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Deborah Cheetham AO

Program: Classic Breakfast: Discover the inspiration behind Deborah Cheetham Fraillon's new carol The Christmas Card

Program:Classic Breakfast

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Start your day with an energising selection of the best in classical music.

What do you remember when you think about December/Is there laughter or perhaps there may be tears?

Deborah Cheetham Fraillon has composed a new Christmas song to help spread the joy of singing around the country.

Joining Megan Burslem in the ABC Classic Breakfast studio for the world premiere of 'The Christmas Card', Deborah shared the emotional inspiration behind the song. 

She also revealed the Christmas trifle tussle being waged between her family members. 

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Deborah Cheetham Fraillon's new carol is called 'The Christmas Card'(Supplied: Kristina Kingston)

Program:More from Classic Breakfast

Tracklist

  • Lasst mich allein (Let Me Be Alone), Op. 82 No. 1 [04'35]

    Composer

    Dvořák, Antonín

    Performers

    Karin Schaupp (guitar) + Umberto Clerici (cello)

    Album

    Wayfaring, 481 6811

    Label

    ABC Classic

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  • Coventry Carol [03'24]

    Composer

    Traditional (English)

    Performers

    VOCES8

    Album

    Voces8: Christmas, SIGCD291

    Label

    Hyperion

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  • Le Carnaval des Animaux (The Carnival of the Animals): XIII. The Swan [02'35]

    Composer

    Saint-Saëns, Camille

    Performers

    Sheku Kanneh-Mason (cello) + CBSO Cellos + Katherine Thomas (harp)

    Album

    Sheku Kanneh-Mason: Inspiration, 483 2948

    Label

    Decca

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  • Concerto for cello & strings: II. Longing [08'42]

    Composer

    Tabakova, Dobrinka

    Performers

    Kristina Blaumane (cello) + Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra

    Album

    String Paths, ECM 2239

    Label

    ECM

    Year

    2013

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  • Great Day [02'29]

    Composer

    Gustafson, Nancy

    Performers

    Emily Granger (harp)

    Album

    In Transit, AV2495

    Label

    Avie

    Year

    2022

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  • Schmetterling (Butterfly), lyric piece for piano, Op. 43/1 [01'33]

    Composer

    Grieg, Edvard

    Performers

    Alice Sara Ott (piano)

    Album

    Wonderland, 479 4631

    Label

    Deutsche Grammophon

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  • Concerto No. 6 in C major: III. Rondo [05'01]

    Composer

    Lombardini Sirmen, Maddalena Laura

    Performers

    Piroska Vitárius (violin) + Savaria Baroque Orchestra

    Album

    Maddalena Lombardini Sirmen: 6 Violin Concertos, HCD 32499-500

    Label

    Hungaroton Classic

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  • String Quartet No. 55 in D major, Op. 71 No. 2: I. Adagio - Allegro [06'12]

    Composer

    Haydn, Joseph

    Performers

    Maxwell Quartet

    Album

    Maxwell Quartet: Haydn String Quartets Op. 71, CKD 602

    Label

    Linn

    Year

    2019

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  • Lamento: Ach, dass ich Wassers g’nug hätte [07'01]

    Composer

    Bach, Johann Christoph

    Performers

    Philippe Jaroussky (countertenor) + Ensemble L'Arpeggiata

    Album

    Himmelsmusik, 9029563400

    Label

    Erato

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  • Vals Del Mar [04'48]

    Composer

    Buzzurro, Francesco

    Performers

    Yamandu Costa (guitar) + Francesco Buzzurro (guitar)

    Album

    Uno a Uno

    Label

    Bagual Produções e Eventos

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  • Overture in C major: I. Allegro con spirito [04'58]

    Composer

    Martines, Marianna

    Performers

    Nicoleta Paraschivescu + La Floridiana

    Album

    Marianna Martines: Il primo amore

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  • Gaudete [01'59]

    Composer

    Traditional

    Performers

    Lyn Williams + Sydney Children's Choir + Gondwana Voices

    Album

    Voices of Angels - Joyful Music for Christmas

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  • Les Boréades, RCT 31: Contredanse en rondeau [01'37]

    Composer

    Rameau, Jean-Philippe

    Performers

    Lautten Compagney + Wolfgang Katschner + Asya Fateyeva (saxophone)

    Album

    Dancing Queen - Rameau meets ABBA

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  • Violin Sonata No. 26 in B-flat major, K378 (317d): III. Rondo: Allegro [04'32]

    Composer

    Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

    Performers

    Dong Hyek Lim (piano) + Ji Young Lim (violin)

    Album

    Mozart, Beethoven: Violin Sonatas, 0190295839505

    Label

    Warner Classics

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  • Navegar [06'27]

    Composer

    Rojas, Daniel

    Performers

    Baldini Quartet + Daniel Rojas (piano) + Stephen Cuttriss (bandoneon)

    Album

    Daniel Rojas: Bliss of Heaven, Music of the New World, 7.46160912141

    Label

    Da Vinci Classics

    Year

    2021

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  • Christmas With You [03'42]

    Composer

    Cheetham Fraillon, Deborah

    Performers

    Queensland Symphony Orchestra + Carl Crossin + Benjamin Northey + Adelaide Chamber Singers + Nathan Aspinall + ABC Classic Choir

    Album

    ABC Classic Recording

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  • Lute Suite No. 1 in E minor, BWV 996: V. Bourrée [01'12]

    Composer

    Bach, Johann Sebastian

    Performers

    Craig Ogden (guitar)

    Album

    Craig Ogden in Concert, CHAN 20159

    Label

    Chandos

    Year

    2021

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  • Concerto for 3 Violins in F Major, RV 551: III. Allegro [02'45]

    Composer

    Vivaldi, Antonio

    Performers

    Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin) + Elias David Moncado (violin) + Mohamed Hiber (violin) + Mutter's Virtuosi

    Album

    Bach, Bologne, Previn, Vivaldi, Williams

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  • Piano Quartet in D minor, Op. 25: IV. Allegro comodo [04'15]

    Composer

    Pejačević, Dora

    Performers

    Oliver Triendl (piano) + Quatuor Sine Nomine

    Album

    Dora Pejačević: Chamber Works, cpo 777 421-2

    Label

    CPO

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  • Dances with Wolves "The John Dunbar Theme" [02'16]

    Composer

    Barry, John

    Performers

    Original Soundtrack Recording

    Album

    Dances With Wolves (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

    Label

    Epic Associated

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  • Rodeo: IV. Hoe-Down [03'39]

    Composer

    Copland, Aaron

    Performers

    John Wilson + BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Album

    Copland: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1 – Ballets, CHSA 5164

    Label

    Chandos

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  • Danse [02'18]

    Composer

    Traditional (Jewish)

    Performers

    Christophe Mangou + Sinfonia Varsovia + Sonia Wieder-Atherton (cello)

    Album

    Chants D'Est

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  • Symphony No. 4 in A major, Op. 90 'Italian': IV. Saltarello. Presto [05'39]

    Composer

    Mendelssohn, Felix

    Performers

    Yannick Nézet-Séguin + Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Album

    Mendelssohn: Symphonies 1-5, 479 7343

    Label

    Deutsche Grammophon

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  • The Christmas Card [03'51]

    Composer

    Cheetham Fraillon, Deborah

    Performers

    Nicolette Fraillon + Sydney Youth Orchestra + VOX

    Album

    ABC Classic Choir 2024

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  • Tapu te Pō (O Holy Night) [03'15]

    Composer

    Adam, Adolphe

    Performers

    Marlon Williams (vocals) + Dhungala Children’s Choir

    Album

    Paul Kelly's Christmas Train

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  • Turandot "In questa reggia" [06'42]

    Composer

    Puccini, Giacomo

    Performers

    Zubin Mehta + Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) + John Alldis Choir + London Philharmonic Orchestra + Joan Sutherland (soprano)

    Album

    La Stupenda

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  • Up "Married Life" [04'10]

    Composer

    Giacchino, Michael

    Performers

    Original Soundtrack Recording + Tim Simonec

    Album

    Up (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), DD001372702

    Label

    Walt Disney Records

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  • Piano Sonata No. 14 in C Minor, K. 457: III. Molto allegro [05'49]

    Composer

    Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

    Performers

    Piotr Anderszewski (piano)

    Album

    Mozart - Schumann: Fantaisies, 9029588855

    Label

    Erato

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  • Clarinet Sonata, FP184: III. Allegro con fuoco [03'08]

    Composer

    Poulenc, Francis

    Performers

    Roland Pöntinen (piano) + Martin Fröst (clarinet)

    Album

    French Beauties & Swedish Beasts

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  • Piano Quintet in C minor: II. Scherzo: Allegro non troppo [06'01]

    Composer

    Borodin, Alexander

    Performers

    Goldner String Quartet + Piers Lane (piano)

    Album

    Borodin: Piano Quintet; String Quartet No. 2, CDA68166

    Label

    Hyperion

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  • Adiemus [04'03]

    Composer

    Jenkins, Karl

    Performers

    Karl Jenkins + London Philharmonic Choir + Adiemus Symphony Orchestra of Europe + Emma Halnan (flute)

    Album

    Symphonic Adiemus

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  • Romance for Violin and Piano, Op. 23 [06'26]

    Composer

    Beach, Amy

    Performers

    Augustin Hadelich (violin) + Orion Weiss (piano)

    Album

    American Road Trip, 2173228790

    Label

    Warner Classics

    Year

    2024

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  • Finlandia Hymn from op. 26 (in A-flat major for mixed choir) [02'39]

    Composer

    Sibelius, Jean

    Performers

    Dominante Choir + Seppo Murto

    Album

    The Sibelius Edition, Vol. 11: Choral Music

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  • Duo for violin & viola No. 2 in B flat major, K424: III. Thema con variazioni: Andante grazioso [08'20]

    Composer

    Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

    Performers

    Tabea Zimmermann (viola) + Thomas Zehetmair (violin)

    Album

    Mozart/M. Haydn: Duos for Violin and Viola, 244192-2

    Label

    Teldec

    Year

    1989

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  • Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85: IV. Allegro - Moderato - Allegro ma non troppo - Poco più lento - Adagio [11'42]

    Composer

    Elgar, Edward

    Performers

    Sheku Kanneh-Mason (cello) + London Symphony Orchestra + Simon Rattle

    Album

    Sheku Kanneh-Mason: Elgar

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  • Weihnachtsoratorium, BWV 248: No. 54, Herr, wenn die stolzen Feinde schnauben [02'41]

    Composer

    Bach, Johann Sebastian

    Performers

    Brass Art Quintet

    Album

    Christmas Brass, Vol. 2: Santa Claus Is BAQ in Town, 54505-MCD

    Label

    Mark Records

    Year

    2019

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  • Quintet in E-flat, Op. 87: IV. Finale [04'52]

    Composer

    Hummel, Johann Nepomuk

    Performers

    Melos Ensemble of London

    Album

    Hummel: Septet/Quintet, Weber: Grand Quintetto, 0289 475 8720 0

    Label

    Deutsche Grammophon

    Year

    1991

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  • O Come, O Come Emmanuel [04'47]

    Composer

    Traditional

    Performers

    VOCES8 + Mark Bennett (horn) + VOCES8 Foundation Orchestra + VOCES8 Foundation Choir + Barnaby Smith

    Album

    A Choral Christmas

    Label

    Decca

    Year

    2023

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  • Qué rico el mambo [02'35]

    Composer

    Prado, Dámaso Pérez

    Performers

    Sarah Willis (horn) + Havana Horns

    Album

    Mozart y Mambo, 578

    Label

    Alpha

    Year

    2020

    Add to
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