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Roger Parker picks five indispensable recordings of ±«Óătv Proms Composer Giuseppe Verdi.

Andrew McGregor with the best new recordings of classical music

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±«Óătv Proms Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
Roger Parker picks five indispensable recordings of ±«Óătv Proms Composer Giuseppe Verdi.

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To round off each edition of Record Review, Andrew introduces the Building a Library recommendation of a major work featured in this year's ±«Óătv Proms.

Beethoven
Piano Concerto no.4 in G
Emil Gilels, piano
Philharmonia Orchestra
Leopold Ludwig, conductor

1 hour, 59 minutes

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Sat 20 Jul 2024 14:00
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Music Played

  • LĂ©o Delibes

    Flower Duet (Lakmé)

    Singer: Nadine Sierra. Singer: Pretty Yende. Orchestra: Les Frivolités Parisiennes. Conductor: Giacomo Sagripanti.
    • Nadine Sierra & Pretty Yende in Concert.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 9.

  • Robert Schumann

    Arabeske in C Major Op.18

    Performer: George Li.
    • Movements - Schumann: Arabeske in C Major, Op. 18.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 1.

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    Ernani (Tutto ora tace intorno - extract)

    Singer: Leontyne Price. Singer: Carlo Bergonzi. Singer: Ezio Flagello. Orchestra: Orchestra della RCA Italiana. Conductor: Thomas Schippers.
    • Verdi: Ernani ((Remastered)).
    • Sony Classical.
    • 11.

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    O patra mia (Aida)

    Singer: Montserrat Caballé. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Riccardo Muti.
    • Verdi: Aida.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 4.

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    Dies Irae; Tuba Mirum (Requiem)

    Singer: NicolaĂŻ Ghiaurov. Choir: Philharmonia Chorus. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Carlo Maria Giulini.
    • Warner.

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    Au revoir dans un monde oĂč la vie est meilleure (Don Carlos)

    Singer: Karita Mattila. Singer: Roberto Alagna. Singer: JosĂ© van Dam. Singer: Eric Halfvarson. Singer: Csaba Airizer. Choir: ChƓur du ThĂ©Ăątre du ChĂątelet. Orchestra: Orchestre de Paris – Philharmonie. Conductor: Sir Antonio Pappano.
    • Verdi: Don Carlos (Live).
    • Warner Classics.
    • 45.

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    Orfanella il tetto umile (Simon Boccanegra)

    Singer: Mirella Freni. Singer: Piero Cappuccilli. Orchestra: Orchestra of La Scala, Milan. Conductor: Claudio Abbado.
    • Verdi: Simon Boccanegra.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 11.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Symphony no.3 in F major Op.90 (3rd mvt)

    Orchestra: Chamber Orchestra of Europe. Conductor: Yannick NĂ©zet‐SĂ©guin.
    • Brahms: Symphonies.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 11.

  • Franz Liszt

    6 Grandes Ă©tudes de Paganini S.141 (no.4 in E major)

    Performer: Mariam Batsashvili.
    • Liszt: Grandes Ă©tudes de Paganini, S. 141: No. 4 in E Major.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 4.

  • Gerald Finzi

    Shortening Days (A Young Man's Exhortation Op.14)

    Music Arranger: Arthur Keegan. Singer: Lotte Betts-Dean. Performer: James Girling. Ensemble: Ligeti Quartet.
    • Delphian.

  • Arthur Keegan

    Rain on a Grave (Elegies for Emma)

    Singer: Lotte Betts-Dean. Performer: James Girling.
    • Delphian.

  • Anton Bruckner

    Symphony no.7 in E major (3rd mvt)

    Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Manfred Honeck.
    • Bruckner: Symphony No. 7 in E Major, WAB 107 (1883 Version, Ed. L. Nowak) - Maso.
    • Reference Recordings.
    • 103.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Concerto no.4 in G Major Op.58

    Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Leopold Ludwig.
    • Icon: Emil Gilels.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 1.

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