Tom talks to Sir Mark Elder
Tom Service with guests, stories and the perfect classical soundtrack to start the weekend!
Tom talks to conductor Sir Mark Elder ahead of his appearance at the ѿý Proms on 18 August conducting the ѿý Symphony Orchestra in a performance of Mass of Life by Frederick Delius.
Tom also hears from American composer Gabriella Smith, whose organ concerto Breathing Forests receives its UK premiere at the Proms on 2 September.
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Pablo de Sarasate
Jota de San Fermin, Op 36
Performer: Tianwa Yang. Orchestra: Orquesta Sinfónica de Navarra Pablo Sarasate. Conductor: Ernest Martínez Izquierdo.- Sarasate: The Complete Music for Violin and Orchestra.
- Naxos.
- 2.
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John Rutter
Quoniam tu solus sanctus (Gloria)
Conductor: John Rutter. Choir: The Cambridge Singers. Ensemble: Philip Jones Brass Ensemble. Orchestra: City of London Sinfonia.- Gloria: The Sacred Music of John Rutter.
- Collegium.
- 03.
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Robert Schumann
Piano Quintet in E-Flat Major, Op. 44: IV. Allegro ma non troppo
- Schumann: Piano Quartet - Piano Quintet.
- harmonia mundi.
- 8.
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Ann Ford
Instructions for Playing on the Musical Glasses in C Major
Ensemble: La Rêveuse.- HARMONIA MUNDI.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1048: III. Allegro (arr. S. Tennant)
Composer: Scott Tennant. Ensemble: The Los Angeles Guitar Quartet.- For Thy Pleasure.
- Delos.
- 301.
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Felix Mendelssohn
Concert Piece No. 2 in D minor for clarinet, basset horn & orchestra, Op. 114
Performer: Paul Meyer. Performer: Michel Portal. Orchestra: Orchestre Royal de Chambre de Wallonie.- ALPHA.
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Camille Saint‐Saëns
Cello Sonata No. 1 in C minor Op. 32 - II. Andante
Performer: Christian Poltéra. Performer: Kathryn Stott.- CHANDOS.
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François Couperin
Les baricades misterieuses
Music Arranger: Thomas Adès. Ensemble: The Composers Ensemble. Conductor: Thomas Adès.- EMI.
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Luca Marenzio
Solo e pensoso
- Lasso, Vicentino, Rore, Lusitano, Marenzio, Luzzaschi: Chromatic Renaissance.
- Winter & Winter.
- 20.
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Aram Khachaturian
Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia (Spartacus)
Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Kirill Karabits.- Onyx.
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Georg Philipp Telemann
Trio for Flute, Viola d'amore and Continuo in D Major, TWV 42:D15: II. Presto
Performer: Katy Bircher. Director: Adrian Chandler. Orchestra: La Serenissima.- Hyperion Records.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93 - I. Allegro vivace
Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle. Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker.- Berlin Philharmonic.
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Percy Godfrey
Piano Quintet in E-Flat Major, Op. 16: IV. Finale. Allegro con brio
Ensemble: I Musicanti.- Godfrey, Ivor Hodgson & Others: Piano Quintets.
- SOMM Recordings.
- 104.
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George Frideric Handel
Ariodante, HWV 33 Act 3: "Dopo notte"
Lyricist: Antonio Salvi.- Handel Arias.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
- 13.
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Johannes Brahms
Violin Concerto in D major Op 77 (2nd mvt)
Performer: Jack Liebeck. Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Gourlay.- Orchid Classics.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2 BWV 878 in E major - Fugue
Performer: Nicolas Namoradze. -
Astor Piazzolla
I'm Maria; Habanera (Maria of Buenos Aires)
Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Conductor: Ivan Meylemans.- Brass Too.
- RCO.
- 11.
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Claude Debussy
Trois chansons de Charles d'Orléans
Choir: The King’s Singers.- SIGNUM.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto no.9 in E flat, K.271 (3rd mvt)
Performer: Jean‐Efflam Bavouzet. Orchestra: Manchester Camerata. Conductor: Gábor Takács‐Nagy.- Chandos.
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Fredrik Sjölin
Naja's Waltz
Ensemble: Danish String Quartet.- ECM.
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Léo Delibes
Les Chasseresses (Sylvia - suite)
Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: Neeme Järvi.- Chandos.
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- Sat 16 Aug 2025 09:00ѿý Radio 3