In Tune - 03/11/2008

Sean Rafferty presents a selection of music and news from the arts world, including guitarist John Williams, who performs music from his 2008 solo recital tour and CD. Plus the Endellion String Quartet playing in the studio, chatting about their Beethoven recordings and discussing their 30th anniversary. 17:02 VIVALDI, trans. Williams Violin concerto in A minor, RV.345: 1st mvt John Williams (guitar) Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra Janos Rolla (conductor) SONY SK 46556 Tr. 16 3’58 17:07 DONIZETTI Allegro io son (Rita) Juan Diego Florez (tenor) Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Guissppe Verdi Riccardo Frizza (conductor) DECCA 473 440 2 Tr. 1 3’39 LIVE 17:12 ALBENIZ Torre de Bermeja John Williams (guitar) 3’53 LIVE 17:24 WILLIAMS Prelude to a song John Williams (guitar) LIVE 17:32 WILLIAMS John Williams (guitar) 17:36 LEHAR Lippen schweigen‘s flüster Geigen (Merry Widow) Angelika Kirchschlager (mezzo soprano) Simon Keenlyside (baritone) Tonkünstler Orchestra, Niederösterreich Alfred Eschwé (conductor) SONY 88697 28600 2 Tr. 6 2’59 17:41 BACH Keyboard concerto in A major, BWV.1055 David Fray (piano/director) Dautsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen VIRGIN 213064 2 Tr. 4-6 15’07 17:56 MENDELSSOHN Zum Aberdsegen Choir of St. John’s College, Cambridge David Hill (director) HYPERION CDA 67558 Tr. 11 2’41 18:03 BEETHOVEN Prelude & Fugue in F, H.30 Endellion Quartet WARNER WCJ 2564 69471 3 CD 9 Tr. 8-9 5’37 18:10 BRITTEN Veggio co’bei vostri occhi un dolce lume (7 Sonnets of Michelangelo, Op.22) Mark Padmore (tenor) Iain Burnside (piano) SIGNUM SIGCD 122 Tr. 3 4’12 LIVE 18:15 HAYDN Quartet in F, Op. 50 no.5: 1st Mvt (Allegro Moderato) Endellion Quartet 4’56 LIVE 18:27 BEETHOVEN Piano Sonata no.9 in E, 14/1 (arr. quartet): 2nd mvt –Allegretto Endellion Quartet 3’37 LIVE 18:36 BARTOK Quartet no. 4: 2nd mvt - Prestissimo, con sordino Endellion Quartet 2’55 18:40 DEBUSSY, ORCH. MATTHEWS Feuilles mortes (Preludes, Bk 2) Halle Mark Elder (conductor) HALLE CDHLL 7513 Tr. 11 3’37 18:44 CHOPIN Waltz in A flat, Op.42 ‘Grande valse’ Jean-Bernard Pommier (piano) ERATO 4509 92887 2 Tr. 5 4’06 18:49 WAGNER Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude Orchestre de Paris Daniel Barenboim (conductor) DG 474 568 2 Tr. 1 10’22