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A thorough look at the week's classical music releases, plus news and the Radio 3 Disc of the Week recommendation.

Record Review: Summer Record Review: Andrew McGregor with Eric Levi. Proms Composer: James MacMillan

29/07/2017

Summer Record Review: Andrew McGregor with Eric Levi. Proms Composer: James MacMillan

BBC Radio 3 - Record Review, Summer Record Review: Andrew McGregor with Eric Levi. Proms Composer: James MacMillan

Andrew McGregor focuses on Proms composer James MacMillan.

Andrew McGregor presents Summer Record Review with recent recordings, top releases and a focus on Proms composer James MacMillan.

with Andrew McGregor;

0930 Proms Composer: James MacMillan
Andrew explores recordings of music by the contemporary British composer Sir James MacMillan, who enjoyed his first major success with The Confession of Isobel Gowdie at the 1990 Proms. MacMillan's eclectic musical language is rooted in the twin poles of his Scottish identity and Roman Catholic faith, but it encompasses a far wider range of influences than that might suggest - from the lush Romanticism of Wagner to the hard-edged modernism of Birtwistle; from the humanist symphonic narratives of Shostakovich to the knowing polystilism of Schnittke. The result is music of extraordinary stylistic diversity - and appeal.

1030 Andrew talks to Professor Erik Levi about recent releases of music by Hanns Eisler and Kurt Weill.

1130 
Excerpt from Beethoven's Missa Solemnis
Regine Hangler (soprano)
Elisabeth Kulman (alto)
Christian Elsner (tenor)
Franz-Josef Selig (bass)
Rundfunk Sinfonieorchester Berlin
MDR-Rundfunkchor Leipzig
Marek Janowski 
 
Producer Chris Barstow.

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