Classical Collection - Monday - James Jolly

Classical Collection with James Jolly. Great recordings and classic performances. The theme this week is Heaven and Hell. Today's highlights include Bach's St Matthew Passion and Tchaikovsky's Francesca da Rimini. 10.00 Massenet Intermezzo (Thais) Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin) Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Herbert von Karajan (conductor) EMI CDM 764 629 2 10.07* Ravel Introduction and Allegro William Bennett (flute) James Campbell (clarinet) Ieuan Jones (harp) Allegri String Quartet CALA CACD1018 (2 CD set) 10.18* Dvorak Cello Concerto in B minor op 104 Mstislav Rostropovich (cello) Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Herbert von Karajan (conductor) DG 447 413 2 11.00* Rachmaninov Moments Musicaux op 16: selection Jonathan Plowright (piano) SOUND PROJECTS SPJP1002 11.18* Bach St Matthew Passion: Part 2 No 52 Konnen Tranen meiner Wangen No 53 Da nahmen die Kriegsknechte No 54 O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden Marie-Claude Chappuis (alto) Johannes Chum (tenor) Thomanerchor Leipzig Tolzer Knabenchor Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra Riccardo Chailly (conductor) DECCA 478 2194 (2 CD set) 11.30* Tchaikovsky Francesca da Rimini The Building a Library Choice from last Saturday's CD Review.