Music played

Timings are shown from the start of the programme in hours and minutes.

1. 00:03
   

   Franz Liszt — Valse oubliee No.1

   Performer: Stephen Hough (piano)

   HYPERION CDA67686, Tr. 10
2. 00:07
   

   Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev — Finale from Symphony No.1 in D major, op.25, “Classical”

   Performer: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Performer: Herbert von Karajan (conductor)

   DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 437 253-2, Tr. 4
3. 00:12
   

   Johann Sebastian Bach — Sinfonia from Cantata BWV 169

   Performer: Accademia Bizantina Performer: Ottavio Dantone (director)

   DECCA 478 2718, Tr. 10
4. 00:21
   

   Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky — Melodie (from Souvenir d'un lieu cher, Op.42’3)

   Performer: Itzhak Perlman (violin) Performer: Samuel Sanders (piano)

   EMI CLASSICS 4 76957 2, CD2 Tr. 7
5. 00:26
   

   Malcolm Arnold — Comedy Suite from St. Trinians

   Performer: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Performer: Rumon Gamba (conductor)

   CHANDOS CHAN 9851, Tr. 18-22
6. 00:35
   

   Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Rondo from Piano Sonata in D major, K.311

   Performer: Rafal Bechacz (piano)

   DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 477 7453, Tr. 10
7. 00:43
   

   Edvard Grieg — Symphonic Dance no.3, Allegro giocoso

   Performer: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra Performer: Neeme Jarvi (conductor)

   DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 4713002, CD1 Tr. 7
8. 00:50
   

   Giacomo Puccini — E lucevan le stelle from Tosca

   Performer: Placido Domingo (tenor) Performer: Philharmonia Orchestra Performer: James Levine (conductor)

   VIRGIN CLASSICS 50999 6 08528 2, CD2 Tr. 14
9. 00:54
   

   Carl Maria von Weber — Final movement (Alla Polacca) from Concerto No.2, Op.74 in E flat major for clarinet and orchestra

   Performer: Michael Collins (clarinet / conductor) Performer: City of London Sinfonia

   CHANDOS CHAN 10702, Tr. 13
10. 01:04
    

    George Frideric Handel — My heart is inditing, from Coronation Anthem No.4, HWV 261

    Performer: The Sixteen Performer: Harry Christophers (conductor)

    CORO CO16092, Tr. 1
11. 01:07
    

    Georges Bizet — Symphony in C major: Finale

    Performer: City of London Sinfonia Performer: Richard Hickox (conductor)

    EMI CLASSICS 2 06777 2, CD6 Tr. 3
12. 01:18
    

    Joseph Haydn — Quartet in F major, Op.74’2: 1st mvt

    Performer: Takacs Quartet

    HYPERION CDA67781, Tr. 5
13. 01:26
    

    Johann Strauss II — Rosen aus dem Suden (Roses from the South)

    Performer: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Performer: Willi Boskovsky (conductor)

    DECCA 4177062, Tr. 2
14. 01:38
    

    Frédéric Chopin — Marche funebre from Sonata No.2 in B-flat minor, Op.35

    Performer: Janina Fialkowsk (piano)

    ATMA Classique ACD2 2554, CD2 Tr. 3
15. 01:48
    

    Claude Debussy — Danse profane for harp and strings

    Performer: Emmanuel Ceysson (harp) Performer: Orchestre National de Lyon Performer: Jun Markl (conductor)

    NAXOS 8.509002, CD9 Tr. 6
16. 01:54
    

    John Ireland — Spring Sorrow

    Arranger: Lloyd Webber Performer: Julian Lloyd Webber (cello) Performer: John Lenehan (piano)

    NAXOS 8.572902, Tr. 2

Broadcast

1. Sat 28 Jan 2012
   07:00
   BBC Radio 3