Richard Egarr leads the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra in a delightful program of works from London. Wonderful and surprising harmonies emerge from the strings in works by Henry Purcell and William Lawes. The program also includes Franz Joseph Haydn’s Symphony No. 101 (The Clock), which earned its nickname for the steady tick-tock accompaniment of the slow movement.

Episode Playlist

Hour 1

HANDEL: Concerto Grosso in B-flat, Op. 3, No. 1

HANDEL: “Entrance of the Queen of Sheba” from Solomon, HWV 67

PURCELL: Fantasias 11 & 13 for Strings

LAWES: Royal Consort Sett 9 in F major

Hour 2

HAYDN: Symphony No. 101 in D, The Clock

DVORAK: Romance (DG 4795983)

DVORAK: Serenade for Strings (Teldec 46315)