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Building a Library: Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro

With Andrew McGregor. Including Building a Library: Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro; Box set: Neville Marriner - The Argo Years; Disc of the Week: Arensky: Piano Trios. Leonore Trio.

3 hours, 12 minutes

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Music Played

  • Anton Stepanovich Arensky

    Trio no. 2 in F minor Op.73 for piano and strings

    Performer: Leonore Piano Trio.
    • HYPERION : CDA68015.
    • HYPERION.
    • 5.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Concerto in C minor BWV.1060 for 2 keyboards and string orchestra [from lost co

    • BIS : 2051.
    • Bis.
    • 14.
  • Johannes Brahms

    Concerto in A minor Op.102 for violin, cello and orchestra

    • DECCA : 5346246.
    • DECCA.
    • 2.
  • Christoph Willibald Gluck

    L' Ivrogne corrige - opera comique

    • EDITIONS ARTS FLORISSANTS : AF002.
    • EDITIONS ARTS FLORISSANTS.
    • 10.
  • Neville Marriner

    John Bridcut on 'Neville Marriner - the Argo Years' on Decca

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Building a Library: Sarah Lenton on Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro (on DVD)

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Adagio and fugue in C minor K.546 for strings

    • HARMONIA MUNDI : HMC902159.
    • Harmonia Mundi.
    • 6.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Symphony no. 39 in E flat major K.543

    • GLOSSA : GCD921119.
    • GLOSSA.
    • 1.
  • Niccol簷 Paganini

    Concerto no. 1 in D major Op.6 for violin and orchestra

    • DECCA : 5346246.
    • DECCA.
    • 3.
  • Niccol簷 Paganini

    Caprice no.24 Op.1 for violin solo

    • DECCA : 5346246.
    • DECCA.
    • 24.
  • JeanPhilippe Rameau

    Ah! loin de rire, pleurons - canon for 4 voices

    • EDITIONS ARTS FLORISSANTS : AF002.
    • EDITIONS ARTS FLORISSANTS.
    • 12.
  • Camille SaintSa禱ns

    Concerto no. 2 in C major Op.58 for violin and orchestra

    • DECCA : 5346246.
    • DECCA.
    • 7.
  • Henryk Wieniawski

    Capriccio-valse in E major Op.7 for violin and piano

    • DECCA : 5346246.
    • DECCA.
    • 4.

9.00am

L' Ivrogne corrige - opera comique 泭泭

Performers:泭泭泭泭 Les Arts Florissants, William Christie泭

Composers:泭泭泭 Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714 - 1787)泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭

Album Title:泭泭泭泭 Le Jardin de Monsieur Rameau

EDITIONS ARTS FLORISSANTS : AF002泭泭

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Ah! loin de rire, pleurons - canon for 4 voices 泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭

Performers:泭泭泭泭 Les Arts Florissants, William Christie泭

Composers:泭泭泭 Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683 - 1764)泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭

Album Title:泭泭泭泭 Le Jardin de Monsieur Rameau

EDITIONS ARTS FLORISSANTS : AF002泭泭

Concerto in C minor BWV.1060 for 2 keyboards and string orchestra [from lost concerto for 2vn or ob & vn] 泭泭泭泭泭

Performers:泭泭泭泭 Masaaki Suzuki, Masato Suzuki, Japan Bach Collegium泭泭泭泭泭

Composers:泭泭泭 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭

Album Title:泭泭泭泭 BIS : 2051泭泭泭泭泭泭

Adagio and fugue in C minor K.546 for strings 泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭

Performers:泭泭泭泭 Berlin Academy of Ancient Music泭泭泭泭泭

Composers:泭泭泭 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)泭泭泭泭

Album Title:泭泭泭泭 HARMONIA MUNDI : HMC902159泭

Symphony no. 39 in E flat major K.543 泭泭泭泭泭泭泭

Performers:泭泭泭泭 Orchestra of the 18th Century, Frans Bruggen泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭

Composers:泭泭泭 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)泭泭泭泭

Album Title:泭泭泭泭 GLOSSA : GCD921119泭 泭 泭 泭 泭

9.30am Building a Library

Sarah Lenton compares DVD recordings of Mozarts opera The Marriage of Figaro and makes a recommendation:

MOZART: Le nozze di Figaro, K492

Erwin Schrott (Figaro), Miah Persson (Susanna), Gerald Finley (Count Almaviva), Dorothea Roschmann (Countess Almaviva), Rinat Shaham (Cherubino), The Royal Opera Chorus, The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Antonio Pappano (conductor), David McVicar (stage director)

OPUS ARTE OA0990D (DVD)

10.15am

Concerto no. 1 in D major Op.6 for violin and orchestra 泭泭泭泭泭

Performers:泭泭泭泭 Ivry Gitlis, Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Stanislaw Wislocki泭泭泭泭泭

Composers:泭泭泭 Nicolo Paganini (1782 - 1840)泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭

Album Title:泭泭泭泭 DECCA : 5346246泭泭泭泭泭

Caprice no.24 Op.1 for violin solo 泭泭泭泭

Performers:泭泭泭泭 Ivry Gitlis泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭

Composers:泭泭泭 Nicolo Paganini (1782 - 1840)泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭

Album Title:泭泭泭泭 DECCA : 5346246泭泭泭泭泭

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Concerto no. 2 in C major Op.58 for violin and orchestra 泭泭泭

Performers:泭泭泭泭 Ivry Gitlis, Monte Carlo National Opera Orchestra, Edouard van Remoortel泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭

Composers:泭泭泭 Camille Saint-Saens (1835 - 1921)泭泭泭

Album Title:泭泭泭泭 DECCA : 5346246泭泭泭泭泭

Concerto in A minor Op.102 for violin, cello and orchestra 泭

Performers:泭泭泭泭 Ivry Gitlis, Maurice Gendron, Orchestre National de l'ORTF, Michael Tabachnik泭泭

Composers:泭泭泭 Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897)泭泭泭泭泭泭泭

Album Title:泭泭泭泭 DECCA : 5346246泭泭泭泭泭

Capriccio-valse in E major Op.7 for violin and piano 泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭

Performers:泭泭泭泭 Ivry Gitlis, Shigeo Neriki泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭

Composers:泭泭泭 Henryk Wieniawski (1835 - 1880)泭泭泭泭泭

Album Title:泭泭泭泭 DECCA : 5346246泭 泭 泭泭

New Releases

John Bridcut talks to Andrew about a recently released box set of early recordings with Neville Marriner

Sir Neville Marriner - The Argo Years

Various works

Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)

DECCA 4786883 (28CD budget)

Disc of the Week

Trio no. 2 in F minor Op.73 for piano and strings 泭泭泭泭泭

Performers:泭泭泭泭 Leonore Piano Trio泭泭泭泭

Composers:泭泭泭 Anton Stepanovich Arensky (1861 - 1906)泭泭泭

Album Title:泭泭泭泭 HYPERION : CDA68015

Broadcast

  • Sat 10 May 2014 09:00

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