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            Edward Elgar
Serenade in E minor for strings, Op 20
Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Edward Gardner.- Chandos.
 
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            Arvo Pärt
Spiegel im Spiegel
Performer: Nicola Benedetti. Performer: Alexei Grynyuk.- Nicola Benedetti: Fantasie.
 - Deutsche Grammaphon.
 - 6.
 
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            Roderick Williams
Let Nothing Trouble You
Choir: The Sixteen. Director: Harry Christophers.- Coro.
 
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            Johann Sebastian Bach
Keyboard Concerto No 1 in D minor, BWV 1052 (1st mvt)
Performer: Christophe Rousset. Orchestra: Academy of Ancient Music. Director: Christopher Hogwood.- J.S. Bach The Complete Harpsichord Concertos.
 - Decca.
 - 1.
 
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            Ottorino Respighi
Prelude (The Birds)
Orchestra: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.- Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.
 - Deutsche Grammophon.
 - 1.
 
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            Ludwig van Beethoven
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10 No. 3 - I. Presto
Performer: Daniel Barenboim.- Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 7-12.
 - Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
 - 1.
 
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            Charles Avison
Concerto Grosso in C major, Op 9 No 5
Performer: Pavlo Beznosiuk. Ensemble: Avison Ensemble. Director: Pavlo Beznosiuk.- The Avison Ensemble: Avison: Concerti Grossi, op. 9 & op. 10.
 - Divine Art.
 - 17.
 
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            Alexandre Desplat
The Shape of Water
Performer: Renaud Capuçon. Ensemble: Les Siècles. Conductor: Duncan Ward.- Les choses de la vie - Cinema 2.
 - ERATO.
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            Léo Delibes
Mazurka from "Coppélia"
Orchestra: Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: David Zinman.- Delibes: Coppélia / Chopin: Les Sylphides / Gounod: Faust Ballet Music.
 - Decca.
 - 1.
 
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            John Field
Piano Concerto No. 4: III. Rondo. Allegretto
Performer: MÃÄ‹eál O'Rourke. Orchestra: London Mozart Players. Conductor: Matthias Bamert.- Field: Concertos, Vol. 2.
 - Chandos.
 - 6.
 
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            Dmitry Shostakovich
Waltz 2 (Suite no.2 for Jazz Band)
Music Arranger: Paul Campbell. Performer: Jess Gillam. Performer: Charles Mutter. Performer: Michael Gray. Performer: Timothy Welch. Performer: Ben Dawson. Performer: Benjamin Hughes. Performer: Andrew Wood.- RISE.
 - Decca.
 - 12.
 
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FRIDAY POEM
"Dream Song" by Walter de la Mare, read by Patrick Romer
            Franz Schubert
Nacht und Traume, D.827
Performer: Steven Isserlis. Performer: Dénes Várjon.- Steven Isserlis: Chopin Cello Sonata & Schubert Arpeggione Sonata.
 - HYPERION.
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            Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony no.35 in D major K.385 'Haffner' (1st mvt)
Orchestra: Academy for Ancient Music Berlin. Conductor: Bernhard Forck.- Mozart: Paris & Haffner Symphonies & Oboe Concerto.
 - Pentatone.
 - 101.
 
            Louise Farrenc
Cello Sonata in B major, Op 46 (3rd mvt)
Performer: Kirsten Whitson. Performer: Mary Ellen Haupert.- Centaur.
 
            John Stanley
Trumpet Voluntary
Performer: Wynton Marsalis. Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Anthony Newman.- Sony Classical.
 
            Christian Frederik Emil Horneman
Aladdin: Overture
Orchestra: Danish National Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Michael Schønwandt.- DACAPO.
 
            Francisco Tárrega
Recuerdos de la Alhambra
Performer: Miloš Karadaglić.- The Guitar: Milos Karadaglic.
 - Deutsche Grammophon.
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            Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No 2 in C minor, Op 17, 'Little Russian' (3rd mvt)
Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Kirill Karabits.- Tchaikovsky; Mussorgsky.
 - Onyx.
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            Clara Schumann
3 Romances, Op. 22 (Arr. for Oboe & Piano); No. 1 Andante molto
Performer: Nicholas Daniel. Performer: Julius Drake. Music Arranger: Nicholas Daniel.- Schumann: Works for Oboe & Piano.
 - Chandos Records.
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            Joseph Kosma
Les Feuilles Mortes
Lyricist: Jacques Prévert. Singer: Juliette Gréco. Conductor: André Popp.- International Graffiti Volume 1.
 - Polydor.
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            Johannes Brahms
Symphony No 3 in F major, Op 90 (1st mvt)
Orchestra: Chamber Orchestra of Europe. Conductor: Paavo Berglund.- Brahms: Symphonies Nos. 1-4 (Complete): COE, Berglund.
 - Ondine.
 - 1.
 
            Joseph Haydn
String Quartet in D major, Op.50`6 'The Frog' (1st mvt)
Ensemble: London Haydn Quartet.- Hyperion.
 
            Giacomo Puccini
E lucevan le stelle (Tosca)
Singer: Joseph Calleja. Orchestra: Orchestre de la Suisse Romande. Conductor: Marco Armiliato.- Decca.
 
            Ernest John Moeran
In the Mountain Country
Orchestra: Ulster Orchestra. Conductor: Vernon Handley.- CHANDOS.
 
            Astor Piazzolla
Fuga y Mistero
Music Arranger: Steven Verhelst. Ensemble: Brass and Percussion of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Conductor: Ivan Meylemans.- Brass Too: RCO Brass.
 - RCO.
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- Fri 23 Aug 2024 06:30ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 3