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The perfect classical half hour

A specially curated mix of classical music, including works by Dvořák, Franck and Bittencourt, as well as music from Mozart's Don Giovanni and ending with Bob Chilcott's Five days that changed the world.

Producer: Anna Heywood

30 minutes

Last on

Fri 17 Mar 2023 19:00

Music Played

  • Antonín Dvořák

    Suite in A major Op.98b 'American' (1st mvt)

    Orchestra: Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: David Zinman.
    • Janacek: Lachian Dances/Dvorak: Suite in A major.
    • Teldec.
    • 7.
  • César Franck

    Violin Sonata in A Major M.8 (4th mvt)

    Performer: Isabelle Faust. Performer: Alexander Melnikov.
    • Cesar Franck: Sonata for Piano and Violin - Ernest Chausson: Concert.
    • harmonia mundi.
    • 104.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Là ci darem la mano (Don Giovanni)

    Singer: Cecilia Bartoli. Singer: Bryn Terfel. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Academy of Santa Cecilia, Rome. Conductor: Myung-Whun Chung.
    • Sospiri: Cecilia Bartoli.
    • Decca.
    • 6.
  • Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

    Cello Concerto in A major (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Marc Coppy. Ensemble: Zagreb Soloists.
    • Audite.
  • Jacob do Bandolim

    Bittencourt: Assanhado (Arr. for Guitar by Sérgio Assad)

    Composer: Sérgio Assad. Performer: Plínio Fernandes.
    • Saudade.
    • Decca Records US.
    • 1.
  • Bob Chilcott

    II. Friday 1 August 1834: The Abolition of Slavery

    Performer: Gemma Beeson. Performer: Markus Gruett. Ensemble: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers. Conductor: David Hill.
    • Bob Chilcott: The Angry Planet.
    • Signum Records.
    • 2.

Broadcast

  • Fri 17 Mar 2023 19:00

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