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Rob Cowan

Rob Cowan presents great pieces, great performances and a few surprises. Including A Song Without Words by Mendelssohn, one of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 3's four Composers of the Year in 2009.

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0702

GRIEG
Intermezzo from Symphony in C minor
Norwegian Radio Orchestra
Conductor Ari Rasilainen
Apex 2564604582 Tr 6

0708

BRAHMS
Rhapsody No 2 in G minor
Emanuel Ax, piano
Sony 88697 035102 CD 1 T5

0715

DURUFLE
Introit & Kyrie from Requiem
Jeremy Filsell, organ
Vasari Singers
Jeremy Backhouse, conductor
Signum Classics SIGCD163 Tr 9-10

0724

HAYDN
Intermezzo from Sonata for cello and piano
Pierre Fournier, cello
Lamar Crowson, piano
DG 447349-2 CD2 T5

0731

MENDELSSOHN
Overture: Ruy Bliss, op 95
London Symphony Orchestra
Claudio Abbado, conductor
DG 423 104-2 Tr 6

0740

VIVALDI
Concerto for Violin in G minor RV328
Shlomo Mintz, violin and direction
Israel Chamber Orchestra
Nimbus NI2500-4 CD 5 Tr 1-3

0749

DELIBES
Flower Duet from Lakme
Natalie Dessay, soprano
Delphine Haidan, mezzo-soprano
Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse
Michel Plasson, conductor
EMI 5099926422923 CD 3 Tr 15

0754

COATES
Knightsbridge Suite from London Suite
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra
Vernon Handley, conductor
BMG75605570032 Tr 4

0803

MENDELSSOHN
Songs without Words: op 38 No 6, Duetto
Daniel Barenboim, piano
DG 415118-2 T.12

0805

RAMEAU
Ouverture, Menuet & Air Gay from Les Paladins
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Gustav Leonhardt, conductor
Philips 432968-2 Tr 1-3

0813

DVORAK
Song to the Moon from Rusalka
Juoko Harjanne, trumpet
Norwegian Radio Orchestra
Conductor Ari Rasilainen
Finlandia 3984-29721-2 Tr 12

0820

TCHAIKOVSKY
The Nightingale, op 60, no 4
Elisabeth Soderstrom, soprano
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
Decca 436204-2 Tr 3

0823

RACHMANINOV
Prelude No 21 in B minor, op 32 no 10
Benno Moiseiwitsch, piano
EMI CDH7637882 Tr 31

0831

HANDEL
Scoglio d’immota fronte from Scipione
Sandrine Piau, Berenice
Les Talens Lyriques
Chritophe Rousset, conductor
FNAC 592245 CD 2 Tr 21

0836

CHERUBINI
Overture from Anacreon
Kolner Rundfunk-Sonfonie-Orchester
Gunter Wand, conductor
Profil PH05007 Tr 6

0847

TALLIS
The Lamentations of Jeremiah: 1st Lesson
Lay Clerks of St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle
Timothy Byram-Wigfield, director
Delphian DCD34068 T 1

0856

MOZART
Rondo Concertante in B flat, K269
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Alexander Janicek, violin & direction
LINN CKD287 Tr 11

0904

KHACHATURIAN arr The Bekova Sisters
Adagio from Spartakus
The Bekova Sisters
Chandos 9364 Tr 7

0913

WEINBERGER
Polka & Fugue from Schwanda
Eastman-Rochester POPS Orchestra
Frederick Fennell, conductor
Mercury 434356-2 Tr 14

0921

ALBINONI
Sonata No 1 in G major
Ensemble 415
Chiara Banchini
Zig Zag ZZT090202 Tr 17-20

0931

PUCCINI
Vogliatemi bene from Madame Butterfly
Renata Tebaldi, Butterfly
Carlo Bergonzi, Pinkerton
Orchestra e coro dell’Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Roma
Conductor Tullio Serafin
Decca 4781393 CD 1 Tr 16

0940

ELGAR/ROOKE
Three Movements for Piano Trio
The Fibonacci Sequence
Dutton CDLX7220 Tr 1-3

0957

MENDELSSOHN
Andante espressivo from Songs without Words op 62
Schollmann/Abiton guitar duo
Largo 5101 Tr 3

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Last on

Thu 7 May 2009 07:00

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  • Thu 7 May 2009 07:00