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CD Review

on BBC Radio 3

Andrew McGregor plays some of this month's newest releases.
9.30 Building Library: Geoffrey Smith recommends a recording of Bruch's Violin Concerto No 1 in G minor and asks how the great players of the past compare with today's virtuosi.
10.30 Hilary Finch reviews some recent recordings of vocal music, including operatic recital discs from Karita Mattila, Angela Gheorghiu and Luciano Pavarotti , plus Ravel songs from Catherine Robbin and English songs from Brett Polegato.
11.00 An interview with violinist
Irvine Arditti about his solo and quartet recordings of contemporary music.
11.30 Radio 3 's Disc of the Week:
Knussen Where the Wild Things Are
Lisa Saffer (soprano), Mary King (mezzo), Christopher Gillett (tenor), Quentin Hayes (baritone), David Wilson-Johnson and Stephen Richardson (bass-baritones), London Sinfonietta. conductor Oliver Knussen
Producers Andrew Lyle and Mark Lowther
WEB SITE: www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/cdreview E-MAIL: cdreview@bbc.co.uk
DISC DETAILS: call the Radio 3 Information Line on [number removed] or consult CEEFAX. BBC1. page 651

Contributors

Unknown:
Andrew McGregor
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Geoffrey Smith
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Hilary Finch
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Angela Gheorghiu
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Luciano Pavarotti
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Catherine Robbin
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Brett Polegato.
Violinist:
Irvine Arditti
Soprano:
Lisa Saffer
Soprano:
Mary King
Tenor:
Christopher Gillett
Tenor:
Quentin Hayes
Baritone:
David Wilson-Johnson
Bass-Baritones:
Stephen Richardson
Conductor:
Oliver Knussen
Producers:
Andrew Lyle
Producers:
Mark Lowther

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