List of Private Passions episodes (2020–present)

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This is a list of Private Passions episodes [1] from 2020 to present. It does not include repeated episodes or compilations.

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2020

DateGuestComposerTitlePerformer / Label
5 Jan 2020 Carlo Rovelli BeethovenBenedictus (Missa Solemnis)Orchestra: New York Philharmonic, conductor: Bruno Walter
Vivaldi Violin Concerto in B-flat major, Rv. 583Performer: Piero Toso  [ fr ], orchestra: I Solisti Veneti, conductor: Claudio Scimone
Arvo Pärt Für Alina Performer: Jeroen van Veen
W. A. MozartDies Irae (Requiem)Choir: Choir of New College Oxford, orchestra: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, conductor: Edward Higginbottom
Philip GlassKnee Play 5 ( Einstein on the Beach )Ensemble: Philip Glass Ensemble, conductor: Michael Riesman
Schubert Piano Trio No. 2 in E-flat major (2nd mvt: Andante)Ensemble: Beaux Arts Trio
J. S. Bach"Wir eilen mit schwachen" (Jesu, der du meine Seele, BWV 78)Singers: Julianne Baird (soprano), Allan Fast (countertenor), ensemble: Bach-Collegium Stuttgart, conductor: Joshua Rifkin
12 Jan 2020 Helen Cammock Barbara Strozzi "Che si puo fare"Performers: Leonardo García Alarcón, Mariana Flores  [ es; fr ], ensemble: Cappella Mediterranea
Traditional DanishSekstur from Vendsyssel/The Peat DanceEnsemble: Danish String Quartet
Francesca Caccini CiaconnaEnsemble: Cappella di Santa Maria degli Angiolini, conductor: Gian Luca Lastraioli.
J. S. Bach Goldberg Variations , BWV 988 (Aria & Variations 1 & 2)Performer: Glenn Gould
Henry Purcell"Thy hand Belinda... When I am laid in earth" (from Dido and Aeneas )Singer: Jessye Norman
Shostakovich Cello Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major (1st mvt: Allegretto)Performer: Truls Mørk, orchestra: Oslo Philharmonic, conductor: Vasily Petrenko
Nina Simone "African Mailman"Performer: Nina Simone
19 Jan 2020 William Sieghart W. A. Mozart Piano Concerto No. 18 in B-flat major, K. 456 (2nd mvt: Andante un poco sostenuto)Performer: Imogen Cooper, orchestra: Northern Sinfonia of England
Schubert"Ständchen" (No. 4 of Schwanengesang )Performer: Lise de la Salle, music arranger: Franz Liszt
J. S. Bach Concerto for Two Violins in D minor (1st mvt: Allegro)Violins: Isabelle Faust, Bernhard Forck  [ de ], Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin
Debussy Clair de lune Performer: Paul Crossley
The Skatalites "Swing Easy"Ensemble: The Skatalites
Felix Mendelssohn Song without Words, Op. 30, No. 6Performer: Murray Perahia
2 Feb 2020 James Thornton Jean SibeliusViolin Concerto in D minor (3rd mvt: Allegro)Performer: Jascha Heifetz. Orchestra: Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Walter Hendl.
W. A. Mozart"Der Hölle Rache" (from The Magic Flute , act 2)Singer: Lucia Popp. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Otto Klemperer.
Brian EnoJust Another DayPerformer: Brian Eno.
J. S. Bach Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit Pianos: György Kurtág, Márta Kurtág, music arranger: György Kurtág
Béla BartókSebes (Fast Dance) (Contrasts, 3rd mvt)Performer: Benny Goodman. Performer: Joseph Szigeti. Performer: Béla Bartók.
Lou HarrisonLa Koro Sutro (excerpt)Choir: Chamber Chorus of University of California, Berkeley. Ensemble: American Gamelan Ensemble. Conductor: Philip Brett.
9 Feb 2020 Ann Wroe Schubert Piano Sonata in C minor, D 958 (4th mvt: Allegro)Performer: Alfred Brendel
William WaltonSymphony No. 1 (1st mvt: Allegro assai)Orchestra: Orchestra of Opera North. Conductor: Paul Daniel.
Jacques BrelLes Ramparts de VarsoviePerformer: Jacques Brel.
Frank BridgeThe Sea (3rd mvt: Moonlight)Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Charles Groves.
Jonathan DoveSeek Him that maketh the seven starsChoir: Choir of St John's College, Cambridge. Conductor: Andrew Nethsingha.
Ralph Vaughan WilliamsRoadside Fire (Songs of Travel)Performer: Viola Tunnard. Singer: John Shirley-Quirk.
RavelRigaudon (Le Tombeau de Couperin)Orchestra: Les Siècles. Conductor: François-Xavier Roth.
16 Feb 2020 Jonathan Aitken HandelEv'ry Valley (Messiah)Singer: Richard Lewis. Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Malcolm Sargent.
Traditional IrishThe Garden where the praties growPerformer: John McCormack.
BrittenSammy's bath (The little sweep)Orchestra: English Opera Group. Conductor: Benjamin Britten.
WagnerEntry of the Gods into Valhalla (Das Rheingold)Singer: Iain Paterson. Orchestra: Hallé. Conductor: Sir Mark Elder.
BeethovenO welche Lust (Fidelio)Choir: Arnold Schoenberg Chor. Orchestra: Lucerne Festival Orchestra. Conductor: Claudio Abbado.
Joseph BarnbyPsalm 24Performer: Andrew Lumsden. Choir: Choir of Westminster Abbey. Conductor: Martin Neary.
Arthur SullivanWhen I was a lad (HMS Pinafore)Performer: John Reed. Orchestra: D'Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra. Conductor: Isidore Godfrey.
HandelAll we like sheep (Messiah)Singer: Emma Kirkby. Orchestra: Academy of Ancient Music. Conductor: Christopher Hogwood.
23 Feb 2020 Chibundu Onuzo Christian PetzoldMinuet in GPerformer: Lang Lang.
HandelHallelujah Chorus (Messiah)Orchestra: City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: David Temple. Choir: Crouch End Festival Chorus.
Traditional musicI wonder as I wanderSinger: Gerald Finley. Choir: The Cambridge Singers. Conductor: John Rutter.
Antonín Dvořák Symphony No. 9 in E minor (From the New World) (2nd mvt: Largo)Orchestra: Chineke! Orchestra, conductor: Kevin John Edusei
Fela KutiWater no get enemyPerformer: Fela Kuti.
Walter DonaldsonMy baby just cares for meLyricist: Gus Kahn. Performer: Nina Simone.
Ken OkekeThe Lord is my Shepherd (Psalm 23)Performer: Chibundu Onuzo.
1 Mar 2020 Piers Gough William WaltonThe Writing on the Wall (Belshazzar's Feast)Conductor: William Walton. Singer: Dennis Noble. Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.
MonteverdiPur ti miro (L'incoronazione di Poppea)Singer: Roberta Invernizzi. Singer: Sonia Prina. Ensemble: Claudiana Ensemble. Conductor: Luca Pianca.
Orlando Gough Perils of TourismEnsemble: Man Jumping
HandelEndless pleasure, endless love (Semele)Singer: Rosemary Joshua. Orchestra: Early Opera Company. Conductor: Christian Curnyn.
Truckstop HoneymoonTruckstop HoneymoonEnsemble: Truckstop Honeymoon.
RavelDaphnis and ChloeOrchestra: Los Angeles Philharmonic. Conductor: Charles Dutoit.
Paulo ViniciusBlue in the flamekm_ Tanya Wells. Ensemble: Seven Eyes.
15 Mar 2020 Isabel Allende W. A. Mozart Flute Concerto No. 1 in G major (2nd mvt: Adagio)Performer: Jean-Pierre Rampal, orchestra: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor: Zubin Mehta
Víctor JaraTe Recuerdo AmandaSinger: Víctor Jara.
Tomaso Giovanni AlbinoniOboe Concerto in D minor, Op. 9, No. 2 (2nd mvt: Adagio)Performer: Anthony Camden. Orchestra: London Virtuosi. Conductor: John Georgiadis.
Traditional musicSi me quieres escribirPerformer: Rolando Alarcón.
VivaldiSpring (The Four Seasons)Performer: Rachel Podger. Ensemble: Brecon Baroque.
Gonzalo RoigQuiereme MuchoSinger: Plácido Domingo.
Violeta ParraGracias a la vidaPerformer: Mercedes Sosa.
22 Mar 2020 Stephen Schwartz Leonard BernsteinWorld without end (Mass)Performer: Mary Bracken Phillips. Performer: Leonard Bernstein.
Beethoven Sonata in C-sharp minor (Moonlight) (1st mvt: Adagio)Performer: Jonathan Biss
J. S. Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B-flat major (3rd mvt: Allegro)Orchestra: Marlboro Festival Orchestra, conductor: Pau Casals
Aaron Copland Appalachian Spring (excerpt)Orchestra: New York Philharmonic, conductor: Leonard Bernstein
Carl OrffO Fortuna (Carmina Burana)Orchestra: Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. Choir: Atlanta Symphony Chorus. Conductor: Donald Runnicles.
Stephen SchwartzNo one mourns the wicked (Wicked)Performer: Cristy Candler. Performer: Kristin Chenoweth. Performer: Jan Neuberger. Performer: Sean McCourt.
Rachmaninov Prelude in C-sharp minor, Op. 3, No. 2Performer: Nikolai Lugansky.
Puccini"Chi il ben sogno di Doretta" ( La rondine )Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra, conductor: Jeffrey Tate, singer: Renée Fleming
5 Apr 2020 Jools Holland J. S. BachPrelude in B minor (No. 24 from The Well-Tempered Clavier , book 1)Performer: Edwin Fischer
J. S. Bach Prelude in B-flat minor (No. 22 from The Well-Tempered Clavier, book 1)Performer: Friedrich Gulda
Jean-Paul-Égide MartiniPlaisir d'amourPerformer: Tito Schipa.
Richard StraussArabella (excerpt)Singer: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf. Singer: Josef Metternich. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Lovro von Matačić.
Edwin T. AstleyThe World Ten Times OverPerformer: Edwin T. Astley.
Felix MendelssohnGreeting, Op. 63, No. 3Performer: Gerald Moore. Singer: Kathleen Ferrier. Singer: Isobel Baillie.
MessiaenRegard du Pere (Vingt regards sur l'enfant Jesus)Performer: Yvonne Loriod.
WagnerPilgrim's Chorus (Tannhauser)Performer: Donald Lambert. Music Arranger: Donald Lambert.
12 Apr 2020 Chris Watson Ánde SombyGadni – Spirit of the Mountain
Jean SibeliusTapiolaOrchestra: Lahti Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Osmo Vänskä.
Hildur GuðnadóttirFolk faer andlit
Pierre SchaefferEtude aux Chemins de Fer
BrittenCello Suite No. 2 (5th mvt: Chaconne)Performer: Mstislav Leopoldovich Rostropovich.
Adrian CorkerI have the package
Claire M SingerSolas
26 Apr 2020 John Dyson BeethovenPiano Concerto No. 1 in C major (1st mvt: Allegro con brio)Performer: Anda Géza. Orchestra: Salzburg Camerata.
Leonard BernsteinChichester Psalms (1st mvt, excerpt)Orchestra: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. Choir: Vienna Youth Choir. Conductor: Leonard Bernstein.
Schubert Fantasia in F minor, D 940 Performers: Paul Badura-Skoda, Jörg Demus
J. S. Bach Goldberg Variations (opening)Performer: Sir András Schiff
Verdi Otello (act 1, finale)Singers: Margaret Price, Carlo Cossutta, orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic, conductor: Georg Solti
Richard StraussIm Abendrot (Four Last Songs)Singer: Karita Mattila. Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Claudio Abbado.
John Lennon And Paul MccartneyHey JudeEnsemble: The Beatles.
10 May 2020 Andrew O'Hagan Jules MassenetMeditation (Thais)Performer: Nigel Kennedy. Orchestra: National Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Bonynge.
Trad.Ca' the YowesMusic Arranger: Ralph Vaughan Williams. Singer: Ian Partridge. Choir: London Madrigal Singers. Conductor: Christopher Bishop.
Edward ElgarSospiriOrchestra: Sinfonia of London. Conductor: John Barbirolli.
John FieldNocturne No. 9 in E-flat majorPerformer: Micheál O'Rourke.
June ChristySomething Cool
Frank BridgeMusic, When Soft Voices DieChoir: Tenebrae. Conductor: Nigel Short.
Ludwig van BeethovenMir ist so wunderbar (Fidelio)Orchestra: Lucerne Festival Orchestra. Conductor: Claudio Abbado.
24 May 2020 Brian Greene Johannes BrahmsRhapsody in G minor, Op. 79, No. 2Performer: Radu Lupu.
Cappy Barra Boys Harmonica QuartetRockin' in the Rockies
Ludwig van BeethovenSymphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92 (2nd mvt: Allegretto)Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Conductor: Joshua Bell.
J. S. BachChaconne in D minor (from Partita for Violin No. 2)Performer: Joshua Bell, music arranger: Felix Mendelssohn, orchestrator: Julian Milone, orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Jeff BealLight Falls
J. S. Bach Goldberg Variations (Variation No. 25)Performer: Glenn Gould
Philip GlassIcarus at the Edge of TimeOrchestra: Orchestra of St. Luke's. Conductor: Brad Lubman.
Alan GreeneSometimes it's Good to CryPerformer: Roberta Cooper. Performer: Carmel Lowenthal.
31 May 2020 Patricia Wiltshire Frédéric ChopinBerceuse in D-flat major, Op. 57Performer: Arthur Rubinstein.
Joseph ParryMyfanwyChoir: Treorchy Male Voice Choir.
Alphonse HasselmansLa SourcePerformer: Judy Loman.
J. S. Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 (1st mvt: Allegro)Performer: Wendy Carlos, music arranger: Wendy Carlos
Aram KhachaturianAdagio for Spartacus and Phrygia (Spartacus)Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Aram Khachaturian.
Traditional SpanishDame un Poquito de AguaPerformer: Paco de Lucía. Singer: Camarón de la Isla.
W. A. Mozart"Voi che sapete" (from The Marriage of Figaro )Singer: Cecilia Bartoli
14 Jun 2020 Peter Stanford Hildegard von BingenO gloriosissimi luxChoir: Sequentia. Conductor: Benjamin Bagby.
J. S. Bach Cello Suite in G major (Prelude)Performer: Jacqueline du Pré
W. A. Mozart Exsultate, jubilate Orchestra: Staatskapelle Dresden, conductor: Bernhard Klee, singer: Edith Mathis
Harry ChapinBarefoot Boy
Giuseppe TartiniSonata in G minor (Devil's Trill) (1st mvt: Larghetto)Performer: Andrew Manze.
J. S. Bach"Give, Oh Give Me Back My Lord" (from St Matthew Passion )Singer: Stephen Roberts (baritone), orchestra: Thames Chamber Orchestra, conductor: Sir David Willcocks
Richard RodgersYou'll Never Walk AloneSinger: Jennifer Johnston
28 Jun 2020 Helen Macdonald King Henry VIII of EnglandPastime with Good CompanyChoir: Oxford Camerata. Conductor: Jeremy Summerly.
Igor StravinskyThe Firebird (excerpt)Orchestra: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Lorin Maazel.
Benjamin BrittenString Quartet No. 2 in C major (1st mvt: Allegro)Ensemble: Takács Quartet.
Victor Hely-HutchinsonA Carol Symphony (3rd mvt: Andante)Orchestra: City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Gavin Sutherland.
Hanna TuulikkiSong Thrush
Jean SibeliusSymphony No. 7 in C major (excerpt)Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Leonard Bernstein.
Jean‐Baptiste LullyPrelude pour la Nuit (Le Triomphe de l'Amour)Orchestra: Capriccio Stravagante. Conductor: Skip Sempé.
30 Aug 2020 Brian Moore Felix MendelssohnOverture: The Hebrides (Fingal's Cave)Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner.
William James KirkpatrickWill Your Anchor HoldPerformer: Paul Trepte. Choir: Ely Cathedral Choir. Conductor: Konichi.
W. A. Mozart"Der Hölle Rache" (from The Magic Flute )Singer: Natalie Dessay, orchestra: Les Arts Florissants, conductor: William Christie
W. A. Mozart Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major (1st mvt)Performer: Yeol Eum Son, orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields, conductor: Neville Marriner
Samuel BarberAdagio for StringsOrchestra: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Litton.
Pyotr Ilyich TchaikovskyOverture: The NutcrackerOrchestra: Los Angeles Philharmonic. Conductor: Gustavo Dudamel.
Pietro MascagniIntermezzo (Cavalleria Rusticana)Orchestra: Dresdner Philharmonie. Conductor: Marek Janowski.
13 Sep 2020 Anthony David Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 9 in D minor (Choral) (Finale)Orchestra: New York Philharmonic, conductor: Leonard Bernstein
Dudley Moore "And the Same to You"Performer: Dudley Moore Trio
Claude Debussy Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, conductor: Bernard Haitink
Aaron Copland Quiet City Orchestra: Nashville Chamber Orchestra, conductor: Paul Gambill
Joni Mitchell"Both Sides, Now"Performer: David Newton
J. S. Bach Sonata No. 1 in G minor for violin solo, BWV 1001 (1st mvt: Adagio)Performer: Felix Ayo
Stephen Sondheim"I'm Still Here" (Follies)Performer: Millicent Martin
20 Sep 2020 Heather Phillipson Sergei ProkofievPeter and the WolfOrchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Mario Rossi. Narrator: Boris Karloff.
W. A. Mozart Symphony No. 25 in G minor (1st mvt: Allegro)Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields, conductor: Neville Marriner
Bad Company UKThe Nine
Robert AshleyPerfect Lives
Heather PhillipsonSplashy Phasings
Ludwig van BeethovenPiano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major (2nd mvt: Adagio)Performer: Alicia de Larrocha. Orchestra: Los Angeles Philharmonic. Conductor: Zubin Mehta.
Public EnemyFight The Power
Edvard GriegFairy Dance (Lyric Pieces)Performer: Antonio Pompa-Baldi.
27 Sep 2020 Jack Klaff Traditional South AfricanShosholozaEnsemble: Rishile Gumboot Dancers of Soweto.
Dmitry ShostakovichSymphony No. 5 (4th mvt: Allegro non troppo)Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Gianandrea Noseda.
Kurt WeillTchaikovsky and other Russians (Lady in the Dark)Performer: Danny Kaye.
Schubert String Quintet in C, D 956 (2nd mvt: Adagio)Performers: Isaac Stern, Alexander Schneider. Milton Katims, Pau Casals, Paul Tortelier
Bobby McFerrinHoedownPerformer: Yo‐Yo Ma. Performer: Bobby McFerrin.
Ludwig van BeethovenString Quartet in C-sharp minor, Op. 131 (1st mvt: Adagio)Ensemble: Busch Quartet.
Giuseppe VerdiAmami, Alfredo... (La Traviata)Singer: Maria Callas. Singer: Giuseppe di Stefano. Orchestra: La Scala Orchestra, Milan. Conductor: Carlo Maria Giulini.
4 Oct 2020 Gretchen Gerzina Henry Purcell "Welcome, Glorious Morn", Z. 338 (excerpt)Orchestra: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, choir: The Choir of the Age of Enlightenment, conductor: Nicholas Kraemer
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 9 in D minor (4th mvt: Presto)Orchestra: Vienna Symphony, choir: Wiener Singverein, conductor: Philippe Jordan
Ignatius Sancho Minuet in F majorEnsemble: Afro American Chamber Music Society, conductor: Janise White
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges Violin Concerto in A major (1st mvt: Allegro)Performer: Rachel Barton Pine, orchestra: Encore Chamber Orchestra, conductor: Daniel Hege
The Beatles"Blackbird"
Arcangelo Corelli Concerto Grosso in D major, Op. 6, No. 7 (1st movement: Vivace)Orchestra: Tafelmusik, conductor: Jeanne Lamon
Léo Delibes Lakmé ("Flower Duet")Singers: Joan Sutherland, Jane Berbié, orchestra: Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor: Richard Bonynge
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor"Hiawatha's Departure" ( The Song of Hiawatha )Orchestra: Welsh National Opera Orchestra, conductor: Kenneth Alwyn
25 Oct 2020 Johny Pitts James Reese Europe's 369th U.S. Infantry Hell Fighters BandRussian Rag
Ryuichi SakamotoSolari
Florence PriceSymphony No. 1 (2nd mvt: Largo)Orchestra: Fort Smith Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: John Jeter.
George GershwinRhapsody in BluePerformer: Ralph Grierson. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: James Levine.
Richard WagnerSiegfried's Funeral March (Gotterdammerung)Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Klaus Tennstedt.
Antonín Dvořák Symphony No. 9 (From the New World) (2nd mvt: Largo)Music arranger: Raymond Lefèvre, orchestra: Raymond Lefèvre Orchestra
1 Nov 2020 Sarah Perry Paul HindemithViola Sonata, Op. 11, No. 4 (1st mvt: Fantasie)Performer: Nobuko Imai. Performer: Roland Pöntinen.
Ludwig van BeethovenString Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 127 (1st mvt: Maestoso)Ensemble: Alban Berg Quartett.
George Gershwin"I Loves You, Porgy" (from Porgy and Bess )Ensemble: Bill Evans Trio
Johannes BrahmsIntermezzo in B minor, Op. 119, No. 1Performer: Anna Scott.
Antonín DvořákSong to the Moon (Rusalka)Singer: Emalie Savoy. Orchestra: Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester Frankfurt. Conductor: Matthias Foremny.
Stephen CroweHoneyvoiced MythweaverPerformer: Maximilian Ehrhardt. Conductor: Chloe Weiss.
Benedetto Marcello Concerto in D minor, BWV 974 (2nd mvt: Adagio)Performer: Víkingur Ólafsson (piano), msic arranger: Johann Sebastian Bach
15 Nov 2020 Mike Brearley Claudio MonteverdiPur ti miro (L'Incoronazione di Poppea)Singer: Sylvia McNair. Singer: Dana Hanchard. Orchestra: English Baroque Soloists. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner.
W. A. Mozart Violin Sonata in B-flat major, K. 454 (1st mvt: Largo – Allegro)Performers: Jascha Heifetz (violin), Brooks Smith (piano)
J. S. Bach Goldberg Variations (excerpts)Performer: Ralph Kirkpatrick
Ludwig van BeethovenString Quartet in C-sharp minor, Op. 131 (6th mvt: Adagio)Ensemble: Endellion Quartet.
Schubert Piano Sonata in B-flat major, D 960 (1st mvt: Molto moderato)Performer: Alfred Brendel
Pyotr Ilyich TchaikovskyGremin's aria, act 3 (from Eugene Onegin )Singer: Jonathan Lemalu, orchestra: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, conductor: James Judd
Sir Harrison BirtwistlePassion Chorale I (Punch and Judy)Orchestra: London Sinfonietta. Conductor: David Atherton.
29 Nov 2020 Alexandra Harris Benjamin BrittenMarsh Flowers (5 Flower Songs)Choir: RIAS Chamber Choir. Conductor: Justin Doyle.
Laura CannellAwaken Waken
Schubert"Gute Nacht" (No. 1 from Winterreise ) Thomas Adès (piano), Ian Bostridge (tenor)
PérotinAlleluia, posui adiutoriumChoir: The Hilliard Ensemble.
Trad.The Cherry Tree CarolEnsemble: Anonymous 4.
Simon Rowland-JonesString Quartet No. 7 (Flock of Knot)Ensemble: Carducci String Quartet.
Thomas TallisTe lucis ante terminumChoir: Stile Antico.
13 Dec 2020 Judith Herrin Johannes BrahmsPiano Trio in B major, Op. 8 (1st mvt: Allegro con brio)Performer: Isaac Stern. Performer: Pau Casals. Performer: Myra Hess.
Enric MoreraLa Santa EspinaEnsemble: La Principal de la Bisbal.
Ludwig van BeethovenCello Sonata in C major, Op. 102, No. 1 (1st mvt: Andante – Allegro)Performer: Jacqueline du Pré. Performer: Daniel Barenboim.
W. A. Mozart Bassoon Concerto in B-flat major, K. 191 (3rd mvt: Rondo)Performer: Stepan Turnovsky, orchestra: Vienna Mozart Academy, conductor: Johannes Wildner
The DoorsBreak on Through
Leos JanáčekMladi (3rd mvt)Ensemble: Ensemble.
W. A. Mozart"Tamino halt! ... Tamino mein, o welch ein Glück!" (from The Magic Flute )Singers: Marlis Petersen, Daniel Behle, orchestra: Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, conductor: René Jacobs
Cole PorterDo I Love YouPerformer: Ella Fitzgerald.
20 Dec 2020Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason
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Giuseppe VerdiVa pensiero (Nabucco)Choir: Chor der Wiener Staatsoper. Orchestra: Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper. Conductor: Lamberto Gardelli.
W. A. MozartBenedictus (Requiem in D minor)Singers: Carolyn Sampson, Marianne Beate Kielland, Makoto Sakurada, Christian Immler  [ Wikidata ], ochestra: Bach Collegium Japan, conductor: Masaaki Suzuki
Dmitry ShostakovichPiano Trio No. 2, Op. 67 (4th mvt: Allegretto – Adagio)Performer: Mischa Maisky. Performer: Gidon Kremer. Performer: Martha Argerich.
Schubert Piano Quintet in A major (Trout) (4th mvt: Andantino) Gerold Huber (piano), Henschel Quartet
Samuel Coleridge-TaylorDeep RiverEnsemble: Kanneh-Mason Trio.
Ludwig van BeethovenViolin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 (1st mvt: Allegro)Performer: Itzhak Perlman. Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Daniel Barenboim.
Clancy EcclesFatty, Fatty

2021

DateGuestComposerTitlePerformer / Label
3 Jan 2021 David 'Kid' Jensen Antonín Dvořák Symphony No. 9 in E minor (From the New World) (2nd mvt: Largo)Orchestra: Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, conductor: Sir Roger Norrington
John ColtraneMy Favorite Things
Umberto GiordanoLa Mamma morta (Andrea Chenier)Singer: Maria Callas. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Tullio Serafin.
Gunnar ThordarsonIt shall be so... (Ragnheidur)Singer: Elmar Gilbertsson. Singer: Thora Einarsdottir.
Antonio VivaldiSummer (Four Seasons)Composer: Max Richter. Performer: Daniel Hope. Orchestra: Kammerorchester Berlin. Conductor: André de Ridder.
Giacomo PucciniCh'ella mi creda (La Fanciulla del West)Singer: Jonas Kaufmann. Singer: Massimo Simeoli. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Academy of Santa Cecilia, Rome. Choir: Chorus of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia. Conductor: Sir Antonio Pappano.
John TavenerThe Protecting VeilPerformer: Maria Kliegel. Orchestra: Ulster Orchestra. Conductor: Takuo Yuasa.
17 Jan 2021 Nadifa Mohamed Ahmed Hudeidi "Uur Hooyo"
Henry Purcell"When I am laid in earth" (from Dido and Aeneas )Ensemble: L'Arpeggiata, director: Christina Pluhar, singer: Raquel Andueza
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi Stabat Mater Dolorosa Ensemble: Les Talens Lyriques, director: Christophe Rousset
Dinah Washington & Max Richter "This Bitter Earth" / "On the Nature of Daylight"
Ralph Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending Performer: Nicola Benedetti, orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor: Andrew Litton
Taj Mahal & Toumani Diabaté "Queen Bee"
George Gershwin"Bess, You Is My Woman Now" (from Porgy and Bess )Performers: Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald
24 Jan 2021 Jamie Parker Orlando GibbonsThe Silver SwanPerformer: Jamie Parker.
Orlando GibbonsThe Silver SwanChoir: The Hilliard Ensemble. Conductor: Paul Hillier.
George GershwinRhapsody in BluePerformer: Peter Donohoe. Orchestra: London Sinfonietta. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.
Henry ManciniPie in the Face Polka
Gerald FinziClarinet Concerto (2nd mvt: Adagio)Performer: Robert Plane. Orchestra: Royal Northern Sinfonia. Conductor: Howard Griffiths.
Arthur SullivanDance a cachucha, fandango, bolero (The Gondoliers)Choir: D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus. Orchestra: New Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Isidore Godfrey.
Angela MorleyFiver's Vision (Watership Down)Conductor: Marcus Dods.
Louis Armstrong & His All-StarsSweet Georgia Brown
31 Jan 2021 Rachel Clarke Ralph Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending Performer: Nigel Kennedy, orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, conductor: Sir Simon Rattle
Edward ElgarNimrod (Enigma Variations, Op. 36)Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Daniel Barenboim.
Jimi Hendrix ExperienceAll Along the Watchtower
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Swan Lake (act 1 finale)Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra, conductor: Santtu-Matias Rouvali
J. S. Bach Concerto in D minor for Two Violins (2nd mvt: Largo)Violins: Julia Fischer, Alexander Sitkovetsky, orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Two Steps from HellHeart of Courage
14 Feb 2021 Tim Harford Benjamin BrittenSerenade for tenor, horn and strings (Prologue – Pastoral)Performer: Dennis Brain. Orchestra: New Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Eugene Goossens. Singer: Peter Pears.
Brian EnoMusic for AirportsEnsemble: Bang on a Can All-Stars.
Arvo PärtThe BeatitudesPerformer: Daniel Justin. Choir: Leeds Cathedral Choir. Conductor: Thomas Leech.
Steve ReichElectric Counterpoint (3rd mvt)Performer: Sean Shibe.
Leos Janáček Glagolitic Mass (Introduction)Orchestra: New York Philharmonic, conductor: Leonard Bernstein
Philip GlassKnee Play 5 (Einstein on the Beach)Ensemble: Philip Glass Ensemble. Conductor: Michael Riesman.
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 (Choral) (4th mvt)Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic, conductor: Herbert von Karajan
21 Feb 2021 Caroline Bird Sergey RachmaninovCello Sonata in G minor (4th mvt: Allegro mosso)Performer: Alisa Weilerstein.
Alexandre GuilmantMorceau symphonique, Op. 88Performer: Christian Lindberg. Orchestra: Bamberg Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Leif Segerstam.
Lionel BartIt's a Fine Life (Oliver!)Performer: Soundtrack.
Billie HolidayYou've Changed
Georges BizetDat's Love (Carmen Jones)Performer: Henry Lewis. Singer: Wilhelmenia Fernandez.
Edward ElgarSea-slumber Song (Sea Pictures)Singer: Janet Baker. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: John Barbirolli.
Leonard BernsteinOverture: West Side StoryOrchestra: Orchestra. Conductor: Leonard Bernstein.
28 Feb 2021 Bill Browder Georges Bizet"Votre toast..." (Toreador Song – Carmen )Orchestra: Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse, singer: Thomas Hampson
Antonio VivaldiFlute Concerto in G minor (La Notte)Performer: Bruno Cavallo. Orchestra: La Scala Philharmonic. Conductor: Riccardo Muti.
Giuseppe VerdiVa, Pensiero... (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves, Nabucco)Choir: Berlin Opera Chorus. Orchestra: German Opera Berlin Orchestra. Conductor: Giuseppe Sinopoli.
Giacomo PucciniUn bel di vedremo (Madama Butterfly)Singer: Angela Gheorghiu. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Academy of Santa Cecilia, Rome. Conductor: Sir Antonio Pappano.
Gyorgy SviridovTroika and Waltz (Snow Storm – music for the film)Orchestra: Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Vladimir Fedoseyev.
Giuseppe Verdi"Libiamo ne' lieti calici" ( La traviata )Singers: Montserrat Caballé, Carlo Bergonzi, orchestra: Orchestra della RCA Italiana
Trad.Amazing GraceOrchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Alexander Gibson. Singer: Jessye Norman
14 Mar 2021 Sean Scully Johannes BrahmsCello Sonata No. 1 in E minor (1st mvt: Allegro)Performer: Lynn Harrell. Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy.
Lykke LiUnchained Melody
Schubert String Quintet in C major, D 956 (2nd mvt: Adagio) Aviv String Quartet, Amit Peled (extra cello)
Zoltán KodálySonata for solo cello (1st mvt: Allegro)Performer: János Starker.
Béla BartókString Quartet No. 1 (1st mvt: Lento)Ensemble: Emerson String Quartet.
Ludwig van BeethovenSymphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 (1st mvt: Allegro)Orchestra: Slovenská filharmónia. Conductor: Bystrík Režucha.
The Jive FiveMy True Story
21 Mar 2021 James Rebanks Yann TiersenNursery Rhyme of Another Summer: The Afternoon (Amelie)
Sergey RachmaninovPiano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 (2nd mvt)Performer: Valentina Lisitsa. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Michael Francis.
John BarryJohn Dunbar Theme (Dances with Wolves)
Samuel BarberKnoxville: Summer of 1915Singer: Dawn Upshaw. Orchestra: Orchestra of St. Luke's. Conductor: David Zinman.
John WilliamsSchindler's List (Theme)Performer: Itzhak Perlman. Orchestra: Boston Symphony Orchestra.
Michael NymanThe Heart Asks Pleasure First (The Piano)
Jerome MorossThe Big Country
4 Apr 2021Sister Teresa Keswick  [ Wikidata ]PlainchantSalve Mater MisericordiaeChoir: Schola Cantorum of Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School. Conductor: Scott Price.
Ludwig van BeethovenBagatelle in A minor – "Für Elise"Performer: Paul Lewis.
George Frideric HandelDead March (Saul)Orchestra: Orchestra of The Sixteen. Conductor: Harry Christophers.
Clement JacobAu milieu de silence (Psalm 18)Choir: Monks of l'Abbaye d'en Calcat.
Simon & GarfunkelThe Sound of Silence
Giuseppe Verdi"Libiamo ne' lieti calici" (from La traviata , act 1)Singera: Ileana Cotrubaș, Plácido Domingo, orchestra: Bavarian State Opera Orchestra, conductor: Carlos Kleiber
Johann Strauss II"The Blue Danube" – waltzOrchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam, conductor: Nikolaus Harnoncourt
J. S. Bach"Et resurrexit" (from Mass in B minor)Ensemble: Concerto Copenhagen, conductor: Lars Ulrik Mortensen
11 Apr 2021 Kieran Hodgson Max Bruch Double Concerto, version for violin and violaViola: Yuri Bashmet, violin: Viktor Tretiakov, London Symphony Orchestra, conductor: Neeme Järvi
Alfred SchnittkeConcerto for Choir (4th mvt)Choir: State Chamber Choir of Moscow Conservatory. Conductor: Valery Kuzmich Polyansky.
Leonard BernsteinAmerica (West Side Story)Performer: Rita Moreno.
Arnold SchoenbergGurrelieder (excerpts)Singer: Thomas Quasthoff. Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.
Mica Levi Jackie – film music (intro)
Wim SonneveldMargootje
18 Apr 2021 Margaret Heffernan Antonio VivaldiSol da te (Orlando furioso)Singer: Cecilia Bartoli. Ensemble: Ensemble Matheus. Conductor: Jean‐Christophe Spinosi.
Miles DavisSo What
Nick BicâtIn paradisum (Requiem)Ensemble: Taverner Consort. Conductor: Andrew Parrott.
Claudio Monteverdi Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria – act 1Performer: Frederica von Stade as Penelope, London Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor: Raymond Leppard
Anthony BurgessThe Blooms of DublinNarrator: Anita Reeves. Singer: Alison Hargan. Orchestra: RTÉ Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Proinnsías Ó Duinn.
Ludwig van BeethovenSymphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92 (2nd mvt: Allegretto)Orchestra: Amsterdam Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Conductor: Bernard Haitink.
William BrittelleAmid the DinosaursEnsemble: Roomful of Teeth.
25 Apr 2021 James Shapiro Thomas MorleyIt was a lover and his lassSinger: Barbara Bonney. Performer: Jacob Heringman.
W. A. Mozart Horn Concerto No. 3 in E-flat major, K. 447 (1st mvt: Allegro)Performer: Dennis Brain, orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra, conductor: Herbert von Karajan
Felix MendelssohnOverture: A Midsummer Night's DreamOrchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Edward Gardner.
Duke EllingtonSuch Sweet Thunder
Ilona Sekacz Procession and Chant ( King Lear incidental music)Performer: Jan Winstone, ensemble: Royal Shakespeare Wind Ensemble
Cole PorterBrush Up Your Shakespeare (Kiss Me Kate)Performer: Keenan Wynn. Performer: James Whitmore.
Fairport ConventionFarewell, Farewell
2 May 2021 Camilla Pang Michael Nyman"The Heart Asks Pleasure First" (from The Piano )Ensemble: Michael Nyman Band
Anton Bruckner Christus factus est Choir: Polyphony, conductor: Stephen Layton
Hubert Parry"I was glad"Ensemble: Gabrieli Consort & Players, conductor: Paul McCreesh
William Byrd "Ave verum corpus"Choir: Stile Antico
Claude Debussy Clair de lune Performer: Alice Sara Ott
Charles‐François Gounod"Ave Maria"Performers: Yo-Yo Ma (cello), Kathryn Stott (piano)
Massive Attack"Teardrop"
9 May 2021 George Szirtes Hector BerliozDies Irae (Grande Messe des Morts)Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Louis Frémaux. Choir: CBSO Chorus.
Béla Bartók6 Romanian Folk DancesPerformer: David Oistrakh. Performer: Inna Kollegorskaya.
Maurice Ravel String Quartet in F major (2nd mvt: Assez vif – très rythmé)Ensemble: Ébène Quartet.
Richard StraussFruhling (4 Last Songs)Singer: Renée Fleming. Orchestra: Houston Symphony. Conductor: Christoph Eschenbach.
J. S. BachChaconne (from Partita No. 2 in D minor)Performer: Hilary Hahn
Thomas TallisSpem in AliumChoir: Cardinall's Musick. Conductor: Andrew Carwood.
Skip JamesDevil got my woman
16 May 2021 Helen Macdonald King Henry VIII of EnglandPastime with Good CompanyChoir: Oxford Camerata. Conductor: Jeremy Summerly.
Igor StravinskyThe Firebird (excerpt)Orchestra: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Lorin Maazel.
Benjamin BrittenString Quartet No. 2 in C major (1st mvt: Allegro)Ensemble: Takács Quartet.
Victor Hely-HutchinsonA Carol Symphony (3rd mvt: Andante)Orchestra: City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Gavin Sutherland.
Hanna TuulikkiSong Thrush
Jean SibeliusSymphony No. 7 in C major (excerpt)Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Leonard Bernstein.
Jean‐Baptiste LullyPrelude pour la Nuit (Le Triomphe de l'Amour)Orchestra: Capriccio Stravagante. Conductor: Skip Sempé.
23 May 2021 Zandra Rhodes W. A. Mozart"Der Hölle Rache" (from The Magic Flute )Singer: Edda Moser, orchestra: Bavarian State Opera Orchestra, conductor: Wolfgang Sawallisch
Georges BizetAu Fond du Temple Saint (The Pearl Fishers)Singer: Rolando Villazón. Singer: Ildar Abdrazakov. Orchestra: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. Conductor: Yannick Nézet‐Séguin.
The BeatlesStrawberry Fields Forever
Joseph CanteloubeBailero (Songs of the Auvergne)Singer: Kate Royal. Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Conductor: Edward Gardner.
Giuseppe VerdiGloria all' Egitto (Aida)Performer: Orchestra dell'Academia nazionale di Santa Cecilia.
Maurice RavelBoleroOrchestra: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Pierre Boulez.
Giacomo PucciniGira la cote (Turandot)Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Zubin Mehta. Choir: The John Alldis Choir.
30 May 2021 Laura Cumming Frédéric ChopinNocturne in C-sharp minor, Op. 27, No. 1Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy.
Ishbel MacAskillGradh Geal Mo Chridh (Fair Love of My Heart)
Federico Moreno TorrobaFandanguillo (Suite Castellana)Performer: Andrés Segovia.
J. S. BachPrelude (from Cello Suite in G major, BWV 1007)Performer: Mischa Maisky
Dmitry ShostakovichPiano Concerto No. 2 in F (2nd mvt: Andante)Performer: Dmitry Shostakovich. Orchestra: French National Radio Orchestra. Conductor: André Cluytens.
W. A. MozartLaudate Dominum (from Vespers , K. 339) Bath Festival Orchestra, conductor: Yehudi Menuhin, singer: Victoria de los Ángeles
Talking Heads(Nothing But) Flowers
06 Jun 2021 Anya Hurlbert J. S. Bach Prelude and Fugue in B-flat minor (from The Well-Tempered Clavier , book 1)Performer: Sir András Schiff
Alexander Borodin String Quartet No. 2 in D major (2nd movement: Scherzo)Ensemble: Lindsay String Quartet
Schubert"Die böse Farbe" (No. 17 from Die schöne Müllerin ) Jan Eyron  [ sv ] (piano), Nicolai Gedda (tenor)
Thea Musgrave GreenEnsemble: Scottish Ensemble, conductor: Jonathan Morton
Elisabeth Lutyens Six Tempi (I–III)Ensemble: Jane's Minstrels, conductor: Roger Montgomery
Jerry Jeff Walker "Up Against the Wall Redneck Mother"
Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Sonata in C, Op. 53 (Waldstein) (1st mvt: Allegro)Performer: Alfred Brendel
20 Jun 2021 Natalie Haynes

References

  1. "Private Passions episodes". BBC Radio 3 . Retrieved 2 November 2024.