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27 January 2006

Friday 27 January 2006 10:00-12:00 (Radio 3)

Rob Cowan spotlights conductors as composers, and recordings by Alfred Cortot.

Duration:

2 hours

Playlist

10.00 HANDEL: Air and Variations - The Harmonious Blacksmith
Alfred Cortot (piano)
BIDDULPH LHW 020

10.05 HANDEL: Concerto Grosso in D, Op.6 No.5
Handel & Haydn Society/Christopher Hogwood
AVIE AV 2065 (2 CDs)

10.21 FRANCK: Prelude, Aria and Finale
Alfred Cortot (piano)
PHILIPS 456 754-2 (2 CDs)

10.44 VERDI: La Forza del Destino - Oh, tu che in seno
Richard Tucker (tenor), Metropolitan Opera Orchestra/Emil Cooper
PREISER 89552

10.51 CHOPIN: Concerto No.2 in F minor, Op.21
Alfred Cortot (piano), Orchestra/John Barbirolli
EMI 767 359-2 (3 CDs)

11.24 DORATI: Symphony No.1
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra/Antal Dorati
MERCURY SR 90499 (LP)

11.55 SCHUMANN: Des Abends, Op.12 No.1
Alfred Cortot (piano)
BIDDULPH LHW 005

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Episode and Playlist Information

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