Theme music from ABC Classic programs

Posted 21 May 2019Tue 21 May 2019 at 11:39pm

Don't you hate it when you know a tune so well, but can't quite remember the name?

Here are the works that make up the theme music for our weekly programs on ABC Classic in 2019.

Classic Breakfast

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Cello Concerto in A major, III. Allegro assai
Steven Isserlis (cello), Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen
Haydn and CPE Bach Cello Concertos

Franz Schubert: Arpeggione Sonata, III. Allegretto
Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello), Alexandre Tharaud (piano)
Schubert Arpeggione Sonata

Mornings

Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto in F major for Strings, I. Allegro molto
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, Paul Dyer (conductor)
Great Vivaldi Concertos

Lunchtime Concert

Iain Grandage: Percussion Concerto, "Dances with Devils"
Claire Edwardes (percussion), Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Nicholas Carter (conductor)

Classic Drive

Graham Koehne: Divertissement: Trois Pièces Bourgeoises for string quartet, II. Scherzo
Australian String Quartet

Evenings

Peter Sculthorpe: Sonata for Strings No. 3, II. Liberamente - estatico
Australian Chamber Orchestra, Richard Tognetti (violin & director)
Sculthorpe: Earth Cry, Sonata for Strings No. 3, Djilile and Other Orchestral Works

Screen Sounds

Thomas Newman: "Dead Already" from American Beauty
Various Artists
American Beauty: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Night Music

Philip Glass: Mad Rush
Sally Whitwell (piano)
Mad Rush: Solo Piano Music of Philip Glass

Weekend Breakfast

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings in C, IV. Finale
LSO String Ensemble, Roman Simovic (violin & director)
Tchaikovsky Serenade in C, Bartók Divertimento

Weekend Mornings

Pietro Mascagni: Intermezzo sinfonico from Cavalleria Rusticana
Orchestra Victoria, Richard Divall (conductor)
The Classic 100—Love

Sunday Opera

Giuseppe Verdi: Overture from La Forza del Destino
Orchestra Victoria, Richard Divall (conductor)
Dance of the Hours

Weekend Afternoons

Bedřich Smetana: Overture from The Bartered Bride
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Darrell Ang (conductor)

Sunday Recital

Maurice Ravel: String Quartet in F major, II. Assez vif – très rhythmé
Australian String Quartet
Debussy & Ravel: String Quartets

Passenger

Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3 in A minor, "Scottish", II. Vivace non troppo
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Sebastian Lang-Lessing (conductor)
Mendelssohn: The Five Symphonies

Legends

Léo Delibes: "Où va la jeune Hindoue" from Lakmé
Joan Sutherland (soprano), Monte Carlo Opera Choir, Orchestre National de l'Opéra de Monte-Carlo, Richard Bonynge (conductor)
Delibes: Lakmé - Highlights

Duet

Elena Kats-Chernin: Russian Toccata
Tamara-Anna Cislowska (piano)
Butterflying

Music in Time

Cécile Cheminade: Concertstück in C-sharp minor
Danny Driver (piano), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Rebecca Miller (conductor)

The Opera Show

Giuseppe Verdi: "La donna è mobile" from Rigoletto
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Greene (conductor)

For The God Who Sings

Arvo Pärt: Cantus in Memorium Benjamin Britten
Staatsorchester Stuttgart, Dennis Russell Davies (conductor)
Arvo Pärt: Musica Selecta - A Sequence By Manfred Eicher