21 May 2006
Sunday 21 May 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 organ music of Duruflé, as recommended on yesterday's CD Review. The programme includes:
Playlist
SAMUEL ARNOLD: Polly Overture
Toronto Camerata
Kevin Mallon (conductor)
NAXOS 8.557484 Track 27
GERSHWIN arr. DUSHKIN: Short Story
BLAIR FAIRCHILD: Mosquitos
MUSSORGSKY arr. DUSHKIN: Hopak (from "Sorochinsky Fair")
Gerhard Taschner (violin)
Martin Krause (piano)
MDG 642 0985-2 CD 1, Tracks 11-13
Innocent Ear
HONEGGER: Mermoz Suite No. 1 "Le Vol sur l'Atlantique'
Toulouse Capitole Orchestra
Michel Plasson (conductor)
DG 435 438-2 Track 7
DONIZETTI: Verranno a te sull'aure (from "Lucia di Lammermoor")
Amelita Galli-Curci (soprano)
Tito Schipa (tenor)
Orchestra, Rosario Bourdon (conductor)
NAXOS 8.110131-32 CD 2, Track 14
JOHN BULL: Les Buffons
MARTIN PEERSON: The Fall of a Leaf
JOHN BULL: The King's Hunt
Rafael Puyana (harpsichord)
MERCURY 434 364-2 Tracks 2, 5, 8
CHOPIN: Andante et Grande polonaise, Op.22
Nelson Freire (piano)
South-West German Radio Symphony Orchestra
Ernest Bour (conductor)
INA IMV037 Tracks 17-18
Bargain Hunter Choice
HAYDN: Credo (from "St Cecilia Mass, H.22.5")
Elisabeth Speiser (soprano)
Helen Watts (contralto)
Kurt Equiluz (tenor)
Stuttgarter Hymnus-Chorknaben
Werner Keltsch Instrumental Ensemble
Gerhard Wilhelm (conductor)
EMI 5 86519 2 Tracks 11-14
SCHUMANN: Piano Quintet in E flat, Op.44
Victor Aller (piano)
Hollywood String Quartet
TESTAMENT SBT 3063 CD 2, Tracks 5-8
FARKAS: Ancient Hungarian Dances of the 17th Century (selection)
Phoebus Quintet
TOCCATA CLASSICS TOCC 0019 Tracks 20, 22, 23 & 24
Innocent Ear
FRANCK: Danse lente
Sergio Fiorentino (piano)
APR 5563 Track 6
MORLEY: Sleepe Slumbring Eyes
The Musicians of Swann Alley
VIRGIN VERITAS 4 82079 2 CD 2, Track 13
AMOUR BRAHEM: Astrakan Café
Aouar Brahem (oud)
Barbaros Erköse (clarinet)
Lassad Hosni (bendir)
ECM 159 494-2 Track 14
MILHAUD: Saudades do Brasil, Op.67
The Concerts Arts Orchestra
Darius Milhaud (conductor)
EMI 3 45808 2 Tracks 7-19
Building a Library recommendation
DURUFLÉ: Prélude, Adagio et Choral Varie sur le theme du Veni Creator, Op. 4
John Scott (organ of St. Paul's Cathedral), Men of St. Paul's Cathedral Choir
HYPERION CDA66368 Tracks 8-10
