March 2010 - Meeting

Programme for Wednesday, March 3rd 2010

Anniversary Programme

1. Luigi Cherubini (1760-1842): Anacréon ou L'amour fugitif (Overture) - Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, cond. Neville Marriner (7.24)
2. Friedrich Flotow (1812-1883): Martha (M'appari tutt'amor) - Jussi Bjorling, tenor (3.24)
3. Robert Schumann (1810-1856): Symphony No.1 in B flat major, "Spring" - Staatskapelle Dresden, cond. Wolfgang Sawallisch (34.00)
4. Richard Strauss (1864-1949): Salome (Dance of the Seven Veils) - New York Philharmonic Orchestra, cond. Dimitri Mitropoulos (9.00)
5. Frederic Chopin (1810-1849): Waltz for piano No. 2 in A flat major, Op. 34/1 - Idil Biret, piano (5.44)
6. Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901): La Forza del Destino (Solenne in quest'ora) - Jussi Bjorling, tenor; Robert Merrill, baritone; RCA Victor Symphony, cond. Renata Cellini (4.10)
7. Gustav Mahler (1860-1911): Symphony No. 1 in D major, "Titan" (2. Kräftig bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell) - Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, cond. Bernard Haitink (7.53)
8. Paul Dukas (1865-1935): The Sorcerer's Apprentice, symphonic scherzo for orchestra - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, cond. Ferenc Fricsay (10.33)
9. Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880): La belle Hélène (Overture) - Cincinnatti Pops Orchestra, cond. Erich Kunzel (10.00)