Tuesday - Rob Cowan

Offenbach

Overture to Die Rheinnixen (The Nymphs of the Rhine)

Performer: Vienna Philharmonic Performer: Georges Prêtre (conductor)

• DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 478 2115.

Johann Sebastian Bach

Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV.565

Performer: Simon Preston (organ of the Kreuzbergkirche, Bonn)

• DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 427 668-2.

Ferruccio Busoni

Lustspiel-Overture, Op.38

Performer: BBC Philharmonic Performer: Neeme Järvi (conductor)

• CHANDOS CHAN 10302.

Wolf

In der Frühe (Mörike lieder no.24)

Performer: Arleen Auger (soprano) Performer: Irwin Gage (piano)

• HYPERION CDA66590.

Frédéric Chopin - Nocturne for piano no.8 in D flat major, Op.27 No.2

Performer: Maria João Pires (piano)

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

Dance of the Tumblers from the Snow Maiden

Performer: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra Performer: Erich Kunzel (conductor)

• TELARC CD-80115.

Edvard Grieg

Summer Evening (Lyric Pieces book 10) Op.71 No.2

Performer: Leif Ove Andsnes (piano – Grieg’s own piano, recorded at Troldhaugen)

• EMI CLASSICS 5 57296 2.

Dieterich Buxtehude

My soul rejoices BuxWV.72

Performer: Stephanie Petit-Laurent (soprano) Performer: Jürgen Banholzer (alto) Performer: Wolf Mathias Friedrich (bass) Performer: Musica Fiata Performer: Roland Wilson (director)

• CPO 777 318-2.

Léo Delibes

Pizzicati (from Act III of Sylvia)

Performer: Paris National Opera Theatre Orchestra Performer: Jean-Baptiste Mari (conductor)

• EMI CLASSICS 9 67716 2.

Alexander Glazunov

Elegy, Op.105

Performer: The Shostakovich Quartet

• OLYMPIA OCD 542.

Granados

Andaluza – from Danzas espagñolas

Orchestrator: De Grignon Performer: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Performer: Artur Rodzinski (conductor)

• EMI 5 68742 2.

Zelenka

Sonata no.5 in F major for 2 oboes, bassoon and basso continuo

Performer: Maurice Bourgue (oboe) Performer: Heinz Holliger (oboe) Performer: Klaus Thunemann (bassoon) Performer: Klaus Stoll (double bass) Performer: Jonathan Rubin (lute) Performer: Christiane Jaccottet (harpsichord)

• ECM NEW SERIES 462 542-2.

Jean Sibelius

Night Music from Belshazzar's Feast – Concert Suite, Op.51

Performer: Norwegian Radio Orchestra Performer: Ari Rasilainen (conductor)

• FINLANDIA 0927-41935-2.

Benjamin Britten

Occasional Overture, Op.38

Performer: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Performer: Sir Simon Rattle (conductor)

• EMI CLASSICS 5 73983 2.

Camille Saint‐Saëns

Berceuse in B flat major, Op.38

Performer: Philippe Graffin (violin) Performer: Pascal Devoyon (piano)

• HYPERION CDA67100.

Jules Massenet

Allons! Il le faut . . . Adieu, notre petite table (Manon)

Performer: Inva Mula (soprano) Performer: Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra Performer: Ivo Lipanoviç (conductor)

• VIRGIN CLASSICS 6 94538 0.

Frédéric Chopin - Nocturne for piano no.20 in C sharp minor, Op.posth.

Performer: Stefan Askenase (piano)

Joseph Haydn

London Trio no.2 in G major

Performer: Jean-Pierre Rampal (flute) Performer: Isaac Stern (violin) Performer: Mstislav Rostropovich (cello)

• CBS MASTERWORKS CD 37786.

Arnold

Concert Suite from 'Sweeney Todd' Op.68a (final 2 movements)

Performer: BBC Philharmonic Performer: Rumon Gamba (conductor)

• CHANDOS CHAN 10550.

Anton Bruckner

Motet: Locus iste

Performer: Bavarian Radio Choir Performer: Eugen Jochum (conductor)

• DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 457 743-2.

Johann Sebastian Bach

Brandenburg Concerto no.3 in G major

Arranger: Loussier Performer: Jacques Loussier Trio

• TELARC CD-83644.

Gassmann

Overture from Filosofia ed amore (Philosophy and Love)

Performer: Eclipse Chamber Orchestra Performer: Sylvia Alimena (conductor)

• NAXOS 8.570421.

Traditional

The Kerry Dance

Performer: Art Tatum (piano – realised by Zenph Studios)

• SONY CLASSICAL 88697222182.