Classical Collection - Monday - Sarah Walker

with Sarah Walker: this week Paris through the ages, Beethoven cello sonatas and recordings by the conductor Michael Tilson Thomas. Today's highlights include Chabrier's Joyeuse Marche, a pair of gamelan-inspired pieces by Debussy and Ravel, Beethoven's Sonata for piano and cello in F, Op 5 No 1 performed by Mstislav Rostropovich and Sviatoslav Richter, and a Beethoven Violin Sonata, as recommended in last Saturday's Building a Library Update. 10.00 Chabrier Joyeuse Marche BBC Philharmonic Yan Pascal Tortelier (conductor) CHANDOS CHAN 9765 10.03 [Trad.] Bubaran Hudan Mas (Golden Rain) [Court Gamelan: uncredited performers] K.R.T. Wasitodipuro (director and rebab) NONESUCH 7559-72044-2 10.05 Debussy Pagodes (Estampes) Claudio Arrau (piano) PHILIPS 420 393-2 10.12 Ravel Laideronette, Imperatrice des pagodes (Ma Mere l'Oye) Berlin Philharmonic Pierre Boulez (conductor) DG 439 859-2 10.16 Beethoven Sonata for piano and cello in F, op.5 no.1 Mstislav Rostropovich (cello) Sviatoslav Richter (piano) PHILIPS 412 256-2 10.39 Chopin Nocturnes op.9 Artur Rubinstein (piano) RCA GD60822 10.55 Debussy Iberia, from Images pour orchestre Boston Sympony Orchestra Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor) DG 419 473-2 11.20* A Beethoven Violin Sonata as recommended in last Saturday's CD Review.