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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: Mozart's Quintet for Piano and Wind in Building a Library with Iain Burnside and Andrew McGregor

Mozart's Quintet for Piano and Wind in Building a Library with Iain Burnside and Andrew McGregor

BBC Radio 3 - Record Review, Mozart's Quintet for Piano and Wind in Building a Library with Iain Burnside and Andrew McGregor

Iain Burnside chooses his favourite recording of Mozart's Quintet for Piano and Wind.

Iain Burnside chooses his favourite recording of Mozart's Quintet for Piano and Wind, plus Nigel Simeone reviews new orchestral releases.

with Andrew McGregor

9.30 Building a Library
Iain Burnside chooses his favourite recording of Mozart's Quintet for Piano and Wind K.452

Mozart wrote his famous Quintet in E flat major for Piano and Winds in 1784 and it was premiered at the Imperial and Royal National Court Theater in Vienna. Shortly afterwards, Mozart wrote to his father: "I myself consider it to be the best thing I have written in my life." It is scored for piano, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon. And most people seem to agree with the composer that it is indeed one of his best pieces - with its amazing wind-writing and life-enhancing energy


10.45
Nigel Simeone reviews new releases of orchestral music by Mozart, Schubert, Brahms, Louise Farrenc and Vítězslava Kaprálová

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

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