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Itzhak Perlman on his new album

Violinist Itzhak Perlman chats to Katie about his new album The Way We Were: My American Songbook, which features the voice of Ella Fitzgerald.

The cast of folk musical Franz and Marie perform songs from the show in studio.

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Music Played

  • Richard Rodgers

    Overture (South Pacific)

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Jonathan Tunick.
    • South Pacific.
    • CBS.
    • 1.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Violin Sonata No 4 (1st movt)

    Performer: Itzhak Perlman. Performer: Martha Argerich.
    • Schumann ∙ Bach ∙ Brahms.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 8.
  • Dora Pejačević

    Overture in D minor

    Orchestra: Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester Frankfurt. Conductor: Howard Griffiths.
    • CPO.
  • Rob Shepherd

    The Road (from 'Franz & Marie')

    Performer: Eve Polycarpou. Music Arranger: Steven Edis. Ensemble: Franz & Marie cast.
  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Foxtrot (Suite for Jazz Band no.1)

    Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Conductor: Riccardo Chailly.
    • Shostakovich: The Jazz Album - Brautigam, Masseurs.
    • Decca.
    • 3.
  • Karl Jenkins

    Pie Jesu (Requiem)

    Choir: Polyphony. Conductor: Stephen Layton.
    • Karl Jenkins: Motets.
    • DG.
    • 11.
  • Gerald Finzi

    Eclogue in F major Op.10

    Performer: Tom Poster. Orchestra: Aurora Orchestra. Conductor: Nicholas Collon.
    • Introit: The Music of Gerald Finzi.
    • Decca.
    • 17.
  • Rob Shepherd

    Lullaby (from 'Franz & Marie')

    Composer: Chris Broderick. Performer: Jade Oswald. Music Arranger: Steven Edis. Ensemble: Franz & Marie cast.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Symphony No. 35 'Haffner' (1st movt)

    Orchestra: Ensemble Resonanz. Conductor: Riccardo Minasi.
    • Harmonia Mundi.
  • Jerry Goldsmith

    End Credits (Star Trek: First Contact)

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Jerry Goldsmith.
    • "Star Trek: First Contact" - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.
    • GNP Crescendo.
    • 11.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony no.1 in C major Op.21 (3rd mvt)

    Orchestra: Britten Sinfonia. Conductor: Thomas Adès.
    • Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1-3 – Barry: Beethoven, Piano Concerto.
    • Signum Classics.
    • 3.
  • Rob Shepherd

    Inconsolable Boy (from 'Franz & Marie')

    Composer: Chris Broderick. Performer: Paula James. Music Arranger: Steven Edis. Ensemble: Franz & Marie cast.
  • Joseph Haydn

    Cello Concerto no. 2 in D major H.7b.2 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Natalie Clein. Orchestra: recreation – Grosses Orchester Graz. Conductor: Michael Hofstetter.
    • Haydn: Cello Concertos Nos. 1-2 & Symphony No. 13 in D Major, Hob. I:13 (Live).
    • Oehms Classics.
    • 3.
  • Arcangelo Corelli

    Sonata in F major Op 5 No 4 (2nd movt)

    Performer: Alma Nunez Debretzeni. Performer: Oliver Wass. Performer: Mayuchi Ono.
  • Robert Schumann

    Toccata

    Performer: Freddy Kempf.
    • Schumann: Freddy Kempf plays.
    • BIS.
    • 22.
  • John Williams

    Raiders March (Raiders of the Lost Ark)

    Orchestra: Boston Pops Orchestra. Conductor: John Williams.
    • John Williams & Steven Spielberg: The Ultimate Collection.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 1.
  • George Gershwin

    Someone To Watch Over Me (Oh Kay!)

    Performer: Itzhak Perlman. Singer: Ella Fitzgerald. Orchestra: Czech National Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: David Lai.
    • Green Hill Productions.
  • Irving Berlin

    What'll I Do? (The Music Box Revue, 1923)

    Performer: Itzhak Perlman. Orchestra: Czech National Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: David Lai.
    • Green Hill Productions.
  • Franz Schubert

    Symphony No 3 in D major, D 200 (3rd mvt)

    Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Thomas Beecham.
    • Schubert: Symphonies Nos. 3, 5 & 6: RPO/Beecham.
    • EMI.
    • 3.

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