Radio 3 Requests - Fiona Talkington

Fiona Talkington presents a selection of BBC Radio 3 listeners' requests, including an unusual concerto featuring piano, harpsichord and harp together, one of France's greatest musical 'might-have-beens' and John Ireland's deeply moving vision of peace and fellowship in his cantata These Things Shall Be. Pluhar/Trovesi/Beasley/Improvisation Turlurú (Bergamasca) C15th Marco Beasley (voice), Gianluigi Trovesi (clarinet), L’Arpeggiata, Christina Pluhar (director) Alpha 512 TR 5 Prokofiev Russian Overture Philharmonia Orchestra, Neeme Järvi (conductor) Chandos CHAN9096, track 13 Lekeu Violin Sonata (2. Trés Lent) Philippe Hirshhorn (violin), Jean-Claude Vanden Eynden (piano) Ricercar, RIS 104091, track 2 Gluck Orfeo E Euridice (Act 1: Chiamo il mio ben cosi) Orfeo - Bernada Fink (mezzo-soprano), RIAS Chamber Choir, Freiberger Baroque Orchestra, René Jacobs (director) HMC901742.43, CD1, track 6 Martin Petite Symphonie Concertante Eva Guibentif (harp), Christiane Jaccottet (harpsichord), Ursula Ruttimann (piano), Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Armin Jordan (conductor) Cascavelle Vel3026, tracks 1-3 Cantata Sopra il Passacaglio Diatonica Marco Beasley (voice), Gianluigi Trovesi (clarinet), L’Arpeggiata, Christina Pluhar (director) Alpha 512 Tr 15 Rangström 2 Songs Pan; Sköldmön Siv Wennberg (soprano), Geoffrey Parsons (piano) HMV HQS1345, Side 2 Band 3 & 5 Mozart Symphony No.9 Prague Chamber Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras (conductor) Telarc CD80300, CD2, tracks 3-6 Ireland These Things shall be Bryn Terfel (bass), London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox (conductor) Chandos CHAN7074, track 2