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Hymns on Sunday, 3 August 2025

3 Aug 2025

Arthur Sullivan was the music half of the successful theatrical partnership, Gilbert and Sullivan. Alongside those catchy songs from Pirates of Penzance and HMS Pinafore, he also wrote hymn tunes. You can hear one this week, paired with words by poet Christopher Wordsworth (nephew of William). Audio

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Monday 04 August

3:00 PM. Three to Seven

with Bryan Crump

Khachaturian, Aram: Masquerade, Suite (1) - Scottish National Orch/Neeme Järvi (Chandos CHAN 2023)

Haydn, Franz Joseph: Keyboard Sonata No 60 in C HobXVI/50 (1) - Marc-Andre Hamelin (piano) (Hyperion CDA 67554)

Lalo, Édouard: Guitarre Op 28 - Akiko Suwanai (vln), Philharmonia (Philips 475 6189)

ANON arr Stian Aareskjold: Cachua Serranita - Norwegian Wind Ensemble, Nordic Voices/Mark Bennett (LAWO [LWC1061])

Avison, Charles: Concerto Grosso No 9 in C (4) - Café Zimmermann (Alpha 31)

Coates, Eric: First Meeting (Souvenir) - Timothy Ridout (viola), James Baillieu (piano) (Harmoni Mundi HMM90537677)

Rusby, Kate arr Jim Clements: Underneath the stars - Voces8 (Decca 4785703)

Fuchs, Robert: Serenade No 1 in D Op 9 - Cologne CO/Christian Ludwig (Naxos 8.572222)

4.00

Dvořák, Antonín: Slavonic Dance Op 46 No 5 in A major - Atlanta SO/Yoel Levi (TELARC CD 80497)

Beethoven, Ludwig van: Piano Trio No 4 in Bb Op 11 (1) - Peter Schmidl (cl), Friedrich Dolezal (cello), Erich Binder (pno (Decca 414 576)

Clementi, Muzio ed Spada: Symphony No 4 in D (3) - Rome SO/Francesco La Vecchia (Naxos 8.573112)

Greenbaum, Stuart: Remote Connection - Liam Wooding (piano) (RNZ )

Koehne, Graeme: To His Servant Bach, God Grants a Final Glimpse, The Morning Star - Tasmanian SO/Richard Mills (ABC Classics 476 6502)

Boccherini, Luigi: String Quintet in G minor G351 (4) - Vanbrugh Quartet, Richard Lester (cello) (Hyperion CDA 67287)

ORIGINAL DIXIELAND JAZZ BAND: Tiger Rag - Sabine Meyer (cl), Wolfgang Meyer (cl), Bamberg Symphony big band/Ingo Metzmacher (EMI CDC 5 56652)

5.00

Glinka, Mikhael: Ruslan & Lyudmila, Overture - Edmonton SO/Uri Mayer (CBC Records SMCD 5069)

Dvořák, Antonín: Czech Suite Op 39 (1) - Prague Philharmonia/Jakub Hrusa (SUPRAPHON SU 3867)

Liszt, Franz: Die Forelle - Jorge Bolet (pno) (Decca 414 575)

Halvorsen, Johan: Passacaglia after Handel - Julia Fischer (vln), Daniel Müller-Schott (cello) (Orfeo C902161A)

Fasch, Johan Friedrich: Concerto in D for trumpet & two oboes - Thomas Reiner (tpt), Southwest German CO/Sebastian Tewinkel (Naxos 8.570501)

Hess, Nigel: Ladies in Lavender - Central Band of the Royal Air Force/Nigel Hess (Chandos CHAN 10767)

Brahms, Johannes: Symphony No 2 in D Op 73 (3) - Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique/John Eliot Gardiner (SOLI DEO GLORIA SDG 703)

Saint-Saëns, Camille: Suite for cello & orchestra Op 16 (3) - Johannes Moser (cello), Stuttgart Radio SO/Fabrice Bollon (Hänssler CD 93.222)

Fauré, Gabriel: Après un rêve - Janine Jansen (vln), Itamar Golan (pno) (Decca 478 2256)

Chopin, Frédéric: Nocturne in F# minor Op 48/2 - David Fray (pno) (Erato 0190 295896478)

6.00

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Symphony No 41 in C K551, Jupiter (3) - Tafelmusik/Bruno Weil (DHM 82876 89504)

Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel: Cello Concerto in Bb Wq171 - Raphael Wallfisch (cello), Scottish Ensemble/Jonathan Morton (NIMBUS NI 5848)

Blumenfeld, Felix: Etude for the left hand in Ab Op 36 - Nelson Goerner (pno) (Cascavelle VEL 3051)

Haydn, Franz Joseph: String Quartet in Eb Op 33/2, Joke (4) - Casals Quartet (HARMONIA MUNDI HMX 296 2022.23)

Ritchie, John: Suite No 2 for string orchestra, Aquarius (2) - NZSO Chamber Orch/Donald Armstrong (TRUST MMT 2040)

Fasch, Johan Friedrich arr Chiesa: Lute Concerto in D minor (1) - Slava Grigoryan (gtr), Leonard Grigoryan (gtr), Tasmanian SO/Benjamin Northey (ABC Classics 476 5948)

Hahn, Reynaldo: L'heure exquise - Mischa Maisky (cello), Daria Hovora (pno) (Decca 473 168)

Traditional Armenia: You Beautiful Girl - Armen Stepanyan (duduk) and ensemble (American Recording Productions ARP028)

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