Classical Collection - Thursday - Sarah Walker

Classical Collection with Sarah Walker. Great performances and classic recordings. This week Sarah plays recordings of famous instruments, including today, the oldest working church organ in England, and a quartet of Stradivarius violins once owned by Paganini. There's a classic recording of Elgar's Cello Concerto with Jacqueline du Pre. 10:00 Blow Cornet Voluntary in G Timothy Roberts (organ of St Botolph's, Aldgate, London) SFZ MUSIC SFZM0207 tk 4 10.05 Purcell Suite in A minor, Z663 Davitt Moroney (virginals) VIRGIN 5 45166 2 10.14 Elgar Cello Concerto in E minor, op.85 Jacqueline du Pre (cello) Philadelphia Orchestra Daniel Barenboim (conductor) SONY SB2K 63247 10.46 Group of 3 - Famous Voices 1. Puccini Che gelida manina (La Boheme) Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) New Philharmonia Orchestra Leone Magiera (conductor) Decca 417 713-2 2. Brahms O Tod, wie bitter bist du (Four Serious Songs, op.121 no.3) Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone) Wolfgang Sawallisch (piano) EMI 7 64820 2 3. Bellini Compagne, teneri amici - Come per me sereno (La sonnambula, Act 1) Maria Callas (soprano) Orchestra of La Scala, Milan Tullio Serafin (conductor) EMI CDC 7 47966 2 10.58 Borodin String Quartet no.2 in D Cleveland Quartet TELARC CD-80178 11.27 Janacek Sinfonietta Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Charles Mackerras (conductor) DECCA 448 255-2.