In Tune - 17/11/2009 Cleo Laine, James O'Donnell

Sean Rafferty presents a selection of music and guests from the arts world. Featuring world-renowned jazz singer Cleo Laine. She performs in the studio, giving listeners a preview of her 2009 London Jazz Festival show, Cleo Laine, John Dankworth and Friends: Accentuate The Positive at the Royal Festival Hall. Sean is also joined by conductor James O'Donnell, who talks about the weekend's Purcell anniversary celebrations, opening with The Choir of Westminster Abbey's Friday night concert 'Hail, Bright Cecilia!'. 1704 PURCELL The Indian Queen (Symphony and Dance) Taverner Players Andrew Parrott (director) EMI CDM 7 69853 2 T.9 1:44 1706 PORTER Ridin High Dame Cleo Laine PHILIPS 848 129 2 T.17 3:08 1710 PURCELL I was glad Choir of Westminster Abbey Martin Neary (conductor) SONY SK 66243 T.1 3:43 1720 PURCELL Music For a While Iestyn davies (countertenor) John reid (piano) BBC Archive recording 3:43 1725 PURCELL Hail Bright Cecilia; With Rapture of Delight Hail! Bright Cecilia Taverner Consort Taverner Choir Taverner Players Andrew Parrott (director) EMI CDC 7 47490 2 T.13-14 4:25 1735 RAVEL Valses Nobles et Sentimentales Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra Yannick Nezet-Seguin (conductor) EMI 9 66342 2 T.4-11 16:42 1752 RACHMANINOV Etudes-Tableaux op.39 (Nos 4&6) Alexander Romanovsky (piano) DECCA 476334 T.4&6 5:42 1803 ELLINGTON It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing Cleo Laine BMG 43215 2 CD.1 T.14 4:04 1813 JOHN DANKWORTH Shall I compare thee Cleo Laine FONTANA STL5209 T.10 2:23 1822 JOHNNY MERCER Accentuate the Positive Cleo Laine John Horler, piano Alec Dankworth, bass Mark Nightingale, trombone Matt Holme, drums 4:14 1827 MOZART Quartet for flute and strings in D, K.285 Emmanuel Pahud, flute Christoph Poppen, violin Hariolf Schlichtig, viola Jean-Guihen Queyras, cello EMI CDC 5 56829 2 TR.1-3 16:54 1849 PUCCINI La Boheme (Che gelida manina) Luciano Pavarotti (Rodolfo) Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Herbert von Karajan, conductor DECCA 478 0208 T.2 4:36 1853 PURCELL Ode on St.Cecilia's Day (Wondrous Machine! The Airy Violin) Taverner Consort Taverner Choir Taverner Players Andrew Parrott, director EMI CDC 7 47490 2 T.8-9 7:30