November 2014 - Meeting

Programme for Wednesday, November 5th 2014

'Digital Discoveries'
Presenter: Jim Bruce



1. Anon. (late 18th-C.): Pas Cadencé Des Sans-Culottes - The Brass and Percussion Ensembles of Gardiens de la Paix de Paris, cond. Désiré Dondeyne (1:23)
2. Bedrich Smetana (1824-1884): The Bartered Bride (Dance of the Comedians) - Vienna State Opera Orchestra, cond. Hermann Scherchen, (4:46)
3. Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827): Piano Sonata in C sharp minor 'Moonlight', Op. 27 No. 2 (i. Adagio sostenuto) - Alessio Bax, piano (5:04)
4. Franz Schubert (1797-1828): Die schöne Müllerin, Op. 25, D. 795 (1. Das Wandern) - Florian Boesch, baritone; Roger Vignoles, piano (2:25)
5. Franz Schubert: Der Wanderer an den Mond, D. 870 - Florian Boesch, baritone; Malcolm Martineau, piano (2:28)
6. Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921): Danse macabre in G minor, Op. 40 - Matthew Trusler, violin; Martin Roscoe, piano (6:13)
7. Herbert Howells (1892-1983): Four Anthems to the Blessed Virgin Mary, Op. 9 (4. Salve regina) - Trinity College Choir Cambridge, cond. Stephen Layton (5:00)
8. Anton Bruckner (1824-1896): Symphony No. 9 in D minor (ii. Scherzo. Bewegt, lebhaft - Trio. Schnell) - London Symphony Orchestra, cond. Bernard Haitink (11:53)
9. Paul Dukas (1865-1935): La Péri, fanfare to the ballet - Monte Carlo Opera Orchestra, cond. Louis Frémaux (1:55)
10. Grigoras Dinicu (1889-1949): Hora Staccato - New Symphony Orchestra of London, cond. René Leibowitz (2:06)
11. Franz Liszt (1811-1886): La Campanella II, étude for piano in G sharp minor (Grand Paganini Étude No. 3) - Leonard Pennario, piano (4:37)
12. Alexander Glazunov (1865-1936): Meditation in D major, Op. 32 - Chloë Hanslip, violin; Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana, cond. Alexander Vedernikov (4:16)
13. Claude Debussy (1862-1918): Nocturnes (2. Fêtes. Animé et très rythmé) - Orchestre des Concerts Colonne, cond. Pierre Dervaux (6:18)
14. George Frederick Handel (1685-1759): Aci, Galatea e Polifemo, HWV 72 (No. 23. Aria: Fra l'ombre e gl'orrori) - Christopher Purves, bass; Arcangelo, cond. Jonathan Cohen (6:59)
15. Richard Wagner (1813-1883): Rienzi, der Letzte der Tribunen (Overture) - Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, cond. William Steinberg (11:53)


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• ReDiscovery
• Hyperion Records
• BBC Music Magazine

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