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Wednesday - Rob Cowan

Presented by Rob Cowan. Music includes Poulenc's Salve Regina, Ravel's Pavane pour une infante defunte and Parry's coronation anthem I was Glad.

Rob Cowan presents Breakfast. Poulenc's Salve Regina is sung by Polyphony under Stephen Layton, Ravel's Pavane pour une infante defunte is performed by the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, and the City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus, organist Thomas Trotter under conductor Simon Halsey perform Parry's coronation anthem I was Glad.

3 hours

Last on

Wed 13 Apr 2011 07:00

Music Played

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Concerto for strings RV "Rustica"

    Performer: Collegium Musicum 90 Performer: Simon Standage (director)

    • CHANDOS CHAN 0687.
  • Francis Poulenc

    Salve regina

    Performer: Polyphony Performer: Stephen Layton (conductor)

    • HYPERION CDA 67623.
  • Padre Antonio Soler

    Concerto for two organs No.3 in G major

    Performer: Tini Mathot & Ton Koopman (organs)

    • ERATO 3984 27005-2.
  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Symphony No.4 in A major "Italian": Fourth movement

    Performer: Rochester Philharmonic Performer: David Zinman (conductor)

    • MMG MWCD7118.
  • Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Polonaise from Sleeping Beauty

    Performer: Kirov Orchestra St Petersburg Performer: Valery Gergiev (conductor)

    • PHILIPS 434 922 2.
  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Prelude Op.23 No. 3 in D minor

    Performer: Rustem Hayroudinoff (piano)

    • CHANDOS CHAN 10107.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Clarinet Quintet K581: second movement

    Performer: Sabine Meyer (clarinet) Performer: Members of the Vienna String Sextet

    • EMI CMS 763 810 2.
  • Edvard Grieg

    Norwegian Dance Op.35 No.4

    Performer: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra Performer: Neeme Jarvi (conductor)

    • DG 471 304-2.
  • Hubert Parry

    I was glad

    Performer: Thomas Trotter (organ) Performer: City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus Performer: Simon Halsey (conductor)

    • CLASSICS FOR PLEASURE 361499 2.
  • George Frideric Handel

    Alceste: Act 4 - Enjoy the sweet Elysian grove

    Performer: Mark Padmore (tenor) Performer: English Concert Performer: Andrew Manze (conductor)

    • HARMONIA MUNDI HMU 907 422.
  • Moritz Moszkowski

    En automne Op. 36 No. 4

    Performer: Jorge Bolet (piano)

    • DECCA 417 361-2.
  • Robert Schumann

    Manfred – overture

    Performer: Tonkustler Orchestra of Lower Austria Performer: Bruno Weil (conductor)

    • PREISER RECORDS PR90788.
  • Gavin Bryars

    I have heard it said that a spirit enters

    Performer: Holly Cole (vocal) Performer: Gavin Bryars (double bass) Performer: CBC Radio Orchestra Performer: Owen Underhill (conductor)

    • CBC SMCD 5223.
  • Igor Stravinsky

    Ragtime

    Performer: Boston Symphony Chamber Players

    • DG 480 3300.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Partita No. 5 in G major BWV 829

    Performer: Alexis Weissenberg (piano)

    • EMI CMS 7691462.
  • Gustav Mahler

    Des Knaben Wunderhorn: Trost im Ungluck "Solace in Misfortune"

    Performer: Christian Gerhaher (baritone) Performer: Cleveland Orchestra Performer: Pierre Boulez (conductor)

    • DG 477 9060.
  • Bedrich Smetana

    Dance of the Comedians from The Bartered Bride

    Performer: Academy of St Martin in the Fields Performer: Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)

    • NAXOS 8.570519.
  • Modest Mussorgsky

    Opening prelude from Khovanschina

    Performer: Montreal Symphony Orchestra Performer: Charles Dutoit (conductor)

    • DECCA 417 299.
  • Arcangelo Corelli

    Concerto Op.6 No. 3 in C minor

    Performer: English Concert Performer: Trevor Pinnock (conductor)

    • ARCHIV 423 626 2.
  • Maurice Ravel

    Pavane pour une infante defunte

    Performer: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    • DG 449 1862.
  • Gioachino Rossini

    Barber of Seville: Largo al factotum

    Performer: Hermann Prey (Figaro) Performer: London Symphony Orchestra Performer: Claudio Abbado (conductor)

    • DG 423 584 2.
  • Mikis Theodorakis

    Zorba – Scenes 21-23

    Performer: Montreal Symphony Orchestra and Chorus Performer: Charles Dutoit (conductor)

    • DECCA 475 6130.
  • Franz Schubert

    Menuet from Symphony No.5

    Performer: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Performer: Nikolaus Harnoncourt (conductor)

    • TELDEC 4509 91184 2.
  • Hugo Alfvén

    Midsummer Vigil Op. 19 (Swedish Rhapsody No.1)

    Performer: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra Performer: Neeme Jarvi (conductor)

    • BIS BIS CD 300725.

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  • Wed 13 Apr 2011 07:00

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