
Louis Lortie, Scottish Opera
Sean Rafferty's guests include Montreal-born pianist Louis Lortie. Plus singers from Scottish Opera and D'Oyly Carte's new production of The Pirates of Penzance.
Sean Rafferty's guests today include Montreal-born pianist Louis Lortie. He'll be performing live in the In Tune studio ahead of an appearance with the BBC Philharmonic.Singers Richard Suart, Graeme Broadbent, Nicholas Sharratt and Rosie Aldridge join us down the line from Glasgow's Pacific Quay studios to tell us about Scottish Opera and D'Oyly Carte's new co-production of Gilbert & Sullivan's The Pirates of Penzance.Main headlines are at 5pm and [email protected]@BBCInTune.
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Samuel Scheidt
Battle suite, arr. E. Howarth for brass quintet
Performer: Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
- Decca.
- 467 764 2.
Interview: Rosie Aldridge, Nicholas Sharratt, Martin Lloyd-Evans
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Arthur Sullivan
The Pirates of Penzance, or The slave of duty - comic opera
Performer: Nicholas Sharratt Performer: Rosie Aldridge Performer: Ruth Wilkinson
Interview: Richard Suart
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Arthur Sullivan
The Pirates of Penzance, or The slave of duty - comic opera
Conductor: Charles Mackerras Performer: Richard Suart Performer: Welsh National Opera Chorus Performer: Welsh National Opera Orchestra
- TELARC.
- CD-80353.
- -13.
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Jean‐Philippe Rameau
Les Indes galantes - opera-ballet in 4 entrees [1736]
Conductor: Marc Minkowski Performer: Les Musiciens du Louvre
- ARCHIV.
- 477 5578.
- -17.
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Giovanni Gabrieli
Canzon a 10 S.127 [1615 no.14]
Performer: Paul Mccreesh Performer: Gabrieli Players
- Brilliant Classics.
- 93870.
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Frédéric Chopin
Impromptu in A flat major Op.29 for piano
Performer: Louis Lortie
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Richard Strauss
4 Letzte Lieder AV.150 for voice and orchestra
Conductor: Richard Hickox Performer: Heather Harper Performer: London S O.
- EMI.
- CD EMX 21 91.
- -4.
Interview: Louis Lortie
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Frédéric Chopin
Impromptu in G flat major Op.51 for piano
Performer: Louis Lortie
Interview: Louis Lortie
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Frédéric Chopin
Fantaisie-impromptu in C sharp minor Op.66 for piano
Performer: Louis Lortie
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Maurice Ravel
Alborada del gracioso [no.4 of "Miroirs"], arr. for orchestra [orig. for piano]
Conductor: Pierre Boulez Performer: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
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William Byrd
Ave verum corpus (O Lord, God of Israel) for 4 voices [Gradualia vol.1, 1605]
Arranger: Peter Phillips Performer: Tallis Scholars
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Camille Saint‐Saëns
Le Carnaval des animaux
Performer: Edith Salmen-Weber Performer: Eduard Brunner Performer: Georg Hortnagel Performer: Gidon Kremer Performer: Irena Grafenauer Performer: Isabelle van Keulen Performer: Markus Steckeler Performer: Martha Argerich Performer: Mischa Maisky Performer: Nelson Freire Performer: Tabea Zimmermann
- PHILIPS.
- 416-841-2.
- -1.
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Benjamin Britten
Fanfare for St Edmundsbury for 3 trumpets [1959]
Performer: Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
- LONDON.
- 430-369-2.
- -8.
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George Frideric Handel
Ode for St Cecilia's day (From harmony, from heav'nly harmony)
Performer: Anthony Pleeth Performer: Felicity Lott Performer: Trevor Pinnock Performer: The English Concert
- Archiv.
- 474 549 2.
- -4.
Feature
In Fine Style
The Art of Tudor and Stuart Fashion
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Johann Sebastian Bach
French suite no. 4 in E flat major BWV.815 for keyboard
Performer: Angela Hewitt
- Hyperion.
- CDA 671212.
Broadcast
- Wed 8 May 201316:30BBC Radio 3

