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With Suzy Klein, exploring the musical character of metals: brass, steel, gold, silver and platinum - with music by Janacek, Prokofiev, Bach and Richard Strauss. Intrepid Mark Swartzentruber discovers a rare vintage recording and we elect another candidate to join music's Room 101.

2 hours

Last on

Sun 16 May 2010 10:00

Music Played

  • Leos Jan谩膷ek

    Sinfonietta - first movement

    Performers: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Mackerras (conductor)

    • SUPRAPHON SU 3739 2 032.
  • Henry Purcell

    Sonata No. 9 in F (10 Sonatas in Four parts) "The Golden Sonata"

    Performers: Catherine Mackintosh, Monica Huggett (violins), Christophe Coin (bass viol), Christopher Hogwood (chamber organ)

    • WARNER CLASSICS 2564 691390.
  • Giacomo Puccini

    Che'il bel sogno di Doretta (from "La Rondine")

    Performers: Angela Gheorghiu (Magda) with Patrizia Biccire (Yvette), Patrizia Ciofi (Bianca), Monia Bacelli (Suzy), Toby Spence (Gobin), William Matteuzzi (Prunier), Riccardo Simonetti (Perichaud), Enrico Fissore (Crebillon), London Symphony Orchestra, Antonio Pappano (conductor)

    • EMI 7243 5 57706 2.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Symphony No. 41 in C (Jupiter) 鈥 finale

    Performers: Manchester Camerata, Douglas Boyd (conductor)

    • AVIE AV 2107.
  • Eug猫ne Ysa每e

    Sonata No. 3 in D minor for solo violin, Op. 27

    Performer: Rachel Kolly D鈥橝lba (violin)

    • WARNER CLASSICS 2564 68385-5.
  • Johannes Brahms

    Intermezzo in A, opus 118, No. 2

    Performer: Radu Lupu (piano)

    • DECCA 417 599-2.
  • John Tavener

    Thrinos

    Performer: Natalie Clein (cello)

    • DECC A 475 096 2.
  • George Gershwin

    Lady Be Good

    Performera: Andre Previn (piano), David Finck (bass)

    • DECCA 013 220-2.
  • Richard Strauss

    Der Rosenkavalier Act 3: final trio and finale

    Performers: Marschallin - Regine Crespin (soprano), Sophie - Helen Donath (soprano), Octavian - Yvonne Minton (mezzo), Vienna Philharmonic, Georg Solti (conductor)

    • DECCA 417 493.
  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin - Scherzo No. 1 in B minor, Op. 23

    Performer: William Kapell (piano)

  • Benjamin Britten

    Since she whom I Lov'd (from "The Holy Sonnets of John Donne", Op.35)

    Performers: Philip Langridge (tenor), Steuart Bedford (piano)

    • Collins Digital 14682.
  • Edgard Var猫se

    Density 21鈥5

    Performer: Michel Debost (flute)

    • EMI 5 85264 2.
  • Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns

    Carnival of the Animals

    Performers: Ensemble from Heimbach Chamber Music Festival: Andrea Lieberknecht (flute and piccolo), Sharon Kam (clarinet), Isabelle Faust, Anette Behr-Konig (violins), Stefan Fehlandt (viola), Christian Poltera (cello), Peter Riegelbauer (double bass), Gregor Buhl (xylophone), Tatjana Komorova (glockenspiel), Mihaela Ursuleasa, Lars Vogt (2 pianos)

    • EMI 5 57798 2.

Broadcast

  • Sun 16 May 2010 10:00