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Old wine in new bottles from Bach, and a visit to the high Hardanger plain in Norway, the evocation of bird song from Rameau and Autumn past from Mendelssohn and Rachmaninov ends with a prelude.

30 minutes

Music Played

  • Jean鈥怭hilippe Rameau

    Le rappel des oiseaux (Pieces de clavecin)

    Music Arranger: Raaf Hekkema. Ensemble: Calefax.
    • MDG.
  • Edward Elgar

    Enigma Variations, Op 36 (Variation 10, 'Dorabella')

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Davis.
    • TELDEC.
  • Geirr Tveitt

    Hardanger Ale (A Hundred Hardanger Tunes)

    Orchestra: Iceland Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Bjarte Engeset.
    • NORWEGIAN CLASSICAL FAVOURITES VOL.2.
    • NAXOS.
    • 006.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Sinfonia concerto (Cantata no.174)

    Orchestra: Concerto Italiano. Director: Rinaldo Alessandrini.
    • Bach: Brandenburg Concertos: Concerto Italiano/Alessandrini.
    • Naive.
    • 16.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Serenade in G major, K 525, 'Eine kleine Nachtmusik' (1st mvt)

    Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Enrique B谩tiz.
    • Orchestral Lollipops: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Enrique Batiz.
    • RPO.
    • 9.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Cello Sonata No 5 in D major, Op 102 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Paul Tortelier. Performer: 脡ric Heidsieck.
    • Beethoven The Collector's Edition 50 CDs The Masterpieces The Greatest Artists.
    • EMI Classics.
    • 5.
  • Joseph Haydn

    Symphony No 93 in D major (2nd mvt)

    Orchestra: Les Musiciens du Louvre. Conductor: Marc Minkowski.
    • Haydn, 12 London Symphonies: Marc Minkowski, Les Musiciens du Louvre-Grenobles.
    • Naive.
    • 10.

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  • Tue 7 Jan 2020 19:00

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