Respighi's ballet "La Boutique Fantastique" in Building a Library with Ben Gernon and Andrew McGregor
In Building a Library, conductor Ben Gernon picks his favourite recordings of Respighi's "La Boutique Fantastique", whilst Fiona Maddocks casts an ear over the week's new releases.
Andrew McGregor with the week's best new classical releases.
2.10pm
Andrew is joined by guest reviewer Emily McGregor, who picks four new releases that have caught her ear.
3pm
Building a Library: conductor Ben Gernon picks his favourite recordings of Respighi's balled "La Boutique Fantastique" (sometimes called "The Magic Toyshop"), a piece based on piano music by Rossini. The world premiere, at the Alhambra Theatre in London on 5 June 1919, was danced by Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, with a host of famous artists in the audience, including Pablo Picasso, who sketched the final scene from the ballet.
3.50pm
Record of the Week: Andrew picks a new release that has most impressed him this week.
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