Classical Collection - Thursdady - James Jolly

James Jolly presents a collection of great performances and classic recordings inspired by the Steam Age. Today's highlights include Handel's Fireworks music from Charles Mackerras, Butterworth's A Shropshire Lad with Bryn Terfel and train-inspired works from Honegger, Martinu and Tcherepnin. 10.00 Rossini William Tell Overture Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Lamberto Gardelli (conductor) EMI CMS 7 69951 2 10.12 Butterworth Six Songs from A Shropshire Lad Bryn Terfel (baritone) Malcolm Martineau (piano) Deutsche Grammophon 445 946-2 10.26 Handel Music for the Royal Fireworks Wind Ensemble Charles Mackerras (conductor) Testament SBT 1253 10.47 Debussy Images Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Bernard Haitink (conductor) Philips 438 742-2 11.24 A group of three: Railway pieces from Exposition Paris 1937 Honegger: Scenic-Railway (Train Ride) Martinu: Le Train Hante (The Haunted Train) Tcherepnin: Autour des Montagnes Russes (At the Roller-Coaster) Bennett Lerner (piano) Etcetera KTC 1061 11.32 Copland Music for a Great City Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra Leonard Slatkin (conductor) RCA Victor Read Seal RD60149.