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Sunday - James Jolly

James Jolly presents Radio 3's breakfast programme, including Berlioz's Trojan March, Howells's Psalm 142 and Catalani's aria Ebben?... Ne andro lontana from his opera La Wally.

James Jolly presents Radio 3's classical Breakfast show, including Berlioz's Trojan March performed by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra conducted by Paul Paray, Howells' Psalm 142 is sung by the Choir of St John's College, Cambridge conducted by Andrew Nethsingha, and Catalani's aria Ebben?... Ne andr貌 lontana from his opera La Wally is sung by soprano Maria Chiara with the National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Kurt Herbert Adler.

3 hours

Last on

Sun 7 Aug 2011 07:00

Music Played

  • Carl Maria von Weber

    Overture to Abu Hassan

    Performer: Staatskapelle Dresden Performer: Gustav Kuhn (conductor)

    • CAPRICCIO 71 045.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Adagio for violin & orchestra in E major K.261

    Performer: Julia Fischer (violin) Performer: Netherlands Chamber Orchestra Performer: Yakov Kreizberg (conductor)

    • PENTATONE CLASSICS PTC 5186 064.
  • Herbert Howells

    Psalm 142

    Performer: Choir of St John鈥檚 College, Cambridge Performer: Andrew Nethsingha (conductor)

    • CHANDOS CHAN 10587.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Allegro from Sonata for violin no.5 in F major Op 24 (Spring)

    Performer: Renaud Capu莽on (violin) Performer: Frank Braley (piano)

    • VIRGIN CLASSICS 642001 0.
  • Hector Berlioz

    Trojan March

    Performer: Detroit Symphony Orchestra Performer: Paul Paray (conductor)

    • MERCURY LIVING PRESENCE 434 328-2.
  • George Frideric Handel

    Aria: Lascia ch'io pianga from Rinaldo

    Performer: Sandrine Piau (soprano: Almirena) Performer: Europa Galante Performer: Fabio Biondi (director)

    • OPUS OPS 30-174.
  • Felix Mendelssohn

    II. Scherzo: Commodo (Schweizerlied) from String Symphony no.11

    Performer: Heidelberger Sinfoniker Performer: Thomas Fey (conductor)

    • H脛NSSLER CLASSIC CD 98.552.
  • Arnold Bax

    Elegiac Trio

    Performer: The Nash Ensemble: Performer: Philippa Davies (flute) Performer: Roger Chase (viola) Performer: Skaila Kanga (harp)

    • HYPERION CDA66807.
  • Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Pas de Quatre from Swan Lake

    Arranger: Earl Wild Performer: Stephen Hough (piano)

    • HYPERION CDA67043.
  • Rodion Shchedrin

    Carmen's Entrance and Habanera from "Carmen" suite for strings & percussion (after Bizet)

    Performer: Russian National Orchestra Performer: Mikhail Pletnev (conductor)

    • DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 471 136-2.
  • Alfredo Catalani

    Aria: Ebben?...Ne andr貌 lontana from La Wally

    Performer: Maria Chiara (soprano: Wally) Performer: National Philharmonic Orchestra Performer: Kurt Herbert Adler (conductor)

    • DECCA 421 895-2.
  • Bix Beiderbecke

    In a mist from Modern piano suite

    Performer: Marco Fumo (piano)

    • DYNAMIC DIGITAL CDS 48.
  • Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Marche slave Op 31

    Performer: Russian National Orchestra Performer: Mikhail Pletnev (conductor)

    • DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 453 445-2.
  • Gustav Mahler

    Ich hab' ein gl眉hend Messer (I have a red hot knife) from Lieder eines Fahrenden Gesellen

    Performer: David Stout (baritone) Performer: Orchestra of the Swan Performer: Kenneth Woods (conductor)

    • SOMM SOMMCD 0109.
  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Waltz 2 from Jazz suite no.2

    Performer: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Performer: Riccardo Chailly (conductor)

    • DECCA 433 702-2.
  • Gregorio Allegri

    Miserere mei Deus

    Performer: The Choir of King鈥檚 College Cambridge Performer: Roy Goodman (treble solo) Performer: Sir David Willcocks (conductor)

    • DECCA 466 373-2.
  • Percy Grainger

    The Merry King

    Performer: Marc-Andr茅 Hamelin (piano)

    • HYPERION CDA66884.
  • Ottorino Respighi

    Danza rustica (Jean-Baptiste Besard) 鈥 Allegretto, from Ancient Airs and Dances for Lute (

    Performer: Boston Symphony Orchestra Performer: Seiji Ozawa (conductor)

    • DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 419 868-2.
  • Johannes Brahms

    III. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace from Concerto for violin & orchestra in D major

    Performer: Vadim Repin (violin) Performer: Gewandhausorchester Performer: Riccardo Chailly (conductor)

    • DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 477 7470.
  • Anon.

    Madame d'amours

    Performer: The Hilliard Ensemble

    • SAGA CLASSICS SCD 9003.
  • Leos Jan谩膷ek

    Allegretto from Sinfonietta

    Performer: New York Philharmonic Performer: Kurt Masur (conductor)

    • TELDEC 4509-90847-2.
  • Henry Litolff

    II. Scherzo from Concerto symphonique no.4, Op.102

    Performer: Misha Dichter (piano) Performer: Philharmonia Orchestra Performer: Neville Marriner (conductor)

    • PHILIPS 411 123-2.
  • Franz Reizenstein

    Variations on the Lambeth Walk

    Performer: Philip Martin (piano)

    • CONTINUUM CCD 1007.
  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    The Call from Five Mystical Songs

    Performer: John Shirley-Quirk (baritone) Performer: Choir of King鈥檚 College, Cambridge Performer: English Chamber Orchestra Performer: Sir David Willcocks (conductor)

    • EMI CLASSICS 0 95433 2 4.
  • Joseph Haydn

    Rondo all'Ungarese from Piano concerto no.11

    Performer: Leif Ove Andsnes (piano) Performer: Norwegian Chamber Orchestra

    • EMI CLASSICS 5 56960 2.
  • Carlisle Floyd

    Ain't it a pretty night from Susannah

    Performer: The Orchestra of St Luke鈥檚 Performer: David Zinman (conductor)

    • NONESUCH 7559-79458-2.

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