The Saturday and Sunday Lunchtime Miscellany programs offer a range of mainly shorter items from the fine music repertoire, with an emphasis on tuneful works of different periods and genres.

Jane Mitchell and Rod Watson


21st February

Show Playlist
  • Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Overture - Marriage of Figaro. English PO .
  • Gershwin, George: Rhapsody in Blue. Tea Rose Duo .
  • Loewe, Frederick (arr. Byers, Billy): My Fair Lady Suite. Julie Andrews, voc. Ambrosian Singers, London Musicians Orch/Ian Fraser.
  • Conforto, Nicolo: Concerto in D for mandolin and strings. Ugo Orlandi, mndln. I Solisti Aquilani/Vittorio Antonellini.
  • Brahms, Johannes: Three Hungarian Dances Nos.1,3 & 5. Sydney SO/Stuart Challender.
  • Sussmayr, Franz Xavier: Concerto Movement in D major for basset clarinet. Thea King, cl. English CO/Leopold Hager.
  • Rachmaninov, Sergei: Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor, Op.18. Isador Goodman, pno. Melbourne SO/Patrick Thomas.
  • Vanhal, Johann Baptist: Symphony in F Major. Salieri CO/Tamas Pal.
  • Dvorak, Antonin: Slavonic Dances, Op.46, B83. Vienna PO/Andre Previn.

  • 14th February

    Show Playlist
  • Brumby, Colin: South Bank Overture. Queensland SO/Werner Andreas Albert.
  • Shostakovich, Dmitri: Tahiti Trot (Tea for Two), Op.16. Queensland SO/Vladimir Verbitsky.
  • Lennon/McCartney (arr. Breiner, Peter): Beatles Concerto Grosso No.2 (in the style of Vivaldi). CO/Peter Breiner.
  • Hofmann, Leopold: Oboe Concerto in C. Stefan Schilli, oboe Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia/Bela Drahos.
  • Strauss Jnr: Blue Danube Waltz, Op.314. Slovak RSO, Vienna Men's Choral Society/Johannes Wildner.
  • Saint-Saens, Camille: Piano Concerto No.2 in G minor, Op.22. Benjamin Grosvenor, pno. Royal Liverpool PO/James Judd.
  • Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Symphony No.27 in G, K.199. Vienna CO/Philippe Entremont.
  • Beethoven, Ludwig van: Piano Trio No.3 in C minor, Op.1/3. Beaux Arts Trio .
  • Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich (arr. Breiner, Peter): The Seasons, Op.37b. Takako Nishizaki, vln. Queensland SO/Peter Breiner.

  • 7th February

    Show Playlist
  • Shostakovich, Dmitri: Festive Overture, Op.96. Sydney SO/Sir Bernard Heinze.
  • Farnon, Robert: Portrait of a flirt. Slovak RSO/Adrian Leaper.
  • Straus O: A Waltz Dream: Waltz. Budapest Strauss SO/Alfred Walter.
  • Haydn, Franz Joseph: Piano Concerto in G, Hob.XVIII:9. Sebastian Knauer, pno. Cologne CO/Helmut Muller-Bruhl.
  • Boccherini, Luigi: Guitar quintet No.5 in D, G.449. Richard Savino, gtr. Artaria Quartet .
  • Bach, Johann Sebastian: Brandenburg Concerto No.3 in G, BWV1048. English CO/Geoffrey Simon.
  • Glinka, Mikhail: Grand Sextet in E flat. Russian National SO Soloists .
  • Vanhal, Johann Baptist: Symphony in A Major. Salieri CO/Tamas Pal.
  • Luigini, Alexandre: Ballet Egyptien, Op.12, suite. Royal PO/Anatole Fistoulari.

  • 31st January

    Show Playlist
  • Sullivan, Sir Arthur: The Pirates of Penzance Overture. D'Oyly Carte Opera Orch/John Pryce-Jones.
  • Joyce, Archibald: Prince of Wales (Grand March). RTE Concert Orch/Andrew Penny.
  • Field, John: Quintet in A flat. David Juritz, vln., Jennifer Gordon, vln., Julia Desbruslais, vlc., Miceal O'Rourke, pno., Sarah-Jane Bradley, vla.
  • Liszt, Franz: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in D minor. Gewandhaus Orch/Kurt Masur.
  • Britten, Benjamin: Matinees Musicales, Op.24. National PO/Richard Bonynge.
  • Hummel, Johann: Trumpet Concerto in E. Geoffrey Payne, tpt. Melbourne SO/Michael Halasz.
  • Dvorak, Antonin: Rusalka - Polonaise. Czech PO/Vaclav Neumann.
  • Kalkbrenner, Friedrich: Piano Concerto No. 3 in A minor, Op.107. Howard Shelley, pno. Tasmanian SO/Howard Shelley.
  • Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich: Sleeping Beauty, Op.66. Philharmonia Orch/John Lanchbery.

  • 24th January

    Show Playlist
  • Wagner R: Mastersingers of Nuremberg, Prelude to Act 1. Berlin PO/Claudio Abbado.
  • Lloyd Webber, Andrew: Phantom of the Opera: Angel of Music/Point of No Return., Lesley Garrett, sop., Meredith Braun, sop. Royal Philharmonic Concert Orch/Paul Bateman.
  • Sherwin, Manning: A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square. Queensland Pops Orch/Colin Harper.
  • Boccherini, Luigi: String Sextet in B flat, Op.23/2, G455. Ensemble 415 .
  • Saint-Saens, Camille: Samson and Delilah: Bacchanale. Orch Victoria/Richard Divall.
  • Beethoven, Ludwig van: Piano Concerto No.5 in E flat, Op.73, 'Emperor'. Stephen Kovacevich, pno. Australian CO/Stephen Kovacevich.
  • Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Serenade in G, Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K525. Amsterdam Baroque Orch/Ton Koopman.
  • Chadwick, George Whitefield: Symphonic Sketches in A. Ukraine State RSO/Theodore Kuchar.

  • 17th January

    Show Playlist
  • Suppe, Franz von: Overture, The Jolly Robbers. Vienna PO/Zubin Mehta.
  • de Paul, Gene (arr. Chaplin, Saul):Seven Brides for Seven Brothers: Barn Dance. John Wilson Orch/John Wilson.
  • Liszt, Franz: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 1 in F. Gewandhaus Orch/Kurt Masur.
  • Straus O: The Princess of Tragant: Waltz. Budapest Strauss SO/Alfred Walter.
  • Bach CPE: Flute concerto in D minor, Wq.22. Ingrid Dingfelder, fte. English CO/Sir Charles Mackerras.
  • Sullivan, Sir Arthur: Ruddigore: From the Briny Sea..I Shipped, D'ye See, In a Revenue Sloop. Thomas Edmonds, ten. Adelaide SO, Corinthian Singers, Festival Chorus/James Christiansen.
  • Boccherini, Luigi: String Quartet in G, Op.44/4, G223 'La Tiranna'. Ensemble 415 .
  • Taubert, Wilhelm: Piano Concerto No.1 in E, Op.18. Howard Shelley, pno. Tasmanian SO/Howard Shelley.
  • Saint-Saens, Camille: Javotte. Queensland Orch/Andrew Mogrelia.

  • 10th January

    Show Playlist
  • Sullivan, Sir Arthur: Ruddigore Overture. Philharmonia Orch/Sir Charles Mackerras.
  • Straus O: Didi: Waltz. Budapest Strauss SO/Alfred Walter.
  • Monti, Vittorio (arr. Palmer, Christopher): Czardas. Evelyn Glennie, perc. National PO/Barry Wordsworth.
  • Hiller, Ferdinand: Piano Concerto in F minor, Op.5. Howard Shelley, pno. Tasmanian SO/Howard Shelley.
  • German, Sir Edward: Valse Gracieuse. National SO of Ireland/Andrew Penny.
  • Mendelssohn, Felix: Octet in E Flat, Op.20. Australian CO/Richard Tognetti.
  • Lehar, Franz: Donaulegenden (On the Grey Danube). Hanover Radio PO/Klauspeter Seibel.
  • Sullivan, Sir Arthur (arr. Mackerras, Sir Charles): Pineapple Poll. Royal Liverpool PO/David Lloyd-Jones.

  • 3rd January

    Show Playlist
  • Smetana, Bedrich: The secret, overture. Czech State PO/Robert Stankovsky.
  • Nedbal, Oskar: Valse triste. Prague SO/Vaclav Smetacek.
  • Saint-Saens, Camille: Africa , Op.89. Gwendolyn Mok, pno. London PO/Geoffrey Simon.
  • Lennon/McCartney (arr. Breiner, Peter): Beatles Concerto Grosso No.4. CO/Peter Breiner.
  • Crusell, Bernhard Henrik: Clarinet Quartet No. 2 in C minor, Op. 4. Thea King, cl. Members of Allegri String Quartet .
  • Romberg B: Concertino in A, Op.72. Antonio Meneses, vlc., Werner Thomas-Mifune, vlc. Bamberg SO/Georg Schmohe.
  • Mendelssohn, Felix: Piano Trio No.2 in C minor, Op. 66. Macquarie Trio .
  • Kraus, Joseph Martin: The Fisherman. Swedish CO/Petter Sundkvist.

  • 27th December

    Show Playlist
  • Sullivan, Sir Arthur: The Gondoliers Overture. Adelaide SO/James Christiansen.
  • Sullivan, Sir Arthur: HMS Pinafore: Never Mind the Why and Wherefore. Dennis Olsen, bar., Norma Knight, sop., Robert Dawe, bar. Adelaide SO/James Christiansen.
  • Curzon, Frederic: Spanish Suite: In Malaga. Czechoslovak RSO/Adrian Leaper.
  • Haydn, Franz Joseph: Violin concerto in G, Hob.VIIa:4. Simon Standage, vln. English Concert/Trevor Pinnock.
  • Sibelius, Jean: Finlandia, Op.26. Finnish RSO/Jukka-Pekka Saraste.
  • Rossini, Gioachino: La Boutique fantasque. Royal Opera House Orch. Covent Garden/Ernest Ansermet.
  • Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Piano Concerto No.27 in B Flat, K.595. Daniel Barenboim, pno. English CO/Daniel Barenboim.
  • Sammartini, Giovanni Battista: Symphony in D minor, J-C 23. Aradia Ensemble/Kevin Mallon.
  • Luigini, Alexandre: Ballet Egyptien, Op.12, suite. Royal PO/Anatole Fistoulari.