Show Notes
They broke the mould and changed the face of music. Meet the marvellous mavericks and devilish divas who took the musical world by storm. And don’t be surprised if a number of old friends turn up to join the party… Each episode is also accompanied by a playlist in Apple Music – you can find those here: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/curator/classic-fm/1211395150
Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No.13 – Arcadi Volodos (Sony)
Rimsky-Korsakov: Flight of the Bumblebee – Royal Scottish National Orchestra//Neeme Järvi
excerpts from Mozart: Don Giovanni – MusicAeterna/Teodor Currentzis (Sony)
Mozart: ‘Voi che sapete’ from Don Giovanni – Adelina Patti (Nimbus)
Paganini: 24 Caprices – Augustin Hadelich (Warner Classics)
Paganini: Violin Concerto – Itzhak Perlman/Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Lawrence Foster
Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No.2 – Arcadi Volodos (Sony)
Bizet : ‘L’amour est un oiseau rebelle’ from Carmen – Maria Callas, Orchestra de l’Opéra National de Paris
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