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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: Building a Library on Monteverdi's madrigals with Kirsten Gibson and Hannah French

Building a Library on Monteverdi's madrigals with Kirsten Gibson and Hannah French

BBC Radio 3 - Record Review, Building a Library on Monteverdi's madrigals with Kirsten Gibson and Hannah French

Kirsten Gibson chooses her favourite recording of Monteverdi's madrigals

Kirsten Gibson chooses her favourite recording of Monteverdi's madrigals, plus Berginald Rash, a clarinettist at Chineke! Orchestra, on new clarinet recordings.

with Hannah French 

9.30 Building a Library
Kirsten Gibson chooses her favourite recordings of Monteverdi's madrigals.

Monteverdi was one of the most significant composers in late Renaissance and early Baroque Italy. His madrigals span the whole of his creative career from the early works written in his native Cremona, through his time serving the Gonzagas in Mantua, with a final flourishing when he was maestro di capella at St Marks in Venice. They are a treasure trove of highly crafted and expressive works in many different styles. His madrigals represent a high point in his creative output which have received a lot more attention from performers over recent years with many younger groups tackling these challenging pieces in new and exciting ways.

10.45
Berginald Rash, a clarinettist at Chineke! Orchestra, talks to Hannah about new recordings of music for the clarinet from standard repertoire pieces such as the clarinet concertos by Mozart and Copland, to more unusual repertoire for the instrument by Reger, Hindemith and Samuel Coleridge-Taylor.

11.20
Record of the Week
Hannah recommends an outstanding new release.

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