Prokofiev's Violin Concerto No 2 in G minor in Building a Library with Ben Gernon and Andrew McGregor
Prokofiev's Violin Concerto No 2 in Building a Library with Ben Gernon and Andrew McGregor; plus a round up of new choral releases with John Rutter.
Andrew McGregor with the best new recordings of classical music.
9.30 am
John Rutter shares some new releases that have caught his attention with Andrew and reveals his 'On Repeat' choice and explains his current preoccupation with it. John Rutter is particularly known for his popular arrangements of Christmas carols, and his choice of new releases features a selection of choral music from Telemann to Mozart.
10.30 am
Building a Library
Ben Gernon chooses his favourite recording of Prokofiev's Violin Concerto No 2.
This concerto is full of glorious melodies and deserves a place in everyone's collection. Prokofiev was on a concert tour when he wrote the piece and later wrote, "the number of places in which I wrote the Concerto shows the kind of nomadic concert tour life I led then. The main theme of the 1st movement was written in Paris, the first theme of the 2nd movement at Voronezh, the orchestration was finished in Baku and the premiere was given in Madrid." The concerto is more conventional than Prokofiev's early experimental works and its romantic heart has made it a perennial favourite.
11.20 am
Record of the Week
An exceptional new release.
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César Franck
Symphony in D Minor, FWV 48 Mvt I. Lento - Allegro non troppo
Orchestra: Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Alain Altinoglu.- Franck: Symphony in D Minor - Rédemption - Le chasseur maudit.
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Record Review
The link below each recording takes you directly to the label’s website. Please be aware that non-UK labels may be cheaper via a record store or an online retailer.
9.00am
New Year's Concert 2023 - music by E. Strauss, J. Strauss II, Suppe, etc.
Wiener Philharmoniker
Franz Welser-Möst
Sony 19658717392 (2CDs)
https://www.sonyclassical.com/releases/releases-details/new-year-s-concert-2023
Motets of the Bach Family
Ensemble Polyharmonique
Teatro Del Mondo
Andreas Küppers
CPO 555418-2
Das Jahr - 12 Charakterstücke für Klavier by Fanny Mendelssohn
Christina Bjørkøe (piano)
Danacord DACOCD957
Elgar: Viola Concerto & Bloch: Suite For Viola and Orchestra
Timothy Ridout (viola)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Martyn Brabbins
Harmonia Mundi HMM902618
09.30am – John Rutter: New Releases
Telemann: Complete Cantatas, Vol. 2 - Französischer Jahrgang 1714/15
Gutenberg Soloists
Neumeyer Consort
Felix Koch
CPO 555437-2 (2CDs)
Mozart: Coronation Mass
Katharina Konradi (soprano)
Sophie Harmsen (mezzo-soprano)
Steve Davislim (tenor)
Krešimir Stražanac (bass)
Niklaus Pfannkuch
Raphael Alpermann (organ)
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin
Howard Arman
BR Klassik 900530
https://www.br-shop.de/shoplink/kroenungsmesse-kv-317.html
The Golden Renaissance: William Byrd
Stile Antico
Decca 4853951
https://shop.decca.com/*/*/The-Golden-Renaissance-William-Byrd-CD/7NSR0000000
André Caplet: Le Miroir de Jésus (The Mirror of Jesus)
Anke Vondung (mezzo-soprano)
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Münchner Rundfunkorchester
Howard Arman
BR Klassik 900342
https://www.jpc.de/jpcng/classic/detail/-/art/1923-le-miroir-de-jesus/hnum/11096893
John Rutter: On Repeat
Mad Dogs & Englishmen (Remastered)
Noel Coward
Avid Entertainment 888608967310
Listener On Repeat
Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 7
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Carlos Kleiber
DG 4474002
https://www.deutschegrammophon.com/en/catalogue/products/beethoven-symphonies-nos-5-7-kleiber-321
10.10am – New Releases
Poulenc: La Voix Humaine
Véronique Gens (soprano)
Orchestre National de Lille
Alexandre Bloch
Alpha ALPHA899
https://outhere-music.com/en/albums/poulenc-la-voix-humaine
10.30am – Building a Library: Ben Gernon on Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor
Recommended recording:
James Ehnes (violin)
BBC Philharmonic
Gianandrea Noseda
Chandos CHAN10787(2) (2CDs)
https://www.chandos.net/products/catalogue/CHAN%2010787
Also recommended:
Shlomo Mintz (violin)
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Claudio Abbado
DG 4456072
https://www.deutschegrammophon.com/en/catalogue/products/prokofiev-violin-concertos-mintz-8049
11:15 am
Tom and Will - Weelkes & Byrd: 400 Years
King's Singers, Fretwork
Signum SIGCD731
https://signumrecords.com/product/tom-will-weelkes-byrd-400-years/SIGCD731/
JS Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1
Andreas Staier (early keyboard instruments)
Harmonia Mundi HMM90268081 (2CDs)
https://store.harmoniamundi.com/format/1190595-js-bach-the-well-tempered-clavier-book-1
11.25am – Record of the Week
Franck: Symphony in D Minor - Rédemption - Le chasseur maudit
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Alain Altinoglu
Alpha ALPHA898
https://outhere-music.com/en/albums/franck-symphony-d-minor-redemption-le-chasseur-maudit
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