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Sunday - Elizabeth Alker

Elizabeth Alker presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show with some seasonal music and also including a Sunday morning Sounds of the Earth slow radio soundscape.

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2 hours

Last on

Sun 20 Dec 2020 07:00

Music Played

  • Traditional

    Jesus Christ the apple tree

    Music Arranger: Elizabeth Poston. Choir: Choir of King’s College, Cambridge. Director: Sir David Willcocks.
    • Christmas at King's.
    • EMI.
    • 13.
  • Gustav Holst

    In the Bleak Midwinter

    Music Arranger: Graham Fitkin. Performer: Ruth Wall.
    • GFR.
  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Violin Concerto in E Major RV.270 "Il riposo, per il Santissimo Natale"

    Performer: Fredrik From. Orchestra: Concerto Copenhagen. Conductor: Lars Ulrik Mortensen.
    • Per la notte di Natale: Italian Christmas Concertos.
    • Naxos.
    • 302.
  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Symphony No. 5 in D Major: IV. Passacaglia

    Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Michael Collins.
    • Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 5 in D Major - Finzi: Clarinet Concerto, Op. 31.
    • BIS.
    • 104.
  • °Υ°ωΓ€»ε

    O Tannenbaum

    Music Arranger: Chilly Gonzales. Performer: Chilly Gonzales.
    • Gentle Threat Ltd..
  • John Rutter

    Candlelight carol for chorus and orchestra

    Choir: The Cambridge Singers. Orchestra: City of London Sinfonia. Conductor: John Rutter.
    • Collegium.
  • Joseph Haydn

    String Quartet in F major Op.74`2 (4th mvt)

    Ensemble: TakΓ‘cs Quartet.
    • Haydn: String Quartets Op.74: Takacs Quartet.
    • Hyperion.
    • 4.
  • Trad.

    Sweet Bells

    Music Arranger: Kate Rusby. Performer: Kate Rusby.
    • Sweet Bells.
    • PURE.
    • 002.
  • Hector Berlioz

    Harold in Italy Op.16 (Serenade)

    Performer: Tabea Zimmermann. Orchestra: Les SiΓ¨cles. Conductor: FranΓ§ois‐Xavier Roth.
    • Berlioz: Harold en Italie, Les Nuits d'Γ©tΓ©.
    • harmonia mundi.
    • 3.
  • Claude Debussy

    ΈιΓͺ±Ή±π°ωΎ±±π

    Performer: Anne QueffΓ©lec.
    • Anne Queffelec: Satie & compagnie.
    • Mirare.
    • 6.
  • Anon.

    Joy to the world, the Lord is come

    Performer: Darius Battiwalla. Music Arranger: Joseph Cullen. Music Arranger: W. Holford. Choir: Huddersfield Choral Society. Conductor: Joseph Cullen.
    • The Carols Album.
    • Signum Classics.
    • 1101.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Clarinet Quintet in A major K.581 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Julian Bliss. Ensemble: Carducci String Quartet.
    • Mozart: Clarinet Quintet in Major, K. 581 - Weber: Clarinet Quintet in B-Flat Ma.
    • Signum Classics.
    • 203.
  • H. K. Gruber

    Silent Night

    Music Arranger: David Rees-Williams. Ensemble: David Rees-Williams Trio.
    • CHAMPS HILL.
  • Victor Hely-Hutchinson

    Carol Symphony (Romance [The First Noel])

    Orchestra: Pro Arte Orchestra. Conductor: Barry Rose.
    • EMI.
  • John Barry

    Do you know how Christmas trees are grown? (On Her Majesty's Secret Service)

    Singer: Nina. Choir: Unnamed children's choir. Orchestra: Unknown. Conductor: John Barry.
    • CAPITOL.
  • Franz Schubert

    Piano Quintet in A major, D.667 'Trout' (5th mvt)

    Performer: Emanuel Ax. Performer: Pamela Frank. Performer: Rebecca Young. Performer: Yo‐Yo Ma. Performer: Edgar Meyer.
    • Schubert: Trout Quintet/Arpeggione Sonata:Ax/Frank/Ma/Meyer/Bonney.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 5.
  • Juan GutiΓ©rrez de Padilla

    Missa Joseph fili David (Kyrie)

    Choir: Siglo de Oro. Conductor: Patrick Allies.
    • Delphian.
  • Traditional

    Christmas Night

    Music Arranger: Laura Cannell. Performer: Laura Cannell.
    • Brawl Records.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    In dulci jubilo BWV.751

    Music Arranger: Wilhelm Kempff. Performer: Wilhelm Kempff.
    • J.S.Bach: ENglish Suite No.3, Capriccio BWV 992: Wilhelm Kempff.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 21.
  • William Grant Still

    Symphony no.4 'Autochthonous' 1st mvt)

    Orchestra: Fort Smith Symphony. Conductor: John Jeter.
    • Still: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 5.
    • NAXOS.
    • 6.
  • Clara Schumann

    3 Romances Op.22 (no.3)

    Performer: Tasmin Little. Performer: John Lenehan.
    • C. Schumann; Smyth; Beach.
    • CHANDOS.
    • 007.
  • Trad.

    In Dulci Jubilo

    Music Arranger: Mike Oldfield. Performer: Mike Oldfield.
    • Virgin.

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