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16:01 Strauss, J. – Suite: Viennese ball from Die Fledermaus Act II, after themes by Johann Strauss I, Johann Strauss II and Joseph Strauss (1874; orch, Gamley 1973). – National PO; Richard Bonynge, conductor.1874
16:14 Mozart, W. – Romace, from Serenade no 13 in G, K525, Eine kleine Nacthmusik (1787). – Berlin PO; Herbert von Karajan, conductor.
16:20 Gluck, C. – Danza degli spettri e delle furie, from Don Juan (1761). – Il Giardino Armonico; Giovanni Antonini, conductor.
16:25 Gluck, C. – Ballet: Don Juan (1761). FINALE ONLY – Academy of St Martin in the Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor.
16:30 Khachaturian, A. – Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia, from Spartacus ballet suite no 2 (1943). – Queensland SO; Patrick Thomas, conductor.
16:37 Bach, J.S. – Air on a G string, BWV1068 (c1731; arr Chindamo) – Zoë Black, violin; Joe Chindamo, piano.
16:57 Benjamin, A. – Waltz and Hyde Park galop, from An ideal husband (1947). – BBC National O of Wales; Rumon Gamba, conductor.
17:09 Mozart, W. – Rondo all Turca, from Sonata in A, K331, (1781-83). – Wanda Landowska, harpsichord.
17:12 Handel, G. – Se possono tanto due luci vezzose, from Poro, re dell’Indie (1731). – Xavier Sabata, countertenor; Vespres d’Arnadí; Dani Espasa, harpsichord & director.
17:18 Rossini, G. – Overture from La Cenerentola (1817). – European CO per Musica; Julian Reynolds, conductor.
17:27 Marais, M. – La sonnerie de Ste Geneviève du Mont de Paris (pub. 1723). – Boston Museum Trio.
17:37 Schubert, F. – Auf dem Strom, D943 (1828). – Mark Padmore, tenor; Richard Watkins, horn; Paul Lewis, piano.
17:47 Tchaikovsky, P. – Valse by corps de ballet, from Swan Lake, ballet, op 20 (1877). – Vienna PO; Herbert von Karajan, conductor.
17:55 Beethoven, L. – Wind sextet in E flat, op 71 (1796). (pub. 1810). 1st movement only – Classical Winds.
18:09 Chabrier, E. – Espana, rhapsodie (1883). – New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, conductor
18:16 Hotteterre, J-M. – La noce champêtre (c1700). – Jesse Read, bassoon, Doug McNames, cello; Karen Flint, harpsichord.
18:22 Gunning, C. – Poirot variants (Music from the TV series; 1989). – Martin Robertson, saxophone; BBC PO; Rumon Gamba, conductor.
18:32 Vivaldi, A. – Piccolo concerto in C, RV443. – William Bennett, piccolo; Academy of St Martin in the Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor.
16:01 Suppé, F. – Overture to Light Cavalry (1866). – Staatskapelle Dresden; Otmar Suitner, conductor.
16:09 Vivaldi, A. – Sol da te, mio dolce amore, from Orlando furioso, RV728 (1727). – Philippe Jaroussky, counter-tenor; Jean-Marc Goujon, flute; Ensemble Matheus; Jean-Chrostophe Spinosi, conductor.
16:18 Sarasate, P. de – Gipsy airs, op 20 (1878). – Leila Josefowicz, violin; Academy of St Martin in the Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor.
16:28 Telemann, G. – Triple concerto in E for flute, oboe d’amore and viola d’amore – Jed Wentz, flute; Vienna Academy; Martin Haselböck, conductor.
16:40 Strauss, J. III – Under den Linden, op 30 (1900). – Johann Strauss O; Jack Rothstein, conductor.
16:48 Glinka, M. – Introduction, from A Life for the Tsar (1836). – Bolshoi Ch and SO; Alexander Lazarev, conductor.
16:55 Harty, H. – In Ireland (1915, orch.1935). – NSO of Ireland; Proinssías O’Duinn, conductor.
17:09 Sullivan, A. & Johnson, C. – Ballet from Thespis Act 2 (1871, orch. by T. Neal). – The D’Oyly Carte Opera O; John Pryce-Jones, conductor.
17:18 Spohr, L. – Overture to Der Alchymist (1829-30). – Berlin RSO; Christian Fröhlich, conductor.
17:28 Castelnuovo-Tedesco, M. – Capriccio diabolico; Omaggio a Paganini, op 85 (1935). (pub. ). – Norbert Kraft, guitar.
17:52 Rameau, J-P. – Premier concert, from Pièces de clavecin en concert (pub. 1741). – Lars Fryden, violin; Nikolaus Harnoncourt, viola da gamba; Gustav Leonhardt, harpsichord.
18:01 Enescu, G. – Pastorale fantasy for small orchestra (1899). – Berlin RSO; Gabriel Bebeșelea, conductor.
18:12 Gounod, C. – L’heure s’envoie, from Roméo and Juliette (1902). – Louis Rialland, tenor; Camilla Roquetty, soprano; Paris Opera Ch & O; Alberto Erede, conductor.
18:42 Canteloube, J. – Obal, din lo coumbèlo, from Songs of the Auvergne, series 5 (1923-30). – Frederica von Stade, mezzo-soprano; Royal PO; Antonio de Almeida, director.
16:17 Liszt, F. – Symphonic poem no 4: Orpheus (1853-54). – London PO; Bernard Haitink, conductor.
16:30 Josquin Desprez. – Ave Maria for four voices. – Tallis Scholars; Peter Phillips, director.
16:38 Holst, G. – Jupiter, from The planets (1914-16). – Australian Youth O; Charles Mackerras, conductor.
16:55 Elgar, E. – Spanish serenade, op 23 (1892). – Liverpool Philharmonic Choir; Royal Liverpool PO; Charles Groves, conductor.
17:07 Dvorák, A. – Rondo in G minor, op 94 (1893). – Julius Berger, cello; Polish National RSO; Andrzej Straszynski, conductor.
17:15 Ponchielli, A. – Cielo e mar, from La gioconda Act II (1876). – Roberto Alagna, tenor; Royal Opera House O; Mark Elder, conductor.
17:21 Coleridge-Taylor, S. – Clarinet quintet in F sharp minor, op 10 (1895) – first movement – Members of Nash Ensemble.
17:33 Sammartini, G.B. – Symphony in G minor. – Symphonica Ensemble; Daniele Ferrari, conductor.
17:42 Saint-Saëns, C. – Violin concerto no 1, op 20 (1859). – Tapiola Sinfonietta; Jean-Jacques Kantorow, violin and director.
17:53 Britten, B. – Dawn, from Four sea interludes (1945). – New Zealand SO; Myer Fredman, conductor
17:57 Stanford, C. Villiers – Sailing at dawn from Songs of the Fleet, op 117 (1910). – Benjamin Luxon, baritone; Birmingham Symphony Ch & O; Norman Del Mar, conductor.
18:04 Mozart, W. – Trio in D, K439b (1780). – Jean-Pierre Rampal, flute; Isaac Stern, violin; Mstislav Rostropovich, cello.
18:15 Beethoven, L. – Sonata no 20 in G, op 49 no 2 (1795-96). (pub. 1805). – Alfred Brendel, piano.
16:00 Hummel, J. – Grande Sonate in A for cello and piano, op 104(1824). Allegro – Pal Banda, cello; Susan Alexander-Max, fortepiano.
16:08 Gounod, C. – Quand tu chantes (1857). (pub. ). – Joan Sutherland, soprano; New Philharmonia O; Richard Bonynge, conductor.
16:13 Schubert, F. – Piano sonata no 13 in A, D664 (1819 or 1825). Finale – Ingrid Haebler, piano.
16:22 Vivaldi, A. – Vioin concerto in D, RV208, Grosso mogul. Finale – Elizabeth Wallfisch, violin; Australian Brandenburg O; Paul Dyer, director.
16:29 Haydn, J. – Menuetto: Allegro, from String quartet, op 76 no 4, Sunrise (c1799). – Takács Quartet.
16:34 Paganini, N. – Violin concerto no 3 in E (1826). Polacca andantino vivace – Salvatore Accardo, violin; London PO; Charles Dutoit, conductor.
16:47 Schubert, F. – Du bist die Ruh’, D776 (1823). – Siobhan Stagg, soprano; Amir Farid, piano.
16:57 Zeller, C. – Schenkt man sich Rosen in Tirol from Der Vogelhändler (1891). – Jonas Kaufmann, tenor; Wiener Philharmoniker; Ádám Fischer, conductor.
17:00 Zeller,C. – Ich bin die Christel von die Post, from Der Vogelhandler. – Elisabeth Schwarzkopf.
17:02 Chopin, F. – Andante spianato and Grande polonaise, op 22 (1834; 1830-31). – Benjamin Grosvenor, piano.
17:17 Tchaikovsky, P. – Chant sans paroles Song without words, op 2 no 3 (1867). – Slava Grigoryan, Leonard Grigoryan, guitars
17:21 Rossini, G. – Introduction, theme and variations in B flat for clarinet and orchestra. – Sharon Kam, clarinet; MDR RSO; Gregor Bühl, conductor.
17:35 Gounod, C. – Wine or beer, from Faust. – Raymond Meyers, baritone; Ambrosian Opera Ch; London SO; Richard Bonynge, conductor.
17:41 Bach, J.S. – Concerto for violin and oboe d’amore in C minor, BWV1060 (arr. Leonard). – Australian Brandenburg O: Paul Dyer, conductor.
17:56 Catalani, A. – Ebben? ne andrò lontana, from La Wally (1892). (pub. ). – Maria Callas, soprano; Philharmonia O; Tullio Serafin, conductor.
18:02 Schubert, F. – Piano quintet in A, The Trout, D667 (c1819). 5th.Finale – Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin; Hwayoon Lee, viola; Maximilian Hornung, cello; Roman Patkoló, double bass; Daniil Trifonov, piano.
18:15 Benjamin, A. – Oboe concerto in C minor, after Cimarosa (1942; arr.). Arr. for trumpet. – Alison Balsom, trumpet; Scottish Ensemble; Jonathan Morton, director.
18:35 Mozart, W. – Bei Männern, from The magic flute, K620 (1791). – Isobel Buchanan, soprano; John Pringle, baritone; Queensland SO; Richard Bonynge, conductor.
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16:01 Bach, J. Christian – Oboe quartet in B flat. – Max Artved, oboe; Elise Båtnes, violin; Tue Lautrup, viola; Lars Holm Johansen, cello.
16:19 Strauss, J. II – Overture to Die Fledermaus (1874). – Vienna PO; Willi Boskovsky, conductor.
16:28 Pujol, M. – Tangata de Agosto for guitar and string quintet. – Karin Schaupp, guitar; Flinders Quartet.
16:36 Coates, E. – Youth of Britain: The princess Elizabeth, from The three Elizabeths suite (1944). – West Australian SO; David Measham, conductor.
16:42 Lehár, F. – Vilja, from The merry widow (1905). (pub. ). – Joan Sutherland, soprano; Ambrosian Light Opera Ch; New Philharmonia O; Richard Bonynge, conductor.
17:04 Weber, C.M. – Piano concerto no 1 in C, op 11 (1810). – Nikolai Demidenko, piano; Scottish CO; Charles Mackerras, conductor.
17:17 Puccini, G. – Nessun dorma, from Turandot (1920-24). – Andrea Bocelli, tenor; Coro de la Comunitat Valenciana
17:22 Brahms, J. – Waltzes, op 39 (1867). (pub. ). – Martha Argerich, Alexandre Rabinovitch, pianos.
17:41 Vivaldi, A. – String concerto in G, RV153 (c1718). – Giuliano Carmignola, violin; Sonatori de la Goiosa Marca.
17:48 Williams, J. – Adventures on earth, from E.T. (1982). – Boston Pops O; John Williams, conductor.
17:58 Schumann, R. – Carnaval, op 9 (1833-35; arr. Ravel). – Royal PO; Dirk Joeres, conductor.
18:17 Delibes, L. – Les chasseresses (fanfare); Intermezzo; Valse lente, from Sylvia (1876). – Yehudi Menuhin, violin solo; Philharmonia Orchestra; Robert Irving, conductor
18:27 Cherubini, L. – Trois pas redoublés et la première marche pour la musique du Régiment des Chasseurs de la Garde du Roi de Prusse (1814). (pub. ). – London Gabrieli Brass Ensemble; Christopher Larkin, director.
16:17 Schubert, F. – Der Lindenbaum (The lime tree), D911 no 5, from Winterreise (1827). – Jonas Kaufmann, tenor; Helmut Deutsch, piano.
16:24 Balakirev, M. – Act l Procession, from King Lear, music to the tragedy by William Shakespeare (1861). – USSR SO; Yevgeny Svetlanov, conductor.
16:31 Bizet, G. – Overture to Carmen (four hands) (1875; arr Pasquini & Zuvadelli). – Pietro Pasquini, Francesco Zuvadelli, organ (four hands)
16:38 Rameau, J-P. – A l’aspect de ce nuage, from Platée (1745). – Jean-Paul Fouchécourt, counter-tenor; Opera Lafayette; Ryan Brown, conductor.
16:47 Telemann, G. – Recorder sonata in C, TWV41:C5 (pub.c1740). – Genevieve Lacey, recorder; Jane Gower, baroque bassoon; Lars Mortensen, harpsichord.
16:55 Bach, J.S. – Sinfonia in F minor, from Cantata BWV12 (1714). – Diana Doherty, oboe; Ironwood.
16:56 Bach, J.S. – Sinfonia in C minor, from Cantata BWV21 (1714). – Diana Doherty, oboe; Ironwood.
17:02 Handel, G. – Angels, ever bright and fair, from Theodora, HWV68 (1749). – Susan Gritton, soprano; Gabrieli Players; Paul McCreesh, director.
17:06 Purcell, H. – Sonata no 9 in F, Golden, from Ten sonatas in four parts. – Catherine Mackintosh, Elizabeth Wallfisch, violins; Richard Boothby, bass viol; Robert Woolley, organ.
17:14 Vaughan Williams, R. – Youth and love, from Songs of travel (1904). – Teddy Tahu Rhodes, bass-baritone; Sharolyn Kimmorley, piano.
17:16 Vaughan Williams, R. – The infinite shining heavens, from Songs of travel (1904). – Teddy Tahu Rhodes, bass-baritone; Sharolyn Kimmorley, piano.
17:29 Sarasate, P. de – Romanza Andaluza, op 22 no 1 (1879). – Gil Shaham, violin; Akira Eguchi, piano.
17:30 Sarasate, P. de – Capricho Vasco (Caprice Basque), op 24 (pub. 1881). – Gil Shaham, violin; Akira Eguchi, piano.
17:43 Honegger, A. – Excerpts from music for the film Napoleon (1927). – USSR Ministry of Culture SO; Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor.
17:51 Orff, C. – In trutina, from Carmina Burana (1936). – Renée Fleming, soprano; English CO; Jeffrey Tate, conductor.
18:06 Humperdinck, E. – When at night I go to sleep, dream sequence, from Hansel and Gretel (1893). – Anthony Way, treble; Barbara Bonney, soprano; English Sinfonia; Neil Page, conductor.
18:18 Brahms, J. – Trio in E flat, op 40 (1865). – Anthony Marwood, violin; Stephen Stirling, horn; Susan Tomes, piano.
18:25 Strauss, J. II – Look before you leap, op 463 (1896). – Berlin SO; Robert Stolz, conductor.
18:34 Handel, G. – Chandos anthem no 9: O praise the Lord with one consent, HWV254. – Elizabeth Vaughan, soprano; Alexander Young, tenor; Forbes Robinson, bass; Choir of King’s College, Cambridge; Academy of St Martin in the Fields, David Willcocks, conductor.
18:47 Rachmaninov, S. – All night vigil VII, Glory to God in the highest, op 37 (1915). – Cantillation; Antony Walker, conductor.
18:48 Rachmaninov, S. – All night vigil IV, Gladsome light, op 37 (1915). – Cantillation; Antony Walker, conductor.
16:22 Mozart – Le nosse di Figaro from Marriage of Figaro – Teddy Tahu Rhodes & Tasmanian Symphony
16:01 Bruch, M. – Romance in F for viola and orchestra, op 85 (pub. 1911). (pub. 1911). – Patricia Pollett, viola; Queensland PO; Werner Andreas Albert, conductor.
16:10 Beethoven, L. – Six variations in D, op 76 (1809). (pub. ). – Sviatoslav Richter, piano.
16:16 Woodforde-Finden, A. – Kashmiri song. – Anthony Rolfe Johnson, tenor; Graham Johnson, piano.
16:20 Bach, J.S. – Concerto no 5 in F minor BWV1056 (1738 ). – Angela Hewitt, piano; Australian CO; Richard Tognetti, director.
16:30 Kats-Chernin, E. – Slicked back tango (1996). – Lorelei Dowling, bassoon, Elena Kats-Chernin, piano.
16:36 Mathiske, B. – Suite in E minor. – Bruce Mathiske, guitar; The Metropolitan O; Sarah-Grace Williams, conductor
16:47 Lehar, F. – Je t’ai donné mon coeur, from The land of smiles(1929). – Jonas Kaufmann, tenor; Berlin RSO; Jochen Rieder, conductor.
16:55 Knumann, J. – Rumänisch, for violin, mandolin, piano and strings (1951; arr.Badzura). – Avi Avital, mandolin; Jacques Ammon, piano; members of Berlin CO; Daniel Hope, violin and director.
17:05 Verdi, G. – La donna è mobile, from Rigoletto (1851). – Rolando Villazón, tenor; Munich Radio O; Marcello Viotti, conductor.
17:08 Puccini, G. – E lucevan le stelle, from Tosca (1900). – Rolando Villazón, tenor; Munich Radio O; Marcello Viotti, conductor.
17:11 Carmichael, J. – La Noche, from Concerto folklorico. (pub. ). – John Carmichael, piano; West Australian SO; David Measham, conductor.
17:22 Brandman, M – Ariel’s Dream; Snow Gums in Silver Moonlight – Ariel Volovelsky, cello; Margaret Brandman, piano
17:34 Tawadros, Joseph. – Existance, from Concerto of the Greater Sea – Christopher Moore, viola ; Joseph Tawadros, oud; Matt McMahon, piano; James Tawadros, req & bendir; Australian CO; Richard Tognetti, violin and director.
17:54 Mozart, W. – Adagio in E, K261 (1776). – Australian CO; Richard Tognetti, violin and director.
18:10 Kats-Chernin, E. – Deep sea dreaming (2002). – Gondwana Voices; Sally Whitwell, piano; Lyn Williams, conductor.
18:15 Offenbach, J. – Overture to La vie parisienne (1866; arr. Dorati). – Sydney SO; Patrick Thomas, conductor.
18:21 Edwards, R. – 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.
18:35 Westlake, N. – Wooden Ships, from Suite from Antarctica (1992). – John Williams, guitar; London SO; Paul Daniel, conductor.
18:40 Gnattali, R. – Ernesto Nazareth, from Retratos (1956). – Slava and Leonard Grigoryan, guitars.
16:10 Westlake, N. – Meltponds; dry valleys; The ice core, from Antarctica (1991). – Christine Douglas, soprano; Philippe Anquetil, treble; David Pereira, cello; Louise Johnson, harp; Timothy Kain, guitar; Dene Olding, violin; Studio O; Carl Vine, conductor.
16:18 Bacheler, D. – The Queen’s Almaine (also known as La jeune fillette), from Lord Herbert of Cherbury’s Lute Book (pub. 1610). (pub. 1610). – Paul O’Dette, lute.
16:26 Ginastera, A. – Impresiones do la Puna (1934). – Sharon Bezaly, flute; Australian CO; Richard Tognetti, violin and director.
16:34 Wallace, V. – Variations from Donizetti’s L’elisir d’amore. – Rosemary Tuck, Richard Bonynge, piano 4 hands.
16:45 Schubert, F. – Symphony no 1 in D, D82 (1813). Tr. 4 Allegro Vivace – Royal Concertgebouw O; Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor.
16:53 Pergolesi, G. – Salve Regina in A minor (1736). – Mária Zádori, soprano; Capella Savaria; Pál Németh, conductor.
17:02 Ireland, J. – Suite from film The overlanders (1946-47). – London SO; Muir Mathieson, conductor.
17:21 Mayer, E. – Symphony no 4 in B minor (1850) Tr. 4 Presto – New Brandenburg PO; Stefan Malzew, conductor.
17:29 Paganini, N. – Witches’ dance, op 8 (arr. Kreisler). – Ruggiero Ricci, violin; Louis Persinger, piano.
17:40 Spohr, L. – Overture to Pietro von Abano, op 76 (1827). – Berlin RSO; Christian Fröhlich, conductor.
17:47 Jenkins, K. – Canción dorado (gold). (2013). – The Adiemus Singers; Pacho Flores, trumpet; La Orquesta de Colores; Karl Jenkins, conductor
17:54 Beethoven, L. – Romance no 1 in G, op 40 (1802). – Christian Ferras, violin; Berlin PO; Herbert von Karajan, conductor.
18:03 Albéniz, I. – Asturias, op 47 no 5, from Suite espanola (1886). (pub. ). – Konrad Ragossnig, guitar.
18:11 Boyce, W. – Symphony in F, op 2 no 4 (1751). – Academy of Ancient Music; Christopher Hogwood, conductor.
18:18 Porpora, N. – Sonata di violoncello solo e basso in F. – Musica Perduta; Renato Criscuolo, cello & director
18:27 Boïeldieu, A. – Overture to The Caliph of Baghdad (1800). – New Philharmonia O; Richard Bonynge, conductor.
18:37 Strauss, R. – Two pieces for piano quartet (1893). – Max Mandel, viola; Amelia Piano Trio.