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CD Review

on BBC Radio 3

With Andrew McGregor, who plays some of this month's newest releases.
9.30 Building a Library David Fanning recommends a version of Schubert's Piano Sonata in B flat, D960.
10.35 Chris de Souza reviews new releases of Beethoven orchestral music, including piano concertos from the NBC Symphony Orchestra under Arturo Toscanini and from
Francois-Rene Duchable with the Sinfonia Varsovia under Yehudi Menuhin, overtures from the German Chamber Philharmonic of Bremen under Daniel Harding, and symphonies from the Philharmonia Orchestra under Benjamin Zander and from the Swedish Chamber Orchestra under Thomas Dausgaard.
11.00 An interview with conductor Benjamin Zander, who talks about his recordings of Beethoven, Mahler and Stravinsky and about how he uses his recordings to inform and educate with his unique brand of infectious enthusiasm.
11.30 Radio 3's Disc of the Week:
Massenet Werther Angela Gheorghiu (soprano), Roberto Alagna (tenor), Thomas Hampson (baritone), London Symphony Orchestra, conductor Antonio Pappano

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Contributors

Presenter:
Andrew McGregor
Presenter (Building a Library):
David Fanning
Reviewer:
Chris de Souza
Producer:
Clive Portbury
Producer:
Andrew Lyle
Interviewee/Conductor:
Benjamin Zander
Soprano:
Angela Gheorghiu
Tenor:
Roberto Alagna
Baritone:
Thomas Hampson
Musicians:
London Symphony Orchestra
Conductor:
Antonio Pappano

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