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
