23 November 2007
Friday 23 November 2007 17:00-19:00 (Radio 3)
Sean Rafferty talks to conductor Mark Elder and soprano Hillevi Martinpelto about the Halle Orchestra's all-Sibelius concert this weekend. South African legend Hugh Masekela performs live in the studio.
Playlist
5.02
Mendelssohn
String Symphony no.5 in B flat major
Leipzig Gewandhausorchester
Kurt Masur (conductor)
BERLIN CLASSICS BC21052
Tr. 13-15
5.10
Bach arr Kempff
Siciliano in G minor
Angela Hewitt (piano)
HYPERION CDA 67309
Tr. 2
5.15
Debussy arr Matthews
Ce qu'a vu le vent d'Ouest (Preludes I, 7)
Halle Orchestra
Mark Elder (conductor)
HALLE CDHLL7513
5.24
Larsson
God in Disguise; soprano and chorus
Hillevi Martinpelto (soprano)
Swedish Radio Choir
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor)
SONY SK64140
Tr. 12
5.32
Sibelius
Lemminkainen's Return (Lemminkainen Suite)
Halle Orchestra
John Barbirolli (conductor)
EMI CDM 7692052
Tr. 7
5.39
Chopin
Waltz in E Flat major, op. 18
Peter Jablonski (piano)
Decca 4486452
Tr. 1
5.46
Falla
Three-Cornered Hat - Suite no.2
Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela
Eduardo Mata (conductor)
DORIAN DOR 90210
Tr. 26-28
6.03
Biber (attr.)
Sonata a 6 in G major 'Campanarum'
Musica Antiqua Koln
Reinhard Goebel (director)
ARCHIV 429 230-2
Tr. 12
6.07
Schubert
Rosamunde; Ballet no.2
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
James Levine (conductor)
DG 415 137-2
Tr. 10
6.15
Hou
Grazing in the Grass
Hugh Masekela (trumpet), Dumisani Hiela (drums),
Lucas Senyatso (bass), John Seloiwane (guitar),
O Mioloa (keyboard), Arthur Tshabalela (keyboard piano),
Khaya Mahlangu (sax & flute)
COLUMBIA 4982662
Tr. 1
6.25
Masekela
Lizzie
Hugh Masekela (voice/trumpet)
Sanza Loate and Sello Makhene (backing singers)
Jason Yarde (piano)
6.35
Masekela
Bring Him Back Home (Nelson Mandela)
Hugh Masekela (trumpet), Dumisani Hiela (drums),
Lucas Senyatso (bass), John Selolwane (guitar),
O Mioloa (keyboard), Arthur Tshabalela (keyboard piano),
Khaya Mahlangu (sax & flute)
COLUMBIA 4982662
Tr. 13
6.41
Mozart
Rondo in A major, K.386
Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano)
London Symphony Orchestra
Istvan Kertesz (conductor)
DECCA 443 576-2
Tr. 7
6.49
Monteverdi
Vespers of 1610 - Magnificat (excerpt)
Rodolfus Choir
Southern Sinfonia / Ralph Allwood
Signum Classics SIGCD111
Trs. 13-15
6.55
Adams
Short Ride in a Fast Machine
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop (conductor)
NAXOS 8.559031
Tr. 1
