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Wednesday - Sara Mohr-Pietsch

Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show. Includes music from Faure's Requiem, Gershwin's Cuban Overture, Stravinsky's Firebird, and Strauss's Im Abendrot.

Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents Breakfast, including the Sanctus from Faure's Requiem performed by the Philharmonia Chorus and Orchestra conducted by Carlo Maria Giulini, the Aalborg Symphony under Wayne Marshall perform Gershwin's Cuban Overture, Stravinsky's Firebird is performed by the 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales conducted by Thierry Fischer, and soprano Renee Fleming sings Strauss' Im Abendrot with the Houston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Christoph Eschenbach.

3 hours

Last on

Wed 27 Jul 2011 07:00

Music Played

  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    Mazurka in D, Op 33 No 2

    Performer: Murray Perahia (piano)

    • Sony Classical SK 64399.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Rondo Concertante in B flat, K269

    Performer: Alexander Janiczek (violin) Performer: Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    • Linn CKD 287.
  • Gabriel Faur茅

    Sanctus (Requiem, Op 48)

    Performer: Philharmonia Chorus & Orchestra Performer: Conductor Carlo Maria Giulini

    • DG 469 268-2.
  • George Frideric Handel

    Suite: Radamisto

    Performer: Akademie fur Alte Musik, Berlin

    • Harmonia Mundi HMC901685.
  • Jules Massenet

    Fete boheme (Scenes Pittoresques)

    Performer: Monte Carlo Opera Orchestra Performer: Conductor John Eliot Gardiner

    • Erato 2292-45859-2.
  • Carl Maria von Weber

    Grand Duo concertant in E flat, Op 48: 3rd movement: Rondo

    Performer: Sharon Kam (clarinet) Performer: Itamar Golan (piano)

    • WCJ 2564 69718-6.
  • B茅la Bart贸k

    Romanian Folk Dances

    Orchestra: Budapest Festival Orchestra. Conductor: Iv谩n Fischer.

    Performer: Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra Performer: Conductor Antal Dorati

    • Mercury 432 005-2.
  • Joseph Haydn

    Quartet in D minor, Op 76 No 2 "Fifths": 2nd movement - Andante o piu tosto allegretto

    Performer: Takacs Quartet

    • Decca 4756213.
  • Giuseppe Verdi

    Bella figlia dell'amore (Rigoletto, Act III)

    Performer: Placido Domingo (Duke) Performer: Ileana Cotrubas (Gilda) Performer: Elena Obraztsova (Magdalena) Performer: Piero Cappuccilli (Rigoletto) Performer: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Performer: Conductor Carlo Maria Giulini

    • DG 0028948026357.
  • Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns

    Wedding Cake

    Performer: Stephen Hough (piano) Performer: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Performer: Conductor Sakari Oramo

    • Hyperion CDA67331.
  • George Gershwin

    Cuban Overture

    Performer: Aalborg Symphony Performer: Conductor Wayne Marshall

    • Virgin Classics 5 62056 2.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Air from the Orchestral Suite No 3 in D (trans. Siloti)

    Performer: Alessio Bax (piano)

    • Signum SIGCD156.
  • Percy Grainger

    Shepherd's Hey

    Performer: 大象传媒 Philharmonic Performer: Conductor Richard Hickox

    • CHAN 9493.
  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    Waltz in A flat, Op 34 No 1

    Performer: Maurizio Pollini (piano)

    • DG 477 7626.
  • Erich Wolfgang Korngold

    Cello Concerto

    Performer: Zuill Bailey (cello) Performer: Bruckner Orchester Linz Performer: Conductor Caspar Richter

    • ASV CD DCA 1146.
  • Franz Schubert

    Libesbotschaft (Schwanengesang)

    Performer: Thomas Quasthoff (bass-baritone) Performer: Justus Zeyen (piano)

    • DG 471 030-2.
  • Jean鈥怓茅ry Rebel

    Chaconne (Les Elemens)

    Performer: Academy of Ancient Music Performer: Director Christopher Hogwood

    • Oiseau Lyre 475 9100.
  • Igor Stravinsky

    The Firebird

    Performer: 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales Performer: Conductor Thierry Fischer

    • Signum SIGCD 165.
  • George Frideric Handel

    Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (Solomon)

    Performer: The English Concert Performer: Director Trevor Pinnock

    • Archiv 419 410-2.
  • Amilcare Ponchielli

    Dance of the Hours (La Gioconda)

    Performer: Berlin Philharmonic Performer: Conductor Herbert von Karajan

    • DG 415 856-2.
  • Antonio Vivaldi

    "Paris" Concerto in C, RV114

    Performer: La Serenissima Performer: Director Adrian Chandler

    • Avie AV2178.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Rondo from Eine kleine Nachtmusik

    Arranger: Ward Swingle Performer: The Swingle Singers

    • Virgin Classics 50999 966956 2 3.
  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Ruy Blas, Op 95

    Performer: London Symphony Orchestra Performer: Conductor Claudio Abbado

    • DG 423 104-2.
  • Richard Strauss

    Im Abendrot

    Performer: Renee Fleming (soprano) Performer: Houston Symphony Orchestra Performer: Conductor Christoph Eschenbach

    • RCA 82876 59408 2.

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