21 January 2007
Sunday 21 January 2007 9:00-12:00 (Radio 3)
Rob Cowan introduces some favourite recordings, plus The Innocent Ear and a recording of Verdi's La Traviata, recommended on CD Review.
Playlist
WALDTEUFEL: Espana
Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra
Felix Slatkin (conductor)
EMI CDM7 63738 2 Track 6
DEBUSSY: Estampes
Claudio Arrau (piano)
UNITED ARCHIVES UAR0084 CD 3, Tracks 4-6
Innocent Ear
GLASS: Paru River (Aguas da Amazonia)
Uakti
ORANGE MOUNTAIN MUSIC OMM0026 Track 7
HANDEL: Quall eon (from "Arianna in Creta")
Angelika Kirchschlager (mezzo)
Basle Chamber Orchestra
Laurence Cummings (conductor)
SONY/BMG 82876889522 Track 11
HAYDN: Symphony No.95, H.1.95
Heidelberg Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Fey (conductor)
HANSSLER CD 98.265 Tracks 9-12
BRUCKNER: Vexilla Regis
Philharmonia Vocal Ensemble, Stuttgart
Hans Zanotelli (conductor)
HANSSLER PH07002 Track 3
WAGNER: Prelude, Act 3; Dance of the Apprentices; Procession of the Mastersingers (from "Die Meistersinger")
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Fritz Reiner (conductor)
RCA 09026 63301 2 Tracks 2-4
Bargain Hunter Choice no.2
ROUSSEL: Le Festin de l'Araignee (suite)
French National Orchestra
Georges Pretre (conductor)
EMI 3 71487 2 CD 2, Tracks 1-7
SARASATE: Carmen Fantasy
Leonid Kogan (violin)
Grand Symphony Orchestra
Vassily Nebolsin (conductor)
BRILLIANT 93030 CD 5, Track 11
ROSSINI: Nacqui all'affanno (from "La Cenerentola")
Teresa Berganza (mezzo)
Scottish Opera Chorus
London Symphony Orchestra
Claudio Abbado (conductor)
DG 477 5659 CD 2, Track 20
BACH: Air (from "Suite No.3")
Classical Jazz Quartet
KIND OF BLUE KOB 10012 Track 6
ALEC TEMPLETON: Pocket-size Sonata No 1
Reginald Kell (clarinet)
Brooks Smith (piano)
DG 477 5280 Tracks 12-14
Innocent Ear
RAMEAU: Acante et Cephise (extract)
Orchestra of the 18th Century
Frans Bruggen (conductor)
GLOSSA GCD 921103 Tracks 13-16
Building a Library recommendation
VERDI: La Traviata (Act 1)
Ileana Cotrubas (soprano)
Stefania Malagu (mezzo soprano)
Placido Domingo (tenor)
Walter Gullino (tenor)
Bruno Grella (baritone)
Alfredo Giacomotti (bass)
Bayerischer Staatsoper Chorus & Orchestra
Carlos Kleiber (conductor)
DG 415 132-2 CD1, Tracks1-9
