12/01/2009

Sean Rafferty presents a selection of music and guests from the arts world. Conductor Nicholas Kraemer joins Sean from Manchester to talk about Manchester Camerata's production of Dido and Aeneas. Baritone Dietrich Henschel and pianist Steven Osborne perform in the studio ahead of a concert at the Wigmore Hall, London.

1703
JOPLIN
Maple Leaf Rag;
Joshua Rifkin, piano
EMI 2 34477 2
CD.1 T.1
3’02” 

1706
BEETHOVEN
Adelaide op.46
Dietrich Henschel, baritone
Michael Schafer, piano
Harm.M. HMC901801
T.5
4’45”

1712
ROSSINI
String Sonata No.1 in G
I Solisti Veneti
Claudio Scimone, conductor
ERATO 3984 24242 2
CD.1 T.1-3
10’56”

1723
PURCELL
Overture;
Ah! Belinda, I am prest with torment
Emma Kirkby, soprano (Dido)
Taverner Choir and Taverner Players
Andrew Parrott, director
CHANDOS CHAN8306
T.1
7’17”

1736
PURCELL
See, your royal guest appears;
Cupid only throws the dart
Judith Nelson, soprano (Belinda)
Emma Kirkby, soprano (Dido)
David Thomas, bass-baritone (Aeneas)
Taverner Choir and Taverner Players
Andrew Parrott, director
CHANDOS CHAN8306
T.1
1'34”

1743
PURCELL
Thy hand, Belinda…When I am laid in earth; With drooping Wings
Emma Kirkby, sorano (Dido)
Taverner Choir and Taverner Players
Andrew Parrott, director
CHANDOS CHAN8306
T.1
8’32”

1858
CHOPIN
24 Preludes, op 28 (no’s 1-4)
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
DECCA 436 821-2
Trs1-4
5’30

1803
HANDEL
The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
The Sixteen
Harry Christophers, director
CORO COR16066
T.1
3’06

1807
LIVE
SCHUBERT
Schwanengesang D.957
(liebesbotschaft)
Dietrich Henschel, baritone
Steven Osborne, piano
2’41

1820
WOLF
LIVE
Drei Gedichte von Michelangelo
Dietrich Henschel, baritone
Steven Osborne, piano
10’15

1831
MOZART
Concerto no.4 in G K.41
Robert Levin, harpsichord
The Academy of Ancient Music
Christopher Hogwood, director
DECCA 466 131 2
T.10-12
12’40”

1844
FANNY MENDELSSOHN
The Seasons - Epilog
Lauma Skride, piano
SONY 88697030162
Tr.13
2’30

1748
MUSSORSGSKY
Coronation Scene (Boris Godunov)
Nicolai Ghiaurov, Boris
Aleksei Maslennikov, Shuisky
Vienna State Opera Chorus
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
conducted by Herbert von Karajan
DECCA 458 216 2
TR.9
11’28”