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Last broadcast on Mon, 9 Nov 2009, 07:00 on BBC Radio 3.
Synopsis
7:03
SIBELIUS
Prelude (At the Castle Gate) (Pelleas and Melisande)
Lahti Symphony Orchestra
Osmo Vanska (conductor)
BIS CD-918 tr11
7:06
BONFA arr. Körmendi
Manha de carnaval (Morning of Carnival)
I Salonisti
DECCA 425 228-2 tr17
7:11
WILLIAM LAWES
Aire (Consort Sett a6 in C major)
Fretwork, Paul Nicholson (organ)
VIRGIN CLASSICS VC5 45147-2 tr15
7:15
ELGAR
Introduction and Allegro for Strings
English Chamber Orchestra
Benjamin Britten (conductor)
DECCA 473 082-2 CD2 tr1
7:32
VIVALDI
Overture: L'Olimpiade
Freiburg Baroque Orchestra
Thomas Henglebrock (conductor)
DEUTSCHE HARMONIA MUNDI 05472 77289-2 tr 1
7:38
BRAHMS
Dem dunkeln Schloss der heil'gen Erde
Consortium
Andrew-John Smith (conductor)
HYPERION CDA 67775 tr26
7:43
PARRY
Symphonic Variations
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Adrian Boult
LYRITA SRCD 220 tr16
7.56
DE FALLA
The Three Cornered Hat
â Dance of the Corregidor
Vida Guitar Quartet
BGS 118 tr 14
8:03
BACH
Bourée (Partita in E major BWV 1006
Alina Ibragimova (violin)
HYPERION CDA 67692 CD2 tr14
8:05
MENDELSSOHN
Symphony No. 5 in D Minor Reformation
Allegro Vivace
Berlin Philharmonic
Lorin Maazel (conductor)
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 477 8168 GB6 CD4 tr 4
8.11
D. SCARLATTI
Sonata in F L384
Solomon (piano)
EMI 2 06 1022 CD 6 tr1
8:15
WEINBERGER (transcribed Glenn Cliffe Bainum)
Polka & Fugue (Schwanda the Bagpiper)
'The President's Own' United States Marine Band
Lt. Col. Michael J Colburn (conductor)
NAXOS 8.570243 tr 7
8.24
TCHAIKOVSKY
Lullaby for Cello & Piano
Gavriel Lipkind (cello)
Alexandria Lubchansky (piano)
JMC CD 126 tr 15
8:31
RACHMANINOV
Prelude in G Minor Op. 23 No.5
Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano)
DECCA 443 841-2 CD1 tr6
8:36
BEETHOVEN
Overture: Leonora No.3
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
DECCA 475 9090 CD4 tr6
08.50
BOLCOM
Virtuosity Rag
Detroit Chamber Wind & Strings
H. Robert Reynolds
KOCH 373952 tr 6
8:55
THOMAS
Connais-tu le pays (Mignon)
Marilyn Horne (mezzo-sop)
Philharmonia Orchestra
Antonio de Almeida (conductor)
SONY 88697527332 D1 tr 16
9.02
HANDEL
Concerto Grosso Op.6 No. 11
Academy of Ancient Music
Andrew Manze (director)
HARMONIA MUNDI 907228 CD1 trs27 - 31
9.19
GERSHWIN
Porgy & Bess
I Ainât got no shame doinâ what I like to do!
Arnold Schoenberg Choir
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
RCA 88697591762 CD2 tr 5
9.22
GERSHWIN
It Ainât Necessarily So
Jascha Heifez (violin)
Brooks Smith (piano)
RCA VICTOR 09026 617712 tr 7
9:25
FAURE / MESSAGER
Messe des Pecheurs de Villerville
Lausanne Vocal Ensemble
Members of Sinfonia Varsovia
Michel Corboz (conductor)
MIRARE MIR 028 trs 11 - 15
9:44
ROSSINI
Overture; William Tell
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Colin Davis (conductor)
EMI CZS5 69364-2 CD1 tr5
9.55
TRAD
Danny Boy (Londonderry Air)
Ben Webster (tenor sax)
Oscar Peterson (piano)
Barney Kessel (guitar)
Ray Brown (bass)
J C Heard (drums)
AVID ENTERTAINMENT AMBX 146 CD7 tr 8

Tracklist
Timings are shown from the start of the programme in hours and minutes.
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00:03
Jean Sibelius — Prelude (At the Castle Gate) (Pelleas and Melisande)Performer: Lahti Symphony Orchestra
BIS CD-918, tr11
Performer: Osmo Vanska (conductor) -
00:06
BONFA arr. Körmendi — Manha de carnaval (Morning of Carnival)
Performer: I Salonisti
DECCA 425 228-2, tr17 -
00:11
William Lawes — Aire (Consort Sett a6 in C major)
Performer: Fretwork, Paul Nicholson (organ)
VIRGIN CLASSICS VC5 45147-2, tr15 -
00:15
Sir Edward Elgar — Introduction and Allegro for StringsPerformer: English Chamber Orchestra
DECCA 473 082-2, CD2 tr1
Performer: Benjamin Britten (conductor) -
00:32
Antonio Vivaldi — Overture: L'OlimpiadePerformer: Freiburg Baroque Orchestra
DEUTSCHE HARMONIA MUNDI 05472 77289-2, tr 1
Performer: Thomas Henglebrock (conductor) -
00:38
Johannes Brahms — Dem dunkeln Schloss der heil'gen ErdePerformer: Consortium
HYPERION CDA 67775, tr26
Performer: Andrew-John Smith (conductor) -
00:43
Parry — Symphonic Variations
Performer: London Symphony Orchestra
LYRITA SRCD 220, tr16
Performer: Sir Adrian Boult -
00:56
Manuel de Falla — The Three Cornered HatPerformer: – Dance of the Corregidor
BGS 118, tr 14
Performer: Vida Guitar Quartet -
01:03
Johann Sebastian Bach — Bourée (Partita in E major BWV 1006Performer: Alina Ibragimova (violin)
HYPERION CDA 67692, CD2 tr14 -
01:05
Felix Mendelssohn — Symphony No. 5 in D Minor ReformationPerformer: Allegro Vivace
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 477 8168 GB6, CD4 tr 4
Performer: Berlin Philharmonic
Performer: Lorin Maazel (conductor) -
01:11
Domenico Scarlatti — Sonata in F L384
Performer: Solomon (piano)
EMI 2 06 1022, CD 6 tr1 -
01:15
WEINBERGER (transcribed Glenn Cliffe Bainum) — Polka & Fugue (Schwanda the Bagpiper)
Performer: 'The President's Own' United States Marine Band
NAXOS 8.570243, tr 7
Performer: Lt. Col. Michael J Colburn (conductor) -
01:24
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky — Lullaby for Cello & PianoPerformer: Gavriel Lipkind (cello)
JMC CD 126, tr 15
Performer: Alexandria Lubchansky (piano) -
01:31
Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff — Prelude in G Minor Op. 23 No.5Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano)
DECCA 443 841-2, CD1 tr6 -
01:36
Ludwig van Beethoven — Overture: Leonora No.3Performer: Chicago Symphony Orchestra
DECCA 475 9090, CD4 tr6
Performer: Sir Georg Solti (conductor) -
01:05
Bolcom — Virtuosity Rag
Performer: Detroit Chamber Wind & Strings
KOCH 373952, tr 6
Performer: H. Robert Reynolds -
01:55
Thomas — Connais-tu le pays (Mignon)
Performer: Marilyn Horne (mezzo-sop)
SONY 88697527332, CD1 tr 16
Performer: Philharmonia Orchestra
Performer: Antonio de Almeida (conductor) -
02:02
Georg Friedrich Händel — Concerto Grosso Op.6 No. 11Performer: Academy of Ancient Music
HARMONIA MUNDI 907228, CD1 trs27 - 31
Performer: Andrew Manze (director) -
02:19
George Gershwin — Porgy & BessPerformer: I Ain’t got no shame doin’ what I like to do!
RCA 88697591762, CD2 tr 5
Performer: Arnold Schoenberg Choir
Performer: Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Performer: Nikolaus Harnoncourt -
02:22
George Gershwin — It Ain’t Necessarily So
Performer: Jascha Heifez (violin)
RCA VICTOR 09026 617712, tr 7
Performer: Brooks Smith (piano) -
02:25
Faure / Messager — Messe des Pecheurs de Villerville
Performer: Lausanne Vocal Ensemble
MIRARE MIR 028, trs 11 - 15
Performer: Members of Sinfonia Varsovia
Performer: Michel Corboz (conductor) -
02:44
Gioachino Rossini — Overture; William TellPerformer: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
EMI CZS5 69364-2, CD1 tr5
Performer: Colin Davis (conductor) -
02:55
[traditional] — Danny Boy (Londonderry Air)
Performer: Ben Webster (tenor sax)
AVID ENTERTAINMENT AMBX 146, CD7 tr 8
Performer: Oscar Peterson (piano)
Performer: Barney Kessel (guitar)
Performer: Ray Brown (bass)
Performer: J C Heard (drums)
Broadcast
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Mon 9 Nov 200907:00
