91福利社 Proms Composer - Felix Mendelssohn with Katy Hamilton and Andrew McGregor
Katy Hamilton chooses five indispensable recordings of 91福利社 Proms Composer Felix Mendelssohn and explains why you need to hear them, plus the best of recent classical releases.
Andrew McGregor with a selection of the best new classical releases.
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Proms Composer: Felix Mendelssohn
Katy Hamilton chooses five indispensable recordings of 91福利社 Proms Composer Mendelssohn and explains why you need to hear them.
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Record of the Week
Britten: Sinfonia da Requiem
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Mirga Gra啪inyt臈-Tyla (conductor)
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto for 3 violins, strings & continuo in D major, BWV 1064: I. Allegro
Performer: Th眉ringer Bach Collegium.- Virtuosi: Music from JS Bach; Johann Ernst IV. von Sachsen-Weimar; Johann Gottfr.
- Audite.
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Alexander Gretchaninov
Let Us Hasten with Fervour (Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom No 2, Op 29)
Conductor: Vladimir Gorbik. Choir: PaTRAM Institute Male Choir.- More Honourable Than the Cherubim.
- Chandos.
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Jurgis Karnavicius
String Quartet No. 3, Op. 10: I. Andante
Ensemble: Valstybinis Vilniaus kvartetas.- Jurgis Karnavi膷ius: String Quartets Nos. 3 & 4.
- Ondine.
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Nikolai Girshevich Kapustin
Concerto for Violin & Piano, Op. 105: III. Allegretto
Performer: Frank Dupree. Performer: Rosanne Philippens. Orchestra: W眉rttembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn. Conductor: Case Scaglione.- Kapustin: Orchestral Works.
- CapriccioNR.
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Felix Mendelssohn
Octet in E flat major, Op. 20: I. Allegro moderato ma con fuoco
Performer: James Ehnes. Ensemble: Seattle Chamber Music Octet. Conductor: Vladimir Ashkenazy.- James Ehnes plays Mendelssohn.
- Onyx.
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Felix Mendelssohn
Elijah, Op. 70: Elias, Op. 70, MWV A25, Pt. 2: Hebe deine Augen auf & Siehe, der H眉ter Israels
Performer: Academy for Ancient Music Berlin. Singer: Thomas Oliemans. Choir: RIAS Chamber Choir. Singer: Maximilian Schmitt. Singer: Marlis Petersen. Singer: Lioba Braun. Conductor: Hans-Christoph Rademann.- Mendelssohn: Elijah, Op. 70.
- Accentus Music.
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Felix Mendelssohn
Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 56 'Scottish' - I. Andante & II. Vivace non troppo
Ensemble: Chamber Orchestra of Europe. Conductor: Yannick N茅zet鈥怱茅guin.- Mendelssohn: Symphonies Nos. 1-5.
- DG.
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Felix Mendelssohn
Six Songs for Voice and Piano, Op. 99, No. 2 & Op. 9 No. 8
- Mendelssohn: Complete Songs Vol. 2.
- Champs Hill Records.
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Felix Mendelssohn
Piano Trio No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 49, MWV Q 29: II. Andante con moto tranquillo
Performer: Lev Oborin. Performer: David Oistrakh. Performer: 小胁褟褌芯褋谢邪胁 袣薪褍褕械胁懈褑泻懈泄.- David Oistrakh Collection Volume 9.
- Doremi.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Wellingtons Sieg, Op. 91: Die Schlacht & Sieges-Symphonie
Conductor: Marcus Bosch. Orchestra: Cappella Aquileia.- Beethoven: Orchestral Works.
- CPO.
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Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k
From the Bohemian Forest, Op. 68, B. 133: II. By the Black Lake
Performer: Christophe Sirodeau. Performer: Anna Zassimova.- Dvorak: Legends & From the Bohemian Forest.
- Melism.
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Josquin des Prez
Scaramella va alla guerra (villotta)
Ensemble: Early Music Consort of London. Director: David Munrow.- Josquin & the Franco-Flemish School.
- Warner Classics.
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Alexander Glazunov
Glazunov, Sinding, Arensky & Grieg
Conductor: Fran莽ois鈥怷avier Roth. Orchestra: Les Si猫cles.- Stravinsky: Ballets Russes.
- Harmonia Mundi.
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Charles Ives
String Quartet No. 1 "From the Salvation Army": II. Prelude. Allegro
Ensemble: Escher String Quartet.- Barber & Ives: String Quartets.
- BIS.
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Marcel Latt猫s
Le Diable a Paris: Act II. Couplets Blues
Performer: David Plantier. Performer: Les Plaisirs du Parnasse.- Marcel Lattes: Le Diable A Paris.
- B Records.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Goldberg Variations, BWV988: No 27-30
Performer: Samuele Telari.- JS Bach: Goldberg Variations.
- Delphian.
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Benjamin Britten
Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20
Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Mirga Gra啪inyt臈鈥怲yla.- The British Project - Britten: Sinfonia da Requiem.
- DG.
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Record Review
9.00am
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Virtuosi: Music from JS Bach; Johann Ernst IV. von Sachsen-Weimar; Johann Gottfried Walther听
Th眉ringer Bach Collegium
Audite听 AUDITE97790
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More Honourable Than the Cherubim
Mikhail Davydov (bass-baritone)
PaTRAM Institute Male Choir
Vladimir Gorbik听 (conductor)听
Chandos听 CHSA5287 听(Hybrid SACD)听
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Karnavicius: String Quartets Nos. 3 & 4
Vilnius String Quartet
Ondine听 ODE 1387-2
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Kapustin: Piano Concerto No. 4, Concerto for Violin & Piano & Chamber Symphony
Frank Dupree (piano)
Rosanne Philippens (violin)
Wurttembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn听
Case Scaglione听 (conductor)听
Capriccio听 C5437听
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9.30am 鈥� Proms Composer:听 Katy Hamilton on Felix Mendelssohn
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James Ehnes plays Mendelssohn
James Ehnes (violin)
Philharmonia Orchestra
Seattle Chamber Music Octet
Vladimir Ashkenazy (conductor)听
Onyx听 ONYX4060听
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Mendelssohn: Elijah, Op. 70
Marlis Petersen (soprano)
Lioba Braun (mezzo 鈥� soprano)
Maximilian Schmitt (tenor)
Thomas Oliemans (baritone)
RIAS Kammerchor & Akademie f眉r Alte Musik Berlin,
Hans鈥怌hristoph Rademann (conductor)听
Accentus Music听 ACC30356
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Mendelssohn: Symphonies Nos. 1-5
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
RIAS Kammerchor
Yannick N茅zet-S茅guin (conductor)听
DG 4797337听 (3 CDs)听
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Mendelssohn: Complete Songs Vol. 2
Malcolm Martineau (piano)
Mary Bevan & Sophie Bevan (soprano)
Paula Murrihy & Kitty Whately (mezzo soprano)
Robin Tritschler (tenor)
Jonathan McGovern & Benjamin Appl (baritone)
Champs Hill Records听 CHRCD091听
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David Oistrakh Collection Volume 9 鈥� Music by Mendelssohn
David Oistrakh (violin)
Sviatoslav Knushevitsky (cello)
Vladimir Yampolsky (piano)
Pyotr Bondarenko (violin)
Mikhail Terian (viola)
Doremi听 DHR7790
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10.15am 鈥� New Releases
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Beethoven: Overtures & Wellington's Victory
Raffaela Lintl听 (soprano)
Frederic B枚hle (bass)
Cappella Aquileia
Markus Bosch (conductor)听
CPO听 555302-2 (Hybrid SACD)听
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Dvo艡谩k: Legends & From the Bohemian Forest (Versions for Piano Four-Hands)
Christophe Sirodeau 听& Anna Zassimova (pianos)听
Melism听 590468听
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Josquin & the Franco-Flemish School 鈥� Music by Binchois, Dufay, Isaac, de Lassus etc.
Ensemble Gilles Binchois
Hilliard Ensemble
Early Music Consort of London
The King's Singers
Andrew Parrott (director)听
David Munrow (director)听
Anthony Rooley (director)听
Capella Antiqua M眉nchen
Chorale Philippe Caillard
Taverner Choir, Consort & Players
Warner Classics听 9029673084 (34 CDs)
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Stravinsky: Ballets Russes 鈥� Music By Arensky, Glazunov, Grieg, etc.
Micha毛l Rolland听
Marion Ralincourt听
Les Si猫cles
Fran莽ois-Xavier Roth (conductor)听
Harmonia Mundi听 HMX2905342.43 (2 CDs)听
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Barber/Ives: String Quartets
Escher String Quartet
BIS听 BIS2360 (Hybrid SACD)听
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Marcel Lattes: Le Diable A Paris
David Plantier (violin)
Les Plaisirs Du Parnasse
B Records听 LBM033 (2 CDs)听
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JS Bach: Goldberg Variations
Samuele Telari (accordion)
Delphian听 DCD34257听
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11.20am 鈥� Record of the Week
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The British Project 鈥� Elgar, Britten, Vaughan Williams and Walton
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra 听
Mirga Gra啪inyt臈-Tyla (conductor)听
DG听 4861547听 (2 CDs)听
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