3 for all24 October 2004
Sunday 24 October 2004 16:00-17:45 (Radio 3)
Vintage performances from two singing legends feature in this week's postbag: part of Kathleen Ferrier's recording of Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde, and Heather Harper in a 1966 BBC Prom performance of the Sanctus and Benedictus from Beethoven's Missa Solemnis. The programmes also features Poulenc's Concerto for 2 Pianos played by Anne Queffelec and Jean Bernard Pommier, and more listeners' suggestions of the finest transcriptions. Duration:1 hour 45 minutes |
 Playlist MALCOLM SARGENT AN IMPRESSION ON A WINDY DAY Royal Ballet Sinfonia / Gavin Sutherland ASV WHL 2113, T 9
MAHLER DER EINSAME IM HERBST (Das Lied von der Erde) Kathleen Ferrier / Bruno Walter
VELJO TORMIS SHROVETIDE SONGS Estonian Phil Chamber Choir / Tonu Kaljuste Virgin VC 5 45185-2, T 14-16
POULENC CONCERTO FOR TWO PIANOS Anne Queffelec / Jean Bernard Pommier Virgin VC 5 45028-2, T
BARBER ADAGIO for strings NBC Symphony Orchestra Arturo Toscannani
BEETHOVEN SANCTUS & BENEDICTUS (Missa Solemnis) Heather Harper /BBC SO /Antal Dorati archive 1966 Proms performance
BACH TRIO SONATA No 2, in C Minor, BWV 526 Simon Preston (organ) DG 437 835-2, T 4-6
RUBBRA SYMPHONY No. 10 BBC NOW / Richard Hickox Chandos CHAN 9401
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