Boyce: Symphony No 1 in B flat major 1st movement Allegro – from a choirboy at St Pauls to a composer admired by his contemporaries

Mozart: Piano Concerto No 21 in C K467 2nd movement Andante – float away with this dreamy melody composed in March 1785

Albinoni: Adagio in G minor for Strings and Organ – tune in to hear an attempt at the rather long Italian title of this reflective piece

Elgar: Variations on an Original Theme Enigma Nimrod – the 9th of 14 variations named after a German friend

EDWARD’S INSIGHTS Beethoven hear Edward’s reflections about this popular piece Symphony No 7 2nd movement Allegretto

Delibes: Sylvia The Huntress – listen to the mythical story

Bruch: Violin Concerto No 1 in G minor 2nd movement Adagio – after 2 years of revision with assistance from violinist Joseph Joachim, they both performed at the premiere

Bizet: The Pearl Fishers – the famous duet used in the film Gallipolli

Strauss: Thunder and Lightning Polka – where the percussion provides the fire and the fury

FOR OUR COFFEE BREAK THIS WEEK we have two movements from a suite

Ireland: A Downland Suite 2nd movement Elegy: Lento espressivo and 3rd movement Minuet: Allegretto grazioso – a piece originally composed for the National Brass Band Championship of Great Britain

Smetana : Bartered Bride Overture – from a love story where a man acts like a bear

Bach: Double violin concerto in D minor 1st movement Allegro – Bach later arranged this as a concerto for two harpsichords

Haydn: Symphony No 101 in D major The Clock 2nd movement Andante – who in the orchestra provides the staccato and the pizzicato; listen in and we’ll tell you

Mahler: Symphony No 5 in C sharp minor 4th movement Adagietto – an intimate piece used in the film Death in Venice

Elgar: Salut d’Amour – written as a gift to Elgar’s finance

Tchaikovsky: Cappriccio Italien – with inspiration from seeing the Carnival on a visit to Rome

Verdi: Nabucco Va pensiero Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves – telling where they cannot go