Life is Beautiful With ABC Classic FM, Volume 3

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1Concerto in C minor for Violin and Oboe, BWV 1060: Adagio
oboe:
Diana Doherty (oboist)
violin:
Anna McDonald (Australian violinist and conductor)
orchestra:
Sinfonia Australis
recording of:
Concerto for Violin & Oboe in C minor, BWV 1060R: II. Adagio (reconstructed arrangement for violin & oboe of BWV 1060)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
arrangement of:
Concerto in C minor for Two Harpsichords, BWV 1060: II. Largo ovvero Adagio
is based on:
Concerto Pour Deux Clavecins, BWV 1060: II. Adagio (Arr. Pour Flutes) (Recorder consort arrangements)
part of:
Concerto for Violin & Oboe in C minor, BWV 1060R (reconstructed arrangement of the concerto for harpsichord and strings)
Johann Sebastian Bach4:48
2The Nutcracker: Pas de deux
orchestra:
Orchestra Victoria
conductor:
Richard Divall (conductor)
recording of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II, Картина III, no. 14a. Па-де-де: Танец Принца Оршада и Феи Драже (Dance of the Prince & the Sugar-Plum Fairy)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II (The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act 2)
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky5:32
3Abdelazar Round O
harp:
Marshall McGuire (harpist)
recording of:
Round O, ZT. 684
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
part of:
Henry Purcell: An Analytical Catalogue of His Music (number: ZT. 684)
Henry Purcell1:35
4Cantata no. 208 "Sheep May Safely Graze"
soprano vocals:
Sara Macliver (soprano) (from 2003-10-09 until 2003-12-10)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Antipodes (from 2003-10-09 until 2003-12-10)
conductor:
Antony Walker (Australian conductor) (from 2003-10-09 until 2003-12-10)
recorded at:
Eugene Goossens Hall, ABC Centre (ABC Studio 200) in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (from 2003-10-09 until 2003-12-10)
recording of:
Kantate, BWV 208 “Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!”: IX. Aria (Sopran II) “Schafe können sicher weiden” (from 2003-10-09 until 2003-12-10)
premiered in:
Weißenfels, Sachsen-Anhalt (Saxony-Anhalt), Germany (in 1713-02)
composed in:
Weimar, Thüringen (Thuringia), Germany
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1713)
librettist:
Salomon Franck
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 38)
part of:
Kantate, BWV 208 “Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!”
Johann Sebastian Bach4:36
5The Cradle Song
cello:
Julian Thompson (Australian cellist)
fiddle:
Chris Duncan (fiddle player)
piano:
Catherine Strutt (pianist)
recording of:
The Cradle Song
composer:
James Scott Skinner
James Scott Skinner5:25
6Chiome d’oro
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Sally-Anne Russell (Australian mezzo-soprano vocalist)
soprano vocals:
Sara Macliver (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Antipodes
conductor:
Antony Walker (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Chiome d’oro, bel tesoro, SV 143
composer:
Claudio Monteverdi (Italian renaissance and baroque composer, choirmaster and string player)
part of:
Stattkus-Verzeichnis (number: SV 143)
part of:
Settimo Libro de Madrigali, SV 117–145
recording of:
Concerto, settimo libro de madrigali, con altri generi di canti: O come sei gentile, SV 120
composer:
Claudio Monteverdi (Italian renaissance and baroque composer, choirmaster and string player)
part of:
Stattkus-Verzeichnis (number: SV 120)
part of:
Settimo Libro de Madrigali, SV 117–145
Claudio Monteverdi3:15
7L’Arlésienne, Suite no. 1: Prelude
orchestra:
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
John Lanchbery (conductor)
recording of:
L’Arlésienne Suite no. 1: I. Prélude, Allegro deciso – Andante molto (for orchestra)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer) (in 1872)
part of:
L’Arlésienne Suite no. 1, op. 23bis (for orchestra)
Georges Bizet6:47
8Keyboard Suite no. 1: Courante
piano:
David Stanhope (Australian composer, conductor and virtuoso pianist)
recording of:
Keyboard Suite in D minor, HWV 447: II. Courante
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
part of:
Keyboard Suite in D minor, HWV 447
Johann Sebastian Bach3:42
9Es ist ein Ros’ entsprungen
choir vocals:
Cantillation
conductor:
Antony Walker (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (Praetorius’ harmonisation)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Michael Praetorius (composer and organist) (in 1609)
arrangement of:
Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (original anonymous version)
Michael A. Praetorius3:16
10Dardanus: Paix favorable, paix adorable
bass vocals:
David Greco (baritone)
soprano vocals:
Anna Fraser (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Antipodes
conductor:
Antony Walker (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Dardanus, RCT 35 : Acte III, Scène 3. « Paix favorable, paix adorable » (Une Phrigienne, Un Phrigien)
composer:
Jean‐Philippe Rameau (French composer of the Baroque era)
part of:
Dardanus, RCT 35 : Acte III
Jean‐Philippe Rameau2:03
11Antarctica: Penguin Ballet
guitar:
Timothy Kain (guitarist)
harp:
Vanessa Souter (harpist)
violin:
Alison Lazaroff-Somssich (violinist)
orchestra:
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
David Porcelijn (composer and conductor)
recording of:
Antarctica: III. Penguin Ballet (guitar suite)
composer:
Nigel Westlake (Australian composer and clarinetist) (in 1992)
part of:
Antarctica (guitar suite)
Nigel Westlake3:17
12Symphony no. 7: Allegretto
orchestra:
Sydney Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Willem van Otterloo (conductor)
recording of:
Symphony no. 7 in A major, op. 92: II. Allegretto
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1811 until 1812)
part of:
Symphony no. 7 in A major, op. 92
Ludwig van Beethoven8:59
13Nocturne in B-flat minor, op. 9 no. 1
piano:
Roger Woodward (pianist)
recording of:
Nocturne no. 1 in B‐flat minor, op. 9 no. 1: Larghetto
composer:
Frédéric Chopin (composer) (from 1830 until 1832)
part of:
Nocturnes, op. 9 (original for piano)
Fryderyk Chopin6:38
14Enigma Variations: Nimrod
orchestra:
Sydney Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Myer Fredman (British-Australian conductor)
recording of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36: IX. Nimrod (Adagio)
publisher:
Sir Edward Elgar (dec’d) (Edward Elgar, composer)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1899)
dedicated to:
Augustus J. Jaeger
part of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36
Sir Edward Elgar3:22
15The Marriage of Figaro: Overture
orchestra:
Orchestra Victoria
conductor:
Richard Divall (conductor)
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Sinfonia
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1786)
part of:
Die Hochzeit des Figaro (German translation)
part of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492 (The Marriage of Figaro, K 492)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:27
16The Hebrides (Fingal's Cave)
orchestra:
Queensland Symphony Orchestra (aka The Queensland Orchestra between 2001–2010)
conductor:
Wilfred Lehmann (conductor/violinist/composer/session musician)
recording of:
Die Hebriden, op. 26 (The Hebrides, op. 26 “Fingal’s Cave”, Fingal's Cave)
premiered in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1832-05-14)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1830)
part of:
Works of Felix Mendelssohn by opus number (number: op. 26) and Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Thematisch-systematisches Verzeichnis der musikalischen Werke (MWV) (number: MWV P 7)
Felix Mendelssohn9:57

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part of:Life Is Beautiful (ABC Classic FM) (number: 3) (order: 4)