Petroc Trelawny chats to conductor Markus Stenz ahead of his Edinburgh Festival production of Strauss's Capriccio. Composer Rachel Portman comes into the studio to talk about her piece 'The Water Diviners Tale' due to be performed on monday at the BBC Proms. Pianist Ivo Kahanek comes in to play ahead of his Proms debut with the BBC Symphony Orchestra this weekend.
Playlist
17:03
SALIERI
Overture and Scene 1 (Prima la Musica e poi le Parole)
Robert Holl (bass-baritone), Thomas Hampson (baritone), Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, cond by Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Teldec 8.43336-2
Tracks 1 & 2
6'47"
17:12
R STRAUSS
Capriccio: "Prima la musica."
Gregory Kunde (tenor), Stephan Genz (baritone), Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, cond by Georges Pretre
Forlane 268052 CD 1 of 2
Track 2 (extract)
17:17
R STRAUSS
Capriccio: Sonnet & Trio, "Kein andres, ..."
Gregory Kunde (tenor), Stephan Genz (baritone), Felicity Lott (soprano), Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, cond by Georges Pretre
Forlane 268052 CD 1 of 2
Track 11 (extract)
17:25
R STRAUSS
Capriccio: Laughing Octet
Gregory Kunde (tenor), Stephan Genz (baritone), Felicity Lott (soprano), Thomas Allen (baritone), Gunther von Kannen (bass), Iris Vermillion (mezzo), Monica Gonzalez (soprano), Matthias Klink (tenor), Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, cond by Georges Pretre
Forlane 268052 CD 2 of 2
Track 2 (extract)
17:36
R STRAUSS
Capriccio: Final scene; "Du schweigst."
Felicity Lott (soprano), Markus Eiche (bass), Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, cond by Georges Pretre
Forlane 268052 CD 2 of 2
Track 14 (extract)
17:43
BACH
Violin Concerto in G minor BWV 1056
Susanne Lautenbacher (violin), Stuttgart Bach Collegium, conducted by Helmuth Rilling
Bayer BR 100070
Tracks 1 - 3
10'53"
17:54
COUPERIN
Le Dodo ou L'Amour au Berceau
Angela Hewitt piano
Hyperion CDA 67520
Track t22
03'57"
18:03
RACHEL PORTMAN
'The Cider House' from the film The Cider House Rules
Orchestra conducted by David Snell
Sony Classical SK 89031
Track 7
4'08"
18:08
RACHEL PORTMAN
The Water Diviner's Tale
Extract taken from rehearsals with permission: Frances Bourne (mezzo), Helen Williams (soprano), Robert Burt (tenor), Riccardo Simonetti (baritone), Paul Reeves (bass), Water Children ensemble, BBC Concert Orchestra, conductor David Charles Abell
1'22"
18:17
RACHEL PORTMAN
The Little Prince: Finale - 'Look at the Stars'
Full cast
BBC Concert Orchestra
Conducted by David Charles Abell
Sony Classical 518749-2
Track 13
2'48"
18:21
HAYDN
Symphony no 26 in D minor, Lamentatione
Northern Symphony Orchestra, cond by Nicholas Ward
Naxos 8.550721
Trs. 1 - 3
15'02"
18:37
LIVE
JANACEK
Two pieces from On an Overgrown Path
Ivo Kahanek
3'15" and 3'26"
18:50
LIVE
MARTINU
No. 2 'Dupak' from Three Czech Dances
Ivo Kahanek
2'48"
18:54
SCHUBERT
Songs; The Fisherman's Song, The Wanderer to the Moon
Ian Partridge, tenor, Jennifer partridge, piano
ASV CD QS 6171
Track 17 & 18
5'05"
