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Last broadcast on Sat, 30 Jan 2010, 09:00 on BBC Radio 3.
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With Andrew McGregor. Building a Library: Schoenberg: Five Pieces for orchestra, Op 16; Nikolaj Znaider on Elgar's Violin Concerto, Op 61; Disc of the Week: Elgar: Violin Concerto.
09.05am
Fritz Kreisler – The Complete Recordings Vol 1
BACH (arr. Kreisler): Partita No 3 in E major, BWV 1006 (Prelude in E);
BACH (arr. Wilhelmj): Orchestral Suite in No 3 in D BWV 1068 (Air on the G String); TCHAIKOVSKY (arr. Kreisler): Souvenir de Hapsal Op 2 No 3 (Chant sans paroles); SULZER: Sarabande Op 8; Francois SCHUBERT: L’abeille (The Bee) Op 13 No 9; SMETANA: From My Homeland (No 2 Andantino ‘Bohemian Fantasy’); FOSTER (arr. Kreisler): Old Folks at Home; KREISLER: Caprice viennois in G flat Op 2; Tambourin chinois; Liebesleid; Liebesfreud (1); Liebesfreud (2); Variations on a Theme of Corelli; Caprice viennois Op 2; DVORAK: Humoresque in G flat Op101 No 7 in G flat; MASSENET (arr. Martin Marsick): Thais (Meditation [1], Meditation [2]); BRAHMS (arr. Joachim): Hungarian Dance No 5; SCHUBERT (arr. Kreisler): Moments musicaux D780; RAMEAU (arr. Kreisler): Les fetes d’Hebe (Tambourin); COTTENET: Chanson – Meditation
Fritz Kreisler (violin) / George Falkenstein (piano)
Naxos Historical 8112053 (CD, Budget)
Richard Strauss – A Cappella
STRAUSS: Deutsche motette (German Motet) Op 62; Traumlicht Op 123 No 2; Zwei gesange (Two Hymns) Op 34
Accentus / Latvian Radio Choir / Laurence Equilbey (conductor)
Naive V5194 (CD)
Baltic Exchange
PRAULINS: Missa Rigensis 2002; Laudibus in sanctis; EINFELDE: Cikls ar Fricva Bardas dzeju – A cycle of Fricis Barda poems; SISASK: Benedictio; MISKINIS: Angelis suis Deus; Pater noster
The Choir of Trinity College / Cambridge / Stephen Layton (conductor)
Hyperion CDA67747 (CD)
From The Heart
VAN NESS: My Heart is a Holy Place; LACK: Conceit; BRUNNING (arr. Lawson): Pie Jesu; LOHAN / CREEK (arr. Lawson): Out of the Woods; COHEN (arr. Lawson) Hallelujah
The King’s Singers
Signum SIGCD177 (CD, Mid Price)
Encores – Songs for a cappella choir
ZAPPA: Peaches en regalia; BRISCOE / AKINYEM (Britney Spears): Womanizer; MEDEIROS: Toi mon toit; BIEHLER / ROZOUM (Taxi Girl): Cherchez le garcon; GAINSBOURG: Manon; BJORK: Hunter; A RAHBANI / M RAHBANI (Fairouz): Nahna wil amar jiran; CANFORA (Mina): Brava; MADONNA / PRICE / ANDERSSON / ULVAEUS (Madonna): Hung up; DAVID / BACHARACH: The look of love; DENNIS (Kylie Minogue): Can't get you out of my head; etc
Adaptations by David Colosio, Morgan Jourdain and Vincent Manac'h
Les Cris de Paris / Geoffroy Jourdain (conductor)
Alpha ALPHA888 (CD)
Aces High
BONO and THE EDGE: Goldeneye; George and Ira GERSHWIN: Slap that Bass; GREVER / ADAMS: What a difference a Day Makes; WILSON / LOVE: Good Vibrations; ANDREW / SCHWANDT: Dream a little Dream of Me; NEWLEY / BRICUSSE: Feeling Good; PORTER: Anything Goes; BART: From Russia with Love;
STUART / GORRIE: Cloudy; SONDHEIM: Losing my mind; WEILL / BRECHT: Mack the Knife; MERCURY: Love of my Life; CONTI / LEESON / BRICUSSE / BARRY: For your eyes only / You only live twice; BARRY / BLACK: Thunderball; JACKSON: Smooth Criminal; HAMLISCH / SAGER: Nobody Does it Better
All tracks arranged by Jim Clements for Voces8
Voces8
Signum SIGCD187 (CD)
09.30am Building a Library
SCHOENBERG: 5 Orchestral Pieces Op 16
Reviewer – Jeremy Thurlow
First Choice Recommendation:
c/w SCHOENBERG Verklarte Nacht; 3 Piano Pieces Op 11; 6 Little Piano Pieces Op 19; SCHOENBERG / BUSONI: Piano Piece Op 11 No 2
Chicago Symphony Orchestra / Daniel Barenboim (conductor and pianist)
Teldec 4509982562 (CD)
Next week Peter Quantrill compares recordings of Berlioz’s Te Deum.
10.25am Recent Release
SIBELIUS: Violin Concerto in D minor Op 47; Humoresques Op 87 Nos 1, 2 and 5; PROKOFIEV: Violin Concerto No 1 in D Major Op 19;
Vilde Frang (violin) / WDR Symphony Orchestra / Thomas Sondergard (conductor)
EMI 6844132 (CD, Mid Price)
10.35am New Releases
CHOPIN: Polonaise Op 40 No 1; Waltz Op 70 No 2; Waltz Op 69 No 1; Prelude Op 28 No 15; Mazurkas Op 24, Op 6 No 2, Op 68; etc
Marjan Kiepura (piano)
Patria Productions KIE2000 (CD, Mid Price)
CHOPIN: Scherzo in B minor Op 20; Scherzo in E major Op 54; Nocturnes Op 15, Op 55 No 1, Op 62 No 2; Mazurkas Op 67, Op 17 No 4
Dina Yoffe (piano)
NIFC NIFCCD012 (CD)
CHOPIN: Nocturnes Op 62 No 1, Op 48 No 1; Polonaises Op 44, Op 40 No 1, Op 53; Mazurkas Op 17 No 3, Op 30 No 2, etc
Janusz Olejniczak (piano)
NIFC NIFCCD011 (CD)
CHOPIN: Andante spianato Op 22; Ballade No 3 Op 47; Nocturnes Op 48 Nos 1 and 2, Op 9 No 2, Op 27 No 2; Preludes Op 28 Nos 4, 9, 11, 13, Op 45, Op 28 No 15; Mazurkas Op 41 Nos 2 and 3; Impromptu Op 51; Grande Valse Op 42
Alain Planes (piano)
Harmonia Mundi HMC902052 (CD)
CHOPIN: Mazurkas Op 63 No 3, Op 17 No 2, Op 68 No 2, Op 7 No 2, Op 17 No 4; Largo in C minor; Trois Ecossaises Op 72 No 3; Contredanse in B flat major; Fantaisie Impromptue Op 66; Nocturne Op 9 No 2; Ballades No 1 Op 23, Ballade No 2 Op 38; Fantasie Op 49; Nocturne Posthume
Alexandre Tharaud (piano)
Virgin 4578452 (CD)
CHOPIN: Complete Waltzes
Alice Sara Ott (piano)
Deutsche Grammophon 4778095 (CD)
CHOPIN: Cello Sonata in G minor Op 65; Piano Trio in G minor Op 8; Grand Duo for Cello and Piano (on themes from Meyerbeer's Robert le Diable)*
Andreas Brantelid (cello) / Marianna Shirinyan (piano) / Vilde Frang (violin)*
EMI 6877422 (CD)
BALAKIREV: Impromptu on the themes of two Preludes by Chopin; BENDEL: Hommage a Chopin Op 111 No 1; GRIEG: Studie (Hommage a Chopin) Op 73 No 5; BUSONI: Ten Variations on a Prelude of Chopin in C minor BV213a; NAPRAVNIK: Notturno (La reminiscence de Chopin) Op 48 No 1; TCHAIKOVSKY: Un poco di Chopin Op 72 No 15; HONEGGER: Souvenir de Chopin; BERKELEY: Three Mazurkas Op 32 No 1; VILLA-LOBOS: Hommage a Chopin; FEDERICO MOMPOU: Variations sur un theme de Chopin; GODARD: Hommage a Chopin Op 66 No 2; GODOWSKY: Profil (Chopin) No 7 of Walzermasken; LESCHETIZKY: Hommage a Chopin Op 46 No 9
Jonathan Plowright (piano)
Hyperion CDA67803 (CD)
11.20am Interview / Disc of the Week
Andrew talks to violinist Nikolaj Znaider about the CD Review Disc of the week. With extracts from the following disc:
ELGAR: Violin Concerto
Nikolaj Znaider (violin) / Staatskapelle Dresden / Sir Colin Davis (conductor)
RCA 88697605882 (CD)
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