4 January 2007
Thursday 4 January 2007 10:00-12:00 (Radio 3)
Jonathan Swain and Rob Cowan present a week of programmes to celebrate the New Year.
Playlist:
10.00am
Arnold: Beckus the Dandipratt
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Constantin Silvestri (conductor)
BBC LEGENDS BBCL 4182 2 (2-CD set)
10.09am
Beethoven: Leonora Overture No 3, Op 72a
New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Bruno Walter (conductor)
SONY CLASSICAL 82876 78741 2
10.24am
Russell: Schlumph; Je n'ai pas la plume de ma tante
Anna Russell (speaker/soprano)
Harry Dworkin (piano)
SONY MASTERWORKS MDK 47252
10.31am
Haydn: Symphony No 102 in B flat
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Nikolaus Harnoncourt (conductor)
WARNER CLASSICS 2564 63061 2 (multi-CD set)
10.56am
Brahms: Four Piano Pieces, Op 119
Rudolf Firkusny (piano)
BBC LEGENDS BBCL 4173 2
11.12am
Hartmann: Concerto funèbre
André Gertler (violin)
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Karel Ancerl (conductor)
SUPRAPHON 11 1955 2
11.35am
Handel: Son nata a lagrimar - Son nato a sospirar (Giulio Cesare, Act 1)
Cornelia ...... Julia Hamari (contralto)
Sesto ...... Peter Schreier (tenor)
Munich Bach Orchestra
Karl Richter (harpsichord/director)
DG 00289 477 5647 (4-CD set)
11.46am
Beethoven: Coriolan Overture, Op 62
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Wilhelm Furtwängler (conductor)
EMI 565 513 2 (3-CD set)
