Life is Beautiful with ABC Classic FM Volume 5

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1Praeludium from the suite Fra Holbergs tid (From Holberg’s Time), op. 40
orchestra:
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Pinchas Steinberg (conductor)
recording of:
Fra Holbergs tid, op. 40: I. Præludium (Allegro vivace) (for string orchestra)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1884)
arrangement of:
Fra Holbergs tid, op. 40: I. Præludium (Allegro vivace) (for piano)
part of:
Fra Holbergs tid, op. 40 (Holberg Suite, op. 40, for string orchestra)
Edvard Grieg2:45
2Für Elise (Bagatelle in A minor, WoO59)
piano:
Stephanie McCallum (pianist)
recording of:
Bagatelle for Piano in A minor, WoO 59 “Für Elise”: Poco moto (Bagatelle for Piano in A minor “Für Elise”, WoO 59)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1808 until 1810)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 15), Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 17) and Kinsky catalogue (Beethoven WoO works) (number: WoO 59)
Ludwig van Beethoven2:50
3Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet: Fantasy-Overture
orchestra:
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
David Stanhope (Australian composer, conductor and virtuoso pianist)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky3:26
4Ständchen (Serenade) from Schwanengesang (Swansong), D957
classical guitar:
Karin Schaupp (Australian classical guitarist)
recorder:
Genevieve Lacey
recording of:
Schwanengesang, D. 957: IV. Ständchen (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer)
arrangement of:
Schwanengesang, D. 957: IV. Ständchen (Leise flehen meine Lieder) (original for voice and piano)
is based on:
סרנדה
Franz Schubert3:48
5Assez vif, très rythmé (2nd movement: Rather lively, very rhythmic) from String Quarte
cello:
Rachel Johnston (cellist)
string quartet and strings:
Australian String Quartet
viola:
Sally Boud (violist)
violin:
Anne Horton (violinist) and Sophie Rowell (violinist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC for short, national public broadcaster, for copyrights/licensing use only)
recording of:
String Quartet in F major: II. Assez vif – Très rythmé
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (from 1902 until 1903)
arrangement of:
Assez vif - Très rythmé
part of:
String Quartet in F major
recording of:
String Quartet in F major: IV. Vif et agité
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (from 1902 until 1903)
arrangement of:
Vif et agité
part of:
String Quartet in F major
Maurice Ravel6:09
6Sinfonia (Arioso) from Cantata BWV156 ‘Ich steh mit einem Fuss im Grabe’ (I stand with one foot in the grave)
cello:
Sally Maer (English/Australian cellist)
orchestra:
Sinfonia Australis
conductor:
William Motzing (conductor, composer, trombonist)
arranger:
Julie Simonds (arranger)
recording of:
Kantate, BWV 156 “Ich steh mit einem Fuß im Grabe”: I. Sinfonia
premiered in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (in 1729)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1729)
is based on:
Concerto no. 5 for Keyboard and Orchestra in F minor, BWV 1056
part of:
Kantate, BWV 156 "Ich steh mit einem Fuß im Grabe"
Johann Sebastian Bach5:17
7Andante (2nd movement) from Concerto in G major f or two guitars (originally for two mandolins), RV532
classical guitar:
Leonard Grigoryan (Australian classical guitarist) and Slava Grigoryan (Australian classical guitarist)
orchestra:
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Benjamin Northey (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Concerto in G major for Two Mandolins, Strings and Continuo, RV 532: II. Andante
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist)
part of:
Concerto in G major for Two Mandolins, Strings and Continuo, RV 532
Antonio Vivaldi3:55
8Minuet from String Quintet in E major, op. 13 no. 5 (G275)
classical guitar:
Leonard Grigoryan (Australian classical guitarist) and Slava Grigoryan (Australian classical guitarist)
orchestra:
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Benjamin Northey (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Concerto in G major for Two Mandolins, Strings and Continuo, RV 532: II. Andante
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist)
part of:
Concerto in G major for Two Mandolins, Strings and Continuo, RV 532
Luigi Boccherini3:01
9Waltz 2
solo violin:
Adrian Bendt (violinist / concertmaster)
orchestra:
The Cove Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Stephen Williams (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Waltz 2 (in 2002)
composer:
George Palmer (Australian composer)
George Palmer4:37
10Nocturne in C-sharp minor, op. posth.
piano:
Leigh Harrold (pianist)
vibraphone:
Nick Parnell (vibraphonist)
recording of:
Nocturne no. 20 in C‐sharp minor “Reminiscence”, op. posth. 1 no. 16, B. 49, KKIVa/16
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1830)
part of:
Chopin National Edition: WN Catalogue (number: WN 37), Chopin: An Index of His Works in Chronological Order (The Brown Catalogue) (number: B. 49) and Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 127)
Frédéric Chopin4:02
11Meeresstille und glückliche Fahrt (Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage) (Excerpt)
orchestra:
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
David Stanhope (Australian composer, conductor and virtuoso pianist)
partial recording of:
Meeresstille und glückliche Fahrt D-Dur, op. 27 (Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage, Op. 27)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1828)
dedicated to:
Friedrich Wilhelm IV. von Preußen
part of:
Works of Felix Mendelssohn by opus number (number: op. 27) and Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Thematisch-systematisches Verzeichnis der musikalischen Werke (MWV) (number: MWV P 5)
Felix Mendelssohn3:50
12Lady Hunsdon’s Puffe
lute:
Rosemary Hodgson (lutenist)
recording of:
Lady Hunsdon's Puffe, P. 54
composer:
John Dowland (English Renaissance composer, lutenist, and singer)
part of:
John Dowland's lute works (number: P. 54)
John Dowland1:34
13Barcarolle from Les contes d’Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann)
orchestra:
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Leonard Dommett (conductor and violinist)
recording of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Barcarolle (The Tales of Hoffmann: Barcarolle, catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
arrangement of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Acte III. “Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour” (Nicklausse, Giulietta)
Jacques Offenbach3:54
14Toccata (3rd movement) from the suite Pour le piano (For the piano)
piano:
John Chen (NZ classical pianist)
recording of:
Pour le piano, L. 95, CD 95: III. Toccata. À N.G. Coronio. Vif
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1894 until 1901)
dedicated to:
Nicolas G. Coronio
part of:
Pour le piano, L. 95, CD 95
Claude Debussy3:44
15Waltz of the Flowers from The Nutcracker
recording engineer:
Alan Calvert and Robert Hobson (engineer)
producer:
Robert Karbow
orchestra:
Queensland Symphony Orchestra (aka The Queensland Orchestra between 2001–2010)
conductor:
Werner Andreas Albert (conductor)
recording of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: III. Valse des fleurs. Tempo di Valse
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a
revision of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II, Картина III, no. 13. Вальс цветов (The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act II, Scene III. Waltz of the flowers, valse des fleurs; waltz of the flowers)
recording of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II, Картина III, no. 13. Вальс цветов (The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act II, Scene III. Waltz of the flowers, valse des fleurs; waltz of the flowers)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II (The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act 2)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky6:35
16Andantino – Allegretto (4th movement) from Piano Quintet in A major, D667 ‘Trout’
Franz Schubert7:43
17"Vissi d’arte" (I lived for art) from Tosca
soprano vocals [soprano]:
Rita Hunter (soprano)
conductor:
Dobbs Franks (conductor)
orchestrator:
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
Giacomo Puccini3:16
18* Lento (2nd movement) from String Quartet in F major, B179 ‘American’
Antonín Dvořák6:53
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