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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 Nicholas Baragwanath, Caroline Rae and William Mival

24/02/2018

Andrew McGregor with Nicholas Baragwanath, Caroline Rae and William Mival

BBC Radio 3 - Record Review, Andrew McGregor with Nicholas Baragwanath, Caroline Rae and William Mival

Building a Library on Berlioz's The Damnation of Faust with Nicholas Baragwanath.

With Andrew McGregor. Including Building a Library.

with Andrew McGregor

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Building a Library: Nicholas Baragwanath makes a personal choice from the available recordings of Berlioz's The Damnation of Faust.

Faust is a work for solo voices, chorus and orchestra, inspired by a translation of Goethe's dramatic poem Faust and like the Goethe it is a piece that defies easy categorization. It's part-oratorio and part-opera. Berlioz ultimately called it a dramatic legend. And it is full of Berlioz's characteristically eccentric style and colourful orchestration. It is a thrilling work.

10.30
Caroline Rae and William Mival join Andrew to review two sets of classic Debussy recordings.

11.45
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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