Schumann's Carnaval in Building a Library with Lucy Parham and Andrew McGregor
Pianists Andrew Matthews-Owen with his pick of the best new releases, and Lucy Parham, who chooses her favourite recording of Schumann's Carnaval. Presented by Andrew McGregor.
Andrew McGregor with the best new recordings of classical music.
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Andrew Matthews-Owen makes his pick of the best new releases
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Lucy Parham chooses her favourite recording of Schumann's Carnaval
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Valentin Silvestrov
3 Bagatelles Op.1 (no.1)
Performer: Dmytro Choni.- Naive.
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Dmitry Shostakovich
Violin Concerto no.1 in A minor Op.77 (4th mvt)
Performer: Baiba Skride. Orchestra: Boston Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andris Nelsons.- Deutsche Grammophon.
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Charles Wood
O Captain! My Captain!
Singer: Roderick Williams. Performer: Iain Burnside.- Delphian.
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Charles Wood
At the mid hour of night
Performer: Iain Burnside. Singer: Carolyn Dobbin.- Delphian.
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Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k
Piano Quintet in A major Op.81 (2nd mvt)
Performer: Marc鈥怉ndr茅 Hamelin. Ensemble: Tak谩cs Quartet.- Hyperion.
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Florence Price
Piano Quintet in A minor (3rd mvt)
Performer: Marc鈥怉ndr茅 Hamelin. Ensemble: Tak谩cs Quartet.- Hyperion.
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Liza Lehmann
If no-one ever marries me (The daisy chain)
Singer: Lucile Richardot. Performer: Anne de Fornel.- La Bo卯te 脿 P茅pites.
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Liza Lehmann
Evensong
Singer: Lucile Richardot. Performer: Anne de Fornel.- La Bo卯te 脿 P茅pites.
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Witold Lutos艂awski
Symphony no.3 (1st mvt)
Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: Thomas S酶nderg氓rd.- Linn.
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Gra偶yna Bacewicz
Overture for Orchestra
Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: Thomas S酶nderg氓rd.- Linn.
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Olivier Messiaen
Le Nombre leger (8 Preludes)
Performer: Jan Lisiecki.- Preludes by Chopin, Bach, Rachmaninoff, Messiaen, G贸recki.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Fr茅d茅ric Chopin
Prelude in C sharp minor Op.45
Performer: Jan Lisiecki.- Preludes by Chopin, Bach, Rachmaninoff, Messiaen, G贸recki.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
- 7.
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Louis Durey
Tu es le ciel (L'Offrande lyrique Op.4)
Performer: Andrew Matthews-Owen. Singer: Claire Booth.- Paris 1913: L'offrande lyrique.
- Nimbus Alliance.
- 12.
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Pierre Boulez
Livre pour quatuor (5th mvt)
Ensemble: Quatuor Diotima.- Boulez: Livre pour Quatuor.
- Pentatone.
- 108.
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Gabriel Yared
The English Patient (The English Patient)
Singer: M谩rta Sebesty茅n. Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Conductor: Harry Rabinowitz.- Varese Sarabande.
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Dmitry Shostakovich
Piano Concerto no.2 in F major Op.102 (1st mvt)
Performer: Yuja Wang. Orchestra: Boston Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andris Nelsons.- Deutsche Grammophon.
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