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Episode 28: Karel Ančerl Live with Rob Cowan and Matouš Vlčinský
27th Feb 2022
The live recordings by the great Czech conductor Karel Ančerl, and Bohemian musical culture are explored by Rob Cowan and Matouš Vlčinský from Supraphon records.
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Janine Jansen plays twelve Stradivari
10th Sep 2021
Janine Jansen, accompanied by Antonio Pappano, explores the unique sounds of twelve different Stradivari violins in a unusual and fascinating recording project.
Popular Composers: String Orchestras
- Albinoni, Tomaso (1671–1751)
- Arensky, Anton Stepanovich (1861–1906)
- Barber, Samuel (1910–81)
- Berg, Alban (1885–1935)
- Bridge, Frank (1879–1941)
- Britten, Benjamin (1913–76)
- Delius, Frederick (1862–1934)
- Dvořák, Antonín (1841–1904)
- Elgar, Edward William (1857–1934)
- Finzi, Gerald (1901–56)
- Gershwin, George (1898–1937)
- Grainger, Percy (1882–1961)
- Grieg, Edvard Hagerup (1843–1907)
- Holst, Gustav Theodore (1874–1934)
- Janáček, Leoš (1854–1928)
- Lutosławski, Witold (1913–94)
- Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756–91)
- Nielsen, Carl August (1865–1931)
- Parry, Charles Hubert Hastings (1848–1918)
- Pärt, Arvo (b.1935)
- Penderecki, Krzysztof (1933–2020)
- Rautavaara, Einojuhani (1928–2016)
- Sibelius, Jean (1865–1957)
- Suk, Josef (1874–1935)
- Tchaikovsky, Piotr Ilyich (1840–93)
- Tippett, Michael Kemp (1905–98)
- Vaughan Williams, Ralph (1872–1958)
- Vivaldi, Antonio (1678–1741)
- Walton, William Turner (1902–83)
- Wirén, Dag (1905–86)
Popular Works: String Orchestras
- Albinoni: Adagio for Strings and Organ in G minor (212)
- Arensky: Variations on a Theme of Tchaikovsky, Op. 35a (24)
- Barber: Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 (356)
- Berg: Lyric Suite - three movements for string orchestra (1928) (32)
- Britten: Variations on a theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10 (46)
- Delius: Aquarelles (2) (38)
- Dvořák: Bagatelles, Op. 47 (21)
- Dvořák: Nocturne in B major for strings, Op.40 (B47) (37)
- Elgar: Elegy for strings, Op. 58 (55)
- Elgar: Introduction & Allegro for strings, Op. 47 (88)
- Elgar: Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20 (109)
- Elgar: Sospiri, Op. 70 (100)
- Finzi: Romance for string orchestra, Op. 11 (25)
- Gershwin: Lullaby for Strings (28)
- Glass, P: Façades (19)
- Grainger: Mock Morris (33)
- Grieg: Holberg Suite, Op. 40: Prelude (18)
- Grieg: Melodies Op. 53 (18)
- Grieg: Two Elegiac Melodies, Op. 34 (79)
- Grieg: Våren, elegiac melody for strings, Op. 34 No. 2 (The Last Spring) (56)
- Holst: St Paul's Suite, Op. 29 No. 2 (33)
- Janáček: Suite for string orchestra, JW 6/2 (20)
- Lutosławski: Musique Funébre (21)
- Mozart: Adagio & Fugue in C minor for Strings, K546 (117)
- Nielsen: Little Suite in A minor for strings, Op. 1 (FS6) (32)
- Pärt: Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten (51)
- Pärt: Festina Lente (17)
- Penderecki: Tren (Threnody), "To the Victims of Hiroshima" (25)
- Roussel: Sinfonietta for string orchestra, Op. 52 (17)
- Sibelius: Rakastava, Op. 14 (49)
- Sibelius: Romance in C major, Op. 42 (37)
- Suk: Meditation on the Old Czech Chorale Saint Wenceslas for String Orchestra, Op. 35a (21)
- Suk: Serenade for String Orchestra in E flat, Op. 6 (36)
- Tchaikovsky: Elegy for strings (22)
- Tchaikovsky: Serenade for strings in C major, Op. 48: II. Waltz (26)
- Tippett: Fantasia Concertante on a Theme of Corelli (20)
- Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis (156)
- Vivaldi: Concerto for strings No. 5, RV 114 (23)
- Walton: Touch her soft lips and part (from Henry V) (20)
- Wirén: Serenade for string orchestra, Op. 11 (24)
Recent Best Sellers: String Orchestras
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Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending & Fantasia on a Theme By Thomas Tallis
James Ehnes (violin) Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Manze
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BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2019, Orchestral Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2019, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recording of the Week, 20th December 2019
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Special offer. Vaughan Williams, Howells, Delius & Elgar - Music for Strings
Sinfonia of London, John Wilson
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Presto Recording of the Week, 3rd February 2023
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2023, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine, April 2023, Orchestral Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2023 Finalists, Finalist - Orchestral
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2023
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Sunday Times, 10 Best Classical Albums of 2023
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Gramophone Magazine, Critics' Choice 2023
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2024, Recording of the Year
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2024, Winner - Orchestral
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New. Quiet Summer Evening - British Light Classics
Peter Cigleris (clarinet), Sarah Watts, Alexei Watkins, Michael Mace, Chamber Ensemble of London, Peter Fisher
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Special offer. Walton: Viola Concerto, Partita for Orchestra & Sonata for String Orchestra
James Ehnes (viola) BBC Symphony Orchestra, Edward Gardner
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2018, Editor's Choice
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Record Review, 28th April 2018, Recording of the Week
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2018
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New Releases: String Orchestras
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New. Quiet Summer Evening - British Light Classics
Peter Cigleris (clarinet), Sarah Watts, Alexei Watkins, Michael Mace, Chamber Ensemble of London, Peter Fisher
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New. Edvard Grieg: Essential Orchestral Works
Marian Lapsansky (piano), Bernhard Guller (piano), Budapest Strings (strings), Bela Banfalvi (violin), Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Prague Festival Orchestra, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, MDR Sinfonieorchester, Männerchor des Rundfunkchores Leipzig, Libor Pešek, Bystrik Rezucha, Pavel Urbánek, Jörg-Peter Weigle
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New. Noota
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New. Anima mundi
Martin Walser, András Szalai, Academia Allegro Vivo, Vahid Khadem-Missagh
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New. Quiet Summer Evening - British Light Classics
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New. The Great American Composers
Eduard Brunner (clarinet), Kamil Hala (piano), Donna Amato (piano), The 101 Strings Orchestra, Orlando Pops Orchestra, Andrew Lane, 101 Strings Orchestra (trumpet), Deborah Myers (vocalist), Jan Hovath (vocalist), William Bolcom (piano), London Symphony Orchestra, Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Iain Sutherland Concert Orchestra, Bulgarian Symphony Orchestra, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, The Women's Philharmonic, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Berliner Symphoniker, National Symphony Orchestra, Walter Susskind, Aaron Copland, Urs Schneider, Libor Pešek, Iain Sutherland, Geoffrey Simon, Alexander Vladigerov, Ferde Grofé, David Measham, Apo Hsu, Paul Freeman, Gerhard Becker, Martin Yates
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