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16:12 Che gelida manina, from La bohème (1896). – José Carreras, tenor; French NO; James Conlon, conductor.
16:18 October. – Youngstown State University Symphonic Wind Ensemble; Stephen L. Gage, conductor.
16:27 Mass no 6 in E flat, D950 (1828): Sanctus & Benedictus – Helen Donath, soprano; Ingeborg Springer, mezzo-soprano; Peter Schreier, tenor; Hans-Joachim Rotzsch, tenor; Theo Adam, bass; Leipzig Radio Choir; Staatskapelle Dresden; Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor.
17:02 Concerto no 4 in F minor. – Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
17:17 Suite from The plow that broke the plains (1936). – Symphony of the Air; Leopold Stokowski, conductor.
17:50 Andante, from Piano concerto no 21 in C, K467 (1785). – Vera Kameneva, piano; Australian CO; Christopher Hogwood, conductor.
17:58 1. Once upon a time in the the West (1968). – Hayley Westenra, vocalist; Rome Sinfonietta; Ennio Morricone, conductor.
18:02 2. Deborah’s theme, from Once upon a time in America (1984). – Yo-Yo Ma, cello; Rome Sinfonietta; Ennio Morricone, conductor.
18:06 Sinfonia in E minor Fandango, Wq 178 (1756). – Concerto Köln; Pablo Heras-Casado, conductor
16:01 Land of desolation, land of mist, from Symphony no 1, op 13, Winter daydreams (1866). – Melbourne SO; Oleg Caetani, conductor.
16:17 Trumpet concerto no 1 in D. – Håkan Hardenberger, trumpet; London PO; Elgar Howarth, conductor.
16:31 Cantata, BWV96: Herr Christ, der einge Gottessohn (1724). – Yukari Nonoshita, soprano;Timothy Kenworthy-Baker, alto; Makato Sakurada, tenor; Peter Kooij, bass; Bach Collegium Japan; Masaaki Suzuki, director.
17:01 O ma lyre immortelle, from Sapho (1851). – Elizabeth Whitehouse, soprano; Orchestra Victoria; Richard Bonynge, conductor.
17:18 Spanish overture no 1: Capriccio brillante on the jota aragonesa (1845). – Armenian PO; Loris Tjeknavorian, conductor.
17:29 Laudate dominum, from Vesperae solennes de confessore K339 (1780). – Elīna Garanča, mezzo-soprano; Latvian Radio Choir; German Radio PO; Karel Mark Chichon, conductor
17:56 Meeresstille und glückliche Fahrt, op 112 (1814-15). – Susan Dunn, soprano; Margarita Zimmermann, mezzo- soprano; Bruno Beccaria, tenor; Tom Krause, baritone; RIAS Chamber Choir; Members of Ernst Senff Chamber Choir; Berlin RSO; Riccardo Chailly, conductor.
18:17 Dawn mantras (2005). – Jane Sheldon, soprano; Sydney Children’s Choir; Cantillation; Jim Franklin, shakuhachi; Rixon Thomas, cor anglais; Matthew Doyle, didgeridu; Ian Cleworth & Brian Nixon, percussion; Lyn Williams, conductor.
18:25 Nuit des Jaranas, from La nuit des Mayas (1939). – Mexico PO; Fernando Lozano, director.
18:33 Doll Song: Le oiseaux dans la charmille, from Tales of Hoffman (1881). – Emma Matthews, soprano; Monte-Carlo PO; Brad Cohen, conductor.
16:01 Carmen fantasy, op 25 (c1883). – Gil Shaham, violin; Castille and León SO; Alejandro Posada, conductor.
16:14 Waft her, angels, through the skies, from Jephtha, HWV70 (1750). – John Mark Ainsley, tenor; King’s Consort; Robert King, conductor.
16:35 It is good to give thanks. – The Parsons Affayre; Warren Trevelyan-Jones & Andrei Laptev, directors.
16:40 Schafe können sicher weiden, from Cantata, BWV208 (1713). – Sara Macliver, soprano; O of the Antipodes; Antony Walker, conductor.
17:01 A te o cara, from I puritani (1835). – Maria Callas, soprano; Giuseppe di Stefano, tenor; Nicola Rossi-Lemeni, Carlo Forti, basses; La Scala Ch & O Tullio Serafin, conductor.
17:34 Schafe können sicher weiden, from Cantata, BWV208 (1713). – Sara Macliver, soprano; O of the Antipodes; Antony Walker, conductor.
17:52 Variations on Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser, from String quartet in C, Emperor, Hob.III:77 (1797; arr. attrib. Triebensee). – Amphion Wind Octet
18:12 Love blows as the wind blows, op 59 (1912). – Robert Tear, tenor; City of Birmingham SO; Vernon Handley, conductor.
16:01 Clarinet concerto no 3 in B flat. First movement only – Sabine Meyer, clarinet; Academy of St Martin in the Fields; Iona Brown, director.
16:10 Comme un éclair, from La fausse magie. – Christiane Karg, soprano; Arcangelo; Jonathan Cohen, director.
16:31 Overture: The Hebrides, op 26, Fingal’s Cave (1830). – Israel PO; Leonard Bernstein, conductor.
16:41 Grave-allegro, from Symphony no 2, Joy of life (1941). – South Australian SO; Patrick Thomas, conductor.
17:14 Concerto in F version for two pianos 1776 First Movement only – Alfred Brendel, Imogen Cooper, pianos; Academy of St Martin in the Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor.
17:23 Les sirenes (1911). – Christine Friedek, soprano; Heidelberg Madrigal Choir; Gerald Kegelmann, conductor; Sabine Eberspächer, piano.
17:29 Overture to The fairy queen (1692). – Bournemouth Sinfonietta; Ronald Thomas, conductor.
17:36 Zambra, from 12 Danzas Espaňolas op 37 no 11 (1892-1900). – Saffire, guitars (Karin Schaupp, Gareth Koch, Slava Grigorian, Antony Field).
17:45 Local Hero saxophone concerto: Going home. – Amy Dickson, saxophone; Rex Goh, guitar; Bill Risby, keyboard; Daryl Pratt, vibraphone; Leon Gaer, bass; Gordon Rytmeister, drums; Melbourne SO; Benjamin Northey, conductor.
17:52 Adagio ed allegro di bravura, op 102 (1830). – Tasmanian SO; Howard Shelley, piano and director.
18:05 Pavane, op 50 (1887). – Sydney University Graduate Chamber Choir & O; Christopher Bowen, conductor
18:13 Flute concertino, op 107 (1902). – Sharon Bezaly, flute; The Hague Residency O; Neeme Järvi, conductor.
18:20 Allegro, from Brandenburg concerto no 4 in G, BWV1049 (1708-21). – O of the Antipodes; Anna McDonald, conductor.
18:37 Concerto in F with two oboes, op 9 no 3. – Collegium Musicum 90; Simon Standage, director.
16:01 Overture to Prince Igor (1887; reconstr. Glazunov). – Royal Liverpool PO; Charles Mackerras, conductor.
16:12 Souvenir de Dobbéran – duo concertante, op 28. – Friederike Roth & Wenzel Fuchs, clarinets; Erika le Roux, piano.
16:41 Tacea la notte placida, from Il trovatore (1853). – Nicole Car, soprano; Australian Opera & Ballet O; Andrea Molino, conductor.
17:17 Guitar concerto in C major. – Alirio Diaz, guitar; I Solisti di Zagreb; Antonio Janigro, director.
17:26 Vorrei spiergarvi (Oh God I wish I could tell you), K418 (1783). – Emma Matthews, soprano; Tasmanian SO; Marko Letonja, conductor.
18:07 Angioletto, il tuo nome?, from Zazà (1900). – Renée Fleming, Barbara Vignudelli, sopranos; Emma Latis, voice;Milan Symphony Ch & O; Marco Armiliato, conductor.
18:30 Toccata, from Symphony for organ no 5 in F minor, op 42 no 1 (1880). – Jennifer Chou, organ.
16:01 Symphony no 9 in D minor, op 125 – 2nd movt. – Australian World O; Alexander Briger, conductor.
16:15 Love in her eyes sits playing, from Acis and Galatea, HWV49b (1718). – Kenneth McKellar, tenor; Royal Opera House O; Adrian Boult, conductor.
16:24 Andante from Piano concerto no 2 in B flat, op 83 (1881; arr. Garben). – Jonathan Aasgaard, cello; Martin Roscoe, piano.
16:36 Pomp and circumstance march in G, op 39 no 4 (1901). – Sydney SO; Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor.
16:52 Adagio in E minor on Celtic themes, op 56 (1890-91). – Julius Berger, cello; Polish National RSO; Antoni Wit, conductor.
17:01 Cantata, BWV79: Gott der Herr, ist Sonn’ und Schild – Opening chorus. – Detlef Bratschke, treble; Paul Esswood, alto; Adalbert Kraus, tenor; Max van Egmond, bass; Hanover Boys Choir; Collegium vocale, Gustav Leonhardt, conductor.
17:18 Ach Belmonte! Ach mein Leben!, from The abduction from the seraglio, K384 (1782). – Yvonne Kenny, soprano; Lillian Watson, soprano; Peter Schreier, tenor; Wilfrid Gamlich, tenor; Zurich Opera House Mozart O; Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor.
17:30 Concerto a 8 for four recorders and strings. – Clas Perhrsson, recorder; Musica Dolce Ensemble; Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble.
17:39 Es gibt ein Reich, from Ariadne auf Naxos (1912). – Renée Fleming, soprano; Munich PO; Christian Thielemann, conductor.
17:47 Piano quintet in E flat, op 44 (1842) Finale – Marc-André Hamelin, piano; Takács Quartet.
17:55 Guests exit; Love scene and pas de deux; Camille and Valencienne, from The merry widow (1905). – Adelaide SO; John Lanchbery, conductor.
18:03 Lettera amorosa a voce sola … , from the Seventh Book of Madrigals (pub. 1619) – Montserrat Figueras, soprano; Rolf Lislevand, theorbo; Paolo Pandolfo, viola; Lorenz Duftschmid, violin;Ton Koopman, harpsichord & organ; Andrew Lawrence-King, double harp; Jordi Savall, director.
18:31 Rose adagio, from The Sleeping Beauty, op 66 (1890). – Tasmanian SO; Nicolette Fraillon, conductor.
16:11 Andante from Octet in F – Michael Collins, clarinet; Richard Watkins, horn;Robin O’Neill, bassoon; Isabelle van Keulen & Peter Brunt, violins;Diemut Poppen, viola; Frans Helmerson, cello; MAry Scully, double bass
16:23 Ah se in ciel, benigne stelle, K538 – Sally Mattews, soprano; BBC Philharmonic, Gianandrea Noseda conductor
16:30 Symphony No 5 in B flat major, 2nd Mvt – BBC Symphony Orchestra. Sakari Oramo, conductor
16:43 Scherzo & Wedding March from A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Anthony Bramall conductor
16:59 Dance of the Four Knights & The Red Knight’s Mazurka from Checkmate – BBC Symphony Orchestra. Norman del Mar, conductor
17:19 Extracts from The Lady and The Fool – The London Philharmoic, Sir Charles Mackerras, conductor
17:30 Una voce poco fa from The Barber of Seville – Amelita Galli-Curci, soprano; unnamed orchestra, Josef Pasternack conductor (Recorded 1917)
17:35 Scherzo and Finale from Piano Sonata No 2 in B flat minor – Martin Roscoe, piano; BBC Philharmonic, Vassily Sinaiksy conductor
17:43 Concerto for harp and orchestra, 3rd Movement – Lily Laskine, harp; Jean-Francois Paillard Chamber Orchestra
18:00 The Whistler & His Dog/The Arkansas Traveller – The New London Orchestra, Ronald Corp conductor
18:24 Theme & Variations on The Carnival of Venice – Maurice Andre, trumpet; National Orchestra of the Monte Carlo Opera
18:33 Violin Romance No 2 in F – Arthur Grumiaux, violin;Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam, Bernard Haitink conductor
16:01 Vanne lunge, o munde infide, op 11 no 2 (pub. 1684). – Jane Edwards, soprano; Marshall McGuire, harp; Erin Helyard, harpsichord;
16:08 Variations in G on See the conqu’ring hero comes, from Handel’s Judas Maccabaeus, WoO45 (1796). – Daniel Müller-Schott, cello; Angela Hewitt, piano.
17:11 Flute concertino, op 107 (1902). – Manuela Wiesler, flute; Helsingborg SO; Philippe Auguin, conductor.
17:35 Ballet music from the perfect fool, op 39 (1918-22). – London PO; Adrian Boult, conductor.
17:47 Concert piece no 1 in F minor for clarinet, basset-horn and piano, op 113 (1832). – Peter Schmidl, clarinet; Pierre Pichler, basset-horn; Madoka Inui, piano.
18:13 Romance in D flat (1900; arr. 1904). – Lawrence Power, viola; Simon Crawford-Phillips, piano.
16:11 Song and dance. – Georgi Minassyan, Haig Sarikouyoumdjian, duduks; Pedro Estavan, percussion.
16:16 Seguidilla: près des remparts de Séville, from Carmen (1873-74). – Nuccia Focile, soprano; Royal PO; Maurizio Benini, conductor.
16:39 La virgine degli angeli, from La forza del destino. – Leontine Price,soprano; Placido Domingo, tenor; John Alldis Choir; London SO; James Levine, conductor.
16:45 Awake, from Tango sensations for string quartet and bandoneon. – Alois Posch, double bass; Per Arne Glorvigen, bandoneon; Alban Berg Quartett.
17:01 Méditation, from Thaïs (1894; transcr. Yo-Yo Ma). – Yo-Yo Ma, cello; Kathryn Stott, piano.
17:07 Tango; Chottis, from La Gran Via – Teresa Berganza, mezzo-soprano; English CO; Enrique Garcia Asensio.
17:15 Romance for strings, piano and harmonica (1951). – Tommy Reilly, harmonica; Academy of St Martin in the Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor.
17:22 2nd movement from Piano sonata no 2 in B flat minor, op 36 (1913; rev. 1931). – Simon Trpceski, piano.
17:30 Zueignung (Dedication); Die Nacht (Night) – Jonas Kaufmann, tenor; Helmut Deutsch, piano.
17:48 Absence, from Summer nights, op 7 no 4 (1840). – Diane Montague, mezzo-soprano; Lyon Opera Orchestra; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor.
18:01 Gershwin in Hollywood (arr. Robert Russell Bennett). – New Zealand SO; James Judd, conductor.
18:12 Song without words in F sharp minor, op 30 no 6, Venetian gondola song no 2 (1825-45). – Sebastian Knauer, piano.
18:19 Lacrimosa, from Mass no 19 in D minor, K626, Requiem (1791). – Sydney Philharmonia Symphonic Choir; Sydney Philharmonia O; Antony Walker, conductor.
16:01 Overture no 2 in F (c1716). Menuett – Accademia I Filarmonici; Alberto Martini, conductor.
16:07 Concerto in C for piano duet and orchestra, op 153. Finale Rondo – Liu Xiao Ming, Horst Göbel, piano; Brandenburg State O, Frankfurt; Nikos Athinäos, conductor.
16:24 Allegro vivace, from Piano concerto in A minor, op 54 (1841-45). – Martha Argerich, piano; National SO of Washington; Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor.
16:40 The lonely goatherd, from The sound of music (1965). – June Bronhill, soprano; The children; Princess Theatre O; Eric Clapham, conductor.
16:45 Concerto for two mandolins in G, RV532 (c1730). – James Tyler and Robyn Jeffrey, mandolins; The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, harpsichord and director.
17:10 Violin concerto in D (1931). Capriccio – Hilary Hahn, violin; Academy of St Martin in the Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor.
17:34 M’appari, from opera Martha (1847). – Roberto Alagna, tenor; London PO; Richard Armstrong, conductor.
17:39 Piano concerto in E, op 59 (1898). Scherzo – Markus Pawlik, piano; Polish national RSO; Antoni Wit, conductor.
18:03 Duo in A for cello and piano, D574 (1817). Allegro vivace – Pieter Wispelwey, cello; Paolo Giacometti, piano.
18:09 Ave Maria, after Intermezzo from Cavalleria rusticana. – Yvonne Kenny, soprano; Adelaide SO; David Stanhope, conductor.
18:13 Concerto in D minor for violin, piano and strings (1823).Finale – Polina Leschenko, piano; Australian CO; Richard Tognetti, violin and director.
18:23 Sonata in G. – David Munrow, recorder; Oliver Brookes, bass viol; Robert Spencer, theorbo.