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Sean Rafferty talks to the Polish opera director Karolina Sofulak about her current Opera North double bill, featuring Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana and Rachmaninov's Aleko. And playing live in the studio are violinist Bojan Čičić and members of the Academy of Ancient Music, with music featured in their new show 'The Art of the Italian Concerto'.
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George Frideric Handel
Messiah: All we like sheep have gone astray
Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants. Director: William Christie.- Harmonia Mundi.
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Frédéric Chopin
Waltz in A flat major Op.69`1 'L'Adieu'
Performer: Pavel Kolesnikov.- Hyperion.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
The Tempest, Op. 18: III. Allegro vivace
Orchestra: ý Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Alpesh Chauhan.- Tchaikovsky: The Tempest, Francesca da Rimini, The Voyevoda, Overture and Polona.
- Chandos.
- 104.
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Franz Schubert
Der Winterabend, D 938
Performer: Julius Drake. Singer: Christoph Prégardien.- CHALLENGE CLASSICS.
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Franz Xaver Richter
Grande Sinfonie No 7 in C major
Performer: Richard Egarr. Orchestra: Academy of Ancient Music. Director: Richard Egarr.- Birth of the Symphony: Handel to Haydn.
- AAM Records.
- 5.
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Johannes Brahms
Symphony No 3 in F major, Op 90 (1st mvt)
Orchestra: Chamber Orchestra of Europe. Conductor: Paavo Berglund.- Brahms: Symphonies Nos. 1-4 (Complete): COE, Berglund.
- Ondine.
- 1.
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Pietro Mascagni
Easter Hymn from Cavalleria Rusticana
Singer: Helen Field. Choir: Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Conductor: Bernard Haitink.- Famous Opera Choruses.
- EMI.
- 11.
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Sergey Rachmaninov
Men's Dance (Aleko)
Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Vasily Petrenko.- EMI.
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Johann Nepomuk Hummel
Trumpet Concerto in E flat major (3rd mvt)
Performer: Tine Thing Helseth. Orchestra: Norwegian Chamber Orchestra.- Simax.
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Errollyn Wallen
Horseplay (Lively)
Ensemble: Ensemble X.- AVIE.
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Antonio Vivaldi
First movement of Concerto in E major RV265 Op 3 No 12 'L'Estro Armonico'
Performer: Bojan Čičić. Orchestra: Academy of Ancient Music. -
Carl Davis
Pride and Prejudice: Main Title
Performer: Melvyn Tan. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Carl Davis.- Pride and Prejudice.
- EMI.
- 1.
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Felix Mendelssohn
Symphony No. 4 (Op.90) in A major "Italian"; 4th movement 'Saltarello'
Orchestra: Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich. Conductor: Paavo Järvi.- ALPHA CLASSICS.
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Antonio Montanari
Sonata in D minor 'Dresden'
Performer: Bojan Čičić. Performer: Steven Devine. -
Johann Strauss II
Champagne Polka Op. 211
Orchestra: Hallé. Conductor: Bramwell Tovey.- Johann Strauss II Waltzes, Polkas & Overtures.
- Warner Classics.
- 204.
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Anton Bruckner
Christus factus est - motet
Choir: Hallé Youth Choir. Conductor: Stuart Overington. -
Antonio Vivaldi
Third movement from Concerto No 9 in D major RV230 'L'Estro Armonico'
Performer: Bojan Čičić. Orchestra: Academy of Ancient Music. -
Luigi Boccherini
String Quintet in E major, Op.11 No.5 (Minuet)
Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Conductor: Neville Marriner.- Royal Classics.
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Edvard Grieg
Waltz, Op 12 No 2 (Lyric Pieces)
Performer: Leif Ove Andsnes.- EMI.
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Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Petite suite de concert Op.77: no.1 La Caprice de Nanette
Orchestra: RTÉ Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Adrian Leaper.- MARCO POLO.
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- Tue 5 Mar 2024 17:00ý Radio 3