In Tune - 09/12/2008

Sean Rafferty presents a selection of music and guests from the arts world, including soprano Anja Kampe and tenor Robert Dean Smith ahead of two concert performances of Act 2 from Wagner's Tristan und Isolde with the London Philharmonic in Birmingham and London. Plus soprano Emma Kirkby talking about her 2008 concerts of Christmas music in Bristol, York and London. 17:02 BACH Cantata No. 63 (BWV.63) (Christen, ätzet diesen) New London Consort Philip Pickett (director) L'Oiseau-Lyre 452 920-2 Track 1 4’59 17:08 Giles FARNABY The Lord Souche’s Masque His Majestys Sagbutts & Cornetts sfz SFZ0307 Track 22 1’56 17:11 WOLF-FERRARI I Gioielli della Madonna (Intermezzo) Academy of St Martin in the Fields Neville Marriner (conductor) EMI CDC 7 54585 2 Track 11 3’39 17:15 Leone SINIGAGLIA Drei Lieder, Op. 17, No. 1 (Der schwere Abend) Anja Kampe (soprano) Massimiliano Génot (piano) Stradivarius STR11767 Track 16 2’20 17:23 WAGNER Tristan & Isolde (O König, das kann ich dir nicht sagen) Robert Dean Smith (tenor) Oehms Classics OC 527 Track 4 4’40 17:34 WAGNER Tristan und Isolde (Liebestod) Anja Kampe (soprano) Hallé Orchestra Mark Elder (conductor) Hallé CD HLL 7517 Track 7 7’45 17:44 BEETHOVEN 12 Variations on 'Se vuol ballare' in F major (WoO.40) Andreas Staier (fortepiano) Daniel Sepec (violin) Harmonia Mundi HMC 901919 Track 5 10’30 17:55 MORLEY Those that want to my pipes sound TRAD. Nos Galan Thoinot ARBEAU Bransle l’Officiel Fay Newton (soprano) His Majestys Sagbutts & Cornetts sfz SFZ0307 Track 23 4’04 18:05 PARRY Blest pair of sirens London Symphony Chorus London Symphony Orchestra Richard Hickox (conductor) Chandos CHAN 241-31 CD 2 Track 1 11’47 18:18 BACH Canonic variations on “Vom Himmel hoch” (BWV.769) (Variation 3) Gerhard Weinberger (organ) CPO 777 363-2 CD 16 Track 14 3’43 18:26 BACH Cantata No. 147 (Bereite dir, Jesu, noch itzo die Bahn) Emma Kirkby (soprano) London Baroque BIS-CD-1135 Track 10 4’09 18:34 SCHMELZER Venite ocius, transeamus usque in Bethlehem Emma Krikby & Susanne Rydén (sopranos) Bell’Arte Salzburg Annegret Siedel (director) Berlin Classics 1624 Track 9 10’11 18:45 SATIE Pieces Friodes (Airs a faire fuir – I) Reinbert de Leeuw (piano) PHILIPS 420 473 2 Track 4 3’38 18:49 STRAUSS Festmusik der Stadt Wien Academy Symphonic Brass James Watson (conductor) Royal Academy of Music RAM 038 Track 1 10’25