Two hours of classical sparkle
Join Sarah Walker for a Sunday mix of new discoveries, choral treasures and classical favourites, plus a Sunday Sequence heading back to school.
This week, Sarah Walker rustles up some old favourites, some new discoveries and a chance to head back to the classroom - musically, at least.
There’s a new release featuring music by British composer Dorothy Howell, and the wit and elegance of Mozart’s final piano concerto.
Sarah also heads to Renaissance Italy for this week’s Choral Reflection, with the extraordinary music of Carlo Gesualdo sung by Collegium Vocale Gent.
And with the new school year just around the corner, Sunday Sequence goes back to school with music by Benjamin Britten, Claude Debussy and Gustav Holst. No homework required!
A Tandem Production for BBC Radio 3.
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Dorothy Howell
2 Pieces for Muted Strings (No 2)
Conductor: Douglas Bostock. Orchestra: South-West German Chamber Orchestra Pforzheim.- CPO.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No 27 in B flat major (3rd mvt, Rondo)
Performer: Emil Grigoryevich Gilels. Conductor: Karl Bohm. Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic.- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Kenneth Fuchs
Light Year: 1. Star Gazing
Orchestra: Sinfonia of London. Conductor: John Wilson.- Chandos.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Partita in C minor, BWV 997 (3rd mvt, 'Sarabande')
Performer: Sean Shibe.- Delphian Records.
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Jean Sibelius
Symphony No 2 in D major, Op 43 (1st mvt)
Conductor: Sakari Oramo. Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.- Warner Classics International.
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Anthony Hedges
Heigham Sound
Orchestra: RTÉ Sinfonietta. Conductor: Anthony Hedges.- Hedges: Four Breton Sketches / Cantilena.
- Marco-Polo.
- 1.
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Frederic Mompou
Canción y Danza No 3
Performer: Sir Stephen Hough.- Hyperion.
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Carlo Gesualdo
Madrigali a cinque voci, Libro quinto (No 11, 'Mercé grido piangendo')
Ensemble: Collegium Vocale Gent. Conductor: Philippe Herreweghe.- Phi.
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Giuseppe Verdi
La forza del destino (Overture)
Orchestra: National Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Riccardo Chailly.- Decca Music Group Ltd.
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Elias Parish Alvars
La Mandoline
Performer: Xavier de Maistre.- Notte Veneziana.
- Sony Classical.
- 7.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Quintet for Piano and Wind Quartet in E flat major, Op 16 (3rd mvt, Rondo)
Performer: Pascal Rogé. Performer: Gareth Hulse. Performer: Michael Collins. Performer: Robin O’Neill. Performer: Richard Watkins.- Decca Music Group Ltd.
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Benjamin Britten
Friday Afternoons, Op 7 (Fishing Song)
Performer: Alexander Wells. Choir: New London Children’s Choir. Conductor: Ronald Corp.- Naxos.
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Claude Debussy
Children's Corner, CD 119 (1st mvt, 'Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum')
Performer: Pascal Rogé.- Decca Music Group Ltd.
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Gustav Holst
St Paul's Suite, Op 29 No 2 (4th mvt, 'The Dargasson')
Conductor: Christopher Hogwood. Orchestra: Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra.- Decca Music Group Ltd.
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Olivia Sparkhall
Lux Aeterna
Performer: Louise Thomson. Choir: Corvus Consort. Conductor: Freddie Crowley.- Welcome Joy - A Celebration of Women’s Voices.
- Chandos.
- 601.
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John Ireland
A London Overture
Conductor: Richard Hickox. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra.- Chandos.
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Edvard Grieg
Wedding Day at Troldhaugen (Lyric Pieces Op.65 Bk 8)
Performer: Leif Ove Andsnes.- Grieg: Lyric Pieces.
- Warner Classics.
- 19.
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Jean Sibelius
Suite for Violin & String Orchestra: Country Scenery
Performer: James Ehnes. Orchestra: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Edward Gardner.- Sibelius: Works for Violin & Orchestra.
- Chandos Records Limited.
- 14.
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Ethel Smyth
The Wreckers (Prelude to Act 2, 'On the Cliffs of Cornwall')
Conductor: Cathrine Winnes. Ensemble: Swedish Wind Ensemble.- Breaking Waves.
- Naxos Sweden - Nilento.
- 5.
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- Sunday09:00BBC Radio 3
