Rachmaninov's 2nd Piano Sonata with Lucy Parham and Andrew McGregor in Building a Library
Rachmaninov's 2nd Piano Sonata with Lucy Parham in Building a Library; Mark Seow on new releases of baroque music
with Andrew McGregor
09.30
Rachmaninov's 2nd Piano Sonata with Lucy Parham in Building a Library
Sergei Rachmaninov's Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 36, in B-flat minor was composed in 1913 and revised it in 1931. Three years after his third piano concerto was finished, he moved with his family to Rome and started working on his second piano sonata. It is a mighty but technically challenging piece. Rachmaninov himself was not satisfied with the work and revised it in 1931. In 1940, the pianist Vladimir Horowitz created his own edition which combined elements of both previous versions.
10.40
Mark Seow talks to Andrew about some new recordings of baroque music including works by Purcell, Bach and Telemann
11.25
Record of the Week: Andrew recommends an outstanding new release.
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Matthew Locke
The Flat Consort, Suite No. 4 in B-Flat Major: No. II, III, & IV
Ensemble: Fretwork.- Matthew Locke: The Flat Consort.
- Signum Classics.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Non piu di fiori (from La clemenza di Tito)
Singer: Elsa Dreisig. Orchestra: Kammerorchester Basel. Director: Louis Langrée.- Mozart X 3.
- Erato.
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Hans Gál
Varioations on a Viennesse Heurigen Melody, Op. 9
Ensemble: Trio Vision.- Auftakt.
- ORF.
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Arthur Honegger
Saluste du Bartas: V. Nérac en fête & VI. Duo
Performer: Roger Vignoles. Singer: Roderick Williams.- Mirages: The Art of French Song.
- Champs Hill.
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Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 82 in C Major, "The Bear" (4th mvt. Finale. Vivace Assai)
Orchestra: Kammerorchester Basel. Conductor: Giovanni Antonini.- Haydn 2032, Vol. 11: Au goût parisien.
- Alpha.
- 4.
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
A London Symhpony (Scherzo [Nocturne])
Performer: Lynn Arnold. Performer: Charles Matthews.- Vaughan Williams: A London Symphony and Other Works.
- Albion Records.
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Osvaldo Golijov
Lúa Descolorida (3 Songs)
Singer: Ruby Hughes. Orchestra: United Strings of Europe. Conductor: Julian Azkoul.- Renewal.
- BIS.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Octet in E flat major, Op. 103: III. Menuetto
Ensemble: MIB Wind Ensemble.- Beethoven: Rondino and Wind Octet; Mozart: Serenade.
- Channel.
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Claude Debussy
Pelleas et Melisande: Act 3 - Scenes 1-3
Singer: Vannina Santoni. Singer: Alexandre Duhamel. Singer: Julien Behr. Orchestra: Les Siècles. Conductor: François‐Xavier Roth.- Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande.
- Harmonia Mundi.
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Record Review
Michael Korstick plays The Essential Scarlatti
Michael Korstick (piano)
CPO 555473-2 (2 CDs)
https://naxosdirect.co.uk/items/domenico-scarlatti-37-keyboard-sonatas-572773
Matthew Locke: The Flat Consort
Fretwork
Silas Wollston (harpsichord)
David Miller (archlute & theorbo)
Signum SIGCD696
https://signumrecords.com/product/matthew-locke-the-flat-consort/SIGCD696/
Auftakt: Beethoven, Brahms, Gal
Trio Vision
ORF CD 3248
https://shop.orf.at/rkh/en/all-orf-products/oe1/2827/trio-vision-auftakt?number=2019126
Mirages: The Art of French Song – Music by Debussy, Faure, Honegger, etc
Roderick Williams (baritone)
Roger Vignoles (piano)
Champs Hill Records CHRCD159
https://www.champshillrecords.co.uk/719/Mirages-The-Art-of-French-Song
9.30am - Building A Library: Lucy Parham on Rachmaninov Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor Op. 36
Recommended Recording:
Nikolai Lugansky (piano)
Naïve AM208
Other Recommendations:
Boris Giltburg (piano)
Orchid Classics ORC100035
10.15am – New Releases
Haydn 2032, Vol. 11: Au goût parisien
Kammerorchester Basel
Giovanni Antonini (conductor)
Alpha ALPHA688
https://outhere-music.com/en/albums/haydn-2032-vol-11-au-gout-parisien
Vaughan Williams: A London Symphony and Other Works
Lynn Arnold & Charles Matthews (piano)
Albion Records ALBCD046
https://rvwsociety.com/london-symphony/
Renewal – Music by Golijov, Marsh, Mendelssohn, Shaw
Ruby Hughes (soprano), United Strings of Europe,
Julian Azkoul (conductor)
BIS BIS2549 (Hybrid SACD)
https://bis.se/conductors/azkoul-julian/renewal-united-strings-of-europe
Beethoven: Rondino and Wind Octet; Mozart: Serenade
MIB Ensemble
Channel Classics CCS44122
https://www.channelclassics.com/future-releases/
1040am - Mark Seow’s New Baroque Recordings
Telemann: Viola Concertos, Overtures & Fantasias
Antoine Tamestit (viola)
Sabine Fehlandt (viola)
Akademie Für Alte Musik Berlin
Bernhard Forck (director)
Harmonia Mundi HMM902342
JS Bach & Beyond: A Well-Tempered Conversation
Julien Libeer (piano)
Adam Laloum (piano)
Harmonia Mundi HMM90269697 (2 CDs)
https://store.harmoniamundi.com/format/933537-js-bach-beyond-a-well-tempered-conversation
Purcell: Fantazias
Chelys Consort of Viols
BIS BIS2583 (Hybrid SACD)
https://bis.se/orchestras-ensembles/chelys-consort-of-viols/purcell-fantazias
J.S. Bach: Sonatas, Fantasias & Improvisations
Toshiyuki Shibata
Anthony Romaniuk
Fuga Libera FUG792
https://outhere-music.com/en/albums/js-bach-sonatas-fantasias-improvisations
Specchio Veneziano: Vivaldi & Reali
Victor Julien-Laferrière (cello)
Le Consort
Alpha ALPHA771
https://outhere-music.com/en/albums/specchio-veneziano
11.20am – Record of the Week
Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande
Julien Behr (Pelléas/tenor)
Vannina Santoni (Mélisande/soprano)
Alexandre Duhamel (Golaud/baritone)
Marie-Ange Todorovitch (Geneviève/mezzo-soprano)
Jean Teitgen (Arkel/bass)
Les Siècles
Chœur de l'Opéra de Lille
François-Xavier Roth (conductor)
Harmonia Mundi HMM90535254 (3 CDs)
https://store.harmoniamundi.com/
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