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Last broadcast on Sat, 14 Nov 2009, 09:00 on BBC Radio 3.
Synopsis
With Andrew McGregor. Including Building a Library: John Ireland: Piano Concerto; Recent Haydn discs, including a new Creation; Disc of the Week: Debussy: Khamma (piano version).
Building a Library:
IRELAND: Piano Concerto in E flat
Reviewer – Piers Burton-Page
First Choice Recommendation:
c/w BRIDGE: Phantasm; WALTON: Sinfonia Concertante
Kathryn Stott (piano) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Vernon Handley (conductor)
Dutton CDLX7223 (CD, Mid Price)
CD Review BAL Catalogue Data
bal.ireland:
bal.ireland.piano.concerto
pbp.bal.cd.review
09.05am
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Piano Concerto; The Wasps Suite; English Folk Song Suite
Ashley Wass (piano) / Royal Liverpool Philharmonic / James Judd (conductor)
Naxos 8.572304 (CD, Budget)
ELGAR: The Crown of India (orch. Payne) [2 versions, No 2 ed. Davis]; Imperial March; Empire March; Coronation March
Clare Shearer (mezzo-soprano) / Gerald Finley (baritone) / Barbara Marten (narrator) / Deborah McAndrew (narrator) / Joanne Mitchell (narrator) / Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus / BBC Philharmonic / Sir Andrew Davis (conductor)
Chandos CHAN10570 (2CD)
ANSELL: Overture – Plymouth Hoe; Overture – The Windjammer; ELGAR: The Fringes of the Fleet; Inside the Bar; Big Steamers (arr. Higgins); Elegy for Strings; IRELAND: The Soldier; Blow Out You Bugles (orch. Higgins); WOOD: A Manx Overture – The Isle of Mountains and Glens; Elizabeth of England; GERMAN: Big Steamers (orch. Higgins);
Roderick Williams (baritone) / Nicholas Lester / (baritone) / Laurence Meikle (baritone) / Duncan Rock (baritone) / Guildford Philharmonic / Tom Higgins (conductor)
Somm SOMMCD243 (CD)
09.35am Building a Library
IRELAND: Piano Concerto in E flat
Reviewer – Piers Burton-Page
First Choice Recommendation:
c/w BRIDGE: Phantasm; WALTON: Sinfonia Concertante
Kathryn Stott (piano) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Vernon Handley (conductor)
Dutton CDLX7223 (CD, Mid Price)
Next week William Mival compares recordings of Bruckner’s Symphony No 5.
10.15am Recent Releases
SCHUBERT: Moments musicaux D 780; Allegretto in C minor D 915; Impromptus D 899
David Fray (piano)
Virgin Classics 6944890 (CD, Mid Price)
Schubert: Piano Works Vol 3
SCHUBERT: Piano Sonata B flat major D 960; Moments musicaux D 780
Gerhard Oppitz (piano)
Hanssler HAEN98298 (CD)
Schubert Live Vol 2
Piano Sonata in C minor D 958; Moments musicaux D 780; Deutsche Tanze D 783; Piano Sonata in G major D 894; 4 Impromptus D 935
Imogen Cooper (piano)
Avie AV2157 (2CD, Mid Price)
10.55am New Releases
Andrew talks to Ivan Hewett about new releases of music by Haydn. With extracts from the following discs:
Haydn: Divertimenti
HAYDN: Octet (Divertimento no. 1) in G major Hob X:12; Quintet in D major Hob X:10; Octet (Divertimento no. 3) in G major Hob X:5; Octet in D major Hob X:1
Combattimento Consort Amsterdam / Jan Willem de Vriend (director)
Challenge CC72345 (Hybrid SACD)
HAYDN: The Seven last Words of Christ on the Cross Hob XX:1
Francisco Rojas (evangelist) / Le Concert Des Nations / Jordi Savall (conductor)
Alia Vox AVDVD9868 (DVD)
Haydn: Piano Trios Volume 2
HAYDN: Piano Trio in E major Hob XV:28; Piano Trio in E flat major Hob XV:29; Piano Trio in E flat major Hob XV:30; Piano Trio in E flat minor Hob XV:31
The Florestan Trio
Hyperion CDA67757 (CD)
HAYDN: Die Schopfung (The Creation)
Julia Kleiter (soprano) / Maximilian Schmitt (tenor) / Johannes Weisser (bass) / RIAS Chamber Choir / Freiburg Baroque Orchestra / Rene Jacobs (conductor)
Harmonia Mundi HMC992039-40 (2CD and bonus DVD)
HAYDN: Violin Concerto No 1 in C major Hob VIIa:1; Symphony No 49 in F minor Hob I:49 'La Passione'; Symphony 80 in D minor Hob I:80
Freiburg Baroque Orchestra / Gottfried von der Goltz (violin and direction)
Harmonia Mundi HMX2962029 (CD, Mid Price)
MOZART: Sinfonia Concertante KV364; HAYDN: Violin Concerto in C Major HobVIIa1; Violin Concerto in G Major HobVIIa4
Rachel Podger (violin) / Pavlo Beznosiuk (viola) / Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Channel Classics CCSSA29309 (Hybrid SACD)
11.40am Disc of the Week
Debussy: Complete Works for Piano Volume 5
DEBUSSY: Khamma; La boite a joujoux; Jeux
Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano)
Chandos CHAN10545 (CD)
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