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Monday - Rob Cowan

Presented by Rob Cowan, who shares his personal choice of music.

7:03

SIBELIUS
Prelude (At the Castle Gate) (Pelleas and Melisande)
Lahti Symphony Orchestra
Osmo Vanska (conductor)
BIS CD-918 tr11

7:06

BONFA arr. Körmendi
Manha de carnaval (Morning of Carnival)
I Salonisti
DECCA 425 228-2 tr17

7:11

WILLIAM LAWES
Aire (Consort Sett a6 in C major)
Fretwork, Paul Nicholson (organ)
VIRGIN CLASSICS VC5 45147-2 tr15

7:15

ELGAR
Introduction and Allegro for Strings
English Chamber Orchestra
Benjamin Britten (conductor)
DECCA 473 082-2 CD2 tr1

7:32

VIVALDI
Overture: L'Olimpiade
Freiburg Baroque Orchestra
Thomas Henglebrock (conductor)
DEUTSCHE HARMONIA MUNDI 05472 77289-2 tr 1

7:38

BRAHMS
Dem dunkeln Schloss der heil'gen Erde
Consortium
Andrew-John Smith (conductor)
HYPERION CDA 67775 tr26

7:43

PARRY
Symphonic Variations
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Adrian Boult
LYRITA SRCD 220 tr16

7.56

DE FALLA
The Three Cornered Hat
– Dance of the Corregidor
Vida Guitar Quartet
BGS 118 tr 14

8:03

BACH
Bourée (Partita in E major BWV 1006
Alina Ibragimova (violin)
HYPERION CDA 67692 CD2 tr14

8:05

MENDELSSOHN
Symphony No. 5 in D Minor Reformation
Allegro Vivace
Berlin Philharmonic
Lorin Maazel (conductor)
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 477 8168 GB6 CD4 tr 4

8.11

D. SCARLATTI
Sonata in F L384
Solomon (piano)
EMI 2 06 1022 CD 6 tr1

8:15

WEINBERGER (transcribed Glenn Cliffe Bainum)
Polka & Fugue (Schwanda the Bagpiper)
'The President's Own' United States Marine Band
Lt. Col. Michael J Colburn (conductor)
NAXOS 8.570243 tr 7

8.24

TCHAIKOVSKY
Lullaby for Cello & Piano
Gavriel Lipkind (cello)
Alexandria Lubchansky (piano)
JMC CD 126 tr 15

8:31

RACHMANINOV
Prelude in G Minor Op. 23 No.5
Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano)
DECCA 443 841-2 CD1 tr6

8:36

BEETHOVEN
Overture: Leonora No.3
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
DECCA 475 9090 CD4 tr6

08.50

BOLCOM
Virtuosity Rag
Detroit Chamber Wind & Strings
H. Robert Reynolds
KOCH 373952 tr 6

8:55

THOMAS
Connais-tu le pays (Mignon)
Marilyn Horne (mezzo-sop)
Philharmonia Orchestra
Antonio de Almeida (conductor)
SONY 88697527332 D1 tr 16

9.02

HANDEL
Concerto Grosso Op.6 No. 11
Academy of Ancient Music
Andrew Manze (director)
HARMONIA MUNDI 907228 CD1 trs27 - 31

9.19

GERSHWIN
Porgy & Bess
I Ain’t got no shame doin’ what I like to do!
Arnold Schoenberg Choir
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
RCA 88697591762 CD2 tr 5

9.22

GERSHWIN
It Ain’t Necessarily So
Jascha Heifez (violin)
Brooks Smith (piano)
RCA VICTOR 09026 617712 tr 7

9:25

FAURE / MESSAGER
Messe des Pecheurs de Villerville
Lausanne Vocal Ensemble
Members of Sinfonia Varsovia
Michel Corboz (conductor)
MIRARE MIR 028 trs 11 - 15

9:44

ROSSINI
Overture; William Tell
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Colin Davis (conductor)
EMI CZS5 69364-2 CD1 tr5

9.55

TRAD
Danny Boy (Londonderry Air)
Ben Webster (tenor sax)
Oscar Peterson (piano)
Barney Kessel (guitar)
Ray Brown (bass)
J C Heard (drums)
AVID ENTERTAINMENT AMBX 146 CD7 tr 8

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Music Played

  • Jean Sibelius

    Prelude (At the Castle Gate) (Pelleas and Melisande)

    Performer: Lahti Symphony Orchestra Performer: Osmo Vanska (conductor)

    • BIS CD-918.
  • BONFA arr. Körmendi

    Manha de carnaval (Morning of Carnival)

    Performer: I Salonisti

    • DECCA 425 228-2.
  • William Lawes

    Aire (Consort Sett a6 in C major)

    Performer: Fretwork, Paul Nicholson (organ)

    • VIRGIN CLASSICS VC5 45147-2.
  • Edward Elgar

    Introduction and Allegro for Strings

    Performer: English Chamber Orchestra Performer: Benjamin Britten (conductor)

    • DECCA 473 082-2.
  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Overture: L'Olimpiade

    Performer: Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Performer: Thomas Henglebrock (conductor)

    • DEUTSCHE HARMONIA MUNDI 05472 77289-2.
  • Johannes Brahms

    Dem dunkeln Schloss der heil'gen Erde

    Performer: Consortium Performer: Andrew-John Smith (conductor)

    • HYPERION CDA 67775.
  • Parry

    Symphonic Variations

    Performer: London Symphony Orchestra Performer: Sir Adrian Boult

    • LYRITA SRCD 220.
  • Manuel de Falla

    The Three Cornered Hat

    Performer: – Dance of the Corregidor Performer: Vida Guitar Quartet

    • BGS 118.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bourée (Partita in E major BWV 1006

    Performer: Alina Ibragimova (violin)

    • HYPERION CDA 67692.
  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Symphony No. 5 in D Minor Reformation

    Performer: Allegro Vivace Performer: Berlin Philharmonic Performer: Lorin Maazel (conductor)

    • DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 477 8168 GB6.
  • Domenico Scarlatti

    Sonata in F L384

    Performer: Solomon (piano)

    • EMI 2 06 1022.
  • WEINBERGER (transcribed Glenn Cliffe Bainum)

    Polka & Fugue (Schwanda the Bagpiper)

    Performer: 'The President's Own' United States Marine Band Performer: Lt. Col. Michael J Colburn (conductor)

    • NAXOS 8.570243.
  • Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Lullaby for Cello & Piano

    Performer: Gavriel Lipkind (cello) Performer: Alexandria Lubchansky (piano)

    • JMC CD 126.
  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Prelude in G Minor Op. 23 No.5

    Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano)

    • DECCA 443 841-2.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Overture: Leonora No.3

    Performer: Chicago Symphony Orchestra Performer: Sir Georg Solti (conductor)

    • DECCA 475 9090.
  • Bolcom

    Virtuosity Rag

    Performer: Detroit Chamber Wind & Strings Performer: H. Robert Reynolds

    • KOCH 373952.
  • Thomas

    Connais-tu le pays (Mignon)

    Performer: Marilyn Horne (mezzo-sop) Performer: Philharmonia Orchestra Performer: Antonio de Almeida (conductor)

    • SONY 88697527332.
  • George Frideric Handel

    Concerto Grosso Op.6 No. 11

    Performer: Academy of Ancient Music Performer: Andrew Manze (director)

    • HARMONIA MUNDI 907228.
  • George Gershwin

    Porgy & Bess

    Performer: I Ain’t got no shame doin’ what I like to do! Performer: Arnold Schoenberg Choir Performer: Chamber Orchestra of Europe Performer: Nikolaus Harnoncourt

    • RCA 88697591762.
  • George Gershwin

    It Ain't Necessarily So

    Performer: Jascha Heifez (violin) Performer: Brooks Smith (piano)

    • RCA VICTOR 09026 617712.
  • Faure / Messager

    Messe des Pecheurs de Villerville

    Performer: Lausanne Vocal Ensemble Performer: Members of Sinfonia Varsovia Performer: Michel Corboz (conductor)

    • MIRARE MIR 028.
  • Gioachino Rossini

    Overture; William Tell

    Performer: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Performer: Colin Davis (conductor)

    • EMI CZS5 69364-2.
  • Traditional

    Danny Boy (Londonderry Air)

    Performer: Ben Webster (tenor sax) Performer: Oscar Peterson (piano) Performer: Barney Kessel (guitar) Performer: Ray Brown (bass) Performer: J C Heard (drums)

    • AVID ENTERTAINMENT AMBX 146.

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