Mozart's Piano Concerto No 20, K466, with Tom Service and Andrew McGregor
Tom Service joins Andrew McGregor with his guide to the ultimate recording of Mozart's darkly hued Piano Concerto No 20 in D minor, K466.
Tom Service joins Andrew with his guide to the ultimate recording of Mozart's darkly hued Piano Concerto No 20 in D minor, K466. And we celebrate the birthday of maverick Russian composer Alexander Scriabin (born 6 January 1872) with a look at recent releases.
Presented by Andrew McGregor
9.30am
Building a Library
Perhaps the first of Mozart's extraordinary sequence of 'late' piano concertos, the D minor, K466, has attracted pianists as varied as Edwin Fischer and Mitsuko Uchida, many directing the orchestra from the keyboard. Tom guides us through a selection of the finest of these, with a recommendation for the essential recording to buy, download or stream.
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Music Played
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Anthony Holborne
The New-Yeares Gift
Ensemble: Fretwork. Director: Richard Boothby.- An Elizabethan Christmas.
- Signum.
- 15.
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Edvard Grieg
Haugtussa, Op. 67
Performer: Leif Ove Andsnes. Singer: Lise Davidsen.- Grieg.
- Decca.
- 1.
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Felix Mendelssohn
Symphony no.3 in A minor 'Scottish' (4th mvt)
Orchestra: Swedish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Thomas Dausgaard.- Mendelssohn: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3.
- BIS.
- 8.
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Alexander Scriabin
Ten Mazurkas, Op. 3: Nos. 5 & 6
Performer: Dmitri Alexeev.- Scriabin: Complete Piano Music.
- Brilliant Classics.
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William Byrd
O God That Guides the Cheerful Sun
Singer: Helen Charlston. Ensemble: Fretwork.- An Elizabethan Christmas: Byrd, Holborne, Gibbons, Peerson, Weelkes.
- Signum Classics.
- 17.
Record Review
9.00am
An Elizabethan Christmas – Music by Byrd, Holborne, Gibbons, Peerson & Weelkes
Helen Charlston (mezzo-soprano)
Fretwork
Signum SIGCD680
https://signumrecords.com/product/an-elizabethan-christmas/SIGCD680/
Grieg
Lise Davidsen (soprano)
Leif Ove Andsnes (piano)
Decca 4852254
https://shop.decca.com/*/*/Edvard-Grieg/797K0000000
Mendelssohn: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3
Swedish Chamber Orchestra
Thomas Dausgaard (conductor)
BIS BIS2469 (Hybrid SACD)
https://bis.se/conductors/dausgaard-thomas/mendelssohn-symphonies-nos-1-3
Scriabin: Complete Piano Music
Dmitri Alexeev (piano)
Brilliant Classics 95913 (8 CDs)
https://www.brilliantclassics.com/articles/s/scriabin-complete-piano-music/
9.30am – Tom Service on Mozart Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor K466
Recommended Recordings:
Martha Argerich (piano)
Orchestra Mozart
Claudio Abbado (conductor)
DG 4791033
Other Recommendations:
Ronald Brautigam (fortepiano)
Die Kölner Akademie
Michael Alexander Willens (conductor)
BIS BIS2014 (Hybrid SACD)
Edwin Fischer (piano/conductor)
London Philharmonic Orchestra
APR APR7303 (3 CD set)
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