Classical Collection
06/03/2008
With James Jolly. 10.00am Bach: Trio sonata in G, BWV 1039 Frans Bruggen, Leopold Stastny (flute) Herbert Tachezi (harpsichord) Nikolaus Harnoncourt (cello) TELDEC 0630135832 10.14am Handel: Ev'ry Valley Shall Be Exalted (The Messiah) Heddle Nash (tenor) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Thomas Beecham (conductor) BIDDULPH WHL 05962 (2 CDs) 10.18am Handel: O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings to Zion (The Messiah) Grace Bumbry (alto) George Malcolm (harpsichord) London Symphony Chorus and Orchestra Adrian Boult (conductor) DECCA 433 003 2 (3 CDs) 10.22am Handel: How Beautiful Are the Feet (The Messiah) Isobel Baillie (soprano) Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Malcolm Sargent (conductor) DUTTON LABORATORIES 2CDEA 5010 2 (2 CDs) 10.27am Handel: Why Do the Nations So Furiously Rage; Let Us Break Their Bonds Asunder (The Messiah) Donald McIntyre (bass) John Aldiss Choir London Philharmonic Orchestra Karl Richter (conductor) DG 419 799 2 (2 CDs) 10.34am Mozart: Symphony in C, K551 (Jupiter) Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Rene Jacobs (conductor) HARMONIA MUNDI HMC 901958 11.11am Liszt: St Francis of Assisi preaching to the birds (Legends, S175 No 1) Nicolai Demidenko (piano) HYPERION CDA 66616 11.23am Vaughan Williams: Sancta civitas Gareth Roberts (tenor) Brian Rayner Cook (baritone) BBC Singers BBC Symphony Chorus and Orchestra Gennadi Rozhdestvensky (conductor) BBC RADIO CLASSICS BBCRD 9125.