A 30-minute mix of delightful classical music
Episode m000xf2g, broadcast at Tuesday 29th June 2021, 7:00pm.
“Music Reimagined: a collection of arrangements in today's Mixtape, including a highlight from Wagner's mighty Ring cycle for piano and harmonium; John Lennon's Across the Universe for classical quartet; and Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition as interpreted by Dutch thrash metal band Mekong Delta. Plus the Mahotella Queens and some organic nonsense from Louis James Lefebre-Wely. Producer Roger Short”
Track listing
- 0:12 – Die Walkure (Siegmund's Love Song) (track 006, Wagner Opera for Harmonium and Piano)
- Composer Richard Wagner
- Performer Jan Hennig
- Performer Ernst Breidenbach
- Music Arranger Sigfrid Karg-Elert
- 3:39 – Across the Universe (arranged Lawson)
- Composer John Lennon
- Performer Jess Gillam
- Performer Rowena Calvert
- Performer Lysandre Ménard
- Singer Sam Becker
- 7:24 – Siciliano from Sonata No. 2 in E flat, BWV 1031 arr. piano solo W
- Composer Johann Sebastian Bach
- Performer Andrew von Oeyen
- Music Arranger Wilhelm Kempff
- 11:14 – Pictures at an Exhibition - Interludium 2; Tuilleries; Bydlo (arranged)
- Composer Modest Mussorgsky
- Ensemble Mekong Delta
- 13:33 – Sortie in B flat major (track 17, Lefebure-Wely: Organ Music played by David Sanger)
- Composer Louis James Lefebure-Wely
- Performer David Sanger
- 17:38 – Nachtgesang im Walde, D. 913 (track 10, Schubert: Nachtgesang)
- Composer Franz Schubert
- Choir RIAS Chamber Choir
- Ensemble Scharoun Ensemble
- Conductor Marcus Creed
- 24:29 – Ch'i bei dì m'adduce ancora (track 7, Verdi: Songs for Voice and Piano: Price/Parsons)
- Composer Giuseppe Verdi
- Performer Geoffrey Parsons
- Librettist Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- Librettist Luigi Balestra
- Singer Margaret Price
- 27:20 – Kukhona Intombi (track , Sebai Bai)
- Composer Trad.
- Performer Mahotella Queens