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This week's Classical Connections features NI Opera as they rehearse Mozart's 'Don Giovanni', while Michael Dervan talks about his new book.

NI Opera rehearsing Mozart's Don Giovanni, Michael Dervan on his book 'The Invisible Art: A Century of Music in Ireland 1916-2016', and live music from soprano Rebekah Coffey. John's Classical Connection investigates the saxophone's place in classical music, and Music Makers this week features composer Ryan Molloy.

1 hour, 57 minutes

Last on

Sun 6 Nov 2016 15:03

Music Played

  • George Frideric Handel

    Water Music: Suite No. 2 in D major, HWV 349: II Alla Hornpipe

    Performer: Aradia Ensemble. Performer: Kevin Mallon.
  • William Tell Overture (finale)

    Rossini

    Performer: Berliner Philharmoniker. Performer: Herbert von Karajan.
  • Mozart

    Horn Concerto In E Flat Major K495: 3rd Movement: Rondo

    Performer: Barry Tuckwell. Performer: London Symphony Orchestra: Peter Maag.
  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Allegretto Non Troppo - Allegro Molto Vivace (3rd mvt from Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64)

    Performer: Nicola Benedetti. Performer: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Performer: Sir James MacMillan.
  • Edward Elgar

    Serenade For String Orchestra In E Minor Opus 20: I- Allegro Piacevole

    Performer: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Polonaise from Eugene Onegin

    Performer: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Performer: Yuri Simonov.
  • Henry Purcell

    When I am Laid in Earth from Dido and Aeneas

    Performer: Joyce Di Donato. Performer: Il Pomo d鈥橭ro. Performer: Maxin Emelyanychev.
  • Joan Trimble

    Prelude from Suite for Strings

    Performer: Irish Chamber Orchestra. Performer: Fionnuala Hunt.
  • Waldteufel

    The Skaters' Waltz

    Performer: Monte Carlo Opera Orchestra. Performer: Willi Boskovsky.
  • Claude Debussy

    Rapsodie Arabe For Alto Saxophone And Orchestra

  • Johann Friedrich Fasch

    First movement Allegro from Trumpet Concerto in D, FWV L:D1

    Performer: Alison Balsom. Performer: Academy of Ancient Music.
  • George Frideric Handel

    Augelletti, che cantate from Rinaldo

    Performer: Joyce Di Donato. Performer: Anna Fusek. Performer: Il Pomo d鈥橭ro. Performer: Maxin Emelyanychev.
  • Maurice Ravel

    Piece en forme de Habanera

    Performer: Branford Marsalis.
  • Ian Wilson

    iv: 聟breathing through the eye of a needle from heaven lay close II

    Performer: Chatham Saxophone Quartet. Performer: Aimee Farrell Courtney.
  • Michael Torke

    Third movement from Saxophone Concerto

    Performer: Gerard McChrystal. Performer: London Musici. Performer: Mark Stephenson.
  • George Frideric Handel

    Oh Had I Jubals Lyre

    Performer: Rebekah Coffey. Performer: Brian Connor.
  • Balfe

    I Dreamt I Dwelt in Marble Halls

    Performer: Rebekah Coffey. Performer: Brian Connor.
  • Aaron Copland

    Hoedown from Rodeo

    Performer: Boston Pops Orchestra. Performer: Arthur Fiedler.
  • Beethoven

    Rondo (3rd mvt) from Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major Op. 73 ('The Emperor')

    Performer: Barry Douglas. Performer: Camerata Ireland.

Broadcast

  • Sun 6 Nov 2016 15:03