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CD Review

on BBC Radio 3

Andrew McGregor plays some of this month's classical music CD releases.
9.30 Building a Library George Pratt recommends the best recordings of Bach's motets from the variety currently available.
10.15 A round-up of recent reissues.
10.45 Ivan Hewett reviews new releases of contemporary music, including works by French "spectralist" Gerard Grisey , Giya Kancheli , and Chinese new-wave composer Ge Gan-Ru .
11.15 Finnish conductor Osmo Vanska talks to
Andrew McGregor about building a world-class Sibelius orchestra in Lahti, conducting
MacMillan in Glasgow, and embarking on a brand-new Beethoven cycle in Minnesota.
11.45 The Listening Booth Your chance to request some of the latest CD releases from the list on the programme website .
12.30 Disc of the Week
Tchaikovsky 18 Pieces, Op 72 (excerpts) Mikhail Pletnev (piano) www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/cdreview PHONE: [number removed] email: cdreview@bbc.co.uk Text: [number removed] Disc details are posted on the website and on CEEFAX, BBCI, page 651

Contributors

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Andrew McGregor
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George Pratt
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Ivan Hewett
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Gerard Grisey
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Giya Kancheli
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Ge Gan-Ru
Conductor:
Osmo Vanska
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Andrew McGregor
Piano:
Mikhail Pletnev

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