In Tune - Nikolai Demidenko and James Bowman

Presented by Sean Rafferty. Pianist Nikolai Demidenko performs Chopin and Scarlatti live in the studio and talks to Sean about his upcoming concert with the Hallé at the Bridgewater Hall. Internationally acclaimed tenor James Bowman joins Sean to talk about his forthcoming performance at St Martin in the Fields, a programme which features his own selection of readings and Handel arias on the 250th anniversary of the composer's death. 17.03 SOUSA Easter Monday on the White House Lawn Royal Artillery Band John Philip Sousa (conductor) NAXOS 8.559132 Track 1 2’10 17.05 BACH Cantata BWV 78 (Wir eilen mit schwachen, doch emsigen Schritten) Daniel Taylor (countertenor) Agnes Zsigovics (soprano) Theatre of Early music RCA 88697290312 Track 3 4’57 17.11 CHOPIN Nocturne in C sharp minor Nikolai Demidenko (piano) WHITE LABEL Track 2 3’38 17.21 LIVE SCARLATTI Sonata Nikolai Demidenko (piano) 1’46 17.28 LIVE CHOPIN Polonaise for piano (Op.posth.) in G sharp minor [1822] Nikolai Demidenko (piano) 3’34 17.33 BYRD Cantiones Sacrae No.21. Haec Dies Choir of New College, Oxford Edward Higginbottom (director) CRD 3439 Track 6 2’33 17.36 SUK Fantastic Scherzo, op.25 Prague Symphony Orchestra Jiri Belohlavek (conductor) SUPRAPHON SU3166-2 011 Track 13 15’33 17.53 KORNGOLD Four Shakespeare Songs Op.31 (Nos. 1 & 4) Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano) William Dazeley (baritone) Iain Burnside (piano) SIGNUM CLASSICS SIGCD160 Tracks 12 & 15 5’44 18.02 HANDEL Messiah: Recit: Then shall be brought to pass Duet: O Death where is thy sting Chorus: But thanks be to God who giveth victory James Bowman (alto) Paul Elliott (tenor) The Sixteen Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra Ton Koopman (conductor) WARNER 2564 69282-4 CD 2 Tracks 22-24 4’31 18.09 COPLAND Rodeo: Buckaroo Holiday Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra Leonard Slatkin (conductor) EMI 3814982 Track 2 7’10 18’17 HANDEL The Choice of Herclues (Yet can I hear that dulcet lay) James Bowman (countertenor) The King’s Consort Robert King (director) HYPERION CDA66797 Track 1 3’58 18.26 HANDEL arr. Maurice Jacobson Silent Worship James Bowman (countertenor) Andrew Swait (treble) Andrew Plant (piano) SIGNUM SIGCD128 Track 15 1’46 18.34 HANDEL Father of Heav’n (Judas Maccabaeus) James Bowman (countertenor) The King’s Consort Robert King (director) HYPERION CDA66797 Track 6 7’22 18.42 MOZART Quartet No. 4 in C major, K.157 Chamber Players of Canada ATMA ACD2 2531 Tracks 7-9 13’37 56’40 PURCELL O all ye people, clap your hands Les Arts Florissants Paul Agnew (tenor) Thomas Michael Allen (countertenor) William Christie (director) VIRGIN CLASSICS Track10 2:53