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Advent, Mozart and an ancient tree

Music for Advent, an introduction to Swedish composer Helena Munktell and an instrument made from 600 year old wood.

A very special instrument features in our Album of the Week, the Rauwolf Lute, made of pine wood grown around the 1450s. We hear it played by master lutenist Jakob Lindberg in a programme of Bach. As the 230th anniversary of Wolfgang Mozart鈥檚 passing takes place this month, Jamie shares some of his ground-breaking classics, alongside a lesser known gem by composer Helena Munktell, the first Swedish woman to write an opera. Plus there's a whiff of Christmas in the air as Jamie plays music for Advent, alongside some of your favourite carols.

1 hour, 55 minutes

Last on

Sun 5 Dec 2021 19:00

Music Played

  • Trad.

    Jesus Christ The Apple Tree

    Music Arranger: Elizabeth Poston. Choir: Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus. Conductor: Neville Marriner.
    • Christmas with the Academy.
    • Philips.
    • 22.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major (6th mvt)

    Performer: Jakob Lindberg. Music Arranger: Jakob Lindberg.
    • Bach on the Rauwolf Lute.
    • BIS.
    • 306.
  • Maurice Ravel

    Toi, le coeur de la rose

    Singer: Pamela Helen Stephen. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andr茅 Previn.
    • Ravel: L'Enfant et les sortil猫ges.
    • DG.
  • Maurice Ravel

    Les entretiens de la belle et de la b锚te (Ma m猫re l'oye)

    Orchestra: Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra. Conductor: Lionel Bringuier.
    • Ravel: Complete Orchestral Works.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 15.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    12 Variations on 'Ah! Vous dirais-je, maman', K 265

    Performer: Daniel Barenboim.
    • Mozart The Collectors Edition 50 CDs The Masterpieces The Greatest Artists.
    • EMI Classics.
    • 1.
  • Giacomo Puccini

    Vedete? Io son fedele (Manon Lescaut)

    Singer: Aleksandra Kurzak. Singer: Roberto Alagna. Orchestra: Orkiestra Sinfonia Varsovia. Conductor: Riccardo Frizza.
    • Manon Lescaut.
    • Sony.
  • Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Polonaise (Christmas Eve Suite)

    Orchestra: Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Kees Bakels.
    • Rimsky-Korsakov - Orchestral Works.
    • BIS.
    • 13.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Jakob Lindberg. Music Arranger: Jakob Lindberg.
    • Bach on the Rauwolf Lute.
    • BIS.
    • 302.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Symphony no.1 in E flat major K.16

    Orchestra: The Mozartists. Conductor: Ian Page.
    • Mozart in London.
    • Signum Classics.
    • 101.
  • B茅la Bart贸k

    Romanian Christmas Carols Sz.57

    Performer: Zolt谩n Kocsis.
    • Bart贸k: Piano Works #2.
    • Philips.
    • 13.
  • George Frideric Handel

    The trumpet shall sound (Messiah)

    Singer: Matthew Brook. Performer: Chris Dicken. Ensemble: Dunedin Consort. Director: John Butt.
    • Handel: Messiah: Dunedin Consort & Players.
    • Linn.
  • John Williams

    Flying Theme (E.T. - The Extra Terrestrial)

    Orchestra: Boston Pops Orchestra. Conductor: John Williams.
    • By Request....
    • Philips.
    • 5.
  • Anon.

    O come, O come, Emmanuel

    Music Arranger: Sir David Willcocks. Choir: Guildford Cathedral Choir. Director: Katherine Dienes-Williams.
    • All Bells in Paradise.
    • Regent.
    • 3.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Suite in E Major (1st mvt)

    Performer: Jakob Lindberg. Music Arranger: Jakob Lindberg.
    • Bach on the Rauwolf Lute.
    • BIS.
    • 401.
  • Helena Munktell

    Kleines Trio (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Tobias Ringborg. Performer: Kristina Winiarski. Performer: Peter Friis Johansson.
    • Helena Munktell: Violin Sonata; Dix M茅lodies; Piano Trio.
    • Bis.
    • 15-17.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Sonata No 18 in D major, K 576 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Mitsuko Uchida.
    • Mozart: Complete Piano Sonatas.
    • Philips.
    • 9.
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Pas de deux (The Nutcracker)

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andr茅 Previn.
    • EMI.
  • Bob Chilcott

    The Advent Candel

    Performer: Tanya Houghton. Author: Charles Bennett. Choir: Commotio. Conductor: Matthew Berry.
    • Bob Chilcott: The Rose in the Middle of Winter.
    • Naxos.
    • 3.
  • Josef Suk

    Love Song (6 Pieces Op.7)

    Music Arranger: Jaroslav Koci谩n. Performer: Janine Jansen. Performer: Sir Antonio Pappano.
    • 12 Stradivari.
    • Decca.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Prelude in C Minor

    Performer: Jakob Lindberg. Music Arranger: Jakob Lindberg.
    • Bach on the Rauwolf Lute.
    • BIS.
    • 101.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Sinfonia Concertante in E flat major K.364 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Vilde Frang. Performer: Maxim Rysanov. Ensemble: Arcangelo. Conductor: Jonathan Cohen.
    • Vilde Frang plays Mozart.
    • Warner.
    • 9.
  • Howard Blake

    The Snowman

    Singer: Peter Auty. Orchestra: Sinfonia of London. Conductor: Howard Blake.
    • The Snowman.
    • SONY.
    • 4.

Broadcast

  • Sun 5 Dec 2021 19:00