JS Bach's St Matthew Passion in Building a Library with Joseph McHardy and Andrew McGregor
JS Bach's St Matthew Passion in Building a Library with Joseph McHardy and Andrew McGregor. And Joanna MacGregor picks some exciting new releases to review.
Andrew McGregor with the best new recordings of classical music
9.30 am
Joanna MacGregor picks some exciting new releases to review, including music by Scriabin and Mahler, as well as the track which she has regularly "On Repeat".
10.30 am
Building a Library
Joseph McHardy recommends a recording of JS Bach's St Matthew Passion.
Bach's St Matthew Passion is one of the most profound and popular choral works with many diverse interpretations of record to choose from
11.20 am
Record of the Week
Andrew's pick of the best of the best this week
Last on
Music Played
-
![]()
Henry Purcell
Now the night is chac'd away (from The Fairy Queen, Z629)
Ensemble: Barokksolistene. Conductor: Bjarte Eike.- The Playhouse Sessions.
- Rubicon.
- 14.
-
![]()
Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns
Tarentelle, Op. 6
Performer: Sharon Bezaly. Orchestra: Swedish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Michael Collins.- Synergy.
- BIS.
- 201.
-
![]()
Claude Debussy
Suite Bergamasque: III. Clair de lune
Performer: Steven Osborne.- Debussy: Early and late piano pieces.
- Hyperion.
- 10.
-
![]()
Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k
Symphony No 7 in D minor, Op 70: III. Scherzo - Vivace
Orchestra: Bamberg Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Jakub Hr暖拧a.- Brahms: Symphony No. 2 & Dvo艡谩k: Symphony No. 7.
- Tudor.
- 3.
-
![]()
Henry Purcell
The Fairy Shuffle (Arr for String Ensemble by Bjarte Eike & Barokksolistene)
Ensemble: Barokksolistene. Conductor: Bjarte Eike.- The Playhouse Sessions.
- Rubicon.
- 7.
-
![]()
Olli Mustonen
Piano Quintet: I. Drammatico e passionato
Performer: Olli Mustonen. Ensemble: Engeg氓rdkvartetten.- Mustonen: String Quartet No. 1 / Piano Quintet.
- LAWO.
- 5.
-
![]()
Alexander Scriabin
Symphony No 4 - 'Le Poeme de l'extase', Op. 54
Orchestra: Singapore Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Lan Shui.- Scriabin: The Poem of Ecstasy, Prometheus.
- BIS.
- 1.
-
![]()
Alexander Scriabin
Prometheus (The Poem of Fire), Op 60:
Performer: Yevgeny Sudbin. Choir: Singapore Symphony Youth Choir. Choir: Singapore Symphony Chorus. Orchestra: Singapore Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Lan Shui.- Scriabin: The Poem of Ecstasy, Prometheus.
- BIS.
- 3.
-
![]()
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No 9: IV. Adagio. Sehr langsam und noch zur眉ckhaltend
Orchestra: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.- Mahler: Symphony No 9.
- BR Klassik.
- 4.
-
![]()
Erwin Schulhoff
Concerto for Piano and Small Orchestra, Op. 43
Performer: Dominic Cheli. Ensemble: RVC Ensemble. Conductor: James Conlon.- Shapeshifter - Music Of Erwin Schulhoff.
- Delos.
- 1.
-
![]()
Hugh Wood
Symphony, Op 21: III. Scherzo - Con fuoco
Conductor: Andrew Davis. Orchestra: 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra.- Wood: Symphony, Op. 21 & Scenes from Comus, Op. 6.
- NMC Recordings.
-
![]()
Dmitry Shostakovich
Piano Concerto no.2 in F major Op.102 (2nd mvt)
Performer: Boris Giltburg. Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Vasily Petrenko.- Shostakovich: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 and String Quartet No. 8.
- Naxos.
- 7.
-
![]()
Gioachino Rossini
Largo al factotum (from Il barbiere di Siviglia)
Singer: Michael Spyres. Orchestra: Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg. Conductor: Marko Letonja.- Baritenor.
- Erato.
- 6.
-
![]()
Ludwig van Beethoven
Diabelli Variations (excerpts)
Performer: Mitsuko Uchida.- Beethoven: Diabelli Variations.
- Decca.
- 1.
-
![]()
Gustav Mahler
Symphony no.7 (Nachtmusik)
Orchestra: Bavarian State Orchestra. Conductor: Kirill Petrenko.- Mahler: Symphony No. 7.
- BSO Recordings.
- 2.
-
![]()
Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Die tote Stadt: Gluck, das mir verblieb
Singer: Jonas Kaufmann. Singer: Marlis Petersen. Orchestra: Bavarian State Orchestra. Conductor: Kirill Petrenko.- Korngold: Die tote Stadt.
- BSO Recordings.
- 6.
-
![]()
William Byrd
Psalmes, Songs and Sonnets (1611) (excerpts)
Choir: The Sixteen. Conductor: Harry Christophers. Ensemble: Fretwork.- Psalmes, Songs and Sonnets (1611).
- Coro.
- 24.
Record Review
听
9.00am
听
The Playhouse Sessions 鈥� music by Purcell, Eike, Guthrie, etc.
Barokksolistene
Bjarte Eike
Rubicon听 RCD1096
听
听
Synergy 鈥� music by Telemann, Saint-Sa毛ns, Villa-Lobos, etc.
Sharon Bezaly (flute)
Michala Petri (recorder)
Bj枚rn G盲fvert (harpsichord, organ)
Michael Collins (clarinet)
Walter Auer (flute)
Bram van Sambeek (bassoon)
Swedish Chamber Orchestra
Urban Svensson
Thomas Dausgaard
Michael Collins
BIS 听BIS2339 (Hybrid SACD)
听
听
Debussy: Early and late piano pieces
Steven Osborne (piano)
Hyperion听 CDA68390
听
听
Brahms: Symphony No. 2 & Dvo艡谩k: Symphony No. 7
Bamberger Symphoniker
Jakub Hr暖拧a
Tudor听 TUD1742 (2 Hybrid SACDs)
听
听
09.30am 鈥� Joanna MacGregor: New Releases
听
Mustonen: String Quartet No. 1 / Piano Quintet
Engegard Quartet
Olli Mustonen
LAWO听 LWC1243
听
听
Scriabin: The Poem of Ecstasy, Op. 54, Prometheus, Op. 60 & Piano Sonata No. 5, Op. 53
Yevgeny Sudbin (piano)
Singapore Symphony Orchestra
Singapore Symphony Youth Choir
Singapore Symphony Chorus
Lan Shui
BIS听 BIS2362 (Hybrid SACD)
听
听
Mahler: Symphony No. 9
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Sir Simon Rattle
BR Klassik听 900205
听
听
Shapeshifter - Music of Erwin Schulhoff
Gallia Kastner (violin)
Adam Millstein (violin)
Cara Pogossian (viola)
Ben Solomonow
Dominic Cheli (piano)
RVC Ensemble
James Conlon
Delos听 DE 3566
听
听
Joanna MacGregor: On Repeat
听
Hugh Wood: Symphony & Scenes from Comus
Geraldine McGreevy (soprano)
Daniel Norman (tenor)
麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra
Sir Andrew Davis
NMC听 NMCD070
听
听
10:10 am
听
Listener On Repeat
听
Shostakovich: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
Boris Giltburg (piano)
Rhys Owens (trumpet)
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Vasily Petrenko
Naxos 8.573666
听
听
听
Baritenor 鈥� music by Mozart, Rossini, Ravel, etc.
Michael Spyres (baritenor)
Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg
Marko Letonja
Erato 听9029515666
听
听
Beethoven: Diabelli Variations
Mitsuko Uchida (piano)
Decca 听4852731
听
听
10.30am 鈥� Building a Library: Joseph McHardy on JS Bach鈥檚 St Matthew Passion
听
Recommended recording:
听
Benjamin Bruns (Evangelist)
Carolyn Sampson (soprano)
Aki Matsui (soprano)
Damien Guillon (counter-tenor)
Clint van der Linde (baritone)
Makato Sakurada (tenor)
Zachary Wilder (tenor)
Christian Immler (baritone)
Toru Kaku (bass)
Bach Collegium Japan
Masaaki Suzuki
BIS 听BIS2500 (2 Hybrid SACDs)
听
Other recommendations:
听
Peter Harvey (Jesus)
Deborah York (soprano)
Julia Gooding (soprano)
Magdalena Kozen谩 (mezzo-soprano)
Susan Bickley (mezzo-soprano)
James Gilchrist (tenor)
Stephan Loges (bass)
Gabrieli Consort
Paul McCreesh
DG Archiv听 4742002 (2 CDs)
听
听
Julian Pr茅gardien (Evangelist)
St茅phane Degout (Christus)
Sabine Devieilhe (soprano)
Hana Bla啪ikov谩 (soprano)
Lucile Richardot (mezzo)
Tim Mead (countertenor)
Reinoud Van Mechelen (tenor)
Emiliano Gonzalez Toro (tenor)
Christian Immler (bass-baritone)
Maitrise de Radio France听听听听听听听听听
Pygmalion
Rapha毛l Pichon
Harmonia Mundi听 HMM90269193 (3CDs)
https://store.harmoniamundi.com/format/971780-j-s-bach-matthaus-passion-bwv-244
听
听
听
听
听
11:15 am
听
Mahler: Symphony No. 7
Bavarian State Orchestra
Kirill Petrenko
BSO Recordings 听BSOREC0001
听
听
Korngold: Die tote Stadt
Jonas Kaufmann (Paul)
Marlis Petersen (Marietta)
Andrej Filonczyk (Frank/Fritz)
Jennifer Johnston (Brigitta)
Choir and Children's Choir of the Bavarian State Opera
Bavarian State Orchestra
Kirill Petrenko
BSO Recordings听 BSOREC1001 (2 DVDs) / BSOREC2001 (Blu-ray)
听
听
11.25am 鈥� Record of the Week
听
Byrd: Psalmes, Songs and Sonnets (1611)
The Sixteen
Fretwork
Harry Christophers
Coro 听COR16193 (2 CDs)
听
听
听
Broadcast
- Sat 8 Oct 2022 09:00麻豆社 Radio 3
Composers A to Z
Visit the extensive Radio 3 audio archive of programmes about composers and their works.
Browse previous episodes of the Record Review Podcast
All episodes since 2010, listed alphabetically by composer surname.
Why the music we love as teens stays with us for life
Cognitive neuropyschology can explain why we return to old favourites again and again.