Your presenter, Tim, has Olympic connections so no question that this programme’s music has Olympic connections too – librettists, composers, performers. And it can all be enjoyed without flexing a single muscle!! Playlist: 01 August 2021 – Pergolesi: L’Olimpiade: Sinfonia. Orchestra of the National Academy of Saint Cecilia. Myung-Whun Chung. – Hasse: L’Olimpiade: “Consola il genitore”. Simone Kermes, sop. – Kodaly: See the Gypsies Munching Cheese. Pécs Chamber Choir. – Vivaldi: L’Olimpiade, RV725: “Gemo in un punto e fremo”. Sara Mingardo, mezzo; “Del destin non vi lagnate”, Riccardo Navaro, bar. Concerto Italiano/ Rinaldo Alessandrini. – McDowell: To A Wild Rose. Philadelphia Orchestra/ Eugene Ormandy. – Mozart: Concerto Aria “Non so d’onde viene”, K.294. Krisztina Laki, sop. Vienna Chamber Orchestra. – Hirai: Nara-Yama. Michio Mamiya, shakuhachi. Yo-Yo Ma, vlc. – Haydn: String Quartet no.3 in C major “Emperor”: II. Poco adagio – cantabile. – Kodaly: Romance Lyrique. Miklos Perenyi, vlc. Graphic: Procession of the Twelve Olympians #EmbraceJOY Support this podcast. Donate to JOY -and/or- Become a member