16 June 2004
Wednesday 16 June 2004 10:00-12:00 (Radio 3)
Playlist:
Arnold: Sea Shanties Op 4
Bergen Wind Quintet
Weckman: Wie liegt die Stadt so wuste
Maria Zedelius (soprano)
Michael Schopper (bass)
Musica Antiqua, Cologne
Reinhard Goebel (director/violin)
Britten: Billy Budd: Act I (excerpt)
Edward Vere ...... Peter Pears (tenor)
Mr Ratcliffe ...... David Kelly (bass)
Donald ...... David Bowman (baritone)
Red Whiskers ...... Gregory Dempsey (tenor)
Billy Budd ...... Peter Glossop (baritone)
Dansker ...... Owen Brannigan (bass)
Squeak ...... Robert Bowman (tenor)
John Claggart ...... Michael Langdon (bass)
Novice ...... Robert Tear (tenor)
Ambrosian Opera Chorus
London Symphony Orchestra
Benjamin Britten (conductor)
W F Bach: Concerto in E flat major, F46
Andreas Staier, Robert Hill (harpsichords)
Musica Antiqua, Cologne
Reinhard Goebel (director/violin)
Britten: Gloriana (conclusion)
Queen Elizabeth I ...... Josephine Barstow (soprano)
Lady Rich ...... Yvonne Kenny (soprano)
Lady Essex ...... Della Jones (mezzo)
Earl of Essex ...... Philip Langridge (tenor)
Sir Walter Raleigh ...... Richard van Allan (bass)
Sir Robert Cecil ...... Alan Opie (baritone)
Lord Mountjoy ...... Jonathan Summers (baritone)
Chorus and Orchestra of Welsh National Opera
Sir Charles Mackerras (conductor)
McPhee: Tabuh-Tabuhan
Peter Basquin, Christopher Oldfather (pianos)
American Composers' Orchestra
Dennis Russell Davies (conductor)