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The biggest names in classical music

Sean Rafferty is joined by Sakari Oramo, Chief Conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra, and violist Dana Zemtsov plays live in the studio.

2 hours

Music Played

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Symphony no.35 (K.385) in D major "Haffner"; 4th mvt; Finale (Presto)

    Orchestra: Academy for Ancient Music Berlin. Conductor: Bernhard Forck.
    • Pentatone.
  • Francis Poulenc

    Piano Concerto in C sharp minor (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Alexandre Tharaud. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Yannick Nézet‐Séguin.
    • Poulenc: Piano Concerto, Organ Concerto & Stabat Mater.
    • LPO.
    • 2.
  • Robert Stolz

    'Du sollst der Kaiser meiner Seele sein' (Der Favorit)

    Singer: Diana Damrau. Orchestra: Munich Radio Orchestra. Conductor: Ernst Theis.
    • Erato.
  • Ottorino Respighi

    La Primavera (Trittico Botticelliano)

    Orchestra: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.
    • Respighi: Ancient Arts and Dances I & III ETC.: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 14.
  • Domenico Scarlatti

    Sonata in E, K380, Andante commodo

    Performer: Yuja Wang.
    • DG.
  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Die Schone Melusine, Op.32

    Orchestra: Freiburg Baroque Orchestra. Conductor: Pablo Heras‐Casado.
    • HARMONIA MUNDI.
  • Jean Sibelius

    Lemminkainen's Return

    Performer: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Performer: Sakari Oramo.
    • Chandos.
  • Joseph Haydn

    Trumpet Concerto

    Performer: Simon Höfele. Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Duncan Ward.
    • Simon Hofele - Standards.
    • BERLIN CLASSICS.
    • 1.
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Symphony no.4 in F minor Op.36 (3rd mvt)

    Orchestra: Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich. Conductor: Paavo Järvi.
    • Alpha.
  • Rodion Shchedrin

    Imitating Albeniz

    Performer: Dana Zemtsov. Performer: Craig White.
  • Arthur Sullivan

    A wonderful joy our eyes to bless (Utopia Limited)

    Librettist: W. S. Gilbert. Singer: Michael Rayner. Orchestra: D’Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra. Conductor: Royston Nash.
    • DECCA.
  • Johann Pachelbel

    Canon and Gigue in D major

    Ensemble: Musica Antiqua Köln. Director: Reinhard Goebel.
    • Archiv.
  • Yevgeny Zemtsov

    Melodie im alten stil

    Performer: Dana Zemtsov. Performer: Craig White.
  • Manuel Ponce

    Estrellita

    Performer: Dana Zemtsov. Performer: Craig White.
  • Hubert Parry

    I was glad

    Performer: Timothy Byram-Wigfield. Choir: Winchester Cathedral Choir. Choir: Waynflete Singers. Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: David Hill.
    • Jerusalem: Winchester Cathedral Choir/Waynflete Singers/Bournemouth SO/Hill.
    • Argo.
    • 1.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Brandenburg Concerto No 5 in D major, BWV 1050 (1st mvt)

    Performer: Stephen Preston. Performer: Catherine Mackintosh. Performer: Christopher Hogwood. Orchestra: Academy of Ancient Music. Director: Christopher Hogwood.
    • J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concertos 1-6: Academy of Ancient Music/Hogwood.
    • L'Oiseau-Lyre.
    • 4.

Broadcast

  • Tue 9 Jan 202417:00

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