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Including Don Gillis: Symphony No 5 1/2. Montsalvatge: Cinco canciones negras. Stravinsky: Zvezdoliki. Messiaen: L'Ascension. Francaix: Divertissement. Nielsen: Sinfonia Espansiva.

With James Jolly.

Including:

Don Gillis: Symphony No 5 1/2 (Symphony for Fun)
New London Orchestra
Ronald Corp (conductor)
HYPERION CDA 67067

Montsalvatge: Cinco canciones negras
Victoria de los Angeles (soprano)
Paris Conservatoire Orchestra
Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos (conductor)
EMI 5650612 (2 CDs)

Stravinsky: Zvezdoliki
Cleveland Orchestra and Chorus
Pierre Boulez (conductor)
DG 4711972

Messiaen: L'Ascension
Gillian Weir (organ)
COLLINS 70312 (5 CDs)

Francaix: Divertissement
Gaudier Ensemble
HYPERION CDA 67036

Nielsen: Sinfonia Espansiva
Nancy Wait Kromm (soprano)
Kevin McMillan (baritone)
San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
Herbert Blomstedt (conductor)
DECCA 4302802

Coleridge Taylor: Hiawatha's Departure (conclusion)
Bryn Terfel (baritone)
Chorus and Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera
Kenneth Alwyn (conductor)
ARGO 4303562 (2 CDs).

2 hours

Last on

Fri 16 May 2008 10:00

Broadcast

  • Fri 16 May 2008 10:00