Half an hour of the finest classical music
This mixtape features music inspired by butterflies, from tiny miniatures by Fauré, Grieg and Schumann, to the lush, heart-on-sleeve romanticism of He Zhanhao and Chen Gang's 'Butterfly Lovers' Violin Concerto and Puccini's passionate opera Madam Butterfly.
Producer: Dominic Wells
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Joseph Haydn
Symphony no. 12 in E major H.1.12: 3rd movement; Finale (Presto)
Ensemble: Il Giardino Armonico. Conductor: Giovanni Antonini.- ALPHA.
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Gabriel Fauré
Papillon for cello and piano, Op 77
Performer: Alban Gerhardt. Performer: Cécile Licad.![]()
Edward Elgar
The Wand of Youth - Suite No 2: Moths and Butterflies (Dance)
Orchestra: Hallé. Conductor: Mark Elder.- The Wand Of Youth Suites etc..
- Halle.
- 10.
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Edvard Grieg
Sommerfugl (Lyric Pieces, Op.43 No.1)
Performer: Javier Perianes.![]()
Gang Chen
The Butterfly Lovers' Violin Concerto (Part I: Falling in Love)
Composer: Ho Zhanhao. Performer: Lü Siqing. Orchestra: Taipei Chinese Orchestra. Conductor: Yiu-Kwong Chung.![]()
Camille Saint‐Saëns
Papillons
Singer: Sandrine Piau. Orchestra: Le Concert de la Loge. Conductor: Julien Chauvin.![]()
John Tavener
Butterfly Dreams (excerpt)
Choir: Polyphony. Conductor: Stephen Layton.- HYPERION.
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Frederic Hymen Cowen
The Butterfly's Ball
Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Rumon Gamba.![]()
Jean Sibelius
Symphony no.1 in E minor
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Robert Schumann
Papillons, Op 2 (No 5 in B flat major)
Performer: Marc‐André Hamelin.- Schumann: Carnaval, Fantasiestücke, Papillons: Marc-Andre Hamelin.
- Hyperion.
- 5.
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Giacomo Puccini
Vogliatemi bene (Madama Butterfly)
Singer: Mirella Freni. Singer: Luciano Pavarotti. Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Herbert von Karajan.
Broadcasts
- Wed 31 Jul 201919:00BBC Radio 3
- Thu 1 Sep 202219:00BBC Radio 3
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