Petroc Trelawny presents a selection of music and guests from the arts world. As part of celebrations marking the 250th anniversary Handel's death, Petroc speaks to Christopher Hogwood and sopranos Lisa Milne and Kristina Hammerstrom ahead of their performance of Handel's Arianna in Creta, with the Academy of Ancient Music. Violinist and former Radio 3 New Generation Artist Ilya Gringolts, with pianist Ashley Wass join Petroc to play in the studio and talk about their forthcoming performance at the 2009 Norfolk and Norwich Festival, where the programme includes music by Prokofiev, Grieg and Tchaikovsky. 17:03 TANYEV Tarantella (Suite de concert, Op.28) Ilya Gringolts (violin) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra HYPERION CDA 67642 Track 16 6’43 17:10 FAURE Impromptu no.3 in A flat, Op.34 Kathryn Stott (piano) HYPERION CDA 67064 Track 18 4’30 17:24 HANDEL Arianna in Creta (overture) Academy of Ancient Music Christopher Hogwood (conductor) 1’00 17:22 HANDEL Arianna in Creta (Son qual stanco) Theodora Baka (mezzo) Orchestra of Patras George Petrou (conductor) MD&G 6091375 2 CD 2, track 17 4’21 17:35 HANDEL Arianna in Creta (Qui ti sfido, o mostro infame) Mary-Ellen Nesi (mezzo) Orchestra of Patras George Petrou (conductor) MD&G 6091375 2 CD 3 Track 7 4’20 17:40 LISZT Legende no.2, S.354 (St Francis of Paola walking on the waves) BBC Philharmonic Gianandrea Noseda (conductor) CHANDOS CHAN 10524 Track 10 8’20 17:50 MOZART Rondo in A minor, K.511 Christian Zacharias (piano) MDG 340 0961 2 Track 8 8’50 18:03 STRAVINSKY Scherzo a la Russe (fully orchestrated version) City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Simon Rattle (conductor) EMI 749178 2 Track 13 3’56 18:08 FRANCISCO DE PENALOSA Ave verum corpus Pro Cantione Antiqua Bruno Turner (director) HELIOS CDH 55357 Track 7 2’40 18:11 LIVE HEINRICH WILHELM ERNST Elegie Ilya Gringolts (violin) Ashley Wass (piano) 5’48 18:25 BAX Symphonic Variations (VI. Triumph) Ashley Wass (piano) Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra James Judd (conductor) NAXOS 8 570774 Track 7 4:39 18:37 LIVE PROKOFIEV Cinq Melodies Op.35 (nos 4&5) Ilya Gringolts (violin) Ashley Wass (piano) 4’28 18:43 DVORAK Legends, op 59 (No.9) Budapest Festival Orchestra Iván Fischer PHILIPS 476 2179 Track 9 2:24 SEGUE 18:46 VIVALDI Concerto in F for 6 insturments, RV 569 Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Gottfried von der Goltz (director/violin) OPUS OP 30283 Tracks 4-6 12’13