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蜜芽传媒 Proms Composer: Shostakovich with Ben Gernon and Andrew McGregor

Conductor Ben Gernon picks five indispensable recordings by 蜜芽传媒 Proms Composer: Shostakovitch, plus some of the week's new releases

Ben Gernon picks five indispensable recordings by 蜜芽传媒 Proms Composer: Shostakovitch, plus some of the week's new releases

Presented by Andrew McGregor

2.30pm
Proms Conductor
Conductor Ben Gernon joins Andrew with five key recordings by this week's 蜜芽传媒 Proms Composer, Dmitri Shostakovich

3.30pm
Proms Recording
A recent Building a Library recommendation of a work by a key composer featured in this year's 蜜芽传媒 Proms
Brahms
Symphony no.1
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Yannick Nezet-Seguin

1 hour, 59 minutes

Last on

Sat 30 Aug 2025 14:00
蜜芽传媒 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Piano Quintet in G minor Op.57 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Julia Fischer. Performer: Nils M枚nkemeyer. Ensemble: Oliver Schnyder Trio.
    • Shostakovich: Piano Trios / Piano Quintet Op. 57.
    • Prospero.
    • 3.

  • Domenico Scarlatti

    Sonata in D major Kk.491

    Performer: Javier Perianes.
    • Scarlatti - Perianes.
    • Harmonia Mundi.
    • 1.

  • Georges Bizet

    Symphony in C major (4th mvt)

    Orchestra: Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Kazuki Yamada.
    • Premi猫res symphonies: Bizet, Gounod & Saint-Sa毛ns.
    • Alpha.
    • 4.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Violin Sonata in C minor BWV.1024 (1st & 2nd mvts)

    Performer: Isabelle Faust. Performer: Kristin von der Goltz. Performer: Kristian Bezuidenhout.
    • Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonatas For Violin and Continuo.
    • Harmonia Mundi.
    • 9-10.

  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    The Gadfly (extract)

    Orchestra: 蜜芽传媒 Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Vassily Sinaisky.
    • Chandos.

  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Symphony no.10 in E minor Op.93 (2nd mvt)

    Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Vasily Petrenko.
    • Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphonies, Vol. 4 - Symphony No. 10: Royal Liverpool Philh.
    • Naxos.
    • 2.

  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Piano concerto no.2 in F major Op.102 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Yuja Wang. Orchestra: Boston Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andris Nelsons.
    • Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Major, Op. 102: II. Andante.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 6.

  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Moscow-Cheryomushki Suite (Dances)

    Orchestra: The Philadelphia Orchestra. Conductor: Riccardo Chailly.
    • Shostakovich: Cheryomushki; The Bolt; etc.
    • Decca.

  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Symphony no.5 in D minor Op.47 (4th mvt)

    Orchestra: New York Philharmonic. Conductor: Leonard Bernstein.
    • Leonard Bernstein - A Total Embrace: The Conductor.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 8.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Flute concerto in D major K.314 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Anna Besson. Ensemble: A Nocte Temporis. Director: Reinoud Van Mechelen.
    • Mozart: Flute Concertos.
    • Alpha.
    • 9.

  • Thomas Ad猫s

    Miranda (The Tempest - suite)

    Performer: Christian Tetzlaff. Performer: Kirill Gerstein.
    • Ad猫s: Suite from 'The Tempest'.
    • Platoon.
    • 3.

  • Henry Purcell

    Dido and Aeneas (ending)

    Singer: Joyce DiDonato. Singer: Michael Spyres. Singer: Fatma Said. Orchestra: Il Pomo d鈥橭ro. Conductor: Maxim Emelyanychev.
    • Dido and Aeneas: Purcell.
    • Erato.
    • 35-37.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Symphony no.1 in C minor Op.68 (3rd & 4th mvts)

    Orchestra: Chamber Orchestra of Europe. Conductor: Yannick N茅zet鈥怱茅guin.
    • Johannes Brahms: The Symphonies.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 3-4.

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  • Sat 30 Aug 2025 14:00
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