Music played

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

1. 00:04
   

   Percy Grainger — Ye banks and braes o’ bonnie Doon (words by Robert Burns)

   Performer: Polyphony Performer: Stephen Layton (conductor)

   HYPERION CDA66793, Tr. 16
2. 00:07
   

   Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Presto from A Musical Joke, K522

   Performer: Philharmonia Orchestra Performer: Guido Cantelli (conductor)

   EMI CLASSICS 6 95457 2, CD2 Tr. 17
3. 00:12
   

   Manuel de Falla — Jota from Suite populaire espagnole

   Arranger: Paul Kochanski Performer: Daniel Hope (violin) Performer: Sebastian Knauer (lutheal)

   WARNER CLASSICS 2564613292, Tr. 8
4. 00:15
   

   Benjamin Britten — Dawn from Four Sea Interludes, Op.33a (from Peter Grimes)

   Performer: Philharmonia Orchestra Performer: Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor)

   EMI CZS7677232, Tr. 2
5. 00:20
   

   Balakirev — Valse-Caprice No.2 in D flat major (after Alexander Taneyev)

   Performer: Danny Driver (piano)

   HYPERION CDA67806, Tr. 8
6. 00:26
   

   Antonio Vivaldi — Concerto for flute, strings and bassoon in F, RV100

   Performer: Katy Bircher (flute) Performer: Peter Whelan (bassoon) Performer: La Serenissima Performer: Adrian Chandler (director)

   AVIE AV2178, Tr. 20-22
7. 00:36
   

   Isaac Albéniz — Sevilla

   Arranger: Williams Performer: John Williams (guitar)

   SONY CLASSICAL 88697529852, Tr. 20
8. 00:40
   

   Eric Coates — By the sleepy lagoon

   Performer: East of England Orchestra Performer: Malcolm Nabarro (conductor)

   ASV CDWHL2053, Tr. 5
9. 00:46
   

   William Byrd — Laudibus in sanctis

   Performer: The Sixteen Performer: Harry Christophers (director)

   CORO COR16077, Tr. 2
10. 00:51
    

    Ludwig van Beethoven — Rondo finale from Piano Concerto No.3 in C minor, Op.37

    Performer: Radu Lupu (piano) Performer: London Symphony Orchestra Performer: Lawrence Foster (conductor)

    DECCA 478 2340, CD1 Tr. 6
11. 01:04
    

    Johann Sebastian Bach — Sinfonia from Cantata BWV 174

    Performer: Bach Collegium Japan Performer: Masaaki Suzuki (director)

    BIS-SACD-1941, Tr. 13
12. 01:10
    

    Fritz Kreisler — La Gitana (Zigeunerlied)

    Performer: Tasmin Little (violin) Performer: John Lenehan (piano)

    EMI CLASSICS 9 67007 2, CD6 Tr. 5
13. 01:14
    

    Sergey Vasilievich Rachmaninov — Symphonic Dance No.2, Op.45 (Tempo di Valse)

    Performer: St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra Performer: Mariss Jansons (conductor)

    EMI CLASSICS 5 75510 2, CD3 Tr. 5
14. 01:25
    

    Maurice Ravel — Modere from Sonatine

    Performer: Boris Berezovsky (piano)

    TELDEC 4509 94539-2, Tr. 4
15. 01:30
    

    Frederick Delius — On hearing the first cuckoo in spring

    Performer: Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields Performer: Neville Marriner (conductor)

    DECCA 417 778-2, Tr. 15
16. 01:39
    

    Giovanni Gabrieli — Magnificat a 14

    Performer: The Taverner Choir Performer: London Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble Performer: Andrew Parrott (conductor)

    OISEAU-LYRE 4368602, Tr. 1
17. 01:46
    

    Ignaz Friedman — Musical Box

    Performer: Stephen Hough (piano)

    NIMBUS NI 2540, Tr. 13
18. 01:51
    

    Johannes Brahms — 2nd mvt Andante from Concerto for Violin, Cello and Orchestra Op.102 “Double” Concerto

    Performer: Yo-Yo Ma (cello) Performer: Isaac Stern (violin) Performer: Chicago Symphony Orchestra Performer: Claudio Abbado (conductor)

    SONY CLASSICAL 88697 04443 2, Tr. 10

Broadcast

1. Sun 29 Jan 2012
   07:00
   BBC Radio 3