A Lunchtime Miscellany

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.

Presenters

Jane Mitchell and Rod Watson


19th January

Show Playlist
  • Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Overture - Marriage of Figaro. New Philharmonia Orch/Otto Klemperer.
  • Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich (arr. Mule, M): Andante from String Quartet No.1. Peter Clinch Saxophone Quartet .
  • Loewe, Frederick (arr. Byers, Billy): My Fair Lady Suite. Julie Andrews, voc. Ambrosian Singers, London Musicians Orch/Ian Fraser.
  • Bach CPE: Oboe Concerto in E flat, Wq.165. Paul Goodwin, oboe English Concert/Trevor Pinnock.
  • Vanhal, Johann Baptist: Symphony in A minor. Salieri CO/Tamas Pal.
  • Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Violin Sonata No.20 in C, K.303. Isaac Stern, vln., Yefim Bronfman, pno.
  • Kuhlau, Friedrich: Piano Quartet No.2 in A major, Op.50. Ilona Prunyi, pno. New Budapest Quartet .
  • Handel, George Frederic: Water Music Suite in F, HWV348. Academy of St Martin in the Fields/Sir Neville Marriner.

    • 12th January

    Show Playlist
  • Svendsen, Johan: Festival Polonaise, Op.12. Norwegian Radio Orch/Ari Rasilainen.
  • Grainger, Percy: Walking Tune. Martin Jones, pno.
  • Parry, Sir Charles Hubert: Blest pair of Sirens. London Philharmonic Choir, London PO/Sir Adrian Boult.
  • Sibelius, Jean: Valse Triste, Op.44/1. Norwegian Radio Orch/Ari Rasilainen.
  • Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: March in D, K.290. Amsterdam Baroque Orch/Ton Koopman.
  • Balcombe, Richard: Greensleeves Suite. BBC Symphony Cellos, London Philharmonic Cellos, Philharmonia Orch Cellos, Royal Philharmonic Cellos/Geoffrey Simon.
  • Hummel, Johann: Piano Concerto No.2 in A Minor, Op.85. Stephen Hough, pno. English CO/Bryden Thomson.
  • Haydn, Franz Joseph: Symphony No. 70 in D, Hob.I:70. Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia/Bela Drahos.
  • Strauss Jnr (arr. Desormiere, Roger): The Beautiful Danube (Ballet suite). National PO/Richard Bonynge.

    • 5th January

    Show Playlist
  • Suppe, Franz von: Overture, Light Cavalry. Vienna PO/Zubin Mehta.
  • Kalkbrenner, Friedrich: Adagio ed Allegro di bravura, Op.102. Howard Shelley, pno. Tasmanian SO/Howard Shelley.
  • Minkus, Leon (arr. March, Peter): Don Quixote - Pas de Deux. English Concert Orch/Richard Bonynge.
  • Auber, Daniel (arr. Lambert, Constant): Les Rendez-vous. English Concert Orch/Richard Bonynge.
  • Grainger, Percy: Handel in the Strand. Sydney SO/John Hopkins.
  • Enescu, George: (arr. Rudd):Romanian Rhapsody in A, Op.11/1. I Salonisti .
  • Sibelius, Jean: Finlandia, Op.26. Finnish RSO/Jukka-Pekka Saraste.
  • Field, John: Piano Concerto No.7 in C minor. Miceal O'Rourke, pno. London Mozart Players/Matthias Bamert.
  • Sullivan, Sir Arthur: Incidental Music to The Merry Wives of Windsor. Margaret MacDonald, m-sop. RTE Chamber Choir, RTE Concert Orch/Andrew Penny.

    • 29th December

    Show Playlist
  • Glinka: Overture - Ruslan & Lyudmila. Sydney SO/Edo de Waart.
  • Chopin: Nocturne in D flat, Op.27/2. Jeremy Blackman, vln., Pauline Pidgeon, pno.
  • Bizet: Carmen Suites 1 and 2, excerpts. French Radio PO/Yutaka Sado.
  • Sibelius: Valse Triste, Op.44/1. Royal PO/Sir Thomas Beecham.
  • Lehar (arr. Bonynge): The Merry Widow: Vilja. Dame Joan Sutherland, sop., National PO/Richard Bonynge.
  • Saint-Saens: Piano Quartet in E. Elysian Quartet.
  • Mendelssohn: Symphony for strings, No. 3 in E minor. New Sinfonietta Amsterdam/Lev Markiz.
  • Bach: Keyboard Concerto in D minor, BWV1052. Jean Louis Steuerman, pno., CO of Europe/James Judd.
  • Glazunov: Exc. Les Ruses d'amour, ballet, Op.61. USSR RSO/Algis Ziuraitis.

    • 22nd December

    Show Playlist
  • Offenbach: Maitre Peronilla: Overture. Philharmonia Orch/Antonio de Almeida.
  • Strauss Jnr: Casanova: Nuns' Chorus. Hilde Gueden, sop., Vienna State Opera Orch, Vienna Operetta Chorus/Robert Stolz.
  • Traditional (arr. Courage): Christmas Songs Medley. Wynton Marsalis, tpt., Frederica von Stade, mezzo-sop, Kathleen Battle, sop., Nancy Allen, harp, Orch of St Luke's, American Boychoir, Christmas Concert Chorus, Wynton Marsalis Septet/Andre Previn.
  • Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor, Op.18. Krystian Zimerman, pno., Boston Symphony/Seiji Ozawa.
  • Graun: Christmas Oratorio. Uns ist ein Kind Geboren. Das Kleine Konzert, Rhenish Church Choir/Hermann Max.
  • Beethoven: Symphony No.6 in F, Op.68, 'Pastoral'. ORR/Sir John Eliot Gardiner.
  • Rossini (arr. Respighi): La Boutique fantasque. National PO/Richard Bonynge.

    • 15th December

    Show Playlist
  • Strauss Jnr: Overture: Die Fledermaus. Johann Strauss Ensemble/Russell McGregor.
  • Anderson: Fiddle Faddle. Victorian Concert Orch/Richard Green.
  • Chopin (arr. Kashif/Kershaw): So deep is the night. Lesley Garrett, sop., Zoe Mather, pno., London Session Orch/Paul Daniel.
  • Hurst: Swagman's Promenade. West Australian SO/David Measham.
  • Elgar: Romance in D minor, Op.62. Roger Vignoles, pno., Daniel Smith, bsn.
  • Enescu (arr. Duncan): Romanian Rhapsody No.1. Larry Adler, harmonica, Pro Arte Orch/Francis Chagrin.
  • Strauss Jnr: Wine, Woman and Song! Waltz, Op.333. Slovak RSO, Vienna Men's Choral Society/Johannes Wildner.
  • Grieg: Holberg Suite, Op.40. Australian CO/Richard Tognetti.
  • Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No.1 in F sharp minor, Op.1. Vladimir Ashkenazy, pno., London SO/Andre Previn.
  • Sullivan (arr. Mackerras): Pineapple Poll Suite. London PO/Sir Charles Mackerras.

    • 8th December

    Show Playlist
  • Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture, Op.49. Oslo PO/Mariss Jansons.
  • Gibbs: Dusk. New London Orch/Ronald Corp.
  • Ravel: Bolero. Melbourne SO/Jose Serebrier.
  • Tchaikovsky: String Quartet No.1 in D, Op.11, Andante Cantabile. Mischa Maisky, vlc., Orpheus CO.
  • Weber: Piano concerto No.1 in C, Op.11. Benjamin Frith, pno., RTE Sinfonietta/Prionnsias O Duinn.
  • Arnold: Whistle Down the Wind - Suite. London SO/Richard Hickox.
  • Mozart: Exsultate jubilate, K165: Alleluia. Kathleen Battle, sop., Orch of St Luke's/Andre Previn.
  • Bruch: Romance for Viola and Orchestra in F, Op.85. Patricia Pollett, vla., Queensland PO/Werner Andreas Albert.
  • Herold (arr. Lanchbery): Exc: La Fille mal gardee: Royal Liverpool PO/Barry Wordsworth.

    • 1st December

    Show Playlist
  • Wagner R: Tannhauser, Overture. Berlin PO/Claudio Abbado.
  • Weinberger: Polka & Fugue from Schwanda the Bagpiper. Pro Arte Orch/Sir Charles Mackerras.
  • Novello: Perchance to dream: We'll gather Lilacs. Yvonne Kenny, sop., Melbourne SO/Vladimir Kamirski.
  • Joyce: Toto (Selection). RTE Concert Orch/Andrew Penny.
  • Haydn: Piano Concerto No. 3 in F, Hob.XVIII:3. Sebastian Knauer, pno., Cologne CO/Helmut Muller-Bruhl.
  • Anderson: A Harvard Festival. BBC Concert Orch/Leonard Slatkin.
  • Tchaikovsky: Violin concerto in D, Op.35. Frank Peter Zimmermann, vln., Berlin PO/Lorin Maazel.
  • Messager: Exc: Les deux pigeons Ballet Suite. ROHO/Sir Charles Mackerras.

    • 24th November

    Show Playlist
  • Bernstein: Candide Overture. Melbourne SO/Jorge Mester.
  • Sullivan: The Mikado (Highlights). D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, New Promenade Orch/Isidore Godfrey.
  • Weber (arr. Payne): Concertino in C for Oboe and Wind Ensemble, arr.Trumpet. Geoffrey Payne, tpt., Melbourne SO/Michael Halasz.
  • Beethoven: Choral Fantasy in C minor, Op.80. Alfred Brendel, pno., London PO, London Philharmonic Choir/Bernard Haitink.
  • Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No.1 in D minor, Op.49. Streeton Trio.
  • Haydn: Symphony No. 73 in D, Hob.I:73 - Hunt. Concentus Musicus Vienna/Nikolaus Harnoncourt.
  • Minkus: Exc: La Source - Act 1. ROHO/Richard Bonynge.

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