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On the 20th anniversary of the Great Storm, Iain introduces music associated with hurricanes and floods, including Schubert, Liszt and Berlioz, and Beethoven's Sonata, Op 31, No 2.

On the 20th anniversary of the Great Storm, Iain introduces music associated with hurricanes and floods.

Liszt: Orage (Ann茅es de p猫lerinage)
Jorge Bolet (piano)
Decca 4101602

Telemann: Hamburger Ebb und Fluss (Overture in C)
Musica Antiqua Koln
Reinhard Goebel (conductor)
Archiv 4137882

Sibelius: Prelude (The Tempest, Suite 2)
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi (conductor)
Bis CD448

Beethoven: Sonata in D minor, Op 31 No 2 (Tempest)
Stephen Kovacevich (piano)
EMI CDC5552262

Kurt Weill: Hurricane scene from Mahagonny; Hurricane approaching Atsena at 120 mph
Pro Music vocal ensemble der Staatlichen Hochschul fur Musik Koln
Kolner Rundfunkorchester
Jan Latham-Konig (conductor)
Capriccio 1074738 CD1

Gluck: Finale of Don Juan
English Baroque Soloists
John Eliot Gardiner (conductor)
Erato 2292459802

Britten: Noye's Fludde 'those in peril on the sea'
Schools of Salisbury and Chester Choir and Orchestra
Coull String Quartet
Members of the Endymion Ensemble
LONDON 4251612

Harold Arlen/Koeler: Stormy Weather
Art Tatum (piano)
ASV CDAJA5164

Schubert: Meeres Stille, D216
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone)
Jorg Demus (piano)
DG 4577472

John Field: Piano Concerto No 5 (L'incendie par l'orage)
Benjamin Frith (piano)
Northern Sinfonia
David Haslam (conductor)
Naxos 8554221

Copland: Choral Overture (The Second Hurricane)
Chorus Pro Musica
Soloists and Chorus of the New York City High School of Music and Art
New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Leonard Bernstein (conductor)
Sony SMK60560

Berlioz: Royal Hunt and Storm (The Trojans)
Wandsworth School Boys Choir
Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Colin Davis (conductor)
Philips 4164322.

2 hours

Last on

Sun 14 Oct 2007 10:00

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  • Sun 14 Oct 2007 10:00