16 April 2006
Sunday 16 April 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 Dvorak's Violin concerto, as recommended on CD Review. The programme includes:
Playlist
HANDEL: Overture in B flat
English Chamber Orchestra
Raymond Leppard (conductor)
PHILIPS 454 368-2 CD 5, Track 11
BARBER: Knoxville - Summer of 1915, Op.24
Sylvia McNair (soprano)
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Yoel Levi (conductor)
TELARC CD-80250 Track 2
HOWELLS: Salve Regina
The Choir of Wells Cathedral
Malcolm Archer (conductor)
HYPERION CDA 67494 Track 7
BACH: Piano Concerto in D minor, BWV.1052
Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano)
London Symphony Orchestra
David Zinman (conductor)
DECCA 476 2729 Tracks 1-3
Bargain Hunter Choice
ELGAR: Froissart Overture, Op.19
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Sir Edward Elgar (conductor)
EMI 567 298 2 Track 1
SMETANA: Stamping Dance; Neighbour's Dance; Polka No 3 (from "Czech Dances")
Rudolf Firkusny (piano)
EMI 5 66069 Tracks 14, 7 & 8
Innocent Ear
JANACEK: Ballade
Laurent Korcia (violin)
Georges Pludermacher (piano)
RCA 82876 663272 Track 10
GOMBERT: Super flumina Babylonis
Oxford Camerata
Jeremy Summerly (conductor)
NAXOS 8.557732 Track 4
PURCELL: Chacony in G minor, Z.730
Festival Strings Lucerne
Rudolf Baumgartner (conductor)
DG 477 5464 Track 6
Innocent Ear
MENDELSSOHN: Variations in B flat major, Op.83
Valerie Tryon (piano)
APR 5595 Tracks 18-23
SIEGMEISTER: Western Suite
Utah Symphony Orchestra
Maurice Abravanel (conductor)
VOX ACD 8155 Tracks 2-6
Building a Library recommendation
DVORAK: Violin Concerto in A minor
Isabelle Faust (violin)
Prague Philharmonia
Jiri Belohlavek (conductor)
HARMONIA MUNDI HMC 901833 Tracks 1-3
