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Classical Collection: Wednesday - James Jolly

Wednesday - James Jolly

19/05/2010

BBC Radio 3 - Classical Collection, Wednesday - James Jolly

James Jolly with music by Dohnanyi, Purcell, Bach, Stravinsky, Herrmann, Howells, Verdi.

With James Jolly. Dohnanyi: American Rhapsody. Purcell, arr Britten: I'll sail upon the Dog-star. Bach: Orchestral Suite No 2. Stravinsky: Concerto in E flat (Dumbarton Oaks).

Classical Collection with James Jolly. Great recordings and classic performances.

This week's theme is Quotations and today Stravinsky quotes Bach and Verdi plays around with national anthems, while Dohnanyi quotes a host of American favourite melodies in his Rhapsody.

10.00
Dohnanyi
American Rhapsody op 47
BBC Philharmonic
Matthias Bamert (conductor)
CHANDOS CHAN9647

10.14*
Purcell arr. Britten
I'll sail upon the Dog-star Z571.6
The Knotting Song Z371
Man is for the woman made Z605.3
Neil Mackie (tenor)
Roger Vignoles (piano)
EMI 574346 2 (2 CD set)


10.20*
Bach
Orchestral Suite no 2 in B minor BWV1067 The Brandenburg Consort Roy Goodman (violin/director) HYPERION CDD22002 (2 CD set) 

10.44*
Stravinsky
Concerto in E flat "Dumbarton Oaks"
Montreal Sinfonietta
Charles Dutoit (conductor)
DECCA 473810 2 (2 CD set)

11.00*
Herrmann
Concerto Macabre for piano and orchestra David Buechner (piano) New Zealand Symphony Orchestra James Sedares (conductor) KOCH 376092 

11.12*
Morley
Sayd I that Amarillis
The Musicians of Swanne Alley
Paul O'Dette & Lyle Nordstrom (directors) VIRGIN CLASSICS VC791214 2

11.13*
Bizet
L'Arlesienne: Suite no 1
Les Musiciens du Louvre, Grenoble
Marc Minkowski (conductor)
NAIVE V 5130 

11.32*
Howells
Rhapsodic Quintet
Thea King (clarinet)
The Britten String Quartet
HYPERION CDA 66428 

11.44*
Verdi
Hymn of the Nations
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
Philharmonia Chorus & Orchestra
James Levine (conductor)
DECCA 448700 2.

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