In Tune - 03/06/2009 George Fenton and Garsington Opera

Sean Rafferty presents a selection of music and guests from the arts world. Film composer George Fenton discusses his upcoming concert at London's Barbican, and singers from Garsington Opera perform excerpts from Martinu's Mirandolina, being given its UK premiere at Garsington 50 years after its world premiere in Prague. 5.02 FENTON Theme from Bergerac Pickwick PWKM645 Tracks 11 0’19 5.03 HAYDN Symphony No. 100 in G major Hob 1:100 (Finale) Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Mariss Jansons (conductor) Sony 88697412332 Track 11 5’20 5.09 BEETHOVEN “O welche Lust, in freier Luft” from Act I Fidelio Vienna Philharmonic and State Opera Chorus Claudio Abbado (conductor) DG 453 719-2 CD 3 Track 18 7’15 5.17 FENTON Montage of TV themes and Prelude from Planet Earth BBC Concert Orchestra George Fenton (conductor) EMI 38189121 [Planet Earth] CD 1 Track 1 2’15 5.23 FENTON From Life [BBC nature series, to be broadcast autumn 2009] George Fenton Band George Fenton (conductor) Angel Recording Studios 2’49 5.28 FENTON Cry Freedom George Fenton and Jonas Gwangwa MCADMCG6029 Track 18 4’38 5.39 R. STRAUSS Beim Schlafengehen (Going to Sleep) from Four Last Songs Rene Fleming (soprano) Houston Symphony Orchestra BMG 09026 685392 Track 3 5’53 5.46 VIVALDI Concerto for 2 violins in D RV 511 Nigel Kennedy (violin) Daniel Strabrawa (violin) Members of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra EMI 7243 5 5766601 Tracks 16-18 12’01 6.00 News 6:04 RESPIGHI The Birds: Prelude Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra Antal Dorati (conductor) Mercury 432 007-2 Track 1 2’58 6.07 RUTTER Arise, Shine Choir of Clare College Cambridge Timothy Brown (director) Nicholas Rimmer (organ) Naxos 8.557130 Track 8 4’27 6.12 MARTINU Mirandolina: Act III Saltarello Brno State Philharmonic Orchestra Frantisek Jilek (conductor) Supraphon SU37422011 Track 11 4’04 6.21 LIVE MUSIC: MARTINU: Where’s the LandLord (Mirandolina, Act 2, scene 1) Mary Hegarty (Ortensia) Jean Rigby (Dejanira) Daniel Norman (Fabrizio) Sergey Rybin (piano) 4’56 6.31 LIVE MUSIC: MARTINU Do Excuse Me, How Shall I put this (Mirandolina, Act 2, scene 3) Juanita Lascarro (Mirandolina) Geoffrey Dolton (Ripafratta) Sergey Rybin (piano) 5’28 6.44 ARNOLD: Peterloo Overture BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Rumon Gamba (conductor) Chandos CHAN10293 Track 2 10’04 6.49 CHOPIN: Waltz in A flat major Op. 34 No. 1 Stephen Hough (piano) Hyperion CDA67686 Track 6 5’38 6.55 SPIRO/JOHN PLAYFORD: The Lost Heart Jane Harbour (violin) Jason Sparkes (piano accordion) Alex Vann (mandolin) Jon Hunt (acoustic guitar) Real World CDRW172 Track 15 4’18