In Tune - 06/11/2009 Darius Battiwalla, Cristina Ortiz

Sean Rafferty presents a selection of music and guests from the arts world. Concert organist Darius Battiwala speaks to Sean from Manchester ahead of a recital on the organ of Leeds Town Hall and Brazilian pianist Cristina Ortiz performs in the studio. 17.02 CHOPIN Waltz for piano (Op.42) in A flat major Ingrid Fliter (piano) EMI 6983512 Track 5 3’58 17.07 ROSSINI Giusto ciel, in tal periglio (Maometto II) Joyce Didonato (mezzo-soprano) Orchestra e Coro dell’Academia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia VIRGIN 69457906 Track 5 3’30 17.11 ELGAR Sonata for organ no. 1 (Op.28) in G major: 1st movement; Allegro maestoso Darius Battiwalla (organ) NAXOS 8.553876 Track 9 8’14 17.25 JS BACH Concerto for organ (BWV.593) in A minor [arr. from Vivaldi's Op.3`8 (RV.522)] Darius Battiwalla (organ) BBC RECORDING 2’47 17.33 STAINER Crucifixion: After this, Jesus Knowing That All Things Were Now Accomplished + For the Love of Jesus Andrew Kennedy (tenor) Darius Battiwalla (organ) Huddersfield Choral Society Joseph Cullen (conductor) SIGNUM SIGCD176 Tracks 19-20 4’14 17.38 FRANCK Piano Quintet in F minor, FWV 9 Christina Ortiz (piano) Fine Arts Quartet NAXOS 8.572009 Track 5 15’30 17.54 HANDEL Tune your harps (Harman and Mordecai) James Bowman (counter-tenor) The King’s Consort Robert King (director) HYPERION CDA66797 Track 14 4’55 18.03 GERSHWIN Porgy & Bess: Introduction + Summertime Bibiana Nwobilo (Clara) Arnold Schoenberg Choir Chamber Orchestra of Europe Nikolaus Harnoncourt SONY 88697591762 CD 1, Tracks 1-2 3’54 18.11 BEETHOVEN Symphony No.9, Op.125: “O Freude, nicht diese Töne” (extract) June Anderson (Soprano) Sarah Walker (mezzo-soprano) Klaus König (Tenor) Jan-Hendrik Rootering (Bass) Members of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Dresden Staatskapelle, Orchestra of the Kirov Theatre, London Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic and the Orchestre de Paris Bavarian Radio Chorus, Members of the Berlin Radio Chorus (GDR), Dresden Philharmonic Children’s Chorus Leonard Bernstein (conductor) Deutsche Grammophon 429 861 2 Track 4 2'35 18.15 RAMEAU Pigmalion Overture Les Talens Lyriques Christophe Rousset L’OISEAU LYRE 455 293-2 Track 13 4’34 18.20 LIVE MUSIC DEBUSSY Reflets dans l'eau Christina Ortiz (piano) 4’46 18.30 LIVE MUSIC BRAHMS Intermezzo Op 117, No.2 in B flat (4.5 mins) Christina Ortiz (piano) 4’17 18.37 LIVE MUSIC VILLA-LOBOS A Lenda do Caboclo (4 mins) Christina Ortiz (piano) 3’19 18.42 BEETHOVEN Gott! Welch Dunkel hier! (Fidelio) Jonas Kaufmann (tenor) Mahler Chamber Orchestra Claudio Abbado (conductor) DECCA 4781463 Track 7 10’34 18.55 VERDI La Traviata (Prelude) Berlin Philharmonic Herbert von Karajan (conductor) Deutsche Grammophon 477 7163 Track 1 4’21