Fine Music Drive - 28 October 2026

 

FINE MUSIC DRIVE
With Michael Field

Schumann, R. Symphony no 1 in B flat, op 38, Spring (1841). Movt 1    Hanover Band; Roy Goodman, conductor.
RCA 09026 61931 2 [10:54]

Trad. Miss Ann Crocker’s walt/Our friends over the sea.    Claire Patti, celtic harp; Shane Lestideau,Ben Dollman, baroque violins; Rachel Johnston, cello; Emily-Rose Šárkova, piano.
ABC 481 8463 [06:20]

Elgar, E. Dream children, op 43 (1902).    English CO; Paul Goodwin, conductor.
Harmonia Mundi HMG 507258 [07:05]

Handel, G. Crede l’uom ch’egli riposi, from Il trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno (The triumph of time and disillusionment), HWV46a (1707).    Sara Mingardo, alto; Concerto Italiano; Rinaldo Alessandrini, conductor.
naïve V 5307 [05:46]

Scarlatti, D. Fandango del Sgr Scarlate in D minor.    Rafael Puyana, harpsichord.
L’Oiseau-Lyre 417 341-2 [07:43]

Ravel, M. Alborada del gracioso (1905).    Martin Gatt, bassoon; London SO; Claudio Abbado, conductor.
DG 427 314-2 [07:16]

Mozart, W. Where are the lovely moments, from The marriage of Figaro, K492 (1786).    Kiri Te Kanawa, soprano; London PO; George Solti, conductor.
ABC 480 5996 [04:55]

Chopin, F. Prelude in D flat, op 28 no 15, Raindrop (1836-39).    Marilyn Meier, piano.
EMI 7017962 [06:09]

Brahms, J. Fingal's song, from Four songs, op 17 (1860).    Monteverdi Choir; Anthony Halstead, Christian Rutherford, horns; Delyth Wynne, harp; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor.
Philips 432152-2 [05:13]

Weber, C.M. Overture; Funeral March, from Turandot, J75 (1809).    Philharmonia O; Neeme Järvi, conductor.
Chandos CHAN 8766 [06:02]

Yoko, Y. Sakura: theme and variations on an old Japanese folk song.    John Williams, guitar.
JCW Recordings JCW2 [06:13]

Purcell, H. Suite of five pieces (orch. Stokowski, 1949).    Brussels PO, O of Flanders; Richard Egarr, conductor.
Glossa GCDSA 922209 [11:46]

Weill, K. Surabaya Johnny, from Happy end and Die Moritat von Mackie Messer, from Die Dreigroschenoper.    Ute Lemper, voice; Stefan Malzew, clarinet, piano and accordion; Vogler Quartet.
ArkivMusic 30009 [09:54]

Tchaikovsky, P. Souvenir of a beloved place    Patrice Fontanarosa, violin; Berlin SO; Michael Schønwandt, conductor.
EMI 5 55582 2 [09:51]

Hasse, J. Per questo dolce amplesso, from Artaserse (1730).    Vivica Genaux, mezzo-soprano; Akademie für Alte Musik; René Jacobs, director.
Harmonia Mundi HMG 501 778 [06:09]

Schumann, C. Variations on a theme of Robert Schumann, op 20 (1853).    Helene Boschi, piano.
Calliope CAL 9211 [10:25]

Westlake, N. Ready to launch, from the soundtrack of Paper planes (2015).    Hannah Coleman, recorder; Melbourne SO; Nigel Westlake, conductor
ABC 481 1477 [02:54]

Strauss, J. II Waltz, Voices of Spring, op 410 (1883).    Queensland SO; Vladimir Ponkin, conductor.
ABC 432 250-2 [05:38]

Whitacre, E. The seal lullaby (2004).    Voces8; Lavinia Meijer, harp.
Decca 478 5703 [04:12]

Debussy, C. Prelude from Bergamasque suite (1905; arr. Hunt).    Simon Tedeschi, Kevin Hunt, pianos.
ABC 275 2052 [04:44]

Zimmer, H. Suite from Pearl Harbor.    Valentina Nafornita, voice; Neue Wiener Stimmen; Amir John Haddad, guitar; Eliane Correa, piano; Vienna RSO; Martin Gellner, conductor.
Sony 819075899052 [04:49]

Esenvalds, E. Only in sleep (2010; arr. Littlemore).    Victoria Brass; Matthew van Emmerik, conductor
Move MCD 641 [05:52]

Mozart, W. Monostatos’ aria, from Die Zauberflöte, K620 (1791; arr.).    The Cambridge Buskers
DG 482 1785 [01:10]

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