Playlist: 05 December 2021
– Janáček: Glagolitic Mass: I. Orchestral Introduction. City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/ Sir Simon Rattle.
– Tchaikovsky: Slavonic March, op.31. Russian National Orchestra/ Mikhail Pletnev.
– Geminiani: The Art of Playing the Guitar: Sonata in C major: IV. Allegro; IV. Andante; V. Allegro moderato. Hungarian Chamber Orchestra.
– Burgon: Brideshead Revisited: Always Summer.
– Prokofiev: Summer Night, op.123: III. Minuet. Russian National Orchestra/ Mikhail Pletnev.
– Donizetti: Sonata for Flute and Harp in G Minor: I. Larghetto. Robert Aitken, flute. Erica Goodman, hrp.
– Schumann: Symphony no.4 in D minor, op.120: II. Romance. Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra/ Rafael Kubelik.
– Traditional: Sumer is Icumen In (Summer Is Come). The Dufay Collective.
– Saint-Saëns: Fantaisie for violin and harp. Gérad Poullet, vln. Isabelle Moretti, hrp.
Graphic: Magnetic Island, FNQ.
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– Horner: Braveheart: The Legend Spreads; Gift of a Thistle; End Titles. London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus.
– Tavener: The Lamb. Choir of New College, Cambridge/ Edward Higginbottom.
– Vaughan-Williams: 10 Blake Songs: V. The Lamb. Ian Partridge, ten.
– Borodin: Prince Igor: Act II: Polovtsian Dances: no. 2. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus/ Sir Thomas Beecham.
– Pärt: Pari Intervello. Vienna Glass Harmonica Duo.
– Rautavaara: Cantus Arcticus, op.61, Concerto for Birds and Orchestra I. The Marsh. Royal Scottish National Orchestra/ Hannu Lintu.
– Purcell: Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary II: March. Baroque Brass of London/ David Hill.
– Shankar: Concerto for Sitar and Orchestra: Third Movement. Ravi Shankar, sitar. London Symphony Orchestra/ André Previn.
– Shankar: Prabhati. Ravi Shankar, sitar. Yehudi Menuhin, vln.
– Shore: Lord of the Rings – The Two Towers: The Riders of Rohan.
– Grieg: Peer Gynt, op.23: Springar. Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra/ Neeme Jarvi.
Graphic: Hardanger fiddle and Glass harmonica
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What mood are you in? Sunny, dramatic, peaceful, energetic, ….?
Whatever you’re feeling, there is music to suit in this episode of Queen of the Night.
Playlist: 21 November 2021
– Mendelssohn: Concerto for 2 Piano’s in E major: III. Allegro. Roland Pöntinen and Love Derwinger, pno. Amsterdam Sinfonietta.
– Wagner: Die Walkure: Ride of the Valkyries. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/ Vernon Handley.
– Baños: In the Heart of the Sea: The White Whale Chant.
– Zachow: Trio in F major: II. Vivace.
– Debussy: Isle Joyeuse. Branford Marsalis, soprano sax. English Chamber Orchestra.
– Horovitz: Concerto for Euphonium and Orchestra: II. Lento. David Childs, euphonium. National Orchestra of Wales/ Bramwell Tovey.
– Ketèlby: In a Persian Market. Ambrosian Opera Chorus & London Promenade Orchestra/ Alexander Faris.
– Strauss, Jnr: Persian March, op.289. Berlin Philharmonic/ Herbert von Karajan.
– Grieg: Violin Sonata no.3 in C minor. II. Allegretto espressivo. Pierre Amoyal, vln.
Graphic: The Rhinegold and the Valkyrie – Richard Wagner; illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
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– Strauss Jnr: On the Beautiful Blue Danube. Berlin Philharmonic/ Herbert von Karajan.
– Ramírez: Misa Criolla: I. Kyrie. José Carreras, ten. Sociedad Coral de Bilbao/ José Luis Ocejo.
– Josquin des Prez: Missa Hercules Dux Ferraraie: Kyrie. Jeffrey Hamilston Steele, gtr.
– Handel: Acis and Galatea: Act I: Happy We! The Sixteen/ Harry Christophers.
– Ligeti: Musica ricercata: VII. Liisa Pohjola, pno.
– Delibes: Lakmé: Act II. Bell Song. Dame Joan Sutherland, sop. Monte-Carlo National Opera Orchestra/ Richard Bonynge.
– Whitacre: The Seal Lullaby. Voces8.
– Alwyn: Crepuscule. Ieuan Jones, hrp.
– Delibes: Lakmé: Act I: C’est le dieu de la jeunesse (love duet). Dame Joan Sutherland, sop. Alain Vanzo, ten. Monte-Carlo National Opera Orchestra/ Richard Bonynge.
– Scarlatti: Sonata in D Minor, K.9. Ivo Pogorelich, pno.
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– Rameau: Castor et Pollux: Tambourins I & II. Orchestra of the 18th Century/ Frans Brüggen.
– Vivaldi: Flute Concerto in D major, RV90 “Il Gardellino” (The Goldfinch): II. Largo. Frans Brüggen, flute. Orchestra of the 18th Century.
– Shostakovich: 3 Duets for violin and piano: II. Gavotte; III. Waltzes. Itzhak Perlman, vln.
– J.S Bach: Cello Suite no.4 in E-flat Major, BWV1010: IV. Sarabande. Joshua Ranz, bass clar.
– Puccini: Tosca: Act I: Quale occhio al mondo. Renata Tebaldi, sop. Franco Corelli, ten.
– Benjamin Britten: At the Mid-hour of Night. Lois Marshall, sop.
– John Weldon: The Wakeful Nightingale. Lois Marshall, sop.
– De Machaut: Dreams in the Pleasure Garden: Dame da Valour (Lady of worth). Don Greig, ten. Orlando Consort.
– Poulenc: Cello Sonata: II. Cavatine. Pierre Fournier, vlc.
– Schubert: Ave Maria. Renata Tebaldi, sop.
– Saint-Saëns: The Swan. Pierre Fournier, vlc.
Graphic: Birds of the East in Flight by EGGPICNIC
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– Bela Bartok: 6 Romanian Folk Dances. Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.
– Richard Rodgers: Oklahoma!: Oh What a Beautiful Mornin’. Mormon Tabernacle Choir.
– Jóhann Jóhannsson: Orphée: Flight From The City.
– Armand Amar: Moving Music: Marriage.
– Thomas Tallis: If Ye Love Me. Chapelle du Roi
– Herbert Howells: Sing Lullaby. Lincoln Cathedral Choir.
– César Cui: Orientale. Yehuda Hanani, vlc. Eliot Fisk, gtr.
– Modest Mussorgsky: Reverie. Leif Ove Andsnes, pno.
– Benjamin Britten: Early One Morning. Peter Pears, ten. Benjamin Britten, pno.
– Edward Elgar: Salut d’Amour. Itzhak Perlman, vln. Samuel Sanders, pno.
– Marin Marais: Muzettes I & II. Jordi Savall, viola da gamba.
– Armand Arensky: Three Vocal Quartets, op.57: I. Serenade; II. To the Dying Stars. State Symphony Cappella of Russia, Russian State Symphony Orchestra/ Dmitri Miller.
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Celebrating George Gershwin on his birthday – an original in terms of crossover music – classical and jazz …. and even pop for those who remember Australian Normie Rowe‘s first hit single. Worth a listen to compare and contrast.
And, of course, some ‘real’? classical music, ending the show with two very different versions of the Benedictus.
Playlist: 26 September 2021
– Hisaishi: My Neighbor Totoro: Hey Let’s Go (opening theme), arranged for piano.
– Sousa: Humoresque of George Gershwin’s Swanee. Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra/ John Philip Sousa.
– Dvorak: Humoresque no.7, op.101. Arthur Grumiaux, vln.
– Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue: excerpt. London Symphony Orchestra/ André Previn.
– Gershwin: Porgy and Bess: It Aint’ Necessarily So; I Got Plenty of Nothin’; Summertime. Paul Robeson, bass. Lawrence Tibbett, baritone. Decca Symphony Orchestra/ Alexander Smallens.
– Gershwin: Porgy and Bess: Bess, You Is My Woman Now. Black Dyke Band.
– Chopin: Berceuse (lullaby) in D-flat major, op.57. Alfred Cortot.
– Gershwin: Lullaby for String Orchestra. Cleveland Orchestra/ Riccardo Chailly.
– J.S. Bach: Mass in B Minor, BWV232: Benedictus. Fritz Wunderlich, ten. Bach Festival Orchestra.
– Jenkins: Benedictus. Voces8/ Christian Forshaw.
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– Klaus Badelt: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
– Hans Zimmer: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest: Jack Sparrow.
– Handel (arr. Arthur Somervell): Tolomeo, HWV 25: Act III: Silent Worship. David Hobson, ten. Sinfonia Australis/ Antony Walker.
– Adam: Le Corsaire: Act I. Corsair’s Bacchanal; Act II. Gulnare’s Dance. English Chamber Orchestra/ Richard Bonynge.
– Bear McCreary: Black Sails: Wondrous Love.
– Boismortier: Flute Sonata in G minor, op.91, no.2: II. Gracieusement. Les Buffardins.
– Elmer Bernstein: The Buccaneer: Lovers United.
– Bronislaw Kaper: Mutiny on the Bounty: Love Song.
– Bellini: Il Pirata: Act I: Nel furor delle tempesta; Act II: Col sorriso d’innocenza. Lucia Aliberti, sop. Stuart Neil, ten. Berlin Deutsches Staatoper Orchestra/ Marcello Viotti.
– Sullivan: Pirates of Penzance. “Oh, Better Far to Live and Die”, “When a felon’s not engaged in his employment”. Pro Arte Orchestra & Chorus/ Sir Malcolm Sargent.
Graphic: Yul Brynner – The Buccaneer, 1958.
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– Evans/Livingstone: Bonanza theme. City of Prague Philharmonic.
– Mahler: Symphony no.8 in E-flat major “Symphony of a Thousand”: Part I: Hymnus “Veni Creator Spiritus”: Imple superna gratia. Cheryl Studer, Angela Maria Blasi, sop; Waltraud Meier, Kazuko Nagai alto; Keith Lewis tenor; Thomas Allen baritone; Hans Sotin bass; Southend Boys Choir, Philharmonia & Chorus/ Giuseppe Sinopoli.
– Ross Edwards: String Octet “Veni Creator Spiritus”: II. Rhythmic. Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra/ Richard Mills.
– Pärt: Veni Creator. Theatre of Voices, Ars Nova Copenhagen/ Paul Hillier.
– Chopin: Piano Sonata no.2 in B-flat minor, op.35: IV. Finale – Presto. Cecile Ousset, pno.
– Mahler: Symphony no.8 in E-flat major “Symphony of a Thousand”: Part II. Final Scene from Goethe’s Faust. Excerpts. Concertgebouw Orchestra/ Bernard Haitink.
– Gounod: Faust: Act II. Devil’s aria – Song of the Golden Calf; Waltz. José Van Dam, bass-baritone. Toulouse Capitole Orchestra/ Michel Plasson.
– Mendelssohn: Songs without Words, op. 62: VI. Spring Song. Daniel Barenboim, pno.
– Beethoven: Violin Sonata no.5 in F major, op.24: II. Adagio. Augustin Dumay, vln. Maria João Pires, pno.
– Gold: Exodus theme. Edith Piaf.
– Wagner: Lohengrin: Act III: Prelude. Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra/ Marek Janowski.
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– Elgar: Land of Hope and Glory. Very Lynn, vocals. Geoff Love & His Orchestra.
– Caldara: Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo: Sinfonia. Schola Cantorum Basiliensis.
– Tchaikovsky: Album for the Young, op.39: Waltz. I Musici de Montréal/ Yuli Turovsky.
– Freddie Mercury: We Are The Champions. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
– Satie: Gymnopédie no.3. City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/ Louis Fremaux.
– Verdi: La Traviata: Act II: Di Provenza il mar, il suol. Mario Sereni, bar.
– Barry: Born Free. Mormon Tabernacle Choir.
– Vaughan-Williams: Songs of Travel: II. Let Beauty Awake. Sir Thomas Allen. City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/ Sir Simon Rattle.
– Copland: Simple Gifts. Jubilant Sykes, bar. London Symphony Orchestra/ Andrew Litton.
– Fauré (arr. William Orbit): Paradisum.
– Haydn: Cello Concerto no.1 in C major: III. Finale. Truls Mørk, vlc. Norwegian Chamber Orchestra/ Ioana Brown.
– Nyman: Wonderland: Eddie.
– Chopin: Andante spianato et Grande polonaise brillante: Andante. Alexis Weissenberg.
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