Radio 3 Requests - Fiona Talkington

Fiona Talkington presents a selection of Radio 3 listeners' requests, including a coronation anthem, a lullaby, an Unanswered Question and an ode 'to birds and the rainbow'. Plus a famous vintage performance of Prokofiev's Peter and The Wolf, narrated by Oda Slobodskaya. Brahms Gestliches Wiegenlied, Op.91 no.2 for alto, viola and piano Anne-Sofie Von Otter (mezzo soprano), Nils-Erik Sparf (viola), Bengt Forsberg (piano) Deutsche Grammophon 4297272 track 2 Takashi Yoshimatsu Ode to Birds and the Rainbow I. Introduction - Largo - Tapestry I. Allegro - II. Canticle. Andante – Allegro – Moderato – Tempo Primo – III. Tapestry II. Allegro BBC Philharmonic, Sachio Fujioka (conductor) Chandos CHAN9838 tracks 6-9 Arensky Piano Trio no.1 in D Minor, Op.32 III. Elegia. Adagio Leonard Pennario (piano) Jascha Heifetz (Violin) Gregor Piatigorsky (Cello) RCA SB 661 S1 T3 Rodgers & Hart, arr. Buddy Greco The Lady is a Tramp Buddy Greco (singer) SONY 82876682492 CD2 track 9 Prokofiev Peter and the Wolf Oda Slobodskaya (narrator) Colonne Orchestra, Isaie Disenhaus (conductor) Delta TQD 3007 S1 La Perra Mora (anon) Tourdion (anon) Rolf Lislevand (lute) et all ECM New Series 476 3317 tracks 5 + 10 Ives The Unanswered Question (revised version) Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor) CBS MK42381 track 5 Bulgarian Trad Kalimankou Denkou (The Evening Gathering) Le Mystères Des Voix Bulgares Membran music 221904-311 CD 1 track 3 Schubert Symphony no 8 i B minor D759 ‘Unfinished’ Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Karl Böhm (conductor) Deutsche Grammophon 419 318-2 CD4 tracks 1+2 Elgar Coronation Ode IV. Peace, Gentle Peace – soli + chorus V. Land Of Hope And Glory – contralto + chorus Teresa Cahill (soprano), Anne Collins (alto), Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor), Gwynne Howell (bass), Scottish National Orchestra Chorus and Orchestra, Sir Alexander Gibson (conductor) Chandos CHAN8430 tracks 6 & 7