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Rob Cowan's Gold Standard

Rob Cowan with music by Richard Strauss, Debussy, Verdi and Copland from performers including Mirella Freni, GΓ©rard Souzay and Maurizio Pollini.

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Sat 27 May 2017 13:00
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Music Played

  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Ballet Suite No. 3 - Waltz

    Orchestra: Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra. Conductor: Maxim Dmitrievich Shostakovich.
    • BMG/Meloydia : 74321 66981 2.
    • BMG/Meloydia.
    • 13.

  • Richard Strauss

    Serenade In E Flat Major Op.7

    Ensemble: Eastman Wind Ensemble. Conductor: Frederick Fennell.
    • MERCURY : 434-399-2.
    • MERCURY.
    • 8.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Partita No. 1 In B Minor BWV.1002: Tempo di Borea

    Performer: Maud Powell.
    • NAXOS : 8.110961.
    • Naxos.
    • 1.

  • Aaron Copland

    Four Blues

    Performer: Leo Smit.
    • SONY : SM2K-66345.
    • SONY.
    • 4.

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    Don Carlos, Act 4: Ella giammai m'amo

    Singer: Cesare Siepi. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Academy of Santa Cecilia, Rome. Conductor: Alberto Erede.
    • Decca Eloquence : 482 0113.
    • Decca Eloquence.
    • 6.

  • Lukas Foss

    Tashi

    Performer: Richard Stoltzman. Ensemble: Tashi Quartet.
    • Sony : 88985389642.
    • Sony.
    • 6.

  • Giacomo Puccini

    Suor Angelica: Senza mamma

    Singer: Mirella Freni. Orchestra: Munich Radio Orchestra. Conductor: Ino Savini.
    • Preisler Records : PR93481.
    • Preisler Records.
    • 6.

  • ZoltΓ΅n KodΓ΅ly

    Quartet No. 2 Op.10

    Ensemble: Musikverein Kuchl Quartet.
    • Decca Eloquence : 480 7406.
    • Decca Eloquence.
    • 21.

  • Gabriel FaurΓ©

    Claire de lune, Op.46 No.2

    Performer: Jacqueline Robin. Singer: GΓ©rard Souzay.
    • TESTAMENT : SBT-1311.
    • TESTAMENT.
    • 21.

  • Johann Heinrich Schmelzer

    Sonata - 1662 No. 4

    Ensemble: Masques.
    • Outthere : ZZT334.
    • Outthere.
    • 1.

  • Claude Debussy

    Jeux

    Orchestra: Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia Rome Orchestra. Conductor: Victor de Sabata.
    • TESTAMENT : SBT-1108.
    • TESTAMENT.
    • 4.

  • FrΓ©dΓ©ric Chopin

    Mazurkas Op.59, Nos. 1 & 3

    Performer: Maurizio Pollini.
    • Deutsche Grammophon : 479 6127.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Sat 27 May 2017 13:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3

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  • Saturday Classics

    A view of classical music from a range of presenters; themed series and one-off programmes