In Tune - 31/07/2009 Raphael Wallfisch, Cathal Breslin and Thierry Fischer

Sean Rafferty presents a selection of music and guests from the arts world. With performances from British cellist Raphael Wallfisch and Irish pianist Cathal Breslin, previewing their appearances in the 2009 Cambridge Summer Music Festival. Plus soprano Anja Kampe and tenor Torsten Kerl discussing their roles in the upcoming Glyndebourne performances of Tristan and Isolde, and conductor Thierry Fischer talking to Sean in the studio ahead of his appearances in Proms 25 and 26. 17:02 BEETHOVEN Polonaise in C, Op. 89 Julius Katchen (piano) DECCA 478 1727 Tr. 35 5’02 17:08 BERKELEY/BRITTEN Mont Juic Suite (selection) English Chamber Orchestra Steuart Bedford (conductor) NAXOS 8 557198 Tr.5 & 8 5’18 17:14 LIVE CHOPIN Cello sonata in G minor, Op.65: 3rd mvt (Largo) Raphael Wallfisch (cello) Cathal Breslin (piano) 3’22 17:23 LIVE MENDELSSOHN Song without Words for Cello & Piano in D, Op 109 Raphael Wallfisch (cello) Cathal Breslin (piano) 4’19 17:32 LIVE CHOPIN Cello sonata in G minor, Op.65: 2nd mvt (scherzo) Raphael Wallfisch (cello) Cathal Breslin (piano) 4’42 17:39 VERACINI Overture no.1 in B flat Musica Antiqua Koln Reinhard Goebel (director) ARCHIV 439 937 2 Tr. 1-4 13’51 17:54 RAVEL Le cygne (Histoires naturelles) Gerald Finley (baritone) Julius Drake (piano) HYPERION CDA 67728 Tr. 3 3’22 17:58 RAVEL Chanson Popularies (Chanson francais) Gerald Finley (baritone) Julius Drake (piano) HYPERION CDA 67728 Tr. 3 2’06 18:04 LISZT Tarantella (Annees de Pelerinages – Venezia e Napoli) Stephen Hough (piano) VIRGIN VC 790700 2 Tr. 2 8’22 18:13 BEETHOVEN O namenlose Freude! (Fidelio, Act 2) Anja Kampe (soprano) as Leonore Torsten Kerl (tenor) as Florestan London Philharmonic Orchestra conductor Mark Elder GLYNDEBOURNE GFOCD 004 06 CD 2 Tr. 14 2’59 18:17 WAGNER Tristan and Isolde: Act 1 Sc5 Margret Price (soprano) as Isolde Rene Kollo (tenor) as Tristan Dresden Carlos Kleiber (conductor) DG 413 315 2 CD 2 Tr. 1 6’48 18:29 WAGNER Tristan and Isolde: Act 2 Love Duet Margret Price (soprano) as Isolde Rene Kollo (tenor) as Tristan Dresden Carlos Kleiber (conductor) DG 413 315 2 CD 2 Tr. 4 3’08 18:39 TELEMANN Sonata for bassoon in E minor Matthew Wilkie (bassoon) Neal Peres Da Costa (harpsichord) Kees Boersma (double bass) MELBA MR 301124 Tr. 1-4 7’36 18:48 WAGNER Tristan and Isolde: Act 3 Isolde’s Liebstod Anja Kampe (soprano) as Isolde Halle Orchestra Mark Elder (conductor) HALLE HLL 7517 Tr. 7 7’46 18:57 BEETHOVEN Symphony no.3 ‘Eroica’: 3rd mvt (Scherzo) BBC National Orchestra of Wales Thierry Fischer (conductor) BBC Recording 5’43 19:10 STRAVINSKY Firebird: Wedding and Coronation BBC National Orchestra of Wales Thierry Fischer (conductor) SIGNUM SIGCD 165 TR.15 3’44 19:17 BERLIOZ Les Francs Juges BBC National Orchestra of Wales Thierry Fischer (conductor) BBC Recording 11’44