Ravel's Miroirs in Building a Library with Yshani Perinpanayagam and Andrew McGregor
Andrew McGregor with a thorough look at the week's classical music releases, plus news and recommendations.
Andrew McGregor with the best new classical releases.
c2.10pm
The writer and broadcaster Sarah Lenton joins Andrew to review the latest new releases that have caught her ear.
3pm Building a Library: Pianist and composer Yshani Perinpanayagam joins Andrew to survey recordings of Ravel's Miroirs, and make a top recommendation.
Maurice Ravel's Miroirs marked a step forward in his musical language. Written in 1905 and dedicated to members of his artistic circle, "Les Apaches", its five richly coloured movements conjure the nocturnal world of owl-moths, melancholy birdsong in the torpor of a dense summer forest, ocean swells, a Spanish jester's dawn serenade and the tolling of midday bells in Paris. Together, they form one of the most imaginative and evocative works in the piano repertoire
Top choice:
Steven Osborne (piano)
Hyperion CDA677312
c3.45pm Record of the Week: the new release that has most impressed Andrew this week.
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Claude Debussy
Sonata for flute, viola and harp (1st mvt)
Performer: Adam Walker. Performer: Timothy Ridout. Performer: Anneleen Lenaerts.- Warner Classics.
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Joseph Haydn
Symphony no.78 in C minor (4th mvt)
Orchestra: Kammerorchester Basel. Conductor: Giovanni Antonini.- Alpha.
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Sogomon Komitas
Sirt im sasani
Choir: Tallis Scholars. Conductor: Peter Phillips.- Live in Venice.
- ECM.
- 10.
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Antonio Lotti
Crucifixus a 8
Choir: Tallis Scholars. Conductor: Peter Phillips.- Live in Venice.
- ECM.
- 11.
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Frédéric Chopin
Nocturne in B flat minor (3 Nocturnes Op.9)
Performer: Pavel Kolesnikov.- Chopin: Nocturnes.
- Harmonia Mundi.
- 2.
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Frédéric Chopin
Nocturne in C minor (2 Nocturnes Op.48)
Performer: Pavel Kolesnikov.- Chopin: Nocturnes.
- Harmonia Mundi.
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Ferdinand Hérold
Zampa (Overture)
Orchestra: Munich Radio Orchestra. Conductor: Erik Nielsen.- Ferdinand Hérold: Zampa ou La Fiancée de marbre.
- Bru Zane.
- 1.
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Ferdinand Hérold
Zampa (Dieux, quel objet s'offre à ma vue!)
Singer: Julien Henric. Singer: François Rougier. Singer: Pierre Derhet. Choir: Bavarian Radio Symphony Choir. Orchestra: Munich Radio Orchestra. Conductor: Erik Nielsen.- Ferdinand Hérold: Zampa ou La Fiancée de marbre.
- Bru Zane.
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Ferdinand Hérold
Zampa (Cavatine - Pourquoi trembler)
Singer: Julien Henric. Choir: Bavarian Radio Symphony Choir. Orchestra: Munich Radio Orchestra. Conductor: Erik Nielsen.- Ferdinand Hérold: Zampa ou La Fiancée de marbre.
- Bru Zane.
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Léo Delibes
Jean de Nivelle (La gloire est là, nous l'entraînons)
Singer: Tassis Christoyannis. Singer: Cyrille Dubois. Singer: Mélissa Petit. Singer: Juliette Mey. Singer: Marie-Andrée Bouchard-Lesieur. Singer: François Rougier. Singer: Jean-Philippe Mc Clish. Choir: Nemzeti énekkar. Orchestra: Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: György Vashegyi.- Bru Zane.
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Léo Delibes
Jean de Nivelle (Moi ! J'aime le bruit de la bataille)
Singer: Juliette Mey. Singer: François Rougier. Singer: Jean-Philippe Mc Clish. Orchestra: Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: György Vashegyi.- Bru Zane.
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Léo Delibes
Jean de Nivelle (Stances de la Bannière: C'était l'honneur et le devoir)
Singer: Cyrille Dubois. Orchestra: Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: György Vashegyi.- Bru Zane.
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Benjamin Britten
Les Illuminations Op.18 (Villes)
Orchestra: Orchestre national de Metz. Conductor: David Reiland.- Britten: « En français ! ».
- Aparté.
- 114.
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Benjamin Britten
Les Illuminations Op.18 (Phrase)
Orchestra: Orchestre national de Metz. Conductor: David Reiland.- Britten: « En français ! ».
- Aparté.
- 115.
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Felix Mendelssohn
Fruhlingslied (Songs without words bk.5 Op.62)
Performer: Bertrand Chamayou.- Erato.
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Orazio Benevoli
Missa si Deus pro nobis (Kyrie eleison)
Orchestra: Le Concert Spirituel. Conductor: Hervé Niquet.- Alpha.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
String quintet in G minor K.516 (4th mvt)
Performer: Timothy Ridout. Ensemble: Takács Quartet.- Hyperion.
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Béla Bartók
Concerto for orchestra (5th mvt)
Orchestra: WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne. Conductor: Cristian Măcelaru.- Linn Records.
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