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Building a Library: Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier

With Andrew McGregor. Including Building a Library: Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier; Music from Sibelius, Nielsen and Stenhammar; Disc of the Week: Dvorak: Cello Concerto.

3 hours, 12 minutes

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Sat 7 Jun 2014 09:00
麻豆社 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Domenico Mazzocchi

    Amar a dios por dios for 4 voices

    Singer: Raquel Andueza. Performer: Jes煤s Fern谩ndez Baena.
    • Anima e Corpo: AeC002.
    • Anima e Corpo.
    • 9.

  • Jean Sibelius

    Symphony no. 1 in E minor Op.39

    Orchestra: 麻豆社 S O.. Conductor: Malcolm Sargent.
    • Guild: GHCD 2414.
    • Guild.
    • 1.

  • Richard Strauss

    6 Lieder Op.68 (Ich Wollt Ein Strausslein Binden)

    Singer: Christiane Karg. Performer: Malcolm Martineau.
    • Berlin Classics: 0300566BC.
    • Berlin Classics.
    • 12.

  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    Concerto in B minor Op.104 for cello and orchestra

    Performer: Alisa Weilerstein. Orchestra: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Ji艡铆 B臎lohl谩vek.
    • DECCA : 478 5705.
    • DECCA.
    • 2.

  • Joaqu铆n Turina

    Canto a Sevilla Op.37 for voice and orchestra vers. original

    Singer: Mar铆a Espada. Performer: 麻豆社 Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Juanjo Mena.
    • Chandos: CHAN 10819.
    • Chandos.
    • 10.

  • Joseph Haydn

    The Seven last words of our Saviour on the Cross H.20.1c for piano transc.

    Performer: Alexei Lubimov.
    • Zig Zag: ZZT341.
    • Zig Zag.
    • 8.

  • Jorge Grundman

    A mortuis resurgere (The Resurrection of Christ) for soprano and string quartet

    Singer: Susana Cordon. Ensemble: Brodsky String Quartet.
    • Chandos: CHSA 5138.
    • Chandos.
    • 11.

  • Jos茅 de Nebra

    Vendado amor es, no es ciego - zarzuela

    Singer: Bejun Mehta. Ensemble: Concerto K枚ln. Conductor: Pablo Heras鈥怌asado.
    • Archiv: 002894792050.
    • Archiv.
    • 6.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Requiem in D minor K.626, compl. Sussmayr

    Singer: Genia K眉hmeier. Singer: Bernarda Fink. Singer: Mark Padmore. Singer: Gerald Finley. Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Conductor: Mariss Jansons.
    • RCO Live: RCO 14002.
    • RCO Live.
    • 4.

  • Alonso Lobo

    Versa est in luctum for 6 voices [SSATTB] [Liber primus missarum, 1602]

    Ensemble: Plus Ultra Ensemble.
    • Archiv: 479 2610.
    • Archiv.
    • 1.

  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Symphony no. 5 in D minor Op.47

    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra. Conductor: Valery Gergiev.
    • Mariinsky: MAR0545.
    • Mariinsky.
    • 2.

  • Nicola Conforto

    Overture: La festa cinese

    Singer: Bejun Mehta. Ensemble: Concerto K枚ln. Conductor: Pablo Heras鈥怌asado.
    • Archiv: 002894792050.
    • Archiv.
    • 1.

  • Crist贸bal de Morales

    Expandit Sion manus tuas for 6 voices

    Ensemble: Plus Ultra Ensemble.
    • Archiv: 479 2610.
    • Archiv.
    • 12.

9.00am

Symphony no. 1 in E minor Op.39听听听听听

Performers:听听听听 麻豆社 S O., Malcolm Sargent听

Composers:听听听 Jean Sibelius (1865 - 1957)听听听

Album Title:听听听听 Guild: GHCD 2414听听听听

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6 Lieder Op.68 (Ich Wollt Ein Strausslein Binden)听听听听

Performers:听听听听 Christiane Karg, Malcolm Martineau听

Composers:听听听 Richard Strauss (1864 - 1949)听听听听听听听听听听

Album Title:听听听听 Berlin Classics: 0300566BC听听

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Symphony no. 5 in D minor Op.47 听听听

Performers:听听听听 Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra, Valery Gergiev听听听听听听听听听听

Composers:听听听 Dmitry Shostakovich (1906 - 1975)听听

Album Title:听听听听 Mariinsky: MAR0545听

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Requiem in D minor K.626, compl. Sussmayr 听听听听听听听听听

Performers:听听听听 Genia Kuhmeier, Bernarda Fink, Mark Padmore, Gerald Finley, Netherlands Radio Choir, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Mariss Jansons听

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

Album Title:听听听听 RCO Live: RCO 14002听听听听听听听听听

Versa est in luctum for 6 voices [SSATTB] [Liber primus missarum, 1602]

Performers:听听听听 Plus Ultra Ensemble听听

Composers:听听听 Alonso Lobo (c1555 - 1617)听听

Album Title:听听听听 Archiv: 479 2610听听听听听听听听

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Building a Library

Richard Osborne compares recordings of Strauss鈥檚 Rosenkavalier and makes a recommendation:

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Top recommendation (in a single box set):

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STRAUSS, R: Der Rosenkavalier

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Marschallin), Christa Ludwig (Octavian), Teresa Stich-Randall (Sophie), Otto Edelmann (Ochs), Eberhard Wachter (Faninal), Ljuba Welitsch (Marianne), Paul Kuen (Valzacchi/Tierhandler), Kerstin Meyer (Annina), Nicolai Gedda (Italian Singer), Philharmonia Chorus, Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan (conductor)

EMI 9668242 (3CD budget)

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The above also available in a collected edition:

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Strauss: The Great Operas

STRAUSS, R: Capriccio; Daphne; Friedenstag; Die schweigsame Frau; Intermezzo; Die Frau ohne Schatten; Ariadne auf Naxos; Der Rosenkavalier; Elektra; Salome

WARNER CLASSICS 4317992 (22CD budget-price)

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Top recommendation on DVD:

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STRAUSS, R: Der Rosenkavalier

Gwyneth Jones (Marschallin), Brigitte Fassbaender (Octavian), Lucia Popp (Sophie), Manfred Jungwirth (Ochs), Benno Kusche (Faninal), Francisco Araiza (Italian Singer), Anneliese Waas (Marianne), David Thaw (Valzacchi), Gudrun Wewezow (Annina), Orchestra of the Bavarian State Opera, Otto Schenk (director, Munich 1979), Carlos Kleiber (conductor)

DG 0734072 (2DVD mid-price)

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New Releases

Mark Lowther joins Andrew live in the studio to discuss a new Sibelius cycle from John Storgards and other new releases from Nordic composers.

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Sibelius: Complete Symphonies

SIBELIUS: Symphonies Nos. 1-7 (complete); Late Fragments (3)

麻豆社 Philharmonic, John Storgards (conductor)

CHANDOS CHAN10809(3) (3CD mid-price)

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听

Sibelius: Lemminkainen Suite & The Wood-Nymph

SIBELIUS: Lemminkainen Suite Op. 22; The Wood-Nymph (Skogsraet) Op. 15

Lahti Symphony Orchestra, Osmo Vanska (conductor)

BIS BIS1745 (Hybrid SACD)

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Stenhammar: Serenade

STENHAMMAR: Excelsior! concert overture Op. 13; Mellanspel ur kantaten Sangen (Interlude from the cantata The Song) Op. 44; Serenade for Orchestra Op. 31

Royal Flemish Philharmonic, Christian Lindberg (conductor)

BIS BIS2058 (Hybrid SACD)

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Nordic Atmospheres

GRIEG: Two Elegiac Melodies Op. 34

KALSONS: Concerto for Clarinet and Chamber Orchestra

LARSSON, L-E: Romans, ur Pastoralsvit Op. 19 (Romance, No. 2 from Pastoral Suite)

NIELSEN: Little Suite in A minor for strings Op. 1 (FS6)

SIBELIUS: Romance in C major for strings Op. 42

VASKS: Musica dolorosa

Egils 艩efers (clarinet), Sinfonietta Riga, Claus Efland

CHALLENGE CLASSICS CC72630 (CD)

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Nielsen: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 5

NIELSEN: Symphony No. 4 Op. 29 (FS76) 'The Inextinguishable'; Symphony No. 5 Op. 50 (FS97)

Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Sakari Oramo (conductor)

BIS BIS2028 (Hybrid SACD)

11.25am

Overture - La festa cinese听听听听听听

Performers:听听听听 Concerto Koln, Pablo Heras-Casado

Composers:听听听 Nicola Conforto (1718 - c1788)听听听听听听听听听

Album Title:听听听听 Archiv: 002894792050听听听听听听听听听听听

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听

Vendado amor es, no es ciego - zarzuela (Tempestad Grande)听听听听听听

Performers:听听听听 Bejun Mehta (countertenor), Concerto Koln, Pablo Heras-Casado听听

Composers:听听听 Jose de Nebra (1702 - 1768)听

Album Title:听听听听 Archiv: 002894792050听听听听听听听听听听听

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听

Canto a Sevilla Op.37 for voice and orchestra vers. original 听听听听听听听听听听听

Performers:听听听听 Maria Espada(soprano), 麻豆社 Philharmonic Orchestra, Juanjo Mena听听听听听听听听听

Composers:听听听 Joaquin Turina (1882 - 1949)

Album Title:听听听听 Chandos: CHAN 10819听听听听听听听听听

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听

The Seven last words of our Saviour on the Cross H.20.1c for piano, transc. from orchestral version, H.20.1a 听听

Performers:听听听听 Alexei Lubimov (tangent piano)听听听听听听听听听

Composers:听听听 Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809)听

Album Title:听听听听 Zig Zag: ZZT341听听听听听听听听

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A mortuis resurgere (The Resurrection of Christ) for soprano and string quartet 听听听

Performers:听听听听 Susana Cordon (soprano), Brodsky String Quartet听听

Composers:听听听 Jorge Grundman (1916)听听听听听听听听

Album Title:听听听听 Chandos: CHSA 5138听听听听听听听听听听听

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Amar a dios por dios for 4 voices 听听听听听

Performers:听听听听 Raquel Andueza (soprano), Jesus Fernandez Baena (theorbo)听听听听听听听

Composers:听听听 Domenico Mazzocchi (c1592 - 1665)听听听听听听听听听听听

Album Title:听听听听 Anima e Corpo: AeC002听听听听听听听

Disc of the Week

Concerto in B minor Op.104 for cello and orchestra听听听听听听听听听听听听听

Performers:听听听听 Alisa Weilerstein, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Jiri Belohlavek听听听

Composers:听听听 Antonin Dvorak (1841 - 1904)听听听听听听听听听听听

Album Title:听听听听 DECCA : 478 5705听听听听

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  • Sat 7 Jun 2014 09:00
    麻豆社 Radio 3

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