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Saturday - Martin Handley

Martin Handley presents Radio 3's classical Breakfast show, including Puccini's aria O mio babbino caro from his opera Gianni Schicchi sung by Angela Gheorgiu, music from Schubert's Octet is performed by the Vienna Octet, and the Chamber Orchestra of Europe perform Beethoven's Egmont Overture.

2 hours

Last on

Sat 10 Sep 2011 07:00

Music Played

  • Arthur Sullivan

    Utopia Limited: Introduction

    Performer: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Performer: Royston Nash (conductor)

    • Decca 4368162.
  • Franz Schubert

    Octet D803: Scherzo

    Performer: Vienna Octet

    • Decca 4487152.
  • Giacomo Puccini

    O mio babbino caro (Gianni Schicchi)

    Performer: Angela Gheorghiu (soprano) Performer: London Symphony Orchestra Performer: Antonio Pappano (conductor)

    • EMI 9071392.
  • Arcangelo Corelli

    Violin sonata in D minor Op.5 No.12 "La Folia"

    Performer: Elizabeth Wallfisch (violin) Performer: Richard Boothby (viola da gamba) Performer: Robert Woolley (harpsichord)

    • Hyperion CDA66226.
  • Franz Liszt

    Grand galop chromatique in E flat

    Performer: Lang Lang (piano)

    • Sony 88697891402.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Egmont overture

    Performer: Chamber Orchestra of Europe Performer: Nikolaus Harnoncourt (conductor)

    • Teldec 0630131402.
  • Gustav Holst

    This have I done for my true love

    Performer: The Holst Singers Performer: Stephen Layton (conductor)

    • Hyperion CDA66705.
  • George Frideric Handel

    Organ concerto in F Op.4 No.5

    Performer: The Academy of Ancient Music Performer: Richard Egarr (organ/dir.)

    • Harmonia Mundi HMU807446.
  • Franz Schubert

    Das Fischermadchen D957

    Performer: Ian Bostridge (tenor) Performer: Antonio Pappano (piano)

    • EMI 2426392.
  • Johannes Brahms

    Hungarian dance No.5 in G minor

    Performer: Vienna Philharmonic Performer: Claudio Abbado (conductor)

    • DG 4315942.
  • Trad.

    O Waly waly

    Arranger: Britten Performer: Susan Bullock (soprano) Performer: Annette Bryn Parri (piano)

    • SAIN SCDC2070.
  • Franz Liszt

    Piano concerto No.1 in E flat: Finale

    Performer: Zoltan Kocsis (piano) Performer: Budapest Festival Orchestra Performer: Ivan Fischer (conductor)

    • Philips 4223802.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Clarinet Quintet in A K581: Theme & variations

    Performer: Thea King (basset clarinet) Performer: Gabrieli String Quartet

    • Hyperion CDA30010.
  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Jazz Suite No.2: Waltz 2; Finale

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

    • Decca 4337022.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Concerto for 2 violins in D minor BWV1043

    Performer: Andrew Manze & Rachel Podger (violins) Performer: The Academy of Ancient Music Performer: Andrew Manze (director)

    • Harmonia Mundi HMU907155.
  • Hector Berlioz

    Hungarian March (Damnation of Faust)

    Performer: Academy of St Martin in the Fields Performer: Neville Marriner (conductor)

    • Philips 4121312.

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