19 March 2006
Sunday 19 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 Grieg's Holberg Suite, as recommended on CD Review. The programme includes:
Playlist
WAGENAAR: Overture to "The Taming of the Shrew, Op.25"
Amsterdam Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly (conductor)
DECCA 425 833-2 Track 4
Bargain Hunter Choice
CITTADINI: Ninna nanna
Beniamino Gigli (tenor)
Unnamed orchestra
NAXOS 8.111101 Track 14
Innocent Ear
DICKINSON: Bach in Blue
Peter Dickinson (piano)
ALBANY TROY760 Track 1
J S BACH arr. LÄUBIN BRASS ENSEMBLE: Prelude in G, BWV.541
Läubin Brass Ensemble
DG 423 988-2 Track 1
PAUL SPICER: from the "Easter Oratorio"
- Loaves and Fishes
- Easter Hymn 5
Birmingham Bach Choir
Lichfield Cathedral Choristers
Lichfield Cathedral Special Choir
English Symphony Orchestra
Alexander Mason (organ)
Paul Spicer (conductor)
BBC CD 006 CD 2, Tracks 16 & 17
MENDELSSOHN: Concerto for violin, piano and strings in D minor
Jaap van Zweden (violin)
Ronald Brautigam (piano)
Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra
PHILIPS 454 369-2 Tracks 4-6
SCHUBERT: Der Wanderer, D.489
Alexander Kipnis (bass)
Frank Bibb (piano)
SONY MHK 62354 Track 7
J S BACH: Prelude & Fughetta in C, BWV.870a
Igor Kipnis (clavichord)
SONY SBK 53 263 Tracks 22-23
DVORÁK: Te Deum
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
Robert Shaw (conductor)
TELARC CD-80287 Tracks 9-12
HINDEMITH: Kleine Kammermusik for 5 winds, Op.24 no.2
Quintett Wien
NIMBUS NI 5728 Tracks 1-5
PUCCINI: Sola, perduta abbandonata (from "Manon Lescaut")
Dorothy Kirsten (soprano)
Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera Society
Fausto Cleva (conductor)
PREISER 89632 Track 13
Innocent Ear
GALLO: Trio Sonata No.1 in G major
London Baroque
BIS BIS-CD 1395 Tracks 23-25
HUBAY: Scene from the Csarda No.2
Sandor Lakatos (violin) and his Gipsy Band
HUNGARATON WHITE LABEL HRC 068 Track 21
LISZT: Mazeppa
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Zubin Mehta (conductor)
DECCA 466 706-2 Track 4
Building a Library Recommendation
GRIEG: Holberg Suite
Norwegian Chamber Orchestra
Terje Tønnesen (conductor)
BIS BIS-CD 147 Tracks 1-5
