The perfect classical half hour
Episode m001hg5f, broadcast at Tuesday 31st January 2023, 7:00pm.
“Khachaturian's arresting Masquerade waltz whips up today's classical sequence and whirls through an eclectic mix of music which includes a powerfully emotional performance by Nina Simone of an American traditional song, and a scintillating portrayal of sunrise in Ravel's Lever du jour. Billy Strayhorn puts in an appearance with Duke Ellington, and a sparkling Schumann piano quintet sits alongside some lively Bach and ethereal choral music by Thomas Tallis. Producer: Helen Garrison”
Track listing
- 0:10 – Waltz from Masquerade suite (track 4, Khachaturian: Piano Concerto etc.)
- Conductor Neeme Järvi
- Orchestra Royal Scottish National Orchestra
- Composer Aram Khachaturian
- 4:02 – Black Is The Colour Of My True Love's Hair (track 1, Jazz Masters 17: Nina Simone)
- Singer Nina Simone
- Composer Traditional American
- Performer Lisle Atkinson
- 7:25 – Take the 'A' Train (track 4, The Rough Guide To Jazz Legends: Duke Ellington)
- Performer Duke Ellington
- Orchestra Duke Ellington Orchestra
- Composer Billy Strayhorn
- Performer Ray Nance
- 10:17 – Piano Quintet in E flat major Op.44 (3rd mvt)
- Composer Robert Schumann
- Ensemble Jerusalem Quartet
- Performer Alexander Melnikov
- 14:59 – Orchestral Suite No 2 in B minor, BWV 1067 (Badinérie)
- Composer Johann Sebastian Bach
- Ensemble Musica Antiqua Köln
- Performer Wilbert Hazelzet
- 16:15 – Loquebantur variis linguis
- Choir Stile Antico
- Composer Thomas Tallis
- 20:22 – Daphnis et Chloé (Lever du jour)
- Composer Maurice Ravel
- Orchestra Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
- Choir Berlin Radio Choir
- Conductor Pierre Boulez
- 26:49 – To the Spring (Lyric Pieces, Op.43)
- Composer Edvard Grieg
- Performer Leif Ove Andsnes