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Monday with Rob Cowan - Antonio Pappano, Corinthian Spirit, Rimsky-Korsakov's Capriccio Espagnol

Rob Cowan presents the very best of classical music, including potential companion pieces for a popular piece of music. Antonio Pappano, Music Director of the Royal Opera House, lists his cultural influences and inspirations.

3 hours

Music Played

  • Eric Coates

    Concert Waltz 'Footlights'

    Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: John Wilson.
    • Avie.
  • Giacomo Puccini

    Manon Lescaut: Fra le tue braccia amore

    Singer: Anna Netrebko. Singer: Yusif Eyvazov. Orchestra: Santa Cecilia Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Antonio Pappano.
    • Deutsche Grammophon 479 5015.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 16.
  • Franz Schubert

    String Trio in B flat major D.471

    Ensemble: Trio Zimmermann.
    • Trio Zimmermann plays Mozart鈥檚 Divertimento.
    • BIS.
    • 7.
  • Gabriel Faur茅

    Apr猫s un r锚ve, Op. 7 No. 1 (Arr. M. Knight for Brass Septet)

    Composer: Matthew Knight. Ensemble: Septura.
    • Music for Brass Septet, Vol. 5.
    • Naxos.
    • 401.
  • Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Capriccio espagnol Op.34

    Orchestra: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Neeme J盲rvi.
    • Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture, Rimsky-Korsakov, Borodin: Neeme Jarvi.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 6.
  • Claude Debussy

    En blanc et noir, No 1

    Ensemble: Katia & Marielle Lab猫que.
    • Stravinsky / Debussy Katia Et Marielle Labeque.
    • KML.
  • Giuseppe Torelli

    Sinfonia in C major G.33

    Ensemble: La Serenissima. Director: Adrian Chandler.
    • AVIE.
  • Philip Glass

    Akhnaten (Act 2, Sc 3: The City)

    Orchestra: Ulster Orchestra. Conductor: Takuo Yuasa.
    • Philip Glass: Violin Concerto.
    • Naxos.
    • 9.
  • Pablo de Sarasate

    Playera (Spanish dances Op.23)

    Ensemble: Brodsky Quartet.
    • Chandos.
  • Gioachino Rossini

    Le si猫ge de Corinthe (Overture)

    Orchestra: Orchestra of Santa Cecilia. Conductor: Sir Antonio Pappano.
    • WARNER.
  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    Nocturne in D flat major, Op 27 No 2

    Performer: Maria Jo茫o Pires.
    • DG.
  • Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka

    Jota aragonesa (Capriccio brillante)

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Charles Mackerras.
    • Kaleidoscope: An Orchestral Extravaganza: Mackerras, LSO.
    • Mercury.
    • 13.
  • Claudio Monteverdi

    Laudate pueri

    Choir: The Sixteen. Conductor: Harry Christophers.
  • Richard Rodgers

    My Funny Valentine

    Composer: Lorenz Hart. Performer: Ella Fitzgerald.
    • Polydor.
  • Roxanna Panufnik

    Magnificat (St Pancras Service)

    Choir: Marian Consort. Director: Rory McCleery.
    • DELPHIAN.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Sonata quasi una fantasia in C sharp minor Op.27`2 (Moonlight) for piano (Piano sonata no.14)

    Performer: Evgeny Kissin.
    • DG.
  • Fran莽ois Couperin

    Passacaille (Pi猫ces de violes No 1)

    Performer: Paolo Pandolfo. Performer: Thomas Boysen. Performer: Markus H眉nninger.
    • Couperin: Pieces de violes: Paolo Pandolfo.
    • Glossa.
    • 7.
  • Josef Suk

    Serenade for Strings Op.6 (3rd mvt)

    Orchestra: Australian Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Charles Mackerras.
    • Suk: Serenade fro Stings, Martinu: Sinfonietta Giocosa.
    • Conifer.
  • Claude Debussy

    Reve (Orchestral Suite no.1)

    Orchestrator: Philippe Manoury. Orchestra: Les Si猫cles. Conductor: Fran莽ois鈥怷avier Roth.
    • Musicales Actes Sud.
  • Johan Svendsen

    Romance in G major, Op 26

    Performer: Gil Shaham. Orchestra: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Naoko Tanaka.
    • Romances: Gil Shaham/Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 3.

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