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Jonathan Swain introduces music, including Bruckner, Marais, Grieg, Wagner, Liszt, Haydn, Mozart, Schubert, Bach, Handel, Stainov, Gluck, Vaughan Williams, Brahms and Telemann.

With Jonathan Swain.
Bruckner, Anton (1824-1896)
Symphony No.9 in D minor
Venezuela Symphony Orchestra; Eduardo Chibás (conductor)

Marais, Marin (1656-1725)
Deuxieme Suite de Pieces and Trio in G (1692)
La Petite Bande

Grieg, Edvard (1843-1907)
String Quartet No.1 in G minor (Op.27)
Yggdrasil String Quartet

Wagner, Richard (1813-1883)
Siegfried Idyll for small orchestra
Norwegian Radio Orchestra; Arvid Engegård (conductor)

Liszt, Franz (1811-1886)
St Francis' Sermon to the Birds (S.175)
Richard Raymond (piano)

Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809)
Symphony No.44 in E minor, 'Trauer'
Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Michael Schønwandt (conductor)

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)
Kirchen-Sonate in B flat (K. 212)
Royal Academy of Music Beckett Ensemble, Patrick Russill (conductor)

Gesualdo Da Venosa (1561?-1613)
Miserere
Camerata Silesia, Anna Szostak (conductor)

Rachmaninov, Sergey (1873-1943)
Romance and Waltz
The Dutch Pianists' Quartet

Schubert, Franz (1797-1828)
Rosamunde: Overture (D.644)
Orchestre National de France, Emmanuel Krivine (conductor)

Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750)
Komm, Jesu, komm (BWV.229)
Tafelmusik Chamber Choir, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Ivars Taurins (conductor)

Handel, Georg Frideric (1685-1759)
Overture to Alcina
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, Paul Dyer (artistic director)

Stainov, Petko (1896-1977)
Horsemen – ballad
Kaval Men's Choir, Mihail Angelov (conductor)

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)
Andante for flute and orchestra in C major (K.315)
Anita Szabo (flute), Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra, Zoltán Kocsis (conductor)
Hangversenyterem, Budapesti Muvészetek Palotájában

Bella, Ján Levoslav (1843-1936)
Overture to Hermina im Venusberg
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bratislava, Štefan Róbl (conductor)

Bruckner, Anton (1824-1896)
Ave Maria
Tallinn Boys Choir, Lydia Rahula (conductor)

Haydn, (Franz) Joseph (1732-1809)
String Trio in B flat major (Op.53 No.2) arr. from Piano Sonata (H.16.41)
Leopold String Trio

Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847)
Prelude and Fugue in E minor (Op.35 No.1)
Sylviane Deferne (piano)

Bertali, Antonio (1605-1669)
Sonata Prima à 3
Le Nouveau Concert: Frederic de Roos and Patrick Denecker (recorders), Sophie Watillon (bass viol), Guy Penson (harpsichord)

Gluck, Christoph Willibald (1714-1787)
Ballet music: 'Dances of the Blessed Spirits' from 'Orphée et Euridice'
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, Paul Dyer (conductor)

Vaughan Williams, Ralph (1872-1958)
Norfolk Rhapsody No.1 in E minor
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Sir Bernard Heinze (conductor)

Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897)
String Quintet No.2 in G major (Op.111)
Members of Wiener Streichsextett

Telemann, Georg Philipp (1681-1767)
Overture des Nations
Concerto Copenhagen; Lars Ulrik Mortensen (director)

Wanski, Jan (1762-1821)
Symphony in G major on themes from the opera ‘Kmiotek’ (The Peasant)
Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Andrzej Mysinski (conductor)

6 hours

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Fri 8 Aug 200801:00

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