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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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Janine Jansen plays twelve Stradivari
10th Sep 2021
Janine Jansen, accompanied by Antonio Pappano, explores the unique sounds of twelve different Stradivari violins in a unusual and fascinating recording project.
Popular Composers: String Orchestras
- Albinoni, Tomaso (1671–1751)
- Arensky, Anton Stepanovich (1861–1906)
- Barber, Samuel (1910–81)
- Berg, Alban (1885–1935)
- Bridge, Frank (1879–1941)
- Britten, Benjamin (1913–76)
- Delius, Frederick (1862–1934)
- Dvořák, Antonín (1841–1904)
- Elgar, Edward William (1857–1934)
- Finzi, Gerald (1901–56)
- Gershwin, George (1898–1937)
- Grainger, Percy (1882–1961)
- Grieg, Edvard Hagerup (1843–1907)
- Holst, Gustav Theodore (1874–1934)
- Janáček, Leoš (1854–1928)
- Lutosławski, Witold (1913–94)
- Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756–91)
- Nielsen, Carl August (1865–1931)
- Parry, Charles Hubert Hastings (1848–1918)
- Pärt, Arvo (b.1935)
- Penderecki, Krzysztof (1933–2020)
- Rautavaara, Einojuhani (1928–2016)
- Sibelius, Jean (1865–1957)
- Suk, Josef (1874–1935)
- Tchaikovsky, Piotr Ilyich (1840–93)
- Tippett, Michael Kemp (1905–98)
- Vaughan Williams, Ralph (1872–1958)
- Vivaldi, Antonio (1678–1741)
- Walton, William Turner (1902–83)
- Wirén, Dag (1905–86)
Popular Works: String Orchestras
- Albinoni: Adagio for Strings and Organ in G minor (227)
- Arensky: Variations on a Theme of Tchaikovsky, Op. 35a (26)
- Barber: Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 (382)
- Berg: Lyric Suite - three movements for string orchestra (1928) (34)
- Bridge: Christmas Dance 'Sir Roger de Coverley' (21)
- Britten: Variations on a theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10 (55)
- Delius: Aquarelles (2) (40)
- Dvořák: Bagatelles, Op. 47 (23)
- Dvořák: Nocturne in B major for strings, Op.40 (B47) (40)
- Elgar: Elegy for strings, Op. 58 (55)
- Elgar: Introduction & Allegro for strings, Op. 47 (101)
- Elgar: Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20 (115)
- Elgar: Sospiri, Op. 70 (108)
- Finzi: Romance for string orchestra, Op. 11 (28)
- Gershwin: Lullaby for Strings (30)
- Glass, P: Façades (19)
- Grainger: Mock Morris (38)
- Grieg: Holberg Suite, Op. 40: Prelude (19)
- Grieg: Two Elegiac Melodies, Op. 34 (83)
- Grieg: Våren, elegiac melody for strings, Op. 34 No. 2 (The Last Spring) (58)
- Holst: St Paul's Suite, Op. 29 No. 2 (35)
- Janáček: Suite for string orchestra, JW 6/2 (22)
- Lutosławski: Musique Funébre (22)
- Mozart: Adagio & Fugue in C minor for Strings, K546 (128)
- Nielsen: Little Suite in A minor for strings, Op. 1 (FS6) (37)
- Pärt: Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten (58)
- Pärt: Festina Lente (21)
- Penderecki: Tren (Threnody), "To the Victims of Hiroshima" (25)
- Sibelius: Rakastava, Op. 14 (48)
- Sibelius: Romance in C major, Op. 42 (41)
- Suk: Meditation on the Old Czech Chorale Saint Wenceslas for String Orchestra, Op. 35a (21)
- Suk: Serenade for String Orchestra in E flat, Op. 6 (36)
- Tchaikovsky: Elegy for strings (24)
- Tchaikovsky: Serenade for strings in C major, Op. 48: II. Waltz (26)
- Tippett: Fantasia Concertante on a Theme of Corelli (22)
- Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis (174)
- Vivaldi: Concerto for strings No. 5, RV 114 (26)
- Vivaldi: Sinfonia in G major RV149 (19)
- Walton: Touch her soft lips and part (from Henry V) (20)
- Wirén: Serenade for string orchestra, Op. 11 (24)
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New. Britten, Goossens, Ireland & Walton: Music for Strings
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Special offer. Vaughan Williams, Howells, Delius & Elgar - Music for Strings
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Presto Recording of the Week, 3rd February 2023
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English Music For Strings | Britten, Bliss, Bridge, Berkeley
Sinfonia of London, John Wilson
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2026, Critics' Choice 2021
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Presto Recording of the Week, 29th January 2021
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Special offer. Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending & Fantasia on a Theme By Thomas Tallis
James Ehnes (violin) Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Manze
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New. Britten, Goossens, Ireland & Walton: Music for Strings
Laurence Kilsby (tenor), Christopher Parkes (horn), Sinfonia of London, John Wilson
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Presto Recording of the Week, 30th October 2026
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New. British Music for Strings Vol. 5
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New. British Music for Strings Vol. 5
Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim, Douglas Bostock
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Laurence Kilsby (tenor), Christopher Parkes (horn), Sinfonia of London, John Wilson
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Presto Recording of the Week, 30th October 2026
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2026, Editor's Choice
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Record Review, 31st October 2026, Record of the Week
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New. Tranquillo IV
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