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Brahms Op.116-119 in Building a Library with Lucy Parham

A thorough look at the week's classical music releases, plus news and recommendations.

Andrew McGregor with the best new classical releases, joined by pianist Lucy Parham, who surveys recordings of Brahms's late piano works Op.116-119 and picks her favourite.

c2.10pm
Journalist Hattie Butterworth joins Andrew to review the latest new releases that have caught her ear.

3pm Building a Library: pianist Lucy Parham joins Andrew to survey recordings of Brahms's Op.116-119 and make a top recommendation.
In his last four collections for solo piano, Brahms reveals his final confidences in some of his most intimate music. Dark and turbulent yet tender and nostalgic, these works explore the human experience with honesty and acceptance.

Nicholas Angelich (piano)
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c3.45pm Record of the Week: the new release that has most impressed Andrew this week.

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Sat 27 Jun 202614:00
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Music Played

  • Jean‐Philippe Rameau

    Ballet figuré: Air Pour la Haine et le Désespoir (Zoroastre - suite)

    Orchestra: L’Orfeo Barockorchester. Conductor: Michi Gaigg.
    • Rameau: Suites from "Zoroastre, RCT 62" & "Les indes galantes, RCT 44".
    • CPO.
    • 113.

  • Antonín Dvořák

    String quintet no.3 in E fla major Op.97 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: James Ehnes. Performer: Amy Schwartz Moretti. Performer: Paul Neubauer. Performer: Che-Yen Chen. Performer: Edward Arron.
    • Seattle Chamber Music Society.

  • Carl Orff

    In taberna quando sumus (Carmina Burana)

    Singer: Chen Reiss. Singer: Reginald Mobley. Singer: Andrzej Filonczyk. Choir: Audivi. Choir: Detroit Opera Youth Chorus. Orchestra: Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Jader Bignamini.
    • Orff: Carmina Burana.
    • PENTATONE.

  • Carl Orff

    Tempus est iocundum (Carmina Burana)

    Singer: Chen Reiss. Singer: Reginald Mobley. Singer: Andrzej Filonczyk. Choir: Audivi. Choir: Detroit Opera Youth Chorus. Orchestra: Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Jader Bignamini.
    • Orff: Carmina Burana.
    • PENTATONE.

  • Camille Saint‐Saëns

    Danse bacchanale (Samson et Dalila)

    Music Arranger: Otto Depenheuer. Performer: Michael Bártek.
    • Dancing Organ.
    • AEOLUS.
    • 9.

  • Francis Poulenc

    Allô!... Allô!... Mon Dieu, fait' qu'il redemande... (La voix humaine)

    Singer: Claire Booth. Performer: Christopher Glynn.
    • Cocteau's Music.
    • ORCHID.

  • Edward Picton-Turbervill

    Trisagion (Out of Eden)

    Choir: London Choral Sinfonia. Conductor: Michael Waldron.
    • Eden: The Music of Edward Picton-Turbervill.
    • ORCHID.

  • Jean Françaix

    String trio (1st mvt)

    Ensemble: Trio Boccherini.
    • Conversations à trois.
    • BIS.
    • 106.

  • Richard Strauss

    An Alpine Symphony (Night picture)

    Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Edward Gardner.
    • LPO.

  • Richard Strauss

    An Alpine Symphony (Sunrise)

    Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Edward Gardner.
    • LPO.

  • Richard Strauss

    An Alpine Symphony (The ascent)

    Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Edward Gardner.
    • LPO.

  • Richard Strauss

    An Alpine Symphony (Entering the forest)

    Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Edward Gardner.
    • LPO.

  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    A spin through Moscow (Moscow Cheryomushki - suite)

    Music Arranger: Andrew Cornall. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Santtu‐Matias Rouvali.
    • Santtu conducts Shostakovich: Moscow Cheryomushki & Symphony No. 1.
    • Philharmonia Records.
    • 1.

  • Record of the Week

    • Jean‐Baptiste Lully

      Proserpine (Sc.6; Prélude)

      Singer: Marie Lys. Singer: David Witczak. Choir: Namur Chamber Choir. Orchestra: Les Talens Lyriques. Director: Christophe Rousset.
      • Chateau de Versailles.

    • Jean‐Baptiste Lully

      Proserpine (Sc.7; Ritournelle)

      Singer: Marie Lys. Singer: David Witczak. Choir: Namur Chamber Choir. Orchestra: Les Talens Lyriques. Director: Christophe Rousset.
      • Chateau de Versailles.

    • Jean‐Baptiste Lully

      Proserpine (Sc.8; Célébrons la victoire)

      Singer: Marie Lys. Singer: David Witczak. Choir: Namur Chamber Choir. Orchestra: Les Talens Lyriques. Director: Christophe Rousset.
      • Chateau de Versailles.

    • Jean‐Baptiste Lully

      Proserpine (Sc.8; Premier Air)

      Singer: Marie Lys. Singer: David Witczak. Choir: Namur Chamber Choir. Orchestra: Les Talens Lyriques. Director: Christophe Rousset.
      • Chateau de Versailles.

    • Jean‐Baptiste Lully

      Prosperpine (Sc.8; Second Air)

      Singer: Marie Lys. Singer: David Witczak. Choir: Namur Chamber Choir. Orchestra: Les Talens Lyriques. Director: Christophe Rousset.
      • Chateau de Versailles.

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    BBC Radio 3

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