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Including Bach: Chaconne (Partita No 2 in D minor). Mozart: Violin Concerto No 5 in A. Bernstein: Candide (conclusion, Act II). Vaughan Williams: Five Variants on Dives and Lazarus.

With Sarah Walker.

10.00am
Bach, arr. Busoni: Chaconne (Partita No 2 in D minor, BWV 1004)
Artur Rubinstein (piano)
RCA RD85673

10.16am
Mozart: Violin Concerto No 5 in A, K219
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Monica Huggett (violin/director)
VIRGIN VERITAS VC 545010-2

10.44am
Bernstein: Candide (conclusion, Act II)
Candide ...... Jerry Hadley (tenor)
Cunegonde ...... June Anderson (soprano)
Old Lady ...... Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano)
Pangloss ...... Adolph Green (baritone)
London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
Leonard Bernstein (conductor)
DG 429 734-2 (2-CD set)

11.01am
Vaughan Williams: Five Variants on Dives and Lazarus
Northern Sinfonia of England
Richard Hickox (conductor)
EMI CDC 749745-2

11.13am
Elgar: Serenade lyrique - Northern Sinfonia Orchestra
Neville Marriner (conductor)
EMI CDM 565593-2

11.17am
Elgar: Rosemary
Peter Pettinger (piano)
CHANDOS CHAN8438

11.21am
Elgar: Harmony Music No 1
Athena Ensemble
CHANDOS CHAN6553

11.26am
Arban, arr. Pichaureau: Theme and Variations on The Carnival of Venice
Maurice Andre (trumpet)
National Orchestra of Monte-Carlo Opera
Marc Soustrot (conductor)
ERATO 2292 45185-2

11.35am
Verdi: Rigoletto (conclusion, Act II)
Rigoletto ...... Tito Gobbi (baritone)
Gilda ...... Maria Callas (soprano)
Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala, Milan
Giuseppe di Stefano (conductor)
EMI CDS 556327-2 (2-CD set).

2 hours

Last on

Tue 18 Mar 2008 10:00

Broadcast

  • Tue 18 Mar 2008 10:00