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Essential Classics with Ian Skelly - Scottish Opera, Lyadov's Baba-Yaga, Kelsey Grammer

Ian Skelly with the best in classical music, plus guest, Kelsey Grammer.

Ian Skelly with Essential Classics - the best in classical music.

0930 Your ideas for companion pieces on the Essential Classics playlist.

1010 Our Classical Century - 100 key moments in the last century of classical music.

1050 Cultural inspirations from our guest of the week, the actor, Kelsey Grammer.

1130 Slow Moment - time to take a break for a moment's musical reflection

And this week we'll be celebrating the artistry of Dame Janet Baker.

3 hours

Music Played

  • Antonio Salieri

    Les Danaides - tragedie lyrique in 5 acts: Overture

    Orchestra: Les Talens Lyriques. Director: Christophe Rousset.
    • Antonio Salieri: Les Danaides.
    • EDICIONES SINGULARES.
    • 1.
  • Felix Mendelssohn

    String Octet in E flat major Op.20 (3rd mvt)

    Ensemble: Australian Chamber Orchestra.
    • BIS.
  • Maurice Ravel

    Le Tombeau de Couperin: Menuet

    Performer: David Lively.
    • Ravel 脿 Gaveau.
    • La Musica.
    • 17.
  • Charles Wood

    O thou the central orb

    Performer: Robert Quinney. Choir: The Sixteen. Conductor: Harry Christophers.
    • A New Heaven, The Sixteen.
    • UCJ.
    • 2.
  • Edvard Grieg

    Symphonic Dance Op 64 no.1

    Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.
    • Grieg: Peer Gynt: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Orama.
    • Erato.
    • 10.
  • Anatoly Konstantinovich Lyadov

    Baba-Yaga, Op.56

    Orchestra: Mariinsky Orchestra. Conductor: Valery Gergiev.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Adagio in E major K.261 for violin and orchestra

    Performer: James Ehnes. Orchestra: Mozart Anniversary Orchestra.
    • ONYX.
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Symphony no.2 in C minor, Op.17 'Little Russian' (2nd mvt)

    Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Kirill Karabits.
    • Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra plays Tchaikovsky and Mussorgsky.
    • Onyx.
    • 2.
  • Johannes Brahms

    Variations on a theme by Haydn, Op 56b

    Performer: Martha Argerich. Performer: Nelson Freire.
    • DG.
  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    Symphony no.6 in D major, Op.60 (3rd mvt)

    Orchestra: Czech Philharmonic. Conductor: Ji艡铆 B臎lohl谩vek.
    • Decca.
  • Paul Dukas

    The Sorcerer's Apprentice

    Orchestra: Les Si猫cles. Conductor: Fran莽ois鈥怷avier Roth.
    • Musicales Actes Sud.
  • Domenico Scarlatti

    Sonata in C major, Kk.72

    Performer: Alexandre Tharaud.
    • D. Scarlatti: Sonatas: Alexandre Tharaud.
    • Virgin Classics.
    • 2.
  • Alfonso X el Sabio

    Saltarello [Cantigas de Santa Maria no.77-119]

    Performer: Hesp猫rion XXI. Director: Jordi Savall.
    • Orient - Occident 1200-1700.
    • Alia Vox.
    • 20.
  • Maurice Jarre

    Bicycle Ride (A Passage to India)

    Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Maurice Jarre.
    • Capitol.
  • Maurice Ravel

    Sh茅h茅razade: L'indiff茅rent

    Singer: Janet Baker. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: John Barbirolli.
    • EMI.
  • Philip Glass

    Akhnaten (Act 2: Dance)

    Orchestra: Staatsorchester Stuttgart. Conductor: Dennis Russell Davies.
    • CBS.
  • Henri Vieuxtemps

    Elegie Op.30

    Performer: Tabea Zimmermann. Performer: Thomas Hoppe.
    • MYRIOS CLASSICS.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No 7 in A major (Op 92) 4th mvt

    Orchestra: Orchestre R茅volutionnaire et Romantique. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner.
    • Beethoven: The Symphonies, John Eliot Gardiner.
    • Archiv Produktion.
    • 4.
  • Eduard Tubin

    Violin Concerto No 1 in D major (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Mark Lubotsky. Orchestra: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Neeme J盲rvi.
    • BIS.
  • Hildegard von Bingen

    O vis aeternitatis

    Music Arranger: Grete Pedersen. Performer: Gjermund Larsen. Performer: Bjorn Kjellemyr. Choir: Norwegian Soloists' Choir. Conductor: Grete Pedersen.
    • BIS.
  • Aaron Copland

    3 Latin American Sketches

    Orchestra: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.
    • Copland - Appalachian Spring, Quiet City, Short Symphony.
    • Brilliant Classics.
    • 006.

Broadcast

  • Mon 15 Apr 2019 09:00

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