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Episode 28: Karel Ančerl Live with Rob Cowan and Matouš Vlčinský
27th Feb 2022
The live recordings by the great Czech conductor Karel Ančerl, and Bohemian musical culture are explored by Rob Cowan and Matouš Vlčinský from Supraphon records.
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David Bates on Handel's 'Unsung Heroes'
6th Dec 2021
The Artistic Director of La Nuova Musica talks about his new album of Handel arias, shining the spotlight not just on the vocalists but on the instrumentalists whose obbligato lines enhance the music.
Popular Composers: Overtures
- Arnold, Malcolm Henry (1921–2006)
- Auber, Daniel François Esprit (1782–1871)
- Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770–1827)
- Berlioz, Hector (1803–69)
- Bernstein, Leonard (1918–90)
- Brahms, Johannes (1833–97)
- Cherubini, Luigi (1760–1842)
- Cimarosa, Domenico (1749–1801)
- Dvořák, Antonín (1841–1904)
- Glinka, Mikhail Ivanovich (1804–57)
- Handel, George Frideric (1685–1759)
- Mendelssohn, Felix (1809–47)
- Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756–91)
- Nicolai, Carl Otto Ehrenfried (1810–49)
- Nielsen, Carl August (1865–1931)
- Offenbach, Jacques (1819–80)
- Prokofiev, Sergei Sergeievitch (1891–1953)
- Rimsky Korsakov, Nikolay Andreyevich (1844–1908)
- Rossini, Gioacchino Antonio (1792–1868)
- Schubert, Franz Peter (1797–1828)
- Schumann, Robert (1810–56)
- Shostakovich, Dmitri (1906–75)
- Smetana, Bedrich (1824–84)
- Strauss, Johann (1825–99)
- Sullivan, Arthur Seymour (1842–1900)
- Suppe, Franz von (1829–95)
- Telemann, Georg Philipp (1681–1767)
- Verdi, Giuseppe (1813–1901)
- Wagner, Richard (1813–83)
- Weber, Carl Maria von (1786–1826)
Popular Works: Overtures
- Beethoven: Consecration of the House Overture, Op. 124 (89)
- Beethoven: Coriolan Overture, Op. 62 (316)
- Beethoven: Egmont Overture, Op. 84 (282)
- Beethoven: Fidelio Overture Op. 72c (160)
- Beethoven: Leonore Overture No. 2, Op. 72a (142)
- Beethoven: Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b (308)
- Beethoven: The Creatures of Prometheus Overture, Op. 43 (154)
- Beethoven: The Ruins of Athens Overture, Op. 113 (99)
- Berlioz: Le carnaval romain Overture, Op. 9 (170)
- Bernstein: Candide - Overture (118)
- Brahms: Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80 (249)
- Brahms: Tragic Overture, Op. 81 (285)
- Dvořák: Carnival Overture, Op. 92 (158)
- Glinka: Ruslan & Lyudmila Overture (103)
- Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream Overture, Op. 21 (121)
- Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture, Op. 26 (290)
- Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, K620: Overture (165)
- Mozart: Don Giovanni, K527: Overture (102)
- Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K492: Overture (261)
- Rimsky Korsakov: Russian Easter Festival Overture, Op. 36 (98)
- Rossini: Guillaume Tell Overture (198)
- Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia Overture (176)
- Rossini: L'Italiana in Algeri Overture (83)
- Rossini: La gazza ladra Overture (111)
- Rossini: Semiramide Overture (94)
- Schumann: Manfred Overture, Op. 115 (94)
- Shostakovich: Festive Overture, Op. 96 (101)
- Smetana: The Bartered Bride Overture (83)
- Strauss, J, II: Die Fledermaus Overture (147)
- Suppe: Leichte Kavallerie Overture (121)
- Verdi: La forza del destino Overture (106)
- Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer: Overture (186)
- Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Overture (196)
- Wagner: Lohengrin: Prelude to Act 1 (132)
- Wagner: Lohengrin: Prelude to Act 3 (102)
- Wagner: Rienzi Overture (117)
- Wagner: Tannhäuser: Overture (184)
- Weber: Der Freischütz Overture (120)
- Weber: Euryanthe Overture (84)
- Weber: Oberon Overture (93)
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