Saturday - Martin Handley
Martin Handley presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring the next instalment of Peter Donohoe's 50 Great Pianists at 8:30 as part of Piano Season on the BBC.
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Christoph Willibald Gluck
Orpheus' Lament and Dance of the Blessed Spirits from Orpheus and Euridice, arranged Kempf
Performer: Wilhelm Kempff (piano)
- DG 439 108-2.
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Astor Piazzolla
Autumn in Buenos Aires from Four Seasons
Performer: Goran Sollscher (guitar)
- DG 469 376-2.
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Georges Bizet
Symphony in C, first movement
Performer: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
- DG 423 624-2.
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Pablo de Sarasate
Zapateado op.23 no.2
Performer: Vadim Repin (violin) Performer: Alexander Markovich (piano)
- ERATO 3984 25487-2.
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Gabriel Fauré
Pavane for Orchestra and Choir
Performer: Montreal Symphony Orchestra and Chorus Performer: Charles Dutoit (conductor)
- DECCA 421 410-2.
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Antonín Dvořák
String Quartet no.12 'American' first movement
Performer: Hagen Quartet
- DG 419601.
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William Boyce
The King Shall Rejoice
Performer: The Choir of New College, Oxford Performer: The Academy of Ancient Music Performer: Edward Higginbottom (conductor)
- DG 476 7230.
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Sergey Rachmaninov
Romance from second Suite for Two pianos op.17
Performer: Katia and Marielle Lebeque (piano)
- ERATO 3984 25599-2.
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Antonio Vivaldi
Autumn from the Seasons (complete)
Performer: Anthony Marwood (violin) Performer: Scottish Chamber Orchestra Performer: Nicholas McGegan (conductor)
- BMG 570452.
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Benjamin Britten
Ceremony of Carols: Balulalow; As dew in Aprille and This Little Babe
Performer: Coventry Cathedral Boy’s Choir Performer: Paul Daniel (treble) Performer: Daniel Lepine (conductor)
- Chapter One Records CMS 1006.
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Giacomo Puccini
Quando m'en vo from La boheme
Performer: Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano) Performer: London Philharmonic Orchestra Performer: John Pritchard (conductor)
- SONY SMK 60975.
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Sergei Prokofiev
Marches for Military Band op.69 'March for a Spartakiade' and Marching Song
Performer: Royal Northern College of Music Wind Orchestra Performer: Clark Rundell (conductor)
- CHANDOS 10166.
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Frédéric Chopin
Etude in G flat Op 10 No5
Performer: Ferruccio Busoni (piano)
- NAXOS 8.110777.
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Ferruccio Busoni
Elegy No 2 "All'Italia"
Performer: Egon Petri (piano)
- PEARL GEMMCD9078.
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Dag Wirén
March from Serenade for Strings op.11
Performer: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra Performer: Kenneth Montgomery (conductor)
- EMI 68161-2.
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Robert Parsons
Ave Maria
Performer: The Sixteen Performer: Harry Christophers (conductor)
- CORO 16056.
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Maurice Ravel
A la maniere de…Borodine
Performer: Louis Lortie (piano)
- CHANDOS X10142-2.
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Igor Stravinsky
Scherzo a la Russe
Performer: City of Birmingham Philharmonic Performer: Simon Rattle (conductor)
- EMI 749178-2.
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- Sat 22 Sep 2012 07:00
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