In session with stellar classical artists
Katie Derham speaks to soprano Aigul Akhmetshina as she prepares to perform the role of Carmen at the Royal Opera House. Plus, there’s live music from Baroque ensemble Solomon’s Knot.
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Georges Bizet
Carmen Suite (4. Entr'acte IV)
Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Herbert von Karajan.- Bizet: Karajan.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
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Gustav Holst
St Paul's Suite, Op 29 (Jig)
Conductor: Yehudi Menuhin. Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra.- Holst: St Paul's Suite: Yehudi Menuhin.
- EMI Classics.
- 7.
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AntonÃn Dvořák
Symphony no.5 in F major Op.76 (3rd mvt)
Orchestra: Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Mariss Jansons.- Dvorák: Symphonies 5 & 7-9.
- Warner Classics.
- 103.
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Ruth Gipps
Pan and Apollo
Orchestra: ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Jonathan Bloxham. -
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No 19 in F major, K 459 (2nd mvt)
Performer: Richard Goode. Orchestra: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.- Nonesuch.
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Johannes Brahms
Serenade No.1 in D, Op.11 (1st mvt)
Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Conductor: Bernard Haitink.- Brahms: Serenades Op. 11 & Op. 16.
- Philips.
- 1.
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Trad.
Traditional: The Nightingale (Orch. Rachimov)
Lyricist: Trad.. Music Arranger: Kamil Rachimov. Conductor: Daniele Rustioni. Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.- The Nightingale (Orch. Rachimov).
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
- 1.
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Georges Bizet
Habanera (from Carmen)
Singer: Aigul Akhmetshina. Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Daniele Rustioni.- Decca.
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Elmer Bernstein
The Great Escape - Main Title
Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra.- RYKO.
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Domenico Scarlatti
Sonata in G major Kk.431
Performer: Alexandre Tharaud.- D. Scarlatti: Sonatas: Alexandre Tharaud.
- Virgin Classics.
- 17.
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Felix Mendelssohn
Symphony No 4 in A major, Op 90, 'Italian' (4th mvt, Saltarello (Presto))
Conductor: Frans Brüggen. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century.- Philips.
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George Frideric Handel
Dixit Dominus: Virgam virtutis tuae
Performer: Kate Symonds-Joy. Ensemble: Solomon's Knot. -
Florence Price
String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor iii) Juba
Ensemble: Ragazze Quartet.- Channel Classics.
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Robert Schumann
Symphony no.1 in B flat Major op.38 "Spring" iv) Allegro animato e grazioso
Orchestra: Stavanger Symfoniorkester. Conductor: Jan Willem de Vriend.- Challenge Classics.
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Frédéric Chopin
Prelude in A major, Op 28 No 7
Performer: Martha Argerich.- Chopin: 26 Preludes Scherzo NR. 2 - Martha Argerich.
- Deutsche Grammaphon.
- 7.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Mass in A major, BWV 234: Quoniam tu solus sanctus
Performer: Nathan Mercieca. Ensemble: Solomon's Knot. -
George Frideric Handel
Dixit Dominus: De torrente in via bibet
Performer: Clare Lloyd-Griffiths. Performer: Hilary Cronin. Ensemble: Solomon's Knot. -
Joseph Haydn
Cello Concerto in C major, H VIIb 1 (1st mvt)
Performer: Edgar Moreau. Ensemble: Il Pomo d’Oro. Conductor: Riccardo Minasi.- Erato.
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Richard Strauss
Dreaming by the Fireside (4 Symphonic Interludes from Intermezzo)
Orchestra: Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Davis.- ABC.
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