Programme 24 Light and Graceful Elegance.

Programme 24: Light and Graceful Elegance — a refined and luminous collection of pieces that exude charm, poise, and understated beauty

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

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