Classical Collection - 21/10/2010

With Sarah Walker. This week: Liszt and his friends, baroque concertos for numerous instruments and recordings by the pianist Earl Wild. Today's highlights include a classic recording of Rachmaninov's Second Piano Concerto from Earl Wild, a Group of 3 songs from American Stephen Foster, and Hummel's Septet. 10.00 Bach Brandenburg Concerto No.1 in F major, BWV1046 Il Giardino Armonico Giovanni Antonini (conductor) WARNER 2564 61773-2 10.18 Melchoir Neusidler Pass'e mezzo e Saltarello Paul O'Dette (lute) HARMONIA MUNDI HMU 907388 10.22 Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor, Op.18 Earl Wild (piano) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Jascha Horenstein (conductor) CHANDOS CHAN8521/2 10.53 Today's Light Music Arthur Benjamin Waltz & Galop from 'An Ideal Husband' National Philharmonic Orchestra Bernard Hermann (conductor) DECCA 448 954-2 11.07 Today's Group of 3: Songs by Stephen Foster Jeannie with the light brown hair; Hard Times come again no more; My wife is a most knowing woman Thomas Hampson (baritone) Instrumental ensemble EMI 234479-2 11.21 Hummel Septet in D minor, Op.74 Nash Ensemble CRD 3344.