Johann Strauss's Die Fledermaus in Building a Library with Nigel Simeone and Andrew McGregor
Nigel Simeone's pick of the ultimate recording of Strauss's Die Fledermaus, plus Yshani Perinpanayagam's new releases selection
Andrew McGregor with the best new recordings of classical music
9.30 am
Pianist Yshani Perinpanayagam chooses her pick of new releases, as well as the track which she has regularly "On Repeat" - expect music from 16th century France to 21st century Africa, gorgeously romantic Tippett and Mozart played on the composer's own piano
10.30 am
Building a Library
Nigel Simeone with his pick of recordings of Johann Strauss II's Die Fledermaus
Strauss's sparkling operetta premiered in 1874 and has been delighting audiences and listeners ever since. It has been fortunate on record, and Nigel discusses with Andrew a huge range of performances and styles
11.20 am
Record of the Week
Andrew's pick of the best of the best this week
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No 40 in G minor, K550: III. Menuetto
Ensemble: Le Concert de la Loge. Conductor: Julien Chauvin.- Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23, Symphony No. 40 & Don Giovanni Overture.
- Alpha.
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Johann Strauss II
Die Fledermaus (Overture)
Orchestra: Bavarian State Orchestra. Conductor: Carlos Kleiber.- Deutsche Grammophon.
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George Frideric Handel
Amadigi di Gaula, HWV 11, Act 3 Scene 6 - Aria 'Sento la gioia'
Singer: Tim Mead. Ensemble: Early Opera Company. Conductor: Christian Curnyn.- Handel: Amadigi di Gaula.
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Anton Bruckner
Symphony No 9 in D Minor: II. Scherzo. Bewegt, lebhaft - Trio. Schnell
Orchestra: Budapest Festival Orchestra. Conductor: Iván Fischer.- Bruckner: Symphony No. 9.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No 23 in A major, K488: II. Adagio
Performer: Andreas Staier. Ensemble: Le Concert de la Loge. Conductor: Julien Chauvin.- Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23, Symphony No. 40 & Don Giovanni Overture.
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Pierre Cadéac
Salus populi ego sum
Choir: Siglo de Oro. Conductor: Patrick Allies.- Delphian.
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Abel Selaocoe
Africa is back
Performer: Abel Selaocoe.- Warner.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Sonata in C, K.279: 1) Allegro
Performer: Robert Levin.- ECM.
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Michael Tippett
The Midsummer Marriage: Mark's aria
Singer: Robert Murray. Choir: London Philharmonic Choir. Choir: English National Opera Chorus. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Edward Gardner.- LPO.
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Igor Stravinsky
The Rite of Spring: Part II (Introduction)
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Leonard Bernstein.- Dutton Epoch.
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Joseph Boismortier
Don Quichotte
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Franz Liszt
Transcendental Etude No 11, 'Harmonies du soir'
Performer: Igor Levit.- SONY.
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Igor Stravinsky
Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra
Performer: Nathalia Milstein. Orchestra: Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France. Conductor: Mikko Franck.- Stravinsky: Le Sacre du printemps, Capriccio & Octuor.
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Record Review
9.00am
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23, Symphony No. 40 & Don Giovanni Overture
Andreas Staier (fortepiano)
Le Concert de La Loge
Julien Chauvin
Alpha ALPHA875
https://outhere-music.com/en/albums/mozart-piano-concerto-no-23-symphony-no-40-don-giovanni-overture
Handel: Amadigi di Gaula
Tim Mead (Amadigi; countertenor)
Mary Bevan (Melissa; soprano)
Anna Dennis (Oriana; soprano)
Hilary Summers (Dardano; contralto)
Patrick Terry (Orgando; countertenor)
Chorus and Orchestra of Early Opera Company
Christian Curnyn
Chandos CHSA0406 (2 Hybrid SACDs)
https://www.chandos.net/products/catalogue/CHAN%200406
Bruckner: Symphony No. 9
Budapest Festival Orchestra
Iván Fischer
Channel Classics CCSSA42822 (Hybrid SACD)
https://outhere-music.com/en/albums/bruckner-symphony-no-9
09.30am – Yshani Perinpanayagam: New Releases
The Mysterious Motet Book of 1539 – music by Cadéac, Willaert, Gombert, etc.
Siglo de Oro
Patrick Allies
Delphian DCD34284
https://www.delphianrecords.com/products/the-mysterious-motet-book-of-1539
Where is Home / Hae Ke Kae – music by Selaocoe, Platti, J.S. Bach
Abel Selaocoe (cello)
Warner Classics 9029622433
https://www.warnerclassics.com/release/whereishome
Mozart: The Piano Sonatas on Mozart's Fortepiano
Robert Levin (fortepiano)
ECM 4855776 (7 CDs)
https://www.ecmrecords.com/shop/1628759665
Tippett: The Midsummer Marriage
Robert Murray (Mark; tenor)
Rachel Nicholls (Jenifer; soprano)
Ashley Riches (King Fisher; bass-baritone)
Jennifer France (Bella; soprano)
Toby Spence (Jack; tenor)
Claire Barnett-Jones (Sosostris; mezzo-soprano)
Susan Bickley (She-Ancient; mezzo-soprano)
Joshua Bloom (He-Ancient; bass)
London Philharmonic Chorus
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Edward Gardner
LPO LPO0124
https://www.lpo.org.uk/recordings-and-gifts/6112-tippett-the-midsummer-marriage.html
Yshani Perinpanayagam: On Repeat
Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring & Symphony of Psalms & Poulenc: Gloria
Judith Blegen (soprano)
Westminster Choir
The English Bach Festival Chorus
London Symphony Orchestra
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein
Dutton Epoch CDLX7383 (Hybrid SACD)
https://www.duttonvocalion.co.uk/proddetail.php?prod=CDLX7383
10:10 am
Listener On Repeat
Monteverdi: Vespro della beata Vergine (1610)
Michael Chance (countertenor)
Mark Tucker (tenor)
Nigel Robson (tenor)
Bryn Terfel (bass)
Monteverdi Choir
English Baroque Soloists
His Majesties Sagbutts and Cornetts
London Oratory Junior Choir
John Eliot Gardiner
DG Archiv 4295652
Boismortier: Don Quichotte Chez La Duchesse
Le Concert Spirituel
Hervé Niquet
Château de Versailles Spectacles CVS075
10.30am – Building a Library: Nigel Simeone on Johann Strauss’s Die Fledermaus
Recommended recording:
Julius Patzak (Gabriel von Eisenstein; tenor)
Hilde Gueden (Rosalinde; soprano)
Wilma Lipp (Adele; soprano)
Anton Dermota (Alfred; tenor)
Alfred Poell (Dr. Falke; baritone)
August Jaresch (Dr. Blind; tenor buffo)
Kurt Preger (Frank; baritone)
Sieglinde Wagner (Prinz Orlofsky; contralto)
Vienna State Opera Chorus
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Clemens Krauss
Decca 4827379 (2 CDs)
https://www.eloquenceclassics.com/releases/strauss-die-fledermaus/
Pristine Classical PACO001 (2 CDs)
https://www.pristineclassical.com/products/paco001
Stereo recommendation:
Waldemar Kmentt (Gabriel von Eisenstein; tenor)
Hilde Gueden (Rosalinde; soprano)
Erika Köth (Adele; soprano)
Hedwig Schubert (Ida; soprano)
Giuseppe Zampieri (Alfred; tenor)
Walter Berry (Dr. Falke; bass)
Peter Klein (Dr. Blind; tenor)
Eberhard Wächter (Frank; baritone)
Regina Resnik (Prince Orlofsky; mezzo-soprano)
Erich Kunz (Frosch; baritone)
Vienna State Opera Chorus
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Herbert von Karajan
Decca 4758319 (2 CDs)
https://www.deccaclassics.com/en/catalogue/products/j-strauss-die-fledermaus-karajan-8379
Pristine Classics PACO068 (2 CDs)
https://www.pristineclassical.com/products/paco068
11:15 am
Tristan – music by Liszt, Henze, Wagner, etc.
Igor Levit (piano)
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Franz Welser-Möst
Sony 19439943482 (2 CDs)
https://www.sonyclassical.com/releases/releases-details/tristan
Bach: 6 Suites a Violoncello Solo Senza Basso
Giuliano Carmignola (violin)
Arcana A533 (2 CDs)
https://outhere-music.com/en/albums/bach-6-suites-violoncello-solo-senza-basso-0
11.25am – Record of the Week
Stravinsky: Le Sacre du printemps, Capriccio & Octuor
Nathalia Milstein (piano)
Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France
Mikko Franck
Alpha ALPHA894
https://outhere-music.com/en/albums/stravinsky-le-sacre-du-printemps-capriccio-octuor
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