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Classic Drive

Journey home with classical sounds to relax, refresh and delight. Including New Releases (6pm Monday), Favourite Classics with Russell (6pm Tuesday), Classic Australia (6pm Thursday) and Classic Choir Hour (7pm Thursday).

Tracklist

  • Williams, John

    Raiders of the Lost Ark: Main Title [06'53]

    Adelaide Symphony Orchestra

    The Musical Handyman, ABC Classic 476 4022

  • Powell, John

    How to Train Your Dragon "Test Drive" [02'36]

    Original Soundtrack Recording

    How to Train Your Dragon (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), Varèse Sarabande 302 067 012 2

  • Fujii, Shiho

    Mario Kart 8: "Sweet Sweet Canyon" [03'34]

    The Consouls + mklachu (otamatone)

    World 4

  • Adams, John

    Short Ride in a Fast Machine, fanfare for orchestra [04'29]

    City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

    Adams: Grand Pianola Music - Shaker Loops etc., EMI Classics 50999 2 06627 2 1

  • Grieg, Edvard

    Lyric Pieces, Op. 65: No. 6, Wedding Day in Troldhaugen [05'18]

    Daniel Ottensamer (clarinet) + Christoph Traxler (piano)

    Nielsen - Grieg, Sony Classical 19658801812

  • Joplin, Scott

    Maple Leaf Rag [03'25]

    Donna Coleman (piano)

    America: Brilliant & Bold, ABC Classic 482 9612

  • de Man, Joris

    Horizon Forbidden West "Aloy's Theme" [03'29]

    Original Soundtrack Recording + Julie Elven (vocals)

    Horizon Forbidden West, Volume 1 (Original Game Soundtrack)

  • Vavilov, Vladimir (attrib. G. Caccini)

    Ave Maria [04'44]

    David Stanhope (piano)

    The Perfect Evening: Italy, ABC Classic 476 4028

  • Bach, Johann Sebastian

    Concerto for two violins in D minor, BWV 1043: I. Vivace. [03'14]

    Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra + Hilary Hahn (violin) + Margaret Batjer (violin)

    Hilary Hahn: Bach Concertos, Deutsche Grammophon 474 1992

  • Williams, John

    Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope "Cantina Band" [02'45]

    Original Soundtrack Recording

    Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

  • Slavov, Boris

    Baldur's Gate 3 "Down by the River" [02'20]

    Original Soundtrack Recording + Hungarian Studio Orchestra

    Baldur's Gate 3 (Original Game Soundtrack)

  • Copland, Aaron

    Fanfare for the Common Man [03'25]

    West Australian Symphony Orchestra

    Classic 100 - Composer, ABC Classic 481 8369

  • Vivaldi, Antonio

    Concerto No. 3 in F major, Op. 8, RV 293 'Autumn': I. Allegro [05'10]

    Melbourne Symphony Orchestra + Christian Li (violin)

    Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Decca 485 1824

  • Hildegard von Bingen

    O virtus Sapientiae [02'11]

    Hildegard von Blingin'

    Independent Release

  • Monteverdi, Claudio

    Zefiro Torna, madrigal for 2 voices and continuo, SV 251 [06'44]

    Tenet + Jolle Greenleaf (soprano) + Molly Quinn (soprano)

    Uno + One: Italia Nostra, Avie AV2303

  • Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich

    Symphony No. 5 in E Minor, Op. 64: III. Valse (Allegro moderato) [05'51]

    Russian National Orchestra

    Tchaikovsky Symphonies No 4-6, Deutsche Grammophon 4791429

  • Lalor, Stephen

    Flying [04'23]

    Chanterelle String Quartet

    ABC Classic Recording

  • Uematsu, Nobuo

    Final Fantasy VII: Main Theme [06'43]

    Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra

    Distant Worlds II: More Music from Final Fantasy, AWR Records AWR 10102

  • Traditional (American)

    Down To The River To Pray [02'56]

    Alison Krauss (vocalist) + Tim O'Brien (vocals) + Maura O'Connell (vocals) + Pat Enright (vocals) + Sam Phillips (vocals) + Gillian Welch (vocals) + White House First Baptist Church Choir

    O Brother, Where Art Thou? (Soundtrack)

  • Handel, George Frideric

    Water Music: Suite No. 2 in D major HWV 349: II. Alla Hornpipe [03'07]

    Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra

    Music for the Royal Fireworks, ABC Classic 476 4300

  • Morales, Cristóbal de

    Parce mihi domine [06'42]

    Hilliard Ensemble + Jan Garbarek (saxophone)

    Officium, ECM 445 369-2

  • Hisaishi, Joe

    My Neighbour Totoro" The Wind Forest" [04'50]

    Tamara-Anna Cislowska (piano)

    One Summer's Day: Studio Ghibli favourites for solo piano by Joe Hisaishi, ABC Classic 485 5891

  • Traditional (American)

    Swing Low, Sweet Chariot [02'10]

    Paul Robeson (bass)

    The Collector's Paul Robeson

  • Westlake, Nigel

    Babe "If I Had Words" [03'40]

    Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

    Classic 100: Music for the Screen, ABC Classic ABCL0023

  • Zimmer, Hans

    Interstellar "Cornfield Chase" [02'07]

    Original Soundtrack Recording

    Interstellar (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), Water Tower Music 88875048122

  • Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

    Serenade No. 13 in G Major, KV525 ‘Eine kleine Nachtmusik’: IV. Rondo Allegro [03'40]

    Australian Chamber Orchestra + Richard Tognetti (violin & director)

    Water - Night Music, ABC Classic 481 5735

  • Hahn, Reynaldo

    À Chloris [03'17]

    Tamara-Anna Cislowska (piano) + Sara Macliver (soprano)

    Duet (ABC Classic Recording)

  • Marianelli, Dario

    Pride & Prejudice Suite "Dawn" [02'13]

    Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano)

    Carte Blanche, Decca 485 2081

  • Traditional

    Amazing Grace, spiritual for chorus [04'47]

    Anna Cavaliero (soprano) + Choir of Trinity College Cambridge

    Ešenvalds: Northern Lights, Hyperion CDA 68083

  • Meredith, Anna

    Blackfriars [03'03]

    Ligeti Quartet

    Nuc

  • Chen, Belle

    Tides [03'16]

    Belle Chen (piano)

    Destinations

  • Netzel, Laura

    Suite for Violin & String Orchestra, Op. 83: II. Humoresque [02'26]

    Malin Broman (violin) + Musica Vitae Chamber Orchestra

    Laura Netzel: Chamber Portrait, dB Productions DBCD200

  • Castello, Dario

    Sonate concertate in stil moderno, libro primo: Sonata seconda [04'39]

    Thomas Dunford (lute) + Lucie Horsch (recorder)

    Baroque Journey

  • vision string quartet

    Paraglider [04'37]

    vision string quartet

    Spectrum, Warner Classics 9029665669

  • Handel, George Frideric

    Sonata a 5, HWV288 [08'45]

    Adrian Butterfield (violin) + London Handel Players

    Total Eclipse - Handel at Home, Vol. 2, Somm SOMM 0676

  • Chopin, Frédéric

    Mazurka in B-flat minor, Op. 24, No. 4 [04'37]

    Roger Woodward (piano)

    The Chopin Album, ABC Classic 476 8782

  • Kondo, Koji

    Super Mario Bros "Theme" [01'45]

    Trifantasy

    Trifantasy: Level 1

  • Strauss, Richard

    Horn Concerto No. 1 In E-Flat Major, Op. 11: III. Allegro [05'05]

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra + Alec Frank-Gemmill (horn)

    Strauss: Horn Concerto No. 1, Duett-Concertino & Serenade in E flat major, Linn CKD 506

  • Traditional (Spanish)

    A Volta Da Festa [03'52]

    Real Banda De Gaitas

    EBU World Music Workshop Volume 2

  • Dudley, Anne

    Poldark "Liberty or Tyranny" [02'34]

    Chamber Orchestra of London + Christian Garrick (violin)

    Poldark: Music from the TV Series, Mammoth Screen Mammoth Screen

  • Sakamoto, Ryuichi | Heffes, Alex

    Obsidian [02'31]

    Ryuichi Sakamoto (piano)

    Crystalline

  • Yu, Julian

    Concerto on Chinese Themes: II. Lento [03'42]

    Robert Schubert (clarinet) + Victorian College of the Arts Strings

    China Wind - the clarinet music of Julian Yu, Move MD3351

  • Boyle, Ina

    Overture for Orchestra [08'04]

    BBC Concert Orchestra

    Boyle: Symphony No.1, ''Glencree'' - Violin Concerto - A Sea Poem - Wildgeese - Overture, Dutton Epoch CDLX 7352

  • Sohy, Charlotte

    String Quartet No. 2, Op. 33: III. Rondo [04'49]

    Quatuor Hermès

    Charlotte Sohy: Chamber Music, La Boîte à Pépites BAP02D

  • Maurice, Paule

    Tableaux de Provence (Pictures of Provence): V. Le cabridan (The bumblebee) [03'39]

    Michael Ibrahim (saxophone) + John Morrison (piano)

    French Music for Alto Saxophone, Cala Records 77012

  • Berlinist

    Gris "Gris, Pt. 1" [02'36]

    Berlinist

    Gris (Original Game Soundtrack)

  • Debussy, Claude

    Ariettes oubliées: V. Green [02'45]

    Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin + Magdalena Kožená (mezzo-soprano)

    Debussy: La mer & Ariettes oubliées, Linn CKD 550

  • Coleridge-Taylor, Samuel

    Nonet in F Minor, Op. 2 'Gradus ad Parnassum': II. Andante con moto [06'03]

    Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective

    Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Nonet, Piano Trio, Piano Quintet, Chandos CHAN 20242

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