In Tune - 14/08/09 Julian Philips, Harry Bicket, Shaan

Petroc Trelawny presents a selection of music and guests from the music world. A taste of composer Julian Philips's new opera for Glyndebourne, Yellow Sofa; conductor Harry Bicket talks about his Proms debut, conducting Handel's Samson; members of the cast of the Bollywood Prom, including Bollywood star Shaan, come into the studio ahead of their performance. 17.02 NIELSEN Overture (Maskarade) BBC Symphony Orchestra Andrew Davis (conductor) VIRGIN VC 791210-2 Track 1 4'37 17.08 BEETHOVEN String Quartet in F major, Op.18 No.1 (Scherzo) The Wihan Quartet NIMBUS NI 6105 CD1 Track 3 3'22 17.12 LIVE MUSIC JULIAN PHILLIPS Yellow Sofa (Number 2: Prologue) Martha Bredrin (Amarela) Gareth Hancock (piano) 3'25 17.22 LIVE MUSIC JULIAN PHILLIPS Yello Sofa (Number 11: Fado) Martha Bredrin (Amarela) Gareth Hancock (piano) 3'10 17.31 LIVE MUSIC JULIAN PHILLIPS Yello Sofa (Number 19: Epilogue) Martha Bredrin (Amarela) Gareth Hancock (piano) 1'31 17.33 MOZART Symphony No.26 in E-flat major, K.184 Le Cercle de l’Harmonie Jeremie Rhorer (director) VIRGIN 234868-2 Tracks 5-7 8'12 17.42 RASAMANJARI Maayi ri lall aaj apano – drut bandish in teental (Raga Ajad Hindol) Manjiri Asnare-Kelkar (vocal) Pundit Anand Asnare (tabla) NRCD 0155 Track 4 4'42 17.48 SCHUMANN Etude 12 (Finale): Allegro brillante (Etudes Symphoniques, Op.13) Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano) WARNER 2564 63426-2 Track 18 6'43 17.55 BRAHMS Hungarian Dance No. 1 in G minor (orch. Brahms) London Philharmonic Orchestra Marin Alsop (conductor) Naxos 8.557429 Track 5 3'07 18.00 News 18.03 RAVEL Feria (Rapsodie espagnole) Vlaidmir and Vovka Ashkenazy (pianos) DECCA 478 1090 Track 10 6.03' 18.10 HANDEL Sinfonia (Samson, HWV.57, Act 1) The English Concert Trevor Pinnock (director) ARCHIV 447 279-2 Tracks 18-20 7'54 18.25 BACH Aria: Schafe können sicher weiden (Sheep may safely graze) (Cantata: Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!,BWV.208) David Daniels (counter-tenor) Pamela Thorby & Merlin Harrison (voice flute) The English Concert Harry Bicket (director) VIRGIN 5099951903725 Track 13 4.13 18.36 HANDEL Let the bright Seraphim (Samson, Act 3) Renee Fleming (soprano) Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Harry Bicket (director) DECCA 475 6186 Track 9 5'30 18.42 ALBENIZ, arr. XUEFEI YANG Sevilla (Suite Espanola, Op.47) Xuefei Yang (guitar) EMI 206322-2 Track 1 4'34 18.48 SCHUBERT Notturno in E-flat major, D.897 David Trio ALTARA 1038(2) Track 5 9'27 18.58 LIVE MUSIC Raga Gaud Malhar [This is sung more in the rainy season and expresses the feelings of a beloved young girl, waiting for her lover when it starts raining] Manjiri Asnare Kelkar (khyal singer) Hanif Kahn (tabla) Sudhir Nayak (harmonium) 6'21 19.10 LIVE MUSIC Raga Kaushi Kanada and Taal Jhaptaal (blend of two ragas) [A late night melody] Manjiri Asnare Kelkar (khyal singer) Hanif Kahn (tabla) Sudhir Nayak (harmonium) 9'14 19.25 SHAAN Gum Sum Ho Kyon? Shaan (vocals) Ramakant Patil (flute) Rajesh Rajbhatt (percussion) EMI 522432-2 CD1 Track 2 3.42