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ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Proms Composer: Brahms with Laura Tunbridge and Hannah French

Hannah French with some of the week's best new classical releases, and Laura Tunbridge picks five indispensable recordings by ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Proms composer Johannes Brahms.

Hannah French with the best new recordings of classical music.

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ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Proms Composer: Johannes Brahms
Laura Tunbridge picks five indispensable recordings of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Proms Composer Brahms

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Proms Recording
Hannah introduces the Building a Library recommendation of a major work by a composer featured at this year's Proms.

Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A, K.622
Julian Bliss (clarinet),
Royal Northern Sinfonia
Mario Venzago (conductor)

1 hour, 59 minutes

Music Played

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Horn Concerto no.3 in E flat major K.447 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Pascal Deuber. Orchestra: Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg. Conductor: Howard Griffiths.
    • ALPHA.
    • 3.
  • Agathe Backer-Grøndahl

    Sildig (Sange ved Havet Op.17)

    Singer: Joanna Harries. Performer: Sholto Kynoch.
    • Letters from Scandinavia.
    • CRD.
    • 5.
  • George Frideric Handel

    Concerto grosso in G major Op.3 no.3

    Ensemble: Florilegium. Director: Ashley Solomon.
    • Tra le fiamme.
    • Channel Classics.
    • 1-4.
  • Arvo Pärt

    Kleine Litanei

    Choir: Vox Clamantis. Conductor: Jaan-Eik Tulve.
    • And I heard a voice.
    • ECM.
    • 11.
  • Carl Nielsen

    Symphony no.5 Op.50 (Mvts 2a & 2b)

    Orchestra: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Edward Gardner.
    • Chandos.
  • Johannes Brahms

    Violin Concerto in D major Op.77 (1st mvt)

    Performer: Lisa Batiashvili. Orchestra: Staatskapelle Dresden. Conductor: Christian Thielemann.
    • Johannes Brahms / Clara Schumann.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 1.
  • Johannes Brahms

    Piano Quartet no.3 in C minor Op.60 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Krystian Zimerman. Performer: Maria Nowak. Performer: Katarzyna Budnik-Gałązka. Performer: Yuya Okamoto.
    • Brahms: Piano Quartet No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 60: III. Andante.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 1.
  • Johannes Brahms

    Capriccio in B minor (8 Pieces Op.76)

    Performer: Stephen Kovacevich.
    • Brahms: 4 Ballades; Scherzo, Op. 4; 8 Piano Pieces.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 7.
  • Johannes Brahms

    Intermezzo in A flat major (8 Pieces Op.76)

    Performer: Stephen Kovacevich.
    • Brahms: 4 Ballades; Scherzo, Op. 4; 8 Piano Pieces.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 8.
  • Johannes Brahms

    Hungarian Dance No 1 in G minor

    Orchestra: Budapest Festival Orchestra. Conductor: Iván Fischer.
    • DECCA.
  • Johannes Brahms

    Herr, lehre doch mich, daß ein Ende mit mir (Ein deutsches Requiem Op.45)

    Singer: Matthias Goerne. Choir: Swedish Radio Choir. Orchestra: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Daniel Harding.
    • Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem.
    • harmonia mundi.
    • 103.
  • Joseph Haydn

    Symphony no.8 in G major H.1.8 'Le Soir' (3rd mvt)

    Orchestra: Handel and Haydn Society. Conductor: Harry Christophers.
    • Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 6, 7 & 8.
    • Coro.
    • 11.
  • Fanny Mendelssohn

    String Quartet in E flat major (3rd mvt)

    Orchestra: Orchestre de chambre de Toulouse.
    • Felix & Fanny.
    • ´¡±è²¹°ù³Ùé.
    • 106.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Clarinet Concerto in A Major K.622 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Julian Bliss. Orchestra: Royal Northern Sinfonia. Conductor: Mario Venzago.
    • Nielsen: Clarinet Concerto - W.A. Mozart: Clarinet Concerto.
    • Signum Classics.
    • 4-6.
  • William Lawes

    'Harpe' consort suite a 3 no. 5 in D major (Sarabande)

    Ensemble: Ensemble Près de votre Oreille. Director: Robin Pharo.
    • William Lawes: Lighten Mine Eies.
    • Harmonia Mundi.
    • 7.

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  • Sat 6 Sep 2025 14:00

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