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Idealism

Mary King sits in for Iain Burnside and presents music of optimism and idealism. Including works by Bernstein, Janacek, Ives and Beethoven.

Mary King sits in for Iain Burnside and presents music of optimism and idealism. Including works by Bernstein, Janacek, Ives and Beethoven.

Rodgers and Hammerstein: A Cockeyed Optimist - South Pacific
Mary Martin/ Original Broadway Cast
Sony Classical SK60722

Honegger: Symphony No 4 - Deliciae basiliensis - 3rd movement
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra/ Charles Dutoit
ERATO ECD88178

Leonard Bernstein: Candide 'The Best of all possible worlds'
Max Adrian / Original Cast Recording from 1956
Sony Classical SK48017

Janacek: Capriccio for Left Hand Piano and Wind Instruments - last movement
Rudolf Firkusny (piano)/ Members of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra / Rafael Kubelik (directing)
Deutsche Grammophon 4497642

Liszt: LYON, From Album d'un voyageur
Leslie Howard (piano)
HYPERION CDA666012

Ives: 2nd Sonata Concord Mass 1840-1860 - 4th Movement - Thoreau
Marc Andre Hamelin (Piano) / Jaime Martin on flute
Hyperion CDA67469

Bob Dylan: Times they are a changing
Nina Simone
RCA 82876805532

Beethoven: Abscheulicher / Komm O Hoffnung - Fidelio
Christa Ludwig / Philharmonia Orchestra/ Otto Klemperer
EMI CMS 7 69324 2

Handel: Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah
Rias Kammerchor and Sinfonietta/ Marcus Creed
Capriccio 10245

Schubert: Trout Quintet Op. 114 - Andantino 'theme and variations'
The Nash Ensemble
IMP PCD868

Geoffrey Burgon: Nunc dimittis. 1979 version
James Bowman (countertenor)/ Crispian Steele-Perkins (trumpet)/ City of London Sinfonia/ Richard Hickox
EMI CDC7497622

Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante K297b - 1st movement
West Eastern Divan Orchestra/ Daniel Barenboim
Mohammed Saleh -oboe / Kinan Azmeh - clarinet
Mor Biron - bassoon / Sharon Polyak - horn
WARNER 2564627912

Chase-Whiting-Robin: My Ideal
Chet Baker (vocals/trumpet)/ Jimmy bond (bass)/ Lawrence Marable (drums)
Pacific Jazz CDP7929322

Joan Tower: Fanfare No 1 For the Uncommon Woman
Colorado Symphony Orchestra/Marin Alsop
KOCH 374692

Alberto Ginastera: Dances from the ballet Estancia - The Land Workers/ The Peons of the Hacienda/ Danza Final
Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela / Gustavo Dudamel
Deutsche Grammophon 4777457.

2 hours

Last on

Sun 15 Feb 2009 10:00

Broadcast

  • Sun 15 Feb 2009 10:00