David Nicholls
Author and screenwriter David Nicholls introduces a selection of his favourite music, including pieces by Bach, Schubert, Brahms, Craig Armstrong, Chet Baker and Tom Waits.
David Nicholls, best selling author of Starter for Ten, One Day, and Us, and screenwriter of the 2015 film adaptation of Far from the Madding Crowd, presents his selection of Saturday Classics. David's choices include a wide selection from Bach, Schubert, and Brahms to Craig Armstrong, Chet Baker, and Tom Waits.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude and fugue from Das Wohltemperierte Klavier, bk.1 no.1 in C major
Performer: Sir Andr谩s Schiff.- ECM.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude and fugue from Das Wohltemperierte Klavier, bk.1 no.1 in C major
Performer: Sir Andr谩s Schiff.- ECM.
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Dmitry Shostakovich
Prelude and fugue no.1 in C major Op.87
Performer: Olli Mustonen.- ODE.
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Dmitry Shostakovich
Prelude and fugue no.1 in C major Op.87
Performer: Olli Mustonen.- ODE.
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Franz Schubert
Im Abendrot D.799
Performer: Gerold Huber. Singer: Bernarda Fink.- HMC.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Cantata BWV 82: Ich habe genug
Singer: Lorraine Hunt Lieberson. Conductor: Craig Smith. Orchestra: Orchestra of Emmanuel Music.- Nonesuch.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Cantata BWV 82: Ich habe genug
Singer: Lorraine Hunt Lieberson. Conductor: Craig Smith. Orchestra: Orchestra of Emmanuel Music.- Nonesuch.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Sonata in F major - 2nd movement; Adagio
Performer: Mitsuko Uchida.- Philips.
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Richard Strauss
Fr眉hling - Letzte Lieder
Singer: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf. Orchestra: Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin. Conductor: George Szell.- EMI.
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Richard Strauss
Fr眉hling - Letzte Lieder
Singer: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf. Orchestra: Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin. Conductor: George Szell.- EMI.
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Benjamin Britten
O waly, waly
Singer: Peter Pears.- LONDON Records.
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Benjamin Britten
O waly, waly
Singer: Peter Pears.- LONDON Records.
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Craig Armstrong
Far From The Madding Crowd
Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Cecilia Weston.- Sony Music.
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Craig Armstrong
Far From The Madding Crowd
Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Cecilia Weston.- Sony Music.
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Tom Waits
I'm Still Here
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RICHARD RODGERS/LORENZ HART
My Funny Valentine
Performer: Chet Baker. Performer: Russ Freeman. Performer: Carson Smith. Performer: Bob Neel.- PACIFIC JAZZ.
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Tom Waits
I'm Still Here
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Johannes Brahms
Ein Deutsches requiem Op.45 : Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen
Choir: Monteverdi Choir. Orchestra: Orchestre R茅volutionnaire et Romantique. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner.- SDG.
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RICHARD RODGERS/LORENZ HART
My Funny Valentine
Performer: Chet Baker. Performer: Russ Freeman. Performer: Carson Smith. Performer: Bob Neel.- PACIFIC JAZZ.
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Johannes Brahms
Ein Deutsches requiem Op.45 : Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen
Choir: Monteverdi Choir. Orchestra: Orchestre R茅volutionnaire et Romantique. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner.- SDG.
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Jean Sibelius
Symphony no. 5 in E flat major Op.82 : 3rd movement; Allegro molto
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Herbert von Karajan.- Warner Classics.
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Jean Sibelius
Symphony no. 5 in E flat major Op.82 : 3rd movement; Allegro molto
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Herbert von Karajan.- Warner Classics.
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Antonio Vivaldi
Cantata - 'cessate, Omai Cessate' Rv 684
Performer: Chiara Banchini. Singer: Andreas Scholl. Ensemble: Ensemble 415.- HARMONIA MUNDI.
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Antonio Vivaldi
Cantata - 'cessate, Omai Cessate' Rv 684
Performer: Chiara Banchini. Singer: Andreas Scholl. Ensemble: Ensemble 415.- HARMONIA MUNDI.
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Aphex Twin
Nanou 2
- Warp Records.
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Aphex Twin
Nanou 2
- Warp Records.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto no. 7 in G minor BWV.1058
Performer: Glenn Gould. Orchestra: Columbia Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Vladimir Golschmann.- Sony.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto no. 7 in G minor BWV.1058
Performer: Glenn Gould. Orchestra: Columbia Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Vladimir Golschmann.- Sony.
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Stephen Sondheim
Our time (from Merrily we roll along)
Singer: Original Cast.- RCA.
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Stephen Sondheim
Our time (from Merrily we roll along)
Singer: Original Cast.- RCA.
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Scott Joplin
Solace (A Mexican serenade)
Performer: Joshua Rifkin.- Elektra.
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Scott Joplin
Solace (A Mexican serenade)
Performer: Joshua Rifkin.- Elektra.
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Fr茅d茅ric Chopin
Waltz in A flat major Op.69 - L'Adieu
Performer: Dinu Lipatti.- EMI.
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Fr茅d茅ric Chopin
Waltz in A flat major Op.69 - L'Adieu
Performer: Dinu Lipatti.- EMI.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Mass in B minor BWV.232 ; Pt.2; Cum sancto Spiritu
Performer: English Baroque Soloists. Choir: Monteverdi Choir. Director: Sir John Eliot Gardiner.- DG.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Mass in B minor BWV.232 ; Pt.2; Cum sancto Spiritu
Performer: English Baroque Soloists. Choir: Monteverdi Choir. Director: Sir John Eliot Gardiner.- DG.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Cantata no. 82 (BWV.82) "Ich habe genug", No.3; Schlummert ein (Aria)
Conductor: Karl Ristenpart. Orchestra: Kammerorchester Karl Ristenpart. Choir: Berliner Motettenchor. Singer: Dietrich Fischer鈥怐ieskau.- 111 Years Of Deutsche Grammophon The Collector's Edition Vol.2.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
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Edvard Grieg
4 Symphonic Dances Op.64 (no.3)
Orchestra: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Neeme J盲rvi.- Grieg: Complete Music with Orchestra: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Jarvi.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
Broadcasts
- Sat 6 Jun 2015 14:00麻豆约拍 Radio 3
- Sat 28 Nov 2015 13:00麻豆约拍 Radio 3
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