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Rob Cowan

Presented by Rob Cowan, who shares his personal choice of music.

7:03

DVORAK
Slavonic Dance Op.72 No.7 in C Major
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Vaclav Neumann (conductor)
WARNER APEX 0927 48999 2 T15

7:07

BACH arr. Mary Howe
Sheep may safely graze (from 'Hunt' cantata BWV 208)
Angela Hewitt (piano)
HYPERION CDA 67309 T6

7:13

PARRY
Bridal March (The Birds)
London Philharmonic Oorchestra
Sir Adrian Boult (conductor)
LYRITA SRCD 220 T9

7:19

WILBYE
Adew sweet Amarillis
Hilliard Ensemble
Paul Hillier (director)
EMI CDC7 49197-2 T10

7:22

WEBER
Finale - Grand Duo Concertant Op.48
Michael Collins (clarinet)
Mikhail Pletnev (piano)
VIRGIN CLASSICS VC7 91076-2 T10

7:31

HUMPERDINCK
Overture: Hansel & Gretel
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Donald Runnicles (conductor)
TELDEC 4509 94549-2 D1 T1

7:39

BEETHOVEN
Symphony No.1 (final Movement)
Manchester Camerata
Douglas Boyd
AVIE AV 2185 tr 4

7:45

BACH
Italian Concerto BWV 971
Murray Perahia (piano)
SONY SK 87326 Trs7 - 9

8:03

GLINKA arr. Y Chernov
Overture: Ruslan & Lyudmilla
Ossipov Balalaika Orchestra
Nikolai Kalinin (conductor)
CLAVES CD 50-9623 T1

8:08

WALTON arr. Bennett
Old Sir Faulk
Richard Rodney Bennett (piano)
EMI CDM5 65596-2 T16

8:10

HANDEL
What passion cannot Music raise and quell. (Ode for St. Cecilia's Day)
Simone Kermes (soprano)
Juris Teichmanis (cello)
Collegium Cartusianum
Peter Neumann (conductor)
CARUS 83.424 D2 T12

8:20

PROKOFIEV
The Love for Three Oranges
(excerpts from Suite Op.33a - Les ridicules, Scene Infernale, Marche, Scherzo)
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchetra
William Steinberg (conductor)
EMI CDM5 65424-2 T9 - 12

8:31

NANCARROW
Prelude (Allegro molto)
Conlon Nancarrow (Piano Roll)
MDG 645 1409-2 T10

8:32 FREE THOUGHT Bryan Appleyard

8:34

VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Pavane of the Sons of the Morning (Job)
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Adrian Boult (conductor)
EMI 2 07992-2 D2 T6

8:37

RESPIGHI
Bergamasca (Ancient Airs & Dances Suite No.2)
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Jesus Lopez-Cobos (conductor)
DECCA 443 759-2 D2 T8

8:45

GRIEG
Peer Gynt’s Serenade
Solveig's Song (Peer Gynt)
Petteri Salomaa (tenor)
Sylvia McNair (soprano)
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Jeffrey Tate (conductor)
EMI CDC7 54119-2 Trs 10 & 11

8:55

MOZART
Eine kleine Nachtmusik
Talich Quartet
CALLIOPE CAL 3248 (D8) T1 - 4

9:13

ELLINGTON Such Sweet Thunder
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
COLUMBIA COL 4691402 Tr 1

9:18

BACH
1st movement - Concerto in F BWV 1053
Han de Vries (oboe)
I Solisti di Zagreb
EMI 0946 3 50905-2 D1 T1

9:28

REGER
Valse d'Amour & Finale (Ballet Suite Op. 130)
Staatskapelle Berlin
Otmar Suitner (conductor)
Berlin Classics 0002442CCC D8 T4 - 6

9.34

BRAHMS
Es tőnt ein voller Harfenklang
Monteverdi Choir
Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique
John Eliot Gardiner
SDG 704 tr 2

9.37

REICH
Electric Counterpoint
Path Metheney (guitar)
NONESUCH 7559 794512 CD8 Tr 6

9:43

RAVEL
La Valse
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Paul Paray (conductor)
MERCURY 432 003-2 T10

9.55

CHOPIN
Nocturne, Op.9 No.2 in E Flat
Vladmir Horowitz (piano)
RCA RED SEAL 82876 560522 CD2 tr10

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Mon 12 Oct 2009 07:00
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Music Played

  • Antonín Dvořák

    Slavonic Dance Op.72 No.7 in C Major

    Performer: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Vaclav Neumann

    • WARNER.
    • APEX 0927 48999 2.
    • 15.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Sheep may safely graze (from 'Hunt' cantata BWV 208)

    Performer: Angela Hewitt (piano)

    • HYPERION.
    • CDA 67309.
    • 6.

  • Hubert Parry

    Bridal March (The Birds)

    Performer: London Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Sir Adrian Boult

    • LYRITA.
    • SRCD 220.
    • 9.

  • John Wilbye

    Adew sweet Amarillis

    Performer: Hilliard Ensemble Conductor: Paul Hillier (director)

    • EMI.
    • CDC7 49197-2.
    • 10.

  • Carl Maria von Weber

    Finale - Grand Duo Concertant Op.48

    Performer: Michael Collins (clarinet) Performer: Mikhail Pletnev (piano)

    • VIRGIN CLASSICS.
    • VC7 91076-2.
    • 10.

  • Engelbert Humperdinck

    Overture: Hansel & Gretel

    Performer: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Donald Runnicles

    • TELDEC.
    • 4509 94549-2 D1.
    • 1.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No.1 (final Movement)

    Performer: Manchester Camerata Conductor: Douglas Boyd

    • AVIE.
    • AV 2185.
    • 4.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Italian Concerto BWV 971

    Performer: Murray Perahia (piano)

    • SONY.
    • SK 87326.
    • 7 - 9.

  • Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka

    Overture: Ruslan & Lyudmilla

    Performer: Ossipov Balalaika Orchestra Conductor: Nikolai Kalinin

    • CLAVES.
    • CD 50-9623.
    • 1.

  • William Walton

    Old Sir Faulk

    Performer: Richard Rodney Bennett (piano)

    • EMI.
    • CDM5 65596-2.
    • 16.

  • George Frideric Handel

    What passion cannot Music raise and quell. (Ode for St. Cecilia's Day)

    Performer: Simone Kermes (soprano) Performer: Juris Teichmanis (cello) Performer: Collegium Cartusianum Conductor: Peter Neumann

    • CARUS.
    • 83.424 D2.
    • 12.

  • Sergei Prokofiev

    The Love for Three Oranges (excerpts from Suite Op.33a - Les ridicules, Scene Infernale, M

    Performer: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchetra Conductor: William Steinberg

    • EMI.
    • CDM5 65424-2.

  • Conlon Nancarrow

    Prelude (Allegro molto)

    Performer: Conlon Nancarrow (Piano Roll)

    • MDG.
    • 645 1409-2.
    • 10.

  • Untitled

    FREE THOUGHT Bryan Appleyard

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Pavane of the Sons of the Morning (Job)

    Performer: London Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Sir Adrian Boult

    • EMI.
    • 2 07992-2 D2.
    • 6.

  • Ottorino Respighi

    Bergamasca (Ancient Airs & Dances Suite No.2)

    Performer: London Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Jesus Lopez-Cobos

    • DECCA.
    • 443 759-2 D2.
    • 8.

  • Edvard Grieg

    Peer Gynt's Serenade: Solveig's Song (Peer Gynt)

    Performer: Petteri Salomaa (tenor) Performer: Sylvia McNair (soprano) Performer: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Jeffrey Tate

    • EMI.
    • CDC7 54119-2.
    • 10 & 11.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, K525, IV Rondo: Allegro

    Performer: Talich Quartet

    • CALLIOPE.
    • CAL 3248 (D8).

  • Duke Ellington

    Such Sweet Thunder

    Performer: Duke Ellington and his Orchestra

    • COLUMBIA.
    • COL 4691402.
    • 1.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    1st movement - Concerto in F BWV 1053

    Performer: Han de Vries (oboe) Performer: I Solisti di Zagreb

    • EMI.
    • 0946 3 50905-2 D1.
    • 1.

  • Max Reger

    Valse d'Amour & Finale (Ballet Suite Op. 130)

    Performer: Staatskapelle Berlin Conductor: Otmar Suitner

    • Berlin Classics.
    • 0002442CCC D8.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Es tont ein voller Harfenklang

    Performer: Monteverdi Choir Performer: Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner

    • SDG 704.
    • 2.

  • Steve Reich

    Electric Counterpoint

    Performer: Path Metheney (guitar)

    • NONESUCH.
    • 7559 794512 CD8.
    • 6.

  • Maurice Ravel

    La Valse

    Performer: Detroit Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Paul Paray

    • MERCURY.
    • 432 003-2.
    • 10.

  • Frédéric Chopin - Nocturne, Op.9 No.2 in E Flat

    Performer: Vladmir Horowitz (piano)

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