Flowers: works by Giacomo Puccini, Germaine Tailleferre, George Whitefield Chadwick, Theodor Blumer, Bohuslav Martinu, Sergei Prokofiev, Jean Sibelius, Benjamin Britten.
07:01 Quartet for violins (2), viola and cello, ‘Crisantemi’
Giacomo Puccini
Hagen Quartet |
07:10 Fleurs de France no.1-8
Germaine Tailleferre
Cristina Ariagno (piano) |
07:19 A Flower Cycle no.1-12
George Whitefield Chadwick
Glenn Siebert (tenor), Peter Kairoff (piano) |
07:53 Suite for flute and piano, op.57b, ‘Aus der Pflanzenreich’
Theodor Blumer
Cecilia Francesconi (flute), Friedemann Rieger (piano) |
08:16 Bouquet of Flowers H.260
Bohuslav Martinu
Libuse Domanínská (soprano), Sona Cervená (alto), Lubomír Havlák (tenor), Ladislav Mráz (bass), Karel Ančerl (conductor), Czech Philharmonic Choir, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra |
09:04 The Tale of the Stone Flower, op.118 ; Sel.
Sergei Prokofiev
Neeme Järvi (conductor), Scottish National Orchestra |
09:36 Pieces for piano, op.85, no.1-5, ‘The Flowers’
Jean Sibelius
Marita Viitasalo (piano) |
09:47 Flower Songs, op.47, no.1-5
Benjamin Britten
Justin Doyle (dirigent), RIAS Kammerchor |