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Live classical music for your commute

Sean Rafferty is joined by conductor Paavo Järvi ahead of his concert with the Philharmonia Orchestra this weekend and live music comes from the Bevan Family Consort who will be giving a concert of Christmas music at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London on Sunday.

2 hours

Music Played

  • Bedrich Smetana

    The Bartered Bride: Polka

    Orchestra: Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin. Conductor: Darrell Ang.
    • Smetana: Triumphal Symphony & Overture and Dances from The Bartered Bride.
    • Naxos.
    • 301.
  • Antonín Dvořák

    Piano Quintet no.2 in A major Op.81 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Menahem Pressler. Ensemble: Quatuor Ébène.
    • Erato.
  • Franz Schmidt

    Notre Dame (Intermezzo)

    Orchestra: Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Paavo Järvi.
    • DG.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Wachet Auf, ruft uns die Stimme BWV.645

    Performer: Yo‐Yo Ma. Performer: Edgar Meyer. Performer: Chris Thile.
    • Nonesuch.
  • Francis Poulenc

    Élégie for two pianos

    Performer: Charles Owen. Performer: Katya Apekisheva.
    • Orchid Music Limited.
  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Violin Concerto no.2 in G minor, Op.63 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: James Ehnes. Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Gianandrea Noseda.
    • James Ehnes Plays Prokofiev.
    • Chandos.
    • 012.
  • Carl Nielsen

    Aladdin Suite (Oriental Festival March)

    Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Paavo Järvi.
    • Nielsen: Flute Concerto - Clarinet Concerto - Aladdin Suite.
    • Signum Classics.
    • 301.
  • Joseph Haydn

    Symphony No. 101 in D major 'The Clock' - II. Andante

    Orchestra: The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen. Conductor: Paavo Järvi.
    • RCA.
  • Giovanni Gabrieli

    Canzon per sonar a 4 [1608]

    Ensemble: Philip Jones Brass Ensemble.
    • DECCA.
  • Franz Liszt

    (Schumann) Widmung S.566, transc. for piano

    Performer: Martin James Bartlett.
    • Warner.
  • Gabriel Fauré

    Masques et bergamasques - suite Op.112: i. Overture

    Orchestra: Seattle Symphony. Conductor: Ludovic Morlot.
    • Seattle Symphony.
  • Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

    Sicut Cervus

    Ensemble: Bevan Family Consort.
  • Domenico Scarlatti

    Sonata in C-Sharp Minor, Kk. 247, L. 256

    Performer: Alim Beisembayev.
    • The Leeds International Piano Competition 2021 – Gold Medal Winner.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 2.
  • Trad.

    Amid the new-mown hay

    Music Arranger: Francis Bevan. Ensemble: Bevan Family Consort.
  • Thomas Tallis

    Canon

    Music Arranger: Francis Bevan. Ensemble: Bevan Family Consort.
  • Cécile Chaminade

    Danse païenne Op.158

    Performer: Bengt Forsberg. Performer: Peter Jablonski.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
  • Camille Saint‐Saëns

    Havanaise

    Performer: Maxim Vengerov. Orchestra: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Zubin Mehta.
    • TELDEC.
  • Frédéric Chopin

    Nocturne in G major, Op.37 no.2

    Performer: Maria João Pires.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
  • Joaquín Rodrigo

    Canario (Fantasía para un gentilhombre)

    Performer: Craig Ogden. Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Sachio Fujioka.
    • Rodrigo: Guitar Concerto: Craig Ogden/BBC Phil/Sachio Fujioka.
    • Chandos.
    • 7.

Broadcast

  • Thu 23 Nov 202317:00

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