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Wednesday - Sara Mohr-Pietsch

Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents Breakfast. Music includes Rossini's overture to The Silken Ladder, Mascagni's Easter Hymn from Cavalleria Rusticana, and a Concerto Grosso by Handel.

Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents Breakfast. The Latvian National Orchestra under Vasily Sinaisky perform Rossini's overture to The Silken Ladder, Mascagni's Easter Hymn from Cavalleria Rusticana is performed by the London Opera Chorus with the National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Gianandrea Gavezzeni, and the Academy of St Martin in the Fields perform a Concerto Grosso by Handel.

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Last on

Wed 2 Mar 2011 07:00

Music Played

  • Gioachino Rossini

    Overture: The Silken Ladder

    Performer: Latvian National Symphony Orchestra Performer: Vassily Sinaisky (conductor)

    • CAMEO 2006.
  • Claudio Monteverdi

    The Coronation of Poppea: Duet - Pur Ti Miro

    Performer: Mieke van der Sluis (Poppea) Performer: Axel K枚hler (Nero) Performer: Lautten Compagney

    • Caprricio 10 470.
  • Manuel de Falla

    Jota from 7 Popular Spanish Songs

    Orchestrator: By Berio Performer: Alison Balsom (trumpet) Performer: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra Performer: Edward Gardner (conductor)

    • EMI Classics 53255 2.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Goldberg Variations BWV 988: Variation No. 25

    Arranger: Bruno Giuranna Performer: Trio Broz

    • VELUT LUNA CVLD 170.
  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    13 Preludes Op 32: Prelude No. 9

    Performer: Steven Osborne (piano)

    • HYPERION CDA 67700.
  • Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    The Nutcracker: Waltz of the flowers

    Performer: Philharmonia Orchestra Performer: John Launchbery (conductor)

    • EMI 9 67020 2 4.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Sonata No.1 for Solo Violin in G minor BWV 1001: Fugue

    Performer: Pavlo Beznosiuk (violin)

    • LINN RECORDS CKD 366.
  • Gesualdo

    Non t'amo, o voce ingrate (from Book 3 of 5 Part Madrigals)

    Performer: Les Arts Florissants Performer: William Christie (director)

    • HARMONIA MUNDI HMG 501268.
  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin - Ballade No. 2 in F major Op 38

    Performer: Alexandre Tharaud (piano)

  • Leonard Bernstein

    Three Dance Variations from Fancy Free

    Performer: New York Philharmonic Performer: Leonard Bernstein (conductor)

    • SONY SMK 47530.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major K488: Third movement

    Performer: Mitsuko Uchida (piano/director) Performer: The Cleveland Orchestra

    • Decca 478 1524.
  • Dieterich Buxtehude

    Canzona in G major BuxBWV 170

    Performer: Christopher Herrick (organ)

    • HYPERION CDA 67855.
  • Pietro Mascagni

    Cavalleria Rusticana: Easter Hymn

    Performer: London Opera Chorus Performer: National Philharmonic Orchestra Performer: Gianandrea Gavazzeni (conductor)

    • DECCA 448 387-2.
  • Bedrich Smetana

    The Bartered Bride (Overture)

    Orchestra: Pro Arte Orchestra. Conductor: Charles Mackerras.

    Performer: Vienna Philharmonic Performer: James Levine (conductor)

    • DG 427 340-2.
  • Franz Schubert

    Quartettsatz D.703

    Performer: Takacs Quartet

    • DECCA 436 324-2.
  • Maurice Ravel

    Sonatine

    Performer: Martha Argerich (piano)

    • DG 419 062-2.
  • Arthur Sullivan

    Overture 鈥 The Mikado (arranged by Stephen Dodgson for the 1962 Sadler's Wells Opera Produ

    Performer: Sadler鈥檚 Wells Opera Orchestra Performer: Alexander Faris (conductor)

    • EMI CFP 5 75990 2.
  • Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns

    Romance for horn and piano Op 67

    Performer: Barry Tuckwell (horn) Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano)

    • DECCA 433 695-2.
  • George Frideric Handel

    Concerto Grosso Op 3 No. 2

    Performer: Iona Brown & Jonathan Rees (solo violins) Performer: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

    • HANSSLER CD 98.918.
  • Giacomo Puccini

    La Rondine: Ch'il bel sogno di Doretta

    Performer: Montserrat Caballe (soprano) Performer: London Symphony Orchestra Performer: Charles Mackerras (conductor)

    • EMI CDC-7 47841 2.
  • Leos Jan谩膷ek

    Sinfonietta: Allegretto

    Performer: Vienna Philharmonic Performer: Sir Charles Mackerras (conductor)

    • DECCA 410 138-2.
  • Tom谩s Luis de Victoria - Alma Redemptoris Mater (5 part motet)

    Performer: The Sixteen Performer: Harry Christophers (director)

  • John Dowland

    Pavan Lachrimae Antiquae

    Performer: Fretwork

    • VIRGIN VERITAS 5 61561 2.
  • George Gershwin

    Second Rhapsody for Piano and Orchestra

    Performer: Cristina Ortiz (piano) Performer: London Symphony Orchestra Performer: Andre Previn (conductor)

    • EMI CDC 7 47021 2.

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