17 July 2005
Sunday 17 July 2005 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 some of Sullivan's HMS Pinafore, recommended on yesterday's CD Review. The programme includes:
Playlist
THE COWAN COLLECTION
Sunday 17 July 2005
GIOVANNI GABRIELI: Buccinate in neomenia tuba à 16
Ambrosian Singers, strings & brass ensemble
Conducted by Denis Stevens
CFP 5 86049 2 Track 6
TELEMANN, attrib BACH: Suite in A, BWV.824
Rosalyn Tureck (piano)
SONY SB2K 63231 CD 1, tracks 28-30
ROUSSEL: Sinfonietta for Strings
Paris Conservatoire Orchestra
Conducted by André Cluytens
TESTAMENT SBT 1239 Tracks 14-16
WOLF: Harfenspielder-lieder
Matthias Goerne (baritone)
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Conductor Riccardo Chailly
DECCA 458 189-2 Tracks 1-3
Innocent Ear
BEN-HAIM: The Sweet Psalmist of Israel - Invocation
Christine Stravache (harp)
New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Leonard Bernstein
SONY SM2K 47533 CD 2, track 6
SCHUBERT: Moments musicaux, D.780
- No. 1
- No. 3
- No. 4
Friedrich Gulda (piano)
SCRIBENDUM SC016 CD 4, tracks 5, 7 & 8
RAMEAU: Prologue to Scene 2 of "Dardanus"
Magdalena Kozena (mezzo-soprano), Francoise Masset (soprano)
Chorus of Les Musiciens du Louvre, Les Musiciens du Louvre
Conducted by Mark Minkowski
ARCHIV 476 7250 CD 1, tracks 12 - 17
RACHMANINOV: The Rock
Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Paavo Berglund
RCA 74321 886 792 CD 1, track 4
IBERT: Little White Donkey
SAINT-SAENS: Le Cygne
DEBUSSY: Minstrels
Daniil Shafran (cello), Anton Ginsburg (piano)
AULOS CLASSICS AMC013 Tracks 11, 14 & 15
SMETANA: Sarka (from "Ma Vlast")
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Rafael Kubelík
ORFEO C115 841A Track 3
Innocent Ear
SMETANA: To Robert Schumann
Jan Novotny (piano)
SUPRAPHON SU 3374-2 CD 2, track 10
SCHUMANN: Mit Gott
Jorg Demus (piano)
NUOVA ERA CD7319 Track 20
Bargain Hunter Choice
WEBER: Leise, leise, fromme Weise (from "Der Freischütz - Act 2")
Irmgard Seefried (soprano)
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Eugen Jochum
DG 477 5611 CD 1, track 16
KORNGOLD: Theme and Variations, Op.42
Deutsche Symphony Orchestra, Berlin
Conducted by John Mauceri
DECCA 444 170-2 Track 19
BIZET: Carmen - Seguidilla (A pad on the edge of town)
Barney Kessel (guitar), André Previn (piano)
plus other perfomers
CONTEMPORARY OJCCD-269-2 Track 2
PURCELL: From "Dioclesian";
- First Music
- Chaconne
- Second Music; Paspe, Chair Dance
Freiburg Baroque Orchestra
Conducted by Gottfried von der Goltz
DHM 05472 77295 2 Tracks 6, 9-10
Building a Library recommendation
SULLIVAN: Act 2 No. 16 - 21 from "HMS Pinafore"
Rebecca Evans (soprano), Richard Suart (baritone),
Sir Thomas Allen (baritone), Michael Schade tenor),
Felicity Palmer (mezzo-soprano), Valerie Seymour (alto),
Chorus and Orchestra of Welsh National Opera
Conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras
TELARC CD 80374 tracks 22 - 27
