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Wednesday - Rob Cowan

Rob Cowan presents music including Debussy's Clair de Lune, Mozart's Horn Concerto No 1, and music from Arthur Sullivan's ballet Pineapple Poll.

Rob Cowan presents Breakfast, including a performance of Debussy's Clair de Lune by pianist Noriko Ogawa from the Suite Bergamasque, Mozart's Horn Concerto No.1 played by William VerMeulen with the Houston Symphony conducted by Christoph Eschenbach, and music from Arthur Sullivan's ballet Pineapple Poll performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Charles Mackerras.

3 hours

Last on

Wed 13 Jul 2011 07:00

Music Played

  • Johann Strauss II - Champagne-Polka, op.211

    Performer: London Symphony Orchestra Performer: John Georgiadis (conductor)

  • Claude Debussy

    Clair de Lune from Suite Bergamasque, L82

    Performer: Noriko Ogawa (piano)

    • BIS CD 1405.
  • Edward Elgar

    March from The Wand of Youth, Suite no.2

    Performer: Academy of St Martin in the Fields Performer: Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)

    • CAPRICCIO 10501.
  • Alessandro Scarlatti

    Duet from La Santissima Trinita

    Performer: Roberta Invernizzi (soprano) Performer: Veronique Gens (soprano) Performer: Europa Galante Performer: Fabio Bionde (director)

    • VIRGIN CLASSICS 628647 2.
  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Scherzo from Piano Trio no.2 Op.66 in D minor

    Performer: Atos Trio

    • CPO 777 505-2.
  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Concerto for mandolin & orchestra RV 425 in C major, 1st movement

    Performer: Paul O鈥橠ette (mandolin) Performer: Parley of Instruments Performer: Peter Holman (director)

    • Hyperion CDA66160.
  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Scherzo 鈥 Presto From Sonata for violin & piano, no.2, op.94b (ar. from Sonata for flute

    Performer: Vadim Repin (violin) Performer: Boris Berezovsky (piano)

    • WARNER CLASSICS 0927496372.
  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    Waltz from Serenade for Strings Op.22 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Academy of St Martin in the Fields Performer: Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)

    • DECCA 4437652.
  • Domenico Scarlatti

    Sonata in G major, K.348

    Performer: Ralph Kirkpatrick (harpsichord)

    • ARCHIV PRODUKTION 477 5003.
  • Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Prince Gremin's Aria from Act III 鈥 Eugene Onegin

    Performer: Jonathan Lemalu (bass-baritone) Performer: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Performer: James Judd (conductor)

    • EMI 5576052.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Courante from English Suite No.3

    Performer: Rosalyn Tureck (piano)

    • VAIA 1051.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Concerto for horn & orchestra no.1

    Performer: William ver Meulen (horn) Performer: Houston Symphony Performer: Christoph Eschenbach (conductor)

    • CARLTON CLASSICS 30366 00972.
  • John Philip Sousa

    Flags of Freedom March

    Performer: The Royal Norwegian Navy Band Performer: Keith Brion (conductor)

    • NAXOS 8.559396.
  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Prelude, Op.23 / no.10 in G flat major

    Performer: Simon Trpceski (piano)

    • EMI CLASSICS 5 57943 2.
  • George Frideric Handel

    "When his loud voice in thunder spoke" from Jephta HWV 70

    Performer: RIAS-Kammerchor Performer: Akademie fur Alte Musik Berlin Performer: Marcus Creed (director)

    • BERLIN CLASSICS 0300154BC.
  • Jean Sibelius

    Poco vivace from Symphony No.6 in D minor, Op.104

    Performer: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Performer: Lorin Maazel (conductor)

    • LONDON 430 778-2.
  • Anton Karas

    Harry Lime Theme (The Third Man)

    Performer: Anton Karas.

    Performer: Anton Karas (zither)

    • NAXOS 8.120880.
  • George Frideric Handel

    Alla Hornpipe from Water Music, Suite in D major

    Performer: London Classical Players Performer: Roger Norrington (conductor)

    • VIRGIN VC5452652.
  • Gustav Mahler

    Ging heut morgen ubers feld (I walked across the fields this morning) from Lieder eines F

    Performer: Christian Gerhaher (baritone) Performer: Gerold Huber (piano)

    • RCA 88697567732.
  • Arthur Sullivan

    Pineapple Poll: Opening Dance & Poll's Dance 鈥 Pas de deux

    Performer: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Performer: Sir Charles Mackerras

    • EMI CLASSICS 9 498 19 2.
  • Johannes Brahms

    Intermezzo & Capriccio from Fantasias Op.116

    Performer: Misha Dichter (piano)

    • NIMBUS RECORDS NI 2578.
  • Joseph Haydn

    Finale from Symphony No.86 in D major

    Performer: Concentus Musicus Wien Performer: Nikolaus Harnoncourt (conductor)

    • DEUTSCHE HARMONIA MUNDI 82876 60602 2.
  • Gaetano Donizetti

    Tornami a dir from Don Pasquale, Act 2

    Performer: Roberto Alagna (tenor) Performer: Angela Gheorghiu (soprano) Performer: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden Performer: Richard Armstrong (conductor)

    • EMI CDC5561172.
  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    Introduction and Rondo, Op.16

    Performer: Vladimir Horowitz (piano)

    • SONY CLASSICAL SX10K89765.
  • de Milanes

    Dexa aljava

    Performer: Montserrat Figueras (soprano) Performer: Hesperion XX Performer: Jordi Savall (director)

    • VIRGIN CLASSICS 648809 2.
  • Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Overture to The Tsar's Bride

    Performer: Russian National Orchestra Performer: Mikhail Pletnev (conductor)

    • Deutsche Grammophon 4398922.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Finale from String Quintet in C major, op.29

    Performer: Kuijken Quartet

    • CHALLENGE CLASSICS CC72362.
  • Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns

    Romance for flute and orchestra in D flat major, op.37

    Performer: Clara Novakova (flute) Performer: Ensemble Orchestral de Paris Performer: Jean-Jacques Kantorow (conductor)

    • EMI CDC7549132.
  • Claude Debussy

    Reverie

    Performer: Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano)

    • CHANDOS CHAN 10467.
  • Giacomo Puccini

    Nessun dorma

    Performer: Placido Domingo (tenor) Performer: Vienna State Opera Chorus Performer: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Performer: Herbert von Karajan (conductor)

    • Deutsche Grammophon 429 305-2.

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