In Tune - 18/05/2009 Charles Mackerras and Em Marshall

Sean Rafferty presents a selection of music and guests from the arts world. Charles Mackerras talks to Sean from Cardiff about conducting Welsh National Opera's production of Mitradate. They also discuss his latest disc release, Beethoven piano concertos with Artur Pizarro and his win at the 2009 Classical Brit awards. And Em Marshall and composer David Owen Norris talk to Sean about the 2009 English Music Festival. David Owen Norris also performs in the studio. 17:03 MOZART Overture (The Magic Flute, K.620) London Philharmonic Orchestra Charles Mackerras (conductor) CHAN 3121(2) CD1 T1 6:26 17:09 BRAHMS O Suesser Mai (6 Lieder und Romanzen, Op.93a) Consortium Andrew-John smith (conductor) HYPERION CDA 67775 T3 2:14 17:12 LIVE WALTON, arr. ROY DOUGLAS Popular Song from Facade David Owen Norris (piano) 1’53 17:19 BRIDGE Allegretto vivo (3 Novelletten for String Quartet (1904)) The Bridge Quartet SOMMCD 087 T6 4:11 17:32 LIVE MOERAN Irish Love Song David Owen Norris (piano) 3’42 17:37 VOGLER Symphony in G major London Mozart Players Matthias Bamert (conductor) CHAN 10504 T8 9:01 17:46 AMBROISE THOMAS, arr. MANFRED GRAFE Mignon (Connais-tu le pays ou fleurit l’oranger?) Sol Gabetta (cello) Prague Philharmonic Orchestra Charles Olivieri-Munroe (conductor) RCA 88697 359622 T7 4:33 17:52 BACH Trans. MAX REGER Schmucke Dich, O Liebe Seele Markus Becker (piano) HYPERION CDA67683 CD2 T7 6’47 18:03 LANNER Pesther-Walzer, Op.93 Concerto Koln & Sarband ARCHIV 477 5420 T13 7:39 18:11 MOZART Mitridate, re di Ponto (Quel ribelle e quell’ingrato Act 1, Scene 13) Giuseppe Sabbatini (Mitridate) Les Talens Lyriques Christophe Rousset (director) DECCA 460 772-2 CD1 T24 2:45 18:20 MOZART Mitridate, re di Ponto (E crederai, Signor & Gia di pieta mi spoglio, Act 2, Sc 14) Giuseppe Sabbatini (Mitridate) Natalie Dessay (Aspasia) Sifare (Cecilia Bartoli) Les Talens Lyriques Christophe Rousset (director) DECCA 460 772-2 CD2 T22-23 6:18 18:32 BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No.4 in G major, Op.58 (3rd movement) Artur Pizarro (piano) Scottish Chamber Orchestra Charles MacKerras (conductor) LINN CKD 336 T6 9:42 18:43 MATHIAS O nata lux (Rex gloriae, Op.83 no.3) Wells Cathedral Choir Matthew Owens (director) HYPERION CDA 67740 T16 2:05 18:45 SMETANA Memories of Bohemia in the form of Polkas, Op.12 Andreas Schiff (piano) WARNER 2564 69967-4 CD6 T9-10 9:23 18:56 PURCELL Fantaszia 12 – 1680 Z.743 Amsterdam Loeki Stardust Quartet CHANNEL CCS 16998 T5 3’23