Classical Connections
Jamie MacDougall takes on the challenge of connecting each piece of music played on the show to the next, and in doing so, discovers some strange and surprising links along the way.
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Arthur Sullivan
Pineapple Poll (Opening Dance)
Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: David Lloyd-Jones.- Sullivan: Pineapple Poll etc: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Lloyd-Jones.
- Naxos.
- 1.
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George Frideric Handel
The Harmonious Blacksmith, Air and variations
Performer: Mie Miki.- S'il vous plaît: Mie Miki.
- Bis.
- 4.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Serenade in B flat major, K 361, 'Gran Partita' (3rd mvt)
Ensemble: Amadeus Winds. Conductor: Christopher Hogwood.- Mozart: The Wind Serenades: Amadeus Winds.
- Decca.
- 3.
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Joseph Haydn
Symphony No 45 in F sharp minor, 'Farewell' (4th mvt)
Orchestra: Academy of Ancient Music. Conductor: Christopher Hogwood.- Haydn: Symphonies #7.
- L'Oiseau-Lyre.
- 4.
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Luigi Boccherini
Quintet in E major, Op 13 No 5, Minuet
Orchestrator: Leopold Stokowski. Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: José Serebrier.- NAXOS.
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Giacomo Puccini
Mi chiamano Mimi (La bohème)
Singer: Angela Gheorghiu. Orchestra: Orchestra del Teatro Regio di Torino. Conductor: John Mauceri.- Angela Gheorghiu: Arias.
- Decca.
- 10.
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Frédéric Chopin
Piano Sonata No 2 in B flat minor, Op 35 (3rd mvt, 'Funeral March')
Performer: Marc-André Hamelin.- Chopin: Piano Sonatas Nos 2 & 3: Marc-Andre Hamelin.
- Hyperion.
- 3.
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Erik Satie
d'Edriophthalma (Embryons désséchés)
Performer: Anne Queffélec.- Satie: Gymnopedies, Gnossiennes & Sports et Divertissements: Anne Queffelec.
- Virgin Classics.
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Franz Schubert
Galop and Ecossaises, D.735
Ensemble: Ensemble Wien.- Franz Schubert: Waltzes & Landler: Ensemble Wien.
- VMS.
- 6.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
String Quartet in C sharp minor, Op 131 (7th mvt)
Orchestra: Hungarian Quartet.- Beethoven The Collector's Edition 50 CDs The Masterpieces The Greatest Artists.
- EMI Classics.
- 7.
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Aram Khachaturian
Gayaneh's Adagio (Gayaneh)
Performer: Aram Khachaturian. Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Aram Khachaturian.- The Ultimate 2001 Album.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
- 8.
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Carl Nielsen
Menuet in G minor
Ensemble: Danish Quartet.- Carl Nielsen: 4 Quartets and 6 Movements for String Quartet.
- Kontrapunkt.
- 10.
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Leonard Bernstein
West Side Story (selection)
Orchestra: Boston Pops Orchestra. Conductor: John Williams.- Bernstein: John Williams/Boston Pops.
- Philips.
- 1.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (Aria)
Performer: Glenn Gould.- Goldberg Variations.
- Sony.
- 1.
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Felix Mendelssohn
Octet in E flat major Op.20 (3rd mvt)
Ensemble: Nash Ensemble.- Beethoven/Mendelssohn: Nash Ensemble.
- Wigmore Hall Live.
- 6.
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Richard Wagner
The Ride of the Valkyries (Die Walkure)
Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Georg Solti.- Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen (orchestral excerpts): Wiener Philharmoniker, So.
- Decca.
- 1.
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Anton Bruckner
Ave Maria
Choir: Polyphony. Conductor: Stephen Layton.- Bruckner: Mass in E Minor, Motets: Polyphony, Britten Sinfonia, Stephen Layton.
- Hyperion.
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Edward Elgar
Serenade, Op 73 No 2
Choir: London Symphony Chorus. Conductor: Stephen Westrop. Conductor: Vernon Handley.- Elgar: Choral Songs: London Symphony Chorus/Handley.
- Hyperion.
- 14.
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Alexander Borodin
Dance of the Polovtsian Maidens (Prince Igor)
Orchestra: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Esa‐Pekka Salonen.- Tchaikovksy:1812 / Borodin: Polovtsian Dances / Balakirev: Islamey : Esa-Pekka S.
- Philips.
- 3.
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Edvard Grieg
Piano Concerto in A minor Op.16 (3rd mvt)
Performer: Leif Ove Andsnes. Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Mariss Jansons.- Grieg, Schumann: Piano Concertos: Andsnes, Jansons.
- EMI Classics.
- 3.
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Arthur Sullivan
Savoy Dances (Hornpipe; Cachucha)
Orchestra: Pro Arte Orchestra. Conductor: John Hollinsworth.- Sullivan: Pineapple Poll.
- EMI.
- 18-19.
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- Sun 21 Jan 2018 21:00鶹Լ Radio Scotland