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Superstar tenor Allan Clayton and cellist Adrian Brendel

Tom speaks to tenor Allan Clayton, and cellist Adrian Brendel remembers his father Alfred Brendel.

Tom plays classical music to start your weekend.

Today Tom speaks to superstar tenor Allan Clayton about his new recording of Franz Schubert’s Winterreise with the Aurora Orchestra. And cellist Adrian Brendel welcomes Tom in to the home of his father, the legendary pianist Alfred Brendel, who passed away in June 2025. Adrian talks about his fond memories of playing music with his father as well as an upcoming Alfred Brendel memorial concert taking place at London's Barbican featuring Sir Simon Rattle, Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Lisa Batiashvili and Dame Imogen Cooper.

We also hear from leading composers and musicians about their musical new year resolutions for 2026, including Amy Harman, Judith Weir, Jennifer Higdon and Anna Meredith.

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Music Played

  • Edvard Grieg

    Holberg suite Op.40 (Rigaudon)

    Performer: Christian Ihle Hadland.
    • SIMAX.
    • 10.

  • Jean‐Philippe Rameau

    Pygmalion (Overture)

    Orchestra: European Union Baroque Orchestra. Director: Roy Goodman.
    • Naxos.

  • Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Fairy Roses (5 Fairy Ballads)

    Performer: Amy Harman. Performer: Tom Poster.
    • The Bassoonist's Songbook.
    • Chandos.
    • 118.

  • Robert Schumann

    Symphony no.3 in E flat major Op.97 'Rhenish' (5th mvt)

    Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.
    • Berlin Phil Media GmbH.
    • 9.

  • Joseph Haydn

    String quartet in D minor Op.76 no.2 'Fifths' (2nd mvt)

    Ensemble: Doric String Quartet.
    • Chandos.
    • 6.

  • Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

    Heilig Wq.217 (Chorus of Angels and People)

    Choir: RIAS Chamber Choir. Orchestra: Academy for Ancient Music Berlin. Conductor: Hans-Christoph Rademann.
    • Harmonia Mundi.

  • Domenico Scarlatti

    Sonata in D minor Kk.141

    Music Arranger: Sérgio Abreu. Ensemble: Eden-Stell Guitar Duo.
    • Deux-Elles.

  • Ferruccio Busoni

    Divertimento, Op.52

    Performer: Emmanuel Pahud. Orchestra: Munich Radio Orchestra. Conductor: Ivan Repušić.
    • Warner Classics.

  • Judith Weir

    Piano Trio no.1 (3rd mvt)

    Ensemble: The Schubert Ensemble.
    • NMC.
    • 7.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No.3 in E flat "Eroica" (1st mvt)

    Conductor: Thomas Adès. Orchestra: Britten Sinfonia.
    • Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1-3 – Barry: Beethoven, Piano Concerto.
    • Signum Classics.
    • 201.

  • Hans Zender

    Die Wetterfahne (Winterreise)

    Composer: Franz Schubert. Singer: Allan Clayton. Orchestra: Aurora Orchestra. Conductor: Nicholas Collon.
    • Schubert's Winterreise: A Composed Interpretation.
    • Signum Classics.
    • 102.

  • Hans Zender

    Der Leiermann (Winterreise)

    Composer: Franz Schubert. Singer: Allan Clayton. Orchestra: Aurora Orchestra. Conductor: Nicholas Collon.
    • Schubert's Winterreise: A Composed Interpretation.
    • Signum Classics.
    • 213.

  • Antonín Dvořák

    Slavonic Dance in G minor Op.46 no.8

    Music Arranger: Unknown. Performer: Alisa Weilerstein. Performer: Anna Polonsky.
    • Alisa Weilerstein Dvorak.
    • DECCA.
    • 9.

  • George Frideric Handel

    Orchestral Suite in D major HWV.341

    Orchestra: The English Concert. Performer: Alison Balsom. Conductor: Trevor Pinnock.
    • Purcell, Handel: Sound the Trumpet: Alison Balsom, Trevor Pinnock.
    • EMI Classics.

  • Roxanna Panufnik

    Schola Missa De Angelis (Gloria)

    Choir: London Oratory School Schola. Orchestra: London Mozart Players. Conductor: Lee Ward.
    • Warner.

  • Franz Krommer

    Clarinet Quintet in B flat major Op.95 (4th mvt)

    Performer: Henk de Graaf. Ensemble: Schubert Consort Amsterdam.
    • Brilliant Classics.

  • 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.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    String Symphony no.7 in D minor (4th mvt)

    Orchestra: Lucerne Festival Strings. Conductor: Achim Fiedler.
    • Mendelssohn, Felix: The Complete String Symphonies.
    • Oehms Classics.
    • 23.

  • William Byrd

    Nunc dimittis servum tuum

    Ensemble: Stile Antico.
    • Tallis/Byrd/Sheppard: Music for Compline: Stile Antico.
    • Harmonia Mundi.
    • 15.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Variations on 'Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen' Op.66 (Variation III)

    Performer: Adrian Brendel. Performer: Alfred Brendel.
    • Philips.

  • Franz Schubert

    6 Moments musicaux D.780 (no.2 in A flat major)

    Performer: Alfred Brendel.
    • DECCA.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    The Magic Flute (Overture)

    Orchestra: Academy for Ancient Music Berlin. Conductor: René Jacobs.
    • Harmonia Mundi.

  • Lili Boulanger

    Vieille prière bouddhique

    Singer: Julian Podger. Choir: Monteverdi Choir. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • Astor Piazzolla

    Nightclub 1960 (L'histoire du tango)

    Performer: Augustin Hadelich. Performer: Pablo Sáinz-Villegas.
    • Histoire du Tango: Augustin Hadelich/Pablo Sainz Villegas.
    • Avie.
    • 3.

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