Upbeat for Thursday 8 May 2014
12:15 John Chen
New Zealand pianist performing Shostakovich with the Auckland Chamber Orchestra this weekend
12:40 Sivan Rotem
Israeli soprano giving a recital at the New Zealand School of Music
1pm Paul McCreesh
British conductor working the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra tonight
Music played in this show
JANACEK: The Excursions of Mr Broucek
BBC Singers, BBC SO / Jirà Belohlávek
DG 477 7387
BACH: Prelude No. 2, from The Well-Tempered Clavier Book 1
John Chen (pno)
RNZ Rec.25/06/13
SHOSTAKOVICH: Piano Concerto No 1 in C minor Op 35
Michael Houstoun (pno), John Taber (tpt), New Zealand SO / Christopher Lyndon-Gee
Naxos 8.553126
MEYERBEER: Chant de mai
Sivan Rotem (sop), Jonathan Zak (pno)
Naxos 8.572367
MENDELSSOHN: Help, Lord! from Elijah
Wroclaw Philharmonic Choir; Gabrieli Consort & Players / Paul McCreesh
Signum SIGCD 300
PALESTRINA: Stabat Mater
Gabrieli Consort / Paul McCreesh
DG 477 7635