15th January
Show Playlist
Strauss R:
Ariadne auf Naxos:
Es gibt ein Reich. Leontyne Price, sop. London SO/Fausto Cleva.Strauss R:
Temptation, Op.33/1. Steve Davislim, ten. State Orch of Victoria/Simone Young.Strauss R:
Das Rosenband, Op.36/1. Heather Harper, sop. London SO/Richard Hickox.Strauss R:
Der Rosenkavalier, Op.59:
Di rigori armato. Fritz Wunderlich, ten., Josef Knapp, bass, Kurt Bohme, bass Bavarian State Orch/Rudolf Kempe.Strauss R:
Homecoming, Op.15/5. Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, bar., Joerg Demus, pno.Strauss R:
Schlagende Herzen, Op.29/2. Gunther Weissenborn, pno., Rita Streich, sop.Strauss R:
Arabella:
duet. Lisa Della Casa, sop., Paul Schoeffler, bar. Vienna PO/Heinrich Hollreiser.Strauss R:
Die Nacht, Op.10/3. Brigitte Fassbaender, mezzo-sop., Irwin Gage, pno.Strauss R:
Four Songs, Op.27/4: Morgen. Lise Davidsen, sop., Philharmonia Orchestra/Esa-Pekka SalonenStrauss R:
Fur funfzehn Pfennige, Op.36/2. Lucia Popp, sop., Wolfgang Sawallisch, pno.Strauss R:
Die Frau ohne Schatten:
Nun will ich jubein. Alfred Muff, bass-baritone, Cheryl Studer, sop., Rene Kollo, ten., Ute Vinzing, sop. Bavarian Radio Chorus, Bavarian RSO/Wolfgang Sawallisch.
8th January
Show Playlist
Zelenka, Jan Dismas:
Litaniae Lauretanae, ZWV152. Regina ? Christoph Pregardien, ten., Gordon Jones, bar., Michael Chance, alto., Nancy Argenta, sop. Stuttgart Chamber Choir, Tafelmusik/Frieder Bernius.Myslivecek, Josef:
Abramo ed Isacco - Chi per pieta mi dice.... Magdalena Kozena, m-sop. Prague Philharmonia/Michel Swierczewski.Smetana, Bedrich
The bartered bride: How could he ever dream that I would seel you, dear" Victor Franklin, ten. Un-named orch.Smetana, Bedrich:
The Kiss:
Vendulka's Lullaby. Nicole Car, sop. Australian Opera and Ballet Orch/Andrea Molino.Dvorak, Antonin:
Biblical Songs, Op.99, B.185. Nos 9-10. Brian Rayner Cook, bar. Scottish NO/Neeme Jarvi.Dvorak, Antonin:
Rusalka:
Song to the Moon. Lucia Popp, sop. Munich Radio Orch/Stefan Soltesz.Dvorak, Antonin:
Moravian Duets, Op.32, B60: Neveta; Sipek. Edita Gruberova, sop., Vesselina Kasarova, ms., Friedrich Haider, pno.Janacek, Leos
The diary of one who disappeared, exc. Nicolai Gedda, ten., Josef Palenicek, pno.Janacek, Leos:
Jenufa:
I have such a headache, mother, I do.. Renee Fleming, sop. Mariinsky Theatre Orch/Valery Gergiev.
1st January
Show Playlist
Gounod, Charles:
Au Rossignol (To the Nightingale). Malcolm Martineau, pno., Susan Graham, m-sop.Granados, Enrique:
Goyescas No.4:
The Lover and the Nightingale. Pilar Lorengar, sop. London PO/Jesus Lopez-Cobos.Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich:
Nightingale, Op.60/4. Dmitri Hvorostovsky, bar., Oleg Boshniakovich, pno.Schubert, Franz:
On the Death of a Nightingale, D399. Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, bar., Gerald Moore, pno.Berg, Alban:
Seven Early Songs:
The Nightingale. Barbara Bonney, sop. Royal Concertgebouw Orch/Riccardo Chailly.Kalman, Emmerich:
Song of the nightingale. Anna Korondi, sop., Istvan Kovacs, bar., Peter Stamm, pno.Proch, Heinrich:
The Captive Nightingale. Clemens Leske, pno., Elena Xanthoudakis, sop., Jason Xanthoudakis, cl.Delius, Frederick:
The Nightingale. Ian Partridge, ten., Jennifer Partridge, pno.Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay:
The Rose has charmed the Nightingale, Op.2/2. Tito Schipa, ten. La Scala Orch, Milan/Carlo Sabajno.Schubert, Franz:
To the Nightingale, D196. Bernarda Fink, m-sop., Gerold Huber, pno.Brahms, Johannes:
Deutsche volkslieder, WoO33:
Nachtigall, sag. Edith Mathis, sop., Gernot Kahl, pno. North German Radio Choir/Gunter Jena.Stravinsky, Igor:
Le Rossignol. Elizabeth Laurence, alto, Felicity Palmer, sop., Michael George, bass, Phyllis Bryn-Julson, sop. BBC Singers, BBC SO/Pierre Boulez.Hahn, Reynaldo:
Le rossignol des lilas. Patrick Stephens, pno., Vinson Cole, ten.Alabiev, Alexander Nikolaievitch:
Salaviei (Le rossignol). Natalie Dessay, sop. Berlin PO/Michael Schonwandt.Berio, Luciano:
Folk Songs. Jard van Nes, contr. Rossingnolet du bois. Royal Concertgebouw Orch/Riccardo Chailly.
25th December
Show Playlist
Nielsen, Carl:
Christmas Carol. Dorte Kirkeskov, pno., Elisabeth Rehling, sop.Sibelius, Jean:
Five Christmas Songs, Op.1. Nos 4-5. Irwin Gage, pno., Tom Krause, bar.Bach, Johann Sebastian:
Christmas Oratorio, BWV248:
Flosst mein Heiland, flosst dein Namen. Cheryl Studer, sop. Ambrosian Singers, London SO/Ion Marin.Ives, Charles:
A Christmas Carol. Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, bar., Michael Ponti, pno.Strauss R:
Christmas Thoughts. Edita Gruberova, sop., Friedrich Haider, pno.Bach, Johann Sebastian:
Christmas Oratorio, BWV248:
Bereite dich, Zion. Aafje Heynis, contr. Vienna Symphony/Hans Gillesberger.Wolf, Hugo:
On a Christmas Rose l. Geoffrey Parsons, pno., Olaf Baer, bar.Wolf, Hugo:
Sleeping Christ Child. Arleen Auger, sop., Irwin Gage, pno.Ravel, Maurice:
The Toys' Christmas. Gerald Finley, bass-baritone, Julius Drake, pno.Marini, Biagio:
Three arias, Invitation to Joy, Invitation to Restful Love and Birth of Christ. No 3. Jane Edwards, sop., Luke Green, hpschd., Sally Melhuish, rec., Tim Blomfield, vlc.Martin, Frank:
Trois Chants de Noel. Andreas Alin, fte., Anne Sofie von Otter, m-sop., Bengt Forsberg, pno.Bowman, Calvin:
Noel. Christopher Richardson, bass, Ian Munro, pno.
18th December
Show Playlist
Puccini, Giacomo:
Madam Butterfly:
One Fine Day. Mirella Freni, sop. Philharmonia Orch/Giuseppe Sinopoli.Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus:
Magic Flute - Ein Madchen oder Weibchen. Hermann Prey, bar. Vienna PO/Sir Georg Solti.Verdi, Giuseppe:
Il trovatore:
Miserere..Quel suon, quelle preci. Dame Joan Sutherland, sop., Luciano Pavarotti, ten. London Opera Chorus, National PO/Richard Bonynge.Schubert, Franz:
Erlkonig. Lauris Elms, contr., Len Vorster, pno.Handel, George Frederic:
Julius Caesar:
Da tempeste. Yvonne Kenny, sop. Australian Brandenburg Orch/Paul Dyer.Verdi, Giuseppe:
Requiem:
Hostias et preces tibi, Domine. Fritz Wunderlich, ten., Gottlob Frick, bass, Marga Hoffgen, alto, Maria Stader, sop. Stuttgart Bach Choir, Stuttgart Lehrergesangsverein, Stuttgart RSO/Marcel Couraud.Wagner R:
Lohengrin:
In fernem Land. Jonas Kaufmann, ten. Mahler CO/Claudio Abbado.Bellini, Vincenzo:
La sonnambula:
Ah! Non credea mirarti. Maria Callas, sop.Verdi, Giuseppe:
La traviata:
Di provenza il mar. Dmitri Hvorostovsky, bar. Rotterdam PO/Valery Gergiev.Donizetti, Gaetano:
Lucia di Lammermoor:
Chi mi frena in tal momento?. Clifford Grant, bass, Dame Joan Sutherland, sop., Malcolm Donnelly, bar., Patricia Price, m-sop., Richard Greager, ten., Sergei Baigildin, ten. Australian Opera Chorus, Elizabethan Sydney Orch/Richard Bonynge.
11th December
Show Playlist
Gluck, Christoph Willibald von:
Alceste:
Divinites du Styx. Teresa Berganza, m-sop. Royal Opera House Orch. Covent Garden/Sir Alexander Gibson.Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus:
La Clemenza di Tito, K621:
Parto, parto, ma tu, ben mio. Gervase de Peyer, cl., Teresa Berganza, m-sop. London SO/Sir John Pritchard.Rossini, Gioachino:
La Cenerentola:
Nacqui all'affanno. Teresa Berganza, m-sop. Royal Opera House Orch. Covent Garden/Sir Alexander Gibson.Donizetti, Gaetano:
La Favorita:
Spirto Gentil. Luciano Pavarotti, ten. Vienna Opera Orch/Sir Edward Downes.Verdi, Giuseppe:
Rigoletto:
Parmi veder le lagrima. Luciano Pavarotti, ten. Royal Opera House Orch. Covent Garden/Sir Edward Downes.Verdi, Giuseppe:
Sicilian Vespers:
O patria ... O tu, Palermo. Nicolai Ghiaurov, bass London SO/Claudio Abbado.Gounod, Charles:
Faust:
Le veau d'or. Nicolai Ghiaurov, bass London SO/Sir Edward Downes.Mussorgsky, Modest (arr. Rimsky-Korsakov, Nicolay):Boris Godounov:
Boris's farewell and death scene. Nicolai Ghiaurov, bass, Olivera Miljakovic, m-sop. Sofia Radio Chorus, Vienna Opera Chorus, Vienna PO/Herbert von Karajan.
4th December
Show Playlist
Faure, Gabriel:
Our Love, Op.23/2. Sabine Devieilhe, sop., Alexandre Tharaud, pno.Ravel, Maurice:
Chanson de la mariée. Sabine Devieilhe, sop., Alexandre Tharaud, pnoPoulenc, Francis:
Les chemins de l'amour. Sabine Devieilhe, sop., Alexandre Tharaud, pnoHandel, George Frederic:
Semele: Myself I shall adore. Sophie Junker, sop., Le Concert de l'Hostel Dieu/Franck-Emmanuel ComteVaughan Williams, Ralph:
The Spanish ladies. Roderick Williams, bar, William Vann, pno.Catalani, Alfredo:
La Wally - Ebben?...Ne andro lontana. Ermonela Jaho, sop. Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana/Andrea BattistoniBrahms, Johannes:
Geistliches Wiegenlied, Op.91/2. Sophie Rennert, m-sop., Lawrence Power, vla., Graham Johnson, pnoMahler, Gustav:
Rhine legend. Christiane Karg, sop., Malcolm Martineau, pnoHaydn, Joseph
The Creation: Und Gott sprach: Es sammle sich das Wasser. Florian Boesch, bar., Il Giardino Armonico/Giovanni AntoniniHaydn, Joseph:
The Creation: Rollend in schäumenden Wellen. Florian Boesch, bar., Il giardino Armonica/Giovanni AntoniniVaughan Williams, Ralph:
Songs of Travel: The Vagabond. Neal Davies, bar., Hallé Orchestra/Mark ElderVaughan Williams, Ralph:
Songs of Travel: I have trod the upward and the downward slope. Neal Davies, bar., Hallé Orchestra/Mark ElderMahler, Gustav:
Das Lied von der Erde: Von der Schonheit. Gerhild Romberger, cont., Budapest Festival Orchestra/Ivan FischerHeggie, Jake
If I were you: I don't have to do a thing. Jamie Barton, m-sop., Jake Heggie, pno.
27th November
Show Playlist
Pergolesi, Giovanni:
Stabat Mater. Sally-Anne Russell, m-sop., Sara Macliver, sop. Orch of the Antipodes/Antony Walker.Bach, Johann Sebastian:
Christmas Oratorio, BWV248 Frohe Hirten, eilt, ach eilet (1st. disc). Howard Crook, ten.Collegium Vocale Orch/Philippe Herreweghe.Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus:
Mentre ti lascio, O figlia, K513, concert aria. Ildebrando D'Arcangelo, bar. Turin Theatre Orch/Gianandrea Noseda.Beethoven, Ludwig van:
Ah! Perfido, Op.65. Dame Gwyneth Jones, sop. Vienna Opera Orch/Argeo Quadri.Liszt, Franz:
Jeanne d'Arc au bucher, S373. Tamara Takacs, m-sop. Hungarian State Orch/Andras Korodi.Verdi, Giuseppe:
Requiem:
Ingemisco. John McHugh, ten. Royal Opera House Orch. Covent Garden/Lawrance Collingwood.Stanford, Sir Charles:
Songs of the Fleet, Op.117. Song o' the souwester. Gerald Finley, bass-baritone BBC National Chorus of Wales, BBC NO of Wales/Richard Hickox.Strauss R:
Three holy kings from the Orient, Op.56/6. Steve Davislim, ten. State Orch of Victoria/Simone Young.