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Thursday - James Jolly

James Jolly presents Folk and Popular Songs in Music including Dvorak' Dumky Trio, Tchaikovsky Orchestral Suites and recordings by Murray Perahia.

with James Jolly: this week a selection of Folk and Popular Songs in Music, Tchaikovsky Orchestral Suites and recordings by the pianist Murray Perahia.

Today's highlights include a recording of Murray Perahia playing a selection of Scarlatti's Sonatas, Tchaikovsky's Suite No.4, a group of three Kurt Weill songs, some light music by Rudolf Friml, and the Dumky Piano Trio by Friml's teacher, Antonin Dvorak.

10.00
Suk
Fantastic Scherzo, Op.35
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Charles Mackerras (conductor)
DECCA 446 443-2

10.15
Scarlatti
Sonatas (selection)
Murray Perahia (piano)
SONY CLASSICAL SK 62785

10.22
Mozart
Ave Verum Corpus, K.618
London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus
Sir Colin Davis (conductor)
PHILIPS 412 873-2

10.26
Tchaikovsky
Suite No.4 in G major, Op.61 Mozartiana
Orchestra of the Suisse Romande with solo violinist Ruggiero Ricci
Ernest Ansermet (conductor)
BRILLIANT CLASSICS 94031

10.53
Today's Group of 3 are Kurt Weill Songs Weill The Solomon Song (The Threepenny Opera) Lotte Leyna (vocal) & an instrumental ensemble SONY CLASSICAL MHK 60647

Weill
Schickelgruber
Terea Stratas (soprano)
Richard Woitach (piano)
NONESUCH 7559 790019-2

Weill
Speak Low (One Touch of Venus)
Ute Lemper (soprano)
RIAS Berlin Chamber Ensemble
John Mauceri (conductor)
DECCA 425 204-2

11.04
Brahms
Academic Festival Overture, Op.80
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Eugene Jochum (conductor)
EMI CDZ 7626042

11.16
Thursday Light Music
Friml
Chanson 'In Love'
New London Orchestra
Ronald Corp (conductor)
HYPERION CDA67067

11.19
Dvorak
Piano Trio No.4 in E minor, Op.90 'Dumky'
Trio Fontenay
TELDEC 2564 69984-8.

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Thu 9 Dec 2010 10:00

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  • Thu 9 Dec 2010 10:00