Classical Collection - 11/05/2010

Classical Collection with James Jolly. Great recordings and classic performances. Continuing the theme of Heaven and Hell. Today's highlights include a Mendelssohn's chorale cantata "Von Himmel Hoch" and a Group of 3 pieces exploring the legend of Orpheus and Eurydice. 10.00Boito Mefistofele: Prelude Orchestra of La Scala, Milan Riccardo Muti (conductor) RCA 09026 68284 2 (2 CD set) 10.07* Poulenc Sonata for flute and piano Jonathan Snowden (flute) Andrew Litton (piano) VIRGIN CLASSICS VC7908462 10.20* Mendelssohn Vom Himmel Hoch Ute Selbig (soprano) Egbert Junghanns (baritone) Dresdner Kreuzchor Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra Martin Flamig (conductor) CAPRICCIO 10216 10.36* Roussel Symphony no 3 in G minor op 42 Detroit Symphony Orchestra Neeme Jarvi (conductor) CHANDOS CHAN7007 10.59* Beethoven Sonata in F minor op 57 "Appassionata" Murray Perahia (piano) SONY CLASSICAL SMK 39344 11.24* Monteverdi L'Orfeo: conclusion Deborah York, Carol Hall & Catherine King (sopranos) Charles Brett, Robert Jones (altos) Paul Agnew (tenor) Alan Ewing (bass) New London Consort Philip Pickett (conductor) OISEAU LYRE 4335452 (2-CD set) 11.27* Gluck Air from the ballet music to Orpheus and Euridice, 1774 Paris version CPE Bach Chamber Orchestra Hartmut Haenchen (conductor) CAPRICCIO 60008-2 (2 CD set) 11.30* Offenbach Ballet des mouches (Orpheus in the Underworld, Act 2) Lyon Opera Orchestra Marc Minkowski (conductor) EMI 556 725 2 (2 CD set) 11.32* Mozart Exsultate Jubilate Edith Mathis (soprano) Dresden State Orchestra Bernhard Klee (conductor) DG 419 060 2 11.47* Bach/Montero Toccata in D minor Gabriela Montero (piano) EMI 3673592 11.51* Kabalevsky Colas Breugnon: Overture Chicago Symphony Orchestra Fritz Reiner (conductor) RCA 09026 61958 2.