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CD Review

on BBC Radio 3

Andrew McGregor plays recent CD releases.
9.30 Building a Library Andrew Green recommends a recording of Vaughan Williams's A Pastoral Symphony (Symphony No 3).
10.15 A round-up of recent reissues.
10.45 Anthony Burton reviews new chamber music releases, including Saint-Saens from the Nash Ensemble, Shostakovich from the Jerusalem Quartet, and Mozart violin sonatas from Mark Steinberg and Mitsuko Uchida.
11.15 Andrew McGregor interviews pianist Lang Lang about making music back home in China, the pressures of his rise to international fame, his Carnegie Hall debut and his new recording of Rachmaninov's Second Piano Concerto.
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: Esa-Pekka Salonen Wing on Wing
Anu and Piia Komsi (sopranos), Finnish RSO conducted by the composer

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Contributors

Presenter/Interviewer:
Andrew McGregor
Presenter (Building a Library):
Andrew Green
Reviewer:
Anthony Burton
Interviewee/Pianist:
Lang Lang

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