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New Year's Eve - Elizabeth Alker

Elizabeth Alker with her Breakfast melange of classical music, folk, found sounds and the odd Unclassified track. Start your weekend right.

2 hours

Last on

Sat 31 Dec 2022 07:00

Music Played

  • Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    The Tsar's Bride (Overture)

    Orchestra: Seattle Symphony. Conductor: Gerard Schwarz.
    • Naxos.
  • Traditional French

    Le reveillon du jour de l'an

    Singer: Manon B茅dard.
    • DIGIMUSIK.
  • Josquin des Prez

    Mille regretz

    Ensemble: Profeti della Quinta.
    • PIL.
  • Charles Dumont

    Non, je ne regrette rien

    Performer: 脡dith Piaf.
    • Parlophone.
  • William Boyce

    Symphony No.1 in B flat, Op.2 "New Year Ode"

    Ensemble: Aradia Ensemble. Conductor: Kevin Mallon.
    • Naxos.
  • Sven Wunder

    Asterism Waltz (celesta version)

    • Piano Piano.
  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    Prelude in C minor, Op.28 No.20

    Performer: Martha Argerich.
    • Chopin: 26 Preludes Scherzo NR. 2 - Martha Argerich.
    • Deutsche Grammaphon.
    • 20.
  • Dorothy Howell

    Prelude in C major

    Performer: Hiroaki Takenouchi.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Violin Concerto No 3 in G major, K 216 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: David Oistrakh. Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Director: David Oistrakh.
    • Mozart The Collectors Edition 50 CDs The Masterpieces The Greatest Artists.
    • EMI Classics.
    • 9.
  • Silvestre Revueltas

    La noche de las jaranas (La noche de los mayas)

    Orchestra: Sim贸n Bol铆var Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Gustavo Dudamel.
    • Igor Stravinsky, The Rite of Spring: Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela.
    • Deutsche Grammaphon.
    • 16.
  • Thomas Tallis

    Hear the voice and prayer

    Ensemble: Alamire. Director: David Skinner.
    • Songs of Reformation.
    • OBSIDIAN.
    • 4.
  • CARM

    Essex Girl

    • 37D03D.
  • Johann Strauss II

    Champagne Polka

    Orchestra: Hall茅. Conductor: John Barbirolli.
    • Champagne and Laughter: The Music of Johann Strauss II.
    • EMI.
    • 1.
  • Frank Loesser

    What are you doing New Year's Eve

    Performer: Louise Dearman. Music Arranger: Andrew Cottee. Orchestra: 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Andrew Cottee.
  • Richard Strauss

    Piano Trio No. 2 in D Major III. Scherzo. Allegro assai

    Performer: Doren Dinglinger. Performer: Alexandre Vay. Performer: Daniel Blumenthal.
    • Strauss: Piano Quartet in C Major, Op. 13, TrV 137 & Piano Trio No. 2 in D Major.
    • CPO.
    • 7.
  • Georgia Ruth

    Brychni

    • BUBBLE WRAP RECORD.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Cello Suite No.1 in G major, BWV 1007: 1. Prelude

    Performer: Jacqueline du Pr茅.
    • EMI.
  • Mick Jagger

    Paint It Black

    Composer: Keith Richards. Performer: Wednesday Addams.
    • Wednesday - Original Series Soundtrack.
    • Lakeshore Records.
  • William Byrd

    Fantasia No.2 脿 6

    Ensemble: Phantasm.
    • Still Music Of The Spheres.
    • SIMAX.
    • 1.
  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Vocalise, op 34 No 14 arr for clarinet and piano

    Performer: Michael Collins. Performer: Piers Lane. Music Arranger: David Campbell.
    • The Virtuoso Clarinet: Michael Collins.
    • Chandos.
    • 10.
  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Lilacs Op.21 no.5

    Singer: Elena Zaremba. Performer: Antonina Kadobnova.
    • Russian Romances.
    • Melodiya.
    • 16.
  • Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    African Suite (Valse)

    Orchestra: Chineke! Orchestra. Conductor: Kevin John Edusei.
    • DECCA.

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  • Sat 31 Dec 2022 07:00

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