8 February 2007
Thursday 8 February 2007 17:00-19:30 (Radio 3)
Sean Rafferty presents a selection of music, plus news from the arts world; along with guests the Doric String Quartet; John Tomlinson and David Owen Norris; and soprano Lore Lixenberg.
Duration:
2 hours 30 minutes
Playlist
17:02'52
Beethoven
Coriolan Overture
Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra conducted by David Zinman
Arte Nova 82876 57831 2, track 3
7'21"
17:16'27
LIVE MUSIC
Mozart after J.S. Bach
3 Fugues from Book 2 of The Well Tempered Clavier:
No.1 in C minor (1'22")
No.2 in E flat major (1'48")
No.5 in D major (1'24")
Doric String Quartet: Alex Redington (violin), Jonathan Stone (violin), Mark Braithwaite (viola), John Myerscough (cello)
17:27'00
LIVE MUSIC
Mozart
Allegro moderato (1st movement) from String Quartet No.10 in F, K.590
Doric String Quartet: Alex Redington (violin), Jonathan Stone (violin), Mark Braithwaite (viola), John Myerscough (cello)
7'58"
17:36'03
Offenbach
Ballet des flocons de neige from La voyage dans la lune
Les Musiciens du Louvre conducted by Marc Minkowski
Archiv 477 640 3m tracks 8-15
10'54"
17:47'28
Ravel
Alborada del gracioso from Miroirs
Artur Pizarro (piano)
Linn Records CKD 290, track 9
6'31"
17:54'27
Britten
From The Tocher (Rossini Suite)
I Allegro brilliante (1'53")
II Allegretto (2'20")
Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, conducted by Martyn Brabbins, with the Choir of King Edward's School, Birmingham
NMC D112, tracks 4-5
18:03'22
Vaughan Williams (arr. Ralph Greaves)
Fantasia on Greensleeves from Sir John in Love
New Queen's Hall Orchestra conducted by Barry Wordsworth
Argo 440 116 2, track 4
4'08"
18:08'00
Vivaldi
Bassoon Concerto in A minor
Mathieu Lussier (baroque bassoon), Arion
Early-music.com EMCCD-7764, tracks 1-3
11'00"
18:25'58
LIVE MUSIC
Schubert
Auf dem Flusse no.7 from Winterreise
John Tomlinson (bass), David Owen Norris (piano)
3'31"
18:37'24
LIVE MUSIC
Schubert
Der Wegweiser, no.20 from Winterreise
John Tomlinson (bass), David Owen Norris (piano)
4'35"
18:43'14
Shostakovich
Barrel-Organ Waltz and Romance from The Gadfly Suite
Academy of St Martin in the Fields conducted by Sir Neville Marriner
CFP 3 82234 2, tracks 6-7
8'43"
18:52'17
Berg transc. Gottwald
Die Nachtigall from Sieben fruhe Lieder [Seven Early Songs]
Accentus Chamber Choir conducted by Laurence Equilbey
Naive V 4965, track 8
2'23"
18:54'57
Rzewski
Theme from 36 Variations on 'The People United will never be defeated!'
Frederick Rzewski (piano)
Nonesuch 7559796232, CD 6, track 1
1'31"
19:02'29
Stuart MacRae
2nd scene from 2 scenes from the death of Count Ugolino
Lore Lixenberg (mezzo), Birmingham Contemporary Music Group conducted by Susanna Malkki
NMC D115, track 6
5'45"
19:13'22
Ligeti
3 songs from Sippal, Dobbal, Nahihegeduvel:
1. Fabula
2. Tancdal
3. Kinai templom
Katalin Karolyi (mezzo), Amadinda Percussion Group
Teldec 8573876312, tracks 9-11
4'00"
19:18'24
Chopin
Scherzo No.1 in B minor
Simon Trpceski (piano)
EMI 3 75586 2, track 5
10'54"
