In Tune - 04/11/2008

Sean Rafferty presents a selection of music and guests from the arts world. He talks to choreographer Mark Morris about Prokofiev's original score for his new Barbican production of Romeo and Juliet, performed by the London Symphony Orchestra, which caused scandal after the first performance in Russia in 1935. Plus flute and harp duo Francesca Canali and Anneleen Lenaerts performing in the studio. 17:03 COPLAND Rodeo (Hoe Down) San Francisco Symphony Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor) RCA 09026 63811 2 Track 6 3’11 17:07 MANUEL DE SUMAYA De las Flores Chanticleer Joseph Jennings (director) WCJ 8122 79910 1 Track 10 5’55 17:14 PROKOFIEV Romeo and Juliet (Juliet as a young girl) London Symphony Orchestra Andre Previn (conductor) EMI 7 49012 8 CD 1 Track 10 3’30 17:22 PROKOFIEV Romeo and Juliet (The Quarrel / The Fight) London Symphony Orchestra Andre Previn (conductor) EMI 7 49012 8 CD 1 Tracks 5-6 4’22 17:31 PROKOFIEV Romeo and Juliet (Dance of the Mandolins) London Symphony Orchestra Andre Previn (conductor) EMI 7 49012 8 CD 1 Track 25 2’02 17:34 HANDEL L’Allegro, il Penseroso, ed il Moderato (As steals the morn) Mark Padmore (tenor) Lucy Crowe (soprano) The English Concert Andrew Manze (director) Harmonia Mundi HMU 907422 Track 18 6’33 17:42 CHOPIN Fantasie Impromptu, Op 66 Penelope Thwaites (piano) LIR Classics LIR016 Track 1 5’01 17:48 CHARLES IVES Variations on America New York Philharmonic Kurt Mazur (conductor) Teldec 9031 74007 2 Tracks 1-8 6’50 17:57 MOISES VIVANCO Ataypura Yma Sumac (singer) Mercury 536 9032 Track 4 3’03 18:03 BRITTEN Building of the House Op 79 CBSO Chorus City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Simon Rattle (conductor) EMI 2 17528 2 CD 2 Track 17 4’55 18:09 SCHUBERT Impromptu D935 No 4 Alfred Brendel (piano) Philips 442 543-2 Track 8 5’26 18:15 LIVE BACH Sonata G minor BWV 1020 (Allegro) Francesca Canali (flute) Anneleen Lenaerts (harp) 4’24 18:25 LIVE NINO ROTA Sonata for Flute and Harp (Allegro molto moderato) Francesca Canali (flute) Anneleen Lenaerts (harp) 4’19 18:31’41 LIVE BARTOK Suite Paysanne Hongroise (Vieilles Dances) Francesca Canali (flute) Anneleen Lenaerts (harp) 5’07 18:38 DURUFLÉ Requiem Op 9 (Libera me) The Choir of Magdalen College English Sinfonia Bill Ives (director) Harmonia Mundi HMU807480 Track 8 5’09 18:47 BRAHMS Double concerto in A minor Op 102 (Vivace non troppo) Itzhak Perlman (violin) Mstislav Rostropovich (cello) Concertgebouw Orchestra Bernard Haitink EMI 2 27913 2 CD 6 Track 3 8’40 18:56 RANDALL THOMPSON The Testament of Freedom (The God who gave us life) The Boston Symphony Orchestra The Harvard Glee Club Serge Koussevitzky Biddulph WHL 050 Track 10 3’26