In Tune - 13/03/2009

Presented by Sean Rafferty. Violinist Isabelle Van Keulen and pianist Ronald Brautigam join Sean to talk about their upcoming Wigmore Hall recital. They will also perform in the studio. Pianist Howard Shelley also talks about his latest CD releases including Grieg/Schumann/Saint-Saens piano concertos and also discusses conducting the London Mozart Players 60th anniversary concert. Main news headlines are at 5.00 and 6.00 E-mail: [email protected] 17:02 SMETANA Dance of the Comedians (Bartered Bride) Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Libor Pesek (conductor) VIRGIN VC 759285 2 Tr. 4 3’56* 17:07 SCHUBERT Geheimnis, D.491 Ian Bostridge (tenor) Antonio Pappano (piano) EMI 242639 2 Tr. 1 1’58* 17:10 LIVE BEETHOVEN Violin Sonata No.1: 2nd mvt (Theme & variations) Isabelle van Keulen (violin) Ronald Brautigam (piano) 5’48 17:20 BEETHOVEN Sonata no.22 in F, Op.54: 1st mvt Ronald Brautigam (fortepiano) BIS SACD 1573 Tr. 4 4’50 17:31 LIVE SHOSTAKOVICH Viola Sonata Op. 147: 2nd mvt – Scherzo Isabelle van Keulen (violin) Ronald Brautigam (piano) 7’11 17:40 DEBUSSY Images (Iberia) Amsterdam Concertgebouw Bernard Haitink (conductor) PHILIPS 438 742 2 CD 1 Tr. 3 6’45* 17:47 PURCELL Suite No 3 in G major Richard Egarr (harpsichord) HARMONIA MUNDI HMU907428 Tr.11-13 7.06 17:55 ROSSINI Barber of Seville (Act 2 quintet) Count Almaviva….Frank Lopardo Bartolo……………Lucio Gallo Rosina…………….Kathleen Battle Figaro…………….Placido Domingo Basilio…………….Ruggero Raimondi Chamber Orchestra of Europe Claudio Abbado (conductor) DG 435 764 2 CD 2 tr. 7 3’58 18:03 BARTOK Romanian folk dances Chicago Symphony Orchestra Georg Solti (conductor) DECCA 443 444 2 Tr. 9-15 6’01 18:10 DUFAY Missa Se la face ay pale (Agnus Dei) Binchois Consort Andrew Kirkman(conductor) HYPERION CDA 67715 tr. 9 4’57 18:15 HAYDN Symphony no.94 ‘Surprise’: 2nd mvt (Andante) Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana Howard Shelley (conductor) HYPERION CDA CDS 44371/4 CD 1 Tr. 6 6’03 18:27 CLEMENTI Sonata in F, Op.24 no.1: lat mvt (Arietta con variazioni) Howard Shelley (piano) HYPERION CDA 67729 CD 2 Tr. 10 4’11 18:37 SCHUMANN Piano concerto: 1st mvt Howard Shelley (piano) Orchestra of Opera North CHANDOS CHAN 10509 Tr. 1 12’46* 18:52 DUDLEY MOORE PARODIES Little Miss Britten (after Britten) Die Flabbergast (after schubert) Dudley Moore (voice/piano) EMI CDEMC 3727 Tr. 7-8 2’10 18:55 TORELLI Brandenburg Concerto Op. 6, no 8 in F major Charivari Agreable Kah Ming Ng (director) SIGNUM SIGCD157 Tr. 28-30 4’12