26 March 2008
Wednesday 26 March 2008 17:00-19:00 (Radio 3)
Sean Rafferty welcomes conductor Brad Cohen ahead of his performance of Verdi's Macbeth at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London. Nelly Miricioiu and Olafur Sigurdarson talk about their roles as Lady Macbeth and Macbeth respectively, and perform live in the studio. He is also joined by baritone Sergei Leiferkus to discuss his performance of Shostakovich's Symphony No.14 with the LSO and Daniel Harding.
Playlist
17:02
Verdi
Macbeth - prelude
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Riccardo Muti (conductor)
EMI CMS 764339 2
CD 1
Tr. 1
2'57
17:06
Earl of Kellie (Fiddler Tam)
Overture in C, Op.1 no.2
Concerto Caledonia
David McGuinness (director)
LINN CKD 240
Tr. 1-3
10'45
17:19
LIVE
Verdi
Macbeth:'Sappia la sposa mia...' [from Act 1 Sc 2]
Nelly Miricioiu (soprano)
Olafur Sigurdarson (baritone)
Gary Matthewman (piano)
7'12
17:33
Verdi
Macbeth: 'Perfidi! all' anglo contro me v'unite... [From Act 4 Sc 3]
Olafur Sigurdarson (baritone)
Gary Matthewman (piano)
4'33
17:39
Schumann
Genoveva: overture
Swedish Chamber Orchestra
Thomas Dausgaard (conductor)
BIS SACD 1569
Tr. 5
8'16
17:51
Tchaikovsky
It was in the early spring, Op.38 no.2
Sergei Leiferkus (baritone)
Semion Skigin (piano)
CONIFER 75605 51266 2
Tr. 2
2'33
17:54
Rodrigo
Tres piezas espanolas: Fandango
Jeremy Jouve & Juducael Perroy (guitars)
NAXOS 8.570286
Tr. 1
4'01
18:03
Brahms
Klavierstucke, Op.119 no.4: Rhapsodie
Helene Grimaud (piano)
ERATO 0630 14350 2
Tr. 20
4'59
18:08
Debussy, orch Colin Matthews
Brouillards (Preludes, bk 2)
Halle
Mark Elder (conductor)
HALLE LIVE HLL
Tr. 4
4'02
18:13
Tchaikovsky
The lights in the rooms were already out, Op.63 no.5
Sergei Leiferkus (baritone)
Semion Skigin (piano)
CONIFER 75605 51270 2
Tr. 9
2'40
18:23
Shostakovich
Symphony no.14: O Delvig, Delvig!
Sergei Leiferkus (bass)
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi (conductor)
DG 437 785 2
Tr. 13
4'18
18:33
Rachmaninov
Lilacs; Spring Torrents
Sergei Leiferkus (baritone)
Howard Shelley (piano)
CHANDOS CHAN 9374
Tr. 19 & 15
3'50
18:38
Saint-Saens
Havanaise
Kyung Wha Chung (violin)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Charles Dutoit (conductor)
DECCA 425 021 2
Tr. 5
8'53
18:47
Beethoven
7 Bagatelles for Piano Op. 33: Allegretto quasi andante & Presto
Stephen Bishop Kovacevich (piano)
PHILIPS 426 976-2
Tr. 6-7
3:53
18:51
Schutz
Meine Seele erhebt den Herren
National Youth Choir
Mike Brewer (director)
DELPHIAN DCD 34043
Tr. 13
7'32
