Radio 3 Requests - Chi-chi Nwanoku

Chi-chi Nwanoku introduces a selection of Radio 3 listeners' requests, including The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba - in Galway. Also, a recently discovered wind octet by 18th-century composer Josef Myslivecek, a poignant performance of Richard Stoker's Kristallnacht Monody Op 76, the Gran Duo Concertante for violin, double bass and orchestra by Bottesini, and Schubert's lyrical Fifth Symphony. The guest requster, mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato, explains her love of choral music and chooses her own favourite - the Vespers from Rachmaninov's All-Night Vigil, Op 37. Handel, arr Gavin/Finn/O'Connor: The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba in Galway De Dannan Hummingbird HBCD0020 CD1 Tr 1 Myslivecek: Wind Octet No 2 in E flat Sabine Meyer Wind Ensemble EMI Classics CDC 555 512 2 Trs 8-10 Rachmaninov: Vespers (All-Night Vigil, Op 37) Robert Shaw Festival Singers, Robert Shaw (conductor) Telarc CD-80172 Trs 1-6 Mikis Theodorakis: Adagio for solo flute, string orchestra and percussion Kenneth Smith (flute) Philharmonia Orchestra Charles Dutoit (conductor) Decca 475 613 0 Tr 1 Bottesini: Grand duo concertante for violin, double bass and orchestra Edgar Meyer (double bass) Joshua Bell (violin) St Paul Chamber Orchestra Hugh Wolff (conductor) Sony SK60956 Richard Stoker: Kristallnacht Monody, Op 76 (It was the worst of times) Jacqueline Fox (mezzo-soprano) ASC CS CD10 Tr 30 Nikolai Kapustin: Piano Sonata No 6, Op 62 Marc-Andre Hamelin (piano) Hyperion CDA 67443 Trs 16-18 Schubert: Symphony No 5 in B flat, D485 Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Nikolaus Harnoncourt (conductor) Teldec 4509911842 CD3 Trs 5-8 Bogle: No Man's Land June Tabor (singer) Music Club MCCD 126 Tr 16.