Brahms' Symphony no.4 in Building a Library with William Mival and Andrew McGregor
William Mival's personal recommendation from recordings of Brahms' Fourth Symphony, plus the best of the week's new releases
William Mival's personal recommendation from recordings of Brahms' Fourth Symphony, plus the best of the week's new releases
Presented by Andrew McGregor
2.00pm
Gillian Moore shares a handful of her favourite new releases
3.00pm
Building a Library
William Mival joins Andrew with his personal choice of the best recording of Brahms' Fourth Symphony to buy, download or stream
Recommended version:
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Manfred Honeck (conductor)
Reference Recordings FR-744
3.45pm
Record of the Week
Andrew picks the best of the best
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Francis Poulenc
Hommage 脿 脡dith Piaf (15 Improvisations)
Performer: Alexandre Tharaud.- Erato.
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Gustav Holst
A Fugal concerto Op.40 no.2 (3rd mvt)
Performer: Cormac Henry. Performer: Helena Mackie. Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Manze.- Butterworth 路 Holst.
- Onyx Classics.
- 10.
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John Jenkins
Almain (Fantasia-almain-corant no. 8 in D major)
Ensemble: Fretwork. Performer: Silas Wollston.- DIVISION: The Virtuoso Consort (Works by John Jenkins).
- Signum Records.
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Imogen Holst
Brittle beauty (4 Songs)
Performer: Ian Tindale. Singer: Nick Pritchard.- Little Wanderer.
- Signum.
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Trad.
Ca' the yowes
Performer: Ian Tindale. Singer: Nick Pritchard.- Little Wanderer.
- Signum.
- 22.
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Camilla de Rossi
Santa Beatrice d'Este (Part 1; Sinfonia)
Orchestra: Il Gusto Barocco. Conductor: J枚rg Halubek.- Il Generoso Cor.
- Aparte.
- 14.
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Camilla de Rossi
Il figliuol prodigo (Tu sei quella navicella)
Singer: Suzanne Jerosme. Orchestra: Il Gusto Barocco. Conductor: J枚rg Halubek.- Il Generoso Cor.
- Aparte.
- 3.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony no.6 in B minor Op.74 'Pathetique' (extract)
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Karina Canellakis.- LPO Live.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude and Fugue in C sharp major BWV.872
Performer: Pierre鈥怢aurent Aimard.- Pentatone.
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Johann Nepomuk Hummel
Piano quintet in C major Op.114 [after Septett Militaire in C major] (3rd mvt)
Ensemble: I Musicanti. Performer: Peter Donohoe. Performer: Leon Bosch.- Schubert & Hummel: Piano Quintets.
- SOMM Recordings.
- 103.
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Vincenzio Macedonio
Crudelissima donna
Ensemble: Concerto Italiano. Conductor: Rinaldo Alessandrini.- Naive.
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Ascanio Mayone
Fuggi, fuggi, oh mio core
Ensemble: Concerto Italiano. Conductor: Rinaldo Alessandrini.- Naive.
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Abel Selaocoe
Buhle Bendalo
Music Arranger: Benjamin Woodgates. Ensemble: The Hermes Experiment.- Tree.
- Delphian Records.
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Charles Gounod
Ave Maria [Meditation on the Prelude by J.S. Bach]
Music Arranger: Martin Frost. Performer: Martin Frost. Performer: Anastasia Kobekina.- Sony.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Sinfonia in G major BWV.796 (15 Sinfonias (BWV.787-801)
Music Arranger: Matthias Spindler. Performer: Martin Frost. Performer: Anastasia Kobekina.- Sony.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude in C sharp minor BWV.872
Music Arranger: Martin Frost. Music Arranger: Jonas Nordberg. Music Arranger: Sebastien Dub茅. Performer: Martin Frost. Performer: Jonas Nordberg. Performer: Sebastien Dub茅.- Sony.
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Karol Szymanowski
String quartet no.1 in C major Op.37 (2nd mvt)
Ensemble: Belcea Quartet.- Debussy & Szymanowski: Quartets.
- Alpha Classics.
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