03/03/2009

Presented by Sean Rafferty.
With a selection of music and guests from the music world including conductor and founder of Les Arts Florissants, William Christie. He joins Sean in the studio to talk about Le Jardins de voix academy and Les Arts Florissants' upcoming concert at the Barbican.

Lothar Zagrosek, chief conductor of the Berlin Concert House Orchestra also talks to Sean about the orchestra's latest tour which begins at the Cadogan Hall.

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17.02
WEILL
Seven deadly sins: Overture
Doris Bierett (Anna)
Köln Radio Orchestra
Lothar Zagrosek (conductor)
CAPRICCIO 60 028-1
Tr 1
3’20

17.06
MOZART
Rondo in C major, K.373
Francois Leleux (oboe)
Camerata Salzburg
SONY 88697365482
Tr 1
5’38

17.13
HANDEL
Alcina (Tornami a vagheggiar)
Danielle de Niese (soprano)
Les Arts Florissants
William Christie
DECCA 4758746
Tr 3
4’23

17.23
ANDRE CAMPRA
Enee et Didon, divertissement
Overture
Les Arts Florissants
William Christie
VIRGIN 3381542
Tr8
5’03

17.35
PURCELL
Fairy Queen: Act III: start
If love’s a sweet passion,*
Symphony while the swans come forward,
Dance for the Fairies
Veronique Gens (soprano)*
Les Arts Florissants
William Christie
HARM MUNDI HMC901308
CD 1 Tr 19-21
7’30

17.44
TCHAIKOVSKY
The Voyevoda, (Symphonic Ballade), Op.78
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Vasily Petrenko (conductor)
NAXOS 8.570568
Tr 5
10’47

17.56
CHOPIN
Three Waltzes, op.64 (no.2)
Ingrid Fliter (piano)
EMI 50999 514899 22
Tr.11
3’31

18.03
SCHOENBERG
Gurrelieder
Part I: “Sterne Jubeln, das Meer, es leuchtet”
Melanie Diener (soprano - Tove)
Philharmonia Orchestra
Robert Craft (conductor)
NAXOS 8.557519
CD 1 Tr 5
2’43

18.06
JANEQUIN
La Guerre
The Sixteen
Harry Christophers
CORO COR16067
Tr 1
6’08

18.13
BEETHOVEN
Symphony No.8 in F Major, Op.93 (2nd movt: Allegretto Scherzando)
Konzerthausorchester Berlin
Lothar Zagrosek (conductor)
ALTUS ALT149
Tr 6
4’03

18.23
WAGNER
Gotterdammerung (Prologue: Siegfrieds Rheinfahrt)
Stuttgart Opera Orchestra
Lothar Zagrosek (conductor)
NAXOS
Cd 1 Tr 6
5’06

18.33
BEETHOVEN
Symphony No.8 in F Major, Op.93(4th movt: Allegro vivace)
Konzerthausorchester Berlin
Lothar Zagrosek (conductor)
ALTUS ALT149
Tr 8
7’38

18.42
MENDELSSOHN
Variations serieuses
Stephen Hough (piano)
HYPERION CDA67686
Tr 1
10’34

18.54
VERDI
Otello (Ave Maria)
Anna Netrebko (soprano)
DG 00289 477 6344
Tr 15
5’11