Life is Beautiful with ABC Classic FM Volume 5

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1Jesus bleibet meine Freude (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring) from Cantata BWV147 ‘Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben’ (Heart and Mouth and Deed and Life)
choir vocals:
Sydney Philharmonia Symphonic Chorus
orchestra:
Sydney Philharmonia
conductor:
Antony Walker (Australian conductor)
live recording of:
Kantate, BWV 147 “Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben”: Teil II, X. Choral “Jesus bleibet meine Freude” (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring; catch‐all for arrangements and unknown orchestrations)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
arrangement of:
Kantate, BWV 147 „Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben“: Teil II, X. Choral „Jesus bleibet meine Freude“ (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring)
recording of:
Kantate, BWV 147 “Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben”: Teil II, X. Choral “Jesus bleibet meine Freude” (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring; catch‐all for arrangements and unknown orchestrations)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
arrangement of:
Kantate, BWV 147 „Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben“: Teil II, X. Choral „Jesus bleibet meine Freude“ (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring)
recording of:
Kantate, BWV 147 „Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben“: Teil II, X. Choral „Jesus bleibet meine Freude“ (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring)
premiered in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (on 1723-07-02)
lyricist:
Martin Janus (German Protestant minister, c. 1620–1682) (in 1665)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1723)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 15)
part of:
Kantate, BWV 147 „Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben“
Johann Sebastian Bach2:46
2Vocalise, op. 34 no. 14
orchestra:
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
David Stanhope (Australian composer, conductor and virtuoso pianist)
recorded at:
ABC Odeon in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (from 1999-09-14 until 1999-09-16)
recording of:
Vocalise, op. 34 no. 14 (arr. by composer for orchestra) (from 1999-09-14 until 1999-09-16)
orchestrator:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1919)
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1912)
orchestration of:
14 Romances, op. 34 no. 14: Vocalise (Vocalise, for voice and piano, original version)
Serge Rachmaninoff6:42
3Ruhe sanft (Sleep gently) from Zaide, KV344
soprano vocals [Zaide]:
Shu-Cheen Yu (Chinese-Australian soprano)
orchestra:
The Queensland Orchestra (aka The Queensland Orchestra between 2001–2010)
conductor:
Brett Kelly (trombonist and conductor)
recording of:
Zaide, K. 336b/344 (fragment): Akt I. No. 3 Arie "Ruhe sanft, mein holdes Leben" (Zaide)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Johann Andreas Schachtner (Librettist)
part of:
Zaide, K. 336b/344: Akt I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart6:54
4Allegro (1st movement) from Violin Concerto in D major, RV230, from L’estro armonico, op. 3
violin:
Paul Wright (Australian violinist)
orchestra:
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra
conductor:
Paul Dyer (conductor)
recording of:
Violin Concerto in D major, op. 3 no. 9, RV 230: I. Allegro
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist) (in 1711)
part of:
Violin Concerto in D major, op. 3 no. 9, RV 230
Antonio Vivaldi2:08
5Consolation No. 3 in D-flat major, S172
piano:
Stephanie McCallum (pianist)
recording of:
Consolation in D‐flat major, S. 172 no. 3: Lento placido
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor)
part of:
Consolations, S. 172
Franz Liszt4:11
6Rondo (3rd movement: Allegretto) from Quintet for piano and winds in E-flat major, KV452
bassoon:
Peter Moore (Classical music bassoonist)
clarinet:
Craig Hill (Classical music clarinetist)
fortepiano:
Geoffrey Lancaster (pianist / conductor)
horn:
Darryl Paulsen
instruments:
Australian Classical Wind Band
oboe:
Antony Chesterman
partial recording of:
Quintet for Piano, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn & Bassoon in E-flat major, K. 452
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1784)
part of:
Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, original numbering) (number: 452) and Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, sixth edition, 1964, K⁶) (number: K. 452)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart6:09
7Allegro con brio (1st movement) from Symphony no. 5
orchestra:
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
David Porcelijn (composer and conductor)
recording of:
Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67: I. Allegro con brio
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1804 until 1808)
part of:
Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67
Ludwig van Beethoven6:50
8Sospiri (Sighs), op. 70
orchestra:
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
David Stanhope (Australian composer, conductor and virtuoso pianist)
recording of:
Sospiri, op. 70 (for strings, harp (or piano) and organ (or harmonium))
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1914)
dedicated to:
William Henry Reed
publisher:
Breitkopf & Härtel
part of:
Works of Edward Elgar by opus number (number: op. 70)
Edward Elgar4:30
9Allegro non troppo – Allegro molto vivace (3rd movement) from Violin Concerto no. 2 in E minor
violin:
Niki Vasilakis (violinist)
orchestra:
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sebastian Lang-Lessing
recording of:
Violinkonzert in e-Moll, op. 64: III. Allegretto non troppo – Allegro molto vivace (Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in E minor, op. 64: III. Allegretto non troppo - Allegro molto vivace)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (from 1838 until 1844-09-16)
revised by:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1845)
part of:
Violinkonzert in e-Moll, op. 64 (Violin Concerto in E minor, op. 64)
Felix Mendelssohn6:56
10Lacrimosa from Requiem, KV626
choir vocals:
Sydney Philharmonia Symphonic Chorus
orchestra:
Sydney Philharmonia
conductor:
Antony Walker (Australian conductor) and Brett Weymark (music director/chorusmaster of Sydney Philharmonia Choirs)
recording of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626: III. Sequenz: f. Lacrimosa dies illa (catch-all for unknown editions)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
part of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626 (catch-all for unknown editions)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:14
11Left Bank Waltz
piano:
David Stanhope (Australian composer, conductor and virtuoso pianist)
recording of:
Left Bank Waltz, W70
composer:
Peter Sculthorpe (composer) (in 1958)
part of:
Peter Sculthorpe's Worklist (number: W70) and Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 43)
Peter Sculthorpe1:34
12Lascia ch’io pianga (Let me weep) from Rinaldo, HWV7
soprano vocals:
Yvonne Kenny (Australian soprano) (from 1997-09-22 until 1997-09-30)
orchestra:
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra (from 1997-09-22 until 1997-09-30)
conductor:
Paul Dyer (conductor) (from 1997-09-22 until 1997-09-30)
recorded at:
Eugene Goossens Hall, ABC Centre (ABC Studio 200) in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (from 1997-09-22 until 1997-09-30)
recording of:
Rinaldo, HWV 7a: Atto II, Scene IV, no. 22. Aria “Lascia ch’io pianga mia cruda sorte” (Almirena)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1711)
librettist:
Giacomo Rossi
part of:
Rinaldo, HWV 7a: Atto II
George Frideric Handel4:19
13Prelude from the suite The Birds
orchestra:
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Omri Hadari (conductor)
recording of:
Gli uccelli, P. 154: I. Preludio (The Birds: I. Prelude, Prelude)
composer:
Ottorino Respighi (composer) (in 1928)
is based on:
Arie in C per organo o clavicembalo No. 2
part of:
Gli uccelli, P. 154 (The Birds, P.154, The Birds)
Ottorino Respighi2:47
14Act I Prelude from La traviata
orchestra:
Orchestra Victoria
conductor:
Richard Divall (conductor)
recording of:
La traviata: Preludio
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
La traviata
part of:
La traviata (english lyrics)
part of:
La traviata (french lyrics)
part of:
La Traviata (aka Violetta, german lyrics)
part of:
Violetta (La traviata) (german lyrics)
Giuseppe Verdi3:49
15Waltz in A-flat major, op. 39 no. 15
piano:
David Stanhope (Australian composer, conductor and virtuoso pianist)
Johannes Brahms2:00
16Larghetto (2nd movement) from Clarinet Quintet in A major, KV581
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart6:44
17Chacony in G minor
conductor:
Geoffrey Lancaster (pianist / conductor)
orchestrator:
Tasmanian Symphony Chamber Players
Henry Purcell4:29
18Wiegenlied (Lullaby), op. 49 no. 4
harp:
Alice Giles (harpist)
Johannes Brahms2:02