Neville Marriner Day
Episode m001yb9j, broadcast at Monday 15th April 2024, 6:00pm.
“A special edition of the Classical Mixtape marking the centenary of the birth of Neville Marriner, one of the most celebrated conductors of all time. Wind down with a 30 minute eclectic mix of classical music, all conducted and performed by Marriner. The wide range of composers and styles includes works by Butterworth, Bach, Villa-Lobos, Elizabeth Poston, Tchaikovsky, Mozart, Bartok, and chamber music by Couperin in which Marriner can be heard playing the violin. Producer: Helen Garrison”
Track listing
- 3:56 – English Idyll No 1    
- Orchestra Academy of St Martin in the Fields
 - Conductor Neville Marriner
 - Composer George Butterworth
 
 - 8:42 – Concerto in D minor BWV.1043 for 2 violins and string orch; 1st movement; Vivace     (track 7, Bach, J.S.: Violin Concerto Nos. 1 & 2; Concerto for 2 Violins) 
- Composer Johann Sebastian Bach
 - Orchestra Academy of St Martin in the Fields
 - Conductor Neville Marriner
 - Performer Henryk Szeryng
 - Performer Maurice Hasson
 
 - 12:38 – Bachiana brasileira no.5 (Aria)     (track 2, Villa-Lobos, Bachianas Brasileiras No.5) 
- Composer Heitor Villa‐Lobos
 - Orchestra Academy of St Martin in the Fields
 - Director Neville Marriner
 - Singer Karita Mattila
 
 - 18:53 – Symphony No.15 in G, K.124 (4th mvt - Presto)     (track 21, Mozart: Complete Symphonies) 
- Composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
 - Orchestra Academy of St Martin in the Fields
 - Conductor Neville Marriner
 
 - 21:25 – The Nutcracker Suite (Russian Dance, 'Trepak')     (track 4, Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite, Serenade For Strings; Neville Marriner) 
- Composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
 - Orchestra Academy of St Martin in the Fields
 - Conductor Neville Marriner
 
 - 25:32 – Dance Suite, Sz. 77: IV. Molto tranquillo     (track 1204, The Stuttgart Recordings) 
- Composer Béla Bartók
 - Conductor Neville Marriner
 - Orchestra Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra
 
 - 29:00 – Les Nations - Deuxieme Ordre "L'Espagnole"; 7. Gavotte     (track 16, Couperin, François: Les Nations) 
- Performer Neville Marriner
 - Composer François Couperin
 - Performer Desmond Dupré
 - Performer Carl Pini
 - Performer Thurston Dart
 - Ensemble Jacobean Ensemble