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Classical Collection - Tuesday - James Jolly

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With James Jolly. Featuring great performances and classic recordings. Vivaldi and Puccini exploit the singing warmth of the viola d'amore; Gibbons praises and Byrd mourns to the sound of viols. 10.00am Vivaldi: Concerto in D minor, RV 540 Rosemary Green (viola d'amore) Hermann Leeb (lute) Anglian Ensemble John Snashall (conductor) PYE GSGC 14041 (LP) 10.13am Scarlatti: Sonatas - in D, K96; in B minor, K27; in D, K492 Anne Queffelec (piano) WCJ 5050466-6988-2-7 10.25am Puccini: Madama Butterfly (excerpt from Act 2) Butterfly ...... Mirella Freni (soprano) Suzuki ...... Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano) Vienna State Opera Choral Society Vienna Philharmonic Herbert von Karajan (conductor) DECCA 417 577-2 (3 CDs) 10.44am The Group of 3 explores English composers' obsession with the 'In nomine' from a mass by John Taverner. Taverner: Benedictus (Mass: Gloria tibi Trinitas) Tallis Scholars Peter Phillips (director) GIMELL CDGIM 995 Anon: chant (In nomine) Dowland: Farewell (On the In nomine, P4 Nigel North (lute) NAXOS 8.557586 Purcell: In nomine a 7, Z747 Fretwork HARMONIA MUNDI HMU907502 10.57am Brahms: Symphony No 1, Op 68 Budapest Festival Orchestra Ivan Fischer (conductor) CHANNEL CLASSICS CCS SA 28309 11.44am Gibbons: This is the Record of John ARCHIV 453 166-2 Tallis: O nata lux de lumine Byrd: Ye sacred Muses MUSICAL CONCEPTS MC 195 (6 CDs) Alfred Deller (countertenor) Deller Consort Schola Cantorum Basiliensis Consort of Viols August Wenzinger (director/treble viol).