26 March 2006
Sunday 26 March 2006 9:00-12:00 (Radio 3)
Rob Cowan introduces some surprises and treasures from his record collection. Regular features include The Innocent Ear, and Rob's recommendation for a Bargain Hunter CD. There's also a chance to hear Verdi's Don Carlos, as recommended on CD Review. The programme includes:
Playlist
KABALEVSKY: Scene at the Square (from "Romeo & Juliet")
Moscow Symphony Orchestra
Dmitri Kitaenko (conductor)
OLYMPIA OCD147 Track 11
PEDRO DE ARAUJO: Batalha
Scott Ross (organ)
INA IMV001 Track 12
CHAPI: Jota (from La Bruja)
Miguel Fleta (tenor)
Unnamed chorus and orchestra
EMI 7 63270 2 Track 1
BATTISTELLA: Melodia de Arrabal
Carlos Gardel (guitar)
EMI 8 23505 1 Track 2
TELEMANN: Paris Quartet (1738) No.5 in A major
Florilegium
CHANNEL CLASSICS CCS SA 21005 Tracks 7-12
TCHAIKOVSKY: from Act 1 of The Nutcracker; The Christmas Tree; March, Galop and Dance of the Parents
Staatskapelle Dresden
Hans Vonk (conductor)
CAPRICCIO 51 009 CD 1, Tracks 2-5
Innocent Ear
JOHANN WILHELM WILMS:Allegro (finale) (from "Symphony no.7 in C minor")
Concerto Köln
ARCHIV 474 508-2 Track 8
BACH arr. WALTER RUMMEL: Die Seele ruht in Jesu Händen
Jonathan Plowright (piano)
HYPERION CDA67481/2 CD 2, Track 9
Innocent Ear
BERWALD: Overture to "The Queen of Golconda"
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Sixten Ehrling (conductor)
BLUEBELL ABCD 047 Track 7
SAMUEL BARBER: Nocturne, Op.13 no 4; The Daisies, Op.2 no.1; Sleep Now, Op.10 no. 2
Leontyne Price (soprano)
David Garvey (piano)
RCA 09026 63908 2 Tracks 18-20
JOHN LEWIS: Django
Modern Jazz Quartet
New York Chamber Symphony
ATLANTIC 81761-2 Track 4
BEETHOVEN: Rondo in B flat, WoO 6
Lili Kraus (piano)
Vienna State Opera Orchestra
Victor Desarzens (conductor)
AGES 509-004-2 Track 4
SCHREKER: Der Geburtstag der Infantin (excerpts)
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Lothar Zagrosek (conductor)
DECCA 444 182-2 Tracks 1-6
GERMAN FOLKSONGS: Ach, wie ist's möglich dann; Du, du liegst mir im Herzen; Kommt e Vogerl geflogen
Richard Tauber (tenor)
Mischa Spoliansky (piano)
BELAGE BLA 103.002 Tracks 1,2 & 6
JOHANN STRAUSS II: Tale from the Vienna Woods
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Rudolf Moralt (conductor)
RETROSPECTIVE RET 045 Track 23
Bargain Hunter Choice
BIBER: Battalia
Concentus musicus Wien
Nikolaus Harnoncourt (conductor)
APEX 2564 62031-2 CD 2, Track 4
Building a Library recommendation
VERDI: Don Carlos, Act 3 Scene 2 (Auto da Fé scene)
Karitta Mattila (soprano), Donna Brown (soprano)
Roberto Alagna (tenor), Scot Weir (tenor)
José Van Dam (baritone), Thomas Hampson (baritone)
Châtelet Theatre Chorus, Paris Orchestra
Antonio Pappano (conductor)
EMI CDS5 56152-2 CD2, Tracks 10-12
