Culture and Belief in Europe 1450-1600: The Cosmos
Chopin Variations on 'La ci darem la mano' in B flat, Op 2:
Claudio Arrau (piano); LPO/Inbal
7.20 Rachmaninov Vocalise, Op 34 No 14 Suzanne Murphy (sop) SNO/NeemeJarvi
7.35 Rimsky-Korsakov Capriccio espagnol, Op 34 LPO/Adrian Boult
7.51 Tchaikovsky
Piano Concerto No 3 in Eflat:
Peter Donohoe Bournemouth SO/Barshai
8.07 GIazunov
Raymonda, Act 2
SNO/Neeme Jarvi. Records
Gluck:
The Power of Love
Armide, Act 2; plus excerpts from Alceste,
Paride ed Elena and Orfeo ed Euridice, Soloists; Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion
Francaise/Georges Pretre Chorus and SO of Austrian Radio/Zagrosek
Richard Hickox Singers City of London Sinfonia/
Hickox; Collegium Vocale, La Petite Bande/Kuijken Records
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conductor Alexander Gibson
Sibelius Symphony No 2
Emma Johnson (clarinet) Gordon Back (piano) Debussy Première Rapsodie
Brahms Sonata in F minor, Op 120 No 1 J Dankworth Suite for Emma (R)
NEW Paul Tortelier
(1914-90): his life and career is recalled by Lyndon Jenkins in six programmes. Including:
Tchaikovsky Variations on a Rococo Theme
Orch/Norman del Mar Lyndon Jenkins talks to Norman del Mar .
Elgar Cello Concerto in E minor
BBC SO/Sargent. Records Series producer Ray Abbott
Polonaisè-fantaisie in A flat: Martha Argerich (piano). Record
On the 50th anniversary of Harty's death, Michael Kennedy recalls the career of the Irish conductor and composer and introduces some of his records. Records
with Janet Alexander Producer Hugh Warwick
Paul Griffiths , music critic of The Times, publishes his second novel The Lay of Sir Tristram this year, and his compilation of Mozart arias for Opera
North's The Jewel Box. He talks with Natalie Wheen.
Producer John Boundy
conductor Ronald Corp Richard Markham and David Nettle (two pianos) Frank Martin Ouverture en hommage a Mozart
Villa-Lobos Sinfonietta No
Ibert Hommage a Mozart Poulenc Concerto for two pianos and orchestra (R)
Are You So Certain, Martinus? by Christine Bruckner.
With Margaret Robertson as Katharina Von Bora.
Translated by Anthony Vivis and Tinch Minter
Director Jeremy Mortimer
Opera in three acts by Gerald Barry to a libretto by Vincent Deane. In 18th-century Dublin,
Paradies cannot finish his new opera. The arrival of the castrato Serafino inspires him to music, but disrupts his marriage plans. (baritone) (ten) (sop) (bass) (counter-ten) (alto)
Almeida Ensemble conductor Robert Houlihan.
Introduced by Adrian Jack. Technical presentation by Mike Lucock
10.00 Gerald Barry discusses his opera with Paul Griffiths.
10.10 Act 2
10.45 A reading from A True and Genuine
Narrative of Mr and Mrs Tenducci , a source text for the opera.
10.55 Act 3
Liszt Die Lorelei;
Prometheus; Freudvoll und leidvoll (3 versions); Piano Concerto No 1; Les Morts
As broadcast this morning on R5