Mahler's R眉ckert-Lieder in Building a Library with Flora Willson and Andrew McGregor
Flora Willson chooses her favourite recording of Mahler's R眉ckert-Lieder, and French horn player Sarah Willis shares some remarkable new releases.
Andrew McGregor with the best new recordings of classical music.
9.30 am
Leading French horn player and member of the Berlin Philharmonic, Sarah Willis shares some new releases which have caught her ear and shares her 'On Repeat' track 鈥� a recording which she is currently listening to again and again.
10.30 am
Building a Library: Flora Willson chooses her favourite recording of Mahler's R眉ckert-Lieder.
Mahler orchestrated four of the songs he wrote to texts by the German poet Friedrich Ruckert, and a fifth was orchestrated after his death. The five songs conjure up a world of yearning, loss and melancholy. But these deep emotions are anything but depressing for the listener; Mahler's music is like a balm to the soul and full of comfort, quiet resignation and even hope.
11.20 am
Record of the Week: Andrew鈥檚 top pick.
Send us your On Repeat recommendations at recordreview@bbc.co.uk or tweet us @鲍鱼tvRadio3
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Franz Schubert
34 Valses sentimentales D.779, Op.50 for piano: no.13 in A major
Performer: Piers Lane.- Hyperion.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 52 in C, K208 / 102
Ensemble: Freiburg Baroque Orchestra. Conductor: Gottfried von der Goltz.- Deutsche Grammophon.
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Louis Spohr
Concertante in G Major for Violin and Harp, WoO 13: Adagio
Performer: Mar铆a Due帽as. Performer: Volker Kempf. Orchestra: Wiener Symphoniker. Conductor: Manfred Honeck.- Deutsche Grammophon.
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Georg Philipp Telemann
Overture TWV55:D22 in D Major: L'Hypochondre: Sarabande / Gigue / Bour茅e / Hornp
Ensemble: La Stagione Frankfurt. Conductor: Michael Schneider.- CPO.
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Georg Philipp Telemann
Overture TWV55:D22 in D Major: Rem猫de: Souffrance h茅roique: Marche
Ensemble: La Stagione Frankfurt. Conductor: Michael Schneider.- CPO.
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Georg Philipp Telemann
Overture TWV55:D22 in D Major: Le Petit-Maitre
Ensemble: La Stagione Frankfurt. Conductor: Michael Schneider.- CPO.
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Georg Philipp Telemann
Overture TWV55:D22 in D Major: Rem猫de: Petite-Maison: Furie
Ensemble: La Stagione Frankfurt. Conductor: Michael Schneider.- CPO.
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Robert Constable
A slinky foxtrot 'Nocturne'
Performer: Piers Lane.- Hyperion.
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Sergey Prokofiev
Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 xiii) Dance of the Knights
Conductor: 脕lvaro Cassuto. Orchestra: Orquestra Sinf贸nica Portuguesa.- First Hand.
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Sergey Prokofiev
Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 xxi) Love Dance
Conductor: 脕lvaro Cassuto. Orchestra: Orquestra Sinf贸nica Portuguesa.- First Hand.
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Antonio Caldara
S霉 cedete al dio dell'armi
Singer: Alexandre Baldo. Ensemble: Ensemble Mozaique.- Pan Classics.
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Leos Jan谩膷ek
String Quartet No. 1, "Kreutzer Sonata" - iv) Con moto - (Adagio) - Pi霉 mosso
Ensemble: Escher String Quartet.- BIS.
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Carl Nielsen
Violin Concerto, Op 33
Performer: James Ehnes. Orchestra: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Edward Gardner.- CHANDOS.
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Carl Nielsen
Symphony No. 4, Op. 29 (FS76) 'The Inextinguishable' iv) Allegro
Performer: James Ehnes. Orchestra: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Edward Gardner.- Chandos.
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The Perez Prado Orchestra
Mambo Jambo
- Prado Mania.
- Crownstar Records.
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Franz Schubert
Impromptu in G flat Op.90 No.3
Performer: Alfred Brendel.- PHILIPS.
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Florence Price
Violin Concerto No. 2
Performer: Randall Goosby. Orchestra: The Philadelphia Orchestra. Conductor: Yannick N茅zet鈥怱茅guin.- Decca.
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Benjamin Britten
Violin Concerto in D minor Op. 15 i) Moderato con moto - Agitato - Tempo primo
Performer: Kerson Leong. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Patrick Hahn.- Alpha.
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Ian Venables
Portraits of a Mind Op. 54: i) The Lark Ascending
Performer: William Vann. Singer: Alessandro Fisher. Ensemble: Navarra String Quartet.- Albion.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 37: i) Allegro con brio
Performer: Garrick Ohlsson. Orchestra: Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra. Conductor: Donald Runnicles.- The Complete Beethoven Piano Concertos.
- Reference Recordings.
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Record Review
The link below each recording takes you directly to the label鈥檚 website. Please be aware that non-UK labels may be cheaper via a record store or an online retailer.
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Piers Lane Goes To Town Again.听Loeillet, Szymanowski, Schubert, Mozart etc.
Piers Lane (piano)
Hyperion CDA68163
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Mozart鈥檚 Mannheim. Mozart, Cannabich, Holzbauer, Vogler etc.
Freiburg Baroque Orchestra
Gottfried von der Goltz (leader and music director)
DG 486 3502
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Beethoven and Beyond. Beethoven, Spohr, Ysa每e, Saint-Sa毛ns Wieniawski Kreisler
Mar铆a Due帽as (violin)
Volker Kempf (harp)
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Manfred Honeck (conductor)
DG 486 3512 (2CDs)
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Georg Philipp Telemann: Schwanengesang - The Last Orchestral Works
La Stagione Frankfurt
Michael Schneider (conductor)
CPO 555 533-2
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09.30am 鈥� Sarah Willis: New Releases
Prokofiev: Romeo & Juliet Suite & Rimsky-Korsakov: Russian Easter Festival Overture
Orquestra Sinf贸nica Portuguesa
脕lvaro Cassuto (conductor)
First Hand FHR146
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Antonio Caldara: Arias for Bass
Alexandre Baldo, Ensemble Mozaique
Pan Classics PC10447
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Jan谩膷ek & Haas: String Quartets
Escher String Quartet
Colin Currie (percussion)
BIS BIS-2670 SACD (Hybrid SACD)
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Nielsen: Violin Concerto & Symphony No.4 鈥淭he In听滨苍别虫迟颈苍驳耻颈蝉丑补产濒别鈥�
James Ehnes (violin)
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
Edward Gardner (conductor)
CHANDOS CHSA5311 (Hybrid SACD)
Sarah Willis: On Repeat
Prado Mania
Members of the P茅rez Prado Orchestra
Crown Records CST 137 (Vinyl)
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Listener On Repeat
Schubert: The Complete Impromptus. Moments Musicaux
Alfred Brendel (piano)
Philips 4560612 (2CDs)
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10.10am 鈥� New Releases
Sir Charles Villiers Stanford: Requiem
Carolyn Sampson (soprano)
Marta Fontanals-Simmons (mezzo-soprano)
James Way (tenor)
Ross Ramgobin (baritone)
University of Birmingham Voices
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Martyn Brabbins (conductor)
Hyperion CDA68418
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Violin Concertos by Max Bruch and Florence Price
Randall Goosby (violin)
Philadelphia Orchestra
Yannick N茅zet-S茅guin (conductor)
Decca 485 4234
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10.30am 鈥� Building a Library: Flora Willson on Mahler鈥檚 Ruckert Lieder
Recommended recording:
Christian Gerhaher (baritone)
Gerold Huber (piano)
RCA 88697567732
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Also recommended:
Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano)
New Philharmonia Orchestra
John Barbirolli (conductor)
Warner Classics 9029513010
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Violeta Urmana (mezzo-soprano)
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Pierre Boulez (conductor)
DG听 00028947795285 (14 CDs)
11.15am 鈥� New Releases
Britten & Bruch: Violin Concertos
Kerson Leong (violin)
Philharmonia Orchestra
Patrick Hahn (conductor)
Alpha ALPHA946
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Portraits of a Mind. Music by Ralph Vaughan Williams and Ian Venables
Alessandro Fisher (tenor)
The Navarra String Quartet
William Vann (piano)
Albion ALBCD057
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11.25am 鈥� Record of the Week
The Complete Beethoven Piano Concertos
Garrick Ohlsson (piano)
Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra
Donald Runnicles (conductor)
Reference Recordings FR-751 (3 Hybrid听SACDs)
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