Mozart's Symphony No 31 in D in Building a Library with Simon Heighes and Andrew McGregor
Simon Heighes's pick of the ultimate recording of Mozart's 'Paris' Symphony, plus Gillian Moore's new releases selection.
Andrew McGregor with the best new recordings of classical music
9.30 am
Writer Gillian Moore chooses her pick of new releases from Thomas Ades's Beethoven cycle to an invigorating new French recording of Rameau's opera Zoroastre, as well as the track which she has regularly "On Repeat" .
10.30 am
Building a Library
Simon Heighes with his pick of recordings of Mozart's sparkling and tuneful Symphony no.31 in D, nicknamed the "Paris" Symphony.
11.20 am
Record of the Week
Andrew's pick of the best of the best this week
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Carlos Gardel
Por Una Cabeza
Performer: Nemanja Radulović. Ensemble: Double Sens.- Roots.
- Warner Classics.
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Giacomo Puccini
In un Coupe?...O Mimi, tu piu non torni (from La Boheme)
Singer: Jonas Kaufmann. Singer: Ludovic Tézier. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Academy of Santa Cecilia, Rome. Conductor: Sir Antonio Pappano.- Insieme - Opera Duets.
- Sony.
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Louise Farrenc
12 Piano etudes, Op 41 'Brillantes': Nos 4 - 6
Performer: Maria Stratigou.- Farrenc: Complete Piano Works, Vol. 1 - Etudes.
- Grand Piano.
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Antonín Dvořák
Violin Concerto in A minor, Op 53: III. Finale. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo
Performer: Hilary Hahn. Orchestra: Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andrés Orozco‐Estrada.- Eclipse.
- DG.
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Jean‐Philippe Rameau
Zoroastre: Act Four (extract)
Ensemble: Les Ambassadeurs. Conductor: Alexis Kossenko.- Alpha.
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Jean‐Philippe Rameau
Zoroastre: Act Five (extract)
Ensemble: Les Ambassadeurs. Conductor: Alexis Kossenko.- Alpha.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony no.2: 4) Allegro molto
Orchestra: Britten Sinfonia. Conductor: Thomas Adès.- Signum.
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Olivier Messiaen
Visions de l'Amen: 4) Amen du desir (extract)
Performer: Pierre‐Laurent Aimard. Performer: Tamara Stefanovich.- Pentatone.
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Georg Frideric Handel
Giulio Cesare: Va tacito
Singer: Marijana Mijanovic.- Archiv.
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Maurice Duruflé
Prelude et Fugue sur le nom d'Alain
Performer: Thomas Trotter.- King's College.
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Sergey Rachmaninov
Piano Concerto No 2 in C minor, Op 18: I. Moderato
Performer: Anna Fedorova. Orchestra: Sinfonieorchester St. Gallen. Conductor: Modestas Pitrėnas.- Rachmaninoff: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 4.
- Channel.
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Sergey Rachmaninov
Vespers, Op 37: Nunc dimittis
Ensemble: La Tempête. Conductor: Simon‐Pierre Bestion.- Nocturne: Rachmaninov Vespers & Byzantine Hymns.
- Alpha.
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Anonymous
Litia - Kyrie eleison
Ensemble: La Tempête. Conductor: Simon‐Pierre Bestion.- Nocturne: Rachmaninov Vespers & Byzantine Hymns.
- Alpha.
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Georg Philipp Telemann
Fantasia No 10 in D major
Performer: Alina Ibragimova.- Telemann: Fantasias for solo violin.
- Hyperion.
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
Symphony No 6 in E minor: III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace - IV. Epilogue: Moderato
Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Martyn Brabbins.- Vaughan Williams: Symphonies Nos 6 & 8.
- Hyperion.
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Record Review
Roots – music by Falla, Pérez Prado, Gardel, etc.
Nemanja Radulović (violin)
Double Sens
Warner Classics 9029619839
https://www.warnerclassics.com/release/roots
Insieme - Opera Duets – music by Puccini, Ponchielli, Verdi
Jonas Kaufmann (tenor)
Ludovic Tézier (baritone)
Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Antonio Pappano
Sony 19439987002
Louise Farrenc: Complete Piano Works, Vol. 1; Études
Maria Stratigou (piano)
Grand Piano GP912-13 (2 CDs)
https://grandpianorecords.com/Album/AlbumDetails/GP912-13
Eclipse – music by Dvořák, Ginastera, Sarasate
Hilary Hahn (violin)
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Andrés Orozco-Estrada
DG 4862383
https://www.deutschegrammophon.com/en/catalogue/products/eclipse-hilary-hahn-12761
09.30am – Gillian Moore: New Releases
Rameau: Zoroastre 1749
Jodie Devos (Amélite)
Véronique Gens (Erinice)
Reinoud Van Mechelen (Zoroastre)
Tassis Christoyannis (Abramane)
Les Ambassadeurs
La Grande Écurie
Chœur de Chambre de Namur
Alexis Kossenko
Alpha ALPHA891 (3 CDs)
https://outhere-music.com/en/albums/rameau-zoroastre-1749
Beethoven: Complete Symphonies & Barry: Selected Works
Nicolas Hodges (piano)
Lawrence Power (viola)
Jennifer France (soprano)
Christianne Stotijn (mezzo-soprano)
Ed Lyon (tenor)
Mark Stone (baritone)
Joshua Bloom (bass)
Matthew Rose (bass)
Britten Sinfonia
Royal Holloway Choir
Britten Sinfonia Voices
Thomas Adès
Signum SIGCD687 (6 CDs)
Visions – music by Messaien, Knussen, Birtwhistle, etc.
Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano)
Tamara Stefanovich (piano)
Pentatone PTC5186957
https://www.pentatonemusic.com/product/visions/
Delius & Smyth: String Quartets
Villiers Quartet
Naxos 8574376
https://www.naxos.com/FeaturePages/Details/?id=Delius_%C2%B7_Smyth_String_Quartets_Villiers_Quartet
Gillian Moore: On Repeat
Handel: Giulio Cesare in Egitto
Marijana Mijanovic (Giulio Cesare)
Magdalena Kožená (Cleopatra)
Anne Sofie von Otter (Sesto)
Charlotte Hellekant (Cornelia)
Bejun Mehta (Tolomeo)
Alan Ewing (Achilla)
Les Musiciens du Louvre
Marc Minkowski
DG Archiv 4742102 (download only)
10:10 am
Listener On Repeat
Durufle: Complete Organ Works
Thomas Trotter (organ)
Kings College KGS0053
https://www.kingscollegerecordings.com/product/durufle-organ-works-thomas-trotter/?v=79cba1185463
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 4
Anna Fedorova (piano)
Sinfonieorchester St. Gallen
Modestas Pitrenas
Channel CCS42522
https://outhere-music.com/en/albums/rachmaninoff-piano-concertos-nos-2-4
10.30am – Building a Library: Simon Heighes on Mozart’s Symphony No 31 in D ‘Paris’
Recommended recording:
Freiburger Barochorchester
Gottfried Von Der Goltz
Harmonia Mundi HMC901897
Other recommendation:
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Sir Charles Mackerras
Linn CKD350 (download only)
https://www.linnrecords.com/recording-mozart-symphonies-29-31-paris-32-35-haffner-36-linz
The English Concert
Trevor Pinnock
DG Archiv 4716662 (11 CDs)
11:15 am
Nocturne: Rachmaninov Vespers & Byzantine Hymns
La Tempête
Simon-Pierre Bestion
Alpha ALPHA897
https://outhere-music.com/en/albums/nocturne-rachmaninov-vespers-byzantine-hymns
Telemann: Fantasias for solo violin
Alina Ibragimova (violin)
Hyperion CDA68384
https://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDA68384
11.25am – Record of the Week
Vaughan Williams: Symphonies Nos 6 & 8
Roderick Williams (baritone)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
BBC Symphony Chorus
Martyn Brabbins
Hyperion CDA68396
https://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDA68396
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