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A thorough look at the week's classical music releases, plus news and recommendations.

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

Record Review: Andrew McGregor with Sarah Walker, Gillian Moore and Anna Picard

16/09/2017

Andrew McGregor with Sarah Walker, Gillian Moore and Anna Picard

BBC Radio 3 - Record Review, Andrew McGregor with Sarah Walker, Gillian Moore and Anna Picard

Building a Library on Mozart's Horn Quintet, and Simon Rattle on Record.

Andrew McGregor, Gillian Moore and Anna Picard look back over Sir Simon Rattle's 40-year recording career.

with Andrew McGregor. 

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Building a Library: Sarah Walker listens to some of the available recordings of Mozart's Horn Quintet and makes a recommendation. 

Mozart's genial Horn Quintet was the first work he wrote for the Viennese virtuoso Joseph Leutgeb, who must have been a wonderful player to have inspired such music. By turns lyrical, virtuosic, and humorous, it reflects Mozart's affection for both instrument and player, a gem of the chamber repertoire recorded by many of the leading horn players of the modern era, whether soloists, principals of major orchestras, or period instrument specialists.

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Rattle on Record: as Simon Rattle takes up the baton of Music Director of the London Symphony Orchestra, Southbank Centre Director of Music Gillian Moore and Times critic Anna Picard look back over his 40-year recording career.

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Andrew chooses an outstanding new release as his Disc of the Week.

Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

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