Musical Moments
Jamie MacDougall shares some of the best Classical Music written for specific moments, from birthday presents to grand entrances, love tokens and memorials. Including music by Strauss, Germaine Tailleferre, Eric Whitacre and William Grant Still.
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George Frideric Handel
Sinfonia 'Arrival of the Queen of Sheba' (Solomon)
Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Conductor: Neville Marriner. -
Maria Theresia von Paradis
Sicilienne
Performer: Sheku KannehβMason. Music Arranger: Chris Hazell. Orchestra: ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ National Orchestra of Wales. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Christopher WarrenβGreen. -
Paul Mealor
Ubi Caritas
Choir: Tenebrae. Singer: Tom Fetherstonhaugh. Conductor: Nigel Short. -
John Adams
The Dharma At Big Sur
Orchestra: ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: John Adams.- The Dharma At Big Sur.
- Nonesuch.
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Richard Strauss
Horn Concerto No 1, Op 11 (3rd mvt)
Performer: William Caballero. Performer: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Manfred Honeck. -
Dmitry Shostakovich
Piano Concerto no.2 in F major Op.102 (3rd mvt)
Performer: Peter Donohoe. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Swan. Conductor: David Curtis. -
Germaine Tailleferre
Concertino for Harp and Orchestra (3rd mvt)
Performer: Nicanor Zabaleta. Orchestra: Orchestre national de France. Conductor: Jean Martinon. -
Edward Elgar
Salut d'amour, Op 12
Performer: Nigel Kennedy. Performer: Steven Isserlis. Performer: Peter Pettinger. -
George Frideric Handel
Messiah: For we like sheep have gone astray
Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants. Director: William Christie. -
FrΓ©dΓ©ric Chopin
Polonaise in A major, Op 40 No 1, 'Military'
Performer: Arthur Rubinstein. -
William Grant Still
In Memoriam: The Colored Soldiers Who Died for Democracy
Orchestra: Fort Smith Symphony. Conductor: John Jeter. -
Eric Whitacre
This Marriage
Ensemble: Apollo5. -
Judith Weir
Illuminare Jerusalem
Choir: Choir of Kingβs College, Cambridge. Performer: Peter Stevens. Conductor: Stephen Cleobury. -
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No 3 in F major, Op 90 (3rd mvt)
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Christoph von DohnΓ‘nyi. -
Zade Dirani
Tango Live
Performer: Zade Dirani.- One Night In Jordan.
- ZD Records.
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Arvo PΓ€rt
Cantus In Memoriam Benjamin Britten
Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: Neeme JΓ€rvi. -
Edvard Grieg
Funeral March (In Memory of Richard Nordraak)
Ensemble: London Brass Virtuosi. Conductor: David Honeyball. -
George Frideric Handel
Zadok The Priest, HWV 258
Orchestra: ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra. Choir: Royal Choral Society. Conductor: Barry Wordsworth. -
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Variations On A Rococo Theme Op.33
Performer: Mstislav Rostropovich. Performer: State Academic Symphony Orchestra of The Russian Federation. Conductor: Evgeny Fyodorovich Svetlanov. -
Clara Schumann
Variations on a theme of Robert Schumann, Op 20
Performer: Judith Pfeiffer.
Broadcasts
- Sun 29 Nov 2020 21:00ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Scotland
- Sun 3 Jan 2021 21:00ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Scotland