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Classical Collection: Tuesday - James Jolly

Tuesday - James Jolly

29/06/2010

BBC Radio 3 - Classical Collection, Tuesday - James Jolly

James Jolly presents music by Offenbach, Arne, Beethoven, Faure, Tchaikovsky and Quilter.

With James Jolly. Offenbach: Overture (Orpheus in the Underworld). Arne: The Morning. Beethoven: String Quartet in F (Razumovsky). Faure: Preludes, Op 103 (selection).

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

This week's theme is Anniversaries. Rudolf Kempe (b.1910) conducts Offenbach, Emma Kirkby sings Thomas Arne (b.1710) and there's a classic recordings of Beethoven from the Quartetto Italiano, and Tchaikovsky from Ernest Ansermet.

10.00 Offenbach
Orpheus in the Underworld: Overture
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Rudolf Kempe
TESTAMENT SBT 1127

10.10 Arne
The Morning
Emma Kirkby (soprano)
The Parley of Instruments
Roy Goodman (director/violin)
HYPERIONCDA66237

10.18 Beethoven
String Quartet in F major, Op.59 No.1 "Razumovsky" 
Quartetto Italiano 
PENTATONE CLASSICS PTC 5186 175

10.59 Faure
Preludes, Op.103: selection
Paul Crossley (piano)
CRD CRD3423

11.10 Tchaikovsky
Swan Lake (ed. Drigo): conclusion
Suisse Romande Orchestra
Ernest Ansermet (conductor)
BRILLIANT 94031/1

11.25 Group of 3: Peter Pears (b.1910) in English song

Arne Come away death
Quilter Fear no more the heat o' the sun
Warlock Take, o take those lips away
Peter Pears (tenor) Benjamin Britten (piano)
BBC BBCB 8015-2

11.35 Bach
Concerto in D minor for 2 violins, strings and continuo, BWV1043 
Salvatore Accardo (director/violin) Margaret Batjer (violin) Chamber Orchestra of Europe 
PHILIPS 416 413-2.

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