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Rise and shine with classical music

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Sat 1 Nov 202506:30
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Music Played

  • Asger Hamerik

    Symphony No. 4 in C Major, Op. 35, "Majestueuse": II. Adagio espressivo

    Conductor: Thomas Dausgaard. Orchestra: Helsingborgs Symfoniorkester.
    • Hamerik, A.: Symphonies Nos. 3 and 4.
    • Dacapo.
    • 6.

  • William Walton

    Touch her soft lips, and part (Henry V Suite)

    Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Litton.
    • DECCA.

  • Ethel Smyth

    Violin Sonata in A Minor, Op.7 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Tasmin Little. Performer: John Lenehan.
    • CHANDOS.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele (Cantata No 180)

    Choir: Monteverdi Choir. Choir: English Baroque Soloists. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner.
    • Bach Cantatas: Gardiner.
    • Soli Deo Gloria.
    • 13.

  • Ottorino Respighi

    Gli uccelli, P. 154: I. Preludio

    Conductor: John Neschling. Orchestra: Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège.
    • Respighi: The Birds & Ancient Dances and Airs.
    • BIS.
    • 1.

  • Joseph Haydn

    Piano Trio in E-Flat Major, Hob. XV:36: I. Allegro moderato

    Performer: Eun-Sun Hong. Performer: Josu de Solaun. Performer: Stefan Tarara.
    • Naxos Music UK Ltd.

  • William Brade

    Cornish Dance; Irish Dance; Scottish Dance

    Ensemble: His Majestys Sagbutts and Cornetts. Performer: Timothy Roberts.
    • English music from Henry VIII to Charles II.
    • HYPERION.
    • 17.

  • Henryk Mikołaj Górecki

    Totus Tuus

    Choir: The Sixteen. Director: Harry Christophers.
    • Universal.

  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    The Storming of Krasnaya Gorka (The Unforgettable Year 1919, Op 89a)

    Performer: Dmitri Alexeev. Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Jerzy Maksymiuk.
    • Shostakovich: Piano Concertos 1&2: Alexev/English Chamber Orchestra/Maksymiuk.
    • EMI.
    • 6.

  • Jean‐Baptiste Lully

    Chaconne (Phaeton, Act 2)

    Orchestra: Les Musiciens du Louvre. Conductor: Marc Minkowski.
    • Lully : Les Comédies-ballets & Phaëton [Highlights] - Apex.
    • Warner Classics International.
    • 21.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Violin Concerto in D major, Op 35 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Hilary Hahn. Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Vasily Petrenko.
    • Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto; Hilary Hahn.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 6.

  • César Franck

    String Quartet in D major M.9 (2nd mvt)

    Ensemble: Quatuor Danel.
    • Franck: String Quartet in D Major & Piano Quintet in F Minor.
    • CPO.
    • 2.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Sonata No 11 in A major, K 331, 1st movement: Theme and variations

    Performer: Maria João Pires.
    • Mozart: Piano Sonatas/Fantasies: Maria Joao Pires.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 6.

  • Penguin Cafe Orchestra

    Paul's Dance (Live)

    • When In Rome....
    • Virgin Catalogue.
    • 10.

  • Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Gipsy Suite, Op.20

    Orchestra: RTÉ Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Adrian Leaper.
    • Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, orchestral works.
    • MARCO POLO.
    • 10.

  • Eric Whitacre

    Lux aurumque

    Choir: Polyphony. Conductor: Stephen Layton.
    • Hyperion.

  • York Bowen

    Song

    Performer: Chloë Hanslip. Performer: Danny Driver.
    • York Bowen: The Complete Works for Violin and Piano.
    • Hyperion.
    • 2.

  • John Barry

    Chinon / Eleanor's Arrival (The Lion in Winter)

    Orchestra: The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Nic Raine.
    • Silva Screen Records.

  • André Grétry

    Richard Coeur-de-lion - Marche noblement (Act 3 finale)

    Performer: Reinoud Van Mechelen. Performer: Le Concert Spirituel. Performer: Marie Perbost. Conductor: Hervé Niquet.
    • Château de Versailles Spectacles.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-Flat Major, Op. 31 No. 3 "La chasse": III. Menuetto. Mo

    Performer: Boris Giltburg.
    • Beethoven 32, Vol. 5: Piano Sonatas Nos. 16-18.
    • Naxos.
    • 9.

Broadcast

  • Sat 1 Nov 202506:30
    BBC Radio 3