蜜芽传媒 Proms Composer: Puccini with Flora Willson and Andrew McGregor
Flora Willson picks five indispensable recordings by this week's 蜜芽传媒 Proms Composer: Puccini, plus the rest of the week's new releases
Flora Willson picks five indispensable recordings by this week's 蜜芽传媒 Proms Composer: Puccini, plus the rest of the week's new releases
Presented by Andrew McGregor
2.30pm
Ahead of Tuesday's 蜜芽传媒 Proms performance of Puccini's Suor Angelica, Flora Willson joins Andrew with her five must-have recordings by the composer
3.30pm
Proms Recording
The recent Building a Library recommendation of a piece by a key composer in this year's 蜜芽传媒 Proms
Richard Strauss
Alpine Symphony (selection)
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan
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Johann Sebastian Bach
English suite no.2 in A minor BWV.807 (Prelude)
Performer: Alexandra Papastefanou.- J.S. Bach - The English Suites.
- First Hand Records.
- 9.
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Dmitry Shostakovich
Scherzo in F sharp minor Op.1
Conductor: John Storg氓rds. Orchestra: 蜜芽传媒 Philharmonic Orchestra.- Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3 "The First of May" & Scherzos, Opp. 1 & 7.
- Chandos.
- 101.
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Heinrich Grimm
Herr, unser Herrscher
Ensemble: European Hanseatic Ensemble. Conductor: Manfred Cordes.- Musik der Hansest盲dte Vol. 3 - Musik aus dem alten Magdeburg.
- CPO.
- 114.
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Abel Selaocoe
Solo cello concerto 'Four Spirits' (Bana)
Music Arranger: Benjamin Woodgates. Performer: Abel Selaocoe. Performer: Bernhard Schimpelsberger. Orchestra: Aurora Orchestra. Conductor: Nicholas Collon.- Four Spirits.
- Warner Classics.
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Giacomo Puccini
Nessun Dorma (Turandot)
Singer: Jonas Kaufmann. Choir: Chorus of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Academy of Santa Cecilia, Rome. Conductor: Sir Antonio Pappano.- Warner.
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Giacomo Puccini
La Fanciulla del West (extract)
Singer: Carol Neblett. Singer: Sherrill Milnes. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Conductor: Zubin Mehta.- Pentatone.
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Giacomo Puccini
Le Villi (extract)
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Mark Elder.- Opera Rara.
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Giacomo Puccini
Gianni Schicchi (extract)
Singer: Victoria de los 脕ngeles. Singer: Anna Maria Canali. Singer: Carlo del Monte. Singer: Adelio Zagonara. Singer: Tito Gobbi. Orchestra: The Rome Opera Orchestra. Conductor: Gabriele Santini.- Warner.
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Giacomo Puccini
Tosca (Vissi d鈥檃rte)
Singer: Maria Callas. Singer: Tito Gobbi. Orchestra: Orchestra of La Scala, Milan. Conductor: Victor de Sabata.- Warner.
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Frederick Delius
La Calinda (Koanga)
Music Arranger: Harold Perry. Performer: Gottlieb Wallisch.- 20th Century Foxtrots, Vol. 7: Northern Europe.
- Grand Piano.
- 101.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Rondo in C major K.373
Performer: Chloe Chua. Orchestra: Singapore Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Hans Graf.- Mozart: Violin Concertos.
- Pentatone.
- 5.
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Gabriela Ortiz
Yanga
Choir: Los Angeles Master Chorale. Ensemble: Tambuco Percussion Ensemble. Orchestra: Los Angeles Philharmonic. Conductor: Gustavo Dudamel.- Gabriela Ortiz: Yanga.
- Platoon.
- 101.
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Franz Schubert
Piano Sonata in A major D.664 (3rd mvt)
Performer: Can 脟akmur.- Schubert + Beethoven.
- BIS.
- 103.
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Richard Strauss
Eine Alpensinfonie Op.64 (ending)
Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Herbert von Karajan.
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