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Five Sailors
With Richard Baker.
2: Jason. The story of today's musical navigator begins deep in northern Greece with a political challenge. To inherit his throne, Jason must bring home the Golden Fleece, hence the formation of the legendary sailor crew, the Argonauts. Their include all kinds of terrifying dangers, animal and marine, and Jason meets his nemesis in the shape of Medea, a from the far shores of the Sea. Music includes:
Cherubini Overture: Medea
Budapest Symphony Orchestra, conductor Lamberto Gardelli
Cavalli Delizie Contente
Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo), Gyorgy Fischer (piano) Barber Suite: Medea Zealand Symphony Orchestra, conductor Andrew Schenk
Plus arias and ensembles from Cavalli's opera Giasone conducted by Rene Jacobs.

Contributors

Presenter:
Richard Baker
Conductor:
Lamberto Gardelli
Conductor:
Cavalli Delizie Contente
Conductor:
Cecilia Bartoli
Piano:
Gyorgy Fischer
Conductor:
Andrew Schenk
Conductor:
Rene Jacobs
Source: Radio Times

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