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26/09/26
Friedrich Cerha: Percussion Concerto (2009): Finale
Martin Grubinger, hr-Sinfonieorchester (Frankfurt Radio Symphony) conducted by Andrés Orozco-Estrada
YouTube video. Recorded at the Frankfurt Alte Oper on 14th September 2015.
Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
hr-Sinfonieorchester (Frankfurt Radio Symphony) conducted by Andrés Orozco-Estrada
YouTube video. Part of open-air concert on 17th August 2016 at Weseler Werft, Frankfurt.
Bryce Dessner: Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra
Katia und Marielle Labèque, Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Andrés Orozco-Estrada
You-Tube video recorded in the hr-Sendesaal Frankfurt on 23rd October 2020.
18/07/26
Bryce Dessner: Train Dreams
Bryce Dessner, Nick Cave
YouTube video. Official Netflix music video.
08/11/25
Monteverdi: Vespers of the Blessed Virgin: Ave Maris Stella, Magnificat
Apollo's Fire, The Cleveland Baroque Orchestra conducted by Jeanette Sorrell
YouTube video. Recorded on 1st November 2014 in Trinity Cathedral, Cleveland, Ohio
Monteverdi: l'Incoronazione di Poppea: Pur ti miro (aria from Opera)
Nuria Rial (soprano), Philippe Jaroussky (counter tenor), l'Arpeggiata conducted by Christina Pluhar
YouTube video. The performance marked two German Echo Klassik (Classical) 2009 awards – one for Christina Pluhar and l'Arpeggiata; the other for Nuria Rial.
23/11/24
Rachmaninov: The Isle of the Dead
hr-Sinfonieorchester conducted by Edward Gardner
YouTube video. Recorded at the Alte Oper Frankfurt on 25th September 2015.
Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini op. 43: Variation 18
Daniil Trifonov (piano), The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin
YouTube video.
28/09/24
Busoni: Piano Concerto in C major op. 39: 1st and 2nd Movements
Marc-André Hamelin, Lahti Symphony Orchestra conducted by Osmo Vänska
YouTube video. Recorded in the Sibelius Hall, Lahti.
27/04/24
Schumann: Symphony no. 4 in D minor op. 120
Staatskapelle Dresden conducted by Wolfgang Sawallisch
EMI 1973 recording
20/01/24
Berlioz: Harold in Italy: 1st (Harold in the Mountains) and 2nd (March of the Pilgrims) Movements
Antoine Tamestit (viola), L'Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
YouTube viedo. Recorded on 4th February 2022 in the Maison de la Radio et de la Musique, Paris.
30/09/23
J.S. Bach: Cello Suite No. 1 in G major BWV.1007: Prelude
Patrick Dexter (cello)
YouTube video. Introduction to the Celo Suites, filmed at Patrick Dexter’s cottage in Co. Mayo.
J.S. Bach: Cello Suite No. 3 in C major BWV.1009
Reiner Wink (cello)
YouTube video. Recorded for the project All of Bach on October 8th 2017 at The Loft, Amsterdam.
12/08/23
Bartók: Piano Concerto no. 3 in E major
Martha Argerich, Tohu Gakuen Orchestra conducted by Yuri Bashmet
YouTube video. Recorded on 14th April 2007.
13/05/23
Trad.: Mitt hjerte alltid vanker (My heart always wanders)
Mari Eriksmoen(soprano), Oslo Philharmonic Cello Group with Klaus Mäkelä
YouTube video. Scandinavian Christmas carol recorded in Oslo Concert Hall.
Sibelius: Symphony no. 1 in E minor op. 39: 3rd and 4th Movements
Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France conducted by Klaus Mäkelä
YouTube video. Recorded on 6th March 2020 in the auditorium of the Maison de la Radio in Paris.
Mozart: Horn Concerto no. 1 in D major K.412: II. Rondo. Allegro
Felix Klieser, Camerata Salzburg
YouTube video. Berlin Classics production.
11/03/23
Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (1874, orch. Ravel 1922)
Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gustavo Dudamel
YouTube video. Recorded at the 2008 Salzburg Festival.
01/10/22
Elgar: Sea Pictures
Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano), London Symphony Orcchestra conducted by Sir John Barbirolli
1965 Recording
John Ireland: Sea Fever
Bryn Terfel (baritone), Malcolm Martineau (piano)
28/05/22
Debussy: La Mer
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra conducted by Bernard Haitink
YouTube video. Recording of performance in the Amsterdam Concertgebouw in March 2009.
02/04/22 (Theme: Celebrating Brahms)
Brahms: Alto Rhapsody op. 53
Sara Mingardo (alto), Bavarian Radio Choir, Lucerne Festival Orchestra conducted by Andris Nelsons
YouTube video from the opening concert of the Lucerne Summer Festival 2014
Brahms: Academic Festival Overture op. 80
Orchestre de Paris conducted by Paavo Järvi
YouTube video of a performance during a Brahms evening at the Salle Pleyel in Paris in 2014
Brahms: 49 Deutsche Volkslieder WoO33: All' mein Gedanken
Robin Tritschler (tenor), Graham Johnson (piano)
Hyperion recording from 2018. The presentation was part of Brahms Day, marking the 125th anniversary of the composer's death on 3rd April.
20/11/21
Mozart: String Quartet no. 19 in C major K.465
Heutling Quartet
02/10/21 (Theme: Remembering Seán Ó Riada)
Ó Riada: Mise Éire (Orchestral Suite): Luan Cásca 1916 (Róisín Dubh)
RTÉ Concert Orchestra conducted by Robert Houlihan
Ó Riada: Overture Olynthiac
RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Robert Houlihan
Ó Riada: Seoladh na nGamhan (The Herding of the Calves)
RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Robert Houlihan
Ó Riada: Nomos No. 4
RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Robert Houlihan
Seán Ó Riada died fifty years ago on 3rd October
26/06/21
Maxwell Davies: Eight Songs for a Mad King
Kelvin Thomas (baritone), Psappha Ensemble
On YouTube. Filmed 31st March 2012, Digital Performance Lab, University of Salford.
08/05/21
Debussy: La Mer
Lucerne Festival Orchestra conducted by Claudio Abbado
Recorded live at the Lucerne Festival on 14th August 2003. This was the founding concert of the Orchestra.
13/03/21
Mozart: Symphony no. 41 in C major K.551 (‘Jupiter’)
hr-Sinfonieorchester conducted by Andrés Orozco-Estrada
YouTube video recorded in the Alte Oper in Frankfurt on 11th September 2020.
09/01/21
Vaughan Williams: Songs of Travel
Alex Knight (baritone), Eroica Ensemble conducted by Toby Thatcher
YouTube video. Filmed in Verbruggen Hall, Sydney Conservatorium of Music on 18th August 2012.
Walton: Façade: Tango-Pasodoble, Black Mrs Behemoth
Barbara Hannigan (reciter), Simon Rattle (conductor & reciter), Members of the Berlin Philharmonic
YouTube Video. Recorded at the Berlin Philharmonie on 15th December 2012.
07/11/20
Poulenc: Concerto in G minor for Organ, Timpani and Strings
Iveta Apkalna, hr-Sinfonieorchester (Frankfurt Radio Symphony) conducted by Andrés Orozco-Estrada
Video recording of performance in the Alte Oper Frankfurt on 22nd November 2019
19/09/20
Verdi: Requiem (Requiem & Kyrie, Dies irae, Salva me, Recordare)
Erika Grimaldi (soprano), Violeta Urmana (mezzo-soprano), Saimir Pirgu (tenor), Kihwan Sim (bass), MDR Rundfunkchor, hr-Sinfonieorchester (Frankfurt Radio SO) conducted by Andrés Orozco-Estrada
13/06/20
Pergolesi: Stabat Mater: From 'Quae moerebat et dolebat' to end
Philippe Jaroussky (countertenor), Emöke Barath (soprano), Orfeo 55 directed by Nathalie Stutzmann
YouTube video of performance in the Chapelle de la Trinité, Château de Fontainebleau in April 2014
07/03/20 (Theme: A tribute to Mariss Jansons)
Wagner: 'Lohengrin' – Prelude to Act I of opera
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Mariss Jansons
Stravinsky: The Firebird Suite (1911 version)
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Mariss Jansons
Mariss Jansons died on 30th November 2019
11/05/19
Mozart: String Quartet no. 9 in A major K.169
Heutling Quartet
02/03/19
Puccini: 'La Bohème' – Conclusion of Act I and all of Act II
Renata Scotto, Alfredo Kraus, Sherrill Milnes, Carol Neblett etc, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by James Levine
1980 recording
20/10/18
Holst: The Planets op. 32: I. Mars, III. Mercury, V. Saturn, VII. Neptune
BBC Philharmonic conducted by Jan Pascal Tortelier
28/04/18
Torsten Rasch: Mutter
René Pape (bass), Dresdner Sinfoniker conducted by John Carewe
Both Torsten Rasch and René Pape were members of the Dresdner Kreuzchor
Janacek: Sinfonietta
London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Claudio Abbado
27/01/18
Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra conducted by Andris Nelsons
Video recording of recent TV broadcast
14/10/17 (Theme: Recollection | Recomposition)
Heiner Goebbels: Eislermaterial (reworking of songs by Hans Eisler): 'Anmut sparet' and 'Mutter Beimlein'
Josef Bierbichler (actor/singer), Ensemble Modern
Schumann: From 21 Lieder by Schumann and Schubert, reworked by Reinbert de Leeuw – In wunderschönen Monat Mai; Die Rose, die Lille; Ich grolle nicht
Barbara Sukowa (actor/singer), Schoenberg Ensemble conducted by Reinbert de Leeuw
On DVD
Schubert: From 21 Lieder by Schumann and Schubert, reworked by Reinbert de Leeuw – Gute Nacht; Im Dorfe; Gretchen am Spinnrade; Der Doppelgänger; Der Leiermann
Barbara Sukowa (actor/singer), Schoenberg Ensemble conducted by Reinbert de Leeuw
On DVD
29/07/17
Bruckner: Symphony No. 7 in E major (I. Allegro moderato & III. Scherzo. Sehr schnell)
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Herbert von Karajan
Recording dates from 1975
28/01/17 (Theme: Spring has (almost) sprung!)
Schumann: Symphony no. 1 in B flat major op. 38 ('Spring')
Dresden Staatskapelle conducted by Wolfgang Sawallisch
26/11/16
Beethoven: Piano Sonata no. 32 in C minor op. 111
Daniel Barenboim
From Barenboim's first complete set, recorded between 1967 and '70
27/08/16 (Theme: 800 Years of the Dresdner Kreuzchor)
Schütz: Ich bin ein rechter Weinstock (Motet for six-part choir)
Dresdner Kreuzchor conducted by Roderick Krelle
Buchenberg: Kein schöner Land
Dresdner Kreuzchor conducted by Roderick Krelle
Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin: Gremin's aria
Theo Adam (bass-baritone), Staatskapelle Berlin conducted by Kurt Mazur
Theo Adam was a member of the Dresdner Kreuzchor
Schubert: Schwanengesang D.957: VIII. Der Atlas
Theo Adam (bass baritone), Rudolf Dunckel (piano)
Agostino Steffani: A facile vittoria (Sigaro's aria from the opera Tassilone)
Peter Schreier (tenor), Willi Krug (trumpet), Kammerorchester Berlin conducted by Helmut Koch
Peter Schreier was a member of the Dresdner Kreuzchor
Agostino Steffani: Piangerete, io ben io so (Adalgiso's aria from the opera Tassilone)
Peter Schreier (tenor), Hans-Werner Wätzig (oboe), Kammerorchester Berlin conducted by Helmut Koch
Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Verachtet mir die Meister nicht (Hans Sachs's concluding aria)
René Pape (bass), Chor der Staatsoper unter den Linden, Staatskapelle Berlin conducted by Daniel Barenboim
René Pape was a member of the Dresden Kreuzchor
25/06/16
Elgar: Cello Concerto in E minor op. 85
Jacqueline du Pré, London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir John Barbirolli
1965 recording
05/03/16
Mozart: String Quartet no. 17 in B flat major K.458 ('The Hunt')
Heutling Quartet
The recording dates from 1967/68
09/01/16 New Year Concert from Berlin
Saint-Saëns: Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso in A minor for Violin and Orchestra op. 28
Anne-Sophie Mutter, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Simon Rattle
Massenet: Pieces for Orchestra from 'Le Cid' (Suite)
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Simon Rattle
Video recorded from TV transmission
10/10/15
Schumann: Kreisleriana op. 16: VII. Seht rasch & VIII. Schnell und spielend
Hélène Grimaud (piano)
Ravel: Piano Concerto in G major
Hélène Grimaud, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Jesús López-Cobos
30/05/15
Bartok: Music for Strings, Percussion and Celeste
Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Seiji Ozawa
17/01/15
Poulenc: Concerto for Organ, Timpani and Strings in G minor
Maurice Duruflé, French Radio Symphony Orchestra conduced by Georges Prêtre
Recorded in 1961
06/12/14
Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D minor op. 47
Viktoria Mullova, Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Seiji Ozawa
11/10/14
Mahler: Symphony no. 3: Final movement
New York Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Leonard Bernstein
1965 recording
31/05/14
Berlioz: 'Benvenuto Cellini' (excerpts from opera)
Burkhard Fritz, Laurent Naouri, Brindley Sherratt, Mikhail Petrenko, Maija Kovalevska, Kate Aldrich Xavier Mas, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor Conducted by Valery Gergiev
On DVD. Recording of broadcast from 2007 Salzburg Festival. Stage Direction by Philipp Stölzl
22/03/14
Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 5 in E flat major op. 73 ('Emperor'): 2nd and 3rd movements
Murray Perahia, Concertgebouw Orchestra conducted by Bernard Haitink
18/01/14
Mahler: Symphony no. 9 in D major: I. Andante comodo
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Herbert von Karajan
Recorded 1979/80
07/12/13
Lutoslawski: Concerto for Orchestra (1954)
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Antoni Wit
The centenary of Lutoslawski's birth was on 25th January 2013
14/09/13
Mozart: 'Don Giovanni': Final scenes from the Opera
Rodney Gilfrey, László Polgár, Isabel Rey, Cecilia Bartoli, Roberto Saccà, Liliana Nikiteanu, Oliver Widmer, Matti Salminen, Orchestra & Chorus of the Zürich Opera House conducted by Nikolaus Harnoncourt
On DVD. 2001 production by Jürgen Flimm
10/08/13
Richard Strauss: Don Quixote op. 35
Tim Hugh (cello), Paul Silverthorne (viola), London Symphony Orchestra conducted by André Previn
Recorded live at the Barbican in London on 15th June 1995
04/05/13
Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring
Cleveland Orchestra conducted by Pierre Boulez
The centenary of the first performance is on 29th May
23/03/13
Korngold: 'Die tote Stadt' (extracts from 1st, 2nd and 3rd acts of Opera)
James King, Karan Armstrong, William Murray, Margit Neubauer, Chorus and Orchestra of the Deutsche Oper Berlin conducted by Heinrich Hollreiser
On DVD. 1983 production by Götz Friedrich
15/12/12 (Theme: Waltz Time)
Chopin: Waltz in E flat major op. 18
Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano)
Johann Strauss: Voices of Spring
Kathleen Battle (soprano), Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Herbert von Karajan
On DVD. Recording from the VPO New Year Concert, 1987.
Reynaldo Hahn: La dernière valse
Hélène Delavault, Quatuor Prat
Ravel: La Valse
Orchestre national de France conducted by Eliahu Inbal
31/07/10
Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht (orchestral version): Movements 4 & 5
English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Daniel Barenboim
Schoenberg: Gurrelieder (Part III: Concluding melodrama, "The Summerwind's Wild Chase")
Thomas Quasthoff, Philip Langridge, Anne Sofie von Otter, Thomas Moser, Karita Mattila, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Simon Rattle
08/05/10
Britten: 'Billy Budd' (Opera in Four Acts op. 50): 'Deck Ahoy' from Act 3 Scene 1; Act 4, conclusion
Thomas Hampson, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Manchester Boys Choir, Hallé Orchestra and Choir conducted by Kent Nagano
23/01/10 (Theme: Two distinguished Russian soloists)
Scarlatti: Sonata in A K.382
Vladimir Horowitz (piano)
Live recording, performance in the Berlin Philharmonie on 18th May 1986
J.S. Bach: Suite for Cello Solo No. 1 in G Major BWV.1007
Mstislav Rostropovich
Chopin: Polonaise in A flat major op. 53 ('Heroic')
Vladimir Horowitz (piano)
Live recording, performance in the Berlin Philharmonie on 18th May 1986
03/10/09
Kaija Saariaho: Six Japanese Gardens for Percussion and Electronics (Nos. 1 and 2)
Florent Jodelet (percussion), Jean-Baptiste Barrière (electronics and vocals)
Sibelius: Symphony no. 7 in C major op. 105
Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Colin Davis
(1975 recording)
04/07/09
Beethoven: An die ferne Geliebte op. 98
Wolfgang Holzmair (baritone), Imogen Cooper (piano)
Beethoven: String Quartet no. 15 in A minor op. 132 (3rd Movement: Convalescent's Sacred Song of Thanksgiving to the Deity, in the Lydian Mode)
Medici Quartet
03/01/09
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto no. 3 in C major op. 26
Martha Argerich (piano), Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Claudio Abbado
11/10/08
Jake Heggie: For a Look or a Touch
Julian Patrick (actor), Morgan Smith (baritone), Music of Remembrance directed by Mina Miller (piano)
17/05/08 (Theme: Looking back, Looking forward)
Messiaen: Et expecto resurrectionem mortuorum
Cleveland Orchestra conducted by Pierre Boulez
Puccini: 'Turandot': Opening scenes of Opera
Joan Sutherland, Luciano Pavorotti, Monserrat Caballe, London Philharmonic Orchestrs and Chorus conducted by Zubin Mehta
09/02/08
Beethoven: Fantasy in C minor for Piano, Chorus and Orchestra, op. 80
Lang Lang (piano), Chœur de l'Orchestre de Paris, Orchestre de Paris conducted by Christoph Eschenbach
DVD recording from the orchestra's 40th Anniversary series
Liszt: Liebestraum (Nocturne no. 3)
Lang-Lang
Encore from concert appearance with Orchestre de Paris in Salle Pleyel
10/11/07
Varèse: Amériques
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra conducted by Riccardo Chailly
11/08/07
Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Stephen Hough (piano), Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Simon Rattle
DVD of performance at the Berlin Waldbühne on 17th June 2007
09/06/07 (Theme: Magnificats)
Monteverdi: Magnificat (from Vespro della Beata Virgine, 1610)
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, Salisbury Cathedral Boys' Choir, Monteverdi Choir and Orchestra conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
Vladimir Godàr: Magnificat for Female Voice, Choir and String Orchestra (2003)
Iva Bittova, Bratislava Conservatory Choir conducted by Marek Stryncl
13/01/07
Mahler: Symphony no. 9 (1st movement)
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Herbert von Karajan
11/11/06 (Theme: Schumann re-composed)
Schumann: Fantasie in C major op. 17 (2nd movement)
Maurizio Pollini (piano)
Hans Zender: Schumann-Fantasie for Large Orchestra (1997) (IV. Triumphbogen, after the 2nd movement of Schumann's op. 17 Fantasie for piano & VI. Sternennacht, after the 3rd movement)
Junge Deutsche Philarmonie conducted by Hans Zender
08/07/06
Mozart: Violin Concerto no. 3 in G major K.216
Andrew Manze (soloist/conductor) with The English Concert
01/10/05 (Theme: Re-workings)
Kagel: Tantz-Schul (based on Gregorio Lambrazzi's 'The New & Curious Theatrical Dance School')
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Saarbrücken conducted by Mauricio Kagel
Heiner Goebbels: Eislermaterials (based on pieces by Hanns Eisler) — I. Anmut sparet nicht noch Mühe; II. Allegro assai (from Eisler's Kleine Sinfonie/Moment musical); III. Andante (based on Suite für Septett Nr. 1); IV. Und ich werde nicht mehr sehen
Josef Bierbichler, Ensemble Modern
Berio: 3 Songs by Kurt Weill
Cathy Berberian, Julliard Ensemble conducted by Luciano Berio
20/08/05
Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals (excerpt)
Katia and Marielle Lebeque (pianos), Berlin Philharmonic conducted by Simon Rattle
As performed in the Berlin Waldgrüne, Summer 2005. Video recording.
Purcell: Dido and Aeneas (excerpts from opera)
Soloists, lots of dancers, Akadamie für Alte Musik Berlin, Vocalconsort Berlin conducted by Attilio Cremonesi. Production 'choreographed' by Sasha Waltz.
Controversial choreographed production from Berlin Staatsoper on video
05/03/05
Beethoven: Piano Sonata no. 17 in D minor op. 31 no. 2 ('The Tempest')
Daniel Barenboim (piano)
11/12/04 (Theme: Love & Doom)
Berlioz: Les Troyens ('The Trojans') — Excerpts from Acts II and IV
Anna Caterina Antonacci, Susan Graham, Gregory Kunde, Monteverdi Choir, Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
DVD of the Chatelet production of Octoober 2003 (attended by Dermot)
Offenbach: Les contes d'Hoffmann ('The Tales of Hoffmann') — Excerpts from Act I
Désirée Rancatore, Bryn Terfel, Orchestra and Chorus of Opéra Bastille, Paris, conducted by Jesus Lopez-Cobos
DVD of the Bastille production attended by Dermot
28/08/04
James MacMillan: Veni, Veni, Emmanuel
Evelyn Glennie (percussion). Scottish Chamber Orchestra conducted by Jukka_Pekka Saraste
15/05/04
Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D minor op. 47
Christian Tetzlaff (violin), Danish National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Thomas Dausgaard
21/02/04
Franck: Violin Sonata in A major
Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin), Lambert Orkis (piano)
04/10/03 (Theme: A la recherche du temps perdu)
Boesmans: ''Wintermärchen' (A Winter's Tale) — excerpt from Opera
Susan Chilcott, Orchestre symphonique et Chœurs de la Monnaie conducted by Antonio Pappano
Susan Chilcott was in the cast for Peter Grimes in Paris
Berlioz: Requiem (Lacrymosa)
Wandsworth School Boys' Choir, London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Colin Davis
The Berlioz Requiem was Dermot's highlight from the trip to Berlin
Wagner: 'Götterdämmerung' ('Hier sitz' ich zur Wacht' — conclusion of Scene 2 of Act I of opera)
Matti Salminen (as Hagen), Staatskapelle Dresden conducted by Marek Janowski
Matti Salminen was the excellent Hunding in the Vienna performance of Die Walküre
Bellini: 'I Puritani' (finale of Opera)
Stefania Bonfadelli, Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Massimo Bellini di Catamia conducted by Gustav Kuhn
Stefania Bonfadelli was the star of La Sonnambula in Vienna
17/05/03
Britten: 'Peter Grimes' (excerpts from opera)
Philip Langridge etc, Opera London, London Symphony Chorus, City of London Sinfonia conducted by Richard Hickox
05/04/03
Ravel: 'Sunrise' (from Daphnis and Chloe)
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra conducted by Simon Rattle
Adès: Asyla
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra conducted by Simon Rattle
07/12/02 (Theme: Trains and Boats and Planes (a tribute to Burt Bacharach))
Krenek: 'Johnny spielt auf' (2 scenes from the end of Part II of opera)
Evelyn Lear, Lucia Popp, Thomas Stewart etc, Vienna Academy Choir, Vienna State Orchestra conducted by Heinrich Hollreiser
Weill: J'attends un naivre (from 'Marie Galant')
Teresa Stratas, Y Chamber Symphony conducted by Gerard Schwartz
Wagner: 'Der fliegende Holländer' ('Steuermann, laß die Wacht!' & 'Johohoe! Johohoe!' – two sailors' choruses, from beginning of Act 3 of opera)
BBC Chorus, New Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Otto Klemperer
Philip Glass: 1000 Airplanes on the Roof
Linda Ronstadt (vocals), instrumental ensemble directed by Martin Goldray
28/09/02
Beethoven: 2 Irish folksongs (Oh, would I were but that Sweet Linnet; English Bulls, or an Irishman in London)
Anne Murray, Felicity Lott, Graham Johnson
Beethoven: Violin Sonata no. 5 in F op. 24 ('Spring')
Zino Francescatti (violin), Robert Cassadesus (piano)
20/04/02 (Theme: Greek music through the Ages)
Anon.: Three short reconstructions from ancient Greece
Atrium musicae de Madrid
Anon.: Three chants from the Orthodox Liturgy
Monks from Mount Athos
Theodorakis: 'Passion of the Saducees' (final movement)
Berliner Sinfonie-Orchester and Rundfunk Chor Berlin conducted by Hans-Peter Frank
Xenakis: 'Serment' (setting of the Hippocratic Oath)
Choir conducted by James Wood
08/12/01
J.S. Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D minor BWV 565
Lionel Rogg (organ)
J.S. Bach: Passacaglia & Fugue in C minor BWV 582
Lionel Rogg (organ)
Britten: 'Billy Budd' (conclusion of opera)
Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Manchester Boys Choir, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Northern Voices, Hallé Orchestra conducted by Kent Naggano
28/07/01 (Theme: Rhythm & Percussion)
Milhaud: L'Homme et son Désir
Vocal and Orchestral Soloists,Orchestra of Radio Luxembourg conducted by Darius Milhaud
Xenakis: Pléïades (4th movement)
Les Precussions de Strasbourg
13/01/01 (Theme: Oedipus)
Enescu: 'Oedipe' (excerpts from opera)
Stravinsky: 'Oedipus Rex' (conclusion of dramatic cantata)
07/10/00 (Theme: Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (tribute to Daniel O'Donnell))
Copland: Lullaby
Trad.: Danish folk songs
Richard Strauss: Dance of the Seven veils (from 'Salome')
Tchaikovsky: 'The Nutcracker' (excerpts from the ballet)
Berg: 'Lulu' (final scene of opera)
Sammy Fain: 'Secret Love'
(Sung by Doris Day)
08/07/00 (Theme: Two Hungarian Composers)
Kodaly: 'Harry Janos' (excerpts from orchestral suite)
Erkel: 'Bank Ban' (excerpts from opera)
25/03/00 (Theme: Contrasts)
Richard Strauss: 'Der Rosenkavalier' (excerpts from opera)
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf and Renée Fleming compared in the role of the Marschelline
04/12/99 (Theme: 20th Century Religious Music)
Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms
Schoenberg: 'Moses und Aaron' (excerpts from opera)
21/08/99
Beethoven: String Quartet no. 16 in E major op. 135
Date uncertain
22/05/99 (Theme: Two Irish Composers)
Frederick May: Composition unspecified
Gerald Barry: Composition unspecified
13/06/98 (Theme: Berthold Brecht Anniversary Commemoration)
Brecht: Composition unspecified
Eisler: Composition unspecified
Weill: Composition unspecified
17/01/98 (Theme: Goethe Commemoration — Faust, Part II)
Mahler: Composition unspecified
Composition details not available
Liszt: Composition unspecified
11/10/97
Berlioz: 'Les Troyens' (excerpts from opera)
16/08/97 (Theme: Mad Scenes)
Bellini: 'Lucia di Lamermoor' (mad scene)
Richard Strauss: 'Salome' (final scene of opera)
Performers not known
Maxwell Davies: Eight Songs for a Mad King (final three)
Performers not known
21/06/97 (Theme: Dermot and the Devil)
Berlioz: Composition unspecified
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Elgar: Composition unspecified
Stravinsky: Composition unspecified
19/04/97
J.S. Bach: 'Es ist genug' (from 'Ein feste Burg')
Berg: Violin Concerto