Classical Collection - Monday - Sarah Walker

Great performances and classic recordings. This week's theme is Music in Literature. This week Sarah Walker looks at Music in Literature and today's highlights include Chopin from Artur Rubinstein and Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet fantasy overture conducted by Antal Dorati. 10.00 Berlioz Overture: Le Carnaval Romain Chicago Symphony Orchestra Claudio Abbado (conductor) DG 474 165-2 10.08* Handel 'The Trumpet Shall Sound' (Messiah) David Thomas (bass) Taverner Players Andrew Parrott (director) Virgin 5 61330 2 10.18* Chopin Polonaise in A flat op.53 ('Heroic') Artur Rubinstein (piano) RCA RD 89814 10.25* Tchaikovsky Romeo & Juliet Fantasy Overture National Symphony Orchestra, Washington DC Antal Dorati (conductor) Decca 417 742-2 10.45* Ives The Unanswered Question Adolph Herseth (trumpet) Chicago Symphony Orchestra Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor) CBS MK42381 10.53* Ravel: 3 Poemes de Stephane Mallarme Jill Gomez (soprano) Members of the BBC Symphony Orchestra Pierre Boulez (conductor) Sony SMK 64107 11.05* Stravinsky Le baiser de la fee The Building a Library recommendation from last Saturday's CD Review.