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Saturday - Martin Handley

Martin Handley presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring the Musical Map of Britain and listener requests.

2 hours

Last on

Sat 9 Nov 2013 07:00

Music Played

  • Charles Ives

    Variations on 'America', orch. William Schuman [orig. for organ]

    Conductor: Gerard Schwarz. Performer: Seattle S O.
    • NAXOS.
    • 8.559651.
  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    Quintet no. 2 in A major Op.81 for piano and strings

    Performer: William Howard. Performer: Schubert Ensemble of London.
    • CHANDOS.
    • CHAN 10719.
  • Howard Skempton

    Lento

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Mark Wigglesworth.
    • NMC.
    • NMCD 005.
  • Scott Joplin

    Bethena waltz for piano

    Performer: Joshua Rifkin.
    • ELEKTRA NONESUCH.
    • 7559 791592.
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Swan lake - suite

    Conductor: Eugene Ormandy. Performer: The Philadelphia Orchestra.
    • CBS.
    • M2YK 45619.
  • Treorchy Male Choir

    TRADITIONAL: Eli Jenkin's Prayer (from 'Under Milk Wood')

    • BANDLEADER RECORDINGS.
    • BB 12.
  • Carl Nielsen

    Maskarade - opera in 3 acts FS.39

    Conductor: Ulf Schirmer. Performer: Danish National R S O.
    • DECCA.
    • 460 227-2.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Die Zauberflote - singspiel in 2 acts K.620

    Conductor: J枚rg Faerber. Performer: Thomas Quasthoff. Performer: Wurttemberg Chamber Orchestra.
    • RCA.
    • 74321-869522.
  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Songs of travel for voice and piano

    Performer: Bryn Terfel. Performer: Malcolm Martineau.
    • DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON.
    • 00289 477 8429.
  • Arthur Bliss

    Checkmate - concert suite

    Conductor: David Lloyd-Jones. Performer: English Northern Philharmonia.
    • HYPERION.
    • CDA-66436.
  • Rachel Portman

    Oliver Twist - music for the film

    Conductor: David Snell. Performer: City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • SONY CLASSICAL.
    • SK 96506.
  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Concerto no. 2 in F major Op.102 for piano and orchestra

    Conductor: Lawrence Foster. Performer: John Ogdon. Performer: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • EMI.
    • 704650-2.
  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Concerto in G minor RV.517 for 2 violins and orchestra

    Performer: Dmitry Sinkovsky. Performer: Riccardo Minasi. Performer: Il Pomo d鈥橭ro.
    • NAIVE.
    • OP30550.
  • Hector Berlioz

    Symphonie fantastique Op.14

    Conductor: Riccardo Muti. Performer: The Philadelphia Orchestra.
    • EMI.
    • 575570-2.

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