Focus on Berlin
Wednesday 13 February 2008 13:00-17:00 (Radio 3)
Presented by Penny Gore.
1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Playlist:
City of London Festival 2007
The series of concerts from last summer's festival continues with a piano-duet recital given in the church of St Vedast Alias Foster.
Cedric Tiberghien and Andrew West (piano duet)
Debussy: 6 Epigraphes antiques
Stravinsky: Rite of Spring
2.00pm Focus on Berlin
A celebration of the best of music-making in Berlin, with performances by the Berlin Philharmonic plus chamber music highlights from orchestra members past and present.
Borodin: Polovtsian Dances (Prince Igor)
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Simon Rattle (conductor)
Massenet: Manon
Manon ...... Anna Netrebko (soprano)
Des Grieux ...... Roberto Alagna (tenor)
Comte des Grieux ...... Ain Anger (bass)
Lescaut ...... Adrian Erod (baritone)
Poussette ...... Simina Ivan (mezzo-soprano)
Javotte ...... Sophie Marilley (mezzo-soprano)
Rosette ...... Juliette Mars (mezzo-soprano)
Guillot de Morfontaine ...... Michael Roider (tenor)
Bretigny ...... In-Sung Sim (baritone)
Innkeeper ...... Hans Peter Kammerer (baritone)
1st Guardsman ...... Hiro Ijichi (tenor)
2nd Guardsman ...... Jeong-Ho Kim (baritone)
A Maid ...... Elisabeth van der Vloedt (mezzo-soprano)
Le Portier ...... Jacek Krzyszkowski (spoken role)
A Sergeant ...... Michael Wilder
A Soldier ...... Wolfram Igor Derntl
Vienna State Opera Chorus and Orchestra
Bertrand de Billy (conductor)
