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Classical Coffee Break Episode 14 – 06.05.25

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Start Time Title Performer Composer
02:20 Violin Concerto in D  Major, Op. 61: III.  Rondo. Allegro Hilary Hahn, violin,  Baltimore Symphony  Orchestra, David  Zinman, conductor Ludwig van Beethoven
12:03 Piano Trio in D Minor,  Op. 11: III. Lied. Allegro London Bridge Trio Fanny Mendelssohn
13:55 Concerto in A Major,  for Flute, Violin, Cello   & Strings “Music de   table I”, TWV 53: A2: I.   Largo Collegium Musicum 90,  Simon Standage,  conductor Georg Philipp  Telemann
20:10 The Planets, Op. 32: II.  Venus, the Bringer of  Peace Vienna State Opera  Orchestra, Sir Adrian  Boult, conductor Gustav Holst
28:46 Lute music – Spain:  Fantasia que  contrahaze la harpa en la manera de Lud Konrad Ragossnig, lute Alonso Mudarra
30:50 Brandenburg Concerto  No. 3 in G, BWV 1048:  3. Allegro Festival Strings Lucerne,  Rudolph Baumgartner,  conductor Johann Sebastian Bach
35:36 Melodie in E Flat Major,  Op. 42, No. 3 Vytautas Sondeckis,  cello, Lthuianian  Chamber Orchestra,  David Geringas,  conductor Pyotr Ilyich  Tchaikovsky
39:59 Dardanus, RCT 35:  Tambourins I-II Tafelmusik Baroque  Orchestra, Jeanne  Lamon, conductor Jean-Phillipe Rameau
41:47 Missa Sillabica: Gloria Ensemble Calefax Arvo Part
44:27 Gayaneh: Gayaneh’s Adagio Wiener Philharmoniker Aram Khachaturian
50:56 Ave Maria Wells Cathedral Choir,  Matthew Owens, conductor Franz Biebl

Classical Coffee Break Episode 13 – 05.29.25

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  • Johann Sebastian Bach Johann Sebastian Bach (Arr. Yang for Guitar and String Quartet), Violin Concerto No. 2 in E Major, BWV 1042: III. Allegro assai – Xuefei Yang, guitar, Elias String Quartet
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K. 488: II. Adagio – Elisabeth Brauss, piano, BBC Scottish Orchestra, Holly Mathieson, conductor
  • John Wilbye, O Wretched Man – The King’s Singers
  • Frederic Chopin, Etude in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 25: 7 – Khatia Buniatishvili, piano
  • Tomaso Albinoni, Concerto for Trumpet, 3 Oboes and Bassoon in C Major, I. Allegro moderato – The King’s Consort, Robert King, conductor
  • Jules Massenet, Thais: Meditation (Arr. for Cello & Piano) – Yo-Yo Ma, cello, Kathryn Scott, piano
  • Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 “Pastoral”: I. Awakening of happy feelings on arriving in the country, Allegro ma non troppo – Munich Philharmonic, Rudolph Kempe, conductor
  • William Byrd, Mass for Five Voices: Agnus Dei – Oxford Camerata, Jeremy Summerly, conductor
  • Domenico Scarlatti (Arr. Gray, Pearl for Guitar), Keyboard Sonata in B Minor, K. 227 – Julian Gray & Ronald Pearl, guitar duo recital
  • Edward Elgar, (Arr. Simon Parkin for Solo Cello and Five Cellos), Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 “Enigma”: 9. Nimrod, Adagio – Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello, with Ashok Klouda, Caroline Dearnley, Hannah Roberts, Josephine Knight, Ben Davies, cello ensemble
  • Astor Piazzolla (Arr. Larson, Gemmell), Oblivion – Larry Larson, flugelhorn, Lori Gemmell, harp

Classical Coffee Break Episode 12 – 05.22.25

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  • Carl Stamitz, Cello Concerto No. 1 in G Major: II. Romance: Andantino – Christian Benda, cello, Prague Chamber Orchestra
  • Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Stabat Mater, P. 77 – Dorothea Roschmann, soprano, Catherine Robbin, mezzo-soprano, Les Violins du Roy, Bernard Labadie, conductor
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sonata for Piano and Violin in E Minor, K. 304: II. Tempo di minuetto – Hilary Hahn, violin, Natalie Zhu, piano
  • Johann Christoph Pez, Concerto Pastorale in F Major: VI. Passacaglia – Les Violins du Roy, Bernard Labadie, conductor
  • Edward Elgar, Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85: 1. Adagio – Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello, London Symphony Orchetestra, Sir Simon Rattle, conductor
  • Thomas Bateson, Sister Awake – The Toronto Consort
  • Hans Neusidler, Der ander Theil des Lautenbuchs: Ein welscher tanz Wascha mesa; Der hupff auff – Ronn McFarlane, lute
  • Johann Sebastian Bach (arr, Munchinger), Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd, Cantata BWV 208: 9. Sheep May Safely Graze – Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Karl Munchinger, conductor
  • Edvard Grieg, Lyric Piece in E Minor, Op. 57/6: Homesickness – Khatia Buniatishvili, piano
  • Gabriel Faure, Pavane – Boston Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa, conductor
  • Sergei Rachmaninoff, Liturgy of St John Chrysostum, Op. 31: First Antiphon, Bless the Lord, O My Soul – St. Petersburg Chamber Choir, Nikolai Korniev, conductor

Classical Coffee Break Episode 11 – 05.15.25

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams, The Lark Ascending – New Philharmonia Orchestra, Hugh Bean, violin, Sir Adrian Boult, conductor
  • Christoph Willibald Gluck, Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30/Act II: Dance of the Furies – Daniel Hope, violin, Zurich Chamber Orchestra
  • Henryk Gorecki, Symphony No. 3, Op. 36: II. Lento e Largo, Tranquillissimo – Dawn Upshaw, soprano, London Sinfonietta, David Zinman, conductor
  • John Williams, Theme from “Schindler’s List” (Adapted for Cello and Orchestra) – Camille Thomas, cello, Brussels Philharmonic, Mathieu Herzog, conductor
  • Luigi Boccherini, Guitar Quintet No. 1 in D Minor, G. 445: IV. Finale: Allegro assai – Zoltan Tokos, guitar, Danubius Quartet
  • Anonymous / Traditional, The House Carpenter (The Daemon Lover) – Custer La Rue, soprano, Baltimore Consort
  • Frederic Chopin, Nocturne No. 5 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 15, No. 2 – Claudio Arrau, piano
  • Antonin Dvorak (Arr. G. Saenger), 8 Humoresques, Op. 101, B. 187, No. 7. Poco lento e grazioso in G-Flat Major – The Remrandt Trio
  • Modest Mussorgsky, (Orchestrated by Ravel), Pictures at an Exhibition: 10. The Great Gates of Kyiv – Philharmonia Orchestra, Lorin Maazel, conductor

Classical Coffee Break Episode 10 – 05.08.25

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  • Antonin Dvorak, Symphony No. 9 in E Minor “From the New World, Op. 95, B. 178: II. Largo – Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Stephen Gunzenhauser
  • Arcangelo Corelli, Concerto No. 8 in G Minor, Op. 6, No. 8, “Christmas Concerto”: V. Allegro –  Capella Istropolitana
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Divertimento No. 2 in D Major, K. 131: II. Adagio – Academy of St. Martins in the Fields, Sir Neville Mariner, conductor
  • Thomas Tallis, Spem In Alium – Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
  • Johannes Brahms, Clarinet Quintet in B Minor, Op. 115: II. Adagio – Members of the Berlin Philharmonic Octet
  • Johann Sebastian Bach, Concerto for Oboe and Violin in C Minor, BWV 1060: III. Allegro – Julia Fischer, violin, Academy of St. Martins in the Fields
  • Gustav Mahler, Symphony No. 5: IV. Adagietto – BBC Scottish Orchestra, Donald Runnicles, conductor
  • Ralph Vaughan Williams, William Barnes, Linden Lea – Robert Tear, tenor, Philip Ledger, piano

Classical Coffee Break Episode 9 – 05.01.25

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  • Aaron Copland, Appalachian Spring – Los Angeles Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein, conductor
  • Traditional, Simple Gifts – Yo-Yo Ma, cello, Alison Krauss, vocal
  • Felix Mendelssohn, Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64, MWV O14: Allegro molto appassionato – Hilary Hahn, violin, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Hugh Wolff, conductor
  • Paul Hindemith, Trauermusik: IV. Choral (Arr. for Saxphone Quartet and Cello) – Signum Saxophone Quartet, Hila Karni, conductor
  • Giuseppe Tomaso Giovani Giordani (ascribed to), Caro Mio Ben – Hera Hyesang Park, vocal
  • Tomaso Albinoni, Oboe Concerto in D Minor, Op. 9, No. 2: II. Adagio – Anthony Camden, oboe, London Virtuosi, John Georgiadis, conductor
  • Bob Chilcott, Aka Tombo – Grace Davidson, Julian Gregory, vocals, Libby Burgess, piano

Classical Coffee Break Episode 8, 04.24.25

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  • Gabriel Faure (Arr. for cello & piano by P. Gouin), Three Romances sans paroles, Op. 17: No. 3 in A-Flat Major – Jesper Svedberg, cello, Simon Crawford-Phillips, piano
  • Claudio Monteverdi (Arr. for soprano and chamber ensemble by Wolfgagng Renz), Lamento della Ninfa, SV 163: Amor, Amor – Regula Muhlemann, vocals, CHAARTS Chamber Artists
  • Johann Sebastian Bach, Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Major BWV 1047: III. Allegro assai – The English Concert, Tevor Pinnock, conductor
  • Anonymous, Essex Last Good-night – The Toronto Consort
  • Max Richter, Spring 1 – 2012 – Daniel Hope, violin, Konzerthaus Kammerorchester Berlin
  • Frederick Delius, Two Pieces for Small Orchestra: No. 1. On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring – Bournemouth Sinfonietta, Norman Del Mar, conductor
  • Hildegard von Bingen, Spiritus Sanctus Vivificans – Anna Sandstrom, Armonico Consort
  • Francis Poulenc, Two Preludes posthumes et une Gnossienne, FP 104 (After Eric Satie): III. 3eme Gnossienne – Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ivan Fischer, conductor
  • Sergei Rachmaninoff (Arr. for cello and orchestra by Pavel Lyubomudrov), 12 Romances, Op. 12: No. 7, How Fair This Spot – Metamorphose String Orchestra
  • Sergei Rachmaninoff, Vespers, Op. 37: VI. Bogoroditse Devo – VOCES8
  • Fanny Mendelssohn (Arr. for violin and string ensemble by Ellie Consta), Schwanenlied, Op. 1, No. 1 – Esther Abrami, violin, Her Ensemble
  • Johann Sebastian Bach, Violin Concerto No. 1 in A-Minor, BWV 1-41: 1. Allegro Moderato – Julia Fischer, violin, Academy of St. Martins in the Fields
  • Fritz Kreisler (Arr. Fougeray for violin and guitar), Liebeslied, Old Viennese Dance No. 2 – Maria Duenas, violin, Raphael Feuilatre, guitar
  • Ludwig van Beethoven, Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: II. Larghetto – Hilary Hahn, violin, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, David Zinman, conductor

Classical Coffee Break Episode 7, 04.17.25

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  • Ralph Vaughan Williams, Five Variants of ‘Dives and Lazarus’ – London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vernon Handley, conductor
  • Gabriel Faure, Les berceaux, Op. 23, No. 1 – Anastasia Kobekina, cello, Azul Lima, Lute
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Violin Sonata in C Major, K. 296: III. Rondeau. Allegro – Arthur Grumiaux, violin, Walter Klien, piano
  • Edward Elgar, Sospiri, Op. 70 – Sol Gabetta, cello, Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Mario Venzago, conductor
  • Johann Sebastian Bach, St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 / Part Two: No. 39 Aria: “Erbarme dich” (Arr. for Oboe d’amore, Violin, Strings and Continuo) – Lisa Batiashvili, violin, Francois Leleux, oboe, Chamber Orchestra of the Bavarian Radio, Radoslaw Szulc, conductor
  • Johann Sebastian Bach (attributed to), It Is Finished (Es ist volbracht) – King’s College Choir, Cambridge, Sir David Willcocks, conductor
  • George Frederic Handel, Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 13 Pifa “Pastoral Symphony” (L. Stokowski arrangement) – Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Jose Serebrier, conductor
  • Johann Sebastian Bach, St. John Passion BWV 245, Part II: No. 39 Chorus: Rest Calm, O Body Pure and Holy (Ruht wohl, ihr heiligen Gebeine) – King’s College Choir, Cambridge, Sir David Willcocks, conductor
  • James Morgan, Juliette Pochin, My Peace I Give You – Poor Clare Sisters of Arundel, Adrian Bradbury, cello, Juliette Pochin, conductor

Classical Coffee Break Episode 6, 04.10.25

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  • Ralph Vaughan Williams, 6 Studies in English Folksong (Verson for Cello & Piano): No. 5, Andante tranquillo “The Lady and the Dragon” – Gerald Peregrine, cello, Antony Ingham, piano
  • Johann Sebastian Bach, Christ lag in Todesbanden BWV 4: III. Versus II, Den Tod niemand zwingen kunnt – Oxford Bach Soloists, Tom Hammond-Davies, conductor
  • Samuel Arnold, Macbeth: End of Act 4, The Earl of Douglas’s Lament – Toronto Chamber Orchestra, Kevin Mallon, conductor
  • Gerald Finzi, Love’s Labour’s Lost, Op. 28a: I. The King’s Poem – Royal Northern Sinfonia, Howard Griffiths, conductor
  • Ludovico Einaudi, DNA (Ar. for Piano Quintet) – Mari Samuelsen, violin
  • Tomaso Albinoni, Concerto a 5 in B-Flat Major, Op. 5, No. 1: I. Allegro – Collegium Musicum 90, Simon Standage, conductor
  • Edvard Grieg, Two Elgiac Melodies, Op. 34: No. 2, Last Spring (Orchestral Version) – Academy of St. Martins in the Fields, Sir Neville Mariner, conductor
  • William Boyce, Symphony No. 2 in A Major, Op. 2 “Birthday Ode”: III. Presto Allegro – Arcadia Ensemble, Kevin Mallon, conductor
  • Felix Mendelssohn, Song Without Words in D Major, Op. 109, MWV Q34 – Jacqueline du Pre, cello, Gerald Moore, piano
  • Felix Mendelssohn, Mendelssohn Variation (From Violin Concerto, Op. 64, MWV O14, Arr, for Piano) – Gabriele Bagnati, piano
  • Henry Purcell, Abdelazer, Z.570: 2. Rondeau – Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood, conductor
  • Florence Beatrice Price, Adoration – Philippe Quint, violin, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Andrew Litton, conductor
  • Johann Sebastian Bach, Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645 – Yo-Yo Ma, cello, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Ton Koopman, conductor
  • Gabriel Faure, Requiem, Op. 48: Pie Jesu – Oxford Camerata, Lisa Beckley, soprano, Jeremy Summerly, conductor
  • Samuel Barber, Adagio for Strings, Op. 11a (After “Molto adagio” from String Quartet, Op. 11) – London Symphony Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

 

Classical Coffee Break Episode 5 – 04.03.25

 

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  • Traditional, Suo Gan – Ambrosian Junior Choir, John Williams
  • Franz Schubert, Die Nacht, D. deest (Arr. Lechner/Marquez for cello & guitar) – Anja Lechner, cello, Pablo Marquez, guitar
  • Johann Sebastian Bach, Suite No. 2 in B Minor, BWV 1067: 2. Rondeau, Severino Gazzelloni, flute, I Musici Orchestra
  • Fanny Mendelssohn, Schwanenlied (Arr. for cello & piano by Anouchka & Katharina Hack) – Anouchka Hack, cello, Katharina Hack, piano
  • Thomas Weelkes, 26 Ayeres or Phantasticke Spirites: No. 14, Four Arms, Two Necks, One Wreathing – The King’s Singers, vocal ensemble
  • Antonio Vivaldi, The Four Seasons – Violin Concerto in E Major, Op. 8 No. 1, RV 269 “Spring”: III. Danza pastorale. Allegro – Joshua Bell, violin, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
  • Gustav Mahler, Ruckert-lieder: Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen – Sonia Wieder-Atherton, cello, Franck Krawczyk, Sinfonia Varsovia
  • Florian Christl, Vienna – Kristina Suklar, violin, Odessa Six
  • Alexander Borodin, String Quartet No. 2 in D Major: III. Notturno. Andante – Borodin Quartet
  • Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Motets for Four Voices, Book 2: Sicut crerves – Voices of Ascension Chorus
  • Cesar Franck, Messe a Trois Voix, CFF 203: Panis Angelicus – Metamorphose String Orchestra, Pavel Lyubomudrov, conductor
  • Tomaso Albinoni, Concerto a cinque No. 2 in D Minor for Oboe and Strings, Op. 9: III. Allegro – Strings of Zurich
  • Arvo Part, Spiegel im Spiegel (Version for Violin & Piano) – Vladimir Spivakov, violin, Sergej Bezrodny, piano

Classical Coffee Break Episode 4, 03.27.25

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  • Max Richter, The Poetry of Earth – Max Richter
  • Fritz Kreisler (Arr. Fougeray for violin and guitar), Caprice viennois, Op. 2: II. Andante con moto – Maria Duenas, violin, Raphael Feuillatre, guitar
  • Leonardo Leo, Concerto for Violencello and Orchestra in D Major: v. Fuga – Sol Gabetta, cello, Andres Gabetta, violin, Cappella Gabetta Orchestra
  • Morten Lauridsen, O Nata Lux – VOCES8, Christain Forshaw, conductor
  • John Field, Nocturne No. 2 in C Minor, H. 25 – Elizabeth Joy Roe, piano
  • George Frederic Handel (Arr. Leopold Stokowski), Water Music Suite: IV Minuet – BBC Philharmonic, Matthias Bamert, conductor
  • Traditional (Arr. Z. Zhang for piano), Moon Is Bright Lullaby “Northeastern Cradle Song” – Lang Lang, piano
  • Franz Schubert (Arr. Romain Lelue for sextet), Nacht und Traume, D. 827 – Romain Lelue Sextet
  • Rebecca Dale, Panis Angelicus – Reimagined – Sonoro, vocal ensemble
  • Luigi Boccherini, String Quintet in E Major, Op. 11, No. 5, G. 275: I. Amoroso – The Smithsonian Chamber Players
  • Henry Purcell, Trumpet Sonata in D Major, Z. 850: 1. Allegro – Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Mariner, conductor
  • John Bennet, Weep, O Mine Eyes – The King’s Singers, vocal ensemble
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Arr. for Cello & Piano by Florian Christl), Mozart Variation (After Serenade, K 250 “Haffner”, IV. Rondo) – Florian Christl, piano, Raphaela Gromes, cello
  • Johann Sebastian Bach, Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring (Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben / Heart and Mouth and Deed and Life), BWV 147 – Radio Luxembourg Symphony Orchestra
  • Max Richter, Mercy – Hilary Hahn, violin, Cory Smythe, piano
  • Traditional (Welsh), Suo Gan – Ambrosian Junior Choir, John Williams

Classical Coffee Break Episode 3, 03.20.25

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  • Johann Sebastian Bach, The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, Prelude & Fugue in C Major, BWV 846: 1. Prelude – Raphael Feuillatre, guitar
  • Jean Sibelius, Symphony #5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 82: III. Allegro molto – City of Birmingham Orchestra, Sakari Oramo, conductor
  • Camille Saint-Saens, Samson & Delila, Op. 47: Softly Awakes My Heart – Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello, Alis Huws, harp
  • Ludwig van Beethoven, Triple Concerto in C Major, Op. 56: II. Largo – Nicola Benedetti, violin, Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello, Benjamin Grosvenor, piano, Philharmonia Orchestra, Santtu-Matias Rouvali, conductor
  • Georg Phillipp Telemann, Trumpet Concerto in D-Major, TWV 51:D7: IV. Allegro – Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Mariner, conductor
  • Ernest Bloch, From Jewish Life, B. 55: I. Prayer – Sol Gabetta, cello, Amsterdam Sinfonietta, Candida Thompson, conductor
  • Archangelo Corelli, Violin Sonata in B-Flat Major, Op. 5, No. 2: III. Vivace – Musica Alchemica, Lina Tur Bonet, conductor
  • William Byrd, Mass for Four Voices: Kyrie – Oxford Camarata, Jeremy Summerly conductor
  • Fanny Mendelssohn, Das Jahr, H. 385: IX. September: At the River. Andante con moto – Anna Shelest, piano
  • Antonio Vivaldi, The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in E Major, Op. 8, No. 1, RV 269 “Spring”: I. Allegro – Itzhak Perlman, violin, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Bernat Vivancos, Vocal Ice: II. Calme, tendre – Hera Hyesang Park, soprano, Orchestra del Treatro Carlo Felice, Jochen Rieder, conductor
  • Taylor Swift, Wildest Dreams – Alis Huws, harp
  • Traditional, arranged by Skeku Kanneh-Mason for cello, Blow The Wind Southerly – Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello

Classical Coffee Break Episode 2, 03.13.25

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  • Olivia Belli (Arr. Lewin for 2 Guitars), Prelude – Alexandra Whittingham, Plinio Fernandes, guitars
  • Valentin Silvestrov, Prayer for the Ukraine – Raphaela Gromes, cello, Ukraine National Symphony Orchestra, Volodymyr Sirenko, conductor
  • Morten Lauridsen, O Magnum Mysterium – Chamber Choir of Europe
  • Samuel Barber, Violin Concerto, Op. 14: II. Andante – Hilary Hahn, violin, Saint vPaul Chamber Orchestra, Hugh Wolff, conductor
  • Reynaldo Hahn, L’heure exquise – Christiane-Pierre La Marca, cello, Armandine Savery, piano
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Serenade in C Major, K. 648 “A Very Little Night Music”: II. Allegro – Gewandhausorchester, Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
  • Gabriel Faure, Requiem, Op. 48: In paradisum – Oxford Schola Cantorum, Oxford Camerata, Jeremy Summerly, conductor
  • Alexander Glazunov, Chant du menestrel – Moscow Symphony Orchestra, Igor Golovschin, conductor
  • Jean-Baptiste Lully, Phaeton, LWV 61: Ouverture – Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Jean Lamonde, conductor
  • Rebecca Dale, William Butler Yeats, The Cloths of Heaven – Tenebrae, Philharmonia, Nigel Short, conductor
  • Phil Cunningham, The Gentle Light That Wakes Me – Nicola Benedetti, Aly Bain

Classical Coffee Break Episode 1, 03.06.25

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  • Johann Sebastian Bach, Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: II. Air (Arr. Yang for Guitar) – Xuefei Yang, guitar
  • Ralph Vaughan Williams, Suite for Viola & Small Orchestra: II. Carol – Helen Callus, viola, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Marc Taddei, conductor
  • Valentin Silvestrov, Two Pieces – Hilary Hahn, violin, Cory Smythe, piano
  • Archangelo Corelli, Concerto Grosso in G Minor, Op. 6, no. 8, “Fatto per la Notte di Natale”: III. Adagio – Allegro – Adagio – The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock, conductor
  • Thomas Tallis, If Ye Love Me – Ex Cathedra, Jeffrey Skidmore, conductor
  • Antonin Dvorak, 4 Romantic Pieces, Op. 75 – Kian Soltani, cello, Staatskapelle Berlin, Daniel Barenboim, conductor
  • Renaldo Hahn, A Chloris (arr. for Cello & Orchestra) – Sol Gabetta, cello, Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Olivieri- Munroe, conductor
  • Ottorino Respighi, Ancient Airs And Dances, Suite no. 3, P. 172: 1. Italiana – I Musici
  • Edward Elgar, Nimrod (Lux Aeterna) – VOCES8
  • Antonio Vivaldi, Concerto for 2 Violins, Strings & Continuo in E-Flat Major, RV 515: I. Allegro – La Serenissima, Adrian Chandler, conductor
  • Carl Orff, Carmina Burana: In trutina – Hera Hyesang Park, soprano, Orchestra Del Teatro Carlo Felice, Jochen Rieder, conductor
  • Olivia Belli, Prelude (Arr. Lewin for 2 Guitars) – Alexandra Whittingham, Plinio Fernandes, guitars

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Classical Coffee Break Episode 38 – 12.18.25 Or download file: https://radiowaterloo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Classical-Coffee-Break-Ep-38-12.18.25.mp3 Start Time Composer Title Performer 00:52 Antonio Vivaldi Concerto for 2 Oboes and 2 Clarinets in C Major, RV 560: II. Largo The King’s Consort, Robert King, conductor 03:13 Gaetano Donizetti L’elisir d’amore ? Act II: Una furtiva lagrima (Adapt. for Cello and Orchestra) Camille Thomas, cello, Brussels Philharmonic, Mathieu Herzog, … Continue reading Classical Coffee Break Episode 38 – 12.18.25
Classical Coffee Break Episode 37 – 12.11.25 Or download file:    https://radiowaterloo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Classical-Coffee-Break-Ep-37-12.11.25.mp3 Start Time Composer Title Performer 01:25 Franz Schubert Piano Trio in B-Flat Major, Op. 99, D. 898: II. Andante un poco mosso Augustin Dumay, violin, Frederic Lodeon, cello, Jean-Philippe Collard, piano 11:27 Jacques Arcadelt Il bianco e dolce cigno (The White and Sweet Swan) The King’s Singers 13:26 Roman Hoffstetter … Continue reading Classical Coffee Break Episode 37 – 12.11.25
Classical Coffee Break Episode 36 – 12.04.25 Or download file:  https://radiowaterloo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Classical-Coffee-Break-Ep-36-12.04.25.mp3 Start Time Composer Title Performer 01:17 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K.550: I. Molto allegro Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner, conductor 08:58 Frederic Chopin Cello Sonata in G Minor, Op. 65: III. Largo Jacqueline du Pre, cello, Daniel Barenboim, piano 12:59 Anonymous … Continue reading Classical Coffee Break Episode 36 – 12.04.25
Classical Coffee Break Episode 35 – 11.27.25 Or download file:  https://radiowaterloo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Classical-Coffee-Break-Ep-35-11.27.25.mp3 Start Time Composer Title Performer 01:27 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Horn Concerto No. 1 in D Major, K. 412: I. Allegro Milos Stevove, French Horn, Capella Istropolitana, Josef Kopelman, conductor 06:05 Bernat Vivancos Vocal Ice: II. Calme, tendre Hera Hyesang Park, soprano, Orchestra del Teatro Carlo Felice, Jochen Rieder, conductor 11:56 Franz … Continue reading Classical Coffee Break Episode 35 – 11.27.25
Classical Coffee Break Episode 34 – 11.20.25 Or download file:  https://radiowaterloo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Classical-Coffee-Break-Ep-34-11.20.25.mp3 Start Time Composer Title Performer 00:57 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony No. 35 in D Major, K385 “Haffner”: 3. Menuetto Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Jukka-Pekka Saraste, conductor 04:50 Johann Sebastian Bach Gloria in excelsis Deo, BWV 191: No. 1 Gloria in excelsis Deo Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir, Ivars Taurins, conductor 10:59 … Continue reading Classical Coffee Break Episode 34 – 11.20.25
Classical Coffee Break Episode 33 – 11.13.25 Or download file:  https://radiowaterloo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Classical-Coffee-Break-Ep-33-11.13.25.mp3 Start Time Composer Title Performer 03:20 Johannes Brahms Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77: II. Adagio Hilary Hahn, violin, Academy of St. Martins in the Fields, Sir Neville Mariner, conductor 12:54 Claude Debussy Nuit d’etoiles, CD2, L. 4 Natalie Dessay, soprano, Philippe Cassard, piano 16:02 Antonio Vivaldi Concerto for Two … Continue reading Classical Coffee Break Episode 33 – 11.13.25
Classical Coffee Break Episode 32 – 11.06.25 Download file:  https://radiowaterloo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Classical-Coffee-Break-Ep-32-11.06.25.mp3 Start Time Composer Title Performer 04:18 Johann Wilhelm Hertel Trumpet Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major: III. Vivace Crispian Steele-Perkins, trumpet, The King’s Consort, Robert King, conductor 08:43 Louis Spohr Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in E-Flat, Op. 57: II. Adagio Jon Manasse, clarinet, Seattle Symphony 15:34 Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina Osculeter Me … Continue reading Classical Coffee Break Episode 32 – 11.06.25
Classical Coffee Break Episode 31 – 10.30.25 Download file:  https://radiowaterloo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/V2-Classical-Coffee-Break-Ep-31-10.30.25.mp3 Start Time Composer Title Performer 02:01 Ralph Vaughan Williams Symphony No. 3 (A Pastoral Symphony) New Philharmonia Orchestra, Margaret Price, soprano, Sir Adrian Bolt, conductor 12:06 Johannes Brahms 16 Waltzes, Op. 39: No. 15 in A-Flat Major Stephen Kovacevich, piano 14:16 Johann Sebastian Bach Violin Concerto No. 2 in E Major, BWV … Continue reading Classical Coffee Break Episode 31 – 10.30.25

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