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Katie Derham speaks to harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani who is hosting a lecture-recital at the V&A exploring Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier, with harpsichords from the V&A collection.

Katie Derham speaks to harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani who is hosting a lecture-recital at the V&A exploring Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier Book I, with harpsichords from the V&A collection. Mahan's new recording of Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier Book I will be released on 29th August via Hyperion.
Plus, Katie speaks to Tom McKinney as he prepares to present from The Bishop's Palace, Wells, as part of Radio 3 Breakfast's tour of Gloucestershire and Somerset.

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Music Played

  • Franz Leh谩r

    Sirens of the Ball - waltz (The Merry Widow)

    Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Nick Davies.
    • Royal Philharmonic Orchestra performs the Greatest Classics.
    • EMI Gold.
    • 2.

  • Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphony No 55 in E flat major, H.I:55 "The Schoolmaster" (4th mvt)

    Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Conductor: Neville Marriner.
    • Haydn: Symphony No. 22 'The Philosopher'; Symphony No. 55 'The Schoolmaster' (Si.
    • Universal Music Australia Pty. Ltd..

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Prelude No 4 in C sharp minor, BWV 849 (The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I)

    Performer: Mahan Esfahani.
    • Hyperion.

  • Igor Stravinsky

    The Fairy's Kiss (Prologue)

    Orchestra: 蜜芽传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ilan Volkov.
    • HYPERION.

  • Reena Esmail

    Tutturana

    Choir: Somerville College Choir, Oxford. Director: Will Dawes.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Prelude in B flat major, Op 23 No 2

    Performer: Boris Giltburg.
    • Rachmaninov - 24 Preludes.
    • Naxos.
    • 3.

  • Ottorino Respighi

    Adagio con variazioni, P. 133

    Performer: Sol Gabetta. Orchestra: Danish National Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Mario Venzago.
    • Elgar: Cello Concerto/Dvorak/Respighi.
    • RCA Red Seal.
    • 10.

  • Benjamin Britten

    Little Sir William

    Performer: Graham Johnson. Singer: Anthony Rolfe Johnson.
    • Britten: Canticle 1/Michelangelo sonnets etc: Johnson/Johnson.
    • Hyperion.
    • 11.

  • Fritz Kreisler

    Berceuse romantique

    Performer: Joshua Bell. Performer: Paul Coker.
    • Decca.

  • Franz Liszt

    La Campanella

    Performer: Lang Lang.
    • Liszt - My Piano Hero.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 2.

  • George Frideric Handel

    Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (Solomon)

    Ensemble: The English Concert. Conductor: Trevor Pinnock.
    • Pachelbel/Handel/Vivaldi etc: The English Concert/Pinnock.
    • Archiv.
    • 10.

  • Kate Loder

    Study No 1 in C major (12 Studies, Book 2)

    Performer: Ian Hobson.
    • Toccata Classics.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Requiem in D minor K 626 (Lacrimosa)

    Choir: 蜜芽传媒 Singers. Orchestra: 蜜芽传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Karen N铆 Bhroin.

  • Percy Grainger

    Molly on the Shore

    Ensemble: Kongelige norske marines musikkorps. Conductor: Bjarte Engeset.
    • Grainger: Complete Music for Wind Band, Vol. 1.
    • Naxos.
    • 1.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Prelude and Fugue No 2 in C minor, BWV 847 (The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I

    Performer: Mahan Esfahani.
    • Hyperion.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Prelude and Fugue No 19 in A major, BWV 864 (The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I)

    Performer: Mahan Esfahani.
    • Hyperion.

  • Hector Berlioz

    Le carnaval romain

    Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Conductor: Mariss Jansons.
    • H. Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique etc. :Jansons.
    • EMI.
    • 11.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Clarinet Quintet in A major K.581 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Martin Frost. Ensemble: Vertavo Quartet.
    • Mozart: Clarinet Concerto & Quintet: Martin Frost.
    • BIS.

  • Franz Schubert

    2 Lieder, Op. 43: No. 2, Nacht und Tr盲ume, D. 827

    Performer: Geoffrey Parsons. Singer: Janet Baker.
    • Icon: Dame Janet Baker.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 8.

  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    Czech suite, Op 39 (Romance)

    Orchestra: Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Joseph Swensen.
    • Violin Concertos Collection.
    • Linn Records.
    • 4.

  • Carl Stamitz

    Concerto for Flute & Oboe in G Major (Attrib. C. Stamitz): II. Adagio

    Ensemble: TrondheimSolistene.
    • Haydn & Stamitz.
    • PENTATONE.
    • 5.

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  • Thu 21 Aug 2025 17:00
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 3

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