Edward Seckerson presents a summer series of acclaimed recordings.
Sullivan, arr Mackerras Pineapple Poll (opening dance)
RPO, conductor Charles Mackerras
9.07 Dvorak Piano Quintet in A,
Op 81 (3rd mvt) Vienna Philharmonic Quartet, Clifford Curzon (piano)
9.22 Beethoven Fidelio (excerpts)
Ingeborg Hallstein (soprano), Christa Ludwig (mezzo), Gerhard Unger (tenor), Gottlob Frick (bass), Philharmonia, conductor Otto Klemperer
9.35 Mozart Piano Sonata in B flat, K520 Mitsuko Uchida
9.54 Hlndemith Turandot Scherzo
(Symphonic Metamorphoses on Themes of Weber)
Cleveland Orchestra , conductor George Szell
10.02 Bach Magnificat in 0, BWV243 Soloists, Monteverdi Choir , English Baroque Soloists, conductor John Eliot Gardiner
10.29 Bruckner Symphony No 7 in E (2nd mvt) Berlin Philharmonic , conductor Eugen Jochum
11.00 Blind Tasting: Fiona Talkington invites cellist Julian Lloyd Webber and violinist Tasmin Little to listen to and compare notes on three recordings of Elgar's Serenade for Strings without knowing who the performers are.
11.30 Mahler Veni Creator Spiritus (Symphony No 8) Soloists, choirs, Chicago SO, conductor Georg Solti Producer Nick Morgan