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Susan Sharpe introduces music, including Kodaly, Shostakovich, Pergolesi, Gesualdo, Bach, Beethoven, Haydn, Liszt, Sermisy, Franck, Stravinsky, Handel, Clerambault and CPE Bach.

With Susan Sharpe.
Kodály, Zoltán (1882-1967)
Dances from Galánta

Shostakovich, Dmitri (1906-1975)
Violin Concerto No 1 in A minor
Nikolaj Znaider (violin),

Stravinsky, Igor (1882-1971)
The Firebird (1910)
Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Gustavo Dudamel

Pergolesi, Giovanni Battista (1710-1736)
Violin Concerto in B flat
András Keller (violin), Concerto Köln

Gesualdo, Carlo (c.1560-1613), arr. Maxwell Davies, Peter (b. 1934)
Motets – Peccantem me quotidiae; O vos omnes
The Graham Ashton Brass Ensemble

Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750)
Cantata No.170 'Vergnügte Ruh', beliebte Seelenlust' (BWV.170)
Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano), Les Musiciens du Louvre, Marc Minkowski (conductor)

Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827)
Symphony No.7 in A major
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, André Previn (conductor)

Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809)
Sonata in D major, Hob.XVI.33
Andreas Staier (fortepiano)

Liszt, Franz (1811-1886)
Les Préludes – symphonic poem after Lamartine (S.97)
Hungarian State Orchestra, János Ferencsik (conductor)

Sermisy, Claudin de (c.1490-1562)
5 Chansons: 'Au joly boys', 'Je ne menge point de porc', 'Tant que vivray', 'Vien tost' & 'Tu disoys que j'en mourroys'
Ensemble Clément Janequin

Daquin, Louis-Claude (1694-1772)
Rondeau – Le Coucou
Colin Tilney (harpsichord)

Rameau, Jean-Philippe (1683-1764)
3 pieces from 'Les Indes Galantes' (Air pour Zéphire; Musette en Rondeau; Air pour Borée et la Rose); Le Rappel des Oiseaux
Stephen Preston (flute), Robert Woolley (harpsichord)

Franck, César (1822-1890)
Prelude, fugue and variation in B minor (M.30) (Op.18)
Ljerka Ocic (organ)

Chausson, Ernest (1855-1899)
Chanson Perpetuelle (Op.37)
Barbara Hendricks (soprano), Staffan Scheja (piano), Vertavo String Quartet

Shostakovich, Dmitry (1906-1975), arr. Timothy Kain
The Age of Gold: Polka
Guitar Trek

Stravinsky, Igor (1882-1971)
Feu d'artifice (Op. 4)
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Valery Gergiev (conductor)

Handel, Georg Frideric (1685-1759)
Music for the Royal Fireworks HWV 351
Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Roy Goodman (conductor)

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)
Kirchen-Sonate No.15 in C major (K.328)
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic, Kent Nagano (conductor)

Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel (1714-1788)
Sonata in D major (Wq.83/H.505)
Les Coucous Bénévoles

Telemann, Georg Philipp (1681-1767)
Trumpet Concerto in D major
Friedemann Immer (trumpet), Musica Antiqua Köln, Reinhard Goebel (director)

Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847)
Rondo capriccioso in E (Op.14)
Sook-Hyun Cho (piano)

Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847)
Venetian Boat Song (Op.30 No.6) ('Songs Without Words')
Jane Coop (piano)

Clerambault, Louis-Nicolas (1676-1749)
L'Isle de Délos (cantate profane)
Isabelle Poulenard (soprano), Ensemble Amalia

Debussy, Claude (1862-1918)
Première rapsodie
Jozef Luptacik (clarinet), Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra in Bratislava, Ludovít Rajter (conductor)

Boulogne, Joseph - Chevalier de Saint-Georges (c.1748-1799)
Overture to the opera 'L'amant anonyme'
Tafelmusik Orchestra, Jeanne Lamon (conductor)

Poulenc, Francis (1899-1963)
Sextet
Zoltán Kocsis (piano), Anita Szabó (flute), Béla Horváth (oboe), Zsolt Szatmári (clarinet), György Salamon (bass clarinet), Pál Bokor (bassoon), Tamás Zempléni (horn)

6 hours

Last on

Fri 22 Aug 200801:00

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  • Fri 22 Aug 200801:00