2 April 2006
Sunday 2 April 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 Stravinsky's Symphony in Three Movements, as recommended on CD Review. The programme includes:
Playlist
WIDOR: Toccata (from Symphony no.5)
Ralph Downes (organ)
AMPHION PHI CD 216 Track 1
HANDEL: Concerto grosso in A minor, Op.6 no.4
Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields
Iona Brown (director)
HÄNSSLER CD 98.900 Tracks 15-18
ANONYMOUS: Fas et nefas ambulant (from "Carmina Burana")
Boston Camerata
Joel Cohen (director)
APEX 2564 62084-2 Track 1
ELGAR: The Wand of Youth, suite no.2
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Eduard Van Beinum (conductor)
BEULAH 2PD15 Track 7
GLUCK arr. KEMPFF: Ballet music (from "Orfeo ed Eurydice")
Wilhelm Kempff (piano)
DG 439 672-2 CD 1, Tracks 11- 12
FAURÉ: Les Djinns, Op.12
Jean-Claude Pennetier (piano)
Solistes de Lyon
Bernard Tétu (conductor)
EMI 556 728 2 Track 4
Innocent Ear
BACH: Brandenburg Concerto no.2 in F major, BWV.1047
Marcel Mule (soprano saxophone)
Pro Musica Orchestra
Otto Klemperer (conductor)
VOX VOX 7812 CD 1, Tracks 5-7
PART: Pilgrim's Song
Swedish Radio Choir
Tonu Kaljuste (conductor)
ECM RECORDS ECM 1795 Track 1
Bargain Hunter Choice
SZYMANOWSKI arr. PAVEL KOCHANSKIi : Roxana's Song (from "King Roger")
Kaja Danczowska (violin)
Krystian Zimerman (piano)
DG 477 5903 Track 8
Innocent Ear
ARNELL: 2nd movement (from "Symphony no.3")
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Martin Yates (conductor)
DUTTON CDLX 7161 Track 2
MOZART: Un aura amorosa (from "Cosi fan tutte")
Alfredo Kraus (tenor)
Philharmonia Orchestra
Karl Böhm (conductor)
EMI 586 341 2 CD1, Track 1
SIBELIUS: The Chase (No.1 from "Scènes Historiques, Op.66")
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Sir Thomas Beecham (conductor)
SONY CLASSICAL SMK87798 Track 8
ANTHONY COLLINS: Louis XV Silhouettes
BBC Concert Orchestra
John Wilson (conductor)
DUTTON CDLX 7162 Tracks 15-21
BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata no.27 in E minor, Op.90
Yves Nat (piano)
EMI CZS 762 901 2 CD 7, Tracks 4 & 5
MENDELSSOHN: String Symphony no.2 in D
Polish Chamber Orchestra
Jerzy Maksymiuk (conductor)
EMI 569 524 2 CD 2, Tracks 1-3
TCHAIKOVSKY: Written Words (from "Eugene Onegin")
Andrei Ivanov (baritone)
Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra
Alexander Orlov (conductor)
PREISER 89067 Track 11
Building a Library recommendation
STRAVINSKY: Symphony in 3 Movements
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Sir Alexander Gibson (conductor)
CHANDOS CHAN 2418 CD 2, Tracks 1-3
