16/08/2026

Classical Connections with John Toal

In John's Classical Connection this week, he looks at "You should have been there" moments in classical music history.

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Johann Strauss
Radetzky-Marsch, Op. 228
Performer: Christian Thielemann. Performer: Vienna Philharmonic.
Carlos Gardel
Gardel: Por una cabeza (Arr. Lenehan)
Performer: Nicola Benedetti. Performer: Ksenija Sidorova. Featured Artist: Alexander Sitkovetsky. Featured Artist: Leonard Elschenbroich. Featured Artist: Alexei Grynyuk.
Antonio Vivaldi
Gloria in D Major, RV 589: III. Laudamus te
Performer: Riccardo Muti. Performer: Lucia Valentini Terrani. Featured Artist: Teresa Berganza.
Robert Schumann
Myrthen, Op. 25: No. 1, Widmung
Performer: Fatma Said. Performer: Joseph Middleton.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K. 488: II. Adagio
Performer: Vladimir Horowitz. Performer: Orchestra of La Scala, Milan. Featured Artist: Carlo Maria Giulini.
Durand
Mademoiselle de Paris (Arr. Goss for Guitar & String Ensemble)
Performer: Alexandra Whittingham. Performer: Carducci String Quartet. Featured Artist: Thea Sayer.
Gabriel Pierné
Solo de Concert, Op.35
Performer: Sangmi Lim.
Johann Friedrich Fasch
Concerto for Recorder, Strings and Basso Continuo in F Major: I. Allegro
Performer: Max Volbers. Performer: Clemens Röger. Featured Artist: Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum. Featured Artist: Reinhard Goebel.
Joseph Kosma
Autumn Leaves
Composer: Jacques Prévert. Performer: Joseph Alessi. Performer: Imperial Brass.
Ludovico Einaudi
Einaudi: Berlin Song
Gordon Jacob
A Little Concerto for Double Bass and String Orchestra: III. Allegro
Performer: I Musicanti. Performer: Leon Bosch.
Samuel Barber
Barber's Adagio for Strings
Performer: William Orbit.
Michael Giacchino
A Good Day to Dive
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 Choral: IV. Presto - O Freunde, nicht diese T ne! (Ode to Joy)
Performer: Riccardo Muti. Performer: Cheryl Studer. Featured Artist: Delores Ziegler. Featured Artist: James Morris. Featured Artist: Peter Seiffert. Remix Artist: Westminster Choir.
George Frideric Handel
Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 44, Hallelujah Chorus
Performer: Giovanni Gabrieli. Performer: Paul McCreesh.
George Gershwin
Rhapsody in Blue
Performer: Jean‐Yves Thibaudet. Performer: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. Featured Artist: Marin Alsop.
Johann Beer
Ouverture for Strings and Basso Continuo in D Major: IV. Menuet Polonaise 1 & 2
Performer: Max Volbers. Performer: Clemens Röger. Featured Artist: Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum. Featured Artist: Reinhard Goebel.
John Williams
Hedwig's Theme (From \Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone\)
Performer: Berlin Philharmonic. Performer: John Williams.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331: III. Alla turca
Performer: Finghin Collins.
Robat Arwyn
Benedictus
Performer: The Priests.
Franz Schubert
Schwanengesang, D. 957: No. 4, Standchen (arr. For trombone and piano) Leise flehen meine Lieder
Performer: Christian Lindberg. Performer: Per Lundberg.
Henry Purcell
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626, Act III: When I Am Laid In Earth (Dido's Lament)
Performer: Maxim Emelyanychev. Performer: Il Pomo d’Oro. Featured Artist: Joyce DiDonato.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Choral Aria Variation (After Widerstehe doch der S nde, BWV 54: I. Aria) Arr. for Violin & String Quintet by Tim Allhoff
Music Arranger: Tim Allhoff. Performer: Eldbjørg Hemsing. Performer: Norwegian String Quartet.
Paul McCartney
The Fool on the Hill
Music Arranger: Gene Puerling. Choir: VOCES8. Performer: Ringmasters.

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