The eclectic classical mix
Episode m001r243, broadcast at Monday 9th October 2023, 7:00pm.
“Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music, from serene Shostakovich to jokey Haydn via Beethoven's iconic Symphony No 5. Plus Delius by a river in Florida meets Chaminade's water nymph Ondine. Produced by David Fay”
Track listing
- 0:00 – Prelude in C Major, Op 87 No 1 (track 1, On DSCH)
- Composer Dmitry Shostakovich
- Performer Igor Levit
- 2:31 – Ave Maria (track 1, Bruckner: Mass in E minor/Motets: Polyphony/Britten Sinfonia/Layton)
- Composer Anton Bruckner
- Conductor Stephen Layton
- Choir Polyphony
- 6:41 – Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op.67 (i. Allegro con brio) (track 5, BERLIN PHILHARMONIC RECORDS: BPHR 160091)
- Conductor Sir Simon Rattle
- Composer Ludwig van Beethoven
- Orchestra Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
- 13:32 – Ave Maria
- Composer Johann Sebastian Bach
- Performer Yo‐Yo Ma
- Composer Charles Gounod
- Performer Kathryn Stott
- 16:13 – By the River (Florida Suite) (track 2, The Essential Delius - Various)
- Orchestra Ulster Orchestra
- Composer Frederick Delius
- Conductor Vernon Handley
- 22:56 – L' Ondine [The Water sprite] Op.101 (track 6, Chaminade: Piano Music - 1, Peter Jacobs)
- Composer Cécile Louise Chaminade
- Performer Peter Jacobs
- 26:45 – String Quartet in E flat major, Op 33 No 2, 'The Joke' (Finale)
- Composer Joseph Haydn
- Ensemble Casals Quartet