JUNE 2025
TOGETHER AGAIN - James Grace and Christopher Duigan (guitar and piano)
Black Orpheus / Manhã de Carnaval - Luis Bonfa
Minlonga - Jorge Cardoso
Indigo - Christopher Duigan
Fields of Gold - Sting
Tico Tico - Zequino Abreu
Spain - Chick Corea / Joaquin Rodrigo
MAY 2025
HEAVYWEIGHT / WEIGHTLESS
Manuel De Falla - Ritual Fire Dance
Moritz Moszkowski - Étincelles
RUMBUSTIOUS / DIGNIFIED
Scott Joplin - Maple Leaf Rag
Franz Liszt - Un Sospiro
PEACEFUL / OUTRAGE
JS Bach - Sheep May Safely Graze, from the ‘Hunt' Cantata
Frederic Chopin - Étude Op. 10, No. 12 ‘Revolutionary’
STEADFAST / CAPRICIOUS
Christopher Duigan - Midnight Chorale
Felix Mendelssohn - Rondo Capriccioso, Op.14
DETERMINED / RESIGNED
Michael Nyman - The Heart Asks Pleasure First
Johannes Brahms - Intermezzo in A major, Op. 118 No. 2
MELANCHOLIC / BLISSFUL
Francis Lai - Theme From Love Story
Dave Grusin - On Golden Pond
INNOCENT / BEGUILING
Ludovico Einaudi - Samba
Franz Liszt - La Campanella
MONDAY 26 MAY 2025
GF Handel - Chaconne G major
Dave Brubeck - Take Five
Ernesto Nazareth - Ouro sobre azul
Ernesto Nazareth - Brejeiro
Cesar Camargo Mariano - Cristal
Scott Joplin - Maple Leaf Rag
Zez Confrey - Dizzy Fingers
Ludovico Einaudi - Nuvole Bianche
Frederic Chopin - Fantastie-Impromptu
Frederic Chopin - Grande Valse Brilliante Op. 18
Listen to a selection of these tracks and others here.
IN APRIL…
THE INTIMATE ART
JS Bach - Toccata in E minor BWV 914
WA Mozart - Rondo in A minor, K. 511
Franz Schubert - Impromptu Op. 142 Nos. 1 & 2 D. 935
Franz Liszt - Sonetto 47 del Petrarca
Aleksander Scriabin - Nocturne Op. 9
Frederic Chopin - 'Raindrop Prelude' Op. 28 No. 15
Frederic Chopin - Fantasie-impromptu Op. 66
Frederic Chopin - Barcarolle Op. 60
IN MARCH…
WITH A SONG AND A PRAYER
Isaac Albeniz - Granada (Serenade) from Suite Española Op.47 No.1
Henry Mancini - Moon River
Jean Sibelius - Impromptu No 5
Glinka/Balakirev - The Lark
Francis Poulenc - Improvisation n. 15 in C minor: Hommage à Edith Piaf (1959)
Joseph Kosma - Autumn Leaves "Les Feuilles mortes" (1945)
Cecile Chaminade- "Automne” (Études de concert, Op.35 No. 2)
Gordon Sumner - Fields of Gold
Antoine Forqueray - La Sylva (Suite No. 5: VI)
Elton John - Song For Guy
JP Rameau - 'The Arts and the Hours' from Les Boréades
Ennio Morricone - Nella fantasia ( Gabriel's Oboe) form ‘The Mission’
Percy Grainger - Country Gardens
George Gershwin - Prelude No. 2
Carlos Guastavino - El Ceibo
Mackay Davashe - Lakutshon’ Ilanga
Gabriel Fauré - Pavane, Op. 50
Stanley Myers - Cavatina (The Deer Hunter)
Edward Elgar - Salut d'Amour
Paul de Senneville - - Ballade Pour Adeline
Enrique Granados - Andaluza (Spanish Dance No.5)
Christopher Duigan - Songs of Solitude: Day 10
John Field - Nocturne No. 2 in C minor
Keith Jarrett - Over the Rainbow
Albums available to listen on Youtube here.
MAGNIFICENT CLASSICS February/ March 2025
GF Handel - Chaconne G major HWV435 (1733)
Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Sonata in C major 'Waldstein' Op 53 (1804)
Allegro con brio
Introduzione: Adagio molto
Rondo: Allegretto moderato – Prestissimo
Maurice Ravel - ‘Oiseaux tristes’ (Sad Birds) from Miroirs (1905)
Claude Debussy - ‘Reflets dans l’eau’ (Reflections in the Water) from Images I (1901- 05)
Franz Liszt - ‘Harmonies du soir’ from Études d'exécution transcendante (1826-52)
Maurice Ravel - ‘Ondine’ from Gaspard de la nuit (1908)
Frederic Chopin - Polonaise Op 53 (1842)
POPULAR CLASSICS LITE Janury / February 2025
Franz Schubert - Moment Musical, Op. 94 No. 3
WA Mozart - Sonata in C, K. 545, Allegro
Frederic Chopin - Nocturne, Op. 9 No. 2
Domenico Scarlatti - Sonata in C major, K.159
Antonin Dvořák - Humoresque No.7 in G flat
Johannes Brahms - Waltz in A-flat major, Op.39 No.15
Ludwig van Beethoven - Minuet in G Major, WoO 10, No. 2
Claude Debussy - Arabesque No. 1
T. Badarzewska - The Maiden's Prayer (La prière d'une vierge)
Frederic Chopin -Waltz Op 64 No. 1’Minute'
Anton Rubinstein - Melody in F
Isaac Albeniz - Tango from España, Op.165, No. 2
Robert Schumann - Träumerei from "Kinderszenen"
Brahms-Godowsky: Wiegenlied ("Lullaby")
GF Handel - Largo from ‘Xerxes’
Léon Jessel - The Parade of the Tin Soldiers
Scott Joplin - The Entertainer
John W Bratton - The Teddy Bear's Picnic
The BEST OF CHOPIN - Christopher Duigan
Frédéric François Chopin (1810 - 49)
A focus on the elegant, charming, and melodic music from his early years.
Nocturne in B-flat minor Op. 9 No. 1
Mazurka in B-flat Op. 7
Impromptu No. 1 in A-flat major Op. 29
Etude in F minor Op. 25 No. 2
Etude in A-flat major Op. 25. No. 1
Waltz in A-flat major Op. 42
Ballade No. 1 in G minor Op. 23
Waltz in A minor Op. 34 No. 2
Waltz in F major Op 34 No. 3
Nocturne in E-flat Op. 9 No. 2
Etudes Op. 10 No. 1 & 3
Nocturne in C-sharp minor Op. posth
Scherzo No. 1 in B minor Op. 20