20 April 2005
Wednesday 20 April 2005 17:00-19:30 (Radio 3)
John Mark Ainsley sings music by Fanny and Felix Mendelssohn live in the studio, accompanied on the piano by Roger Vignoles. Music Director Antonio Pappano reveals the Royal Opera House's 2005-6 season. And the Brodksy Quartet play us Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich in the studio and tell us about talk about their latest recording project - 'Mood Swings' which includes songs written and sung by Elvis Costello, Sting, Bjork, Meredith Monk, Richard Rodney Bennett, Ron Sexsmith and Errollyn Wallen...
Duration:
2 hours 30 minutes
Playlist
17:04
NIELSEN
Maskarade (FS.39): Overture
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra/Esa-Pekka Salonen
CBS MK 44547
tr. 7
17:09
SHEPPARD
In manus tuas Domine III
The Sixteen/Harry Christophers
HYPERION CDA66603
tr. 3
17:14
BRITTEN
Winter Words: (no 1) At day close in November
John Mark Ainsley (tenor) and Roger Vignoles (piano) live in the studio
1722
MENDELSSOHN
Neue Lieber
John Mark Ainsley (tenor) and Roger Vignoles (piano) live in the studio
MENDELSSOHN
Six Songs (Op.71)
No. 4: Schilflied
John Mark Ainsley (tenor) and Roger Vignoles (piano) live in the studio
1733
TIPPETT
Songs of Ariel:
(no 2) Full Fathom Five
(no 3) Where the bee sucks
John Mark Ainsley (tenor) and Roger Vignoles (piano) live in the studio
1738
RAVEL
Tzigane
Maxim Vengerov (violin)
Philharmonia Orchestra/Antonio Pappano
EMI 5 57593 2
tr. 9
17:48
STRAUSS
Festmusik der Stadt Wien
Locke Brass Consort/James Stobart
CHANDOS 8419
tr. 1
18:04
MESSIAEN
O sacrum convivium!
Choir of New College Oxford/Edward Higginbottom
DECCA 466 870 2
tr. 18
18:09
VERDI-MACKERRAS
The Lady and the Fool
Philharmonia Orchestra/Charles Mackerras
TESTAMENT SBT 1327
tr. 18
18:25
NIELSEN
Maskarade
Act 1 (Excerpt)
Henrik - Mogens Schmidt Johansen
Jeronimus - Ib Hansen
Leonard - Gert Bastian
Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra/John Frandsen
UNICORN DKP (CD) 9073/4
tr. 8
18:37
PUCCINI
Tosca
Act II (conclusion)
Tosca - Angela Gheorghiu
Scarpia - Ruggero Raimondi
Spoletta - David Cangelosi
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden/Antonio Pappano
EMI 5 57173 2
CD 2, trs. 17 - 22
18:52
SAINT-SAËNS
Bassoon Sonata in G major (Op.168)
Ursula Leveaux (bassoon) & Ian Brown (piano)
HYPERION CDA67431/2
CD 1, trs. 6 - 8
1705
SHOSTAKOVICH
Strings Quartet No. 4 in D major (Op.83)
1st movement: Allegretto
Played live in the studio by the Brodsky Quartet
1714
Randy NEWMAN
Real Emotional Girl
Elvis Costello
Brodsky Quartet
BRODSKY BRD3501
tr. 14
1723
TCHAIKOVSKY
Strings Quartet No. 3 in E flat minor (Op.30)
4th movement: Allegro risoluto
Played live in the studio by the Brodsky Quartet
