites & Concertos.
    • CapriccioNR.
    • 4-5.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Sonata no.28 in A major Op.101 (3rd & 4th mvts)

    Performer: Sviatoslav Richter.
    • Beethoven: Sonatas Nos. 18, 27, 28 & 31 (The Lost Tapes / Live).
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 9-10.

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