The Alps
Friday 20 June 2008 13:00-17:00 (Radio 3)
Presented by Penny Gore.
1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
A concert from 2007's Cheltenham Festival, with highly regarded current Radio 3 New Generation Artists the Pavel Haas Quartet performing a recital in the Pittville Pump Room, featuring music by Mozart, Dvorak and Janacek.
Playlist:
Mozart: Adagio and Fugue in C minor K546
Dvorak: String Quartet No 12 in F (American)
Janacek: String Quartet No 2 (Intimate Letters)
2.10pm The Alps
Concluding a week of music with an Alpine connection with the last two acts of Wagner's Tristan and Isolde in a performance given at La Scala, Milan earlier this year. During the interval British tenor Ian Storey talks to Penny about his role in the production.
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde (Acts 2 and 3)
Tristan ...... Ian Storey (tenor)
King Mark ...... Matti Salminen (bass)
Isolde ...... Waltraud Meier (soprano)
Kurwenal, Tristan's servant ...... Gerd Grokowski (baritone)
Melot, a courtier ...... Will Hartmann (tenor)
Brangane, Isolde's maid ...... Michelle de Young (soprano)
A shepherd ...... Ryland Davies (tenor)
A steersman ...... Ernesto Panariello (baritone)
A young sailor ...... Alfredo Nigro (tenor)
La Scala Chorus and Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim (conductor)
