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Susan Sharpe introduces music, including Verdi, Franck, Schoeck, Arutiunian, Sibelius, Busoni, Chopin, Stravinsky, Goldmark, Ligeti, Verdi, Dancla, Rodrigo, Walton, Blow and Bach.

With Susan Sharpe.
Verdi, Giuseppe (1813-1901)
Missa da Requiem
Ana Maria Martinez (soprano), Yvonne Naef (mezzo), Stefano Secco (tenor), Franz-Josef Selig (bass), EuropaChorAkademie, SWR Symphony Orchestra, Baden-Baden and Freiburg, conductor Sylvain Cambreling

Franck, César (1822-1890)
Pastorale in E major (Op.19)
Joris Verdin (organ)

Schoeck, Othmar (1886-1957)
Sommernacht (Summer Night): pastoral intermezzo (Op.58)
Camerata Bern

Kodály, Zoltán (1882-1967)
Summer evening [Nyari este]
Hungarian Radio Orchestra, György Lehel (conductor)

Arutiunian, Alexander (b. 1920)
Trumpet Concerto
Stanslaw Dziewor (trumpet), Polish Radio National Symphony Orchestra in Katowice, Gabriel Chmura (conductor)

Sibelius, Jean (1865-1957)
Symphony no.1 in E minor
Hallé Orchestra, conductor Mark Elder

Busoni, Ferruccio (1866-1924)
2 Finnish Folksong arrangements (Op.27)
Erik T. Tawaststjerna and Hui-Ying Liu (pianos)

Chopin, Frédéric (1810-1849)
Nocturne in F sharp major (Op.15 No.2)
Ferruccio Busoni (1866-1924) (piano)

Stravinsky, Igor (1882-1971)
Octet for wind instruments
Canadian Chamber Ensemble, Raffi Armenian (conductor)

Goldmark, Károly (1830-1915)
Scherzo in E minor (Op.19)
Hungarian Radio Orchestra, Adam Medveczky (conductor)

Ligeti, György (1923-2006)
Six Bagatelles for wind quintet
Cinque Venti: Liesbet Dregelinck (flute); Korneel Alsteens (oboe); Johan Schols (clarinet); Geert Philips (bassoon), Jos Verjans (horn)

Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741)
Concerto in D minor (Op.3 No.11) from 'L'Estro Armonico'
Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Jeanne Lamon (conductor)

Verdi, Giuseppe (1813-1901), arr. Liszt
Rigoletto (paraphrase de concert for piano) (S. 434)
Gyõrgy Cziffra (piano)

Dancla, Charles (1817-1907)
Variations on a theme by Bellini (Op.3)
Valdis Zarinš (violin), Ieva Zarina (piano)

Rodrigo, Joaquín (1901-1999)
Three Spanish Compositions (1. Fandango; 2. Passacaglia; 3. Zapateado)
Goran Listes (guitar)

Walton, William (1902-1983)
Johannesberg Festival Overture
Stavanger Symphony Orchestra; David Atherton (conductor)

Blow, John (1649-1708)
The Graces' Dance; Gavott; Sarabande for the Graces – from Venus and Adonis
The Consort of Musicke, Anthony Rooley (director)

Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809)
Sonata for piano in C minor (H.16.20)
Rudolf Firkušný (piano)

Coriolan Overture in C minor (Op.62)
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Manfred Honeck (conductor)

Quartet for strings (K.589) in B flat major
Johnston Quartet

Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750)
Brandenburg Concerto No 5 in D (BWV 1050)
Rachel Brown (flute), Pavlo Beznosiuk (violin), Richard Egarr (harpsichord/director), Academy of Ancient Music

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Mon 18 Aug 200801:00

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