October 2008 - Meeting

Programme for Wednesday, October 1st 2008

1. Giochino Rossini (1792-1868): Semiramide (Overture) - Philharmonia Orchestra; cond. Carlo Maria Giulini (12:52)


2. Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827): Four Irish Songs - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone; Michael Raucheisen, piano


3. Franz Schubert (1797-1828): Symphony No.9 in C major 'The Great', D. 944 (iv. Allegro vivace) - Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment; cond. Charles Mackerras (15:21)


4. Haydn Wood (1882-1959): Roses of Picardy - Stuart Burrows, tenor (4:35)


5. Bedrich Smetana (1824-1884): Vltava (The Moldau), symphonic poem - BBC Symphony Orchestra, cond. Vilem Tausky (14:55)


6. Franz Schubert: The Shepherd on the Rock, D. 965 - Lynda Russell, soprano; Peter Hill, piano; David Campbell, clarinet (10:40)


7. Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924): Pavane, for orchestra & chorus ad lib in F sharp minor, Op. 50 - Renaissance Singers; Ulster Orchestra, cond. Yan Pascal Tortelier (5:31)


8. Ludwig van Beethoven: Fantasia for piano, chorus, and orchestra ("Choral Fantasy"), Op. 80 - Daniel Barenboim, piano; John Alldis Choir; New Philharmonia Orchestra, cond. Otto Klemperer (21:06)