With Jonathan Swain.
9.00 Building a Library
Stephen Plaistow considers the available recordings of Mozart's piano sonatas. David Benedict reviews new opera releases, including Gounod's Romeo et Juliette with Angela Gheorghiu and Roberto Alagna , Rossini's // Turco in Italia with Cecilia Bartoli , Weber's Oberon with Inga Nielsen and Deon van der Walt, and Pacini's Maria, Regina d'lnghilterra with Nelly Miricioiu. Revised repeat tomorrow 11.45pm
10.15 Record Release
Weber Oberon (Overture; Ozean, du Ungeheuer!)
Rezia INGA NIELSEN (soprano) German Symphony Orchestra, conductor Marek Janowski
10.35 Gounod Romeo et Juliette
(end of Act 2)
Toulouse Capitole Choir and Orchestra, conductor Michel Plasson
10.57 Rossini // Turco in Italia (end of Act 1)
Chorus and Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, conductor Riccardo Chailly
11.15 Reissues
The budget label Naxos takes a further plunge into the historical recordings market with the first releases in their Toscanini Concert
Edition. Robert Cowan assesses these recordings by the great Italian maestro, including music by Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms and Debussy.
Producers Clive Portbury and Susan Kenyon E-MAIL: record.review@bbc.co.uk
DISC DETAILS: see BBC1 Ceefax page 651