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Rob Cowan

Sunday Morning

Rob Cowan presents contrasting overtures by Offenbach and Frederick Austin. He also presents fantasias by composers as varied as Telemann and Beethoven, and recordings by the tenor Rolando Villazon.

2 hours, 57 minutes

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Sun 29 Nov 2015 09:00

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Jacques Offenbach

La Fille du tambour-major
Orchestra: Suisse Romande Orchestra. Conductor: Neeme Järvi.
- Neeme Jarvi Conducts Offenbach.
- CHANDOS.
Vincenzo Petrali

Sonata in D
Performer: Marco Ruggeri.
- Petrali Organ Music performed by Marco Ruggeri.
- BRILLIANT CLASSICS.
Joseph Haydn

Motetti de Venerabili Sacramento
Choir: Soloists of the Tolzer Knabenchor. Orchestra: Tafelmusik. Conductor: Bruno Weil.
- Joseph Haydn: Missa Sancti, Bernardi de Offida: "Heiligmesse".
- Sony Classical.
Frederic Austin

The Sea Venturers Overture
Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Rumon Gamba.
- Overtures from the British Isles.
- CHANDOS.
Darius Milhaud

La Cheminee du Roi Rene
Ensemble: French National Orchestra Wind Quintet.
- Les Rarissimes Du Quintette A Vent De L'ONF.
- EMI CLASSICS.
Gaetano Donizetti

L'amor funesto
Singer: Rolando Villazón. Orchestra: Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino. Conductor: Marco Armiliato.
- Rolando Villazon: Treasures of Bel Canto.
- DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON.
Ludwig van Beethoven

Fantasy Op. 77
Performer: Joseph Moog.
- Rarities of Piano Music 2014: Live recordings from the Husum Festival.
- DANACORD.
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture
Orchestra: Cleveland Orchestra. Conductor: Lorin Maazel.
- Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet Symphony No. 4.
- TELARC.
Georg Philipp Telemann

Fantasia for solo violin in B minor, TWV 40:22
Performer: Boris Begelman.
- Telemann Violin Sonatas.
- DEUTSCHE HARMONIA MUNDI.
Franz Schubert

Fantasia in F minor for piano four hands
Performer: Leon Fleisher. Performer: Catherine Jacobson.
- Four Hands: Leon Fleisher & Catherine Jacobson.
- Sony.
Arvo Pärt

Most Holy Mother of God
Performer: Jan Garbarek. Performer: The Hilliard Ensemble.
- Arvo Part: Musica Selecta.
- ECM NEW SERIES.
Vincenzo Bellini

Torna, vezzosa Fillide
Singer: Rolando Villazón. Orchestra: Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino. Conductor: Marco Amiliato.
- Rolando Villazon: Treasures of Bel Canto.
- DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON.
Arnold Schoenberg

Serenade Op. 24
Orchestra: Domaine Musical. Conductor: Pierre Boulez.
- Le Domaine Musical: Boulez.
- ACCORD.
Giacomo Puccini

Crisantemi
Ensemble: Hagen Quartett.
- Hagen Quartet: Works for String Quartet by Verdi, Puccini, Muzio.
- DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON.