5 June 2004
Saturday 5 June 2004 9:00-13:00 (Radio 3)
With Andrew McGregor who plays some of this month's newest releases.
In Building a Library, Christopher Cook reviews currently available recordings of Kurt Weill's The Threepenny Opera.
There's a round-up of some recently reissued recordings.
Sarah Walker reviews recent piano music releases, including Mikhail Pletnev and John Lill in Schumann, and new recordings of Ives's 'Concord' Sonata from Steven Mayer and Pierre-Laurent Aimard.
And there's an interview with the Turkish pianist Idil Biret.
Playlist
Disc of the Week:
Ravel: Sheherazade
Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano)
Cleveland Orchestra
Pierre Boulez (conductor)