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So we have a journey from Baroque brilliance to Romantic elegance, celebrating the eloquent voice of the bassoon and in two short pieces, its deeper cousin, the contrabassoon.

From the brightness of Vivaldi’s Venice to the twilight lyricism of Strauss, this programme celebrates the full expressive range of the double-reed family — a true dialogue into the deep.

Programme Title: Into the Deep – Double Reeds in Dialogue
Vivaldi, Antonio (1678–1741)
Concerto for Bassoon in E minor, RV 484 Spirited, sparkling Baroque brilliance, alternating fiery outer movements with a soulful slow movement. One of Vivaldi’s finest bassoon concertos, full of vitality and lyrical contrast.

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756–1791)
Bassoon Concerto in B-flat major, K. 191 Elegant and witty, full of graceful melodies and good-natured humour. The first truly great Classical concerto for the instrument, displaying Mozart’s balance between poise and playfulness.

Weber, Carl Maria von (1786–1826)
Andante e Rondo ungarese, Op. 35 A delightfully virtuosic showpiece with a charming Hungarian flair and a dashing finale. Weber brings the bassoon to the centre of the stage with brilliance and good humour.

Nigro, Susan (1951– )
Morceau pour le Basson and Little Tunes for the Bassoon Short, tuneful modern miniatures written for or premiered by the celebrated contrabassoonist Susan Nigro. Light-hearted, tonal, and engaging, they reveal the lyrical and whimsical sides of the great “double bassoon.”

Lipnick, Lewis & Miller, Tammy
Into the Deep An evocative work exploring the full range of the contrabassoon. Deeply sonorous yet surprisingly lyrical, it paints a picture of the instrument’s vast resonance and unexpected sensitivity.

Strauss, Richard (1864–1949)
Duet-Concertino for Clarinet and Bassoon, TrV 293 A late masterpiece blending grace, nostalgia, and gentle humour. The clarinet and bassoon converse like characters in a fairy tale, while the orchestra provides a shimmering, affectionate backdrop. Lyrical, warm, and utterly humane. Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741) - Concerto for Bassoon in E minor, RV 484 Performed by Klaus Thunemann with I Musici · Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741) - Concerto for Bassoon in E minor, RV 484 Performed by Klaus Thunemann with I Musici · Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741) - Concerto for Bassoon in E minor, RV 484 Performed by Klaus Thunemann with I Musici · Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791) - Bassoon Concerto in B-flat major, K. 191 Performed by Klaus Thunemann with the Academy of St Martin in the Fields conducted by Sir Neville Marriner · Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791) - Bassoon Concerto in B-flat major, K. 191 Performed by Klaus Thunemann with the Academy of St Martin in the Fields conducted by Sir Neville Marriner · Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791) - Bassoon Concerto in B-flat major, K. 191 Performed by Klaus Thunemann with the Academy of St Martin in the Fields conducted by Sir Neville Marriner · Carl Maria von Weber (1786–1826) - Andante e Rondo ungarese, Op. 35 Performed by Klaus Thunemann with the Academy of St Martin in the Fields conducted by Sir Neville Marriner · Various composers - Morceau pour le Basson and Little Tunes for the Bassoon Performed and arranged by Susan Nigro · Lewis Lipnick and Tammy Miller - Into the Deep Performed by Lewis Lipnick and Tammy Miller · Richard Strauss (1864–1949) - Duet-Concertino for Clarinet and Bassoon, TrV 293 Performed by Kim Walker and Dimitri Ashkenazy with the Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin conducted by Vladimir Ashkenazy · Richard Strauss (1864–1949) - Duet-Concertino for Clarinet and Bassoon, TrV 293 Performed by Kim Walker and Dimitri Ashkenazy with the Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin conducted by Vladimir Ashkenazy · Richard Strauss (1864–1949) - Duet-Concertino for Clarinet and Bassoon, TrV 293 Performed by Kim Walker and Dimitri Ashkenazy with the Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin conducted by Vladimir Ashkenazy]]> Music History Tue, 21 Oct 2025 14:48:00 +0200 0 0 Sundowner Programme 32 Into the Deep – Bassoon and Contrabassoon – 0 0 Brian Bekker full 1:05:25 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1607083 https://iono.fm/e/1607083 This is a light, listener-friendly programme — Classical concertos, a lyrical modern gem, and the familiar warmth of Dvořák. Ideal for a Thursday concert where elegance and accessibility are key.
Welcome to “about Music” with Brian.

Continuing from where we left off on Monday, I have another three works for you, featuring the big brother of the Oboe, namely the Cor Anglais which is also called the English Horn.
Following this I have two wonderful movements from Dvorak’s ninth symphony.

Composer (Surname, Forenames) Title Duration Descriptor
Donizetti, Gaetano Concertino for English Horn in G major (two movements) 8′ A concise, lyrical bel canto miniature — graceful and light
Pilotti, Giuseppe Concerto for English Horn in F 12′Tuneful Classical-era concerto with a warm slow movement and elegant outer sections.
Jacob, Gordon Rhapsody for Cor Anglais and Strings 8′ A pastoral, witty, and quintessentially English piece, showing the instrument’s lyrical charm in a modern but tonal idiom. Gaetano Donizetti - Concertino for English Horn in G Major Performed by Andre Lardrot with I Solisti di Zagreb conducted by Antonio Janigro · Gaetano Donizetti - Concertino for English Horn in G Major Performed by Andre Lardrot with I Solisti di Zagreb conducted by Antonio Janigro · Guiseppe Pilotti - Concerto a Corno Inglese in F Performed by Pedro R. Díaz with Musicians of the Metropolitan Opera Ochestra conducted by Riccardo Frizza · Gordon Jacob - Rhapsody for English horn and Strings Performed by Jane Murray, English horn. The orchestra is not named. · Antonín Dvořák - Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, B. 178 From the New World_ II. Largo and IV. Allegro con fuoco Performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by Claudio Abbado · Antonín Dvořák - Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, B. 178 From the New World_ II. Largo and IV. Allegro con fuoco Performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by Claudio Abbado]]> Music History Tue, 14 Oct 2025 04:30:00 +0200 0 0 Programme 31 – Thursday: Light Classical and Pastoral 0 0 Brian Bekker full 59:50 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1604964 https://iono.fm/e/1604964
Vivaldi, Antonio Oboe Concerto in A minor, RV 461 10'00"
A sparkling Baroque concerto with Vivaldi’s trademark rhythmic vitality and lyrical slow movement. An elegant and uplifting opener.

Haydn, Joseph (attrib.) Oboe Concerto in C major 12'00" Classical elegance and melodic charm, offering a poised contrast to Vivaldi’s baroque textures. Graceful and finely balanced.

Bellini, Vincenzo Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra in E-flat major 8'00" Essentially a bel canto aria for the oboe; lyrical, romantic, and expressive, showcasing the instrument’s singing tone.

Jacob, Gordon Oboe Concerto 15'00" A 20th-century work with a light English pastoral character — witty, tuneful, and warmly scored. A fresh and optimistic finale. Antonio Vivaldi - Vivaldi_ Oboe Concerto in A minor, RV 463 Performed by Heinz Holliger with I Musici · Antonio Vivaldi - Vivaldi_ Oboe Concerto in A minor, RV 463 Performed by Heinz Holliger with I Musici · Antonio Vivaldi - Vivaldi_ Oboe Concerto in A minor, RV 463 Performed by Heinz Holliger with I Musici · Joseph Haydn - Oboe Concerto in C Major, Hob. VIIg_C1 Performed by Heinz Holliger with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra conducted by David Zinman · Joseph Haydn - Oboe Concerto in C Major, Hob. VIIg_C1 Performed by Heinz Holliger with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra conducted by David Zinman · Joseph Haydn - Oboe Concerto in C Major, Hob. VIIg_C1 Performed by Heinz Holliger with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra conducted by David Zinman · Vincenzo Bellini - Concerto in E flat for Oboe and Orchestra (Cadenzas by Holliger) Performed by Heinz Holliger with the Bamberger Symphoniker conducted by Peter Maag · https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxFSkJhmuHI Gordon Jacob - Concerto No. 1 for oboe and strings Performed by Ruth Bolister with the Elgar Chamber Orchestra conducted by Stephen Bell · Gordon Jacob - Concerto No. 1 for oboe and strings Performed by Ruth Bolister with the Elgar Chamber Orchestra conducted by Stephen Bell · Gordon Jacob - Concerto No. 1 for oboe and strings Performed by Ruth Bolister with the Elgar Chamber Orchestra conducted by Stephen Bell]]> Music History Tue, 07 Oct 2025 15:42:00 +0200 0 0 “about Music“ with Brian. Sundowner Programme 30 – More Easy Listening Oboe Concertos. 0 0 Brian Bekker full 1:03:47 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1599237 https://iono.fm/e/1599237 The Saxophone music I played has proved popular and requests for more have followed. Today we turn to a lighter side of the instrument, exploring short pieces that are arrangements of popular orchestral and piano compositions, arranged for the Saxophone. Claude Debussy - Golliwogg's Cake-Walk from Children's Corner Suite Performed by Branford Marsalis with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra · Darius Milhaud - Scaramouche, Suite for Saxophone and Orchestra, Op. 165c Performed by Branford Marsalis with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra · Darius Milhaud - Scaramouche, Suite for Saxophone and Orchestra, Op. 165c Performed by Branford Marsalis with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra · Darius Milhaud - Scaramouche, Suite for Saxophone and Orchestra, Op. 165c Performed by Branford Marsalis with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra · Darius Milhaud - Sumaré (Saudades do Brasil No. 9), Op. 67 Performed by Branford Marsalis with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra · Gabriel Fauré - Pie Jesu from Requiem, Op. 48 Performed by Branford Marsalis with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra · Maurice Ravel - Pavane pour une infante défunte Performed by Branford Marsalis with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra · Igor Stravinsky - Serenata from Pulcinella Performed by Branford Marsalis and the English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Andrew Litton · Gabriel Fauré - Sicilienne from Pelléas et Mélisande Performed by Branford Marsalis and the English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Andrew Litton · Erik Satie - Gymnopedie No. 3 Performed by Branford Marsalis and the English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Andrew Litton · Heitor Villa-Lobos - Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 Performed by Branford Marsalis and the English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Andrew Litton · Igor Stravinsky – Pastorale Performed by Branford Marsalis and the English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Andrew Litton · Sergei Rachmaninoff – Vocalise Performed by Branford Marsalis and the English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Andrew Litton · Claude Debussy - Arabesque No. 1 Performed by Branford Marsalis and the English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Andrew Litton · Claude Debussy - L'Isle Joyeuse Performed by Branford Marsalis and the English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Andrew Litton]]> Music History Fri, 19 Sep 2025 17:56:00 +0200 0 0 Sundowner Programme 29 – More Saxophone Music 0 0 Brian Bekker full 1:00:57 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1597287 https://iono.fm/e/1597287 In our last programme, we heard the saxophone in its serious concert setting — through Glazunov, Ibert, and Creston. Today we turn to a lighter side of the instrument, exploring short pieces that highlight the many sizes of the saxophone family: soprano, alto, tenor, and baritone, as well as ensemble arrangements. Deep Sounds_ Soprano Sax Jazz Music Collection · Richard Rodney Bennet - Soprano Saxophone Sonata_ I. Poco allegro Performed by John Harle and John Lenehan · A Taste of Jazz: Smooth Sax Jazz Music Collection · Jules Demersseman - Fantaisie sur un thème original Performed by Fabien Chouraki and Christophe Grasser · Richard Rodney Bennett - Samba Triste (From Three Piece Suite) Performed by John Harle · Jean-Baptiste Singelée - Tenor Saxophone Concerto, Op. 57 Performed by Claude Delangle and Odile Delangle · Paul-Agricole Génin - Variations sur un theme espagnol Performed by Claude Delangle and Odile Delangle · Johann Sebastian Bach - Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007_ I. Prelude and Gigue Performed by Henk van Twillert · Johann Sebastian Bach - Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007_ I. Prelude and Gigue Performed by Henk van Twillert · Gustav Holst: Jupiter –The Planets Japan Large Saxophone Ensemble Summit 11 · Antonio Vivaldi - Winter - The four seasons Performed by Ensemble de saxophones de Strasbourg (2015) · Maurice Ravel - Pavane pour une infante défunte Performed by Branford Marsalis with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra · Gabriel Fauré - Pie Jesu from Requiem, Op. 48 Performed by Branford Marsalis with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra]]> Music History Mon, 15 Sep 2025 09:43:00 +0200 0 0 About Music – The Art of Listening with Brian Sundowner Programme 28 – Saxophone Showcase 0 0 Brian Bekker full 1:00:31 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1594754 https://iono.fm/e/1594754 Today’s companion programme offers a more intimate view. Instead of grand concertos, we hear shorter works — each chosen to illustrate another shade of the clarinet’s tone. From sparkling virtuosity to warm lyricism, from salon charm to modern colour, these pieces reveal just how adaptable the instrument can be.

Conclusion
Together with the concertos of Stamitz, Spohr, and Copland, these miniatures give us a fuller portrait of the clarinet. We hear the same instrument that can hold its own against an orchestra also whisper in delicate colours, dance with wit and grace, or sing in poetic stillness.
The clarinet’s voice is many-sided: it is Classical and Romantic, lyrical and jazzy, intimate and powerful. Heard alongside the concertos, this selection completes the picture — reminding us why composers across centuries have returned again and again to its warm, human tone.
I would like to invite you to join me on Monday evening at 7:30, because I am going to feature the clarinet’s relative, the Saxophone, in a programme of most interesting music. Please join me! Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Clarinet Quintet in A Major, K. 581 “Stadler” III. Menuetto Performed by Sabine Meyer with the Wiener Streichsextett, conducted by Bruno Schneider · Gerald Finzi_ 5 Bagatelles for clarinet and piano, Op. 23_ 2. Romance - Andante tranquillo Performed by Emma Johnson and Malcolm Martineau · Louis Spohr_ Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 26_ 3. Rondo (Vivace) Performed by Andreas Ottensamer with the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin · Jean Francaix - Tema con variazioni (Version for Clarinet & String Orchestra) Performed by Oleg Shebeta-Dragan with the Odense Symphony Orchestra conducted by Anna Skryleva · Robert Schumann - Fantasiestücke, Op. 73_ No. 1, Zart und mit Ausdruck Performed by Martin Fröst and Roland Pöntinen · Heinrich Sutermeister - Capriccio for Clarinet Solo in A Major Performed by Karl Leister · Jacob Gade – Jealousy Performed by the Greg Eaton Clarinet Quartet · Claude Debussy - Petite pièce, L. 127 Performed by Nicolas Baldeyrou and Bertrand Chamayou · Malcolm Arnold_ Sonatina for clarinet and piano, Op. 29 (1951) 3. Furioso Performed by Emma Johnson and Malcolm Martineau · Joseph Horovitz - Sonatina for Clarinet and Piano_ III. Con brio Performed by Jaren Hinckley and Vince Humphries · Bernhard Krol - Fantasiestücke, Op. 108_ I. Arietta Performed by Henri Bok and Rob van den Broeck · Francois Rasse - Lied for Bass Clarinet & Piano Performed by Henri Bok and Rob van den Broeck]]> Music History Sun, 07 Sep 2025 14:44:00 +0200 0 0 Clarinet Concertos – Part Two: Add-on – Programme 27 0 0 Brian Bekker full 58:51 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1588172 https://iono.fm/e/1588172
Together, these works remind us why the clarinet has captured the imagination of so many composers. From the elegance of Crusell and Weber to the shimmering colours of Debussy, from the salon grace of Pierné to the witty charm of Horovitz, the clarinet reveals itself as one of the most versatile instruments in the orchestra and recital hall alike.
Where the concerto places the clarinet against the full forces of the orchestra, these shorter pieces bring us closer to its intimate, chamber voice — warm, expressive, and endlessly varied.

This programme, paired with the Mozart and Weber concertos, gives us a fuller picture of the clarinet: not only a virtuoso soloist, but also a poetic storyteller, a dancer, and at times, a dreamer. Carl Maria von Weber - Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 73, J. 114_ I. Allegro Performed by Martin Fröst with the Tapiola Sinfonietta conducted by Jean-Jacques Kantorow · Francis Poulenc - Clarinet Sonata, FP 184_ I. Allegro tristamente Performed by Sabine Meyer with Oleg Maisenberg · Bernard Hendrik Crusell - Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 5_ III. Rondo. Allegretto Performed by Martin Fröst with the Göteborgs Symfoniker conducted by Okko Kamu · Claude Debussy - Première rapsodie in B-Flat Major, CD 124, L. 116 Performed by Sabine Meyer with the Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by Claudio Abbado · Camille Saint-Saëns - Tarantelle, Op. 6 Performed by Les Solistes de l'orchestre de Paris, Laurent Wagschal, Olivier Derbesse, and Vincent Lucas · Joseph Horovitz - Sonatina for Clarinet and Piano Performed by Jaren Hinckley and Vince Humphries · Joseph Horovitz - Sonatina for Clarinet and Piano Performed by Jaren Hinckley and Vince Humphries · Henri Rabaud - Solo de Concours Performed by István Kohán · Gabriel Pierné - Canzonetta, Op. 19 Performed by André Moisan and Louise-Andree Baril · Witold Lutoslawski- Five Dance Preludes For Clarinet & Piano (1954)_ I. Allegro Molto Performed by Kayoko Takae and Dieter Klöcker · Sluka Lubos - Cage For Two Nightingales_ Notturno Performed by Henri Bok and Rob van den Broeck]]> Music History Tue, 19 Aug 2025 12:22:00 +0200 0 0 Sundowner Programme 26 – Clarinet Music (Part 1) 0 0 Brian Bekker full 59:20 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1585027 https://iono.fm/e/1585027
Kabalevsky, Dmitry The Comedians – Gallop 1:45
A wild, joyful dash that kicks off the programme with carnival energy.

Offenbach, Jacques Orpheus in the Underworld – Can-Can 2:15
This high-kicking number remains the epitome of operetta mischief and sparkle.

Françaix, Jean L’horloge de flore – No. 3: Dandelion 3:15 Quirky and bright-eyed, full of instrumental wit and French finesse.

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525 – III. Menuetto 3:00 Gracefully cheeky with its rhythmic bounce and musical elegance.

Poulenc, Francis Mouvements perpétuels – No. 1 2:30 A Parisian postcard of playfulness and light-hearted teasing.

Sullivan, Arthur The Mikado – Overture 7:15 Droll and theatrical, blending satire and good-humoured melody.

Walton, William Façade – Valse: “Jodelling Song” 2:00 Eccentric and rhythmically sly, perfect in its playfulness.

Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai The Snow Maiden – Dance of the Tumblers 3:45 A burst of folk-inspired vitality, filled with good cheer and dazzling rhythm.

Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich Album for the Young, Op. 39 – No. 20: Dolly’s Funeral 2:00 Darkly comic and gently ironic, a child’s drama told with musical irony.

Weiner, Leó Divertimento No. 1 for String Orchestra – I. Allegro 6:00 A spirited Hungarian-flavoured romp, rich in good humour.

Milhaud, Darius Scaramouche – III. Brazileira 3:15 A zesty, samba-tinged finale with irresistible rhythmic bounce.

Pierné, Gabriel Entrance of the Little Fauns 4:30 Light-footed and magical, as if tiptoeing through an enchanted wood.

Grainger, Percy Mock Morris 4:00 Rustic, upbeat, and full of charming rhythmic invention. Dmitri Kabalevsky - The Comedians - Suite, Op. 26 - Galop of the comedians Performed by the Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Loris Tjeknavorian · Jacques Offenbach - Orpheus in the Underworld_ Can-Can Performed by the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras · Jean Francaix - L'Horloge de flore Performed by John De Lancie and Jean Françaix with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by André Previn · Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525_ II. Romance. Andante Performed by the Academy of St Martin in the Fields conducted by Sir Neville Marriner · Francis Poulenc - Trois mouvements perpétuels Performed by Arthur Jussen · Francis Poulenc - Trois mouvements perpétuels Performed by Arthur Jussen · Francis Poulenc - Trois mouvements perpétuels Performed by Arthur Jussen · Sir Arthur Sullivan - Overture “The Mikado” Performed by the Academy of St Martin in the Fields & Sir Neville Marriner - · William Walton – Façade - Suite No. 1 for Orchestra - 3. Swiss Yodelling Song Performed by the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra conducted by Andrew Litton · Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov - The Snow Maiden - Suite_ Dance Of The Tumblers Performed by the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Stanley Black · Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky - Album for the Young, Op. 39_ No. 8. Dolly's Funeral (Enterrement de la poupee) Performed by Idil Biret · Leo Weiner - Divertimento for string orchestra_ I. Allegro vivace Performed by - Orquestra de Cambra Terrassa 48 conducted by Leo Weiner · Darius Milhaud - Scaramouche Op 165 Suite III. Brazileira Performed by Nobuya Sugawa and Minako Koyanagi - · Darius Milhaud - Scaramouche Op 165b Suite III. Brazileira Performed by Charles Owen and Katya Apekisheva · Gabriel Pierré - Cydalise et le chèvre-pied_ Entrance of the Little Fauns Performed by the New York Symphony Orchestra conducted by Walter Damrosch · Percy Grainger - Mock Morris (Version for Orchestra) Performed by the City of London Sinfonia conducted by Richard Hickox ]]> Music History Sun, 10 Aug 2025 17:42:00 +0200 0 0 Programme 25: Lighthearted and Playful 0 0 Brian Bekker full 1:00:10 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1584066 https://iono.fm/e/1584066
Composer (Surname, Forenames)
Title Duration Programme Note

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus Divertimento in D major, K. 136 – I. Allegro 4:00 Sparkling and buoyant, this youthful work radiates classical balance and lightness.

Gluck, Christoph Willibald Orfeo ed Euridice – Dance of the Blessed Spirits 6:30 Serene and contemplative, with translucent textures that invite stillness
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Schubert, Franz German Dance in B-flat, D. 365 No. 2 2:00 A miniature imbued with lilting grace and Viennese elegance.

Borodin, Alexander String Quartet No. 2 – Nocturne 6:30 One of the most lyrical slow movements in the quartet repertoire, rich in melodic beauty.

Grieg, Edvard Lyric Pieces, Op. 12 – No. 6: Norse Dance 1:30 Delicate and intimate, with a gently swaying rhythm and folk charm.

Rameau, Jean-Philippe Les Indes Galantes – Air tendre 3:15 A light yet sensuous air from one of the French Baroque’s most elegant stylists.

Sibelius, Jean Valse Triste, Op. 44 No. 1 5:30 A hauntingly graceful waltz, floating between melancholy and dream.

Strauss II, Johann Rosen aus dem Süden, Op. 388 8:30 Romantic, refined, and wistful — one of Strauss’s most elegant waltz medleys.

Corelli, Arcangelo Concerto Grosso Op. 6 No. 8 – Pastorale (finale) 3:30 Gently lilting and reverent, this pastorale brings Baroque calm to a winter’s evening.

Haydn, Franz Joseph String Quartet in G, Op. 33 No. 5 – II. Largo 6:30 Unfurls with lyrical grace and perfect classical clarity.

Saint-Saëns, Camille The Swan (from Carnival of the Animals)2:45 A tranquil glide in musical form, beloved for its elegant cello solo. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Divertimento for Strings in D Major, K. 136_ I. Allegro Performed by the Academy of St Martin in the Fields conducted by Sir Neville Marriner · Christoph Willibald Gluck - Orfeo Ed Euridice Dance of the Blessed Spirits (Act II) Performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by Herbert von Karajan · Franz Schubert - 36 Originaltänze (German Dances) Op. 9 - Valse (D 365, No. 2), Op. 9a No. 2 Performed by Göran Söllscher · Alexander Borodin - String Quartet No. 2 in D 3. Notturno Performed by the Emerson String Quartet · Edvard Grieg - Lyric Pieces, Op. 12_ 6. Norwegian melody Performed by Zoltán Kocsis · Jean Philippe Rameau - Les Indes Galantes_ Air tendre pour la Rose Performed by Kenneth Weiss · Jean Sibelius - Sibelius_ Valse triste, Op. 44, No. 1 Performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by Hans Rosbaud · Johann Strauss II - Rosen aus dem Süden, Op. 388 Performed by the Wiener Philharmoniker conducted by Willi Boskovsky · Arcangelo Corelli - Concerto grosso in G minor, Op. 6, No. 8 - Pastorale (Largo) Performed by the Academy of St Martin in the Fields conducted by Sir Neville Marriner · Franz Joseph Haydn - String Quartet in G Major, Op. 33 No. 5, Hob. III_41_ II. Largo e cantabile Performed by the Goldmund Quartet · Camille Saint-Saëns - Carnival of the Animals_ XIII. The Swan Performed by Yo-Yo Ma & Phillip Entremont with Gaby Casadesus · Johann Strauss II - J. Strauss II_ Kaiserwalzer, Op. 437 Performed by the Wiener Philharmoniker conducted by Willi Boskovsky · Josef Strauss - Jokey-Polka, Op. 278 Performed by the Wiener Philharmoniker conducted by Willi Boskovsky]]> Music History Thu, 07 Aug 2025 04:08:00 +0200 0 0 Programme 24 Light and Graceful Elegance. 0 0 Brian Bekker full 1:00:28 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1581699 https://iono.fm/e/1581699
🎶 Light Classics

Nicolai, Otto The Merry Wives of Windsor – Overture 8:00
A spirited and tuneful curtain-raiser blending humour, elegance, and German charm.

Rossini, Gioachino La scala di seta – Overture 5:45
A bubbling, quicksilver overture full of playful wit and rhythmic sparkle.

Dvořák, Antonín Slavonic Dance No. 8 in G minor, Op. 46 No. 8 4:15
A fiery yet lyrical Bohemian dance that brims with folkloric flavour.

Chabrier, Emmanuel España 6:30
A rhapsodic, vibrant evocation of Spain from the imagination of a Frenchman.

Grainger, Percy Shepherd’s Hey 2:15
Joyous and quick-footed, based on an English Morris dance tune.

Mendelssohn, Felix String Symphony No. 10 in B minor 9:00
A youthful work of charm and vitality, composed when Mendelssohn was just 14.

Bizet, Georges L’Arlésienne Suite No. 2 – Farandole 3:30
A lively Provençal dance brimming with rhythmic energy and colourful orchestration.

Prokofiev, Sergei The Love for Three Oranges – March 1:45
Satirical and punchy — one of Prokofiev’s most beloved miniatures.

Delibes, Léo Lakmé – Flower Duet 5:30
Exquisite and floating, this duet captures a moment of serene beauty.

Gounod, Charles Petite Symphonie for Winds – I. Adagio et Allegretto 8:00
Graceful and witty, a showcase of the warm blend of woodwind timbres. Otto Nicolai - The Merry Wives of Windsor Overture Performed by the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras · Gioachino Rossini - La scala di seta Overture Performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by Herbert von Karajan · Antonín Dvořák - 8 Slavonic Dances, Op. 46 No. 8 in G minor Performed by the Cleveland Orchestra conducted by Christoph von Dohnányi · Emmanuel Chabrier - Chabrier_ España - Rhapsody for Orchestra Performed by the Wiener Philharmoniker conducted by John Eliot Gardiner · Percy Grainger - British Folk-Music Settings: No. 4, Shepherd's Hey Performed by Marc-André · Percy Grainger - British Folk-Music Settings: No. 19, Molly on the Shore Performed by Marc-André · Percy Grainger - British Folk-Music Settings:No. 22, Country Gardens Performed by Marc-André · Felix Mendelssohn - Mendelssohn_ String Symphony No. 10 in B Minor I. Adagio – II. Allegro – III. Più presto Performed by the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra · Georges Bizet - L'arlésienne Suite No. 2 IV. Farandole Performed by the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra conducted by Erich Kunzel · Sergei Prokofiev - Love For Three Oranges: March Performed by the Boston Pops Orchestra conducted by Arthur Fiedler · Léo Delibes – Lakmé - Flower Duet Performed by The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Carl Davis, with Lillian Watson and Christine Cairns · Charles Gounod - Petite Symphonie in B-Flat Major - I. Adagio et Allegretto Performed by the Netherlands Wind Ensemble conducted by Edo de Waart]]> Music History Thu, 31 Jul 2025 04:29:00 +0200 0 0 Programme 23: Light Classics with Spirit and Joy 0 0 Brian Bekker full 59:36 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1578194 https://iono.fm/e/1578194 We open with Johan Svendsen’s - Romance, Op. 26 and next up I have what is reputed to be the all-time favourite movement from a violin concerto – the slow movement from Max Bruch’s - Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor.
If you listened to our programme on Monday evening this week you would have heard the full concerto. We started a new series which will feature all the instruments of the orchestra in the coming weeks, so the violin music tonight compliments Monday’s programme with some different aspects of the violin. I know you’re going to love this one!

We follow with two pieces by Pablo de Sarasate, - Danzas Españolas, Op. 21 - Malagueña and Habanera.
My next morsel for you is by Dmitri Shostakovich – three Pieces for 2 Violins & Piano - Gavotte, Elegy, and Waltz.

Astor Piazzolla is best known for his Libertango and that is in the next group, preceded by Oblivion and followed by his Ave Maria. These feature violin and guitar. Then a Hommage to Astor Piazzolla, written by Jean-Marie Lemarchand, a Tango, which features the violin with two guitars.

Our second-to-last item is Joseph Suk’s - Love Song, Op. 7 No. 1, and that is followed finally by an item from Peter Warlock’s Capriol Suite. Johan Svendsen - Romance, Op. 26 Performed by Henning Kraggerud with the Malmo Symphony Orchestra conducted by Bjarte Engeset · Max Bruch - Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 26_ II. Adagio Performed by Anne-Sophie Mutter with the Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by Herbert von Karajan · Pablo de Sarasate - Danzas Españolas, Op. 21 - Malagueña and Habanera Performed by Julia Fischer and Milana Chernyavska · Pablo de Sarasate - Danzas Españolas, Op. 21 - Malagueña and Habanera Performed by Julia Fischer and Milana Chernyavska · Dmitri Shostakovich - Pieces for 2 Violins & Piano (Arr. by Lev Atovmyan) - Gavotte, Elegy, and Waltz. Performed by Julia Fischer, Kirill Troussov, and Henri Bonamy · Dmitri Shostakovich - Pieces for 2 Violins & Piano (Arr. by Lev Atovmyan) - Gavotte, Elegy, and Waltz. Performed by Julia Fischer, Kirill Troussov, and Henri Bonamy · Dmitri Shostakovich - Pieces for 2 Violins & Piano (Arr. by Lev Atovmyan) - Gavotte, Elegy, and Waltz. Performed by Julia Fischer, Kirill Troussov, and Henri Bonamy · Astor Piazzolla - Oblivion, Libertango, and Ave Maria Performed by Sara Chenal & Olivier Pelmoine · Astor Piazzolla - Oblivion, Libertango, and Ave Maria Performed by Sara Chenal & Olivier Pelmoine · Astor Piazzolla - Oblivion, Libertango, and Ave Maria Performed by Sara Chenal & Olivier Pelmoine · Jean-Marie Lemarchand - Hommage à Astor Piazzolla II. Tango Performed by Sara Chenal, Olivier Pelmoine and Matthias Collet · Joseph Suk - Love Song, Op. 7 No. 1 Performed by David Oistrakh & Vladimir Yampolsky · Peter Warlock - Capriol Suite: 5. Pied-en- l'air Performed by Nicholas Kraemer with the Academy of St Martin in the Fields conducted by Sir Neville Marriner ]]> Music History Mon, 21 Jul 2025 12:19:00 +0200 0 0 Sundowner Programme 22 - Strings in the Spotlight. Programme 0 0 Brian Bekker full 59:59 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1575660 https://iono.fm/e/1575660 Our theme this Thursday is Whimsy and Delight and I have a mixed bag of music for you, some of it a little bit weird, but all of it charming and delightful!
Domenico Scarlatti - Sonata in C Major, K. 159, L. 104 La Caccia
Francis Poulenc - Flute Sonata, FP 164_ I. Allegro malinconico (feat. Eric Le Sage)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Rondo in D major, K.485
Fritz Kreisler - Caprice viennois Op. 2
Fritz Kreisler – Liebesleid
Fritz Kreisler - Schön Rosmarin
Georges Bizet - Petite suite from Jeux d'enfants, Op. 22, WD 39
Maurice Ravel - Jeux d'eau, M. 30
Igor Stravinsky - Petrushka, Pt. 1 The Shrovetide Fair
Jacques Ibert_ Divertissement_ 5. Parade
Francis Poulenc - Improvisation No. 15 in C Minor, FP 176 Domenico Scarlatti - Sonata in C Major, K. 159, L. 104 La Caccia Performed by Dubravka Tomsic · Francis Poulenc - Flute Sonata, FP 164 (Movements 1 and 3) Performed by Emmanuel Pahud & Eric le Sage · Francis Poulenc - Flute Sonata, FP 164 (Movements 1 and 3) Performed by Emmanuel Pahud & Eric le Sage · Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Rondo in D major, K.485 Performed by Mitsuko Uchida · Fritz Kreisler - Caprice viennois Op. 2 Performed by Anne-Sophie Mutter & Lambert Orkis · Fritz Kreisler - Liebesleid Performed by Anne-Sophie Mutter & Lambert Orkis · Fritz Kreisler - Schön Rosmarin Performed by Anne-Sophie Mutter & Lambert Orkis · Georges Bizet - Petite suite from Jeux d'enfants, Op. 22, WD 39 Performed by the Orchestre de Paris conducted by Paavo Järvi i. Marche “Trompette et Tambour” · Georges Bizet - Petite suite from Jeux d'enfants, Op. 22, WD 39 Performed by the Orchestre de Paris conducted by Paavo Järvi Ii. Berceuse “La poupée” · Georges Bizet - Petite suite from Jeux d'enfants, Op. 22, WD 39 Performed by the Orchestre de Paris conducted by Paavo Järvi III. “Impromptu La toupee” · Georges Bizet - Petite suite from Jeux d'enfants, Op. 22, WD 39 Performed by the Orchestre de Paris conducted by Paavo Järvi IV. Duo “Petit mari, petite femme” · Georges Bizet - Petite suite from Jeux d'enfants, Op. 22, WD 39 Performed by the Orchestre de Paris conducted by Paavo Järvi V. Galop “Le bal” · Maurice Ravel - Jeux d'eau, M. 30 Performed by Martha Argerich · Ibert_ Divertissement_ 5. Parade Performed by the Academy of St Martin in the Fields conducted by Sir Neville Marriner · Francis Poulenc - Improvisation No. 15 in C Minor, FP 176 Performed by Pascal Rogé · Igor Stravinsky - Petrushka, Pt. 1 Shrovetide Fair Introduction - At the Shrovetide Fair (1947 Version) Performed by the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Simon Rattle, featuring Peter Donohoe]]> Music History Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:17:00 +0200 0 0 Sundowner Programme 21 - Whimsy and Delight 0 0 Brian Bekker full 59:30 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1573437 https://iono.fm/e/1573437
1. Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov Caucasian - Sketches for Orchestra, Op. 10_
Procession of the Sardar
2. Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov - The Flight of the Bumble-bee
3. Isaac Albéniz - Suite española, Op.47 - Granada, Sevilla and Asturias
4. Manuel María Ponce - Estrellita (Arranged for Violin & Orchestra by
Joshua Bell and Jascha Heifetz)
5. Alexander Glazunov - Chant du Ménestrel, Op. 71
6. Enrique Granados - Danzas Española, Op. 37, No. 10 - Danza Triste,
Oriental, Villanesca, and Andaluza
7. Maurice Ravel - Rapsodie espagnole, M. 54 – Habanera and Feria Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov Caucasian - Sketches for Orchestra, Op. 10_ Procession of the Sardar Performed by the4 Philadelphia Orchestra, conducted by Eugene Ormandy · Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov - The Flight of the Bumble-bee Performed by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra conducted by Neeme Järvi · Isaac Albéniz - Suite española, Op.47 - Granada, Sevilla and Asturias Performed by Miloš Karadaglić · Isaac Albéniz - Suite española, Op.47 - Granada, Sevilla and Asturias Performed by Miloš Karadaglić · Isaac Albéniz - Suite española, Op.47 - Granada, Sevilla and Asturias Performed by Miloš Karadaglić · Manuel María Ponce - Estrellita (Arranged for Violin & Orchestra by Joshua Bell and Jascha Heifetz) Performed by Joshua Bell and the Orchestra of St. Luke’s conducted by Michael Stern · Alexander Glazunov - Chant du Ménestrel, Op. 71 Performed by Mstislav Rostropovich and the Boston Symphony Orchestra xonducted by Seiji Ozawa · Enrique Granados - Danzas Española, Op. 37, No. 10 - Danza Triste, Oriental, Villanesca, and Andaluza Performed by Pepe Romero and Celin Romero · Enrique Granados - Danzas Española, Op. 37, No. 10 - Danza Triste, Oriental, Villanesca, and Andaluza Performed by Pepe Romero and Celin Romero · Enrique Granados - Danzas Española, Op. 37, No. 10 - Danza Triste, Oriental, Villanesca, and Andaluza Performed by Pepe Romero and Celin Romero · Enrique Granados - Danzas Española, Op. 37, No. 10 - Danza Triste, Oriental, Villanesca, and Andaluza Performed by Pepe Romero and Celin Romero · Maurice Ravel - Rapsodie espagnole, M. 54 – Habanera and Feria Performed by the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Claudio Abbado · Maurice Ravel - Rapsodie espagnole, M. 54 – Habanera and Feria Performed by the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Claudio Abbado ]]> Music History Mon, 07 Jul 2025 07:31:00 +0200 0 0 about Music, Sundowner Programme 20 – A touch of Spanish and the Exotic. 0 0 Brian Bekker full 59:49 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1570991 https://iono.fm/e/1570991 Today’s programme is all about relaxation. Serenades and music suitable for the night.
Mozart – Eine kleine Nachtmusik 4th movement
Franz Strauss – Nocturne, Op. 7
Borodin – Nocturne from String Quartet No. 2
John Field – Nocturne in B-flat Major
Schubert – Ständchen (Serenade)
Grieg – Nocturne, Op. 54 No. 4
Tchaikovsky – Valse Sentimentale, Op. 51 No. 6
Dvořák – Serenade for Strings (complete), Op. 22 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Serenade in G Major, K. 525 Eine kleine Nachtmusik - IV. Rondo Performed by the Academy of St Martin in the Fields conducted by Sir Neville Marriner · Franz Strauss: Nocturne, Op. 7 Performed by Stefan Dohr and Markus Becker · Alexander Borodin: String Quartet No. 2 in D - 3. Notturno Performed by the Emerson String Quartet · John Field: Nocturne No. 5 in B-Flat Major Performed by James Galway · Franz Schubert: Schwanengesang, D. 957 No. 4, Ständchen Performed by Sumi Jo, Clara-Jumi Kang, Wen Xiao Zheng and Christopher Park · Edvard Grieg: Lyric Pieces Book 5, Op. 54 No. 4, Notturno Performed by Stephen Hough · Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: 6 Pieces, Op. 51 TH. 143: VI. Valse sentimentale (Arr. for Cello and Piano by Viktor Kubatsky) Performed by Mischa Maisky and Lily Maisky · Antonín Dvořák: Serenade for Strings in E Major, Op. 22, B. 52 Performed by the Wiener Philharmoniker conducted by Myung-Whun Chung · Antonín Dvořák: Serenade for Strings in E Major, Op. 22, B. 52 Performed by the Wiener Philharmoniker conducted by Myung-Whun Chung · Antonín Dvořák: Serenade for Strings in E Major, Op. 22, B. 52 Performed by the Wiener Philharmoniker conducted by Myung-Whun Chung · Antonín Dvořák: Serenade for Strings in E Major, Op. 22, B. 52 Performed by the Wiener Philharmoniker conducted by Myung-Whun Chung]]> Music History Sun, 29 Jun 2025 17:55:00 +0200 0 0 about Music Sundowner Programme 19 0 0 Brian Bekker full 58:27 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1568859 https://iono.fm/e/1568859 George Frideric Handel_ Water Music Suite No. 1 in F Major, HWV 348_ I. Ouverture (Grave - Allegro)
George Frideric Handel_ Water Music Suite No. 1 in F Major, HWV 348 - III. Allegro - Andante – Allegro
Antonio Vivaldi - Flute Concerto in D Major, Op. 10 No. 3, RV 428 Il gardellino Allegro, Cantabile and Allegro
Georg Philipp Telemann - Viola Concerto In G, TWV 51_G9_ 1. Largo
Domenico Scarlatti Sonata in D minor, K141
Johann Sebastian Bach - The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 Prelude and Fugue No. 1 in C Major, BWV 846_1
François Couperin - Pièces de Clavecin, Book 2, Ordre VI_ No. 5, Les baricades mistérieuses
Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto for 2 Violins in D Minor, RV 514_ II. Adagio
Johann Sebastian Bach - Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068_ II. Air on the G String
Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto for Lute, 2 Violins and Continuo in D Major, RV 93_ II. Largo
George Frideric Handel - Water Music Suite No. 2 in D Major, HWV 349_ II. Alla Hornpipe
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Serenade in G Major, K. 525 Eine kleine Nachtmusik - IV. Rondo George Frideric Handel - Water Music Suite No. 1 in F Major, HWV 348 I. Ouverture (Grave - Allegro) Performed by The English Concert conducted by Trevor Pinnock · George Frideric Handel - Water Music Suite No. 1 in F Major, HWV 348 - III. Allegro - Andante – Allegro Performed by The English Concert conducted by Trevor Pinnock · Antonio Vivaldi - Flute Concerto in D Major, Op. 10 No. 3, RV 428. Il gardellino. Allegro, Cantabile and Allegro Performed by Emmanuel Pahud and the Australian Chamber Orchestra conducted by Richard Tognetti · Antonio Vivaldi - Flute Concerto in D Major, Op. 10 No. 3, RV 428. Il gardellino. Allegro, Cantabile and Allegro Performed by Emmanuel Pahud and the Australian Chamber Orchestra conducted by Richard Tognetti · Antonio Vivaldi - Flute Concerto in D Major, Op. 10 No. 3, RV 428. Il gardellino. Allegro, Cantabile and Allegro Performed by Emmanuel Pahud and the Australian Chamber Orchestra conducted by Richard Tognetti · Georg Philipp Telemann - Viola Concerto In G, TWV 51_G9_ 1. Largo Performed by Pinchas Zukerman and the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra · Domenico Scarlatti - Sonata in D minor, K141 (Transcribed by Eduardo Fernández) Performed by Eduardo Fernández · Johann Sebastian Bach - The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 Prelude and Fugue No. 1 in C Major BWV 846 Performed by Angela Hewitt · Johann Sebastian Bach - The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 Prelude and Fugue No. 1 in C Major BWV 846 Performed by Angela Hewitt · François Couperin - Pièces de Clavecin, Book 2, Ordre VI No. 5, Les baricades mistérieuses Performed by John Williams · Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto for 2 Violins in D Minor, RV 514 II. Adagio Performed by Viktoria Mullova, Giuliano Carmignola, and the Venice Baroque Orchestra conducted by Andrea Marcon - · Johann Sebastian Bach - Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068 II. Air on the G String Performed by David Bell and the Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by Herbert von Karajan · Antonio Vivaldi - Vivaldi_ Concerto for Lute, 2 Violins and Continuo in D Major, RV 93 II. Largo Performed by Celin Romero and the Academy of St Martin in the Fields conducted by Iona Brown · George Frideric Handel - Water Music Suite No. 2 in D Major, HWV 349 II. Alla Hornpipe Performed by The English Concert conducted by Trevor Pinnock · Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Serenade in G Major, K. 525 Eine kleine Nachtmusik - IV. Rondo Performed by the Academy of St Martin in the Fields conducted by Sir Neville Marriner ]]> Music History Mon, 23 Jun 2025 14:28:00 +0200 0 0 Sundowner Programme 18 Enchanting Baroque 0 0 Brian Bekker full 1:00:08 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1567427 https://iono.fm/e/1567427 Our theme today is: Music that paints vivid images of the countryside and nature’s beauty.

I have nine items for you that capture both the serenity and grandeur of nature, from tranquil streams to soaring landscapes.

Ludwig van Beethoven – Pastoral Symphony No. 6, Op. 68 (1st movement: Awakening of Cheerful Feelings on Arrival in the Countryside)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Pastoral Symphony No. 6, Op. 68 (2nd movement: Scene by the Brook)
Ralph Vaughan Williams – Fantasia on Greensleeves
Jean Sibelius – Andante
Frederick Delius – On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring
Ottorino Respighi – The Birds (Preludio)
Ottorino Respighi – The Birds (The Dove)
Samuel Barber – Adagio for Strings
Aaron Copland – Appalachian Spring: Simple Gifts Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 Pastoral_ I. Pleasant, cheerful feelings aroused on approaching the countryside Performed by the European Festival Orchestra conducted by Johannes Walter · Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 Pastoral_ II. Szene am Bach. Performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by Herbert von Karajan · Ralf Vaughan Williams - Fantasia on Greensleeves Performed by the Academy of St Martin in the Fields conducted by Sir Neville Marriner · Jean Sibelius - Andante Festivo Performed by the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra conducted by Neeme Järvi · Frederick Delius - On hearing the first Cuckoo in Spring Performed by the Academy of St Martin in the Fields conducted by Sir Neville Marriner · Ottorino Respighi - The Birds 1. Prelude Performed by the San Francisco Symphony conducted by Edo de Waart · Ottorino Respighi_ The Birds, P. 154 – 2. The Dove Performed by the San Francisco Symphony conducted by Edo de Waart · Samuel Barber - Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 Performed by the Academy of St Martin in the Fields conducted by Sir Neville Marriner · Aaron Copland - Simple Gifts from Appalachian Spring Performed by The Boston Pops Orchestra conducted by John Williams]]> Music History Wed, 18 Jun 2025 15:47:00 +0200 0 0 about Music Sundowner Programme 17: Pastoral Landscapes 0 0 Brian Bekker full 59:56 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1565317 https://iono.fm/e/1565317 1. Kabalevsky – Comedians’ Galop
2. Strauss II – Pizzicato Polka
3. Bartók – Romanian Folk Dances
4. Piazzolla – Libertango
5. Debussy – Golliwogg’s Cakewalk
6. Saint-Saëns – Danse Macabre
7. Falla – Spanish Dance No. 1
8. Khachaturian – Sabre Dance
9. Borodin – Polovtsian Dances
10. Delibes – Pizzicati from Sylvia
11. Grieg – Halling Dmitri Kabalevsky_ The Comedians - Suite, Op. 26 - Galop of the comedians Performed by the Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Loris Tjeknavorian - · Johann Strauss II Pizzicato Polka (1870) Performed by the Wiener Philharmoniker conducted by Willi Boskovsky · Bela Bartók - Romanian Folk Dances Performed by David Oistrakh and Vladimir Yampolsky · Astor Piazzolla – Libertango Performed by the Astor Piazzolla quintet · Claude Debussy Children's Corner L. 113_ VI: Golliwog's Cakewalk Performed by Seong-Jin Cho · Camille Saint-Saëns - Danse macabre, Op. 40 Performed by the Academy of St Martin in the Fields conducted by Sir Neville Marriner · Manuel de Falla - Spanish Dance No. 1 (from La vida breve) Performed by Itzhak Perlman and David Garvey · Manuel de Falla - Danza n.º 2 de «La vida breve», piano (1904) Performed by Paco M Aranda · Aram Khachaturian - Gayaneh - Sabre Dance Performed by the Wiener Philharmoniker · Akexander Borodin - Polovetzian Dances Performed by the Orchestra of Lubeck · Léo Delibes - Pizzicati (Suite) from the Ballet Sylvia Performed by the New Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras · Edvard Grieg - Norwegian Dances, Op. 35_ No. 4, Allegro molto Performed by the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Paavo Järvi]]> Music History Wed, 11 Jun 2025 16:36:00 +0200 0 0 Sundowner Programme 16: The Spirit of Dance 0 0 Brian Bekker full 59:55 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1562024 https://iono.fm/e/1562024 • Scriabin Nocturne in A-flat major
• Schubert – Impromptu in G-flat major
• Schubert – Impromptu in A-flat major
• Fauré – Sicilienne
• Tchaikovsky – Waltz from Sleeping Beauty
• MacDowell – To a Wild Rose
• Franck – Panis Angelicus
• Grieg – Wedding Day at Troldhaugen
• Clara Schumann – Romance in A minor
• Saint-Saëns – The Swan
• Brahms – Intermezzo in A major
• Chopin – Étude in E major ("Tristesse") Alexander Scriabin - Nocturne in A Flat WoO 3 Performed by Valentina Lisitsa · Franz Schubert – Impromptus in G-flat major and A-flat major Opus 90 Performed by Krystian Zimerman · Franz Schubert – Impromptus in G-flat major and A-flat major Opus 90 Performed by Krystian Zimerman · Gabriel Fauré – Sicilienne Performed by James Galway · Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Waltz from “The Sleeping Beauty Suite” Opus 66a Performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by Herbert von Karajan · Edward MacDowell – “To a Wild Rose” from “Woodland Sketches” Opus 51 Performed by Harvey Lavan Van Cliburn · Caesar Franck – Panis Angelicus Performed by Cecilia Bartoli, Cinzia Maurizio, Luigi Piovano and Daniele Rossi · Edvard Grieg – Wedding Day at Troldhaugen Lyric Pieces, Book 8, Op. 65 No. 6. (arr. for orchestra) Performed by the BBC Scottish Symphony conducted by Jerzy Maksymiuk · Clara Schumann – Romance in A minor from 3 Romances, Op. 22 No. 1 WoO 3 Performed by Emmanuel Pahud and Eric Le Sage · Camille Saint-Saëns – Carnival of the Animals_ XIII. The Swan Performed by Yo-Yo Ma, Philippe Entremont, and Gaby Casadesus · Johannes Brahms – Intermezzo in A major from Sechs Klavierstücke, Op. 118_ II Performed by Arcadi Volodos · Frederick Chopin – Étude in E major (]]> Music History Mon, 02 Jun 2025 15:05:00 +0200 0 0 Sundowner Programme 15: Romantic Reflections 0 0 Brian Bekker full 59:46 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1560792 https://iono.fm/e/1560792 This week we will enjoy a programme of “Sundowner” music.
Easy listening for the end of the day.

The programme:
Franz von Suppé – The Light Cavalry Overture
Leroy Anderson - The Syncopated Clock
Leroy Anderson - The Typewriter
Carl Maria von Weber (Arranged by Hector Berlioz) Invitation to the Dance, Op. 65
Dmitri Kabalevsky - The Comedians: Galop Op 26
Paul Dukas - L'Apprenti sorcier
Ferdinand Ries - Piano Concerto Opus 151 - III. Rondo: Allegro vivace
Dmitri Shostakovich - Twenty-Four Preludes, Op. 34 No. 7 In A Major - Andante Arr. For Viola and Piano
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331 III. Rondo alla Turca: Allegretto
Franz Lehár - Gold and Silver Waltz Op. 79 Franz von Suppé – The Light Cavalry Overture Performed by the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra conducted by Erich Kunzel · Leroy Anderson - The Syncopated Clock Unknown performers · Leroy Anderson - The Typewriter Unknown performers · Franz Lehár - Gold and Silver Waltz Op. 79 Performed by the Wiener Philharmoniker conducted by John Eliot Gardiner · Dmitri Kabalevsky - The Comedians: Galop Op 26 The Philadelphia Orchestra & Eugene Ormandy - · Carl Maria von Weber (Arranged by Hector Berlioz) Invitation to the Dance, Op. 65 Performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker, conducted by Herbert von Karajan · Ferdinand Ries - Piano Concerto Opus 151 - III. Rondo: Allegro vivace Performed by Christopher Hinterhuber · Dmitri Shostakovich - Twenty-Four Preludes, Op. 34 No. 7 In A Major - Andante Arr. For Viola and Piano Performed byKim Kashkashian and Lera Auerbach · Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331 III. Rondo alla Turca: Allegretto Performed by Mitsuko Uchida · Paul Dukas - L'Apprenti sorcier Performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by James Levine]]> Music History Thu, 29 May 2025 06:01:00 +0200 0 0 about Music - Sundowner Programme 14 0 0 Brian Bekker full 59:15 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1558403 https://iono.fm/e/1558403 This week we will enjoy a programme of “Sundowner” music.
Easy listening for the end of the day.
The programme:
Joaquín Rodrigo - Adagio from Concierto de Aranjuez
Johann Sebastian Bach - Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068_ II. Air on the G String
Erik Satie - 3 Gymnopédies_ No. 1, Lent et douloureux
Joseph Haydn - String Quartet in C Major, Op. 76 No. 3, Hob. lll_ 77 Emperor - II. Poco adagio, cantabile
Luigi Boccherini - Minuet from String Quintet in E Major, Op. 13 No. 5
Stanley Myers – Cavatina from “The Deer Hunter”
Frédéric Chopin - Nocturne Op. 9 No. 2 in E Flat Major
Gioacchino Rossini - Overture to “The Italian Girl in Algiers”
Johannes Brahms - Waltz, Op. 35, No. 15 in A-Flat Joaquín Rodrigo - Adagio from Concierto de Aranjuez Performed by Norbert Kraft · Johann Sebastian Bach - Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068_ II. Air on the G String Performed by David Bell with the Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by Herbert von Karajan · Max Bruch - Eight Pieces for Clarinet, Viola, and Piano_ Nachtgesang_ Andante con moto Performed by The Bruch Trio (Jerry Kirkbride, clarinet, Jesse Levine, viola, Rex Woods) · Erik Satie - 3 Gymnopédies_ No. 1, Lent et douloureux Performed by Khatia Buniatishvili · Joseph Haydn - String Quartet in C Major, Op. 76 No. 3, Hob. lll_ 77 Emperor - II. Poco adagio, cantabile Performed by the Emerson String Quartet, · Luigi Boccherini - Minuet from String Quintet in E Major, Op. 13 No. 5 Performed by Mischa Maisky and the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra · Stanley Myers – Cavatina from “The Deer Hunter” Performed by Craig Ogden · Frédéric Chopin - Nocturne Op. 9 No. 2 in E Flat Major Performed by Jan Lisiecki · Gioacchino Rossini - Overture to “The Italian Girl in Algiers” Performed by the New York Philharmonic conducted by Leonard Bernstein · Johannes Brahms - Waltz, Op. 35, No. 15 in A-Flat Performed by Vladimir Horowitz ]]> Music History Wed, 21 May 2025 16:09:00 +0200 0 0 about Music - Sundowner Programme 13 Light and Graceful Elegance 0 0 Brian Bekker full 59:57 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1555394 https://iono.fm/e/1555394 Easy listening for the end of the day.

The programme:
Mikhail Glinka - Ruslan and Lyudmila Overture
Ludwig van Beethoven - Romance for Violin and Orchestra No. 2 in F Major, Op. 50
Johann Strauss II - The Beautiful Blue Danube, Waltz Op. 314
Camille Saint-Saëns - Carnival of the Animals_ XIII. The Swan
J.S. Bach_ Concerto for 2 Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043_ II. Largo ma non tanto
Claude Debussy - Suite Bergamasque, CD 82, L. 75_ III. Clair de lune
Edward Elgar - Salut d'amour, Op. 12
Johannes Brahms - Brahms_ 21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1 - Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G Minor. Allegro
Antonin Dvorak - Symphony No. 9 (From the New World) Movement 4 Mikhail Glinka - Ruslan and Lyudmila Overture Performed by the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Georg Solti · Ludwig van Beethoven - Romance for Violin and Orchestra No. 2 in F Major, Op. 50 Performed by Itzhak Perlman and the Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by Daniel Barenboim · Johann Strauss II - The Beautiful Blue Danube, Waltz Op. 314 Strauss Orchestra Vienna conducted by Joseph Francek - · Camille Saint-Saëns - Carnival of the Animals_ XIII. The Swan Performed by Yo-Yo Ma · J.S. Bach_ Concerto for 2 Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043_ II. Largo ma non tanto Performed by Hilary Hahn and Margaret Batjer with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra conducted by Jeffrey Kahane · Claude Debussy - Suite Bergamasque, CD 82, L. 75_ III. Clair de lune Performed by Moura Lympany · Edward Elgar - Salut d'amour, Op. 12 Performed by Tasmin Little and John Lenehan · Johannes Brahms - Brahms_ 21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1 - Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G Minor. Allegro Performed by the Wiener Philharmoniker conducted by Claudio AbbadoJohannes Brahms - Brahms_ 21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1 - Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G Minor. Allegro Performed by the Wiener Philharmoniker conducted by Claudio Abbado · Antonin Dvorak - Symphony No. 9 (From the New World) Movement 4 Performed by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir George Solti]]> Music History Tue, 13 May 2025 13:54:00 +0200 0 0 about Music - Sundowner Programme 12 0 0 Brian Bekker full 59:44 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1551560 https://iono.fm/e/1551560 Today’s easy listening is a selection of music for Violin and for Guitar.
We open with Johan Svendsen’s - Romance, Op. 26 and next up I have what is reputed to be the all-time favourite movement from a violin concerto – the slow movement from Max Bruch’s - Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor. If you listened to our programme on Monday evening this week you would have heard the full concerto. We started a new series which will feature all the instruments of the orchestra in the coming weeks, so the violin music tonight compliments Monday’s programme with some different aspects of the violin. I know you’re going to love this one!

We follow with two pieces by Pablo de Sarasate, - Danzas Españolas, Op. 21 - Malagueña and Habanera.

My next morsel for you is by Dmitri Shostakovich – three Pieces for 2 Violins & Piano - Gavotte, Elegy, and Waltz.

Astor Piazzolla is best known for his Libertango and that is in the next group, preceded by Oblivion and followed by his Ave Maria. These feature violin and guitar. Then a Hommage to Astor Piazzolla, written by Jean-Marie Lemarchand, a Tango, which features the violin with two guitars.
Our second-to-last item is Joseph Suk’s - Love Song, Op. 7 No. 1, and that is followed finally by an item from Peter Warlock’s Capriol Suite. Johan Svendsen - Romance, Op. 26 Performed by Henning Kraggerud with the Malmo Symphony Orchestra conducted by Bjarte Engeset · Max Bruch - Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 26_ II. Adagio Performed by Anne-Sophie Mutter with the Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by Herbert von Karajan · Pablo de Sarasate - Danzas Españolas, Op. 21 - Malagueña and Habanera Performed by Julia Fischer and Milana Chernyavska · Pablo de Sarasate - Danzas Españolas, Op. 21 - Malagueña and Habanera Performed by Julia Fischer and Milana Chernyavska · Dmitri Shostakovich - Pieces for 2 Violins & Piano (Arr. by Lev Atovmyan) - Gavotte, Elegy, and Waltz. Performed by Julia Fischer, Kirill Troussov, and Henri Bonamy · Dmitri Shostakovich - Pieces for 2 Violins & Piano (Arr. by Lev Atovmyan) - Gavotte, Elegy, and Waltz. Performed by Julia Fischer, Kirill Troussov, and Henri Bonamy · Dmitri Shostakovich - Pieces for 2 Violins & Piano (Arr. by Lev Atovmyan) - Gavotte, Elegy, and Waltz. Performed by Julia Fischer, Kirill Troussov, and Henri Bonamy · Astor Piazzolla - Oblivion, Libertango, and Ave Maria Performed by Sara Chenal & Olivier Pelmoine · Astor Piazzolla - Oblivion, Libertango, and Ave Maria Performed by Sara Chenal & Olivier Pelmoine · Astor Piazzolla - Oblivion, Libertango, and Ave Maria Performed by Sara Chenal & Olivier Pelmoine · Jean-Marie Lemarchand - Hommage à Astor Piazzolla II. Tango Performed by Sara Chenal, Olivier Pelmoine and Matthias Collet · Joseph Suk - Love Song, Op. 7 No. 1 Performed by David Oistrakh & Vladimir Yampolsky · Peter Warlock - Capriol Suite: 5. Pied-en- l'air Performed by Nicholas Kraemer with the Academy of St Martin in the Fields conducted by Sir Neville Marriner ]]> Music History Thu, 01 May 2025 18:23:00 +0200 0 0 Sundowner Programme 11 - Strings in the Spotlight. 0 0 Brian Bekker full 59:01 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1547197 https://iono.fm/e/1547197
Domenico Scarlatti - Sonata in C Major, K. 159, L. 104 La Caccia
Francis Poulenc - Flute Sonata, FP 164_ I. Allegro malinconico (feat. Eric Le Sage)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Rondo in D major, K.485
Fritz Kreisler - Caprice viennois Op. 2
Fritz Kreisler – Liebesleid
Fritz Kreisler - Schön Rosmarin
Georges Bizet - Petite suite from Jeux d'enfants, Op. 22, WD 39
Maurice Ravel - Jeux d'eau, M. 30
Igor Stravinsky - Petrushka, Pt. 1 The Shrovetide Fair
Jacques Ibert_ Divertissement_ 5. Parade
Francis Poulenc - Improvisation No. 15 in C Minor, FP 176 Domenico Scarlatti - Sonata in C Major, K. 159, L. 104 La Caccia Performed by Dubravka Tomsic · Francis Poulenc - Flute Sonata, FP 164 (Movements 1 and 3) Performed by Emmanuel Pahud & Eric le Sage · Francis Poulenc - Flute Sonata, FP 164 (Movements 1 and 3) Performed by Emmanuel Pahud & Eric le Sage · Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Rondo in D major, K.485 Performed by Mitsuko Uchida · Fritz Kreisler - Caprice viennois Op. 2 Performed by Anne-Sophie Mutter & Lambert Orkis · Fritz Kreisler - Liebesleid Performed by Anne-Sophie Mutter & Lambert Orkis · Fritz Kreisler - Schön Rosmarin Performed by Anne-Sophie Mutter & Lambert Orkis · Georges Bizet - Petite suite from Jeux d'enfants, Op. 22, WD 39 Performed by the Orchestre de Paris conducted by Paavo Järvi i. Marche “Trompette et Tambour” · Georges Bizet - Petite suite from Jeux d'enfants, Op. 22, WD 39 Performed by the Orchestre de Paris conducted by Paavo Järvi Ii. Berceuse “La poupée” · Georges Bizet - Petite suite from Jeux d'enfants, Op. 22, WD 39 Performed by the Orchestre de Paris conducted by Paavo Järvi III. “Impromptu La toupee” · Georges Bizet - Petite suite from Jeux d'enfants, Op. 22, WD 39 Performed by the Orchestre de Paris conducted by Paavo Järvi IV. Duo “Petit mari, petite femme” · Georges Bizet - Petite suite from Jeux d'enfants, Op. 22, WD 39 Performed by the Orchestre de Paris conducted by Paavo Järvi V. Galop “Le bal” · Maurice Ravel - Jeux d'eau, M. 30 Performed by Martha Argerich · Ibert_ Divertissement_ 5. Parade Performed by the Academy of St Martin in the Fields conducted by Sir Neville Marriner · Francis Poulenc - Improvisation No. 15 in C Minor, FP 176 Performed by Pascal Rogé · Igor Stravinsky - Petrushka, Pt. 1 Shrovetide Fair Introduction - At the Shrovetide Fair (1947 Version) Performed by the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Simon Rattle, featuring Peter Donohoe]]> Music History Wed, 16 Apr 2025 02:31:00 +0200 0 0 Sundowner Programme 10 - Whimsy and Delight - Programme Description 0 0 Brian Bekker full 59:30 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1545615 https://iono.fm/e/1545615
Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov Caucasian - Sketches for Orchestra, Op. 10_ Procession of the Sardar
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov - The Flight of the Bumble-bee
Isaac Albéniz - Suite española, Op.47 - Granada, Sevilla and Asturias
Manuel María Ponce - Estrellita (Arranged for Violin & Orchestra by Joshua Bell and Jascha Heifetz)
Alexander Glazunov - Chant du Ménestrel, Op. 71
Enrique Granados - Danzas Española, Op. 37, No. 10 - Danza Triste, Oriental, Villanesca, and Andaluza
Maurice Ravel - Rapsodie espagnole, M. 54 – Habanera and Feria Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov Caucasian - Sketches for Orchestra, Op. 10_ Procession of the Sardar Performed by the4 Philadelphia Orchestra, conducted by Eugene Ormandy · Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov - The Flight of the Bumble-bee Performed by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra conducted by Neeme Järvi · Isaac Albéniz - Suite española, Op.47 - Granada, Sevilla and Asturias Performed by Miloš Karadaglić · Isaac Albéniz - Suite española, Op.47 - Granada, Sevilla and Asturias Performed by Miloš Karadaglić · Isaac Albéniz - Suite española, Op.47 - Granada, Sevilla and Asturias Performed by Miloš Karadaglić · Manuel María Ponce - Estrellita (Arranged for Violin & Orchestra by Joshua Bell and Jascha Heifetz) Performed by Joshua Bell and the Orchestra of St. Luke’s conducted by Michael Stern · Alexander Glazunov - Chant du Ménestrel, Op. 71 Performed by Mstislav Rostropovich and the Boston Symphony Orchestra xonducted by Seiji Ozawa · Enrique Granados - Danzas Española, Op. 37, No. 10 - Danza Triste, Oriental, Villanesca, and Andaluza Performed by Pepe Romero and Celin Romero · Enrique Granados - Danzas Española, Op. 37, No. 10 - Danza Triste, Oriental, Villanesca, and Andaluza Performed by Pepe Romero and Celin Romero · Enrique Granados - Danzas Española, Op. 37, No. 10 - Danza Triste, Oriental, Villanesca, and Andaluza Performed by Pepe Romero and Celin Romero · Enrique Granados - Danzas Española, Op. 37, No. 10 - Danza Triste, Oriental, Villanesca, and Andaluza Performed by Pepe Romero and Celin Romero · Maurice Ravel - Rapsodie espagnole, M. 54 – Habanera and Feria Performed by the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Claudio Abbado · Maurice Ravel - Rapsodie espagnole, M. 54 – Habanera and Feria Performed by the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Claudio Abbado ]]> Music History Thu, 10 Apr 2025 15:04:00 +0200 0 0 about Music, Sundowner Programme 9 – A touch of Spanish and the Exotic. 0 0 Brian Bekker full 59:49 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1540522 https://iono.fm/e/1540522
Mozart – Eine kleine Nachtmusik 4th movement
Franz Strauss – Nocturne, Op. 7
Borodin – Nocturne from String Quartet No. 2
John Field – Nocturne in B-flat Major
Schubert – Ständchen (Serenade)
Grieg – Nocturne, Op. 54 No. 4
Tchaikovsky – Valse Sentimentale, Op. 51 No. 6
Dvořák – Serenade for Strings, Op. 22 Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner - Mozart_ Serenade in G Major, K. 525 Eine kleine Nachtmusik - IV. Rondo · Stefan Dohr & Markus Becker - Nocturne, Op. 7 · Emerson String Quartet & Alexander Borodin - Borodin_ String Quartet No. 2 in D_ 3. Notturno · James Galway - Nocturne No. 5 in B-Flat Major · Sumi Jo, Clara-Jumi Kang, Wen Xiao Zheng & Christopher Park - Schubert_ Schwanengesang, D. 957_ No. 4, Ständchen · Stephen Hough & Edvard Grieg - Grieg_ Lyric Pieces Book 5, Op. 54_ No. 4, Notturno · Mischa Maisky, Lily Maisky & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Tchaikovsky_ 6 Pieces, Op. 51, TH. 143_ VI. Valse sentimentale (Arr. for Cello and Piano by Viktor Kubatsky) · Wiener Philharmoniker, Myung-Whun Chung & Antonín Dvořák - Dvořák_ Serenade for Strings in E Major, Op. 22, B. 52 - I. Moderato · Wiener Philharmoniker, Myung-Whun Chung & Antonín Dvořák - Dvořák_ Serenade for Strings in E Major, Op. 22, B. 52 - I. Moderato · Wiener Philharmoniker, Myung-Whun Chung & Antonín Dvořák - Dvořák_ Serenade for Strings in E Major, Op. 22, B. 52 - I. Moderato · Wiener Philharmoniker, Myung-Whun Chung & Antonín Dvořák - Dvořák_ Serenade for Strings in E Major, Op. 22, B. 52 - I. Moderato]]> Music History Wed, 26 Mar 2025 19:50:00 +0200 0 0 about Music Sundowner Programme 8: Serenades and Nocturnes 0 0 Brian Bekker full 58:33 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1540120 https://iono.fm/e/1540120
George Frideric Handel_ Water Music Suite No. 1 in F Major, HWV 348_ I. Ouverture (Grave - Allegro)
George Frideric Handel_ Water Music Suite No. 1 in F Major, HWV 348 - III. Allegro - Andante – Allegro
Antonio Vivaldi - Flute Concerto in D Major, Op. 10 No. 3, RV 428 Il gardellino Allegro, Cantabile and Allegro
Georg Philipp Telemann - Viola Concerto In G, TWV 51_G9_ 1. Largo
Domenico Scarlatti Sonata in D minor, K141
Johann Sebastian Bach - The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 Prelude and Fugue No. 1 in C Major, BWV 846_1
François Couperin - Pièces de Clavecin, Book 2, Ordre VI_ No. 5, Les baricades mistérieuses
Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto for 2 Violins in D Minor, RV 514_ II. Adagio
Johann Sebastian Bach - Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068_ II. Air on the G String
Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto for Lute, 2 Violins and Continuo in D Major, RV 93_ II. Largo
George Frideric Handel - Water Music Suite No. 2 in D Major, HWV 349_ II. Alla Hornpipe George Frideric Handel - Water Music Suite No. 1 in F Major, HWV 348 I. Ouverture (Grave - Allegro) Performed by The English Concert conducted by Trevor Pinnock · George Frideric Handel - Water Music Suite No. 1 in F Major, HWV 348 - III. Allegro - Andante – Allegro Performed by The English Concert conducted by Trevor Pinnock · Antonio Vivaldi - Flute Concerto in D Major, Op. 10 No. 3, RV 428. Il gardellino. Allegro, Cantabile and Allegro Performed by Emmanuel Pahud and the Australian Chamber Orchestra conducted by Richard Tognetti · Antonio Vivaldi - Flute Concerto in D Major, Op. 10 No. 3, RV 428. Il gardellino. Allegro, Cantabile and Allegro Performed by Emmanuel Pahud and the Australian Chamber Orchestra conducted by Richard Tognetti · Antonio Vivaldi - Flute Concerto in D Major, Op. 10 No. 3, RV 428. Il gardellino. Allegro, Cantabile and Allegro Performed by Emmanuel Pahud and the Australian Chamber Orchestra conducted by Richard Tognetti · Georg Philipp Telemann - Viola Concerto In G, TWV 51_G9_ 1. Largo Performed by Pinchas Zukerman and the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra · Domenico Scarlatti - Sonata in D minor, K141 (Transcribed by Eduardo Fernández) Performed by Eduardo Fernández · Johann Sebastian Bach - The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 Prelude and Fugue No. 1 in C Major BWV 846 Performed by Angela Hewitt · Johann Sebastian Bach - The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 Prelude and Fugue No. 1 in C Major BWV 846 Performed by Angela Hewitt · François Couperin - Pièces de Clavecin, Book 2, Ordre VI No. 5, Les baricades mistérieuses Performed by John Williams · Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto for 2 Violins in D Minor, RV 514 II. Adagio Performed by Viktoria Mullova, Giuliano Carmignola, and the Venice Baroque Orchestra conducted by Andrea Marcon - · Johann Sebastian Bach - Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068 II. Air on the G String Performed by David Bell and the Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by Herbert von Karajan · Antonio Vivaldi - Vivaldi_ Concerto for Lute, 2 Violins and Continuo in D Major, RV 93 II. Largo Performed by Celin Romero and the Academy of St Martin in the Fields conducted by Iona Brown · George Frideric Handel - Water Music Suite No. 2 in D Major, HWV 349 II. Alla Hornpipe Performed by The English Concert conducted by Trevor Pinnock · Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Serenade in G Major, K. 525 Eine kleine Nachtmusik - IV. Rondo Performed by the Academy of St Martin in the Fields conducted by Sir Neville Marriner ]]> Music History Wed, 26 Mar 2025 06:15:00 +0200 0 0 Sundowner Programme 7 Enchanting Baroque 0 0 Brian Bekker full 1:00:08 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1538077 https://iono.fm/e/1538077
I have nine items for you that capture both the serenity and grandeur of nature, from tranquil streams to soaring landscapes.

Ludwig van Beethoven – Pastoral Symphony No. 6, Op. 68 (1st movement: Awakening of Cheerful Feelings on Arrival in the Countryside)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Pastoral Symphony No. 6, Op. 68 (2nd movement: Scene by the Brook)
Ralph Vaughan Williams – Fantasia on Greensleeves
Jean Sibelius – Andante
Frederick Delius – On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring
Ottorino Respighi – The Birds (Preludio)
Ottorino Respighi – The Birds (The Dove)
Samuel Barber – Adagio for Strings
Aaron Copland – Appalachian Spring: Simple Gifts Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 Pastoral_ I. Pleasant, cheerful feelings aroused on approaching the countryside Performed by the European Festival Orchestra conducted by Johannes Walter · Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 Pastoral_ II. Szene am Bach. Performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by Herbert von Karajan · Ralf Vaughan Williams - Fantasia on Greensleeves Performed by the Academy of St Martin in the Fields conducted by Sir Neville Marriner · Jean Sibelius - Andante Festivo Performed by the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra conducted by Neeme Järvi · Frederick Delius - On hearing the first Cuckoo in Spring Performed by the Academy of St Martin in the Fields conducted by Sir Neville Marriner · Ottorino Respighi - The Birds 1. Prelude Performed by the San Francisco Symphony conducted by Edo de Waart · Ottorino Respighi_ The Birds, P. 154 – 2. The Dove Performed by the San Francisco Symphony conducted by Edo de Waart · Samuel Barber - Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 Performed by the Academy of St Martin in the Fields conducted by Sir Neville Marriner · Aaron Copland - Simple Gifts from Appalachian Spring Performed by The Boston Pops Orchestra conducted by John Williams]]> Music History Tue, 18 Mar 2025 18:03:00 +0200 0 0 about Music Sundowner Programme 6: Pastoral Landscapes 0 0 Brian Bekker full 59:56 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1536169 https://iono.fm/e/1536169
1. Kabalevsky – Comedians’ Galop
2. Strauss II – Pizzicato Polka
3. Bartók – Romanian Folk Dances
4. Piazzolla – Libertango
5. Debussy – Golliwogg’s Cakewalk
6. Saint-Saëns – Danse Macabre
7. Falla – Spanish Dance No. 1
8. Khachaturian – Sabre Dance
9. Borodin – Polovtsian Dances
10. Delibes – Pizzicati from Sylvia
11. Grieg – Halling Dmitri Kabalevsky_ The Comedians - Suite, Op. 26 - Galop of the comedians Performed by the Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Loris Tjeknavorian - · Johann Strauss II Pizzicato Polka (1870) Performed by the Wiener Philharmoniker conducted by Willi Boskovsky · Bela Bartók - Romanian Folk Dances Performed by David Oistrakh and Vladimir Yampolsky · Astor Piazzolla – Libertango Performed by the Astor Piazzolla quintet · Claude Debussy Children's Corner L. 113_ VI: Golliwog's Cakewalk Performed by Seong-Jin Cho · Camille Saint-Saëns - Danse macabre, Op. 40 Performed by the Academy of St Martin in the Fields conducted by Sir Neville Marriner · Manuel de Falla - Spanish Dance No. 1 (from La vida breve) Performed by Itzhak Perlman and David Garvey · Manuel de Falla - Danza n.º 2 de «La vida breve», piano (1904) Performed by Paco M Aranda · Aram Khachaturian - Gayaneh - Sabre Dance Performed by the Wiener Philharmoniker · Akexander Borodin - Polovetzian Dances Performed by the Orchestra of Lubeck · Léo Delibes - Pizzicati (Suite) from the Ballet Sylvia Performed by the New Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras · Edvard Grieg - Norwegian Dances, Op. 35_ No. 4, Allegro molto Performed by the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Paavo Järvi]]> Music History Wed, 12 Mar 2025 15:32:00 +0200 0 0 Sundowner Programme 5: The Spirit of Dance 0 0 Brian Bekker full 1:00:02 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1533240 https://iono.fm/e/1533240
• Scriabin Nocturne in A-flat major
• Schubert – Impromptu in G-flat major
• Schubert – Impromptu in A-flat major
• Fauré – Sicilienne
• Tchaikovsky – Waltz from Sleeping Beauty
• MacDowell – To a Wild Rose
• Franck – Panis Angelicus
• Grieg – Wedding Day at Troldhaugen
• Clara Schumann – Romance in A minor
• Saint-Saëns – The Swan
• Brahms – Intermezzo in A major
• Chopin – Étude in E major ("Tristesse") Alexander Scriabin - Nocturne in A Flat WoO 3 Performed by Valentina Lisitsa · Franz Schubert – Impromptus in G-flat major and A-flat major Opus 90 Performed by Krystian Zimerman · Franz Schubert – Impromptus in G-flat major and A-flat major Opus 90 Performed by Krystian Zimerman · Gabriel Fauré – Sicilienne Performed by James Galway · Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Waltz from “The Sleeping Beauty Suite” Opus 66a Performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by Herbert von Karajan · Edward MacDowell – “To a Wild Rose” from “Woodland Sketches” Opus 51 Performed by Harvey Lavan Van Cliburn · Caesar Franck – Panis Angelicus Performed by Cecilia Bartoli, Cinzia Maurizio, Luigi Piovano and Daniele Rossi · Edvard Grieg – Wedding Day at Troldhaugen Lyric Pieces, Book 8, Op. 65 No. 6. (arr. for orchestra) Performed by the BBC Scottish Symphony conducted by Jerzy Maksymiuk · Clara Schumann – Romance in A minor from 3 Romances, Op. 22 No. 1 WoO 3 Performed by Emmanuel Pahud and Eric Le Sage · Camille Saint-Saëns – Carnival of the Animals_ XIII. The Swan Performed by Yo-Yo Ma, Philippe Entremont, and Gaby Casadesus · Johannes Brahms – Intermezzo in A major from Sechs Klavierstücke, Op. 118_ II Performed by Arcadi Volodos · Frederick Chopin – Étude in E major (]]> Music History Tue, 04 Mar 2025 16:13:00 +0200 0 0 Sundowner Programme 4: Romantic Reflections 0 0 Brian Bekker full 59:46 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1531112 https://iono.fm/e/1531112 Easy listening for the end of the day.

The programme:
Franz von Suppé – The Light Cavalry Overture
Leroy Anderson - The Syncopated Clock
Leroy Anderson - The Typewriter
Carl Maria von Weber (Arranged by Hector Berlioz) Invitation to the Dance, Op. 65
Dmitri Kabalevsky - The Comedians: Galop Op 26
Paul Dukas - L'Apprenti sorcier
Ferdinand Ries - Piano Concerto Opus 151 - III. Rondo: Allegro vivace
Dmitri Shostakovich - Twenty-Four Preludes, Op. 34 No. 7 In A Major - Andante Arr. For Viola and Piano
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331 III. Rondo alla Turca: Allegretto
Franz Lehár - Gold and Silver Waltz Op. 79 Franz von Suppé – The Light Cavalry Overture Performed by the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra conducted by Erich Kunzel · Leroy Anderson - The Syncopated Clock Unknown performers · Leroy Anderson - The Typewriter Unknown performers · Franz Lehár - Gold and Silver Waltz Op. 79 Performed by the Wiener Philharmoniker conducted by John Eliot Gardiner · Dmitri Kabalevsky - The Comedians: Galop Op 26 The Philadelphia Orchestra & Eugene Ormandy - · Carl Maria von Weber (Arranged by Hector Berlioz) Invitation to the Dance, Op. 65 Performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker, conducted by Herbert von Karajan · Ferdinand Ries - Piano Concerto Opus 151 - III. Rondo: Allegro vivace Performed by Christopher Hinterhuber · Dmitri Shostakovich - Twenty-Four Preludes, Op. 34 No. 7 In A Major - Andante Arr. For Viola and Piano Performed byKim Kashkashian and Lera Auerbach · Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331 III. Rondo alla Turca: Allegretto Performed by Mitsuko Uchida · Paul Dukas - L'Apprenti sorcier Performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by James Levine]]> Music History Wed, 26 Feb 2025 07:57:00 +0200 0 0 about Music - Sundowner Programme 3 0 0 Brian Bekker full 59:15 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1528795 https://iono.fm/e/1528795 Easy listening for the end of the day.

The programme:
Joaquín Rodrigo - Adagio from Concierto de Aranjuez
Johann Sebastian Bach - Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068_ II. Air on the G String
Erik Satie - 3 Gymnopédies_ No. 1, Lent et douloureux
Joseph Haydn - String Quartet in C Major, Op. 76 No. 3, Hob. lll_ 77 Emperor - II. Poco adagio, cantabile
Luigi Boccherini - Minuet from String Quintet in E Major, Op. 13 No. 5
Stanley Myers – Cavatina from “The Deer Hunter”
Frédéric Chopin - Nocturne Op. 9 No. 2 in E Flat Major
Gioacchino Rossini - Overture to “The Italian Girl in Algiers”
Johannes Brahms - Waltz, Op. 35, No. 15 in A-Flat Joaquín Rodrigo - Adagio from Concierto de Aranjuez Performed by Norbert Kraft · Johann Sebastian Bach - Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068_ II. Air on the G String Performed by David Bell with the Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by Herbert von Karajan · Max Bruch - Eight Pieces for Clarinet, Viola, and Piano_ Nachtgesang_ Andante con moto Performed by The Bruch Trio (Jerry Kirkbride, clarinet, Jesse Levine, viola, Rex Woods) · Erik Satie - 3 Gymnopédies_ No. 1, Lent et douloureux Performed by Khatia Buniatishvili · Joseph Haydn - String Quartet in C Major, Op. 76 No. 3, Hob. lll_ 77 Emperor - II. Poco adagio, cantabile Performed by the Emerson String Quartet, · Luigi Boccherini - Minuet from String Quintet in E Major, Op. 13 No. 5 Performed by Mischa Maisky and the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra · Stanley Myers – Cavatina from “The Deer Hunter” Performed by Craig Ogden · Frédéric Chopin - Nocturne Op. 9 No. 2 in E Flat Major Performed by Jan Lisiecki · Gioacchino Rossini - Overture to “The Italian Girl in Algiers” Performed by the New York Philharmonic conducted by Leonard Bernstein · Johannes Brahms - Waltz, Op. 35, No. 15 in A-Flat Performed by Vladimir Horowitz ]]> Music History Wed, 19 Feb 2025 05:43:00 +0200 0 0 about Music - Sundowner Programme 2 0 0 Brian Bekker full 59:57 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1526658 https://iono.fm/e/1526658 Easy listening for the end of the day.

The programme:
Mikhail Glinka - Ruslan and Lyudmila Overture
Ludwig van Beethoven - Romance for Violin and Orchestra No. 2 in F Major, Op. 50
Johann Strauss II - The Beautiful Blue Danube, Waltz Op. 314
Camille Saint-Saëns - Carnival of the Animals_ XIII. The Swan
J.S. Bach_ Concerto for 2 Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043_ II. Largo ma non tanto
Claude Debussy - Suite bergamasque, CD 82, L. 75_ III. Clair de lune
Edward Elgar - Salut d'amour, Op. 12
Johannes Brahms - Brahms_ 21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1 - Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G Minor. Allegro
Antonin Dvorak - Symphony No. 9 (From the New World) Movement 4 Mikhail Glinka - Ruslan and Lyudmila Overture Performed by the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Georg Solti · Ludwig van Beethoven - Romance for Violin and Orchestra No. 2 in F Major, Op. 50 Performed by Itzhak Perlman and the Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by Daniel Barenboim · Johann Strauss II - The Beautiful Blue Danube, Waltz Op. 314 Strauss Orchestra Vienna conducted by Joseph Francek - · Camille Saint-Saëns - Carnival of the Animals_ XIII. The Swan Performed by Yo-Yo Ma · J.S. Bach_ Concerto for 2 Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043_ II. Largo ma non tanto Performed by Hilary Hahn and Margaret Batjer with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra conducted by Jeffrey Kahane · Claude Debussy - Suite bergamasque, CD 82, L. 75_ III. Clair de lune Performed by Moura Lympany · Edward Elgar - Salut d'amour, Op. 12 Performed by Tasmin Little and John Lenehan · Johannes Brahms - Brahms_ 21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1 - Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G Minor. Allegro Performed by the Wiener Philharmoniker conducted by Claudio Abbado · Antonin Dvorak - Symphony No. 9 (From the New World) Movement 4 Performed by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir George Solti]]> Music History Wed, 12 Feb 2025 08:22:00 +0200 0 0 about Music - Sundowner Programme 1 0 0 Brian Bekker full 59:59 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1524457 https://iono.fm/e/1524457
Schumann’s writings helped define the Romantic movement in music by emphasizing the importance of emotion, imagination, and poetic expression in composition and focussing on individuality and the personal voice of the composer.

Our main work for today, Carnaval Opus 9, is an excellent example of this. Robert Schumann: Carnaval Opus 9 Performed by Marc-André Hamelin · Robert Schumann: Fantasiestücke Opus 12 Performed by Murray Perahia · Robert Schumann: Fantasiestücke Opus 12 Performed by Murray Perahia · Robert Schumann: Fantasiestücke Opus 12 Performed by Murray Perahia · Robert Schumann: Fantasiestücke Opus 12 Performed by Murray Perahia · Robert Schumann: Fantasiestücke Opus 12 Performed by Murray Perahia · Robert Schumann: Fantasiestücke Opus 12 Performed by Murray Perahia · Robert Schumann: Fantasiestücke Opus 12 Performed by Murray Perahia · Robert Schumann: Fantasiestücke Opus 12 Performed by Murray Perahia · Robert Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze Op. 6_ No. 1. Lebhaft Performed by Murray Perahia ]]> Music History Thu, 06 Feb 2025 18:19:00 +0200 0 0 Programme 87 “about Music. The art of listening.” Schumann’s Piano Music 0 0 Brian Bekker full 59:56 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1522094 https://iono.fm/e/1522094
Schumann’s writings helped define the Romantic movement in music by emphasizing the importance of emotion, imagination, and poetic expression in composition and focussing on individuality and the personal voice of the composer.

Our main work for today, the Piano Quintet in E flat major, is an excellent example of this. Robert Schumann: Piano Quintet in E-Flat Major, Op. 44 Performed by Leif Ove Andsnes, and the Artemis Quartet · Robert Schumann: Piano Quintet in E-Flat Major, Op. 44 Performed by Leif Ove Andsnes, and the Artemis Quartet · Robert Schumann: Piano Quintet in E-Flat Major, Op. 44 Performed by Leif Ove Andsnes, and the Artemis Quartet · Robert Schumann: Piano Quintet in E-Flat Major, Op. 44 Performed by Leif Ove Andsnes, and the Artemis Quartet · Robert Schumann: String Quartet No. 2 in F Major, Op. 41_2 Performed by the Emerson String Quartet · Robert Schumann: String Quartet No. 2 in F Major, Op. 41_2 Performed by the Emerson String Quartet · Robert Schumann: String Quartet No. 2 in F Major, Op. 41_2 Performed by the Emerson String Quartet · Robert Schumann: String Quartet No. 2 in F Major, Op. 41_2 Performed by the Emerson String Quartet · Robert Schumann: 6 Studien in kanonischer Form, Op. 56_ No. 2, Mit innigem Ausdruck Performed by Leif Ove Andsnes, Christian Tetzlaff and Tanja Tetzlaff]]> Music History Thu, 30 Jan 2025 18:00:00 +0200 0 0 Programme 86 “about Music. The art of listening.” Schumann’ influence Part 1 0 0 Brian Bekker full 1:00:00 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1519985 https://iono.fm/e/1519985
Beethoven’s influence on the generations of composers who followed him was monumental. He bridged the Classical and Romantic eras, transforming music into a deeply personal and expressive art form and opening the door for further experimentation in structure, harmony, and emotional depth.

Today we listen to movements of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto number 4, and Schumann’s only Piano Concerto and we explore what it is about these concertos that is so typical of their periods, and how Beethoven’s influence is seen in Schumann’s concerto. Ludwig von Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58 Performed by Stephen Hough with the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Hannu Lintu. · Ludwig von Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58 Performed by Stephen Hough with the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Hannu Lintu. · Ludwig von Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58 Performed by Stephen Hough with the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Hannu Lintu. · Robert Schumann: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54_ III. Allegro vivace Performed by Stephen Hough with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra conducted by Andris Nelsons · Robert Schumann: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54_ III. Allegro vivace Performed by Stephen Hough with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra conducted by Andris Nelsons · Robert Schumann: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54_ III. Allegro vivace Performed by Stephen Hough with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra conducted by Andris Nelsons]]> Music History Wed, 22 Jan 2025 06:06:00 +0200 0 0 Programme 85 “about Music. The art of listening.” Beethoven’s influence - Schumann 0 0 Brian Bekker full 59:58 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1517868 https://iono.fm/e/1517868
Beethoven’s influence on the generations of composers who followed him was monumental. He bridged the Classical and Romantic eras, transforming music into a deeply personal and expressive art form and opening the door for further experimentation in structure, harmony, and emotional depth.

Today we listen to two movements of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto number 4, and then we follow with Schumann’s only Piano Concerto - Romanticism at its best – heartbreaking emotion and ecstasy! Ludwig von Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58 Performed by Stephen Hough with the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Hannu Lintu. · Ludwig von Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58 Performed by Stephen Hough with the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Hannu Lintu · Ludwig von Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58 Performed by Stephen Hough with the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Hannu Lintu. · Robert Schumann: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54_ III. Allegro vivace Performed by Stephen Hough with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra conducted by Andris Nelsons · https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGjLxz7TnjM · Robert Schumann: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54_ III. Allegro vivace Performed by Stephen Hough with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra conducted by Andris Nelsons]]> Music History Wed, 15 Jan 2025 06:47:00 +0200 0 0 Programme 84 “about Music. The art of listening.” Beethoven’s influence - Schumann 0 0 Brian Bekker full 1:02:34 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1515314 https://iono.fm/e/1515314
Our gentle start to our New Year’s listening is with well-known pieces by Dvorak, Bizet, Rachmaninov, Faure, Brahms, Mozart, Wagner and Elgar. Antonin Dvorak: Slavonic Dance No. 2, Op. 72 Performed by Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks condicted by Rafael Kubelik · Georges Bizet: Carmen Prelude to Act 1 Performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by Herbert von Karajan · Georges Bizet: Carmen Suite No. 2: Habanera Performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by David Parr · Sergei Rachmaninov: Vocalise, Op. 34 Performed by Pieter Schoeman with the London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by David Parr · Gabriel Faure: Pavane Performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by David Parr · Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G Minor Performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by David Parr · Georges Bizet: L’ Arlesienne: Suite No 1 Carillon and Suite No 2: Menuet and Pastorale Performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by Herbert von Karajan · Georges Bizet: L’ Arlesienne: Suite No 1 Carillon and Suite No 2: Menuet and Pastorale Performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by Herbert von Karajan · Georges Bizet: L’ Arlesienne: Suite No 1 Carillon and Suite No 2: Menuet and Pastorale Performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by Herbert von Karajan · Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony: No 40. IV. Allegro assai Performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by Herbert von Karajan · Antonin Dvorak: Slavonic Dance No. 4, Op. 46 Performed by Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks condicted by Rafael Kubelik · Johann Strauss: Radetzky March Opus 228 Performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by Herbert von Karajan · Edward Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance, Op. 39: Land of Hope and Glory Performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by David Parr]]> Music History Sun, 05 Jan 2025 18:23:00 +0200 0 0 “about Music”, The Art of Listening Programme 83 0 0 Brian Bekker full 59:17 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1514721 https://iono.fm/e/1514721 The music is by Aaron Copeland, Carl Orff, Gustav Holst, Jules Massenet, Samuel Barber, Stanley Myers, Giuseppe Verdi, Johann Strauss, and Joey Tempest. Aaron Copeland: Fanfare for the Common Man “The Presidents Own®” U.S. Marine Band · Carl Orff: Carmina Burana: Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi Performed by the London Philharmonic, conducted by David Parry · Gustav Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: Mars, The Bringer of War “The Presidents Own®” U.S. Marine Band · Gustav Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity Performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by Herbert von Karajan · Jules Massenet: Meditation from Thaïs Performed by Itzhal Perlman with the Abbey Road Ensemble conducted by Lawrence Foster · Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings Opus 11a Performed by Capella Istropolitana · Stanley Myers: Cavatina (Theme from the Deer Hunter) Performed by Craig Ogden · Giuseppi Verdi: Nabucco: Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves (Va', pensiero, sull'ali dorate) London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Philharmonic Choir, The London Chorus and conducted by David Parry · Johann Strauss: On the Beautiful Blue Danube, Op. 314 Performed by the Strauss Orchestra Vienna · Joey Tempest: The Final Countdown Performed by the London Symphony Orchestra • Rocksymphonies]]> Music History Mon, 30 Dec 2024 09:27:00 +0200 0 0 about Music The Art of Listening. Programme 82 0 0 Brian Bekker full 59:51 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1514308 https://iono.fm/e/1514308 There are original compositions and a selection of well-known carols in exquisite arrangements.

Please feel free to join me and allow the music to stir the emotions in you in the spirit of the Christmas season! A Christmas Overture Performed by The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra · Hark the Herald Angels Sing Performed by The Cambridge Singers, The Farnham Youth Choir and The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra · The Twelve Days of Christmas Performed by Michael O’Neal Singers · For the Beauty of the Earth Performed by The Cambridge Singers and the City of London Sinfonia conducted by John Rutter · Candlelight Carol Performed by The Cambridge Singers and the City of London Sinfonia conducted by John Rutter · I wish you Christmas Performed by The Cambridge Singers, The Farnham Youth Choir and The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra · Donna nobis pacem (movement 5 of the Mass of the Children) Performed by Joanne Lunn and Roderick Williams with the Cambridge Singers · All Things Bright and Beautiful Performed by The Cambridge Singers, the Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, the City of London Sinfonia, conducted by John Rutter · The Lord Bless You and Keep You Performed by The Cambridge Singers, the Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, the City of London Sinfonia, conducted by John Rutter · Joy to the World Performed by The Cambridge Singers and the City of London Sinfonia conducted by John Rutter · Silent Night Performed by The Cambridge Singers and the City of London Sinfonia conducted by John Rutter · Christmas Lullaby Performed by The Cambridge Singers and the City of London Sinfonia conducted by John Rutter · Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Performed by Melanie Marshall with The Cambridge Singers, The Farnham Youth Choir and The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra · We Wish You a Merry Christmas Performed by The Cambridge Singers and the City of London Sinfonia conducted by John Rutter]]> Music History Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:25:00 +0200 0 0 Music links for Programme 81, The Sacred and Christmas music of John Rutter 0 0 Brian Bekker full 59:50 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1512791 https://iono.fm/e/1512791
Beethoven’s influence on the generations of composers who followed him was monumental. He bridged the Classical and Romantic eras, transforming music into a deeply personal and expressive art form and opening the door for further experimentation in structure, harmony, and emotional depth.

Today we listen to Beethoven’s ground-breaking “An die ferne Geliebte” Opus 98. The first known song cycle. And then we follow it with two of Schumann’s song cycles: “Frauenliebe und –leben” opus 42 and “Liederkreis” Opus 24.
All three song-cycles are Romanticism at its best – heartbreaking emotion and ecstatic love! Ludwig von Beethoven: An die ferne Geliebte, Op. 98 Performed by Dietrich Fischer- Dieskau accompanied by Gerald Moore · Robert Schumann: Frauenliebe und -leben Op. 42 Performed by Brigitte Fassbaender accompanied by Irwin Gage · Robert Schumann: Frauenliebe und -leben Op. 42 Performed by Brigitte Fassbaender accompanied by Irwin Gage · Robert Schumann: Frauenliebe und -leben Op. 42 Performed by Brigitte Fassbaender accompanied by Irwin Gage · Robert Schumann: Frauenliebe und -leben Op. 42 Performed by Brigitte Fassbaender accompanied by Irwin Gage · Robert Schumann: Frauenliebe und -leben Op. 42 Performed by Brigitte Fassbaender accompanied by Irwin Gage · Robert Schumann: Frauenliebe und -leben Op. 42 Performed by Brigitte Fassbaender accompanied by Irwin Gage · Robert Schumann: Frauenliebe und -leben Op. 42 Performed by Brigitte Fassbaender accompanied by Irwin Gage · Robert Schumann: Frauenliebe und -leben Op. 42 Performed by Brigitte Fassbaender accompanied by Irwin Gage · Robert Schumann: Liederkreis Op. 24 Performed by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau accompanied by Christoph Eschenbach · Robert Schumann: Liederkreis Op. 24 Performed by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau accompanied by Christoph Eschenbach · Robert Schumann: Liederkreis Op. 24 Performed by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau accompanied by Christoph Eschenbach · Robert Schumann: Liederkreis Op. 24 Performed by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau accompanied by Christoph Eschenbach · Robert Schumann: Liederkreis Op. 24 Performed by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau accompanied by Christoph Eschenbach · Robert Schumann: Liederkreis Op. 24 Performed by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau accompanied by Christoph Eschenbach · Robert Schumann: Liederkreis Op. 24 Performed by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau accompanied by Christoph Eschenbach · Robert Schumann: Liederkreis Op. 24 Performed by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau accompanied by Christoph Eschenbach · Robert Schumann: Liederkreis Op. 24 Performed by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau accompanied by Christoph Eschenbach]]> Music History Tue, 17 Dec 2024 06:44:00 +0200 0 0 Programme 80 “about Music. The art of listening.” Beethoven’s influence - Schumann 0 0 Brian Bekker full 1:00:00 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1511277 https://iono.fm/e/1511277
Beethoven’s influence on the generations of composers who followed him was monumental. He bridged the Classical and Romantic eras, transforming music into a deeply personal and expressive art form and opening the door for further experimentation in structure, harmony, and emotional depth. Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57, Appassionata Performed by Igor Levit · Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57, Appassionata Performed by Igor Levit · Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57, Appassionata Performed by Igor Levit · Frederic Chopin - Piano Sonata No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 58 Performed by Maurizio Pollini · Frederic Chopin - Piano Sonata No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 58 Performed by Maurizio Pollini · Frederic Chopin - Piano Sonata No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 58 Performed by Maurizio Pollini · Frederic Chopin - Piano Sonata No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 58 Performed by Maurizio Pollini ]]> Music History Wed, 11 Dec 2024 15:12:00 +0200 0 0 Programme 79 “about Music. The art of listening.” Beethoven’s influence - Chopin 0 0 Brian Bekker full 1:00:56 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1509239 https://iono.fm/e/1509239
Beethoven extended these two aspects of composition and set the tone for the next generation of composers in the nineteenth century.

Enjoy! Ludwig van Beethoven, Piano Sonata No. 9 in E Major, Op. 14 No. 1 Performed by Murray Perahia · Ludwig van Beethoven, Piano Sonata No. 9 in E Major, Op. 14 No. 1 Performed by Murray Perahia · Ludwig van Beethoven, Piano Sonata No. 9 in E Major, Op. 14 No. 1 Performed by Murray Perahia · Ludwig van Beethoven, Piano Sonata No. 21 In C Major, Op. 53 Waldstein Performed by Maurizio Pollini · Ludwig van Beethoven, Piano Sonata No. 21 In C Major, Op. 53 Waldstein Performed by Maurizio Pollini · Ludwig van Beethoven, Piano Sonata No. 21 In C Major, Op. 53 Waldstein Performed by Maurizio Pollini · Ludwig van Beethoven , Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Major, Op. 24 Spring - 2. Adagio molts espressivo Performed by Itzhak Perlman and Vladimir Ashkenazy ]]> Music History Thu, 05 Dec 2024 05:02:00 +0200 0 0 about Music – The Art of Listening. Programme 78 0 0 Brian Bekker full 1:00:00 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1506922 https://iono.fm/e/1506922 These selections showcase the Classical style and highlight the contributions of lesser-known composers alongside these greats.

These two programmes balance instrumental variety and stylistic depth, featuring symphonies, concertos, chamber works, and solo repertoire from composers who shaped and enriched the Classical style. Leopold Kozeluch – Symphony in G minor, P. IX:26 Performed by The Mozartists, conducted by Ian Page · Leopold Kozeluch – Symphony in G minor, P. IX:26 Performed by The Mozartists, conducted by Ian Page · Leopold Kozeluch – Symphony in G minor, P. IX:26 Performed by The Mozartists, conducted by Ian Page · Franz Krommer – Octet-Partita in F major, Op. 57 Performed by The Danish Wind Octet · Franz Krommer – Octet-Partita in F major, Op. 57 Performed by The Danish Wind Octet · Franz Krommer – Octet-Partita in F major, Op. 57 Performed by The Danish Wind Octet · Franz Krommer – Octet-Partita in F major, Op. 57 Performed by The Danish Wind Octet · Giovanni Battista Viotti – Violin Concerto No. 22 in A minor Performed by Christian Tetzlaff with the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, conducted by Paavo Järvi · Giovanni Battista Viotti – Violin Concerto No. 22 in A minor Performed by Christian Tetzlaff with the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, conducted by Paavo Järvi · Giovanni Battista Viotti – Violin Concerto No. 22 in A minor Performed by Christian Tetzlaff with the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, conducted by Paavo Järvi · Adalbert Gyrowetz – String Quartet in G major, Op. 29 No. 2, first movement Performed by the Pleyel Quartett Köln ]]> Music History Thu, 28 Nov 2024 08:19:00 +0200 0 0 “About Music, the Art of Listening”. Programme 77. Contemporaries of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven Part 2 0 0 Brian Bekker full 1:00:06 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1504203 https://iono.fm/e/1504203
These selections showcase the Classical style and highlight the contributions of lesser-known composers alongside these greats.

These two programmes balance instrumental variety and stylistic depth, featuring symphonies, concertos, chamber works, and solo repertoire from composers who shaped and enriched the Classical style. Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach – Symphony in E-flat major, Wq. 179 Performed by the Kammerorchester Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, conducted by Hartmut Haenchen · Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach – Symphony in E-flat major, Wq. 179 Performed by the Kammerorchester Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, conducted by Hartmut Haenchen · Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach – Symphony in E-flat major, Wq. 179 Performed by the Kammerorchester Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, conducted by Hartmut Haenchen · Johann Christian Bach – Sinfonia in B-flat major, Op. 18 No. 2 Performed by the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, conducted by Eduard van Beinum · Johann Christian Bach – Sinfonia in B-flat major, Op. 18 No. 2 Performed by the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, conducted by Eduard van Beinum · Johann Christian Bach – Sinfonia in B-flat major, Op. 18 No. 2 Performed by the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, conducted by Eduard van Beinum · Luigi Boccherini – Cello Concerto in B-flat major, G. 482 (Cadenzas by Grützmacher) Performed by Jacqueline du Pré and the English Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Daniel Barenboim · Luigi Boccherini – Cello Concerto in B-flat major, G. 482 (Cadenzas by Grützmacher) Performed by Jacqueline du Pré and the English Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Daniel Barenboim · Luigi Boccherini – Cello Concerto in B-flat major, G. 482 (Cadenzas by Grützmacher) Performed by Jacqueline du Pré and the English Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Daniel Barenboim · Muzio Clementi – Sonata in G minor, Op. 7 No. 3 Performed by Howard Shelley · Muzio Clementi – Sonata in G minor, Op. 7 No. 3 Performed by Howard Shelley · Muzio Clementi – Sonata in G minor, Op. 7 No. 3 Performed by Howard Shelley · Muzio Clementi - Sonatina No. 1 in C Major, Op. 36 Performed by Lang Lang · Muzio Clementi - Sonatina No. 1 in C Major, Op. 36 Performed by Lang Lang · Muzio Clementi - Sonatina No. 1 in C Major, Op. 36 Performed by Lang Lang]]> Music History Wed, 20 Nov 2024 08:41:00 +0200 0 0 “About Music, the Art of Listening”. Programme 76. Contemporaries of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven Part 1 0 0 Brian Bekker full 59:55 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1501872 https://iono.fm/e/1501872 Today we look at Thematic, Rhythmic and Emotional developments in Beethoven’s music.

We start with the famous Symphony 5 with the “fate” motif, and in this symphony, we will find examples of the features I call Beethoven’s fingerprints.
After that a much easier work, a Wind Sextet, not often heard in concert.
Both of these works feature the meanings of “Sonata”, and if you think I am making too much of this, listen to find out why you must know and understand this musical structure to understand Beethoven’s music.
Enjoy! Ludwig van Beethoven_ Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67 Performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by Herbert von Karajan - · Ludwig van Beethoven_ Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67 Performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by Herbert von Karajan - · Ludwig van Beethoven_ Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67 Performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by Herbert von Karajan - · Ludwig van Beethoven_ Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67 Performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by Herbert von Karajan - · Ludwig van Beethoven – Sextet in E-Flat Major, Op. 71 Performed by the Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble · Ludwig van Beethoven – Sextet in E-Flat Major, Op. 71 Performed by the Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble · Ludwig van Beethoven – Sextet in E-Flat Major, Op. 71 Performed by the Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble · Ludwig van Beethoven – Sextet in E-Flat Major, Op. 71 Performed by the Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble · Ludwig Van Beethoven - 7 Bagatelles, Op. 33 - 5. Allegro, ma non troppo Performed by Mikhail Pletnev]]> Music History Wed, 13 Nov 2024 06:03:00 +0200 0 0 about Music – The Art of Listening. Programme 75 0 0 Brian Bekker full 1:00:00 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1499523 https://iono.fm/e/1499523
We are on the path to compare and be able to identify the music of the three classical giants, Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven.

But today we start the discussion of Beethoven’s style, looking at the Sonata and the Sonata Form. We did cover this last November in programmes 24 to 27. You can listen to these again in the Podcast section on GSA Radio. We use Beethoven’s Sonata number 1 to explore this structure in depth. And then to reinforce this we listen to Beethoven’s Symphony number 8.

The other two Beethoven fingerprints that we will touch on in this programme are his lyrical second slow movements and his strong rhythmic drive as heard in his final movements. Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 2, No. 1 Performed by Igor Levit · Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 2, No. 1 Performed by Igor Levit · Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 2, No. 1 Performed by Igor Levit · Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 2, No. 1 Performed by Igor Levit · Ludwig van Beethoven_ Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93 Performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by Herbert von Karajan - · Ludwig van Beethoven_ Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93 Performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by Herbert von Karajan - · Ludwig van Beethoven_ Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93 Performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by Herbert von Karajan - · Ludwig van Beethoven_ Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93 Performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by Herbert von Karajan -]]> Music History Wed, 06 Nov 2024 06:53:00 +0200 0 0 about Music – The Art of Listening. Programme 74 0 0 Brian Bekker full 59:32 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1494712 https://iono.fm/e/1494712
We are on the path to compare and be able to identify the music of the three classical giants, Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven. We have covered Haydn’s Music thoroughly over the past several weeks, and Mozart’s on two separate occasions in November last year and in September this year. You can listen to these again in the Podcast section on GSA Radio.

But today we do an easy introduction to Beethoven by just listening to some of his best known and most loved compositions. We can start the discussion of his style next week.

So I have lined up for you 7 of Beethoven’s best known and most loved works and we will listen to these without interruption for this hour.
Enjoy! Ludwig van Beethoven_ Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67_ I. Allegro con brio Performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by Herbert von Karajan - · Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27, No. 2, Moonlight_ I. Adagio sostenuto Performed by Igor Levit · Ludwig Van Beethoven - Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125_ 'Ode to Joy' Performed by James Morris and an unknown orchestra · Ludwig van Beethoven - Beethoven_ Für Elise, Bagatelle in A Minor, WoO 59 Performed by Lang Lang · Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13, Pathétique_ I. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio Performed by Igor Levit · Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92 - IV. Allegro con brio Performed by the Wiener Philharmoniker conducted by Claudio Abbado · Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73 Emperor_ I. Allegro Performed by Wilhelm Kempff and the Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by Ferdinand Leitner]]> Music History Tue, 22 Oct 2024 16:41:00 +0200 0 0 about Music – The Art of Listening. Programme 73 0 0 Brian Bekker full 1:01:00 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1490210 https://iono.fm/e/1490210
This we will do for at least one more week, leading up to comparing the style of Haydn with that of Mozart and Beethoven.

Today there is a Symphony, a Piano Sonata, and a Piano Trio – the first a little sad, the others extremely warm and humorous.
I hope you will be with me for the journey Franz Josef Haydn: Symphony No. 44 in E Minor, Hob.I_44 -Mourning Performed by The English Concert, conducted by Trevor Pinnock · Franz Josef Haydn: Symphony No. 44 in E Minor, Hob.I_44 -Mourning Performed by The English Concert, conducted by Trevor Pinnock · Franz Josef Haydn: Symphony No. 44 in E Minor, Hob.I_44 -Mourning Performed by The English Concert, conducted by Trevor Pinnock · Franz Josef Haydn: Symphony No. 44 in E Minor, Hob.I_44 -Mourning Performed by The English Concert, conducted by Trevor Pinnock · Franz Josef Haydn: Piano Sonata No. 62 in E-Flat Major, Hob. XVI_52 Performed by Evgeny Kissin · Franz Josef Haydn: Piano Sonata No. 62 in E-Flat Major, Hob. XVI_52 Performed by Evgeny Kissin · Franz Josef Haydn: Piano Sonata No. 62 in E-Flat Major, Hob. XVI_52 Performed by Evgeny Kissin · Franz Josef Haydn: Piano Trio in G Major, Hob. XV_25 Gypsy Rondo Performed by the Florestan Trio · Franz Josef Haydn: Piano Trio in G Major, Hob. XV_25 Gypsy Rondo Performed by the Florestan Trio · Franz Josef Haydn: Piano Trio in G Major, Hob. XV_25 Gypsy Rondo Performed by the Florestan Trio · Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Songs Without Words Book 1 Opus 19 Performed by Daniel Gortler]]> Music History Thu, 10 Oct 2024 19:10:00 +0200 0 0 about Music – The Art of Listening. Programme 72 0 0 Brian Bekker full 1:00:00 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1486972 https://iono.fm/e/1486972
Today there are two Symphonies and a String Quartet. And a couple of jokes.
I hope you will be with me for the journey! Franz Josef Haydn: String Quartet in E Flat, Hob. III_38, Op. 33 No. 2 Performed by the Emerson String Quartet · Franz Josef Haydn: String Quartet in E Flat, Hob. III_38, Op. 33 No. 2 Performed by the Emerson String Quartet · Franz Josef Haydn: String Quartet in E Flat, Hob. III_38, Op. 33 No. 2 Performed by the Emerson String Quartet · Franz Josef Haydn: String Quartet in E Flat, Hob. III_38, Op. 33 No. 2 Performed by the Emerson String Quartet · Franz Josef Haydn: Symphony No. 88 in G Major, Hob. I_88 Performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by Wilhelm Furtwängler · Franz Josef Haydn: Symphony No. 45 in F-Sharp Minor, Hob. I_45 Farewell Performed by the Academy of St Martin in the Fields conducted by Sir Neville Marriner · Franz Josef Haydn: Symphony No. 45 in F-Sharp Minor, Hob. I_45 Farewell Performed by the Academy of St Martin in the Fields conducted by Sir Neville Marriner · Franz Josef Haydn: Symphony No. 45 in F-Sharp Minor, Hob. I_45 Farewell Performed by the Academy of St Martin in the Fields conducted by Sir Neville Marriner · Franz Josef Haydn: Symphony No. 45 in F-Sharp Minor, Hob. I_45 Farewell Performed by the Academy of St Martin in the Fields conducted by Sir Neville Marriner https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xP0rQ3MlAvg · Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Songs Without Words Book 1 Opus 19 Performed by Daniel Gortler]]> Music History Sat, 28 Sep 2024 08:31:00 +0200 0 0 about Music – The Art of Listening. Programme 71 0 0 Brian Bekker full 1:00:03 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1485614 https://iono.fm/e/1485614
I hope you will be with me for the journey! Franz Josef Haydn: String Quartet in C Major, Op. 76 No. 3, Hob. Lll:77 Emperor Performed by the Emerson String Quartet · Franz Josef Haydn: String Quartet in C Major, Op. 76 No. 3, Hob. Lll:77 Emperor Performed by the Emerson String Quartet · Franz Josef Haydn: String Quartet in C Major, Op. 76 No. 3, Hob. Lll:77 Emperor Performed by the Emerson String Quartet · Franz Josef Haydn: String Quartet in C Major, Op. 76 No. 3, Hob. Lll:77 Emperor Performed by the Emerson String Quartet · Franz Josef Haydn: Symphony No. 104 in D Major, Hob. I_104 London Performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Eugen Jochum · Franz Josef Haydn: Symphony No. 104 in D Major, Hob. I_104 London Performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Eugen Jochum · Franz Josef Haydn: Symphony No. 104 in D Major, Hob. I_104 London Performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Eugen Jochum · Franz Josef Haydn: Symphony No. 104 in D Major, Hob. I_104 London Performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Eugen Jochum · Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Songs Without Words Book 1 Opus 19 Performed by Daniel Gortler]]> Music History Wed, 25 Sep 2024 04:05:00 +0200 0 0 about Music – The Art of Listening. Programme 70 0 0 Brian Bekker full 59:46 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1482298 https://iono.fm/e/1482298
Mozart’s Concertos for Piano and for Clarinet, are both in A major. This is one of Mozart’s “happy keys”, along with E flat major and C major. In the context of the Doctrine of the Affections, each musical key was believed to have its own inherent emotional qualities, and composers used these keys deliberately to evoke specific emotions or moods in their compositions. A major, with its bright and open character, was often seen as a key suitable for expressing joy, celebration, and positive emotions.

So please come and share some joy, celebration and positive emotions as I introduce you to the structure called “Concerto” in a way that you will not easily forget. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto number 23 in A Major K488 Performed by Maurizio Pollini and Wiener Philharmoniker conducted by Karl Bohm · Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A Major K622 Performed by Martin Fröst and Amsterdam Sinfonietta conducted by Peter Oundjian · Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A Major K622 Performed by Martin Fröst and Amsterdam Sinfonietta conducted by Peter Oundjian · Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A Major K622 Performed by Martin Fröst and Amsterdam Sinfonietta conducted by Peter Oundjian · Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Songs Without Words Book 1 Opus 19 Performed by Daniel Gortler]]> Music History Tue, 17 Sep 2024 17:28:00 +0200 0 0 about Music – The Art of Listening. Programme 69 0 0 Brian Bekker full 1:05:19 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1479675 https://iono.fm/e/1479675
We reviewing some music from an earlier programme, looking at musical fingerprints in this episode, things that can help us find out what that piece of music is. Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata in E major Kk380 Performed on Harpsicord by Scott Ross · Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Serenade in G major K525 “Eine Kleine Nachtmusik“ Mvt 2.Romance Performed by Wiener Philharmoniker conducted by James Levine · Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto number 21 Performed by Maurizio Pollini and the Wiener Philharmoniker. · Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Sonata no 4, K282, (second movement) Menuetto I-II Performed by Mitsuko Uchida · Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Divertimento in F, K.253 - 3. Allegro assai Performed by Bläservereinigung der Wiener Philharmoniker, Gerhard Turetschek, Günter Lorenz, Günter Högner, Volker Altmann, Dietmar Zeman, Reinhard Öhlberger ]]> Music History Wed, 11 Sep 2024 04:57:00 +0200 0 0 about Music – The Art of Listening. Programme 68 0 0 Brian Bekker full 1:00:12 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1477209 https://iono.fm/e/1477209 These are: Style and Complexity, Harmonic Language, and Form and Structure.
These are illustrated by Fugues, Theme and Variations, and Suites from each composer for direct comparison.

So, lend me your ears and let’s investigate! Johan Sebastian Bach: Art of Fugue, BWV 1080 V. Fugue in Contrary Motion Performed by Gustav Leonhardt · George Frideric Händel: 6 Fugues HWV 605 - 606 Performed by Sissel Online · George Frideric Händel: Suite number 5 in E Major HWV 430 “The Harmonious Blacksmith” Performed by Trevor Pinnock · Johan Sebastian Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 Performed by Gustav Leonhardt · Johan Sebastian Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 Performed by Gustav Leonhardt · Johan Sebastian Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 Performed by Gustav Leonhardt · Johan Sebastian Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 Performed by Gustav Leonhardt · Johan Sebastian Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 Performed by Gustav Leonhardt · Johan Sebastian Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 Performed by Gustav Leonhardt · Johan Sebastian Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 Performed by Gustav Leonhardt · Johan Sebastian Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 Performed by Gustav Leonhardt · Johan Sebastian Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 Performed by Gustav Leonhardt · George Frideric Händel: Keyboard Suite No.1 in B-flat major, HWV 434 Performed by Ashish Xiangyi Kumar · Johan Sebastian Bach: French Suite No. 1 in D Minor, BWV 812 Performed by Murray Perahia · Johan Sebastian Bach: French Suite No. 1 in D Minor, BWV 812 Performed by Murray Perahia · Johan Sebastian Bach: French Suite No. 1 in D Minor, BWV 812 Performed by Murray Perahia · Johan Sebastian Bach: French Suite No. 1 in D Minor, BWV 812 Performed by Murray Perahia · Johan Sebastian Bach: French Suite No. 1 in D Minor, BWV 812 Performed by Murray Perahia]]> Music History Wed, 04 Sep 2024 08:02:00 +0200 0 0 Programme 67: about Music- The Art of Listening: How can I tell the music of Bach and Händel apart? 0 0 Brian Bekker full 59:17 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1472835 https://iono.fm/e/1472835 In part 1 we looked at those by Bach; now in part 2 those by Handel and also a concerto by Vivaldi which fits the model although he named it differently; and the climax comes in part 3 when we dig into the Art of Listening: How can I tell if that piece was written by Bach, or by Handel (these being the best known of the Baroque composers)?
So, lend me your ears and let’s investigate! George Frideric Händel: Suite number 1 in A Major HWV 426 Performed by Paul Nicholson · George Frideric Händel: Suite number 1 in A Major HWV 426 Performed by Paul Nicholson · George Frideric Händel: Suite number 1 in A Major HWV 426 Performed by Paul Nicholson · George Frideric Händel: Suite number 1 in A Major HWV 426 Performed by Paul Nicholson · George Frideric Händel: Suite number 5 in E Major HWV 430 Performed by Murray Perahia · George Frideric Händel: Suite number 5 in E Major HWV 430 Performed by Murray Perahia · George Frideric Händel: Suite number 5 in E Major HWV 430 Performed by Murray Perahia · George Frideric Händel: Suite number 5 in E Major HWV 430 Performed by Murray Perahia · George Frideric Händel: Water Music Suite number 2 in D Major HWV 349 Performed by the Prague Chamber Orchestra conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras · George Frideric Händel: Water Music Suite number 2 in D Major HWV 349 Performed by the Prague Chamber Orchestra conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras · George Frideric Händel: Water Music Suite number 2 in D Major HWV 349 Performed by the Prague Chamber Orchestra conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras · George Frideric Händel: Water Music Suite number 2 in D Major HWV 349 Performed by the Prague Chamber Orchestra conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras · George Frideric Händel: Water Music Suite number 2 in D Major HWV 349 Performed by the Prague Chamber Orchestra conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras · George Frideric Händel: Water Music Suite number 2 in D Major HWV 349 Performed by the Prague Chamber Orchestra conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras · George Frideric Händel: Water Music Suite number 3 in G Major HWV 350 Performed by the Prague Chamber Orchestra conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras · George Frideric Händel: Water Music Suite number 3 in G Major HWV 350 Performed by the Prague Chamber Orchestra conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras · George Frideric Händel: Water Music Suite number 3 in G Major HWV 350 Performed by the Prague Chamber Orchestra conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras · George Frideric Händel: Water Music Suite number 3 in G Major HWV 350 Performed by the Prague Chamber Orchestra conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras · George Frideric Händel: Water Music Suite number 3 in G Major HWV 350 Performed by the Prague Chamber Orchestra conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras · George Frideric Händel: Water Music Suite number 3 in G Major HWV 350 Performed by the Prague Chamber Orchestra conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras · George Frideric Händel: Water Music Suite number 3 in G Major HWV 350 Performed by the Prague Chamber Orchestra conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras · George Frideric Händel: Water Music Suite number 3 in G Major HWV 350 Performed by the Prague Chamber Orchestra conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras · George Frideric Händel: Water Music Suite number 3 in G Major HWV 350 Performed by the Prague Chamber Orchestra conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras · Antonio Vivaldi: The Four Seasons Opus 8 no 1 RV 269 “Spring” Performed by St. Mark’s Philharmonic Orchestra]]> Music History Wed, 21 Aug 2024 10:21:00 +0200 0 0 Programme 66: about Music- The Art of Listening: Handel, Vivaldi, and the Suite 0 0 Brian Bekker full 59:43 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1472831 https://iono.fm/e/1472831 In part 1 we look at those by Bach; in part 2 those by Handel and also a concerto by Vivaldi which fits the model although he named it differently; and the climax comes in part 3 when we dig into the Art of Listening: How can I tell if that piece was written by Bach, or by Handel (these being the best known of the Baroque composers)?
So, lend me your ears and let’s investigate! JS Bach: French Suite number 6 in E Major BWV 817 Performed by Murray Perahia · JS Bach: French Suite number 6 in E Major BWV 817 Performed by Murray Perahia · JS Bach: French Suite number 6 in E Major BWV 817 Performed by Murray Perahia · JS Bach: French Suite number 6 in E Major BWV 817 Performed by Murray Perahia · JS Bach: French Suite number 6 in E Major BWV 817 Performed by Murray Perahia · JS Bach: French Suite number 6 in E Major BWV 817 Performed by Murray Perahia · JS Bach: French Suite number 6 in E Major BWV 817 Performed by Murray Perahia · JS Bach: French Suite number 6 in E Major BWV 817 Performed by Murray Perahia · JS Bach: Partita number 1 in B-flat Major BWV 825 Performed by Murray Perahia · JS Bach: Partita number 1 in B-flat Major BWV 825 Performed by Murray Perahia · JS Bach: Partita number 1 in B-flat Major BWV 825 Performed by Murray Perahia · JS Bach: Partita number 1 in B-flat Major BWV 825 Performed by Murray Perahia · JS Bach: Partita number 1 in B-flat Major BWV 825 Performed by Murray Perahia · JS Bach: Partita number 1 in B-flat Major BWV 825 Performed by Murray Perahia · JS Bach: Orchestral Suite number 3 in D Major BWV 1068 Performed by the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, conducted by Sir Neville Marriner · JS Bach: Orchestral Suite number 3 in D Major BWV 1068 Performed by the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, conducted by Sir Neville Marriner · JS Bach: Orchestral Suite number 3 in D Major BWV 1068 Performed by the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, conducted by Sir Neville Marriner · JS Bach: Orchestral Suite number 3 in D Major BWV 1068 Performed by the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, conducted by Sir Neville Marriner]]> Music History Wed, 21 Aug 2024 10:06:00 +0200 0 0 Programme 65: about Music- The Art of Listening: JS Bach and the Suite 0 0 Brian Bekker full 59:58 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1470433 https://iono.fm/e/1470433
We already did the lesson section last week, but I’m repeating that section by request (the first 16 minutes). Fugue is not an easy concept, so this is another opportunity to get to grips with Fugue.

I’m about to make it easy to understand!

This week the music is not only for piano – I have fugues for Choir, Organ, Chamber Orchestra, Lute, Violin and Piano. These are by Bach, Handel, Corelli, and Telemann.
I can’t wait to share these with you! George Frederick Händel: Messiah Sections 26b, 13, 29 and 23 Performed by the Monteverdi Choir and English Baroque Soloists, conducted by John Elliot Gardiner · Performed by the Monteverdi Choir and English Baroque Soloists, conducted by John Elliot Gardiner · Performed by the Monteverdi Choir and English Baroque Soloists, conducted by John Elliot Gardiner · George Frederick Händel: Messiah Sections 26b, 13, 29 and 23 Performed by the Monteverdi Choir and English Baroque Soloists, conducted by John Elliot Gardiner · Johan Sebastian Bach: Organ Fugue in G minor BWV 578 Performed by E. Power Biggs · Johan Sebastian Bach: Musical Offering BWV 1079 – Ricercar a 6 Performed by the Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, conducted by Karl Münchinger · Johan Sebastian Bach: Fugue in G minor BWV 1000 for Baroque Lute Performed by Evangelina Mascardi · Georg Philipp Telemann: Fuga Sesta “Fugues légères & petits jeux” Performed by mainly4strings · Johan Sebastian Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Preludes and Fugues 9 & 10, BWV 854 – 855 Performed by Angela Hewitt · Johan Sebastian Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Preludes and Fugues 9 & 10, BWV 854 – 855 Performed by Angela Hewitt · Johan Sebastian Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Preludes and Fugues 9 & 10, BWV 854 – 855 Performed by Angela Hewitt · Johan Sebastian Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Preludes and Fugues 9 & 10, BWV 854 – 855 Performed by Angela Hewitt · Arcangelo Corelli: Trio Sonata Opus 3 no 2 Second Movement: Allegro Performed by the Trombones of the Saint Louis Symphony]]> Music History Wed, 14 Aug 2024 04:50:00 +0200 0 0 Programme 64: about Music- The Art of Listening: Fugue Part 2 0 0 Brian Bekker full 59:59 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1468770 https://iono.fm/e/1468770 Yes, it’s complicated.

But I’m about to make it easy to understand!
And give you many opportunities to practice listening to this challenging but enjoyable music.

I can’t wait to share this with you! Johan Sebastian Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Preludes and Fugues 1 - 8, BWV 846 – 853 and BWV 866 Performed by Angela Hewitt · Johan Sebastian Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Preludes and Fugues 1 - 8, BWV 846 – 853 and BWV 866 Performed by Angela Hewitt · Johan Sebastian Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Preludes and Fugues 1 - 8, BWV 846 – 853 and BWV 866 Performed by Angela Hewitt · Johan Sebastian Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Preludes and Fugues 1 - 8, BWV 846 – 853 and BWV 866 Performed by Angela Hewitt · Johan Sebastian Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Preludes and Fugues 1 - 8, BWV 846 – 853 and BWV 866 Performed by Angela Hewitt · Johan Sebastian Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Preludes and Fugues 1 - 8, BWV 846 – 853 and BWV 866 Performed by Angela Hewitt · Johan Sebastian Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Preludes and Fugues 1 - 8, BWV 846 – 853 and BWV 866 Performed by Angela Hewitt · Johan Sebastian Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Preludes and Fugues 1 - 8, BWV 846 – 853 and BWV 866 Performed by Angela Hewitt · Johan Sebastian Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Preludes and Fugues 1 - 8, BWV 846 – 853 and BWV 866 Performed by Angela Hewitt · Johan Sebastian Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Preludes and Fugues 1 - 8, BWV 846 – 853 and BWV 866 Performed by Angela Hewitt · Johan Sebastian Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Preludes and Fugues 1 - 8, BWV 846 – 853 and BWV 866 Performed by Angela Hewitt · Johan Sebastian Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Preludes and Fugues 1 - 8, BWV 846 – 853 and BWV 866 Performed by Angela Hewitt · Johan Sebastian Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Preludes and Fugues 1 - 8, BWV 846 – 853 and BWV 866 Performed by Angela Hewitt · Johan Sebastian Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Preludes and Fugues 1 - 8, BWV 846 – 853 and BWV 866 Performed by Angela Hewitt · Johan Sebastian Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Preludes and Fugues 1 - 8, BWV 846 – 853 and BWV 866 Performed by Angela Hewitt · Johan Sebastian Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Preludes and Fugues 1 - 8, BWV 846 – 853 and BWV 866 Performed by Angela Hewitt · Johan Sebastian Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Preludes and Fugues 1 - 8, BWV 846 – 853 and BWV 866 Performed by Angela Hewitt]]> Music History Wed, 07 Aug 2024 20:28:00 +0200 0 0 Programme 63: about Music- The Art of Listening: Fugue 0 0 Brian Bekker full 59:29 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1465932 https://iono.fm/e/1465932 What are these?
These are the unique characteristics of individual composers, instruments, periods of music, musical styles and specific compositional types that an observant listener will immediately identify.
In today’s programme I am going to play 6 mystery items for you.
My challenge to you will to identify the period of composition of each based on the musical fingerprints we covered in the last four weeks.
Naturally, I will give you comments after each piece so can check your outcome.
And, I end this programme with a thrilling climax! Johannes Brahms: Symphony 4 in E minor Opus 98 First movement Performed by The Berliner Philharmonilker conducted by Claudio Abbado · Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dances WoO 1 – 3 Performed by Julius Katchen · Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dances WoO 1 – 3 Performed by Julius Katchen · Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dances WoO 1 – 3 Performed by Julius Katchen · Sergei Prokofiev: 12 Movements from Romeo and Juliet Numbers 1 to 4 Performed by Martha Argerich and Sergei Babayan · Sergei Prokofiev: 12 Movements from Romeo and Juliet Numbers 1 to 4 Performed by Martha Argerich and Sergei Babayan · Sergei Prokofiev: 12 Movements from Romeo and Juliet Numbers 1 to 4 Performed by Martha Argerich and Sergei Babayan · Sergei Prokofiev: 12 Movements from Romeo and Juliet Numbers 1 to 4 Performed by Martha Argerich and Sergei Babayan · Johan Sebastian Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D minor BWV 565 Performed by Miklos Spanyi on a Silbermann Organ · Johann Pachelbel Canon in D Performed by Kanon Orchestre de Chambre conducted by Jean-Francois Paillard · Ludwig von Beethoven: Symphony number 6 in F Opus 68 First movement Performed by the Philharmonia Orchestra (?conducted by Otto Klemperer or Kurt Sanderling?) · Giacomo Puccini: Nessun dorma from the opera Turandot, Scene 91 of Act 3 Performed by Freddie de Tommaso, the Appolo Voices, and the Philharmonia Orchestra, conducted by Paolo Arrivabeni]]> Music History Tue, 30 Jul 2024 15:09:00 +0200 0 0 Programme 62: about Music- The Art of Listening: Musical Fingerprints Part 2 0 0 Brian Bekker full 59:55 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1460999 https://iono.fm/e/1460999 These are the unique characteristics of individual composers, instruments, periods of music, musical styles and specific compositional types that an observant listener will immediately identify.
Today we look at Keyboard music of the Harpsicord and Fortepiano
Even if this is something you already know, join me anyway for music by Bach and Mozart. Johann Sebastian Bach: Italian Concerto in F Major BWV 971 Performed by Christine Schornsheim of the Netherlands Bach Society The Harpsicord is by Bruce Kennedy on a model by Michael Mietke · Johann Sebastian Bach: French Suite 1 in D Minor BWV 812 Performed by Franscesco Corti of the Netherlands Bach Society The Harpsicord is by Bruce Kennedy on a model by Michael Mietke · Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Sonata no 11 in A Major K331 Performed by Malcolm Bilson The Fortepiano is by Philip Belt on a model by Stein · Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Sonata no 18 in D Major K576 First movement Performed by Malcolm Bilson The Fortepiano is by Philip Belt on a model by Stein]]> Music History Tue, 16 Jul 2024 17:06:00 +0200 0 0 Programme 60: about Music- The Art of Listening: Musical Fingerprints Part In the next programme in the series, we are 0 0 Brian Bekker full 59:08 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1458851 https://iono.fm/e/1458851 What are these?

These are the unique characteristics of individual composers, periods of music, musical styles and specific compositional types that an observant listener will immediately identify.

Today we look at four Sonatas for Violin with Keyboard accompaniment.
Even if this is something you already know, join me anyway for music by Veracini, Beethoven, Brahms, and Copland. Francesco Maria Veracini, Violin Sonata in E minor. Opus 2 no 8: Movements 1 & 3 Performed by Trio Settecento · Francesco Maria Veracini, Violin Sonata in E minor. Opus 2 no 8: Movements 1 & 3 Performed by Trio Settecento · Ludwig von Beethoven, Violin Sonata Opus 24 no 5, also called the Spring Sonata Movements: 3 & 4 Performed by Itzhak Perlman and Vladimir Ashkenazy · Ludwig von Beethoven, Violin Sonata Opus 24 no 5, also called the Spring Sonata Movements: 3 & 4 Performed by Itzhak Perlman and Vladimir Ashkenazy · Johannes Brahms, Violin Sonata 1 opus 78: Movements 1 & 3 Performed by Itzhak Perlman and Vladimir Ashkenazy · Johannes Brahms, Violin Sonata 1 opus 78: Movements 1 & 3 Performed by Itzhak Perlman and Vladimir Ashkenazy · Aaron Copeland, Violin Sonata: Movements 1 & 3 Performed by Gil Shaham and Amdré Previn · Aaron Copeland, Violin Sonata: Movements 1 & 3 Performed by Gil Shaham and Amdré Previn]]> Music History Tue, 09 Jul 2024 15:19:00 +0200 0 0 Programme 38: about Music- The Art of Listening: Musical Fingerprints Part 3 0 0 Brian Bekker full 59:50 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1463729 https://iono.fm/e/1463729 What are these?
These are the unique characteristics of individual composers, instruments, periods of music, musical styles and specific compositional types that an observant listener will immediately identify.
Today we look at the Keyboard music of the Piano in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Even if this is something you already know, join me anyway for music by Debussy, Ravel, Schoenberg, Bartok and Schumann Robert Schumann: Fantasiestücke Op12 Performed by Martha Argerich · Robert Schumann: Fantasiestücke Op12 Performed by Martha Argerich · Robert Schumann: Fantasiestücke Op12 Performed by Martha Argerich · Robert Schumann: Fantasiestücke Op12 Performed by Martha Argerich · Robert Schumann: Fantasiestücke Op12 Performed by Martha Argerich · Robert Schumann: Fantasiestücke Op12 Performed by Martha Argerich · Robert Schumann: Fantasiestücke Op12 Performed by Martha Argerich · Robert Schumann: Fantasiestücke Op12 Performed by Martha Argerich · Claude Debussy: L’Isle joyeuse L106 Performed by Vladimir Horowitz · Maurice Ravel: Sonatine M40 Performed by Jean-Yves Thibaudet · Maurice Ravel: Sonatine M40 Performed by Jean-Yves Thibaudet · Maurice Ravel: Sonatine M40 Performed by Jean-Yves Thibaudet · Arnold Schoenberg: Piano Piece Op33a - Mässig Performed by Maurizio Pollini · Bela Bartók: Three Rondos on Folk Melodies Sz84: No 1 Andante Performed by Bela Bartók · Bela Bartók: Allegro barbaro Performed by Dezsö Ránki]]> Music History Thu, 04 Jul 2024 19:10:00 +0200 0 0 Programme 61: about Music- The Art of Listening: Musical Fingerprints Part 10 0 0 Brian Bekker full 1:00:02 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1456687 https://iono.fm/e/1456687 Even if this is something you already know, join me anyway for music by Bach, Haydn, Schumann, and Bartok.
And a surprising item for piano by György Ligeti: Musica Ricercata - VI. Allegro molto capriccioso György Ligeti: Musica Ricercata - VI. Allegro molto capriccioso Performed by Claudia Janet Birkholz · Johan Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No 1 in F Major BWV 1046 First Movement: Allegro Performed by the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center · Fourth Movement: Performed by The Mozart Orchestra Bologna and soloists conducted by Claudi Abbado · Joseph Haydn: Symphony No 1 in D Major H.I.1 First Movement: Presto Performed by the Academy of Ancient Music conducted by Christopher Hogwood · Third Movement: Presto Performed by the Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra, conducted by Adam Fischer · Robert Schumann: Symphony No 1 in B flat Opus 38 “Spring” First Movement: Andante un poco maestoso – Allegro molto con vivace Performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by Herbert von Karajan · Fourth Movement: Allegro animato e grazioso Performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by Herbert von Karajan]]> Music History Tue, 02 Jul 2024 18:39:00 +0200 0 0 Programme 58: about Music- The Art of Listening: Musical Fingerprints Part 7 0 0 Brian Bekker full 59:59 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1454589 https://iono.fm/e/1454589 Many people think that this music is unlistenable, but I would like to surprise you with some truly interesting music.
I will highlight these –ism genres: Impressionism, Expressionism, Nationalism, Neoclassicism, Experimentalism (also called Aleatoric or Avante Garde, or Chance Music), and Minimalism.
Even if this is something you already know, join me anyway for music by Debussy, Ravel, Schoenberg, Bartok, Prokofiev, John Cage, Philip Glass, and Stravinsky. Claude Debussy: L’Isle joyeuse L106 Performed by Vladimir Horowitz · Maurice Ravel: Sonatine M40 Performed by Jean-Yves Thibaudet · Maurice Ravel: Sonatine M40 Performed by Jean-Yves Thibaudet · Maurice Ravel: Sonatine M40 Performed by Jean-Yves Thibaudet · Arnold Schoenberg: Piano Piece Op33a - Mässig Performed by Maurizio Pollini · Bela Bartók: Three Rondos on Folk Melodies Sz84: No 1 Andante Performed by Bela Bartók · Bela Bartók: Allegro barbaro Performed by Dezsö Ránki · Sergei Prokoviev: Piano Sonata 7, the second movement Performed by Maurizio Pollini · John Cage: Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared Piano: Sonata Number 2 Performed by Joanna MacGregor · Philip Glass: Metmorphosis: One Performed by Philip Glass · Igor Stravinsky: Trois Mouvements de Petrouchka Performed by Maurizio Pollini Danse russe (Russian Dance) · Igor Stravinsky: Trois Mouvements de Petrouchka Performed by Maurizio Pollini- Chez Pétrouchka (Petrushka's Room) · Igor Stravinsky: Trois Mouvements de Petrouchka Performed by Maurizio Pollini-La semaine grasse (The Shrovetide Fair)]]> Music History Tue, 25 Jun 2024 19:21:00 +0200 0 0 Programme 57: about Music- The Art of Listening: Piano Music of the 20th Century 0 0 Brian Bekker full 1:00:02 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1452282 https://iono.fm/e/1452282 I chose to continue with Ballet music because it leads us more gently into the sound of the twentieth century than much of the instrumental and vocal music does.
Our music is by Francis Poulenc, Igor Stravinsky, Paul Hindemith, Philip Glass, Maurice Ravel, Pierre-Octave Ferroud, Jacques Ibert, Roland-Manuel, Marcel Delannoy, Albert Roussel, Darius Milhaud, Georges Auric, and Florent Schmitt Francis Poulenc. Les Biches. Suite - Rondeau Performed by Orchestre National de France with Charles Dutoit conducting · Igor Stravinsky. The Rite of Spring Part I, The Adoration of the Earth_ Introduction, · Igor Stravinsky. The Rite of Spring Part I, The Adoration of the Earth_ The Augurs of Spring - Dances of the Young Girls Performed by the New York Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Zubin Mehta · Paul Hindemith. Fourth Variation - Choleric (The Four Temperaments, Theme and Four Variations for Piano and String Orchestra) Performed by Camerata Montegral with Davide Cabassi and Gustav Kuhn · Philip Glass, - Glassworks IV. Rubric Performed by the Philip Glass Ensemble conducted by Michael Riesman · Ravel et al L'Éventail de Jeanne M. 80 Performed by the Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Geoffrey Simon Maurice Ravel - · Ravel et al L'Éventail de Jeanne M. 80 Performed by the Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Geoffrey Simon-Pierre-Octave Ferroud - · Performed by the Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Geoffrey Simon Jacques Ibert - · Ravel et al L'Éventail de Jeanne M. 80 Performed by the Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Geoffrey Simon Roland-Manuel - · Ravel et al L'Éventail de Jeanne M. 80 Performed by the Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Geoffrey Simon Marcel Delannoy - · Ravel et al L'Éventail de Jeanne M. 80 Performed by the Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Geoffrey Simon Albert Roussel - · Ravel et al L'Éventail de Jeanne M. 80 Performed by the Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Geoffrey Simon Darius Milhaud - · Ravel et al L'Éventail de Jeanne M. 80 Performed by the Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Geoffrey Simon Francis Poulenc - · Ravel et al L'Éventail de Jeanne M. 80 Performed by the Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Geoffrey Simon Georges Auric - · Ravel et al L'Éventail de Jeanne M. 80 Performed by the Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Geoffrey Simon Florent Schmitt - · Igor Stravinsky. The Firebird Suite - Finale Performed by the Belgian Radio and Television Philharmonic Orchestra ]]> Music History Wed, 19 Jun 2024 09:21:00 +0200 0 0 about Music – The Art of Listening. Programme 56. Twentieth Century Music – Ballet 0 0 Brian Bekker full 1:00:00 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1449971 https://iono.fm/e/1449971 Prepare to be entranced. Adolphe Adam: Ballet Music from Giselle Performed by the Nuremberg Symphonic Orchestra conducted by Hanspeter Gmür · Pyotr Ilych Tcahaikovsky: Ballet Music from Swan Lake Performed by the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by John Hollingworth]]> Music History Tue, 11 Jun 2024 10:37:00 +0200 0 0 about Music – The Art of Listening. Programme 55. Romantic Music – Ballet Part 3 0 0 Brian Bekker full 1:04:49 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1448022 https://iono.fm/e/1448022 Prepare to be entranced. Pyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky: Ballet Music from The Nutcracker Suite Performed by the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by John Hollingworth · Léo Delibes: Ballet Music from Coppélia Performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by Herbert von Karajan · Léo Delibes: Ballet Music from Coppélia Performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by Herbert von Karajan · Léo Delibes: Ballet Music from Coppélia Performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by Herbert von Karajan · Léo Delibes: Ballet Music from Coppélia Performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by Herbert von Karajan · Léo Delibes: Ballet Music from Coppélia Performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by Herbert von Karajan · Léo Delibes: Ballet Music from Coppélia Performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by Herbert von Karajan · Pyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky: Ballet Music from The Nutcracker Suite - Danse russe Trépak: Tempo di Trepak Performed by Martha Argerich · Nicolas Economou]]> Music History Tue, 04 Jun 2024 18:26:00 +0200 0 0 about Music – The Art of Listening. Programme 54. Romantic Music – Ballet 0 0 Brian Bekker full 59:55 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1446185 https://iono.fm/e/1446185 Prepare to be entranced. Pyotr Ilych Tcahaikovsky: Ballet Music from The Sleeping Beauty Performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by Herbert von Karajan · Pyotr Ilych Tcahaikovsky: Ballet Music from The Sleeping Beauty Performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by Herbert von Karajan · Pyotr Ilych Tcahaikovsky: Ballet Music from The Sleeping Beauty Performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by Herbert von Karajan · Pyotr Ilych Tcahaikovsky: Ballet Music from The Sleeping Beauty Performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by Herbert von Karajan · Pyotr Ilych Tcahaikovsky: Ballet Music from The Sleeping Beauty Performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by Herbert von Karajan · Frederik Chopin, arranged by Alexander Glazunov: Ballet Music from Les Sylphides Performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by Herbert von Karajan · Frederik Chopin, arranged by Alexander Glazunov: Ballet Music from Les Sylphides Performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by Herbert von Karajan · Frederik Chopin, arranged by Alexander Glazunov: Ballet Music from Les Sylphides Performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by Herbert von Karajan · Frederik Chopin, arranged by Alexander Glazunov: Ballet Music from Les Sylphides Performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by Herbert von Karajan · Frederik Chopin, arranged by Alexander Glazunov: Ballet Music from Les Sylphides Performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by Herbert von Karajan · Frederik Chopin, arranged by Alexander Glazunov: Ballet Music from Les Sylphides Performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by Herbert von Karajan · Frederik Chopin, arranged by Alexander Glazunov: Ballet Music from Les Sylphides Performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by Herbert von Karajan · Frederik Chopin, arranged by Alexander Glazunov: Ballet Music from Les Sylphides Performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by Herbert von Karajan · Frederik Chopin: Grande Valse Brillante Opus 18 no 1 and Minute Waltz Opus 64 no 1 Performed by Lang-Lang · Frederik Chopin: Grande Valse Brillante Opus 18 no 1 and Minute Waltz Opus 64 no 1 Performed by Lang-Lang]]> Music History Wed, 29 May 2024 11:26:00 +0200 0 0 about Music – The Art of Listening. Programme 53. Romantic Music – Ballet 0 0 Brian Bekker full 1:00:00 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1443712 https://iono.fm/e/1443712
Today we listen to two movements from “Death and the Maiden” by Schubert, two movements from Tchaikovsky’s Souvenir de Florence, and the complete Piano Quintet by Robert Schumann.

I just know you will enjoy these Schubert - String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, · Schubert - String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, · Schubert - String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, · Schubert - String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, · Tchaikovsky - String Sextet in D minor, Op. 70, · Tchaikovsky - String Sextet in D minor, Op. 70, · Tchaikovsky - String Sextet in D minor, Op. 70, · Tchaikovsky - String Sextet in D minor, Op. 70, · Schumann - Piano Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 44 Performed by Maria João Pires, Augustin Dumay, Renaud Capuçon, Gérard Caussé, and Jian Wang · Schumann - Piano Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 44 Performed by Maria João Pires, Augustin Dumay, Renaud Capuçon, Gérard Caussé, and Jian Wang · Schumann - Piano Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 44 Performed by Maria João Pires, Augustin Dumay, Renaud Capuçon, Gérard Caussé, and Jian Wang · Schumann - Piano Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 44 Performed by Maria João Pires, Augustin Dumay, Renaud Capuçon, Gérard Caussé, and Jian Wang · Frédéric Chopin - Chopin 12 Études, Op. 25 - No. 8 in D-Flat Major Sixths Performed by Maurizio Pollini]]> Music History Tue, 21 May 2024 16:32:00 +0200 0 0 Programme 52: about Music- The Art of Listening: Romantic Chamber Music Part 2 0 0 Brian Bekker full 59:29 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1441083 https://iono.fm/e/1441083
We are going to listen to Dvorák’s “American” Quartet Opus 96 and Brahm’s String Quintet Op 111. Dvořák - String Quartet No. 12 in F major, Op. 96, · Dvořák - String Quartet No. 12 in F major, Op. 96, · Dvořák - String Quartet No. 12 in F major, Op. 96, · Dvořák - String Quartet No. 12 in F major, Op. 96, · Brahms - String Quintet No. 2 in G major, Op. 111 Performed by the Hagen Quarett and Gérard Caussé · Brahms - String Quintet No. 2 in G major, Op. 111 Performed by the Hagen Quarett and Gérard Caussé · Brahms - String Quintet No. 2 in G major, Op. 111 Performed by the Hagen Quarett and Gérard Caussé · Brahms - String Quintet No. 2 in G major, Op. 111 Performed by the Hagen Quarett and Gérard Caussé · Frédéric Chopin 12 Études, Op. 25 - No. 4 in A Minor Paganini Performed by Maurizio Pollini]]> Music History Wed, 15 May 2024 04:30:00 +0200 0 0 Programme 51: about Music- The Art of Listening: Romantic Chamber Music 0 0 Brian Bekker full 1:00:00 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1438834 https://iono.fm/e/1438834 Giacomo Puccini: “Nessun Dorma!” from Turandot Sc 91 Act III Sung by Luciano Pavarotti, with the John Alldis Choir, Wandsworth School Boys Choir, and the London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Zubin Mehta · Guisppe Verdi: ”La donna è mobile” from Rigoletto Act III Sung by Luciano Pavarotti with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Richard Bonynge · Giacomo Puccini: “O mio babbino caro” from Gianni Schicchi Sung by Renée Fleming with the London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras · Gioachino Rossini: “Largo al factotum” from Il barbiere di Siviglia Sung by Baritenor Michael Spyres. The orchestra and conductor are not named · Lèo Delibes: “The Flower Duet” from Lakmé Sung by Katherine Jenkins and Kiri Te Kanawa with the Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Anthony Inglis · Giuseppe Verdi: “Libiamo ne'lieti calici” from La traviata Act 1 Sung by Luciano Pavarotti and Joan Sutherland with the London Opera Chorus, and the National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Richard Bonynge · Gaetano Donizetti: “Una furtive lagrima” from L’elisir d’amore Act 2 Sung by Léopold Simoneau with the Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin conducted by Paul Strauss · Vincenzo Bellini: “Casta diva” from Norma Act 1 Sung by Renée Fleming and the London Voices with the London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras · Ruggero Leoncavallo: “Recitar! Mentre preso; Vesti la giubba” from I Pagliacci Act I Plácido Domingo with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Nello Santi · Giuseppe Verdi: “Va pensiero” from Nabucco Sung by the Chorus of Opera Roma with the orchestra of the Opera Roma conducted by Riccardo Muti) · Giacomo Puccini: “Musetta's Waltz Quando m'en vo” from La Bohème Act II Sung by Anna Netrebko with an unnamed orchestra conducted by Yuri Temirkanov · Charles Gounod: “Je veux vivre” from Roméo et Juliette Sung by Aida Garifullina with an unnamed orchestra and conductor · Giacomo Puccini: “Nessun Dorma!” from Turandot Sc 91 Act III Sung by Luciano Pavarotti from “The Three Tenors in Concert 1994”]]> Music History Wed, 08 May 2024 05:06:00 +0200 0 0 Programme 50: about Music- The Art of Listening: Romantic Opera 0 0 Brian Bekker full 1:00:00 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1434713 https://iono.fm/e/1434713
These are Tchaikovsky’s first, Rachmaninov’s second, and the Concertos in A minor by Grieg and Schumann. We listen today to the Schumann concerto.

These extremely well known and popular concertos gained their popularity for a reason, and if you don’t know them, it’s time to discover that reason.

Today’s programme is completed by Liszt’s Piano Concerto number 2, also a competition favorite.

And Liszt’s Etude “Un Sospiro” as an encore.

Prepare to be enchanted and amazed. So “crank up the volume to maximum” Robert Schumann: Piano Concerto in A Minor Opus 54 Performed by Krystian Zimerman and the Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by Herbert von Karajan · Robert Schumann: Piano Concerto in A Minor Opus 54 Performed by Krystian Zimerman and the Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by Herbert von Karajan · Robert Schumann: Piano Concerto in A Minor Opus 54 Performed by Krystian Zimerman and the Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by Herbert von Karajan · Franz Liszt: Etudes de Concert S.144, number 3 in D flat “Un Sospiro” Performed by Claudio Arrau · Franz Liszt: Piano Concerto no 2 in A major S125 Performed by Stephen Hough and the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Andrew Litton · Franz Liszt: Piano Concerto no 2 in A major S125 Performed by Stephen Hough and the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Andrew Litton · Franz Liszt: Piano Concerto no 2 in A major S125 Performed by Stephen Hough and the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Andrew Litton · Franz Liszt: Piano Concerto no 2 in A major S125 Performed by Stephen Hough and the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Andrew Litton]]> Music History Wed, 24 Apr 2024 05:12:00 +0200 0 0 Programme 49: about Music- The Art of Listening: Romantic Piano Concertos 0 0 Brian Bekker full 1:01:01 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1430435 https://iono.fm/e/1430435 There are four big Piano Concertos from the Romantic period, which feature in almost every competition, played usually by multiple competitors.
These are Tcchaikovsky’s first, Rachmaninov’s second, and the Concertos in A minor by Grieg and Schumann. We listen today to the Grieg concerto and next week we will take the Schumann concerto.
These extremely well known and popular concertos gained their popularity for a reason, and if you don’t know them, it’s time to discover that reason.
Today’s programme is completed by Liszt’s Piano Concerto number 1, also a competition favorite.
And Chopin’s first Nocturne as an encore.
Prepare to be enchanted and amazed. Edvard Grieg: Piano Concerto in a minor Opus 16 Performed by Stephen Hough and the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Andrew Litton · Edvard Grieg: Piano Concerto in a minor Opus 16 Performed by Stephen Hough and the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Andrew Litton · Edvard Grieg: Piano Concerto in a minor Opus 16 Performed by Stephen Hough and the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Andrew Litton · Franz Liszt: Piano Concerto no 1 in E flat major S124 Performed by Stephen Hough and the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Andrew Litton · Franz Liszt: Piano Concerto no 1 in E flat major S124 Performed by Stephen Hough and the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Andrew Litton · Franz Liszt: Piano Concerto no 1 in E flat major S124 Performed by Stephen Hough and the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Andrew Litton · Franz Liszt: Piano Concerto no 1 in E flat major S124 Performed by Stephen Hough and the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Andrew Litton · Frederic Chopin: Nocturne no 1 in B flat minor Opus 9 no 1 The pianist is not named in this recording]]> Music History Wed, 10 Apr 2024 08:44:00 +0200 0 0 Programme 48: about Music- The Art of Listening: Romantic Piano Concertos 0 0 Brian Bekker full 1:00:00 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1421479 https://iono.fm/e/1421479 Big, big stuff today!
We start off with the Symphonic Poem "The Moldau," by Bedřich Smetana

Next is "Finlandia" by Jean Sibelius
Thereafter "Les Preludes", a symphonic poem by Franz Liszt
Our final item "Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks" (German: "Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche") is a tone poem composed by Richard Strauss
Some of my favourite music today, so I really hope you will join me! If you don’t know these pieces, you are in for a lovely surprise, and if you do know them, you will be delighted to hear them again. Bedřich Smetana: Má Vlast, JB1:112 no 2, Vitava Performed by the Wiener Philharmoniker, conducted by Herbert von Karajan · Jean Sibelius: Finlandia Opus 26 no 7 Performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker, conducted by Herbert von Karajan · Franz Liszt: Les Préludes, Symphonic Poem no 3, S.97 Performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker, conducted by Herbert von Karajan · Richard Strauss: Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Opus 28, TrV 171 Performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker, conducted by Herbert von Karajan]]> Music History Wed, 03 Apr 2024 05:17:00 +0200 0 0 Programme 47: about Music- The Art of Listening: Romantic Orchestral Music 0 0 Brian Bekker full 59:52 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1419684 https://iono.fm/e/1419684
We are starting with fingerprints of the different genres of the 19th century, and first up is Lieder, or German songs.
The music is by Franz Schubert, Felix Mendelssohn, Johannes Brahms, Hugo Wolf, Richard Strauss, Carl Loewe, and Robert Schumann.
Some of my favourite music today, so I really hope you will join me! Franz Schubert: Erlkönig Opus 1, D. 328 Performed by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau and Geral Moore · Felix Mendelssohn: On Wings of Song Performed by Barbara Bonney. Her pianist is not named. · Johannes Brahms: Gestillte Sehnsucht Op 91 no 1 Performed by Anne Sofie von Otter, Bengt Forsberg, and Nils-Erik Sparf · Hugo Wolf: Mörike-Lieder – 6. Er ist’s! Performed by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau and Daniel Barenboim · Hugo Wolf: Lied: Der Genesene an der Hoffnung Performed by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau and Geral Moore · Richard Strauss: Lied: Zueignung Opus 10 no 1 Performed by Diana Damrau. Her pianist is not named. · Richard Strauss: Lied: Wiegenlied Opus 1 no 1 Performed by Diana Damrau. Her pianist is not named · Carl Loewe: 5 Lieder Opus 145 no 3 Im Sturme Performed by Kurt Moll and Cord Garben · Robert Schumann: Frauenliebe und –leben Opus 42 Performed by Anne Sofie von Otter. Her pianist is not named · Robert Schumann: Widmung Op 25 no 1 Performed by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau and Jörg Demus]]> Music History Wed, 27 Mar 2024 04:26:00 +0200 0 0 Programme 46: about Music- The Art of Listening: Romantic Lieder 0 0 Brian Bekker full 59:50 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1415458 https://iono.fm/e/1415458 For each I will give you two hints, then we listen, and then I will briefly discuss the pointers afterwards. Let’s see how well you have managed to sort out the musical fingerprints in your mind!
There is a really nice variety today, so I’m hoping you will join me! Domenico Scarlatti: Keyboard Sonata in A Major, Kk. 113 Performed by Angela Hewitt · Christoph Willibald Glück: “Dance of the Blessed Spirits” from Act 3 of Orfeo et Euridice Performed by Karlheinz Zoeller, with the Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by Herbert von Karajan · Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: String Quartet No 1 in G Major, K80, the third movement Performed by the Hagen Quartett · Christian Petzoid: Minuet in G from the Anna Magdalena Notebook number 2 Performed by Lang Lang · Johan Sebastian Bach: Prelude and Fugue 1 from Das Wohltemperirtes Clavier Book 1 BWV 846 Performed by András Schiff · Ludwig von Beethoven: Piano Sonata 4 in E flat Major, Opus 7, the fourth movement Performed by Igor Levitt · Carl Philip Emmanuel Bach: Cello Concerto in A Major, Wq. 172:III Allegro assai Performed by Alison McGillivray with The English Consort · George Frederick Händel: Suite no 5 in E Major, HWV 430:IV The Harmonious Blacksmith, Air and Variations Performed by Trevor Pinnock · George Frederick Händel: Suite no 5 in E Major, HWV 430:IV The Harmonious Blacksmith, Air and Variations Performed by Murray Perahia · Ludwig von Beethoven: 12 Variations on a theme from Händel’s Judas Maccabaeus WoO 45 Performed by Yo-Yo Ma and Emanuel Ax]]> Music History Wed, 13 Mar 2024 08:50:00 +0200 0 0 Programme 45: about Music- The Art of Listening: Quiz: Is it Baroque or Classical? 0 0 Brian Bekker full 59:05 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1412603 https://iono.fm/e/1412603 Our composers for this programme are Haydn, CPE Bach, Glück, Clementi and Schubert..
Spend an hour with me getting up close and personal with the Classical sound as composed by these five masters. Josef Haydn: String Quartet in C Major Op 76 no 3 Hob III:77 “Emperor” Performed by the Emerson String Quartet · Josef Haydn: String Quartet in C Major Op 76 no 3 Hob III:77 “Emperor” Performed by the Emerson String Quartet · Josef Haydn: String Quartet in C Major Op 76 no 3 Hob III:77 “Emperor” Performed by the Emerson String Quartet · Josef Haydn: String Quartet in C Major Op 76 no 3 Hob III:77 “Emperor” Performed by the Emerson String Quartet · Carl Philip Emmanuel Bach: Magnificat Wq. 215 1. Suscepit Israel Performed by the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields and Helen Watts conducted by Philip Ledger · 2. Gloria Performed by the Choir of King’s College, Cambridge, and the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields conducted by Philip Ledger · 3. Sicut erat in principio Performed by the Choir of King’s College, Cambridge, and the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields conducted by Philip Ledger · Christoph Willibald Glück: “Dance of the Blessed Spirits” from Act 3 of Orfeo et Euridice Performed by Karlheinz Zoeller, with the Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by Herbert von Karajan · Muzio Clementi: Capriccio in A major Op 34 no 3 Performed on the Fortepiano by Costantino Mastroprimiano · Franz Schubert: Piano Trio in One Movement in B flat major D.28 Sonata: Allegro Performed by the Beaux Arts Trio]]> Music History Tue, 05 Mar 2024 13:33:00 +0200 0 0 Programme 44: about Music- The Art of Listening: Musical Fingerprints in Music of the Classical Period Part 2 0 0 Brian Bekker full 1:00:43 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1410578 https://iono.fm/e/1410578 In the next programme in the series, we are looking at the music of the Classical period,
Our composers for this programme are Mozart, Boccherini and Beethoven.
Spend an hour with me getting up close and personal with the Classical sound as composed by these three masters. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 39 in E flat major K543 Performed by the Berlin Philharmoniker conducted by Herbert von Karajan 1. Adago-Allegro · Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 39 in E flat major K543 Performed by the Berlin Philharmoniker conducted by Herbert von Karajan 2.Andante con moto · Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 39 in E flat major K543 Performed by the Berlin Philharmoniker conducted by Herbert von Karajan 3.Menuetto (Allegretto) · Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 39 in E flat major K543 Performed by the Berlin Philharmoniker conducted by Herbert von Karajan 4.Finale (Allegro) · Luigi Boccherini: Fandango from the Guitar Quintet in D major G.448 Performed by Petrit Ceku, guitar, March Bouchkov, violin, Catharina Chen, violin, Timothy Ridout, viola, Kian Soltani, cello · Ludwig von Beethoven: Piano Sonata no 2 Opus 2 no 2 in A major Performed by Igor Levit 1. Allegro vivace · Ludwig von Beethoven: Piano Sonata no 2 Opus 2 no 2 in A major Performed by Igor Levit 2.Largo appassionato · Ludwig von Beethoven: Piano Sonata no 2 Opus 2 no 2 in A major Performed by Igor Levit 3.Scherzo. Allegretto · Ludwig von Beethoven: Piano Sonata no 2 Opus 2 no 2 in A major Performed by Igor Levit 4.Rondo. Grazioso]]> Music History Wed, 28 Feb 2024 08:34:00 +0200 0 0 Programme 43: about Music- The Art of Listening: Musical Fingerprints in Music of the Classical Period 0 0 Brian Bekker full 1:00:47 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1408219 https://iono.fm/e/1408219 Our composers for this programme are Bach, Purcell, Handel, Corelli, and Vivaldi.
Spend an hour with me getting up close and personal with the Baroque sound as composed by these five masters. Johan Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto number 3 in G Major, BWV 1048 Performed by the Netherlands Bach Society, led by Shunske Sato · Henry Purcell: Pavan in G Minor Z 751 Performed by the Purcell Quartet · Henry Purcell: When I am laid in Earth from Dido and Aeneas, Z 626, Act 3 Performed by Jessye Norman, the English Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Raymond Leppard · George Frederick Handel: Water Music Suite number 1 in F Major HWV 348, Part III Performed by The English Concert, conducted by Trevor Pinnock · Arcangelo Corelli: Concerto Grosso Opus 6 number 8 in G Minor – Christmas Concerto Performed by HR-Sinfonieorchester conducted by Andrés Orozco-Estrada ∙ · Johan Sebastian Bach: Concerto for 3 Harpsicords, Strings and Continuo, No 2 in C Major BWV 1064 Performed by Kenneth Gilbert, Lars Ulrik Mortensen, The English Concert led by Trevor Pinnock · Antonio Vivaldi: Violin Concerto “Spring” from the Four Seasons RV269 The performers are not named.]]> Music History Wed, 21 Feb 2024 07:03:00 +0200 0 0 Programme 42: about Music- The Art of Listening: Musical Fingerprints in Baroque Music 0 0 Brian Bekker full 59:33 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1405902 https://iono.fm/e/1405902
What are these?
These are the unique characteristics of individual composers, instruments, periods of music, musical styles and specific compositional types that an observant listener will immediately identify.

In today’s programme I am going to play 6 mystery items for you.
My challenge to you will to identify the period of composition of each based on the musical fingerprints we covered in the last four weeks.

Naturally, I will give you comments after each piece so can check your outcome.
And, I end this programme with a thrilling climax Johannes Brahms: Symphony 4 in E minor Opus 98 First movement Performed by The Berliner Philharmonilker conducted by Claudio Abbado · Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dances WoO 1 – 3 Performed by Julius Katchen · Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dances WoO 1 – 3 Performed by Julius Katchen · Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dances WoO 1 – 3 Performed by Julius Katchen · Sergei Prokofiev: 12 Movements from Romeo and Juliet Numbers 1 to 4 Performed by Martha Argerich and Sergei Babayan · Sergei Prokofiev: 12 Movements from Romeo and Juliet Numbers 1 to 4 Performed by Martha Argerich and Sergei Babayan · Sergei Prokofiev: 12 Movements from Romeo and Juliet Numbers 1 to 4 Performed by Martha Argerich and Sergei Babayan · Sergei Prokofiev: 12 Movements from Romeo and Juliet Numbers 1 to 4 Performed by Martha Argerich and Sergei Babayan · Johan Sebastian Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D minor BWV 565 Performed by Miklos Spanyi on a Silbermann Organ · Johann Pachelbel Canon in D Performed by Kanon Orchestre de Chambre conducted by Jean-Francois Paillard · Ludwig von Beethoven: Symphony number 6 in F Opus 68 First movement Performed by the Philharmonia Orchestra (?conducted by Otto Klemperer or Kurt Sanderling?) · Giacomo Puccini: Nessun dorma from the opera Turandot, Scene 91 of Act 3 Performed by Freddie de Tommaso, the Appolo Voices, and the Philharmonia Orchestra, conducted by Paolo Arrivabeni]]> Music History Wed, 14 Feb 2024 05:47:00 +0200 0 0 Programme 41: about Music- The Art of Listening: Musical Fingerprints Part 6 0 0 Brian Bekker full 1:00:06 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1403700 https://iono.fm/e/1403700 What are these?

These are the unique characteristics of individual composers, instruments, periods of music, musical styles and specific compositional types that an observant listener will immediately identify.
Today we look at Keyboard music of the Piano in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Even if you already know this, join me anyway for music by Debussy, Ravel, Schoenberg, Bartok and Schumann.

Any questions or comments, you are welcome to write to me at: brian@gsaradio.stream Robert Schumann: Fantasiestücke Op12 Performed by Martha Argerich · Robert Schumann: Fantasiestücke Op12 Performed by Martha Argerich · Robert Schumann: Fantasiestücke Op12 Performed by Martha Argerich · Robert Schumann: Fantasiestücke Op12 Performed by Martha Argerich · Robert Schumann: Fantasiestücke Op12 Performed by Martha Argerich · Robert Schumann: Fantasiestücke Op12 Performed by Martha Argerich · Robert Schumann: Fantasiestücke Op12 Performed by Martha Argerich · Robert Schumann: Fantasiestücke Op12 Performed by Martha Argerich · Claude Debussy: L’Isle joyeuse L106 Performed by Vladimir Horowitz · Maurice Ravel: Sonatine M40 Performed by Jean-Yves Thibaudet · Maurice Ravel: Sonatine M40 Performed by Jean-Yves Thibaudet · Maurice Ravel: Sonatine M40 Performed by Jean-Yves Thibaudet · Arnold Schoenberg: Piano Piece Op33a - Mässig Performed by Maurizio Pollini · Bela Bartók: Three Rondos on Folk Melodies Sz84: No 1 Andante Performed by Bela Bartók · Bela Bartók: Allegro barbaro Performed by Dezsö Ránki]]> Music History Wed, 07 Feb 2024 07:56:00 +0200 0 0 Programme 40: about Music: The Art of Listening: Musical Fingerprints – Part 5 0 0 Brian Bekker full 1:00:02 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1401370 https://iono.fm/e/1401370 In the next programme in the series, we are looking at Musical Fingerprints Part 4.
What are these?
These are the unique characteristics of individual composers, instruments, periods of music, musical styles and specific compositional types that an observant listener will immediately identify.
Today we look at Keyboard music of the Harpsicord and Fortepiano
Even if this is something you already know, join me anyway for music by Bach and Mozart.
Any questions or comments, you are welcome to write to me at: brian@gsaradio.stream Johann Sebastian Bach: Italian Concerto in F Major BWV 971 Performed by Christine Schornsheim of the Netherlands Bach Society The Harpsicord is by Bruce Kennedy on a model by Michael Mietke · Johann Sebastian Bach: French Suite 1 in D Minor BWV 812 Performed by Franscesco Corti of the Netherlands Bach Society The Harpsicord is by Bruce Kennedy on a model by Michael Mietke · Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Sonata no 11 in A Major K331 Performed by Malcolm Bilson The Fortepiano is by Philip Belt on a model by Stein · Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Sonata no 18 in D Major K576 First movement Performed by Malcolm Bilson The Fortepiano is by Philip Belt on a model by Stein]]> Music History Wed, 31 Jan 2024 19:02:00 +0200 0 0 Programme 39: about Music: The Art of Listening: Musical Fingerprints – Part 4 0 0 Brian Bekker full 59:08 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1398974 https://iono.fm/e/1398974 What are these? These are the unique characteristics of individual composers, periods of music, musical styles and specific compositional types that an observant listener will immediately identify.

Today we look at four Sonatas for Violin with Keyboard accompaniment.
Even if this is something you already know, join me anyway for music by Veracini, Beethoven, Brahms, and Copland.

Any questions or comments, you are welcome to write to me at: brian@gsaradio.stream Francesco Maria Veracini, Violin Sonata in E minor. Opus 2 no 8: Movements 1 & 3 Performed by Trio Settecento · Francesco Maria Veracini, Violin Sonata in E minor. Opus 2 no 8: Movements 1 & 3 Performed by Trio Settecento · Ludwig von Beethoven, Violin Sonata Opus 24 no 5, also called the Spring Sonata Movements: 3 & 4 Performed by Itzhak Perlman and Vladimir Ashkenazy · Ludwig von Beethoven, Violin Sonata Opus 24 no 5, also called the Spring Sonata Movements: 3 & 4 Performed by Itzhak Perlman and Vladimir Ashkenazy · Johannes Brahms, Violin Sonata 1 opus 78: Movements 1 & 3 Performed by Itzhak Perlman and Vladimir Ashkenazy · Johannes Brahms, Violin Sonata 1 opus 78: Movements 1 & 3 Performed by Itzhak Perlman and Vladimir Ashkenazy · Aaron Copeland, Violin Sonata: Movements 1 & 3 Performed by Gil Shaham and Amdré Previn · Aaron Copeland, Violin Sonata: Movements 1 & 3 Performed by Gil Shaham and Amdré Previn]]> Music History Thu, 25 Jan 2024 06:57:00 +0200 0 0 Programme 38: about Music- The Art of Listening: Musical Fingerprints Part 3 0 0 Brian Bekker full 59:50 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1396827 https://iono.fm/e/1396827 What are these?
These are the unique characteristics of individual composers, periods of music, musical styles and specific compositional types, that an observant listener will immediately identify.

Today is about recognising the sound of a Baroque orchestra, vs a Classical orchestra, vs a Romantic orchestra, vs a Modern (20th century) orchestra.
Even if this is something you already know, join me anyway for music by Bach, Haydn, Schumann, and Bartok. Johan Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No 1 in F Major BWV 1046 First Movement: Allegro Performed by the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center · Fourth Movement: Performed by The Mozart Orchestra Bologna and soloists conducted by Claudi Abbado · Joseph Haydn: Symphony No 1 in D Major H.I.1 First Movement: Presto Performed by the Academy of Ancient Music conducted by Christopher Hogwood · Third Movement: Presto Performed by the Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra, conducted by Adam Fischer · Robert Schumann: Symphony No 1 in B flat Opus 38 “Spring” First Movement: Andante un poco maestoso – Allegro molto con vivace Performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by Herbert von Karajan · Fourth Movement: Allegro animato e grazioso Performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by Herbert von Karajan · Bela Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra First Movement: Introduzione (Andante non troppo – Allegro vivace) Performed by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Georg Solti · Fifth Movement: Finale (Pesante – Presto) Performed by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Georg Solti]]> Music History Wed, 17 Jan 2024 07:57:00 +0200 0 0 Programme 37: about Music- The Art of Listening: Musical Fingerprints Part 2 0 0 Brian Bekker full 59:15 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1392723 https://iono.fm/e/1392723 Our gentle start to our New Year’s listening is with well-known pieces by Dvorak, Bizet, Rachmaninov, Faure, Brahms, Mozart, Wagner and Elgar. Antonin Dvorak: Slavonic Dance No. 2, Op. 72 Performed by Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks condicted by Rafael Kubelik · Georges Bizet: Carmen Prelude to Act 1 Performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by Herbert von Karajan · Georges Bizet: Carmen Suite No. 2: Habanera Performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by David Parr · Sergei Rachmaninov: Vocalise, Op. 34 Performed by Pieter Schoeman with the London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by David Parr · Gabriel Faure: Pavane Performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by David Parr · Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G Minor Performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by David Parr · Georges Bizet: L’ Arlesienne: Suite No 1 Carillon and Suite No 2: Menuet and Pastorale Performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by Herbert von Karajan · Georges Bizet: L’ Arlesienne: Suite No 1 Carillon and Suite No 2: Menuet and Pastorale Performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by Herbert von Karajan · Georges Bizet: L’ Arlesienne: Suite No 1 Carillon and Suite No 2: Menuet and Pastorale Performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by Herbert von Karajan · Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony: No 40. IV. Allegro assai Performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by Herbert von Karajan · Antonin Dvorak: Slavonic Dance No. 4, Op. 46 Performed by Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks condicted by Rafael Kubelik · Johann Strauss: Radetzky March Opus 228 Performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by Herbert von Karajan · Edward Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance, Op. 39: Land of Hope and Glory Performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by David Parr]]> Music History Mon, 01 Jan 2024 17:10:00 +0200 0 0 “about Music”, The Art of Listening Programme 36 0 0 Brian Bekker full 59:18 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1392242 https://iono.fm/e/1392242 Aaron Copeland: Fanfare for the Common Man “The Presidents Own®” U.S. Marine Band · Carl Orff: Carmina Burana: Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi Performed by the London Philharmonic, conducted by David Parry · Gustav Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: Mars, The Bringer of War “The Presidents Own®” U.S. Marine Band · Gustav Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity Performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by Herbert von Karajan · Jules Massenet: Meditation from Thaïs Performed by Itzhal Perlman with the Abbey Road Ensemble conducted by Lawrence Foster · Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings Opus 11a Performed by Capella Istropolitana · Stanley Myers: Cavatina (Theme from the Deer Hunter) Performed by Craig Ogden · Giuseppi Verdi: Nabucco: Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves (Va', pensiero, sull'ali dorate) London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Philharmonic Choir, The London Chorus and conducted by David Parry · Johann Strauss: On the Beautiful Blue Danube, Op. 314 Performed by the Strauss Orchestra Vienna · Joey Tempest: The Final Countdown Performed by the London Symphony Orchestra • Rocksymphonies]]> Music History Thu, 28 Dec 2023 19:57:00 +0200 0 0 “about Music“ The Art of Listening. Programme 35 0 0 Brian Bekker full 59:54 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1391365 https://iono.fm/e/1391365 There are original compositions and a selection of well-known carols in exquisite arrangements.

Please feel free to join me and allow the music to stir the emotions in you in the spirit of the Christmas season! A Christmas Overture Performed by The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra · Hark the Herald Angels Sing Performed by The Cambridge Singers, The Farnham Youth Choir and The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra · The Twelve Days of Christmas Performed by Michael O’Neal Singers · For the Beauty of the Earth Performed by The Cambridge Singers and the City of London Sinfonia conducted by John Rutter · Candlelight Carol Performed by The Cambridge Singers and the City of London Sinfonia conducted by John Rutter · I wish you Christmas Performed by The Cambridge Singers, The Farnham Youth Choir and The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra · Donna nobis pacem (movement 5 of the Mass of the Children) Performed by Joanne Lunn and Roderick Williams with the Cambridge Singers · All Things Bright and Beautiful Performed by The Cambridge Singers, the Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, the City of London Sinfonia, conducted by John Rutter · The Lord Bless You and Keep You Performed by The Cambridge Singers, the Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, the City of London Sinfonia, conducted by John Rutter · Joy to the World Performed by The Cambridge Singers and the City of London Sinfonia conducted by John Rutter · Silent Night Performed by The Cambridge Singers and the City of London Sinfonia conducted by John Rutter · Christmas Lullaby Performed by The Cambridge Singers and the City of London Sinfonia conducted by John Rutter · Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Performed by Melanie Marshall with The Cambridge Singers, The Farnham Youth Choir and The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra · We Wish You a Merry Christmas Performed by The Cambridge Singers and the City of London Sinfonia conducted by John Rutter]]> Music History Wed, 20 Dec 2023 07:11:00 +0200 0 0 Programme 34, The Sacred and Christmas music of John Rutter 0 0 Brian Bekker full 59:55 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1389984 https://iono.fm/e/1389984 AND THEN, be prepared to let your ears tell you stories you have probably never heard before. This item is also an excellent illustration of cadence in music – but oh! is it different!
I’m not saying more. Come and join me Thursday evening at 6pm SAST. Any questions or comments, you are welcome to write to me at: brian@gsaradio.stream Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Sonata K333 – 3rd movement Allegretto grazioso Performed by Alfred Brendel · Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Fantasia in C minor K475 Performed by Mitsuko Uchida · George Frederick Händel: Halleluia Chorus Performed by Roberto Bertero at the organ of Turin’s Santuario della Consolata (Church of the Virgin of the Consolation). · Franz Schubert: Ave Maria Opus 52 No 6 D.839 Performed by Barbara Bonney and Geoffrey Parsons · Frederic Chopin: Prelude in E minor Opus 28 no 4 in E minor Performed by Maurizio Pollini · Robert Schumann: Album for the Young Opus 68 no 6: Poor Little Orphan Performed by Luba Edlina · Franz Liszt: Liebestraume no3 in A flat major S.541/3 Performed by Lang Lang · Arvo Pärt: Tabula rasa Part 1: Ludus Con moto Performed bb Gil Shaham · Adele Anthony · Erik Risberg · Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra · Neeme Järvi]]> Music History Wed, 13 Dec 2023 17:36:00 +0200 0 0 Music links for Programme 33: about Music: Breathing in music - Cadences 0 0 Brian Bekker full 59:53 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1387757 https://iono.fm/e/1387757 Ludwig von Beethoven: Symphony 5 in C minor Op 67, movement 4 Performed by the Concertgebouw Orchestra conducted by Bernard Haitink · Joseph Haydn: Symphony No 94 in F Major Hob I:94 “Surprise” II. Andante Performed by the Berlin Philharmoniker, conducted by Herbert von Karajan · Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Sonata No 16 in C Major K545 - I. Allegro Performed by Mitsuko Uchida · William Henry Monk: “All things bright and beautiful” Performed by St. Michael’s Singers · Johann Sebastian Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier Book 1 BWV 846 Prelude 1 Performed by András Schiff · George Frederick Händel: Joy to the World Performed by Paul Winter on the Hereford Cathedral Organ (Hauptwerk) · Pyotr I. Tchaikovsky: Chinese Dance from the Nutcracker Ballet Op 71a Performed by The London Festival Orchestra conducted by Henry Adolph · Franz Schubert: Violin Sonata in D Major Op 137 no 1/D 384. Movements 2 and 3. Performed by Julia Fischer and Martin Helmchen · Franz Schubert: Violin Sonata in D Major Op 137 no 1/D 384. Movements 2 and 3. Performed by Julia Fischer and Martin Helmchen · Josef Haydn: Quartet Op 64 No 5 “The Lark” Third Movement Performed by Attacca Quartet · Johann Sebastian Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier Book 1 BWV 854 Prelude 9 Performed by Daniel Barenboim · Edvard Grieg: Norwegian Dance Op 35 no 2 Performed by the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Paavo Järvi · Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: String Quartet no 23 in F K590 “Prussian no3“ Performed by the Amadeus Quartet · Ludwig von Beethoven: Violin Sonata no 5 in F “Spring Sonata” Performed by Itzhak Perlman and Vladimir Ashkenazy]]> Music History Wed, 06 Dec 2023 13:19:00 +0200 0 0 Programme 32: about Music: Melody and Phrases Part 4 0 0 Brian Bekker full 59:46 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1385760 https://iono.fm/e/1385760
You will love these, and I feel you cannot fail to be as moved as I always am.

And then Chopin’s Second Piano Concerto with its astounding slow movement rounds our programme out.

Please join me!
Brian. Adolphe Adam: O Holy Night with the King’s Singers · Michael Maybrick (under the name Stephen Adams) with words by Frederic Weatherly: The Holy City. Performed by The Tabernacle Choir conducted by Stanford Olsen · Frederick Chopin: Piano Concerto 2 in F minor, Opus 21 Performed by Murray Perahia with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Zubin Mehta · Frederick Chopin: Piano Concerto 2 in F minor, Opus 21 Performed by Murray Perahia with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Zubin Mehta · Frederick Chopin: Piano Concerto 2 in F minor, Opus 21 Performed by Murray Perahia with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Zubin Mehta]]> Music History Thu, 30 Nov 2023 06:03:00 +0200 0 0 Programme 31. Modulation as a key to Emotional Content 0 0 Brian Bekker full 59:43 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1382831 https://iono.fm/e/1382831 Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite No 3 in D Major BWV 1068 – Air (on the G String) Performed by the Münchner Bach-Orchester, conducted by Karl Richter · Adolphe Adam: O Holy Night Performed by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir with the King’s Singers · Joseph Haydn: Symphony No 94 in F Major Hob I:94 “Surprise” II. Andante Performed by the Berlin Philharmoniker, conducted by Herbert von Karajan · Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Sonata No 16 in C Major K545 - I. Allegro Mitsuko Uchida · William Henry Monk: “All things bright and beautiful” Performed by St. Michael’s Singers]]> Music History Thu, 23 Nov 2023 18:06:00 +0200 0 0 “about Music” - programme 30 0 0 Brian Bekker full 59:59 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1380119 https://iono.fm/e/1380119 Mendelssohn’s irresistible Violin Concerto and Haydn’s famous Oxford Symphony are featured today Felix Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor Opus 64 Performed by Anne-Sophie Mutter and the Berlin Philharmoniker, conducted by Herbert von Karajan · Felix Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor Opus 64 Performed by Anne-Sophie Mutter and the Berlin Philharmoniker, conducted by Herbert von Karajan · Felix Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor Opus 64 Performed by Anne-Sophie Mutter and the Berlin Philharmoniker, conducted by Herbert von Karajan · Josef Haydn: Symphony number 92 in G major, “Oxford” Performed by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Leonard Bernstein]]> Music History Tue, 14 Nov 2023 07:14:00 +0200 0 0 about Music – The Art of Listening. Programme 29 – The Second Movement - continued 0 0 Brian Bekker full 59:57 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1377776 https://iono.fm/e/1377776 This is usually the “Slow” movement. But what exactly does “Slow Movement” mean?
Please join me and together we will find out.
Two full length works, and one slow movement, all by Mozart, in today’s programme! Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto No 21 Elvira Madigan – Andante movement Jan Lisiecki with the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks conducted by Christian Zacharias · Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Sonata K333 · Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Sonata K333 Performed by Alfred Brendel · Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony number 40, K 550 Performed by an unnamed orchestra and conductor]]> Music History Tue, 07 Nov 2023 09:02:00 +0200 0 0 about Music – The Art of Listening. Programme 28 – The Second Movement 0 0 Brian Bekker full 59:50 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1376006 https://iono.fm/e/1376006 So, today we are going to practice listening to Rondo and Rondo Sonata forms, in stand-alone pieces as well as final movements. Beethoven, Mendelssohn, and Mozart feature.
And to conclude, the magnificent Sonata in A for Piano and Violin by Cesar Franck.
Please join me! Ludwig von Beethoven: Für Elize Bagatelle No. 25 in A Minor, WoO 59 Performed by Alfred Brendel · Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: Rondo capriccioso in E Major, Op. 14, MWV U67 Performed by Murray Perahia · Ludwig von Beethoven: String Quartet number 1, opus 18 no 1 Performed by the Hagen String Quartet · Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto number 21 Performed by Maurizio Pollini and the Wiener Philharmoniker · Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Sonata K333 Performed by Alfred Brendel · Cesar Franck: Sonata for Piano and Violin Performed by Itzhak Perlman and Vladimir Ashkenazy · Cesar Franck: Sonata for Piano and Violin Performed by Itzhak Perlman and Vladimir Ashkenazy · Cesar Franck: Sonata for Piano and Violin Performed by Itzhak Perlman and Vladimir Ashkenazy · Cesar Franck: Sonata for Piano and Violin Performed by Itzhak Perlman and Vladimir Ashkenazy]]> Music History Wed, 01 Nov 2023 14:22:00 +0200 0 0 about Music – The Art of Listening. Programme 27 – Rondo (keeps coming around). 0 0 Brian Bekker full 1:00:00 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1373421 https://iono.fm/e/1373421 Please join me! Josef Haydn: Symphony 92 “Oxford” Hob I:92 Performed by the Wiener Philharmoniker conducted by Carl Böhm · Ludwig von Beethoven: String Quartet number 1, opus 18 no 1 Performed by the Hagen String Quartet · Johannes Brahms: Intermezzo Opus 117 no 1 Performed by Radu Lupu · Sergei Sergejewitsch Prokofiev: Symphony 1 in D, Opus 25 “Classical” Performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by Herbert von Karajan · Franz Schubert: Symphony number 9 in C major, D944 “The Great” Performed by the Royal Concertgebouw orchestra conducted by Leonard Bernstein · Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: String Quartet number 14, opus K387 “Spring” Performed by the Emerson String Quartet · Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony 41 in C Major, K551 ”Jupiter” Performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by Carl Böhm · Ludwig von Beethoven: Sonata Opus 2 no 2 Performed by Murray Perahia]]> Music History Wed, 25 Oct 2023 07:28:00 +0200 0 0 about Music – The Art of Listening. Programme 26 0 0 Brian Bekker full 59:56 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1371520 https://iono.fm/e/1371520 Please join me! Muzio Clementi: Concerto in C written in 1796 Performed by Pietro Spado and The Philharmonia, conducted by Francesco d’Avalos · Maurice Ravel: Sonatine M40 Performed by Jean-Yves Thibaudet · Josef Haydn: Symphony 92 “Oxford” Hob I:92 Performed by the Wiener Philharmoniker conducted by Leonard Bernstein · Ludwig von Beethoven: String Quartet number 1, opus 18 no 1 Performed by the Emerson String Quartet · Johannes Brahms: Rhapsody Opus 79 no2 Performed by Radu Lupu · Sergei Sergejewitsch Prokofiev: Symphony 1 in D, Opus 25 “Classical” Performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by Herbert von Karajan · Franz Schubert: Symphony number 9 in C major, D944 “The Great” Performed by the Wiener Philharmoniker conducted by Sir Georg Solti]]> Music History Thu, 19 Oct 2023 05:10:00 +0200 0 0 about Music – The Art of Listening. Programme 25 0 0 Brian Bekker full 59:26 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1368750 https://iono.fm/e/1368750 Please join me today and discover what Mozart’s Concertos, Sonatas, String Quartets, Symphonies and Operas have in common, apart from their composer!
I have selected 6 first movements from the above works to illustrate what they have in common. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto number Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-flat major, K. 271 (Jeunehomme) Performed by Alexandre Tharaud and Ensemble Le Balcon directed by Maxime Pascal · Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony 40 in G Minor, K550 Performed by an unnamed Orchestra and conductor · Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Piano in B flat Major, K333 Performed by Alfred Brendel · Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: String Quartet number 14, opus K387 “Spring” Performed by the Emerson String Quartet · Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Overture to “Don Giovanni“, K527 Performed by an unnamed Orchestra and conductor · Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony 41 in C Major, K551 ”Jupiter” Performed by an unnamed Orchestra and conductor]]> Music History Wed, 11 Oct 2023 09:12:00 +0200 0 0 about Music – The Art of Listening. Programme 24 0 0 Brian Bekker full 59:31 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1365769 https://iono.fm/e/1365769 Mozart’s Concertos for Piano and for Clarinet, are both in A major. This is one of Mozart’s “happy keys”, along with E flat major and C major. In the context of the Doctrine of the Affections, each musical key was believed to have its own inherent emotional qualities, and composers used these keys deliberately to evoke specific emotions or moods in their compositions. A major, with its bright and open character, was often seen as a key suitable for expressing joy, celebration, and positive emotions.
So please come and share some joy, celebration and positive emotions as I introduce you to the structure called “Concerto” in a way that you will not easily forget. Music links for Programme 23: Mozart and the Concerto Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto number 23 in A Major K488 Performed by Maurizio Pollini and Wiener Philharmoniker conducted by Karl Bohm · Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A Major K622 Performed by Martin Fröst and Amsterdam Sinfonietta conducted by Peter Oundjian · Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A Major K622 Performed by Martin Fröst and Amsterdam Sinfonietta conducted by Peter Oundjian · Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A Major K622 Performed by Martin Fröst and Amsterdam Sinfonietta conducted by Peter Oundjian · Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Songs Without Words Book 1 Opus 19 Performed by Daniel Gortler]]> Music History Tue, 03 Oct 2023 04:51:00 +0200 0 0 about Music – The Art of Listening. Programme 23 0 0 Brian Bekker full 1:05:19 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1364210 https://iono.fm/e/1364210 We starting looking at musical fingerprints in this episode, things that can help us find out what that piece of music is. Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata in E major Kk380 Performed on Harpsicord by Scott Ross · Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Serenade in G major K525 “Eine Kleine Nachtmusik“ Mvt 2.Romance Performed by Wiener Philharmoniker conducted by James Levine · Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto number 21 Performed by Maurizio Pollini and Orchestra filarmonica della Scala conducted by Riccardo Muti · Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Sonata no 4, K282, (second movement) Menuetto I-II Performed by Mitsuko Uchida · Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Songs Without Words Book 1 Opus 19 Performed by Daniel Gortler]]> Music History Wed, 27 Sep 2023 16:00:00 +0200 0 0 about Music – The Art of Listening. Programme 22 0 0 Brian Bekker full 1:00:00 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1362289 https://iono.fm/e/1362289 And, why would I include “Land of Hope and Glory”? Join me, and find out!
So what happens next week? Something new … based on something old. Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Elegy for Strings (Elegy for Ivan Samarin) 1884 Performed by the London Chamber Orchestra, with Christopher Warren-Green · Gabriel Faure: Sicilienne from the Incidental Music to “Pelleas et Melisande” Opus 80 no 4 Performed by The Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Seiji Ozawa · Johannes Brahms: Romance. Opus 118 no 5 Performed by Radu Lupu · Ludwig von Beethoven: Für Elize, Bagatelle no25 in A Minor, WoO 59 Performed by Igor Levit · Louis-Claude Daquin: The Coucou Performed by Robert Aldwinckle · Frans Anton Hoffmeister: Concerto for Viola (third movement) Performed and conducted by Gérard Caussé with the Solistes de Montpellier-Moscou · Emanuel Charbrier: Scherzo-Valse from the “Suite Pastorale” Movement 4 Performed by the Wiener Philharmonic conducted by John Eliot Gardiner · Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Sonata no 4, K282, (second movement) Menuetto I-II Performed by Mitsuko Uchida · Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony 40, K550, (third movement) Performed by the London Mozart Players · Edward Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance March Opus 39 no 1 Performed by the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by David Parry]]> Music History Thu, 21 Sep 2023 10:04:00 +0200 0 0 Programme 21-about Music: Ternary form and Rondo Form 0 0 Brian Bekker full 59:15 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1358678 https://iono.fm/e/1358678 Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika (South African National Anthem) Performed by Inno nazionale sudafricano · Domenico Scarlatti: Sonatas K13, 8, and 159 Performed by Angela Hewitt · Domenico Scarlatti: Sonatas K13, 8, and 159 Performed by Angela Hewitt · Domenico Scarlatti: Sonatas K13, 8, and 159 Performed by Angela Hewitt · Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata K299 Performed by Claudio Colombo · Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Mazurka Opus 39 no 10 Performed by Orchestra Arcangelo Corelli, conducted by Jacopo Rivani · Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Scene from Swan Lake Opus 20 TH.12 / Act 2 no 10 Performed by Orchestre symphonique de Montréal conducted by Charles Dutoit · Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Waltz of the Flowers from “The Nutcracker” Ballet Performed by Munich Symphony Orchestra with an unnamed conductor · Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Songs Without Words Book 1 Opus 19 Performed by Daniel Gortler]]> Music History Mon, 11 Sep 2023 06:29:00 +0200 0 0 Programme 20: about Music: Binary form and Ternary form 0 0 Brian Bekker full 59:54 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1344911 https://iono.fm/e/1344911 The seven movements (excluding Earth and the as yet undiscovered Pluto) are:
1. Mars, the Bringer of War
2. Venus, the Bringer of Peace
3. Mercury, the Winged Messanger
4. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
5. Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age
6. Uranus, the Magician
7. Neptune, the Mystic
That will be followed by another two Scarlatti Sonatas, illustrating characteristic 4 of Binary form:
Contrasting Themes: The A section usually presents a musical idea or theme, followed by a contrasting theme in the B section. This contrast provides variety and interest in the composition. This contrast provides variety and interest in the composition, creating a sense of tension and release. Gustav Holst: The Planets Performed by: The Wiener Philharmoniker conducted by Herbert von Karajan · Gustav Holst: The Planets Performed by: The Wiener Philharmoniker conducted by Herbert von Karajan · Gustav Holst: The Planets Performed by: The Wiener Philharmoniker conducted by Herbert von Karajan · Gustav Holst: The Planets Performed by: The Wiener Philharmoniker conducted by Herbert von Karajan · Gustav Holst: The Planets Performed by: The Wiener Philharmoniker conducted by Herbert von Karajan · Gustav Holst: The Planets Performed by: The Wiener Philharmoniker conducted by Herbert von Karajan · Gustav Holst: The Planets Performed by: The Wiener Philharmoniker conducted by Herbert von Karajan · Domenico Scarlatti: Sonatas Performed by Angela Hewitt · Domenico Scarlatti: Sonatas Performed by Angela Hewitt]]> Music History Tue, 15 Aug 2023 09:35:00 +0200 0 0 Programme 19 description: about Music: The Art of Listening: Through Composed and Binary Part 3 0 0 Brian Bekker full 56:24 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1344870 https://iono.fm/e/1344870 As I mentioned last week, there will be very little chatting this week as I did all of it last week. So today I’m spending nearly the entire programme on two pieces that we touched on last week.
First we will hear all 24 of Chopin’s preludes Opus 28.
As you listen, remember that these are very brief pieces, most of them consisting of just one idea, and therefore we would say that they are through-composed. Most of the preludes revolve around a single, memorable theme or idea, with variations in texture, dynamics, and harmonies, creating a piece that explores the depth of this one idea. This is a characteristic approach in some of Chopin's preludes, where a single motif or mood is explored in a compact form. In the later preludes there are some that are a little longer and have two or more ideas.
We follow that with five of Scarlatti’s Sonatas. These all illustrate the Binary form with two balanced halves, which is the third characteristic of Binary form, as I mentioned last week: The third characteristic of Binary form is Balance: Both sections are often of equal or similar length, contributing to a sense of symmetry and balance in the music.
Remember that the form of these, using the letters A and B to the indicate sections, is A, repeat of A, then B and repeat of B. The divisions between the sections are very clear Frederick Chopin: 24 Preludes Opus 28 Performed by Maurizio Pollini · Frederick Chopin: 24 Preludes Opus 28 Performed by Maurizio Pollini · Frederick Chopin: 24 Preludes Opus 28 Performed by Maurizio Pollini · Frederick Chopin: 24 Preludes Opus 28 Performed by Maurizio Pollini · Frederick Chopin: 24 Preludes Opus 28 Performed by Maurizio Pollini · Frederick Chopin: 24 Preludes Opus 28 Performed by Maurizio Pollini · Frederick Chopin: 24 Preludes Opus 28 Performed by Maurizio Pollini · Frederick Chopin: 24 Preludes Opus 28 Performed by Maurizio Pollini · Frederick Chopin: 24 Preludes Opus 28 Performed by Maurizio Pollini · Frederick Chopin: 24 Preludes Opus 28 Performed by Maurizio Pollini · Frederick Chopin: 24 Preludes Opus 28 Performed by Maurizio Pollini · Frederick Chopin: 24 Preludes Opus 28 Performed by Maurizio Pollini · Frederick Chopin: 24 Preludes Opus 28 Performed by Maurizio Pollini · Frederick Chopin: 24 Preludes Opus 28 Performed by Maurizio Pollini · Frederick Chopin: 24 Preludes Opus 28 Performed by Maurizio Pollini · Frederick Chopin: 24 Preludes Opus 28 Performed by Maurizio Pollini · Frederick Chopin: 24 Preludes Opus 28 Performed by Maurizio Pollini · Frederick Chopin: 24 Preludes Opus 28 Performed by Maurizio Pollini · Frederick Chopin: 24 Preludes Opus 28 Performed by Maurizio Pollini · Frederick Chopin: 24 Preludes Opus 28 Performed by Maurizio Pollini · Frederick Chopin: 24 Preludes Opus 28 Performed by Maurizio Pollini · Frederick Chopin: 24 Preludes Opus 28 Performed by Maurizio Pollini · Domenico Scarlatti: Sonatas Performed by Angela Hewitt · Domenico Scarlatti: Sonatas Performed by Angela Hewitt · Domenico Scarlatti: Sonatas Performed by Angela Hewitt · Domenico Scarlatti: Sonatas Performed by Angela Hewitt · Domenico Scarlatti: Sonatas Performed by Angela Hewitt]]> Music History Tue, 15 Aug 2023 08:07:00 +0200 0 0 Programme 18: about Music Pieces Throughcomposed and Binary form 0 0 Brian Bekker full 1:00:12 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1344855 https://iono.fm/e/1344855 We consider the first two characterisitcs of Binary Form, which are:
1. The first characteristic is that there areTwo Sections: The piece is divided into two distinct sections, typically labeled as A and B. The A section is usually followed by the identical repetition of the A section, and then the B section follows with its own repetition.
and
2. The second characteristic in a binary form is that the second part frequently takes the form of an answer to the first. This would be demonstrated by the A part ending sounding like something more should follow. Frederick Chopin: 24 Preludes Opus 28 Performed by Maurizio Pollini · Frederick Chopin: 24 Preludes Opus 28 Performed by Maurizio Pollini · Frederick Chopin: 24 Preludes Opus 28 Performed by Maurizio Pollini · Frederick Chopin: 24 Preludes Opus 28 Performed by Maurizio Pollini · Frederick Chopin: 24 Preludes Opus 28 Performed by Maurizio Pollini · Frederick Chopin: 24 Preludes Opus 28 Performed by Maurizio Pollini · Frederick Chopin: 24 Preludes Opus 28 Performed by Maurizio Pollini · Frederick Chopin: 24 Preludes Opus 28 Performed by Maurizio Pollini · Frederick Chopin: 24 Preludes Opus 28 Performed by Maurizio Pollini · Frederick Chopin: 24 Preludes Opus 28 Performed by Maurizio Pollini · Claude Debussy: The Sunken Cathedral Performed by: The Philharmonia Orchestra Conducted by Geoffrey Simon · Gustav Holst: The Planets Performed by: The Wiener Philharmoniker conducted by Herbert von Karajan · Domenico Scarlatti: Two Sonatas Performed by Ivo Pogorelich · Domenico Scarlatti: Two Sonatas Performed by Ivo Pogorelich · Franz Liszt: Liebestraume number 3 Performed by Lang Lang]]> Music History Tue, 15 Aug 2023 07:51:00 +0200 0 0 Programme 17 description: about Music: The Art of Listening: Through Composed and Binary Part 1 0 0 Brian Bekker full 56:35 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1343201 https://iono.fm/e/1343201 But! Also included by request is a much expanded commentary on the composers’ intentions and how these are expressed in the songs.
I compare four songs frequently sung in church and compare how they are perceived by the congregation.
We hear two songs from 1540 and 1975 and find out in which way these two are remarkably similar. John Newton: Amazing Grace (December 1772) Sung by Judy Collins with an unnamed choir · Josquin Desprez: “Absalon, fili mi” (1540) Sung by the Hilliard Ensemble, conducted by Paul Hillier · Leonard Cohen: “Halleluia” Sung by k.d. lang and an unnamed ensemble · Franz Schubert: · Judy Collins: Since You’ve Asked Performed by Judy Collins on her album “Voices · Paul McCartney: Eleanor Rigby in arrangement by Cody Fry Performed by an unnamed orchestra, produced by Cody Fry · William Henry Monk: “All things bright and beautiful” Performed by St. Michael’s Singers · Allan Menkin: “A Whole New World” from the Walt Disney film “Aladdin” Performed by Mena Massoud and Naomi Scott and an unnamed orchestra · Joni Mitchell: “Both Sides Now” Sung by Emilia Jones with an unnamed ensemble · Freddie Mercury: Bohemian Rhapsody Performed by Queen]]> Music History Wed, 09 Aug 2023 00:47:00 +0200 0 0 Programme 16 description: about Music: The Art of Listening: Structure in Music Part 1 – Song 0 0 Brian Bekker full 59:46 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1338226 https://iono.fm/e/1338226 So why should we worry about Structure in Music?
Today I will give you the first of seven good reasons to be interested.
Expect songs from 1540 to Queen. John Newton: Amazing Grace (December 1772) Sung by Judy Collins with an unnamed choir · Josquin Desprez: “Absalon, fili mi” (1540) Sung by the Hilliard Ensemble, conducted by Paul Hillier · Leonard Cohen: “Halleluia” Sung by k.d. lang and an unnamed ensemble · Franz Schubert: · Judy Collins: Since You’ve Asked Performed by Judy Collins on her album “Voices” · Paul McCartney: Eleanor Rigby in arrangement by Cody Fry Performed by an unnamed orchestra, produced by Cody Fry · William Henry Monk: “All things bright and beautiful” Performed by St. Michael’s Singers · Allan Menkin: “A Whole New World” from the Walt Disney film “Aladdin” Performed by Mena Massoud and Naomi Scott and an unnamed orchestra · Joni Mitchell: “Both Sides Now” Sung by Emilia Jones with an unnamed ensemble · Freddie Mercury: Bohemian Rhapsody Performed by Queen]]> Music History Wed, 02 Aug 2023 09:14:00 +0200 0 0 Programme 15 description: about Music: The Art of Listening: Structure in Music Part 1 – Song 0 0 Brian Bekker full 57:59 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1336252 https://iono.fm/e/1336252 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Rondo “Alla Turca“ from Sonata 11 K331 Performed by Andrei Gavrilov · Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata K.9 in D minor Performed by Dongsok Shin on the earliest known surviving piano made by the inventor of the piano, Bartolomeo Cristofori, in 1720. This piano is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. There are only two others extant by Cristofori. One (1722) in the Museo Nazionale degli Strumenti Musicali in Rome and the other (1726) in the Musikinstrumenten-Museum of Leipzig University · Robert Schumann: Papillon Opus 2, number 8 Performed by Vladimir Ashkenazy · Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony 40 in G minor K550 Performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by Herbert von Karajan · Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony 40 in G minor K550 Performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by Herbert von Karajan · Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony 40 in G minor K550 Performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by Herbert von Karajan · Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony 40 in G minor K550 Performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by Herbert von Karajan · Erik Satie: Trois Gymnopédies number 3 (Arr. Williams) Performed by Michael Conn with the English Chamber Orchestra , conducted by Leslie Williams]]> Music History Thu, 27 Jul 2023 06:23:00 +0200 0 0 Programme 14 description: about Music: The extraordinary behavior of Mr. Minor Scale 0 0 Brian Bekker full 57:37 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1332678 https://iono.fm/e/1332678
In today’s programme, there are just two works, both in E minor and both by Czech composers of the late 19th century. The New World, by Dvorak; and then, back in the Old World, with Ma Vlast by Smetana. Both are firm concert favourites, so please join me for these full works. Antonin Dvorak: Symphony number 9 in E minor Opus 95 B178 “From the New World” Performed by the Wiener Philharmoniker conducted by Herbert von Karajan · Antonin Dvorak: Symphony number 9 in E minor Opus 95 B178 “From the New World” Performed by the Wiener Philharmoniker conducted by Herbert von Karajan · Antonin Dvorak: Symphony number 9 in E minor Opus 95 B178 “From the New World” Performed by the Wiener Philharmoniker conducted by Herbert von Karajan · Antonin Dvorak: Symphony number 9 in E minor Opus 95 B178 “From the New World” Performed by the Wiener Philharmoniker conducted by Herbert von Karajan · Bedrich Smetana: Má Vlast JB1:112 – No 2, Vltava Performed by the Wiener Philharmoniker conducted by Herbert von Karajan]]> Music History Tue, 18 Jul 2023 06:00:00 +0200 0 0 Programme 13: about Music: A journey to the New World, and back to the Old. 0 0 Brian Bekker full 59:17 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1330533 https://iono.fm/e/1330533 In today’s programme we examine the Aeolian Mode, the Natural Minor scale, the Harmonic Minor scale and the Melodic Minor scale. And I have a lovely selection of musical examples to accustom your ear to these! Please join me! Ludwig von Beethoven: Piano Sonata no 14 in C sharp Minor Opus 14 no 2 Performed by Igor Levit · Ludwig von Beethoven: Piano Sonata no 14 in C sharp Minor Opus 14 no 2 Performed by Igor Levit · Ludwig von Beethoven: Piano Sonata no 14 in C sharp Minor Opus 14 no 2 Performed by Igor Levit · Erik Satie: Trois Gymnopédies number 3 Performed by Alexandre Tharaud · George Gershwin: “Summertime” from “Porgy and Bess” Performed by Harolyn Blackwell with the London Philharmonic and the Glyndebourne Chorus conducted by Sir Simon Rattle · God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen Performed by The King’s Singers and The Tabernacle Choir · Sergei Rachmaninov: Prelude in C Sharp Minor Opus 3 no 2 Performed by Vladimir Ashkenazy · Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata K.9 in D minor Performed by Dongsok Shin on the earliest known surviving piano made by the inventor of the piano, Bartolomeo Cristofori, in 1720. This piano is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. There are only two others extant by Cristofori. One (1722) in the Museo Nazionale degli Strumenti Musicali in Rome and the other (1726) in the Musikinstrumenten-Museum of Leipzig University · Sergei Rachmaninov: Vocalise Op 34 no 14 Performed by the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, conducted by Sir Neville Marriner · Erik Satie: Trois Gymnopédies number 3 (Arr. Williams) Performed by Michael Conn with the English Chamber Orchestra , conducted by Leslie Williams]]> Music History Wed, 12 Jul 2023 09:10:00 +0200 0 0 Programme 12 0 0 Brian Bekker full 58:03 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1328181 https://iono.fm/e/1328181 Today’s programme is about ten methods of organizing tones, which we refer to as scales or keys.
These form the basis of over 200 genres of Western Music.
The primary Tonal Scale consisting of 12 notes is the Chromatic scale.
From this, we derive:
The diatonic scales are Major and Minor, Pentatonic, and Whole tone.
In a separate category are the Modal Scales: Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, and Locrian.
Too technical for you? So, join us for the interesting variety of 8 music items. George Gershwin: “Summertime” from “Porgy and Bess” Performed by Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong with an unnamed orchestra · Isaac Albeniz: Leyanda Asturias Performed by Julian Bream · Johann Sebastian Bach: Gavottes 1 and 2 from the Orchestral Suite Number 1 in C Major BWV 1066 Tafelmusik Orchestra conducted by Jeanne Lamon · Fernando Sor: Study in A Major Opus 6 no 12 Performed by Andrés Segovia · Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony K16a, third movement Performed by The Academy of Ancient Music conducted by Christopher Hogwood · Claude Debussy: Preludes Book 1 L.117 number 8 “La fille aux cheveux de lin” Performed by Krystian Zimerman · Claude Debussy: Preludes Book 1 L.117 number 2 “Voiles” Performed by Jean-Yves Thibaudet · Claude Debussy - Debussy_ Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado]]> Music History Wed, 05 Jul 2023 12:37:00 +0200 0 0 Programme 11 0 0 Brian Bekker full 56:57 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1325401 https://iono.fm/e/1325401 Pitch (Low vs high)
Strength (Soft vs loud)
Colour (Dark vs bright), (thin vs rich), (other qualities)
Pace (Slow vs fast)
Movement (Even vs irregular)
Articulation (Smooth vs separated sound)
Intensity and energy (gentle vs strong) (Low energy vs high energy)
Phrases (Commas vs Full stops), (Short vs long), (Equal vs irregular)
Key changes
Primary colours (Home key, Dominant and Subdominant)
Endings (Final vs non final)
Did you realize that we have already covered so much ground? Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto in C, K467 Performed by Maurizio Pollini with the Wiener Philharmoniker · Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto in C, K467 Performed by Maurizio Pollini with the Wiener Philharmoniker · Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto in C, K467 Performed by Maurizio Pollini with the Wiener Philharmoniker · Josef Haydn: String Quartet in G minor Hob.III:74, Op 74 no 3 “The Horseman” Performed by the Emerson String Quartet · Stan Jones: Ghost Riders in the Sky Performed by Judy Collins on her album “Paradise · Judy Collins: Since You’ve Asked Performed by Judy Collins on her album “Voices”]]> Music History Tue, 27 Jun 2023 16:51:00 +0200 0 0 Programme 10 description – Practice, practice, practice. 0 0 Brian Bekker full 59:07 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1322423 https://iono.fm/e/1322423 Johann Strauss jnr: On the Beautiful, Blue Danube Waltz Opus 314 Strauss Orchestra Vienna, conducted by Joseph Francek · Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Sonata No 16 in C Major K545 - I. Allegro Performed by Mitsuko Uchida · Anton Schmoll: “Vien quà, Dorina bella” Performed by Katarzyna Kempinska · Carl Maria von Weber: 7 Variations sur l’air “Vien quà, Dorina bella” Opus 7 for Piano The Pianist is not identified · Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 44 KV81, Second Movement Performed by The Academy of St Martin in the Fields conducted by Sir Neville Marriner · Franz Schubert: Impromptu Opus 90 no 4 D899 Performed by Krystian Zimerman]]> Music History Tue, 20 Jun 2023 08:02:00 +0200 0 0 Programme 9 description – Music in Primary Colours 0 0 Brian Bekker full 57:51 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1319539 https://iono.fm/e/1319539
Any questions or comments, you are welcome to write to me at: brian@gsaradio.stream Ludwig von Beethoven: Symphony 5 in C minor Op 67, movement 4 Performed by the Concertgebouw Orchestra conducted by Bernard Haitink · Joseph Haydn: Symphony No 94 in F Major Hob I:94 “Surprise” II. Andante Performed by the Berlin Philharmoniker, conducted by Herbert von Karajan · Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Sonata No 16 in C Major K545 - I. Allegro Performed by Mitsuko Uchida · William Henry Monk: “All things bright and beautiful” Performed by St. Michael’s Singers · Johann Sebastian Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier Book 1 BWV 846 Prelude 1 Performed by András Schiff · George Frederick Händel: Joy to the World Performed by Paul Winter on the Hereford Cathedral Organ (Hauptwerk · Franz Schubert: Violin Sonata in D Major Op 137 no 1/D 384. Movements 2 and 3. Performed by Julia Fischer and Martin Helmchen · Franz Schubert: Violin Sonata in D Major Op 137 no 1/D 384. Movements 2 and 3. Performed by Julia Fischer and Martin Helmchen · Josef Haydn: Quartet Op 64 No 5 “The Lark” Third Movement Performed by Attacca Quartet · Johann Sebastian Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier Book 1 BWV 854 Prelude 9 Performed by Daniel Barenboim · Edvard Grieg: Norwegian Dance Op 35 no 2 Performed by the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Paavo Järvi · Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: String Quartet no 23 in F K590 “Prussian no3“ Performed by the Amadeus Quartet · Ludwig von Beethoven: Violin Sonata no 5 in F “Spring Sonata” Performed by Itzhak Perlman and Vladimir Ashkenazy]]> Music History Sat, 10 Jun 2023 16:47:00 +0200 0 0 Programme 8 - Melody and Phrases part 2 0 0 Brian Bekker full 55:03 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1315835 https://iono.fm/e/1315835 Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite No 3 in D Major BWV 1068 – Air (on the G String) Performed by the Münchner Bach-Orchester, conducted by Karl Richter · Adolphe Adam: O Holy Night Performed by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir with the King’s Singers · Joseph Haydn: Symphony No 94 in F Major Hob I:94 “Surprise” II. Andante Performed by the Berlin Philharmoniker, conducted by Herbert von Karajan · Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Sonata No 16 in C Major K545 - I. Allegro Mitsuko Uchida · William Henry Monk: “All things bright and beautiful” Performed by St. Michael’s Singers]]> Music History Wed, 31 May 2023 09:15:00 +0200 0 0 Programme 7 Melody and Phrases 0 0 Brian Bekker full 58:11 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1313506 https://iono.fm/e/1313506 Over the last five programmes I have introduced to you and demonstrated to you the four elements of sound, and specifically of musical sound, so today is all about giving you opportunity to reflect on these Alexander Borodin: Polovtsian Dances from the opera Prince Igor Performed by the Berlin Philharmoniker, conducted by Herbert von Karajan · Gioachino Rossini: William Tell Overture Performed by the Berlin Philharmoniker, conducted by Herbert von Karajan · Gioachino Rossini: William Tell: Oh! Quale alta d’intorno Scene 1 Performed by Voices of the Nation · Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: “Ave verum corpus” K618 Performed by the Stockholm Choir and Stockholm Radio Chorus, conducted by Ricardo Muti · Franz Josef Haydn: “Then comes the dawn” From The Seasons: Winter. Performed by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, conducted by Sir Georg Solti · Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony number 5: Finale Performed by the New York Philharmonic conducted by Leonard Bernstein · Camille Saint-Saens: Bacchanale from Samson and Delilah Opus 47 Performed by the New York Philharmonic conducted by Leonard Bernstein · Ronald Binge: Elizabethan Serenade Performed by the Mandela Park Primary School Choir]]> Music History Wed, 24 May 2023 08:16:00 +0200 0 0 Programme 6 recap 0 0 Brian Bekker full 57:08 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1310970 https://iono.fm/e/1310970 Any questions or comments, you are welcome to write to me at: brian@gsaradio.stream Johann Sebastian Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier: Prelude and Fugue in C Major, BWV 846 András Schiff · Georg Frederick Händel: Messiah: For Unto Us A Child Is Born Choir of King’s College, Cambridge · Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Serenade in G Major, K. 525: Eine kleine Nachtmusik - I. Allegro Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner · Sergei Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18 · Vladimir Ashkenazy, London Symphony Orchestra conducted by André Previn · Sergei Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18 Vladimir Ashkenazy, London Symphony Orchestra conducted by André Previn]]> Music History Thu, 18 May 2023 18:33:00 +0200 0 0 Programm 5 0 0 Brian Bekker full 59:56 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1308581 https://iono.fm/e/1308581 Any questions or comments, you are welcome to write to me at: brian@gsaradio.stream

Answers to questions for Programme 3:
1. Please listen to the entire Carmina Burana, and read up a little about it. I would like you to especially take note of how Carl Orff uses the colours of the instruments in the orchestra to make the music as colourful as the colours of the rainbow, or the pride flag. This truly is an astonishing composition, if you don’t already know it, but because it’s quite long, its best if you have a list of the songs to identify where you are in the piece.

2. Can you think of some terms we might use to explain the concept of timbre.
Tonal Colour, Quality of sound, Ring, and Resonance.
3. Now some terms we might use to describe the timbre of a piece of music.
Bright, dark, brassy, reedy, harsh, noisy, thin, buzzy, pure, raspy, shrill, mellow, strained, light, flat, smooth, smoky, breathy, and rough. Claude Debussy: Préludes, L. 125_ X. La cathédrale engloutie (arr. Stokowski) Philharmonia Orchestra, conducted by Geoffrey Simon · Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23 Andrei Gavrilov with Ricardo Muti conducting the Philharmonia Orchestra]]> Music History Wed, 10 May 2023 07:55:00 +0200 0 0 Programme 4 Intensity 0 0 Brian Bekker full 56:41 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1305740 https://iono.fm/e/1305740
Music links and Questions for Programme 3: about Music: Timbre; and answers to the questions from Programme 2. Any questions or comments, you are welcome to write to me at: brian@gsaradio.stream

Answers to questions from Programme 2:
1. Please Google Beethoven Symphony number 5 rhythm and follow the Encyclopedia Britannica link and read up about how that rhythmic motive appears all over the symphony.
I trust you found this fascinating. It’s a topic we will come back to repeatedly with music of the late 1800’s.

2. There is an interesting way of looking at rhythm as a clock face in the following video https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=2UphAzryVpY&feature=share

3. Can you think of a reason for the prominence of a drum set and drummer in almost all popular music? (Hint: Think about why the drum set consists of different sizes of drums.)
The reason is that rhythm is often the most vital part of popular music and the drum kit is a very simple way of keeping the beat at the forefront. It, so to speak, is the glue that holds the performance together. And what about the different sizes of the drums? In programme one I mentioned that the different sizes produce different low and high pitched sounds, so by having different sizes of drums, the drummer is able to give much more than just a rhythm. The rhythm has a melodic aspect to it that help us to identify the stronger and weaker pulses of the different 2, 3, or 4 beat patterns, which is especially vital for dance music.

4. Then can you explain how it is that classical music does not rely heavily on the presence of drums in the orchestra?
The orchestra uses the bass instruments to supply the rhythm for the piece, sometimes in combination with the large copper kettle drums.

5. What function does that alternating bass serve?
We spoke of this last week and heard in several pieces how the orchestra (or piano) uses alternating low and higher bass notes to keep the music and the beat flowing. These serve the same function as the large and small drums in the drum kit, namely to help us identify the strong and weaker pulses in the rhythm and identify if the music is in two beats, three beats, or four.

6. The very large kettle drums often seen in the orchestra are called the tympani. But they have special uses besides keeping the beat. Read up about them and how they support that alternating bass we have been talking about.
The tympani are those large copper coloured drums you see in the orchestra, and there are often three of them of different sizes. These drums are tuned to specific notes, as you may recall hearing as the very first note in O Fortuna. They are powerful and dramatic. They often produce the notes for that alternating bass pattern. One very interesting feature is that these drums can be tuned to different notes, and if you watch carefully during an orchestral performance, you may spot the timpanist with his ear practically touching the head of the drum as he tunes it to the notes required for the next section of the music. Carl Orff: O Fortuna from Carmina Burana Performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Cooke · Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite No 1, Opus 46, Morning Mood Performed by Cyprien Katsaris (Piano) · Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite No 1, Opus 46 complete Performed by the Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan · George Frederick Händel: Zadok the Priest , the Coronation Anthem (The performers are not named) · Sergei Rachmaninov: Sonata for Piano and Cello Opus 19, Second movement Performed by Yo-Yo Ma and Emanuel Ax · Francis Lai: Love Story Performed by Lola & Hauser in the video on a Blüthner piano from the 19th century and a Holstein Bench Guarneri ‘Cello. · Francis Poulenc: Flute Sonata FP164, third movement Performed by Emmanuel Pahud and Éric Le Sage · Modeste Mussorgsky: Tuileries from “Pictures at an Exhibition” Performed by Ceska Philharmonie, Karel Ancerl · Modeste Mussorgsky: Tuileries from “Pictures at an Exhibition” Performed by the Torgeir Kinne Solsvik (Piano)]]> Music History Tue, 02 May 2023 10:43:00 +0200 0 0 Programme 3 - Timbre 0 0 Brian Bekker full 58:21 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1304815 https://iono.fm/e/1304815
Questions for Programme 2:
1. Please Google Beethoven Symphony number 5 rhythm and follow the Encyclopaedia Britannica link and read up about how that rhythmic motive appears all over the symphony.

2. There is an interesting way of looking at rhythm as a clock face in the following video https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=2UphAzryVpY&feature=share

3. Can you think of a reason for the prominence of a drum set and drummer in almost all popular music? (Hint: Think about why the drum set consists of different sizes of drums.)

4. Then can you explain how it is that classical music does not rely heavily on the presence of drums in the orchestra?

5. The very large kettle drums often seen in the orchestra are called the tympani. But they have special uses besides keeping the beat. Read up about them and how they support that alternating bass we have been talking about.

6. What function does that alternating bass serve?

Answers to questions from Programme 1:

1. Please identify a few instruments or singers that use the treble or G clef.
Violin, Flute, Oboe, Cor Anglais, Clarinet, Saxophones, Horn, Trumpet, Vibraphone, Xylophone, Mandolin, Recorder, Bagpipe, guitar, and Soprano and Alto singers

2. Please identify a few instruments or singers that use the bass or F clef.
‘Cello, Double Bass, Bassoon, Tuba, bass Guitar, Tenor and Bass singers

3. Please identify a few instruments or singers that might use the C clef. (Hint: this clef is movable, and can be called the Alto Clef, the Tenor Clef, the Soprano Clef, the Mezzo-Soprano Clef and the Baritone Clef.
Viola, ‘Cello, Bassoon, Viola d’amore, Viola de gamba, Alto Trombone, and Countertenor voice. These 5 clefs were in very common use in the so-called Baroque period, so orchestras or groups that perform on original historical instruments will be familiar with them. Nowadays only the Alto and Tenor are still widely used, and usually the people who can read them also read the more common Treble and Bass clefs.

4. Please think of three reasons why middle C is called middle C.
It’s found on the middle line of the grand staff consisting of 11 lines, line number 6 counting from either the top or the bottom.
It’s the common note between female and male voice ranges for the average singer and it can be played on nearly all instruments both treble and bass.
It’s roughly in the middle of the piano keyboard above the pedals, so it’s easily accessible to both right and left hands. In fact many piano lesson books start on middle C with both left and right hands as the first note that piano students learn to find and read.

5. Please listen to one piece written for a treble clef instrument, one for a bass clef instrument, and the remaining two movements of the Schumann Märchenbilder we heard which are for the C clef instrument. Reflect on whether the relative low or high sounds mean something to your listening experience and which speak most directly to your heart.
So which was it for you? For me personally, it’s the warmth of the notes just around and below middle C and the extreme bass notes on a really good piano. But this could be a male thing, because this is where my voice is pitched. This is the calm and soothing range for me. For many people it is the upper end of the female and male voices that speak to their heart most directly, often because of the excitement and thrill of a really energizing climax to a song like Nessun Dorma. This is highly personal, but has a definite influence on the music you choose to listen to. Igor Stravinsky: Suite from The Firebird - Finale Performed by the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel · Ludwig Van Beethoven: Symphony No. 5, Op. 67 First movement Performed on the Classic Flames channel · George Frederick Handel: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba Performed by The Sixteen at BBC Prom 2009, Harry Christophers · Gioachino Rossini: William Tell Overture Performed by The Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, Myung-Whun Chung · Johannes Brahms: Brahms Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G Minor Performed by the Wiener Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado · George Gershwin: I Got Rhythm Unknown performer · Claude Debussy - Debussy_ Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado · Sergei Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 Act 1 - Dance Of The Knights The Cleveland Orchestra, Lorin Maazel · Leonard Bernstein: West Side Story, Act 1 - Something's coming (Tony) San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas sung by Cheyenne Jackson · Leonard Bernstein: West Side Story 1961, Act 2 - I feel pretty (Maria) Sung by Natalie Wood, Yvonne Othon, Suzie Kaye, Joanne Miya · John Varney: A different way to visualize rhythm John Varney]]> Music History Thu, 27 Apr 2023 22:00:00 +0200 0 0 Episode 2 0 0 Brian Bekker full 1:01:38 about Music Sundowner https://iono.fm/e/1303176 https://iono.fm/e/1303176 Let’s explore …

Music links and Questions for Programme 1: about Music: Pitch
Any questions or comments, you are welcome to write to me at: brian@gsaradio.stream
The Music played:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A Major K622 – Adagio Movement
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Performed by Joel McNeely and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra.
https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=y0C7ZoSCaiY&feature=share

Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Incidental Music, Opus 61, MWV M 13 – No. 1 Scherzo.
Performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by Ferenc Fricsay
https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=CuD1aYHD67E&feature=share

Gyorgy Sviridov: Pushkin’s Garland No7: Reveille
Performed by Alexey Mikhailov and the Glinka Choir
https://youtu.be/t3uciWROTfg

Robert Schumann: Märchenbilder (FairyTale Pictures) Opus 113
Movements
1. Nicht schnell (Not Fast) in D minor
2. Lebhaft (Lively) in F major
3. Rasch (Quick) in D minor
4. Langsam, mit melancholischem Ausdruck (Slowly, with Melancholic Expression) in D major
Performed by Timothy Ridout and Ke Ma
https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=KeZw_DhWMW4&feature=share

Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46 - I. Morning Mood
Performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by Herbert von Karajan
https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=J-1Bob1dU18&feature=share

Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46 – 4. In the Hall of the Mountain King
Performed by The Seattle Symphony
https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=4nMUr8Rt2AI&feature=share

Nobuyuki TsujiiÖ Elegy for the Victims of the Earthquake and Tsunami of March 11, 2011.
Performed by the composer.
https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=LqoV4ZW7xTA&feature=share

John Williams: Music from Schindler’s List
Performed by Simone Lamsma (violin) and Davida Scheffers (cor anglais) with the NL Orchestra
https://youtu.be/YqVRcFQagtI

Francis Lai: Love Story
Performed by Lola & Hauser in the video on a Blüthner piano from the 19th century and a Holstein Bench Guarneri ‘Cello.
https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=_J2sOm4Ruh0&feature=share

Questions for Programme 1:
1. Please identify a few instruments or singers that use the treble or G clef.
2. Please identify a few instruments or singers that use the bass or F clef.
3. Please identify a few instruments or singers that might use the C clef. (Hint: this clef is movable, and can be called the Alto Clef, the Tenor Clef, the Soprano Clef, the Mezzo-Soprano Clef and the Baritone Clef.
4. Please think of three reasons why middle C is called middle C.
5. Please listen to one piece written for a treble clef instrument, one for a bass clef instrument, and the remaining two movements of the Schumann Märchenbilder we heard which are for the C clef instrument. Reflect on whether the relative low or high sounds mean something to your listening experience and which speak most directly to your heart. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A Major K622 – Adagio Movement Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Performed by Joel McNeely and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. · Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Incidental Music, Opus 61, MWV M 13 – No. 1 Scherzo. Performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by Ferenc Fricsay · Gyorgy Sviridov: Pushkin’s Garland No7: Reveille Performed by Alexey Mikhailov and the Glinka Choir ]]> Music History Sat, 22 Apr 2023 09:54:00 +0200 0 0 Our first episode and adventure into the world of music 0 0 Brian Bekker full 59:03 about Music Sundowner