
25/08/2013
Rob Cowan presents a collection of pieces for solo voice and orchestra, a cantata by Georg Benda and Bach's Concerto in D minor for two violins, BWV1043.
Rob Cowan explores a collection of various pieces for solo voice and orchestra with artists including Christa Ludwig and Anthony Rolfe-Johnson singing music by Delius, Brahms, Sibelius and Debussy among others.
This week's cantata is by Georg Benda: Eilet, eilet das Gesetz zu hören [Hasten, Hasten to hear the law], and Rob rounds off the morning with the first of a series of double concertos, Bach's concerto for two violins in D Minor, BWV 1043.
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Music Played
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Joaquín Turina
Danzas fantásticas: No. 3 – Orgia
Performer: Suisse Romande Orchestra, Jesús López-Cobos (conductor)
- Decca.
- 425 084-2.
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Francis Poulenc
La dame de Monte-Carlo
Performer: Mady Mesplé (soprano), Monte-Carlo Philharmonic, Georges Prêtre (conductor)
- EMI.
- 5 66847 2.
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Frédéric Chopin
Polonaise No. 1 in C sharp minor, Op. 26 No. 1
Performer: Witold Malcuzynski (piano)
- Diski Classics.
- DCL 706782.
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Mily Alexeyevich Balakirev
King Lear: Prelude to Act 3
Performer: USSR Academic Symphony Orchestra, Yevgeny Svetlnov (conductor)
- Melodiya.
- CD 10 01877.
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Georg Benda
Eilet, eilet das Gesetz zu hören, [Hasten, Hasten to hear the law] Cantata for the Thirtee
Performer: Telemann Chamber Orchestra, Ludger Remy, Dorothee Mields, Britta Schwarz, Jorn Lindemann, Klaus Mertens
- CPO.
- number: 562277.
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Camille Saint‐Saëns
Romance, Op. 37
Performer: Olivier Charlier (violin), Jean Hubeau (piano)
- Apex.
- 2564 61426-2.
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Claude Gervaise
Pavane passemaize avec galliarde; Branle de Bourgogne – Branle simple – Branle gay
Performer: Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
- Decca.
- 80000807-2.
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Frederick Delius
Il pleure dans mon Coeur
Performer: Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Eric Fenby (conductor)
- Heritage.
- HTGCD 700.
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Johannes Brahms
Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53
Performer: Christa Ludwig (alto), Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Wiener Singverein, Karl Böhm (conductor)
- DG.
- 471 443-2.
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Frederick Delius
La lune blanche
Performer: Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Eric Fenby (conductor)
- Heritage.
- HTGCD 700.
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Jean Sibelius
Luonnotar, Op. 70
Performer: Ute Selbig (soprano), Staatskapelle Dresden, Sir Colin Davis (conductor)
- Hänssler Profil.
- PH13032.
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Claude Debussy
La Damoiselle Elue
Performer: Yoshiko Furusawa (soprano), Fredda Betti (mezzo-soprano), Orchestre National, RTF Chorus, D. E. Ingelbrecht (conductor)
- Disques Montaigne.
- TCE 8790.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV 1043
Performer: Arthur Grumiaux, Herman Krebbers (violins), Les Solistes Romands, Arpad Gérecz (conductor)
- Philips.
- PHCD-4939.
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Robert Schumann
Er und Sie, So wahr die Sonne, Unter'm Fenster, Familien-Gemäkle
Performer: Lotte Lehmann (soprano), Lauritz Melchior (tenor), RCA Victor Orchestra, Bruno Reibold (conductor)
- RCA.
- GD87914.
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Jean Sibelius
Night Ride and Sunrise Op. 55
Performer: Philharmonia Orchestra, Simon Rattle
- EMI.
- CDM 7 64122 2.
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Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Missa O Magnum Mysterium: Gloria
Performer: The Sixteen, Harry Christophers
- Coro.
- COR 16114.
- 2.
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Arthur Honegger
Rugby
Performer: New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein (conductor)
- Sony.
- SMK 60695.
Broadcast
- Sun 25 Aug 2013 09:00ѿý Radio 3