15 February 2006
Wednesday 15 February 2006 17:00-18:55 (Radio 3)
Sean's first guests today are Lucy Parham , Artistic Director of the Schumann Festival at London's Cadogan Hall, together with singers Ann Murray & Stephen Roberts . Actress Joanna David also joins them to give a flavour of 'Beloved Clara', a performance of which forms part of the festival and interweaves letters from Schumann and his wife with performances of his piano music.
After 6 o'clock the pianist Piotr Anderszewski comes in to talk to Sean ahead of his concert tomorrow at the Queen Elizabeth Hall. Piotr is also performing a series of Mozart Concertos with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra in celebration of 250 years since the composer's birth.
Duration:
1 hour 55 minutes
Playlist
17:03
WOLF-FERRARI
Overture, Susanna's Secret
Academy of St.Martin-in-the-Fields
Sir Neville Marriner, conductor
EMI CDC 7 54585 2
TR.1
17:06
BACH
Concerto in f minor, BWV.1056
Gustav Leonhardt, harpsichord and director
Leonhardt Consort
TELDEC 3984 25717 2
CD.4
TR.4-6
17:17
LIVE
SCHUMANN
Ich bin dein Baum (I am your tree)
(Minnespiel op.101 no.3)
Ann Murray, mezzo-soprano
Stephen Roberts, baritone
Terence Allbright, piano
READING (JOANNA DAVID as Clara Schumann)
17:28
SCHUMANN
Papillons, op.2 (final 2 mvts.)
Lucy Parham , piano
ASV CD DDM4501
T.24-25
READING (JOANNA DAVID as Eugenie Schumann)
17:37
BRAHMS
Vor der Tur (At the door)
Ann Murray, mezzo-soprano
Stephen Roberts, baritone
Terence Allbright, piano
17:40
MENDELSSOHN
Volkslied (Burns) (Op.63 no.5) sung in Scots English
Ann Murray, mezzo-soprano
Stephen Roberts, baritone
Terence Allbright, piano
17:44
TCHAIKOVSKY
Theme and Variations, Suite No.4 in G, op.61 "Mozartiana"
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Antal Dorati, conductor
PHILIPS 454 253 2
CD.2 T.8
18:03
SIBELIUS
Finlandia op.26
Estonian National Male Choir
Estonian National SO
Paavo Järvi, conductor
VIRGIN 0946 342047 2
CD.2 T.8
18:13
MOZART
1st Mvt., Piano Concerto No. 20 in d minor K.466
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
conducted by Piotr Anderszewski (piano)
VIRGIN 346 696 2
T.1
18:33
SZYMANOWSKI
Serenade de Don Juan (Masques)
Piotr Anderszewski (piano)
VIRGIN 545730 2
T.3
18:46
MOZART
Final mvt. Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major K.453
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
conducted by Piotr Anderszewski (piano)
VIRGIN 346 696 2
T.6
