Records found for 91 musical items.
| Presenter | Date | Theme | Programme | Comment | |||||
| Ken | 29/11/25 | Honegger: Pastorale d'été | 1992 Virgin Classics recording. | ||||||
| Honegger: Symphony No. 2 for Strings (with Trumnpet) | 1992 Virgin Classics recording. | ||||||||
| Ken | 11/10/25 | Celebrating Yo Yo Ma | Morricone, Ennio: Two Themes from 'The Lady Caliph' (Dinner; Nocturne) | 2004 Sony recording. | |||||
| Tavener, John: Wake Up … And Die (1998) | 1998 Sony recording. 7th October was Yo To Ma's 70th birthday.. | ||||||||
| Ken | 06/09/25 | Pärt: Tabula Rasa (1977) | 11th September is Arvo Pärt's 90th birthday. 1984 NMC recording.. | ||||||
| Ken | 07/06/25 | Brahms: Cello Sonata no. 1 in E minor op. 38 | 2005 Hyperion recording. | ||||||
| Ken | 26/04/25 | Honegger: Prélude, Ariosa et Fughette (sur le nom de BACH) | 1992 Virgin Classics recording. | ||||||
| Honegger: Symphony No. 4 | 1992 Virgin Classics recording. | ||||||||
| Ken | 15/02/25 | Mozart: Piano Concerto no. 21 in C major K.467 | YouTube video. Recorded in 1974 (BBC production?).. | ||||||
| Ken | 25/01/25 | Boccherini: Cello Concerto in D major G.479 | |||||||
| Boccerhini: Cello Sonata in C minor G.2b | Both items are from a Hyperion CD recorded in 2023. | ||||||||
| Ken | 09/11/24 | A celebration of Leonid Kogan | Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor op. 64 | 14th November is the 100th Anniversary of the birth of Leonid Kogan. 1959 recording.. | |||||
| Ken | 17/08/24 | Arnold, Malcolm: Symphony No. 1 op. 22 | Recorded in the National Concert Hall on 10/11 April 1995 in the presence of the composer. | ||||||
| Ken | 29/06/24 | Britten: Violin Concerto op. 15 | Harmonia Mundi live recording in the Munich Isarphilharmonie, 28/29 October 2021. Released in 2024.. | ||||||
| Ken | 18/05/24 | Sibelius: Symphony no. 5 in E flat major op. 82 | 2018 recording on Alpha Classics. | ||||||
| Ken | 20/04/24 | Schumann: Piano Quartet in E flat major op. 47 | 2021 Harmonia Mundi recording. | ||||||
| Ken | 18/11/23 | De los Angeles and Callas Centenaries | Puccini: 'La Bohème': Si, mi chiamano Mimi | Victoria de los Angeles was born on 1st November 1923. Recording dates from 1956.. | |||||
| Puccini: 'Madama Butterfly': Un bel di vedromo | YouTube video. Live recording of the opera from around 1957.. | ||||||||
| Falla, Manuel de: 'Nana' | 1951 recording. This and the following two items are from a recording featuring Spanish and Catalan songs.. | ||||||||
| Guridi, Jésus: 'Jana' | 1953 recording. | ||||||||
| Guridi, Jésus: 'No quiero tus avellanas' (I don't want your hazelnuts) | 1953 recording. | ||||||||
| Puccini: 'Tosca': Vissi d'arte | Maria Callas was born on 2nd December 1923. On DVD. 1964 recording of special gala which included all of Act II of Tosca.. | ||||||||
| Catalani: 'La Wally': Ebben? Ne andrò lontana. | 1955 recording. | ||||||||
| Bizet: 'Carmen': Prelude to Act I and Habañera | YouTube video. Part of a concert recording from 16th March 1962 at the Musikhalle in Hamburg.. | ||||||||
| Ken | 16/09/23 | Wagner: 'Parsifal': Prelude to Act I of Opera | Recorded from TV broadcast on 5th June 2023 from the Bridgewater Hall in Manchester as part of BBC Four's Inside Classical series. | ||||||
| Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending | Recorded from TV broadcast on 5th June 2023 from the Bridgewater Hall in Manchester as part of BBC Four's Inside Classical series. | ||||||||
| Ken | 01/07/23 | Sibelius: Symphony no. 3 in C major op. 52 | Recorded in June 2019, released in 2022. | ||||||
| Ken | 20/05/23 | Lalo: Symphonie espagnole op. 21 (four-movement version) | Recorded in the National Concert Hall in January 2021. | ||||||
| Ken | 22/04/23 | Puccini: 'La Bohème': Most of Act 1 of opera | Directed for the stage by Richard Jones. Recording of BBC Four TV broadcast of performance in 2020.. | ||||||
| Ken | 28/01/23 | Bizet: 'Carmen': Conclusion of Act 3 and (most of) Act 4 of Opera | On DVD. Recorded in the Arena di Verona in July 2003. Directed and produced by Franco Zeffirelli.. | ||||||
| Ken | 25/06/22 | Four gay composers for Pride Day | Smyth, Ethel: The Wreckers: Overture | ||||||
| Barber: Violin Concerto: II. Andante | |||||||||
| Bernstein: Mass: A Simple Song | |||||||||
| Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings: IV. Finale (Tema russo). Andante – Allegro con spirito | |||||||||
| Ken | 29/01/22 | Glass, Philip: The Hours (final 10 minutes) | |||||||
| Glass, Philip: Etude No. 20 | |||||||||
| Glass, Philip: Akhnaten: Akhnaten's Hymn to the Sun and Finale of opera | The presentation marked Philip Glass's 85th birthday on 31st January. | ||||||||
| Ken | 08/01/22 | Bernstein: West Side Story (Selection from soundtrack of Steven Spielberg's film re-make) | |||||||
| Ken | 14/08/21 | Strauss, Richard: Morgen! op.27 no. 4 | YouTube video. Live recording in Smetana Hall in Prague.. | ||||||
| Strauss, Richard: Vier letzte Lieder | YouTube video. Live recording of part of the Gala Concert of the 2004 Lucerne Festival.. | ||||||||
| Ken | 03/07/21 | Dohnányi: Symphony no. 2 in E major op. 40: 1st, 2nd & 3rd movements | 1995 (world premiere) recording on Chandos. | ||||||
| Ken | 15/05/21 | Piazzolla: The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires | YouTube video. Recording of concert at the Belarus State Philharmonic Hall in Minsk in April 2016.. | ||||||
| Ken | 20/03/21 | Sibelius: King Christian II (Suite) op. 27 | Recorded in June 2019 by Alpha Classics. | ||||||
| Ken | 23/01/21 | Schumann: Violin Concerto in D minor WoO1 | YouTube video. Recording of May 2014 performance in the Philharmonie in Berlin.. | ||||||
| Ken | 14/11/20 | Gorecki: Symphony No. 3 (Symphony of Sorrowful Songs): 2nd & 3rd movements | YouTube video of performance marking the 30th anniversary of the composition, recorded in the presence of the composer. 12th November was the 10th Anniversary of Gorecki's death.. | ||||||
| Ken | 26/09/20 | Parry: Piano Trio no. 2 in B minor | |||||||
| Ken | 04/07/20 | Weyse, C.E.F.: Symphony no. 4 in E minor DF.120 | |||||||
| Ken | 30/05/20 | Sibelius: Symphony no. 2 in D major op. 43: 1st, 3rd and 4th movements | |||||||
| Ken | 08/02/20 | Sibelius: Symphony no. 1 in E minor op. 39: 1st, 3rd and 4th Movements | 2018 recording. | ||||||
| Ken | 09/11/19 | Smyth, Ethel: Mass in D major: Sanctus, Benedictus, Gloria | 2019 Recording. | ||||||
| Ken | 21/09/19 | Schumann, Clara: 3 Romances for Violin and Piano op. 22 | |||||||
| Schumann, Clara: Piano Sonata in G minor | Clara Schumann was born 200 years ago on 13th September. | ||||||||
| Ken | 17/08/19 | Parry: Piano Quartet in A flat major | Hyperion recording from 2018. | ||||||
| Ken | 04/05/19 | Sibelius: Symphony no. 1 in E minor op. 39: 1st, 2nd and 4th Movements | |||||||
| Ken | 09/02/19 | Schumann: Cello Concerto in A minor op. 129 | |||||||
| Ken | 15/12/18 | Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 2 in B flat major op. 19 | Recorded April 9 and 10 1957. | ||||||
| Ken | 01/09/18 | Honouring Leonard Bernstein | Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story | Video recording of performance recorded in 1976. 25th August was the centenary of the birth of Leonard Bernstein.. | |||||
| Ken | 07/07/18 | Shostakovich: Sonata for Violin and Piano op. 134 | |||||||
| Ken | 31/03/18 | Haydn: The Creation – Most of Part I | |||||||
| Ken | 03/02/18 | Taneyev: Concert Suite for Violin and Orchestra op. 28: III. Andante (Fairy tale), IV. Tema con variazioni, V. Presto (Tarantella) | 2008 recording. | ||||||
| Ken | 02/12/17 | Handel: Messiah – Part III (from 'I know my Redeemer liveth' to 'Amen') | Video via YouTube. Performance recorded at London's Barbican in 2006.. | ||||||
| Ken | 11/11/17 | Schubert: Piano Sonata in A major D.959 (1st, 3rd & 4th movements) | Recorded at the Kashiwazaki City Performing Arts Center Art-Forêt, Japan, January 2016. | ||||||
| Ken | 15/07/17 | Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition | On video via YouTube. Live performance in the Barbican, London, in 1983. Vladimir Ashkenazy was 80 on 6th July.. | ||||||
| Ken | 13/05/17 | Marking the 450th Anniversary of the birth of Claudio Monteverdi (baptised 15th May 1567) | Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Maria Vergine (1610) – Movements 1 to 6 | Video recorded in The Chapel Royal in Versailles in 2014 (available on YouTube). | |||||
| Ken | 08/04/17 | Handel: Messiah (from 'Hallelujah' chorus to the end) | 13th April is the 275th anniversary of the first performance (in Dublin) of the oratorio.. | ||||||
| Ken | 21/01/17 | Haydn: Cello Concerto no. 1 in C major Hob.VIIb:1 | |||||||
| Ken | 05/11/16 | Holst: The Planets op. 32: I. Mars; II. Venus, IV. Jupiter; VII. Neptune | Recorded by EMI in 1981. | ||||||
| Ken | 20/08/16 | Beethoven: Symphony no. 3 in E flat major op. 55 ('Eroica'): II. Marcia Funebre. Adagio assai & III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace | On DVD. Recorded at the Festival's opening concert in 2013 (Abbado's final Festival appearance). | ||||||
| Ken | 16/07/16 | Bizet: Carmen: Act I from Habañera to end and "La Fleur que tu m'avail jetée" from Act II | Video recording of Franco Zeffirelli production in the Vienna State Opera on 9th December 1978. | ||||||
| Ken | 21/05/16 | Debussy: La Mer | |||||||
| Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune | |||||||||
| Ken | 30/01/16 | A Birthday and an Anniversary | Puccini: Tosca: Recondita armonia | Placido Domingo was 75 on 21st January. | |||||
| Leoncavallo: Pagliacci: Vesti la giubba | |||||||||
| Bizet: Carmen: La fleur que tu m'avais jetée | |||||||||
| Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Am stillen Herd | |||||||||
| Verdi: La traviata: Libiamo ne'lieti calici | |||||||||
| Strauss, Richard: Vier letzte Lieder | 9th December was the 100th Anniversary of Elisabeth Schwarzkopf's birth. | ||||||||
| Ken | 14/11/15 | Franck: Symphony in D minor | 9th November was the 125th Anniversary of the death of César Franck. The recording dates from 1961, and was remastered in 2014.. | ||||||
| Ken | 15/08/15 | Wagner: 'Parsifal' (conclusion of Act II, and most of Scene 2 of Act III of Opera) | On DVD. Otto Schenck production, 1993.. | ||||||
| Ken | 16/05/15 | Beethoven: Symphony no. 6 in F major op. 68 (Pastoral) | Recording from 1982. | ||||||
| Ken | 18/04/15 | Strauss, Richard: Metamorphosen for 23 solo strings | |||||||
| Ken | 07/03/15 | Bach, J.S.: Violin Concerto in A minor BWV.1041 | |||||||
| Bach, J.S.: Concerto for Two Violins, Strings and Continuo in D Minor BWV.1043 | |||||||||
| Ken | 03/01/15 | Rodgers, Richard: 'South Pacific' (selection of songs) | The film version (1958) on DVD. Fitting in with the day's theme of 'Operettas & Musicals'.. | ||||||
| Ken | 29/11/14 | Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto no. 1 in B flat major op. 30 | Live recording of the pianist's performance in the Final of the 2012 Dublin International Piano Competition. Jiuhan Sun was awarded Second Prize.. | ||||||
| Ken | 18/10/14 | Remembering Claudio Abbado | Brahms: Tragic Overture op. 81 | On DVD. Recorded in August 2013. Abbado's final video recording.. | |||||
| Schoenberg: Gurrelieder: Orchestral Interlude and Song of the Wood Dove (conclusion of Part I) | |||||||||
| Ken | 02/08/14 | First World War Centenary | Vaughan Williams: A Pastoral Symphony (Symphony No. 3, 1921) | Britain declared war on Germany on 4th August 1914. The 'Pastoral' reference is to the fields of France during World War I.. | |||||
| Ken | 29/03/14 | Lauridsen, Morten: Lux aeterna | |||||||
| Ken | 01/02/14 | Brahms: Violin Concerto in D major op. 77: 1st and 2nd Movements | Recorded live at the Prague Spring Festival in 1961. | ||||||
| Ken | 30/11/13 | Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings in C major op. 48 |