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The classical soundtrack for your evening

Top-class live music from some of the world's finest musicians.

Sean Rafferty is joined by The Routes Quartet, playing live in the Glasgow studio, with news of their tour and album, which combines classical and folk influences in a string quartet setting. Writer Natasha Loges and pianist Antonio Oyarzabal also join Sean, with news of their forthcoming recital, featuring the music of women composers, and the imaginary correspondence that might have existed between them.

2 hours

Last on

Wed 6 Mar 2024 17:00

Music Played

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No 4 in B flat major, Op 60 (3rd mvt)

    Conductor: Nikolaus Harnoncourt. Orchestra: Chamber Orchestra of Europe. Singer: Charlotte Margiono. Singer: Rudolf Schasching. Singer: Birgit Remmert. Singer: Robert Holl. Choir: Arnold Schoenberg Chor. Conductor: Erwin Ortner.
    • Beethoven: Symphonies 1-9: Harnoncourt, Chamber Orchestra of Europe.
    • Teldec.
    • 3.
  • Claude Debussy

    String Quartet in G minor, Op.10 (2nd mvt)

    Ensemble: Quatuor Ébène.
    • Virgin.
  • Mel Bonis

    Desdemona, from 'Women of Legend'

    Performer: Antonio Oyarzabal.
  • Richard Strauss

    Standchen, Op. 17 No. 2

    Singer: Kiri Te Kanawa.
    • Strauss, R.: Vier letzte Lieder; Die Nacht; Allerseelen etc..
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 9.
  • Dario Castello

    Sonata - 1621 no.11

    Performer: Benny Aghassi. Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music. Director: Richard Egarr.
    • AAM.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Kommt, ihr Tochter (Matthauspassion BWV 244)

    Choir: RIAS Chamber Choir. Choir: Staats‐ und Domchor Berlin. Ensemble: Academy for Ancient Music Berlin. Conductor: RenΓ© Jacobs.
    • J.S. Bach: St Matthew Passion, BWV 244 (MatthΓ€us-Passion).
    • harmonia mundi.
    • 101.
  • CΓ©cile Chaminade

    Etude de concert No.2, Op.35 'Automne'

    Performer: Antonio Oyarzabal.
  • Viteslava Kapralova

    April Preludes, Op.13: I. Allegro ma non troppo & II. Andante

    Performer: Antonio Oyarzabal.
  • Giuseppe Verdi

    La donna Γ¨ mobile (Rigoletto)

    Singer: Jonas Kaufmann. Orchestra: Orchestra dell'Opera di Parma. Conductor: Pier Giorgio Morandi.
    • Jonas Kaufmann - The Verdi Album.
    • Sony.
    • 1.
  • Charles Gounod

    Mors et Vita (Judex)

    Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Libor PeΕ‘ek.
    • Adagio.
    • RCA Red Seal.
    • 4.
  • Emma Tomlinson/Madeline Stewart

    Vesta: Katabatic Winds/Not Again

    Music Arranger: The Routes Quartet. Ensemble: The Routes Quartet.
  • Peter Ludwig Hertel

    Clog Dance (La fille mal gardΓ©e)

    Music Arranger: John Lanchbery. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Conductor: John Lanchbery.
    • Herold/Lecocq: La Fille mal gardee: Royal Opera House Orchestra/Lanchbery.
    • Decca.
    • 17.
  • Laura Mvula

    Sing to the Moon

    Choir: ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Singers. Conductor: Nicholas Chalmers.
  • Gabriel Yared

    The English Patient (Main Theme)

    Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Carl Davis.
    • NAXOS.
  • Rufus Huggan

    Miltos: 10 Minute Charlie

    Music Arranger: The Routes Quartet. Ensemble: The Routes Quartet.
  • Maurice Ravel

    Rigaudon (Le tombeau de Couperin)

    Orchestra: Orchestre de Paris – Philharmonie. Conductor: Jean Martinon.
    • EMI CLASSICS.
  • Rebecca Dale

    Salve Regina

    Choir: Tenebrae. Conductor: Nigel Short.
    • Night Seasons.
    • Signum Classics.
    • 106.
  • Orlando Gibbons

    The Silver Swanne arr for brass

    Performer: Ronald Romm. Performer: Frederic Mills. Performer: David Ohanian. Performer: Eugene Watts. Performer: Charles Daellenbach. Music Arranger: Mark Kroll. Ensemble: Canadian Brass.
    • Canadian Brass: English Renaissance Music.
    • CBS.
    • 3.
  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Suite for jazz band (Waltz 2)

    Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Conductor: Riccardo Chailly.
    • Shostakovich: The Jazz Album - Brautigam, Masseurs.
    • Decca.
    • 13.

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