29 May 2005
Sunday 29 May 2005 16:00-17:45 (Radio 3)
Yesterday was the 80th birthday of the great German baritone, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, so Brian Kay introduces a selection of listeners' requests of the man in action.
There's also a chance to hear a complete performance of Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf, narrated by Sting, and John Ireland's Legend for Piano and Orchestra.
Duration:
1 hour 45 minutes
Playlist
DUKAS: SORCERER'S APPRENTICE
Ulster Orchestra / Yan Pascal Tortelier
Chandos CHAN 8852, T 3
SCHUBERT: DU BIST DIE RUH, D 776 / STANDCHEN, D 957/
AN SYLVIA, D 891
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau / Gerald Moore
DG 431 085-2, T 3 / 5 / 8
IRELAND: LEGEND FOR PIANO AND ORCHESTRA
Eric Parkin / LPO / Bryden Thomson
Chandos CHAN 8461, T 4
LAMBERT: TROIS PIECES NEGRES
Peter Lawson / Alan MacLean
Albany TROY 142, T 11-13
WEINBERGER: POLKA & FUGUE FROM SCHWANDA THE BAGPIPER
BBC Symphony Orchestra / Vilem Tausky
BBC Radio Classics BBCRD 9103, T 11-12
BEETHOVEN: AN DIE FERNE GELIEBTE, Op 98
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau / Jorg Demus
DG 415 189-2, T 1-6
PROKOVIEV: PETER AND THE WOLF
Sting / COE / Claudio Abbado
DG 429 396-2, T 2-11
