24/02/2011 Madame Butterfly, Di Xiao
Sean Rafferty talks to director David Freeman about his production of Puccini's opera Madame Butterfly, with excerpts sung by members of the cast. Plus music from pianist Di Xiao.
Presented by Sean Rafferty.
Sean talks to director David Freeman about his production of Puccini's opera Madame Butterfly, being performed soon at the Royal Albert Hall in London. Soprano Jee Hyun Lim (Butterfly) and James Edwards (Pinkerton) sing excerpts. Chinese pianist Di Xiao performs live in the studio ahead of a lunchtime concert at London's St. Martin-in-the-Fields church.
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Claudio Monteverdi
L'Orfeo: Toccata
Performer: Chiaroscuro Performer: Nigel Rogers (director)
- EMI CDC 747142.
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Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Cherevichki (Polonaise from Act 3, Scene 3)
Performer: USSR Academic Symphony Orchestra Performer: Yevgeny Svetlanov (conductor)
- OLYMPIA OCD136.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Sonata in F K.332 (3rd movement)
Performer: Di Xiao (piano)
- Ecstasy 08DX01.
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Giacomo Puccini
Madame Butterfly (Introduction)
Performer: Philharmonia Orchestra Performer: Giuseppe Sinopoli (conductor)
- Deutsche Grammophon 4235672.
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Giacomo Puccini
Madamde Butterfly ("Un bel di")
Performer: Jee Hyun Lim (Butterfly) Performer: Stephen Maughan (piano)
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Giacomo Puccini
Madame Butterfly (Viene la sera)
Performer: Jee Hyun Lim (Butterfly) Performer: James Edwards (Pinkerton) Performer: Stephen Maughan (piano)
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Zavateri
Concerto in G, Tempesta di Mare
Performer: Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Performer: Gottfried von der Goltz (director)
- DHM 05472 77352 2.
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Edward Elgar
Sospiri
Performer: New Philharmonia Orchestra Performer: Sir John Barbirolli (conductor)
- EMI 3 67921 2.
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La Folia (Improvisation)
Performer: L鈥橝rpeggiata Performer: Christina Pluhar (director)
- Alpha 512.
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Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k
Mazurek, Op.49
Performer: Vaclav Hudecek (violin) Performer: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra Performer: Jiri Belohlavek (conductor)
- Supraphon SU 3330-2 031.
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George Frideric Handel
Rinaldo (Lascia ch'io pianga mia cruda sorte)
Performer: Magdalena Kozena (soprano) Performer: Venice Baroque Orchestra Performer: Andrea Marcon (director)
- ARCHIV 477 6547.
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Jean Sibelius
Impromptu Op.5 No.5
Performer: Di Xiao (piano)
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Traditional Chinese
Autumn Moon on a calm lake
Arranger: Peixun Chen Performer: Di Xiao (piano)
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Maurice Ravel
Alborada del Gracioso from Miroirs
Performer: Di Xiao (piano)
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Jean-Baptiste Barri猫re
Sonata No.10 in G
Performer: Thomas and Patrick Demenga (cellos)
- ECM 465 341 2.
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Leonard Bernstein
Wrong Note Rag, from Wonderful Town
Performer: Kim Criswell (Ruth) and Audra McDonald (Eileen) Performer: London Voices (Tourists) Performer: Birmingham Contemporary Music Group Performer: Sir Simon Rattle (conductor)
- EMI CDC5567532.
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Alexander Borodin
Requiem
Arranger: Stokowski Performer: Ian Boughton (tenor) Performer: 成人快手 Symphony Chorus Performer: Philharmonia Orchestra Performer: Geoffrey Simon (conductor)
- CALA CACD1029.
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