Fine Afternoons
Fine Afternoons - 1 May 2024
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Fine Afternoons - 30 April 2024
FINE MUSIC NOTES With Iris Zeng Followed by WALPURGIS AND WITCHES Prepared by Paul Cooke With Lily Bryant Munktell, H. Symphonic poem: Walpurgisfire, op 24. Gävle SO/Tobias Ringborg. Sterling CDS-1066-2 [11:27] Gounod, C. Scene from Faust, Act IV (1869). Jerry Hadley, ten; Welsh National…
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Fine Afternoons - 29 April 2024
COMPOSERS OF THE 18TH CENTURY With Brian Drummond Vanhal, J. Symphony in G minor no 2 (1771). London Mozart Players/Matthias Bamert. Chandos CHAN 9607 [18:53] Boccherini, L. Quintet no 9 in C, La ritirata di Madrid (1798). Alexander Schneider, vn; Felix Galimir, vn; Michael Tree, va; Davi…
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Fine Afternoons - 26 April 2024
PIERS LANE RECITAL Prepared by Derek Parker With Brian Cornish Bach, J.S. Prelude (toccata) and fugue in D minor, Dorian, BWV538 (c1717; transcr. d’Albert). Piers Lane, pf. Hyperion CDA67709 [12:12] Saint-Saëns, C. Six études, op 111 (1899). Piers Lane, pf. Hyperion CDA67037 [21:19] Grai…
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Fine Afternoons - 25 April 2024
CONTEMPORARIES Prepared by Derek Parker With Lily Bryant Ponce, M. Instantaneas mexicanas. Royal PO/Enrique Bátiz. ASV DCA 738 [11:34] Grainger, P. Green bushes, from British folk-music settings (1905-06). Bournemouth Sinfonietta/Kenneth Montgomery. Chandos CHAN 8377 [08:43] Kálmán, E. H…
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Fine Afternoons - 24 April 2024
CHAMBER TO ENTERTAIN With Jill Hickson Chopin, F. Fantasy in F minor, op 49 (1841). Ian Holtham, pf. Move MD 3336 [12:16] Czerny, C. Andante and polacca, op 339 (1848). Andrew Clark, hn; Geoffrey Govier, fp. Helios CDH55074 [11:03] Krommer, F. Octet-Partita in F, op 57 (1806). Sydney …
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Fine Afternoons - 23 April 2024
A SHAKESPEARE CELEBRATION Prepared by Paul Cooke With Peter Poole Arnold, M. Shakespearean cello concerto, op 136 (1988/2000; arr. Ellis). Raphael Wallfisch, vc; Northern CO/Nicholas Ward. Naxos 8.572640 [20:19] Sekacz, I. A plague of all cowards (2000). Musicians of the Royal Shakespeare T…
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Fine Afternoons - 22 April 2024
ONLY STRINGS With Heather Middleton Korngold, E. String quartet no 3 in D, op 34 (1945). Chilingirian Quartet. RCA GD 87889 [25:40] Lloyd Webber, W. Serenade for strings (1951-80). City of London Sinfonia/Richard Hickox. Chandos CHAN 9595 [09:58] Nielsen, C. String quintet in G (1888). …
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Fine Afternoons - 19 April 2024
INSPIRED BY MOZART Prepared by Elaine Siversen With Brian Cornish Hoffmeister, F. Flute quartet in A, after Mozart’s K331, Alla turca. Israel Flute Ensemble. CDI 18809 [23:41] Beethoven, L. 12 Variations on Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen, from Mozart’s The magic flute, op 66 (1796). Yo-Yo Ma, vc…
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Fine Afternoons - 18 April 2024
EXPLORING THE ENGLISH BAROQUE Prepared by Robert Gilchrist With Ross Hayes Gibbons, C. Fantasy-suite in D minor. Pavlo Beznosliuk, vn; Rodolfo Richter, vn; Mark Levy, bass viol; Richard Egarr, org. Harmonia Mundi HMU 807551 [06:57] Boyce, W. Trio sonata no 15 in D for two violins and continuo …
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