15 January 2006
Sunday 15 January 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 a work by Elliott Carter as recommended on CD Review. The programme includes:
Playlist
The Cowan Collection
Sunday 15th January
Mussorgsky: Festival March (from "Mlada")
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Claudio Abbado (conductor)
SONY SK 62034 Track 9
Scriabin: Nocturne in D flat, Op.9 No. 2
Antoine Rebstein (piano)
CLAVES 50-2502 Track 12
Marin Marais: La Matelotte (Act 3, Scene 2 from "Alcione")
Isabelle Poulenard (soprano)
Les Talens Lyriques
Christophe Rousset (director)
ERATO 0630-10702-2 CD 1, Track 5
Liszt, arr. Max Reger: St Francis Walking on the Water (No.2 from "2 Legends")
Edouard Oganessian (organ)
CALLIOPE CAL 9726 Track 5
Verdi: Notturno
Jennifer Larmore (mezzo-soprano)
Bruce Ford (tenor)
Alastair Miles (bass)
Jaime Martin (flute)
OPERA RARA ORR235 Track 1
Various: Musiques à Danser à la Cour
La Simphonie de Marais
Hugo Reyne (director)
ERATO 0630-10702-2 CD 2, Tracks 27-32
Bargain Hunter Choice
Pitfield: Piano Concerto No2
Peter Donohoe (piano)
Royal Northern College of Music Orchestra
Andrew Penny (conductor)
NAXOS 8.557291 Tracks 4-9
Innocent Ear
Duparc: L'invitation au voyage
Elly Ameling (soprano)
San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
Edo de Waart (conductor)
DECCA 476 7982 Track 11
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Turnage: L'invitation au voyage (from "Two Baudelaire Songs")
Sally Matthews (soprano)
The Nash Ensemble
ONYX ONYX 4005 Track 10
Saint-Saëns: Introduction & Rondo Capriccioso in A minor, Op.20
Aaron Rosand (violin)
Norwegian Radio Orchestra
Sverre Brulund (conductor)
VAI VAIA 1240-2 CD 1, Track 3
J S Bach: Concerto in C, BWV.976 (after Vivaldi's Violin Concerto RV265)
Cyprien Katsaris (piano)
SONY CLASSICAL 5006132106 Tracks 13-15
Innocent Ear
Bloch: Poems of the Sea
Malmö Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo (conductor)
BIS BIS-CD-639 Tracks 4-6
Borodin: Overture to "Prince Igor"
Suisse Romande Orchestra
Ernest Ansermet (conductor)
DECCA UCCD-3049 Track 7
Pfitzner: Finale of Act 3 (from "Palestrina")
Sena Jurinac (soprano)
Fritz Wunderlich (tenor)
Vienna State Opera Orchestra
Robert Heger (conductor)
RCA 74321 79598 2 Track 7
Reger arr. Victor Poltoratsky: Suite in G minor
Yuri Bashmet (viola)
Moscow Soloists
RCA RD 60 464 Tracks 1-4
Building a Library Recommendation
Carter: Partita (from "Symphonia")
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim (conductor)
TELDEC 8573-81792-2 CD 2 Track 1