A summer-themed programme ….
…. even though Tim hates summer.
How strange is that!!
Playlist: 05 December 2021
– Janáček: Glagolitic Mass: I. Orchestral Introduction. City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/ Sir Simon Rattle.
– Tchaikovsky: Slavonic March, op.31. Russian National Orchestra/ Mikhail Pletnev.
– Geminiani: The Art of Playing the Guitar: Sonata in C major: IV. Allegro; IV. Andante; V. Allegro moderato. Hungarian Chamber Orchestra.
– Burgon: Brideshead Revisited: Always Summer.
– Prokofiev: Summer Night, op.123: III. Minuet. Russian National Orchestra/ Mikhail Pletnev.
– Donizetti: Sonata for Flute and Harp in G Minor: I. Larghetto. Robert Aitken, flute. Erica Goodman, hrp.
– Schumann: Symphony no.4 in D minor, op.120: II. Romance. Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra/ Rafael Kubelik.
– Traditional: Sumer is Icumen In (Summer Is Come). The Dufay Collective.
– Saint-Saëns: Fantaisie for violin and harp. Gérad Poullet, vln. Isabelle Moretti, hrp.
Graphic: Magnetic Island, FNQ.
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It’s the world of less common musical instruments in this show.
Plus the celebration of William Blake‘s birthday with two different settings of his poem The Lamb.
Playlist: 28 November 2021
– Horner: Braveheart: The Legend Spreads; Gift of a Thistle; End Titles. London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus.
– Tavener: The Lamb. Choir of New College, Cambridge/ Edward Higginbottom.
– Vaughan-Williams: 10 Blake Songs: V. The Lamb. Ian Partridge, ten.
– Borodin: Prince Igor: Act II: Polovtsian Dances: no. 2. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus/ Sir Thomas Beecham.
– Pärt: Pari Intervello. Vienna Glass Harmonica Duo.
– Rautavaara: Cantus Arcticus, op.61, Concerto for Birds and Orchestra I. The Marsh. Royal Scottish National Orchestra/ Hannu Lintu.
– Purcell: Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary II: March. Baroque Brass of London/ David Hill.
– Shankar: Concerto for Sitar and Orchestra: Third Movement. Ravi Shankar, sitar. London Symphony Orchestra/ André Previn.
– Shankar: Prabhati. Ravi Shankar, sitar. Yehudi Menuhin, vln.
– Shore: Lord of the Rings – The Two Towers: The Riders of Rohan.
– Grieg: Peer Gynt, op.23: Springar. Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra/ Neeme Jarvi.
Graphic: Hardanger fiddle and Glass harmonica
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What mood are you in? Sunny, dramatic, peaceful, energetic, ….?
Whatever you’re feeling, there is music to suit in this episode of Queen of the Night.
Playlist: 21 November 2021
– Mendelssohn: Concerto for 2 Piano’s in E major: III. Allegro. Roland Pöntinen and Love Derwinger, pno. Amsterdam Sinfonietta.
– Wagner: Die Walkure: Ride of the Valkyries. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/ Vernon Handley.
– Baños: In the Heart of the Sea: The White Whale Chant.
– Zachow: Trio in F major: II. Vivace.
– Debussy: Isle Joyeuse. Branford Marsalis, soprano sax. English Chamber Orchestra.
– Horovitz: Concerto for Euphonium and Orchestra: II. Lento. David Childs, euphonium. National Orchestra of Wales/ Bramwell Tovey.
– Ketèlby: In a Persian Market. Ambrosian Opera Chorus & London Promenade Orchestra/ Alexander Faris.
– Strauss, Jnr: Persian March, op.289. Berlin Philharmonic/ Herbert von Karajan.
– Grieg: Violin Sonata no.3 in C minor. II. Allegretto espressivo. Pierre Amoyal, vln.
Graphic:  The Rhinegold and the Valkyrie – Richard Wagner; illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
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… surely the stand-out piece in tonight’s programme is The Seal Lullaby.
Simply gorgeous!
Or maybe you have a different favourite?
Playlist: 07 November 2021
– Strauss Jnr: On the Beautiful Blue Danube. Berlin Philharmonic/ Herbert von Karajan.
– Ramírez: Misa Criolla: I. Kyrie. José Carreras, ten. Sociedad Coral de Bilbao/ José Luis Ocejo.
– Josquin des Prez: Missa Hercules Dux Ferraraie: Kyrie. Jeffrey Hamilston Steele, gtr.
– Handel: Acis and Galatea: Act I: Happy We! The Sixteen/ Harry Christophers.
– Ligeti: Musica ricercata: VII. Liisa Pohjola, pno.
– Delibes: Lakmé: Act II. Bell Song. Dame Joan Sutherland, sop. Monte-Carlo National Opera Orchestra/ Richard Bonynge.
– Whitacre: The Seal Lullaby. Voces8.
– Alwyn: Crepuscule. Ieuan Jones, hrp.
– Delibes: Lakmé: Act I: C’est le dieu de la jeunesse (love duet). Dame Joan Sutherland, sop. Alain Vanzo, ten. Monte-Carlo National Opera Orchestra/ Richard Bonynge.
– Scarlatti: Sonata in D Minor, K.9. Ivo Pogorelich, pno.
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This programme was broadcast on World Polio Day and at the end of Australia’s National Bird Week.
And also at the end of a week where the Victorian Pride Centre, home to JOY 94.9, played host to a Covid pop-up vaccination centre.
Thus, nods to all that, especially polio survivors, during this show.
Playlist: 24 October 2021
– Rameau: Castor et Pollux: Tambourins I & II. Orchestra of the 18th Century/ Frans Brüggen.
– Vivaldi: Flute Concerto in D major, RV90 “Il Gardellino” (The Goldfinch): II. Largo. Frans Brüggen, flute. Orchestra of the 18th Century.
– Shostakovich: 3 Duets for violin and piano: II. Gavotte; III. Waltzes. Itzhak Perlman, vln.
– J.S Bach: Cello Suite no.4 in E-flat Major, BWV1010: IV. Sarabande. Joshua Ranz, bass clar.
– Puccini: Tosca: Act I: Quale occhio al mondo. Renata Tebaldi, sop. Franco Corelli, ten.
– Benjamin Britten: At the Mid-hour of Night. Lois Marshall, sop.
– John Weldon: The Wakeful Nightingale. Lois Marshall, sop.
– De Machaut: Dreams in the Pleasure Garden: Dame da Valour (Lady of worth). Don Greig, ten. Orlando Consort.
– Poulenc: Cello Sonata: II. Cavatine. Pierre Fournier, vlc.
– Schubert: Ave Maria. Renata Tebaldi, sop.
– Saint-Saëns: The Swan. Pierre Fournier, vlc.
Graphic: Birds of the East in Flight by EGGPICNIC
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Get your fill of alliterative composers from Armand Arensky to Richard Rogers. It’s your host, Tim, having a bit of fun in choosing this programme’s magnificent music. 🙂
Playlist: 17 October 2021
– Bela Bartok: 6 Romanian Folk Dances. Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.
– Richard Rodgers: Oklahoma!: Oh What a Beautiful Mornin’. Mormon Tabernacle Choir.
– Jóhann Jóhannsson: Orphée: Flight From The City.
– Armand Amar: Moving Music: Marriage.
– Thomas Tallis: If Ye Love Me. Chapelle du Roi
– Herbert Howells: Sing Lullaby. Lincoln Cathedral Choir.
– César Cui: Orientale. Yehuda Hanani, vlc. Eliot Fisk, gtr.
– Modest Mussorgsky: Reverie. Leif Ove Andsnes, pno.
– Benjamin Britten: Early One Morning. Peter Pears, ten. Benjamin Britten, pno.
– Edward Elgar: Salut d’Amour. Itzhak Perlman, vln. Samuel Sanders, pno.
– Marin Marais: Muzettes I & II. Jordi Savall, viola da gamba.
– Armand Arensky: Three Vocal Quartets, op.57: I. Serenade; II. To the Dying Stars. State Symphony Cappella of Russia, Russian State Symphony Orchestra/ Dmitri Miller.
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Celebrating George Gershwin on his birthday – an original in terms of crossover music – classical and jazz …. and even pop for those who remember Australian Normie Rowe‘s first hit single. Worth a listen to compare and contrast.
And, of course, some ‘real’? classical music, ending the show with two very different versions of the Benedictus.
Playlist: 26 September 2021
– Hisaishi: My Neighbor Totoro: Hey Let’s Go (opening theme), arranged for piano.
– Sousa: Humoresque of George Gershwin’s Swanee. Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra/ John Philip Sousa.
– Dvorak: Humoresque no.7, op.101. Arthur Grumiaux, vln.
– Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue: excerpt. London Symphony Orchestra/ André Previn.
– Gershwin: Porgy and Bess: It Aint’ Necessarily So; I Got Plenty of Nothin’; Summertime. Paul Robeson, bass. Lawrence Tibbett, baritone. Decca Symphony Orchestra/ Alexander Smallens.
– Gershwin: Porgy and Bess: Bess, You Is My Woman Now. Black Dyke Band.
– Chopin: Berceuse (lullaby) in D-flat major, op.57. Alfred Cortot.
– Gershwin: Lullaby for String Orchestra. Cleveland Orchestra/ Riccardo Chailly.
– J.S. Bach: Mass in B Minor, BWV232: Benedictus. Fritz Wunderlich, ten. Bach Festival Orchestra.
– Jenkins: Benedictus. Voces8/ Christian Forshaw.
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It’s Talk Like a Pirate Day!
Who knew so much piratical music has been written and played?
Thank heavens Tim spares us! He shares only three pirate jokes 😉
Playlist: 19 September 2021
– Klaus Badelt: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
– Hans Zimmer: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest: Jack Sparrow.
– Handel (arr. Arthur Somervell): Tolomeo, HWV 25: Act III: Silent Worship. David Hobson, ten. Sinfonia Australis/ Antony Walker.
– Adam: Le Corsaire: Act I. Corsair’s Bacchanal; Act II. Gulnare’s Dance. English Chamber Orchestra/ Richard Bonynge.
– Bear McCreary: Black Sails: Wondrous Love.
– Boismortier: Flute Sonata in G minor, op.91, no.2: II. Gracieusement. Les Buffardins.
– Elmer Bernstein: The Buccaneer: Lovers United.
– Bronislaw Kaper: Mutiny on the Bounty: Love Song.
– Bellini: Il Pirata: Act I: Nel furor delle tempesta; Act II: Col sorriso d’innocenza. Lucia Aliberti, sop. Stuart Neil, ten. Berlin Deutsches Staatoper Orchestra/ Marcello Viotti.
– Sullivan: Pirates of Penzance. “Oh, Better Far to Live and Die”, “When a felon’s not engaged in his employment”. Pro Arte Orchestra & Chorus/ Sir Malcolm Sargent.
Graphic: Yul Brynner – The Buccaneer, 1958.
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What a bonanza of a show! In this edition of QOTN, Tim brings together
music that celebrates old Europeans, a modern Australian,
and the era of film, on screens large and small.
Playlist: 12 September 2021
– Evans/Livingstone: Bonanza theme. City of Prague Philharmonic.
– Mahler: Symphony no.8 in E-flat major “Symphony of a Thousand”: Part I: Hymnus “Veni Creator Spiritus”: Imple superna gratia. Cheryl Studer, Angela Maria Blasi, sop; Waltraud Meier, Kazuko Nagai alto; Keith Lewis tenor; Thomas Allen baritone; Hans Sotin bass; Southend Boys Choir, Philharmonia & Chorus/ Giuseppe Sinopoli.
– Ross Edwards: String Octet “Veni Creator Spiritus”: II. Rhythmic. Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra/ Richard Mills.
– Pärt: Veni Creator. Theatre of Voices, Ars Nova Copenhagen/ Paul Hillier.
– Chopin: Piano Sonata no.2 in B-flat minor, op.35: IV. Finale – Presto. Cecile Ousset, pno.
– Mahler: Symphony no.8 in E-flat major “Symphony of a Thousand”: Part II. Final Scene from Goethe’s Faust. Excerpts. Concertgebouw Orchestra/ Bernard Haitink.
– Gounod: Faust: Act II. Devil’s aria – Song of the Golden Calf; Waltz. José Van Dam, bass-baritone. Toulouse Capitole Orchestra/ Michel Plasson.
– Mendelssohn: Songs without Words, op. 62: VI. Spring Song. Daniel Barenboim, pno.
– Beethoven: Violin Sonata no.5 in F major, op.24: II. Adagio. Augustin Dumay, vln. Maria João Pires, pno.
– Gold: Exodus theme. Edith Piaf.
– Wagner: Lohengrin: Act III: Prelude. Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra/ Marek Janowski.
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Hopeful, inspiring, uplifting – that’s this podcast … an eclectic mix of classical, opera, film, pop, ambient music.
We’d love to hear from you! To make requests and give feedback during the week, please email tim.perry@joy.org.au
And remember … In these difficult times, keep your eye on the donut, not the hole!  🙂
Playlist: 05 September 2021
– Elgar: Land of Hope and Glory. Very Lynn, vocals. Geoff Love & His Orchestra.
– Caldara: Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo: Sinfonia. Schola Cantorum Basiliensis.
– Tchaikovsky: Album for the Young, op.39: Waltz. I Musici de Montréal/ Yuli Turovsky.
– Freddie Mercury: We Are The Champions. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
– Satie: Gymnopédie no.3. City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/ Louis Fremaux.
– Verdi: La Traviata: Act II: Di Provenza il mar, il suol. Mario Sereni, bar.
– Barry: Born Free. Mormon Tabernacle Choir.
– Vaughan-Williams: Songs of Travel: II. Let Beauty Awake. Sir Thomas Allen. City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/ Sir Simon Rattle.
– Copland: Simple Gifts. Jubilant Sykes, bar. London Symphony Orchestra/ Andrew Litton.
– Fauré (arr. William Orbit): Paradisum.
– Haydn: Cello Concerto no.1 in C major: III. Finale. Truls Mørk, vlc. Norwegian Chamber Orchestra/ Ioana Brown.
– Nyman: Wonderland: Eddie.
– Chopin: Andante spianato et Grande polonaise brillante: Andante. Alexis Weissenberg.
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Mixing it up a bit on Queen of the Night – celebrating what would have been the King of Pop’s 63rd birthday.
We hear some of Michael Jackson’s music, jazz style, and for further contrast,
a bit of Sting with music by Schubert, lyrics by Donovan (of Mellow Yellow fame, if you’re of a certain age!)
Maybe not what you expect from QOTN but don’t let that put you off, this is a fabulous podcast!
Playlist: 29 August 2021
– Jackson, Michael: Billie Jean. Vitamin String Quartet.
– Tchaikovsky: String Quartet no.1 op 11: II. Andante Cantabile. Ofra Harnoy, vlc.
– Debussy: Deux Arabesques: no.1 in E major. Aldo Ciccolini, pno.
– Kaczmarek: Finding Neverland: Impossible Opening. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/ Paul Bateman.
– Jackson, Michael: Ben. Michael Lucarelli, gtr.
– Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor, op.64: third movement. Yehudi Menuhin, vln.
– Mozart: Horn Quintet in E-flat Major, K.407: II. Andante. Dennis Brain, horn.
– Jackson, Michael: The Way You Make Me Feel. Vitamin String Quartet.
– Sting: Hurdy Gurdy Man. Arrangement of Franz Schubert’s Winterreise, D.911: XXIV. Der Leiermann. Lyrics: Donovan (Donovan Phillips Leitch).
– Schubert: Winterreise, D.911: XXIV: Der Leiermann. Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, bar.
– Handel: Sarabande. City of Prague Philharmonic/ Paul Bateman.
Graphic: Jackson, Debussy, Sting, Schubert.
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This more calm and restful programme is not without its kick. You are warned! 🙂
Playlist: 22 August 2021
– Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty op. 66: Act II: Scene I: Panorama. St. Louis Symphony Orchestra/ Leonard Slatkin.
– Goodall: The Lord is My Shepherd. Jane Sheldon, sop. Cantillation & Sinfonia Australis/ Antony Walker.
– JS Bach: Cantata BWV77 “Du sollt Gott, deinen Herren, lieben” (You shall love God, your Lord): V. In my love, there is still. Bach Collegium Japan/ Masaaki Suzuki.
– Jeffes: Cutting Branches for a Temporary Shelter. Penguin Café Orchestra.
– Schubert: Gott ist mein Hirt, D.706. Ensemble Pygmalion/ Raphael Pichon.
– Hahn: Violin Concerto: II. Chant d’Amour (Love Song). Denis Clavier, vln. Lorraine National Orchestra.
– Viardot: 6 Morceaux: III. Berceuse (lullaby). Rachel Barton Pine, vln. Matthew Hagle, pno.
– Sibelius: Nocturne, op.51, no.3. Arthur Grumiaux, vln.
– Weber: Clarinet Concerto no.1: III. Rondo. Martin Fröst, clar. Tapiola Sinfonietta.
– D’Indy: Karadec Suite, op.34: I. Prelude. Malmö Symphony Orchestra.
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This podcast features music inspired by Sir Walter Scott, Scottish novelist, poet, playwright, and historian, whose birthday it it is on the day of this live broadcast.
And we have the first QOTN airing of Sally Whitwell, Australian pianist, composer, ARIA winner and lgbtq feminist. It won’t be the last!!
Playlist: 15 August 2021
– Rossini: L’italiana in Algeri (The Italian Girl in Algiers): Act I: “Languir per una bella” (Longing for a beautiful woman) – sung in French. Alain Vanzo, ten.
– Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring (Le Sacre du Printemps): Part I: IV. Spring Rounds. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic/ Vasily Petrenko.
– Delibes: Coppélia: Tableau 1: No.1 Waltz. L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande/ Richard Bonynge.
– Schubert: Ave Maria, D.839. Yehudi Menuhin, vln.
– Whitwell: Winter Love. Sally Whitwell, pno. Acacia Quartet.
– Armand Amar: Home:: Cum Dederit. Sandrine Piau, sop.
– Puccini: Tosca: E Lucevan le stelle. Alain Vanzo, ten.
– Rossini: La Donna del Lago arr. for wind ensemble: movement no.2. Italian Classical Consort.
– Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms: I. Exaudi orationem meam, Domine (Hear My Prayer, Lord). Berlin Radio Chorus & Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra/ Pierre Boulez.
– Mendelssohn: Piano Trio no.1 in D minor, op.49. Beaux Arts Trio.
Graphic: Igor Stravinsky and Vaslav Nijinsky by Bettmann/Getty Images
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It’s lockdown No.6 so, in this podcast, we have music featuring that number – opus, prelude, symphony, number, sextet, sei voci …. but Four Seasons???
Playlist: 08 August 2021
– Corelli: Concerto Grosso in F major op.6, no.6: second movement. Capella Istropolitana.
– Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor: Act II Sextet. Maria Callas, sop. Giuseppe di Stefano, ten. Tito Gobbi, bar. Raffaele Arié, bass. Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra/ Tullio Serafin.
– Glinka: Grand Sextet in E-flat major: II. Andante. Borodin Quartet. Ludmila Berlinskaya, pno. Grigory Kovalevsky, double bass.
– Max Richter: Four Seasons Recomposed: Spring III.
– JS Bach: Cello Suite no.6 in D major, BWV1012: IV. Sarabande. Slava Grigoryan, gtr.
– Byrd: Ave Verum Corpus. Sexteto Cantabile.
– Gordon Jacob: Sextet for Piano and Winds in B-flat major, op.6: IV. Minuet. Dennis Brain Ensemble/ Dennis Brain.
– Jonas Kvarnström: Cloud Atlas Sextet.
– Anon. French: Allons Gay, Gay, Gay Bergères. A Sei Voci.
– Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin and String in D minor, op.6, no.6, RV239: II. Largo.
– Mozart: Symphony no.6 in F major, K.43: II. Andante. Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg/ Hans Graf.
– Richter: Prelude 6. Max Richter, pno.
– Anon French: La Terre Les Eaux Va Buvant. A Sei Voci.
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Your presenter, Tim, has Olympic connections so no question that this programme’s music has Olympic connections too – librettists, composers, performers.
And it can all be enjoyed without flexing a single muscle!!
Playlist: 01 August 2021
– Pergolesi: L’Olimpiade: Sinfonia. Orchestra of the National Academy of Saint Cecilia. Myung-Whun Chung.
– Hasse: L’Olimpiade: “Consola il genitore”. Simone Kermes, sop.
– Kodaly: See the Gypsies Munching Cheese. Pécs Chamber Choir.
– Vivaldi: L’Olimpiade, RV725: “Gemo in un punto e fremo”. Sara Mingardo, mezzo; “Del destin non vi lagnate”, Riccardo Navaro, bar. Concerto Italiano/ Rinaldo Alessandrini.
– McDowell: To A Wild Rose. Philadelphia Orchestra/ Eugene Ormandy.
– Mozart: Concerto Aria “Non so d’onde viene”, K.294. Krisztina Laki, sop. Vienna Chamber Orchestra.
– Hirai: Nara-Yama. Michio Mamiya, shakuhachi. Yo-Yo Ma, vlc.
– Haydn: String Quartet no.3 in C major “Emperor”: II. Poco adagio – cantabile.
– Kodaly: Romance Lyrique. Miklos Perenyi, vlc.
Graphic: Procession of the Twelve Olympians
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This playlist, featuring only US composers, celebrates the 4th of July.
It’s a little late due to Tim’s attack by larynx killer bugs.
Playlist: 11 July 2021
– Williams: Born on the fourth of July: main theme. Boston Pops Orchestra.
– Copland: Las Agachadas.
– Coleridge-Taylor: clarinet quintet in f sharp minor, op. 10: II. larghetto affetuoso. – Harold Wright, clar. Hawthorne string quartet.
– Price: The deserted garden. Carr-Petrova duo.
– Price: Symphony no. 3 in C minor, op. 33: II. Andante. Women’s Philharmonic/ Apo Hsu.
– Beach: By The Still Waters, op. 114; From Six to Twelve, op.119: III. Canoeing. Kirsten Johnson, pno.
– Foster: Jeanie with the Light Brown hair. Thomas Hampson , bar.
– Glass: Animals in Love: The Birth of the Fawn.
– Gottschalk: Le Banjo. Roger Lord, pno.
Graphic: The original star-spangled banner at The Smithsonian
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Your host Tim returns to the airwaves, live, after JOY’s move to brand new studios at the Victorian Pride Centre.
The (mostly!) joyful music in this podcast suits the successful completion of this much anticipated move.
Cheers to JOY 94.9!
Playlist: 27 June 2021
– Newman: The Diary of Anne Frank: Main Title. Twentieth Century Fox Studio Orchestra.
– Nyman: The Diary of Anne Frank: If. Jane Sheldon. Sinfonia Australis/ David Stanhope.
– Trad Italian: Istampita – La Manfredina. Jordi Savall.
– Mozart: Piano Concerto no.21 in C major, K.467: Andante. Murray Perahia, pno. English Chamber Orchestra.
– Brahms: A German Requiem, op. 45: IV How Lovely Is Thy Dwelling Place. Choir of St. John’s College, Cambridge/ Christopher Robinson.
– Poulenc: Piano Concerto: II. Andante. Pascal Rogé, pno. Philharmonia Orchestra/ Charles Dutoit.
– Kraus: Violin Concerto in C major: II. Adagio. Takako Nishizaki, vln. New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/ Uwe Grodd.
– Amar: Home: Cum Dederit. Sandrine Piau.
– Handel: Solomon: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba. Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra/ Jeanne Lamon.
– Preisner: 10 Easy Pieces for Piano: VII. Farewell. Jeroen van Veen, pno.
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This week’s programme features the work of German poet Friedrich Rückert. Tonight we hear four of his poems which Gustav Mahler set to music.
There are three lieder from Strauss as well. And for contrast, the show finishes with a little bit of Harry Potter!
Playlist: 16 May 2021
– Mahler: Rückert-Lieder, op.44: I. Blicke mir nicht in die Lieder! (Look not, love, on my work unended!); II. Ich atmet’ einen linden Duft (I breathed the breath of blossoms red). Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, bar. Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra/ Karl Böhm. (1964).
– Strauss:
3 lieder, op.29: II. Schlagende Herzen (beating hearts). Hilde Gueden, sop. Friedrich Gulda, pno.
5 little songs, op.69: Der Stern (the star). Hilde Gueden, sop. Friedrich Gulda, pno.
– Vivaldi: Violin Concerto in F major, RV283: II. Largo e spiccato. Accademia Bizantina/ Ottavio Dantone.
– Mahler: Rückert-Lieder, op.44 III. Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen (O garish world, long since thou hast lost me). Kathleen Ferrier, contralto. Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra/ Bruno Walter.
– Saint-Saëns: Parysatis: Ballet music. Queensland Orchestra/ Andrew Mogrelia.
– Newman: Road to Perdition. City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra.
– Mahler: Rückert-Lieder, op.44. IV. Um Mitternacht (At midnight hour). Thomas Hampson, bar. Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra/ Leonard Bernstein.
– Glazunov: String Quartet no.3 in G major, op.26: II. Interlude. Utrecht String Quartet.
– Williams: Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone: Harry’s Wondrous World.
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Your presenter Tim’s enthusiasm for opera and ballet is evident as he talks about three productions in Melbourne at the moment – the ballet Swan Lake and the operas Aida and Ernani. Enjoy excerpts from each in this show, plus , as always, more!
Playlist: 09 May 2021
– Saint-Saëns: Septet in E-flat major, op.65: III. Intermede. Quatuor Pascal.
– Purcell: Come Ye Sons of Art: III. Sound the Trumpet. Monteverdi Orchestra/ John Eliot Gardiner.
– Paisiello: Piano Concerto no.4 in G minor: II. Largo. Francesco Nicolosi, pno. Collegium Philamonicum Chamber Orchestra/ Gennaro Cappabianca.
– Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, op.20: Act I Waltz. Chicago Symphony Orchestra/ Sir Georg Solti.
– Verdi: Aida: Triumphal March. Orchestra Del Teatro dell’opera di Roma/ Sir Georg Solti.
– Verdi: Ernani: Act I: “Da quell di che t’ho veduta”. Leontyne Price, sop. Mario Sereni, bar. Metropolitan Opera Orchestra/ Thomas Schippers.
– Arensky: Trio no.1 in D minor, op.32: Adagio. Jascha Heifetz, vln. Leonard Pennario, pno. Gregor Piatigorsky, vlc.
– Dun: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: The Eternal Vow. Yo-Yo Ma, vlc. Shanghai National Orchestra.
– Rodrigo: Canticos Nupciales: Ofertorio. Ana Maria Martinez.
– Delius: Hassan: Serenade and Interlude. Robert Tear, ten. Hallé Orchestra/ Sir John Barbirolli.
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From death to life to love and the moon …. enjoy the musical journey.
Playlist: 02 May 2021
– Rutter: Requiem: IV. Sanctus. Choir of King’s College, Cambridge & City of London Sinfonia/ Stephen Cleobury.
– JS Bach: Mass in B Minor, BWV232: Agnus Dei. Christa Ludwig, mezzo. Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra/ Herbert von Karajan.
– Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto no.1 in A minor, op. 33: 1st movement. Mstislav Rostropovich, vlc. London Philharmonic Orchestra/ Carlo Maria Giulini.
– Gregson-Williams: Catherine: Theme Suite.
– Price: Clouds. Lara Downes, pno.
– Rodgers: Carousel: If I Loved You. Renata Tebaldi, sop. New Philharmonia Orchestra/ Richard Bonynge.
– Schubert: 4 Impromptus, op. 90, D. 899: No.2 in E flat Major. Mitsuko Uchida, pno.
– Rimsky-Korsakov: Sadko: Introduction. Mariinsky Orchestra/ Valery Gergiev.
– Zelenka: Capriccio IV in A major. Camerata Bern/ Alexander van Wijnkoop.
– Bellini: Vaga Luna. Carlo Bergonzi, ten.
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