8 July 2008
Tuesday 8 July 2008 17:00-19:00 (Radio 3)
Sean Rafferty presents a selection of music and guests from the arts world. Tenor Allan Clayton and pianist Simon Lepper perform live in the studio ahead of their recital at the City of London Festival, and singers John Relyea and Charles Castronovo discuss their roles in the Royal Opera's new production of Stravinsky's The Rake's Progress.
Playlist
17.02
Tchaikovsky
Queen of Spades; Overture
Kirov Orchestra
Valery Gergiev (conductor)
PHILIPS 438 141-2
CD 1 Track 1
4'10
17.07
J.S. Bach
Sonata in D minor BWV.964; Allegro
Elizabeth Farr (harpsichord)
NAXOS 8.570470
CD 2 Track 12
6'28
17.21
LIVE
Schubert
Der Neugierige (Schone Mullerin)
Allan Clayton (tenor)
Simon Lepper (piano)
4'18
17.19
LIVE
Honegger
Petit Cours de Morale, H148
Allan Clayton (tenor)
Simon Lepper (piano)
4'44
17.38
Britten
Young Apollo
Nikolai Lugansky (piano)
Halle Orchestra
Kent Nagano (conductor)
ERATO 3984255022
Track 1
7'03
17.45
Linley
All Canaan's heathen race
Holst Singers
Stephen Layton (director)
HYPERION CHD55302
Track 13
3'01
17.49
Liszt
Orpheus, transcribed for 2 pianos
Tami Kanazawa and Yuval Admony (pianos)
NAXOS 8.570736
Track 2
9'43
18.03
Alwyn
Suite of Scottish Dances
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
David Lloyd-Jones (conductor)
NAXOS 8.570704
Tracks 13-19
7'16
18.11
Mozart
March in D major, K.290
L'Archibudelli
SONY SK46702
Track 3
3'22
18.15
Stravinsky
Love, too frequently betrayed (The Rake's Progress, Act 1)
Philip Langridge (Tom Rakewell)
Astrid Varnay (Mother Goose)
London Sinfonietta Chorus
London Sinfonietta
Riccardo Chailly (conductor)
DECCA 411 645-2
CD 1 Track 8
3'25
18.25
Stravinsky
Come, master, observe (The Rake's Progress, Act 2)
Philip Langridge (Tom Rakewell)
Samuel Ramey (Nick Shadow)
London Sinfonietta
Riccardo Chailly (conductor)
DECCA 411 645-2
CD 1 Track 12
5'37
18.37
Stravinsky
I burn! I burn! I freeze! (The Rake's Progress, Act 3)
Philip Langridge (Tom Rakewell)
Samuel Ramey (Nick Shadow)
London Sinfonietta
Riccardo Chailly (conductor)
DECCA 411 645-2
CD 2 Track 9
3'33
18.43
Smetana
Skocna (The Bartered Bride)
Prague Symphony Orchestra
Jiri Belohlavek (conductor)
SUPRAPHON 110377-2
Track 5
5'47
18.49
Satie
Les troi valses distinguees
Anne Queffelec (piano)
VIRGIN 5220502
Tracks 7-9
2'48
18.53
J.S. Bach
St Matthew Passion; Erbarme dich
David Daniels (countertenor)
The English Concert
Harry Bicket (director)
VIRGIN WHITE LABEL
Track 7
6'43