18th May
Show Playlist
RadiothonStrauss Jnr: The Dancer Fanny Eissler: Yonder in Sievering. Sumi Jo, sop., Vienna Folk Opera Orch/Rudolf Bibl.Donizetti: Dom Sebastien: Deserto in terra. Joseph Calleja, ten., Academy of St Martin in the Fields/Carlo Rizzi.Suppe: Boccaccio: Florenz hat schoene Frauen. Anneliese Rothenberger, sop., Rudolf Schock, ten., Unnamed Orch/Wilhelm Schuchter.Sieczynski: Vienna City of My Dreams. Igor Gorin, bar., Unnamed Orch/Carmen Dragon.Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No.5: Aria. Laurindo Almeida, gtr., Salli Terri, m-sop.Verdi: La traviata: Parigi o cara. Dame Joan Sutherland, sop., Luciano Pavarotti, ten., National PO/Richard Bonynge.Humperdinck: Hansel and Gretel: Evening Prayer. Frederica von Stade, mezzo-sop, Kathleen Battle, sop., Orch of St Luke's/Andre Previn.Bellini: Il pirata: Felice Romani. Dmitri Hvorostovsky, bar., Philharmonia Orch/Ion Marin.Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin: Prince Gremin's Aria. Nicolai Ghiaurov, bass, ROHO/Sir Georg Solti.
11th May
Show Playlist
The art of the accompanistDowland: Sorrow stay. Frederica von Stade, mezzo-sop, Martin Katz, pno.Kreutzer: Das Muhlrad. Dame Joan Sutherland, sop., Barry Tuckwell, horn, Richard Bonynge, pno.Granados: Goyescas No.4: The Lover and the Nightingale. Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, sop., Roger Vignoles, pno.Schubert: Auf dem Wasser zu singen (To be sung on the water). Erik Werba, pno., Rita Streich, sop.Britten: I wonder as I wander. Philip Langridge, ten., Graham Johnson, pno.Strauss R: Cecilia, Op.27/2. Jean-Yves Thibaudet, pno., Renee Fleming, sop.Strauss R: Die Nacht, Op.10/3. Brigitte Fassbaender, mezzo-sop., Irwin Gage, pno.Warlock: Peter Warlock's Fancy. John Constable, pno., Christopher Maltman, bar.Schubert: Erlkonig, D.328. Gerald Moore, pno., Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, bar.Pergolesi: La Serva Padrona: Stizzoso, mio Stizzoso. Geoffrey Parsons, pno., Victoria de los Angeles, sop.Schubert: Suleika II, D717. Radu Lupu, pno., Barbara Hendricks, sop.Schumann C: Liebst du um Schonheit. Vladimir Ashkenazy, pno., Barbara Bonney, sop.Schubert: Am Fenster, D.878. Andras Schiff, pno., Peter Schreier, ten.
4th May
Show Playlist
Compositions of Giuseppe VerdiVerdi: Ad una stella. Margaret Price, sop., Geoffrey Parsons, pno.Verdi: Ave Maria. Margaret Price, sop., Geoffrey Parsons, pno.Verdi: Sunset. Jose Carreras, ten., Martin Katz, pno.Verdi: The Beggar. Jose Carreras, ten., Martin Katz, pno.Verdi (arr. Berio): In solitaria stanza. Rolando Villazon, ten., Turin Theatre Orch/Gianandrea Noseda.Verdi: Notturno. Alastair Miles, bass, Jennifer Larmore, m-sop., Jaime Martin, fte., Bruce Ford, ten., Antoine Palloc, pno.Verdi: Macbeth: Una macchia e qui tuttóra. Sir Thomas Allen, bar., Monserrat Caballe, sop., Elizabeth Bainbridge, contr., Royal PO/Anton Guadagno.Verdi: Requiem: Ingemisco. Donald Smith, ten., Queensland SO/Vanco Cavdarski.Verdi: King for a day: Deh! lascite a un'alma amante. Juan Diego Florez, ten., Milan Giuseppe Verdi Orch, Milan Giuseppe Verdi Chorus/Carlo Rizzi.Verdi: Come in quest'ora bruna. Janet Perkins, pno., Loretta Ariano, sop.Verdi: Il trovatore: Tutto e deserto. Dmitri Hvorostovsky, bar., Rotterdam PO/Valery Gergiev.
27th April
Show Playlist
Featuring Rolando Villazon & Ildar AbdrazakovMozart: Aura che intorni spiri, K431, concert aria. Rolando Villazon, ten., London SO/Antonio Pappano.Donizetti Don Pasquale Sogno soave e casto, Rolando Villazon, ten, Ildar Abdrazakov, bass, Metropolitan Orchestra of Montreal/Yannick Nezet-SeguinBoito Mefistofele Son lo spiritoche nega, Ildar Abrazakov, bass, Metropolitan Orchestra of Montreal/Yannick Nezet-SeguinBoito Mefistofele Strano figliodel caos, Rolando Villazon, ten, Ildar Abdrazakov, bass, Metropolitan Orchestra of Montreal/Yannick Nezet-SeguinFlotow: Alessandro Stradella: Jungfrau Maria. Rolando Villazon, ten., Munich Radio Orch/Michel Plasson.Bizet Carmen Je suis Escamillo, Rolando Villazon, ten, Ildar Abdrazakov, bass, Metropolitan Orchestra of Montreal/Yannick Nezet-SeguinVives: Dona Francisquita: por el humo se sabe donde esta el fuego. Rolando Villazon, ten., Madrid Community Orch/Placido Domingo.Donizetti L'Elisir d'Amore Voglio Dire, Rolando Villazon, ten, Ildar Abdrazakov, bass, Metropolitan Orchestra of Montreal/Yannick Nezet-SeguinLara Granada Rolando Villazon, ten, Ildar Abdrazakov, bass, Metropolitan Orchestra of Montreal/Yannick Nezet-SeguinHermann Ochi Cherniye Rolando Villazon, ten, Ildar Abdrazakov, bass, Metropolitan Orchestra of Montreal/Yannick Nezet-Seguin
20th April
Show Playlist
St Georges DayMillocker: Gasparone: Dunkelrote rosen. Simon Keenlyside, bar., Lower Austria Tonkunstler Orch/Alfred Eschwe.Vaughan Williams: It was a lover and his lass. Anthony Rolfe Johnson, ten., Graham Johnson, pno., Simon Keenlyside, bar.Mozart: Chi sa, chi sa, qual sia, K582, concert aria. Dame Felicity Lott, sop., London Mozart Players/Jane Glover.Howells: Come Sing and Dance. Dame Felicity Lott, sop., Graham Johnson, pno.Gurney: Down by the Salley Gardens. Ian Partridge, ten., Jennifer Partridge, pno.Delius: The Homeward Way. Ian Partridge, ten., Jennifer Partridge, pno.Schubert: The Secret, D.793. Sir Thomas Allen, bar., Graham Johnson, pno.Coward: Bittersweet: If Love Were All. Lesley Garrett, sop., Royal Philharmonic Concert Orch/James Holmes.Rodrigo: De los alamos vengo, madre. Lesley Garrett, sop., London Session Orch/Paul Daniel.Mozart: Abendempfindung, K523. Janet Baker, contr., Raymond Leppard, fortepiano.Mozart: Cosi fan tutte - Smanie implacabili. Janet Baker, contr., ROHO/Sir Colin Davis.Handel: Acis and Galatea, HWV49: I rage, I melt, I burn. Owen Brannigan, bass, Philomusica of London/Sir Adrian Boult.Hely-Hutchinson (arr. Mackerras): Old Mother Hubbard. Owen Brannigan, bass, Pro Arte Orch/Sir Charles Mackerras.Young (arr. Morgan): When I Fall in Love. Alfred Boe, voc., City of Prague PO/James Morgan.
13th April
Show Playlist
LiederStrauss R: Amor, Op.68/5. Kathleen Battle, sop.Mozart: Freundin! Ich komm' mit der Zither. Hermann Prey, bar., Peter Schreier, ten., Walter Berry, bass, Convivium Musicum Munchen/Erich Keller.Mozart: Cara mio, Schluck und Druck, K571a. Hermann Prey, bar., Peter Schreier, ten., Walter Berry, bass, Erica Koth, sop., Convivium Musicum Munchen/Erich Keller.Mozart: Die Singstunde K.Anh.441c. Hermann Prey, bar., Peter Schreier, ten., Walter Berry, bass, Convivium Musicum Munchen/Erich Keller.Schubert: The Shepherd on the Rock, D.965. Elly Ameling, sop., Joerg Demus, pno., Hans Deinzer, cl.Beethoven: Adelaide, Op.46. Joerg Demus, pno., Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, bar.Schubert: Mio ben ricordate, D688/4. Arleen Auger, sop., Graham Johnson, pno.Schubert: La Pastorella, D528. Arleen Auger, sop., Graham Johnson, pno.Strauss R: Secret Invitation, Op.27/3. Fritz Wunderlich, ten., Bavarian RSO/Jan Koetsier.Strauss R: I Carry My Love Song, Op.32/1. Fritz Wunderlich, ten., Bavarian RSO/Jan Koetsier.Strauss R: Morgen, Op.27/4. Fritz Wunderlich, ten., Bavarian RSO/Jan Koetsier.Wolf (arr. Borg): Fuhit meine seele. Kurt Moll, bass, Hanover Radio PO/Cord Garben.Schumann: Widmung, Op.25/1. Jessye Norman, sop., Geoffrey Parsons, pno.Schumann: You are like a flower, Op.25/24. Jessye Norman, sop., Geoffrey Parsons, pno.Schumann: Melancholy, Op.39/9. Jessye Norman, sop., Geoffrey Parsons, pno.
6th April
No available playlist
30th March
Show Playlist
Easter ProgrammeBach: Erbarme dich mein Gott (St. Matthew Passion, BWV244). Marilyn Horne, m-sop., Alfred Starr, vln., Vienna Cantata Orch/Henry Lewis.Jones: What if I seek for love of thee. Emma Kirkby, sop., Anthony Rooley, lute.Caccini (arr. Brinums): Ave Maria. Inessa Galante, sop., London Musici/Mark Stephenson.Miller: When I Survey the Wondrous Cross. King's College Choir Cambridge.Bach: St. John Passion, BWV245: Ach, mein Sinn. Uwe Heilmann, ten., Gewandhaus Orch/Peter Schreier.Mendelssohn: Salve Regina. Elena Xanthoudakis, sop., Melbourne Musicians/Frank Pam.Gounod Sanctus Kiri Te Kanewa, sop, Choir of St Paul's Cathedral, ECO/Barry RoseMozart Ave verum, Kiri Te Kanewa, sop, Choir of St Paul's Cathedral, ECO/Barry RoseVerdi: Laudate pueri. Juan Diego Florez, ten., Eldar Aliev, bass, Kenneth Tarver, ten., Milan Giuseppe Verdi Orch, Milan Giuseppe Verdi Chorus/Riccardo Chailly.Handel: The Resurrection: Open. Ye Gates of Hell. Cecilia Bartoli, m-sop., Musiciens du Louvre/Marc Minkowski.Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38 Sanctis Fortis. Arthur Davies, ten., London SO, London Symphony Chorus/Richard Hickox.
23rd March
Show Playlist
Featuring Elizabeth Connell & Pretty YendeGounod Romeo & Juliette Ah! Je veux vivre, Pretty Yende, sop., SO of Milan Giuseppe Verdi/Giacomo SagripantiStrauss R: Ariadne auf Naxos: Es gibt ein Reich. Elizabeth Connell, m-sop., Queensland Orch/Muhai Tang.Donizetti Linda di Chamonix Ah! Tardai troppo, Pretty Yende, sop SO of Milan Giuseppe Verdi/Giacomo SagripantiSchubert: Das Lied im Grunen, D917. Elizabeth Connell, m-sop., Graham Johnson, pno.Schubert: Ganymed, D544. Elizabeth Connell, m-sop., Graham Johnson, pno.Bellini La Straniera Sono all'ara, Pretty Yende, sop, SO of Milan Giuseppe Verdi/Giacomo SagripantiWagner R: Tristan and Isolde: Isolde's Liebestod. Elizabeth Connell, m-sop., Queensland Orch/Muhai Tang.Schubert: Mother Earth, D788. Elizabeth Connell, m-sop., Graham Johnson, pno.Schubert: To the Infinite One, D291. Elizabeth Connell, m-sop., Graham Johnson, pno.Bellini La Somnabula Ah! Non giunge uman pensiero, Pretty Yende, sop, Iliara Sicignano m-sop, Piero Pretti, bar, Carlo Lepore, bass SO of Milan Giuseppe Verdi/Giacomo Sagripanti
