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Sean Rafferty presents a selection of music and guests from the arts world, including pianist Stephen Kovacevich talking about his recent release of Beethoven's Diabelli Variations made exactly 40 years since he first recorded the composer's challenging late masterpiece.

Plus violinist Gordan Nikolitch playing in the studio.

17:02
JOHANN STRAUSS II
Fairy Tales from the Orient
Wiener Philharmoniker
Daniel Barenboim (conductor)
DECCA 4781133
Track 2
7’50

17:11
HAYDN
L’Incontro Improvviso (Noi pariamo santarelli)
Thomas Quasthoff (baritone)
Freiburger Barockorchester
Gottfried von der Goltz (conductor)
DG 4777469
Track 2
4’44

17:17
BEETHOVEN
Diabelli Variations (Tema & Variations 1-5)
Stephen Kovacevich (piano)
ONYX 4035
Tracks 1-6
5’52

17:27
BACH
Partita No 4 (Allemande)
ONYX 4035
Track 36
7’36

17:39
BEETHOVEN
Piano Concerto No. 1 (Rondo)
´óÏó´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra
Stephen Kovacevich (piano)
Sir Colin Davis (conductor)
PHILIPS 4229682
Track 3
8’45

17:48
MOZART
Eine Kleine Freimaurer-Kantate, K.623 (Laut verkunde unsre Freude)
Kassel Spohr Chamber Orchestra
Roberto Paternostro (conductor)
NAXOS 8.572064
Tracks 14-17
12’54

18:05
TORELLI
Concerto in G Major Op 6 No 1
Charivari Agréable
Kah-Ming Ng (director)
SIGNUM Classics SIGCD 157
Tracks 1-4
6’02

18:12
LIVE
RAVEL
Habanera
Gordan Nikolitch (violin)
Robin Green (piano)
2’53

18:20
LIVE
DEBUSSY
La fille aux cheveux de lin
Gordan Nikolitch (violin)
Robin Green (piano)
2’33

18:29
WILLEM DE FESCH
Violin Concerto in F Major, Op 2 No 5
Gordan Nikolitch (violin)
Orchestre d’Auvergne
Arie van Beek (conductor)
OLYMPIA OCD 450
Tracks 1-3
5’37

18:36
BACH/BUSONI
Chaconne in D minor
James Rhodes (piano)
SIGNUM CLASSICS SIGCD153
Track 11
15’46

18:53
REVUELTAS
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Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela
Gustavo Dudamel (conductor)
DG 4777457
Track1
6’38

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