Radio 3 Requests - 11/10/2009

Chi-chi Nwanoku delves into a selection of listeners' requests. The line-up includes a Russian's portrait of Spain, two Romantic Scandinavians, fiery Brazilian jazz and an elegy from outer space. The guest requester is Tunde Jegede. Grieg Heart’s Wound (Two Elegiac Melodies Op 34) Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Neemi Järvi (conductor) DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 4375202 Track 6 Vanhal String Quartet in A Major III. Adagio Sostenuto IV. Rondo. Allegro Molto Stamic Quartet PANTON 8114312 Tracks 10 and 11 Jean-Michel Jarre First Rendez-Vous Last Rendez-Vous ‘Ron’s Piece’ Pierre Gossez (saxophone), Jean-Michel Jarre DREYFUS 8291252 Tracks 1 and 11 Rimsky-Korsakov Capriccio Espanol Op 34 Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy (conductor) SONY SBK46537 Tracks 6-10 Handel Semele: Act 2, Scenes 2 and 3 Semele - Sheila Armstrong (soprano) Jupiter - Robert Tear (tenor) Amor Artis Chorale & English Chamber Orchestra, Johannes Somary (conductor) VANGUARD 08508272 CD1 Tracks 14-19 Egberto Gismonti Frevo Egberto Gismonti (piano) ECM 1136 827 135 Holst Terzetto, for flute, oboe and viola. Allegro - Un Poco Vivace Chamber Music Palm Beach KLAVIER K11160 Tracks 3+4 Stenhammar Piano Concerto no.2 in D minor Op 23 Introduzione – Scherzo – Adagio - Finale Cristina Ortiz (piano) Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Neemi Järvi (conductor) BIS CD476 – Tracks 1-4