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Helen Charlston, Australian Ballet

Australian Ballet's Jonathan Lo and David Hallberg talk to Sean about their upcoming 60th anniversary show at the Royal Opera House in London, plus mezzo-soprano Helen Charlston joins Sean Rafferty in the studio for live music ahead of her performance in Mendelssohn’s 'Elijah' at the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Proms.

2 hours

Music Played

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Scherzo (A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op 61)

    Orchestra: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra. Conductor: Riccardo Chailly.
    • DECCA.
  • William Byrd

    Ye Sacred Muses

    Singer: Helen Charlston. Ensemble: Chelys Consort of Viols.
    • The Honour of William Byrd.
    • BIS.
    • 119.
  • Alexander Glazunov

    Concert waltz no.1 in D major Op.47

    Orchestra: Orchestre de la Suisse Romande. Orchestra: Orchestre de la Suisse Romande. Conductor: Kazuki Yamada. Conductor: Kazuki Yamada.
    • PENTATONE.
  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Excerpt of Concerto No. 1 in E major, Op. 8, RV 269, "Spring" (La primavera) - with improvisation

    Performer: Nigel Kennedy. Ensemble: Palestine Strings. Orchestra: Orchestra of Life.
  • Giovanni Battista Pergolesi

    Stabat mater dolorosa (Stabat mater in F minor)

    Singer: Emma Kirkby. Singer: James Bowman. Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music. Conductor: Christopher Hogwood.
    • Pergolesi: Stabat Mater/Salve Regina: Kirkby/Bowman/Academy of Ancient Music/Hog.
    • L'Oiseau-Lyre.
    • 1.
  • Gabriel Pierné

    Canzonetta Op.19

    Music Arranger: Jelle Tassyns. Music Arranger: Jelle Tassyns. Performer: Annelien Van Wauwe. Orchestra: Orchestre national de Lille. Orchestra: Orchestre national de Lille. Conductor: Alexandre Bloch. Conductor: Alexandre Bloch.
    • Belle époque.
    • PENTATONE.
    • 301.
  • Igor Stravinsky

    Capriccio (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Steven Osborne. Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ilan Volkov.
    • Hyperion.
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Symphony No. 3, Op. 29 "Polish": V. Finale. Allegro con fuoco

    Conductor: Kurt Masur. Orchestra: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra.
    • Tchaikovsky: Symphonies, Romeo and Juliet, Francesca da Rimini & Manfred.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 15.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    French Suite No 4 in E flat major, BWV 815 (Gigue)

    Performer: Angela Hewitt.
    • J.S. Bach, The French Suites: Angela Hewitt.
    • Hyperion.
    • 21.
  • Edward Elgar

    Chanson de matin

    Orchestra: Britten Sinfonia. Conductor: Nicholas Cleobury.
    • Sony.
  • Enrique Granados

    Andaluza (Danzas Espanolas Op.37)

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ataúlfo Argenta.
    • Decca.
  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Die Liebende schreibt

    Performer: Helen Charlston. Performer: Ian Tindale.
  • Sinéad O’Connor

    The Parting Glass

    • Sean-Nós Nua.
    • RandM Records.
    • 9.
  • Erno Dohnanyi

    Wedding Waltz (The Veil of the Pierrette Op.18)

    Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Matthias Bamert.
    • Dohnanyi: The Veil of Pierrette etc..
    • Chandos.
    • 21.
  • Charles Kieny

    Race For Hope

    Ensemble: CrozPhonics.
    • ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Music Introducing in London.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Harpsichord Concerto in F Major, BWV 1057 III. Allegro assai

    Performer: Andrew Arthur. Ensemble: The Hanover Band.
    • Signum.
  • Fanny Mendelssohn

    Nach Süden

    Performer: Helen Charlston. Performer: Ian Tindale.
  • Dilys Elwyn-Edwards

    Cloths of Heaven

    Performer: Helen Charlston. Performer: Ian Tindale.
  • Edvard Grieg

    Praeludium (Holberg Suite, Op.40)

    Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Conductor: Neville Marriner.
    • The Best of the Academy.
    • CFP.
    • 7.
  • Pierre de la Rue

    Absalon, fili mi [Absalom, my son]

    Choir: Gesualdo Six. Conductor: Owain Park.
    • HYPERION.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Symphony no.31 in D major K.297 'Paris' (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Christopher George. Orchestra: Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Charles Mackerras.
    • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Symphonies; SCO; Sir Charles Mackerras.
    • Linn.
    • 8.

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  • Thu 27 Jul 2023 17:00

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