Classical Collection - Monday - James Jolly

Classical Collection with James Jolly. Great performances and classic recordings. This week there's music from Japanese composers and artists including Nobuko Imai and European works based on Japanese themes, including an extract from Mascagni's opera "Iris". 10.00 Yamada Overture in D New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Takuo Yuasa (conductor) NAXOS 8.555350 10.04 Schumann Four Pieces Op.32 Emil Gilels (piano) MELODIYA MEL CD 1001134 10.18 Wilhelm Friedemann Bach Sonata in C Minor for viola and harpsichord Nobuko Imai (viola) Roland Pontinen (harpsichord) PHILIPS 454 449-2 10.33 Turina La Procesion del Rocio Op.9 Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Jesus Lopez-Coboz (conductor) TELARC CD 80574 10.42 Mascagni 'Apri La Tua Finestra!' (Iris) Osaka: Placido Domingo (tenor) Kyoto: Juan Pons (baritone) Iris: Ilona Tokody (soprano) Dhia: Gabriella Ferroni (soprano) Munich Radio Orchestra Giuseppe Patane (conductor) CBS M2K 45526 10.51 Mozart Symphony No.38 in D 'Prague' NHK Symphony Orchestra Otmar Suitner (conductor) DENON 38C37-7051 11.26 Bach Mass in B minor The Building a Library recommendation from last Saturday's CD Review.