Including a chance to hear some of the best recordings of Finzi's music as recommended in yesterday's CD Review.
Aram Khachaturian Russian Dance (Gayaneh) USSR RSO conducted by the composer
Bach Preludes and Fugues: in D, BWVB50; in D minor, BWV851 (Well-Tempered Clavier, Bk I) Evgeni Koroliov (piano)
Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet before Parting (Romeo and Juliet: Suite No 2) Leipzig
Gewandhaus Orchestra, conductor Kurt Masur Schumann Der Himmel hat eine Trane geweint; Ich hab'in mich gesogen (Liebesfruhling, Op 37) Peter Schreier (tenor), Norman Shetler (piano) L Mozart Divertimento No 3 in D (Peasant Wedding) Berlin Concert Orchestra, conductor Helmut Koch
Handel Torments, Alas, Are Not Confined (Samson) Jan Peerce (tenor), Utah Symphony Orchestra, conductor Maurice Abravanel
Janacek Capriccio for piano left hand and winds Rudolf Firkusny (piano), Bavarian RSO
(wind players), conductor Rafael Kubelik Mozart Divertimento in B flat, K270 Vienna Philharmonic Wind Ensemble
Verdi La Vita e Inferno (La Forza del Destino)
Beniamino Gigli (tenor), Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, conductor Umberto Berrettoni
WF Bach Overture in G minor for strings and continuo (also catalogued as JS Bach: Suite No 5 in G minor, BWV1070) Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Chamber Orchestra, conductor Peter Schreier