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Proms Proms 2020 1. Beethoven’s ‘Eroica’ CM682 1 x 75’

Sakari Oramo leads the BBC Symphony Orchestra for the first live Prom of the season. Beethoven’s epic ‘Eroica’ Symphony sits alongside Copland’s Quiet City, Eric Whitacre’s Sleep and a Basquiat-inspired world premiere from Hannah Kendall.

Hannah Kendall: Tuxedo: Vasco 'de' Gama (BBC commission: world premiere) Eric Whitacre: Sleep Aaron Copland: Quiet City Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, ‘Eroica’

Proms 2020 2. The Symphonic Organ CM683 1 x 70’

Jonathan Scott takes control of the ’s mighty organ for a sonic extravaganza featuring his own ingenious arrangements of symphonic favourites. Works by Rossini, Elgar, Mascagni and Dukas lead to Saint- Saëns’s dramatic ‘Organ’ Symphony.

Rossini arr. Jonathan Scott: The Thieving Magpie – overture Pietro Mascagni arr. Jonathan Scott: Cavalleria rusticana – Intermezzo Dukas arr. Jonathan Scott: The Sorcerer's Apprentice Saint-Saëns arr. Jonathan Scott: Symphony No. 3 in C minor, 'Organ'

Proms 2020 3. Rattle, Uchida & the Symphony Orchestra CM684 1 x 90’

Simon Rattle conducts the London Symphony Orchestra and pianist Mitsuko Uchida in a programme ranging from Elgar to Adès and Gabrieli to Kurtág. The climax is Vaughan Williams’s Fifth Symphony.

Giovanni Gabrieli: Sacrae symphoniae (1597) – Canzon septimi et octavi toni a 12 Elgar: Introduction and Allegro Beethoven: Piano Sonata in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 (‘Moonlight’) – 1st mvt György Kurtág: … quasi una fantasia … Giovanni Gabrieli: Sacrae Symphoniae – Canzon noni toni a 12, C.183 Thomas Adès: Dawn BBC commission: world premiere Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 5 in D major

Proms 2020 4. Viennese Night CM685 1 x 75’

Crack open the champagne and don your evening dress as Bramwell Tovey and the BBC Concert Orchestra host a night of Viennese operetta marking 150 years since the birth of Franz Lehár. Johann Strauss II and other contemporaries also offer their own musical confections. With soprano Sophie Bevan and tenor Robert Murray.

Lehár: The Merry Widow – overture Oscar Straus arr. Hanmer: The Chocolate Soldier Duet Lehár arr. Schneider: Giuditta – ‘Meine lippen, sie süssen so heiss’

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Emmerich Kálmán arr. Schönherr: Countess Maritza – ‘Wenn es Abend wird’ … Grüss mir mein Wien’ Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus – overture Lehár arr. Harry Dexter: Paganini – Prelude and Violin Solo Richard Heuberger: Der Opernball - Rendezvous-Duettino (‘Im Chambre Séparée’) Lehár: Gold and Silver Waltz; Vilja (The Merry Widow); You are my heart’s delight (The Land of Smiles) Johann Strauss II: Pizzicato Polka; Die Fledermaus – Watch Duet arr. Stanford Robinson

Proms 2020 5. London Sinfonietta CM686 1 x 75’

Leading contemporary chamber ensemble the London Sinfonietta returns to the Proms for a live showcase of gripping music of the past 50 years. Conducted by Geoffrey Paterson, the concert also features soloists Clíodna Shanahan (toy piano), and bassoonist Jonathan Davies.

Philip Glass: Facades, for 2 saxophones and strings Julia Wolfe: East Broadway, for to piano and electronics Conlon Nancarrow arr. Yvar Mikhashoff: Studies for Player Piano: Study No. 6 Conlon Nancarrow arr. Yvar Mikhashoff: Player Piano Study No. 9 Tansy Davies: Neon Edmund Finnis: In situ Anna Meredith: Axeman, for solo bassoon Steve Reich: City Life, for chamber orchestra and sampled sounds

Proms 2020 6. Proms at ... Salford Quays CM687 1 x 75’

Omer Meir Wellber pulls the strings of his BBC Philharmonic in a Prom partly inspired by puppet theatre – including a new work by Berlin-based Uzbek composer Aziza Sadikova. Plus Britten's Nocturne with leading British tenor Allan Clayton, and Haydn’s Symphony No. 80.

Haydn: Philemon und Baucis – overture Aziza Sadikova: Marionettes (world premiere) Britten: Nocturne Haydn: Symphony No. 80 in D minor

Proms 2020 7. Nicolas Benedetti & the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment 1 x 80’

Violinists Nicola Benedetti and Alina Ibragimova join period-instrument group the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment at London’s Royal Albert Hall for a celebration of Baroque concertos. Jonathan Cohen conducts.

Vivaldi: Concerto in D minor for two violins, RV 514 Handel: Concerto grosso in B flat major, Op.3 No. 2 Vivaldi: Concerto in D major for two violins, RV 513 Handel: Radamisto – Passacaglia Vivaldi: Concerto in A minor for two oboes, RV 536 Charles Avison (after Scarlatti): Concerto grosso No. 5 in D minor J S Bach: Concerto in D minor for two violins, BWV 1043

Proms 2020 8. Anoushka Shankar and Jules Buckley: New Explorations CM689 1 x 90’

Sitarist and composer Anoushka Shankar and conductor/arranger Jules Buckley present innovative collaborations – with electronic music producer Gold Panda, percussionist Manu Delago and the strings of Britten Sinfonia.

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Proms 2020 9. Proms at ... City Halls, Glasgow CM690 1 x 75’

Stephen Hough joins Thomas Dausgaard and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra at Glasgow’s City Halls, for a performance of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 2. Also featured are Richard Strauss's Metamorphosen and a world premiere from Jay Capperauld.

George Walker: Lyric for Strings Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major Jay Capperauld: Circadian Refrains (172 Days Until Dawn) – world premiere Richard Strauss: Metamorphosen

Proms 2020 10. Laura Marling and 12 Ensemble CM691 1 x 90’

Singer-songwriter Laura Marling is joined at the Royal Albert Hall by pioneering London-based string group the 12 Ensemble for a set that includes songs from her Mercury Prize-nominated album Song for Our Daughter.

Proms 2020 11. KOKOROKO CM692 1 x 90’

London jazz group KOKOROKO make their Proms debut live at the Royal Albert Hall. The 8-piece group, led by Sheila Maurice-Grey, draw from Afrobeat, highlife and jazz influences, as they celebrate West African music greats, and pay tribute to the unique music culture they grew up in.

KOKOROKO Prom features some of their most popular works, including Carry Me Home, Baba Ayoola, Age of Ascent, Uman, Ti-De and Abusey Junction.

Proms 2020 12. Proms at ... Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff CM693 1 x 90’

The BBC National Orchestra of Wales and conductor Ryan Bancroft present a mostly American Prom from Cardiff’s Hoddinott Hall. The programme takes in the influences of jazz and popular music alongside iconic classic works by Barber and Copland, respectively evoking a balmy Tennessee night and Pennsylvanian pioneer settlers. Also featuring soprano Natalya Romaniw.

Martinu: Jazz Suite John Adams: Chamber Symphony Gavin Higgins: Rough Voices (world premiere) Samuel Barber: Knoxville: Summer of 1915 Aaron Copland: Appalachian Spring

Natalya Romaniw, soprano BBC National Orchestra of Wales Ryan Bancroft, conductor

Proms 2020 13. Salonen conducts the Philharmonia Orchestra CM694 1 x 75’

Benjamin Grosvenor performs Shostakovich’s First Piano Concerto with the Philharmonia Orchestra and its Principal Conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen, bookended by Ravel’s neo-Baroque masterpiece Le tombeau de Couperin and Mozart’s titanic Symphony No. 41. From the Royal Albert Hall in London.

Ravel: Le tombeau de Couperin Shostakovich: Concerto for piano, trumpet and strings (Piano Concerto No. 1) Mozart: Symphony No. 41 in C major, 'Jupiter'

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Proms 2020 14. Beethoven from Memory CM695 1 x 65’

From the Royal Albert Hall in London, Radio 3’s Tom Service and Aurora Orchestra Principal Conductor Nicholas Collon introduce Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony, a work charged with dance rhythms, and British composer Richard Ayres’s new work that explores the effects of hearing loss.

Richard Ayres: No. 52 (Three pieces about Beethoven, dreaming, hearing loss, and saying goodbye) (world premiere) Beethoven: Symphony No 7 in A major

Proms 2020 15. Sheku Kanneh-Mason and Isata Kanneh-Mason CM696 1 x 70’

Star British cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason and pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason perform a specially recorded recital of Beethoven, Barber, Bridge and Rachmaninov at the Royal Albert Hall.

Beethoven: Cello Sonata in C major, Op. 102 No. 1 Samuel Barber: Sonata for cello & piano Frank Bridge: Mélodie Rachmaninov: Cello Sonata in G minor

Proms 2020 16. Last Night of the Proms CM697 1 x 100’

The Last Night of the Proms features South-African soprano Golda Schultz with the the BBC Singers and the BBC Symphony Orchestra under its Principal Guest Conductor Dalia Stasevska. The leading violinist Lisa Batiashvili also performs Vaughan Williams’s The Lark Ascending.

Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro – overture & ‘Deh vieni, non tardar’ Richard Strauss: Morgen! Andrea Tarrodi: Solus (BBC commission: world premiere)

Stephen Sondheim: A Little Night Music – Night Waltz; ‘The Glamorous Life’ Sibelius: Impromptu for strings

Ralph Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending Trad. Romanian, arr. Stephan Koncz: The Skylark

Trad. arr. Henry Wood: Fantasia on British Sea-Songs

Elgar, arr. Anne Dudley: Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major (‘Land of Hope and Glory’) Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II: Carousel – ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’

Hubert Parry, arr. Errollyn Wallen: Jerusalem National Anthem arr.

Proms 2019 – 1. Bamberg Symphony Orchestra (Bohemian Rhapsody) (CM638) 1 x 125’

The violinist Joshua Bell joins the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra and conductor Jakub Hrůša in a performance of Dvořák’s lively, folk-infused Violin Concerto, It is paired in this Prom with another 19th-century Czech classic – Smetana’s symphonic suite Má vlast, a colourful celebration of a nation’s landscape, history and identity.

Dvorak: Violin Concerto in A minor Dvorak: (encore) Cavatina for 2 violins & viola from Op.75a Smetana: Má vlast Smetana: (encore) The Bartered Bride – Polka & Furiant 5 | Page

Proms 2019 – 2. Haydn’s The Creation (Die Schöpfung) (CM639)

1 x 95’ The BBC Philharmonic and conductor Omer Meir Wellber are joined by the Proms Youth Choir to perform Haydn's colourful late masterpiece. From its opening Representation of Chaos, through the creation of stars, seas and storms, a magnificent musical sunrise, and every creature from the whale to even worms, the Creation is one of the great musical dramas, teeming with life and energy.

Haydn: The Creation: Part One (Days 1-4) Haydn: The Creation: Part Two (Days 5 & 6) and Part Three (Day 7)

Proms 2019 – 3. Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (1) (CM640) 1 x 90’

Yannick Nézet-Séguin leads one of Europe’s finest orchestras in two contrasting symphonies. ‘This symphony is smiling throughout,’ wrote Berlioz of Beethoven’s Second Symphony – a work in which seemingly sunny moods conceal personal tragedy and loss. Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony was written under the cloud of intense scrutiny and artistic repression following his public criticism at the hands of Stalin.

Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op.36 Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op.47 Mussorgsky orch. Shostakovich: (encore) Khovanshchina – Overture

Proms 2019 – 4. Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (2) (CM641) 1 x 105’

Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra pair Sibelius’s turbulent First Symphony with Prokofiev’s Second Violin Concerto – played here by soloist Gil Shaham – whose initial simplicity and directness give way to spiky virtuosity in the finale. They close in Vienna, with the waltz-filled and lushly orchestrated suite from Richard Strauss’s popular opera Der Rosenkavalier.

Sibelius: Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op.39 Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op.63 J S Bach: (encore) Partita No. 3 in E major – Gavotte en rondeau Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier – suite Sibelius: (encore) Valse triste

Proms 2019 – 5. Mozart’s Requiem (CM642) 1 x 85’

Love and loss, and life and death collide in this emotionally charged Prom by Nathalie Stutzmann and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Turbulent shifts of mood run through both Brahms’s Tragic Overture and the Prelude and Liebestod from Wagner’s powerful operatic exploration of forbidden love, Tristan and Isolde. At the heart of the programme is Mozart’s Requiem – the composer’s final work, left unfinished at his early death, and his own musical epitaph.

Johannes Brahms: Tragic Overture, Op.81 : Tristan and Isolde – Prelude and Liebestod : Requiem in D minor, K.626 (compl. Süssmayr)

Proms 2019 - 6. BBC Symphony Orchestra CM643 1 x 90’

Semyon Bychkov traces the evolution of Austro-German music in a Prom featuring works from three different centuries. Schubert’s influence on Mahler is clear from the weary loveliness of Einsamkeit heard here in an orchestration by Detlev Glanert. Mahler’s Fourth Symphony, bright with sleigh bells and innocent wonder,

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Detlev Glanert: Weites Land (‘Musik mit Brahms’) Schubert orch. Glanert: Einsamkeit Mahler: Symphony No. 4 in G Major

Proms 2019 - 7. West-Eastern Divan Orchestra CM644 1 x 100’

Daniel Barenboim and WEDO deliver a programme of emotion and sensation, beginning with Schubert’s remarkable “Unfinished” Eighth Symphony and ending with the Polish folk dances that pulse through Lutosławski’s Concerto for Orchestra. In between, the legendary Argentine pianist Martha Argerich is the soloist in Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 – an outpouring of Romantic intensity.

Schubert: Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished' Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op.23 Lutosławski: Concerto for Orchestra

Proms 2019 - 10. Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra CM647 1 x 110’

Bernard Haitink conducts the Vienna Philharmonic in Beethoven’s revolutionary Piano Concerto No. 4 (with soloist Emanuel Ax) and Bruckner’s Symphony No. 7 – which includes the composer’s heartfelt tribute to his mentor and ‘dearly beloved Master’ Wagner, who died as Bruckner was composing the slow movement.

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No 4 in G major Schubert: Impromptu in A flat, Op.142 No. 2 Bruckner: Symphony No 7 in E major (ed. Nowak)

Proms 2019 - 12. Staatskapelle Dresden CM649 1 x 100’

The renowned Staatskapelle Dresden and conductor Myung-Whun Chung are joined by the explosively virtuosic pianist Yuja Wang for a performance of Rachmaninov’s emotionally expansive and technically demanding Third Piano Concerto. They complete their Proms programme with Brahms’s genial Second Symphony, whose freshness and spontaneity have drawn comparisons with Beethoven’s ‘Pastoral’ Symphony.

Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op.30 Rachmaninov: (encore) Vocalise Youmans arr. Tatum: (encore) Tea for Two Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op.73 Brahms: (encore) Hungarian Dance No. 1 in G minor

Proms 2019 - 13. Czech Philharmonic Orchestra CM650 1 x 100’

Semyon Bychkov conducts the Czech Philharmonic in Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 8 – the most personal of the composer’s many confrontations with the horror of war. Before that, love dominates the first half, in music from Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin and Smetana’s The Bartered Bride. Russian soprano Elena Stikhina is the soloist.

Smetana: Overture & 3 Dances (Polka, Furiant & Dance of the Comedians) Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin – Letter Scene Shostakovich: Symphony No. 8 in C minor

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Proms 2019 - 14. Beethoven Night CM651 1 x 95’

Beethoven’s revolutionary Fifth Symphony provides the climax for this Prom given by Andrew Manze and the NDR Radiophilharmonie Hannover, which also includes music from Beethoven’s only opera Fidelio and arrangements of works by the composer’s musical forebears, Bach and Handel. With soprano soloist Elizabeth Watts.

Handel arr. Manze: Music for the Royal Fireworks Beethoven: Aria 'Ah! perfido' J S Bach orch. Elgar: Fantasia & Fugue in C minor, BWV 537 Beethoven: Fidelio – Overture & 'Abscheulicher! Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C minor Handel arr. Harty: (encore) Lentement & Bouree (Water Music, Suite No. 2)

Proms 2018 – 1. First Night of the Proms (CM601) 1 x 95’

Sakari Oramo conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in an all-British opening Prom, featuring an ambitious new work by Anna Meredith as part of the season’s WWI centenary, Holst’s much-loved The Planets and a choral masterpiece by Vaughan Williams.

Oliver Knussen: Flourish with Fireworks Vaughan Williams: Toward the Unknown Region Gustav Holst: The Planets Anna Meredith: Five Telegrams

Proms 2018 – 2. Youthful Beginnings (CM602) 1 x 80’

Mendelssohn’s precocious First Piano Concerto joins Schumann’s forward-looking Fourth Symphony and music by Lili Boulanger and Morfydd Owen – both of whom died tragically young – in this BBC National Orchestra of Wales Prom conducted by Thomas Søndergård and featuring pianist Bertrand Chamayou.

Lili Boulanger: D’un matin de printemps & D’un soir triste Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor Morfydd Llwyn Owen: Nocturne Schumann: Symphony No. 4 in D minor (original 1841 version)

Proms 2018 – 3. War and Peace (CM603) 1 x 95’

In this WWI centenary year, Georg Solti’s World Orchestra for Peace and conductor Donald Runnicles perform Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony – an iconic statement of brotherhood and fellowship – Britten’s haunting Sinfonia da Requiem, and a new work by Ēriks Ešenvalds.

Eriks Esenvalds: Shadow Britten: Sinfonia da Requiem Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, 'Choral'

Proms 2018 – 4. BBC Symphony Orchestra & Canellakis (CM604) 1 x 80’

Karina Canellakis directs the BBC Symphony Orchestra in two Russian classics – Rachmaninov’s exhilarating Symphonic Dances and Shostakovich’s First Cello Concerto, with soloist Alisa Weilerstein – alongside an opening, spirited overture by Beethoven and a new work from Andrew Norman.

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Beethoven: Overture 'Coriolan' Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No 1 in E flat major J S Bach: (encore) Sarabande from Suite No. 4 in E flat major Andrew Norman: Spiral Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances

Proms 2018 – 5. Davies, Beethoven and Brahms (CM605) 1 x 100’

Ben Gernon and the BBC Philharmonic present a concert of darkness and light, opening with the world premiere of Tansy Davies’s 9/11-inspired What Did We See? and closing with Brahms’s sunny Second Symphony. Pianist Paul Lewis also joins them for Beethoven’s 'Emperor' Concerto.

Tansy Davies: What Did We See? – orchestral suite from 'Between Worlds' Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, 'Emperor' Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D major

Proms 2018 – 6. Hallé Orchestra (CM606) 1 x 85’

Mark Elder conducts the Hallé in the overture to Wagner’s Tannhäuser and they are joined by soloists Sophie Bevan and Anna Stéphany for centenary composer 's Wagner-infused, mythical-fantasy cantata La damoiselle élue. They end with Stravinsky’s colourful symphonic poem The Nightingale and the 1945 suite from his first ballet, The Firebird.

Wagner: Tannhäuser – overture Debussy: La damoiselle élue Stravinsky: Song of the Nightingale Stravinsky: The Firebird – suite (1945 version)

Proms 2018 – 7. Currentzis conducts Beethoven (CM607) 1 x 75’

Teodor Currentzis and his period-instrument ensemble MusicAeterna are ripping up the classical rulebook with thrilling, award-winning results. Their all-Beethoven programme pairs the composer’s vivacious Second Symphony with his highly charged Fifth.

Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 in D major Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C minor Beethoven: (cncore) Symphony No. 7 in A major - 4th movement

Proms 2018 – 8. Tchaikovsky, Glinka & Joby Talbot (CM608) 1 x 85’

Guitarist Miloš Karadaglić is the soloist in a new concerto by Joby Talbot, whose dancing rhythms take inspiration from Karadaglić’s Balkan heritage. Dance also runs through Glinka’s heat-soaked Summer Night in Madrid, with its pulsing castanets, and continues in the expansive waltzes of Act I of Tchaikovsky’s ballet The Nutcracker. Alexander Vedernikov conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra.

Ivanovich Glinka: Summer Night in Madrid (Spanish Overture No 2) Joby Talbot: Ink Dark Moon for guitar and orchestra Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker – Act 1

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Proms 2018 - 9. Serpent and Fire (Il Giardina Armonico) (CM609) 1 x 70’

Two great queens – Cleopatra and Dido – are the inspiration for this concert given by Austrian soprano Anna Prohaska and period ensemble Il Giardino Armonico under their conductor Giovanni Antonini. Operatic arias by Handel and Cavalli are framed by instrumental works from the period.

Purcell: Dido and Aeneas – excerpts Purcell: The Fairy Queen – Chaconne: Dance for Chinese Man and Woman Graupner: Dido, Queen of Carthage – excerpts Sartorio: Julius Caesar in Egypt – excerpts Locke: The Tempest – Curtain Tune Handel: Julius Caesar in Egypt – ‘Che sento? Oh Dio! … Se pietà di me non senti’ Castello: Sonata No. 15 in D minor Cavalli: Dido – 'Rè de' Getuli altero … Il mio marito' Hasse: Mark Antony and Cleopatra – ‘Morte col fiero aspetto’ Handel: Concerto grosso in C minor, Op. 6 No. 8

Proms 2018 - 10. Brahms’s A German Requiem (CM610) 1 x 90’

Richard Farnes conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra and soloists Golda Schultz and Johan Reuter in Brahms’s much-loved Requiem. Marking Thea Musgrave’s 90th birthday, the Prom opens with her dramatic Phoenix Rising.

Thea Musgrave: Phoenix Rising Brahms: A German Requiem (Ein Deutsches Requiem)

Proms 2018 – 11. Orchestra of the Academy of Santa Cecilia (CM611) 1 x 90’

Bernstein’s emotive First Symphony is the work that put the young composer on the map. Antonio Pappano and the Orchestra of Santa Cecilia here pair it with another symphonic debut – Mahler’s arresting, visionary First Symphony.

Haydn: The Creation – Chaos Bernstein: Symphony No. 1 'Jeremiah' Mahler: Symphony No. 1 in D major

Proms 2018 – 12. Academy of St Martin in the Fields & Joshua Bell (CM612) 1 x 80’

The orchestra and its Director and soloist, violinist Joshua Bell bring a programme rich in melody and narrative, opening with Mendelssohn’s charming A Midsummer Night’s Dream overture. Bell is the soloist in Saint-Saëns’s Violin Concerto, the Romantic display concerto par excellence, which shares its light-hearted musical grace with Beethoven’s Fourth Symphony.

Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Overture Saint-Saëns: Violin Concerto No. 3 in B Minor Bridge: Lament (Catherine, Aged 9 ‘Lusitania’ 1915) Beethoven: Symphony No. 4 in B Flat Major

Proms 2018 – 13. Estonian Festival Orchestra (CM613) 1 x 100’

In this Nordic flavoured Prom from Paavo Järvi and his orchestra, music by Grieg and Sibelius is paired with Estonia’s own national composer, Arvo Pärt, whose eclectic Third Symphony, with its echoes of Renaissance 10 | Page polyphony and Orthodox chant, opens the concert. Celebrated Georgian pianist Khatia Buniatishvili then performs one of the great Romantic piano concertos, which is matched for sonic drama by Sibelius’s stirring Fifth Symphony.

Arvo Pärt: Symphony No. 3 Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor Sibelius: Symphony No. 5 in E flat major

Proms 2018 – 14. West–Eastern Divan Orchestra & (CM614) 1 x 80’

Daniel Barenboim and his West–Eastern Divan Orchestra return to the Proms for a concert that includes Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto with soloist Lisa Batiashvili, Scriabin’s The Poem of Ecstasy, and David Robert Coleman’s Looking for Palestine, a work commissioned by the ensemble and that speaks to its uniquely political identity.

Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin – Polonaise Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto David Robert Coleman: Looking for Palestine Scriabin: The Poem of Ecstasy

Proms 2018 – 15. European Union Youth Orchestra (CM615) 1 x 100’

Winner of the 2015 International Chopin Competition, Seong-Jin Cho makes his Proms debut with Chopin’s Second Piano Concerto. The concert opens with a UK premiere by Agata Zubel and concludes with one of the great Romantic symphonies – Tchaikovsky’s Fifth. The European Union Youth Orchestra is conducted by Gianandrea Noseda.

Agata Zubel: Fireworks Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor Chopin: (encore) Polonaise in A flat major, Op.53 (Eroica) Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 in E minor Berlioz: (encore) The Damnation of Faust - Marche hongroise (Rakoczy march)

Proms 2018 – 16. Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra (CM616) 1 x 85’

There’s a Nordic flavour to this Prom from Edward Gardner and the Bergen Philharmonic that includes Sibelius’s folk-inspired Second Symphony and the world premiere of Norwegian composer Rolf Wallin’s Violin Concerto, with Alina Ibragimova as soloist.

Wagner: The Flying Dutchman – overture Rolf Wallin: Violin Concerto (Whirld) Sibelius: Symphony No 2 in D major

Proms 2018 – 17. Iván Fischer & Budapest Festival Orchestra (CM617) 1 x 90’

Dance to the Gypsy rhythms of Hungarian folk music in works by Liszt and Sarasate, while a powerful performance of Brahms’s dramatic First Symphony, with its transcendent finale, is at the heart of this colourful Prom given by Iván Fischer and the Budapest Festival Orchestra. Also featuring violinists József Lendvay Sr & JR and Jenő Lisztes, cimbalom.

Improvisation for cimbalom Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 1 in C sharp minor Brahms: Hungarian Dance No. 1 in G minor 11 | Page

Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 3 in B flat major Sarasate: Zigeunerweisen Paganini: (encore) Introduction and variations on 'Nel cor piu non mi sento' Brahms: Hungarian Dance No. 11 in C minor Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C minor Brahms: (encore) Hungarian Dance No. 4 in F minor

Proms 2018 – 18. Mozart & Bruckner (CM618) 1 x 105’

Benjamin Grosvenor is the soloist in Mozart’s lyrical Piano Concerto No. 21, with its trickling slow movement and quick-witted levity. In the second half, Sakari Oramo conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in Bruckner’s monumental Fifth Symphony.

Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K 467 Bruckner: Symphony No. 5 in B flat major

Proms 2018 – 19. Marin Alsop & Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (CM619) 1 x 95’

Bernstein-protégée Marin Alsop returns to the Proms with one of the great American symphony orchestras to perform a politically charged programme that includes Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony alongside Bernstein’s own Second Symphony.

Bernstein: Slava! (A Political Overture) Bernstein: Symphony No. 2 'The Age of Anxiety' Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 in D minor

Proms 2018 – 20. Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra (CM620) 1 x 90’

The Rotterdam Philharmonic celebrates its 100th anniversary with a performance of Bruckner’s Fourth Symphony, while in the first half of the Prom Yefim Bronfman joins Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the orchestra as soloist in Liszt’s Second Piano Concerto.

Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 in E flat major 'Romantic'

Proms 2018 – 21. András Schiff plays Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier (Book 2) (CM621) 1 x 145’

The two volumes of J S Bach’s The Well-Tempered Clavier are a window onto an extraordinary musical imagination – an infinitely varied, beguiling series of musical reflections and questions. Following his performance of Book 1 in 2017, distinguished pianist and Bach specialist András Schiff returns to the Proms to present the complete Book 2, which pushes harmony and counterpoint further than ever before.

J S Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier Book 2

Proms 2018 – 22. Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (CM622) 1 x 90’

Kirill Petrenko and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra pair Beethoven’s much-loved Seventh Symphony – “the apotheosis of the dance” – with two contrasting Strauss tone poems: the passionate Don Juan and the contemplative Death and Transfiguration.

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Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A major

Proms 2018 – 23. Proms at Cadogan Hall – Berlin Philharmonic Soloists (CM623) 1 x 60’

Hear some of the Berlin Philharmonic’s finest players perform as soloists in a concert of 20th-century French chamber music, including music by Ravel and centenary composers Debussy and Lili Boulanger, as well as a world premiere by Slovenia’s Nina Senk.

Lili Boulanger: Nocturne (version for violin and piano) Debussy: Sonata for flute, viola and harp Nina Šenk: Baca Lili Boulanger: Trois morceaux pour piano Ravel: Introduction and Allegro

Proms 2018 – 24. Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique perform Berlioz (CM624) 1 x 90’

An all-Berlioz programme from Sir John Eliot Gardiner and his orchestra. Mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato takes the role of Dido in scenes from the composer’s opera Les Troyens, while violist Antoine Tamestit is the soloist for the glorious Harold in Italy.

Berlioz: Overture 'Le corsaire' La mort de Cléopâtre The Trojans – Royal Hunt and Storm The Trojans – Dido’s death scene Harold in Italy

Proms 2018 – 25. Before the Ending of the Day (CM625) 1 x 60’

Peter Phillips and the Tallis Scholars recreate the Christian office of Compline, weaving together a sung meditation spanning over 1,000 years of sacred music, including works by Arvo Part, Padilla and Gallus, and Allegri’s exquisite Miserere.

Hildegard von Bingen: Ordo virtutum – In principio omnes Juan Gutiérrez de Padilla: Deus in adiutorium Jacobus Gallus: Pater noster Gregorio Allegri: Miserere Thomas Tallis: Te lucis ante terminum (I) Arvo Pärt: Nunc dimittis John Browne: O Maria salvatoris

Proms 2005: A Child of our Time (CM0218) 1 x 111’00”

In the opening concert of the 2005 BBC Proms, Sir Roger Norrington brings together an exuberant overture by Berlioz, Sir Edward Elgar's colourful tour of Old London Town, and Mendelssohn's ever-popular Concerto - all setting the scene for Sir Michael Tippett's powerful oratorio with its evocative set of negro spirituals.

Proms 2005: Ades, Beethoven and Stravinsky (CM0223) 1 x 81’00”

Acclaimed young British composer-conductor Thomas Adès brings his new Violin Concerto to the Proms, surrounded by music from Stravinsky's first neo-Classical ballet (based on music he thought was by Pergolesi) 13 | Page and an idiosyncratic overture and the fleet-footed Fourth Symphony by Beethoven.

Proms 2005: Mahler's Sixth Symphony CM0219 1 x 82’00”

Mahler's massive Sixth Symphony - a work whose fateful hammer blows mirror the blows of fate in his own life: the early death of his daughter, the loss of his post at the Vienna Court Opera and the diagnosis of his own fatal heart condition.

Proms 2005: Pictures at an Exhibition CM0226 1 x 87’00”

Ravel's storybook suite and his colourful transformation of Musorgsky's Pictures frame a fantastical scherzo by Stravinsky and an acclaimed new French song-cycle setting texts by Solzhenitsyn, Rilke, Van Gogh and Prithwindra Mukherjee.

Proms 2005:Purcell's The Fairy Queen CM0227 1 x 116’00”

In his lavish 'semi-opera' of 1692 Purcell takes a version of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream and interleaves masques and interludes, conjuring up a magical world of fairies, pastoral comedy and the turning of the seasons with music of ethereal sensuality and vitality. Paul McCreesh directs the Gabrieli Consort & Players and an impressive line-up of soloists.

Proms 2005:Ravel and Shostakovich CM0220 1 x 108’00”

Spanish flavours and jazzy sophistication in a first half of music by Ravel make a striking contrast with Shostakovich's monumental Eighth Symphony - a highly personal response to mass devastation, written at the height of World War II.

Proms 2005:Sorensen, Grieg and Nielsen CM0228 1 x 100’00”

Danish conductor Thomas Dausgaard with the world premiere of Bent Sørensen's dramatic re-telling of Hans Christian Andersen's most famous tale. Grieg's popular Piano Concerto - performed by brilliant German pianist Lars Vogt - and Nielsen's exhilarating Fifth Symphony complete an all-Scandinavian line-up.

Proms 2005:Symphony of Sorrowful Songs CM0224 1 x 53’00”

The Polish composer Henryk Górecki's emergence from the 1960s avant-garde into a warmly expressive and pared-down style embracing older musical and spiritual traditions has won new audiences for classical music around the world. An international best-seller on CD, his Third Symphony remembers the events of World War II.

Proms 2005:The Dream of Gerontius CM0225 1 x 95’00”

Mark Elder in a flourishing partnership with the Hallé conducts Elgar's visionary setting of the poem by Cardinal Newman which follows Gerontius's uncertain journey from his deathbed into the beyond.

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Proms 2005:The Roby Lakatos Ensemble CM0222 1 x 59’00”

Violin genius Roby Lakatos and his incredible gypsy band return to the Proms with their own exotic brand of gypsy passion: Lakatos is one of the world's greatest violin virtuosos in any style, and dazzles whether at full pelt with the whole ensemble or alone in one of his intimate and often stratospheric improvisations.

Proms 2005:Tippett and Beethoven CM0229 1 x 88’00”

Sir , a foremost champion of Sir Michael Tippett, charts a musical passage from birth-to-death in Tippett's Fourth Symphony, while the journey in Beethoven's epoch-making 'Eroica' Symphony - premièred 200 years ago - moves via funeral march to euphoric celebration.

Proms 2005:Verdi's Requiem CM0230 1 x 83’00”

Gianandrea Noseda, the Italian-born Principal Conductor of the BBC Philharmonic, brings an authentically all- Italian cast to this performance of the most operatically Italianate of Requiems by Giuseppe Verdi himself - with a breathtaking depiction of the Day of Judgement. Brahms judged it simply "the work of a genius".

Proms 2005:Wagner's Die Walkure CM0221 1 x 213’00”

The long-awaited Proms debut for Plácido Domingo as Siegmund in Die Walküre - the second part of Wagner's Ring cycle - with the cast of The Royal Opera House's current production, conducted by Antonio Pappano.

Proms 2004:Bach's Mass in B minor CM0194 1 x 107’26”

Following his 'Bach Cantata Pilgrimage' in the year 2000, Sir John Eliot Gardiner and his Baroque forces return to the Proms for a performance of Bach's monumental setting of the Mass - a perfect marriage of personal faith and musical genius.

Proms 2004:Beethoven 9 CM0199 1 x 90’50”

Sir Simon Rattle brings together his great Berlin orchestra and his former Birmingham choir for the annual Proms performance of Beethoven's life-affirming Ninth Symphony, prefaced by a work that the Berlin Philharmonic premièred back in 1928: Schoenberg's landmark set of variations on the name of BACH.

Proms 2004:Britten's War Requiem CM0193 1 x 90’

Sir Colin Davis conducts a choral masterpiece by Benjamin Britten - his harrowing fusion of the Latin Mass for the Dead with the First World War poetry of Wilfred Owen - prefaced by the first performance of a recently rediscovered organ work from the 1930s that uncannily anticipates the music of the Requiem's Agnus Dei.”

"I don't think I have ever heard Bostridge sing more beautifully than he did in the poem that Britten unforgettably juxtaposes with the 'Lacrimosa' - 'Move him into the sun'. The ache of it was heartbreaking." The Independent

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Proms 2004:City of Birmingham Symphony CM0191 1 x 90’

Sakari Oramo and the CBSO contrast Charles Ives' huge and extraordinary Fourth Symphony with Stravinsky's evergreen puppet ballet Petrushka. The concert opens with Leonard Bernstein's infectiously rhythmic Hebrew psalm-settings, composed for Chichester Cathedral.

"The Fourth is a work that seems to suit Oramo's musical temperament perfectly....Oramo brought the score vividly to life, steering a clear path from the cacophony of marching bands and moments of purest transcendence in the first movement to the webs of quarter-tones and ghosts of distorted hymns in the finale." The Guardian

Proms 2004:Das Rheingold CM0196 1 x 150’08”

Das Rheingold from Wagner's Ring cycle - Sir Simon Rattle and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment with the first modern performance of a Wagner opera on period instruments.

Proms 2004:Debussy & Messiaen CM0200 1 x 85’49”

Debussy's impressionistic sea symphony and Messiaen's last major orchestral work, Éclairs sur l'Au-delà... performed by the Berlin Philharmonic conducted by Proms favourite, Sir Simon Rattle.

Proms 2004:Haitink, Mozart & Bruckner CM0189 1 x 105’

Bernard Haitink conducts the world's oldest orchestra in Mozart's final symphony and Bruckner's solemn memorial tribute to his musical hero, Richard Wagner, who was himself music director of the Staatskapelle in the 1840s.

Proms 2004:Marc-Antoine Charpentier CM0190 1 x 105’

Les Arts Florissants and William Christie present a concert of sacred music - a Requiem Mass, a Mass and a Te Deum - to mark the 300th anniversary of the death of one of the greatest French Baroque composers, Marc- Antoine Charpentier.

Proms 2004: CM0195 1 x 36’17”

The great Latvian conductor Mariss Jansons with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (of which he is Chief Conductor) in an astute pairing of Dvorak's depiction of his pastoral roots and Richard Strauss's autobiographical showpiece.

Proms 2004:Messian & Benjamin CM0188 1 x 120’

Composer George Benjamin conducts his own pair of Palimpsests and his teacher Oliver Messiaen's awe- inspiring cycle of meditations on the majesty of God - inspired by the canyons of Utah and the distant galaxies - Des Canyons aux étoiles ...

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Proms 2004:"Out here to Swing" CM0198 1 x 120’

Multi-talented American trumpet virtuoso, educationalist and musical dynamo Wynton Marsalis with his Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra in a celebration of the irresistible rhythms and roof-lifting riffs of the Golden Age of Swing.

Proms 2004:Prokofiev & Tchaikovsky CM0192 1 x 90’

The St Petersburg Philharmonic and its Chief Conductor Yuri Temirkanov with an all-Russian concert featuring the music of Glinka, Prokofiev's demanding and brilliant Second Piano Concerto, and Tchaikovsky's impassioned and intense Fifth Symphony.

Proms 2004:Schubert & Janacek CM0197 1 x 72’35”

The London Philharmonic and Principal Conductor Kurt Masur are joined by a choir from Leoš Janácek's adopted home town for a performance of the blazing choral masterpiece, the Glagolitic Mass, preceded by Janácek's own arrangements of folk songs from his Moravian birthplace.

Proms 2003: Barenboim CM0170 1 x 97’27”

With an orchestra of young Arab and Israeli musicians working side-by-side, Daniel Barenboim offers a vision of unfinished harmony in two famous symphonies by Schubert and Beethoven, and an unusual concerto by Mozart for not one, but three pianos.

Proms 2003: The Clerks' Group CM0166 1 x 60’

An hour-long sequence of old and new music, interspersing Josquin des Prez's masterly Missa Fortuna desperata with specially-commissioned motets by Robert Saxton and instrumental In Nomine settings by Christopher Tye and William Byrd.

Proms 2003: Corelli & Handel CM0163 1 x 90’

Favourites from two Baroque giants - both living in Rome in the early 18th Century - including Handel's uplifting Dixit Dominus and Corelli's Christmas Concerto.

Proms 2003: Dido & Aeneas CM0171 1 x 60’

Two strong performers in the title roles head the cast for Henry Purcell's great English opera based on the story of Trojan exile Aeneas and the doomed Queen of Carthage including the heartbreaking aria "When I am laid in earth".

Proms 2003:The Halle Orchestra CM0169 1 x 87’59”

The Halle and its music director Mark Elder perform one of the greatest of all British symphonies, Elgar's Symphony No 1, with bicentenary composer Berlioz's ravishing song-cycle and a virtuosic curtain-raiser from Colin Matthews.

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Proms 2003: Mahler 6 CM0165 1 x 86’

A single tragic symphony in the hands of one of the world's greatest Mahlerians, Bernard Haitink - with the immense forces of the European Union Youth Orchestra.

Proms 2003: Mahler Chamber Orchestra CM0162 96’

A celebration of youthful virtuosity from a professional orchestra with an average age of 29, in a programme ranging from Mozart's bold sophistication to Ravel's elegiac remembrance of an age past and friends lost in the First World War.

Proms 2003: Mozart & Brahms CM0174 104’6”

A farewell pairing of Mozart's penultimate symphony and 's enduring monument to the memory of his own mother - under the direction of the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra's own Music Director, the Austrian Manfred Honeck.

Proms 2003: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra CM0164 76’

Both Beethoven and Tchaikovsky drank deep of life's cocktail of "grim reality and fleeting visions of joy"; this telling pairing of two symphonies finds them one moment in high spirits, the next in low despair...

Proms 2003: Rameau & Handel CM0173 1 x 51’41”

French conductor Marc Minkowski and his period-instrument players on home territory in a selection of lively dances from Rameau's operas; world-renowned mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter joins them for arias from Handel's great opera Ariodante.

Proms 2003: Rattle & the Berlin Philharmonic CM0172 1 x 97’57”

An extraordinary concert from the Berlin-based A-team: Simon Rattle conducts the Berlin Philiharmonic in two seminal early 20th-century masterpieces by Bartok and Stravinsky, and a dazzling concerto from the 1990s.

Proms 2003: The Trojans (Part One) CM0167 1 x 90’

The first part of Hector Berlioz' operatic masterpiece The Trojans in an utterly compelling performance stretching across two Proms. Berlioz himself was never able to hear the complete opera.

Proms 2003: The Trojans (Part Two) CM0168 1 x 159’

The second and concluding part of Hector Berlioz' operatic masterpiece The Trojans in an utterly compelling performance stretching across two Proms. From Troy via Carthage to Rome, the epic journey of Aeneas leaves hearts scorched and history changed.

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Proms 2002: Bartok’s Piano Concerto CM0142 1 x 95’

Pianist Yefim Bronfman performs Bartok's Piano Concerto no 1 with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen.

Proms 2002: Boris Godunov CM0145 1 x 132’

St Petersburg's Marinsky Theatre with their conductor Valery Gergiev in a concert peformance of the original 1869 version of Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov.

Proms 2002: Camerata Salzburg CM0141 1 x 101’

Camerata Salzburg under its Chief Conductor, Sir Roger Norrington, with violinist Joshua Bell.

Proms 2002: Claudio Abbado and Martha Argerich CM0146 1 x 54’

One of Europe's most exciting youth orchestras is joined by Claudio Abbado for a concert of 20th-century classics.

Proms 2002: The Coronation of King George II CM0139 1 x 96’

The music that was performed at the Coronation of King George II in Westminster Abbey on 11 October 1727.

Proms 2002: Don Quixote and “New World” Symphony CM0147 1 x 83’

Dvorak's homesick salute to the New World is prefaced by Strauss's colourful depiction of the quixotic adventures of Cervantes's legendary Spanish knight.

Proms 2002: The Genius of Renaissance CM0148 1 x 55’

Andrew Carwood and the Cardinalls' Musick have specialised in early Spanish repertoire and here present a concert of music from the Iberian Peninsula, matching Victoria's exuberant 'Victory Mass' with richly polyphonic music by other Renaissance composers.

Proms 2002: Haitink and the LSO CM0149 1 x 95’

Bernard Haitink, a leading Brucknerian, conducting the London Symphony Orchestra, prefacing Bruckner's 'Romantic' Symphony with a miraculous work from the London years of the 'Father of the Symphony'.

Proms 2002: Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra CM0143 1 x 74’

Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis.

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Proms 2002: Mahler’s Symphony of a Thousand CM0150 1 x 77’

Sir Simon Rattle conducts Mahler's massive 'Symphony of a Thousand' for the first time with the youth orchestra to which he himself belonged as a teenager. A starry international cast is supported by choruses from three continents.

Proms 2002: Myung-Whun Chung CM0140 1 x 79’

Myung-Whun Chung conducts the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France. His sister performs Bruch's Violin Concerto no 1.

Proms 2002: Samson by Handel CM0144 1 x 137’

Proms 2001:A Baroque Prom CM0118 1 x 70’27’’

Andreas Scholl, the young counter-tenor sings “Nisi Dominus”, and the cantata “Cessate omai cessate” by Vivaldi,as well as “Ombra mai fu” from Handel’s “Serse”. He is accompanied by the Australian Brandenburg Ensemble. The vocal numbers in this concert are interspersed with instrumental pieces by the same composers.

Proms 2001:Boston Symphony CM0116 1 x 84’42’’

The Boston Symphony Orchestra, conducted by its Principal Guest Conductor, Bernard Haitink, celebrates its former Music Director, Serge Koussevitsky on the 50th anniversary of his death. Martinu’s 6th Symphony: “Fantaisies symphoniques” was commissioned by Koussevitsky. It is presented here alongside Brahms’ 2nd Symphony, Hungarian Dance no.1 in G minor, and Debussy’s “Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune”.

Proms 2001:Charles Dutoit Conducts CM0117 1 x 92’6’’

Japan's NHK Symphony Orchestra plays Shostakovich's 5th Symphony and is joined for Prokofiev's 3rd Piano Concerto by the legendary Martha Argerich. Takemitsu's “Ceremonial: Autumn Ode” contains a prominent part for the sho, a traditional Japanese reed instrument. Glinka’s “Ruslan and Lyudmila” complete the programme.

Proms 2001:First night of the Proms CM0110 1 x 84’56”

Britain meets America in this year's opening concert, which includes one of the most popular concertos, and a contemporary choral classic. Leonard Slatkin begins his first Proms season as the BBC Symphony Orchestra's new chief conductor.

Matthews: Fanfare, Britten: Overture “Paul Bunyan”, Vaughan-Williams: Serenade To Music, Elgar: Cello concerto in E minor, Adams: Harmonium. BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus. Conductor: Leonard Slatkin, Guy Johnston (violoncello).

Proms 2001:Grieg: Peer Gynt CM0114 1 x 96’41’’

Grieg’s incidental music to Ibsen’s “Peer Gynt” evoking landscapes as varied as the Norwegian fjords and the Arabian deserts, has taken on a life of its own, quite apart from the play that inspired it. This Prom provides a rare opportunity to experience the complete work in its original form, with a star-studded cast led by the narrator 20 | Page

Simon Callow. Soloists join the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, BBC Singers and conductor Manfred Honeck.

Proms 2001:Kurt Masur Conducts CM0119 1 x 91’29’’

The Principal Conductor of the London Philharmonic Orchestra brings a rarely-performed neo-classical suite by the Romanian composer George Enescu to the Royal Albert Hall, alongside Dvorak’s Violin Concerto with Sarah Chang as the dazzling soloist and Schumann’s enduringly popular Spring Symphony.

Proms 2001:Paris Orchestra CM0121 1 x 101’39’’

Christoph Eschenbach conducts the Paris Orchestra in a work that provoked a riot on its premiere at the Théâtre des Champs Elysées in Paris in 1913, a work that has since come to be seen as one of the foundation stones of modern music. Stravinsky’s “The Rite of Spring” is heard here alongside Berlioz’s Overture to Benvenuto Cellini, the Rakoczy March, Schumann’s 2nd Symphony, and Smetana’s “Dance of the Comedians”.

Proms 2001: A Russian Prom CM0115 1 x 94’16”

The young Chinese pianist Lang Lang makes his London concerto debut in Rachmaninov’s Third Piano Concerto. He’s accompanied by one of the St Petersburg Philharmonic under its Music Director Yuri Temirkanov. The programmeis completed by Tchaikovsky’s rarely heard First Symphony, a work imbued with the spirit of the Russian countryside.

Proms 2001:Sir Conducts CM0120 1 x 84’40’’

A successful and enduring partnership takes the stage of the Royal Albert Hall: Sir Charles Mackerras, the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, and one of the leading pianists of the age: Alfred Brendel.

They perform Mozart’s Piano Concerto, No. 25 in C major K.503. The second half of this concert begins with Stravinsky’s Concerto in D. The programme is flanked by Mozart’s Symphony no.32, and Schubert’s Symphony no.4 (“Tragic”).

Proms 2001:Sorcery & Enchantment CM0113 1 x 88’52’’

Beginning with The Sorcerer’s Apprentice by Dukas, the BBC SO bring us a concert of magic and enchantment, continuing with Ravel’s “Pavane pour une infante défunte”, his orchestration of Mussorgsky’s “Pictures at an Exhibition” and Tchaikovsky’s dazzling Violin Concerto, with the soloist Vadim Repin.

Proms 2001:SWR Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra with Roger Norrington CM0111

Sir Roger Norrington, regarded as one of the pioneers of the authentic performance movement, brought the SWR Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra to the Proms for their first visit. In over three decades on the podium, Sir Roger Norrington has done much to bring new life to the Classical repertoire and here he conducts Schubert’s 9th Symphony, alongside Vaughan-Williams’ Pastoral Symphony with its shadows of war.

Proms 2001:A Youth Prom CM0112 1 x 101’

The young people of the European Union Youth Orchestra perform under the direction of Sir Colin Davis and have united under the slogan: ‘Fifteen nations: One language’. 21 | Page

Here they perform Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony, Elgar’s First Symphony, and Dvorak’s Slavonic Dance Op. 46 no. 1 in C major.

Proms 2000:A Bach Prom CM0081 1 x 100’5”

Three celebrations in one. In 2000 Sir John Eliot Gardiner decided to mark the new millennium, the 2000th birthday of Christ, and the 250th anniversary of the death of J.S. Bach by launching a titanic project: The performance in venues all over Europe of all of Bach's 198 surviving church cantatas at the liturgically appropriate time.

The "Bach Cantata Pilgrimage" stops off at the Proms with two cantatas: Ein ungefärbt Germüte, and Barmherziges Herze der ewigen Liebe, Orchestral Suite no.4 in D Major, Brandenburg Concerto no.1, Magnificat in D major.

Proms 2000:BBC Philharmonic CM0084 1 x 120’2’’

Paavo Järvi, conductor son of a famous conducting father, makes his Proms debut with a performance of Mahler's powerful and grief-laden Sixth Symphony. This is a work that was written during one of the composer's sunniest of summers, but which is wrought with premonitions of disasters that were soon to be fulfilled.

Mahler 6 is preceded by a performance of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto no. 1 in C major Op.15. Soloist: Lars Vogt.

Proms 2000:BBC Symphony Orchestra CM0088 1 x 85’56’’

Sibelius's symphonic poem "En Saga" and Tchaikovsky's despairing last symphony frame a new work by the Italian, Luciano Berio. The Proms celebrate Berio's 75th birthday with his concerto for the trombone.

The soloist in question is the Swedish virtuoso Christian Lindberg, who has premiered more than 70 concertos for his instrument. BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Jukka-Pekka Saraste.

Proms 2000:BerlinPhilharmonic Orchestra CM0091 1 x 89’9’’

The Berlin Philharmonic and Bernard Haitink bring two favourite works to the Proms: One by Richard Strauss, and the other by Beethoven. Strauss's symphonic poem “Don Quixote” is an affectionate portrait of Cervantes' deluded knight. The last movement of Beethoven's 7th Symphony was described by Wagner as "the apotheosis of the dance". Natalia Gutman (Violoncello), Wolfram Christ (viola).

Proms 2000:Berlioz's Requiem CM0082 1 x 92’27’’

Colin Davis, one of the world's most respected interpreters of Berlioz’s music, leads the combined forces of the Paris Conservatoire and London's Guildhall School of Music & Drama in a performance of Berlioz's massive 'Requiem'. This is a work conceived in the grandest possible manner, with huge instrumental and vocal resources designed to fill a vast performing space.

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Proms 2000:Deutsche Kammer-philharmonie, Bremen CM0087 1 x 85’29’’

A superb chamber orchestra from Europe and its talented young British Music Director bring brilliance, verve and novelty to the Proms. Beethoven: Overture “Leonore” no.2, Schumann: Violin Concerto in D minor, J.S.Bach: Violin Concerto in A minor, Schumann: 3rd Symphony “Rhenish”.

Proms 2000: First Night Of The Proms CM0080 1 x 96’43”

More highlights from the world’s greatest music festival. Aaron Copland’s ‘Fanfare For The Common Man’ launches an uplifting First Night. A colourful orchestration by Stokowski of J.S.Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in D minor follow.

The programme includes a performance of Rachmaninov’s 2nd Piano Concerto by the young Russian pianist Evgeny Kissin, and is concluded with Janceck’s choral work “Glagolitic Mass”. Soloists, BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Singers, and BBC Symphony chorus, conducted by Sir Andrew Davis.

Proms 2000:Handel's Messiah CM0085 1 x 144’55’’

Handel's masterpiece is the most well known and best-loved religious works in the English language. In this exuberant performance, , one of the world’s most celebrated exponents of authentic Baroque performance practice, conducts the English Consort, with soloists from Finland and North America.

Proms 2000:Jessye Norman & The London Sinfonietta CM0086 1 x 81’30’’

The American soprano is one of the greatest artists of our age. "She has one of those voices that come once in a lifetime", says conductor Andrew Davis.

Judith Weir: “woman.life.song”, Schonberg: Six Brettl Lieder, Richard Strauss: Zueignung Op10 no.1, Stavinsky: Concerto in E Flat “Dumbarton Oaks”.

Proms 2000:Tafelmusik CM0089 1 x 78’26’’

Show-stopping scenes and heroic arias, written by Handel for the leading virtuoso of his day, the great Italian castrato Senesino. Authentic interpretation in today’s world is difficult, so for this performance his part is taken by the astounding French contralto Nathalie Stutzmann.

The Baroque ensemble, Tafelmusik, accompanies and also provides a foil to these operatic items with well- known orchestral works by Bach. Directed from the violin by Jeanne Lamon.

Proms 2000:Wagner's Die Walküre - Act 3 CM0083 1 x 68’59”

Eminent Wagner conductor Donald Runnicles leads an international cast in the most popular act from the most popular of the four operas that make up the mammoth 'Ring' cycle. The third act of 'Die Walküre' begins with the 'Ride Of The Valkyries' and ends as Brünnhilde, daughter of Wotan, is put to sleep by her father in a ring of magic fire.

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Proms 2000:Wagner's Parsifal CM0090 1 x 243’14’’

Sir Simon Rattle conducts Wagner's last opera, leading an international cast in a concert version of the production by Netherlands Opera.

Wagner's libretto is based on the Arthurian legend and the Quest for the Holy Grail. The musical setting is sublime and intoxicating - no wonder it was once described as half-way between a mass and an orgy!

Proms 1999: Andreas Scholl Sings Pergolesi CM0061 1 x 81'

Superstar counter-tenor Andreas Scholl joins forces with his soprano sister Elisabeth in Pergolesi’s “Stabat Mater”.

Pergolesi: “Stabat Mater”, Vivaldi: Motet – “Filiae maestae Jerusalem”, and music by Durante, Handel and Wassenaer. Andreas Scholl (counter-tenor) & Elisabeth Scholl (soprano). The Freiburg Baroque Orchestra is conducted by Gottfried von der Goltz.

Proms 1999: Cecilia Bartoli sings Mozart & Haydn CM0059 1 x 93'

Italy's celebrated mezzo-soprano makes her Proms debut singing arias by Mozart and Haydn. Nikolaus Harnoncourt, one of the most respected names in early music, accompanies and also conducts two Haydn symphonies.

Haydn: Symphonies nos.86 & 87, Scena di Berenice, Orfeo ed Euridice (exc), Mozart: La Clemenza di Tito (exc), Un moto di gioia. Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo-soprano). Vienna Concertus Musicus conducted by Nikolaus Harnoncourt.

Proms 1999: The English Consort CM0060 1 x 99'

This original authentic performance ensemble performs music by Mozart, Haydn and J.S. Bach. Bach: “Singet dem Herrn”, Haydn: Symphony no.49, Mozart: “Requiem”. Soloists, English Consort & Choir conducted by Trevor Pinnock.

Proms 1999: Evgeny Kissin plays Chopin CM0065 1 x 138'

This acclaimed young pianist marks the 150th anniversary of Chopin’s death with a towering performance.

Chopin: Piano Concerto no.1, Bruckner: Symphony no.8. Evgeny Kissin (piano). The Bavarian State Orchestra is conducted by Zubin Mehta.

Proms 1999: James MacMillan Premiere CM0063 1 x 108'

A babble of angel voices and the songs of unborn children launch “Quickening”, a major new work from James MacMillan.

MacMillan: “Quickening” (world premiere), Bruckner: Symphony no.7. Hilliard Ensemble, BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus conducted by Sir Andrew Davis.

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Proms 1999: The Last Night Of The Proms CM0066 1 x 128'

The culmination of ‘The World’s Greatest Music Festival’ featuring music by Berlioz, Poulenc, Vaughan Williams and Elgar.

Willard White sings opera arias, actor Jeremy Irons sings Noel Coward. BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Sir Andrew Davis.

Proms 1999: Sir Simon Rattle conducts the Vienna Philharmonic CM0064 1 x 95'

Sir Simon Rattle's new relationship with the Vienna Philharmonic is celebrated at the Proms for the first time. Three of Ravel's magical orchestral evocations complement Beethoven's 'Pastoral' Symphony.

Beethoven: Symphony no.6 (‘Pastoral’) Ravel: Alborado del gracioso; Mother Goose; La Valse. Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Sir Simon Rattle.

Proms 1998: Andreas Scholl in Handel’s Solomon CM0043 1 x 155'

The Queen of Sheba may get the biggest build-up, but her popular arrival is only one of many musical highlights in this oratorio. Soloists include Andreas Scholl; Gabrieli Consort & Players directed by Paul McCreesh.

Proms 1998: Bach’s St Matthew Passion CM0047 1 x 162'

A pinnacle of Western music, and one of the most original musical dramas of any age, the St Matthew Passion has been called “the opera that Bach never wrote”. In a rare Proms performance, Philippe Herreweghe directs his renowned Belgian group and some of the finest soloists around. Soloists including Ian Bostridge and Andreas Scholl. Collegium Vocale, Ghent directed by Philippe Herreweghe.

Proms 1998: Berlin Philharmonic CM0048 1 x 89'

Who better than the Berlin Philharmonic for a programme of great German masterworks? Pires, a musician with a reputation for penetrating, refreshingly unshowy playing, is the soloist in Schumann’s piano concerto. Brahms 3rd symphony is the main work in the programme. Beethoven: Egmont Overture, Schumann: Piano Concerto, Brahms: Symphony no.3. Maria Joao Pires (piano), Berlin Philharmonic conducted by Claudio Abbado.

Proms 1998: The Damnation of Faust CM0041 1 x 129'

A blazingly dramatic and colourful score that opened the 1998 Proms season. This is the story of Faust, who sells his soul to the Devil for a taste of Heaven on Earth, only to end up in the pandemonium of Hell. A dazzling international cast performs Berlioz’s magnificent piece. Soloists including Bryn Terfel and Ann Murray. BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus directed by Sir Andrew Davis.

Proms 1998: Hildegard of Bingen CM0050 1 x 82'

Visionary, mystic, medical pioneer, poet, playwright, philosopher, and one of the first known women composers, abbess Hildegard of Bingen would have been a remarkable figure in any age, let alone the 12th century. This piece is a graphic account of the battle between Virtue and The Devil over the fate of a wavering human soul. “Ordo Virtutum, Sequentia”. 25 | Page

Proms 1997: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra CM0035 1 x 113'

Rattle, famed for his cycle of Mahler performances and recordings conducts Mahler 5, and is joined by Russian super-star Vengarov in Shostakovich’s powerful and intense First Violin Concerto. Shostakovich: Violin Concerto no.1, Mahler: Symphony no.5. Maxim Vengarov (violin), CBSO conducted by Sir Simon Rattle.

Proms 1997: John Adams Conducts Ensemble Modern CM0028 1 x 97'

Cross-over? Minimalist? Maverick? Avant-garde? Call it what you will, the music in this all-American Prom is energetic, fascinating and independent. New and exciting works by Steve Reich, Philip Glass, Frank Zappa and Adams. Ensemble Modern conducted by John Adams.

Proms 1997: The Rustavi Choir CM0030 1 x 80'

Reflecting the variety and versatility of The Proms (and Proms audiences), this late-night concert brought the fourteen men of the Rustavi Choir, the leading exponents of Georgian folk music, to the Royal Albert Hall for the first time. The mood ranges from the joyous to the melancholy to the downright earthy. A selection of vibrant and beautiful traditional Georgian songs. The Rustavi Choir directed by Anzor Erkomaishvili.

Proms 1997: Viktoria Mullova Plays Bartok CM0032 1 x 111'

Glamorous and passionately musical in equal measure, Viktoria Mullova dazzled the Proms audience with her interpretation of Bartok’s exciting and approachable 2nd Violin Concerto. George Benjamin’s first orchestral work caused something of a sensation when it was first performed at the Proms when this British composer was just 20. George Benjamin: Ringed by the Flat Horizon, Bartok: Violin Concerto no.2, Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique. Viktoria Mullova (violin), BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Andrew Davis.

Proms 1996: Arvo Part’s St John Passion TCD1242 1 x 70'

Estonian composer Arvo Part’s austere but serene music has found a large audience who respond to its unique and direct spiritual power. At this late-night Prom, some of the musicians most closely associated with the composer perform one of his most personal works. Part: St John Passion. The Hilliard Ensemble; Polyphony

Proms 1996: Bernard Haitink And The European Union Youth Orchestra TCD1044 1 x 88'

The European Union Youth Orchestra gathers together the cream of Europe’s young musicians and puts many an international professional orchestra to shame with its dedication, precision and brilliance. It is a measure of the quality of the Orchestra that it has been able to lure some of the truly great conductors to its podium - Giulini, Sanderling, Rostropovich to name but three. Dutch maestro Bernard Haitink has had a particularly close relationship with the orchestra and here directs them in a 20th Century programme. Richard Strauss: Death and Transfiguration; Four Last Songs, Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring. Charlotte Margiono (soprano), EUYO conducted by Bernard Haitink.

Proms 1996: City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra TCD1245 1 x 104'

In a welcome return to the Proms, pianist Alfred Brendel joins Rattle and his Birmingham orchestra in one of the truly great dramatic concertos. Written on a huge scale, The Emperor Concerto contrasts with the richly textured lyricism of the pieces in this concert by Tippett and Haydn. Beethoven: Piano Concerto no.5 (‘Emperor’), Tippett: 26 | Page

Fantasia Concertante on a Theme by Corelli, Haydn: Symphony no.88. Alfred Brendel (piano), CBSO conducted by Simon Rattle.

Proms 1996: Dawn At Dusk TCD01236 1 x 88'

Not content with selling-out opera houses and recital halls all around the world, Dawn Upshaw thrilled the late- night Proms audience with an all-American cabaret from on and off Broadway. An evening of American musical theatre with Dawn Upshaw. Songs by Bernstein, Sondheim, Gershwin and Kurt Weill. Fred Hersch (piano), London Sinfonietta conducted by Eric Stern.

Proms 1996: Orchestra Of The Eighteenth Century TCD1244 1 x 88'

Bruggen founded this orchestra nearly 20 years ago, and together they have been at the forefront of authentic performance ever since. In their Proms debut, renowned violinist Thomas Zehetmair joins them in Beethoven’s only concerto for the instrument. Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century: Rameau: Les Fetes d’Hebe, Haydn: Symphony no.103 (‘The Drumroll’), Beethoven: Violin Concerto. Thomas Zehetmair (violin), Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century, Franz Bruggen.

Proms 1996: Sarah Chang TCD1246 1 x 100'

This programme of great 20th Century masterpieces features Sir Michael Tippett’s last work, and one of Sibelius’ most powerful symphonies. 15-year-old prodigy Sarah Chang, making her Prom debut in Prokofiev’s delicate and lyrical 1st Violin Concerto joins the orchestra. Prokofiev: Violin Concerto no.1, Tippett: The Rose Lake, Sibelius: Symphony no.5. Sarah Chang (violin), BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Andrew Davis.

Proms 1996: Symphony Of A Thousand TCD1241 1 x 110'

An ambitious symphony by the one of the world’s greatest symphonists: The sheer number of performers needed for Mahler’s Eighth led to its being given the nickname ‘Symphony of a Thousand’. Part ancient Latin hymn, part re-telling of the Faust legend, this massive work is ideally suited to the Proms. In the interval feature, playwright Robert David MacDonald looks at the origins of the Faust myth, and how it has become such a lasting part of the Romantic imagination. Mahler: Symphony no.8. Soloists and Choruses, BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Andrew Davis.

Proms 1994: Berlin Philharmonic TCD0862 1 x 91'

Perhaps the world’s greatest orchestra, in a programme of great romantic Russian music. Tchaikovsky: The Tempest, Stravinsky: The Firebird Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition. Berlin Philharmonic conducted by Claudio Abbado.

Proms 1994: City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra TCD0854 1 x 112'

An adventurous Prom featuring Simon Rattle: Opera star Maria Ewing in an early work by Messiaen, a new work written for the orchestra by their composer-in-residence Mark-Anthony Turnage, Sibelius’ last complete orchestral work, and Debussy’s best-known work. This concert went down so well that the audience demanded more, and were rewarded with an encore: The delicate ‘Pas de deux’ from Stravinsky’s ballet ‘Apollo’. Sibelius: Tapiola, Mark-Anthony Turnage: Drowned Out, Messaien: Poemes pour Mi, Debussy: La Mer. Maria Ewing (soprano), CBSO conducted by Simon Rattle.

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Proms 1994: A Concert Of British Music TCD0850 1 x 110'

This concert, attended by The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh in their first ever visit to a Prom, features music by British composers. Remarkably, violinist Ida Haendel made her Proms debut as long ago as 1937, and in her 62nd appearance plays the dark and brooding wartime concerto by Benjamin Britten. Arranged Elgar: British National Anthem, Delius: A Song of Summer, Britten: Violin Concerto, Holst: The Hymn of Jesus, Elgar: Enigma Variations. Ida Haendel (violin), BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Andrew Davis.

Proms 1994: Henze’s Requiem TCD0860 1 x 74'

Beginning life as a short memorial piece for a close friend, Hans Werner Henze’s Requiem is a collection of what he calls ‘spiritual concertos’. Unusually for a requiem, there are no singers taking part. Instead this powerful, searching music is entrusted to soloists Paul Crossley and Haken Hardenberger and the virtuoso musicians of the London Sinfonietta. Hans Werner Henze: Requiem. Haken Hardenberger (trumpet), Paul Crossley (piano) London Sinfonietta conducted by Oliver Knussen.

Proms 1994: John Tavener’s The Apocalypse TCD0858 1 x 149'

Commissioned by the BBC for the Proms, and heard here for the first time, John Tavener transforms the events described by the visionary St John in the Book of Revelation into a huge musical tapestry. John Tavener: The Apocalypse. Soloists and choruses, City of London Sinfonia conducted by Richard Hickox.

Proms 1994: Tchaikovsky Night TCD0860 1 x 108'

A delightful mix of well-known and not-so-well-known music by the Russian master. The cantata ‘’ was written for the coronation of Tsar Alexander III in 1883, and receives its Proms premiere at this rare British performance. Joshua Bell, playing the delightful Violin Concerto, needs no introduction, nor does the evergreen music from The Nutcracker. Tchaikovsky: Cantata ‘Moscow’, Violin Concerto, Ballet Suite ‘The Nutcracker.’ Joshua Bell (violin), BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Alexander Lazarev.

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The Proms Centenary Collection

The English Consort Play Mozart TCD0633 1 x 113'

An all-Mozart programme, performed by some of the most respected names in the business. Mozart: Symphonies nos. 31 & 38, Coronation Mass, Vespers. Soloists incl. Barbara Bonney (soprano), English Consort directed by Trevor Pinnock.

Listen to the Band: Riccardo Chailly Conducts Mahler Symphony No.1 TCD1051 1 x 136'

One of the world’s most respected Mahler conductors Riccardo Chailly conducts Mahler: Symphony No.1, Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, Das Lied von der Erde. Wolfgang Holzmair (baritone), Jard van Nes (mezzo soprano) & Gosta Winbergh (tenor) sing with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.

Promenade Concert – 98th Season – 14, pt.1: Adams Conducts Adams TCD0410 1 x 80'

One of America’s most eclectic contemporary composers: The music of John Adams has often been difficult to classify. For a so-called ‘minimalist’ composer his music has always seemed full of musical influences ranging from Brahms to Javanese Gamelan, and from Gospel to Elvis. Here he conducts the London Sinfonietta, an orchestra with the virtuosity necessary to bring his music to life. John Adams: Shaker Loops, Eros Piano, Grand Pianola Music. Paul Crossley (piano), London Sinfonietta conducted by John Adams.

Promenade Concert – 98th Season – 11: Boulez Conducts The Vienna Philharmonic TCD0413 1 x 104'

Great 20th Century masterworks, one of the world’s most celebrated orchestras, a great conductor with a composer’s ear for detail. One of the great musical events of recent years, captured by the BBC microphones. Stravinsky: Song of the Nightingale, Debussy: Nocturnes, Boulez: Livre pour cordes, Bartok: The Miraculous Mandarin. Vienna Philharmonic conducted by Pierre Boulez.

Promenade Concert – 98th Season – 10, pt.1: St Petersburg Philharmonic TCD0409 1 x 112'

When it was known as the Leningrad Philharmonic, this orchestra gave the first ever performance of Shostakovich’s 5th Symphony. It is heard here alongside one of the most popular romantic piano concertos. This concert was so well received that the audience stayed for no fewer than three encores. Rossini: Overture: The Thieving Magpie, Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto no.2, Shostakovich: Symphony no.5. Mikhail Rudy (piano), St Petersburg Philharmonic conducted by Mariss Jansons.

Promenade Concert – 98th Season – 6, pt.1: Evelyn Glennie Plays James MacMillan TCD0405 1 x 108'

Percussion super-star Evelyn Glennie gives the world premiere of James MacMillan’s concerto, a piece which has inspired a cult following thanks to its spectacular virtuosity. Beethoven: Symphony no.1, Rossini: Opera Arias, Sibelius: Pelleas and Melisande, MacMillan: Veni, Veni, Emmanuel. Evelyn Glennie (percussion), 29 | Page

Kathleen Kuhlmann (mezzo soprano), Scottish Chamber Orchestra conducted by Jukka-Pekka Saraste.

Promenade Concert – 97th Season – 8, pt.1: All-Night Vigil TCD0173 1 x 72'

Powerful, spiritual music from the heart of , and a rare opportunity to hear an authentic Russian choir, with their unique timbre, depth and warmth. USSR Ministry of Culture Chamber Choir conducted by Valery Polyansky.

BBC Sir Thomas Beecham Conducts TCD0740 1 x 55'

Wagner’s Overture to Tannhauser is the most heard work in the history of the Proms, having been performed over 280 times. Wagner: Tannhauser: Overture and Venusberg Music, Sibelius: Symphony no.7, Bizet: L’Arlesienne suite (exc). The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra is conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham.

The Last Night Of The Proms TCD0741 1 x 55'

Moura Lympany made her Proms debut in 1938 and made her 60th appearance in 1994. This programme includes music by Elgar, Franck, and Rimsky-Korsakov. Moura Lympany (piano), BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir .

A Viennese Night At The Proms TCD0742 1 x 112'

A Viennese Night at the Proms is a tradition that was begun in 1895. This concert includes music by Schubert, Mozart, Johann Strauss and Richard Strauss. The Halle Orchestra is conducted by Villem Tausky.

A Concert Of Music By Grieg TCD0743 1 x 79'

Opera legend Kirsten Flagstad delighted the audience with music by her compatriot Grieg in a concert that also included songs from his Peer Gynt suite. Grieg: Lyric Suite, Peer Gynt. Kirsten Flagstad (soprano), BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Malcolm Sargent.

Dame Myra Plays Beethoven TCD0744 1 x 93'

Dame Myra Hess, one of London’s best-loved musicians, played in an amazing 91 Proms, more than any other soloist. Vaughan-Williams: Overture: “The Wasps”, Beethoven: Piano Concerto no.5 (‘Emperor’), Shostakovich: Symphony no.5, Dame Myra Hess (piano), BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Malcolm Sargent.

Leopold Stokowski Conducts TCD0745 1 x 79'

The star of Disney’s ‘Fantasia’ (alright, apart from Mickey Mouse) brings his magical orchestral flair to the Proms. Britten: “The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra”, Beethoven: Symphony no.7, Mussorgsky arr. Stokowski: “Pictures at an Exhibition”. The BBC Symphony Orchestra is conducted by Leopold Stokowski.

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A Wagner Night At The Proms TCD0746 1 x 103'

The tradition of an annual Wagner night at the Proms began as long ago as 1895. Since then, Wagner has become, by a long way, the most-performed composer in the history of the Proms. Solti brought a truly great international cast of Wagner singers to the Royal Albert Hall for this unique concert. Wagner: Götterdammerung: Siegfried’s Rhine Journey, Tristan und Isolde: Prelude and Liebestod, Götterdammerung: Act III (complete. Soloists including Birgit Nilsson and Gwyneth Jones. Orchestra & Chorus of the Royal Opera House conducted by Georg Solti.

Philharmonia Orchestra TCD0747 1 x 54'

One of the most popular conductors at the Proms, Sir Adrian Boult proves here that he was as great an interpreter of European music as he was of English. Schubert: Symphony no.8 (‘Unfinished’), Bizet: “Jeux d’enfants”, Ravel: “Daphnis and Chloe” (Suite no.2). The Philharmonia Orchestra is conducted by Sir Adrian Boult.

London Philharmonic Orchestra TCD0748 1 x 46'

A regular guest at the Proms, Brendel is a peerless interpreter of the Beethoven’s Piano Concertos. Here, he performs the 4th Concerto. The programme is completed by rarely heard pieces by Schubert and Debussy. Schubert: ‘Italian’ Overture, Debussy: Trois chansons de Charles d’Orleans, Beethoven: Piano Concerto no.4. Alfred Brendel (piano), London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Bernard Haitink.

Sir John Barbirolli Conducts TCD0749 1 x 54'

One of Britain’s most celebrated conductors directs this concert. Haydn: Symphony no.83 (‘The Hen’), Mozart: Violin Concerto no.5. Erich Gruenberg (violin), accompanied by the Halle Orchestra conducted by Sir John Barbirolli.

Boulez Conducts 20th Century Classics TCD0750 1 x 110'

Pierre Boulez, one of the great names in contemporary music directs a programme 20th Century Russian and French orchestral music. Boulez studied with Messiaen. Later in his life, he impressed London audiences regularly with his interpretations of Stravinsky’s music during his years as the BBC Symphony Orchestra’s chief conductor. Messiaen: Seven Haiku, Stravinsky: “Petrushka”, and “The Firebird” (complete ballets); “Symphonies of Wind Instruments”. The BBC Symphony Orchestra is conducted by Pierre Boulez.

Elgar’s First Symphony TCD0751 1 x 46'

One of those occasions where music, musicians and audience come together in a performance that lives long in the memory. Fortunately, thanks to the BBC microphones, it remains accessible to us all. Elgar: Symphony no.1. Sir Adrian Boult conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra.

Academy Of Ancient Music TCD0752 1 x 54'

Two Baroque favourites, performed here by some of the musicians whose commitment to authenticity and detail, and whose reputation for sensitive and informed interpretation precipitated the rise in popularity of early music. 31 | Page

Vivaldi: Gloria, Handel: Water Music: Suite no.1. Soloists including Emma Kirkby, with the conducted by Simon Preston and Christopher Hogwood.

English Chamber Orchestra TCD0753 1 x 83'

Two great pianists, one directing the orchestra from his seat at the keyboard, join forces here to perform music by Mozart. Barenboim also conducts Wagner’s beautiful birthday gift for his wife, the ‘Siegfried Idyll’, and Webern’s aphoristic orchestral minatures. Wagner: Siegfried Idyll, Webern: Five Pieces for Orchestra, Mozart: Piano Concerto in B flat, Concerto for Two Pianos. Clifford Curzon (piano), ECO conducted by Daniel Barenboim (also piano)

Leonard Bernstein Conducts TCD0754 1 x 76'

Flamboyant and charismatic, Bernstein brings the legendary Vienna Philharmonic (Mahler’s own orchestra) to the Proms for this composer’s most popular symphony. Mahler: Symphony no.5. The Vienna Philharmonic rchestra is conducted by Leonard Bernstein.

The Marriage Of Figaro TCD0755 1 x 169'

Simon Rattle became the youngest conductor in the history of the Proms in 1976 at the age of just 21. Here, he directs an international Glyndebourne cast and The Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment in Mozart’s most popular opera. Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro. The Glyndebourne Festival Opera and The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment are conducted by Simon Rattle.

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BBC Live at Wigmore Hall

Wigmore Hall – Lockdown Concerts

In June 2020, as part of the BBC Arts’ Culture in Quarantine initiative, BBC Radio 3 broadcast a series of live chamber concerts from London's Wigmore Hall. Taking place without an audience present, this series of recitals features some of our finest instrumentalists and singers in music from the 16th century to the present day.

1. Pianist Stephen Hough CM669 1 x 60’

J S Bach, arr. Busoni: Chaconne from Partita No. 2 in D minor for solo violin, BWV 1004 Schumann: Fantasie in C, Op.17

2. Acclaimed Russian pianists pianists Pavel Kolesnikov & Samson Tsoy CM670 1 x 60’

Brahms: Selection of Waltzes, Op 52a Brahms: Selection of Waltzes, Op 65a Schubert: Impromptu No. 2 in A flat major D.935 Beethoven: 8 Variations on a Theme by Count Waldstein, WoO.67 Schubert: Selection of Waltzes and Ländler Schubert: Fantasie in F minor, D.940

3. Steven Isserlis & Mishka Rushdie Momen CM671 1 x 60’

Beethoven: Cello Sonata in F major, Op.5 No. 1 Schumann: Romances, Op.94 Faure: Cello Sonata No. 1

4. Oboist Nicholas Daniel & pianist Julius Drake CM672 1 x 60’

Schumann arr. Howard Ferguson: Duos Liszt: Elegie for cor anglais and piano S129b Finzi arr. Ferguson: Interlude for oboe and , Op.21 Dring: Tango; Waltz; Italian Dance Huw Watkins: Arietta Michael Berkeley: A Dark Waltz Arr. Gardner: The Girl from Ipanema; Yesterday; All the Things You Are

5. Violinist Hyeyoon Park & pianist Benjamin Grosvenor CM673 1 x 60’

Szymanowski: Myths, Op.30 Franck: Violin Sonata in A major

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6. Pianist Paul Lewis CM674 1 x 60’

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op.27 No. 2 'Moonlight' Schubert: Fantasy Sonata in G major, D.894

7. Baritone Roderick Williams & pianist Joseph Middleton CM675 1 x 60’

Schubert: Gretchen am Spinnrade (D.118); Der Tod und das Mädchen (D.531); Die junge Nonne (D.828) Brahms: An die Nachtigall Op.46’4; Mädchenlied Op.107’5; Das Mädchen Op.95’1 Clara Schumann, Liebst du um Schönheit Op.12’ 2 Brahms: Das Mädchen spricht Op. 107’3; Salamander Op.107’2; Nachtigall Op.97’1 Schumann: Frauenliebe und leben Op.42

8. Pianist Imogen Cooper CM676 1 x 60’

Schubert: 12 Deutsche (Ländler) D.790 Beethoven: 11 Bagatelles, Op.119 Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 31 in A flat major, Op.110

9. Violinist Alina Ibragimova & pianist Kristian Bezuidenhout CM677 1 x 60’

Schubert: Sonatina in A minor (D.385) Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 5 in F major, “Spring”

10. Clarinettist Michael Collins & pianist Michael McHale CM678 1 x 60’

Saint-Saëns: Clarinet Sonata in E flat Op.167 Weber: Grand duo concertant in E flat Op.48 Poulenc: Sonata for clarinet and piano

11. Tenor Allan Clayton & pianist James Baillieu CM679 1 x 60’

Schumann: Kerner Lieder, Op.35 Vaughan Williams: Orpheus with his lute Bridge: Journey's End Quilter: Go, lovely rose, Op.24'3 Britten: Sally in our Alley Britten: The Plough Boy Britten: I wonder as I wander from 'Folk Song Arrangements'

12. Canadian pianist Angela Hewitt CM680 1 x 60’

Bach: Toccata in C minor BWV.911 Bach: Sinfonia in E flat BWV.791 Bach: Prélude from English Suite No. 6 in D minor BWV.811 Bach: Adagissimo from Capriccio on the Departure of his Beloved Brother BWV.992 Bach: Fantasia in C minor BWV.906 Bach: Sarabande from French Suite No. 5 in G BWV.816 Bach: Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D minor BWV.903 Bach arr. Angela Hewitt: Alle Menschen müssen sterben BWV.643

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13. Tenor Mark Padmore & pianist Mitsuko Uchida CM681 1 x 60’

Schubert: Winterreise (D.911)

Live at Wigmore Hall - Kirill Gerstein CM701 1 x 75’

Recorded live at London’s Wigmore Hall, the internationally renowned pianist Kirill Gerstein plays two of the most demanding works in the solo piano repertoire - Debussy's late, great Études and Liszt's ground-breaking B minor Sonata.

Debussy: Études Liszt: Piano Sonata in B minor S178

Live at Wigmore Hall - Katharina Konradi (Songs of Childhood) CM702 1 x 60’

The Kyrgyzstan-born German soprano Katharina Konradi is rapidly making a name for herself as one the most distinctive talents in the vocal firmament. She is joined at London’s Wigmore Hall by the pianist Joseph Middleton for a programme that promises Russian soulfulness and exquisite beauty in songs meditating on childhood.

Fanny Mendelssohn: 6 Lieder Op. 7 Tchaikovsky: At the ball (Op.38’3); Do not believe, my friend (Op.6’1); It was in the early spring (Op.38’2) Lori Laitman: Scenes from Childhood (world première) Tchaikovsky: Spring (Op.54’9); Cradle song (Op.16’1); Serenade (Op.63’6) Felix Mendelssohn: Die Liebende schreibt (Op.86’3); Frage (Op.9’1); Nachtlied (Op.71’6); Frühlingslied (Op. 47’3) Tchaikovsky: 6 Mélodies (Op.65)

Live at Wigmore Hall: Till Fellner CM528 1 x 60’

The renowned Austrian pianist Till Fellner explores the idea of fantasy in music, from the light and shade of Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 13 (Quasi una fantasia) to the romanticism of Schumann's Beethoven-inspired Fantasie.

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 13 in E flat, Op.27 No. 1 (Quasi una fantasia) Schumann: Fantasie in C, Op.17 Schumann: (encore) Eusebius, from Carnaval, Op.9

Live at Wigmore Hall: CM527 1 x 60’

The Hagen Quartet, which includes three members of the same family, play Schubert's last, most ambiguous and changeable String Quartet, the G major, D887. They also perform on three of a family of four Stradivarius instruments with an illustrious history, known as the ‘’.

Schubert: String Quartet in G major, Op.161 (D887)

Live at Wigmore Hall: Nicola Benedetti and Alexei Grynyuk CM526 1 x 60’

The leading young violinist Nicola Benedetti and her regular chamber music partner Alexei Grynyuk play

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Beethoven’s final violin sonata, written under the influence of an intense yet ultimately unrequited love affair, alongside the most lyrical of Brahms's violin sonatas, the Sonata No. 2 in A major.

Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 10 in G major, Op.96 Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major Szymanowski: 3 Mythes, Op.30 – No. 1

Live at Wigmore Hall: & Michael Collins CM525 1 x 60’

The renowned Borodin Quartet perform a delightfully playful Tchaikovsky suite arranged by their founding first violinist, the late Rostislav Dubinsky, and are joined by clarinettist Michael Collins for one of the great masterworks of the clarinet and chamber repertory, Mozart's Clarinet Quintet.

Tchaikovsky arr. Dubinsky: Album pour enfants (Children’s Album), Op.39 Mozart: Clarinet Quintet in A major, K581

James Ehnes CM494 1 x 60’

The renowned Canadian violinist James Ehnes performs two of Bach’s Partitas for solo violin, on a Stradivarius which is as old as the music itself. He begins with the more light-hearted Partita No. 3 in E major, before closing his recital with the darker, more intense shades of the D minor Partita, which culminates in Bach’s extraordinary Chaconne, a set of variations on a bass-line which is regarded as one of the pinnacles of the solo violin repertory.

J S Bach: Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV.1006 J S Bach: Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV.1004

Philippe Jaroussky and Ensemble Artaserse CM495 1 x 60’

Known for both his vocal fireworks and an incredible delicacy of tone, the acclaimed French countertenor Philippe Jaroussky is joined by his Baroque group Ensemble Artaserse to present a feast of Vivaldi, as part of their project Pieta. Each of the composer’s vocal sacred works – the Stabat mater and the fiery motet Longe mala, umbrae, terrors – is preceded by a short, dazzling concerto for strings performed by Ensemble Artaserse.

Vivaldi: Concerto for strings in C minor RV.120 & Stabat mater, RV.621 ' Vivaldi: Concerto for strings in D major RV.123 (1st movt); Longe mala, umbrae, terrores - motet RV.629 Vivaldi: Domine Deus, from Gloria in D major RV.589 Vivaldi: Amen, from Nisi Dominus RV.608 Vivaldi: Cum dederit, from Nisi Dominus RV.608

Vienna Piano Trio CM496 1 x 60’

The renowned Vienna Piano Trio have been performing together for over 25 years. In this recital they present the second of Beethoven’s Op.70 trios, in many ways a tribute to Haydn, who had died a few months earlier, and to finish, the second of the two trios Mendelssohn wrote. Dedicated to the composer Louis Spohr in 1845, it is a work brimming over with confidence.

Beethoven: Piano Trio in E flat major, Op.70 No. 2 ' Mendelssohn: Piano Trio in C minor, Op.66

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Florian Boesch CM497 1 x 60’

The Austrian baritone Florian Boesch is one of today’s great lieder singers. Together with the pianist Malcolm Martineau he performs two sets of songs – the first by , and the second by Hugo Wolf, who, born 30 years after Schubert died, was in many ways the inheritor of Schubert’s genius as a song composer. Their journey in this recital begins and ends with the same poem by Goethe, his portrait of the tortured Prometheus, raging against Zeus and his fate.

Schubert: Prometheus (D.674); Gesänge des Harfners I-III; Grenzen der Menschheit (D.716); Wandrers Nachtlied I (D.224) Hugo Wolf: Drei Gedichte von Michelangelo; Prometheus (Goethe-Lieder 49) Hugo Wolf: (Encore) Mörike Lieder No. 28 – Gebet (Prayer)

Angela Hewitt CM498 1 x 60’

The acclaimed Canadian pianist Angela Hewitt is regarded as one of the leading Bach interpreters of our time. In this recital she plays works by three composers, including Bach, which are subtly linked. She begins with the dark drama of the Andante con variazioni by Haydn, who was at the first performance of the early Beethoven sonata which follows it, and was also its dedicatee. She then ends with Bach’s Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue, a work which in turn influenced Beethoven, who copied out parts of it when he was writing his ‘Archduke’ Piano Trio. Haydn: Andante con variazioni in F minor (HXVII:6) Beethoven: Piano Sonata in A major, Op.2 No. 2 J S Bach: Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D minor (BWV.903

Leonard Elschenbroich & Alexei Grynyuk CM499 1 x 60’

The German cellist Leonard Elschenbroich and British-Ukrainian pianist Alexei Grynyuk perform two major 20th- century cello sonatas – a late war-time work by Debussy which is full of vitality, and a sonata by Prokofiev, originally written for the great Russian cellist . In between, they feature the world premiere of Mark Simpson’s Night Music, described by the composer as the music of dreams, nightmares, moonlight and darkness.

Debussy: Cello Sonata Mark Simpson: Night Music Prokofiev: Cello Sonata in C major, Op.119

Belcea Quartet CM500 1 x 60’

The , who celebrated their 20th anniversary in 2015, bring their intense, velvety tone to two Viennese quartets written a century apart. They begin with a short work composed by the 22-year-old Anton Webern following a walking holiday in Austria with the woman he would later marry, and end with an expansive quartet by Beethoven, dedicated to his patron, Count Rasumovsky, a Russian ambassador in the court at Vienna who was himself a fine violinist.

Webern: Langsamer Satz (1905) Beethoven: Quartet in F major Op.59 No. 1

Pascal Rogé CM501 1 x 60’

The acclaimed Parisian-born pianist Pascal Rogé has been described as exemplifying the ‘finest in French 37 | Page pianism’. In this recital he performs three French masterpieces from the early 20th century – repertoire he couldn’t be more at home with. He begins with two relatively familiar works – Debussy’s Suite bergamasque and Ravel’s Sonatine – and closes with Poulenc’s less well-known Les soirées de Nazelles, featuring a finale which the composer confessed was a self-portrait!

Debussy: Suite bergamasque Ravel: Sonatine Poulenc: Les soirées de Nazelles Satie: Gnossienne No. 5

Emerson Quartet CM502 1 x 60’

The renowned New York-based Emerson Quartet have been together for almost four decades. In this recital they perform quartets by two great 20th-century composers who were also good friends. They begin with Shostakovich’s penultimate offering in the form, which he dedicated to the cellist of the , Sergey Shirinsky; and end with Benjamin Britten’s final quartet, with its references to the opera Death in Venice, and which was described by Peter Pears as ‘…of a profound beauty… overwhelming’.

Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 14 in F sharp major Op.142 Britten: String Quartet No. 3 Op.94

Jonathan Biss CM503 1 x 60’

Jonathan Biss is fast establishing himself as a great Beethoven interpreter. In this recital he performs Beethoven’s early and light-hearted Op.10 No. 2, one of the composer’s shortest sonatas, alongside his ‘Waldstein’ sonata, which has been described as a ‘heroic symphony for piano’. And between them, Jonathan Biss presents a selection of miniatures from Janacek’s poignant cycle On an Overgrown Path.

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 6 in F major, Op.10 No. 2 Janacek: On an Overgrown Path Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.21 in C major, Op.53 ‘Waldstein’

Alban Gerhardt CM505 1 x 60’

The acclaimed German cellist brings his burnished gold sound and deep musicianship to London’s Wigmore Hall. There are two works on his programme, both for unaccompanied cello, and both a major part of every cellist’s repertoire. He begins with the 4th of J S Bach’s 6 Cello Suites, before tuning the lower two strings of his 1710 Matteo Gofriller cello down a semitone for Kodaly’s demanding Sonata Op.8 for solo cello.

J S Bach: Suite No. 4 in E flat major, BWV.1010 Kodaly: Sonata Op.8 for cello solo J S Bach: Prelude, from Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV.1007

Kopelman Quartet CM506 1 x 60’

The is made up of four hugely distinguished Russian chamber musicians. Their mission is to play the greats of the Russian repertoire, and in this recital they play Shostakovich's intense Fourth Quartet, composed in 1949 but kept back until after Stalin's death four years later, and Prokofiev's Second Quartet of 1941, based on themes from the Karbadin folk tradition.

Prokofiev: String Quartet No. 2 in F major, Op.92 Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 4 in D major, Op.83

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Tchaikovsky: Andante Cantabile, from String Quartet No. 1

Elisabeth Leonskaja CM507 1 x 60’

Elisabeth Leonskaya is one of the world's most celebrated pianists, standing firmly in the Russian tradition of Sviatoslav Richter and Emil Gilels. She is an eminent interpreter of Beethoven, today performing his improvisatory Fantasia in G minor and his innovative ‘Tempest’ Sonata, which she contrasts with Berg's first and only Piano Sonata, which took the form onwards into the 20th century.

Beethoven: Fantasia in G minor, Op.77 Berg: Piano Sonata Op.1 Beethoven: Piano Sonata in D minor, Op.31 No. 2 ‘Tempest’ Chopin: Nocturne in D flat major, Op. 27 No. 2

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BBC Live in Concert

Live in Concert 46 - Sarah Connolly & Ian Bostridge CM699 1 x 60’

Two of Britain's most celebrated singers, Sarah Connolly and Ian Bostridge, join Julius Drake at the piano and the Carducci Quartet at London’s Barbican Hall for a pair of song cycles inspired by nature.

Vaughan Williams: On Wenlock Edge Chausson: Poème de l’amour et de la mer (arr. for quartet & piano by Franck Villard)

Live in Concert - Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts the Philharmonia CM700 1 x 70’

From London’s , Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts the first concert of his final season as the Philharmonia's Principal Conductor. In a typically enticing programme, he contrasts Ravel's refined depiction of innocent childhood and fairy-tale with the darker, dreamlike world of Britten's Les illuminations. Britten's brilliant settings of Arthur Rimbaud's poetry are sung by the American soprano Julia Bullock.

Ravel: Pavane pour une infante défunte Britten: Les illuminations Ravel: Mother Goose (complete ballet)

Live in Concert 33. Stephen Hough & Steven Isserlis CM636 1 x 95’

The pianist and composer Stephen Hough is joined at Wigmore Hall by his long-term friend and collaborator, the cellist Steven Isserlis, for a programme of music by Dvorak, Suk and both of Brahms’s cello sonatas. They also perform one of Stephen Hough's own compositions, which he describes as non-programmatic, but 'conjuring up ghosts of Beethoven and Dussek'.

Dvorak: Silent Woods Josef Suk: Ballade in D minor, Op.3 No. 1; Serenade in A major, Op.3 No. 2 Brahms: Cello Sonata No.1 in E minor, Op.3 Hough: Sonata for cello and piano left hand (Les adieux) Brahms: Cello Sonata No. 2 in F, Op. 99

Live in Concert 34. Cédric Tiberghien – Beethoven and Beyond CM637 1 x 90’

From London’s Wigmore Hall, Cédric Tiberghien performs solo piano works by two of Beethoven’s musical descendants – Brahms and Schoenberg – framed by two sets of variations by Beethoven himself.

Beethoven: 6 Variations on an Original Theme in F, Op.34 Brahms: 4 Ballades, Op.10 Schoenberg: 3 Pieces, Op.11 Beethoven: 15 Variations & Fugue on an Original Theme (“Eroica”)

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Live in Concert 35. Bertrand Chamayou CM38 1 x 75’

French pianist Bertrand Chamayou in a recital from London’s Wigmore Hall, which includes Beethoven’s improvisatory Fantasia in G minor, and Wolfgang Rihm’s bleak and sometimes terrifying Tombeau. Liszt and Venice dominate the second half culminating in the composer’s vivid sights and scenes of Venice and Naples.

Liszt (Wagner): Feierlicher Marsch zum heiligen Gral (Parsifal) Beethoven: Fantasia in G minor, Op.77 Wolfgang Rihm: Klavierstücke No. 5 (Tombeau) Liszt: La Lugubre gondola; Sonetto 123 del Petrarca; Venezia e Napoli

Live in Concert 36. Nelson Goerner CM639 1 x 90’

The Argentinian pianist Nelson Goerner performs music exploring the spirit of romanticism, starting with a rarely heard work by Fauré, and ending with a trio of works by Liszt, including his Rhapsodie espagnole, a virtuosic showpiece infused with local colour. In between he plays an expressive, expansive sonata by the young Brahms. From Wigmore Hall in London.

Fauré: Thème et Variations in C sharp minor, Op.73 Brahms: Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op.5 Liszt: Funérailles Liszt: Les jeux d’eaux à la Villa d’Este Liszt: Rhapsodie espagnole (Folies d'Espagne et jota aragonesa)

Live In Concert 33 - The “Great” C major CM637 1 x 105’

A concert recorded at St David's Hall, Cardiff, featuring two towering works of the Romantic period, from the tolling chords that open Rachmaninov's tempestuous Second Piano Concerto, performed here by Boris Giltburg, to the triumphant ending of the work that was dubbed Schubert's "Great" C major symphony. The BBC National Orchestra of Wales is conducted by Alexander Vedernikov.

Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op.18 Liszt: (Encore) La Leggierezza (No. 2 in F minor from 3 Concert studies S.144) Schubert: Symphony No. 9 in C major, D 944 (The “Great”)

Live in Concert 32. Spirit of Adventure and Discovery CM636 1 x 90’

Cellist Nicolas Alstaedt directs the Academy of Ancient Music at London’s Milton Court, in a concert that includes a Haydn cello concerto that was lost for nearly 200 years before it resurfaced in the 1960s. Stretching the form of the Baroque concerto to its limits, it combines 18th-century elegance with the adventurous, questioning spirit of the Enlightenment – a mood that informs the rest of the programme.

Marianne Martines: Overture in C major CPE Bach: Cello Concerto No. 3 in A major, Wq.172 Haydn: Symphony No. 14 in A major, H.1.14 Haydn: Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major, H.7b.1 JS Bach: Suite No. 1 in G major BWV.1007 for cello solo – Sarabande

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Live in Concert 31. Kungsbacka Trio – The Schumanns: Husband and Wife CM635 1 x 90’

Recorded at London’s Kings Place, the fêted Swedish-based Kungsbacka Trio perform two great works by Clara and , prefaced by Natalie Klouda’s deft exploration of the intense three-way relationship between Robert, Clara and Johannes Brahms – Fantasy Triptych.

Robert Schumann: Six Canonic Studies, Op.56 Clara Schumann: Piano Trio in G minor, Op.17 Natalie Klouda: Trio No. 1 (Fantasy Triptych) Robert Schumann: Piano Trio No. 2 in F, Op. 80

Live in Concert 30. Lars Vogt directs Royal Northern Sinfonia (2) CM632 1 x 105’

Performing with his ensemble Royal Northern Sinfonia, Lars Vogt provides a rare opportunity to hear the second of Brahms’s mighty piano concertos directed from the keyboard. Also rare is the chance to hear Brahms’s Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, here in an orchestration by the English composer Edmund Rubbra. The concert opens with a work from Handel himself. From Sage Gateshead.

Handel: Concerto Grosso in B flat, Op.6 No. 7 Brahms orch. Rubbra: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op.83

Live in Concert 29. Lars Vogt directs Royal Northern Sinfonia (1) CM631 1 x 90’

Lars Vogt performs as both conductor and piano soloist with his ensemble Royal Northern Sinfonia, in a concert that pairs the emotional outpouring of the heartbroken Brahms with works by the young composer's mentor, Schumann and his hero, Beethoven. From Sage Gateshead.

Beethoven: Coriolan Overture, Op.62 Schumann: Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op.120 Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op.15

Live in Concert 29 - Brahms and His Heroes (1) CM632 1 x 85’

Lars Vogt is both conductor and piano soloist with Royal Northern Sinfonia in the first of two performances from Sage Gateshead focused around Brahms. Together they pair the first of Brahms’s mighty piano concertos with works by the young composer's mentor, Schumann, and his hero, Beethoven.

Beethoven: Coriolan Overture, Op.62 Schumann: Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op.120 Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op.15

Live in Concert 30 - Brahms and His Heroes (2) CM633 1 x 85’

Lars Vogt is the piano soloist and director with Royal Northern Sinfonia from their second Brahms-themed concert from Sage Gateshead. There’s a rare chance to hear the second of Brahms’s mighty piano concertos directed from the keyboard, along with the equally rare opportunity to hear English composer Edmund Rubbra’s orchestral arrangement of some popular Brahms variations.

Handel: Concerto Grosso in B flat, Op.6’7 Brahms orch. Rubbra: Variations & Fugue on a Theme by Handel William Marsey: The Sea 42 | Page

Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op.83

Live in Concert 27: Cheltenham Festival - Brahms: Piano Quartet No.2 CM630 1 x 60’

A performances given in the Georgian splendour of the Pittville Pump Room, in which four outstanding chamber musicians come together for a special performance of Brahms’s Piano Quartet No.2, music that combines the intimacy of the drawing room with the breadth and vision of a symphony. Veronika Eberle (violin), Pauline Sachse (viola), Quirine Viersen (cello) and Martin Helmchen (piano)

Brahms: Piano Quartet No. 2 in A, Op.26

Live in Concert 26: Paul Lewis CM629 1 x 80’

The internationally acclaimed pianist Paul Lewis in a recital from London’s Royal Festival Hall that reveals connections between Haydn, Beethoven and Brahms. Brahms's Op.116 Fantasies are characteristic of his late works, at once introspective and melancholy, qualities shared by parts of Haydn’s C minor Sonata. Beethoven's Op.33 Bagatelles are a series of miniature distillations of his piano style, by turns humorous, dramatic and improvisatory. They're contrasted with Haydn's last and most expansive sonata, the form which Beethoven came to dominate.

Brahms: 7 Fantasias, Op.116 Haydn: Sonata in C minor, Hob.XVI/20 Beethoven: 7 Bagatelles, Op.33 Haydn: Sonata in E flat, Hob.XVI/52

Live in Concert 25: Takács Quartet at Wigmore Hall CM628 1 x 80’

The world-renowned Takács Quartet begin their programme with the fourth of Haydn's ‘Sun’ Quartets – the collection that defined the nature of the string quartet for over a hundred years. One of Brahms's first published quartets sees him striving to model each movement on a tiny motif, and Bartók’s first quartet mourns an unhappy love affair.

Haydn: String Quartet in D Op. 20 No.4 Bartók: String Quartet No. 1 Sz.40 Brahms: String Quartet in A minor Op. 51 No.2

Live in Concert 24: Gerald Finley & Julius Drake (Swansongs) CM627 1 x 80’

A recital given at London’s Middle Temple Hall by the great Canadian baritone Gerald Finley, which combines the final songs of Brahms, his Vier Ernste Gesänge, with Schubert’s last cycle, Schwanengesang, published a few months after his death. The pianist is Julius Drake.

Schubert: Schwanengesang D957 – Nos 1-7 Brahms: Vier Ernste Gesänge Schubert: Schwanengesang D957 – No s 8-14

Live in Concert 23: Andras Schiff plays late Schubert CM626 1 x 80’

Andras Schiff, one of the world’s greatest exponents of the classical repertoire, plays a sequence of late Schubert piano sonatas that broke new ground in their shift away from Beethovenian drama towards a more expansive and lyrical model. Recorded at London’s Wigmore Hall. Andras Schiff plays the . 43 | Page

Schubert: Piano Sonata in Piano Sonata in A minor D845 Schubert: Piano Sonata in D D850 Schubert: Fantasy Sonata in G D894

Live in Concert 19. Ensemble intercontemporain CM597 1 x 90’

A virtuosic programme contrasting French and Italian music performed by the stellar line-up of contemporary music specialists Ensemble intercontemporain at Wigmore Hall. Founded in 1979 in Paris by composer Pierre Boulez, the ensemble has played a hugely important role in propagating new music around the world. They end their concert with Matteo Franceschini’s Les excentriques a work written specially for soloists from the ensemble.

Debussy: Première rhapsodie, for clarinet and piano Bruno Maderna: Viola Messiaen: Le merle noir, for flute and piano Philippe Schoeller: Madrigal, for piano quintet Berio: Sequenza I, for solo flute Ravel: Violin Sonata in G major Matteo Franceschini: Les excentriques

Live in Concert 18. English Chamber Orchestra & Nicolas Altstaedt CM596 1 x 75’

It's destination Hungary as Nicolas Altstaedt, one of the most exciting cellists of the younger generation, travels as soloist and conductor to the 18th and 20th centuries via Haydn and Sándor Veress with the English Chamber Orchestra in a concert as part of the Kings Place “Cello Unwrapped” series. Haydn's bravura First Cello Concerto and Symphony No. 49 were written in the 1760s at and for the Eszterházy court, and Hungarian-Swiss Veress represents the 20th century with his testing Solo Sonata and Four Transylvanian Dances, both inspired by the folk music of his homeland. From Kings Pace, London.

Haydn: Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major, H.VIIb:1 Sándor Veress: Four Transylvanian Dances Sándor Veress: Sonata for solo cello Haydn: Symphony No. 49 in F minor, 'La Passione'

Live in Concert 17. Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment CM595 1 x 90’

In a concert sub-titled “Corridors of Power” Adam Fischer conducts the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment in a programme of works by Mozart and Haydn which demonstrate the interplay of politics and passion in the stories they tell. They are also joined by mezzo-soprano Stéphanie d’Oustrac for dramatic arias by Mozart along with Haydn’s Scena di Berenice, a work which travels the full arc of the emotions. From London’s Royal Festival Hall.

Mozart: Symphony No. 38 in D major (“Prague”) – I & II Mozart: Non piu di fiori, from La clemenza di Tito Mozart: Symphony No. 38 in D major (“Prague”) – III Mozart: Parto, parto, from La clemenza di Tito Haydn: Berenice, che fai (Scena di Berenice) Haydn: Symphony No. 103 in E flat (“Drumroll”)

Live in Concert 16. Škampa Quartet & Melvyn Tan CM588 1 x 90’

The Škampa Quartet, from the Czech Republic, perform two of the great works of the quartet repertoire - Mozart's 'Dissonance', which takes its name from its harmonically probing slow introduction; and Janacek's 44 | Page fiercely passionate First Quartet, named after a novella by Tolstoy which in turn is named after a Beethoven Violin Sonata. To end, they are joined by pianist Melvyn Tan for Erich Korngold's rarely heard Piano Quintet. Composed in 1923 before he left Europe for Hollywood it is typically expansive and Romantic, and apparently laced with coded musical messages to his fiancée. From Wigmore Hall.

Mozart: String Quartet in C major, K.465 (Dissonance) Janáček: String Quartet No. 1 (Kreutzer Sonata) Korngold: Piano Quintet in E major, Op.15 Dvořák: [Encore] Scherzo (Furiant), from Quintet No. 2, Op.81

Live in Concert 15. Jansen-Maisky-Argerich Trio CM587 1 x 100’

Cellist and pianist Martha Argerich cherish a musical friendship that goes back decades, and which has been recently enriched by their chamber music partnership with violinist Janine Jansen. But the chance to hear them all together is still rare and precious, especially in music as emotionally charged as these sonatas and trios by four of the greatest composers of chamber music. Recorded at the Barbican Hall, London. Beethoven: Cello Sonata in G minor, Op.5 No. 2 Shostakovich: Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op.67 Schumann: Violin Sonata No. 1 in A minor, Op.105 Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op.49 Schumann: [Encore] Phantasiestucke, Op.88 – No. 3 Duett

Live in Concert 13. Tákacs Quartet CM585 1 x 80’

Faced with criticism from the musicians charged with playing his ‘Rasumovsky’ Quartets, Beethoven famously replied ‘they are not for you, but for a later age’ – and the intervening years have done nothing to dim their free- wheeling invention and emotional impact. The third of these quartets concludes this recital by leading Beethoven interpreters the Takács Quartet. In the first half, they perform quartets from both ends of Beethoven’s composing career – the Op.18 No. 6, already displaying a mastery of the medium, and Op.135, the last major work he completed. From Wigmore Hall.

Beethoven: String Quartet in B flat major, Op.18 No. 6 Beethoven: String Quartet in F major, Op.135 Beethoven: String Quartet in C major, Op.59 No. 3

Live in Concert 14. Academy of St Martin in the Fields CM584 1 x 85’

The Academy of St Martin in the Fields is one of the world’s finest chamber orchestras, renowned for its fresh, brilliant interpretations of the world’s greatest classical music. The ensemble’s Music Director since 2011 is the celebrated violinist Joshua Bell, who begins this concert with Vivaldi’s ever popular The Four Seasons followed by a new work from his friend and collaborator Edgar Meyer. To close, Bell leads the Academy in Beethoven’s exuberant Symphony No. 2 – a work which Hector Berlioz claimed “is smiling throughout”. From the Colston Hall, Bristol.

Vivaldi: The Four Seasons Edgar Meyer: Overture for Violin and Orchestra Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op.36

Live in Concert 12. Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin & Sonia Prina CM583 1 x 85’

Italian contralto Sonia Prina has established a reputation as one of the world's most dazzlingly virtuosic and freely expressive interpreters of Baroque vocal repertoire. In this concert she is joined by the equally admired

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Handel: Concerto Grosso in F major, Op.6 No. 2 Ferrandini: Cantata: 'Il pianto di Maria' J S Bach: Cantata: 'Widerstehe doch der Sünde' BWV54 Locatelli: Concerto Grosso in E flat, Op.7 No. 6 – 'Il pianto d'Arianna’ Vivaldi: Motet: 'Longe mala, umbrae, terrores' RV629 Handel: [Encore] ‘But Who May Abide…’ (Messiah)

Live in Concert 11. & Pavel Nikl CM582 1 x 75’

The award-winning Pavel Haas Quartet begin their recital with Stravinsky’s brief Concertino, a work which revels in the contrasts and tension between two different scales. An exploration of Ravel’s String Quartet in F follows, an emblem of poise and playfulness, before the Quartet are joined by viola player Pavel Nikl for a performance of Dvořák’s sonorous String Quintet, written in the summer of 1893 in Spillville, Iowa. Recorded at Wigmore Hall.

Stravinsky: Concertino Ravel: String Quartet in F Dvorak: String Quintet in E flat, Op.97

Live in Concert 10. Cédric Tiberghien CM581 1 x 80’

In high demand worldwide for the poetic eloquence and artistic refinement of his playing, Cédric Tiberghien performs a typically rich and colourful programme at Wigmore Hall, as cornerstones of the repertoire by Mussorgsky and Prokofiev bookend his exploration of Philippe Hersant’s In Black.

Prokofiev: Visions fugitives, Op.22 Philippe Hersant: In Black Mussorgsky: Pictures from an Exhibition Ravel: [Encore] Oiseaux tristes (No. 2 of Miroirs)

Live in Concert 9. The Tallis Scholars CM528 1 x 80’

The Tallis Scholars and director Peter Phillips present a programme of English and French sacred vocal music from the Gothic splendour of Beverley Minster.

William Byrd: Laetentur coeli for 5 voices [1589] Josquin Desprez: Missa Malheur me bat Nicolas Gombert: Regina coeli - Marian antiphon Josquin Desprez: Pater noster, qui es in celis John Browne: O regina mundi clara for 6 voices William Byrd: Plorans ploravit for 5 voices [1605] William Byrd: Vigilate for 5 voices [1589]

Live in Concert: Haydn – The Seasons CM524 1 x 130’

The Seasons was Haydn's last major work, a celebratory and evocative response to the phenomenal success of his previous choral hit, The Creation. The 69-year-old composer threw everything he had at it, combining choral forces and soloists with the biggest orchestra he had ever used. The Seasons is concerned with everyday rural life, including vivid musical depictions of peasants going about their daily activities from sowing seed and ploughing to hunting and drinking.

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Performed by the Gabrieli Consort and Players under Paul McCreesh at London’s St John’s, Smith Square. Haydn: The Seasons (Spring; Summer; Autumn; Winter)

Live In Concert: The Nash Ensemble – Vienna CM523 1 x 80’

The Nash Ensemble play a programme of music by composers closely associated with the city of Vienna. The concert opens with Mahler's only chamber work, his Piano Quartet Movement, followed by Schoenberg's emotionally charged Verklärte Nacht (Transfigured Night), while the second half of the concert features just one work: Schubert's ever-popular 'Trout' quintet, a piece full of sunny and exuberant charm.

Mahler: Piano Quartet Movement in A minor Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht, Op.4 Schubert: Piano Quintet in A major, D667, 'Trout'

Live in Concert: Easter at King's - Handel's ‘Brockes’ Passion CM522 1 x 125”

Stephen Cleobury leads the combined forces of the Choir of King's College, Cambridge, The Hanover Band and an array of leading soloists in Handel’s ‘Brockes’ Passion. A work full of passionate and dramatic music it was hugely popular throughout Germany in its day but is rarely heard today. In contrast to the traditional Passion oratorios, the text by the German poet Barthold Heinrich Brockes weaves together all four gospel narratives, and adds his own reflective and emotional poetry.

Handel: ‘Brockes’ Passion, HWV.48

Live in Concert: Takács Quartet CM521 1 x 80’

Based in Colorado, the Takács Quartet bring their famous dexterity and renowned sensitivity to London’s Wigmore Hall for a concert featuring works by Haydn and Shostakovich. Haydn's Op.74 quartets, written for the 1793 London concert season, are shot through with appealing melodies and intricate thematic developments, while Shostakovich's Third String Quartet, composed in 1946, offers a searing lament for the victims of tyranny and war.

Haydn: String Quartet in C major Op.74 No. 1 Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 3 in F major, Op.73 Haydn: String Quartet in G minor Op.74 No. 3 'Rider'

Live In Concert: Joshua Bell CM520 1 x 85’

The American violinist Joshua Bell is joined by the British pianist Sam Haywood for a recital at Wigmore Hall which opens with a pastiche Chaconne once attributed to the Baroque composer Vitali and which was in the repertoire of most of the leading violin virtuosi of the 20th century. That's followed by Beethoven's masterful ‘Kreutzer’ Sonata and the ground-breaking sonata by Gabriel Fauré, a work which Joshua Bell describes as one of his Desert Island Discs. There are more fireworks in encores by Brahms, Kreisler and Sarasate.

Vitali: Chaconne in G minor Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major Op.47, 'Kreutzer' Fauré: Violin Sonata No. 1 in A major, Op.13 Brahms: Hungarian Dance No. 1 in G minor Kreisler: Liebesleid Sarasate: Zigeunerweisen

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Live in Concert: Academy of Ancient Music - Monteverdi & Castello CM561 1 x 80’

Richard Egarr directs the Academy of Ancient Music and leading sopranos Carolyn Sampson and Rowan Pierce in a delightful programme of 17th-century Venetian sacred and secular vocal and instrumental music. The sensuous sacred motets and psalm settings of Claudio Monteverdi are paired with the quirky instrumental sonatas of his colleague and contemporary at St Mark's, Dario Castello.

Monteverdi: Venite sitientes ad aquas, SV335 Castello: Sonata duodecima Monteverdi: O bone Jesu o piissimi Jesu, SV313 Castello: Sonata sesta Monteverdi: Exulta filia Sion, SV303 Castello: Sonata undecima Monteverdi: O beatae viae, SV312 Monteverdi: Sancta Maria, SV328 Castello: Sonata quarta Monteverdi: Laudate Dominum in sanctis eius Castello: Sonata seconda Monteverdi: Jubilet tota civitas, SV286 Castello: Sonata nona Monteverdi: Cantate Domino, SV292

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BBC Special Projects

BBC Symphony Orchestra ‘Beloved Friend’ Tchaikovsky Project

Concert 1 CM560 1 x 105’

The BBC Symphony Orchestra begin their 3-concert ‘Beloved Friend’ Tchaikovsky project under Russian conductor Semyon Bychkov with a rare chance to hear the composer’s epic ‘Manfred’ Symphony, one of his most dramatic creations, alongside his curious Piano Concerto No. 2 for which they are joined by the distinguished Russian pianist Kirill Gerstein.

Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 2 in G major, Op.44 Tchaikovsky: ‘Manfred’ Symphony in B minor, Op.58

Concert 2 CM562 1 x 100’

In the second concert from the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Semyon Bychkov’s Tchaikovsky project, different sides of the composer are revealed in the graceful, elegance of his Serenade for Strings; the single finished movement of his Piano Concerto No. 3, the composer's last work, featuring Russian pianist Kirill Gerstein; and the Dante-inspired tone-poem Francesca da Rimini with its portrayal of forbidden love. Alongside, they perform a powerful overture by Tchaikovsky’s pupil Taneyev, to his opera Oresteia.

Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings, Op.48 Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 3 – movt I (Allegro brilliante) Taneyev: Oresteia – Overture Tchaikovsky; Francesca da Rimini

Concert 3 CM563 1 x 85’

'All my life I have taken pleasure in the differing moods and music of gladly chiming and mournfully tolling bells', declared Sergei Rachmaninov. Semyon Bychkov concludes his 'Beloved Friend' Tchaikovsky project with the BBC Symphony Orchestra with a performance of The Bells by Rachmaninov, who was a great admirer of Tchaikovsky, alongside a performance of Tchaikovsky’s own great Symphony No. 6 - the 'Pathétique'.

Rachmaninov: The Bells, Op.35 Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.6 in B minor, Op. 74, ‘Pathétique’

Stravinsky: Myths and Rituals – Philharmonia Orchestra

Stravinsky: Myths and Rituals - 1. Rituals CM548 1 x 75’

The Philharmonia Orchestra's Principal Conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen takes the baton in the opening concert of the orchestra's ‘Myths and Rituals’ Stravinsky series. They begin with his work for wind and brass ensemble dedicated to the memory of Claude Debussy, the Symphonies of Wind Instruments, followed by the ballet Agon, which was choreographed by George Balanchine. And the concert ends with another ballet score - The Rite of 49 | Page

Spring, written for the 1913 Paris season of Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, with choreography by Nijinsky. Although it caused a riot at its first performance, it is now regarded as one of the most influential and popular works of the 20th century. Recorded at London’s Royal Festival Hall in 2016.

Stravinsky: Fanfare for 3 trumpets 00’30” Stravinsky: Symphonies of Wind Instruments, 1947 revision 09’20” Stravinsky: Agon 22’20” Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring (Le sacre du printemps) 32’58”

Stravinsky: Myths and Rituals - 2. Tales CM549 1 x 40’

Though he left Russia for good in 1914, Russia never left Stravinsky. In the two tales featured in this second instalment of the Philharmonia Orchestra’s ‘Myths and Rituals’ Stravinsky series, the composer looks back nostalgically to the country of his birth: in a pantomime-like burlesque about the Fox, the Cock, the Tomcat and the Ram; and in a glorious celebration, tinged with sadness, of a Russian peasant wedding. Recorded at London’s Royal Festival Hall in 2016.

Stravinsky: Renard 16’16” Stravinsky: Les noces 21’58”

Stravinsky: Myths and Rituals - 3. Faith CM550 1 x 75’

The third concert of Esa-Pekka Salonen and the Philharmonia Orchestra's all-Stravinsky Series is a chance to hear a sequence of rarely performed late, great religious and memorial works, whose austere sound-world nevertheless conveys their composer's longings and faith, both of which he was loath to express in any other medium. Recorded in 2016 at St John's, Smith Square, London.

Stravinsky: Requiem Canticles 14’47” Stravinsky: Introitus (TS Eliot in Memoriam) 03’55” Stravinsky: In Memoriam Dylan Thomas 07’02” Stravinsky: Mass 17’26” Stravinsky: Elegy for JFK 03’08" Stravinsky: Cantata 22’46”

Stravinsky: Myths and Rituals - 4. Myths CM551 1 x 105’

The final concert in the Philharmonia Orchestra's major Stravinsky series explores the composer’s fascination with classical mythology. Music of great subtlety and exquisite beauty, Apollon musagète and Orpheus sit alongside Stravinsky's alluring melodrama based on the Homeric hymn to the goddess Persephone, retold in collaboration with the French novelist and poet André Gide, and here narrated by Pauline Cheviller. Recorded in September 2016, at London’s Royal Festival Hall.

Stravinsky: Orpheus 29’05” Stravinsky: Apollon musagète 27’05” Stravinsky: Perséphone 50’37”

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BBC Great British Festivals

The UK’s great international music festivals have always been able to attract the greatest artists of the day; and we are fortunate that BBC microphones have been present too, for many years, in order to capture these memorable performances in state-of-the-art sound. The BBC has been a regular visitor to festivals in Aldeburgh, Edinburgh, Cheltenham and Bath, and the recordings made over the years capture the instinctive expressive talents of great artists in these great venues.

A. Benjamin Britten At Aldeburgh

Die Schöne Müllerin CM0010 1 x 68'

Pears and Britten formed a unique partnership, and performed regularly at Aldeburgh, the festival that they founded. In this recital from the early years of the Aldeburgh Festival, they give a complete performance of Schubert’s song-cycle about tragic, doomed love. Schubert: Die Schöne Müllerin. Peter Pears (tenor), Benjamin Britten (piano).

The Heart Of The Matter CM0011 1 x 57'

A rare chance to hear the legendary Dennis Brain in a work that is especially close to him. Edith Sitwell, perhaps best know for her writing the words for Walton’s ‘Facade’, contributes here with words of even greater power and depth. A sequence of poetry by Edith Sitwell and music by Benjamin Britten including a complete performance of Britten: Canticle no.3 (‘Still Falls The Rain’). Dennis Brain (horn), Peter Pears (tenor), Benjamin Britten (piano), Dame Edith Sitwell (reader).

Peter Pears And Julian Bream CM0012 1 x 66'

Bream, one of Britain’s best-loved musicians, was a regular visitor to Aldeburgh, and gives here the first performance of a work that Britten wrote especially for both him and Pears to perform. Dowland: Lute solos and songs, Britten: Songs From The Chinese, Folksong arrangements. This programme also includes a feature: “Early Days at Aldeburgh”. Peter Pears (tenor), Julian Bream (lute/guitar).

A Midsummer Night’s Dream CM0013 1 x 138'

The world premiere of Britten’s opera after Shakespeare, written at breakneck speed for the newly-enlarged Aldeburgh Festival venue – The Maltings at Snape. Britten: A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Soloists including Peter Pears and Alfred Deller. English Opera Group conducted by Benjamin Britten.

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Berkeley, Bach And Britten CM0014 1 x 81'

Menuhin and Britten often worked closely together, and Menuhin relished the intimate yet professional atmosphere of the Aldeburgh Festival. He’s heard here playing Bach’s Violin Concerto in E major. Lennox Berkely’s Serenade for String Orchestra begins this concert (recorded in 1963), Britten’s celebrated cantata St Nicholas makes up the second half. George Malcolm conducts the English Chamber Orchestra, soloists include Yehudi Menhuin, Peter Pears, and Anthony Bowles.

Curlew River CM0015 1 x 72'

The first of Britten’s innovative ‘Church Parables’ is based on a traditional Japanese Noh play transported from medieval Buddhist Japan to Britten’s beloved Suffolk fenland. Britten: “Curlew River”. Soloists including Peter Pears and John Shirley-Quirk with English Opera Group under the direction of Benjamin Britten.

Rostropovich And Britten at Aldeburgh CM0016 1 x 58'

One of the many great international names who visited Aldeburgh when their schedules permitted, Rostropovich made a big impact at the festival. The key work in this concert is the powerful sonata by Shostakovich, given an equally powerful performance here. Beethoven: Clarinet Trio, Schumann: Fantasy Pieces for clarinet & piano, Shostakovich: Cello Sonata. Mstislav Rostropovich (cello), Gervase de Peyer (clarinet), Benjamin Britten (piano).

Richter At Aldeburgh CM0018 1 x 80'

Richter, one of the greatest pianist of the 20th Century, loved to visit Aldeburgh, where he found the combination of personalities, music-making and inspiration to be ideal. He and Britten would often delight festival audiences with recitals together, playing the music that meant the most to them: Mozart, Schumann and, as here, Schubert. Schubert: Grand Duo, Fantasie, Moments musicaux, etc Sviatoslav Richter & Benjamin Britten (piano duet).

The Burning Fiery Furnace CM0019 1 x 67'

Britten’s second ‘Church Parable’ is, if anything, more colourful and dramatic than the first. It tells the story of the steadfast faith of three young Jews put to the test by Babylon’s King Nebuchadnezzar. Britten: “The Burning Fiery Furnace”. Soloists including Peter Pears, Robert Tear and John Shirley-Quirk with the English Opera Group under the direction of Benjamin Britten.

The Opening Of The Maltings CM0020 1 x 68'

One of the great achievements of the Aldeburgh Festival was the conversion of a semi-derelict Maltings at Snape into an internationally-acclaimed concert hall. This is a recording of the first public concert there, and features the piece Britten wrote especially for the occasion, as well as some ravishing singing in Handel’s glorious ode to the patron saint of music. Britten: Overture: The “Building of the House”, Delius: “Summer Night on the River” Handel: “Ode for St Cecilia’s Day”. Heather Harper (soprano), Peter Pears (tenor), with the ECO conducted by Benjamin Britten.

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The Prodigal Son CM0021 1 x 80'

The last of Britten’s three ‘Church Parables’ is a timeless story of forgiveness, as the reckless younger son returns, repents and is welcomed back to the family he rejected. Britten: The Prodigal Son Soloists including Peter Pears, Robert Tear and John Shirley-Quirk English Opera Group under the direction of Benjamin Britten

Elly Ameling At Aldeburgh CM0022 1 x 67'

Britten’s love for Mozart’s music has been well documeted. His love for Mahler’s music (at a time when the composer was not well known in Britain) may come as a surprise to some people, until that is they hear the performances Britten coaxes from his orchestra and star soloist. Gluck: Overture: “Iphigenie en Aulide”, Mahler: Minuet from Symphony no.3, Songs from “Des Knaben Wunderhorn”, Mozart: “Exultate Jubilate”, Symphony no.25. Elly Ameling (soprano) with the ECO conducted by Benjamin Britten.

A Song Recital CM0023 1 x 72'

Apart from his gifts as a composer and conductor, Britten was a supremely talented pianist, and it was in song accompaniment that he was most at home. His long-term partner, tenor Peter Pears, is joined here by the baritone John Shirley-Quirk in a fascination mixed programme of old and new songs. Schubert: 11 Lieder, Bach: 4 Sacred Songs, Britten: “On This Island”, “Tit For Tat”. Peter Pears (tenor), John Shirley-Quirk (baritone), Benjamin Britten (piano).

Three Voices And Piano CM0024 1 x 73'

A wonderful programme of singing from some of the distinguished festival regulars. This programme includes the world premiere of ‘The Journey of the Magi’, Britten’s first setting of T.S. Eliot, written especially for these performers. Purcell: Four Songs, Wolf: Three Poems of Michelangelo; Three Christmas Songs, Britten: Canticle no.2: “Abraham and Isaac”; Canticle no.4: “The Journey of the Magi”. James Bowman (counter-tenor), Peter Pears (tenor), John Shirley-Quirk (baritone), Benjamin Britten (piano).

Death In Venice CM0025 1 x 144'

Britten’s last opera, effectively summing up his life’s work, may be heard here live during the first ever performances. Britten: “Death in Venice”. Cast includes James Bowman, Peter Pears, and John Shirley-Quirk with English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Steuart Bedford.

A Final Premiere CM0026 1 x 51'

Britten was able to acknowledge the applause that greeted the emotionally-charged first performance of his cantata “Phaedra”, at what was to be his last festival. Thankfully, though, inspired music-making at Aldeburgh has continued, and BBC microphones have continued to be on hand to preserve them. Mozart: Symphony no.33, Britten: “Phaedra”, Nordheim: “Doria”. Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano), Peter Pears (tenor) with the ECO conducted by Steuart Bedford.

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B. Cheltenham Festival

Vladimir Ovchinikov CM0004 1 x 113'

A rare chance to hear the Russian virtuoso who triumphed at the 1987 Leeds International Piano Competition. The recital includes encores by Rachmaninov (Prelude in D minor), Chopin (Waltz in B minor Op.69, No.2) and Stravinsky (Russian Dance from “Petrushka”). Scriabin: Piano Sonata no.1, Rachmaninov: Variations on a theme by Chopin, Piano Sonata no.2, Vyacheslav Ovchinikov: Chorale, Prelude and Fugue. Vladimir Ovchinikov (piano).

Borodin String Quartet CM0002 1 x 97'

The world-renowned Russian quartet performs late works by two masters of this form. The Borodin String Quartet worked closely with Shostakovich on his music, and his final quartet has a haunting, intense atmosphere that is enhanced in this performance by the use of candle-light in the concert hall. Beethoven: Quartet Op.132, Shostakovich: Quartet no.15. Perfomed by the Borodin String Quartet.

Ades And Beethoven TCD1091 1 x 60'

A late masterpiece by Beethoven alongside the recent quartet by young British composer Thomas Ades. Ades: “Arcadiana”, Beethoven: Quartet Op.127. Performed by the Endellion String Quartet.

Schubert’s Swan Song TCD0894 1 x 74'

This acclaimed partnership of Austrian singer and British pianist can be heard here performing a collection of some of Schubert’s late songs. Schubert: “Schwanengesang”. Wolfgang Holzmair (baritone) and Imogen Cooper (piano).

C. Bath Festival

Ralph Kirshbaum TCD1195 1 x 73'

Three of the most-loved cornerstones of the cello repertoire, in inspired performances by this celebrated American performer. Debussy: Cello Sonata, Beethoven: Cello Sonata no.3, Brahms: Cello Sonata no.2. Ralph Kirshbaum (cello) and Roger Vignoles (piano).

Steven Isserlis And Joshua Bell TCD0978 1 x 86'

Leading artists from all over the world meeting as friends to play chamber music: What could be better? Mozart: Duo for Violin and Viola, Faure: Piano Quartet no.2, Schumann: Piano Quintet. Joshua Bell, Pamela Frank, Tabea Zimmermann, Steven Isserlis and Pascal Devoyen.

Joanna MacGregor TCD0796 1 x 95'

A typically imaginative recital by one of the most dynamic and versatile pianists of today. The programme includes Bach: French Suite no.5, Ravel: “Miroirs”, Nancarrow: “Prelude and Blues”, Gershwin: “Nashville Nightingale”, Bartok: Sonata, Woolrich: “Piano Books 1&2”, Chick Corea: Children’s Songs Nos. 4,11,16-20,

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Erroll Garner: “Erroll’s Blues” (arr. MacGregor), Thelonius Monk: “Monk’s Point”(arr. MacGregor). Joanna MacGregor (piano).

D. York Early Music Festival

The Original Academy Of Ancient Music CM0053 1 x 57'

A celebration of the 25th anniversary of this pioneering Baroque orchestra. Programme includes Geminiani: Concerti Grossi, Handel: A selection of arias from Operas and Oratorios. Emma Kirkby (soprano) with The Academy of Ancient Music directed by Andrew Manze (violin).

Honey From The Hive CM0037 1 x 51'

‘The hive’ was a popular metaphor for the court of Queen Elizabeth I, while ‘honey’ stood for the favours granted to courtiers. The programme comprises a collection of Lute Songs by John Dowland and Anthony Holborne. Emma Kirkby (soprano)and Anthony Rooley (lute).

Music From The Time Of The Crusades CM0007 1 x 52'

A collection of songs reflecting the turbulent times of Richard I’s crusades of the 12th and 13th centuries. Performed by Gothic Voices directed by Christopher Page.

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Symphonic Masterwoks

With five professional orchestras, able to attract the very best conductors and soloists, the BBC offers an unrivalled catalogue of orchestral excellence. Virtually every work in the orchestral repertoire is available, either in live performances or in specially made studio recordings. As well as well-known orchestral pieces, the BBC also has thousands of recordings of unfamiliar and new music, including world premiere performances, most of which are not available in commercial recordings or in alternative catalogues.

The Planets CM0058 1 x 62'

First we hear musical representations of the creation of the world according to Genesis; and then, with the universe created, we hear the most popular musical celebration of the solar system as we know it. Schoenberg: “Prelude to Genesis”, Haydn: Representation of Chaos (from “The Creation”), Holst: “The Planets”. Performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Andrew Davis.

Yo-Yo Ma plays Dvorak CM0045 1 x 108'

“Yo-Yo Ma poured out his rich, generous tone…a sonic experience to savour” [The Times]. Here, this celebrated cellist performs a programme including Panufnik: “Katyn Epitaph”, Dvorak: Cello Concerto, Elgar: Symphony no.1. Yo-Yo Ma (cello) with the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Tadaaki Otaka.

Rachmaninov And Berkeley CM0003 1 x 111'

This programme contains two powerful orchestral works written by Rachmaninov at a time of great political upheaval in Russia. Rachmaninov: The Isle Of The Dead, Symphony no.2, Michael Berkeley: Viola Concerto. Paul Silverthorne (viola) with the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Richard Hickox.

Haydn, Casken And Stravinsky TCD1043 1 x 97'

Masterworks old and new by Haydn and Stravinsky, frame the first performance of a John Casken’s Violin Concerto in this programme. Haydn: Symphony no.83 (‘The Hen’), John Casken: Violin Concerto, Stravinsky: Petrushka. Dmitry Sitkovetsky (violin) with the BBC Philharmonic conducted by Yan Pascal Tortelier.

Tasmin Little Plays Elgar TCD0851 1 x 104'

Elgar described his own moving and fiendishly difficult Violin Concerto as “awfully emotional, too emotional”. Elgar: Violin Concerto Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances. Tasmin Little (violin) with the BBC Philharmonic conducted by Yan Pascal Tortelier* and Sachio Fujioka

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James MacMillan TCD0852 1 x 107'

The young Scottish composer’s dramatic evocation of 17th Century witchhunt trials contrasts here with Rachmaninov’s romantic Third Piano Concerto, Beethoven: Symphony no.2, MacMillan: The Confession of Isobel Gowdie, Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto no.3. Kathryn Stott (piano) with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra conducted by Jerzy Maksimiuk.

A Wagner Night TCD0855 1 x 111'

In this concert, some of Wagner’s best-known music, as well as the passionate Tristan-esque song-cycle, are performed by one of Britain’s most acclaimed Wagnerians. Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder; Orchestral excerpts from “Tannhauser”, “Tristan und Isolde” and “Götterdammerung”. Anne Evans (soprano) with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales conducted by Tadaaki Otaka.

Vaughan Williams, Rachmaninov And Friends TCD0857 1 x 133'

A mixed programme of music from all around the world. Rachmaninov’s famous 2nd Piano Concerto needs no introduction, and is played here by the acclaimed pianist Dame Moura Lympany. English music is represented by Vaughan-Williams’ 5th Symphony, as well as works by Ireland and Berkeley that are perhaps less well-known but are certainly no less enjoyable. Ireland: A London Overture, Lennox Berkeley: Four Poems of St Teresa of Avila, Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto no.2; Prelude for Piano Op.32 no.5, Richard Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel, Vaughan Williams: Symphony no.5. Catherine Wyn-Rogers (contralto) and Dame Moura Lympany (piano) with the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Vernon Handley.

Tippett And Beethoven TCD0686 1 x 84'

Internationally renowned pianist Stephen Kovacevich performs here in Beethoven’s First Piano Concerto. Also featured in this concert is Tippet’s 2nd Symphony. The complete programme is: Tippett: Fanfare for Brass, Symphony no.2, Beethoven: “The Ruins of Athens”, Piano Concerto no.1, Stephen Kovacevich (piano) with the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by David Atherton.

English Music TCD0628 1 x 104'

Memorable choral works by two of Britain’s greatest composers, flank the dashing Piano Concerto by fellow- Englishman John Ireland. “…the composer’s extraordinary personal revelations came dramatically to life” The Independent. Delius: Sea-Drift, Ireland: Piano Concerto, Elgar: The Music Makers. Soloists include Thomas Allen and Kathryn Stott with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Andrew Davis.

Elgar’s Cello Concerto TCD0480 1 x 107'

Elgar’s restrained, emotional, autumnal Concerto is known and loved across the world; in contrast, Berlioz’s Fantastic Symphony is passionately youthful and heart-on-sleeve. John Casken: Tableaux des Trois Ages Elgar: Cello Concerto Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique Colin Carr (cello); BBC Philharmonic conducted by Yan Pascal Tortelier

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Tippett And Vaughn Williams TCD0459 1 x 105'

Tippett’s Divertimento is almost an anthology of the history of English music, taking as its starting point an anonymous 16th century dance tune, and working in Purcell, Arne and even Arthur Sullivan along the way! Vaughan Williams’ ‘London’ Symphony paints a nostalgic portrait of London before the First World War - Big Ben, lavender-sellers’ cries and all. Tippett: Divertimento; Triple Concerto Vaughan Williams: Symphony no.2 (‘London Symphony’) BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Andrew Davis

Jazz Meets Tchaikovsky In Pairs TCD0403 1 x 131'

An exuberant, technicolor programme combining film composer Richard Rodney Bennett’s jazzy new saxophone extravaganza with Tchaikovsky’s most famous piano concerto. Richard Rodney Bennett: Concerto for Stan Getz; Variations on a Nursery Tune Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto no.1 Gershwin: An American in Paris Milhaud: Le boef sur le toit John Harle (sax); Artur Pizzaro (piano); BBC Concert Orchestra; Barry Wordsworth

Franck And Debussy TCD0248 1 x 107'

A chance to hear less-well-known but vividly attractive works by two much-loved French composers. Franck: Symphonic Poem: Psyche Debussy: Incidental music for d’Annunzio’s ‘Le Martyre de Saint Sebastien’ BBC Singers and BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Simon Joly

Byzantium TCD0177 1 x 104'

Tippett’s vivid music sets Yeats’ evocation of Byzantium, one of the epicentres of the ancient world. “Sir Michael Tippett…outdoing any Promenader, this 86-year-old urchin paraded for us in scarlet jacket, yellow t-shirt and psychedelic trousers” The Guardian. Bridge: Rebus Tippett: Byzantium Ravel: Daphnis et Chloe (complete) Faye Robinson (soprano); BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Andrew Davis

Symphony In Three Movements TCD0015 1 x 110'

Stavinsky’s orchestral masterpiece was written when the composer was living in America during the Second World War, and is one of the key works of the 20th century. Stravinsky: Symphony in Three Movements Mozart: Piano Concerto no.22 Rachmaninov: Symphony no.1 Michael Roll (piano); BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra conducted by Jerzy Maksymiuk

Carnival Of The Animals TCD0012 1 x 102'

Saint-Saens’ family favourite, in a mixed programme with delightful English music and the suite from Prokofievs’s surreal opera with its famous March. Prokofiev: Suite - Love for Three Oranges Berners: A Wedding Bouquet Saint-Saens: Carnival of the Animals Lambert: The Rio Grande Howard Shelley & Hilary Macnamara (pianos); Christine Cairns (mezzo); BBC Singers; BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by Barry Wordsworth

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Franck, Schumann And Bruckner TCD0009 1 x 111'

Key works by Schumann and Bruckner, along with a little-known orchestral piece by Cesar Franck, the story of The Accursed Huntsman of the title. Franck: Le Chasseur Maudit Schumann: Cello Concerto Bruckner: Symphony no.4 (‘The Romantic’) Alexander Baillie (cello); BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Marek Janowski

Faure’s Requiem TCD0005 1 x 103'

Two of the best-known and best-loved gems of the French repertoire, along with Poulenc’s impish and distinctive Piano Concerto. Debussy: Nocturnes Poulenc: Piano Concerto Faure: Requiem Cecile Ousset (piano); Joan Rodgers (soprano) & Stephen Roberts (baritone) BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra & Chorus conducted by Tadaaki Otaka

O Rio TCD0166 1 x 97'

Favourites by Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev, a rarity by Liszt, and the world premiere of an approachable, Latin American-inspired piece by British composer Martin Butler. Tchaikovsky: Marche Slave Martin Butler: O Rio (world premiere) Liszt: Hunnenschlacht Prokofiev: Cantata - Alexander Nevsky Jean Rigby (mezzo); BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus conducted by Matthias Bamert

Joanna MacGregor Plays Hugh Wood TCD0015 1 x 110'

Hugh Wood’s masterly Piano Concerto, commissioned for this concert by the BBC. Schubert: Symphony no.3 Hugh Wood: Piano Concerto (world premiere) Nielsen: Symphony no.5 Joanna MacGregor (piano); BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Andrew Davis

Max Conducts TCD0406 1 x 117'

As well as conducting familiar showpieces by Beethoven and Tchaikovsky, ‘Max’ (as everybody knows him) supplies a breathtaking panorama of his adopted home, the islands of Orkney to the north of Scotland. Maxwell Davies: Black Pentacost Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations Beethoven: Symphony no.8 Della Jones (soprano) & David Wilson-Johnson (baritone); Colin Carr (cello) BBC Philharmonic conducted by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies

A London Symphony TCD0459 1 x 104'

The two contrasting works by Sir Michael Tippett are representative of different stages in his composing career, while Vaughan Williams’ nostalgic, London-inspired work was said to be the composer’s favourite. Tippett: Divertimento; Triple Concerto Vaughan Williams: Symphony no.2 (‘London’) Chilingirian Quartet (members); BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Andrew Davis

The Music Of John Tavener I TCD0739 1 x 106'

Two of Tavener’s most remarkable works, including The Protecting Veil whose Proms performance in 1989 with the same performers was instrumental in building the composer’s astonishing cult following. Tavener: The 59 | Page

Protecting Veil; Akhmatova Requiem Soloists incl Steven Isserlis (cello); BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gennadi Rozhdestvensky

The Music Of John Tavener II TCD0737 1 x 95'

One of Tavener’s grandest and most spiritually-uplifting work, the recording is made appropriately enough in the huge acoustic of Westminster Abbey. Tavener: The Akathist of Thanksgiving Soloists incl James Bowman (counter-tenor); Westminster Abbey Choir BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Martin Neary

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Chamber Music

Chamber Music, smaller-scale pieces played by small groups of musicians, is one of the most delightful genres of music. There is usually no conductor, no ‘safety in numbers’; simply musicians working together to discover the secrets of the great musical masterpieces. From barnstorming solo piano recitals to the serene beauty of (for example) pieces like Schubert’s String Quintet in C, BBC Chamber Music is a catalogue of great music played by great musicians to suit any occasion.

Nash Ensemble – Elgar Plus CM716-CM719 4 x 60’

Elgar may be thought of as the pinnacle of musical Britishness, but many of his greatest influences came from the continent. In this four-part series the Nash Ensemble shed light on some of the great European composers who helped shape his sound. Recorded at the BBC’s Maida Vale Studios.

Episode 1 - Schumann was a particularly strong influence on Elgar, who once described him as his 'ideal'. In this opening concert, Elgar's much-loved Violin Sonata is paired with Schumann's Piano Quartet.

Elgar: Sonata in E minor (Op.82) Schumann: Piano Quartet in E flat major (Op.47)

Episode 2 - Elgar was also a great admirer of Wagner’s music. In this second concert, the ensemble perform Elgar’s music alongside Schumann’s Märchenerzählungen and Wagner's dreamy Wesendonck-Lieder, with the mezzo-soprano Christine Rice.

Elgar: Concert Allegro (Op.46) for piano Schumann: Märchenerzählungen Elgar: Sospiri Wagner: Wesendonck-Lieder arr. Favre for voice & piano

Episode 3 - How this most seemingly British of composers found his sound in the light of works by the likes of Wagner and Schumann. In this third concert members of the ensemble play Elgar's gripping Piano Quintet in A minor alongside Schumann's Märchenbilder .

Schumann: Märchenbilder (Op.113) for viola & piano Elgar: Quintet in A minor (Op.84) for piano & strings

Episode 4 - In the final concert of the series the Nash Ensemble perform works by Elgar, Kreisler (to whom Elgar dedicated his Violin Concerto), Wagner arranged by Liszt, and Schumann.

Elgar: Chanson de matin & Chanson de nuit Kreisler:- Liebesleid & Liebesfreud Wagner transc. Liszt: Liebestod, from Tristan and Isolde Schumann: Quintet in E flat (Op.44)

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An Evening With Pavarotti And Friends TCD1071 1 x 119'

Great opera arias and extracts, sung by the legendary Luciano Pavarotti, who’s joined on the Royal Albert Hall stage by the cream of young international opera stars

Ravel And Beyond TCD0996 1 x 84'

Ravel’s beautiful, other worldly chamber music frames fascinating pieces by two leading contemporary composers. Ravel: Sonata for Violin & Cello; Piano Trio Magnus Lindberg: Clarinet Quintet Oliver Knussen: Cantata Nash Ensemble

French Music For Flute TCD0949 1 x 56'

Sonatas and pieces by Faure, Milhaud, Ravel, Dutilleux, Chabrier and Poulenc. Includes the beautifully haunting Flute Sonata by Poulenc. Judith Hall (flute); Julian Jacobson (piano)

Joan Rodgers And Malcolm Martineau CM0005 1 x 77'

The ravishing British soprano in a mixed recital of gems from across the globe. Schumann: Liederkreis

Mussorgsky: The Nursery Rachmaninov, Michael Berkeley: Songs Joan Rodgers (soprano); Malcolm Martineau (piano)

Dmitry Sitkovetsky TCD1196 1 x 77'

The Russian virtuoso Dmitry Sitkovetsky was an International Artist-in-Residence at the 1996 Bath Festival, and here plays two of the most popular sonatas for violin and piano along with a 20th century masterpiece for the unusual combination of two unaccompanied violins. Beethoven: Violin Sonata no.5 (‘Spring Sonata’)

Prokofiev: Sonata for Two Violins Brahms: Violin Sonata no.1 Dmitry Sitkovetsky (violin); Yuri Zhislin (violin)*; Roger Vignoles (piano)

Music For Piano Trio TCD1156 1 x 53'

Three of the best-known and best-loved international musicians, making great music together for the BBC microphones.

Mozart: Piano Trio in C, K.548 Beethoven: Piano Trio in C minor, Op.1 no.3 Gyorgy Pauk (violin); Ralph Kirshbaum (cello); Peter Frankl (piano)

Harpsichord Old And New TCD1155 1 x 55'

Gavin Bryars himself introduces his piece - no, it’ not the companion piece to ‘Before Bach’s Lambretta’!

Handel: Suite no.1 Rameau: 5 pieces for harpsichord Gavin Bryars: After Handel’s Vesper Bach: Partita no.2 Maggie Cole (harpsichord)

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Evelyn Glennie, Peter Donohoe And Friends TCD1094 1 x 107'

Great modern masterpieces for the exciting combination of pianos and percussion. Scottish musician Evelyn Glennie is the most famous and best-loved percussionist in the world. Debussy: En blanc et noir Ravel: La Valse Bartok: Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion and other contemporary music for pianos and percussion Evelyn Glennie & Martin Gibson (percussion); Peter Donohoe & Martin Roscoe (pianos)

An Evening With Pavarotti And Friends TCD1071 1 x 119'

Great opera arias and extracts, sung by the legendary Luciano Pavarotti, who’s joined on the Royal Albert Hall stage by the cream of young international opera stars

Michael Collins And The Lindsays TCD0951 1 x 53'

Arguably the world’s greatest clarinetist in one of Mozart’s most beautiful chamber pieces.

Haydn: String Quartet in D minor, Op.42 Mozart: Clarinet Concerto Michael Collins (clarinet); The Lindsays

The Chilingirian Quartet TCD0896 1 x 94'

Two great quartets by Beethoven frame a piece by British composer Hugh Wood, with whom the Chilingirian Quartet have worked closely over the years.

Beethoven: String Quartets Op.74 and Op.127 Hugh Wood: String Quartet no.1 Chilingirian String Quartet

The Brindisi Quartet TCD0804 1 x 106'

Schubert’s last great chamber work, performed by these acclaimed young musicians who also play 20th century works by Janacek and Colin Matthews.

Janacek: Quartet no.1 (‘The Kreutzer Quartet’) Colin Matthews: Quartet no.3 Schubert: String Quintet in C The Brindisi Quartet; Anthony Pleeth (cello)

Steven Isserlis And Melvyn Tan TCD0798 1 x 80'

A recital of late Classical and early Romantic music for cello, played by the exciting Steven Isserlis. Melvyn Tan’s fortepiano is appropriate for the period – it was made in Vienna in 1839 by the firm of Striker.

Beethoven: Cello Sonata no.4, Variations Schumann: Three Romances Mendelssohn: Cello Sonata no.2 Steven Isserlis (cello); Melvyn Tan (fortepiano)

The Goldberg Ensemble TCD0797 1 x 86'

A delightful mixed programme of works by well-known composers, and featuring a rare chance to hear the Harpsichord Concerto by cult Polish composer Gorecki. Bach: 63 | Page

Harpsichord Concerto no.1 Gorecki: Harpsichord Concerto Dvorak: Serenade for Strings Jane Chapman (harpsichord); The Goldberg Ensemble conducted by Malcolm Layfield

Barry Tuckwell TCD0734 1 x 47'

If there is one horn player who is truly a household name, it’s the Australian Barry Tuckwell – playing here in a programme of French music.

Music for horn and piano by Koechlin, Poulenc, Saint-Saens and Dukas Barry Tuckwell (French horn); Daniel Blumenthal (piano)

Nikolai Demidenko TCD0735 1 x 50'

Well-known and less well-known romantic Russian piano music, played by the internationally-acclaimed Nikolai Demidenko. Rachmaninov:

Prelude no.1, Etudes-tableaux Medtner: Canzona Serenata; Sonata Reminiscenza Nikolai Demidenko (piano)

Mendelssohn’s Octet TCD0736 1 x 41'

Mendelssohn’s Octet is one of the best-loved and most instantly-recognisable chamber music piece every written.

Mendelssohn: Octet, op.20 Spohr: Scherzo Hausmusik

Trios Of Quartets TCD0680, TCD0681, TCD0682 3 x 80 '

The famous Endellion String Quartet programme Tchaikovsky’s passionate, lyrical three string quartets with the three quartets by both Arriaga (perhaps Spain’s equivalent of Schubert) and English composer Lennox Berkeley. Tchaikovsky:

String Quartets nos. 1 - 3 Arriaga: String Quartets nos. 1 – 3 Lennox Berkeley: String Quartets nos. 1 – 3 Endellion String Quartet

Leif Ove Andsnes TCD0587 1 x 101'

The award-winning young Norwegian pianist in attractive, approachable pieces by some of the great composers for the instrument.

Beethoven: Piano Sonata no.1 Grieg: Six Lyric Pieces, Op.54 Debussy: Estampes Chopin: Piano Sonata no.3 Leif Ove Andsnes (piano)

Parisii String Quartet TCD0532 1 x 42'

This vibrant French quartet play music by two of their compatriots, as well as one of Haydn’s best-loved quartets. Haydn:

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Quartet Op.64 no.5 (‘The Lark’) Milhaud: Quartet no.4 Debussy: Quartet - 2nd movement Parisii String Quartet

Lydia Artymiw TCD0531 1 x 42'

This acclaimed, prize-winning pianist plays music by Clementi (who’s playing was said to rival Mozart’s), as well as less well-known works by familiar composers. Music by Clementi, Mendelssohn, Ravel and Scriabin Lydia Artymiw

Gaudier Ensemble TCD0530 1 x 41'

Some of the best music for horns and strings, played by this group formed from the young players of the Chamber Orchestra of Europe.

Mozart: Horn Quintet Beethoven: Sextet for Two Horns and String Quartet Gaudier Ensemble

The Trout TCD0462 1 x 99'

One of the best-known and best-loved chamber works, Schubert’s ‘Trout’ Quintet, in a concert that also includes unfamiliar German pieces and the world premiere of a work by Scottish composer Judith Weir.

Goetz: Piano Quintet Hindemith: Sonata for double-bass and piano Judith Weir: I broke off a golden branch Schubert: ‘Trout’ Quintet The Schubert Ensemble of London

Chillingirians Play Tavener I - II 1 x 85'

Two concerts showcasing important string quartets by cult British composer John Tavener. The world-famous Chilingirian Quartet frame these with contrasting works by haydn and Bartok.

1. Concert I TCD0460 - Haydn: Quartet Op.64 no.2; Quartet Op.71 no.1 Bartok: Quartet no.3 Tavener: The Hidden Treasure Chilingirian String Quartet

2. Concert II TCD0461 - Haydn: Quartet Op.64 no.6; Quartet Op.71 no.2 Bartok: Quartet no.4 Tavener: The Last Sleep of The Virgin Chilingirian String Quartet

Sviatoslav Richter In London TCD0443 1 x 82'

Arguably the greatest pianist of the 20th century, on a rare visit to London with a varied programme of fascinating piano music.

Haydn: Andante and Variations in F minor Beethoven: Piano Sonata Op.110 Chopin: Polonaise-Fantasie Scriabin: Two Mazurkas, Op.40; Poeme-Nocturne Debussy: L’Isle Joyeuse Ravel: La Vallee des Cloches (from ‘Miroirs’) Sviatoslav Richter (piano)

Russian Masters TCD0347 1 x 79'

Two world-famous Russian virtuosi playing chamber music together at the Bath International Festival.

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Beethoven: Violin Sonata Op.30 no.3 Prokofiev: Violin Sonata no.1 Schumann: Violin Sonata no.1, etc Dmitry Sitkovetsky (violin); Dmitri Alexeev (piano)

Raphael Ensemble TCD0346 1 x 62'

These acclaimed young musicians play a beautiful favourite by Dvorak, along with a less well-known chamber piece written by British composer Frank Bridge before the First World War.

Dvorak: String Quintet Op.97 Frank Bridge: String Sextet Raphael Ensemble

20th Century Nash TCD0345 1 x 80'

Explore chamber music of the past century with the persuasive Nash Ensemble.

Britten: Cello Sonata David Matthews: String Trio; The Sleeping Lord Mark Anthony Turnage: Three Farewells Ravel: Introduction and Allegro Nash Ensemble

Beethoven And Tippett TCD0344 1 x 73'

Quartets by two composers most closely associated with the famous Lindsay String Quartet.

Beethoven: String Quartet, Op.132 Tippett: String Quartet no.5 The Lindsays

John Lill TCD0343 1 x 97'

A mixed programme of wonderful piano music by the international prize-winning John Lill.

Bach arr Busoni: Chaconne in D minor Beethoven: Piano Sonata no.23 (‘Appassionata’) Chopin: Two Nocturnes; Ballade no.4 Rachmaninov: Etudes- Tableaux John Lill (piano)

I Salonisti TCD0297 1 x 97'

Gypsy and gypsy-inspired music from all over Eastern Europe. Including works by Brahms, Bartok and Kalman I Salonisti

International Guitar TCD0295 1 x 40'

Familiar composers jostle with their less well-known colleagues in a fascinating recital of guitar music from all over the world. Including works by Bartok and Visee Cristina Azuma (guitar)

Isabelle van Keulen TCD0113 1 x 81'

Music for violin and piano from the 18th and 20th centuries, performed by two leading young Dutch musicians.

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Stravinsky: Divertimento; Duo Concertante Mozart: Violin Sonata in C, K.403 Ravel: Violin Sonata Isabelle van Keulen (violin); Ronald Brautigam (piano)

Artur Pizarro TCD0111 1 x 102'

Artur Pizarro won the 1990 Leeds International Piano Competition, and has since won great acclaim all over the world Includes interval talk - Anthony Burton talks to Artur Pizarro. Haydn: Andante with Variations in F minor

Beethoven: Piano Sonata in D (‘Pastoral’) Britten: Night Piece Debussy: Suite: Children’s Corner Prokofiev: Piano Sonata no.6 Artur Pizarro (piano)

Shura Churkassky At 80 TCD0095 1 x 97'

Cherkassky celebrates his 80th birthday in style, with a superb recital which shows the legendary Russian pianist in top form.

Bach: Partita no.6 Schubert: Three Impromptus Copland arr. Bernstein: El salon Mexico Prokofiev: Piano Sonata no.7 and short pieces by Rachmaninov, Moszkowski and Liszt Shura Cherkassky (piano)

Kronos Quartet TCD0099 1 x 55'

Typically adventurous, the ’s odyssey here combines significant works by cult composers Gorecki and Andriessen with works by American John Zorn and Zimbabwean Dumisani Maraire.

Dumisani Maraire: Mai Nozipo John Zorn: The Dead Man Gorecki: String Quartet no.1 (‘Already It Is Dusk’) Louis Andriessen: Facing Death The Kronos Quartet

Carmina Quartet TCD0097 1 x 78'

The young Swiss ensemble combine popular quartets by Haydn and Brahms with a work by the flamboyant but neglected Polish composer Szymanowski. Haydn:

String Quartet Op.76 no.1 Szymanowski: String Quartet no.2 Brahms: String Quartet no.2 The Carmina Quartet

A Mozart Festival Concert TCD0040 1 x 77'

Some of Mozart’s greatest chamber music masterpieces, recorded live at London’s prestigious Wigmore all by world-famous artists.

Mozart: Violin Sonata, K.454; Serenade for Wind Ensemble, K.388; String Quartet, K.387 Gyorgy Pauk (violin); Peter Frankl (piano); Takacs String Quartet; Wind Soloists of the Chamber Orchestra of Europe

London Boroque: Approaches To Mozart TCD0096 1 x 79'

The authentic instrument quartet explore the musical climate of Vienna in the century leading up to Mozart’s arrival there in 1781. Music from Vienna 1680-1780, by Biber, Vivaldi, Haydn, Boccherini and Mozart himself London Baroque

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Ann Murray TCD0110 1 x 80'

A mixed recital of well-known favourites and delightful discoveries. Songs by Schubert, Schumann, Berlioz and Samuel Barber.

Ann Murray (mezzo) & Steuart Bedford (piano)

Bernard d’Ascoli TCD0246 1 x 52'

A recital of great romantic piano music by the internationally-renowned Bernard d’Ascoli.

Liszt: Ballade no.2 Chopin: Nocturne Op.27 no.2; Sonata no.3 Bernard d’Ascoli (piano)

Lucy Shelton TCD0097 1 x 88'

The young Swiss ensemble combine popular quartets by Haydn and Brahms with a work by the flamboyant but neglected Polish composer Szymanowski. Britten:

Eight Folk Song Arrangements; Six Songs Goehr: The Mouse Metamorphosed into a Maid Copland: Twelve Poems of Emily Dickenson Lucy Shelton (soprano); Aline Brewer (harp); Ian Brown (piano)

Tales From The Alhambra TCD0533 1 x 44'

Spanish romances, the colourful stories of struggles between the Moors and Spanish Christians, contrast with Portuguese vilancetes and Spanish virtuoso instrumental music.

Vocal and instrumental music from 16th century Spain Suzie LeBlanc (soprano); Circa 1500

Celebrity Showcase –1 CM0093 1 x 57’47”

The American violinist Joshua Bell is highly versatile, celebrated as a recitalist, chamber musician, and soloist in all the great romantic concertos. This is the first time he has appeared with the renowned Hungarian pianist, Zoltan Kocsis, and a treat is in store, as two of today's most dynamic and musical performers play Beethoven's wild and turbulent 'Sonata in C minor', Brahms' carefree 'Second Sonata' and some earthy, intoxicating music by Kocsis' compatriot, Bartok.

Celebrity Showcase –2 CM0094 1 x 57’12”

American pianist and musicologist Joshua Rifkin is an expert in two highly contrasting fields: authentic Baroque performance and ragtime. In this extraordinary and highly satisfying recital Rifkin celebrates both, inter-leaving part of Bach's '48' with piano rags by Scott Joplin. Between the pieces Nicola Heywood Thomas talks to Rifkin about his unorthodox pairing of the two composers.

Celebrity Showcase –3 CM0095 1 x 53’51”

Christopher Page directs his ensemble Gothic Voices in a programme of music centred on medieval Jerusalem at the time of the Crusades. The concert includes songs by the mystic 12th century German abbess and

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Celebrity Showcase –4 CM0096 1 x 53’1”

Cecile Ousset gave her first recital at the age of 5 and won first graduation prize for piano from the Paris Conservatoire when she was just 14!

The music she chose for this concert all has an appropriately French connection, from some dramatic, lyrical and romantic Chopin to impressionism from Debussy.

Celebrity Showcase –5 CM0097 1 x 51’14”

When Mozart's largest work for wind, his 'Serenade for 13 Wind Instruments', was performed at a benefit concert for his friend Anton Stadler, it was announced as "Wind music of a great and a very special kind". Stadler himself added "Glorious and Grand, Excellent and sublime".

In this performance Michael Collins directs his ensemble, London Winds. They also play a folk-dance influenced movement from Dvorak's sunny 'Serenade For Wind'.

Celebrity Showcase –6 CM0098 1 x 54’55”

The Skampa Quartet of Prague are one of the most popular ensembles of their generation. Here, in the flattering acoustic of the Pittville Pump Room in Cheltenham, they play Beethoven's last 'String Quartet' and two pieces by their compatriots: Suk's deeply introspective 'Meditation' based on a 13th century plainsong melody; and Janacek's final chamber work, dedicated to the married woman he'd loved passionately for the previous 17 years.

Celebrity Showcase –7 CM0099 1 x 59’48”

Throughout his career Alfred Brendel has been hailed as our foremost exponent of the classical repertoire. How many 27-year-olds, after all, are invited to record the complete Beethoven piano works for an international record label? Here he plays classical sonatas by two of his fellow Austrians: Mozart and Schubert. As he passes 70 (5th January 2001) what better way could there be to celebrate a great artist, a man famed for his intense musical integrity? 'I am always conscious of the fact that feeling must remain the Alpha and Omega of the musician.'

Celebrity Showcase –8 CM0100 1 x 57’22”

The Tallis Scholars, founded by Peter Phillips in 1973, have always been at the forefront of the revival of interest in Renaissance choral music, but more recently they have also begun to commission and perform music by living composers. This programme neatly straddles both sides of their repertoire: the 16th century John Taverner wrote for the Catholic church, his near namesake, John Tavener, writes for the Greek Orthodox.

Celebrity Showcase –9 CM0101 1 x 52’34”

Tasmin Little is well known for her love of Delius and her interpretations of the violin works have made us much more aware how beautiful his music is. The 'Sonata' she plays in this recital is a very early piece but it wasn't published until after the composer's death. Schubert's graceful and melodious 'Sonatina' had a similar fate. In between Tasmin Little plays a very different piece indeed: Saint-Saens wrote his 'Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso' to show off the brilliance of one of the most celebrated 19th century virtuosi - Sarasate. 69 | Page

Celebrity Showcase –10 CM0102 1 x 57’13”

"Scratch any Welshman and he'll sing for you." The Welsh may be a nation of singers, but with the Welshman performing in this recital you know you are in for something special. With his regular accompanist, Malcolm Martineau, Bryn Terfel sings German songs by Schumann and Brahms. Schubert's setting of Shakespeare provides a link to the English language and a group of songs by John Ireland. As encores we are treated to two charming British traditional numbers.

Celebrity Showcase – 11 CM0151 1 x 52’30”

An enchantingly varied programme of songs by Marx, Rachmaninov and Richard Strauss, interspersed with two of Debussy's best-loved piano pieces. Soprano Renee Fleming and her musical partner and accompanist Jean- Yves Thibaudet perform in London's Barbican Hall.

Celebrity Showcase – 12 CM0152 1 x 58’42”

The two central works of brilliant Canadian pianist Marc-Andre Hamelin's recital in the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London - Schumann's emotionally-charged Fantasy (begun while in forced separation form his beloved Clara to whom he'd become secretly engaged), and Alkan's monumental Symphony for Solo Piano, described Hamelin as "one of the most irrestibly energetic - even volcanic - creations in 19th century piano literature".

Celebrity Showcase – 13 CM0153 1 x 55’44”

A sensational sequence of British music old and new from the performance by the Cardinall's Musick at the Spitalfields Festival in London.

Celebrity Showcase – 14 CM0154 1 x 55’36”

Gramophone Artist of the Year and extraordinary virtuoso Maxim Vengerov keeps the audience at the Barbican Hall in London on the edge of their seats with this programme of music for solo violin by fellow Russian Rodion Shchedrin and Belgian composer Eugene Ysaye.

Celebrity Showcase – 15 CM0155 1 x 55’48”

These two central works from a recital on the king of instruments come from the unique tradition of French organist-composers: Maurice Durufle's Suite Op 5 and Symphony no 6 in G minor by Charles-Marie Widor. Gillian Weir - a queen of organists herself - plays to a devoted public in the famous surroundings of Symphony Hall in Birmingham.

Celebrity Showcase – 16 CM0156 1 x 55’15”

Wandering and homecoming are the pervasive themes in this wonderfully varied sequence from a recital by star bass-baritone Bryn Terfel and his heroic accompanist Malcolm Martineau. Songs by Schubert - including his epic and spine-chilling Earl King - are set against songs by Aaron Copland, Roger Quilter, and the archetypal Songs of Travel by Vaughan Williams. And it's to Wales that Terfel returns at last with a selection of folksongs performed in his inimitable way to a delighted audience in the Barbican Hall, London.

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Live at the Wigmore –1 CM0123 1 x 53’38”

Tenor Ian Bostridge took the musical world by storm when he launched his solo career in 1995. For this concert he returns to the scene of that award-winning debut, London’s Wigmore Hall, for a programme featuring two of Schumann’s most tender and beautiful compositions: the song cycles Dichterliebe and Liederkreis, Opus 39.

Live at the Wigmore –2 CM0124 1 x 49’47”

The Beaux Arts Trio has been setting the standards for chamber music playing for almost half a century. At the Wigmore Hall they perform two very different works, both written by young men in their twenties: Vitebsk (Study on a Jewish theme) by Aaron Copland, inspired by the play The Dybbuk; and Brahms’s Piano Trio No 1 in B major - first published when Brahms was in his twenties, but revised nearly forty years later.

Live at the Wigmore –3 CM0125 1 x 51’45”

A packed recital from the sensational Czech mezzo-soprano, Magdalena Kožená, featuring six of Brahms’ Mädchenlieder (songs of young girls and love); five of Ravel’s portraits from the animal world, Histoires Naturelles; five romantic songs from Dvorak; and five more songs of love from Moravian Folk Poetry in Songs by Janácek.

Live at the Wigmore –4 CM0126 1 x 51’1”

Jean-Yves Thibaudet is one of the hottest pianists around, famed for his elegant playing, poetic interpretations and exceptional command of intricate rhythms. His huge repertoire has French music at its heart, and for this concert he chooses ‘impressionistic’ pieces: Debussy’s Second Book of Preludes and two of Ravel’s Miroirs.

Live at the Wigmore –5 CM0127 1 x 42’9” Felicity Lott's delicious selection of light songs is all about girls: older girls and younger girls, girls in love, girls in trouble, career girls and naughty girls. And she sings of their trials and tribulations in English, German and French. Look out for Maurice Yvain’s cautionary tale of a girl who goes to England with only one word of English, and uses it enthusiastically in the car, the registry office and the bedroom - Yes!

Live at the Wigmore –6 CM0128 1 x 60

The Emerson Quartet, one of the most dynamic ensembles in America, famed for their playing of Bartok, give a searing performance of one of the most radical pieces the composer ever wrote - his Fourth String Quartet. That's followed by the gentler world of Brahms and his first string quartet

Live at the Wigmore –7 CM0129 1 x 50’11”

The exciting young baritone, Christopher Maltman, gives the world premiere performance of Heavenly Things, a song cycle by Geoffrey Burgon. Sandwiched either side are two contrasting sequences from Robert Schumann: Liederkreis, Op 24 is all about love; while Husarenlieder, Op 117 celebrates Hungarian cavalrymen and war.

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Live at the Wigmore –8 CM0130 1 x 48’35”

Barry Douglas's career took off when he won the Tchaikovsky Piano Competition in 1986. He's particularly well known for his performances of the big Russian romantics but in this concert he shows his strength in other repertoire with two great sonatas from Beethoven: the Sonata in A major, Op 101 - so demanding that Beethoven toyed with the idea of calling it his ‘Difficult-to-Play’ Sonata; and the sonata he considered his greatest and liked to play most himself, the Sonata in F minor, Op.57, the ‘Appassionata’.

Live at the Wigmore –9 CM0131 1 x 52’3”

Baritone Simon Keenlyside swops the big stage of the opera house - where his Don Giovanni and Billy Budd have a commanding presence - for the more intimate surroundings of the Wigmore Hall. In a varied selection of songs from Schubert he is accompanied by the great Schubert specialist Graham Johnson. They also perform Mahler’s lovelorn Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen - written in the middle of an unhappy love affair with a singer.

Live at the Wigmore –10 CM0176 1 x 51’15”

A concert given by the pianist Angela Hewitt. Recorded on 15th September 2003 at the Wigmore Hall London.

Live at the Wigmore –11 CM0177 1 x 52’0”

London Winds play serenades by Mozart and Dvorak. Recorded at the Wigmore Hall London on 14 April 2003.

Live at the Wigmore –12 CM0178 1 x 50’11”

A concert recorded at the Wigmore Hall London in May 2003 featuring the captivating musical personality of the American soprano Christine Brewer.

Live at the Wigmore –13 CM0179 1 x 49’22”

A concert by the Skampa Quartet given at the Wigmore Hall London in June 2003. They perform an ealry String Quartet by Mozart and one of Beethoven's late Quartets.

Live at the Wigmore –14 CM0180 1 x 55’35”

Knight and Dame. Dame Felicity Lott and Sir Thomas Allen - two of Britain's most renowned singers - in a duet recital recorded in October 2003 at the Wigmore Hall London. They're accompanied on the piano by Malcolm Martineau.

Live at the Wigmore –15 CM0181 1 x 56’15”

The Takacs Quartet enjoys a reputation as one of the world's leading string quartets. For this concert given in May 2003 at London's Wigmore Hall they play two string quartets by Bartok and Mozart.

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Live at the Wigmore –16 CM0182 1 x 53’0”

Beethoven could hardly wish for a greater champion than pianist John Lill one of the leading Beethoven interpreters of our time. In this concert, given at London's Wigmore Hall, Lill plays two of Beethoven's Piano sonatas.

Live at the Wigmore –17 CM0183 1 x 49’58” The legendary Beaux Arts Trio play works by Beethoven in this concert recorded at the Wigmore Hall London in January 2003.

Live at the Wigmore –18 CM0202 1 x 60’

Another delightfully varied programme from the Czech superstar: three English songs by Haydn, written in London; four arrangements of French folksongs by Benjamin Britten; five songs from the Morike Lieder by Hugo Wolf; and five settings of folksongs by Czech composer Ervin Schulhoff.

Live at the Wigmore –19 CM0203 1 x 60’

The great Norwegian cellist, a long-time admirer of Russian cellists and above all, Rostropovich, plays an all- Russian programme: an early work by Myaskovsky, his Cello Sonata no.1 in D major; a late piece by Prokofiev, his Cello Sonata in C major (first performed by Rostropovich); and one of the most popular pieces in the cello repertoire - Rachmaninov's Vocalise.

Live at the Wigmore –20 CM0204 1 x 60’

The amazingly dynamic and energetic play Beethoven's String Quartet in D major (Op.18 no.3) and Shostakovich's turbulent Quartet no.9 in E flat major (Op.117). Like nearly all of Shostakovich's quartets, the ninth was written for the Beethoven Quartet and they gave the first performance at the Moscow Conservatoire in 1964.

Alexander Pavlovsky (violin I) Sergei Bresler (violin II) (viola) Kuril Zlotniko (cello)

Live at the Wigmore –21 CM0205

A wonderfully tempting programme from the Finnish soprano, featuring beguiling love songs by Brahms and Mozart, the sultry and amorous Ariettes Oubliées by Debussy and four darker, more melancholy settings by the Finnish composer Toivo Kuula, who died in 1918 during his country's civil war, aged just 34.

Live at the Wigmore –22 CM0206

The hugely successful soloist and chamber musician performs three composers' last works for the piano: the Six Bagatelles (Op.126) by Beethoven, written as he was completing the Ninth Symphony; 'In the Mists' by Janacek, written after a holiday at the seaside; and Brahms's farewell to the instrument, the four Klavierstucke (Op.119).

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Live at the Wigmore – 23 CM0207

An all Czech programme from the exciting all Czech quartet: Dvorak's 'American' Quartet, written during the same stay in America that produced the 'New World' Symphony; and Janacek's Quartet no.2 'Intimate Letters' inspired by his love for a much younger woman - Kamilla Stosslova was almost forty years his junior.

Pavel Fischer (violin I) Jana Lukasova (violin II) Radim Sedmidubsky (viola) Lukas Polak (cello)

Live at the Wigmore –24 CM0208

Cellist Steven Isserlis is passionate about Saint-Saens. "The man was a phenomenon," he believes, "a genius!" Here he performs both the cello sonatas: the first was inspired, in no small part, by the death of a formidable great aunt, while the second, written more than 30 years later, is a real showcase for the instrument.

Live at the Wigmore –25 CM0209

The Anglo-Hungarian ensemble, one of the leading quartets of our time, play two works written almost exactly 100 years apart: the String Quartet in E flat (Op.127) by Beethoven - the first of his late, great quartets; and the String Quartet no.3 by Bartok, inspired by a performance of the Lyric Suite by Alban Berg.

Edward Dusinberre (violin I) Karoly Schranz (violin II) Roger Tapping (viola) Andras Fejer (cello) CM0209

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The remarkable young violinist performs Bach's Violin Sonata no.1 in D minor (BWV.1014) alongside two works from the twentieth century: Prokofiev's Sonata no.1 in F minor (Op.80) - its desolate first movement, said the composer, should sound like "wind in a graveyard" - and Road Movies by John Adams, described by Adams himself as "a giddy, bouncy ride, somewhere between Ives, ragtime and a long rideout by the Goodman orchestra, circa 1939."

Live at the Wigmore –27 CM0211

The brilliant American quartet play Mozart's String Quartet in G (K.387), the first of six quartets Mozart dedicated to Haydn, and Benjamin Britten's String Quartet no.2 in C (Op.36) written to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the death of Henry Purcell and first performed, here at Wigmore Hall, in 1945.

Eugene Drucker (violin) Philip Setzer (violin) Lawrence Dutton (viola) David Finckel (cello) The violinists alternate between first and second in this performance

Live at the Wigmore –28 CM0212

Soprano Yvonne Kenny, baritone Thomas Allen and pianist Graham Johnson perform songs to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the death of Geoffery Parsons.

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Live at the Wigmore –29 CM0231 1 x 49’29”

A dramatic recital by one of the biggest names in lieder: a set of songs by Mahler including Liebst du um Schönheit, written for Alma shortly after they were married; Wagner's Wesendonck-Lieder inspired by his affair with Mathilde Wesendonck, a married woman; and some of the best known songs by Jean Sibelius.

Live at the Wigmore –30 CM0232 1 x 53’51”

The young piano virtuoso from Macedonia returns to the scene of his triumphant debut with a late romantic programme including two Scherzos by Chopin and four of Rachmaninov's Preludes - among them the most virtuosic of all, Op.23 no.2 in B flat.

Live at the Wigmore –31 CM0233 1 x 52’09”

When this concert was recorded the average age of this dynamic young quartet was just 26 - yet they were already celebrating ten years of playing together. They perform one of Haydn's last quartets, his Op.76 no.4 in B flat, nicknamed 'Sunrise' after its mellow opening, and Dvorák's most popular quartet, the 'American', written in Iowa in the 1890s.

Live at the Wigmore –32 CM0234 1 x 47’08”

The young German baritone is often hailed as the new Fischer-Dieskau, but while he has been coached by the great man he has a style very much of his own. He also has a devoted following and the Wigmore Hall was packed for a recital of Schumann's Liederkreis op.39, inspired by the composer's love for Clara Wieck, and Frank Martin's portrayal of a rich man repenting on his death-bed - Six Monologues from Jedermann.

Live at the Wigmore –33 CM0235 1 x 57’27”

An all Mozart programme from the fortepiano specialist - all of it music performed by Mozart in Vienna, played on a copy of one of his favourite Viennese instruments. The melancholic Fantasia and Sonata in C minor K475 and 457 is one of the composer's most important solo piano works, while legend has it that Mozart first performed variations on "Unser dummer Pöbel meint", a theme by Gluck, as a thank you to Gluck for a particularly fine dinner.

Live at the Wigmore –35 CM0237 1 x 75’

In Schubert's great, romantic song cycle, Die Schöne Müllerin, a young man follows a stream to a mill - and a beautiful miller's daughter. Things go well until she casts him aside for a huntsman. Heartbroken and bitter he follows the stream again, this time to his death. In this wonderful performance tenor Mark Padmore is accompanied by the pianist Julius Drake.

Live at the Wigmore –36 CM0238 1 x 58’

The superlative young ensemble dedicated this concert to the memory of their former teacher, Norbert Brainin of the Amadeus String Quartet. They play Beethoven's witty, Haydn influenced Quartet for Strings in G major (Op.18 no.2) and Schumann's String Quartet in A major( Op.41 no.3), dedicated to Mendelssohn. Schumann once told Mendelssohn that he didn't know how he could repay his many kindnesses and Mendelssohn replied "the quartets, Schumann, the quartets". 75 | Page

Live at the Wigmore –37 CM0239 1 x 58’

Conductor and cellist Heinrich Schiff has been giving chamber recitals with pianist Roger Vignoles for over twenty years. For this programme they chose Grave, a short Debussy inflected piece by Lutoslawski, Brahms's virtuosic Cello Sonata no.2 and Bach's Cello Suite no.1 in G major.

Chopin’s Preludes TCD0296 1 x 44'

Includes Chopin’s famous ‘Raindrop’ Prelude. Chopin: 24 Preludes, Op.28 Filippo Faes (piano)

Schubert And Mozart TCD0293 1 x 40'

Sublime chamber music played by this prize-winning . Schubert: Quartet Movement in C minor Mozart: String Quartet in B flat The Eder String Quartet

The Borodin String Quartet TCD0245 1 x 56'

Quartets old and new, played by the legendary Russian group.

Beethoven: Quartet in F, Op.59 no.1 Webern: Five Movements, Op.5 Borodin String Quartet

The Talich String Quartet TCD0244 1 x 55'

The acclaimed Czech ensemble in works by their compatriot Martinu and the Hungarian composer Bartok.

Bartok: String Quartet no.2 Martinu: String Quartet no.2 Talich String Quartet

Joan Rodgers And Roger Vignoles TCD0736 1 x 85'

A delightful recital of songs, given at the Cheltenham Festival by two leading performers.

Songs by Mozart, Schubert, Berg, Prokofiev and Strauss Joan Ridgers (soprano); Roger Vignoles (piano)

Fong Naam (Thai Music) TCD0114 1 x 59'

A rare chance to hear traditional Thai music. The ensemble’s name comes from an ancient melody which means ‘bubbles’, a symbolic representation in Buddhist thinking of artistic experiences - fleeting moments of transparent beauty. Thai traditional music Fong Naam, directed by Bruce Gaston

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Early Music

The BBC has always been at the cutting edge of the international Early Music revival, championing authentic performance and inspired young performers. The BBC Radio International Early Music catalogue is now available, ranging from carefully researched recreations of ancient or historic concerts to vibrant period- instrument performances of well-known classical masterpieces.

2003 Lufthansa Festival Of Baroque Music – 1 CM0158 1 x 90’

One of the visiting ensembles at the 2003 Lufthansa Festival of Baroque Music was the Italian Ensemble Zefiro named after the god of the Western wind in Classical mythology. With wind instruments to the fore, they performed a programme of pieces linked by an association with water, including Handel's 'Celebrated Water Musick' and musical depictions of the sea by Telemann and Vivaldi.

2003 Lufthansa Festival Of Baroque Music – 2 CM0159 1 x 120’

Handel's Oratorio per la Resurrezione di Nostre Signor Gesu was commissioned for performance in Rome on Easter Sunday 1708. With opera banned by the papacy, the city's great patrons competed with each other to mount the most spectacular oratorios and, in this case, the Marchese Francesco Maria Ruspoli was hoping Handel's music would win the favour of Pope Clement XI. No expense was spared and Handel rose to the occasion.

2003 Lufthansa Festival Of Baroque Music – 3 CM0160 1 x 135’

Music by Handel, the poetry of John Milton and a 'paen to Moderation' by Charles Jennens combine to celebrate the humours of man and the English countryside. The cheerful and the pensive alternate in a performance that achieves an admirable balance and a Georgian avoidance of extremes.

2003 Lufthansa Festival Of Baroque Music – 4 CM0161 1 x 75’

A concert from Westminster Abbey featuring music by Purcell, including his Funeral Sentences which were heard in the Abbey three hundred years ago, and JS Bach's Ascension Cantata sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey. Under the direction of James O'Donnell, the Abbey's Organist and Master of the Choristers, soloists from the Choir appear alongside celebrated names from the world of baroque performance.

2002 Lufthansa Festival Of Baroque Music – 1 CM0135 1 x 70’ 52” The opening concert focuses upon the musical consequences of the Spanish conquest of the Americas. Performed by the 10 voices and 10 period players of the consort Ex Cathedra.

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2002 Lufthansa Festival Of Baroque Music – 2 CM0136 1 x 77’ 29”

The first of two unusual concerts celebrating contrasting aspects of Neapolitan life - melancholy, heartbreak, devotion, and madness - in lullabies, opera arias, processional song, and the city's very own tarantella.

2002 Lufthansa Festival Of Baroque Music – 3 CM0137 1 x 66’ 59”

The second of two concerts celebrating the music of Naples where the sacred and the secular meet in a daily procession of festivities, rituals, and music therapy. Ensemble L'Arpeggiata give a refreshingly real demonstration of traditional Neapolitan forms and art-music, including the lament, the ninna-nanna, and the tarantella.

2002 Lufthansa Festival Of Baroque Music – 4 CM0138 1 x 73’ 55”

This intimate chamber concert by three masters in their own fields - Jordi Savall, Xavier Diaz, and Michael Behringer - brings together virtuoso variations from the South-Western corner of Europe with the cooler-headed, but no less emotional fancies of Northern European composers.

Academy Of Ancient Music TCD0752 1 x 54'

Two of the most popular baroque masterpeices, performed by some of the musicians whose commitment and passion helped popularise early music. Vivaldi: Gloria Handel: Water Music: Suite no.1 Soloists including Emma Kirkby; Academy of Ancient Music conducted by Simon Preston and Christopher Hogwood.

Handel’s Belshazzar TCD0002 1 x 163'

An all-star cast in Handel’s epic telling of the writing on the wall. Soloists including Anthony Rolfe Johnson, James Bowman and Arleen Auger English Concert and Choir conducted by Trevor Pinnock

I Virtuosi do Roma I TCD0006 1 x 90'

Delightful early Baroque concertos, played by this prestigious ensemble here making their Proms debut. Concertos by Corelli, Albinoni and Vivaldi

I Virtuosi do Roma II TCD0629 1 x 83'

For their second visit to the Proms, the Italian group chose a selection of Vivaldi’s many concertos, as well as Boccherini’s best-known Cello Concerto, the one in B flat. Concertos by Boccherini and Vivaldi

Monteverdi: Vespers Of 1610 TCD0168 1 x 90'

One of the most important pieces of 17th century sacred music. Taverner Choir, Consort & Players directed by Andrew Parrott

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Music For A Venetian Coronation 1595 TCD0168 1 x 107'

A fascinating recreation of a historic event, the coronation of the 16th century Venetian Doge Marino Grimani. Music by Gabrieli and his contemporaries Gabrieli Consort, Choir & Players directed by Paul McCreesh

Tafelmusik TCD0411 1 x 77'

The world-famous Canadian group in delightful Early Music classics. Music by Handel, Telemann, and Vivaldi. Tafelmusik directed by Jeanne Lamon

The English Concert TCD0588 1 x 82'

Baroque Music at its most grand and jubilant, including two of Bach’s famous Orchestral Suites. Music by Telemann, Handel & Bach directed by Trevor Pinnock

Mass For The Departed TCD0629 1 x 58'

Charpentier’s huge requiem alternates small groups of soloists with the full chorus and orchestra. Charpentier: Messe pour les trepasses

Monteverdi Madrigals TCD0631 1 x 67'

Some of Monteverdi’s most personal music, heartfelt music that reflects the grief at the recent loss of his wife. Monteverdi: Sixth Book of Madrigals Consort of Musicke directed by Anthony Rooley

Six Masses By Palestrina TCD0533 1 x 44'

Six masterpieces by the “prince and father of music”, produced and presented by Dr Graham Dixon. Tavener Choir, Consort & Players directed by Andrew Parrott

1. Mass for the Monday in the Octave of Easter

2. Mass for the Feast of St Agapitus

3. Mass for the Dedication of the St John Lateran Basilica

4. Mass for the Feast of Our Lady of the Snows

5. Mass for the Feast of the Assumption

6. Mass for the Feast of the Apostles Peter and Paul

Purcell Odes TCD0877 1 x 100'

Grand ceremonial music by Henry Purcell, seventeenth century Britain’s greatest composer, along with the heartfelt memorial for him written by his friend and teacher John Blow. Purcell: Welcome to all the pleasures; Hail bright Cecilia Blow: Mark how the lark and linnet sing Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment directed by 79 | Page

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The Cares Of Lovers TCD0876 1 x 58'

Delightful songs and duets from seventeenth century England. Songs by Henry Purcell, John Blow and Henry & William Lawes Emma Kirkby & Evelyn Tubb (sopranos); Anthony Rooley (lute)

Music For York 1750 TCD0918 1 x 59'

Eighteenth century York was home to popular Friday night concerts of what was then ‘new’ music. Much of this was by Handel, the great genius of the day; but local contemporaries are also represented in this programme. Music by Handel and his contemporaries Julia Gooding (soprano); London Baroque

Church Music For Tudor York TCD0915 1 x 56'

The world-renowned Tallis Scholars, recorded ‘live’ “The almost mystical radiance of the singing reminds us that this music was conceived for the devotions of a more spiritual age than our own” - The Yorkshire Post Music by Tallis, Taverner, Tye, etc Tallis Scholars directed by Peter Phillips

Purcell’s King Arthur TCD1048 1 x 122'

Purcell’s musical entertainment mixes story telling and pageant, and is brought vividly to life by these celebrated musicians. Purcell: King Arthur Soloists including Nancy Argenta & Susan Gritton; English Concert & Choir directed by Trevor Pinnock

Vivaldi And Handel TCD1052 1 x 74'

Dramatic and inspiring choral music from 18th century Italy, in vibrant performances by the acclaimed Gabrieli musicians. Vivaldi: Magnificat; Laudate pueri Handel: Dixit Dominus Gabrieli Consort & Players directed by Paul McCreesh

Handel’s Semele TCD1238 1 x 182'

William Christie describes Handel’s opera-oratorio as “real Proms fare; a fluffy, wonderful piece all about sex and money. It’s kind of Joan Collins-y!” Soloists including Rosemany Joshua, Michael Chance & Willard White Les Arts Florissants directed by William Christie

Bach’s Mass In B Minor CM0027 1 x 113'

One of the pinnacles of Western sacred music, in an inspired Proms performance. Soloists including John Mark Ainsley & Gerald Finley English Concert & Choir directed by Trevor Pinnock

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The Eton Choir Book CM0036 1 x 53'

The world-famous King’s College Choir in a selection from one of the greatest treasuries of choral music in the world. Choir of King’s College, Cambridge directed by Stephen Cleobury

Bach’s St Matthew Passion CM0047 1 x 162'

A great Proms performance of one of the towering masterpieces of choral music, featuring superstar soloists. Soloists including Ian Bostridge & Andreas Scholl Collegium Vocale, Ghent directed by Philippe Herreweghe

2001 Lufthansa Festival Of Baroque Music – 1 CM0104 1 x 68’13”

Purcell Odes and Welcome Songs including "Come, ye sons of art" in the majestic setting of Westminster Abbey - where Purcell was organist and where he was buried in 1695. This concert celebrates the art of the countertenor through Purcell's glorious writing for the voice, as well as the unique tradition of English choral singing. Soloists, Westminster Abbey Choir and St. James’s Baroque Players, conducted by James O’Donnell

2001 Lufthansa Festival Of Baroque Music – 2 CM0105 1 x 65’10”

Laments, 'mad songs' and virtuoso instrumental music from early 17th-century Italy. Anna Caterina Antonacci's performance of Monteverdi's "Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda" is a breath-taking display of vocal dexterity and acting ability in which she sings all three solo roles herself. With the St. James’s Baroque Players, directed by Ivor Bolton.

2001 Lufthansa Festival Of Baroque Music – 3 CM0106 1 x 62’30”

The dark, dissonant style of Russian Orthodox church music is a magical sound-world, especially when performed by the sonorous voices of the Russian Patriarchate Choir. The programme shows the extraordinary richness of Russia's sacred vocal tradition: meditative chants are contrasted with the daringly acerbic style of early Russian polyphony.

2001 Lufthansa Festival Of Baroque Music – 4 CM0107 1 x 71’55”

Music for voice and viols by Wiiliam Byrd, John Dowland and William Lawes, performed by the outstanding young countertenor, Daniel Taylor, and the ensemble, Fretwork. English melancholy is the order of the day as sublime consort songs - including Dowlands' famous "Flow my teares" are interwoven with strikingly original instrumental works by two of the most charismatic English composers of the 17th century, William Lawes and Tobias Hume.

2001 Lufthansa Festival Of Baroque Music – 5 CM0108 1 x 70’54”

Larry Gordon and his choir Northern Harmony are foremost exponents of early American vocal music, but in this programme they illustrate two diverse traditions: from America, the strident, earthy hymns of New England settlers and Southern 'shape-note' music (so called because of its specially-devised and easy to read notation), and from the other side of the globe, the strikingly beautiful sound-world of the Caucasus republic of Georgia.

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2001 Lufthansa Festival Of Baroque Music – 6 CM0109 1 x 72’21”

A sequence of music taken from a complete performance by The Cardinall's Musick of Monteverdi's Vespers for the Feast of the Annunciation. The collection, which was published in 1610, includes virtuoso motets and magnificent psalm-settings: interspersed in this performance by plainchant sung by specially-prepared amateur choir.

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1. Bath Festival 2004 – Missa Christi resurgentis 1 x 60’

The first European performance in modern times of an extraordinary mass by Heinrich Biber – the wonderfully theatrical Missa Christi resurgentis, a near operatic work with lavish and showy writing, especially for Biber’s own instrument, the violin. Violinist Andrew Manze directs and also devises the setting, a clever recreation of the atmosphere of Salzburg in the late 1600s.

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2. Spitalfields 2004 – Let the Trumpets Sound 1 x 90’

Brilliant combinations of anything up to eight trumpets resound around St Leonard’s Church in Shoreditch, east London in Baroque works by Vivaldi, Zelenka, Giuseppe Matteo Alberti and Heinrich Biber. The tercentenary of Biber’s death in 1704 is marked with a performance of one of his most celebrated pieces, Battalia; there’s the first performance of a new trumpet work by Peter Maxwell Davies; and as a contrast to all the brassiness there are two works predominantly for strings alone: Vivaldi’s Violin Concerto “The Storm at Sea” and “Summer” from The Four Seasons.

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3. Lufthansa Festival 2004 – Acis and Galatea 1 x 105’

Passion, pathos and pantomime – Acis and Galatea has it all. Handel’s setting of the love triangle involving a sea goddess, a shepherd and a Cyclops was first performed for the Duke of Chandos in 1718, and its rich melodies, touching portrayals of joy and suffering and outbreaks of humour made it an instant hit – it was the most frequently performed of all Handel’s works during his lifetime. In this performance from the Lufthana Festival Sophie Daneman is the goddess, Paul Agnew the shepherd and Alan Ewing the monster, with the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra conducted by Nicholas Cleobury.

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4. Bath Festival 2004 – The King’s Consort 1 x 90’

Music from the first half of the eighteenth century, spanning England, Germany and Italy, including Albinoni’s Oboe Concerto in D minor, Bach’s Orchestral suites BWV 1067 & 1068 (the latter is the source of the ‘Air on a G String’), and the premiere of a new arrangement of themes from Handel – in the style of the great trumpet virtuosi at the Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens in London.

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Opera

BBC Radio International's Opera catalogue is second to none. As well as a unique collection of studio recordings (often of unfamiliar works by well-known composers), the BBC has broadcast countless works from the UK's most prestigious opera houses and festivals.

Rameau’s Zoroastre CM0042 1 x 148'

This magical, little-known opera portrays the struggle between good and evil, and features dance music, demonic choruses and lyrical love songs. Cast includes Mark Padmore, Stephanie Revidat and Thierry Felix Les Arts Florissants conducted by William Christie.

Britten’s Death In Venice CM0025 1 x 144'

This recording of Britten’s last opera was made at Snape Maltings during the work’s world premiere production, a moving swansong from one of Britain’s greatest opera composers. Cast includes Peter Pears, John Shirley- Quirk and James Bowman English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Steuart Bedford.

Britten’s The Burning Fiery Furnace CM0019 1 x 67'

This is the most accessible and colourful of Britten’s three ‘Church Parables’, a vividly dramatic account of the faith of three young Jews put to the test in King Nebuchadnezzar’s Babylonian fire. Cast includes Peter Pears, John Shirley-Quirk and Robert Tear English Opera Group supervised by Benjamin Britten.

Beethoven’s Leonore TCD1241 1 x 149'

Beethoven’s Leonore is the original version of his masterpiece Fidelio, with which it shares much glorious music. This thrilling performance, conducted by John Eliot Gardiner, gives us a rare chance to hear much music the composer subsequently jettisoned from the final opera. Cast includes Hillevi Martinpelto, Kim Begley and Christiane Oelze Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique conducted John Eliot Gardiner.

An Evening With Pavarotti And Friends TCD1071 1 x 118'

The great Italian tenor is joined by some of the finest young singers in the world in a programme of highlights form some of the best-loved operas. Luciano Pavarotti with Natalie Dessay, Nucia Focile, Leo Nucci and Dwayne Croft.

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Solti Conducts Wagner TCD0746 1 x 102'

The great Wagner conductor recorded ‘live’ at the BBC Proms, with an all-star international cast. Wagner: Tristan und Isolde (Prelude and Liebestod); Gotterdammerung (Act III complete) Cast includes Birgit Nilsson, Gwyneth Jones, and Thomas Stewart Chorus & Orchestra of Royal Opera House conducted by Sir Georg Solti.

Mozart’s The Marriage Of Figaro TCD0755 1 x 167'

A fizzling performance of Mozart’s greatest opera, conducted by Simon Rattle. Cast includes Joan Rodgers, Felicity Palmer and Alison Hagley Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment conducted by Simon Rattle.

Abbado Conducts Wagner CN4286 1 x 88'

Maestro Claudio Abbado brought an extraordinary international cast to the Edinburgh Festival for this concert performance of one of Wagner’s masterpieces. Wagner: Lohengrin (Act II complete) Cast includes Rosalind Plowright, Siegfried Jerusalem and Robert Lloyd London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Claudio Abbado.

Gluck’s Orfeo ed Eurydice CN4112 1 x 131'

A complete concert performance of Gluck’s great opera that marked the final operatic appearance of Dame Janet Baker. Cast includes Dame Janet Baker Glyndebourne Festival Chorus; LPO conducted by Raymond Leppard.

Mozart’s Lucio Silla CN3930 1 x 180'

A rarely-heard opera by Mozart, featuring the great American soprano Arleen Auger. Cast includes Arleen Auger and Felicity Palmer BBC Singers; City of London Sinfonia conducted by Richard Hickox.

Verdi’s The Force Of Destiny CN3930 1 x 166'

Internationally-acclaimed diva Martina Arroyo in one of her most famous roles. Cast includes Martina Arroyo BBC Singers and Concert Orchestra conducted by John Matheson.

Cimarosa’s The Secret Marriage CN3668 1 x 150'

A delightful sparkling opera with more plot twists than a James Bond film. Scottish Chamber Orchestra conducted by Sir John Pritchard.

Alwyn’s Miss Julie CN2940 1 x 140'

A concert performance of William Alwyn’s searing Strindberg-inspired opera of passion, seduction and betrayal. Cast includes Jill Gomez, Della Jones, Benjamin Luxon and Anthony Rolfe Johnson BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by Vilem Tausky.

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Britten’s Paul Bunyan CN2616 1 x 123'

Britten wrote this story of American folklore while living in The States, but it had to wait thirty years for a modern staged performance in the UK. It has many musical gems, including a hymn to the virtues of soup! English Music Theatre conducted by Steuart Bedford.

Verdi’s Macbeth CN0322 1 x 146'

A BBC Prom performance of Verdi’s powerful Shakespearean masterpiece. Cast includes John Tomlinson and Rita Hunter BBC Singers and Concert Orchestra conducted by John Matheson.

Verdi’s Falstaff CN1738 1 x 134'

Verdi’s last opera, a knock-about comedy based on Shakespeare, sung here by a fine international cast. Cast includes Sesto Brucantini and Elizabeth Bainbridge Scottish Opera Chorus; Scottish National Orchestra conducted by Sir Alexander Gibson.

Wagner’s Rienzi CN2661 1 x 285'

Astonishingly, the first complete performance of Wagner’s early opera was recorded as recently as 1977! BBC Northern Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Edward Downes.

Bizet’s La Jolie Fille de Perth CN2052 1 x 146'

A delightful opera by the composer of Carmen. Cast includes Christiane Eda-Pierre, Alexander Young and Stafford Dean BBC Northern Symphony Orchestra conducted by David Lloyd-Jones.

Handel’s Ariodante CN2507 1 x 166'

Dame Janet Baker in one of her best-known roles (that of a man in fact!) Cast includes Dame Janet Baker, Della Jones and Alexander Young BBC Singers, English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Sir Anthony Lewis.

Tchaikovsky’s Yolande CN0839 1 x 88'

A BBC studio recording of Tchaikovsky’s last opera. Cast includes Josephine Barstow and Jenny Hill New Opera Chorus; Park Lane Group Orchestra conducted by David Lloyd-Jones.

Berlioz’s The Capture Of Troy (Part I of The Trojans) CN0283 1 x 89'

The two halves of Berlioz’s rarely-heard Homeric epic, The Trojans, conducted by the composer’s greatest interpreter, Sir Colin Davis. These two programmes are ideal for broadcast on consecutive days or weeks. Cast includes Josephine Veasey, Peter Glossop and David Kelly New Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Sir Colin Davis.

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Berlioz’s The Trojans At Carthage (Part II of The Trojans) CN0701 1 x 156'

The two halves of Berlioz’s rarely-heard Homeric epic, The Trojans, conducted by the composer’s greatest interpreter, Sir Colin Davis. These two programmes are ideal for broadcast on consecutive days or weeks. Cast includes Evelyn Lear, Alexander Young, Raimund Herincx and Donald McIntyre London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Sir Colin Davis.

Smetna’s Dalibor CN0187 1 x 147'

A rare chance to hear an opera by the composer of “The Barterered Bride” on a rare visit by these great Czech musicians. Prague National Theatre conducted by Jaroslav Krombholc.

Berlioz’s Benvenuto Cellini CN0021 1 x 151'

A landmark concert performance of Berlioz’s first opera. Cast includes Richard Lewis, David Ward, Josephine Veasey and John Mitchinson BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Antal Dorati.

Moteverdi’s L’Incoronazione di Poppea CN0021 1 x 147'

One of the first operas ever written, this performance features a tremendous international cast. Cast includes Richard Lewis, Hugues Cuenod and John Shirley-Quirk Glyndebourne Opera Chorus; RPO conducted by Sir John Pritchard.

Bellini’s La Sonnambula CN4001 1 x 125'

Yes, the legendary Maria Callas recorded live at the Edinburgh Festival in one of her greatest operatic roles. Cast includes Maria Callas, Fiorenza Cossotto and Nicola Zaccaria La Scala Milan conducted by Antonino Votto.

Royal Opera House – Falstaff CM0132 1 x 150’

Welsh baritone Bryn Terfel takes the leading role in Verdi’s great comic master-piece. Arrigo Boito’s libretto borrows the fat, genial knight of Shakespeare’s plays Henry IV Parts I & 2 and The Merry Wives of Windsor for a wonderful farce about a rogue who gets his comeuppance. His troubles begin when, down on his uppers, he plots to seduce two rich, attractive ladies…

Barbara Frittoli as Alice Ford heads a fine supporting cast, with the Royal Opera House Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Bernard Haitink.

Royal Opera House – Rigoletto CM0133 1 x 150’

A gaudy tale of love and depravity, cruelty and revenge, with the tragic jester, Rigoletto, at its heart. Verdi’s opera, based on a play by Victor Hugo, was highly controversial when it opened in Venice in 1851 but it’s been in the repertoire ever since. It includes some of Verdi’s most famous music, including Gilda’s rapturous vision of love, Caro nome, the Duke of Mantua’s chilling, devil-may-care, La donna è mobile, and the great dramatic quartet, Bella figlia.

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Royal Opera House- Il Trovatore CM0134 1 x 150’

This white hot drama of mistaken identity, chivalry and revenge features some of Verdi’s best tunes and most stirring choruses. In a stellar cast, Argentinian tenor, José Cura is the swashbuckling troubadour of the title, with Verónica Villarroel as the girl he rescues as she’s about to take the veil, Dmitri Hvorostovsky as his brooding rival in love and Yvonne Naef as a wild gypsy woman bent on revenge. The orchestra and chorus of the Royal Opera House are conducted by Carlo Rizzi.

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Piano Music

The BBC has one of the largest collections of piano music in the world, a collection which is now available to the customers of BBC Radio International. This package of 13 programmes represents the merest tip-of-the-iceberg, some of the international legends that feature in the catalogue.

Vladimir Ashkenazy CN3675 1 x 83'

Ogdon: Theme and Variations Schubert: Piano Sonata D.566

Prokofiev: Sarcasms Beethoveb: ‘Hammerklavier’ Sonata

Emanuel Ax CN3674 1 x 58'

Beethoven: Piano Sonata no.26 Chopin: The Four Scherzos

Jorge Bolet CN3675 1 x 74'

Brahms: Handel Variations Liszt: Apres une Lecture du Dante; Petrarch Sonnet no.104 Bach/Busoni: Chaconne

Alfred Brendel - CN1038 1 x 52'

Beethoven: Andante favori Schubert: Piano Sonata D.959

Shura Cherkassky CN2100 1 x 88'

Rameau: Gavotte and Variations Beethoven: ‘Pathetique’ Sonata Mendelssohn: Fantasia Chopin: Nocturne Op.55 no.1; Scherzo Op.31 Scriabin: Two Preludes Tchaikovsky: Nocturne Liszt: Reminiscences de Don Juan

Radu Lupu CN1374 1 x 86'

Haydn: Andante with Variations; Piano Sonata no.37 Bartok: Out of Doors Suite Schubert: Piano Sonata D.960; Moment Musical no.5

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Michelangeli CN1194 1 x 85'

An outstanding all-Schumann studio recital by the legendary Italian maestro.

Schumann: Carnival; Faschingsschwank aus Wien

John Ogdon CN1023 1 x 59'

Bach/Liszt: Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue Elgar: Concert Allegro (world premiere) Chopin: Ballade no.4; Scherzo no.3 Liszt: Mephisto Waltz no.1

Murray Perahia CN1749 1 x 73'

Scarlatti: 3 Sonatas Schumann: Davidsbundlertanze Schubert: Impromptu no.2 Chopin: Piano Sonata no.2

Maurizio Pollini CN2125 1 x 78'

Beethoven: Piano Sonatas nos. 21 & 26 Schumann: Etudes symphoniques

Victoria Postinikova CN0875 1 x 86'

Schumann: Kreisleriana Chopin: Piano Sonata no.3; 2 Nocturnes Beethoven: Piano Sonata no.26

Sviatoslav Richter TCD0443 1 x 86'

Haydn: Andante with Variations Beethoven: Piano Sonata no.31 Chopin: Polonaise-Fantasie Scriabin: Two Mazurkas; Poeme-Nocturne Debussy: L’Isle joyeuse Ravel: La Vallee des Cloches

Krystian Zimerman CN3446 1 x 78'

Mozart: Piano Sonata K.330 Brahms: Piano Sonata no.2 Chopin: Piano Sonata no.3

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Modern Masters

The BBC has a very distinctive selection of contemporary classical music. The BBC is, and always has been, committed to recording innovative new music. This series presents a very small selection of the wide variety of performances available. These range from a completion of Elgar’s third symphony to music by Reich and Glass and Henze’s Requiem to music by John Tavener.

James MacMillan’s Quickening CM0063 1 x 47'

A babble of angel voices and the songs of unborn children launch Quickening, a major new work from the Scottish composer James MacMillan.

Elgar’s Symphony No. 3 CM0046 1 x 56'

Elgar’s Third Symphony finally arrives at the Proms - six decades after the BBC first commissioned the work. When the composer died, in February 1934, he left behind over 130 pages of sketches for the symphony. For decades, critics dismissed them as unrealisable, and the music as sadly lacking in inspiration. Elgar had prophesied on his death-bed that ‘no-one would understand’. But eventually someone did, and Anthony Payne’s completion of the symphony has been widely hailed as a triumph. Conductor Andrew Davis says ‘It’s fantastic, a great and beautiful piece which I believe in passionately. This is the authentic Elgarian voice. An historic event.’

Ensemble Modern Conducted By John Adams CM0028 1 x 56'

It’s been called cross-over, minimalist, alternative, ground-breaking, maverick and avant-garde. Call it what you will, the music in this all-American Prom is by composers who are fiercely independent of the classic European traditions. Remarkably for the 20th century, they have established an energetic link with their audiences, as the enthusiastic reaction of the Prommers shows. The players of the Ensemble Modern are a similarly independent- minded group of musicians, and they are passionate champions of new music. Their conductor for the Prom is the hugely popular composer, John Adams.

Maxwell Davies’ s Symphony No. 6 TCD1239 1 x 47'

Among the composer’s seven symphonies, the Sixth has a special poignancy. While he was composing the work, his friend the Orkney poet George Mackay Brown - the inspiration behind many of the composer’s most personal works - died. The Sixth Symphony is dedicated to his memory, and aptly conjures the sea- and land- scapes of Orkney, where Davies himself made his home.

Tippett’s The Rose Lake TCD1246 1 x 27'

The last major work by Sir Michael Tippett, The Rose Lake is a vivid, radiant depiction of a lake in Senegal that - at a certain time of day at a certain time of the year - appears to take on a startling rose colour. 90 | Page

Ades’s Arcadiana TCD1091 1 x 21'

The fiendishly-difficult string quartet by the dazzling British composer Thomas Ades, played by the Endellion String Quartet who commissioned the work.

London Sinfonietta TCD0995 1 x 83'

A mixed programme of exciting new music from the Aldeburgh Festival.

John Tavener’s The Apocalypse TCD0858 148'

Commissioned by the BBC for the Proms, and heard here for the first time, John Tavener transforms the events described by the visionary St John in the Book of Revelation into a huge musical tapestry that uses every cubic inch of the Albert Hall’s famous acoustic. “…not a work of art so much as an act of worship”: The Times

The Music Of Roberto Gerhard TCD0685 1 x 75'

Gerhard was a Catalan by birth, but left Franco’s Spain for self-imposed exile in Cambridge. His music is fascinating and rigorous, yet always infused with the vivid colours of his remembered homeland.

Henze’s Requiem TCD0635 1 x 74'

Henze’s dramatic, heartfelt requiem for a friend takes the form of nine ‘spiritual concertos’, featuring solos by Paul Crossley and Hakan Hardenberger. A powerful influence is the antiphonal trumpet writing of composers such as Gabrieli as would have been heard at St. Mark’s, Venice, during the 17th century.

The Music Of John Adams TCD0410 1 x 80'

Adams himself conducts the London Sinfonietta in his own music - the popular ‘Shaker Loops’ and ‘Grand Pianola Music’, along with the more recent ‘Eros Piano’.

James MacMillan’s Veni, Veni, Emanuel TCD0405 1 x 33'

The world premiere of the percussion concerto written especially for superstar Evelyn Glennie, and which has since been heard all over the world.

Alexander Goehr’s The Death Of Moses TCD0402 1 x 60'

John Eliot Gardiner conducts the world premiere of Goehr’s re-telling of Moses’ last days.

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Christmas Music

Whether your listeners want to celebrate a traditional or a modern Christmas, BBC Radio International has the widest possible range of programmes for the festive season. The BBC has everything you need for a memorable season of programmes.

The Carol Composer TCD0094 1 x 29'

A Portrait of John Rutter - A look at one of the best-known carol composer of modern times, featuring many of his best-loved favourites.

Christmas Carols From King’s College TCD0091 1 x 79'

The most famous boys’ choir in the world, in their traditional celebration of Christmas. The Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols with The Choir of King’s College, Cambridge. Includes Once in Royal David’s City, O Little Town of Bethlehem, O Come All Ye Faithful and Hark The Herald Angels Sing

The Advent Carol Service TCD0092 1 x 57'

Although less well-known than the Christmas Eve service at nearby King’s College, the music heard here is of equal perfection. The Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge

Bach’s Christmas Oratorio TCD0334 1 x 166'

This beautiful celebration of Christmas may be broadcast as six individual cantatas, each of about 30 min duration, as Bach originally intended; or as one complete programme. Conducted by Benjamin Britten with soloists Heather Harper, Helen Watts, Peter Pears and John Shirley-Quirk

A Christmas Concert From St Paul’s Cathedral TCD0565 1 x 98'

Set in the splendid surroundings of Sir Christopher Wren’s world-famous cathedral, this concert features many well-known carols as well as modern arrangements. The Choir of St Paul’s and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Christmas With The Swingle Singers TCD0771 1 x 83'

All your Christmas favourites given the unique Swingle Singers make-over.

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Carols By Candlelight TCD0772 1 x 59'

The candle-lit 13th century Chapter House of York Minster, the oldest Gothic cathedral in England, makes a beautiful setting for this celebration of Christmas. A concert of traditional and modern carols from the Chapter House of York Minster

A Sequence For Advent TCD0773 1 x 54'

16th century Christmas music by (amongst others) Tallis and Praetorius is interspersed with settings of the Advent antiphons by cult Estonian composer Arvo Part with The BBC Singers

Christmas With The BBC Singers I TCD1175 1 x 55'

Traditional Christmas music from the Renaissance, including music by Praetorius and Gabrieli. In Dulci Jubilo

Christmas With The BBC Singers II TCD1176 1 x 44'

An informal programme of Christmas favourites, from the (quite) serious to the (rather) silly: how about a quick chorus of ‘Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer - in Latin…?!

Christmas At The Temple Church 1 CM0077 1 x 53’28”

The Tallis Scholars’ beautiful performances of sacred Renaissance music have brought them a worldwide audience. Their pure, clear sound, created through good tuning and blend, allows every detail of musical lines to be heard. In this concert for Christmas they are on home ground, with music by the composer who gives them their name - Thomas Tallis.

Christmas At The Temple Church-2 CM0078 1 x 50’43”

The Choir of King’s College, Cambridge are the leading exponents of the British church music tradition. Their programme, from the historic Temple Church in London, features a sequence of Renaissance music for Christmas by Victoria, Lassus and Palestrina, contrasted with modern compositions by Peter Maxwell Davies and Thomas Adès.

Berlioz’s L’Enfance Du Christ CM0079 1 x 97’57’’

The magnificent chapel of King’s College, Cambridge is dedicated to the Virgin Mary and makes an appropriate setting for Berlioz’s beautiful oratorio about the nativity and the early years of Christ’s life. His narrow escape from Herod’s clutches and the Family’s eventual arrival in Egypt is portrayed in music which is charming and dramatic, colourful and beguiling. The nativity scene includes the much-loved chorus 'The Shepherds’ Farewell' - Berlioz wrote this first and then felt inspired to compose the whole work.

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Festival Of Lessons And Carols CM0103 1 x 90’

On Christmas Eve each year, the magnificent 15th century chapel of King’s College, Cambridge is the setting for the world famous service of seasonal readings and music. The carols are sung by the Choir of King’s College, and the festival begins with a lone treble in a distant part of the candlelit chapel singing Once In Royal David’s City. Then the sound slowly swells as the rest of the choir enter in procession and join in.

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