In Tune - 19/11/2009 Francesca Zambello, Alastair Marriott, Rivka Golani

Sean Rafferty presents a selection of music and guests from the arts world. Director Francesca Zambello and choreographer Alastair Marriott talk about a new production of Tchaikovsky's rarely-performed opera The Tsarina's Slippers at the Royal Opera House. And viola player Rivka Golani along with the event's director Anthony Wilkinson talk about the newly-established Wimbledon Music Festival. 17.02 PURCELL Abdelazer (Overture) Academy of Ancient Music Christopher Hogwood (director) Oiseau-Lyre 433 191 2 Track 8 3'15 17.06 KREISLER Liebesfreud Rivka Golani (viola) Michele Levin (piano) HCD 32645 Track 4 3'32 17.10 TCHAIKOVSKY The Tsarina’s Slipper: Cossack Dance (Act III) Cagliari Teatro Lirico Orchestra Gennadi Rozhdestvensky (conductor) Dynamic CDS287 CD 3,Track 9 3’12 17.21 TCHAIKOVSKY The Tsarina’s Slipper: A little apple tree was blossoming in the garden … (Act I) Elaterina Morosova (Oksana) Cagliari Teatro Lirico Orchestra Gennadi Rozhdestvensky (conductor) Dynamic CDS287 CD 1,Track 5 6’26 17.32 TCHAIKOVSKY The Tsarina’s Slipper: Finale Cagliari Teatro Lirico Chorus & Orchestra Gennadi Rozhdestvensky (conductor) Dynamic CDS287 CD 3, Tracks 14 2’16 17'35 MOZART Fantasia in D minor, KV 397 Mitsuko Uchida (piano) Philips 412 123-2 Track 7 7’12 17.43 SMETANA Vltava (Ma Vlast) Cleveland Orchestra Christoph von Dohnanyi (conductor) Decca 444 867 2 Track 1 11’38 17.56 D. SCARLATTI Iste confessor The Sixteen Harry Christophers (conductor) Coro COR16073 Track 4 3’15 18.03 SULLIVAN Pineapple Poll: Opening Dance Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra David Lloyd-Jones (conductor) Naxos 8.570351 Track 1 3'27 18.07 GIOVANNI BENEDETTO PLATTI Concerto in G minor “per Oboe” Xenia Loffler (oboe) Akademie fur Alte Musik Berlin Georg Kallweit (violin / director) Harmonia Mundi HMC 901996 Tracks 14-16 11'22 18.19 LIVE MUSIC PROKOFIEV transcribed by Borisowski Dance of the Knights (Romeo & Juliet) Rivka Golani (viola) Michael Hampton (piano) 5'31 18.31 LIVE MUSIC RACHMANINOV transcribed by Borisowski Cello Sonata in G minor (3rd movement: Andante) Rivka Golani (viola) Michael Hampton (piano) 6'19 18.45 BERLIOZ Harold in Italy (1st movement – extract) Rivka Golani (viola) San Diego Symphony Orchestra Yoav Talmi (conductor) Naxos 8.553034 Track 3 7'46 18.56 PURCELL, realised by Tippett An evening hymn John Mark Ainsley (tenor) Iain Burnside (piano) Signum SIGCD066 Track 11 3'52