Judith Ralston sits in for Jamie MacDougall
Judith Ralston presents the best in classical music on the theme of New Beginnings, with stories of opening nights and first performances of some of the most famous classical works.
Including music by Handel, Strauss, Schumann, Beethoven, Copland and Gershwin.
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George Frideric Handel
Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
Performer: The Orchestra of St. John鈥檚. -
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Joseph Haydn
String Quartet Op 1. No. 1 / Presto
Performer: Hagen Quartett. -
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Richard Wagner
Rienzi Overture
Performer: Philharmonia Orchestra. -
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Clavier Concerto op 1 No 1 in B flat / Allegretto T.1
Performer: Ingrid Haebler 聳 piano-forte, Capella Academica Wien,. -
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Johann Strauss II
Champagne Polka
Performer: Vienna Philharmonic. -
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Edward Elgar
Nimrod from Enigma Variations
Performer: Philharmonia Orchestra. -
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Francis Poulenc
Sonata for flute and piano 聳 1st mvt, Allegro malinconico
Performer: Philippe Bernold, flute, Alexandre Tharaud, piano. -
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Felix Mendelssohn
聭Italian聮 Symphony No 4 Allegro vivace
Performer: London Philharmonic Orchestra. -
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George Gershwin
聭It ain聮t necessarily so聮 from Porgy & Bess
Performer: London Philharmonic, Glyndebourne Chorus, Damon Evans, Cynthia Clarey and Marietta Simpson. -
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No 1 - 4th movement
Performer: Vienna Philharmonic. -
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Aaron Copland
Fanfare for the Common Man
Performer: Seattle Symphony. -
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Giuseppe Torelli
Violin Concerto in D 聳 3rd mvt (Allegro)
Performer: Ivan Zenaty, Leos Janacek Chamber Orchestra. -
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Benjamin Britten
Passacaglia
Performer: Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. -
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Robert Alexander Schumann
Piano concerto in A minor 聳 2nd mvt Intermezzo (Andantino grazioso)
Performer: Martha Argerich, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande. -
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Richard Wagner
Der Engel
Performer: Jessye Norman. -
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Henry Purcell
Ritornelle from Dido & Aeneas
Performer: English Chamber Orchestra & Choir. -
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John Field
Nocturnes
Performer: Maria Rose. -
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
The Lark Ascending
Performer: 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra, Tasmin Little.
Broadcasts
- Tue 7 Jan 2014 20:05麻豆社 Radio Scotland
- Tue 25 Mar 2014 20:05麻豆社 Radio Scotland except Extra