Classical Collection - Tuesday - Sarah Walker

Classical Collection with Sarah Walker: this week a collection of waltzes; classic recordings from Maurizio Pollini. Waltzes of a more pungent nature today. Sarah opens with Saint-Saens' Danse Macabre from Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic Orchestra and moves on to Liszt's Mephisto Waltz No 1 performed by Stephen Hough. There are also classic recordings of J Strauss's Delirien and the concert suite from R Strauss's Der Rosenkavalier. 10.00 Saint-Saens Danse Macabre, Op 40 David Nadien (solo violin) New York Philharmonic Orchestra Leonard Bernstein (conductor) SONY SMK 47596 10.08 Liszt Mephisto Waltz No 1 Stephen Hough (piano) VIRGIN 561439-2 10.20 J Strauss Delirien Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Herbert Von Karajan (conductor) DG 419 616-2 Today's Group of 3 are Gershwin songs. 10.30 Gershwin By Strauss; The Half of it Dearie Blues; The Lorelei Sarah Walker (mezzo soprano) Roger Vignoles (piano) MERIDIAN CDE 84167 10.40 Schumann Gesange der Fruhe, Op 133 Maurizio Pollini (piano) DG 471 370-2 10.51 Britten Variations on theme of Frank Bridge, Op 10 Norwegian Chamber Orchestra Iona Brown (conductor) VIRGIN VC 545121-2 11.18 Handel Sonata in G minor, Op 1 No 10 Iona Brown (violin) Denis Vigay (cello) Nicholas Kraemer (harpsichord) PHILIPS 470 893-2 11.29 Strauss Rosenkavalier (concert suite, arr Dorati) Detroit Symphony Orchestra Antal Dorati (conductor) DECCA 411 893-2 11.55 Schubert 6 Waltzes, D365 Paul Berkowitz (piano) MERIDIAN CDE 84103.