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Ravel's Miroirs in Building a Library with Yshani Perinpanayagam and Andrew McGregor

Andrew McGregor with a thorough look at the week's classical music releases, plus news and recommendations.

Andrew McGregor with the best new classical releases.

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The writer and broadcaster Sarah Lenton joins Andrew to review the latest new releases that have caught her ear.

3pm Building a Library: Pianist and composer Yshani Perinpanayagam joins Andrew to survey recordings of Ravel's Miroirs, and make a top recommendation.

Maurice Ravel's Miroirs marked a step forward in his musical language. Written in 1905 and dedicated to members of his artistic circle, "Les Apaches", its five richly coloured movements conjure the nocturnal world of owl-moths, melancholy birdsong in the torpor of a dense summer forest, ocean swells, a Spanish jester's dawn serenade and the tolling of midday bells in Paris. Together, they form one of the most imaginative and evocative works in the piano repertoire

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Steven Osborne (piano)
Ravel: The complete solo piano music
Harmonia Mundi CDA677312

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Music Played

  • Claude Debussy

    Sonata for flute, viola and harp i. Pastorale

    Performer: Adam Walker. Performer: Timothy Ridout. Performer: Anneleen Lenaerts.
    • Warner Classics.

  • Joseph Haydn

    Symphony No.78 in C minor iv. Finale. Presto

    Orchestra: Kammerorchester Basel. Conductor: Giovanni Antonini.
    • Alpha.

  • Sogomon Komitas

    Sirt im sasani

    Choir: Tallis Scholars. Conductor: Peter Phillips.
    • Live in Venice.
    • ECM.
    • 10.

  • Antonio Lotti

    Crucifixus

    Choir: Tallis Scholars. Conductor: Peter Phillips.
    • Live in Venice.
    • ECM.
    • 11.

  • Frédéric Chopin

    Nocturne No 1 in B flat minor, Op 9 No 1

    Performer: Pavel Kolesnikov.
    • Chopin: Nocturnes.
    • Harmonia Mundi.
    • 2.

  • Frédéric Chopin

    Nocturne No 13 in C minor, Op 48 No 1

    Performer: Pavel Kolesnikov.
    • Chopin: Nocturnes.
    • Harmonia Mundi.

  • Ferdinand Hérold

    Zampa, or the Marble Bride (Overture)

    Orchestra: Munich Radio Orchestra. Conductor: Erik Nielsen.
    • Ferdinand Hérold: Zampa ou La Fiancée de marbre.
    • Bru Zane.
    • 1.

  • Ferdinand Hérold

    Zampa, or the Marble Bride (Act 1 Finale - Dieux, quel objet s'offre à ma vue!)

    Singer: Julien Henric. Singer: François Rougier. Singer: Pierre Derhet. Choir: Bavarian Radio Symphony Choir. Orchestra: Munich Radio Orchestra. Conductor: Erik Nielsen.
    • Ferdinand Hérold: Zampa ou La Fiancée de marbre.
    • Bru Zane.

  • Ferdinand Hérold

    Zampa, or the Marble Bride (Act 3 Finale - Cavatine: Pourquoi trembler)

    Singer: Julien Henric. Choir: Bavarian Radio Symphony Choir. Orchestra: Munich Radio Orchestra. Conductor: Erik Nielsen.
    • Ferdinand Hérold: Zampa ou La Fiancée de marbre.
    • Bru Zane.

  • Léo Delibes

    Jean de Nivelle (Act 2 Finale: La gloire est là, nous l'entraînons)

    Singer: Tassis Christoyannis. Singer: Cyrille Dubois. Singer: Mélissa Petit. Singer: Juliette Mey. Singer: Marie-Andrée Bouchard-Lesieur. Singer: François Rougier. Singer: Jean-Philippe Mc Clish. Choir: Nemzeti énekkar. Orchestra: Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: György Vashegyi.
    • Bru Zane.

  • Léo Delibes

    Jean de Nivelle (Act 3 Terzetto: Moi ! J'aime le bruit de la bataille)

    Singer: Juliette Mey. Singer: François Rougier. Singer: Jean-Philippe Mc Clish. Orchestra: Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: György Vashegyi.
    • Bru Zane.

  • Léo Delibes

    Jean de Nivelle (Act 3 Stances de la Bannière: C'était l'honneur et le devoir)

    Singer: Cyrille Dubois. Orchestra: Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: György Vashegyi.
    • Bru Zane.

  • Benjamin Britten

    Les Illuminations, Op. 18: II. Villes

    Orchestra: Orchestre National de Metz Grand Est. Conductor: David Reiland.
    • Britten: « En français ! ».
    • Aparté.
    • 114.

  • Benjamin Britten

    Les Illuminations, Op. 18: III a. Phrase

    Orchestra: Orchestre National de Metz Grand Est. Conductor: David Reiland.
    • Britten: « En français ! ».
    • Aparté.
    • 115.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Song without words - Book 5 No.6

    Performer: Bertrand Chamayou.
    • Erato.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Song without words - Book 6 No.2

    Performer: Bertrand Chamayou.
    • Erato.

  • Orazio Benevoli

    Missa si deus pro nobis: i. Kyrie eleison

    Orchestra: Le Concert Spirituel. Conductor: Hervé Niquet.
    • Alpha.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Quintet in G minor K516: iv. Adagio-Allegro

    Performer: Timothy Ridout. Ensemble: Takács Quartet.
    • Hyperion.

  • Béla Bartók

    Concerto for Orchestra Sz. 116: v. Finale

    Orchestra: WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne. Conductor: Cristian Măcelaru.
    • Linn Records.

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