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Rob's Gold Standard

Rob Cowan with a personal choice of music: solo Bach from Maurice Gendron, Chabrier conducted by Igor Markevitch and Haydn played by the Schneider Quartet. There's an orchestral fantasy on Dvorak's Rusalka, plus a genuine stereo recording from the early 1930s.

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Sat 13 Aug 2016 13:00

Music Played

  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Ballet Suite No. 3, Arr. Atovmyan [1952]

    Performer: Maxim Dmitrievich Shostakovich. Orchestra: Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra.
    • BMG : 74321-66981 2.
    • BMG.
    • 13.
  • Maurizio Cazzati

    Ciaccona

    Performer: Giordano Antonelli. Ensemble: Musica Antiqua.
    • Sony : 88875174822.
    • Sony.
    • 4.
  • Francis Poulenc

    Melancolie For Piano

    Performer: Miki Aoki.
    • Profil Hanssler : PH15023.
    • Profil Hanssler.
    • 1.
  • Robert Volkmann

    Serenade No. 2 In F Major Op.63 For Orchestra

    Performer: Otmar Suitner.
    • Edel : 0002442CCC.
    • Edel.
    • 1.
  • Herbert Hughes

    The Bard Of Armagh, Arr. For Voice And Piano

    Singer: John McCormack.
    • Naxos : 8.112056.
    • Naxos.
    • 25.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    12 Minuets K.568 For Orchestra

    Orchestra: London Mozart Players. Conductor: Harry Blech.
    • FHR REMASTERS : FHR-15.
    • FHR Remasters.
    • 16.
  • Modest Mussorgsky

    Pictures From An Exhibition, Orch. Ravel

    Orchestra: The Philadelphia Orchestra. Conductor: Leopold Stokowski.
    • Iron Needle : IN 1402.
    • Iron Needle.
    • 7.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Suite No. 1 In G Major Bwv.1007 For Cello Solo

    Music Arranger: Maurice Gendron.
    • French Decca : 4823849.
    • French Decca.
    • 1.
  • Emmanuel Chabrier

    Espana - Rhapsody

    Performer: -See Sp. R S O Spanish Radio And Tv S O. Music Arranger: Igor Markevitch.
    • PHILIPS : 422-267-2.
    • PHILIPS.
    • 2.
  • Joseph Haydn

    Quartet In A Major Op.20`6 For Strings

    Ensemble: Alexander Schneider Quartet.
    • MUSIC AND ARTS : CD-1281.
    • Music and Arts.
    • 1.
  • Joseph Kosma

    Les Feuilles Mortes (Autumn Leaves) For Voice And Piano [words: Jacques Prevert

    Performer: Rudolf Jansen. Singer: Elly Ameling.
    • GW : 13001.
    • GW.
    • 19.
  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    Mesicku Na Nebi [o Silver Moon/Pale Moon...], Arr. For Voice And Piano [from Rus

    Music Arranger: Tomas Ille. Music Arranger: Manfred Honeck. Orchestra: Pittsburgh S O.
    • Reference Recordings : FR-720 SACD.
    • Reference Recordings.
    • 5.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Don Giovanni - Opera In 2 Acts K.527

    Singer: Ezio Pinza. Conductor: Rosario Bourdon.
    • RCA : RCA-09026 61245-2.
    • RCA.
    • 9.

Broadcast

  • Sat 13 Aug 2016 13:00

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