1 May 2008
Thursday 1 May 2008 17:00-19:00 (Radio 3)
Sean Rafferty presents a selection of music, plus news from the arts world.
Playlist
Handel House Museum website and the Norfolk and Norwich Festival website can be found here: (the BBC cannot be held responsible for the content on any external website): http://www.handelhouse.org/ and www.nnfestival.org.uk.
17:02
Morley
Now is the month of Maying
Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford
Director Grayston Ives
CANTORIS CRCD 2366
Tr. 10
1'28
17:05
Tchaikovsky
Swan Lake: Pas d'action (Act 2)
Baiba Skride (violin)
(Robert Johnston, harp, Ulrich Heinen, cello)
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Conductor Andris Nelsons
SONY 88697 21423 2
Tr. 7
7'03
17:12
Anon
Dansse real
Hesperion XXI
Director Jordi Savall
ALIA VOX AVSA 9857
Tr. 14
4'21
17:17
LIVE
Rossy
Metopa
John Williams and John Etheridge (guitars)
3'18
17:28
LIVE
Morykate
Djan Djon
John Williams and John Etheridge (guitars)
2'07
17:36
LIVE
Etheridge
Places Between
John Williams and John Etheridge (guitars)
2'56
17:44
Glinka
Mazurka from 'A Life for the Tsar' (Act II)
USSR State SO
conductor Evgeny Svetlanov
MELODIYA 74321 53461 2
CD 2 TR. 3
4'29
17:48
Handel
Piangero la sorte mial (Guilio Cesare)
Danielle de Niese (soprano)
Les Arts Florissants
William Christie
DECCA 475 8746
Tr. 11
6'12
17:54
Bach
2 Schubler Chorales
Werner Jacob (organ)
EMI 5 09393 2 9
CD 3 Tr. 14-15
18:03
Vaughan Williams
O clap your hands
Corydon Singers
Corydon Orchestra
conductor Matthew Best
HYPERION CDA 66655
Tr. 11
3'05
18:06
Nancarrow
Tango
Ensemble Modern
RCA 09026 61180 2
Tr. 12
2'57
18:09
Khachaturian
Introduction and Dance of the Nymphs (from Spartacus)
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Conductor Neeme Jarvi
CHAN 8927
Tr. 1
5'01
Handel
Vedro fra poco (Admeto) - premiered by Faustina Bordoni
Emma Kirkby
Brandenburg Consort/Goodman
Hyperion CDA 66950
Tr.15
(1'50)
Handel
Placa l'alma (Alessandro) - premiered by Francesa Cuzzoni & Faustina Bordoni
Catherine Bott, Emma Kirkby
Brandenburg Consort/Goodman
Hyperion CDA 66950
Tr.5
(1'17)
Handel
He was Despised (Messiah) - premiered by Susannah Cibber
Bernarda Fink
Gabrieli Consort & Players/McCreesh
Archiv 453 464 2
CD 1 Tr. 21
(1'56)
Handel
With plaintive notes (Samson) - premiered by Kitty Clive
Lynda Russell
Symphony of Harmony and Invention,
Harry Christophers
Collins 70382
CD 2 tr.6
(1'32)
Handel
Endless Pleasure (Semele) - premiered by Elisabetta du Parc
Renee Fleming
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Harry Bicket
(3'03)
18:35
Debussy
Suite bergamasque
Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano)
CHANDOS CHAN 10467
Tr. 2-5
16'24
18:51
Grieg
Country Dance
Norwegian Chamber Orchestra
Iona Brown
Virgin 5 62179 2 8
CD 1 tr.12
1'59
18:54
Dowland
Come again! sweet love
Mark Padmore (tenor)
Elizabeth Kenny (lute)
HYPERION CDA 67648
Tr. 6
4'54
