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Corelli's Concerti grossi with Kirsten Gibson and Andrew McGregor

Kirsten Gibson's personal recommendation from recordings of Corelli's Concerti grossi, plus the best of this week's new releases.

Kirsten Gibson's personal recommendation from recordings of Corelli's Concerti grossi, plus the best of this week's new releases

Presented by Andrew McGregor

2.00pm
Pianist Kenneth Hamilton joins Andrew with his pick of the week's new releases

3.00pm
Kirsten Gibson's personal recommendation from recordings of the Concerti grossi by Arcangelo Corelli. Deliciously inventive and hugely influential, the twelve Concertos Op.6 wrote the book on baroque orchestration and have found a place in the repertoire, although they were not published until after the composer had died
Recommended version: Accademia Bizantina, Ottavio Dantone (HdB Sonus)

3.40pm
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1 hour, 59 minutes

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Sat 12 Jul 2025 14:00
蜜芽传媒 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Franz Schubert

    6 Moments musicaux D.780 (no.5 in F minor)

    Performer: Steven Osborne.
    • Schubert: Piano Sonata & Moments musicaux.
    • Hyperion.
    • 9.

  • Erik Satie

    Gymnop茅die no.2

    Performer: Sharon Bezaly. Performer: Xuefei Yang. Music Arranger: Xuefei Yang. Music Arranger: Sharon Bezaly.
    • Chapeau Satie.
    • Platoon.
    • 8.

  • Erik Satie

    Le F茅raudy Valse (Pousse l'amour)

    Performer: Nemanja Radulovi膰. Performer: Alexandre Tharaud.
    • Erato.

  • Georg Philipp Telemann

    Viola concerto in G major TWV.51:G9 (4th mvt)

    Performer: Kathleen Kajioka. Ensemble: Ensemble Masques. Conductor: Olivier Fortin.
    • J. S. Bach, Telemann & Albinoni: Concerti.
    • Alpha Classics.
    • 11.

  • Ernest Chausson

    Viviane Op.5 (Opening)

    Orchestra: Basel Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ivor Bolton.
    • Prospero.

  • Germaine Tailleferre

    Violin Sonata no.2 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Rachel Barton Pine. Performer: Orion Weiss.
    • Cedille.

  • Judith Bingham

    The Moon over Westminster Cathedral

    Performer: Peter Jacobs.
    • Heritage.

  • Gra偶yna Bacewicz

    Piano Concerto (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Peter Donohoe. Orchestra: 蜜芽传媒 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.
    • Chandos.

  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Cello Sonata in D minor Op.40 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Marie-Elisabeth Hecker. Performer: Martin Helmchen.
    • From Eastern Europe.
    • Alpha Classics.
    • 2.

  • Steve Reich

    And behold, messengers of G-D (Jacob's Ladder)

    Choir: Synergy Vocals. Orchestra: New York Philharmonic. Conductor: Jaap van Zweden.
    • Steve Reich: Jacob's Ladder/Traveler's Prayer.
    • Nonesuch.
    • 5.

  • Arthur Bliss

    Green (A Colour Symphony)

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Arthur Bliss.
    • Bliss: The Composer Conducts (Live).
    • SOMM/Ariadne.
    • 04.

  • Franz Schubert

    Piano Sonata in A major D.959 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Steven Osborne.
    • Schubert: Piano Sonata & Moments musicaux.
    • Hyperion.
    • 1.

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    蜜芽传媒 Radio 3

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