29 October 2006
Sunday 29 October 2006 9:00-12:00 (Radio 3)
Rob Cowan introduces some of his favourite recordings. Regular features include The Innocent Ear (music played with minimal introduction to encourage listening without preconceptions), a recommendation for a bargain CD, and extracts from the recording of Beethoven's Hammerklavier Sonata recommended on CD Review.
Playlist
HANDEL: Sta nell'Ircana pietrosa tana (from "Alcina")
Vivica Genaux (mezzo)
Les Violons du Roy
Bernard Labadie (conductor)
VIRGIN 545 737 2 Track 3
BRIDGE: Cherry Ripe
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Charles Groves (conductor)
EMI 5 66855 2 Track 5
ROUSSEL: Divertissement, Op 6
Czech Nonet (Members of)
PRAGA PR 250 089 Track 10
SCHUBERT: Morgengruss; Mein! (from "Die schone Mullerin")
Fritz Wunderlich (tenor)
Kurt Heinz Stolze (piano)
BMG 74321 29241 2 Tracks 8 & 11
Innocent Ear
MARTINU: 2nd mvt from Symphony No. 4
Prague Symphony Orchestra
Jiri Belohlavek (conductor)
PANTON 81 1205-2 Track 1
FAURE: Messe Basse
Arlette Steyer (soprano)
Audite Nova Vocal Ensemble, Paris
Jean Sourisse (conductor)
ERATO 4509-94579-2 Track 9
TELEMANN: Sonata in F minor for bassoon and continuo
Milan Turkovic (bassoon)
Naoko Yoshino (harp)
CAMERATA CM-15036-7 CD 1, Tracks 5-8
MOZART: Serenade No.2 in F, K.101
Staatskapelle Dresden
Otmar Suitner (conductor)
BERLIN CLASSICS 0185552BC Tracks 18-11
BERLIOZ: Marguerite's Romance; Soldiers' Chorus (from "Eight scenes from Faust")
Angelika Kirchschlager (mezzo)
Radio France Chorus and Philharmonic Orchestra
Yutaka Sado (conductor)
ELATUS 2564 60801-2 Track 10
KREISLER Liebesleid; Schon Rosmarin
Aaron Rosand (violin)
Eileen Flissler (piano)
VOX ACD 8149 Tracks 3 & 9
Bargain Hunter Choice
RACHMANINOV: Caprice bohemien
State Symphony Orchestra of the Russian Federation
Yevgeny Svetlanov (conductor)
WARNERS 5101 12234-2 Track 5
HANDEL: Sonata in A minor, HWV.374
Paula Robinson (flute)
Timothy Eddy (cello)
Kenneth Cooper (harpsichord)
BACH GUILD ATM-CD 1494 CD 2, Tracks 1-4
TORMIS: Kihnu Island Wedding Songs
Estonian Radio Choir
Toomas Kapten (conductor)
APEX 0927-49871-2 Tracks 4-7
Building a Library Recommendation
BEETHOVEN: Piano sonata no.29 in B flat, Op.106 "Hammerklavier"
Francois Frederic Guy (piano)
NAiVE 22186 05023 Tracks 4-7
