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John Toal shares another evening of uplifting classical music, featuring guest Emma Morwood and a Triple Tracker exploring three memorable recordings by Yo-Yo Ma.

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Sun 4 Oct 2026 19:03
BBC Radio Foyle & BBC Radio Ulster

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Music Played

  • Jacques Offenbach

    Les contes d'Hoffmann, Act 4: Barcarolle. Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour (Instrumental Version)

    Performer: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Performer: Ben Gernon.

  • Pyotr Tchaikovsky

    Eugene Onegin, Op. 24, Act 3: Polonaise

    Performer: Paavo Järvi.

  • Joan Trimble

    The Green Bough

    Performer: Roy Holmes. Performer: Una Hunt.

  • Claude Debussy

    Debussy: 2 Arabesques, CD 74: No. 2 in G Major. Allegretto scherzando

    Performer: Jean‐Yves Thibaudet.

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Violin Concerto in F Major, Op. 8 No. 3, RV 293 L'autunno: I. Allegro. Ballo e canto dè villanelli

    Performer: Rachel Podger. Performer: Brecon Baroque.

  • Camille Saint‐Saëns

    The Carnival of the Animals, R. 125: XIII. Le cygne (Arr. for Cello & 2 Pianos)

    Performer: Steven Isserlis.

  • Antonín Dvořák

    Slavonic Dances, Op. 72, B. 147: No. 2 in E Minor

    Performer: SWR Rundfunkorchester Kaiserslautern. Performer: Jiři Stárek.

  • Franz Liszt

    Schwanengesang, S. 560 (After Schubert, D. 957): VII. Ständchen - Upright Version

    Performer: Justus Eichhorn.

  • Edward Elgar

    Chanson de Nuit, Op. 15, No. 2

    Performer: Daniel Barenboim. Performer: English Chamber Orchestra.

  • Robert Schumann

    Kinderszenen: Träumerei, Op. 15, No. 7

    Performer: James Galway. Performer: National Philharmonic Orchestra. Featured Artist: Charles Gerhardt.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492, Act IV: No. 28b, Deh vieni, non tardar

    Performer: Irmgard Seefried. Performer: German Symphony Orchestra Berlin. Featured Artist: Ferenc Fricsay.

  • Sir Hamilton Harty

    The Fair Day (from An Irish Symphony)

    Performer: Keith Lockhart.

  • Pyotr Tchaikovsky

    The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act 1: No. 2, March

    Performer: Berlin Philharmonic.

  • Jules Massenet

    Massenet: Méditation from Thaïs

    Performer: Nicola Benedetti.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Bagatelle No. 25 in A Minor, WoO 59 Für Elise

    Performer: Igor Levit.

  • Steve Reich

    Nagoya Marimbas

    Performer: Colin Currie. Performer: Sam Walton.

  • Florence Price

    Price: Adoration (Arr. Gray for Violin & Orchestra)

    Performer: Randall Goosby. Performer: The Philadelphia Orchestra. Featured Artist: Yannick Nézet‐Séguin.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    J.S. Bach: Suite No. 3 In D Major, BWV 1068: 2. Air

    Performer: Christophe Rousset. Performer: Christopher Hogwood. Featured Artist: Academy of Ancient Music.

  • Franz Liszt

    Consolations, S. 172: No. 3 in D-Flat Major. Lento placido

    Performer: Justus Eichhorn.

  • Gabriel Fauré

    Pavane, Op. 50 (Version with Chorus)

    Performer: Paavo Järvi. Performer: Chœur de l'Orchestre de Paris.

Broadcast

  • Sun 4 Oct 2026 19:03
    BBC Radio Foyle & BBC Radio Ulster