Saturday Afternoon Concert

Saturday afternoon concert of orchestral music (including choral orchestral items), from Baroque to contemporary, featuring a major work each week.


12th June

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  • Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Overture - Magic Flute, K620. Australian Opera and Ballet Orch/Richard Bonynge.
  • Dvorak, Antonin: Biblical Songs, Op.99, B.185. Brian Rayner Cook, bar. Scottish NO/Neeme Jarvi.
  • Schumann, Robert: Introduction and Allegro in D minor, Op.134. Vladimir Ashkenazy, pno. London SO/Uri Segal.
  • Mahler, Gustav: Symphony No.4 in G. Anna Lucia Richter, sop., Bamberg Symphony Orch/Jjakub Hrusa

    • 5th June

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  • Weber, Carl Maria von: Overture: Oberon. Hanover Band/Roy Goodman.
  • Haydn, Franz Joseph: Keyboard Concerto in D, Hob.XVIII:11 Marc-Andre Hamelin, pno., Les Violons du Roy/Bernard Labadie
  • Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Misericordias Domini in D minor, K222. Leipzig Radio Choir, Leipzig RSO/Herbert Kegel.
  • Beethoven, Ludwig van: Symphony No.9 in D Minor, Op.125, 'Choral'. Birgit Remmert, contr., Charlotte Margiono, sop., Robert Holl, bass, Rudolf Schasching, ten. Arnold Schoenberg Choir, CO of Europe/Nikolaus Harnoncourt.

    • 29th May

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  • Rossini, Gioachino: Semiramide, Overture. Melbourne SO/Hiroyuki Iwaki.
  • Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Exsultate jubilate, K165. Danielle de Niese, sop. Orch of Age of Enlightenment/Sir Charles Mackerras.
  • Beethoven, Ludwig van: Piano Concerto No.1 in C, Op.15. Stephen Kovacevich, pno. Australian CO/Stephen Kovacevich.
  • Brahms, Johannes: Serenade No.1 in D, Op.11. Gewandhausorchester/Riccardo Chailly

    • 22nd May

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  • Dvorak, Antonin: Symphony No.5 in F, Op.76, B54. Czech PO/Jiri Belohlavek.
  • Martinu, Bohuslav (arr. Adler, Larry): Concerto for two pianos & orchestra. Dorothy Jonas, pno., Joshua Pierce, pno. Luxembourg RSO/Ettore Stratta.
  • Janacek, Leos: Glagolitic Mass. Felicity Palmer, sop., Ameral Gunson, mezzo-sop., John Mitchinson, ten., Malcolm King, bass. City of Birmingham Orchestra and Chorus/Simon Rattle.

    • 15th May

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  • Brahms, Johannes: Academic Festival Overture, Op.80. Berlin PO/Nikolaus Harnoncourt.
  • Schumann, Robert: Cello Concerto in A minor, Op 129. Jacqueline du Pre, vlc. New Philharmonia Orch/Daniel Barenboim.
  • Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich: Piano Concerto No.1 in B flat minor, Op.23. Simon Tedeschi, pno. Queensland Orch/Richard Bonynge.
  • Beethoven, Ludwig van: Symphony No.5 in C minor, Op.67. Philharmonia Orch/Geoffrey Simon.

    • 8th May

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  • Carmichael, John: Concierto Folklorico. John Carmichael, pno. West Australian SO/David Measham.
  • Westlake, Nigel: Spirit of the Wild. Diana Doherty, oboe Sydney SO/Nigel Westlake.
  • Walton, Sir William: Henry V: Suite. Royal PO/Andre Previn.
  • Bax, Sir Arnold: Symphony No.6. London PO/Bryden Thomson.

    • 1st May

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  • Svendsen, Johan: Festival Polonaise, Op.12. Trondheim SO/Ole Kristian Ruud.
  • Grieg, Edvard: Sigurd Jorsalfar, Op.56 - three orchestral pieces. Malmo SO/Bjarte Engeset.
  • Lange-Muller: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in C major, Op 69. Lars Bjornkjaer, vln., Aarhus Symphony Orch/Giordano Bellicampi
  • Sibelius, Jean: Symphony No.2 in D, Op.43. Adelaide SO/Arvo Volmer.

    • 24th April

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  • Vine, Carl: Suite from The Tempest. Tasmanian SO/Ola Rudner.
  • Holst, Gustav: Double concerto for two violins, Op.49. Emanuel Hurwitz, vln., Kenneth Sillito, vln. English CO/Imogen Holst.
  • Ravel, Maurice: Piano Concerto in G. Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, pno., Philharmonia Orch/Ettore Gracis
  • Vaughan Williams, Ralph: Sinfonia Antartica (Symphony No.7). Alison Hargan, sop., Ian Tracey, org. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir, Royal Liverpool PO/Vernon Handley.

    • 17th April

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  • Hughes, Robert: Symphony in Three Movements. Melbourne SO/Joseph Post.
  • Bax, Sir Arnold: Violin Concerto. Lydia Mordkovitch, vln. London PO/Bryden Thomson.
  • Walton, Sir William: Belshazzar's Feast. Thomas Hampson, bar. City of Birmingham SO & Chorus. Cleveland Orch Chorus/Sir Simon Rattle.

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