
Rob Cowan
Rob Cowan explores music inspired by opera and starts a short season of Schoenberg chamber music with his Quartet in D.
Rob Cowan explores music inspired by opera in which operatic themes have become the basis for other works, by Tchaikovsky, Liszt and Weber among others. He also introduces this week's Sunday Supplement, chosen by a listener, and starts a short season of Schoenberg chamber music with the String Quartet in D.
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Music Played
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV565
Orchestra: The Philadelphia Orchestra. Conductor: Yannick Nézet‐Séguin.- The Philadelphia Orchestra plays works by Stravinsky, Bach, Stokowski.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
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Hilary Hahn, Einojuhani Rautavaara & Cory Smythe
Whispering
- In 27 Pieces: The Hilary Hahn Encores.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
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Dieterich Buxtehude
Jesu, meine Freude, BuxWV60
Ensemble: Purcell Quartet. Singer: Emma Kirkby. Singer: Suzie LeBlanc. Singer: Peter Harvey.- Purcell Quartet: Sacred Cantatas.
- Chandos.
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Johann Heinrich Schmelzer
Sacro-profanus concentus musicus: Sonata No 9 a cinque
Ensemble: Ensemble Masques. Conductor: Olivier Fortin.- Schmelzer: Sacro-profanus, etc..
- Outhere.
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Jean Sibelius
Koskenlaskian morsiammet (The Rapid-rider’s brides), Op 33
Singer: Jorma Hynninen. Orchestra: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Jorma Panula.- Sibeius: Songs.
- BIS.
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Aulis Sallinen
Horn Concerto, Op 82, 'Campane ed Arie'
Performer: Esa Tapani. Orchestra: Norrköpings Symfoniorkester. Conductor: Ari Rasilainen.- Sallinen: Symphonies 2 & 4, Horn Concerto.
- CPO.
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Carl Maria von Weber
Fantasy on Der Freischutz
Performer: Emmanuel Pahud. Music Arranger: Paul Taffanel. Orchestra: Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Yannick Nézet‐Séguin.- Fantasy - A Night at the Opera.
- EMI.
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Franz Liszt
Reminscences de Don Juan
Performer: Jorge Bolet.- Liszt: Concert Studies.
- Decca.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Fantasy on Themes from Eugene Onegin
Performer: Xavier de Maistre.- Moldau: The Romantic Solo Album.
- Sony Classics.
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Pablo de Sarasate
Carmen Fantasy
Performer: Itzhak Perlman. Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Lawrence Foster.- Itzhak Perlman: Virtuoso Violin.
- EMI.
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Arnold Schoenberg
String Quartet in D
Ensemble: Schoenberg Quartet.- Schoenberg: String Quartets.
- Chandos.
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
Serenade to Music
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Adrian Boult.- Vaughan Williams: Lark Ascending, Serenade to Music, etc..
- EMI.
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William Alwyn
Violin Sonatina
Performer: Madeleine Mitchell. Performer: Andrew Bell.- Chamber Music and Songs.
- Naxos.
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Napoléon Coste
Fantasy on two themes from Bellini’s Norma
Performer: Roch Modrzejewski.- Fantasias on operas by Bellini, Rossini, Donizetti, Verdi.
- Brilliant.
Broadcast
- Sun 4 Oct 2015 09:00ѿý Radio 3