4 December 2005
Sunday 4 December 2005 9:00-12:00 (Radio 3)
Rob Cowan introduces some surprises and treasures from his record collection. Includes a chance to hear JS Bach's Christmas Oratorio as recommended on yesterday's CD Review.
Playlist
The Cowan Collection
Sunday 4th December 2005
Mendelssohn: Scherzo in G minor
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)
EMI 5 86999 2 Track 6
Praetorius: Es ist ein Ros entsprungen;
Still, still, still, Weils Kindlein schlafen will
Fritz Wunderlich (tenor)
Hermann Prey (baritone)
Fritz Neumeyer (conductor)
DG 474 5759 CD 1, Tracks 3 & 4
Bargain Hunter Choice
Suk: Fantasie-Polonaise, Op.5
Pavel Stepan (piano)
SUPRAPHON SU 3820-2 CD 1, Track 1
Traditional Spanish: En Belen tocan a fuego
The Boston Camerata
Joel Cohen (director)
WARNER CLASSICS 2564 62560-2 Track 16
Innocent Ear
Reich: Sequentia (extract) from the "Requiem"
Soloists, Prague Philharmonic Choir
Dvorak Chamber Orchestra
Lubomir Matl (conductor)
SUPRAPHON SU 3859-2 Tracks 6-9
Bryars: Violin Concerto "The Bulls of Basham"
Gwen Hoebig (violin)
CBC Radio Orchestra
Owen Underhill (conductor)
CBC SMCD 5223 Track 4
Charpentier: Noëls sur les instruments, H.531 & H.534
English Concert
Trevor Pinnock (director)
ARCHIV 477 5762 Tracks 2-5
Innocent Ear
Gulda: Music for piano and band no.2 (extract)
Friedrich Gulda (piano)
Los Angeles Neophonic Orchestra
Stan Kenton (conductor)
TANTARA T2CD-1120 CD 2, Track 4,
Zelenka: Simphonie concertante a 8 in A
Collegium 1704
SUPRAPHON SU 3858-2 Tracks 14-15
Chapi: El barquillero, Romanza de Socorro
Teresa Berganza (soprano)
English Chamber Orchestra
Enrique Garcia Asensio
ENSAYO ENY-CD-9707 Track 3
Albinoni: Trumpet Concerto in D minor
Maurice André (trumpet)
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Jesus Lopez-Cobos (conductor)
EMI 4 76954 2 CD 2, Tracks 16-19
Svendsen: Symphony No.2 in B flat, Op.15
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Mariss Jansons (conductor)
EMI 585 069 2 Tracks 6-10
Bach arr. Grohovski: Partita No.1 in B flat (extracts)
Valeri Grohovsky (piano)
Hamilton Price (bass)
Gerry Gibbs (drums)
BEL AIR MUSIC BAM2034 CD 2, Tracks 5, 7-9
Building a Library recommendation
Bach: Part Four of "A Christmas Oratorio"
Lynda Russell, Libby Crabtree (sopranos)
Mark Padmore (tenor), Michael George (baritone)
The Sixteen Chorus and Orchestra
Harry Christophers (conductor)
CORO COR 16017 CD2 T1-7
