Classical Collection - Thursday - James Jolly

Classical Collection with James Jolly. Great recordings and classic performances. The virtuosic potential of the viola is explored today with Berlioz's Harold in Italy and a suite for solo viola in the style of Bach by Max Reger. 10.00 Mendelssohn Overture: Ruy Blas, Op.95 London Symphony Orchestra Claudio Abbado (conductor) DG 423 104-2 10.08* Bach Well-tempered Clavier, Book 1 Preludes and Fugues in E major & E minor, BWV 854 & 855 Evgeni Koroliov (piano) TACET 93 10.16* Berlioz Harold in Italy Gerard Causse (viola) Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique John Eliot Gardiner (conductor) PHILIPS 446 676-2 10.57* Melodies by Gounod including his famous setting of the Ave Maria to Bach's Prelude in C major. Gounod Ou voulez-vous aller?; Ave Maria; Chanson de printemps Felicity Lott (soprano) Ann Murray (mezzo-soprano) Graham Johnson (piano) HYPERION CDA668012 11.10* Reger Suite No.1 in G minor for viola solo, Op.131d Tabea Zimmerman (viola) MYRIOS CLASSICS MYR003 11.22* Ravel Daphnis and Chloe: Parts 2 & 3 Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden London Symphony Orchestra Pierre Monteux (conductor) DECCA 448 603-2.