成人快手

Classical Collection with Sarah Walker: this week a selection of music inspired by the warming sun, Handel Oratorios; recordings by Vernon Handley.

Today's highlights include Handel's L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato, virtuoso singing from Hermann Prey as Rossini's Barber of Seville, and Nigel Kennedy performing Elgar's Violin Concerto.

10.00
Ravel
Alborada del gracioso
Orchestre de Paris
Jean Martinon (conductor)
EMI 500892-2

10.08
Handel
As steals the morn upon the night (L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato)
Susan Gritton (soprano)
Paul Agnew (tenor)
King's Consort
Robert King (conductor)
HYPERION CDA67283/4

10.17
Mendelssohn
Octet, Op.20
Christian Tetzlaff, Isabelle Faust, Lisa Batiashvili, Antje Weithaas (violins) Rachel Roberts, Ori Kam (violas) Tanja Tetzlaff, Quirine Viersen (cellos) AVI Music 8553163

10.47
Wagner
Good Friday Music (Parsifal)
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Adrian Boult (conductor)
EMI CZS 575 389-2

Our Friday Virtusoo is Hermann Prey

10.54
Rossini
Largo al factotum (Barber of Seville)
Hermann Prey (tenor)
London Symphony Orchestra
Claudio Abbado (conductor)
DECCA 457 901-2

11.00
Elgar
Violin Concerto, Op.61
Nigel Kennedy (violin)
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Vernon Handley (conductor)
EMI CD-EMX-2058.

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