Edward Seckerson presents a summer season of prize-winning recordings.
Janacek Sinfonietta (1st mvt) Vienna PO, conductor Charles Mackerras
9.05 Monteverdi Laetatus Sum
(Selva Morale e Spirituale)
Gabrieli Consort and Players, conductor Paul McCreesh
9.12 Mozart Piano Concerto No 19 in F, K459
ECO, director Murray Perahia (piano)
9.42 Mahler Ich Bin der Welt Abhanden
Kommen (Ruckert-Lieder)
Janet Baker (mezzo), New Philharmonia, conductor John Barbirolli
9.50 Stravinsky The Shrovetide Fair (Petrushka) Maurizio Pollini (piano)
10.00 Strauss Der Rosenkavalier
(excerpt) Elisabeth Schwarzkopf and Teresa Stich-Randall (sopranos),
Christa Ludwig (mezzo), Philharmonia, conductor Herbert von Karajan
10.14 Bach Overture in C, BWV1066
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, conductor Ton Koopman
10.36 Brahms Piano Quartet No 3 in C minor, Op 60 (1st mvt)
Isaac Stern , Jamie Laredo (violins), Yo-Yo Ma (cello), Emanuel Ax (piano)
10.53 Grainger Colonial Song
Eastman-Rochester Pops Orchestra, conductor Frederick Fennell
11.00 Blind Tasting Fiona Talkington invites her guests to compare three performances of the same piece without knowing who the performers are. Today, actress Fiona Shaw and pianist Melvyn Tan listen to Mendelssohn's overture to A
Midsummer Night's Dream.
11.30 Bernstein Nothing More than This (Candide) Jerry Hadley (tenor), LSO, conducted by the Composer
11.35 Eigar Overture: In the South (Alassio) Bournemouth SO, conductor Constantin Silvestri
Producers Martin Cotton and Nick Morgan