8 May 2008
Thursday 8 May 2008 17:00-19:00 (Radio 3)
Sean Rafferty presents a selection of music and guests from the music world. Creative director Mary King talks about the Southbank Centre's week-long celebration of choral singing 'Chorus', and the Vasari Singers with director Jeremy Backhouse perform live in the studio ahead of their concert at the London Festival of Contemporary Church Music.
Playlist
17:02
G. Gabrieli
Buccinate in neomenia tuba a19
Ambrosian Singers
Brass & string ensemble
Denis Stevens (conductor)
CLASSICS FOR PLEASURE 5860492
Track 6
4'17
17:07
L. Mozart
Marcia Villanesca & Finale from Die Bauernhochzeit
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Tini Mathot (pianoforte)
Ton Koopman (conductor)
CHALLENGE CLASSICS CC72189
Tracks 1&5
6'03
17:14
Padilla
Deus in adiutorium
The Sixteen
Harry Christophers (director)
CORO COR16059
Track 1
2'09
17:21
Bach / Shlomo / Ward Swingle
Bachbeat
Featuring Shlomo, MC Zani, Bellatrix, Spitf'ya and jestar
The Swingle Singers
SIGNUM CLASSICS SIGCD104
Track 11
1'50
Segue
17:23
trad. Arr. Norman Luboff
Deep River
The London Adventist Chorale
Verna Jean Gervais (alto solo)
Ken Burton (director)
PARADISUM PDSCD1
Track 2
3'45
17:30
Stanford
The Bluebird
Chantage
James Davey (conductor)
CHANTAGE01
Track 4
2'42
17:34
Brahms
Tragic Overture Op 81
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Marin Alsop (conductor)
NAXOS 8.557428
Track 5
13'58
17:49
Alan Abbott
Alla caccia
Michael Thompson (horn)
Philip Fowke (piano)
EMI 5662922
Track 16
2'48
17:52
Monti
Czardas
Nigel Kennedy (violin)
English Chamber Orchestra
EMI 5568902
Track 10
5'18
18:03
Lully
Les Demons from Alceste
Le Concert de Nations
Jordi Savall (director)
ALIA VOX AV9807
Track 29
3'24
18:07
Offenbach
Invocation to Venus from La belle Helene (Act 2)
Felicity Lott (Helene)
Les Musiciens du Louvre
Marc Minkowski (director)
VIRGIN 5454772
CD 2 Track 4
4'12
18:12
LIVE
Will Todd
Angel Song II
Vasari Singers
Jeremy Backhouse (conductor)
3'45
18:19
LIVE
Durufle
Ubi caritas from Four motets on themes of Gregorian Chants
Vasari Singers
Jeremy Backhouse (conductor)
2'00
18:27
LIVE
Ward Swingle
Give us this day
Vasari Singers
Jeremy Backhouse (conductor)
4'11
18:34
Chopin
Barcarolle Op 60
Maurizio Pollini (piano)
DG 431623-2
Track 6
8'30
18:48
Vaughan Williams
English Folk Song Suite
Boston Pops Orchestra
Arthur Fiedler (conductor)
DECCA 430093-2
Track 9-11
11'08
17:54
Morales
Parce mihi domine
The Hilliard Ensemble
Jan Garbarek (soprano saxophone)
ECM NEW SERIES 4453692
Track 8
5'35
