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We are thrilled to be able to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the birth of Beethoven - albeit one year after originally planned because of the pandemic.

On Sunday 23rd May, the 28th annual 4MBS Festival of Classics gets underway with a truly magnificent day of great music by Beethoven, his teachers and pupils.

It’s the Beethoven and Beyond Marathon and it launches the Festival of Classics with four concerts at the Old Museum Concert Hall in Bowen Hills. Curated by Paul and Trish Dean, Co-founders of Ensemble Q, the Marathon starts at 10am and runs through until 6pm. Ensemble Q is made up of brilliant musicians who are all soloists in their own right. Four of them, Narsuko Yoshimoto, Anne Horton, Imants Larsens and Trish Dean, perform the opening work, the Emperor Quartet of Haydn. Beethoven was a pupil of Haydn early in his career. The last concert of the day features two of Beethoven’s greatest achievements - the Piano Concerto No 5 ‘Emperor’ and the Symphony No 7. For this concert Ensemble Q will be joined by the Queensland Youth Symphony conducted by the QYS new conductor Simon Hewett. A concert not to be missed and a Marathon not to be missed.

The first of our Sonatas in the Suburbs concerts features John Granger Fisher, the acclaimed Brisbane pianist just returned from London, performing Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata and other works on Tuesday 25 May at 2pm in St Mary’s Church, Kangaroo Point. He also performs at SunPac Theatre, Sunnybank on Wednesday 2 June at 11am.

4MBS Performance Studio Events - this year’s Festival of Classics has 10 concerts in the 4MBS Performance Studio covering many aspects of Beethoven and other composer. On Tuesday 25th May at 7pm the 4MBS Ensemble in Residence, Opus 5, present a concert of Beethoven and four Beethoven inspired works by Brisbane composers commissioned by 4MBS Classic FM. The following evening we present The Italian Connection: Music for two Baroque Cellos. The wonderful pianist Mark Hooper will perform Beethoven’s Sonata No 30 and some Chopin. Festival regulars Enharmonie Chamber Ensemble will present an entertaining look at Beethoven and his friends and contemporaries.

We are delighted to launch the first of three concerts that will cover all of the Beethoven Violin Sonatas performed by violinist Brendan Joyce, leader of Camerata and pianist Alex Raineri. The first of the concerts will be in the 4MBS Festival of Classics in the 4MBS Performance Studio on Saturday 29 May at 2pm including the much-loved Spring Sonata. The other two concerts in this special series will be presented later this year.

Children aged 5 to 9 years of age can get involved in the Festival through the Kid’s Classics Mini Musical - Animals to the Rescue in the 4MBS Performance Studio on Sunday 30 May at 9am. The children attend the morning workshop and then perform the mini-musical to their friends at 2pm. Bring along a soft toy animal (and an adult).

The last four Performance Studio concerts look at different aspects of vocal music - on Sunday 30 May at 5pm, baritone Jeffrey Black and pianist Roger Cui present Let us Garlands Bring and on Wednesday 2 June at 7pm Fragments Ensemble perform Beethoven Gems, then on Thursday 3 June at 2pm we celebrate the 100th anniversary of four stellar tenors - Caruso, Corelli, Lanza and Di Stefano - this CenTENORy Concert features local tenor Raffaele Pierno. Then the Performance Studio concerts conclude with Beethoven and Schubert Lieder - Who Did It Better? on Friday 4 June at 7pm. Did you know that Beethoven wrote 332 songs? Come along for an evening of interest and delight with sopranos Amber Evans and Rebecca Cassidy and pianist Catherine Guinevere Lynagh.

To further celebrate the centenary of those four famous tenors you can attend the CenTENORy Dinner Concert on Saturday 29 May at 6pm at a restaurant in Kenmore. Full details in the Festival brochure.

We are thrilled to have the brilliant actor Eugene Gilfedder to perform his deeply moving play Beethoven’s Letters in this year’s Festival. We commissioned this poignant adaptation of Beethoven’s own correspondence and it is utterly memorable - don’t miss the opportunity to see Eugene become Beethoven. Two performances at the Ron Hurley Theatre, Seven Hills Saturday 5 June at 1pm and 4pm.

The grand finale for this year’s Festival of Classics is truly spectacular !!

We are proud to present the Opera Spectacular in Brisbane City Hall on Sunday 6 June at 3pm.

Five magnificent singers - soprano Eva Kong, mezzo Milijana Nikolic, tenors Rosario La Spina and Kang Wang and baritone Jose Carbo with the Brisbane Symphony Orchestra conducted by Dane Lam will perform favourite scenes from opera for your enjoyment.

We are only able to bring you this event because the singers’ international engagements in the great opera houses of the world are on hold because of the pandemic.

So don’t miss this truly amazing opportunity to hear these great voices on stage together as we bring the Festival of Classics 2021 to a close.

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Eric Coats Albert Coates - Orchestral Suites. Elgar - Enigma Variations. Coward - London Morning. Conductors: Eric Coates, Sir Malcolm Sargent and Geoffrey CorbettDecca Eloquence 484 0190This 2 CD set sees its first CD release on Decca. In Eric Coats’ early career he studied viola at the English Royal Academy, worked as an orchestral player and ultimately became leader of the Queen’s Hall Orchestra in 1912. These back-ground experiences later contributed to his skill in conducting. Essentially a composer of light music, his output consists almost wholly of orchestral music and songs. His orchestral pieces were first played during the course of seven

seasons of Promenade Concerts (The Proms). Albert Coats (no relation) was also an English composer and conductor who studied in Russia, England and Germany. Not well remembered for his compositions, Coats nevertheless had a successful international career as a conductor and in 1919 was appointed chief conduc-tor of the London Symphony Orchestra.

Rameau, Gluck, Cherubini and CimarosaConductor: Sir Charles MackerrasDecca Eloquence 482 9364 Mackerras conducts ballet music by Rameau and Gluck recorded in 1965 on this first release by Decca and overtures by Cherubini and Cimarosa, both previous-ly unpublished and recorded in 2021. The conductor’s passion for eighteenth century music is inspired by its symmetry and the florid decorations so com-mon in the Baroque art of central Europe. Mackerras claims his aim as a con-ductor is to be not only a scholar and musicologist but also an interpreter of the music in the way the composer envisioned it to sound as played by an orchestra

of Baroque dimensions. This album is unique in representing the first and so far only time that the Lon-don Symphony Orchestra had occupied itself with Rameau’s music – something rather hard to believe in today’s musical world.

Kaleidoscope: An Orchestral ExtravaganzaDecca Eloquence 4829360Sir Charles Mackerras conducts works by thirteen Nineteenth century masters originally recorded between 1962 and 1977 and compiled together on this first Decca release. Born in New York, Mackerras came with his Australian parents to Australia aged two, the first of their seven children. His early studies includ-ed violin and later the flute. He set poems to music at eight and wrote a piano concerto at twelve. While at Sydney Grammar School he showed a precocious talent by composing operas and conducting student performances in his early teens. Not seeing a future in music for him however, his parents sent him to a

sports-oriented school from which Mackerras did a runner on several occasions. Thus, at sixteen he was studying oboe, piano and composition at the NSW State Conservatorium of Music.

Mackerras was lauded throughout his career as the most versatile of conductors for including symphonic works, opera (an authority on those by Janacek and Mozart), ballet, light music (comic operas of Gilbert and Sullivan) and Baroque works in his repertoire.

Christopher Eschenbach: Piano LessonsDeutsche Grammophon 483 9846Internationally acclaimed pianist, accompanist-conductor and nurturer of young musical talents, Eschenbach has recorded a comprehensive collection of the pedagogical piano repertoire that includes many of the works that students will encounter in their pianistic journey: Beyer, Mozart, Schumann Czerny, Kuhlau, Clementi, Beethoven and Mendelssohn to name a few. Sixteen CDs offer almost seventeen hours of immersion in the sound of that most game-changing and versatile of instruments that, arguably, had greater influence on the history of music than any other.

This collection is to be found on the Tomplay Sheet Music app. The purpose of this collaboration, according to Eschenbach, is that students can hear his performances synchronised with the scores. Hopefully, this will allow students to learn to play the work via a technology that has appeal to the younger generation. The box set includes instructions on how to obtain free access to J.S. Bach’s Minuet in G minor, a work not included in this collection but which allows a student to play the score straight away. A wonderful gift for any young musician aspiring to a performance career.

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The much-anticipated inaugural Sunshine Coast Chamber Music Festival will be held from 18 to 20 June in 2021 and promises to excite, soothe, connect, challenge and inspire music lovers of every age.

The exciting program showcases dynamic Australian artists and will feature nine memorable live performances in the Sunshine Coast region’s most breath-taking spaces.

Artistic Director, Louise King explains her vision is to curate events that resonate with the Sunshine Coast community and lifestyle, and to build new audiences and appreciation for the diversity of the Festival musicians.

“The Festival’s theme is Distance + Intimacy | Hope + Regeneration to reflect the timeless journey of chamber music to today’s unforeseen challenges for artists; for many this Festival is the first opportunity in 12 months to perform live, so it promises to be a poignant occasion for everyone,” Ms. King said.

A major aim of the Festival is to support the Australian arts community and every ticket

sold will count towards reigniting the Arts and supporting talented artists from throughout and beyond the Sunshine Coast.

Ms. King has chosen both traditional and unexpected settings across the region for each unique concert to celebrate the Coast’s natural, ancient landscapes through artistic collaboration, cultural exchange and evocative music.

The Festival’s opening concert, OPEN AIR: ‘Song of the Black Swan’ will weave together ancient Dreamtime stories and Aboriginal legend through ritual, music, and song.

“We have wide-ranging experiences to share from CLASSICS FOR CHILDREN: ‘Sonic Safari’ in Buderim to our FRINGE: ‘Beats + Loops’ in Maroochydore,” Ms King said.

“Our Hinterland communities will host intimate concerts so music lovers can discover our pioneer heritage and hospitality at Eudlo and Palmwoods in our SMALL HALLS: ‘Nature Spirit’ + ‘Fire Dances’, ‘Greenbushes’, and ‘Southern Cross Dreaming’ featuring headline artist Karin Schaupp, an internationally renowned

classical guitarist and Senior Lecturer in Guitar at QCGU,” she said.

A morning concert titled SECRET GARDEN: ‘Bird Song’ celebrates the natural amphitheatre and bush setting amongst the sculptures of the Bushland Botanic Garden at Tanawha, featuring Queensland’s up and coming young ensemble, Acetaria Woodwind Quintet.

Special outreach performances titled MUSIC & WELLNESS: ‘Musical Meditations’ will be hosted at SCU Hospital and an aged care centre, in partnership with regional charity Wishlist.

On Saturday 19 June the Festival will reach a crescendo with a sophisticated Chamber Music Gala themed ‘Songs of Sky, Bush & Moon’, featuring three headline artists at the Events Centre Kings Theatre.

Another exciting facet will be the launch a new annual RISING STARS: ‘mentorship program’ which offers young emerging musicians mentoring in chamber music practice by esteemed, established professional artists and ensembles.

“This inaugural mentorship program will launch in partnership with Camerata, Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra and Sunshine Coast Youth Orchestra.

These young musicians will play in OPEN AIR: ‘Heartland’ alongside Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University Riverside Guitar Ensemble and the Acetaria Woodwind Ensemble, who are QCGU 2020 Ensemble Prize Winners, as our closing festival concert,” Louise said.

“It will be a fitting finale to a brilliant Festival and end on a note of looking to our future together.”

Tickets will be limited and available soon from the Festival website at sccmf.com.au

Celebrate music in the tropicsCombine your love of classical music with a tropical getaway and join us for the 30th anniversary Australian Festival of Chamber Music.

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PODIUM: John Granger Fisher, pianist

In March 2020 when the pandemic hit, John Granger Fisher was in London in the middle of rehearsals for a couple of concerts and planning several large projects. Some of those are postponed

but some may never happen even if the leading young Australian pianist returns to the UK in a year or two. However, John ra-diates calm determination and seems high-ly energised by the fact that in the coming months he will share his love of music with the audiences of his homeland, especially Brisbane where his musical journey started more than 20 years ago. “

I’ve been extremely lucky to be able to return home and to perform a couple of times for 4MBS Classic FM in 2020. One of those concerts was streamed live, and later towards the end of 2020, I performed the Chopin Etudes at the Queensland Conservatorium. My colleagues over-seas meanwhile have been struggling for months which makes me think how lucky we are here in Queensland,” John notes. Our rendezvous takes place at the 4MBS studios just several hours after he played a concert that included highly demanding repertoire. Later this month on May 25th and on June 2nd Fisher will present two pi-ano recitals that will include Beethoven’s mesmerising Moonlight Sonata and works by Chopin, Brahms, Liszt, and Rachmani-nov. “My collaboration with 4MBS started

a long time ago and over the years I per-formed quite a number of concerts and took part in the station’s Classic Concert Cruises,” John says. This year he intends to record all the Chopin’s etudes in the 4MBS Studio and some of those may be uploaded to YouTube.

As COVID-19 continues to batter Great Britain, Fisher can’t talk with precision about his return to London, his base for the last four pre-pandemic years. It all started in Singapore where he auditioned for the Royal College of Music (RCM). “The fact that I knew a number of Australian artists based in London and having some knowledge about the vibrant classical music scene there, my decision to do more studies in the British capital was logical. I travelled to Singapore to perform and talk with the Head of RCM Keyboard Department Vanessa Latarche who agreed to be my mentor.”

If the London chapter of his music making was crucial in terms of honing his art, Brisbane studies with great mentors Natasha Vlassenko and Oleg Stepanov and work with Boris Berman and Oxana Yablonskaya in the great Russian tradition at Hartford in the USA, shaped Fisher’s music making in various ways. “All those mentors you mentioned are deeply serious and talented musicians. I took different things from each of them. The long, rich tradition is connecting them and their exposure to some of the greatest concert pianists make them formidable mentors, “John explains.

In 2014, having already performed at major venues around the world like Wigmore Hall, London and Carnegie Hall, New York, the young Australian prodigy received the prestigious Chappell Medal - the Gold Medal for Piano from RCM and that opened many performing opportunities around the UK. However, John never declined an invitation to perform in regional Queensland. “I really enjoyed those concerts with Queensland Symphony Orchestra in various regional centres. I vividly remember playing Beethoven’s Emperor Concerto and the enthusiastic feedback from the audiences.” Did he have problems with the pianos in those remote venues I wonder? “There were some really excellent pianos for those concerts. Some of those I played on in Northern Queensland were better than pianos at overseas venues where I have given concerts,” John notes, his voice deep while he is trying to offer comments that will be as precise as his performance. A British critic called him “a

poet of piano, who never misses the fifth gear when called on.” When I quote this brief line, John smiles and trying to explain his success tells me that since he was 13, he never had the palest idea about any career but music. “It is a very challenging profession and it is something to pursue only if you are deeply passionate about,” John observes. I interrupt his comment with the question about stage fright and tension that all performing artists face at some point.

“You certainly need a rush of adrenalin to play seriously. At the same time, I have a strong sense of responsibility for a concert even if it is just for school kids. It’s a matter of wanting to play well for people and for myself. I approach every performance this way and no need to say I am happy when all goes well. If not, I get extremely annoyed,” John concedes.

By this point of his career, the 30 something year old has already enjoyed a remarkable rise. He enjoys broad cultural and intellectual pursuits, and mentions his interest in literature, history, philosophy and art. His 6-foot frame and athletic build fit the profile of a keen tennis player. “When I was younger, I would play a fair bit with some serious tennis players, but that was quite a while ago” John says smiling.

But he underlines that music has always been the path he wanted to follow. If so, was he ever tempted to step on the podium to conduct or play another instrument, I ask. “Conducting is not something I studied, but yes, I’ve thought about it as I have been involved with symphonic orchestras and in my childhood, I was listening to a huge range of repertoire thanks to my dad’s passion for orchestral music and opera. As for another instrument, I played viola in primary school for six months, but that was shocking.”

Most lives have lulls, but John’s hasn’t. The “new normal” just enabled him to return to his family, friends and colleagues in Brisbane and to patiently wait for plain sailing to continue. Before we part ways, I bring up the question about the process of preparing a new work. “Some people, before starting to play a new piece push aside all other interpretations to focus on their own. I sometimes come across a composition that I’ve been listening to for many years and even if I try hard, I can’t forget some of those favourite performances. However, the time comes when you want to put your distinctive mark on a work, to approach it in a completely new way.”

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MUSIC TALKS: Jillianne Stoll, Lecturer in Opera and Pianist Photo Margaret Whyte, words Nick Gurovic

“Franz Schubert is my great, great grandfather’s cousin from my father’s side. On my mother’s side there are many distant uncles who

were famous musicians as well. One of them, she calls him “Uncle Hermann”, moved from Adelaide to Germany in 1875 and studied piano and violin at the Leipzig Conservatorium. Following Wagner’s Ring Cycle premiere in Bayreuth in August 1876, the production was moved to Leipzig Opera. It was just the second season of the Cycle and Wagner was there, apparently still making corrections to the orchestral parts. Uncle Hermann was in that orchestra playing the violin,” Jillianne says. Another one of her relatives was an accomplished cornet player in the Military in Germany and the family keeps his cornet and sepia photo of his band. Jillianne grew up in Adelaide surrounded by music and an old, dusty piano in the garage. “As my two sisters and I mucked around on that piano for a while my mother got sick of it and looked in the local paper for a piano teacher. One with good credentials, Marie Roberts lived in the very next suburb and I was sent there for my lessons. Mrs Roberts was perhaps more of a violin than piano teacher and after a year she sent me home with a violin. When my father rang her to ask why the violin came to our house she said: “Because Jillianne has violinist’s legs.” It was probably the answer my father was more baffled by,” Stoll recalls. She speaks softly and needs not many questions to get going. Her long, masterly crafted paragraphs reveal a natural storyteller, even a hint of acting talent.Instead of crediting her early success to the right alignment of the stars, Jillianne notes that while studying in Adelaide, the arts enjoyed generous funding and the city could support among other arts organisations, a youth opera company

engaging children and students as singers and orchestra members.“As I performed with quite a few orchestras at high school and Uni, my sisters and I got involved in the youth opera as violin players and I would also play a piano part in some of the operas. On some occasions I would step in as a professional Repetiteur and my music making just evolved from there.” At the end of her first year at Uni, Jillianne accepted a friend’s suggestion to apply for a job at the State Opera of South Australia. She did it just for the experience. However, her audition was successful marking the start of a long career as a Repetiteur and Vocal Coach during which she was engaged in more than 120 opera productions.“The ones I loved the most were the premieres of Puccini’s La Bohème and Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream both directed by Baz Luhrmann and engaging the most marvellous casts. Opera Australia came to Brisbane in 2012 to perform A Midsummer Night’s Dream and that was the final season of it. It was so special that I played for the first season in Sydney and the last one in Brisbane, about 20 years apart”.Jillianne was Head of Music for Opera Queensland from 1994 to 2001 and during that time also directed their Young Artist Program. She enjoyed immensely working with singers who had finished their tertiary education and were working their way into the professional domain. Commenting on my remark that those were the times when Opera Queensland (OQ) offered bigger output, Jillianne notes that large, expensive productions are not happening as frequently nowadays, but there is a very strong presence of OQ in Brisbane and in regional areas and lots of smaller projects going on involving the Community and Youth. “The output is similar, but the focus has slightly changed,” she observes and embarks on a passionate monologue about OQ’s recent production of Lorelei. “It’s a brand-new opera, more compact, very topical and with interesting orchestration. The audience went nuts and I enjoyed it greatly.”Jillianne is presently Lecturer, Opera and

Professional Practice at the Queensland Conservatorium and finds working with tertiary age singers an exciting challenge. “Their voices are less developed, therefore you as a mentor have to discover the beauty in those voices and start to build on it with the hope that when they finish their studies, they can feed into a Young Artist Program which will springboard them into the profession.”With the interview getting to the final stage, I float the question about the future of classical music and opera once the pandemic is over or easier to manage. “Everything has to be more varied. Thinking outside the box is the way forward and we must be ready for change, always considering several options to respond to possible sudden border closures or other major force.”Teaching at the Conservatorium takes a major part of Jillianne’s music making these days. However, she enjoys every opportunity to perform in the Queensland Symphony Orchestra. “I feel it is a simpler part of my daily routine. I just learn my music and enjoy being part of the orchestral tapestry and sharing the music with my colleagues onstage. Most of the time I play the piano, but quite often I play the harpsichord and celeste too.”Before the pandemic hit, travelling to Europe every few years was a kind of Stoll’s pilgrimage. “My sister lives in Graz in Austria and on the way to visit her, I stop off at La Scala in Milan. It’s the place I visit with the zest of a true opera aficionado. Just to be in those theatres where operas had their first performances is something extraordinary. During my pre-pandemic visit, I discovered Italian tenor Fabio Sartori. Hearing him sing live on the La Scala stage was a mind-blowing experience.”What is the secret of her long successful career in music I ask? “You have to be organised. There is so much to learn. While preparing an opera you must read hundreds of pages of music and often the libretto is in a foreign language. Whilst at Opera Australia I was doing 20 operas a year - a lot of stuff was going on. The key is to be organised.”

“THE KEY IS TO BE ORGANISED”Only one hour with Jillianne Stoll offers enough material to lay the foundations of an interesting novel. Her 40+ years in classical music, mostly in opera, turn into a large tapestry of fabulous productions, capricious opera divas, colourful characters among conductors and musicians, and memories with no expiry date. Having listened to Jillianne’s story I realise that it couldn’t be any different because she comes from a family with strong roots in music.


INTERVIEW: Alexander Voltz, composerPhoto Brayden Lowe, words Nick Gurovic

From the moment we meet on an early, misty autumn morning, Alexander Voltz, the emerging Brisbane composer, balances with ease his gentle, young man

charisma and his open attitude towards the complexities of his musicmaking. His artistic credo bubbles up quite early in our conversation. Asked about the possibility of writing film scores someday, he is cautious to offer an answer that would indicate his readiness for such a huge task. “While I am fortunate for my achievements to date, I am only 22 and there is still a long road ahead,” says Alexander. “I want to write a book and based on that book a screenplay with an accompanying score. For me, that is the new take on the Wagnerian tradition of ‘doing it all’. I hope to explore this idea in the future.”

His zest for knowledge, for a greater understanding of the past and the time we are living in, may serve as his secret weapon. “I quite like taking stories from history and spinning them in new ways. For example, in my opera, Edward and Richard: The True Story of the Princes in the Tower, I concluded that the Princes could have been killed by a new murderer. Seeking validation, I wrote a letter to historian Nathen Amin in England. Mr Amin said that he thought my hypothesis was unlikely but, in his opinion, more believable than the survived story.”

The Princes in the Tower is one of English history’s eeriest mysteries. In 1483, King Edward V, 12, and his brother Prince Richard, 9, were locked in the Tower of London by their usurper uncle, King Richard III. They soon vanished without a trace, and to this day no one knows what happened to them. The accepted conclusion remains that the princes were assassinated on Richard III’s orders. Alexander’s Edward and Richard challenges that.

Alexander finished the opera’s libretto in July 2019. Most of the first draft was composed by hand, and editing occurred during typesetting. The result is a one-hour chamber opera in two acts that will receive its premiere this June. “I was fortunate that St Rita’s College offered a fantastic venue, and that so many Brisbane musicians were happy to become involved. We’re looking forward to presenting a new work based on an old story,” Alexander notes.

Edward and Richard certainly features an all-star cast. Under the direction of Michelle Carey, soprano Susan Ellis plays the title role of Elizabeth Woodville, Queen Dowager of England. She is supported by narrator Andrew Fraser as John Esteney, Abbot of Westminster. The ensemble of nine musicians, which includes players from the Queensland Symphony Orchestra and the Australian Youth Orchestra, will be led at the piano by Alexander’s father, Bradley Voltz.

It was Bradley who first imbued Alexander with a love for music. As a child, Alexander started piano lessons under him. These did not go well. “I used to bite my nails,” Alexander explains, “and dad would say ‘Pianists don’t bite their nails!’ So, I knew I was never going to be a pianist.” It was when Alexander’s family started holidaying on camping trips that he begun jotting down musical ideas onto paper. “Well, I’m not sure if those ideas were really musical or not,” he reminisces honestly. “Something was scribbled across a five-line stave, but I recently found that folio of manuscript and it makes no

sense to me now!”

“These days, when planning a new work, I draw graphs or create some kind of formal or narrative structure. I think structure is very important. I always try to nail the framework of what I’m doing first. Then, from shorthand sketches, I go to the computer. When the shorthand is entered into the computer, I orchestrate accordingly and make my edits,” says Alexander. Knowing next to nothing about his trade, I hesitate to ask him if digital notation software is harming the compositional process.

“In my opinion, yes, it is. But I know many will disagree. The computer is useful and indeed essential for typesetting and editing, but it should not become a compositional crutch. I would say that the pen is mightier than the mouse. What do I mean by that? Well, you can scribble over a blank page to your imagination’s content. When working on a computer, however, you are bound to the software’s certain number of possible actions.” I ask if technology has enabled composers to become more prolific. “I’m not sure about that,” Alexander replies. “For example, a composer today puts in a lot of work if they’re typesetting their orchestral scores themselves. Beethoven, for instance, had copyists like Wenzel Schlemmer to assist him. The twenty-first century composer has many tasks, and not all of them have to do with composing.”

As we continue our dialogue, Alexander says that it is hard for him to say who among the greats of the Western cannon inspire him the most. “I don’t like the question! Only because there are so many compositional voices out there, some which I’m yet to discover.” But he quickly breaks. “I must say that I really do admire Beethoven. For me, he is the ultimate artist.” Nowadays, Alexander focuses his listening on Australian contemporary art music – infused with a little Mahler.

After delving into the great heritage that is Western canon, I ask if Alexander feels that composers today are facing impossible tasks:

“Yes, in some ways, I think they are. And, as I said before, not all those tasks have to do with composing. Here is but one issue. The rehearsal process for new music is too fast. When a contemporary composer puts a new piece in front of an orchestra, more often than not they will rehearse it for only ninety minutes and then give the premiere the next day. Compare this with a Tchaikovsky symphony. Something like that can, if needed, be rehearsed very quickly because orchestral musicians have grown up listening to Tchaikovsky and playing his other works. It is already in their musical veins, so to speak. We need to do much more to expose actual musicians to new music and additional rehearsal time would seem the first step. But, of course, a change like that is not easily implementable.”

Should a composer speak with the voice of his or her time, or find inspiration in the past? Alexander ponders my question before offering a wider context:

“I think there is a lot to be said for being authentic, as opposed to being either original or imitative. If you are original, you are looking to the future; if you are imitative, you are looking to the past. I think you should be looking to yourself. Globalisation combined with digitalisation means we can get a recording of a Shostakovich symphony and play it back-to-back with a recording of sub-Saharan tribal music. With such different styles of art at hand, I think composers should try to sift through it all, find what they like, and make it their own. Searching for originality is an imitative practice in itself. John Cage already did that and there is no need to turn our back on things that are well established. After all, we still use treble clefs,” Alexander reflects.

He speaks with the confidence of a seasoned music maker, even if he is still in the final year of his Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Arts at the University of Queensland. His music has been performed and supported by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Australian National Academy of Music, Australian Youth Orchestra, Queensland Youth Orchestras and others. He has worked with distinguished Australian musicians and studied under renowned composers like Brenton Broadstock AM, Robert Davidson, and Melody Eötvös. Having reached the semi-finals of the Bartok World Composition Competition in both 2018 and 2020, it is clear that Alexander is ready to undertake the most demanding of challenges.

Before we call it quits, I ask Alexander if he and father Bradley ever play music together. Alexander smiles. “We used to improvise together when we were younger, but now we just get frustrated with each other!” he laughs.

Alexander’s sporting figure suggests to me that he enjoys the gym, which I mention to him on his way out. Then he really laughs. “I suppose you could say I exercise my mouth with divisive opinions and chocolate biscuits.”

Edward and Richard: The True Story of the Princes in the Tower runs from 29-30 June at the Trinity Centre, St Rita’s College. Tickets are on sale from: https://www.trybooking.com/BQBFF.

DOING IT ALL


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MY FAVOURITE CLASSICS

Bruce Watson, Director Limelight Arts Media Pty Ltd

Classical music entered my life through my parents’ love of popular operas. Their “go to” favourite was the famous 1951 Jussi Björling and Robert Merrill recording of In the Depths of the Temple from Bizet’s The Pearl Fishers. Every time I hear this duet I’m transported back home as a kid, hearing Björling’s voice soaring up the stairs while the EP spins on

the 3-in-one.

My musical tastes diverged down many stray paths after this. One fruitful path led me into a love of jazz. While I explored and loved the recordings of the great bebop artists, it was the extended improvisations of Keith Jarrett which really took a hold. His 1975 Köln Con-cert is a long-term favourite: Jarrett plays with such joy and creativity, and I still find something new to marvel at each time I lis-ten.

I can’t recall the date but I can’t forget the night I heard Stephen Kovacevich (or Bish-op-Kovacevich as he was at the time) play the late Beethoven Piano Sonatas in Sydney. This wasn’t the Beethoven I thought I knew, and I knew I needed to listen to this Beethoven some more. I bought Richard Goode’s 1988 recording of the Late Sonatas and began my re-education in classical music. I also need to thank the good friend who took my wife and me to hear Kovacevich that night: his name is Robert Veel and today he’s my busi-ness partner in Limelight.

My creative musical outlet these days is mainly through choral singing. I’ve been

lucky to have worked with some brilliant mu-sic directors who have introduced our choirs to exciting and challenging works from every era. It’s hard to pick one favourite, but Joby Talbot’s Path of Miracles must be near the top of the list. We travelled to Melbourne to hear Tenebrae perform this in 2017 then I had the good fortune to sing it in Sydney the follow-ing year, and was rehearsing to sing it again in 2020 when Covid-19 stopped the music. If you haven’t listened to this choral master-piece, inspired by the Camino of St Jacques, find yourself a copy of the Tenebrae record-ing and prepare yourself for a treat.

An A list like this has to include Bach, with-out whom none of this would be possible. If I have to pick one favourite today, let’s go with the St Matthew Passion. I first heard this live in London in the 1980s and have since sung it in Canberra and Sydney, so it has some nice personal resonances as well as containing the best ever bass aria.

Bruce Watson is co-owner of Limelight Arts Media, which publishes Limelight magazine and its music, arts and culture website lime-light-arts.com.au.

Anne Darch, Anne Tanner, Bill Fraser, Carol Adair, Chadwick Palmer, Clive Porritt, Dane Lam, Daniel Shine, David McEvoy, Diane Hobiger, Gail Cochran, Gary Thorpe, Ian Heap, James Haywood, Jan Black, Jennifer Sherwin-Arlidge, Jenny Dawson, Jessica Looi, Jessica O’Bryan, Jim Griffin, John Carrier, John Hawkins, John Patton, John Schuller, Karel Baum, Kay Lyons, Ken Wouda, Kevin Lewis, Leonie Briggs, Lesley O’Dowd, Leslie Martin-Nightingale, Linda Costello, Margaret Whyte, Martin Waterworth, Mia Macrossan, Michael Balk, Michael Ravell, Nahima Kern, Nava Ryan, Noela Bilington, Peter McCahon, Peter McDonald, Philip Sharewood-Biedermann, Phillip Simpson, Ray Watson, Reg Kingsford, Rob Wills, Robyn Frost, Rod Campbell, Ronnie Parks, Ross Sadler, Stephen Williams, Sue Webster, Ted Chapman, Terry Hughes, Tim Davison, William Macgillivray, William Norfolk

ANNOUNCERS

Holst: Suite no 1 in E flat; Cleveland Symphonic Winds, Frederick Fennell (10’)Mozart: Divertimento in F, K247; Swedish CO, Petter Sundkvist (36’)Waldteufel: Les patineurs, Waltz, op 183; Slovak State PO, Alfred Walter (8’)

6.00 INVITATION TO THE DANCEPrepared by Helen RobbieRossini: William Tell, Ballet Music; London SO, Richard Bonynge (8’)Offenbach: Voyage to the Moon, Ballet of the Snowflakes; Les Musiciens du Louvre, Marc Minkowski (11’)

6.30 FOCUSOn the Chamber EnsembleSponsored by Chamber Music Queensland Inc.Details of forthcoming chamber music performances by Queensland Artists.

7.00 SATURDAY SOIREEPrepared by Jenny DawsonCzerny: Rondo facile et brillante, op 374 no 3; Clive Conway, fl; Christine Croshaw, p (8’)Schubert: Der Hochzeitsbraten, D930; (11’)Der Tanz, D826; Elly Ameling, s; Janet Baker, ms; Peter Schreier, t; Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, br; Gerald Moore, p (1’)Rodrigo: Junto al Generalife; Hamish Strathdee, g (5’)Vaughan Williams arr Lenehan/Outram: Fantasia on Sussex Folk Tunes; Martin Outram, va; Julian Rolton, p (11’)Brumby: Wind Quintet no 2, The Seven Ages of Man; Judy Beresford, narrator; Sydney Wind Qnt (19’)

SATURDAY 112midnight CLASSICAL CDs TILL DAWN

Six uninterrupted hours of classical music, chosen by Colin Brumby.

6am DAYBREAK CLASSICS Start the day with The Bandstand Collection and Vienna & Beyond, followed by a variety of light and bright classics with John Carrier. BBC News & Weather at 7am & 8am.

8.10 MY MUSICAL JOURNEYFollowed by the 4MBS Music Quiz.

10.00 CLASSICAL FAVOURITESPrepared by Ben EagleshamFamiliar and popular music from the classical and light classical repertoire, including:Brahms: Cello Sonata no 2 in F; Anner Bylsma, vc; Lambert Orkis, p (24’)Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite no 1; Malmo SO, Bjarte Engeset (15’)Dvorak: Suite in A, American; Russian PO, Dmitry Yablonsky (17’)

12noon CLASSICS UNLOCKEDPrepared and presented by Graham Abbott

1.00 QUEENSLAND CONSERVATORIUM OF MUSICConcerts & events at Griffith University

2.00 SATURDAY AFTERNOONPrepared by William FraserWagner: Die Feen, Overture; Malaga PO, Alexander Rahbari (11’)Strauss, Josef: Mailust, French Polka, op 182; Slovak State PO, Mika Eichenholz (4’)Strauss, R: Divertimento for Small Orchestra; New York CSO, Gerard Schwarz (34’)Karlowicz: Episode at a Masquerade; Warsaw

Nat SO, Stanislaw Wislocki (26’)Shostakovich: Violin Concerto no 1 in A min; Viktoria Mullova, v; Royal PO, Andre Previn (34’)

4.00 SATURDAY FEATUREAll in the Merry Month of MaySponsored by Leigh Burgess Piano ConnectionPrepared by Jenny DawsonRaimbaut de Vaqueiras: Kalenda Maya; (2’)Anon: O Lusty May; Estampie, Graham Derrick (3’)Hasselmans: Song of May; Louise Johnson, hp (4’)Anon arr Evans: La rosa enflorece en mayo; Renaissance Players, Winsome Evans (4’)Kreipl: S’ Mailufterl; Erich Kunz, br; Vienna State Opera O and Chorus, Anton Paulik (3’)Mendelssohn, Fanny: Maienlied, op 1 no 4; Maiabend, op 9 no 5; Der Mainacht, op 9 no 6; Susan Gritton, s; Eugene Asti, p (6’)German: Merrie England, excerpts; Patricia Kern, ms; William McAlpine, t; Rita Williams Singers; Michael Collins and his O, Michael Collins (12’)Theodorakis arr Xarhakos: Epitaphs, no 3 One Day in May; Agnes Baltsa, ms; Kostas Papadopoulos, bouzouki; Athens Experimental O, Stavros Xarhakos (5’)Giordano: Andrea Chenier, Come un bel di di maggio; Roberto Alagna, t; O of Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Mark Elder (3’)Rimsky-Korsakov: May Night, Overture; Moscow SO, Igor Golovschin (10’)

5.00 EVENING PRELUDEPrepared by Ben Eaglesham

MAY PROGRAM LISTINGS


PaO, Enrique Batiz (19’)Weber: Clarinet Concerto no 2 in E flat; Antony Pay, cl; O of Age of Enlightenment (22’)Mozart: Symphony no 40 in G min; ACO, Richard Tognetti (35’)

12noon THE VILLAGE MUSIC HOURJoin us for a blend of light classics, nostalgia, and melodies which have stood the test of time.

1.00 UNDER SOUTHERN SKIESPrepared by Ian UnderwoodSchumann: Fantasiestucke, op 12; Piers Lane, p (28’)Wagner: Götterdämmerung, Dawn and Siegfried’s Rhine Journey; Lisa Gasteen, s; Timothy Mussard, t; ASO, Asher Fisch (21’)

2.00 MONDAY CONCERT HALLPrepared by William FraserHalvorsen: Mascarade Suite; Bergen PO, Neeme Jarvi (28’)Tchaikovsky: Serenade in C; Galina Glushchenka, v; USSR Ministry of Culture SO, Gennady Rozhdestvensky (33’)Holst: The Planets; Montreal SO & Women’s Chorus, Charles Dutoit (53’)

4.00 DRIVETIME CLASSICSRelax and unwind with Jan Black/Clive Porritt and a classical mix of easy-to-listen-to music.

6.00 BBC NEWS & WEATHER DINNER CLASSICS

Prepared by Ben EagleshamBach, C P E: Cello Concerto in B flat, H436; Tim Hugh, vc; Bournemouth Sinfonietta, Richard Studt (22’)Meyerbeer/Lambert: Les patineurs; Nat PO, Richard Bonynge (23’)

7.00 EXPLORING MUSICMusician and broadcaster Bill McGlaughlin journeys deep into the world of classical music.

8.00 MAESTROMarin AlsopPrepared by Clive PorrittAdams: Short Ride in a Fast Machine; (4’)Weill: Symphony no 1; (27’)Daugherty, M: Philadelphia Stories; Colorado SO (28’)Bartok: The Miraculous Mandarin; Bournemouth S Chorus & O (33’)Gershwin arr Grofe: Rhapsody in Blue; Jean-Yves Thibaudet, p; Steven Barta, cl; Baltimore SO (17’)

10.00 MUSIC OF OUR TIME Prepared & presented by Elaine SeetoMusic from the 20th & 21st centuries chosen for its appeal and interest, plus ‘music of our time’ news and events.

11.00 CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF LINCOLN CENTER

Hosted by Elliot ForrestTUESDAY 4

12midnight CLASSICAL CDs TILL DAWNSix uninterrupted hours of classical music, chosen by Richard Austin.

6am DAYBREAK CLASSICS Start the day with William Norfolk/James Haywood and a variety of light, bright classics. BBC News & Weather at 7am, 8am & 9am.

8.10 LIGHT AND BRIGHTPrepared by Mia MacrossanStrauss, Johann II: Freuet euch des Lebens, Waltz, op 340; Vienna PO, Willi Boskovsky (8’)Vivaldi: Flute Concerto in D, The Goldfinch, 1st movt; Paul Cutrus, fl; SSO, David McBride (4’)Gail/Boieldieu: Angela, Ma Fanchette est charmante; Joan Sutherland, s; Marilyn Horne, ms; Richard Conrad, t; New SO of London, Richard Bonynge (4’)Rubinstein, Anton: The Demon, Lezghinka; Slovak PO, Michael Halasz (6’)Rodrigo: Concierto madrigal, Zapateado; Pepe Romero, g; Angel Romero, g; ASMF, Neville Marriner (5’)Pietri: Maristella, Io conosco un giardino; Joseph Calleja, t; ASMF, Carlo Rizzi (2’)Mozart: Rondo in D, K485; Christoph Eschenbach, p (6’)Westlake: Antarctica, Suite, Penguin Ballet; Timothy Kain, g; Alison Lazaroff-Somssich, v; Vanessa Souter, hp; TSO, David Porcelijn (3’)

8.00 SATURDAY NIGHT AT HOMEPrepared by Colin BrumbyAuber: La neige, Overture; London SO, Richard Bonynge (5’)Saint-Saens: Piano Concerto no 1 in D; Pascal Roge, p; PaO, Charles Dutoit (30’)Gounod: Symphony no 1 in D; Saint Paul CO, Christopher Hogwood (27’)Lalo: Symphonie espagnole; Joshua Bell, v; Montreal SO, Charles Dutoit (33’)Faure/Koechlin: Pelleas and Melisande, Concert Suite; RTE Sinfonietta, John Georgiadis (18’)

10.00 FROM THE ARCHIVESLate Classics with Howard AinsworthPrepared by Tony Francis

SUNDAY 212midnight CLASSICAL CDs TILL DAWN

Six uninterrupted hours of classical music, chosen by John Carrier.

6am DAYBREAK CLASSICS Start the day with Jim Griffin/James Haywood, and a variety of light, bright classics. BBC News & Weather at 7am & 8am.

8.10 LIGHT AND BRIGHTPrepared by Ben EagleshamRossini: La scala di seta, Overture; TSO, Ola Rudner (6’)Vivaldi: Bassoon Concerto in F, RV486; Tamas Benkocs, bn; Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia, Bela Drahos (8’)Lumbye: Pepita Polka; Tivoli SO, Tamas Veto (2’)Saint-Saens: Suite algerienne, French Military March; Detroit SO, Paul Paray (4’)Mendelssohn: Rondo capriccioso in E, op 14; Murray Perahia, p (7’)Dvorak: String Quartet no 12 in F, American, 4th movt; Vlach Qt Prague (6’)Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty, Polacca; Royal PO, Charles Mackerras (5’)

9.00 MAKING FRIENDS WITH THE CLASSICSVaughan Williams and Sir John in LovePrepared & presented by Ross Sadler

10.00 CLASSICAL FAVOURITESPrepared by John TysonFamiliar and popular music from the classical and light classical repertoire, including:Haydn: Trumpet Concerto in E flat; Geoffrey Payne, tr; MSO, Michael Halasz (15’)Ponchielli: La Gioconda, Dance of the Hours; PaO, Herbert von Karajan (9’)Brahms: Academic Festival Overture; Berlin PO, Claudio Abbado (10’)

12noon SUNDAY SMORGASBORDSponsored by Animato ViolinsPrepared by Jessie CrankA miscellany of tuneful light classics for your listening pleasure.

1.00 CONCERTOPrepared by Noela BillingtonFasch, C F C: Concerto in E for Trumpet, Violin and Oboe d’amore; Gabriele Cassone, tr; Massimo Spadano, v; Alfredo Bernardini, ob d’amore/dir; Zefiro Baroque O (15’)Gliere: Concerto for Coloratura Soprano; Joan Sutherland, s; London SO, Richard Bonynge (12’)Ravel: Piano Concerto in G; Julius Katchen, p; London SO, Istvan Kertesz (23’)

2.00 SUNDAY AFTERNOONPrepared by Dieter Grant-Frostd’Albert: Esther, Overture; Moscow SO, Dmitry Yablonsky (13’)Hummel: Piano Concerto in F, op posth 1; Howard Shelley, p/dir; London Mozart Players (28’)Boieldieu: La dame blanche, Viens, gentille dame; Nicolai Gedda, t; Orkest RPO, Jean Fournet (8’)Weber: Variations in B flat on a Theme from Silvana; Gervase de Peyer, cl; Gwenneth Pryor, p (9’)Liszt: Fantasy on a Theme from Beethoven’s The Ruins of Athens; Victor Sangiorgio, p; QSO, En Shao (12’)Bononcini: Divertimento no 8 in G; La Stagione Armonica (9’)

Krommer: Symphony no 4 in C min; London Mozart Players, Matthias Bamert (29’)

4.00 IN QUIRES AND PLACESA program of sacred choral music, arranged and presented by John Hawkins.

5.00 EVENING PRELUDEPrepared by Amanda DeeMassenet: Cinderella, Ballet Suite, Marche des Princesses; ASMF, Neville Marriner (4’)Vivaldi: Cello Concerto in A min, RV418; Mischa Maisky, vc; Orpheus CO (10’)Leoncavallo: Mattinata; Juan Diego Florez, t; Filarmonica Gioachino Rossini, Carlo Tenan (2’)Donizetti: Me voglio fa ‘na casa; Juan Diego Florez, t; Avi Avital, m; Guido Sodo, g; Walter Zanetti, g; Ksenija Sidorova, accordion (3’)Giuliani: Grand duo concertant in A, op 85; Nora Shulman, fl; Norbert Kraft, g (21’)Vivaldi arr Thilde: Trumpet Concerto in B flat min; Miroslav Kejmar, tr; Capella Istropolitana, Jaroslav Krček (9’)Bizet: La jolie fille de Perth, Tra, la, la...Quand la flamme de l’amour; Gerard Souzay, br; New SO of London, Paul Bonneau (4’)

6.00 DINNER CLASSICSPrepared by Ben EagleshamSalieri: Eraclito e Democrito, Overture; Slovak RSO, Michael Dittrich (4’)Beethoven: Serenade in D for Flute, Violin and Viola, op 25; Oslo P Chamber Group (24’)Dittersdorf completed Pillney: Harp Concerto in A; Marisa Robles, hp; ASMF, Iona Brown (18’)

7.00 SUNDAY SOIREEPrepared by Ian UnderwoodSaint-Saens arr: Introduction & Rondo capriccioso in A min; Southern Cross Soloists (10’)Villa-Lobos: Prelude no 3 in A min; Prelude no 4 in E min; Prelude no 5 in C; Gerald Garcia, g (14’)Ravel: String Quartet in F; Aust String Qt (29’)

8.00 MY MUSICAL JOURNEY [Repeat]Followed by the 4MBS Music Quiz and Vienna and Beyond

10.00 LATE CLASSICSPrepared & presented by Colin Brumby

MONDAY 312midnight CLASSICAL CDs TILL DAWN


6am DAYBREAK CLASSICS Start the day with Noela Billington and a variety of light, bright classics. BBC News & Weather at 7am, 8am & 9am.

8.10 LIGHT AND BRIGHTPrepared by David AllenShostakovich: Jazz Suite no 1, 3rd movt; Philadelphia O, Mariss Jansons (4’)Kabalevsky: Piano Concerto no 3 in D, 3rd movt; Hsin-Ni Liu, p; Russian PO, Dmitry Yablonsky (6’)Vives: Doňa Francisquita, Fandango; Tenerife SO, Antoni Ros Marba (2’)Mendelssohn: Variations concertantes in D, op 17; Markus Stocker, vc; Viktor Yampolsky, p (10’)Moreno Torroba: Luisa Fernanda, Parasol Mazurka; Ana Rodrigo, s; Placido Domingo, t; Coro de la Universidad Politecnica de Madrid; Madrid SO, Antoni Ros Marba (5’)Youmans/Shostakovich: Tahiti Trot; Philadelphia O, Mariss Jansons (4’)Martin y Soler: El tutor burlado, Inocentita y nina; Maria Bayo, s; Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset (2’)Dvorak: Piano Quintet no 2 in A, 4th movt; Aust String Qt; Piers Lane, p (7’)

9.00 MUSICIAN OF THE DAYKurt Masur, conductorPrepared by Colin Brumby

10.00 MORNING MUSICPrepared by Ben EagleshamBeethoven: Coriolan Overture; Le Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall (8’)Chopin: Etudes, op 10; Maurizio Pollini, p (27’)Rimsky-Korsakov: The Tale of Tsar Saltan;


Prokofiev arr Saborov: War & Peace, Waltz; Irina Zaitseva, p; Bolshoi Theatre Violin Ens, Yuli Reyentovich (4’)

9.00 MUSICIAN OF THE DAYHoward Shelley, piano/conductorPrepared by Peter Arlidge

10.00 MORNING MUSICPrepared by Ben EagleshamBach: Prelude in A min, BWV569; Ton Koopman, o (4’)Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto no 3 in D min; Stephen Hough, p; Dallas SO, Andrew Litton (38’)Bruckner: Symphony no 6 in A; New Zealand SO, Georg Tintner (60’)


1.00 UNDER SOUTHERN SKIESPrepared by Ian UnderwoodHaydn: String Quartet no 53 in D, The Lark; Aust String Qt (17’)Mendelssohn: Sinfonia no 8 in D; QPO, Theodore Kuchar (33’)

2.00 TUESDAY CONCERT HALLPrepared by William FraserColes: The Comedy of Errors, Concert Overture; BBC Scottish SO, Martyn Brabbins (11’)Mozart: Violin Concerto no 4 in D; Christian Ferras, v; Conservatory Concert Society O, Andre Vandernoot (24’)Schubert: Symphony no 1 in D; Israel PO, Zubin Mehta (29’)Liszt: Piano Concerto no 1 in E flat; John Ogdon, p; BBC Scottish SO, George Hurst (19’)Kodaly: Variations on a Hungarian Folk Song, The Peacock; London SO, Istvan Kertesz (27’)

4.00 DRIVETIME CLASSICSRelax and unwind with John Schuller and a classical mix of easy-to-listen-to music.


Prepared by Ben EagleshamGlazunov: Raymonda, Concert Suite; Royal Scottish Nat SO, Jose Serebrier (36’)Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G; Swiss Baroque Soloists, Andres Gabetta (11’)


8.00 BAROQUEPrepared by Barry GormanVivaldi: Chamber Concerto in D, RV93; Narciso Yepes, g; Paul Kuentz CO, Paul Kuentz (11’)Losy arr Söllscher: Lute Suite in G; Göran Söllscher, g (9’)Bach arr: Concerto in D min for Harpsichord and Oboe, BWV1059; Christian Hommel, oboe; Cologne CO, Helmut Muller-Bruhl (13’)Paisiello: Nina, Il mio ben quando verra; Cecilia Bartoli, ms; Gyorgy Fischer, p (7’)Galuppi: Flute Concerto in D; James Galway, fl; I Solisti Veneti, Claudio Scimone (11’)

9.00 THE ART OF SINGINGPrepared by Colin BrumbyDelibes: Lakme, Oriental Prayer, excerpts; (14’)Offenbach: Monsieur Choufleuri restera chez lui, Bolero; Mady Mesple, s; Charles Burles, t; Monte Carlo PO, Manuel Rosenthal (3’)Mesdames de la Halle, Ciboulette’s Air (5’)Gounod: Faust, excerpts; Victoria de los Angeles, s; Nicolai Gedda, t; Ernest Blanc, br; Boris Christoff, b; Paris Nat Theatre Chorus & O, Andre Cluytens (28’)

10.00 A LITTLE NIGHT MUSICChosen by Ian Underwood

WEDNESDAY 512midnight CLASSICAL CDs TILL DAWN


6am DAYBREAK CLASSICS Start the day with Anne Tanner/Rod Campbell and a variety of light, bright classics. BBC News & Weather at 7am, 8am & 9am.

8.10 LIGHT AND BRIGHTPrepared by David McEvoy

Haydn: Symphony no 32 in C, 1st movt; AAM, Christopher Hogwood (5’)Mozart: Piano Concerto no 11 in F, 3rd movt; Olli Mustonen, p; ACO, Richard Tognetti (5’)Rossini: Tancredi, Amori scendete; Capella Brugensis; Collegium Instrumentale Brugense, Alberto Zedda (3’)Shostakovich: The Golden Age, Concert Suite, Introduction; PaO, Robert Irving (4’)Beethoven: Leonora Prohaska, Romance; Bodil Arnesen, s; Renate Erxleben, hp (3’)Tarpeja, Triumphal March; Berlin RSO, Karl Anton Rickenbacher (3’)Tarrega: Lagrima; Warren Nicholson, g (2’)Maria gavota; Warren Nicholson, g (1’)Schubert: Marche militaire no 3 in B flat, D733 no 3; Jeno Jando, Zsuzsa Kollar, p (6’)Gluck: Le Cadi dupé, excerpts; Anneliese Rothenberger, s; Helen Donath, s; Nicolai Gedda, t; Walter Berry, b/br; Bavarian State O & Opera Chorus, Otmar Suitner (5’)Dvorak: Czech Suite in D, op 39, Polka; Detroit SO, Antal Dorati (5’)

9.00 MUSICIAN OF THE DAYJoseph Boismortier, composerPrepared by Colin Brumby

10.00 MORNING MUSICPrepared by Tim DavisonDvorak: Serenade in D min for Winds; Southern Cross Soloists (25’)Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D; Richard Tognetti, v; ACO, Richard Tognetti (43’)Brahms: Serenade no 1 in D; O Corda Spiritus, Chen Yang (41’)


1.00 UNDER SOUTHERN SKIESPrepared by William FraserHolst: Suite no 2 in F, A Hampshire Suite; University of Qld Wind S, Patrick Pickett (12’)Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C min; Qld Conservatorium CO, Michael Morgan (35’)

2.00 WEDNESDAY CONCERT HALLPrepared by William FraserTchaikovsky: Francesca da Rimini; New PaO, Igor Markevitch (23’)Raff: Violin Concerto no 2 in A min; Michaela Paetsch Neftel, v; Bamberg SO, Hans Stadlmair (33’)Tchaikovsky: Concert Fantasy in G; Werner Haas, p; Monte-Carlo Opera Nat O, Eliahu Inbal (28’)Schubert: Symphony no 4 in C min, Tragic; Berlin PO, Lorin Maazel (28’)

4.00 DRIVETIME CLASSICSRelax and unwind with Chadwick Palmer/Stephen Williams and a classical mix of easy-to-listen-to music.


Prepared by Colin BrumbyHaydn: Guitar Quartet in D, op 2 no 2; Karin Schaupp, g; Adam Chalabi, v; Caroline Henbest, va; Wolfang-Emanuel Schmidt, vc (20’)Mozart: Concerto in C for Flute and Harp; Jane Rutter, fl; Louise Johnson, hp; Sydney Bach O, Richard Bonynge (29’)


8.00 MIDWEEK MASTERPIECESPrepared by Nava RyanSalieri: La fiera di Venezia, Sinfonia; English CO, Richard Bonynge (4’)La fiera di Venezia, Vi sono sposa e amante; Cecilia Bartoli, ms; O of Age of Enlightenment, Adam Fischer (6’)Lully: O lachrymae; Concert Spirituel, Herve Niquet (19’)Sibelius: Lemminkainen Suite, 1st movt; Gothenburg SO, Neeme Jarvi (18’)Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin, excerpts; Natasha Vlassenko, p (20’)Adam/Burgmuller et al: Giselle, March of the Vignerons; Peasant Pas de deux; London SO, Richard Bonynge (10’)Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, excerpts; Julia Varady, s; Ida Bormida, ms; Luciano Pavarotti,

t; London Opera Chorus; Nat PO, Gianandrea Gavazzeni (25’)Bach trans Liszt: Prelude & Fugue in A min; Jayson Gillham, p (9’)

10.00 FROM THE ARCHIVESLate Classics with Howard AinsworthPrepared by Colin Brumby

THURSDAY 612midnight CLASSICAL CDs TILL DAWN


6am DAYBREAK CLASSICS Start the day with Peter McCahon and a variety of light, bright classics. BBC News & Weather at 7am, 8am & 9am.

8.10 LIGHT AND BRIGHTPrepared by Robyn FrostBenjamin: Overture to an Italian Comedy; SSO, Joseph Post (6’)Stravinsky: Pulcinella Suite, Scherzino; Allegro; Andantino; New York PO, Pierre Boulez (5’)Bazzini arr: La Ronde des lutins; Maxence Larrieu, fl; Susanna Mildonian, hp (7’)arr Sharples: Wi’ A Hundred Pipes; Kenneth McKellar, t; Bob Sharples & His Music (4’)Ponchielli: Capriccio; John Anderson, ob; Gordon Back, p (11’)Scriabin: Allegro de concert in B flat min; Tamara Anna Cislowska, p (6’)Bach arr Grigoryan: Concerto for two Violins in D min, 3rd movt; Slava Grigoryan, g; Leonard Grigoryan, g; ASO, Benjamin Northey (5’)

9.00 MUSICIAN OF THE DAYJussi Björling, tenorPrepared by Colin Brumby

10.00 MORNING MUSICPrepared by Ben EagleshamKomzak, Karel II: Maienzauber, Waltz, op 306; Razumovsky SO, Christian Pollack (13’)Debussy: La mer; Berlin PO, Simon Rattle (24’)Kuhlau: Piano Concerto in C; Amalie Malling, p; Danish Nat RSO, Michael Schonwandt (33’)Raff: Symphony no 3 in F, Im Walde; Slovak State PO, Urs Schneider (39’)

12noon THE VILLAGE MUSIC HOURJoin us for a blend of light classics, nostalgia and melodies which have stood the test of time.

1.00 UNDER SOUTHERN SKIESPrepared by William FraserBach: Brandenburg Concerto no 4 in G; QPO, Warwick Adeney (15’)Tchaikovsky: Souvenir de Florence; ACO, Richard Tognetti (35’)

2.00 THURSDAY CONCERT HALLPrepared by Ben EagleshamAlfven: Swedish Rhapsody no 1, Midsummer Vigil; Iceland SO, Petri Sakari (14’)Beethoven: Triple Concerto in C; Isaac Stern, v; Leonard Rose, vc; Eugene Istomin, p; Philadelphia O, Eugene Ormandy (36’)Shostakovich: Symphony no 11 in G min, The Year 1905; Bournemouth SO, Kirill Karabits (60’)



Prepared by Dieter Grant-FrostBerlioz: Beatrice et Benedict, Overture; Entr’acte; New York PO, Pierre Boulez (9’)Boccherini: Guitar Quintet no 2 in E; Pepe Romero, g; ASMF C Ens (15’)Saint-Saens: Ascanio, Act III Ballet-Divertissement; O Victoria, Guillaume Tourniaire (25’)


8.00 THURSDAY NIGHT OPERAOnstage and Off: Peter Pears & Benjamin BrittenPrepared & presented by Leslie Martin-NightingaleA look at the lives and music of operatic couples.


Anon: We are the jolly blacksmiths; Vienna State Opera Chorus & O, Anton Paulik (2’)Cilea: Adriana Lecouvreur, Io son l’umile ancella; Marilyn Richardson, s; QSO, Vladimir Kamirski (3’)Drummond: I am a bass; Jonathan Lemalu, b/br; Michael Hampton, p (4’)Garcia: El poeta calculista, Yo que soy contrabandista; Cecilia Bartoli, ms; Elena Vicini, castanet; Claudio Mermound, g; Ricardo Espinosa, Isabel Amaya, flamenco clapping; O La Scintilla, Adam Fischer (2’)

5.00 EVENING PRELUDEPrepared by Ben EagleshamHaydn: String Quartet no 62 in C, Emperor; Kodaly Qt (24’)Copland: Appalachian Spring, Concert Suite; Los Angeles PO, Leonard Bernstein (27’)Lumbye: Rosalie Polka; Tivoli SO, David Riddell (2’)

6.00 INVITATION TO THE DANCEPrepared by Colin BrumbyHelsted/Paulli: Flower Festival in Genzano, Pas de deux; (9’)Pugni/Drigo: La Esmeralda, Pas de deux; London SO, Richard Bonynge (10’)

6.30 FOCUSOn Fire & FlamesPrepared by Colin BrumbyAnon: Sento d’amor la flamma; Genevieve Lacey, r; Paul Hoxbro, pipe and tabor (3’)Morley: Fyer! Fyer!; Robert Aldwinkle, hc; Amaryllis Consort, Charles Brett (4’)Anon arr: The Peat Fire Flame; Kenneth McKellar, t; unnamed O, Bob Sharples (2’)Anon/Conti: Il mio bel foco...Quella fiamma; Cecilia Bartoli, ms; Gyorgy Fischer, p (4’)Beethoven: Man strebt die Flamme zu verhehlen, WoO 120; Adele Stolte, s; Walter Oberlitz, p (3’)Fahrbach, Philipp I arr Totzauer: Vienna Fire Brigade, Quick Polka, op 280; Vienna Biedermeier Soloists (2’)Falla: El amor brujo, Ritual Fire Dance; Cincinnati Pops O, Erich Kunzel (4’)

7.00 SATURDAY SOIREEPrepared by Ian UnderwoodDvorak: Violin Sonatina in G; Ivana Tomaskova, v; Tamara Smolyar, p (19’)Cambini: Wind Quintet no 3 in F; Aulos Wind Qnt (14’)Debussy: Piano Trio in G, Premier trio; Griffith Trio (21’)

8.00 SATURDAY NIGHT AT HOMEPrepared by Colin BrumbyProkofiev: Symphony no 1 in D, Classical; Berlin PO, Seiji Ozawa (16’)Brahms: Piano Concerto no 2 in B flat; Maurizio Pollini, p; Vienna PO, Claudio Abbado (48’)Borodin arr: String Quartet no 2 in D, Nocturne; Royal PO, Stanley Black (8’)Tchaikovsky: Suite no 3 in G; USSR Academic SO, Yevgeny Svetlanov (42’)

10.00 FROM THE ARCHIVESLate Classics with Howard AinsworthPrepared by Helen Robbie



6am DAYBREAK CLASSICS Start the day with Jim Griffin/James Haywood and a variety of light, bright classics. BBC News & Weather at 7am & 8am.

8.10 LIGHT AND BRIGHTMothers’ Day SpecialPrepared by Jenny DawsonRossini: A ma belle mere; Cecilia Bartoli, ms; James Levine, p (3’)Rojas: Guajira a mi madre; Marco Tamayo, g (4’)Tosti: Folk Songs of Abruzzo, Mamma, mamma, lasciami andare; O mamma, mamma, stringimi al tuo core; Carla di Censo, s; Marina Gentile, ms; Isabella Crisante, p (3’)Suk: About Mother, When Mother was still a little girl; Niel Immelman, p (3’)Adam: The Toreador, Variations on Ah, vous

9.00 CHAMBER MUSICPrepared by Robin SmithBeethoven: Violin Sonata no 5 in F, Spring; Zino Francescatti, v; Robert Casadesus, p (20’)Mozart: Horn Quintet in E flat, K407; Andrew Clark, hn; Jane Rogers, va; Ens Galant (16’)Brahms: Piano Trio no 3 in C min; Beaux Arts Trio (19’)

10.00 THE SUPREMACY OF BEETHOVENProgram 1Prepared and presented by Patrick ThomasFeaturing music played by Anima Eterna conducted by Jos van Immerseel

11.00 EARLY MUSIC NOWHosted by Sara Schneider

FRIDAY 712midnight CLASSICAL CDs TILL DAWN



8.10 LIGHT AND BRIGHTPrepared by Lyn MunroStrauss, Johann II: Tales from the Vienna Woods, Waltz; Vienna State Opera O, Jascha Horenstein (11’)Verdi: Rigoletto, La donna e mobile; Joseph Calleja, t; unnamed O (2’)Waldteufel: Chantilly, Waltz; Czecho-Slovak State PO, Alfred Walter (8’)Paderewski arr Kreisler: Menuet celebre in G; Alfredo Campoli, v; Eric Gritton, p (4’)Ponchielli: La Gioconda, Baracola; Leonard Warren, br; Robert Shaw Chorale; RCA Victor O, Jean Paul Morel (5’)Bizet: Symphony in C, 4th movt; New Zealand SO, Donald Johanos (9’)

9.00 MUSICIAN OF THE DAYGianna d’Angelo, sopranoPrepared by Jenny Dawson

10.00 MORNING MUSICPrepared by Lyn MunroSmetana: The Bartered Bride, Overture; Prague SO, Ondrej Lenard (7’)Dvorak: Serenade in E for Strings; ASMF, Neville Marriner (27’)Schubert arr Liszt: Wandererfantasie; Victor Sangiorgio, p; QSO, En Shao (21’)Janacek: Moravian Dances; Slovak PO, Libor Pesek (9’)Smetana: Sonata Movement in E min; Peter Jirikovsky, Michal Rezek, p; Jana Macharackova, Hanus Barton, p (10’)Suk: Meditation on the Old Czech Chorale St Wenceslas; Virtuosi di Praga, Oldrich Vlcek (6’)Brahms: Variations & Fugue on a Theme by Handel; Daniel Barenboim, p (31’)


1.00 UNDER SOUTHERN SKIESPrepared by Tim DavisonDreyfus: German Teddy: Symphony for Mandolin O; Mandolin O, Fred Witt (19’)Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody no 6 in D flat; (7’)Hungarian Rhapsody no 12 in C sharp min; Isador Goodman, p (9’)Dreyfus: Break of Day, Film Music; QSO, George Dreyfus (12’)

2.00 FRIDAY CONCERT HALLPrepared by Ben EagleshamBerlioz: King Lear Overture; Polish State PO, Kenneth Jean (15’)Wood: Piano Concerto in D min; Hamish Milne, p; BBC Scottish SO, Martyn Brabbins (33’)Strauss, R: Also sprach Zarathustra; Los Angeles PO, Zubin Mehta (33’)Mendelssohn: Symphony no 1 in C min; Leipzig Gewandhaus O, Kurt Masur (29’)

4.00 DRIVETIME CLASSICSRelax and unwind with Terry Hughes and a classical mix of easy-to-listen-to music.


Prepared by Ben Eaglesham

Salieri: Il moro, Overture; Slovak RSO, Michael Dittrich (3’)Reicha: Wind Quintet in D min, op 88 no 4; Michael Thompson Wind Qnt (34’)Strauss, Johann II: An der Elbe, Waltz, op 477; Vienna PO, Zubin Mehta (10’)


8.00 AT THE CONCERTRecent and archival recordings made by the 4MBS Concert Recording Team of local, national and international performers in Brisbane and beyond.

10.00 LATE CLASSICSPrepared by Helen Robbie


Six uninterrupted hours of classical music, chosen by Richard Austin.



10.00 CLASSICAL FAVOURITESPrepared by Colin BrumbyFamiliar and popular music from the classical and light classical repertoire, including:Bizet: L’Arlesienne, Suite no 1; Cleveland O, Lorin Maazel (16’)Luigini: Ballet egyptien; London SO, Richard Bonynge (22’)Debussy: Petite Suite; Katia Labeque, p; Marielle Labeque, p (11’)

12noon SATURDAY SMORGASBORDPrepared by William FraserA miscellany of tuneful light classics for your listening pleasure.

1.00 MUSIC FROM UQWhat’s happening musically at the University of Queensland.

2.00 SATURDAY AFTERNOONPrepared by William FraserLiszt/Doppler: Hungarian Rhapsody in D, Carnival in Pest; Staatskapelle Weimar, Arthur Fagen (14’)Chedeville attr Vivaldi: Il pastor fido, Sonata no 1 in C; Bela Drahos, fl; Pal Kelemen, va; Zsuzsa Pertis, hc (13’)Bach arr: Concerto in C min for Two Harpsichords; ACO, Angela Hewitt (13’)Liszt: Totentanz; Nelson Freire, p; Dresden PO, Michel Plasson (15’)Saint-Saens: Septet in E flat; Maurice Andre, tr; Alain Moglia, v; Jacques Cazauran, db; Michel Beroff, p; Trio a Cordes Francais (18’)Sullivan: Symphony in E, Irish; Royal Liverpool PO, David Lloyd-Jones (35’)

4.00 SATURDAY FEATUREJob DescriptionsSponsored by Leigh Burgess Piano ConnectionPrepared by Jenny DawsonMozart: Die Zauberflote, Der Vogelfanger bin ich ja; Teddy Tahu Rhodes, br; TSO, Ola Rudner (3’)Zeller: Der Vogelhandler, Ich bin die Christel von der Post; Lucia Popp, s; Graunke SO, Franz Bauer-Theussl (4’)Strauss, Johann II: The Gypsy Baron, Open Road; John Charles Thomas, br; Victor SO, Frank Tours (3’)Pizzetti: I pastori; Matthew Polenzani, t; Roger Vignoles, p (6’)Verdi: La traviata, Noi siamo zingarelle; Di Madride noi siam mattadori; La Scala Opera Chorus & O, Riccardo Muti (5’)Bizet: Carmen, Votre toast; Tom Krause, br; Suisse Romande O, Thomas Schippers (5’)Shield arr Britten: The Plough Boy; David Parker, t; Marie van Hove, p (2’)Boito: Mefistofele, Son lo spirito che nega; Samuel Ramey, b; Munich RO, Julius Rudel (5’)Thomas, A: Mignon, Oui, pour ce soir...Je suis Titania; Beverly Sills, s; Ambrosian Opera Chorus; Royal PO, Charles Mackerras (6’)


dirai-je, Maman; Beverly Sills, s; Paula Robison, fl; Charles Wadsworth, p (6’)Miss LH of Liverpool: My Mother; Anthony Rolfe Johnson, t; Graham Johnson, p (3’)Rodrigo arr Power: Cuatro madrigales amatorios, De los alamos vengo, madre; Slava Grigoryan, g; Southern Cross Soloists (2’)Paganini: Variations in A on O mamma, mamma cara from Il carnevale di Venezia; Emmanuele Baldini, v; Interpreti Veneziani (12’)Lucatello: La mama no vol!; Annalisa Massarotto, s; Antonio Feltracco, t; La Musica d’Italia (3’)

9.00 MAKING FRIENDS WITH THE CLASSICSWhat Shall We Do With the Ländler?Prepared & presented by Ross Sadler

10.00 CLASSICAL FAVOURITESPrepared by John TysonFamiliar and popular music from the classical and light classical repertoire, including:Grieg: Holberg Suite; Aust Brandenburg O, Shunske Sato, v/dir (20’)Haydn: Keyboard Concerto in D; Igor Kipnis, hc; London Strings, Neville Marriner (21’)Sullivan: HMS Pinafore, excerpts; Jean Hindmarch, s; Joyce Wright, ms; Gillian Knight, ms; John Reed, br; Jeffrey Skitch, br; D’Oyly Carte Opera Company; New SO of London, Isidore Godfrey (17’)

12noon SUNDAY SMORGASBORDSponsored by Animato ViolinsPrepared by Colin BrumbyA miscellany of tuneful light classics for your listening pleasure.

1.00 CONCERTOPrepared by Ian UnderwoodArutiunian: Trumpet Concerto; Geoffrey Payne, tr; MSO, John Hopkins (15’)Lovelock: Rhapsody Concerto for Harp & Orchestra; Una Morgan, hp; QSO, John Curro (12’)Delius: Concerto for Violin & Cello; Raphael Wallfisch, vc; Tasmin Little, v; Royal Liverpool PO, Charles Mackerras (21’)

2.00 SUNDAY AFTERNOONPrepared by Dieter Grant-FrostDonizetti: The Siege of Calais, Ballet Music; PaO, Antonio de Almeida (9’)Beethoven: Piano Trio no 10 in E flat, Variations on an Original Theme; Macquarie Trio (14’)Krommer: Clarinet Concerto in E flat, op 36; Paul Meyer, cl; Franz Liszt CO, Jean-Pierre Rampal (21’)Hummel: Grand rondo brillant in F, The Return to London; Christopher Hinterhuber, p; Gävle SO, Uwe Grodd (15’)Schubert: String Quartet no 2 in C; Melos Qt (17’)Ries: Symphony no 4 in F; Zurich CO, Howard Griffiths (33’)


5.00 EVENING PRELUDEPrepared by Ben EagleshamSchumann: Konzertstuck in F, op 86; Roger Montgomery, hn; Gavin Edwards, hn; Susan Dent, hn; Robert Maskell, hn; O Revolutionnaire et Romantique, John Eliot Gardiner (18’)Haydn: Notturno for the King of Naples no 3 in C, HobII:32; TSO, Ola Rudner (9’)Kodaly: Dances of Marosszek; Budapest FO, Ivan Fischer (12’)Chopin: Fantasia in A on Polish Airs, op 13; Idil Biret, p; Slovak State PO, Robert Stankovsky (16’)

6.00 DINNER CLASSICSPrepared by Dieter Grant-FrostBach, C P E: Sinfonia in F, H665; TSO, Geoffrey Lancaster (10’)Beethoven: Clarinet Trio in E flat, op 38; Jurgen Demmler, cl; Markus Tillier, vc; Peter Grabinger, p (39’)

7.00 SUNDAY SOIREEPrepared by Ian UnderwoodGrandjany: Fantasy on a Theme of Haydn (8’)

Bach trans Grandjany: Etude for Harp, op 45 no 3, after Bach’s Solo Violin Partita no 1 in B min, Sarabande; (3’)Watkins: Petite Suite, Fire Dance; Lucy Wakeford, hp (2’)Schumann: Funf Lieder, op 40; Olaf Baer, br; Helmut Deutsch, p (11’)Ravel: Piano Trio in A min; Borodin Trio (29’)




Six uninterrupted hours of classical music, chosen by Dieter Grant-Frost.


8.10 LIGHT AND BRIGHTPrepared by Noela BillingtonChapi: El tambor de granaderos, Preludio; Madrid Concert O, Pablo Sorozabal (5’)Pierne: Impromptu-caprice in A flat for Harp, op 9 ter; Isabelle Moretti, hp (6’)Bach: Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen!, BWV51, Opening Aria; Elly Ameling, s; Maurice Andre, tr; German Bach Soloists, Helmut Winschermann (5’)Chopin: Etude in A flat, op 10 no 10; Etude in E flat, Arpegione, op 10 no 11; Etude in C min, Revolutionary, op 10 no 12; Sviatoslav Richter, p (7’)Albeniz arr: Suite espanola no 1, Asturias; John Williams, g (6’)Mercadante: Flute Concerto in E min, op 57, 3rd movt; Jean-Pierre Rampal, fl; I Solisti Veneti, Claudio Scimone (6’)Waxman: Carmen Fantasie; Maxim Vengerov, v; Israel PO, Zubin Mehta (10’)

9.00 MUSICIAN OF THE DAYWilli Boskovsky, violin/conductorPrepared by Colin Brumby

10.00 MORNING MUSICPrepared by Ben EagleshamChabrier: Le roi malgre lui, Fete polonaise; Capitole O of Toulouse, Michel Plasson (8’)Mendelssohn: Octet in E flat, op 20; Saint Paul CO, Pinchas Zukerman (34’)Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 5 in D; Andres Gabetta, v/dir; Stephane Rety, transverse fl; Giorgio Paronuzzi, hc; Swiss Baroque Soloists (20’)Dvorak: Symphony no 9 in E min, From the New World; Berlin PO, Rafael Kubelik (43’)


1.00 UNDER SOUTHERN SKIESPrepared by Ian UnderwoodMozart: Piano Trio no 4 in E; Macquarie Trio (19’)Mendelssohn: Symphony no 5 in D, Reformation; TSO, Sebastian Lang-Lessing (30’)

2.00 MONDAY CONCERT HALLPrepared by Ben EagleshamWeber orch Berlioz: Aufforderung zum Tanze; Berlin RSO, Ferenc Fricsay (10’)Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D; Vadim Gluzman, v; Bergen PO, Andrew Litton (34’)Elgar: Falstaff, op 68; London PO, Daniel Barenboim (35’)Mendelssohn: Symphony no 4 in A, Italian; Cleveland O, George Szell (27’)



Prepared by Colin BrumbyMozart: 6 German Dances, K509; Vienna Mozart Ens, Willi Boskovsky (13’)Dvorak: Piano Quintet no 2 in A; Aust String Qt; Piers Lane, p (35’)

7.00 EXPLORING MUSICMusician and broadcaster Bill McGlaughlin

journeys deep into the world of classical music.8.00 MAESTRO

Bela DrahosPrepared by Wallace MoorhouseBeethoven: Leonore Overture no 1; (10’)The Consecration of the House, Overture; (11’)Symphony no 6 in F, Pastoral; Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia (41’)Vivaldi: Flute Concerto in D, The Goldfinch, RV428; Bela Drahos, fl; (9’)Flute Concerto in G, RV435; Bela Drahos, fl; Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia (7’)Haydn: Symphony no 84 in E flat; Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia (26’)Vivaldi: Bassoon Concerto in B flat, La notte, RV501; Tamas Benkocs, bn; Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia (9’)

10.00 MAKING FRIENDS WITH THE CLASSICSWhat is The Dream of Gerontius All About?Prepared & presented by Ross Sadler



12midnight CLASSICAL CDs TILL DAWNSix uninterrupted hours of classical music, chosen by Judy Bell.


8.10 LIGHT AND BRIGHTPrepared by Mia MacrossanWaldteufel: Pomone, Waltz, op 155; Nat PO, Douglas Gamley (6’)Dvorak: Slavonic Dance no 10 in E min, op 72 no 2; Berlin PO, Daniel Barenboim (5’)Handel: Semele, Where’er you walk; Anne Sofie von Otter, ms; Drottningholm Baroque Ens (4’)Rimsky-Korsakov: The Snow Maiden, Dance of the Tumblers; Cincinnati Pops O, Erich Kunzel (4’)Copland: Danzon cubano; Dalla SO, Eduardo Mata (8’)Mozart: Cosi fan tutte, Alla bella Despinetta; Kiri Te Kanawa, s; Ann Murray, ms; Hans-Peter Blochwitz, t; Ferruccio Furlanetto, b; Thomas Hampson, br; Vienna PO, James Levine (4’)Telemann arr: Tafelmusik III, Concerto in E flat for Two Horns, 2nd movt; J Hasenohrl, tr; J Burian, tr; J Tuma, o; Virtuosi di Praga, Oldrich Vlcek (5’)Prokofiev: Waltz Suite, Cinderella at the Palace; Ukraine Nat SO, Theodore Kuchar (5’)

9.00 MUSICIAN OF THE DAYJohann Svendsen, composerPrepared by Peter Arlidge

10.00 MORNING MUSICPrepared by Tim DavisonChabrier: Espaňa; Dresden State O, Neville Marriner (6’)Debussy: Prelude a l’apres-midi d’un faune; ASMF, Neville Marriner (10’)Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 1 in F; Pinchas Zukerman, v/dir; members of Los Angeles PO (21’)Rebel: Les Elemens; Le Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall (23’)Sibelius: Lemminkainen Suite; Gothenburg SO, Neeme Jarvi (50’)


1.00 UNDER SOUTHERN SKIESPrepared by Ben EagleshamBrahms: Academic Festival Overture; QYS, John Curro (11’)Granados trans Eriksson: Danzas espanolas, no 6 in D, Rondalla aragonesa; Saffire (5’)Brumby: Piano Concerto no 1; Wendy Pomroy, p; WASO, Patrick Thomas (31’)

2.00 TUESDAY CONCERT HALLPrepared by William FraserMendelssohn: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Wedding March; Gewandhaus O, Riccardo Chailly (5’)Dvorak: Slavonic Dance, excerpts; Czech PO,


La ritirata di Madrid; Zoltan Tokos, g; Danubius Qt (6’)Manfredini: Concerto grosso in B flat, op 3 no 4; Ludger Remy, hc; Les Amis de Philippe, Ludger Remy (5’)Chopin: Mazurka no 36 in A min, op 59 no 1; Mazurka no 37 in A flat, op 59 no 2; Mazurka no 38 in F sharp min, op 59 no 3; Jayson Gillham, p (9’)Wieniawski: Polonaise brillante no 1 in D; Glenn Dicterow, v; Los Angeles PO, Zubin Mehta (5’)

9.00 MUSICIAN OF THE DAYJohannes Brahms, composerPrepared by Colin Brumby

10.00 MORNING MUSICPrepared by Robyn FrostBeethoven: Coriolan Overture; TSO, David Porcelijn (7’)Schumann: Gypsy Melodies; Marilyn Horne, ms; Martin Katz, p (16’)Schumann C: Piano Concerto in A min; Francesco Nicolosi, p; Alma Mahler Sinfonietta, Stefania Rinaldi (23’)Beethoven: Choral Fantasia in C min; Daniel Barenboim, p/cond; Carola Hohn, s; Katharina Kammerloher, s; Andrea Bonig, ms; Endrik Wottrich, t; Par Lindskog, t; Rene Pape, br; German State Opera Chorus; Berlin PO (20’)Chopin: Cello Sonata in G min; Jacqueline du Pre, vc; Daniel Barenboim, p (27’)German E: Gypsy Suite; Slovak RSO, Adrian Leaper (14’)


1.00 UNDER SOUTHERN SKIESPrepared by Pauline Roberts & Rod CoxWestlake: Antarctica, Suite, Wooden Ships; Slava Grigoryan, g; MSO, Nigel Westlake (4’)Tchaikovsky: String Quartet no 1 in D, op 11; Orava Qt (29’)Wesley-Smith: Songs and Marches; Guitar Trek (15’)

2.00 THURSDAY CONCERT HALLPrepared by Dieter Grant-FrostThomas A: Mignon, Overture; Royal PO, Yuri Simonov (9’)Tartini: Violin Concerto in A, D96; Giuliano Carmignola, v; Venice Baroque O, Andrea Marcon (18’)Strauss R: Four Symphonic Interludes from Intermezzo; MSO, Michael Halasz (23’)Rheinberger: Piano Concerto in A flat; Michael Ponti, p; Berlin SO, Volker Schmidt-Gertenbach (28’)Bizet: Roma; MSO, John Lanchbery (33’)



Prepared by Helen RobbieElgar: String Quartet in E min; Medici Qt (28’)Weiss: Lute Sonata no 5 in G; Robert Barto, lute (21’)


8.00 THURSDAY NIGHT OPERAComplete Opera – Sullivan: The Rose of PersiaRose-in-Bloom - Sally Harrison, sHoney-of-Life - Alison Roddy, sHeart’s Desire/Song-of-Nightingale - Claire Henry, sScent-of-Lilies - Marilyn Hill Smith, sBlush-of-Morning - Claire Pendleton, sDancing Sunbeam - Marcia Bellamy, msYussuf - Ivan Sharpe, tPhysician - Richard Edgar-Wilson, tRoyal Executioner/Guard - Lynton Black, brAbdallah - Jonathan Veira, brSultan - Richard Morrison, bHassan - Richard Suart, bGrand Vizier - Ian Caddy, bSouthwark Voices; Hanover Band, Tom Higgins (99’)

10.00 THE SUPREMACY OF BEETHOVENProgram 2

Vaclav Neumann (16’)Czech Suite in D; Detroit SO, Antal Dorati (24’)Shostakovich: Violin Concerto no 1 in A min; Dmitry Sitkovetsky, v; BBC SO, Andrew Davis (37’)Kelly: German Symphony; TSO, Benjamin Northey (28’)



Prepared by Patrick Johnsonattr Mozart: Divertimento in F for Three Basset Horns, K439b no 6; Trio di Clarone (14’)Hummel: Piano Trio no 4 in G; Aust Trio (18’)Haydn, M arr Popa: Flute Concerto in D; Aurelian Octav Popa, cl/cond; Quodlibet Musicum CO (15’)


8.00 BAROQUEPrepared by Patrick JohnsonStanley: Trumpet Voluntary; Wynton Marsalis, tr; English CO, Anthony Newman (4’)Bach: Viola da gamba Sonata no 1 in G, BWV1027; Leonard Rose, vc; Glenn Gould, p (13’)Bononcini arr: Griselda, Per la gloria; Luciano Pavarotti, t; Leone Magiera, p (4’)Handel: Harp or Organ Concerto in B flat, op 4 no 6; Lily Laskine, hp; Jean-Francois Paillard CO, Jean-Francois Paillard (13’)Samson, Let the bright seraphim; Joan Sutherland, s; Royal Opera House Covent Garden O, Francesco Molinari-Pradelli (6’)Bertali: Sonata in D min for two Violins, Viola da gamba and Bassoon; Ens Echo du Danube, Christian Zincke (9’)

9.00 THE ART OF SINGINGThe Art of the SalonPrepared by Jenny DawsonTosti arr Bernart: Malia; Ideale; Il pescatore canta!; Ernesto Palacio, t; Gaia Scabbia, fl; Hans Liviabella, v; Marco Decimo, vc; Bruno Giuffredi, g; Cristiana Passerini, hp; Marco Rapattoni, p (10’)Ponce: Estrellita; (3’)Murphy: My Singing Bird; (2’)Stanford: The Fairy Lough; (4’)Gibbs: Five Eyes; Mary Hegarty, s; Ingrid Surgenor, p (1’)Falla: Seven Popular Spanish Songs; Jose Carreras, t; Martin Katz, p (13’)Donizetti: Nuits d’ete a Pausillippe, Six Duets; Les Demoiselles de…; Serge Cyferstein, p (16’)

10.00 A LITTLE NIGHT MUSICChosen by Tim Davison




8.10 LIGHT AND BRIGHTPrepared by David McEvoyDonizetti arr Pauler: Sinfonia in G min for Winds; Camerata Budapest, Laszlo Kovacs (6’)Mozart: Der Schauspieldirektor, Bester Jungling! Mit Entzucken; Kiri Te Kanawa, s; Vienna PO, John Pritchard (3’)Bizet: Petite Suite, excerpts; O de Paris, Paavo Jarvi (4’)Anon: Blue Bonnets/Drops of Brandy; Laura Gulley, v; Gigi Turgeon, v; Emerald Foreman, v; David Coffin, r; Mike Macnintch, small pipes; Tom Pixton, accordion; Douglas Freundlich, violone (3’)Hertel: Concerto in E flat for Trumpet & Oboe, 3rd movt; Maurice Andre, tr; Maurice Bourgue, ob; Wurttemberg CO, Jorg Faerber (5’)Moreno Torroba: Maravilla, Amor, vida de mi vida; Placido Domingo, t; Los Angeles PO, Zubin Mehta (3’)Mozart: Concerto in E flat for Two Pianos,

K365, 3rd movt; Natasha Vlassenko, p; Lev Vlassenko, p; USSR Ministry of Culture SO, Gennady Rozhdestvensky (7’)Waldteufel, Emile orch Pollack: Jean qui pleurs et Jean qui rit, Polka burlesque, op 106; Slovak State PO, Alfred Walter (3’)Anon: Der Wirtin Tochterlein; Krambambuli; Erich Kunz, br; Vienna State Opera Male Chorus & O, Franz Litschauer (5’)

9.00 MUSICIAN OF THE DAYCamille Saint-Saens, composerPrepared by Jessie Crank

10.00 MORNING MUSICPrepared by Ben EagleshamMozart: Die Zauberflöte, Overture; Capella Istropolitana, Barry Wordsworth (7’)Haydn: Cello Concerto no 1 in C; Jessica Butcher, vc; QYS, John Curro (27’)Dvorak: Suite in A, American; Russian PO, Dmitry Yablonsky (17’)Strauss, R: Eine Alpensinfonie; BBC Welsh SO, Mariss Jansons (52’)


1.00 UNDER SOUTHERN SKIESPrepared by William FraserMancini, F: Concerti di flauto, violini, violetta, e basso di diversi autori, Sonata no 8 in C min; Sally Melhuish, r; Salut! Baroque (9’)Elgar: Introduction and Allegro; ACO, Helena Rathbone (14’)Schubert: Symphony no 8 in B min, Unfinished; TSO, Sebastian Lang-Lessing (25’)

2.00 WEDNESDAY CONCERT HALLPrepared by Ian UnderwoodWagner: Tannhäuser, Overture; Vienna PO, Georg Solti (14’)Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto no 1 in F sharp min; Zoltan Kocsis, p; San Francisco SO, Edo de Waart (25’)Schumann: Violin Concerto in D min; Thomas Zehetmair, v; PaO, Christoph Eschenbach (30’)Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 4 in F min; Suisse Romande O, Robert Denzler (41’)



Prepared by Colin BrumbyLiadov: Eight Russian Folk Songs; TSO, Shalom Ronly-Riklis (13’)Borodin: String Quartet no 1 in A; Borodin String Qt (37’)


8.00 MIDWEEK MASTERPIECESPrepared by Dieter Grant-FrostMozart: Divertimento in D, K136; Hagen Qt (12’)Ries: Piano Concerto no 6 in C; Christopher Hinterhuber, p; New Zealand SO, Uwe Grodd (32’)Bruckner: Symphony no 7 in E; Staatskapelle Dresden, Eugen Jochum (69’)

10.00 FROM THE ARCHIVESLate Classics with Howard AinsworthPrepared by Ben Eaglesham



6am DAYBREAK CLASSICS Start the day with Peter McCahon and a variety of light, bright classics. BBC News & Weather at 7am, 8am & 9am

8.10 LIGHT AND BRIGHTPrepared by Robyn FrostSullivan: Imperial March; Royal PO, Royston Nash (7’)Verdi: Aida, Ballet Music; O Victoria, Richard Divall (5’)Sorozabal: Don Manolito, Ensalada madrilena; Comunidad de Madrid O & Chorus, Miguel Roa (3’)Boccherini: Guitar Quintet no 9 in C, 4th movt


Prepared and presented by Patrick ThomasFeaturing music played by Anima Etera conducted by Jos van Immerseel



Six uninterrupted hours of classical music, chosen by Jessie Crank.


8.10 LIGHT AND BRIGHTPrepared by Ben EagleshamRossini: Tancredi, Overture; TSO, Ola Rudner (7’)Strauss, Josef: Die Sonderlinge, Waltz, op 111; Slovak State PO, Karl Albert Geyer (9’)Elgar: Pomp & Circumstance March no 4 in G; Royal PO, Norman Del Mar (5’)Dvorak: String Quartet no 12 in F, American, 4th movt; Emerson Qt (5’)Mozart: German Dances, K605; ASMF, Neville Marriner (7’)Bach: Harpsichord Concerto in A, 1st movt; Andras Schiff, p; CO of Europe, Andras Schiff (4’)Sibelius: Karelia Suite, op 11, 3rd movt; QSO, Patrick Thomas (5’)Telemann: Tafelmusik III, Trio in D; Concerto Amsterdam, Frans Bruggen (9’)Brahms: Hungarian Dance no 3 in F; QSO, Vanco Cavdarski (2’)

9.00 MUSICIAN OF THE DAYPieter Wispelwey, celloPrepared by Colin Brumby

10.00 MORNING MUSICPrepared by Peter ArlidgePaderewski: Overture in E flat; Polish Nat RO, Antoni Wit (10’)Wieniawski: Polonaise brillante no 2 in A; Michiko Kamiya, v; Ian Brown, p (9’)Weinberg: Flute Concerto no 2; Anders Jonhall, fl; Gothenburg SO, Thord Svedlund (20’)Chopin: Ballade no 1 in G min; Emanuel Ax, p (10’)Andante spianato in G and Grande Polonaise brillante in E flat; Marcella Crudeli, p (14’)Moszkowski: Piano Concerto in E; Piers Lane, p; BBC Scottish SO, Jerzy Maksymiuk (37’)


1.00 UNDER SOUTHERN SKIESPrepared by William FraserSaint-Saens arr: Introduction & Rondo capriccioso in A min; Southern Cross Soloists (10’)Vivaldi: Violin Concerto in G min, op 8 no 8; Matthew Green, baroque v; Salut! Baroque (10’)Beethoven: Symphony no 8 in F; QPO, John Curro (27’)

2.00 FRIDAY CONCERT HALLPrepared by Ben EagleshamBeethoven: Egmont, Overture; Chicago SO, Georg Solti (9’)Hovhaness: Cello Concerto; Janos Starker, vc; Seattle SO, Dennis Russell Davies (31’)Telemann: Overture-Suite in F; L’Orfeo Baroque O, Carin van Heerden (17’)Korngold: Symphony in F sharp; Northwest German PO, Werner Andreas Albert (52’)



Prepared by Colin BrumbyWolf-Ferrari: Serenade in E flat; I Solisti Italiani (23’)Respighi: Rossiniana; WASO, Jorge Mester (26’)



10.00 LATE CLASSICSPrepared by Ben Eaglesham





10.00 CLASSICAL FAVOURITESPrepared by Ben EagleshamFamiliar and popular music from the classical and light classical repertoire, including:Strauss, Johann II: Tales from the Vienna Woods, op 325; QSO, Vladimir Ponkin (12’)Enescu: Romanian Rhapsody no 1 in A; Philadelphia O, Eugene Ormandy (12’)Tchaikovsky arr Siloti: The Sleeping Beauty, Concert Suite; PaO, Herbert von Karajan (20’)

12noon SATURDAY SMORGASBORDPrepared by Colin BrumbyA miscellany of tuneful light classics for your listening pleasure.

1.00 RADIO QYO2.00 SATURDAY AFTERNOON

Prepared by Ben EagleshamWeber: Abu Hassan, Overture; Staatskapelle Dresden, Gustav Kuhn (4’)Handel: Water Music; Tafelmusik, Jeanne Lamon (52’)Stanford: Concert Piece for Organ & Orchestra; Gillian Weir, o; Ulster O, Vernon Handley (21’)Beethoven: Symphony no 4 in B flat; New York PO, Leonard Bernstein (33’)

4.00 SATURDAY FEATUREPalmer Collection Rarities: 99 – A Cartridge Body Sandwich of Czech SymphoniesSponsored by Leigh Burgess Piano ConnectionPrepared by Ross Sadler

5.00 EVENING PRELUDEPrepared by Colin BrumbyHyde: Happy Occasion Overture; WASO, Richard Mills (4’)Carmichael: Concierto folklorico; John Carmichael, p; WASO, David Measham (26’)Dreyfus: Four Italian Songs; Joanna Cole, s; Len Vorster, p (8’)Carr-Boyd: Music for an Imaginary Italian Film; Sydney Mandolins, Adrian Hooper (9’)Hill M: Carnival Night; ASO, Henry Krips (5’)

6.00 INVITATION TO THE DANCEPrepared by Cynthia BurnettZiehrer: In flagranti, French Polka, op 491; Vienna RSO, Franz Bauer-Theussl (3’)Offenbach: Danse bohemienne, op 28; Maria Kliegel, vc; Raimund Havenith, p (10’)Lumbye: Eugenie Waltz; Tivoli SO, David Riddell (6’)Ziehrer: D’Kernmad’ln, Styrian Dance, op 58; Razumovsky Sinfonia, Christian Pollack (8’)

6.30 FOCUSOn the MandolinPrepared by Bill HallidayPersichini: Polcha variata; Alison Stephens, m (3’)Beethoven: Mandolin Sonatina in C, WoO 44 no 1; Alison Stephens, m; Richard Burnett, p (2’)Mozart: Don Giovanni, Serenade; Thomas Hampson, br; Royal Concertgebouw O, Nikolaus Harnoncourt (2’)Donizetti trans Petit: Lucia di Lammermoor, excerpt; Hauts-De-Seine Plectrum Ens, Christian Parmentier (4’)Carr-Boyd: Fandango; Sydney Mandolins, Adrian Hooper (5’)Witt, Fred: Mandola Concertino, 2nd movt; Kurt Jensen, mandola; Melbourne Mandolin O, Fred Witt (3’)Vivaldi: Concerto in G for Two Mandolins, RV532, 3rd movt; Duilio Galfetti, m; Wolfgang Paul, m; Il Giardino Armonico, Giovanni Antonini (3’)

7.00 SATURDAY SOIREEPrepared by Tim DavisonBoccherini: String Quartet in A, op 39, 1st movt; Borciani Qt (8’)Sor: 6 Pieces, op 48; Jeffrey McFadden, g (14’)Boccherini: String Quartet in E flat, op 6 no 3,

4th movt; Borciani Qt (5’)Rachmaninov: Piano Sonata no 1 in D min, 3rd movt; Idil Biret, p (16’)Telemann: Quartet in G; Amsterdam Baroque Soloists (7’)

8.00 SATURDAY NIGHT AT HOMEPrepared by Ben EagleshamTchaikovsky: Hamlet, Fantasy Overture; Vienna PO, Lorin Maazel (17’)Bach: Fantasia and Fugue in C min, BWV537; Peter Hurford, o (8’)Alwyn: Elizabethan Dances; London SO, Richard Hickox (19’)Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A; Harold Wright, cl; Boston SO, Seiji Ozawa (29’)Dvorak: Symphony no 3 in E flat; London SO, Istvan Kertesz (36’)



Six uninterrupted hours of classical music, chosen by John Carrier

6am DAYBREAK CLASSICS Start the day with Jim Griffin/James Haywood, and a variety of light, bright classics. BBC News & Weather at 7am & 8am.

8.10 LIGHT AND BRIGHTPrepared by David AllenSuppe: The Jolly Robbers, Overture; SSO, Patrick Thomas (7’)Lumbye: Dobler’s Magic, Galop; Tivoli SO, David Riddell (4’)Vaughan Williams: Toccata marziale; London Wind O, Denis Wick (5’)Strauss, Johann II: New Pizzicato Polka, op 449; Vienna PO, Claudio Abbado (3’)Kreisler trans Rachmaninov: Liebesleid (4’);Behr arr Rachmaninov: Polka de WR (4’); Howard Shelley, pBrahms: Hungarian Dance no 3 in F; Gewandhaus O, Kurt Masur (2’)Strauss, Johann I: Radetzky March; Vienna PO, Claudio Abbado (3’)Dvorak: Slavonic Dance no 2 in E min; Gewandhaus O, Kurt Masur (5’)

9.00 MAKING FRIENDS WITH THE CLASSICSMozart’s Haffner SymphonyPrepared & presented by Ross Sadler

10.00 CLASSICAL FAVOURITESPrepared by Jenny DawsonFamiliar and popular music from the classical and light classical repertoire, including:Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, Overture; English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner (4’)Beethoven: An die ferne Geliebte; Nicolai Gedda, t; Jan Eyron, p (13’)Vaughan Williams: In Windsor Forest; Helen Field, s; Bournemouth S Chorus; Bournemouth Sinfonietta, Norman Del Mar (18’)


1.00 CONCERTOPrepared by Bill FraserMarcello A: La cetra, Concerto no 1 in D for Two Oboes; Heinz Holliger, ob; Louise Pellerin, ob; Camerata Bern (7’)Chaminade orch Uy: Concert Etude in D flat, Automne; Michael Guttman, v; Royal PO, Jose Serebrier (7’)Danzi: Horn Concerto in E; Hermann Baumann, hn; Concerto Amsterdam, Jaap Schroder (16’)Mendelssohn orch Baermann: Concert Piece in D min, op 114; Sabine Meyer, cl; Wolfgang Meyer, basset hn; ASMF, Kenneth Sillito (8’)Harrison: Bredon Hill; Lorraine McAslan, v; London PO, Nicholas Braithwaite (12’)

2.00 SUNDAY AFTERNOONPrepared by Dieter Grant-FrostSaint-Georges: Symphony concertante in F, op 10 no 1; Pilsen RSO, Frantisek Preisler, Jnr (11’)Arensky: Suite for Two Pianos no 1 in F; Lyubov Bruk, p; Mark Taimanov, p (12’)Stenhammar: Two Sentimental Romances;


melodies which have stood the test of time.1.00 UNDER SOUTHERN SKIES

Prepared by Ben EagleshamEdwards, Ross: Guitar Concerto; Karin Schaupp, g; TSO, Richard Mills (19’)Strauss, Johann II: Unter Donner und Blitz, Quick Polka, op 324; QYS, John Curro (3’)Haydn arr Dusseck: Symphony no 92 in G, Oxford; Ens of the Classic Era (25’)

2.00 TUESDAY CONCERT HALLPrepared by William FraserMozart: Serenade no 6 in D, Serenata notturna; Staatskapelle Dresden, Ottmar Suitner (13’)Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto no 2 in G; Werner Haas, p; Monte-Carlo Opera Nat O, Eliahu Inbal (45’)Arnold: Symphony no 4; London PO, Malcolm Arnold (54’)



Prepared by Colin BrumbyRota: La strada; Monte-Carlo PO, Gianluigi Gelmetti (28’)Saint-Saens: Henry VIII, Fete populaire; Razumovsky Sinfonia, Andrew Mogrelia (21’)


8.00 BAROQUEPrepared by Patrick JohnsonVivaldi arr: Guitar Concerto in D, RV93; Gareth Koch, g; Guillermo Buchler, v; Willem de Swardt, v; Herwig Tachezi, vc; Timothy Walker Brown, hc (12’)Torelli arr Tarr: Trumpet Concerto in D, G18; Geoffrey Payne, tr; QPO, Graham Abbott (6’)Heinichen: Concerto in F, S234; Musica Antiqua Cologne, Reinhard Goebel (8’)Purcell: Ode for St Cecilia’s Day, Hail bright Cecilia, Thou tun’st this world below; Susan Hemington Jones, s; Tessa Bonner, s; Charles Daniels, t; Andrew Tusa, t; Charles Pott, br; Gabrieli Consort & Players, Paul McCreesh (4’)Handel: Haec est Regina virginum; Anne Sofie von Otter, ms; Musica Antiqua Cologne, Reinhard Goebel (5’)Bach arr: 2 Keyboard Concerto in C min, BWV1060; Diana Doherty, ob; Richard Tognetti, v/cond; ACO (13’)

9.00 THE ART OF SINGINGPrepared by Luiza WelchRossini: Il viaggio a Reims, Arpa gentil; Inessa Galante, s; Latvian Nat Opera O, Alexander Vilumanis (5’)Porpora: Siface, Tu che d’ardir m’accendi; Philippe Jaroussky, ct; Le Concert d’Astree, Emmanuelle Haim (3’)Tchaikovsky: Mazeppa, O Maria, Maria!; Dmitri Hvorostovsky, br; Rotterdam PO, Valery Gergiev (6’)O sing that song, op 16 no 4; Amid the din of the ball, op 38 no 3; Ljuba Kazarnovskaya, s; Ljuba Orfenova, p (5’)Barbieri: El barberillo de Lavapiés, Canción de Paloma; Unnamed s; Madrid Concert O, Pablo Sorozabal (3’)Puccini: Turandot, Signore, ascolta!; Renata Tebaldi, s; Rome Opera O, Erich Leinsdorf (3’)Verdi: La traviata, De’ miei bollenti spiriti; Placido Domingo, t; Bavarian State O, Carlos Kleiber (4’)Schumann: Frauenliebe und -leben; Bernarda Fink, ms; Roger Vignoles, p (20’)

10.00 A LITTLE NIGHT MUSICChosen by Ian Underwood




8.10 LIGHT AND BRIGHTPrepared by David McEvoySousa: The Liberty Bell; unnamed band (4’)

Tobias Ringborg, v; Swedish CO, Niklas Willen (15’)Myslivecek: Concertino in E flat; Concerto Cologne, Werner Ehrhardt (15’)Mercadante: Flute Concerto in E min, op 57; Maxence Larrieu, fl; Master Players, Richard Schumacher (20’)Tchaikovsky: Suite no 2 in C; Detroit SO, Neeme Jarvi (38’)


5.00 EVENING PRELUDEPrepared by Ben EagleshamRossini: La gazza ladra, Overture; TSO, Ola Rudner (10’)Mozart: Horn Concerto no 3 in E flat; Eric Ruske, hn; Scottish CO, Charles Mackerras (14’)Borodin: String Quartet no 2 in D; Haydn Qt, Budapest (29’)

6.00 DINNER CLASSICSPrepared by Colin BrumbySullivan arr Mackerras: Pineapple Poll, Concert Suite; London PO, Charles Mackerras (30’)Shostakovich: The Age of Gold, Suite; London PO, Bernard Haitink (18’)

7.00 SUNDAY SOIREEPrepared by Jennifer MoxonBruch: Eight Pieces, op 83, excerpts; Paul Dean, cl; Brett Dean, va; Stephen Emmerson, p (9’)Lauro: Venezuelan suite; Adam Holzman, g (11’)Czerny: Duo concertante in G, op 129, 1st movt; Clive Conway, fl; Christine Croshaw, p (8’)Field: Andante inedit in E flat; Miceal O’Rourke, p (7’)Hoffstetter attr Haydn: String Quartet in G, op 3 no 3; Kodaly Qt (16’)






8.10 LIGHT AND BRIGHTPrepared by Ben EagleshamRossini: La Cenerentola, Overture; Chicago SO, Fritz Reiner (7’)Beethoven: Piano Concerto no 2 in B flat, 3rd movt; Martha Argerich, p; PaO, Giuseppe Sinopoli (6’)Ponchielli: La Gioconda, Dance of the Hours; CSR SO, Ondrej Lenard (8’)Dvorak: Serenade in E for Strings, 4th movt; Munich PO, Rudolf Kempe (6’)Glazunov: Carnaval; Moscow SO, Igor Golovchin (10’)

9.00 MUSICIAN OF THE DAYLang Lang, pianoPrepared by David McEvoy

10.00 MORNING MUSICPrepared by Ben EagleshamBerlioz: Le corsaire Overture; QSO, Patrick Thomas (7’)Brahms: Piano Quartet no 1 in G min, op 25; Ironwood (41’)Schubert: Symphony no 9 in C, Great; BRT PO Brussels, Alexander Rahbari (55’)


1.00 UNDER SOUTHERN SKIESPrepared by Ian UnderwoodBeethoven: Piano Sonata no 17 in D min, The Tempest; Stephen Savage, p (22’)Mendelssohn: Symphony no 4 in A, Italian; QPO, John Curro (27’)

2.00 MONDAY CONCERT HALLPrepared by Ben EagleshamDvorak: In Nature’s Realm; Bavarian RSO, Rafael Kubelik (14’)Scharwenka: Piano Concerto no 3 in C sharp min; Seta Tanyel, p; NDR Hanover RPO,

Tadeusz Strugala (38’)Mendelssohn: Symphony no 2 in B flat, Hymn of Praise; Barbara Bonney, s; Edith Wiens, s; Peter Schreier, t; Leipzig R Choir; Leipzig Gewandhaus O, Kurt Masur (58’)



Prepared by Patrick JohnsonBach arr Friedman: Chorale Prelude, Sleepers Awake, BWV645; Piers Lane, p (4’)Besozzi: Oboe Concerto no 1 in C; Anthony Camden, ob; City of London Sinfonia, Nicholas Ward (21’)Berwald: Septet in B flat; Mikael Bjork, db; members of Schein Qt; members of Arion Wind Qnt (23’)


8.00 MAESTROJean-Francois PaillardPrepared by Wallace MoorhouseTelemann: Tafelmusik II, Overture-Suite in D, TWV55:D1; Jacques Chambon, ob; Bernard Gabel, tr (26’)d’Indy: Concerto, op 89; Jean-Pierre Rampal, fl; Francois-Rene Duchable, p; Frederic Lodeon, vc (21’)Hummel: Introduction, Theme, & Variations in F, op 102; Jacques Chambon, ob (14’)Boieldieu: Harp Concerto in C; Lily Laskine, hp (21’)Hummel: Society Rondo in D, op 117; Anne Queffelec, p (13’)Pachelbel: Musicalische Ergotzung, Partie no 6 in B flat; Jean-Francois Paillard CO, Jean-Francois Paillard (11’)

10.00 MAKING FRIENDS WITH THE CLASSICSHow did Gluck Reform Opera?Prepared & presented by Ross Sadler



12midnight CLASSICAL CDs TILL DAWNSix uninterrupted hours of classical music, chosen by Richard Austin.


8.10 LIGHT AND BRIGHTPrepared by Mia MacrossanGassmann: Filosofia ed amore, Overture; Eclipse CO, Sylvia Alimena (6’)Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 5 in E min, 3rd movt; Berlin PO, Herbert von Karajan (7’)Lehar: Der Graf von Luxemburg, Lieber Freund...Bist du’s, lachendes Gluck; Renate Holm, s; Werner Krenn, t; Vienna Volksoper O, Anton Paulik (6’)Ippolitov-Ivanov: Caucasian Sketches, Suite no 1, Procession of the Sardar; Slovak PO, Richard Hayman (4’)Gounod: Saltarello; Slovak RSO, Ondrej Lenard (7’)Orff: Carmina burana, Tanz; Floret silva; Rutgers University Choir; Philadelphia O, Eugene Ormandy (5’)Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Montagues and Capulets; SSO, Christopher Nicholls (4’)Strauss, Johann II: Im Krapfenwald’l, op 336; QSO, Vladimir Ponkin (5’)

9.00 MUSICIAN OF THE DAYAdolphe Adam, composerPrepared by Cynthia Burnett

10.00 MORNING MUSICPrepared by Ben EagleshamRameau: Les Boreades, Suite; Le Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall (29’)Mozart: Piano Concerto no 27 in B flat; Konstantin Shamray, p; SSO, Nicholas Milton (32’)Brahms: Symphony no 4 in E min; London PO, Wolfgang Sawallisch (42’)

12noon THE VILLAGE MUSIC HOURJoin us for a blend of light classics, nostalgia, and


Beethoven: Violin Sonata no 7 in C min, 3rd movt; Anne-Sophie Mutter, v; Lambert Orkis, p (4’)Strauss, Johann II: The Gypsy Baron, Als flotter Geist; Thomas Hampson, br; London Voices; London PO, Franz Welser-Most (3’)Mozart: Symphony no 30 in D, 3rd movt; Royal Concertgegbouw O, Nikolaus Harnoncourt (4’)Waldteufel: Bagatelle, Polka, op 233; Slovak State PO, Alfred Walter (5’)Ziehrer arr Schadenbauer: Der Husarengeneral, Das war der erste Walzer; Julia Koci, s; Martin Muhle, t; Original C.M. Ziehrer O, Hans Schadenbauer (4’)Tárrega: Estudio brillante; (2’)Marieta, Mazurka; Norbert Kraft, g (2’)Shostakovich: Unity, op 95, Waltz; Russian PO, Thomas Sanderling (4’)Gottschalk: La jota aragonesa; Alan Marks, Nerine Barrett, p (4’)Zimmerman, Anton: Lied des Trompeters von Sackingen; Erich Kunz, br; Vienna State Opera Male Chorus & O, Franz Litschauer (3’)

9.00 MUSICIAN OF THE DAYTon Koopman, harpsichord/organ/conductorPrepared by Peter Arlidge

10.00 MORNING MUSICPrepared by Tim DavisonLeclair: Premiere recreation de musique in D, op 6; Rachael Beesley, v; Julia Fredersdorff, v; Rosanne Hunt, vc; Jacqueline Ogeil, hc (29’)Abel: Symphony in C, op 14 no 1; New Dutch Academy, Simon Murphy (9’)Moeran: String Quartet no 2 in E flat; Maggini String Qt (18’)Paisiello: La Molinara, Nel cor piu non mio sento (2’)Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, Deh vieni, non tardar (3’)Storace: The Siege of Belgrade, Domestic peace; Gudrun Sidonie Otto, s; New Dutch Academy, Simon Murphy (5’)Bernstein: West Side Story, Symphonic Dances; Guher Pekinel, p; Suhrer Pekinel, p; Peter Sadlo, per; Stefan Gagelmann, per (20’)Respighi: Church Windows; PaO, Geoffrey Simon (26’)


1.00 UNDER SOUTHERN SKIESPrepared by David AllenRossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia, Overture; TSO, Ola Rudner (7’)Viotti: Violin Concerto no 22 in A min; Jane Peters, v; ACO, Richard Tognetti (29’)Borodin: Prince Igor, Polovtsian Dances; SSO, Stuart Challender (11’)

2.00 WEDNESDAY CONCERT HALLPrepared by William FraserArnold: The Fair Field; London PO, Malcolm Arnold (9’)Bizet: Petite Suite; Royal Concertgebouw O, Bernard Haitink (11’)Khachaturian: Violin Concerto in D min; Lillian So, v; QYS, John Curro (37’)Liszt: Orpheus (Symphonic Poem no 4); David Frisina, v; Los Angeles PO, Zubin Mehta (11’)Berlioz: Harold in Italy; Daniel Benyamini, va; Israel PO, Zubin Mehta (42’)



Prepared by Colin BrumbyArensky: Piano Quintet in D min, op 51; Piers Lane, p; Goldner String Qt (24’)Rimsky-Korsakov arr: The Golden Cockerel, Musical Pictures; London SO, Antal Dorati (26’)


8.00 MIDWEEK MASTERPIECESPrepared by Ben EagleshamSculthorpe: Kakadu; William Barton, didjeridu; Alexa Murray, ca; TQO, Michael Christie (16’)Witt, Friedrich: Flute Concerto in G, op 8; Patrick Gallois, fl/cond; Sinfonia Finlandia (22’)

Chopin: Etudes, op 10; Jayson Gillham, p (28’)Mozart/Sussmayr: Requiem in D min; Barbara Bonney, s; Anne Sofie von Otter, c; Hans Peter Blochwitz, t; Willard White, b; Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner (46’)

10.00 FROM THE ARCHIVESLate Classics with Howard AinsworthPrepared by John Carrier




8.10 LIGHT AND BRIGHTPrepared by Robyn FrostScarlatti, A: Seven Arias with Solo Trumpet, Si suoni la tromba; Susanne Ryden, s; Niklas Eklund, tr; London Baroque, Charles Medlam (4’)Bach, C P E: Rondo in B flat, Wq58 no 5; Christopher Hinterhuber, p (5’)Vivaldi: Cello Concerto in G min, RV416; Raphael Wallfisch, vc; City of London Sinfonia, Nicholas Kraemer (9’)Handel: Alexander’s Feast, excerpts; Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner (6’)Falconieri: Il primo libro di canzone, Ciaccona; Aust Brandenburg O, Paul Dyer (4’)Albeniz arr: Suite espanola no 1, Sevilla; Gareth Koch, g (6’)Mozart trans Stoltzman: Bassoon Concerto in B flat, 1st movt; Richard Stoltzman, cl; English CO, Alexander Schneider (8’)

9.00 MUSICIAN OF THE DAYCesar Franck, composerPrepared by Colin Brumby

10.00 MORNING MUSICPrepared by Ben EagleshamBerlioz: King Lear Overture; Polish State PO, Kenneth Jean (15’)Haydn: String Quartet no 62 in C, Emperor; Kodaly Qt (24’)Stanford: Piano Concerto no 3 in E flat; Malcolm Binns, p; Royal PO, Nicholas Braithwaite (38’)Volkmann: Symphony no 1 in D min; Northwest German PO, Werner Andreas Albert (35’)


1.00 UNDER SOUTHERN SKIESPrepared by Ian UnderwoodHaydn: Keyboard Sonata no 60 in C; Lance Coburn, p (14’)Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D; Jane Peters, v; Aust Youth O, Christoph Eschenbach (35’)

2.00 THURSDAY CONCERT HALLPrepared by Ben EagleshamGrieg: Peer Gynt Suite no 1; Berlin PO, Herbert von Karajan (14’)Brahms: Piano Concerto no 2 in B flat; Jeno Jando, p; BRT PO Brussels, Alexander Rahbari (47’)Ravel: Daphnis et Chloe; Netherland R 1 Choir; Royal Concertgebouw O, Pierre Monteux (50’)



Prepared by Dieter Grant-FrostKozeluh: Oboe Concerto in F; Albrecht Meyer, ob/cond; Potsdam C Academy (22’)Mendelssohn arr Tognetti: String Quartet no 3 in D; ACO, Richard Tognetti (26’)


8.00 THURSDAY NIGHT OPERAThe Story of CendrillonLeslie Martin-Nightingale will tell us the story of Viardot’s Cinderella and play some of the best of its music.

9.00 CHAMBER MUSICPrepared by Colin BrumbyMozart: String Quintet in G min, K516; Franz Beyer, v; Melos Qt (35’)

Debussy: Piano Trio in G, Premier trio; Aust Trio (23’)






8.10 LIGHT AND BRIGHTPrepared by Isabel Lopez-RoldanMozart: Concerto in C for Flute & Harp, 3rd movt; Susan Palma, fl; Nancy Allen, hp; Orpheus CO (9’)Beethoven: Rondo in G, WoO 41; Yehudi Menuhin, v; Wilhelm Kempff, p (6’)Dvorak: Slavonic Dance no 4 in F; Renata Ardasev, Igor Ardasev, p (6’)Granados arr Dejour: Goyescas, El pelele; Trio Campanella (6’)arr Wallace, V: Auld Robin Gray; The Boatie Rows; Rosemary Tuck, p (4’)Smetana: The Bartered Bride, Dance of the Comedians; London SO, Geoffrey Simon (6’)

9.00 MUSICIAN OF THE DAYHakan Hardenberger, trumpetPrepared by David McEvoy

10.00 MORNING MUSICPrepared by Lyn MunroMendelssohn: Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage; London SO, Claudio Abbado (13’)Verdi: Aida, Triumphal March & Ballet; Nicolai Ghiaurov, b; La Scala Opera O & Chorus, Claudio Abbado (9’)Beethoven: Serenade in D for Flute, Violin and Viola, op 25; Stuttgart C Ens (25’)Haydn: String Quartet no 53 in D, The Lark; Jerusalem Qt (20’)Donizetti arr: Lucia di Lammermoor, excerpts; Hauts-De-Seine Plectrum Ens, Christian Parmentier (14’)Mendelssohn: Symphony no 5 in D, Reformation; Berlin PO, Herbert von Karajan (33’)


1.00 UNDER SOUTHERN SKIESPrepared by David AllenBach: Orchestral Suite no 1 in C; QPO, Warwick Adeney (20’)Agnew: Contrasts, A Child’s Dream; (3’)Hutchens: At the Bathing Pool; (3’)Evans: Vignette; Tamara Anna Cislowska, p (3’)Mozart: Symphony no 31 in D, Paris; ACO, Richard Tognetti (17’)

2.00 FRIDAY CONCERT HALLPrepared by William FraserWagner: Der fliegende Holländer, Overture; Vienna PO, Georg Solti (11’)Mozart: Symphony no 35 in D, Haffner; Royal Concertgebouw O, Eugen Jochum (20’)Respighi: Roman Festivals; Philadelphia O, Eugene Ormandy (25’)Mahler: Symphony no 4 in G; Kiri Te Kanawa, s; Chicago SO, Georg Solti (55’)



Prepared by Colin BrumbyBrahms: Academic Festival Overture; London PO, Wolfgang Sawallisch (10’)Dvorak: Piano Quintet no 2 in A; Menahem Pressler, p; Emerson Qt (40’)


8.00 AT THE CONCERTRecent and archival recordings made by the 4MBS Concert Recording Team of local, national and


Adrian Leaper (14’)Vogler: Symphony in C, La scala; Swedish Nat Museum CO, Claude Genetay (21’)Schubert: Symphony no 8 in B min, Unfinished; TSO, Sebastian Lang-Lessing (25’)


5.00 EVENING PRELUDEPrepared by Ben EagleshamBach: Violin Concerto in E; Jeanne Lamon, v/cond; Tafelmusik (17’)Spohr: Notturno for Winds and Janissary Music in C, op 34; Consortium Classicum, Dieter Klocker (28’)Janacek: Moravian Dances; Slovak PO, Libor Pesek (9’)

6.00 DINNER CLASSICSPrepared by Colin BrumbyTchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A min; Itzhak Perlman, v; Lynn Harrell, vc; Vladimir Ashkenazy, p (49’)

7.00 SUNDAY SOIREEPrepared by Ian UnderwoodCollins: Concerto for Two Trumpets; Phillip Chase Hawkins, tr; Andy Lott, tr; Maria Fuller, p (16’)Saint-Saens: Reverie; (3’)Gounod: Par une belle nuit; Fleur des bois; Quand tu chantes; Les Demoiselles de…; Serge Cyferstein, p (10’)Brahms: Clarinet or Viola Sonata no 1 in F min; Elisabeth Westenholz, p; Nils-Erik Sparf, va (24’)






8.10 LIGHT AND BRIGHTPrepared by Noela BillingtonBreton: La verbena de la Paloma, Habanera concertante; Madrid Concert O, Pablo Sorozabal (4’)Rachmaninov: Etudes-tableaux, Set 2, no 4 in B min; Zoltan Kocsis, p (3’)Tournier: Concert etude, Au matin; Isabelle Moretti, hp (4’)Marcello, A arr: Oboe Concerto in C min/D min, 3rd movt; John Williams, g; unnamed O (4’)Haydn: String Quartet no 51 in G, 1st movt; Kodaly Qt (5’)Beethoven: Violin Sonata no 5 in F, Spring, 4th movt; Maxim Vengerov, v; Itamar Golan, p (6’)Devienne: Flute Concerto no 7 in E min, 3rd movt; Jean-Pierre Rampal, fl; Jean-Francois Paillard CO, Jean-Francois Paillard (6’)Mendelssohn arr: Songs Without Words, op 19b, no 1 in E; no 2 in A min; no 3 in A; Budapest Clarinet Qnt (5’)Poulenc: Concerto in D min for Two Pianos, 3rd movt; Katia Labeque, p; Marielle Labeque, p; Boston SO, Seiji Ozawa (6’)

9.00 MUSICIAN OF THE DAYMichael Dudman, organPrepared by Colin Brumby

10.00 MORNING MUSICPrepared by Ben EagleshamSchubert: Octet in F; Gaudier Ens (60’)Brahms: Symphony no 1 in C min; O Revolutionnaire et Romantique, John Eliot Gardiner (44’)


1.00 UNDER SOUTHERN SKIESPrepared by William FraserMozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Overture; Qld Conservatorium CO, Michael Morgan (6’)Verdi arr: String Quartet in E min; ACO, Richard Tognetti (22’)Grieg: Holberg Suite; ACO, Helena Rathbone (20’)

international performers in Brisbane and beyond.10.00 LATE CLASSICS

Prepared by Patrick JohnsonSATURDAY 22

12midnight CLASSICAL CDs TILL DAWNSix uninterrupted hours of classical music, chosen by Colin Brumby.



10.00 CLASSICAL FAVOURITESPrepared by Philip SimpsonFamiliar and popular music from the classical and light classical repertoire, including:Elgar: Serenade in E min; ACO, Richard Tognetti (12’)Dvorak: American Suite in A, op 98b; WASO, Vernon Handley (21’)Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Zoltan Kocsis, p; San Francisco SO, Edo de Waart (23’)

12noon SATURDAY SMORGASBORDPrepared by Ian McKinneyA miscellany of tuneful light classics for your listening pleasure.

1.00 BRISBANE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRABSO, 4MBS Orchestra In Residence 2021, presents a program of its performances and news of coming concerts.

2.00 SATURDAY AFTERNOONPrepared by William FraserWagner: Christoph Columbus, Overture; Malaga PO, Alexander Rahbari (8’)Beethoven: String Quartet in F; Hagen Qt (28’)Sousa arr Brion: The Charlatan, Incidental Suite; Trinity Laban Wind O, Keith Brion (8’)Chopin: Piano Concerto no 2 in F min; Daniil Trifonov, p; Mahler CO, Mikhail Pletnev (35’)Vaughan Williams: Symphony no 9 in E min; Royal Liverpool PO, Vernon Handley (33’)

4.00 SATURDAY FEATUREBallet at the OperaSponsored by Leigh Burgess Piano ConnectionPrepared by Tim DavisonDonizetti: La favorite, Ballet Music; London SO, Richard Bonynge (9’)Gounod: La Reine de Saba, Ballet Music, Waltz; London SO, Richard Bonynge (5’)Berlioz: Les Troyens, Act IV Ballet Music; Nat PO, Richard Bonynge (10’)Saint-Saens: Henry VIII, Fete populaire, Danse de la gypsy; London SO, Richard Bonynge (3’)Massenet: Ariane, Lament; Nat PO, Richard Bonynge (6’)Gounod: Faust, Ballet Music; Franco Corelli, t; Nicolai Ghiaurov, b; London SO, Richard Bonynge (19’)

5.00 EVENING PRELUDEPrepared by Amanda DeeAuber: La neige, ou Le nouvel Eginhard, Overture; London SO, Richard Bonynge (5’)Beach: Romance, op 23; Elena Urioste, v; Michael Brown, p (6’)Rachmaninov: Vespers, Rejoice, O virgin; Choir of King’s College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury (3’)Boccherini: Guitar Quintet no 4 in D; Zoltan Tokos, g; Danubius String Qt (19’)Mozart: Serenade no 6 in D, Serenata notturna; Staatskapelle Dresden, Ottmar Suitner (13’)Piazzolla: Histoire du tango, 2nd movt Cafe 1930; Alison Balsom, tr; Milos Karadaglic, g (7’)

6.00 INVITATION TO THE DANCEPrepared by Colin BrumbyBartok: Romanian Folk Dances, Sz68; ACO, Patricia Kopatchinskaja (7’)Janacek: Lachian Dances; Slovak RSO, Ondrej Lenard (20’)

6.30 FOCUSOn the MusesPrepared by Colin BrumbyMarenzio: The Singing Contest between the Pierides and the Muses; Tavener Consort; Tavener Players, Andrew Parrott (9’)Saint-Saëns: La muse et le poete; Aust Trio (17’)

7.00 SATURDAY SOIREEPrepared by Colin BrumbyPaganini arr Hannibal: Introduction and Variations on the Prayer from Rossini’s Moses; Gil Shaham, v; Goran Sollscher, g (7’)Chaminade: Rondo d’amour; La lune paresseuse; Sombrero; Anne Sofie von Otter, ms; Bengt Forsberg, p (6’)Paganini: Sonata concertata in A, op 61; Gil Shaham, v; Goran Sollscher, g (14’)Chaminade: L’amour captif; Attente; Nice-la-belle; Anne Sofie von Otter, ms; Bengt Forsberg, p (7’)Paganini: Cantabile in D, op 17; Allegro vivace a movimento perpetuo; Gil Shaham, v; Goran Sollscher, g (7’)Chaminade: Au pres de ma mie; Si j’etais jardinier; Villanelle; L’ete; Anne Sofie von Otter, ms; Bengt Forsberg, p (10’)

8.00 SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE BALLETDelibes: CoppeliaPrepared by Deborah GreenO Victoria, Barry Wordsworth

10.00 FROM THE ARCHIVESLate Classics with Howard AinsworthPrepared by William Fraser




8.10 LIGHT AND BRIGHTPrepared by Colin BrumbyMay: Heut’ ist der schonste Tag in meinem Leben; Joseph Schmidt, t; Unnamed Chorus & O, Felix Gunther (3’)Strauss: There’s only one imperial city, Polka, op 291; Vienna Men’s Choral Society; Czecho-Slovak RSO, Gerhard Track (4’)Massenet: Piano Concerto in E flat, 3rd movt; Aldo Ciccolini, p; Monte-Carlo Nat Opera O, Sylvain Cambreling (7’)Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro, Non piu andrai; Erich Kunz, br; Vienna PO, Herbert von Karajan (3’)Thomas: Mignon, Overture; Royal PO, Yuri Simonov (9’)Tchaikovsky: Valse-scherzo in C, op 34; Vera Vaidman, v; Emanuel Krasovsky, p (7’)Berlioz: The Damnation of Faust, Minuet of the Will-o’-the-wisps; MSO, Jorge Mester (6’)

9.00 FESTIVAL SPECIAL: BEETHOVEN’S PATRONS1: Emperor Maximilian Franz & Baron Gottfried van SwietenPrepared & presented by Ross Sadler

10.00 CLASSICAL FAVOURITESPrepared by John TysonFamiliar and popular music from the classical and light classical repertoire, including:Mozart: Piano Concerto no 22 in E flat; Piers Lane, p; QPO, Warwick Adeney (34’)Vaughan Williams arr Greaves: Fantasia on Greensleeves; London SO, Adrian Boult (5’)Bruch: Violin Concerto no 1 in G min; Carl Pini, v; QPO, John Georgiadis (24’)


1.00 CONCERTOPrepared by Cynthia BurnettMendelssohn: Concerto in D min for Violin & Piano; Franco Gulli, v; Enrica Cavallo, p; Milano Angelicum CO, Pierluigi Urbini (32’)Abel: Flute Concerto in G, op 6 no 5; Karl Kaiser, fl; La Stagione Frankfurt, Michael Schneider (17’)

2.00 SUNDAY AFTERNOONPrepared by Dieter Grant-FrostPopper: Hungarian Rhapsody, op 68; Pamela Smits, vc; Sabine Simon, p (8’)Grieg: Old Norwegian Romance, op 51; PaO, Raymond Leppard (24’)Tartini: Violin Concerto in A, D96; Uto Ughi, v; I Solisti Veneti, Claudio Scimone (19’)Bantock: Russian Scenes; Slovak State PO,


2.00 MONDAY CONCERT HALLPrepared by William FraserRevueltas: La noche de los Mayas; Simon Bolivar Youth O of Venezuela, Gustavo Dudamel (30’)Rimsky-Korsakov: Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh: Symphonic Suite; Moscow SO, Igor Golovchin (23’)Ravel: Piano Concerto in D for the Left Hand; Philippe Entremont, p; Cleveland O, Pierre Boulez (19’)Bliss: Metamorphic Variations; Bournemouth SO, David Lloyd-Jones (39’)



Prepared by Amanda DeeRossini: String Sonata no 1 in G; Franz Liszt CO, Janos Rolla (12’)Haydn: Flute Sonata in C; Jean-Pierre Rampal, fl; Robert Veyron-Lacroix, p (20’)Mercadante: Clarinet Concerto no 2 in B flat; Karl Leister, cl; Master Players, Richard Schumacher (17’)


8.00 MAESTROBernard HaitinkPrepared by Wallace MoorhouseShostakovich: Overture on Russian and Kirghiz Folk Themes; (9’)Strauss, R: An Alpine Symphony; (50’)Debussy: Premiere Rapsodie for Clarinet & Orchestra; George Pieterson, cl; (8’)Brahms: Violin Concerto in D; Hermann Krebbers, v; Concertgebouw O, Bernard Haitink (41’)

10.00 MAKING FRIENDS WITH THE CLASSICSThe Anna Magdalena NotebookPrepared & presented by Ross Sadler


Hosted by Elliot PorrestTUESDAY 25

12midnight CLASSICAL CDs TILL DAWNSix uninterrupted hours of classical music, chosen by John Carrier.


8.10 LIGHT AND BRIGHTPrepared by Mia MacrossanStrauss: Du und Du, Waltz, op 367; Vienna PO, Willi Boskovsky (7’)Shield: Rosina, Light as thistledown; Joan Sutherland, s; New SO of London, Richard Bonynge (2’)Beethoven: Symphony no 2 in D, 4th movt.; Cleveland O, George Szell (6’)Offenbach: La belle Helene, Au Mont Ida; Joseph Calleja, t; ASMF, Carlo Rizzi (4’)Stravinsky: The Firebird, King Kastchei’s Infernal Dance; Bastille Opera O, Myung-Whun Chung (4’)Verdi: Rigoletto, Quartet; Indra Thomas, s; Kristine Jepson, ms; Matthew Polenzani, t; Mariusz Kwiecien, br; Royal PO, Charles Rosekrans (6’)Chopin: Prelude no 15 in D flat, Raindrop; John Champ, p (5’)Bizet: L’Arlesienne, Suite no 1, Prelude; MSO, John Lanchbery (7’)

9.00 MUSICIAN OF THE DAYGordon Jacob, composer/arrangerPrepared by Philip Simpson

10.00 MORNING MUSICPrepared by Andrew WeissZelenka: Overture in F; Camerata Bern, Alexander van Wijnkoop (21’)Beethoven: The Ruins of Athens, excerpts; Beecham Choral Society; Royal PO, Thomas Beecham (22’)Fiorillo: Sinfonia concertante in F; Julia Girdwood, ob; City of London Sinfonia, Nicholas Ward (19’)Brahms: Piano Quintet in F min, op 34; Peter Serkin, p; Guarneri Qt (44’)Chabrier: Joyeuse marche; Monte-Carlo PO, Herve Niquet (4’)


1.00 UNDER SOUTHERN SKIESPrepared by William FraserHaydn: Cello Concerto no 1 in C, HobVIIb:1; David Lale, vc; TQO, Simon Hewett (27’)Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto no 1 in D min; Ronald Thomas, v; Soloists of Aust (22’)

2.00 TUESDAY CONCERT HALLPrepared by Jessie CrankArnold: Beckus the Dandipratt; Ulster O, Esa Heikkila (8’)Tartini: Violin Concerto in B flat, D117; Salvatore Accardo, v; I Musici (20’)Sibelius: Finlandia; Berlin PO, Herbert von Karajan (9’)Kalkbrenner: Piano Concerto no 1 in D min; Hans Kann, p; Hamburg SO, Heribert Beissel (30’)Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 5 in E min; WASO, Vladimir Verbitsky (45’)



Prepared by Colin BrumbyArensky: Piano Trio no 1 in D min; Aust Trio (32’)Hummel: Grand Serenade no 1; Consortium Classicum (17’)


8.00 BAROQUEPrepared by Barry GormanBuxtehude: Sonata in D min, op 1 no 6; Latitude 37 (9’)Telemann: Trumpet Concerto in D, TWV51:D7; Henri Adelbert, tr; I Solisti di Zagreb, Antonio Janigro (7’)Vivaldi: In furore iustissimae irae, RV626; Julia Lezhneva, s; Il Giardino Armonico, Giovanni Antonini (14’)Handel: Recorder Sonata in A min, op 1 no 4; Genevieve Lacey, r; Neal Peres Da Costa, o & hc; Daniel Yeadon, vc (11’)Bach: Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D min, BWV903; Hans Pischner, hc (12’)

9.00 THE ART OF SINGINGPrepared by Noela BillingtonMendelssohn: Lieder, op 34, excerpts; Barbara Bonney, s; Geoffrey Parsons, p (12’)Donizetti: Don Pasquale, Cerchero lontana terra; Roberto Alagna, t; London PO, Richard Armstrong (5’)Berlioz: Les nuits d’été, excerpts; David Daniels, ct; Ens Orchestral de Paris, John Nelson (13’)Meyerbeer: Dinorah, Ombra leggiera; Rita Streich, s; Berlin RSO, Kurt Gaebel (8’)Wagner: Lohengrin, In fernem Land; Jussi Bjorling, t; Goteborg SO, Nils Grevillius (5’)Schubert: Der Hirt auf dem Felsen; Helen Donath, s; Dieter Klocker, cl; Klaus Donath, p (11’)

10.00 A LITTLE NIGHT MUSICChosen by Philip Simpson




8.10 LIGHT AND BRIGHTPrepared by David McEvoyMassenet: Suite no 4, Scenes pittoresques, Marche; Paris Opera-Comique O, Pierre Dervaux (4’)Tchaikovsky: Suite no 2 in C, Gavotte; New PaO, Antal Dorati (5’)Mozart: Horn Quintet in E flat, K407, 3rd movt; Barry Tuckwell, hn; members of English CO (4’)Strauss, Josef: Wiener Fresken, Waltz, op 249; Slovak State PO, Christian Pollack (9’)Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, You spotted snakes; Judith Blegen, s; Florence Quivar, ms; Chicago S Chorus; Chicago SO, James Levine (4’)

Danzi: Flute and Clarinet Concertante in B flat, op 41, 3rd movt; Paul Meyer, cl; Jean-Pierre Rampal, fl/cond; Franz Liszt CO (6’)Rimsky-Korsakov: The Snow Maiden, Suite, Dance of the Clowns; Slovak RSO, Donald Johanos (4’)Mozart: Don Giovanni, Batti, batti, o bel Masetto; Sara Macliver, s; TSO, Sebastian Lang-Lessing (4’)Mendelssohn arr: Song Without Words in C, Spinnerlied, op 67 no 4; Sinfonia of London, Robert Irving (2’)

9.00 MUSICIAN OF THE DAYRobert Merrill, baritonePrepared by Colin Brumby

10.00 MORNING MUSICPrepared by Ben EagleshamRimsky-Korsakov: Sinfonietta on Russian Themes; St Petersburg State SO, Andre Anichanov (22’)Gershwin: Piano Concerto in F; Philippe Entremont, p; Philadelphia O, Eugene Ormandy (32’)Komzak, Karel II: Obstructionspolka; Filibuster Polka; Slovak RSO, Christian Pollack (3’)Dvorak: Symphony no 6 in D; Czech PO, Jiri Belohlavek (43’)


1.00 UNDER SOUTHERN SKIESPrepared by Ben EagleshamBrumby: Violin Concerto no 2; Jan Sedivka, v; QSO, Werner Andreas Albert (24’)Edwards: Arafura Dances; Karin Schaupp, g; TSO, Richard Mills (19’)Dvorak: Polonaise in E flat; QSO, Patrick Thomas (5’)

2.00 WEDNESDAY CONCERT HALLPrepared by Ian UnderwoodNicolai: The Merry Wives of Windsor, Overture; Tokyo Metropolitan SO, Kenichiro Kobayashi (8’)Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto no 1 in B flat min; Victoria Postnikova, p; Vienna SO, Gennady Rozhdestvensky (39’)Bruckner: Symphony no 7 in E; Royal Scottish Nat O, Georg Tintner (66’)



Prepared by Colin BrumbyTchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty, excerpts; Hugh Maguire, v; Kenneth Heath, vc; London SO, Anatole Fistoulari (49’)


8.00 MIDWEEK MASTERPIECESPrepared by Ben EagleshamVivaldi: Concerto in F for 2 Oboes, Bassoon, 2 Horns and Violin, RV574; Neil Black, ob; Celia Nicklin, ob; Martin Gatt, bn; Timothy Brown, hn; Robin Davis, hn; Iona Brown, v; ASMF, Neville Marriner (12’)Beethoven: Piano Sonata no 29 in B flat, Hammerklavier; Rudolf Serkin, p (43’)Ippolitov-Ivanov: Caucasian Sketches, Suite no 1; Ukraine Nat SO, Arthur Fagen (25’)Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 2 in C min, Little Russian; BBC Ulster PO, Gianandrea Noseda (32’)

10.00 FROM THE ARCHIVESLate Classics with Howard AinsworthPrepared by Colin Brumby




8.10 LIGHT AND BRIGHTPrepared by Robyn FrostSullivan: Iolanthe, Overture; D’Oyly Carte Opera O, Isidore Godfrey (7’)Rimsky-Korsakov arr Kreisler: The Golden



10.00 LATE CLASSICSPrepared by Helen Robbie


Six uninterrupted hours of classical music, chosen by Colin Brumby



10.00 CLASSICAL FAVOURITESPrepared by Colin BrumbyFamiliar and popular music from the classical and light classical repertoire, including:Hummel: Rondo brillant in A, op 56; Howard Shelley, p/dir; London Mozart Players (16’)Weber: Clarinet Concertino in C min/E flat, op 26; Ernst Ottensamer, cl; Czecho-Slovak State PO, Johannes Wildner (10’)Hummel: Trumpet Concerto in E; John Wilbraham, tr; ASMF, Neville Marriner (16’)

12noon SATURDAY SMORGASBORD Prepared by Robin SmithA miscellany of tuneful light classics for your listening pleasure.

1.00 EARLY MUSIC SOCIETY QLDPrepared & presented by Patrice Connelly

2.00 SATURDAY AFTERNOONPrepared by Ben EagleshamOffenbach/Rosenthal: Gaite parisienne; Berlin PO, Herbert von Karajan (29’)Schumann: Konzertstuck in F, op 86; American Horn Qt; Sinfonia Varsovia, Dariusz Wisniewski (17’)Bach: Keyboard Partita no 3 in A min, BWV827; Kenneth Gilbert, hc (20’)Brahms: Symphony no 2 in D; London Classical Players, Roger Norrington (42’)

4.00 SATURDAY FEATURELong Live the Monarch!Sponsored by Leigh Burgess Piano ConnectionPrepared by Colin BrumbyHandel: Coronation Anthem no 1 in D, Zadok the Priest; Westminster Abbey Choir; English CO, Martin Neary (5’)Elgar: Coronation March, op 65; London SO, Barry Tuckwell (10’)Parry: I was glad; Leeds F Chorus; English Northern Pa, Paul Daniel (5’)Walton: Crown Imperial; BBC Concert O, Barry Wordsworth (6’)Britten: Gloriana, Choral Dances; Peter Pears, t; Osian Ellis, hp; Ambrosian Singers; English CO, Benjamin Britten (12’) Walton: Orb and Sceptre; City of Birmingham SO, Louis Fremaux (6’) Coronation Te Deum; Timothy Byram-Wigfield, o; Winchester Cathedral Choir; Waynflete Singers; Bournemouth SO, David Hill (10’)

5.00 EVENING PRELUDEPrepared by Ben EagleshamGlinka: Ruslan and Lyudmila, Overture; New York PO, Leonard Bernstein (5’ Mozart: Serenade no 4 in D; Iona Brown, v; Celia Nicklin, ob; ASMF, Neville Marriner (38’)Strauss: Emperor Waltz, op 437; Vienna PO, Claudio Abbado (11’)

6.00 INVITATION TO THE DANCEPrepared by Noela BillingtonStrauss, Josef arr Puffler: Aquarellen Waltz, op 258 (8’); Fahrbach, Philipp II arr Puffler: Jubel Csardas, op 48 (6’); Biedermeier Ens Vienna Mozart: Idomeneo, Ballet Music, Final Ballet; Les Musiciens du Louvre, Marc Minkowski (12’)

6.30 GM’S PROGRAM 4MBS General Manager Gary Thorpe tells what’s happening at the station, interspersed with some pleasant music.

7.00 SATURDAY SOIREEPrepared by Noela Billington


Six uninterrupted hours of classical music, chosen by Jenny Dawson.


8.10 LIGHT AND BRIGHTPrepared by Noela BillingtonHaydn: Keyboard Sonata no 60 in C, 1st movt; Chu-Fang Huang, p (5’)Mercadante: La sposa del marinaro; Renata Tebaldi, s; Richard Bonynge, p (3’)Auber: Manon Lescaut, C’est l’histoire amoureuse; Joan Sutherland, s; Suisse Romande O, Richard Bonynge (4’)Mercadante: Flute Concerto in E min, op 57, 3rd movt; Maxence Larrieu, fl; Master Players, Richard Schumacher (6’)Krumpholtz: Harp Concerto no 5, 3rd movt; Xavier de Maistre, hp; Les Arts Florissants, William Christie (7’)Rossini arr Britten: Matinees musicales, op 24; Nat PO, Richard Bonynge (13’)

9.00 MUSICIAN OF THE DAYJoseph de Bologne, Chevalier de saint-Georges, composerPrepared by Jenny Dawson

10.00 MORNING MUSICAncient and ModernPrepared by Peter ArlidgePurcell: Chaconne and Fantasias; Aust String Qt (18’)Piazzolla arr Gupta: Concierto del Angel; Gidon Kremer, v; Per Arne Glorvigen, bandoneon; Alois Posch, db; Vadim Sakharov, p; Kremerata Baltica, Rolf Gupta (24’)Blow: An Ode on the Death of Mr Henry Purcell, The Heav’nly Quire, who heard his Notes from High; Rene Jacobs, ct; James Bowman, ct; Ricardo Kanji, r; Marion Verbruggen, r; Anner Bylsma, vc; Gustav Leonhardt, hc/dir (7’)Hindson: Rush; Slava Grigoryan, g; Goldner String Qt (10’)Telemann arr Grebe: Concerto for 2 Oboes, Trumpet and Strings no 1 in D; Hakan Hardenberger, tr; Celia Nicklin, ob; Tess Miller, ob; ASMF, Iona Brown (14’)Koehne: Inflight Entertainment; Diana Doherty, ob; SSO; Takua Yuasa (29’)


1.00 UNDER SOUTHERN SKIESPrepared by David AllenBerlioz: Beatrice et Benedict, Overture; SSO, Edo de Waart (8’)Agnew: Before Dawn; Tamara Anna Cislowska, p (3’)Hill, A: Symphony no 12 in E flat, The Four Nations; WASO, Georg Tintner (24’)Smetana: Ma vlast, Vltava; SSO, Edo de Waart (12’)

2.00 FRIDAY CONCERT HALLPrepared by Ben EagleshamRossini: La gazza ladra, Overture; Montreal SO, Charles Dutoit (10’)Dvorak: Serenade in E for Strings; Utah SO, Joseph Silverstein (29’)Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto no 2 in G; Konstantin Scherbakov, p; Russian PO, Dmitry Yablonsky (41’)Saint-Saens: Symphony no 1 in E flat; Nat O of the ORTF, Jean Martinon (31’)



Prepared by Dieter Grant-Frostattr Mozart: Divertimento no 16 in E flat; Netherlands Wind Ens, Edo de Waart (16’)Hoffmeister: Piano Concerto in D; Felicja Blumenthal, p; Prague CO, Alberto Zedda (32’)


Cockerel, Hymn to the Sun; Nigel Kennedy, v; Katharine Gowers, v; John Lenehan, p (5’)Haydn: String Quartet no 16 in A, op 9 no 6 (HobIII:24), 1st movt; Aeolian String Qt (4’)Larsson: Little Suite, op 12; Swedish CO, Petter Sundkvist (11’)Weiss arr Grigoryan: Guitar Concerto in D min; Slava Grigoryan, g; TSO, Benjamin Northey (9’)Bononcini, G: Griselda, Per la gloria d’adorarvi; Ramon Vargas, t; Katherine Chu, p; Instrumental Ens (3’)Offenbach: La vie parisienne, Overture; Vienna State Opera O, Hermann Scherchen (5’)

9.00 MUSICIAN OF THE DAYCarlos Bonell, guitarPrepared by Jenny Dawson

10.00 MORNING MUSICPrepared by Robyn FrostGodard: Suite de trois morceaux, op 116; Susan Milan, fl; City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox (11’)Saint-Saens: Piano Concerto no 2 in G min; Cecile Ousset, p; City of Birmingham SO, Simon Rattle (24’)Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin; Boston SO, Seiji Ozawa (17’)Couperin, F: Pieces en Concert for Cello & String Quartet; Gwyn Roberts, vc; unnamed Ens (12’)Brahms: Serenade no 1 in D; ACO, Anthony Halstead (46’)


1.00 UNDER SOUTHERN SKIESPrepared by Ian UnderwoodLovelock: Hyde Park Shuffle; QSO, Patrick Thomas (4’)Mills: Fantastic Pantomimes; QSO, Richard Mills (17’)Debussy: String Quartet in G min; Tinalley String Qt (26’)

2.00 THURSDAY CONCERT HALLPrepared by Ben EagleshamElgar: In the South, op 50; London PO, Georg Solti (20’)Brahms: Double Concerto in A min; Itzhak Perlman, v; Yo-Yo Ma, vc; Chicago SO, Daniel Barenboim (32’)Nielsen: Aladdin, Concert Suite; Gothenburg SO, Neeme Jarvi (23’)Mozart: Symphony no 41 in C, Jupiter; TSO, Sebastian Lang-Lessing (36’)



Prepared by Patrick JohnsonDanzi: Fantasy for Clarinet and Orchestra on La ci darem la mano from Mozart’s Don Giovanni; Andreas Ottensamer, cl; Potsdam C Academy (10’)Haydn: Keyboard Concerto in D; Erin Helyard, hc; Aust Haydn Ens, Skye McIntosh (20’)Boccherini: Guitar Quintet no 2 in E; Zoltan Tokos, g; Danubius String Qt (18’)


8.00 THURSDAY NIGHT OPERAOne-Act Opera – Telemann: Die TageszeitenDer Morgen - Mechthild Bach, sDer Mittag - Mechthild Georg, cder Abend - Hans Peter Blochwitz, tDer Nacht - Johannes Mannov, bFreiburg Vocal Ens; Collegium musicum Freiburg, Wolfgang Schafer

9.00 CHAMBER MUSICPrepared by Colin BrumbySchubert: Arpeggione Sonata in A min; Gervase de Peyer, cl; Gwenneth Pryor, p (19’)Beethoven: String Quartet no 12 in E flat; Emerson Qt (36’)



Dvorak: Slavonic Dances, op 46, no 2 in E min; Katia Labeque, p; Marielle Labeque, p (5’)Schubert: Lieder; Kathleen Battle, s; James Levine, p (7’)Bohm: Duos de Mendelssohn et Lachner; Jean-Pierre Rampal, fl; Claudi Arimany, fl; John Steele Ritter, p (6’)Diabelli arr Jessen: Sonata in D for Piano Four Hands; Trio Concentus (14’)Schumann: Dichterliebe, excerpts; Fritz Wunderlich, t; Hubert Giesen, p (11’)Sarasate: Introduction & Tarantella, op 43; Adele Anthony, v; Akira Eguchi, p (5’)Mozart: Allegro in B flat for Clarinet Quintet; ASMF C Ens (4’)

8.00 SATURDAY NIGHT AT HOME Prepared by Ben EagleshamArnold arr Farr: Four Scottish Dances; Grimethorpe Colliery Band, Elgar Howarth (9’)Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto no 2 in C min; Howard Shelley, p; Royal Scottish Nat O, Bryden Thomson (34’)Dvorak: Symphonic Variations; London SO, Istvan Kertesz (23’)Sibelius: Lemminkainen Suite; Dao Kolbeinsson, ca; Richard Tchaikovsky, vc; Iceland SO, Petri Sakari (49’)





8.10 LIGHT AND BRIGHTPrepared by Dieter Grant-FrostSchonherr: Austrian Peasant Dances, excerpts; QSO, Patrick Thomas (5’)Rheinberger: Organ Concerto no 1 in F, 3rd movt; Michael Murray, o; Royal PO, Jahja Ling (7’)Offenbach: Danse bohemienne, op 28; Maria Kliegel, vc; Raimund Havenith, p (10’)Salieri arr Bonynge: Sinfonia in D, La veneziana; English CO, Richard Bonynge (8’)Rossini: Eduardo e Cristina, Overture; TSO, Ola Rudner (9’)

9.00 FESTIVAL SPECIAL: BEETHOVEN’S PATRONS2: The Two Princes – Kinsky & LobkowitzPrepared & presented by Ross Sadler

10.00 CLASSICAL FAVOURITESPrepared by Dieter Grant-FrostFamiliar and popular music from the classical and light classical repertoire, including:Schubert: Rosamunde, Entr’acte no 3 in B flat; Ballet Music no 2 in G; University of Qld SO, Gwyn Roberts (14’)Rossini: Guillaume Tell, Ballet Music; New PaO, Charles Mackerras (9’)Mozart: Clarinet Trio in E flat, Bowling Alley; Dean Emmerson Dean Trio (17’)

12noon SUNDAY SMORGASBORDSponsored by Animato ViolinsPrepared by Colin BrumbyA miscellany of tuneful light classics for your listening pleasure

1.00 CONCERTOPrepared by Noela BillingtonHaydn M: Horn Concerto in D; Barry Tuckwell, hn; English CO, Barry Tuckwell (16’)Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D min; Adele Anthony, v; ASO, Arvo Volmer (32’)

2.00 SUNDAY AFTERNOONPrepared by Robin SmithSaint-Saens: Caprice on Danish and Russian Songs; Yossi Arnheim, fl; Southern Cross Soloists (11’)Mendelssohn: Concerto in A flat for Two Pianos; Stephen Coombs, p; Ian Munro, p; BBC Scottish SO, Jerzy Maksymiuk (41’)Delius: In a Summer Garden; Welsh Nat Opera O, Charles Mackerras (14’)Bizet: Variations chromatiques; Glenn Gould, p (14’)Schubert: Symphony no 5 in B flat, D; ACO,

Charles Mackerras (31’)4.00 IN QUIRES AND PLACES

A program of sacred choral music, arranged and presented by John Hawkins.

5.00 EVENING PRELUDEPrepared by Ben EagleshamBach: Pastorale in F, BWV590; Wolfgang Ruebsam, o (13’)Schubert: Impromptu in A flat, D899 no 4; Alfred Brendel, p (8’)Prokofiev: Symphony no 1 in D, Classical; Atlanta SO, Yoel Levi (14’)Ziehrer: Fachblatter, Waltz, op 102; Vienna RSO, Franz Bauer-Theussl (10’)Holst: Suite no 1 in E flat; Cleveland Symphonic Winds, Frederick Fennell (10’)

6.00 DINNER CLASSICSPrepared by Ben EagleshamHill A: The Lost Hunter; QSO, Wilfred Lehmann (13’)Handel: Water Music, Horn Suite in F; O of St Luke’s, Charles Mackerras (33’)

7.00 SUNDAY SOIREEPrepared by Colin BrumbyTchaikovsky arr Debussy: Swan Lake, Three Dances; Katia Labeque, Marielle Labeque, p (9’)arr Ravel: Five Greek Folk Songs; Yvonne Kenny, s; Malcolm Martineau, p (7’)Faure: Dolly, op 56 (17’); Katia Labeque, Marielle Labeque, pClair de lune, op 46 no 2; Nell, op 18 no 1; Prison, op 83 no 1; Yvonne Kenny, s; Malcolm Martineau, p (7’)Tchaikovsky: Capriccio italien; Katia Labeque, Marielle Labeque, p (14’)

8.00 MY MUSICAL JOURNEY [Repeat]Followed by the 4MBS Music Quizand Vienna and Beyond





8.10 LIGHT AND BRIGHTPrepared by Colin BrumbyAnon arr Praetorius: Dances fromTerpsichore, excerpts; New London Consort, Philip Pickett (4’)Vivaldi: La Verita in cimento, A happy fate for one born; Magdalena Kozena, ms; Venice Baroque O, Andrea Marcon (4’)Chabrier: Joyeuse marche; Suisse Romande O, Ernest Ansermet (4’)Albeniz, Isaac: Spanish Suite no 1, Seville; Rena Kyriakou, p (4’)Delibes: Coppelia, Final Galop; Suisse Romande O, Ernest Ansermet (4’)Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Ye spotted snakes; Lynne Dawson, s; Dalia Schaechter, ms; Berlin Radio Women’s Chorus; German SO, Berlin, Vladimir Ashkenazy (4’)Strauss R: Der Rosenkavalier, Waltz Sequence no 2; Royal Concertgebouw O, Eugen Jochum (7’)Strauss, Johann II: Die Fledermaus, Genug damit, genug; Gundula Janowitz, s; Renate Holm, s; Sylvia Lukan, s; Eberhard Waechter, t; Waldemar Kmentt, t; Wolfgang Windgassen, t; Erich Kuchar, t; Heinz Holecek, br; Erich Kunz, br; Vienna State Opera O, Karl Bohm (5’)

9.00 MUSICIAN OF THE DAYRichard Mills: composer/conductor/percussionistPrepared by Josie Askey-Doran

10.00 MORNING MUSICPrepared by Ben EagleshamRameau: Castor et Pollux, Overture and Dances; O of the 18th Century, Frans Bruggen (33’)Mozart: Piano Concerto no 17 in G; Andrea Lam, p; TSO, Nicholas Milton (30’)Elgar: Serenade in E min; Capella Istropolitana, Adrian Leaper (12’)Sibelius: Symphony no 3 in C; Royal Scottish Nat O, Alexander Gibson (26’)


1.00 UNDER SOUTHERN SKIESPrepared by Ben EagleshamAlbeniz arr Kain: Iberia, Book 2, Triana; Guitar Trek (5’)Chopin: Ballade no 1 in G min; Ian Holtham, p (9’)Mozart: Clarinet Quintet in A; Catherine McCorkill, cl; Dene Olding, v; Dimity Hall, v; Irina Morozova, va; Julian Smiles, vc (32’)

2.00 MONDAY CONCERT HALLPrepared by Ben EagleshamSibelius: King Christian II Suite, op 27; Hungarian State SO, Jussi Jalas (26’)Haydn: Trumpet Concerto in E flat; John Coulton, tr; QYS, John Curro (15’)Mahler: Symphony no 5 in C sharp min; Chicago SO, Georg Solti (66’)



Prepared by Tim DavisonVivaldi: Concerto in C for Violin and Two Cellos; Ilya Gringolts, v/cond; Timo-Veikko Valve, vc; Julian Thompson, vc; ACO (10’)Dvorak: Czech Suite in D, op 39; Detroit SO, Antal Dorati (24’)Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G; Royal PO, Jonathan Carney (15’)


8.00 MAESTRONicolette FraillonPrepared by Clive PorrittAdam/Burgmuller et al: Giselle, Act I; TSO (49’)Edwards: To the Green Island, 3rd movt; TSO (7’)Auber: Grand Pas Classique, Variation for the Male Dancer; Coda; TSO (3’)Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker; Geoffrey Rush, narrator; O Victoria (54’)

10.00 MAKING FRIENDS WITH THE CLASSICSFranz Schubert’s Symphony no 9 in C, the GreatPrepared & presented by Ross Sadler


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