Classical Music to Lift Your Spirits

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Tracklist

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1The Rotation of the Earth
performer:
ACO Collective (string ensemble)
recording of:
The Rotation of the Earth
composer:
Stuart Greenbaum (Australian composer)
Stuart Greenbaum4:43
2The Lark Ascending
solo violin:
Dimity Hall
orchestra:
Sinfonia Australis
conductor:
Antony Walker (Australian conductor)
recording of:
The Lark Ascending (for violin and orchestra)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1914)
premiered at:
[concert] (1921-06-14)
premiered at:
Queen’s Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1921-06-14)
arrangement of:
The Lark Ascending (for violin and piano)
Ralph Vaughan Williams17:08
3Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 ‘Enigma’: Nimrod
orchestra:
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
David Stanhope (Australian composer, conductor and virtuoso pianist)
recording of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36: IX. Nimrod (Adagio)
publisher:
Sir Edward Elgar (dec’d) (Edward Elgar, composer)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1899)
dedicated to:
Augustus J. Jaeger
part of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36
Edward Elgar4:29
4Forty Reasons to Be Cheerful
orchestra:
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Richard Mills (Australian conductor and composer)
recording of:
Forty Reasons to Be Cheerful
composer:
Graeme Koehne (in 2013)
was commissioned by:
Adelaide Festival Centre in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Graeme Koehne6:40
5Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite No. 2: Bergamasca
orchestra:
West Australian Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Benjamin Northey (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Ancient Airs and Dances Suite no. 2: IV. Bergamasca
composer:
Ottorino Respighi (composer) (in 1923)
part of:
Ancient Airs and Dances Suite no. 2
Ottorino Respighi4:55
6Horn Concerto no. 4 in E‐flat major, KV. 495: III. Rondo: Allegro vivace
solo French horn:
Lin Jiang (Australian French horn player)
orchestra:
West Australian Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Barry Tuckwell (hornist / conductor)
recording of:
Concerto for Horn no. 4 in E-flat major, K. 495: III. Rondo. Allegro vivace
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1786)
part of:
Concerto for Horn no. 4 in E-flat major, K. 495
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:48
7Etruscan Concerto: I. Promenade
solo piano:
Caroline Almonte (pianist)
orchestra:
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Richard Mills (Australian conductor and composer)
recording of:
Etruscan Concerto: I. Promenade
composer:
Peggy Glanville-Hicks (Australian composer) (in 1956)
part of:
Etruscan Concerto
Peggy Glanville-Hicks4:08
8Water Music Suite no. 2 in D major: Alla Hornpipe
orchestra:
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Graham Abbott
recording of:
Water Music, Suite no. 2 in D major, HWV 349: 12. Alla hornpipe
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1717)
part of:
Water Music Suite no. 2 in D major, HWV 349
George Frideric Handel3:08
9Gloria in D major, RV 589: Gloria in excelsis Deo: Opening Chorus
choir vocals:
Sydney Philharmonia Motet Choir (Sydney Philharmonia Chamber Singers, renamed Sydney Philharmonia Chamber Singers)
orchestra:
Sydney Philharmonia Orchestra
conductor:
Antony Walker (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Gloria in D major, RV 589: I. Gloria in excelsis Deo
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist)
part of:
Gloria in D major, RV 589
Antonio Vivaldi2:23
10Spiegel im Spiegel
cello:
Sally Maer (English/Australian cellist)
piano:
Sally Whitwell (Australian pianist)
recording of:
Spiegel im Spiegel (for cello and piano)
composer:
Arvo Pärt (Estonian composer) (in 1978)
arrangement of:
Spiegel im Spiegel (for violin and piano)
Arvo Pärt9:22
11Gabriel’s Oboe
oboe:
Diana Doherty (oboist)
orchestra:
Sinfonia Australis
conductor:
Mark Summerbell (conductor)
recording of:
Gabriel’s Oboe (The Mission, main theme)
publisher:
Ennio Morricone (Italian classical and score composer)
orchestrator and composer:
Ennio Morricone (Italian classical and score composer)
publisher:
EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!) and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
part of:
The Mission
Ennio Morricone2:29
12Road Trip
flute:
Sally Walker (Australian flutist)
piano:
Sally Whitwell (Australian pianist)
recording of:
Road Trip
composer:
Sally Whitwell (Australian pianist)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 99)
Sally Whitwell3:24
13The Fairy Dance Set: Mr Barnard / Miss Baird of Saughtonhall’s Hornpipe / The Fairy Dance
cello:
Julian Thompson (Australian cellist)
piano:
Catherine Strutt (pianist)
violin:
Chris Duncan (fiddle player)
Nathaniel Gow?:??
14Symphony no. 3 in C minor ‘Organ’: IIb. Maestoso – Allegro
organ:
Mel Waters (Organist)
orchestra:
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
David Stanhope (Australian composer, conductor and virtuoso pianist)
recording of:
Symphony no. 3 in C minor “avec orgue”, op. 78: II. Allegro moderato — Presto — Maestoso — Allegro
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer) (in 1886)
publisher:
Éditions Durand (1947–present)
part of:
Symphony no. 3 in C minor “avec orgue”, op. 78
Camille Saint‐Saëns8:11