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In Tune Remembers...

As 2020 draws to a close, Sean Rafferty pays tribute to some of the stars of classical music who passed away this year, including guitarist Julian Bream and soprano Mirella Freni.

As 2020 draws to a close, Sean Rafferty pays tribute to some of the stars of classical music who passed away this year, playing some of their finest recordings. We'll hear Mirella Freni singing Puccini, Sibelius performed by Ida Haendel, and Julian Bream playing Rodrigo, as well as compositions by Nikolai Kapustin, Krzysztof Penderecki and Ennio Morricone.

1 hour, 15 minutes

Last on

Mon 28 Dec 2020 17:00

Music Played

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Rondo (Concert rondo) in E flat major, K.371

    Performer: Barry Tuckwell. Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Director: Neville Marriner.
    • EMI.
  • Giacomo Puccini

    Mi chiamano Mimi (La bohème)

    Singer: Mirella Freni. Singer: Luciano Pavarotti. Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Herbert von Karajan.
    • Mirella Freni: Arias by Puccini/Verdi/Rossini.
    • Decca.
    • 7.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Suite for solo cello No 3 in C major (Prelude)

    Performer: Lynn Harrell.
    • DECCA.
  • Alexander Scriabin

    Prelude for the Left Hand in C-sharp minor, Op 9 No 1

    Performer: Leon Fleisher.
    • SONY.
  • Alexander Scriabin

    Nocturne for the Left Hand in D flat Major, Op 9, No 2

    Performer: Leon Fleisher.
    • Sony.
  • Jean Sibelius

    Violin Concerto in D minor, Op.47 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Ida Haendel. Orchestra: Czech Philharmonic. Conductor: Karel Ančerl.
    • Beethoven/Sibelius: Violin Concertos: Ida Haendel/Czech Philharmonic.
    • Supraphon.
    • 5.
  • Nikolai Girshevich Kapustin

    Prelude No 9 in Jazz Style

    Performer: Steven Osborne.
    • Hyperion.
  • Nikolai Girshevich Kapustin

    Prelude No 15 in Jazz Style, Op 53 No 15

    Performer: Steven Osborne.
    • Hyperion.
  • Krzysztof Penderecki

    Hymn to St Adalbert

    Conductor: Krzysztof Penderecki. Choir: Warsaw Philharmonic Chorus. Orchestra: Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • WARNER.
  • Ennio Morricone

    The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

    Orchestra: Uncredited orchestra. Conductor: Ennio Morricone.
    • Virgin.
  • Ennio Morricone

    A Fistful Of Dollars (Main Theme)

    Orchestra: The Ennio Morricone Orchestra. Conductor: Alessandro Alessandroni.
    • Western Spaghetti.
    • Camden.
    • 02.
  • Ennio Morricone

    Gabriel's Oboe (The Mission)

    Performer: Joan Whiting. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Ennio Morricone.
    • VIRGIN.
  • Ennio Morricone

    Cinema Paradiso (Main Theme)

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Ennio Morricone.
    • Reel Chill The Cinematic Chillout Album CD1.
    • EMI.
    • 12.
  • Joaquín Rodrigo

    Concierto de Aranjuez (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Julian Bream. Performer: Peter Walden. Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.
    • 100 Best Relaxing Classics.
    • EMI Classics.
    • 7.
  • Ross Parker

    We'll meet again

    Composer: Hugh Charles. Singer: Vera Lynn.
    • EMI.

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  • Mon 28 Dec 2020 17:00

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