One of my parents’ favourite pieces, so have grown up with it. The tune is very calming.

Very fond of the Viennese waltz tunes but is nice to hear some other than the Blue Danube. This is partly in memory of John Geogiardis, conductor, recently died. He staged a New Year’s Day Viennese concert at the London Barbican for about 30 years, and we frequently added to the audience.

A Wonderful combination of organ and trumpet, very ceremonial, think it will be my entry music for my funeral.

Our very wonderful music teacher at school, early sixties, would sometimes play part of this, whilst we were gathering for assembly, then heard it again on the radio recently. Magic fingers. I wish I had them!

Is this not one of everyone’s favourite works, especially at the Royal Albert Hall together with the Easter Hymn sometimes? It is mine.

Many years ago, you will have heard this at the Grange. I had asked if there was any music in the opera I may recognise, it was named, and did not mean a thing to me, until I was outside the theatre during rehearsal, of course, it was recognised! It is just lovely.

A quirky, novelty, jerky tune used in the 90’s by Unigate Dairies in a TV advertisement to promote buying more milk. This was the dancing milk bottle tune. The Wurlitzer is the perfect instrument for this. I was reminded of it the other day when there was a farmer tipping 6ooo litres of milk away, because of lack of sales during lockdown.

No Wurlitzer here. The organ at its best, especially in the Royal Albert Hall, sadly could not find decent recording, but Simon Preston does this one full credit.

Another favourite in light happy vein, the Three Tenors enjoying the “fizz “too.

Again, a Barbican favourite on New Year’s Day. Two anvils on stage, one for a young

lad drawn from the audience and after a short rehearsal he played wonderfully, for a full audience standing ovation then an encore. A candidate for the RCM I am sure.

Equality, what is that? Book your tickets for this very English Show at the Grange this year and enjoy the best Festival we can give you under present circumstances.

Back to the days when there was a Volvo and Saab car dealer in Broad Street, Alresford. I visited one day, and the workshop radio was playing this very appropriate tune and liked it ever since.

Grand finale of this list, another Tchaikovsky amazement, similar in many ways to his 1812, without the cannons. Tremendous imagination to compose a work with such a huge ending. Worth the wait especially for powerful speakers.