A variety of popular classics to brighten your lunchtime.

Monday: Debbie Nossbaum
Tuesday: Margot Blackwell
Wednesday: John van Bavel/Rod Watson
Thursday: Marjorie Hall
Friday: Sarah Barzel


26th February

Show Playlist
  • Rossini, Gioachino: Barber of Seville, Overture. Tasmanian SO/Ola Rudner.
  • Woodley, Bruce: I Am Australian. Choir of Hope & Inspiration/Jonathon Welch.
  • Gottschalk, Louis (arr. Kay, Hershy): Grande Tarantelle, Op. 67. Reid Nibley, pno. Utah SO/Maurice Abravanel.
  • Anderson, Leroy: The Syncopated Clock. Boston Pops/Arthur Fiedler.
  • Handel, George Frederic: Jeptha: Waft her angels through the skies. Anthony Rolfe Johnson, ten. Academy of St Martin in the Fields/Sir Neville Marriner.
  • Beethoven, Ludwig van: Rondo a capriccio in G, Op.129, 'Rage over a lost penny'. Sir Clifford Curzon, pno.
  • Saint-Saens, Camille: Carnival of the Animals: The Swan. Philippe Entremont, pno., Yo-Yo Ma, vlc.
  • Anderson, Leroy: Plink, Plank, Plunk. Eastman - Rochester POPS Orch/Frederick Fennell.
  • Dvorak, Antonin (arr. Kreisler, Fritz): Slavonic Dance in E minor, Op.72/2, B147. Dmitry Sitkovetsky, vln., Pavel Gililov, pno.
  • Handel, George Frederic: Concerto Grosso in D, Op.3/6. Brandenburg Orch/Paul Dyer.

  • 25th February

    Show Playlist
  • Schmidt, Franz: Notre Dame - Interlude. Sydney SO/Patrick Thomas.
  • Various: A Garland of Roses - twenty five of the world's most beautiful Rose songs. Andrew Ball, pno., Margaret Field, sop.
  • Ravel, Maurice: Sonatine - Movement de Menuet. David McSkimming, pno., Miwako Abe, vln.
  • Straus O: A Waltz Dream: Waltz. Schwanen Salon Orch/Georg Huber.
  • Strauss Josef: Village Swallows from Austria waltz, Op.164. Hilde Gueden, sop. Vienna PO/Josef Krips.
  • Bizet, Georges: Carmen: Habanera. State Orch of Victoria/Brian Stacey.
  • Donizetti, Gaetano: Rosamonda d'Inghilterra: Torna, torna o caro oggetto. Renee Fleming, sop. Philharmonia Orch/David Parry.
  • Various: Movies Themes on Piano. Roger Woodward, pno.
  • Shostakovich, Dmitri: The Counterplan: Andante. Nicola Benedetti, vln. Bournemouth SO/Kirill Karabits.
  • Suppe, Franz von: Boccaccio: Fiametta's Song. Lucia Popp, sop. Academy of St Martin in the Fields/Sir Neville Marriner.
  • Lehar, Franz: Friederike: Warum has du mich. Lucia Popp, sop. Academy of St Martin in the Fields/Sir Neville Marriner.
  • Toi. Tino Rossi, voc.
  • Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Clarinet Concerto in A, K622, adagio. Donald Westlake, cl. Sydney SO/Robert Pikler.

  • 24th February

    Show Playlist
  • Coates, Eric: Summer Days: At the Dance. London SO/Sir Charles Mackerras.
  • Vivaldi, Antonio: Violin concerto in D, RV208. Nicola Benedetti, vln. Scottish CO/Christian Curnyn. 1st movement
  • Easton, Michael: Clarinet sonatina. Deborah de Graaff, cl., Len Vorster, pno.
  • Scarlatti, Domenico (arr. Le Hoang, Minh): Guitar sonata in D, K178. Andrew Blanch, gtr.
  • Sigmund Romberg Deep in my Heart, Dear (The Student Prince) Jose Carreras, ten. London Musicians Orch/David Gimenez.
  • Beethoven, Ludwig van: Symphony No.2 in D, Op.36. Columbia SO/Bruno Walter. 3rd movement
  • Albrechtsberger, Johann Georg: Prelude and Fugue in B flat. Cullan Bryant, pno., Dmitry Rachmanov, pno.
  • Waldteufel, Emil: Idylle, waltz Op.209. Slovak State PO/Alfred Walter.
  • Delibes, Leo (arr. Mendez, Rafael):Lakme: Bell song. Geoffrey Payne, tpt. Melbourne SO/Jean-Louis Forestier.
  • Oldfield, Mike: Music of the Spheres: Harbinger. Lang Lang, pno. Sinfonia Sfera Orch/Karl Jenkins.
  • Lehar, Franz: Lippen Schweigen fr The Merry Widow. Jose Carreras, ten. Maria Luigia Borsi, sop., London Musicians Orch/David Gimenez.

  • 21st February

    Show Playlist
  • Sullivan, Sir Arthur: The Pirates of Penzance Overture. D'Oyly Carte Opera Orch/John Pryce-Jones.
  • Bull, Ole: The Herd-Girl's Sunday. Henning Kraggerud, vln. Razumovsky SO/Bjarte Engeset.
  • Westlake, Nigel: Babe, soundtrack. Melbourne SO/Nigel Westlake.
  • Morricone, Ennio: Cinema Paradiso: Love Theme. Joseph Calleja, ten. BBC Concert Orch/Steven Mercurio.
  • Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Clarinet Quintet Fragment in B Flat, K516c. Alan Hacker, cl. Salomon Quartet .
  • Elgar, Sir Edward (arr. Walker, Robert): Piano Concerto. David Owen Norris, pno. BBC Concert Orch/David Lloyd-Jones.
  • Mayfield, Percy (arr. Horn, Shirley): Hit the Road, Jack. Charles Ables, gtr., Shirley Horn, pno., Shirley Horn, voc. Rhythm Section, The Hornettes .
  • Wilby, Philip: A Breathless Alleluia. Philip Wilby, org. Black Dyke Band/Nicholas J. Childs.
  • Rodgers, Richard: I Could Write a Book from Pal Joey. Beverly Fite, voc., Harold Lang, voc.
  • Berardi, Kristin: Just as You Are. Kristin Berardi, voc. The Kristen Berardi Band .
  • Ellington, Duke: It Don't Mean a Thing. Stephane Grappelli, vln. George Shearing Trio .

  • 20th February

    Show Playlist
  • Adler-Ross: The Pajama Game: Once a year day. Janis Paige, voc., John Raitt, voc. Unnamed Orch/Hal Hastings.
  • Grainger, Percy: Walking Tune. Arcadia Winds .
  • Beethoven, Ludwig van: Finale (Allegro) fr String Quartet in C minor, Op.18/4. Australian String Quartet .
  • Vieuxtemps, Henri: Finale fr Violin Concerto No.7 in A minor, Op.49 "A Jeno Hubay". Misha Keylin, vln. Arnhem PO/Takuo Yuasa.
  • Hubay, Jeno (arr. Snell, Howard): Hejre Kati. Mark Wilkinson, cornet Foden's Band/Michael Fowles.
  • Doyle, Patrick/Novello, Ivor: Scherzo in G; I can give you the starlight fr Gosford Park. Jeremy Northam, voc., Christopher Northam, pno., Studio Orch./James Shearman.
  • Beethoven, Ludwig van: 1st (Allegro molto e con brio) fr Piano Sonata No.4 in E flat, Op.7. Elyane Laussade, pno.
  • Beethoven, Ludwig van: Music, Love and Wine, Op.108/1. Alexander Young, ten., Andreas Roehn, vln., Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, bar., Edith Mathis, sop., Georg Donderer, vlc., Karl Engel, pno.
  • Beethoven, Ludwig van: Behold my Love How Green the Groves, Op.108/9. Andreas Roehn, vln., Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, bar., Edith Mathis, sop., Georg Donderer, vlc., Karl Engel, pno.
  • Hartmann, Emil: Romance. Andante fr Serenade Op.24. Ensemble Liaison .
  • Leclair, Jean-Marie: 1st movt fr Sonata No. 5 in E Minor for 2 Violins, Op.3/5. Itzhak Perlman, vln., Pinchas Zukerman, vln.
  • Adler-Ross: The Pajama Game: Hey There. John Raitt, voc. Unnamed Orch/Hal Hastings.

  • 19th February

    Show Playlist
  • Linley, Thomas (The Younger): Overture - The Duenna. Parley Of Instruments/Paul Nicholson.
  • Granados, Enrique: Goyescas No.4: The Lover and the Nightingale. Eileen Joyce, pno.
  • Traditional (arr. Rutter, John): I know where I'm going. Christopher Hooker, oboe Cambridge Singers, City of London Sinfonia/John Rutter.
  • Krakamp, Emanuele: L'Amore, Op.72. Mario Carbotta, fte., Roberto Cognazzo, pno.
  • Strauss Jnr: Students' joy waltz, Op.285. Slovak State PO/Alfred Walter.
  • Berg, Alban: first of Seven Early Songs. Aleksandar Madzar, pno., Juliane Banse, sop.
  • Sweet Georgia Brown. Nat 'King' Cole, voc. Various .
  • Arensky, Anton: Fantasia on Russian Folksongs, Op.48. Stephen Coombs, pno. BBC Scottish SO/Jerzy Maksymiuk.
  • Various: from Callas a Paris. Maria Callas, sop./Georges Pretre.
  • Telemann, Georg Philipp: Concerto in D for 3 trumpets and 2 oboes, TWV55:D3. Vienna Academy/Martin Haselbock.

  • 18th February

    Show Playlist
  • Ravel, Maurice: Daphnis and Chloe: Daybreak. London SO, London Symphony Chorus/Leopold Stokowski.
  • Donizetti, Gaetano: The Elixir of Love: Una furtiva lagrima. Placido Domingo, ten. Royal Opera House Orch. Covent Garden/Sir John Pritchard.
  • Lehar, Franz: Where the Lark Sings. Johann Strauss Orch/Willi Boskovsky.
  • Mascagni, Pietro: Cavalleria Rusticana - Intermezzo. Tea Rose Duo .
  • Sieczynski, Rudolf: Vienna City of My Dreams. Yvonne Kenny, sop. Melbourne SO/Richard Bonynge.
  • Lehar, Franz: Der Zarewitsch: Einer wird kommen. Yvonne Kenny, sop. Melbourne SO/Richard Bonynge.
  • Faure, Gabriel: Apres un reve, Op.7/1. Robert John, vln., Stephen McIntyre, pno.
  • Liszt, Franz: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6 in D flat. Isador Goodman, pno.
  • Saint-Saens, Camille: Allegro appassionato, Op.43. Daria Hovora, pno., Mischa Maisky, vlc.
  • Ruiz, Federico: (arr. Stiletto Sisters):Sway. Stiletto Sisters .
  • Cerisier rose et pommier blanc. Tino Rossi, voc.
  • Strauss Jnr: Zeitgeister, Op.25. Polish State PO/Oliver Dohnanyi.

  • 17th February

    Show Playlist
  • Halvorsen, Johan: Norwegian Fairy Tale Pictures, Op.37. Bergen PO/Neeme Jarvi. 1st movement Peik, the Princess and the Giant Troll
  • Vivaldi, Antonio: Concerto for Piccolo and strings in A minor, RV445. Capella Istropolitana/Jaroslav Krecek. 1st movement
  • Tartini, Giuseppe: Violin concerto in A minor, Lunardo venier. Nicola Benedetti, vln. Scottish CO/Christian Curnyn. 1st movement
  • Mendelssohn, Felix: Cello Sonata No.2 in D, Op.58. Gerald Robbins, pno., James Kreger, vlc. 2nd movement Allegro Scherzando
  • Grever, Maria (arr. Loges, Karl-Heinz): Magic is the moonlight. Placido Domingo, ten. London SO/Karl-Heinz Loges.
  • Rachmaninov, Sergei: Etude-Tableau in E flat minor, Op.39/5. Yuja Wang, pno.
  • Gounod, Charles (arr. Rimmer, Drake):Romeo et Juliette: Je veux vivre dans le reve. Mark Wilkinson, cornet Foden's Band/Michael Fowles.
  • Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Oboe Quartet in F, K.370. Nicholas Daniel, oboe Members of Lindsay String Quartet 3rd movement Rondeau
  • Gershwin, George (arr. Arnold, David):Porgy and Bess: Summertime. Karen Geoghegan, bsn. Orch of Opera North/Benjamin Wallfisch.
  • Alwyn, William: Elizabethan Dances. Royal Liverpool PO/David Lloyd-Jones 2nd movement Waltz tempo
  • Jarman, Paul: Better World. Sing NSW Choir, Sirocco/Jenny Gregory.

  • 14th February

    Show Playlist
  • Pierson, Hugo: Romeo and Juliet Op.86: Overture. English Northern Philharmonia/David Lloyd-Jones.
  • Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich: Sleeping Beauty, Op.66 - Waltz. New York PO/Leonard Bernstein.
  • Burns, Robert (arr. Graham, Peter): Ae Fond Kiss. Leah Williams, tenor horn Brighouse and Rastrick Band/David King.
  • Mancini, Henry (arr. Holman, Bill): (I Love You) And Don't You Forget It. Sarah Vaughan, voc. Studio Orch .
  • Albeniz, Isaac (arr. Romero, Pepe): Malaguena, Op.71/6. Pepe Romero, gtr.
  • Schumann C: Three Romances, Op.11/2. Micaela Gelius, pno.
  • Silesu: A Little Love, A Little Kiss. Django Reinhardt, gtr., Stephane Grappelli, vln. Quintet of the Hot Club de France .
  • Mandel, Johnny (arr. Lee, Julian): A Time for Love. Don Burrows, fte. Don Burrows Quintet, String Ensemble .
  • Traditional (arr. Yachinov, Dmitri Oleg): Ah, Lovely Night!. The Red Army Choir/General Viktor Eliseev.
  • Rodrigo, Joaquin: Four love songs. Victoria de los Angeles, sop. Orch Societe des Concerts Conservatoire/Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos.
  • Loewe, Frederick: Almost Like Being in Love. Lester Young, sax. Jazz Ensemble .

  • 13th February

    Show Playlist
  • Verdi, Giuseppe: Simon Boccanegra: Come in quest'ora bruna. Eileen Farrell, sop. Columbia SO/Max Rudolf.
  • Sor, Fernando: Allegretto in E. Andres Segovia, gtr.
  • Beethoven, Ludwig van: Finale fr Piano Trio No.5 in D, Op.70/1, 'Ghost'. Chris Howlett, vlc., Hoang Pham, pno., Ji Won Kim, vln.
  • De Wert, Giaches: Vezzosi augelli. The Song Company/Roland Peelman.
  • Respighi, Ottorino: The Dove fr The Birds. Australian CO/Christopher Lyndon-Gee.
  • Handel, George Frederic: Rodelinda: Io t'abbraccio. Andreas Scholl, alto., Danielle de Niese, sop. English Concert/Harry Bicket.
  • Friedman, Ignaz: Elle danse, Op.10/5. Ignace Friedman, pno.
  • Friedman, Ignaz: Viennese Dance No.2. Ignace Friedman, pno.
  • Kattnigg, Rudolf: Bel Ami: Bel ami, schoner Freund. Renata Holm, sop., Werner Krenn, ten. Vienna Folk Opera Orch/Anton Paulik.
  • Strauss R (arr. Von Wienhardt, Peter): Little Scherzino, Op.3/4. Arabella Steinbacher, vln. WDR SO/Lawrence Foster.
  • Howlett, May: Thermals fr Wings of the Wind. David Miller, pno., Emma Knott, fte.
  • Easton, Michael: Whisky Sour Waltz. Jaimie Angoh, pno., Xiao Yi Ooi, pno.
  • Rodgers, Richard: My Funny Valentine fr Pal Joey, filmscore. Kim Novak, vocals, Studio Orch/Morris Stoloff.
  • Nacio Herb Browne-Arthur Freed: Fit as a fiddle fr Singin' in the Rain. Donald O'Connor, voc., Gene Kelly, voc. Unnamed Orch/ Unnamed Conductor.


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