A Tale of Four Cities
Graeme Kay concludes his exploration of Rossini's relationship with the cities in which he lived and the theatres in which he worked.
5: Paris - the Final Years
Bolero; A Ma Belle-Mère (Requiem) Marilyn Home (mezzo), Martin Katz (piano) Mi Lagnero Tacendo
Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo), Charles Spencer (piano)
Cujus Animam (Stabat Mater ) Luciano Pavarotti (tenor),
London Symphony Chorus and Orchestra, conductor Istvan Kertesz
Giovanna d'Arco
Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo), Charles Spencer (piano)
Petite Messe Solenelle (excerpts) Helen Field (soprano), Anne-Marie Owens (mezzo), Edmund Barham
(tenor), John Tomlinson (bass), David Nettle and Richard Markham (pianos), Peter King (harmonium), City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus, conductor Simon Halsey