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Susan Sharpe introduces music, including Nielsen, Elgar, Brahms, Poulenc, Schumann, Beethoven, Duphly, Rosenmuller, Gluck, Gounod, Moniuszko, Glinka, Vladigerov, Verrijt and Handel.

With Susan Sharpe.

Nielsen, Carl (1865-1931)
Pan and Syrinx (Op.49) (symphonic poem)

Elgar, Edward (1857-1934)
Cello Concerto in E minor (Op.85)
Truls Mørk (cello)

Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897)
Symphony No.4 in E minor (Op.98)
Danish National Symphony Orchestra/DR, Thomas Dausgaard (conductor)

Poulenc, Francis (1899-1963)
Gloria for soprano, chorus and orchestra in G major
Annick Massis (soprano), Choeur de Radio France, Orchestre National de France, George Prêtre (conductor)

Schumann, Robert (1810-1856)
Sonata No.3 in F minor (Op.14)
Aldo Ciccolini (piano)

Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827)
String Trio in E flat major (Op.3)
Leopold String Trio

Duphly, Jacques (1715-1789)
Courante – La Boucon

Duphly, Jacques (1715-1789)
La Tribolet
Colin Tilney (harpsichord)

Rosenmuller, Johann (c.1619-1684)
Sinfonia Quinta
Tafelmusik Baroque Soloists

Gluck, Christoph Willibald (1714-1787)
Overture – from 'Alceste'
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Bratislava), Ludovít Rajter (conductor)

Gounod, Charles (1818-1893)
Marguerite's aria 'Air des bijoux' – from 'Faust', Act 3 [NB 1958 mono recording]
Elly Ameling (soprano, Netherlands), Orchestre de la Suisse Romand, Edmond Appia (conductor)

Loeillet, Jean Baptiste "Loeillet de Gant" (1688-1720)
Sonata in G major
Vladimír Jasko (trumpet), Imrich Szabó (organ)

Demantius, Christoph (1567-1643)
Intraden und Tänze – from Conviviorum Deliciae
Hortus Musicus, Andrew Mustonen

Moniuszko, Stanislaw (1819-1872)
Mountain Dances – from 'Halka'
Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Szymon Kawalla (conductor)

Glinka, Mikhail Ivanovich (1804-1857)
Mazurka in A minor
Ilkka Paananen (piano)

Terentjev, Sergei (b. 1946)
Improvisations on Chopin's Prelude in A
Sergei Terentjev (piano)

Vladigerov, Pancho (1899-1978)
Improvisation & Toccata for orchestra (Op.36)
Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Vladigerov (conductor)

Manz, Paul (b. 1919) Hymn Improvisation on 'We who once were dead'

Tournemire, Charles (1870-1939)
Choral Improvisation sur le 'Victimae paschali'
Tong-Soon Kwak (organ)

Verrijt, Jan Baptist (c.1600-1650)
Flammae Divinae (Op.5) (1649) – No.1: O Mediatrix Domina
No.2: In Te Domine speravi; No.4: Currite, pastores; No.5: Vulnera cor meum

The Consort of Musicke: Emma Kirkby & Evelyn Tubb (sopranos), Lucy Ballard (alto), Joseph Cornwell & Andrew King (tenors), Simon Grant (bass), Steven Devine (organ), Anthony Rooley (lute)

Handel, Georg Frideric (1685-1759)
Sonata in G minor (HWV.390a) for 2 Violins and Continuo
Musica Alta Ripa: Anne Röhrig & Ursula Bundies (violins), Guido Larisch (cello), Bernward Lohr (harpsichord)

Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741)
Concerto for cello and orchestra in E minor, RV.409
Maris Villeruss (cello), Latvian Philharmony Chamber Orchestra, Tovijs Lifsics (conductor)

Clerambault, Louis-Nicolas (1676-1749)
Leandre et Hero – cantata
Isabelle Poulenard (soprano), Ricercar Consort, Henri Ledroit (conductor)

Strauss, Richard (1864-1949)
Stimmungsbilder [Mood Pictures] (Op.9) – No.1 Auf stillem Waldespfad; No.2 An einsamer Quelle; No.3 Intermezzo; No.4 Träumerei; No.5 Heidebild
Ludmil Angelov (piano)

Kuula, Toivo (1883-1918)
The Bride Arrives
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jorma Panula (conductor)

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