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16:01 Theme from Brideshead variations (1981). – Geoffrey Payne, trumpet; Melbourne SO; Jean-Louis Forestier, conductor.
16:01 Ode for St Cecilia’s day. HWV 76 (1739). – Lucy Crowe, soprano; Nathalie Stutzmann, contralto; David Bates, counter-tenor; Anders J. Dahin, Richard Croft, tenors; Neil Baker, baritone; Luca Tittoto, bass; Members of the Choir of the Musiciens du Louvre; Les Musiciens du Louvre; Marc Minkowski, con
16:10 Coronation scene, from Boris Godunov (1874). – Nikolai Ghiaurov, bass; Bulgarian A Capella Choir; Sofia State PO; Emil Chakarov, conductor.
16:28 Overture to Orpheus in the Underworld (1858; rev. 1874). – London SO; Charles Mackerras, conductor.
16:38 Romance no 2 in F, op 50 (1798). – Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin; New York PO; Kurt Masur, conductor.
16:48 Freudig begrüssen wir, from Tannhäuser (1845). – Slovak Philharmonic Choir; Slovak RSO; Johannes Wildner, conductor.
16:55 Piano quintet in F minor, op 34 (1861-64). – András Schiff, piano; Takács String Quartet.
17:07 Va! je t’ai pardonné … Nuit d’hymnénée, from Roméo et Juliette (1867). – Anna Netrebko, soprano; Rolando Villazón, tenor; Dresden Staatskapelle; Nicola Luisotti, conductor.
17:22 Tarantella, from Venice and Naples, rev. version, no 3, S162 (1859). – Stephanie McCallum, piano.
17:32 The Creation, Hob.XXI:2 (1796-98) – GABRIEL: Sandrine Piau, soprano; URIEL: Mark Padmore, tenor; RAPHAEL: Neal Davies, bass; Chetham’s Chamber Choir; Gabrieli Consort & Players; Paul McCreesh, conductor.
17:39 Theme from Cinema paradiso (1990). – Josh Groban, voice; Joshua Bell, violin; Piano quintet.
17:54 Suse, liebe, Suse. Brüderschen, Komm Tanz, from Hansel and Gretel (1893). – Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Irmgard Seefried, sopranos; Philharmonia O; Josef Krips, conductor.
18:11 The watermill (1958). – Diana Doherty, oboe; Sinfonia Australis; Mark Summerbell, conductor
16:11 Wedding Cake for piano and strings – Daniel Cherzempa, piano; Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Edo de Waart conducxtor
16:18 Symphony No 41 in C, K.551. 1st mvt – Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Rafael Kubelik conductor
16:28 Take me away to the one I adore, from Robinson Crusoe – Yvonne Kenny, soprano; George Mitchell Choir; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
16:33 Entrance of the Merchants from Spartacus Ballet Suite No 2 – Scottish National Orchestra, Neeme Jarvi conductor
16:48 Oboe Concerto in C major, RV452 – Stefan Schilli, oboe; Failoni Chamber Orchestra Budapest
17:12 Andante Tranquilo from Piano Concerto No 2 – Miriam Hyde, piano; West Australian Symphony Orchestra
17:31 Jetzt trink ma no a Flascherl wein/ Wien bleibt Wien – Die Donnauschrammeln/Anton Karas, zither
17:42 Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No 2 in D minor. 3rd mvt – Gil Shaham, violin; London Symphony Orchestra, Lawrence Foster conductor
18:06 La mia letzia infondere from I Lombardi – Roberto Alagna, tenor; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Claudio Abbado conductor
18:16 Marsch and Paletas from Wo die Lerche singt – Radio Symphony Orchestra Berlin, Michael Jurowski conductor
18:25 The Man from the Sea from The Three Men – Sydney Symphony Orchestra, John Lanchbery conductor
16:01 Tarantella for flute, clarinet and orchestra in A minor, op 6 (1857). – Clara Novakova, flute; Richard Vieille, clarinet; Paris Orchestral Ensemble; Jean-Jacques Kantorow, conductor.
16:16 Pilgrims’ chorus, from Tannhäuser (1845). – Slovak Philharmonic Choir; Slovak RSO; Johannes Wildner, conductor.
16:21 Oboe concerto in C minor (transcr. Williams). – John Williams, guitar; Academy of St Martin in the Fields; Kenneth Sillito, director.
16:42 Flute concerto no 1 in G, K313 (1778) – finale – James Galway, flute; New Irish CO; André Prieur, conductor.
16:51 Concert piece no 2 in D minor for clarinet, basset horn and orchestra, op 114 (1832). – Sabine Meyer, clarinet; Wolfgang Meyer, basset horn; Academy of St Martin in the Fields; Kenneth Sillito, conductor.
17:01 Air, from Orchestra suite no 3 BWV1068 (c1731). – David Bell, organ; Berlin PO; Herbert von Karajan, conductor.
17:19 Vissi d’arte, from Tosca (1900). – Cheryl Barker, soprano; Orchestra Victoria; Richard Bonynge, conductor.
17:23 The Fellowship, from The Fellowship of the Ring. – City of Prague PO; Nic Raine, conductor.
17:31 Piano concerto in F sharp minor (1855-56). – Howard Shelley, piano; BBC PO; Vassily Sinaisky, conductor.
17:53 Ardon gli incensi, from Lucia di Lammermoor (1842). – Anna Netrebko, soprano; Milan Giuseppe Verdi Symphonic Ch; Mahler CO; Claudio Abbado, conductor.
16:01 1st Movement from Cello concerto (1956). – Pieter Wispelwey, cello; Sydney SO; Jeffrey Tate, conductor.
16:17 Tornami a dir, from Don Pasquale (1843). – Angela Gheorghiu, soprano; Roberto Alagna, tenor; Royal Opera House O; Richard Armstrong, conductor.
16:32 Larghetto, from Clarinet quintet in A, K581 (1789). – John Lewis, clarinet; Kammer (quartet).
16:41 Alborada del gracioso from Miroirs (1904–05). – Zurich Tonhalle O; Lionel Bringuier, conductor.
16:49 Stabat mater (c1734). – Barbara Bonney, soprano; Andreas Scholl, countertenor; Les Talens Lyriques; Christophe Rousset, conductor.
17:16 Credo, from Messa di gloria, op posth (1880). – Roberto Alagna, tenor; Thomas Hampson, baritone; London Symphony Ch & O Antonio Pappano, conductor.
17:29 Oboe concerto in C minor, after Cimarosa (1942). – Peterborough String O; Nicholas Daniel, oboe and director.
17:40 2nd Mvnt from Piano quartet Sea changes. – Antony Gray, piano; Belinda McFarlane, violin; Morgan Goff, viola; Matthew Lee, cello.
17:48 Devil’s dance, from The witches of Eastwick (1987). – Gil Shaham, violin; Jonathan Feldman, piano.
17:53 Una voce poco fà, from The barber of Seville (1816). – Angela Gheorghiu, soprano; London SO; Evelino Pidò, conductor.
17:56 Excerpts from Soundtrack of Victor/Victoria (1982). – Unnamed O; Henry Mancini, conductor.
18:15 3rd mmt from Concierto serenata, Sarao (1952). – Isabelle Moretti, harp; Seville RSO; Edmon Colomer, conductor.
18:21 Dien ist mein ganzes Herz, from Land of smiles (1929). – Plácido Domingo, tenor; Florence Maggio Musicale O; Rome Opera TO; Zubin Mehta, conductor.
18:35 Oblivion (1984). – Joshua Bell, violin; Carel Kraayenhof, bandoneon; David Finck, acoustic bass; Vanessa Perez, piano; Pablo Rieppi, percussion.
16:11 Love duet, from Tosca (1900). – Ljuba Welitsch, soprano; Richard Tucker, tenor; Metropolitan Opera Ch & O; Max Rudolf, conductor.
16:24 Concert piece no 1 in F minor for clarinet, basset horn and orchestra, op 113 (1832). – Sharon Kam, clarinet; MDR RSO; Gregor Bühl, conductor.
16:32 Crisantemi (Chrysanthemums) (1890). – Australian CO; Richard Tognetti, violin & director.
16:39 Piano trio in E flat, Hob.XV:10 (1785). – Isaac Stern, violin; Leonard Rose, cello; Eugene Istomin, piano.
16:50 Tsar Dodon at the Queen of Shemakha’s, from Le coq d’or (1909). – Moscow RSO; Konstantin Ivanov, conductor.
16:59 Four chorales tr. for trumpet and organ. – Crispian Steele-Perkins, natural and slide trumpets; Leslie Pearson, organ.
17:26 Bailero, from Songs of the Auvergne, Book One (1923-30). – Sara Macliver, soprano; Queensland O; Brett Kelly, conductor.
17:41 Act IV prelude, from King Lear, music to the tragedy by William Shakespeare (1861). – USSR SO; Yevgeny Svetlanov, conductor.
17:50 Serenade for flute, violin, cello, harmonium and piano, op 10 (1870). – Thies Roorda, flute; Junko Naito, violin; Benedikt, Enzler, cello; Bert Mooiman, harmonium; Alessandro Soccorsi, piano.
17:59 Lullaby; Finale, from The firebird (1910). – Moscow Philharmonic Academic SO; Dmitry Kitaienko, conductor.
18:12 Finale Gente, gente, all’armi, all’armi The marriage of Figaro, K492. – FIGARO: Teddy Tahu Rhodes, bass-baritoneSUSANNA: Taryn Feibig, sopranoDR BARTOLO: Warwick Fyfe, baritoneMARCELLINA: Jacqueline Dark, mezzo-sopranoCHERUBINO: Sian Pendry, mezzo-sopranoCOUNT ALMAVIVA: Rachelle Durkin, sopranoANTONIO: Clifford Plumpton, bass
16:26 Il était une fois a la cour d’Eisenach, from The tales of Hoffman (1881). – Joseph Calleja, tenor; Choeur d’hommes du Grand Théâtre de Genève; Suisse Romande O; Marco Armiliato, conductor.
17:12 Ombre légère qui suis mes pas (Shadow song), from Dinorah (1859). – Amelia Farrugia, soprano; BBC SO; Alexander Briger, conductor.
17:21 Oboe concerto in C, op 7 no 12 (pub. 1715). – Anthony Camden, oboe; London Virtuosi; John Georgiadis, conductor.
17:49 Par che mi dica ancora, from Elisabetta al castello di Kenilworth (1829). – Joyce DiDonato, mezzo-soprano; Morgane Fauchois, glockenspiel; Opera National de Lyon Ch & O; Riccardo Minasi, conductor
18:10 Rey’s theme, from Star wars the force awakens (2015). – Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin; Los Angeles Recording Arts O; John Williams, conductor.
18:13 Yoda’s theme, from Star wars the empire strikes back (1980). – Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin; Los Angeles Recording Arts O; John Williams, conductor.
18:17 The Skye boat song (arr. Statham). – Choir of New College, Oxford; Edward Higginbottom, conductor.
18:21 Greensleeves (arr. Vaughan Williams). – Choir of New College, Oxford; Edward Higginbottom, conductor.
16:10 Cantata, BWV155: Mein Gott, wie lang, ach, lange (1715-16). – Bach Collegium Japan; Masaaki Suzuki, director.
16:31 The siege of Newark (1646). – Fiona Ziegler, violin; Elisabeth Rumsey, treble viol; Catherine Upex, tenor viol; Imogen Granwal, bass viol.
16:39 Vorrei spiegarvi, oh Dio … Ah conte, partite K418 (1783). – Sara Macliver, soprano; Tasmanian SO; Sebastian Lang-Lessing, conductor.
16:58 Greater doxology, op 43 (1893). – Alexander Shvets; Alexander Kinah; Lege Artis (chamber choir); Boris Abalyan, conductor.
17:42 finale from Piano concerto no 6 in C (c1819). – John O’Conor, piano; New Irish CO; János Fürst, conductor.
17:49 Wo die schönen Trompeten blasen, from Youth’s magic horn (1892-1901). – Christoph Prégardien, tenor; Michael Gees, piano.
17:58 finale from Sonata in G for violin and piano (1891). – Christian Ferras, violin; Pierre Barbizet, piano.
16:01 Septet in E flat, op 20 (1799-1800). – Vienna Philharmonic Wind Group; Barylli String Ensemble.
16:22 It is not dawn till you wake (1901; arr. Latham). – Andrew Goodwin, tenor; Tasmanian SO; Benjamin Northey, conductor.
16:26 Double concerto in C minor, BWV1060 (1717-23). – Hilary Hahn, violin; Allan Vogel, oboe; Los Angeles CO; Jeffrey Kahane, conductor.
16:28 Music, when soft voices die, op 6 no 4 (1909; arr. Latham). – Andrew Goodwin, tenor; Tasmanian SO; Benjamin Northey, conductor.
16:55 Parto, parto, from La clemenza di Tito, K621 (1791). – Cecilia Bartoli, mezzo-soprano; Peter Schmidl, clarinet; Vienna CO; György Fischer, conductor.
17:04 It is not dawn till you wake (1901; arr. Latham). – Andrew Goodwin, tenor; Tasmanian SO; Benjamin Northey, conductor.
17:10 Overture: The Hebrides, op 26, Fingal’s Cave (1830). – Sydney SO; Stuart Challender, conductor.
17:28 Concerto in G minor, op 8 no 2, Summer, RV315, from The four seasons (pub 1725). – Australian CO; Richard Tognetti, violin & director
17:45 The hut on chicken legs; The great gate of Kiev, from Pictures at an exhibition (1874). – Queensland Youth O; John Curro, conductor.
17:57 Let beauty awake, from Songs of travel (1904). – Bryn Terfel, bass-baritone; Malcolm Martineau, piano.
17:59 Whither must I wander?, from Songs of travel (1904). – Bryn Terfel, bass-baritone; Malcolm Martineau, piano.
18:05 Sonata no 4 in B flat, op 4 (pub. 1788). – Felix Ayo, violin; Corrado de Bernart, piano.
18:39 The shepherd on the rock, D965 (1828). – Jennifer Bates, soprano; Nigel Westlake, clarinet; David Bollard, piano.
16:01 Recorder concerto in F, op 5 no 10 (arr. Geminiani).Giga and Gavotta – Maurice Steger, recorder; English Concert; Laurence Cummings, director.
16:08 Piano concerto in in F minor, op 180 no 5. Finale – Tasmanian SO; Howard Shelley, piano and director.
16:15 Angels, ever bright and fair, from Theodora, HWV68 (1750). – Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, soprano; Elizabeth Le Guin, cello; Philharmonia Baroque O; Nicholas McGegan, director & harpsichord.
16:20 Concerto rondo (1851). – Guido Schiefen, cello; Cologne WDR RO; Helmut Froschauer, conductor.
17:01 Tyrolean air with variations (c1829). – Cecilia Bartoli, mezzo-soprano; Orchestra La Scintilla; Ádám Fischer, conductor.
17:11 Piano concerto in C sharp minor, op 55 (1812).Finale – Christopher Hinterhuber, piano; Gävle SO; Uwe Grodd, conductor.
17:23 Donna non vidi mai, from Manon Lescaut (1893). – Enrico Caruso, tenor; A Regis-Rossini, harp.
17:36 Double concerto in D minor (1823).Allegretto molto – Gidon Kremer, violin; Martha Argerich, piano; Orpheus CO.
17:58 Sediziose voci .. Casta diva, from Norma (1831). – Joan Sutherland, soprano; Royal Opera House Ch & O Francesco Molinari-Pradelli, conductor.
18:12 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.
18:24 Concerto in D. – Pierre Pierlot, Jacques Chambon, oboes; Maurice André, trumpet; Jean-François Paillard CO; Jean-François Paillard, conductor.
18:37 Clarinet concerto no 1 in F minor, op 73 (1811).3rd: Rondo allegretto – Oskar Michallik, clarinet; Staatskapelle Dresden; Kurt Sanderling, conductor.
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