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Saturday - Martin Handley

Martin Handley presents a refreshing selection of music.

Martin Handley presents Breakfast, including Palestrina's Sidcut cervus desiderat sung by the Choir of Westminster Cathedral conducted by James O'Donnell, Beethoven's Romance for Violin and Orchestra Op 50, performed by Kyung-Wha Chung with the Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Myung-Whun Chung, abd J S Bach's Gigue from the Keyboard Partita No. 1 in Bb major performed on the harpsichord by Andras Staier.

2 hours

Last on

Sat 26 Mar 2011 07:00

Music Played

  • Edward Elgar

    Chanson de Nuit, Op.15 No. 1

    Performer: Northern Sinfonia of England Performer: Richard Hickox (conductor)

    • EMI CDC 7 47672 2.
  • Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

    Sicut cervus desiderat

    Performer: Choir of Westminster Cathedral Performer: James O’Donnell (conductor)

    • HYPERION CDA66490.
  • Igor Stravinsky

    Scherzo Fantastique, Op.3

    Performer: The Cleveland Orchestra Performer: Pierre Boulez (conductor)

    • DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 471 197-2.
  • Robert Schumann

    Lebhaft: no.3 from 5 Gesange der Fruhe (Morning songs) for piano, Op.133

    Performer: Piotr Anderszewski (piano)

    • VIRGIN CLASSICS 948625 2.
  • Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Danse des mirlitons (dance of the reed-pipes) from The Nutcracker – suite

    Performer: Chicago Symphony Orchestra Performer: Sir Georg Solti (conductor)

    • DECCA 417 400-2.
  • Maurice Ravel

    Quartet for strings in F major: 2. Assez vif – très rhythmé

    Performer: Dante Quartet

    • HYPERION CDA67759.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Rondeau (allegro) from Concerto for flute and harp, K.299

    Performer: Emmanuel Pahud (flute) Performer: Marie-Pierre Langlamet (harp) Performer: Berlin Philharmonic Performer: Claudio Abbado (conductor)

    • EMI CLASSICS 5 56365 2.
  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Prelude and Fugue in B flat major

    Performer: Tatiana Nikolayeva (piano)

    • HYPERION CDA 66441/3.
  • Gabriel Pierné

    Marche de petits soldats de plomb (Album pour mes petits amis, Op.14 No.6)

    Performer: Ö÷²¥´óÐã Philharmonic Performer: Juanjo Mena (conductor)

    • CHANDOS CHAN 10633.
  • Charles Gounod

    Faust: Act 3: O Dieu! Que de bijoux ... ah! je ris (Jewel song)

    Performer: Angela Gheorghiu (soprano: Marguerite) Performer: Orchestra del Teatro Regio di Torino Performer: John Mauceri (conductor)

    • DECCA 452 417-2.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Romance in G major Op.40

    Performer: Gil Shaham. Orchestra: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.

    Performer: Kyung-Wha Chung (violin) Performer: Philharmonia Orchestra Performer: Myung-Whun Chung (conductor)

    • DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 453 488-2.
  • Joseph Haydn

    O Tuneful Voice

    Performer: Emma Kirkby (soprano) Performer: Marcia Hadjimarkos (fortepiano)

    • BRILLIANT CLASSICS 94204.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Gigue from Keyboard partita no.1 in B flat major, BWV.825

    Performer: Andreas Staier (harpsichord)

    • DEUTSCHE HARMONIA MUNDI 82876 67378 2.
  • Giovanni Gabrieli

    Jubilate Deo a 10

    Performer: Gabrieli Consort and Players Performer: Paul McCreesh (director)

    • ARCHIV PRODUKTION 449 180-2.
  • Luigi Boccherini

    Sonata for cello and piano no.4 in E flat major

    Arranger: Alfredo Piatti Performer: Fedor Amosov (cello) Performer: Jen-Ru Sun (piano)

    • NAXOS 8.572368.
  • Luciano Berio

    Quattro versioni originali della 'Ritirata notturna di Madrid' di Luigi Boccherini

    Performer: London Symphony Orchestra Performer: Luciano Berio (conductor)

    • RCA VICTOR RED SEAL 09026 68894 2.
  • François Couperin

    Les Tricoteuses

    Performer: Alexandre Tharaud (piano)

    • HARMONIA MUNDI HMC 901956.

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  • Sat 26 Mar 2011 07:00

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