Sunday Special 22December2024
Sunday Special 15December2024
SUNDAY SPECIAL A touch of whimsy and comedy Prepared by Elaine Siversen With Jules Laurent Ibert, J. Divertissement (1930). City of Birmingham SO/Louis Frémaux. EMI 5 66010 2 [14:23] Kodály, Z. Suite from Háry János, op 35a (1927). London PO/Georg Solti. Decca 478 3706 [21:36] Satie, E. …
Sunday Special 8December2024
SUNDAY SPECIAL Xaver Scharwenka, died 8 December 1924 Prepared by Paul Cooke With Susan Freeman Scharwenka, X. Overture to Mataswintha. Poznan PO/Lukasz Borowicz. Naxos 8.572637 [07:17] Scharwenka, X. Sonata in D minor, op 2 (1869). Lydia Mordkovitch, vn; Seta Tanyel, pf. Collins 14482 [2…
Young Virtuoso National Award Finals 2024
SUNDAY SPECIAL Young Virtuoso National Award Finals With Julie Simonds Recorded at the Joseph Post Auditorium, Sydney Conservatorium of Music on 23 November 2024 Chopin, F Ballade No.2 in F major, Op. 38 Zachary Li Live from JPA Conservatorium [10:00] Mozart, W Sonata in D major K. 311, 1st …
Sunday Special 24November2024
SUNDAY SPECIAL The influence of Goethe Prepared by Paul Cooke With Veronica Bondarew Wagner, R. A Faust overture (1840/55). Royal Scottish NO/Neeme Järvi. Chandos CHSA 5092 [11:03] Mendelssohn, Fanny. Wanderer’s song, op 1 no 2; Erwin, op 7 no 2. Dorothea Craxton, sop; Babette Dorn, pf. N…
Sunday Special 17November2024
SUNDAY SPECIAL Ballades and belief: Frank Martin Prepared and presented by James Nightingale Martin, F. Ballade (1939-41). Jacques Zoon, fl; Royal Concertgebouw O/Riccardo Chailly. Decca 444 455-2 [07:23] Martin, F. Excerpt from Le vin herbé, after Tristan and Isolde by Joseph Bédier (1942).…
Sunday Special 10November2024 Fine Music Showcase
SUNDAY SPECIAL Fine Music Showcase With Julie Simonds Hadap, Andrei A Holiday in Naples: A Sonata for Piano Andrei Hadap Live from Founders Studio [28:00] Muczynski , Robert Time Piece IV Oliver Hu and Sam Dharma Live from Founders Studio [04:45] Kovacs, Bela Sholem-Alekhem, rov Fei…
Sunday Special 3November2024
SUNDAY SPECIAL Inspired by faraway places Prepared by Elaine Siversen With Paul Roper Martinez-Parada, V. Fantasy on El condor pasa. Victor Martinez-Parada, gui. MBS 32 CD [11:17] Koehne, G. Shaker dances (1994). Tasmanian SO/Richard Mills. ABC 476 650-2 [21:14] Beath, B. Poems from the …
Young Virtuoso Award NSW Finals 27-October-2024
SUNDAY SPECIAL Young Virtuosi Award Finals With Julie Simonds Bach Sonata No.1 in G Minor ii. Fuga Beatrice Colombis Live from Founders Studio [05:20] Mozart Concerto in A Major i. Allegro aperto Beatrice Colombis Live from Founders Studio [08:54] Beethoven 1st mov. of Waldstein Sonata …
Sunday Special 20October2024
SUNDAY SPECIAL Celebrating David Oistrakh Prepared by Anne Irish With Richard Broinowski Sarasate, P. de Navarra, Spanish dance in A, op 33 (1889). David Oistrakh, vn; Igor Oistrakh, vn; Gewandhaus O/Franz Konwitschny. DG 463 616-2 [06:00] Sibelius, J. Violin concerto in D minor, op 47 (1903/…