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Queen of the Night
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December 12, 2021QOTN : Early summer A summer-themed programme ….
…. even though Tim hates summer.How strange is that!!Playlist: 05 December 2021
– Janáček: Glagolitic Mass: I. Orchestral Introduction. City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/ Sir Simon Rattle.
– Tchaikovsky: Slavonic March, op.31. Russian National Orchestra/ Mikhail Pletnev.– Geminiani: The Art of Playing the Guitar: Sonata in C major: IV. Allegro; IV. Andante; V. Allegro moderato. Hungarian Chamber Orchestra.– Burgon: Brideshead Revisited: Always Summer.– Prokofiev: Summer Night, op.123: III. Minuet. Russian National Orchestra/ Mikhail Pletnev.– Donizetti: Sonata for Flute and Harp in G Minor: I. Larghetto. Robert Aitken, flute. Erica Goodman, hrp.– Schumann: Symphony no.4 in D minor, op.120: II. Romance. Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra/ Rafael Kubelik.– Traditional: Sumer is Icumen In (Summer Is Come). The Dufay Collective.– Saint-Saëns: Fantaisie for violin and harp. Gérad Poullet, vln. Isabelle Moretti, hrp.Graphic: Magnetic Island, FNQ.
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...more November 30, 2021QOTN : World Instruments It’s the world of less common musical instruments in this show.
Plus the celebration of William Blake‘s birthday with two different settings of his poem The Lamb.Playlist: 28 November 2021
– Horner: Braveheart: The Legend Spreads; Gift of a Thistle; End Titles. London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus.
– Tavener: The Lamb. Choir of New College, Cambridge/ Edward Higginbottom.– Vaughan-Williams: 10 Blake Songs: V. The Lamb. Ian Partridge, ten.– Borodin: Prince Igor: Act II: Polovtsian Dances: no. 2. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus/ Sir Thomas Beecham.– Pärt: Pari Intervello. Vienna Glass Harmonica Duo.– Rautavaara: Cantus Arcticus, op.61, Concerto for Birds and Orchestra I. The Marsh. Royal Scottish National Orchestra/ Hannu Lintu.– Purcell: Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary II: March. Baroque Brass of London/ David Hill.– Shankar: Concerto for Sitar and Orchestra: Third Movement. Ravi Shankar, sitar. London Symphony Orchestra/ André Previn.– Shankar: Prabhati. Ravi Shankar, sitar. Yehudi Menuhin, vln.– Shore: Lord of the Rings – The Two Towers: The Riders of Rohan.– Grieg: Peer Gynt, op.23: Springar. Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra/ Neeme Jarvi.Graphic: Hardanger fiddle and Glass harmonica
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...more November 26, 2021QOTN : Mood music What mood are you in? Sunny, dramatic, peaceful, energetic, ….?
Whatever you’re feeling, there is music to suit in this episode of Queen of the Night.Playlist: 21 November 2021
– Mendelssohn: Concerto for 2 Piano’s in E major: III. Allegro. Roland Pöntinen and Love Derwinger, pno. Amsterdam Sinfonietta.
– Wagner: Die Walkure: Ride of the Valkyries. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/ Vernon Handley.– Baños: In the Heart of the Sea: The White Whale Chant.– Zachow: Trio in F major: II. Vivace.– Debussy: Isle Joyeuse. Branford Marsalis, soprano sax. English Chamber Orchestra.– Horovitz: Concerto for Euphonium and Orchestra: II. Lento. David Childs, euphonium. National Orchestra of Wales/ Bramwell Tovey.– Ketèlby: In a Persian Market. Ambrosian Opera Chorus & London Promenade Orchestra/ Alexander Faris.– Strauss, Jnr: Persian March, op.289. Berlin Philharmonic/ Herbert von Karajan.– Grieg: Violin Sonata no.3 in C minor. II. Allegretto espressivo. Pierre Amoyal, vln.Graphic: The Rhinegold and the Valkyrie – Richard Wagner; illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
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...more November 09, 2021QOTN : Birthdays to celebrate. But …. … surely the stand-out piece in tonight’s programme is The Seal Lullaby.
Simply gorgeous!Or maybe you have a different favourite?Playlist: 07 November 2021
– Strauss Jnr: On the Beautiful Blue Danube. Berlin Philharmonic/ Herbert von Karajan.
– Ramírez: Misa Criolla: I. Kyrie. José Carreras, ten. Sociedad Coral de Bilbao/ José Luis Ocejo.– Josquin des Prez: Missa Hercules Dux Ferraraie: Kyrie. Jeffrey Hamilston Steele, gtr.– Handel: Acis and Galatea: Act I: Happy We! The Sixteen/ Harry Christophers.– Ligeti: Musica ricercata: VII. Liisa Pohjola, pno.– Delibes: Lakmé: Act II. Bell Song. Dame Joan Sutherland, sop. Monte-Carlo National Opera Orchestra/ Richard Bonynge.– Whitacre: The Seal Lullaby. Voces8.– Alwyn: Crepuscule. Ieuan Jones, hrp.– Delibes: Lakmé: Act I: C’est le dieu de la jeunesse (love duet). Dame Joan Sutherland, sop. Alain Vanzo, ten. Monte-Carlo National Opera Orchestra/ Richard Bonynge.– Scarlatti: Sonata in D Minor, K.9. Ivo Pogorelich, pno.#EmbraceJOY
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...more November 02, 2021QOTN : Polio Day and Bird Week This programme was broadcast on World Polio Day and at the end of Australia’s National Bird Week.
And also at the end of a week where the Victorian Pride Centre, home to JOY 94.9, played host to a Covid pop-up vaccination centre.Thus, nods to all that, especially polio survivors, during this show.Playlist: 24 October 2021
– Rameau: Castor et Pollux: Tambourins I & II. Orchestra of the 18th Century/ Frans Brüggen.
– Vivaldi: Flute Concerto in D major, RV90 “Il Gardellino” (The Goldfinch): II. Largo. Frans Brüggen, flute. Orchestra of the 18th Century.– Shostakovich: 3 Duets for violin and piano: II. Gavotte; III. Waltzes. Itzhak Perlman, vln.– J.S Bach: Cello Suite no.4 in E-flat Major, BWV1010: IV. Sarabande. Joshua Ranz, bass clar.– Puccini: Tosca: Act I: Quale occhio al mondo. Renata Tebaldi, sop. Franco Corelli, ten.– Benjamin Britten: At the Mid-hour of Night. Lois Marshall, sop.– John Weldon: The Wakeful Nightingale. Lois Marshall, sop.– De Machaut: Dreams in the Pleasure Garden: Dame da Valour (Lady of worth). Don Greig, ten. Orlando Consort.– Poulenc: Cello Sonata: II. Cavatine. Pierre Fournier, vlc.– Schubert: Ave Maria. Renata Tebaldi, sop.– Saint-Saëns: The Swan. Pierre Fournier, vlc.Graphic: Birds of the East in Flight by EGGPICNIC
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...more November 01, 2021QOTN : Artistic Alliteration Get your fill of alliterative composers from Armand Arensky to Richard Rogers. It’s your host, Tim, having a bit of fun in choosing this programme’s magnificent music.
Playlist: 17 October 2021
– Bela Bartok: 6 Romanian Folk Dances. Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.
– Richard Rodgers: Oklahoma!: Oh What a Beautiful Mornin’. Mormon Tabernacle Choir.– Jóhann Jóhannsson: Orphée: Flight From The City.– Armand Amar: Moving Music: Marriage.– Thomas Tallis: If Ye Love Me. Chapelle du Roi– Herbert Howells: Sing Lullaby. Lincoln Cathedral Choir.– César Cui: Orientale. Yehuda Hanani, vlc. Eliot Fisk, gtr.– Modest Mussorgsky: Reverie. Leif Ove Andsnes, pno.– Benjamin Britten: Early One Morning. Peter Pears, ten. Benjamin Britten, pno.– Edward Elgar: Salut d’Amour. Itzhak Perlman, vln. Samuel Sanders, pno.– Marin Marais: Muzettes I & II. Jordi Savall, viola da gamba.– Armand Arensky: Three Vocal Quartets, op.57: I. Serenade; II. To the Dying Stars. State Symphony Cappella of Russia, Russian State Symphony Orchestra/ Dmitri Miller.#EmbraceJOY
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...more September 29, 2021QOTN : Go Gershwin! Celebrating George Gershwin on his birthday – an original in terms of crossover music – classical and jazz …. and even pop for those who remember Australian Normie Rowe‘s first hit single. Worth a listen to compare and contrast.
And, of course, some ‘real’? classical music, ending the show with two very different versions of the Benedictus.Playlist: 26 September 2021
– Hisaishi: My Neighbor Totoro: Hey Let’s Go (opening theme), arranged for piano.
– Sousa: Humoresque of George Gershwin’s Swanee. Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra/ John Philip Sousa.– Dvorak: Humoresque no.7, op.101. Arthur Grumiaux, vln.– Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue: excerpt. London Symphony Orchestra/ André Previn.– Gershwin: Porgy and Bess: It Aint’ Necessarily So; I Got Plenty of Nothin’; Summertime. Paul Robeson, bass. Lawrence Tibbett, baritone. Decca Symphony Orchestra/ Alexander Smallens.– Gershwin: Porgy and Bess: Bess, You Is My Woman Now. Black Dyke Band.– Chopin: Berceuse (lullaby) in D-flat major, op.57. Alfred Cortot.– Gershwin: Lullaby for String Orchestra. Cleveland Orchestra/ Riccardo Chailly.– J.S. Bach: Mass in B Minor, BWV232: Benedictus. Fritz Wunderlich, ten. Bach Festival Orchestra.– Jenkins: Benedictus. Voces8/ Christian Forshaw.#EmbraceJOY
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...more September 20, 2021QOTN : Aaaarrrrrghh!! It’s Talk Like a Pirate Day!
Who knew so much piratical music has been written and played?Thank heavens Tim spares us! He shares only three pirate jokesPlaylist: 19 September 2021
– Klaus Badelt: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
– Hans Zimmer: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest: Jack Sparrow.– Handel (arr. Arthur Somervell): Tolomeo, HWV 25: Act III: Silent Worship. David Hobson, ten. Sinfonia Australis/ Antony Walker.– Adam: Le Corsaire: Act I. Corsair’s Bacchanal; Act II. Gulnare’s Dance. English Chamber Orchestra/ Richard Bonynge.– Bear McCreary: Black Sails: Wondrous Love.– Boismortier: Flute Sonata in G minor, op.91, no.2: II. Gracieusement. Les Buffardins.– Elmer Bernstein: The Buccaneer: Lovers United.– Bronislaw Kaper: Mutiny on the Bounty: Love Song.– Bellini: Il Pirata: Act I: Nel furor delle tempesta; Act II: Col sorriso d’innocenza. Lucia Aliberti, sop. Stuart Neil, ten. Berlin Deutsches Staatoper Orchestra/ Marcello Viotti.– Sullivan: Pirates of Penzance. “Oh, Better Far to Live and Die”, “When a felon’s not engaged in his employment”. Pro Arte Orchestra & Chorus/ Sir Malcolm Sargent.Graphic: Yul Brynner – The Buccaneer, 1958.
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...more September 15, 2021QOTN : Celebrating TV, film and … Mahler What a bonanza of a show! In this edition of QOTN, Tim brings together
music that celebrates old Europeans, a modern Australian,and the era of film, on screens large and small.Playlist: 12 September 2021
– Evans/Livingstone: Bonanza theme. City of Prague Philharmonic.
– Mahler: Symphony no.8 in E-flat major “Symphony of a Thousand”: Part I: Hymnus “Veni Creator Spiritus”: Imple superna gratia. Cheryl Studer, Angela Maria Blasi, sop; Waltraud Meier, Kazuko Nagai alto; Keith Lewis tenor; Thomas Allen baritone; Hans Sotin bass; Southend Boys Choir, Philharmonia & Chorus/ Giuseppe Sinopoli.– Ross Edwards: String Octet “Veni Creator Spiritus”: II. Rhythmic. Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra/ Richard Mills.– Pärt: Veni Creator. Theatre of Voices, Ars Nova Copenhagen/ Paul Hillier.– Chopin: Piano Sonata no.2 in B-flat minor, op.35: IV. Finale – Presto. Cecile Ousset, pno.– Mahler: Symphony no.8 in E-flat major “Symphony of a Thousand”: Part II. Final Scene from Goethe’s Faust. Excerpts. Concertgebouw Orchestra/ Bernard Haitink.– Gounod: Faust: Act II. Devil’s aria – Song of the Golden Calf; Waltz. José Van Dam, bass-baritone. Toulouse Capitole Orchestra/ Michel Plasson.– Mendelssohn: Songs without Words, op. 62: VI. Spring Song. Daniel Barenboim, pno.– Beethoven: Violin Sonata no.5 in F major, op.24: II. Adagio. Augustin Dumay, vln. Maria João Pires, pno.– Gold: Exodus theme. Edith Piaf.– Wagner: Lohengrin: Act III: Prelude. Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra/ Marek Janowski.#EmbraceJOY
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...more September 09, 2021QOTN : Eclectic Uplift Hopeful, inspiring, uplifting – that’s this podcast … an eclectic mix of classical, opera, film, pop, ambient music.
We’d love to hear from you! To make requests and give feedback during the week, please email [email protected]And remember … In these difficult times, keep your eye on the donut, not the hole!Playlist: 05 September 2021
– Elgar: Land of Hope and Glory. Very Lynn, vocals. Geoff Love & His Orchestra.
– Caldara: Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo: Sinfonia. Schola Cantorum Basiliensis.– Tchaikovsky: Album for the Young, op.39: Waltz. I Musici de Montréal/ Yuli Turovsky.– Freddie Mercury: We Are The Champions. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.– Satie: Gymnopédie no.3. City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/ Louis Fremaux.– Verdi: La Traviata: Act II: Di Provenza il mar, il suol. Mario Sereni, bar.– Barry: Born Free. Mormon Tabernacle Choir.– Vaughan-Williams: Songs of Travel: II. Let Beauty Awake. Sir Thomas Allen. City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/ Sir Simon Rattle.– Copland: Simple Gifts. Jubilant Sykes, bar. London Symphony Orchestra/ Andrew Litton.– Fauré (arr. William Orbit): Paradisum.– Haydn: Cello Concerto no.1 in C major: III. Finale. Truls Mørk, vlc. Norwegian Chamber Orchestra/ Ioana Brown.– Nyman: Wonderland: Eddie.– Chopin: Andante spianato et Grande polonaise brillante: Andante. Alexis Weissenberg.#EmbraceJOY
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