Orchestral Classics
Orchestral Classics - 15 March 2026
ORCHESTRAL CLASSICS Prepared by Rhys Owen With James Nightingale Mendelssohn, F. Overture: The Hebrides, op 26, Fingal’s Cave (1830). Berlin PO/Herbert von Karajan. EMI CDM 1 66433 2 [10:07] Vaughan Williams, R. The lark ascending (1914/20). Janine Jansen, vn; Royal PO/Barry Wordsworth. …
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Orchestral Classics - 8 March 2026
ORCHESTRAL CLASSICS Prepared by Patrick Yeung With Peter Poole Tchaikovsky, P. Polonaise, from Eugene Onegin (1879). Bournemouth SO/Andrew Litton. Virgin VC 7 90761-2 [04:54] Wagner, R. Prelude to Die Meistersinger von Nürmberg (1866-67). Sydney SO/Charles Mackerras. ABC 476 644-0 [10:…
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Orchestral Classics - 1 March 2026
ORCHESTRAL CLASSICS Prepared by Rex Burgess With Ross Hayes Mendelssohn, Fanny. Overture (c1830). Women's PO/JoAnn Falletta. Koch 3 7169 2H1 [10:31] Berlioz, H. Grande symphonie funèbre et triomphale, op 15 (1840). Jeffrey Budin, tb; Montreal Symphony Ch & O/Charles Dutoit. Decca 425 00…
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Orchestral Classics - 22 February 2026
ORCHESTRAL CLASSICS Prepared by Jonathan Solomon With James Nightingale Roussel, A. Sinfonietta, op 52 (1934). Conservatoire Concerts Society O/André Cluytens. EMI 5 68220 2 [09:04] Stravinsky, I. Ballet: Petrushka (1911/47). Cleveland O/Pierre Boulez. DG 447 496-2 [34:55] Franck, C. …
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Orchestral Classics - 15 February 2026
ORCHESTRAL CLASSICS Prepared by Rhys Owen With James Nightingale Wagner, R. Overture to Tannhäuser (1854). Vienna PO/Karl Böhm. DG 477 5445 [14:43] Bruch, M. Violin concerto no 1 in G minor, op 26 (1868). Janine Jansen, vn; Gewandhaus O/Riccardo Chailly. Decca 475 8328 [23:38] Rimsky-K…
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Orchestral Classics - 8 February 2026
ORCHESTRAL CLASSICS Prepared by Tony Smuts With Jansson Antmann Handel, G. Concerto grosso in C minor, op 6 no 8 (1739). Emanuel Hurwitz, vn; Raymond Keenlyside, vn; Keith Harvey, vc; Leslie Pearson, hpd; English CO/Raymond Leppard, hpd & dir. Philips 426 465-2 [14:18] Kozeluch, L. Piano c…
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Orchestral Classics - 1 February 2026
ORCHESTRAL CLASSICS Prepared by Rex Burgess With James Nightingale Janácek, L. Idyll (1878). Southwest German CO/Vladislav Czarnecki. ebs recordings ebs 6042 [24:33] Britten, B. Les illuminations, op 18 (1939). Marilyn Richardson, sop; Australian CO/Peter Robinson. Fine Music concert re…
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Orchestral Classics - 25 January 2026
ORCHESTRAL CLASSICS Prepared by Alina Corbu With Anne-Louise Luccarini Tchaikovsky, P. Fantasy overture: Romeo and Juliet (1869/79/80). Oslo PO/Mariss Jansons. EMI 5 74113 2 [18:38] Beethoven, L. Romance no 2 in F, op 50 (c1798). Pinchas Zukerman, vn; London PO/Daniel Barenboim. DG 429 …
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Orchestral Classics - 18 January 2026
ORCHESTRAL CLASSICS Prepared by Rhys Owen With James Nightingale Copland, A. Fanfare for the common man (1942). London PO/Carl Davis. Virgin VC 7 90716 2 [03:10] Beethoven, L. Piano concerto no 5 in E flat, op 73, Emperor (1809). Yevgeny Kissin, pf; Philharmonia O/James Levine. Sony SK …
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Orchestral Classics - 11 January 2026
ORCHESTRAL CLASSICS Prepared by Tony Smuts With Anne-Louise Luccarini Gluck, C. Dance of the blessed spirits, from Orpheus and Eurydice (1762). Australian Brandenburg O/Paul Dyer. ABC 434 720-2 [06:38] Bach, C.P.E. Sinfonia in A, Wq182 no 4 (1773). English Concert/Trevor Pinnock. Archiv…
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