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Petroc Trelawny talks to Michael Berkeley to celebrate 30 years of 蜜芽传媒 Radio 3's Private Passions, and tenor James Way and pianist Natalie Burch perform live in the studio.

Petroc Trelawny is joined by the Private Passions presenter Michael Berkeley to celebrate 30 years of the programme, with interview clips and music selections from some of the show's most unforgettable guests, including His Majesty The King, actor Rupert Everett, and the inimitable Dame Edna Everage.

Also, tenor James Way and pianist Natalie Burch perform live in the studio ahead of their Barbican recital.

With thanks to Classic Arts and Loftus Media for their work on Private Passions before 2023.

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Music Played

  • Edvard Grieg

    Holberg Suite Op.40 (Praeludium)

    Orchestra: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.
    • Grieg: Holberg Suite/Tchaikovsky: String Serenade: Orheus Chamber Orchestra.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 1.

  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Piano Concerto No 2 in F major, Op 102 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Martin Helmchen. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Vladimir Jurowski.
    • Shostakovich Piano Concertos: Jurowski.
    • LPO.
    • 7.

  • Benjamin Britten

    At Day Close in November (Winter Words)

    Performer: James Way. Performer: Natalie Burch.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Concerto in D minor for two violins, BWV 1043 (1st mvt)

    Performer: Petra M眉llejans. Performer: Gottfried von der Goltz. Orchestra: Freiburg Baroque Orchestra.
    • Harmonia Mundi.

  • George Gershwin

    Rhapsody in Blue

    Performer: Benjamin Grosvenor. Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: James Judd.
    • DECCA.

  • Benjamin Britten

    The Choirmaster's Burial (Winter Words)

    Performer: James Way. Performer: Natalie Burch.

  • Manuel de Falla

    Ritual Fire Dance (El amor brujo)

    Orchestra: Sim贸n Bol铆var Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Eduardo Mata.
    • Music of Manuel De Falla: Simon Bolivar Symophony Orchestra, Mata, Senn.
    • Dorian.
    • 1.

  • Josef Strauss

    Sph盲renkl盲nge Op 235 - Waltz, Music of the Spheres

    Choir: Vienna Boys' Choir. Conductor: Friedrich Brenn.
    • Philips.

  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Symphony no.1 in D major 'Classical' (3rd mvt)

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Claudio Abbado.
    • Claudio Abbado Conducts Prokofiev, Hindemith & Jan谩cek.
    • Decca.
    • 3.

  • Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns

    Wedding-cake Op.76

    Performer: Sir Stephen Hough. Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.
    • Hyperion.

  • Franz Schubert

    Der Neugierige (Sch枚ne M眉llerin)

    Performer: James Way. Performer: Natalie Burch.

  • Hildegard von Bingen

    Kyrie eleison

    Choir: Tiburtina Ensemble. Director: Barbora Kab谩tkov谩.
    • RICERCAR.

  • Clara Schumann

    Romance in B major (4 pieces caracteristiques Op.5)

    Performer: Imogen Cooper.
    • Chandos.

  • Giacomo Puccini

    Che gelida manina (La boheme)

    Singer: Roberto Alagna. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Antonio Pappano.
    • L'enchanteur.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 1.

  • Joseph Haydn

    Cello Concerto No 1 in C (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Jacqueline du Pr茅. Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Daniel Barenboim.
    • His Master's Voice.

  • Henry Purcell

    Nymphs and shepherds (The Libertine)

    Music Arranger: Sir Hamilton Harty. Choir: Manchester Children's Choir. Orchestra: Hall茅. Conductor: Sir Hamilton Harty.
    • BEULAH.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Prelude No 4 in C-Sharp Minor, BWV 873

    Performer: Aaron Pilsan.
    • J. S. Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II.
    • Alpha Classics.
    • 7.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Swan Lake Suite (Lac des cygnes)

    Conductor: Herbert von Karajan. Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic.
    • Tchaikovsky: Ballet Suites, Wiener Philharmoniker.
    • Decca.
    • 1.

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