classical music 01 June 25

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On this week’s show listen out for: A lively Provencal dance, the Farandole, from Bizet’s L’Arlesienne Suite (pictured George Bizet) Debussy’s Arabesque No 1 conjuring up the atmosphere of Arabic architecture Mozart’s sensitive andante from Sinfonia Concertante K364 thought to have been composed as a way of coping with the loss of his mother Tchaikovsky’s Barcarolle, his offering for June from his commissioned work The Seasons Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto which took 6 years to finish with a little help from a friend A farewell waltz written by Chopin when in ill-health he ended his engagement to his betrothed Rossini’s cheeky Thieving Magpie, who was the real culprit in the theft of the silver spoon One of Dvorak’s Slavonic Dances which intensified interest in his work across Europe The coffee break with two of Mozart’s 27 piano concertos A flute concerto from German Baroque composer and multi-instrumentalist Telemann Possibly Beethoven’s finest composition, Symphony No 9 Pachelbel’s Canon in D composed as a gift for JS Bach’s older brother’s wedding The dreamy andante from Schubert’s Symphony No 2 composed when he was just 18 years old Sibelius’ exhilarating march from the Karelia Suite Marcello’s lively oboe concerto