Verdi (pictured): Prelude from La Traviata – an evocative and moving piece from this wonderful opera
Saint Saens: La Princesse Jaune Overture - a story of dreams from the Land of the Rising Sun
Debussy: Clair de Lune from the Bergamasque Suite - Debussy’s most popular piece from this Suite
Hamish MacCunn: The Land of the Mountain and the Flood Overture – an uplifting musical portrait by this Scottish composer
Beethoven: Symphony No 3 Eroica 2nd movement Largo –capturing a funereal feel
Gluck : Dance of the Blessed Spirits - Orpheus’ sorrowful song
Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake Finale – an emotionally charged ending to this familiar ballet
Delibes: Coppelia Act 1 Valse – a light and airy waltz
COFFEE BREAK featuring 2 mesmerising compositions from the acclaimed contemporary British composer
John Barry: Give Me A Smile
John Barry: Beyondness of Things
Boyce: Symphony No 4 in F major Overture to the Shepherd’s Lottery 1st Allegro – from English Baroque composer’s pastoral work
Barbara Eifler CEO of Making Music interview - tune in to find out more about the organisation and how they help promote live music and support musicians
Bach: The Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 846, from Book I of The Well-Tempered Clavier – a rather stately piece
Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night’s Dream Scherzo – listen out for the dainty flute motifs
J Strauss II: Die Fledermaus The Bat Overture – a gloriously uplifting overture from the comic opera
Faure: Pavane – pure musical elegance
Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite No 1 Solveig’s Song – hear the melody Solveig sings as she sits abandoned at her spinning wheel
Grieg: Holberg Suite Praeludium - written in 1884 to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Ludvig Holberg-founder of Danish literature