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Thursday - Sarah Walker

With Sarah Walker. Blow: Cornet Voluntary in G. Purcell: Suite in A minor. Elgar: Cello Concerto. Puccini: La boheme (excerpt). Borodin: String Quartet No 2. Janacek: Sinfonietta.

Classical Collection with Sarah Walker. Great performances and classic recordings.

This week Sarah plays recordings of famous instruments, including today, the oldest working church organ in England, and a quartet of Stradivarius violins once owned by Paganini. There's a classic recording of Elgar's Cello Concerto with Jacqueline du Pre.

10:00 Blow
Cornet Voluntary in G
Timothy Roberts (organ of St Botolph's, Aldgate, London) SFZ MUSIC SFZM0207 tk 4

10.05 Purcell
Suite in A minor, Z663
Davitt Moroney (virginals)
VIRGIN 5 45166 2

10.14 Elgar
Cello Concerto in E minor, op.85
Jacqueline du Pre (cello)
Philadelphia Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim (conductor)
SONY SB2K 63247

10.46 Group of 3 - Famous Voices

1. Puccini
Che gelida manina (La Boheme)
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Leone Magiera (conductor)
Decca 417 713-2

2. Brahms
O Tod, wie bitter bist du (Four Serious Songs, op.121 no.3) Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone) Wolfgang Sawallisch (piano) EMI 7 64820 2

3. Bellini
Compagne, teneri amici - Come per me sereno (La sonnambula, Act 1) Maria Callas (soprano) Orchestra of La Scala, Milan Tullio Serafin (conductor) EMI CDC 7 47966 2

10.58 Borodin
String Quartet no.2 in D
Cleveland Quartet
TELARC CD-80178

11.27 Janacek
Sinfonietta
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Charles Mackerras (conductor)
DECCA 448 255-2.

2 hours

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Thu 17 Jun 2010 10:00

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  • Thu 17 Jun 2010 10:00