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Ian Skelly with Essential Vivaldi, Spring from the Four Seasons, Fayrfax in St Albans

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Music Played

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    March (English Folk Song Suite)

    Orchestra: Boston Pops Orchestra. Conductor: Arthur Fiedler.
    • The World of Vaughan Williams.
    • Decca.
    • 11.

  • George Frideric Handel

    Keyboard Suite in E major, HWV 430

    Performer: Murray Perahia.
    • SONY CLASSICAL.

  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    String Quartet movement in F major, B120

    Ensemble: Prague String Quartet.
    • DG.

  • Richard Strauss

    Wiegenlied, Op 41 No 1

    Singer: Jessye Norman. Orchestra: Gewandhaus Orchestra. Conductor: Kurt Masur.
    • PHILIPS.

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Violin Concerto in E major, RV 269, 'Spring'

    Performer: Federico Guglielmo. Ensemble: L'Arte dell'Arco. Director: Federico Guglielmo.
    • Vivaldi: The Four Seasons: Guglielmo.
    • CPO.
    • 1.

  • Clara Schumann

    Piano Trio in G minor Op.17 (1st mvt)

    Ensemble: Storioni Trio.
    • Ars Produktion.

  • Peter Maxwell Davies

    Lullabye for Lucy

    Choir: 成人快手 Singers. Conductor: Simon Joly.
    • Peter Maxwell Davies - Choral Works.
    • Collins Digital.
    • 4.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Ballade in B major, Op.10 no.4

    Performer: Alessio Bax.
    • SIGNUM.

  • Leonard Bernstein

    CBS Music for orchestra

    Orchestra: Sao Paolo Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Marin Alsop.
    • Naxos.

  • Ottorino Respighi

    La Primavera (Trittico Botticelliano)

    Orchestra: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.
    • Respighi: Ancient Arts and Dances I & III ETC.: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 14.

  • Christian Sinding

    Rustle of Spring, Op 32 No 3

    Performer: John Ogdon.
    • EMI.

  • Frederick Delius

    On hearing the first cuckoo in spring

    Orchestra: Hall茅. Conductor: Mark Elder.
    • HALLE.

  • Amilcare Ponchielli

    Dance of the Hours - conclusion (La Giaconda)

    Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Conductor: Neville Marriner.
    • The Best of The Academy.
    • EMI Classics.
    • 6.

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Nulla in mundo pax sincera, RV 630

    Singer: Elin Manahan Thomas. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Conductor: Harry Christophers.
    • Eternal Light: Elin Manahan-Thomas.
    • Heliodor.
    • 3.

  • Niels Wilhelm Gade

    String Sextet in E flat major, Op.44 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Ensemble MidtVest.
    • Niels W. Gade: Chamber Works Volume 1.
    • CPO.
    • 2.

  • Christoph Willibald Gluck

    Sinfonia in A major, 'Regensburger'

    Orchestra: L'Orfeo Baroque Orchestra. Conductor: Michi Gaigg.
    • Gluck: Five Symphonies: L'Orfeo Barockorchester, Gaigg.
    • CPO.
    • 6-8.

  • Heitor Villa鈥怢obos

    Ch么ros No. 1

    Performer: Pedro Aguiar.
    • Pereira, Villa-Lobos, Reis & Others: Works for Guitar.
    • Naxos.
    • 901.

  • Joseph Haydn

    Cello Concerto no.1 in C major H.7b.1 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Steven Isserlis. Orchestra: The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen.
    • Hyperion.

  • Galina Grigorjeva

    Salve Regina

    Choir: Theatre of Voices. Ensemble: Yxus Quartet. Conductor: Paul Hillier.
    • ONDINE.

  • Aaron Copland

    An Outdoor Overture

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Aaron Copland.
    • SONY.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Songs WIthout Words, Op.62: No.6, 'Spring Song'

    Performer: Daniel Barenboim.
    • DG.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    The Ruins of Athens, Op 113 (Overture)

    Orchestra: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Colin Davis.
    • Beethoven: Overtures: Sir Colin Davis.
    • CBS.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Mon 30 Mar 2020 09:00
    成人快手 Radio 3

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