In Tune - 28/04/2009 Steven Osborne and Christian Zacharias

Sean Rafferty presents a selection of music and guests from the arts world, including pianist Steven Osborne who plays in the studio and talks about his new recording of Rachmaninov Preludes. And pianist/conductor Christian Zacharias joins Sean from Edinburgh to talk about his forthcoming series of four concerts with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. 17:02 LIVE RACHMANINOV Prelude in G sharp minor, Op.32 no.12: Allegro Steven Osborne (piano) 2’19 17:05 FRANZ XAVER RICHTER Sinfonia VIII in B flat major (no.59) Helsinki Baroque Orchestra Aapo Häkkinen (director) NAXOS 8 570597 Tracks 4-6 8’42 NEW RELEASE 17:14 LIVE RACHMANINOV Prelude in A major, Op.32 no.9: Allegro Moderato Steven Osborne (piano) 2’49 17:24 ALKAN Cello Sonata: Finale Alban Gerhardt (cello) Steven Osborne (piano) HYPERION CDA 67624 Track 4 6’11 17:36 LIVE RACHMANINOV Prelude in B min Op32 No 10: Lento Steven Osborne (piano) 6’08 17:43 ECCLES Restless in Thought (Three Mad songs) Lucy Crowe (soprano) Early Opera Company Christian Curnyn (director) CHANDOS CHAN 0759 Track 24 4’08 17:48 BRAHMS Academic Festival Overture Houston Symphony Orchestra Christoph Eschenbach (conductor) VIRGIN 693223 2 CD 1 Track 5 11’02 REISSUE 18:03 HANDEL Ezio (Ah, non son io che parlo) Fulvia….Karina Gauvin (soprano) Il Complesso Barocco Alan Curtis (director) ARCHIV 477 8073 CD 3 Track 13 5’37 NEW RELEASE 18:11 STRAVINSKY Danses concertantes (Marche) Orpheus Chamber Orchestra DEUTSCHE GRAMMAPHON DG 459 644 2 Track 14 2’00 18:17 MOZART Piano Concerto no.8 in C major: finale (tempo di menuetto). Christian Zacharias (piano/conductor) Lausanne Chamber Orchestra MDG 940 1529 6 18:29 CHOPIN Piano concerto no.1: Finale (Rondo) Christian Zacharias (piano/conductor) Lausanne Chamber Orchestra MDG 340 1267 2 Track 3 10’20 18:41 ELGAR (arr. Lemare) Pomp & circumstance March no.1 Thomas Trotter (organ) DECCA 436 656 2 Track 9 5’51 18:50 JOHANN STRAUSS (arr. Berg) Wein, Weib und Gesang! Members of the Gothenberg Symphony Orchestra Mario Venzago (conductor) CHANDOS CHSA 5074 CD 2, Track 10 9’14