Classical Collection - Friday - Sarah Walker

Collection with Sarah Walker: this week music with Polish connections, a selection of concert overtures and the violinist Nigel Kennedy. Our Friday virtuoso is the pianist Martha Argerich playing Chopin's Polonaise in A flat, Op.53, Heroique. Our collection of Polish music concludes with Paderewski's Fantaisie Polonaise played by the pianist Janina Fialkowska, herself of Polish descent. Nigel Kennedy plays Elgar's Violin Concerto and there's also Shostakovich's Festival Overture played by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra under Vladimir Ashkenazy. 10.00 Shostakovich Festival Overture, op.96 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Vladimir Ashkenazy (conductor) Decca 436 762-2 10.07 The Friday Virtuoso Chopin Polonaise in A flat, op.53, Heroique Martha Argerich (piano) EMI 5 56805 2 10.14 Vivaldi Concerto in D minor for lute, viola d'amore and strings, RV540 The Academy of Ancient Music Andrew Manze (director) Harmonia Mundi HMU 907230 10.27 Elgar Polonia, Op.76 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Adrian Boult (conductor) 10.40 Paderewski Fantaisie Polonaise, Op.19 Janina Fialkowska (piano) National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra Antoni Wit (conductor) Naxos 8 554020 11.02 Elgar Violin Concerto in B minor, op.61 Nigel Kennedy (violin) London Philharmonic Orchestra Vernon Handley (conductor) EMI CDC 7 47210 2.