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Schubert's Piano Trio No 1 in B flat in Building a Library with Allyson Devenish and Andrew McGregor

Tasmin Little reviews some new releases that have caught her attention. Allyson Devenish chooses her favourite recording of Schubert's Piano Trio No 1 in B flat.

Andrew McGregor with the best new recordings of classical music

9.30 am
Violinist, Tasmin Little, discusses with Andrew some new releases that have caught her attention, including chamber music by Vaughan Williams, Ravel, Brahms and Rachmaninov; and she shares a special track that means a lot to her and which she has regularly On Repeat.

10.30 am
Building a Library
Allyson Devenish chooses her favourite recording of Schubert's Piano Trio No 1 in B flat, D.898

Schubert began composing this masterpiece in 1827, the year before his death, at the same time as working on his famous song cycle Die Winterreise. It was a period in his life of illness and melancholy. But this work is brimming with lyricism and life force. Robert Schumann said of it: “One glance at Schubert's Trio in Bb and the troubles of our human existence disappear and all the world is fresh and bright again.” The work has attracted all the great performers of chamber music, from Alfred Cortot, Jacques Thibaud and Pablo Casals to the Beaux Arts Trio to the best musicians of today.

11.20 am
Record of the Week
An exceptional new release.

2 hours, 47 minutes

Last on

Sat 17 Sep 2022 09:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony no.8 in F major Op.93 (2nd mvt)

    Orchestra: Academy for Ancient Music Berlin. Conductor: Bernhard Forck.
    • Harmonia Mundi.

  • Franz Schubert

    Piano Trio in B flat major D.898 (1st mvt)

    Ensemble: Gould Piano Trio.
    • Resonus Classics.

  • Claude Debussy

    Petite Suite (En bateau / Cortège)

    Performer: Hélène Mercier. Performer: Louis Lortie.
    • CHANDOS.

  • Cristóbal de Morales

    Missa pro defunctis (Communio [Lux aeterna])

    Ensemble: The Gesualdo Six. Conductor: Owain Park.
    • HYPERION.

  • Richard Rodney Bennett

    A Good-Night

    Ensemble: The Gesualdo Six. Conductor: Owain Park.
    • HYPERION.

  • Erich Wolfgang Korngold

    The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (Overture)

    Music Arranger: Hugo Wilhelm Friedhofer. Music Arranger: Milan Roder. Orchestra: Sinfonia of London. Conductor: John Wilson.
    • Hollywood Soundstage.
    • Chandos.
    • 1.

  • Maurice Ravel

    Piano Concerto in G major (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Elsa Grether. Performer: David Lively. Music Arranger: Gustave Samazeuilh.
    • APARTE.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Cello Sonata in G minor Op.19 (4th mvt)

    Performer: Gautier Capuçon. Performer: Yuja Wang.
    • DG.

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    String Quartet no.1 in G minor (4th mvt)

    Ensemble: Tippett Quartet.
    • SOMM.

  • Joseph Haydn

    String Quartet in F major Op.77 no.2 (2nd mvt)

    Ensemble: Takács Quartet.
    • HYPERION.

  • Richard Strauss

    Beim Schlafengehen (4 Last Songs)

    Singer: Jessye Norman. Orchestra: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra. Conductor: Kurt Masur.
    • Philips.

  • Joseph Haydn

    Mass in B flat major H.22.12 (Theresienmesse): Gloria (opening)

    Singer: Mary Bevan. Singer: Catherine Wyn-Rogers. Singer: Jeremy Budd. Singer: Sumner Thompson. Choir: Handel and Haydn Society Chorus. Orchestra: Handel and Haydn Society. Conductor: Harry Christophers.
    • Haydn: Symphony No. 103 & Theresienmesse (Live).
    • CORO.

  • Francis Poulenc

    Sinfonietta (2nd mvt)

    Orchestra: Lahti Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Dima Slobodeniouk.
    • Poulenc, Prokofiev & Britten: Sinfoniettas.
    • BIS.
    • 2.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Violin Concerto no.2 in D major K.211 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Francesca Dego. Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Roger Norrington.
    • CHANDOS.

  • Anton Bruckner

    Symphony no.4 in E flat major 'Romantic' (4th mvt)

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.
    • LSO Live.

Record Review

9.00am

 

Beethoven: Symphonies nos. 4 & 8

Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin

Bernhard Forck

Harmonia Mundi HMM902448.49

https://www.harmoniamundi.com/22#!/albums/2777

 

Debussy: Piano Duets

Hélène Mercier & Louis Lortie (piano duet)

Chandos CHAN 20228

https://www.chandos.net/products/catalogue/CHAN%2020228

 

Lux aeterna

The Gesualdo Six

Owain Park

Hyperion CDA68388

https://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDA68388

 

Hollywood Soundstage

Sinfonia of London

John Wilson

Chandos CHSA 5294 (Hybrid SACD)

https://www.chandos.net/products/catalogue/CHSA%205294

 

 

09.30am – Tasmin Little: New Releases

 

Ravel: Complete works for violin and piano

Elsa Grether (violin

David Lively (piano)

Aparté AP295

https://www.apartemusic.com/albums/ravel-complete-works-for-violin-and-piano/?lang=en

 

Yuja Wang · Andreas Ottensamer · Gautier Capuçon: Works by Sergei Rachmaninoff and Johannes Brahms

Gautier Capuçon (cello)

Yuja Wang (piano)

Andreas Ottensamer (clarinet)

Deutsche Grammophon 486 2389

https://www.deutschegrammophon.com/en/catalogue/products/rachmaninoff-brahms-yuja-wang-andreas-ottensamer-gautier-capucon-12752

 

Vaughan Williams & Holst: String Quartets

Tippett Quartet (string quartet)

Somm SOMMCD0656

https://www.somm-recordings.com/recording/vaughan-williams-holst-string-quartets/

 

Haydn: String Quartets Op.42, 77 & 103

Takacs Quartet

Hyperion CDA68364

https://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDA68364

 

 

Tasmin Little: On Repeat

 

Richard Strauss - Vier letzte Lieder and Other Lieder

Jessye Norman (soprano)

Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

Kurt Masur

Philips 4758507

https://www.deccaclassics.com/en/catalogue/products/r-strauss-vier-letzte-lieder-jessye-norman-8734

 

 

Haydn: London Symphony No. 103 and Theresienmesse

Mary Bevan (soprano)

Catherine Wyn-Rogers (mezzo-soprano)

Jeremy Budd (tenor)

Sumner Thompson (bariton)

Handel and Hadyn Society

Harry Christophers

Coro COR16192

https://thesixteenshop.com/products/haydn-london-symphony-no-103-and-theresienmesse-album-by-handel-and-haydn-society

 

Poulenc, Prokofiev and Britten – Three Sinfoniettas

Lahti Symphony Orchestra

Dima Slobodeniouk

BIS BIS-2601 SACD

https://bis.se/conductors/slobodeniouk-dima/poulenc-prokofiev-and-britten-three-sinfoniettas

 

 

10.30am – Building a Library: Allyson Devenish on Schubert’s Piano Trio no.1 in B flat D.989

 

 

Recommended recording:

 

Gryphon Trio

Analekta AN298556

https://outhere-music.com/en/albums/schubert-complete-piano-trios

 

 

 11.15am

Roma *Travistita*

Bruno de Sá (sopranist)

Il Pomo d’Oro

Francesco Corti

Erato 9029661980

https://www.warnerclassics.com/release/roma-travestita

 

Mozart: Violin Concertos, Vol.2

Francesca Dego (violin)

Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Sir Roger Norrington

Chandos CHAN 20263

https://www.chandos.net/products/catalogue/CHAN%2020263

 

 

11.20am – Record of the Week

 

Bruckner: Symphony no.4

London Symphony Orchestra

Sir Simon Rattle

LSO Live LSO0875 (2 Hybrid SACDs)

https://lsolive.lso.co.uk/collections/new-releases/products/brucker-symphony-no-4-ssr

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  • Sat 17 Sep 2022 09:00
    BBC Radio 3

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