Fathers and Daughters
Rob Cowan presents a selection of music investigating how composers as varied as Puccini, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Verdi and Wagner have treated fathers and daughters.
Rob Cowan's selection of music investigates how composers as varied as Puccini, Beethoven and Tchaikowsky have looked at fathers and daughters.
He also includes music from Verdi and Wagner exploring this theme. The programme also sees the launch of a new season of cantatas by Telemann, and includes the Divertimento Opus 86 by Strauss.
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Music Played
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Johannes Brahms
Hungarian Dance No. 1 in G minor
Performers: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Fritz Reiner
- Decca.
- 480 5006.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Bagatelles Op. 33 Nos. 3 & 7
Performers: Olga Pashschenko (fortepiano)
- Fuga Libera.
- FUG 598.
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Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto in G "Alla Rustica"
Performers: English Concert, Trevor Pinnock
- DG.
- 478 5187.
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
Fantasia on Greensleeves
Performers: London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult
- EMI.
- 5 73924 2.
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Pablo de Sarasate
Carmen Fantasy Op. 25
Performers: Leonid Kogan (violin), Grand Symphony Orchestra, Vassily Nebolsin
- Brilliant.
- 93030/5.
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Georg Philipp Telemann
Auf ehernen Mauern (TWV 1:96; Bärenreiter No. 24)
Performers: Bergen Barokk, ensemble, Mona Julsrud, soprano, Frode Thorsen, recorder, Markku Luolajan-Mikkola, cello, Hans Knut Sveen, organ
- Toccata Classics.
- TOCC 037.
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César Franck
Cantabile
Performers: Pierre Cochereau
- Philips.
- 442 296-2.
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Dmitry Shostakovich
Three Fantastic Dances
Performers: Cristina Ortiz (piano)
- Brilliant Classics.
- 9412.
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Giacomo Puccini
Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro
Performers: Victoria de los Angeles (soprano), Orchestra of the Romeo Opera / Gabriele Santini
- Regis.
- RRC9011.
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Giuseppe Verdi
Aida: Act 3 – 'Ciel, mia padre …'
Performers: Katia Ricciarelli (soprano), Leo Nucci (baritone), La Scala Orchestra / Claudio Abbado
- DG.
- 479 0379.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Fidelio – Act 1 trio (Leonore/Rocco/Marzelline)
Performers: Helga Dernesch (Leonore), Helen Donath (Marzelline), Karl Ridderbusch (Rocco), Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan
- EMI.
- 3 87739 2.
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Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Swan Lake – Act 3 Nos. 22a-24
Performers: Rafael Druian (violin), Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Antál Dorati
- Mercury.
- 462 950-2.
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Richard Wagner
Die Walküre, Act III – Hier bin ich – und das ich ihm in Stücken schlug!
Performers: Jeannine Altemeyer (soprano), Theo Adam (bass-baritone), Staatskappelle Dresden / Marek Janowski
- Eurodisc.
- 88725462232(2).
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Frédéric Chopin
Waltz in B minor 69 No. 2
Performers: Claudio Arrau (piano)
- Decca.
- 478 5154.
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Max Reger
III. Der Toteninsel from Four Tone Poems after Arnold Böcklin (TM)
Performers: Royal Concertgebouw, Neeme Jarvi
- Chandos.
- CHAN 8794.
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Richard Strauss
Divertimento Op. 86 (after Francois Couperin)
Performers: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
- DG.
- 435 871-2.
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Edvard Grieg
Symphony In C Minor: Intermezzo
Performers: Bergen Symphony Orchestra, Karsten Andersen
- Decca.
- 478 4588.
Broadcast
- Sun 7 Apr 2013 09:00´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 3