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Classical Collection with Sarah Walker: this week great performances from British musicians and orchestras; classic recordings from the Lindsay String Quartet.

Sarah starts today's tour on the South Coast of England, with music from Bridge and Parry, and goes on to investigate the Bardic tradition in Wales. There are classic recordings of Weber's Clarinet Quintet and Sibelius's Finlandia.

10.00
Bridge
Cherry Ripe
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Charles Groves (conductor)
EMI CDM 7 69870 2

10.03
Parry
Symphonic Variations
London Symphony Orchestra
Adrian Boult (conductor)
LYRITA SRCD.2338

10.20
Weber
Clarinet Quintet in B flat, J.182
Janet Hilton (clarinet)
Lindsay String Quartet
CHAN8366

10.49
Sibelius
Finlandia, Op.26 No.7
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Constantin Silvestri (conductor)
DISKY DCL 705882

10.57
Today's Group of 3 is connected with the Welsh tradition of bardic singing.

Trad. Welsh
David of the White Rock [Dafydd y Garreg Wen]
Rachel Ann Morgan (mezzo-soprano/harp)
Etcetera KTC1049

Trad. Welsh arr. Hazell
Bugeilio'r Gwenith Gwyn
Bryn Terfel (baritone)
Catrin Finch (harp)
London Symphony Orchestra
Barry Wordsworth (conductor)
DG 474 4382

Trad. Welsh arr. Britten
The Ash Grove
Robert Tear (tenor)
Philip Ledger (piano)
EMI CDM 769423-2

11.06
Schubert
String Quartet D.810 "Death and the Maiden" (orch. Mahler)
English Chamber Orchestra
Jeffrey Tate (conductor)
EMI CDC 7473542.

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