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±«Óătv Proms Composer: Janacek with Nigel Simeone and Andrew McGregor

Nigel Simeone picks five indispensable recordings of ±«Óătv Proms Composer Janacek and explains why you need to hear them, plus a round-up of the best new classical releases.

Andrew McGregor with the best new recordings of classical music

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±«Óătv Proms Composer Beethoven

Nigel Simeone joins Andrew to discuss five indispensable recordings of ±«Óătv Proms Composer Janacek and explains why you need to hear them.

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Proms Recording

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.

Elgar
Symphony No 2 in Eb major: 1st movement Allegro vivace e nobilmente
Staatskapelle Berlin
Daniel Barenboim (conductor)

1 hour, 59 minutes

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Sat 24 Aug 2024 14:00
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Music Played

  • Robert Schumann

    Mondnacht (Liederkreis Op.39)

    Performer: Nicholas Daniel. Performer: Julius Drake.
    • Chandos.

  • Gabriel FaurĂ©

    Sanctus & Pie Jesu (Requiem Op.48)

    Singer: EmƑke BarĂĄth. Ensemble: Le Concert Spirituel. Conductor: HervĂ© Niquet.
    • Faure: Requiem - Gounod: Messe de Clovis.
    • Alpha Classics.
    • 3 & 4.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Flute Concerto in D major K.314 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: François Lazarevitch. Ensemble: Les Musiciens de Saint-Julien.
    • Mozart: Concertos Pour Flute & Concerto Pour Flute Et Harpe.
    • Alpha Classics.
    • 3.

  • Leos Janáček

    String Quartet no.1 ‘Kreutzer Sonata’ (4th mvt)

    Ensemble: Pavel Haas Quartet.
    • Supraphon.
    • 4.

  • Leos Janáček

    Ƙíkadla (nos. 14–19)

    Choir: The City of Prague Philharmonic Choir. Performer: Barbora HaasovĂĄ. Performer: Petra HoďánkovĂĄ. Performer: David Ć imeček. Performer: Jiƙí JavĆŻrek. Performer: Ondƙej Ć indeláƙ. Performer: Ondƙej SvitavskĂœ. Performer: Petr Ries. Performer: Radek DoleĆŸal. Performer: MatouĆĄ Zukal. Conductor: LukĂĄĆĄ Vasilek.
    • Supraphon.
    • 18-23.

  • Leos Janáček

    Prophecy and Death of Taras Bulba (Taras Bulba)

    Orchestra: Czech Philharmonic. Conductor: Charles Mackerras.
    • Supraphon.
    • 7.

  • Leos Janáček

    Diary of One Who Disappeared (nos. 7, 8, 9)

    Singer: VĂĄclava HouskovĂĄ. Singer: Nicky Spence. Performer: Julius Drake.
    • Hyperion.
    • 7, 8, 9.

  • Leos Janáček

    The Makropulos Affair (Act 3; Finale)

    Singer: Elisabeth Söderström. Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Charles Mackerras.
    • Decca.
    • 4.

  • Friedrich Klose

    String Quartet in E flat major (2nd mvt)

    Ensemble: Quatuor Diotima.
    • Bruckner & Klose - String Quartets.
    • Pentatone.
    • 8.

  • Samuel Scheidt

    Canzona super cantionem gallicam 'Est-ce Mars?'

    Ensemble: Concerto Scirocco. Director: Giulia Genini.
    • Sirens & Soldiers. Song without Words from the Italian Seicento.
    • Arcana.
    • 2.

  • Franz Schubert

    Die Schone Mullerin D.795 (nos. 5-8)

    Singer: Julian Prégardien. Performer: Kristian Bezuidenhout.
    • Schubert: Die schöne MĂŒllerin.
    • Harmonia Mundi.
    • 1-8.

  • Edward Elgar

    Symphony no.2 in E flat major Op.63 (3rd mvt)

    Orchestra: Staatskapelle Berlin. Conductor: Daniel Barenboim.
    • Elgar: Symphony No.2.
    • Decca.
    • 1.

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