The perfect classical half hour
Episode m001mdbw, broadcast at Friday 9th June 2023, 7:00pm.
“Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music. This edition of the Classical Mixtape includes Tchaikovsky's Souvenir de Florence; Steve Reich's Vermont Counterpoint; accordionist Viviane Chassot plays music by Haydn; and Anthony Rolfe Johnson sings Britten's arrangement of Down by the Salley Gardens. We begin with Lili Boulanger's vibrant 'D'un matin de printemps'. Produced by Laura Yogasundram.”
Track listing
- 0:00 – D'un matin de printemps
- Orchestra BBC Philharmonic
- Conductor Yan Pascal Tortelier
- Composer Lili Boulanger
- 4:35 – Piano Sonata in D major H.16.37 (1st mvt)
- Composer Joseph Haydn
- Music Arranger Viviane Chassot
- 10:33 – Souvenir de Florence, Op.70 (3rd mvt) (track 7, Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings; Souvenir de Florence)
- Composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- Ensemble Camerata de Lausanne
- 17:08 – Down by the Salley Gardens
- Music Arranger Benjamin Britten
- Performer Graham Johnson
- Singer Anthony Rolfe Johnson
- Composer Traditional Irish
- 19:46 – Vermont Counterpoint
- Composer Steve Reich
- Performer Ransom Wilson
- 24:13 – Two Songs from Shakespeare's Twelfth Night: O Mistress Mine
- Director Nigel Short
- Choir Tenebrae
- Composer Herbert Murrill
- 25:35 – Chaconne in G major
- Composer Andrea Falconieri
- Performer Daniel Hope
- Performer Emmanuele Forni
- Performer Simos Papanas
- Performer Michael Metzler
- Performer Naoki Kitaya