Sunday Morning - Birmingham's musical tradition

Iain is joined by CBSO chief executive Stephen Maddock to consider the musical tradition of Birmingham. He explores various works to which the city can lay claim, including Mendelssohn's Elijah, Handel's Ariodante and Elgar's The Dream of Gerontius. PLAYLIST: Coates Calling all Workers 3’00 CBSO / Reginald Kilbey (conductor) EMI Classics for Pleasure 228 852 2 CD1 t5 Dvorak Requiem, Op 89, Dies Irae 2’05 LSO / Ambrosian Singers / Istvan Kertesz (conductor) Decca 421 812-2 CD1 tr3 Sibelius Fourth symphony (slow movement) 11’25 CBSO / Sakari Oramo (conductor) Erato 8573 85776 2 tr 7 Rutland Boughton The Immortal Hour, opening 5’55 Roderick Kennedy – Dalua, The lord of Shadow Geoffrey Mitchell Choir / ECO / Alan G Melville (conductor) CD1 t1-3 fade at 2’39 into tr 3 Mendelssohn Piano Concerto no 2 in D minor op 40 6’45 Stephen Hough (piano) / CBSO / Lawrence Foster (conductor) Hyperion CDA 66969 tr 8 tr 8 (finale) d6.45 Mendelssohn Elijah (It is Enough) 5’30 Bryn Terfel (baritone - Elijah) / OAE / Edinburgh Festival Chorus / Paul Daniel (conductor) Decca 455 688-2 CD2 tr6 Elgar Dream of Gerontius (Softly and Gently) 6’25 CBSO and Chorus / Jane Irwin (mezzo – The Angel) / Sakari Oramo (conductor) CBSO CD 003A CD2 tr 21 Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto (slow movement) 10’40 Baibe Skride (violin) / CBSO / Andris Nelsons (conductor) Sony Classical CD 88697 214232 Thalben-Ball Elegy 4’45 Thomas Trotter (organ of Birmingham Town Hall) REGCD265 tr16 Rafi What Happened to your Promise 1’45 Sonu Niigaam / CBSO / Michael Seal (conductor) GNCUK 138136 -7 CD1 tr1 Skempton Clarinet Quintet 8’40 BCMG NMC D135 tr 5-7 Handel Ariodante (Scherza Infida) 7’45 Janet Baker (mezzo - Ariodante) / ECO / Raymond Leppard (conductor) Philips 442 096-2 CD2tr7 Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue 16’00 CBSO / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor) / Peter Donohoe (piano) EMI CDC 747 991 2 tr 2