In Tune - 08/01/2009
Sean Rafferty presents a selection of music and guests from the arts world. He is joined in the studio by members of The Prince Consort, a collection of leading young soloists, ahead of their Wigmore Hall concert. And American soprano Christine Brewer talks with Sean in advance of performances of Verdi's Requiem and Strauss's Four Last Songs with the LSO at the Barbican. 17:02 WAGNER Tannhäuser (Great hall of song) Christine Brewer (soprano) Philharmonia Orchestra David Parry (conductor) CHANDOS CHAN3127 Track1 4’53 17:07 BACH Prelude and Fugue in D major, BWV 874 Masaaki Suzuki (harpsichord) BIS CD-1513/14 NEW RELEASE CD1, Tracks 9-10 7’35 17:16 LIVE SCHUMANN Duet: Tanzlied (Dance Song), op 78, no.1 Anna Leese (soprano) Andrew Staples (tenor) Alisdair Hogarth (piano) 2’26 17:23 LIVE HAYDN The Wanderer Anna Leese (soprano) Alisdair Hogarth (piano) 3’20 17:26 LIVE QUILTER Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal Andrew Staples (tenor) Alisdair Hogarth (piano) 2’25 17:35 LIVE SCHUMANN Duet: Liebhabers Standchen (Lover’s Serenade) op.34, no.2 * Anna Leese (soprano) Andrew Staples (tenor) Alisdair Hogarth (piano) 2’20 17:38 OFFENBACH Le Voyage dans la lune (Voyage to the Moon): Ballet des Flocons de neige (Ballet of the snowflakes) Les Musiciens du Louvre Marc Minkowski (conductor) ARCHIV PRODUKTION 477 6403 Tracks 8-15 10’50 17:50 DUFAY Se la face ay pale The Binchois Consort Andrew Krikman (conductor) HYPERION CDA 67715 Track 12 3’03 17:53 HERBERT Cello Concerto No.2 in E minor (no.3) Gautier Capucon (cello) Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra Paavo Jarvi (conductor) VIRGIN CLASSICS 50999 519035 2 7 Track 6 5’55 18:03 FAURÉ Impromptu no. 2 Kun Woo Paik (piano) DECCA 470 246-2 Track 4 3’38 18:07 MOZART Symphony No.26, K.184 Le Cercle de l’Harmonie Jérémie Rhorer (director) VIRGIN CLASSICS 50999 234868 2 9 Tracks 5-7 8’08 18:17 STRAUSS Four Last Songs: Beim Schlafengehen (Time to Sleep) Christine Brewer (soprano) Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Donald Runnicles TELARC Track 5 4’42 18:27 BEETHOVEN Fidelio (Duet from end of Act 2, scene 1) Leonore: Christine Brewer (soprano) Florestan: John Mac Master (tenor) London Symphony Orchestra Sir Colin Davis LSO LIVE LSO0593 CD2, Track 9 2’48 18:36 MARX Barkarole Christine Brewer (soprano) BBC Symphony Orchestra Jirà Belohlávek (conductor) CHANDOS CHAN 10505 Track 5 7’01 18:44 CHOPIN Barcarolle in F sharp major, op.60 Marc-André Hamelin (piano) HYPERION CDA 67706 Track 8 8’36 18:54 CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO Figaro Vadim Gluzman (violin) Angela Yoffe (piano) BIS SACD 1652 Track 1 5’21