In Tune - 03/09/2008

Sean Rafferty presents a selection of music and guests from the arts world. There's live music from The Opera Group, ahead of their new production of Varjak Paw, written by composer Julian Philips and librettist Kit Hesketh-Harvey who are guests on the show. Also a preview of the 2008 Great Northern Brass Arts Festival, with Festival Director Philip Biggs, and the Principal Conductor of the Black Dyke Band, Nicholas Childs. Plus Egyptian percussionist Hossam Ramzy on his performance at the Southbank Centre, as part of the London African Music Festival. 17:03’03 RAMEAU Overture (from Le Temple de la gloire) Les Talens Lyriques/Christophe Rousset L’Oiseau Lyre tr. 12 dur: 3’51 17:07’48 VIERNE Carillon de Westminster (Op.54, No. 3) Robert Sharpe (organ of Truro Cathedral) Regent REGCD263 CD 2, tr. 13 dur: 6’59 17:20:24 Hossam RAMZY The Magic Carpet from Cairo to Baghdad Hossam Ramzy (percussion) ARC Music EUCD 2158 tr. 11 4’00 17:30:59 Mohammed FAUZI Habibi We Enay Hossam Ramzy & his Egyptian Orchestra BBC Recording, Womad, Wiltshire July '08 5’20* 17:37’20 BACH Double Concerto in D minor (BWV.1043) Nigel Kennedy & Daniel Stabrawa (violins) Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra EMI 5 57091 2 trs. 10 – 12 dur: 14’00 17:53’45 BRAHMS Sonata for piano no. 2 in F sharp minor (Op.2) 1st Mvt: Allegro non tanto ma energico Libor Novacek (piano) Landor Records LAN285 tr. 1 dur: 6’04* 18:03’36 ARNOLD The Padstow Lifeboat (Op.94) Grimethorpe Colliery UK Coal Band/Malcolm Arnold RCA 74321 88392 2 CD 1, tr. 21 dur: 4’40 18:10:22 Varjak Paw (3 exceprts) Akiya Henry (Varjak Paw) Lisa Crosato (Holly) Simon Wilding (Cludge) Jeremy Bines (piano) LIVE dur: 10’00 18:33.24 HANDEL Overture from Music for the Royal Fireworks London Classical Players/Roger Norrington Virgin 5 45265 2 tr. 19 dur: 7’48 18:44’02 STRAUSS Im Abendrot (from Four Last Songs) Renée Fleming (soprano) Munich Philharmonic Orchestra/Christian Thielemann Decca 478 0647 tr. 4 dur: 7’40 18:52.29 BERLIOZ (arr. Brand) Overture: Le Corsair Fodens Courtois Band/Nicholas Childs Polyphonic QPRL 094D tr. 2* dur: 7’34* 19:05:43 Derek BOURGEOUS Serenade The Black Dyke Band/Nicholas Childs Doyen DOYCD121 tr. 7 dur: 2’44 19:14:33 Edward GREGSON Variations on Laudate Dominum (conclusion) The Black Dyke Band/Nicholas Childs Doyen DOYCD242 tr. 9* dur: 5’02* 19:20’59 MOZART Sonata G major for Keyboard & Violin (K.27) Gary Cooper (fortepiano) & Rachel Podger (violin) Channel Classics CCS SA 26208 trs. 7 & 8 dur: 8’40