Queen of the Night

About Queen of the Night

Opera and classical for the cultured queer in us all

Publisher

JOY 94.9 - LGBTI, LGBTIQA+, LGBTQIA+, LGBT, LGBTQ, LGB, Gay, Lesbian, Trans, Intersex, Queer Podcasts for all our Rainbow Communities

Category

music · music · music

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

24 Mar 2019

Latest episode

12 Dec 2021

Latest episodes

100 episodes in the feed.

1. 12 Dec 2021

   QOTN : Early summer

   (http://joy.org.au/queenofthenight/wp-content/uploads/sites/183/2021/12/Magnetic-Island-scaled.jpg?x62349)A summer-themed programme …. …. even though Tim hates summer. How strange is that!! Playlist: 05 December 2021 – Janáček: Glagolitic Mass: I. Orchestral Introduction. City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/ Sir Simon Rattle. – Tchaikovsky: Slavonic March, op.31. Russian National Orchestra/ Mikhail Pletnev. – Geminiani: The Art of Playing the Guitar: Sonata in C major: IV. Allegro; IV. Andante; V. Allegro moderato. Hungarian Chamber Orchestra. – Burgon: Brideshead Revisited: Always Summer. – Prokofiev: Summer Night, op.123: III. Minuet. Russian National Orchestra/ Mikhail Pletnev. – Donizetti: Sonata for Flute and Harp in G Minor: I. Larghetto. Robert Aitken, flute. Erica Goodman, hrp. – Schumann: Symphony no.4 in D minor, op.120: II. Romance. Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra/ Rafael Kubelik. – Traditional: Sumer is Icumen In (Summer Is Come). The Dufay Collective. – Saint-Saëns: Fantaisie for violin and harp. Gérad Poullet, vln. Isabelle Moretti, hrp. Graphic: Magnetic Island, FNQ. #EmbraceJOY Support this podcast. Donate to JOY (https://joy.org.au/support-joy/donate/) -and/or- Become a member (https://joy.org.au/support-joy/become-a-member/)

2. 30 Nov 2021

   QOTN : World Instruments

   (http://joy.org.au/queenofthenight/wp-content/uploads/sites/183/2021/11/2-instruments.jpg?x62349)It’s the world of less common musical instruments in this show. Plus the celebration of William Blake (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Blake)‘s birthday with two different settings of his poem The Lamb. Playlist: 28 November 2021 – Horner: Braveheart: The Legend Spreads; Gift of a Thistle; End Titles. London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus. – Tavener: The Lamb. Choir of New College, Cambridge/ Edward Higginbottom. – Vaughan-Williams: 10 Blake Songs: V. The Lamb. Ian Partridge, ten. – Borodin: Prince Igor: Act II: Polovtsian Dances: no. 2. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus/ Sir Thomas Beecham. – Pärt: Pari Intervello. Vienna Glass Harmonica Duo. – Rautavaara: Cantus Arcticus, op.61, Concerto for Birds and Orchestra I. The Marsh. Royal Scottish National Orchestra/ Hannu Lintu. – Purcell: Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary II: March. Baroque Brass of London/ David Hill. – Shankar: Concerto for Sitar and Orchestra: Third Movement. Ravi Shankar, sitar. London Symphony Orchestra/ André Previn. – Shankar: Prabhati. Ravi Shankar, sitar. Yehudi Menuhin, vln. – Shore: Lord of the Rings – The Two Towers: The Riders of Rohan. – Grieg: Peer Gynt, op.23: Springar. Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra/ Neeme Jarvi. Graphic: Hardanger fiddle (https://stringsmagazine.com/a-trip-to-norway-an-introduction-to-the-hardanger-fiddle-and-how-one-learns-to-make-them/) and Glass harmonica (https://medium.com/lessons-from-history/the-worlds-most-dangerous-instrument-d609c1ea346c) #EmbraceJOY Support this podcast. Donate to JOY (https://joy.org.au/support-joy/donate/) -and/or- Become a member (https://joy.org.au/support-joy/become-a-member/)

3. 26 Nov 2021

   QOTN : Mood music

   (http://joy.org.au/queenofthenight/wp-content/uploads/sites/183/2021/11/Rackham-The-Rhinegold-the-Valkyrie-30.jpg?x62349) What mood are you in? Sunny, dramatic, peaceful, energetic, ….? Whatever you’re feeling, there is music to suit in this episode of Queen of the Night. Playlist: 21 November 2021 – Mendelssohn: Concerto for 2 Piano’s in E major: III. Allegro. Roland Pöntinen and Love Derwinger, pno. Amsterdam Sinfonietta. – Wagner: Die Walkure: Ride of the Valkyries. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/ Vernon Handley. – Baños: In the Heart of the Sea: The White Whale Chant. – Zachow: Trio in F major: II. Vivace. – Debussy: Isle Joyeuse. Branford Marsalis, soprano sax. English Chamber Orchestra. – Horovitz: Concerto for Euphonium and Orchestra: II. Lento. David Childs, euphonium. National Orchestra of Wales/ Bramwell Tovey. – Ketèlby: In a Persian Market. Ambrosian Opera Chorus & London Promenade Orchestra/ Alexander Faris. – Strauss, Jnr: Persian March, op.289. Berlin Philharmonic/ Herbert von Karajan. – Grieg: Violin Sonata no.3 in C minor. II. Allegretto espressivo. Pierre Amoyal, vln. Graphic:  The Rhinegold and the Valkyrie – (http://book-graphics.blogspot.com/2013/12/the-rhinegold-valkyrie.html) Richard Wagner; illustrated by Arthur Rackham. #EmbraceJOY Support this podcast. Donate to JOY (https://joy.org.au/support-joy/donate/) -and/or- Become a member (https://joy.org.au/support-joy/become-a-member/)

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