Orchestral Classics

Orchestral Classics - 22 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. Decca 475 011-2 [14:35] Copland, A. Suite from Appalachian Spring (1943-44).    Seattle SO/Gerard Schwarz. Delos DE 3154 [24:26] Sibelius, J. Symphony no 5 in E flat, op 82 (1915/19).    Berlin PO/Herbert von Karajan. EMI CDM 7 69224 2 [32:09]

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 [10:02] Handel, G. Music for the royal fireworks, HWV351 (1749; ed. Baines, Mackerras).    Royal PO/Yehudi Menuhin. ASV RPO 8002 [18:03] Elgar, E. Coronation march, op 65 (1911).    Royal PO/Yehudi Menuhin. Virgin VC 7 91175 2 [10:54] Beethoven, L. Symphony no 7 in A, op 92 (1811-12).    West-Eastern Divan O/Daniel Barenboim. Decca 478 3511 [37:16]

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 425 001-2 [35:12] Prokofiev, S. Symphony-concerto in E minor, op 125 (1952).    Raphael Wallfisch, vc; Scottish NO/Neeme Jarvi. Chandos CHAN 8508 [37:22]

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. Symphony in D minor (1887-88).    French National RO/Thomas Beecham. EMI 5 62948 2 [38:50]

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-Korsakov, N. Scheherazade, symphonic suite after 1001 Nights, op 35 (1888).    London PO/Mariss Jansons. EMI 5 55227 2 [45:20]

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 concerto no 1 in F (1784).    London Mozart Players/Howard Shelley, pf & dir. Hyperion CDA68154 [27:00] Massenet, J. Suite from Le Cid (1885).    Suisse Romande O/Neeme Järvi. Chandos CHSA 5137 [19:36] Bernstein, L. Symphonic dances, from West Side story (1960).    New York PO/Leonard Bernstein. CBS MYK 44773 [20:58]

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 recording [22:02] Nielsen, C. Symphony no 4, op 29, The inextinguishable (1914-16).    René Mathiasen, timp; Christian Utke Schiøler, timp; Danish NSO/Michael Schønwandt. Dacapo 8.206002 [36:28]

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 429 179-2 [09:35] Grieg, E. Holberg suite, op 40 (1884; orch. 1885).    Academy of St Martin in the Fields/Neville Marriner. Decca 478 2826 [20:17] Beethoven, L. Piano concerto no 1 in C, op 15 (1795).    Melvyn Tan, fp; London Classical Players/Roger Norrington. EMI CDC 7 49509 2 [33:12]  

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 62926 [39:58] Dvorák, A. Symphony no 9 in E minor, op 95, From the New World (1893).    Berlin PO/Herbert von Karajan. EMI CDM 7 64325 2 [40:55]

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 415 300-2 [11:51] Weber, C.M. Symphony no 2 in C, J51 (1807).    Queensland PO/John Georgiadis. Naxos 8.550928 [19:04] Berlioz, H. Love scene, from Romeo and Juliet, op 17 (1839).    Sydney SO/Robert Pikler. Chandos CHAN 6587 [16:55] Elgar, E. Serenade in E minor for strings, op 20 (1892).    Australian CO/Richard Tognetti. Sony SK 53356 [12:10] Vaughan Williams, R. Serenade to music (1939).    Norma Burrowes, sop; Sheila Armstrong, sop; Susan Longfield, sop; Marie Hayward, sop; Alfreda Hodgson, mezz; Gloria Jennings, mezz; Shirley Minty, mezz; Meriel Dickinson, mezz; Ian Partridge, ten; Bernard Dickerson, ten; Wynford Evans, ten; Kenneth Bowen, ten; John Carol Case, bar; John Noble, bar; Richard Angas, bass; Christopher Keyte, bass; London PO/Adrian Boult. EMI CDC 7 63098 2 [13:14]

ORCHESTRAL CLASSICS Prepared by Rex Burgess With Anne-Louise Luccarini Ives, C. Three places in New England.    Eastman-Rochester O/Howard Hanson. Mercury 478 5092 [18:28] Janácek, L. Suite from The cunning little vixen (1921-23; arr. Breiner).    New Zealand SO/Peter Breiner. Naxos 8.570706 [39:01] Sibelius, J. Symphony no 6 in D minor, op 104 (1923).    Vienna PO/Lorin Maazel. Decca 478 8541 [24:31]

ORCHESTRAL CLASSICS Prepared by Gerald Holder With James Nightingale Elgar, E. Pomp and circumstance march in G, op 39 no 4 (1907).    London SO/Barry Tuckwell. IMP PCD 913 [04:41] Kodály, Z. Suite from Háry János, op 35a (1927).    London PO/Georg Solti. Decca 478 3706 [21:36] Mahler, G. Symphony no 1 in D, Titan (1885-88).    Royal Concertgebouw O/Leonard Bernstein. Radio Nederland RCO 08005 [57:05]

ORCHESTRAL CLASSICS Prepared by Rita Felton With James Nightingale Mozart, W. Serenade no 6 in D, K239, Serenata notturna (1776-77).    London SO/Peter Maag. Decca 466 500-2 [13:33] Bruch, M. Violin concerto no 1 in G minor, op 26 (1868).    Isaac Stern, vn; Philadelphia O/Eugene Ormandy. CBS MPK 45555 [23:47] Shostakovich, D. Symphony no 15 in A, op 141 (1971).    Vienna SO/Eliahu Inbal. Denon CO-78948 [43:19]

ORCHESTRAL CLASSICS Prepared by Susanne von Richter With Andrew Dziedzic Bach, J.S. Brandenburg concerto no 2 in F, BWV1047 (1720).    Piers Adams, rec; Julia Girdwood, ob; Richard Bissill, hn; Pauline Lowbury, vn; Consort of London/Robert Haydon Clark. Collins 10792 [11:22] Mendelssohn, F. Symphony no 3 in A minor, op 56, Scottish (1842).    Tasmanian SO/Sebastian Lang-Lessing. ABC 476 3623 [39:15] Grofé, F. Grand Canyon suite (1931).    Hollywood Bowl SO/Felix Slatkin. EMI 5 74117 2 [32:23]

ORCHESTRAL CLASSICS Prepared by Rex Burgess With Jansson Antmann Villa-Lobos, H. Bachianas brasileiras no 1 (1930).    French National RO/Heitor Villa-Lobos. EMI CDH 7 61015 2 [20:24] Edwards, R. Violin concerto, Maninyas (1988).    Adele Anthony, vn; Adelaide SO/Arvo Volmer. Canary Classics CC09 [25:38] Vaughan Williams, R. Symphony no 3, Pastoral (1921).    Yvonne Kenny, sop; London SO/Bryden Thomson. Chandos CHAN 8594 [36:10]

ORCHESTRAL CLASSICS Prepared by Paul Cooke With Robert Small Schumann, R. Overture to Manfred, op 115 (1848-49).    Polish National RSO/Johannes Wildner. Naxos 8.550608 [10:48] Beach, A. Piano concerto in C sharp minor, op 45 (1897-99).    Danny Driver, pf; BBC Scottish SO/Rebecca Miller. Hyperion CDA68130 [34:51] Mozart, W. Symphony no 36 in C, K425, Linz (1783).    Scottish CO/Jukka-Pekka Saraste. Virgin VJ 7 91572 2 [37:10]

ORCHESTRAL CLASSICS Prepared by Gerald Holder With James Nightingale Respighi, O. Ancient airs and dances, suite no 2 (1924).    Australian CO/Christopher Lyndon-Gee. Omega OCD 1007 [20:16] Mozart, W. Piano concerto no 11 in F, K413 (1782-83).    Berlin PO/Daniel Barenboim, pf & dir. Teldec 0630-13162-2 [21:40] Shostakovich, D. Symphony no 5 in D minor, op 47 (1937).    Leningrad PO/Yevgeny Mravinsky. Audiophile Classics APL 101.503 [40:48]

ORCHESTRAL CLASSICS Prepared by Rita Felton With James Nightingale Goossens, E. Sinfonietta, op 34 (1922).    Sydney SO/Patrick Thomas. LP HMV SLS 3002/2 [17:23] Mozart, W. Piano concerto no 21 in C, K467 (1785).    Wilhelm Kempff, pf; Bavarian RSO/Bernard Klee. DG 479 1133 [30:23] Dvořák, A. Symphony no 3 in E flat, op 10 (1873).    Slovak PO/Stephen Gunzenhauser. Naxos 8.550268 [33:52]

ORCHESTRAL CLASSICS Prepared by Susanne von Richter With Andrew Dziedzic Humperdinck, E. Overture to Hansel and Gretel (1893).    Bamberg SO/Karl Anton Rickenbacher. Virgin VC 7 91494 2 [07:33] Bach, J.S. Orchestral suite no 1 in C, BWV1066 (c1717-23).    Bach Collegium Japan O/Masaaki Suzuki. BIS SACD-1431 [26:56] Mozart, W. Serenade no 10 in B flat for 13 wind instruments, K361, Gran partita (1781).    Members of Academy of St Martin in the Fields/Neville Marriner. Philips 422 505-2 [48:44]

ORCHESTRAL CLASSICS Prepared by Rex Burgess With Susan Freeman Weber, C.M. Overture to Der Freischütz (1821).    Vienna PO/Carlos Kleiber. Artists FED 013/14 [10:13] Debussy, C. Prelude to The afternoon of a faun (1894).    New Philharmonia O/Pierre Boulez. Sony SM2K 68 327 [09:41] Busoni, F. Concert piece in D minor, op 31a (1890).    Jean-François Antonioli, pf; Lausanne CO/Lawrence Foster. Claves 50-8806 [20:01] Vaughan Williams, R. Variations for orchestra (1957; arr. Jacob).    Academy of St Martin in the Fields/Neville Marriner. Decca 442 8341 [12:06] Hovhaness, A. Symphony no 19, op 217, Vishnu (1966).    Sevan PO/Alan Hovhaness. Crystal Records CD805 [29:22]

ORCHESTRAL CLASSICS Prepared by Gerald Holder With James Nightingale Tchaikovsky, P. Suite from Swan Lake, op 20 (1877).    Israel PO/Zubin Mehta. Teldec 4509-90201-2 [30:19] Mozart, W. Clarinet concerto, in A, K622 (1791).    Sabine Meyer, cl; Berlin PO/Claudio Abbado. EMI 5 57128 2 [26:32] Mendelssohn, F. Symphony no 4 in A, op 90, Italian (1833).    Vienna PO/Christoph von Dohnányi. Decca 460 239-2 [25:38]

NEW HORIZONS Prepared and presented by James Nightingale Travers, C. Cold air rising (1990).    Nova Ensemble. Vox Australis VAST021-2 [12:02] Sheldon, J. I am the lute: A god can do it, from Flowermuscle (2025).    Jane Sheldon, sop. Janesheldon.bandcamp.com Flowermuscle [07:03] Sheng, B. Never far away (2008).    Yolanda Kondonassis, hp; San Diego SO/Jahja Lin. Telarc 80719 [23:53] Max, N. String quartet no 3, op 41 (2022).    Tippett Quartet. Toccata TOCC 0749 [10:44] Berio, L. Voci (1984).    Aldo Bennici, va; London Sinfonietta/Luciano Berio. RCA RD87898 [28:52]

ORCHESTRAL CLASSICS Prepared by Susanne von Richter With Simon Target Mozart, W. Serenade no 13 in G, K525, Eine kleine Nachtmusik (1787).    Tasmanian SO/Geoffrey Lancaster. ABC 434 899-2 [20:03] Wagner, R. Overture to Tannhäuser and Venusberg music, from Tannhäuser (1845).    Melbourne SO/Charles Mackerras. ABC 476 3224 [22:49] Dvorák, A. Symphony no 5 in F, op 76 (1875).    Melbourne SO/Jaime Martín. Melbourne SO MSO 0002 [40:19]

ORCHESTRAL CLASSICS Prepared by Rex Burgess With Andrew Bukenya Mendelssohn, F. String symphony no 12 in G minor (1823).    Northern CO/Nicholas Ward. Naxos 8.553163 [21:47] Schumann, R. Cello concerto in A minor, op 129 (1850).    Jacqueline du Pré, vc; New Philharmonia O/Daniel Barenboim. EMI CMS 7 63283 2 [25:23] Farrenc, L. Symphony no 3 in G minor, op 36 (1847).    Solistes Européens, Luxembourg/Christoph König. Naxos 8.573706 [34:18]

ORCHESTRAL CLASSICS Prepared by Gerald Holder With James Nightingale Beethoven, L. Fantasia in C minor, op 80, Choral (1807).    USSR State Russian Ch; Sviatoslav Richter, pf; All-Union Radio Large SO/Kurt Sanderling. Melodiya MEL CD10 00732 [19:17] Tchaikovsky, P. Violin concerto in D, op 35 (1878).    Christian Ferras, vn; Berlin PO/Herbert von Karajan. DG 480 6655 [35:53] Haydn, J. Symphony in G, Hob.I:92, Oxford (1789).    Vienna PO/Leonard Bernstein. DG 413 777-2 [27:47]

ORCHESTRAL CLASSICS Prepared by Rita Felton With James Nightingale Corelli, A. Concerto grosso in G minor, op 6 no 13 (pub. 1714).    Tafelmusik Baroque O/Jean Lamon, vn & dir. DHM RD 77908 [13:31] Brahms, J. Piano concerto no 1 in D minor, op 15 (1858).    Roger Woodward, pf; New Philharmonia O/Kurt Masur. LP RCA RL 25031 [47:10] Schubert, F. Wanderer fantasy, D760 (1822; orch. Liszt).    Jorge Bolet, pf; London PO/Georg Solti. Decca 425 689-2 [21:49]

ORCHESTRAL CLASSICS Prepared by Susanne von Richter With Ross Hayes Vivaldi, A. Guitar concerto in C.    Alirio Diaz, gui; I Solisti di Zagreb/Antonio Janigro. Vanguard 08 9003 72 [08:04] Mendelssohn, F. Symphony no 4 in A, op 90, Italian (1833).    Gewandhaus O/Kurt Masur. Teldec 243 463-2 [28:50] Tchaikovsky, P. Capriccio italien, op 45 (1880).    Bournemouth SO/Andrew Litton. Virgin VC 7 90761 2 [16:26] Prokofiev, S. Suite from Romeo and Juliet (1936).    London SO/Claudio Abbado. Decca 478 5365 [28:54]

ORCHESTRAL CLASSICS Prepared by Rex Burgess With Camille Mercep Beethoven, L. Overture to Coriolan, op 62 (1807).    Sydney SO/Willem von Otterloo. LP RCA VRL40190 [08:31] Debussy, C. Images (1905-12).    Royal Concertgebouw O/Antal Dorati. Radio Nederland RCO 08005 [36:17] Bartók, B. Concerto for orchestra (1943).    Melbourne SO/Hiroyuki Iwaki. Virgin VC 7 91106 2 [37:01]

ORCHESTRAL CLASSICS Prepared by Chris Blower With Robert Small Strauss, R. Till Eulenspiegel’s merry pranks, op 28 (1894-95).    Vienna PO/Fritz Reiner. Decca 480 5006 [14:49] Rossini, G. Ballet music from William Tell (1829).    Monte Carlo National Opera O/Antonio de Almeida. Philips 422 843-2 [17:50] Holst, G. The planets, op 32 (1914-17).    Female voices of Monteverdi Choir; Philharmonia O/John Eliot Gardiner. DG 445 860-2 [49:46]

ORCHESTRAL CLASSICS Prepared by Gerald Holder With James Nightingale Rossini, G. Overture to The Italian girl in Algiers (1813).    Royal Opera House O/Georg Solti. Decca 480 0952 [07:17] Mozart, W. Violin concerto no 3 in G, K216 (1775).    Australian CO/Richard Tognetti, vn & dir. Sony SK 62005 [22:15] Berlioz, H. Symphonie fantastique, op 14 (1830).    O Révolutionnaire et Romantique/John Eliot Gardiner. DG 479 1044 [53:19]

ORCHESTRAL CLASSICS Prepared by Rita Felton With James Nightingale Grieg, E. Suite no 2 from Peer Gynt, op 55.    Tasmanian SO/Sebastian Lang-Lessing. ABC 476 4523 [18:10] Bach, C.P.E. Flute concerto in A minor, Wq166 (c1750).    Konrad Hünteler, fl; Amsterdam Baroque O/Ton Koopman. Erato ECD 75536 [22:55] Dvorák, A. Symphony no 9 in E minor, op 95, From the New World (1893).    Melbourne SO/Tadaaki Otaka. ABC 476 4598 [41:45]

ORCHESTRAL CLASSICS Prepared by Chris Blower With Andrew Dziedzic Bizet, G. Suite no 1 from L’Arlésienne (1872).    Detroit SO/Paul Paray. Mercury 475 6268 [16:53] Giuliani, M. Guitar concerto no 1 in A, op 30 (1808).    Pepe Romero, gui; Academy of St Martin in the Fields/Neville Marriner. Philips 454 262-2 [22:37] Dvorák, A. Symphony no 4 in D minor, op 13 (1874).    Scottish NO/Neeme Järvi. Chandos CHAN 8608 [42:56]

ORCHESTRAL CLASSICS Prepared by Rex Burgess With Andrew Dziedzic Berlioz, H. Overture: King Lear, op 4 (1831).    Philharmonia O/Jean-Philippe Rouchon. ASV DCA 895 [16:02] Mozart, W. Piano concerto no 25 in C, K503 (1786).    Australian CO/Stephen Kovacevich, pf & dir. Fine Music tape archive [29:21] Brahms, J. Symphony no 3 in F, op 90 (1883).    London PO/Marin Alsop. Naxos 8.557430 [36:42]

ORCHESTRAL CLASSICS Prepared by Gerald Holder With Camille Mercep Ippolitov-Ivanov, M. Caucasian sketches, suite no 1, op 10 (1894).    Sydney SO/Christopher Lyndon-Gee. Marco Polo 8.220369 [25:11] Telemann, G. Double concerto in A.    Anthony Robson, ob d’amore; James Eastaway, ob d’amore; Collegium Musicum 90/Simon Standage. Chandos CHAN 0661 [09:49] Schubert, F. Symphony no 9 in C, D944, Great C major (1825-28).    Royal Concertgebouw O/John Eliot Gardiner. Radio Nederland RCO11004 [47:48]

ORCHESTRAL CLASSICS Prepared by Rita Felton With James Nightingale Rossini, G. Overture to William Tell (1829).    New York PO/Leonard Bernstein. CBS MYK 44719 [11:25] Beethoven, L. Triple concerto in C, op 56 ( 1807).    Henryk Szeryng, vn; János Starker, vc; Claudio Arrau, pf; New Philharmonia O/Eliahu Inbal. LP Philips 6500 129 [37:11] Sibelius, J. Symphony no 5 in E flat, op 82 (1915/19).    Gothenburg SO/Neeme Järvi. BIS CD-222 [33:36]

ORCHESTRAL CLASSICS Prepared by Susanne von Richter With Jansson Antmann Haydn, J. Overture to The Creation, Hob.XXI:2 (1797).    Haydn Sinfonietta of Vienna/Manfred Huss. Schwann 3-1484-2 [05:04] Mozart, W. Piano concerto no 24 in C minor, K491 (1786).    Alfred Brendel, pf; Academy of St Martin in the Fields/Neville Marriner. Philips 420 906-2 [29:26] Mendelssohn, F. Overture to A midsummer night’s dream, op 21 (1826).    Tasmanian SO/Sebastian Lang-Lessing. ABC 476 773-6 [12:23] Beethoven, L. Symphony no 4 in B flat, op 60 (1806).    Vienna PO/Simon Rattle. EMI 5 57445 2 [33:46]

ORCHESTRAL CLASSICS Prepared by Rex Burgess With Stephen Gard Mendelssohn, F. Excerpts from A midsummer night’s dream, op 21 (1826), op 61 (1842).    Bavarian RSO/Rafael Kubelik. DG 439 411-2 [26:50] Saint-Georges, J. Violin concerto in A, op 5 no 2 (pub. 1755).    Takako Nishizaki, vn; Cologne CO/Helmut Müller Brühl. Naxos 8.555040 [24:35] Cherubini, L. Symphony in D (1815).    London SO/Charles Mackerras. Carlton Classics 15656 91372 [29:38]

ORCHESTRAL CLASSICS Prepared by Patrick Yeung With Robert Small Rossini, G. Overture to La gazza ladra (c1817).    Prague Sinfonia O/Christian Benda. Naxos 8.570933 [09:50] Mozart, W. Symphony no 40 in G minor, K550 (1788).    New York PO/Bruno Walter. Sony SMK 64 477 [24:13] Smetana, B. The Moldau, from My country (1874-79).    Vienna PO/James Levine. DG 419 768-2 [11:59] Bartók, B. Concerto for orchestra (1943).    Chicago SO/Georg Solti. Decca 478 3706 [35:06]

ORCHESTRAL CLASSICS Prepared by Gerald Holder With James Nightingale Debussy, C. La mer (1903-05).    St Cecilia Academy O/Leonard Bernstein. DG 429 728-2 [26:24] Liszt, F. Piano concerto no 2 in A (1839/49/61).    Lazar Berman, pf; Vienna SO/Carlo Maria Giulini. DG 478 4234 [22:29] Mozart, W. Symphony no 41 in C, K551, Jupiter (1788).    Australian CO/Richard Tognetti. ABC 481 2880 [34:17]

ORCHESTRAL CLASSICS Close to the heart Prepared by Brian Drummond With James Nightingale Britten, B. Simple symphony, op 4 (1934).    Northern Sinfonia strings/Steuart Bedford. Naxos 8.557205 [15:56] Mendelssohn, F. Overture: The Hebrides, op 26, Fingal’s Cave (1832).    Scottish NO/Alexander Gibson. Chandos CHAN 10412X [10:16] Mozart, W. Horn concerto no 4 in E flat, K495 (1786).    Barry Tuckwell, hn; London SO/Peter Maag. Decca 466 247-2 [16:43] Beethoven, L. Symphony no 7 in A, op 92 (1811-12).    O Révolutionnaire et Romantique/John Eliot Gardiner. Archiv 439 900-2 [38:37]

ORCHESTRAL CLASSICS Prepared by Frank Morrison With Andrew Dziedzic Balakirev, M. Symphonic poem: Russia (1864-69).    Philharmonia O/Yevgeny Svetlanov. Hyperion CDA66691-2 [15:20] Viotti, G. Violin concerto no 11 in A (1787).    Franco Mezzena, vn; Viotti CO/Luciano Borin. Dynamic CDS 63 [20:29] Respighi, O. La boutique fantasque, op 40, after Rossini (1919).    Liège Royal PO/John Neschling. BIS BIS-2050 [46:46]

ORCHESTRAL CLASSICS Prepared by Rex Burgess With Andrew Dziedzic Bach, J.S. Brandenburg concerto no 5 in D, BWV1050 (1720).    Scottish Ensemble/Jonathan Rees. Virgin VJ 7 91564 2 [20:55] Grieg, E. Holberg suite, op 40 (1884).    Australian Brandenburg O/Shunske Sato. ABC 481 4952 [19:48] Strauss, R. Tone poem: Don Quixote, op 35 (1896-97).    James Ehnes, vn; Christopher Moore, va; Daniel Müller-Schott, vc; Melbourne SO/Andrew Davis. ABC 481 7471 [42:09]

ORCHESTRAL CLASSICS Prepared by Gerald Holder With James Nightingale Corelli, A. Concerto grosso in D, op 6 no 7 (1712).    Philharmonia Baroque O/Nicholas McGegan. Harmonia Mundi HMU 907015 [07:51] Haydn, M. Flute concerto in D (1766).    István-Zsolt Nagy, fl; Austro-Hungarian Haydn O/Ádám Fischer. Nimbus NI 5392 [14:29] Bruckner, A. Symphony no 4 in E flat, Romantic (1874/80/86).    Philharmonia O/Otto Klemperer. EMI 5 62815 2 [01:01:00]

ORCHESTRAL CLASSICS Drama within Prepared by Brian Drummond With James Nightingale Rossini, G. Overture to William Tell (1829).    Tasmanian SO/Ola Rudner. ABC 481 0616 [12:12] Mozart, W. Piano concerto no 20 in D minor, K466 (1785).    English CO/Murray Perahia, pf & dir. Sony SX4K 46 443 [31:04] Sibelius, J. Symphony no 4 in A minor, op 63 (1911).    Berlin PO/Herbert von Karajan. EMI CDM 7 69244 2 [38:41]

ORCHESTRAL CLASSICS Prepared by Frank Morrison With Andrew Dziedzic Prokofiev, S. Summer day, op 65 (1941).    Scottish CO/José Serebrier. ASV DCA 760 [14:25] Kozeluch, L. Clarinet concerto in E flat (c1790).    Emma Johnson, cl; Royal PO/Günther Herbig. ASV DCA 763 [21:33] Wallace, W. Creation symphony (1899).    BBC Scottish SO/Martyn Brabbins. Hyperion CDH55465 [47:05]

ORCHESTRAL CLASSICS Prepared by Rex Burgess With Veronica Bondarew Telemann, G. Suite in A minor, TWV55a2.    Daniel Rothert, rec; Cologne CO/Helmut Müller-Brühl. Naxos 8.554018 [30:09] Chausson, E. Poem of love and the sea, op 19 (1882).    Lauris Elms, cont; Sydney SO/Robert Pikler. ABC 446 279-2 [25:00] Britten, B. Ballet: Plymouth Town (1931).    BBC SO/Grant Lewellyn. Decca 478 5364 [26:55]

ORCHESTRAL CLASSICS Prepared by Gerald Holder With James Nightingale Kodály, Z. Suite from Háry János, op 15 (1927).    Budapest FO/Iván Fischer. Decca 478 5616 [23:03] Viotti, G. Violin concerto no 6 in E (pub. 1782-83).    Symphonia Perusina/Franco Mezzena, vn & dir. Dynamic CDS 680 (238) [21:55] Brahms, J. Symphony no 4 in E minor, op 98 (1884-85).    Gewandhaus O/Riccardo Chailly. Decca 478 5344 [37:57]

ORCHESTRAL CLASSICS Prepared by Brian Drummond With James Nightingale Rossini, G. Overture to The Italian girl in Algiers (1816).    National PO/Riccardo Chailly. Decca 400 049-2 [08:18] Berlioz, H. Harold in Italy, op 16 (1834).    Nobuko Imai, va; London SO/Colin Davis. Philips 442 290-2 [42:18] Mendelssohn, F. Symphony no 4 in A, op 90, Italian (1833).    Israel PO/Leonard Bernstein. DG 439 411-2 [30:22]

ORCHESTRAL CLASSICS Prepared by Frank Morrison With Andrew Dziedzic Ciurlionis, M. In the forest (1900).    Slovak PO/Juozas Domarkas. Marco Polo 8.223323 [15:23] Mozart, W. Violin concerto no 1 in B flat, K207 (1773).    Anne-Sophie Mutter, vn; Academy of St Martin in the Fields/Neville Marriner. EMI 5 62825 2 [21:10] Smetana, B. Festive symphony, op 6 (1854/81).    ORF SO/Lothar Zagrosek. Marco Polo 8.223120 [46:28]