Join Martin Clarke and Heather Harrison from 10am on wycombesound.org.uk  

playing some outstanding classical music to make it the perfect soundtrack to your Sunday morning

 

 

Beethoven: Symphony No 1 in C major 3rd movement Menuetto allegro molto e vivace – with a fast tempo that makes it more like a scherzo

Handel: Water Music Suite No 1 in F Air – a melodic and familiar piece from one of the three Water Music Suites

 

Dvorak: Slavonic Dances in F major No 8 Furiant – from the 2 sets of Romantic dances

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Interview with Martin Smith, Conductor Herts Philharmonia and Professional Violinist

Dvorak: Symphony No 8 in G major  3rd movement Allegretto grazioso – a beautiful but melancholic movement

Mendelssohn: Fair Melusine Overture – listen in to hear why Mendelssohn composed this for his sister Fanny

Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite No 1 Anitra’s Dance – where Peer attempts to seduce Anitra but she steals his money and horse

 

Mozart: Violin Concerto No 5 in A major Turkish 3rd movement Rondeau tempo di menuetto – hear why this final violin concerto was given the name Turkish

J Strauss II: Perpetuum Mobile – a musical joke to finish the first hour of the show

 

FOR OUR COFFEE BREAK THIS WEEK we have two pieces from Tchaikovsky

Violin Concerto in D major 2nd movement Canzonetta andante – a lyrical ‘little song’

Souvenir d’un lieu cher 3rd movement Melodie – a memory of a dear place; it being Brailov where Tchaikovsky went to get rest after his disastrous marriage

 

Schubert: Piano Quintet in A: The Trout  4th movement Theme and Variations – commissioned by a wealthy patron and amateur cellist

 

Mozart: Overture to the Marriage of Figaro – an energetic piece capturing the atmosphere of the opera’s plot

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Interview with Phoebe Papandrea, Concert Pianist

Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor: 3rd movement – a vibrant movement chosen by our soloist

Haydn: Symphony No 104 in D major London 4th movement Finale: allegro spiritoso - based on a Croatian folk song

 

J Strauss II: Blue Danube Waltz – initially a choral piece but orchestrated after an unenthusiastic reception

Bizet: Carmen Suite No 1 Seguidilla – for when Carmen plans her escape