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Saturday - 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 12 Aug 2023 07:00

Music Played

  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Pushkin waltz no.1 in F major Op.120`1

    Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: Neeme J盲rvi.
    • Prokofiev: Watz Suite etc: RSNO/Jarvi.
    • Chandos.
    • 7.
  • Francis Lai

    脌 bicyclette

    Performer: Yves Montand.
    • Yves Montand Gold.
    • Universal Music Division Mercury Records.
    • 1.
  • Ernest Chausson

    Concerto for Violin, Piano and String Quartet, Op. 21 - II. Sicilienne

    Performer: Daniel Hope. Performer: Lise de la Salle. Orchestra: Z眉rcher Kammerorchester.
    • Belle 脡poque.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 8.
  • Joseph Kosma

    Les feuilles mortes

    Singer: Yves Montand. Orchestra: Ensemble Bob Castella.
    • Les feuilles mortes.
    • Universal Music Division Mercury Records.
    • 2.
  • Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges

    Quartet concertant in B flat major Op.15 No.6 (1st mvt)

    Ensemble: Arabella String Quartet.
    • Saint-Georges: 6 Quartetto concertans.
    • Naxos.
    • 601.
  • Engelbert Humperdinck

    Hansel and Gretel (Dream-Pantomime)

    Orchestra: Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin. Conductor: Marek Janowski.
    • PENTATONE.
  • Ola Gjeilo

    Dreamweaver - 1. Prologue

    Choir: The Choir of Royal Holloway. Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Rupert Gough.
    • Gjeilo: Dreamweaver: 1. Prologue.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 1.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Concerto for 2 Pianos in E flat major K.365 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Chick Corea. Performer: Friedrich Gulda. Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Conductor: Nikolaus Harnoncourt.
    • Mozart: Double Piano Concerto, K. 365 - Corea & Gulda: Compositions.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 3.
  • Chick Corea

    Children's Song no.7

    Music Arranger: Duo Aliada. Ensemble: Duo Aliada.
    • East West.
    • haenssler CLASSIC.
    • 1901.
  • John Tavener

    The Tiger

    Performer: Christopher Bowers-Broadbent. Conductor: Simon Joly. Choir: 大象传媒 Singers.
    • Ikons: Choral Music of John Tavener.
    • Signum-Cala.
    • 3.
  • Trad.

    Bright Morning Stars

    Ensemble: Mountain Man.
    • Magic Ship.
    • Nonesuch.
    • 13.
  • Joan Tower

    Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman No 2

    Orchestra: Colorado Symphony. Conductor: Marin Alsop.
    • Koch.
  • Valerie Coleman

    Afro-Cuban Concerto (3rd mvt)

    Ensemble: Imani Winds.
    • Koch International Classics.
  • Philip Glass

    String Quartet No. 3 (Mishima); mvt. I: 1957-Award Montage

    Ensemble: Brooklyn Rider.
    • ORANGE MOUNTAIN.
  • Edvard Grieg

    Symphonic Dance, Op.64 no.3

    Orchestra: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Ole Kristian Ruud.
    • Grieg: Orchestral Music: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra/Ruud.
    • BIS.
    • 7.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Cello Sonata in A major Op.69 (2nd mvt)

    Music Arranger: Paul Struck. Performer: Luka Coetzee. Ensemble: LGT Young Soloists. Conductor: Alexander Gilman.
    • Beethoven Recomposed.
    • Naxos.
    • 102.
  • Joel Styzens

    Opening

    Performer: Sophie Webber. Performer: Rob Clearfield. Ensemble: ATLYS Quartet.
    • Resonance.
    • self-released.
  • Carl Davis

    Champions "Opening Titles and Grand National"

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 Philharmonic. Conductor: Carl Davis.
  • Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns

    Pha毛ton, Op 39

    Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Lorin Maazel.
    • Saint-Saens: Organ Symphony/Tone Poems: Pittsburgh Symphony/Maazel.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 5.
  • Jon Thorarinsson

    The Blue and Brightly Shining Star

    Choir: Hamrahlid Choir.
    • Come and Be Joyful.
    • One Little Independent Records.

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