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Melvyn Tan, English Touring Opera

Sean Rafferty presents a selection of music and guests from the arts world, including pianist Melvyn Tan and English Touring Opera.

Sean Rafferty's guests include pianist Melvyn Tan. English Touring Opera drop in for some live performance and to talk about the newly translated St John Passion. Plus Simon Maguire of Sotheby's brings in some rare Beethoven manuscripts.

5.30pm Power of Three - another chance to hear the next instalment in a 70-part daily series of pioneering sounds from the 大象传媒 Third Programme and Radio 3 archives presented by David Hendy.

2 hours

Music Played

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Der Schauspieldirektor (Overture)

    Conductor: Colin Davis. Orchestra: Staatskapelle Dresden.
    • Mozart Overtures Sir Colin Davis Staatskapelle Dresden.
    • RCA Red Seal.
    • 3.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Concerto no.3 in C minor Op.37 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Murray Perahia. Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Conductor: Bernard Haitink.
    • Beethoven: The Five Piano Concertos: Perahia/Royal Concertgebouw Orch/Haitink.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 3.
  • Gabriel Faur茅

    Fantaisie, Op.79

    Performer: Sharon Bezaly. Performer: Roland P枚ntinen.
    • Cafe au Lait: Sharon Bezaly/Roland Pontinen.
    • BIS.
    • 14.
  • Edward Elgar

    Where corals lie (Sea Pictures Op.37)

    Singer: Janet Baker. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: John Barbirolli.
    • Elgar: Cello Concerto/Sea Pictures: Du Pre/Baker/LSO/Barbirolli.
    • EMI.
    • 8.
  • Leon "Chu" Berry

    Christopher Columbus

    Orchestra: Benny Goodman and His Orchestra.
    • Benny Goodman and his Orchestra -Sing, Sing, Sing.
    • BMG Music.
    • 6.
  • Alexander Glazunov

    Concert waltz no.2 in F major Op.51

    Orchestra: Bamberg Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Neeme J盲rvi.
    • Orfeo.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    French Suite No 3 in B minor, BWV 814 (Gigue)

    Performer: Angela Hewitt.
    • J.S. Bach, The French Suites: Angela Hewitt.
    • Hyperion.
    • 21.
  • Robert Farnon

    The Westminster Waltz

    Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Barry Wordsworth.
    • British Light Classics: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Barry Wandsworth.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 16.

Broadcast

  • Wed 12 Oct 2016 16:30

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