Classical Collection - Thursday - James Jolly

Classical Collection with James: this week a collection of British works played by foreign musicians; classic recordings from Peter Schreier. James Jolly continues to play British music performed by foreign artists. Today there's Elgar's Piano Quintet featuring the pianist Lars Vogt, Thomas Beecham conducts a collection of his 'lollipops' and Peter Schreier sings Beethoven's An die ferne Geliebte. 10.00 Krommer Partita in F major, Op.57 Budapest Wind Ensemble Naxos 8.553498 10.20 Today's Group of 3 are Beecham Lollipops Saint-Saens Bacchanale (Samson et Dalila) Sibelius Valse Triste Tchaikovsky: Waltz (Eugene Onegin) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Thomas Beecham (conductor) EMI CDM 763412-2 10.40 Beethoven An die ferne Geliebte, Op.98 Peter Schreier (tenor) Walter Olbertz (piano) Berlin Classics BC2082-2 11.00 Elgar Piano Quintet in A minor, Op.84 Lars Vogt (piano) Antje Weithaas & Radoslaw Szulc (violins) Tatjana Masurenko (viola) Claudio Bohorquez (cello) AVL MUSIC 855312 7 11.45 Philip Lane Suite of Cotswold Folkdances Royal Ballet Sinfonia Gavin Sutherland (conductor) ASV CD WHL 2126.