Classical Collection - Wednesday - Sarah Walker

Today, Sarah Walker continues to explore the part-song repertoire. Today a recording of Stanford's The Bluebird from the Choir of New College, Oxford directed by Edward Higginbottom, the Laudibus ensemble performs songs arranged by Bantock and Vaughan Williams and George Szell conducts songs from Mahler's Knaben Wunderhorn collection. 10.00 Mendelssohn Trumpet Overture, Op.101 London Symphony Orchestra Claudio Abbado (conductor) DG 423 104-2 10.09 Vaughan Willliams In the Fen Country London Philharmonic Orchestra Bernard Haitink (conductor) EMI CDC 556762-2 10.24 Stanford The Bluebird Choir of New College, Oxford Edward Higginbottom (director) DECCA 470 384-2 10.28 Mozart Piano Concerto No.9, K.271 'Jeunehomme' Alfred Brendel (piano) Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Charles Mackerras (conductor) DECCA 478 2116 11.03 Trad. arr. Vaughan Williams: The Turtle Dove Trad. arr. Bantock: O can ye sew cushions? Laudibus Michael Brewer (conductor) HYPERION CDA67076 11.19 Mahler Rheinlegendchen Des Antonius von Padua Fischpredigt (Des Knaben Wunderhorn) Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano) Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone) London Symphony Orchestra George Szell (conductor) EMI CDM 567236-2 11.27 Schumann Symphony No.4 in D minor, Op.120 Cleveland Orchestra George Szell (conductor) SONY CLASSICAL MH2K62319.