Evelyn Grant's Weekend Drive Saturday 20 February 2021
Evelyn Grant's Weekend Drive
The best orchestral works, chamber music and favourite tunes, performed by great international and Irish artists.
Poetry File | Liz Quirke
Liz Quirke reads and discusses her poem entitled 'Women poets teach me how to be a woman'. Quirke's poetry has appeared in various publications, including New Irish Writing in the The Irish Times, Southword, Crannóg, The Stony Thursday Book and Eyewear Publishing's The Best New British and Irish Poets 2016. She was the winner of the 2015 Poems for Patience competition and in the last few years has been shortlisted for the Cúirt New Writing Prize and a Hennessy Literary Award.
Music Played on the Show
16:00
Title: Malaguena Salerosa (Graceful Woman From Málaga)
Composer: Traditional
Performer(s): Aquarelle Guitar Quartet, Aquarelle Guitar Quartet
Album: Dances - Aquarelle Guitar Quartet / Chandos Records / CHAN 10609
Duration: 3:55
16:05
Title: Carino Verda (True Love)
Composer: Lacosta, Genaro Monreal
Performer(s): Placido Domingo, Orquesta De La Comunidad De Madrid
Album: Pasion Espanola - Domingo / Del Rey / Orquesta de la Comunidad de Madrid / Roa / Deutsche Grammophon / 4776590
Duration: 4:22
16:10
Title: Deux Arabesques (1st Movement) Andantino Con Moto
Composer: Debussy, Claude
Performer(s): Philadelphia Orchestra
Album: Not Available (Recordno: Sfk47278) / Sony / Sfk47278
Duration: 5:38
16:16
Title: The Butterfly
Composer: Llinsky, A
Performer(s): Seunghee Lee (Clarinet), Evan Solomon (Piano)
Album: Embrace - Seunghee Lee / Summit Records / DCD577
Duration: 1:51
16:18
Title: Qual Farfalla
Composer: Leo, Leonardo
Performer(s): Cecilia Bartoli (Mezzo Soprano), Il Giardino Armonico
Album: Sacrificium - Cecilia Bartoli / Decca Records / 4781521
Duration: 5:29
16:24
Title: Concerto For Two Keyboards In C Minor Bwv 1060 (2nd Movement) Adagio
Composer: Bach, J S / Gounod
Performer(s): Guher And Suher Pekinel (Piano), Zurcher Chamber Orchestra
Album: JS Bach : Keyboard Concertos - Guher and Suher Pekinel / Warner Classics / 2564-61950-2
Duration: 5:17
16:33
Title: Fata Morgana Konzert-Gavotte
Composer: Lehar, Franz
Performer(s): Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
Album: Franz Lehar - Suites and Dances (Recordno: 9997612) / DeutschlandRadio / 9997612
Duration: 5:35
16:40
Title: Gold And Silver Waltz
Composer: Lehar, Franz
Performer(s): New London Orchestra
Album: Eurpean Light Music Classics - New London Orchestra. Ronald Corp. / Hyperion/Helios / CDH55477
Duration: 8:40
16:52
Title: There Is An Isle
Composer: Traditional
Performer(s): Suzanne Murphy (Soprano), Welsh National Opera Orchestra
Album: Not Available (Recordno: 474364-2) / Colombia / 474364-2
Duration: 3:44
16:58
Title: Hebrides Overture 'Fingal's Cave'
Composer: Mendelsshon, Felix
Performer(s): Irish Chamber Orchestra
Album: Mendelssohn / Widmann - Jorg Widmann / Orfeo / C 945 181 A
Duration: 9:39
17:12
Title: Fra Poco A Me Ricovero
Composer: Donizetti, Gaetano
Performer(s): Alfredo Kraus (Tenor), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Album: The Best of Opera / EMI Gold / 724356368224
Duration: 3:40
17:17
Title: The Teddy Bears' Picnic
Composer: Kennedy/Bratton
Performer(s): Cambridge Chord Company
Album: If You Go Down to the Woods / MILCD.02
Duration: 2:53
17:20
Title: Parade Of The Tin Soldiers
Composer: Jessel, Leon
Performer(s): Rte Concert Orchestra
Album: Classics for Children - 22 Favourite Orchestral Classics / RTE lyric fm / CD129
Duration: 4:41
17:26
Title: Piano Concerto No.1 In E Flat Major (3rd Movement) Allegretto Vivace
Composer: Liszt, Franz
Performer(s): Julius Katchen (Piano), London Symphony Orchestra
Album: Liszt: Piano Concertos, Etc. / Decca / 458361-2
Duration: 4:11
17:35
Title: La Strada Nel Bosco
Composer: Bixio, Neri
Performer(s): Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor), Orchestra Del Teatro Comunale Di Bologna
Album: Luciano Pavarotti - Volare / Decca / 475 8389
Duration: 3:26
17:39
Title: Cello Concerto In D Minor (2nd Movement)
Composer: Lalo, Edouard
Performer(s): Pieter Wispelwey (Cello), Flanders Symphony Orchestra
Album: Pieter Wispelwey Lalo and Saint-Saens / ONYX / ONYX4107
Duration: 6:00
17:47
Title: Zum Schloss Nun Ihr Musen Genug
Composer: Brahms, Johannes
Performer(s): Barbara Bonney (Soprano), Anne Sofie Von Otter (Mezzo-Soprano), Kurt Streit (Tenor), Olaf Bar (Baritone)
Album: Brahms / Schumann (Recordno: 724355543028) / EMI / 724355543028
Duration: 3:09
17:51
Title: Trinklied D183
Composer: Schubert, Franz
Performer(s): John Mark Ainsley (Tenor), Simon Keelyside, Jamie Mac Dougall
Album: Not Available (Recordno: Cdj33020) / Hyperion / Cdj33020
Duration: 2:10
17:54
Title: Caprice Viennois For Violin And Piano
Composer: Kreisler, Fritz
Performer(s): Brodsky Quartet
Album: Petit-fours - Favourite Encores / Chandos / 10708
Duration: 4:22
18:04
Title: Elegie For Violoncello And Orchestra - Adagio
Composer: Boyle, Ina
Performer(s): Weimar Staatskapelle
Album: Cello Abbey / Ars Produktion Schumacher / 4260052382219
Duration: 7:33
18:17
Title: Exsultate Jubilate (1st Movement) Aria
Composer: Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Performer(s): Emma Kirkby (Soprano), Academy Of Ancient Music
Album: Voices / Decca / 472256-2
Duration: 4:36
Evelyn Grant's Weekend Drive
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Presenter: Evelyn Grant
Producer : Ian McGlynn
Production Co-Ordinator : Linda McGlynn