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21/07/2010 Francesca da Rimini, Mark Padmore

Presented by Sean Rafferty. Sean talks to Dame Felicity Lott in tribute to the tenor Anthony Rolfe-Johnson. Also featuring Opera Holland Park's new production of Francesca da Rimini.

Presented by Sean Rafferty.

Sean talks to Dame Felicity Lott and Mark Padmore, both of whom pay tribute to the tenor Anthony Rolfe-Johnson who sadly died on 21st July 2010.

Featuring Opera Holland Park's new production of Zandonai's Francesca da Rimini. Performance comes from soprano Cheryl Barker and tenor Julian Gavin and Sean talks to director Martin Lloyd Evans and conductor Phillip Thomas about the production.

Also, tenor Mark Padmore is accompanied by conductor Ryan Wigglesworth as they preview their recital at the St. Endellion Summer Festival. Mark Padmore, in his role as Artistic director for the festival, also highlights some of the must-see concerts from this year's festival.

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2 hours

Music Played

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Cantata BWV 198 – Aria Der Ewigkeit saphirnes

    Performer: Anthony Rolfe-Johnson (tenor) Performer: The English Baroque Soloists Performer: John Eliot Gardiner (conductor)

    • ARCHIV 463 581-2.
  • LIVE

    • Riccardo Zandonai

      'Ma sol vidi una rosa' from Francesca di Rimini

      Performer: Cheryl Barker (soprano/Francesca) Performer: Julian Gavin (Paolo Il Bello) Performer: Stuart Wild (piano)

    • Riccardo Zandonai

      'Nemica ebbi la luce' from Francesca di Rimini

      Performer: Julian Gavin (Paolo Il Bello) Performer: Stuart Wild (piano)

    • Riccardo Zandonai

      Vieni Vieni Francesca from Francesca di Rimini

      Performer: Cheryl Barker (soprano) Performer: Stuart Wild (piano)

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Sonata no.20 in G major op.49 no.2

    Performer: Paul Lewis (piano)

    • HARMONIA MUNDI HMC 901910.
  • Engelbert Humperdinck

    Hansel and Gretel – Prelude to Act 1

    Performer: Dresden Staatskapelle Performer: Sir Colin Davis (conductor)

    • PHILIPS 438 0132.
  • Franz Schubert

    Die schone Mullerin (Morgengrub)

    Performer: Mark Padmore (tenor) Performer: Paul Lewis (piano)

    • HMU 907519.
  • Richard Wagner - Die Walküre – Act 3 The Ride of the Valkyries

    Performer: The Cleveland Orchestra Performer: Franz Welser-Möst (conductor)

  • Frédéric Chopin - Nocturne no.15 in F minor op.55 no.1 Andante

    Performer: Maria João Pires (piano)

  • LIVE

    • Robert Schumann

      Liederkreis (Op.39) – no.5 Mondnacht

      Performer: Mark Padmore (tenor) Performer: Ryan Wigglesworth (piano)

    • Charles Ives

      The Cage for voice and piano (K.Z.75)

      Performers: Mark Padmore (tenor), Ryan Wigglesworth (piano)

    • Benjamin Britten

      Um Mitternacht [Goethe] for voice and piano [c.1958]

      Performer: Mark Padmore (tenor) Performer: Ryan Wigglesworth (piano)

  • Franz Schubert

    Abendstern D806

    Performer: Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor) Performer: Graham Johnson (piano)

    • HYPERION CDJ33006.
  • Francis Poulenc

    Bleuet

    Performer: Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor) Performer: Graham Johnson (piano)

    • HYPERION CDA66147.
  • Georg Philipp Telemann

    Overture in D major from Tafelmusik – Air 1: Tempo giusto

    Performer: Concerto Amsterdam Performer: Frans Brüggen (director)

    • TELDEC 8.43776.

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  • Wed 21 Jul 2010 17:00

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