Master pianist Geoffrey Madge and Concertzender’s Louis Thörig share views on remarkable musicians in past and present.
Episode 104 – the Passacaglia.
1. Johann Sebastian Bach – Passacaglia in C BWV 582
Karl Richter, organ.
2. Henry Purcell – aria “When I am laid in earth” from Dido and Aeneas.
Janet Baker, mezzo-soprano with the English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Anthony Lewis.
3. Percy Grainger – Passacaglia, based on an English folk song.
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Richard Hickox.
4. Benjamin Britten – Passacaglia from the opera Peter Grimes.
London Symphony Orchestra conducted by André Previn.
5. Dmitri Shostakovich – Passacaglia (part 3), from Violin concert no. 1.
David Oistrach, violin; New York Philharmonic Orchestra with conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos.
6. Frank Martin – Passacaglia
London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Matthias Bamert.
