Classical Collection
29/12/2009
With Sarah Walker. Featuring great performances and classic recordings, including Sir Thomas Beecham remembered with three popular concert works by Sibelius, Berlioz and Saint-Saens. Plus a classic recording of Mozart's Piano Concerto, K467, in a performance with Alfred Brendel. 10.00am Tchaikovsky: Marche Slave London Symphony Orchestra Leopold Stokowski (conductor) CALA CACD0536 10.11am Grainger: Irish Tune from County Derry Royal Northern College of Music Wind Orchestra Timothy Reynish (conductor) CHANDOS CHAN 9549 10.15am Ireland: Sea Fever Christopher Maltman (baritone) Graham Johnson (piano) HYPERION CDA 67261/2 10.18am Falla: Miller's Dance; Corregidor's Dance; Final Dance (The Three-Cornered Hat) Teresa Berganza (mezzo-soprano) Suisse Romande Orchestra Ernest Ansermet (conductor) DECCA 417 771 10.38am Bull: Starre Anthem Red Byrd Rose Consort of Viols AMON RA CD SAR 46 10.42am Haydn: Symphony 'B' Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra Dennis Russell Davies (conductor) RCA 88697 443312-07 10.59am Arnold: Quintet for brass Philip Jones Brass Ensemble LONDON 430 369-2 11.12am Berlioz: Trojan March (The Trojans - Act 1) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Thomas Beecham (conductor) EMI CDM 763 412 2 11.16am Sibelius: Valse triste Boston Symphony Orchestra Colin Davis (conductor) PHILIPS 420 490 2 11.21am Saint-Saens: Bacchanale (Samson et Dalila) Montreal Symphony Orchestra Charles Dutoit (conductor) DECCA 421 527 2 11.30am Mozart: Piano Concerto No 21 in C, K467 Alfred Brendel (piano) Academy of St Martin in the Fields Neville Marriner (conductor) PHILIPS 400 018 2.