09/12/2008

Sean Rafferty presents a selection of music and guests from the arts world, including soprano Anja Kampe and tenor Robert Dean Smith ahead of two concert performances of Act 2 from Wagner's Tristan und Isolde with the London Philharmonic in Birmingham and London.

Plus soprano Emma Kirkby talking about her 2008 concerts of Christmas music in Bristol, York and London.

17:02
BACH
Cantata No. 63 (BWV.63) (Christen, ätzet diesen)
New London Consort
Philip Pickett (director)
L'Oiseau-Lyre 452 920-2
Track 1
4’59

17:08
Giles FARNABY
The Lord Souche’s Masque
His Majestys Sagbutts & Cornetts
sfz SFZ0307
Track 22
1’56

17:11
WOLF-FERRARI
I Gioielli della Madonna (Intermezzo)
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner (conductor)
EMI CDC 7 54585 2
Track 11
3’39

17:15
Leone SINIGAGLIA
Drei Lieder, Op. 17, No. 1 (Der schwere Abend)
Anja Kampe (soprano)
Massimiliano Génot (piano)
Stradivarius STR11767
Track 16
2’20

17:23
WAGNER
Tristan & Isolde (O König, das kann ich dir nicht sagen)
Robert Dean Smith (tenor)
Oehms Classics OC 527
Track 4
4’40

17:34
WAGNER
Tristan und Isolde (Liebestod)
Anja Kampe (soprano)
Hallé Orchestra
Mark Elder (conductor)
Hallé CD HLL 7517
Track 7
7’45

17:44
BEETHOVEN
12 Variations on 'Se vuol ballare' in F major (WoO.40)
Andreas Staier (fortepiano)
Daniel Sepec (violin)
Harmonia Mundi HMC 901919
Track 5
10’30

17:55
MORLEY
Those that want to my pipes sound
TRAD.
Nos Galan
Thoinot ARBEAU
Bransle l’Officiel
Fay Newton (soprano)
His Majestys Sagbutts & Cornetts
sfz SFZ0307
Track 23
4’04

18:05
PARRY
Blest pair of sirens
London Symphony Chorus
London Symphony Orchestra
Richard Hickox (conductor)
Chandos CHAN 241-31
CD 2
Track 1
11’47

18:18
BACH
Canonic variations on “Vom Himmel hoch” (BWV.769) (Variation 3)
Gerhard Weinberger (organ)
CPO 777 363-2
CD 16
Track 14
3’43

18:26
BACH
Cantata No. 147 (Bereite dir, Jesu, noch itzo die Bahn)
Emma Kirkby (soprano)
London Baroque
BIS-CD-1135
Track 10
4’09

18:34
SCHMELZER
Venite ocius, transeamus usque in Bethlehem
Emma Krikby & Susanne Rydén (sopranos)
Bell’Arte Salzburg
Annegret Siedel (director)
Berlin Classics 1624
Track 9
10’11

18:45
SATIE
Pieces Friodes (Airs a faire fuir – I)
Reinbert de Leeuw (piano)
PHILIPS 420 473 2
Track 4
3’38

18:49
STRAUSS
Festmusik der Stadt Wien
Academy Symphonic Brass
James Watson (conductor)
Royal Academy of Music RAM 038
Track 1
10’25