Presented by Petroc Trelawny. Opera star Joyce DiDonato talks about singing in the new Royal Opera House production of Rossini's Barber of Seville, and sings in the studio. And superstar of the brass world multitalented Swedish trombonist Christian Lindberg also performs live. 5.02 HAYDN Presto from Concerto in D major for Alto Trombone Christian Lindberg (trombone) Australian Chamber Orchestra Richard Tognetti (director) BIS CD 1248 Track 3 3'09 5.06 ROSSINI Overture to Il Barbiere di Siviglia London Symphony Orchestra Claudio Abbado (conductor) DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 4198692 Track 1 7'18 5.14 LIVE MUSIC ANONYMOUS Three Medieval Dances (Danse la Cleves / Amoroso / La Spagna) Christian Lindberg (trombone) 4’43 5.24 SIBELIUS Impromptu for Strings Nordic Chamber Orchestra Christian Lindberg (conductor) BIS CD 1538 Track 12 8'02 5.38 LIVE MUSIC CHRISTIAN LINDBERG Extract from Kundraan for trombone and strings Christian Lindberg (trombone and narration) Synthesized string score 4'07 5.43 BEETHOVEN Sonata no.22 in F major, op.54 Daniel Barenboim (piano) EMI CLASSICS 5 72912 2 CD2 Tracks 11-12 12'43 5.56 TARREGA Recuerdos de la Alhambra John Williams (guitar) Sony 88697529852 Track 16 2’23 6.00 News 6.03 HANDEL Desterò dall’empia Dite (from Amadigi) Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano) Les Talens Lyriques Christophe Rousset (conductor) VIRGIN CLASSICS 519038 Track 12 5’16 6.15 LIVE MUSIC ROSSINI Una voce poco fa (When a lover’s tender voice), Act 1, Scene 5 from Il Barbiere di Siviglia Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano) Susanna Stranders (piano) 6’13 6.29 ROSSINI Cessa di più resistere (Cease to resist any longer), Act II, final scene from Il Barbiere di Siviglia Juan Diego Florez (tenor) Orchestra Sinfonica E Coro Di Milano Giuseppe Verdi Riccardo Chailly (conductor) DECCA 4700242 Track 3 7'37 6.41 PURCELL See, even Night herself is here (from The Fairy Queen, Act 2) Gillian Fisher (soprano) The Sixteen Orchestra Harry Christophers (conductor) Collins Classics 70132 CD 1 Track 13 4’36 6.46 VIVALDI Concerto for bassoon, strings and continuo in F major, RV488 Peter Whelan (bassoon) La Serenissima Andrian Chandler (director) AVIE AV 2178 Tracks 4-6 8’19 6.56 RIMSKY-KORSAKOV (transcr. Rachmaninov) The Flight of the Bumblebee Simon Trpceski (piano) EMI CLASSICS 5 57943 2 Track 9 1’08 6.57 HANDEL I like the am’rous Youth Nicki Kennedy (soprano) The Brook Street Band Avie AV2153 Track 6 2’27