Classical Collection - Monday - Sarah Walker

Classical Collection with Sarah Walker: this week a selection of music with Polish connections, concert overtures and recordings by the violinist Nigel Kennedy. Today's highlights include Berlioz's Le Corsaire Overture, Op.21, Beethoven's Appassionata Sonata performed by Polish pianist Artur Rubinstein and Autumn from The Four Seasons performed by Nigel Kennedy and the English Chamber Orchestra. 10.00 Berlioz Le Corsaire, Op.21 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Thomas Beecham (conductor) EMI CDM 7 63407 2 10.08 Vivaldi Concerto no.3 in F, 'Autumn', RV293, from The Four Seasons Nigel Kennedy (violin & director) English Chamber Orchestra EMI CDC 7 49557 2 10.20 Gorecki Totus tuus The Sixteen Harry Christophers (conductor) UCJ 9866727 10.30 Beethoven Piano Sonata in f minor, op.57, Appassionata Artur Rubinstein (piano) RCA 09026 61443 2 10.54 Kurpinski Overture: Two Huts Warsaw Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra Stanislaw Wislocki (conductor) Olympia OCD 325 11.03 Schumann Andante & Variations for 2 pianos, 2 cellos & horn, op.46 Martha Argerich (piano) Alexandre Rabinovitch (piano) Mischa Maisky (cello) Natalia Gutman (cello) Marie-Luise Neunecker (horn) EMI 573008 11.22 Liszt La Lugubre Gondola for cello and piano, S134 Steven Isserlis (cello) Steven Hough (piano) RCA 68290 tk 7 11.32 Wolf Morike Lieder The Building a Library recommendation from last Saturday's CD review.