18 August 2005
Thursday 18 August 2005 17:00-19:30 (Radio 3)
On tonight's programme, Sean talks to Sir Colin Davis, conducting the London Symphony Orchestra in two Proms concerts this season; Edward Gardner will be in the studio as he prepares to conduct Scottish Opera's production of John Adams' The Death of Klinghoffer at the Edinburgh Festival; and Eliza Lumley will be performing live for us ahead of her Ronnie Scott's gig this weekend.
Duration:
2 hours 30 minutes
Playlist
17:09
Victoria
O Sacrum Convivium
Chanticleer
Warner 2654 61941-2
Track 5
17:14
Berlioz
Royal Hunt and Storm from Les Troyens
LSO
London Symphony Chorus
Sir Colin Davis
LSO 0010CD
CD 3 Track 1
Beethoven
Scherzo from Symphony No 3 in E flat Op 55 "Eroica"
Staatskapelle Dresden
Sir Colin Davis
Philips 434 120-2
Track 3
Smetana
Vltava [Moldau] from Ma Vlast
LSO
Sir Colin Davis
Private tapes
17:51
Bach/Busoni
"Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme," BWV 645
"Nun freut euch, lieben Christen," BWV 734
"Ich ruf' zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ," BWV 639
Murray Perahia (piano)
SONY CLASSICAL SK 66511
Tracks 1,3 & 4
18:03
Diego José de Salazar
Salga el torillo hosquillo
Ex Cathedra
Director: Jeffrey Skidmore
Soloists: Lucy Ballard [alto]; Grace Davidson [soprano]
Hyperion CDA 67524
Track 4
18:11
Tchaikovsky
Introduction (The Lilac Fairy) from sleeping beauty
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Edward Gardner [conductor]
Private tapes
18:21
Adams
Those birds flying above us from Death of Klinghoffer
Eugene Perry [Mamoud]
Orchestra of Lyon Opera
Kent Nagano [conductor]
Elektra Nonesuch 7559 79281-2
CD 1 Track 13
18:30
Adams
Day Chorus from Death of Klinghoffer
Orchestra of Lyon Opera
The London Opera Chorus
Kent Nagano [conductor]
Elektra Nonesuch 7559 79281-2
CD 2 Track 11
18:35
Saint Saens
Carnival of the Animals
Nash Ensemble
Ian Brown & Susan Tomes [pianos]
Virgin VC 7 90951-2
Tracks 9 - 22
18:58
Parry
Never weather-beaten sail
The Choir of Trinity College , Cambridge
Director: Richard Marlow
Conifer CDCF 503
Track 2
19:03
LIVE
RadioHead
Street Spirit
Eliza Lumley [vocals]
Bruce O'Neil [piano]
19:11
LIVE
Dave Frishberg
Peel Me a Grape
Eliza Lumley [vocals]
Bruce O'Neil [piano]
19:15
Dave Frishberg
My Attorney Burney
Eliza Lumley [vocals]
Bruce O'Neil [piano]
19:19
Dvorak
Five Bagatelles for 2 violins, cello and harmonium Op 47
Allegretto scherzando; Allegretto scherzando; Canon
The Lindsays
ASV CD DCS 446
CD 1 Tracks 2,3 & 5