20/11/2008
Presented by Sean Rafferty. With tenor Rolando Villazon and bass-baritone Gidon Saks on Offenbach's Les Contes D'Hoffmann, plus jazz pianist Joe Stilgoe performing in the studio.
Sean Rafferty presents a selection of guests and news from the arts world.
Tenor Rolando Villazon and bass-baritone Gidon Saks talk about their roles in the production of Offenbach's Les Contes D'Hoffmann at the Royal Opera House, London.
Plus jazz pianist Joe Stilgoe performing in the studio.
17:02
CAVALLI
L’Egisto (Lasso io vivo)
Rolando Villazon (tenor)
Le Concert d’Astree
Emmanuelle Haim (director/ harpsichord)
VIRGIN 519044 2
Track 1
3’50
17:07
RAVEL
Miroirs (Noctuelles)
Lise de la Salle (piano)
NAÏVE 22186 04936
Track 9
4’32
17:12
OFFENBACH
Les Contes d’Hoffmann (Il était une fois a la cour d’Eisenach)
Rolando Villazon (tenor)
Florian Laconi (tenor)
Bavarian Radio Chorus
Munich Radio Orchestra
Michel Plasson (conductor)
VIRGIN 3447012
Track 1
5’02
17:24
OFFENBACH
Les Conte d’Hoffmann (Je t’aime / Dans les roles d’amoureux)
Andreas Schmidt (bass baritone)
French National Orchestra
Seiji Ozawa (conductor)
DG 429 788 2
Track 3
2’19
17:32
OFFENBACH
Les Contes d’Hoffmann (Allons! Courage et confiance)
Rolando Villazon (tenor)
Florian Laconi (tenor)
Bavarian Radio Chorus
Munich Radio Orchestra
Michel Plasson (conductor)
VIRGIN 3447012
Track 2
3’12
17:36
HAYDN
String Quartet in E flat major Op.33 no.2 “The Joke”
Emerson String Quartet
DG 471 327 2
CD 1
Tracks 5-8
16’16
17:53
LIVE
Sammy FAIN and P.F. WEBSTER
Secret Love
Joe Stilgoe (piano and vocals)
3’57
18:03
VIVALDI
Concerto for 2 mandolins in G major, RV.532
Rolf Lislevand (mandolin)
Stephen Murphy (mandolin)
And friends…
NAÏVE OP 30429
Tracks 1-3
10’39
18:14
LIVE
FLANDERS and SWANN
Slow Train
Joe Stilgoe (piano and vocals)
4’45
18:25
LIVE
GERSHWIN
S’Wonderful
Joe Stilgoe (piano)
5’27
18:36
LIVE
JOE STILGOE
I really shouldn’t be allowed to speak
Joe Stilgoe (piano and vocals)
3’52
18:41
VIRGIL THOMSON
The Plow that Broke the Plains
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Neville Marriner, conductor
ANGEL CDC7 47715 2
Tracks 1-6
12’41
18:55
MOZART
Das Veilchen K. 476 & An Chloe K. 524
Barbara Hendricks
Maria Joao Pires
EMI 50999 2 34408 21
CD 2
Tracks 10 & 12
4’36
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