Classical Collection - Thursday - James Jolly

with James Jolly: this week a selection of Folk and Popular Songs in Music, Tchaikovsky Orchestral Suites and recordings by the pianist Murray Perahia. Today's highlights include a recording of Murray Perahia playing a selection of Scarlatti's Sonatas, Tchaikovsky's Suite No.4, a group of three Kurt Weill songs, some light music by Rudolf Friml, and the Dumky Piano Trio by Friml's teacher, Antonin Dvorak. 10.00 Suk Fantastic Scherzo, Op.35 Czech Philharmonic Orchestra Charles Mackerras (conductor) DECCA 446 443-2 10.15 Scarlatti Sonatas (selection) Murray Perahia (piano) SONY CLASSICAL SK 62785 10.22 Mozart Ave Verum Corpus, K.618 London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus Sir Colin Davis (conductor) PHILIPS 412 873-2 10.26 Tchaikovsky Suite No.4 in G major, Op.61 Mozartiana Orchestra of the Suisse Romande with solo violinist Ruggiero Ricci Ernest Ansermet (conductor) BRILLIANT CLASSICS 94031 10.53 Today's Group of 3 are Kurt Weill Songs Weill The Solomon Song (The Threepenny Opera) Lotte Leyna (vocal) & an instrumental ensemble SONY CLASSICAL MHK 60647 Weill Schickelgruber Terea Stratas (soprano) Richard Woitach (piano) NONESUCH 7559 790019-2 Weill Speak Low (One Touch of Venus) Ute Lemper (soprano) RIAS Berlin Chamber Ensemble John Mauceri (conductor) DECCA 425 204-2 11.04 Brahms Academic Festival Overture, Op.80 London Philharmonic Orchestra Eugene Jochum (conductor) EMI CDZ 7626042 11.16 Thursday Light Music Friml Chanson 'In Love' New London Orchestra Ronald Corp (conductor) HYPERION CDA67067 11.19 Dvorak Piano Trio No.4 in E minor, Op.90 'Dumky' Trio Fontenay TELDEC 2564 69984-8.