Five Great Collectors
With Donald Macleod.
5: William Burrell
Sir William Burrell made his fortune by his boldness as a shipowner, building new vessels when recession seemed to indicate retrenchment.
The same skills that aided him in business were applied to obtaining the art treasures he sought for his sumptuous collection - with a strong preference for the medieval and the Oriental. His will laid down precise details for the building of a new gallery in Glasgow, and the result was hailed as a triumph. Today the Burrell Collection is one of Scotland's showpieces. Music includes:
Tallis Lamentations of Jeremiah (part 1) (excerpt) Theatre of Voices, conductor Paul Hillier
Charpentier Cantata: Judith and Holofernes (excerpt) Colette Alliot -Lugaz (soprano), John Tomlinson
(bass), English Bach Festival Baroque Orchestra, conductor Michel Corboz Anon Spring on the Tianshan Mountains He Shu-Feng (pipa)
Verdi Stride la Vampa (II Trovatore)
Brigitte Fassbaender (mezzo), Chorus and Orchestra of the St Cecilia
Academy, conductor Cart Maria Giulini Schumann Papillons Cecile Licad (piano)
Dufay Flos Florum Pro Cantione Antiqua , conductor Bruno Turner Delibes Prelude and Waltz (Act 1) (Coppelia) Paris Opera Orchestra, conductor Jean-Baptiste Mari Stravinsky Circus Polka
Suisse Romande Orchestra, conductor Neeme Jarvi