Episodes
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20071001 | Presented by Penny Gore. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Live from the Wigmore Hall, London, Sara Mohr-Pietsch introduces a concert by the Royal String Quartet. Shostakovich: String Quartet No 8 in C minor, Op 110 Beethoven: String Quartet in F, Op 135 2.00pm As part of Radio 3's 40th anniversary season, Penny Gore introduces works that have been commissioned by Radio 3 for the BBC performing groups. Colin Matthews: Renewal BBC Symphony Orchestra Andrew Davis (conductor) Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No 1 Alban Gerhardt (cello) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Stefan Solyom (conductor) Britten: Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra Stefan Solyom (conductor). With the Lunchtime Concert: the Royal String Quartet perform Shostakovich and Beethoven. | ||
20071015 | Presented by Louise Fryer. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Live from the Wigmore Hall, London, introduced by Verity Sharp. BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist Sharon Bezaly joins with gamba player Charles Medlam and harpsichordist Terence Charlston in a programme of Bach and Handel, balanced with two small-scale solo works by contemporary Finnish composer Kalevi Aho. Bach: Sonata in E flat for flute and harpsichord, BWV 1031 Handel: Flute sonata in B minor, HWV 367b Bach: Sarabande (Partita in A minor, BWV 1013) Kalevi Aho: 2nd movement (Prestissimo) from Solo III, for solo flute Bach: Sonata in E for flute and basso continuo, BWV 1035; Polonaise, Menuet, Badinerie (Suite in B minor, BWV 1067) 2.00pm This week, Afternoon on 3's British Symphony Series focuses on two Welsh composers, William Mathias (1934-1992) and Alun Hoddinott (b.1929). Plus the new debut album of cabaret songs by Schoenberg, Bolcom and Satie by young Canadian soprano Measha Brueggergosman with the BBC SO. Mathias: Symphony No 1 BBC Welsh SO William Mathias (conductor) Bolcom: Cabaret Songs Measha Brueggergosman (soprano) David Robertson (conductor) Alun Hoddinott: Symphony No 2 BBC National Orchestra of Wales Owain Arwel Hughes (conductor). Featuring the Lunchtime Concert: pieces by Bach and Handel, plus two works by Kalevi Aho. | ||
20071105 | Presented by Penny Gore. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert More than three decades after their first Lunchtime Concert for BBC Radio 3, the Vermeer Quartet give their last recital at London's Wigmore Hall as part of their farewell tour. Introduced by Verity Sharp. Schubert: Quartet in E flat, D87 Mendelssohn: Quartet in E minor, Op 44, No 2 2.00pm A week of programmes showcasing the BBC Orchestras in recent performances at the international Prague Autumn Festival, featuring concerts in the Dvorကk Hall of the Rudolfinum by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, and the BBC Philharmonic. Each afternoon we'll also hear an audio postcard recorded on location by Louise Fryer at a famous Prague landmark. Elgar: Cockaigne Overture, Op 40 Ilan Volkov (conductor) Walton: Concerto in B minor for violin and orchestra James Ehnes (violin) Beethoven: Symphony No 3 in E flat (Eroica) Debussy: Nocturnes for orchestra Ladies of the BBC Singers Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 5 in E minor Ilan Volkov (conductor). Featuring the Lunchtime Concert. With the Vermeer Quartet live from the Wigmore Hall. | ||
20071106 | Presented by Penny Gore. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Tchaikovsky and the Russians Recitals recorded at the Perth Concert Hall. 1/4. The Trio Wanderer play music by Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov. Rachmaninov: Two Pieces for Cello and Piano, Op 38; Prelude and Oriental Dance Raphael Pidoux (cello) Vincent Coq (piano) Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A minor, Op 50 2.00pm Dvorကk: Scherzo capriccioso, Op 66 BBC National Orchestra of Wales Thierry Fischer (conductor) Britten: Variations on a theme of Frank Bridge for string orchestra, Op 10 Brahms: Rhapsody for contralto, male chorus and orchestra, Op 53 Christianne Stotijn (mezzo-soprano) BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales Jac van Steen (conductor) Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op 14 Strauss: Don Quixote Christian Poltera (cello) Jac van Steen (conductor). Featuring the Lunchtime Concert. Tchaikovsky and the Russians: 1/4. The Trio Wanderer. | ||
20071107 | Presented by Penny Gore. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Tchaikovsky and the Russians 2/4. Another chance to hear tenor Daniil Shotda, accompanied by pianist Larissa Gergieva, in a recital of Russian song originally given at the Wigmore Hall in 2005. Cui: Three Songs from Op 57: Desire; The Statue of the Tsarkoye Selo; Ici bas The burnt Letter, Op 33, No 4 Tchaikovsky: The Fearful Minute, Op 28, No.6; We sat together, Op 73, No 1; At Bedtime, Op 27, No 1; Amid the din of the ball, Op 38, No 3 Gliere: O, if my mourning, Op 28, No 3; In an outpouring of kindness, Op 6, No 3 Machavariani: You are full of charming beauty Rachmaninov: Two songs from Op 14: The isle and How everyone loves you so; Beloved, let us fly, Op 26, No 5; Lilacs, Op 21, No 5; The night is sad, Op 26, No 12; Sing no more, Op 4, No 4; Don't believe, my friend, Op 14, No 7 Daniil Shtoda (tenor) Larissa Gergieva (piano) 2.00pm Martinu: The Butterfly that stamped (Suite from the ballet) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Ilan Volkov (conductor) Dvorကk: Concerto in B minor for cello and orchestra Christian Poltera (cello) Schubert: Quintet in A for piano, violin, viola, cello and double-bass (Trout) Alina Ibragimova (violin) Antoine Tamestit (viola) Luis Cabrera (double-bass) Martin Helmchen (piano) Bartok: Concerto for orchestra, Sz 116 Falla: El Sombrero de tres picos (Suite No 1) Baldur Bronimann (conductor) Britten: Serenade for tenor, horn and string orchestra, Op 31 Andrew Kennedy (tenor) David Flack (horn) Stefan Solyom (conductor). Featuring the Lunchtime Concert. Tchaikovsky and the Russians. | ||
20071108 | Presented by Penny Gore. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Tchaikovsky and the Russians 3/4. Pianist Elisabeth Leonskaya plays Preludes by Rachmaninov and Tchaikovsky's great Piano Sonata in this recital recorded at the Perth Concert Hall. Rachmaninov: Prelude in C sharp minor, Op 3, No 2; Prelude in G sharp minor, Op 32, No 12 Tchaikovsky: Sonata for Piano, Op 37 Elisabeth Leonskaya (piano) 2.00pm Smetana: Haakon Jarl, Op 16 BBC Philharmonic Gianandrea Noseda (conductor) Shostakovich: The Gadfly (excerpts) Vassily Sinaisky (conductor) Britten: Les Illuminations for voice and string orchestra, Op 18 Sally Matthews (soprano) Enescu: 7 Chansons de Clement Marot for voice and piano, Op 15 Simon Lepper (piano) Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 4 in F minor, Op 36 BBC National Orchestra of Wales Christian Gansch (conductor) Shostakovich: Symphony No 6 in B minor Vassily Sinaisky (conductor). Lunchtime Concert. Tchaikovsky and the Russians: 3/4. Pianist Elisabeth Leonskaya. | ||
20071109 | Presented by Penny Gore. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Tchaikovsky and the Russians 4/4. In this final concert of Russian music from the Perth Concert Hall, Paul Hillier conducts the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir in a selection from Rachmaninov's All Night Vigil and one of Tchaikovsky's best-loved partsongs. Rachmaninov: Come, let us worship; Praise the Lord, O my soul; Blessed is the Man; Gladdening Light; Nunc Dimittis; Ave Maria (All Night Vigil, Op 37) Tchaikovsky: The Legend Rachmaninov: Blessed art thou, Lord; Magnificat; Gloria in excelsis; Day of Salvation; Hymn to the Mother of God (All Night Vigil, Op 37) Paul Hillier (conductor) 2.00pm Massenet: Suite No 3 (Scenes dramatiques) BBC National Orchestra of Wales Thierry Fischer (conductor) Elgar: Sea pictures, Op 37 Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano) Berlioz: Roman Carnival Overture Vasks: 3 Poems by Czeslaw Milosz for countertenor, 2 tenors and baritone BBC Singers James Morgan (conductor) Tormis: Karelian destiny (Runic songs for chorus) Milhaud: Suite francaise, Op 248 (arr. for small orchestra) Gershwin: Concerto in F for piano and orchestra Wayne Marshall (piano) Vikram Seth and Alec Roth: Songs in time of war Mark Padmore (tenor) Philippe Honor退 (violin) Gareth Hulse (oboe) Alison Nicholls (harp) Morgan Szymanski (guitar). Lunchtime Concert. Tchaikovsky and the Russians. | ||
20071112 | Presented by Penny Gore. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Presented by Sara Mohr-Pietsch live from London's Wigmore Hall. The Takacs Quartet, one of the world's leading string quartets, perform a programme of late works by Mozart and Dvorak. The second of his six quartets dedicated to Haydn, the D minor is Mozart's only mature string quartet written in a minor key, while in his 'American' quartet, Dvorak explores the various musical influences of his adopted home. Mozart: Quartet in D minor for strings, K421 Dvorak: Quartet No 12 in F for strings, Op 96 (American) 2.00pm This week the British Symphony Series concentrates on the works of Elgar and Walton, in performances by BBC orchestras. Britten: Concerto for piano and orchestra, Op 13 Steven Osborne (piano) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Ilan Volkov (conductor) Holst: The Planets, Op 32 Ladies of the RSNO Chorus Tim Dean (chorus director) Elgar: Symphony No 1 in A flat BBC Philharmonic Vassily Sinaisky (conductor). Featuring the Lunchtime Concert, with the Takacs Quartet performing Mozart and Dvorak. | ||
20071119 | Presented by Louise Fryer. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Sarah Walker presents a recital live from London's Wigmore Hall. Written for and dedicated to Archduke Rudolph of Austria, the B flat Trio is the most famous and largest in scale of Beethoven's works in this form. The Beaux Arts Trio pair it with a work of much chronological debate, the composer's variations on a theme by Wenzell Müller. Beethoven: Variations on Ich bin der Schneider Kakadu, Op 121a; Trio in B flat, Op 97 (Archduke) 2.00pm This week Louise Fryer looks Beyond Brahms, placing his four great symphonies within the lineage of the Austro-German tradition, from the 'pure music' of Mozart and Beethoven, through the programmatic works of Liszt and Strauss to early Schoenberg. So impressed was Schoenberg by Brahms's innovation in harmony and expression that he penned a 1933 essay entitled Brahms the Progressive. Mendelssohn: Ruy Blas, Op 95 Brahms: Symphony No 1 in C minor, Op 68 NDR Symphony Orchestra Christoph von Dohnကnyi (conductor) Mozart: Concerto in A for piano and string quartet Tzimon Barto (piano) Royal String Quartet Rameau: Allemande; Sarabande; Gavotte (Nouvelles suites de pieces de clavecin) Schnittke: Violin Concerto No 4 Vadim Repin (violin) Beethoven: Symphony No 6 in F (Pastoral) Christoph von Dohnကnyi (conductor). Featuring the Lunchtime Concert, with the Beaux Arts Trio performing works by Beethoven. | ||
20071126 | Presented by Fiona Talkington. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Sarah Walker introduces a recital, live from London's Wigmore Hall, by tenor Andrew Kennedy with pianist Julius Drake. The programme includes reflective Faure, powerhouse Strauss, and some lesser-known gems by Ivor Gurney. Faure: Rencontre; Toujours; Adieu, Op 21; Green, Op 58, No 3; Prison, Op 83, No 1; Nell, Op 18, No 1; Fleur jetee, Op 39, No 2 Ivor Gurney: By a bierside; Severn meadows; In flanders; Even such is time; Tarentella; On wenlock edge Strauss: Ich trage meine Minne, Op 32, No 1; Sehnsucht, Op 32, No 2; Liebeshymnus, Op 32, No 3; O süsser Mai, Op 32, No 4; Himmelsboten, Op 32, No 5; Heimliche Aufforderung, Op 27 No 3; Wenn, Op 31 No 2 2.00pm Celebrating all things Scottish in the run up to St Andrew's Day this week. Music inspired by Scotland, performed by Scottish musicians and written by Scottish composers old and new are all included in the mix. MacCunn: The Land of the Mountain and the Flood BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Martyn Brabbins (conductor) Mackenzie: Scottish Concerto, Op 55 Steven Osborne (piano) Wallace: Sir William Wallace (Symphonic Poem No 5) MacCunn: The Dowie Dens O' Yarrow Mendelssohn: Symphony No 3 (Scottish) Nicholas McGegan (conductor) Mendelssohn: Fingal's Cave BBC Philharmonic Gianandrea Noseda (conductor) James MacMillan: A Scotch Bestiary Wayne Marshall (organ) James MacMillan (conductor) Chagrin: Greyfriars Bobby Rumon Gamba (conductor). Featuring the Lunchtime Concert, with a recital by tenor Andrew Kennedy. | ||
20071127 | Presented by Fiona Talkington. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Concerts focusing on Radio 3's current batch of New Generation Artists, and their recent recitals at the Bridgewater Hall in Manchester. 1/4. Cellist Danjulo Ishizaka and pianist Jos退 Gallardo perform two demanding works from either end of the Romantic period Beethoven: Sonata for cello and piano, Op 102 No 2 Rachmaninov: Cello sonata in G minor 2.00pm Featuring Scottish music, composers and performers. Wallace: Prelude to Eumenides BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Martyn Brabbins (conductor) Mackenzie: Twelfth Night Eddie McGuire: Hall of Memories Stefan Solyom (conductor) Eddie McGuire: Source for Orchestra Alexander Titov (conductor) Mackenzie: Burns (Second Scottish Rhapsody) MacCunn: The Ship o' the Fiend Trad Scottish, arr. Vaughan Williams: Ca' the Yowes Stuart MacIntyre (baritone) BBC Singers Bob Chilcott (conductor) Mackenzie: Incidental music from Coriolanus Beethoven: Coriolan Overture Maxwell Davies: The Seas of Kirk Swarf Simon Butterworth (bass clarinet) Strauss: Don Juan Stefan Solyom (conductor). The Lunchtime Concert features cellist Danjulo Ishizaka and pianist Jose Gallardo. | ||
20071128 | Presented by Fiona Talkington. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert 2/4. Continuing the week of lunchtime recitals from Manchester's Bridgewater Hall, Radio 3 New Generation Artist Gwilym Simcock presents a concert of jazz piano music, including some of his own compositions and improvisations. 2.00pm Featuring Scottish music, composers and performers. Judith Weir: Vertue Kim Porter (mezzo-soprano) Andrew Murgatroyd (tenor) BBC Singers Nicholas Kok (conductor) MacCunn: Jeanie Deans (excerpts) Jeanie - Janice Watson (soprano) Effie - Lisa Milne (soprano) Staunton - Jamie MacDougall (tenor) Deans - Peter Sidhom (baritone) Dumbiedykes - Stephen Gadd (baritone) Constable - Graeme Danby (bass) Scottish Opera Chorus BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Martyn Brabbins (conductor) Sally Beamish: Sangsters (Concerto for orchestra) Nicholas McGegan (conductor) Thea Musgrave: Poems on the Underground (Set 3: A Medieval Summer) Stephen Cleobury (conductor) Judith Weir: Natural History Anu Komsi (soprano) Stefan Solyom (conductor) Wallace: The Passing of Beatrice (Symphonic Poem No 1) Trad Scottish, arr. MacMillan: The Cruel Mother Stuart MacIntyre (baritone) James MacMillan: Mairi James MacMillan: The Quickening Hilliard Ensemble City of Birmingham Youth Chorus and Symphony Chorus BBC Philharmonic James MacMillan (conductor). The Lunchtime Concert features pianist Gwilym Simcock performing jazz piano music. | ||
20071129 | Presented by Fiona Talkington. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert 3/4. From the recent New Generation Artists showcase series at Manchester's Bridgewater Hall, the Eb耀ne Quartet perform two works from the German Romantic repertoire. Brahms: Quartet in A minor, Op 51 No 1 Schubert: Quartet in D minor (Death and the Maiden) 2.15pm Featuring Scottish music, composers and performers. Tippett: Fantasia on a Theme of Handel Steven Osborne (piano) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Martyn Brabbins (conductor) Hovhaness: A Rose Tree Blossoms Thea Musgrave: Poems on the Underground (Set 2) Stephen Sametz: I have had singing National Youth Choir of Scotland Christopher Bell (conductor) Poulenc: Gloria Susan Gritton (soprano) National Youth Choirs of Scotland and Great Britain Rodolfus Choir Eddie McGuire: Calgacus for Orchestra Robert Wallace (bagpipes) Takuo Yuasa (conductor) Mackenzie: Overture (The Cricket on the Hearth) Poulenc: 5 poemes de Ronsard Lord Berners: 3 English Songs Lisa Milne (soprano) Iain Burnside (piano) James MacMillan: O Bone Jesu BBC Singers Stephen Cleobury (conductor) Tallis: O Nata Lux James MacMillan: A Child's Prayer Margaret Feaviour, Micaela Haslam (sopranos) Nicholas Kok (conductor) John McLeod: Fling for orchestra Highland Region Youth Orchestra Clark Rundell (conductor) Tippett: Piano Concerto Martyn Brabbins (conductor). The Lunchtime Concert features the Ebene Quartet who perform works by Brahms and Schubert. | ||
20071130 | Presented by Fiona Talkington. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert 4/4. The Aronowitz Ensemble perform two contrasting works at the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, Tchaikovsky's boldly Romantic sextet Souvenir de Florence and Alfred Schnittke's Piano Quintet of 1976. 2.00pm Featuring Scottish music, composers and performers. James MacMillan: The World's Ransoming James Horan (oboe) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Christoph K怀nig (conductor) Mackenzie: Benedictus, Op 37 No 3 Martyn Brabbins (conductor) James MacMillan: Cello Concerto Raphael Wallfisch (cello) Osmo Vanska (conductor) Wallace: Creation Symphony in C sharp minor Stuart MacRae: Violin Concerto Christian Tetzlaff (violin) Ilan Volkov (conductor) James MacMillan: Laudi alle Vergine BBC Singers Stephen Cleobury (conductor) Robert Carver: Gaude flore virginali Stephen Cleobury (conductor). The Lunchtime Concert features the Aronowitz Ensemble performing Tchaikovsky and Schnittke | ||
20071203 | Presented by Louise Fryer. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Sara Mohr-Pietsch introduces a concert live from London's Wigmore Hall by the Arcanto Quartet. Bartok: String Quartet No 5 Brahms: String Quartet in C minor, Op 51, No 1 2.00pm The Ancients Recordings of works inspired by ancient, biblical and mythical figures in performances from some of Europe's leading orchestras and ensembles, beginning with a sequence inspired by the Greek myths. Leonardo Leo: Le Nozze de Iole ed Ercole Iole - Susanne Bernhard (soprano) Ercole - Kai Wessel (countertenor) Alceo and Teseo - Dominik W怀rner (bass) Neue Hofkapelle Munich Christoph Hammer (director) Haydn: Arianna a Naxos Vesselina Kasarova (mezzo-soprano) Charles Spencer (piano) Liszt: Orpheus Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra of Moscow Vladiimir Fedoseyev (conductor) Stravinsky: Apollon musagete Czech Philharmonic Orchestra Charles Dutoit (conductor). The Lunchtime Concert features the Arcanto Quartet in works by Bartok and Brahms. | ||
20071207 | Presented by John Shea. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Belcea Quartet and Friends 4/4. Members of the Belcea Quartet are joined by pianists Steven Osborne and Ekaterina Apekisheva, cellist Nataile Clein and double-bass player Stacey Watton to perform chamber music by Schubert at Perth Concert Hall. Schubert: Sonata in A minor for arpeggione and piano, D821 Natalie Clein (cello) Ekaterina Apekisheva (piano) Schubert: Quintet in A for piano and strings, D667 (The Trout) Corina Belcea-Fisher (violin) Krzysztof Chorzelski (viola) Antoine Lederlin (cello) Stacey Watton (double-bass) Steven Osborne (piano) 2.00pm Stravinsky: Concerto for piano and wind instruments Peter Serkin (piano) Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra Herbert Blomsted (conductor) Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No 1 in A minor, Op 77 Boris Belkin (violin) Leonard Slatkin (conductor) Dvorak: Symphony No 6 in D, Op 60 Bartok: Piano Concerto No 2, Sz 95 Lang Lang (piano) Schleswig-Holstein Festival Orchestra Christoph Eschenbach (conductor) Schubert: Symphony No 8 in B minor (Unfinished) Chamber Orchestra of Europe Heinz Holliger (conductor). The Lunchtime Concert has members of the Belcea Quartet performing Schubert chamber music. | ||
20071210 | Presented by Louise Fryer. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Live from the Wigmore Hall, London, Verity Sharp introduces a concert in which The Gaudier Ensemble perform two of Beethoven's finest early chamber works. Beethoven: Quintet in E flat for piano and wind instruments, Op 16; Trio in B flat for clarinet, cello and piano, Op 11 2.00pm Ulster Orchestra Summer Invitation Concerts Mozart, Haydn and Neo-Classicism Faure: Dolly Suite Howard Shelley (conductor) Mozart: Violin Concerto No 1 in B flat Elizabeth Cooney (violin) Haydn: Trio in C for keyboard and strings Ondine Trio Greg Caffrey: Theophilus in Space (BBC Radio 3 commission) Hindemith: Symphony (Mathis der Maler) Beethoven: Leonore Overture No 2 BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Richard Armstrong (conductor) Stravinsky: Symphony in three movements Yasuo Shinozaki (conductor) Haydn: Mass in B flat (Schopfungmesse) BBC Singers BBC Concert Orchestra Stephen Cleobury (conductor). The Lunchtime Concert features the Gaudier Ensemble, who perform Beethoven chamber works. | ||
20071217 | Presented by Fiona Talkington. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Verity Sharp introduces a concert by pianist Elisabeth Leonskaja from the Wigmore Hall, London. Schumann: Papillons for piano, Op 2 Chopin: Scherzos for piano: No 1 in B minor, Op 20; No 2 in B flat minor, Op 31; No 3 in C sharp minor, Op 39; No 4 in E, Op 54 2.00pm British Symphony Series Throughout the week, Afternoon on 3 focuses on the music and musical enthusiasms of British composer David Matthews. Plus new recordings that mark important anniversaries for other British composers - in this programme it's Elizabeth Maconchy, who was born 100 years ago. David Matthews: Symphony No 1 Ulster Orchestra George Vass (conductor) Ravel: La valse BBC National Orchestra of Wales Jac van Steen (conductor) John McCabe: Pilgrim BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Christopher Austin (conductor) Elizabeth Maconchy: Concertino for piano and string orchestra Ambache Chamber Orchestra Diana Ambache (piano/director) Richard Rodney Bennett: Serenades BBC Singers Stephen Cleobury (conductor) David Matthews: Chaconne BBC Symphony Orchestra Debussy: Jeux Pierre Boulez (conductor) Grace Williams: Sea sketches for string orchestra Diana Ambache (director) Schumann: Symphony No 4 Jac van Steen (conductor). The Lunchtime Concert features pianist Elisabeth Leonskaja in works by Schumann and Chopin | ||
20071224 | Presented by Penny Gore. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Stephanie Hughes introduces a concert given at the Wigmore Hall, London, by German ensemble Trio Jean Paul. Haydn: Piano Trio in E minor, H XV 12 Brahms: Piano Trio in B, Op 8 2.00pm Bayreuth Ring Cycle 2007 Over the Christmas season, Afternoon on 3 is broadcasting Wagner's entire Ring Cycle, recorded at the 2007 Bayreuth Festival. Wagner's Ring Cycle begins today with Das Rheingold, and continues with one act per day across two weeks into the New Year. Wagner: Das Rheingold (Der Ring des Nibelungen) Wotan - Albert Dohmen (baritone) Donner - Ralf Lukas (baritone) Froh - Clemens Bieber (tenor) Loge - Arnold Bezuyen (tenor) Fasolt - Kwangchul Youn (baritone) Fafner - Hans-Peter K怀nig (bass) Alberich - Andrew Shore (baritone) Mime - Gerhard Siegel (tenor) Fricka - Michelle Breedt (mezzo-soprano) Freia - Edith Haller (soprano) Erda - Mihoko Fujimura (contralto) Woglinde - Fionnuala McCarthy (soprano) Wellgunde - Ulrike Helzel (soprano) Flosshilde - Marina Prudenskaja (mezzo-soprano) Bayreuth Festival Orchestra Christian Thielemann (conductor) Bach: Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 61 Christine Sch䀀fer (soprano) Werner Güra (tenor) Gerald Finlay (bass) Arnold Schoenberg Chorus Concentus Musicus, Vienna Nikolaus Harnoncourt (conductor). Including Wagner's Das Rheingold recorded at the Bayreuth Festival. | ||
20071228 | Presented by Penny Gore. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Beethoven Plus A run of concerts recorded at LSO St Luke's, featuring a complete series of Beethoven's string quartets coupled with masterpieces of the genre by Haydn and Bartok. 8/8. Haydn's Frog Quartet earned its nickname from the rocking motif in the final movement, and it was the last movement of Beethoven's last completed quartet that caused such controversy at the premiere. After a reviewer described it as 'incomprehensible', Beethoven replaced the last movement (later published separately as the Grosse Fuge) with an altogether lighter and cheerier Allegro movement which, arguably, sits uncomfortably after the emotional weight of the Cavatina. Haydn: Quartet in D, Op 50 No 6 (The Frog) Beethoven: Quartet in B flat, Op 130 Prazak Quartet 2.00pm Bayreuth Ring Cycle 2007 Wagner: Siegfried (Act 1) Siegfried - Stephen Gould (tenor) Mime - Gerhard Siegel (tenor) The Wanderer - Albert Dohmen (baritone) Alberich - Andrew Shore (baritone) Fafner - Hans-Peter K怀nig (bass) Erda - Mihoko Fujimura (contralto) Brünnhilde - Linda Watson (soprano) Waldvogel - Robin Johannsen (soprano) Bayreuth Festival Orchestra Christian Thielemann (conductor) Buxtehude: Alles was ihr tut mit Worten oder mit Werken Harmony of Voices Altapunta Ensemble Ole-Kristian Andersen (conductor) Buxtehude: Nimm von uns, Herr, du treuer Gott, BuxWV 207 Byne Bryndorf (organ) Vaughan Williams: Hodie Susan Gritton (soprano) Mark Wilde (tenor) James Rutherford (baritone) Berlin Radio Chorus Berlin State and Cathedral Choir German Symphony Orchestra, Berlin Simon Halsey (conductor). Including Act 1 of Wagner's Siegfried recorded at Bayreuth. | ||
20071231 | Presented by Louise Fryer. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert As part of the 2007 Music in the Round series, pianist Cedric Tiberghien performs a programme of Spanish-inspired music recorded at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield. Ravel: Alborada del gracioso Debussy: La soir退e dans Granade (Estampes); La serenade interrompue (Preludes, Book 1); La puerta del vino (Preludes, Book 2) Alb退niz: Almeria; Triana (Iberia) Falla: Fantasia Baetica 2.00pm Bayreuth Ring Cycle 2007 Wagner: Siegfried (Act 2) Siegfried - Stephen Gould (tenor) Mime - Gerhard Siegel (tenor) The Wanderer - Albert Dohmen (baritone) Alberich - Andrew Shore (baritone) Fafner - Hans-Peter K怀nig (bass) Erda - Mihoko Fujimura (contralto) Brünnhilde - Linda Watson (soprano) Waldvogel - Robin Johannsen (soprano) Bayreuth Festival Orchestra Christian Thielemann (conductor) Bach: Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248 (Cantatas 4-6) Marie Arnet (soprano) Tim Mead (countertenor) Nicholas Watts, Marcel Beekman (tenors) Markus Werba (bass) Les Arts Florissants William Christie (director) Part: Symphony No 3 Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra Andres Mustonen (conductor). Including Act 2 of Wagner's Siegfried recorded at Bayreuth. | ||
20080101 | Presented by Louise Fryer. 2.00pm Bayreuth Ring Cycle 2007 Wagner: Siegfried (Act 3) Siegfried - Stephen Gould (tenor) Mime - Gerhard Siegel (tenor) The Wanderer - Albert Dohmen (baritone) Alberich - Andrew Shore (baritone) Fafner - Hans-Peter K怀nig (bass) Erda - Mihoko Fujimura (contralto) Brünnhilde - Linda Watson (soprano) Waldvogel - Robin Johannsen (soprano) Bayreuth Festival Orchestra Christian Thielemann (conductor) Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine (Vespers) Monika Mauch, Constanze Backes (sopranos) Markus Brutscher, Hans Jorg Mammel, Wilfried Jochens, Stephan Schreckenberger (tenors) Kai Wefer (bass) Ullrich B怀hme (organ) St Thomas' Choir Musica Fiata Georg Christoph Biller (conductor). Including Act 3 of Wagner's Siegfried recorded at Bayreuth. | ||
20080102 | Presented by Louise Fryer. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert As part of the 2007 Music in the Round series, baritone Roderick Williams and pianist Iain Burnside perform a programme of Spanish-inspired songs recorded at Sheffield's Crucible Theatre. Schumann: Der Hidalgo Wolf: Auf dem grünen Balkon; Dereinst, dereinst, Gedanke mein; Herz, verzage nicht geschwind (Spanisches Liederbuch) Montsalvatge: 5 Negro Songs Shostakovich: Spanish Songs, Op 100 Ravel: Don Quichotte a Dulcin退e 2.00pm Bayreuth Ring Cycle 2007 Wagner: G怀tterd䀀mmerung (Prelude and Act 1) Siegfried - Stephen Gould (tenor) Gunther - Ralf Lukas (baritone) Hagen - Hans-Peter K怀nig (bass) Alberich - Andrew Shore (baritone) Brünnhilde - Linda Watson (soprano) Gutrune - Edith Haller (soprano) Waltraute - Mihoko Fujimura (mezzo-soprano) First Norn - Simone Schr怀der (alto) Second Norn - Martina Dike (mezzo-soprano) Third Norn - Edith Haller (soprano) Woglinde - Fionnuala McCarthy (soprano) Wellgunde - Ulrike Helzel (soprano) Flosshilde - Marina Prudenskaja (mezzo-soprano) Bayreuth Festival Chorus and Orchestra Christian Thielemann (conductor) Mozart: Piano Concerto No 23 in A, K488 Yevgeny Sudbin (piano) Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra Andres Mustonen (conductor) Grieg, arr. Geirr Tveitt: Ballade in G minor, Op 24 (in the form of variations on a Norwegian melody) Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra Eivind Aadland (conductor). Including the Prelude and Act 1 of Wagner's Gotterdammerung recorded at Bayreuth. | ||
20080103 | Presented by Louise Fryer. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert From The Crucible in Sheffield, Music in the Round's resident group Ensemble 360 perform two contrasting sextets. Mendelssohn: Sextet in D for violin, two violas, cello, double bass and piano, Op 110 Poulenc: Sextet for piano and winds 2.00pm Bayreuth Ring Cycle 2007 Wagner: G怀tterd䀀mmerung (Act 2) Siegfried - Stephen Gould (tenor) Gunther - Ralf Lukas (baritone) Hagen - Hans-Peter K怀nig (bass) Alberich - Andrew Shore (baritone) Brünnhilde - Linda Watson (soprano) Gutrune - Edith Haller (soprano) Waltraute - Mihoko Fujimura (mezzo-soprano) First Norn - Simone Schr怀der (alto) Second Norn - Martina Dike (mezzo-soprano) Third Norn - Edith Haller (soprano) Woglinde - Fionnuala McCarthy (soprano) Wellgunde - Ulrike Helzel (soprano) Flosshilde - Marina Prudenskaja (mezzo-soprano) Bayreuth Festival Chorus and Orchestra Christian Thielemann (conductor) P䀀rt: La Sindone Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra Andres Mustonen (conductor) Schumann: Requiem für Mignon, Op 98b Christiane Oelze, Anitra Jellema (sopranos) Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Ans van Dam (contraltos) Andreas Schmidt (baritone) Netherlands Radio Chorus Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic Jaap van Zweden (conductor) Schumann: Der Rose Pilgerfahrt, Op 112 Rosa - Christiane Oelze (soprano) Elfenfürstin, Martha, Müllerin - Catherine Wyn-Rogers (contralto) Max - Werner Güra (tenor) Müller - Hans de Vries (baritone) Totengr䀀ber - Andreas Schmidt (bass) Maja Roodveldt, Anitra Jellema (sopranos) Anjolet Rotteveel (contralto) Jaap van Zweden (conductor). Including Act 2 of Wagner's Gotterdammerung recorded at Bayreuth. | ||
20080104 | Presented by Louise Fryer. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert From the Crucible in Sheffield in a concert given as part of Music in the Round, violist Lawrence Power is joined by pianist Simon Crawford-Phillips. Brahms: Sonata in F minor for viola and piano, Op 120 No 1 Sibelius: Malincolia, Op 20 York Bowen: Phantasy for viola and piano, Op 64 2.00pm Bayreuth Ring Cycle 2007 Wagner: G怀tterd䀀mmerung (Act 3) Siegfried - Stephen Gould (tenor) Gunther - Ralf Lukas (baritone) Hagen - Hans-Peter K怀nig (bass) Alberich - Andrew Shore (baritone) Brünnhilde - Linda Watson (soprano) Gutrune - Edith Haller (soprano) Waltraute - Mihoko Fujimura (mezzo-soprano) First Norn - Simone Schr怀der (alto) Second Norn - Martina Dike (mezzo-soprano) Third Norn - Edith Haller (soprano) Woglinde - Fionnuala McCarthy (soprano) Wellgunde - Ulrike Helzel (soprano) Flosshilde - Marina Prudenskaja (mezzo-soprano) Bayreuth Festival Chorus and Orchestra Christian Thielemann (conductor) J n Leifs: Edda I Gunnar Guobj怀rnsson (tenor) Bjarni Thor Kristinsson (bass) Icelandic Symphony Orchestra Hermann Baumer (conductor). Including Act 3 of Wagner's Gotterdammerung recorded at Bayreuth. | ||
20080107 | Presented by Penny Gore. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Live from the Wigmore Hall in London, Verity Sharp introduces a concert by the Kopelman Quartet. Shostakovich: Quartet No 1 in C, Op 49 Beethoven: String Quartet in A minor, Op 132 2.00pm British Symphony Series: Cyril Scott Afternoon on 3 features the symphonies of Cyril Scott, whose work was first championed at the turn of the 20th century by Hans Richter and Henry Wood. Alongside his symphonic works and two of his large-scale concerti, all performed by the BBC Philharmonic, are works by Scott's contemporaries. Scott: A Festival Overture Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus Martyn Brabbins (conductor) Shostakovitch: Violin Concerto No 1 Sarah Chang (violin) BBC Symphony Orchestra Vassily Sinaisky (conductor) Strauss: 6 Lieder, Op 67 Ailish Tynan (soprano) Llyr Williams (piano) Scott: Symphony No 1 Korngold: The Sea Hawk (Suite from the film score, Part 1) Rumon Gamba (conductor) Beethoven: Symphony No 7 Paul Daniel (conductor). The Lunchtime Concert features the Kopelman Quartet performing Beethoven and Shostakovich. | ||
20080108 | Presented by Penny Gore. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert 1/4. These performances were recorded at the 2007 Bath Mozartfest and feature works from three different concerts. Schumann: 3 Romanzen, Op 94 Steven Isserlis (cello) Melvyn Tan (piano) Strauss: Das Rosenband; Ruhe meine Seele; Wiegenlied, Op 41a; Einerlei; Waldseligkeit; Schlechtes Wetter; Zueignung Felicity Lott (soprano) Graham Johnson (piano) Mozart: Piano Quartet in E flat, K493 Nash Ensemble 2.05pm British Symphony Series: Cyril Scott Korngold: The Sea Hawk (Suite from the film score, Part 2) BBC Philharmonic Rumon Gamba (conductor) Vaughan Williams: 3 Songs from Shakespeare BBC Singers Bob Chilcott (conductor) Scott: Concerto No 1 in C for piano and orchestra Howard Shelley (piano) Martyn Brabbins (conductor) Vaughan Williams: On Wenlock Edge James Gilchrist (tenor) BBC National Orchestra of Wales Tadaaki Otaka (conductor) Beethoven: Concerto in D for violin and orchestra, Op 61 Olivier Charlier (violin) Douglas Boyd (conductor) Scott: Three Symphonic Dances, Op 22 Martyn Brabbins (conductor). The Lunchtime Concert includes cellist Steven Isserlis at the 2007 Bath Mozartfest. | ||
20080109 | Presented by Penny Gore. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert 2/4. Recorded at the 2007 Bath Mozartfest, there are works from four different concerts, given at the Assembly Rooms and the Guildhall in Bath. Bach/Moscheles: 3 Preludes from The Well-Tempered Clavier Steven Isserlis (cello) Melvyn Tan (piano) Mozart: An Chloe; Das Veilchen; Abendempfindung an Laura; Als Luise die Briefe Felicity Lott (soprano) Graham Johnson (piano) Mendelssohn: String Quintet No 2 in E flat, Op 87 Nash Ensemble Mendelssohn: Variations concertantes in D, Op 17 Bach: Vor Deinem Thron Emerson Quartet 2.05pm British Symphony Series: Cyril Scott Beethoven: The Creatures of Prometheus Overture BBC Philharmonic Paul Daniel (conductor) Scott: Symphony No 3 (The Muses) Martyn Brabbins (conductor) Shostakovich: Preludes, Op 34 (Nos 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 and 24 arr. for viola and piano) Lawrence Power (viola) Simon Crawford-Phillips (piano) Korngold: The Sea Hawk (Suite from the film score, Part 3) Rumon Gamba (conductor) Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor Olivier Charlier (violin) Rachmaninov: Symphony No 2 Paul Daniel (conductor). The Lunchtime Concert includes the Nash Ensemble at the 2007 Bath Mozartfest. | ||
20080110 | Presented by Penny Gore. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert 3/4. These performances were recorded at the 2007 Bath Mozartfest and feature works from four different concerts. Poulenc: Hotel; Montparnasse; 3 poemes de Louise Lalanne; A sa guitare; Voyage a Paris; Les chemins de l'amour Felicity Lott (soprano) Graham Johnson (piano) Mendelssohn: Cello Sonata No 2 in D, Op 58 Steven Isserlis (cello) Melvyn Tan (piano) Mozart: Quartet in C minor, K465 (Dissonance) Emerson Quartet 2.15pm British Symphony Series: Cyril Scott Scott: Symphony No 4 BBC Philharmonic Martyn Brabbins (conductor) Mozart: Duo for violin and viola, K423 Alina Ibragimova (violin) Antoine Tamestit (viola) Korngold: The Sea Hawk (Suite from the film score, Part 4) Rumon Gamba (conductor) Poulenc: Chansons gaillardes for voice and piano Jonathan Lemalu (baritone) Michael Hampton (piano) Walton: Cello Concerto Paul Watkins (cello) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Tuomas Ollila (conductor) Scriabin: Sonata No 9 in F for piano, Op 68 (Black Mass) Alexander Melnikov (piano) Mendelssohn: Symphony No 4 (Italian) Gianandrea Noseda (conductor). The Lunchtime Concert includes soprano Felicity Lott at the 2007 Bath Mozartfest. | ||
20080111 | Presented by Penny Gore. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert 4/4. These performances were recorded at the 2007 Bath Mozartfest and feature works from different concerts. Barber: The monk and his cat; Sure on this shining night; Promiscuity; Solitary Hotel Felicity Lott (soprano) Graham Johnson (piano) Schubert: String Quintet in C, D956 Nash Ensemble 2.05pm British Symphony Series: Cyril Scott Debussy: Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune BBC Philharmonic Pascal Rophe (conductor) Shostakovich: Sonata for viola and piano, Op 147 Lawrence Power (viola) Simon Crawford-Phillips (piano) Scott: Cello Concerto Paul Watkins (cello) Martyn Brabbins (conductor) Bennett: Songs before sleep for baritone and piano Jonathan Lemalu (baritone) Michael Hampton (piano) Mozart: Symphony No 40 Gianandrea Noseda (conductor) Ravel: Sheherazade (3 poems for mezzo-soprano and orchestra) Yan Pascal Tortelier (conductor) Korngold: The Sea Hawk (Suite from the film score, Part 5) Rumon Gamba (conductor). The Lunchtime Concert includes the Nash Ensemble at the 2007 Bath Mozartfest. | ||
20080114 | Presented by Penny Gore. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Verity Sharp introduces a concert by the award-winning Florestan Trio, who return to London's Wigmore Hall to perform works by Mozart and Shostakovich. Mozart: Trio in G, K496 Shostakovich: Trio in E minor Op 67 2.00pm Towards Judith Weir A week of programmes planned in collaboration with composer Judith Weir to complement the Telling the Tale weekend beginning on Friday at London's Barbican and on Radio 3. As well as tasters of Weir's own music, there are her favourite pieces of music that tell stories and works by composers she admires who were inspired by folk music. Judith Weir: Heroic Strokes of the Bow BBC Symphony Orchestra Martyn Brabbins (conductor) Stravinsky: The Firebird BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Ilan Volkov (conductor) Janacek: Piano Sonata Jonathan Biss (piano) Holst: St Paul's Suite Christoph Konig (conductor) Bartok: String Quartet No 2 Ebene Quartet Roslavets: Symphony for Chamber Orchestra Ilan Volkov (conductor). The Lunchtime Concert features the Florestan Trio, who perform Mozart and Shostakovich. | ||
20080115 | Presented by Penny Gore. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Celebrating the New Generation Series of recitals given at the Cowdray Hall in Aberdeen featuring members, both past and present, of the Radio 3 New Generation Artists scheme. 1/4. Tenor Allan Clayton is joined by pianist James Baillieu for a programme of songs by Holst, Bridge and Judith Weir. Britten: Canticle 1 Bridge: Go Not Happy Day; Journey's End; A Dirge Weir: Scotch Minstrelsy Holst: Persephone; The Floral Bandit; The Dream City; Journey's End; Now in These Fairy Lands Britten: Sally in Our Alley; The Plough Boy; Oliver Cromwell 2.00pm Towards Judith Weir Works on the themes of storytelling and the inspiration of folk music. Humperdinck: Overture (Hansel and Gretel) BBC Philharmonic Vassily Sinaisky (conductor) Haydn: Trio in G for keyboard and strings (Gypsy Rondo) Ondine Trio Rimsky-Korsakov: Skazka (Legend) Ligeti: Continuum; Hungarian Rock Jane Chapman (harpsichord) Ravel: Mother Goose Suite Pascal Rophe (conductor) Bartok: Suite for piano, Op 14 Simon Trpceski (piano) Rimsky-Korsakov: Sinfonietta on Russian Themes Janacek: String Quartet No 1 (Kreutzer Sonata) Karol Szymanowski Quartet Holst: The Planets Shinyukai Choir Gianandrea Noseda (conductor). The Lunchtime Concert features tenor Allan Clayton and pianist James Baillieu. | ||
20080116 | Presented by Penny Gore. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Celebrating the New Generation A series of recitals recorded at the Cowdray Hall in Aberdeen featuring members, both past and present, of the Radio 3 New Generation Artists scheme. 2/4. The Aronowitz Ensemble perform works by Vaughan Williams, Britten and Bridge. Vaughan Williams: Fantasy Quintet for 2 violins, 2 violas and cello Britten: Lachrymae for viola and piano Bridge: Phantasie trio for piano and strings 2.00pm Towards Judith Weir Works on the themes of storytelling and the inspiration of folk music. Judith Weir: My Guardian Angel BBC Singers Dominic Wheeler (conductor) Rimsky-Korsakov: Overture to The Tsar's Bride BBC Philharmonic Vassily Sinaisky (conductor) Holst: I love my love Bob Chilcott (conductor) Bartok, arr. Willner: Romanian Folk Dances, Sz 56 BBC National Orchestra of Wales Lesley Hatfield (director) Ligeti: Romanian Concerto (Finale) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Ilan Volkov (conductor) Mozart: 12 Variations on 'Ah, vous dirai-je, Maman', K265 Martin Helmchen (piano) Schoenberg: Verklarte Nacht Holst: Four songs for voice and violin Sarah Leonard (soprano) Marcia Crayford (violin) Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No 2 Martin Roscoe (piano) Janacek: String Quartet No 2 (Intimate Letters) Belcea Quartet Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique Vassily Sinaisky (conductor). The Lunchtime Concert features the Aronowitz Ensemble in works by Britten and Bridge. | ||
20080117 | Presented by Penny Gore. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Celebrating the New Generation A series of recitals recorded at the Cowdray Hall in Aberdeen featuring members, both past and present, of the Radio 3 New Generation Artists scheme. 3/4. Soprano Eilish Tynan is joined by pianist Christopher Glynn for a recital of British folksongs and settings of the poetry of Shakespeare. Trad, arr. Kennedy Fraser: Eriskay Love Lilt; The Wild Swan; Dance to Your Shadow Trad, arr. Britten: Come You Not from Newcastle?; At the Mid Hour of Night; The Salley Gardens; The Last Rose of Summer Poulenc: Fancy Sullivan: Orpheus with his Lute Tippett: Full Fathom Five Schubert: Who is Sylvia? Haydn: She Never Told Her Love Vaughan Williams: Orpheus with his Lute Dominic Argento: Winter Dankworth: Our Revels Now are Ended 2.00pm Towards Judith Weir Judith Weir: Illuminare Jerusalem Iain Farrington (organ) BBC Singers Dominic Wheeler (conductor) Weber: Overture (Der Freischutz) BBC National Orchestra of Wales Grant Llewellyn (conductor) Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel Thierry Fischer (conductor) Janacek: Violin Sonata Janine Jansen (violin) Jonathan Biss (piano) Sibelius: En Saga Ulster Orchestra Tuomas Ollila (conductor) Bartok: String Quartet No 3 Karol Szymanowski Quartet Nielsen: Aladdin Suite Mozart: Der Vogelfanger bin ich ja; Ein Madchen oder Weibchen (The Magic Flute) Ronan Collett (baritone) David Angus (conductor) Ligeti: Sonata for solo cello Li-Wei (cello) Rimsky-Korsakov: Sheherazade BBC Symphony Orchestra Jac van Steen (conductor). The Lunchtime Concert features soprano Eilish Tynan and pianist Christopher Glynn. | ||
20080118 | Presented by Penny Gore. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Celebrating the New Generation A series of recitals recorded at the Cowdray Hall in Aberdeen featuring members, both past and present, of the Radio 3 New Generation Artists scheme. 4/4. Cellist Danjulo Ishizaka is joined by pianist Jose Gallardo for a programme of English music. Ireland: Cello Sonata in G minor Bax: Rhapsodic Ballade for solo cello Britten: Sonata in C for cello and piano, Op 65 2.00pm Towards Judith Weir A feast of stories and folk music ends this week's series leading up to the BBC Symphony Orchestra's Telling the Tale weekend, focusing on the music of Judith Weir. Judith Weir: Little Tree Richard Benjafield (marimba) BBC Singers Dominic Wheeler (conductor) Janကcek, arr. Talich: Suite from The Cunning Little Vixen Jiri Belohlavek (conductor) Grainger: There was a pig went out to dig for female voices Bo Holten (conductor) Holst: I sowed the seeds of love Ildiko Allen (soprano) Jacqueline Fox (mezzo-soprano) Stephen Cleobury (conductor) Elgar: Cello Concerto Jian Wang (cello) Bart k: 8 Improvisations on Hungarian Peasant Songs Grace Francis (piano) Stravinsky: Petrushka 4.00pm Folk Tales An edited broadcast of the concert curated by Judith Weir at LSO St Luke's in London. Delhi-born storyteller Vayu Naidu interweaves magical stories with folk music from around Britain, as a curtain-raiser to the Telling the Tale weekend. The Lunchtime Concert features cellist Danjulo Ishizaka and pianist Jose Gallardo. | ||
20080121 | Presented by Louise Fryer. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Verity Sharp introduces a recital by the Guarneri Quartet, live from the Wigmore Hall, London. Haydn: Quartet in D, H III 34 Smetana: Quartet No 1 in E minor (From My Life) 2.00pm Youth Orchestras Beginning a week of concerts by some of the world's leading youth orchestras and choirs, today featuring orchestras from Venezuela and Germany. Bernstein: Overture (Candide) Ginastera: Estancia Suite Ravel: Daphnis et Chloe Suite No 2 Revueltas: Noche de Encantamiento Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story Simon Bolivar Venezuelan Youth Orchestra Gustavo Dudamel (conductor) Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No 2 in G minor, Op 63 Janine Jansen (violin) Junge Deutsche Philharmonie Andrej Borejko (conductor) Shostakovich: Symphony No 7 in C (Leningrad) Andrej Borejko (conductor). The Lunchtime Concert features the Guarneri Quartet, who perform Haydn and Smetana. | ||
20080122 | Presented by Louise Fryer. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Four 'period instrument' lunchtime recitals from The Clothworkers' Centenary Concert Hall at the University of Leeds. 1/4. Trio Goya perform works from the Austrian Classical repertoire. Haydn: Trio in D, Hob:XV:24 Mozart: Trio in B flat for piano and strings, K502 Haydn: Trio in D, Hob:XV:13 2.00pm Youth Orchestras A week of concerts by some of the world's leading youth orchestras and choirs. In this programme, music comes from Australia, France and Germany. Arvo Part: Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten Resonanz Ensemble Ravel: La valse Australian Youth Orchestra Lawrence Foster (conductor) James Ledger: Habits of Creatures Gorecki: String Quartet No 1, Op 62 (Already it is dusk) Wagner, arr. Gottwald: Im Treibhaus (Wesendoncklieder) Schleswig-Holstein Festival Chorus Mahler, arr. Gottwald: Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen Avner Dorman: Spices, Perfumes, Toxins! PercaDu percussion duo UBS Verbier Festival Orchestra Zubin Mehta (conductor) Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op 43 Alexey Yemtsov (piano) Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 4 in F minor, Op 36 Lawrence Foster (conductor). The Lunchtime Concert features Trio Goya in works by Haydn and Mozart. | ||
20080123 | Presented by Louise Fryer. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Four 'period instrument' lunchtime recitals from The Clothworkers' Centenary Concert Hall at the University of Leeds. 2/4. Melvyn Tan gives a performance of 3 works on the fortepiano. CPE Bach: Fantasia for keyboard, Wq59 No 6 Mozart: Variations on 'Ein Weib ist der Herrlichste Ding Beethoven: Sonata in C, Op 2 No 3 2.00pm Youth Orchestras A week of concerts by some of the world's leading youth orchestras and choirs. In this programme, a rare chance to hear Cavalli's opera on the myth of Hercules. Francesco Cavalli: Ercole Amante Orchestra, Chorus and Soloists of the Ambronay European Baroque Academy Gabriel Garrido (conductor). The Lunchtime Concert features pianist Melvyn Tan in works by Bach, Mozart and Beethoven. | ||
20080124 | Presented by Louise Fryer. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Four period instrument lunchtime recitals from The Clothworkers' Centenary Concert Hall at the University of Leeds. 3/4. Quatour Mosaques perform two core works from the German Romantic repertoire. Mendelssohn: String Quartet No 6 in F, Op 80 Beethoven: String Quartet in B flat, Op 130 (including Grosse Fuge) 2.00pm Youth Orchestras A week of concerts by some of the world's leading youth orchestras and choirs. Featuring in this programme, concerts from Hamburg and Salzburg. Kodaly: Dances from Galanta Schleswig-Holstein Festival Orchestra Christoph Eschenbach (conductor) Dvorak: Symphony No 9 in E minor, Op 95 (From the New World) Monteverdi: Lamento d'Arianna Schleswig-Holstein Festival Chorus Locatelli: Concerto grosso, Op 7 No 6 (Il pianto d'Arianna) Resonanz Ensemble Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 6 in B minor, Op 74 West-Eastern Divan Orchestra Daniel Barenboim (conductor). The Lunchtime Concert features Quatour Mosaiques, who perform Mendelssohn and Beethoven. | ||
20080125 | Presented by Louise Fryer. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Four period instrument lunchtime recitals from The Clothworkers' Centenary Concert Hall at the University of Leeds. 4/4. Soprano Carolyn Sampson and pianist Kristian Bezuidenhout perform a mixed repertoire of 18th and early 19th century works. Herbing: Montan und Lalage (Eine Erzahlung) Fleischer: An den Schlaf and das Clavier Wolff: An das Clavier Benda: Keyboard Sonata No 9 in A minor Mozart: Das Veilchen Schubert: Adagio for piano in G, D178; Vedi quanto adoro, D510 2.00pm Youth Orchestras A week of concerts by some of the world's leading youth orchestras and choirs. Featuring in this programme, concerts from Amsterdam and Lübeck. Ligeti: Lontano Debussy: La mer Benjamin: Dance Figures Janacek: Sinfonietta National Youth Orchestra of The Netherlands George Benjamin (conductor) Arturo Marquez: Danzon No 2 Oscar Fernandez: Batuque, Danza di negri (Reisado do Pastoreio) Mahler: Symphony No 5 in C sharp minor Simon Bolivar Venezuelan Youth Orchestra Gustavo Dudamel (conductor). The Lunchtime Concert features soprano Carolyn Sampson and pianist Kristian Bezuidenhout. | ||
20080128 | The Lunchtime Concert features music by Wolf, plus Gustav and Alma Mahler. | ||
20080129 | The Lunchtime Concert features Florian Boesch performing works by Brahms and Strauss. | ||
20080130 | The Lunchtime Concert features works by Mahler and Brahms. | ||
20080131 | The Lunchtime Concert features Sara Mingardo performing music by Mahler and Wagner. | ||
20080201 | The Lunchtime Concert features Monica Groop performing works by Schubert, Berg and Mahler. | ||
20080204 | Presented by Fiona Talkington. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Direct from Wigmore Hall, London, Sarah Walker introduces Irish soprano Ailish Tynan accompanied by Julius Drake (piano) in a recital including French songs and nine Lieder by Johannes Brahms. Brahms: Das Madchen spricht, Op 107 No 3; Es traumte mir, Op 57 No 3; Wenn du nur zuweilen lachelst, Op 57 No 2; Ach, wende diesen Blick, Op 57 No 4; Unbewegte laue Luft, Op 57 No 8; Standchen, Op 106 No 1; Da unten im Tale; O kuhler Wald, Op 72 No 3; Vergebliches Standchen, Op 84 No 4 Debussy: Fetes galantes I; En sourdine; Clair de lune; Fantoches Faure: Three settings of texts by Paul Verlaine: Clair de lune, Op 46 No 2; Spleen, Op 51 No 3; Mandoline, Op 58 No 1 Debussy: Fetes galantes II; Les Ingenus; Le faune; Colloque sentimental Faure: Three settings of texts by Charles-Marie-Rene Leconte de Lisle: Les roses d'Ispahan, Op 39 No 4; Lydia, Op 4 No 2; Nell, Op 18 No 1 2.00pm South American Week A week of music celebrating all things South American as performed by the BBC Orchestras, BBC Singers and friends. Music by South American composers features alongside recordings made on tour in Argentina, Mexico and Brazil. Villa-Lobos: Bendita sabedoria Celso Antunes (conductor) Ginastera: Variaciones concertantes for chamber orchestra BBC Symphony Orchestra Susanna Malkki (conductor) Ginastera: Panambi, Op 1 Enrique Diemecke (conductor) Villa-Lobos: Bachianas brasileiras No 9 Odaline de la Martinez (conductor) Lindberg: Chorale (based on Bach: Es ist genug) Bruckner: Symphony No 9 in D minor Jukka-Pekka Saraste (conductor). The Lunchtime Concert features music by Brahms, Faure and Debussy. | ||
20080206 | Presented by Fiona Talkington. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert City of London Festival 2007 The series of concerts from last summer's festival continues with a recital given by another of Radio 3's New Generation Artists in the church of St Mary Aldermary. Bach: Preludes and Fugues in C; C minor; B flat; B flat minor (Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1) Haydn: Sonata in F Rameau: La Dauphine; Chaconne Scarlatti: Sonatas in D minor, Kk 213; Sonata in A, Kk 209; Sonata in A, Kk 214 Eduard Kunz (piano) 2.00pm South American Week Continuing Radio 3's celebration of all things South American as performed by the BBC Orchestras, Singers and friends. Mignone: Festas das igrejas Krieger: Passacaglia for the New Millennium BBC Symphony Orchestra John Neschling (conductor) Villa-Lobos: Ave Maria; Pater noster BBC Singers Celso Antunes (conductor) Ginastera: Concerto for piano and orchestra No 1, Op 28 Rolf Hind (piano) Leonard Slatkin (conductor) Piazzolla: Suite del angel transc. for string quartet by Eckart Runge Artemis String Quartet Guarnieri: Ave Maria Santoro: Ave Maria Escobar: Ave Maria Ginastera: Lamentations of Jeremiah Stephen Cleobury (conductor). The Lunchtime Concert features music by Bach, Haydn, Rameau and Scarlatti. | ||
20080207 | Presented by Fiona Talkington. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert City of London Festival 2007 Members of the Aronowitz Ensemble are joined by fellow Radio 3 New Generation Artist Sharon Bezaly in a concert given at the Church of St Bride's, Fleet Street, during last summer's City of London Festival. CPE Bach: Sonata in A minor for solo flute, Wq 132 Mozart: Flute Quartet in D, Op 25 Beethoven: Serenade in D for flute, violin and viola, Op 25 2.00pm South American Week Continuing Radio 3's celebration of all things South American as performed by the BBC Orchestras, BBC Singers and friends. Revueltas: El Renacuajo paseador (ballet suite) Guarnieri: Abertura concertante Piazzolla: Las Cuatro estaciones portenas Ulster Orchestra Celso Antunes (conductor) Chopin: Nocturne, Op 27 No 2 Ingrid Fliter (piano) Granados, orch. de Grignon: 3 danzas espanolas, Op 37 Josep Caballe-Domenech (conductor) Montsalvatge: 5 Canciones negras Catherine Bott (soprano) Palau: Concierto levantino for guitar and orchestra Fabio Zanon (guitar) Max Bragado-Darman (conductor) Beethoven: Piano Sonata No 18 in E flat, Op 31 No 3 Chavez: Symphony No 5 Moncayo: Huapango Enrique Barrios (conductor) Villa-Lobos: Bachiana brasileira No 5 Marquez: Danzon for orchestra No 2 Enrique Barrios (conductor). The Lunchtime Concert includes music by CPE Bach, Mozart and Beethoven. | ||
20080208 | Presented by Fiona Talkington. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert City of London Festival 2007 As part of the French theme of last summer's Festival, a concert given by Radio 3 New Generation Artists the Psophos Quartet in the church of St Margaret Lothbury. Haydn: String Quartet in F minor, Op 20 No 5 Saint-Georges: String Quartet in F minor, Op 14 No 3 Beethoven: String Quartet in B flat, Op 18 No 6 2.00pm South American Week Continuing Radio 3's celebration of all things South American as performed by the BBC Orchestras, BBC Singers and friends. Chopin: Fantaisie-impromptu in C sharp minor for piano, Op 66 Ginastera: Danza del gaucho matrero (Furiosamente ritmico...) Ingrid Fliter (piano) Ginastera: Ollantay BBC National Orchestra of Wales Gisele Ben-Dor (conductor) Falla: Nights in the Gardens of Spain for piano and orchestra Martin Roscoe (piano) David Charles Abell (conductor) Villa-Lobos: 2 Lendas Amerindias em Nheengatu; Canide Ioune Cardoso: Os Atabaques da Pombagira Celso Antunes (conductor) Ginastera: Harp Concerto Catrin Finch (harp) Josep Cabelle-Domenech (conductor) Chopin: Piano Sonata No 3 in B minor, Op 58 Ginastera: Popul vuh Villa-Lobos: Quatuor Lontano Odaline de la Martinez (conductor) Bizet: Carmen Suite Nos 1 and 2 David Charles Abell (conductor). The Lunchtime Concert features music by Haydn, Saint-Georges and Beethoven. | ||
20080211 | Presented by Penny Gore. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Direct from the Wigmore Hall, London, Suzy Klein introduces a concert of baroque chamber music for winds. Emily Beynon (flute) Alexei Ogrintchouk (oboe) Gustavo Nunez (bassoon) Gary Cooper (harpsichord) Telemann: Trio Sonata in F for oboe, bassoon and continuo, TWV 42 F10 Vivaldi: Concerto in G minor for flute, oboe and bassoon, RV 103 Attrib. Handel: Trio Sonata in F for oboe, bassoon and continuo Fasch: Trio Sonata in G minor for flute, oboe and continuo 2.00pm Focus on Berlin A week of programmes celebrating the best of music-making in Berlin. Alongside performances by the Berlin Philharmonic are chamber music highlights from orchestra members past and present. Dvorak: Slavonic Rhapsody in D, Op 45 No 1 Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Simon Rattle (conductor) Bartok: Piano Concerto No 3 Helene Grimaud (piano) Neeme Jarvi Enescu: Romanian Rhapsody in A, Op 11 No 1 Haydn: Trio in C, H IV1 (London) Emmanuel Pahud (flute) Guy Braunstein (violin) Olaf Maninger (cello) Borodin: Symphony No 2 in B minor, Op 5 Rameau: Les Indes galantes German Symphony Orchestra Emanuelle Haim (conductor) Mussorgsky, orch. Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition Simon Rattle (conductor). The Lunchtime Concert includes baroque chamber music for winds. | ||
20080212 | Presented by Penny Gore. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert City of London Festival 2007 A second week of concerts given at last summer's festival begins with a song recital in the church of St Andrew by the Wardrobe. Jonathan Lemalu (bass-baritone) Michael Hampton (piano) Schumann: Dichterliebe Schubert: Das Fischermadchen; Am Meer; Die Stadt; Der Doppelganger; Ihr Bild; Der Atlas (Schwanengesang) Bennett: Songs Before Sleep 2.00pm Focus on Berlin Continuing a celebration of the best of music-making in Berlin, with performances by the Berlin Philharmonic plus chamber music highlights from orchestra members past and present. Busoni: Sarabande, Op 51 (Two Studies for Doktor Faust) Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Simon Rattle (conductor) Dvorak: Piano Concerto in G minor, Op 33 Andras Schiff (piano) Mozart: Flute Quartet in C, K285b Emmanuel Pahud (flute) Guy Braunstein (violin) Ori Kam (viola) Olaf Maninger (cello) Bartok: Suite (The Miraculous Mandarin, Sz 73) Handel: Il delirio amoroso Laura Claycomb (soprano) German Symphony Orchestra, Berlin Emanuelle Haim (conductor) Klengel: Hymn for 12 Cellos, Op 57 The 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Delius: Brigg Fair Simon Rattle (conductor). The Lunchtime Concert features a performance of Schumann's Dichterliebe. | ||
20080215 | Presented by Penny Gore. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert City of London Festival 2007 Radio 3 New Generation Artists the Aronowitz Ensemble perform signature chamber works by Faure and Schoenberg in this, the second of their two performances at the 2007 City of London Festival, given at St Giles Cripplegate. Faure: Piano Quartet in C minor, Op 15 No 1 Schoenberg: Verklarte Nacht 2.00pm Focus on Berlin Concluding a celebration of the best of music-making in Berlin, with performances by the Berlin Philharmonic and chamber music highlights from orchestra members past and present. Bach, orch. Webern: Ricercare a sei, BWV 1079 (Musical Offering) Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Bernard Haitink (conductor) Berg: Violin Concerto (To the Memory of an Angel) Frank Peter Zimmermann (violin) Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Stephen Hough (piano) Simon Rattle (conductor) Rameau: Suite from Hippolyte et Aricie German Symphony Orchestra Emanuelle Haim (conductor) Mahler: Symphony No 1 in D (in four movements) Mariss Jansons (conductor). The Lunchtime Concert features the Aronowitz Ensemble performing Faure and Schoenberg. | ||
20080218 | Presented by John Shea. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Direct from the Wigmore Hall in London, Sean Rafferty introduces French pianist Cedric Tiberghien performing works by Chopin and Beethoven. Chopin: Four Ballades Beethoven: Sonata in C minor, Op 111 2.00pm The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra and friends A week of concerts by another of Europe's top orchestras, complemented by other Czech music and Czech performers. The Czech Philharmonic played Smetana's best-known work when they opened the 2007 Prague Spring Festival, and were joined later by young talented Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel. Smetana: Ma Vlast Zdenek Macal (conductor) Revueltas: Sensemaya Bartok: Dance Suite Gustavo Dudamel (conductor) Smetana: String Quartet No 1 in E minor (From My Life) Kapralova Quartet Prokofiev: Symphony No 5 Gustavo Dudamel (conductor). The Lunchtime Concert features Cedric Tiberghien performing Chopin and Beethoven. | ||
20080219 | Presented by John Shea. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert City of London Festival 2007 The final week of concerts given at last summer's festival began with a recital from St Andrew's Holborn, by Radio 3 New Generation Artists oboist Alexei Ogrintchouk and the Psophos Quartet. Britten: Oboe Quartet Debussy: Quartet for strings in G minor Alberga: Succubus Moon (world premiere) Alexei Ogrintchouk (oboe) 2.00pm The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra and friends The programme interweaves a whistlestop tour through Czech music since Dvorak with a musical recreation of a remarkable journey. Between 1465 and 1467 the Czech nobleman, diplomat and spy Leo of Rozmital made a pilgrimage from Prague to the Spanish shrine of Santiago de Compostela, travelling there and back through most of Europe. Dvorak: Symphonic Variations Jiri Belohlavek (conductor) Anon (Czech): Melos premat hilariter; Jubilo cum carmine Discantus Brigitte Lesne (director) Alla Francesca Pierre Hamon (director) Alta Pierre Boragno (director) Ostrcil: Impromptu, Op 13 Prague Symphony Orchestra Gennady Rozhdestvensky (conductor) Binchois: Salve sancta parens Janacek: Taras Bulba Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra Sakari Oramo (conductor) Anon (English): Alleluia, a newe work Kapralova: String quartet, Op 8 Kapralova Quartet Anon (Spanish): Camini por altar torres; Ensalcemos al Apostol Martinu: Symphony No 1 Zdenek Macal (conductor) Anon (Spanish and Italian): Al jorn del Judici (Sybillic prophecy); Fate d'arera Barton: After the Sunset Charles Olivieri-Monroe (conductor) Anon (Czech): Jubilo cum carmine. The Lunchtime Concert features works by Britten, Debussy and Alberga. | ||
20080220 | Presented by John Shea. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert City of London Festival 2007: Danjulo Ishizaka and Martin Helmchen perform at St Anne and St Agnes' Church. Stuart Macrae: Unity Messiaen: Vingt regards sur l'enfant-Jesus, excerpts (Regard des anges; La parole toute-puissante; Regard de la Vierge; Regard des hauteurs) Franck: Cello Sonata in A (arr. of Violin Sonata) Danjulo Ishizaka (cello) Martin Helmchen (piano) 2.00pm Czech Philharmonic Orchestra and friends Continuing the celebration of Czech music making, the programme explores a French connection, launched by an operetta - Offenbach's satire on the Parisian upper crust. Offenbach: La vie parisienne Bobinet, a young dandy - Marc Callahan (baritone) Raoul de Gardefeu, his friend - Jean-Sebastien Bou (tenor) Metella, a courtesan - Maria Riccarda Wesseling (mezzo-soprano) Baron Gondremarck - Laurent Naouri (baritone) The Baroness - Michelle Canniccioni (soprano) Gabrielle, the glovemaker - Marie Devellereau (soprano) Frick, the bootmaker - Jean-Paul Fouchecourt (tenor) Pauline, the chambermaid - Brigitte Hool (soprano) Lyon Opera Chorus and Orchestra Sebastien Rouland (conductor) Martinu: Overture for orchestra Zdenek Macal (conductor) Ravel: Piano concerto for the left hand Leon Fleisher (piano) Orchestre National d'Ile de France Yoel Levi (conductor) Langlais: Piece en forme libre, Op 18 (world premiere) Pierre Cogen (organ) Pavel Haas Quartet Stravinsky: Violin concerto Chantal Juillet (violin) Charles Dutoit (conductor) Alain: Litanies Marie-Claire Alain (organ of St James' Basilica, Prague). The Lunchtime Concert features Danjulo Ishizaka and Martin Helmchen performing Messiaen. | ||
20080221 | Presented by John Shea. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert City of London Festival 2007 Radio 3 New Generation Artists the Ebene Quartet perform in a concert given at the church of St Bartholomew the Great at last year's festival. Webern: Langsamer Satz; 6 Bagatelles Gribbin: Calum's Light (world premiere) Ravel: String Quartet 2.00pm The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra and friends Continuing the celebration of Czech music making. With Russian music from the Czech Philharmonic, Germans performing Strauss in serious and humorous moods at the 2007 Prague Autumn Festival, and two Czech composers influenced by jazz. Glinka: Overture (Ivan Susanin, A Life for the Tsar) Alexander Lazarev (conductor) Haas: Horse, Cart And Driver (String Quartet No 2, 2nd mvt) Pavel Haas Quartet Balakirev, compl. Lyapounov: Piano Concerto No 2 in E flat Ivan Rudin (piano) Strauss: 6 Songs: Heimliche Aufforderung; Meinem Kinde; Zueignung; Morgen; Ich wollt ein Strausslein binden; Cacilie Genia Kuhmeier (soprano) WDR Symphony Orchestra Semyon Bychkov (conductor) Haas: Wild Night (String Quartet No 2, 4th mvt) Novak: Capriccio for cello and small orchestra Petr Nouzovsky (cello) Czech Chamber Philharmonic Leos Svarovsky (conductor) Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks Haas: String Quartet No 3 Tchaikovsky: Orchestral Suite No 3 in G Alexander Lazarev (conductor). The Lunchtime Concert features the Ebene Quartet performing Webern, Gribbin and Ravel. | ||
20080222 | Presented by John Shea. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert City of London Festival 2007 The final of a three-week series of concerts from last year's festival brings together Radio 3 New Generation Artists Alina Ibragimova, Danjulo Ishizaka, Sharon Bezaly and Cedric Tiberhgien. They perform in a recital at the national musicians' church, St Sepulchre-without-Newgate. Poulenc: Flute Sonata Hersant: In Black (world premiere) Phibbs: Flex (world premiere) Ravel: Tzigane Alina Ibragimova (violin) Danjulo Ishizaka (cello) Sharon Bezaly (flute) Cedric Tiberghien (piano) 2.00pm The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra and friends Concluding the week-long celebration of Czech music making, with Czech composers inspired by the culture of England, America and their native land. Plus an Italian in Prague with the Czech Philharmonic's rivals, the Czech National Symphony Orchestra. Trojan: Shakespeare's Smile Petr Vronsky (conductor) Verdi: Ritorna vincitor (Aida) Eva Urbanova (soprano) Marcello Rota (conductor) Respighi: Pines of Rome Dvorak: String Quartet in F, Op 96 (American) Kapralova Quartet Fibich: Toman and the Wood Nymph Bamberg Symphony Orchestra Jonathan Nott (conductor) Dvorak: The Spectre's Bride Michal Lehotsky (tenor) Peter Mikulas (bass) Prague Philharmonic Choir Zdenek Macal (conductor). The Lunchtime Concert features music by Poulenc, Hersant, Phibbs and Ravel. | ||
20080225 | Presented by Penny Gore. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Direct from Wigmore Hall in London, Verity Sharp introduces a recital of songs and duets by the husband-and-wife team of mezzo-soprano Ann Murray and tenor Philip Langridge, who are joined by pianist Malcolm Martineau in a programme taking in works by Barber, Bridge, Moeran and Britten. 2.00pm British Symphony Series: Peter Maxwell Davies Symphony Cycle Concluding a survey of the symphonies of Master of the Queen's Music Sir Peter Maxwell Davies. Plus major choral works by more peers of the musical world, Sir Granville Bantock, Sir George Dyson and Sir John Tavener, and music from this year's Royal Northern College of Music festival of Brass. Bantock: Omar Khayyam Part 1 Catherine Wyn-Rogers (mezzo-soprano) Toby Spence (tenor) Roderick Williams (baritone) BBC Symphony Chorus BBC Symphony Orchestra Vernon Handley (conductor) Maxwell Davies: Symphony No 6 BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Peter Maxwell Davies (conductor). The Lunchtime Concert features works by Barber, Bridge, Moeran and Britten. | ||
20080226 | Presented by Penny Gore. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Beginning a week of performances from a series of concerts given at St George's Hall in Liverpool last autumn to mark the city's 800th anniversary. These concerts feature young artists performing British and American repertoire, reflecting Liverpool's long-standing reputation as the gateway to the New World. Korngold: Fanfare No 1 Onyx Brass Quintet Goossens: Pastorale et harlequinade InTriplicate Ives: The Innate Alasdair Beatson (piano) Doric Quartet Finzi: Let us garlands bring Simon Bailey (bass-baritone) Claire Dunham (piano) Thomson: The plough that broke the plain Piston: Suite for oboe and piano Sally Richardson (oboe) Howells: Violin Sonata No 3 in E minor, Op 38 Jack Liebeck (violin) Ashley Wass (piano) Ives: Halloween Josephine Large (bass drum) 2.00pm British Symphony Series: Peter Maxwell Davies Symphony Cycle Granville Bantock: Omar Khayyam, Part 2 Catherine Wyn-Rogers (mezzo-soprano) Toby Spence (tenor) Roderick Williams (baritone) BBC Symphony Chorus BBC Symphony Orchestra Vernon Handley (conductor) Peter Maxwell Davies: Symphony No 7 BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Peter Maxwell Davies (conductor) Beethoven: Sonata in D for cello and piano, Op 102 No 2 Li-Wei (cello) Gretel Dowdeswell (piano) Beethoven: Piano Concerto No 1 in C, Op 15 Cedric Tiberghien (piano) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Baldur Bronnimann (conductor). The Lunchtime Concert features works by Korngold, Goossens, Ives, Finzi and Howells. | ||
20080227 | Presented by Penny Gore. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Continuing a week of concerts given at St George's Hall in Liverpool last autumn to mark the city's 800th anniversary, featuring young artists performing British and American repertoire that reflects Liverpool's long-standing reputation as the gateway to the New World. MacDowell: To a Wild Rose Ashley Wass (piano) MacDowell: Five Songs, Op 47 Simon Bailey (bass-baritone) Claire Dunham (piano) Clarke: Midsummer Moon Jack Liebeck (violin) Thomson: Family Portraits Onyx Brass Quintet Rawsthorne: Sonatina for flute, oboe and piano InTriplicate Vaughan Williams: On Wenlock Edge Andrew Kennedy (tenor) Alasdair Beatson (piano) Doric Quartet Copland: Corral Nocturne; Hoe-Down (Rodeo) 2.10pm British Symphony Series: Peter Maxwell Davies Symphony Cycle Bantock: Omar Khayyam, Part 3 Catherine Wyn-Rogers (mezzo-soprano) Toby Spence (tenor) Roderick Williams (baritone) BBC Symphony Chorus BBC Symphony Orchestra Vernon Handley (conductor) Maxwell Davies: Symphony No 8 (Antarctic) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Peter Maxwell Davies (conductor) Barber: Sonata for cello and piano, Op 6 Li-Wei (cello) Gretel Dowdeswell (piano) Britten: Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge for string orchestra, Op 10 Elizabeth Layton (conductor). The Lunchtime Concert includes works by MacDowell, Vaughan Williams and Copland. | ||
20080228 | Presented by Penny Gore. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert More performances from a series of concerts given at St George's Hall in Liverpool last autumn to celebrate the city's 800th anniversary. These concerts featured young artists, performing British and American repertoire, which reflected Liverpool's long-standing reputation as the gateway to the New World. Arr. Bantock: Three Negro Spirituals Onyx Brass Quintet Copland: Sonata for violin and piano Jack Liebeck (violin) Ashley Wass (piano) Moeran: Ludlow Town Simon Bailey (bass-baritone) Claire Dunham (piano) Barber: Canzone for flute and piano Claire Fillhart (flute) Walton: String Quartet Doric Quartet 2.15pm Large Scale British Choral Works Dyson: Nebuchadnezzar Mark Padmore (tenor) Neal Davies (bass-baritone) BBC Symphony Chorus BBC Symphony Orchestra Richard Hickox (conductor) Brahms : Sonata No 1 in E minor for cello and piano, Op 38 Claudio Bohorquez (cello) Martin Helmchen (piano) Beethoven: Symphony No 3 (Eroica) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Ilan Volkov (conductor). The Lunchtime Concert includes works by Copland, Barber, Moeran and Walton. | ||
20080229 | Presented by Penny Gore. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Concluding a week of highlights from a series of concerts given in St George's Hall in Liverpool last autumn to mark the city's 800th anniversary. These concerts feature young artists performing British and American repertoire, reflecting Liverpool's long-standing reputation as the gateway to the New World. Ives: Variations on America Onyx Brass Quintet Pitfield: Trio for flute, oboe and piano InTriplicate Barber: String Quartet in B minor Doric Quartet Bridge: Sonata for violin and piano Jack Liebeck (violin) Ashley Wass (piano) Copland: Old American Songs (excerpts) Simon Bailey (bass-baritone) Claire Dunham (piano) 2.20pm British Symphony Series: Peter Maxwell Davies Symphony Cycle Tavener: The Beautiful Names John-Mark Ainsley (tenor) BBC Symphony Chorus Trinity College of Music Chamber Choir BBC Symphony Orchestra Jiri Belohlavek (conductor) Prokofiev: Sonata in C for cello and piano, Op 119 Christian Poltera (cello) Pollina Leschenko (piano) Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No 1 in D flat, Op 10 Nikolai Lugansky (piano) Jiri Belohlavek (conductor). The Lunchtime Concert includes music by Ives, Pitfield, Barber, Bridge and Copland. | ||
20080303 | Presented by Louise Fryer. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Direct from the Wigmore Hall, London, Verity Sharp introduces young British violinist Daniel Hope and pianist Sebastian Knauer in a programme of drama and contrast that includes the first violin sonata of Alfred Schnittke, a composer with whom he has had close contact. Schnittke: Sonata No 1 Mendelssohn: A selection of Songs, arranged for violin and piano Brahms: Sonata No 3 in D minor 2.00pm BBC National Orchestra of Wales St David's Day Concert In a recital given on St David's day last year, the BBC National Orchestra of Wales perform music by compatriots Grace Williams and John Metcalf among others. Gareth Glyn: Gwylmbsant Huw Williams (organ) Jac van Steen (conductor) Hoddinott: Serenissima Helen Field (soprano) Jeremey Huw Williams (baritone) Mathias: Psalm 150 BBC National Chorus of Wales Adrian Partington (conductor) Thomas: Folk Song Suite Respighi: The Pines of Rome Metcalf: Mobiles Gerard McChrystal (saxophone) Grant Llewellyn (conductor) Williams: Trumpet Concerto Philippe Schartz (trumpet) Owain Arwel Hughes (conductor) Metcalf: Mapping Wales Lucy Wakeford (harp) Luke Dollman (conductor) Williams: Symphony No 1 Owain Arwel Hughes (conductor). The Lunchtime Concert features Daniel Hope performing works by Schnittke and Mendelssohn. | ||
20080304 | Presented by Louise Fryer 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Mendelssohn and Gade 1/4. Series of four recitals from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow. Feaeturing the chamber music of Mendelssohn and Danish composer Niels Gade, who was strongly influenced by the German composer. Dutch musicians Isabelle van Keulen and Ronald Brautigam play sonatas by both composers as well as by Grieg. Isabelle van Keulen (violin) Ronald Brautigam (piano) Gade: Violin Sonata in D minor, Op 21 No 2 Grieg: Violin Sonata in F minor, Op 8 No 1 Mendelssohn: Violin Sonata in F minor, Op 4 2.00pm British Symphony Series: Havergal Brian Including BBC recordings of Havergal Brian among composers as part of the ongoing British Symphony Series. Tchaikovsky: Hamlet, Op 67 BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Vassily Sinaisky (conductor) Glazunov: Violin Concerto Arabella Steinbacher (violin) BBC National Orchestra of Wales Walter Weller (conductor) Borodin: In the Steppes of Central Asia Holt: Witness to a Snow Miracle Viviane Hagner (violin) BBC Symphony Orchestra Martyn Brabbins (conductor) Brian: Symphony No 30 Jason Lai (conductor) Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No 1 in E flat, Op 107 Danjulo Ishizaka (cello) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Clark Rundell (conductor) Dvorak: Symphony No 5 Jiri Belohlavek (conductor). Lunchtime Concert: Isabelle van Keulen, Ronald Brautigam play Gade, Grieg and Mendelssohn. | ||
20080305 | Presented by Louise Fryer. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Mendelssohn and Gade A recital given at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow featuring the Gould Piano Trio performing works by Mendelssohn and his Danish contemporary Niels Gade. Gade: Piano Trio in F, Op 42 Mendelssohn: Piano Trio in D minor, Op 49 No 1 2.00pm British Symphony Series: Havergal Brian Including BBC recordings of Havergal Brian among others as part of the ongoing British Symphony Series. Schubert: Symphony No 2 in B flat, D 125 Ulster Orchestra Christian Gansch (conductor) Bruch: Violin Concerto No 1, Op 26 Jennifer Pike (violin) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Alexander Titov (conductor) Glazunov: Symphony No 5 in B flat, Op 55 BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Vassily Sinaisky (conductor) Ives: Three Places in New England BBC Symphony Orchestra Martyn Brabbins (conductor) Mozart: Piano Concerto No 23 in A, K488 Llyr Williams (piano) BBC National Orchestra of Wales Francois-Xavier Roth (conductor) Brian: Symphony No 5 (Wine of Summer) Donald Maxwell (baritone) Nicholas Kok (conductor). In the Lunchtime Concert, the Gould Piano Trio perform Mendelssohn's Piano Trio in D minor | ||
20080306 | Presented by Louise Fryer. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Mendelssohn and Gade Part of a recital series given at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow celebrating the chamber music of Felix Mendelssohn and his Danish contemporary Niels Gade. Pianist Benjamin Frith contrasts miniatures by the two composers with some of their larger works. Benjamin Frith (piano) Gade: Five New Aquarelles, Op 57 Mendelssohn: Songs Without Words Book 6, Op 67 Gade: Arabesque, Op 27 Mendelssohn: Fantasie in F sharp minor, Op 28 (Sonate ecossaise) 2.00pm British Symphony Series: Havergal Brian Including BBC recordings of Havergal Brian among others as part of an ongoing series on the British symphony. Mendelssohn: Overture (The Hebrides) BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Gianandrea Noseda (conductor) R Strauss: Duett-concertino for clarinet, bassoon, string orchestra and harp Robert Plane (clarinet) Jaroslaw Augustyniak (bassoon) BBC National Orchestra of Wales Douglas Boyd (conductor) Brian: Symphony No 18 BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Lionel Friend (conductor) Beethoven: Piano Sonata No 24 in F sharp, Op 78 Cedric Tiberghien (piano) Hubay: Violin concerto No 2, Op 90 Hagai Shaham (violin) Martyn Brabbins (conductor) Ligeti: Melodien for orchestra Ilan Volkov (conductor) Haydn: Symphony No 96 in D, H I 96 (Miracle) BBC Symphony Orchestra Jiri Belohlavek (conductor) Rachmaninov: Piano concerto No 3 in D minor Yan Pascal Tortelier (piano) Ulster Orchestra Boris Berezovsky (conductor) Barber: Dover Beach for voice and string quartet Ronan Collett (baritone) Psophos String Quartet. The Lunchtime Concert features miniatures and larger works by Mendelssohn and Gade. | ||
20080307 | Presented by Louise Fryer. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Mendelssohn and Gade To conclude the series of recitals recorded at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow, the strings of New Generation Artists the Aronowitz Ensemble play octets by Mendelssohn and his Danish contemporary Niels Gade. Gade: Octet for strings, Op 17 Mendelssohn: Octet for strings in E flat, Op 20 2.00pm British Symphony Series: Havergal Brian Including BBC recordings of Havergal Brian among others as part of an ongoing series on the British symphony. Adams: The Dharma at Big Sur for electric violin and orchestra Tracy Silverman (violin) BBC Symphony Orchestra John Adams (conductor) Mozart: Symphony No 40 in G minor, K550 BBC National Orchestra of Wales Douglas Boyd (conductor) Brahms: Violin Concerto in D, Op 77 Viviane Hagner (violin) BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Gianandrea Noseda (conductor) Brian: Symphony No 3 in C sharp minor Andrew Ball, Julian Jacobson (pianos) Lionel Friend (conductor). In the Lunchtime Concert, the Aronowitz Ensemble perform octets by Mendelssohn and Gade. | ||
20080310 | Presented by Ian Skelly. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert American pianist Jonathan Biss performs a programme of Beethoven, Schoenberg and Schubert, direct from the Wigmore Hall, London. Jonathan Biss (piano) Beethoven: Sonata, Op 90 Schoenberg: Six Little Pieces, Op 19 Schubert: Sonata in A, D 959 2.00pm Lucerne Festivals A survey of all three Lucerne music festivals from 2007 - the Easter Festival, Summer Festival and Piano Festival - showcasing prominent musicians and conductors from around the world. Sibelius: Symphony No 2 in D, Op 41 Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Mariss Jansons (conductor) Grieg: Ballade in G minor, Op 24 (variations on a Norwegian folk song from Valdres) Juho Pohjonen (piano) Saunders: Into the Blue Laboratorium Jean Deroyer (director) Mendelssohn: Prelude and Fugue in E minor, Op 35 No 1; Prelude and Fugue in B flat, Op 35 No 6 Beethoven: Symphony No 9 in D minor (Choral) Melanie Diene (soprano) Anna Larsson (mezzo-soprano) Jonas Kaufmann (tenor) Reinhard Hagen (bass) Bavarian Radio Chorus Lucerne Festival Orchestra Claudio Abbado (conductor). The Lunchtime Concert features music by Beethoven, Schoenberg and Schubert. | ||
20080311 | Presented by Ian Skelly. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert St George's, Bristol: The Eve of Revolution - Paris The first in a series of concerts given at St George's, Bristol, exploring the music of pre-revolutionary 18th century Europe. The programme centres on Paris, with music by Francois Devienne, Mozart and violinist Chevalier de Saint Georges, all performed on period instruments. Chevalier de Saint-Georges: Sonata in G for fortepiano and violin Op 1 No 3 Devienne: Quartet in G for flute and strings Mozart: Violin Sonata in E minor, K 304; Quartet in A for flute and strings Soloists of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Lisa Beznosiuk (flute) Pavlo Beznosiuk (violin) Tom Dunn (viola) Piet Kuijken (fortepiano) Richard Tunnicliffe (cello) 2.00pm Lucerne Festivals Continuing a survey of the three Lucerne music festivals from 2007, which showcase prominent musicians and conductors from around the world. Schubert: Symphony No 5 in B flat Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Daniel Barenboim (conductor) Buxtehude: Prelude and Fugue in D, BuxWV 139 Ton Koopman (organ of the Franciscan Church, Lucerne) Rheinberger: Stabat mater Barbara Locher (soprano) Liliane Zurcher (alto) Bernhard Gartner (tenor) Peter Brechbuhler (bass) Lucerne Akademiechor Franz Liszt Music Academy Chorus, Weimar Lucerne Symphony Orchestra Alois Koch (conductor) Beethoven: Sonata No 23 in F minor (Appassionata) Andreas Haefliger (piano) Mahler: Symphony No 9 Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Simon Rattle (conductor). The Lunchtime Concert features music from pre-revolutionary 18th century Paris. | ||
20080312 | Presented by Ian Skelly. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert St George's, Bristol: The Eve of Revolution - London Continuing series of concerts given at St George's, Bristol exploring the music of pre-revolutionary 18th century Europe. The programme centres on London and features the Soloists of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment performing music by JC Bach, Mozart and Clementi. Soloists of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment: Steven Devine (fortepiano) Alison Bury (violin) Andrew Roberts (violin) Ruth Alford (cello) Anthony Robson (oboe) Andrew Clark (horn) Martin Lawrence (horn) Mozart: Piano Concerto in D, K107 (arr. of Piano Sonata, Op 5 No 2, by JC Bach) Clementi: Piano Sonata in G minor, Op 7 No 3 JC Bach: Sextet for piano 2.00pm A production at the Vienna State Opera of Massenet's opera Werther, based on Goethe's story of thwarted love and suicide set against the backdrop of Christmas celebrations in a German town. Massenet: Werther Werther - Neil Shicoff (tenor) Albert - Adrian Erod (baritone) Charlotte - Vesselina Kasarova (mezzo-soprano) Sophie ....... Laura Tatulescu (soprano) Le Bailli - Alfred Sramek (bass) Schmidt - Benedikt Kobel (tenor) Johann - Clemens Unterreiner (bass) Ladies' voices - Vienna State Opera Chorus Children of the Vienna State Opera School Vienna State Opera Stage Orchestra Vienna State Opera Orchestra Marco Armiliato (conductor) Taffanel: Andante Pastorale et Schersettino Aniela Frey (flute) Francois Killian (piano) Messiaen: Cinq rechants for 12 voices Schola Heidelberg Walter Nussbaum (director) Ravel: Le tombeau de Couperin Chamber Orchestra of Europe Pekka Kuusisto (conductor). The Lunchtime Concert features music from 18th century Europe, by JC Bach and Clementi. | ||
20080313 | Presented by Ian Skelly. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert St George's, Bristol: The Eve of Revolution - Salzburg Part of a series of concerts given at St George's, Bristol, exploring the music of pre-revolutionary 18th century Europe. The Soloists of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment focus on Salzburg, playing quintets written by a young Mozart, as well as Michael Haydn, the younger brother of Joseph. M Haydn: Quintet in C, P108 Mozart: Quintet in B flat, K174 Margaret Faultless, Nadja Zwiener (violin) Jan Schlapp, Martin Kelly (viola) Sebastian Comberti (cello) 2.00pm Lucerne Festivals Continuing a survey of the three Lucerne music festivals from 2007, which showcase prominent musicians and conductors from around the world. R Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Mariss Jansons (conductor) Schubert: Mass in G Luba Orgonasova (soprano) Christian Elsner (tenor) Gustav Belacek (bass) Bavarian Radio Chorus Schoenberg: Three Piano Pieces, Op 11 Saleem Abboud Ashkar (piano) Mahler: Symphony No 3 in D minor Anna Larsson (mezzo-soprano) Ladies of the Arnold Schoenberg Chorus, Vienna Tolz Boy Choir Lucerne Festival Orchestra Claudio Abbado (conductor). The Lunchtime Concert features works by a young Mozart and Joseph Haydn's brother, Michael | ||
20080317 | Presented by Sara Mohr-Pietsch. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert In a concert direct from Wigmore Hall, London, New Generation Artist and Radio 3 Listeners' Award nominee Gwilym Simcock performs pieces from his debut album Perception. Gwilym Simcock (piano) Phil Donkin (double bass) Martin France (drums) Simcock: Perception (excerpts) 2.00pm San Francisco Symphony Orchestra A week of concerts from the Davies Symphony Hall, with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra under their music director Michael Tilson Thomas, and an array of guest conductors. Wagner: Forest Murmurs (Siegfried) Mahler: Symphony No 10 in F sharp (Adagio) Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor) Beethoven: Piano Concerto No 4 in G, Op 58 Jonathan Biss (piano) Revueltas: La Noche de los Mayas David Robertson (conductor) Orff: Carmina Burana Patricia Petibon (soprano) Richard Troxell (tenor) Christopher Maltman (baritone) San Francisco Girls' Chorus Pacific Boys' Choir San Francisco Symphony Chorus David Robertson (conductor). The Lunchtime Concert features Gwilym Simcock performing pieces from his debut album. | ||
20080318 | Presented by Louise Fryer. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert LSO St Luke's Beethoven Plus A new series of concerts given at LSO St Luke's in East London, featuring the complete Beethoven string quartets alongside those by Haydn and Bartok. 1/8. Former Radio 3 New Generation Artists the Psophos Quartet launch the series with the third of Beethoven's Opus 18 quartets, considered a defining illustration of the composer's musical development, followed by Bartok's Quartet No 2. Beethoven: Quartet in D, Op 18 No 3 Bartok: Quartet No 2 in A minor, Sz 67 2.00pm San Francisco Symphony Orchestra San Francisco Symphony Orchestra: A week of concerts from the Davies Symphony Hall, with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra under their music director Michael Tilson Thomas, and an array of guest conductors. Arr. Conlon: Three Dances based on Oscar Wilde (Schreker, Zemlinsky, Strauss) James Conlon (conductor) Zemlinsky: A Florentine Tragedy, opera in one act, Op 16 Kate Aldrich (mezzo-soprano) Kim Begley (tenor) James Johnson (baritone) Varese: Equatorial Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor) Mahler: Symphony No 8 in E flat Marisol Montalvo, Elza van den Heever, Jennifer Welch-Babidge (sopranos) Elena Manistina, Stephanie Blythe (mezzo-sopranos) Anthony Dean Griffey (tenor) Raymond Aceto (bass) Pacific Boys' Choir San Francisco Girls' Chorus Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor). The Lunchtime Concert features Beethoven's Quartet in D, Opus 18 plus a work by Bartok. | ||
20080319 | Presented by Louise Fryer. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert LSO St Luke's Beethoven Plus Continuing a new series of concerts given at LSO St Luke's in East London. 2/8. To compliment their choice of the third of Beethoven's quartets written for Count Razumovsky, the young Italian Cremona Quartet begin their recital with the fourth quartet by Bartok. Bartok: Quartet No 4 in C, Sz 91 Beethoven: Quartet No 3 in C, Op 59 (Razumovsky) 2.00pm San Francisco Symphony Orchestra A week of concerts from the Davies Symphony Hall, with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra under their music director Michael Tilson Thomas, and an array of guest conductors. Haydn: The Storm San Francisco Symphony Chorus Martin Haselbock (conductor) Ives: Decoration Day Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor) Beethoven: Piano Concerto No 1 in C, Op 15 Lang Lang (piano) Mark Wigglesworth (conductor) Haydn: Symphony No 99 in E flat Verdi: Requiem Christine Brewer (soprano) Stephanie Blythe (mezzo-soprano) Frank Lopardo (tenor) Vitalji Kowaljow (bass) James Conlon (conductor). In The Lunchtime Concert are Beethoven's Quartet No 3 in C and Bartok's Quartet No 4 in C. | ||
20080320 | Presented by Louise Fryer 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert LSO St Luke's Beethoven Plus Continuing a series of concerts given at LSO St Luke's in East London. 3/8. In their near 30-year career, the Endellion Quartet have earned a reputation of excellence for their performances around the world and in this recital they couple an early quartet by Haydn with the last piece Beethoven wrote. Haydn: Quartet in D, Op 20 No 4 Beethoven: Quartet in F, Op 135 2.00pm San Francisco Symphony Orchestra A week of concerts from the Davies Symphony Hall, with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra under music director Michael Tilson Thomas and an array of guest conductors. Stravinsky: The Nightingale Olga Trifonova (soprano) Paul Groves (tenor) Catherine Cook (mezzo-soprano) Tigran Martirossian, Ayk Martirossian (basses) San Francisco Symphony Chorus Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor) Mozart: Violin Concerto No 5 in A, K219 Joshua Bell (violin/director) Stravinsky: Oedipus Rex Stuart Skelton (tenor) Michelle De Young (mezzo-soprano) Bruce Sledge (tenor) Tchaikovsky: Souvenir de Florence, Op 70 Joshua Bell (conductor). The Lunchtime Concert features Beethoven's Quartet in F and Haydn's Quartet No 4 in D. | ||
20080321 | Presented by Louise Fryer 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert LSO St Luke's Beethoven Plus 4/8. In this concert, the Henschel Quartet combine the last of Beethoven's Opus 18 quartets - his first foray into the genre - with Bartok's penultimate quartet, a study in musical symmetry. Beethoven: Quartet in B flat, Op 18 No 6 Bartok: Quartet No 5 in B flat, Sz 102 2.00pm San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Concluding a week of concerts from the Davies Symphony Hall, with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra under their music director Michael Tilson Thomas, and an array of guest conductors. Pickard: The Flight of Icarus Mark Wigglesworth (conductor) Dutilleux: Mystere de l'Instant Alan Gilbert (conductor) Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op 54 Shai Wosner (piano) Strauss: Death and Transfiguration, Op 24 A concert for Holy Week given earlier this week at St Paul's Church, Knightstbridge, London Bach: O Traurigkeit, O Herzeleid (chorale) Brahms: Prelude and Fugue on O Traurigkeit, O Herzeleid Bruckner: Motets for Passiontide: Christus factus nobis es; Os Justi; Vexilla Regis Liszt: Via crucis Stephen Farr (organ) BBC Singers Paul Brough (conductor). The Lunchtime Concert features Beethoven's Quartet No 6 and Bartok's Quartet No 5. | ||
20080324 | The Lunchtime Concert features music by Stravinsky, Haydn and Schumann. | ||
20080325 | The Lunchtime Concert features music by Haydn and Beethoven. | ||
20080326 | The Lunchtime Concert includes works by Beethoven and Haydn. | ||
20080327 | The Lunchtime Concert features the Navarra Quartet in quartets by Beethoven and Haydn. | ||
20080328 | Lunchtime Concert features the Rosamunde Quartet in late quartets by Haydn and Beethoven. | ||
20080331 | The Lunchtime Concert features works by Mendelssohn and Weber. | ||
20080401 | The Lunchtime Concert features the Szymanowski Quartet performing Szymanowski and Ravel. | ||
20080402 | The Lunchtime Concert features Philippe Cassard performing works by Debussy and Scriabin. | ||
20080403 | The Lunchtime Concert features Eugene Asti playing songs by Debussy, Delius and Stanford. | ||
20080404 | In the Lunchtime Concert, violinist Jennifer Pike performs violin sonatas by Debussy. | ||
20080407 | The Lunchtime Concert features the Trio Jean Paul performing works by Haydn and Beethoven. | ||
20080408 | In the Lunchtime Concert Mark Padmore and Roger Vignoles perform Schubert and Britten. | ||
20080409 | The Lunchtime Concert features a performance of works on a naval theme. | ||
20080410 | The Lunchtime Concert features a performance of Schubert's Winterreise. | ||
20080411 | The Lunchtime Concert includes cabaret songs by Britten, Schoenberg, Poulenc and Satie. | ||
20080414 | The Lunchtime Concert features a performance of works by Brahms and Schumann. A special programme of Vaughan Williams recordings, with music including Symphony No 3. | ||
20080415 | The Lunchtime Concert features the Britten Sinfonia performing a chamber music programme. A special programme of Vaughan Williams recordings, includes his Fifth Symphony. | ||
20080416 | The Lunchtime Concert features the Britten Sinfonia performing works by Bach and Brahms. | ||
20080417 | The Lunchtime Concert features works by Beethoven and Ravel. | ||
20080418 | Lunchtime Concert: Britten Sinfonia. British Symphony Series: Ralph Vaughan Williams. | ||
20080421 | The Lunchtime Concert includes a performance of Schubert's Schwanengesang, D957. | ||
20080422 | The Lunchtime Concert features Joanna MacGregor performing works by Bach and Shostakovich. | ||
20080423 | The Lunchtime Concert features cellist Truls Mork performing suites by Bach and Britten. | ||
20080424 | The Lunchtime Concert features the Artemis Quartet performing works by Bach and Beethoven. | ||
20080425 | The Lunchtime Concert features Ilya Gringolts performing works by Bach and Bartok. | ||
20080428 | The Lunchtime Concert features a performance of Schubert's Piano Trio in E flat, D929. | ||
20080429 | The Lunchtime Concert features works by Cui, Borodin and Rimsky-Korsakov. | ||
20080430 | The Lunchtime Concert features songs by Borodin, Cui and Mussorgsky. | ||
20080501 | The Lunchtime Concert features the Aronowitz Ensemble performing Borodin and Glinka. | ||
20080502 | The Lunchtime Concert features pianist Freddy Kempf performing Pictures at an Exhibition. | ||
20080505 | The Lunchtime Concert features the Tokyo Quartet performing music by Webern and Beethoven. | ||
20080506 | The Lunchtime Concert includes a performance of Mozart's Adagio in B flat. | ||
20080507 | The Lunchtime Concert features a performance of Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No 4. | ||
20080508 | Presented by Jonathan Swain. Including Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: A series of concerts from the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, with contributions from the festival's Artistic Director Marc Neikrug. Magnus Lindberg: Duo for cello and piano (world premiere) Anssi Karttunen (cello) Magnus Lindberg (piano) Dvorak: Piano Quintet in A, Op 81 William Preucil, Benny Kim (violins) Kirsten Johnson (viola) Eric Kim (cello) Jonathan Biss (piano) Plus Ebony and Ivory: Concertos written for keyboard, oboe and clarinet performed by the BBC Orchestras. Strauss: Oboe Concerto in D, AV 144 Nicholas Daniel (oboe) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Stefan Solyon (conductor) Elgar: In the South (Alassio) Edward Gardner (conductor) Sterndale Bennett: Piano Concerto No 4 Howard Shelley (piano/director) Stravinsky: The Soldier's Tale (5 Movements), arr for cello, violin and piano (4th mvt: 3 Dances - Tango, Waltz, Ragtime) Ilya Gringolts (violin) Ronald van Spaendonck (clarinet) Ashley Wass (piano) Bruckner: Symphony No 4 in E flat (Romantic) Stanislaw Skrowaczewski (conductor) And BBC Young Musician of the Year 2008 Finalist - Percussion Category Winner. The Lunchtime Concert features the world premiere of Lindberg's Duo for cello and piano. | ||
20080509 | Presented by Jonathan Swain. Including Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: A series of concerts from the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, with contributions from the festival's artistic director Marc Neikrug as well as violinist Pinchas Zukerman. Ravel: La valse Yuja Wang (piano) Mozart: Divertimento in E flat, K563 Pinchas Zukerman (violin) Jethro Marks (viola) Amanda Forsyth (cello) Plus Ebony and Ivory: Concertos written for keyboard, oboe and clarinet, performed by the BBC Orchestras. Holst: St Paul's Suite BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Clark Rundell (conductor) Maxwell Davies: The Seas of Kirk Swarf for bass clarinet and string orchestra Simon Butterworth (bass clarinet) Stefan Solyom (conductor) MacCunn: Overture (The Ship o' the Fiend, Op 5) Martyn Brabbins (conductor) Albinoni: Concerto a 5 in D minor for oboe and strings, Op 9 No 2 (transcr for trumpet by Alison Balsom) Alison Balson (trumpet) Baldur Bronnimann (conductor) Stravinsky: Symphonies of Wind Instruments Ilan Volkov (conductor) Francis Edward Bache: Piano Concerto in E Howard Shelley (piano/director) Britten: Phantasy for oboe and string trio, Op 2 Alexei Ogrintchouk (oboe) Psophos String Quartet Elgar: Symphony No 2 in E flat, Op 63 And BBC Young Musician of the Year 2008 Finalist - Keyboard Category Winner. The Lunchtime Concert features a performance of Mozart's Divertimento in E flat. | ||
20080512 | Presented by Louise Fryer. Including Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: The Belcea Quartet perform a recital from London's Wigmore Hall, contrasting two major works of the quartet repertoire - the minature movements of Webern's Op 5 and Schubert's tragic Death and the Maiden. Webern: 5 Movements, Op 5 Schubert: Quartet in D minor (Death and the Maiden) Plus Jansons and Friends: A focus on the work of Latvian conductor Mariss Jansons, who is heard conducting the Bavarian ensembles of which he is chief conductor, alongside other performers he is associated with, including the choir from his homeland, the Latvian Radio Chorus. Verdi: Laudi alla vergine Maria Bavarian Radio Chorus (women's voices) Mariss Jansons (conductor) Purcell/Britten: Chaconne in G minor, Z 730 Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra Okko Kamu (conductor) Britten: Violin Concerto Frank Peter Zimmermann (violin) Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Part: The Beatitudes Swedish Radio Chorus Bjorn Gafvert (organ) Kaspars Putnins (conductor) Nielsen: Symphony No 6 (Sinfonia semplice) Brahms: Alto Rhapsody Nathalie Stutzmann (contralto) Netherlands Radio Chorus and Philharmonic Orchestra Jaap van Zweden (conductor) Mahler: Symphony No 5 Mariss Jansons (conductor). The Lunchtime Concert features the Belcea Quartet performing Webern's 5 Movements, Op 5. | ||
20080513 | Presented by Louise Fryer. Including Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Series of concerts from the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, with contributions from the festival's artistic director Marc Neikrug and violinist Benny Kim. Beethoven: Violin Sonata in A, Op 30 No 1 Benny Kim (violin) Marc Neikrug (piano) Arensky: Quartet No 2 for violin, viola and two cellos, Op 35 No 2 Alexander Kerr (violin) Kirsten Johnson (viola) Eric Kim, Timothy Eddy (cellos) Plus Jansons and Friends: Mariss Jansons conducts the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and Chorus performing German music as well as another of Verdi's Four Sacred Pieces. Weber: Overture (Oberon) Mariss Jansons (conductor) Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphoses on Themes of Weber Verdi: Ave Maria Bavarian Radio Chorus Brahms: Gesang der Parzen Bavarian Radio Chorus and Symphony Orchestra Hartmann: Symphony (L'oeuvre) Emilio Pomarico (conductor) Santa Ratniece: Saline Latvian Radio Chorus Sigvards Klava (conductor) Wagner: Prelude and Good Friday Music (Parsifal) Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Bernard Haitink (conductor) Debussy: Nocturnes Women from the RIAS Chamber Chorus Valentin Silvestrov: Diptychon Wagner: Prelude and Liebestod (Tristan and Isolde) Bernard Haitink (conductor). The Lunchtime Concert features a performance of Beethoven's Violin Sonata in A, Op 30 No 1 | ||
20080514 | Presented by Louise Fryer. Including Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Highlights from the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, with contributions from pianist Bengt Forsberg, the festival's artistic director Marc Neikrug and violinist Pinchas Zukerman. Reynaldo Hahn: Lyde (Etudes Latines); Quand je fus pris au pavillon; Le plus beau present; L'enamouree; Le printemps Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano) Bengt Forsberg (piano) Beethoven: Septet in E flat, Op 20 Michael Rusinek (clarinet) Julie Landsman (horn) Nancy Goeres (bassoon) Pinchas Zukerman (violin) Jethro Marks (viola) Amanda Forsyth (cello) Marji Danilow (bass) Plus Jansons and Friends: Series looking at the work of Latvian conductor Mariss Jansons, featuring Bruckner's Symphony No 7 performed by the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. This is complemented by a Requiem by the 20th century Italian composer Ildebrando Pizzetti, who was greatly inspired by Verdi. Verdi: Stabat mater Bavarian Radio Chorus and Symphony Orchestra Mariss Jansons (conductor) Pizzetti: Requiem Swedish Radio Chorus Latvian Radio Chorus Kaspars Putnins (conductor) Brahms: Nanie; Schicksalslied Oslo Philharmonic Chorus and Orchestra Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos (conductor) Xenakis: Synaphai Jan Philip Schulze (piano) Roland Kluttig (conductor) Penderecki: Stabat mater Bjorn Gafvert (organ) Bruckner: Symphony No 7 Mariss Jansons (conductor). The Lunchtime Concert features songs by Hahn and Beethoven's Septet in E flat. | ||
20080515 | Presented by Louise Fryer. Including Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Highlights from the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, including contributions from pianist Yuja Wang. Mozart: Adagio and Fugue in C Minor, KV 546 Orion String Quartet Debussy: Premiere rapsodie Chen Halevy (clarinet) Yuja Wang (piano) Beethoven: Piano Trio in B Flat, Op 97 (Archduke) Cho Liang Lin (violin) Ralph Kirshbaum (cello) Cecile Licad (piano) Plus a complete performance of Debussy's only opera, Pelleas et Melisande, from the Champs-Elysees Theatre in Paris. Debussy: Pelleas et Melisande Magdalena Kozena (mezzo-soprano) Jean-Francois Lapointe (baritone) Laurent Naouri (baritone) Gregory Reinhardt (bass) Marie-Nicole Lemieux (mezzo-soprano) Amel Brahim-Djelloul (soprano) French National Orchestra Bernard Haitink (conductor). The Lunchtime Concert includes Debussy's Premiere rapsodie and Beethoven's Archduke Trio. | ||
20080516 | Presented by Louise Fryer. Including Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Highlights from the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, with contributions from artistic director Marc Neikrug and pianist Yefim Bronfman. Mozart: Serenade in C minor for winds, K388 Alan Vogel, Nathan Hughes (oboes) David Schifrin, Todd Levy (clarinets) Steven Dibner, Stephanie Przybylska (bassoons) Julie Landsman, William Barnewitz (horns) Shostakovich: Piano Quintet in G minor, Op 57 Daniel Khalikov, Giora Schmidt (violins) Michael Tree (viola) Ralph Kirshbaum (cello) Yefim Bronfman (piano) Plus Jansons and Friends: With Mariss Jansons conducting Brahms's biggest choral work - his German Requiem. Plus more from Jansons's compatriots the Latvian Radio Chorus as well as a complete concert conducted by Mark Elder, given at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem Krassimira Stoyanova (soprano) Michael Volle (baritone) Bavarian Radio Chorus and Symphony Orchestra Mariss Jansons (conductor) Penderecki: Agnus Dei Bjorn Gafvert (organ) Swedish Radio Chorus Kaspars Putnins (conductor) Berlioz: Funeral March for the Death of Hamlet (Tristia); Royal Hunt and Storm (The Trojans); Overture (King Lear) Verdi: Te Deum Netherlands Radio Chorus and Philharmonic Orchestra Mark Elder (conductor) Respighi: Fountains of Rome Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra Boito: Prologue in Heaven (Mefistofele) Ildar Abdrazakov (bass) Ilse Eerens (soprano) Flemish Opera Children's Chorus Mark Elder (conductor). The Lunchtime Concert features a performance of Mozart's Serenade in C minor, K388. | ||
20080519 | Presented by Penny Gore. Including Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Direct from Wigmore Hall, London, Suzy Klein introduces a solo recital given by Korean cellist Han-Na Chang, featuring two technically challenging works for unaccompanied cello. Bach: Suite No 1 in G, BWV 1007 Kodaly: Sonata, Op 8 Plus Cello Concertos, Variations and Rhapsodies A series of performances by the BBC orchestras, with a focus on works for cello and orchestra as well as sets of variations. J Strauss: Napoleon March, Op 156 BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Christoph Konig (conductor) Faure: Masques et Bergamasaques, Op 112 Saint-Saens: Cello Concerto No 1 in A minor Daniel Muller-Schott (cello) Beethoven: Symphony No 3 in E flat (Eroica) Michael Berkeley: Gregorian Variations BBC National Orchestra of Wales Richard Hickox (conductor) Schubert: Wanderer Fantasy Llyr Williams (piano) Strauss: Don Quixote Peter Dixon (cello) Steven Burnard (viola) BBC Philharmonic Gianandrea Noseda (conductor). The Lunchtime Concert features cellist Han-Na Chang performing Bach's Suite No 1 in G. | ||
20080520 | Presented by Penny Gore. Including Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Edinburgh International Festival 2007 Another chance to hear the opening recital from the Bank of Scotland Queen's Hall Series from 2007's Edinburgh International Festival, with mezzo-soprano Jane Irwin joining the Hebrides Ensemble for music by Mahler and Berio, together with instrumental chamber music by Janacek and Nigel Osborne. Jane Irwin (soprano) Janacek: Mladi Mahler, arr. Edward Harper: Kindertotenlieder Osborne: Balkan Dances and Laments Berio: Folksongs Plus Cello Concertos, Variations and Rhapsodies: Series of performances by the BBC orchestras, with a focus on works for cello and orchestra as well as sets of variations. Daniel Jones: Symphony No 12 BBC National Orchestra of Wales Grant Llewellyn (conductor) Schumann: Cello Concerto Emmanuelle Bertrand (cello) Brahms: Symphony No 1 Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Robert Schumann, Op 9 Simon Trpceski (piano) Schumann: Symphony No 4 BBC Philharmonic Gianandrea Noseda (conductor). The Lunchtime Concert features mezzo-soprano Jane Irwin performing a work by Janacek. | ||
20080521 | Presented by Penny Gore. Including Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Edinburgh International Festival 2007 Another chance to hear tenor Mark Padmore and chamber ensemble Walking to Lubeck performing a programme of Baroque vocal music in the Bank of Scotland Queen's Hall Series from 2007's Edinburgh International Festival. Bach: Cantata No 55 (Ich armer Mensch) Buxtehude: Contrapunctus 1 Bach: Du bist bei mir Buxtehude: Contrapunctus 2 Bach: Recitative and Aria (Komm, du susse Todesstunde) Buxtehude: Klaglied; Contrapuctus 3 Bach: Cantata No 82 (Ich habe genug) Plus Cello Concertos, Variations and Rhapsodies: Series of performances by the BBC orchestras, with a focus on works for cello and orchestra as well as sets of variations. Brahms: Tragic Overture, Op 81 BBC Philharmonic Gianandrea Noseda (conductor) Brahms: Concerto in A minor for violin, cello and orchestra, Op 102 Olivier Charlier (violin) Alban Gerhardt (cello) Strauss: Ein Heldenleben BBC National Orchestra of Wales Thierry Fischer (conductor) Haydn: Concerto in C for cello and orchestra, H VIIb 1 Daniel Muller-Schott (cello) Rumon Gamba (conductor) Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op 56a BBC Symphony Orchestra Jiri Belohlavek (conductor). The Lunchtime Concert features tenor Mark Padmore performing works by Bach and Buxtehude. | ||
20080522 | Presented by Penny Gore. Including Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Edinburgh International Festival 2007 Another chance to hear early music chamber ensemble Nachtmusik, led by Eric Hoeprich, in a concert of music by Mozart and Haydn as part of the Bank of Scotland Queen's Hall series from the Edinburgh International Festival 2007. Mozart, arr Stumpf: Die Zauberflote (excerpts) Mozart: Selected Duos and Trios from K487, K292 and K410 Haydn: Divertimento in F Mozart: Serenade in E flat, K375 Plus Cello Concertos, Variations, and Rhapsodies: Series of performances by the BBC orchestras, with a focus on works for cello and orchestra as well as sets of variations. Otmar Macha: Variations on a theme and the death of Jan Rychlik BBC Symphony Orchestra Jakub Hrusa (conductor) Martinu: Parables Suk: Pohadka - Fairy Tale Suite, Op 16 Dvorak: Cello Concerto Sol Gabetta (cello) BBC National Orchestra of Wales Thierry Fischer (conductor) Gorecki: Symphony No 3, Op 36 (Symphony of Sorrowful Songs) Susan Bullock (soprano) David Atherton (conductor). The Lunchtime Concert features Nachtmusik performing works by Mozart and Haydn. | ||
20080523 | Presented by Penny Gore. Including Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Edinburgh International Festival 2007: Another chance to hear a recital from 2007's Edinburgh International Festival from the Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, featuring Finnish pianist and composer Olli Mustonen giving the UK premiere of the piano version of one of his own sonatas. Schumann: Scheherazade; Kleine Romanze; Erinnerung; Reiterstueck; Langsam und mit Ausdruck zu spielen; Winterszeit 1 and 2 (Album fur die Jugend, Op 68) Bach: 15 Three-Part Inventions, BWV 787-801 Schumann: Gesange der Fruhe, Op 133 Mustonen: Jehkin livana Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No 6, Op 82 Plus Cello Concertos, Variations and Rhapsodies: Concluding a series of performances by BBC orchestras, with a focus on works for cello and orchestra as well as sets of variations. Brahms: Academic Festival Overture BBC National Orchestra of Wales Tadaaki Otaka (conductor) Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Sunwook Kim (piano) Schumann: Trio No 1 in D minor for piano and strings, Op 63 Ondine Trio D'Albert: Cello Concerto in C, Op 20 Alban Gerhardt (cello) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Carlos Kalmar (conductor) Elgar: Enigma Variations Tadaaki Otaka (conductor). The Lunchtime Concert features Finnish pianist Olli Mustonen performing Schumann and Bach. | ||
20080526 | Presented by Penny Gore. Including Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Direct from Wigmore Hall, London, Suzy Klein introduces violinist Andrew Manze and keyboard player Richard Egarr, performing a chamber music programme of music from a later period than usual for them. Mozart: Violin Sonata in F, K376; Adagio in B minor, K540 Schubert: Duo in A for violin and piano, Op 162 Plus Big Noises from Down Under Orchestral, chamber and choral performances given in Australia and New Zealand, including a work by Brett Dean, a contemporary Australian composer familiar to British music lovers in Cheltenham, as well as a performance by celebrated young New Zealand-born bass-baritone Jonathan Lemalu. Vivaldi: Concerto in D, RV 564 Australian Brandenburg Orchestra Hiro Kurosaki (conductor) Brett Dean: Amphitheatre Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Oleg Caetani (conductor) Mahler: Six Lieder - Trost im Ungluck; Revelge; Lob des hohen Verstands; Des Antonius von Padua; Wer hat dies Liedlein erdacht?; Der Tamboursg'sell (Des Knaben Wunderhorn) Jonathan Lemalu (bass-baritone) New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Matthias Bamert (conductor) John Psathas: Kartsigar New Zealand String Quartet Britten: Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra Andrew Ford (narrator) Sydney Symphony Orchestra Martyn Brabbins (conductor) Frank Nuyts: Old Airs The Song Company Roland Peelman (conductor) Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances Hannu Lintu (conductor) Strauss: Tod und Verklarung Simone Young (conductor) Donizetti: Il dolce suono...Ardon gl'incensi (Lucia di Lammermoor) Sumi Jo (soprano) West Australian Symphony Orchestra Sachio Fujioka (conductor). The Lunchtime Concert includes sonatas by Mozart and Schubert. | ||
20080527 | Presented by Penny Gore. Including Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Edinburgh International Festival 2007: Another chance to hear soprano Kate Royal and mezzo-soprano Christine Rice join pianist Roger Vignoles in solos and duets by Schumann, Mendelssohn, Gounod, Chusson, Brahms and Dvorak. Kate Royal (soprano) Christine Rice (mezzo) Roger Vignoles (piano) Schumann: Schon Blumelein; Herbstlied; Erste Begegnung; Sommerruh Mendelssohn: Lied der Zugvogel (duet); Auf Flugeln des Gesanges; Venezianisches Gondellied, Op 19; Pagenlied; Der Mond; Herbstlied Gounod: D'un coeur qui t'aime; Fleur des bois Chausson: La nuit; Reveil Brahms: Zigeunerlieder; Die Mainacht; Unbewegte, laue Luft; Lerchengesang; Standchen Dvorak: When my scythe was whetted; Ere we part; The modest lass; The Captive; Wedding song Plus Big Noises from Down Under: Orchestral, chamber and choral performances given in Australia and New Zealand, including Elgar and Rachmaninov from Jeffrey Tate and Ashkenazy in Sydney, plus an homage to Satie from Melbourne-based pianist and composer Ian Munro. Verdi: Overture (La forza del destino) West Australian Symphony Orchestra Sachio Fujioka (conductor) Elgar: Symphony No 1 in A flat Sydney Symphony Orchestra Jeffrey Tate (conductor) Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No 3 in D minor Garrick Ohlsson (piano) Vladimir Ashkenazy (conductor) Ian Munro: Divertissement sur le nom d'Erik Satie, plagiarist ballet in five acts - for piano and string quartet Australia Ensemble: Dene Olding, Dimity Hall (violin) Irina Morozova (viola) Julian Smiles (cello) Ian Munro (piano) Korngold: Violin Concerto Joseph Lin (violin) Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra Werner Andreas Albert (conductor). The Lunchtime Concert features Kate Royal and Christine Rice performing works by Schumann. | ||
20080528 | Presented by Penny Gore. Including Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Edinburgh International Festival 2007: A recital for Bank of Scotland Queen's Hall Series given by the Tokyo String Quartet, featuring a programme of quartets by Beethoven and Schumann together with a new work by Russian-American composer Lera Auerbach. Beethoven: String Quartet, Op 18 No 1 Auerbach: String Quartet No 2 (Primordial Light) Schumann: String Quartet, Op 41 No 3 Big Noises from Down Under: Series of orchestral, chamber and choral performances given in Australia and New Zealand, with vocal ensemble the Song Company marking the imminent arrival of summer with a sequence including works by Delius, Hindemith and Kate Bush, and Janine Jansen performing Mozart in Sydney. Edwin Carr: The End of the Golden Weather Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra Werner Andreas Albert (conductor) Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 4 in F minor Mozart: Violin Concerto No 5 in A, K219 Janine Jansen (violin) Sydney Symphony Orchestra Gianluigi Gelmetti (conductor) Lorenzo Gaetano Zavateri: Concerto in G, Op 1 No 12 (Storm at Sea) Australian Brandenburg Orchestra Hiro Kurosaki (conductor) The Song Company - Summer Schein: Die Voglein singen Anon: Bache Bene Venies (12th century) Hindemith: Verge; Landsknecthstrinklied Delius: To be sung on a summer night on the water Kate Bush: Delius (Song of Summer) Michel Legrand: The Summer Knows Paul McCartney: Good Day Sunshine Sibelius: En Saga Christian Knapp (conductor). The Lunchtime Concert features the Tokyo String Quartet performing Beethoven and Schumann. | ||
20080529 | Presented by Penny Gore. Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Edinburgh International Festival 2007: A performance given by David Pyatt and Leon McCawley at the 2007 Edinburgh International festival. It was a tribute to the great horn player Dennis Brain, in whose memory Poulenc composed his Elegie for horn and piano following Brain's premature death in 1957. Beethoven: Horn Sonata in F, Op 17 Schumann: Adagio and Allegro, Op 70; Three Fantasiestucke, Op 111 Poulenc: Elegie for horn and piano Hindemith: Sonata for horn and piano in F Chopin: Fantasie in F minor, Op 49 Dukas: Villanelle David Pyatt (horn) Leon McCawley (piano) Big Noises from Down Under: Series of orchestral, chamber and choral performances given in Australia and New Zealand, featuring more music from Brett Dean, one of Australia's leading contemporary composers, as well as Brahms and Tchaikovsky from Auckland. Schoenberg: Notturno for violin and strings Sydney Symphony Orchestra Simone Young (conductor) Brett Dean: Viola Concerto Brett Dean (viola) Francaix: Clarinet Quintet Catherine McCorkill (clarinet) Dene Olding, Dimity Hall (violin) Irina Morozova (viola) Julian Smiles (cello) Tchaikovsky: Francesca da Rimini Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra Bundit Ungrangsee (conductor) Rachmaninov: Vocalise Vladimir Ashkenazy (conductor) Brahms: Symphony No 2 New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Matthias Bamert (conductor). The Lunchtime Concert features a performance of Poulenc's Elegie for horn and piano. | ||
20080530 | Presented by Penny Gore. Including Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Edinburgh Festival 2007: In a concert from Greyfriars Kirk, Cantus Koln and their director lutenist Konrad Junghanel combine Bach's best-loved motet with two early cantatas. Konrad Junghanel (lute/director) Bach: Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen, BWV 12; Motet (Jesu meine Freude), BWV 227; Christ lag in Todesbanden, BWV 4 Plus Big Noises from Down Under: Concluding a series of orchestral, chamber and choral performances given in Australia and New Zealand with a performance that has a special place in the history of an iconic building. Puccini's trilogy of one-act operas were performed by Opera Australia 35 years ago in the very first season at the then-new Sydney Opera House. Puccini: Il Trittico Il Tabarro: Nicole Youl (soprano) Carlo Barricelli (tenor) Jonathan Summers (baritone) Graeme Macfarlane (tenor) Suor Angelica: Nicole Youl, Hye Seoung Kwon (soprano) Milijana Nikolic (contralto) Elizabeth Campbell, Dominica Matthews (mezzo-soprano) Gianni Schicchi: Henry Choo (tenor) Elizabeth Campbell (contralto) Teresa La Rocca (soprano) Opera Australia Chorus Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra Andrea Licata (conductor). The Lunchtime Concert features Cantus Koln and Konrad Junghanel performing works by Bach. | ||
20080602 | Presented by Louise Fryer. Including Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Direct from Wigmore Hall in London, Verity Sharp introduces a recital by Argentinian pianist and Radio 3 New Generation Artist Ingrid Fliter. Haydn: Piano Sonata in E minor Beethoven: Piano Sonata in A flat, Op 110 Chopin: Scherzo No 4 in E; Ballade No 4 in F minor Plus Venice: Series of recordings focusing on Venice, with music from around Europe associated with the city. Featuring works by Venetian composers from the 16th to the late 20th century, and composers who visited and were inspired by the city's beauty. Lo Sposalizio Part 1: The Procession through the Venetian Lagoon Part 2: The Holy Mass at San Nicolo Composers include: Andrea and Giovanni Gabrieli Guami Kapsberger Piccinini Gussago Monteverdi Viadana Massaino Choir of the King's Consort Matthew Halls (director) Galuppi: Sonata in B flat Scarlatti: 5 Sonatas; Sonata in A, K322; Sonata in F sharp, K319; Sonata in G, K280; Sonata in C minor, K99; Sonata in D minor, K138 Andrea Bacchetti (piano) Vivaldi: Sinfonia in G, RV 146; Concerto in B minor, RV 580 (L'estro armonico, Op 3) Venice Baroque Orchestra Andrea Marcon (harpsichord/director) Rossini: Overture (Semiramide) NDR Symphony Orchestra Zdenek Macal (conductor) Rossini: Bel raggio lusinghier (Semiramide) Elena Mosuc (soprano) Verdi: Bella figlia dell'amore (Rigoletto) Carmen Oprisanu (mezzo) Robert Nagy (tenor) Alexandru Agache (baritone) Verdi: E' strano! (La Traviata) Nicoleta Ardelean (soprano) Bucharest National Opera Orchestra Gheorghe Costin (conductor). In the Lunchtime Concert, pianist Ingrid Fliter works by Haydn, Beethoven and Chopin. | ||
20080603 | Presented by Louise Fryer. Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: The first of four performances from the 2008 Bath International Music Festival, featuring young trumpeter Alison Balsom performing an eclectic programme that ranges from European Baroque music to tango from South America. Vivaldi: Concerto in D, RV 230 Neruda: Concerto in E flat Purcell: Sonata in D Handel: Suite in D Ligeti: Mysteries of the Macabre Falla: 7 Popular Songs Piazzolla: Oblivion; Libertango Alison Balsom Ensemble: Alison Balsom (trumpet) Magnus Johnston (violin) Marie Macleod (cello) Tom Poster (harpsichord/piano) Plus Venice: Series of works associated with the city including a performance from Venice's famous opera house La Fenice. Wagner: Siegfried (Act 3) Stefan Vinke (tenor) Greer Grimsley (bass-baritone) Anne Pellekoorne (contralto) Susan Bullock (soprano) La Fenice Chorus and Orchestra Jeffrey Tate (conductor) Lizst: Venezia e Napoli Sergei Kudriakov (piano) Haydn: String Quartet in D minor, Op 76 No 2 Venice Quartet Vivaldi: Cessate omai cessate, cantata, RV 684 Sara Mingardo (mezzo-soprano) Danish Radio Sinfonietta Rinaldo Alessandrini (conductor). The Lunchtime Concert features the Alison Balsom Ensemble performing Vivaldi and Piazzolla | ||
20080604 | Presented by Louise Fryer. Including Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Cellist Adrian Brendel returns to the Bath Festival for 2008, in the company of the Elias String Quartet for a performance of Schubert's late quintet in C, often regarded as the composer's crowning achievement. Britten: String Quartet No 2 in C, Op 36 Schubert: String Quintet in C, D 956 Plus Venice: Music by Venetian composers and those associated with the city, including Monteverdi's setting of the Vespers, performed in Speyer Cathedral as part of the Schwetzingen Festival. Caldara: Sinfonia a quattro No 3 in F minor Bach Consort Ruben Dubrovsky (cello/director) Verdi: 5 Songs (Stornello; Perduta ho la pace; Lo spazzacamino; La zingara; Brindisi - 1st version) Diana Damrau (soprano) Stephan Lademann (piano) Petrassi: Sinfonia, Siciliana and Fugue for string quartet Petrassi Quartet Monteverdi : Vespro della Beata Vergine La Capella Ducale Musica Fiata Roland Wilson (director). The Lunchtime Concert features cellist Adrian Brendel in Schubert's Quintet in C, D956. | ||
20080605 | Presented by Louise Fryer. Including Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: A concert from the 2008 Bath International Music Festival featuring 2007 Radio 3 New Generation Artists the Aronowitz Ensemble performing music for string quintet including Dvorak's Bagatelles, which feature harmonium instead of the usual piano. Dvorak: Bagatelles, Op 47 Ravel: Duo 1922 Schumann: Piano Quintet Plus Venice: Series of recordings associated with Venice, including a performance of Stravinsky's opera The Rake's Progress, which was premiered at the city's Teatro La Fenice in 1951. Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress Rene Schirrer (bass) Laura Claycomb (soprano) Toby Spence (tenor) Laurent Naouri (baritone) Hilary Summers (mezzo-soprano) Jane Henschel (mezzo-soprano) Ales Briscein (tenor) Ugo Rabec (bass) Paris National Opera Chorus and Orchestra Edward Gardner (conductor) Albinoni: Trumpet Concerto (San Marco) Tine Thing Helseth (trumpet) Oslo Camerata Stefan Baratt-Due (conductor). The Lunchtime Concert features The Aronowitz Ensemble performing music for string quintet. | ||
20080606 | Presented by Louise Fryer. Including Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Concluding a series of performances from from the 2008 Bath International Music Festival, with one of the most feted young pianists to have emerged from the Russian tradition in recent years. Yevgeny Sudbin (piano) Haydn: Sonata B minor; Sonata in C Chopin Mazurkas (Op 33, No 2 in D; Op 33, No 4 in B minor) Scriabin: Mazurkas Op 3 (G minor; C sharp minor; B minor; E) Ravel: Gaspard de la Nuit Plus Venice: To conclude a series of Venetian recordings, the programme features baroque music as well as 20th century pieces by composers with Venetian connections. Monteverdi: Dixit Dominus Cavalli: Sonata a tre (Musiche sacre) Monteverdi: Beatus vir Monteverdi: Cantate Domino Cappella Gregoriana di Venezia Venice Baroque Orchestra Andrea Marcon (director) Britten: Sacred and Profane Danish National Vocal Ensemble Soren K Hansen (director) Vivaldi: Concerto in G minor for strings and continuo, RV 157; Concerto in C for strings and continuo, RV 114 Andrea Marcon (harpsichord/director) Pergolesi: Salve Regina in F minor Sara Mingardo (mezzo-soprano) Danish Radio Sinfonietta Rinaldo Alessandrini (conductor) Stravinsky: Petrushka Czech Philharmonic Orchestra Charles Dutoit (conductor) Petrassi: Nonsense Songs RTVE Chorus Josep Vila (conductor) Vivaldi: In furore iustissima irae - motet for soprano, strings and continuo, RV 626; Concerto in G minor for strings and continuo, RV 156 Maria Espada (soprano) Andrea Marcon (harpsichord/director). The Lunchtime Concert features Yevgeny Sudbin (piano) performing works by Hadyn and Chopin | ||
20080609 | Lunchtime Concert: pianist Till Fellner in works by Mozart, Holliger and Schumann. | ||
20080610 | Presented by Penny Gore. Including Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Series of concerts given at the 2008 Guardian Hay Festival, in which the Psophos Quartet are joined by pianist David Bismuth to perform chamber music of late 19th century and early 20th century Paris. Lisa Schatzman, Pablo Schatzman (violin) Arnaud Thorette (viola) Eve-Marie Caravassilis (cello) David Bismuth (piano) Franck: Quintet in F minor for piano and strings Debussy: Sonata for cello and piano Plus a series of programmes focusing on performances by the BBC orchestras, with two themes running throughout: concertos for violin and orchestra, and the symphonies of Beethoven. Bruckner: Overture in G minor BBC Symphony Orchestra Alexander Rumpf (conductor) Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No 1 in D, Op 19 Alina Ibragimova (violin) Edward Gardner (conductor) Schubert: Symphony No 3 in D, D200 Francaix: Quintet No 1 for wind Galliard Ensemble Ravel: La Valse Lionel Bringuier (conductor) Craig Armstrong: Memory Takes My Hands Lucy Crowe (soprano) Apollo Voices Garry Walker (conductor) Beethoven: Symphony No 4 in B flat, Op 60 BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Otto Tausk (conductor). The Lunchtime Concert features the Psophos Quartet in music by Franck and Debussy. | ||
20080611 | Presented by Penny Gore. Including Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Series of concerts given at the 2008 Guardian Hay Festival, in which baritone Thomas Allen is accompanied by Simon Over in a recital featuring songs setting French poetry from the 15th century through to the First World War. All the composers featured were involved with the Societe Musicale Independante. Faure: L'Horizon chimerique Debussy: Trois Ballades de Francois Villon Poulenc: Songs from Poemes de Ronsard Ravel: Histoires naturelles Plus a series of programmes focusing on performances by BBC orchestras, with two themes running throughout: concertos for violin and orchestra, and the symphonies of Beethoven. Berlioz: Overture (Le carnaval romain, Op 9) Milhaud: Suite Francaise, Op 248 BBC National Orchestra of Wales Thierry Fischer (conductor) Dvorak: Symphony No 5 in F, Op 76 BBC Philharmonic Gianandrea Noseda (conductor) Howard Skempton: The Moon Is Flashing James Gilchrist (tenor) Grant Llewellyn (conductor) Saint-Saens: Violin Concerto No 3 in B minor, Op 61 Philippe Graffin (violin) Beethoven: Elegischer Gesang, Op 118 BBC Singers Stephen Betteridge (piano) Stephen Cleobury (conductor) Beethoven: Symphony No 6 in F, Op 68 (Pastoral) James Judd (conductor). The Lunchtime Concert features baritone Thomas Allen singing settings of French poetry. | ||
20080612 | Presented by Penny Gore. Including Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Series of concerts given at the 2008 Guardian Hay Festival. The Gould Piano Trio perform a late piano trio by Saint-Saens and one of the earliest of Debussy's chamber pieces. Lucy Gould (violin) Alice Neary (cello) Benjamin Frith (piano) Saint-Saens: Trio No 2 Debussy: Trio Plus a series of programmes focusing on performances by BBC orchestras, with two themes running throughout: concertos for violin and orchestra, and the symphonies of Beethoven. Ravel: Rapsodie espagnole BBC National Orchestra of Wales Jac van Steen (conductor) Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra, Op 30 BBC Philharmonic Gianandrea Noseda (conductor) Dvorak: Violin Concerto in A minor, Op 53 Hilary Hahn (violin) Steve Martland: Summer Rounds BBC Singers Stephen Cleobury (conductor) Bob Chilcott: Weather Report Stravinsky: Orpheus (ballet) Ulster Orchestra Kenneth Montgomery (conductor) Beethoven: Symphony No 7 in A, Op 92 Howard Shelley (conductor). The Lunchtime Concert features the Gould Piano Trio performing a piano trio by Saint-Saens | ||
20080613 | Presented by Penny Gore. Including Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: To conclude a series of concerts from the 2008 Guardian Hay Festival with pianist Jean-Efflam Bavouzet performs works by Ravel and Debussy, and a composer they helped to champion - Satie. Ravel: Oiseaux tristes; Une barque sur l'ocean; Alborada del gracioso (Miroirs) Satie: Avant dernieres pensees No 1 (Idylle); Le piege de la Meduse; Sarabande No 2 Debussy: Reflet dans l'eau; Hommage a Rameau; Mouvements (Images - Book 1); Pour les tierces; Pour les quartes; Pour les sixtes; Pour les octaves (Etudes - Book 1) Concluding a series of programmes focusing on performances by the BBC orchestras, with two themes running throughout: concertos for violin and orchestra, and the symphonies of Beethoven. Smetana: Wallenstein's Camp BBC Philharmonic Gianandrea Noseda (conductor) Walton: Violin Concerto in B minor Tasmin Little (violin) Vassily Sinaisky (conductor) Schoenberg: Pelleas und Melisande, Op 5 Chausson: Poeme de l'amour et de la mer, Op 19 Louise Winter (mezzo-soprano) Debussy: La mer Beethoven: Symphony No 8 in F, Op 93 Gianandrea Noseda (conductor). Lunchtime Concert: Pianist Jean Efflam Bavouzet in works by Ravel, Satie and Debussy. | ||
20080616 | Presented by Penny Gore. Including Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: From Wigmore Hall in London, Sarah Walker introduces a recital in which Canadian bass-baritone Gerald Finley and pianist Julius Drake perform German songs by Grieg and a selection of Schumann's settings of words by Heinrich Heine. Schumann: Heine Settings Grieg: 6 Songs, Op 48 Plus The Alps: A week of music with an Alpine connection, featuring orchestral and choral works. Pfitzner: 3 Preludes (Palestrina) Suisse Romande Orchestra Marek Janowski (conductor) Busoni: Violin Concerto in D Frank Peter Zimmermann (violin) Schnittke: Violin Sonata No 1 Alissa Margulis (violin) Polina Leschenko (piano) Liu Tieshan/Mao Yuan: Dance of the Yao People China Broadcasting Chinese Orchestra Pang Ka-Pang (conductor) Martin: In Terra Pax Catherine Naglestad (soprano) Doris Soffel (mezzo-soprano) Charles Workman (tenor) Christian Gerhaher (baritone) Ralf Lukas (bass) MDR Radio Chorus and Orchestra Hartmut Haenchen (conductor) Strauss: 4 Interludes (Intermezzo) Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No 2 Nikolai Lugansky (piano) Marek Janowski (conductor). Lunchtime Concert: Bass-baritone Gerald Finley and Julius Drake (piano) in works by Grieg. | ||
20080617 | Presented by Penny Gore. Including Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Felicity Lott (soprano) Malcolm Martineau (piano) Soprano Felicity Lott opens a week of Radio 3 Lunchtime Concerts from the 2007 Cheltenham Festival, with a recital from the Pittville Pump Room sourcing French and American pieces. She performs songs by Gounod, Faure, Saint-Saens and Chabrier, as well as works by Barber, Musto, Rorem and Porter. Gounod: Ou voulez-vous aller?; Le soir; Le temps des roses Faure: Mandoline, Op 58 No 1; En Sourdine, Op 58 No 2; Green, Op 58 No 3; Clair de lune, Op 46 No 2 Saint-Saens: La coccinelle; Si vous n'avez rien a me dire; Danse macabre Chabrier: Lied; Tex yeux bleus; L'ile heureuse Barber: The Monk and his Cat, Op 29 No 8; Sure on this Shining Night, Op 13 No 3; Promiscuity, Op 29 No 7; Solitary Hotel, Op 41 No 4 Musto: Triolet; Litany Rorem: Early in the Morning; I am Rose; O you whom I often and silently come where you are; Youth, Day, Old Age and Night Porter: The Physician; The Tale of the Oyster; Night and Day Plus The Alps: A week of music with an Alpine connection, including orchestral and choral works. Zbinden: Symphony No 3 Orchestre de la Suisse Romande Marek Janowski (conductor) Brahms: Violin Concerto, Op 77 Julian Rachlin (violin) Patrick Davin (conductor) Trad, arr Peng Xiuwen: Fleeing Clouds China Broadcasting Chinese Orchestra Pang Ka-Pang (conductor) Martin: Pilate Malgorzata Panko (mezzo-soprano) Fabrice Dalis (tenor) Piotr Nowacki (bass) Polish Radio Chorus Camerata Silesia National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra Lawrence Foster (conductor) Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 1 (Winter Daydreams) Antoni Wit (conductor). The Lunchtime concert features soprano Felicity Lott singing French and American music. | ||
20080618 | Presented by Penny Gore. Including Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Young Russian-Israeli pianist Boris Giltburg continues a series of Radio 3 Lunchtime Concerts featuring performances from the 2007 Cheltenham Festival. Giltburg made his Cheltenham debut in 2005, when he was barely into his twenties, and made such an impression that he was immediately invited back. Bach, arr Busoni: Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 656 Beethoven: Sonata No 28 in A, Op 101 Franck, arr Bauer: Prelude, Fugue and Variation in B minor, Op 18 Rachmaninov: Five selected Preludes, Op 23 Prokofiev: Sonata No 7 in B flat, Op 83 Gershwin: Three Preludes Plus The Alps: Continuing a week of music with an Alpine connection, including orchestral and choral works. Bartok: Divertimento Lausanne Chamber Orchestra Christoph Poppen (conductor) Martin: Et la vie l'emporta Netherlands Chamber Chorus Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Frans Bruggen (conductor) Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No 2 Lang Lang (piano) Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra Vladimir Ashkenazy (conductor) Strauss: Alpine Symphony Dresden Staatskapelle Fabio Luisi (conductor). The Lunchtime Concert features Boris Giltburg (piano) playing Bach, Beethoven and Franck. | ||
20080619 | Presented by Penny Gore. Including Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: A concert from 2007's Cheltenham Festival, with the Florestan Trio performing in the Pittville Pump Room with mezzo-soprano Susan Gritton in a programme featuring piano trios by Haydn and Schubert, as well as Shostakovich's settings of Alexander Blok's poetry. Haydn: Piano Trio No 1 in E flat, H XV 10 Shostakovich: Seven Romances on Verses by Blok, Op 127 Schubert: Piano Trio no 2 in E flat, D929 Plus The Alps: Continuing a week of music with an Alpine connection, including orchestral and choral works. Honegger: Pacific 231 Tonhalle Orchestra, Zurich Heinz Holliger (conductor) Martin: Songs of Ariel Swedish Radio Chorus Peter Dijkstra (conductor) Poulenc: Concerto for 2 pianos Lilya Zilberstein, Alexander Gurning (pianos) Lausanne Chamber Orchestra Christian Zacharias (conductor) Peng Xiuwen: Flowing Water China Broadcasting Chinese Orchestra Pang Ka-Pang (conductor) Wagner: Tristan und Isolde (Act 1) Cast includes: Ian Storey (tenor), Matti Salminen (bass), Waltraud Meier (soprano), Gerg Grokowski (baritone), Will Hartmann (tenor), Michelle de Young (soprano) La Scala Chorus and Orchestra Daniel Barenboim (conductor). Lunchtime Concert: The Florestan Trio with Susan Gritton in works by Haydn and Schubert. | ||
20080620 | Presented by Penny Gore. Including Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: A concert from 2007's Cheltenham Festival, with highly regarded current Radio 3 New Generation Artists the Pavel Haas Quartet performing a recital in the Pittville Pump Room, featuring music by Mozart, Dvorak and Janacek. Mozart: Adagio and Fugue in C minor K546 Dvorak: String Quartet No 12 in F (American) Janacek: String Quartet No 2 (Intimate Letters) Plus The Alps: Concluding a week of music with an Alpine connection, with the last two acts of Wagner's Tristan and Isolde in a performance given at La Scala, Milan earlier this year. During the interval British tenor Ian Storey talks to Penny about his role in the production. Wagner: Tristan und Isolde (Acts 2 and 3) With Ian Storey (tenor), Matti Salminen (bass), Waltraud Meier (soprano), Gerd Grokowski (baritone), Will Hartmann (tenor), Michelle de Young (soprano), Ryland Davies (tenor), Ernesto Panariello (baritone), Alfredo Nigro (tenor). La Scala Chorus and Orchestra/Daniel Barenboim. The Lunchtime Concert features the Pavel Haas Trio performing music by Mozart and Dvorak. | ||
20080623 | Presented by Jonathan Swain. Including: Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert From the Wigmore Hall, London, a recital by British pianist Imogen Cooper. Schubert: Impromptus, D899 Bartok: Selection from 14 Bagatelles, Op 6 Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No 13 in A minor Plus China Focus: With music by Chinese composer Tan Dun, creator of the award-winning score to the film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Tan Dun: Death and Fire BBC Symphony Orchestra Muhai Tang (conductor) Bach: Sonata in A for flute and keyboard, BWV 1032 Sharon Bezaly (flute) Terence Charleston (harpsichord) Charles Medlam (viola da gamba) Judith Weir: Heroic Strokes of the Bow BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Ilan Volkov (conductor) Beethoven: Piano Concerto No 5 Till Fellner (piano) Webern: Langsamer Satz (1905) for string quartet Szymanowski Quartet Mahler: Symphony No 4 Lisa Milne (soprano) Stefan Solyom (conductor) Part of Radio 3's Focus on China season. Lunchtime Concert: Pianist Imogen Cooper. China Focus: music by Chinese composer Tan Dun. | ||
20080624 | Presented by Jonathan Swain. Including Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Highlights from concerts recorded at this year's Aldeburgh Festival. Featuring the Belcea Quartet, pianist Imogen Cooper and double bass player Duncan McTier. Schubert: String Quartet No 13 in A minor, D804 (Rosamunde); String Quintet, D667 (Trout). Plus China Focus: Bright Sheng: Shanghai Overture BBC Symphony Orchestra Muhai Tang (conductor) Bach: Sonata in E minor for flute and continuo, BWV 1034 Sharon Bezaly (flute) Terence Charleston (harpsichord) Charles Medlam (viola da gamba) Berlioz: Overture (Le corsaire) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Vassily Sinaisky (conductor) Beethoven: Violin Concerto James Ehnes (violin) Elgar: Serenade for string orchestra Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 5 in E minor Christoph Konig (conductor) Part of Radio 3's Focus on China season. Lunchtime Concert: Aldeburgh Festival highlights. Plus China Focus. | ||
20080625 | Presented by Jonathan Swain. Including Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Debussy: Sonata in D minor for cello and piano Janacek: Pohadka (Fairy Tales) for cello and piano (1912 version) Schumann: Violin Sonata No 3, arr for cello Kurtag: Four Pieces for solo cello: Hommage a John Cage; Pilinszky Janos: Gerard de Nerval; Arnyak (Shadows); Kroo Gyorgy In Memoriam Ravel: Deux melodies hebraiques Poulenc: Sonata for cello and piano Plus China Focus Including: Qigang Chen: L'eloignement BBC Symphony Orchestra Muhai Tang (conductor) Poulenc, arr Lennox Berkeley: Flute Sonata Sharon Bezaly (flute) BBC Philharmonic Baldur Bronnimann (conductor) Puccini: Preludio Sinfonico BBC National Orchestra of Wales Roberto Minczuk (conductor) Korngold: Violin Concerto Matthew Trusler (violin) Busoni: Turandot Suite (Scs 1,2,7 and 8) Tchaikovsky: Capriccio Italienne Bach: Sonata in G minor for flute (or violin/oboe) and keyboard, BWV 1020 (attrib JS Bach, now thought to be CPE Bach) Alexei Ogrintchouk (oboe) Robin Michael (cello) Gary Cooper (harpsichord) Beethoven: Piano Concerto No 1 Ingrid Fliter (piano) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Benjamin Ellin (conductor) Part of Radio 3's Focus on China season. Lunchtime Concert: Steven Isserlis in works by Debussy and Janacek. Plus China Focus. | ||
20080626 | Presented by Jonathan Swain. Including Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert In a concert given at this year's Aldeburgh Festival, soprano Carolyn Sampson and pianist Jonathan Papp perform rarely-heard songs from Debussy and Poulenc, alongside Britten's settings of Verlaine and Hugo. Debussy: Ariettes oubliees Bizet: Adieux de l'hotesse arabe; Ma vie a son secret; La coccinelle Poulenc: Airs chantes (1927) Barber: Three songs, Op 45 Britten: Quatre chansons francaises Walton: Three songs Plus China Focus Including: Musheng Chen: A Dream in the Peony Garden Yili Shen Kun (opera singer) Muhai Tang (conductor) Beethoven: Egmont - incidental music, Op 84 Ulster Orchestra Josep Caballe-Domenech (conductor) Beethoven: Concerto No 3 in C minor for piano and orchestra, Op 37 Edward Kunz (piano) Leonard Bernstein: Halil Nocturne for flute, string orchestra and percussion Sharon Bezaly (flute) Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio espagnol, Op 34 Chen Yi: Chinese Folk Songs (Diu diu deng; Mountain Song and Dancing Tune; The Flowing Stream; Spring Dreams) BBC Singers Odaline de la Martinez (conductor) Prokofiev: Sinfonia Concertante Danjulo Ishizaka (cello) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Michal Dworzynski (conductor) Part of Radio 3's Focus on China season. Lunchtime Concert: Carolyn Sampson in songs by Debussy and Poulenc. Plus China Focus. | ||
20080627 | Presented by Jonathan Swain. With Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Concluding the series of concerts given at this year's Aldeburgh Festival, pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard performs excerpts from Bach's The Art of Fugue interspersed with excerpts from Jatekol (Games) by the festival's featured composer Gyorgy Kurtag. Plus Focus on China: Li Huan Zhi: Chinese Spring Festival Overture Stravinsky: Petrushka Smetana: Vltava: Ma Vlast BBC Symphony Orchestra Jiri Belohlavek (conductor) Smetana: Och, jaky zal!...Ten lasky sen (The Bartered Bride) Elena Semenova (soprano) Elgar: Cockaigne Overture Glazunov: Chant du menestrel Jian Wang (cello) Chen Yi: Chinese Myths Cantata BBC Singers Gu Feng Ensemble BBC Philharmonic Jason Lai (conductor) John Adams: The Chairman Dances Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No 1 Jin Ju (piano) Part of Radio 3's Focus on China season. Lunchtime Concert: Pierre-Laurent Aimard in works by Bach and Kurtag. Plus China Focus. | ||
20080721 | Presented by Penny Gore. BBC Proms 2008: Another chance to hear the BBC Symphony Orchestra under its chief conductor opening the 114th season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts. The concert launches Proms celebrations of the centenaries of Elliott Carter and Olivier Messiaen and features a rich line-up of soloists. Christine Brewer (soprano) Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano) Nicholas Daniel (oboe) Wayne Marshall (organ) Royal College of Music Brass Jiri Belohlavek (conductor) Strauss: Festliches Praludium Mozart: Oboe Concerto in C, K314 Strauss: Four Last Songs Messiaen: La nativite du Seigneur (Dieu parmi nous) Beethoven: Rondo in B flat for piano and orchestra Elliott Carter: Catenaires for solo piano (UK premiere) Scriabin: The Poem of Ecstasy Plus Chamber Music: The first in a series of chamber music performances, featured throughout the Proms season, with Radio 3 New Generation Artists the Ebene Quartet in a recital given last year at the Wigmore Hall, London. Haydn: Quartet, Op 76 No 1 Ravel: Quartet. Another chance to hear the BBC SO under Jiri Behlolavek in works by Carter and Messiaen. | ||
20080722 | Presented by Penny Gore. BBC Proms 2008: Another chance to hear a Prom in which violinist Nigel Kennedy made a return to the Proms - after an absence of 21 years - joining the BBC Concert Orchestra and Paul Daniel for Elgar's Violin Concerto. Introduced by Sean Rafferty, the programme begins with The Garden of Fand, one of Bax's so-called 'Celtic twilight' works, and a magical evocation of the sea surrounding Fan's island. Afterwards Andrew Kennedy is soloist in Finzi's setting of Wordsworth's poem about the loss of childhood innocence. Andrew Kennedy (tenor) Nigel Kennedy (violin) BBC Symphony Chorus Paul Daniel (conductor) Bax: The Garden of Fand Finzi: Intimations of Immortality Elgar: Violin Concerto Plus Chamber Music: Britten: Cello Sonata, Op 65 Peter Wispelwey (cello) Dejan Lazic (piano). Featuring works by Bax and Finzi, plus violinist Nigel Kennedy in Elgar's Violin Concerto. | ||
20080723 | Presented by Tom Service. BBC Proms 2008: Another chance to hear an orchestral Prom with Parisian musicians playing French blockbusters from the last two centuries, also featuring the Royal Albert Hall's famous organ. They contribute to the celebrations of Olivier Messiaen's centenary with two works with a religious inspiration: one for solo organ and one for a large array of wind and percussion. And they join forces to end the concert with Saint-Saens's famous Organ Symphony. Olivier Latry (organ) Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France Myung-Whun Chung (conductor) Messiaen: L'ascension, for solo organ; Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum Saint-Saens: Symphony No 3 (Organ) Plus Chamber Music: Wolf: 6 songs (Morike lieder for voice and piano) Christianne Stotijn (soprano) Joseph Breinl (piano) Haydn: Quartet, Op 20 No 1 Endellion Quartet. Another chance to hear a Prom with French music. With Saint-Saens's Organ Symphony. | ||
20080724 | Presented by Penny Gore. BBC Proms 2008: Another chance to hear a Prom featuring conductor Roger Norrington and the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra performing key works by three much-loved composers. The concert begins with Rossini's overture to his opera William Tell, with its brooding prelude for cellos and famous galloping ending, and is followed by Haydn's early C major Cello Concerto, long-thought lost until it turned up in the 1960s. The soloist is young French cellist Jean-Guihen Queyras, who makes his BBC Proms debut. The programme ends with Elgar's Symphony No 1 in A flat, described at the time of its debut by Hans Richter as 'the greatest symphony of modern times'. Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello) Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra (SWR) Roger Norrington (conductor) Rossini: William Tell Overture Haydn: Cello Concerto No 1 in C Elgar: Symphony No 1 in A flat Plus Chamber Music: Britten: Cello Suite No 3 Christian Poltera (cello). Another chance to hear a Prom with Rossini: William Tell Overture and Elgar: Symphony No 1 | ||
20080725 | Presented by Penny Gore. BBC Proms 2008: Another chance to hear a Proms concert recreating a programme first heard at the Royal Albert Hall in 1958, with works by two great German composers. The BBC Symphony Orchestra is joined by its chief conductor Jiri Belohlavek, who was raised in the European traditions of performing Mendelssohn and Brahms. Lars Vogt (piano) Jiri Belohlavek (conductor) Mendelssohn: Overture (Ruy Blas); Symphony No 4 in A (Italian) Brahms: Piano Concerto No 2 in B flat; Symphony No 2 in D Plus Chamber Music: Bach: Cello Suite No 1 Christian Poltera (cello). The BBC SO in Mendelssohn's Overture to Ruy Blas and Brahms's Piano Concerto No 2. | ||
20080728 | Presented by Jonathan Swain. BBC Proms 2008: Another chance to hear a Prom featuring the BBC Philharmonic and its Conductor Laureate in a programme that includes the first public performance of Arnold Bax's In memoriam Patrick Pearse. Written in memory of one of the leaders of the Irish Easter Rising of 1916, it was only recently found to have been orchestrated. The orchestra is then joined by Yevgeny Sudbin who makes his BBC Proms debut in Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No 1, and the concert concludes with Vaughan Williams's challenging Symphony No 4. Yevgeny Sudbin (piano) Yan Pascal Tortelier (conductor) Bax: In memoriam Patrick Pearse Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No 1 in F sharp minor Vaughan Williams: Symphony No 4 in F minor Plus Chamber Music: Messiaen: Vingt Regards Nos 1-10 Joanna MacGregor (piano) Shostakovich: String quartet No 7 Kopelman Quartet. Another chance to hear a Prom featuring works by Bax, Rachmaninov and Vaughan Williams. | ||
20080729 | Presented by Jonathan Swain. BBC Proms 2008: Another chance to a Prom with a programme that concentrates on colour, both orchestral and visual, and includes the first Proms premiere of 2008, by Simon Holt, recently appointed 'Composer in Association' with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. There is also Debussy's Nocturnes, his impressionist response to paintings by Whistler, portraying sky, sea and dazzling festivities, as well as Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition, with orchestrations by Ravel. Cantamus Girls' Choir Thierry Fischer (conductor) Debussy: Nocturnes Simon Holt: Troubled Light (BBC commission - world premiere) Mussorgsky, orch. Ravel: Pitcures at an Exhibition Plus Chamber Music: Messiaen: Vingts Regards Nos 11-20 Joanna MacGregor (piano) Faure: Melodies, Op 58 Joan Rodgers (soprano) Christopher Glynn (piano). Another chance to hear a Prom featuring a new work by Simon Holt and Debussy's Nocturnes. | ||
20080730 | Presented by Jonathan Swain. BBC Proms 2008: Another chance to hear a Prom in which bass John Tomlinson joins the City of Birmingham Chorus and Symphony Orchestra in scenes from Boris Godunov and composer Thomas Ades conducts his recent work which explores the idea of 'the ship of the world'. Also on the bill is Prokofiev's fiery first Piano Concerto with soloist Louis Lortie as well as two of the most popular Russian works in the orchestra repertoire. Anna Dennis (mezzo-soprano) John Tomlinson (bass) Louis Lortie (piano) City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Thomas Ades (conductor) Mussorgsky, rev. Shebalin: A Night on the Bare Mountain Mussorgsky: Coronation Scene; Boris's Monologue; Death Scene (Boris Godunov) Ades: Tevot Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No 1 Borodin: Polovtsian Dances Plus Chamber Music: Brahms: Piano Quartet, Op 60 Johannes Flieder (viola) Vienna Piano Trio. A Prom with works by Mussorgsky, Ades, Prokofiev and Borodin. | ||
20080731 | Presented by Jonathan Swain. BBC Proms 2008: Another chance to hear a Prom celebrating the centenary of the birth of Olivier Messiaen, one of the most inspirational, colourful and influential composers of the 20th century. La transfiguration is a fervent expression of his passionately held Roman Catholic faith, illuminating the moment when Christ was enveloped in light and revealed to his disciples as the Son of God. Messiaen: La transfiguration de notre Seigneur Jesus-Christ Gerard Bouwhuis (piano) Adam Walker (flute) Julian Bliss (clarinet) Sonia Wieder-Atherton (cello) Colin Currie (xylophone) Adrian Spillett (marimba) Richard Benjafield (vibraphone) Philharmonia Voices BBC Symphony Chorus BBC National Chorus of Wales BBC National Orchestra of Wales Thierry Fischer (conductor) Plus Chamber Music: Dowland: Selection of lute songs Emma Kirkby (soprano) Jakob Lindberg (lute) Schubert: Piano Trio in B flat Vienna Piano Trio. With a Prom featuring Messiaen's La transfiguration. Plus Chamber Music: Schubert. | ||
20080801 | Presented by Jonathan Swain. BBC Proms 2008: Another chance to hear a Prom celebrating the 200th anniversary of Beethoven's Symphony No 5 - premiered in 1808 in Vienna - and Elliott Carter's centenary. David Robertson and the BBC Symphony Orchestra begin with the string orchestra version of the Grosse Fuge from Beethoven's late String Quartet Op 130. Nicholas Daniel (oboe) David Robertson (conductor) Beethoven: Grosse Fuge Elliott Carter: Oboe Concerto Beethoven: Symphony No 5 in C minor Plus Chamber Music: Haydn: Piano Trio H XV 19 Vienna Piano Trio Korngold: Piano Trio Purcell: Selection of songs and lute pieces Emma Kirkby (soprano) Jakob Linberg (lute). Another chance to hear a Prom featuring Beethoven's Symphony No 5 and Grosse Fuge. | ||
20080804 | Presented by Louise Fryer. With BBC Proms 2008: Another chance to hear the Halle Orchestra's Prom with their current music director Mark Elder in Vaughan Williams's 8th Symphony, dedicated to the orchestra's then music director John Barbirolli, who premiered the work with the orchestra in 1956. This is followed by George Butterworth's orchestral rhapsody, which is heard alongside some of AE Housman's poems which inspired it. The concert concludes with Bruch's ever-popular concerto, featuring violinist Janine Janson, and Richard Strauss's orchestral portrait of impudent trickster Till Eulenspiegel. Janine Jansen (violin) Rupert Evans (speaker) Tom McKay (speaker) Mark Elder (conductor) Butterworth: A Shropshire Lad Vaughan Williams: Symphony No 8 in D minor Bruch: Violin Concerto No 1 in G minor Strauss: Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche Plus Chamber Music: Schoenberg: Verklarte Nacht Vienna Piano Trio Berio: Folk songs Britten Sinfonia. Another chance to hear a Prom featuring works by Vaughan Williams, Bruch and Strauss. | ||
20080805 | Presented by Louise Fryer. Including BBC Proms 2008: Another chance to hear a Prom celebrating Liverpool's relationship with young Russian conductor Vasily Petrenko, in its year as Europan capital of culture. Petrenko teams up with two other young Liverpool-born artists: composer Kenneth Hesketh, who has written a new work for this Prom, and pianist Paul Lewis, who joins the orchestra for Beethoven's Piano Concerto No 4. Paul Lewis (piano) Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Vasily Petrenko (conductor) Kenneth Hesketh: Graven Image (BBC/RLPO co-commission: world premiere) Beethoven: Piano Concerto No 4 in G Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances Plus Chamber Music: Prokofiev: Overture on Hebrew themes Britten Sinfonia Stravinsky: 3 Songs Anna Dennis (soprano) Schubert: selection of songs Christianne Stotijn (mezzo-soprano) Joseph Breinl (piano). Another chance to hear a Prom featuring music by Liverpool-born composer Kenneth Hesketh. | ||
20080806 | Presented by Louise Fryer. BBC Proms 2008: Another chance to hear a Prom featuring the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra with their Chief Conductor-designate Donald Runnicles in their first concert of the new season. Beethoven's First Symphony is followed by Mahler's symphony-with-voices Das Lied von der Erde, featuring South African tenor Johan Botha and former Kathleen Ferrier Award-winner Karen Cargill. Karen Cargill (mezzo-soprano) Johan Botha (tenor) Donald Runnicles (conductor) Beethoven: Symphony No 1 in C Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde Plus Chamber Music: Mozart: Trio in G, K496 Vienna Piano Trio Mahler: Piano Quartet Movement Johannes Flieder (piano) Falla: Harpsichord Concerto Britten Sinfonia. A repeat of a Prom, with Beethoven's Symphony No 1 and Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde. | ||
20080807 | Presented by Louise Fryer. BBC Proms 2008: Another chance to hear a Prom in which the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and its young associate guest conductor Stefan Solyom celebrate the 150th anniversary of Ethel Smyth's birth. Her unusually scored Concerto for Horn and Violin is dedicated to the founder of the Proms, Henry Wood, and alongside it are Wood's own arrangements of Bach and Rachmaninov, a composer whose work he championed. The concert closes with Rachmaninov's romantic Second Symphony. Richard Watkins (horn) Tasmin Little (violin) Stefan Solyom (conductor) Bach, orch. Henry Wood: Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 Smyth: Concerto for Violin, Horn and Orchestra Rachmaninov, orch. Henry Wood: Prelude in C sharp minor Rachmaninov: Symphony No 2 in E minor Plus Chamber Music: The Britten Sinfonia play works by composers from Bach to Peter Maxwell Davies, as well as Bach arranged by Maxwell Davies. A repeat of a Proms Ethel Smyth celebration, with her Concerto for Horn and Violin. | ||
20080808 | Presented by Louise Fryer. Including BBC Proms 2008: Another chance to hear a Prom in which young violinist Julia Fischer joins the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra and its chief conductor for a programme inspired by rustic dances. Brahms's Violin Concerto ends with a peasant dance, while the third movement of Dvorak's Sixth is a 'furiant' with cross-rhythms. This is preceded by Johan Wagenaar's overture to Cyrano de Bergerac. Julia Fischer (violin) Yakov Kreizberg (conductor) Wagenaar: Overture (Cyrano de Bergerac) Dvorak: Symphony No 6 in D Brahms: Violin Concerto in D Plus Chamber Music: Stravinsky: Soldier's Tale Suite Bartok: Contrasts Britten Sinfonia Stravinsky: 3 Pieces for string quartet Kopelman Quartet. A repeat of a Prom inspired by rustic dances. Including Brahms's Violin Concerto. | ||
20080811 | Presented by Ian Skelly. BBC Proms 2008 British composer George Benjamin conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in his first orchestral work Ringed by the Flat Horizon, which was dedicated to his teacher Olivier Messiaen. The concert opens with Messiaen's four meditations on religious themes, L'ascension, and returns to France at its close with popular works by Ravel. German violinist Carolin Widmann makes her Proms debut with Stravinsky's neo-Classical violin concerto. Introduced by Sara Mohr-Pietsch. Carolin Widmann (violin) George Benjamin (conductor) Messiaen: L'ascension Stravinsky: Violin Concerto George Benjamin: Ringed by the Flat Horizon Ravel: Pavane pour une infante defunte Ravel: Bolero Chamber Music Couperin: Pieces de clavecin Ravel: Le tombeau de Couperin (excerpts) Alexandre Tharaud (piano). The BBC SO in works by Messiaen, Stravinsky, Ravel and conductor George Benjamin. | ||
20080812 | BBC Proms 2008 Ian Skelly presents the Ulster Orchestra under its principal conductor Kenneth Montgomery exploring contrasting nationalities in a colourful Proms programme of Irish and Czech music. Works by Irish born composers Ferguson and Stanford are followed by Smetana's Ma vlast and Dvorak's Eighth Symphony. Young Irish pianist Finghin Collins makes his Proms debut in Stanford's Second Piano Concerto. Introduced by Alex Wilson. Finghin Collins (piano) Kenneth Montgomery (conductor) Ferguson: Overture for an Occasion Stanford: Piano Concerto No 2 Smetana: Vltava (Ma vlast) Dvorak: Symphony No 8 in G Chamber Music MacMillan: Memento for String Quartet Callino Quartet Brahms: Quintet in F minor for piano and strings, Op 34 Barry Douglas (piano) Callino Quartet. The Ulster Orchestra in a Prom featuring music by Ferguson, Stanford, Smetana and Dvorak. | ||
20080813 | Presented by Ian Skelly. BBC Proms 2008 Leonard Slatkin conducts the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in a Prom featuring three diverse composers. Chen Yi's Olympic Fire was commissioned to celebrate the opening of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, and to look forward to the London Olympics in 2012. Winner of the 2001 Van Cliburn Competition Olga Kern plays one of the best-loved works by fellow-Russian Sergei Rachmaninov. The Prom finishes with two major pieces by Ralph Vaughan Williams: a work for strings commissioned for the New York World's Fair just before the Second World War and a searing symphony apparently inspired by the horrors that conflict brought. Introduced by Sara Mohr-Pietsch. Olga Kern (piano) Leonard Slatkin (conductor) Chen Yi: Olympic Fire (BBC commission; world premiere) Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Vaughan Williams: Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus Vaughan Williams: Symphony No 6 in E minor Chamber Music Bach: Preludes and Fugues Schoenberg: Pieces Alfredo Pearl (piano) Plus highlights from Hesperion XXI and Jordi Savall at the 2006 Wyastone Leys Festival. BBC Proms 2008: Works by Chen Yi, Rachmaninov and Vaughan Williams. Plus chamber music. | ||
20080814 | Presented by Ian Skelly. BBC Proms 2008 A jazz-infused concert given at the Royal Albert Hall, London, with works by Gershwin, Stravinsky and Bernstein, plus new compositions by Radio 3 New Generation Artist Gwilym Simcock and Jason Yarde. Michael Collins (clarinet) Gwilym Simcock (piano) Phil Donkin (bass) Martin France (drums) Jason Yarde (saxophone) BBC Concert Orchestra Charles Hazlewood (conductor) Gershwin: Strike Up the Band Gershwin, arr. Jason Yarde: My man's gone now (Porgy and Bess) (BBC commission; world premiere) Jason Yarde: Rhythm and Other Fascinations (BBC commission; world premiere) Stravinsky: Ebony Concerto Bernstein: Prelude, Fugue and Riffs Gwilym Simcock: Progressions for piano and orchestra (BBC commission; world premiere) Gershwin: An American in Paris Chamber Music Bach: Partita No 1 Martin Helmchen (piano) Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No 5 Jacques Loussier Trio Bach: English Suite No 2 Martin Helmchen (piano). BBC Proms 2008: Gershwin, Stravinsky, Bernstein, plus new works by Simcock and Yarde. | ||
20080815 | Presented by Ian Skelly. BBC Proms 2008 From the Royal Albert Hall, London. Presented by Rob Cowan. Edward Gardner conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra, with the first half of the Prom inspired by the sun and nature - Sibelius's Night Ride and Sunrise is followed by two world premieres: Michael Berkeley's Slow Dawn on the rising of the sun and Stuart McRae's Gaudete, a 'life narrative' based on the epilogue from a collection of poems by Ted Hughes and sung by Susanna Andersson. A perennial favourite by Elgar concludes the programme. Susanna Andersson (soprano) Edward Gardner (conductor) Sibelius: Night Ride and Sunrise Michael Berkeley: Slow Dawn (world premiere of new version) Stuart MacRae: Gaudete (BBC commission; world premiere) Elgar: Enigma Variations Plus: Janacek: Diary of One Who Disappeared Toby Spence (tenor) Graham Johnson (piano) Highlights from Hesperion XXI and Jordi Savall at the 2006 Wyastone Leys Festival. Bach: Fugue No 5 Jacques Loussier Trio. | ||
20080818 | Presented by John Shea. BBC Proms 2008 Gianandrea Noseda celebrates Puccini's 150th anniversary by conducting the BBC Philharmonic, BBC Singers and an international cast in this concert performance of his one-act opera Il Tabarro. Rachmaninov's powerful First Symphony - only recently recognised for the masterpiece it is following its disastrous premiere - completes the programme. Introduced by Suzy Klein. Barbara Frittoli (Giorgetta) Miro Dvorsky (Luigi) Lado Ataneli (Michele) Jane Henschel (La Frugola) Barry Banks (Il Tinca) Alastair Miles (Il Talpa) Allan Clayton (A song-vendor) Katherine Broderick (Young lover) Edgaras Montvidas (Young lover) Gianandrea Noseda (conductor) Rachmaninov: Symphony No 1 Puccini: Il tabarro (concert performance - sung in Italian) Chamber Music Highlights from concerts performed at the Sage, Gateshead, featuring Radio 3 new Generation Artists. Mozart: Quartet, K421 Chiaroscuro Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit Eduard Kunz (piano). Gianandrea Noseda conducts Puccini's opera Il Tabarro. Plus Rachmaninov's Symphony No 1. | ||
20080819 | Presented by John Shea. BBC Proms 2008 A Prom featuring Vassily Sinaisky and the BBC Philharmonic performing Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade, the tale of a Princess who seduces the Sultan with her never-ending fund of stories. The great Russian conductor's enthusiasm for all things English is also displayed with performances of Elgar and Vaughan Williams. Introduced by Rob Cowan. Ashley Wass (piano) Vassily Sinaisky (conductor) Elgar: In the South (Alassio) Vaughan Williams: Piano Concerto Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade Chamber Music A selection of lieder by Schubert, Brahms, Mahler and Pfitzner performed by mezzo-soprano Christianne Stotijn and pianist Joseph Breinl. The BBC Philharmonic in a Prom featuring Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade. | ||
20080820 | Presented by John Shea. BBC Proms 2008 A Prom in which charismatic young conductor Gustavo Dudamel directs former Radio 3 New Generation Artist Martin Frost and the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra in a new clarinet concerto by Anders Hillborg, as well as Berlioz's ecstatic and hallucinatory Symphonie fantastique. Martin Frost (clarinet) Gustavo Dudamel (conductor) Ravel: La Valse Anders Hillborg: Clarinet Concerto (Peacock Tales) (UK premiere) Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique Plus Chamber Music Faure: Barcarolles (selection) Debussy: Preludes (selection) Louis Lortie (piano) Dutilleux: Ainsi la nuit Psophos Quartet. A Prom with Martin Frost (clarinet) and the Gothenburg SO in music by Ravel and Berlioz. | ||
20080821 | Presented by John Shea. BBC Proms 2008 Proms favourites Daniel Barenboim and his West-Eastern Divan Orchestra return to the Royal Albert Hall in the first of two concerts. The orchestra brings young Israeli and Arab musicians together every summer to work and perform Vienese classics by Haydn, Schoenberg and Brahms. Introduced by Martin Handley. Ramon Ortega Quero (oboe) Mor Biron (bassoon) Guy Braunstein (violin) Hassan Moataz El Molla (cello) Daniel Barenboim (conductor) Haydn: Sinfonia concertante in B flat for oboe, bassoon, violin and cello Schoenberg: Variations for Orchestra, Op 31 Brahms: Symphony No 4 Plus Chamber Music: A selection of songs by Pfitzner, Schoenberg and Mahler performed by baritone Simon Keenlyside and pianist Malcolm Martineau. Haydn: Quartet, Op 74 No 3 Chiaroscuro. A Proms featuring the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra in Haydn, Schoenberg and Brahms. | ||
20080822 | Presented by John Shea. BBC Proms 2008 A Prom featuring the music of Leos Janacek, a recent departure for Pierre Boulez, who galvanises his large orchestra forces with extra brass in the glorious Sinfonietta. They are joined by some 260 voices and organ for the thrilling Glagolitic Mass, while by way of a total contrast. Plus a rare opportunity to hear the Capriccio for piano and chamber ensemble. Introduced by Donald McLeod. Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano) Jeanne-Michele Charbonnet (soprano) Anna Stephany (mezzo-soprano) Simon O'Neill (tenor) Peter Fried (bass) Simon Preston (organ) BBC Symphony Chorus London Symphony Chorus BBC Symphony Orchestra Pierre Boulez (conductor) Janacek: Sinfonietta; Capriccio; Glagolitic Mass (original version - reconstr. Paul Wingfield) Chamber Music Alexei Ogrintchouk (oboe) Joanne Lunn (soprano) David McGuinness (harpsichord) Sebastian Comberti (cello) Telemann: Sonata in G minor for oboe and continuo Bach: Hochster, Hochster, mache deine Gute (Cantata No 51) CPE Bach: Sonata in G minor for oboe and continuo Bach: 15 Inventions for keyboard (Nos 1, 4, 6, 8 and 14); Bach: Part 1; Seufzer, Tranen, Kummer, Not (Cantata No 21); Sich uben im Lieben (Cantata No 202) Plus a selection of Schubert songs performed by baritone Simon Keenlyside and pianist Malcolm Martineau. Pierre Boulez conducts the BBC SO and Chorus in three works by Janacek. Plus Chamber Music | ||
20080825 | Presented by Penny Gore BBC Proms 2008: A Prom featuring Vaughan Williams's Flos Campi with a solo viola accompanied by orchestra and wordless chorus, prefaced by highly charged words from the Song of Solomon. It is a score that may have been a concealed declaration of love for Ursula Wood, who was to become the composer's second wife. Well known for his advocacy of British music, Richard Hickox also directs Nigel Osborne's Flute Concerto in celebration of the composer's sixtieth birthday and with a Radio 3 New Generation Artist as soloist. Completing the programme are a Mozart Symphony and Beethoven's Mass in C. Introduced by Louise Fryer. Sharon Bezaly (flute) Lawrence Power (viola) Rebecca Evans (soprano) Pamela Helen Stephen (mezzo-soprano) Thomas Walker (tenor) Matthew Rose (bass) BBC Singers City of London Sinfonia Richard Hickox (conductor) Mozart: Symphony No 34 in C, K338 Vaughan Williams: Flos campi Nigel Osborne: Flute Concerto Beethoven: Mass in C Plus Chamber Music: Beethoven: Piano Sonata No 21 in C, Op 53 (Waldstein) Barry Douglas (piano) Brahms: Two Rhapsodies for piano, Op 79 Barry Douglas (piano). A Prom featuring music by Vaughan Williams, Nigel Osborne and Beethoven. | ||
20080826 | Presented by Penny Gore. BBC Proms 2008: A Prom with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra under Chief Conductor Ilan Volkov in the second premiere of the season by centenary composer Elliott Carter - a miniature piano concerto performed by Nicolas Hodges. With Alban Gerhardt as soloist in the challenging Symphony-Concerto by Prokofiev, originally written for the great Russian cellist Rostropovich. The concert ends with Beethoven's idyllic yet dramatic 'Pastoral' Symphony. Introduced by Martin Handley Nicolas Hodges (piano) Alban Gerhardt (cello) Ilan Volkov (conductor) Elliott Carter: Soundings Prokofiev: Symphony-Concerto Beethoven: Symphony No 6 (Pastoral) 4.00pm Chamber Music Tavener: Songs of the sky Charles Daniels (tenor) Nicholas Daniel (oboe) Julius Drake (piano) A selection of songs by Bridge, Hughes, Orr, Howells, Ireland and Barber. Ailish Tynan (soprano) Barry Douglas (piano). Prom with the BBC SSO in a premiere by Elliott Carter, plus Prokofiev's Symphony-Concerto. | ||
20080827 | Presented by Penny Gore. BBC Proms 2008: An electro-acoustic Prom with works by some of the biggest names in electronic music. Featuring Jonathan Harvey's Mortuos plango, vivos voco, which merges the sound of the great bell of Winchester Cathedral with the voice of a boy treble, as well as his new commision Speakings, which plays on the musical content of speech and his His Tombeau de Messiaen. The French composer himself is represented by the Concert a quatre, a work completed after his death by his widow Yvonne Loriod, while Edgar Varese - one of the great early pioneers of electronic music - is represented by his tape piece Poeme electronique, and his work for orchestra and tape Deserts. Introduced by Andrew McGregor Cedric Tiberghien (piano) Emily Beynon (flute) Alexei Ogrintchouk (oboe) Danjulo Ishizaka (cello) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Ilan Volkov (conductor) Jonathan Harvey: Tombeau de Messiaen Messiaen: Concert a quatre Jonathan Harvey: Mortuos plango, vivos voco; Speakings Varese: Poeme electronique; Deserts. An electro-acoustic Prom, featuring Jonathan Harvey's Mortuos plango, vivos voco. | ||
20080828 | Presented by Penny Gore. BBC Proms 2008: A Prom with Jiri Belohlavek conducting the BBC Symphony Orchestra in music from his Czech homeland. With Dvorak's 16 Slavonic Dances, which began life as piano duets before his publisher persuaded him to orchestrate them - to huge success. Plus Janacek's rarely-heard, semi autobiographical opera Osud (Fate), about the writing of an opera telling the story of the composer Zivny and his lover Mila, both the object of his obsessive love and the subject of his work. Starring tenor Stefan Margita and soprano Amanda Roocroft. Introduced by Donald McLeod. Zivny - Stefan Margita Mila - Amanda Roocroft Mila's Mother - Rosalind Plowright Dr Suda/Hrazda - Ales Briscein Konecny - Owen Gilhooly Ms Stuhla - Ailish Tynan Ms Pacovska/Fanca/Souckova - Martina Bauerova Doubek as a child - George Longworth Dvorak: Slavonic Dances, Op 46 Janacek: Osud BBC Singers Jiri Belohlavek (conductor) Plus Chamber Music: Schumann: 3 Romances, Op 94 Chen Halevi (clarinet) Noam Greenberg (piano). The BBC SO under Jiri Belohlavek in Dvorak's 16 Slavonic Dances and Janacek's Osud. | ||
20080829 | Presented by Penny Gore. BBC Prom 2008: Cologne's Gurzenich Orchestra under Markus Stenz makes its Proms debut in a recreation of the 1904 concert in which it introduced Mahler's 5th Symphony to the world. Schubert's songs from the 1904 concert are heard in new orchestrations and Stockhausen's Punkte is included to mark what would have been his 80th birthday. The Prom ends with Beethoven's Leonore Overture. Introduced by Andrew McGregor. Angelika Kirchschlager (mezzo-soprano) Apollo Voices Markus Stenz (conductor) Mahler: Symphony, No 5 Stockhausen: Punkte Schubert, orch. David Matthews: Standchen, D921 Schubert, orch. Manfred Trojahn: Bei dir allein, D866 No 2 Schubert, orch. Colin Matthews: Nacht und Traume, D827 Schubert, orch. Detlev Glanert: Das Lied im Grunen, D917 Beethoven: Leonore Overture No 3. The Gurzenich Orchestra in their Proms debut perform Mahler's 5th Symphony. | ||
20080901 | Presented by Penny Gore BBC Proms 2008 The young star players of the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain are conducted by the youngest man ever to be appointed Musical Director of the Royal Opera, Antonio Pappano. There is an American theme to their programme, launched by Frenchman Edgard Varese's hymn to the New World where he went to live, followed by the more reluctant US resident Rachmaninov's last numbered piano concerto, written mainly in New York. The concert ends with Aaron Copland's all-American Third Symphony, featuring his famous Fanfare for the Common Man. Boris Berezovsky (piano) Antonio Pappano (conductor) Varese: Ameriques Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No 4 Copland: Symphony No 3 Plus Chamber Music Elgar: Piano Quintet Sorrel Quartet Martin Roscoe (piano). With BBC Proms 2008: The NYO in Varese's Ameriques, Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No 4. | ||
20080902 | Presented by Penny Gore. BBC Proms 2008: The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra under conductor Daniele Gatti perform an all-Russian programme showing his flair for colour and emotional intensity. Prokofiev's ballet score Romeo and Juliet tells the story of Shakespeare's star-crossed lovers with some of his most popular music, while Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony moves from darkness to light, ending with a triumphal march. Introduced by Martin Handley. Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet (excerpts) Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 5 Daniele Gatti (conductor) Chamber Music: Elgar: String Quartet in E minor, Op 83 Brodsky Quartet. The RPO Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet (excerpts), and Tchaikovsky's Symphony No 5. | ||
20080903 | Presented by Penny Gore. BBC Proms 2008 With a Prom marking 50 years since the death of Ralph Vaughan Williams in 1958, in a programme with the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Andrew Davis. The magical soundworld of the Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis for string orchestra is followed by the narrative ballet Job and Serenade to Music, with words by Shakespeare and, according to tradition, featuring 16 leading British singers. The programme ends with Vaughan Williams's last symphony - the Ninth - which was completed when he was 85 years old. Introduced by Rob Cowan. Sarah Tynan, Elizabeth Atherton, Sophie Bevan, Rachel Nicholls (soprano) Allison Cook, Louise Poole, Julia Riley, Catherine Hopper (mezzo-soprano) Ed Lyon, Joshua Ellicott, Peter Wedd, Nicholas Sharratt (tenor) Mark Stone, Darren Jeffery, George von Bergen, Tim Mirfin (bass) Andrew Davis (conductor) Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis; Job - A Masque for Dancing; Serenade to Music; Symphony No 9. A Prom featuring Vaughan Williams's Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis and Job. | ||
20080904 | Presented by Penny Gore. BBC Proms 2008 A concert featuring Susanna Malkki conducting the Philharmonia Orchestra in five works including the UK premiere of Peter Eotvos' violin concerto Seven, written to commemorate the seven astronauts who lost their lives in the Columbia space shuttle tragedy in 2003. The programme also includes Debussy's Prelude a L'apres-midi d'un faune, Vaughan Williams's The Lark Ascending and two works by Vaughan Williams's teacher Ravel - the song cycle Scheherezade, featuring mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly, and the second suite from the ballet Daphnis et Chloe. Introduced by Christopher Cook. Akiko Suwanai (violin) Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano) Susanna Malkki (conductor) Debussy: Prelude a L'apres-midi d'un faune Peter Eotvos: Seven (violin concerto) (UK premiere) Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending Ravel: Scheherazade Ravel: Daphnis and Chloe Suite No 2 Plus Chamber Music Huw Watkins: Partita Alina Ibragimova (violin) Britten: Winter Words, Op 52 Robert Murray (tenor) Malcolm Martineau (piano). Susanna Malkki leading the Philharmonia in works including Eotvos' violin concerto Seven. | ||
20080905 | Presented by Penny Gore. BBC Proms 2008 Another chance to hear a Prom featuring an orchestra from Norway, a pianist from Russia playing Rachmaninov's grandest piano concerto and a Finnish conductor bringing two pieces from his homeland. Introduced by Fiona Talkington. Nikolai Lugansky (piano) Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra Jukka-Pekka Saraste (conductor) Magnus Lindberg: Seht die Sonne (UK premiere) Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No 3 Sibelius: Symphony No 1. A Prom with the Oslo Philharmonic in works by Magnus Lindberg, Rachmaninov and Sibelius. | ||
20080908 | Presented by Louise Fryer. BBC Proms 2008 One of the best known choral works in the repertory is performed at the 2008 Proms. Verdi's Requiem is every bit as popular as his famous operas and Verdi himself conducted the British premiere at the Royal Albert Hall in 1875 to a tumultuous reception. Here, over 220 voices of the massed choirs of the BBC Symphony Chorus and Crouch End Festival Chorus, an international line-up of soloists and Jiri Belohlavek conducting the BBC Symphony Orchestra perform what the composer called one of his greatest achievements. Introduced by Suzy Klein. Violeta Urmana (soprano) Olga Borodina (mezzo-soprano) Joseph Calleja (tenor) Ildebrando d'Arcangelo (bass) Jiri Belohlavek (conductor) Verdi: Requiem 3.35pm Chamber Music Music inspired by Italy, by composers from Bach to Nono. Louis Lortie (piano) Beethoven: String Quartet in F, Op 135 Brodsky Quartet. Another chance to hear a Prom featuring the BBC SO and Chorus in Verdi's Requiem. | ||
20080909 | Presented by Louise Fryer BBC Proms 2008: Another chance to hear last Thursday's Prom, which for the first part features a nautical theme, as the BBC National Orchestra of Wales performs music by Welsh composer Grace Williams. A pupil of Vaughan Williams and a friend of Britten, her Sea Sketches catch the different moods of the Bristol Channel, as seen from her hometown of Barry. Former Radio 3 New Generation Artist Christine Rice sings Elgar's ever-popular Sea Pictures, which is followed by Tchaikovsky's turbulent final symphony. Christine Rice (mezzo-soprano) Tadaaki Otaka (conductor) Grace Williams: Sea Sketches Elgar: Sea Pictures Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 6, (Pathetique) Plus Chamber Music: Mozart: Piano Quartet in E flat, K493 Muir Quartet Jean-Phillipe Collard (piano) Mozart: a selection of songs Robin Tritschler (tenor) Julius Drake (piano)4. BBC Proms 2008: The BBC NOW under Tadaaki Otaka in music by Elgar and Tchaikovsky. | ||
20080910 | Presented by Louise Fryer. BBC Proms 2008 A Prom in which the London Philharmonic Orchestra and its chief conductor Vladimir Jurowski mark 2008's centenary of Rimsky-Korsakov's death with his rarely-heard opera Kashchey the Immortal. This is paired with The Firebird by Stravinsky, who was one of Rimsky-Korsakov's pupils. Introduced by Tom Service. Vyacheslav Voynarovsky (Kashchey) Tatiana Monogarova (Princess) Pavel Baransky (Ivan Korolevich) Elena Manistina (Kashcheyevna) Mikhail Petrenko (Storm Knight) BBC Singers Vladimir Jurowski (conductor) Rimsky-Korsakov: Kashchey the Immortal Stravinsky: The Firebird Chamber Music Songs by Beethoven and Russian composers Robin Tritschler (tenor) Julius Drake (piano). BBC Proms 2008: Rimsky-Korsakov's Kashchey the Immortal and Stravinsky's The Firebird. | ||
20080911 | Presented by Louise Fryer BBC Proms 2008 A Prom in which celebrated French conductor Stephane Deneve conducts the Royal Scottish National Orchestra in a programme dominated by the theme of the sea. The erotic Bacchus et Ariane Suite No 2 by mariner-turned-composer Albert Roussel opens the concert, which ends with Debussy's famous symphonic sketches, La mer. In between, there is a performance of Rainbow by Thea Musgrave, who celebrates her 80th birthday this year. The piece charts a musical journey from an approaching storm, through the appearance of a rainbow to a sunny chorale of thanksgiving. And to complete the Proms cycle of Rachmaninov concertos, award-winning pianist Stephen Hough plays the most popular concerto of them all. Stephen Hough (piano) Stephane Deneve (conductor) Roussel: Bacchus et Ariane - Suite No 2 Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No 2 in C minor Thea Musgrave: Rainbow Debussy: La mer Plus Chamber Music Beethoven: String Quartet in F, Op 59 No 1 (Rasumovsky) Psophos Quartet. BBC Proms 2008: The RSNO peform works by Roussel, Rachmaninov and Debussy. | ||
20080912 | Presented by Louise Fryer. BBC Proms 2008 A Prom in which the natural world and beyond is explored by the BBC Symphony Orchestra under conductor Martyn Brabbins. With Vaughan Williams's Sinfonia Antartica in which off-stage female voices conjure the vast uninhabited wastes of the South Pole. Notions of clouds, nebulae and dust galaxies built from rhythmic atoms inspire Xenakis's challenging work Pleiades, which reflects on his experience in the Second World War and is performed by two ensembles of young percussion virtuosi. The concert concludes with Holst's The Planets in Holst's, again featuring more ethereal off-stage women's voices in the final movement, Neptune. Introduced by Sara Mohr-Pietsch. Elizabeth Watts (soprano) 4-Mality O Duo Holst Singers (women's voices) Martyn Brabbins (conductor) Vaughan Williams: Sinfonia antartica (Symphony No 7) Xenakis: Pleiades Holst: The Planets. Martyn Brabbyns conducts the BBC SO in music by Vaughan Williams, Xenakis and Holst. | ||
20081226 | The LSO under Valery Gergiev in a complete performance of Tchaikovsky's Sleeping Beauty. | ||
20090723 | Louise Fryer presents two very different musical meditations on the Passion of Christ, by Haydn and James MacMillan, recorded at the BBC Proms 2009. Haydn: The Seven Last Words of Our Saviour on the Cross James MacMillan: Seven Last Words from the Cross Elizabeth Watts (soprano) Renata Pokupic (mezzo) Andrew Kennedy (tenor) Darren Jeffery (bass-baritone) BBC Singers Manchester Camerata Douglas Boyd (conductor) 4.00pm Highlights from LSO St Lukes Elgar: Quintet in A minor for piano and strings, Op 84 Aronowitz Ensemble. Haydn: The Seven Last Words. James MacMillan: Seven Last Words. Elgar: Piano Quintet. | ||
20091023 | Presented by Ian Skelly. Including a chance to hear the inaugural recording by the BBC Philharmonic of Elgar's The Crown of India - an elaborate masque written in 1912 to celebrate the coronation of King George V and Queen Mary as Emperor and Empress of India the previous year. The original orchestration has been lost, so composer and Elgar expert Anthony Payne has reconstructed the music for this recording of a little-known period piece. Janacek: Concertino for piano and six instruments BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Shai Wosner (piano/director) Schumann: Concerto in A minor for cello and orchestra, Op 129 Emmanuelle Bertrand (cello) BBC National Orchestra of Wales Grant Llewellyn (conductor) Elgar: The Crown of India - imperial masque in two tableaux reconstructed and orchestrated by Anthony Payne India - Joanne Mitchell Calcutta - Deborah McAndrew Delhi - Barbara Marten Agra - Claire Shearer (soprano) St George - Gerald Finlay (tenor) Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus Andrew Davis (conductor) Stravinsky: The Firebird - ballet Thierry Fischer (conductor). Featuring the inaugural recording by the BBC Philharmonic of Elgar's The Crown of India. | ||
20110113 | Afternoon on 3 features new recordings from the BBC performing groups, including a concert given last month in Hanley by the BBC Philharmonic. Plus new recordings of Gregson and Foulds from the BBC Concert Orchestra and Howells' Requiem from the BBC Singers. Presented by Karishmeh Felfeli. 2pm Smetana: Bartered Bride overture Yutaka Sado (conductor) Gregson: Music for Chamber Orchestra Bramwell Tovey (conductor) Foulds: Indian Suite Ronald Corp (conductor) 2.45pm Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto no.1 in B flat minor Nobuyuki Tsujii (piano) 3.25pm Howells: Requiem Margaret Feaviour (sop), Margaret Cameron (mezzo) Andrew Murgatroyd (tenor) Jamie W Hall (bass) David Hill (conductor) Gregson: 2 Pictures for String Orchestra Foulds: Henry VIII Suite 4.10pm Dvorak: Symphony no.9 in E minor 'From the New World Yutaka Sado (conductor). BBC Philharmonic in Smetana, BBC CO in Gregson and BBC Philhamonic in Tchaikovsky. | ||
20110114 | Afternoon on 3 features new recordings from the BBC performing groups, including the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra playing Brahms and Beethoven, and the BBC Symphony Orchestra in Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker. Plus the BBC Singers with Meyerbeer's Psalm 91. Presented by Karishmeh Felfeli. 2pm Rufinatscha: The Bride of Messina - overture BBC Philharmonic Gianandrea Noseda (conductor) 2.15pm Brahms: Violin Concerto in D major Vilde Frang (violin) Donald Runnicles (conductor) 2.55pm Beethoven: Symphony no.3 in E flat major 'Eroica Meyerbeer: Psalm 91; Qui in manu Dei requiescit Elizabeth Poole (soprano), Rebecca Lodge (mezzo soprano), Christopher Bowen (tenor), Adrian Peacock (bass) Andrew Carwood (conductor) 4pm Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Act 1 Barry Wordsworth (conductor). Presented by Karishmeh Felfeli. Including the BBC SSO in music by Brahms and Beethoven. | ||
20110429 | Today's Afternoon on 3 celebrates the Royal Wedding with a live concert of royal music from Belfast's Ulster Hall. The Ulster Orchestra and conductor Barry Wordsworth are also joined by Irish soprano Ailish Tynan for music by Mozart and Haydn. Afterwards we return to the world of neglected English composer York Bowen, who died fifty years ago. We'll hear music by Bowen, and by Saint-Saens who called him 'the most remarkable of the young British composers'. Presented by Louise Fryer 2pm Live from the Ulster Hall, Belfast Presented by John Toal Jeremiah Clarke: The Prince of Denmark's March Britten: Courtly Dances (from Gloriana) Mozart: Exsultate Jubilate, K165 Bliss: Royal Palaces Music (excerpts) Wagner: Bridal Chorus (Lohengrin) Ferguson: Overture for an Occasion Handel: Let the bright Seraphim (Samson) Handel arr. Harty: Water Music Suite Walton: Orb and Sceptre Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream - Wedding March Ailish Tynan (soprano) Barry Wordsworth (conductor) 3:55pm Britten: 2 Portraits for String Orchestra BBC Symphony Orchestra Edward Gardner (conductor) Bowen: Eventide BBC Concert Orchestra John Wilson (conductor) 4.35 Saint-Saens: Cello Concerto no. 1 in A minor Danjulo Ishizaka (cello) Susanna Malkki (conductor). Celebrating the Royal Wedding with a concert live from Belfast by the Ulster Orchestra. | ||
20111007 | Highlights from the 2011 Lucerne Festival. | ||
20111014 | Katie Derham presents recordings of unusual arrangements of Liszt, Mussorgsky, Schubert, Debussy and Brahms made at this year's Lucerne Festival. Mussorgsky (arr. Steven Verhaert): Songs and Dances of Death Lucerne Festival Orchestra Brass Ensemble Lutz Kohler (conductor) Liszt (arr. Heinz Holliger): Nuages gris & Unstern! SWR Radio Symphony Orchestra Stuttgart Michel Tabachnik (conductor) Schubert (orch. Brahms): Memnon, Geheimes & An Schwager Kronos Hanno Muller-Brachmann (bass-baritone) Chamber Orchestra of Europe Bernard Haitink (conductor) Brahms (arr. Jorge Rotter): Serenade No. 1 in D, op. 11 Lucerne Festival Orchestra Ensemble Daniel Harding (director) Debussy (arr. Heinz Holliger): Ardeur noire Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin Lucerne Festival Academy Orchestra David Robertson (conductor) Mussorgsky (arr. Elgar Howarth): Pictures at an Exhibition Lutz Kohler (conductor). Katie Derham presents unusual recordings of Liszt, Mussorgsky, Schubert, Debussy, Brahms. | ||
20111031 | The BBC Philharmonic performs symphonies by Prokofiev, Mozart, Haydn and Brahms. | ||
20111101 | Louise Fryer introduces a concert of Russian music from the BBC Philharmonic conducted by the orchestra's Conductor Emeritus Rimsky-Korsakov Overture The Tsar's Bride Rachmaninov Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini with Howard Shelley (piano) Shostakovich Symphony no. 11 'The Year 1905 Hamilton Harty Tone Poem With the Wild Geese Vassily Sinaisky (conductor) Haydn Symphony no 75 in D major (Hoboken 1/75) Nicholas Kraemer (conductor) It's the year 1905: the Russian Empire teeters on the brink of revolution. And as crowds of protestors fill St Petersburg's Palace Square, great and terrible events are about to unfold. With its angry trumpets, revolutionary chants and jangling bells, Shostakovich's 11th isn't just one of the mightiest of modern symphonies. It's practically a film score without the pictures, a sweeping panorama of political struggle and human tragedy that leaves the ears ringing and the heart pounding. For the BBC Phil's Russian Conductor Emeritus Vassily Sinaisky, this music is in the blood: expect him to charge every note with a deeply personal significance. First, though, Sinaisky brings his trademark verve to two very different Russian showstoppers - Rimsky-Korsakov's melodramatic overture, and Rachmaninoff's hugely popular, unforgettably romantic Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. Snow on the boots, fire in the soul! And that's followed by a haunting tone poem by an Irish-born pianist-conductor-composer who died seventy years ago this year. Vassily Sinaisky conducts the BBC Philharmonic in an all-Russian programme of music. | ||
20111102 | Juanjo Mena conducts the BBC Philharmonic in a performance of Bruckner's Symphony No 7. | ||
20120113 | Katie Derham presents music by Rameau, Mozart, Tchaikovsky and Mussorgsky. | ||
20120127 | Louise Fryer presents music by Cherubini, Gluck and Schubert performed by the period instruments of Les Agr退mens and the Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra plays Stravinsky. Cherubini: Overture to 'D退mophon Guy Van Waas (director) c.2.05pm H退rold: Symphony No. 2 in D c.2.20pm Gluck: Dance of the Blessed Spirits, and Dance of the Fairies, from 'Orph退e et Eurydice c.2.25pm Schubert: Mass No. 6 in E flat, D. 950 52'07 Anne Maistriau (soprano) Ana Nage (contralto) Robert Buckland (tenor) Benoit Giaux (bass) Namur Chamber Chorus c.3.15pm Stravinsky: Sc耀nes de ballet John Storgards (conductor) c.3.30pm Stravinsky: Symphony in C John Storgards (conductor). Louise Fryer presents Les Agremens in Cherubini, Gluck and Schubert's Mass in E flat. | ||
20120210 | Katie Derham introduces the seldom heard Serenade for Orchestra by Jakub Ryba, plus Manfred Honeck conducts the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra in a performance of Dvorak's Stabat Mater. Written whilst Dvorak mourned the death of his daughter, Josefa, and finished following the tragic passing of his two remaining children, the Latin text to which he set the composition tells of the grief of the Virgin Mary at the death of her son, Jesus, as she stands under his cross. Baritone Thomas Hampson performs Mahler's deeply moving Kindertotenlider with the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, traversing the range of somber emotional responses a parent might pass through at the death of a child - from anguish, through fantasy resuscitation, to resignation and transcendence. The text, written as Ruckert attempted to come to terms with the loss of his children to scarlet fever, was set as a song-cycle between 1901-1904 by Mahler who, poignantly, lost his own daughter, Maria, to scarlet fever sometime later. Jan Jakub Ryba: Serenade for Orchestra Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Vojtech Spurny (conductor) c. 2.20pm Dvorak: Stabat Mater Op. 58 Simona Houda-Saturova (soprano) Marina Prudenska (alto) Tomကs Cerný (tenor) Liang Li (bass) Prague Philharmonic Chorus Lukas Vasilek (director) Manfred Honeck (conductor) c. 3.40pm Cꀀsar Franck: Violin Sonata in A (dedicated to Eug耀ne Ysaÿe) Carolin Widmann (violin) Konstantin Lifschitz (piano) c. 4pm Gustav Mahler: Kindertotenlieder Thomas Hampson (baritone) Eliahu Inbal (conductor). Katie Derham presents music by Ryba, Dvorak, Franck and Mahler. | ||
20120321 | Katie Derham presents the BBC Symphony Orchestra with music by Kancheli, Chopin, and Rimsky-Korsakov, and Neil Brand's music for Alfred Hitchcock's silent movie Blackmail. Composer Neil Brand talks about his recent orchestral score for Alfred Hitchcock's 1929 silent film Blackmail.- premiered by the BBC Symphony Orchestra with the film at the Barbican Hall, London. Set in London, it's a tale of treachery and murder. Kancheli: Noch einen Schritt BBC Symphony Orchestra, Vassily Sinaisky (conductor). c. 2.10pm Chopin: Piano Concerto no. 2 in F minor Khatia Buniatishvili (piano), Mikhail Agrest (conductor). c. 2.45pm Rimsky-Korsakov: Sadko (Symphonic Suite) c. 2.55pm Neil Brand: Blackmail Timothy Brock (conductor). BBC Symphony Orchestra in music by Kancheli, Chopin, Rimsky-Korsakov and Neil Brand. | ||
20120323 | Afternoon on 3's Polish connection continues with music from last year's Warsaw Chopin and his Europe Festival. Howard Shelley performs the Piano Concerto by 19th century composer and pianist Jozef Krogulski, before turning to more familiar music as a conductor - Schubert's Symphony no.3. Plus a programme of Tchaikovsky from the Russian National Orchestra under Mikhail Pletnev. Presented by Katie Derham. Krogulski: Piano Concerto Howard Shelley (piano) Sinfonia Varsovia Howard Shelley (conductor) c. 2.35pm Schubert: Symphony no.3 in D major c. 3.05pm Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto no.1 Daniil Trifonov (piano) Mikhail Pletnev (conductor) c.3.45pm Tchaikovsky: Symphony no.4 in F minor Mikhail Pletnev (conductor). Katie Derham presents music by Krogulski, Schubert and Tchaikovsky. | ||
20120620 | Live from BBC Hoddinott Hall in Cardiff, the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and principal conductor Thierry Fischer play Honegger and Stravinsky, presented by Elin Manahan Thomas. Honegger: Symphony No. 2 2.30pm Honegger: Cello Concerto 2.45pm Stravinsky: Symphony in E Flat Christian Poltera (cello), BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Thierry Fischer (conductor). The BBC National Orchestra of Wales play Honegger and Stravinsky live in Cardiff. | ||
20130211 | Presented by Katie Derham. On offer this week a wide and rich selection, mainly a mix of English and French repertoire, as we feature the BBC Symphony Orchestra performing live and in the studio. Also, the BBC Concert Orchestra with two concerts from their American tour this week; some chamber highlights from a recent day at the Barbican Centre in London celebrating composer Oliver Knussen's 60th birthday, and French Renaissance polyphony with the music of Dominque Phinot performed by the BBC Singers. Today, David Robertson conducts Debussy's La Mer with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Sarah Jane Bradley joins the orchestra in a new Viola Concerto by Matthew Taylor. Phinot's lamentations for Easter are followed by another concerto - a version for piano and orchestra of Brahms Violin Concerto with its arranger, Dejan Lazic as soloist under conductor Paul Kildea. More intimate music next with Oliver Knussen's Ocean de terre, for soprano and chamber ensemble, before we end with the Divertimento from Stravinsky's ballet The Fairy's Kiss - based on tunes by his beloved Tchaikovsky. Debussy: La Mer David Robertson (conductor) 2.30pm Matthew Taylor: Viola Concerto, Op. 41(Humoreskes) Sarah Jane Bradley (viola) Garry Walker (conductor) 2.50pm Dominique Phinot: Incipit oratio Jeremaiae prophetae David Hill (conductor) 3.00pm Brahms arr Lazic: 'Piano' Concerto No. 3 (after the Violin Concerto) Dejan Lazic (piano) Paul Kildea (conductor) 3.40pm Oliver Knussen: Ocean de terre, Op. 10 Guildhall New Music Ensemble Olivia Robinson (soprano) Richard Baker (conductor) 3.55pm Stravinsky: Fairy's Kiss (Divertimento) Alexander Vedernikov (conductor). BBC Symphony Orchestra in music by Debussy, Matthew Taylor, Brahms, Knussen and Stravinsky | ||
20130621 | As part of Radio 3's continuing celebration of British music, Penny Gore presents a concert by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and a major British symphony - the first of what has become a significant symphonic cycle composed by Peter Maxwell Davies, with the composer himself conducting the BBC Philharmonic. Plus Beethoven and Astor Piazzolla. William Mathias: Anniversary Dances 2.20pm Daniel Jones: Cello Concerto Paul Watkins (cello) 2.40pm Beethoven: Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60 BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Andrew Gourlay (conductor). 3.15pm Piazzolla (arr. Lenehan): Libertango Ksenija Sidorova (accordion), Clark Rundell (conductor). 3.20pm Peter Maxwell Davies: Symphony no. 1 BBC Philharmonic, Peter Maxwell Davies (conductor). Penny Gore presents music by William Mathias, Daniel Jones, Beethoven and Piazzolla. | ||
20130923 | Julian Lloyd Webber joins Barry Wordsworth and the BBC Concert Orchestra for a concert of English music recorded in June at the National Centre for Performing Arts in Beijing, China. There's also music for film across the week, on the theme of adventure, as the BBC continues the Sound of Cinema season; and American music performed by the BBC performing groups. Presented by Katie Derham. Vaughan Williams: Overture The Wasps Elgar: Cello Concerto Walton: Crown Imperial Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending Britten: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra Julian Lloyd Webber (cello) Cynthia Fleming (violin) BBC Concert Orchestra, conductor Barry Wordsworth Braunfels: Scottish Fantasy Sarah-Jane Bradley (viola) BBC Concert Orchestra, conductor Johannes Wildner Chadwick: A Pastoral Prelude BBC Concert Orchestra, conductor Keith Lockhart. The BBC CO in music by Vaughan Williams, Elgar, Walton, Britten, Braunfels and Chadwick. | ||
20130924 | Fiona Talkington in BBC Hoddinott Hall in Cardiff and Fred Child in Saint Paul, Minnesota (host of American Public Media's daily classical music programme Performance Today) present a concert of American music given by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, conducted by Garry Walker. There's also film music from the BBC Concert Orchestra, introduced by Katie Derham, as part of the BBC's Sound of Cinema season. Thomson: Three Pictures for Orchestra (Wheatfield at Noon; The Seine at Night; Sea Piece with Birds) Barber: Violin Concerto Copland: Inscape Piston: Symphony No 6 Elena Urioste (violin) (Radio 3 New Generation Artist) BBC National Orchestra of Wales, conductor Garry Walker Constant Lambert, arr Philip Lane: Suite from Anna Karenina BBC Concert Orchestra, conductor Rumon Gamba. The BBC NOW performs music by Thomson, Barber, Copland, Piston and Constant Lambert. | ||
20130925 | Peter Phillips conducts the BBC Singers live in concert from St Paul's Knightsbridge in a concert which continues Afternoon on 3's American music theme this week. And as part of the BBC's Sound of Cinema season there's also film music by Doreen Carwithen. Casals: O Vos Omnes Padilla: Missa Ego Flos Campi; Circumdederunt me; Vidi turbam Billings: David's Lament; When Jesus wept; The Lord is ris'n indeed (Easter anthem) Eric Whitacre: When David Heard Billings: Modern Musick BBC Singers, conductor Peter Phillips Doreen Carwithen, arr Philip Lane: Boys in Brown Suite BBC Concert Orchestra, conductor Gavin Sutherland. BBC Singers under Peter Phillips in Casals, Padilla, Billings, Whitacre and Carwithen. | ||
20130926 | Katie Derham presents highlights from the BBC Concert Orchestra's China tour, recorded last month at the National Centre for Performing Arts in Beijing. Following this week's themes there's also American music and film music celebrating the BBC's Sound of Cinema season. Chadwick: Adonais - Elegiac Overture Converse: Festival of Pan, Op 9 BBC Concert Orchestra, conductor Keith Lockhart Sibelius: Finlandia Faure: Elegie Gounod: Romeo et Juliette - 'Je veux vivre' (Juliette) Delibes: Les Filles de Cadix Arnold: English Dances Set 1 Verdi: Rigoletto - 'Caro nome' (Gilda) Dvorak: Rusalka - 'Song to the Moon' (Rusalka) Andrew Lloyd Webber: Music of the Night (The Phantom of the Opera) Saint-Saens: The Swan (Carnival of the Animals) Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No 2 Julian Lloyd Webber (cello), Valentina Nafornita (soprano) BBC Concert Orchestra, conductor Barry Wordsworth Doreen Carwithen, arr Philip Lane: Travel Royal Suite BBC Concert Orchestra, conductor Gavin Sutherland Braunfels: Piano Concerto Victor Sangiorgio (piano) BBC Concert Orchestra, conductor Johannes Wildner. BBC CO in music by Chadwick, Converse, Sibelius, Faure, Gounod, Delibes, Arnold and Verdi. | ||
20140324 | Introduced by Louise Fryer from the Radio 3 pop-up studio at London's Southbank Centre. Performances from some of the incredible rosta of artists who will be performing there in the coming months including the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra with Daniel Barenboim and the Berlin Philharmonic with Sir Simon Rattle. If you're in the area, visit the Radio 3 studio and performance space in the Royal Festival Hall Riverside Caf退 to listen to Radio 3, ask questions and enjoy the special events. 2pm Verdi Overture to 'I vespri siciliani Daniel Barenboim (conductor) 2.15pm Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor, op. 64 Christian Tetzlaff (violin) Berliner Philharmoniker Simon Rattle (conductor) 2.45pm Respighi Fontane di Roma (Fountains of Rome) Orchestre National de France Daniele Gatti (conductor) 3.05pm Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor, op. 54 Martin Helmchen (piano) Tonhalle Orchestra Lionel Bringuier (conductor) 3.40pm Mozart Serenade No. 9 in D, K. 320 ('Posthorn') Gotthard Eder (posthorn) Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Gustavo Dudamel (conductor). Louise Fryer presents music by Verdi, Mendelssohn, Respighi, Schumann and Mozart. | ||
20140325 | Introduced by Louise Fryer from the Radio 3 pop-up studio at London's Southbank Centre. Performances from some of the incredible roster of artists who will be performing there in the coming months including the Orchestra of the Academy of Santa Cecilia, Rome under Antonio Pappano and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra under Daniele Gatti If you're in the area, visit the Radio 3 studio and performance space in the Royal Festival Hall Riverside Caf退 to listen to Radio 3, ask questions and enjoy the special events. 2pm Prokofiev Excerpts from Romeo and Juliet Suites, op. 64 Daniele Gatti (conductor) 2.50pm Sibelius Pohjola's Daughter, op. 49 San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor) 3.10pm Rachmaninov Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43 Alexei Volodin (piano) Danish National Symphony Orchestra Pinchas Steinberg (conductor) 3.45pm Dvorak Symphony No. 9 in E minor, op. 95 ('From the New World') Antonio Pappano (conductor). Louise Fryer presents music by Prokofiev, Sibelius, Rachmaninov and Dvorak. | ||
20140326 | Introduced by Louise Fryer from the Radio 3 pop-up studio at London's Southbank Centre. Performances performances from some of the incredible rosta of artists who will be performing there in the coming months including Renaud Capu瀀on, Khatia Buniatishvili and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Radio 3 is broadcasting live from a pop-up studio at London's Southbank Centre all day every day for the last two weeks of March. If you're in the area, visit the Radio 3 studio and performance space in the Royal Festival Hall Riverside Caf退 to listen to Radio 3, ask questions and enjoy the special events. 2pm Stanislaw Moniuszko The Fairytale, concert overture No. 1 Roger Norrington (conductor) 2.15pm Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 5 in F, op. 24 ('Spring') Renaud Capu瀀on (violin) Khatia Buniatishvili (piano) 2.45pm Stravinsky The Rite of Spring (1947 version) Berliner Philharmoniker Sir Simon Rattle (conductor). Louise Fryer presents music by Moniuszko, Beethoven and Stravinsky. | ||
20140328 | Introduced by Louise Fryer from the Radio 3 pop-up studio at London's Southbank Centre. Performances from some of the artists appearing there this season including the guitarist Milos Karadaglic and pianist Dejan Lazic, plus an exciting live open-air performance of Beethoven 9 from Simon Rattle recorded at the Waldbuhne in Berlin. Radio 3 is broadcasting live from a pop-up studio at London's Southbank Centre all day every day for the last two weeks of March. If you're in the area, visit the Radio 3 studio and performance space in the Royal Festival Hall Riverside Caf退 to listen to Radio 3, ask questions and enjoy the special events. 2pm Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez Milos Karadaglic (guitar) London Philharmonic Orchestra Yannick N退zet-S退guin (conductor) 2.20pm Domenico Scarlatti Keyboard Sonata in E, K. 380 Dejan Lazic (piano) 2.45pm Poulenc Concerto for Two Pianos in D minor Katia and Marielle Lab耀que (pianos) Munich Philharmonic Orchestra Semyon Bychkov (conductor) 3pm Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 ('the Choral') Camilla Tilling (soprano) Nathalie Stutzmann (contralto) Joseph Kaiser (tenor) Dimitry Ivashchenko (bass) Berlin Radio Chorus, Simon Halsey (director) Sir Simon Rattle (conductor). Louise Fryer presents music by Rodrigo, Scarlatti, Poulenc and Beethoven. | ||
20170228 | Verity Sharp presents a week of concerts from 21st-century European concert halls, including Rachmaninov's Third Piano concerto from the Harpa concert hall in Reykjav퀀k with Yan Pascal Tortelier conducting the Iceland Symphony Orchestra. 2pm: Rachmaninov: Piano concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op.30 Nikolai Lugansky (piano) Conductor Yan Pascal Tortelier c. 2.50pm: More from the Finish Radio Symphony Orchestra Beethoven: Leonore Overture No.2 Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra Conductor Hannu Lintu c.3.05pm: Berlioz: La mort de Cl退op tre Violeta Urmana (soprano) c.3.30pm: Wagner: Siegfried Idyll c.3.40pm: Wagner: Brünnhilde's Immolation Scene (G怀tterd䀀mmerung) Conductor Hannu Lintu. Verity Sharp presents music by Rachmaninov, Beethoven, Berlioz and Wagner. | ||
20170306 | 20170307 (R3) | Katie Derham presents The BBC National Orchestra of Wales in British music including women composers in the week of International Women's Day (Wednesday). Ruby Hughes is the soloist in two contrasting works by twentieth century composers which inhabit the tortured minds of heroines from Greek mythology - Phaedra and Clytemnestra. Rumon Gamba sheds new light on two unjustly neglected tone poems in a new recording, and there's music from a recent concert series celebrating composers who have taken bold and fresh approaches to new music, including Michael Nyman's Harpsichord concerto with Mahan Esfahani. Plus an atmospheric nocturne by Morfydd Owen, a promising composer who died tragically young nearly a century ago. 2pm Britten: Sinfonia da Requiem Thierry Fischer (conductor) 2.20pm Bantock: The Witch of Atlas Rumon Gamba (conductor) 2.35pm Britten: Phaedra Ruby Hughes (soprano) Thomas Sondergard (conductor) 2.55pm Rhian Samuel: Clytemnestra Tecwyn Evans (conductor) 3.25pm Morfydd Owen: Nocturne Perry So (conductor) 3.40pm Charlie Barber: Shut Up and Dance Clark Rundell (conductor) 3.55pm Michael Nyman: Harpsichord Concerto Mahan Esfahani (harpsichord) 4.10pm Vaughan Williams: The Solent Rumon Gamba (conductor). BBC NOW in Britten, Bantock, Rhian Samuel, Morfydd Owen, Charlie Barber and Nyman. | |
20170314 | Katie Derham showcases some of the Ulster Orchestra's most recent recordings. There's a Russian flavour to today's programme with works by Tchaikovsky, and a chance to hear Shostakovich's less well known 2nd Cello Concerto. 2pm Tchaikovsky: Capriccio Italien, Op. 45 Rumon Gamba (conductor) 2.15pm Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 126 Alisa Weilerstein (cello) Rafael Payare (conductor) 2.45pm Stanford: Prelude - Oedipus Rex, Op.29 2.55pm Sibelius: Pell退as et M退lisande, Op. 46 Jac van Steen (conductor) 3.15pm Nielsen: Saga Dream, Op. 39 Christian Lindberg (conductor) 3.25pm Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 1 in G minor, Op. 13, 'Winter Dreams Rafael Payare (conductor). The Ulster Orchestra in music by Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich, Stanford, Sibelius and Nielsen | ||
20170321 | Penny Gore presents a week of concerts from the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Minnesota. The orchestra collaborates with a number of leading conductors and soloists, and sometimes performs without a conductor. Today's selection features a concert with the outstanding young violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja. 2pm: Haydn: Symphony No. 49 in F minor (La Passione) 2.25pm: Michael Hersch: Concerto for Violin and Chamber Ensemble (Premiere) Patricia Kopatchinskaja (violin/director) 2.50pm: Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D, Op. 61 3.35pm: Frank Martin: Petite symphonie concertante, for harp, harpsichord, piano & double string orchestra Sivan Magen (harp) Ilya Poletaev (harpsichord) Pedja Muzijevic (piano) 3.55pm: Dvorကk: Excerpts from 'Legends, Op. 59 Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra. The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra in music by Haydn, Hersch, Beethoven, Martin and Dvorak. | ||
20170328 | Katie Derham continues a week presenting performances from the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the BBC Singers. 2.00pm Inspiration in Song Petroc Trelawny joins the BBC Singers in the Dubai Opera House at the BBC Proms Dubai for a concert recorded last week. The BBC Singers' programme explores settings of texts dealing with the end of life, the tragedy of war, the imminence of death and the encounter of new love. Finzi: My spirit sang all day Judith Bingham: Distant Thunder Parry: My soul, there is a country; Never weather-beaten sail; There is an old belief (Songs of Farewell) Mohammed Fairouz: Different Ways to Pray Judith Bingham: The Drowned Lovers Stanford: The Blue bird Delius: To Be Sung of a Summer Night on the Water James Burton (conductor) c.2.50pm Tippett: Dance, Clarion Air Joanna Marsh: Arabesques Tippett: Five Spirituals from A Child of Our Time Gershwin (arranged by Richard Rodney Bennett): By Strauss Cole Porter (arranged by Richard Rodney Bennett): Every time we say goodbye 3.45pm Katie Derham continues the afternoon with the BBC Symphony Orchestra in music by Benjamin Britten and Judith Weir. Britten (completed by Colin Matthews): Concerto movement for clarinet and orchestra Michael Collins (clarinet and conductor) 4.05pm Judith Weir: Moon and Star Martyn Brabbins (conductor). The BBC Singers in music by Finzi, Bingham, Parry, Fairouz, Stanford, Delius and Tippett. | ||
20170404 | Catriona Young presents performances from the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, with a focus on the music of Walton and Beethoven - including highlights from a recreation of the mammoth 4-hour concert in 1808 at which Beethoven premiered several works including his grandly operatic scene and aria Ah! perfido. 2pm: Beethoven: Ah! perfido - scena and aria, Op.65, for soprano and orchestra Malin Christensson (soprano) Thomas Dausgaard (conductor) Rolf Riehm: He, tres doulz roussignol joly Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D major, Op.61 Liza Ferschtman (violin) Ilan Volkov (conductor) c. 3.15pm: Walton: Variations on a Theme by Hindemith Martyn Brabbins (conductor) c. 3.45pm Chausson: Symphony in B flat major, Op.20 Miguel Harth-Bedoya (conductor). The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra plays music by Beethoven, Riehm, Walton and Chausson. | ||
20170411 | Penny Gore introduces performances by the BBC Philharmonic including Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto and Tchaikovsky's 'Path退tique' Symphony 2.00pm Gade: Symphony No.1 in C minor, Op.5 John Storgards, conductor 2.35pm Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor, Op.64 Alina Pogostkina, violin 3.00pm Bach arr Webern: Ricercar | ||
20170418 | Katie Derham introduces a mix of European and Latin American repertoire, performed by the Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra (Osesp). First, opening the afternoon, Milhaud's La cr退ation du monde, followed by two pieces by Poulenc, his Concerto for 2 Pianos with soloists Eric Le Sage and Frank Braley, and his suite from Les Biches. Then comes Gershwin's An American in Paris, closing this concert conducted by Stephane Deneve. It's followed by the premiere of a piece by the contemporary Brazilian composer Aylton Escobar called A Rua dos Douradores (Litany of Hopelessness), commissioned by the Osesp, and then Sibelius's Symphony No. 6, this time with Osmo Vanska at the helm, conducting the Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra. 2.00pm La cr退ation du monde, Op. 81a St退phane Deneve, conductor 2.18pm Concerto for 2 Pianos in D minor Eric Le Sage & Frank Braley, pianos St退phane Den耀ve, conductor 2.38pm Les Biches, suite 3.00pm 3.16pm Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra and Chorus (Osesp) Osmo Vanska, conductor 3.35pm Symphony No. 6 in D minor, Op. 104 Osmo Vanska, conductor. The Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra performs Milhaud, Poulenc, Gershwin, Escobar and Sibelius | ||
20170425 | Penny Gore presents a week of performances from the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, including recent concerts and new studio recordings. Today's programme includes a concert the orchestra gave in February at St. David's Hall featuring Stravinsky's 'Petrushka' and songs from Mahler's 'Des Knaben Wunderhorn' with baritone Roderick Williams. Plus the BBC National Chorus of Wales sing Bruckner, Nicola Benedetti is soloist in Szymanowski's Violin Concerto No.2 and a new CD recording of music from the BBC NOW's former Composer in Residence, Mark Bowden. 2pm Wagner: Overture and Venusberg Music - from Tannhauser Mahler: Des Knaben Wunderhorn (Des Antonius von Padua Fischpredigt; Wo die sch怀nen Trompeten blasen; Lob des hohen Verstandes; Revelge; Der Tamboursg'sell) Stravinsky: Petrushka Roderick Williams (baritone) Mark Wigglesworth (conductor) c.3.25pm Mark Bowden: Sudden Light Grant Llewellyn (conductor) c.3.45pm Bruckner: Ave Maria; Christus factus est; Os justi; Locus iste Adrian Partington (conductor) c.4pm Szymanowski: Violin Concerto No. 2, Op.61 Nicola Benedetti (violin) Thomas Sondergard (conductor). The BBC NOW in music by Wagner, Mahler, Stravinsky, Mark Bowden, Bruckner and Szymanowski. | ||
20170502 | Catriona Young presents a week of performances and recordings by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, with a Beethoven theme running across the week. Today's programme includes a new CD recording of Ravel's Piano Concerto for the left hand, with soloist Steven Osborne. Plus a concert the orchestra gave in March in Glasgow City Halls: Benjamin Appl is soloist in a selection of Schubert songs and John Wilson conducts the orchestra in Korngold's Symphony in F sharp. And today's work by Beethoven is his Fifth Symphony. 2pm Ravel: Concerto in D major for piano (left hand) and orchestra Steven Osborne (piano) Ludovic Morlot (conductor) c.2.15pm Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op.67 Thomas Dausgaard (conductor) c.2.50pm Mendelssohn: The Hebrides (Fingal's Cave) Overture, Op.26 Schubert: An die Musik, arr. Reger Litanei auf das Fest Aller Seelen, arr. Reger Prometheus, arr. Reger Du bist die Ruh, arr. Gillmann Ganymed, arr. Gillmann Der Erlk怀nig, arr. Liszt c.3.30pm Korngold Symphony in F sharp, Op.40 Benjamin Appl (baritone) John Wilson (conductor). The BBC SSO performs music by Ravel, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Schubert and Korngold. | ||
20170509 | Verity Sharp introduces music recorded recently in Switzerland featuring Moret's En Rꀀve, with violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter accompanied by the Lucerne Festival Academy Orchestra, under the baton of Alan Gilbert. The orchestra then performs Schoenberg's Pelleas and Melisande Suite, before Anne-Sophie Mutter returns for Berg's Violin Concerto to end this concert. Also today, Marin Alsop conducts the Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra, recorded in Lucerne, performing Marlos Nobre's Kabbalah, followed by Grieg's Piano Concerto with soloist Gabriela Montero, and Villa-Lobos's Prelude to his Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4. 2.00pm Moret: En Rꀀve Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin Alan Gilbert, conductor 2.20pm Schoenberg: Pelleas and Melisande Suite 3.00pm Berg: Violin Concerto 3.27pm Marlos Nobre: Kabbalah, Op. 96 Marin Alsop, conductor 3.37pm Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16 Gabriela Montero, piano 4.07pm Montero: Improvisation on 'Besame mucho' (encore) 4.15pm Villa-Lobos: Prelúdio, from Bachianas brasileiras No. 4 Marin Alsop, conductor. Verity Sharp introduces music recorded in Switzerland by Moret, Schoenberg, Berg and Grieg | ||
20170523 | Today's programme begins with a live concert from the BBC Philharmonic from MediaCityUK, Salford, presented by Tom Redmond. Mark Simpson joins the orchestra for Turnage's Clarinet Concerto - Riffs and Refrains. And there's Russian music by Glazunov and Rimsky-Korsakov. Then it's back to London with Katie Derham for more from this week's featured orchestra, the BBC Scottish Symphony with music by Langgaard and Falla. 2pm LIVE from MediaCityUk Walton: 'Touch her soft lips and part ' incidental music to Henry V Glazunov: Concert Waltz No.1 in D major, Op.47 Mark-AnthonyTurnage: Riffs and Refrains - concerto for clarinet and orchestra Rimsky-Korsakov: Mlada -Suite from the opera-ballet Mark Simpson (clarinet) Franck Ollu (conductor) c.3.30 back to the studio with Katie Langgaard: Symphony No. 4 in E flat minor (Lovfald) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Thomas Dausgaard (conductor) c.3.55pm Falla: Nights in the Gardens of Spain Steven Osborne (piano) Ludovic Morlot (conductor). Live from Salford, the BBC Philharmonic in music by Glazunov, Turnage and Rimsky-Korsakov. | ||
20170530 | Jonathan Swain presents a week of concerts from the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. In today's programme Bernard Haitink conducts music by Debussy as well as the towering 7th Symphony of Bruckner. To end Ivan Fischer leads the orchestra in James MacMillan's Trombone Concerto. 2.00 Pr退lude | ||
20170606 | Katie Derham presents an afternoon of music from the BBC Concert Orchestra, in a concert conducted by Martin Yates from the annual English Music Festival in Dorchester-on-Thames, which included the newly recreated Symphony in C minor by Montague Phillips. 2pm Vaughan Williams, orch Yates: Henry V Overture (1st performance in orchestral version) Delius: In a Summer Garden (Original Version) c.2.25pm Vaughan Williams, realised Yates: English Folk Dance & Song Society March (1st performance) Holst: The Mystic Trumpeter* Stanford: Concert Overture (First performance) c.3pm Montague Phillips: Symphony in C Minor (1st performance in reconstruction) *Ilona Domnich (soprano) BBC Concert Orchestra, conductor Martin Yates c.3.40pm German: Incidental music from 'Much Ado about Nothing BBC Concert Orchestra, conductor John Wilson c.4pm Dankworth: Clarinet Concerto (The Woolwich) Emma Johnson (clarinet) BBC Concert Orchestra, conductor Philip Ellis. Katie Derham presents the BBC Concert Orchestra at the English Music Festival. | ||
20170613 | Penny Gore presents recordings by the BBC Philharmonic from their home at MediaCity in Salford, including orchestral music by American composers Joan Tower, George Antheil, Aaron Copland and Samuel Barber. 2.30pm Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman No 2 BBC Philharmonic, Clark Rundell (conductor) Symphony No 5 'Joyous BBC Philharmonic, John Storgards (conductor) c.3.00pm Symphonic Ode BBC Philharmonic, John Wilson (conductor) Piano Concerto, Op 38 Garrick Ohlsson (piano), BBC Philharmonic, Juanjo Mena (conductor) c.3.50pm Musorgsky orch, Ravel Pictures from an Exhibition BBC Philharmonic, Rory Macdonald (conductor). The BBC Philharmonic performs music by Joan Tower, Antheil, Copland, Barber and Mussorgsky | ||
20170620 | This afternoon begins with John Toal presenting a concert given by the Ulster Orchestra live from the Ulster Hall in Belfast with music by Schumann and Sibelius. Verity Sharp then introduces music performed by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in repertoire by Nielsen and Prokofiev. Live from Ulster Hall, Belfast Introduced by John Toal 2pm Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54 Michael McHale (piano) Christian Kluxen (conductor) c.2.30pm Sibelius: Symphony No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 82 Introduced by Verity Sharp c.3.05pm Nielsen: Suite from Aladdin BBC NOW Thomas Sondergard (conductor) c.3.30pm Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No.2 in G minor, Op.63 Matthew Trusler (violin) Grant Llewellyn (conductor) c.4pm Rozsa: Theme, Variations and Finale Eric Stern (conductor). With the Ulster Orchestra live, performing music by Schumann and Sibelius. | ||
20170627 | Penny Gore presents more performances from the orchestra on tour in Spain, Austria, Germany and China. Today includes a performance of Bruckner's Fourth Symphony recorded in Alicante, and pianist Stephen Hough performing Rachmaninov with the orchestra in Bilbao. 2pm Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini Stephen Hough (piano), BBC Philharmonic, Juanjo Mena (conductor) c.2.30pm Beethoven Piano Concerto no 3 in C minor Op 37 Rudolf Buchbinder (piano), BBC Philharmonic, Juanjo Mena (conductor) c.3.05pm Symphony no 4 in E flat major 'Romantic BBC Philharmonic, Juanjo Mena (conductor). The BBC Philharmonic performs music by Rachmaninov, Beethoven and Bruckner in Spain. | ||
20170704 | Verity Sharp presents a concert from the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Plus a new work from the New Music Biennial as part of Hull City of Culture. 2pm: Ravel: Alborada del gracioso Conductor Juanjo Mena 2.10pm: Falla: Nights in the Gardens of Spain Javier Perianes (piano) 2.30pm: Bruckner: Symphony No.7 in E major Conductor Manfred Honeck 3.10pm: Simon Holt: Joy Beast (world premiere) Mark Simpson (clarinet) BBC Concert Orchestra Conductor Andr退 de Ridder. The Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra performs music by Ravel, Falla and Bruckner. | ||
20170711 | Fiona Talkington introduces a concert recorded by the BBC Singers at this year's St. Magnus International Festival and recordings from the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Frank Martin: Mass for Double Choir Anders Hillborg: Muoayiyoum Paul Crabtree: At ipse dixit (World premiere) Peter Maxwell Davies: The House of Winter Sofi Jeannin (conductor) Recorded last month at the St. Magnus International Festival 2017 in St Magnus Cathedral, Orkney 3:00pm Max Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op.26 Rachel Barton-Pine (violin) Andrew Litton (conductor) 3:25pm Richard Strauss: An Alpine Symphony Semyon Bychkov (conductor). BBC Singers in Martin, Hillborg, Crabtree and Peter Maxwell Davies. | ||
20170912 | Penny Gore presents a week of concerts with Sir Simon Rattle conducting the Berlin Philharmonic. Today's highlight is a performance of Haydn's Creation. Simon Rattle is one of the outstanding Haydn conductors of our time. In this concert from the 2017 Lucerne Festival he presents Haydn's oratorio The Creation, which combines groundbreaking harmonies, humorous tone painting and powerful choruses to form a spectacular cosmic panorama. Georg Friedrich Haas: ein kleines symphonisches Gedicht (Swiss premi耀re) Haydn: The Creation Elsa Dreisig (soprano) Mark Padmore (tenor) Florian Boesch (baritone) Berlin Radio Choir conductor Simon Rattle. Penny Gore presents a week of concerts with Sir Simon Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic. | ||
20170919 | The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra performs music by Butterworth, MacMillan and Elgar, and is joined by Steven Osborne in Ravel's jazzy, vibrant Piano Concerto in G Presented by Verity Sharp 2.00pm Butterworth: A Shropshire Lad James MacMillan: Viola Concerto Elgar: Symphony no.2 in E flat, Op.63 Lawrence Power, viola Richard Farnes, conductor 3.45pm Lehar: Der Zarewitsch: Wolgalied Verdi La Traviata: O mio rimorso!; De' miei bollenti spiriti Ilker Arcayurek (tenor) Aleksandat Markovic (conductor) 3.55pm Ravel: Piano Concerto in G Steven Osborne, piano Ludovic Morlot, conductor. Verity Sharp presents music by Butterworth, MacMillan, Elgar and Ravel. | ||
20170926 | Fiona Talkington presents the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in a series of concerts and recordings to continue Afternoon on 3's tone poem theme. Today features tone poems inspired by myths and legends with Sibelius's Tapiola and a specially recorded performance of Saint-Sa뀀ns's final tone poem, La Jeunesse d'Hercule. The 2pm concert is one the orchestra gave at Bangor's Prichard Jones Hall, featuring Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto and Dvorak's Seventh Symphony. Janacek: Lachian Dances Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor, Op.64 Smetana: Overture, The Bartered Bride Dvorak: Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op.70 Simone Lamsma (violin) Otto Tausk (conductor) c.3.40pm Sibelius: Tapiola - tone poem, Op.112 B Tommy Andersson (conductor) c. 4.00pm Butterworth: The Banks of Green Willow - idyll for orchestra Kriss Russman (conductor) Saint-Sa뀀ns: La jeunesse d'Hercule - symphonic poem, Op.50 Jun Markl (conductor). Fiona Talkington presents the BBC National Orchestra of Wales performing tone poems. | ||
20171003 | Penny Gore presents the Radio France Philharmonic in a series of concerts and recordings launching Radio 3's new Afternoon Concert. Today's 2pm concert features two works which push the boundaries of their forms, Beethoven's Triple Concerto, and Mahler's First Symphony. Plus today's Mozart Piano Concerto is No.22 in E flat K.482 performed by Philippe Cassard, the leading French broadcaster and pianist. Plus choral music by Poulenc from the Radio France chorus. Beethoven: Triple Concerto for Piano, Violin and Cello in C, Op. 56 Mahler: Symphony No. 1 in D ('Titan') Svetlin Roussev (violin) Eric Levionnois (cello) Myung-Whun Chung (piano/director) Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra c. 4pm Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 22 in E flat, K. 482 Philippe Cassard (piano) Sir Roger Norrington (conductor). Radio France Philharmonic in Beethoven's Triple Concerto and Mahler's First Symphony. | ||
20171010 | Tom Redmond presents a week of concerts from the BBC Philharmonic, with a particular focus on works by Elgar. The 2pm concert includes his First Symphony, along with Richard Strauss's First Horn Concerto featuring soloist Alberto Menendez. Vaughan Williams: The Wasps, Overture Richard Strauss: Horn Concerto No 1 Elgar: Symphony No 1 Alberto Menendez (horn) Juanjo Mena (conductor) c. 3.25pm Dvorak: Cello Concerto in B minor Jian Wang (cello) Sir Andrew Davis (conductor) c. 4.05pm Beethoven: Symphony No 3, 'Eroica Ben Gernon (conductor). The BBC Philharmonic concert series includes Elgar's Symphony No 1. | ||
20171017 | Penny Gore continues her week of performances and recordings by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Today's programme includes a concert the orchestra gave a fortnight ago at the University of Worcester Arena, performing Britten, Bruch and Dvorak. Plus Afternoon Concert's tone poem theme continues with a specially recorded piece by Saint-Sa뀀ns - his Le Rouet d'Omphale - and concludes with a new release of Elgar's Enigma Variations. 2pm Britten: Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op.34 Bruch: Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor, Op.26 Dvo?ကk: Symphony No. 9 (From the New World) Hyeyoon Park (violin) BBC NOW Kazuki Yamada (conductor) c.3.35pm Saint-Sa뀀ns: Le Rouet d'Omphale - symphonic poem, Op.31 Jun Markl (conductor) Chadwick: Symphonic Sketches - suite in A major Elgar: Variations on an Original Theme ('Enigma'), Op.36 Andrew Constantine (conductor). The BBC National Orchestra of Wales perform Britten, Bruch and Dvorak at Worcester. | ||
20171024 | Jonathan Swain continues his week of performances and recordings by the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Today's programme begins with the orchestra in concert at the Barbican two weeks ago, with repertoire including the UK premiere of Thomas Larcher's Red and Green, and Bruch's Concerto for 2 Pianos and Orchestra. There's Polish music too - the Orchestra is joined by the BBC Symphony Chorus and tenor Ben Johnson for a new recording of Szymanowski's Symphony no.3, and Tasmin Little is soloist in Karlowicz's Violin Concerto. Plus the Orchestra celebrate Afternoon Concert's tone poem theme with works by Musorgsky and Saint-Saens. 2pm Larcher: Red and Green (UK premiere) Bruch: Concerto in A major for Two Pianos and Orchestra Webern: Six Pieces, Op. 6 Haydn: Symphony No. 45, 'Farewell Pavel Kolesnikov (piano) Samson Tsoy (piano) Alexander Vedernikov (conductor) c.3.30pm Szymanowski: Symphony No. 3, Op.27 (The Song of the Night) Ben Johnson (tenor) Edward Gardner (conductor) Musorgsky ed Rimsky-Korsakov: A Night on the Bare Mountain Michael Collins (conductor) c.4.10pm Karlowicz: Violin Concerto in A major, Op.8 Tasmin Little (violin) Saint-Sa뀀ns: La princesse jaune, Op 30 Pascal Roph退 (conductor). The BBC Symphony Orchestra in concert at the Barbican plus new studio recordings. | ||
20171031 | Tom McKinney showcases some of the Ulster Orchestra's most recent recordings. Today's programme continues Afternoon Concert's celebration of the descriptive power of Tone Poems, including works by Smetana, Janက?ek and Sibelius, as well as a performance of Szymanowski's Violin Concerto No. 2, Op.61, written towards the end of the composer's creative life. 2pm Dvorကk: Carnival Op.92 Szymanowski: Violin Concerto No. 2, Op.61 Smetana: Vltava Janက?ek: Taras Bulba Tasmin Little (violin) Courtney Lewis (conductor) 3.05pm Dvorak: The Noon Witch, Op.108 Jac Van Steen (conductor) Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47 Jennifer Pike (violin) Rafael Payare (conductor) 4.05pm Sibelius: Lemmimk䀀inen Suite, Op. 22 3. Lemmink䀀inen in Tuonela 4. Lemmink䀀inen's Return Sibelius: Tapiola, Op. 112 Courtney Lewis (conductor). Tom McKinney presents the Ulster Orchestra, playing Szymanowski's Violin Concerto No 2. | ||
20171121 | Ian Skelly presents concerts featuring the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Today, two concerts reflecting the orchestra's desire to bring the best of the classical and the contemporary repertoire to its listeners. In our 2pm concert, recorded in Ayr Town Hall, Fran瀀ois Leleux conducts music from the late 18th and early 19th centuries, including Mozart's 'Paris' Symphony, Schubert's 'Tragic' Symphony and Haydn's Trumpet Concerto, and at 3.15pm, for our second concert, we travel from Nuremberg in Germany to the south coast of Australia courtesy of Wagner's Overture to Die Meistersingers, Respighi's Pines of Rome and Christian Lindberg's The Waves of Wollongong. Mozart: Symphony No 31 in D major, K297 (Paris) Haydn: Trumpet Concerto Beethoven: Coriolan: Overture, Op 62 Schubert: Symphony No 4 in C minor, D417 (Tragic) Mark O'Keeffe (trumpet) Fran瀀ois Leleux (conductor) Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Overture* Kalevi Aho: Trombone Concerto Respighi: Pines of Rome Christian Lindberg: The Waves of Wollongong* Jorgen van Rijen (trombone) Martyn Brabbins (conductor) Christian Lindberg (conductor)*. Ian Skelly presents concert performances by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. | ||
20171128 | Tom McKinney presents concerts from across Europe this week. Today's selection includes Herbert Blomstedt's 90th birthday concert with the Swedish Radio Symphony in Beethoven's 'Eroica' Symphony, plus the Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra with Gustavo Dudamel in Beethoven's Sixth Symphony, the 'Pastoral', recorded at the Prague Spring International Music Festival. 2pm: Beethoven: Symphony No 3 in E flat, 'Eroica Strauss: Tod und Verkl䀀rung Wagner: Tannh䀀user Overture Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra conductor Herbert Blomstedt c.3.35pm: Smetana: Overture to The Bartered Bride Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op 54 Jan Lisiecki (piano) Toronto Symphony conductor Peter Oundjian Beethoven: Symphony No 6 in F, 'Pastoral conductor Gustavo Dudamel. Tom McKinney presents concerts from across Europe, including Beethoven's Eroica Symphony. | ||
20171205 | Tom Redmond presents a live concert from the BBC Philharmonic's home in Salford, MediaCityUK, featuring David Matthews' tone poem 'A Vision of the Sea' and Mahler's Kindertotenlieder with soprano Ruby Hughes. Plus Juanjo Mena conducts the orchestra in Bruckner's Fourth Symphony. 2pm: David Matthews: Sinfonia Mahler: Kindertotenlieder David Matthews: A Vision of the Sea Ruby Hughes (soprano) Jac van Steen (conductor) c.3pm: Cowell: Hymn, Chorale and Fuguing Tune No 8 (first UK performance) Lee Reynolds (conductor) Ginastera: Dances from 'Estancia Juanjo Mena (conductor) Copland: Statements John Wilson (conductor) c.3.30pm: Bruckner: Symphony No 4 in E flat major Juanjo Mena (conductor). Tom Redmond presents a live concert from the BBC Philharmonic's home in Salford. | ||
20171212 | The BBC performing groups live week continues with the BBC Concert Orchestra live from Watford Colosseum, London. Jaime Martin conducts a programme taking in Afternoon Concert's tone poem theme with Dvorak's The Noonday Witch, followed by Bartok's Concerto for Orchestra. Then back to Broadcasting House for a recent recording by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, under conductor Martin Yates, of Arnold Bax's symphonic poem Tintagel. The afternoon comes to a close with Beethoven's Concerto for piano and orchestra No. 3 in C minor, with Rudolf Buchbinder as soloist, accompanied by the BBC Philharmonic, conducted by Juanjo Mena, recorded recently in Barcelona. 2.00pm Presented by Fiona Talkington LIVE from Watford Colosseum Dvorak: The Noonday Witch - tone poem Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra Jaime Martin (conductor) 3.50pm - Back to the studio with Jonathan Swain Bax: Tintagel - symphonic poem Martin Yates (conductor) 4.10pm Beethoven: Piano Concerto No 3 in C minor, Op 37 Rudolf Buchbinder (piano) Juanjo Mena (conductor). BBC Concert Orchestra live from Watford Colosseum, London, with music by Dvorak and Bartok | ||
20171226 | This week Afternoon Concert celebrates the 'Best of 2017' from the BBC performing groups. Today features music from the ballet performed by the BBC Concert Orchestra at Watford Colosseum. Eric Whitacre conducts the BBC Singers in one of his own pieces, and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales is joined by Beatrice Rana and B Tommy Andersson for a highlight concert from Hoddinott Hall. Presented by Jonathan Swain 2pm Arnold: 'Water' from ballet 'Homage to the Queen G. Gordon: Les Noces Imaginaires Suite Delibes ed Wordsworth: Coppelia Suite Barry Wordsworth (conductor) c.3.20pm Eric Whitacre: I carry your heart with me Eric Whitacre (conductor) c.3.25pm Bartok: Hungarian sketches Sz97 for orchestra Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No 3 in C major, Op 26 c.4.05pm Korngold: Symphony in F sharp, Op 40 Beatrice Rana (piano) B Tommy Andersson (conductor). The Best of 2017 from the BBC performing groups. | ||
20180109 | Tom Redmond presents a week of concerts from the BBC Philharmonic. Today the orchestra perform Stravinsky's tone poem Song of the Nightingale and music by Rossini and Mozart live at their home in Salford. Plus performances including Saint-Sa뀀ns's First Piano Concerto and Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. 2pm - LIVE from MediaCityUK, Salford Rossini: Overture, The Barber of Seville Mozart: Piano Concerto No 9 in E flat, K271 Stravinsky: The Song of the Nightingale Christian Ihle Hadland (piano) Ben Gernon (conductor) c.3.15pm: Roussel: Le festin d'araign退e: symphonic fragments Claude Vivier: Lonely Child Katrien Baerts (soprano) Manoj Kamps (conductor) c.3.50pm: George Walker: Lyric for Strings Clark Rundell (conductor) c.4pm: Saint-Sa뀀ns: Piano Concerto No 1 in D major Louis Lortie (piano) Edward Gardner (conductor) c.4.30pm: Beethoven: Symphony No 5 in C minor Nicholas Collon (conductor). | ||
20180123 | Penny Gore presents a week of concerts and recordings from the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Afternoon Concert's tone poem theme continues with Respighi, plus we hear the fruits of the Orchestra's Beethoven Symphony Cycle recorded during a recent tour of North Wales with Principal Guest conductor Xian Zhang, and Soprano Chiara Taigi sings Verdi. 2pm Overture to La Forza del destino Quattro pezzi sacri Ave Maria from Otello La Vergine degli angeli from La Forza del destino Tacea la notte placida from Il Trovatore Sempre libera from La Traviata Respighi: Pini di Roma Chiara Taigi (soprano) BBC National Chorus of Wales Xian Zhang (conductor c. 3.45pm Beethoven: Symphony No 4 in B flat major, Op 60 Xian Zhang (conductor) c. 4.20pm Bloch: Voice in the wilderness Raphael Wallfisch (cello) Benjamin Wallfisch (conductor). Penny Gore presents a week of concerts and recordings from the BBC NOW. | ||
20180130 | Tom McKinney continues a week of performances by the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Today includes a concert the Orchestra gave at the Bath Mozart Festival 2017 with a programme including music by Beethoven and Brahms. There's a new recording of Szymanowski's Violin Concerto No 1 with soloist Tasmin Little, and Afternoon Concert's continues with Judith Weir's Natural History, with the soprano Ailish Tynan as soloist. 2pm Smetana: The Bartered Bride - Overture Beethoven: Piano Concerto No 4 in G Brahms: Symphony No 4 in E minor Stephen Osborne (piano) Alexander Vedernikov (conductor) c.3.30pm Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms Tenebrae Nigel Short (conductor) c.4pm Szymanowski: Violin Concerto No 1, Op 35 Tasmin Little (violin) Edward Gardner (conductor) c.4.25pm Judith Weir: Natural History Ailish Tynan (soprano) Martyn Brabbins (conductor) Chausson: Viviane Op. 5 BBCSO Pascal Rophe (conductor). | ||
20180206 | Fiona Talkington continues a week of performances by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Today's programme includes a concert of Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert which the orchestra gave in Glasgow City Halls under conductor Fran瀀ois Leleux. There's more from a new recording of violin music by British composers, today featuring Kenneth Leighton's Violin Concerto, and the orchestra perform symphonies by Tippett and Brahms. 2pm Mozart: Symphony No 31 in D major, K297 (Paris) (K300a) Beethoven: Coriolan Overture, Op 62 Schubert: Symphony No 4 in C minor, D417 (Tragic) Fran瀀ois Leleux (conductor) c.2.55pm Leighton: Violin Concerto, Op 12 Clare Howick (violin) Grant Llewellyn (conductor) Tippett: Symphony No 2 Martyn Brabbins (conductor) c.3.55pm Sciarrino: Allegoria della notte, for violin and orchestra Ilia Gringolts (violin) Ilan Volkov (conductor) Brahms: Symphony No 3 in F major, Op 90 Ilan Volkov (conductor). The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra perform Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert in concert. | ||
20180213 | Kate Molleson continues her week of performances from the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Singers. Today includes a concert the BBC Singers gave at the John Armitage Memorial Festival on the Kent Marshes, with an English programme including a premiere by Tom Harrold and Stuart Beatch. Plus a new recording of Florent Schmitt's Antony and Cleopatra Suite No 1, and Bartok's Two Pictures 2pm Elgar: Give unto the Lord Tom Harrold/Stuart Beatch: Vimy Beach (World Premiere) Howells: Take him, earth, for cherishing Finzi; Lo, the full, final sacrifice Rutter; Come down, O Love divine Tavener: Svyati (O holy one) Jamie Walton (cello) Daniel Cook (conductor) c.3.25pm Florent Schmitt: Antoine et Cl退op tre Suite 1 Sakari Oramo (conductor) c3.50pm Laura Mvula: Sing to the Moon Grace Rossiter (conductor) c.4.00pm Schumann: Symphony No 3 in E flat major, 'Rhenish c.4.35pm Bartok: Two Pictures Gergely Madaras (conductor). The BBC Symphony Orchestra and BBC Singers at the John Armitage Memorial Festival. | ||
20180226 | The BBC Concert Orchestra is Tom McKinney's featured orchestra this week, starting today with a concert they gave just over a week ago at the Watford Colosseum with their new Principal Conductor Bramwell Tovey, including the UK premiere of Joseph Turrin's Hemisphere, commissioned for the wind, brass and percussion of the New York Philhamonic. Britten Variations on a theme of Frank Bridge Joseph Turrin Hemispheres (UK premiere) Elgar Variations on an original theme (Enigma) BBC Concert Orchestra, conductor Bramwell Tovey 3.25 Sherwood Double Concerto Rupert Marshall-Luck (violin) Joseph Spooner (cello) BBC Concert Orchestra, conductor John Andrews 4.00 Cowen Symphony No 5 BBC Concert Orchestra, conductor John Andrews. with Tom McKinney. The BBC Concert Orchestra and conductor Bramwell Tovey in concert. | ||
20180227 | with Tom McKinney. The BBC Concert Orchestra and their conductor laureate Barry Wordsworth are joined by soprano Susan Bullock in a concert of British and American music, recorded last month at the Watford Colosseum and presented by Ian Skelly. Holst: A Somerset Rhapsody, Op 21 Britten: The Salley Gardens; La Belle est au jardin d'amour; O Waly, Waly; Fileuse Holst: Japanese Suite, Op 33 Copland: Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo Kern/Hammerstein:'Bill' from Showboat Sondheim: 'Losing My Mind' from Follies Copland: El Sal n M退xico Susan Bullock (soprano) BBC Concert Orchestra, conductor Barry Wordsworth 3.35 Elgar: From the Bavarian Highlands Brighton Festival Chorus 4.10 York Bowen: Symphonic Fantasia BBC Concert Orchestra, conductor Vernon Handley. BBC Concert Orchestra and Barry Wordsworth in a concert of British and American music. | ||
20180228 | with Tom McKinney. The BBC Philharmonic and their Principal Guest conductor Ben Gernon perform live from their home in MediaCity, Salford, including the UK premiere of Bernard Rands' Concerto for English Horn and orchestra with soloist Gillian Callow. Presented by Tom Redmond. Beethoven Overture, Leonore No 2 Mozart Symphony No 31 in D (Paris) Debussy orch. Colin Matthews La terrasse des audience du clair de lune; Feux d'artifice Bernard Rands Concerto for English horn and orchestra (UK premiere) Anna Clyne Masquerade Gillian Callow (English horn) BBC Philharmonic, conductor Ben Gernon. with Tom McKinney. A live concert from the BBC Philharmonic and conductor Ben Gernon. | ||
20180301 | John Osborn heads the cast as impoverished, lovelorn soldier Lorenzo, in pursuit of notorious bandit Fra Diavolo in this performance of Auber's once very popular three-act comic opera. More than mere justice is at stake, as Diavolo steals the dowry of Lorenzo's fianc退e Zerline, who is then destined to marry old Francesco against her will. Auber: Fra Diavolo Fra Diavolo - John Osborn (tenor) Lord Rocburg - Roberto de Candia (baritone) Lady Pamela - Sonia Ganassi (mezzo-soprano) Lorenzo - Giorgio Misseri (tenor) Zerlina - Anna Maria Sarra (soprano) Math退o - Alessio Verna (bass) Giacomo - Jean Luc Ballestra (bass) Beppo - Nicola Pamio (tenor) Rome Opera Chorus Rome Opera Orchestra Rory Macdonald (conductor) 4.15 Damase: Flute Concerto Anna Noakes (flute) BBC Concert Orchestra, Martin Yates 4.40 John Alden Carpenter: Krazy Kat (jazz pantomime) BBC Concert Orchestra, conductor Keith Lockhart. Auber's comic opera about notorious bandit Fra Diavolo and his nemesis, lovelorn Lorenzo. | ||
20180306 | Jonathan Swain introduces more recordings of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Today: Martyn Brabbins conducts Debussy, Mozart and Tchaikovsky, and John Wilson conducts the music of Richard Rodney Bennett. 2pm Debussy: Pr退lude | ||
20180313 | Kate Molleson introduces more concert performances from the BBC Philharmonic, including Beethoven's third piano concerto with soloist Pavel Kolesnikov and Tchaikovsky's Manfred Symphony. c.2pm: Beethoven: Piano Concerto No 3 in C minor, Op 37 Tchaikovsky: Manfred Symphony in B minor, Op 58 Pavel Kolesnikov (piano) Vassily Sinaisky (conductor) c.3.35pm: James MacMillan: Fanfare Upon One Note Magnus Lindberg: Ottoni Clark Rundell (conductor) c.4pm: Mozart: Flute Concerto in G major, K313 Adam Walker (flute) Jamie Phillips (conductor) c.4.30pm: Ligeti: Ramifications David Greilsammer (conductor) c.4.40pm: Kodaly: Dances of Galကnta Rory Macdonald (conductor). Kate Molleson introduces more concert performances from the BBC Philharmonic. | ||
20180320 | Penny Gore showcases some of the Ulster Orchestra's most recent recordings. Today's programme includes the World Premiere of a trumpet concerto by the Venezuelan-Spanish composer Giancarlo Castro and concludes with Bart k's colourful 5-movement Concerto for Orchestra. 2pm Elgar - Introduction and Allegro Op. 47 Dvo?ကk - Cello Concerto Op. 104 Sibelius - Symphony No. 4 Op.63 Johannes Moser (cello) Jac van Steen (conductor) 3.35pm Giancarlo Castro -Trumpet Concerto (World Premi耀re) Pacho Flores (trumpet) Piazzolla - Winter in Buenos Aires Pacho Flores (flugelhorn) Bart k - Concerto for Orchestra Rafael Payare (conductor). | ||
20180403 | Penny Gore introduces more live concert recordings featuring the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra, including a symphony by Schubert and a rarely heard work for soloists, chorus and orchestra by Hindemith. Schubert: Symphony No 8 in B minor, D759 Hindemith: When lilacs last in the dooryard bloom'd; a requiem for those we love Gerhild Romberger, contralto Matthias Goerne, baritone RIAS Chamber Chorus Christoph Eschenbach, conductor. Penny Gore introduces more recordings featuring the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra. | ||
20180410 | From the band's beginnings as the Western Studio Orchestra in the Assembly Rooms Cardiff's City Hall, through the orchestra's adventurous tour in what was, then, East Germany, to its enduring three decade-long partnership with Conductor Laureate Tadaaki Otaka, Kate Molleson celebrates the BBC National Orchestra of Wales' 90th Anniversary with a week of Afternoon Concerts that explore the orchestra's role in Welsh musical life and beyond. Kate continues her journey through the orchestra's history with a concert performed shortly after the opening of its new home at St David's Hall in Cardiff, and we hear a recording of Elgar's first symphony from the Schauspielhaus in Berlin - part of Conductor Laurate Tadaaki Otaka's relationship with the composer that would see him awarded the Elgar Medal. Jean Sibelius - Finlandia Op.26 Rachmaninov - Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor Op.18 Hoddinott - Welsh Dances - Suite no. 1 Op. 15 Elgar - Variations on an original theme ('Enigma') Op. 36 Shura Cherkassky (piano) BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra Owain Arwel Hughes (conductor) c. 3.15pm Elgar - Symphony No. 1 in A flat major Op. 55 Tadaaki Otaka (conductor). Kate Molleson celebrates the BBC National Orchestra of Wales' 90th anniversary. | ||
20180417 | Tom Redmond presents performances including Beethoven's first piano concerto and Sibelius's second symphony. Lawrence Power is the soloist in Walton's Viola Concerto. Plus music by Grieg and Bizet. 2pm: Grieg - Peer Gynt, Suite no 1 Beethoven - Piano Concerto no 1 Sibelius - Symphony no 2 Martin Roscoe (piano) BBC Philharmonic Clemens Schuldt (conductor) c.3.35pm: Walton - Viola Concerto Lawrence Power (viola) Ben Gernon (conductor) c.4pm: Bizet - Carmen (selection from the suites) Yan Pascal Tortelier (conductor). Today including concertos by Beethoven and Walton, and Sibelius's second symphony. | ||
20180424 | Georgia Mann continues a week of performances by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Today's programme begins with a concert centred around Nielsen. Soprano Denise Beck and the Danish String Quartet join the strings of the orchestra for a sequence of songs and miniatures before the composer's more familiar violin Concerto and Symphony no. 3. Plus Simon Callaghan is soloist in a new recording of the Piano Concerto by Bernhard Scholz. 2pm Nielsen Polka in A major Nielsen: Jens Vejmand Denise Beck (Soprano) and Julia Lynch (piano) Trad. Fem f倀r, fire geder Nielsen: Tit er jeg glad Danish String Quartet + BBC SSO Strings Trad. Minuet nr 60 Danish String Quartet + BBC SSO Strings and Oboe Nielsen: Forunderligt at sige Trad: Dronningens Cotillion Nielsen: Som en rejselysten fl倀de Nielsen Concerto Op.33 for violin and orchestra Nielsen Symphony no. 3 Op.27 (Sinfonia espansiva) [with S and Bar soloists] Henning Kraggerud (violin) Benjamin Appl (baritone) Thomas Dausgaard (conductor) c.3.45pm Rachmaninov Vocalise (Op.34'14), orch. composer [orig. for voice & piano] Tommy Smith (saxophone) Clark Rundell (conductor) Scholz Concerto in B major Op.57 for piano and orchestra Simon Callaghan (piano) The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra perform Nielsen in Glasgow City Halls. | ||
20180514 | Penny Gore presents a week of performances by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, beginning today with a concert the orchestra gave in Perth Concert Hall. We open with two of the poems from Smetana's mighty & evocative Ma vlast (My country); firstly Vltava, the composer's musical portrait of the river running through Prague, followed by arka, the tale of a warrior maiden burning for revenge. David Kadouch is the soloist in Chopin's 2nd piano concerto and the concert ends with Dvorak's 4th symphony in which we can hear his distinctive compositional style really coming into its own. Plus highlights from the orchestra's recent European tour with violinist Nikolaj Znaider. 2pm Smetana: Ma vlast [My country] - Vltava & Sarka Chopin: Piano concerto no. 2 in F minor Op.21 Dvorak: Symphony no. 4 in D minor Op.13 David Kadouch (piano) Matthias Pintscher (conductor) c.3.40pm Britten: Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes Op.33a Brahms: Violin Concerto in D major Op.77 Nikolaj Znaider (violin) Thomas Dausgaard (conductor). The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in concert in Perth performs Smetana, Chopin & Dvorak. | ||
20180515 | John Toal introduces the Ulster Orchestra in concert live from Ulster Hall in Belfast featuring the dazzling young clarinettist Annelien Van Wauwe as soloist in Copland's concerto and Mendelssohn's 'Scottish' Symphony. After which we return to this week's featured ensemble, the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, performing Mahler's mighty 7th symphony and the world premiere broadcast of John Croft's 'Lost songs' and Round for Orchestra by the Canadian composer Cassandra Miller. 2pm Copland: Concerto for clarinet, strings, harp and piano Mendelssohn: Symphony no. 3 in A minor Op.56 (Scottish) Annelien Van Wauwe (clarinet) Roderick Cox (conductor) c.3.05pm Mahler: Symphony no. 7 Thomas Dausgaard (conductor) c.4.25pm John Croft: Lost songs for electronics and solo voice - World premiere Cassandra Miller: Round (for Orchestra) Juliet Fraser (soprano) Ilan Volkov (conductor). The Ulster Orchestra performs Copland & Mendelssohn live from Ulster Hall in Belfast. | ||
20180626 | Tom McKinney presents more performances from the BBC Philharmonic, including the UK premiere of Wolfgang Rihm's Horn Concerto and symphonies by Beethoven and Copland. 2pm: Wagner - Rienzi, Overture Wolfgang Rihm - Horn Concerto (UK premiere) Weber orch. Berlioz - Invitation to the Dance Beethoven - Symphony no 7 in A major Op 92 Stefan Dohr (horn) Ben Gernon (conductor) c.3.20pm: Copland - Symphony no 1 John Wilson (conductor) c.3.45pm: Rachmaninov - Piano Concerto no 2 in C minor Op 18 Nobuyuki Tsujii (piano) Yutaka Sado (conductor) c.4.20pm: Alwyn - Fortune is a woman (music from the film): Prelude Rumon Gamba (conductor) c.4.25pm: Webern - Five Pieces Op 10 Joshua Weilerstein (conductor) c.4.30pm: Mendelssohn - The Fair Melusina Frederic Chaslin (conductor) c.4.40pm: Copland - Letter from home c.4.45pm: Berlioz - Roman Carnival Overture Andrew Litton (conductor). Tom McKinney presents more performances from the BBC Philharmonic. | ||
20190521 | Hannah French introduces recordings made at Radio France's new Broadcasting House and at the historic Th退 tre des Champs-Elys退es. Today the Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra is conducted by Mikko Franck and the principal conductor-designate of the Berlin Philharmnic, Kirill Petrenko. Also today, Evgeny Kissin joins the Orchestre National de France and conductor, Emmanuel Krivine for Liszt's First Piano Concerto. And the afternoon ends with a real rarity, an orchestral reconstruction of Debussy's early Symphony in b minor L.B. (1880). Berlioz: Grande fꀀte chez les Capulet, from 'Romeo and Juliet, op. 17 Hector Berlioz: La mort d'Oph退lie, op. 18/2, from 'Tristia Chausson: Po耀me, op. 25 Ravel: Tzigane Martin Matalon (1958) - Rugged (Premiere) Anna Tifu (violin), Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra, Mikko Franck, conductor followed at approx 3pm by : Rachmaninov: The Isle of the Dead, op. 29, symphonic poem Scriabin: Po耀me de l'extase (Symphony No. 4), op. 54 Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra, Kirill Petrenko (conductor) and at approx 3.45pm Richard Strauss: Don Juan, op. 20 Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat, S. 124 Evgeny Kissin (piano) Orchestre National de France, Emmanuel Krivine (conductor) Debussy: Symphony in b minor L.B. (1880) Concerts from the BBC performing groups and orchestras from across the world. | ||
20200323 | Tom McKinney presents a week of concerts featuring the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, including a series of works by the celebrated composer Grace Williams. Berlioz Le Carnaval Romaine Overture, Op. 9 Elgar Cello Concerto, Op. 85 Natalie Clein (cello) Joubert An English Requiem Neal Davies (bass) April Frederick (soprano) Three Choirs Festival Chorus Three Cathedral Choirs Boy Choristers Adrian Partington (conductor) Three Choirs Festival, Gloucester Cathedral Grace Williams Fantasia on Welsh Nursery Tunes Grant Llewellyn (conductor) A week of concerts featuring the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. | ||
20200324 | Tom McKinney presents a week of concerts featuring the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, including a series of works by the celebrated composer Grace Williams. Humperdinck Hansel und Gretel (overture) Dukas The Sorcerer's Apprentice Bernard Herrmann Psycho suite Mussorgsky (orch. Ravel) Pictures from an Exhibition Jaume Santonja (conductor) Grainger: The Warriors Richard Hickox (conductor) Birmingham Symphony Hall Strauss Tod und Verklarung Kazushi Ono (conductor) Grace Williams Symphony No 2 Owain Arwel Hughes (conductor) Mahler Ruckert Lieder Ruby Hughes (Soprano) Jac van Steen (conductor) A week of concerts featuring the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. | ||
20200325 | Tom McKinney presents a week of concerts featuring the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, including a series of works by the celebrated composer Grace Williams. Beethoven Coriolan Overture, Op. 62 Bartok Piano concerto No. 3, Sz. 119 Llyr Williams (piano) Mozart Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550 Jac van Steen (conductor) Grace Williams Ave Maris Stella BBC National Chorus of Wales Adrian Partington (conductor) BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff A week of concerts featuring the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. | ||
20200326 | Opera Matinee: Gounod's Romeo and Juliet from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. From the Royal Opera House's 2010 production, French specialist Daniel Oren conducts Charles Gounod's version of the Shakespeare eternal lovers, Rom退o et Juliette, as they fight against hatred and intolerance before paying the ultimate price... The lovers' passionate liaison unravels magnificently through the most romantic duets, but this opera by the composer of Faust, is much more than that as the many rich ensembles and characters make for a compelling musical spectacle, true to The Bard's best dramatic intentions. This revival production by Nicolas Jo뀀l, not seen in a decade, features a cast led by Piotr Beczala and Nino Machaidze in the title roles. Cast: Rom退o - Piotr Beczala (tenor) Juliette - Nino Machaidze (soprano) Mercutio - St退phane Degout (tenor) Tybalt - Alfie Boe (tenor) St退phano - Ketevan Kemoklidze (mezzo soprano) Duke of Verona - Simon Neal (bass) Count Paris - ZhengZhong Zhou (baritone) Fr退re Laurent - Vitalij Kowaljow (bass) Count Capulet - Darren Jeffery (baritone) Gertrude - Diana Montague (mezzo soprano) Gr退gorio - James Cleverton (baritone) Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Royal Opera House Chorus Daniel Oren, conductor. | ||
20200327 | Elizabeth Alker concludes a week of music making by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Brahms Violin Concerto in D major Op.77 Dvorak Symphony no. 9 in E minor Op.95 (From the New World) Clemens Schuldt (Conductor) Aleksey Semenenko (Violin) D'Indy Lied Op 19 Lawrence Power (viola) Thierry Fischer, conductor Bloch Baal Shem 3 pictures from Chassidic life: Vidui & Nigun Raphael Wallfisch (cello) ?ukas Borowicz (conductor) Concluding a week of concerts featuring the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. | ||
20210216 | Penny Gore introduces performances by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales with music by Grieg, Tchaikovsky, Franz Schmidt in a new recording of his Symphony No. 1, Sibelius, Bridge, Alwyn, Sally Beamish and Dukas. 2.00pm Grieg: Peer Gynt, Suite No. 1, Op. 46 Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 Conductor Joseph Swensen 3.05pm Franz Schmidt: Symphony No. 1, Op. 9 Conductor Jonathan Berman 2.55pm Sibelius: Tiera The Brass Section of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales Conductor Edward Hodgson Bridge: Threads Conductor Richard Hickox 3.15pm Alwyn: Pastoral Sally Beamish: Under the wing of the rock (Viola concerto No 3') Lawrence Power, viola Conductor Douglas Boyd 3.35pm Dukas: La Peri Conductor Jac van Steen Music by Grieg, Tchaikovsky, Schmidt, Sibelius, Bridge, Alwyn, Sally Beamish and Dukas. | ||
20210316 | This week features performances from the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Today's programme begins with a spotlight on the brass section with music by Arnold, Tippett and MacRae. Then Thomas Dausgaard conducts the orchestra in Mahler's 7th Symphony and Bartok's Miraculous Mandarin. Presented by Georgia Mann 2pm Arnold Symphony for brass, Op.123 Tippett Praeludium for brass, bells and percussion MacRae Stirling Choruses for brass ensemble Martyn Brabbins, conductor c.2.30pm Haydn Symphony No 88 in G major H.1.88 Mahler Symphony No 7 Thomas Dausgaard, conductor c.4.10pm Bartok The Miraculous Mandarin - pantomime Sz.73 Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Voices With music by Arnold, Tippett, Haydn, Mahler and Bartok. | ||
20210615 | Tom McKinney continues his week of live and recorded performances by the BBC Philharmonic with music by Beethoven, Bart k, Stravinsky, George Antheil, York Bowen and Alfredo Casella. B退la Bart k - Romanian Folk Dances John Storg倀rds (conductor) George Antheil - Nocturne in Skyrockets Igor Stravinsky - Danses concertantes B退la Bart k - Divertimento for strings Ludwig van Beethoven - Romance for violin & orchestra No.1 in G, Op.40 John Storg倀rds (violin /director) York Bowen - Symphony No.2 in F major Andrew Davis (conductor) Alfredo Casella - Italia Gianandrea Noseda (condcutor) BBC Philharmonic with performances of Bart\u00f3k, Antheil, Stravinsky, Beethoven and Casella | ||
20210914 | Ian Skelly introduces recordings from this summer's Salzburg Festival, including Kristian Bezuidenhout playing Mozart's Piano Concerto No.25 and more from Christina Pluhar and L'Arpeggiata. Also, Robin Ticciati conducts the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra in the music of Brahms. there's music by Florence Price from the Basel Sinfonietta and more from the Astor Piazzolla Quintet. Plus recordings from the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Including: Anna Clyne: Rewind BBC Symphony Orchestra, Andre de Ridder Music by Giramo L'Arpeggiata, Christina Pluhar (from the 2021 Salzburg Festival) Price: Ethiopia's Shadow in America Basel Sinfonietta, Jessica Horsley Villa-Lobos: Choros 10; Uirapuru BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Sakari Oramo c.3pm Brahms: Serenade No. 1 in D, op. 11 Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Robin Ticciati Works by Piazzolla Astor Piazzolla Quintet (from the 2021 Rheingau Festival) Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 25 in C, K. 503 Kristian Bezuidenhout, piano Mozarteum Orchestra, Salzburg, Antonello Manacorda (from the 2021 Salzburg Festival) Kristian Bezuidenhout plays Mozart's Piano Concerto No 25 in Salzburg. | ||
20210921 | This week, Afternoon Concert features the Akademie fur Alte Musik Berlin performing Brandenburg concertos by Bach and symphonies by Beethoven. Today's programme also includes the BBC Singers performing music by Part and Finzi, and the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra with Stravinsky's Pulcinella Suite. Presented by Fiona Talkington. Including: Coates: Wood Nymphs - concert valse BBC Philharmonic Part: Nunc Dimittis Ellie Slorach (conductor) Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major, BWV 1049 c.3pm Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 in D, op. 36 Bernhard Forck (conductor) Stravinsky: Pulcinella Suite Alexander Liebreich (conductor) Finzi: Lo, the full final sacrifice Thomas Trotter (organ) David Hill (conductor) c.4.15pm Weinberg: Symphony no.2, Op.30 Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla (conductor) Beethoven's Second Symphony and Stravinsky's Pulcinella Suite from Prague. | ||
20210928 | Penny Gore with the best classical music performed by BBC ensembles and orchestras across Europe. Mozart's 34th is today's symphony from The Netherlands. Also, a Scottish overture from the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, a chamber arrangement of music from Handel's Giulio Cesare, and Schumann's cello concerto with soloist Daniel Müller-Schott, plus sacred music by Praetorius, Copland's Appalachian Spring Suite, Beethoven's Grosse Fugue for piano four hands, and Britten's Violin Concerto with Tasmin Little. Including: Lamond: Overture: Aus Dem Schottischen Hochlande, Op.4 (From the Scottish Highlands - overture) Martyn Brabbins, conductor Handel: Suite from 'Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17' - arr. J.G. Pisendel for 2 oboes, 2 flutes, strings, bassoon and continuo Orchestra of the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis Vကclav Luks, harpsichord and direction Robert Schumann: Cello Concerto in A minor, op. 129 Daniel Müller-Schott, cello Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Andrew Manze, conductor c.3pm Mozart: Symphony No. 34 in C, K. 338 Philharmonie Zuldnederland Hartmut Haenchen, conductor Praetorius: Gelobet und gepreiset, from 'Polyhymnia Caduceatrix et Panegyrica Cardinal Complex, ensemble Jonas Gassmann, conductor Copland: Appalachian Spring Suite Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra Joshua Weilerstein, conductor Beethoven: Grosse Fuge in B flat, op. 134, for piano four hands GrauSchumacher Piano Duo Andreas Grau, piano G怀tz Schumacher, piano Britten: Violin Concerto, Op. 15 Tasmin Little, violin BBC Philharmonic Edward Gardner, conductor Schumann's cello concerto, plus music by Handel, Mozart and Praetorius. | ||
20211005 | Tom McKinney with the best classical music performed by BBC ensembles and orchestras across Europe. Saint-Saens' `Egyptian` is today's Romantic piano concerto highlight - with Bertrand Chamayou in sparkling form. Also, Ravel's Mother Goose ballet from the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Dvorak's Symphonic Variations from Brno, piano music from Haitian composer Ludovic Lamothe and Sibelius' 7th Symphony from the KBS Symphony Orchestra. Plus, there's Baroque vocal music from Capella Marianna in Prague and a highlight from last year's London International Festival of Early Music. Including: Bartok: Rumanian Folk Dances BBC Philharmonic John Storgards (conductor) Ravel: Ma m耀re l'oye (ballet) John Wilson (conductor) Luython: Missa basim Caesar vive! Vojtech Semerad (conductor) c.3pm Saint-Saens: Piano Concerto No.5, Op.103 `Egyptian` Bertrand Chamayou (piano) Orchestre National de France Emmanuel Krivine (conductor) Gibbons: Grand Pavan Mahan Esfahani (harpsichord) Dvorak: Symphonic Variations, Op.78 Brno Symphony Orchestra Dennis Russell Davies (conductor) Ludovic Lamothe - Danza No.3 C退lim耀ne Daudet (piano) c.4.25pm Sibelius - Symphony No.7 in C, Op.105 Christoph Koenig (conductor) Bertrand Chamayou plays Saint-Saens' Piano Concerto No.5, and music by Bartok and Sibelius | ||
20211012 | Ian Skelly with specially recorded performances from earlier this year featuring orchestral masterpieces from Berlin, early music from Holland and Britten from Glasgow. Kirill Petrenko conducts the Berlin Philharmonic in Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov, and the Berlin Radio SO play Mozart's Jupiter Symphony. There's Bach from Holland Baroque, and the first of this week's visits to the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in Glasgow. Including: Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet, fantasy overture Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Kirill Petrenko, conductor JS Bach: Trio Sonata No. 2 in C minor, BWV 526 Verdonck: Ave gratia plena Benedictus | ||
20211019 | Penny Gore introduces new recordings by the BBC SSO, as Ryan Wigglesworth conducts the orchestra Elgar's Brahmsian first symphony and Little music by Tippett. Plus Purcell from Germany's La Folia Baroque Orchestra, Antje Weithass plays Dvorak, the BBC Philharmonic plays Malcolm Arnold, and music by Daniel Kidane. Also, the world premiere broadcasts of short Radio 3 commissions for BBC orchestras. Pieces by Sun Keting, Elaine Agnew and Oliver Leith. Including: Purcell: Dido's lament (orch. Version), from Dido & Aeneas Matthias Bamert, conductor Purcell: Overture and excerpts from 'King Arthur, Z. 628 Anna Prohaska, soprano Julia B怀hme, contralto Richard Resch, tenor Nikolay Borchev, baritone Robin-Peter Müller, violin and conductor Arnold: Concerto for Oboe and Strings, Op. 39 Jennifer Galloway, oboe Rumon Gamba, conductor Brahms: 16 Waltzes, Op 39 Louis Schwizgebel-Wang, piano Zhang Zuo, piano Daniel Kidane: Woke BBC Symphony Orchestra Sakari Oramo, conductor c.3pm Elgar: Symphony No. 1 in A-flat major, Op. 55 BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Ryan Wigglesworth, conductor Sun Keting: A Cave of One's Own BBC Singers Jasdeep Singh Degun, sitar Nicholas Chalmers, conductor Elaine Agnew: Hold Ulster Orchestra Jac van Steen,conductor Oliver Leith: Swirl Procession Anthony Weeden, conductor Dvorak: Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53 Antje Weithass, violin Residentie Orkest The Hague Antony Hermus, conductor Tippett: Little music for string orchestra Ryan Wigglesworth conducts the BBC SSO in Elgar and Tippett | ||
20211026 | Ian Skelly continues his afternoon selection of recordings from Denmark, which includes the Danish National Symphony Orchestra performing Dvorak's first great symphonic success. Daniil Trifonov is the piano soloist in Shostakovich's Concerto for Piano, Trumpet and Strings, and there's music by Debussy, Chopin and Luis de Narvaez. Including: Debussy: Suite Bergamasque - Prelude - Clair de Lune Alice Sara Ott (piano) Luis de Navarez: Veynte y dos diferencias Hopkinson Smith (lute) c.3pm Antonin Dvorak: Symphony No 6 in D Petr Popelka (conductor) Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No 1 Daniil Trifonov (piano) Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Gustavo Gimeno (conductor) More music making for the afternoon from Denmark. | ||
20211102 | Penny Gore continues her focus on Felix Mendelsohn's symphonies with a performance of No 5, the 'Reformation' Symphony, with the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra and Andres Orozco-Estrada. The Ulster Orchestra play Alphons Diepenbrock's Elektra Suite, and JS Bach's Cantata 102 comes from the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra. Soprano Camilla Nylund sings Strauss' Four Last Songs with the Orchestre National de France, and the Belinfante Quartet perform music by Hildegard of Bingen and Henriette Bosmans. And as part of this week's series of short pieces by living composers performed by BBC orchestras, the Ulster Orchestra present music by Calliope Tsoupaki and Charlotte Bray. Including: Bellini: Capuleti ed i Montecchi - overture BBC Concert Orchestra Rumon Gamba, conductor Alphons Diepenbrock: Elektra suite Charlotte Bray: When Icebergs Dance Away Jac van Steen, conductor JS Bach: Herr, meine Augen sehen nach dem Glauben, Cantata BWV 102 Terry Wey, alto Patrick Grahl, tenor Tobias Berndt, bass Windsbach Boys' Choir Martin Lehmann, conductor c.3pm Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 5 in D major/D minor, Op. 107, Reformation Andr退s Orozco-Estrada, conductor Hildegard of Bingen: O Virtus Sapientiae Henriette Bosmans: String Quartet Wagner: Overture to 'Tannh䀀user Strauss: Vier letzte Lieder (Four Last Songs), AV 150 Camilla Nylund, soprano Karina Canellakis, conductor Haydn: Keyboard Sonata in G, Hob. XVI:39 Christian Zacharias, piano Calliope Tsoupaki: Maestrale 2011 Andres Orozco-Estrada conducts the Frankfurt Radio Symphony in Mendelssohn's Fifth. | ||
20211109 | Penny Gore presents a selection of music from the BBC performing groups and European Broadcasting Union. As Jordi Savall celebrates his eightieth birthday, we'll hear a performance of Monteverdi's L'Orfeo performed by his Concert des Nations at the Opera Comique in Paris, staring Marc Mauillon and Luciana Mancini. Plus music by Liszt, and Kodaly's Dances of Galanta from a recent concert by the BBC Philharmonic. Presented by Penny Gore Monteverdi: L'Orfeo, favola in musica in five acts, SV 318 Musica/Euridice - Luciana Mancini (mezzo-soprano) Orfeo - Marc Mauillon (baritone) Messaggera - Sara Mingardo (contralto) Speranza/Proserpina - Marianne Beate Kielland (mezzo-soprano) Appolo - Furio Zanasi (baritone) Caronte/Plutone - Salvo Vitale (bass) Pastore I/Spirito II - .Victor Sordo (tenor) Ninfa - Lise Viricel (soprano) Pastore II/Spirito IV - Gabriel Diaz (countertenor) Pastore III/Spirito I/Eco - Alessandro Glangrande (countertenor) Pastore IV/Spirito III - Yannis Francois (bass-baritone) La Capella Rial de Catalunya Le Concert des Nations Jordi Savall (conductor) c.4pm Liszt Piano Concerto no.1 in E flat major, S.124 Nelson Freire (piano) Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Fabio Luisi (conductor) Kodaly: Dances of Galanta Roderick Cox (conductor) Music by Monteverdi, Liszt and Kodaly. | ||
20211116 | Tom McKinney with the best classical music performed by BBC ensembles and orchestras across Europe. Tom continues his focus on great Romantic symphonies this week with Brahms's Fourth - Karina Canellakis conducts the Orchestre Nationale de France in a performance recorded in Saint-Denis in June. There's also Kodaly from The Ulster Orchestra, Renaissance music performed by the Youth of La Capella Reial de Catalunya, new music by Peteris Vasks from the Vale of Glamorgan Festival, all alongside music by Beethoven, Bach, Britten, Mahler and Rudolf Karel - his Nonet, composed in the concentration camp of Terezin. 2pm Paul Dukas - Fanfare from La P退ri RTVE Symphony Orchestra Juanjo Mena (conductor) Zoltan Kodaly - Dances of Marossz耀k Jac van Steen (conductor) Claudio Monteverdi - Lagrime d'amante [Madrigals', Book VI, SV.111] Jove Capella Reial de Catalunya Lu퀀s Vilamaj (conductor) c. 2.30pm Ludwig van Beethoven - Romance for violin and orchestra No.2 in F major, Op.50 Chloe Hanslip (violin) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Anja Bihlmaier (conductor) JS Bach - Toccata in D, BWV.912 Yulianna Avdeeva (piano) c. 3pm Johannes Brahms - Symphony No.4 in E minor, Op.98 Karina Canellakis (conductor) Benjamin Britten - Russian Funeral March Martyn Brabbins (conductor) c. 4pm Peteris Vasks - Cantabile BBC National Orchestra of Wales Geoffrey Patterson (conductor) Frederic Chopin - Nocturne in B flat minor, Op.9'1 Frederic Chopin - Nocturne in E flat, Op.9'2 Alice Sara Ott (piano) Gustav Mahler - Wo die sch怀nen Trompeten blasen / Das irdische Leben [Des Knaben Wunderhorn] Gustav Mahler - Ich atmet' einen linden Duft / Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen [Rückert-Lieder] Golda Schultz (soprano) Danish National Symphony Orchestra Fabio Luisi (conductor) Rudolf Karel - Nonet Gergely Bodoky (flute) Viola Wilmsen (oboe) Stephan M怀rth (clarinet) Karoline Zurl (bassoon) Bora Demir (horn) Marina Grauman (violin) Annemarie Moorcroft (viola) Mischa Meyer (cello) Christine Felsch (double bass) Karina Canellakis conducts the Orchestre Nationale de France in Brahms's Fourth Symphony. | ||
20211123 | Gustavo Gimeno conducts the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra in Stravinsky's sublime ballet, plus performances by Francesco Piemontesi and a second helping of one of the first operas ever written, Portrayal of the Soul and the Body by Emilio de' Cavalieri. Presented by Fiona Talkington Dvorak: Legend no. 2 Ulster Orchestra Jac van Steen, conductor Liszt: Vallee d'Obermann Francesco Piemontesi, piano Emilio de' Cavalieri: Rappresentatione di anima et di corpo: Act Two Vox Luminis Lionel Meunier, conductor c.3pm Stravinsky: Apollo Gustavo Gimeno, conductor Brahms: Variations and Fugue on a theme by Handel, Op.24 Haydn: Symphony No.40 in F BBC Philharmonic Omer Meir Wellber, conductor Marco Betta: Citt | ||
20211130 | Presented by Penny Gore, with live performances from around Europe and recordings from the BBC's orchestras Today, Ariane Matiakh conducts the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra in Beethoven's Pastoral symphony, and Pekka Kuusisto joins the orchestra for Bryce Dessner's thrilling Violin Concerto. From the Confidencen Opera Festival in Sweden, Olof Boman leads a performance of John Blow's short 1683 opera. Plus John Wilson and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in concert music from Britten's opera Peter Grimes. Including: Beethoven: Triumphal March from Tarpeja WoO.2a Anja Bihlmaier (conductor) Bryce Dessner: Violin Concerto Pekka Kuusisto (violin) Ariane Matiakh (conductor) Schumann: Nachtlied, op. 108 Camerata Salzburg Monteverdi Choir Sir John Eliot Gardiner (conductor) c.3pm Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F, op. 68 ('Pastoral') Britten: 4 Sea Interludes & Passacaglia, from 'Peter Grimes John Wilson (conductor) Blow: Venus and Adonis Ida R䀀nzl怀v (mezzo, Venus) Bernt Ola Volungholen (baritone, Adonis) Rupert Enticknap (countertenor, Cupid) Confidencen Opera & Music Festival Orchestra Olof Boman (conductor) John Blow's 1683 opera in Sweden and Beethoven's 'Pastoral' Symphony in Frankfurt. | ||
20211207 | This week features live and recent concert performances by the BBC performing groups. Today's programme includes the BBC Philharmonic recorded last week at Leeds College of Music with a programme including Vivaldi's Four Seasons. Then to the BBC Singers with a concert which combines Bach chorales with contemporary vocal music. Presented by Tom McKinney Including: Rachmaninov: 6 Duets Op.11 for piano 4 hands Zhang Zuo & Louis Schwizgebel (piano duo) c.2.30pm BBC Philharmonic, recorded in November at the Leeds College of Music Hildegard of Bingen (arr. Tom Coult and Daniel Pioro): O ecclesia, for violin and string orchestra Edmund Finnis: The Centre is Everywhere Caroline Shaw: Punctum Vivaldi: Four seasons Daniel Pioro (violin/director) c.3.45pm BBC Singers, recorded this month in Copenhagen Ed Frazier Davis: O Magnum Mysterium JS Bach: Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 599 Paul Manz: E'en so, Lord Jesus, quickly come Emily Hazrati: Drop down ye heavens from above Ghislaine Reece-Trapp: Alleluia! A New Work is Come on Hand JS Bach: Gottes Sohn ist kommen, BWV 600 Jan Sandstr怀m: Es ist ein Ros entsprungen Brahms: Es ist ein Ros entsprungen Hilary Campbell: Ave Maria JS Bach: Christum wir sollen loben schon, BWV 611 Lucy Walker: There is no rose William Harris: Faire is the heaven JS Bach: Vom Himmel hoch da komm ich her BWV 700 (C Major) Stephen Farr (organ) Nicholas Chalmers (conductor) The BBC Philharmonic perform Vivaldi in Leeds, and the BBC Singers go on tour in Denmark. | ||
20211214 | Fiona Talkington continues this week's theme of music inspired by Maeterlinck's play, Pelleas and Melisande, with a performance of Debussy's celebrated opera of the same name, recorded at Rouen Normandie Opera. Debussy: Pelleas and Melisande An opera in five acts Cast: Ad耀le Charvet (mezzo-soprano) M退lisande Huw Montague Rendall (baritone) Pell退as Nicolas Courjal (bass) Golaud, Pell退as' half-brother Jean Teitgen (bass) Arkel, King of Allemonde Lucile Richardot (mezzo-soprano) Genevi耀ve, mother of Golaud and Pell退as Anne-Sophie Petit (soprano) Yniold, Golaud's son Richard Rittelmann (baritone) Doctor and Shepherd Dijon Opera Chorus Rouen-Normandie Opera Orchestra Pierre Dumoussaud, conductor The Rouen-Normandie Opera Orchestra perform Debussy's Pelleas and Melisande. | ||
20220104 | Penny Gore presents another afternoon of unique recordings from the BBC orchestras and from around Europe. Today, Daniil Trifonov continues the week's focus on Rachmaninov piano concertos, Thomas Hampson sings Mahler in Berlin, and Alan Gilbert conducts Nielsen's 'Inextinguishable' Symphony at Kiel Castle. Also, just before 3pm throughout the week, New Year New Music: Radio 3 presenters share the newest music that means the most to them. Including: Mahler: Excerpts from 'Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen' and 'Des Knaben Wunderhorn Thomas Hampson, baritone Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra Karina Canellakis, conductor JS Bach: Viola da gamba Sonata in D minor, BWV 1023 Antje Weithaas, violin Mahan Esfahani, harpsichord c.3pm Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, op. 18 Daniil Trifonov, piano NDR Elbphilharmonie Alan Gilbert, conductor Suk: Scherzo Fantastique, Op.25 Ulster Orchestra Jac van Steen, conductor Nielsen: Symphony No. 4, op. 29 ('Inextinguishable') Nielsen at Kiel Castle, and Daniil Trifonov plays Rachmaninov. | ||
20220111 | This week Afternoon Concert celebrates Beethoven concertos with a different one each day at 3pm - today it's Piano Concerto No 4 with the late Nelson Freire and the St Petersburg Philharmonic. Plus there's music inspired by Beethoven by Jorg Widmung, Brahms from the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, and more from Ensemble Correspondances at the Schwetzingen Festival. Presented by Penny Gore. c.2.15 Schoenberg: Verkl䀀rte Nacht (Transfigured Night), op. 4 Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Karina Canellakis (conductor) c.3pm Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op.58 Nelson Freire (piano) Vassily Sinaisky (conductor) c.3.30 Jorg Widmann: Con brio Jorg Widmann (conductor) c.3.50 Brahms: Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op.90 Ryan Wigglesworth c.4.25 Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Motet pour les tr退pass退s, H. 311 S退bastien Dauc退 (conductor) c.4.35 Ruth Gipps: Jane Grey - fantasy for viola and string orchestra, Op.15 Scott Dickinson (viola) Teresa Riveiro Bohm (conductor) Nelson Freire plays Beethoven's Fourth Piano Concerto with the St Petersburg Philharmonic. | ||
20220118 | Presented by Ian Skelly, with a selection of music for the afternoon from around Europe and from BBC ensembles, including the BBC Symphony Orchestra playing Ana Sokolovic's spectacular Ringelspiel for orchestra. Marin Alsop conducts Rimsky-Korsakov's symphonic suite Scheherazade at 3pm, and the music of Robert Schumann features twice - the cello concerto in St Petersburg and the Italian soloist Enrico Dindo, and chamber music with the cellist Manuel Fischer-Dieskau at Romania's George Enescu Festival. Plus Steven Osborne playing Shostakovich with the Ulster Orchestra. Including: RR Bennett: A Farewell To Arms BBC Singers Jessica Cottis, conductor Ana Sokolovic: Ringelspiel for orchestra Geoffrey Paterson, conductor R Schumann: Cello Concerto in A minor, op. 129 Enrico Dindo (cello) St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra Yuri Termikanov, conductor c.3pm Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade Danish National Symphony Orchestra Marin Alsop, conductor R Schumann: Adagio and Allegro, op. 70 Manuel Fischer-Dieskau, cello Cyprien Katsaris, piano Maconchy: Nocturne Daniele Rustioni, conductor c.4.20pm Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major, Op. 102 Steven Osborne, piano JS Bach arr. Stevan Kova? Tikmajer Goldberg Variations with Sch怀nberg in background JS Bach arr. Victor Kissine Aria, from 'Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 Kremerata Baltica/Lettonica Gidon Kremer, conductor Rimsky-Korsakov's symphonic suite based on One Thousand and One Nights. | ||
20220125 | Penny Gore with performances from the BBC ensembles and music from around Europe. Today, the Baroque group Arcangelo perform works by Bach, Telemann and Handel. Also, Tchaikovsky's Liturgy of St. John's Chrysostom with the Latvian Radio Choir and Brahms' first symphony with the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra under Karina Canellakis. In the mix today as well, the Ulster Orchestra with Respighi's The Birds and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in Yasushi Akutagawa's Triptyque. Including: JS Bach: Prelude, from Partita No. 3 in E, BWV 1006 St退phanie-Marie Degand, violin Respighi: Gli Uccelli - The Birds Michael Collins, conductor Tchaikovsky: Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, op. 41 Sigvards K?ava, conductor c.3pm Brahms: Symphony 1 in C minor, Op 68 Karina Canellakis, conductor Telemann: Trio Sonata in D minor, TWV 42:d3 Jonathan Cohen, director Yasushi Akutagawa: Triptyque Yatuka Sado, conductor Handel: Süsse Stille, sanfte Quelle, HWV 205; Das zitternde Gl䀀nzen der spielenden Wellen, HWV 203 Lydia Teuscher, soprano Manuel Palau: Concierto Levantino, for Guitar and Orchestra Jongho Park, guitar KBS Symphony Orchestra Francisco Valero-Terribas, conductor Music by Bach, Respighi, Tchaikovsky, Brahms, Akutagawa, Handel and Palau. | ||
20220201 | Tom McKinney with performances from around the world including Beethoven's sixth symphony from the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and conductor Yutaka Sado. Plus more music from the International Baroque Music Days festival at Melk Abbey in Austria. Beethoven: Minuet WoO7/1 Anja Bihlmaier (conductor) Buxtehude: Membra Jesu Nostri - Ad manes La Risonanza Fabio Bonizzoni (director) Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No 2 Vaclav Petr (cello) Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra Marko Ivanovic (conductor) 3pm Beethoven: Symphony no 6 in F major, Op 68 Yutaka Sado (conductor) Buxtehude: Membra Jesu Nostri - Ad latus JS Bach: Violin Sonata No 5 BWV 1018 Sayaka Shoji (violin) Vikingur Olafsson (piano) Witold Lutoslawski: Concerto for Orchestra Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra Krzysztof Urbanski (conductor) Beethoven: Minuet WoO7/11 Yutaka Sado conducts the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in Beethoven's Sixth Symphony. | ||
20220208 | This week Afternoon Concert features French orchestras - today it's the turn of the Pau Casals Festival Orchestra with music by Saint-Saens and Beethoven. Plus we celebrate John Williams's 90th birthday with his music for the screen and concert hall. And there's Czech music from Smetana and Dvorak. Presented by Ian Skelly. 2pm John Williams Theme from 'Jurassic Park Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra John Williams (conductor) c.2.10 Bedrich Smetana String Quartet No. 2 in D minor Pavel Haas Quartet c.2.35 Olivier Messiaen Les Offrandes oubli退es, m退ditation symphonique Orchestre National de France Christian M?celaru (conductor) c.3pm Camille Saint-Sa뀀ns Cello Concerto No. 2 in D minor, op. 119 Sol Gabetta (cello) Pierre Bleuse (conductor) c.3.25 Ludwig van Beethoven Coriolan, op. 62, overture c.3.35 Johann Sebastian Bach Partita No. 2 in C minor, BWV 826 Yulianna Avdeeva (piano) c.3.55 John Williams Elegy for Cello and Orchestra Bruno Delepelaire (cello) c.4.05 Antonin Dvorak Symphony No. 6 in D, op. 60 German Symphony Orchestra, Berlin Tomas Hanus (conductor) Music by Saint-Saens, Beethoven and John Williams. | ||
20220301 | With Ian Skelly. Continuing this week's series of concertos at 3pm, the young American pianist Kit Armstrong joins the BBC Symphony Orchestra in Mozart's Piano Concerto No.20, and Dalia Stasevska conducts the orchestra in Dawson's Negro Symphony. Plus new recordings from the BBC Singers and David Hill, and more music from the early music group Ars Antiqua Austria. Ryan Latimer: Antiarkie for orchestra Pierre Andr退 Valade (conductor) Mayr: Suite in D, from 'Pythagorisches Schmids-Füncklein Gustav Holst: Four Partsongs (ed. Imogen Holst): Imogen Holst: A Hymne to Christ David Hill (conductor) Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin KBS Symphony Orchestra Francisco Valero-Terribas (conductor) c. 3pm Mozart: Piano Concerto in D Minor No.20 K466 Kit Armstrong (piano) Anja Bihlmaier (conductor) Mayr: Suite in D minor, from 'Pythagorisches Schmids-Füncklein Ars Antique Austria Dawson: Folk Symphony Dalia Stasevska (conductor) Kit Armstrong plays Mozart's Piano Concerto No 20 in D minor, K466. | ||
20220308 | Penny Gore with a rich selection of music by women composers from the 17th to the 21st centuries Her selection includes baroque vocal and instrumental music from Italy, a bold statement from the United States and a rarely-heard cantata written for the International Congress for Women's Suffrage in Stockholm 1911 2.00pm Joan Tower Fanfare for the Uncomman Woman Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra Joshua Weilerstein, conductor Francesca Caccini Io mi distruggo, from 'La Lucrezia Hana Bla퀀kovက, soprano Hathor Consort Romina Lischka, viola da gamba and conductor Lotta Wenn䀀koski Verdigris John Storg倀rds, conductor Isabella Leonarda Sonata Duodecima Maria, dolce Maria Erika Fox David Spielt vor Saul Julian Jacobson, piano BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Geoffrey Paterson, conductor 3.00 Dora Pejacevic Symphony in F# minor Op.41 BBC Symphony Orchestra Sakari Oramo, conductor Fairfield Halls Croydon Thea Musgrave Helios Dora Peja?evi? Four Songs Katarina Karn退us, mezzo-soprano Elfrida Andr退e Geoffrey Cox, oboe yvor Volle, violin Sofie Asplund, soprano Women of the G怀teborg Opera Chorus G怀teborg Opera Orchestra Henrik Schaefer, conductor producer: Ellie Mant Penny Gore with a rich selection of music by women composers. | ||
20220315 | This week, Afternoon Concert features Scandinavian symphonic music - today we have Sibelius's Violin Concerto performed by soloist Philippe Quint with the KBS Symphony Orchestra, and conductor Christoph K怀nig. There's also more Purcell from Concentus Musicus Wien and Stefan Gottfried, Johann Strauss (II) from the Dresden Philharmonic and Marek Janowski, and the BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales bring us Verdi's Four Sacred Pieces. Presented by Penny Gore. Overture to 'The Gypsy Baron Marek Janowski (conductor) Monteverdi Si dolce e il tormento from Quarto scherzo delle ariose vaghezze Cristina Segura (Mezzo) Ensemble Exclamatio Poulenc Sinfonietta BBC Symphony Orchestra Andrei Feher (conductor) Eugene Bozza Ballade for trombone and piano, Op.62 Peter Moore (trombone) Robert Thompson (piano) Violin Concerto in D minor, op.47 Philippe Quint (Violin) Christoph Koenig (conductor) Sibelius Finlandia Haydn Piano Trio in E flat major XV:10 Amatis Trio Unter Donner und Blitz, polka schnell, op. 324 Verdi Four Sacred Pieces BBC National Chorus of Wales BBC National Orchestra of Wales Xian Zhang (conductor) Henry Purcell Three parts upon a Ground, Z. 731 Stefan Gottfried (conductor) Music for a While, from Oedipus Z.583 Michael Schade (tenor) Unique performances with BBC orchestras and choirs and other great orchestras. | ||
20220322 | Ivan Fischer conducts the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra in Beethoven's titanic Fifth Symphony, plus music by Arthur Bliss and a beautiful, little-heard cantata by Augusta Holmes Presented by Ian Skelly Two Contrasts for string orchestra BBC Concert Orchestra Martin Yates, conductor Schumann Quintet in E flat, Op.44 Armida Quartet Pavel Kolesnikov, piano Rout Ilona Domnich, soprano 3.00pm Symphony No.5 in C minor, Op.67 Ivကn Fischer, conductor The Lady of Shalott La Visione de la reine - cantata for female voices, piano, cello and harp Annabel Thwaite, piano Morwenna Del Mar, cello Alison Martin, harp BBC Singers Hilary Campbell, conductor Ivan Fischer conducts the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra in Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. | ||
20220329 | Tom Mckinney presents an afternoon of performances from around Europe and the UK, including music by Eric Coates with the BBC Philharmonic conducted by John Wilson, live from the orchestra's home in Salford Quays, plus further performances from a concert given by the Netherlands Bach Society with recorder player Lucie Horsch, and more from the Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra. Mikhail Glinka - Valse Fantaisie Vassily Sinaisky (conductor) Dario Castello - Sonata Concertante Lucie Horsch (recorder) Wouter Verschuren (bassoon) Siebe Henstra (harpsichord) Shunske Sato (conductor) Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson - Louisiana Blues Street and Blue/s Forms for Solo violin Augustin Hadelich (violin) Adam Skoumal (piano) 2.30pm LIVE from Salford All works by Eric Coates: Television March The Three Men Suite Cinderella Last Love Sweet Seventeen The Three Elizabeths BBC Philharmonic Orchestra c.3.35pm Robert Schumann - Piano Quintet in E flat Op. 44 Claire Huangci (piano) Minguet Quartet Tarquino Merula - Ciaccona Francesco Provenzale - La Stellidaura vendicante: Sinfonia 3.55pm Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Piano Concerto No.1 in B flat minor Pavel Kolesnikov (piano) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Martyn Brabbins (conductor) Kenneth Hesketh - Danceries (Set 1) (Lull Me Beyond Thee; Catching of Quails; My Lady's Rest; Quodling's Delight) Barcelona Symphonic Wind Band Jose Rafael Pascual-Vilaplana (conductor) John Wilson conducts the BBC Philharmonic in music by Eric Coates, live from Salford. | ||
20220405 | This week Afternoon Concert features performances from French Orchestras - today it's the Requiem by Saint-Sa뀀ns performed by the French National Orchestra and Radio France Chorus and a top line-up of soloists. Plus there's highlights from a Mozart and Chopin recital given by pianist Pavel Kolesnikov at La Roque d'Anth退ron International Piano Festival. Presented by Ian Skelly 2pm Tchaikovsky Serenade in C, Op.48 East-West Chamber Orchestra Rostislav Krimer (conductor) c.2.35 Mozart Piano Sonata no.8 in A minor, K.310 Chopin Nocturne in E major, Op.62'2 Pavel Kolesnikov (piano) c.3pm Saint-Sa뀀ns Requiem, Op.54 V退ronique Gens (soprano) All退nor Feix (contralto) Nicholas Phan (tenor) Nicholas Test退 (baritone) Cristian M?celaru (conductor) c.3.40 Mozart Piano Sonata no.11 in A major, K.331 3.55 Bruckner Symphony no.6 in A major - 2nd movt; Adagio, sehr feierlich Munich Philharmonic Orchestra Sergiu Celibidache (conductor) 4.22 Chopin Polonaise-Fantaisie in A flat, Op.61 Music by Mozart, Chopin and Saint-Sa\u00ebns. | ||
20220412 | With Fiona Talkington. Andrew Manze conducts the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in Mozart's Jupiter symphony and music by John Maxwell Geddes. The Hungarian piano duo, Duo Jatekok (Nari Badal and Ad退lade Panaget), join the SSO and Ilan Volkov for Poulenc's Double Piano Concerto, and make their own choice of music for Afternoon Concert - excerpts from Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong's recording of Gershwin's Porgy and Bess. Also, Christiane Karg sings Beethoven, and Augustin Hadelich joins Adam Skoumal for music for violin and piano by Ravel and Janacek. Including: Beethoven: Ah! perfido, op. 65, scene and aria Christiane Karg (soprano) Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Ivan Fischer (conductor) Ravel: Violin Sonata No.2 Augustin Hadelich (violin) Adam Skoumal (piano) Martinu: Double Concerto for Two String Orchestras, Piano and Timpani, H. 271 Christoph Berner (piano) Dresden Philharmonic Tomas Netopil (conductor) c.3pm Mozart: Symphony No. 41 in C, K. 551 ('Jupiter') Andrew Manze (conductor) John Maxwell Geddes Ombre Poulenc: Double Piano Concerto Ilan Volkov (conductor) Artist Choice from Duo Jatekok Gershwin: Porgy and Bess (excerpts) Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong Janacek: Violin Sonata The Hungarian piano duo play music by Poulenc with the BBC SSO. | ||
20220419 | Penny Gore with recordings from BBC performing groups and other ensembles from around Europe, as well as some selected chamber music including Saint-Saens's Septet and Haydn's String Quartet in G major, Op. 54 No. 1, featuring the Calidore Quartet. Also today, Schmidt's Symphony No. 4 with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, and Mozart's Symphony No. 35 'Haffner' with the Basel Chamber Orchestra. Including: Policarpo Jos退 Ant nio da Silva: March and Contradance Arcangelo Corelli: Trio Sonata, op. 3/2 Iberian Ensemble Mozart: Symphony No. 35 in D Haffner Basel Chamber Orchestra, conductor Louis Langr退e, conductor Francesca Caccini: O chiome belle G. Frescobaldi: Toccata prima, from 'Il Secondo Libro di Toccate', Rome Hana Bla퀀kovက, soprano Hathor Consort Romina Lischka, viola da gamba and conductor Saint-Saens: Septet for piano, trumpet and strings in E flat major, Op 65 Simon Hofele, trumpet; Charles Owen, piano; Daniel Storer, double-bass; Calidore Quartet c.3pm Schmidt: Symphony No. 4 in C Fabio Luisi, conductor Giovanni Antonio Giay: Concerto for flute, two violins and continuo Haydn: Quartet in G major, Op 54 No 1 Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture Ulster Orchestra Dinis Souza, conductor JS Bach (arr. for orchestra by J. Raff): Chaconne from Partita no. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004 BBC Philharmonic Leonard Slatkin, conductor Schmidt's Fourth Symphony, Mozart's 'Haffner' and music by Francesca Caccini and Haydn. | ||
20220510 | Penny Gore introduces recordings from around Europe, which this week includes performances from orchestras in the Czech Republic and Poland. Today, Dennis Russell Davies conducts the Brno Philharmonic in music by Janacek and Korngold. There's also music by Silvestrov in Prague, more from the Italian early music ensemble la fonte musica as they explore music of the Apennine Peninsula, plus the world premiere of a piano work by Johanna Muller-Hermann, recorded as part of Radio 3's 'Forgotten Women Composers Project' with the Arts and Humanities Research Council. Including: Janacek: Adagio, for orchestra Dennis Russell Davies, conductor c.2.15pm Johanna Muller-Hermann: Clavier Sonata Op.8 (world premiere) Hiroaki Takenouchi, piano A sequence of music by Johannes Ciconia and others: Alena Dantcheva, soprano Francesca Cassinari, soprano Gianluca Ferrarini, tenor Teodoro Baù, fiddle la fonte musica, ensemble Michele Pasotti, medieval lute, conductor c.3pm Korngold: Symphony in F sharp, Op.40 Artist choice - Dennis Russell Davies Bartok: Piano Concerto No. 3, Sz. 119 Keith Jarrett, piano New Japan Philharmonic Orchestra Kazuyoshi Akiyama, conductor Silvestrov: Elegy Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra Petr Popelka, conductor Suk: Fantastic scherzo for orchestra Op 25 BBC National Orchestra of Wales Richard Hickox, conductor Dennis Russell Davies conducts the Brno Philharmonic in Korngold's Symphony in F. | ||
20220517 | This week Afternoon Concert features piano concertos and early music from Madrid. Today's concerto is Beethoven's Piano Concerto no.3, performed by Kirill Gerstein with the NDR Elbphilharmonie conducted by Alan Gilbert. Plus Antoine Tamestit is soloist in Berlioz's Harold in Italy and the Ulster Orchestra perform Stravinsky's Firebird Suite. Presented by Penny Gore. 2pm Rossini Overture from The Barber of Seville Rafael Payare (conductor) c.2.10 Berlioz Harold en Italie - symphony for viola and orchestra, Op.16 Antoine Tamestit (viola) Les Musiciens du Louvre-Grenoble Marc Minkowski (conductor) c.2.50 Josquin Salve Regina a 5 Stile Antico 3pm Beethoven Piano Concerto no.3 in C minor, Op.37 Kirill Gerstein (piano) NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra Alan Gilbert (conductor) c.3.35 Stravinsky Firebird Suite (1945) Dinis Sousa (conductor) c.4.15 Jacquet of Mantua Dum vastos Adriae fluctus c.4.25 Gyorgy Kurtag - quasi una Fantasia..., Op.27'1 c.4.35 Marianne Martinez Sant'Elena al Calvario - 2 arias (Raggio di luce: Nel mirar quell sasso amato) Ilona Domnich (soprano) BBC Concert Orchestra Jane Glover (conductor) Music by Beethoven, Berlioz and Stravinsky. | ||
20220524 | Ian Skelly continues his Spanish-inspired week with performances from the RTVE Symphony Orchestra. Today, ballet music by Falla features the Flamenco singer Esperanza Fernကndez, and Julian Rachlin plays Shostakovich's First Violin Concerto. Plus Shchedrin's take on Bizet's Carmen and Elizabeth Watts singing Purcell. Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No1 in A Op77 Julian Rachlin, violin Pablo Gonzales, conductor Debussy: Pour le piano Beatrice Rana, piano 3.00 Falla: El Amor Brujo Esperanza Fernကndez (flamenco singer) Miguel Angel G mez Mart퀀nez, conductor Artists' choice: Purcell: `From Rosy Bow'rs` (from The Comical History of Don Quixote') Elizabeth Watts, soprano Mahan Esfahani, harpsichord Anselm Ferrer: Lamentatio - 1. Veneris Sancto Cererols Choir Marc D퀀az, conductor Rodion Shchedrin (after Bizet): Carmen Suite BBC Symphony Orchestra Gergely Madaras, conductor The RTVE Symphony Orchestra perform music by Falla and Shostakovich. | ||
20220531 | Ian Skelly with another afternoon of recordings from BBC orchestras and ensembles from across Europe. Today, Brahms Symphony No. 2 and Dvorak's Cello Concerto, with Daniel Müller-Schott the soloist, with the La Scala Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Andr退s Orozco-Estrada. The BBC Philharmonic perform music by Bruno Maderna, including his arrangements of pieces by Frescobaldi. Mendelssohn Piano Trio in D minor with the Amatis Piano Trio. Also, Vivaldi with the Darmstadt Baroque Soloists. Including: Vivaldi: Da piu? venti, Argippo's aria from 'Argippo, RV 697-A Shak耀d Bar, soprano Alessandro Quarta, conductor Girolamo Frescobaldi (arr. Bruno Maderna): Tre Pezzi Bruno Maderna: Venetian Journal Benjamin Hulett, soloist BBC Scottish SO Ilan Volkov, conductor Adrian Willaert: O magnum mysterium Gioseffo Zarlino: Virgo prudentissima Christina Kubisch: Viaggio II, from 'Il viaggio della voce La Cappella Marciana Marco Gemmani, director Schubert: Entr'acte No. 3 from 'Rosamunde Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana Markus Poschner, conductor 3pm Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D, op. 73 Andr退s Orozco-Estrada, conductor Dvo?ကk: Cello Concerto in B minor, op. 104 Daniel Müller-Schott, cello Felix Mendelssohn: Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 49 Dvorak's Cello Concerto, Vivaldi, and the BBC Philharmonic perform Maderna. | ||
20220607 | Penny Gore introduces the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and conductor Ilan Volkov in a Haydn symphony today, as Radio 3's Breakfast travels across Scotland this week. Thomas Dausgaard also joins the orchestra for music by Wagner, there's more from Cafe Zimmermann in Prague, and the Berlin Philharmonic plays the music of Bernd Alois Zimmermann. Including: Wagner: Parsifal (Prelude) BBC Scottish SO Thomas Dausgaard, conductor Ellington/Peress: Black, Brown and Beige, suite RAI National Symphony Orchestra John Axlerod, conductor JS Bach: Sonata, from 'Himmelsk怀nig, sei willkommen, BWV 182 JS Bach: Gott soll allein mein Herze haben, BWV 169 JS Bach: Schwingt freudig euch empor, BWV 36 JS Bach: Ein ungef䀀rbt Gemüte, BWV 24 Caf退 Zimmermann 3pm Haydn: Symphony No.82 'Bear Ilan Volkov, conductor Gershwin (arr. Zigutkin): Clap Yo' Hands from the musical 'Oh, Kay! 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic c.3.30pm Zimmermann: Photoptosis, Pr退lude für gro߀es Orchester Kirill Petrenko, conductor Gipps: Wind Sinfonietta, Op 73 BBC National Orchestra of Wales Jonathan Bloxham, conductor Haydn: Cello Concerto No.2 Alexey Stadler, cello Michael Sanderling, conductor The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra perform Haydn's 'Bear' Symphony. | ||
20220614 | Ian Skelly introduces performances by the SWR Symphony Orchestra, including Beethoven's 'Emperor' Concerto with Vadym Kholodenko. Plus there's Hungarian music by Tchaikovsky, Kurtag, Wolf, Kodaly, Schubert and Brahms, as well as highlights from the recent Beverley and East Riding Early Music Festival. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Suite No.2 in C major Op.53 (Scherzo burlesque) Neville Marriner (conductor) Gyorgy Kurtag - Movement for viola & orchestra Paul Pesthy (viola) SWR Symphony Orchestra, Stuttgart Anja Bihlmaier (conductor) c. 2.25 Roberto Gerhard - Pedrelliana BBC Philharmonic Juanjo Mena (conductor) c. 2.45 Hugo Wolf - Gebet, No.28 [M怀rike Lieder] / Gesang Weylas, No.46 [M怀rike Lieder] / Anakreons Grab / Der Rattenf䀀nger, No.11 [Goethe Lieder] Hanno Muller-Brachmann (baritone) Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Ivan Fischer (conductor) 3pm Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Concerto No.5 in E flat, Op.73 `Emperor` Vadym Kholodenko (piano) Lionel Bringuier (conductor) c. 3.45 Franz Schubert - Piano Sonata No.14 in A minor, D.784 Eric Lu (piano) c. 4.10 Zoltan Kodaly - Dances from Galanta c. 4.30 Johannes Brahms - Hungarian Dance No.1 in G minor KBS Symphony Orchestra, Antonio Mendez (conductor) Vadym Kholodenko and the SWR Symphony Orchestra perform Beethoven's Fifth Piano Concerto. | ||
20220621 | More from French violinist Renaud Capu瀀on, this afternoon the expansive, romantic concerto by Edward Elgar. There's more from Judith Bingham's 70th birthday concert and two contrasting pieces for piano duo Presented by Ian Skelly 2.00pm Rossini Cenerentola Overture BBC Philharmonic Gianandrea Noseda, conductor Gombert Media vita BBC Singers Owain Park Bartok Two Portraits, Op.5 BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Thomas Dausgaard, conductor Schubert Rondo in D, D. 608 Duration of work: 09:26 min. Anne Queffelec and Gaspard Dehaene, piano Poulenc O magnum mysterium 3.00pm Violin Concerto in B minor, Op.61 Renaud Capu瀀on, violin Suisse Romande Orchestra Jonathan Nott, conductor Bach arr. Kurtag Sonatina, from Actus Tragicus, BWV.106 Kodaly Symphony in C Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor French violinist Renaud Capu\u00e7on plays the expansive, romantic concerto by Edward Elgar. | ||
20220628 | Penny Gore with Faur退's Requiem given by the Flanders Symphony Orchestra and Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, recorded recently in Ghent, together with Arvo P䀀rt's Adam's Lament. Plus other performances taken in the Low Countries, including CPE Bach's Flute Concerto No. 3, and Mozart's Violin Concerto No. 1 with Julia Fischer and the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra. From the 2021 London International Festival of Early Music, Louis Couperin's Harpsichord Suite in D is played by Laurence Cummings. Including: August De Boeck: Dahomeyan Rhapsody Flemish Radio Orchestra Marc Soustrot, conductor CPE Bach: Flute Concerto No.3 in A major, Wq.168 Aurele Nicolet, flute David Zinman, conductor Claude Gervaise (arr. for brass band: Peter D怀rpinghaus & Peter Reeve) Suite, from 'Danceries': Gaillarde de la guerre; Pavane passamaize; Branle Gay Salaputia Brass Jeroen Berwaerts, trumpet, conductor Brahms: Cello Sonata No 1 in E minor, Op 38 Leonard Elschenbroich, cello Alexei Grynyuk, piano 3.00pm Faur退: Requiem, op. 48 [1900 version] Hana Bla퀀kovက, soprano Roderick Williams, baritone Kristiina Poska, conductor Mozart: Violin Concerto No.1 in B flat, K207 Julia Fischer, violin Yakov Kreizberg, conductor Louis Couperin: Harpsichord Suite in D Laurence Cummings, harpsichord Arvo P䀀rt: Adam's Lament Music by Faure, De Boeck, CPE Bach, Gervaise, Brahms, Mozart, Couperin and P\u00e4rt. | ||
20220705 | Ian Skelly continues his week with more from the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, music inspired by the harp and by Irish mythology, plus an item chosen for the programme by conductor/composer and BBC SSO Chief Conductor designate, Ryan Wigglesworth. The programme features: Ryan Wigglesworth: Locke's Theatre (After T. Locke) II. `Rustic Music` Halle Orchestra Ryan Wigglesworth, composer EJ Moeran: Sinfonietta BBC Philharmonic Rumon Gamba, conductor Camille Saint-Saens: Morceau de Concert (arr. horn and harp) Alec Frank-Gemmell, horn Ellie Johnston, harp Ina Boyle: The Magic Harp National Symphony Orchestra Nil Venditti, conductor 3.00 Antonin Dvorak: Symphony No 7 in D minor Ryan Wigglesworth, conductor This week's guest artist chooses a selection of music: Ryan Wigglesworth WA Mozart: Flute Concerto in G K313 Adam Walker, flute Claude Debussy: Pelleas Suite (arr. Erich Leinsdorf) Bavarian Symphony Orchestra Vladimir Jurowski, conductor Ryan Wigglesworth conducts the BBC SSO performing Dvorak's Symphony No 7 in D minor. | ||
20220719 | Presented by Ian Skelly. Today's Prom features John Wilson conducting his new super-orchestra, the Sinfonia of London, in an all-British programme. Adam Walker plays Huw Watkins' s Flute Concerto and the Prom culminates in Elgar's ever-popular Enigma Variations. Plus today's Proms Artist choice in the interval of the Prom. 2.00pm Elgar: Sursum corda (Elevation) Op.11 for brass, organ and string orchestra BBC Concert Orchestra John Wilson, conductor Frank Ferko: Reflection on Thomas Tallis' If ye love me for chorus ORA Singers Suzi Digby, conductor c.2.13pm Prom 2 (first broadcast live on 16 July) - Part 1 of 2 Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis(15 mins) Huw Watkins: Flute Concerto Bax: Tintagel Adam Walker, flute c.3.45pm Proms Artist Choice: Adam Walker Mahler: Symphony No.8 in E Flat 'Symphony of a Thousand': I. Hymnus, Veni Creator Christine Brewer (soprano), Soile Isokoski, Juliane Banse (sopranos), Birgit Remmert, Jane Henschel (mezzos), Jon Villars (tenor), David Wilson-Johnson (baritone) & John Relyea (bass) CBSO Chorus, CBSO Youth Chorus, Toronto Children's Choir, London Symphony Chorus City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Simon Rattle, conductor c.4.50pm Prom 2 (first broadcast live on 16 July) - Part 2 of 2 Walton: Partita for Orchestra Elgar: Enigma' Variations Another chance to hear the recent Prom with John Wilson and the Sinfonia of London. | ||
20220726 | Ian Skelly introduces an afternoon of performance which includes the chance to hear the BBC Singers and BBC Concert Orchestra combine forces to present a varied selection of music for royal occasions at the Proms. Plus a Prom Artist choice of music and listener suggestions. Michael Tippett: Birthday Suite for Prince Charles Chicago Symphony Orchestra Sir Georg Solti, conductor BBC PROM 'Music for Royal Occasions Arthur Bliss: Jubilant' Fanfare George Frideric Handel: Coronation Anthem Zadok the Priest William Walton: Coronation March Orb and Sceptre Edward Elgar: O hearken thou, op. 64 William Harris: The Windsor Dances (arr. Jonathan Manners) King Henry VIII of England: Pastime with good company Benjamin Britten: Courtly Dances from Gloriana Hubert Parry: Coronation Anthem I Was Glad INTERVAL. Prom Artist's choice from Cheryl Frances-Hoad Judith Weir: Piano Concerto William howard, piano The Schubert Ensemble John Ireland: Epic March Judith Weir: I love all beauteous things William Byrd: O Lord, make thy servant Elizabeth Charles Villiers Stanford: Coronation Gloria in B flat George Frideric Handel: Water Music, Suite No. 1 - Overture Water Music, Suite No. 1 - II: Adagio e staccato Water Music, Suite No. 1 - V: Air. Water Music, Suite No. 1 - XI: Alla Hornpipe Ralph Vaughan Williams: Silence and Music Cheryl Frances-Hoad: Your Servant, Elizabeth (BBC commission: world premiere) Edward Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance, March No. 4 in G major Barry Wordsworth, conductor A royal Prom fest from the BBC Concert Orchestra and BBC Singers. | ||
20220802 | Presented by Penny Gore. Another chance to hear the recent Prom with Andrew Manze, the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, and a programme of sea-themed music culminating in Vaughan Williams's Sea Symphony in the composer's 150th anniversary year. Carwithen: Bishop Rock Grace Williams: Sea Sketches INTERVAL Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony (Symphony No. 1) Elizabeth Llewellyn, soprano Jacques Imbrailo, bass-baritone BBC Symphony Chorus BBC National Chorus of Wales Andrew Manze, conductor Andrew Manze conducts the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in a sea-themed Prom. | ||
20220809 | Presented by Fiona Talkington. Another chance to hear the recent Prom with the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra and conductor Keri-Lynn Wilson performing a symphony by Ukrainian composer Valentin Silvestrov, Chopin's Second Piano Concerto with soloist Anna Fedorova, and Brahms's Fourth Symphony. Valentin Silvestrov: Symphony No. 7 Fr退d退ric Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor Ludwig van Beethoven: Abscheulicher! - Komm, Hoffnung, lass den letzten Stern' (Fidelio) Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 4 in E minor Liudmyla Monastyrska (soprano) Anna Fedorova (piano) Keri-Lynn Wilson (conductor) Pianist Anna Fedorova is today's Prom's Artist and chooses a piano piece by Valentin Silvestrov that's particularly dear to her heart. Our Listeners' Choice theme this week is 'Piano Concertos', so we enjoy a favourite by Doreen Carwithen. And there's a performance from the York Early Music Festival International Young Artists Competition every day this week, too. Today it's a wind quintet by Antoine Reicha, performed by the Hague-based ensemble Harmos Winds. Keri-Lynn Wilson conducts the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra in Chopin and Silvestrov. | ||
20220816 | Presented by Penny Gore. Including another chance to hear the BBC Symphony Orchestra at the BBC Proms in the premiere of Julian Anderson's Symphony No 2 and Martinu's Concerto for Two Pianos with the Labequ耀s. Plus today's Proms Artists' Choice. c.2.25pm Julian Anderson: Symphony No. 2, Prague Panoramas' [BBC co-commission: world premiere of complete symphony] Bohuslav Martin?: Concerto for Two Pianos Interval c.3.35 Sergey Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances Katia and Marielle Lab耀que (pianos) Semyon Bychkov (conductor) The BBC SO and Semyon Bychkov perform Rachmaninov, Anderson and Martinu at the BBC Proms. | ||
20220913 | This week in Afternoon Concert Ian Skelly features music from summer festivals around Europe. Today includes a concert the Verbier Festival Orchestra gave at the Verbier Festival; Yefim Bronfman joined the Orchestra for Bartok's Second Piano Concerto, before Shostakovich's Symphony No 1. Plus more from Les Ambassadeurs - La Grande ɀcurie at the International Sacred Music Festival, Fribourg. Presented by Ian Skelly 2pm Fasch: Overture in G minor, FWV K.g2 Alexis Kossenko (conductor) c.2.05 Schedrin: Dialogues with Shostakovich Gianandrea Noseda (conductor) c.2.25 Bartok: Piano Concerto no.2 in G major, Sz.95 Yefim Bronfman (piano) c.3pm Shostakovich: Symphony no.1 in F minor, Op.10 c.3.30 Doreen Carwithen: Sonatina for cello and piano Andrei Ionita (cello) Lilit Grigoryan (piano) c.4'15 Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending Rosanne Philippens (violin) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Mark Wigglesworth (conductor) c.4.30 Zelenka: Potrei sovra degli Empi, from Il serpente di bronza, ZWV61 Stephan MacLeod (baritone) Music by Schedrin, Bartok and Shostakovich. | ||
20220920 | Penny Gore with recent live performances from around Europe, and exclusive recordings from BBC ensembles. The Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra present Richard Strauss' An Alpine Symphony and Thomas Ad退s' The Exterminating Angel Symphony, based on music from his opera of the same name, conducted by Daniel Harding who also introduces today's Artist Choice. The BBC Philharmonic perform Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet fantasy overture, under the baton of Gemma New, there's music by Antonio Salieri from Concerto Koln, guitarist Thibaut Garcia plays Piazzolla's Four Seasons from Buenos Aires, and C退dric Tiberghien plays JS Bach, conductor Daniel Harding. Including: Balakirev: Islamey - oriental fantasy (orch. Lyapunov) Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor Salieri: Overture to 'La secchia rapita JS Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2 (Prelude and fugue No 9 in E major, BWV 878) C退dric Tiberghien, piano c.2.20pm Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet: fantasy-overture Gemma New, conductor Piazzolla: The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires - Autumn (arr. Sergio Assad) Thibaut Garcia, guitar Salieri: Sulle mie tempie, from 'La secchia rapita Julia Lezhneva, soprano c.3.00pm R. Strauss: Eine Alpensinfonie Daniel Harding, conductor Artist's choice: Daniel Harding c.4.15pm Thomas Ad退s: The Exterminating Angel Symphony Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra play Strauss' epic Alpine Symphony. | ||
20221004 | Fiona Talkington introduces recordings of live performances from around Europe and by BBC groups. From Lugano, Tchaikovsky's 'Pathetique' Symphony is performed by the Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana and conductor Markus Poschner, Lydia Teuscher sings a concert aria by Felix Mendelssohn, and the BBC Singers perform more music by Purcell from a concert earlier this year. Also today, Roman Patocka joins the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra for Myslivecek's Violin Concerto. Including: Felix Mendelssohn: Infelice, op. 94, concert aria Lydia Teuscher, soprano Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Giovanni Antonini, conductor Schubert Eight Variations on a Theme from the Opera 'Marie' by H退rold in C major, D 908 Lucas & Arthur Jussen, piano duo c.3pm Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 in B minor, op. 74 ('Path退tique') Markus Poschner, conductor Purcell: I was glad 1 & 2 Sofi Jeannin, conductor Artist Choice: Nancy Cole (BBC Singers) Myslivecek: Violin Concerto in B flat Roman Patocka, violin Vaclav Luks, conductor Anna Clyne: Stride Lausanne Chamber Orchestra Anja Bihlmaier, conductor The Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana perform Tchaikovsky's Pathetique Symphony. | ||
20221011 | Ian Skelly continues a week of afternoons as part of Radio 3's 150th anniversary celebrations of Ralph Vaughan Williams, with music by Vaughan Williams alongside some of the composers who influenced him, his contemporaries and students. Today's 3pm spotlight falls on Holst, a lifelong friend of Vaughan Williams, as Daniel Harding conducts The Planets with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. Louis Lortie plays Finzi, Kriss Russman conducts his own arrangement of Butterworth's Suite for String Quartet, and music by Purcell from a concert given by Choeur Les Elements at the Occitanie Montpellier Festival. Plus, Antonio Pappano conducts RVW's Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis, and a new BBC Philharmonic recording of music by one of the composer's students, Ruth Gipps. Including: Parry: I Was Glad BBC National Chorus and Orchestra of Wales Grant Llewellyn, conductor Finzi: Eclogue, Op. 10 Louis Lortie, piano BBC Symphony Orchestra Andrew Davis, conductor Butterworth: Suite for String Quartette (arr. Kriss Russman) BBC National Orchestra of Wales Kriss Russman, conductor c.2.45pm Gipps: Death on the Pale Horse, Op. 25 Rumon Gamba, conductor Purcell: Remember not, Lord, our offences Eccles: The Mad Lover Les Ombres Joel Suhubiette, conductor c.3pm Gustav Holst: The Planets Bavarian Radio SO Daniel Harding, conductor Rec. 25/2/22 SM/2021/09/32/04 Purcell: O God, thou hast cast us out Tallis: If Ye Love Me c.3.55pm Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis Santa Cecilia Orchestra Antonio Pappano, conductor Daniel Harding conducts the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. | ||
20221101 | Penny Gore presents a week of Afternoon Concert. Today's programme includes a concert given by Emmanuel Tjeknavorian, this time as violinist rather than conductor. He performs Sibelius' Violin Concerto and the Festival Overture by his father, Loris Tjeknavorian, before the NDR Radio Philharmonic Orchestra take centre stage in Elgar's Symphony no.1. Plus more from Dejan Lazi?'s piano recital from the Gstaad Menuhin Festival and another brand new recording from the BBC Singers. Presented by Penny Gore. 2pm Loris Tjeknavorian Festival Overture for violin and orchestra Emmanuel Tjeknavorian (violin) Beethoven Piano Sonata no.14 in C sharp minor, Op.27'2 Moonlight Dejan Lazi? (piano) Maurice Ravel arr Roderick Williams Piano Concerto in G (2nd Movement) arranged for choir and piano Anna Markland (piano) Robert Hollingworth (conductor) Brahms Rhapsody in B minor, Op.79'1 Brahms Rhapsody in G minor, Op.79'2 3pm Sibelius Violin Concerto in D minor, Op.47 Andrew Manze (conductor) Schubert arr Dejan Lazi? Der Hirt auf dem Felsen (The Shepherd and the Rock), D.965 Elgar Symphony no.1 in A flat major, Op.55 Music by Ravel, Sibelius and Elgar. | ||
20221115 | Presented by Fiona Talkington, with live concert recordings from around Europe and by the BBC orchestras. Today's 3pm moment features pianist Sunwook Kim in Rachmaninov's ever-popular second concerto with the BBC Philharmonic and Ben Gernon, who also conducts the orchestra in a selection of music from Bizet's Carmen. There's more music by Agricola from the Berlin Music Festival, Nielsen in Denmark, and Steven Tharp plays Bach on the organ of the Basilica of St James the Greater in Prague. Including: Tchaikovsky: Polonaise, from 'Eugene Onegin, op. 24 German Radio Philharmonic Orchestra Pietari Inkinen, conductor Nielsen: Prelude, from 'Sir Oluf He Rides Danish National Symphony Orchestra Thomas Sondergard, conductor c.2.15pm Bizet: Carmen - a selection Ben Gernon, conductor J.S. Bach: Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue, BWV 903 Steven Tharp, organ of the Basilica of St James the Greater, Prague c.3pm Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor, Op.18 Sunwook Kim, piano c.3.45pm Agricola: Der K怀nig jauchzet von dir entzücket Vocalensemble Sirventes Berlin Akademie fur Alte Musik Berlin Stefan Schuck, conductor Sunwook Kim performs Rachmaninov's Second Piano Concerto with the BBC Philharmonic. | ||
20221129 | Ian Skelly continues his profile of highlights from recent Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra concerts with a performance of the First Piano Concerto by Brahms with Igor Levit. The programme also features performances from the Atos Trio, Musica Ficta with Bo Holten, and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales conducted by Thierry Fischer. Claude Debussy: Symphony in B minor (orch. Tony Finno) Lyon Op退ra Orchestra Jun Markl (conductor) Dmitri Shostakovich: Piano Trio No 1 in C minor Florence Price: Adoration For Orchestra The Philadelphia Orchestra Yannick Nezet-Seguin (conductor) JS Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D minor (Dorian) Johannes Lang (organ) 3.00 Johannes Brahms: Piano Concerto No 1 in D minor Igor Levit (piano) Manfred Honeck (conductor) Heinrich Schutz: O dolcezze amarissime O primavera Guinto e pur lidia Fuggi, fuggi, o mio core Bo Holten (director) Samuel Scheidt: Battle Suite Berlin Brass Ensemble Arthur Honegger; Symphony No 3 `Liturgique` Thierry Fischer (conductor) More music with links to Bavaria. | ||
20221206 | Penny Gore introduces an afternoon of live concert recordings by BBC orchestras and ensembles around Europe. Our 3 o'clock highlight is Nielsen's Symphony No. 5, conducted by Thomas Dausgaard with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. The orchestra also plays music by Julia Perry, and the Ulster Orchestra performs Gershwin's symphonic picture from his opera Porgy and Bess. Milan Turkovic joins the Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg for Mozart's bassoon concerto, and pianist Kirill Gerstein plays Richard Strauss' Burleske with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. Including: Cristoforo Caresana: la taranatella L'Arpeggiata Christina Pluhar, musical direction, theorbo Marianne Martines: Sinfonia in C major BBC Concert Orchestra Johannes Wildner, conductor John Taverner: Dum transisset sabbatum Choir of Queen's College, Oxford Owen Rees, director Gershwin: Porgy and Bess: A Symphonic Picture Daniele Rustioni, conductor Liszt: Prelude & Fugue in A minor, S 462 (J.S. Bach BWV 543) Khatia Buniatishvilli, piano Julia Perry: Pastoral, for flute and string sextet Geoffrey Paterson, conductor 3pm Nielsen: Symphony No. 5, Op 50 Thomas Dausgaard, conductor Mozart: Concerto for bassoon and orchestra, K.191 Milan Turkovic, bassoon Leopold Hager, conductor Strauss: Burleske, for piano and orchestra Kirill Gerstein, piano Alan Gilbert, conductor Trad (Sweden): Visa fr倀n Utanmyra Luciana Mancini, mezzo-soprano Julia Perry: Homage to Vivaldi (Requiem), for orchestra BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra with Nielsen, and Mozart's Bassoon Concerto. | ||
20221213 | Swiss composer Richard Flury's First Symphony, performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra and conductor Paul Mann Presented by Fiona Talkington Infused with the spirit, grandeur and architecture of Bruckner, Flury's first symphony is sweepingly romantic and dramatic, and is heard here in advance of a CD release. There's also Bach from harpsichord wizard Mahan Esfahani, dazzling orchestral writing from Elisabetta Brusa, and a beautiful transcription of Elgar's autumnal cello concerto for viola and orchestra 2.00pm Libby Larsen Love Songs: 4) Dear Love BBC Singers Will Dawes, conductor Prelude and fugue in E, BWV 854 (The Well-Tempered Clavier) Mahan Esfahani, harpsichord Firelights Stefan Solyom, conductor Dupre Paraphrase sur le Te Deum, Op.43 Nathan Laube, organ of Saint Wenceslas Cathedral, Olomouc Toccata in D, BWV 912 3.00pm Symphony 1 Paul Mann, conductor Artist Choice: Paul Mann's pick Jon Lord Piano Concerto: Boom of the Tingling Strings (extract) Nelson Goerner Odense Symphony Orchestra Schumann Kreisleriana Lucas Vondracek, piano Elgar arr Tertis Viola Concerto (originally for cello and orchestra) Timothy Ridout, viola Martyn Brabbins, conductor Swiss composer Richard Flury's Symphony No 1, performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra. | ||
20221220 | Penny Gore hosts an afternoon of music from the concert halls of Europe. Riccardo Minasi conducts Mozart's Symphony No 39 in Salzburg, and there's a plethora of festive tunes to get you in the yuletide spirit, including a seasonal concert from youth choirs in The Netherlands. Including: Leroy Anderson - Sleigh Ride BBC National Orchestra of Wales Andrew Cottee (conductor) Gerald Finzi - The Salutation [Dies Natalis, Op.8] Susan Gritton (soprano) BBC Symphony Orchestra Edward Gardner (conductor) Isang Yun - The Shepherd's Flute Lucie Horsch (recorder) Trad. Norway arr. Idunn Vindspoll - Saele Jolekveld National Women's Youth Choir of The Netherlands Wilma ten Wolde (conductor) Corelli - Concerto Grosso in G minor, Op.6'8 'Christmas night CPE Bach Chamber Orchestra Hartmut Haenchen (conductor) c. 2.35pm Bridge - Roger de Coverley (Christmas Dance) BBC Concert Orchestra David Hill (conductor) Grant Still - Christmas in the Western World (Las Pascuas) Toronto Clarinets Greg Kostraba (piano) 3pm Mozart - Symphony No.39 in E flat, K.543 Mozarteum Orchestra Riccardo Minasi (conductor) Gregorian Chant - Veni veni Emmanuel Anon. - Mariam Matrem Verginem [Llibre Vermell de Montserrat] Max Reger Unser lieben Frauen Traum [8 Sacred songs for chorus, Op.138] National Youth Choir of The Netherlands c. 3.40pm JS Bach - Violin Sonata in G, BWV.1021 Chouchane Siranossian (violin) Jonathan Pesek (cello) Leonardo Garcia Alarcon (harpsichord) Hummel - Trumpet Concerto in E flat Hakan Hardenberger (trumpet) Academy of St Martin-in-the Fields Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) Franck - Symphonic Variations, M.46 Adam Laloum (piano) Orchestre Nationale de France Andris Poga (conductor) c. 4.30pm Zoltan Kodaly - Dances from Galanta KBS Symphony Orchestra Yoel Levi (conductor) Penny Gore with an afternoon of festive music from the concert halls of Europe. | ||
20221227 | Introduced by Ian Skelly, including performances from BBC orchestras and ensembles around Europe. At 3pm today and across the week, Ian presents Haydn's oratorio, The Seasons, in a live concert recording from Vienna's Musikverein, with soloists including the soprano Miah Persson. The Ulster Orchestra continues the Spring theme with Debussy, and Thomas Sondergard conducts the Danish National Symphony Orchestra in Sibelius's Sixth Symphony. Plus music from a recital by French sisters Julie and Camille Berthollet. Including: Vivaldi arr. J & C Berthollet Medley Four seasons Julie Berthollet, violin Camille Berthollet, violin Vincent Forestier, piano c.2.15pm Sibelius: Symphony No. 6 in D minor, op. 104 Thomas Sondergard, conductor Spain-Dunk: The Kentish Downs Charlotte Ashton, flute solo BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Stephen Bell, conductor Trad.: Deux guitars c.3pm Haydn: The Seasons, Hob. XXI:3, oratorio - Spring Miah Persson, soprano Mauro Peter, tenor Florian Boesch, bass Vienna Symphony Orchestra Andres Orozco-Estrada, conductor Debussy: Printemps Jac van Steen, conductor The first part of Haydn's The Seasons from Vienna. | ||
20230103 | Ian Skelly presents a week of Afternoon Concert, featuring highlights from the Lucerne and Verbier Festivals. Today's programme includes Mao Fujita performing Schumann, and as soloist in Rachmaninov's ever popular Piano Concerto no.2. Plus there's more from the BBC Symphony Orchestra on tour in Japan, including Vaughan Williams's Lark Ascending with Nicola Benedetti, and a new recording of the orchestra in his Sinfonia antartica. Presented by Ian Skelly. c.2pm Clyne Masquerade Dalia Stasevska (conductor) Schumann Piano Sonata no.2 in G minor, Op.22 Mao Fujita (piano) Vaughan Willams The Lark Ascending Nicola Benedetti (violin) Monteverdi Dixit Dominus, SV. 191 RIAS Chamber Chorus, Berlin Ensemble Promena Justin Doyle (conductor) c.3pm Rachmaninov Piano Concerto no.2 in C minor, Op.18 Lucerne Festival Orchestra Riccardo Chailly (conductor) Purcell Jehovah, quam multi sunt hostes mei, Z. 135 Chopin Ballade no.3 in A flat major, Op.47 c.4pm Friedrich Gulda Concerto for Cello & Wind Band (2nd & 5th movts) Nicholas Altstaedt (cello) Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz Alexander Joel (conductor) Vaughan Williams Symphony No.7 - Sinfonia antartica Elizabeth Watts (soprano) BBC Symphony Chorus Richard Pearce (organ) Martyn Brabbins (conductor) Music by Schumann, Monteverdi and Vaughan Williams. | ||
20230110 | Fabio Luisi conducts the NHK Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo in Beethoven's Symphony No 8 in F, and there's more music from the Japanese capital. Presented by Fiona Talkington Dynamic Italian maestro Fabio Luisi guest-conducts the Japanese national broadcast orchestra in Mozart and Beethoven; there's more from baroque violinist Mayumi Hirasaki and Spanish pianist Mart퀀n Garc퀀a Garc퀀a, and there's a morsel from the Kisekino Cello Ensemble. 2.00pm Overture to Don Giovanni, K. 527 Fabio Luisi, conductor Chopin Waltz in A flat, op. 34/1; Waltz No. 7 in C sharp minor, op. 64/2 Mart퀀n Garc퀀a Garc퀀a, piano Handel Violin Sonata in A, HWV 361 Mayumi Hirasaki, baroque violin Lorenzo Ghielmi, harpsichord Davidov arr. Werner Thomas-Mifune Hymn Bach Violin Sonata No. 2 in A, BWV 1015 3.00pm Symphony No. 8 in F, op. 93 Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466 Alexander Melnikov, piano Telemann Fantasia no.12 in A minor Nielsen Symphony No. 6, FS 116 ('Sinfonia semplice') Danish National Symphony Orchestra Fabio Luisi conducts the NHK Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo, in Beethoven's Eighth Symphony. | ||
20230117 | Penny Gore introduces music by BBC ensembles and performances from across Europe, including Sibelius' Symphony No. 2 with the Odessa Philharmonic, conducted by Hobart Earle, who provides our Artist's Choice, selecting a work for our programme. Also, Tchaikovsky's The Voyevoda, with Ulster Orchestra under Jac van Steen; Strauss' Serenade for 13 wind instruments with the BBC Philharmonic; chamber pieces by Amanda Maier-R怀ntgen and Julius R怀ntgen. Including, Percy Grainger: Brigg Fair Ruairi Bowen, tenor BBC National Chorus of Wales Adrian Partington, conductor Mykola Kolessa: Symphony No. 1 - 4th movement: Festivity of the Populace (Allegro non troppo) Odessa Philharmonic Orchestra Hobart Earle, conductor JS Bach: Prelude and fugue No 12 in F minor, BWV 857, from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 Mahan Esfahani, harpsichord R. Strauss: Serenade for 13 wind instruments in E flat major, Op 7 Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor Chopin: Polonaise in A flat, op. 53 Eroica Mart퀀n Garc퀀a Garc퀀a, piano Anton Fils: Sinfonia in G minor Das Neue Mannheimer Orchester Anders Muskens, conductor Amanda Maier-R怀ntgen: Scherzo: Allegro non troppo - Trio: Poco più tranquillo - Tempo I, from String Quartet in A Cecilia Zilliacus & Jannica Gustafsson, violins Ylvali Zilliacus, viola Kati Raitinen, cello 3pm Sibelius: Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43 Artist's choice: Hobart Earle Vivaldi: Veni, veni me sequere fida, from Juditha triumphans, RV 644 Lea Desandre, mezzo-soprano Ensemble Jupiter Thomas Dunford, director Julius R怀ntgen: String Quartet No. 12 in G sharp minor Tchaikovsky: The Voyevoda, Op. 78 Jac van Steen, conductor Also, music by JS Bach, Strauss, Chopin, Amanda Maier-R\u00f6ntgen, Julius R\u00f6ntgen, Vivaldi. | ||
20230124 | Ian Skelly introduces a selection of great concert performances from around Europe with a focus on Romania, including a performance of Schubert's last symphony from the 2022 George Enescu Festival, and the BBC Concert Orchestra playing Enescu's first Romanian Rhapsody. Including: Bela Bartok: Romanian Folk Dances Sz56 P退tri Kumela (guitar) Cecilia Zilliacus (violin) Joseph Haydn: Piano Trio in G major - 'Gypsy Rondo' H15:25 ATOS Trio Giuseppe Verdi: Overture - La Forza del Destino BBC National Orchestra of Wales Xian Zhang (conductor) Robert Schumann: Fantiesestucke Op12 (extract) Daria Parkhomenko (piano) 3.00 Franz Schubert: Symphony No 9 in C major `Great` George Enescu Philharmonic Ainars Rubikis (conductor) Gyorgy Ligeti: Lontano Moravian Philharmonia Zsolt Hamar (conductor) Georg Philipp Telemann: Ich fahre auf zu meinem Vater TWV 1:825 Vox Luminis Petra Mullejans (violin) Freinburg Baroque Orchestra Lionel Meunier (conductor) George Enescu: Romanian Rhapsody No 1 Barry Wordsworth (conductor) Ainars Rubikis conducts the George Enescu Philharmonic in Schubert's 'Great' Symphony. | ||
20230131 | Ian Skelly hosts an afternoon of performances by orchestras from around Europe, with a focus on the Czech Republic. Today in the 3pm orchestral spotlight, Dvorak's Ninth 'New World' Symphony is performed by the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra at the city's famous 19th-century cultural venue, the Rudolfinum. The orchestra's chief conductor, Petr Popelka, makes his artist choice, with music by Schoenberg. Also today, there's more from soprano Julieta Viကas and ensemble La Bellement at Prague's Summer Festivities of Early Music, and Isabelle Faust joins the Czech Philharmonic for Martinu's second Violin Concerto. Plus, members of the Vienna Philharmonic play Berg at the 2022 Salzburg Festival, and new recording of Bartok's Dance Suite from the Ulster Orchestra. Including: Sibelius: Intermezzo (Karelia Suite, Op.11) Prague Radio SO Vladimir Valek, conductor Diego Ortiz: Recercadas ottava and segunda sobre tenores italianos Juan Vကsquez: De los ကlamos vengo, madre Cosimo Bottegari: Two songs; i) Nel bel giardin d'Amor viddi una rosa, ii) Zefiro torna Julieta Viကas, soprano La Bellemont Rafael Muကoz, vihuela de mano Laura Puerto, spanish baroque double harp Sara Ruiz, viola da gamba Bartok: Dance Suite Angus Webster, conductor c.2.35pm Vivaldi: Cello Concerto, RV 416 Bruno Philippe, cello Ensemble Jupiter Thomas Dunford, conductor Berg: Adagio, from 'Chamber Concerto', arr. for violin, clarinet and piano Members of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Christopher Hinterhuber, piano c.3pm Dvorak: Symphony No.9 in E minor, Op.95 New World Petr Popelka, conductor Francesco Canova da Milano: La canzon delli ucelli Giovanni Battista Bovicelli: Ancor che col partire Riccardo Rognoni: Ancor che col partire, from 'Passaggi per potersi esercitare nei diminuire, libro secondo Cosimo Bottegari: Più non amo et più non ardo c.4pm Artist choice - Petr Popelka, chief conductor of the Prague Radio SO Schoenberg: Verklarte Nacht, Op.4 (conclusion) BBC Symphony Orchestra Edward Gardner, conductor c.4.20pm Martinu: Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, H. 293 Isabelle Faust, violin The Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra perform Dvorak's Ninth Symphony. | ||
20230207 | Penny Gore continues her week of Afternoon Concert with a performance of Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto from Janine Jansen in Munich. There are Medieval pieces from Ensemble Celadon and choral music by Schutz and Schein from the Leipzig Cantorey every day this week, and of course regular contributions from the BBC performing groups. Today, there's also music by Foulds, Lysenko, Bellini, Schoenberg and Gershwin, plus a performance of Rachmaninov's Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini by Kirill Gerstein. John Foulds - Keltic Overture, Op.28 BBC Concert Orchestra Ronald Corp (conductor) Johann Hermann Schein - Alleluja! Lobet den Herrn in seinem Heiligtum Concerto Vocale Leipzig Sachsisches Baroque Orchestra Gotthold Schwarz (conductor) Mykola Lysenko - Elegy, Op.41 Odessa Philharmonic Orchestra Hobart Earle (conductor) Vincenzo Bellini - Oboe Concerto Nicholas Daniel (oboe) Peterborough String Orchestra c. 2.30pm Arnold Schoenberg - Chamber Symphony No.1 BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Geoffrey Paterson (conductor) 3pm Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Violin Concerto in D, Op.35 Janine Jansen (violin) Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Joana Mallwitz (conductor) Bernart de Ventadorn - Can l´erba fresch´ e.lh folha par / Anonymous La tierche Estampie Roial George Gershwin - An American in Paris Simon Hofele (trumpet) Frank Dupree (piano) c. 4.25pm Sergei Rachmaninov - Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini Kirill Gerstein (piano) Alan Gilbert (conductor) Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto played by Janine Jansen | ||
20230214 | Ian Skelly introduces a selection of concert recordings from BBC groups and orchestras abroad. At 3pm today, Brahms's Violin Concerto is played by Frank Peter Zimmermann with the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra. Radovan Vlatkovi? plays Richard Strauss's First Horn Concerto, Yan Pascal Tortelier conducts the BBC Philharmonic in Gershwin's Cuban Overture, and former BBC New Generation Artist Mariam Batsashvili plays music by Franz Liszt. Also, Pergolesi's secular cantata Orfeo with the French period-instrument ensemble Les Talens Lyriques under the direction of Christoph Rousset. Including: Mozart: Horn Concerto No 3 in E flat, K447 (3rd movement) Radovan Vlatkovi?, horn Munich Radio Orchestra Ivan Repui? , conductor Gershwin: Cuban Overture Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor Becky McGlade: Clouded with Snow BBC Singers Owain Park, director Liszt: Ann退es de p耀lerinage: Deuxi耀me ann退e, Italie (No 7, Apres un lecture de Dante) Mariam Batsashvili, piano Farrenc: Symphony No 2 in D major, Op 35: III. Scherzo. Vivace Solistes Europeens, Luxembourg Christoph Koenig, conductor Brahms: Violin Concerto in D, Op 77 Frank Peter Zimmermann, violin Petr Popelka, conductor Strauss: Horn Concerto No. 1 in E flat, Op 11 Ivan Repui?, conductor Pergolesi: Orfeo, cantata for soprano, strings and basso continuo, P. 115 Florie Valiquette, soprano Christoph Rousset, director Artist's choice - Florie Valiquette Brahms's Violin Concerto, plus music by Mozart, Gershwin, Becky McGlade and Pergolesi. | ||
20230221 | Ian Skelly continues a week of Afternoon Concert featuring performances from the Netherlands. Today the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir are joined by soloists for Mozart's Requiem. Les Ambassadeurs La Grande Ecurie perform more of a concert of early music recorded at the Utrecht Early Music Festival. Plus today's concerto is Beethoven's Violin Concerto performed by Krist f Barကti with the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Ainars Rubikis, and the French National Orchestra plays Cesar Franck's symphonic poem, Les Djinns. Presented by Ian Skelly Including: Bacewicz: Divertimento for Strings BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Teresa Riveiro Bohm (conductor) Les Ambassadeurs La Grande Ecurie Deuxieme Suite in G minor (Francois Francoeur - Ouverture (from Scanderberg), Jean-Phillipe Rameau - Air majestueux (from les Fꀀtes de l'Hymen et de l'Amour), Francois Francoeur - Air gracieux (from : Pirame et Thisb退), Francois Francoeur - Air vif, Francois Francoeur - Gavottes gracieuses (airs added to Lully's Armide), Antoine Dauvergne - Airs tr耀s vifs (from: En退e et Lavignie), Francois Francoeur - Air Marqu退, Jean-Phillipe Rameau - Gavottes gracieuses (Rameau : Dardanus), Jean-Phillipe Rameau - Contredanse (Francoeur) Alexis Kossenko (conductor) Franck: Les Djinns, symphonic poem for piano and orchestra Adam Laloum (piano) Andris Poga (conductor) c.3pm Mozart: Requiem in D minor, K.626 Louise Kemeny (soprano) Rosanne van Sandwijk (mezzo-soprano) Fabio Trümpy (tenor) Ashley Riches (bass) Netherlands Radio Choir Benjamin Goodson (conductor) Sibelius: Overture, from 'Karelia' incidental music KBS Symphony Orchestra Pietari Inkinen (conductor) c.4.15 Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D major, Op.61 Krist f Barကti (violin) Ainars Rubikis (conductor) An afternoon of music including pieces by Franck, Mozart and Beethoven. | ||
20230228 | Penny Gore presents an afternoon of concert recordings from around Europe and from BBC ensembles. Today's 3pm spotlight is on Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique - a dazzling work inspired by the composer's own love life, vividly depicting a spectacular ball, a grim March to the Scaffold and a terrifying Witches' Sabbath - in a recent recording from Ondrej Lenard and the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra. Also today, there's more from Les Arts Florissants from a concert in Stockholm, Karen Cargill sings Wagner's Wesendonck-Lieder with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, and the BBC Concert Orchestra plays Delius. Including: Berlioz: Overture, Le Corsaire BBC National Orchestra of Wales Thierry Fischer, conductor Glass: Etudes nos.1-3 Dennis Russell Davies, piano Josquin: Missa pange lingua: Kyrie Stile Antico Schumann: Adagio & Allegro, Op.70 Alec Frank-Gemmill, horn Alasdair Beatson, piano Delius: Florida Suite; Daybreak Bramwell Tovey, conductor 3.00pm Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op.14 Ondrej Lenard, conductor Carissimi: Jephte, oratorio Paul Agnew, conductor Wagner: Wesendonck-Lieder Karen Cargill, soprano Alpesh Chauhan, conductor Ondrej Lenard conducts Berlioz's dazzling, hallucinatory masterpiece. | ||
20230307 | Fiona Talkington with more intriguing music and exclusive recordings from around Europe and from BBC ensembles. Today features music from Ukraine by Gliere, Silvestrov and Karamanov, his Third Piano Concerto played by pianist Tamara Stefanovich at the Berlin Music Festival. Violinist Jack Liebeck continues his seasonal journey courtesy of Antonio Vivaldi, and the BBC Concert Orchestra play Ruth Gipps. Including: Valentin Silvestrov: Bagatelle No 3 Composer (piano) Gipps: Chanticleer Overture Branwell Tovey (conductor) Gliere: Concerto for coloratura soprano and orchestra Op82 Natalie Dessay (soprano) Berlin Symphony Orchestra Michael Schønwandt (conductor) Berg: Piano Sonata (orch: Andrew Davis) BBC Symphony Orchestra Andrew Davis (conductor) Nancarrow: Toccata for Violin and Player Piano Arditti String Quartet Conlin Nancarrow (player piano) 3.00 Karamanov: Piano Concerto No 3 Tamara Stefanovich (piano) Odessa Philharmonic Orchestra Hobart Earle (conductor) Artist choice - Tamara Stefanovich Scriabin: Prelude Op11/8 in F# minor Vladimir Sofronitsky (piano) Telemann: Quartet in E minor TWV 43:e2 Collegium Marianum David Matthews: Symphony 8 BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Jac van Steen (conductor) Vivaldi: The Four Seasons - 'Summer Jack Liebeck (violin/director) Tamara Stefanovic plays Karamanov in Berlin, plus music from Ukraine. | ||
20230314 | Penny Gore introduces an afternoon of concert performances from around Europe, continuing this week's focus on new recordings from the Ulster Orchestra. Alpesh Chauhan conducts the orchestra in Dvorak's Seventh Symphony, and Adam Hickox leads them in Vaughan Williams's famous tribute to one of his musical inspirations, Thomas Tallis. We also feature pieces from a concert by the Prague Philharmonia, with soprano Ailyn Perez joining them for Ravel's great orchestral song cycle sung. Plus more from the Black Dyke Band at the World Band Festival in Lucerne last September, including Edward Gregson's variations on the German chorale Nun danket alle Gott. Their music director Nicholas Childs also makes today's artist choice with another of the band's recordings - music by Peter Graham inspired by the 1927 German science-fiction film Metropolis. Including: Mozart: Overture to 'The Abduction from the Seraglio, K. 384' (1782) Emmanuel Villaume, conductor J.S. Bach: Cantata, Nun danket alle Gott, BWV192 Joanne Lunn, soprano Peter Harvey (bass) Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists Sir John Eliot Gardiner, conductor Saint-Saens: Bacchanale, from 'Samson et Dalila Elizabeth Poston: Festal Te Deum BBC Singers Richard Pearce, organ Gabriella Teychenne, conductor Ravel: Sh退h退razade, song cycle Ailyn Perez, soprano Sarasate: Zigeunerweisen Nicholas Childs, conductor 3.00 Dvorak: Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70 Alpesh Chauhan, conductor Massenet: Dis-moi que je suis belle, from 'Thas Edward Gregson: The World Rejoicing (variations on the German chorale 'Nun danket alle Gott') Handel: Süsse Stille, sanfte Quelle / Das zitternde Gl䀀nzen der spielenden Well Lydia Teuscher, soprano Arcangelo Jonathan Cohen, director Artist choice - Nicholas Childs (Black Dyke Band) Peter Graham: Metropolis 1927 (conclusion) c.4.35 Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis Adam Hickox, conductor Alpesh Chauhan conducts the Ulster Orchestra in Dvorak's Seventh Symphony. | ||
20230321 | Fiona Talkington continues this week of Afternoon Concert featuring performances from the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, BBC Philharmonic and from some of the great German orchestras. Today the German Radio Philharmonic Orchestra performs Rachmaninov's mighty Second Symphony in Saarbrücken with conductor Pietari Inkinen, and Ryan Wigglesworth conducts the BBC Scottish in Janacek's Sinfonietta. Plus every day this week you can hear Buxtehude's organ music played by Ton Koopman in Copenhagen, vocal music from the ensemble Voces8 and pieces by Toru Takemitsu from the BBC Philharmonic. Including: Dvorak: Overture - Armida, Op.115 Pietari Inkinen (conductor) Buxtehude: Passacaglia in D minor Ton Koopman (organ) Takemitsu: Vers l'arc-en-ciel, Palma Juliana Koch (oboe) Christian Karlsen (conductor) Clara Schumann: Nocturne (Soirees Musicales, Op.6) David Quigley (piano) c. 2.30pm Byrd: Laudibus in sanctis Beethoven: Coriolan, Op.62 Ulster Orchestra Jac van Steen (conductor) 3pm Rachmaninov: Symphony No.2 in E minor, Op.27 c. 4pm Handel: Agitato da fiere tempeste [Oreste] Jakub Jozef Orlinski (tenor) Il Pomo d'Oro Zefira Valova (conductor) Janacek: Sinfonietta Ryan Wigglesworth (conductor) The German Radio Philharmonic Orchestra play Rachmaninov's Second Symphony. | ||
20230404 | Penny Gore with more recordings from BBC ensembles and from across Europe Today Sibelius' Violin Concerto is played by Bonsori Kim with the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra. Also, we hear the same German orchestra in Bartok's Concerto for Orchestra, under the baton of Karina Canellakis, and a concert version of Delius' La Calinda with the BBC Concert Orchestra. Riccardo Minasi conducts Hasse, the BBC Philharmonic plays Debussy and there's more music for Holy Week to mark the 400th anniversary of William Byrd. Including: Delius: La Calinda [concert version] Stephen Cleobury, conductor Zelenka: Reponsorium 'Velum templi scissum est Myriam Arbouz, soprano Thomas Hobbs, tenor Benot Arnould, baritone Le Banquet C退leste Damien Guillon, countertenor and conductor Mozart: Nine Variations in C on 'Lison dormait', K. 264 Elisso Virsaladze, piano Hasse: Sinfonia in D, op. 3/3 La Scintilla Ochestra Debussy: Rondes de Printemps, from Images Juanjo Mena, conductor 3pm Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D minor Op 47 Bonsori Kim, violin Alain Altinoglu, conductor Byrd: Circumdederunt me dolores mortis, for 5 voices Contrapunctus Owen Rees, director Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra Karina Canellakis, conductor Zelenka: Responsory 'Tristis est anima mea Bonsori Kim plays Sibelius' Violin Concerto, plus music by Zelenka, Mozart and Delius. | ||
20230411 | Penny Gore introduces an afternoon of concert performances from the BBC Philharmonic, the Ulster Orchestra and around Europe, with a focus on Latin American music. Today in the 3pm spotlight, the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra performs Richard Strauss' Ein Heldenleben - A Hero's Life - with conductor Vassily Petrenko. Also this afternoon, the BBC Philharmonic plays music by Anna Clyne, and there's Dvorak's Carnival Overture from the Ulster Orchestra. Plus every day this week you can hear Latin American music from guitarist Yamandu Costa and accordionist Vincent Peirani, and there are performances from The Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, pianist Elisso Virsaladze and the Leipzig Cantorey. Including: Revueltas: Sensemaya Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra Gustavo Dudamel (conductor) Yamandu Costa: Carinho-Serelepe Yamandu Costa (guitar) c. 2.20pm Dvorak: Carnival Overture, Op.92 Pablo Urbina (conductor) Mozart: Fantasia in C minor, K.475 Elisso Virsaladze (piano) Biber: Sonata a 6 'Die Pauern Kirchfahrt genandt Freirburg Baroque Orchestra Wolfgang Newerla (conductor) Ysaye: Caprice d'apr耀s l'退tude en forme de valse, Op.52 No.6 de Camille Saint-Sa뀀ns Emmanuel Tjaknavorian (violin) Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra Alain Altinoglu (conductor) R. Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, Op.40 Vassily Petrenko (conductor) Vincent Peirani: Choral Vincent Peirani (accordion) c. 4.10pm Schein: Herr, ich hoffe auf dich Concerto Vocale Leipzig Sachsisches Baroque Orchestra Gotthold Schwarz (conductor) Anna Clyne: Abstractions Ben Gernon (conductor) Ravel: La Valse Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra Mikko Franck (conductor) The Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra play Richard Strauss's tone poem Ein Heldenleben. | ||
20230418 | Fiona Talkington introduces an afternoon of live recordings from BBC orchestras and recent concerts around Europe. Continuing this week's celebration of Sir John Eliot Gardiner's 80th birthday, today at 3pm we hear his Orchestre R退volutionnaire et Romantique in Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique. Also this afternoon, the American soprano Laura Aikin performs songs with orchestra by Dora Pejacevic, the Latvian Radio Choir sing a selection of Bruckner's Latin motets, and Alpesh Chauhan conducts the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in Ernest Bloch's Hebraic Rhapsody, Schelomo. Including: Pejacevic: Overture in D minor, op. 49 MDR Radio Symphony Orchestra Alexander Shelley, conductor c.2:10pm Mendelssohn: The Hebrides, op. 26, overture in B minor ('Fingal's Cave') National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland Leonard Slatkin, conductor Alb退niz: El Albaic퀀n, from Iberia, Book 3 Yang Yang Cai, piano Bloch: Schelomo (Hebraic Rhapsody) Pablo Ferrandez, cello Alpesh Chauhan, conductor Bruckner: Virga Jesse Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique, Op.14 John Eliot Gardiner, conductor Bruckner: Christus factus est Pejacevic: Three lieder with orchestra Laura Aikin, soprano Dobrinka Tabakova: Organum Light Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra Emil Tabakov, conductor Bruckner: Salvum fac populum tuum Stanford: Rondo in F major for cello and orchestra Gemma Rosefield, cello Andrew Manze, conductor John Eliot Gardiner conducts Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique. | ||
20230627 | Fiona Talkington introduces more recordings from around Europe, and from the BBC's own performing groups. Today Fiona has a recording made for International Women's Day by German Radio, featuring Croatian composer Dora Pejacevic's Symphony in F sharp minor. Described as the matriarch of Croatian composers', Pejacevic's extraordinary music is now being rediscovered. There's also music today by Croatian composer Luka Sorkocevic. Elsewhere on the programme, Freiburg Baroque Orchestra return with Dvorak's String Serenade, Martin Owen, the BBC Philharmonic and John Wilson perform the second of Strauss's Horn concerti, Barbara Hannigan conducts Stravinsky, and the strings of the Berlin Philharmonic play Takemitsu in the Sagrada Familia, Barcelona. Including: Sweelinck: Te Deum Laudamus Netherlands Chamber Choir Peter Phillips, conductor Richard Strauss: Horn concerto No 2 in E flat major Martin Owen, French horn John Wilson, conductor Sorkocevic: Symphony No 4 in F major Salzburger Hofmusik Wolfgang Brunner, conductor c. 3pm Pejacevic: Symphony in F sharp minor, Op 41 Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra Andris Nelson, conductor Stravinsky: 3 Japanese lyrics Emma Posman, soprano LUDWIG Barbara Hannigan, conductor c. 4 pm Dvorak: Serenade in E major, Op 22 Anne Katharina Schreiber, conductor Takemitsu: Requiem for strings Kirill Petrenko, conductor The Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra perform Dora Pejacevic's Symphony in F sharp minor. | ||
20230704 | Ian Skelly presents an afternoon of recordings from the BBC and European orchestras. Today in the 3pm spotlight, the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra performs Vaughan Williams's Symphony no.5, Ulla Miilmann is soloist in Nielsen's Flute Concerto, and there are highlights from a Schwetzingen Festival concert featuring the French classical and jazz composer Michel Godard. Plus a new recording from the BBC Symphony Orchestra on tour in Monte Carlo. Including: Purcell Fantasia upon One Note, Z. 745 Ensemble Promena Michel Godard: Anni Dopo Nataa Mirkovi? (vocals) Michel Godard (serpent) Bruno Helstroffer (theorbo) Airelle Besson (trumpet) Nielsen: Flute Concerto, FS.119 Ulla Miilmann (flute) Danish National Symphony Orchestra Fabio Luisi (conductor) Beethoven: Horn Sonata in F major, Op.17 Timothy Ridout (viola) James Coleman (piano) Ravel: L'Aurore for tenor, chorus and orchestra Roland George (tenor) BBC National Chorus & Orchestra of Wales Sofi Jeannin (conductor) Vaughan Williams: Symphony no.5 in D major, Op.82 Tarmo Peltokoski (conductor) Andrea Falconieri: La Suave Melodia Mozart: Symphony No. 13 in F major, K. 112 Europa Galante Fabio Biondi (director) c.4.20 Sibelius: En Saga, Op.9 Eva Ollikainen (conductor) Augusta Holmes: Allegro Feroce BBC Concert Orchestra Jane Glover (conductor) The Latvian National Symphony Orchestra perform Vaughan Williams's Fifth Symphony. | ||
20230711 | Fiona Talkington presents the best performances from BBC ensembles and from concerts across Europe. Today's 3pm highlight showcases the BBC Scottish Symphony in a late 19th-century rarity - the Creation Symphony by William Wallace. The BBC Philharmonic performs orchestral music from Wagner's Gotterdammerung, the BBC Concert Orchestra performs Elgar's Serenade for Strings, and Lisa Batiashvili is the soloist in Sibelius's Violin Concerto, performed in Munich in March with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. Including: Louise Farrenc: Overture No.2 BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Anja Bihlmaier (cond.) Wagner: G怀tterd䀀mmerung - Dawn Music; Siegfried's Rhine Journey; Siegfried's Funeral March Juanjo Mena (cond.) Elgar: Serenade for strings Stephen Cleobury (cond.) William Wallace: Creation Symphony Martyn Brabbins (cond.) Sibelius: Violin Concerto Lisa Batiashvili (violin) Jakub Hrusa (cond.) The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra perform William Wallace's Creation Symphony. | ||
20 Years Of Bbc New Generation Artists 2-5 | 20200128 | Every day this week, Georgia Mann celebrates the 20th anniversary of the BBC New Generation Artists scheme. Founded in 1999 with the aim of supporting and nurturing some of the world's most exciting young musicians at the start of their international careers, the NGA scheme now boasts well over a hundred distinguished alumni, many of whom are major players on the world stage. Membership of the NGA scheme is for a period of just over two years, during which time artists can expect to appear at some of the UK's most prestigious venues and festivals, perform with the BBC orchestras, make studio recordings, and commission new work. Today we hear from Lisa Batiashvili, who was a New Generation Artist from 1999-2001 and has since developed a career as one of the finest violinists in the world. Sibelius: Symphony No 1 Strauss: Suite: Der Rosenkavalier Sibelius: Valse triste Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Susanna Maalki, conductor Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No 2 Lisa Batiashvili (violin) Chamber Orchestra of Europe Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor Bach: Sarabande (Partita No 2) Francois Leleux, oboe d'amore Bavarian radio Chamber orchestra Rodoslaw Sszulc, conductor Mozart: String Quartet in B flat, K458, `Hunt` Arod Quartet Bartok: Piano Concerto No 2 Francois-Frederic Guy (piano) Orchestre de la Suisse Romande Gustavo Gimeno, conductor Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the BBC New Generation Artists scheme. | |
20 Years Of Bbc New Generation Artists 3-5 | 20200129 | Every day this week, Georgia Mann celebrates the 20th anniversary of the BBC New Generation Artists scheme. Founded in 1999 with the aim of supporting and nurturing some of the world's most exciting young musicians at the start of their international careers, the NGA scheme now boasts well over a hundred distinguished alumni, many of whom are major players on the world stage. Membership of the NGA scheme is for a period of just over two years, during which time artists can expect to appear at some of the UK's most prestigious venues and festivals, perform with the BBC orchestras, make studio recordings, and commission new work. Today we hear from Simon Trpceski, who was a New Generation Artist from 2001-3 and has since gone on to play at the world's most prestigious venues. Sibelius: Symphony No 5 Brahms: Piano Concerto No 2 in B flat Simon Trpceski (piano) Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra Vasily Petrenko, conductor Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the BBC New Generation Artists scheme. | |
20 Years Of Bbc New Generation Artists 4-5 | 20200130 | Every day this week, Georgia Mann celebrates the 20th anniversary of the BBC New Generation Artists scheme. Founded in 1999 with the aim of supporting and nurturing some of the world's most exciting young musicians at the start of their international careers, the NGA scheme now boasts well over a hundred distinguished alumni, many of whom are major players on the world stage. Membership of the NGA scheme is for a period of just over two years, during which time artists can expect to appear at some of the UK's most prestigious venues and festivals, perform with the BBC orchestras, make studio recordings, and commission new work. Today we hear from Alban Gerhardt, who was a New Generation Artist from 1999-2001 and has since developed a stellar career. Britten: Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes Elgar: Cello Concerto Bach: Sarabande from Cello Suite No 6 Vaughan Williams: Symphony No 4 Alban Gerhardt (cello) Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Cristian Maceralu, conductor 3.10: Brahms: String Quintet No 2 in G, Op 111 Belcea Quartet, Antoine Tamestit (viola) 3.40: Strauss: Songs (selection) Olena Tokar (soprano) RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra Gledre Slekyte, conductor 4.00: Berg: Violin Concerto Veronika Eberle (violin) Danish National Symphony Orchestra Barbara Hannigan Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the BBC New Generation Artists scheme. | |
20 Years Of Radio 3 New Generation Artists 1-5 | 20200127 | Every day this week, Georgia Mann celebrates the 20th anniversary of the BBC New Generation Artists scheme. Founded in 1999 with the aim of supporting and nurturing some of the world's most exciting young musicians at the start of their international careers, the NGA scheme now boasts well over a hundred distinguished alumni, many of whom are major players on the world stage. Membership of the NGA scheme is for a period of just over two years, during which time artists can expect to appear at some of the UK's most prestigious venues and festivals, perform with the BBC orchestras, make studio recordings, and commission new work. Today we hear from Paul Lewis, who was a New Generation Artist from 1999-2001 and has since developed a career as one of the finest pianists in the world. Leyman: Undulating Blue Mozart: Piano Concerto No 27 in B flat Holst: The Planets Paul Lewis (piano) Women of the Swedish Radio Choir Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra conductor Andrew Manze 3.40: Shostakovich: Piano Trio No 1, Op 8 Amatis Piano Trio 3.55: Copland: Clarinet Concerto Ronald van Spaendonck (clarinet) Orchestre Royal de Chamber de Wallonie Frank Braley, conductor Celebrating 20 years of the BBC New Generation Artists scheme. | |
20 Years Of Radio 3's New Generation Artists Scheme 5-5 | 20200131 | Every day this week we celebrate the 20th anniversary of the BBC New Generation Artists scheme. Presented by Fiona Talkington. Founded in 1999 with the aim of supporting and nurturing some of the world's most exciting young musicians at the start of their international careers, the NGA scheme now boasts well over a hundred distinguished alumni, many of whom are major players on the world stage. Membership of the NGA scheme is for a period of just over two years, during which time artists can expect to appear at some of the UK's most prestigious venues and festivals, perform with the BBC orchestras, make studio recordings, and commission new work. Today we hear from Antoine Tamestit (2004-2006) and Martin Helmchen (2005-2007), both of whom are now major players on the world stage. Haydn: Symphony No 95 in C minor Bartok: Viola Concerto Bartok: Allegro giocoso, from `44 Duos` Shostakovich: Symphony No 6 Antoine Tamestit (viola) SWR Symphony Orchestra Hartmut Haenchen, conductor Prokofiev: String Quartet No 2 Calidore Quartet Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor Martin Helmchen (piano) Frankfurt Radio Symphony Klaus Makela, conductor Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the BBC New Generation Artists scheme. | |
55,000 Notes | 20200217 | Highlights from the 2019 Lucerne Festival, launched by the Everest of piano concertos. Riccardo Chailly conducts the Lucerne Festival Orchestra in an all-Rachmaninov programme, in which Russian virtuoso pianist Denis Matsuev tackles the towering 55,000 notes of the Third Piano Concerto. Plus star violinist Leonidas Kavakos moves to the conductor's podium for Beethoven at the 2019 Verbier Festival. Presented by Kate Molleson Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No 3 in D minor, Op 30 with Denis Matsuev (piano) 2.45pm Vocalise (orchestral version) Symphony No 3 in A minor, Op 44 Conductor Riccardo Chailly 3.40pm Beethoven: Symphony No 7 in A major, Op 92 Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra Conductor Leonidas Kavakos The first of five Afternoon Concert programmes featuring concerts from the 2019 Lucerne Festival and its fellow Swiss festival in Verbier. Featuring: - Bernard Haitink conducting his very last concert ever: the Vienna Philharmonic playing Beethoven and Bruckner - Kirill Petrenko conducting Tchaikovsky with the Berlin Philharmonic - Riccardo Chailly and Yannick N退zet-S退guin conducting Mahler, Rachmaninov and Shostakovich with the Verbier Festival Orchestra - whose members are drawn from the world's top orchestras - Four leading soloists: pianist Denis Matsuev and Emanuel Ax, and violinists Patricia Kopatchinskaja and Leonidas Kavakos - who also conducts the Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra. | |
A Celebration Of Bastille Day In France | 20201230 | A celebration of Bastille Day: French National Holiday at the Champ de Mars in Paris, with the French National Orchestra under Eun Sun Kim: popular orchestral pieces, traditional French songs and famous opera arias and choruses by Berlioz, Bizet, Verdi, Bernstein, Ravel, Mozart and others. Presented by Penny Gore. 2.00pm Berlioz: Hungarian March from La Damnation de Faust Edith Piaf: Hymne | |
A Finnish New Year | 20180101 | Performances by Hannu Lintu and the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra including music by Tchaikovsly, Stravinsky and Uuno Klami Jonathan Swain presents ballet music by Tchaikovsky and Stravinsky, a new work by Magnus Lindberg, and a neglected oratorio by 20th century Finnish composer Uuno Klami Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake Suite Magnus Lindberg: Violin Concerto No. 2 Stravinsky: The Fairy's Kiss Frank Peter Zimmermann, violin Hannu Lintu, conductor 3.40 Uuno Klami (1900-1961): Psalmus Helena Juntune, soprano Tommi Hakala, baritone Helsinki Music Centre Chorus Hannu Lintu, conductor. Performances by Hannu Lintu and the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra. | |
A Week In Berlin | 20181008 | Penny Gore introduces two complete concerts given in the German capital by the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra. A choral masterpiece by Dvorak complements Bernstein's violin concerto-in-all-but-name and Mahler's first symphony 2.00pm Stabat mater, Op.88 Simona Saturova, soprano Elisabeth Kulman, contralto Steve Davislim, tenor Jan Martinik, bass Berlin Radio Chorus Jakub Hrusa, conductor 3.30pm Serenade (after Plato's Symposium) Symphony no.1 in D Erez Ofer, violin Omer Meir Wellber, conductor Penny Gore with Dvorak, Bernstein and Mahler given by the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra | |
A Week In Berlin | 20181009 | Penny Gore with two concerts given by Berlin's Academy for Ancient Music which enterprisingly contrast well-known major choral works with shorter pieces by lesser-known composers 2.00pm Haydn St Cecilia Mass interspersed with: Michael Haydn Ave Regina coelorum and Georg Reutter Motetto De Tempore B.V. & SS. Trinitae Johanna Winkel, soprano Sophie Harmsen, contralto Benjamin Bruns, tenor Wolf Matthias Friedrich, bass RIAS Chamber Chorus Akademie fur Alte Musik Berlin Justin Doyle, director 3.25pm Leopold Mozart Litaniae Lauretanae Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Mass in C minor, K.427 'Great Christina Landshamer, soprano Anke Vondung, mezzo-soprano Steve Davislim, tenor Tobias Berndt, bariton Bavarian Radio Chorus Howard Arman, director Penny Gore with works by Haydn and Mozart played by Berlin's Academy for Ancient Music. | |
A Week In Berlin | 20181010 | Penny Gore presents a concert given by the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra earlier this year in the city's Philharmonie concert hall. One of Mozart's last great symphonies precedes the lushly-Mahlerian, seldom-heard Lyric Symphony in which Zemlinsky sets the exotic, fragrant texts of Rabindranath Tagore 2.00pm Symphony no.38 in D, K.504 'Prague Lyric Symphony, Op.18 Camilla Nylund, soprano Matthias Goerne, baritone Vladimir Jurowski, conductor Penny Gore presents the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra in music by Mozart and Zemlinsky | |
A Week In Berlin | 20181012 | Penny Gore presents two concerts given by the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra in their series 'Hope in times of war'. Thomas Ades conducts a death-infused programme of Britten, Liszt and his own Totentanz, while Vladimir Jurowski interpolates Schoenberg's searing A Survivor from Warsaw into Mahler's orchestration of Beethoven's final symphony 2.00pm Sinfonia da requiem, Op.20 Kyrill Gerstein, piano Christianne Stotijn, mezzo-soprano Simon Keenlyside, baritone Thomas Ades, conductor 3.20pm Beethoven orch. Mahler Symphony no.9 in D minor, Op.125 'Choral including: Christina Landshamer, soprano Maria Gortsevskaya, contralto Torsten Kerl, tenor Dietrich Henschel, baritone/narrarator Berlin Radio Chorus Vladimir Jurowski, conductor Penny Gore presents music by Britten, Liszt, Ades, Schoenberg and Beethoven | |
A Week In Munich (1-5) | 20210405 | Penny Gore presents the Bavarian Radio SO in concert with Simon Rattle and Igor Levit: Rattle conducts music from Mozart to Mahler and Levit plays Beethoven's Second Piano Concerto with Franz Welser-M怀st conducting. Simon Rattle was recently announced as the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra's next Chief Conductor, and he begins and ends this series of programmes featuring their recent concerts. Mozart: Overture to 'The Marriage of Figaro Mahler: Rückert-Lieder with Magdalena Koenက (mezzo-soprano) Dukas: Fanfare from La P退ri Ravel: Mother Goose (complete ballet) Conductor Simon Rattle c. 3.15pm Beethoven: Piano Concerto No 2 in B flat major, Op 19 with Igor Levit (piano) Mozart: Symphony No 38 in D major, K.504 ('Prague') Conductor Franz Welser-M怀st This Bavarian Radio SO series will also feature two more concerts conducted by British musicians. In the second programme Daniel Harding conducts music by Benjamin Britten, Giovanni Gabrieli, Toru Takemitsu and Richard Strauss, and you can also hear short concerts conducted by Italian Giovanni Antonini and Ukrainian Oksana Lyniv. In the third programme British composer Thomas Ad耀s conducts works by Janacek and Britten as well as his own recent Piano Concerto with the pianist for whom it was written, Kirill Gerstein. Thursday's Opera Matinee features a recent Bavarian State Opera staging of Verdi's last opera, the sparkling Shakespearean comedy Falstaff, plus summer music from the Bavarian Radio SO. In the final programme Igor Levit returns to play Beethoven's First Piano Concerto (which he wrote after his so-called Second Piano Concerto), Gustavo Dudamel conducts the Bavarian Radio SO in Schumann and the Bavarian Radio Chorus in Latin American music, and the week ends with Simon Rattle conducting Messiaen's masterpiece for wind and percussion, Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum. Penny Gore presents the Bavarian Radio SO in concert with Simon Rattle and Igor Levit. | |
A Week In Munich (2-5) | 20210406 | Penny Gore presents the Bavarian Radio SO in music from Gabrieli to Takemitsu via Mozart, Mendelssohn and Strauss, conducted by Daniel Harding, Giovanni Antonini and Oksana Lyniv. Gluck: Larghetto and Finale, from ballet suite 'Don Juan Haydn: Cello Concerto No 1 in C major, H.VIIb:1 with Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello) Joseph Martin Kraus: Symphony in C minor Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Conductor Giovanni Antonini c. 3pm Britten: Russian Funeral Takemitsu: Day Signal Giovanni Gabrieli: Canzon Septimi Toni a 8; Canzon Duodecimi Toni a 10 Takemitsu: Night Signal Richard Strauss: Metamorphosen Conductor Daniel Harding c. 3.45pm Mozart: Sinfonia concertante in E flat major, K.364 with Jehye Lee (violin) and Tobias Reifland (viola) Mendelssohn: Symphony No 4 in A major, Op 90 ('Italian') Conductor Oksana Lyniv | |
A Week In Munich (3-5) | 20210407 | Penny Gore presents the Bavarian Radio SO with British composer-conductor Thomas Ad耀s: music by Janacek, Britten and Ad耀s's own recent Piano Concerto with soloist Kirill Gerstein. Janacek: The Fiddler's Child Ad耀s: Piano Concerto with Kirill Gerstein (piano) Britten: Suite on English Folk Tunes - A Time There Was c. 2.55pm Janacek: Sinfonietta Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Penny Gore presents the Bavarian Radio SO with British composer-conductor Thomas Ad\u00e8s | |
A Week In Munich (4-5) | 20210408 | Opera Matinee: Penny Gore presents Verdi's last opera, the Shakespearean comedy Falstaff. This tale of how the lecherous and horizontally challenged knight Sir John Falstaff gets his comeuppance was only the second comic opera Verdi had ever written. He was in his late 70s and wasn't sure he was up to the task. But the result is one of the greatest operas ever composed. Plus music looking forward to summer from this week's featured orchestra, the Bavarian Radio SO. Verdi: Falstaff Sir John Falstaff, a fat knight - .. Wolfgang Koch (baritone) Ford, a rich man - .. Boris Pinkhasovich (baritone) Alice Ford, his wife - .. Ailyn P退rez (soprano) Nannetta, their daughter - .. Elena Tsallagova (soprano) Fenton, one of Nannetta's suitors - .. Galeano Salas (tenor) Meg Page, a friend of Alice - Daria Proszek (mezzo-soprano) Mistress Quickly, another friend - Judit Isabela Kutasi (contralto) Dr Caius - .. Kevin Conners (tenor) Pistola, a sidekick of Falstaff's - .. Callum Thorpe (bass) Bardolfo, another sidekick of Falstaff's - .. Timothy Oliver (tenor) Bavarian State Opera Chorus Bavarian State Orchestra Conductor Michele Mariotti c. 4.10pm Honegger: Pastorale d'退t退 Berlioz: Les Nuits d'退t退 with Christian Gerhaher (baritone) Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Conductor St退phane Den耀ve | |
A Week In New Zealand, Friday | 20210226 | New Zealand SO: Schubert and Beethoven Symphonies plus Tchaikovsky and Gillian Whitehead. Presented by Georgia Mann. Alongside popular favourites by Schubert and Tchaikovsky, the NZSO's concert with their new Principal Conductor in Residence, Christchurch-born Hamish McKeich, features the premiere of Gillian Whitehead's imaginative work marking the 250th anniversary of Captain Cook's first New Zealand landfall, at Turanga-nui (Gisbrone) in the northeast of the North Island. And the orchestra's Conductor Laureate Edo de Waart rounds off the week with possibly the most avant-garde symphony ever written: Beethoven's Choral Symphony. Schubert: Symphony No 8 in B minor (Unfinished) 2.20pm Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme with Andrew Joyce (cello) 2.45pm Gillian Whitehead: Turanga-nui (world premi耀re) 2.55pm Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet - Fantasy Overture 3.15pm Beethoven: Symphony No 9 in D minor, Op 125 Madeleine Pierard (soprano) Kristin Darragh (mezzo-soprano) Simon O'Neill (tenor) Anthony Schneider (bass) Voices New Zealand New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Conductor Edo de Waart New Zealand SO in Schubert and Beethoven symphonies, Tchaikovsky and Gillian Whitehead. | |
A Week In New Zealand, Monday | 20210222 | New Zealand's top orchestras play music by Beethoven, Clara Schumann, Wagner and Bruckner. Presented by Fiona Talkington. Featuring two soloists from the South Island, Dunedin-born rising star pianist Modi Deng and international star tenor Simon O'Neill, born in Ashburton. Beethoven: Symphony No 1 in C major, Op 21 New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Conductor Edo de Waart 2.25pm Clara Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op 7 Modi Deng (piano) Auckland Philharmonia Conductor Tianyi Lu 2.50pm Wagner, orch. Wagner and Felix Mottl: Wesendonck Lieder with Simon O'Neill (tenor) Bruckner: Symphony No 4 in E flat major Conductor Lawrence Renes Since we can't visit New Zealand in the flesh, let Fiona Talkington and Georgia Mann spirit you away there this week by the power of radio - for a series of concerts by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and Auckland Philharmonia, featuring local composers and artists. The series begins with Beethoven's First Symphony and ends with his last - both conducted by the NZSO's Dutch-born Conductor Laureate Edo de Waart, who appears with them in each programme. The Auckland Philharmonia focus on music by women composers, including young New Zealanders Salina Fisher and Claire Cowan as well as Clara Schumann, in a concert celebrating the 125th anniversary of women's suffrage in New Zealand - the first country in the world to give women the vote. Plus Rameau's masterpiece Hippolyte et Aricie from Paris as the Thursday Opera Matinee. | |
A Week In New Zealand, Thursday | 20210225 | Opera Matinee: Rameau's Hippolyte et Aricie, plus more from New Zealand's top orchestras - music by Debussy, Ethel Smyth and Salina Fisher. Presented by Georgia Mann. Hippolyte et Aricie, Rameau's first opera, could equally well have been called Theseus and Phaedra. In this tangled tale from Ancient Greece, the lovers Hippolytus and Aricia struggle against the odds, the gods and Hippolytus's father King Theseus and predatory stepmother Phaedra. There's no happy ending for one couple... but will there be for the other? This stunning production was performed for an online audience at the Op退ra Comique in Paris last November. Rameau: Hippolyte et Aricie (1757 version) Hippolytus - .. Reinoud Van Mechelen (tenor) Aricia - .. Elsa Benoit (soprano) Theseus, King of Athens, Hippolyte's father - .. St退phane Degout (baritone) Phaedra, Hippolytus's stepmother - .. Sylvie Brunet-Grupposo (mezzo-soprano) Oenone, Phaedra's confidante - .. S退raphine Cotrez (mezzo-soprano) Neptune, Pluto - .. Arnaud Richard (bass-baritone) Diana - Eug退nie Lefebvre (soprano) Diana's Priestess, huntress, shepherdess, sailor - .. L退a Desandre (mezzo-soprano) Tisiphone, a Fury - Edwin Fardini (baritone) Other roles sung by Constantin Goubet, Arcas Martial Pauliat, Virgile Ancely, Guillaume Gutierrez, Victor Gkoritsas, Yves-No뀀l Genod, Iliana Belkhadra and Leena Zinsou Bode-Smith Pygmalion Ensemble and Chorus Conductor Rapha뀀l Pichon 4.15pm Ethel Smyth: Overture to 'The Boatswain's Mate Auckland Philharmonia Conductor Tianyi Lu Salina Fisher: Tupaia (world premi耀re) New Zealand SO Conductor Edo de Waart 4.30pm Debussy: Pr退lude | |
A Week In New Zealand, Tuesday | 20210223 | New Zealand's top orchestras play music by Stravinsky, Rachmaninov, Mozart and Beethoven, plus New Zealand composer Claire Cowan. Presented by Fiona Talkington. Stravinsky: Symphonies of Wind Instruments; Symphony in Three Movements 2.35pm Rachmaninov: Symphony No 2 in E minor, Op 27 New Zealand SO Conductor Edo de Waart 3.35pm Claire Cowan: Black, from Stark - The Violin Concerto Amalia Hall (violin) Auckland Philharmonia Conductor Tianyi Lu 3.40pm Beethoven: Overture to 'The Creatures of Prometheus Mozart: Piano Concerto No 21 in C major, K.467 Webern, orch. Gerard Schwarz: Langsamer Satz 4.30pm Mozart: Symphony No 36 in C major, K.425 (Linz) Conductor and piano Lars Vogt New Zealand's top orchestras play music by Stravinsky, Rachmaninov, Mozart and Beethoven. | |
A Week In New Zealand, Wednesday | 20210224 | New Zealand's top orchestras play music by Ravel, Debussy, Berlioz and Salina Fisher, the young New Zealand composer of acclaimed piece Rainphase. Presented by Fiona Talkington. Ravel: Bol退ro Berlioz: Les Nuits d'退t退 with Sasha Cooke (mezzo-soprano) New Zealand SO Conductor Edo de Waart 3.45pm Salina Fisher: Rainphase Auckland Philharmonia Conductor Tianyi Lu 3.55pm Debussy: La Mer New Zealand's top orchestras play music by Ravel, Debussy, Berlioz and Salina Fisher. | |
A Week In Sweden | 20180521 | Georgia Mann launches a week of concerts from Sweden. The Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and their British Music Director Daniel Harding scale the heights in mountain-inspired music by Berwald, Schumann and Strauss; and Susanna Malkki conducts Mahler in Gothenburg. Franz Berwald: Reminiscences of the Norwegian Mountains Robert Schumann: Manfred, Op 115 (highlights) Richard Strauss: An Alpine Symphony Conductor Daniel Harding c. 3.50pm Mahler: Symphony No 4 in G major Camilla Tilling (soprano) Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra Conductor Susanna M䀀lkki Coming up later in the week: - Tuesday's programme is entirely conducted or composed by women and features Handel's oratorio The Triumph of Time and Disillusion conducted by Emmanuelle Ham and starring Sandrine Piau. - Opera Matinee on Thursday is a controversial production of Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov from Gothenburg Opera with British bass Clive Bayley in the title role. - On Friday Daniel Harding conducts his Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra in an enormous Mahlerian Symphony by probably the most controversial composer ever to be born in Sweden, Allan Pettersson. Georgia Mann presents concerts from Sweden: music by Berwald, Schumann, Strauss and Mahler | |
A Week In Sweden | 20180522 | Georgia Mann continues her week of concerts from Sweden with a programme entirely conducted or composed by women. Emmanuelle Ham conducts Handel's oratorio The Triumph of Time and Disillusion starring Sandrine Piau, Dalia Stasevska conducts Vaughan Williams and there's music by Swedish composer Britta Bystr怀m inspired by the paintings of Paul Klee. Handel: Il trionfo del tempo e del disinganno (The Triumph of Time and Disillusion), HWV 46a Bellezza (Beauty) ... Sandrine Piau (soprano) Piacere (Pleasure) ... Inga Kalna (soprano) Disinganno (Disillusionment) ... Romina Basso (contralto) Tempo (Time) ... Michael Spyres (tenor) Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra Conductor Emmanuelle Ham c. 4pm Vaughan Williams: Oboe Concerto in A minor Emmanuel Laville (oboe) Conductor Dalia Stasevska c. 4.30pm Britta Bystr怀m: Segelnde Stadt Conductor Pablo Heras-Casado. Georgia Mann presents music from Sweden conducted and composed by women. | |
A Week In Sweden | 20180523 | Georgia Mann continues this week of music from Sweden with a varied concert by the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and conductor Omer Meir Wellber: symphonies by Haydn and Shostakovich, Alfred Schnittke's ironic tribute to Mozart and Haydn, and music from 75-year-old Swedish composer Sven-David Sandstr怀m. Haydn: Symphony No 49 in F minor (La Passione) Sven-David Sandstr怀m: Five Pieces for Piano and Orchestra with Peter Friis Johansson (piano) Schnittke: Moz-art | |
A Week In Sweden | 20180524 | Georgia Mann presents Opera Matinee: a controversial production of Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov from Gothenburg Opera, with British bass Clive Bayley in the title role. Plus more highlights from recent concerts by the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov (original 1869 version) Boris Godunov ... Clive Bayley (bass) Fyodor, Boris's son ... Solgerd Isalv (mezzo-soprano) Kseniya, Boris's daughter ... Anna Johansson (soprano) Kseniya's nurse ... Mari Lindb䀀ck (contralto) Prince Vasiliy Ivanovich Shuysky ... Tomas Lind (tenor) Andrey Shchelkalov ... Mats Persson (baritone) Pimen ... Mats Almgren (bass) Grigory, the Pretender ... Joachim B䀀ckstr怀m (tenor) Varlaam, a vagabond ... Johan Schinkler (bass) Innkeeper ... Matilda Paulsson (mezzo-soprano) Misail, a vagabond / Yur divy (Holy Fool) ... Conny Thimander (tenor) Nikitich ... Jonas Landstr怀m (bass) Mitiyukha ... Tomas J怀nsson (bass) Gothenburg Children's Choir Gothenburg Opera Chorus and Orchestra Conductor Leo Hussain c. 4.05pm Strauss: Don Juan Conductor Ariane Matiakh Aulis Sallinen: The Nocturnal Dances of Don Juanquixote, Op 58 with Jan-Erik Gustafsson (cello) Conductor Klaus M䀀kel䀀. Georgia Mann presents Opera Matinee: Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov from Gothenburg Opera. | |
A Week In Sweden | 20180525 | Georgia Mann ends her week in Sweden with two complete concerts by the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra featuring two cello concertos and music by native composers, including an enormous Symphony by one of the most controversial of all Swedish composers, Allan Pettersson. And between those two concerts, at around half past three, there's the chance to eavesdrop on the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra performing in Perth at BBC Music's Biggest Weekend. Franz Berwald: Overture to 'Estrella de Soria Kurt Atterberg: Cello Concerto in C minor, Op 21 with Jakob Koranyi (cello) Anton퀀n Dvorကk: Symphony No 6 in D major, Op 60 Conductor Jaime Martin c. 3.30pm Music from the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra recorded earlier this afternoon in Perth at BBC Music's Biggest Weekend c. 3.40pm Schumann: Cello Concerto in A minor, Op 129 with Maximilian Hornung (cello) Allan Pettersson: Symphony No 7 Conductor Daniel Harding. Georgia Mann presents music from Sweden and previews BBC Music's Biggest Weekend in Perth. | |
Afternoon Opera Matinee: Smetana's The Bartered Bride | 20190718 | Kate Molleson introduces a recording of Smetana's The Bartered Bride, recorded at the Bavarian State Opera, Munich. Kruschina/Kruina.............Oliver Zwarg (baritone) Kathinka/Ludmila..............Helena Zubanovich (soprano) Marie/Ma?enka..................Selene Zanetti (soprano) Micha/M퀀cha.......................Kristof Klorek (bass) Agnes/Hကta.........................Irmgard Vilsmaier (mezzo-soprano) Wenzel/Vaek.....................Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke (tenor) Hans/Jen퀀k...........................Pavol Breslik (tenor) Kezal/Kecal.........................Günther Groissb怀ck (bass) Springer/Principကl............Ulrich Ress (tenor) Esmeralda, a dancer........Anna El-Khashem (soprano) Muff, a comedian dressed as an Indian.............O?ulcan Yilmaz (bass-baritone) Bavarian State Opera Chorus S怀ren Eckhoff (chorus master) Bavarian State Orchestra Tom Hanus (conductor) 4.25p.m.: Janacek Quartet no. 1 (The Kreutzer Sonata) for strings, arr. Richard Tognetti for string orchestra BBC National Orchestra of Wales Lesley Hatfield (director) | |
Amadigi Di Gaula | 20090226 | Handel Operas 2009 Penny Gore introduces another in Radio 3's year-long series of Handel operas. Amadigi di Gaula, a mythical opera seria (or 'serious opera') centres on a complex love square, as a jealous enchantress (Melissa) attempts to break up a pair of lovers (Amadigi and Oriana) with the help of Amadigi's friend Dardano, who has designs on the lady himself. Amadigi - Maria Riccarda Wesseling (mezzo-soprano) Oriana - Elena de la Merced (soprano) Melissa - Sharon Rostorf-Zamir (soprano) Dardano - Jordi Domenech (countertenor) Al Ayre Espanol Eduardo Lopez Banzo (conductor). Penny Gore presents a performance of Handel's mythical 'opera seria' Amadigi di Gaula. | |
Ambroise Thomas: Hamlet Starring Carlos Alvarez And Diana Damrau | 20191010 | Ambroise Thomas - Hamlet, opera in five acts after Shakespeare Penny Gore introduces this most spectacular of French grand opera in a performance given earlier this year at Barcelona's Gran Teatre del Liceu. Following in the footsteps of Bellini, Berlioz and Gounod, Ambroise Thomas fell under the spell of Shakespeare and the romantic figure of Ophelia. And, following French fashion at the time, he and his librettists focused on the Romantic essentials of the drama: Hamlet's predicament, his withdrawal and the emptiness felt by Ophelia. Her Mad Scene, the Grave Diggers' Scene and the obligatory French Grand Ballet are the highlights of this colourful epic. Hamlet, Prince of Denmark: Carlos @lvarez (baritone) Ophelia, daughter of Polonius: Diana Damrau (soprano) Claudius, King of Denmark, brother of the late King Hamlet: Nicolas Test退 (bass) Gertrude, Queen of Denmark, widow of King Hamlet and mother to Prince Hamlet: Eve-Maud Hubeaux (mezzo-soprano) La뀀rtes, son of Polonius: Celso Albelo (tenor) Ghost of the late King Hamlet: Ivo Stanchev (bass) Marcellus, friend of Hamlet: Albert Casals (tenor) Horatio, friend of Hamlet: Enric Mart퀀nez-Castignani (bass) Polonius, court chancellor: Rub退n Amoretti (bass) First Gravedigger: Carlos Daza (baritone) Second Gravedigger: Josep Fad (tenor) Orchestra and Chorus of the Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barelona Daniel Oren (conductor) [recorded at Gran Teatre del Liceu, on 07 March 2019] Afternoon Opera - Ambroise Thomas's Hamlet starring Carlos Alvarez and Diana Damrau. | |
An All-bernstein Concert With The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra | 20180326 | Launching a week of concerts recorded at last year's Robeco SummerNights festival in Amsterdam, an all-Bernstein concert with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra conducted by John Wilson, featuring some of the best-known numbers from the American stage works including West Side Story, Candide and On The Town, as well as the Suite from his film score On the Waterfront. Plus the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra playing Ravel's Rapsodie espagnole, Poulenc's Concerto for Two Pianos with the brothers Arthur and Lucas Jussen as soloists, and highlights from Prokofiev's ballet Romeo and Juliet. Presented by Fiona Talkington. 2.00pm Bernstein: 'On the Town' - New York, New York; Lonely Town; I can cook too Bernstein: 'Peter Pan' - Dream with me Bernstein: 'Wonderful Town' - A little bit in love; One hundred easy ways to lose a man Bernstein: 'On the Waterfront' - Suite Bernstein: 'Candide' - Overture; I am easily assimilated (Buenos Aires); Nothing more than this; Glitter and be Gay Bernstein: '1600 Pennsylvania Avenue' - Take care of this house Bernstein: 'West Side Story' - The Dance at the Gym Blues; Promenade; Mambo; Cha-Cha; Jump; Maria Bernstein: 'Trouble in Tahiti' - Island Magic Bernstein: 'Wonderful Town' - Wrong note rag Bernstein: 'On the Town' - Some other time Bernstein: 'West Side Story' - Tonight Scarlett Strallen (soprano) Kim Criswell (mezzo-soprano) Julian Ovenden (tenor) Nadim Naaman (baritone) Conductor John Wilson 3.35pm Ravel: Rapsodie espagnole Poulenc: Concerto for Two Pianos in D major, Op. 61 Prokofiev: 'Romeo and Juliet' - highlights Arthur Jussen and Lucas Jussen (pianos) Conductor Stanislav Kochanovsky. An all-Bernstein concert with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam. | |
Ascona Music Festival 2019 | 20200520 | Continuing this week's celebration of summer festivals in Switzerland, the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, visiting the Ascona Music Festival for the first time, play favourites by Sibelius and Brahms. Presented by Hannah French. 2.00pm Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D minor, op. 47 Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D, op. 73 Elina V䀀h䀀l䀀, violin Hannu Lintu, conductor The Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra play music by Sibelius and Brahms. | |
Bach | 20171218 | Penny Gore presents works by Telemann and Bach performed by Philippe Jaroussky and the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra 2.00 pm Georg Philipp Telemann Overture: St Matthew Passion, TWV 5:53. Cantata: Der am րlberg zagende Jesus, TWV 1:364 Overture: Der für die Sünden der Welt gemarterte und sterbende Jesus, TWV 5:1 Cantata: Jesus liegt in letzten Zügen, TWV 1:983 J.S. Bach Sinfonia: 'Gleich wie der Regen und Schnee vom Himmel f䀀llt', BWV 18 Sinfonia: 'Der Herr denket an uns', BWV 196 Sinfonia: 'Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis' BWV 21 Cantata: Ich habe genug, BWV 82 Philippe Jaroussky, countertenor Petra Müllejans, director 3.25 pm Tilge, H怀chster, meine Sünden, BWV 1083 Ania Vegry, soprano Hilke Andersen, contralto Hanover Girls' Chorus NDR Radio Philharmonic Orchestra David Stein, conductor 4.00 pm Violin Concerto in D minor, BWV 1052 Leonidas Kavakos, violin Danish National Symphony Orchestra Fabio Luisi, conductor. The Freiburg Baroque Orchestra perform works by Telemann and Bach with Philippe Jaroussky. | |
Bach | 20171219 | Penny Gore presents three cantatas by J.S. Bach performed by the Netherlands Bach Ensemble directed by Peter Dijkstra, recorded earlier this year in Utrecht 2.00 pm Preise, Jerusalem, den Herrn, BWV 119 Lobe den Herren, den m䀀chtigen K怀nig der Ehren, BWV 137 Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele, BWV 69 Miriam Feuersinger, soprano Alex Potter, countertenor Thomas Hobbs, tenor Peter Kooij, bass Netherlands Bach Society 3.40pm Radio 3 Breakfast Carol Competition 2017 Petroc Trelawny presents a concert given by the BBC Singers of the six finalists from this year's Radio 3 Breakfast Carol Competition 2017. Alongside the six settings of 'Sir Christemas', David Hill directs the BBC Singers in popular Christmas songs and carols. The Netherlands Bach Ensemble perform three cantatas by J.S Bach. | |
Bach | 20171220 | Tom Redmond presents a concert live from MediaCityUK, Salford, in which the BBC Philharmonic performs a programme infused with the spirit of Johann Sebastian Bach Steve Elcock: Choses renvers退es par le temps ou la destruction, Op 20 Bach arr. Reger: O Mensch, bewein' dein' Sünde gross, BWV 622 Berg: Violin Concerto Bach arr. Elgar: Fantasia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 537 Michael Barenboim (violin) Moritz Gnann, conductor. The BBC Philharmonic perform Bach arrangements and pieces by Steve Elcock and Alban Berg. | |
Bach | 20171222 | Penny Gore presents Orchestral Suites and Brandenburg Concertos by J.S. Bach performed by the Academy for Ancient Music Berlin Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F, BWV 1046 Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G, BWV 1048 Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067 Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B flat, BWV 1051 Orchestral Suite No. 4 in D, BWV 1069 3.30pm Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D, BWV 1050 Aapo H䀀kkinen, harpsichord Helsinki Baroque Ensemble 3.50pm J.S Bach Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C, BWV 1066 Academy for Ancient Music Berlin. Orchestral works by J.S. Bach performed by the Academy for Ancient Music Berlin. | |
Bach For Good Friday | 20120406 | Today's Afternoon on 3 marks Good Friday with a performance of Bach's St John Passion from the Philharmonic Concert Hall in Warsaw. This is followed by the world premiere performance by the Ulster Orchestra of Ian Wilson's The Stars, the Seas, written to commemorate the sinking of the Titanic in 1912. Presented by Katie Derham. Katie Derham presents a performance of Bach's St John Passion, to mark Good Friday. | |
Bach From Paris | 20200413 | Hannah French presents a celebration of highlights from recent concerts by great French orchestras and ensembles. Today, Bach's great Mass in B minor performed by the Philharmonic Orchestra of Radio France, along with French ballet favourites, played by the Orchestre National d'le-de-France. Bach: Mass in B minor, BWV 232 Mariana Flores, soprano Marianne Beate Kielland, mezzo-soprano Paulin Bündgen, countertenor Julian Pr退gardien, tenor Andreas Wolf, bass Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus Leonardo Garc퀀a Alarc n, conductor Recorded last November in the Auditorium, Radio France Broadcasting House, Paris Ravel: Daphnis et Chlo退, Suite No. 1 Roussel: Bacchus et Ariane, op. 43, Suite No. 2 Fabien Gabel, conductor Recorded in January 2019 in the Philharmonie, Paris. Bach's great Mass in B minor, performed by the Philharmonic Orchestra of Radio France. | |
Bach, Bartok, Berio And Brahms From Seoul's Kbs Symphony Orchestra | 20190920 | Music by Bach, Bartok and Brahms, plus Berio's quirky and inventive '60s masterpiece 'Sinfonia' featuring the vocal talents of The Swingle Singers Presented by Hannah French The KBS Symphony Orchestra and conductor Yoel Levi pair orchestral suites by Bach and Bartok with Luciano Berio's ground-breaking Sinfonia, which pitches eight voices singing, shouting, crying and whispering against an orchestral tapestry of quotations, allusions and commentaries. The soloists in this performance, recorded in Seoul last year, are members of The Swingle Singers, the ensemble that gave the work's premiere in 1968 Plus we conclude this week's tribute to Scottish composer Thea Musgrave who last year celebrated her ninetieth birthday 2.00pm Bach: Orchestral Suite no.2 in B minor Bartok: Suite from The Miraculous Mandarin Berio: Sinfonia Yoel Levi, conductor 3.20pm Musgrave: Snow Hannah Holgersson, soprano Nicholas Daniel, cor anglais Pascal Siffert, viola 3.30pm Brahms: Symphony no.1 in C minor Myung-Whun Chung, conductor Music by Bach, Bartok and Brahms, plus Berio's Sinfonia featuring the Swingle Singers. | |
Bach, St John Passion | 20160324 | Verity Sharp introduces a performance of Bach's St John Passion performed by Philippe Herreweghe and Collegium Vocale Gent at the Pau Casals Hall in Barcelona. Plus more from this week's featured orchestra, the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. 2pm J.S. Bach St John Passion (Part 1) 2.36pm J.S. Bach St John Passion (Part 2) Thomas Hobbs (tenor), Evangelist Tobias Berndt (bass), Jesus Grace Davidson (soprano) Damien Guillon (countertenor) Zachary Wilder (tenor) Peter Kooij (bass), Pilate 3.50pm Sibelius: Symphony No. 6 in D minor Op.104 Thomas Dausgaard (conductor). Verity Sharp presents a recording of Bach's St John Passion from Philippe Herreweghe. | |
Bach: Christmas Oratorio | 20130110 | Bach Christmas Oratorio - a complete performance recorded last month in Berlin of this choral masterpiece. First performed at Leipzig's two main churches in the Chistmas of 1734-5, the work tells the Christmas story in six chapters. Presented by Penny Gore J. S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio Sibylla Rubens (Sopran) Wiebke Lehmkuhl (Alt) Lothar Odinius (Tenor) Tobias Berndt (Bass) Johann Sebastian Bach Kantaten I - VI RIAS Chamber Chorus, Akademie für Alte Musik, Berlin, Hans-Christoph Rademann (director) 1.The Birth 2.The Annunciation to the Shepherds 3.The Adoration of the Shepherds 4.The Circumcision and Naming of Jesus 5.The Journey of the Magi 6.The Adoration of the Magi. Penny Gore presents a performance given in Berlin of Bach's Christmas Oratorio. | |
Back To Bach | 20200221 | Mahler's Sixth Symphony and Beethoven's Violin Concerto from the 2019 Lucerne Festival. Violinist Leonidas Kavakos plays the Beethoven concerto and follows it with solo Bach. Presented by Kate Molleson Mahler: Symphony No 6 in A minor Lucerne Festival Orchestra Conductor Riccardo Chailly 3.25pm Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D major, Op 61 Leonidas Kavakos (violin) Conductor Yannick N退zet-S退guin 4.15pm J S Bach: Andante, third movement of Sonata No 2 in A minor, BWV.1003 | |
Baltic Sea Festival, Mahler's Symphony No 8 | 20190102 | Mahler's `Symphony of a Thousand` - given by a stalwart team of soloists, six of Stockholm's best choirs and the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra under conductor Daniel Harding. This concert was part of the 2018 Baltic Sea Festival. Presented by Tom McKinney. 2.00pm Mahler - Symphony No.8 in E flat major Tamara Wilson, soprano Hanna Husahr, soprano Ida Falk Winland, soprano Karen Cargill, mezzo-soprano Anna Larsson, contralto Simon O'Neill, tenor Christopher Maltman, baritone Shenyang, bass Eric Ericson Chamber Choir Mikaeli Chamber Choir St. Jacob's Chamber Choir Chorista, Hagersten Parish Adolf Fredrik Church Descant Choir and Youth Choir Swedish Radio Symphony Chorus & Orchestra Daniel Harding, conductor Daniel Harding conducts the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra in Mahler's Symphony No 8. | |
Baltic Sea Festival, Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra | 20181231 | A concert of Rimsky-Korsakov and Stravinsky from the Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra at the Baltic Sea Festival in Stockholm. Plus music by Baltic composers Lars Edlund, Peteris Vasks & Erkki-Sven Tüür. Presented by Tom McKinney. 2.00pm Rimsky-Korsakov - Suite from `Tsar Saltan`, Op.57 Velery Gergiev, conductor Stravinsky - The Firebird Suite No.2 Stravinsky - Petrushka 3.30pm Lars Edlund - Gloria Mats Carlsson, tenor Swedish Radio Chorus T倀nu Kaljuste, conductor Peteris Vasks - Violin Concerto `Distant Light` Mark Bouchkov, violin Sinfonietta Riga Tallinn Chamber Orchestra Normunds Sne, conductor Erkki-Sven Tüür - Lighthouse Music by Rimsky-Korsakov, Stravinsky, Peteris Vasks and Erkki-Sven T\u00fc\u00fcr from Stockholm. | |
Baltic Sea Festival, V\u00e4ster\u00e5s Sinfonietta | 20190101 | A concert of Beethoven, Haydn, Stravinsky and Mirjam Tally given by the V䀀ster倀s Sinfonietta at the Baltic Sea Festival in Stockholm. Plus Esa-Pekka Salonen's Piano Concerto played by Andrius Zlabys and the Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra. Presented by Tom McKinney. 2.00pm Beethoven - Coriolan Overture, Op.62 Simon Crawford-Phillips, conductor Haydn - Symphony No.44 in E minor 'Trauer' (3rd mvt: Adagio) Mirjam Tally - Allikas, homage | |
Baltic Sea Festival, Verdi Requiem | 20190104 | Domingo Hindoyan conducts Verdi's Requiem at the Berwaldhallen in Stockholm. Plus music by Raminta Serksnyte, Veljo Tormis & Esa-Pekka Salonen. 2.00pm Verdi - Requiem Christina Nilsson, soprano Miriam Treichi, contralto Daniel Johansson, tenor Anders Lorentzson, bass Swedish Royal Opera Orchestra & Chorus Goteborg Opera Chorus Domingo Hindoyan, conductor 3.25pm Raminta Serksnyte - Sakura Swedish Radio Chorus Latvian Radio Chamber Singers Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Chorus T倀nu Kaljuste, conductor ? Veljo Tormis - Curse Upon Iron Toomas Tohert (tenor) Olari Viikholm (bass) Esa-Pekka Salonen - Cello Concerto Truls Mork (cello) Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra Conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen Presented by Tom McKinney. Verdi's Requiem and music by Raminta Serksnyte, Veljo Tormis and Esa-Pekka Salonen. | |
Baltic Week (1-5) | 20210419 | Tom McKinney features recordings of choirs and orchestras from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania in a week of music making from the Baltic States, which includes a cycle of performances of film music by Georgian composer Giya Kancheli. Today the focus is on Latvia with performances from the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra and Latvian Radio Choir, including an atmospheric performance of Tchaikovsky's Liturgy of St John Chryostom. Dobrinka Tabakova: Orpheus' Comet Liszt: Piano Concerto No 1 in Eb (Daumants Liepin, piano) Ludwig van Beethoven: Romance in F Op50 (Elina Buksha, violin) Gederts Ramans: Concerto Leggiero for Nine Jazz Instruments and String Orchestra - Mvts 2&3 (K?rlis Vanags, flute D?vis Jurka, saxophone Kristaps Luboys, saxophone Gatis Gorkua, trumpet Laura Rozenberga, trombone Edv?ns Ozols, double bass Artis Orubs, percussion Mikelis Dzenuka, vibraphone Victors Ritovs, piano) Andris Poga, conductor 2.45pm Arvo P䀀rt: Seven Magnificat Antiphons Gustav Mahler (arr. G退rard Pesson): Adagietto from Symphony No 5 Sigvards Klava, conductor 3.15pm Giya Kancheli (arr. Vilnis m?dbergs): Cinema Music Suite 3.30pm Tchaikovsky: Liturgy of St John Chryostom, Op 41 The Latvian National Symphony Orchestra perform works by Tabakova, Kancheli and Ramans. | |
Baltic Week (2-5) | 20210420 | Tom McKinney focuses on Estonia in his week of music making from the Baltic States including music from the nation's best known composer, Arvo P䀀rt. The afternoon features a concert marking the 100th anniversary of the nation. Eduard Tubin: Festive Overture Cyrillus Kreek: Blessed Is the Man (Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir) Ester M䀀gi: Bucolic Arvo P䀀rt: Credo (Marrit Gerretz-Traksmann, piano Estonian National Symphony Orchestra Arvo Vollmer, conductor 2.30pm Giya Kancheli: .....A La Duduki (Concerto for Brass Quintet and Orchestra) Latvian National Symphony Orchestra Andris Poga, conductor 2.50pm Ernest Chausson: Po耀me de l'amour et de la mer Edgaras Montvidas, tenor Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra Modestas Pitrenas, conductor 3.20pm Arvo P䀀rt: Kanon Pokajanen Kaspars Putnin, conductor 4.10pm Rudolf Tobias: Julius Caesar Overture Eino Tamberg: Song of the Gascone Cadets from Cyrano de Bergerac (Rauno Elp, baritone and Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir) Veljo Tormis: Overture No 2 Heino Eller: Homeland Tune - `Kodumaine viis` Tom McKinney focuses on Estonia and includes music by Arvo P\u00e4rt. | |
Baltic Week (3-5) | 20210421 | Tom McKinney presents a selection of music and music-making from the Baltic States, continuing today with choral music from Latvia and Estonia including a performance of Arvo P䀀rt's Stabat Mater given in Munich. P?teris But?ns: Lux Aeterna Sonita Glazenburga, celeste Ivo Kr?skops, percussion El?ss Balceris, percussion Kam?r.... Youth Choir Sinfonietta Riga Aivis Greters, conductor 3.00pm Arvo P䀀rt: Stabat Mater Simona Bruninghaus, soprano Bavarian Radio Chorus Munich Radio Orchestra Ivan Repui?, conductor The Bavarian Radio Chorus and Munich Radio Orchestra perform Arvo Part's Stabat Mater. | |
Baltic Week (4-5) | 20210422 | Opera matinee - Tom McKinney's Baltic theme continues with a rare chance to hear Ponchielli's opera I Lituani (The Lithuanians), a love story set against a backdrop of war and politics. Plus a performance from Lithuania of a French symphonic masterpiece. Amilcare Ponchielli: I Lituani Arnoldas/Arnoldo, a Lithuanian prince - Modestas Sedlevi?ius (baritone) Aldona, his sister - J?rat? vedait?-Waller (soprano) Walter, her husband / Konrad von Wallenrode - Mickael Spadaccini (tenor) Vitoldas/Vitoldo, a Lithuanian renegade and chief judge - Ar?nas Malik?nas (baritone) Albanis/Albano, an old bard - Tadas Girininkas (bass) Kaunas State Chorus Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra Modestas Pitr?nas, conductor 3.45pm C退sar Franck: Symphony in D minor Tom McKinney introduces Ponchielli's rarely heard opera The Lithuanians. | |
Baltic Week (5-5) | 20210423 | Tom McKinney ends his week of music making from the Baltic States with works by Arvo P䀀rt, Peteris Vasks and Giya Kancheli plus the Latvian State Chorus in Beethoven's Missa Solemnis. Arvo P䀀rt: Silouan's Song Peteris Vasks: Cello Concerto No 2 - Klatbutne (Presence) Uladzimir Sinkevich, cello Munich Radio Orchestra Ivan Repui?, conductor 2.40pm Beethoven: Missa Solemnis Ricarda Merbeth, soprano Olesya Petrova, mezzo soprano Josep Bros, tenor Steven Humes, bass Cadaqu退s Orchestra Gianandrea Noseda, conductor 4pm Giya Kancheli, arr. Xylem Trio: Caribbean, fom the film An Unusual Exhibition Xylem Trio: Oskars Petrauskis (saxophone), Raimonds Petrauskis (piano), Rihards Zalupe (percussion) Latvian National Symphony Orchestra Andris Poga, conductor The Latvian State Chorus sing Beethoven's Missa Solemnis. | |
Barefoot Schoenberg | 20200219 | The Berlin Philharmonic and conductor Kirill Petrenko play Tchaikovsky and Schoenberg, with Patricia Kopatchinskaja - famous for playing barefoot - in Schoenberg's Violin Concerto. The Times reviewer at this concert in the 2019 Lucerne Festival heard her performance as 'a surreal psychodrama without words, volcanic in its outbursts, startling in its juxtapositions ... Kopatchinskaja proved here that she's in a class of her own'. Schoenberg: Violin Concerto, Op 36 with Patricia Kopatchinskaja (violin) Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 5 in E minor, Op 64 The Berlin Philharmonic and conductor Kirill Petrenko play Tchaikovsky and Schoenberg. | |
Baroque Around The Clock | 20130315 | Afternoon on 3's contribution to Baroque Around the Clock includes live performances from the BBC National Orchestra of Wales conducted by Thomas Sondergard in Bangor, North Wales, and from harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani in the studio in London. The battle for Top of the Baroque continues, Henry Purcell suffers death by chocolate, the BBC Concert Orchestra with Baroque on Call, and you can get involved with our Ridiculous Baroque feature. This and more Red Nose Day mayhem is presented by Katie Derham. Katie Derham presents more live performances and comedy features for Red Nose Day. | |
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra In Munich | 20200427 | Tom McKinney presents a week with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra The week begins with a concert given in January at Munich's Hercules Hall in which Robin Ticciati conducts a programme packed full of drama and excitement ! Wagner's 1880 opera `Parsifal` is based on the Arthurian Knight Percival's quest for the Holy Grail, and it's dripping with Wagnerian leitmotifs and incredible harmonies. The concert opens with a Suite from the opera, constructed last year by Claudio Abbado. They then move on to a work by British composer George Benjamin - `Sudden Time`, inspired `by a dream in which the sound of a thunderclap seemed to stretch - as if in a spiral through my head`. That concert concludes with Sibelius' final foray into the symphony - his 7th - one of the last pieces he ever wrote. The final piece in today's programme is Schubert's Mass No.6 in E flat, from a concert also recorded in Munich last October, under the baton of Riccardo Muti. 2.00pm Wagner, arr.Claudio Abbado: Suite from `Parsifal` George Benjamin: Sudden Time Sibelius: Symphony No.7 in C major, Op.105 Robin Ticciati (conductor) 3.20pm Schubert: Mass No.6 in E flat, D.950 Ilse Eerens (soprano), Henriette G怀dde (mezzo-soprano), Nicholas Phan (tenor), Maciej Kwasnikowski (tenor), Gianluca Buratto (bass) Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra & Chorus Riccardo Muti (conductor) The Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra plays Wagner, George Benjamin, Sibelius and Schubert | |
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra In Munich | 20200501 | Tom McKinney brings this week of performances by the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra to a close. They begin with a concert recorded in Munich in November 2018 which saw conductor Simone Young making her debut with the orchestra. The concert opens with Mozart's final symphony - the Jupiter - arguably one of the greatest symphonies of all time, written some three years before the composer's death in 1791. They conclude with Richard Strauss at his most heroic - Ein Heldenleben, his eighth tone poem, said to be autobiographical, although Strauss himself vehemently denied it. The afternoon continues with a highlight from another concert given in Munich last autumn. This time, Riccardo Muti takes to the podium to conduct the symphony that Schubert left incomplete at his death in 1828 - the 8th, in B minor. The week ends with former Radio 3 New Generation Artist Beatrice Rana in a performance of Prokofiev's 3rd Piano Concerto, which he completed in 1921. 2.00pm Mozart: Symphony No.41 in G minor `Jupiter`, K.551 Richard Strauss: Ein Heldenleben Simone Young (conductor) 3.15pm Schubert: Symphony No.8 in B minor `Unfinished`, D.759 Riccardo Muti (conductor) 4.00pm Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No.3 in C, Op.26 Beatrice Rana (piano) Klaus M䀀kel䀀 (conductor) Presented by Tom McKinney The Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra plays music by Mozart, Strauss, Schubert & Prokofiev | |
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Plays Bartok | 20200428 | Tom McKinney presents more from this week's featured orchestra - the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, and a concert recorded in Munich last November with conductor Lahav Shani. This was an all-Bart k programme, including his Hungarian Pictures and his tour-de-force Concerto for Orchestra, composed following his emigration to the USA in 1940. Violinist Renaud Capu瀀on joins the orchestra to play Bart k's Violin Concerto No.2 - written for Zoltကn Sz退kely in 1938. The programme continues with a short overture by Schubert, from another concert in Munich, this time under Riccardo Muti. And to end today's Afternoon Concert, two highlights from a concert recorded in Munich last October with conductor Daniele Gatti. They begin with a wonderfully atmospheric piece for string orchestra by Henri Dutilleux - Le myst耀re de l'instant, and end with Shostakovich's mighty Symphony No.5 2.00pm Bart k: Hungarian Pictures, Sz.97 Bart k: Violin Concerto No.2, Sz.112 Bart k: Concerto for Orchestra, Sz.116 Renaud Capu瀀on (violin) Lahav Shani (conductor) 3.40pm Schubert: Overture in C, D.591 Riccardo Muti (conductor) 3.50pm Henri Dutilleux: Le myst耀re de l'instant Shostakovich: Symphony No.5 in D minor, Op.47 Daniele Gatti (conductor) Presented by Tom McKinney The Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra plays Bart\u00f3k from Munich. | |
Bbc Concert Orchestra | 20181112 | The BBC Concert Orchestra with an electric programme of twentieth- and twenty-first century music. Coinciding with the one-hundred-year anniversary of the RAF, the concert opens with Martinu's composition inspired by Second World War fighter planes. Young Dutch piano duo Arthur and Lucas Jussen give the UK premiere of Together Remember to Dance, the double piano concerto composed by the BBC Concert Orchestra's Composer in Residence Dobrinka Tabakova. Pieces by Milhaud and Poulenc complete the programme that shines spotlights on various sections of the orchestra, showcasing their talents. Recorded at Watford Colosseum. After this concert, the first of four French flute works we'll hear this week with the American soloist Ransom Wilson, and a chance to hear the BBC Concert Orchestra alongside Truro Cathedral Choir & around 100 students from local secondary schools perform arrangements of traditional folksongs, an anthem by Jonathan Dove, and they're joined by star cellist Natalie Clein in Tabakova's 'On The South Downs', setting words by local poet Francis William Bourdillon which perfectly capture a day's walking on the Downs in Sussex. Martinu: Thunderbolt P-47, Scherzo for Orchestra Dobrinka Tabakov: Together Remember to Dance (UK Premiere) Fazil Say: Night Milhaud: Symphonie de chambre No. 5, Op 75 Milhaud: Symphonie de chambre No. 4, Op 74 Poulenc: Sinfonietta Lucas & Arthur Jussen, piano Bramwell Tovey, conductor c.3.40pm Jacques Ibert: Flute Concerto Ransom Wilson, flute Perry So, conductor c.4pm American trad, arr James Erb: Shenandoah Philip Moore: All wisdom cometh from the Lord Trad, arr Chilcott: Londonderry Air Dove: Seek him that maketh the seven stars Dobrinka Tabakova: On The South Downs Natalie Clein, cello Youth Choir (from Truro High School for Girls, Richard Lander School, Truro School, Cornwall Youth Choir) Christopher Gray, conductor The UK premiere of Dobrinka Tabakova's double piano concerto, plus Poulenc and Fazil Say. | |
Bbc Concert Orchestra | 20181113 | David Bedford's work transcends genre and style, reaching audiences in dynamic and refreshing ways. In what would have been his 80th year, the BBC Concert Orchestra presents a concert of his music including Tubular Bells and Symphony No.1. Plus a world premiere by electronic musician Scanner, drawing out the majestic and exploratory nature of Bedford's works. After the concert we've another French flute work featuring the American soloist Ransom Wilson, and music recorded in Truro Cathedral including the first performance of the BBC Concert Orchestra's Composer in Residence Dobrinka Tabakova's 'Kynance Cove'. It sets the words of the nineteenth-century Cornish poet John Harris depicting that beautiful, rugged spot on the Lizard Peninsula. Bedford: Alleluia Timpanis (revised version 1981) Scanner, orch. Quinta: A Little Bit of Everything Bedford: Symphony No. 1 Oldfield arr Bedford: Orchestral Tubular Bells Steve Hillage, guitar Scanner, electronics Michael Seal conductor c.3.40pm Jean Fran瀀aix: Impromptu for Flute and String Orchestra Ransom Wilson, flute Perry So, conductor c.3.55pm Bach: Violin Concerto in G minor, BWV1056 Graham Fitkin arr. Mutter: Servant Dobrinka Tabakova: Kynance Cove (First performance) Charles Mutter, violin Truro Cathedral Choir Youth Choir (from Truro High School for Girls, Richard Lander School, Truro School, Cornwall Youth Choir) Christopher Gray, conductor Celebrating the 80th birthday of the composer David Bedford with the BBC Concert Orchestra | |
Bbc Concert Orchestra | 20181114 | Orchestral family favourites from the BBC Concert Orchestra and Principal Conductor Bramwell Tovey, recorded at Redbridge Town Hall. Opening the concert, Britten's Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra is a great introduction to the magic of classical music, while Saint-Saens' Danse macabre is instantly recognisable from its use as a TV theme tune. Celebrating their connection to Redbridge, Bramwell Tovey conducts his local school friend Roderick Elms' piece Cygncopations, and the programme ends with Gordon Jacob's Redbridge Variations. Britten: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra Elms: Cygncopations Debussy: Childrens Corner (orch. Andr退 Caplet) Saint?Sa뀀ns: Danse macabre Maconchy: Puck Fair (suite) Two Dances Chaminade: Concertino in D major for Flute, Op 107 Jacob: Redbridge Variations Bramwell Tovey, conductor Orchestral family favourites from Britten to Saint-Saens, Debussy and Chaminade. | |
Bbc Concert Orchestra | 20200612 | A concert of Broadway songs from Clare Teal and Tom Solomon recorded in January at the Chichester Festival Theatre, with the BBC Concert Orchestra and conductor Stephen Bell, introduced by singer, Liz Robertson. Presented by Penny Gore 2.00pm Sherman & Sherman: 'Mary Poppins' Overture Sondheim: Not While I'm Around from 'Sweeney Todd Rodgers & Hammerstein: Hello Young Lovers from 'The King & I Fain, arr Barker: Secret Love from 'Calamity Jane Styne, arr Campbell: Old Time Fantasy Lerner & Lane: Hurry! It's Lovely Up Here! from 'On A Clear Day You Herman: I Am What I Am from 'La Cage aux Folles Gershwin: Embraceable You Gershwin: Crazy For You Overture 2.50pm Kern: A Kern Kaleidoscope Kern: The Folks Who Live on the Hill from 'High, Wide & Handsome Cole Porter: Always True To You from 'Kiss Me Kate Lerner & Loewe: I remember it well from 'Gigi Styne: People from 'Funny Girl Loesser: Luck Be A Lady from 'Guys & Dolls Lane: 'On A Clear Day' - Main Theme Leigh: The Impossible Dream from 'The Man from La Mancha Artie Butler: Here's To Life Berlin: Annie Get Your Gun Overture Clare Teal and Tom Solomon, singers Liz Robertson, singer and presenter Catherine Moore, trumpet Stephen Bell, conductor 3.50pm C退cile Chaminade: Concertstuck Victor Sangiorgio, piano Martin Yates, conductor 4.05pm Alfred Cellier: Suite symphonique (1878) John Andrews, conductor A concert of Broadway songs and music by Chaminade and Cellier. | |
Bbc Concert Orchestra | 20201109 | With Fiona Talkington, this week showcasing composers and performers as part of 1 in 5', the BBC's focus on disability this month, marking the 25th anniversary of the Disability Discrimination Act. The BBC Concert Orchestra is the featured orchestra today in a socially distanced studio recording from Alexandra Palace Theatre last month, with Clare Hammond playing the Piano Concerto by Doreen Carwithen. And from the 2018 Arnold Festival former Principal Conductor Keith Lockhart conducts Symphony No 4 by Malcolm Arnold, who suffered with mental health issues for much of his professional life. Louise Farrenc: Overture No 1 in E minor Doreen Carwithen: Concerto for Piano and Strings Franz Schubert: Symphony No 6 in C (Little C major) Clare Hammond (piano) BBC Concert Orchestra, conductor Gavin Sutherland 15.00 Jean Francaix: Sept Danses (Les Malheurs de Sophie) BBC Concert Orchestra wind players, conductor Lev Parikian 15.15 Gustav Holst: Somerset Rhapsody BBC Concert Orchestra, conductor Charles Hazlewood Pauline Oliveros: The Last Time (from Ghostdance), extract Paraorchestra Victoria Oruwari (soprano) Malcolm Arnold: Symphony No 4 BBC Concert Orchestra, conductor Keith Lockhart Showcasing composers as part of the BBC's disability focus, presented by Fiona Talkington. | |
Bbc Concert Orchestra | 20201111 | Hannah French presents a concert given in December 2018 by the BBC Concert Orchestra and conductor Richard Farnes at the Watford Colosseum. Former R3 New Generation Artist Thibaut Garcia is the soloist in Rodrigo's famous guitar concerto; a composer who lost his sight at the age of three. Ravel, whose Tombeau de Couperin begins the concert, suffered from aphasia towards the end of his life, triggered or possibly exacerbated by an accident with a taxi. Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez Maconchy: Nocturne 14.50 Lutoslawski: Concerto for Orchestra Thibaut Garcia (guitar) BBC Concert Orchestra, conductor Richard Farnes Thibaut Garcia performs Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez with the BBCCO. With Hannah French | |
Bbc Concert Orchestra | 20201112 | With Fiona Talkington. Showcasing two composers as part of 1 in 5', the BBC's focus on disability this month: Edward German, who was visually impaired at the end of his life, and Delius, who was both blind and paralysed. But first, another chance to hear the Tristan and Isolde story, re-told with a contemporary, multi-cultural backdrop by Julian Joseph to a libretto by Mike Phillips. In this oratorio for modern times Isolde longs to escape to the Transylvanian countryside, where she meets Tristan and falls in love. What she doesn't realise at first is that she has met Tristan before when he was part of a street gang in London and she tended his injury. Tristan also harbours a dark secret concerning Isolde's former fiancee. Julian Joseph Tristan and Isolde Carleen Anderson - Isolde Ken Papenfus - Tristan Christine Tobin - Iuliana/Brigid Cleveland Watkiss - Vasile Renato Paris - Marko Julian Joseph Trio - Julian Joseph (piano), Jerry Brown (kit), Mark Hodgson (bass) Members of the Julian Joseph All Star Big Band BBC Singers BBC Concert Orchestra, conductor Clark Rundell 16.05 Delius Double Concerto Phillipe Graffin (violin) Sarah-Jane Bradley (viola) BBC Concert Orchestra, conductor David Lloyd-Jones 16.25 Edward German Romeo and Juliet incidental music BBC Concert Orchestra, conductor John Wilson 16.35 Doreen Carwithen East Anglia Holiday BBC Concert Orchestra, conductor Gavin Sutherland Julian Joseph's oratorio Tristan and Isolde. recorded at London's Royal Festival Hall. | |
Bbc Concert Orchestra And Bbc Singers | 20200608 | This week Penny Gore presents music from the BBC Concert Orchestra and BBC Singers. We start with the 10th-anniversary concert from last year's English Music Festival, recorded in the beautiful Abbey of Dorchester-on-Thames in May 2019. Plus a new CD release and choral music from celebrated British composer Nigel Hess performed by the BBC Singers with their Chief Conductor Sofi Jeannin. 2.00pm Lord Berners: Portsmouth Point Arnold: Serenade for Small Orchestra Stanford: Violin Concerto in D (1875) 2.55pm Vaughan Williams: The Blue Bird (World Premiere performance) Delius: A Song before Sunrise Milford: Symphony No.2 (World Premiere performance) Sergei Levitin, violin Martin Yates, conductor 3.55pm Nigel Hess: Arise, my love Nigel Hess: Live with me and be my love Sofi Jeannin, conductor 4.05pm Chaminade: Suite No 1 for orchestra, Op 20 Penny Gore with music by Berners, Arnold, Stanford, Vaughan Williams, Delius and others. | |
Bbc Concert Orchestra At Snape Maltings | 20191224 | BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by Barry Wordsworth at Snape Maltings Concert Hall, in a programme of festive music featuring the ever-popular Overture to Engelbert Humperdinck's opera Hansel & Gretel; a gentle dash through the snow on a Sleigh Ride by Frederick Delius; Gustav Holst's setting of words by Walt Whitman - The Mystic Trumpeter, with soprano Susan Gritton as soloist; and Malcolm Arnold's Fantasia on Christmas Carols - The Holly & The Ivy. The main event, though, is music from Act II of Tchaikovsky's gloriously yule-packed ballet - The Nutcracker. There's also a chance to hear Madrid's RTVE Symphony Orchestra again in Bernstein's suite from his 1954 film score On the Waterfront. The programme closes with more Christmas music from a concert given in Stockholm by the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, including pieces by Alice Tegner, Hugo Alfven, Eriks Esenvalds, Erich Korngold, Jule Styne and Edward Pola - well, it is the most wonderful time of the year, after all - Presented by Hannah French. 2pm Humperdinck: Overture - Hansel & Gretel Delius: Sleigh Ride Holst: The Mystic Trumpeter Arnold arr. Christopher Palmer: The Holly & The Ivy (Fantasia on Christmas Carols) Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Act II (complete) Susan Gritton, soprano Barry Wordsworth, conductor 3.20pm Bernstein: On the Waterfront - suite RTVE Symphony Orchestra, Madrid Christian Lindberg, conductor 3.35pm Gustav Lazarus Nordqvist: Jul, jul, stralande Jul (Yule, Yule, radiant Yule) Alice Tegner: Betlehems stjarna (Star of Bethlehem) Hugo Alfven: Julsang (Christmas Carol) Eriks Esenvalds: Stars William Bergsma: Carol on Twelfth Night Erich Korngold: Introduction from `Der Schneemann` Jule Styne: Let it snow Felix Mendelssohn: Weihnachten, Op.79 No.1 John Francis Wade: Dagen ar kommen (Adeste fidelis) Edward Pola: It's the most wonderful time of the year Love Tronner, tenor Swedish Radio Choir Simon Crawford-Phillips, piano/conductor Festive music by Humperdinck, Delius, Arnold, Holst, Tchaikovsky, Alfven and Esenvalds. | |
Bbc Concert Orchestra Live | 20190118 | Live from Watford Colosseum, the BBC Concert Orchestra under conductor Anna-Maria Helsing peforms music by Susan Spain-Dunk, Albert Roussel and Augusta Holm耀s. The orchestra is also joined by violinist Jennifer Pike for a performance of Saint-Saens' Introduction et Rondo Capricioso. After the live concert we return to this week's focus on the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in music by Poulenc & Tchaikovsky. Presented by Fiona Talkington 2.00pm Spain-Dunk - Stonehenge Roussel - Petite Suite Saint-Sa뀀ns - Introduction et Rondo Capricioso Roussel - Le Festin d'Araign退e Holm耀s - Irlande, Symphonic Poem Jennifer Pike (violin) Anna-Maria Helsing (conductor) c.3.40pm Poulenc - Sinfonietta Tung-Chieh Chuang (conductor) recorded at Glasgow City Halls c.4.05pm Tchaikovsky - Symphony No.6 in B minor, Op.74 `Pathetique` Richard Farnes (conductor) recorded at Ayr Town Hall Presented by Tom McKinney Anna-Maria Helsing conducts the BBC Concert Orchestra live from Watford Colosseum. | |
Bbc Concert Orchestra, Live | 20181211 | Live from Watford Colosseum, Fiona Talkington presents the BBC Concert Orchestra performing music by Ravel, Rodrigo, Maconchy & Lutowslawski, with New Generation Artist guitarist Thibaut Garcia & conductor Richard Farnes. After the live concert, Penny Gore features music recorded by the BBC Concert Orchestra at the EFG London Jazz Festival last month. The programme explores the marvels that are composer/performers and the influence of New York City on jazz. Principal Conductor Bramwell Tovey is the pianist for Pictures in the Smoke, his work inspired by a line from New York-based poet Dorothy Parker. Gordon Hamilton's piece pays homage to one of New York's greatest jazz composer/performers, John Coltrane, and Coltrane played with Miles Davis whose album Nefertiti has been arranged for orchestra by Guy Barker. The Frontier by Dave Heath explores a range of musical images based upon feelings on returning from a visit to New York City in 1989. Ravel - Le Tombeau de Couperin Rodrigo - Concierto de Aranjuez Matos Rodriguez - La Cumparsita Maconchy - Nocturne for Orchestra Lutowslawski - Concerto for Orchestra Thibaut Garcia, guitar Richard Farnes, conductor c.3.50pm Gordon Hamilton: Baby Steps First Wayne Shorter, arr. Guy Barker: Nefertiti Dave Heath: The Frontier Bramwell Tovey: Pictures in the Smoke Bramwell Tovey, piano & conductor Live from Watford Colosseum, music by Ravel, Rodrigo, Maconchy and Lutowslawski | |
Bbc Dubai Proms 2019 | 20190402 | The BBC SO, BBC Singers and Dubai Opera Festival Chorus, conductor Richard Farnes, are joined by star soloists to perform Beethoven's 9th, 'Choral', Symphony at Dubai Opera. Soloist Nicolas Altstaedt joins the orchestra for Walton's Cello Concerto. The concert is presented by Petroc Trelawny. Then, the afternoon continues with Georgia Mann introducing a work from the 2018 International Rostrum of Composers: Argentinian Julieta Szewach's stunning soundscape El Oc退ano del Aliento Puro, for symphony orchestra, Pre-Columbian instruments, tape and four sopranos. The afternoon closes with two upcoming CD releases from the BBC Symphony Orchestra. 2pm - concert presented by Petroc Trelawny Walton: Cello Concerto Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, 'Choral Nicolas Altstaedt (cello) Elizabeth Atherton (soprano) Yvonne Howard (mezzo-soprano) Mark Le Brocq (tenor) Roderick Williams (baritone) Richard Farnes (conductor) 3.55pm - presented by Georgia Mann Julieta Szewach: El Oc退ano del Aliento Puro 4.05pm Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 Dong-Hyek Lim Alexander Vedernikov (conductor) 4.40pm Sibelius: Belshazzar's Feast Suite, Op. 51 Sakari Oramo Richard Farnes conducts the BBC SO, BBC Singers and friends in Beethoven's Symphony No 9. | |
Bbc Music Day | 20150605 | Ian Skelly hosts Afternoon of 3 which continues to celebrate music in communities up and down the UK for the first BBC Music Day. The children of Pimlico Opera's Primary Robins visit Grange Park Opera for a live concert featuring the bass baritone Bryn Terfel and the BBC Concert Orchestra. In Bristol, the British Paraorchestra teams up with young musicians from South West OpenUp Music Orchestra and singers from the Bristol Youth Choir and City of Bristol Choir under conductors Charles Hazlewood and David Ogden. 1400-1500 LIVE from Grange Park Opera with presenter Verity Sharp Music to include: Wagner: Siegfried Idyll (original orchestration) Plus songs specially arranged by Andrew Cottee to feature members of the BBC Concert Orchestra and Pimlico Opera's Primary Robins, a community project that uses music and drama to enrich the lives of schoolchildren with little exposure to the arts. There'll also be a guest appearance from opera superstar Bryn Terfel, currently playing Tevye in Grange Park's production of 'Fiddler on the Roof'. Michael Collins (conductor) Bryn Terfel (bass baritone) 1530-1545 LIVE from Colston Hall in Bristol with presenter in Alex Lovell in conversation with Charles Hazlewood Radio 3 drops in on a concert conducted by Charles Hazlewood and David Ogden who bring together four musically diverse and cross-generational groups of musicians in a celebration of muisic making in Bristol. The South West OpenUp Music Youth Orchestra and Bristol Youth Choir are joined by City of Bristol Choir and Charles Hazlewood's Biritish Paraorchestra in works by Pachelbel arranged by David Ogden and Jonathan Dove. Presenter Alex Lovell discusses Charles Hazlewood's vision for musical diversity live on air. Pachelbel arr. Ogden: The songs you learn by heart. Jonathan Dove: There was a Child Bristol Youth Choir & City of Bristol Choir Charles Hazlewood and David Ogden (conductors) 1620-1630 LIVE from Hoddinott Hall in Cardiff - simulcast with Radio Cymru and Radio Wales, presented by Nicola Heywood-Thomas After discussions with Guinness World Records, we are going to attempt to set a new world record - The Greatest Distance Between Singers of a Duet. It will happen at Hoddinott Hall, Wales Millennium Centre, and Y Wladfa in Patagonia, to the accompaniment of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales (conductor - John Quirk), and will be a live broadcast on BBC Radio Cymru, BBC Radio Wales and BBC Radio 3, simultaneously. The song in question will be the Welsh hymn Calon Lan, with the first and second verses being sung as a duet between Shan Cothi in Cardiff and Andres Evans in Patagonia (7000+ miles away). So as well as celebrating the first ever BBC Music Day, we will also be part of the ongoing, year-long celebrations, noting 150 years since the first Welsh settlers left for Patagonia. The first and second chorus, along with the third verse and repeated chorus at the end will be sung by a choir in Patagonia (Cor Ysgol Gerdd y Gaiman), and an inter-generational composite choir in Hoddinott Hall. The composite choir in Cardiff will be made up of the in-house Radio Cymru choir, members of the BBC NOW Chorus, members of the BBC Choir of the Year - Cor CF1, and Wales Millennium Centre/Only Kids Aloud Chorus (conducted by the Music Day ambassador - Tim Rhys Evans). For BBC Music Day, Ian Skelly introduces special live concerts from Bristol and Cardiff. | |
Bbc Music Day: Bbc Singers | 20190926 | Music and Wellbeing - The BBC Singers perform a selection of repertoire focusing on the power of music as a tool to unlock memories for those living with dementia. BBC Singers soprano Alice Hulett tells us of her own experience of dementia in her family and introduces the BBC Music Memories website (https://musicmemories.bbcrewind.co.uk/). The BBC Singers also perform a selection of music inspired and written by composers and poets with a personal connection to dementia. Followed by today's opera matinee double bill: Die glückliche Hand (The Hand of Fate), to Schoenberg's own libretto, plotting his own life events and concluding that man continues to repeatedly make the same mistakes, and Duke Bluebeard's Castle - Bartok's one-act expressionist opera based on the French literary tale La Barbe Bleue, from the Teatro Massimo, Palermo. Presented by Penny Gore One Equal Music - Ben Parry Simple Gifts - Traditional Take on Me - A-Ha Karma Chameleon - Culture Club Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me - Elton John At Last - Etta James Alexander L'Estrange (conductor) Errollyn Wallen: My Granny Sarah Nicholas Kok (conductor) c.2.30 pm Schoenberg: Accompanying Music to a Film Scene, Op. 34 Schoenberg: Die glückliche Hand (The Hand of Fate), Op. 18 Bart k: Duke Bluebeard's Castle, Sz.48 A Man / Duke Bluebeard - Gကbor Bretz (baritone) Judith - Atala Sch怀ck (mezzo-soprano) Teatro Massimo di Palermo Orchestra and chorus Gregory Vajda (conductor) Music and Wellbeing: focusing on music's power to unlock memories for those with dementia. | |
Bbc National Chorus And Orchestra Of Wales, Friday | 20180706 | Penny Gore introduces choral works by James MacMillan performed by the BBC National Chorus of Wales conducted by Adrian Partington. And the programme ends with Bartok, Shostakovich and Sibelius from the BBC National Orchestra of Wales 2.00pm James MacMillan: Benedicimus Deum caeli Lux aeterna Te Deum (soloists: Linda Walsh, Emma Nelson, Lily Taylor, Verity-Belle Atkinson, Camille Chappuis) Seven Angels Llio Evans (soprano) Matthew Farrell (countertenor) Huw Llywelyn (tenor) James Geidt (bass) Sarah Hatch (percussion) Lucy Wakeford (harp) Robyn Grayling (cello) Simon Bell (organ) Adrian Partington (conductor) 3.05pm Bartok: Divertimento for string orchestra Thomas Sondergard (conductor) 3.31pm Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, Op.107 Andrei Ionita (cello) Rebecca Miller (conductor) 4.00pm Joseph Jongen: Symphonie concertante, Op.81 Thomas Trotter (organ) 4.44pm Sibelius: The Swan of Tuonela from Lemmink䀀inen Suite, Op.22 Thomas Sondergard (conductor). Penny Gore with choral works by James MacMillan from the BBC National Chorus of Wales. | |
Bbc National Orchestra And Chorus Of Wales | 20111003 | Louise Fryer presents a week which profiles the BBC National Chorus of Wales and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. We're joined, live in the studio, by Chorus Master, Adrian Partington, to discover how the chorus works, plus there's music from the orchestra's most recent concerts in North and mid Wales. After five successful years at the helm, Thierry Fischer opens his final season with the orchestra as Principal Conductor. We hear their concert from St. David's Hall in Cardiff, which took place just three days ago. Thierry leads the BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales in two profound and moving works. John Adams's 'On the Transmigration of the Souls' is a direct and emotional response to the events of 9/11 - heard here ten years on. The work weaves music with recorded sounds, a litany of friends and relatives reading the names of their loved ones who perished in the twin towers, as well as the everyday noises of the city around them. A cultural icon virtually from its premiere nearly 200 years ago, with its famous choral setting of Schiller's 'Ode to Joy' (which also became an 'ode to freedom' in 1989 when the Berlin Wall came down), Beethoven's Ninth Symphony is a journey from darkness to light, and a personal declaration that all humankind stand together as brothers. Adrian Partington directs the BBC National Chorus of Wales alone in Britten's 'Hymn to St. Cecilia', a notoriously challenging choral work dedicated to the patron saint of music who shares her name day with Britten's own birthday, 22nd November. Adrian joins us live in the studio this afternoon to talk about his work with the 100-strong chorus. We also hear them on CD for Florent Schmitt's extravagant setting of the Psalm 47, 'O clap your hands, all ye people'. The programme opens with a short piece by Debussy, his entry for the Prix de Rome competition at the Paris Conservatoire, 'Le Printemps' (Spring). It's conducted by Richard Hickox, Principal Conductor of the BBC NOW from 2000 to 2006. Louise Fryer presents the BBC National Chorus of Wales in music by Britten and Beethoven. | |
Bbc National Orchestra And Chorus Of Wales | 20111004 | Louise Fryer presents music from the closing concert from the orchestra's 2010-11 season at St. David's Hall, Cardiff, in June this year. Principal Conductor Thierry Fischer opens with Faure's elegant Pavane, heard here, as it was at the 1888 premiere, with added choral lines to a text by Count Robert de Montesquiou - who was a kind of French Oscar Wilde (the idea of using his words was suggested to Faure by his cousin, an influential society hostess, whose patronage was well worth having). French violinist Olivier Charlier joins the orchestra for the violin concerto by Henri Dutilleux. Still composing today at the age of 94, Dutilleux's music reveals a strong link to the music of Debussy and Ravel. This concerto, 'The tree of dreams' pushes out musical branches which multiply and renew the lyrical essence of the tree, in addition to reflecting a seasonal cycle. The climax of the concert is Ravel's spectacular ballet score Daphnis and Chloe, written for Diaghilev's Ballets Russes - sensational and seductive, it is clothed in the finest colours, including a wordless chorus. Also in today's programme, another ballet for Diaghilev, Poulenc's Les Biches, the most recent CD release from the BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales. It's a parody of French fashionable society in a typically witty and brilliant suite of dances. Three include chorus, setting 17th century texts, but the underlying theme of sexual dynamics hasn't changed much in the intervening years. We also turn the clock back 25 years through the BBC archives, to hear the BBC National Chorus of Wales just four years after they were founded. In concert at the 1987 Swansea Festival they join the orchestra for a cantata by Daniel Jones, an important figure in twentieth century Welsh music who deserves wider recognition. The conductor was Sir Charles Groves, a particular champion of Daniel Jones. Louise Fryer presents the BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales in French music. | |
Bbc National Orchestra And Chorus Of Wales | 20111005 | Louise Fryer presents performances by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales on their most recent tour of North and mid Wales. We visit St. Asaph cathedral in Denbighshire, for the 39th North Wales International Music Festival - the orchestra's visit has been a highlight of the festival since its foundation in 1972. This year conductor Leo Hussain makes his debut with the orchestra in Mozart's 'Paris' symphony. The premiere in 1778 in the French capital made the composer so happy that he left the concert early, to pop over to the Palais Royal where he could enjoy a 'large ice'. Also in St. Asaph is a long-time friend of the orchestra, baritone Roderick Williams, marking the centenary of Gustav Mahler's death with his haunting 'Songs of a Wayfarer'. The gifted Welsh cellist Thomas Carroll joins the orchestra in mid Wales, for a concert in Newtown, recorded just ten days ago. Shostakovich's first cello concerto is both an emotionally and technically challenging work, written for the great Russian cellist Mstislav Rostropovich. You can also hear the orchestra with the BBC National Chorus of Wales in their award-winning recording of Stanford's Songs of the Sea - with baritone Gerald Finlay and their much loved and much missed previous Principal Conductor, Richard Hickox. BBC National Orchestra of Wales in music by Mozart, Mahler, Shostakovich and Stanford. | |
Bbc National Orchestra And Chorus Of Wales | 20201012 | Adrian Partington, who's been Artistic Director of the BBC National Chorus of Wales for 21 years, conducts both Chorus and Orchestra in music by Stanford, Poulenc and Fanny Mendelssohn. Presented by Penny Gore. Charles Villiers Stanford: At the Abbey Gate Gareth Brynmore John (baritone) BBC National Orchestra of Wales Adrian Partington (conductor) c.2.10pm Frederick Septimus Kelly: Elegy for String Orchestra, In Memoriam Rupert Brooke c.2.25pm Charles Villiers Stanford: Mass Via Victrix Kiandra Howarth (soprano) Jess Dandy (contralto) Ruairi Bowen (tenor) c.3.30pm Mark Bowden: We have found a better land c.3.55pm Fanny Mendelssohn: 19 chore for 4 voices c.4pm Francis Poulenc: Secheresses Adrian Partington conducts the BBC National Orchestra & Chorus of Wales: music by Stanford | |
Bbc National Orchestra Of Wales | 20180924 | Georgia Mann presents a week of performances by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, beginning with a concert of string orchestra works by Elgar, Tippett and Richard Blackford from the Cheltenham Festival in July. The British theme continues with music by Parry, Kenneth Hesketh, Vaughan Williams and Ruth Gipps, who will feature throughout the week. 2.00pm Elgar: Introduction and Allegro, Op 47 Richard Blackford: Kalon Tippett: Fantasia Concertante on a theme of Correlli Strings of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales Martyn Brabbins (conductor) 3.00pm Parry: Symphony No 4 in E minor Rumon Gamba (conductor) 3.45pm Kenneth Hesketh: In Ictu Oculi Christoph-Mathias Mueller (conductor) 4.10pm Vaughan Williams: Norfolk Rhapsody David Atherton (conductor) 4.25pm Ruth Gipps: Symphony No 4, Op 61 BBC National Orchestra of Wales and Martyn Brabbins with music by Elgar and Tippett | |
Bbc National Orchestra Of Wales | 20180925 | Georgia Mann continues her week with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Alongside their recent performance of Rachmaninov's Second Piano Concerto and Shostakovich's Ninth Symphony with conductor Dalia Stasevka at the Lichfield Festival, there will be some new releases and a whole host of music by female composers, including the week's featured artist Ruth Gipps. 2.00pm Thomas Hyde: Les at Leisure - A Comedy Overture, Op 18 Shostakovich: Symphony No 9 in E flat major Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No 2 in C minor Amy Beach: Piano Concerto, Op 45 (ii Scherzo vivace) Danny Driver (piano) Dalia Stasevska (conductor) c.3.25pm Clara Schumann: 3 Gemischte Ch怀re BBC National Chorus of Wales Adrian Partington (conductor) Kenneth Hesketh: Of Time and Disillusionment Christoph-Mathias Mueller (conductor) c.4.00pm Verdi: E'strano / Ah fors'e lui / Sempre libera (La Traviata) Xiaolin Zhuo (soprano) Andrea Licata (conductor) Gipps: Symphony No 2 Rumon Gamba (conductor) Musgrave: Phoenix Rising Sarah Jayne Porsmoguer (cor anglais) Tim Thorpe (horn) William Boughton (conductor) Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man Ben Gernon (conductor) BBC National Orchestra of Wales and Dalia Stasevska in Rachmaninov and Shostakovich | |
Bbc National Orchestra Of Wales | 20181205 | Kate Molleson takes over for this week of music from BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Looking ahead to the Orchestra's tour to China in a couple of weeks, we look back at the last time the orchestra toured there in 2012 with a concert at Beijing's National Centre for the Performing Arts, featuring principal clarinetist Robert Plane. Thierry Fisher was the conductor. 2.00pm Strauss: Die Fledermaus (overture) Mozart: Clarinet Concerto Chen, Qigang: Wu Xing (The Five Elements) Mussorgsky, orch Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition Robert Plane (clarinet) Thierry Fischer (conductor) BBC National Orchestra of Wales and Thierry Fischer in Mozart, Qigang Chen and Mussorgsky | |
Bbc National Orchestra Of Wales | 20181207 | Kate Molleson concludes a week of music from the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Starting with a concert of music inspired by light, which includes the world premiere of Paul Mealor's Third Symphony, 'Illumination', and following on to other music inspired by light. Plus a performance of Prokofiev's Classical Symphony with Xian Zhang, ahead of her trip to China with the Orchestra in two weeks' time. 2.00pm Dove: Sunshine Mathias: Helios Norgard: Iris Sibelius: Night Ride and Sunrise, Op 55 Mealor: Symphony No 3, illumination Geoffrey Paterson (conductor) 3.30pm Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra Jac van Steen (conductor) 4.10pm Lennox Berkeley: Voices of the Night Richard Hickox (conductor) 4.20pm Prokofiev: Symphony No 1 in D major, Op 25 Xian Zhang (conductor) 4.40pm Jenkins: Lament for Syria Kathryn Rudge (soprano) Abel Salaocoe (cello) BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales Karl Jenkins (conductor) 4.50pm Protheroe, arr. Quirk: Y Ty Heb Un Fflag Shan Cothi (soprano) John Quirk (conductor) BBC National Orchestra of Wales and Geoffrey Paterson perform a Paul Mealor world premiere | |
Bbc National Orchestra Of Wales | 20200622 | Recorded at the opening concert of last year's Newbury Spring Festival in St. Nicolas Church, music by Barber, Beethoven, and Brahms' Violin Concerto with soloist Alexander Sitkovetsky. As the festival was sadly cancelled this year, Penny Gore evokes the festival spirit to open this week of Afternoon Concert featuring the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Followed by a brand new recording with conductor Kenneth Woods of music by the British composer Philip Sawyers, whose work has been described as `of instant appeal and enduring quality`. His Symphony No 4 was written in the unusual form of just three movements. To explain why, the composer simply said that 'by the time the third movement was complete, there was nothing more to say'. 2pm Barber: Adagio for string orchestra Brahms: Violin Concerto in D, op. 77 Beethoven: Symphony No. 1 in C, op. 21 Alexander Sitkovetsky, violin Jac van Steen, conductor c.3.25pm Philip Sawyers: Symphony No. 4 Kenneth Woods, conductor Barber, Brahms and Beethoven in the opening concert of the 2019 Newbury Spring Festival. | |
Bbc National Orchestra Of Wales | 20200623 | Recorded at St George's Bristol in March this year with the young British conductor Jonathan Bloxham, a concert of music by Beethoven and Strauss. Welsh soprano Rhian Lois brings great characterisation to Beethoven's concert aria Ah! Perfido (Ah! Deceiver), written in part to a text by that doyen of librettists, Pietro di Metastasio. Faced with the ruins of WWII, Strauss memorialised his country's past by quoting Beethoven's groundbreaking Eroica' symphony in his elegy for 23 string soloists, Metamorphosen, and the concert ends with that very symphony. When the orchestra recorded this concert they knew they wouldn't be performing together again for some time. They reported that the repertoire felt incredibly poignant, and some months down the line that feeling has only grown. Nicholas Maw wrote his 'Voices of Memory' to a BBC commission commemorating the 300th anniversary of the death of Henry Purcell. It ends with a chaconne, a form in which Purcell excelled, embellishing a theme from Maw's own 'Life Studies' for 15 solo strings'. Alban Gerhardt has described Dvo?ကk's Cello Concerto as a mixed blessing for cellists: A blessing because not only cellists claim that it is the most beautiful concerto for any instrument. But a curse too, as no other concerto is as strong as `the Dvo?ကk`, which is why so few concertos of the vast repertoire are being performed. Presented by Penny Gore. 2pm Beethoven: Ah! perfido - scena and aria, op. 65 Strauss: Metamorphosen Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, op. 55 (Eroica) Rhian Lois, soprano Jonathan Bloxham, conductor 3.30pm Maw: Voices of Memory William Boughton, conductor 3.55pm Dvo?ကk: Cello Concerto in B minor, op. 104 Alban Gerhardt, cello Anu Tali, conductor Beethoven and Strauss in the final concert performed by BBC NOW before lockdown. | |
Bbc National Orchestra Of Wales | 20200624 | L'ɀloignement, meaning remoteness or estrangement, a work for 34 strings, was composed on commission from the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra. The composer Qigang Chen quotes a Chinese proverb which says: 'When a man is uprooted, he gains vital force. If he remains stationary, he cannot flourish. Renewal of his surroundings brings new opportunities; whatever changes there may be, large or small, are always experienced like a great rebirth.' In the form of a rondo with variations, L'ɀloignement depicts separation, disorder, imagination, and yearning. The music is both happy and sad, nostalgic and exciting, all of which account for the conflicting moods of the departing one. Bent Sørensen's three-movement Trumpet Concerto moves from the muted trumpet crawling in and out of the orchestra's running melodies and layering noise textures through a Venetian barcarole to a staggering finale in which the trumpet, at last, escapes. On hearing the concerto for the first time the Norwegian composer Arne Nordheim remarked 'It reminds me of something I've never heard'! The orchestra's Principal Trumpet Philippe Schartz is soloist. Composer, organist and improviser Thierry Escaich's Psalmos for orchestra displays recurring thematic elements in the style of a symphonic poem or concerto for orchestra. It's based on three Lutheran Chorales which, the composer says, are used as motivation without any real reference to their religious symbolism. Vale of Glamorgan Festival focuses on highlighting the talents of living composers and was set up by the Welsh/Canadian composer John Metcalf in 1969. Presented by Penny Gore. Qigang Chen: L' Eloignement for string orchestra Bent Sørensen: Concerto for trumpet and orchestra Thierry Escaich: Psalmos for orchestra Philippe Schartz, trumpet Alexandre Bloch, conductor Qigang Chen, Bent S\u00f8rensen and Thierry Escaich at the 2018 Vale of Glamorgan Festival. | |
Bbc National Orchestra Of Wales | 20200626 | From Duke Ellington's playful jazz arrangement of Tchaikovsky's classic ballet, via the blues and tomfoolery of Ravel's piano concerto with the orchestra's former Composer in Association Huw Watkins as soloist, to Prokofiev's fantastical retelling of Cinderella. The BBC National Orchestra of Wales and conductor David Danzmayr lead this afternoon's dance in a concert recorded in January at Swansea's Brangwyn Hall. American Romantic George Chadwick wrote music full of orchestral colour and wide dynamic range. We'll hear that colour palate as Andrew Constantine conducts the orchestra in his symphonic ballad Tam O'Shanter. In a new CD recording, the BBC NOW help to put the name of Alexander Veprik back on the musical map. He was regarded as a star in the young Soviet generation of composers that included Shostakovich, but fell out of favour as a victim of Stalin's anti-Semitic policies and was sent to the Gulag. His 'Five Little Pieces' play with the Jewish melodies that accompanied Veprik, who was born near Odessa, throughout his life. Richard Wagner's love letter to Mathilde Wesendonck, whose poems he set whilst working on the opera Tristan und Isolde, is sung by soprano Jenufa Gleich. Presented by Hannah French. 2pm Ellington: Nutcracker suite after Tchaikovsky Ravel: Concerto in G major for piano and orchestra Prokofiev: Cinderella, op. 87 (highlights) Huw Watkins, piano David Danzmayr, conductor 3.15pm Chadwick: Tam O'Shanter - symphonic ballad Andrew Constantine, conductor 3.35pm Veprik: 5 Little pieces, op. 17 Christoph-Mathias Mueller, conductor 3.50pm Wagner: Wesendonck-Lieder Jenufa Gleich, soprano Fabrice Bollon, conductor The worlds of fairy tale and dream mingle in music seen through the eyes of a child | |
Bbc National Orchestra Of Wales (1-4) | 20210524 | Ryan Bancroft conducts the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in music by Haydn, Berg and Shostakovich, plus music from the orchestra's new CD of London-born conductor, pianist and composer Cipriani Potter. Plus, throughout this week the BBC Singers celebrate the 70th birthday of composer Cecilia McDowall with new recordings of her work. Presented by Penny Gore. Including: c.2.10pm Haydn: Symphony No.90 in C major c.2.35pm Berg: Three pieces from Lyric Suite c.2.50pm Shostakovich, arr. Barshai: Symphony for strings and wind, Op.73a Ryan Bancroft (conductor) c.3.30pm Owain Park conducts the BBC Singers in music by Cecilia McDowall, in celebration of the composer's 70th birthday. Ryan Bancroft conducts music by Haydn, Berg and Shostakovich. | |
Bbc National Orchestra Of Wales (2-4) | 20210525 | Joshua Weilerstein conducts the BBC National Orchestra of Wales music by Hannah Kendall and George Walker, and Pavel Kolesnikov joins the orchestra for Beethoven's second piano concerto. The BBC Singers continue their celebration of Cecilia McDowall 70th birthday. Presented by Penny Gore. Including: c.2.10pm Hannah Kendall: Verdala c.2.15pm Beethoven: Piano concerto No 2 in B flat major, Op 19 Pavel Kolesniikov (piano) c.2.45pm George Walker: Lyric for Strings c.2.50pm Beethoven: Symphony No 4 in B flat major, Op 60 Joshua Weilerstein (conductor) c.3.55pm The BBC Singers and conductor Owain Park with new recordings of music by Cecilia McDowall. Joshua Weilerstein conducts music by Hannah Kendall, George Walker and Beethoven. | |
Bbc National Orchestra Of Wales (3-4) | 20210526 | Maxime Tortelier conducts the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in music by Poulenc and the Welsh composer Carlijn Metselaar, and Alice Neary performs Honegger's Cello Concerto. Rachel Podger leads the orchestra in Haydn's Sinfonia Concertante, plus music by Cecilia McDowall from the BBC Singers. Presented by Penny Gore. Including: 2.00pm Carlijn Metselaar: Time for Your Walk c.2.10pm Honegger: Cello Concerto Alice Neary (cello) c.2.30pm Poulenc: Sinfonietta Maxime Tortelier (conductor) c.2.55pm The BBC Singers perform music by Cecilia McDowall to celebrate her 70th birthday. c.3.05pm Haydn: Sinfonia Concertante Rachel Podger (violin/director) Maxime Tortelier conducts music by Poulenc, Honegger and Welsh composer Carlijn Metselaar. | |
Bbc National Orchestra Of Wales (3-5) | 20201202 | The BBC National Orchestra of Wales in a programme that spans three centuries. Hannah French continues this week's survey of recent recordings from the BBC NOW with a programme with Bach and ends with a concerto by the Anglo-Indian composer, John Mayer. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No 3 Stravinsky: Concerto in E flat 'Dumbarton Oaks Martinu: Tre Ricercari (1938) Paul Goodwin (conductor) John Mayer: Violin Concerto Concerto No. 2, Sarangi ka Sangit Sasha Rozhdestvensky (violin) Debashish Chaudhuri (conductor) The BBC National Orchestra of Wales plays Bach, Stravinsky, Martinu and John Mayer. | |
Bbc National Orchestra Of Wales (4-4) | 20210528 | Jonathan James conducts the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in Haydn's Symphony No.103, and Ryan Bancroft leads them in music by Caroline Shaw, and Wolfgang Rihm's Gesungene Zeit with violinist Chloe Hanslip. Plus the BBC Singers conclude this week's 70th birthday celebrations for Cecilia McDowall. Presented by Penny Gore. Including: c.2.15pm Caroline Shaw: Entr'acte c.2.30pm Wolfgang Rihm: Gesungene Zeit Chloe Hanslip (violin) Ryan Bancroft (conductor) c.2.50pm Haydn: Symphony No.103 in E flat 'Drumroll Jonathan James (conductor) c.3.50pm The BBC Singers and conductor Owain Park with music by Cecilia McDowall, including the UK Premiere recording of her work De Profundis. Ryan Bancroft and Jonathan James conduct music by Haydn, Caroline Shaw and Wolfgang Rihm. | |
Bbc National Orchestra Of Wales (5-5) | 20201204 | The BBC National Orchestra of Wales Hannah French presents the last programme this week looking at the work of the BBC NOW with music ranging from a Mozart piano concerto - with Llyr Williams as soloist - to a concerto for orchestra by John Mayer. And in between, the orchestra is joined by its chorus for Bartok's The Miraculous Mandarin. Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major, KV. 453 Schubert Symphony No 5 Llyr Williams (piano) BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Moritz Gnann (conductor) Bartok: Miraculous Mandarin (complete ballet) BBC National Chorus and Orchestra of Wales, Thierry Fischer (conductor) De Falla El Sombrero de tres picos - suite no. 1 BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Jun Markl (conductor) Morfydd Owen: Morfa Rhuddlan BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Jac van Steen (conductor) John Mayer: Concerto for the instruments of an orchestra BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Debashish Chaudhuri (conductor) The BBC National Orchestra of Wales in music by Mozart, Schubert and Bartok. | |
Bbc National Orchestra Of Wales In Beijing | 20120713 | The BBC National Orchestra of Wales are just finishing a Chinese tour with their outgoing Principal Conductor Thierry Fischer, and Penny Gore rounds off this week of Afternoon on 3 with the concert they gave last Sunday in the capital Beijing. The orchestra's principal clarinettist Robert Plane is the soloist in Mozart's well-loved Concerto, alongside more music from Europe - by Johann Strauss; China itself - by Qigang Chen; and the huge country in between - Mussorgsky's world-famous Pictures at an Exhibition, in the equally world-famous orchestration by Ravel. Plus a final flourish from the BBC Symphony Orchestra and their own outgoing Chief Conductor, the Czech Ji?퀀 B?lohlကvek, in their series of music by Dvorak's son-in-law Josef Suk: his beautiful symphonic poem telling A Summer's Tale. Johann Strauss: Overture to Die Fledermaus BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Thierry Fischer (conductor). Mozart: Clarinet Concerto Robert Plane (clarinet), c. 2.35pm Qigang Chen: Wu Xing (The Five Elements) c. 2.50pm Mussorgsky, orch. Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition c. 3.25pm Suk: A Summer's Tale BBC Symphony Orchestra, Ji?퀀 B?lohlကvek (conductor). The BBC National Orchestra of Wales play Mozart, Johann Strauss & Chinese music in Beijing | |
Bbc National Orchestra Of Wales In China | 20190226 | From their recent tour to China, Xian Zhang conducts the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in a concert from Shenzhen, including music by Glinka, Liszt & Dvorak. Plus there are performances of Bartok, Beethoven, Suk and Kate Whitley from back home in Cardiff. Presented by Tom Redmond. 2.00pm Glinka - Overture: Ruslan & Ludmila Liszt - Piano Concerto No.1 in E flat major Dvorak - Symphony No.8 in G major Brahms - Hungarian Dance No.5 Geng Zhimaio (piano) Xian Zhang (conductor) c.3.30pm Bartok - Hungarian Sketches Tommy Andersson (conductor) c.3.45pm Suk - Fantastic Scherzo Richard Hickox (conductor) c.4.00pm Beethoven - Leonore Overture No.3 Joseph Swenson (conductor) c.4.15pm Kate Whitley - Speak Out c.4.25pm Bridge - Mid of Night Xian Zhang conducts the BBC NOW in music by Glinka, Liszt and Dvorak. | |
Bbc National Orchestra Of Wales In Mahler | 20190409 | Two of Mahler's most emotionally-charged works from a recent concert with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. New Generation Artist Catriona Morison sings the 5 lieder which Mahler set to the Romantic poetry of Friedrich Rückert, before the heart-wrenching Adagio from Mahler's 10th Symphony, the only section left complete before the composer's death. Plus, there's music by Price, Ben Haim, Parry, Elgar and Schmitt. Presented by Tom McKinney. 2.00pm Mahler: Rückert Lieder Mahler: Adagio (Symphony No 10) Catriona Morison (Mezzo-Soprano) Thomas Sønderg倀rd (Conductor) c.2.45pm Price: Ethiopia's Shadow in America Daniel Blendulf (conductor) c.3.00 pm Ben Haim: Evocation (Yizkor) Itamar Zorman (violin) Philippe Bach (conductor) c.3.20pm Parry: Proserpine Rumon Gamba (conductor) c.3.30pm Elgar: Symphony No 1 in A flat major, Op 55 Richard Hickox (conductor) c.4.30pm Schmitt: La Trag退die de Salom退, Op 50 Thierry Fischer (conductor) Thomas Sondergard conducts the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in two pieces by Mahler. | |
Bbc National Orchestra Of Wales Live From Cardiff | 20110608 | The BBC National Orchestra of Wales is joined by conductor Roberto Minczuk, and Radio 3 New Generation Artist, Dutch baritone Henk Neven, for a live concert from BBC Hoddinott Hall in Cardiff. They perform Rachmaninov's final work, his energetic Symphonic Dances, and his dark symphonic poem The Isle of the Dead, alongside Mussorgsky's intense Songs and Dances of Death. Presented by Catrin Finch. The BBC NOW performs music by Rachmaninov, Mussorgsky and Stravinsky. | |
Bbc National Orchestra Of Wales Live From Hoddinott Hall | 20180928 | As part of BBC Music Day, Kate Molleson presents a live performance by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, in which conductor Carlos Miguel-Prieto showcases three composers from his native Mexico: Silvestre Revueltas, Arturo Marquez and Jose Pablo Moncayo. They are joined by mezzo-soprano Clara Mouriz for Manuel de Falla's El amor brujo, and New Generation Artist Eivind Holtsmark Ringstad for Walton's Viola Concerto. A feature on the BBC Singers' work with workplace choirs in Birmingham follows the concert, along with new recordings from the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, including the last this week from our featured artist, Ruth Gipps. 2.00pm Falla: El amor brujo (suite) Walton: Viola Concerto 2.55 Interval Music Revueltas: Sensemaya Marquez: Danzon No 2 Moncayo: Huapango Clara Mouriz (mezzo-soprano) Eivind Holstmark Ringstad (viola) Carlos Miguel-Prieto (conductor) Continues with: Ben-Haim: Violin Concerto Itamar Zorman (violin) Philippe Bach (cond) Gipps: Song for Orchestra Rumon Gamba (conductor) Thea Musgrave: Loch Ness Daniel Trodden (tuba) William Boughton (conductor) BBC NOW and Carlos Miguel-Prieto live, with music by de Falla, Marquez and Walton | |
Bbc National Orchestra Of Wales Live In Cardiff | 20151127 | The BBC National Orchestra of Wales and conductor Eduardo Portal perform live in Cardiff as part of Afternoon on 3's Southern Hemisphere season. Presented by Nicola Heywood Thomas. Then back to the studio with Ian Skelly for music performed by the BBC Singers. 14.00 - LIVE Marquez: Danzon No 2 Luis Cluzeau-Mortet: Llanuras Lalo Schifrin: Concierto Caribeno Matthew Featherstone (flute) Eduardo Portal (conductor) 14.50 Interval music Gershwin American in Paris Eric Stern (conductor) 15.15 - LIVE Revueltas: La Noche de los Mayas 15.50 Penderecki: Agnus Dei Gorecki: Amen Paul Brough (conductor). Live from Cardiff, the BBC NOW in music by Marquez, Cluzeau-Mortet, Schifrin and Revueltas | |
Bbc National Orchestra Of Wales Performs Hoddinott, Lewis And Panufnik | 20190227 | Holly Mathieson conducts the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in music by Alun Hoddinott, Sarah Lianne Lewis and Andrzej Panufnik in a concert recorded earlier this year in Cardiff. Plus performances of pieces by Ruth Gipps & James MacMillan. Presented by Tom Redmond. 2.00pm Alun Hoddinott - Taliesin Sarah Lianne Lewis - Is there no seeker of dreams that were? Andrzej Panufnik - Sinfonia Sacra (Symphony No. 3) Holly Mathieson (Conductor) c.3.00pm Ruth Gipps - Knight in Armour Rumon Gamba (conductor) c.3.10pm James MacMillan - Te Deum BBC National Chorus of Wales Adrian Partington (conductor) Holly Mathieson conducts the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in Hoddinott and Panufnik. | |
Bbc National Orchestra Of Wales, Beethoven And Weber | 20190225 | Romantic masterpieces from the BBC National Orchestra Orchestra of Wales in a concert given at Prichard Jones Hall, Bangor, in November 2018. Soloist Robert Plane joins the orchestra for a performance of Weber's ground-breaking Clarinet Concerto No.1 in F minor. Plus there's music by Bartok and Bernard Rands. Presented by Tom Redmond 2.00pm Beethoven - Symphony No.1 in C major, Op.21 Weber - Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in F minor, Op.73 Baermann - Clarinet Quintet No.3, Op.23 (Adagio) Beethoven - Symphony No.5 in C minor, Op.55 Robert Plane (clarinet) BBC National Orchestra of Wales Ryan Bancroft (conductor) c.3.30pm Bartok - The Miraculous Mandarin Mariss Janssons (conductor) c.3.50pm Bernard Rands - Canti Del Sole Stephen Chaundy (tenor) William Boughton (conductor) Ryan Bancroft conducts the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in music by Beethoven & Weber. | |
Bbc National Orchestra Of Wales, Mark Boden Premiere | 20190408 | A varied selection of contemporary British music from the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in a concert from March 2018, including two World PremieresGuto Puw's Camouflage and Mark Boden's Clarinet Concerto, featuring the Orchestra's principal clarinettist Robert Plane. The concert also includes Michael Berkeley's Concerto for Orchestra, a piece which was written while he was composer in association for the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Presented by Tom McKinney. 2.00pm Guto Puw: Camouflage Hoddinott: Variants for Orchestra, Op 47 Mark Boden: Clarinet Concerto Michael Berkeley: Concerto for Orchestra Robert Plane (clarinet) Jac van Steen (conductor) c.3.25pm Bonis: Trois femmes de legende Jessica Cottis (Conductor) c.3.45pm Berlioz: Harold in Italy, Op 16 Steven Burnard (viola) Richard Hickox (conducting) c.4.30pm Stravinsky: Agon - Ballet Thierry Fischer (conductor) Jac van Steen conducts the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in two world premieres. | |
Bbc National Orchestra Of Wales, Monday | 20180702 | Penny Gore launches a week of performances from The BBC National Orchestra of Wales with a concert from Aldeburgh in which Mark Wigglesworth conducts an ever-popular symphony, a violin concerto that deserves to be better known and two works by the Liverpudlian composer Emily Howard. 2.00pm Emily Howard: Magnetite Britten: Violin Concerto, Op. 15 Emily Howard: Sphere Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 in E minor Op. 95 (From the New World) Vilde Frang (violin) Mark Wigglesworth (conductor) 3.40pm Sibelius: King Kristian II Suite, Op. 27 Thomas Sondergard (Conductor) Rimsky-Korsakov: Piano Concerto in C sharp minor, Op. 30 Alexander Ghindin (piano) Jonathan Berman (conductor) Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 1 Op. 64a Thomas Sondergard (conductor). Penny Gore introduces the BBC National Orchestra of Wales conducted by Mark Wigglesworth. | |
Bbc National Orchestra Of Wales, Moritz Gnann, Karl Jenkins, Xian Zhang | 20181203 | Fiona Talkington begins a week of performances by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales with a concert from Newtown, under the direction of Moritz Gnann, in which Young Musician of the Year runner-up Charlie Lovell-Jones performs Vaughan-Williams' The Lark Ascending alongside some other highly regarded works from great composers. The afternoon then continues with other works which have become popular favourites from Karl Jenkins, Beethoven and John Williams. 2.00pm Sibelius: The Swan of Tuonela, Op 22 No 2 Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending Britten: Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra Stravinsky: Ronde des princess; Infernal Dance; Berceuse; Finale (The Firebird Suite) Charlie Lovell-Jones (violin) Moritz Gnann (conductor) 3.15pm Karl Jenkins: The Armed Man - A Mass for Peace Kathryn Rudge (mezzo-soprano) Karl Jenkins (conductor) 4.20pm Beethoven: Symphony No 4 Xian Zhang (conductor) Works by Sibelius, Vaughan Williams, Britten, Stravinsky, Jenkins and Beethoven | |
Bbc National Orchestra Of Wales, Smetana, Dvorak And Beethoven | 20190412 | This BBC National Orchestra of Wales concert from St. Georges in Bristol begins with two works of Bohemian origin, the scherzo from Smetana's Triumphal Symphony and Dvo?ကk's Serenade for Strings, a work which the composer reportedly completed in just 12 days. The concert concludes with Beethoven's majestic Violin Concerto, featuring the New Generation Artist Aleksey Semenenko as soloist. Also music from Martin? and, this week's featured work in the Our Classical Century focus, Sibelius' tone poem Tapiola. Presented by Tom McKinney. 2.00pm Smetana: Scherzo (Triumphal Symphony, Op 6) Dvo?ကk: Serenade for Strings in E major, Op 22 Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D major, Op 61 Aleksey Semenenko (violin) Ji?퀀 Roe? (conductor) c.3.30pm Martin?: The Frescoes of Piero della Francesca, H 352 Jac van Steen (conductor) c.4.00pm Our Classical Century: Sibelius: Tapiola - tone poem Op.112 BBC Symphony Orchestra Sakari Oramo, conductor https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06rs2yc Jiri Rozen and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in a concert from St George's Bristol. | |
Bbc National Orchestra Of Wales, St David's Day | 20190301 | Celebrate St. David's Day with the BBC National Chorus and Orchestra of Wales and music by Welsh composers including Alun Hoddinott, Grace Williams, Daniel Jones, Mervyn Burtch and William Mathias. Presented by Tom Redmond. 2.00pm Hoddinott - Four Welsh Dances Meirion Williams, arr. Jonathan Dove - Mai Dilys Elwyn Edwards - Mae Hiraeth yn y Mor Morfydd Owen - Threnody for the passing of Branwen R.S. Hughes, arr. Idris Lewis - Arafa Don Idris Lewis - Bugail Aberdyfi Ivor Novello arr. Jeffrey Howard - My life belongs to you Joseph Parry - Hywel a Blodwen Gareth Glyn - Cadwyn William Mathias - Let the people praise thee E.T. Davis - Ynys y plant Haydn Morris, arr. Jeffrey Howard - Hei Ho Paul Mealor - Ubi Caritas Karl Jenkins - Sarikiz (first movement) Jeffery Howard - A Welsh Celebration Rebecca Evans (Soprano) Joshua Mills (Tenor) BBC National Orchestra of Wales BBC National Chorus of Wales Adrian Partington (Conductor) c.3.30pm Grace Williams - Sea Sketches Tadaaki Otaka (conductor) c.3.50pm Daniel Jones - Symphony No.10 Grant Llewellyn (conductor) c.4.15pm Mervyn Burtch - Psalm 21 c.4.30pm William Mathias - In Arcadia Celebrate St David's Day with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. | |
Bbc National Orchestra Of Wales, Stephen Isserlis, Amatis Trio | 20181204 | Fiona Talkington continues her week with the BBC National orchestra of Wales. Alongside a recent performance from Marlborough School which includes music which focuses on the centenary of the end of the First World War, there will be more music, including Bridge's Oratio (Concerto Elegiaco) with Steven Isserlis as cello soloist, Jenkins' For the Fallen, with Michael Sheen as narrator, and Delius Requiem with soprano Elizabeth Watts and baritone Mark Stone, which plays tribute to victims of the conflict. Also, Tchaikovsky's Symphony No 4, conducted by Xian Zhang. 2.00pm Beethoven: Die Weihe des Hauses (Overture) Beethoven: Concerto in C major for Violin, Cello, Piano and Orchestra Kelly: Elegy for strings in Memoriam Rupert Brooke Amatis Trio Adrian Partington (conductor) 3.00pm Bridge: Oration (Concerto Elegiaco) Steven Isserlis (cello) Richard Hickox (conductor) 3.30pm Jenkins: For the Fallen Michael Sheen (narrator) BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales Karl Jenkins (conductor) 3.40pm Delius: Requiem Elizabeth Watts (soprano) Mark Stone (baritone) 4.15pm Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 4 Xian Zhang (conductor) The BBC NOW performs works by Beethoven, Kelly, Bridge, Jenkins, Delius and Tchaikovsky. | |
Bbc National Orchestra Of Wales, Tuesday | 20180703 | Penny Gore continues a week of performances from the BBC National Orchestra of Wales with a concert from Brangwyn Hall in which Thomas Sondergard conducts the powerful 1st Symphony by Brahms and is joined by soloist Stephen Hough for the 1st Piano Concerto by Mendelssohn. 2.00pm Dvorak: The Golden Spinning-Wheel Op. 109 Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor Op. 25 Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C minor Op. 68 Stephen Hough (piano) Thomas Sondergard (conductor) 3.35pm Gundmumsen-Homgreen: Tricolore IV Jonathan Berman (conductor) Lutoslawski: Concerto for Orchestra Tadaaki Otaka (conductor) Schubert: Symphony No. 8 in B minor D.759 (Unfinished) Sibelius: Finlandia, Op. 26 Thomas Sondergard (conductor). Penny Gore introduces the BBC National Orchestra of Wales conducted by Thomas Sondergard. | |
Bbc National Orchestra Of Wales, Wednesday | 20180704 | In today's concert, from St Davids Cathedral, with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Penny Gore introduces works by Vaughan Williams, Elgar and Sibelius conducted by Nicholas Carter. 2.00pm Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis Elgar: Cello Concerto in E minor, Op 85 Sibelius: Valse triste, Op 44 no 1 Sibelius: Symphony No 3 in E minor, Op 52 Leonard Elschenbroich (cello) Nicholas Carter (conductor) 3.15pm Sibelius: The Oceanides, Op 73 Thomas Sondergard (conductor). The BBC National Orchestra of Wales play Vaughan Williams, Elgar and Sibelius. | |
Bbc National Orchestra Of Wales: Brahms's A German Requiem | 20190716 | Kate Molleson introduces recordings of concerts given by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Stravinsky: Funeral Song Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem Elizabeth Watts (soprano) Jacques Ibrailo (baritone) BBC National Chorus of Wales Nathalie Stutzmann (conductor) (Given in the BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff 28/06/19) Grace Williams: Sea Sketches Tadaaki Otaka (conductor) (Given in the Royal Albert Hall, 04/09/08) Ravel: Sheherazade Dame Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano) Thomas Sondergard (conductor) (Given in St. David's Hall, Cardiff 13/10/16) Gunning: Symphony No 2 Kenneth Woods (conductor) Korngold Cello Concerto Rafael Wallfisch (cello) Lukasz Borowicz (conductor) Concerts from the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, including Brahms's A German Requiem. | |
Bbc National Orchestra Of Wales: De Falla, Ravel, Debussy | 20190715 | Kate Molleson introduces recordings of concerts by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, including a Spanish-flavoured programme and a celebration of Harrison Birtwistle's birthday. De Falla: Nights in the Gardens of Spain Ravel: Piano concerto in D major (for the left hand) de Falla: Three Cornered Hat: Suite No. 1 Debussy: Images: No. 2 Iberia Angela Hewitt, piano Jun Markl,conductor (Recorded in the Brangwyn Hall, Swansea on 08/02/19) Birtwistle: Endless Parade Phillippe Schartz, trumpet Jac van Steen, conductor 02/12/08) Holst: Egdon Heath James Judd (conductor) Weir: Welcome Arrival of Rain Jac van Steen (conductor) Bloch Cello Concerto Rafael Wallfisch (cello) Lukasz Borowicz, conductor Kate Molleson introduces concerts by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. | |
Bbc National Orchestra Of Wales: Gershwin And Elgar | 20190717 | Kate Molleson introduces recordings by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Gershwin: Piano concerto in F major Anna Clyne: This Midnight Hour Elgar: Enigma Variations Prokofiev: March in B flat major, Op.99 Joanna MacGregor (piano) Elim Chan (conductor) (Recorded in Cheltenham Town Hall, 17/03/19) | |
Bbc National Orchestra Of Wales: Live From Hoddinott Hall | 20190927 | In our first live afternoon concert of the season from Hoddinott Hall, the BBC National Orchestra of Wales opens with Debussy's beautiful symphonic poem Prelude a l'Apres-midi d'un faune followed by two works that will be new to audiences: the UK premiere of Judith Weir's Oboe Concerto, written for and dedicated to the orchestra's former Principal Cor Anglais Celia Craig, and a new suite that brings together the wealth of magnificent orchestral music from Wagner's opera Parsifal, under the baton of its arranger, Andrew Gourlay. Plus a new recording of 'Clytemnestra' by Welsh composer Rhian Samuel whose music seeks to give women a voice, here adapting Aeschylus' work from Clytemnestra's viewpoint, and George Whitefield Chadwick's Tam O'Shanter, a work of vivid musical story-telling based on the tale by Robert Burns. Presented by Penny Gore Debussy: Prelude a l'apres midi-d'un faune Weir: Oboe Concerto (UK Premiere) Wagner, arr. Gourlay: Parsifal Suite Celia Craig (oboe) Andrew Gourlay (conductor) c.3.40pm Rhian Samuel: Clytemnestra Ruby Hughes (soprano) Jac van Steen (conductor) c.4pm Chadwick: Tam O'Shanter Andrew Constantine (conductor) Photo of Judith Weir: B Ealovega UK Premieres of Judith Weir's Oboe Concerto and a new suite from Wagner's opera Parsifal. | |
Bbc National Orchestra Of Wales: Rachmaninov And Schubert | 20190719 | Kate Molleson introduces recordings by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor Schubert: Symphony No. 9 in C major (Great') Boris Giltburg (piano) Alexander Vedernikov (conductor) (Recorded in the Brangwyn Hall, Swansea 12/04/19) Dvo?ကk: Scherzo Capriccioso Thierry Fischer (conductor) Dvorak Hall, Prague | |
Bbc National Orchestra Of Wales: Rodrigo's Concierto De Aranjuez | 20190924 | BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist Thibaut Garcia joins the BBC National Orchestra of Wales with conductor Kensho Watanabe to play Joaquin Rodrigo's beautiful classic for guitar and orchestra: Concierto de Aranjuez. The blind composer took inspiration from the fountains and gardens of the palace of Aranjuez on the shore of River Tagus, near Madrid and it's the centrepiece for a concert which also includes Tchaikovsky's skilful evocation of the notion of fate in his fifth symphony. Plus Romanian pianist Sergiu Tuhutziu plays a virtuosic concerto by his compatriot Calin Huma, a heart-rending epitaph by Andrzej Panufnik born 105 years ago today, and the 2011 premiere recording of Christopher Painter's re-working of the last movement of his 3rd symphony 'Fire in the Snow'. Presented by Penny Gore Borodin Prince Igor: Overture Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez Rodriguez La Cumparsita - tango, arr. Romero for guitar solo Tchaikovsky Symphony No.5 in E minor Op.64 Thibaut Garcia (guitar) Kensho Watanabe (conductor) c.3.30pm Calin Huma: Piano Concerto Sergiu Tuhutziu (piano) Christopher Petrie (conductor) c.3.50pm Andrzej Panufnik: Katyn Epitaph Tadaaki Otaka (conductor) c.4pm Elgar: Falstaff Andrew Constantine (conductor) c.4.30pm Christopher Painter: - the brightness of snow Jac van Steen (conductor) BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist Thibaut Garcia plays Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez. | |
Bbc National Orchestra Of Wales: St Davids Cathedral Festival | 20190925 | Poulenc's Organ Concerto, Mathias's Threnos and Saint?Sa뀀ns's mighty Third Symphony from St Davids Cathedral Festival with organist David Briggs under the baton of Daniel Blendulf Presented by Penny Gore Mathias: Threnos for string orchestra Poulenc: Organ Concerto in G minor Saint-Saens: Symphony No 3 in C minor Op.78 'Organ Symphony David Briggs (Organ) BBC National Orchestra of Wales Daniel Blendulf (conductor) Poulenc and Saint\u2010Saens from the St Davids Cathedral Festival with organist David Briggs. | |
Bbc National Orchestra Of Wales: Vale Of Glamorgan Festival | 20190923 | A feast of treats, this concert combines music by giants of contemporary music, including Steve Reich and Peteris Vasks, with incredible new talent emerging from Wales today. Recorded at the Vale of Glamorgan Festival with conductor Ryan Bancroft, the BBC National Orchestra of Wales performs one of the world's first performances of Steve Reich's Music for Ensemble and Orchestra, and the world premiere of a new arrangement of John Metcalf's Polly Garter Aria from his critically acclaimed opera Under Milk Wood. There are moments of quiet meditation, with Lonely Angel by Peteris Vasks reflecting the vision of an angel gazing down on the world, concerned and hopeful at the same time and Dobrinka Tabakova's Organum Light, a transcendentally beautiful meditation based on a mediaeval chant; plus plenty of fun, with Graham Fitkin's celebratory work Metal - for orchestra and untuned scaffolding - ending the concert with a bang. We've a chance to hear Ryan Bancroft conducting very different repertoire next; Sibelius' 5th symphony with its extraordinary finale, and harpist Hannah Stone joins the orchestra at the North Wales International Music Festival at St Asaph Cathedral to premiere Anglesey composer Gareth Glyn's piece Amaterasu. Specially commissioned by the festival it's a musical depiction of the story of Amaterasu, the Japanese Shinto religion's divinity of light. Having been mistreated by her volatile brother Susanowo (depicted by solo trombone - the orchestra's Principal Trombone Donal Bannister) Amaterasu retreats into a cave and the whole world is plunged into darkness. To lure her out the other gods hold a party outside and her curiosity gets the better of her. When she emerges the world is flooded with light again. Presented by Penny Gore Dobrinka Tabakova: Organum Light Peteris Vasks: Vientu?ais e??elis (Lonely Angel) Steve Reich: Music for Ensemble and Orchestra (2018) Benjamin Wallace: Five Gifts for an old friend Claire Victoria Roberts: Blue Lab Mark David Boden: Descent (World Premiere - Festival Commission) David Lang: Simple Song #3 (2015) John Metcalf: Polly Garter's Aria from Under Milk Wood Graham Fitkin: Metal (1995) Tamsin Waley-Cohen (violin) Elizabeth Donovan (soprano) Ryan Bancroft (conductor) c.3.25pm Sibelius Symphony No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 82 c.4pm Gareth Glyn: Amaterasu Hannah Stone (harp) Donal Bannister (trombone) Gavin Sutherland (conductor) c.4.15pm Alban Berg: Altenberg Lieder Ruby Hughes (soprano) Jac van Steen (conductor) A feast of treats, from contemporary music giants Reich and Vasks to young Welsh talent. | |
Bbc Now: Hoddinott, Bruch, Sibelius, Nielsen | 20100512 | Live from BBC Hoddinott Hall in Cardiff, Elin Manahan Thomas presents a concert given by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales - continuing their series revisiting works they've recently commissioned. Nielsen's dramatic fourth symphony, 'The Inextinguishable', closes the concert, and it opens with the final symphony by Alun Hoddinott, the Welsh composer after whom the orchestra's hall is named. Hoddinott: Symphony no. 10 John Storgards (conductor) Bruch: Violin conerto no. 1 in G minor Matthew Trusler (violin) 3pm Interval Sibelius: Nightride and Sunrise Tadaaki Otaka (conductor) 3.15pm Nielsen: Symphony no. 4 'The Inextinguishable John Storgards (conductor). From BBC Hoddinott Hall, the BBC NOW perform Hodinott, Bruch, Sibelius and Nielsen. | |
Bbc Performing Groups Round Up Of The Year | 20191217 | Elizabeth Alker presents a round-up of the best of the BBC Performing Groups this year: starting today with a concert featuring prolific author Alexander McCall Smith. His highly successful series 'The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency' sold over twenty million copies in the English language alone, and his books have become bestsellers throughout the world. For one afternoon only, McCall Smith joins forces with the BBC Symphony Orchestra to bring to life much- loved characters from Botswana, Scotland and Italy, wrapped around an eclectic array of his favourite music to guarantee a unique and magical experience. Rossini: Overture The Italian Girl in Algiers Respighi: Gli Uccelli (The Birds) No 3 - La Colomba Maxwell-Davies: Farewell to Stromness Walton: Touch Her Soft Lips and Part (Henry V) Mozart: Overture: The Marriage of Figaro Malcolm Arnold: Scottish Dance No 1 John Barry: Out of Africa (Main Theme) Respighi: Trittico Botticelliano, No 3 - La Nascita di Venere (The Birth of Venus) Malcolm Arnold: Beckus the Dandipratt Alexander McCall Smith (narrator) David Parry (conductor) 3.45pm Ethel Smyth: Mass in D major Susanna Hurrell, soprano Catriona Morison, mezzo-soprano Ben Johnson, tenor Duncan Rock, baritone BBC Symphony Chorus Sakari Oramo, conductor Elizabeth Alker presents a round-up of the best of the BBC Performing Groups this year. | |
Bbc Performing Groups Round Up Of The Year | 20191220 | Elizabeth Alker presents a round-up of the best of the BBC Performing Groups this year. The afternoon begins with the BBC Singers live from London's historic Temple Church with a festive programme of contemporary Christmas carols, conducted by Chief Conductor Sofi Jeannin and introduced by Ian Skelly. The concert includes the world premiere of the Lebanese-French composer Naji Hakim's spectacular setting of Veni, veni, Emmanuel. Then we head north with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra for Japanese composer Toru Takemitsu's Requiem, the work that launched his international career in 1957, and Rachmaninov's Third Symphony which was written in exile in Lucerne in the mid-thirties. 2pm Carl Rutti: My Dancing Day Michael Higgins: The Angel Gabriel Christopher Robinson: Rejoice and be merry Naji Hakim: Veni, veni Emmanuel Roderick Williams: Queen Elizabeth's Winchester Carol Malcolm Archer: A little child there is yborn Fredrik Sixten: Mary's Lullaby James MacMillan: Nova! Nova! Ave fit ex Eva Francis Pott: Improvisation on Adeste, Fideles Richard Lloyd: Love came down at Christmas Roxanna Panufnik: Jesus Christ is Born (Angels Sing) James Burton: Balulalow Matthew Martin: Novo profusi gaudio Trad arr Cleobury: Quittez, pasteurs Betty Roe: The Holly and the Ivy Judith Weir: Illuminare, Jerusalem Trad arr. Nicholson: The Lord of the Dance Ashley Grote, organ Sofi Jeannin, conductor c.3.10pm Takemitsu : Requiem for Strings Donald Runnicles, conductor Rachmaninov: Symphony No 3 in A minor Opus 44 John Wilson, conductor The BBC Singers with contemporary Christmas Carols, live from Temple Church. | |
Bbc Performing Groups Round-up Of The Year | 20191216 | This week Elizabeth Alker presents a round-up of the best of the BBC Performing Groups this year, and we go live to Maida Vale, Media City, and Temple Church for some special festive performances. 2pm Live from Maida Vale studios The BBC Singers and Principal Guest Conductor Bob Chilcott perform the six shortlisted carols in this year's BBC Radio 3 Breakfast Carol Competition. Hundreds of amateur composers enter the annual competition, and this year entrants have set Go to the Child by the Pakistani-British poet Imtiaz Dharker. Alongside the six settings are solo works for the festive period. Ghislaine Reece-Trapp: Alleluia! A new work is come on hand Michael Head: Star Candles Vladimir Rebikov: Yolka (The Christmas Tree) Op. 21: Waltz Robert Quinney: Sing Lullaby Poulenc: Nous voulons une petite soeur David Willcocks: Tomorrow shall be my dancing day 3pm Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No 2 in F major Opus 102 Mahler: Symphony No 1 in D major Martin James Bartlett, piano BBC National Orchestra of Wales Mark Wigglesworth, conductor Elizabeth Alker presents a round-up of the best of the BBC Performing Groups this year. | |
Bbc Philharmonic | 20181002 | Birds on the wing open today's Afternoon Concert, with the BBC Philharmonic and presenter Tom McKinney - works by Respighi, Sibelius and Rautavaara, and two UK premieres with Andrea Tarrodi's Birds of Paradise II and Minna Leinonen's Kaarne (The Raven). There's also the second of this week's Saint-Saens piano concertos with soloist Louis Lortie, and visits to Italy with Berlioz and Foulds, Then, the orchestra also give the UK premiere of Thea Musgrave's Songs for Spring with baritone Ashley Riches and conductor Clarke Rundell, and the afternoon closes with Elgar's epic First Symphony, premiered in Manchester in 1908 and which conductor Arthur Nikisch dubbed `the Fifth of Brahms`. 2pm Respighi Suite: The Birds Andrea Tarrodi: Birds of Paradise II (ukp) Sibelius: Scene with cranes Minna Leinonen: Kaarne (The Raven)(ukp) Rautavaara: Cantus arcticus Anna- Maria Helsing (conductor) c.3pm Saint-Sa뀀ns Piano Concerto No 2 Edward Gardner (conductor) Louis Lortie (piano) c. 3.25pm Berlioz Overture, Roman Carnival Andrew Litton (conductor) c. 3.35pm Foulds Sicilian Aubade Ben Gernon (conductor) c.3,40pm Thea Musgrave Songs for Spring (ukp) Clark Rundell (conductor) Ashley Riches (baritone) c.3.55pm Elgar Symphony No 1 Juanjo Mena (conductor) Tom McKinney presents the BBC Philharmonic performing Saint-Saens, Musgrave and Elgar | |
Bbc Philharmonic | 20190128 | Music by Rachmaninov, Bach, Arriaga, Dove & LeFanu plus Holst's Planets Suite in live performances by the BBC Philharmonic, presented by Tom Redmond Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No 3 Holst: The Planets Manchester Chamber Choir (ladies' voices) Denis Kozhukhin (piano) Vassily Sinaisky (conductor) Bach: Lobet den Herrn (BWV 230) Jessica Hayes (cello) Darius Battiwalla (chamber organ) Justin Doyle (conductor) Arriaga: Los esclavos felices, Overture Juanjo Mena (conductor) David Matthews: A Vision of the Sea Jac van Steen (conductor) Nicola Lefanu: Threnody Clark Rundell (conductor) Jonathan Dove: Gaia theory Timothy Redmond (conductor) Music by Rachmaninov, Holst, Arriaga, Dove and LeFanu performed by the BBC Philharmonic. | |
Bbc Philharmonic | 20190129 | Tom Redmond presents a week of concerts and live recordings by the BBC Philharmonic. Music today includes Rachmaninov Symphony no.2 and Berlioz Roman Carnival Overture. Bart k Violin: Concerto No 2 Rachmaninov: Symphony No 2 Krist f Barကti (violin) Ben Gernon (conductor) Recorded in November last year in Bucharest Arriaga: Cantata, Herminie Berit Norbakken Solset (soprano) Juanjo Mena (conductor) Berlioz: Overture, Roman Carnival Rory Macdonald (conductor) Copland Symphony No 3 John Wilson (conductor) Tom Redmond presents music by Rachmaninov and Bartok in recordings by the BBC Philharmonic | |
Bbc Philharmonic | 20190201 | Radio 3 New Generation Artist Andrei Ioni?? plays Haydn's Cello Concerto in C with the BBC Philharmonic plus Enescu Romanian Rhapsody and Shostakovich Symphony no.9. Presented by Tom Redmond Stephan: Music for orchestra (1912) Haydn: Cello Concerto in C Enescu: Rumanian Rhapsody No 2 Shostakovich: Symphony No 9 Andrei Ioni?? (cello) Moritz Gnann (conductor) Alwyn: They flew alone (suite from the film music) Rumon Gamba (conductor) McCabe: Joybox John Storgards (conductor) Ginastera: Piano Concerto No 1 Xiayin Wang (piano) Juanjo Mena (conductor) Holst A Moorside Suite BBC Philharmonic (strings) Andrew Davis (conductor) Arriaga: Symphony Radio 3 New Generation Artist Andrei Ionita plays Haydn with the BBC Philharmonic. | |
Bbc Philharmonic | 20190325 | Today's concert, an all-English programme featuring Walton, Elgar and Britten recorded by the BBC Philharmonic in Bilbao earlier this month. It's presented by Tom McKinney. Walton Overture, Scapino Elgar In the South Britten Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes Juanjo Mena, conductor Recorded. March 2 2019 in Bilbao, Spain David Matthews Symphony No 8 BBC Philharmonic / Jac van Steen Rec. December 6 2017 at MediaCityUK, Salford 17NA1814NB0 Holst A Winter Idyll Sir Andrew Davis, conductor Saint-Sa뀀ns Piano Concerto No 3 BBC Philharmonic / Moritz Gnann / Louis Lortie (piano) Rec. February 13 2019 at MediaCityUK, Salford Jonathan Dove Airport Scenes (first broadcast) BBC Philharmonic / Timothy Redmond Rec. September 7 2018 at MediaCityUK, Salford Ginastera Panambi BBC Philharmonic/ Juanjo Mena / Manchester Chamber Choir Rec.March 23 2016 in MediaCityUK, Salford An all-English programme with works by Walton, Elgar and Britten presented by Tom McKinney | |
Bbc Philharmonic | 20190329 | Concluding a week of great performances by the BBC Philharmonic. Today's concert features music by Elgar (Sevillana and Cockaigne Overture) and Walton (Viola Concerto). Presented by Tom McKinney Elgar Sevillana Walton Viola Concerto Elgar Overture, Cockaigne BBC Philharmonic / Juanjo Mena Rec. March 3 2019 in Bilbao, Spain Montsalvatge Partita Britten Violin Concerto BBC Philharmonic / Edward Gardner / Tasmin Little (violin) Scott Symphony No 4 BBC Philharmonic / Martyn Brabbins Bax Symphony No 7 BBC Philharmonic / Vernon Handley Elgar, Walton and Britten given by the BBC Philharmonic and presented by Tom McKinney. | |
Bbc Philharmonic | 20190603 | with Elizabeth Alker. Today's concert: 2pm: Dvo?ကk Cello Concerto in B minor Elgar Symphony No 1 BBC Philharmonic / Vassily Sinaisky (conductor) / Bartholomew Lafollette (cello) c.3.30pm: David Matthews Sinfonia BBC Philharmonic / Jac van Steen (conductor) c.3.40pm: Dukas Polyeucte BBC Philharmonic / Yan Pascal Tortelier (conductor) c.3.55pm: Sibelius Symphony No 6 BBC Philharmonic / Andrew Davis (conductor) c.4.25pm: Gerard Schurmann Claretta (suite from the film score) BBC Philharmonic / Rumon Gamba (conductor) Elizabeth Alker presents an afternoon of music performed by the BBC Philharmonic. | |
Bbc Philharmonic | 20190604 | With Elizabeth Alker. Today's concert: 2pm: Mendelssohn Overture, Ruy Blas Edward Cowie Clarinet Concerto no 3 (Ruskin's Dreams) Tchaikovsky Symphony no 6 (Path耀tique) BBC Philharmonic / Andrew Gourlay (conductor) / Julian Bliss (clarinet) c.3.30pm: Holst Indra BBC Philharmonic / Andrew Davis (conductor) c.3.45pm: Thomas Ad耀s Three Studies from Couperin BBC Philharmonic / Clemens Schuldt (conductor) c.4pm: Schubert Symphony no 9 (Great) Elizabeth Alker presents more concert performances from the BBC Philharmonic | |
Bbc Philharmonic | 20190607 | Elizabeth Alker concludes a week of performances from the BBC Philharmonic. 2pm: Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet, fantasy-overture Elgar: Cello Concerto in E minor Sibelius; Violin Concerto in D minor Istvan Vardai (cello) Ning Feng (violin) BBC Philharmonic and string students of the Royal Northern College of Music Simone Young (conductor) c.3.35pm: Copland; Quiet City Juanjo Mena (conductor) c.3.45pm: Martin?; Symphony No 4 John Storgards (conductor) | |
Bbc Philharmonic | 20190618 | With Tom McKinney. Today's Concert: 2pm: Haydn Symphony no 49 (La Passione) Schumann Cello Concerto Shostakovich Symphony no 6 BBC Philharmonic / Omer Meir Wellber (conductor) / Andrei Ionita (cello) c.3.15pm: Stravinsky Symphony in C BBC Philharmonic / Andrew Davis (conductor) c.3.45pm: Ginastera Variaciones concertantes BBC Philharmonic / Juanjo Mena (conductor) c.4.10pm: Jonathan Dove The Ringing Isle BBC Philharmonic / Timothy Redmond (conductor) Tom McKinney introduces concert performances from the BBC Philharmonic. | |
Bbc Philharmonic | 20200629 | The BBC Philharmonic with an all-Beethoven concert recorded in Hanley in February. Plus works by Edward Gregson and Russian-born Swiss composer Paul Juon. Presented by Tom McKinney 2pm Beethoven: Coriolan Overture Beethoven: Piano Concerto No 4 Beethoven: Symphony No 3 (Eroica) Martin Roscoe, piano Ben Gernon, conductor c.3.30pm Edward Gregson: Euphonium Concerto David Childs, euphonium Eric Coates: The Merrymakers, Overture John Wilson, conductor Paul Juon: Suite Op 93 John Storgards, conductor The BBC Philharmonic perform music by Beethoven, Edward Gregson and Paul Juon. | |
Bbc Philharmonic | 20200630 | The BBC Philharmonic with a concert recorded in Leeds in February featuring music by Tchaikovsky, Berlioz and the world premiere of Edward Gregson's oboe concerto. Plus Shostakovich's 4th Symphony, recorded at Manchester's Bridgewater Hall. Presented by Tom McKinney. 2pm Tchaikovsky: Fantasy Overture 'Romeo and Juliet Edward Gregson: A Vision in a Dream (Oboe Concerto) (world premiere, BBC commission) Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique Jennifer Galloway, oboe Ben Gernon, conductor c.3.35pm Antheil: Capital of the World Suite John Storgards, conductor Shostakovich: Symphony No 4 Mark Wigglesworth, conductor The BBC Philharmonic in music by Tchaikovsky, Gregson, Berlioz, Antheil and Shostakovich. | |
Bbc Philharmonic | 20200701 | An afternoon of English music played by the BBC Philharmonic. We start off with Vaughan Williams atmospheric evocation of the East Anglian landscape, followed by a tribute to him by Edmund Rubbra, a composer Vaughan Williams claimed was his natural successor. In 1914 Arnold Bax began an affair with the pianist Harriet Cohen and they spent a few weeks on the north Cornish coast at Tintagel, with its nearby castle associated with the legends of King Arthur. His love for Cohen and that Arthurian magic are all features of his popular tone poem. Next up is music by Dutch born composer Gerard Schurmann who's best known for film scores and who orchestrated Lawrence of Arabia. We'll hear his Concerto for Orchestra which was written in 1996. And to conclude the world premiere recorded in 2019 of Martin Suckling's 'This Departing Landscape'. Martin describes the two movements as 'a kaleidoscope of sharp-edged fragments constantly shifting into new configurations', and 'music of glacial energy: extremely heavy, extremely slow, an inexorable continuity of gradual transformation'. Presented by Tom McKinney. 2pm Vaughan Williams: In the Fen Country John Wilson, conductor Rubbra: A Tribute [to Vaughan Williams on his 70th birthday] John Storgards, conductor Bax: Tintagel Vernon Handley, conductor Schurmann: Concerto for orchestra Rumon Gamba, conductor Martin Suckling: This Departing Landscape (wp, BBC commission) Ilan Volkov, conductor The BBC Philharmonic with an afternoon of British music. | |
Bbc Philharmonic | 20200703 | The BBC Philharmonic and Chief Guest Conductor John Storgards on tour in Friedrichshafen with symphonies by Britten and Bruckner. Kian Soltani joins them as soloist in Haydn's D major Cello Concerto and Lawrence Power brings us MacMillan's Viola Concerto. 2pm Britten: Simple Symphony Haydn: Cello Concerto in D Bruckner: Symphony No 6 Kian Soltani, cello John Storgards, conductor c.3.45pm James MacMillan: Viola Concerto Lawrence Power, viola Martyn Brabbins, conductor The BBC Philharmonic on tour in Friedrichshafen including music by Britten and Bruckner. | |
Bbc Philharmonic | 20210119 | Georgia Mann presents recent recordings by the BBC Philharmonic. Shostakovich: Symphony No 11 John Storgards, conductor Ginastera: Piano Concerto No 1 Xiayin Wang, piano Juanjo Mena, conductor Holst: A Winter Idyll Andrew Davis, conductor Arriaga: Symphony Elgar: Cello Concerto Paul Watkins, cello Andrew Davis conducts Paul Watkins and the BBC Philharmonic in Elgar's Cello Concerto. | |
Bbc Philharmonic (1-4) | 20201123 | Tom McKinney introduces as week of recent performances recorded by the BBC Philharmonic including music by Britten, Berlioz and the Concerto for Theremin by Kalevi Aho. Eric Coates: Calling All Workers BBC Philharmonic conducted by John Wilson Hector Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique BBC Philharmonic conducted by Ben Gernon Michael Tippett: Divertimento on Sellinger's Round Edmund Rubbra :Four Medieval Latin lyrics Benjamin Britten: Sinfonietta Christopher Purves (baritone) BBC Philharmonic conducted by Rumon Gamba Kalevi Aho: Eight Seasons (Theremin Concerto) Carolina Eyck (theremin) BBC Philharmonic conducted by John Storgards An afternoon of orchestral music from the BBC Philharmonic. | |
Bbc Philharmonic (2-4) | 20201124 | Tom McKinney continues his focus on music making from the BBC's orchestra in the north, the BBC Philharmonic, beginning with a concert given in the Musikverein in Vienna of music by Britten, Haydn and Bruckner. 'The BBC Phil in Vienna' Benjamin Britten: Simple Symphony Joseph Haydn: Cello Concerto in D Anton Bruckner: Symphony No 6 Kian Soltani (cello) BBC Philharmonic conducted by John Storgards Rec. October 11 2019 in the Musikverein, Vienna From the orchestra's home studio in Salford: Wolfgang Mozart: Symphony No 33 in B flat (K 319) BBC Philharmonic conducted by Ben Gernon Gabriel Faur退: Suite, Masques et Bergamasques BBC Philharmonic conducted by Stephanie Childress George Benjamin: At First Light Orchestral music from the BBC Philharmonic. | |
Bbc Philharmonic (3-4) | 20201125 | Tom McKinney introduces a live afternoon concert from Media City UK in Salford given by the BBC Philharmonic of music by Ludwig van Beethoven. Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No 2 in D Wolfgang Mozart: Piano Concerto in A K 414 Paul Lewis (piano) BBC Philharmonic conducted by Gergely Madaras From the Philharmonic archive..... Per Nørg倀rd: Momentum (Cello Concerto No 2) Jakob Kullberg (cello) BBC Philharmonic conducted by John Storgards The BBC Philharmonic - live. | |
Bbc Philharmonic (4-4) | 20201127 | Tom McKinney concludes his week-long look at music-making from the BBC Philharmonic with some recent performances of music by Mozart, Schubert, Busoni and Schuller. Wolfgang Mozart: Serenade in D (K 320) (Posthorn) BBC Philharmonic conducted by Mark Wigglesworth Franz Schubert: Symphony No 8 in B minor (D 759) (Unfinished) BBC Philharmonic conducted by Juanjo Mena Ferruccio Busoni: Suite - Die Brautwahl BBC Philharmonic conducted by Neeme J䀀rvi Mark-Anthony Turnage Romanian Rhapsody (first broadcast) Zo뀀 Beyers (violin) BBC Philharmonic conducted by John Storgards Gunther Schuller: Symphony for brass and percussion BBC Philharmonic conducted by Clark Rundell Recent studio recordings from the BBC Philharmonic. | |
Bbc Philharmonic And Bbc Concert Orchestra | 20201113 | with Hannah French The BBC Philharmonic present a short studio concert, live from MediaCity, Salford, starting with Faur退's popular Pavane, a composer who suffered increasing deafness towards the end of his life. Jennifer Pike is the soloist in Mozart's sunny Violin Concerto No 5. The BBC Concert Orchestra feature in the rest of the programme with a newly released CD of Spanish music: and the wind players from the orchestra play Holst's Japanese Suite. Holst spent much of his life teaching and composing because neuritis curtailed his ambition of being a concert pianist. Part of 1 in 5', the BBC's focus on disability this month, marking the 25th anniversary of the Disability Discrimination Act. Faur退: Pavane Justina Repe?kait?: Chartres (UK premiere) Mozart: Violin Concerto No 5 in A, K 219 Jennifer Pike (violin) BBC Philharmonic, conductor Ben Gernon 14.55 Raymond Premru: Divertimento BBC Concert Orchestra brass players, conductor David McCallum 15.10 Holst Japanese Suite BBC Concert Orchestra wind players, conductor Lev Parikian 15.25 Falla: Nights in the Gardens of Spain Turina: Poema en forma de canciones Juan Perez Floristan (piano) Magdalena Llamas (mezzo) BBC Concert Orchestra, conductor Alfonso Casado Trigo 16.00 Delius: Hiawatha (tone poem) BBC Concert Orchestra, conductor David Lloyd-Jones The BBC Philharmonic live from MediaCity, Salford. The BBC Concert Orchestra plays Holst. | |
Bbc Philharmonic In Manchester | 20200120 | The beginning of a week of concerts and music featuring the BBC Philharmonic, the BBC's orchestra in the North of England. Concert of the Day: Rec. April 13 2019 in the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester Bax November Woods Walton Violin Concerto James Ehnes, violin Vaughan Williams Symphony No 4 John Wilson, conductor Dvo?ကk The Wood Dove Jac van Steen, conductor Presented by Elizabeth Alker Performances by the BBC's north of England orchestra, the BBC Philharmonic. | |
Bbc Philharmonic In Zagreb | 20200121 | This week we are featuring concerts and recordings by the BBC Philharmonic, the BBC's orchestra based in the north of England. Concert of the Day Rec. October 12 2019 at Lisinski Hall, Zagreb Britten:Simple Symphony Haydn: Cello Concerto in D Bruckner Symphony No 6 Kian Soltani, cello John Storgards, conductor Mozart: Vado, ma dove? (K583) Sally Matthews (soprano) Gianandrea Noseda, conductor Saint-Sa뀀ns: Piano Concerto No 3 Louis Lortie (piano) Edward Gardner (conductor) Coates The Jester at the Wedding, Suite Presented by Elizabeth Alker Concerts from the BBC performing groups and orchestras from across the world | |
Bbc Philharmonic Live | 20131211 | Stuart Flinders presents a live concert by the BBC Philharmonic and their Chief Guest Conductor John Storgards, at MediaCity in Salford. You can hear Carl Nielsen's enigmatic final symphony, an overture by Hindemith - continuing this week's series marking the 50th anniversary of his death - and Shostakovich's well-loved Second Piano Concerto, with Martin Roscoe as soloist. Hindemith: Cupid and Psyche, Overture Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No 2 2.30pm Nielsen: Symphony No 6 (Sinfonia semplice) Martin Roscoe (piano), BBC Philharmonic, John Storgards (conductor). Live from Salford, BBC Philharmonic/John Storgards in Hindemith, Shostakovich and Nielsen. | |
Bbc Philharmonic Live | 20190130 | Tom Redmond presents a live concert from MediaCityUK with the BBC Philharmonic of music by Frederic Cowan, Dorothy Howell, Vaughan Williams and Bliss. Arnell: Overture, The New Age Cowen: Reverie Fogg: Merok Howell: Lamia Vaughan Williams: Harnham Down Goossens: By the tarn Bliss: Mꀀl退e Fantasque Rumon Gamba (conductor) Tom Redmond presents a live concert from MediaCityUK with the BBC Philharmonic. | |
Bbc Philharmonic Live | 20190206 | Tom McKinney presents the BBC Philharmonic live in a concert from MediaCityUK in Salford, featuring works by Emily Howard, Edward Cowie and Richard Rodney Bennett John Ruskin was born 200 hundred years ago this week and the piece by Edward Cowie celebrates the great art critic of the Victorian era who famously argued that the principal role of the artist is 'truth to nature'. Edward Cowie, as well as being a composer has also exhibited internationally as a painter Emily Howard: Magnetite Edward Cowie: Clarinet Concerto No 3 (Ruskin's Dreams - Coniston) Richard Rodney Bennett: Partita Julian Bliss (Clarinet) Andrew Gourlay (conductor) Penny Gore presents the rest of the afternoon from London BBC Philharmonic live in works by Emily Howard, Edward Cowie and Richard Rodney Bennett | |
Bbc Philharmonic Live | 20191113 | John Wilson conducts the BBC Philharmonic in music by Eric Coates live from MediaCityUK. Presented by Andrew McGregor. Eric Coates: London Bridge: March Selfish Giant: Phantasy Wood Nymphs: Concert Waltz For Your Delight: Serenade Lazy Night: Valse Roance The Enchanted Garden Summer Days: Suite John Wilson, conductor John Wilson conducts the BBC Philharmonic in music by Eric Coates, live from MediaCityUK. | |
Bbc Philharmonic Live | 20200114 | Tom McKinney presents a live concert from MediaCityUK, in which John Wilson conducts the BBC Philharmonic in two pieces by Vaughan Williams. They begin with his folksong-inspired tone poem In the Fen Country and move on to his often violent-sounding Sixth Symphony, written in the years immediately after the Second World War. Following that, we join the BBC Singers and conductor Sofi Jeannin for a concert featuring choral arrangements of some orchestral favourites under the splendour of historic sailing ship Cutty Sark. There's music by Elgar, Grainger, Barber and Byrd, among others There's also another visit to the 66th International Rostrum of Composers in Argentina, with an orchestral piece written by the young Slovenian composer Petra Strahovnik in 2018. The programme ends with another violin concerto from the instrument of Jack Liebeck - this time, Brahms's - with the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Andrew Gourlay. Presented by Penny Gore. 2pm Ralph Vaughan Williams: In the Fen Country Ralph Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 6 in E minor John Wilson, conductor 3.00pm Edward Elgar: Lux Aeterna William Walton (arr. Bob Chilcott): Touch her soft lips, and part Samuel Barber: Agnus Dei Percy Grainger: Irish Tune from County Derry Percy Grainger: The Sussex Mummers' Carol Sven-David Sandstr怀m: Hear my prayer Jan Sandstr怀m: Det 䀀r en ros utsprungen William Byrd: Ave verum corpus Roderick Williams: Ave Verum Corpus Re-Imagined Douglas Guest: (They shall grow not old) Ralph Vaughan Williams (arr. Paul Drayton): The Lark Ascending Elodie Chousmer-Howells, violin Sofi Jeannin, conductor 3.50pm Petra Strahovnik: Prana RTV Symphony Orchestra, Ljubljana Rossen Milanov, conductor 4.00pm Johannes Brahms: Violin Concerto in D major Jack Liebeck, violin Andrew Gourlay, conductor The BBC Philharmonic in Vaughan Williams and the BBC Singers perform on the Cutty Sark. | |
Bbc Philharmonic Live At Mediacityuk In Salford | 20190619 | Tom McKinney introduces a live concert from the BBC Philharmonic's home in Salford. | |
Bbc Philharmonic Live From Mediacityuk In Salford | 20160921 | Stuart Flinders presents a live concert of music from the BBC Philharmonic, conducted by Alondra de la Parra. They open with a UK premiere - Mexican Arturo Marquez's Leyenda de Milano, before turning to Argentina for Ginastera's Variaciones concertantes, and finally Brazil with Villa Lobos's tribute to JS Bach in the seventh of his Bachianas Brasileiras. 2pm Arturo Mကrquez: Leyenda de Milano (UK premiere) Ginastera: Variaciones concertantes, Op 23 Villa Lobos: Bachiana Brasileira No 7 Alondra de la Parra (conductor). Live from MediaCityUK, the BBC Philharmonic in music by Marquez, Ginastera and Villa-Lobos | |
Bbc Philharmonic Live From Mediacityuk, Salford | 20170215 | The BBC Philharmonic - Live from MediaCityUK, Salford, presented by Tom Redmond George Antheil - radical American composer and a performing pianist, once took to the stage armed with a revolver concealed under his concert dress for a concert tour of 1930s Germany - as a 'degenerate' artist he wanted to defend himself if any Nazis stormed the stage. Hindemith also felt the disapproval of the Nazi party. He wrote his symphony based on themes from his opera 'Mathis der Maler' (Mathis the Painter) for Furtw䀀ngler and the Berlin Philharmonic to perform in 1934, but both Furtw䀀ngler and Hindemith faced official censure as Hindemith was already considered a composer of 'degenerate' music - and the message of the opera was that the artist must follow his own conscience and the the instruction of his political masters. By the 1960s, Shostakovich was past the worst of what the Soviet State could throw at him, so it seems a pity that his Second Cello Concerto should have caused him so many problems musically. He struggled with the first movement, which had been originally destined as a new symphony, and threw out a completed final movement and started again from scratch. Live BBC Philharmonic 2pm Serenade No 1 for strings [1948] Cello Concerto No 2 in G major, Op126 Leonard Elschenbroich (cello) Symphony 'Mathis der Maler John Storgards (conductor). Live from Salford, the BBC Philharmonic performs Antheil, Shostakovich and Hindemith. | |
Bbc Philharmonic Live From Mediacityuk, Salford | 20171027 | Tom Redmond presents the BBC Philharmonic, live from their home at MediaCityUK in Salford. Pavel Kolesnikov joins the orchestra for Beethoven's Piano Concerto No.4. And Afternoon Concert's tone poem theme continues with Eventyr by Delius, inspired by a Norwegian fairy tale. Then it's back to London with Jonathan Swain, and more from this week's featured ensemble, the BBC Symphony Orchestra, in concert at Maida Vale. They perform recent composition by some of the UK's most exciting living composers, including the world premiere of Gordon Crosse's Third Symphony. 2pm - LIVE from MediaCityUK Salford, presented by Tom Redmond Delius: Eventyr Beethoven: Piano Concerto No 4 in G major Sibelius: King Christian II Suite Op.27 Pavel Kolesnikov (piano) Rory Macdonald (conductor) c.3.25pm Back to the studio with Jonathan Swain Rachel Portman: Endangered Edwin Roxburgh: Concerto for Piano and Winds Sally Beamish: Diodati (UK premiere) Gordon Crosse: Symphony No. 3 'Between Despair and Dawn' (world premiere) Clare Hammond (piano) Michael Seal (conductor). The BBC Philharmonic perform live from Salford, plus the BBC Symphony Orchestra. | |
Bbc Philharmonic Live From Mediacityuk, Salford | 20190605 | Elizabeth Alker introduces a live concert from the BBC Philharmonic in their home at MediaCity. 2pm: Piers Hellawell Wild Flow Shostakovich Violin Concerto no 2 in C sharp minor BBC Philharmonic / Jac van Steen (conductor) / Aleksey Semenenko (violin) c.2.50pm: Arensky Symphony no 2 in A major BBC Philharmonic / Vassily Sinaisky (conductor) Elizabeth Alker introduces a live concert from the BBC Philharmonic's home in Salford. | |
Bbc Philharmonic Live From Salford | 20160511 | Stuart Flinders presents a concert live from the studios in Salford's MediaCityUK. Jac van Steen conducts the BBC Philharmonic in Elgar's symphonic study Falstaff, and they are joined by Russian pianist Pavel Kolesnikov in Beethoven's Concerto no.1 in C 2pm Elgar: Falstaff - symphonic study Op.68 c.2.35pm Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 1 in C major Op.15 Pavel Kolesnikov, piano Jac van Steen, conductor. Live from Salford, BBC Philharmonic in Elgar: Falstaff and Beethoven: Piano Concerto No 1. | |
Bbc Philharmonic Live From Salford | 20160525 | Tom Redmond introduces a live concert of French music with the BBC Philharmonic. Lorenzo Viotti conducts, and Leonard Elschenbroich joins the orchestra for Saint-Sa뀀ns's lyrical First Cello Concerto. 2pm Poulenc: Les Animaux mod耀les - suite from the ballet 2.25pm Saint-Sa뀀ns: Cello Concerto No 1 in A minor 2.55pm Chausson: Symphony in B flat, Op 20 Leonard Elschenbroich (cello) Lorenzo Viotti (conductor). A live concert of French music with the BBC Philharmonic under Lorenzo Viotti. | |
Bbc Philharmonic Live From Salford | 20180919 | BBC Philharmonic Chief Guest Conductor John Storg倀rds returns to Salford for a live broadcast of music by Valentin Silvestrov and Judith Weir After this, John Wilson conducts the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in the four 'Sea Interludes' Benjamin Britten extracted from his opera Peter Grimes 2.00pm Valentin Silvestrov: Symphony no. 5 Judith Weir: I Give You The End Of A Golden String John Storg倀rds, conductor 1510 Britten: Four Sea interludes from Peter Grimes, Op.33a John Wilson, conductor John Storgards conducts the BBC Philharmonic in music by Silvestrov and Weir | |
Bbc Philharmonic Live From Salford | 20180926 | Live from Salford's MediaCityUK, Conductor Jiri Rozen and the BBC Philharmonic perform Martinu's final symphony, his 'Fantaisies symphoniques', and one of Dvorak's most popular orchestral works, his Serenade for Strings. They are joined by Ashley Riches for Mahler's youthful song cycle, the Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (Songs of a Wayfarer). After this, Rumon Gamba conducts the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in Knight in Armour, the early tone poem of Ruth Gipps which was premiered at the Last Night of the Proms in 1942. 2.00pm Dvorak: Serenade for Strings in C major, Op 48 Mahler: Songs of a Wayfarer Martinu: Fantaisies symphoniques (Symphony No 6), H 343 Ashley Riches (baritone) Jiri Rozen (conductor) Continues: c.1520 Gipps: Knight in Armour, Op 8 Rumon Gamba (conductor) BBC Philharmonic and Jiri Rozen live in Dvorak, Mahler and Martinu | |
Bbc Philharmonic Live From Salford | 20181106 | Live from Salford's MediaCityUK, conductor Douglas Boyd and the BBC Philharmonic perform Britten's thrilling setting of poems by Rimbaud, Les Illuminations with tenor Robin Tritschler. This is paired with Mozart's Serenade in B flat (K 361) often referred to as the Gran Partita. The live concert is presented by Tom Redmond. After this, Tom continues his survey this week of Tippett's symphonic works with the composer's Symphony No. 3 for soprano and orchestra, with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra conducted by Martin Brabbins and soloist Rachel Nicholls. This eclectic works is blues-influenced and includes quotations from Beethoven, suggesting that Tippett was challenging Beethoven's world-view. 2.00 pm Britten: Les Illuminations Mozart: Serenade in B flat (K 361) Robin Tritschler, tenor Douglas Boyd, conductor c. 3.20 pm Tippett: Symphony No. 3 Rachel Nicholls, soprano Martyn Brabbins, conductor c. 4.20 pm Britten: Four Sea Interludes Rory Macdonald, conductor c. 4.40 pm Helen Grime: Snow from 2 Eardley Pictures The BBC Philharmonic and Douglas Boyd, live from Salford, perform Britten and Mozart. | |
Bbc Philharmonic Live From Salford | 20190410 | Live from Media City in Salford, John Wilson conducts a concert of twentieth-century English music. We begin with the ballet music from Gustav Holst's comic opera The Perfect Fool which is danced by Spirits of Earth, Water and Fire, before hearing John Ireland's tone poem The Forgotten Rite which was inspired by the pagan ancient sites of Jersey. Next up is a selection from William Walton's Facade featuring yodelling, a tango and a tarantella, and the concert concludes with Arnold Bax's shimmering evocation of The Garden of Fand, a work infused with Irish mythology and Celtic fantasy. Holst: The Perfect Fool Ballet Music Ireland: The Forgotten Rite Walton: Facade (selection) Bax: The Garden of Fand BBC Philharmonic John Wilson (Conductor) Presented by Tom McKinney. Live from Salford, John Wilson conducts a concert of twentieth-century English music. | |
Bbc Philharmonic Live From Salford | 20210716 | Tom McKinney presents the BBC Philharmonic live from Salford. Ben Gernon conducts music by Malcolm Arnold and Haydn, and Karen Gomyo joins the orchestra for Bruch's popular first violin concerto. Plus, Ian Skelly introduces more recordings from Poland, including South American music from the Polish Radio Orchestra and Christian Vasquez. Including: 2pm Arnold: Sinfonietta No.3 c.2.15pm Bruch: Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor, Op. 26 c.2.40pm Haydn: Symphony No.103 in E flat major (Drum Roll) Karen Gomyo (violin) Ben Gernon (conductor) | |
Bbc Philharmonic Live In Salford | 20191204 | Rumon Gamba conducts music by Michael Tippett, Malcolm Arnold and Ruth Gipps - a celebration of British musical creativity in the decades after World War II. Presented by Tom McKinney. Tippett: Praeludium Arnold: Clarinet Concerto No 1 with Michael Collins (clarinet) Gipps: Symphony No 3 BBC Philharmonic Conductor Rumon Gamba Rumon Gamba conducts music by Michael Tippett, Malcolm Arnold and Ruth Gipps. | |
Bbc Philharmonic, Halvorsen, Strauss, Mendelssohn | 20141022 | Live from MediaCity, Salford, home of the BBC Philharmonic. This week launches the Afternoon on 3 Nordic and Baltic season. Conductor Ben Gernon had his BBC Proms debut this year and joins the orchestra for Johan Halvorsen's Pictures from Norwegian Fairy Tales, Richard Strauss's Burleske for piano and orchestra with soloist Zhang Zuo and Mendelssohn's youthful First Symphony. 2pm Norwegian Fairy Tale Pictures, Op.37 Burleske in D Minor, Op.11 Zhang Zuo (piano) Symphony No.1 in C minor, Op.11 Ben Gernon (conductor). Live from MediaCity in Salford, BBC Philharmonic in Halvorsen, Strauss and Mendelssohn. | |
Bbc Philharmonic, Live | 20181212 | Continuing our week of live performances every day from the BBC Orchestras, Ben Gernon conducts the BBC Philharmonic performing Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel, Anna Clyne's This Midnight Hour & excerpts from Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake live from MediaCityUK. Presented by Stuart Flinders. Humperdinck: Hansel and Gretel: Prelude to Act I Anna Clyne: This Midnight Hour Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake (excerpts) Ben Gernon, conductor Ben Gernon conducts music by Humperdinck, Clyne and Tchaikovsky live from MediaCityUK. | |
Bbc Philharmonic, Live From Mediacityuk | 20200124 | Featuring live music by the BBC Philharmonic, the BBC's orchestra in the North of England. Presented by Elizabeth Alker Beethoven: Overture, The Consecration of the House Mozart: Piano Concerto No 9 in E flat (K271) Beethoven: Gratulations-Menuett (WoO 3) Elisabeth Brauss, piano Ludovic Morlot, conductor | |
Bbc Philharmonic, Live From Salford | 20190515 | The BBC Philharmonic, live from Salford, in a programme of works by Polish-born composer Mieczys?aw Weinberg, including the world premiere of his piece Morning-Red. Long resident in Moscow, he was a friend and confidante of Dmitri Shostakovich and his was some of the most interesting and important Soviet music of the last half of the twentieth century. Presented by Tom Redmond. 2.00pm Mussorgsky arr. Shostakovich: Khovantshchina, Prleude to Act I (Dawn on the Moscow river) Weinberg: Morning-Red (Dawn), op. 60 (world premiere); Concerto no. 1 for flute and string orchestra, op. 75; Symphony no. 4, op. 61 Alex Jakeman, flute John Storg倀rds, conductor The BBC Philharmonic, live from Salford, in a programme of works by Mieczyslaw Weinberg. | |
Bbc Philharmonic, Prokofiev, Ravel And Vaughan Williams | 20170224 | Catriona Young rounds off her week of performances by the BBC Philharmonic. Conductor John Wilson has been featuring over this week, and he performs music by Haydn Wood and Vaughan Williams as part of Afternoon on 3's British Music Season. Plus Colin Matthews's orchestration of four Preludes by Debussy, and Prokofiev's Symphony No.7. 2pm Sibelius: The Bard, Op.64 John Storgards (conductor) Prokofiev: Symphony No 7 in C sharp minor Jac van Steen (conductor) c.2.40pm Debussy orch. Colin Matthews: Four Preludes Clark Rundell (conductor) Ravel: Rapsodie espagnole Yan Pascal Tortelier (conductor) c.3.20pm Vaughan Williams: Symphony No 2 (A London Symphony) John Wilson (conductor) Haydn Wood: London Landmarks John Wilson (conductor). BBC Philharmonic in Sibelius, Prokofiev, Debussy, Ravel, Vaughan Williams and Haydn Wood. | |
Bbc Philharmonic, Sibelius, Vasks, Nielsen | 20141210 | Afternoon on 3's series of Nordic/Baltic music continues with the BBC Philharmonic and conductor John Storgards live in concert from MediaCity, Salford. The orchestra's Principal Cor Anglais player Gillian Callow is the soloist in Peteris Vasks Cor Anglais Concerto, before Nielsen's mighty Symphony no.4. Presented by Stuart Flinders. 2.00pm Sibelius: Pan and Echo Peteris Vasks: Cor anglais Concerto 2.30pm Nielsen: Symphony No 4 (Inextinguishable) Gillian Callow (cor anglais) BBC Philharmonic, conductor John Storgards. John Storgards conducts the BBC Philharmonic in music by Sibelius, Vasks and Nielsen. | |
Bbc Philharmonic. Live From Salford | 20200122 | Today's Concert: live from the BBC Philharmonic Studio, Media City. Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin Vaughan Williams: On Wenlock Edge Ravel Mother Goose: Five Pieces Alessandro Fisher, tenor Ludovic Morlot, conductor Presented by Elizabeth Alker Featuring live music by the BBC Philharmonic, the BBC's orchestra in the North of England. | |
Bbc Philharmonic: Music, By George Antheil Live From Salford | 20180530 | Stuart Flinders presents a live invitation concert in which the BBC Philharmonic and chief guest conductor, John Storg倀rds, celebrate the self-styled 'bad boy of music', George Antheil. Antheil's 'mechanistic' works made him the rage of the 1920s Parisian artistic community and 'bad boy' of the music scene Antheil's First Symphony, 'Zingaresca', dates from his early twenties. In 1922 Antheil announced that jazz was 'one of the greatest artistic landmarks of modern art' and this symphony is a prime example of the way in which he incorporated the sounds and styles of jazz into classical music Commissioned in 1952 to write music for a ballet based on a Hemingway short story, Antheil flavours his Capital of the World suite with American, Russian and Spanish influences George Antheil: Symphony no. 1 'Zingaresca John Storg倀rds, conductor. The BBC Philharmonic celebrates the self-styled 'bad boy of music', George Antheil. | |
Bbc Proms Dubai 2019 | 20190401 | This week will be featuring, among other things, concerts from the recent tour to Dubai made by the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the BBC Singers. Today we're at Dubai's Opera with a programme given by the BBC Singers, introduced there by Petroc Trelawny. First, the Singers perform Britten's Choral Dances from his opera 'Gloriana' and Durufl退's Four Motets on Gregorian Themes. Then comes a selection of popular works including Laura Mvula's Love Like a Lion. Then, the Singers are joined by the Dubai English-speaking College Chamber Choir in an arrangement of Bob Chilcott's We Are, who also arranged Billy Joel's And So It Goes, performed by the local group on their own. Next is the Singers again in songs from Flanders & Swann's 'At the drop of a Hat'. And the concert ends with Laura Mvula's Sing to the Moon, a medley of Abba's music, arranged for choir and Andrew Gold's classic Never Let Her Slip Away. For the rest of the afternoon we're in the company of Fiona Talkington as she introduces Lighting the Fire, a work by the Estonian composer Tatjana Kozlova-Johannes, featured in the 2018 International Rostrum of Composers. Then we move to Milton Court in London, with Dominic Dagavino performing Ligeti's Musica Ricercata for piano, part of the BBC Symphony Orchestra's 'Total Immersion' cycle. And the afternoon ends with Richard Strauss's Sonatina No.1 in F major 'From an Invalid's Workshop', with the BBC Symphony Orchestra Wind, conducted by Douglas Boyd. 2.00pm - Concert presented by Petroc Trelawny Britten: Choral Dances from Gloriana Durufl退: Quatre motets sur des th耀mes gr退goriens Laura Mvula: Love Like a Lion Bob Chilcott: We Are Billy Joel, arr Chilcott: And So It Goes Flanders & Swann, arr Stephen Jeffes and Grace Rossiter: Choral Suite of Songs from At the Drop of a Hat Laura Mvula: Sing to the Moon Benny Andersson and Bj怀rn Ulvaeus, arr. Stephen Jeffes and Grace Rossiter: ABBA Medley Andrew Gold arr. Jonathan Wikeley: Never Let Her Slip Away Sofi Jeannin, conductor Presented by Fiona Talkington 3.20pm Tatjana Kozlova-Johannes (Estonia): Lighting the Fire 3.53pm From the BBCSO's Total Immersion: Ligeti - at Milton Court in London Ligeti: Musica ricercata for piano solo 1951-53 Dominic Degavino, piano 4.23pm Richard Strauss: Sonatina No.1 in F major 'Aus der Werkstatt eines Invaliden BBCSO Wind Douglas Boyd, conductor The BBC Singers conducted by Sofi Jeannin at Dubai Opera. | |
Bbc Scottish Symphony Orchestra | 20111010 | Katie Derham presents performances by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra conducted by Donald Runnicles, including a recent concert from Aberdeen with soprano Michaela Kaune in Strauss's Four Last Songs. Elgar: Symphony no. 1 in A flat major Op.55 Donald Runnicles (conductor) Beethoven: Overture: Egmont R Strauss: Four Last Songs Elgar: Symphony No.2 Michaela Kaune (soprano) Recorded at The Music Hall, Aberdeen. Katie Derham presents performances by the BBC Scottish SO and Donald Runnicles. | |
Bbc Scottish Symphony Orchestra | 20111011 | Katie Derham presents a recent concert from Perth Concert Hall by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and conductor Xian Zhang, with pianist Denis Kozhukhin performing Prokofiev's 3rd Piano Concerto. Plus Mozart and Stravinsky Schubert: Symphony No.8 'Unfinished Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No.3 in C major, Op.26 Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.4 Denis Kozhukhin (piano) Xian Zhang (conductor) Stravinsky: Pulcinella Karen Cargill (mezzo soprano) Thomas Walker (tenor) Andrew Foster-Williams (bass) Matthias Pintscher (conductor). Katie Derham presents BBC SSO performing music by Schubert, Prokofiev and Stravinsky. | |
Bbc Scottish Symphony Orchestra | 20111012 | Violinist Jennifer Koh joins the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and conductor Andrew Grams in a rare performance of Menotti's Violin Concerto in A minor - a work that she studied with the composer. Also in this concert given recently at the Lammermuir Festival in East Lothian are Rossini's overture to William Tell and Dvorak's 'New World' Symphony. Presented by Katie Derham Rossini: Overture: William Tell Menotti: Violin Concerto in A minor Dvorak: Symphony No.9 (From the New World) Jennifer Koh (violin) Andrew Grams (conductor). Katie Derham presents the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in Rossini, Menotti and Dvorak. | |
Bbc Scottish Symphony Orchestra | 20180917 | Penny Gore introduces music by Elgar, Dvorak, Copland and, in his centenary year, Leonard Bernstein Martyn Brabbins conducts the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in Elgar's 'Enigma' Variations, while cellist and former BBC New Generation Artist Nicolas Altstaedt joins them for concertos by Elgar and Dvorak 2.00pm Wagner: Tannhauser Overture Elgar: Cello Concerto in E minor, Op.85; 'Enigma' Variations, Op.36 Nicolas Altstaedt, cello Martyn Brabbins, conductor 3.20pm Macmillan: Stomp (with Fate and Elvira) Dvorak: Cello Concerto in B minor, Op.104 4.00pm Copland: Quiet City Britten: Sinfonia da requiem, Op.20 Bernstein: Halil Mark O'Keeffe, trumpet James Horan, cor anglais Charlotte Ashton, flute John Wilson, conductor Penny Gore with music by Elgar, Dvorak, Copland and Bernstein | |
Bbc Scottish Symphony Orchestra | 20180918 | Penny Gore introduces Elgar's The Dream of Gerontius, as well as music by Mozart and Richard Rodney Bennett Martyn Brabbins conducts Elgar's searing oratorio The Dream of Gerontius, to words by Cardinal Newman, recorded in Rotterdam during the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra's European tour earlier this year Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38 Jennifer Johnston, mezzo-soprano Andrew Staples, tenor David Soar, bass Rotterdam Symphony Chorus Martyn Brabbins, conductor 1540 Bennett: Concerto for Stan Getz; Symphony no. 2 Howard McGill, saxophone John Wilson, conductor 1620 Mozart: Symphony no.41 in C, K.551 'Jupiter Laura Samuel, director Penny Gore introduces Elgar's The Dream of Gerontius and music by Richard Rodney Bennett | |
Bbc Scottish Symphony Orchestra | 20180921 | Penny Gore introduces music by Bruckner, Britten, Mozart and Richard Rodney Bennett in performances recorded by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Former BBC Young Musician of the Year Laura van der Heijden joins the orchestra for Haydn's sunny Cello Concerto in C, written in the 1760s: it was presumed lost for two hundred years until it was discovered in a museum in Prague 2.00pm Haydn: Cello Concerto no.1 in C, Hob.7b.1 Bruckner: Symphony no.7 in E Laura van der Heijden, cello Karl-Heinz Steffens, conductor 1520 Bennett: Serenade for orchestra; Partita for orchestra John Wilson, conductor 1550 Bridge orch. Hindmarsh: Three Idylls Britten: Les Illuminations, Op.18 Mozart: Serenade in G, K.525 'Eine kleine Nachtmusik Claire Booth, soprano Laura Samuel, director Penny Gore introduces music by Haydn, Bruckner, Britten, Mozart and Richard Rodney Bennett | |
Bbc Scottish Symphony Orchestra | 20181105 | A week of performances by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, beginning with a concert of American music by Copland, Augusta Read Thomas and Gershwin. Tom also highlights the symphonic works of Michael Tippett who died 20 years ago, starting today with his Symphony in B flat major, written in the mid-1930s when Tippett was still in his twenties. Presented by Tom Redmond. 2.00 pm Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man Augusta Read Thomas: Brio Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue Bernstein: Songfest Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano Tracy Cantin, soprano Michele Losier, mezzo soprano Kelley O'Connor, alto Paul Appleby, tenor Nmon Ford, baritone Musa Ngqungwana, bass Thomas Dausgaard, conductor c. 3.25 pm Copland: Billy the Kid Suite John Wilson, conductor c. 3.45 pm Tippett: Symphony in B flat major [1933-34] Martyn Brabbins, conductor c. 4.15 pm Elgar: Enigma Variations The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra with music by Copland, Gershwin, Bernstein and Tippett | |
Bbc Scottish Symphony Orchestra | 20181107 | Today's concert by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra features Sibelius's patriotic tone poem Finlandia, and his Violin Concerto of which Donald Tovey wrote 'I have not met a more original, a more masterly, and a more exhilarating work'. The soloist is Viktoria Mullova, with conductor Thomas Dausgaard. The concert ends with Nielsen's Second Symphony, The Four Temperaments, describing four personality types: choleric, phlegmatic, melancholic, and sanguine. The concert is presented by Tom Redmond. 2.00 pm Sibelius: Finlandia Sibelius: Violin Concerto Nielsen: Symphony No.2 (The Four Temperaments) Thomas Dausgaard, conductor Viktoria Mullova, violin Much-loved works by Sibelius and Nielsen performed by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra | |
Bbc Scottish Symphony Orchestra | 20181109 | The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra end a week of concerts with Dohnanyi's First Violin Concerto with soloist Barnabကs Kelemen, Kodကly's Dances of Galကnta and Borodin's Second Symphony. The concert is conducted by Gergely Madaras and presented by Tom Redmond. Tom also features another symphonic work by Michael Tippett, ending his brief survey this week of the composer's works with the Fourth Symphony. It begins and ends with the sound of a single breath, fittingly as Tippett described the work as a 'birth to death piece. 2.00 pm Erno Dohnanyi: Violin Concerto No 1 in D minor Zoltကn Kodကly: Dances of Galကnta Alexander Borodin: Symphony No 2 in B minor Barnabကs Kelemen, violin Gergely Madaras, conductor c. 3.25 pm Mussorgsky: Pictures from an Exhibition Rory Macdonald, conductor c. 4.00 pm Michael Tippett: Symphony No 4 Martyn Brabbins, conductor c. 4.30 pm Bridge orch P Hindmarsh: 3 Idylls for string quartet Laura Samuel, director/violin Dohnanyi, Kodaly and Borodin performed by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra | |
Bbc Scottish Symphony Orchestra | 20190204 | A week of performances from the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Today James Ehnes joins the orchestra for Britten's Violin Concerto; plus Dvorak's Cello Concerto with Nicolas Altstaedt; Eduard Lassen's Violin Concerto with Linus Roth & Richard Rodney Bennett's 1st Symphony The Romantic passions of these symphonic works are contrasted with the sparkling wit and infectious energy of a couple of excerpts from Rossini operas with mezzo-soprano Victoria Simmonds. Presented by Penny Gore Barber: Essay no. 2 Op.17 Britten: Violin Concerto Op.15 James Ehnes (violin) James Feddeck (conductor) 2.40pm Rossini: The Silken Ladder Overture Rossini: Una voce poco fa from The Barber of Seville Victoria Simmonds (mezzo-soprano) Richard Farnes (conductor) 2.55pm Dvorak: Cello Concerto in B minor Op.104 Nicolas Altstaedt (cello) Martyn Brabbins (conductor) 3.35pm Richard Rodney Bennett: Symphony No.1 John Wilson (conductor) 3.55pm Eduard Lassen: Violin Concerto in D major, Op.87 Linus Roth (violin) Antony Hermus (conductor) James Ehnes performs Benjamin Britten's Violin Concerto with the BBC SSO | |
Bbc Scottish Symphony Orchestra | 20190205 | The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra perform Liszt's 1st Piano Concerto with pianist Stephen Hough; and Mozart's Piano Concerto No.23 with soloist Elisabeth Brauss Franz Liszt composed his 1st Piano Concerto over a 26-year period. It premiered in Weimar in 1855, with Liszt at the piano and Hector Berlioz conducting. It is a thunderous war-house of a concerto with contrasting exquisite lyrical sections. Presented by Penny Gore Bart k: Suite No.2 Liszt: Piano Concerto No 1 in E flat major Bart k: Suite No.1 Stephen Hough (piano) Thomas Dausgaard (conductor) 3.30pm Philipp Scharwenka: Violin Concerto op.95 Linus Roth, violin Antony Hermus, conductor 4.05pm Richard Rodney Bennett Reflections on a 16th century tune John Wilson (conductor) 4.20pm Mozart: Piano Concerto No.23 K.488 Elisabeth Brauss, piano Holly Mathieson, conductor Concertos by Mozart, Scharwenka and Liszt plus Bartok's two orchestral suites | |
Bbc Scottish Symphony Orchestra | 20200504 | Penny Gore presents the first in a week of programmes featuring highlights from the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra's current season. Bruckner Symphony no. 8 in C minor Carolyn Sampson (soprano) Donald Runnicles (conductor) Recorded 28/02/20 in the Music Hall, Aberdeen. Brahms Quartet in G minor Op.25, orch. Schoenberg [orig. Piano Quartet no.1] Alexander Vedernikov (conductor) Recorded 11/10/19 in the Concert Hall, Perth. Highlights form the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra's current season. | |
Bbc Scottish Symphony Orchestra | 20200505 | Penny Gore presents the second programme in a week of concerts given by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Bartok - Hungarian Sketches Schumann - Piano Concerto Elgar - Symphony No.1 Elisabeth Leonskaja, piano Thomas Dausgaard, conductor Recorded 16.05.19, in City Halls, Glasgow. Mahler: Kindertotenlieder Shostakovich: Symphony no. 5 in D minor Op.47 Claudia Huckle (contralto) Michael Sanderling (conductor) Recorded 30/01/20, in Glasgow City Halls The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra plays Elgar and Shostakovich. | |
Bbc Scottish Symphony Orchestra | 20200506 | Penny Gore presents the third of a week of programmes featuring concerts given by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Chopin Concerto no. 1 in E minor Op.11 for piano and orchestra Schumann Symphony no. 2 in C major Op.61 Zlata Chochieva (piano) Karl-Heinz Steffens (conductor) Recorded 09/02/20 in the Usher Hall, Edinburgh. Chopin and Schumann from the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. | |
Bbc Scottish Symphony Orchestra | 20200615 | Tom McKinney introduces a week of music from the BBC Scottish Symphony beginning today with a concert of music from the Town Hall in Ayr recorded at the start of the year. Bacewicz: Concerto for string orchestra Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor Dvorak: Symphony No 7 in D minor Kristof Barati (violin) BBC SSO conducted by Miguel Harth-Bedoya Also from Ayr... Brahms: Variations on a theme by Haydn BBC SSO conducted by John Wilson Schubert: Symphony No 4 in C minor 'Tragic BBC SSO conducted by Francois Leleux Concerts and recordings made in Ayr. | |
Bbc Scottish Symphony Orchestra | 20200616 | Tom McKinney introduces music making from Perth from the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra including a chance to hear Ernst von Dohnanyi's five-movement neo-romantic First Symphony. A concert recorded in Perth Concert Hall in February of this year... Smetana: Overture - The Bartered Bride Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D Dohnanyi: Symphony No 1 in D minor Karen Gomyo (violin) BBC SSO conducted by Gergely Madaras Also from Perth.... Wilhelm Stenhammar: Symphony No1 in F BBC SSO conducted by Andrew Manze Concerts and recordings from Perth, including Dohnanyi's First Symphony. | |
Bbc Scottish Symphony Orchestra | 20200617 | Tom McKinney introduces more music making from Scotland with a concert recorded by the BBC SSO at Eden Court in Inverness in March of this year. Glazunov: Chopiniana Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 5 BBC SSO conducted by Martyn Brabbins Plus a chance to hear more recordings from the BBC Radio 3 'New Generation Artists'. A concert from Inverness, including works by Glazunov and Tchaikovsky. | |
Bbc Scottish Symphony Orchestra | 20200619 | Tom McKinney introduces music-making from the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra recorded in Edinburgh, including a concert of music by Edmund Finnis, Rachmaninov and Rimsky-Korsakov given in the Usher Hall. Finnis: The Air, Turning (BBC Commission) Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No 2 in C minor Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade Vadym Kholodenko (piano) BBC SSO conducted by Ilan Volkov Also from Edinburgh.... Walton: Symphony No 1 in B flat BBC SSO conducted by Martyn Brabbins Concerts and recordings from Edinburgh, including Walton's First Symphony. | |
Bbc Scottish Symphony Orchestra | 20210517 | The excellent work of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra is highlighted in this week's programming. Mendelssohn The Hebrides overture Mozart Piano Concerto No.18 K.456 Imogen Cooper, piano Ryan Wigglesworth, conductor Tippett: Symphony No 1 Martyn Brabbins, conductor Mendelssohn Symphony No.1 Presented by Fiona Talkington The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra perform works by Mendelssohn, Mozart and Tippett. | |
Bbc Scottish Symphony Orchestra | 20210518 | Highlighting the work of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Debussy: Prelude a l'apr耀s midi d'un faune Martyn Brabbins, conductor Tippett: Symphony No 2 Bruckner: Symphony No 7 in E Ilan Volkov, conductor Stravinsky: Symphonies of Wind Instruments Stravinsky: Violin Concerto in D Carolin Widmann, violin Haydn: Symphony No 6 in D (Le matin) Presented by Fiona Talkington The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra perform music including works by Debussy and Tippett. | |
Bbc Scottish Symphony Orchestra (1-4) | 20210621 | This week's Afternoon concerts focus on the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, with a wide range of concerts and studio recordings. Today's programme has a British flavour with Grace Williams's Sea Sketches, Britten's evocative Serenade and the late Anthony Payne's completion of Elgar's Third Symphony. Presented by Fiona Talkington 2pm Bartok: Hungarian sketches Sz.97 for orchestra Thomas Dausgaard (conductor) Haydn Symphony No 8, H.1.8 Le Soir Martyn Brabbins (conductor) c.2.35pm Grace Williams Sea Sketches Holly Mathieson (conductor) c.2.55pm Britten Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings Ian Bostridge (tenor), Christopher Parkes (horn) Elgar comp.Payne Symphony No 3 in C minor John Wilson (conductor) Music by Grace Williams, Britten and Anthony Payne's completion of Elgar's Symphony No 3. | |
Bbc Scottish Symphony Orchestra (2-4) | 20210622 | ~Afternoon Concert continues with a focus on the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Today's programme includes a Frenchman in Egypt, a Swedish serenade and culminates in Shostakovich's mighty Tenth Symphony. Presented by Fiona Talkington 2pm Donizetti Don Pasquale - opera buffa in 3 acts - Overture Puccini Capriccio sinf nico John Wilson (conductor) c.2.15pm Faure Pelleas and Mellisande Suite Saint-Saens Piano Concerto No 5 (Egyptian) Javier Perianes (piano) Mathias Pintscher (conductor) Stenhammar Serenade in F Andrew Manze (conductor) c.3.45pm Shostakovich: Symphony no. 10 in E minor Op.93 Martyn Brabbins (conductor) Fiona Talkington presents music by Faure, Saint-Saens, Stenhammar and Shostakovich. | |
Bbc Scottish Symphony Orchestra (3-4) | 20210623 | ~Afternoon Concert continues with its focus on the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Today's programme includes a masquerade by Anna Clyne, a chamber arrangement of Nielsen's Sixth Symphony and Respighi's Roman Festivals. Presented by Fiona Talkington 2pm Anna Clyne Masquerade for orchestra Alpesh Chauhan (conductor) Nielsen Symphony No 6 (arr Abrahamsen for 18 Players) Andrew Manze (conductor) c.2.55pm Respighi Feste Romane for orchestra John Wilson (conductor) Fiona Talkington presents music by Anna Clyne, Nielsen and Respighi. | |
Bbc Scottish Symphony Orchestra (4-4) | 20210625 | ~Afternoon Concert concludes its focus on the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra with a performance given in Perth Concert Hall for which the orchestra was joined by Steven Osborne. Plus Elizabeth Maconchy's Music for strings and Respighi's Pines of Rome. Presented by Ian Skelly 2pm Sibelius Karelia Overture Beethoven Piano Concerto No 2 in B flat major, Op.19 Stenhammar Symphony No 1 in F Major Steven Osborne (piano) Andrew Manze (conductor) c.3.35pm Elizabeth Maconchy Music for strings Holly Mathieson (conductor) c.3'50pm Respighi Pini di Roma - symphonic poem John Wilson (conductor) Ian Skelly presents music by Beethoven, Stenhammar, Machonchy and Respighi. | |
Bbc Scottish Symphony Orchestra In Concert | 20201116 | Highlights of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra's recent season: Andrew Manze arranges Lawes, and Weber invites us to the dance, plus music by Ruth Gipps, Jane Grey and Dorothy Howell. Presented by Penny Gore. Respighi: The Birds - Suite Tippett: Concerto for double string orchestra Lawes, William (arr. Manze): Fantasy in G minor-major Mozart: Symphony No.39 in E flat major, K.543 Andrew Manze, conductor Weber: Invitation to the Dance (orch Berlioz) Alexander Vedernikov, conductor Mussorgsky, arr. Shostakovich: Songs and dances of death Sergei Leiferkus, baritone Martyn Brabbins, conductor Ruth Gipps: Sinfonietta op.73 for winds and percussion Ruth Gipps: Jane Grey - fantasy op.15 for viola and strings Dorothy Howell: 2 pieces for muted strings Scott Dickinson, viola Teresa Riveiro Bohm, conductor The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra plays Respighi and Mozart. Presented by Penny Gore. | |
Bbc Scottish Symphony Orchestra In Japan (1) | 20191125 | The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra brings the Proms to Japan. Fiona Talkington introduces performances recorded recently during the orchestra's residency at the Orchard Hall in Tokyo. This afternoon they open the series with Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky and Mahler in what is the orchestra's first tour of Japan. Mendelssohn: Overture 'The Hebrides' ('Fingal's Cave') op. 26 Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor Mahler: Symphony No 5 in C sharp minor Yulianna Avdeeva (piano) Thomas Dausgaard (conductor) followed at approx. 3.55pm by: James MacMillan: Woman of the Apocalypse Joana Carneiro (conductor) recorded at the Edinburgh International Festival 2019 | |
Bbc Scottish Symphony Orchestra In Japan (2) | 20191126 | The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra brings the Proms to Japan. Georgia Mann introduces performances recorded recently during the orchestra's residency at the Orchard Hall in Tokyo. This afternoon they play Sibelius, Tchaikovsky and Elgar. Sibelius: Finlandia Op.26 Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D major Op. 35 Sibelius: Symphony No 2 in D major Op.43 Vadim Repin (violin) Thomas Dausgaard (conductor) followed at apporx 3.35pm by: Toshio Hosokawa: Preludio for orchestra Elgar: Cello Concerto in E minor Op. 85 Dai Miyata (cello) | |
Bbc Scottish Symphony Orchestra In Japan, 'last Night Of The Proms' | 20191127 | The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra brings the Proms to Japan. Fiona Talkington introduces performances recorded recently during the orchestra's residency at the Orchard Hall in Tokyo. This afternoon they bring the spirit of the Last Night of the Proms to Tokyo in a concert featuring the brilliant young saxophonist, Jess Gillam and the Japanese soprano Maki Mori. Bernstein: Overture to Candide Milhaud: Scaramouche Malcolm Arnold: 4 Scottish dances Op.59 no. 3 Scottish Waltz Purcell: Now that the sun hath veiled his light Z.193 (An Evening hymn on a ground) Puccini: O mio babbino caro from Gianni Schicchi BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra with Jess Gillam (saxophone) andMaki Mori (soprano) Thomas Dausgaard (conductor) and at approx. 2.35pm a performance the orchestra gave earlier this year in Salzburg Elgar Symphony no. 1 in A flat Op.55 | |
Bbc Scottish Symphony Orchestra Live | 20201001 | The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra performs live from City Halls in Glasgow. Britten's Simple Symphony is followed by Shostakovich's more complicated one. Plus a return to this week's Royal Concertgebouw theme, with performances of Mozart, Lutoslawski and Beethoven. 2pm BBC SSO LIVE, presented by Kate Molleson. Britten Simple Symphony Shostakovich Symphony No 14 Elizabeth Atherton (soprano) Joshua Bloom (bass) Mark Wigglesworth (conductor) c.3.25pm Mozart Sinfonia Concertante in E flat, K. 364 Isabelle Faust (violin) Tabea Zimmermann (viola) Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Ivကn Fischer (conductor) c.3.55pm Lutoslawski Cello Concerto Gregor Horsch (cello) Beethoven Symphony no.5 in C minor, Op.67 Thomas Hengelbrock (conductor) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, live from City Halls, Glasgow | |
Bbc Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Barber, Bernstein, Rachmaninov | 20191030 | Tom McKinney with music from the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra including a concert from Inverness of American and Russian music conducted by John Wilson. Leonard Bernstein: Three Dance Episodes from 'On The Town Samuel Barber: Knoxville - Summer of 1915 (Elizabeth Reiter - soprano) Sergey Rachmaninov: Symphony No 3 BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra conducted by John Wilson The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra performs Barber, Bernstein and Rachmaninov. | |
Bbc Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Barber, Britten, Macmillan | 20191028 | Tom McKinney introduces concerts and recordings made by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, including appearances at this year's St Magnus Festival in Orkney. Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings Benjamin Britten: Les Illuminations (Mary Bevan - soprano) James MacMillan: For Sonny Ralph Vaughan-Williams: Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis. (Leader - Laura Samuel) Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No 4 BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra conducted by Alexander Liebreich The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra performs music by Barber, Britten and MacMillan. | |
Bbc Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Bartok, Brahms, Macmillan | 20191101 | Tom McKinney introduces a programme of concerts and recordings given by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra including music recorded in Salzburg under their Chief Conductor Thomas Dausgaard. Brahms: Piano Concerto No 1 in D minor (Elizabeth Leonskaya - piano) Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra conducted by Thomas Dausgaard and from this year's Edinburgh Festival James MacMillan: A Scotch Bestiary (Stephen Farr - organ) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra conducted by Joana Carneiro. The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra performs Bartok, Brahms and MacMillan. | |
Bbc Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Brahms, Haydn, Rachmaninov | 20191029 | Tom McKinney introduces concerts and recordings from the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra including the premiere of a new work by Stuart MacRae given at this year's Lammermuir festival. Joseph Haydn: Symphony No 42 in D Sergey Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini (Vadim Kholodenko - piano) Johannes Brahms: Symphony No 3 BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra conducted by Nicholas Carter From the 2019 Lammermuir Festival Stuart MacRae: Prometheus Symphony for soprano, baritone and orchestra (Jennifer France - soprano) (Paul Carey Jones - baritone) Jean Sibelius: Symphony No 5 BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra conducted by Matthew Halls. The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra performs Brahms, Haydn and Rachmaninov. | |
Bbc Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Live | 20181213 | Glasgow's City Halls hosts the BBC Scottish SO in a live concert featuring Anna Clyne's Masquerade, Dvo?ကk's Cello Concerto & Sibelius Symphony No.2. Presented by Jamie MacDougall. After the live concert, Penny Gore introduces music by composers who served in the Armed Forces during World War 1, some of whom died in the conflict. These pieces were recorded during the Total Immersion 'In Remembrance' weekend at the Barbican in November, featuring Musicians from the Guildhall School of Music & Drama. Anna Clyne: Masquerade Dvo?ကk: Cello Concerto in B minor Sibelius: Symphony No 2 in D major Pablo Ferrကndez, cello BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Alpesh Chauhan, conductor c.3.50pm Frederick Septimus Kelly: Six Songs, Op. 6 Katherine Mcindoe, soprano Michael Pandya, piano Rudi Stephan: Groteske Maria W?oszczowska, violin Serene Koh, piano Georges Antoine: Piano Quartet in B minor, Op. 6 Joon Yoon piano Juliette Roos violin Oscar Holch viola Akito Goto cello The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra performs Clyne, Dvorak and Sibelius in Glasgow. | |
Bbc Scottish Symphony Orchestra: Hough Plays Rachmaninov | 20230504 | Stephen Hough and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra perform Rachmaninov's timelessly romantic Piano Concerto No 2. Presented by Ian Skelly Arguably the best-loved composition of the twentieth century, the wartime movie Brief Encounter brought its hauntingly beautiful slow movement to a worldwide audience. It is played by polymath Stephen Hough - pianist, composer, painter, writer - who shares a recording he finds especially inspiring. 2.00pm Edvard Grieg/Franz Josef Breuer Wedding day at Troldhaugen, from Lyric Pieces, Book 8 Jerzy Maksymiuk, conductor Robert Schumann Adagio and Allegro Lise Berthaud, viola Adam Laloum, piano Matthew Hindson Concerto for soprano saxophone and orchestra Amy Dickson (saxophone) Martyn Brabbins, conductor Pierne Scherzo-caprice Stephen Coombs, piano Ronald Corp, conductor 3.00pm Stephen Hough, piano Nuno Coelho, conductor Stephen introduces his Artist's Choice: Weber Sonata No 2: 1) Allegro moderato, con spirito ed assai legato Alfred Cortot, piano Mozart Vesperae solennes de confessore Katja Stuber, soprano Dorothee Rabsch, alto Michael Mogl, tenor Joachim Hochbauer, bass Regensburger Domspatzen Hofkapelle, Munich Christian Heiss, conductor Stephen Hough and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No 2 | |
Bbc Scottish Symphony Orchestra: Rachmaninov's Symphony No 2 | 20230501 | Hannu Lintu conducts the BBC Scottish Symphony in Rachmaninov's Second Symphony, plus music by Vivaldi and Franck transcribed by pianist Stephen Hough Presented by Ian Skelly Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninov took six months to craft his Symphony No 2, and conducted its first performance in St. Petersburg's Mariinsky Theatre in January 1908. He must have been relieved because the premiere of his first symphony, directed by fellow-composer Alexander Glazunov, was such a disaster that it drove its young composer into a deep despair. Pianist Stephen Hough performs Rachmaninov's Concerto No 2, again with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, in Thursday's programme. We feature him every day this week, today with a sublime transcription of Franck's Choral No 3 for organ. 2.00pm Agitata da due venti, from Griselda Lea Desandre, mezzo Jupiter Ensemble Thomas Dunford, conductor Mozart Symphony No 13 in F Michael Sanderling, conductor Armatae face et anguibus, from Juditha triumphans Anna Clyne This Midnight Hour Tito Munoz, conductor 3.00pm Hannu Lintu, conductor Franck/Hough Stephen Hough, piano Mentre dormi, amor fomenti, from L'Olimpiade Hannu Lintu conducts the BBC Scottish Symphony in Rachmaninov's Second Symphony. | |
Bbc Scottish Symphony Orchestra: Rimsky-korsakov's Scheherazade | 20230503 | Alpesh Chauhan conducts Scheherazade, Rimsky-Korsakov's sweeping tales of oriental heroism and love. Presented by Ian Skelly Based on One Thousand and One Nights (or The Arabian Nights), this suite of four movements feature the titular storyteller, weaving exotic fairy tales of princes and princesses, pirates and the sea itself 2.00pm Vivaldi Gelosia, tu gi | |
Bbc Scottish Symphony Orchestra: Sibelius's Lemminkainen Suite | 20230505 | Nuno Coelho conducts the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in Sibelius's epic Lemminkainen Suite, and there's music by Saint-Sa뀀ns and Prokofiev. Presented by Ian Skelly Sibelius was inspired by the Kalevala, Finland's national collection of folklore poetry, in four stories: Lemminkainen and the Maidens of the Island; The Swan of Tuonela; Lemminkainen in Tuonela and Lemminkainen's Return. Written forty years later, the second of Prokofiev's two violin concertos is one of the composer's most inspired and lyrical works 2.00pm Dukas Fanfare from La peri Alpesh Chauhan, conductor Africa Stephen Hough, piano City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Sakari Oramo Mozart Violin Sonata in G, K.301 Aleksey Semenenko, violin Inna Firsova, piano Reger Requiem, Op.144b Consortium Andrew John-Smith Christopher Glynn, piano 3.00pm Nuno Coelho, conductor Violin Concerto no.2 Rosanne Philippens, violin Teresa Riveiro Bohm, conductor Nuno Coelho and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in epic Sibelius. | |
Bbc Scottish Symphony Orchestra: Wagner's Gotterdammerung | 20230502 | Ryan Wigglesworth conducts the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in his own sequence of music from the last of Wagner's Ring cycle of operas. Presented by Ian Skelly Composer-conductor Ryan Wigglesworth leads the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in his very own, specially curated sequence from Gotterdammerung, the last and greatest chapter from Wagner's Ring cycle, an epic of love, death and redemption In a very different mood, there's a performance of one of Mozart's lesser-known sacred works, recorded at last year's Regensburg Early Music Days festival 2.00pm Mass in C `Credo Mass` Katja Stuber, soprano Dorothee Rabsch, alto Michael Mogl, tenor Joachim Hochbauer, bass Regensburger Domspatzen Hofkapelle, Munich Christian Heiss, conductor Vaughan Williams/David Matthews Dark Pastoral Dai Miyata, cello Thomas Dausgaard, conductor 3.00pm Wagner/Wigglesworth Gotterdammerung: A Symphonic Journey Katherine Broderick, soprano Ryan Wigglesworth, conductor Chopin Two Nocturnes, Op.62 Stephen Hough, piano Shostakovich Violin Concerto no.2 Elina Vahala, violin Hannu Lintu, conductor Ryan Wigglesworth conducts his own sequence of music from the last of Wagner's Ring cycle. | |
Bbc Singers | 20180502 | Penny Gore presents a BBC Singers concert from St Paul's, Knightsbridge featuring settings of the poetry of George Herbert. Benjamin Britten: Antiphon William Harris: Come, My Way, My Truth, My Life Herbert Howells: Sweetest of sweets; Antiphon ('Let all the world in every corner sing') Ola Gjeilo: Contrition Mary Plumstead: A Grateful Heart Ben Parry: Heaven John Tavener: Love Bade Me Welcome Judith Weir: Vertue Ralph Vaughan Williams: Five Mystical Songs Andrew Rupp (baritone) Choral Scholars of Royal Holloway University of London Conductor Rupert Gough Stephen Farr (organ and piano). Penny Gore presents the BBC Singers in a concert featuring the poetry of George Herbert. | |
Bbc Singers | 20191023 | A concert given by The BBC Singers and conductor Sofi Jeannin at St Paul's, Knightsbridge Presented by Kate Molleson. Sofi Jeannin conducts the BBC Singers in music by Anders Hillborg, Gerald Finzi, Judith Bingham and CV Stanford, plus the world premiere of Rachel Portman's 'Earth Song'. The afternoon ends with a further recording by the BBC Singers and Sofi Jeannin of two choral pieces by Francis Poulenc - his Sept Chansons and Chansons Francaises. 2.00pm Anders Hillborg: Endless Sky Gerald Finzi: Clear and gentle stream Judith Bingham: The drowned lovers Charles Villiers Stanford: The blue bird Rachel Portman: Earth Song (world premiere) Sofi Jeannin, conductor 3.00pm Francis Poulenc: Sept Chansons Francis Poulenc: Chansons Francaises The BBC Singers with Finzi, Stanford, Anders Hillborg, Judith Bingham and Rachel Portman. | |
Bbc Singers And Bbc Concert Orchestra | 20200609 | Penny Gore presents a Mindfulness Moment with the BBC Singers - with thoughts on choral music from young musicians, conductors and composers; new CD releases from the BBC Concert Orchestra, including Anton Simon's Piano Concerto in A flat; and looking ahead to Thursday's opera matinee in which we'll hear Gilbert without Sullivan, we have Sullivan without Gilbert! Actor Simon Callow joins the orchestra for The Tempest with incidental music by Arthur Sullivan. 2.00pm ?riks Eenvalds: O salutaris P䀀rt Uusberg: Հhtul (Evening) P䀀rt Uusberg: Valgusele (For Light) Matthew Martin: An Invocation to the Holy Spirit Morten Lauridsen: O Nata Lux Morten Lauridsen: O Magnum Mysterium Sergei Rachmaninov: Tebe poem Eric Whitacre: I carry your heart with me Judith Bingham: The Drowned Lovers Owain Park, conductor 2.35pm Anton Simon: Piano Concerto in A flat Victor Sangiorgio, piano Martin Yates, conductor 3.05pm Sullivan: Incidental music to The Tempest Simon Callow, actor Mary Bevan and Fflur Wyn, sopranos John Andrews, conductor 4.05pm Walter Braunfels: Die Taubenhochzeit aus der Oper Die V怀gel, Op 30 No 2 Johannes Wildner, conductor George W Chadwick: A Pastoral Prelude Keith Lockhart, conductor 4.30pm Will Todd: Concerto for Emma Emma Johnson, clarinet Philip Ellis, conductor Music by Esenvalds, Uusberg and Lauridsen and Sullivan's incidental music for The Tempest. | |
Bbc Singers And Bbc Concert Orchestra | 20200610 | Penny Gore presents two pieces of choral music from Gerald Barry in a recording by the BBC Singers, and Martin Yates conducts the BBC Concert Orchestra in his own ballet symphonique of the music C退cile Chaminade wrote in 1888 for a ballet based on the classical Greek story Callirho뀀. Gerald Barry: O Lord, how vain Gerald Barry: Long Time Ben Palmer, conductor 2.15pm C退cile Chaminade: Callirho뀀 (complete ballet) Martin Yates, conductor Penny Gore with choral and orchestral music by Gerald Barry and Cecile Chaminade. | |
Bbc Singers And Bbc Concert Orchestra | 20200611 | Opera Matin退e - Penny Gore presents a recording of the comic opera The Mountebanks, with libretto by WS Gilbert working without his famous partner Arthur Sullivan. As music director of the D'Oyly Carte company, conductor and composer Alfred Cellier was no stranger to G & S operas and writes charming music very much in the style. Gilbert was very interested in the 'lozenge plot' storyline, in which characters undergo a transformation thanks to a lozenge or, as here, a magic potion which leads to complications and intrigue in the pursuit of true love. 2.00pm Gilbert and Cellier: The Mountebanks Teresa: Soraya Mafi (soprano) Alfredo: Thomas Elwin (tenor) Arrostino: James Cleverton (baritone) Minestra: Sharon Carty (mezzo soprano) Risotto: John-Colyn Gyeantey (tenor) Nita: Catherine Carby (mezzo soprano) Bartolo: John Savournin (bass-baritone) Pietro: Geoffrey Dolton (baritone) Ultrice: Madeleine Shaw (mezzo soprano) Elvino: Martin Lamb (bass-baritone) Step-out solos from BBC Singers: Olivia Robinson (soprano), Nancy Cole (mezzo), Tom Raskin (tenor), Andrew Rupp (baritone) BBC Concert Orchestra Daniel Cook, Chorus master John Andrews, conductor -------------- 4.10pm Anton Simon: Danse de Bayad耀re, Op 34 Martin Yates, conductor 4.30pm Walter Braunfels: Serenade, Op 20 Johannes Wildner, conductor Photo credit: Lewis Foreman Opera Matinee - Penny Gore presents Gilbert and Cellier's The Mountebanks. | |
Bbc Singers And Bbc Concert Orchestra | 20201110 | With Fiona Talkington, showcasing composers and performers as part of 1 in 5', the BBC's focus on disability this month, marking the 25th anniversary of the Disability Discrimination Act. Three visually impaired singers, Denise Leigh (winner of Channel 4's Operatunity), Sandra Gayer and Victoria Oruwari join the ladies of the BBC Singers in a studio recording presented by Natasha Riordan. Former R3 New Generation Artist Pavel Kolesnikov is the soloist with the BBC Concert Orchestra in Beethoven's Third Piano Concerto and Martin Yates conducts the orchestra in a recording of Robin Milford's Second Symphony from last year's English Music Festival. Chesnokov: Svete Tihy (Gladsome Light) Kodaly: Ave Maria Ravel arr. Gottwald : Toi, le Coeur de la rose (from L'Enfant et les sortileges) Sallinen: Ballad (No 4 from Songs from the Sea) Debussy arr. Gottwald: Les Angelus Langlaise: Hommage a Louis Braille Duparc: Romance de mignon Duparc: Chanson Triste Sullivan: The sun whose rays Bingham: God be in my Head (second setting) Britten: Balulalow from Ceremony of Carols Quilter: Now sleeps the crimson petal Malotte: Lord's Prayer German: Orpheus with his lute Head: Under the Bower of Night (No 2 from Snowbirds) Holst: Rig Veda (Third Group) Vaughan Williams: The Conspiracy (Sigh no more, ladies) from Sir John in Love Dense Leigh, Sandra Gayer, Victoria Oruwari Anna Tilbrook - piano Grace Rossiter - conductor 15.25 Beethoven Piano Concerto No 5 (Emperor) Pavel Kolesnikov (piano) BBC Concert Orchestra, conductor Johannes Wildner 16.05 Robin Milford Symphony No 2 BBC Concert Orchestra, conductor Martin Yates 16.35 Gordon Langford London Miniatures BBC Concert Orchestra brass players, conductor David McCallum Music from composers and performers as part of '1 in 5', the BBC's focus on disability | |
Bbc Singers And Bbc Symphony Orchestra | 20190625 | Tchaikovsky and Stravinsky feature large this afternoon with our opening concert from the BBC Singers recorded at St Giles, Cripplegate. Plus, the former concertmaster of the Berlin Philharmonic Guy Braunstein joins the BBC Symphony Orchestra in Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto. The orchestra's Chief Conductor Sakari Oramo, celebrated for his interpretations of Sibelius, conducts the Lemmink䀀inen Suite. We showcase two young composers from the International Rostrum of Composers, both writing for orchestra: Estonian Maria K倀rvits, whose piece 'falling up into the bowl of sky' takes inspiration from a poem by the Persian poet and Sufi mystic R?m?, and Swede Britta Bystr怀m. Her 'Notes from the City of the Sun' is based on the Chinese writer Bei Dao's suite of poems of the same name and performed by the soprano Malin Bystr怀m to whom it is dedicated. Presented by Penny Gore. 2pm Tchaikovsky: Cherubic Hymn - Let us who mystically represent the Cherubim (Nine Sacred Pieces) Stravinsky: Anthem The dove descending breaks the air Tchaikovsky: Hail, gladdening light (Vesper Service Op. 52) Gesualdo: Three motets: O vos omnes; Ave, Regina coelorum; Hei mihi, Domine (Sacrarum cantionum, Book 1) Stravinsky: Tres sacrae cantiones (Carlo Gesualdo da Venosa): Da pacem Domine; Assumpta est Maria; Illumina nos Tchaikovsky: Blessed are they (Nine Sacred Pieces) Stravinsky: The Lord's Prayer [Otche nash] Tchaikovsky: The Lord's prayer [Otche nash] (Liturgy of St John Chrysostom) Stravinsky: Simvol ver (Russian Credo) Tchaikovsky: At Bedtime Stravinsky: Bogoroditse Dyevo (Ave Maria) Tchaikovsky: A Legend (16 Songs for Children, Op. 54) Sofi Jeannin (conductor) c.2.50pm Maria K倀rvits: langedes ülespoole, taeva kaarjasse kaussi (falling up into the bowl of sky) Estonian National Symphony Orchestra Anu Tali (conductor) c.3.05pm Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto Op.35 Guy Braunstein (violin) BBCSO Kirill Karabits (conductor) c.3.40pm Britta Bystr怀m: Notes from the City of the Sun Malin Bystr怀m (soprano) Malm怀 Symphony Orchestra Eun Sun Kim (conductor) c.4.05pm Sibelius: Lemmink䀀inen Suite Sakari Oramo (conductor) Choral music by Tchaikovsky and Stravinsky. Plus, Sibelius's thrilling Lemminkainen Suite. | |
Bbc Singers And Bbc Symphony Orchestra | 20200306 | Presented by Penny Gore. This concert presents a selection of choral works by the British composer Bernard Hughes alongside a selection of favourite composers he has chosen to complement his music. Hughes's music ranges from the wordless ecstasy of Revelation Window to the exciting world premiere of new commission A Ternary of Littles. A sequence of sacred pieces in the second half includes works by Dobrinka Tabakova and Eleanor Alberga, while the secular first half includes a Burns setting by Cecilia McDowall and the exquisite Pavane Fantasia by long-time BBC Singers collaborator Bo Holten. It's followed by American conductor Fawzi Haimor and BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist, the German trumpeter Simon H怀fele both making their BBC Symphony Orchestra debuts. There's Syrian-American composer's Kareem Roustom's recent propulsive, colourful piece 'Ramal' and a work by Russian/Soviet composer Sergei Vasilenko - his Concerto Poem for Trumpet & Orchestra, written in the late 1940s, which demonstrates the trumpet's lyrical voice. 2.00pm Bernard Hughes: Revelation Window Bo Holten: Pavan I (Pavane-Fantasia) Bernard Hughes: I Sing of Love Cecilia McDowall: A red, red rose Bernard Hughes: The winter it is past Bernard Hughes: Two Songs of Spring Bernard Hughes: A Ternary of Littles - WORLD PREMIERE Dobrinka Tabakova: Alma Redemptoris Mater Bernard Hughes: Psalm 56 Bernard Hughes: Jubilate Domino Eleanor Alberga: My Heart Danceth Bernard Hughes: Precious Things Eamonn Dougan, conductor 3.10pm Kareem Roustom: Ramal Sergei Vasilenko: Concerto Poem for Trumpet and Orchestra, Op.113* Simon H怀fele, trumpet* (Radio 3 New Generation Artist) Fawzi Haimor, conductor 3.45pm Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92 Sakari Oramo, conductor Choral pieces by Holten and Hughes. Orchestral music by Roustom, Vasilenko and Beethoven. | |
Bbc Singers And Bbc Symphony Orchestra In Concert | 20160311 | Ian Skelly presents a live concert from St Paul's Knightsbridge by the BBC Singers with music from New Zealand and Australia as part of Afternoon on 3's Southern Hemisphere season. Then back to the studio with Katie Derham for a concert the BBC Symphony Orchestra gave at the Barbican last month. 2pm - LIVE presented by Ian Skelly Leonie Holmes: Through Coiled Stillness David Griffiths: Lie Deep My Love Jenny McLeod: Childhood Stephen Leek: Great Southern Spirits Tecwyn Evans (conductor) c.3.05pm presented by Katie Derham Kodကly: Hကry Jကnos - Suite Richard Dubugnon: Klavieriana - Piano Concerto (world premiere) c.4pm Prokofiev arr. Christopher Palmer: War and Peace - Suite Noriko Ogawa (piano) Fabien Gabel (conductor). Live from St Paul's Knightsbridge, the BBC Singers in music from New Zealand and Australia | |
Bbc Singers And Bbc Symphony Orchestra On Tour | 20191025 | The BBC Singers and BBC Symphony Orchestra with two concerts featuring music by Brahms, Britten, Saint-Saens, Stravinsky, Donizetti, Elizabeth Maconchy, Raymond Yiu, Stephen Wilkinson & Hans Gal. Presented by Kate Molleson. Closing our week of music from the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the BBC Singers, we hear two concerts given recently in Shanghai and in London. First we have a choral concert given at St Paul's, Knightsbridge by the BBC Singers conducted by Bart van Reyn. The concert celebrates the 100th birthday of British conductor and composer Stephen Wilkinson, and features his works alongside those of composers with whom he enjoyed a close working relationship, such as John McCabe and Hans Gal. We end the week as we began, at the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra Hall, with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Sir Andrew Davis on their recent tour to China. They perform music by Elizabeth Maconchy, Benjamin Britten, Stravinsky and Raymond Yiu as well as arias by Saint-Saens, Donizetti and Offenbach with mezzo-soprano Catherine Wynn-Rogers. 2.00pm Hans Gal: Motet Johannes Brahms: Warum ist das Licht gegeben? William Byrd: Vigilate Stephen Wilkinson: Dover Beach Stephen Wilkinson: The Lark in the Clear Air Stephen Wilkinson: Y deryn pûr JS Bach: Komm, Jesu komm, BWV.229 Gustav Holst: Nunc Dimittis John McCabe: Motet 3.15pm Elizabeth Maconchy: Overture: Proud Thames Camille Saint-Saens: Mon coeur s'ouvre a ta voix [Samson et Delilah] Gaetano Donizetti: O mio Fernando [La Favorita] Jacques Offenbach: Ah quel diner [La Perichole] Benjamin Britten: Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra Raymond Yiu: Xocolatl Igor Stravinsky: Firebird Suite (1919) Catherine Wynn-Rogers, mezzo-soprano Sir Andrew Davis, conductor Brahms, Britten, Maconchy, Stravinsky, Saint-Saens, Stephen Wilkinson and Hans Gal | |
Bbc Singers And Bbc Symphony Orchestra, Mental Health Awareness Week | 20210511 | Penny Gore presents the BBC Singers in sacred music by women composers taken from 'Multitude of Voyces', a new series of publications dedicated to this repertoire. Plus music by Britten, Schoenberg, Puccini and Vaughan Williams performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra - continuing the focus on works from the time of the exploration of psychotherapy in Vienna in this series broadcast in Mental Health Awareness Week 2021. Amy Bebbington: I sing of a maiden Anna Semple: Drop down, ye heavens Yshani Perinpanayagam: In Bethlehem above Tamsin Jones: Noel: Verbum caro factum est Amy Summers: Nunc dimittis Joanna Ward: Hail, O Queen Cecilia McDowall: The Lord is Good Sarah MacDonald: Crux fidelis Ninfea Cruttwell-Reade: Car aupr耀s de toi Gail Randall: The Call Judith Bingham: Les Saintes Maries de la Mer Alison Willis: I sing of a maiden Conductor Owain Park 2.40pm Britten: Russian Funeral Music Brass of the BBC Symphony Orchestra Conductor Anthony Weeden 2.50pm Anders Hillborg: En midsommarnattsdr怀m Ingvar Lidholm: Motto Lars Johan Werle: Canzone 126 di Francesco Petrarca Conductor Sofi Jeannin Schoenberg: Chamber Symphony No. 2 Conductor Alpesh Chauhan Puccini: Chrysanthemums Strings of the BBC Symphony Orchestra 3.40pm Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony Elizabeth Llewellyn, soprano Marcus Farnsworth, baritone BBC Symphony Chorus and Orchestra Conductor Martyn Brabbins Sacred music by women composers, plus Britten, Schoenberg, Puccini and Vaughan Williams. | |
Bbc Singers And The Radio 3 Breakfast Carol Competition | 20201216 | A selection of entries from this year's Radio 3 Breakfast Carol Competition. | |
Bbc Singers At Maida Vale | 20200117 | The BBC Singers are at Maida Vale Studios for a concert of music by just two composers - Aaron Copland and Thea Musgrave. Gabriella Teychenn退 conducts. Following that concert, there's a final visit of the week to the 66th International Rostrum of Composers in Argentina, and a piece by the young Argentinian composer Melissa Foss Hyatt - 'Hanblecheyapi', written in 2018. The programme continues with a recording made by violinist Guy Braunstein of one of Tchaikovsky's best-known miniatures for violin and orchestra, followed by a final concert from the BBC Symphony Orchestra at Maida Vale. Mei-Ann Chen conducts arrangements of Florence Price piano pieces, four of Mahler's most heartfelt Lieder with Radio 3 New Generation Artist Ema Nikolovska, plus works by Hindemeith, Malcolm Forsyth and An-Lun Huang. 2pm Thea Musgrave: For the Time Being: Advent Aaron Copland: Help Us, O Lord (Four Motets No.1) Thea Musgrave: Four Madrigals Aaron Copland: Thou, O Jehova, Abideth Forever (Four Motets No.2) Thea Musgrave: Ithaca Aaron Copland: Have Mercy On Us, O My Lord (Four Motets No.3) Aaron Copland: Sing Ye Praises To Our King (Four Motets No.4) Gabriella Teychenn退, conductor 3pm Melissa Foss Hyatt: Hanblecheyapi (2018) Performed by the composer 3.10pm Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Pas de de deux from Swan Lake Guy Braunstein, violin Kirill Karabits, conductor 3.20pm Florence Price arr. William Grant Still: Dances in the Canebrakes Gustav Mahler: Das irdische Leben; Rheinlegendchen; Des Antonius von Padua Fischpredigt ; Wer hat dies Liedlein erdacht? [Des Knaben Wunderhorn] Malcolm Forsyth: Three M退tis Songs from Saskatchewan Paul Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosen on a Theme of Weber An-Lun Huang: Saibei Dance Ema Nikolovska, mezzo-soprano Mei-Ann Chen, conductor Presented by Penny Gore. Gabriella Teychenne conducts the BBC Singers in music by Aaron Copland and Thea Musgrave. | |
Bbc Singers In Good Friday Music | 20190419 | James Weeks conducts the BBC Singers in a programme featuring his own work for choir and narrator, Orlando Tenebrae, as part of repertoire linked to Good Friday. At the heart of the programme are Lenten-related works that make no reference to Christian or religious specifics in their texts. The Orlando Tenebrae takes these ancient texts into a modern, secular frame of reference, where the theme becomes oppression, suffering and hope. The programme continues with two pieces inspired by Good Friday, with the BBC Singers performing first Kenneth Leighton's Crucifixus Pro Nobis and then, Paul Drayton's The Passion of Christ as told by Mark the Evangelist. Also today, Our Classical Century, as we continue to explore repertoire that was crucial in the development of our contemporary music. Today, it's Benjamin Britten's War Requiem, from which we hear the Agnus Dei in the celebrated version featuring tenor Peter Pears and the London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, conducted by the composer. Presented by Hannah French. 2.00pm Tomကs Luis de Victoria: Three Tenebrae Responsories Ecce quomodo moritur iustus Aestimatus sum O vos omnes James Weeks: Orlando Tenebrae (with narrator) Heinrich Schütz: Quid commisisti, o puer SWV56 Die mit Tr䀀nen saen, SWV378 Die mit Tr䀀nen saen, SWV42 James Weeks, conductor [& chamber organ in last Schutz piece (SWV42)] Kenneth Leighton: Crucifixus Pro Nobis Christopher Bowen - tenor solo Richard Pearce - organ Paul Spicer - conductor Paul Drayton: The Passion of Christ as told by Mark the Evangelist Jesus: Andrew Rupp - baritone High Priest & Pilate: Jamie W. Hall - bass Narrator: Olivia Robinson - soprano Peter: Stephen Jeffes - tenor Marin Andre - conductor 4.10pm Our Classical Century - Benjamin Britten: War Requiem, Op. 66 - Agnus Dei Peter Pears, tenor Benjamin Britten, conductor Repertoire by Victoria, Jonathan Weeks, Schutz, Kenneth Leighton and Paul Drayton. | |
Bbc Singers In London And Bbc Symphony Orchestra In China | 20191115 | Choral music by Emily Howard and Ralph Vaughan Williams recorded at St Giles Cripplegate plus the BBC Symphony Orchestra on tour in China, recorded at the Concert Hall of the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing earlier this year with soprano Catherine Wyn-Rogers and conductor Sir Andrew Davis. Colloquially described as The Giant Egg, China's NCPA is an ellipsoid dome of titanium glass surrounded by an artificial lake, seating over 5000 people in three halls. This concert, recorded there with the BBC Symphony Orchestra under Andrew Davis, included Beethoven's set of incidental pieces for a Goethe play, his Egmont Overture, Mahler's 'Songs of a Wayfaring Lad' and Shostakovich's 10th Symphony which was premiered in December 1953 following the death of Joseph Stalin in March of that year. 2pm Vaughan Williams: A Vision of Aeroplanes Emily Howard: Threnos Emily Howard: Ite Fortes Vaughan Williams: Five English Folk Songs BBC Singers Richard Pearce (organist) Paul Spicer (conductor) Daniel Bhattacharya (violin soloist for Ite Fortes) c.2.50pm Beethoven: Egmont Overture Mahler: Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen Shostakovich: Symphony No.10 Catherine Wyn-Rogers (mezzo soprano) Sir Andrew Davis (conductor) Choral music by Emily Howard and Ralph Vaughan Williams plus the BBCSO on tour in China. | |
Bbc Singers Live At Temple Church | 20221222 | Penny Gore with an afternoon of music from the concert halls of Europe, including Mozart's Symphony No.41 from Salzburg alongside a host of Yuletide tunes to get you in the festive spirit. And at 2.30pm, Ian Skelly is at London's Temple Church with the BBC Singers, for a Christmas concert conducted by Sofi Jeannin. Including: Prokofiev - Troika [Lietenant Kij退 Suite] Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra Andr退 Previn (conductor) Handel - For unto us a child is born [The Messiah] Zurcher Singakademie La Scintilla Florian Helgath (conductor) Rimsky-Korsakov - Snow Maiden Suite BBC Philharmonic Vassily Sinaisky (conductor) LIVE from London's Temple Church Jeremy Filsell - Tomorrow shall be my dancing day Melissa Dunphy - O Oriens Anna Lapwood - Drop down ye heavens Adrian Peacock - O Radix Jesse (BBC Commission, world premiere) Lucy Walker - Away in a manger Francis Jackson - How not syng but how? Helen Neeves - The Holy Night (world premiere) Iain Farrington - Nova, nova Alastair Putt - This Worldes Joie George Baker - Berceuse sur le nom de SWANN (organ solo) Bryan Kelly - This lovely lady Cecilia McDowall - In Dulci jubilo Suzzie Vango - Balulalow Malcolm Hawkins - Rainbow Arc Stuart Nicholson - We've been a while-a-wandering Yshani Perinpanayagam - In Bethlehem Above Simon Preston - I saw three ships Libby Croad - Christmas Eve Thomas Hewitt Jones - The Holly and the Ivy Luke Bond (organ) Sofi Jeannin (conductor c. 4pm Sibelius - Finlandia, Op.26 KBS Symphony Orchestra Pietari Inkinen (conductor) Torelli - Concerto Grosso in G minor, Op.8 No.6 'Per il santissimo Natale Il Giardino Armonico Giovanni Antonini (conductor) Bartok - Romanian Christmas Carols for piano, Sz.57 Zoltan Kocsis (piano) c. 4.30pm Malcolm Arnold - Commonwealth Christmas Overture, Op.64 Rumon Gamba (conductor) Jule Styne - Let it Snow Kerry Ellis (vocals) BBC National Orchestra of Wales Andrew Cottee (conductor) Penny Gore & Ian Skelly with an afternoon of festive music from The BBC Singers and more. | |
Bbc Singers Live From St Pauls, Knightsbridge | 20160615 | Fiona Talkington presents a concert with the BBC Singers, live from St Paul's Knightsbridge. Eamonn Dougan makes his conducting debut with the BBC Singers in a concert exploring three generations of Polish music. Choral music from the seventeenth and twenty-first centuries is interspersed with piano preludes by Poland's most famous composer - Frederic Chopin - performed by BBC New Generation Artist Pavel Kolesnikov. 2pm Asprilio Pacelli: Veni sponsa Christi Grzegorz Gerwazy Gorczycki: O rex gloriae Roxanna Panufnik: Prayer Giovanni Francesco Anerio: Salve Regina Bartlomiej Pekiel: Ave Maria Pawel Lukaszewski: Ave Maria Vincenzo Bertolusi: Osculetur me Roxanna Panufnik: Celestial Bird Pawel Lukaszewski: Nunc dimitis Vincenzo Bertolusi: Ave verum corpus Eamonn Dougann (conductor) Chopin: Preludes Pavel Kolesnikov (piano) c.3pm Presented by Ian Skelly Albeniz orch. Enescu: Rapsodia espaကola Martin Roscoe (piano) BBC Philharmonic Juanjo Mena (conductor). Fiona Talkington presents a concert with the BBC Singers live from St Paul's Knightsbridge | |
Bbc Singers, Live | 20181116 | Live from St Paul's Knightsbridge, presented by Petroc Trelawny, the BBC Singers perform music written by the organists & composers Wayne Marshall & Naji Hakim, who each perform in their own works. After the live concert, Kate Molleson continues this week's focus on the multi-faceted BBC Concert Orchestra with music by Jean Rivier, Ryan Latimer & Leonard Bernstein. Wayne Marshall: Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis for upper voices Naji Hakim: Messe solennelle Wayne Marshall: Organ improvisation on themes of Leonard Bernstein Naji Hakim: No. 3. No뀀l from Trois No뀀l Naji Hakim, Organ Wayne Marshall, Conductor/Organ c.3pm Our Classical Century Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending c.3.15pm Jean Rivier: Concerto for Flute and String Orchestra Ransom Wilson, flute Perry So, conductor c.3.30pm Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture Ryan Latimer: Frigates & Folly - CEFC commission, world premiere Bernstein: Chichester Psalms - Soloist: Joshua Abrams Bernstein: West Side Story Concert Suite No.2 Valeria Perboni (Maria/Rosalia) Emily Chesterton (Anita) Kieran Parrott (Riff) Nitai Levi (Bernardo/Tony) Crouch End Festival Chorus David Temple, conductor Live from St Paul's Knightsbridge with organists-composers Wayne Marshall and Naji Hakim | |
Bbc Singers, Music For Holy Week | 20120405 | Presented by Katie Derham. Today's Afternoon on 3 features the BBC Singers in a programme of music for Holy Week live from St Paul's Knightsbridge and introduced by the Reverend Richard Coles, including the world premiere of the Lamentations of Jeremiah by Gabriel Jackson. This is followed by Dvorak's setting of the Stabat Mater, performed by the BBC Philharmonic last month at Leeds Town Hall. Katie Derham and Richard Coles present the BBC Singers in music for Holy Week. | |
Bbc So, Korvits, Sibelius, Klami, Schubert | 20111025 | Presented by Penny Gore and Louise Fryer Live from the BBC's Maida Vale Studios, Neeme Jarvi conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in Estonian and Finnish music - in advance of the orchestra's complete Sibelius symphony series which begins on Friday night. Tonu Korvits: Sung into the Wind (UK premiere) Sibelius: Finlandia Klami: Sea Pictures Sibelius: Karelia Suite Neeme Jarvi (conductor) 3:30pm Schubert: Octet BBCSO Soloists. Neeme Jarvi conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in Estonian and Finnish music. | |
Bbc Symphony Chorus | 20180606 | Fiona Talkington presents a programme celebrating the remarkable amateur singers of the BBC Symphony Chorus, including a concert featuring Brahms's Requiem William Harris: Bring us, O Lord God Gabriel Jackson: Justorum animae Conductor Neil Ferris Louis Couperin: Le tombeau de M. Blancrocher Pavel Kolesnikov (piano) Brahms: A German Requiem Elizabeth Watts (soprano) Ashley Riches (bass-baritone) Pavel Kolesnikov, Samson Tsoy (pianos) Vaughan Williams: Darest thou now, O Soul BBC Symphony Chorus and Orchestra Conductor Martyn Brabbins. Fiona Talkington presents the BBC Symphony Chorus in British music and Brahms's Requiem. | |
Bbc Symphony Orchestra | 20120501 | with Katie Derham and Penny Gore. The BBC Symphony Orchestra are Live at 2pm with BBC New Generation Artist Clara Mouriz (mezzo soprano) as the soloist in Canteloube's Chants d'Auvergne. Alexander Shelley conducts. And the Concert ends with Brahms 2nd Symphony. Parry: Elegy for Brahms Alexander Shelley (conductor) Canteloube: Bailero, Malurous qu'o uno fenno, Lo fiolaire, L'Aio de Rotso, La delaissado and Brezairola from Chants d'Auvergne Clara Mouriz (mezzo-soprano) Brahms: Symphony no. 2 in D major Op.73 Einojuhani Rautavaara Lorca Suite and Cancion de nuestro tiempo BBC Singers Jamie Burton (conductor). The BBC Symphony Orchestra in music by Canteloube, Parry and Brahms. | |
Bbc Symphony Orchestra | 20180430 | Penny Gore launches a week of concerts by the BBC Symphony Orchestra and BBC Singers, including the Symphony Orchestra on tour in Japan and Switzerland with their Chief Conductor Sakari Oramo. Today they're at Symphony Hall in Kawasaki. Britten: Four Sea Interludes and Passacaglia (Peter Grimes) Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto 3pm - Brahms: Symphony No 1 in C minor Alina Pogostkina (violin) 3.50pm Suk: Serenade for strings BBC Symphony Orchestra strings Conductor Gergely Madaras. Penny Gore presents the BBC SO playing Brahms, Britten and Tchaikovsky on tour in Japan. | |
Bbc Symphony Orchestra | 20180501 | Penny Gore presents the second of a week of concerts by the BBC Symphony Orchestra and BBC Singers, including the Symphony Orchestra on tour in Japan and Switzerland with Chief Conductor Sakari Oramo. Today they're at Tokyo's famous Suntory Hall. Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No 2 in C minor 2.35pm - Mahler: Symphony No 5 Yu Kosoge (piano) 3.50pm Hindemith: Der Schwanendreher - concerto for viola and small orchestra Eivind Holtsmark-Ringstad (viola) Conductor Douglas Boyd. Penny Gore presents the BBC Symphony Orchestra in Rachmaninov and Mahler on tour in Japan. | |
Bbc Symphony Orchestra | 20180504 | Penny Gore ends her week featuring the BBC Symphony Orchestra with a concert from their recent trip to Switzerland with Chief Conductor Sakari Oramo. The venue is Geneva's beautiful Victoria Hall - and yes, it is named after the English Queen Victoria... Anna Clyne: This Midnight Hour Britten: Violin Concerto 2.45pm - Beethoven: Symphony No 6 in F major (Pastoral) Vilde Frang (violin) 3.30pm Richard Strauss: Suite in B flat major for 13 wind instruments, Op 4 BBC Symphony Orchestra winds Conductor Douglas Boyd 3.55pm Florent Schmitt: Symphony No 2 Penny Gore presents the BBC SO in Anna Clyne, Britten and Beethoven on tour in Switzerland | |
Bbc Symphony Orchestra | 20180608 | Jonathan Swain presents the BBC Symphony Orchestra in concert playing music by American and British composers - plus a Russian exile, Stravinsky. Bernstein: Overture to Candide Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue with Steven Osborne (piano) Stravinsky: Firebird Suite (1919 ) Bernstein: Symphony No 1 (Jeremiah) with Jessica Gillingwater (mezzo) Copland: Appalachian Spring Conductor Roderick Cox 3.35pm Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony Elizabeth Llewellyn (soprano) Marcus Farnsworth (baritone) BBC Symphony Chorus and Orchestra Conductor Martyn Brabbins. Jonathan Swain presents the BBC Symphony Orchestra playing American and English music. | |
Bbc Symphony Orchestra | 20200304 | Presented by Penny Gore The BBC Symphony Orchestra at the Maida Vale Studios with a concert of fascinating contrasting works, recorded recently. Two works written by composers at the start of their creative outputs contrast with the last symphony of a master. There's a rarely performed work by the 13-year-old Richard Strauss, his Serenade in G major. The Concerto for piano, full string orchestra and timpani (1946) is the first acknowledged serious work written in 1946 by the extraordinary Galina Ustvolskaya, pupil of Shostakovich, who bravely ploughed her own distinct furrow through the 20th-century Soviet Union. And we end with Jean Sibelius's final symphony, written in 1923-24. Although Sibelius lived for another 33 years after finishing the Seventh, it was one of the last works he composed. It consists of one long continuous movement. Finnish conductor Eva Ollikainen and Armenian-born pianist Marianna Shirinyan both make their BBC Symphony Orchestra debuts. It's followed by performances given by musicians from the Guildhall School of Music & Drama taken as part of the BBC's Total Immersion cycle, devoted this time to the music of Detlev Glanert, including also works from some of his German contemporaries. First we hear Three Auden Songs by Hans Werner Henze, followed by Serenade for Cello and Piano, Op. 13, by Glanert himself. 2.00pm R. Strauss: Serenade in G, AV 32 Galina Ustvolskaya: Piano Concerto* Sibelius: Symphony No. 7 Marianna Shirinyan, piano* Eva Ollikainen, conductor 3.10pm Henze: Three Auden Songs (1983) Jonah Halton, tenor Matthew Gemmill, piano Glanert: Serenade for Cello and Piano, Op.13 (1986) Leo Popplewell, cello With music by Richard Strauss, Galina Ustvolskaya and Sibelius. | |
Bbc Symphony Orchestra (1-5) | 20210628 | Ian Skelly presents an afternoon of recordings from the the BBC Symphony Orchestra, including music by Vaughan Williams, Beethoven and James MacMillan. Marking Deafblind Awareness Week, Sakari Oramo conducts Beethoven's 5th Symphony, and continuing the BBC SO's 90th birthday celebrations throughout 2021, Ian remembers one of the orchestra's many world premiere performances from today's greatest composers, with James MacMillan's The Quickening from the 1999 Proms. Plus new studio recordings featuring the BBC SO brass and string sections. Including: 2pm Jolivet: Fanfares pour Britannicus Brass of the BBC Symphony Orchestra Anthony Weeden (conductor) c.2.35pm Beethoven: Symphony No.5 in C minor, Op.67 Sakari Oramo (conductor) c.3.10pm Panufnik (Roxanna and Andrej): Modlitwa Strings of the BBC Symphony Orchestra Chlo退 can Soeterst耀de (conductor) c.3.30pm James MacMillan: The Quickening Hilliard Ensemble, BBC Symphony Chorus and Orchestra Sir Andrew Davis (conductor) Ian Skelly presents music by Vaughan Williams, Beethoven and James MacMillan. | |
Bbc Symphony Orchestra (3-5) | 20210203 | The BBC Symphony Orchestra @ 90. Penny Gore presents more memorable recordings from the orchestra's archive. Today, Jukka-Pekka Saraste introduces music from the snowy North to audiences at a 2004 concert at London's Barbican Centre. Magnus Lindberg: Feria for orchestra Jukka Tiensuu: Puro for clarinet and orchestra Kaija Saariaho: Oltra mar (Across the sea) for chorus and orchestra Sibelius: Symphony no. 7 in C major Op.105 Kari Kriikku (clarinet) BBC Symphony Chorus Jukka-Pekka Saraste (conductor) The BBC Symphony Orchestra play Sibelius's Seventh Symphony at the Barbican Centre. | |
Bbc Symphony Orchestra (4-5) | 20210204 | Kurt Weill: The Firebrand of Florence Broadway operetta in two acts. Music and lyrics by Kurt Weill and Ira Gershwin. Book by Edwin Justus Mayer, based on his play The Firebrand. Script adaptation and narration by Sam Kenyon. The BBC Symphony Orchestra assembled an all-star cast for this landmark recreation at London's Barbican Centre in 2000 of the work with which Kurt Weill hoped to lead American musical theatre in a new direction. Although The Firebrand was, in Weill's words,' killed by its production,' it contains sumptuous music on a scale not seen on Broadway before. It's based on scenes from the life of the Renaissance sculptor, Benvenuto Cellini who has been sentenced to hang for the attempted murder of Count Maffio. It opens with a memorable scene in Florence's public square where Cellini awaits his fate and it ends with jugglers and dancers in faraway Fontainebleau. But, in between, there are twists and turns of love, betrayal and adventure with numbers like, 'You're Far Too Near Me,' 'When the Duchess is Away,' The Little Naked Boy,' 'Love is Enemy' and finally a reprise of 'Life, Love and Laughter. Presented by Penny Gore. Benvenuto Cellini..... Rodney Gilfry (baritone) Angel, his model and paramour..... Lori Ann Fuller (soprano) Alessandro de Medici..... George Dvorsky..... (bass) The Duchess of Florence..... Felicity Palmer.... (mezzo) Emilia, Cellini's servant..... Lucy Schauffer..... (mezzo) Ascanio, Cellini's apprentice..... Stephen Charlesworth..... (baritone) Ottaviano de Medici, the Duke's treacherous cousin..... Roger Heath..... (bass) Marquis Pierre, the French Ambassador..... Robert Johnston.... (tenor) A Hangman..... Henry Waddington..... (bass) Maffio, a villainous Florentine count..... Stuart MacIntyre - (baritone) Simon Russell Beale..... (narrator) BBC Singers [Chorus Master: Stephen Betteridge] Andrew Davis (conductor) Followed at c. 4pm by another work in this week's series exploring Music from the Frozen North. Today a short work which charts the no man's land between acoustic and electronic music from a composer who works regularly with artists such as his fellow Icelander, Bjork. Valgeir Sigur | |
Bbc Symphony Orchestra (5-5) | 20210702 | Ian Skelly presents the BBC Symphony Orchestra in music by Britten, Cecilia McDowall and Elgar. Sir Andrew Davis directs orchestra, chorus and soloists in the concluding second part of Elgar's The Dream of Gerontius, and Viviane Hagner joins the orchestra for Bruch's folk-inspired Scottish Fantasy. Dalia Stasevska conducts music by Britten and Cecilia McDowall. Including: 2pm Cecilia McDowall: Rain, Steam, Speed Dalia Stasevska (conductor) c.2.10pm Bruch: Scottish Fantasy Viviane Hagner (violin) Jukka-Pekka Saraste (conductor) c.2.45pm Britten: Sinfonia da Requiem c.3.20pm Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Part 2 (Part 1 in Afternoon Concert on Thursday 1st July) Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano) Stuart Skelton (tenor) David Soar (bass) BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus Sir Andrew Davis (conductor) Ian Skelly presents music by Britten, Cecilia McDowall and Elgar. | |
Bbc Symphony Orchestra 1-5 | 20210201 | The BBC Symphony Orchestra in recordings made at the Berlin Philharmonie, London's Barbican Centre and in the studio. Penny Gore begins a week in which she introduces some memorable performances by the BBC Symphony Orchestra, which celebrates its ninetieth anniversary this season. There will be performances directed by many of the orchestra's recent principal and guest conductors including Sakari Oramo, Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Martyn Brabbins and Jiri Belohlavek, who conducts Mozart in today's programme. Also today a performance of Shostakovich made in lockdown on the very day that the soprano soloist won the 2020 Royal Philharmonic Society Singer Award. Mussorgsky: A Night on the Bare Mountain, ed. Rimsky-Korsakov BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo (conductor) Shostakovich: Symphony No. 14 Op. 135 Natalya Romaniw (soprano) Neal Davies (bass-baritone) BBC Symphony Orchestra, Kirill Karabits (conductor) Roderick Williams: Ave Verum corpus (A reflection on William Byrd's Ave verum corpus) BBC Singers, Sofi Jeannin (conductor) Mozart: Symphony No. 29 in A major K201 Jiri Belohlavek (conductor) Anders Hillborg (1954): Quintet for Brass Signum Brass Dvorak: Serenade in D minor Op. 44 Winds of BBC Symphony Orchestra, Douglas Boyd (conductor) Music from the snowy North with the BBC SO in Mussorgsky, Shostakovich, Dvorak and Mozart. | |
Bbc Symphony Orchestra And Bbc Singers | 20180604 | Fiona Talkington launches a week of programmes featuring the BBC Symphony Orchestra with a programme featuring the mandolin and guitar in music from Italy and Mexico. Plus choral music from the BBC Singers. Ravel: Sh退h退razade - ouverture de f退erie Avner Dorman: Mandolin Concerto with Avi Avatal (mandolin) Ghedini: Musica notturna (UK premiere) Respighi: Pines of Rome Conductor Daniele Rustioni 4pm Ponce: Concierto del Sur Thibaut Garcia (guitar) Conductor Rumon Gamba 4.30pm Walton: Partita for Orchestra Conductor Edward Gardner Other highlights in Afternoon Concert this week: Tuesday - a live Ulster Orchestra concert featuring music by Tchaikovsky and Sibelius, plus Elgar's Second Symphony from the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Wednesday - the BBC Symphony Chorus perform Brahms's Requiem. Thursday - a rare chance to hear Gounod's last opera, in the month of his 200th birthday. Friday - a BBC Symphony Orchestra concert of American music including Bernstein, Copland and Gershwin, plus Vaughan Williams's Sea Symphony. Fiona Talkington presents concerts by the BBC Symphony Orchestra and BBC Singers. | |
Bbc Symphony Orchestra And Bbc Singers | 20191111 | Emily Howard's music embraces a diverse range of influences from science, maths, philosophy and poetry, and she's used concepts from the world of mathematics in the shape and structure of her piece 'Torus'. A torus is a whole with a hole: it is often described as doughnut-shaped, a squashed and stretched ball held together with a central void. In it, the music is as much about absence as presence. It was commissioned for the 2016 BBC Proms seasons and this performance was recorded at London's Barbican Hall by the BBC Symphony Orchestra and conductor Martyn Brabbins. Radio 3 New Generation Artist Elena Urisote then joins the orchestra for Vaughan Williams' concerto in all but name, The Lark Ascending, and we'll hear the first of 3 Vaughan Williams symphonies conducted by Brabbins this week - we'll hear the 5th today, the 4th tomorrow and the 3rd on Thursday. Later in the afternoon, highlights from a concert the BBC Singers gave in the fine acoustics of St Giles Cripplegate including Mahler's own arrangement of the Adagietto from his 5th Symphony, and we round off with Ravel's musical memorial to his compatriot Fran瀀ois Couperin. Presented by Penny Gore. 2pm Emily Howard: Torus Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 5 Elena Urisote (violin) Martyn Brabbins (conductor) c.3.15pm Brahms: Fest- und Gedenkspruche Op.109 Mahler arr. Clytus Gottwald: Im Abendrot (Adagietto from Symphony No. 5) Anna Tilbrook (piano) James O'Donnell (conductor) c.4pm Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin Sakari Oramo (conductor) A mathematical form, an expansive symphony, a masterful arrangement and a musical memorial | |
Bbc Symphony Orchestra And Bbc Singers | 20200302 | Penny Gore presents a week with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the BBC Singers. Surely you jest? A Beethoven-inspired concert with a difference from the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Portuguese powerhouse conductor Joana Carneiro. The Eroica' symphony blew classical music sky-high and the Grosse Fuge still sounds modern after nearly 200 years. John Adams' Absolute Jest - starring the Doric Quartet - absorbs musical artefacts, saluting Beethoven the way he would have wanted: with one enormous musical joke. Followed by the BBC Singers and their Chief Conductor Sofi Jeannin, who perform the world premiere of David Sawer's work for choir and bassoon 'How Among the Frozen Words'. The perfect music for a winter's afternoon, this piece came from a chapter in Rabelais' novel Gargantua and Pantagruel. Whilst travelling towards the North Pole, Rabelais describes seeing letters of the alphabet frozen in the sky. Sawer's also inspired by Omyakon, a remote village in eastern Siberia which holds the record for the coldest place on earth. Also in the programme, repertoire by Edvard Grieg, Karin Rehnqvist, Kaija Saariaho and Matthias Skold. 2.00pm Beethoven: Grosse Fuge, Op. 133 John Adams: Absolute Jest for string quartet and orchestra Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E flat, Op. 55 'Eroica Doric String Quartet Joana Carneiro, conductor 3.40pm Karin Rehnqvist: HAYA! Edvard Grieg: Ved Rondane, 12 Songs Op. 33 No. 9 Kaija Saariaho: Nuits adieux Edvard Grieg: Ave Maris Stella Mattias Skold: We Know Not Where The Dragons Fly Edvard Grieg: V倀ren, 12 Songs Op. 33 No. 2 David Sawer: How Among the Frozen Words* - BBC COMMISSION WORLD PREMIERE Jonathan Davies, bassoon* Sofi Jeannin, conductor With music by Beethoven and John Adams, and a choral recital including Grieg and Sawer. | |
Bbc Symphony Orchestra And Bbc Singers (2-5) | 20210202 | The BBC Symphony Orchestra @ 90. Penny Gore this week introduces some memorable performances from the UK's world-renowned radio orchestra recorded at its historic home studio in London's Maida Vale and at the orchestra's Total Immersion weekends at the Barbican Centre. Also today, music spanning almost five centuries from the versatile voices of the BBC Singers and a chance to hear the young Russian cellist and current Radio 3 New Generation Artist, Anastasia Kobekina. She plays Schumann's Cello Concerto, written in just two weeks but never performed in his lifetime. And the afternoon ends with Martyn Brabbins putting the orchestra's brass section through its paces in his own fearsomely virtuosic arrangements of Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet. Tallis: Videte Miraculum Michael Finnissy: Videte Miraculum Taverner: Dum transisset Sabbatum Michael Finnissy: Dum transisset Sabbatum Michael Finnissy: Plebs Angelica Tippett: Plebs Angelica BBC Singers, Nicholas Kok (conductor) Haukur Tomasson: From darkness woven BBC Symphony Orchestra, Rumon Gamba (conductor) at approx 3pm R. Schumann: Cello Concerto Anastasia Kobekina (cello) BBC Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins (conductor) Anna Thorvaldsdottir: Dreaming Anders Hillborg: Duet for clarinet and violin Cara Doyle (clarinet) Ragnhild Kyvik Bauge (violin) members of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama at approx 4pm Alan Hovhaness: Symphony no. 2 Op.132 (Mysterious mountain) BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo (conductor) Prokofiev arr Brabbins: Suite from Romeo and Juliet Brass of the BBC Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins (conductor) Music from the north - Tallis, Prokofiev and Hovhaness - with the BBC SO and Singers. | |
Bbc Symphony Orchestra And Bbc Singers (5-5) | 20210205 | The BBC Symphony Orchestra @ 90. Penny Gore ends her celebration this week of the work of this supremely versatile orchestra with music inspired by the landscape of Iceland and two French works which capture the exoticism of North Africa: Louis Schwizgebel plays Saint-Saens's 'Egyptian,' Piano Concerto and the Egyptian soprano, Fatma Said sings Ravel's Sh退h退razade, with its sensual texts derived from The Arabian Nights. And, to start the afternoon, the BBC Singers explore the music of Bob Chilcott, their Principal Guest Conductor, whose music has delighted choirs and audiences across the globe. Gorecki: Totus Tuus MacMillan: The gallant weaver Jenny McLeod: Cocks Crow Jenny McLeod: There's a time to live Chilcott: Thou my love art fair Chilcott: Songs my heart has taught me BBC Singers, Anna Tilbrook (piano), Bob Chilcott (conductor) John Pickard: Dimmuborgir - Black Castles Brass and percussion of the BBC Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins (conductor) at approx 2.50pm Saint-Saens: Piano Concerto in F major, Op. 103,'The Egyptian. Louis Schwizgebel (piano) Ravel: Sh退h退razade Wahab arr. James Whitbourn: Nashid al qassam Fatma Said (soprano) BBC Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Vedernikov (conductor) Anders Hillborg: Kongsgaard variations for string quartet Moriarty String Quartet from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama Prokofiev: Symphony no. 1 in D major, Op. 25, 'Classical BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo (conductor) The BBC Singers enjoy music by Bob Chilcott and Fatma Said sings Ravel's Sheherazade | |
Bbc Symphony Orchestra And Bbc Singers At The Barbican | 20191112 | Among the first composers commissioned by the Ensemble InterContemporain, Betsy Jolas wrote her Onze Lieder for them in 1977, with a solo part for Pierre Thibaud who was her colleague at the Paris Conservatoire where she was taught by Olivier Messiaen. She avoided the bald title concerto' in favour of something more atmospheric, creating a sequence of instrumental songs for trumpet of contrasting character and scoring. This concert recorded at London's Barbican Hall features star soloist Hakan Hardenberger who also performs Haydn's bright & energising trumpet concerto. Two 'Classical' symphonies frame these concertante works under the orchestra's Chief Conductor Sakari Oramo. As part of the Barbican's Sound Unbound weekend in May this year the BBC Singers recorded a concert at St Batholomew-the-Great featuring music spanning the 15th- to 21st Centuries, and the afternoon ends with the second of the Vaughan Williams Symphonies which the BBC Symphony Orchestra has recently recorded with conductor Martyn Brabbins, and a piece by which Arthur Bliss wrote for the rich, expressive contralto voice of Kathleen Ferrier and an orchestra without clarinets, bassoons, or tuba, relying on the nasal tone of oboe and cor anglais, and the sardonic sound of muted brass'. Presented by Penny Gore. 2pm Prokofiev: Symphony 1 'Classical Haydn: Trumpet Concerto Betsy Jolas: Onze Lieder - UK premiere Haydn: Symphony No. 103 'Drumroll Hakan Hardenberger (trumpet) Sakari Oramo (conductor) c.3.15pm Claudio Monteverdi: Cantate Domino a6 Alonso Lobo: Versa est in luctum Charles Villiers Stanford: Beati quorum via Franz Biebl: Ave Maria Orlando Gibbons: O clap your hands Robert Lucas Pearsall: Lay a garland Pierre Villette: Hymne | |
Bbc Symphony Orchestra And Elijah | 20201217 | In a week featuring the best of the BBC performing groups, the BBC Symphony Orchestra take centre stage with a performance of Mendelssohn's account of the story of Elijah, recorded earlier this year at the Barbican in London. Felix Mendelssohn: Elijah Toby Davies (treble) Elizabeth Watts (soprano) Claudia Huckle (mezzo) Allan Clayton (tenor) Johan Reuter (baritone) BBC Symphony Chorus BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sakari Oramo The BBC Symphony Orchestra perform Mendelssohn's oratorio Elijah. | |
Bbc Symphony Orchestra And Singers | 20200512 | Some of Anders Hillborg's earliest lessons in music were learnt singing in choirs. In a concert recorded at St Giles' Cripplegate in February, the BBC Singers present the first performance of a new choral work by the Swedish composer alongside some of his established favourites, including the simple song lined with mourning O Dessa րgon and the spine-tingling surround-sound of the 16-part Mouyayoum. Complementing Hillborg's works, Ragnar Rasmussen and the Singers bring us the radiant and heartbreaking love songs by Hillborg's compatriot Sven-David Sandstr怀m and Olivier Messiaen's cut-glass miniature O Sacrum Convivium. Followed by a performance recorded at the Barbican in January this year by legendary American pianist Garrick Ohlsson of Rachmaninov's Third Piano Concerto with its towering technical demands for the soloist. The composer took the part for the 1909 world premiere in New York, preparing for it by practising on a dummy keyboard aboard ship on the Atlantic en route to the US. Early the following year he gave a performance with the New York Philharmonic conducted by Gustav Mahler. The afternoon closes with a rare opportunity to hear Bliss' Mary of Magdala in a recent recording with Dame Sarah Connolly as Mary Magdala, James Platt as Jesus and the BBC Symphony Chorus and BBC SO under Conductor Laureate Sir Andrew Davis. Bliss was drawn to the story describing it as one of the loveliest stories in the New Testament' where at the sepulchre, Mary Magdala was the first to see the risen Christ supposing him to be the gardener. Presented by Georgia Mann. 2pm Anders Hillborg: The Cradle Song, O Dessa 怀gon, The Breathing of the World (UK premiere) Sven-David Sandstr怀m: Four Songs of Love Anders Hillborg: Stella Maris, Lilla Sus Grav Esa-Pekka Salonen: Songs from Kalender R怀d Olivier Messiaen: O sacrum convivium Anders Hillborg: Mouyayoum Theo Hillborg, saxophone Filip Graden, cello Ragnar Rasmussen, conductor c.3.20pm Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 3 Garrick Ohlsson, piano BBC Symphony Orchestra Robert Spano, conductor c.4.10pm Arthur Bliss: Mary of Magdala Dame Sarah Connolly, mezzo-soprano James Platt, bass Sir Andrew Davis, conductor Ethereal Nordic choir, Rachmaninov and biblical Bliss with the BBC SO and Singers. | |
Bbc Symphony Orchestra And Singers (2-5) | 20210629 | Ian Skelly presents recordings by the BBC Symphony Orchestra and BBC Singers, including music by Schubert, Anthony Payne and Anna Thorvaldsdottir. Jukka-Pekka Saraste conducts Schubert's `Great` Ninth Symphony, and violinist Igor Yuzefovich directs the orchestra in summer music by Piazzolla and Vivaldi. And the BBC Singers are joined by their chief conductor Sofi Jeannin for new studio recordings of music by Anna Thorvaldsdottir paired with Parry's Songs of Farewell. Including: 2pm Jonathan Bailey Holland: Motor City Dance Mix Brad Lubman (conductor) c.2.10pm Piazzolla: Summer (from the Four Seasons of Buenos Aires) Strings of the BBC Symphony Orchestra Igor Yuzefovich (violin/director) c.2.20pm, 3pm and 3.30pm Music by Anna Thorvaldsdottir alongside Parry's Songs of Farewell Sofi Jeannin (conductor) c.2.35pm Anthony Payne: Of land, sea and sky for chorus and orchestra BBC Symphony Chorus and Orchestra Sir Andrew Davis (conductor) c.3.20pm Vivaldi: Concerto No.2 in G minor, Op. 8, RV 315, 'Summer c.3.55pm Schubert: Symphony No.9 in C minor, D944 'Great Ian Skelly presents music by Schubert, Anthony Payne and Anna Thorvaldsdottir. | |
Bbc Symphony Orchestra And Singers (3-5) | 20210630 | Ian Skelly presents recordings by the BBC Symphony Orchestra of music by Falla and Haydn, and the BBC Singers perform Shruthi Rajasekar. Sakari Oramo conducts a performance of Haydn's Symphony No. 49 'Las passione' from the Barbican last year, and pianist Javier Perianes joins the BBC SO for the Andalusian composer Manuel de Falla's atmospheric Nights in the Gardens of Spain. Plus new studio recordings by the BBC Singers, as Nicholas Chalmers leads them in music by two young composers, Shruthi Rajasekar and Electra Perivolaris. Including: 2pm Stephen Montague: Introit & Flourish Brass of the BBC Symphony Orchestra Anthony Weeden (conductor) c.2.05pm Falla: Nights in the Garden of Spain Javier Perianes (piano) Josep Pons (conductor) c.2.30pm Music by Shruthi Rajasekar and Electra Perivolaris Nicholas Chalmers (conductor) c.3.05pm Symphony No. 49 in F minor 'La passione Sakari Oramo (conductor) Ian Skelly presents music by Falla, Haydn and Shruthi Rajasekar. | |
Bbc Symphony Orchestra And Singers (4-5) | 20210701 | Ian Skelly presents an afternoon of performances by the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Singers, including music by Mendelssohn, Walton, Elgar and Judith Weir. Sir Andrew Davis conducts the BBC SO and Chorus in the first part of Elgar's Dream of Gerontius (concluding tomorrow) featuring soloists Sarah Connolly, Stuart Skelton and David Soar. James Ehnes joins the orchestra for Walton's Viola Concerto, and Chlo退 van Soeterst耀de and Dalia Stasevska conduct music by Mendelssohn and Sibelius. Plus, Ian introduces recent performances by the BBC Singers from the Nevill Holt Opera June Festival. Including: c.2.15pm Mendelssohn: String Symphony No.1 Strings of the BBC Symphony Orchestra Chlo退 van Soeterst耀de (conductor) c.2.30pm Recordings from the Nevill Holt Opera June Festival Alexander Campkin: The Crimson Sun Ben Ponniah: O sacrum convivium Nicholas Chalmers (conductor) c.2.40pm Sibelius: Rakastava Dalia Stasevska (conductor) c.2.55pm Brahms: Waldesnacht, Op.63 No.2 Judith Weir: Love bade me welcome by Brahms, Holst, Judith Weir and Melissa Dunphy, c.3.15pm Walton: Viola Concerto James Ehnes (violin) Edward Gardner (conductor) c.3.40pm Judith Weir: A blue true dream of sky Melissa Dunphy: Halcyon Days c.4.15pm Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Part 1 (concludes in Afternoon Concert on Friday 2nd July) Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano) Stuart Skelton (tenor) David Soar (bass) BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus Sir Andrew Davis (conductor) Ian Skelly presents music by Mendelssohn, Walton and Elgar. | |
Bbc Symphony Orchestra At 90 | 20201026 | As the BBC Symphony Orchestra turns 90, Penny Gore introduces a whole week of celebrations, including today performances featuring some of the orchestra's chief conductors, among them Andrew Davis, who conducts Mark-Anthony Turnage's Momentum, Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No. 4, with soloist Jean-Yves Thibaudet, followed by a BBC commission: Anthony Payne's completion, from the composer's sketches, of Elgar's 3rd Symphony. Closing the afternoon another chief conductor, Leonard Slatkin, with the ballet score of Billy the Kid by Aaron Copland. And before that, there's Lutos?awski's Cello Concerto, with Paul Watkins as soloist and Edward Gardner conducting. 2.00pm Mark-Anthony Turnage: Momentum Sergey Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto no. 4 in G minor, Op.40 Elgar: Symphony no. 3 in C minor, compl. Anthony Payne [from Elgar's sketches] Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano Sir Andrew Davis, conductor 3.40pm Witold Lutos?awski: Cello Concerto Paul Watkins, cello Edward Gardner, conductor 4.05pm Copland: Billy the Kid (ballet) Leonard Slatkin, conductor Chief conductors and commissions. Today Andrew Davis conducts Elgar/Payne 3rd Symphony. | |
Bbc Symphony Orchestra At 90 | 20201027 | Penny Gore introduces three former chief conductors of the BBC SO as the orchestra turns 90. Today's celebrations start with Pierre Boulez, at his 80th birthday gala concert in 2005, conducting Debussy's Jeux and Trois ballads de Villon, with soprano Elizabeth Atherton, and his own music, Le soleil des eaux, featuring the BBC Singers, and then Ravel's Daphnis and Chloe - joined by the BBC Symphony Chorus. Next Jessica Cottis takes to the rostrum to conduct the ensemble in Thea Musgrave's Helios, with oboist Emily Pailthorpe. Colin Davis at the 1971 Last Night of the Proms thrills with Berlioz's Trojans March, there's a Haydn Symphony with current Chief Conductor Sakari Oramo, and the afternoon ends with Gennadi Rozhdestvensky conducting Prokofiev's Ode to the End of the War - involving wind orchestra, percussion, 4 harps and 4 pianos! 2.00pm Debussy: Jeux Debussy: Trois ballades de Villon Boulez: Le soleil des eaux Ravel: Daphnis and Chlo退 Elizabeth Atherton, soprano BBC Symphony Orchestra Pierre Boulez, conductor 3.50pm Thea Musgrave: Helios Emily Pailthorpe, oboe Jessica Cottis, conductor 4.15pm Berlioz: The Trojans March Colin Davis, conductor 4.20pm Haydn: Symphony No. 34 in D minor Sakari Oramo, conductor 4.40pm Prokofiev: Ode to the End of the War Gennadi Rozhdestvensky, conductor Pierre Boulez conducts Debussy, his own music and Ravel's Daphnis and Chloe. | |
Bbc Symphony Orchestra At 90 | 20201028 | Penny Gore with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, celebrating its 90th anniversary, on tour in Germany in 2015 with its current chief conductor Sakari Oramo. There's Wagner's overture to Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg, Mendelssohn's Concerto for violin in E minor, with soloist Alina Ibragimova, followed by Brahms' Symphony No. 2 in D major. We end the afternoon with a very recent commission for the BBC SO, Hannah Kendall's Tuxedo Vasco 'de' Gama. 2.00pm Wagner: Overture to Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto in E minor for violin and orchestra, Op. 64 Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73 Hannah Kendall: Tuxedo Vasco 'de' Gama Alina Ibragimova, violin Sakari Oramo, conductor Current Chief Conductor Sakari Oramo with music by Wagner, Mendelssohn and Brahms. | |
Bbc Symphony Orchestra At 90 | 20201030 | Penny Gore closes this week of celebrations of the 90th anniversary of the BBC Symphony Orchestra with one of its former Chief Conductors, Jiri Belohlavek, conducting an outstanding performance of Janacek's comic opera The Adventures of Mr. Broucek. Tenor Jan Vacik is in the title role, leading an almost entirely Czech cast plus the BBC Singers. Two Excursions: one drunken flight of fantasy to the moon, the other back in time to 15th century war-torn Prague! This is Janacek's operatic reaction to the satirical stories of Svatopluk Cech, and unique among his operas: comic, serious, and patriotic. Recorded at the Barbican Hall in February 2017. Jan Vacik - Tenor (Mr Broucek) Peter Straka - Tenor (Mazal/Ethereal/Kunka) Maria Haan - Soprano (Malinka/Etherea/Kunka) Roman Janal - Baritone (Sacristan, Lunobor, Domsik) Zdenek Plech - Bass (Wurfl/Caroskvouci/Councillor) Ivan Kusnjer - Baritone (The apparition of Svatopluk/Second Taborite) Lenka Smidova - Mezzo-soprano (Housekeeper/Kedruta) Martina Bauerova - Soprano (Young Waiter/Child Prodigy/Student) Jaroslav Brezina - Tenor (Painter/Duhoslav/Vojta from the Peacocks/Voice of the Professor) Ales Briscein - Tenor (Composer/Harfoboboj/Miroslav the goldsmith) Vaclav Sibera - Baritone (Poet [Prague]/Oblacny/Vacek Bradaty) Edward Goater - Tenor (Poet) Christopher Bowen - Tenor (Another Poet) Charles Gibbs - Bass (First Taborite) Jiri Belohlavek, conductor Janacek's comic opera The Excursions of Mr. Broucek, conducted by Jiri Belohlavek in 2007. | |
Bbc Symphony Orchestra At 90 | 20210329 | Penny Gore presents a week of concerts by the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No 2 Mahler: Symphony No. 5 Yu Kosuge, piano BBC SO Sakari Oramo, conductor Gavin Higgins: Sadly now the throstle sings Ryan Bancroft, conductor Weir: Natural History Ailish Tynan, soprano Martyn Brabbins, conductor The BBC Symphony Orchestra perform Mahler's Fifth Symphony. | |
Bbc Symphony Orchestra At Maida Vale | 20200115 | The BBC Symphony Orchestra are at Maida Vale Studios for a concert of 20th and 21st-century music which includes one of Bartok's final orchestral works - his Viola Concerto, written for virtuoso viola player William Primrose. There are also three UK premieres of works by US composers Andrew Norman, Augusta Read Thomas and Jonathan Bailey Holland. Following that concert, there's another visit to the 66th International Rostrum of Composers in Argentina, and a piece by the young Latvian composer J?kabs Jan?evskis - 'When', written in 2018. The programme ends with a recording made by violinist Guy Braunstein of one of Tchaikovsky's best-known miniatures for violin and orchestra. 2pm Andrew Norman: Sacred Geometry (UK Premiere) Bela Bartok: Viola Concerto Augusta Read Thomas: Helios Choros I (UK premiere) Jonathan Bailey Holland: Motor City Dance Mix (UK premiere) Timothy Ridout, viola Brad Lubman, conductor 3pm J?kabs Jan?evskis: When (2018) Kristaps Bergs, cello Mixed Choir of Riga Cathedral Choir School Jurgis Cabalis, conductor 3.10pm Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Serenade m退lancolique, Op.26 Guy Braunstein, violin Kirill Karabits, conductor Presented by Penny Gore. The BBC SO with Bartok, Andrew Norman, Augusta Read Thomas and Jonathan Bailey Holland. | |
Bbc Symphony Orchestra At The Barbican | 20200113 | This week Penny Gore introduces concerts given by the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the BBC Singers. There are also highlights each day from the 66th International Rostrum of Composers, which took place in Argentina. The week begins with a concert conducted by Alexander Vedernikov, featuring Gyorgy Sviridov's paean to Pushkin - 'The Blizzard', Rachmaninov's ever-popular set of variations on one of Paganini's Caprices - with soloist Andrei Korobeinikov, and Tchaikovsky's earliest notable work - the First Symphony. The programme also includes a recent work for mixed choir by the young Estonian composer Gerta Raidma, which was recorded at the 66th International Rostrum of Composers in San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina. To end, Jack Liebeck joins the BBC Symphony Orchestra to perform the violin concerto that Schoenberg composed three years after fleeing Nazi Germany to the USA. 2pm Gyorgy Sviridov: The Blizzard (Suite) Rachmaninov: Variations on a Theme of Paganini Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.1, 'Winter Daydreams Andrei Korobeinikov, piano Alexander Vedernikov, conductor 3.40pm Gerta Raidma: Je suis (2018) Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir Kaspars Putni?, conductor 3.45pm Arnold Schoenberg: Violin Concerto Jack Liebeck, violin Andrew Gourlay, conductor The BBC Symphony Orchestra plays Sviridov, Rachmaninov, Tchaikovsky and Schoenberg. | |
Bbc Symphony Orchestra In Elgar And Tchaikovsky | 20200715 | The BBC Symphony Orchestra in Shanghai. Penny Gore introduces performances given last summer at Shanghai Symphony Hall. The orchestra brought with them Elgar's classic Enigma Variations, and the brilliant young pianist Pavel Kolesnikov joined them in Tchaikovsky's famous concerto. Huan Ruo: Folk Songs for Orchestra I: Flower Drum Song from Feng Yang II: Love Song from Kang Ding III: Little Blue Flower IV: The Girl from the Da Ban City Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23 (Pavel Kolesnikov, piano) Elgar: Variations on an original theme ('Enigma') BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis (conductor) The BBC Symphony Orchestra perform Elgar's Enigma Variations and Tchaikovsky in Shanghai. | |
Bbc Symphony Orchestra In Hungarian Music | 20170516 | Nielsen, Bruch and Mendelssohn from violinist Jack Liebeck and the Ulster Orchestra, live from Ulster Hall, Belfast and presented by John Toal. Followed by Hungarian works from the BBC Symphony Orchestra, recorded at London's Barbican Hall earlier this year and introduced by Katie Derham. 2.00pm - LIVE Nielsen: Saga-Drøm, Op.39 Bruch: Scottish Fantasy, Op.46 Mendelssohn: Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage, Op.27 Jack Liebeck, violin Giordano Bellincampi, conductor Presented by Katie Derham: 3.00pm Bartok:Concerto for Orchestra P退ter E怀tv怀s: Senza sangue Russell Braun, tenor Albane Carr耀re, mezzo-soprano Simone Young, conductor. The Ulster Orchestra in Nielsen, Bruch and Mendelssohn. Plus BBC SO in Bartok and Eotvos. | |
Bbc Symphony Orchestra Live | 20130212 | Presented by Katie Derham. Live from the Maida Vale studios in London, the BBC Symphony Orchestra and conductor Jean Deroyer perform a concert of French music. The soloist in Poulenc's Concert Champetre is Pascal Rog退, who also performs and talks about solo piano music by both Poulenc and Satie. After the concert, the world premiere, recorded last month, of Malcolm Hayes' Byzantium with the BBC SO conducted by Garry Walker, and a piano lullaby by Oliver Knussen. The afternoon closes with the BBC SO under its chief conductor Jiri Belohlavek in music from his homeland: Dvorak's sinister symphonic poem The Water Goblin. Faur退: Sicilienne Poulenc: Concert Champꀀtre Pascal Rog退 (harpsichord) Satie: Gymnopedie No. 1; Gnossiennes Nos. 2 & 5 Poulenc: Improvisations Nos. 12, 15 & 6 Pascal Rog退 (piano) 3pm Poulenc: Sinfonietta Jean Deroyer (conductor) 3.35pm Malcolm Hayes: Byzantium (World Premiere) Garry Walker (conductor) Oliver Knussen: Sonya's lullaby, Op. 16 (Part 2 of 'Triptych') Richard Uttley (piano) 4pm Dvorak: The Water Goblin Jiri Belohlavek (conductor). Katie Derham presents the BBC SO live, with pianist Pascal Roge in Poulenc and Satie. | |
Bbc Symphony Orchestra Live From Maida Vale Studios | 20140321 | Jean Deroyer conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra, pianist Louis Schwizgebel and tenor Robin Tritschler in a short afternoon concert, broadcast live from Maida Vale in today's Afternoon on 3. Hear the jazz-inflected harmonies of Ravel's Piano Concerto in G Major, while his Cinq m退lodies populaires grecques set popular Greek songs from the island of Chios, mixing the flippant Tout gai! with the more profound L | |
Bbc Symphony Orchestra On Tour | 20191021 | From the BBC Symphony Orchestra's recent trip to China, a concert featuring music by Huang Ruo alongside Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No.1 and Elgar's Enigma Variations. Also, featuring choral music by Joanna Marsh performed by the BBC Singers and Stravinsky from the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Presented by Kate Molleson. Starting a week with material from the BBC Symhony Orchestra's 2019 tour of China, plus other material recorded recently at the Edinburgh Festival and pieces recorded by The BBC Singers, today we feature a concert given in Shanghai by the BBC SO with Radio 3 New Generation Artist Pavel Kolesnikov. The concert - given at the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra Hall - begins with the world premiere of Chinese-born composer Huang Ruo's Folk Songs for Orchestra. Also in the programme were two well-known and much-loved pieces: Tchaikovsky's First Piano Concerto and Elgar's Enigma Variations, all conducted by Sir Andrew Davis. The afternoon continues with a recent recording of choral music by Joanna Marsh - Arabesques - made by The BBC Singers under Owain Park. And we end at the Maida Vale Studios, and a further concert given by the BBC Symphony Orchestra and conductor Andrei Feher, with the Divertimento from Stravinsky's 'The Fairy's Kiss'. 2.00pm Huang Ruo: Folk Songs for Orchestra (world premiere of complete set) Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No.1 in B flat minor, Op.23 Edward Elgar: Variations on an original theme 'Enigma', Op.36 Pavel Kolesnikov, piano Sir Andrew Davis, conductor 3.40pm Joanna Marsh: Arabesques Owain Park, conductor 4.00pm Igor Stravinsky: Divertimento from 'The Fairy's Kiss Andrei Feher, conductor Music by Huang Ruo, Tchaikovsky, Elgar and Stravinsky from the BBC Symphony Orchestra. | |
Bbc Symphony Orchestra On Tour | 20191022 | Shostakovich's Piano Concerto No.2 and Mahler's 4th Symphony from the 2019 Edinburgh International Festival, plus more choral music by Joanna Marsh from The BBC Singers, and a further concert given at Maida Vale Studios by the BBC Symphony Orchestra, featuring Louise Farrenc's Overture No.1, Grieg's Piano Concerto in A minor and Faure's Pelleas et Melisande. Presented by Kate Molleson. Continuing with recordings taken from the BBC Symphony Orchestra's recent touring activities, today we hear Shostakovich's Piano Concerto No.2 with soloist Kirill Gerstein, and Mahler's Symphony No.4 with soprano Christina Gansch, given at a concert at Edinburgh's Usher Hall as part of this year's Edinburgh Festival. The afternoon continues with another recording of choral music by Joanna Marsh - Weighing the Earth - made by the BBC Singers under conductor Owain Park. And we end the programme with a recent concert given by the BBC Symphony Orchestra at Maida Vale Studios in London, including the dramatic Overture No.1 by Louise Farrenc, Grieg's much-loved Piano Concerto in A minor with soloist Elizabeth Brauss, and Faure's intensely romantic Pelleas et Melisande, all conducted by Francois Leleux. 2.00pm Dmitri Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No.2 in F major, Op.102 Gustav Mahler: Symphony No.4 in G major Kirill Gerstein, piano Christina Gansch, soprano Semyon Bychkov, conductor 3.25pm Joanna Marsh: Weighing the Earth Owain Park, conductor 3.30pm Louise Farrenc - Overture No.1, Op.23 Edvard Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op.16 Gabriel Faure: Pelleas et Melisande Elizabeth Brauss, piano Francois Leleux, conductor Shostakovich and Mahler from the BBC Symphony Orchestra at the Edinburgh Festival. | |
Bbc Symphony Orchestra On Tour In Spain | 20181121 | Another concert from Spain today as we continue the series of recordings recently made by the BBC Symphony Orchestra abroad on tour. From the Kursaal Auditorio in San Sebastiကn, Sibelius Suite Scenes historiques No. 1, followed by the Peacock Tales by Hillborg and Debussy's First Rhapsody, with clarinettist Martin Fr怀st as soloist, and the orchestra Chief Conductor, Sakari Oramo, at the helm. The programme continues in Britain with the orchestra performing more Sibelius, his Symphony No. 2, recorded earlier this year at the Barbican Centre, in London. Presented by Penny Gore 14.00 Sibelius: Sc耀nes historiques Suite No.1 Hillborg: Peacock Tales Debussy: First Rhapsody Martin Fr怀st (clarinet) Sakari Oramo (Conductor) 14.45 Sibelius: Symphony No. 2 The BBC Symphony Orchestra on tour in Spain with music by Sibelius, Hillborg and Debussy. | |
Bbc Symphony Orchestra Play Stravinsky And William Grant Still | 20220930 | Adam Hickox conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra live at Maida Vale Studios in music by Stravinsky and William Grant Still. Plus there are performances by The Huelgas Ensemble from the Fribourg Sacred Music Festival, and there's music by Elizabeth Maconchy, Clara Schumann, Beethoven and Ravel. Elizabeth Maconchy - Overture: Proud Thames Andrew Davis (conductor) 2.06 Homer Herpol - Dum appropinquaret Jesus Jericho Homer Herpol - Ecce mitto angelum Paul van Nevel (conductor) 2.21 Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Quintet in E flat, Op.16 Alexander Melnikov (piano) Marcel Ponseele (oboe) Asko Heiskanen (clarinet) Jaakko Luoma (bassoon) Teunis van der Zwart (horn) 2.46 Felix Mendelssohn - Verleih' uns Frieden gn䀀diglich Marta Paklar (soprano) Franz Vitzthum (alto) Thomas Hobbs (tenor) Felix Schwandtke (bass) Netherlands Bach Society Jos van Veldhoven (conductor) LIVE AT 3pm Igor Stravinsky - Symphony in 3 movements Adam Hickox (conductor) William Grant Still - Darker America 3.45 Maurice Ravel - Pavane pour une infante d退funte MDR Radio Symphony Orchestra Michael Balke (conductor) 4.05 Clara Schumann - 3 Romances, Op.21 Cristina Ortiz (piano) Music by Stravinsky, Beethoven, Maconchy and William Grant Still. | |
Bbc Symphony Orchestra, Live | 20181214 | Live from Maida Vale Studios, the young Finnish conductor Dalia Stasevska leads the BBC Symphony Orchestra in music by Linberg, Kabalevsky & Bartok. Presented by Natasha Riordan. After the live concert, Penny Gore continues our celebration of Our Classical Century', a countdown of the hundred most important events in classical music across the last hundred years. In this final week, we focus on Prokofiev's Peter and the wolf and hear a performance by the BBC Philharmonic conducted by Yan Pascal Tortelier, recorded in 1999, and narrated by David Attenborough. The afternoon concludes with the final pieces from the Total Immersion 'In Remembrance' concert recorded at the Barbican last month featuring Musicians from the Guildhall School of Music & Drama. We'll hear music by George Butterworth who died whilst serving in the Armed Forces during World War 1, and Enrique Granados who became fatally involved in the war only by chance. Lindberg: Two Episodes Kabalevsky: Cello Concerto No.1, Op.4 Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra Jonathan Roozeman, cello Dalia Stasevska, conductor Prokofiev: Peter and the wolf Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor David Attenborough, narrator Granados: La maja dolorosa Carmen Artaza, mezzo-soprano Michael Pandya, piano Butterworth: Love Blows as the Wind Blows Andrew Hamilton, baritone Maria W?oszczowska, violin Ruth Hene, violin Oscar Holch, viola Akito Goto, cello Live from Maida Vale, Dalia Stasevska conducts music by Lindberg, Kabalevsky and Bartok. | |
Bbc Symphony Orchestra, Mental Health Awareness Week | 20210510 | In Mental Health Awareness Week 2021, Penny Gore introduces performances by the BBC Symphony Orchestra featuring music from early 20th-century Vienna, where the father of psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud, developed psychotherapy. Jessie Montgomery: Starburst Strings of the BBC Symphony Orchestra Conductor Alpesh Chauhan 2.05pm Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D, Op.61 Schoenberg: Pelleas und Melisande, Op.5 James Ehnes, violin Conductor Ryan Wigglesworth 3.50pm Enescu: Romanian Rhapsody No. 1 Conductor Jukka-Pekka Saraste This series broadcast in Mental Health Awareness Week includes a particular focus on the music of Vienna-born Arnold Schoenberg, whose work and intellectual life has startling parallels with that of his contemporary who developed psychoanalysis in Vienna, Sigmund Freud. The final programme of the series includes the Seventh Symphony by a composer who actually consulted Freud, Gustav Mahler. Plus on Tuesday the BBC Singers perform sacred music by women composers from the exciting new series of publications 'Multitude of Voyces', while Thursday's Opera Matinee is a masterwork from the Baroque era, Monteverdi's The Return of Ulysses. Penny Gore introduces music by Montgomery, Beethoven, Schoenberg and Enescu. | |
Bbc Symphony Orchestra, Mental Health Awareness Week | 20210512 | In Mental Health Awareness Week 2021 Penny Gore presents the BBC SO in music by Bartok, Oskar Fried, Schoenberg and Suk composed around the time of the development of psychoanalysis and psychotherapy in Central Europe. Bartok: Two Pictures, Op.10 BBC Symphony Orchestra Conductor Gergely Madaras 2.20pm Oscar Fried: Verklaerte Nacht Christine Rice, mezzo-soprano Stuart Skelton, tenor Conductor Edward Gardner 2.30pm Schoenberg: Verklaerte Nacht 3.00pm Suk: Prague Conductor Jiri Belohlavek Penny Gore presents the BBC Symphony Orchestra in Bartok, Oskar Fried, Schoenberg and Suk. | |
Bbc Symphony Orchestra, Mental Health Awareness Week | 20210514 | In Mental Health Awareness Week 2021, Penny Gore presents the BBC Symphony Orchestra playing music by Britten, Dan Jenkins, Joseph Marx, Thomas Larcher and Mahler, including works composed in early 20th century Vienna where the father of psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud, developed psychotherapy. A few years after composing his Seventh Symphony, Mahler even consulted Freud himself. Dan Jenkins's piece 6845815 is a reflection on the time of the dropping of the atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. Dan, a composer, arranger and the BBC Symphony Orchestra's 2nd trombone, was deeply moved by the orchestra's visit to Hiroshima for a concert in 2018, and wrote this piece in response. Britten: Four Sea Interludes Conductor Sakari Oramo 2.25pm Dan Jenkins: 6845815 Brass and percussion of the BBC Symphony Orchestra Conductor Martyn Brabbins 2.35pm Marx: 3 songs Christine Brewer, soprano Conductor Jiri Belohlavek 2.50pm Thomas Larcher: Chiasma 3pm Mahler: Symphony No. 7 Penny Gore presents the BBC SO in music by Britten, Dan Jenkins, Marx, Larcher and Mahler. | |
Bbc Symphony Orchestra: Stravinsky And Shostakovich | 20190624 | A recently discovered funeral song by Stravinsky opens this all-Russian concert by the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chief Conductor Sakari Oramo, recorded last month at London's Barbican Hall. Stravinsky wrote it in tribute to his friend and teacher Rimsky-Korsakov and it's a musical depiction of laying a floral tribute on the grave. The newly-appointed leader of the orchestra, Igor Yuzefovich, is the soloist in Shostakovich's First Violin Concerto and the concerts closes with a thrilling performance of Stravinsky's Rite of Spring. The BBC Symphony Orchestra's Principal Bassoon Julie Price joins Michael Collins in Richard Strauss's Concertino and we've the first of this week's pieces from the International Rostrum of Composers which, since its foundation in 1955, has launched many of the most important composers of the 20th and 21st centuries from Henri Dutilleux and Hans-Werner Henze to Henryk G recki and Dobrinka Tabakova. Jenny Hettne is a Swedish composer who places her clearest focus on the exploration of sound and timbre. In her piece Whirli(gigue) she achieves a subtle orchestral sound poetry that channels the world of electroacoustic music. Presented by Penny Gore. 2pm Stravinsky: Funeral Song Op. 5 Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No.1 Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring Igor Yuzefovich (violin) Sakari Oramo (conductor) c.3.30pm Beethoven: Leonora Overture No. 2 Op. 72a c.3.45pm Richard Strauss: Duet Concertino Michael Collins (clarinet) Julie Price (bassoon) Strings of the BBC Symphony Orchestra c.4.00pm Jenny Hettne: Whirli(gigue) Malm怀 Symphony Orchestra Leif Segerstam (conductor) c.4.10pm Szymanowski: Harnasie Rob Murray (tenor) BBC Symphony Chorus Edward Gardner (conductor) A recent concert of Russian music kicks off this week featuring the BBCSO and BBC Singers. | |
Bbc Symphony Orchestra: Yiu, Shostakovich And Saariaho | 20190628 | Raymond Yiu's musical love letter to London opens this afternoon's concert in which the Hong Kong-born young composer quotes Elgar's Cockaigne Overture and skilfully blends popular style with symphonic scope. Martin Owen becomes the third BBC SO section principal to step into the spotlight this week, joining tenor Anthony Gregory in Britten's nocturnal song-cycle, and former BBC SO Principal Guest Conductor David Robertson continues this season's series of Shostakovich symphonies with the First. Written while the composer was still a student, its precocious brilliance is tempered by a sense of darkness and foreboding. This week's Our Classical Century piece is Graal th退 tre (Grail Theatre) by the celebrated Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho which, writes the composer, 'expresses the tension between the efforts of the composer when writing music and the theatrical aspect of performance'. It's dedicated to the soloist in this performance, Gidon Kremer. Presented by Penny Gore. 2pm Raymond Yiu: The London Citizen Exceedingly Injured Britten: Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings Shostakovich: Symphony No. 1 Anthony Gregory (tenor) Martin Owen (horn) BBC Symphony Orchestra David Robertson (conductor) Recorded in May at the Barbican Hall, London c.3.15pm Kaija Saariaho: Graal th退 tre - concerto for violin and orchestra Gidon Kremer (violin) Esa-Pekka Salonen c.3.45pm Brahms: Symphony No. 3 Sakari Oramo (conductor) Raymond Yiu's love letter to London, young Shostakovich and Saariaho's Graal theatre. | |
Beethoven Symphony No 4 | 20230515 | Penny Gore begins a week of Afternoon Concert featuring the Ulster Orchestra performing at Ulster Hall, Belfast. Today at 3pm it's Beethoven's 4th Symphony. Plus there's a new recording of Gershwin's An American in Paris from the BBC Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding conducts the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, and part of a concert of Barbara Strozzi given by the Hathor Consort in Antwerp in February. Including: Couperin: Passacaille, from 'L'Espagnole, deuxi耀me ordre des Nations Les Talens Lyriques Christophe Rousset (director) Gershwin: An American in Paris Lionel Bringuier (conductor) Schumann: Overture to Manfred, Op. 115, after Byron Daniel Harding (conductor) Antheil: Trumpet Sonata Simon H怀fele (trumpet) Frank Dupree (piano) c.3pm Beethoven: Symphony no.4 in B flat major, Op.60 Moritz Gnann (conductor) Strozzi: L'Amante modesto Op1'13 Merce di voi, Op.1'1 Lagrime me, Op.7'4 Al battitor de bronzo, Op.1'18 Begli occhi, Op.3'9 L'Eraclito amoroso, Op.2'14 Claire Lefili tre (soprano) Doroth退e Mields (soprano) Romina Lischka (bass viol, artistic leader) c.4pm Dvorak: The Wild Dove, Op.110 The Ulster Orchestra plays Beethoven's Fourth Symphony, Plus, Gershwin and Strozzi. | |
Beethoven, Symphony No.6 'pastoral' | 20240305 | Penny Gore presents a week of Afternoon Concert featuring new recordings from the BBC performing groups and the European Broadcasting Union. Today's 3 o'clock moment is Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony in a performance from the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra under Ryan Wigglesworth. Also featured across the week is a performance from the brilliant young pianist Yumeka Nakagawa in concert in Cologne. Plus other new recordings from the Ulster Orchestra and BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Presented by Penny Gore 2pm Tailleferre Overture Martyn Brabbins (conductor) Mozart Variations on 'Ah, vous dirai-je maman', K.265 Yumeka Nakagawa (piano) Jonathan Dove Seek Him that Maketh the Seven Stars Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge Glen Dempsey (organ) Andrew Nethsingha (conductor) Handel Concerto no. 13 in F major HWV.295 (The Cuckoo and the nightingale) Istvan Ella (organ) Corelli Chamber Orchestra Berlioz Roman Carnival Overture Dresden State Orchestra Colin Davis (conductor) 3pm Beethoven Symphony No.6 in F major, Op.68, ‘Pastoral Ryan Wigglesworth (conductor) Chopin 24 Preludes, Op.28 – no 7-9 Warlock Capriol Suite vers. for string orchestra Nash Ensemble c.4.15 Chopin 24 Preludes, Op.28 – no 10-12 Jose Pablo Moncayo Garcia Cumbres (Summits) Pablo Urbina (conductor) Schubert Quartettsatz in C minor Juilliard String Quartet Borodin In the steppes of central Asia [V sredney Azii] Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Vladimir Ashkenazy (conductor) Music by Beethoven, Chopin and Berlioz. Penny Gore presents Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony in a performance from the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Plus Chopin from pianist Yumeka Nakagawa in concert in Cologne. | |
Beethoven's Emperor At The Newbury Spring Festival | 20230424 | Ian Skelly with an imperial selection of music for the afternoon, including the Ukrainian pianist Vadym Kholodenko performing Beethoven's monumental Fifth Piano Concerto at the Newbury Spring Festival and traditional songs from the eastern Mediterranean as realised by Jordi Savall. Isaac: Imperii proceres (Music for Maximilian) Concentus Musicus Wien Wiener S䀀ngerknaben Chorus Viennensis Nikolaus Harnoncourt (conductor) Dilermando Reis: Uma Valsa e Dois Amores Anabel Montesunos (guitar) Mompou: La fuente y la campana Julien Brocal (piano) 3.00 Beethoven: Piano Concerto No5 in Eb 'Emperor Vadym Kholodenko (piano) BBC Symphony Orchestra Ryan Wigglesworth (conductor) Trad: Six traditional songs from Greece, Israel, Syria, and Morocco Trad: Two traditional songs from Israel and Greece Lior Elmaleh (vocals) Katerina Papadopoulou (vocals) Hesperion XXI Faure: Pavane Op50 BBC National Orchestra of Wales Grant Llewellyn (conductor) Mozart: Horn Concerto No 4 in Eb K495 Ben Goldscheider (horn) Ulster Orchestra Leslie Suganandarjah (conductor) Vadym Kholodenko performs Beethoven's Fifth Piano Concerto, plus music from Jordi Savall. | |
Beethoven's Fifth Symphony From Munich | 20221110 | Penny Gore continues this week of programmes with a performance of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony from the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra in Bratislava. Jordi Savall brings us one of the Cantigas de Santa Maria every day this week, there's Renaissance polyphony from Stile Antico, plus we celebrate Philip Glass's 85th birthday with pianists Dennis Russell Davies and Maki Namekawa, and Gabriel Jackson's 60th birthday with The BBC Singers. And there's music by Mozart, Lysenko, Sibelius, Walton, Georg Muffat and Marie Jaell too. Mykola Lysenko - Overture: Taras Bulba Odessa Philharmonic Orchestra Hobart Earle (conductor) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Sinfonia Concertante in E flat, K.364 (2nd mvt: Andante) Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin) Vladimir Babeshko (viola) Munich Philharmonic Orchestra Bavarian State Orchestra Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Lahav Shani (conductor) Thomas Tallis - Videte miraculum Sofi Jeannin (conductor) c. 2.32pm Marie Jaell - Cello Concerto in F Raphael Perraud (cello) Orchestre Nationale de France Debora Waldman (conductor) 3pm Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony No.5 in C minor, Op.67 Georg Muffat - Violin Sonata in D Chouchane Siranossian (violin) Jonathan Pesek (cello) Leonardo Garcia Alarcon (harpsichord) c. 3.42pm Philip Glass - Four Movements for Two Pianos (Part IV) Dennis Russell Davies / Maki Namekawa (pianos) 3.50 Robert White - Lamentations for 5 voices (Part I) Alfonso X of Castile - Santa Maria, strela do dia [Cantigas de Santa Maria, No.100] Capella Real de Catalunya / Hesperion XXI Jordi Savall (director) Jean Sibelius - Andante Festivo KBS Symphony Orchestra Pietari Inkinen (conductor) c. 4.33pm Gabriel Jackson - Luce coruscas William Walton - Portsmouth Point BBC National Orchestra of Wales Rumon Gamba (conductor) Lahav Shani conducts the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra in Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. | |
Beethoven's First Symphony | 20230920 | Ian Skelly presents great concert performances from across Europe and from the BBC performing groups, this week featuring the Ulster Orchestra every day at 3pm. Today the orchestra performs Beethoven's Symphony No.1. Plus, Rudolph Buchbinder is the soloist in Mozart's dramatic Piano Concerto No.24 in C minor with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, who also play music by William Grant Still. And the Netherlands Radio Choir and Orchestra perform Brahms's elegiac Song of Destiny. Including: Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Greensleeves Aarhus Symphony Orchestra Christian Oland (conductor) William Grant Still: Summerland (from 3 Visions) Zina Schiff (violin) Royal Scottish National Orchestra Avlana Eisenberg (conductor) Mozart: Piano Concerto No.24 in C minor Rudolph Buchbinder (piano) Elim Chan (conductor) Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin - Introduction & Waltz BBC Philharmonic Vassily Sinaisky (conductor) Beethoven: Symphony No.1 in C Jonathan Bloxham (conductor) Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen: Blue White Gold Dreamers' Circus Brahms: Song of Destiny Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra Benjamin Goodson (conductor) A new recording of Beethoven's First Symphony from Belfast. | |
Beethoven's First Symphony From Bratislava | 20221109 | Penny Gore continues this week of programmes with a performance of Beethoven's First Symphony from the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra in Bratislava. Jordi Savall brings us one of the Cantigas de Santa Maria every day this week, plus we celebrate Philip Glass's 85th birthday with pianists Dennis Russell Davies and Maki Namekawa, and Gabriel Jackson's 60th birthday with The BBC Singers. And there's music by Dvorak, Brahms, Coleridge-Taylor, CPE Bach and Peter Zagar too. Antonin Dvorak - Carnival Overture, Op.92 KBS Symphony Orchestra Christoph Eschenbach (conductor) Gabriel Jackson - Blumbergs in Venice Sofi Jeannin (conductor) Peter Zagar - Blumental Dance No.6 Ondrej Lenard (conductor) Alfonso X of Castile - Muito faz grand'erro [Cantigas de Santa Maria, No.209] Capella Real de Catalunya / Hesperion XXI Jordi Savall (director) c. 2.43pm Johannes Brahms - Hungarian Dance No.6 in D Czech Philharmonic Orchestra Petr Popelka (conductor) CPE Bach - Sinfonia for strings in B minor, Wq.182/5 Netherlands Bach Society Shunske Sato (conductor) Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony No.1 in C, Op.21 Philip Glass - Four Movements for Two Pianos (Part III) Dennis Russell Davies / Maki Namekawa (pianos) c. 3.35pm Samuel Coleridge-Taylor -Piano Trio in E minor Trio Anima Mundi Carlo Farina - La Farina Chouchane Siranossian (violin) Jonathan Pesek (cello) Leonardo G Ondrej Lenard conducts the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra in Beethoven's First Symphony. | |
Beethoven's Fourth Piano Concerto With Nino Gvetadze | 20221108 | Penny Gore continues this week of programmes with a performance of Beethoven's Fourth Piano Concerto from Nino Gvetadze in Olomouc. Jordi Savall brings us one of the Cantigas de Santa Maria every day this week, there's Renaissance polyphony from Stile Antico, plus we celebrate Philip Glass's 85th birthday with pianists Dennis Russell Davies and Maki Namekawa, and Gabriel Jackson's 60th birthday with The BBC Singers. And there's music by Chabrier, Debussy, Schubert, Mel Bonis and Richard Strauss too. Emmanuel Chabrier - Espaကa Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra Alain Altinoglu (conductor) Claude Debussy - Arabesque No.1 in E major Nino Gvetadze (piano) c. 2.14pm Gabriel Jackson - In the half-light of dusk Sofi Jeannin (conductor) Franz Schubert - Overture: Rosamunde BBC Philharmonic Clemens Schuldt (conductor) Alfonso X of Castile - Miragres fremosos faz por nos [Cantigas de Santa Maria, No.37] Capella Real de Catalunya / Hesperion XXI Jordi Savall (director) Richard Strauss - Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Joana Mallwitz (conductor) 3pm Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Concerto No.4 in G major, Op.58 Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra Zsolt Hamar (conductor) c. 3.50pm Philippe de Monte - Super flumina Babylonis Mel Bonis - Trois femmes de l退gende Orchestre Nationale de France Debora Waldman (conductor) c. 4.28pm Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Andante in C, K.315 Matthias Kiesling (flute) Concerto Koln Philip Glass - Four Movements for Two Pianos (Part II) Dennis Russell Davies / Maki Namekawa (pianos) Nino Gvetadze plays Beethoven's Fourth Piano Concerto with the Moravian Philharmonic | |
Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony | 20230612 | Elena Schwarz conducts the BBC Philharmonic in Beethoven's Sixth Symphony in F, 'Pastoral'. Presented by Ian Skelly The focus this week is on the BBC Philharmonic, including a specially recorded performance of one of Beethoven's best-loved works, his Sixth Symphony evoking scenes of pastoral life. 2.00pm Elgar Pomp and Circumstance March no.1 Andrew Davis, conductor Marcel Dupre Prelude and fugue in F minor Steven Tharp, organ of Basilica of St James the Greater, Prague Vaughan Williams Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor 3.00pm Symphony no.6 'Pastoral Elena Schwarz, conductor Brahms Theme and Variations (arranged from String Sextet no.1) Denis Kozhukhin, piano CPE Bach Cello Concerto in a minor Jean-Guihen Queyras, cello Ensemble Resonanz Riccardo Minasi, conductor Elena Schwarz conducts the BBC Philharmonic in Beethoven's Sixth Symphony, 'Pastoral'. | |
Beethoven's Piano Concerto No 4 | 20240314 | Ian Skelly presents a week of Afternoon Concert featuring live recordings from the BBC performing groups and the European Broadcasting Union. Today's featured work at 3 o'clock is Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Concerto No 4, with pianist Francesco Piemontesi the soloist and Herbert Blomstedt conducting the Danish National Symphony Orchestra. Also featured across the week is music from a concert given by the Serbian choral group the Novi Sad Chamber Choir, as well as recordings from several of BBC Radio 3's New Generation Artists. 2pm Luciano Berio: Quattro versioni originali della 'Ritirata notturna di Madrid' di Luigi Boccherini Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra Franz Liszt: Harmonies du soir (Transcendental Etude No 11) Francesco Piemontesi (piano) Domingo Lopez arr George Hernandez: Rosas Pandan Bozidar Crnjanski (conductor) George Frideric Handel: Violin Sonata in D minor, Op 1 No 1 Bojan ČiĀ?ić (violin) Steven Devine (harpsichord) Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Petit suite de concert BBC Concert Orchestra Bramwell Tovey (conductor) William Lawes: Royall Consort suite No 3 in D minor Phantasm Elizabeth Kenny (theorbo) 3pm Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No 4 in G major, Op 58 Herbert Blomstedt (conductor) Cecilia McDowall: O Virgo Virginum BBC Singers Sofi Jeannin (conductor) Richard Strauss: Prelude to Capriccio Calidore String Quartet Eivind Ringstad (viola) Andrei Ioniță (cello) 4pm CPE Bach: Symphony in E minor, Wq 178 Pulcinella Orchestra Ophélie Gaillard (director) Robert Schumann arr Thorp: Frauenliebe und Leben (arr for singer and string quartet) Helen Charlston (mezzo soprano) Consone Quartet Puccini: Preludio sinfonico Munich Radio Orchestra Ivan Repušić (conductor) Lyadov: Baba-Yaga – symphonic poem BBC National Orchestra of Wales Thomas Sondergard (conductor) Dragan Suplevski: Oral dedo Orchestral music by Beethoven, Coleridge-Taylor and Puccini. Ian Skelly introduces a performance of Beethoven's Piano Concerto No 4 with pianist Francesco Piemontesi and Herbert Blomstedt conducting the Danish National Symphony Orchestra. | |
Beethoven's Third Piano Concerto With Lise De La Salle | 20221019 | Ian Skelly introduces a highlight from last year's Leos Janacek International Music Festival alongside performances of Schreker, Schubert, Suk and Joan Tower, book-ended with a spot of afternoon tea.. Vincent Yoemans/Art Tatum: Tea For Two Lise de la Salle (piano) Franz Schreker: Ekkehard Op12 - Symphonic Overture BBC Philharmonic Vassily Sinaiksky (conductor) CDMA Schubert: Der Winterreise (selection) Benjamin Appl Joseph Middleton Joan Tower: Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman No 1 National Symphony Orchestra Nil Venditti (conductor) Josef Suk: Scherzo Fantastique Op25 Lucerne Festival Orchestra Jakob Hausa (conductor) 3.00 Beethoven Piano Concerto No 3 in C minor Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra Kristiina Poska (conductor) Jean-Baptiste Lully: Excerpts from 'Acis et Galat退e LWV 73 Ouverture Menuet Premier air Marche Troisi耀me air Schwetzingen 2022 - Accademia del Piacere Fahmi Alqhai, viola da gamba, artistic direction Shostakovich/Yoemans: Tahiti Trot Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Riccardo Chailly French pianist Lise de la Salle performs Beethoven at the Janacek Music Festival. | |
Beethoven's Violin Concerto In D, Op 61 | 20231031 | Ian Skelly introduces a performance of Beethoven's Violin Concerto with soloist Tobias Feldmann, accompanied by the BBC Philharmonic under conductor Leslie Suganandarajah, who also perform the composer's Leonora overture No. 1. Also, the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in Holst's Walt Whitman Overture, and the BBC Symphony Orchestra with Butterworth's rhapsody for orchestra 'A Shropshire lad'. And more Italian film music, from a golden era of cinema, with the Munich Radio Orchestra. Including, 2pm Verdi: Macbeth - opera in 4 acts: Act 1 sc.1; Che faceste? Dite su! [Witches chorus] Welsh National Opera Orchestra & Chorus Richard Armstrong, conductor Holst: Walt Whitman Overture, Op. 7 Owain Arwel Hughes, conductor Beethoven: Leonora overture No. 1 Leslie Suganandarajah, conductor JS Bach (trans. for piano: Busoni): Toccata and fugue in D minor BWV.565 Nikolai Demidenko, piano 3pm Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 Tobias Feldmann, violin Riz Ortolani: Theme from 'Fantasma d'amore Luis Bacalov: 'Beatrice' and 'In Bicicletta', from 'Il Postino Ivan Repusic, conductor Butterworth: A Shropshire lad – rhapsody for orchestra Sakari Oramo, conductor Barbara Strozzi: Sacri Musicali Affetti; Libro 1, op.5 (Venise 1655); Salve Regina Maria Cristina Kiehr, soprano Concerto Soave Tobias Feldmann plays Beethoven's Violin Concerto in D, Op 61, with the BBC Philharmonic. Tobias Feldmann plays Beethoven's Violin Concerto in D with the BBC Philharmonic under conductor Leslie Suganandarajah. Also, Italian film music with the Munich Radio Orchestra. Butterworth: A Shropshire lad - rhapsody for orchestra | |
Berg, Brahms And Honegger | 20190708 | Throughout the week we'll be featuring performances by one of the most celebrated orchestras in Switzerland, the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande. We start this afternoon with its Music and Artistic Director since January 2017 at the helm. It's the British conductor Jonathan Nott, who takes to the rostrum in a concert including Berg's Lyric Suite; then they're joined by contralto Gerhild Romberger and the choir of the Zurich Sing-Akademie, in the first of two pieces by Johannes Brahms, starting with his Alto Rhapsody, followed then by his Piano Concerto No. 2 with Nicholas Angelich as soloist. The afternoon continues with pieces from another concert conducted by Nott including Honegger's Symphony No. 3, 'Liturgical', James MacMillan's Trombone Concerto, with J怀rgen van Rijen as soloist, and finally, Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue. The pianist in the latter is Lucas Debargue. Also, throughout the whole week there'll be a newly commissioned piece from the New Music Biennial that took place at the South Bank Centre in London earlier this month. Presented by Penny Gore. 2.00pm Berg: Lyric Suite Brahms: Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53 Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major , Op.83 Gerhild Romberger, contralto Nicholas Angelich, piano Orchestra de la Suisse Romande Jonathan Nott , conductor 3.25pm Honegger: Symphony No. 3 (Liturgical') James MacMillan: Trombone Concerto Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue J怀rgen van Rijen, trombone Lucas Debargue, piano 4.40pm - New Music Biennial Edmund Finnis: The Centre Is Everywhere Manchester Collective Jonathan Nott conducts the Suisse Romande Orchestra. | |
Berlin Philharmonic | 20200914 | Penny Gore presents a week of highlights from the Berlin Philharmonic's last season. Paavo J䀀rvi conducts the Berlin Philharmonic in music by Sibelius, Tchaikovsky and Schumann. Sibelius: Tapiola, op. 112 Schumann: Symphony No. 3 in E flat, op. 97 ('Rhenish') Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Paavo J䀀rvi, conductor Concert given in the Philharmonie, Berlin on 12/10/2019 2.50: Sir Simon Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra play Berio. Berio: Sinfonia . 3.30: Part of A European Concert for Europe, given in the empty Berlin Philharmonie, on 01/05/2020, after the lockdown. The reduced forces of the Berlin Philharmonic are conducted by Kirill Petrenko. Mahler: Symphony No. 4 in G (arrangement for chamber ensemble by Erwin Stein) Christiane Karg, soprano Kirill Petrenko, conductor Sibelius, Berio and Mahler performed by the Berlin Philharmonic. | |
Berlin Philharmonic | 20200915 | Penny Gore presents a week of highlights from the Berlin Philharmonic's last season. Sir Simon Rattle conducts Strauss's Oboe Concerto and Beethoven's oratorio Christ on the Mount of Olives. Strauss: Oboe Concerto in D, AV 144 Beethoven: Christ on the Mount of Olives, op. 85 Jonathan Kelly, oboe Iwona Sobotka, soprano Benjamin Bruns, tenor David Soar, baritone Berlin Radio Chorus Simon Halsey, chorus director Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Sir Simon Rattle, conductor Concert given at the Philharmonie, Berlin, on 05/03/2020 3.10: Paavo J䀀rvi conducts the Berlin Philharmonic in a programme of Stravinsky and Berlioz. Stravinsky: Scherzo fantastique, op. 3 Abrahamsen: Horn Concerto Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, op. 14 Stefan Dohr, horn Paavo J䀀rvi, conductor Concert given at the Philharmonie, Berlin, on 31/01/2020. Strauss, Beethoven, Stravinsky and Berlioz performed by the Berlin Philharmonic | |
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra | 20220425 | This week Afternoon Concert celebrates Berlin ensembles; today it's the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra in Brahms' Symphony No.2 and that orchestra's cello section in music by Julius Klengel. Plus violinist Arabella Steinbacher plays Prokofiev with the BBC Philharmonic, countertenor Jakub Jozef Orlinski sings Handel with Il Pomo d'Oro and The Dover Quartet and the Pavel Haas Quartet join forces to play Mendelssohn's gorgeous String Octet. Presented by Ian Skelly. 2pm Mozart - Overture: Cosi fan Tutte, K.588 Basel Chamber Orchestra Louis Langr退e (conductor) Poulenc - Oboe Sonata Fran瀀ois Leleux (oboe) Emmanuel Strosser (piano) c. 2.20 Prokofiev - Violin Concerto No.2 in G minor Arabella Steinbacher (violin) John Storgards (conductor) Julius Klengel - Hymnus, Op.57 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic 3pm Brahms - Symphony No.2 in D, Op.73 Kirill Petrenko (conductor) c. 3.45 Mendelssohn - Octet in E flat, Op.20 Dover String Quartet Music by Mozart, Poulenc, Prokofiev, Klengel, Brahms, Handel and Mendelssohn. | |
Berlin Philharmonic, Britten, Mahler | 20110916 | Sir Simon Rattle conducts the Berlin Philharmonic in two very recent concerts Britten: Nocturne, op. 60 Ian Bostridge (tenor) Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Sir Simon Rattle (conductor) Recorded at the Lucerne Festival Mahler: Symphony No. 7 Recorded in the Philharmonie, Berlin. Simon Rattle conducts the Berlin Philharmonic. Britten: Nocturne. Mahler: Symphony No 7. | |
Berlin Philharmonic, Tallis, Mahler | 20110923 | An afternoon with the Berlin Philharmonic including a concert given on Sunday night and dedicated to the memory of conductor, Kurt Sanderling in which the Tudor composer, Thomas Tallis's great forty part motet precedes Mahler's massive 'Symphony of a Thousand.' Preceded by a grand celebratory work by Richard Strauss Recorded at the 2011 Salzburg Festival. Berlin Philharmonic under Simon Rattle in Tallis: Spem in alium and Mahler: Symphony No 8. | |
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra And Vladimir Jurowski | 20200529 | The Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra: Penny Gore concludes this week's survey of some recent performances by Germany's oldest radio orchestra with Mahler and Bruckner conducted by their current Principal Conductor Vladimir Jurowski. Also today, there is a sequence of Brahms's charming love songs sung by members of Berlin Radio's professional chamber choir directed by their British principal conductor, Justin Doyle. Mahler: Das himmlische Leben, from Des Knaben Wunderhorn Mahler: Symphony No. 4 in G Alice Lackner (soprano) Berlin RSO, Vladimir Jurowski At approx 3.05pm Brahms: Neue Liebeslieder, op. 65 Members of RIAS Berlin Chamber Choir Ufuk and Bahar D怀rdüncü, pianos Justin Doyle, conductor at approx. 3.25pm Bruckner: Symphony No. 3 in D minor (2nd version (1877)) Vladimir Jurowski, conductor Mahler and Bruckner from the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra directed by Vladimir Jurowski | |
Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique | 20221026 | Kazuki Yamada conducts the Monte-Carlo Philharmonic in exuberant music by Berlioz; there's also a keyboard concerto by Bach and exquisite vocal music from Josquin des Prez. Presented by Fiona Talkington Berlioz's fantastical symphony is almost hallucinatory, taking us from daydreams to the scaffold and even to a terrifying witches' sabbath. Chief conductor-designate of the CBSO, Kazuki Yamada here leads the Monte Carlo Philharmonic in a fiery live recording made in the summer. 2.00pm Overture: Le Corsaire, Op.21 Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra Kazuki Yamada, conductor Keyboard Concerto no.1 in D minor, BWV.1052 Stephane Fuget, harpsichord Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra Jean-Christophe Spinosi, conductor Inviolata, integra et casta es Maria Stile Antico 3.00p, Symphonie fantastique, Op.14 Kazuki Yamada conducts the Monte-Carlo Philharmonic in exuberant music by Berlioz. | |
Bernard Haitink's Farewell | 20200218 | Highlights from the 2019 Lucerne Festival, including Bernard Haitink's very last concert. The 90-year-old conductor ends his 65-year career with music by Beethoven and Bruckner - two of the composers he loves best; the orchestra is the Vienna Philharmonic. Plus the Lucerne Festival Orchestra with another symphonic blockbuster by another of Haitink's favourite composers, Shostakovich. Presented by Kate Molleson Beethoven: Piano Concerto No 4 in G major, Op 58 with Emanuel Ax (piano) 2.35pm Bruckner: Symphony No 7 in E major Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor Bernard Haitink 3.50pm Symphony No 4 in C minor, Op 43 Conductor Yannick N退zet-S退guin | |
Better Angels | 20210120 | Hannah French presents recent recordings by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Aritiunian: Trumpet Concerto Simon H怀fele, trumpet Duncan Ward, conductor Copland Quiet City Sarah-Jayne Porsmoguer, cor anglais Rhian Samuels: Clytemnestra Ruby Hughes, soprano Jac van Steen, conductor Gipps: Song for Orchestra, Op. 33 Rumon Gamba, conductor Richard Blackford: Better Angels of Our Nature Emily Pailthorpe (oboe), BBC SO Martyn Brabbins, conductor The BBC NOW plays Copland and Ruth Gipps, plus a new concerto by Richard Blackford. | |
Bizet, Ravel, Saariaho And Mahler From The Rte National Symphony Orchestra In Dublin | 20191001 | Tom McKinney continues a week of concerts from the RTE National Symphony Orchestra's 2018/19 season in Dublin. Estonian conductor Mihhail Gerts makes his debut with the orchestra in an all French programme of Bizet and Ravel. Under Ilan Volkov Finnish clarinettist Kari Kriikku performs 'D'om le vrai sens' which Kaija Saariaho wrote especially for him in 2009. It was inspired by The Lady and the Unicorn, a series of six Medieval tapestries. Each one depicts the five senses and an ambiguous sixth sense' The movements of the work are titled accordingly: L'Oue (Hearing), La Vue (Sight), Le Toucher (Touch), L'Odorat (Smell), Le Goût (Taste) and A mon seul D退sir (To my only desire). Volkov brings the afternoon to a close with Mahler's enigmatic and forward looking Symphony No 7 in E minor. 2.00pm Ravel: Bolero Bizet: L'Arlesienne Suites No 1 & 2 Mihhail Gerts, conductor 2.55pm Saariaho: D'om le vrai sens Kari Kriikku, clarinet Ilan Volkov, conductor 3.30pm Mahler: Symphony No 7 in E minor Music by Bizet, Ravel, Saariaho and Mahler performed by the RTE Symphony Orchestra. | |
Bomsori Kim Plays Nielsen | 20231025 | Ian Skelly with a selection of performances from BBC ensembles and from concert halls around Europe. In the 3pm spotlight, violinist Bomsori Kim joins the Danish National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Fabio Luisi for a performance of Carl Nielsen's Violin Concerto recorded at the DR Concert Hall, Copenhagen, Denmark. And our week of Norwegian fiddle music continues with more music from violinist Ragnhild Hemsing. Including: 2pm Gioachino Rossini: William Tell – Act 3: Soldiers' Dance Vienna State Opera Orchestra Fabio Luisi, conductor Fryderyk Chopin/Nathan Milstein: Nocturne (Op.posth) in C sharp minor, arr. for violin & piano Bomsori Kim, violin Rafal Blechacz, piano Joseph Haydn: Symphony No 92 in G, Hob. I:92 ('Oxford') Vienna Symphony Orchestra Giuseppe Mengoli, conductor Johan Halvorsen/George Frideric Handel: Passacaglia Ragnhild Hemsing, fiddle Mario Häring, piano Carl Nielsen: Violin Concerto Louise Farrenc: Overture No.1 Op.23 BBC Symphony Orchestra Francois Leleux, conductor Norwegian Trad: Wedding March of the Myllarguten Bomsori Kim plays Nielsen's Violin Concerto with the Danish National Symphony Orchestra. Violinist Bomsori Kim joins the Danish National Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Fabio Luisi, for a performance of Carl Nielsen's Violin Concerto. William Tell - Act 3: Soldiers' Dance Mario H䀀ring, piano | |
Boxing Day, Abel Selaocoe And The Bbc Sso | 20221226 | Ian Skelly presents the perfect selection of music for Boxing Day afternoon. In the 3pm spotlight, the dynamic cellist and vocalist Abel Selaocoe collaborates with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and conductor Thomas Dausgaard, with a free-flowing selection of music including Abel's own compositions and cello virtuoso Giovanni Sollima's 'homage' to Boccherini, the 'L.B. Files.' Also today, music from Danish orchestras, including Dausgaard returning to conduct Nielsen's imagined portrait of the Faroe Islands, which ends the programme before Horatio Clare begins the second leg of his journey around the archipelago in the North Atlantic. Including: Grieg: Wedding day at Troldhaugen, arr. for orch. [from 'Lyric pieces', book 8 no.6] Jerzy Maksymiuk, conductor Berlioz: Le Carnaval romain, op. 9, overture after 'Benvenuto Cellini Royal Danish Orchestra Sylvain Cambreling, conductor Schubert: Allegretto in C minor, D 915 Pavel Kolesnikov, piano c.2.40pm Haydn: Symphony No. 95 in C minor Danish Chamber Orchestra Adam Fischer, conductor c.3pm Abel Selacoe: Ka Bohaleng Giovanni Sollima: L. B. Files Trad. (arr Selaocoe): Encore Abel Selaocoe, vocals/cello Thomas Dausgaard, conductor c.3.45pm Nielsen: An Imaginary journey to the Faroes - rhapsodic overture Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra Abel Selaocoe collaborates with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in Grieg and Sollima. | |
Brahms's Double | 20230926 | Presented by Penny Gore, with the finest concert recordings from BBC ensembles and around Europe. Today, Brahms' Double Concerto for violin and cello is played by Stephen Waarts and Steven Isserlis, with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe conduced by Andras Schiff, the MDR Radio Symphony Orchestra plays Strauss's tone poem Death and Transfiguration, plus more Mozart from counter-tenor Franco Fagioli and the Basel Chamber Orchestra. The BBC Symphony Orchestra plays the music of Dorothy Howell. Including: Foulds: Le Cabaret - overture to a French comedy BBC National Orchestra of Wales Rumon Gamba, conductor Kraus: Overture, from 'Olympie VB 33 Daniel Bart, conductor c.2.15pm R. Strauss: Tod und Verkl䀀rung (Death and Transfiguration), op. 24 Alexander Shelley, conductor Mozart: Lungi le cure ingrat, from 'Davide penitente, K. 469 Franco Fagioli, countertenor D. Howell: Two Pieces for Muted Strings [1. Nocturne; 2. Moto perpetuo] Michael Collins, conductor 3pm Brahms: Double Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, op. 102 Stephen Waarts, violin Steven Isserlis, cello Andras Schiff, conductor c.3.50pm Mozart: Exsultate, jubilate, K. 165 Alice Mary Smith: Overture to the Masque of Pandora BBC Concert Orchestra Barry Wordsworth, conductor c.4.40pm Beethoven (arr. G. Schumann and Y. Segal): Sonata for Orchestra (After Beethoven's Op. 30 No. 2); 1st movement Yaniv Segal, conductor Stephen Waarts and Steven Isserlis combine in Brahms's Double Concerto. | |
Brahms's Double Concerto | 20230613 | Violinist Daniel Pioro and cellist Victor Julien-Laferriere play Brahms with the BBC Philharmonic. Presented by Ian Skelly Ian's focus this week is on the BBC Philharmonic and this afternoon there's Elgar and Brahms, but also performances by crack German group Ensemble Resonanz. 2.30pm Pomp and Circumstance March no.2 Andrew Davis, conductor Rossini Serenata in E flat major for flute, oboe, cor anglais and string quartet Bologna Municipal Theatre Orchestra (members) 3.00pm Double Concerto for violin, cello and orchestra Daniel Pioro, violin Victor Julien-Laferriere, cello Elena Schwarz, conductor Mozart Ch'io mi scordi di te Symphony no.35 (Haffner) Anna Prohaska , soprano Herbert Schuch, piano Riccardo Minasi, conductor Finzi Let us garlands bring Ashley Riches, baritone Simon Lepper, piano Humperdinck Hansel and Gretel: Overture BBC Concert Orchestra Barry Wordsworth, conductor Violinist Daniel Pioro and cellist Victor Julien-Laferriere play Brahms. | |
Brahms's First Piano Concerto, Live From Salford | 20220520 | Concluding this week's focus on romantic piano concertos, today's is Brahms's mighty Piano Concerto no.1 performed live from Salford by Stephen Hough and the BBC Philharmonic. Plus there's more CPE Bach Chamber music from the Nevermind Ensemble, and the Vienna Philharmonic performs Franck's Symphony in D minor. Presented by Fiona Talkington. 2pm Franck Symphony in D minor, Op.48 Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Alain Altinoglu (conductor) c.2.40 CPE Bach Quartet in G major, Wq.95 3pm - LIVE from MediaCity, Salford Brahms Piano Concerto no.1 in D minor, Op.15 Stephen Hough (piano) Jac van Steen (conductor) c.3.55 Respighi Il tramonto Alma Sade (mezzo-soprano) Janine Jansen (violin) Boris Brovtsyn (violin) Amihai Grosz (viola) Daniel Blendulf (cello) Stephen Hough plays Brahms in Salford, plus Franck and Respighi. | |
Brahms's First Symphony From Prague | 20220225 | Tom McKinney ends the week with more concert performances from around Europe including Brahms's Symphony No.1 & Lutoslawski's Concerto for Orchestra from Prague, and music by Mozart, Ethel Smyth, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and Francesco Cesarini. Plus there'll be more from the Catalan ensemble Vespres d'Arnadi and the mandolin virtuoso Avi Avital. John Williams - Olympic Fanfare and Theme (for the Los Angeles Games, 1984) Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra John Williams (conductor) Samuel Coleridge-Taylor - Petite Suite de Concert BBC Concert Orchestra Bramwell Tovey (conductor) c. 2.20pm Lutoslawski - Concerto for Orchestra Czech Philharmonic Orchestra Jakub Hrusa (conductor) 3pm Brahms - Symphony No.1 in C minor, Op.18 Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra Alexander Liebreich (conductor) c. 3.45pm Trad. Bulgarian arr. Avi Avital - Bucimis Avi Avital (mandolin) Norwegian Radio Orchestra Miguel Harth-Bedoya (conductor) Franco Cesarini - Bulgarian Dances II, Op.43 Barcelona Symphonic Wind Band Jos退 Rafael Pascual-Vilaplana (conductor) c. 4.10pm Mozart - Symphony No.10 in G, K.74 Dani Espasa (conductor) Presented by Tom McKinney Performance of Brahms's First Symphony and Lutoslawski's Concerto for Orchestra in Prague. | |
Brahms's Serenade No 1 | 20231107 | Penny Gore presents great concert performances from across Europe and from the BBC performing groups. Today's 3pm highlight showcases the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra performing Brahms's orchestral Serenade No 1 conducted by Anne Katharina Schreiber. Another great baroque group, B'Rock Orchestra, performs a Bach cantata with mezzo Helena Rasker, and Andrés Orozco-Estrada conducts the Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra in Mozart's Symphony No 29. c2pm Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice – Overture Rene Jacobs (cond.) Lili Boulanger: Psalm 24 Neil Mackenzie (tenor) City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus BBC Philharmonic Yan Pascal Tortelier (cond.) Mozart: Symphony No.29 in A Chamber Orchestra of Europe Andrés Orozco-Estrada (cond.) c2.45pm Jennifer Higdon: Blue Cathedral Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Robert Spano (cond.) c3pm Brahms: Serenade No.1 Anne Katharina Schreiber (cond.) c4pm Bach: Cantata No.199 Mein Herz schwimmt im Blut Helena Rasker (mezzo-soprano) Brahms: Academic Festival Overture BBC National Orchestra of Wales Grant Llewellyn (cond.) The Freiburg Baroque Orchestra performs Brahms's Serenade No 1 Anne Katharina Schreiber conducts the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra in Brahms's Serenade No 1. Rene Jacobs leads B'Rock Orchestra in Bach's Cantata No 199 with mezzo Helena Rasker. Penny Gore presents great concert performances from across Europe and from the BBC performing groups. Today's 3pm highlight showcases the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra performing Brahms's orchestral Serenade No 1 conducted by Anne Katharina Schreiber. Another great baroque group, B'Rock Orchestra, performs a Bach cantata with mezzo Helena Rasker, and Andr退s Orozco-Estrada conducts the Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra in Mozart's Symphony No 29. Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice - Overture Andr退s Orozco-Estrada (cond.) | |
Brahms's Symphony In F Minor (orch Holloway) | 20230329 | Ian Skelly presents a week of Afternoon Concert featuring recent recordings by the Royal Concertgebouw, including today music by Bartok and Mahler. The BBC Symphony Orchestra perform in new recordings of Brahms and Schumann, plus more Schütz from Musica Ficta. Presented by Ian Skelly. 2pm Bartok Intermezzo interrotto from Concerto for Orchestra, Sz.116 Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Ivan Fischer (conductor) Schumann orch Robin Holloway 6 Canonic Studies Op.56 for 2 pianos Paul Mann (conductor) Schütz Selig sind die Toten, SWV 391 Schütz Ride la Primavera Bo Holten (conductor) Mahler Blumine Alice Mary Smith By the waters of Babylon BBC Singers Richard Pearce (organ) Gabriella Teychenne (conductor) c.3pm Brahms orch. Robin Holloway Symphony in F minor (after Sonata for 2 pianos Op.34a) Schütz Di Marmo siete voi Schütz Vasto Mar Music by Schumann, Brahms and Sch\u00fctz. | |
Brahms's Symphony No 1 In C Minor, Op 68 | 20231002 | Penny Gore presents an afternoon of music from BBC ensembles and concert halls from around Europe. North German Radio takes the 3pm spotlight each day this week, with recordings from the broadcaster's Philharmonic Orchestra and Elbphilharmonie Orchestra. Today, Brahms' soul-searching Symphony No.1 is conducted by Andrew Manze, and Johannes Goritzki leads the NDR Philharmonic Orchestra in Louise Farrenc's Overture in E flat major. There are new recordings from the BBC Singers directed by Sofi Jeannin, specially recorded for the programme, celebrating Black History Month, and we hear from a recital by pianist Javier Perianes recorded in Spain, in homage to fellow Spaniard and giant of the piano, Alicia de Larrocha. Including, Including: Lyadov: Baba-Yaga BBC National Orchestra of Wales Thomas Sondergard, conductor Mark Butler: Dona Nobis Pacem Sofi Jeannin, director Farrenc: Overture in E flat major Op.24 Johannes Goritzki, conductor Manuel de Falla: Serenata andaluza Javier Perianes, piano J Strauss II: Overture (Die Fledermaus) BBC Philharmonic Vassily Sinaisky, conductor Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C minor, op. 68 NDR Radio Philharmonic Orchestra Andrew Manze, conductor Undine Smith Moore: We shall walk through the valley Florence Price: Quartet No. 2 in A minor (2nd movt) Catalyst Quartet Albeniz: El Albaic퀀n, from 'Iberia', book 3 Brahms's soul-searching exploration of the symphony, in Beethoven's shadow. | |
Brahms's Symphony No 2 | 20231222 | Penny Gore presents Afternoon Concert, featuring new recordings from the BBC Performing Groups and the European Broadcasting Union. Today's 3 o'clock moment is a performance of Brahms's Symphony No 2, performed by the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Jaap van Zweden. Plus there are highlights of a carol concert given by the BBC Singers at Temple Church yesterday, presented by Ian Skelly. Presented by Pennny Gore 2pm Samuel Coleridge-Taylor [1875-1912]/Sydney Baynes [1879-1938] Christmas overture from ‘The forest of wild thyme', Op.74 BBC Concert Orchestra Barry Wordsworth (conductor) Bob Chilcott Welcome, all wonders in one sight! Matthew Martin Angelus ad Virginem Grace Rossiter O Sapientia (BBC Commission, world premiere) Helen Neeves Minstrels James Whitbourn Hodie Oliver Tarney Balulalow Ashley Grote (organ) Sofi Jeannin (conductor) Lyadov Kikimora - symphonic poem Op.63 BBC National Orchestra of Wales Thierry Fischer (conductor) Vivaldi Concerto in G major RV.150 for string orchestra La Serenissima Adrian Chandler (director) c.3pm Brahms Symphony no.2 in D major, Op.73 Jaap van Zweden (conductor) Adams, arr. Rutter O Holy Night Lucy Walker This Christmas Life Eoghan Desmond Verbum Caro Factum Est Walford Davies O Little Town of Bethlehem Bryan Kelly Tomorrow shall be my dancing day Thomas Hewitt Jones Camel Carol c.4.15 Dvorak Prague waltzes [Prazske valciky] B.99 Prague Symphony Orchestra Jiri Belohlavek (conductor) Brahms's Symphony No 2 and highlights from a carol concert given by the BBC Singers. Penny Gore presents a performance of Brahms's Symphony No 2, performed by the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra. Plus, highlights of a carol concert given by the BBC Singers. | |
Brahms's Symphony No 2 With The Australian World Orchestra Under Zubin Mehta | 20220908 | Penny Gore with another chance to hear Prom 48 with Zubin Mehta conducting the Australian World Orchestra in Webern's Passacaglia and Six Pieces for Orchestra, Brett Dean's arrangement of Debussy's cycle Ariettes oubli退es with soprano Siobhan Stagg, and also Brahms' Symphony No. 2. Also artist's choice by maestro Zubin Mehta. Including, 2.00pm R. Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier - waltz sequence no. 1 [from Acts 1 and 2] Berliner Philaharmoniker Zubin Mehta, conductor Beethoven (arr. Brett Dean): String Quartet No.8 in E Minor, Op.59, No.2: II. Adagio molto Swedish Chamber Orchestra Brett Dean, conductor Mozart: Regina coeli, for soloists, chorus, orchestra & organ (K.276) in C major Olivia Robinson, soprano Sian Menna, mezzo-soprano Christopher Bowen, tenor Stuart McIntyre, baritone BBC Singers BBC Concert Orchestra Stephen Cleobury, conductor 2.30pm Prom 48 - Part 1 Webern: Passacaglia, Op. 1 Six Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 6 (revised version, 1928) Debussy, arr. Brett Dean: Ariettes oubli退es Siobhan Stagg, soprano 3.15pm Listener's choice 3.40pm Prom 48 - Part 2 Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D major 4.20pm Artist's choice: Zubin Mehta Prom 48 with music by Webern, Debussy and Brahms. | |
Brahms's Violin Concerto | 20230616 | German violinist Alina Pogostkina joins the BBC Philharmonic to play the violin concerto by Johannes Brahms. Presented by Ian Skelly Ian concludes this week of programmes focusing on the BBC Philharmonic with a specially recorded performance of Brahms' richly romantic violin concerto 2.00pm Elgar Pomp and Circumstance March no.5 Andrew Davis, conductor Suk Meditation on an old Czech hymn 'St Wenceslas Signum Quartet Tchaikovsky The Tempest Ulster Orchestra Tom Fetherstonhaugh, conductor 3.00pm Alina Pogostkina, violin Kristiina Poska, conductor Anna Clyne Restless oceans (UK premiere) Debussy Three Nocturnes Vocalia Taldea Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra Alain Altinoglu, conductor Alina Pogostkina plays Johannes Brahms's Violin Concerto with the BBC Philharmonic. | |
Brahms's Violin Concerto From Prague | 20221021 | Sergey Khachatryan performs the Brahms Violin Concerto in a programme that also features music by Dvorak, Dohnanyi, Stravinsky, Kurtag, Scriabin and Narekatsi. Introduced by Ian Skelly. Aram Khachaturian: Sabre Dance from Gayane Sergey Khachatryan (violin) Lusine Khachatryan (piano) Dvorak: Carnival Overture BBC Philharmonic Vassily Sinaisky (conductor) Erno Dohnanyi: Symphonic Minutes Op36 Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra Zsolt Hamar (conductor) Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms BBC Singers BBC SO Dalia Stasevska (condutcor) JS Bach (Kurtag): Chorale Prelude Aus tiefer not Schweitzer ich zubdir' BWV 687 Gy怀rgy and Martha Kurtag (piano) 3.00 Brahms Violin Concerto - Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra Alexander Liebreich (conductor) Grigor Narekatsi: Havun, Havun Marin Marais: Excerpts from 'Suite d'un goût Etranger La rꀀveuse L'arabesque Marche Persane dite la Savigny Feste Champꀀtre Schwetzingen 2022 Accademia del Piacere Fahmi Alqhai (viola da gamba, artistic direction) Scriabin: Le Poeme d'extase Sergey Khachatryan performs a giant work in the Romantic repertory. | |
Brahms's Violin Concerto In D, Op 77 | 20231006 | Penny Gore introduces a performance with virtuoso soloist Leonidas Kavakos performing Brahms' Violin Concerto in D, op. 77, with the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra under conductor Herbert Blomstedt. Also, the BBC Singers celebrate Black History Month with music by composers Vicente Lusitano and Avril Coleridge-Taylor. And more from Javier Perianes in his recital in homage to Alicia De Larrocha, one of Spain's most celebrated pianists. Plus the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in Tchaikovsky's Polonaise from his comic opera Cherevichki, The Slippers, as well as music by Dora Pajacevic with the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Including: Tchaikovsky: Cherevichki - Polonaise BBC Scottish Scottish Symphony Orchestra Alpesh Chauhan, conductor Vicente Lusitano: Emendemus in Melius Sofi Jeannin, director Avril Coleridge-Taylor: Sussex Landscape, Op. 27: III. Largo - Maestoso Chineke! Orchestra Roderick Cox, conductor Haydn: Trio in E flat major H.15.10 for keyboard and strings Beaux Arts Trio Zelenka: Missa Divi Xaverii ZWV 12: Sanctus Hana Blazikova, soprano Collegium Vocale 1704 Collegium 1704 / Vaclav Luks, director Manuel de Falla: Ritual Fire Dance, from 'El amor brujo (Love, the Magician) Javier Perianes, piano 3pm Brahms: Violin Concerto in D, op. 77 Leonidas Kavakos, violin Herbert Blomstedt, conductor Mozart: Sonata in E flat major, K 282 Francesco Piemontesi, piano Pejacevic: Symphony in F sharp minor Op. 41 (4th movt) Sakari Oramo, conductor Leonidas Kavakos performs Brahms's Violin Concerto in D, Op 77. | |
Breaking Free: A Century Of Russian Culture | 20171108 | Penny Gore presents a concert given by conductor Juanjo Mena at the helm of the BBC Philharmonic, featuring Vaughan Williams' overture to the incidental music for The Wasps; also, Rachmaninov's Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini, with pianist Stephen Hough as soloist, and finishing with Elgar's First Symphony. This concert is part of Radio 3's season Breaking Free: a Century of Russian culture, exploring its impact not only in the country but beyond its frontiers. 2pm Vaughan Williams: The Wasps, Aristophanic Suite - Overture Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op 43, for piano and orchestra Elgar: Symphony No 1 in A flat major, Op 55 Stephen Hough (piano) Juanjo Mena (conductor). Juanjo Mena and the BBC Philharmonic perform music by Vaughan Williams and Rachmaninov. | |
Breaking Free: A Century Of Russian Culture | 20171110 | Penny Gore presents a concert given by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra under conductor Martyn Brabbins, including Tchaikovsky's The Tempest and his Symphony No. 6; in between them, we hear Elgar's Sea Pictures with the mezzo-soprano Karen Cargill as soloist. This concert is followed by Shostakovich's Symphony No. 7, the 'Leningrad', performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Semyon Bychkov, all part of Afternoon Concert's participation in Radio 3's season Breaking Free: A Century of Russian Culture, which continues next week. 2.00pm Tchaikovsky: The Tempest [Burya] - symphonic fantasia, Op 18 Elgar: Sea pictures, Op 37 Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 in B minor (Path退tique), Op 74 Karen Cargill (mezzo-soprano) Martyn Brabbins (conductor) 3.35pm Shostakovich: Symphony No 7 in C major (Leningrad), Op 60 Semyon Bychkov (conductor). BBC Scottish SO and Martyn Brabbins perform Tchaikovsky and Elgar, with Karen Cargill. | |
Breaking Free: A Century Of Russian Culture | 20171113 | As part of Radio 3's Breaking Free: A Century of Russian Culture, Afternoon Concert marks the centenary of the Russian Revolution with a week of concerts featuring major symphonic works by Prokofiev and Shostakovich. In today's programme, Verity Sharp introduces a concert in which Gennadi Rozhdestvensky conducts the Dresden Staatskapelle in Symphonies Nos 1 and 15 by Shostakovich 2pm Shostakovich: Symphony No.1; Symphony No.15 Gennadi Rozhdestvensky (conductor) 3.35pm Prokofiev: Symphony-Concerto in E minor, Op. 125 Lausanne Chamber Orchestra Daniel Müller-Schott (cello) Arie van Beck (conductor) 4.20pm Tchaikovsky Orchestral Suite No. 4 in G, Op. 61 ('Mozartiana') Arie van Beck (conductor). Verity Sharp introduces Rozhdestvensky conducting Symphonies Nos 1 & 15 by Shostakovich. | |
Breaking Free: A Century Of Russian Culture | 20171114 | Continuing our week of concerts featuring major symphonic works by Prokofiev and Shostakovich, Verity Sharp introduces a concert in which David Afkam conducts the Frankfurt Radio Symphony in Shostakovich's 5th Symphony. Also includes Sofia Gubaidulina's soulful Viola Concerto with Lawrence Power. 2pm Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.5, 'Emperor Shostakovich: Symphony no.5 Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano) David Afkam (conductor) 3.30pm Sofia Gubaidulina: Viola Concerto Lawrence Power (viola) Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra Juraj Valcuha 4.05pm Richard Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra Swedish RSO Juraj Valcuha. Verity Sharp introduces David Afkam conducting Shostakovich's powerful 5th Symphony. | |
Breaking Free: A Century Of Russian Culture | 20171115 | ~Afternoon Concert marks the centenary of the Russian Revolution with a concert featuring a couple of major Russian symphonic works. In today's programme, Verity Sharp introduces performances of Prokofiev's First Symphony and First Violin Concerto with the Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana conducted by Markus Poschner 2pm Prokofiev: Symphony No 1 'Classical'; Violin Concerto No 1 Mozart: Symphony No 41 'Jupiter Vadim Gluzman (violin) Markus Poschner (conductor). Verity Sharp introduces performances of Prokofiev's 1st Symphony and 1st Violin Concerto. | |
Breaking Free: A Century Of Russian Culture | 20171117 | ~Afternoon Concert finishes a week marking the centenary of the Russian Revolution. In today's programme Verity Sharp introduces a concert featuring Shostakovich's 10th Symphony and Mahler's Rückert Lieder with Dorothea Roschmann with the Danish National Symphony Orchestra conducted by David Afkam. Also includes a performance his infectious Second Jazz Suite 2pm Sibelius: Valse triste Mahler: Rückert Lieder Shostakovich: Symphony No.10 Dorothea R怀schmann (soprano) David Afkam (conductor) 3.25pm Glazunov: Violin Concerto in A minor Maria Milstein (violin) Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra Vasily Petrenko (conductor) 3.45pm Shostakovich: Jazz Suite No. 2 Lausanne Chamber Orchestra Arie van Beck (conductor) 4.30pm BBC Children in Need Petroc Trelawny presents highlights from a concert recorded at the BBC's Maida Vale Studios on Wednesday. The BBC Singers and the BBC Symphony Orchestra are joined by young musicians supported by projects which receive funding from BBC Children in Need. John Williams: Hedwig's Theme from Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Suite BBCSO Alpesh Chauhan (conductor) Harold Arlen/Yip Harburg arr. John Barber: Somewhere over the rainbow from The Wizard of Oz (world premiere) Kamarra (violin solo) Shermann Brothers arr Jeffes/Rossiter: Children in Need Sherman Medley (world premiere) Joss (baritone solo) Grace Rossiter (conductor) ABBA arr Jeffes/Rossiter: ABBA-DABBA-DOO Sly and the Family Stone arr John Barber : Everyday People Music Action International Everyday People Group Merit Ariane Stephanos (conductor) Alpesh Chauhan (conductor). ~Afternoon Concert finishes the Russian-themed week with Shostakovich's 10th Symphony. | |
Breaking Free: A Century Of Russian Culture, Bbc Symphony Orchestra, Bbc Philharmonic Orchestra | 20171106 | Penny Gore presents, starting Afternoon in Concert's participation in Radio 3's season Breaking Free: A Century of Russian Culture. First, a concert given by Semyon Bychkov and the BBC Symphony Orchestra focusing on repertoire by Tchaikovsky, including his Serenade in C major for string orchestra, his Third Piano Concerto, with Kirill Gerstein as soloist, and his symphonic fantasia after Dante, Francesca da Rimini; before the latter they perform Taneyev concert overture The Oresteia. The afternoon continues with the Doric Quartet joining the ensemble, this time under Edward Gardner, in Elgar's Introduction and Allegro for string orchestra. Finally, closing the programme, the BBC Phiharmonic, under the baton of Andrew Litton, perform Shostakovich's Symphony No. 11, The Year 1905. 2.00pm Tchaikovsky: Serenade in C major for string orchestra, Op.48 Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 3 in E flat major, Op.75 Taneyev: The Oresteia - concert overture, Op.6 Tchaikovsky: Francesca da Rimini - symphonic fantasia after Dante, Op.32 Kirill Gerstein (piano) Semyon Bychkov (conductor) 3.35pm Elgar: Introduction and Allegro for string orchestra, Op.47 Doric String Quartet Edward Gardner (conductor) 3.50pm Shostakovich: Symphony No. 11 in G minor (The Year 1905), Op.103 BBC Philharmonic Andrew Litton (conductor). Semyon Bychkov conducts the BBC SO in music by Tchaikovsky and Taneyev. | |
Breaking Free: A Century Of Russian Culture, Live From Lenin's London Office | 20171107 | ~Afternoon Concert becomes 'A Century of Russian Culture' - for one afternoon, marking the centenary of the 1917 Russian Revolution. LIVE from Lenin's office in London, where he edited 'Iskra' in 1902-3, in what is now the Marx Memorial Library. Tom Service hosts a panel of distinguished guests, Dr. Marina Frolova-Walker, Orlando Figes and Victoria Donovan to play and discuss music and culture across the past hundred years in Russia. From the lead up to 1917, to the explosion of energy swiftly followed by social chaos and civil war, corralled into Socialist Realism in the early 1930s and harnessed to the will of the state, Russian Culture and music in particular illuminate ideas, individual lives and society as a whole against a backdrop of a suspicious and controlling state. Including the first modern performance (given in Moscow in September) of a piece for choir and orchestra by a hero of Russian Futurism and ardent Bolshevik, Alexander Mosolov, who fell first from favour in the 30s and was then sentenced to hard labour in a Gulag. Mosolov: Symphonic Poem Evgenia Denisova (soprano) Alina Miyshkina (mezzo-soprano) Nizhny Novgorod Chamber Chorus Orpheus Radio Symphony Orchestra Sergei Kondrashev. Tom Service hosts an afternoon of Russian music to explore the legacy of the past century. | |
Britten's Violin Concerto | 20230530 | Penny Gore introduces recordings by the BBC performing groups and by groups across Europe, with a focus throughout this week on the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra. Today in Frankfurt, Carolin Widmann joins the orchestra as the soloist in Britten's Violin Concerto, the BBC Symphony Orchestra plays Holst's The Perfect fool, we have Ravel's Bolero from the BBC Philharmonic, and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra with music by Sibelius. There's also more from the early music ensemble amacordplus, with music from the Bach family in Germany. Including: Josef Strauss: Fireproof polka Vassily Sinaiksy, conductor Liebholdt: Habe deine Lust an dem Herren Schein: Da Jakob vollendet hatte Ensemble amarcordplus c.2.20pm Holst: The Perfect fool Andrew Davis, conductor Mozart: Rondo in A minor K.511 Mitsuko Uchida, piano Rossini: L' Italiana in Algeri - Overture Chamber Orchestra of Europe Claudio Abbado, conductor 3pm Britten: Violin Concerto, op. 15 Carolin Widmann, violin Hugh Wolff, conductor Artist Choice - Carolin Widmann: Britten: 4 Sea interludes from 'Peter Grimes'; no.3; Moonlight Edward Gardner, conductor Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro - Overture Mozart: Deh vieni, non tardar, from 'Le nozze di Figaro Regula Mühlemann, soprano Tarmo Peltokoski, conductor Ravel: Bolero Juanjo Mena, conductor Schumann: 3 Romances, Op 94 Annelien van Wauwe, clarinet Lucas Blondeel, piano Sibelius: Kullervo goes to war (Kullervo) Thomas Dausgaard, conductor J.M. Bach: Unser Leben w䀀hret siebenzig Jahr J.C. Bach: Der Mensch, vom Weibe geboren, motet Carolin Widmann plays Britten's Violin Concerto. | |
Capu\u00e7on Plays Dvorak | 20220502 | French cellist Gautier Capu瀀on plays Dvorak's Romantic Cello Concerto, plus extracts from Mozart's operas and works by Florence Price and Susan Spain-Dunk Presented by Ian Skelly Dvorak's late Cello Concerto is both one of the largest pieces in the genre and one of the best-loved, championed by all the great masters of the instrument and now by Capucon, in a performance recorded with the Vienna Philharmonic last year 2.00pm Carnival Overture BBC Philharmonic Vassily Sinaisky, conductor Come scoglio from Cos쀀 fan tutte Il mio tesoro from Don Giovanni Olga Bezsmertna, soprano Pavel Kolgatin, tenor German Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Saarbrucken Kaiserslautern Michael Schønwandt, conductor Concert Overture no.2 BBC Concert Orchestra Jane Glover, conductor 3.00pm Cello Concerto in B minor, Op.104 Gautier Capucon, cello Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Alain Altinoglu, conductor Stonehenge Anna-Maria Helsing, conductor French cellist Gautier Capu\u00e7on plays Dvorak's Romantic Cello Concerto | |
Carl Nielsen's Sinfonia Espansiva | 20231024 | Ian Skelly with a selection of performances from BBC ensembles and from concert halls around Europe. The 3pm highlight sees soprano Liv Redpath and baritone Johan Reuter join the Danish National Symphony Orchestra for a performance of Carl Nielsen's Symphony No. 3 ('Sinfonia espansiva'). And our week of Norwegian fiddle music continues with violinist Ragnhild Hemsing performing at Weilburg Castle in Germany. Including: 2pm Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for orchestra no. 1 (BWV.1066) in C major, Overture Concerto Copenhagen Lars Ulrik Mortensen, conductor Franz Schubert: Greisengesang, D778 Johan Reuter, baritone Swedish Chamber Orchestra Thomas Dausgaard Norwegian Fiddle - Trad: Traditional Melodies from the Valdres Region Ragnhild Hemsing, fiddle Carl Maria von Weber: Clarinet Concerto No 2 Nicholas Carpenter, clarinet BBC Concert Orchestra Bramwell Tovey, conductor Carl Nielsen: Symphony No. 3 in D minor, op. 27 ('Sinfonia espansiva') Liv Redpath, soprano Fabio Luisi, conductor Josef Suk: Fantastic scherzo for orchestra Op 25 BBC National Orchestra of Wales Richard Hickox, conductor Imogen Holst: Leiston suite for brass quartet Members of BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Coronation Mass in C, K. 317 Sarah Brady, soprano Olivia Vermeulen, mezzo David Fischer, tenor Roderick Williams, baritone Netherlands Radio Choir Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra Benjamin Goodson, conductor Edvard Grieg: Excerpts from 'Lyric Suite', Op. 54 Mario Häring, piano Soprano Liv Redpath and baritone Johan Reuter with the Danish National Symphony Orchestra. Soprano Liv Redpath and baritone Johan Reuter join the Danish National Symphony Orchestra for a performance of Carl Nielsen's Symphony No 3. Mario H䀀ring, piano | |
Carl Nielsen's Sixth Symphony | 20231027 | Linton Stephens with a selection of performances from BBC ensembles and from concert halls around Europe. Today's 3pm spotlight concludes our week-long celebration of Carl Nielsen as the Danish National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Fabio Luisi perform Nielsen's Symphony No. 6, 'Sinfonia semplice', recorded at the DR Concert Hall, Copenhagen, Denmark. Plus more Norwegian fiddle music from violinist Ragnhild Hemsing. Including: Carl Nielsen: Maskarade - opera in 3 acts FS.39: Overture Thomas Dausgaard, conductor Johan Halvorsen: Veslemøys Sang Ragnhild Hemsing, fiddle Mario Häring, piano Reginald Morris: Sinfonia in C BBC Concert Orchestra Martin Yates, conductor William Henry Reed: Rhapsody for viola and piano Timothy Ridout, viola James Baillieu, piano Johann Sebastian Bach: Fantasia and fugue in C minor (BWV.537) orch. Elgar [orig. for organ] Leonard Slatkin, conductor BBC Philharmonic Felix Mendelssohn: Hear my prayer - hymn, arr. for soprano, chorus & orchestra Jennifer Adams-Barbaro, soprano BBC Singers Stephen Cleobury, conductor Myllarguten's Wedding March, Op. 72/8 Ragnhild Hemsing, violin Carl Nielsen: Symphony No. 6, FS 116 ('Sinfonia semplice') Fabio Luisi, conductor Jean Sibelius: The Oceanides, Op 73 BBC National Orchestra of Wales Thomas Sondergard, conductor Florence Price: Piano Concerto Jeneba Kanneh-Mason, piano Joshua Weilerstein, conductor Joseph Martin Kraus: Overture, from 'Prosperpin VB 19 Basel Chamber Orchestra Daniel Bart, conductor The Danish National Symphony Orchestra perform Nielsen's Symphony No 6. Fabio Luisi conducts the Danish National Symphony Orchestra for a performance of Carl Nielsen's Symphony No 6, 'Sinfonia semplice'. Mario H䀀ring, piano | |
Carols From Temple Church With The Bbc Singers | 20211222 | Owain Park and the BBC Singers in carols old and new, live from London's Temple Church. | |
Celebrating Cesar Franck 1-5 | 20220711 | Penny Gore salutes the great Belgian composer, beginning today with his beloved Symphony in D minor There's also a key piano work by him, as well as Dvorak's romantic Cello Concerto and a selection of beautiful vocal works by Josquin des Prez 2.00pm Franck Prelude, Choral et Fugue in B flat minor Nikolai Lugansky, piano Se congi退 prens; Plusieurs regretz; Je me complains; Pour souhaitter Graindelavoix Bjorn Schmelzer, artistic director Sibelius The Swan of Tuonela BBC National Orchestra of Wales Thomas Sondergard, conductor 3.00pm Symphony in D minor, op. 48 Liege Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Gergely Madaras, conductor Cello Concerto in B minor, op. 104 Victor Julien-Laferriere, cello Gergely Madaras conducts the Liege Royal Philharmonic in Franck's Symphony in D minor. | |
Celebrating Cesar Franck 2-5 | 20220712 | More from Belgian composer Cesar Franck and his younger French compatriot Ernest Chausson, as well as piano music by Beethoven Presented by Penny Gore We pay tribute to Franck with two key works for piano and orchestra, as well as the only symphony by his friend and pupil Chausson. There's more from Nikolai Lugansky's recital recorded in Brussels earlier this year and Mozart's very last symphony in a dashing live performance by Les Musiciens du Louvre 2.00pm Symphonic Variations Florian Noack, piano Liege Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Pierre Bleuse, conductor Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor, op. 31/2 ('Tempest') Nikolai Lugansky, piano Alessandro Marcello Oboe Concerto in D minor Paolo Grazzi, oboe Il Giardino Armonico Giovanni Antonino, conductor 3.00pm Symphony in B flat, op. 20 Variations on an Original Theme Symphony no.41 in C, K.551 `Jupiter` Prague Chamber Orchestra Pianist Florian Noack performs Franck's Symphonic Variations. | |
Celebrating Cesar Franck 3-5 | 20220713 | More from Cesar Franck including a major work for solo piano and the first part of his opera Hulda. Presented by Penny Gore. Franck's opera is set in 11th-century Norway and tells of a young woman's quest for vengeance on the men who killed her family. There's also operatic Wagner and beautiful early vocal music by Gombert and Josquin. 2.00pm Wagner arr Hermann Zumpe The Gods enter Valhalla from Rheingold Belgian National Orchestra Otto Tausk, conductor Nicolas Gombert Musae Jovis Graindelavoix Bjorn Schmelzer, artistic director Prelude, Aria et Final Nikolai Lugansky, piano Josquin des Prez Baisiez moy 3.00pm Hulda, opera in four acts and an epilogue Acts One and Two Jennifer Holloway, soprano, Hulda Veronique Gens, soprano, Gudrun Judith van Wanroij, soprano, Swanhilde Marie Karall, mezzo-soprano, Hulda's Mother Marie Gautrot, mezzo-soprano, Halgerde Ludivine Gombert, soprano, Thordis Edgaras Montvidas, tenor, Eiolf Namur Chamber Choir Liege Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Gergely Madaras, conductor Gergely Madaras conducts the first two acts of Franck's opera Hulda. | |
Celebrating Cesar Franck 5-5 | 20220715 | Orchestral works by Franck, Debussy and Sibelius plus the final part of Franck's dramatic opera Hulda. Presented by Penny Gore. Conductor Marius Constant made a fine suite from Debussy's sumptuous opera of doomed love, Pelleas and Melisande, and it's joined in today's programme by the last part of Franck's little-heard opera Hulda. There's exquisite early vocal music from Belgian group Graindelavoix and Sibelius's very last symphony 2.00pm Redemption Belgian National Orchestra Otto Tausk, conductor Josquin des Prez Nymphes des bois Jheronimus Vinders O mors inevitabilis Bjorn Schmelzer, artistic director Debussy arr Marius Constant Suite from Pelleas et M退lisande 3.00pm Hulda, opera in four acts and an epilogue Act Four (Part 2) and Epilogue Jennifer Holloway, soprano, Hulda Veronique Gens, soprano, Gudrun Judith van Wanroij, soprano, Swanhilde Marie Karall, mezzo-soprano, Hulda's Mother Marie Gautrot, mezzo-soprano, Halgerde Ludivine Gombert, soprano, Thordis Edgaras Montvidas, tenor, Eiolf Namur Chamber Choir Liege Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Gergely Madaras, conductor Symphony no.7 in C, Op.105 KBS Symphony Orchestra Christoph Koenig, conductor Penny Gore introduces orchestral and operatic Franck, plus Debussy and Sibelius. | |
Celebrating Last Year's Verbier Festival In Switzerland | 20180507 | This week's programmes celebrate last year's Verbier Festival and other prestigious Swiss music festivals Today, Jonathan Swain presents a late piano concerto by Mozart and Mahler's death-obsessed ninth symphony, as well as sparkling French bonbons 2.00 pm Mozart: Piano Concerto in C, K503 Mahler: Symphony No 9 Verbier Festival Orchestra Sergei Babayan, piano Joshua Weilerstein, conductor (Mozart) Daniel Harding, conductor (Mahler) 4.00 pm Bizet: Carmen, Prelude Bizet: L'arlesienne, suites nos 1 & 2 Suisse Romande Orchestra Kazuki Yamada, conductor. Jonathan Swain presents music by Mozart, Mahler and Bizet. | |
Celebrating Last Year's Verbier Festival In Switzerland | 20180509 | Jonathan Swain with music by Copland, Lutoslawski and Prokofiev, plus a rare concerto by flamboyant jazz virtuoso Artie Shaw The Verbier Festival Orchestra is joined in today's programme by clarinet maestro Martin Frost in a concert of jazzy works by Copland, Lutoslawski and Shaw, as well as a carefully-chosen selection of extracts from Prokofiev's ballet Romeo and Juliet 2.00 pm Copland: El Salon Mexico Lutoslawski: Dance Preludes Artie Shaw: Clarinet Concerto Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet (extracts) Martin Frost, clarinet Verbier Festival Orchestra, Joshua Weilerstein. Jonathan Swain presents music by Copland, Lutoslawski and Prokofiev. | |
Celebrating Last Year's Verbier Festival In Switzerland | 20180511 | Jonathan Swain presents two of Tchaikovsky's best-loved works, along with a fascinating selection of baroque arias and concertos In today's programme, Jonathan pairs Tchaikovsky's violin concerto and fourth symphony with little-known Glazunov, which contrasts with a selection of baroque music by Vivaldi, Mancini and Hasse 2.00 pm Glazunov: 'From the Middle Ages', Op 79 (Prelude) Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D, Op 35; Symphony No 4 in F minor, Op 36 Janine Jansen, violin Verbier Festival Orchestra Mikhail Pletnev, conductor 3.30 pm Mancini: Sonata No 14 in G minor, for recorder, two violins, viola and continuo Dieupart: Recorder Concerto in A minor Opera arias by Fiore, Torri, Gasparini and Hasse Nuria Rial, soprano Maurice Steger, recorder Basel Chamber Orchestra Stefano Barneschi, conductor. Jonathan Swain with orchestral showstoppers by Tchaikovsky and rare baroque pieces. | |
Celebrating Swiss Music Festivals | 20180508 | Jonathan Swain introduces music by Bruckner, Catalani, Tartini, Chausson and a sequence of rare baroque opera arias recorded at last year's St. Gallen and Meirigen music festivals in Switzerland Conductor Stanis?aw Skrowaczewski, who died last year, created an orchestral masterpiece from one of Bruckner's lesser-known chamber works. In today's programme, it is paired with an even less well-known choral work by opera composer Alfredo Catalani, as well and chamber works by Lekeu, Turina and Chausson 2.00 pm Bruckner orch. Skrowaczewski: Adagio (String Quintet) Catalani: Mass in E minor Elena Rossi, soprano Alessandra Volpe, contralto Derek Taylor, tenor Levente Pall, bass Feldkirch Chamber Chorus Prague Philharmonic Chorus St. Gallen Symphony Orchestra Otto Tausk, conductor 2.55 pm Tartini: Devil's Trill Sonata Lekeu: Adagio, Op.3 Turina: Escena andaluza, Op.7 Chausson: Concert, Op.21 Ernen Festival Ensemble 4.25 pm Opera arias by Albinoni, Scarlatti, Vivaldi and Vinci Nuria Rial, soprano Basel Chamber Orchestra Stefano Barneschi, conductor. Jonathan Swain introduces music by Bruckner and Catalani, as well as baroque opera arias. | |
Celebrating Swiss Music Festivals | 20180510 | Jonathan Swain presents a Vespers service compiled from music by Monteverdi and Gabrieli recorded at last year's Zurich Early Music Festival Early music specialist Andrea Marcon leads the renowned La Cetra baroque orchestra and vocal ensemble. His selection includes Monteverdi's second Dixit Dominus a 8, his first Beatus vir a 6 and the first Magnificat a 8 Monteverdi & Gabrieli: Venetian Vespers Andrea Marcon, director 3.40pm Vivaldi: Concerto in G minor for two cellos, RV. 531 Dvorak: Waldesruh', Op. 68; Rondo, Op. 94 Schoeck: Cello Concerto, Op.61 Thomas & Patrick Demenga, cellos Swiss Italian Radio Orchestra Philippe Bach, conductor. Jonathan Swain presents a Vespers service compiled from music by Monteverdi and Gabrieli. | |
Celebrating The Bbc Concert Orchestra: Double Acts | 20190705 | Adrian Scarborough presents a concert recorded in March at the Royal Festival Hall in London on the subject of Double Acts - famous duos and couples - featuring stars of the West End stage singers Maria Friedman and her husband Adrian Der Gregorian Daring duos, comedy couples and popular pairs - this gem of a concert, with the BBC Concert Orchestra and its chief guest conductor Keith Lockhart, invites you to get swept up in the love, heartbreak and comedy that some of the best loved duos have to offer Olivier award-winning singer/actors Maria Friedman and Adrian der Gregorian star in this programme celebrating the best double acts and romances from musicals, theatre, film and beyond! 2.00pm Berlioz: Overture: Beatrice & Benedict Berlin: Anything You Can Do; The Girl That I Marry; I Got Lost In His Arms; They Say It's Wonderful (from Annie Get Your Gun) Tchaikovsky: Romeo & Juliet Arnold/Price: Sherlock Suite Sondheim: A Little Priest (from Sweeney Todd) Gary Carpenter: Fred & Ginger Lerner & Loewe: I remember it well (from Gigi) Loesser: Sue Me (from Guys & Dolls) Williams: Suite for Cello & Orchestra (from Memoirs of a Geisha) Steiner/Hupfeld: Suite from Casablanca Gershwin They Can't Take That Away; The Man I Love; Let's Call The Whole Thing Off Porter: You're The Top (from Anything Goes) Maria Friedman & Adrian Der Gregorian (singers) Keith Lockhart (conductor) 3.45pm Our Classical Century Birtwistle: Panic John Harle (saxophone) Paul Clarvis (drums) BBC Symphony Orchestra Andrew Davis (conductor) A concert celebrating double acts featuring Maria Friedman and Adrian Der Gregorian. | |
Celebrating The Bbc Concert Orchestra: English Music Festival | 20190702 | Kate Molleson presents the BBC Concert Orchestra in a concert recorded last month at the 13th annual English Music Festival in Dorchester-on-Thames. By orchestrating or completing neglected works by British composers, conductor Martin Yates has brought several world premiere performances to the festival over the years and this concert includes four. 2.00pm Lord Berners (orch Yates): Portsmouth Point (world premiere) Arnold: Serenade for small orchestra Stanford: Violin Concerto in D (world premiere) Vaughan Williams (orch Yates): The Blue Bird (world premiere) Delius: A Song before Sunrise Robin Milford: Symphony No.2 (world premiere) Sergey Levitin (violin) Martin Yates (conductor) 3.55pm Braunfels: Hebridean Dances, Op.70 Piers Lane (piano) Johannes Wildner (conductor) The BBC Concert Orchestra in a concert recorded last month at the English Music Festival. | |
Celebrating The Bbc Concert Orchestra: Orange | 20190701 | This BBC Concert Orchestra performance, recorded at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London last month, was presented on stage by artist Lachlan Goudie, and features pieces connected with the colour orange. 2.00pm Delius: Florida Suite: Daybreak Jonathan Dove: Sunshine (London premiere) De Falla: Nights in the Gardens of Spain Grieg: Peer Gynt: Morning Michael Torke: Ecstatic Orange Prokofiev: The Love for Three Oranges: Symphonic Suite Victor Sangiorgio (piano) Anna-Maria Helsing (conductor) 3.50pm Braunfels: Orchestral Suite in E minor, Op.48 Johannes Wildner (conductor) The BBC Concert Orchestra performs music associated with the colour orange. | |
Celebrating The Bbc Concert Orchestra: The Light Of The World | 20190704 | An outstanding cast joins the BBC Concert Orchestra in a recent, highly acclaimed recording of the rarely heard Sullivan oratorio The Light of the World. Commissioned for and first produced at the Birmingham Musical Festival of 1873, The Light of the World is Arthur Sullivan's great oratorio on the life of Christ. Although regularly performed during the composer's lifetime, changing fashions gradually condemned the work to obscurity. Occasional revivals have failed to make the case for it, primarily because it was not understood that The Light of the World is essentially a dramatic work, rather than a purely religious one. Presented by Kate Molleson. 2.00pm Sullivan: The Light of the World Natalya Romaniw (Mary, Mother of Jesus) Eleanor Dennis (Mary Magdalene/Martha) Kitty Whately (An Angel) Robert Murray (A Disciple/Nicodemus) Ben McAteer (Jesus) Neal Davies (A Ruler/A Pharisee/A Shepherd) Kinder Children's Choir BBC Symphony Chorus John Andrews (conductor) Image © Jorge Cocco Santကngelo The BBC Concert Orchestra in Sullivan's rarely heard oratorio The Light of the World. | |
Celebrating The Bbc National Orchestra Of Wales | 20180528 | Penny Gore presents the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in works by Haydn, Mozart, John Joubert and Guto Puw Violinist Rachel Podger directs the orchestra in classical repertoire, followed by specially recorded performances including the world premiere of Guto Puw's 'Camouflage 2.00pm Haydn: Symphony no. 8 in G major H.1.8 (Le Soir) Mozart: Violin Concerto no. 1 in B flat major K.207 Mozart: Adagio in E major K.261 for violin and orchestra Haydn: Sinfonia concertante in B flat major H.1.105 Rachel Podger (violin) Jos退 Luis Vegara (oboe) Alice Neary (cello) Jaroslaw Augustyniak (bassoon) BBC NOW Rachel Podger (director) 3.30pm Ittai Shapira: Sephardic Journeys (concerto for violin, cello and orchestra) Ittai Shapira (violin) Thomas Carroll (cello) Rumon Gamba (conductor) 4.00pm John Joubert: Symphony No. 3 on themes from the opera 'Jane Eyre' Op.178 William Boughton (conductor) 4.35pm Guto Puw: Camouflage [world premiere] Jac van Steen (conductor). BBC National Orchestra of Wales plays Haydn, Mozart, John Joubert and Guto Puw. | |
Celebrating The Bbc National Orchestra Of Wales | 20180529 | Penny Gore with works by Sibelius, Nielsen and Hoddinott played by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales Thomas Sondergard leads the orchestra in Scandinavian works both well and less-well known, followed by new and recent works by exciting composers from Wales and further afield 2.00pm Sibelius: King Kristian II: Suite Nielsen: Flute Concerto Sibelius: Finlandia Sibelius: Symphony No.5 in E-flat major Matthew Featherstone (flute) BBC NOW Thomas Sondergard (conductor) 3.30pm Hoddinott: Variants for Orchestra op. 47 Jac van Steen (conductor) 3.55pm Mark Bowden: Three interludes [world premiere] B Tommy Andersson (conductor) 4.05pm Ittai Shapira: Midnight's Children (for clarinet, violin and orchestra) Ittai Shapira (violin) Robert Plane (clarinet) Rumon Gamba (conductor) 4.30pm Mared Emlyn: Porthor (whistling Sands) Ian Lawson: High Aldons B Tommy Andersson (conductor). BBC National Orchestra of Wales in works by Sibelius, Nielsen and Hoddinott. | |
Celebrating The Bbc National Orchestra Of Wales | 20180601 | Penny Gore presents the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in works by Strauss, Brahms and B Tommy Andersson Polish soprano Aga Mikolaj joins the orchestra for Richard Strauss's ravishing Four Last Songs, and there are new and recent works by Simon Holt, John Joubert and B Tommy Andersson 2.00pm Mozart: Overture to Le Nozze di Figaro K.492 Richard Strauss: Vier Letzte Lieder, Av. 150 Brahms: Symphony no. 4 in E minor Op.98 Aga Mikolaj (soprano) BBC NOW Otto Tausk (conductor) 3.10pm Simon Holt: St Vitus in the Kettle B Tommy Andersson (conductor) 3.20pm B Tommy Andersson Violin Concerto (Homage to Michelangelo) Chloe Hanslip (violin) 3.45pm Messiaen Le Tombeau resplendissant 4.00pm John Joubert: Piano Concerto Op. 25 Martin Jones (piano) William Boughton (conductor) 4.30pm Sarah Lianne Lewis: Is there no seeker of dreams Jac van Steen (conductor) 4.40pm Luciano Williamson: Electric Bagatelle B Tommy Andersson (conductor). BBC National Orchestra of Wales in works by Strauss, Brahms and B Tommy Andersson. | |
Celebrating The Bbc Orchestras | 20201207 | Georgia Mann introduces a week of live concerts given by the BBC performing groups. Today, viola player Timothy Ridout, a member of Radio 3's New Generation Artists scheme, joins the Ulster Orchestra. Live from the Waterfront Hall, Belfast, presented by John Toal. Mendelssohn: Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage Weber: Andante e Rondo Ungarese for viola and orchestra, Op 35 Hummel: Potpourri for Viola and Orchestra , Op 94 Dvo?ကk The Noon Witch Timothy Ridout, viola UlsterOrchestra Moritz Gnann, conductor 15.15: The BBC National Orchestra of Wales, live from the Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff, presented by Nicola Heywood Thomas. Gavin Higgins: What Wild Ecstasy (2012) Berio Folk Songs (1964) De Falla: El Retablo de Maese Pedro (1922) Clara Mouriz (mezzo soprano) Jorge Navarro Colorado (tenor) Michel de Souza (baritone) BBC NOW Ryan Bancroft, conductor The Ulster Orchestra plays Romantic favourites, and the BBC NOW plays de Falla. | |
Celebrating The Bbc Orchestras | 20201208 | Natasha Riordan presents the BBC Symphony Orchestra, live from Maida Vale Studios. Robin Holloway/Schumann: Canonic Studies Copland: Emily Dickinson Songs Schumann: Overture, Scherzo and Finale Sophie Bevan (soprano) BBC SO Ryan Wigglesworth (conductor) 3.15: Georgia Mann presents recent recordings by the BBC Symphony Orchestra Weir: Moon & Star BBC Singers Martyn Brabbins (conductor) Brahms: Symphony No. 3 Sakari Oramo, conductor Helen Grime: Elegiac Inflections BBC SO Wind 10tet John Adams: Harmonium BBC Symphony Chorus Proms Youth Choir Edward Gardner (conductor) The BBC Symphony, live from Maida Vale Studios, London. | |
Celebrating The Bbc Orchestras | 20201209 | Georgia Mann introduces another programme celebrating the BBC Orchestras. Today, the BBC Philharmonic play music by Dvorak. Tom McKinney presents, live from MediaCityUK, Salford. Dvorak: Legends Nos 4, 9 and 7 Czech Suite in D, Op 39 Legends Nos 6, 8 and 10 Conductor Martyn Brabbins The BBC Philharmonic perform some much-loved works by Dvorak. | |
Celebrating The Bbc Philharmonic | 20200316 | Elgar, Rachmaninov and James MacMillan from the BBC Philharmonic including Elgar's magnificent Violin Concerto with Christian Tetzlaff and the last of Rachmaninov's symphonies. John Storgards leads the orchestra in Rachmaninov's Symphony no.3 - a late work, lush and romantic, that remains nostalgic for the romanticism in which the composer grew up, yet with experimental touches such as the use of the saxophone in the orchestral texture Later, Martyn Brabbins conducts the fourth symphony by Scottish composer James MacMillan, who wrote that he was interested 'in the interplay of different types of material, following upon a fascination with music as ritual that has stretched from Monteverdi in the early 17th century through to Boulez and Birtwistle in the present day. Presented by Kate Molleson 2.00pm Christian Tetzlaff, violin John Storgards, conductor 3.30pm Coates Two Symphonic Rhapsodies John Wilson, conductor 3.40pm Symphony no.4 Martyn Brabbins, conductor | |
Celebrating The Bbc Philharmonic | 20200317 | Works by Rudi Stephan and Steve Elcock, live from MediaCityUK, Salford, plus music by Mendelssohn and Shostakovich. Composer Rudi Stephan's career was cut brutally short aged 28: a casualty of World War I. Considered the most promising German composer of his generation, today we hear his Music for Orchestra (1912) which searches for new paths in expressionist colours There's also music by Chesterfield-born Steve Elcock, whose work was first performed by the BBC Philharmonic in 2009. Today, the orchestra give the world premiere of his Fourth Symphony - A golden rose fallen from the flat sea of time'. Of its title, he says: `I will only say that you must make of it what you can`. The one-movement piece explores a move away from serial music to the magnetic pull of tonality Presented by Kate Molleson 2.00pm Symphony no.4 'A golden rose fallen from the flat sea of time' (world premiere) Sarah Walker, presenter Moritz Gnann, conductor 2.50pm Vaughan Williams (arr. David Childs & Rodney Newton) Concerto for Tenor Tuba & Orchestra David Childs, tenor tuba Ben Gernon, conductor 3.00pm Vivaldi (arr. Jacob Reuven) Summer (The Four Seasons) Jacob Reuven (mandolin) Omer Meir Welber, conductor/harpsichord 3.10pm Piano Concerto no.1 Denis Kozhukhin, piano Joana Carneiro, conductor 3.30pm Symphony no.11 'The Year 1905 John Storgards, conductor Works by Rudi Stephan, Steve Elcock, Mendelssohn and Shostakovich, live from Salford. | |
Celebrating The Bbc Philharmonic | 20200318 | Works by young British composer Anna Clyne, alongside Berlioz and the timeless The Lark Ascending by Vaughan Williams Anna Clyne, one of Britain's most exciting young composers, describes Night Ferry as music of voyages, from stormy darkness to enchanted worlds'. True, but that hardly captures the thrilling turbulence of the ride it takes into uncharted waters Listen closely and you might hear echoes of the similarly restless Symphonie fantastique - but in truth Berlioz's utterly wild work, written under the twin influences of opium and unrequited love, is like nothing else In between, Vaughan Williams's beloved classic of the English rural springtime injects a welcome note of tranquillity Presented by Kate Molleson 2.00pm Jennifer Pike, violin BBC Philharmonic Ben Gernon, conductor Anna Clyne, Vaughan Williams and Berlioz | |
Celebrating The Bbc Philharmonic | 20200320 | Vassily Sinaisky conducts Szymanowski's gripping Second Violin Concerto before taking on another Eastern European masterpiece from between the wars. Nikolay Myaskovsky was a rebel in a time and place when rebellion was a dangerous game - post-revolutionary Russia, where a word out of turn could leave you silenced for good. His epic Sixth Symphony is deeply political and intensely personal, inspired by both the Revolution and the deaths of his father and aunt Presented by Kate Molleson 2.00pm Rimsky-Korsakov Introduction and Wedding Procession (The Golden Cockerel') Violin Concerto no.2 Symphony no.6 Lisa Fertschman, violin BBC Philharmonic Vassily Sinaisky, conductor 3.30pm Vaughan Williams John Wilson, conductor Rimsky-Korsakov, Szymanowski, Myaskovsky and Vaughan Williams | |
Celebrating The Bbc Philharmonic, Bartok, Prokofiev, Reeves | 20191106 | Live from MediaCityUK, Salford, Simone Young conducts a varied programme of 20th and 21st century music Between exciting, vigorous works by Bartok and Prokofiev comes a very special world premiere. Light Speed with Time Canons by Camden Reeves, Professor of Music at The University of Manchester, celebrates the centenary of the experimental proof for Albert Einstein's General Theory of Relativity Presented by Kate Molleson 2.00pm Romanian folk dances; Hungarian Peasant songs Light speed with time canons [world premiere performance] Suite from The Gambler BBC Philharmonic Simone Young, conductor Live from Salford, works by Bartok, Prokofiev and a world premiere by Camden Reeves. | |
Celebrating The Bbc Philharmonic, Britten, Prokofiev, Bruckner, Antheil | 20191108 | The BBC Philharmonic in symphonies by Britten and Bruckner, a concerto by Prokofiev, and more this week from 'Bad Boy of Music' George Antheil John Storgards leads the orchestra in Britten's reworking of his own younger self, his so-called 'Simple' Symphony. The concert, recorded last month on the orchestra's tour in Utrecht, also features Bruckner's sixth symphony and the second of Prokofiev's two concertos for violin played by Arabella Steinbacher And there's more from this week's featured composer, George Antheil - two of his symphonies Presented by Kate Molleson 2.00pm Simple Symphony Violin Concerto no.2 Symphony no.6 Arabella Steinbacher, violin John Storgards, conductor 3.45 Symphony no.5 'Joyous'; Symphony no.6 'After Delacroix Music by Britten, Prokofiev, Bruckner and 'Bad Boy of Music' George Antheil | |
Celebrating The Bbc Philharmonic, Saint-saens, Mahler, Clyne, Saariaho, Antheil | 20191105 | A cello concerto by Saint-Saens and Mahler's fifth symphony, plus recent works by Anna Clyne and Kaija Saariaho, as well as more this week from 'Bad Boy of Music', George Antheil. Today's featured soloists are former BBC New Generation Artist, cellist Laura van der Heijden and Norwegian violinist Peter Herresthal. Presented by Kate Molleson 2.00pm Night Ferry Cello Concerto no.1 Symphony no.5 Laura van der Heijden, cello BBC Philharmonic Joana Carneiro, conductor 3.45pm Symphony no.3 'American'; The Golden Bird - Chinoiserie John Storgards, conductor 4.15pm Graal Theatre Peter Herresthal, violin Ludovic Morlot, conductor Works by Saint-Saens and Mahler, plus recent works by Anna Clyne and Kaija Saariaho. | |
Celebrating The Bbc Philharmonic, Schumann, Haydn, Sibelius, Antheil | 20191104 | Schumann's third symphony, one of Haydn's cello concertos and Sibelius' unofficial Finnish national anthem, Finlandia. Plus the first of this week's look at American composer George Antheil, the so-called 'Bad Boy of Music Presented by Kate Molleson 2.00pm Symphony no.3 'Rhenish Cello Concerto in D Karelia Suite; Finlandia Kian Soltani, cello BBC Philharmonic John Storgards, conductor 3.20pm Goossens By the Tarn Rumon Gamba, conductor 3.25 pm Symphony no.1 :Zingareska 4.00pm Jeffrey Mumford - with defuse echoes - softly spreading [world premiere performance] Joana Carneiro, conductor Schumann, Haydn and Sibelius plus George Antheil, 'the 'Bad Boy of Music'. | |
Celebrating The Bbc Scottish Symphony Orchestra (1-4) | 20190422 | This afternoon's complete concert brings together three composers with an influence of Jewish music alongside the renowned Klezmer band, She'Koyokh. It includes Bernstein's Candide Overture and a rare chance to hear Schelomo, the 'Hebrew rhapsody' by Ernest Bloch in which the orchestra is joined by cellist Jian Wang. Mahler's First Symphony is preceded by a performance of Jewish klezmer folk music to explore what resonances emerge. Presented by Hannah French. 2.00pm Bernstein: Candide Overture Bloch: Schelomo Paul Moylan/She'Koyokh: Klez'Mahler Mahler: Symphony no.1 Jian Wang (cello) She'Koyokh (klezmer group) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Thomas Dausgaard (conductor) 3.35pm Hosokawa: Meditation to the victims of Tsunami (3.11) Fujikura: Piano Concerto no.3 Yu Kosuge (piano) Alexander Liebriech (conductor) 4.10 Poulenc: Sinfonietta Tung-Chieh Chuang (conductor) Thomas Dausgaard conducts music inspired by Judaism: Bernstein, Bloch and Mahler | |
Celebrating The Bbc Scottish Symphony Orchestra (2-4) | 20190423 | Ilan Volkov conducts CPE Bach and Bruckner, and is joined by Carolin Widmann in Stravinsky's spiky violin concerto The theme of Bruckner's 7th Symphony came to him in a dream, while the theme of Stravinsky's Violin Concerto came to him at dinner - we don't know where CPE Bach thought up his Symphony in Eb, but his music, which opens this concert, was pivotal in the development of the classical forms that Stravinsky would later draw on in his so-called 'Neoclassical' works. Nevertheless, it is the music of his father JS Bach which is most resonant in Stravinsky's 1931 Violin Concerto: a work almost entirely derived from a single chord, scribbled on a napkin. The BBC SSO, and conductor Ilan Volkov, are joined by the sparky virtuoso Carolin Widmann to play it. In contrast to the concision of these two composers' music stands Bruckner's 7th Symphony. It is massively more expansive in length but still owes a great deal to CPE Bach's 18th century formal innovations. Written in the 1880s it won international recognition for its composer. The folk hero Kullervo was the inspiration behind one of Jean Sibelius' earliest masterpieces, a powerful national statement for a country struggling to overthrow Russian rule. This massive musical hybrid - part cantata, part symphony, part suite - is a vivid and thrilling work, richly melodic but looking ahead to modernism. Presented by Hannah French 2.00pm CPE Bach: Symphony in E flat Stravinsky: Violin Concerto Bruckner: Symphony no.7 Carolin Widmann (violin) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Ilan Volkov (conductor) 3.40pm Sibelius: Kullervo Benjamin Appl (baritone) Lund Male Choir Thomas Dausgaard (conductor) | |
Celebrating The Bbc Scottish Symphony Orchestra (3-4) | 20190424 | John Wilson conducts the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in a varied programme with an American theme. Bernstein's celebration of New York's razzle-dazzle contrasts with Samuel Barber's beautiful, nostalgic evocation of small-town simplicity. Although it was written during his sojourn in Switzerland, Sergei Rachmaninov arrived in America to settle just in time to attend final rehearsals of his third, and what was to be his final, symphony. Presented by Fiona Talkington. 2.00pm Bernstein: Three Dance Episodes from 'On The Town Barber: Knoxville, Summer of 1915 Rachmaninov: Symphony No.3 Elizabeth Reiter (soprano) John Wilson (conductor) John Wilson conducts music by Bernstein, Barber and Rachmaninov. | |
Celebrating The Bbc Scottish Symphony Orchestra (4-4) | 20190426 | Thomas Dausgaard in a Spanish-themed concert of well-loved works by Debussy, Falla and Ravel. From an impressionistic era of composition, come the sounds of Spain in three composers highly influenced by the country. Debussy takes us through the streets and paths, the fragrant nights and to the morning festivals. Ravel, whose mother was Basque, had natural affinity with Spain and set four different aspects of Spanish life in the Rapsodie espagnole and in the 'morning after'! Falla painted a picture of his home country in a suite from his ballet and also in his enchanting nocturnes for piano played by the young Spanish virtuoso - Javier Perianes Presented by Fiona Talkington 2.00pm Debussy: Images Falla: The Three-Cornered Hat - Suite No 2 Falla: Nights in the Gardens of Spain Ravel: Alborada del gracioso Ravel: Rapsodie espagnole Javier Perianes (piano) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Thomas Dausgaard (conductor) 1535 Knussen: Symphony No 3 BBC Symphony Orchestra Oliver Knussen Thomas Dausgaard conducts a Spanish-themed concert of works by Debussy, Falla and Ravel. | |
Celebrating The Bbc Symphony Orchestra And Bbc Singers | 20190107 | Royal cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason dazzles in Elgar's autumnal concerto, while the BBC Singers mix Portuguese polyphony with jazz trumpet improvisation Presented by Penny Gore 2.00pm Bliss: Suite from Checkmate Elgar: Cello Concerto in E minor Vaughan Williams: Symphony No.3 'Pastoral Sheku Kanneh-Mason (Cello) Elizabeth Watts (Soprano) Martyn Brabbins (Conductor) 3.40pm Duarte Lobo: Missa pro defunctis for 8 voices (with jazz trumpet improvisation) Steve Martland: Sea Songs Thomas Tallis: Nine Psalm Tunes for Archbishop Parker's Psalter (with jazz trumpet improvisation) Tom Gardner (Trumpet) James Morgan (Conductor) 4.30pm As part of New Year, New Music, Radio 3 presenters introduce some of the latest pieces of music they love 4.40pm Elizabeth Maconchy: Overture - Proud Thames BBC Symphony Orchestra Michael Seal (Conductor) Sheku Kanneh-Mason performs Elgar's Cello Concerto, plus music by Bliss, Lobo and Martland | |
Celebrating The Bbc Symphony Orchestra And Bbc Singers | 20190109 | The BBC Symphony Orchestra recorded at London's Barbican Hall last month in raucous Strauss, luscious Berg and Shostakovich's best-loved work, his 'Soviet artist's creative response to justified criticism Presented by Penny Gore 2.00pm Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel Berg: Seven Early Songs Shostakovich: Symphony no.5 Dorothea R怀schmann (Soprano) Rafael Payare (Conductor) 3.25pm As part of New Year, New Music, Radio 3 presenters introduce some of the latest pieces of music they love The BBC Symphony Orchestra in Strauss, Berg and Shostakovich's Symphony No 5 | |
Celebrating The Bbc Symphony Orchestra And Bbc Singers | 20190111 | An Advent concert of seasonal British choral works by Arnold Bax and Cheryl Frances-Hoad recorded in November. Glowing with textural interest and intensity, as though lit from within, Frances-Hoad's choral writing looks to the musical past for music that is very much of the present. Her carols and motets take us from festive rejoicing, in the exuberant Gaude et Laetare, to rapt wonder in There is no Rose. Bax - Master of the King's Music under George VI - also draws on the carol's medieval origins in his graceful I Sing of A Maiden and This Worldes Joie Followed by a concert given by the BBC Symphony Orchestra on tour last year in Spain: three twentieth century masterpieces from either side of the Iron Curtain conducted by Sakari Oramo Presented by Penny Gore 2.00pm Cheryl Frances-Hoad: Gaude et Laetare Arnold Bax: I Sing Of A Maiden Cheryl Frances-Hoad: This time a child is born Arnold Bax: This Worldes Joie Cheryl Frances-Hoad: From the Beginning of the World; Floodlight, Starlight Arnold Bax: Five Greek Folk Songs Cheryl Frances-Hoad: There is no Rose BBC Singers Ben Palmer (Conductor) 2.45pm Finzi: Nocturne Andrew Davis (Conductor) 2.55pm As part of New Year, New Music, Radio 3 presenters introduce some of the latest pieces of music they love 3.00pm Wiren: Symphony no.3 Rumon Gamba(Conductor) 3.30pm Shostakovich: Symphony No 9 Copland: Concerto for clarinet, strings, harp and piano Prokofiev: Symphony no.6 Martin Fr怀st (Clarinet) Sakari Oramo (Conductor) Advent works by Cheryl Frances-Hoad and Bax, plus Shostakovich, Copland and Prokofiev. | |
Celebrating The Bbc Symphony Orchestra And Bbc Singers | 20190211 | British choral music from the BBC Singers followed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra in Schoenberg's lushly romantic Pelleas und Melisande and Beethoven's violin concerto with soloist James Ehnes 2.00pm Vaughan Williams: Mass in G minor John Pickard: Mass in Troubled Times (wp) Andrew Griffiths (conductor) 2.50pm Phyllis Tate: London Fields Michael Seal (conductor) 3.05pm Beethoven: Violin Concerto Schoenberg: Pelleas und Melisande James Ehnes (violin) Ryan Wigglesworth (conductor) British choral music followed by major works by Beethoven and Schoenberg. | |
Celebrating The Bbc Symphony Orchestra And Bbc Singers | 20190212 | Major works by Brahms and Schumann, including the latter's cello concerto with soloist Steven Isserlis, followed by a recent mass setting by Julian Anderson 2.00pm Richard Causton: Ik Zeg Nu (wp) Schumann: Cello Concerto Brahms: Symphony no.3 Steven Isserlis (cello) BBC Symphony Orchestra Sakari Oramo (conductor) 3.30pm Anderson: Heaven is shy of Earth Susan Bickley (ms) BBC Symphony Chorus Oliver Knussen (conductor) 4.10 Klami: The Cobbler on the Heath Madetoja: Symphony No. 3 Major works by Brahms and Schumann followed by a mass setting by Julian Anderson | |
Celebrating The Bbc Symphony Orchestra And Bbc Singers | 20190215 | Symphonies by Minna Keal & Shostakovich (his so-called 'Leningrad'), as well as works by Kenneth Leighton and a new trombone concerto by Gavin Higgins 2.00pm Vasks: Cantabile for strings Higgins: Trombone Concerto Helen Vollam (trombone) BBC Symphony Orchestra Alexander Vedernikov (conductor) 2.30pm Shostakovich: Symphony no.7 'Leningrad Semyon Bychkov (conductor) 3.45pm Britten: A Hymn to the Virgin Leighton: Mass BBC Singers Richard Pearce (organ) Matthew Halls (conductor, Britten) Paul Spicer (conductor, Leighton) 4.15pm Keal: Symphony Nicholas Cleobury (conductor) Symphonies by Shostakovich and Minna Keal and works by Gavin Higgins and Kenneth Leighton. | |
Celebrating The Ulster Orchestra And The Bbc Concert Orchestra (1-5) | 20210531 | It's the turn of the BBC Concert Orchestra and the Ulster Orchestra to take centre stage, as Ian Skelly presents recent recordings they have made of a wide range or repertoire 2.00pm Poulenc/Francaix Musique pour faire plaisir BBC CO Wind Ensemble, Lev Parikian, conductor 2.10pm Schubert Rosamunde Overture Cherubini Symphony in D major Daniele Rustioni, conductor 2.50pm James MacMillan Saxophone Concerto Amy Dickson, saxophone James MacMillan, conductor 3.10pm Haydn Symphony no 84 in E flat Ben Gernon, conductor 3.40pm Kodaly Variations on a Hungarian Folk Song Moritz Gnann, conductor Ian Skelly introduces music by Poulenc, Schubert, MacMillan, Haydn and Kodaly. | |
Celebrating The Ulster Orchestra And The Bbc Concert Orchestra (2-5) | 20210601 | Part of this week's programmes featuring recent recordings by the BBC Concert Orchestra and the Ulster Orchestra, featuring the dazzling German cellist Daniel Muller-Schott and two rewritings: Berio's take on Schubert and fellow Italian composer Alfredo Casella's look back at Paganini Presented by Ian Skelly 2pm Borodin Prince Igor Overture Tchaikovsky Souvenir d'un lieu cher Daniel Muller-Schott, cello Oliver Zeffman, conductor 2.30pm Jan Koetsier Brass Symphony BBC CO Brass Ensemble, David McCallum, conductor 2.45pm Maconchy Music for Strings Piazzolla Sinfonietta Moritz Gnann 3.20pm James MacMillan For Sonny James MacMillan, conductor 3.30pm Paganiniana Schubert/Berio Rendering Daniele Rustioni, conductor 4.25pm George W Chadwick Sinfonietta in D Keith Lockhart, conductor Ian Skelly presents music by Borodin, Tchaikovsky, Elizabeth Maconchy and James MacMillan. | |
Celebrating The Ulster Orchestra And The Bbc Concert Orchestra (3-5) | 20210602 | Ian Skelly with music old and new, including Beethoven's great 'Eroica' symphony, all in recent recordings by the BBC Concert Orchestra and the Ulster Orchestra. 2pm Alice Mary Smith - Overture: The Masque of Pandora Xia Leon Sloane - brink (BBC Proms Inspire commission) Albrechtsberger - Trombone Concerto Matt Lewis, trombone Barry Wordsworth, conductor 2.35pm Beethoven - Symphony No 3 in E flat, 'Eroica Daniele Rustioni, conductor Music by Alice Mary Smith, Xia Leon Sloane and Beethoven. | |
Celebrating The Ulster Orchestra And The Bbc Concert Orchestra (4-5) | 20210603 | Ian Skelly with recent recordings of music by Ravel, Nigel Hess, James MacMillan and Elisabetta Brusa from the BBC Concert Orchestra and the Ulster Orchestra, including a major work by James MacMillan conducted by the composer himself 2pm A Celebration Overture Richard Balcombe, conductor 2.05pm Ma mere l'oye - Mother Goose Olster Orchestra Oliver Zeffman, conductor 2.25pm The Lakes of Cold Fen The Old Man of Lochnagar Suite 2.45pm Tryst James MacMillan, conductor 3.20pm George W Chadwick Adonais Elegia Overture Cleopatra (Symphonic Poem) Keith Lockhart, conductor 4.00pm Symphony No.2 Daniele Rustioni, conductor Ian Skelly introduces music by Ravel, Nigel Hess, James MacMillan and Elisabetta Brusa. | |
Celebrating The Ulster Orchestra And The Bbc Concert Orchestra (5-5) | 20210604 | Ian Skelly with music by James MacMillan and (in his centenary year) Malcolm Arnold, as well as a specially recorded The Sound of TV in which Matthew Sweet explores the very best in music for TV programmes over the years 2pm Stanford Welcome March Ulster Orchestra Howard Shelley, conductor 2.05pm Ein Lamplein verlosch BBC Concert Orchestra James MacMillan, conductor 2.10pm Elisabetta Brusa Simply Largo Daniele Rustioni, conductor 2.30pm Matthew Sweet looks at the intriguing world of TV signature tunes, which also involves delving in to the BBC archives to find original manuscripts that haven't seen the light of day since they were recorded for the programmes themselves back in the 60s and 70s. Favourites include The Avengers, Black Beauty, Miss Marple and Grandstand Richard Balcombe, conductor 3.55pm Symphony No.1 Keith Lockhart, conductor Ian Skelly introduces music by James MacMillan, Malcolm Arnold and Elizabetta Brusa. | |
Celebrating The Viola | 20200515 | Closing this week of programmes celebrating the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Singers, British composer/conductor Owain Park conducts the BBC Singers in a programme of contemporary choral music. Alongside his own works is music by Cheryl Frances-Hoad, Rhiannon Randle and Joanna Ward, and 'Song' by former BBC Singers composer in Association Gabriel Jackson. This afternoon we shine a light on the BBC SO's Co-Principal Viola Caroline Harrison who's been a member of the orchestra for 30 years. We'll hear a sequence of BBC SO performances in which she performed. Firstly, at the Barbican in February 2015, Sakari Oramo and the BBC Symphony Orchestra, celebrated for their Sibelius performances, played his tone poem The Oceanides in its 1914 Yale version. This is how the work was first heard at its premiere in America on Sibelius's one and only trip there, and it retains many interesting features that the composer removed in a later revision. Australian composer, viola player, and former BBC Symphony Orchestra Artist in Association Brett Dean was inspired by Beethoven's Heiligenstadt Testament to create a quirky work for twelve violas. The Beethoven is a letter full of despair written as the composer battled to come to terms with the onset of deafness. Brett Dean's Testament reimagines this experience and asks some of the players to tune their strings in unusual ways and not to put resin on their bows - to create a world of half-heard sounds and eerie pen-on-parchment scratchings. Thea Musgrave's 2002 Turbulent Landscapes is her Pictures at an Exhibition. Inspired by Turner paintings including Sunrise with Sea Monsters, The Burning of the Houses of Parliament, and The Exile and the Rock Limpit (Napoleon), Musgrave takes your ears from one canvas to another in vivid orchestral sounds. And finally Prokofiev's Haydn-inspired symphony with all its classical grace is performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra and conductor Sakari Oramo. Presented by Fiona Talkington. 2pm Cheryl Frances-Hoad: Floodlight, starlight Gabriel Jackson: Song (I gave upon you) Pawe? ?ukaszewski: Like as the waves Owain Park: For the fallen Owain Park: The wings of the wind Rhiannon Randle: On Life's dividing sea Joby Talbot: The wishing tree Joanna Ward: Brambles Fewer Owain Park, conductor c.2.30pm Beat Furrer: Psalm Dieter Schnebel: Motetus I James Weeks, conductor c.2.55pm Sibelius: The Oceanides Op. 73 (1914 Yale Version) Sakari Oramo, conductor c.3.10pm Brett Dean: Testament for 12 violas BBC SO violas Martyn Brabbins, conductor c.3.25pm Thea Musgrave: Turbulent Landscapes Osmo Vanska, conductor c.3.50pm Prokofiev: Classical Symphony Contemporary music from the BBC Singers and favourite archive recordings from the BBC SO. | |
Chamber Orchestra Of Europe, Cpe Bach, Mozart | 20111028 | Penny Gore presents a concert from this year's Mozart Festival in Salzburg. Yannick Nezet-Seguin conducts the Chamber Orchestra of Europe in Mozart's Symphony No.39. and Piotr Anderszewski is the soloist in Mozart's Piano Concerto in D minor (K.466). After Naeme Jarvi's 'live' concert with the BBC Symphony Orchestra on Tuesday, its the turn of his 2 sons to complete today's programme. Elder sibling Paavo Jarvi conducts the German Chamber Philharmonic in Brahms's bucolic Serenade No.1 in D major, and younger brother Kristjan conducts the Baltic Youth Philharmonic at a concert recorded at the Baltic Sea Festival held last month in Stockholm. 2.00pm CPE Bach: Symphony No. 1 in D, from 'Vier Orchester-Sinfonien mit zwolf obligaten Stimmen, Wq 183 Yannick Nezet-Seguin (conductor) 2:10pm Mozart: Piano Concerto no.20 in D minor (K.466) Piotr Andersewski (piano) 2:45pm Mozart: Symphony No.39 in Eb (K.543) 3:35pm Brahms: Serenade No.1 in D (Op.11) German Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Paavo Jarvi (conductor). Yannick Nezet-Seguin conducts the Chamber Orchestra of Europe in CPE Bach and Mozart. | |
Cherubini's Medea From The Salzburg Festival | 20200423 | Cherubini: M退d退e, opera in three acts Presented by Penny Gore. Elena Stikhina, (soprano), M退d退e Pavel ?ernoch, (tenor), Jason Vitalij Kowaljow, (bass), Cr退on Rosa Feola, (soprano), Dirce Alisa Kolosova, (mezzo-soprano), N退ris Vienna State Opera Chorus and Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Thomas Hengelbrock (conductor) rec. Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg Salzburg Festival 30/07/2019 followed at approx. 4.00pm by more from the Danish National Symphony Orchestra Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, op. 63 Baiba Skride, violin Jukka-Pekka Saraste (conductor) Cherubini's opera Medea from the 2019 Salzburg Festival. | |
Cherubini's Requiem | 20200605 | Collegium 1704 perform Cherubini's Requiem and Kurpi?ski's Te Deum at the 2019 Chopin and his Europe International Music Festival. Plus piano concertos by Hummel and Chopin. Presented by Georgia Mann. Cherubini: Requiem Mass no. 1 in C minor Simona Houda-aturovက, soprano Helena Hozovက, soprano Pavla Radostovက, soprano Aneta Petrasovက, contralto Kamila Mazalovက, contralto Vကclav ?힀ek, tenor Ond?ej Holub, tenor Tomကs elc, bass Luk Zeman, bass Collegium Vocale 1704 Vကclav Luks, conductor Hummel: Piano Concerto in F, op. posth. Howard Shelley, conductor and period piano Sinfonia Varsovia Kurpi?ski: Te Deum . Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, op. 11 Charles Richard-Hamelin, piano Collegium 1704 perform Cherubini's Requiem and Kurpi\u0144ski's Te Deum. | |
Chopin And His Europe | 20190311 | Performances from last year's Chopin and his Europe festival in Warsaw celebrating the music of Chopin and some of the composers who were inspired by his legacy, such as Debussy and Bizet The 2018 Chopin and his Europe festival opened with a programme of Penderecki, Debussy, Bizet and Chopin himself; this is followed by solo works played on the fortepiano by Alexei Lubimov, twentieth century discoveries by Tansman and Rathaus, and a fizzling fortepiano concerto by J C Bach 2.00pm Penderecki: Polonez Debussy: Rapsodie for saxophone & orchestra Chopin: Piano Concerto no.2 in F minor Debussy: Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune Bizet: Roma Lukasz Dyczko, saxophone Szymon Nehring, piano Beethoven Academy Orchestra Jean-Luc Tingaud, conductor 3.40pm Chopin: Ballade no.1 in G minor Alexei Lubimov, fortepiano 3.50pm Tansman: Polish Rhapsody Rathaus: Piano Concerto Yaara Tal, piano Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra Jacek Kaspszyk, conductor 4.35 J C Bach: Keyboard Concerto in D Tobias Koch, fortepiano Concerto Koln Gianluca Capuano, conductor Celebrating the music and legacy of Chopin, with works also by Debussy, Bizet and JC Bach | |
Chopin And His Europe | 20190312 | Performances from last year's festival in Warsaw celebrating the music of Chopin and some of the composers who were inspired by his legacy, such as Hoffmann, Czerny and - in an eye-opening new arrangement - Beethoven's Ode to Joy Mozart: Don Giovanni Overture Danzi: Fantasy on Mozart's 'La ci darem la mano' for clarinet & orchestra Mozart: Symphony no.29 in A Cramer: Keyboard Concerto no.8 in D minor* Hoffmann: Symphony in E flat Warsaw Lorenzo Coppola, clarinet Howard Shelley, fortepiano/conductor* Concerto Koln Gianluca Capuano, conductor 3.40pm Chopin Ballade no.2 in F Alexei Lubimov, fortepiano 3.50pm Lortzing: Overture - Der Pole und sein Kind Czerny: Haydn Variations Beethoven/Cammaroto: Ode to Joy (arrangement of fourth movement of Symphony no.9 for fortepiano & orchestra) Tobias Koch, fortepiano Celebrating the music and legacy of Chopin, with works also by Hoffmann and Czerny. | |
Chopin And His Europe | 20190313 | Recorded at Warsaw's Chopin and his Europe festival last year, Vivaldi's delightful serenata 'Gloria e Imeneo', interspersed here with some of his lesser-known violin concertos The serenata, written to celebrate the wedding of French king Louis XV and the Polish princess Maria Leszczyska in 1725, sees Glory (representing the French monarchy) and Hymen (the god of marriage) tunefully celebrating the regal nuptials 2.00pm Jarzebski: Canzoni e concerti (excerpts) Vivaldi: Serenata 'Gloria e Imeneo, RV.687 interspersed with Vivaldi concertos: in C, RV.186; in F, RV.288; in B flat, RV.380 Vivica Genaux, Martina Belli (mezzos) Europa Galante Fabio Biondi,violin/conductor Vivaldi's delightful serenata 'Gloria e Imeneo', interspersed with some of his concertos. | |
Chopin And His Europe | 20190315 | Performances from last year's festival in Warsaw celebrating the legacy of Chopin, with works by Elgar, Sibelius and Paderewski, a late-Romantic composer and virtuoso pianist who also served as Poland's prime minister. 2.00pm Elgar: Polonia - symphonic prelude Paderewski: Piano Concerto in A minor Elgar: Piano Concerto (slow movement) Glinka: Ruslan and Ludmilla Overture Garrick Ohlssohn, piano (Paderewski) Benjamin Grosvenor, piano (Elgar) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Gzregorz Nowak, conductor 3.55pm Chopin Ballade no.4 in F minor Alexei Lubimov, fortepiano 4.10pm Paderewski: Overture Sibelius: Symphony no.2 Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra Edward Gardner, conductor Celebrating the legacy of Chopin, with works by Elgar, Paderewski and Sibelius. | |
Chopin Plus | 20200601 | Concerts from orchestras from across the world: Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra play music by Dvorak, Ravel, Schnittke and Mahler. Violinist Gidon Kremer joins them in Schnittke's Fourth Violin Concerto. Presented by Fiona Talkington. The first of a series of programmes this week featuring performances from the Poland, and featuring the 2019 Chopin and his Europe International Music Festival. Dvo?ကk: Vodn퀀k, The Water Goblin, op. 107 Ravel: Ma m耀re l'oye (Mother Goose) (complete) Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Katowice Jamie Phillips, conductor 2.55 p.m. Schnittke: Violin Concerto No. 4 Mahler: Symphony No. 4 in G Gidon Kremer, violin Andrzej Borejko, conductor The Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra perform Dvorak, Ravel, Schnittke and Mahler. | |
Chopin Plus | 20200602 | Highlights from the 2019 Chopin and his Europe International Music Festival, featuring the Sinfonia Varsovia with pianists Piotr Alexewicz and Nelson Goerner. Plus Mozart from the Orchestra of the 18th Century. Presented by Georgia Mann. Chopin: Andante spianato and Grande Polonaise brillante in E flat, op. 22 with Piotr Alexewicz, piano Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, op. 30 with Nelson Goerner, piano Berlioz: Harold in Italy, op. 16 Tatsuya Shimono, conductor 3.30 p.m. Mozart: Symphony No. 35 in D, K. 385 ('Haffner'); Ch'io mi scordi di te, K .505; Abendempfindung an Laura, K. 523 Rosanne van Sandwijk, mezzo-soprano | |
Christian Zacharias In Haydn, Schoenberg And Mozart | 20220215 | Pianist Christian Zacharias plays and conducts the Lausanne Chamber Orchestra in symphonies by Haydn and Schoenberg, as well as Mozart's final keyboard concerto Presented by Penny Gore German pianist Christian Zacharias has long made a name for himself as a conductor with the Lausanne Chamber Orchestra - as well as orchestral works, he has become an acclaimed performer of Mozart's piano concertos, directing from the keyboard. There's more early music from the International Baroque Music Days festival in Melk, Austria, plus one of the series of works Antonin Dvorak wrote during an especially fruitful period in the United States 2.00pm Pisendel Violin Concerto in D Cecilia Bernardini, violin Zefiro Ensemble Alfredo Bernardini, conductor Faure Requiem Ilse Eerens, soprano Benjamin Russell, baritone Netherlands Radio Choir Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra Benjamin Goodson, conductor 3.00pm Symphony No. 91 in B flat Chamber Symphony No. 2 in E flat minor Piano Concerto No. 27 in B flat Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne Christian Zacharias, conductor/piano American Suite Ragna Schirmer, piano Pianist Christian Zacharias plays and conducts the Lausanne Chamber Orchestra. | |
Cindy Mctee, Strauss And Elgar From The Rte National Symphony Orchestra In Dublin | 20191002 | Tom McKinney continues a week of performances recorded in Dublin with the RTE National Symphony Orchestra. Today's concert opens with Circuits by the American composer Cindy McTee, written in 1990. The title reflects several aspects of the work's musical language: circuitous structures, recurring short sections, and an unrelenting kinetic energy. Russian violinist Alina Ibragimova play's Strauss's Concerto in D minor, composed when Strauss was just 17. The concert concludes with Elgar's series of musical portraits, the Enigma Variations. 2.00pm Cindy McTee: Circuits Richard Strauss: Violin Concerto in D minor Op.8 Alina Ibragimova, violin Leonard Slatkin, conductor 2.45pm Elgar: Enigma Variations Op.36 Music by Cindy McTee, Richard Strauss and Edward Elgar. | |
Claudio Abbado: The Final Concerts In Lucerne | 20140124 | Claudio Abbado: the final concerts. Louise Fryer presents recordings made at the late conductor's final appearances at last summer's Lucerne Festival. Claudio Abbado's work with the Lucerne Festival Orchestra represented the zenith of the great maestro's life in music. Formed ten years ago, and performing a mere handful of concerts a year, the orchestra brought together many leading soloists, chamber musicians and principal players from the world's elite orchestras alongside a hand-picked assembly of young musicans from the many youth projects with which Claudio Abbado has been so intimately involved over the past thirty years. But, even by the Lucerne Festival Orchestra's own exalted standards, these final two concert programmes saw performances which soared to new heights. As one reviewer put it: 'Abbado's concerts weren't mere performances of pieces of music, they were searing, transformative existential journeys. That they have come to an end is an unimaginable loss. Brahms Tragic Overture in D minor, op. 81 Lucerne Festival Orchestra, Claudio Abbado (conductor) Schoenberg Orchestral Interlude and Song of the Wood Dove, from Gurrelieder Mihoko Fujimura (mezzo-soprano), c. 2.30pm Schubert Symphony No. 8 in B minor, D. 759 ('Unfinished') c. 3.00pm Bruckner Symphony No. 9 in D minor, WAB 109 Lucerne Festival Orchestra, Claudio Abbado (conductor). Claudio Abbado: the final concerts in Lucerne - Brahms, Schubert and Bruckner. | |
Cologne's Wdr Big Band Wishes A Jazzy Christmas For Everybody | 20211224 | An enticing festive cocktail of Christmassy jazz and Haydn from Germany as well as seasonal Tchaikovsky from Manchester and a deep, deep glimpse of the Loch Ness Monster. Your Christmas Eve afternoon brings 'Winter Daydreams' from Tchaikovsky, the 'Miracle' that is the last in this week's series of Haydn symphonies, and a deep dive in cold, dark water to see if we can spot a legendary beast. All this, plus swinging festive hits coming one after another, courtesy of the WDR Big Band from Cologne. Presented by Ian Skelly 2.00pm Thea Musgrave Loch Ness - A postcard from Scotland Ben Thomson, tuba BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Donald Runnicles, conductor Symphony no.1 in G minor Winter Daydreams BBC Philharmonic Vassily Sinaisky, conductor 3.00pm The WDR Big Band Wishes a 'Jazzy Christmas for Everybody Toe-tapping jazzy arrangements of festive Christmas favourites including Let it snow', It's the most beautiful time of the year' and Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer WDR Big Band Cologne Ansgar Striepens, conductor Symphony no.96 in D Miracle Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Zubin Mehta, conductor Christmassy jazz and Haydn from Germany and Tchaikovsky from Manchester. | |
Czech Philharmonic From Prague | 20191227 | The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra with Schubert's Symohony No.3 and Strauss' Sinfonia Domestica conducted by Franz Welser-M怀st; and Mozart's `Prague` Symphony conducted by Thomas Netopil. From the Rudolfinum in Prague, Franz Welser-M怀st conducts the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra in Schubert's 3rd Symphony, composed just after his 18th birthday; and Richard Strauss' musical reflection of his own, much-valued home-life - the Sinfonia Domestica. Then, the Czech Philharmonic is in the German spa town of Bad Kissingen for an all-Mozart concert, conducted by Thomas Netopil. They begin with the ballet music from `Idomeneo`, before welcoming pianist Leif Ove Andsnes to play Mozart's Piano Concerto No.20, and ending with a tribute to their home town - the Symphony No.38, written in Prague in 1786. Presented by Hannah French. 2.00pm Franz Schubert: Symphony No.3 in D Richard Strauss: Sinfonia Domestica Franz Welser-M怀st, conductor 3.05pm Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ballet music from `Idomeneo` Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto No.20 in D minor, K466 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No.38 in D, k.504 `Prague` Leif Ove Andsnes, piano Thomas Netopil, conductor With music by Mozart, Schubert and Richard Strauss. | |
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra (1-4) | 20210208 | A week of programming featuring the mighty Czech Philharmonic Orchestra and some of their closest musical friends. Today's concert is dedicated to the memory of the Czech Philharmonic's great conductor Vaclav Neumann, recorded in 2020, the 100th anniversary of his birth. Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C minor, op. 35 Dvorak: Symphony No. 8 in G, op. 88 Daniil Trifonov, piano Selina Ott, trumpet Semyon Bychkov, conductor Suk: Meditation on the Old Czech Chorale 'St. Wenceslas' , op. 35a Schoenberg: Verkl䀀rte Nacht op. 4 Prague Symphony Orchestra Thomas Brauner, conductor Anton퀀n Reicha: Cantata: Lenore (Lenora) Part 1. Martina Jankovက, soprano, Lenora Ji?퀀 Brückler, baritone, Vil退m Czech Philharmonic Choir, Brno Petr Fiala, chorus director Brno Philharmonic Orchestra Dennis Russell Davies, conductor Part 2 is on Friday The Czech Philharmonic perform Shostakovich and Dvorak. | |
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra (2-4) | 20210209 | Presented by Tom McKinney Featuring all week the great Czech Philharmonic Orchestra plus their musical friends. Music from the Dvo?ကk Prague International Music Festival Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G, op. 58 Martin Kas퀀k, piano Suk: Symphony No. 1 in E, op. 14 Jakub Hr?a, conductor Anton퀀n Reicha: Cantata: Lenore (Lenora) Part 2 Martina Jankovက, soprano, Lenora Ji?퀀 Brückler, baritone, Vil退m Czech Philharmonic Choir, Brno Petr Fiala, chorus director Brno Philharmonic Orchestra Dennis Russell Davies, conductor The closing concert from the Prague Spring International Music Festival: Czech Philharmonic and Jakub Hr?a perform Beethoven´s string quartets Beethoven orch/arr Hr?a - String Quartet No. 16 in F, op. 135 The Czech Philharmonic perform Beethoven's Fourth Piano Concerto with Martin Kas\u00edk. | |
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra (3-4) | 20210210 | Every afternoon this week you can hear performances by the great Czech Philharmonic Orchestra and their friends. Suk: Serenade for Strings in E flat, op. 6 Czech Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra Josef pa?ek, director Jan Vကclav Vo?횀ek: Grand Rondeau for Piano Trio and Orchestra, op. 25 Josef pa?ek, violin Tom Jamn퀀k, cello Luk Vondrက?ek, piano Dvo?ကk: Lento maestoso - Vivace, from Piano Trio No. 4 in E minor, op. 90 (encore) Dvo?ကk: Serenade for String Orchestra in E, op. 22, B. 52 Presented by Tom McKinney. The Czech Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra perform works by Suk and Vorisek. | |
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra (4-4) | 20210212 | Dvo?ကk: Cello Concerto in B minor, op. 104 Vကclav Petr, cello Czech Philharmonic Orchestra Semyon Bychkov, conductor Dvo?ကk: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, op. 95 Beethoven orch/arr Hr?a - String Quartet No. 14 in C sharp minor, op. 131 Jakub Hr?a, conductor Presented by Tom McKinney. The Czech Philharmonic perform Beethoven and Dvorak. | |
Dalia's Mix Tape, Bbc Symphony Orchestra 90th Birthday Celebration | 20201022 | Petroc Trelawny presents a mixture of live and pre-recorded music given by the BBC Symphony Orchestra with its Principal Guest Conductor Dalia Stasevska, from its home at the Maida Vale studios, marking its 90th birthday. Dalia's Live Mixtape is inspired by the BBC SO's tour to Scandinavia in 1956, and offers a time-travel through Finnish and British music. Dalia writes: `The time travel idea was inspired by 90 years of history and the amazing accomplishments of the orchestra, but as well, by the title of Sibelius's Scenes Historiques. We're celebrating the history of BBCSO, the history of British music and the close friendship the UK has with Finnish music. See how a unique combination of music communicates with us, how pieces communicate with each other across time, and what kind of story they tell us.` Rautavaara: Into the heart of light Sibelius: Scenes Historiques Op.66 Mov 1. Mets䀀stys (The Chase) Purcell: Fantasia Upon One Note Sibelius: Scenes Historiques Op.66 Mov 2. Minnelaulu (The Minnesong/Love Song) Judith Weir: Still, Glowing Oliver Knussen: ...upon one note: Fantasia After Purcell Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Greensleeves Sibelius: Scenes Historiques Op.66 Mov 3. Nostosillalla (On the Drawbridge) From 1500 George Walker: Lyric for Strings Finzi: Let Us Garlands Bring Roderick Williams (Baritone) Britten: Sinfonia da Requiem Lotta Wenn䀀koski: Hava BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Dalia Stasevska. And to conclude the afternoon, from the archive.... BBC SO's 80th Birthday Concert in 2010 Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by David Robertson The BBC Symphony Orchestra and Dalia Stasevska live from Maida Vale. | |
Dances With Witches | 20191202 | BBC Philharmonic in concert: music by Rachmaninov, Vaughan Williams and Schumann. Featuring Rachmaninov's Symphonic Dances and a cannibalistic Russian witch conjured up by Liadov. Presented by Penny Gore Liadov: Baba-Yaga Chausson: Poeme with Aleksey Semenenko (violin) Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances Conductor Antony Hermus 2.55pm Vaughan Williams: Harnham Down Conductor Rumon Gamba 3.05pm Mozart: Piano Concerto No 12 in A major, K414 Schoenberg: Five Pieces Omer Meir Wellber (piano/conductor) 3.50pm Martin?: Symphony No 3 Conductor Jac van Steen The first of a series broadcast in the week 2-6 December 2019 featuring the BBC Philharmonic in concert, including their brand-new Chief Conductor Omer Meir Wellber - not just conducting but also playing the piano. A concert performance by the BBC Philharmonic of Rachmaninov, Vaughan Williams and Mozart. | |
Daniel Barenboim Conducts Brahms | 20230324 | Ian Skelly rounds off a week of afternoons featuring live concert performances from the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, the BBC Philharmonic and from some of the great German orchestras. Today Daniel Barenboim conducts the Berlin Philharmonic in Brahms' 2nd Symphony, and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra plays Dohnanyi's Variations on a Nursery Song with pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason. There's also more organ music by Buxtehude, played by Ton Koopman in Copenhagen, vocal music from the ensemble Voces8 - today featuring music by Jonathan Dove - and music for violin and guitar with orchestra, by Toru Takemitsu. Including: Carwithen: Overture, Men of Sherwood BBC Concert Orchestra Gavin Sutherland (conductor) Buxtehude: Prelude and fugue in D Ton Koopman (organ) Takemitsu: Spectral canticle for violin, guitar & orchestra Viviane Hagner (violin) Jacob Kellermann (guitar) c. 2.30pm Haydn: Overture in D major Bavarian Symphony Orchestra Mariss Jansons Jonathan Dove: Vertue Mussorgsky: Night on a bald mountain Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra Andris Poga (conductor) 3pm Brahms: Symphony No.2 in D, Op.73 Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Daniel Barenboim (conductor) Ingvar Lidholm: Laudi BBC Singers Grace Rossiter (conductor) Buxtehude: Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott c. 3.30pm Dohnanyi: Variations on a Nursery Song Isata Kanneh-Mason (piano) Ryan Wigglesworth (conductor) The Berlin Philharmonic and Daniel Barenboim perform Brahms' Second Symphony. | |
Das Rheingold | 20210610 | Penny Gore introduces Richard Wagner's 'Das Rheingold', in a performance recorded as a concert version at the Op退ra Bastille, Paris, in November last year. In Part I of 'The Ring of the Nibelung', based on Norse myths, we hear how the theft of the magical Rhine gold and the forging of a ring, which is later on cursed, trigger a series of tragic events in which the Gods, led by Wotan, see their existence compromised in this tale of love, power, greed, treason and revenge. Philippe Jordan conducts a starry cast led by the bass Ian Paterson in the title of Wotan. Plus, continuing this week's focus on German ensembles, Lionel Meunier directs the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra and choral ensemble Vox Luminis in Agostino Steffani's Stabat Mater. 2.00pm Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold, opera in one act (concert version) Wotan: Iain Paterson, bass Donner: Lauri Vasar , bass-baritone Froh: Matthew Newlin , tenor Fasolt: Wilhelm Schwinghammer , bass-baritone Fafner: Dimitry Ivashchenko , bass Alberich: Jochen Schmeckenbecher , baritone Mime: Gerhard Siegel , tenor Fricka: Ekaterina Gubanova , mezzo-soprano Freia: Anna Gabler , soprano Erda: Wiebke Lehmkuhl , contralto Woglinde: Tamara Banjesevic , soprano Wellgunde: Christina Bock , soprano Flosshilde: Claudia Huckle , mezzo-soprano Paris Opera Orchestra Philippe Jordan, conductor c. 4.20pm Agostino Steffani: Stabat Mater Lionel Meunier, conductor and bass Richard Wagner's Das Rheingold from the Opera Bastille Paris with Ian Paterson as Wotan. | |
Dausgaard Conducts Nielsen's Inextinguishable | 20220905 | Thomas Dausgaard conducts the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in Sibelius and Nielsen, and they are joined by Jan Lisiecki for Beethoven's Fourth Piano Concerto, Music is life - and like it, inextinguishable.' Two giants of the symphony take the 20th century head-on, with shattering results. Sibelius seems to concentrate all the forces of air, earth and water in a Seventh Symphony that feels like it could have been wrought from the elements themselves. Nielsen confronted the brutality of the First World War in music that absolutely refuses to lie down and die - crowned by a life-or-death duel for two sets of drums. An epic evening from the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra under its Danish-born Chief Conductor Thomas Dausgaard: Beethoven's lyrical Fourth Piano Concerto will form the eye of the storm, with Jan Lisiecki as soloist. Sibelius: Symphony No. 7 Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 3.15pm Interval: Artist Choice Laura Samuel, leader of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, with her choice of a work which particularly inspires her 3.30pm Nielsen: Symphony No. 4, The Inextinguishable Jan Lisiecki (piano) Thomas Dausgaard (conductor) Thomas Dausgaard conducts Sibelius, Beethoven and Nielsen. | |
Debussy, Ravel, Bbc Scottish Symphony Orchestra | 20190116 | French masterpieces from the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra under chief conductor Thomas Dausgaard recorded at Glasgow City Halls. Pianist Joaquin Achucarro joins for a performance of Ravel's Concert for the Left Hand. Presented by Tom McKinney 2.00pm Debussy - Nocturnes Ravel - Concerto for piano (left hand) & orchestra in D major Debussy - Clair de Lune (encore) Joaquin Achucarro (piano) Debussy - Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune Debussy - La Mer Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Voices Thomas Dausgaard (conductor) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, under Thomas Dausgaard, plays music by Debussy and Ravel. | |
Debussy's La Mer From Paris | 20221024 | Cristian Macelaru conducts the French National Orchestra in Debussy's La mer, plus works by Mozart, Bach and Alma Mahler. Presented by Fiona Talkington In the first of this week's programmes celebrating French and Belgian orchestral works, Cristian Macelaru directs a dazzling performance of Debussy's aquatic masterpiece. Plus Philippe Herreweghe conducts Mozart's 'Prague' symphony and Vilde Frang plays the first of Bach's exquisite violin concertos 2.00pm Debussy orch. Colin Matthews Fireworks (Preludes, Bk.2) Halle Mark Elder, conductor Violin Concerto no.1 in A minor, BWV.1041 Vilde Frang, violin Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra Philippe Herreweghe, conductor Philippe Manoury State of Alert for percussion duet and orchestra Emmanuel Curt, percussion Florent Jodelet, percussion Orchestre National de France Cristian Macelaru, conductor Handel Trio Sonata in G minor, HWV 390a Arcangelo 3.00pm Three Early Songs BBC Singers Grace Rossiter, conductor Symphony no.38 in D, K.504 'Prague | |
Decadence And Melodrama: Schreker's The Stigmatized | 20200213 | Schreker's Die Gezeichneten, from Hanover First performed in 1918 Schreker's Die Gezeichneten, 'The stigmatized' earned him a reputation as one of Germany's leading composers, on a par with Richard Strauss. The setting may be Renaissance Genoa, but this isn't the romanticized vision of the past of Wagner or Hans Pfitzner but rather a psychological drama rooted in the writings of Sigmund Freud. The score and the libretto - by Schreker himself - are opulent, melodramatic and decadent and make huge demands on the enormous orchestra. The bourgeoisie of the city of Genoa is in turmoil: young women have been disappearing and there is something to fear. A clique of eight noblemen have been living out their desires on the island of Elysium. Alviano Salvago has made this island a haven of absolute beauty and harmony - in compensation for his own physical ugliness. When Alviano learns of the machinations of his fellow noblemen he tells them that he intends to transfer the island to the citizens of the city, thereby setting events in motion that he can no longer control. Penny Gore introduces this performance recorded last year at the State Opera, Hanover. Franz Schreker: Die Gezeichneten, opera in three acts Robert Künzli - Tenor (Alviano Salvago) Stefan Adam - Bass (Duke Antoniotto Adorno) Jordan Shanahan - Baritone (Count Vitelozzo Tamare) Tobias Schabel - Bass (Lodovico Nardi) Karine Babajanyan - Soprano (Carlotta Nardi) Edward Mout - Tenor (Guidobald Usodimare) Frank Schneiders - Baritone (Gonsalvo Fieschi) Gala El Hadidi - Mezzo-soprano (Martuccia) Martin Rainer Leipoldt - Tenor (Menaldo Negroni) Pawel Brozek - Tenor (A cutthroat) Byung Kweon Jun - Baritone (Michelotto Cibo) Daniel Eggert - Bass (Julian Pinelli) Yannick Spanier - Bass (Paolo Calvi) Alla Doelle - Soprano (Ginevra Scotti) Franziska Abram - Soprano (A young girl) Sung-keun Park - Tenor (A youth) Latchezar Pravtchev - Tenor (Senator 1) Jonas B怀hm - Baritone (Senator 2) Michael Dries - Bass (Senator 3) Ula Drescher - Soprano (A maid servant) Marek Durka - Bass (A servant / A citizen) Hanover State Opera Chorus Hanover State Orchestra Mark Rohde - Conductor Venue 06/04/2019 Synopsis Sixteenth century Genoa Act 1 The young Genoan nobleman Alviano Salvago, hunchbacked and deformed, does not dare dream of the love of women. He wants to donate to the people of Genoa the island paradise called 'Elysium' he has created. His friends, a group of dissolute young noblemen, have been using an underground grotto on the island for orgies with young women abducted from prominent Genoan families, and intervene with Duke Adorno to stop the transfer of ownership. One of them, Count Tamare, has set his sights on Carlotta, daughter of the Podest | |
Delibes' Final Opera Kassya | 20190207 | Delibes' final opera Kassya (completed by Massenet) Delibes is best known for his popular ballets, Copp退lia and Sylvia and his opera Lakm退. This a chance to hear this rarity in a performance from Montpellier conducted by Michael Schonwandt and staring the soprano V退ronique Gens. Presented by Penny Gore Kassya.....V退ronique Gens (Soprano) Sonia.....Anne-Catherine Gillet (Soprano) Une Bohemienne.....Nora Gubisch (Mezzo-soprano) Cyrille.....Cyrille Dubois (Treble) Le Comte de Zevale.....Alexandre Duhamel (Main Artist) Kostska.....Renaud Delalgue (Bass) Kolenati.....Jean-Gabriel Saint-Martin (Baritone) Mochkou.....R退my Mathieu (Tenor) Un sergent recruteur.....Anas Seguin (Baritone) Un Buveur.....Luc Bertin-hugault (Baritone) Une Paysanne.....Marie Senle (Soprano) Montpellier Languedoc-Roussillon National Orchestra Montpellier Opera Chorus Michael Schonwandt (Conductor) At the foot of the Carpathian mountains, Kassya, a young gypsy girl, is in love with the peasant Cyrille, but leaves him for the Count of Zevale, who dominates the region. Winner but resentful, the Count forces Cyrille to enlist in the imperial armies. Two years later, on his return, Cyrille finds his father reduced to misery by the tyrannical aristocrat, accompanied by Sonia, who has never ceased to love her childhood friend. Cyrille, the hero, then convinces the peasants to revolt and they overthrow the Count. Kassya, becomes a Countess whose cruelty equals that of her husband. Cyrille saves the young woman, who is in a difficult situation, from being lynched. Kassya tries to revive the flame of her former lover, but the procession of his wedding with Sonia is heard. Faced with the refusal of Cyrille, who prefers onia, his faithful promised, Kassya kills herself. Delibes' final opera Kassya from Montpellier. | |
Don Quixote | 20230912 | Ian Skelly presents a week of Afternoon Concert featuring new recordings by the BBC performing groups. Today's programme includes two musical interpretations of Miguel de Cervantes's Don Quixote story, including Richard Strauss's tone poem at 3pm with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Plus, the Miserere by James MacMillan performed by the BBC Singers. Plus a rare chance to hear the Sinfonia in C by English composer Reginald Morris performed by the BBC Concert Orchestra. Including: Gerhard: Don Quixote, Dances version for orchestra 1957 BBC Philharmonic Juanjo Mena (conductor) Barber: Two Choruses from Antony and Cleopatra Caroline Jaya-Ratnam (piano) Grace Rossiter (conductor) Mendelssohn: Overture to 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', op. 21 Aarhus Symphony Orchestra Christian land (conductor) c.3pm R. Strauss: Don Quixote Scott Dickinson (viola) Pablo Ferrandez (cello) Alpesh Chauhan (conductor) James MacMillan: Miserere Sofi Jeannin (conductor) c.4.15 Reginald Morris: Sinfonia in C Martin Yates (conductor) Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin NDR Radio Philharmonic Delyana Lazarova (conductor) Music inspired by Miguel de Cervantes's epic novel. | |
Donizetti's Anna Bolena From Li\u00e8ge | 20200109 | Opera Matinee. Georgia Mann presents a recording of last season's production of Donizetti's Anna Bolena by the Op退ra Royal de Wallonie, Li耀ge. The composer was fascinated by the Tudor period in British history and set four of his operas during that time. Olga Peretyatko sings the title role in this performance, which tells of the ill-fated, short life of Henry VIII's second wife. Donizetti's Anna Bolena, from Li耀ge Anna Bolena (Anne Boleyn) - Olga Peretyatko, soprano Giovanna Seymour (Jane Seymour), Anna's lady-in- waiting - Sofia Soloviy, mezzo-soprano Lord Percy - Celso Albelo, tenor Enrico (Henry VIII) - Marko Mimica, bass Smeton (Mark Smeaton), musician - Francesca Ascioti, contralto Lord Rochefort/Rochford (George Boleyn), Anna's brother - Luciano Montanaro, bass Sir Hervey, court official - Maxime Melnik, tenor Chorus of the Op退ra Royal de Wallonie Pierre Iodice, chorus director Orchestra of the Op退ra Royal de Wallonie Giampaolo Bisanti, conductor Image: Olga Peretyatko copyright Op退ra Royal de Wallonie-Li耀ge This week's opera matinee from Opera Royal de Wallonie, Li\u00e8ge. Presented by Georgia Mann. | |
Durufle Requiem From King's College, Cambridge | 20200717 | The BBC Singers and the BBC Symphony Orchestra: Penny Gore concludes this week's celebration of the BBC's London-based performing with memorable performances recorded at the Berlin Philharmonic and the Royal Albert Hall. And to begin the afternoon, the late Stephen Cleobury conducts a deeply moving account of the Durufl退 Requiem in the spacious acoustics of the chapel of King's College, Cambridge. Durufl退: Notre Pere Durufl退: Requiem BBC Singers, BBC Concert Orchestra Stephen Cleobury (conductor) BBC Singers Lockdown recording; Wayne Marshall: Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis Ladies of the BBC Singers, conducted and accompanied by Wayne Marshall At approx. 2.45pm Mussorgsky: Night on Bare Mountain Sibelius: Symphony No. 5 BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo (conductor) at approx. 3.45pm John Adams: Harmonium BBC Symphony Chorus, Proms Youth Choir Edward Gardner (conductor) Brahms in Berlin and the Durufle's Requiem from King's College, Cambridge. | |
Dvo\u0159\u00e1k's New World | 20230410 | Penny Gore begins a week of Afternoon Concert featuring performances from the BBC Philharmonic, the Ulster Orchestra and a focus on Latin American music. Today in the 3pm spotlight, the Lucerne Festival Orchestra performs Dvo?ကk's 'New World` Symphony with conductor Jakub Hr?a. Also this afternoon, the BBC Philharmonic plays Stravinsky's Funeral Song, and there's Ethel Smyth's overture to 'The Wreckers' from the Ulster Orchestra. Plus every day this week you can hear Latin American music from guitarist Yamandu Costa and accordionist Vincent Peirani, and there are performances from The Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, pianist Elisso Virsaladze and the Leipzig Cantorey. Including: Mozart Camargo Guarnieri: Brazilian Dance (3 Dances for orchestra) S o Paulo Symphony Orchestra Roberto Minczuk (conductor) Yamandu Costa: Samba por Rafa Yamandu Costa (guitar) Smyth: Overture, The Wreckers Pablo Urbina (conductor) c. 2.30pm Mozart: Fantasia in C minor, K.396 Elisso Virsaladze (piano) Vejvanovský: Baletto per Carnuale Wolfgang Newerla (conductor) Stravinsky: Funeral Song Ben Gernon (conductor) Dvo?ကk: Symphony No.9 in E minor, Op.95 `From the New World` Jakub Hr?a (conductor) Piazzolla: Seul te seul Vincent Peirani (accordion) c. 4pm Schein: Unser Leben w䀀hret siebnzig Jahr Concerto Vocale Leipzig S䀀chsisches Baroque Orchestra Gotthold Schwarz (conductor) Ravel: Pavane pour une infante d退funte Li耀ge Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Gergely Madaras (conductor) Jakub Hr\u016f\u0161a conducts Dvo\u0159\u00e1k's Ninth Symphony. | |
Dvo\u0159\u00e1k's Symphony No 7 In D Minor | 20220829 | Presented by Ian Skelly. From the Proms - Prom 36: another chance to hear the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Marin Alsop, in Bart k's suite The Miraculous Mandarin, Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No 3 in C major with soloist Benjamin Grosvenor, the UK premiere of Hannah Eisendle's Heliosis, and Dvo?ကk's Symphony No 7 in D minor. Plus today's Proms artist's choice: Marin Alsop. Erno Dohnanyi: Tante Simona (Aunt Simona) - opera in 1 act Op. 20: Overture ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra Roberto Paternostro, conductor JS Bach: Partita No.4 in D, BWV 828; 1st movement: Overture Benjamin Grosvenor, piano 2.10pm Prom 36 - Part 1 B退la Bart k: The Miraculous Mandarin - suite Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No 3 in C major Benjamin Grosvenor (piano) Marin Alsop (conductor) 3.05pm Artist's Choice - Marin Alsop Brahms: Sextet No. 1 in B flat major, Op. 18 - 1st & 2nd movements 3.30pm Prom 36 - Part 2 Hannah Eisendle: Heliosis (UK premiere) Dvo?ကk: Symphony No 7 in D minor Listener's choice - brass concertos From the Proms - Prom 36. Music by Bart\u00f3k, Prokofiev, Hannah Eisendle and Dvo\u0159\u00e1k. | |
Dvorak 9 From St Petersburg | 20211231 | Ian Skelly introduces performances from around the world including the St Petersburg Symphony Orchestra Dvorak's 9th Symphony and Freiburg Baroque with Handel & Caldara. Plus, there's music by Louise Farrenc, Debussy and Wolf Louise Farrenc - Overture No.1, Op.23 BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Francois Leleux (conductor) Handel - Zadok the Priest, HWV 258 Let Thy Hand Be Strengthened, HWV 259 The King Shall Rejoice, HWV 260 My Heart is Inditing, HWV 261 Vox Luminus Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Lionel Meunier (conductor) Debussy - Prelude က l'apr耀s-midi d'un faune Ulster Orchestra Jac van Steen (conductor) 3pm Dvorak - Symphony No.9 in E minor, Op.95 'From the New World Yuri Temirkanov (conductor) Caldara - Te Deum Hugo Wolf - Penthesilea ORF Radio Symphony Orchestra, Vienna Marin Alsop (conductor) Unique performances with BBC orchestras and choirs and other great orchestras | |
Dvorak And Martinu From The Swiss Romande Orchestra | 20220214 | Jonathan Nott conducts Czech music in Geneva, plus early music from Paris and the Austrian city of Melk. Penny Gore takes us on a whirlwind tour of Europe: Geneva's Swiss Romande Orchestra plays one of Dvorak's best-loved symphonies and a delightful rarity from fellow Czech Bohuslav Martinu; and there's the week's first visit to the International Baroque Music Days festival in Melk in Lower Austria. 2.00pm Bartok Rhapsody No. 2 for violin and orchestra Frank Peter Zimmermann, violin Orchestre de la Suisse Romande Jonathan Nott, conductor Veracini Overture No. 6 in G minor ('Dresden') Zefiro Ensemble Alfredo Bernardini, conductor Albeniz Suite espanola: Granada; Cataluna; Cadiz; Asturias Ragna Schirmer, piano R. Strauss Serenade in E flat for wind instruments BBC Philharmonic (members) Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor 3.00pm Suite concertante Symphony No. 8 in G Corelli Concerto grosso, op. 6/8 ('Christmas Concerto') Les Arts Florissants Paul Agnew, conductor Jonathan Nott conducts Czech music in Geneva, plus early music from Paris and Melk. | |
Dvorak, Pereira, Villa-lobos, Franck, Saint-saens, Dukas | 20190507 | Fiona Talkington presents the second of four programmes featuring the S o Paulo State Symphony Orchestra, one of South America's finest ensembles. Today, Nathalie Stutzman conducts works by Dvo?ကk and Pereira, Isaac Karabtchevsky works by Villa-Lobos, and Louis Langr退e a programme of French favourites. Dvo?ကk: Cello Concerto in B minor, op. 104 . Antonio Meneses, cello S o Paulo State Symphony Orchestra (OSESP) Nathalie Stutzmann, conductor Cl vis Pereira (1932) - Canto do Cego (Song of the Blinder) (encore) Anton퀀n Dvo?ကk (1841-1904) - Symphony No. 7 in D minor, op. 70 Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959) - Uirapuru Isaac Karabtchevsky, conductor Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959) - Lento, from 'Symphony No. 7 ('Peace Odyssey') Odiss退ia da paz . Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959) - Ch䀀ros No. 10 ('Rasga o Cora瀀 o') OSESP Chorus Franck: Chausseur maudit (The Accursed Huntsman) . Louis Langr退e, conductor Saint-Sa뀀ns: Danse macabre, op. 40 Dukas: The Sorcerer's Apprentice, symphonic scherzo Continuing a series of concerts by the Sao Paulo State Symphony Orchestra. | |
Dvorak's 6th Symphony From Lucerne | 20211227 | Ian Skelly introduces performances from around the world including the Lucerne Festival Orchestra who launch a key theme of the week - Dvorak's symphonies. Plus, there's music by Weber, Webern, Mozart, Biber and Piazzolla, as his anniversary year comes to an end. 2pm Weber - Overture: Oberon BBC Philharmonic John Storgards Webern - 4 Pieces for violin & piano, Op.7 John Storgards (violin) Kirill Gerstein (piano) 2.20pm Mozart - Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219 'Turkish Johan Dalene (violin) Elena Schwarz (conductor) Biber - Mystery (Rosary) Sonata No.1 `The Annunciation` Hiro Kurosaki (violin ) Wolfgang Glüxam (organ) Pierre Pitzl (viola da gamba) David Bergmüller (lute) 3pm Dvorak - Symphony No.6 in D, Op.60 Jacob Hrusa (conductor) 3.45pm Piazzolla - Caliente Astor Piazzolla Quintet Music for the afternoons on Radio 3. | |
Dvorak's Eighth Symphony | 20230921 | Ian Skelly presents great concert performances from across Europe and from the BBC performing groups, this week featuring the Ulster Orchestra every day at 3pm. Today, they perform Dvorak's Symphony No.8. Plus, Daniel Ottensamer is the soloist in Mozart's Clarinet Concerto with Camerata Salzburg, a rare performance of Carl Nielsen's radiant choral work Hymnus Amoris from Copenhagen, and more from Nordic folk trio Dreamer's Circus. Including: Nielsen: Maskarade - Overture Danish National Symphony Orchestra Thomas Dausgaard, conductor Ruth Gipps: Pan and Apollo BBC National Orchestra of Wales Jonathan Bloxham, conductor Carr/Busk/Sorenssen: folk medley Dreamers' Circus Aarhus Symphony Orchestra Christian Oland, conductor Smetana: The Bartered Bride - Overture BBC Symphony Orchestra Jiri Belohlavek, conductor Schubert: The Shepherd on the Rock Sally Matthews (soprano) Thomas Watmough (clarinet) Malcolm Martineau (piano) c.3pm Dvorak: Symphony No.8 Angus Webster, conductor Mozart: Clarinet Concerto Daniel Ottensamer (clarinet) Ton Koopman, conductor c4.15pm Nielsen: Hymnus Amoris Liv Redpath (soprano), Sebastian Kohlhepp (tenor) Danish National Junior Choir and Concert Choir Fabio Luisi, conductor Lili Boulanger: D'un matin de printemps BBC Philharmonic Yan Pascal Toretelier, conductor Dvorak in optimistic mood with the Ulster Orchestra. | |
Dvorak's Seventh Symphony From Prague | 20211228 | Ian Skelly introduces performances from around the world including the Prague Philharmonia who continue this week's key theme - Dvorak's symphonies. Plus, there's music by Joplin, Weiss, Beethoven, Grieg, Biber, Bach and Piazzolla, as his anniversary year comes to an end. Joplin Overture: Treemonisha RAI National Symphony Orchestra John Axelrod (conductor) Weiss Concerto for 2 lutes in D ARTIS Guitar Duo Beethoven Romance No.2 in F for violin & orchestra, Op.50 John Storgards (violin & director) BBC Philharmonic Grieg Holberg Suite BBC Symphony Orchestra Chlo退 van Soeterst耀de Biber Mystery (Rosary) Sonata No. 10 ('The Crucifixion') Hiro Kurosaki (violin) Wolfgang Glüxam (organ) Pierre Pitzl (viola da gamba) David Bergmüller (lute) 3pm Dvorak Symphony No.7 in D minor, Op. Emmanuel Villaume (conductor) JS Bach Partita in A minor, BWV.1013 Dorothee Oberlinger (recorder) Piazzolla Escualo Astor Piazzolla Quintet Emmanuel Villaume conducts the Prague Philharmonia performing Dvorak's Seventh Symphony. | |
Dvorak's Sixth Symphony | 20231016 | Fiona Talkington begins another week of afternoons, featuring the best performances from BBC ensembles and concert halls around Europe. In the 3pm spotlight today, Petr Popelka conducts the Toulouse Capitole Orchestra in Dvorak's 6th Symphony, in which Czech folk music and flowing melodies combine. It was recorded at this summer's Montepellier Festival, and we also hear from a recital by the festival by pianist Fazil Say, including Haydn, and variations on Gershwin's Summertime. Plus new recordings exclusive to Radio 3, of Schubert from the Ulster Orchestra, and Judith Weir from the BBC Singers. Including: Faure: Masques et bergamasques, Overture BBC Philharmonic Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor Schubert: Die Zauberharfe - Overture in C Major D.644, 'Rosamunde Jac van Steen, conductor Ali Osman: The Shepherd's Song for oboe and orchestra Jennifer Galloway, oboe Ben Gernon, conductor Haydn: Piano Sonata in C, Hob. XVI:35 Fazil Say, piano Dvorak: Symphony No. 6 in D, op. 60 Petr Popelka, conductor Judith Weir: Indelible, miraculous Daniel Hyde, conductor Fazil Say: Ballade No. 1: Nazim Gershwin/Fazil Say: Summertime Variations Petr Popelka conducts the Toulouse Capitole Orchestra in Dvorak's Sixth Symphony. Petr Popelka conducts the Toulouse Capitole Orchestra in Dvorak's Sixth Symphony. Plus, new recordings of Schubert from the Ulster Orchestra and Judith Weir from the BBC Singers. | |
Dvorak's Violin Concerto With Roman Patocka | 20220221 | Fiona Talkington with recent concert performances from around Europe including Dvorak's Violin Concerto from Prague and Haydn's 'Mass in honorem B.V.M.' from Barcelona. Plus there'll be performances from the Catalan ensemble Vespres d'Arnadi and the Israeli mandolin virtuoso Avi Avital featured across the whole week. Roussel - Fanfare pour un sacre paien BBC Symphony Orchestra Anthony Weedon (conductor) Liszt - Hungarian Rhapsody No.14 in F minor, S.244/14 Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra Mark Kadin (conductor) Francesco Durante - Concerto No.2 in G minor Dani Espasa (conductor) Vaughan Williams - The Cloud capp'd towers BBC Singers Ellie Slorach (conductor) Frank Bridge - The Bee Owain Park (conductor) Rx date: 22.09.20 Rx venue: BBC Maida Vale Dur: 01'24 Tchaikovsky - Romeo & Juliet Norwegian Radio Orchestra Miguel Harth-Bedoya (conductor) 3pm Dvorak - Violin Concerto in A minor, Op.53 Roman Patocka (violin) Prague Symphony Orchestra Tomas Brauner (conductor) Omer Klein - Espaကa Avi Avital (mandolin) Omer Klein (piano) c.3.40pm Joseph Haydn - Mass in honorem B.V.M. in E flat, Hob.XXII:4 Roger Padulles (tenor) Xavier Mendoza (baritone) Alvaro Carnicero (organ) Escolania de Montserrat Capella de Musica de Montserrat Orquestra Simfonica del Valles Xavier Puig (conductor) Presented by Fiona Talkington Music by Roussel, Liszt, Tchaikovsky, Dvorak, Haydn and Omer Klein. | |
Dystopia | 20200110 | Presented by Fiona Talkington. Today's concert from the BBC Concert Orchestra was recorded at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London last December. Joe Cutler's BBC commission Hawaii Hawaii Hawaii, written for saxophonist Trish Clowes and given its first performance here, is inspired by David Mitchell's dystopian novel Cloud Atlas. It is surrounded by music used in dystopian films, illuminated and contextualised by presenter Matthew Sweet. Plus, as part of New Year, New Music, Sean Rafferty introduces a piece of music he loves. Rossini: Overture The Thieving Magpie Joe Cutler: Hawaii Hawaii Hawaii - Saxophone Concerto, BBC commission world premiere Trish Clowes: Abbott & Costello John Paesano: The Maze Runner Suite Bernard Herrmann: Fahrenheit 451 Suite Bach: Cello Suite No 1 in G 'Prelude John Williams: New Beginning Danny Elfman: Nightmare before Christmas - Orchestral Suite. Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance March No 1 in D Trish Clowes, saxophone Ross Stanley, Hammond Ben Palmer, conductor With Fiona Talkington. Music and dystopia from the BBC Concert Orchestra and Trish Clowes. | |
Elgar, Saint-saens And Musgrave | 20181001 | Elgar, Saint-Saens, Musgrave and a world premiere of Nimrod Borenstein's Cello Concerto, given by the BBC Philharmonic and presented by Tom McKinney. Leonard Elschenbroich joins the BBC Philharmonic and conductor Duncan Ward for a performance of Elgar's elegiac Cello Concerto, while French-Canadian pianist Louis Lortie gives the first of their Saint-Saens concertos this week. There's Thea Musgrave every day too: today, Songs for a Winter's evening with soprano Claire Booth. Then, the world premiere of Nimrod Borenstein's Cello Concerto Op 77, given by Corinne Morris and conductor Fr退d退ric Chaslin. 2.00pm Debussy: Pr退lude က l'apr耀s-midi d'un faune Elgar: Cello Concerto Bart k: Concerto for orchestra Duncan Ward (conductor) Leonard Elschenbroich (cello) c.3.15pm Saint-Sa뀀ns: Piano Concerto No 1 Edward Gardner (conductor) Louis Lortie (piano) c.3.40pm Thea Musgrave Songs for a Winter's evening Clark Rundell (conductor) Claire Booth (soprano) c.4.05pm Copland An Outdoor overture John Wilson (conductor) c.4.15pm Nimrod Borenstein Cello Concerto Op 77 (wp) Fr退d退ric Chaslin (conductor) Corinne Morris (cello) Tom McKinney presents the BBC Philharmonic performing Elgar, Saint-Saens and Musgrave. | |
Elgar's Cello Concerto | 20231204 | Ian Skelly presents great concert performances from across Europe and from the BBC performing groups. As part of the BBC's Rethinking Disability week, this week's Artist's Choice works have been chosen by members of the National Youth Open Orchestra. Today's choice, from violinist Cass, is Franz Schrecker's haunting Intermezzo. This week also showcases the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in our 3pm highlight slots. Today, Colombian cellist Santiago Canon-Valencia joins the orchestra in Elgar's brooding Cello Concerto. Plus, brass music from the Wallberg Band. Eric Coates: The Merrymakers – overture Rumon Gamba (cond.) Hannah Peel: The Universe Before Matter (from The Unfolding) Paraorchestra Charles Hazlewood (cond.) Handel Concerto Grosso in D, Op.3 No.6 Akademie fur Alte Musik Berlin Georg Kallweit (director) Sibelius The Swan of Tuonela Ryan Bancroft (cond.) Harold Moss: The Nightingale Christopher Bins (trombone) Ivan Meylemans (cond.) Mozart: Rondo in A, K386 Alexandre Tharaud (piano) Les Violons du Roy Bernard Labadie (cond.) c3pm Elgar: Cello Concerto Santiago Canon-Valencia (cello) Gergely Madaras (cond.) Franz Schrecker: Intermezzo Sinfonia of London John Wilson (cond.) Bach: Orchestral Suite No.4 Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra Masaaki Suzuki (cond.) Rossini: Semiramide – Overture Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Mark Elder (cond.) Santiago Canon-Valencia performs Elgar's Cello Concerto and Masaaki Suzuki conducts Bach Santiago Canon-Valencia performs Elgar's Cello Concerto with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, and Masaaki Suzuki conducts Bach's Orchestral Suite No 4 with the Frankfurt RSO | |
Elgar's Enigma Variations | 20230615 | Kristiina Poska conducts the BBC Philharmonic in Elgar's Enigma Variations. Presented by Ian Skelly The focus this week has been the BBC Philharmonic and this afternoon there's a specially recorded performance of perhaps Elgar's greatest work, the so-called 'Enigma' Variations into which he wove the personalities of his friends 2.30pm Pomp and Circumstance March no.4 Andrew Davis, conductor Lotti Froh quanta sunt Jakub Jozef Orlinski, countertenor Il Pomo d'Oro Zefira Valova, director Rossini Overture: The thieving magpie Ben Gernon 3.00pm Kristiina Poska, conductor Haydn Cello Concerto no.1 in C Alban Gerhardt, cello BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Ilan Volkov, conductor Tarik O'Regan I Listen To The Stillness Of You BBC Singers Grace Rossiter, conductor Smetana Ma Vlast: Vltava Ulster Orchestra Tom Fetherstonhaugh, conductor Moeran Lonely waters Vernon Handley, conductor | |
Elgar's Second Symphony | 20231009 | Ryan Wigglesworth conducts the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in a performance of Elgar's Second Symphony in E flat. Presented by Ian Skelly The last of Elgar's two completed symphonies forms the centrepiece of this afternoon's programme, with Wagner from Budapest and, in continuing celebration of Black History Month, works by Coleridge-Taylor and George Walker 2.00pm Ride of the Valkyries, from act 3 of 'Die Walkure Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra Adam Fischer, conductor Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Valse-Suite Monica Gayford, piano Debussy Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune Ilan Volkov, conductor Prelude and Liebestod, from 'Tristan and Isolde 3.00pm Symphony no.2 Ryan Wigglesworth, conductor Three Lyrics BBC Singers Caroline Jaya-Ratnam, piano Grace Rossiter, conductor Ethel Smyth String Quartet: 3) Andante Archaeus Quartet The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra play Elgar's Second Symphony in E flat. | |
Elgar's Symphony No 1 In A Flat | 20220901 | Presented by Ian Skelly. Including another chance to hear Prom 39 with the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sakari Oramo in Elgar's Symphony No.1, a Turnage premiere, and Vaughan Williams's Tuba Concerto with Constantin Hartwig. Plus today's Proms artist's choice. Also featured, Roland Szentpali Pearls III: I. Very Good Morning Constantin Hartwig (tuba, and 3 background tubas') Maria Lebed (piano) Sibelius Luonnotar, Op.70 Karita Mattila (soprano) City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Sakari Oramo (conductor) Handel Suite no. 2 in F major HWV.427 for keyboard Christian Ihle Hadland (piano) 2.25pm Prom 39 - Part 1 Mark-Anthony Turnage: Time Flies [BBC co-commission: UK premiere] Ralph Vaughan Williams: Tuba Concerto 3.15pm Artist's choice: Constantin Hartwig Holst 1st Suite for Military Band Op.28`1 RAF Central Band Duncan Stubbs (conductor) 3.30 pm Prom 39 - Part 2 Edward Elgar: Symphony No. 1 in A flat major Constantin Hartwig (tuba) 4.45 Listener's choice - brass concertos Sakari Oramo conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra at the BBC Proms | |
Elisabeth Jacquet De La Guerre's Cephale Et Procris | 20190307 | Elisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre was a child prodigy and performed on the harpsichord at a young age before the French king, Louis XIV. She was one of the few well-known female composers of her time, and today we hear her 1694 opera C退phale et Procris, first performed at the Acad退mie Royale de Musique. This five-act trag退die lyrique was the first opera written by a woman in France. The afternoon ends with works by Sally Beamish and Bartok Presented by Kate Molleson Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre: C退phale et Procris Procris.....Raphaele Kennedy (Soprano) Cephale.....Achim Schultz (Counter-tenor) Dorine.....Camilla De Falleiro (Soprano) Arcas.....Lisandro Abadie (Bass) Boree / La Desespoir.....Emil Rovner (Bass) Priestess / Iphis.....Anna Jesus Sanchez (Soprano)The L'Aurore.....Mariana Flores (Soprano) La Volupte.....Gry Elisabeth Knudsen (Soprano) A Thracian.....Kazuko Nakano (Alto) Rage.....Alex Potter (Counter-tenor) Jealousy.....Daniel Issa Goncalves (Tenor) The King.....Erich Bieri (Bass) Musica Fiorita Daniela Dolci (director) 4.00pm Sally Beamish: The Singing - Accordion Concerto James Crabb (accordion) BBC Symphony Orchestra Martyn Brabbins (conductor) 4.20pm Bartok: Divertimento for Strings BBC Symphony Orchestra Strings Gergely Madaras (conductor) Elisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre's 1694 opera, Cephale et Procris. | |
Emmanuelle Ha\u00efm And The Berlin Philharmonic | 20200916 | Penny Gore presents a week of highlights from the Berlin Philharmonic's last season. Emmanuelle Ham conducts the Berlin Philharmonic in music by Purcell and Handel. Purcell: Suite from 'The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks in D, HWV 351 Handel: La terra 耀 liberata (Apollo e Dafne), HWV 122 Lucy Crowe, soprano Florian Sempey, baritone Emmanuelle Ham, conductor Concert given in the Philharmonie, Berlin, on 17/10/2019 Emmanuelle Ha\u00efm conducts the Berlin Philharmonic in music by Purcell and Handel. | |
Enescu And Suk From The Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra | 20200526 | The Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra: Penny Gore introduces recent performances by Germany's oldest radio orchestra. Founded in 1923, the orchestra is noted for its championship of a wide variety of repertoire. Today the orchestra continues that tradition under its current Principal Conductor, Vladimir Jurowski. Britten: Violin Concerto, op. 15 Arabella Steinbacher, violin Vladimir Jurowski, conductor Enescu: Symphony No. 3 in C, op. 21 George Enescu Philharmonic Chorus Berlin State Opera Children's Chorus Followed at approx. 3.30pm by Dvo?ကk: Violin Concerto in A minor, op. 53 Josef Spacek, violin Jakub Hr?a, conductor at approx. 4.00pm Josef Suk: Pohကdka l退ta, symphonic poem, op. 29 (A Summer's Tale) The Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra play Enescu's Symphony No 3 and Suk's A Summer's Tale. | |
English Music With The Bbc Philharmonic | 20190326 | A week of great performances by the BBC Philharmonic. Today, another all-English programme: music by Vaughan Williams and Elgar both recorded earlier this month in Bilbao. Tom McKinney presents. Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending Elgar: Enigma Variations Juanjo Mena, conductor Jennifer Pike, violin Recorded 2 March 2019 in Bilbao, Spain c. 2.45pm Sullivan: Symphony Richard Hickox, conductor c. 3.20pm Elgar Cello Concerto Rory Macdonald, conductor Laura van der Heiden, cello Recorded 3 March 2017 at the Victoria Hall, Hanley c. 3.55 Schurmann: Doctor Syn (suite from the film score) Rumon Gamba, conductor Recorded 20 June 2018 in MediaCityUK, Salford c. 4.20pm Nielsen Symphony No 3 (Sinfonia espansiva) John Storgards, conductor Gillian Keith, soprano Mark Stone, baritone A week of great performances by the BBC Philharmonic. Tom McKinney presents. | |
Ethel Smyth's Mass In D | 20220906 | Sakari Oramo conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in works by Debussy and Smyth. Ethel Smyth wasn't especially religious: the text and images of the Catholic Mass simply thrilled her. What words! What words!' she exclaimed, and her monumental Mass in D major is one of the crowning glories of the British choral tradition. Following their widely admired 2019 recording (fiercely committed, highly persuasive' - BBC Music Magazine) Sakari Oramo and the BBC Symphony Orchestra give the first Proms performance since the composer's own lifetime, with rising operatic star Nardus Williams heading an impressive quartet of soloists. Debussy's Nocturnes begin the evening in a very different, but no less beautiful world - blurring the edges of sound itself to create music that seems to glow in the dark. 2.30pm Interval: Artist Choice Soprano Nardus Williams with her pick of an inspiring CD track 2.45pm Nardus Williams, soprano Bethan Langford, mezzo-soprano Robert Murray, tenor Boidar Smiljani?, bass-baritone BBC Symphony Chorus Sakari Oramo, conductor 3.50pm Schumann Piano Quintet, Op.44 Minguet Quartet Claire Huangci, piano Sakari Oramo conducts Debussy and Smyth | |
Eugene Onegin | 20190131 | This week's Opera Matinee: Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin Madame Larina.....Susann Vegh (Mezzo-soprano) Tatyana.....Cornelia Beskow (Soprano) Olga.....Johanna Rudstrom (Mezzo-soprano) Filipyevna.....Katarina Leoson (Contralot) Lensky.....Joel Annmo (Tenor) Eugene Onegin.....Karl Magnus Fredriksson (Baritone) Prince Gremin.....Lennart Forsen (Bass) Zaretsky.....Martin Lissel (Bass) Monsieur Triquet.....Jonas Degerfeldt (Tenor) Swedish Royal Opera Orchestra Swedish Royal Opera Chorus Evan Rogister This week's Opera Matinee: Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin with the Swedish Opera Orchestra. | |
European Summer Festivals (1-3) | 20201228 | This series features concerts from summer festivals around Europe. Today, Sch怀nbrunn Summer Night Concert with Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and tenor Jonas Kaufmann; Beethoven's Violin Concerto with soloist Veronika Eberle and the German Chamber Philharmonic Bremen at the Klosters Music Festival; and Charpentier's Te Deum at Gottfried Silbermann Days with Collegium Vocale Leipzig. Presented by Penny Gore. 2.00pm 2020 Sch怀nbrunn Summer Night Concert Richard Strauss: Prelude and Presentation of the Rose, from Der Rosenkavalier (Suite) Richard Wagner: Love Music, from Tristan und Isolde (Symphonic Synthesis by Leopold Stokowski) Offenbach: 'Belle nuit, 䀀 nuit d'amour' (Barcarolle) from The Tales of Hoffmann Massenet: 'Pourquoi me r退veiller?' from Werther Kကlmကn: 'Wenn es Abend wird' from Gr䀀fin Mariza Felix Mendelssohn: Scherzo from A Midsummer Night's Dream Maurice Jarre: Doctor Zhivago (Suite) Khachaturian: Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia, from Spartacus Puccini: 'Nessun dorma' from Turandot Jonas Kaufmann (tenor) Conductor Valery Gergiev, conducto 3.20pm Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D major, op. 61 Veronika Eberle (violin) Conductor Pablo Heras-Casado 4.05pm Gottfried Silbermann Days - Opening Concert M-A Charpentier: Te Deum Isabel Schicketanz, Gesine Adler, Susanne Langner (sopranos) Marie Henriette Reinhold (contralto) Christoph Pfaller (tenor) Tobias Ay (bass) Merseburger Hofmusik Conductor Michael Sch怀nheit Sch\u00f6nbrunn Summer Night Concert, Klosters Music Festival and Gottfried Silbermann Days. | |
European Summer Festivals (1-5) | 20210412 | Music by Elgar, Beethoven and a piece by Michael Gordon inspired by the classic western High Noon. Presented by Ian Skelly Opening a week celebrating music-making across Europe, the programme includes two Beethoven symphonies conducted by two specialists in early music, Elgar's autumnal cello concerto and a recent choral work written by Michael Gordon as 'a nod to American cowboy movies where the town marshal meets the bad guys'. 2.00pm Cello Concerto in E minor, op. 85 Symphony No. 5 in C minor, op. 67 Harriet Krijgh, cello NDR Radio Philharmonic Orchestra Andrew Manze, conductor 3.10pm A Western Theatre of Voices Paul Hillier, conductor 3.35pm Symphony No. 3 in E flat, op. 55 ('Eroica') German Chamber Philharmonic Bremen Pablo Heras-Casado, conductor Music by Elgar, Beethoven and Michael Gordon | |
European Summer Festivals (2-3) | 20201229 | Penny Gore continues this series of concerts from European Summer Festivals with the Radio France Philharmonic under conductor Mikko Franck playing two Berlioz masterpieces at the Gstaad Menuhin Festival in Switzerland. Tomကs Jamn퀀k plays Dvo?ကk's little-known Concerto for Cello in A with the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra at the Dvo?ကk Prague International Music Festival. And the closing concert comes from the Musiq3 Festival in Belgium with a variety of celebratory twentieth-century orchestral pieces from the Brussels Philharmonic Orchestra and conductor Rumon Gamba. 2.00pm Berlioz: Overture to 'B退atrice et B退n退dict'; Symphonie fantastique Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra 3.00pm Anton퀀n Dvo?ကk: Concerto for Cello in A, B.10 Tomကs Jamn퀀k (cello) Conductor James Judd 3.45pm Musiq3 Festival - closing concert Zoltကn Kodကly: Dances from Galကnta Manuel de Falla: Nights in the Gardens of Spain Alberto Ginastera: Estancia (ballet suite) Arturo Mကrquez: Danz n No. 2 Luis Fernando P退rez (piano) Performances from the Gstaad Menuhin, Dvo\u0159\u00e1k Prague and Musiq3 festivals. | |
European Summer Festivals (2-5) | 20210413 | A feast of Handel, featuring both his first and his best-known oratorio, as well as a beautiful love story from Czech folk mythology. Presented by Ian Skelly Handel reinvented the oratorio form and it is fascinating to compare the allegorical 'The Triumph of Truth and Disillusion', his first work in the genre, with Messiah, which remains one of the most-loved pieces of classical music. Love is in the air for Czech composer Josef Suk, whose delightful Fairy Tale draws on mythical passion and magic. Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno Emmanuelle de Negri, soprano, Piacere Monica Piccinini, soprano, Bellezza Delphine Galou, mezzo-soprano, Disinganno Anicio Zorzi Giustiniani, tenor, Tempo Accademia Bizantina Ottavio Dantone, conductor/harpsichord 3.40pm Fairy Tale, op. 16 Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra James Judd, conductor 4.10pm Messiah, HWV 56 (excerpts) Hana Bla퀀kovက, soprano Mark退ta Cukrovက, contralto Jaroslav B?ezina, tenor Roman Hoza, baritone Collegium Vocale 1704 Collegium 1704 Vကclav Luks, conductor A feast of Handel, including highlights from Messiah, as well as music by Josef Suk. | |
European Summer Festivals (3-3) | 20210101 | Closing our series of concerts from Summer Festivals across Europe, music by Byrd and Ferrabosco at the Copenhagen Baroque Festival; Le Banquet C退leste with Bach's Cantata 47 at Saintes Festival; and from Klosters Music Festival, a Mozart Gala. Presented by Penny Gore. 2.00pm Byrd: Laudibus in sanctis; Emendemus in melius Alfonso Ferrabosco the elder: Nuntium vobis; The Lamentations of Jeremiah Byrd: Fantasia a 6 Theatre of Voices Conductor Paul Hillier 2.30pm Saintes Festival 2020 J. S. Bach: Cantata No. 47, 'Wer sich selbst erh怀het, der soll erniedriget werden Conductor Damien Guillon 2.55pm Klosters Music Festival, Mozart Gala Mozart: Symphony No. 35 in D, K. 385 (Haffner); highlights from Idomeneo, Lucio Silla, Cos쀀 fan tutte and The Marriage of Figaro Christiane Karg (soprano) Basel Chamber Orchestra Conductor Riccardo Minasi Music from the Copenhagen Baroque, Saintes and Klosters Music festivals. | |
European Summer Festivals (3-5) | 20210414 | Sacred music by Danish Baroque composer and organist Dietrich Buxtehude. Presented by Ian Skelly Buxtehude was a richly original composer, and a significant influence on J.S. Bach - in fact, the young Bach walked over 250 miles from Arnstadt to Lübeck specifically to hear Buxtehude play and improvise on the organ 2.00pm Der Herr ist mit mir, BuxWV 15 Fürwahr, er trug unsere Krankheit, BuxWV 31 Orfeo Orchestra Purcell Choir Gy怀rgy Vashegyi, conductor 2.30pm Strauss Ein Heldenleben, op. 40 Orchestre National d'le-de-France Case Scaglione, conductor Sacred music by Danish Baroque composer Dietrich Buxtehude. | |
European Summer Festivals (4-5) | 20210415 | Opera matinee - German music from the beginning and the end of the 19th century, by Carl Maria von Weber and Richard Strauss. Presented by Ian Skelly Weber's Der Freischütz, one of the first German romantic operas, is an evocatively expressive tale of marksmanship and love set in Bohemia just after the Thirty Years War, while Strauss's tone poem from 1898 paints in sound 'A Hero's Life 2.00pm Johanni van Oostrum, soprano, Agathe Tuomas Katajala, tenor, Max Chiara Skerath, soprano, Ānnchen Vladim쀀r Baykov, bass, Kaspar Christian Immler, bass, Eremit and voice of Samiel Thorsten Grümbel, bass, Kuno Samuel Hasselhorn, baritone, Ottokar Anas Seguin, baritone, Kilian Cl退ment Dazin, Samiel Accentus Insula Orchestra Laurence Equilbey, conductor 4.00pm Buxtehude Jesu, meines Lebens Leben, BuxWV 62 Nimm von uns, Herr, du treuer Gott, BuxWV 78 Herzlich lieb hab ich dich, o Herr, BuxWV 41 Orfeo Orchestra Purcell Choir Gy怀rgy Vashegyi, conductor An opera matinee of German music spanning the 19th century by Weber and Strauss. | |
European Summer Festivals (5-5) | 20210416 | Works by Mozart, Schubert and unjustly neglected French Revolutionary composer ɀtienne Nicolas M退hul. Presented by Ian Skelly A mixed programme of orchestral and vocal works from the Classical period, featuring acclaimed tenor Julian Pr退gardien as well as an epic of Romanticism, Reger's violin concerto, a successor to the great concertos of Beethoven and Brahms. 2.00pm Misero, o sogno!, K. 431 Symphony No. 25 in G minor, K. 183 Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd sch怀n, from 'The Magic Flute Was belebt die sch怀ne Welt, from 'Die Zauberharfe Menuets and Trios, D. 89 Symphony No. 1 in G minor Julian Pr退gardien, tenor Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Lorenza Borrani, conductor 3.30pm Violin Concerto in A, op. 101 Kristian Winther, violin Gruppo Montebello Henk Guittart, conductor Works by Mozart, Schubert and unjustly neglected French composer \u00c9tienne Nicolas Mehul. | |
European Summer Festivals, Week 1, Friday | 20210730 | Fiona Talkington rounds up the first week of performances from European summer festivals with a strong Spanish feel, including a tribute concert from the Spanish National Orchestra and Josep Pons to the orchestra's former Musical Director, Ataulfo Argenta, alongside the last instalment in Daniele Gatti's Schumann symphony cycle from Dresden. Manuel de Falla: Interlude and Dance, from 'La Vida Breve Josep Pons (conductor) Dresden Music Festival Robert Schumann: Symphony No. 4 in D minor, op. 120 (original version, 1841) Dresden Festival Orchestra Daniele Gatti (conductor) Manuel de Falla: Nights in the Gardens of Spain Josep Colom (piano) Christoph Gluck: Don Juan - ballet suite Le Concert des Nations Jordi Savall (director) Manuel de Falla: The Three-Cornered Hat, Suite Nos 1 & 2 Performances of Spanish-inspired music from Dresden | |
European Summer Festivals, Week 1, Monday | 20210726 | Tom McKinney introduces the first of two weeks of performances from European summer festivals including music making from Norway, Germany and the Czech Republic. Including a complete cycle of Schumann symphonies across the week. Including, from the.... Brussels Festival Musiq3 Wolfgang Mozart : Overture to 'Cos쀀 fan tutte Brussels Philharmonic Orchestra St退phane Den耀ve, (conductor) Bergen International Festival Vyacheslav Semionov: Kalina Krasnaya (Guelder Rose) Mathias Rugsveen (accordion) Prague Spring Gustav Mahler: 'Symphony No. 3' 2nd movement - 'What the Wild Flowers Tell Me Mark Wigglesworth (conductor) Dresden Music Festival Robert Schumann: Symphony No. 1 in B flat, op. 38 ('Spring') Dresden Festival Orchestra Daniele Gatti, (conductor) Performances from Dresden, Brussels and Bergen | |
European Summer Festivals, Week 1, Thursday Opera Matinee | 20210729 | Fiona Talkington introduces a performances of Mozart's 'The Marriage of Figaro' from Aix-en-Provence as part of her eavesdrop on European summer festivals. Given at the Theatre de l'Archeveche in a new production by Lotte de Beer, who suggests that the opera embraces all social situations and all ages of life and their right to love, Her staging of Figaro resonates with contemporary issues depicting sex- and power-based relationships as related through the perceptions and experiences of the characters. Wolfgang Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro with: Figaro: Andr耀 Schuen Susanna: Julie Fuchs Il Conte di Almaviva: Gyula Orendt La Contessa Almaviva: Jacquelyn Wagner Cherubino: Lea Desandre Marcellina: Monica Bacelli Il Dottor Bartolo: Maurizio Muraro Don Basilio / Don Curzio: Emiliano Gonzalez Toro Barbarina: Elisabeth Boudreault Antonio: Leonardo Galeazzi Chur du CNRR de Marseille Chorus Master: Anne Periss退 dit Prechacq Balthasar Neumann Ensemble Thomas Hengelbrock (conductor) Figaro from Aix-en-Provence | |
European Summer Festivals, Week 1, Tuesday | 20210727 | Tom McKinney continues his selection of performances from European summer festivals, including Smetana and Stravinsky from Prague and a Schumann symphony cycle from Dresden. Prague Spring Smetana: Ma Vlast - II. Vltava (Moldau) Collegium 1704 Vaclav Luks (conductor) Dresden Music Festival Schumann: Symphony No. 2 in C, op. 61 Dresden Festival Orchestra Daniele Gatti (conductor) Festival St-Denis Wagner: Overture to 'Tannh䀀user Strauss: Four Last Songs Camilla Nylund, soprano Orchestre National de France Karina Canellakis, (conductor) Stravinsky: Octet for Winds Members of the Prague Philharmonia Mariကn Lejava (conductor) Granada Festival Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor Javier Perianes (piano) Mahler Chamber Orchestra Klaus M䀀kel䀀 (conductor) Performances from Prague, St Denis and Wurzburg | |
European Summer Festivals, Week 1, Wednesday | 20210728 | Fiona Talkington introduces performances from Germany and Spain including the third instalment in Daniele Gatti's Schumann symphony cycle from Dresden. Including: Dresden Music Festival Robert Schumann: Symphony No. 3 in E flat, op. 97 ('Rhenish') Dresden Festival Orchestra Daniele Gatti (conductor) Granada Festival Jean Sibelius: 'Lemmink䀀inen Suite, op. 22 'The Swan of Tuonela Mahler Chamber Orchestra Klaus M䀀kel䀀 (conductor) Georg Handel: Water Music, Suite No. 1 in F, HWV 348 Le Concert des Nations Jordi Savall (director) Performances from Dresden and Granada | |
European Summer Festivals, Week 2, Friday | 20210806 | Ian Skelly concludes this second week of European festivals, with Antonio Pappano conducting a concert of Szymanowski and Brahms in Verbier, Jordi Savall leading Le Concert des Nations in music by Rebel in Granada, and guitarist Thibaut Garcia joining forces with Santtu-Matias Rouvali and the Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra. Plus the last of this week's recordings by the winners of 2019 BBC Young Composer. Including: Festival Radio France Occitanie Ponce: Concierto del Sur Thibaut Garcia (guitar), Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra, Santtu-Matias Rouvali (conductor) Granada Festival Rebel: Les El退mens (The Elements), ballet suite Jordi Savall and Le Concert des Nations Verbier Festival Szymanowski: Violin Concerto No. 1, op. 35 c.25 Brahms: Serenade No. 1 in D, op. 11 c.40 Janine Jansen (violin), Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra, Antonio Pappano (conductor) Performances from Rheingau and Granada | |
European Summer Festivals, Week 2, Monday | 20210802 | Ian Skelly introduces a second week of recordings from this year's European summer festivals. James Gaffigan conducts the Bergen Philharmonic in the music of George Walker and Missy Mazzoli, there's a double helping of Mendelssohn in Brussels, and Sibelius in Granada. Throughout the week, Ian will also present recordings of pieces created by the winners of the 2019 BBC Young Composer competition. Including: Bergen International Festival John Adams: The Chairman Dances, Foxtrot for orchestra Walker: Lyric for Strings Missy Mazzoli: Vespers for Violin; Dark with Excessive Bright (violin concerto arrangement) Peter Herresthal (violin), Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, James Gaffigan (conductor) Brussels Festival Musiq3 Mendelssohn: The Hebrides, op. 26, overture in B minor ('Fingal's Cave') Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor, op. 64 Renaud Capu瀀on (violin), Brussels Philharmonic Orchestra, St退phane Den耀ve (conductor) Granada Festival Sibelius: Symphony No. 6 in D minor, op. 104 Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Klaus M䀀kel䀀 (conductor) Performances from Bergen, Brussels and Granada | |
European Summer Festivals, Week 2, Thursday | 20210805 | Ian Skelly presents more recordings from European festivals. Today's focus is on two German festivals, with Nils M怀nkemeyer playing Walton's Viola Concerto in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Plus there's Haydn in Würzburg, Zelenka in Fribourg Switzerland, and more music from the Prague Spring festival. And we hear another piece by a winner of 2019 BBC Young Composer. Including: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Festival Marco Hertenstein: Festspiel Overture, for viola and orchestra Walton: Viola Concerto Haydn: Symphony No. 99 in E flat, Hob. I:99 ('London') Nils M怀nkemeyer (viola), NDR Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Manze (conductor) International Sacred Music Festival, Fribourg Tuma: Stabat Mater Collegium 1704 and Collegium Vocale 1704, Vကclav Luks (conductor) Sibelius: En Saga, op. 9 Dvo?ကk: A Hero's Song, op. 111 Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, Frantiek Macek (conductor) Performances from Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and W\u00fcrzburg | |
European Summer Festivals, Week 2, Tuesday | 20210803 | Ian Skelly continues his round-up of performances from the best European festivals, including Prokofiev and Shostakovich from Verbier, and Pablo Heras-Casado conducting Schubert at the Schleswig-Holstein Festival in northern Germany. Plus, another piece by one of the winners of 2019 BBC Young Composer. Including: Verbier Festival Prokofiev: Symphony No. 1 in D, op. 25 ('Classical') Shostakovich: Concerto in C minor for Piano, Trumpet, and Strings, Op. 35 Verbier Chambver Festival Orchestra, Valery Gergiev (conductor) Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival Schubert: Symphony No. 6 in C, D. 589 NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra, Pablo Heras-Casado (conductor) Solsberg Festival Kahn: Serenade, op. 73 Andrey Godik (oboe), David Guerrier (horn), Nelson Goerner (piano) Brussels Festival Musiq3 Anno Schreier : Sinfonia amorosa e giocosa Brussels Philharmonic Orchestra, St退phane Den耀ve (conductor) Performances from Verbier, Solsberg and northern Germany | |
European Summer Festivals, Week 2, Wednesday | 20210804 | Ian Skelly with more music from European summer festivals, including Santtu-Matias Rouvali conducting South American music at Radio France's festival in Occitanie, and Johannes Moser playing Schumann's cello concerto in Prague. Including: Festival Radio France Occitanie Romero: Fuga con Pajarillo Revueltas: La noche de los Mayas Adriana Gonzales (soprano), Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra, Santtu-Matias Rouvali (conductor) Bergen International Festival Ives: Symphony no. 3 in B flat major, The Camp Meeting Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, James Gaffigan (conductor) Prague Spring Schumann: Cello Concerto in A minor, op. 129 Johannes Moser (cello), Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, Frantiek Macek (conductor) Performances from Occitanie and Prague | |
Eurovision Young Musicians Final | 20180824 | Petroc Trelawny and Josie d'Arby present coverage of the final of Eurovision Young Musicians 2018 at the Usher Hall, Edinburgh, as six youthful soloists vie for the title. Each finalist performs a concerto movement with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and conductor Thomas Dausgaard, and the winner is chosen by a jury of eminent musicians including Sir James MacMillan and Marin Alsop. Followed by a selection of recordings from this week's Proms Artists. The final of Eurovision Young Musicians 2018 from the Usher Hall in Edinburgh. | |
Faust, By Gounod From Madrid | 20181227 | Today's opera matinee is one of the ever-greens of the repertoire. Gounod's Faust is the tale of a man who sells his soul to the Devil in return for power and knowledge. This new production by the Teatro Real in Madrid is a co-production with De Nationale Opera and Ballet of Amsterdam. Starring Piotr Beczala, Luca Pisaroni and Marina Rebeka. Presented by Jonathan Swain Gounod: Faust Faust - .. Piotr Beczala (tenor) M退phistoph退l耀s - .. Luca Pisaroni (bass-baritone) Marguerite - .. Marina Rebeka (soprano) Valentin - .. St退phane Degout (baritone) Wagner - .. Isaac Galကn (baritone) Si退bel - Serena Malfi (mezzo-soprano) Marthe Schwertlein - .. Sylvie Brunet-Grupposo (mezzo-soprano) Teatro Real Chorus and Orchestra Dan Ettinger , conductor 2.00pm Acts 1 and 2 2.50pm Act 3 3.40pm Acts 4 and 5 For full synopsis visit programme page Gounod's Faust starring Piotr Beczala, Luca Pisaroni and Marina Rebeka. | |
Florence Price's Symphony No 1 | 20231030 | Ian Skelly begins another week of afternoons, featuring the best performances from BBC ensembles and concert halls across Europe. Today, he introduces the BBC Philharmonic with Joshua Weilerstein conducting Florence Price's Symphony No. 1, also the orchestra in music from Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin, with conductor Vassily Sinaisky; also this week, Italian music from a golden age of cinema, with the Munich Radio Orchestra. Today, music from 'Cinema Paradiso', by the renowned composer Ennio Morricone. Also, Clara Schumann's Trio in G minor and a Buxtehude's cantata with the Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford. Including, 2pm Richard Rodney Bennett: Serenade: III. Nocturne. Molto vivace BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra John Wilson, conductor Florence Price: Fantasie no. 1 in G minor for violin and piano Randall Goosby, violin Zhu Wang, piano Verdi: La Forza del Destino (Overture) BBC National Orchestra of Wales Xian Zhang, conductor Ennio Morricone: Infanzia e Maturita, from 'Cinema Paradiso Viaggio, from 'Stanno tutti bene Ivan Repusic, conductor Buxtehude: Membra Jesu nostri - 7 passion cantatas BuxWV.75: no.2; Ad genua John Mark Ainsley (Tenor); Robin Blaze (Counter-tenor); Giles Underwood (Bass); Phantasm Ensemble; Daniel Hyde, director 3pm Price: Symphony No. 1 Joshua Weilerstein, conductor Paganini: Sonata for violin and guitar no. 2 in D major [Centone di sonate] Gil Shaham, violin Goran Sollscher, guitar Clara Schumann: Trio in G minor Op.17 for piano and strings: Allegro moderato Trio Storioni Tchaikovsky: Introduction and waltz from 'Eugene Onegin' - lyric scenes in 3 acts (Op.24) Vassily Sinaisky, conductor Joshua Weilerstein conducts the BBC Philharmonic in Florence Price's Symphony No 1. Joshua Weilerstein conducts the BBC Philharmonic in Florence Price's Symphony No 1 and music from Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin. Plus, film music with the Munich Radio Orchestra. | |
Floridante | 20090326 | Handel Operas 2009 Presented by Penny Gore. Her guest is American mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato, who sings Elmira in Floridante, the latest instalment in Afternoon on 3's Handel Opera Cycle. She may not be the title character, but she's a woman who knows her own mind - and she tells her timid lover Floridante where to get off. Handel: Floridante Floridante, Prince of Thrace - Marijana Mijanovic (mezzo-soprano) Elmira, Princess of Persia - Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano) Rossane, her sister (or is she?) - Sharon Rostorf-Zamir (soprano) Timante, Prince of Tyre - Roberta Invernizzi (soprano) Oronte, King of Persia - Vito Priante (bass) Coralbo, his sidekick - Ricardo Novaro (baritone) Il Complesso Barocco Alan Curtis (conductor). American mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato sings Elmira in Floridante. | |
Francesca Dego Plays Beethoven | 20230516 | Penny Gore continues a week of Afternoon Concert featuring the Ulster Orchestra in the 3pm spotlight, in recent recordings from the Ulster Hall, Belfast. Today it's Beethoven's Violin Concerto with soloist Francesca Dego. Plus there's a new recording of Roussel Le festin de l'araign退e from the BBC Symphony Orchestra, and part of a concert of Barbara Strozzi given by the Hathor Consort in Antwerp in February. Including: Paganini arr Kreisler: La Campanella, arr. for violin & piano [from Violin concerto no.2] Francesca Dego (violin) Francesca Leonardi (piano) Roussel: Le festin de l'araign退e (The Spider's Banquet) Lionel Bringuier (conductor) Strozzi: Sospira, respire, Op.6'17 Tradimento, Op.7'9 Claire Lefili tre (soprano) Doroth退e Mields (soprano) Romina Lischka (bass viol, artistic leader) Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet, fantasy overture after Shakespeare Vienna Symphony Orchestra Marie Jacquot (conductor) c.3pm Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D major, Op.61 Alpesh Chauhan (conductor) Strozzi: Silentio nocivo, Op.1'16 Cuore che reprime: ardo in tacito foco, Op.3'1 Il Romeo, Op.2'3 Moralita amorosa, Op.3'2 Liberta, Op.1'10 Francesca Caccini Romanesca c.4pm Stravinsky: Octet for Winds Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra John Eliot Gardiner (conductor) JS Bach: Chaconne from Partita no.2 in D minor, Op.1004 Leonidas Kavakos (violin) Poulenc: Concerto for Two Pianos in D minor, FP 61 Lucas Jussen & Arthur Jussen (pianos) Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra Alain Altinoglu (conductor) Beethoven's Violin Concerto with Francesca Dego, and music by Tchaikovsky and Strozzi. | |
Franck's Symphony In D Minor | 20221028 | Chloe van Soeterstede conducts Franck's orchestral masterpiece; plus music by Debussy, Schubert and Francis Grier Presented by Penny Gore In a concert performance recorded in Madrid last year, Chloe van Soeterstede leads the orchestra of Spain's national broadcaster In Cesar Franck's Symphony, written on the grandest scale and full of dynamism and emotion. There's also exquisite music for solo flute by Debussy, music for piano duet by Schubert and a 2012 setting of the mass by English composer Frances Grier 2.00pm Les eolides BBC Philharmonic Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor Syrinx Anne Danican Philidor Sonata in D Lucie Horsch, recorder Thomas Dunford, lute Four Polonaises, D.599 Lucas & Arthur Jussen, piano 3.00 Symphony in D minor, Op.48 RTVE Symphony Orchestra Chloe van Soeterstede, conductor Missa Aedis Christi BBC Singers James Sherlock, conductor Chloe van Soeterstede conducts Franck's orchestral masterpiece. | |
Frank Martin's Le Vin Herbe | 20190103 | Frank Martin's chamber opera take on the 'Tristan and Isolde' story - 'Le Vin herb退' is, in every way, a far cry from Wagner, but still in a league of its own; a human oratorio, an intimate and emotional story of love and death. Frank Martin himself called the piece a chamber opera that is more influenced by Bach than Wagner, even if the background story is the same, a human oratorio'. In spite of the small ensemble and a focus on storytelling rather than dramatization, Martin's setting of the medieval love story is just as strong and gripping. Here, Peter Dijkstra, who is himself a passionate fan of Frank Martin's music, and the Swedish Radio Chorus perform 'Le Vin herb退' in concert version, the immortal drama and the enchanting music. 2pm Frank Martin - Le Le Vin herb退 Part I: Le Philtre Part II : La Forꀀt du Morois Part III : La Mort and Epilogue Tristan - Marcel Reijans, tenor Iseult - Johanna Winkel, soprano Love Derwinger, piano Members of the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra & Chorus Peter Dijkstra, conductor 3.45pm Raminta Serksnyte - Songs of Sunset & Dawn Lina Dambrauskaite, soprano Justina Grinyte, mezzo-soprano Edgaras Montvidas, tenor Nerijus Masevicius, bass Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra Gledre Slekyte, conductor Raminta erknyt?'s Songs of Sunset and Dawn is a fusion of thriving neo-romantic sounds and playfully exploratory motifs and techniques. It's a setting of the writings of the Indian and Bengali poet and philosopher Rabindranath Tagore. Presented by Tom McKinney Frank Martin's chamber opera Le Vin herbe performed in Stockholm's Berwaldhallen | |
Friday, 21st-century European Concert Halls | 20170303 | Verity Sharp presents a week of concerts from 21st-century European concert halls.Today's programme includes Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde with Marzena Diakun conducting the Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra from the Philharmonie in Paris. 2pm: Ives: Symphony No. 4 KV.39 Emil Holmstr怀m (piano) Helsinki Music Centre Chorus Finnish Radio Symphony Orchsetra Conductor Hannu Lintu c.2:30pm: Korngold: Violin Concerto in D major, Op.35 Vilde Frang (violin) Marzena Diakun (conductor) c. 3pm: Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde Alisa Kolosova (mezzo-soprano) Christian Elsner (tenor) Marzena Diakun (conductor). Verity Sharp with music by Ives, Korngold and Mahler performed in European concert halls. | |
Friday, Also Sprach Zarathustra | 20230303 | Presented by Penny Gore, featuring concert recordings from BBC orchestras and ensembles from around Europe. Today at 3pm, Finnish conductor Klaus Makela leads the Paris Orchestra in Richard Strauss's Also sprach Zarathustra. Known to millions through its use in Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey, as well as other films and TV shows, Strauss's Nietzsche-inspired tone poem takes us on an astounding musical and philosophical journey. Also today, there's more operatic fayre from the Berlin Philharmonic with tenor Jonas Kaufmann, and Kirill Petrenko conducts the orchestra in the fantasy piece Tchaikovsky was inspired to compose following a journey he made to Rome. Plus, the BBC Philharmonic with the first of Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet suites. Including: Verdi: Overture to 'La Forza del destino Orchestra Kirill Petrenko, conductor R. Strauss: Festival March, Op.1 Bamberg Symphony Orchestra Karl Anton Rickenbacher, conductor Verdi: La vita 耀 inferno all'infelice from 'La forza del destino Jonas Kaufmann, tenor Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet: Suite no.1 (extracts) Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor Giordano: Un di all' azzurro from 'Andrea Chenier 3.00pm R. Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra, Op.30 Klaus Makela, conductor CPE Bach: Gott hat den Herrn auferwecket, Wq. 244 Hanna Zumsande, soprano Daniel Johannsen, tenor Henryk Bohm, bass Thomanerchor Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra Andreas Reise, conductor Tchaikovsky: Capriccio Italien, Op.45 Klaus Makela conducts Strauss's epic tone poem. | |
Friday, American Ensembles And Repertoire | 20170421 | Katie Derham introduces a performance of Joaqu퀀n Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez from the Swiss Romande under Alondra de la Parra, with guitar soloist Milos Karadaglic. Then it's the Boston Symphony Orchestra with its newly appointed Principal Conductor Andris Nelsons, who takes to the rostrum for this recording of Bartok's The Miraculous Mandarin, followed by Mahler's Symphony No. 6 'Tragic'. 2.00pm Milos Karadaglic, guitar Orchestre de la Suisse Romande Alondra de la Parra, conductor 2.25pm The Miraculous Mandarin Suite, Op. 19 Andris Nelsons, conductor 3.05pm Symphony No. 6 in A minor ('Tragic') Andris Nelsons, conductor. Katie Derham features the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Orchestre de la Suisse Romande. | |
Friday, Andris Nelsons Conducts Shostakovich | 20220325 | Violinist Baiba Skride joins Andris Nelsons and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra in Shostakovich's searing Second Violin Concerto; the composer's deceptively light Ninth Symphony is also on the bill of fayre, along with performances by the Freiberg Baroque Orchestra and a rarely heard chamber work by Respighi. Presented by Ian Skelly 2.00pm Symphony No.9 in E flat, Op.70 Andris Nelsons, conductor Lully Extracts from 'Alceste Delalande Troisi耀me Caprice, from 'Symphonies pour les Soupers du Roy Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Amandine Beyer, violin / conductor 3.00pm Violin Concerto No.2 in C sharp minor, Op.129 Baiba Skride, violin Mozart Rondo in A minor, K.511 Mariam Batsashvili, piano Quartet in D Escher String Quartet Violinist Baiba Skride performs Shostakovich with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. | |
Friday, Bach's St John Passion | 20230407 | On Good Friday, Penny Gore introduces a recent live performance of JS Bach's St John Passion by the Finnish Baroque Orchestra, Arcangelo Chorus and a cast lead by tenor Samuel Boden in the role of the Evangelist, under the baton of Topi Lehtipuu. Also this afternoon, Byrd's motet Ave Verum with The Sixteen, and Jiri Belohlavek conducts part of Martinu's 4th Symphony with the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Byrd: Ave verum Harry Christophers, director Martinu: Symphony no. 4: 1st mvt; Poco Moderato Jiri Belohlavek, conductor 2:15pm JS Bach: St John Passion Samuel Boden, tenor, Evangelist Aarne Pelkonen, baritone, Jesus Sandrine Piau, soprano Elmar Hauser, countertenor Robin Tritschler, tenor Tomi Punkeri, bass Topi Lehtipuu, conductor Bach's St John Passion with the Finnish Baroque Orchestra and Arcangelo Chorus. | |
Friday, Bbc Concert Orchestra | 20170609 | Katie Derham presents recent recordings from the BBC Concert Orchestra, including the original version of Walton's Violin Concerto and Sullivan's music for Macbeth with actor Simon Callow. 2pm Sullivan: Incidental music for Macbeth Simon Callow (actor) BBC Concert Orchestra, conductor John Andrews c.2.55pm Hubert Clifford: Suite frorm the film 'Hunted BBC Concert Orchestra, conductor Ronald Corp c.3.10pm Walton: Violin Concerto (original version, 1939) Lorraine McAslan (violin) BBC Concert Orchestra, conductor Martin Yates c.3.40pm Dvorak: Symphony No 7 in D minor BBC Concert Orchestra, conductor Jaime Martin. The BBC Concert Orchestra performs music by Sullivan, Hubert Clifford, Walton and Dvorak. | |
Friday, Bbc National Orchestra Of Wales | 20170310 | Katie Derham concludes her series of British music in a week also celebrating International Women's Day (Wednesday) with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Dobrinka Tabakova pays homage to Schubert and there's another chance to hear Lynne Plowman's Blue - which won the BBC NOW Young Composers Competition back in 1995. Bliss explores the associations of heraldic colours in his symphony, and Vaughan Williams adds the delicate sounds of a wordless chorus to orchestral strings in his brilliantly original viola concerto. Steve Martland and Graham Fitkin add energy and rhythmic brilliance from a recent concert series championing bold composers of recent years, 'Great Brits'. c.2pm Dobrinka Tabakova: Fantasy Homage to Schubert Clark Rundell, conductor c.2.10pm Martland: Crossing the Border Edwin Outwater, conductor c.2.40pm Graham Fitkin: Intimate Curve c.3pm Vaughan Williams: Flos Campi Lawrence Power, viola Martyn Brabbins, conductor c.3.25pm Bliss: A Colour Symphony Richard Hickox, conductor c.3.55pm Lynne Plowman: Blue Martyn Brabbins, conductor. BBC NOW in music by Tabakova, Martland, Fitkin, Vaughan Williams, Bliss and Lynne Plowman. | |
Friday, Bbc National Orchestra Of Wales | 20170623 | Verity Sharp concludes the week introducing the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in a live concert from Hoddinott Hall in Cardiff with music by Bartok, Prokofiev and Korngold. 2pm Bartok: Hungarian Sketches, Sz.97 B Tommy Andersson (conductor) Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op.26 Beatrice Rana (piano) c.2.50pm Interval Music: B Tommy Andersson: Pan David Goode (organ) BBC NOW Thomas Sondergard (conductor) c.3.15pm LIVE Korngold Symphony in F sharp, Op.40 c.3.55pm Chadwick: Symphonic Sketches Andrew Constantine (conductor). Live at BBC Hoddinott Hall in Cardiff, BBC NOW in Bartok, Prokofiev, Korngold and Chadwick | |
Friday, Bbc National Orchestra Of Wales In Afternoon Concert | 20180126 | Penny Gore presents a week of concerts and recordings from the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. We hear the collaborative concert from the recent Association of British Orchestras conference in Cardiff, at which both the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and the Orchestra of Welsh National Opera performed. Plus Afternoon Concert's tone poem theme continues, and we hear the fruits of the Orchestra's Beethoven Symphony Cycle recorded during a recent tour of North Wales with Principal Guest conductor Xian Zhang. 2pm R. Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier Suite Welsh National Opera Orchestra Tomas Hanus (conductor) c. 2.50pm Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade Thomas Sondergard (conductor) c. 3.40pm Tchaikovsky: Francesca da Rimini - symphonic fantasia after Dante, Op 32 Xian Zhang (conductor) c. 4.15pm Beethoven: Symphony No.6 in F major, Op 68, 'Pastoral Xian Zhang (conductor). Penny Gore presents a week of concerts and recordings from the BBC NOW. | |
Friday, Bbc National Orchestra Of Wales Live At Hoddinott Hall | 20170929 | Nicola Heywood Thomas introduces the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, live from Hoddinott Hall in Cardiff in a programme of French tone poems as part of Afternoon on 3's tone poem theme. We'll hear Franck, Honegger and d'Indy all inspired by mountains. Plus Peter Moore joins the orchestra for pieces for trombone and orchestra by Takemitsu and Milhaud. Then back to the studio with Penny Gore for music by Johann Strauss II. 2pm - LIVE from Hoddinott Hall, presented by Nicola Heywood Thomas Franck: Ce qu'on entend sur la montagne, po耀me symphonique d'apr耀s Victor Hugo, Op.13 (1847) Takemitsu: Fantasma Cantos II for trombone and orchestra (1994) c.3.10 Milhaud: Concertino d'hiver for trombone and strings, Op.327 (1953) Honegger: Pastorale d'退t退 (1921) d'Indy: Jour d'退t退 | |
Friday, Bbc National Orchestra Of Wales Live From Cardiff | 20171020 | Nicola Heyward Thomas introduces the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, live from Hoddinott Hall in Cardiff. Baritone Ashley Riches sings Russian repertoire, and the orchestra celebrates Afternoon Concert's tone poem theme with a programme dedicated to the form, and examples by Shostakovich, Scriabin and Liszt. Then it's back to the studio with Penny Gore for Sibelius's Fifth Symphony and another tone poem - Richard Arnell's portrait of Lord Byron. 2pm Live from Hoddinott Hall in Cardiff, presented by Nicola Heyward Thomas. Shostakovich: October - symphonic poem, Op.131 Musorgsky: Songs and dances of death (orch Denisov) Musorgsky: Song of the Flea (orch Stravinsky) Interval music c.3pm Liszt: Mazeppa - symphonic poem after Hugo, S.100 Scriabin: Le Poeme de l'extase, Op.54 Ashley Riches (baritone) Robert Spano (conductor) c.3.50pm back to the studio with Penny Gore Sibelius: Symphony No. 5 in E flat major, Op.82 Sibelius: Valse Triste (Kuolema) Thomas Sondergard (conductor) c.4.25pm Arnell: Lord Byron - a Symphonic Portrait Martin Yates (conductor). | |
Friday, Bbc National Orchestra Of Wales Live From Hoddinott Hall | 20180413 | From the band's beginnings as the Western Studio Orchestra in the Assembly Rooms Cardiff's City Hall, through the orchestra's adventurous tour in what was, then, East Germany, to its enduring three decade-long partnership with Conductor Laureate Tadaaki Otaka, we celebrate the BBC National Orchestra of Wales' 90th Anniversary with a week of Afternoon Concerts that explore the orchestra's role in Welsh musical life and beyond. Concluding a week of concerts, Nicola Heywood Thomas presents a live performance from the orchestra's home in Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff, with the pianist Llyr Williams in Mozart - a composer also featured in our first ever concert in 1928. Bruch was also on that inaugural programme 90 years ago, and returns in a performance of his double concerto by BBC New Generation Artist, the viola player Eivind Holtsmark Ringstad, and the clarinettist Annelien Van Wauwe. Marking the orchestra's relationship with the welsh composer William Mathias, conductor Grant Llewellyn returns to a work he first premiered under the composer's watchful eye back in 1991 - his Symphony No. 3. Huw Watkins - 3 Welsh songs for String Orchestra Mozart - Piano Concerto No. 22 in E-flat major K.482 Bruch - Double Concerto for Clarinet and Viola in E minor Mathias - Symphony No. 3 Eivind Holtsmark Ringstad (viola) Annelien Van Wauwe (clarinet) Llyr Williams (piano) Grant Llewellyn (conductor) And at 3.50pm Kate Molleson continues this week's focus on the BBC National Orchestra of Wales' 90th anniversary by marking band's relationship with associated composers, including a work written by Daniel Jones for Ken Thomas - the former General Secretary of the Civil and Public Services Association - as a retirement gift. Plus we hear Principal Conductor Thomas Sondergard conduct B Tommy Andersson's memoriam to Richard Wagner. Daniel Jones - Cloud Messenger for orchestra BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra Arwell Hughes (conductor) Andersson - Death in Venice (Richard Wagner Memoriam) Thomas Sondergard (conductor). Kate Molleson celebrates the BBC National Orchestra of Wales' 90th anniversary. | |
Friday, Bbc Now And Bbc So Live | 20211210 | This week features live and recent concerts from the BBC performing groups, and the week concludes with two live concerts. First to Hoddinott Hall for the BBC National Orchestra of Wales to perform a world premiere by Sarah Lianna Lewis, Woolrich's Viola Concerto with New Generation Artist Timothy Ridout and Ravel's sumptuous Mother Goose ballet. Then to Maida Vale in London for the BBC Symphony Orchestra's live concert, including Beethoven's Emperor Concerto with New Generation Artist Tom Borrow, and Sibelius's Symphony no.6. Presented by Ian Skelly. 2pm BBC NOW - Live from Hoddinott Hall Presented by Nicola Heywood Thomas Sarah Lianna Lewis: Creature of Dust and Dreams (WP) Woolrich: Viola Concerto Ravel: Mother Goose - ballet Timothy Ridout (viola) Finnegan Downie Dear (conductor) 3.30pm BBC Symphony Orchestra - Live from Maida Vale Beethoven: Piano Concerto no.5 in E flat major, Op.75 Emperor Sibelius: Symphony no.6 in D minor, Op.74 Tom Borrow (piano) Sakari Oramo (conductor) Live performances from the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and BBC Symphony Orchestra. | |
Friday, Bbc Now Live From Bbc Hoddinott Hall In Cardiff | 20170407 | A live concert from Hoddinott Hall in Cardiff. With Radio 3 in Hull for its Uproot folk festival, Jun M䀀rkl conducts the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in pieces by Debussy, Saint-Sa뀀ns and Ravel that were part of the French orientalist movement - an early manifestation of an interest in world music. Nicola Heywood Thomas presents. 2pm - LIVE from Hoddinott Hall Debussy: 6 Epigraphes antiques, orch. Ansermet Saint-Sa뀀ns: Piano Concerto No. 5 in F major, Op.103, 'Egyptian Ravel: Sh退h退razade - ouverture de f退erie Debussy: Khamma - legende dans退e, orch. Debussy & Koechlin Louis Schwizgebel (piano) Jun M䀀rkl (conductor) 4pm Followed by Catriona Young rounding off a week of performances from the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. A live concert from BBC Hoddinott Hall in Cardiff with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales | |
Friday, Bbc Philharmonic | 20170616 | Penny Gore presents more American orchestral music from the BBC Philharmonic. In today's programme the orchestra performs works by George Antheil, Aaron Copland and John Harbison. Pianist Benjamin Grosvenor joins the orchestra for Saint-Sa뀀ns's second piano concerto. 2.30pm Symphony No 4 BBC Philharmonic, John Storgards (conductor) c.3.05pm Orchestral Variations BBC Philharmonic, John Wilson (conductor) Music for Eighteen Winds (UK premiere) BBC Philharmonic, Clark Rundell (conductor) c.3.30pm Piano Concerto No 2 in G minor, Op 22 Benjamin Grosvenor (piano), BBC Philharmonic, Ben Gernon (conductor) c.3.55pm Debussy La mer - 3 symphonic sketches for orchestra BBC Philharmonic, Ben Gernon (conductor). The BBC Philharmonic performs music by Antheil, Copland, Harbison, Saint-Saens and Debussy | |
Friday, Bbc Philharmonic | 20171208 | Tom Redmond introduces today's concert from the BBC Philharmonic, featuring music by Stravinsky as well as a performance of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. Michael Seal conducts the orchestra in Bantock's tone poem 'Fifine at the Fair', and Mark Simpson performs Magnus Lindberg's Clarinet Concerto. 2pm: Stravinsky: Apollo Sibelius: Six Humoresques Stravinsky: Symphonies of Wind Instruments Beethoven: Symphony No 5 in C minor, Op 67 James Ehnes (violin) Nicholas Collon (conductor) c.3.40pm: Magnus Lindberg: Clarinet Concerto Mark Simpson (clarinet) HK Gruber (conductor) c.4.10pm: Stravinsky: Concerto in D major for strings Lee Reynolds (conductor) c.4.25pm: Bantock: Fifine at the Fair Michael Seal (conductor). Tom Redmond introduces a concert of music by Stravinsky, Sibelius and Beethoven. | |
Friday, Bbc Philharmonic | 20180112 | Tom Redmond introduces performances from the BBC Philharmonic conducted by Joshua Weilerstein, Nicholas Collon, Leo Hussain, Edward Gardner and Manoj Kamps. c.2pm: Bach arr. Webern: Ricercare a 6 (from 'The Musical Offering') Beethoven: Overture Leonora No 3 Debussy: Prelude a l'apr退s-midi d'un faune Smyth: On the Cliffs of Cornwall (Prelude to Act II, 'The Wreckers') Ives orch. Schuman: Variations on 'America John Luther Adams: The Light that Fills the World Joshua Weilerstein (conductor) c.3.15pm: Stravinsky: Apollo Nicholas Collon (conductor) c.3.45pm: Szymanowski: Violin Concerto No 1 Alina Ibragimova (violin) Leo Hussain (conductor) c.4.10pm: Berg: Lulu - Symphonic Pieces Marie Arnet (soprano) Edward Gardner (conductor) c.4.40pm: Holst: Egdon Heath Manoj Kamps (conductor). Tom Redmond introduces more performances from the BBC Philharmonic. | |
Friday, Bbc Philharmonic | 20180316 | Kate Molleson concludes a week of concerts from the BBC Philharmonic, including Kathryn Stott as the soloist in Rachmaninov's first piano concerto, and Sibelius's first symphony. c.2pm: Elgar: Overture, Cockaigne Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No 1 in F sharp minor, Op 1 Sibelius: Symphony No 1 in E minor, Op 39 Kathryn Stott (piano) Andrew Davis (conductor) c.3.20pm: Elgar: The Pipes of Pan Roderick Williams (baritone) c.3.25pm: Berlioz: Overture, Le carnaval romain Andrew Litton (conductor) c.3.35pm: Beethoven: Piano Concerto No 2 in B flat major, Op 19 Martin Roscoe (piano) John Storgards (conductor) c.4.10pm: Tchaikovksy: Symphony No 4 in F minor, Op 36 Juanjo Mena (conductor). Kate Molleson concludes a week of concerts from the BBC Philharmonic. | |
Friday, Bbc Philharmonic | 20180420 | Tom Redmond concludes a week of performances from the BBC Philharmonic. Today's concert features Britten's Violin Concerto with soloist Julia Fischer, and Elgar's second symphony. 2pm: Weber - Overture, Euryanthe Britten - Violin Concerto Elgar - Symphony no 2 Julia Fischer (violin) Juanjo Mena (conductor) c.3.40pm: Vaughan Williams - The Wasps, Overture c.3.55pm: Messiaen - Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum Clark Rundell (conductor). | |
Friday, Bbc Philharmonic | 20180629 | Tom McKinney concludes a week of performances from the orchestra, including Korngold's Violin Concerto with soloist Andrew Haveron, and Vaughan Williams' fifth symphony. 2pm: Copland - Suite, Appalachian Spring Korngold - Violin Concerto in D major Op 35 Vaughan Williams - Symphony no 5 in D major Andrew Haveron (violin) BBC Philharmonic John Wilson (conductor) c.3.30pm: Copland - Connotations c.3.50pm: Dvorကk - Slavonic Rhapsody in G minor Op 45 no 2 Frederic Chaslin (conductor) c.4.05pm: Arriaga - Overture in D Juanjo Mena (conductor) c.4.15pm: Carmen (selection from the suites) Ben Gernon (conductor) c.4.45pm: Roussel - Pour une Fꀀte de printemps Yan Pascal Tortelier (conductor). Tom McKinney concludes a week of performances from the BBC Philharmonic. | |
Friday, Bbc Philharmonic Live At Mediacityuk, Salford | 20210618 | Jac van Steen conducts the BBC Philharmonic in a live performance of music by Theo Verbey, Copland & Janacek, with oboist Tim Blomfield and soprano Sophie Bevan. Following the live concert, Tom McKinney introduces more of the orchestra's recent recordings of Hindemith, Tchaikovsky, Britten, Sibelius and a euphonium concerto by Paul Mealor. Theo Verbey - Notturno (UK premiere) Aaron Copland - Eight Poems of Emily Dickinson Leos Janacek - Idyll Tim Blomfleid (oboe) Sophie Bevan (soprano) Jac van Steen (conductor) Tchaikovsky - Hamlet: Entr'acte, Act III Ben Gernon (conductor) Hindemith - Der Schwanendreher Timothy Ridout (viola) John Storg倀rds (conductor) Sibelius - Romance in C , Op.42 Anna-Maria Helsing (conductor) Britten - Russian Funeral BBC Philharmonic brass and percussion Clark Rundell (conductor) Sibelius - Scene with cranes, Op.44 No.2 Paul Mealor - Euphonium Concerto (first broadcast performance) David Childs (euphonium) Jac van Steen conducts BBC Philharmonic in a live performance of Verbey, Copland & Janacek | |
Friday, Bbc Philharmonic Live From Bridgewater Hall | 20170414 | Penny Gore presents a performance Bach's St Matthew Passion with the BBC Philharmonic under Nicholas Kraemer, live from Manchester's Bridgewater Hall Bach's St. Matthew Passion was first performed on Good Friday in 1727. Nearly 300 years later, this rich and profoundly personal masterpiece retains its place as the one of the greatest Easter works in the repertoire. With gripping drama, it tells the story of Christ's last days including the last supper, his betrayal, crucifixion and burial 2.00pm Bach: St. Matthew Passion, BWV.244 (sung in German) Nicholas Mulroy, tenor - Evangelist Matthew Hargreaves, bass-baritone - Christus Lina Johnson, soprano Marianne Beate Kielland, mezzo-soprano Andrew Tortise, tenor Benjamin Bevan, baritone Manchester Chamber Choir Kinder Children's Choir Nicholas Kraemer, conductor. Live from Bridgewater Hall in Manchester, Penny Gore presents Bach's St Matthew Passion. | |
Friday, Bbc Philharmonic Live From Salford | 20171013 | Tom Redmond presents a live concert from the BBC Philharmonic at MediaCityUK in Salford, featuring a complete performance of Smetana's 'Ma vlast' - part of Afternoon Concert's tone poem theme. Plus performances of Sibelius's first symphony and Elgar's Falstaff. 2pm Smetana: Ma vlast Pietari Inkinen (conductor) c. 3.25pm Sibelius: Symphony No 1 Jamie Phillips (conductor) c. 4pm Nicola LeFanu: Wind-blown seeds Clark Rundell (conductor) c. 4.20pm Elgar: Falstaff Sir Andrew Davis (conductor). Tom Redmond presents a live concert from the BBC Philharmonic at MediaCityUK in Salford. | |
Friday, Bbc Philharmonic On Tour | 20170630 | Penny Gore concludes a week of performances from the orchestra on tour in Spain, Austria, Germany and China. Today, Julia Fischer joins the orchestra for Britten's Violin Concerto in Stuttgart, and Juanjo Mena conducts Elgar's Second Symphony in Innsbruck. Plus, as part of Radio 3's Canada 150 celebrations, a performance of Chris Meyer's Hope, performed by the National Youth Orchestra of Canada. 2pm Violin Concerto, Op 15 Julia Fischer (violin), BBC Philharmonic, Juanjo Mena (conductor) c.2.35pm Tchaikovsky Symphony No 4 in F minor, Op 36 c.3.20pm Symphony No 2 in E flat major, Op 63 c.4.15pm Hope (NYO of Canada commission) Perry So (conductor). The BBC Philharmonic performs Britten, Tchaikovsky and Elgar in Germany. | |
Friday, Bbc Scottish Symphony Orchestra | 20170505 | Catriona Young concludes her week of performances and recordings by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, with a Beethoven theme across the week. Today's programme includes a concert the orchestra gave at the Eden Court Theatre in Inverness, including Dvorak's 6th Symphony. Plus today's piece of Beethoven is his Pastoral Symphony. 2pm Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op.68 (Pastoral) Thomas Dausgaard (conductor) c.2.40pm Tippett: Ritual Dances from 'The Midsummer Marriage Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op.26 Daniel Hope (violin) c.3.30pm Dvorak: Symphony No. 6 in D major, Op.60 Thomas Dausgaard (conductor). The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra performs music by Beethoven, Tippett, Bruch and Dvorak | |
Friday, Bbc Scottish Symphony Orchestra | 20170526 | Katie Derham completes her week of performances by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra with new recordings of music by neglected British composers Erik Chisholm and William Sterndale Bennett. Plus a concert the orchestra gave in Aberdeen, comprising Sibelius's Violin Concerto, with Alexandra Soumm as soloist, and Tchaikovsky's Fourth Symphony. 2pm Sterndale Bennett: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op.9 Howard Shelley (piano/director) c.2.30pm Glinka: Ruslan i Lyudmila - Overture Sibelius Concerto in D minor Op.47 for violin and orchestra c.3.10pm Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op.36 Alexandra Soumm (violin) Ben Gernon (conductor) c.3.50pm Chisholm: Dance Suite for piano and orchestra Danny Driver (piano) Martyn Brabbins (conductor). The BBC SSO performs music by WS Bennett, Glinka, Sibelius Tchaikovsky and Chisholm. | |
Friday, Bbc Scottish Symphony Orchestra | 20170922 | The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra performs works by Rimsky-Korsakov and Walton, plus Rachmaninov's second piano concerto Presented by Verity Sharp 2.00pm Edmund Finnis: The Air, Turning Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto no.2 in C minor, Op.18 Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade, Op.35 Vadym Kholodenko, piano Ilan Volkov, conductor 3.40pm Walton: Violin Concerto in B minor Anthony Marwood, violin Martyn Brabbins, conductor. Verity Sharp with pieces by Rachmaninov, Rimsky-Korsakov and Walton. | |
Friday, Bbc Scottish Symphony Orchestra | 20171124 | Ian Skelly presents performances given by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. This afternoon's 2pm concert, recorded in Inverness, features orchestral masterpieces by 19th-century composers: Brahms's Haydn Variations, Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto and Strauss's tone poem Aus Italien. Then, music by Bohemian composers: Dvorak's overture to his little-known opera Vanda opens this concert, which also includes Janacek's Suite for Strings, and Dvorak's folk-tale inspired The Wild Dove, reflecting Afternoon Concert's continuing exploration of the romantic tone poem. Plus Messiaen's L'Ascension, four meditations on the Ascension of Christ. Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op.56a Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor, Op.64 Strauss: Aus Italien, Op.16 Kristof Barati (violin) Christoph K怀nig (conductor) c. 3.30pm Dvorak: Vanda - overture Janacek: Suite for Strings Dvorak: The Wild Dove Rory Macdonald (conductor) c.4.30pm Messiaen: L'Ascension Duncan Ward (conductor). Ian Skelly presents concert performances by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. | |
Friday, Bbc Scottish Symphony Orchestra | 20180427 | Georgia Mann concludes her week of performances by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Today's programme begins with a concert which combined Bartok's folk influenced music with contributions from folk musicians, singer N ri Kovကcs and Parapကcs. This was followed by Bartok's Music for strings, percussion and celesta. Plus more from two new recordings which have been featured across the week. 2pm Bartok Romanian folk dances Sz.68, orch. from Sz.56 [orig. for piano] (including Hungarian folk music mixed in) Bartok 15 Hungarian Peasant songs, Sz.71 (including Hungarian folk music mixed in) Bartok Hungarian sketches Sz.97 for orchestra [from own piano works] 13'08 (including Hungarian folk music mixed in) Bartok Transylvanian Dances, Sz.96 (including Hungarian folk music mixed in) Bartok Music for strings, percussion and celesta Sz.106 N ri Kovကcs (singer) Thomas Dausgaard (conductor) c.3.30pm Rheinberger Concerto in A flat major Op.94 for piano and orchestra Simon Callaghan (piano) Ben Gernon (conductor) Corea Children's songs, arr. saxophone and Orchestra [orig. for piano] Tommy Smith (saxophone) Clark Rundell (conductor). The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra perform Bartok. | |
Friday, Bbc Scottish Symphony Orchestra | 20180518 | Penny Gore presents the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, directed from the violin by their Leader Laura Samuel, in music by Mozart, Bridge & Benjamin Britten. Plus Beethoven's rousing Eroica symphony to round off the week. 2pm Mozart: Serenade in G major K.525 (Eine Kleine Nachtmusik) Britten: Les Illuminations Op.18 for voice and string orchestra Bridge: 3 Idylls for string quartet, arr Hindmarsh for strings Mozart: Symphony no. 41 in C major K.551 (Jupiter) Laura Samuel (violin & director) Claire Booth (soprano) c.4.05pm Beethoven: Symphony no. 3 in E flat major Op.55 (Eroica) Ilan Volkov (conductor). Penny Gore presents the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra performing Mozart Bridge & Britten | |
Friday, Bbc Scottish Symphony Orchestra | 20210319 | This week's performances from the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra concludes with music by Ravel: La Valse, Une Barque sur l'ocean and the Piano Concerto in G major. Plus Unsuk Chin's music from Alice in Wonderland, Rachmaninov's Symphonic Dances, and Korngold's Symphony in F sharp. Presented by Fiona Talkington 2pm Ravel La Valse - choreographic poem for orchestra Chin Snags and snarls - suite from 'Alice in Wonderland' for soprano, mezzo and orchestra Ravel Une Barque sur l'ocean, orch. from no.3 of 'Miroirs Rachmaninov 3 Symphonic dances Op.45 for orchestra Yeree Suh, soprano Ilan Volkov, conductor c.3.10pm Ravel Piano concerto in G major Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, piano Martyn Brabbins, conductor c.3.30pm Korngold Symphony in F sharp Op.40 John Wilson, conductor With music by Ravel, Unsuk Chin, Rachmaninov and Korngold. | |
Friday, Bbc Singers And Bbc Symphony Orchestra | 20170714 | Catriona Young introduces a concert given by the BBC Singers at Milton Court in London earlier this month, conducted by Eric Whitacre, as well as music from the BBC Symphony Orchestra in tribute to former Chief Conductor Jiri Belohlavek who died last month. Vitezslav Novak: About the eternal longing Op.33 - tone-poem after Hans Andersen Jiri Belohlavek (conductor) 2:20pm Eric Whitacre: I carry your heart with me John Mackey: The Rumour of a Secret King Jonathan Newman: Agnus Dei Steven Bryant: In Aeternum Eriks Esenvalds: Stars Sarah Hopkins: Past Life Melodies Eric Whitacre: Three Flower Songs John Powell: Requiem Addendum Eric Whitacre: Enjoy the Silence Eric Whitacre (conductor) Recorded earlier this month at Milton Court, Barbican, London 3:30pm Ralph Vaughan Williams: A London Symphony (Symphony No. 2) Martyn Brabbins (conductor). BBC SO in Novak and Vaughan Williams. Plus BBC Singers: Eric Whitacre and John Mackey. | |
Friday, Bbc Singers And Symphony Orchestra At The Bbc Proms Dubai | 20170331 | Katie Derham ends a week of performances from the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the BBC Singers at the BBC Proms Dubai Petroc Trelawny joins the BBC Symphony Orchestra and BBC Singers in the Dubai Opera House for a concert of music by Shostakovich, Debussy and Saint-Sa뀀ns recorded last week during the orchestra's visit to Dubai. 2.00pm Shostakovich: Festive Overture, Op.96 Edward Gardner (conductor) 2.09pm Saint-Sa뀀ns: Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op.22 Benjamin Grosvenor (piano) 2.32pm Debussy: La Mer 2.55pm Handel: Zadok the Priest 3.03pm Joseph Tawadros (arranged by Jules Buckley): Eye of the Beholder; Permission to Evaporate; Constantinople Joseph Tawadros (ud and percussion) 3.20pm Wood: Fantasia on British Sea Songs 3.28pm Arne (arr. Sargent): Rule, Britannia 3.33pm Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance March No.1 in D major; 4.00pm Katie Derham continues the afternoon with more performances from the BBC Symphony Orchestra Judith Weir: The Welcome Arrival of Rain Martyn Brabbins (conductor). Music by Shostakovich, Saint-Saens, Debussy, Handel, Tawadros, Wood, Arne, Elgar and Weir. | |
Friday, Bbc Symphony Orchestra | 20180216 | Kate Molleson rounds off her week of performances from the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Singers with a concert the orchestra gave last week at the Barbican, London. James Feddeck conducted Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition, and Javier Perianes joined them for Ravel's G major Piano Concerto. Plus a recording of Szymanowski's 2nd Violin Concerto with Tasmin Little, and Esa-Pekka Salonen's Karawane with the BBC Symphony Chorus. 2pm Barber: Symphony No 1, Op 9 Ravel: Piano Concerto in G major George Walker: Icarus in Orbit Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (orch.Ravel) Javier Perianes (piano) James Feddeck (conductor) c.3.30pm Schoenberg: Friede auf Erden Tenebrae Nigel Short (conductor) c.3.45pm Szymanowski: Violin Concerto No 2 Tasmin Little (violin) Edward Gardner (conductor) Bernstein: Touches - Chorale, Eight Variations and Coda for piano piano tba c.4.20pm Esa-Pekka Salonen: Karawane Sakari Oramo (conductor). The BBC Symphony Orchestra perform Ravel and Mussogsky at the Barbican, London. | |
Friday, Bbc Symphony Orchestra And Bbc Singers | 20170519 | Music by Suk, Beethoven and a modern take on the four seasons from Roxanna Panufnik, her 'Four World Seasons', played by violinist Tasmin Little Presented by Katie Derham 2.00pm Suk: Prague, Op.26 BBC Symphony Orchestra Jiri Belohlavek, conductor 2.25pm Detlev Glanert: Megaris BBC Singers Sakari Oramo, conductor 2.50pm Beethoven: Symphony No.5 3.20pm Roxanna Panufnik: Four World Seasons Tasmin Little, violin/director 3.40pm Martinu: Symphony No.4 Jiri Belohlavek, conductor. BBC Symphony Orchestra in music by Suk, Glanert, Beethoven, Roxanna Panufnik and Martinu. | |
Friday, Beethoven's Choral Symphony | 20211112 | Penny Gore presents a selection of music from the BBC performing groups and European Broadcasting Union. Today features Beethoven's mighty Ninth Symphony conducted by Jordi Savall, this week's featured artist who has turned 80 this year. Plus today's Mozart concerto - the third violin concerto performed by Liza Ferschtman - and English music by Vaughan Williams and Britten. Presented by Penny Gore c.2pm Mozart: Violin Concerto 3 in G major, K.216 Liza Ferschtman (violin) Residentie Orkest The Hague Anja Bihlmaier (conductor) Vaughan Williams: Five Variants on Dives and Lazarus Ulster Orchestra Jac van Steen (conductor) c.3pm Beethoven: Symphony no.9 in D minor, Op.125 Choral Sara Gouzy (soprano) Laila Salome Fischer (mezzo-soprano) Benedikt Kristjansson (tenor) Manuel Walser (baritone) Vox Bona Les Concert des Nations Jordi Savall (conductor) c.4.00 Britten Lachrymae Scott Dickinson (viola) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Martyn Brabbins (conductor) Music by Beethoven, Mozart, Vaughan WIlliams and Britten. | |
Friday, Brahms's Fourth Symphony | 20230217 | Ian Skelly introduces an afternoon of concert performances by BBC ensembles and orchestras from across the globe. Today, at 3pm, a week of Brahms concludes with his Symphony No 4, with the KBS Symphony Orchestra and conductor Christoph Eschenbach. Also, Nimrod from Elgar's Enigma Variations with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, Rimsky-Korsakov's Capriccio espagnol with the BBC Philharmonic, piano music by Lili Boulanger played by Alexandra Dariescu, and more sacred music by Andrea Gabrieli with the period ensemble Concerto Palatino. Including: Brahms: Hungarian Dance No 1 in G minor Christoph Eschenbach, conductor Elgar: Variations on an Original Theme ('Enigma') Op 36, Variation 9; Nimrod Andrew Davis, conductor Handel: Lascia ch'io pianga, from 'Rinaldo' (arr. for oboe d'amore) Albrecht Mayer, oboe damore Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra Francois-Xavier Roth, conductor Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio espagnol, Op 34 Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor Ravel: Introduction and Allegro for harp, flute, clarinet and string quartet Ensemble Wien-Berlin Brahms: Symphony No 4 in E minor, Op 98 Lili Boulanger: Prelude and Trois morceaux Alexandra Dariescu, piano Andrea Gabrieli: The Penitential Psalms of David [including: Beati quorum remissae sunt, a 6 (prima pars); Delictum meum (secunda pars); Tu es refugium meum (tertia pars); In camo et fraeno maxillas eorum (quarta pars)] Bruce Dickey, cornetto & leader Christoph Eschenbach conducts Brahms Symphony No 4 and music by Elgar and Lili Boulanger. | |
Friday, Bruch For Two Pianos | 20220311 | Strauss and Bruch from Seoul, as well as more from the Bach Family with the Controcorrente Orchestra. Presented by Penny Gore We've two different looks at J.S. Bach - music by him and his sons on period instruments, as well as the second part of a big band arrangement of his Goldberg Variations. Max Bruch's Concerto for two pianos, with its achingly beautiful slow movement, is also on the bill of fayre as well as the suite from Richard Strauss's opera Der Rosenkavalier. Roderick Williams Ave verum corpus BBC Singers Sofi Jeannin, conductor Bach arr. Bill Dobbins The Goldberg Project, Part 2 WDR Big Band Cologne J怀rg Achim Keller, leader Johann Sebastian Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G, BWV 1049 Alfia Bakieva, violin Emiliano Rodolfi, recorder Alessandro Naasello, recorder 3.00pm Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra in A flat minor, op. 88a Suite from 'Der Rosenkavalier Minsoo Sohn, piano Jiyeong Mun, piano KBS Symphony Orchestra Sascha Goetzel, conductor Johann Christian Bach Sinfonia in G minor, op. 6/6 Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Concerto in F for two harpsichords, Wq.46 Andreas Staier, harpsichord Luca Quintavalle, harpsichord Strauss and Bruck from Seoul, as well as more from the Bach family. | |
Friday, Capu\u00e7on Plays More Mozart | 20220624 | We close a week of programmes celebrating French violinist Renaud Capu瀀on with him joined by compatriot Gerard Causse in Mozart's sublime Sinfonia concertante for violin and viola. There's more from the London International Festival of Early Music and we pay our final visit to composer Judith Bingham's 70th birthday concert Presented by Ian Skelly 2.00pm Purcell I was glad, Z.19 Remember not, Lord, our offences, Z.50 Ensemble Pro Victoria Vaughan Williams Valiant for Truth Unpredictable but providential BBC Singers Owain Park Dieupart Suite No.5 in F Elizabeth Kenny, lute Laurence Cummings, harpsichord Antal Dorati Duo concertante Francois Leleux, oboe Emmanuel Strosser, piano 3.00pm Sinfonia Concertante in E flat, K.364 Gerard Causse, viola Lausanne Chamber Orchestra Renaud Capu瀀on, violin and conductor Caresana La veglia L'Arpeggiata Christina Pluhar, director Reubke Organ Sonata in C minor on Psalm 94 Nathan Laube, organ of Saint Wenceslas Cathedral, Olomouc Renaud Capu\u00e7on and Gerard Causse play Mozart's Sinfonia concertante for violin and viola. | |
Friday, Concerts From Switzerland | 20170512 | Verity Sharp introduces concerts recorded recently in Switzerland. First, Le Cercle de l'Harmonie, conducted by J退r退mie Rhorer, performs Mozart's Symphony 40 in G minor. The afternoon continues with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, under Sir Roger Norrington, playing Haydn's Symphonies 83 and 103, but in between them, Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 3 with Franceso Piemontesi as soloist. And to end the afternoon, Tubin's Estonian Dance Suite, again with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, this time under the baton of Anu Tali. 2.00pm Mozart: Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K.550 J退r退mie Rhorer, conductor 2.25pm Haydn: Symphony No. 83 in G minor, Hob. I:83 ('La Poule') Sir Roger Norrington, conductor 2.56pm Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37 Francesco Piemontesi, piano 3.30pm Haydn: Symphony No. 103 in E flat, Hob. I:103 ('Drumroll') 4.01pm Tubin: Estonian Dance Suite Anu Tali, conductor. Verity Sharp introduces a programme including music by Mozart, Haydn and Beethoven. | |
Friday, Cpe Bach's Magnificat | 20230630 | Penny Gore rounds off another week of recordings from around Europe and from the BBC performing groups. Today, son and father feature, as Penny introduces a recording of CPE Bach's Magnificat, featuring Netherlands Bach Society under the direction of violinist Shunsuke Sato. Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra and conductor Vကclav Luks play Bach's Third Orchestral Suite. Steven Osborne is the soloist with the BBC Philharmonic in Ravel's jazz and folk-influenced Piano Concerto, while the BBC Singers bring music by Isaac Hirshow to the mix. Today's featured Dutch composer is Alphons Diepenbrock, and Penny also has a symphony once thought to be the work of Beethoven, but now believed to be the work of one Friedrich Witt. Including: Ravel: Piano concerto in G major Steven Osborne, piano John Wilson, conductor Isaac Hirshow: Kol Goyin Paul Brough, conductor Diepenbrock: The Birds - overture Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Riccardo Chailly, conductor c. 3pm CPE Bach: Magnificat, Wq 215 Kristen Witmer, soprano Reginald Mobley, alto Marcel Beekman, tenor Felix Schwandtke, bass Shunsuke Sato, director JS Bach: Orchestral suite No 3 in D major, BWV 1068 Vကclav Luks, conductor c. 4pm Friedrich Witt: Symphony No 14 in C major (Jena) Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Gottfried von der Goltz, conductor The Netherlands Bach Society perform CPE Bach's Magnificat. | |
Friday, Dalia Stasevska And The Bbc So | 20220722 | Presented by Ian Skelly, featuring the BBC Symphony Orchestra's recent Prom with conductor Dalia Stasevska, performing music from Iceland and Russia, pairing J hann J hannsson's atmospheric reworkings of Durham miners' songs with Rachmaninov's popular Second Piano Concerto, and Hildur Gu | |
Friday, Elena Urioste Plays Barber | 20220304 | With Ian Skelly. Dalia Stasevska conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in Barber's romantic Violin Concerto with Elena Urioste, and the orchestra return with Anja Bihlmaier with Dvorak's Seventh Symphony. Plus music from a Mediterranean themed concert given at the Resonanzen Festival in Vienna, and more new recordings from the BBC Singers with David Hill. Including: Gerhard: Alegrias - suite from the flamenco ballet BBC Philharmonic, Juanjo Mena (conductor) Alleoti: Angelus ad pastores Janet Wheeler: I heard a voice David Hill (conductor) Britten: Simple Symphony John Storgards (conductor) c. 3pm Barber: Violin Concerto Op.14 Elena Urioste (violin) Dalia Stasevska (conductor) Nostalgia - Meer der Erinnerungen' (Sea of Memories) Including music by Rossi and Murcia Nihan Devecioglu, voice Xavier Diaz-Latorre, theorbo, baroque guitar Friederike Heumann, viola da gamba, lirone Dvorak: Symphony No.7 Anja Bihlmaier (conductor) Dalia Stasevska conducts the BBC SO and Elena Urioste in Barber's Violin Concerto. | |
Friday, European Concert Showcase | 20171201 | Tom McKinney presents the last of this week's selection of concerts from across Europe, celebrating 50 years of the European Broadcasting Union's music exchange - a swapping service between European broadcasters. Today's main concert is from the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, with Daniele Gatti conducting Beethoven and Brahms. Plus a final visit to the Prague Spring International Music Festival with the Orchestre de Paris in Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition. 2pm: Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D, Op 61 Brahms: Symphony No 1 in C minor, Op 68 Frank Peter Zimmermann (violin) conductor Daniele Gatti c.3.30pm: Ravel: Daphnis et Chloe Suite No 2 Canteloube: Songs of the Auvergne Mussorgsky, orch Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition Kate Lindsey, mezzo-soprano conductor Thomas Hengelbrock. The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and the Orchestre de Paris play Beethoven and Mussorgsky | |
Friday, Farrenc's Third Symphony | 20230317 | Fiona Talkington rounds off this week's focus on new recordings form the Ulster Orchestra, plus chamber and orchestral concert performances from around Europe. Today, Manoj Kamps conducts the Ulster Orchestra in the third of Louise Farrenc's symphonies and Ravel's Piano Concerto in G, with soloist Steven Osborne. Also this afternoon, violinist Leonidas Kavakos plays Stravinsky in Berlin, and the trumpet-piano duo of Simon H怀fele and Frank Dupree present music by Enescu, Weill and Elvis Costello. Including: Handel: Concerto grosso in D, op. 6/5, HWV 323 G怀teborg Baroque Magnus Kjellson, director Enescu: L退gende Simon H怀fele, trumpet Frank Dupree, piano Stravinsky: Violin Concerto in D major Leonidas Kavakos, violin German Symphony Orchestra Robin Ticciati, conductor Weill: Slow Fox and Algi-Song 3.00 Farrenc: Symphony No.3 in G Minor, Op.36 Manoj Kamps, conductor Schütz Singet dem Herr ein neues Lied a 8 SWV 35 (Psalm 98) RIAS Chamber Chorus, Berlin Ensemble Promena Justin Doyle, conductor Moeran: Rhapsody No.2 in E major Bryden Thomson, conductor Elvis Costello: Almost Blue 4.00 Ravel: Piano Concerto in G Steven Osborne, piano The Ulster Orchestra play Louise Farrenc. | |
Friday, Gran Partita | 20220401 | Tom McKinney rounds off the week of Afternoon Concerts with more from this week's featured BBC performing groups, the Ulster Orchestra and BBC National Orchestra of Wales, playing music today by the Welsh composer Grace Williams. There are more performances from the Darmstadt Baroque Soloists and the Dresden Philharmonic perform Mozart's great Serenade No 10 known as the Gran Partita. There's also a final performance from pianist Alexander Tharaud given in Warsaw. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Divertimento for strings K. 136 BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Laura Samuel (leader/director) Astor Piazzolla Tango para una ciudad Astor Piazzolla Quintet Julian Vat (conductor) 2.20pm Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony No.2 in D major Ilyich Rivas (conductor) Christoph Graupner - Chaconne Alessandro Quarta (conductor) Antonio Vivaldi - Grida quell sangue vendetta (Vitellia's aria from Tito Manlio') Sonia Prina soprano 3pm Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Serenade No. 10 for winds in B-flat major, K. 361 ('Gran Partita') Marek Janowski (conductor) c.3.50pm Grace Williams - Penillion Jamie Philips (conductor) c. 4.10pm Franz Schubert - Overture to Rosamunde Alexander Tharaud (piano) Music from Mozart, Piazzolla, Beethoven, Vivaldi, Grace Williams and Schubert. | |
Friday, Handel's Israel In Egypt, Part 3 | 20221104 | Penny Gore presents a week of Afternoon Concert, featuring today the third part of Handel's Israel in Egypt performed by the Zürcher Sing-Akademie and Freiburg Baroque Orchestra conducted by Ren退 Jacobs. Plus more highlights from accordian player Martynas Levickis and his Mikroork退stra and Kit Armstrong is soloist in Saint-Saens' Piano Concerto no.2. Presented by Penny Gore. 2pm Strauss II Thunder and Lighting Polka, Op.324 Martynas Levickis (accordian) Debussy Reflets dans L'eau, from 'Images, Set 1, L. 110 Daniil Trifonov (piano) Corelli Concerto grosso in D major, Op.6'4 Schumann 3 Romances Op.94 for horn (originally for oboe) and piano Alec Frank-Gemmill (horn) Alasdair Beatson (piano) Saint-Saens Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, op. 22 Kit Armstrong (piano) Lausanne Chamber Orchestra Anja Bihlmaier (conductor) 3pm Handel Israel in Egypt, HWV54 - Part 3: Moses Song Robin Johannsen (soprano) Emmanuel de Negri (soprano) Alberto Migu退lez Rouco (counter-tenor) Jeremy Ovenden (tenor) Neal Davies (bass) Yannick Debus (bass) Ren退 Jacobs (conductor) Vivaldi Excerpts from Autumn from the Four Seasons, Violin Concerto RV293 (1.Allegro, 3.Allegro) Poulenc Sinfonietta, FP 141 Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra Marek Sedivy (conductor) Music by Handel, Saint-Sa\u00ebns and Poulenc. | |
Friday, Haydn's Symphony No 91 | 20220916 | This week in Afternoon Concert Penny Gore features music from summer festivals around Europe. Today includes a concert given by the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra under Andrew Manze at the Wurzburg Mozart Festival, featuring music by Haydn, Mozart and Stravinsky. Plus more highlights from the RIAS Chamber Chorus concert at the International Sacred Music Festival, Fribourg. Presented by Ian Skelly. 2pm Arvo P䀀rt: The Deer's Cry Part Nunc dimittis Peter Dijkstra (conductor) c.2.15 Stravinsky: Concerto in D for strings Basel Andrew Manze (conductor) c.2.30 Isabel Mundry: Traces des moments, for string trio, clarinet and accordion Theresa Jensen (violin) Sarah Luisa Zrenner (viola) Ulrich Witteler (cello) Karl Rauer (clarinet) Teodoro Anzellotti (accordion) c.2.50 Jennifer Higdon: Piano Trio - 1st movt: Pale Yellow Anne Akiko Meyers (violin) Alisa Weilerstein (cello) Adam Neiman (piano) c.3pm Haydn: Symphony no.91 in B flat major, H.1:91 c.3.40 Mozart: Piano Concerto no.23 in A major, K.488 Seong-Jin Cho (piano) c.4.10 Wagner: Tristan und Isolde - Prelude und Liebestod BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Mark Wigglesworth (conductor) | |
Friday, Haydn's The Seasons: Winter | 20221230 | Ian Skelly introduces an afternoon of live concert recordings from BBC ensembles and from around Europe. This week's focus on Haydn's The Seasons, in a performance from Vienna's Musikverein, concludes today with Winter. The BBC Philharmonic continue the theme with winter evening tales by Josek Suk, Marin Alsop conducts the ORF Radio Symphony Orchestra, Vienna, in Janacek's Sinfonietta, and the Ulster Orchestra plays music by Jessie Montgomery and Vaughan Williams. Plus the Choir of The Queen's College, Oxford, on tour in Antwerp with the music of John Taverner. Including: Haydn: Piano Sonata in D major H.XVI:37 Mariam Batsashvili, piano c.2.15pm Suk: Tale of a winter's evening Vassily Sinaisky, conductor Taverner: Gaude plurimum Owen Rees, conductor Jessie Montgomery: Banner Daniele Rustioni, conductor c.3pm Haydn: The Seasons, Hob. XXI:3, oratorio - Winter Miah Persson, soprano Mauro Peter, tenor Florian Boesch, bass Vienna Symphony Orchestra Andres Orozco-Estrada, conductor Vaughan Williams: The Wasps Overture Jac van Steen, conductor Carwithen: Sonatina for cello and piano Andrei Ionita, cello Lilit Grigoryan, piano c.3.55pm Janacek: Sinfonietta Marin Alsop, conductor The final part of Haydn's The Seasons, Winter. | |
Friday, Jan Lisiecki Plays Prokofiev | 20230127 | Ian Skelly rounds up his week of concert performances from around Europe with music by Honegger, Wagner, Faure, Prokofiev. Plus a wintery symphony by German-Swiss composer Joachim Raff, and the Canadian pianist Jan Lisiecki playing Prokofiev in Switzerland. Including: Chopin: Etude No 1 in C `Waterfall` Op10/1 Jan Lisiecki (piano) Honegger: Pacific 231 - Mouvement symphonique No 1 Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra David Zinman (conductor) Wagner: Overture Rienzi Orchestre Nationale de France Andris Poga (conductor) Faure: Caligula Op52 Radio France Children's Choir Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra Mikko Frank (conductor) 3.00 Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No 2 in G minor op16 Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana Markus Poschner (conductor) Raff: Symphony No 11 `Winter` Bamberger Symphoniker Hans Stadlmair (conductor) Unique performances from across Europe, with special mention given to Switzerland. | |
Friday, Katya Kabanova, Act 3 | 20220603 | Fiona Talkington introduces the third and final act of Janacek's Katya Kabanova, from Rome Opera. Catch up with Acts 1 and 2 from Wednesday and Thursday's programmes. Also today, Janacek's In the Mists, in a version for string quartet; Mozart's Symphony No. 1 with German Symphony Orchestra, the BBC Singers perform JS Bach's Komm, Jesu, Komm, Gliere's Horn Concerto in Prague with soloist Radek Baborကk. Also, the BBC National Orchestra of Wales with Arthur Benjamin's Piano Concertino, played by Simon Callaghan. And Tchaikovsky's fantasy overture Romeo and Juliet. Including: Mozart: Symphony No. 1 in E flat, K. 16 Cornelius Meister, conductor JS Bach: Komm, Jesu, komm BWV 229 Stephen Farr, organ Sofi Jeannin, director Reinhold Gliere: Horn Concerto in B flat, op. 91 Radek Baborကk, French horn Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra Petr Popelka, conductor 3pm Leos Janacek: Katya Kabanova - opera in 3 acts Act 3 Sav뀀l Prokofjevic Dik j, a merchant: Stephen Richardson, bass Boris Grigorjevi?, Dik j's nephew: Charles Workman, tenor Marfa Ignat?vna Kabanovက (Kabanicha), widow of a rich merchant: Susan Bickley, contralto Tichon Ivany? Kabanov, her son: Julian Hubbard, tenor Kက?a (Katerina), Tichon's wife: Corinne Winters, soprano Vက?a Kudrja, a schoolteacher: Sam Furness, tenor Varvara, a foundling: Carolyn Sproule, mezzo-soprano Kuligin, friend of Vကna Kudrja: Luk Zeman, baritone Janက?ek: In The Mists' (arr. for string quartet) Czech Philharmonic Quartet Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet - fantasy overture Grant Lewellyn, conductor Arthur Benjamin: Piano concertino Simon Callaghan, piano Martyn Brabbins, conductor The conclusion of Janacek's opera from Rome, and music by Mozart, JS Bach and Gliere. | |
Friday, Live With The Bbc Philharmonic | 20211008 | Tom McKinney with the best classical music performed by BBC ensembles and orchestras across Europe. Mark Wigglesworth conducts the BBC Philharmonic live from Salford's MediaCity in a concert including Mozart's overture to La Clemenza di Tito, Haydn's `Clock` Symphony and Mozart's Symphony No.40. In between the two symphonies, while the orchestra re-sets, you can hear a recording of Edward MacDowell's deeply romantic `Keltic` piano sonata. Also in the programme, Copland's Billy the Kid Suite from the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, more Baroque vocal music from Capella Marianna in Prague and a highlight from last year's London International Festival of Early Music. Including: Mozart: Overture: La Clemenza di Tito (LIVE) Mark Wigglesworth (conductor) Haydn: Symphony No.101 in D major `The Clock` (LIVE) MacDowell: Piano Sonata No.4 in E minor `Keltic` James Barbagallo (piano) Mozart: Symphony No.40 in G minor, K.550 (LIVE) c. 3.30pm Smetana: Jitro krကsn退 [Two Widows] Smetana: Noc je tak tichက [The Brandenburgers in Bohemia] Smetana: Lullaby [The Kiss] Smetana: Zitko krကsn退 [The Secret] Smetana: Ba, nejveselejs퀀 je tento sv?t [Dalibor] Smetana: Pro? bychom se net?sili [The Bartered Bride] Prague Philharmonic Choir Lukas Vasilek (conductor) Copland: Billy the Kid Suite John Wilson (conductor) Arvo P䀀rt: Fratres Fretwork Mark Wigglesworth conducts symphonies by Mozart and Haydn. | |
Friday, Live With The Bbc Philharmonic | 20211119 | Tom McKinney with the best classical music performed by BBC ensembles and orchestras across Europe. The afternoon kicks off with a live concert from MediaCity in Salford, where Rory MacDonald conducts the BBC Philharmonic in an all-Strauss programme, featuring a selection of his songs with soprano Elizabeth Watts, followed by his tone poem Metamorphosen. After 3 o'clock Tom continues his focus on great Romantic symphonies this week with Schumann's Fourth, in its original 1841 version - Alan Gilbert conducts the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra in a performance recorded at the Mecklenburg Vorpommern Festivalin September. There's also Monteverdi performed by the Youth of La Capella Reial de Catalunya and new music by Judith Weir from the Vale of Glamorgan Festival. The week ends with Mozart's 'Haffner' Symphony from the Basel Chamber Orchestra. Richard Strauss - Winterweihe, Op.48'4 Richard Strauss - Meinem Kinde, Op.37'3 Richard Strauss - Morgen, Op.27'4 Richard Strauss - Ruhe, meine Seele, Op.27'1 Richard Strauss - Befreit, Op.39'4 Richard Strauss - Ich liebe dich, Op.37'2 Elizabeth Watts (soprano) Rory MacDonald (conductor) Richard Strauss - Metamorphosen Claudio Monteverdi - S쀀, ch'io vorrei morire [Madrigals, Book IV] Jove Capella Reial de Catalunya Lu퀀s Vilamaj (conductor) c.3.05pm Robert Schumann - Symphony No.4 in D minor, Op.120 (original version) Alan Gilbert (conductor) Judith Weir - I give you the end of a golden string BBC National Orchestra of Wales Geoffrey Patterson (conductor) c. 4pm Mozart - Symphony No.35 in D, K.385 'Haffner Louis Langree (conductor) Live from MediaCity in Salford, the BBC Philharmonic perform Strauss's Metamorphosen. | |
Friday, Live With The Bbc Philharmonic | 20221209 | Penny Gore introduces a live performance in MediaCity, Salford, at 2.30pm, given by the BBC Philharmonic under conductor Ben Gernon, who perform Prokofiev's In the Palace, from his ballet Cinderella, Respighi's Botticelli Triptych, and Rimsky-Korsakov's Chirstmas Eve suite. Ben Gernon also makes an Artist's Choice, selecting the riotous Christmas market scene from Puccini's La Boheme. Also today, music from last year's Schubertiade in Austria, performed by the Jussen Piano Duo. Including: Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia - overture Ben Gernon, conductor Anon (arr. Martin Schmidt & N退stor Fabiကn Cort退s Garz n): Concerto for flute, strings and basso continuo Los Temperamentos Schubert: Eight Variations on a Theme from the opera Marie' by Herold, in C major, D. 908 Caroline Clemmow, piano / Anthony Goldstone, piano 2.30pm - LIVE from MediaCity, Salford Prokofiev: Cinderella: In the Palace Respighi: Botticelli Triptych Rimsky-Korsakov: Christmas Eve suite Artist's Choice: Ben Gernon Puccini: La Boheme - 2nd Act: scene at the Christmas market Roberto Alagna (Rodolfo), Leontina Vaduva (Mimi), Thomas Hampson (Marcello), Simon Keenlyside (Schaunard), Samuel Ramey (Colline), Ruth Ann Swenson (Musetta), Enrico Fissore (Benoit) London Voices, Boys from The London Oratory School & Philharmonia Orchestra, Antonio Pappano Mozart: Ballet Music from Idomeneo, K. 367 Ulster Orchestra Angus Webster, conductor Bizet: La Toupie, la Poup退e and le Bal, from 'Jeux d'enfants, op. 22 Jussen Piano Duo (Arthur & Lucas Jussen) Ben Gernon conducts music by Prokofiev, Respighi and Rimsky-Korsakov, live from Salford. | |
Friday, Lutoslawski's Concerto For Orchestra | 20230707 | Presented by Ian Skelly, with new concert and studio recordings from the BBC and European orchestras. Today, the Radio France Philharmonic performs Lutoslawski's Concerto for Orchestra, performed just last month in Paris. The BBC Philharmonic performs Honegger's Concerto da camera, plus more from the BBC Symphony Orchestra on tour in Monte Carlo. Including: Debussy Premiere Rhapsodie for clarinet and orchestra Franklin Cohen (clarinet) Cleveland Orchestra Pierre Boulez (conductor) Mozart Divertimento in F major, K.138 Leonkoro Quartet Honegger Concerto da camera for flute, cor anglais and strings Gillian Callow (cor anglaise) Alex Jakeman (flute) Elena Schwarz (conductor) JS Bach: Oh Jesulein Suss, Oh Jesulein Mild, BWV.493 Hugh Cutting (countertenor) George Ireland (piano) Nielsen: Rhapsody Overture: An Imaginary Journey to the Faroe Islands Danish National Symphony Orchestra Fabio Luisi (conductor) 3pm Lutoslawski: Concerto for Orchestra Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra Jacob Hrusa (conductor) Vivaldi Sinfonia in E flat major RV.130 (Sonata al Santo Sepolcro) for string orchestra Arte dei Suonatori Gipps: Wind Octet, Op.65 Members of BBC National Orchestra of Wales Jonathan Bloxham (conductor) Barber: Symphony no.1, Op.9 Eva Ollikainen (conductor) Gian Francesco de Majo: Mio ben, ricordati, from 'Alessandro Elisabeth Hetherington (soprano) Das Neue Mannheimer Orchester Anders Muskens (conductor) c.4pm Lyadov: The Enchanted Lake, Op.62 Thierry Fischer (conductor) Music by Lutoslawski, Barber and Honegger. | |
Friday, Malcolm Arnold | 20211022 | Penny Gore introduces the BBC Philharmonic performing music by Malcolm Arnold in the week of the composer's centenary, including his Concerto for clarinet with Michael Collins, and the tone poem Larch trees. Plus Purcell from La Folia Baroque, the BBC Symphony Orchestra in Scriabin's Poem of Ecstasy. Plus more Radio 3 commissions for the BBC orchestras. Pieces by Perivolaris, Usui and Vibrans. Including: Anna Clyne: Masquerade for orchestra Marin Alsop, conductor Mendelssohn: Trumpet Overture Martyn Brabbins, conductor Henry Purcell: Since the Toils and Hazards of War, from 'The Prophetess, Z. 627 Henry Purcell: Aeolus, You Must Appear, from 'The Tempest, Z. 531 Henry Purcell: See, Nature, Rejoicing, from 'Come Ye Sons of Art, Z. 323 Anna Prohaska, soprano Julia B怀hme, contralto Richard Resch, tenor Nikolay Borchev, baritone La Folia Baroque Orchestra Robin-Peter Müller, violin and conductor Scriabin: Le Poeme de l'extase for orchestra, Op 54 Jiri Belohlavek, conductor Giuseppe Tartini: Sonata in G minor, 'Devil's Trill' (arr. F. Kreisler) Alexandra Soumm, violin Aimo Pagin, piano c.3pm Malcolm Arnold: Concerto no. 1 Op. 20 for clarinet and [string] orchestra Malcolm Arnold: Larch trees - tone poem Op.3 Michael Collins, clarinet Rumon Gamba, conductor Carl Nielsen: Quartet No 1 in G minor, Op 13 Danish String Quartet Electra Perivolaris: A Forest Reawakens BBC Concert Orchestra Barry Wordsworth, conductor Shiori Usui: Particles BBC SSO Alpesh Chauhan, conductor Oliver Vibrans: Treading Water John Storgards, conductor Verdi: Laudi alla Vergine Maria, from 'Four Sacred Pieces Bavarian Radio Chorus Zubin Mehta, conductor Music to celebrate the centenary of Malcolm Arnold's birth. | |
Friday, Mendelssohn And Mahler | 20220812 | Presented by Ian Skelly. Another chance to hear the recent Prom with Ryan Bancroft conducting BBC National Orchestra of Wales in music by Caroline Shaw, Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto and Mahler's Fourth Symphony. Caroline Shaw: Entr'acte Felix Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 4 in G major Clara-Jumi Kang (violin) Miah Persson (soprano) Ryan Bancroft (conductor) Plus the Proms Artist Choice feature - in which a Proms 2022 performer or conductor introduces a favourite work - and listener requests. Ryan Bancroft conducts the BBC NOW in music by Shaw, Mendelssohn and Mahler. | |
Friday, Mozart In The Netherlands | 20220701 | Penny Gore introduces Mozart's Symphony No 40 in G minor, played by the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra. Also, more music performed in the Low Countries, including three pieces by Lili Boulanger arranged for voice and piano, Monteverdi's Toccata from L'Orfeo and Gershwin's Summertime for Porgy and Bess, arranged for brass band, played by Salaputia Brass. And more Mozart, his Adagio for Violin and Orchestra, K.261, with Noa Wildschut as soloist. Daniel Rowland plays Roxanna Panufnik's Songs for Love and Friendship; and Fran瀀ois Leleux plays Richard Strauss's Oboe Concerto with the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and Daniel Harding. Including: Mozart: Adagio for Violin and Orchestra in E Major, K. 261 Noa Wildschut, violin Gordan Nikoli?, conductor Sergey Taneyev: Suddenly a music sounded from eternity Netherlands Chamber Choir Tonu Kaljuste, director Richard Strauss: Concerto for Oboe and small Orchestra in D major, Op. 144 Fran瀀ois Leleux, oboe Daniel Harding, conductor Lili Boulanger: Hymne au soleil Psalm 24 ('La terre appartient | |
Friday, Muti Conducts Conducts Tchaikovsky's 'pathetique' Symphony | 20230113 | Riccardo Muti, one of the most distinguished conductors of our age, took to the podium at last year's Salzburg Festival, directing two great works of drama. Tchaikovsky's last symphony is one of the composer's most emotional works and became subtitled 'Pathetique'; while Muti's unrivalled flair for opera is on display in Boito's masterpiece Mephistopheles. Presented by Penny Gore Villa-Lobos Prelude No. 5 in D Paulo Bellinati Um Amor de Valsa, waltz Anabel Montesinos, guitar Mendelssohn Hear my prayer Jennifer Adams-Barbaro, soprano BBC Singers BBC Concert Orchestra Stephen Cleobury, conductor Bach Chaconne, from 'Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004 Strauss I Radetsky March Bramwell Tovey, conductor Haydn Trio in E major, Hob XV No 28 ATOS Trio 3.00pm Symphony No. 6 in B minor, op. 74 'Path退tique Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Riccardo Muti, conductor Antonio Lauro El Marabino (Song from Venezuela) Mephistopheles: Heavenly Prologue Ildar Abdrazakov, bass Salzburg Festival and Theatre Children's Choir Vienna State Opera Chorus Concert Association Riccardo Muti conducts works by Tchaikovsky and Boito. | |
Friday, Ndr Elbphilharmonie Orchestra | 20180406 | Penny Gore concludes a week of live concert recordings featuring the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra. Today, music by Argentinian composer Alberto Ginastera. Ginastera: Glosses sobre tempes de Pau Casals, Op 4 Harp Concerto, Op 25 Estudios sinfonicos, Op 35 (European premiere) Estancia, Op 8 - ballet suite Xavier de Maistre, harp Carlos Miguel Prieto (conductor). Penny Gore concludes a week of concerts featuring the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra. | |
Friday, Nielsen's Sinfonia Semplice | 20220318 | This week, Afternoon Concert features Scandinavian symphonic music - today we have Nielsen's Symphony No 6, 'Sinfonia semplice' performed by BBC National Orchestra of Wales and conductor Jamie Phillips. There's also Beethoven, Lutoslawski and Berg from the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra and conductor Karina Canellakis, Handel and Geminiani from the Max Volpers Ensemble and Ravel from the KBS Symphony Orchestra. Presented by Tom McKinney. Coriolan Overture Karina Canellakis (conductor) Francesco Geminiani Concerto grosso No. 12 in D minor (after Corelli's op. 5 'La Follia') Max Volbers and Ensemble Max Volbers (conductor, continuo) Concerto for Orchestra Carl Nielsen Symphony no. 6 FS.116 (Sinfonia semplice) BBC NOW Jamie Phillips (conductor) Clara Schumann 6 Songs Op.13 - no.1; Ich stand in dunklen Traumen Benjamin Appl (baritone) Pavel Kolesnikov (piano) Anton Webern Six Pieces for Chamber Orchestra, op. 6 George Frideric Handel Sinfonia, from 'Amadigi di Gaula, HWV A11 George Frideric Handel Lascia ch'io pianga, from 'Rinaldo, HWV 7' (encore) Olivia Vermeulen (mezzo-soprano) Ma Mere l'oye Christoph Koenig (conductor) Anton퀀n Dvo?ကk Andante moderato, from 'Piano Trio No. 4 in E minor, op. 90 'Dumky Christian Tetzlaff, violin Tanja Tetzlaff, cello Lars Vogt, piano The BBC National Orchestra of Wales perform Nielsen's Sixth Symphony, 'Sinfonia semplice'. | |
Friday, Pastoral Music From Beethoven And Knecht | 20210924 | This week, Afternoon Concert features the Akademie fur Alte Musik Berlin performing Brandenburg concertos by Bach and symphonies by Beethoven. Today's it's Beethoven's Sixth Symphony, followed by more music of a pastoral nature from Holzbauer and Knecht. Presented by Tom McKinney. Including: Gade: Hamlet Overture BBC Philharmonic Martyn Brabbins (conductor) Thomas Ades: Three Studies from Couperin Bavarian Radio SO Daniel Harding (conductor) Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B flat, BWV 1051 c.3pm Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F, op. 68 ('Pastoral') Bernhard Forck (conductor) Holzbauer: Symphony in E flat, op. 4/3 ('La tempesta del mare') Knecht: Pastoral Symphony ('Portrait musical de la nature, ou Grande Simphonie') The Akademie fur Alte Musik Berlin play Beethoven, and Daniel Harding conducts in Bavaria. | |
Friday, Pelleas And Melisande | 20230203 | With Penny Gore, and a selection of live concert recordings from around Europe. Today, Arnold Schoenberg's romantic symphonic poem based on the Pelleas and Melisande story is played by the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, rounding off this week's 3pm focus on Czech orchestras. There's more from Los Temperamentos at last year's Summer Festivities of Early Music in Prague, Rumon Gamba conducts the Ulster Orchestra in Elgar's second Wand of Youth suite, Richard Egarr directs the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra and soloist Liisa Randalu in a viola concerto by Telemann, and Zhang Zuo plays a Haydn piano sonata. Including: Vivaldi: Vedr con mio diletto, Manlio's aria from 'Il Giustino, RV 717 L退a Desandre, mezzo-soprano Ensemble Jupiter Thomas Dunford, conductor c.2.10pm Elgar: Wand of Youth Suite No.2 Rumon Gamba, conductor c.2.45pm Telemann: Concerto for Viola and Strings in G, TWV 51:G9 Liisa Randalu, viola Richard Egarr, conductor c.3pm Schoenberg: Pelleas et Melisande Petr Popelka, conductor Haydn: Sonata in E flat major, Hob XVI No 52 Zhang Zuo, piano c.3.55pm JS. Bach: An Wasserflüssen Babylon, BWV 653 Anon. (arr. N退stor Fabiကn Cort退s Garz n): La Candela (Son Jarocho) Arnold Schoenberg's romantic take on the Pelleas and Melisande story. | |
Friday, Prisms, Cycles, Leaps | 20211203 | Penny Gore rounds off another week of the best recordings of classical music from around Europe and the BBC's orchestras. Today, the Netherlands Philharmonic are joined by conductors Martyn Brabbins and Joshua Weilerstein to play music by Elgar and Thomas Ades, and the American composer Derrick Spiva Jr's Prisms, Cycles, Leaps, which blends music from the Balkans and Ghana, and North Indian Hindustani classical music. Marin Alsop conducts Brahms's Second Symphony in Frankfurt, Christian Ihle Hadland plays Szymanowski in Denmark, and there's more from Philippe Jaroussky and L'Arpeggiata at the Utrecht Early Music Festival. Including: Grieg: Funeral March for Rikard Nordraak BBC Symphony Orchestra Anthony Weedon (conductor) Szymanowski: Symphony No. 4, op. 60 Christian Ihle Hadland (piano) Royal Danish Orchestra Thomas Sondergard (conductor) Music by Moulini退, Caix d'Hervelois and Lambert Philippe Jaroussky (countertenor) Christina Pluhar (conductor, theorbo) c.3pm Brahms: Symphony No.2 in D, Op.73 Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra Marin Alsop (conductor) Thomas Ades: Dawn Chacony, for orchestra at any distance Elgar: Introduction and Allegro, op. 47, for string quartet and string orchestra Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra Martyn Brabbins (conductor) Derrick Spiva Jr: Prisms, Cycles, Leaps Joshua Weilerstein (conductor) Music by Derrick Spiva Jr and Brahms's Second Symphony | |
Friday, Rachmaninov And Stravinsky | 20230310 | Presented by Penny Gore, an afternoon of live concert recordings from around Europe and from BBC orchestras. Andrew Davis conducts the BBC Philharmonic in symphonic music by Stravinsky, and in the 3pm spotlight, Edward Gardner conducts the Bergen Philharmonic in the Symphonic Dances by Rachmaninov. Also in today's programme, Brahms is at his most sober, and violinist Jack Liebeck comes to rest in a frozen Venetian winter. Including: Stravinsky: Circus Polka Andrew Davis (conductor) Vivaldi: The Four Seasons - 'Winter Jack Liebeck (violin/director) Lutoslawski: Dance Preludes Annelein van Wauve (clarinet) Martin Klett (piano) Brahms: Variations on a theme of Schumann for two pianos Op. 23 (Orch. Robin Holloway) BBC Symphony Orchestra Paul Mann (conductor) Yann Tiersen: Medley from Am退lie Martynas Levickis (accordian) Vadamas Vystavkinas (harpsichord) Mikroorkestra 3.00 Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra Edward Gardner (conductor) Brahms: N䀀nie Op82 WDR Chorus Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra Andres Orazco-Estrada (conductor) Quantz: Trio Sonata in G minor QV2:34 Collegium Marianum Stravinsky: Symphony in 3 movements Penny Gore with more exclusive recordings from across Europe. | |
Friday, Radio France Philharmonic | 20171006 | Penny Gore presents the Radio France Philharmonic in a series of concerts and recordings to launch Radio 3's new Afternoon Concert. Today's 2pm concert features an all-Mozart programme, beginning with his thrilling and tense overture to his opera, Don Giovanni. Today's Mozart Piano Concerto No.24 in C minor, K.491 is performed by leading French pianist, Jean-Claude Pennetier, a prize winner in both the Gabriel Faure and Marguerite Long piano competitions, and the concert concludes with Mozart's Haffner Symphony. Plus there are symphonies by Schubert and Schumann. Overture to Don Giovanni, K. 527 Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491 Symphony No. 35 in D, K. 385 ('Haffner') Jean-Claude Pennetier (piano) Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra Christoph Poppen (conductor) c. 3.15pm Symphony No. 3 in E flat, op. 97 ('Rhenish') Sir Roger Norrington (conductor) c. 4.25pm Symphony No. 5 in B flat, D. 485 Sir Roger Norrington (conductor). Radio France Philharmonic in Mozart's thrilling overture to his opera, Don Giovanni. | |
Friday, Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra | 20220211 | This week, Afternoon Concert features performances from French orchestras - today's it's the Radio France Philharmonic with Bartok's Village Scenes and Mahler's First Symphony, 'Titan'. Plus there's more from Joyce DiDonato's performance with Il Pomo d'Oro at the George Enescu International Festival. Presented by Ian Skelly. 2pm Susan Spain-Dunk The Kentish Downs BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Stephen Bell (conductor) c.2.15 B退la Bart k Village Scenes, Sz. 78 Radio France Children's Chorus Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra Sofi Jeannin (conductor) c.2.45 George Frideric Handel Aria lui Ariodante Scherza infida, in grembo al drudo` din Ariodante HWV 33 Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano) c.3pm Gustav Mahler Symphony No. 1 in D 'Titan Fabien Gabel (conductor) c.3.55 Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky arr Helmut Hodl Ballet Suite - The Nutcracker Vienna Clarinet Connection c.410 George Frideric Handel Aria lui Ariodante Dopo notte` din Ariodante HWV 33 Music by Bartok, Handel and Mahler. | |
Friday, Rattle At Radio 3 | 20170915 | Penny Gore presents Simon Rattle conducting Poulenc's Dialogues des Carm退lites, which was recorded at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, in 2014. Sally Matthews stars as the young novice nun, Blanche, who deals with her own fears to face her destiny in Poulenc's version of the true story of the martyrdom of the nuns of Compi耀gne during the French Revolution. Poulenc: Dialogues des Carm退lites Blanche - Sally Matthews (soprano) Constance - Anna Prohaska (soprano) Madame Lidoine - Emma Bell (soprano) Mother Marie - Sophie Koch (mezzo-soprano) Madame de Croissy - Deborah Polaski (soprano) Marquis de la Force - Thomas Allen (baritone) Chevalier de la Force - Yann Beuron (tenor) Mother Jeanne - Elizabeth Sikora (mezzo-soprano) Sister Mathilde - Catherine Carby (mezzo-soprano) Father Confessor - Alan Oke (tenor) First Commissary - David Butt Philip (baritone) Second Commissary - Michel De Souza (baritone) First Officer - Ashley Riches (baritone) Gaoler - Craig Smith (baritone) M.Javelinot - John Bernays (bass) Thierry - Neil Gillespie (tenor) Royal Opera House Orchestra Royal Opera House Chorus Simon Rattle (conductor) [Opera matinee returns to Thursday as usual next week]. Simon Rattle conducts Poulenc's Dialogues des Carmelites recorded at the Royal Opera House | |
Friday, 'reformation' Symphony | 20230421 | Ian Skelly introduces an afternoon of live concert recordings, including BBC orchestras and ensembles from around Europe. The last of this week's symphonies conducted by Sir John Eliot Gardiner, in celebration of his 80th birthday, is Mendelssohn's 'Reformation' symphony, with the London Symphony Orchestra. Looking ahead to Earth Day (Saturday 22 April), Dalia Stasevska conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in more music from their recent 'Our Precious Planet' family event, in collaboration with the artist Gr退goire Pont. Plus, the BBC Singers with music by Folke Rabe, and the MDR Radio Symphony Orchestra plays Richard Strauss' tone poem depicting the story of Don Juan. Including: c.2:10pm JS Bach: Cantata, Ein Feste Burg ist unser Gott, BWV.80 Marta Paklar, soprano Franz Vitzthum, alto Thomas Hobbs, tenor Felix Schwandtke, bass Netherlands Bach Society Jos van Veldhoven, conductor c.2:40pm Earth Day... Anna Meredith: Nautilus (orchestral version - UK premiere) John Adams: Doctor Atomic Symphony (2nd movement `Panic`) Dalia Stasevska, conductor 3pm Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 5 in D major, Op. 107 'Reformation John Eliot Gardiner, conductor Folke Rabe: to love Grace Rossiter, conductor c.3:40pm Britten: Four Sea Interludes (4th movement `Storm`) Ginastera: Estancia (2nd movement: Danza del Trigo) R Strauss: Don Juan, op. 20 Alexander Shelley, conductor Colin Riley: The Smallest Play of Leaves, third movement from 'Earth Voices Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra David Niemann, conductor John Eliot Gardiner conducts the LSO in Mendelssohn's 5th Symphony. | |
Friday, Reinhard Goebel Conducts Haydn And Mozart | 20220617 | Ian Skelly introduces performances by the SWR Symphony Orchestra ,including Haydn's Sinfonia Concertante in B flat and Mozart's Symphony No 31, recorded last month at the Schwetzingen Festival. Plus there's music by John Foulds, Bach, Prokofiev, Monteverdi and Betsy Jolas, alongside highlights from the recent Beverley and East Riding Early Music Festival. John Foulds - The Isles of Greece, Op.48'2 BBC Concert Orchestra Ronald Corp (conductor) c. 2.05 Sergei Prokofiev - Excerpts from Romeo & Juliet Fedor Rudin (violin) Yi-Chen Lin (conductor) c. 2.30 Claudio Monteverdi - Si ch´io vorrei morire singer pur 3pm Joseph Haydn - Sinfonia Concertante in B flat, Hob.I:105 Mila Georgieva (violin) / Anne Angere (oboe) / Frank-Michael Guthmann (cello) Reinhard Goebel (conductor) c. 3.20 W.A. Mozart Symphony No.31 in D, K.97 `Paris` c. 3.40 JS Bach arr. Avi Avital - Sarabande & Gigue [Partita No.2 in D minor, BWV.1004] Avi Avital (mandolin) Omer Klein (piano) c. 3.45 Betsy Jolas - Letters from Bachville Ryan Wigglesworth (conductor) c. 4.05 JS Bach - Trio Sonata in G, BWV.1039 Arcangelo Jonathan Cohen (director) Unique performances with BBC orchestras and choirs and other great orchestras | |
Friday, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra | 20170602 | Jonathan Swain presents the last programme in this week of concerts from the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. In today's programme Stephane Deneve conducts the orchestra in works by Roussel and Ravel. And to end, Daniele Gatti conducts Mahler's mighty Resurrection Symphony. 2.00 Lyadov The Enchanted Lake, op. 62 Antonio Pappano 2.08 Symphony No. 3 in G minor, op. 42 St退phane Den耀ve 2.34 La Valse 2.48 Symphony No. 2 in C minor ('Resurrection') Chen Reiss, soprano Karen Cargill, mezzo-soprano Netherlands Radio Chorus Daniele Gatti. The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra performs music by Lyadov, Roussel, Ravel and Mahler. | |
Friday, Russian Music In Prague | 20220107 | Penny Gore introduces the perfect afternoon of music to round off the week, with unique recordings from BBC orchestras and ensembles around Europe. Today, there's Russian music from Prague, including Rachmaninov's last major work and Gabriela Montero in Tchaikovsky's First Piano Concerto. Mark Wigglesoworth is also in the Czech capital to conduct Britten arranging Mahler. Also, just before 3pm throughout the week, New Year New Music: Radio 3 presenters share the newest music that means the most to them. Including: Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances, op. 45 Prague Radio SO Petr Popelka, conductor Corelli: Violin Sonata in C, op. 5/3 Antje Weithaas, violin Mahan Esfahani, harpsichord c.3pm Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, op. 23 Gabriela Montero, piano Gustav Mahler arr. Britten What the Wild Flowers Tell Me (2nd movement of 'Symphony No.3) Czech Philharmonic Orchestra Mark Wigglesworth, conductor Gabriela Montero plays Tchaikovsky, and Britten arranges Mahler. | |
Friday, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra | 20170324 | Penny Gore ends a week of performances from the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Minnesota. The culmination of the week is a lively concert led by the charistmatic and energetic violinist Pekka Kuusisto. Expect the unexpected! 2pm: Mozart: Piano concerto No.9 in E flat, K.271 Christian Zacharias (piano/director) 2.30pm: George Tsontakis: Coraggio, from 'String Quartet No. 3' (first performance) c. 2.40pm: Nico Muhly: Material in E flat, from 'Drones and Violin Erkki-Sven Tüür: Passion for string orchestra Tippett: A Lament (Divertimento on Sellinger's Round) Erkki-Sven Tüür: Action, for string orchestra Bryce Dessner: Tenebre, for string ensemble and pre-recorded track Erkki-Sven Tüür: Illusion, for string orchestra Pekka Kuusisto (violin/director) c.3.15pm: Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 5 in A, K. 219 Haydn: Symphony No. 88 in G Pekka Kuusisto (violin/director). Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra in Mozart, Tsontakis, Muhly, Tippett, Dessner, Tuur, Mozart. | |
Friday, Schoenberg And Pelleas | 20211217 | Penny Gore rounds up her focus on music inspired by Pelleas et Melisande with a symphonic poem by Schoenberg alongside recordings of Mahler, Debussy. Handel and Monteverdi. Including: Mahler: Symphony No 10 - 1. Adagio Danish National Symphony Orchestra Fabio Luisi (conductor) Handel: Chaconne in G HWV 435 Artis Guitar Duo Mancini: Recorder Concerto Netherlands Bach Society Lucie Horsch (recorder) Lidewij van der Voort (violin) Siebe Henstra (harpsichord) 3.00 Schoenberg: Symphonic poem - Pelleas and Melisande BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Juanjo Mena (conductor) Debussy: Nocturnes Dutch National Opera Chorus Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra Lorenzo Viotti (conductor) The BBC Philharmonic play Schoenberg's symphonic poem inpsired by Pelleas et Melisande. | |
Friday, Scottish Symphonies | 20220204 | Fiona Talkington with performances from around the world including Mozart's Symphony no 40 from the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and conductor Peter Whelan and the Mendelssohn 'Scottish' from Switzerland. Plus more music from the International Baroque Music Days festival at Melk Abbey in Austria and Simon Rattle conducting Messaien. William Brade: Dances and songs Il Giardino Armonico Giovanni Antonini (director) Mendelssohn: Symphony No 3 'Scottish Basel Chamber Orchestra Adam Fischer (conductor) Buxtehude: Membra Jesu Nostri - Ad cor La Risonanza Fabio Bonizzoni (director) 3pm Mozart: Symphony no 40 in G minor, K550 Peter Whelan (conductor) Mendelssohn: Variations Serieuses (arr. organ by Nathan Laube) Nathan Laube (organ) Buxtehude: Membra Jesu Nostri - Ad faciem Messiaen: Et Exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Simon Rattle (conductor) Unique performances with BBC orchestras and choirs and other great orchestras. | |
Friday, Shostakovich Symphony No 14 | 20220708 | Ian Skelly rounds up his week of afternoon performances with Britten, Bach, Handel and Rachmaninov and John Storgards conducting Shostakovich's Symphony No 14. Benjamin Britten: Serenade for tenor, horn and strings - V. Dirge `This ae night` Mark Padmore (tenor) Stephen Bell (horn) Britten Sinfonia Claude Debussy: La Mer BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Ilan Volkov, conductor Johann Sebastian Bach: Cello Suite No 1 in G major BWV 1007 Andrei Ionita, cello Sergei Rachmaninov: Aleko: No 5. Girls' Dance, No 6. Men's Dance, No 11. Intermezzo BBC Philharmonic Gianandrea Noseda, conductor 3.00 Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No 14 Elizabeth Atherton, soprano Peter Rose, bass John Storgards, conductor GF Handel: Concerto in F minor (trans. LaFosse) Peter Moore, trombone Richard Uttley, piano Benjamin Britten: Sinfonia da Requiem Bavarian Symphony Orchestra Vladimir Jurowski, conductor John Storgards conducts the BBC Philharmonic in Shostakovich's Symphony No 14. | |
Friday, Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony | 20220805 | Penny Gore rounds off a week of Afternoon Concert by introducing another chance to hear Alpesh Chauhan's recent Prom with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, with music for percussion and orchestra by Canadian composer Nicole Liz退e, and culminating in Shostakovich's 5th Symphony. Plus today's Proms Artist Choice. Nicole Liz退e: Blurr is the Colour of My True Love's Eyes (BBC co-commission: European premiere) Bruckner arr. Skrowaczewski: String Quintet in F major - Adagio INTERVAL Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 in D minor Colin Currie, percussion Alpesh Chauhan, conductor Alpesh Chauhan conducts the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra at the BBC Proms. | |
Friday, Shostakovich's Ninth Symphony | 20221118 | Ian Skelly rounds off a week of afternoons focusing on the BBC Philharmonic, as Anja Bihlmaier conducts Shostakovich's Ninth Symphony. Also today, Bihlmaier also leads the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in music by Louise Farrenc, the Czech Philharmonic perform Smetana, Steven Isserlis plays Robert Schumann, and there's more from Barry Douglas's piano recital at this year's Montpellier Festival. Including: c.2.15pm Farrenc: Overture No 2 Op 24 Anja Bihlmaier, conductor Lizzy Hardy: Hear the mellow wedding bells BBC Singers Will Dawes, conductor Smetana: From Bohemia's Woods and Fields, from 'Mက vlast' (My Homeland) Czech Philharmonic Orchestra Petr Popelka, conductor c.2.40pm Prokofiev: Ten Pieces from 'Romeo and Juliet, op. 75 (nos. 6-10 - Montagues and Capulets; Friar Laurent; Mercutio; Dance of the Girls With Lilies; Romeo and Juliet Before Parting) Barry Douglas, piano c.3pm Shostakovich: Symphony No.9 in E flat major, Op.70 Field: Nocturne No. 10 in E minor, H. 46; Nocturne No.5 in B flat, H. 37 Agricola: Lobet den Herren in seinem Heiligthum Vocalensemble Sirventes Berlin Akademie fur Alte Musik Berlin Stefan Schuck, conductor c.3.45pm R. Schumann: Cello Concerto in A minor, op. 129 Steven Isserlis, cello Lucerne Symphony Orchestra Michael Sanderling, conductor Anja Bihlmaier conducts the BBC Philharmonic in Shostakovich's Ninth Symphony. | |
Friday, Sibelius 5 Live | 20211029 | The BBC Philharmonic and Gemma New perform music by Sibelius, Brahms and Lilburn live from their base at MediaCityUK in Salford, and Ian Skelly rounds up his week of music making from Denmark. with the conclusion of Hans Abrahamsen's Ten Pieces for Orchestra - a work nearly fifteen years in the making. 2pm Lilburn: Aotearoa Brahms: Violin Concerto (Tobias Feldmann - violin) Interval Onslow: Wind Quintet in F Op81 Les Vents Francais c.3pm Sibelius: Symphony No 5 Gemma New (conductor) Gibbons: 'The Silver Swanne Bennett: 'All Creatures Now Tallis: 'Te Lucis Ante Terminum BBC Singers Nicholas Chalmers (conductor) Ellie Storach (conductor) Hans Abrahamsen: 10 Pieces for Orchestra No 10. Adagio molto espressivo Danish National Symphony Orchestra Fabio Luisi (conductor) Nielsen: Aladdin Op34 (excerpts) Gennady Roazhdezvensky (conductor) The BBC Philharmonic live from Salford. | |
Friday, Sibelius In Ostrava | 20220513 | Rounding off this week's focus on recordings from ensembles in Poland and the Czech Republic, Penny Gore introduces Sibelius's popular Second Symphony from Ostrava, and the music of Sofia Gubaidulina from Prague. Plus, the BBC National Orchestra of Wales play Mozart, and the Barcelona Symphonic Wind Band play music by the British composer Kenneth Hesketh. Including: Mozart: Excerpts from Idomeneo - overture (K.366), Chaconne & Pas Seul (K.367 Nos.1 & 2) Richard Hickox, conductor Kenneth Hesketh: Danceries (Set II) Jose Rafael Pascual-Vilaplana, conductor Sofia Gubaidulina: Fairytale Poem Prague Radio SO Holly Mathieson, conductor c.3pm Sibelius: Symphony No. 2 in D, op. 43 Janacek Philharmonic, Ostrava Kristiina Poska, conductor Vanhal: Organ Concerto in F Petr Cech, organ Camerata Janacek Pavel Dolezal, director Kristiina Poska conducts Sibelius's Second Symphony in Ostrava | |
Friday, Sibelius's First Symphony | 20220610 | Penny Gore rounds up a week of performances by BBC orchestras and ensembles from around Europe. In the last of this week's spotlight on the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Mark Wigglesworth conducts Sibelius's First Symphony. Plus music from a concert of early Mediterranean music in Vienna, with the Cantlon and Unicorn Ensembles, and Elsa Dreisig sings Mozart arias with the Basel Chamber Orchestra. Including: Howard Skempton: Lento BBC Symphony Orchestra Mark Wigglesworth, conductor Paulus/Cantlon Ensemble: Salz der Erde Albin Paulus, director (Konzerthaus, Vienna) Mozart: Pupille amante, from 'Lucio Silla, K. 135 Elsa Dreisig, soprano Louis Langree, conductor Cossetto: Four Ashkenazy Themes Viola Wilmsen, oboe Oliver Triendl, piano c.3pm Sibelius: Symphony No.1 in E minor BBC Scottish SO Rec. 13/3/22 Mozart: Ach ich fühls, from 'The Magic Flute, K. 620 Ravel: Valses nobles et sentimentales, arr. for orchestra Donald Runnicles, conductor Anon.: Die Insel der Aphrodite Michael Posch, conductor Mark Wigglesworth conducts the BBC Scottish SO in Sibelius's First Symphony. | |
Friday, Sibelius's Fourth Symphony In Amsterdam | 20230224 | Ian Skelly concludes this week of Afternoon Concert featuring performances from the Netherlands, with the Royal Concertgebouw performing Sibelius's Fourth Symphony, written in 1910 and a product of a difficult period in the composer's life. Also today, Les Ambassadeurs La Grande Ecurie perform more of a concert recorded at the Utrecht Early Music Festival, and today's concerto is Bartok's Third Piano Concerto performed by Jean-Efflam Bavouzet with the KBS Symphony Orchestra. Presented by Ian Skelly. Including: Biber: Mystery (Rosary) Sonata No. 12 'The Ascension Petra Mullejans (violin) Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Lionel Meunier (conductor) Liszt: Von der Wiege bis zum Grabe, S. 107, symphonic poem Vienna Philharmonic Riccardo Muti (conductor) David Matthews: Le Lac Op.146 for soprano and ensemble Ailish Tynan (soprano) Ulster Orchestra Jac van Steen (conductor) c.3pm Sibelius Symphony no.4 in A minor, Op.63 Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Klaus M䀀kel䀀 (conductor) Les Ambassadeurs La Grande Ecurie Quatrieme Suite in D major (Jean-Philippe Rameau - Ouverture (from Zas), Jean-Philippe Rameau - Menuet (from Le Temple de la Gloire), Jean-Philippe Rameau - Rondeau (from Dardanus), Antoine Dauvergne - Entr退e de Chasseurs (from: En退e et Lavinie), Jean-Joseph de Mondonville - Musette (from: Titon et L'Aurore), Joseph-Nicolas-Pancrace Royer - Chaconne, Jean-Philippe Rameau - Tambourin) Alexis Kossenko (conductor) c.4.00 Bartok Piano Concerto no.3 in E major, Sz.119 Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano) Yoel Levi (conductor) Including music by Liszt, Sibelius and Bartok. | |
Friday, Sibelius's Lemmink\u00e4inen Suite | 20230120 | Penny Gore with music played by BBC ensembles and performances from across Europe, including Sibelius's Lemmink䀀inen Suite with the KBS Symphony Orchestra, under conductor Pietari Inkinen; also, arias and chorales from cantatas by JS Bach performed by G怀teborg Baroque; Copland's Clarinet Concerto with soloist Michael Collins, with the Ulster Orchestra under Angus Webster; and Ravel's La Valse, with the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, under the baton of Edward Gardner. Including, Vivaldi: Sinfonia to Act III from 'La fida ninfa, RV 714 Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Gottfried von der Goltz, director Copland: Old American songs (Set 1 No 1. The Boatman's dance) Kathryn Rudge, mezzo-soprano James Baillieu, piano Sibelius: Overture in A minor for orchestra Lahti Symphony Orchestra Osmo Vanska, conductor Johann Sebastian Bach: Die Seele ruht in Jesu H䀀nden, from Herr Jesu Christ, wahr Mensch und Gott, BWV 127 Ich bin nun achtzig Jahr, from Gott ist mein K怀nig, BWV 71 Chorale from Herr gehe nicht ins Gericht, BWV 105 Sofia Niklasson, soprano Amanda Flodin, alto Carl Unander-Scharin, tenor Karl Peter Eriksson, bass Per Bengtsson, oboe Magnus Kjellson, claviorgan, leader Ravel: La Valse Edward Gardner, conductor Beethoven: 32 Variations in C minor, WoO 80 Louis Schwizgebel, piano 3pm Sibelius: Lemmink䀀inen Suite, Op. 22 Boccherini: Quintet in C major, Op.30 No.6: 'La Musica notturna delle strade di Madrid Casals String Quartet Eckart Runge, cello Copland: Clarinet Concerto Michael Collins, clarinet Daniele Rustioni, conductor Sibelius, cantatas by JS Bach, Copland's Clarinet Concerto and Ravel's La Valse. | |
Friday, Sibelius's Symphony No 2 | 20220923 | Penny Gore rounds off a week of performances from around Europe and BBC ensembles. Today, Sibelius's Symphony No 2 with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Hannu Lintu, who also perform Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 2, with soloist Emanuel Ax. The BBC Philharmonic with Dvorak's Othello overture and also Honegger's Concerto da camera; Purcell's Welcome to all the pleasure, Ode for St Cecilia, with Choeur Les El退ments and Les Ombres, directed by Joel Suhubiette; and Alexandra Dariescu with Clara Schumann's nocturne, from Soirees musicales. Including: Sibelius: Humoresques Op.87; no.1 in D minor Fenella Humphreys, violin BBC National Orchestra of Wales George Vass, conductor Purcell: Welcome to all the pleasure, Ode for St Cecilia Joel Suhubiette, conductor c.2.20pm Dvorak: Othello - concert overture (Op.93) Vassily Sinaisky, conductor Clara Schumann: Nocturne, from Soirees musicales, Op. 6 Alexandra Dariescu, piano Honegger: Concerto da camera Alex Jakeman, flute Gillian Callow, cor anglais Elena Schwarz, conductor c.3.00pm Sibelius: Symphony 2 Hannu Lintu, conductor Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21 Emanuel Ax, piano Hannu Lintu conducts Sibelius's Second Symphony. | |
Friday, Stephen Hough Plays Beethoven | 20220114 | This week Afternoon Concert celebrates Beethoven concertos with a different one each day at 3pm - today it's the third with soloist Stephen Hough and the BBC Philharmonic in concert in Hanley. Plus French music from the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and performances from the Ensemble Correspondances at the Schwetzinghen Festival. Presented by Ian Skelly. c.2.05 Mozart Idomeneo - ballet music Mark Wigglesworth (conductor) c.2.25 Ravel Le Tombeau de Couperin Matthias Pintscher (conductor) c.2.45 Marc-Antoine Charpentier Premi耀re le瀀on de t退n耀bres du Vendredi saint, H. 91 S退bastien Dauc退 (conductor) c.3pm Beethoven Piano Concerto no.3 in C minor, Op.37 Stephen Hough (piano) c.3.35 Haydn Symphony No. 101 in D, Hob.1:101 'Clock c.4.05 Debussy Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune Yutaka Sado (conductor) Stephen Hough performs Beethoven's Third Piano Concerto with the BBC Philharmonic. | |
Friday, Strauss, Strauss And Strauss | 20220408 | This week Afternoon Concert features performance by French orchestras - to round off the week it's the Radio France Philharmonic in a waltz-tastic concert of Johann Strauss I, Johann Strauss II and Richard Strauss. Plus music by Debussy from the BBC Philharmonic, Alexandre Tharaud plays Schubert, and a version of Gershwin's American in Paris for trumpet and piano, featuring Simon Hofele. Presented by Ian Skelly. 2pm Strauss II Overture to Die Fledermaus Strauss I Seufzer-Galopp, Op.9 Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra Mikko Franck (conductor) Debussy Gigues (from Images for Orchestra) Juanjo Mena, conductor Schubert Four Impromptus, D.899 Alexandre Tharaud, piano Isabella Leonarda Sonata Duodecima Ensemble Exclamatio c.3pm Strauss II Loreley-Rhein-Kl䀀nge - saltz Op.154 Richard Strauss Burleske for piano and orchestra Rudolf Buchbinder (piano) Strauss II Roses from the South - waltz Op.388 Richard Strauss Suite from Der Rosenkavalier, Op.9 Strauss II Tritsch-Tratsch Polka, Op.214 Gershwin An American in Paris Simon Hofele, trumpet Frank Dupree, piano Music by Richard Strauss, Johann Strauss I and Johann Strauss II. | |
Friday, Stravinsky's Rite Of Spring | 20230414 | Penny Gore concludes her week of afternoons featuring concert performances, with music from the Ulster Orchestra, the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra and a focus on Latin American music. Today in the 3pm spotlight, the SWR Symphony Orchestra performs Stravinsky's 'Rite of Spring' with conductor Teodor Currentzis. Also this afternoon, Barry Douglas joins the Ulster Orchestra for a performance of Britten's Piano Concerto, and Dobrinka Tabakova pays homage to Schubert. Plus every day this week you can hear Latin American music from guitarist Yamandu Costa and accordionist Vincent Peirani and performances from The Freiburg Baroque Orchestra. Including: Arturo Marquez: Conga del fuego nuevo Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra Gustavo Dudamel (conductor) Yamandu Costa - Chegada Vincent Peirani (accordion) Yamandu Costa (guitar) c.2.20pm Britten: Piano Concerto Barry Douglas (piano) Jac van Steen (conductor) Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring SWR Symphony Orchestra, Stuttgart Teodor Currentzis (conductor) Hermeto Pascual: Chorinho pra ele c. 3.40pm Scriabin: Piano Sonata No.5 in F sharp, Op.53 Andrei Korobeinikov (piano) CPE Bach: Symphony in A, Wq.182 No.4 Thomas Hengelbrock (conductor) c. 4.05pm Dobrinka Tabakova: Fantasie Homage to Schubert Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra Emil Tabakov (conductor) Teodor Currentzis conducts Stravinsky's ballet The Rite of Spring. | |
Friday, Sturm Und Drang From Mozart | 20221202 | Ian Skelly rounds up his week of highlights from Bavaria with symphonies by Mozart and Strauss and with stormy music from Rossini and CPE Bach. The programme also includes duets from Vivaldi and Graupner from Shaked Bar and Sonia Prima, and a gentle walk into paradise. Edward Elgar: Three Bavarian Dances - No 3 Bournemouth Sinfonietta Norman Del Mar (conductor) Gioachino Rossini: Overture - William Tell BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Paul Watkins (conductor) Antonio Vivaldi: Tito Manlio' RV738 `Non mi vuoi con te o crudele` 'Dar la morte' Shaked Bar (soprano) Sonia Prina (contralto) Darmstadt Baroque Soloists Alessandro Quartet Frederick Delius: The Walk To The Paradise Garden Halle Mark Elder (conductor) CPE Bach: Quartet for Harpsichord, Flute & Viola in G major, Wq 95 Les Adieux Andreas Staier (harpsichord) Wilbert Hazelzet (flute) Hajo B䀀߀ (viola) 3.00 WA Mozart: Symphony No 25 in g minor Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Giovanni Antonini (conductor) Christoph Graupner: Aminta - La costanza vince l'inganno `Non esser pui si fiera` Sonia Prima (contralto) Antonio Vivaldi: L'Olimpiade' RV725 `Ne giorni tuoi felici` Richard Strauss: Symphony No 2 in f minor Marie Jacquot (conductor) The Bavarian Radio Symphony perform Mozart's 'little' Symphony No 25 in G minor. | |
Friday, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra | 20170707 | Verity Sharp presents a concert by the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Plus a final piece from the New Music Biennial at Hull City of Culture. 2pm: Brahms: Symphony No.1 in C minor Conductor Daniel Harding 2:45pm: Helen Grime: Violin Concerto (first performance) Malin Broman (violin) 3:10pm: Stravinsky: The Firebird (1910) Conductor Daniel Harding. The Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra performs music by Brahms, Helen Grime and Stravinsky. | |
Friday, Tchaikovsky's Pathetique | 20211001 | Penny Gore ends this week of recordings by European orchestras and BBC ensembles. Today, the BBC National Orchestra of Wales with a rhapsody by Frank Bridge, a Bach cantata with the Swedish Radio Choir and Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Herbert Blomstedt, the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra play Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6 'Pathetique', and Radek Baborကk is the soloist in Mozart's 3rd Horn Concerto in Prague. Including: Bridge: Enter Spring - rhapsody for orchestra Francois-Xavier Roth, conductor JS Bach: Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen, BWV 51, cantata Simona Houda-aturovက, soprano Gianluca Calise, piccolo trumpet Herbert Blomstedt, conductor c.3pm Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 in B minor, op. 74 ('Path退tique') Lorenzo Viotti, conductor Mozart: Horn Concerto No. 3 in E-flat, K.447 Radek Baborကk, horn Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra Anu Tali, conductor Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin Orchestre de Paris Klaus M䀀kel䀀, conductor Tchaikovsky Symphony No.6 from The Netherlands Philharmonic, plus Bach, Mozart and Ravel. | |
Friday, Tchaikovsky's Second Symphony | 20230210 | Penny Gore ends her week of Afternoon Concert with a performance of Tchaikovsky's Symphony No.2 by the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and conductor Elim Cham. There are more Medieval pieces from Ensemble Celadon and choral music by Schütz and Schein from the Leipzig Cantorey, and of course regular contributions from the BBC performing groups. Today, there's also music by Saint-Saens, Beethoven, Auric, Piazzolla, Gity Razaz, Augusta Holm耀s, Alexander MacKenzie and Hannah Kendall. Alexander MacKenzie - Overture: The cricket on the hearth, Op.62 BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Martyn Brabbins (conductor) Johann Hermann Schein - Freuet euch des Herren, ihr Gerechten Concerto Vocale Leipzig Sachsisches Baroque Orchestra Gotthold Schwarz (conductor) Camillle Saint-Saens - Morceau de concert, Op.94 arr. for horn & harp Alec Frank Gemmill (horn) Ellie Johnston (harp) c. 2.30pm Hannah Kendall - Nexus European Youth Orchestra Giandandrea Noseda (conductor) Ludwig van Beethoven - Overture: Egmont, Op.84 Elim Cham (conductor) Gity Razaz - Lux aeterna BBC Singers Will Dawes (conductor) 3pm Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Symphony No.2 in C minor, Op.17 `Little Russian` Anonymous A l´entrada del temps clar, eya ! / Chominciamento di gioia, Estampie Ensemble Celadon] Augusta Holm耀s - Allegro feroce BBC Concert Orchestra Jane Glover (conductor) c. 4pm Georges Auric - Dead of Night (Suite from the film) BBC Philharmonic Rumon Gamba (conductor) Heinrich Schütz - Herr, unser Herrscher, SWV.27 c. 4.15pm Astor Piazzolla - Oblivion Tango Ksenija Sidorova (accordion) BBC National Orchestra of Wales Clark Rundell (conductor) Elim Chan conducts Tchaikovsky's Second Symphony in Munich. | |
Friday, The Bbc National Orchestra Of Wales Live From Bbc Hoddinott Hall | 20170428 | Nicola Heywood Thomas presents the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, live from Hoddinott Hall in Cardiff. Alexandre Bloch conducts a programme of Stravinsky and Rachmaninov, and the orchestra is joined by BBC New Generation Artist Anneline van Wauwe for Hindemith's Clarinet Concerto. Then it's back to London with Penny Gore, and more from a new CD recording of works by Bernard van Dieren. 2pm Presented by Nicola Heywood Thomas Stravinsky: Danses concertantes Hindemith: Clarinet Concerto in A major Rachmaninov: Symphony No.3 in A minor Annelien van Wauwe (clarinet) Alexandre Bloch (conductor) c.4.05pm back to the studio with Penny Gore Dieren: Introit - Les propous des Beuveurs (after Rabelais) William Boughton (conductor). Live from BBC Hoddinott Hall in Cardiff, BBC NOW in Stravinsky, Hindemith and Rachmaninov. | |
Friday, The Bbc Scottish Symphony Orchestra | 20180209 | Georgia Mann presents a concert given by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in His Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen. John Wilson conducts, and is joined by Roman Simovic for Glazunov's Violin Concerto. Plus more from a new recording of British violin works performed by Clare Howick, and Beethoven's Eroica Symphony conducted by Ilan Volkov. 2pm Grieg: Holberg Suite Op 40 Glazunov Violin Concerto in A minor, Op 82 Elgar: Variations on an Original Theme ('Enigma'), Op 36 Roman Simovic (violin) John Wilson (conductor) c.3.10pm Stravinsky: The Song of the Nightingale Matthias Pintscher (conductor) Paul Patterson:Violin Concerto No 2 Clare Howick (violin) Grant Llewellyn (conductor) c.3.55pm Cassandra Miller: Round Beethoven: Symphony No 3 in E flat major, Op 55 (Eroica) Ilan Volkov (conductor). The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in concert in Aberdeen. | |
Friday, The Bbc Scottish Symphony Orchestra | 20180309 | Kate Molleson concludes a week of concerts featuring the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Today: Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich recorded in Edinburgh, and Schumann with violinist Ilya Gringolts from a concert recorded in Leeds. 2pm Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No 1 in B flat minor, Op 23 Shostakovich: Symphony No 11 in G minor Op 103 Denis Kozhukhin (piano) Alexander Vedernikov (conductor) 3.40pm Helen Grime: Two Eardley Pictures Thomas Dausgaard (conductor) 4.00pm Schumann: Violin Concerto in D minor lya Gringolts (violin) Ilan Volkov (conductor) ~Afternoon Concert this week focuses on the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, and concludes with a concert they gave at Edinburgh's Usher Hall in December. They were joined by the powerhouse Russian pianist Denis Kozhukhin for Tchaikovsky's enduringly popular First Piano Concerto, while the second half of the concert was given over to Shostakovich's giant depiction of the events of the 1905 Russian Revolution: his Symphony No 11. That's followed by a pair of orchestral depictions of winter by the Scottish composer Helen Grime, her Two Eardley Pictures: 'Catterline in Winter' and 'Snow'. Then there's a recording made in Leeds last November, in which the Russian virtuoso Ilya Gringolts joined the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra to perform Schumann's Violin Concerto. This was a work, written towards the end of the composer's troubled life, that remained unheard for over 80 years, finally seeing the light of day in the 1930s. | |
Friday, The Bbc Singers Live From Temple Church, City Of London And The Bbc Symphony Orchestra Live From Maida Vale | 20171215 | ~Afternoon Concert's week of live performances from the BBC performing groups concludes with two concerts from London. First to Temple Church, in the City of London for the BBC Singers conducted by Owain Park, with a selection of contemporary choral Christmas pieces. Roger Sayer accompanies them on the organ. Then to the BBC Symphony Orchestra's home at Maida Vale studios in London, for a concert under the baton of Tung-Chien Chuang including Liadov's tone poem Baba Yaga, Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in E minor, with Alexander Soumm as soloist, and Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5 in E minor. 2pm - LIVE from Temple Church, City of London, presented by Ian Skelly Richard Madden: Balulalow Owain Park: Tomorrow shall be my dancing day Bernard Hughes: Jesus, Springing Joanna Marsh: Evergreen (world premiere) Richard Knight: Come rock his cradle Carl Rutti: O little town Richard Causton: Cradle Song Judith Bingham: Corpus Christi Carol Peter Copley: Two Carols Howard Skempton: To Bethlehem did they go Bror Samuelson: Ave maris stella Adrian Peacock: Venite Gaudete Roger Sayer (organ) Owain Park (conductor) 3.15pm LIVE from Maida Vale, London, presented by Petroc Trelawny Liadov: Baba Yaga - tone poem Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64 Alexander Soumm (violin) Tung-Chien Chuang (conductor). Live from London's Temple Church the BBC Singers with contemporary choral Christmas pieces | |
Friday, The Bbc Symphony Orchestra | 20180202 | Tom McKinney concludes a week of performances by the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Today includes a concert they gave at the Barbican in November with a programme of Ruders, Shostakovich and Strauss. The BBC Symphony Chorus join the Orchestra for the Beatitudes by Bliss, and Afternoon Concert's tone poem theme continues with music by Dohnanyi. 2pm Poul Ruders: Concerto in Pieces (Purcell Variations) Shostakovich: Concerto in C minor, Op 35, for piano, trumpet and string orchestra Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra, Op 30 Alan Thomas (trumpet) Behzod Abduraimov (piano) Thomas Sondergard (conductor) c.3.20pm Cowie: Earth Music BBC Singers c.3.35pm Dohnanyi: Ruralia hungarica, Op 32b Gergely Madaras (conductor) c.4.05pm Bliss: The Beatitudes Emily Birsan (soprano) Ben Johnson (tenor) Andrew Davis (conductor). The BBC Symphony Orchestra in concert at the Barbican in London. | |
Friday, The 'best Of 2017' Featuring The Bbc Sso, Bbc Singers And Bbc So | 20171229 | Jonathan Swain concludes his 'Best of 2017' week from the BBC performing groups. Today features a concert the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra gave at the Muskverein in Vienna last month, for which they were joined by violinist Nicolai Znaider for Brahms' Violin Concerto. Then to the BBC Singers and highlights of a Palestrina and Bruckner concert they gave at St Giles' Cripplegate in London's Barbican. And finally to the BBC Symphony Orchestra; Sakari Oramo conducts Sibelius' complete Lemminkainen Legends. 2pm Britten: Four Sea Interludes Brahms: Violin Concerto in D major, Op.77 Mendelssohn: Symphony No 3 in A minor,'Scottish Nicolaj Znaider (violin) Thomas Dausgaard (conductor) c.3.45pm Palestrina Salve Regina Bruckner: Christus factus est Palestrina: Stabat Mater Robert Quinney (conductor) c.4.10pm Sibelius: Lemminkainen - Four Legends: I Lemminkainen and the Maidens of Saari II The Swan of Tuonela III Lemminikainen in Tuonela IV The Return of Lemminikainen Sakari Oramo (conductor). The Best of 2017, featuring the BBC SSO, BBC Singers and BBC Symphony Orchestra. | |
Friday, The Birds | 20211015 | Ian Skelly with the last of his visits to the concert halls of Berlin, Glasgow and the Netherlands. Croatian conductor Ivan Repui? directs the German Symphony Orchestra Berlin in Haydn, Respighi and Boris Papandopulo; there's more from Holland Baroque and a piece by Naomi Pinnock Including: Respighi: Gli uccelli (The Birds) Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra Ivan Repui?, conductor JS Bach: Passacaglia in C minor, BWV 582 Herman Hollanders: O vos omnes Herman Finkers: Ave Maria Benedictus | |
Friday, The Bourgeois Gentleman | 20221216 | Martyn Brabbins conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in Richard Strauss's suite Le bourgeois gentilhomme. Presented by Penny Gore Strauss fashioned his delightful suite Le bourgeois gentilhomme from music inspired by the witty play by Moliere and completed it, un-festively, on Christmas Day 1917. There's orchestral and chamber music by Beethoven and more Handel from soprano Sophie Junker 2.00pm Grace-Evangeline Mason Tenebrae factae sunt BBC Singers Will Dawes, conductor Overture in C `Name Day` Andrew Davis, conductor Endless pleasure, from Semele Sophie Junker, soprano Concert de l'Hostel-Dieu Franck-Emmanuel Comte, harpsichord & conductor Kareem Roustom Ramal Fawzi Haimor, conductor | |
Friday, The Cbso At The Proms | 20220729 | Ian Skelly introduces music by Rachmaninov, Glinka and Ethel Smyth performed by the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and its chief conductor designate, Kazuki Yamada, at this year's Proms. Plus a choice of music from Ian's Prom Guest and the last of this week's listener suggestions. Sergey Rachmaninov: 'Lilacs Benjamin Grosvenor, piano Igor Stravinsky (arr. Piatagorsky): Suite Italienne Narek Hakhazaryan, cello Oxana Sheychenko, piano BBC PROM - Yamada conducts the CBSO Pt 1 Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka: Ruslan and Lyudmila - overture Ethel Smyth: Concerto for Violin and Horn Elena Urioste, violin Ben Goldscheider, horn Kazuki Yamada, conductor INTERVAL Prom artist's choice from Ben Goldscheider of music by Rameau PROM Pt 2 Sergey Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 2 in E minor Another chance to hear the CBSO at the Proms under its new chief conductor designate. | |
Friday, The Firebird | 20220121 | Ian Skelly rounds off this week of Afternoon Concert with the Berlin Philharmonic playing Stravinsky's complete music for The Firebird, and Hartmann's 'Concerto fun耀bre' with the violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja. There's also Beethoven in Bavaria and Diana Damrau singing songs by Richard Strauss at last year's George Enescu Festival in Romania. Beethoven: Leonore Overture No. 3, op. 72b Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla, conductor Hartmann: Violin Concerto ('Concerto fun耀bre') Patricia Kopatchinskaja, violin Kirill Petrenko, conductor A selection of songs by R. Strauss Diana Damrau, soprano German Chamber Philharmonic Bremen J退r退mie Rhorer, conductor c.3pm Stravinsky: The Firebird, ballet Simon Laks: Concerto da Camera Members of the German Symphony Orchestra Stravinsky's ballet, The Firebird, performed by the Berlin Philharmonic. | |
Friday, The Rite Of Spring | 20230106 | Ian Skelly presents a week of Afternoon Concert, featuring highlights from the Lucerne and Verbier Festivals. Today's programme includes the European Union Youth Orchestra in Stravinsky's Rite of Spring, and more from Avi Avital's Verbier Festival Bach concert. Plus the BBC Symphony Orchestra in Japan with music by Maconchy and Purcell. Presented by Ian Skelly. c.2pm Maconchy Proud Thames Coronation Overture Dalia Stasevska (conductor) Juan Crisostomo Arriaga String Quartet no.1 in D minor Aris Quartet Vivaldi Flute Concerto in G minor, RV 439 'La notte Isabel Lehmann (recorder) Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Gottfried von der Goltz (conductor) Liszt R退miniscences de 'Norma', S.394 Emanuil Ivanov (piano) Purcell Music for a While Roderick Williams (baritone) c.3pm Stravinsky The Rite of Spring Gianandrea Noseda (conductor c.3.45 Bach Excerpts from 'Klavierbüchlein für Wilhelm Friedemann Bach Avi Avital (mandolin) Maurice Steger (recorder) David Bergmüller (lute) Hille Perl (viola da gamba) Sebastian Wienand (harpsichord and organ) Debussy Pr退lude | |
Friday, The Scottish Symphony | 20211105 | Fiona Talkington rounds of a week exploring the symphonies of Felix Mendelssohn with a new recording of Symphony No 3, 'Scottish', Roderick Cox conducting the BBC Philharmonic. Augustin Hadelich is the soloist in Sibelius's Violin Concerto with the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, who also perform Mendelssohn's The Hebrides overture, and there are madrigals by Gesualdo with Collegium Vocale Ghent; Our living composer series this week, performed by BBC ensembles, features the music of Anna Clyne with the BBC Philharmonic. Mendelssohn: Ruy Blas (overture) Op 95 Martyn Brabbins, conductor Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D minor, op. 47 Augustin Hadelich, violin Andr退s Orozco-Estrada, conductor Kapsberger: Toccata Cromatica III & IV Gesualdo: Selection from Madrigali a 5 voci, libro Quinto Thomas C. Boysen, lute Philippe Herreweghe, conductor c.3pm Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 56, Scottish Roderick Cox, conductor Anna Clyne: This Midnight Hour Ben Gernon, conductor Kapsberger: Toccata I Mendelssohn: The Hebrides, op. 26, overture in B minor ('Fingal's Cave') Roderick Cox conducts the BBC Philharmonic in Mendelssohn's Third Symphony. | |
Friday, The Ulster Orchestra | 20180323 | Penny Gore showcases some of the Ulster Orchestra's most recent recordings. Symphonies by Brahms and Sibelius bookend today's programme. which also includes a performance of Beethoven's Violin Concerto - a work which is now cherished, but was largely ignored during the composer's lifetime. 2pm Brahms - Symphony No.3 Op.90 Beethoven - Violin Concerto Op.61 Sergey Khachatryan (violin) Rafael Payare (conductor) 3.25pm Mendelssohn - Calm Sea and Prosperous Op.27 Giordano Bellincampi (conductor) 3.35pm Neruda: Concerto for Trumpet and Strings Pacho Flores (trumpet) 4.15pm Sibelius - Symphony No. 1 Op.39 Rafael Payare (conductor). Penny Gore showcases the Ulster Orchestra performing Brahms, Beethoven and Mendelssohn. | |
Friday, Ulster Orchestra | 20170317 | Katie Derham showcases some of the Ulster Orchestra's most recent recordings. Today's programme includes works by Tchaikovsky and Haydn, and Afternoon on 3's British music season continues with Vaughan Williams' Oboe Concerto and Elgar's Enigma Variations. 2pm Sibelius: Karelia Overture, Op.10 Ben Gernon (conductor) 2.10pm Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No.2 in G major, Op. 44 Barry Douglas (piano) Rafael Payare (conductor) 2.55pm Haydn: Symphony No 104 in D major (H. 1/104) Jac van Steen (conductor) 3.25pm Vaughan Williams: Oboe Concerto Ramon Ortega Quero (oboe) 3.45pm Elgar: Enigma Variations Jac van Steen (conductor). The Ulster Orchestra in music by Sibelius, Tchaikovsky, Haydn, Vaughan Williams and Elgar. | |
Friday, Ulster Orchestra | 20171103 | Tom McKinney showcases some of the Ulster Orchestra's most recent recordings. Today's programme continues Afternoon Concert's celebration of the descriptive power of Tone Poems, including works by Bax, Alwyn and Vaughan Williams, together with First Symphonies by Beethoven and Mahler. 2pm Beethoven: Symphony No.1 in C major, Op. 21 Mahler: Symphony No.1 in D Major (Titan) Rafael Payare (conductor) 3.25pm Bax: Cathleen-ni-Houlihan Willian Alwyn: Blackdown Vaughan Williams: Three Impressions for Orchestra Rumon Gamba (conductor) 4.20pm Mussorgsky/Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition Jac Van Steen (conductor). | |
Friday, Variations On A Rococo Theme | 20211126 | Cellist Laura van der Heijden plays Tchaikovsky with the BBC Symphony Orchestra; pianist Khatia Buniatishvili plays two of Beethoven's best-known sonatas; we've more from composer Susan Spain-Dunk and there's music for a lavish, 16th-century Medici Florentine wedding. Presented by Penny Gore Susan Spain-Dunk: Malaya BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Stephen Bell, conductor La Pellegrina, Part Two Music for the wedding of Ferdinando de' Medici and Christine de Lorraine, Florence 1589 including music by Giulio Romolo Caccini, Cristofano Malvezzi, Luca Marenzio and Emilio de' Cavalieri Voces Suaves Cappella Amsterdam Capriccio Stravagante Skip Sempe, director c.3pm Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme Laura van der Heijden, cello Ryan Wigglesworth, conductor Dvorak: Symphonic variations Ulster Orchestra Jac van Steen, conductor Beethoven: Sonata in C minor, Op.13 `Pathetique` Khatia Buniatishvili, piano Susan Spain-Dunk: The Kentish Downs Beethoven: Sonata in C sharp minor, Op.27/1 `Moonlight` Cellist Laura van der Heijden plays Tchaikovsky with the BBC Symphony Orchestra. | |
Friday, Vaughan Williams 150: Symphony No 8 | 20221014 | Rounding off a week featuring the music of Vaughan Williams and friends as Radio 3 marks the composer's 150th anniversary, Ian Skelly introduces an afternoon of live recordings by BBC ensembles and from around Europe. In today's 3pm spotlight, Martyn Brabbins conducts a new recording of Vaughan Williams's Symphony No 8 with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, there are works by two of his students, Grace Williams and Elizabeth Maconchy, and Renaud Capucon plays music by his teacher Ravel. Finishing the week with a nod to the ongoing influence and respect for Vaughan Williams amongst British composers today, Martyn Brabbins returns with Judith Weir's nature-inspired piece Forest. Including: Grace Williams: Ballades for Orchestra; No. 1 BBC Welsh National Orchestra Vernon Handley, conductor Vaughan Williams: Violin Sonata in A minor; 1st movement - Fantasia Jennifer Pike, violin Martin Roscoe, piano Maconchy: The Land BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Odaline de la Martinez, conductor c.2.40pm Ravel: Violin Sonata No. 1 in A minor (arr. for orchestra by Yan Maresz) Renaud Capucon, violin Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra Alain Altinoglu, conductor c.3pm Vaughan Williams: Symphony No.8 Martyn Brabbins, conductor Finzi: Elegy Op. 22 arr. for string quartet Finzi Quartet Vaughan Williams: Tarry Trowsers; The Carter; Ward the Pirate (from 6 English Folksongs 1912) BBC Symphony Chorus and Orchestra c.3.45pm Parry: The Chivalry of the Sea David Lloyd-Jones, conductor Judith Weir: Forest Martyn Brabbins conducts a new recording of Vaughan Williams's Eighth Symphony. | |
Friday, Woyrsch's First Symphony | 20220527 | Ian Skelly wraps up his week of music making from and about Spain with the RTVE Symphony Orchestra and Miguel @ngel G mez Mart퀀nez conducting a rarely heard symphony by Felix Woyrsch. Also, more from organist Olivier Latry in Barcelona, Steven Osborne plays Rachmaninov's Corelli Variations, Radio 3 New Generation Artists Katharina Konradi and Catriona Morison sing duets from Schumann's Spanish Songbooks, and music from Jordi Savall. Including: Ravel: Alborada del Gracioso' from Miroirs BBC Philharmonic Juanjo Mena, conductor Rachmaninov: Corelli Variations Steven Osborne, piano Anon: Folias Criollas Antonio de Cabazon: Pavana con sua glosa Hesperion XXI, Jordi Savall Liszt: Weinen Klagen Sorgen Zagen Olivier Latry, organ (The organ of Palau de la Música Catalana, Barcelona) 3.00 Woyrsch: Symphony No 1 RTEV Symphony Orchestra Miguel @ngel G mez Mart퀀nez, conductor Schumann: `Erste Begebnung` Op74 Schumann: `Botschaft` Op74 Schumann: `Bedeckt mich mir Blumen` Op138/4 Katharina Konradi, soprano Catriona Morison, mezzo-soprano Joseph Middleton, piano Ravel: Rapsodie Espagnol The RTVE Symphony Orchestra perform a rarely heard symphony by Felix Woyrsch. | |
Friday, Yulianna Avdeeva Plays Prokofiev | 20221007 | Ian Skelly introduces more recordings of live performances from around Europe In the 3pm spotlight today, Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No.3 played by Yulianna Avdeeva with the SWR Symphony Orchestra, Stuttgart, Mozart in Geneva, and another motet by the French Baroque composer Lalande from the Vac Early Music Days festival. Including: Weber: Overture to Der Freischütz Lucerne Symphony Orchestra Michael Sanderling, conductor Mozart: Symphony in D, K. 196+121 'La finta giardiniera Wiener Concert-Verein Pablo Boggiano, conductor c.3pm Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No.3 in C, Op.26 Yulianna Avdeeva, piano Teodor Currentzis, conductor Kodaly: Dances from Galကnta KBS Symphony Orchestra Joel Levi, conductor Lalande: Notus in Judaea Deus, S. 63 24'52 + appl. Purcell Choir Orfeo Orchestra Gyorgy Vashegyi, conductor Prokofiev's third piano concerto played by Yulianna Avdeeva | |
Friday: Bbc Philharmonic | 20181130 | Dvo?ကk, Ginastera, and Saariaho from live recordings by the BBC Philharmonic. Beginning with Arthur Benjamin's wartime piece for viola, we'll also hear a Dvo?ကk symphony written for the Philharmonic Society in London and a Saariaho piece whose postscript comes from T. S. Eliot's poem 'The Waste Land'. 2.00pm Elegy, Waltz and Toccata for Viola and Orchestra Eivind Holtsmark Ringstad, viola Symphony No.7 Nuno Coelho, conductor Zimmermann Symphony in One Movement (Revised Edition) Antheil Specter of the Rose, Waltz (1946) John Storg倀rds, conductor Alwyn The Ship that Died of Shame (1955) Rumon Gamba, conductor c. 3.30pm David Matthews Toward Sunrise Jac van Steen, conductor Concierto Argentino Juanjo Mena, conductor Xiayin Wang, piano Kaija Saariaho Notes on Light Jakob Kullberg, cello c. 4.30pm Var耀se Am退riques Presented by Tom McKinney. Live recordings of Dvorak, Ginastera and Saariaho by the BBC Philharmonic. | |
Friday: Mendelssohn And Shostakovich | 20180914 | Tom Redmond brings to an end a week of concerts recorded in Belgium. Today's concert features the Li耀ge Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Christian Arming performing Mendelssohn's A Midsummer Night's Dream and Shostakovich's Symphony No. 13. Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream Jodie Devos, soprano Lore Binon, soprano Czech Philharmonic Chorus, Brno Women's voices Petr Fiala, director Christian Arming, conductor Recorded in the Philharmonic Hall, Li耀ge c.3.45pm: Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony no 13 in B flat minor, Op 113 ('Babi Yar') Alexander Vinogradov, bass Men's voices of the Czech Philharmonic Chorus, Brno The Liege Royal Philharmonic Orchestra performs Mendelssohn and Shostakovich | |
From April To December | 20191206 | BBC Philharmonic in Concert: music by Sibelius, Prokofiev, Schumann, Foulds & Tchaikovsky. From April in England with Foulds to Tchaikovsky's Russian winter daydreams. And first Sibelius takes us deep into the Nordic forests. Presented by Penny Gore. Sibelius: The Wood Nymph Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No 2 with Arabella Steinbacher (violin) Schumann: Symphony No 3 (Rhenish) Conductor John Storgards 3.30pm Foulds: April-England Conductor Rumon Gamba 3.40pm Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 1 (Winter Daydreams) Conductor Ben Gernon The BBC Philharmonic perform Sibelius, Prokofiev, Schumann, Foulds and Tchaikovsky | |
From Denmark To Sweden | 20230524 | Ian Skelly introduces recordings from around Europe. Continuing his week of music from Denmark and Sweden, Ian crosses the resund Bridge from Copenhagen to Malm怀, with a Danish composer and Swedish orchestra - Nielsen's Fourth Symphony, 'The Inextinguishable', his celebration of the will to live, played by the Malm怀 Symphony Orchestra and Ryan Bancroft. Just a little way up the coast, the Helsingborg Guitar Festival takes place, and Ian has recordings from the 2023 edition, featuring Swedish guitar duo Mats Bergstr怀m and G怀ran S怀llscher. And there are further recordings from the Mozart Week which took place this January in Salzburg. Including: Lennon & McCartney arr. Brouwer: Penny Lane; She's Leaving Home Mats Bergstr怀m, guitar G怀ran S怀llscher, guitar Bechara El-Khoury: Flute concerto No 2 (Nordic Dreams) Ulla Miilmann, flute Danish National Symphony Orchestra Fabio Luisi, conductor Mozart: Symphony No 11 in D major, K 84 Europa Galante Fabio Biondi, director c. 3pm Nielsen: Symphony No 4, Op 29 (The Inextinguishable) Ryan Bancroft, conductor Bo Nilsson arr. Mats Bergstr怀m: Arctic Romance Leo Brouwer: Micropiezas The Malm\u00f6 Symphony Orchestra perform Nielsen's Symphony No 4, 'The Inextinguishable'. | |
Gabetta Plays Elgar | 20220503 | Argentinian cellist Sol Gabetta plays the elegiac late concerto by Edward Elgar, plus extracts from Mozart operas and Beethoven's 'Ghost' Trio. Presented by Ian Skelly In our series this week of great concertos for string instruments, Sol Gabetta joins the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra and conductor Krzysztof Urbanski for Elgar's poignant and much-loved Cello Concerto. 2.00pm Dalla sua pace; In quali eccessi - Mi tradi quell'alma ingrata from Don Giovanni Olga Bezsmertna, soprano Pavel Kolgatin, tenor German Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern Michael Schønwandt, conductor Dvorak The Golden Spinning-Wheel BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Ilan Volkov, conductor 3.00pm Cello Concerto in E minor, Op.85 Sol Gabetta, cello Krzysztof Urbanski, conductor Trio in D, Op.70/1, Ghost ATOS Trio Argentinian cellist Sol Gabetta plays the elegiac late concerto by Edward Elgar. | |
Gaia Theory | 20210331 | The BBC SO play Prokofiev's Sixth Symphony and works by Jonathan Dove and Matthew Taylor. | |
Gerhaher Sings Mahler | 20221123 | Baritone Christian Gerhaher sing's Mahler's cycle of Ruckert-Lieder with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra and conductor Antonello Manacorda. Presented by Ian Skelly Written at the end of Mahler's life, his cycle sets five poems by Friedrich Ruckert - ranging from the beauty of 'the breath of blossoms red' to the elegiac 'I have been lost to the world'. There's also Schubert's evergreen 'Unfinished' Symphony and music by compatriots Dvorak and Janacek. 2.00pm Beethoven Coriolan Overture, Op.62 Antonello Manacorda, conductor Rikadla - Children's Rhymes Magdalena Kozena, mezzo-soprano Christopher Richards, clarinet Simon Rattle, piano Suite in A, Op.98 ('American') Simon Rattle, conductor 3.00pm Symphony no.8 in B minor, D.759 'Unfinished Christian Gerhaher, baritone Baritone Christian Gerhaher sing's Mahler's cycle of Ruckert-Lieder. | |
German Ensembles (1-4) | 20210607 | Penny Gore introduces performances by German ensembles throughout the week. Today starts with a period instrument ensemble, the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra in a concert recorded in December directed from the violin by ɀva Borhi. It features symphonies by Carl Stamitz and Haydn, music by Gossec and JS Bach, and also the trumpet concerto by Johann Wilhelm Hertel, with Jaroslav Roucek as soloist. Then, in a concert from 2006, choral music by Robert Schumann with the SWR Vocal Ensemble Stuttgart and soloists, accompanied by the SWR Symphony Orchestra, Stuttgart, under the baton of Heinz Holliger. 2.00pm Carl Stamitz: Symphony in D ('La Chasse') Fran瀀ois-Joseph Gossec: Suite de No뀀ls Johann Wilhelm Hertel: Trumpet Concerto No. 3 in D Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 89 in F, Hob. I:89 Johann Sebastian Bach: Ich steh´ an Deiner Krippen hier, BWV 469 (recitation verse and music) Beatrix Hülsemann, narrator (in JS Bach) Jaroslav Roucek, trumpet ɀva Borhi, conductor and violin 3.00pm Robert Schumann: Nachtlied, op. 108 Robert Schumann: Der Rose Pilgerfahrt, op. 112 SWR Vocal Ensemble, Stuttgart Heinz Holliger, conductor Freiburg Baroque Orchestra play Stamitz, Haydn and Hertel. And choral music by Schumann. | |
German Ensembles (2-4) | 20210608 | Penny Gore with music performed by German ensembles. Today opens with Wayne Marshall directing the WDR Radio Orchestra, Cologne from the piano, in an all-Gershwin programme including his variations on I Got Rhythm, a medley of themes from Hollywood, his Rhapsody No. 2 for piano and orchestra, closing with the Cuban Overture. Then, Isabelle Faust performs Beethoven's violin concerto with the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, directed by Rapha뀀l Pichon. The afternoon continues with an archive concert from 2014 with the SWR Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Sir Roger Norrington, featuring more Beethoven, music from Berlioz's Romeo and Juliet, and finishing with Dvorak's Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95, 'From the New World'. 2.00pm George Gershwin: I Got Rhythm, from 'Girl Crazy' (Variations for piano and orchestra) / [William C. Schoenfeld, arranger] George Gershwin: Gershwin in Hollywood (medley) / [Robert Russell Bennett, arranger] George Gershwin: Rhapsody No. 2, for piano and orchestra George Gershwin: Cuban Overture Wayne Marshall, piano and conductor 2.45pm Ludwig van Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D, op. 61 Isabelle Faust, violin Rapha뀀l Pichon, conductor 3.30pm Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 in F, op. 93 Hector Berlioz: Romeo alone, from 'Romeo and Juliet, op. 17 Anton퀀n Dvo?ကk: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, op. 95 ('From the New World') SWR Symphony Orchestra, Stuttgart Sir Roger Norrington, conductor Music for piano and orchestra by Gershwin, Beethoven's Violin Concerto, Berlioz and Dvorak | |
German Ensembles (3-4) | 20210609 | Penny Gore with music performed by German ensembles. Today starts with Schumann's overture Hermann and Dorothea, with the SWR Symphony Orchestra, Stuttgart, conducted by Sir Roger Norrington. The Gaechinger Cantorey and soloists, under the baton of Hans-Christoph Rademann, perform an all-Haydn concert opening the Stuttgart Music Festival 2018. It features the Symphony No.100 in G, 'Military', then the aria 'Berenice, che fai?' with soprano Chen Reiss, finishing with the Mass No. 9 in C, 'Missa in tempore belli'. 2.00pm Robert Schumann: Hermann and Dorothea, op. 136, overture Heinz Holliger, conductor 2.10pm Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 100 in G, Hob. I:100 ('Military') Joseph Haydn: 'Berenice, che fai?', Hob. XXIVa:10 (soprano Chen Reiss) Joseph Haydn: Mass No. 9 in C, Hob. XXII:9 ('Missa in tempore belli') Chen Reiss, soprano Stine Marie Fischer, contralto Nicholas Mulroy, tenor Peter Harvey, bass Hans-Christoph Rademann, conductor Schumann's overture Hermann and Dorothea, Haydn's 'Military' Symphony and Mass No 9. | |
German Ensembles (4-4) | 20210611 | Penny Gore closing this week of performances by German ensembles. Today, the period instrument ensemble The Frieburg Baroque Orchestra directed by Gottfried von der Goltz in repertoire by Haydn, his Symphony No. 70, and Mozart, including contredanses and opera arias as well as his Exsultate jubilate, with soprano Christiane Karg as soloist, finishing with the Symphony No. 38 in D, 'Prague'. Then, to close the afternoon, Krzysztof Urba?ski conducts the SWR Symphony Orchestra, Stuttgart, in Beethoven's Coriolan Overture and Symphony No. 1, but in between them, Weinberg's Cello Concertino, with Nicolas Altstaedt as soloist. Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 70 in D, Hob. I:70 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Five Contredanses, K. 609 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Lungi da te, mio bene, Sifare's aria from 'Mitridate, re di Ponto, K. 87 (Laceulle Gijs, horn) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Aer tranquillo e d쀀 sereni, Aminta's aria from 'Il Re Pastore, K. 208 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Exsultate, jubilate, K. 165 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 38 in D, K. 504 ('Prague') Christiane Karg, soprano Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Gottfried von der Goltz, c. 3.20pm Ludwig van Beethoven: Coriolan, op. 62, overture Mieczys?aw Weinberg: Cello Concertino, op. 43 bis Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 1 in C, op. 21 Nicolas Altstaedt, cello Krzysztof Urba?ski, conductor Music by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven and Weinberg | |
German Orchestras (1-4) | 20190527 | A week of concerts featuring German orchestras, beginning today with the German Symphony Orchestra, Berlin Presented by Kate Molleson 2.00pm Guillaume Connesson: Flammenschrift Jean Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D minor, Op.47 Richard Strauss: An Alpine Symphony, Op.64 Nikolaj Znaider, violin Stephane Deneve, conductor 3.50pm J.S.Bach: Orchestral Suite No.1 inC, BWV 1066 C.P.E Bach: Cello Concerto in A, Wq172 Joseph Haydn: Symphony No.98 in B flat, Hob: 1:98 Jean-Guihen Queyras, cello Ton Koopman, conductor Two concerts by the German Symphony Orchestra, Berlin. | |
German Orchestras (2-4) | 20190528 | Continuing a week of concerts by German orchestras. Today we hear from the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and the German Symphony Orchestra, Berlin. Presented by Kate Molleson 2.00pm Francis Poulenc: Concerto for organ, timpani and strings in G minor, FP 93 Camille Saint-Saens: Symphony No.3 in C, Op.78 `Organ` Iveta Apkalna, organ Mariss Jansons, conductor 3.10pm Heinrich Schutz: Das ist mir lieb, Psalm 116 Robert Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op.54 Johannes Brahms: Symphony No.1 in C minor, Op.68 RIAS Chamber Chorus Justin Doyle, conductor Igor Levit, piano Robin Ticciati, conductor Concerts by the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and German Symphony Orchestra, Berlin | |
German Orchestras (3-4) | 20190529 | Our tour around Germany lands in Leipzig today for a concert by the renowned Gewandhaus Orchestra. Presented by Kate Molleson 2.00pm Felix Mendelssohn: Ruy Blas Overture, Op.95 Robert Schumann: Symphony No.2 in C, Op.61 Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony No.4 in A, Op.90 `Italian` Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra Andris Neslons, conductor Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra play Mendelssohn and Schumann. | |
German Orchestras (4-4) | 20190531 | Our week of concerts by German orchestras concludes today with another by the German Symphony Orchestra, Berlin, under their music director Robin Ticciati. Presented by Kate Molleson 2,00pm George Benjamin: Sudden Time Ludwig van Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D, Op.61 Sergei Rachmaninov: Symphony No.2 in E minor, Op.27 Christian Tetzlaff, violin Robin Ticciati, conductor German Symphony Orchestra, Berlin conducted by Robin Ticciati. | |
German Symphony Orchestra, Berlin | 20210126 | This week's featured group, the German Symphony Orchestra. Berlin, perform Mahler conducted by Simon Rattle and ballet music by Stravinsky with Robin Ticciati. Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis Robin Ticciati, conductor Henry Purcell: March, from 'Funeral Music for Queen Mary Harrison Birtwistle: Cortege for 14 Musicians Gustav Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde (arr. Glen Cortese) Magdalena Koenက, mezzo Andrew Staples, tenor Simon Rattle, conductor Giovanni Gabrieli: Canzon in echo duodecimi toni a 10 Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) - Apollon musag耀te, ballet in two scenes for strings (1947) More performances from Berlin introduced by Tom McKinney. | |
German Symphony Orchestra, Berlin | 20210129 | In the final programme this week with the German Symphony Orchestra, Berlin. Tom McKinney introduces performances of music by Antonio Vivaldi, Sergei Rachmaninov, Klaus Lang and Richard Wagner, including orchestral arrangements of music from Wagner's opera 'Gotterdammerung', conducted by Robin Ticciati; and also on the programme, a Brahms serenade with a twist. Antonio Vivaldi: Violin Concerto in D RV234 'L'Inquietudine (Alina Ibragimova, violin) Johannes Brahms: Serenade No 1 Stephen Braun, jazz cello Rolf Zielke, jazz piano Robin Ticciati, conductor Sergei Rachmaninov: Isle of the Dead Klaus Lang: Ionisches Licht Richard Wagner: Excerpts from 'G怀tterdammerung (Twilight of the Gods)' (arr. Erich Leinsdorf) Tom McKinney concludes his week with the German Symphony Orchestra, Berlin. | |
German Symphony Orchestra, Berlin (1-4) | 20210125 | Tom McKinney introduces a week of recordings from the German Symphony Orchestra, Berlin with music by Smetana, Martinu, Dvorak and others. The orchestra was founded at the end of the Second World War by the American occupation forces when it was known as the Radio Orchestra of the American Sector. It adopted its present name in the 1990s and has built a considerable reputation across the world, attracting some of the foremost conductors of our time. Bed?ich Smetana: Overture to 'The Bartered Bride Bohuslav Martin?: Cello Concerto No. 1 in D (Cello - Tom Jamn퀀k) Anton퀀n Dvo?ကk: Symphony No. 3 in E flat, op. 10 Jakub Hr?a, conductor Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 40 in G minor Antonello Manacorda, conductor Tom McKinney introduces a week of recordings from the German Symphony Orchestra, Berlin. | |
German Symphony Orchestra, Berlin (3-4) | 20210127 | In today's selection of performances from the German Symphony Orchestra, Berlin, we hear music from Richard Strauss, Mozart, Haydn and Messiaen; plus music from the Norwegian composer, conductor and organist, Knut Nystedt. Introduced by Tom McKinney. Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 6 in D, Hob. I:6, 'Le matin Knut Nystedt: Pia Memoria, op. 65 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 1 in E flat, K. 16 Olivier Messiaen: Pri耀re du Christ montant vers son P耀re, from 'L'Ascension (The Ascension), Four Meditations for Orchestra Cornelius Meister, conductor The German Symphony Orchestra, Berlin, perform Strauss, Mozart, Haydn and Messiaen. | |
Gerstein Plays Rachmaninov | 20221125 | Pianist Kirill Gerstein joins the Berlin Philharmonic to play Rachmaninov's Second Piano Concerto, plus there's music by Mussorgsky, Liszt and Schulhoff. Presented by Ian Skelly Russian-born American pianist Kirill Gerstein is one of the world's great musicians, famed for his musical insight, prodigious technique and questing repertoire. Here, he is joined by Kirill Petrenko and the Berlin Philharmonic to play perhaps the most famous concerto of the last century. There's also Ravel's orchestration of Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition and a jazz-infused symphony by Ervin Schulhoff. 2.00pm Lyadov Kikimora, Op.63 Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Kirill Petrenko, conductor Three Concert Etudes, S.144: Un Sospiro Emanuil Ivanov, piano Hercules Hall, Munich Symphony No. 2 Three Concert Etudes: Il Lamento 3.00pm Piano Concerto no.2 in C minor, Op.18 Kirill Gerstein, piano Three Concert Etudes: La Leggierezza Pianist Kirill Gerstein plays Rachmaninov's Second Piano Concerto. | |
Giulio Cesare In Egitto, Acts 1 And 2 | 20090416 | Handel Operas 2009 As part of BBC Radio 3's complete cycle of Handel's operas, Jonathan Swain presents the first two acts of the composer's most popular - and arguably best - opera, Giulio Cesare in Egitto. It features possibly one of the most seductive heroines in all opera: Cleopatra, a role famous for two great arias, Se pieta and Piangero. Handel: Giulio Cesare in egitto (Acts 1 and 2) Giulio Cesare - Marijana Mijanovic (mezzo-soprano) Cleopatra - Magdalena Kozena (mezzo-soprano) Cornelia, widow of Caesar's enemy Pompey - Charlotte Hellekant (mezzo-soprano) Sesto, her son - Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano) Tolomeo, Cleopatra's brother - Bejun Mehta (countertenor) Achilla, Tolomeao's sidekick - Alan Ewing (bass) Nireno, Cleopatra's sidekick - Pascal Bertin (countertenor) Curio, Caesar's sidekick - Jean-Michel Ankaoua (bass) Les Musiciens du Louvre Grenoble Marc Minkowski (conductor). Handel: Giulio Cesare in Egitto, Acts 1 and 2. | |
Good Friday, Membra Jesu Nostri | 20220415 | Penny Gore introduces an afternoon of music for Good Friday, including a performance of Buxtehude's cantata cycle, Membra Jesu Nostri, from the Church of Saints Simon and Jude in Prague - a unique work based on texts from a medieval Latin hymn, 'Salve mundi salutare', with each of the seven cantatas dedicated to a different part of Christ's crucified body. Also today, at 3pm this week's focus on BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra recordings concludes with Joana Carneiro conducting Stravinsky's Petrushka, pianist Lukas Vondracek plays Beethoven, and Faure's Pelleas and Melisande. Including: Hindemith: Trauermusik Scott Dickinson viola Martyn Brabbins (conductor) c.2.10pm Buxtehude Membra Jesu Nostri, BuxWV75 (c.60') I. Ad pedes - II. Ad genua C退line Scheen (soprano) Barbora Kabကtkovက (soprano) Damien Guillon (countertenor, director) Ond?ej Holub (tenor) Jarom퀀r Nosek (bass) Ensemble Tourbillon Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 27 in E minor, op. 90 Lukas Vondracek (piano) c.2.40pm III. Ad manus - IV. Ad latus c.3pm Stravinsky: Petrushka Joana Carneiro (conductor) c.3.40pm V. Ad pectus Faure: Pelleas and Melisande BBC Symphony Orchestra Francois Leleux (conductor) c.4.05pm VI. Ad cor - VII. Ad faciem Buxtehude's cantata cycle from Prague. | |
Gossec's Grande Messe Des Morts | 20161130 | Penny Gore introduces a complete performance of Fran瀀ois-Joseph Gossec's Grande Messe des Morts recorded in Vienna last year. It's performed by Wiener Singakademie with Les Si耀cles and conducted by Fran瀀ois-Xavier Roth. Gossec was an important influence on in 19th century France, developing the symphonic form and later writing music for the Revolutionary regimes. This large scale work, written in 1760, is said to have have been a precursor to the later Requiem composed by Berlioz. 2:00pm Chantal Santon-Jeffrey (soprano) Anaik More (mezzo-soprano) Pascal Bourgeois (tenor) Jean-Marc Salzmann (baritone) Fran瀀ois-Xavier Roth (conductor). Penny Gore introduces a complete performance of Gossec's Grande Messe des Morts. | |
Hadelich Plays Bruch | 20220506 | Italian-born Augustin Hadelich plays Bruch's evergreen Violin Concerto No 1 in G minor, plus there's music by Handel, Haydn and Mendelssohn. Presented by Ian Skelly German composer Max Bruch wrote his first violin concerto under the shadow of Mendelssohn's concerto of 20 years earlier. But it has taken on a life of its own, and is now one of the best-loved works for violin and orchestra 2.00pm Symphony no.1 in C minor, Op.11 BBC National Orchestra of Wales Thierry Fischer, conductor Bach Prelude, fugue and allegro in E flat major, BWV.998 Sean Shibe, guitar 3.00 Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op.26 Symphony No. 1 in D, Hob.I:1 Augustin Hadelich, violin German Symphony Orchestra, Berlin Cornelius Meister, conductor Il Delirio Amoroso Francesca Lombardi Mazzuli, soprano L'Arte del Mondo Massimiliano Toni, conductor Italian-born Augustin Hadelich performs Max Bruch's evergreen Violin Concerto in G minor. | |
Hadelich Plays Dvorak | 20220907 | Augustin Hadelich plays Dvorak's violin concerto and Cristian M?celaru conducts the WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne in works by Mendelssohn and Brahms. The composers of the Romantic generation saw the world differently, and they heard it differently, too. A stormy voyage off the Scottish coast set music playing in Mendelssohn's head: music that grew into the overture The Hebrides. Brahms launches his Third Symphony in heroic style - but brings it to a close in the most radiant of sunset glows. Dvo?ကk, meanwhile, fused Classical forms with Czech folklore and his own deeply poetic spirit to create a violin concerto that dances as joyfully as it sings. Grammy Award-winner Augustin Hadelich is its champion tonight, as the Proms welcomes the Cologne-based WDR Symphony Orchestra and its energetic Chief Conductor Cristian M?celaru. Mendelssohn: Overture The Hebrides Dvorak: Violin Concerto in A minor 2.55pm Interval: Artist Choice Prom conductor Cristian M?celaru with his inspiring CD track 3.10pm Brahms: Symphony No. 3 in F major Augustin Hadelich, violin Cristian M?celaru, conductor Augustin Hadelich plays Dvorak's Violin Concerto. Plus, music by Mendelssohn and Brahms. | |
Haenchen Conducts Shostakovich | 20220504 | German cellist Lukas Plag plays Shostakovich's First Cello Concerto, and there's music by Mozart and Richard Strauss. Presented by Ian Skelly Shostakovich wrote his first cello concerto for the great Russian virtuoso Mstislav Rostropovich and, ever since, it has been championed by cellists around the world. Despite its seemingly innocuous opening, it packs a hefty emotional punch. 2.00pm Sonata in E flat, K.282 Francesco Piemontesi, piano Le Bourgeois gentilhomme, Op.60: Suite after Moliere German Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern Michael Schønwandt, conductor 3.00pm Cello Concerto No.1 in E flat, Op.107 Lukas Plag, cello South Netherlands Philharmonic Hartmut Haenchen, conductor Mahler 5 Ruckert-Lieder Catriona Morison, mezzo Yuka Beppu, piano German cellist Lukas Plag plays Shostakovich's First Cello Concerto. | |
Halevy From Hannover | 20200227 | Elizabeth Alker introduces a performance of Fromental Halevy's 19th-century grand opera, La Juive - 'The Jewess' - from Hannover Opera. In its day, La Juive was considered one of the great musical works of its time and might even have inspired moments in Richard Wagner's work. It was largely forgotten for much of the 20th century but has enjoyed a widespread revival in the last 20 years. It tells the story of the love of a Christian man for a Jewish women and can be regarded as an advocacy for religious tolerance. Fromental Halevy: La Juive A grand opera in Five Acts. Cast: Rachel, the supposed daughter of El退azar - Hailey Clark, soprano, El退azar, a Jewish goldsmith - Zoran Todorovich, tenor L退opold, Imperial Prince - Matthew Newlin, tenor Princess Eudoxie, niece of the emperor - Mercedes Arcur퀀, soprano, Gian Francesco, Cardinal de Brogni, President of the Council - Shavleg Armasi, bass, Ruggiero, city provost - Pavel Chervinsky, baritone, Albert, a sergeant in the emperor's archers - Hubert Zapi r, bass, Hanover State Opera Chorus Hanover State Opera Auxiliary Chorus Hanover State Orchestra Constantin Trinks, conductor Opera Matinee from Hannover | |
Handel: Admeto, Acts 1 And 2 | 20090521 | Handel Operas 2009 As part of BBC Radio 3's complete cycle of Handel's operas, Louise Fryer presents Acts 1 and 2 of Admeto, a work which holds a unique place among Handel's operas, as the last of them to be staged in his lifetime. This is considered by many to be the finest of the five works he wrote for the 'rival queens' - two star Italian sopranos who demanded equal billing. The main roles are two very contrasting women who both love the hero, King Admeto of Thessaly. Comic relief is provided by the slow-witted but brave Hercules, who tries to rescue Admeto's wife from Hades, guarded by the three-headed hound Cerberus. Including conversation with veteran Handel opera expert Winton Dean. Handel: Admeto (Acts 1 and 2) Admeto - Rene Jacobs (countertenor) Alceste, his wife - Rachel Yakar (soprano) Antigona, his former fiancee - Jill Gomez (soprano) Trasimede - James Bowman (countertenor) Ercole (Hercules) - Ulrik Cold (bass) Orindo, Admeto's adviser - Rita Dams (mezzo-soprano) Meraspe, Antigon's tutor - Max van Egmond (bass) Il Complesso Barocco Alan Curtis (director). Louise Fryer presents Acts 1 and 2 of Handel's Admeto, starring countertenor Rene Jacobs. | |
Handel: Alcina (acts 1 And 2) | 20091015 | Handel Operas 2009 Jonathan Swain presents the first two acts of Alcina, regarded as possibly Handel's greatest opera. Arleen Auger stars as Alcina in this well-loved recording, now over 20 years old and still among the best of all Handel opera discs Alcina is a sorceress who lures men to her enchanted island - then turns them into rocks, trees or animals when she grows tired of them. Her latest victim is Ruggiero - but his betrothed, Bradamante, won't give him up without a fight. Including contributions from director James Conway and novelist Donna Leon. Alcina - Arleen Auger (soprano) Ruggiero - Della Jones (mezzo-soprano) Morgana, Alcina's sister - Eiddwen Harrhy (soprano) Bradamante - Kathleen Kuhlmann (contralto) Oberto - Patrizia Kwella (soprano) Oronte - Maldwyn Davies (tenor) Melisso - John Tomlinson (bass) Opera Stage Chorus City of London Baroque Sinfonia Richard Hickox (conductor). Jonathan Swain presents Acts 1 and 2 of Alcina, seen as possibly Handel's greatest opera. | |
Handel: Arianna In Creta (acts 1 And 2) | 20090924 | Handel Operas 2009 Presented by Penny Gore. The series of Handel operas continues with the first two acts of Arianna in Creta - the classic story of a boy, a girl and a half-man/half-bull monster. Arianna - Miah Persson (soprano) Alceste - Lisa Milne (soprano) Teseo - Kristina Hammarstrom (mezzo-soprano) Carilda - Sonia Prina (contralto) Tauride - Marina de Liso (mezzo-soprano) Minos - Antonio Abete (bass) Academy of Ancient Music Christopher Hogwood (conductor). The series of Handel operas continues with Acts 1 and 2 of Arianna in Creta. | |
Handel: Ariodante (acts 1 And 2) | 20091008 | Handel Operas 2009 Radio 3's complete cycle of Handel operas continues with Ariodante, a work featuring joy and deep despair, love, hatred and revenge, set to some of the greatest music the composer ever wrote. Presented by Louise Fryer, who talks to Janet Baker about one of her signature roles in this most appealing of Handel operas. Ariodante - Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano) Ginevra, his betrothed - Edith Mathis (soprano) Polinesso, the villain - James Bowman (countertenor) Dalinda, Ginevra's maid - Norma Burrowes (soprano) Lurcanio, Polinesso's brother - David Rendall (tenor) King of Scotland, Ginevra's father - Samuel Ramey (bass) Odardo, his attendant - Alexander Oliver (tenor) London Voices English Chamber Orchestra Raymond Leppard (conductor). Radio 3's complete cycle of Handel operas continues with Acts 1 and 2 of Ariodante. | |
Handel: Arminio | 20091029 | Handel Operas 2009 As part of a complete cycle of Handel's operas, Louise Fryer presents a performance of Arminio, composed in 1736. Arminio is a German prince defending his country - and his wife Tusnelda - against the invading Romans. Our sympathies are divided, though: the Roman general Varo is as noble and heroic as Arminio himself. The villain is Tusnelda's treacherous father Segeste, ever-ready to betray his fellow Germans - even his own family - to the enemy. Arminio - Vivica Genaux (mezzo-soprano) Tusnelda - Geraldine McGreevy (soprano) Sigismondo, her brother - Dominique Labelle (soprano) Ramise, Arminio's sister - Manuela Custer (mezzo-soprano) Varo - Luigi Petroni (tenor) Tullio, Roman captain - Sytse Buwalda (countertenor) Segeste - Riccardi Ristori (bass) Il Complesso Barocco Alan Curtis (conductor). Louise Fryer presents a performance of Handel's opera Arminio. | |
Handel: Atalanta | 20091022 | Handel Operas 2009 Radio 3's cycle of Handel operas continues with Atalanta, a pastoral tale of kings and queens, shepherds and shepherdesses, with the customary plot lines of mistaken identities, scorned love, jealousy, near disaster and last-minute resolutions in time for a happy ending. The opera was composed in 1736 for the wedding of Prince Frederick of Wales, and is rarely heard. This production is directed by Handel expert Nicholas McGegan, who joins Ian Skelly to discuss the work. Atalanta, Princess of Arcadia - Dominique Labelle (soprano) Meleagro, King of Etolia - Susanne Ryden (soprano) Irene, a shepherdess - Cecile van de Sant (mezzo-soprano) Amintas, A shepherd - Michael Slattery (tenor) Nicander, father of Irene - Philip Cutlip (baritone) Mercury - Corey McKern (baritone) Hanover Opera Chamber Choir Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra Nicholas McGegan (director). Ian Skelly presents a performance of Handel's opera Atalanta. | |
Handel: Berenice, Queen Of Egypt | 20091112 | Handel Operas 2009 As part of BBC Radio 3's complete cycle of Handel's operas, Penny Gore presents a performance of Berenice, Queen of Egypt, with Rudolph Palmer conducting the Brewer Chamber Orchestra in a recording from 1994. The work plays revenge and conflict against love in a Roman-controlled Egypt, where Queen Berenice of Egypt is told by the senate in Rome to marry a young Roman, Alessandro, instead of her intended, the rival Egyptian Prince Demetrio. But he secretly prefers Berenice's sister Selene, and is plotting to desert the queen and use the marriage to seize the Egyptian throne, while the powerful backing of Rome threatens them all. Penny is joined by countertenor and conductor Jonathan Peter Kenny, who has good news for the future of Premier League football, and conductor Alan Curtis who is currently making a new recording of Berenice in Italy. Handel: Berenice, Queen of Egypt - opera in three acts Berenice - Julianne Baird (soprano) Alessandro - Andrea Matthews (soprano) Demetrio - Jennifer Lane (mezzo-soprano) Selene - D'Anna Fortunato (mezzo-soprano) Arsace, another Prince - Drew Minter (countertenor) Fabio, Roman ambassador - John McMaster (tenor) Aristobolo, chief minister - Jan Opalach (bass) Rudolph Palmer (conductor). Penny Gore presents a performance of Berenice, Queen of Egypt from 1994. | |
Handel: Deidamia (acts 1 And 2) | 20091210 | Handel Operas 2009 Presented by Jonathan Swain. BBC Radio 3's complete cycle of Handel operas continues with the last opera he wrote for the London stage before turning his attention to oratorios. Deidamia tells the story of the mythical daughter of King Lycomedes of Skyros, who bore a child by Achilles. Deidamia - Simone Kermes (soprano) Ulisse - Anna Bonitatibus (mezzo-soprano) Nerea - Dominique Labelle (soprano) Achille - Anna Maria Panzarella (soprano) Fenice - Furio Zanasi (baritone) Licomede - Antonio Abete (baritone) Il Complesso Barocco Alan Curtis (conductor). BBC Radio 3's cycle of Handel operas continues with Acts 1 and 2 of Deidamia. | |
Handel: Ezio (acts 1 And 2) | 20090709 | Handel Operas 2009 Rarely heard after its London premiere in 1732, Ezio is considered to be a masterpiece of music drama, with its strong characters, thrilling arias and the occasional oddity, and it features Handel's only operatic bass aria with trumpet obbligato and an air accompanied by bagpipes. Metastasio's plot is one of passion, murder and revenge. Swedish mezzo-soprano Ann Hallenberg leads as Ezio, a role created by the castrato Senesino. Louise Fryer's guest is opera critic Barry Emslie, who has some individual and controversial views about Handel's operas. Ezio, Roman general - Ann Hallenberg (mezzo-soprano) Fulvia, his lover - Karina Gauvin (soprano) Massimo, her father - Anicio Zorzi Giustiniani (tenor) Valentiniano, Emperor of Rome - Sonia Prina (contralto) Onoria, his sister - Marianne Andersen (contralto) Varo, Ezio's friend - Vito Priante (bass) Il Complesso Barocco Alan Curtis (director) 4.15pm Haydn: String Quartet in F, Op 74, No 2 Ebene Quartet. Louise Fryer presents a performance of Acts 1 and 2 of Handel's forgotten masterpiece Ezio | |
Handel: Faramondo | 20091119 | Handel Operas 2009 As part of BBC Radio 3's complete cycle of Handel's operas, Louise Fryer presents a performance of Faramondo. Another of the composer's neglected operas, it is a complex web of warring factions and mistaken identity and was written for the greatest singers of the age. Faramondo - Max Emanuel Cencic (countertenor) Adolfo - Philippe Jaroussky (countertenor) Clotide - Sophie Karthauser (soprano) Rosimonda - Marina de Liso (mezzo-soprano) Gustavo - In-Sung Sim Gernando - Xavier Sabata Teobaldo - Fulvio Bettini Childerico - Terry Wey Swiss Radio Choir I Barocchisti Diego Fasolis (conductor). Louise Fryer presents a performance of Handel's opera Faramondo. | |
Handel: Fernando, Re Di Castiglia | 20090716 | Handel Operas 2009 As BBC Radio 3 continues its journey though all of Handel's operas, Jonathan Swain is joined in the studio by Suzanne Aspden to talk about the dramatic, yet rarely performed, opera Fernando, Re di Castiglia. Fernando - Lawrence Zazzo (countertenor) Elvida - Veronica Cangemi (soprano) Dionisio - Filippo Adami (tenor) Isabella - Marianna Pizzolato (mezzo-soprano) Alfonso - Neal Banerjee (tenor) Sancio - Max Emanual Cencic (countertenor) Altomaro - Antonio Abete (bass) Ill Complesso Barocco Alan Curtis (conductor). Handel's Fernando, Re di Castiglia, featuring Lawrence Zazzo and Veronica Cangemiunder. | |
Handel: Flavio | 20090409 | Handel Operas 2009 As part of BBC Radio 3's complete cycle of Handel's operas, Louise Fryer presents a performance of Flavio, a tragi-comedy focusing on the complicated politics and love triangles surrounding two families in the Royal court of Lombardy. Flavio - Jeffrey Gall Guido - Derek Lee Ragin Emilia - Lena Lootens Teodata - Bernarda Fink Vitige - Christina Hogman Ugone - Gianpaolo Fagotto Lotario - Ulrich Messthaler Ensemble 415 Rene Jacobs (director). Louise Fryer presents Handel's tragi-comic opera Flavio. | |
Handel: Hercules | 20091224 | Handel Operas 2009 Presented by Penny Gore. BBC Radio 3's complete series of Handel operas continues with a performance of Hercules from a stellar cast, including Gidon Saks, Anne Sofie von Otter and David Daniels. Written at time when Handel was becoming better known for his oratorios, his setting of the Greek myth was not as successful in its day as his earlier Italian operas had been. Only now has it been recognised that its musical quality and dramatic vigour justifies a more regular place in the opera house. Handel: Hercules - music drama in three acts Hercules - Gidon Saks (bass-baritone) Dejanira - Anne Sofie von Otter (soprano) Hyllus - Richard Croft (tenor) Iole - Lynne Dawson (soprano) Lichas - David Daniels (countertenor) Priest of Jupiter - Marcos Pujol (baritone) Choeur et Les Musiciens du Louvre Grenoble Marc Minkowski (conductor). BBC Radio 3's complete cycle of Handel operas continues with a performance of Hercules. | |
Handel: Poro, Re Dell'indie, Acts 1 And 2 | 20090702 | Handel Operas 2009 Radio 3's complete cycle of Handel operas continues with a performance of Poro, re dell'Indie. As Alexander the Great forges his way into India defeating all in his path, Poro - his latest victim - considers taking his own life for the first of several times in the opera. He is only saved by his love for Queen Cleofide, and thus ensues a tale of deception, lust, jealousy and great intrigue. Presented by Penny Gore, in conversation with Graham Cummings, who oversaw the edition for this performance. Handel: Poro, re dell'Indie (Acts 1 and 2) Poro - William Towers (countertenor) Cleofide - Jutta Bohnert (soprano) Erissena, Poro's sister - Franziska Gottwald (mezzo-soprano) Alessandro (the Great) - Thomas Piffka (tenor) Gandarte, Poro's general - Andrew Radley (countertenor) Timagene, Alexander's general - Torben Jurgens Akademie fur Alte Musik, Berlin Konrad Junghanel (conductor). Radio 3's cycle of Handel operas continues with a performance of Poro, re dell'Indie. | |
Handel: Serse | 20091126 | Handel Operas 2009 Presented by Penny Gore. BBC Radio 3's series of the complete Handel operas continues with Serse - a convoluted love intrigue set in the ancient world. One of the composer's most popular operas, it mixes seriousness and comedy, and counts the celebrated Ombra mai fu among its many memorable arias. Handel: Serse - opera in three acts Serse - Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano) Romilda - Elisabeth Norberg-Schulz (soprano) Atalanta - Sandrine Piau (soprano) Arsamene - Lawrence Zazzo (countertenor) Amastre - Silvia Tro Santafe (mezzo-soprano) Ariodate - Giovanni Furlanetto (bass-baritone) Elviro - Antonio Abete (bass) Les Arts Florissants William Christie (director). With Penny Gore. BBC Radio 3's series of the complete Handel operas continues with Serse. | |
Handel: Siroe | 20090604 | Handel Operas 2009 Radio 3's series of Handel operas continues with Siroe, a work set in Ancient Persia in the 1720s. To help put the piece in context, Louise Fryer talks to Professor Judith Milhous, from the City University of New York, about the intriguing world of opera and theatre in 1720s London. Siroe, Prince of Persia - Ann Hallenberg (mezzo-soprano) Emira, his Indian lover - Johanna Stojkovic (soprano) Laodice, her rival - Sunhae Im (soprano) Medarse, Siroe's younger brother - Gunther Schmid (countertenor) Cosroe, their father - Sebastian Noack (baritone) Arasse, Siroe's general - Timm de Jong (bass) Capella Coloniensis Andreas Spering (director). Louise Fryer presents Handel's opera Siroe, with Ann Hallenberg and Capella Coloniensis. | |
Handel: Tolomeo, Acts 1 And 2 | 20090611 | Handel Opera Cycle Continuing Radio 3's complete Handel opera cycle, Penny Gore presents Acts 1 and 2 of Tolomeo, a tale of marital and fraternal loyalty, deposition, deception and disguise. Special guest countertenor Jonathan Peter Kenny, noted for his Handel roles including Tolomeo, joins Penny in the studio. Handel: Tolomeo (Acts 1 and 2) Tolomeo, banished ruler of Egypt - Axel Kohler (countertenor) Seleuce, wife of Tolomeo - Linda Perillo (soprano) Araspe, King of Cyprus - Brian Bannatyne-Scott (bass) Elisa, sister of Araspe - Romelia Lichtenstein (mezzo-soprano) Alessandro, younger brother of Tolomeo - Jennifer Lane (mezzo-soprano) Handel Festival Orchestra, Halle Howard Arman (conductor) 4.25pm Haydn: String Quartet in G, Op 33, No 5 Ysaye Quartet. Penny Gore presents Acts 1 and 2 of Handel's opera Tolomeo. | |
Haydn And Brahms With Leonidas Kavakos | 20230523 | Ian Skelly introduces more recordings from around Europe, with a focus this week on music making in Denmark and Sweden. Today Ian has recordings from the Danish National Symphony Orchestra in which the violinist Leonidas Kavakos steps up to the podium to conduct symphonies by Brahms and Haydn. Also on the bill, a chance to hear Jonas Frølund as soloist in Mozart's Clarinet Concerto, one of the composer's last completed works before his untimely death, performed by an orchestra and conductor renowned for their recordings of Mozart's complete symphonies - the Danish Chamber Orchestra and Adကm Fischer. There's more Mozart, as Ian introduces a recording from January's Mozart Week in Salzburg, and BBC New Generation Artists collaborate in music by Boccherini. Including: Mozart: Overture to 'Ascanio in Alba Europa Galante Fabio Biondi, director Haydn: Symphony No 64 in A major Leonidas Kavakos, conductor Monteverdi: La Sestina (extract) Eric Ericson Chamber Choir Grete Pedersen, conductor Regis Campo: The Wonder of Life RAI National Symphony Orchestra Robert Trevino, conductor c. 3pm Brahms: Symphony No 1 in C minor, Op 68 Boccherini: Fandango from Quintet in D major Danish String Quartet Sean Shibe (guitar) c. 4pm Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A major, K 622 Jonas Frølund (clarinet) Adကm Fischer, conductor Leonidas Kavakos conducts the Danish National Symphony Orchestra in Brahms and Haydn. | |
Haydn, Stravinsky And Beethoven At The Lucerne Festival | 20181228 | More orchestral treats from two conductors at the Lucerne Festival: Fran瀀ois-Xavier Roth and Mariss Jansons. Haydn's witty 83rd symphony, also known as The Hen; Stravinsky's neo-classical Symphony in 3 movements; a rare chance to hear Beethoven's lesser known Mass - the one in C; plus Schumann, Rachmaninov and Bernstein. Presented by Jonathan Swain 2.00pm Haydn: Symphony No. 83 in G minor 'La Poule Mahler Chamber Orchestra Fran瀀ois-Xavier Roth, conductor 2.20pm Stravinsky: Symphony in Three Movements Beethoven: Mass in C, op. 86 Schumann: Symphony No. 1 in B flat, op. 38 ('Spring') Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43 Bernstein: Divertimento for Orchestra Julia Kleiter, soprano Gerhild Romberger , contralto Christian Elsner , tenor Florian Boesch , bass-baritone Denis Matsuev , piano Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Mariss Jansons, conductor Performances of music by Haydn, Stravinsky, Beethoven, Schumann, Rachmaninov and Bernstein | |
Herbert Blomstedt Conducts Bach And Mendelssohn | 20200210 | The Baltic Sea Festival. Penny Gore this week introduces performances by the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and Choir. Today the nonogenarian, Herbert Blomstedt, conducts a joyous solo cantata by Bach and Mendelssohn's Lobgesang. Also today and all this week, there are recordings made at Stockholm's Baltic Sea Festival. Bach wrote most of his cantatas in Leipzig. Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen, with its jovial soprano and trumpet parts, really is true to its title: Shout for joy to God in all lands. Over a century later in the same city, Mendelssohn wrote Lobgesang, another work teeming with infectious joy, for the 400th anniversary of the invention of printing. The Herbert Blomstedt, yet another former Leipzig resident, puts all of his experience and skill to realizing this optimistic, life-affirming music. Late in the week, there's music by Zemlinsky, the complete Vespers by Rachmaninov and music by the Swede Hugo Alfven and a hommage to Jenny Linde,'the Swedish Nightingale. Bach: Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen, BWV 51, cantata Simona Houda-aturovက (soprano), Gianluca Calise (piccolo trumpet), Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Herbert Blomstedt (conductor) Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 2 in B flat, op. 52 ('Lobgesang') Simona Houda-aturovက (soprano), Marie Henriette Reinhold (mezzo-soprano), Tilman Lichdi (tenor), Swedish Radio Choir and Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Herbert Blomstedt (conductor) Arvo Part: L'Abb退 Agathon Maria Listra (soprano), Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, T倀nu Kaljuste (conductor) Mozart: Symphony No. 38 in D, K. 504 ('Prague') Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ryan Bancroft (conductor) Bach and Mendelssohn conducted by Herbert Blomstedt at the Baltic Sea Festival. | |
Higher And Higher | 20201222 | Christmas music from the BBC Singers plus BBC Symphony Orchestra Prom highlights: climb a mountain with Richard Strauss and soar to Paradise with August Read Thomas. Fiona Talkington presents this programme as part of BBC Radio 3's Light in the Darkness season. Christmas music (replacing the previously advertised live concert, cancelled owing to Tier 4 coronavirus restrictions in London) Ashley Grote (organ) Conductor Sofi Jeannin Presenter Ian Skelly c. 3.30pm Augusta Read Thomas: 'Juggler in paradise' (Violin Concerto No 3; world premiere) Jennifer Koh (violin) Conductor Jiri Belohlavek c. 3.50pm Richard Strauss: Eine Alpensinfonie Conductor Semyon Bychkov Christmas music from the BBC Singers, plus BBC Symphony Orchestra Prom highlights. | |
Highlights From The Montpellier Festival | 20200414 | Georgia Mann presents a celebration of highlights from the concert season in France. Today, the Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra and Yevgeny Kissin at the Montpellier Festival, in a programme of Vasks, Liszt and Prokofiev. Then the Orchestre National de France, conducted by Emmanuel Krivine, play Brahms and Berlioz. Vasks: Lauda Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat, S. 124 Kissin: Tango dod退caphonique Brahms: Waltz in A flat, op. 39/15 Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 in B flat, op. 100 Sibelius (1865-1957) - Valse triste, from 'Kuolema, op. 44 Yevgeny Kissin, piano Andris Poga, conductor Recorded at the Op退ra Berlioz, Le Corum, Montpellier, last July, during the 2019 Montpellier Festival. Brahms: Symphony No. 3 in F, op. 90 Berlioz: Harold en Italie, op. 16 Nicolas B䀀ne, viola Emmanuel Krivine, conductor Recorded last June in the Auditorium, Radio France Broadcasting House, Paris. Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra and Yevgeny Kissin at the Montpellier Festival. | |
Highlights From The Montpellier Festival | 20200417 | Continuing Radio 3's celebration of French orchestras: Hannah French presents a concert from the 2019 Montpellier Festival - Plaisir d'amour: 150th Anniversary of Berlioz's Death. Martini: Messe des morts Berlioz: Messe solennelle Adriana Gonzales, soprano S退bastien Droy, tenor Mikhail Timoshenko, bass-baritone Le Concert Spirituel Herv退 Niquet, conductor Concert given at the Op退ra Berlioz, Le Corum, Montpellier, on 17th July 2019. Zemlinsky: Die Seejungfrau (The Little Mermaid), fantasy after Andersen Orchestre National de France Emmanuel Krivine, conductor Recorded last July at the Op退ra Berlioz, Le Corum, Montpellier, during the 2019 Montpellier Festival. Le Concert Spirituel perform at the Montpellier festival. | |
Holst's The Planets In Frankfurt | 20230606 | Fiona Talkington presents concert performances from across Europe. Today's 3pm highlight is a performance of Holst's celestial suite The Planets with the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra. Also today, more from the King's Singers at the 2022 Montpelier Festival, Prokofiev's dramatic Romeo and Juliet ballet music in Jerusalem, Andras Schiff conducts the Chamber Orchestra of Europe in Beethoven, and conductor Hugh Wolff choses one of his favourite pieces especially for us: Debussy's atmospheric Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faun. Including: George Antheil: Nocturne in Skyrockets BBC Philharmonic John Storgords (conductor) Beethoven: The Consecration of the House, overture Andras Schiff (conductor) Trad. arr. Wallace Willis: Steal Away to Jesus Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet Suites 1 & 2 (excerpts) Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra Conrad van Alphen (conductor) c3pm Holst: The Planets Hugh Wolff (conductor) Beth Orton arr. Christopher Bruerton: Call Me the Breeze Debussy: Prelude a l'apres midi d'un faun Alain Altinoglu (conductor) Chris de Souza: Missa Douacensis BBC Singers Chaconne Brass Stephen Disley (organ) David Hill (conductor) Mozart: Symphony No.25 in G minor Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Kirill Petrenko (conductor) The Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra perform Holst's The Planets. | |
Ibert And Schreker | 20200108 | Live from Salford, this afternoon's live concert presented by Tom McKinney features two works inspired by the work of Irish poet and playwright Oscar Wilde. Ibert's symphonic poem, The Ballad of Reading Gaol, was considered rather daring at the time. Evoking the bleak world of the prison,the composer's first symphonic work both impressed and astonished audiences with its themes of anguish and terror. In contrast, Schreker's music for a pantomime, The Birthday of the Infanta, is a lighter affair, taken from a collection of fairy tales Wilde had published in 1891. Schreker adapts a tragic tale of a hunchbacked dwarf and, despite the story ending in death from a broken heart, its sentimental melodies make the piece still sound as fresh and engaging as ever. Plus, as part of New Year, New Music, Kate Molleson introduces a piece of music she loves. Ibert: La ballade de la ge䀀le de Reading (The Ballad of Reading Gaol) Schreker: Der Geburtstag der Infantin, Suite (The Birthday of the Infanta) BBC Philharmonic Holly Mathieson, conductor Live from Salford, the BBC Philharmonic conducted by Holly Mathieson. | |
Ibert, Ravel And Strauss From Seoul's Kbs Symphony Orchestra | 20190918 | Music by Ibert and Richard Strauss, featuring pianist Pascal Roge in Ravel's sparkling Piano Concerto in G Presented by Fiona Talkington Yoel Levi puts his KBS Symphony Orchestra through its paces in dazzling showpieces by Ibert and Strauss, one evoking different ports-of-call, the other evoking nothing less than the titanic philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche. In between, French pianist Pascal Roge plays the Concerto in G by one of his heroes: 'I think Ravel was my first real French composer....[E]very time I play the Ravel concerto it's still magic. ...The first love, the first music love is Ravel. I think it's still maybe the closest. 2.00pm Ibert: Escales Ravel: Concerto in G R. Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra Pascal Roge, piano Yoel Levi, conductor Music by Ibert, Ravel and Richard Strauss, featuring French pianist Pascal Roge. | |
Il Bravo (the Assassin), By Saverio Mercadante From Wexford | 20190117 | The thrilling 2018 Wexford Festival staging of Saverio Mercadante's opera 'Il Bravo' (The Assassin) from the 2018, starring Rubens Pelizzari and Ekaterina Bakanova. Presented by Tom McKinney Saverio Mercadante - Il Bravo (The Assassin) Carlo ('Il bravo') - Rubens Pelizzari (tenor) Pisani - Alessandro Luciano (tenor) Foscari - Gustavo Castillo (baritone) Luigi - Simon Mechlinski (baritone) Violetta - Ekaterina Bakanova (soprano) Teodora - Yasko Sato (soprano) Cappello - Jos退 de E瀀a (tenor) Marco - Toni Nei? (tenor) Messenge r..... Richard Shaffrey (tenor) Michelina - Ioana Constantin-Pipelea (soprano) Wexford Festival Chorus Wexford Festival Orchestra Jonathan Brandani (conductor) The libretto by Gaetano Rossi and Marco Marcello was based on the play 'La V退n退tienne' by Auguste Anicet-Bourgeois, which was in turn based on James Fennimore Cooper's novel 'The Bravo'. Set in 16th-century Venice, the Bravo of the title is a tormented character who long ago killed his wife in a fit of jealousy; unjustly accused of plotting against the state, he has been forced by the Council of Ten to become their secret hired assassin, while his father is held hostage to compel his obedience. The story also involves Pisani, a young man under sentence of banishment, in love with a girl whom he believes to be immured in Venice; Violetta, the girl in question, who has been under the protection of the Bravo since the murder of her guardian by a would-be abductor; and Teodora, a wealthy foreigner living in Venice, who turns out to be not only Violetta's mother but also the Bravo's wife, whom he had not killed after all. To compound these complications the Bravo, moved by Pisani's predicament, allows him to borrow the mask and dagger of his office and impersonate the official assassin for two days. In this capacity, Teodora employs him to rescue her daughter from the stranger who has apparently abducted her (that is, the Bravo himself). At the end of Act 2 Teodora, in the middle of a brilliant ball, sets fire to her own palace; the last act is largely concerned with the revealing of identities and the unravelling of family knots and, although Violetta and Pisani escape to freedom, Teodora is convicted of arson, and her death at her own hand cheats the Bravo of his last hope of happiness. For full synopsis visit programme page Mercadante's opera Il Bravo (The Assassin) from the 2018 Wexford Festival in Ireland. | |
Il Corsaro | 20200604 | Opera matinee: Verdi's Il Corsaro from the Chopin and his Europe International Music Festival. Presented by Georgia Mann. Verdi: Il Corsaro, opera in three acts after Byron, to a libretto by Francesco Maria Piave Matheus Pompeu, tenor, Corrado Ilona Mataradze, soprano, Medora Karen Gardeazabal, soprano, Gulnara Aleksey Bogdanov, baritone, Seid Mateusz Stachura, bass, Giovanni Pawe? Cicho?ski, tenor, Selimo, Enuco, Schiavo Podlasie Opera and Philharmonic Chorus Europa Galante Fabio Biondi, conductor Opera matinee: Verdi's Il Corsaro. | |
In Memoriam Stephen Cleobury | 20201120 | The BBC Singers present a programme of choral music in memory of Stephen Cleobury, who died on 22 November 2019, introduced by his wife Emma. After which we return to our featured ensemble of the week, the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra with music by Tchaikovsky. Elgar: Go, song of mine Mendelssohn: Richte mich, Gott Brahms: Warum ist das Licht gegeben Britten: Hymn to St Cecilia Vaughan Williamas: Valiant for Truth Howells: Here is the little door Chilcott: The Shepherd's Carol Maw: One foot in Eden still, I stand Weir: Madrigal Harris: Bring us, O Lord God Robert Quinney - conductor 3.15: Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.1, Winter Daydreams Martyn Brabbins, conductor A concert in memory of Stephen Cleobury, performed by the BBC Singers. | |
In The Midnight Hour | 20200511 | In this concert recorded at London's Barbican Hall in March 2018, Anna Clyne's 2015 orchestral work This Midnight Hour draws inspiration from the waltz and two poems, one by Juan Ram n Jim退nez, where music is described as 'a naked woman running mad through the pure night'; the other by lover of the decadent Charles Baudelaire from his Fleurs du Mal (The Flowers of Evil) . Expect a magic-lantern show in music, a panorama of vivid, intoxicating nocturnal sounds. Then Norwegian violinist Vilde Frang plays Britten's Violin Concerto, one of the most profound of twentieth century concertos for the instrument, a work that has finally emerged from the shadows and one that Frang has made her own. To conclude, Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony No.6, where a composer's infatuation with nature, sparked on his walks in the countryside around Vienna, lights the score. Next, the BBC Singers and their Chief Conductor Sofi Jeannin explore one of the landmarks of French 20th-century choral writing - Jean-Yves Daniel-Lesur's setting of parts of the biblical Song of Songs, Le Cantique des Cantiques. Nigel Hess's theme tune to Ladies in Lavender receives its world premiere broadcast in a new choral arrangement, written for the BBC Singers by the composer, alongside two works for choir by the 20th-century English composer, Ruth Gipps. Presented by Georgia Mann. 2pm Anna Clyne: This Midnight Hour Britten: Violin Concerto Op.15 Beethoven: Symphony No.6 'Pastoral' in F Op.68 Vilde Frang (violin) BBC Symphony Orchestra Sakari Oramo (conductor) c.3.40pm Daniel-Lesur: Le Cantique des Cantiques Nigel Hess: Kyrie Ruth Gipps: Easter Hymn Ruth Gipps: Gloria Sofi Jeannin (conductor) Recently recorded concerts from the BBC Symphony Orchestra and BBC Singers | |
Ingrid Fliter Plays Chopin's First Piano Concerto | 20211230 | Ian Skelly introduces performances from around the world including the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra with Dvorak's Symphony No. 8, and Ingrid Fliter playing Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 1 with The Ulster Orchestra. Plus, there's music by Mendelssohn, De Lalande, Debussy and Tchaikovsky. Mendelssohn - Overture: The Fair Melusina, Op.32 RTVE National Symphony Orchestra Chlo退 van Soeterst耀de (conductor) Lalande - Te Deum laudamus, S. 32 Vox Luminus Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Lionel Meunier (conductor) 3pm Dvorak - Symphony No.8 in G, Op.88 Manfred Honeck (conductor) Debussy - Rhapsody for English Horn & Piano Francois Leleux (cor anglais) Emmanuel Strosser (piano) Tchaikovsky - The Storm Rebecca Tong (conductor) Chopin - Piano Concerto No.1 in E minor, Op.11 Ingrid Fliter (piano) Jacek Kaspszyk (conductor) Unique performances with BBC orchestras and choirs and other great orchestras | |
International Women's Day | 20170308 | As part of International Women's Day, composer Tansy Davies curates today's music composed by female composers, including a couple of her own works, and joins Katie Derham in the studio. 2pm Tansy Davies: The Beginning of the World (Variations on Sellinger's Round) for string orchestra BBC Philharmonic Antony Hermus, conductor c.2.10pm Anna Meredith: Barchan Donal Bannister, trombone BBC National Orchestra of Wales Andrew Gourlay, conductor c.2.20pm Liza Lim: Pearl, Ochre, Hair String Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks Lothar Zagrosek, conductor c.2.40pm Helen Grime: Virga BBC Symphony Orchestra Jessica Cottis, conductor c.2.45pm Kaija Saariaho: Notes on Light (1st movt: Translucent, Secret) Anssi Karttunen, cello Orchestre de Paris Christoph Eschenbach, conductor c.2.50pm Rebecca Saunders: Traces BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Ilan Volkov, conductor c.3.05 Tansy Davies: Tilting Zsolt Nagy, conductor. As part of International Women's Day, Katie Derham is joined by composer Tansy Davies. | |
International Women's Day | 20180308 | Judith Weir, Master of the Queen's Music, is Kate Molleson's live guest in the Afternoon Concert studio for International Women's Day. Our Opera Matinee is Judith Weir's The Vanishing Bridegroom, and it's complemented by music she loves by women composers from Hildegard to Saariaho. Judith Weir: The Vanishing Bridegroom Ailish Tynan (soprano) Anna St退phany (mezzo) Andrew Tortise (tenor) Owen Gilhooly (baritone) Jonathan Lemalu (bass-baritone) BBC Singers BBC Symphony Orchestra Conductor Martyn Brabbins Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre: Overture to C退phale et Procris Performers TBC Kate Whitley: I am I say Sarah-Jane Lewis (soprano) Ashley Riches (bass-baritone) Kender Primary School Choir St. John's and St. Clement's Primary School Choir Lyndhurst Primary School Choir Multi-Story Orchestra Conductor Christopher Stark Kaija Saariaho: Petals Scott Roller (cello) Thomas Neuhaus (electronics) Barbara Strozzi: L'Eraclito amoroso (Heraclitus in Love) Doroth退e Leclair (soprano) Lea Rahel Bader (cello) Yasunori Imamura (theorbo) Jory Vinikour (harpsichord) Arlene Sierra: Aquilo BBC National Orchestra of Wales Conductor Jac van Steen Judith Bingham: Vol de nuit, from The Secret Garden Tom Winpenny (organ) Hildegard of Bingen: work TBC Tiburtina Ensemble Director Barbora Kabကtkovက Sofiya Gubaidulina: String Quartet No 4 Kronos Quartet Weir: Moon and Star Conductor Martyn Brabbins. Judith Weir, Master of the Queen's Music, chooses music she loves by women composers. | |
International Women's Day: Bacewicz, Symphony No 4 | 20240308 | Penny Gore presents a special edition of Afternoon Concert celebrating International Women's Day. Today's 3 o'clock moment is a new recording of Bacewicz's Fourth Symphony by the BBC Symphony Orchestra under Sakari Oramo. There are also pieces specially recorded by the BBC Symphony Orchestra by Sasha Scott and Missy Mazzoli, along with the premiere performance of Camille Pépin's Inlandsis by the Radio France Philharmonic. Plus music by Dorothy Howell, Cecilia McDowall and Clara Schumann. Presented by Penny Gore. 2pm Dorothy Howell: Lamia - symphonic poem BBC Philharmonic Rumon Gamba (conductor) Strozzi: Lagrime Mie Helen Charlston (soprano) Toby Carr (lute) Sasha Scott: Drifting Haze Dalia Stasevska (conductor) C Schumann: Konzertsatz in F minor Lucy Parham (piano) BBC Concert Orchestra Barry Wordsworth (conductor) Beach: Let this mind be in you BBC Singers Stephen Farr (organ) David Hill (conductor) 3pm Bacewicz: Symphony No.4 (1953) Sakari Oramo (conductor) Cecilia McDowall: Standing as I do before God Rebecca Lea (soprano) Errollyn Wallen Mighty River (extract) Keith Lockhart (conductor) Camille Pépin: Inlandsis (premiere performance) Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra Mikko Franck (conductor) 3.50 Fanny Mendelssohn: Piano Sonata in C minor Heather Schmidt (piano) Missy Mazzoli: River Rouge Transfiguration Martines: Symphony in C major: 1st mvt Johannes Wildner (conductor) Music by Bacewicz, Camille Pepin and Clara Schumann. Penny Gore celebrates International Women's Day. Today's 3 o'clock moment is a new recording of Bacewicz's Fourth Symphony by the BBC Symphony Orchestra under Sakari Oramo. | |
Into The Forest | 20181015 | Presented by Kate Molleson ~Afternoon Concert goes Into the Forest for a second time this year. As days shorten and shadows lengthen we explore how the dark, mythical forest has touched composers' imaginations, creating some brooding and heartfelt music. Into the Forest is a year-long theme for Radio 3, as the station explores the enduring and magical influence of the forest on music and the arts. We begin the week with a concert given by the BBC Symphony Orchestra at the Proms in 2015 featuring Jean Sibelius' Tapiola, a tone poem portraying Tapio, the animated forest spirit mentioned throughout the epic poem saga Kalevala. It's followed by Jon Leifs' mighty Concerto for organ and orchestra, with Stephan Farr as soloist. Next comes Anders Hillborg's Beast sampler, a piece dedicated to Sakari Oramo, who conducts this concert, in which the idea of the orchestra as a beast of sound is explored. The concert finishes with Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 in A major. We then travel to the continent for a concert given by the German Symphony Orchestra under David Zinman, starting with Bernstein's Symphony No. 2, The Age of Anxiety, with Misha Dichter on the piano, and closing with Bartok's complete ballet 'The Wooden Prince', in which a forest is awakened by a fairy only to disrupt a prince's attempts to lure his lover. 2.00pm Sibelius: Tapiola - tone poem, Op.112 Jon Leifs: Concerto for organ and orchestra, Op. 7 Anders Hillborg: Beast sampler, for orchestra Beethoven: Symphony no. 7 in A major, Op.92 Sakari Oramo, conductor Stephen Farr, organ 3.20pm Bernstein: Symphony No. 2, The Age of Anxiety Bartok: The Wooden Prince (complete ballet) Misha Dichter, piano David Zinman, conductor Into the Forest season with music by Sibelius, Leifs, Hillborg and Beethoven. | |
Into The Forest | 20181016 | Presented by Kate Molleson As autumn gets under way, Radio 3's Forest season continues its exploration of how the darkness and mystery of the woods has inspired composers throughout time. Today's journey Into the Forest starts & ends with music by Arnold Schoenberg, with Stravinsky, Humperdinck & Schreker en route. We open with the BBC Philharmonic under Juanjo Mena performing Schoenberg's symphonic poem Pelleas and Melissande, the story of a doomed love affair which starts atmospherically in a forest. The afternoon continues with a concert given in Portugal by the Gulbenkian Orchestra with Matthias Pintscher as conductor - and also composer, as we hear his piece for violin and orchestra 'Mar'eh', with soloist Renaud Capucon. It's followed by Stravinsky's complete ballet version of The Firebird, a magical creature from the forest. Finally, Schoenberg's orchestration of his Verkl䀀rte Nacht - Transfigured Night - is based on Richard Dehmel's poem of the same name which opens with the words 'Two people are walking through a bare, cold wood; the moon keeps pace with them and draws their gaze. Schoenberg: Pelleas and Melisande - symphonic poem, Op. 5 Juanjo Mena, conductor 2.40pm Pintscher: 'Mar'eh' for violin and orchestra Stravinsky: The Firebird (complete ballet version) Renaud Capucon, violin Matthias Pintscher, conductor 3.50pm Humperdinck: Hansel und Gretel - Overture Dresden State Orchestra Colin Davis, conductor Franz Schreker: Der ferne Klang: Nachtstuck - orchestral interlude Royal Swedish Orchestra Lawrence Renes, conductor 4.15pm Schoenberg: Verkl䀀rte Nacht German Symphony Orchestra Berlin Riccardo Chailly, conductor This journey Into the Forest starts and ends with Schoenberg, with Stravinsky and Schreker | |
Into The Forest | 20181017 | Presented by Kate Molleson Forest by Judith Weir opens today's programme, appropriately, as part of our Into the Forest season - a year-long theme for Radio 3, exploring the enduring and magical influence of the woods on music and the arts. It's performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra, under conductor Martyn Brabbins. Then we turn to a concert given recently by the Ulster Orchestra, under Eivind Gullberg Jensen, with Peer Gynt, Suite No. 1, by Edvard Grieg, featuring the incidental music he wrote for a play by Ibsen in which nature, including forests and mountains, play a crucial role. The concert is followed by Rachmaninov's Rhapsody on a theme by Paganini, with Simon Trpceski as soloist, finishing with Carl Nielsen's powerful and enigmatic Symphony No. 5. Weir: Forest Martyn Brabbins, conductor Grieg: Peer Gynt - Suite No. 1, Op.46 Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini, for piano and orchestra, Op. 43 Nielsen: Symphony No. 5, Op. 50 Simon Trpceski, piano Eivind Gullberg Jensen, conductor Weir's Forest with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the Ulster Orchestra with music by Grieg | |
Into The Forest | 20181019 | Presented by Kate Molleson As we close this week's contribution to Radio 3's Into the Forest season, looking at the magical influence of the woods on music and the arts, the afternoon starts with Dvorak's The Golden Spinning-wheel, a fairy tale featuring the forest, played by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, under conductor Thomas Sondergard. Then we travel to France for a concert featuring excerpts from Georges Enescu's Suite No. 1, Bartok's Piano Concerto No. 2 with Evegeny Kissin as soloist, and Janacek's The Cunning Little Vixen Suite - again a piece where the forest plays a significant role - finishing with Kodaly's Dances from Galatea. Lawrence Foster conducts the Orchestre National de France. The afternoon closes with Bartok's dark opera Duke Bluebeard's Castle, performed by the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, under the baton of Jaap van Zweden. The bass Mikhail Petrenko is Bluebeard and the mezzo-soprano Michelle DeYoung is Judith. Dvorak: The Golden Spinning-wheel, Op.109 Thomas Sondergard, conductor 2.20pm Enescu: Suite No. 1 in C, Op. 9 - excerpts Bartok: Piano Concerto No. 2 Janacek: The Cunning Little Vixen - Suite Kodaly: Dances from Galanta Evgeny Kissin, piano Lawrence Foster, conductor 3.45pm Bartok: Duke Bluebeard's Castle Bluebeard -Mikhail Petrenko, bass Judith - Michelle DeYoung, mezzo-soprano Jaap van Zweden, conductor BBC National Orchestra of Wales plays music by Dvorak. Part of the Into the Forest season. | |
Jacek Kaspszyk Conducts Beethoven's Sixth Symphony | 20221111 | Penny Gore concludes this week of programmes with a performance of Beethoven's Sixth Symphony from the Ulster Orchestra in Belfast. Jordi Savall brings us one of the Cantigas de Santa Maria every day this week, there's Renaissance polyphony from Stile Antico, and we celebrate Gabriel Jackson's 60th birthday with The BBC Singers. Plus there's music by Mozart, Glinka, Hamilton Harty, Robert White and Charlotte Sohy too. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Overture: The Marriage of Figaro BBC Concert Orchestra Bramwell Tovey (conductor) Trad. orch. Hamilton Harty - Londonderry Air Bryden Thomson (conductor) Alfonso X of Castile - Rosa das rosas [Cantigas de Santa Maria, No.10] Capella Real de Catalunya / Hesperion XXI Jordi Savall (director) c. 2.20pm Charlotte Sohy - Symphony in C sharp minor, Op.10 Orchestre Nationale de France Debora Waldman (conductor) 2.51 Gabriel Jackson - Yes I am your angel Sofi Jeannin (conductor) 3pm Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony No.6 in F major, Op.68 Jacek Kaspszyk (conductor) 3.53 Robert White - Lamentations for 5 voices (Part II) 4.06 Mikhail Glinka - Valse-fantasie in B minor BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Vassily Sinaisky (conductor) Jacek Kaspszyk conducts the Ulster Orchestra in Beethoven's Sixth Symphony in Belfast. | |
James Ehnes Plays Brahms's Violin Concerto | 20220927 | Penny Gore brings you a selection of great performances across your afternoons this week. James Ehnes is the soloist in Brahms's Violin Concerto with the BBC Philharmonic under Thomas Dausgaard. Plus there are performances by The Huelgas Ensemble from the Fribourg Sacred Music Festival, and pianist Alexander Melnikov is joined by an array of musical friends to perform Schumann's Piano Quintet. Plus there's music by Bach, Chabrier, Josquin, Herpol and Kodaly. Emmanuel Chabrier - Joyeuse Marche Yan-Pascal Tortelier (conductor) Josquin des Prez - Missa LHomme arm退 (Sanctus) Paul van Nevel (conductor) 2.15 Zoltan Kodaly - Dances from Galanta Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra Zsolt Hamar (conductor) 2.33 Robert Schumann - Piano Quintet in E flat, Op.44 Alexander Melnikov (piano) Isabelle Faust & Anna Katherina Schreiber (violins) Antoine Tamestit (viola) Jean-Guiyen Queyras (cello) 3pm Johannes Brahms - Violin Concerto in D major, Op.77 James Ehnes (violin) Roderick Cox (conductor) 3.50 Homer Herpol - Magnificat octavi toni 4.05 Johann Sebastian Bach - Nun danket alle Gott, BWV.192 Marta Paklar (soprano) Franz Vitzthum (alto) Thomas Hobbs (tenor) Felix Schwandtke (bass) Netherlands Bach Society Jos van Veldhoven (conductor) 4.20 John Tavener - Fragments of a Prayer [Children of Men soundtrack] Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano) Studio Orchestra 4.35 Mozart - Symphony No.29 in A, K.201 Wiener ConcertVerein Pablo Boggiano (conductor) Music by Brahms, Chabrier, Josquin, Schumann and Kodaly. | |
Jess Gillam Plays Barbara Thompson's Saxophone Concerto | 20211229 | Ian Skelly introduces performances from around the world including Jess Gillam playing Barbara Thompson's Saxophone Concerto in Hanover and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra with Britten's Nocturne. Plus, there's music by Hans Rott, Georg Muffat, Heinrich Biber and Haydn. Hans Rott - Overture: Julius Caesar ORF Radio Symphony Orchestra Marin Alsop (conductor) Muffat - Concerto Grosso No 8 in F `Coronatio Augusta` Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Lionel Meunier (conductor) Barbara Thompson - Concerto for saxophone and orchestra Jess Gillam (saxophone) NDR Radio Philharmonic Orchestra Joshua Weilerstein (conductor) Biber - Mystery (Rosary) Sonata No.16 `Passacaglia` Hiro Kurosaki (violin) Haydn - Symphony No.6 'Le Matin Ulster Orchestra David Brophy (conductor) Britten - Nocturne Joshua Ellicott (tenor) Peter Whelan (conductor) Jess Gillam plays Barbara Thompson's Saxophone Concerto with the NDR Radio Philharmonic. | |
Joana Mallwitz Conducts Beethoven's Seventh Symphony In Munich | 20221107 | Penny Gore kicks off this week of programmes with a performance of Beethoven's Seventh Symphony in Munich. Jordi Savall brings us one of the Cantigas de Santa Maria every day this week, there's Renaissance polyphony from Stile Antico, plus we celebrate Philip Glass's 85th birthday with pianists Dennis Russell Davies and Maki Namekawa, and Gabriel Jackson's 60th birthday with The BBC Singers. And there's music by Brahms, Debussy, Elgar, Bach, Augusta Holm耀s and Ethel Smyth into the bargain. Johannes Brahms - Hungarian Dance No.1 in G minor Czech Philharmonic Orchestra Petr Popelka (conductor) Peter Phillips - Gaude Maria virgo Claude Debussy - Rhapsody No.1 for clarinet & orchestra Karel Dohnal (clarinet) Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra Pavel Snajdr (conductor) Augusta Holm耀s - La nuit et l'amour [Ludus pro Patria] Orchestre Nationale de France Debora Waldman (conductor) c. 2.29pm Johann Sebastian Bach - Sonata for viola da gamba in D minor, BWV.1023 Chouchane Siranossian (violin) Jonathan Pesek (cello) Leonardo Garcia Alarcon (harpsichord) Edward Elgar - Cockaigne BBC Philharmonic John Wilson (conductor) 3pm Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony No.7 in A major, Op.92 Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Joana Mallwitz (conductor) c. 3.42pm Gabriel Jackson - Nightingale Fragments Sofi Jeannin (conductor) Ethel Smyth - Overture: The Wreckers BBC Symphony Orchestra Sakari Oramo (conductor) c. 4.05pm Philip Glass - Four Movements for Two Pianos (Part 1) Dennis Russell Davies / Maki Namekawa (pianos) Alfonso X of Castile - O ffondo do mar tan chao [Cantigas de Santa Maria, No.383] Capella Real de Catalunya / Hesperion XXI Jordi Savall (director) The Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra perform Beethoven's Seventh Symphony. | |
Josefowicz Plays Berg | 20220505 | Leila Josefowicz plays Alban Berg's Violin Concerto, dedicated 'To the Memory of an Angel', and there's music by Handel, Schumann and Gershwin. Presented by Ian Skelly. Berg's haunting concerto was the last work he completed, and it was dedicated to the memory of 18-year-old Manon Gropius, daughter of composer Alma Mahler. 2.00pm An American in Paris BBC Philharmonic Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor Raymond Yiu Xocolatl BBC Symphony Orchestra Andrew Davis, conductor Adagio & Allegro, Op.70 Alec Frank-Gemmill, horn Alasdair Beatson, piano 3.00 Violin Concerto ('To the memory of an angel') Leila Josefowicz, violin Orchestre de la Suisse Romande Hannu Lintu, conductor Agrippina condotta a morire Francesca Lombardi Mazzuli, soprano L'Arte del Mondo Massimiliano Toni, conductor Leila Josefowicz plays Alban Berg's Violin Concerto, 'To the Memory of an Angel'. | |
Juanjo Mena Conducts Elgar's Second Symphony | 20220429 | Today's programme features an archive recording of Juanjo Mena conducting the BBC Philharmonic in Elgar's Symphony No.2. Plus we're in Montreal for Handel's Water Music, the BBC Philharmonic plays Bernstein, and there's music by Brescianello, Alessandro Scarlatti, Rentaro Taki and Chen Yi. Presented by Ian Skelly 2pm Bernstein - Overture: Candide Rumon Gamba (conductor) c. 2.05 Andrius Zlabys - Kaleidoscope of lost times Kremerata Baltica/Lettonica Gidon Kremer (violin & director) c. 2.20 Handel - Excerpts from Water Music, Suite No.3 in G Vincent Lauzer / Ariane Brisson (recorders) Les Violons du Roy Jonathan Cohen (conductor) Rentaro Taki - Kojo no tsuki 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic Chen Yi - Written on a rainy night singer pur (choir) c. 2.45 Brescianello - Ciaccona Il Pomo d'Oro Zefira Valova (conductor) 3pm Elgar - Symphony No.2 in E flat, Op.63 Juanjo Mena (conductor) Juanjo Mena conducts Elgar, plus music by Bernstein, Scarlatti and Chen Yi. | |
Julia Wolfe's Anthracite Fields | 20190306 | The BBC Singers and Bang on a Can All-Stars, conducted by Tecwyn Evans, perform the oratorio Anthracite Fields by the American composer Julia Wolfe. It was awarded the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Music. It commemorates the history of the Northeastern Pennsylvania Coal Region and it has been described as 'an unforgettably haunting, harrowing evocation of the plight of Pennsylvania's coal miners, incorporating many musical styles and effectively shadowy visuals.' Plus Sakari Oramo conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in Bax's tone poem, The Garden of Fand, inspired by the Irish Celtic sea goddess Fand. Presented by Kate Molleson Julia Wolfe: Anthracite Fields Tecwyn Evans (conductor) 3.10pm Bax: The Garden of Fand Sakari Oramo (conductor) BBC Singers and Bang on a Can All-Stars perform Julia Wolfe's Anthracite Fields. | |
Kerensa Briggs's Requiem | 20231110 | Penny Gore presents concert performances from the BBC performing groups and from across Europe. With Remembrance Day tomorrow, today's 3pm highlight is Kerensa Briggs's moving Requiem, performed by the BBC Singers. Other music for Remembrance includes part of Elgar's The Spirit of England and William Grant Still's In memoriam. And the Ulster Orchestra performs Grieg's evergreen Holberg Suite. Alexis Ffrench: The Last Post Alexis Ffrench (piano) City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra Adam Klemens (cond.) Beethoven: Romance No.1 in G James Ehnes (violin) Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Andrew Manze (cond.) Elgar: The Spirit of England – Part 3: For the fallen Susan Gritton (soprano) BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus David Lloyd Jones (cond.) Robert Schumann: Introduction and allegro appassionato Michael McHale (piano) Jac van Steen (cond.) c3pm Kerensa Briggs: Requiem Stephen Farr (organ) David Hill (cond.) c3.40pm William Grant Still: In Memoriam Fort Smith Symphony John Jeter (cond.) Grieg: Holberg Suite Dionysis Grammenos (cond.) Copland: El salon Mexico BBC Philharmonic John Wilson (cond.) The BBC Singers perform Kerensa Briggs's Requiem for Remembrance Day For Remembrance Day, the BBC Singers perform the Requiem by Kerensa Briggs. Plus, Elgar's The Spirit of England, and Grieg's Holberg Suite performed by the Ulster Orchestra. | |
Knussen, Ariosi, Berg And Dvorak | 20190621 | With Tom McKinney. Today's Concert: 2pm: Knussen Flourish with Fireworks Henze Ariosi, for soprano, violin and orchestra Berg Three Fragments from 'Wozzeck' for soprano and orchestra Dvorak Symphony no 9 (From the New World) BBC Philharmonic / Moritz Gnann (conductor) Clio Gould (violin) Christiane Oelze (soprano) Allison Oakes (soprano) c.3.30pm: Antheil McKonkey's Ferry, Overture BBC Philharmonic / John Storgards (conductor) c.3.40pm: Jonathan Dove Run to the Edge BBC Philharmonic / Timothy Redmond (conductor) c.3.45pm: Bliss Mꀀl退e fantasque BBC Philharmonic / Rumon Gamba (conductor) Tom McKinney concludes a week of performances from the BBC Philharmonic. | |
Lalo's Symphonie Espagnole | 20221025 | Violinist Augustin Hadelich plays Lalo's sun-infused Spanish Symphony, plus music by Bach, Mendelssohn and Schumann. Presented by Fiona Talkington A violin concerto in all but name, Lalo's Spanish Symphony was written for the virtuoso and fellow-composer Pablo de Sarasate. His modern-day successor, the German-American violinist revels in the sparkling writing in this live recording made in Paris in May. There's music from Duparc and Mendelssohn and, in Bach, a very different, much earlier violin concerto 2.00pm Violin Concerto no.2 in E, BWV.1042 Vilde Frang, violin Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra Philippe Herreweghe, conductor Phidyle Veronique Gens, soprano Susan Manoff, piano Franz Schmidt Orchestral extracts from Notre Dame BBC Philharmonic Ben Gernon, conductor 3.00pm Symphonie espagnole in D minor, Op.21 Augustin Hadelich, violin French National Orchestra Cristian Macelaru, conductor Symphony no. 5 in D minor, Op.107 ('Reformation') Lausanne Chamber Orchestra Anja Bihlmaier, conductor Kinderszenen, Op.15 Elisabeth Brauss, piano Violinist Augustin Hadelich plays Lalo's sun-infused Spanish Symphony. | |
Laura Van Der Heijden Plays Walton | 20231011 | Laura van der Heijden plays Walton's Cello Concerto with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Presented by Ian Skelly Including Walton's sunny, Mediterranean-inspired cello concerto, more epic Wagner from Adam Fischer, and a beautiful choral work by George Walker 2.00pm Prelude to act 1 of 'Lohengrin Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra Adam Fischer, conductor Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Nonet: 2) Andante con moto Kaleidoscope Collective Janacek The Fiddler's Child Peter Thomas, violin Ilan Volkov, conductor Overture to 'Tannhauser 14'00 + appl 3.00pm Laura van der Heijden, cello Ryan Wigglesworth, conductor A Babe is Born BBC Singers Grace Rossiter, conductor Biber Mystery Sonata no.3 “The Birth of Jesus ? Cordaria Laura van der Heijden plays Walton's Cello Concerto with the BBC Scottish Symphony. Laura van der Heijden plays Walton's Cello Concerto with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Plus, music by Wagner, Coleridge-Taylor, and Janacek. Mystery Sonata no.3 `The Birth of Jesus` | |
Leonard Elschenbroich Plays Dvorak's Cello Concerto | 20220928 | Penny Gore brings you a selection of great performances across your afternoons this week. Leonard Elschenbroich is the soloist in Dvorak's Cello Concerto with the BBC Philharmonic under Anja Bihlmaier. Plus there are performances by The Huelgas Ensemble from the Fribourg Sacred Music Festival, and there's music by Shostakovich, Beethoven, Jacobus de Kerle, CPE Bach, William Grant Still and sarah gibs Dmitri Shostakovich - Festive Overture Yan-Pascal Tortelier (conductor) 2.09 Jacobus de Kerle - Missa Ferialis quinque vocum (Sanctus & Agnus Dei) Paul van Nevel (conductor) 2.18 Ludwig van Beethoven - Horn Sonata in F, Op.17 Teunis van der Zwart (horn) Alexander Melnikov (piano) 2.34 sarah gibs (Sarah Gibson) - warp & weft Gemma New (conductor) 2.47 CPE Bach - Sinfonia No.1 in D, Wq.183'1 Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra Vaclav Luks (conductor) 3pm Antonin Dvorak - Cello Concerto in B minor, Op.104 Leonard Elschenbroich (cello) Anja Bihlmaier (conductor) 3.43 William Grant Still - Suite for violin & piano Randall Goosby (violin) Zhu Wang (piano) Music by Dvorak, Shostakovich, Beethoven and sarah gibs. | |
Lichfield Festival | 20201013 | During the second year of their residency at the Lichfield Festival in 2019, the BBC National Orchestra of Wales performed two major works featuring `codes` in music: Shostakovich's Cello Concerto no. 1, with its theme taken from a musical cryptogram of the composer's initials, and Elgar's Enigma Variations. Plus Elgar's sumptuous song cycle Sea Pictures with soloist Polly Leech - all recorded in the sumptuous acoustics of Lichfield Cathedral. This concert marked the the debut appearance with the orchestra of conductor Ainars Rubikis. Plus choral music by Bruckner and new BBC NOW recordings of Matthew Taylor's 4th Symphony and works by two of Shostakovich's contemporaries, Russian Alexander Veprik and Frenchman Henri Dutilleux. Presented by Fiona Talkington. Elgar: Sea Pictures with Polly Leech (mezzo soprano) Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1, Op. 107 with Andrei Ionita (cello) Elgar: Enigma Variations, Op. 36 Ainars Rubikis (conductor) c.3.25pm Bruckner: Christus factus est; Os justi; Locus iste BBC National Chorus of Wales Adrian Partington (conductor) c.3.35pm Matthew Taylor: Symphony No. 4 Kenneth Woods (conductor) c.4.05pm Alexander Veprik: Song of Mourning; Song of Joy Christoph-Mathias Mueller (conductor) c.4.20pm Dutilleux: Metaboles Thierry Fischer (conductor) Elgar and Shostakovich from the BBC National Orchestra of Wales at the Lichfield Festival. | |
Ligeti And Libby Larsen | 20190304 | In the run up to International Women's Day, the BBC Symphony Orchestra and BBC Singers are celebrating women composers and performers all week during the afternoons. Today's programme includes works by Libby Larsen, Deborah Pritchard, Aftab Darvishi, Cecilia McDowall and Victoria Borisova-Ollas. It includes a project from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers & Authors to encourage compositions around the theme of refugees and freedom. Alexander Vedernikov brings the afternoon to a rousing close with the wonderfully powerful 4th Symphony of Shostakovich, which is full of thrusting energy and excitement. Presented by Kate Molleson Ligeti ɀjszaka - Reggel Zwei Kanons Drei Phantasien Idegen f怀ld怀n Húsv退t Betlehemi kirကlyok Lux Aeterna Magကny Nonsense Madrigals Sofi Jeannin (Conductor) 2.55pm Deep Summer Music Jessica Cottis (conductor) 3.05pm Deborah Pritchard: EXODUS Aftab Darvishi: And the world stopped, lacking you - Cecilia McDowall: Everyday Wonders: The Girl from Harriet Mackenzie (violinist) Richard Pearce (pianist) James Morgan (conductor) 3.40pm Victoria Borisova-Ollas: Open ground for orchestra 10'54` 3.50pm Shostakovich: Symphony No.4 Alexander Vedernikov (conductor) Includes works by Libby Larsen, Deborah Pritchard, Aftab Darvishi and Cecilia McDowall | |
Lindberg, Kabalevsky And Bartok | 20190305 | We welcome the 33-year old Finnish-Ukranian, Dalia Stasevska, principal guest conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra for the opening concert of the afternoon: works by Magnus Lindberg, Dmitry Kabalevsky and Bela Bartok. Soprano, Rachel Nicholls performs, The Crimson Bird, the shocking and consoling work Nicola LeFanu wrote for her to a text by John Fuller. The afternoon ends with Strauss's glorious Symphony for Wind Instruments 'Fr怀hliche Werkstatt'. Presented by Kate Molleson Magnus Lindberg: 2 Episodes for orchestra Dmitry Kabalevsky: Concerto no. 1 in G minor Op.49 for cello and orchestra Bela Bartok: Concerto Sz.116 for orchestra Jonathan Roozeman (Cello) Dalia Stasevska (conductor) 3.25pm Lydia Jane Pugh: Adirai (Misplaced) Katarina Pustinek Rakar: Das Rufen der Seelen BBC Singers Conductor: James Morgan 3.35pm Nicola Lefanu: The Crimson Bird for soprano and orchestra Rachel Nicholls (soprano) Ilan Volkov (conductor) 4.05pm Vaughan Williams: Darest Thou Now O Soul BBC Symphony Choir Martyn Brabbins 4.10pm Strauss: Symphony for Wind Instruments 'Fr怀hliche Werkstatt BBC Symphony Orchestra Wind Douglas Boyd (conductor) Dalia Stasevska conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in Lindberg, Kabalevsky and Bartok. | |
Liszt's The Legend Of Saint Elizabeth | 20120224 | Louise Fryer presents Liszt's oratorio, The Legend of Saint Elizabeth in a performance in the Frauenkirche, Dresden Inspired by the creation of a series of frescoes by the Austrian painter Moritz von Schwind, Liszt's great oratorio sets to music the significant episodes in the life of Saint Elizabeth. Unknown to Ludwig, her royal husband, she distributes bread to the poor and, in the most famous scene, when asked by her husband what is in her covered basket, opens it and the bread miraculously turns into roses. Landgrave Hermann, Landgrave of Thuringen - Reinhard Hagen (bass), Countess Sophie, his wife - Ulrike Schneider (mezzo-soprano), Landgrave Ludwig, their son - Ralf Lukas (bass), Elisabeth, his fiancee and later his wife .....Melanie Diener (soprano), King Frederick II Hehenstaufen - Matthew Best (bass), Hungarian Magnate - Sebastian Noack (baritone), Seneschal - Raimund Nolte (bass), MDR Radio Chorus, Children's Choirs and Radio Symphony Orchestra, Howard Arman (conductor). Louise Fryer presents Liszt's oratorio The Legend of Saint Elizabeth. | |
Live Bbc Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Bbc Symphony Orchestra At 90 | 20201029 | LIVE from Glasgow City Halls, the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra conducted by Nicholas Collon performs Music for Strings, Trumpets and Percussion by Gra?yna Baciewicz, followed by Beethoven's Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral'. Then, Penny Gore continues this week's celebrations of the 90th birthday of the BBC SO with its current chief conductor Sakari Oramo in Bax's Tintagel, Saariaho's 4 Leino songs for soprano and orchestra, with soloist Anu Komsi, finishing with Sibelius' Symphony No. 3 in C major. Then, Jac van Steen takes to the rostrum to conduct the ensemble in Hawar Tawfiq's Unificazione. 2.00pm Gra?yna Baciewicz- Music for strings, trumpets and percussion Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral' Op. 68 Nicholas Collon, conductor 3.10pm Bax: Tintagel Saariaho: 4 Leino songs for soprano and orchestra Sibelius: Symphony no. 3 in C major Op.52 BBC Symphony Orchestra Anu Komsi, soprano Sakari Oramo, conductor 4.25pm Hawar Tawfiq: Unificazione Jac van Steen, conductor LIVE BBC SSO with music by Baciewicz & Beethoven, followed by celebrations of BBC SO at 90 | |
Live From Cardiff, The Bbc National Orchestra Of Wales | 20210219 | Live from the Hoddinott Hall in Cardiff the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, under conductor Joseph Swensen, with music by Gra?yna Bacewicz, Eleanor Alberga, Thea Musgrave and Carl Nielsen. Presented by Nicola Hayward-Thomas. Then, Penny Gore introduces music by Jean Sibelius. 2.00pm Gra?yna Bacewicz: Music for strings, trumpets and percussion Eleanor Alberga: Violin concerto No. 2, Narcissus INTERVAL Thea Musgrave: Green Carl Nielsen (arr. for orchestra by Swensen): Movements for string quartet Thomas Bowes (violin) 3.55pm Sibelius: Prelude Sibelius: Andantino and Menuetto The Brass Section of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales Conductor Edward Hodgson From the Hoddinott Hall with music by Gra\u017cyna Bacewicz, Eleanor Alberga, Thea Musgrave. | |
Live From Salford, Bbc Philharmonic | 20190403 | Live from Media City in Salford, Tom McKinney presents a concert with the BBC Philharmonic under the baton of Clemens Schuldt: Beethoven's Coriolan Overture, Haydn's Trumpet Concerto in E-flat major, with Radio 3 New Generation Artist Simon Hofele, then Stravinsky's suite from his ballet Pulcinella. The concert ends with Mozart's Symphony No. 26 in E flat major, K161a. The afternoon finishes with another work from the 2018 International Rostrum of Composers, the first of Helen Grime's Two Eardley Pictures - presented by Fiona Talkington. 2.00pm Beethoven: Coriolan Overture Haydn: Trumpet Concerto in E flat Stravinsky: Pulcinella, suite Mozart: Symphony No. 26 in E flat, K161a Simon Hofele (trumpet) Clemens Schuldt (conductor) 3.00pm Helen Grime: Two Eardley Pictures: No. 1 `Catterline in Winter` BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Thomas Dausgaard (conductor) Clemens Schuldt conducts Beethoven, Haydn, Stravinsky and Mozart. | |
Live From Salford: Bbc Philharmonic And Bbc Singers | 20200303 | Live from Salford - presented by Sarah Walker. The BBC Philharmonic performing at MediaCity with repertoire including two pieces by the Israeli composer Paul Ben-Haim, his Pastorale variee for clarinet, harp and string orchestra, and his piece Pan, featuring soprano Claudia Barainsky, performed as bookends. In the middle comes Elgar's Cello Concerto with soloist Anastasia Kobekina. The orchestra is conducted by Omer Meir Wellber. Then the afternoon continues with Penny Gore presenting excerpts from a concert given recently by the BBC Singers in which conductor Sofi Jeannin explored German Romantic repertoire, including Abendfeier in Vendedig by Clara Schumann and some arrangements for choir of songs by Schubert. Next come two pieces by Detlev Glanert, taken from the recent BBC SO's Total Immersion season dedicated to the German composer's work, first his Three Pieces for viola and piano followed by one of his Three Songs on poems by Christoph Klimke, performed by musicians from the Guildhall School of Music & Drama. It's followed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra with music that lays down roots in ritual and lament. After the meditative stillness of Arvo P䀀rt's sonic sculpture in memory of a dear colleague, we hear the fruits of the first Greek composer ever commissioned for the BBC SO's Barbican concerts: Dimitrios Skyllas's Kyrie Eleison. 2.00pm - Live from Salford Ben-Haim: Pastorale variee for clarinet, harp and string orchestra Elgar: Cello Concerto Ben-Haim: Pan* John Bradbury, clarinet Anastasia Kobekina, cello Claudia Barainsky*, soprano Omer Meir Wellber, conductor 3.15pm Clara Schumann: Abendfeier in Venedig Schubert, arr. Lydia Smallwood: An die Musik* Schubert: Psalm 43* Brahms: Six Quartets op.112* Richard Pearce, piano* Sofi Jeannin, conductor 3.50pm Glanert: Three Pieces Op.1, for viola and piano (1982) Agnieszka Zyniewicz, viola Matthew Gemmill, piano Glanert: Three Songs on Poems by Christoph Klimke - no.1; Schatten schlafen (2014) Jonathan De Garis, baritone 4.10pm Arvo Part: Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten Dimitrios Skyllas: Kyrie Eleison (World Premiere; BBC & Onassis Cultural Centre co-commission) Robert Spano, conductor Music by Ben-Haim and Elgar. Then choral pieces by Clara Schumann and Schubert. | |
Live From Waterfront Hall Belfast | 20200904 | The BBC Orchestras: the Ulster Orchestra perform live. To round off this week featuring all the BBC's performing groups, the Ulster Orchestra plays Bela Bart k's haunting Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta. And after that live event, Tom McKinney introduces a memorable performance of Beethoven's Missa solemnis given at the 2016 Proms by the BBC Philharmonic and two of Manchester's finest choirs. Presented by John Toal from the Waterfront Hall, Belfast Martin?: Concerto for Double String Orchestra, Piano and Timpani Bart k: Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta Conductor Jac Van Steen Waterfront Hall, Belfast at approx 3pm. From 19 July 2016 Prom 5, presented by Tom McKinney Beethoven: Missa Solemnis Camilla Nylund (soprano) Birgit Remmert (mezzo-soprano) Stuart Skelton (tenor) Hanno Müller?Brachmann (bass) Hall退 Choir Manchester Chamber Choir Gianandrea Noseda (conductor) Live from the Waterfront Hall, Belfast, the Ulster Orchestra in Bartok and Martinu. | |
Live Music From Salford | 20200226 | The BBC Philharmonic with music by Brahms and Tchaikovsky. | |
Live Music With The Bbc Philharmonic | 20190327 | Bantock The Sea Reivers Sally Beamish Piano Concerto No 2 Cauldron of the Speckled Seas Sibelius Symphony No 7 BBC Philharmonic / Rory Macdonald / Martin Roscoe (piano) from MediaCityUK, Salford Martin? Dream of the past BBC Philharmonic / John Storgards Rec. March 22 2019 at Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham Bantock and Beamish live from the BBC Philharmonic and presented by Tom McKinney. | |
Live, Bbc Symphony Orchestra | 20191122 | Live from Maida Vale studios in London, the BBC Symphony Orchestra performing Jennifer Higdon's Blue Cathedral, Ries's Piano Concerto No. 3 and Dvorak's Symphony No. 6, under the baton of Ryan Bancroft. Presented by Natasha Riordan. Then, coming back to the Radio 3 studio, the Ulster Orchestra. our featured ensemble this week, with Mendelssohn's orchestral concert overture Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage, inspired by the same verses Beethoven set in his 1815 cantata of the same name. Presented by Hannah French. 2.00pm LIVE from Maida Vale studios, London. Presented by Natasha Riordan Jennifer Higdon: Blue Cathedral Ferdinand Ries: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C sharp minor, Op.55 Antonin Dvorak: Symphony No.6 in D major, Op. 60 Alexandra Dariescu, piano Ryan Bancroft, conductor 16.05pm Presented by Hannah French Mendelssohn: Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage - concert overture Mihhail Gerts, conductor With music by Jennifer Higdon, Ries and Dvorak, conducted by Ryan Bancroft. | |
Lso At The 2011 Aix-en-provence Festival | 20120120 | The London Symphony at the Aix-en-Provence Festival. Penny Gore hears about the orchestra's eighteen day residency at France's most prestigious music festival. Music includes: 2.00pm Debussy La Mer 2.20pm Shostakovich Symphony No. 8 in C minor, op. 65 London Symphony Orchestra Valery Gergiev (conductor) then 3.25pm A concert performance from the Salle Pleyel in Paris of one of Rameau's two opera based on the story of the Greek lyric poet, Anacreon. Written in 1757, this 'Acte de ballet', is a blend of extended dance sequences and arias and vocal ensemble pieces in which Anacreon leads a celebration of the power of love and the pleasures of wine. Rameau Anacreon Anacreon..... Alain Buet (baritone), Priestess..... Emmanuelle de Negri (soprano), Agathocle..... Ed Lyon (haute contre) Les Arts Florissants, William Christie (conductor). The LSO performs music by Debussy and Shostakovich at the 2011 Aix-en-Provence Festival. | |
Lucerne Festival 2017. James Galway Plays Mozart, Riccardo Chailly Conducts Stravinsky | 20180119 | Tom McKinney rounds off this Afternoon Concert week of highlights from the 2017 Lucerne Festival with two complete concerts - and a bonus track. Flautist James Galway joins the festival's long-time resident chamber orchestra in Mozart and Riccardo Chailly conducts the all-star Lucerne Festival Orchestra in Stravinsky - including the Swiss premiere of his recently rediscovered Funeral Song - plus Ligeti's Piano Concerto from the young stars-to-be of the Lucerne Festival Academy. Mozart: Symphony No 29 in A major, K201; Flute Concerto No 2 in D major, K314 Sibelius: Pelleas and Melisande Suite James Galway (flute) Lucerne Festival Strings Conductor Daniel Dodds (violin) 3.15pm Ligeti: Piano Concerto David Kadouch (piano) Lucerne Festival Academy Ensemble Director Matthias Pintscher 3.35pm Stravinsky: The Faun and the Shepherdess, Op 2 (with Sophie Koch, mezzo-soprano); Scherzo fantastique, Op 3; Fireworks, Op 4; Chant fun耀bre, Op 5; The Rite of Spring Conductor Riccardo Chailly. Music by Mozart and Sibelius from the Lucerne Festival Strings and flautist James Galway. | |
Lucerne Festival 2017: Bernard Haitink Conducts The Chamber Orchestra Of Europe | 20180117 | Tom McKinney presents a concert of music by Mozart and Mahler with Bernard Haitink conducting the Chamber Orchestra of Europe at the 2017 Lucerne Festival. 2pm Mozart: Symphony No 36 in C major, K 425 (Linz) Mahler: Songs from Des Knaben Wunderhorn Anna Lucia Richter (soprano) Christian Gerhaher (baritone) Conductor Bernard Haitink. Bernard Haitink conducts the Chamber Orchestra of Europe at the 2017 Lucerne Festival. | |
Lucerne Festival 2017: Mirga Grazinyte-tyla Conducts The City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra | 20180116 | Tom McKinney presents highlights from the 2017 Lucerne Festival, including a concert by the City of Birmingham SO with their Music Director Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla. 2pm Peteris Vasks: Cantabile Elgar: Cello Concerto in E minor, Op 85 Rachmaninov: Symphony No 3 in A minor, Op 44 Gautier Capu瀀on (cello) City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Conductor Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla 3.30pm Zimmermann: Contrasts (Kontraste) - music to an imaginary ballet Lucerne Festival Academy Ensemble Director Heinz Holliger 3.40pm Bart k: The Wooden Prince Lucerne Festival Academy Orchestra Conductor Matthias Pintscher 4.35pm Michel van der Aa: Hysteresis for clarinet, ensemble and soundtrack Martin Adကmek (clarinet) Director Matthias Pintscher. Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla conducts the City of Birmingham SO at the 2017 Lucerne Festival. | |
Lucerne Festival 2017: Riccardo Chailly Conducts Strauss | 20180115 | Tom McKinney presents a week of orchestral highlights from the 2017 Lucerne Festival. He launches the series with the Festival's opening concert, an all-Richard Strauss programme played by the all-star Lucerne Festival Orchestra. Plus 20th and 21st century music played by the stars-to-be of the Lucerne Festival Academy. 2pm Richard Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra; Tod und Verkl䀀rung; Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche Conductor Riccardo Chailly 3.25pm Lisa Streich: Segel (world premiere) Lucerne Festival Academy Orchestra Conductor Gregor A. Mayrhofer 3.40pm Debussy, orch. Koechlin: Khamma Koechlin: Les Bandar-log Conductor Heinz Holliger 4.30pm Ligeti: Violin Concerto Patricia Kopatchinskaja (violin) Lucerne Festival Academy Ensemble Director Matthias Pintscher Lakes, mountains and some of the world's best music-making: the Lucerne Festival takes place every August and September in the state-of-the-art concert halls of the Culture and Congress Centre on the banks of stunning Lake Lucerne, with its jaw-dropping Alpine backdrop. n Afternoon Concert this week Tom McKinney presents highlights from the 2017 festival - beginning and ending with concerts by the remarkable Lucerne Festival Orchestra, founded by the late Claudio Abbado in 2013, and formed anew every summer by leading international orchestral and chamber musicians. The orchestra's current music director Riccardo Chailly conducts programmes focusing on music from the turn of the 20th century by two very different precocious young composers: the German Richard Strauss and the Russian Igor Stravinsky. We'll also hear concerts by visiting orchestras - the Chamber Orchestra of Europe and conductor Bernard Haitink on Wednesday and the UK's own City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra with their Music Director Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla on Tuesday - and on Friday flautist James Galway joins the festival's long-time resident chamber orchestra, the Lucerne Festival Strings. Plus throughout the week Tom also features the 130 highly gifted young players of the Lucerne Festival Academy, who come from all over the world to study and perform music of the 20th century and our own day. We stay in Switzerland for Opera Matinee on Thursday, with a Geneva production of Rossini's comedy The Barber of Seville, conducted by Jonathan Nott - the second of a trilogy of Rossini operas on Radio 3 this January. Opera on 3 on 6 January featured the Royal Opera's production of his tragedy Semiramide, starring Joyce DiDonato (now available on the Radio 3 website), and Opera Matinee next Thursday (25 January) is his rarely heard Biblical drama Moses in Egypt. Riccardo Chailly conducts the Lucerne Festival Orchestra in music by Richard Strauss. | |
Lucerne Festival 2018 | 20181224 | Two high-energy 20th Century works with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Fran瀀ois-Xavier Roth in a concert taken from this year's Lucerne Festival. First, Bartok's Divertimento for String Orchestra, which was the last work he composed just before he fled Hungary during the outbreak of World War II. It is less intense than his preceding works and its outer movements shine out with a joyful optimism. Then, cellist Sol Gabetta joins the orchestra for a rare performance of Martin?'s Cello Concerto No. 1 in D. After Bernd Alois Zimmermann's Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra the afternoon finishes with a performance of Bruckner's Mass no 2 in e minor interspersed with movements from Henri Tomasi's Fanfares liturgiques. The concert is presented by Jonathan Swain. 2.00pm B退la Bart k: Divertimento Martin?: Cello Concerto No. 1 in D Sol Gabetta, cello Fran瀀ois-Xavier Roth, conductor 3.00pm Bernd Alois Zimmermann: Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra 'Dialogues Pierre-Laurent Aimard , piano Tamara Stefanovich , piano Lucerne Festival Academy Orchestra Matthias Pintscher , conductor 3.30pm Bruckner: Os justi Tomasi: Annonciation, from 'Fanfares liturgiques Bruckner: Kyrie, from 'Mass No. 2 in E minor Bruckner: Gloria, from 'Mass No. 2 in E minor Tomasi: Evangile, from 'Fanfares liturgiques Bruckner: Credo, from Mass No. 2 in E minor Tomasi: Apocalypse, from 'Fanfares liturgiques Bruckner: Sanctus, from 'Mass No. 2 in E minor Bruckner: Benedictus, from 'Mass No. 2 in E minor Bruckner: Agnus Dei, from 'Mass No. 2 in E minor Tomasi: Procession nocturne, from 'Fanfares liturgiques Lucerne Academy Chorus Instrumentalists of the Lucerne Conservatory Ulrike Grosch , conductor The Mahler Chamber Orchestra performs Bartok and Martin\u016f at the 2018 Lucerne Festival. | |
Lucerne Festival 2019 And Orchestra Della Svizzera Italiana | 20200518 | We'll spend this week in Switzerland with concerts from festivals featuring local and visiting groups. Plus music from one of the most representative ensembles in the country, the Orchestra della Svizzera italiana, based in Lugano. We start at the Lucerne Festival 2019 with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra under the baton of Jakub Hr?a. Then we visit the Ascona Music Festival 2019 with the Orchestra della Svizzera italiana under its principal conductor, Markus Poschner. Presented by Hannah French 2.00pm Mendelssohn: The Hebrides, op. 26, overture in B minor ('Fingal's Cave') Mozart: Flute Concerto No. 1 in G, K. 313 Emmanuel Pahud, flute Jakub Hr?a, conductor 2.40pm Rossini: Overture to 'L'Italiana in Algeri Haydn: Symphony No. 92 in G, Hob. I:92 ('Oxford') Bart k: Piano Concerto No. 3 Messiaen: Oiseaux exotiques, for piano, winds and percussion Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano Markus Poschner, conductor 3.55pm Igor Stravinsky: The Firebird, concert suite from the ballet (1945 version) With music by Mendelssohn, Mozart, Rossini, Haydn, Bartok, Messiaen and Stravinsky. | |
Mahler And Prokofiev From Seoul's Kbs Symphony Orchestra | 20190916 | Mahler's monumental Symphony No 9, plus a violin concerto by Prokofiev and an unseasonal piece by Scottish composer Thea Musgrave Presented by Fiona Talkington Kicking off a week of programmes featuring Seoul's KBS Symphony Orchestra, music director and principal conductor Yoel Levi is on the podium in Mahler's last completed symphony. They are joined by American violinist Stefan Pi Jackiw in Prokofiev's sensuous Concerto No 2 The programme also celebrates Scottish composer Thea Musgrave, who celebrated her ninetieth birthday last year 2.00pm Mahler: Symphony No 9 Yoel Levi, conductor 3.30pm Musgrave: A Song for Christmas Hannah Holgersson, soprano Stefan Lindgren, piano 3.40pm Dvorak: Carnival Overture Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No 2 Stefan Pi Jackiw, violin The KBS Symphony Orchestra perform works by Mahler, Prokofiev and Thea Musgrave. | |
Mahler's First Symphony With Vassily Sinaisky | 20221020 | Ian Skelly introduces music making from Schwetzingen alongside piano playing by Christian Hadland, the BBC Philharmonic, and Mahler from featured artist Vasilly Sinaisky. Johann Strauss II: Unter Donner und Blitzen Polka Op324 Vassily Sinaiksky (conductor) Felix Mendelssohn: Overture - Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage Op28 CBSO Edward Gardner (conductor) Schwetzingen 2022 Marin Marais: Marche pour les Matelots, from 'Alcyone Francois Couperin: La Lutine Jean-Philippe Rameau: Les Sauvages Accademia del Piacere Fahmi Alqhai (viola da gamba, artistic direction) Robert Schumann: Waldszenen Op82 Christian Hadland (piano) 3.00 Mahler: Symphony No 1 St Petersburg Symphony Orchestra Vassily Sinaisky (conductor) Zoltan Kodaly: Symphony Yan Pascal Tortelier (conductor) Vassily Sinaisky conducts Mahler's great paean to nature. | |
Mahler's Resurrection Symphony From The Rte National Symphony Orchestra In Dublin | 20190930 | Mahler's all embracing 'Resurrection' Symphony opens a week of concerts by Ireland's RTE National Symphony Orchestra recorded in Dublin during their 2018/19 season. Plus music by Gerard Victory, a prolific Irish composer who described his output as a 'crowded landscape where plants of every kind imaginable rub shoulders uneasily', and the penultimate Piano Concerto of John Field, performed by Venetian pianist Alessandro Taverna. Presented by Tom McKinney. 2.00pm Mahler: Symphony No 2 in C minor Resurrection Orla Boylan, soprano Jennifer Johnston, mezzo RTE Philharmonic Choir Robert Trevino, conductor 3.25pm Gerard Victory: Three Irish Pictures Timothy Henty, conductor 3.40pm John Field: Piano Concerto No 6 Alessandro Taverna, piano Mahler's Resurrection Symphony, plus music by Gerard Victory and John Field | |
Mahler's Symphony No 1 | 20231114 | Ian Skelly presents an afternoon of concert and studio recordings from around Europe, and from the BBC's performing groups. Today, Mahler's First Symphony is in the 3pm spotlight, performed by the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Jaap van Zweden. The RIAS Chamber Choir performs Haydn sacred works at the Berlin Music Festival, and there are new recordings from the Ulster Orchestra and BBC Philharmonic, including David Matthews' cello work based on surviving fragments of Vaughan Williams' cello concerto. Including: c.2pm Caroline Shaw: Entr'acte for strings Danish National Symphony Orchestra Elim Chan (conductor) Haydn: Te Deum, Hob XXIIIc:2 Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Justin Doyle (conductor) David Matthews/Vaughan Williams: Dark pastoral for cello and orchestra Santiago Cañón Valencia (cello) Jac van Steen (conductor) Byrd: The Bells, MB 27.38 Ieva Saliete (harpsichord) Saint-Saëns: Danse macabre, Op 40 Georgijs Sarkisjans (violin) Latvian National Symphony Orchestra Janis Liepins (conductor) c.3pm Mahler: Symphony No 1 in D major Jaap van Zweden (conductor) Haydn: Sanctus and Agnus Dei from Mass No 9 in C, Hob XXII:9, 'Missa in tempore belli Johanna Wallroth (soprano) Anna Stephany (mezzo-soprano) Martin Mitterrutzner (tenor) Kresimir Strazanac (baritone) c.4.05 Gluck: Air des Furies, from 'Orphée et Eurydice Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Anna Handler (conductor) Hélène de Montgeroult: Piano Sonata in F minor, Op 1 No 3 Hiroaki Takenouchi (piano) Mussorgsky orch Rimsky Korsakov: Night on Bald Mountain NDR Radio Philharmonic Andrew Manze (conductor) Schubert: Alfonso und Estrella (Rosamunde) Overture D797 Pablo Heras-Casado (conductor) The Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra perform Mahler's First Symphony. Jaap van Zweden conducts the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra in a performance of Mahler's First Symphony, and the RIAS Chamber Choir sing sacred works by Haydn. | |
Mahler's Symphony No 7 | 20190508 | Fiona Talkington presents the third of four programmes featuring the S o Paulo State Symphony Orchestra, one of South America's finest ensembles. Today, Marin Alsop conducts the S o Paulo State Symphony Orchestra in. Mahler's Symphony No. 7. Mahler: Symphony No. 7 in E minor . Marin Alsop, conductor Marin Alsop conducts the Sao Paulo State Symphony Orchestra in Mahler's Symphony No 7. | |
Manchester Week With The Bbc Philharmonic (1-4) | 20210322 | Tom McKinney introduces a selection of studio and concert recordings by the BBC Philharmonic for Manchester Week on Radio 3 including Russian symphonic music and the first instalment of a musical serialisation of Dickens's Oliver Twist. Pyotr Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 1 (Winter Daydreams) BBC Philharmonic conducted by Vassily Sinaisky Sergei Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No 3 Stephen Hough (piano) BBC Philharmonic conducted by Gianandrea Noseda Arnold Bax: Music for the 1948 film 'Oliver Twist' - Part 1 BBC Philharmonic conducted by Rumon Gamba Mikhail Glinka: Symphony on Two Russian Themes Eric Coates: Summer Days - suite BBC Philharmonic conducted by John Wilson Manchester-based recordings from the BBC Philharmonic | |
Manchester Week With The Bbc Philharmonic (2-4) | 20210323 | Tom McKinney introduces a rich selection of recordings from the BBC Philharmonic of English music for Radio 3's 'Manchester Week', including symphonies by Malcolm Arnold and David Matthews, music by Elgar and the second instalment of Arnold Bax's 'Oliver Twist'. Edward Elgar: Variations on an original theme Enigma BBC Philharmonic conducted by Juanjo Mena David Matthews: Symphony No 8 BBC Philharmonic conducted by Jac van Steen Ralph Vaughan-Williams: Tuba Concerto (arr. for euphonium) David Childs (euphonium) BBC Philharmonic conducted by Ben Gernon Arnold Bax: Music for the 1948 film 'Oliver Twist' - Part 2 BBC Philharmonic conducted by Rumon Gamba Malcolm Arnold: Symphony No 9 Edward Elgar: Falstaff BBC Philharmonic conducted by Andrew Davis The BBC Philharmonic with a celebration of English music | |
Manchester Week With The Bbc Philharmonic (3-4) | 20210324 | Tom McKinney introduces a selection of recordings from the BBC Philharmonic for Radio 3's 'Manchester Week', including a recent recording of music by Sibelius, and Takemitsu. Jean Sibelius: Valse romantique Andrea Tarrodi Camelopardalis Tchaikovsky Pezzo capriccioso for cello and orchestra (Anastasia Kobekina - cello) Sibelius Canzonetta BBC Philharmonic conducted by Anna-Maria Helsing Toru Takemitsu: Rain coming BBC Philharmonic conducted by John Storgards Jean Sibelius: Symphony No 1 The BBC Philharmonic perform Sibelius, Nielsen and Takemitsu in Manchester. | |
Manchester Week With The Bbc Philharmonic (4-4) | 20210326 | Tom McKinney introduces the final selection of music from the BBC Philharmonic for Manchester Week including a performance of a symphony by Bruckner, music from America by Copland and Barber, and the conclusion to the serialisation of Arnold Bax's music for the 1948 film Oliver Twist. Wolfgang Mozart: Serenade in G `Eine Kleine Nachtmusik` (K 525) BBC Philharmonic conducted by Stephanie Childress Tom Coult: Rainbow-Shooting Cloud Contraption (first broadcast) BBC Philharmonic conducted by John Storgards Arnold Bax: Music for the 1948 film 'Oliver Twist' - Part 4 BBC Philharmonic conducted by Rumon Gamba Aaron Copland: Symphony for organ and orchestra Jonathan Scott (organ) BBC Philharmonic conducted by John Wilson Samuel Barber: Mutations from Bach BBC Philharmonic conducted by Clark Rundell Anton Bruckner: Symphony No 6 BBC Philharmonic conducted by Juanjo Mena The BBC Philharmonic perform symphonic music from America, Austria and the UK. | |
Martha Argerich, Schumann Piano Concerto | 20141225 | A true musical legend of our time performs Schumann's Piano Concerto, one of the most popular of all piano concertos. Katie Derham presents this performance recorded in Berlin at the end of last month Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor, op. 54 Martha Argerich (piano) Berlin Philharmonic, Riccardo Chailly (conductor). Soloist Martha Argerich joins the Berlin Philharmonic to perform Schumann's Piano Concerto | |
Maundy Thursday, Live With The Bbc Singers | 20220414 | On Maundy Thursday, Penny Gore presents the afternoon from St Paul's, Knightsbridge in London, with the BBC Singers and conductor Andrew Griffiths performing a sequence of music for Holy Week. The live performance, specially curated for Afternoon Concert, includes settings of the Stabat Mater, William Byrd's evocative Tristitia et anxietas, and Lamentations from the award-winning composer Kerensa Briggs. Plus music from around Europe including Schnittke in Prague, Mozart in Romania, and Augustin Hadelich playing Beethoven's 'Spring' sonata. Including: Schnittke: Polyphonischer Tango Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra Marko Ivanovic (conductor) Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 5 in F, op. 24 ('Spring') Augustin Hadelich (violin) Adam Skoumal (piano) 2.30pm LIVE from St Paul's, Knightsbridge Sister Sulpitia Cesis: Stabat Mater John Sanders: The Reproaches Felice Anerio: Stabat Mater a 12 Kerensa Briggs: Lamentations William Byrd: Tristitia et anxietas Aleksandra Chimielewska: Nunc scio vere Kenneth Leighton: Drop, drop slow tears Szymon Godziemba-Trytek: Miserere mei Deus Lesya Dychko: Blessed be the name of the Lord Andrew Griffiths (conductor) c.4pm Mozart: Symphony No. 29 in A major K.201 East-West Chamber Orchestra Rostislav Krimer, conductor James MacMillan: The World's Ransoming Christine Pendrill (cor anglais) London Symphony Orchestra Sir Colin Davis (conductor) Music for Holy Week with the BBC Singers, live from St Paul's Knightsbridge. | |
Mendelssohn In Italy With The Bbc Philharmonic | 20230426 | Ian Skelly introduces a selection of music evoking the Italy of antiquity, including the BBC Philharmonic performing Mendelssohn's sun-kissed 'Italian' Symphony. Plus more traditional Mediterranean music from Jordi Savall. Bizet: Roma - II. Allegro Vivace Orchestre de Paris Paavo Jarvi (conductor) Trad: Two traditional songs from Syria and Cyprus Lior Elmaleh (vocals) Katerina Papadopoulou (vocals) Hesperion XXI Vivaldi: Cello Sonata in E minor RV40 Nicolas Alstaedt (cello) Jonathan Cohen (harpsichord) Berlioz: Le Carnaval Romain BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Juanjo Mena (conductor) Debussy: 6 Epigraphes Antiques Ulster Orchestra Jac van Steen (conductor) 3.00 Mendelssohn: Symphony No 4. 'Italian John Storgards (conductor) Barbara Strozzi: Godere e tacere Claire Lefilliatre (soprano) Dorotheo Mields (soprano) Hathor Consort Faure: Suite Masques et Bergamasques Italy through the musical minds of Bizet, Verdi, Vivaldi, Mendelssohn and Barbara Strozzi. | |
Mendelssohn's 'lobgesang' | 20230511 | Penny Gore introduces an afternoon of live concert recordings from around Europe. Today's 3pm spotlight falls on Mendelssohn's hour-long Symphony-Cantata 'Lobgesang', in a recording from the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, its music director Alain Altinoglu, the MDR Radio Chorus, Leipzig and soloists led by the soprano Katharina Konradi. Also in today's programme, Scriabin's Prometheus with soloist Andrei Korobeinikov, and an 18th-century concerto for two horns by Antonio Rosetti. Including: Rosetti: Concerto for 2 Horns in E flat, M.C57 Bart Aerbeydt, horn Gijs Laceulle, horn Freiburg Baroque Gottfried von der Goltz, conductor c.2.25pm Scriabin: Prometheus - The Poem of Fire, op. 60 Andrei Korobeinikov, piano Latvian National Symphony Orchestra Andris Poga, conductor Shostakovich: Prelude and fugue No. 15 in D flat major, Op.87 No.15 Tom Borrow, piano c.3pm Mendelssohn: Symphony No.2 in B flat, op. 52 ('Lobgesang') Katharina Konradi, soprano Miriam Albano, mezzo Matthew Swensen, tenor Frankfurt Radio SO Alain Altinoglu, conductor Artist Choice - TBC c.4.35pm Croce: Miserere mei, a 6 Concerto Palatino Bruce Dickey, director Wagner: Der Fliegende Hollander - Overture Andres Orozco-Estrada, conductor The Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra perform Mendelssohn's Symphony-Cantata 'Lobgesang'. | |
Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto | 20230911 | Ian Skelly starts a new week of afternoons on Radio 3, featuring the best classical music in new recordings by the BBC performing groups, and from concerts around Europe. Today's programme includes Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto, with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales joined by the young Norwegian soloist Johan Dalene, and Delius's Petite Suite no.2 is performed by the BBC Concert Orchestra, and the BBC Singers perform music by Betty Jackson and Jonathan Dove. Plus highlights of a concert given by the Venice Baroque Orchestra at the Kissinger Sommer Festival with Tartini played on a violoncello da spalla. Including: Betty Jackson: King Psalm 57 Sofi Jeannin (conductor) Vivaldi: Sinfonia in G, RV 149 'Il coro delle muse Andrea Marcon (conductor) Delius: Petite Suite No 2 for orchestra Martin Yates (conductor) Mozart: Twelve Variations on 'Ah vous dirai-je, Maman' K.265 Elisabeth Brauss (piano) Dvorak: In nature's realm, overture Op.91 Prague Symphony Orchestra Charles Mackerras (conductor) c.3pm Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor Johan Dalene (violin) Marta Gardoli?ska (conductor) Jonathan Dove: The Passing of the Year Alexandra Standing (piano) Benjamin Goodson (conductor) Tartini: Cello Concerto in A major Sergey Malov (violoncello da spalla) c.4.05 Gershwin (arr. Levickis): Rhapsody in Blue Martynas Levickis (accordion) NDR Radio Philharmonic Delyana Lazarova (conductor) Johan Dalene plays Mendelssohn's ever-popular Violin Concerto. | |
Minnesota Orchestra, Copland, Bruch, Dvorak | 20180221 | Penny Gore continues a week of music-making from the American Mid-West. This afternoon is devoted to a concert by the Minnesota Orchestra with their Music Director Osmo V䀀nsk䀀, in which they're joined by the American-Korean violinist Esther Yoo to play Bruch's First Violin Concerto. Copland's Lincoln Portrait for orchestra and speaker, and Dvorak's celebration of the United States, his New World Symphony, complete the programme. 2pm Copland: Lincoln Portrait Bruch: Violin Concerto No 1 in G minor, Op 26 Dvorak: Symphony No 9 in E minor, Op 95 (From the New World) Alan C Page (speaker) Esther Yoo (violin) Osmo V䀀nsk䀀 (conductor) The US twin cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul have a long tradition of first class music making, and all this week Penny Gore introduces, on Afternoon Concert, recordings of their flagship ensembles, The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra and Minnesota Orchestra. Today's programme is devoted to the Minnesota Orchestra, and a concert from last season in which the American-Korean violinist, and graduate of BBC Radio 3's New Generation Artists Scheme, Esther Yoo, joined the orchestra to play Bruch's First Violin Concerto, still considered one of the cornerstones of the violin repertoire. It's a cornerstone of the symphonic repertoire that follows: Dvorak's Ninth Symphony. The American themes it explores have earned it the soubriquet 'From the New World'. And it's an American work which opens proceedings: Copland's stately Lincoln Portrait for orchestra and speaker. The Minnesota Orchestra play Bruch's First Violin Concerto with violinist Esther Yoo. | |
Minnesota Orchestra, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Brahms, Stravinsky, Marsalis, Mozart | 20180219 | Penny Gore introduces a week of music making from the American Mid-West. In this first programme, the Minnesota Orchestra under its Music Director Osmo V䀀nsk䀀, performs music by Brahms and Stravinsky, and the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra performs works by Wynton Marsalis and Mozart, joined by guest director and soloist Richard Egarr. 2pm Brahms: Piano Concerto No 1 in D minor, Op 15 Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring Rafal Blechacz (piano) Osmo V䀀nsk䀀 (conductor) 3.35pm Wynton Marsalis: String Quartet No 1 (At the Octoroon Balls) Players from the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra 4.15pm Mozart: Piano Concerto No 12 in A major, K414 Richard Egarr (piano/director) The US twin cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul have a long tradition of first class music making, and all this week Penny Gore introduces, on Afternoon Concert, recordings of their flagship ensembles, The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra and Minnesota Orchestra. Under the baton of their Finnish Music Director Osmo V䀀nsk䀀, the Minnesota Orchestra starts the week with two staples of the classical repertoire: Brahms First Piano Concerto and Stravinsky's simmering ballet score for The Rite of Spring. The prodigious Polish virtuoso Rafal Blechacz is tasked with tackling Brahms's daunting technical demands. That's followed by a performance of Wynton Marsalis's String Quartet No 1 featuring players from The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra. Subtitled 'At the Octoroon Balls', the piece is a celebration of the Creole culture in New Orleans. To finish, the British early music specialist Richard Egarr joins The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra for an authentic 18th century-style performance of Mozart's 12th Piano Concerto, including extra improvised passages that Wolfgang Amadeus himself might have played in the European salons. The Minnesota Orchestra performs music by Brahms and Stravinsky with director Osmo Vanska. | |
Monday, 21st-century European Concert Halls | 20170227 | Verity Sharp presents a week of concerts from 21st century European concert halls, including the inauguration concert from the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg plus highlights from the Helsinki Music Centre with the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Hannu Lintu. 2pm: Elbphilharmonie Hamburg inauguration concert, including: Dutilleux: Myst耀re de l'instant Parts 1-3 Cyril Dupuy (cimbalom) NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra Conductor Thomas Hengelbrock Emilio de' Cavalieri: Dalle più alte sfere, aria from 'La Pellegrina Philippe Jaroussky (countertenor) Soloist: Margert K怀ll (baroque harp) Bernd Alois Zimmermann: Photoptosis Rolf Liebermann: Furioso Wagner: Prelude to 'Parsifal Wolfgang Rihm: Reminiszenz: Triptychon und Spruch in memoriam Hans Henny Jahnn (Premi耀re) Pavol Breslik (tenor) Iveta Apkalna (organ) Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor (4th movement: 'Ode to Joy') Hanna-Elisabeth Müller (soprano) Wiebke Lehmkuhl (mezzo-soprano) Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone) NDR Chorus Bavarian Radio Chorus c. 3.45pm: Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A major K.622 Christoffer Sundqvist (clarinet) Finnish Radio Symphony Orchsetra Conductor Hannu Lintu. Featuring the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg inauguration concert. | |
Monday, American Ensembles And Repertoire | 20170417 | Catriona Young introduces a mix of European and Latin American repertoire, played by both the Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra and the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, a thread which will be explored throughout the whole week. Today, the programme starts in Sao Paulo with a contemporary Brazilian composer, Paul Costa Lima, and his 'Cabinda: Nos Somos Pretos', a symphonic overture commissioned recently by the Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra (Osesp), premiered by today's conductor Marin Alsop, the ensemble's Principal Conductor. It's followed by Chopin's First Piano Concerto with Denis Kozhukhin as soloist, and then Prokofiev's Sixth Symphony. Then comes the Mexican conductor Alondra de la Parra, at the helm of the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, for more Latin American music. First, Piazzolla's Tangazo, which is followed by Ginastera's dances from his ballet Estancia. 2.00pm Paulo Costa Lima Cabinda: Nos Somos Pretos, symphonic overture, Op. 104 Marin Alsop, conductor 2.16pm Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11 Denis Kozhukhin, piano 3.00pm Symphony No. 6 in E flat minor, Op. 111 3.42pm Tangazo: Variations on Buenos Aires Alondra de la Parra, conductor 4.00pm Estancia, Op. 8a Alondra de la Parra, conductor. Including the Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra playing Paulo Costa Lima, Chopin and Prokofiev. | |
Monday, Bach's Magnificat | 20230626 | Fiona Talkington introduces an afternoon of recordings from around Europe. A new week of afternoon concert begins with a performance of Bach's Magnificat, pairing the Belgian choir Vox Luminis and its director Lionel Meunier with Freiburg Baroque Orchestra. Fiona also has a new recording of the BBC Philharmonic with John Wilson and horn player Martin Owen, playing Richard Strauss's first Horn concerto. Georgian virtuoso pianist Khatia Buniatishvili plays Haydn, and Freiburg Baroque Orchestra returns with Dvorak's Rococo-inspired Wind serenade. And throughout the week there'll be a chance to hear music by lesser-known Dutch composers, starting today with Henri뀀tte Bosmans. Including: Chopin: Larghetto (Piano concerto No 2) Alexander Gadjiev, piano Consone Quartet Jan Zahourek, double bass Richard Strauss: Horn concerto No 1 in E flat major, Op 11 Martin Owen (French horn) John Wilson (conductor) Henri뀀tte Bosmans: Calm Night Lucia Swarts, cello Elena Malinova, piano Joseph Haydn: Keyboard sonata No 20 in C minor Khatia Buniatishvili (piano) c. 3pm J S Bach: Magnificat in D major, BWV 243a Lionel Meunier, conductor Ravel: Introduction and allegro LUDWIG Barbara Hannigan, conductor c. 4pm Dvo?ကk: Serenade in D minor, Op 44 Anne Katherina Schreiber, conductor Vox Luminis and the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra perform Bach's Magnificat. | |
Monday, Bbc Concert Orchestra | 20170605 | with Katie Derham. An afternoon of music from the BBC Concert Orchestra, including new CD releases and a concert given in March in Watford Colosseum with their Conductor Laureate Barry Wordsworth, drawing on his many years in the world of ballet. 2pm Arnold: Water (Homage to the Queen) Gavin Gordon: Les Noces imaginaires c.2.40pm Delibes: Coppelia (highlights) BBC Concert Orchestra, conductor Barry Wordsworth c.3.25pm Chaminade: Concertstück in C sharp minor, Op 40 c.3.45pm Bliss: Violin Concerto Victor Sangiorgio (piano) Lorraine McAslan (violin) BBC Concert Orchestra, conductor Martin Yates. The BBC Concert Orchestra performs music by Arnold, Gordon, Delibes, Chaminade and Bliss. | |
Monday, Bbc National Orchestra Of Wales | 20170307 | 20170306 (R3) | Katie Derham presents The BBC National Orchestra of Wales in British music including women composers in the week of International Women's Day (Wednesday). Hilary Tann's arresting fanfare commemorates the tragic events of Tiananmen Square in 1989, and Adam Walker is the brilliant young soloist in the flute concerto by the orchestra's Composer in Association - Huw Watkins. Rumon Gamba continues his exploration of forgotten tone poems, and Ethel Smyth's Double Concerto for Violin, Horn and Orchestra prepares the way for Thursday's opera - The Boatswain's Mate. 2pm Hilary Tann: The Open Field BBC NOW Tecwyn Evans, conductor c.2.10 Austin: Spring Rumon Gamba, conductor c.2.25 Huw Watkins: Flute Concerto Adam Walker, flute Thomas Sondergard, conductor c.3pm John Pickard: Symphony No. 5 Martyn Brabbins, conductor c.3.45pm Ethel Smyth: Double Concerto Elena Urioste, violin Alec Frank-Gemmill, horn Daniel Blendulf, conductor. The BBC National Orchestra of Wales in music by Tann, Watkins, Pickard and Ethel Smyth. |
Monday, Bbc National Orchestra Of Wales | 20170424 | Penny Gore presents a week of performances from the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, including recent concerts and new studio recordings. Today features a concert the orchestra gave at the Aberystwyth Arts Centre with some staples of the romantic repertoire: Strauss, Brahms - and Leonard Elschenbroich is soloist in Elgar's Cello Concerto. Plus a new recording of the Symphony No.1 by the Anglo-Dutch composer Bernard van Dieren, scored for soloists, chorus and orchestra, and based on the same source material as Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde. 2pm Strauss: Die Fledermaus - Overture Elgar: Cello Concerto in E minor, Op.85 Brahms: Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op.98 Leonard Elschenbroich (cello) Christoph Koenig (conductor) c.3.35pm Handel: Concerto grosso in G minor, Op.6 No.6 Rachel Podger (director) c.3.45pm Dieren: Symphony No. 1, Op.6, (Chinese) Rebecca Evans (soprano) Catherine Wyn-Rogers (mezzo-soprano) Nathan Vale (tenor) Morgan Pearse (baritone) David Soar (bass) BBC National Chorus Of Wales William Boughton (conductor). The BBC NOW performs music by Strauss, Elgar, Brahms, Handel and Dieren. | |
Monday, Bbc National Orchestra Of Wales | 20170619 | Verity Sharp begins this week of music performed by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, today from a concert recorded at La Seine Musicale in Paris, including repertoire conducted by Thomas Sondergard by Britten, Sibelius and joined by James Ehnes in Shostakovich's First Violin Concerto. 2pm Britten: Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes BBC NOW Thomas Sondergard (conductor) c.2.15pm Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No.1 in A minor James Ehnes, violin c.3pm Sibelius: Symphony No.6 in D minor, Op.104 c.3.30pm Delius: Paris - the Song of a Great City Rumon Gamba (conductor) c.3.50pm Gershwin: An American in Paris Eric Stern (conductor). The BBC NOW performs music by Britten, Shostakovich, Sibelius, Delius and Gershwin. | |
Monday, Bbc National Orchestra Of Wales | 20170925 | Fiona Talkington presents the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in a series of concerts and recordings to launch Afternoon on 3's tone poem theme. The 2pm concert was recorded in Swansea and includes Strauss's Don Juan, and we'll also hear a performance of Saint-Sa뀀ns's devilish tone poem Danse Macabre. Plus symphonies by Beethoven and Brahms. Strauss: Don Juan, Op.20 Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K.467 Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op.68 (Pastoral) Alice Sara Ott (piano) Jun Markl (conductor) c.3.30pm Saint-Sa뀀ns: Danse macabre - symphonic poem, Op.40 c.3.40pm Brahms: Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op.98 Christoph Koenig (conductor). Fiona Talkington presents the BBC National Orchestra of Wales performing tone poems. | |
Monday, Bbc National Orchestra Of Wales | 20171016 | Penny Gore presents a week of concerts and recordings from the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Afternoon Concert's tone poem theme continues with one of the most programmatic of symphonies - Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique - paired with a modern-day take on the symphony from Tan Dun. There's more French programmatic music, this time by Saint-Sa뀀ns, along with Prokofiev's Violin Concerto No.1 performed by Matthew Trusler. 2pm Tan Dun: Internet Symphony No.1 (Eroica) Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op.43 Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op.14 Stephen Hough (piano) Xian Zhang (conductor) c.3.25pm Mark Bowden: Heartland - percussion concerto Julian Warburton (percussion) Grant Llewellyn (conductor) Saint-Sa뀀ns: Pha退ton - symphonic poem, Op.39 Jun Markl (conductor) Peter Dickinson: Monologue for Strings Clark Rundell (conductor) Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op.19 Matthew Trusler (violin) Satie: Parade - ballet Martin Yates (conductor). ~Afternoon Concert's tone poem theme continues with Berlioz and Saint-Saens. | |
Monday, Bbc National Orchestra Of Wales | 20210215 | Penny Gore introduces a week of performances from the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Today, music by Bosmans, Shostakovich, Frank, Anna Clyne, J.S. Bach and Bartok. 2.00pm Bosmans: Poeme Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, Op. 107 Frank: Concertino Cusqueကo Andrei Ionita, cello Conductor Rebecca Miller 3.00pm Anna Clyne: Within her arms for 15 strings Conductor David Angus J.S. Bach: Brandenburg concerto No 1 in F major, BWV 1046 Lesley Hatfield, violin Conductor Paul Goodwin 3.35pm Bartok: Divertimento, Sz 113 Conductor Moritz Gnann Music by Bosmans, Shostakovich, Frank, Anna Clyne, JS Bach and Bartok. | |
Monday, Bbc National Orchestra Of Wales' 90th Anniversary Celebrations | 20180409 | From the band's beginnings as the Western Studio Orchestra in the Assembly Rooms Cardiff's City Hall, through the orchestra's adventurous tour in what was, then, East Germany, to its enduring three decade-long partnership with Conductor Laureate Tadaaki Otaka, Kate Molleson celebrates the BBC National Orchestra of Wales' 90th Anniversary with a week of Afternoon Concerts that explore the orchestra's role in Welsh musical life and beyond. Kate begins her journey through the orchestra's nine-decade history with a vintage recording of its first appearance at the BBC Proms in 1971. and explores the role the ensemble plays in showcasing the work of Welsh composers. Haydn - Symphony No. 92. in G major ' Oxford Stravinsky - Violin Concerto in D major Esther Glazer (violin) BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra Irwin Hoffman (conductor) c. 4pm Hoddinott - Symphony No. 6, Op. 116 Alun Hoddinott (conductor). Kate Molleson celebrates the BBC National Orchestra of Wales' 90th anniversary. | |
Monday, Bbc National Orchestra Of Wales In Afternoon Concert | 20180122 | Penny Gore presents a week of concerts and recordings from the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Across the week Afternoon Concert's tone poem theme continues with Smetana and Respighi, plus we hear the fruits of the Orchestra's Beethoven Symphony Cycle recorded during a recent tour of North Wales with Principal Guest conductor Xian Zhang, and the cellist Alexey Stadler performs from the Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 2pm Weber: overture to Oberon, J306 Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op 33 Tchaikovsky; Pezzo capriccioso, Op 62 Beethoven: Symphony No 7 in A major, Op 92 Alexey Stadler (cello) Xian Zhang (conductor) c. 3.15pm Elgar: Serenade in E minor for String Orchestra, Op 20 BBC NOW Tadaaki Otaka (cond) Prokofiev: Scythian Suite from 'Ala i Lolly', Op 20 Ravel: Piano Concerto in G major Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano) Thomas Sondergard (conductor) c. 4.30pm Bartok: Divertimento, Sz113 Thomas Sondergard (conductor). Penny Gore presents a week of concerts and recordings from the BBC NOW. | |
Monday, Bbc National Orchestra Of Wales Live In Cardiff | 20171211 | This week features the BBC performing groups live in concert, beginning today with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales at Hoddinott Hall. Tadaaki Otaka conducts an all-Elgar repertoire, starting with the Cockaigne overture, followed by Sea Pictures with contralto Claudia Huckle as soloist, then the Serenade in E minor for string orchestra, ending this concerto with In the south overture (Alassio). The afternoon continues with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, recorded recently at the Usher Hall in Edinburgh under the baton of Thomas Dausgaard, first with Haydn's Symphony No. 88 in G major, then with Mahler's Symphony No. 7. 2.00pm Presented by Nicola Hayward Thomas LIVE from Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff. Elgar: Cockaigne (In London town) - overture Op.40 Elgar: Sea pictures Op.37 Elgar: Serenade in E minor Op.20 for string orchestra Elgar: In the south (Alassio) - overture Op.50 Claudia Huckle (contralto) Tadaaki Otaka (conductor) 3.45pm - Back to Broadcasting House with Verity Sharp Haydn: Symphony no. 88 in G major H.1.88 Mahler: Symphony no. 7 Thomas Dausgaard (conductor). Live from Cardiff music by Elgar with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. | |
Monday, Bbc Philharmonic | 20170220 | Catriona Young presents a week of performance by the BBC Philharmonic, incorporating Afternoon on 3's British music theme, along with performances conducted by John Wilson. British music today includes Bax's Tintagel, Haydn's Military Symphony, and the Violin Concerto by Thomas Ad耀s titled Concentric Paths. Plus a performance of Bruckner's mighty Seventh Symphony recorded in the Bridgewater Hall in December. 2pm Bax: Tintagel John Wilson (conductor) Haydn: Symphony No 100 in G major (Military) Jamie Phillips (conductor) c.2.40pm Thomas Ad耀s: Concentric Paths (Violin Concerto) Daniel Pioro (violin) Andrew Gourlay (conductor) c.3pm Bruckner: Symphony No 7 in E major Juanjo Mena (conductor). The BBC Philharmonic performs music by Bax, Haydn, Ades and Bruckner. | |
Monday, Bbc Philharmonic | 20170410 | Penny Gore introduces performances by the BBC Philharmonic in Wagner, Lindberg and Ravel, with violinist Sarah Chang in the concerto by Sibelius 2.00pm Wagner: Tristan und Isolde, Prelude to Act One Andrew Davis, conductor 2.10pm Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D minor, Op.47 Sarah Chang, violin Juanjo Mena, conductor 2.40pm Mendelssohn: Symphony o.4 In D, Op.90 'Italian 3.05pm Magnus Lindberg: Vivo 3.15pm Ravel: Daphnis et Chlo退 Juanjo Mena, conductor. The BBC Philharmonic in music by Wagner, Sibelius, Mendelssohn, Lindberg and Ravel. | |
Monday, Bbc Philharmonic | 20170612 | Penny Gore presents a week of recordings by the BBC Philharmonic from their home at MediaCity in Salford. In today's programme, the orchestra performs symphonies by Copland and Brahms. Xiayin Wang is the soloist in Ginastera's first piano concerto, with conductor Juanjo Mena. 2.00pm Symphony No 2 (Short Symphony) BBC Philharmonic, John Wilson (conductor) Piano Concerto No 1, Op 28 Xiayin Wang (piano), BBC Philharmonic, Juanjo Mena (conductor) c.2.40pm Milhaud La cr退ation du monde - ballet, Op 81a BBC Philharmonic, Jamie Phillips (conductor) Schumann Cello Concerto in A minor, Op 129 Narek Hakhnazaryan (cello), BBC Philharmonic, Andrew Gourlay (conductor) c.3.25pm Ibert Divertissement for orchestra [from music for 'The Italian straw hat'] c.3.45pm Symphony No.3 in F major, Op.90 BBC Philharmonic, Juanjo Mena (conductor). BBC Philharmonic in music by Copland, Ginastera, Milhaud, Schumann, Ibert and Brahms. | |
Monday, Bbc Philharmonic | 20171009 | Tom Redmond presents a week of concerts from the BBC Philharmonic, with a particular focus on works by Elgar. The 2pm concert features Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto with soloist David Garrett and a performance of Tchaikovsky's fourth symphony. Weber: Euryanthe, overture Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto; Symphony No 4 David Garrett (violin) Juanjo Mena (conductor) c. 3.30pm Elgar: In the South Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending Esther Yoo (violin) Alpesh Chauhan (conductor) Elgar: Serenade for Strings John Storgards (conductor). Tom Redmond presents concerts from the BBC Philharmonic, focusing on works by Elgar. | |
Monday, Bbc Philharmonic | 20171204 | Tom Redmond presents a week of concerts from the BBC Philharmonic. Today Pietari Inkinen conducts symphonies by Beethoven and Sibelius, with Christian Ihle Hadland as the soloist in Grieg's Piano Concerto. Elvind Holtsmark Ringstad is soloist in Britten's Lachrymae, and Martin Grubinger is the percussionist in Tan Dun's concerto 'The Tears of Nature'. 2pm: Beethoven: Symphony No 1 in C major, Op 21 Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op 16 Sibelius: Symphony No 5 in E flat major, Op 82 Christian Ihle Hadland (piano) Pietari Inkinen (conductor) c.3.30pm: Roussel: Pour une fꀀte de printemps Yan Pascal Tortelier (conductor) c.3.40pm: James MacMillan: For Sonny Britten: Lachrymae Elvind Holtsmark Ringstad (viola) Lee Reynolds (conductor) c.4.15pm: Tan Dun: The Tears of Nature Martin Grubinger (percussion) Juanjo Mena (conductor). Pietari Inkinen conducts the BBC Philharmonic in symphonies by Beethoven and Sibelius. | |
Monday, Bbc Philharmonic | 20180108 | Tom Redmond presents a week of concerts from the BBC Philharmonic. Today, Simone Young conducts Brett Dean's Testament, with Jonathan Biss the soloist in Beethoven's Piano Concerto No 1 and Sally Beamish's City Stanzas (Piano Concerto No 3). Then the Enigma Variations and the Cello concerto by Elgar, with Asier Polo the soloist and Juanjo Mena the conductor. 2pm: Brett Dean: Testament Beethoven: Piano Concerto No 1 Sally Beamish: City Stanzas (Piano Concerto No 3) Elgar Enigma Variations Jonathan Biss (piano) Simone Young (conductor) c.3.50pm: Bantock: Thalaba the Destroyer Michael Seal (conductor) c.4.20pm: Elgar: Cello Concerto Asier Polo (cello) Juanjo Mena (conductor). | |
Monday, Bbc Philharmonic | 20180312 | Kate Molleson introduces a week of concerts from the BBC Philharmonic with a focus on Beethoven and his connections, including a performance of Beethoven's 'Emperor' concerto with pianist Louis Schwitzgebel. c.2pm: Mozart: Overture, Don Giovanni Beethoven: Piano Concerto no 5 in E flat major, Op 73 'Emperor Brahms: Symphony no 2 in D major, Op 73 Louis Schwitzgebel (piano) Ben Gernon (conductor) c.3.30pm: Haydn: Cello Concerto No 1 in C major, Hob.VIIb/1 Matthew Barley (cello) David Greilsammer (conductor) c.3.55pm: Beethoven: Overture, Egmont Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op 14 Juanjo Mena (conductor). The BBC Philharmonic perform a selection of Beethoven and his connections. | |
Monday, Bbc Philharmonic | 20180416 | Tom Redmond introduces a week of recordings from the BBC Philharmonic, including music by Rebel, Richard Strauss, Thomas Ad耀s and Ravel. 2pm: Rebel - Les 退l退mens (selection) Richard Strauss - Divertimento: Les tours de passe-passe Thomas Ad耀s - Three Studies from Couperin Ravel - Le tombeau de Couperin Michael Seal (conductor) c.2.55pm: Harrison Birtwistle - Carmen arcadiae mechanicae perpetuum David Greilsammer (conductor) c.3.07pm: Debussy - Ib退ria Ben Gernon (conductor) c.3.30pm: Mica Levi - Everlast (UK premiere) Martyn Brabbins (conductor) c.3.45pm: Saint-Sa뀀ns - Cello Concerto no 1 Dvo?ကk - Silent Woods Roussel - Suite in F Andrei Ionita (cello) Yan Pascal Tortelier (conductor). Tom Redmond introduces a week of recordings from the BBC Philharmonic. | |
Monday, Bbc Philharmonic | 20210614 | Tom McKinney starts a week of live and recorded performances by the BBC Philharmonic with music by Eric Coates, Aaron Copland, C退cile Chaminade, Johannes Brahms, Paul Bein-Haim, EJ Moeran and Arthur Bliss. Eric Coates - The Selfish Giant Aaron Copland - Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo Paul Ben-Haim - Pan Claudia Barainsky (soprano) Omer Meir Wellber (conductor) Johannes Brahms - Serenade No.2 in A major, Op.16 Martyn Brabbins (conductor) C退cile Chaminade - Callirho뀀 (suite) Moritz Gnann (conductor) EJ Moeran - Violin Concerto Tasmin Little (violin) Andrew Davis (conductor) Arthur Bliss - Mel退e fantasque Rumon Gamba (conductor) Presented by Tom McKinney The BBC Philharmonic with music by Copland, Chaminade, Brahms, Bein-Haim, Moeran and Bliss | |
Monday, Bbc Philharmonic Live From Mediacityuk | 20180625 | Tom McKinney introduces a live concert from the orchestra's home in Salford, including Rachmaninov's second symphony. This week there is also a focus on music by Aaron Copland, with John Wilson conducting the orchestra. 2pm: Copland - Old American Songs, Set 2 Rachmaninov - Symphony no 2 in E minor Op 27 Kathryn Rudge (mezzo-soprano) BBC Philharmonic Ben Gernon (conductor) c.3.15pm: Robert Farnon - Lake of the Woods Edward German - Nocturne from Romeo and Juliet, incidental music John Wilson (conductor) c.3.30pm: Copland - Symphony no 3 c.4.10pm: Stravinsky - Fireworks Ludovic Morlot (conductor) c.4.15pm: Arthur Sullivan - The Yeomen of the Guard, Overture c.4.20pm: Roussel - Suite in F Yan Pascal Tortelier (conductor) c.4.35pm: Copland - Dance Symphony John Wilson (conductor). Tom McKinney introduces a live concert from the BBC Philharmonic's home in Salford. | |
Monday, Bbc Philharmonic On Tour | 20170626 | Penny Gore presents a week of performances from the BBC Philharmonic on tour in Spain, Austria, Germany and China. Including: 2pm Glinka Ruslan and Ludmilla, overture BBC Philharmonic, Juanjo Mena (conductor) Dvorak Cello Concerto in B minor, Op 104 Pablo Ferrandez (cello), BBC Philharmonic, Juanjo Mena (conductor) c.2.50pm Tan Dun The Tears of Nature Martin Grubinger (percussion), BBC Philharmonic, Juanjo Mena (conductor) Peter Eotvos Speaking Drums c.3.50pm Elgar Enigma Variations BBC Philharmonic, Juanjo Mena (conductor). The BBC Philharmonic performs music by Glinka, Dvorak, Tan Dun, Peter Eotvos and Elgar. | |
Monday, Bbc Proms, Rachmaninov's First Symphony | 20230821 | Ian Skelly introduces an afternoon of the finest classical music, including another chance to hear John Storg倀rds and the BBC Philharmonic in Rachmaninov's First Symphony. Sarah Connolly joins them in songs by Alma Mahler-Werfel and Dora Peja?evi?. Also, throughout this week, we hear from a concert recorded at the Orangerie at Schwetzingen Castle in southern Germany, part of this year's Schwetzingen Festival: Bach's The Art of Fugue played by Les inAttendus, a trio of violin, viola da gamba and accordion. Including: Debussy orch. Colin Matthews: Preludes; General Lavine - eccentric Hall退 Mark Elder, conductor Medley - Piazzolla: Libertango / Ravel: Bolero Black Dyke Band Nicholas Childs, conductor J.S. Bach: The Art of the Fugue, BWV 1080; Contrapunctus 1 a 4 Les inAttendus: Alice Pierot, violin Marianne Muller, viola da gamba Vincent Lhermet, accordion c.2.15pm BBC Proms (first broadcast live on Wednesday 9th August) Presented by Tom McKinney Weber: Oberon, overture Peja?evi?: Zwei Schmetterlingslieder, op. 52; Verwandlung, op. 37b; Liebeslied, op. 39 Alma Mahler-Werfel (orch. C. & D. Matthews): Die stille Stadt; Licht in der Nacht; Bei dir ist es traut Sarah Connolly, mezzo-soprano John Storgards, conductor c.2.55pm Artist choice (TBC) c.3.10pm J.S. Bach: The Art of the Fugue, BWV 1080; Contrapunctus 3 a 4 c.3.15pm Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 1 in D minor John Storgards, onductor c.4pm Mozart: Piano Trio in B flat Major K.502 (3rd movement) Mithras Trio Ravel: Valses nobles et sentimentales, arr. for orchestra Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Bernard Haitink, conductor J.S. Bach: The Art of the Fugue, BWV 1080; Contrapunctus 4 a 4 Josep Pons conducts the BBC Philharmonic in Rachmaninov's First Symphony. | |
Monday, Bbc Scottish Symphony Orchestra | 20170501 | Catriona Young presents a week of performances and recordings by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Today's programme includes music from a new CD of works by the leading Scottish modernist composer Erik Chisholm. There's a concert the Orchestra gave at Ayr Town Hall - Valeriy Sokolov is soloist in Barber's Violin Concerto, followed by Vaughan Williams' Symphony No.5. Plus there's a Beethoven theme running across the week: today's work is his Piano Concerto No.4. And as part of Radio 3's season Breaking Free: Martin Luther's Revolution - Reformation Bytes 3/5: A Catholic Composer's View on Luther's Influence. The Catholic composer Stephen Hough muses on the influence of Protestant individualism on the composer or soloist seeking their personal voice. 2pm Chisholm: From the true edge of the great world - preludes for orchestra (Song of the Mavis; Ossianic Lay; Port a Beul) Martyn Brabbins (conductor) c.2.10pm Beethoven: Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op.58, for piano and orchestra Jan Lisiecki (piano) Thomas Dausgaard (conductor) c.2.45pm Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin Barber: Violin Concerto, Op.14 c.3.30pm Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 5 in D major Valeriy Sokolov (violin) Nick Carter (conductor). The BBC SSO performs music by Chisholm, Beethoven, Ravel, Barber and Vaughan Williams. | |
Monday, Bbc Scottish Symphony Orchestra | 20170522 | Katie Derham presents a week of performances by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Today's programme includes a concert the orchestra gave at Sage Gateshead with soprano Erin Wall as soloist in Strauss's Four Last Songs, and Elgar's First Symphony. Plus Julian Anderson's poem for violin and orchestra 'In lieblicher Blaue', and the first of a new recording of piano concertos by Sterndale Bennett which are featured across the week. 2pm Sterndale Bennett: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op.1 Howard Shelley (piano/director) c.2.25pm Wagner: Tristan und Isolde - Prelude & Liebestod Strauss: Vier Letzte Lieder c.3.05pm Elgar: Symphony No. 1 in A flat major, Op.55 Erin Wall (soprano) Thomas Dausgaard (conductor) c.3.55pm Julian Anderson: In lieblicher Blaue - poem for violin and orchestra Carolin Widmann (violin) Ryan Wigglesworth (conductor). The BBC SSO performs music by WS Bennett, Wagner, Elgar, Strauss and Julian Anderson. | |
Monday, Bbc Scottish Symphony Orchestra | 20170918 | The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra performs music by Dvorak and a youthful Felix Mendelssohn, plus Tchaikovsky's epic yet little-heard second piano concerto played by Pavel Kolesnikov Presented by Verity Sharp 2.00pm Mendelssohn: String Symphony No.10 in B minor Arnold: Clarinet Concerto No.2, Op.115 Dvorak: Symphony No.8 in G, Op.88 Annelien Van Wauwe, clarinet Alpesh Chauhan, conductor 3.15pm Haydn: Stabat mater H.20bis: Vidit suum dulcem natum Mozart: A te, fra tanti affanni (Davide penitente, K.469); Musst ich auch durch tausend Drachen, K.435 Ilker Arcayurek, tenor Aleksander Markovic, conductor 3.30pm Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No.2 in G, Op.44 Pavel Kolsenikov, piano Aleksander Markovic, conductor. Verity Sharp with music by Mendelssohn, Dvorak and Tchaikovsky. | |
Monday, Bbc Scottish Symphony Orchestra | 20171120 | Georgia Mann presents concert performances by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. In our 2pm concert, Thomas Dausgaard conducts the orchestra and Royal Conservatoire Voices in a concert featuring music by Palestrina, Mozart and Gluck, as well as Handel's choral masterpiece, Zadok the Priest, and Beethoven's Symphony No.9. Later, Martyn Brabbins and the orchestra showcase two works reflecting the diverse and distinctive nature of 20th-century British orchestral music around the time of the Second World War: Roger Sacheverell Coke's Piano Concerto No.3, brings to mind the emotional appeal of Rachmaninov, Delius and Percy Grainger, while Michael Tippett's driven and exuberant First Symphony, draws inspiration from the music of Henry Purcell. Palestrina: Sicut Cervus Bach (arr Beethoven for string quintet): Fugue in B flat minor BWV 867 Handel: Zadok the Priest - coronation anthem, HWV.258 Gluck: Dance of the Scythians (Iphig退nie en Tauride) Mozart: Misericordias Domini - offertory, K.222 Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op.125 (Choral) Louise Alder (soprano) Jennifer Johnston (mezzo-soprano) Stuart Jackson (tenor) Neal Davies (bass-baritone) Thomas Dausgaard (conductor) c.3.35pm Coke: Piano Concerto No. 3 Simon Callaghan (piano) Martyn Brabbins (conductor) c.4.00pm Tippett: Symphony No. 1 Martyn Brabbins (conductor). | |
Monday, Bbc Scottish Symphony Orchestra | 20180423 | Georgia Mann presents a week of performances by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Today's programme begins with a concert the orchestra gave in Glasgow City Halls. John Wilson conducts an all-American programme including Bernstein's Serenade with soloist Ning Feng, and Roy Harris's Symphony no.3. Plus part of a new recording of music for saxophone and orchestra, with soloist Tommy Smith. 2pm Barber The School for scandal - overture Op.5 Bernstein Serenade [after Plato's 'The symposium'] for violin, string orch, harp and percussion Copland Appalachian spring - suite vers. for orchestra [1945] Harris Symphony no. 3 Ning Feng (violin) John Wilson (conductor) c.3.25pm Smith Jacobite for saxophone and orchestra Tommy Smith (saxophone) Clark Rundell (conductor) Tchaikovsky The Tempest [Burya] - symphonic fantasia Op.18 Martyn Brabbins (conductor). The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in concert in Glasgow. | |
Monday, Bbc Scottish Symphony Orchestra | 20210315 | This week features performances from the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Today's programme includes the orchestra in concert in City Halls Glasgow conducted by Matthias Pintscher. Stravinsky's Song of the Nightingale is followed by Schubert's haunting Unfinished Symphony and Berlioz's symphony for viola and orchestra, Harold en Italie. Presented by Fiona Talkington. 2pm Bartok Suite No.2 Sz.34 for small orchestra Thomas Dausgaard, conductor c.2.30pm Schubert Ganymed, D.544 Schubert Erlkonig, D.328 03.49 Benjamin Appl, baritone John Wilson, conductor c.2'40pm Igor Stravinsky (1882 - 1971): The Song of the nightingale Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828): Symphony no. 8 in B minor D.759 (Unfinished) 27:31 Hector Berlioz (1803 - 1869): Harold en Italie - symphony Op.16 for viola and orchestra Antoine Tamestit, viola Matthias Pintscher, conductor With music by Bartok, Schubert, Stravinsky, Schubert and Berlioz. | |
Monday, Bbc So At The Bbc Proms Dubai | 20170327 | Katie Derham presents a week of performances from the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the BBC Singers at the BBC Proms Dubai. 2.00pm The BBC Proms Dubai: Petroc Trelawny joins the BBC Symphony Orchestra in the Dubai Opera House for a concert of music by Carpenter, Fairouz, Britten and Walton recorded last week during the orchestra's visit to Dubai. Gary Carpenter: Dadaville Edward Gardner (conductor) 2.08pm Mohammed Fairouz: Pax universalis 2.18m Britten: Piano Concerto Benjamin Grosvenor (piano) 2.55pm Walton: Symphony No. 1 in B flat minor 3.40pm Katie Derham presents the rest of the afternoon: Judith Weir's Forest and Cooke's 1st Clarinet Concerto with the BBC Symphony Orchestra Judith Weir: Forest Martyn Brabbins (conductor) 3.54pm Arnold Cooke Clarinet Concerto No. 1 Michael Collins (clarinet and conductor) BBC Symphony Orchestra. The BBC SO performs music by Carpenter, Fairouz, Britten, Walton, Weir and Cooke. | |
Monday, Bbc Sso | 20170403 | Catriona Young presents a week of performances from the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, with a special focus on the music of Walton and Beethoven - including highlights from a recreation of the mammoth 4-hour concert in 1808 at which Beethoven premiered several works including his 5th Symphony and Choral Fantasia. 2pm: Telemann: Overture a 4 in C major TWV.55:C1 Haydn: Sinfonia concertante in B flat major H.1.105 Mozart: Divertimento in F major K.138 Beethoven: Symphony No. 1 in C major Op.21 Laura Samuel (violin/director) Stella McCracken (oboe) Julian Roberts (bassoon) Martin Storey (cello) c. 3.15pm: Walton: Partita for orchestra Conductor Martyn Brabbins c. 3.35pm Tippett: The Midsummer Marriage - Ritual Dances Conductor Ryan Wigglesworth c. 4pm Beethoven: Fantasia in C minor Op.80 for piano, chorus and orchestra Malin Christensson (soprano) Charlie Drummond (soprano) Clara Mouriz (mezzo-soprano) Stuart Jackson (tenor) David Horton (tenor) Benjamin Appl (baritone) Jan Lisiecki (piano) Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Voices Conductor Thomas Dausgaard. The BBC SSO performs music by Telemann, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Walton and Tippett. | |
Monday, Bbc Symphony Orchestra | 20171023 | Jonathan Swain presents a week of performances by the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Today's programme includes a concert the orchestra gave last month on tour in Bonn, for which they were joined by Isabelle Faust for Berg's lyrical Violin Concerto. Plus new recordings of Rachmaninov's ever-popular Second Piano Concerto with soloist Yevgeny Sudbin, and Bernstein's Chichester Psalms with Tenebrae, conducted by Nigel Short. 2pm Beethoven: Overture Leonore No.2 Berg, rev. Jarman: Violin Concerto Schumann: Symphony No.2 in C major, Op.61 Isabelle Faust (violin) Sakari Oramo (conductor) c.3.25pm Bernstein: Chichester Psalms Nigel Short (conductor) Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op.18 Yevgeny Sudbin (piano) Gershwin: An American in Paris Michael Collins (conductor). BBC Symphony Orchestra on tour in Bonn plus new recordings of Rachmaninov and Bernstein. | |
Monday, Bbc Symphony Orchestra | 20180212 | Kate Molleson presents a week of performances from the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Singers. Today includes a concert the Orchestra gave at its home in Maida Vale Studios; Robin Tritschler joined as soloist in Britten's Illuminations. Plus an award-winning recording of Elgar's The Dream of Gerontius, for which the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus were joined by a stellar group of soloists - Sarah Connolly, Stuart Skelton and David Soar. Andrew Davis conducts. 2pm Turina: La procesion da Rocio Britten: Les Illuminations Stravinsky: Symphony in Three Movements Robin Tritschler (tenor) Duncan Ward (conductor) c.2.55pm Brahms: Tragic Overture Alpesh Chauhan (conductor) c.3.10pm Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op 38 Sarah Connolly (mezzo) Stuart Skelton (tenor) David Soar (bass) BBC Symphony Chorus Andrew Davis (conductor). BBC Symphony Orchestra perform Turina, Britten and Elgar from Maida Vale Studios. | |
Monday, Bbc Symphony Orchestra And Bbc Singers | 20170515 | Britten and Harvey from the BBC Singers, plus Mozart and Shostakovich from the BBC Symphony Orchestra on tour in Thailand Presented by Katie Derham 2.00 pm Britten: Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam (AMDG) Martyn Brabbins, conductor 2.20pm Harvey: Mortuos Plango, Vivos Voco Harvey: I Love the Lord Harvey: The Annunciation Marco Blauw (trumpet) Sound Intermedia (electronics) 2.40pm Victoria Borisova-Ollas: Open Ground Jessica Cottis, conductor 2.50pm HRH King Bhumibol Adulyadej: Kinari Suite Shostakovich: Festive Overture Mozart: Piano Concerto in D minor, K466 Walton: Symphony No.2 Benjamin Grosvenor, piano Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra (members) Edward Gardner, conductor. Featuring music by Britten, Harvey, Borisova-Ollas, Shostakovich, Mozart and Walton. | |
Monday, Bbc Symphony Orchestra And Chorus | 20170710 | Fiona Talkington introduces performances from the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, including highlights from a concert at the Kissinger Sommer Festival last month in Bavaria, and a tribute to the BBCSO's former Chief Conductor Ji?퀀 B?lohlကvek, who died in May. Detlev Glanert: Weites Land Fryderyk Chopin: Piano Concerto No.2 in F minor, Op.21 Jan Lisecki (piano) 2:50pm Robert Schumann: Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op.97 (Rhenish) Sakari Oramo (conductor) Recorded last month at the Kissinger Sommer Festival, Bavaria 3:30pm Frederick Delius: Song of the High Hills Olivia Robinson (soprano) Christopher Bowen (tenor) BBC Symphony Chorus and Orchestra Sir Andrew Davis (conductor) 4:00pm Tribute to Ji?퀀 B?lohlကvek Bohuslav Martin?: Symphony No. 2 Ji?퀀 B?lohlကvek (conductor). The BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus plays Glanert, Chopin, Schumann, Delius and Martinu. | |
Monday, Beethoven In Scotland | 20220606 | Penny Gore launches another week of the best classical music for your afternoons, featuring exclusive recordings from BBC orchestras and ensembles around Europe. This week, as Petroc Trelawny traverses Scotland for Radio 3's Breakfast, the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra feature in Penny's 3pm spotlight each day. Today, Yutaka Sado conducts Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony. Also, Caf退 Zimmermann play music by CPE and JS Bach in Prague, and the RAI Symphony Orchestra present joyous music by the young American composer Quinn Mason. Including: RR Bennett: Celebration for Orchestra BBC Scottish SO John Wilson, conductor JS Bach: Sinfonia, from 'Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir, BWV 29 CPE Bach: Trio Sonata in B flat, Wq. 161/2 (Church of St Simon and St Jude, Prague) Quinn Mason: A Joyous Trilogy RAI National Symphony Orchestra John Axlerod, conductor Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op.68 Yasushi Akutagawa: Triptyque Yutaka Sado, conductor (Rec. 11/11/21 City Halls, Glasgow) Mozart: Prelude and Fugue No. 4, K. 404a (from the collection Six Preludes and Fugues for violin, viola and cello (arrangement of various compositions by J. S. Bach) Yutaka Sado conducts Beethoven's Sixth Symphony. | |
Monday, Beethoven's Eroica | 20230320 | Fiona Talkington begins a week of Afternoon Concert featuring performances from the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and from some of the great German orchestras. Today in the 3pm spotlight, the NDR Radio Philharmonic Orchestra performs Beethoven's mighty `Eroica` Symphony in Wismar with conductor Andrew Manze. Also this afternoon, the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra plays Janacek's lesser-known Lachian Dances. Plus every day this week you can hear Buxtehude's organ music played by Ton Koopman at the Holmen Church, Copenhagen's oldest example of Renaissance architecture, vocal music from the ensemble Voces8 in Hattersheim, and pieces by Toru Takemitsu from the BBC Philharmonic. Including: Verdi: Overture, La Forza del Destino Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra Alain Altinoglu (conductor) Palestrina: Magnificat Primi Toni c. 2.15pm Takemitsu: To the edge of dreams Jacob Kellermann (guitar) Christian Karlsen (conductor) Mozart: Voi avete un cor Fedele Lydia Teuscher (soprano) Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Giovanni Antonini (conductor) c. 2.35pm Eduardas Balsys: Reflections of the sea Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra Modestas Pitr?nas (conductor) Buxtehude: Prelude, Fugue & Chaconne in C Ton Koopman (organ) Beethoven: Symphony No.3 in E flat major, Op.55 `Eroica` Andrew Manze (conductor) Mel Bonis: Piano Trio, Op.76 `Soir et Matin` Trio S?ra c. 4pm Janacek: Lachian Dances Ryan Wigglesworth (conductor) Andrew Manze conducts Beethoven's Third Symphony. | |
Monday, Beethoven's 'eroica' Symphony | 20221031 | Penny Gore presents a week of Afternoon Concert. Today's programme includes a concert given by Emmanuel Tjeknavorian and the Reflektor Ensemble, culminating in Beethoven's mighty Eroica Symphony. Plus there's highlights from a piano recital Dejan Lazi? gave at the Gstaad Menuhin Festival in August, and the first in a recently recorded session of French choral music by the BBC Singers and conductor Robert Hollingworth. Presented by Penny Gore 2pm Mozart Fantasy in D minor, K.397 Dejan Lazi? (piano) Beethoven Allegro from Triple Concerto in C major, Op.56 Andrea Obiso (violin), Anastasia Kobekina (cello), Maximilian Kromer (piano) Emmanuel Tjeknavorian (conductor) Tailleferre (text Jean-Thierry Boisseau) Aube (for a cappella choir) Robert Hollingworth (conductor) Dejan Lazi? Istrian Rhapsody, Op.18b Bruch Romance, Op.85 Timothy Ridout (viola) 3pm Beethoven Symphony no.3 in E flat major, Op.55 Eroica Brahms Vivace non troppo from Double Concerto in A minor, Op.102 Andrea Obiso (violin), Daniel Müller-Schott (cello) Respighi Pines of Rome (Pini di Roma), symphonic poem Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra Juraj Val?uha (conductor) Music by Beethoven, Tailleferre and Respighi. | |
Monday, Beethoven's First Symphony | 20210920 | This week Afternoon Concert features the Akademie fur Alte Musik Berlin performing Brandenburg Concertos by Bach, and symphonies by Beethoven. Today's programme also includes the BBC Singers performing Stravinsky in neoclassical mode, and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra with Bartok. Presented by Fiona Talkington. Including: CPE Bach: Sinfonia No. 4 in G, Wq. 183/4 Bernhard Forck (conductor) Stravinsky: Mass for chorus and wind instruments BBC Symphony Orchestra Gabriella Teychenn退 (conductor) Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F, BWV 1046 c.3pm Beethoven: Symphony No. 1 in C, op. 21 Boccherini: Cello Concerto no.3 Milo Ferrazzini (cello) Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana Alessandro Calcagnile (conductor) c.3.45pm Bartok: Music for strings, percussion and celesta, Sz.106 Francois-Xavier Roth (conductor) The Akademie fur Alte Musik Berlin plays Beethoven's First Symphony. | |
Monday, Beethoven's Seventh Symphony From Tokyo | 20230109 | Christoph Eschenbach conducts the NHK Symphony Orchestra in Beethoven's Symphony No 7 in A, plus more recordings made in the Japanese capital. Presented by Fiona Talkington Eminent German conductor Christoph Eschenbach was a welcome guest last year on the podium of the Metropolitan Theater, Tokyo. He leads them in works by Dvorak and Beethoven, as well as one of Mozart's delightful flute concertos Japanese violinist Mayumi Hirasaki presents baroque violin sonatas, while we have Chopin played by Spanish pianist Mart퀀n Garc퀀a Garc퀀a. 2.00pm Carnival Overture, op. 92 NHK Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo Christoph Eschenbach, conductor Popper arr. Kotaro Kobayashi Hungarian Rhapsody, op. 68. Kisekino Cello Ensemble Corelli Violin Sonata in G minor, op. 5/5 Mayumi Hirasaki, baroque violin Lorenzo Ghielmi, harpsichord Scherzo No. 2 in B flat minor, op. 31 Mart퀀n Garc퀀a Garc퀀a, piano Violin Sonata in C minor, BWV 1024 Duration of work: 15:00 min. 3.00pm Symphony No. 7 in A, op. 92 Impromptu in G flat, op. 51 Flute Concerto No. 1 in G, K. 313 Stathis Karapanos, flute Christoph Eschenbach conducts the NHK Symphony Orchestra in Beethoven's Seventh Symphony. | |
Monday, Beethoven's Triple Concerto | 20220110 | This week Afternoon Concert celebrates Beethoven concertos with a different one each day at 3pm - today it's his mighty Triple Concerto performed by Christian and Tanja Tetzlaff, and Lars Vogt. There's Mendelssohn from the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, and highlights from a concert Nils M怀nkemeyer and Dorothee Oberlinger gave at the Schwetzingen Festival. Presented by Ian Skelly c.2pm Mendelssohn A Midsummer Night's Dream - Overture Francois Leleux (conductor) c.2.15 Mendelssohn Symphony no.4 in A major, Op.90 (Italian) c.2.50 Hildegard von Bingen O Ecclesia Bach Adagio e piano, from 'Trio Sonata in G, BWV 1039 Nils M怀nkemeyer (viola), Dorothee Oberlinger (recorders) c.3pm Beethoven Concerto in C major, Op.56 for violin, cello and piano Christian Tetzlaff (violin), Tanja Tetzlaff (cello), Lars Vogt (piano) NDR Elbphilharmonie Karina Canellakis (conductor) c.3.45 Elgar Enigma Variations, Op.36 Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra Anu Tali (conductror) Christian and Tanja Tetzlaff and Lars Vogt perform Beethoven's Triple Concerto. | |
Monday, Blomstedt Conducts Beethoven | 20220321 | Veteran maestro Herbert Blomstedt conducts the legendary Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra in Beethoven's 'Eroica' Symphony, plus there's Frank Bridge's celebration of spring and smaller-scale works by Chopin and Debussy. Presented by Ian Skelly 2.00pm Premiere rhapsodie Mark Simpson, clarinet Richard Uttley, piano Sonata No.3 in B minor, Op.58 Pavel Kolesnikov, piano 3.00pm Symphony No.3 in E flat, Op.55 ('Eroica') Herbert Blomstedt, conductor Enter Spring BBC National Orchestra of Wales Fran瀀ois-Xavier Roth, conductor Herbert Blomstedt conducts the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra in Beethoven's 'Eroica'. | |
Monday, Brahms From Bavaria | 20221128 | Ian Skelly includes in his selection of music this week pieces with a link to Bavaria, including a performance of Brahms's Third Symphony from the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. He also has some recent recordings of music by Richard Strauss, Heinrich Schutz, Wagner, Vivaldi and Messiaen. Edward Elgar: Three Bavarian Dances - No 1 Bournemouth Sinfonietta Norman Del Mar (conductor) Richard Wagner: Overture to Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg BBCSO Jiri Belohlavek (conductor) Heinrich Schutz: `Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen` Psalm 84 Ensemble Promena RIAS Chamber Chorus Justin Doyle (conductor) Richard Strauss: Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche (arr. Brett Dean) Members of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Antonio Vivaldi: Recorder Concerto in D RVW 428 `Il Giardinello` Maurice Steger (recorder/director) Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra 3.00 Johannes Brahms: Symphony No 3 in F Yannick Nezet-Seguin (conductor) D'orrida selce alpine SWV6 Ich weiss dass mein erl怀ser lebt SWV393 Die mit tr䀀nen s䀀en SWV378 Siehe mein fürsprecher im Himmel SWV304 Musica Ficta Bo Holten (director) Olivier Messiaen: Oiseaux Exotiques Pierre Laurent-Aimard (piano) Royal Danish Orchestra Sylvain Cambreling (conductor) JS Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No 4 in G Maurice Steger (director) Featuring the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. | |
Monday, Brahms's Double Concerto | 20230213 | Ian Skelly introduces an afternoon of concert recordings from the BBC ensembles and orchestras from abroad. At 3pm, beginning a focus on concertos and symphonies by Brahms throughout the week, violinist Suyoen Kim and cellist Bumjun Kim join forces in his Double Concerto, with Christoph Eschenbach conducting the KBS Symphony Orchestra in South Korea. Also, virtuoso horn player Radovan Vlatkovi? performs music by Handel and Richard Strauss in Munich, Sinfonietta Riga plays Prokofiev's Classical Symphony, and the BBC Philharmonic performs the rarely heard Lustspiel overture by Ferruccio Busoni. Including, Busoni: Lustspiel ouverture, Op 38 Neeme J䀀rvi, conductor Handel: Va tacito e nascosto, from 'Giulio Cesare in Egitto Sonja Runje, mezzo Radovan Vlatkovi?, horn Munich Radio Orchestra Ivan Repui?, conductor CPE Bach: Symphony in F, Wq 183/3 Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra Richard Egarr, conductor Prokofiev: Symphony No 1 in D, Op 25 (Classical) Alexei Ogrintchouk, conductor Brahms: Double Concerto in A minor for violin and cello, Op 102 Suyoen Kim, violin Bumjun Kim, cello Christoph Eschenbach, conductor Haydn: Mass in B flat major H.22.14 (Harmoniemesse): Gloria Malin Hartelius, soprano Judith Schmid, mezzo Christian Elsner, tenor Franz-Josef Selig, bass Bavarian Radio Symphony Chorus and Orchestra Mariss Jansons, conductor R. Strauss: Serenade in E flat for 13 winds, Op 7 Radovan Vlatkovic, horn Christof Eschenbach conducts Brahms's Double Concerto with Suyoen Kim and Bumjun Kim. | |
Monday, Brahms's Third Symphony | 20220307 | Roderick Cox conducts Brahms, and Barbara Hannigan conducts Haydn, Busoni and Canadian composer Claude Vivier Presented by Penny Gore Soprano Barbara Hannigan has achieved great acclaim on the conductor's podium and, this afternoon, conducts the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra in a diverse programme of music old and new. Also Roderick Cox, winner of the 2018 Sir Georg Solti Conducting Award, leads the BBC Philharmonic in the warmest, most glowing of Brahms' four symphonies 2.00pm Berceuse 退l退giaque, op. 42 G怀teborg Symphony Orchestra Barbara Hannigan, conductor Anonymous Emperadriu de la ciutat joyosa (Llibre vermell de Montserrat) Antonio Cesti Intorno all'idol mio, from 'Orontea Cristina Segura, mezzo-soprano Ensemble Exclamatio Lonely Child Aphrodite Patoulidou, soprano Monteverdi Disprezzata Regina 3.00pm Symphony no.3 in F Roderick Cox, conductor C退cile Chaminade Callirho뀀 Suite, op. 37 G怀teborg Opera Orchestra Henrik Schaefer, conductor Symphony No. 26 D minor, Hob. I:26 ('Lamentatione') Roderick Cox conducts Brahms, and Barbara Hannigan conducts Haydn. | |
Monday, Capu\u00e7on Conducts Mozart | 20220620 | Our featured artist this week is violinist Renaud Capu瀀on, today conducting the Lausanne Chamber Orchestra in a delightful, little-known Mozart work highlighting wind instruments. We also showcase two distinguished living British composers: Judith Bingham celebrates her 70th birthday this week and has curated a sequence of pieces by her and others which we will hear across the week. There's also the world premiere performance of David Matthews's Tenth Symphony, perhaps best described as his own 'pastoral' symphony Presented by Ian Skelly 2.00pm Vladigerov Vardar Rhapsody, Op.16 Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra Mark Kadin, conductor Bartok 44 Duos for Violin (selection) Vassily Chmykov and Deborah Nemtanu, violins The Spirit of Truth Tallis If ye love me BBC Singers Owain Park Symphony no.10 BBC Philharmonic Jac van Steen, conductor 3.00pm Sinfonia Concertante in E flat, K.297b Renaud Capu瀀on, conductor Schubert Rosamunde Overture Stravinsky The Rite of Spring Suisse Romande Orchestra Jonathan Nott, conductor Renaud Capu\u00e7on conducts Mozart's wind Sinfonia concertante, plus music by Judith Bingham. | |
Monday, Concerts From Switzerland | 20170508 | Starting a week of concerts recorded recently in Switzerland, Verity Sharp introduces performances by the ensemble Le Cercle de l'Harmonie, conducted by J退r退mie Rhorer, including Mozart's Symphonies 39 and 41. Also, Mozart's Clarinet Concerto, with J怀rg Widman as both soloist and conductor at the helm of the Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra. Widman returns to conduct the ensemble in his own Mass for large orchestra, closing this afternoon's programme. 2.00pm Mozart: Symphony No. 39 in E flat, K.543 J退r退mie Rhorer, conductor 2.27pm Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A director J怀rg Widmann (clarinet) 2.56pm Mozart: Symphony No. 41 in C, K.551 (Jupiter) 3.25pm J怀rg Widman: Mass (2005), for large orchestra J怀rg Widmann, conductor. Verity Sharp with concerts from Switzerland, with music by Mozart and Jorg Widmann. | |
Monday, Dvorak In Dresden | 20220328 | Fiona Talkington with concert performances from the BBC Performing Groups and from around Europe. This afternoon, Fiona begins a week of performances by the Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra with Dvorak's Sixth Symphony, there's Chopin from pianist Alexander Tharaud recorded in the Warsaw where the composer grew up and early music with the Netherlands Bach Society and the star recorder player Lucie Horsch. Korean cellist Sang-Eun Lee performs Haydn's first cello concerto with the KBS Symphony Orchestra in a concert recorded in Soeul. Ottorino Respighi - Il Tramonto Sarah Richmond (mezzo-soprano) Ulster Orchestra David Brophy (conductor) Nicola Fiorenza - Recorder Concerto in A minor Lucie Horsch (recorder) Lidewij van der Voort (violin) Siebe Henstra (harpsichord) Shunske Sato (conductor) Eric Whitacre - Water Night WDR Big Band Cologne WDR Chorus Stefan Parkman (conductor) Fryderyk Chopin - Piano Sonata No.2 in B flat minor Alexander Tharaud (piano) 3pm Antonin Dvorak - Symphony No.6 in D major, Op. 60 Tomas Netopil (conductor) c. 3.45pm Antonio Cifra - Canon terza John Ravenscroft - Trio Sonata in A op.2/6 Lucie Horsch recorder Astor Piazzolla - Thriller Astor Piazzolla Quintet Julian Vat (conductor) c.4pm Joseph Haydn - Cello Concerto No.1 in C major Sang-Eun Lee (cello) Tania Miller (conductor) Music by Respighi, Fiorenza, Whitacre, Chopin, Ravenscroft, Dvorak, Piazzolla and Haydn. | |
Monday, Dvorak With The Czech Philharmonic | 20230130 | Presented by Ian Skelly, with the best classical music for the afternoon in concert performances from BBC orchestras and ensembles from around Europe. Czech orchestras are in the 3pm spotlight all this week, starting today with Petr Popelka conducting the Czech Philharmonic in Dvorak's Seventh Symphony, in a recording from Bad Kissingen. Also this afternoon, the Czech focus continues with music from last year's Summer Festivities of Early Music in Prague, lutenist Thomas Dunford plays Vivaldi at the Regensburg Early Music Days, and Vassily Sinaisky conducts two different BBC orchestras in Respighi and Glinka. Including: Suk: Beneath the Apple Tree Suite, Op. 20: Bacchanale Libor Pesek, conductor Vivaldi: Lute Concerto in D, RV 93 Thomas Dunford, lute Ensemble Jupiter Respighi: Roman Festivals BBC Philharmonic Vassily Sinaisky, conductor c.2.50pm Diego Ortiz: Recercada primera sobre el canto de La Spagna Alonso Mudarra: Claros y frescos r퀀os (Tres libros de música en cifras para vihuela, Seville 1546) Francesco Canova da Milano: La Spagna Julieta Viကas, soprano La Bellemont Rafael Muကoz, vihuela de mano Laura Puerto, spanish baroque double harp Sara Ruiz, viola da gamba (from the 2022 Summer Festivities of Early Music, Prague) c.3pm Dvorak: Symphony No. 7 in D minor, op. 70 Petr Popelka, conductor c.3.40pm Luys de Narvaez: Si tantos halcones la gar瀀a combaten Alonso Mudarra: Fantasia que contraze la harpa en la manera de Ludovico Diego Pisador: Endechas Glinka: Valse-fantasie in B minor BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Tomasi: Concerto for Oboe and Chamber Orchestra Zd?nek Rys, oboe Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra Marek Sedivy, conductor The Czech Philharmonic perform Dvorak's Seventh Symphony. | |
Monday, Dvorak's New World Symphony | 20220912 | This week in Afternoon Concert Ian Skelly features music from summer festivals around Europe. Today includes the BBC Symphony Orchestra on tour at the Mecklenburg Vorpommern Festival, performing Elgar's Cello Concerto with soloist Daniel Muller-Schott, and Dvorak's New World Symphony. Plus highlights from the International Sacred Music Festival, Fribourg performed by Les Ambassadeurs - La Grande ɀcurie under Alexis Kossenko. Presented by Ian Skelly 2pm Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Greensleeves Dalia Stasevska (conductor) c.2.05 Zelenka: Overture from Overture-Suite in F major, ZWV.188 Alexis Kossenko (conductor) c.2.15 Elgar: Cello Concerto in E minor Daniel Muller-Schott (cello) c.3pm Dvorak: Symphony no.9 in E minor, Op.95 'From the New World c.3.45 Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, op. 37 Lars Vogt (piano) Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra Karina Canellakis (conductor) Music by Zelenka, Elgar, Dvorak and Strauss. | |
Monday, Enigma Variations | 20220530 | Ian Skelly introduces performances with BBC ensembles and orchestras from across Europe. Today, the Santa Cecilia Academy, conducted by Sir Antonio Pappano, perform Elgar's Enigma Variations and Britten's Violin Concerto with soloist Simone Lamsma. La Cappella Marciana sing Renaissance and contemporary music, and the BBC Philharmonic with Sibelius's Karelia Suite. Including: Vivaldi: Vedr con mio diletto, Manlio's aria from 'Il Giustino, RV 717 Shak耀d Bar, soprano Darmstadt Baroque Soloists Alessandro Quarta, conductor Benjamin Britten: Violin Concerto, op. 15 Simone Lamsma, violin Santa Cecilia Orchestra Antonio Pappano, conductor Adrian Willaert: Ave dulcissime Claudio Monteverdi: O gloriose martyr Christina Kubisch: Two movements from 'Il viaggio della voce' - Travelling voices Marco Gemmani, director 3.00pm Edward Elgar: Enigma Variations, op. 36 Dvorak: Violin Sonata in F major, Op 57 Tai Murray, violin Gilles Vonsattel, piano Sibelius: Karelia Suite John Storgards, conductor Geoffrey Bush: A Little Concerto on themes of Thomas Arne for piano and strings Simon Callaghan, piano BBC National Orchestra of Wales Martyn Brabbins, conductor Antonio Pappano conducts Elgar's Enigma Variations, Britten's Violin Concerto and more. | |
Monday, European Concert Showcase | 20171127 | Tom McKinney presents a selection of the finest concerts from across Europe all this week, celebrating 50 years of the European Broadcasting Union's music exchange - a swapping service between European broadcasters. Today Herbert Blomstedt, who turned 90 this year, conducts Mendelssohn's Symphonies Nos 3 and 4 in a concert with the Danish National Symphony Orchestra, and the Rotterdam Philharmonic plays Rachmaninov's Symphonic Dances in a concert recorded in March 2017 in the opening gala week at the new Elbphilharmonie concert hall in Hamburg. 2pm: Mendelssohn: The Hebrides (Fingal's Cave), Op 26 Mendelssohn: Symphony No 4 in A, 'Italian Mendelssohn: Symphony No 3 in A minor, 'Scottish conductor Herbert Blomstedt c.3.25pm: Chopin: Piano Concerto No 1 in E minor, Op 11 Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances, Op 45 Jan Lisiecki (piano) conductor Yannick N退zet-S退guin. Herbert Blomstedt conducts Mendelssohn with the Danish National Symphony Orchestra. | |
Monday, Faure And Pelleas | 20211213 | Fiona Talkington introduces performances from around the world, including the Ulster Orchestra who launch a key theme of the week - music inspired by the play Pelleas and Melisande. Including: Borodin: Symphony No 2 KBS Symphony Orchestra Francisco Valero-Terribas (conductor) JS Bach: Keyboard Concerto in G Minor BWV10 Georgijs Osokins (piano) Kremerata Baltica Gidon Kremer (director) 3.00 Faure: Suite - Pelleas and Melisande Daniele Rustioni (conductor) Mozart: Piano Quintet in E flat K452 Nelson Goerner (piano) Andrey Godik (oboe) Sharon Kam (clarinet) Michael von Sch怀nermark (bassoon) David Guerrier (horn) Britten: Serenade for tenor horn and strings Toby Spence (tenor) Radek Baborကk (horn) Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra Anu Tall (conductor) Debussy: Petite Suite The Ulster Orchestra perform Faure's orchestra suite Pelleas and Melisande. | |
Monday, Franck's Symphony In D | 20230227 | An afternoon of concert recordings from around Europe. At 3pm, Cristian Macelaru conducts the French National Orchestra in Franck's great symphony, probably the Belgian composer's best-known work, in a recent recording from Paris. Also today, music by Rossi and Monteverdi from Les Arts Florissants, and soprano Veronique Gens is in Monte-Carlo to perform Berlioz' setting of six poems by Th退ophile Gautier, Les Nuits d'ete. Presented by Penny Gore Including: Rossi : Sonata sopra l'aria di Ruggiero terzo libro Paul Agnew, conductor Scriabin: Etude in D sharp minor, Op.8/12 Daniil Trifonov, piano Monteverdi: Excerpts from 'Selva morale e spirituale Chopin: Two Nocturnes; Berceuse Emanuel Ax, piano Schreker: Fantastic Overture BBC Philharmonic Vassily Sinaisky, conductor 3.00pm Franck: Symphony in D minor, Op.48 Cristian Macelaru, conductor Berlioz: Les Nuits d'ete, Op.7 Veronique Gens, soprano Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra Kazuki Yamada, conductor Cristian Macelaru conducts the French National Orchestra in Franck's Symphony in D. | |
Monday, From The New World | 20220418 | Penny Gore introduces a week of recordings from BBC performing groups and other ensembles from around Europe. Today at 3pm, Dvorak's Symphony No. 9 'From the New World' with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and Robert Schumann's Piano Concerto with Beatrice Rana as soloist and the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Among other things, we also feature Bartok's Romanian folk dances with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Including: Corelli: Sonata a 4, WoO 4 Iberian Ensemble R. Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op 54 Beatrice Rana, piano Andrew Davis, conductor Mozart: Rivolgete a lui lo sguardo, K. 584 Peter Mattei, baritone Danish National Symphony Orchestra Christoph Eschenbach, conductor c.3pm Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, From the New World Aziz Shokhakimov, conductor Dowland: Fantasia no. 1 in G Hopkinson Smith, lute Bartok: Romanian folk dances, Sz 68 Jamie Philips, conductor Chopin: Fantaisie-impromptu in C sharp minor, Op 66 / Ballade No. 3 in A flat, op. 47 Louis Schwizgebel-Wang, piano Dvorak in Bavaria, plus Robert Schumann's Piano Concerto and music by Bartok and Dowland | |
Monday, Gil Shaham Plays Brahms | 20220627 | Penny Gore introduces recordings by BBC ensembles, performances from the 2021 London International Festival of Early Music, and music played recently in the Low Countries, including Brahms's Violin Concerto with Gil Shaham and the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra. The orchestra also performs Luc Van Hove's Symphony No. 4, under conductor Elim Chan. Plus Faur退's Pelleas and Melisande with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, Marin Marais's Suite No. 3, Guillaume Connesson's Maslenitsa with the Brussels Philharmonic; and James MacMillan's Sun-Dogs with the Netherlands Radio Choir. Including: Connesson: Maslenitsa St退phane Den耀ve, conductor Purcell: Rejoice in the Lord alway Ensemble Pro Victoria Faur退: Pelleas and Melisande Fran瀀ois Leleux, conductor James MacMillan: Sun-Dogs Benjamin Goodson, director 3.00pm Brahms: Violin Concerto in D, Op. 77 Gil Shaham, violin Elim Chan, conductor Marin Marais: Suite No.3 in F major Liam Byrne, viola da gamba Jonas Nordberg, lute Luc Van Hove: Symphony No. 4 Music by Brahms, Faure, Connesson, Marais, Purcell and James MacMillan. | |
Monday, Haydn's London Symphony | 20230703 | Ian Skelly presents a new week of Afternoon Concert, featuring recent recordings from the BBC and European orchestras. Today the Sinfonietta Riga performs Haydn's London Symphony, no.104, Gautier Capu瀀on is soloist in Walton's lyrical cello concerto, and there are highlights from a Schwetzingen Festival concert featuring the French classical and jazz composer Michel Godard. Presented by Ian Skelly Including: Trad Sephardic: Madre un manseviko Francesco Cavalli: Vivo per te from 'La Calisto Nataa Mirkovi? (vocals) Michel Godard (serpent) Bruno Helstroffer (theorbo) Airelle Besson (trumpet) Debussy: Pr退lude | |
Monday, Haydn's Oxford Symphony | 20230417 | Presented by Fiona Talkington, with live concert recordings from BBC orchestras and ensembles around Europe. As Radio 3 celebrates his 80th birthday this week, Sir John Eliot Gardiner conducts a symphony each day at 3pm. Today, Gardiner leads the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra in Haydn's 92nd, popularly known as the 'Oxford' symphony. From the same concert at the 2016 Mozart Festival Würzburg, we also hear Stravinsky's 'Dumbarton Oaks' Concerto. Alpesh Chauhan conducts the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in Tchaikovsky's fantasy-overture inspired by Shakespeare's Hamlet, the French group Ensemble Les Surprises perform music by Henry Desmarets, and the young Bulgarian percussionist Vivi Vassileva plays Villa-Lobos and JS Bach in arrangements for vibraphone and guitar. Including: c.2:10pm Tchaikovsky: Hamlet Overture, Op.67 Alpesh Chauhan, conductor Villa-Lobos/Lucas Campara Diniz: Excerpts from 'Cuatro Estaciones Porteကas Viviane Vassileva, vibraphone Lucas Campara Diniz, guitar Desmarets: Usquequo Domine Louis Noel Bestion de Camboulas, conductor Haydn: Symphony No. 92 in G, Hob. I:92 ('Oxford') John Eliot Gardiner, conductor Ravel: Bol退ro SWR Symphony Orchestra, Stuttgart Teodor Currentzis, conductor Stravinsky: Concerto in E flat ('Dumbarton Oaks') JS Bach/Viviane Vassileva: Italian Concerto, BWV 971 John Eliot Gardiner conducts the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. | |
Monday, Hymn To St Cecilia | 20211122 | Fortuitously, Benjamin Britten's birthday fell on St Cecilia's day, the patron saint of music. The BBC Singers join organist Anna Lapwood for music by him and by rising young composer Kristina Arakelyan. There's also the first part of one of the first ever operas, orchestral music by Dvorak and John Foulds, and a delightful late work by Richard Strauss. Presented by Fiona Talkington Dvorak: Legend no. 1 Ulster Orchestra Jac van Steen, conductor Foulds: Holiday Sketches BBC Concert Orchestra Ronald Corp, conductor Emilio de' Cavalieri: Rappresentatione di anima et di corpo: Act One Vox Luminis Lionel Meunier, conductor c.3pm Britten: Hymn to St Cecilia Britten/Lapwood: Four Sea interludes Kristina Arakelyan: Seascapes Anna Lapwood, organ Ben Palmer, conductor Richard Strauss: Oboe Concerto Alexei Ogrintchouk, oboe BBC Philharmonic Andris Nelsons, conductor Celebrating the patron saint of music and Britten's birthday with the BBC Singers | |
Monday, Javier Perianes Plays Grieg | 20211004 | Tom McKinney with the best classical music performed by BBC ensembles and orchestras across Europe. Grieg's A minor begins this week's focus on Romantic piano concertos - Javier Perianes playing all the right notes in the right order. Also, a Beethoven overture from the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, a chamber arrangement of music by Lili Boulanger, a new recording of EJ Moeran from the BBC Philharmonic and a vibrant Mendelssohn symphony from the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Plus, there's Baroque vocal music from Capella Marianna in Prague and a highlight from last year's London International Festival of Early Music. Including: Beethoven: Overture, King Stephan Anja Bihlmaier, conductor Brahms: Geistliches Lied BBC Singers Richard Pearce (organ) Sofi Jeannin (conductor) c. 2.15pm Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 5, Op.107 `Reformation` Douglas Boyd (conductor) Moeran: Lonely Waters Claire Barnett-Jones (mezzo) Martyn Brabbins (conductor) Lili Boulanger: Pie Jesu Mikael Augustsson (bandoneon) Per Texas Johansson (saxophone) Anna Lindal & Eva Lindal (violins) Johan Graden (piano) Juan Romero (percussion) c.3pm Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op.16 Javier Perianes (piano) Mahler Chamber Orchestra Klaus M䀀kel䀀 (conductor) Zangius: Magnificat Secundi Toni Vojtech Semerad (conductor) Joseph Lupo: Pavan Thomas Lupo: Fantazia in 5 parts Fretwork Grieg's Piano Concerto, plus music by Brahms, Mendelssohn and Lili Boulanger. | |
Monday, Johan Dalene Plays Barber | 20220801 | Penny Gore introduces another chance to hear Johan Dalene's Proms performance of Samuel Barber's Violin Concerto with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, alongside music by two American composers, Leonard Bernstein and George Walker, and Tchaikovsky's Fourth Symphony. Plus today's Proms Artist Choice and listener requests. Bernstein: Candide - overture George Walker: Variations for Orchestra Barber: Violin Concerto INTERVAL Johan Dalene chooses a piece of music that especially inspires him Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 in F minor Johan Dalene (violin) Jordan de Souza (conductor) 4.00pm Listener Request: the first of this week's listener suggestions for a favourite violin concerto Johan Dalene plays Samuel Barber's Violin Concerto at the BBC Proms. | |
Monday, Jordi Savall At 80 | 20211108 | Penny Gore presents a selection of music from the BBC performing groups and European Broadcasting Union. As Jordi Savall celebrates his eightieth birthday, we'll hear excerpts from a concert he gave exploring the fusion of east and west. Plus, Mozart concertos feature across the week, today's with Martin Helmchen as soloist with the Danish National Symphony Orchestra in Mozart's Piano Concerto No 17. And we round off the afternoon with Ravel's tribute to Couperin, and the friends he lost in the First World War - his Tombeau de Couperin. Presented by Penny Gore 2pm Coates: London Bridge - march BBC Philharmonic Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings in C major, Op.48 RTVE Symphony Orchestra Juanjo Mena (conductor) c.3pm Jordi Savall East meets West - A dialogue of the souls - excerpt Jordi Savall (rebab, soprano viola da gamba and rabel) Pedro Estevan (percussion) c.3.15 Mozart: Piano Concerto No.17 in G major, K.453 Martin Helmchen (piano) Fabio Luisi (conductor) Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin Ulster Orchestra Jac van Steen (conductor) Music by Tchaikovsky, Mozart and Ravel. | |
Monday, Kirill Petrenko In Berlin | 20211011 | Ian Skelly kicks off a week of visits to Berlin for exciting orchestral recordings, as well as highlights from concerts given earlier this year by early music ensemble Holland Baroque. Today, Kirill Petrenko conducts the Berlin Philharmonic in Tchaikovsky's third orchestral suite, and the music of John Adams, Ives and Mozart. Holland Baroque transports us to Brabant in the year 1653. Plus, Noah Bendix-Balgley is the soloist in Bruch's ever-popular first violin concerto. Including: Adams: Short Ride in a Fast Machine Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Kirill Petrenko, conductor JS Bach: Trio Sonata in C, BWV 529 Ives: The Unanswered Question Mozart: Notturno in D, K. 286 Verdonck: Amor Jesu dulcissimus Benedictus | |
Monday, Mendelssohn's First Symphony | 20211101 | Penny Gore begins another week of unique recordings from the BBC Orchestras and Choirs, and from some of Europe's best ensembles. Thierry Fischer conducts the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in Mendelssohn's First Symphony, as Penny starts an exploration of the German composer's symphonies throughout the week at 3pm. The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra play Beethoven Coriolan overture and Vaughan Williams's On Wenlock Edge, featuring tenor Benjamin Hulett, and Alessandro Taverna is the soloist in Saint-Saens's Second Piano Concerto. Plus the first in this week's series of short pieces by living composers performed by BBC orchestras: Sarah Lianne Lewis's Mind the gap. Including: Glinka: Valse-fantasie in B minor Michael Seal, conductor JS Bach: Allein zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, Cantata BWV33 Terry Wey, alto Patrick Grahl, tenor Tobias Berndt, bass Windsbach Boys' Choir Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Martin Lehmann, conductor Beethoven: Coriolan overture Martyn Brabbins, conductor Vaughan Williams: On Wenlock Edge Benjamin Hulett, tenor John Wilson, conductor c.3pm Mendelssohn: Symphony No.1 in C minor, Op. 11 Thierry Fischer, conductor Sarah Lianne Lewis: Mind the gap, for ensemble Saint-Saens: Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, op. 22 Bent Sorensen: Evening Land Alessandro Taverna, piano Danish National Symphony Orchestra Fabio Luisi, conductor Thierry Fischer conducts the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. | |
Monday, Mozart Concertos | 20220404 | This week Afternoon Concert celebrates French orchestras; today it's the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Chamber Orchestra in concertos by Mozart. Plus Tchaikovsky is inspired by the past, New Generation Artist Alessandro Fisher sings Britten, and a new recording of Doreen Carwithen's 4 Piano Preludes. Presented by Ian Skelly. 2pm Tchaikovsky Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op.33 Alisa Weilerstein (cello) Romanian Radio Chamber Orchestra Tiberiu Soare (conductor) c.2.25 Ravel La Valse Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra Ion Marin (conductor) c.2.40 Doreen Carwithen 4 Piano Preludes Hiroaki Takenouchi (piano) c.3pm Mozart Clarinet Concerto in A major, K.622 Rapha뀀l S退v耀re (clarinet) Jean-Fran瀀ois Helsser (conductor) c.3.30 Britten Les Illuminations Alessandro Fisher (tenor) Ulster Orchestra Ilyich Rivas (conductor) c.4.00 Mozart Piano Concerto no.23 in A major, K.488 Bertrand Chamayou (piano) Music by Mozart, Tchaikovsky and Doreen Carwithen | |
Monday, National Youth Orchestra Of Canada | 20170703 | Verity Sharp presents a concert from the National Youth Orchestra of Canada. Plus the first of many performances this week from the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, and a new piece from the New Music Biennial Weekend as part of Hull City of Culture. 2pm: Bloch: Schelomo Daniel Hass (cello) Canadian National Youth Orchestra Conductor Perry So 2:20pm: Christopher Goddard: Spacious Euphony 2:35pm: Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 in B flat, Op. 100 3.10pm: Bernstein: Candide Overture Conductor Alondra de la Parra 3.15pm: Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story 16:00 Hannah Peel: Mary Casio: Journey to Cassiopeia (world premiere) Hannah Peel (vocals) Tubular Brass. With the Canadian National Youth Orchestra in music by Bloch, Goddard and Prokofiev. | |
Monday, Nielsen In Belfast | 20230313 | Penny Gore presents an afternoon of live concert recordings from around Europe, with a focus this week on the Ulster Orchestra. Today, Michael Seal conducts the orchestra in Nielsen's First Symphony, which the composer dedicated to his wife and imbued with Danish melodies. Jac van Steen leads the orchestra in music by the late-Romantic Dutch composer Alphonsus Diepenbrock. Also today, Debussy's depiction of the sea from Paris, the Black Dyke Band at the World Band Festival in Lucerne, and music from the Spanish early music ensemble Accademia del Piacere in Schwetzingen. Including: Marais: 13 Couplets from 'Les folies d'Espagne Shostakovich: Festival Overture Op. 96 Nicholas Childs, conductor Debussy: La Mer Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra Mikko Franck, conductor J.S. Bach: Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue in D minor BWV903 Mariam Batsashvili, piano 3.00 Nielsen: Symphony No.1 in G minor, Op. 7 Michael Seal, conductor Fredrick Schjelderup: A Fantasy Of Joy Diepenbrock: Music from Marsyas Jac van Steen, conductor Couperin: Les Regrets / Lully: Rochers vous ꀀtes sourds, from 'La naissance de V退nus, LWV 27 The Ulster Orchestra plays Nielsen's First Symphony. | |
Monday, Orchestre National De France | 20220207 | This week, Afternoon Concert features performances by French orchestras - today the Orchestre National de France, with music by Saint-Saens, Dutilleux and Ravel. Plus Mozart's Symphony no.34, and the Wind Octet by Ruth Gipps. Presented by Ian Skelly. 2pm Camille Saint-Sa뀀ns Bacchanale, from 'Samson et Dalila Christian M?celaru (conductor) c.14.15 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony No. 34 in C, K. 338 German Symphony Orchestra, Berlin James Conlon (conductor) c.3pm Camille Saint-Sa뀀ns Violin Concerto No. 3 in B minor, op. 61 Daniel Lozakovich (violin) c.3.30 Ruth Gipps Wind Octet, Op 65 Members of BBC National Orchestra of Wales Jonathan Bloxham (conductor) c.3.40 Henri Dutilleux Myst耀re de l'instant c.4.00 Johann Sebastian Bach Toccata in D, BWV 912 Claire Huangci (piano) c.4.10 Maurice Ravel Daphnis et Chlo退, Suite No. 2 | |
Monday, Pablo Gonz\u00e1lez Conducts Brahms | 20220523 | Ian Skelly introduces performances with a Spanish flavour, today featuring the RTVE Symphony Orchestra performing Brahms's First Symphony in Madrid and 17th-century choral music from the Cererols Choir in Barcelona. Including: Anselm Ferrer: Ave Maria Richard Strauss: Don Juan BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Donald Runnicles, conductor Joan Cererols (1618-1676): Dies Irae Marc Diaz, conductor Mendelssohn: Capriccio in E minor Op.81/3 Casals Quartet 3.00 Brahms: Symphony No 1 in C minor Pablo Gonzကlez, conductor J退sus Torres: Transfiguration for cello, accordion and string orchestra Asler Polo, cello Iကaki Alberdi, accordion RTVE Symphony Orchestar Joan Marc: Requiem - Sanctus/Benedictus, Angus Dei, Communio, Absolta Marc D퀀az, conductor Performances with a Spanish flavour, including the RTVE Symphony Orchestra playing Brahms. | |
Monday, Peter Donohoe Plays Pejacevic | 20220228 | Ian Skelly starts a new week of afternoons, featuring the BBC Symphony Orchestra in new concerto recordings at 3pm each day. Today, Peter Donohoe is the soloist in a new recording of Pejacevic's Piano Concerto. Also, music by Mendelssohn and Wallen, recordings from the early music group Ars Antique Austria, and the BBC Philharmonic play Roberto Gerhard's full ballet score of Don Quixote after the novel by Cervantes. Including: Ludovic Bource: The Artist (excerpt) Ernst van Tiel (conductor) Smyth: Komm süsser Tod BBC Singers David Hill (conductor) Felix Mendelssohn: Overture The Hebrides Roderick Cox (conductor) Amy Bryce: So All Voices Can Fly Philip Cobb (trumpet) BBC Symphony Chorus Richard Pearce (organ) Neil Ferris (conductor) Errollyn Wallen See That I am God c. 3pm Pejacevic: Piano Concerto in G Minor Op33 Peter Donohoe (piano) Roberto Gerhard: Don Quixote Ballet Juanjo Mena (conductor) Peter Donohoe in a new recording of Pejacevic's Piano Concerto. | |
Monday, Puccini's Il Tabarro At The Bbc Proms | 20220808 | Fiona Talkington introduces another chance to hear Puccini's one-act operatic masterpiece `Il Tabarro` at the BBC Proms - a score that swirls and throbs with the energy of the River Seine. Natalya Romaniw stars as the unhappily married Giorgetta, whose affair is the catalyst for murder. Two orchestral favourites set the watery scene: Respighi's Fountains of Rome - by turns glistening in the sunlight and swathed in dawn mist - and the irrepressible musical antics of Dukas's The Sorcerer's Apprentice. Dukas: The Sorcerer's Apprentice Respighi: Fountains of Rome INTERVAL Puccini: Il Tabarro Michele.... George Gagnidze (baritone) Giorgetta.... Natalya Romaniw (soparno) Luigi.... Ivan Gyngazov (tenor) La Frugola.... Daniela Barcellona (mezzo-soprano) Tinca'.... Alasdair Elliott (tenor) Talpa'.... Simon Shibambu (bass) Ballad-Seller.... Jung Soo Yun (tenor) Lovers..... Laura Lolita Pereivana (soprano) and Ryan Vaughan Davies (tenor) Philharmonia Voices Hall退 Sir Mark Elder (conductor) Soprano Natalya Romaniw is today's Prom's Artist and chooses a piece by Leoncavallo that's dear to her heart. Our Listeners' Choice theme this week is 'Piano Concertos', so we enjoy a favourite by Saint-Saens. And there's a performance from the York Early Music Festival International Young Artists Competition every day this week, too. Today it's a concerto for 2 cellos by Benedetto Marcello, performed by the Italian ensemble Understories. Puccini's Il Tabarro at the BBC Proms | |
Monday, Rachmaninov In Munich | 20230206 | Penny Gore kicks off this week of programmes with a performance of Rachmaninov's Third Piano Concerto in Munich. Concert recordings from around Europe include Medieval pieces from Ensemble Celadon and choral music by Schutz and Schein from the Leipzig Cantorey, featured every day this week, and of course there are regular contributions from the BBC performing groups. Today, there's music by Holst, Messiaen, Haydn, Mozart, Scriabin and Richard Strauss Including: Gustav Holst - Walt Whitman Overture, Op.7 Ulster Orchestra JoAnn Falletta (conductor) Jehan de L'Escurel - Belle, com loiaus amans / Abundance de felonie Joseph Haydn - Symphony No.1 in D, Hob.I:1 Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra Richard Egarr (conductor) c.2.30pm Richard Strauss - Romanze for clarinet & orchestra Karl-Heinz Steffens clarinet) Bamberg Symphony Orchestra Karl Anton Rickenbacher (conductor) JS Bach - Fugue in G minor, BWV.1026 Chouchane Siranossian (violin) Jonathan Pesek (cello) Leonardo Garcia Alarcon (harpsichord) Olivier Messiaen - Les Offrandes oubli退es, m退ditation symphonique Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra Mikko Franck (conductor) 3pm Sergei Rachmaninov - Piano Concerto No.3 in D minor, Op.30 Seong-Jin Cho (piano) Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra James Gaffigan (conductor) Heinrich Schütz - Gesang der drei M䀀nner im feurigen Ofen, SWV.448 Concerto Vocale Leipzig Sachsisches Baroque Orchestra Gotthold Schwarz (conductor) c.4pm Alexander Scriabin - Symphony No.4, Op.54 'The Poem of Ecstasy Orchestre de Paris Klaus M䀀kel䀀 (conductor) Seong-Jin Cho performs Rachmaninov's Third Piano Concerto in Munich. | |
Monday, Rachmaninov's Second Piano Concerto | 20220516 | This week Afternoon Concert features some of our best-loved piano concertos, each day at 3pm, and we've early music from Madrid. Today, Behzod Abduraimov performs Rachmaninov's ever-popular Piano Concerto no.2 with the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, as part of a concert from which we also hear Prokofiev's Seventh Symphony. Plus the BBC Symphony Orchestra perform Spain-Dunk's Lament for String Orchestra, and the Ulster Orchestra perform Mozart's Jupiter Symphony. Presented by Penny Gore. 2pm Suleiman Yudakov Procession de fetes de Khorezm Aziz Shokhakimov (conductor) c.2.05 Josquin Ave Maria - Virgo serena Ockeghem Alma redemptoris mater Mouton Nesciens Mater Stile Antico c.2.20 Mozart Symphony No. 41 in C, K. 551 'Jupiter Michael Collins (conductor) Rachmaninov Piano Concerto no.2 in C minor, Op.18 Behzod Abduraimov (piano) c.3.40 Susan Spain-Dunk Lament for string orchestra c.3.45 Prokofiev Symphony no.7 in C sharp minor, Op.131 Bahzod Abduraimov plays Rachmaninov, plus music by Mozart and Prokofiev. | |
Monday, Rachmaninov's Second Symphony | 20230102 | Ian Skelly presents a week of Afternoon Concert, featuring highlights from the Lucerne and Verbier Festivals. Today's programme includes pianist Mao Fujita playing Clara Schumann and Liszt, and the Lucerne Festival Orchestra in Rachmaninov's mighty Symphony no.2. Plus the BBC Symphony Orchestra on tour in Japan with music by Bacewicz and Sibelius. Presented by Ian Skelly. c.2pm Bacewicz Overture for Symphony Orchestra Dalia Stasevska (conductor) Clara Schumann 3 Romances, Op.21 Mao Fujita (piano) Silvestrov arr Ivan Karabits Elegy for String Orchestra Berlin Philharmonic Kirill Petrenko (conductor) Bach Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, BWV 225, motet RIAS Chamber Chorus, Berlin Ensemble Promena Justin Doyle (conductor) c.3pm Rachmaninov Symphony no.2 in E minor, Op.27 Riccardo Chailly (conductor) c.4pm Liszt Ballade no.2 in B flat major, S.171 Sibelius Finlandia Nielsen Clarinet Concerto, Op.57 Andrea Scaffardi (clarinet) Malmo Symphony Orchestra Ryan Bancroft (conductor) Music by Bacewicz, Bach and Rachmaninov. | |
Monday, Radio France Philharmonic | 20171002 | Penny Gore presents the Radio France Philharmonic in two concerts to launch Radio 3's new Afternoon Concert programme. Our first concert at 2pm features works inspired by musical trends from the USA. Ravel's Piano Concerto in G is heavily influenced by the sounds of jazz, which Ravel heard during a US concert tour in 1928, and in Dvorak's Symphony No.9 'From the New World', the composer draws inspiration on the music of native Americans. For our second concert, showcases the orchestra in works from the Classical era, Haydn's Symphony 'La Passione', and Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 27 in B flat, K.595, a previous winner of the highly-acclaimed Clara Haskil Competition. Ravel: Piano Concerto in G Dvorak: Symphony No.9 'From the New World Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano) Mikko Franck (conductor) c. 3.30pm Haydn: Symphony in F minor, Hob.I:49 'La Passione Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 27 in B flat, K.595 Adam Laloum (piano) Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra Sir Roger Norrington (conductor). Penny Gore presents a week of concerts from the Radio France Philharmonic. | |
Monday, Rattle At Radio 3 | 20170911 | Penny Gore presents a week of concerts featuring Sir Simon Rattle conducting the Berlin Philharmonic. In the 2016 BBC Proms Simon Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic paired Boulez and Mahler to great effect. This concert, recorded last September at the opening of the new season at the Philharmonie in Berlin, has the same pairing. Boulez's 10-minute piece combines fragments of sound from a group of 15 instruments including piano, celesta, cimbalom, glockenspiel, tubular bells, and mandolin. Mahler's Seventh Symphony demands great virtuosity from a large orchestra - the Berlin Philharmonic makes a persuasive case for this mighty work. Followed by a peformance of Bartok's last orchestral work which also showcases the virtuosity and sound colours of the orchestra. Boulez: Eclat Mahler: Symphony No.7 Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra conductor Simon Rattle. Penny Gore presents a week of concerts with Sir Simon Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic. | |
Monday, Reformation | 20220509 | Penny Gore begins another week of the best classical music for your afternoon, featuring concert recordings from around Europe. At 3pm each day this week, orchestral works from the Czech Republic and Poland, with Mendelssohn's Reformation Symphony in Katowice today. Also, the Italian ensemble la fonte musica explore the late medieval Apennine Peninsula, through the lens of the Flemish composer Johannes Ciconia who found fame in Italy. Plus music by Stoyanov and Lutoslawski. Including: Sequences of music by Johannes Ciconia and others Alena Dantcheva, soprano Francesca Cassinari, soprano Gianluca Ferrarini, tenor Teodoro Baù, fiddle la fonte musica, ensemble Michele Pasotti, medieval lute, conductor Stoyanov: Rhapsody for Symphony Orchestra Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra Mark Kadin, conductor c.2.30pm Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C, op. 26 Simon Trp?eski piano Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Katowice Kazuki Yamada, conductor c.3pm Mendelssohn: Symphony No.5 in D minor, op. 107 ('Reformation') Lutoslawski: Dance preludes Annelien Van Wauwe, clarinet Martin Klett, piano Novak: Ludi symphoniaci Brno Philharmonic Dennis Russell Davies, conductor Mendelssohn's Reformation Symphony, performed in Katowice. | |
Monday, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra | 20170320 | Penny Gore presents a week of concerts from the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Minnesota. The ensemble serves the 'Twin Cities' of Minneapolis-St Paul and is one of the world's leading chamber orchestras. Today's selection includes music by CPE Bach and two masterpieces by Beethoven - his Fourth Piano Concerto and the 'Eroica' Symphony. 2pm: CPE Bach: Symphony No 4 in C, Wq.180 conductor Christian Zacharias 2.10pm: Thierry Escaich: Baroque Song 2.25pm: CPE Bach: Symphony in F, Wq. 181 2.45pm: Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.4 in G, Op.58 Christian Zacharias (piano/director) 3.15pm: Ives: The Unanswered Question 3.25pm: Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E flat, Op. 55 'Eroica Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra. The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra performs music by CPE Bach, Escaich, Beethoven and Ives. | |
Monday, Scheherazade At The Proms | 20220725 | Ian Skelly offers another chance to hear the BBC National Orchestra of Wales' 'Two Scheherazades' Prom from last Thursday alongside a Prom Artist choice of music and ideas inspired by its theme from listeners. Koday; Hary Janos Suite Jac van Steen, conductor BBC PROM pt 1 Maurice Ravel: Sheherazade - ouverture de Feerie Sally Beamish: Hive (world premiere performance) Catrin Finch (harp) BBC NOW Ariane Matiakh, conductor INTERVAL Prom Artist Choice: Catrin Finch introduces a piece of music for the interval. Ravel: Introduction and Allegro Skaila Kanga (harp) Nash Ensemble BBC PROM pt2 Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade Lesley Hatfield (violin) Ravel and Rimsky-Korsakov with 1,001 stories from the Proms. | |
Monday, Schubert's Ninth | 20211115 | Tom McKinney with the best classical music performed by BBC ensembles and orchestras across Europe. Schubert's Ninth, the 'Great', begins this week's focus on great Romantic symphonies - Ryan Wigglesworth conducts the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in a performance recorded in Glasgow in July. Also, Smetana from The Ulster Orchestra, Renaissance music performed by the Youth of La Capella Reial de Catalunya, new music by Sarah Frances Jenkins from the Vale of Glamorgan Festival, all alongside music by Stravinsky, Beethoven and Jozef Suk. 2pm Smetana: Sarka [Ma vlast] Jac van Steen (conductor) Giaches de Wert: Il dolce sonno mi promise pace Jove Capella Reial de Catalunya Lu퀀s Vilamaj (conductor) Stravinsky - Concerto for piano & wind instruments Kirill Gerstein (piano) Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra Beethoven - Romance No.1 for violin & orchestra in G, Op.40 Chloe Hanslip (violin) Anja Bihlmaier (conductor) Sarah Frances Jenkins - Trallali, Trallaley, Trallalera BBC National Orchestra of Wales Geoffrey Patterson (conductor) c. 3pm Franz Schubert - Symphony No.9 in C, D.944, 'Great Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Herbert Blomstedt (conductor) c. 4pm Jozef Suk - Ten Songs, Op.15 Arnold Schoenberg Choir Erwin Ortner (choirmaster) The Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra perform Schubert's Ninth Symphony, the 'Great'. | |
Monday, Schubert's Unfinished Symphony | 20210913 | Ian Skelly launches the autumn on Afternoon Concert, including specially recorded music from this summer's Salzburg Festival and exploring the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra's relationship with some of today's greatest conductors. Today, Daniel Harding conducts the orchestra in Schubert's 'Unfinished' Symphony. Throughout the week, Ian also presents music from each of the BBC Orchestras, plus recordings from the Basel Sinfonietta and the Astor Piazzolla Quintet celebrating their namesake composer's centenary. Including: Weber: Ruler of the Spirits, Overture BBC Philharmonic, Martyn Brabbins Ruth Gipps: Symphony No. 2, op. 30 Basel Sinfonietta, Jessica Horsley Music by Falconieri L'Arpeggiata, Christina Pluhar (from the 2021 Salzburg Festival) c.3pm Schubert: Symphony No. 8 in B minor, D. 759 ('Unfinished') Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder Claire Barnett-Jones (mezzo-soprano) Music by Giramo Daniel Harding conducts the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. | |
Monday, Schumann's First Symphony | 20221205 | Penny Gore introduces an afternoon of live concert recordings by BBC orchestras and ensembles around Europe. Today in the 3pm spotlight, Matthias Pintscher conducts the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in Robert Schumann's Symphony No.1, and Richard Strauss's Oboe Concerto with soloist Cristina G mez, from a concert in Aberdeen in September. The orchestra also plays music by Julia Perry, and Penny introduces excerpts from a concert by Christina Pluhar and her ensemble L'Arpeggiata at the recent Baltic Sea Festival. Beethoven: Rondo a Capriccio, Op 129 Anja Bihlmaier, conductor Haydn: Agnus Dei, from 'Mass in honorem B.V.M. in E flat, Hob XXII:4 Xavier Mendoza, baritone Roger Padull退s, tenor @lvaro Carnicero, organ Escolania de Montserrat Capella de Música de Montserrat Orquestra Simf nica del Vall耀s Xavier Puig, conductor Cristoforo Caresana (arr. Christina Pluhar): La veglia, per la nascita di Gesù C退line Scheen, soprano Dorota Szczepanska, soprano Luciana Mancini, mezzo-soprano Vincenzo Capezzuto, alto Alessandro Giangrande, tenor Jo o Fernandes, bass Christina Pluhar, musical direction, theorbo Erno Dohnanyi: American Rhapsody Op.47 for orchestra BBC Philharmonic Matthias Bamert, conductor CPE Bach: Violin Sonata in C major, Wq. 73 / 149 (H504) Tamsin Waley-Cohen, violin James Baillieu, piano Julia Perry: Homunculus, for harp, celeste and percussion Geoffrey Paterson, conductor Schumann: Symphony No. 1 in B? major, Op. 38, 'Spring Matthias Pintscher, conductor Traditional (Apulia): Pizzica di San Vito, Tarantella (Vincenzo Capezzuto, countertenor) Cristoforo Caresana (arr. Christina Pluhar): La pastorale Mozart: Piano Sonata No 17 in B flat major, K 570 Christian Ihle Hadland, piano Strauss: Oboe concerto Cristina G mez, oboe Matthias Pintscher conducts the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. | |
Monday, Serenade | 20220117 | Ian Skelly presents an afternoon of performances from around Europe and from BBC ensembles, including recordings from last year's George Enescu Festival in Romania. Tiberiu Soare conducts Tchaikovsky's Serenade in C for strings, and there are two sparkling concerto performances - Alisa Weilerstein playing Haydn and Alexandra Dariescu with Clara Schumann. Plus the BBC Philharmonic conducted by Jack Liebeck, starting the afternoon with music by Bartok and Malcolm Arnold. Including: Bartok: Romanian Folk Dances Arnold: Sinfonietta No. 3 Ben Gernon, conductor Haydn: Cello Concerto No. 1 in C, Hob. VIIb:1 Alisa Weilerstein, cello Romanian Radio Chamber Orchestra Tiberiu Soare, conductor c.3pm Tchaikovsky: Serenade in C Enescu: Trois m退lodies, op.4/1 Manuel Fischer-Dieskau, cello Cyprien Katsaris, piano C Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor, op. 7 Alexandra Dariescu, piano Basel Chamber Orchestra Adam Fischer, conductor Music from the BBC Philharmonic and the George Enescu Festival including Bartok and Haydn. | |
Monday, Shostakovich's Symphony No 15 | 20220815 | Presented by Penny Gore. Including another chance to hear the BBC Philharmonic and John Storgards in their recent Proms performance of music by Shostakovich, Kalevi Aho and Kaija Saariaho. Plus today's Proms Artists' Choice. 2pm Kalevi Aho: Eight Seasons (Concerto for Theremin and Chamber Orchestra) Interval c.2.55pm Kaija Saariaho: Vista Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony No.15 Carolina Eyck (theremin) John Storgards (conductor) BBC Philharmonic with Chief Guest conductor John Storgards at the BBC Proms. | |
Monday, Sibelius' First Symphony | 20210927 | Penny Gore begins a week focusing on symphonies performed in The Netherlands at 3pm each day. Also, music from this year's summer festivals, and from some of the top orchestras and chamber ensembles around Europe, including the BBC performing groups. Today, Sibelius' Symphony No.1 comes from The Hague, Francesco Piemontesi is the soloist Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 27 with with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra under Mirga Grazynite-Tyla, and the BBC Concert Orchestra and BBC Singers perform music by Florence Price and Johannes Brahms. Plus music for jazz band with the WDR Big Band Cologne. Including: Florence Price: Concert Overture No. 2 Jane Glover, conductor Johannes Brahms: 4 Quartets, Op. 92, for soprano, alto, tenor, bass and piano Sofi Jeannin, director Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 27 in B flat, K. 595 Francesco Piemontesi, piano Mirga Grazynite-Tyla, conductor c.3pm Jean Sibelius: Symphony No. 1 in E minor, op. 39 Residentie Orkest The Hague Anja Bihlmaier, conductor Ravel: Piano Trio in A minor Jennifer Pike, violin Igor Levit, piano Nicolas Alstaedt, cello Traditional (African-American - arr. Norman Luboff): Deep River Traditional (African-American): Hallelujah Cecile Verny, vocals Music by Sibelius, Brahms, Florence Price, and for jazz big band. | |
Monday, Sibelius In The Hague | 20220124 | Penny Gore presents this week a selection of music from the BBC performing groups and European Broadcasting Union, including music by Baroque group Arcangelo as well as the Latvian Radio Choir. Today, Sibelius' Symphony No. 1 with the Residentie Orchestra The Hague, the BBC Singers with music by Owain Park, and also Weber's Clarinet Concerto No. 1 with Jorg Widmann both soloist and conductor at the helm of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Including: Mendelssohn: Athalie: War March of the Priests BBC Philharmonic Martyn Brabbins, conductor Mahler: Adagietto, from 'Symphony No. 5' (arr. G退rard Pesson) Sigvards K?ava, conductor Handel: Trio Sonata in G minor, HWV 390a; Süsser Blumen Ambraflocken, HWV 204 Lydia Teuscher, soprano Jonathan Cohen, director Weber: Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in F minor, Op 73 Jorg Widmann, clarinet & conductor c.3pm Sibelius: Symphony No.1 in E minor, Op.39 Anja Bihlmaier, conductor Owain Park: A Winter Bloom Owain Park, conductor Ibert: Concerto for Cello and Wind Instruments Members of the German Symphony Orchestra Johannes Zurl, conductor Huw Watkins: Sinfonietta BBC National Orchestra of Wales Grant Llewellyn, conductor Music by Mendelssohn, Mahler, Weber Sibelius, Park, Ibert and Watkins. | |
Monday, Sibelius's Fourth Symphony | 20220314 | This week, Afternoon Concert features Scandinavian symphonic music - today John Storgards conducts the BBC Philharmonic in Sibelius's Fourth Symphony. There's also Mozart, Darius Milhaud's eclectic ballet score La Creation du Monde, Concentus Musicus Wien with Purcell, and Marek Janowski and the Dresden Philharmonic in music by Franz Lehar. Presented by Fiona Talkington. Walton Orb & Sceptre John Storgards (conductor) Horn Concerto no 4 in E flat major, K.495 Tim Thorpe (horn) BBC National Orchestra of Wales Grant Llewelllyn (conductor) Copland 2 Pieces for Violin and piano - Nocturne Elena Urioste (violin) Michael Brown (piano) Niemand liebt dich so wie ich, from 'Paganini Camilla Nylund, soprano Maximilian Schmitt, tenor Marek Janowski (conductor) Henry Purcell Suite from 'King Arthur, Z. 628 Stefan Gottfried (conductor) Sibelius Symphony No.4 in A minor CPE Bach Sonata in A minor Wq.57`2 Pavel Kolesnikov (piano) Vilja Song, Hanna's aria from 'The Merry Widow Camilla Nylund (soprano) La Creation du Monde, Op.81a Josep Colom退 (violin) Michel Cordoba (violin) Oscar Alabau (cello) Joaquin Arrabal (double bass) Barcelona Symphonic Wind Band Jos退 Rafael Pascual-Vilaplana Fantasia on one note Music by Sibelius, Milhaud, Lehar and Purcell | |
Monday, Sibelius's Second Symphony | 20230710 | Fiona Talkington presents an afternoon of the best classical music in great performances from the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and other BBC ensembles, plus concert performances from across Europe. The BBC Scottish feature in today's 3pm highlight, Sibelius's Symphony No.2 in a performance from Glasgow in March. The BBC Scottish also perform Beethoven's dramatic Coriolan overture and Richard Strauss's ebullient tone poem Don Juan, both conducted by Donald Runnicles. And, from Radio France, Janacek's oratorio The Eternal Gospel, based on a medieval legend in which an angel announces the coming of the Kingdom of Love on Earth to a Cistercian monk, Joachim of Flora. Including: Beethoven: Coriolan - Overture BBC Scottish Symphony Orchetsra Donald Runnicles (cond.) Mozart: Martern aller Arten (Die Entführung aus dem Serail) Regula Mühlemann (soprano) Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra Tarmo Peltokoski (cond.) Sibelius: Humouresques Nos.1, 5, 2 Alexandra Soumm (violin) Aimo Pagin (piano) c.2.30pm Richard Strauss: Don Juan Bach: Goldberg Variations - Aria & Vars.1, 13, 7 Gambelin Duo Taavi Oramo (cond.) Dobrinka Tabakova Of the Sun Born BBC Singers Grace Rossiter (cond.) c4pm Janacek: The Eternal Gospel Katerina Knezikova (soprano) Nicky Spence (tenor) Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus Jakub Hrusa (cond.) The BBC SSO perform Sibelius's Symphony No 2 and Strauss's Don Juan. | |
Monday, Sibelius's Second Symphony From Amsterdam | 20230220 | Ian Skelly presents a week of Afternoon Concert featuring performances from the Netherlands. Today the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra performs symphonies by Sibelius and Otto Ketting, and Les Ambassadeurs La Grande Ecurie present the first part of a concert recorded at the Utrecht Early Music Festival. Plus there's a concerto at the end of each programme this week - today Arabella Steinbacher performs Prokofiev's 1st Violin Concerto. Presented by Ian Skelly. Including: Les Ambassadeurs La Grande Ecurie Premiere Suite in F major (Francois Francoeur - Ouverture (from Le Troph退e), Francois Francoeur - Air Grave / Air Gai, Henri-Montan Berton - Air vif (air added to Campra's - Camille Reine des Volques), Joseph-Nicolas-Pancrace Royer - Rondeau gracieux et tendre (from Zade), Francois Francoeu - Chaconne (from le Ballet de la Paix) Alexis Kossenko (conductor) Otto Ketting: Symphony no.4 Hanna Lintu (conductor) Chopin: Nocturne No. 8 in D flat, op. 27/2 Martin Kas퀀k (piano) c.3pm Sibelius: Symphony no.2 in D major, Op.43 Vivaldi: Gelido in ogni vena, from 'Farnace, RV 711 Lea Desander (mezzo-soprano) Ensemble Jupiter Thomas Dunford (conductor) c.3.55 Prokofiev: Violin Concerto no.1 in D major, Op.19 Arabella Steinbacher (violin) German Radio Philharmonic Orchestra Pietari Inkinen (conductor) Music by Ketting, Sibelius and Prokofiev. | |
Monday, Sibelius's Symphony No 4 With The Bbc National Orchestra Of Wales | 20230116 | Penny Gore with performances by BBC ensembles and music across Europe, including Sibelius's Symphony No. 4 with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, under Ryan Bancroft, and works by Amanda Maier-R怀ntgen, Telemann and Schurbert. Also Mozart's Horn Concerto No. 4, Ravel's Ma mere l'oye with the Orchestra National de France, and Elizabeth Maconchy's Nocturne with the Ulster Orchestra. Including, Sibelius: Karelia - suite Op.11: Alla marcia BBC Symphony Orchestra Dalia Stasevska, conductor Amanda Maier-R怀ntgen: Finale: Presto, from String Quartet in A Cecilia Zilliacus & Jannica Gustafsson, violins Ylvali Zilliacus, viola Kati Raitinen, cello Mozart: Horn Concerto No 4 in E flat major, K 495 Tim Thorpe, horn Grant Llewellyn, conductor Elizabeth Maconchy: Nocturne Jac van Steen, conductor Schubert: Sonata in A major D.664 for piano; 3th mvt Allegro Stephen Hough, piano Purcell: An Evening Hymn, Z. 193 (Now that the sun hath veiled his light) Michael Schade, tenor Concentus Musicus Wien Stefan Gottfried, director 3pm Sibelius: Symphony No. 4 in A minor, Op. 63 Ryan Bancroft, conductor Amanda Maier-R怀ntgen: Andante - un poco animato - Tempo I, from String Quartet in A Telemann: Flute Concerto in D, TWV 51:D1 Sebastian Wittiber, flute Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra Richard Egarr, conductor Ravel: Ma mer l'oye Christian Macelaru, conductor Tchaikovsky: Valse-scherzo in C major, Op 34, arr. for violin and piano Esther Yoo, violin Zhang Zuo, piano Music by Sibelius, Amanda Maier-R\u00f6ntgen, Mozart, Elizabeth Maconchy, Schubert and Purcell. | |
Monday, Sibelius's Third Symphony From Switzerland | 20230123 | Ian Skelly introduces an afternoon of performances from across Europe with a nod in the direction of monsters, myths and legends, including music by Grieg, Holst, Rehnqvist and Wagner and a performance at 3pm of Sibelius's Third Symphony from the Gion Antoni Derungs Festival in Switzerland. Including: Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite No 1 BBC National Orchestra of Wales Grant Llewellyn (conductor) Karin Rehnqvist: Jag lyfter Mina h䀀nder (I Raise My Hands) Eero Palvainen, theorbo Bjorn Gafert, organ Daniel Holst, cello Eric Ericsson Chamber Choir Grete Pedersen (conductor) Gustav Holst: The Perfect Fool -Ballet Music BBC Symphony Orchestra Andrew Davis (conductor) James MacMillan: O chi mi na morbheanna (The Mist Covered Mountains of Home) The King Singers 3.00 Jean Sibelius: Symphony No 3 in C Op52 Orchestra della Svizzera italiana Philippe Bach (conductor) Alfonso Ferrabosco: Pavan On Four Notes William Lawes: Almaine in D minor Richard Dering: Fantasia in A minor L'Acheron George Enescu: 'Pavane' from Suite No 2 in D Op10 Daria Parkhomenko (piano) William Alwyn: Lyra Angelica for harp and string orchestra Osian Ellis (harp) London Philharmonic Orchestra William Alwyn (conductor) Unique performances from across Europe | |
Monday, Songs Of Love And Friendship | 20220103 | Penny Gore introduces starts a week focusing on recent recordings of Rachmaninov's piano concertos from around Europe, beginning this afternoon with Nikolai Lugansky and the Berlin Philharmonic. Also today, violinist Antje Weithaas and harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani play Bach at the 2021 Schwetzingen Festival, the Ulster Orchestra play Wagner's musical love letter to his wife Cosima, and the world premiere recording of music by Roxanna Panufnik. Also, just before 3pm throughout the week, New Year New Music: Radio 3 presenters share the newest music that means the most to them. Including: Wagner: Siegfried Idyll Robert Houlihan, conductor JS Bach: Violin Sonata No. 3 in E, BWV 1016 Antje Weithaas, violin Mahan Esfahani, harpsichord c.3pm Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor, op. 1 Nikolai Lugansky, piano Tugan Sokhiev, conductor Roxanna Panufnik: Songs of Love and Friendship (premiere) Daniel Rowland, violin Netherlands Radio Choir Benjamin Goodson, conductor Chausson: Symphony in B flat, op. 20 New music by Roxanna Panufnik, and Nikolai Lugansky plays Rachmaninov in Berlin. | |
Monday, Steven Osborne Plays Mozart | 20221114 | Fiona Talkington introduces a sequence of live recordings from BBC groups and ensembles around Europe. Beginning a week in which the 3pm spotlights fall on the BBC Philharmonic, Steven Osborne joins the orchestra for Mozart's Piano Concerto No.17, K595. There's choral music by Johann Friedrich Agricola from the recent Berlin Music Festival, Thomas Sondergard conducting Sibelius' final 7th symphony in Denmark, and the BBC Singers perform Samuel Barber. Including: c.2.15pm Agricola: Magnificat Vocalensemble Sirventes Berlin Akademie fur Alte Musik Berlin Stefan Schuck, conductor Sibelius: Symphony No. 7 in C, op. 105 Danish National Symphony Orchestra Thomas Sondergard, conductor Beethoven: Overture to 'Egmont, op. 84 Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Ondrej Lenard, conductor c.3pm Mozart: Piano Concerto No.27 in B flat K595 Steven Osborne, piano Clemens Schuldt, conductor c.3.45pm Barber: Reincarnations Grace Rossiter, conductor Zemlinsky: Sinfonietta BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Matthias Pintscher, conductor Steven Osborne joins the BBC Philharmonic for Mozart's Piano Concerto No 17, K595 | |
Monday, Stravinsky's Dumbarton Oaks Concerto | 20211018 | Penny Gore begins another week of unique recordings from the BBC Orchestras and Choirs, and from some of Europe's best ensembles. Today, Ryan Bancroft conducts the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in Stravinsky's Dumbarton Oaks and Rameau's Les Boreades, Jennifer Pike plays Bach, and there's William Grant Still and Nielsen from the BBC Symphony Orchestra and BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Including: RR Bennett: Country Dances BBC Scottish SO John Wilson, conductor JS Bach: Violin Sonata No 1 in G minor, BWV 1001 Jennifer Pike, violin Mozart: Mass (K.257) in C major 'Credo Elizabeth Poole, soprano Sian Menna, mezzo-soprano Christopher Bowen, tenor Stuart MacIntyre, baritone BBC Singers BBC Concert Orchestra Stephen Cleobury, conductor c.2.45pm Rameau: Les Boreades Stravinsky: Concerto in E, Dumbarton Oaks Ryan Bancroft, conductor William Grant Still: Phantom Chapel & Fairy Knoll Clare Hammond, piano Nielsen: Symphony No. 2 (The Four Temperaments) Thomas Dausgaard, conductor Ryan Bancroft conducts the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. | |
Monday, Symphonie Fantastique | 20211129 | Penny Gore starts another week of special performances from around Europe and from the BBC's orchestras. Today, Alain Altinoglu conducts the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra in Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique, and Philippe Jaroussky joins L'Arpeggiata at the Utrecht Early Music Festival. Plus Sir John Eliot Gardiner in Salzburg with Robert Schumann, and Erwin Schulhoff's playful jazz-inspired Suite for Chamber Orchestra. Including: Berlioz: Le carnaval romain BBC Philharmonic Juanjo Mena (conductor) Koechlin: Vers la voûte 退toil退e Ariane Matiakh (conductor) Schulhoff: Suite for Chamber Orchestra Prague Philharmonia Emmanuel Villaume (conductor) c.3pm Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique Alain Altinoglu (conductor) Schumann: Requiem für Mignon, op. 98b Emily Armour (soprano) Sam Cobb (soprano) Alison Ponsford-Hill (soprano) Angharad Rowlands (soprano) Rebekah Jones (mezzo) Kate Symonds Joy (mezzo) Michael Lafferty (bass) Camerata Salzburg Monteverdi Choir Sir John Eliot Gardiner (conductor) Music by Bo뀀sset, Bataille and Moulini退 and Charpentier Philippe Jaroussky (countertenor) Christina Pluhar (conductor, theorbo) Berlioz from Frankfurt and Philippe Jaroussky with L'Arpeggiata | |
Monday, Tchaikovsky In Switzerland 1-2 | 20221003 | Presented by Fiona Talkington, with a wide range of music in live performances by BBC groups and from around Europe. Today, Fabio Luisi conducts Tchaikovsky's romantic Fifth Symphony with the Swiss Romande Orchestra in Geneva, the BBC Singers and their chief conductor Sofi Jeannin perform music by Purcell, plus music from Prague by the Czech composer Leopold Kozeluch. Including: Purcell: My heart is inditing Sofi Jeannin, conductor Schumann: Arabeske, Op.18 Elisabeth Brauss, piano Hummel: Trumpet Concerto in E Stanislav Masaryk, trumpet Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Ondrej Lenard, conductor c.3pm Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 in E minor, op. 64 Suisse Romande Orchestra Fabio Luisi, conductor Purcell: Rejoice in the Lord alway Kozeluch: Sinfonia in G minor Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra Vaclav Luks, conductor Fabio Luisi conducts Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony | |
Monday, Tchaikovsky's Fourth Symphony | 20211025 | The Royal Danish Orchestra and Thomas Sondergard launch a week of music making from Denmark with Tchakovsky's dramatic, fate-ridden Fourth Symphony. Also in today's programme Ian Skelly introduces orchestral items by Gershwin, early music from Hopkinson Smith, and a major orchestral piece by Denmark's own Hans Abrahamsen. Including: Gershwin: Cuban Overture Tivoli Copenhagen Philharmoninc Orchestra Wayne Marshall (conductor) Anthony Holborne: Muy Linda My Self: Galliard As It Fell On A Holie Eve Hopkinson Smith (lute) Hans Abrahamsen: 10 Pieces for Orchestra (nos/ 1-6) Danish National Symphony Orchestra Fabio Luisi (conductor) c.3pm Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 4 in F minor, Op.36 Thomas Sondergard (conductor) Gershwin: Gershwin in Hollywood Ian Skelly opens a week of symphonic recordings from Denmark. | |
Monday, Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto | 20230403 | Penny Gore introduces an afternoon of concert and studio recordings from BBC ensembles and orchestras across Europe. Today, the 3pm spotlight is on Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto, with the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra and soloist Dalibor Karvay. Also today, there's sacred choral music by Zelenka, and Byrd's 400th anniversary is celebrated with Holy Week music by the composer featured today and throughout the week. Plus, Ravel in Prague, Berlioz in Cardiff, Anne-Sophie Mutter plays one of Sibelius' serenades for violin and orchestra, and the BBC Philharmonic performs the seldom-heard In memoriam overture by Arthur Sullivan. Including: Ravel: Menuet antique Prague Philharmonia Emmanuel Villaume, conductor Dvorak (arr. Julian Riem for cello, harp and piano): Song to the Moon, aria from 'Rusalka Raphaela Gromes, cello Anneleen Lenaerts, harp Julian Riem, piano Zelenka: Responsory 'Omnes amici mei Myriam Arbouz, soprano Thomas Hobbs, tenor Benot Arnould, baritone Le Banquet C退leste Damien Guillon, countertenor and conductor Sullivan: In memoriam - overture in C major Richard Hickox Chopin: Two Nocturnes, op. 27 Elisso Virsaladze, piano Berlioz: Le Corsaire - overture, Op 21 BBC National Orchestra of Wales Thierry Fischer, conductor Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D major Op 35 Dalibor Karvay, violin Ondrej Lenကrd, conductor Manuel de Falla (arr. Marcel Grandjany): Spanish Dance No. 1, from 'La Vida breve Joost Willemze, harp Byrd: Ne irascaris, Domine Tallis Scholars Peter Phillips, director Bizet: L'Arlesienne Suite No 1 BBC Symphony Orchestra Josep Pons, conductor Sibelius: 2 Serenades Op.69 for violin and orchestra: no.1 in D major Dresden State Orchestra Andr退 Previn, conductor Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto in Slovakia, plus music by Ravel, Dvorak and Byrd. | |
Monday, The Bbc Scottish Symphony Orchestra | 20180205 | Fiona Talkington begins a week of performances from the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. The programme starts with a concert the orchestra gave in Haddington with Martyn Brabbins conducting. Rowan Pierce joined the orchestra for concert arias by Mozart and the solo soprano part in Mahler's Fourth Symphony. Thomas Dausgaard conducts Mendelssohn's Scottish Symphony and Clare Howick is soloist in a new recording of Gordon Jacob's Violin Concerto. 2pm Wagner: Tristan and Isolde - Prelude and Liebestod Mozart: Un moto di gioia - aria K579; Vado, ma dove? - aria K583; Voi avete un cor fedele - aria K217 Mahler: Symphony No 4 in G major Rowan Pierce (soprano) Martyn Brabbins (conductor) c.3.35pm Jacob: Concerto for violin and string orchestra Clare Howick (violin) Grant Llewellyn (conductor) c.3.55pm Britten: Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes Mendelssohn: Symphony No 3 in A minor, 'Scottish Thomas Dausgaard (conductor). | |
Monday, The Bbc Scottish Symphony Orchestra | 20180305 | Jonathan Swain begins a week of concerts featuring the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, with music by four English composers: Edward Elgar, William Walton, Dorothy Howell and Richard Rodney Bennett. Also on the programme: a recording of Beethoven's breakthrough Eroica Symphony. 2pm Elgar: Cockaigne (In London Town) - overture, Op 40 Elgar: Cello Concerto in E minor, Op 85 Walton: Symphony No 1 in B flat minor Leonard Elschenbroich (cello) Martyn Brabbins (conductor) 3.20pm Dorothy Howell: Piano Concerto in D minor Danny Driver (piano) Rebecca Miller (conductor) 3.45pm Beethoven: Symphony No 3 in E flat major, Op 55 (Eroica) Ilan Volkov (conductor) 4.30pm Richard Rodney Bennett: Summer Music; Sinfonietta John Wilson (conductor) English music features largely in today's Afternoon Concert. To begin, there's the two sides of Edward Elgar: on the one hand his playful overture Cockaigne; on the other his powerful Cello Concerto, a rite-of-passage for many a cellist, today in the capable hands of Leonard Elschenbroich. William Walton's First Symphony caused the composer plenty of problems before he finally arrived at a version with which he was satisfied. Indeed, the first public performance had to be given without the finale. That finale is intact in this afternoon's recording. Elsewhere, John Wilson conducts music by the versatile Sir Richard Rodney Bennett; there's a rarely heard piano concerto from Dorothy Howell, and a performance given last November in Leeds of Beethoven's Third Symphony, the 'Eroica'. Jonathan Swain begins a week of concerts featuring the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. | |
Monday, The Bbc Symphony Orchestra | 20180129 | Tom McKinney presents a week of performances by the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Today includes a concert the orchestra gave at the Barbican with music by Britten, Tchaikovsky and Alasdair Nicolson. The BBC Symphony Orchestra accompany Tenebrae in a new recording of choral music by Schoenberg and his teacher Zemlinsky. Plus a new recording of Rachmaninov's Third Piano Concerto with Yevgeny Sudbin. 2pm Britten: Sinfonia da requiem, Op 20 Alasdair Nicolson: Shadows on the Wall - 5 hauntings for voice and orchestra Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 1 in G minor, Op 13 (Winter daydreams) Marta Fontanals-Simmons (mezzo-soprano) Ben Gernon (conductor) c.3.30pm Zemlinsky: Psalm 23 BBCSO Nigel Short (conductor) Judith Weir: Forest Martyn Brabbins (conductor) c.3.55pm Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No 3 Yevgeny Sudbin (piano) Sakari Oramo (conductor) c. 4.45pm Tchaikovsky Voyevoda Alpesh Chauhan (conductor). | |
Monday, The Best Of 2017, Bbc Symphony Chorus | 20171225 | This week Afternoon Concert features the 'Best of 2017' from the BBC performing groups. Today features a Christmas Concert performed by the BBC Symphony Chorus with their new choral director Neil Ferris, with a striking sequence of carols. Their selection mixes reflection, fireside warmth, and celebration, and features Christmas favourites alongside newer compositions and arrangements from Kerry Andrew, Mark Boden, Michael Higgins, Bernard Hughes, Cecilia McDowall and Becky McGlade. Presented by Penny Gore Mark David Boden: Awake glad heart Cecilia McDowall: O Oriens Howard Skempton: Adam lay ybounden Arr Michael Higgins: The Angel Gabriel Cheryl Frances-Hoad: There is no rose Malcolm Archer: A little child there is yborn Will Todd: Christus est stella Randall Thompson: Alleluia William Mathias: A babe is born Becky McGlade: In the bleak mid-winter Arr Bob Chilcott: In dulci jubilo Morten Lauridsen: O magnum mysterium Kerry Andrew: Out of the Orient Crystal Skies Fredrick Sixten : Mary's Lullaby (Stille Nacht) Bernard Hughes: Christmas bells Richard Elfyn Jones: Good King Wenceslas Richard Pearce (organ) Neil Ferris (conductor). The BBC Symphony Chorus, conducted by Neil Ferris, in carols from Maida Vale Studios. | |
Monday, The Ulster Orchestra | 20180319 | Penny Gore showcases some of the Ulster Orchestra's most recent recordings. Today's programme includes descriptive works by Grieg, Nielsen and Debussy and as part of Afternoon Concert's tone poem theme. 2pm Grieg - Suite: Peer Gynt Selections from Suite No. 1, Op.46, and Suite No. 2, Op.55. Rachmaninov - Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Op 43 Nielsen - Symphony No 5 Op 50 Simon Trp?eski (piano) Eivind Gullberg Jensen (conductor) 3.35pm Carl Nielsen - En Saga Drøm Op 39 Giordano Bellincampi (conductor) 3.45pm Debussy - Pr退lude | |
Monday, Ulster Orchestra | 20170313 | Katie Derham showcases some of the Ulster Orchestra's most recent recordings. Today's programme includes a romantic concerto by Rachmaninov, and music as part of Afternoon on 3's British music season by Britten, Holst, Walton and Ad耀s. 2pm Britten: Russian Funeral Rumon Gamba (conductor) 2.05pm Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30 Alexander Gavrylyuk (piano) Rafael Payare (conductor) 2.50pm Holst: Egdon Heath Op.47 Jac van Steen (conductor) 3.05pm Walton: Suite Henry V 3.30pm Thomas Ad耀s: Three Studies Nicholas Chalmers (conductor) 3.45pm Sibelius: Symphony No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 82 Ben Gernon (conductor). The Ulster Orchestra plays music by Britten, Rachmaninov, Holst, Walton, Ades and Sibelius | |
Monday, Ulster Orchestra | 20171030 | Tom McKinney showcases some of the Ulster Orchestra's most recent recordings. Today's programme continues Afternoon Concert's celebration of the descriptive power of Tone Poems, including works by Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky, James Macmillan and Prokofiev, as well as rare performance of John Ireland's Piano Concerto, written in 1930. 2pm Mendelssohn: Ruy Blas, Op.95 Moeran: In the Mountain Country Ireland: Piano Concerto in E Flat Ireland: The Forgotten Rite Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet (1880) Leon McCawley (piano) Andrew Gourlay (conductor) 3.20pm Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No.3 in E flat, Op.75 Barry Douglas (piano) Rafael Payare (conductor) 3.50pm James MacMillan: Britannia Borodin: Overture to Prince Igor Prokofiev, arr. C Palmer: War and Peace Suite Andrew Gourlay (conductor). | |
Monday, Ulster Orchestra Live | 20211206 | This week's programmes feature the BBC performing groups in live and recent concerts. Today includes a performance from the Ulster Orchestra and conductor Jessica Cottis, live from Ulster Hall in Belfast. Radio 3 New Generation Artist baritone William Thomas joins the orchestra for Mussorgsky's Songs and Dances of Death, before Sibelius's En Saga and Wagner's Forest Murmurs from Siegfried. Plus Bach's Viola da Gamba Sonata no.2 from former NGA Nicholas Altstaedt, and Tchaikovsky's Serenade for Strings from the BBC Philharmonic. Presented by Ian Skelly Brahms: Tragic Overture Jac van Steen (conductor) Bach: Sonata no.2 in D major BWV.1028 for viola da gamba Nicholas Altstaedt (cello) Jonathan Cohen (harpsichord) c.2.30pm Ulster Orchestra - LIVE from Ulster Hall Presented by John Toal Mussorgsky: Songs and Dances of Death Sibelius: En Saga Wagner: Waldweben William Thomas (baritone) Jessica Cottis (conductor) c.3.30pm - Back to the studio with Ian Skelly Eleanor Alberga Succubus Moon Alexei Ogrintchouk (oboe) Psophos Quartet Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings in C major, Op.48 Jack Liebeck (director) Live from Ulster Hall, the Ulster Orchestra perform Mussorgsky, Sibelius and Wagner. | |
Monday, Vaughan Williams 150: Symphony No 6 | 20221010 | Presented by Ian Skelly, starting a week of afternoons as part of Radio 3's 150th anniversary celebrations of Ralph Vaughan Williams. Throughout the week Ian will be introducing live recordings, by BBC ensembles and from around Europe, of music by Vaughan Williams alongside some of the composers who influenced him, his contemporaries and students. Today, Martyn Brabbins conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in a new recording of Vaughan Williams's Sixth Symphony, the King's Singers perform Tallis and Stanford at the Occitanie Montpellier Festival, we hear the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra in music by RVW's teacher Ravel, and Michael Collins plays Finzi's Five Bagatelles. Including: Tallis: God grant with grace Ravel: Bol退ro Frankfurt Radio SO Alain Altinoglu, conductor Vaughan Williams: Over Hill, Over Dale (from Three Shakespeare Songs) Byrd: Vigilate, from 'Cantiones Sacrae' (1589) c.2.30pm Finzi: Five Bagatelles, Op. 23 Michael Collins, clarinet/director Vaughan Williams: England, my England (1941) Roderick Williams, baritone BBC Symphony Chorus and Orchestra Martyn Brabbins, conductor c.3pm Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 6 Vaughan: Williams Bushes and Briars Stanford: Quick! We have but a second Stanford: Irish rhapsody No. 4 in A minor Op.141 (The Fisherman of Loch Neagh and what he saw) Ulster Orchestra Vernon Handley, conductor Gustav Holst: The Perfect Fool Andrew Davis, conductor Martyn Brabbins conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra as Radio 3 celebrates Vaughan Williams | |
Monday, Vaughan Williams's Fourth Symphony | 20221212 | In a week of programmes celebrating the orchestra, Ryan Wigglesworth conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in Vaughan Williams's Fourth Symphony. Presented by Fiona Talkington Filled with portent of war, Ralph Vaughan Williams's Symphony no.4 packs a colossal punch. There's also a coronation overture by his pupil, Elizabeth Maconchy, a Poulenc masterpiece premiered by the forebears of today's BBC Singers and Shostakovich's delightful Piano Concerto no.2 2.00pm Randall Thompson Alleluia Paul Brough, conductor Proud Thames Michael Seal, conductor Bach Prelude and fugue in G sharp minor, BWV 863 (The Well-Tempered Clavier) Mahan Esfahani, harpsichord Mendelssohn Ruy Blas Jiri Belohlavek, conductor Vivaldi Violin Concerto in B flat, RV 362 ('La caccia') Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Gottfried von der Goltz, violin Italian Concerto 3.00pm Ryan Wigglesworth, conductor Figure Humaine David Hill, conductor Kirill Gerstein, piano Semyon Bychkov, conductor Ryan Wigglesworth conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in Vaughan Williams's Symphony No 4. | |
Monday, Verdi's Requiem At The Bbc Proms | 20220718 | Ian Skelly launches 8 weeks of the BBC Proms on Afternoon Concert, with another chance to hear the opening Prom of the 2022 season, as Sakari Oramo conducts with BBC Symphony Orchestra in Verdi's dramatic and powerful Requiem. Plus today's Proms Artist choice. Also including: 2.00pm Debussy: Prelud退 | |
Monday, Vikingur Olafsson Plays Grieg | 20230306 | Fiona Talkington with an afternoon of music featuring exclusive recordings from across Europe and from BBC ensembles. Today at 3pm, the Icelandic pianist Vikingur Olafsson performs the Grieg Concerto with Edward Gardner and the Bergen Philharmonic, from a concert at the 2022 Rheingau Music Festival. Also, Collegium Marianum perform 18th-century chamber music from a Czech monastery, Aaron Copland finds inspiration from a remote religious community in the Pennsylvanian wilderness, and Jack Liebeck joins the BBC Philharmonic in the first of Vivaldi's Seasons. Including: Vivaldi: The Four Seasons - 'Spring Jack Liebeck (violin/director) Nielsen: Springtime in Funen Inga Nielsen (soprano) Kim von Binzer (tenor) Jorgen Klimt (bass) University Choir of Lille Muko St Klemens School Children's Choir Odense Symphony Orchestra Tamas Veto (conductor) Sunleif Rasmussen: Andalag No 1 for flute and clarinet Members of Lapland Chamber Orchestra Felix Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture - `Fingal's Cave` BBC National Orchestra of Wales Richard Hickox (conductor) 3.00 Grieg: Piano Concerto in a minor Vikingur Olafsson (piano) Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra Edward Gardner (conductor) Sigvald Kaldalons: Ave Maria (encore) Brentner: Concerto II in D minor Op4 (rercorded in the B?evnov Monastery, Prague) R. Strauss: Ariadne Auf Naxos - `Es gibt ein reich` Rene Fleming (soprano) Munich Philharmonic Christian Thielemann (conductor) Debussy: L'isle Joyeuse Louis Schwizgebel-Wang (piano) Copland: Appalachian Spring BBC Concert Orchestra Keith Lockhart (conductor) Grieg's Piano Concerto plus works by Nielsen, Mendelssohn and Rasmussen. | |
Monday, Walton's First Symphony | 20220411 | Fiona Talkington begins starts another week of afternoons with live recordings from around Europe and BBC orchestras, including symphonies at 3pm from the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Today, Martyn Brabbins conducts the BBC SSO in the first of William Walton's two symphonies, completed in the 1930s, and Jorg Widmann joins them for his own arrangement of Weber's Clarinet Quintet. Sara Ferrandez is the soloist in Hoffmeister's Viola Concerto, and there's vocal music by Caccini and Strozzi recorded in the Monastery of Sant Pere de Galligants in Girona. Including: Lully: Excerpts from 'Ballet de la Nuit Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Weber: Clarinet Quintet Op.34 (arr. Widmann) Jorg Widmann (clarinet) Schnittke: Moz-Art a la Haydn Martyn Brabbins (conductor) c.3pm Walton Symphony No.1 Caccini: Romanesca Strozzi: L'Eraclito amoroso Cristina Segura (mezzo) Ensemble Exclamatio Hoffmeister: Viola Concerto in D Sara Ferrandez (viola) RTVE Symphony Orchestra Chloe van Soeterstede (conductor) Martyn Brabbins conducts the BBC SSO in William Walton's First Symphony. | |
Monday, Widmann Conducts Schumann | 20220131 | Fiona Talkington with performances from around the world including Robert Schumann's second symphony from the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and conductor Jorg Widmann. Plus music from the International Baroque Music Days festival at Melk Abbey in Austria, including a performance of Buxtehude's masterly Membra Jesu Nostri - a series of cantatas offering meditations on the body of Christ - performed by La Risonaza and Fabio Bonizzoni, which will be featured across the week. Wojciech Kilar: Orawa Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra Krzysztof Urbanski (conductor) Buxtehude: Membra Jesu Nostri - Ad Pedes La Risonanza Fabio Bonizzoni (director) Brahms: Handel Variations Claire Huangci (piano) 3pm Robert Schumann: Symphony no 2 in C major, Op 61 Jorg Widmann (conductor) Buxtehude: Membra Jesu Nostri - Ad genua Mozart: Symphony No 41 'Jupiter Mozarteum Orchestra Jorg Widmann conducts the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in Schumann's Second Symphony. | |
Monday: Bbc Philharmonic | 20181126 | Stravinsky, Mendelssohn, and Holst recorded by the BBC Philharmonic from MediaCityUK earlier this year. A recently discovered work by Stravinsky, found in 2014 by a librarian at St. Petersburg Conservatory, is heard alongside one of the earliest orchestral works by Holst's and an overture by Muller-Hermann - based on the play Brand by Henrik Ibsen. 2.00pm Funeral Song Violin Concerto in E minor Carolin Widmann, violin Tchaikovsky Symphony No 5 Ben Gernon, conductor Brand - Symphonic Fantasy after Ibsen Ilan Volkov, conductor c. 3.30pm Arriaga Overture in D Juanjo Mena, conductor Orpheus John Storg倀rds, conductor c. 4.30pm Cotswolds Symphony Andrew Davis, conductor Presented by Tom McKinney. Stravinsky, Mendelssohn and Holst from the BBC Philharmonic recorded in MediaCityUK. | |
Monday: Handel's Samson | 20180910 | Tom Redmond launches a week of concerts recorded in Belgium, with a performance of Handel's intensely dramatic oratorio Samson, based on Milton's tragic poem on the Biblical story of Samson which he wrote in 1741, just after he completed Messiah. Today's concert was recorded at the Baroque church of Saint-Loup in Belgium as part of Les Wallonies Festival, with the rising-star Argentinian conductor Leonardo Garc퀀a Alarc n. George Frideric Handel: Samson Matthew Newlin, Samson, tenor Klara Ek, Dalila, soprano Lawrence Zazzo, Micah, countertenor Luigi di Donato, Manoa, bass Luigi di Donato, Harapha, bass Namur Chamber Choir Millenium Orchestra Leonardo Garc퀀a Alarc n, conductor c. 4.30 pm Felix Mendelssohn: Die Schone Melusine - overture Op.32 Li耀ge Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Christian Arming, conductor Recorded in Philharmonic Hall, Li耀ge Tom Redmond presents Handel's Samson, recorded at Les Wallonies Festival in Namur, Belgium | |
Mozart And Salieri In Salzburg | 20230609 | Ian Skelly presents concert performances from around Europe. Today's 3pm highlight is Mozart's Piano Concerto No.24, performed in Mozart's birth city, Salzburg, by pianist Robert Levin. From the same concert, Mozart's operatic arias are contrasted with those of his contemporary and alleged rival, Antonio Salieri. Also today, Florence Price's large-scale orchestral piece Songs of the Oak, Sibelius's Finlandia, and Aaron Copland's evocative Appalachian Spring. Including: Salieri: Les Daniaides, overture Mozarteum Orchestra, Salzburg Gemma New (conductor) Mozart: Che scompiglio, che flegello (from La finta semplice) Maria Kataeva (mezzo-soprano) Sibelius: Finlandia BBC National Orchestra of Wales Thomas Sondergard (conductor) John Taverner: Ave Maria; Kyrie Leroy Choir of The Queen's College, Oxford Contrapunctus Owen Rees (cond.) Amor, pietoso Amore (from Il ricco d'un giorno) Maria Kataeva (mezzo soprano) Florence Price: Songs of the Oak Wurttemberg Philharmonic Orchestra John Jeter (conductor) c3pm Mozart: Piano Concerto No.24 in C minor Robert Levin (piano) Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg Mozart: Parto, ma tub en mio (from La Clemenza di Tito) Copland: Appalachian Spring BBC Concert Orchestra Keith Lockhart (conductor) Arvo Part: Fratres BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Taavi Oramo (conductor) Mozart's Piano Concerto No 24 from Salzburg, alongside music by Salieri. | |
Mozart And Strauss | 20190710 | Continuing with our week of concerts by the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, today we feature the ensemble under the baton of Susanna M䀀lkki performing two Mozart pieces, first the overture to his opera Don Giovanni, followed by his Piano Concerto No. 23 in A, with the South Korean virtuosa Yeol Eum Son as soloist. The afternoon continues with Metamorphosen, Richard Strauss' tone poem, more like a study for 23 strings, played by the Swiss ensemble, this time under conductor Julien Leroy. Also, a newly commissioned piece from the New Music Biennial that took place at the South Bank Centre in London earlier this month. Presented by Penny Gore. 2.00pm Mozart: Don Giovanni, overture Mozart: Piano Concerto No.23 in A, K.488 / 26.22' + applause Yeol Eum Son, piano Susanna M䀀lkki, conductor 2.35pm R. Strauss - Metamorphosen, for strings Julien Leroy, conductor 3.10pm Sarah Tandy: The Dream Without a Name Sarah Tandy Sextet Susanna M\u00e4lkki conducts the Suisse Romande Orchestra. | |
Mozart, Brahms And Mendelssohn With The Bbc Scottish Symphony Orchestra | 20190115 | Thomas Dausgaard conducts the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in concerts from Glasgow and Essen, with music by Ravel, Mozart, Mendelssohn and Britten. Plus cellist Bruno Delepelaire joins the orchestra for a performance of Matthias Pintscher's concerto 'Un Despertar' and Nikolak Znaider is the soloist in Brahms' Violin Concerto. 2.00pm Ravel - Le Tombeau de Couperin Pintscher - Un Despertar Mozart - Symphony No.39 in E flat major, K.543 Bruno Delepelaire (cello) Thomas Dausgaard (conductor) recorded at Glasgow City Halls c.3.30pm Britten - 4 Sea Interludes [Peter Grimes] Brahms - Violin Concerto Mendelssohn - Symphony No.3 Trad. arr. Cree - Eightsome Reels Nikolaj Znaider (violin) recorded at the Philharmonie, Essen Thomas Dausgaard and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, recorded in Glasgow and Essen. | |
Mozart, Brahms, Saint-saens, Musgrave | 20181003 | Mozart's joyful Exsultate, jubilate with Radio 3 New Generation Artist the soprano Fatma Said plus the first symphony of Brahms, conducted by Omer Meir Wellber, live from the BBC Philharmonic studio with presenter Tom McKinney. The orchestra also wax lyrical with pianist Louis Lortie in Saint-Saens' Rhapsodie d'Auvergne, and in Thea Musgrave's Song of the Enchanter. 2pm Mozart: Overture, Don Giovanni; Exsultate, jubilate Brahms: Symphony No 1 Omer Meir Wellber (conductor) Fatma Said (soprano) LIVE from BBC Philharmonic Studio Salford c.3pm Saint-Sa뀀ns Rhapsodie d'Auvergne Edward Gardner (conductor) Louis Lortie (piano) c.3.15pm Thea Musgrave Song of the Enchanter Clark Rundell (conductor) Music by Mozart and Brahms live from the BBC Philharmonic Studio presented by Tom McKinney | |
Mozart: La Finta Giardiniera | 20110915 | 2.30pm The period instruments of the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra tackles Beethoven's Eroica Symphony, join a distinguished cast in the young Mozart's La Finta Giardiniera and are joined by fortepianist Kristian Bezuidenhout in Mendelssohn Beethoven Coriolan Overture Gottfried von der Goltz (conductor). Mozart Three arias from Act 2 of La finta giardiniera: The Count's Aria, 'Care pupille, pupille belle', (Topi Lehtipuu, tenor); Sandrina's Aria, 'Una voce sento al core', (Sophie Karthauser, soprano); Ramiro's Aria, 'Dolce d'amor compagna', (Marie-Claude Chappuis, mezzo). Mendelssohn Piano Concerto no 2 in D minor. Kristian Bezuidenhout (period piano), Gottfried von der Goltz (conductor). Mozart La finta giardiniera (Act 2 Finale). Don Anchise - Jeffrey Francis, tenor Violante Onesti - Sophie Karthauser, soprano Belfiore - Topi Lehtipuu, tenor Arminda - Alexandrina Pendatchanska, soprano Ramiro - Marie-Claude Chappuis, mezzo Serpetta - Sunhae Im, soprano Roberto - Michael Nagy, bass Ren退 Jacobs (conductor). Beethoven Symphony no 3 in E flat 'Eroica'. The Freiburg Baroque Orchestra in Mozart, Mendelssohn and Beethoven's Eroica Symphony. | |
Mozart's 40th Symphony | 20231228 | Ivor Bolton conducts Mozart's Symphony No 40, and there's more from Bach's Mass in B minor. Presented by Penny Gore A specially-recorded performance of Mozart's best-loved symphony with, appropriately enough, the Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg. There's more of Bach's Mass in B minor and plenty of festive music. 2.00pm Hely-Hutchinson A Carol Symphony: The First Nowell City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra Gavin Sutherland, conductor Greg Lake I believe in Father Christmas Vasari Singers Jeremy Backhouse, conductor Rossini Quartet No 4 in B flat for flute, clarinet, horn and bassoon Ensemble Wien-Berlin Leroy Anderson A Christmas Festival Royal Scottish National Orchestra Christopher Bell, conductor Schubert Symphony No 9 in C: Andante con moto Orchestra Mozart Claudio Abbado, conductor 3.00pm Symphony No 40 in G minor Mozarteum Orchestra, Salzburg Ivor Bolton, conductor Mass in B minor: Credo Dorothee Mields, soprano Alex Potter, countertenor Peter Kooij, Baritone Choir & Orchestra of the Collegium Vocale, Ghent Philippe Herreweghe, conductor Liszt/Jacob Polish (Christmas Tree Suite) RTE Concert Orchestra Shostakovich Violin Concerto No 1 in A minor Augustin Hadelich, violin Danish National Symphony Orchestra Juraj Valcuha, conductor Ivor Bolton conducts Mozart's Symphony No 40. | |
Mozart's 'jupiter' Symphony | 20230508 | Penny Gore introduces an afternoon of recordings from the BBC ensembles and orchestras around Europe. In the 3pm spotlight today, Maxim Emelyanychev conducts the Scottish Chamber Orchestra in Mozart's 'Jupiter' Symphony at the Mozart Festival in Würzburg. Recent recordings from the BBC Philharmonic include overtures by Glinka and and Weber conducted by Kristiina Poska and Elena Schwarz. Also, Jennifer Johnston sings Elgar's Sea Pictures, a set of five songs which were premiered at the Norfolk and Norwich Festival in 1899, and excerpts from Handel's opera Alcina, from a concert at the recent Resonanzen festival in Vienna with Les Arts Florissants. Including: Glinka: Ruslan and Ludmilla, Overture Kristiina Poska, conductor Elgar: Sea Pictures Jennifer Johnston, mezzo National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland Leonard Slatkin, conductor Weber: Der Freischutz, Overture Elena Schwarz, conductor c.3pm Mozart: Symphony No.41 'Jupiter Maxim Emelyanychev, conductor Stuart Beatch: When sleep is nigh BBC Singers Will Dawes, conductor Handel: Excerpts from Alcina Blandine de Sansal, mezzo Paul Agnew, director c.4.05 Sibelius: Symphony No. 7 in C, op. 105 Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra Paavo J䀀rvi, conductor Maxim Emelyanychev conducts the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. | |
Mozart's 'linz' Symphony | 20230519 | Fiona Talkington concludes a week of Afternoon Concert featuring the Ulster Orchestra in the 3pm spotlight, performing symphonies and concertos at Ulster Hall, Belfast. Today it's Mozart Symphony no.36, the Linz'. The Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra performs Martinu's The Frescoes of Piero della Francesca, Evgeny Kissin plays Bach, and there are highlights from a concert of early English music given by L'Ach退ron performing in Antwerp. Including: Monteverdi: Rimanti in pace, from Terzo Libro de Madrigali Ferrabosco: Fantasia in C Fran瀀ois Joubert-Caillet (viola da gamba/conductor) Martinu: The Frescoes of Piero della Francesca Jakub Hrusa (conductor) JS Bach: Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue, BWV 903 Evgeny Kissin (piano) Ravel: Trois po耀mes de Mallarm退 Ema Nikolovska (soprano) LUDWIG Orchestra Barbara Hannigan (conductor) c.3pm Mozart: Symphony no.36 in C major, K.425 Linz Leslie Suganandarajah (conductor) Simpson: May, from The Monthes Gibbons: Go from my window JC Bach: Anime, che provate - Queste selve gia d'amore, from 'Amor vincitore, W. G19 Elisabeth Hetherington (soprano) Das Neue Mannheimer Orchester Anders Muskens (conductor) c.3.55 Bloch: Schelomo: Rhapsodie h退braque, B. 39 Christoph Croise (cello) Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra Christian Knüsel (conductor) Ward: Fantasia VII in C minor Lupo: Fantasia in A minor The Ulster Orchestra plays Mozart's Symphony No 36, plus music by Monteverdi and Martinu. | |
Mozart's Mitridate, Re Di Ponto | 20210527 | Christophe Rousset conducts Mozart's Mitridate, re di Ponto, from the Royal Opera House's 2017 production. Mozart was 14 when he wrote this early opera seria masterpiece telling the tragic story of the king of Ponto, a warrior whose sons Farnace and Sifare are in love with his fianc退e Aspasia, which leaves them torn between loyalty to him or betrayal with the enemy. Christophe Rousset conducts the ROH Orchestra and chorus, with a cast lead by Michael Spyres in the title role, Albina Shagimuratova as Aspasia, Bejun Mehta as Farnace and Salome Jicia as Sifare. Mozart: Mitridate, re di Ponto Mitridate - Michael Spyres (tenor) Aspasia - Albina Shagimuratova (soprano) Sifare - Salome Jicia (soprano) Farnace - Bejun Mehta (treble) Ismene - Lucy Crowe (soprano) Marzio - Rupert Charlesworth (tenor) Abate - Jennifer Davis (soprano) Royal Opera House Chorus Royal Opera House Orchestra Christophe Rousset (conductor) Mozart's opera Mitridate, re di Ponto, from the Royal Opera House | |
Mozart's Piano Concerto No 20 In Salzburg | 20230607 | Ian Skelly presents concert performances from across Europe. Today's 3pm highlight is Mozart's tempestuous Piano Concerto No.20 in D minor, performed in Mozart's birthplace, Salzburg, by pianist Seong-Jin Cho. Leonard Slatkin conducts Debussy's tone poem La Mer (The Sea) in Dublin, and we have early music highlights performed by Jordi Savall with his ensemble Hesperion XXI. Including: Mozart: La Clemenza di Tito, overture Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra Ivor Bolton (conductor) Richard Strauss: Morgen! Magdalena Kozena (mezzo-soprano) Simon Rattle (piano) Trad. Lamento, Ronda doble, Rotundellus La Capella Reial de Catalunya Jordi Savall (director) Debussy: La Mer National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland Leonard Slatkin (conductor) c3pm Mozart: Piano Concerto No.20 in D minor Seong-Jin Cho (piano) Chamber Orchestra of Europe Andreas Orozco-Estrada (conductor) Trad. Foliada, Ductia, Pode por Santa Maria Ravel: La Valse BBC Philharmonic Juanjo Mena (conductor) Seong-Jin Cho plays Mozart's Piano Concerto No 20, plus Debussy's La Mer from Dublin. | |
Mozart's Prague Symphony With The Coe | 20230608 | Ian Skelly presents concert performances from across Europe. Today's 3pm highlight is Mozart's Prague Symphony performed by the Chamber Orchestra of Europe. Also today, Nielsen's radiant Helios Overture and dramatic Symphony No.2 'The Four Temperaments' performed by the Danish National Symphony Orchestra, and glorious Renaissance choral music from the Choir of The Queen's College Oxford: John Taverner's Gloria tibi Trinitas. Including: Nielsen: Helios Overture Fabio Luisi (conductor) John Taverner: Gloria tibi Trinitas: Gloria & Credo Choir of The Queen's College, Oxford Contrapunctus Owen Rees (conductor) Robert Schumann: Adagio & Allegro in A Alec Frank-Gemmill (horn), Alasdair Beatson (piano) c3pm Mozart: Symphony No.38 'Prague Andres Orozco-Estrada (conductor) John Taverner: Gloria tibi Trinitas: Sanctus, Benedictus, Agnus Dei c4pm Nielsen: Symphony No.2 `The Four Temperaments` Johann Strauss II: The Blue Danube waltz BBC Concert Orchestra Barry Wordsworth (conductor) Mozart's 'Prague' Symphony, Taverner's Gloria tibi Trinitas and Nielsen's Symphony No 2. | |
Music For Good Friday | 20180330 | Georgia Mann presents a concert from Barcelona with Jordi Savall conducting his new reconstruction of J S Bach's lost St Mark Passion. J S Bach: St Mark Passion, BWV 247 David Szigetvကri (tenor - Evangelist) Konstantin Wolff (bass - Jesus)Em?ke Barကth (soprano) Marta Math退u (soprano) Raffaele P退 (countertenor) Reinoud van Mechelen (tenor) Cor Infantil Amics de la Uni La Capella Reial de Catalunya Le Concert des Nations Conductor Jordi Savall. Georgia Mann presents Jordi Savall's new reconstruction of JS Bach's lost St Mark Passion. | |
Music From Wales | 20200406 | Tom McKinney introduces a week of concerts and studio recordings reflecting the scope and variety of the work of BBC National Orchestra of Wales, including today, performances of music by Grieg, Rachmaninov and Tchaikovsky. And there's a chance to hear about their project to promote new music in the country - 'Composition Wales'. Grieg: Peer Gynt suite No. 1, Op. 46 Rachmaninov Piano concerto No. 2 in C minor Yevgeny Sudbin (piano) Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74, Pathetique Joseph Swenesen (conductor) Recorded at the Bath Forum as part of the 2019 Bath Mozartfest. Warlock: Serenade for String Orchestra Lesley Hatfield (director) Copland: Quiet City Simon Hofele (trumpet) BBC NOW Duncan Ward (conductor) Nicholas Maw: Spring Music William Boughton (conductor) A week of concerts and recordings reflecting the work of BBCNOW | |
Music From Wales | 20200407 | Tom McKinney introduces another selection of concerts and studio recordings from BBC NOW and foregrounds the music-making of the orchestra's wind players. Including: Bruckner: Ecce sacerdos magnus. Stravinsky: Symphonies of wind instruments Weir: Psalm 148 Maconchy: And death shall have no dominion Bruckner: Mass No. 2 in E minor BBC National Chorus of Wales The Wind Section of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales Adrian Partington (conductor) Martin: Ballade Donal Bannister (trombone) Francois Xavier Roth (conductor) Bartok: Divertimento Strings of BBC Now directed by Lesley Hatfield Ben-Haim: Cello Concerto Raphael Wallfisch (cello) Lukas Borowicz (conductor) Veprik: Pastorale Christophe Matthias Mueller (conductor) Arutiunian: Trumpet Concerto Simon Hofele (trumpet) Duncan Ward (conductor) A week of orchestral and choral music from the BBC National Orchestra of Wales | |
Music From Wales | 20200408 | Tom McKinney continues his profile of BBCNOW with a recording of a concert from Bangor of music by Mozart and Haydn, directed by violinist Rachel Podger. Haydn: Symphony no. 8 in G major H.1.8 (Le Soir) Mozart: Concerto no. 1 in B flat major K.207 for violin and orchestra Mozart: Adagio in E major K.261 for violin and orchestra Haydn: Sinfonia concertante in B flat major H.1.105 for oboe, bassoon, violin, cello & orchestra Mozart: Concerto no. 5 in A major K.219 for violin and orchestra BBC National Orchestra of Wales Rachel Podger (Musical Directing) Alice Neary (Cello) Jaroslaw Augustyniak (Bassoon) Jose Luis Vegara (Oboe) Concerts and studio recordings from the BBC National Orchestra of Wales | |
Music From Wales | 20200410 | Tom McKinney introduces a performance of Bach's St John Passion for Good Friday, with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales conducted by John Butt. J.S. Bach: St. John Passion Gwilym Bowen (Evangelist) - tenor David Soar (Christ) - bass Ashley Riches (Pilate) - bass Elizabeth Watts - soprano William Towers - counter-tenor Nick Pritchard - tenor BBC National Chorus of Wales John Butt (director) Bach's St John's Passion from BBCNOW and John Butt. | |
Music, By Women Composers Plus Interviews With Marin Alsop And Alice Farnham | 20190308 | We celebrate International Women's Day with a feast of music by women composers including Thea Musgrave's Turbulent Landscape. As part of Radio 3's Women in front' we'll hear interviews with conductor Marin Alsop with her mentee Lina Gonzalez-Granados; and with live studio guest the conductor Alice Farnham who will be sharing with us some of her favourite pieces by female composers and a track from the BBC Archive that hasn't been heard since its first broadcast. The Our Classical Century Piece is Elizabeth Maconchy's Proud Thames Presented by Kate Molleson Dani Howard: Argentum Florence Price: Sinner Please Don't Let This Harvest Pass Elizabeth Maconchy: Serenata Concertante Isidora ebeljan: The Horses of Saint Mark Tamsin Waley-Cohen (violin) BBC Symphony Orchestra Michael Seal (conductor) 3.00 Elizabeth Maconchy: Proud Thames 3.05pm Alison Willis: Non omnis moriar Joanna Marsh: Weighing the Earth Walid Zaido (Syrian drums/percussion) BBC Singers James Morgan (conductor) 3.15pm Thea Musgrave: Turbulent Landscape Osmo Vanska (conductor) International Women's Day. Music by women composers plus studio guest Alice Farnham. | |
Musical Landscapes | 20220825 | Ian Skelly introduces a selection of muisc for the afternoon, inspired in part by landscape, including the BBC Philharmonic's recent Prom of music by Anna Thorvaldsdottir, Sibelius, and Elgar. Plus some more listener suggestions of favourite cello concertos. Patrick Hadley: Tone Poem: Kinder Scout. Rumon Gamba, conductor Sibelius: Oma maa. op92 Estonian National Symphony Orchestra Paavo Jarvi, conductor From the Proms, Part 1: Anna Thorvaldsdottir ARCHORA (First performance) Elgar Cello Concerto in E minor Kian Soltani, cello | |
Ndr Elbphiharmonie Orchestra In Hamburg | 20190218 | This week features a series of concerts recorded live at the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg, one of the most exciting halls in Europe today and home of the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra, the North German Radio Symphony Orchestra. The afternoon opens with Pietari Inkinen conducting the ensemble in Paul Hindemith's Kammermusik No. 4, Op. 36/3, 'Violin Concerto' with Frank Peter Zimmermann as soloist, followed by Sibelius' Symphony No. 1. The afternoon continues with the orchestra's principal conductor, Thomas Hengelbrock, welcoming soloist Piotr Anderszewski in Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491. This concert ends with Mahler's Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor. Presented by Penny Gore. 2.00pm Hindemith: Kammermusik No. 4, Op. 36/3 'Violin Concerto Sibelius: Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39 Frank Peter Zimmermann, violin Pietari Inkinen, conductor 3.05pm Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491 Mahler: Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor Piotr Anderszewski, piano Thomas Hengelbrock, conductor Music by Mozart, Mahler, Hindemith and Sibelius with the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra | |
Ndr Elbphilharmonie Hamburg | 20210108 | Tom McKinney concludes this week of concerts given by the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra in Hamburg with performances of music by Wagner, Richard Strauss and Shostakovich. Wagner: Siegfried's Rhine Journey; Siegfried's Funeral March; Brunnhilde's Final Scene [Gotterdammerung] Richard Strauss: Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme Suite, Op.60 Nina Stemme (soprano) Marek Janowski, conductor Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No.4 in C minor, Op.43 Krzysztof Urbaniak, conductor Tom McKinney with performances of Wagner, Strauss and Shostakovich from Hamburg. | |
Ndr Elbphilharmonie Orchestra (1-3) | 20210104 | Tom McKinney introduces recent concert recordings of pieces by Messiaen, Shostakovich and Haydn from the Hamburg-based NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra, Messiaen: Trois Petites Liturgies de la Presence Divine Cedric Tiberghien, piano Nathalie Forget, ondes martenot Ulrike Payer, celesta Ingo Metzmacher, conductor Shostakovich: Symphony No.13 in B flat minor, Op.113 `Babi Yar` Mikhail Petrenko, bass Haydn: Cello Concerto No.1 in C, Hob.VIIb:1 Truls Mork, cello Krzysztof Urbaniak, conductor Tom McKinney introduces recent concert recordings from the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra. | |
Ndr Elbphilharmonie Orchestra (2-3) | 20210105 | Tom McKinnney introduces recent concert recordings of pieces by Haydn, Alfred Schnittke, Tchaikovsky and Wagner from Hamburg-based NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra Haydn: Symphony No.80 in D minor, Hob.1:80 Alfred Schnittke: Concerto Grosso No.1 Tchaikovsky: Manfred Symphony in B minor, Op.58 Stefan Wagner and Rodrigo Reichel, violins Omer Meir Wellber, conductor Wagner: Prelude and Liebestod [Tristan and Isolde] Nina Stemme, soprano Marek Janowski, conductor Tom McKinney with recent concert recordings by Hamburg-based NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra | |
Ndr Elbphilharmonie Orchestra (3-3) | 20210106 | Tom McKinney introduces a recent concert from the Hamburg-based NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra, including Webern's Im Sommerwind, Berg's Violin Concerto and Brahms's Symphony No 3. Webern: Im Sommerwind Berg: Violin Concerto Johannes Brahms: Symphony No.3 in F Frank Peter Zimmermann, violin Alan Gilbert, conductor Tom McKinney with recent concert recordings by Hamburg-based NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra | |
Ndr Elbphilharmonie Orchestra In Hamburg | 20190219 | The NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra under conductor Krzysztof Urbanski at Hamburg's magnificent Elbphilharmonie hall performing Wojcieh Kilar's symphonic poem for strings Orawa, then Bartok's Violin Concerto No. 1 with soloist Frank Peter Zimmermann, finishing with Dvorak's Symphony No. 7. Then, Urbanski returns to the rostrum for another concert with the North German ensemble, this time to perform a couple of suites taking us to the stratosphere and beyond: first, it's Gustav Holst's The Planets, which is followed by Star Wars, taken from the John Williams' renowned soundtrack. Presented by Penny Gore. 2.00pm Wojciech Kilar: Orawa Bartok: Violin Concerto No. 1, Sz. 36 Dvorak: Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70 Frank Peter Zimmermann, violin Krzysztof Urbanski, conductor 3.20pm Holst: The Planets, Op. 32 John Williams: Star Wars, suite Kilar, Bartok, Dvorak, Holst and John Williams from the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra | |
Ndr Elbphilharmonie Orchestra In Hamburg | 20190220 | Jukka-Pekka Saraste conducting the NDR Elbphilharmonie, at the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg, in a concert featuring Carl Nielsen's overture Helios, also Shostakovich's Violin Concerto No. 1 with the virtuoso Greek violinist Leonidas Kavakos as soloist, finishing with Sibelius' Symphony No. 5 in E flat. Presented by Penny Gore. 2.00pm Nielsen: Helios, Op. 17, overture Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 77 Sibelius: Symphony No. 5 in E flat, Op. 82 Leonidas Kavakos, violin NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra Jukka-Pekka Saraste, conductor Jukka-Pekka Saraste conducts the NDR Elbphilharmonie in Nielsen, Shostakovich, Sibelius | |
Ndr Elbphilharmonie Orchestra In Hamburg | 20190222 | Closing a week of concerts from the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra in Hamburg, Beethoven's Symphony No. 3 'Eroica', with its Chief Conductor, Thomas Hengelbrock at the helm. It's followed by Our Classical Century piece of the week: Benjamin Britten's The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra. And back in Hamburg again, the American conductor Alan Gilbert picks up the baton for Mahler's Symphony No. 3, with the Women of the Bavarian Radio Chorus accompanying the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra. Presented by Penny Gore. 2.00pm Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 'Eroica' in E flat major, Op. 55 Thomas Hengelbrock, conductor 2.50pm / Our Classical Century Britten: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra 3.10pm Mahler: Symphony No. 3 Alan Gilbert, conductor Mahler and Beethoven performed by the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra | |
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra | 20180327 | Fiona Talkington presents the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra and Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestras performing at the 2017 Robeco SummerNights in Amsterdam. Rebel: Le Chaos (from 'Les El退mens') Beethoven: Symphony No 5 in C minor, Op 67 Haydn: The Representation of Chaos (from The Creation) Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring (1947 version) Conductor Markus Stenz 3.20pm Weill: Symphony No 2 Conductor Lahav Shani 3.50pm Ravel: Bolero Stanislav Kochanovsky, conductor 4.05pm Tchaikovsky: 'Symphony No 5 in E minor, Op 64 Conductor Otto Tausk. Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra play music by Beethoven, Haydn and Stravinsky. | |
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra | 20180328 | Georgia Mann presents the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra in music by Copland, Mozart, Rossini and Bizet from the 2017 Robeco SummerNights festival in Amsterdam. Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man Joey Roukens: Chase Mozart: Overture; Parto, parto (from La Clemenza di Tito, K621) Rossini: Overture; Una voce poco fa (from The Barber of Seville) Shostakovich: Romance, from The Gadfly Richard Strauss: Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche Falla: Seguidillas; Farruca; Jota (from The Three-Cornered Hat - Suite No 2) Bizet: Pr耀s des remparts de S退ville; Les tringles des sistres tintaient (from Carmen) Arturo Mကrquez: Danz n 2 Karin Strobos (mezzo-soprano) Conductor Antony Hermus. Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra play music by Copland, Mozart, Rossini and Bizet. | |
New Year Celebrations From Saffron Hall | 20200107 | Georgia Mann presents a concert given by the BBC Concert Orchestra and their Principal Conductor Bramwell Tovey at Saffron Hall on Saturday. Martin James Bartlett is the soloist in Rachmaninov's perennial favourite Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini. And there's a sprinkling of seasonal Strauss favourites to welcome the new year. Followed by a brand new recording of a Savoy Theatre curtain-raiser. Plus, as part of New Year, New Music, Petroc Trelawny introduces a piece of music he loves. J Strauss II: Overture Die Fledermaus Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (1st mvt) Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini Bacewicz: Overture for Orchestra Mozart: Symphony No.25 (1st movt) J Strauss II: Perpetuum Mobile; Musikalischer Scherzo Eduard Strauss: Alpine Rose (Alpenrose) Polka J Strauss II: Champagne Polka J Strauss II: On the Beautiful Blue Danube Martin James Bartlett (piano) Bramwell Tovey, conductor 3.40pm Savoy curtain raisers: Music Ernest Ford, words Harry Greenbank: Mr Jericho Michael de Vere, Earl of Margate - Henry Waddington (bass-baritone) Horace Alexander de Vere, Viscount Ramsgate, an omnibus driver - Ed Lyon (tenor) Mr Jericho, a jam manufacturer - Ben McAteer (baritone) Lady Bushey - Fiona Kimm (contralto) Winifred, her daughter - Eleanor Dennis (soprano) Georgia Mann presents a seasonal concert by the BBC Concert Orchestra and Bramwell Tovey. | |
New Year New Music | 20180102 | This week, conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen features in a special 'New Year New Music' series of Afternoon Concert. Today he talks about his recordings of music by John Adams Presented by Jonathan Swain John Adams: Nave and Sentimental Music Mother of Man Chain to the Rhythm Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor 2.50pm Wagner: Parsifal - Prelude Howard Skempton: Largo Kaija Saariaho: Harp Concerto Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E flat, Op. 55 'Eroica Xavier de Maistre, harp Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra Hannu Lintu, conductor. Conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen talks about conducting John Adams. | |
New Year New Music | 20180105 | With Jonathan Swain. This week, conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen features in a special 'New Year, New Music' series of Afternoon Concert. Today he looks at Arvo P䀀rt's Fourth Symphony, 'Los Angeles', commissioned for Salonen and the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra Arvo P䀀rt: Symphony No 4, 'Los Angeles Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor 2.35pm Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D, Op 61 Dvorak: Symphony No 7 in D minor, Op 70 Pekka Kuusisto, violin Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra Hannu Lintu, conductor. Conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen talks about Arvo Part. | |
New Year New Music: Thursday Opera Matinee | 20180104 | This week, conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen features in a special 'New Year, New Music' series of Afternoon Concert. Today he looks at high modernism and introduces extracts from Ligeti's opera Le Grand Macabre Philharmonia Orchestra Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor followed by Thursday Opera Matinee: Jonathan Swain presents the world premiere performance of Aulis Sallinen's opera Castle in the Water to a libretto by Lassi Nummi Finland's Olavinlinna Castle was built in the middle ages to safeguard the strategically important region of Savo. Over the years, it has seen many changes of regime, clashing swords and thundering cannons. The Castle in the Water, a new opera commissioned by the Savonlinna Opera Festival, pictures stages in the Castle's and region's colourful past, and takes a tentative look into the future Aulis Sallinen describes his composition as: 'A chronicle for speaker, four singers, orchestra and Olavinlinna'. The work is based on the collection of poetry, 'The Castle in the Water' by Lassi Nummi, from which Sallinen has chosen two texts as mottos for the whole work Aulis Sallinen: Castle in the Water Kari Heiskanen, speaker Tiina-Maija Koskela, soprano Tuija Knihtil䀀, mezzo-soprano Jussi Jyllys, tenor Tommi Hakala, baritone Savonlinna Opera Festival Orchestra Ville Matvejeff, conductor. The world premiere performance of Aulis Sallinen's opera Castle in the Water. | |
New Year, New Music | 20180103 | This week, conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen features in a special 'New Year New Music' series of Afternoon Concert. Today he talks about electronic music Presented by Jonathan Swain Esa-Pekka Salonen: Cello Concerto Nicolas Altstaedt, cello Finnish National Opera Orchestra Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor 2.20pm Schubert: Wanderers Nachtlied, D768 Harvey: Nachtlied. Conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen talks about electronic music. | |
Nielsen's 'inextinguishable' Symphony | 20220218 | Hannu Lintu conducts the Suisse Romande Orchestra in powerful works by Sibelius and Nielsen, and there's earlier music by Purcell and Bohemian contemporary of Bach, Jan Dismas Zelenka. Presented by Penny Gore. This week's final visit to the International Baroque Music Days festival in Melk, Austria, as well as a blockbuster concert of Finnish and Danish music from the Suisse Romande Orchestra. 2.00pm Zelenka: Overture-Suite in F Zefiro Ensemble Alfredo Bernardini, conductor Ponchielli: Dance of the Hours (La Gioconda) BBC Philharmonic Gianandrea Noseda, conductor Purcell: Suite from 'The Fairy Queen Concentus Musicus Wien Stefan Gottfried, conductor 3.00pm Sibelius: Tapiola Nielsen: Symphony No. 4, ('Inextinguishable') Orchestre de la Suisse Romande Hannu Lintu, conductor Liszt: Venezia e Napoli Ragna Schirmer, piano Hannu Lintu conducts the Suisse Romande Orchestra in works by Sibelius and Nielsen. | |
Nielsen's Symphony No 3, 'sinfonia Espansiva' | 20220831 | Presented by Ian Skelly. From the Proms - Prom 41: another chance to hear the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra under its Chief Conductor Thomas Dausgaard, in Ravel's La Valse, Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 1 with soloist Behzod Abduraimov, and Nielsen's Symphony No. 3, 'Sinfonia espansiva', with the orchestra joined by soprano Elisabeth Watts and baritone Benjamin Appl. Also, our Artist's choice: Benjamin Appl Prom 41 - Part 1 Ravel: La valse Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1 Behzod Abduraimov (piano) Thomas Dausgaard (conductor) 2.50pm Schubert: Seligkeit D.433 Benjamin Appl, baritone James Baillieu, piano 3.00pm Prom 41 - Part 2 Nielsen: Symphony No. 3, Sinfonia espansiva Elizabeth Watts (soprano) Benjamin Appl (baritone) 3.40pm Artist's Choice - Benjamin Appl Schubert: String Quintet in C, D956 - 2nd movement From the Proms - Prom 41. Music by Ravel, Beethoven and Nielsen. | |
Nielsen's Symphony No 5, Op 50 | 20231005 | Penny Gore introduces an afternoon of the best classical music from BBC ensembles and concert halls around Europe. Today at 3pm, Nielsen's Symphony No.5, a modernistic symphony exploring contrast and opposition - influenced by World War I - is performed by the NDR Philharmonic Orchestra under Herbert Blomstedt. Also, Black History Month repertoire in recordings specially made for the programme with the BBC Singers and Sofi Jeannin, including music by Adolphus Hailstork and Ken Burton. And Javier Perianes' recital, recorded at La Alhambra Palace in Granada, in homage to fellow Spaniard Alicia De Larrocha. Plus the BBC Philharmonic playing Wagner's overture to The Flying Dutchman. Including: Maconchy: Proud Thames - coronation overture BBC Symphony Orchestra Michael Seal, conductor Adolphus Hailstork: God be merciful Sofi Jeannin, director William Grant Still: Danzas de Panama - suite for strings: no.4; Cumbia y Congo Annex Quartet Debussy: La soir退e dans Grenade, from 'Estampes, L.100 Javier Perianes, piano Wagner: The Flying Dutchman, Overture Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor Nielsen: Symphony No. 5, op. 50 NDR Radio Philharmonic Orchestra Herbert Blomstedt, conductor George Walker: Lyric for strings Cleveland Orchestra Edwin London, conductor Ken Burton: A Prayer CPE Bach: Symphony (Wq.183`2) in E flat major Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Gustav Leonhardt, director JS Bach: French suite no. 2 in C minor [arr. Garcia / Moriniere], BWV 813 Thibaut Garcia & Antoine Moriniere, guitars Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia - Overture Munich Chamber Orchestra Alexander Liebreich, conductor Nielsen's modernistic symphony, exploring contrast and opposition, and influenced by WWI. | |
Nordic Sounds (1-4) | 20210111 | Penny Gore introduces music performed by Nordic ensembles this week. Today, symphonies by Sibelius and Mahler, who met in 1907 and completely disagreed about what a symphony should be: for Sibelius it meant 'profound logic and inner connection', but for Mahler 'a symphony must be like the world - it must embrace everything'. That contrast is perfectly caught today in Sibelius's Seventh Symphony from Oslo and Mahler's Third in an archive highlight from the 2010 Baltic Sea Festival in Stockholm, coupled with a new work by Swedish composer Britta Bystr怀m. 2.00pm Sibelius: Symphony No. 7 in C, op. 105 Oslo Philharmonic Conductor Klaus M䀀kel䀀 2.25pm Britta Bystr怀m: Der Vogel der Nacht (world premiere) Mahler: Symphony No. 3 in D minor Monica Groop, mezzo-soprano Adolf Fredrik Music School Boys' Choir Women of the Eric Ericson Chamber Choir Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra Conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen This series of Afternoon Concert features concerts from all of the Nordic nations: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. Plus a special treat in our Thursday Opera Matinee: an archive performance of Verdi's Il Trovatore with the legendary Swedish tenor Jussi Bjorling, recorded live at Swedish Royal Opera in 1960. Nordic orchestras perform symphonies by Sibelius and Mahler. | |
Nordic Sounds (2-4) | 20210112 | Penny Gore introduces recent performances by Nordic ensembles, today featuring concerts from Denmark and Norway. Edward Gardner conducts the Bergen Philharmonic in Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony and rjan Matre's Lyric Pieces, a selection of short musical reflections on piano pieces by Edvard Grieg; then Leif Ove Andsnes plays Grieg's very own Piano Concerto in A minor with Concerto Copenhagen. The afternoon closes with the Oslo Philharmonic under its new conductor Klaus M䀀kel䀀 in brand-new music by Sauli Zinovjev and Mahler's First Symphony. 2.00pm Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 in E minor, op. 64 rjan Matre: Lyric Pieces (Musical comments on six of Edvard Grieg's piano pieces) Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor Edward Gardner 3.10pm Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor, op. 16 Leif Ove Andsnes, piano Conductor Lars Ulrik Mortensen 3.45pm Sauli Zinovjev: Wiegenlied (Lullaby - world premiere) Mahler: Symphony No. 1 in D Nordic ensembles perform symphonies by Tchaikovsky and Mahler and Grieg's Piano Concerto. | |
Nordic Sounds (3-4) | 20210113 | Penny Gore continues this week's Nordic Sounds theme with a recent concert by the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra and conductor Sakari Oramo. Felix Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor, op. 64 Elgar: Symphony No. 1 in A flat, op. 55 Alina Pogostkina, violin Royal Stockholm Philharmonic play Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto and Elgar's Symphony No 1. | |
Nordic Sounds (4-4) | 20210115 | Penny Gore closes this week featuring recent performances by Nordic ensembles with music by Ravel and Sibelius from Norway and Rachmaninov and Thomas Ad耀s from Finland. 2.00pm Ravel: La Valse Marius Neset: MANMADE - Saxophone Concerto (world premiere) Marius Neset, saxophone Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor Edward Gardner 2.40pm Sibelius: Symphony No. 6 in D minor, op. 104 Oslo Philharmonic Conductor Klaus M䀀kel䀀 3.15pm Thomas Ad耀s: Concentric Paths - Violin Concerto, op. 24 Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances, op. 45 Pekka Kuusisto, violin Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra Conductor Nicholas Collon Music by Ravel and Sibelius from Norway, and Rachmaninov and Thomas Ades from Finland. | |
Nordic Sounds, Opera Matinee | 20210114 | Penny Gore continues this week of Nordic performances with a real treat: Verdi's 'Il Trovatore' recording live at Swedish Royal Opera in 1960. It stars the celebrated Swedish tenor Jussi Bjorling as Manrico and the soprano Hj怀rdis Schymberg as Leonora, in a tragic story of mistaken identity, witchcraft and vengeance. Plus recent concert performances from Copenhagen: music from Sweden by Franz Berwald and from Denmark by Niels Gade. 2.00pm Verdi: Il Trovatore, opera in 4 Acts Manrico: Jussi Bj怀rling, tenor, Leonora: Hj怀rdis Schymberg, soprano Azucena: Kerstin Meyer, mezzo-soprano Il conte di Luna: Hugo Hasslo, baritone Ferrando: Erik Saed退n, bass Ines: Ingeborg Kjellgren, soprano Ruiz: Olle Sivall, tenor Un vecchio zingaro: Bertil Alsterg倀rd, bass Un messo: Sture Ingebretzen, tenor Swedish Royal Opera Chorus and Orchestra Herbert Sandberg, conductor 3.00pm Franz Berwald: Overture to 'Estrella de Soria Niels Gade: Symphony No. 1 in C minor, op. 5 ('On Sjølund's Beautiful Plains') Concerto Copenhagen Lars Ulrik Mortensen, conductor Verdi's Il Trovatore from the Swedish Royal Opera archives starring tenor Jussi Bjorling. | |
Northern Lights: Ulster Orchestra Live From The Guildhall Londonderry | 20151207 | The BBC orchestras and the BBC Singers are live all this week beginning with the Ulster Orchestra in a concert as part of Radio 3's Northern Lights season. It includes Sibelius's mighty one-movement 7th Symphony and pieces by Gade and Nielsen. Ulster Orchestra LIVE from the Guildhall Londonderry Presented by John Toal 2.00pm Niels W Gade: Echoes of Ossian op.1 Niklas Willen (conductor) 2.15pm Wilhelm Stenhammar: Two Sentimental Romances for violin and small orchestra Stefan Tarara (violin) 2.27pm Carl Nielsen: Helios Overture 2.41pm Sibelius: Symphony No.7 3.07pm Presented by Penny Gore Christian Lindberg: The Erratic Dreams of Mr Gronstedt Emil Jonason (clarinet) Christian Lindberg (conductor). Live from Guildhall, Londonderry, Ulster Orchestra in Gade, Stenhammar, Nielsen, Sibelius. | |
O Radiant Dawn | 20191203 | BBC Singers' concert for Advent, featuring James MacMillan's seraphic motet O radiant dawn. Plus Schumann from the BBC Philharmonic and their new Chief Conductor Omer Meir Wellber. Sarah MacDonald: O come, O come Emmanuel Roderick Williams: O Adonai Praetorius: Magnificat quinti toni; Joseph, lieber Joseph mein; In dulci iubilo James Long: Vigilate John Joubert: There is no rose James MacMillan: O radiant dawn Graham Ross: I sing of a maiden Matthew Whittall: Christmas Hath a Darkness: Four Carols for Advent Matthew Martin: Adam lay ybounden Jonathan Wikeley: Balulalow Francis Jackson: I know a flower Matthew Martin: Rose Magnificat Alan Bullard: Glory to the Christ Child Conductor Graham Ross Presented by Ian Skelly 3.30pm Penny Gore presents the BBC Philharmonic in concert Janက?ek, arr. David Matthews: On an Overgrown Path (Book 1) Conductor John Storgards 4pm Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No 1 Alina Pogostkina (violin) Conductor Clemens Schuldt 4.20pm Schumann: Symphony No 4 | |
Offenbach's La Belle Hel\u00e8ne | 20200528 | Opera matinee: Jacques Offenbach's La Belle H退l耀ne. Penny Gore introduces a Lausanne Opera performance of one of the most enduring operettas in the repertoire, Offenbach's brilliant parody of the story of Helen's elopement with Paris, which set off the Trojan War. Offenbach's masterpiece from the French Second Empire is followed by Honegger's powerful Symphonie Liturgique, written in the aftermath of the Second World War. Offenbach: La Belle H退l耀ne, op退ra bouffe in three acts Julien Dran, tenor, P ris, son of King Priam of Troy Michel Fau, tenor buffo, M退n退las, King of Sparta Christophe Lacassagne, baritone, Agamemnon, King of Kings Jean-Claude Saragosse, baritone, Calchas, grand soothsayer to Jupiter Jean-Francis Monvoisin, tenor, Achille, King of Phtiotis Pier-Yves Tꀀtu, tenor, Ajax I, King of Salamis Ho뀀l Troadec, tenor, Ajax II, King of the Locrians Julie Robard-Gendre, soprano, H退l耀ne (Helen of Troy), Queen of Sparta Paul Figuier, countertenor, Oreste, son of Agamemnon Marie Daher, soprano, Bacchis, Helen's maid B退atrice Nani, mezzo-soprano, Loena Laur耀ne Patern , soprano, Parthoenis Jean-Rapha뀀l Lavandier, [spoken role], Philocome Richard Lahady, [spoken role], Euthycl耀s Lausanne Opera Chorus Lausanne Sinfonietta Pierre Dumoussaud, conductor Followed at approx. 4pm by more recent performances from the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, this week's featured orchestra. Henri Tomasi: Trumpet Concerto H倀kan Hardenberger, trumpet Mario Venzago, conductor Honegger: Symphony No. 3 (Liturgique) Bach orch. Stokowski: Eine feste Burg ist unser Gott from Cantata no. 80 BWV.80 Offenbach's La Belle Hel\u00e8ne from the Opera de Lausanne | |
Opera Matine: Porin, By Vatroslav Lisinski | 20200123 | Today's Opera Matinee: The historical opera Porin by Croatia's first opera composer, Vatroslav Lisinski. It was performed last year in the Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall, Zagreb. Ljubomir Pukari?, baritone - Kocelin, the leader of the Frankish army and the governor in Croatia Kristina Kolar, soprano - Irmengarda, his sister Irena Parlov, mezzo-soprano - Klotilda, her maid Sinia Galovi?, tenor, Klodvik - Kocelin's notary Stjepan Franetovi?, tenor - Porin, Croatian nobleman Luciano Batini?, bass, Sveslav - a former Croatian soldier Evelin Novak, soprano - Zorka, his prot退g退e Croatian Radio-Television Chorus - Frankish noblemen / Croatian men and women Nina Cossetto, Chorus director Croatian Radio-Television Symphony Orchestra Pavle Depalj, conductor Presented by Hannah French Hannah French presents this week's Opera Matinee: Porin, by Vatroslav Lisinski. | |
Opera Matinee | 20200319 | A rare chance to hear Reynaldo Hahn's exotic opera The Island of Dreams, plus the BBC Philharmonic in Russian and Finnish music Hahn's compact first opera tells of the love between a young French naval officer and a beautiful Tahitian woman - a love, though, that can only last for as long as he is stationed on the island To follow, there's an evocative early symphony from Jean Sibelius from the BBC Philharmonic, which is joined by Canadian violinist James Ehnes for the spiky first concerto by Prokofiev Presented by Kate Molleson 2.00pm L'le du rꀀve (The Island of Dreams), a Polynesian idyll in three acts H退l耀ne Guilmette, soprano - Mah退nu Ludivine Gombert, soprano - T退ria, a woman from Tahiti / Famana, a noblewoman Anak Morel, mezzo-soprano - Or退na, a Tahitian princess Cyrille Dubois, tenor - Pierre Loti, in fact Georges de Kerven, an officer in the French navy Le Concert Spirituel Chorus Munich Radio Orchestra Herv退 Niquet, conductor 3.05pm Arensky Suite No 3 Variations' Op.33 Vassily Sinaisky, conductor 3.35pm Violin Concerto No.1 James Ehnes (violin) Gianandrea Noseda, conductor 4.00pm Symphony No.2 in D, Op.43 John Storgards, conductor A rare chance to hear Reynaldo Hahn's exotic opera The Island of Dreams. | |
Opera Matinee | 20210401 | Penny Gore presents Rimsky-Korsakov's The Tsar's Bride, recorded at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden in 2011. The Tsar has been looking for a bride, and assembled some 2000 girls for inspection. The one he's taken with is Marfa, but she is already promised in marriage to her childhood sweetheart Ivan. The situation is already complicated enough, but Marfa is also loved by another powerful man, Grigory, who's one of the Tsar's secret police. It's a love-triangle which has all the makings of catastrophe. Marfa Sobakina - Marina Poplavskaya (soprano) Grigory Gryaznoy - Johan Reuter (baritone) Lyubasha - Ekaterina Gubanova (mezzo-soprano) Ivan Sergeyevich Lkov - Dmitry Popov (tenor) Elisa Bomelius - Vasily Gorshkov (bass) Vasily Sobakin - Paata Burchuladze (bass) Dunyasha Saburova - Jurgita Adamonyte (mezzo-soprano) Domna Saburova - Elizabeth Woollett (soprano) Malyuta-Skuratov - Alexander Vinogradov (bass) Petrovna - Anne-Marie Owens (mezzo-soprano) Royal Opera House Orchestra and Chorus Conductor - Sir Mark Elder Followed by Mozart: Haffner Symphony No. 35 in D major K385 BBC Symphony Orchestra Sakari Oramo (conductor) Sir Mark Elder conducts Rimsky-Korsakov's The Tsar's Bride, with Johan Reuter as Grigory. | |
Opera Matinee And Take Five | 20190613 | This week's featured opera is 'Le convenienze ed inconvenienze teatrali' (Conventions and Inconveniences of the Stage) or 'Viva la Mamma!' by Donizetti, introduced by Elizabeth Alker plus music marking Radio 3's celebration of youth and music, Take Five. Today's featured young musician is the soprano Soraya Mafi. Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848) Le convenienze ed inconvenienze teatrali, opera in two acts Cast: Donna Agata Scannagalli, Luigia's mother, a Neapolitan - Laurent Naouri (baritone) Daria Garbinati, prima donna - Patrizia Ciofi (soprano) Procolo, Daria's husband - David Bizic (bass) Luigia Castragatti, seconda donna - Melody Louledjian (soprano) Guglielmo Antolstoinoff, primo tenore, a German - Luciano Botelho (tenor) Biscroma Strappaviscere, conductor - Pietro di Bianco (baritone) Cesare Salsapariglia, druggist and poet - Enric Martinez-Castignani (baritone) Pippetto - Katherine Aitken (mezzo-soprano) Impresario - P退ter Kကlmကn (bass) Director of the Theatre - Rodrigo Garcia (bass) Men of the Grand Th退 tre of Geneva Chorus Roberto Balistreri (chorus director) Geneva Chamber Orchestra Gergely Madaras (conductor) Elizabeth Alker introduces an opera by Donizetti and music marking Radio 3's Take Five. | |
Opera Matinee Double Bill, La Cucina And Adina | 20201015 | Andrew Synnott's La Cucina (The Kitchen) tells the story of sous chef Bianca, her tyrannous head chef, and the slightly disastrous baking of a cake. In this production of Rossini's Adina, depicting the wedding of the middle-aged Caliph to young Adina, part of the set was a huge wedding cake. The idea was to connect the two productions at last year's Wexford Festival. Rossini wrote Adina after his popular The Barber of Seville and La Cenerentola but it is rarely performed. La Cucina, to a libretto by Rosetta Cucchi, is the first work by a living Irish composer to appear on the festival's main stage. Presented by Fiona Talkington. Andrew Synnott: La Cucina Bianca, a sous-chef - Mကire Flavin, soprano Alberto Famosissimo, a chef - Luca Nucera, actor Zeno, a supplier - Sheldon Baxter, baritone Tobia, the supplier's helper - Manuel Amati, tenor Camillo, the cook's aid - Emmanuel Franco, baritone Wexford Festival Orchestra Michele Spotti, conductor c.2.40pm Rossini: Adina Adina, a slave girl - Rachel Kelly, mezzo-soprano Selimo, Adina's former lover - Levy Sekgapane, tenor The Caliph, father (unbeknownst to him) of Adina - Daniele Antonangeli, bass Ali, a young man - Manuel Amati, tenor Mustafa, gardener at the seraglio - Emmanuel Franco, bass Wexford Festival Chorus Wexford Festival 2019: Rossini's Adina and the premiere of Andrew Synnott's The Kitchen | |
Opera Matinee With Georgia Mann | 20181025 | The Opera Matinee is Dantons Tod (Danton's Death), an opera by Gottfried von Einem to a libretto on Georg Büchner's 1835 play of the same name. It was first performed in 1947. This powerful drama deals with themes of legalized governmental terror, something which the world at the time realized had not been eradicated with the end of the war. Susanna M䀀lkki conducts a production from the Vienna State Opera starring Wolfgang Koch and Herbert Lippert. The rest of the afternoon includes Vaughan Williams' Symphony No 6 played by the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted Sir Andrew Davis. 2.00pm Gottfried von Einem: Dantons Tod (Danton's Death) Georges Danton - .. Wolfgang Koch (baritone) Camille Desmoulins - .. Herbert Lippert (tenor) H退rault de S退chelles - .. J怀rg Schneider (tenor) Robespierre - .. Thomas Ebenstein (tenor) Lucile - .. Olga Bezsmertna (soprano) Saint Just - .. Ayk Martirossian (bass) Hermann - .. Clemens Unterreiner (bass) Simon - .. Wolfgang Bankl (bass) Vienna State Opera Chorus and Orchestra Susanna M䀀lkki (conductor) Act 1 2.40pm Act 2 3.15pm Jonathan Dove: Gaia Theory Josep Pons (conductor) 3.40pm Kenneth Leighton: God's Grandeur; What Love Is This of Thine? BBC Singers Paul Spicer (conductor) 3.50pm Vaughan Williams: Symphony No 6 4.20pm Britten (arr. Colin Matthews): A Charm of Lullabies, Op.41 Sarah Connolly (mezzo soprano) Edward Gardner (conductor) Synopsis - Dantons Tod The opera's first act establishes Danton's confrontation with Robespierre. In the first scene Danton and Camille Desmoulins express their desire for an end of the daily executions to a group of their friends playing cards. Scene two introduces the volatile crowd. Robespierre enters and in an aria sways the crowd and promises more executions. Danton confronts him. After Danton leaves, Robespierre and his colleague Saint-Just decide that he and Camille must be killed. In the last scene of the act Danton announces to Camille and his wife Lucile that he is to be arrested, but he refuses to flee. Act 2 depicts Danton's trial and death. Two scenes before the Revolutionary Tribunal are separated by one with Danton and Camille in prison. Lucile comes to see Camille; she has lost her reason. In the trial scenes the crowd swings between demanding Danton's death and falling under the spell of his eloquent oratory. At the end, in the Place de la R退volution, the condemned prisoners sing 'La Marseillaise' in counterpoint to the crowd dancing the Carmagnole. Danton and Camille are guillotined. After the crowd disperses, Lucile enters and sits on the steps of the guillotine. She cries Es lebe der Konig (Long live the king) and is arrested as the curtain falls. Dantons Tod (Danton's Death), an opera by Gottfried von Einem first performed in 1947. | |
Opera Matinee, A Week In Berlin | 20181011 | Penny Gore introduces a performance of Purcell's opera Dido and Aeneas coupled in an imaginative programme with Strauss's existential tone poem Death and Transfiguration. Also Gidon Kremer joins conductor Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla and Berlin's German Symphony Orchestra for a performance of Mieczyslaw Weinberg's violin concerto. 2.00pm Dido - .Marie-Claude Chappuis, mezzo-soprano Belinda - .Robin Johannsen, soprano Aeneas....Matthias Winckhler, baritone Sorceress - .Katharina Magiera, contralto Bavarian Radio Choir Akademie fur Alte Musik Berlin Alexander Liebrich, conductor 3.00pm Metamorphosen 3.25pm Sibelius Lemminkainen Suite Gidon Kremer, violin Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla, conductor Synopsis - Dido & Aeneas Act 1 Dido's court The opera opens with Dido in her court with her attendants. Belinda is trying to cheer up Dido, but Dido is full of sorrow, saying 'Peace and I are strangers grown'. Belinda believes the source of this grief to be the Trojan Aeneas, and suggests that Carthage's troubles could be resolved by a marriage between the two. Dido and Belinda talk for a time: Dido fears that her love will make her a weak monarch, but Belinda and the Second Woman reassure her that 'The hero loves as well.' Aeneas enters the court, and is at first received coldly by Dido, but she eventually accepts his proposal of marriage. Act 2 Scene 1: The cave of the Sorceress The Sorceress/Sorcerer is plotting the destruction of Carthage and its queen, and summons companions to help with evil plans. The plan is to send her 'trusted elf' disguised as Mercury, someone to whom Aeneas will surely listen, to tempt him to leave Dido and sail to Italy. This would leave Dido heartbroken, and she would surely die. The chorus join in with terrible laughter, and the Enchantresses decide to conjure up a storm to make Dido and her train leave the grove and return to the palace. When the spell is prepared, the witches vanish in a thunderclap. Scene 2: A grove during the middle of a hunt The Sorceress' messenger, in form of Mercury, attempts to convince Aeneas to leave Carthage. Problems playing this file? See media help. Dido and Aeneas are accompanied by their train. They stop at the grove to take in its beauty. A lot of action is going on, with attendants carrying goods from the hunt and a picnic possibly taking place, and Dido and Aeneas are together within the activity. This is all stopped when Dido hears distant thunder, prompting Belinda to tell the servants to prepare for a return to shelter as soon as possible. As every other character leaves the stage, Aeneas is stopped by the Sorceress's elf, who is disguised as Mercury. This pretend Mercury brings the command of Jove that Aeneas is to wait no longer in beginning his task of creating a new Troy on Latin soil. Aeneas consents to the wishes of what he believes are the gods, but is heart-broken that he will have to leave Dido. He then goes off-stage to prepare for his departure from Carthage. Act 3 Scene 1: The harbour at Carthage Preparations are being made for the departure of the Trojan fleet. The sailors sing a song, which is followed shortly by the Sorceress and her companions' sudden appearance. The group is pleased at how well their plan has worked, and the Sorceress sings a solo describing her further plans for the destruction of Aeneas 'on the ocean'. All the characters begin to clear the stage after a dance in three sections, and then disperse. Scene 2: The palace Dido and Belinda enter, shocked at Aeneas' disappearance. Dido is distraught and Belinda comforts her. Suddenly Aeneas returns, but Dido is full of fear before Aeneas speaks, and his words only serve to confirm her suspicions. She derides his reasons for leaving, and even when Aeneas says he will defy the gods and not leave Carthage, Dido rejects him for having once thought of leaving her. After Dido forces Aeneas to leave, she states that 'Death must come when he is gone.' The opera and Dido's life both slowly come to a conclusion, as the Queen of Carthage sings her last aria, 'When I am laid in Earth', also known as 'Dido's Lament.' The chorus and orchestra then conclude the opera once Dido is dead by ordering the 'cupids to scatter roses on her tomb, soft and gentle as her heart. Keep here your watch, and never, never part. A performance of Purcell's opera Dido and Aeneas, music by Strauss, Weinberg and Sibelius | |
Opera Matinee, Dvorak's Rusalka | 20200618 | Tom McKinney introduces a performance of Dvorak's `fairy-tale` opera Rusalka' - the one which features the celebrated aria 'Song to the Moon' - recorded at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, in 2012. This was the Royal Opera's first fully staged production of Dvo?ak's opera in a radical interpretation by Jossi Wieler and Sergio Morabito. It starred the Finnish soprano Camilla Nylund in the title role with conductor Yannick Nezet-Seguin making his Royal Opera debut. Rusalka.....Camilla Nylund (Soprano) Vodnik, Spirit Of The Lake.....Alan Held (Baritone) Prince.....Brian Hymel (Tenor) Foreign Princess.....Petra Lang (Mezzo-Soprano) Jezibaba.....Agnes Zwierko (Mezzo-Soprano) Voice Of Huntsman.....Daniel Grice (Bass Baritone) Gamekeeper.....Gyula Orendt (Baritone) Kitchen Boy.....Ilse Eerens (Soprano) Wood Nymph.....Anna Devin (Soprano) Wood Nymph.....Madeleine Pierard (Soprano) Wood Nymph.....Justina Gringyte (Mezzo-Soprano) Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Conductor.....Yannick N退zet-S退guin. A production of Dvorak's fairy-tale masterpiece. | |
Opera Matinee, Gounod's Faust | 20200924 | Hannah French introduces a recording made in 2014 at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, of Gounod's Faust, once one of the most famous and most performed operas. Based on Goethe's dramatic poem, it's a tale of romance, temptation and tragedy, and the clash between religion and satanic powers. Faust, sung by the Maltese tenor Joseph Calleja, has become bored with life and its limitations, and makes a pact with the Devil, represented by M退phistoph退l耀s, baritone Bryn Terfel: the Devil promises that he will satisfy Faust's hedonistic requests in exchange for his soul. Gounod's Faust contains many musical highlights including the Soldiers' Chorus, and Marguerite's stunning Jewel Song - sung tonight by soprano Sonya Yoncheva. The Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House are conducted by Maurizio Benini. 2.00pm Gounod - Faust, in five acts Faust - Joseph Calleja (Tenor) M退phistoph退l耀s - Bryn Terfel (Baritone) Marguerite - Sonya Yoncheva (Soprano) Valentin - Simon Keenlyside (Baritone) Wagner - Jihoon Kim (Bass Baritone) Si退bel - Renata Pokupic (Mezzo-soprano) Martha Schwerlein - Diana Montague (Mezzo-soprano) Royal Opera House Orchestra Royal Opera House Chorus Maurizio Benini (Conductor) With tenor Joseph Calleja in the title role, recorded at the Royal Opera House in 2014. | |
Opera Matinee, Halka | 20201105 | A chance to hear one of the great Polish national operas, Halka, by 19th-century composer Stanislaw Moniuszko, recorded at the Theater an der Wien in Austria, last year. Halka is a deeply lyrical work, packed with good tunes and full of Polish character telling the story of a mountain-girl Halka, spurned by her lover Janusz, and of the tragic consequences that follow. The libretto is by the radical Warsaw poet Wlodzimierz Wolski and the opera is sung in Polish. It's introduced by Tom McKinney. With: Corinne Winters (sop) Halka - a mountain girl Tomasz Konieczny (bar) Janusz - a squire Piotr Beczala (ten) Jontek - a young man of the mountains Alexey Tikhoirov (bass) Stolnik - master of the pantry Lukas Jakobski (bass) Dziemba - major-domo Arnold Schoenberg Chorus ORF Radio Symphony Orchestra, Vienna conducted by Lukasz Borowicz A co-production by Theatre an der Wien and Teatr Wielki Warsaw Directed by Mariusz Trelinski Recorded in December 2019 Tom McKinney introduces a performance of Stanislaw Moniuszko's opera Halka | |
Opera Matinee, La Ville Morte | 20210304 | Tom McKinney introduces a recording of Nadia Boulanger's most significant work, her collaboration with her teacher Raoul Pugno, the opera La Ville Morte (The Dead City) as orchestrated by Mauro Bonifacio and starring Katarina Karneus. This is a premiere performance from G怀teborg of the completed opera. Based on D'Annunzio's 'La Citt | |
Opera Matinee, Offenbach's Tales Of Hoffmann | 20200702 | A performance of Offenbach's Tales of Hoffmann recorded in Vienna last year to celebrate the composer's 200th anniversary. The opera is based on an 1851 play depicting the spiritual and moral decline of the poet ETA Hoffmann, through the stories of three successive loves - Olympia, Giulietta, and Antonia. Completed in the final few months of his life it was Offenbach's last attempt at recognition for serious opera rather than the frivolous works for which he was best known. He died four months before the premiere. Presented by Tom McKinney. Offenbach: The Tales of Hoffmann Hoffmann - Dmitry Korchak, tenor Olympia / Antonia / Giulietta - Olga Peretyatko, soprano The Muse / Nicklausse - Ga뀀lle Arquez, mezzo-soprano Councillor Lindorf / Copp退lius / Miracle / Dapertutto - Luca Pisaroni, bass-baritone Andr耀s / Cochenille / Frantz / Pitichinaccio - Michael Laurenz, tenor Voice of Antonia's mother - Zoryana Kushpler, mezzo-soprano Spalanzani, an inventor - Igor Onishchenko, tenor Nathana뀀l, a student - Lukhanyo Moyake, tenor Crespel, Antonia's father - Dan Paul Dumitrescu, bass Luther.... Alexandru Moisiuc, bass Hermann, a student - Samuel Hasselhorn, baritone Peter Schl退mil, in love with Giulietta - Clemens Unterreiner, baritone Vienna State Opera Chorus Vienna State Opera Orchestra Fr退d退ric Chaslin, conductor A performance of Offenbach's Tales of Hoffmann recorded at the Vienna State Opera in 2019. | |
Opera Matinee, Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin | 20200625 | It's the tragic story of a young girl who falls passionately in love and a man whose youthful arrogance dooms them both to a life of misery. Simon Keenlyside and Krassimira Stoyanova bring both experience and dynamic energy to the protagonists in Tchaikovsky's lyric tragedy, recorded at the Royal Opera House in London in February 2013. Tatyana and Onegin meet on her family's country estate in Russia. She falls instantly in love, and pours out her feelings in a letter. But Onegin rejects her, saying he's not cut out for married life. To make his point, he flirts with her sister, Olga, who's engaged to his best friend, Lensky. The two men fight a duel, Lensky is killed, and Onegin flees. Years later, he turns up to a ball in St Petersburg and sees Tatyana again, now a married woman. He realises, too late, that he loves her after all. Robin Ticciati conducts the orchestra of the Royal Opera House. Presented by Hannah French. 2pm Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin Tatyana - Krassimira Stoyanova, soprano Eugene Onegin - Simon Keenlyside, baritone Madame Larina - Diana Montague, mezzo-soprano Filipyevna - Kathleen Wilkinson, mezzo-soprano Olga - Elena Maximova, mezzo-soprano A Peasant Singer - Elliot Goldie, tenor Lensky - Pavol Breslik, tenor Monsieur Triquet - Christoph Montagne, tenor A Captain - Michel De Souza, baritone Zaretsky - Jihoon Kim, bass Prince Gremin - Peter Rose, bass Royal Opera House Orchestra and Chorus Robin Ticciati, conductor Robin Ticciati conducts Tchaikovsky's lyric tragedy at the Royal Opera House in London. | |
Opera Matinee, The Devil On Earth | 20200514 | Franz von Supp退 (with the rather spectacular full name of Francesco Ezechiele Ermenegildo Cavaliere Supp退-Demelli) composed more than 200 stage works and was the leading light of nineteenth-century Austrian operetta, enjoying a success that rivaled that of Frenchman Jacques Offenbach. This production of Der Teufel auf Erden - The Devil on Earth (or possibly The Devil In All Of Us) - was recorded last July to mark the bicentenary of Supp退's birth. The operetta had an unsuccessful run of twenty performances in 1878 at Carltheater Wien, where Supp退 was conductor, and was not performed again until 1984 as a radio broadcast. The plot (to a libretto by Karl Juin and Julius Hopp) depicts a revolt in Hell: in Scene One the inhabitants demand Freedom of the Press, abolition of serfdom and a democratically elected parliament. Satan and Mephistopheles want to crush this revolt but their henchmen Lucifer, Samuel and Beelzebub are on holiday on earth. So they go to earth to find them and bring them back. However in this production from Chemnitz opera, the director asked the artist performing the role of the devil, Alexander Kuchinka, to rewrite the libretto. He's changed the plot significantly and in this version the first scene is set in Hell, as in the original, Scene Two in a 17th century nunnery, Scene Three in a 19th century military cadet school and Scene Four in a 21st Century dance school. Later in the afternoon we return to this week's featured ensemble, the BBC Symphony Orchestra, for a concert given at Maida Vale Studios in 2019, including the dramatic Overture No.1 by Louise Farrenc and Grieg's much-loved Piano Concerto in A minor with BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist soloist Elizabeth Brauss, conducted by Francois Leleux. Presented by Georgia Mann. 2pm Franz von Supp退: Der Teufel auf Erden (The Devil on Earth), operetta in three acts Ruprecht, a lowly worker in hell - Alexander Kuchinka, vocals Rupert, an off-duty angel - Matthias Winter, baritone Mutter Alglaja, a mother superior - Dagmar Schellenberger, soprano, Oberst Donnersbach, group captain - Gerhard Ernst, vocals Amanda, a nun / Amalia, a ward / Amira, a dance student - Marie H䀀nsel, soprano Isabella, a nun / Isolde, a ward / Iska, a dance student - Sophia Maeno, mezzo-soprano Isidor, a scoundrel / Isbert, a cadet / Ismail, a dance student - Andreas Beinhauer, baritone Reinhart, a scoundrel / Reinwald, a cadet / Reiner, a dance student - Benjamin Bruns, tenor Haderer, hell's gatekeeper / Thomas, cloister gatekeeper / Vice-lieutenant Nebel / Duty officer Spiess / Ball organizer - Matthias Otte, vocals Head of the dance school - Carsten Kn怀dler, (spoken role) Chemnitz Opera Chorus Robert Schumann Philharmonie Jakob Brenner, conductor c.4pm Farrenc: Overture in E minor Op.23 Grieg: Concerto in A minor Op.16 for piano and orchestra Elisabeth Brauss, piano Francois Leleux, conductor Franz von Suppe's operetta Der Teufel auf Erden in a production from Theater Chemnitz. | |
Opera Matinee, The Marriage Of Figaro | 20201126 | Tom McKinney introduces a performance of Mozart's great masterpiece, recorded at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden in 2012 and featuring Ildebrando D'Arcangelo in the title role, Alexsandra Kurzak as Susanna, conducted by Antonio Pappano. Figaro.....Ildebrando D' Arcangelo (Bass) Susanna.....Aleksandra Kurzak (Soprano) Bartolo.....Carlo Lepore (Bass) Marcellina.....Ann Murray (Mezzo-Soprano) Cherubino.....Anna Bonitatibus (Mezzo-Soprano) Count Almaviva.....Lucas Meachem (Baritone) Basilio.....Bonaventura Bottone (Tenor) Antonio.....Jeremy White (Bass) Don Curzio.....Harry Nicoll (Tenor) Barbarina.....Susana Gaspar (Soprano) Countess Almaviva.....Rachel Willis Sorensen (Soprano) Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden Conductor Antonio Pappano Opera Matinee - Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro | |
Opera Matinee, Werther | 20210325 | Tom McKinney introduces a recording of Jules Massenet's 'Werther' from Covent Garden followed by music from the BBC Philharmonic, including the third instalment of Arnold Bax's 'Oliver Twist Vittorio Grigolo and Joyce DiDonato star in this recording of Massenet's dark drama of doomed love set against the stifling constrictions of a stultifying bourgeois marriage. Goethe's epistolary novel about the brooding Werther who develops an obsession for the unattainable Charlotte took Europe by storm in the 1770s. Massenet's operatic version focuses on the bitter-sweet pains and pleasures of a forbidden romance, with the lovers seemingly doing their best to make each other unhappy rather than accepting their fate. This is a recording made of Benot Jacquot's strikingly beautiful production for the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden in 2016. Werther - Vittorio Grigolo (tenor) Charlotte - Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano) Albert - David Bizic (baritone) Magistrate - Jonathan Summers (bass baritone) Schmidt - Francois Piolino (tenor) Johann - Yuriy Yurchuk (baritone) Sophie - Heather Engebretson (soprano) K䀀thchen - Emily Edmonds (mezzo-soprano) Brühlmann - Rick Zwart (baritone) Royal Opera House Chorus and Orchestra Antonio Pappano (conductor) Followed by music For Radio 3's Manchester Week: Sergei Rachmaninov: Isle of the Dead BBC Philharmonic conducted by Gianandrea Noseda Arnold Bax: Music for the 1948 film 'Oliver Twist' - Part 3 BBC Philharmonic conducted by Rumon Gamba Massenet's operatic masterpiece from Covent Garden | |
Opera Matinee: Alceste | 20191003 | Gluck's Alceste, the story of the Queen of Thessaly and her desire to sacrifice her life for her husband, in a performance recorded at the National Theatre in Munich. Presented by Tom McKinney Plus more from Ireland's RTE National Symphony Orchestra in their 2018/19 concert season. Veronika Eberle and Amihai Grosz join the orchestra for Mozart's Sinfonia Concertante in E flat K.364 under their Principal Guest Conductor Nathalie Stutzmann 2.00pm Gluck: Alceste Charles Castronovo, tenor - Admeto Dorothea R怀schmann, soprano - Alceste Michael Nagy, baritone - High Priest of Apollo / Hercules Manuel Günther, tenor - Evandro Sean Michael Plumb, baritone - Herald / Apollo Callum Thorpe, bass - Oracle / Thanatos Anna El-Khashem, Caspar Singh, Noa Beinart, Frederic Jost - Chorus Leaders Bavarian State Opera Chorus & Orchestra Antonello Manacorda, conductor 4.15pm Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante in E flat K.364 Veronika Eberle, violin Amihai Grosz, viola Nathalie Stutzmann, conductor Gluck's Alceste recorded at the National Theatre in Munich. | |
Opera Matinee: Andrea Chenier | 20181108 | Giordano's Andrea Ch退nier recorded at La Scala, Milan, starring Yusif Eyvazov and Anna Netrebko. Riccardo Chailly conducts. Presented by Tom Redmond Andrea Ch退nier was premiered at La Scala in 1896 and this special performance was recorded in December last year to mark the 50th anniversary of the death of the legendary conductor Victor de Sabata. The opera describes the life and untimely death of the French poet Andr退 Marie Ch退nier who was guillotined in 1794 just before the end of the Reign of Terror in the French Revolution. He falls in love with Maddalena , daughter of the Countess of Coigny, who had initially treated him with disdain but changes her view of him when her mother is murdered by the revolutionaries. Ch退nier is sentenced to death by the Revolutionary Tribunal, and Maddalena visits him in prison. She bravely bribes the jailer to let her take the place of another condemned prisoner, and the couple express their love for each other as they go to meet their death. 2.00 pm Giordano: Andrea Ch退nier Andrea Ch退nier....Yusif Eyvazov Maddalena di Coigny.....Anna Netrebko Carlo G退rard....Luca Salsi La mulatta Bersi....Annalisa Stroppa La Contessa di Coigny....Mariana Pentcheva Madelon....Judit Kutasi Roucher....Gabriele Sagona Pietro Fl退ville....Costantino Finucci Fouquier Tinville....Gianluca Breda Mathieu....Francesco Verna Un incredibile....Carlo Bosi L'Abate....Manuel Pierattelli Schmidt....Romano Dal Zovo Il maestro di casa/Dumas....Riccardo Fassi Chorus and Orchestra of La Scala, Milan Riccardo Chailly, conductor c. 4.00 pm Sibelius: The Bard BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Rory Macdonald, conductor c. 4.05 pm Anton Urspruch: Piano Concerto Emmanuel Despax, piano Eugene Tzigane, conductor Tom Redmond presents Umberto Giordano's Andrea Chenier recorded at La Scala, Milan | |
Opera Matinee: Andree's Fritiofs Saga, World Premiere | 20191121 | From G怀teborg Opera in Sweden, a world premiere of a late-Romantic opera: Elfrida Andr退e's Fritiofs saga (Frithiof's Saga), never performed during her lifetime. It's the love story between Viking hero Fritiof, tenor Markus Pettersson, and the king's daughter Ingeborg, soprano Julia Spors退n, whose relationship leads to political conflict, the wrath of the gods, exile and reconciliation, a tale based in Old Norse mythology. Marit Strindlund conducts the G怀teborg Opera orchestra and chorus. For a full synopsis, see below. It's followed by the Ulster Orchestra in Roxanna Panufnik's Four World Seasons for violin and orchestra, with Tasmin Little as soloist. Presented by Fiona Talkington. 2pm Fritiofs saga (Frithiof's Saga) - Opera in three acts by Elfrida Andr退e Ingeborg- Julia Spors退n (soprano) Fritiof - Markus Pettersson (tenor) King Helge - Mats Almgren (bass) Guatemi - Ann-Kristin Jones (mezzo-soprano) King Ring - Carl Ackerfeldt (baritone) Hilding - Anders Lorentzson (bass) Bj怀rn - Peter Loguin (bass) Old Woman - Anna-Karin Simlund (contralto) First Woman - Karin Hammarlund (soprano) Second Woman - Rakel Haskiya (soprano) Third Woman - Karin Andersson (contralto) Voice from above - Yvonne Helander (contralto) First Slave - Charlie T. Borg (bass) Second Slave - Erik Enqvis ( tenor) Third Slave - Thomas Sonefors (bass) Fourth Slave - Tore Sverredal (tenor) Voice from the yard - Olof S怀derberg (tenor) A Warrior - Thomas J怀nsson (baritone) Voice from below - Herbj怀rn Thordarsonm (bass-baritone) G怀teborg Opera Chorus Marit Strindlund, conductor 4.30pm Roxanna Panufnik: Four World Seasons, for violin and orchestra Tasmin Little, violin Daniele Rustioni, conductor Elfrida Andree's saga, inspired by an Old Norse myth, never performed during her lifetime | |
Opera Matinee: Arthur Sullivan's Haddon Hall | 20191219 | Elizabeth Alker presents a round-up of the best of the BBC Performing Groups this year. Today's opera matinee is the BBC Concert Orchestra performing Arthur Sullivan's Haddon Hall, his first work after his famous partnership with W.S Gilbert ended. With a libretto by Sydney Grundy, it's based on the legend of sixteenth century Haddon Hall heiress Dorothy Vernon's elopement with John Manners, the son of the Earl of Rutland. The action is set against the backdrop of the English Civil War between the Royalists and the Roundheads. Arthur Sullivan: Haddon Hall John Manners, a Royalist - Ed Lyon (tenor) Sir George Vernon, a Roundhead - Henry Waddington (bass-baritone) Oswald, a Royalist - Adrian Thompson (tenor) Rupert Vernon, a Roundhead - Ben McAteer (baritone) The McCrankie - Donald Maxwell (baritone) Dorothy Vernon - Sarah Tynan (soprano) Lady Vernon - Fiona Kimm (contralto) - Dorcas - Angela Simkin (mezzo) BBC Singers John Andrews, conductor 3.50pm Brahms, orch. Schoenberg: Piano Quartet, Op 25 The Ulster Orchestra Mihhail Gerts, conductor | |
Opera Matinee: Bartok Double Bill | 20210128 | Tom McKinney introduces 'Judith: Concerto for Orchestra/Bluebeard's Castle', a novel production of music by Bartok devised by Katie Mitchell for Bavarian State Opera which was recorded early last year in Munich. Judith - Nina Stemme (Soprano) Johh Lundgren - Bluebeard (bass) Bavarian State Orchestra conducted by Oksana Lyniv. The Bavarian State Opera perform a duo of works by Bartok devised by Katie Mitchell. | |
Opera Matinee: Bellini's Il Pirata | 20190530 | Premiered at La Scala in 1827, Bellini's Il Pirata was an immediate success. The story is set in Sicily in the 13th century and concerns the exiled Count Gualtiero, who has become a pirate. He returns to discover that his fianc退e, Imogene, in order to save her father's life, has married Gualtiero's enemy, Ernesto. Presented by Kate Molleson Imogene, wife of Ernesto....Sonya Yoncheva (soprano) Gualtiero, former Count of Montalto....Piero Pretti (tenor) Ernesto, Duke of Caldora....Nicola Alaimo (baritone) Itulbo, Gualtiero's lieutenant....Francesco Pittari (tenor) Goffredo, a hermit....Riccardo Fassi (bass) Adele, Imogen's companion....Marina de Liso (soprano) La Scala Chorus La Scala Orchestra Riccardo Frizza (conductor) Sonya Yoncheva and Pierro Pretti star at La Scala Milan. | |
Opera Matinee: Bellini's La Sonnambula | 20190425 | In a performance recorded at the Slovene National Theatre, one of Bellini's best-loved operas, La sonnambula, is a heady brew of passion and jealousy that has excited and moved audiences ever since its premiere in 1831 Amina is about to marry Elvino, but her plans are disrupted when a stranger, Count Rodolfo, arrives and provokes Elvino's jealousy. Later that night when Amina sleepwalks towards Rodolfo, Elvino assumes she's been unfaithful to him Presented by Hannah French 2.00pm Bellini: La sonnambula - opera in two acts Lisa - Valentina ?uden (soprano) Amina - Petya Ivanova (soprano) Teresa - Irena Petkova (mezzo-soprano) Elvino - Martin Sunik (tenor) Count Rodolfo - Luka Brajnik (baritone) Slovene National Theatre Chorus & Orchestra Simon Robinson (conductor) 4.10pm Haydn: L'isola disabitata - overture Prokofiev: Violin Concerto no 2 Laura Samuel (violin) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Alexander Liebreich (conductor) Bellini's opera La sonnambula (The Sleepwalker) recorded at the Slovene National Theatre. | |
Opera Matinee: Bellini's Norma | 20181018 | Opera matin退e - Presented by Kate Molleson From La Fenice Theatre in Venice, Bellini's opera Norma, recorded last May. Soprano Mariella Devia sings the title role as the doomed High Priestess who loses everything, even her life - one of the most taxing female roles in the entire operatic canon - in this tragic story set in occupied Ancient Gaul. Riccardo Frizza conducts the orchestra and chorus of La Fenice Theatre, plus a starry cast. Norma, daughter of Oroveso, High Priestess of the Druids - Mariella Devia: soprano Pollione, Roman proconsul in Gaul - Stefan Pop: tenor Adalgisa, priestess in the grove of the Irminsul statue - Carmela Remigio: mezzo-soprano Oroveso, chief of the Druids - Luca Tittoto: bass Clotilde, Norma's friend - Anna Bordignon: soprano La Fenice Theatre Orchestra La Fenice Theatre Chorus Riccardo Frizza , conductor Into the Forest: Bellini's Norma from La Fenice with Mariella Devia in the title role | |
Opera Matinee: Bellini's Norma | 20200220 | The greatest tragic Italian opera before Verdi's, conducted by Antonio Pappano. A performance from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, starring Sonya Yoncheva in the title role of Norma, the druidic priestess in ancient Gaul who breaks her vows of chastity with an enemy Roman - and pays the ultimate price. Highlights include Norma's beautiful aria 'Casta diva' ('Virtuous goddess') and her fiery duet with her unfaithful lover Pollione, sung by Joseph Calleja. Presented by Kate Molleson Norma, high priestess of the druids - Sonya Yoncheva (Soprano) Pollione, Roman official - Joseph Calleja (Tenor) Adalgisa, a younger priestess - Sonia Ganassi (Contralto) Oroveso, chief druid, Norma's father - Brindley Sherratt (Bass) Flavio, Pollione's friend - David Junghoon Kim (Tenor) Clotilde, Norma's friend - Vlada Borovko (Soprano) Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden Conductor Antonio Pappano Followed at 4.30pm by another highlight from the 2019 Verbier Festival. Mozart: Symphony No 31 in D major, K.297/300a (Paris) Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra Conductor Leonidas Kavakos | |
Opera Matinee: Bellini's Norma From The Hamburg State Opera | 20210107 | Tom McKinney with the 2020 production of Bellini's 'Norma' from the Hamburg State Opera, conducted by Matteo Baltrami and with Marina Rebeka in the title role of the doomed Druid priestess. Vincenzo Bellini: Norma Marina Rebeka, soprano (Norma) Marcelo Puente, tenor (Pollione) Diana Haller, mezzo-soprano (Adalgisa) Liang Li, bass (Oroveso) Gabriele Rossmanith, soprano (Clotilde) Dongwon Kang, tenor (Flavio) Hamburg State Opera Chorus Hamburg State Philharmonic Orchestra Matteo Baltrami, conductor Tom McKinney with a 2020 production of Bellini's opera Norma from the Hamburg State Opera. | |
Opera Matinee: Berlioz's Benvenuto Cellini | 20190221 | In our Opera Matin退e: Berlioz's first opera, Benvenuto Cellini, a semi-comical story, largely fictional, based on the flamboyant Florentine sculptor who manages to triumph against all odds in both love and art as he gains the heart of his lover Teresa while fulfilling a significant commission by Pope Clement VII. The American tenor John Osborn takes the title role, while the South African soprano Pretty Yende is Teresa. Philippe Jordan conducts a starry cast at the helm of the Paris National Opera Orchestra and Chorus, in a recording made last year. Presented by Penny Gore Benvenuto Cellini.....John Osborn (Tenor) Teresa.....Pretty Yende (Soprano) Giacomo Balducci.....Maurizio Muraro (Bass) Fieramosca.....Audun Iversen (Baritone) Pope Clement VII.....Marco Spotti (Bass) Francesco.....Vincent Delhoume (Tenor) Bernardino.....Luc Bertin-hugault (Bass) Pompeo.....Rodolphe Briand (Tenor) Innkeeper.....Se-Jin Hwang (Tenor) Ascanio.....Michele Losier (Mezzo-soprano) Paris Opera Theatre Chorus Paris Opera Orchestra Philippe Jordan (Conductor) Berlioz's Benvenuto Cellini from the Paris National Opera with John Osborn as Cellini. | |
Opera Matinee: Bizet's The Pearl Fishers | 20191226 | From the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, a performance of Bizet's 1863 tale of eternal friendship and conflict in love. Set in Ceylon, pearl divers Nadir and Zurga talk about the time their friendship was nearly destroyed when they both fell in love with the same woman - the beautiful Hindu priestess Leila. When a veiled princess arrives in the village, Nadir immediately recognises it as Leila, who he still loves, and which will test their friendship once again. The themes of love, betrayal and vengeance are brought to life in Bizet's exotic score, which includes ravishing music such as the famous duet, Au fond du temple saint. Antonio Pappano conducts a cast including John Osborn and Gerald Finley as the rival pearl divers and Nicole Cabell as the object of their affection. Presented by Fiona Talkington. 2pm The Pearl Fishers - Opera in three acts by Georges Bizet Bizet / The Pearl Fishers L退la - Nicole Cabell (soprano) Nadir - John Osborn (tenor) Zurga - Gerald Finley (baritone) Nourabad - Raymond Aceto (bass) Royal Opera Chorus Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Antonio Pappano, conductor A tale of eternal friendship turns to conflict in love. From the Royal Opera House. | |
Opera Matinee: Cav And Pag | 20200507 | Opera Matin退e: Penny Gore introduces the double bill of Cavalleria rusticana by Mascagni and Pagliacci by Leoncavallo, from Barcelona. Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera in one act, adapted from a play and short story by Giovanni Verga Elena Pankratova, soprano, Santuzza, a peasant girl Roberto Alagna, tenor, Turiddu, a young villager recently returned from the army Mar퀀a Luisa Corbacho, contralto, Mamma Lucia, Turiddu's mother Gabriele Viviani, baritone, Alfio, a carter Mercedes Gancedo, mezzo-soprano, Lola, wife of Alfio 3.10pm: Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, opera in a prologue and two acts Roberto Alagna, tenor, Canio, head of the troupe (Pagliaccio/Pierrot, Colombina's Husband) Aleksandra Kurzak, soprano, Nedda, Canio's wife, in love with Silvio (Colombina, Pagliaccio's wife, in love with Arlecchino) Gabriele Viviani, baritone, Tonio the fool (Taddeo, Colombina's servant) Vicen瀀 Esteve, tenor, Beppe, actor (Arlecchino, Colombina's lover) Duncan Rock, baritone, Silvio, Nedda's lover Amics de la Uni Children's Chorus, Granollers Josep Vila i Jover, chorus director Gran Teatre del Liceu Chorus and Orchestra Henrik Nကnကsi, conductor 4.25: Another highlight of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra's season: Tchaikovsky Suite no. 4 in G major Op.61 (Mozartiana) Martyn Brabbins (conductor) Recorded 12/03/20 in Glasgow City Halls Penny Gore presents Cavalleria rusticana and Pagliacci. | |
Opera Matinee: Cimarosa's Il Matrimonio Segreto | 20190627 | An opera buffa in the Mozartian mould, this tale of who should (or shouldn't) marry whom is a riot of fun and Cimarosa's only work still to be regularly performed, in a recording by the Op退ra Royal de Wallonie, Li耀ge. Presented by Penny Gore. 2pm Domenico Cimarosa: Il matrimonio segreto (The Secret Marriage) Carolina - C退line Mellon (soprano) Paolino - Matteo Falcier (tenor) Il Conte Robinson - Mario Cassi (bass) Elisetta - Sophie Junker (soprano) Fidalma - Annunziata Vestri (mezzo-soprano) Il Signor Geronimo - Patrick Delcour (bass) Orchestra of the Op退ra Royal de Wallonie Ayrton Desimpelaere (conductor) An opera buffa in the Mozartian mould; a tale of who should (or shouldn't) marry whom! | |
Opera Matinee: D'indy's Fervaal | 20201231 | From the Radio France and Montpellier Festival 2019, Michael Schønwandt conducts Vincent D'Indy's rarely heard, Wagner-inspired, epic drama 'Fervaal'. Tenor Michael Spyres takes the title role as the son of the Celtic king destined to save his people from invasion and destruction at the hands of the Saracens. But fate has other plans as he falls in love with Guilhen, daughter of the enemy Emir... The tragic end of their relationship is foretold in the prophecy: 'only death will bring new life'. Presented by Penny Gore. 2.00pm D'Indy: Fervaal - Prologue and 3 Acts Fervaal - Michael Spyres (tenor) Guilhen - Ga뀀lle Arquez (mezzo-soprano) Arfagard - Jean-S退bastien Bou (baritone) Kato - Elisabeth Jansson (mezzo-soprano) Grympuig - Nicolas Legoux (bass) Ferkemnat/Moussah - R退my Mathieu (tenor) Lennsmor - Eric Huchet (tenor) Geywihr/Farmer - Matthieu L退croart (baritone) Penwald/uduann - Eric Martin-Bonnet (bass) Messenger/Farmers - Pierre Doyen (baritone) Gwellkingubar/Farmer - J退r䀀me Boutillier (baritone) Berddret - Anas Seguin (bass) Helwrig - Guilhem Worms (bass-baritone) Farmer/Shepherd/Bard - Fran瀀ois Rougier (tenor) Latvian Radio Choir Montpellier Occitanie National Opera Chorus and Orchestra Conductor Michael Schønwandt From Radio France and Montpellier Festival 2019, with Michael Spyres in the title role. | |
Opera Matinee: Don Giovanni | 20180927 | Georgia Mann presents Mozart's Don Giovanni recorded this summer at the Teatro Regio, Turin starring Carlos @lvarez, Erika Grimaldi & Mirco Palazzi. Daniele Rustioni conducts. After the enormous success of The Marriage of Figaro, one of the managers of Prague's Nostitz Theatre commissioned Mozart for another work. He wanted to work with the librettist Da Ponte again who, captivated by the story of Don Juan, was happy to oblige. The action follows the adventures of the roguish, womanising Giovanni, mixing comedy, tragedy and drama with the supernatural as his acts of betrayal and even murder finally catch up with him. 2.00pm Mozart: Don Giovanni K.527 Don Giovanni, a nobleman.....Carlos @lvarez, baritone Donna Anna, a noblewoman.....Erika Grimaldi, soprano Donna Elvira, Giovanni's scorned lover.....Carmela Remigio, soprano Don Ottavio, Donna Anna's fianc退.....Juan Francisco Gatell, tenor Leporello, Don Giovanni's manservant.....Mirco Palazzi, bass Zerlina, a peasant girl.....Roc퀀o Ignacio, soprano Masetto, Zerlina's fianc退.....Fabio Maria Capitanucci, bass Il Commendatore, Donna Anna's father.....Gianluca Buratto, bass Chorus & Orchestra of the Teatro Regio, Turin Daniele Rustioni, conductor This afternoon's broadcast is the second in a trilogy of Mozart's Da Ponte operas: next Thursday we'll hear Cos쀀 fan tutte performed by Les Musiciens du Louvre & Marc Minkowski Georgia Mann presents Mozart's Don Giovanni recorded at the Teatro Regio, Turin | |
Opera Matinee: Donizetti's Lucia Di Lammermoor | 20200521 | An archive recording of Donizetti's masterpiece Lucia di Lammermoor, staged at the Royal Opera House in London and first heard in 2016. The soprano Diana Damrau is the innocent Lucia who is forced into marriage to save the family fortunes, although she's in love with another man - Edgardo, sung in this performance by Charles Castronovo. In this tragic drama inspired by Sir Walter Scott's historical novel The Bride of Lammermoor, Daniel Oren conducts the Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Following the opera, we return to this week's Swiss theme this week with a performance from the 2019 Lucerne Festival. Presented by Hannah French. 2.00pm Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor, dramma tragico in 3 Acts Lucia Ashton - Diana Damrau (soprano) Enrico Ashton, her brother - Ludovic T退zier (baritone) Normanno, huntsman - Peter Hoare (tenor) Alisa, Lucia's companion - Rachael Lloyd (mezzo-soprano) Edgardo Ravenswood - Charles Castronovo (tenor) Raimondo Bidebent, Calvinish chaplain - Kwangchul Youn (bass) Arturo Bucklaw, Lucia's bridegroom - Taylor Stayton (tenor) Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden Daniel Oren, conductor 4.30pm Arnold Schoenberg: Five Pieces for Orchestra, op. 16 Members of the Lucerne Festival Alumni Ensemble Riccardo Chailly, conductor An archive recording from the Royal Opera House in London, starring Diana Damrau. | |
Opera Matinee: Dvorak's King And Charcoal Burner | 20201008 | Dvorak's comic opera King and Charcoal Burner tells the folkloric story of the legendary King Matyas and his adventures with the collier Matej and his daughter Liduska in the dense forests of central Bohemia. Originally written in 1871 when Dvorak was still eking out a living as a violist at Prague?s Provisional Theatre and was yet to receive any public performances, the first version was returned to the young composer described by its conductor, Bedrich Smetana, as 'unperformable'. Several subsequent revisions were made but today's concert performance, recorded last September at the Dvorak's Prague International Festival, is the modern day premiere of the original score. Presented by Tom McKinney. Dvorak: King and Charcoal Burner Kate?ina Kn?퀀kovက, soprano... Liduka, Mat?j's daughter Richard Samek, tenor... Jen퀀k, a young charcoal burner Roman Hoza, baritone... King Maty Jozef Benci, bass... Mat?j, coal-burner in the K?ivoklကt forests Lucie Hilscherovက, contralto... Anna, Mat?j's wife Josef Moravec, tenor... Jind?ich, Burgrave of K?ivoklကt Dana Bureovက, soprano... Krကlovna Jana Sibera, soprano... Eva Jan ?ကva, bass... Sekက?ek Ondrej Kopl퀀k, tenor... First hunter (knight) Michal Onufer, bass... Second hunter (knight) Prague Philharmonic Choir Luk Vasilek, chorus director Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra Tom Brauner, conductor Dvorak's folkloric opera King and Charcoal Burner, recorded in Prague in 2019. | |
Opera Matinee: Ethel Smyth's F\u00eate Galante | 20200305 | Presented by Penny Gore. Ethel Smyth's one-act opera Fꀀte galante, which was described by the composer as a Dance Dream. It was inspired by the commedia dell'arte and aristocratic open-air festivities of old, with costumes and masques. The piece, written in the neo-classical style to pay homage to its legacy, has dark connotations though, as it features the death of Pierrot, hanged by a jealous king. This version was recorded last year by the Lontano Ensemble under conductor Odaline de la Martinez, accompanying a cast including Felix Kempe as Pierrot and Charmian Bedford as Columbine. It's followed by another excerpt from the recent BBC Symphony Orchestra's Total Immersion cycle, dedicated to the music of the German composer Detlev Glanert. Today we've selected his Three Pieces for Clarinet, performed by musicians of the Guildhall School of Music & Drama. Then the BBC Symphony Orchestra, with conductor Michael Seal, present a concert with pieces by female composers, among them Dani Howard, Florence Price, Elzabeth Maconchy and Isidora ebeljan. Violinist Tamsin Waley-Cohen makes an appearance too. The afternoon closes with the ensemble performing Shchedrin's Carmen Suite, inspired in the opera by Georges Bizet, under the baton of Gergely Madaras. 2.00pm Ethel Smyth: Fꀀte galante - a Dance-Dream in One Act: Poetic version by Edward Shanks, after Maurice Baring's story Columbine - Charmian Bedford (soprano) The Queen - Carolyn Dobbin (mezzo-soprano) Pierrot - Felix Kemp (baritone) The King - Simon Wallfisch (baritone) The Lover - Mark Milhofer (tenor) Harlequin - Alessandro Fisher (tenor) Odaline de la Martinez, conductor 2.50pm Glanert: Three Pieces for Clarinet (2003) Raymond Brien, clarinet Matthew Gemmill, piano 3.10pm Dani Howard: Argentum Florence Price: Sinner Please Don't Let This Harvest Pass Elizabeth Maconchy: Serenata Concertante* Isidora ebeljan: The Horses of Saint Mark Tamsin Waley-Cohen, violin* Michael Seal, conductor 4.10pm Bizet-Shchedrin: Carmen Suite Gergely Madaras, conductor A Dance Dream in One Act. Poetic version by Edward Shanks, after Maurice Baring's story. | |
Opera Matinee: Falla's La Vida Breve | 20190214 | A new recording of Falla's vivid, passionate opera from the BBC Philharmonic and Juanjo Mena, followed by Elgar & Novak from the BBC Symphony Orchestra 2.00pm Falla: La vida breve Nancy Fabiola Herrera - Mezzo-soprano Aquiles Machado - Tenor Cristina Faus - Mezzo-soprano Gustavo Pena - Singer Josep Miquel Ramon - Baritone Jose Antonio Lopez - Baritone Vicente Coves - Guitar Raquel de Luna - Dancer Segundo Falcon - Singer Spanish Radio Chorus Juanjo Mena - Conductor Visit the programme page for La Vida Breve synopsis 3.05pm Elgar: Serenade for strings Edward Gardner (conductor) 3.15pm Novak: Eternal Longing Jiri Belohlavek (conductor) 3.35pm Musgrave: Songs for a Winter Evening Lisa Milne (soprano) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Osmo Vanska (conductor) 4.00pm Beethoven: Symphony no.6 'Pastoral Sakari Oramo (conductor) The BBC Symphony and Philharmonic Orchestras perform works by Falla, Elgar and Novak. | |
Opera Matinee: Franz Schreker's Die Gezeichneten | 20180614 | Kate Molleson presents a Bavarian State Opera production of Franz Schreker's psychological tragedy Die Gezeichneten - 'The Stigmatised'. A heady mix of sex, violence, deformity and art set in 16th-century Genoa, the opera has been aptly characterised as a kind of cross between The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut. Duke Adorno - Tomasz Konieczny (bass) Count Tamare - Christopher Maltman (baritone) Lodovico Nardi - Alastair Miles (bass-baritone) Carlotta Nardi - Catherine Naglestad (soprano) Alviano Salvago - John Daszak (tenor) Guidobaldo Usodimare - Matthew Grills (tenor) Menaldo Negroni - Kevin Conners (tenor) Michelotto Cibo - Sean Michael Plumb (baritone) Gonsalvo Fieschi - Andrea Borghini Julian Pinelli - Peter Lobert Paolo Calvi - Andreas Wolf Capitano di giustizia - Tomasz Konieczny Ginevra Scotti - Paula Iancic Martuccia - Heike Gr怀tzinger Pietro - Dean Power Ein Jüngling - Galeano Salas Dessen Freund, Diener, Ein riesiger Bürger - Milan Siljanov Ein M䀀dchen - Selene Zanetti Senator 1 - Ulrich Ress Senator 2 - Christian Rieger Senator 3 - Kristof Klorek Dienerin - Niamh O'Sullivan Bavarian State Opera Chorus Bavarian State Opera Children's Chorus Bavarian State Opera Orchestra Ingo Metzmacher (conductor). Kate Molleson presents Franz Schreker's Die Gezeichneten from the Bavarian State Opera. | |
Opera Matinee: Gluck's Orfeo Ed Euridice | 20190620 | Tom McKinney presents a performance of Gluck's three-act opera from Italian Radio, recorded at the Teatro dell'Opera in Rome. Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714-1787) Orfeo ed Euridice, opera in three acts, based on the myth of Orpheus Librettist: Ranieri de Calzabigi (1714-1795) Cast: Orfeo.......Carlo Vistoli (countertenor) Euridice....Mariangela Sicilia (soprano) Amore......Em?ke Barကth (soprano) Rome Opera Chorus Roberto Gabbiani (chorus director) Rome Opera Orchestra Gianluca Capuano (conductor) Tom McKinney presents a performance of Gluck's three-act opera from Italian Radio. | |
Opera Matinee: Gounod's Le Tribut De Zamora | 20180607 | Jonathan Swain celebrates Charles Gounod's 200th birthday on 17 June with a broadcast of his final opera, Le Tribut de Zamora, a tall tale of love, war, heroism and madness in 10th-century Spain. Xama ... Judith van Wanroij (soprano) Hermosa, Xama's long-lost mother ... Jennifer Holloway (mezzo-soprano) Mano뀀l, Xama's fianc退 ... Edgaras Montvidas (tenor) Ben-Sad, envoy of the caliph of Cordoba ... Tassis Christoyannis (baritone) Handjar, brother of Ben-Sad ... Boris Pinkhasovich (baritone) Igl退sia, Xama's friend / A young slave ... Juliette Mars (mezzo-soprano) King of tenth-century Asturias / An Arab soldier ... J退r䀀me Boutillier (baritone) Mayor / Judge ... Artavazd Sargsyan (tenor) Bavarian Radio Chorus Munich Radio Orchestra Conductor Herv退 Niquet. Jonathan Swain celebrates Gounod's 200th birthday with his final opera Le Tribut de Zamora | |
Opera Matinee: Gy\u00f6rgy Kurt\u00e1g's Fin De Partie | 20190711 | World premiere of 'Fin de partie', Gy怀rgy Kurtကg's first ever opera, written at the age of 91, recorded recently at La Scala theatre in Milan. Based on a famous play by Samuel Beckett and featuring four characters only, this is an existential reflection on the passing of time and the meaning of life, which unfolds in one act. La Scala Chorus and Orchestra, and a cast of soloists lead by the bass Frode Olsen, are conducted by Markus Stenz. Then, the afternoon continues with another recording by the Suisse Romande Orchestra, our ensemble of the week, with its Music and Artistic Director, Jonathan Nott, conducting Schoenberg's Erwartung, Op. 17, a monodrama also in one act, featuring the soprano Angela Denoke in the sole role. Closing the afternoon, a newly commissioned piece from the New Music Biennial that took place at the South Bank Centre in London earlier this month. Presented by Kate Molleson. 2.00pm Kurtag: Fin de partie, in one act Hamm..........Frode Olsen (bass) Clov..............Leigh Melrose (baritone) Nell...............Hilary Summers (contralto) Nagg............Leonardo Cortellazzi (tenor) Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro alla Scala, Milan Markus Stenz, conductor 4.04pm Schoenberg: Erwartung, Op. 17, monodrama in one act Angela Denoke, soprano Orchestre de la Suisse Romande Jonathan Nott, conductor 4.40 Roderick Williams: Three Songs from Ethiopia Boy Chris Beckett (poet) Roderick Williams (baritone) Chineke! Orchestra Eduardo Portal (conductor) World premiere of Kurt\u00e1g's first-ever stage work, based on Beckett, from La Scala, Milan. | |
Opera Matinee: Handel's Rinaldo | 20190124 | A story of love, war and redemption, set at the time of the First Crusade, Handel's Rinaldo was the first Italian language opera written specifically for the London stage. Le Caravans退rail directed by Bertrand Cuiller bring a top-rate cast to this enduring story, recorded at the opening concert of the Musica Antiqua Festival (known as the MAfestival) in Bruges last year. After the opera, more Bach from the Monteverdi Choir plus the world premiere of Marko Ivanovi?'s song cycle based on the poems of Dorothy Parker 'Little Words'. Katarina Karn退us joins the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by the composer. Handel: Rinaldo Rinaldo.....Paul-Antoine B退nos (countertenor) Goffredo.....Lucile Richardot (mezzo-soprano) Almirena.....Emmanuelle de Negri (soprano) Armida.....Aurore Bucher (soprano) Argante.....Thomas Doli退 (bass) Ensemble Le Caravans退rail Bertrand Cuiller (Director) c.4.15pm Bach: Jesus schl䀀ft, was soll ich hoffen?, BWV 81 English Baroque Soloists John Eliot Gardiner , conductor Recorded at Dvo?ကk Hall, Rudolfinum c.4.30pm Marko Ivanovi?: Little Words Katarina Karn退us , mezzo-soprano Marko Ivanovi? , conductor Smetana Hall, A story of love, war and redemption set at the time of the First Crusade | |
Opera Matinee: Janacek's Fate | 20191107 | Fate, written in 1904, is the strangest of Leo Janက?ek's peculiar operas. The relationship of the main character, composer ivný, with M퀀la Vကlkovက ends with a tragedy caused by M퀀la's insane mother. ivný also becomes a character in his own opera, whose third act remains in God's hands. Everything is shrouded in mysterious shadows of the past, while the future is lit by lightning, which ivný calls down on himself and his destiny - his Fate Presented by Kate Molleson 2.00pm Fate, opera in three acts Martin rejma, tenor - ivný, a composer Veronika Holbovက, soprano - M퀀la Valkovက Petra Alvarez imkovက, soprano - Mila´s mother Tom Ko?퀀nek, tenor - Doctor Suda Jakub Kettner, baritone - Lhotský, a painter Luk Ba?ကk, baritone - Verva/Kone?ný National Moravian-Silesian Theatre Chorus & Orchestra Jakub Klecker, conductor 3.20pm Antheil Symphony no.4 BBC Philharmonic John Storgards, conductor 4.05pm Prokofiev Symphony no.6 Jac van Steen, conductor Janacek's opera Fate, recorded at the National Moravian-Silesian Theatre. | |
Opera Matinee: Janacek's Katya Kabanova | 20191114 | Brno hosts the largest festival dedicated to Janက?ek's operas and it was at the 2018 Janက?ek Brno festival that today's opera matinee Kကtya Kabanovက was recorded - conducted by Ondrej Olos and in a production by Robert Carsen with soprano Pavla Vykopalovက in the title role. Kကtya Kabanovက is based on Vincenc ?ervinka's Czech translation of The Storm, a play by Alexander Ostrovsky. The action takes place in a small, isolated Russian town on the banks of the river Volga. In this repressive society in which rules and appearances are all that matter, Katya feels trapped. Unhappily married to Tichon, who is dominated by his bitter and controlling mother Kabanicha, she longs to escape. When Tichon goes away on a journey, Kကtya lets Tichon's foster-sister Varvara persuade her to meet her young neighbour Boris. While Varvara enjoys a tryst with her own lover Kudrj , Boris and Kကtya meet and fall in love. When Tichon returns Katya's guilt and regret prove more than she can bear. For a full synopsis, see below. 2pm Leo Janက?ek: Kကtya Kabanovက Katya Kabanova - Pavla Vykopalovက (soprano) Boris Grigorjevi?, Katya's lover - Magnus Vigilius (tenor) Tichon Kabanov, Katya's husband - Gianluca Zampieri (tenor) Kabanicha, Tichon's mother - Eva Urbanovက (contralto) Dikoy, Boris' uncle - Ji?퀀 Sulenko (bass-baritone) Varvara, foster daughter of the family - Lenka ?ermကkovက (mezzo-soprano) Kudryash, Varvara's lover - Jaroslav B?ezina (tenor) Kuligin, friend of Kudryash - Igor Lokကr (baritone) Feklusha - Jitka Zerhauovက (mezzo-soprano) ena. a woman in the crowd - Hana Prochကzkovက (contralto) Janက?ek Theatre Chorus Janက?ek Theatre Orchestra Ondrej Olos (conductor) c.3.35pm Arthur Bliss: Meditations on a Theme by John Blow BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus Sir Andrew Davis, conductor c.4.10pm Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 3 'Pastoral Elizabeth Watts, soprano Martyn Brabbins, conductor From the 2018 Brno festival, Janacek's tragic opera depicts a woman desperate for love. | |
Opera Matinee: Korngold's Die Tote Stadt And Stravinsky's Petrushka | 20191017 | Opera Matin退e - from La Scala, Milan, Die Tote Stadt (The Dead City) by Erich Wolfgang Korngold. Plus Stravinsky's Petrushka with the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra and conductor Jessica Cottis. Presented by Penny Gore. Korngold's Die Tote Stadt (The Dead City) recorded live earlier this year at La Scala opera house in Milan, with the tenor Klaus Florian Vogt as Paul and the soprano Asmik Grigorian as Marietta in this tragic tale of love, angst and remorse where the living and the dead play their part. La Scala Chorus, Orchestra and soloists are conducted by Alan Gilbert. Continuing this week's recordings from the Prague Spring Festival '19, the afternoon finishes with Stravinsky's suite from the ballet Petrushka, performed by the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Jessica Cottis. 2.00pm Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Die tote Stadt (The Dead City), opera in three acts Paul - Klaus Florian Vogt (tenor) Marietta, a dancer - Asmik Grigorian (soprano) Frank, Paul's friend / Fritz, the Pierrot - Markus Werba (baritone) Brigitta, Paul's housekeeper - Cristina Damian (contralto) Juliette, a dancer - Marika Spadafino (soprano) Lucienne, a dancer - Daria Cherniy (mezzo-soprano) Victorin, a regisseur - Sergei Ababkin (tenor) Count Albert / Gastone, a dancer - Sascha Emanuel Kramer ( tenor) La Scala Chorus & Orchestra, Milan Alan Gilbert, conductor 4.20pm Igor Stravinsky: Petrushka - suite Jessica Cottis, conductor Korngold's Die Tote Stadt (The Dead City) at La Scala, Milan, plus Stravinsky's Petrushka. | |
Opera Matinee: La Traviata | 20210624 | Today's Opera Matinee is a performance of Verdi's ever-popular La Traviata from the Grand Th退 tre in Bordeaux, conducted by Paul Daniel. Rachel Willis-Sørensen sings courtesan Violetta, Benjamin Bernheim her Alfredo, and Lionel Lhote his father Germont who asks her to make the ultimate sacrifice to preserve his family honour. Plus more from this week's featured orchestra, the BBC Scottish, with music by Anthony Payne. Presented by Fiona Talkington 2pm Verdi La Traviata Violetta - Rachel Willis-Sørensen (soprano) Alfredo - Benjamin Bernheim (tenor) Germont - Lionel Lhote (baritone) Giuseppe - Woosang Kim (tenor) Flora - Ambroisine Br退 (mezzo-soprano) Doctor Grenvil - Alex Rosen (bass) Gastone - J退r退my Duffau (tenor) Baron Douphol - Marc Scoffoni (baritone) Marquis d'Obigny - Tristan Hambleton (bass) Annina - Julie Pasturaud (soprano) Commissioner - Cl退ment Godart (bass) Chorus of the Op退ra National de Bordeaux Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine Paul Daniel (conductor) c.4.10pm The Spirit's Harvest BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Martyn Brabbins. Fiona Talkington presents a production of Verdi's La Traviata from Bordeaux. | |
Opera Matinee: Le Timbre D'argent | 20181129 | Le timbre d'argent (The Silver Bell), by Camille Saint-Sa뀀ns. Performed by Op退ra Comique in a recording from 2017. Presented by Tom McKinney. Conrad.....Edgaras Montvidas (tenor) H退l耀ne.....H退l耀ne Guilmette (soprano) Spiridion.....Tassis Christoyannis (baritone) B退n退dict.....Yu Shao (tenor) Rosa.....Jodie Devos (soprano) Patrick.....Jean-Yves Ravoux (tenor) Frantz..... Matthieu Chapuis (tenor) Circ退/ Fiammetta.....Rapha뀀lle Delaunay (ballerina) Accentus Les Si耀cles Fran瀀ois-Xavier Roth (conductor) Synopsis On a Christmas night, Conrad, an obscure Viennese painter, rebels against misery. Unlucky in love and society, he can't take it any longer. During a deep crisis of despair, his physician appears to him in the guise of a devil. He offers him a magical object, his silver bell, each ringing of which will make him rich in abundance, while causing the death of an innocent. Upon waking, bewitched Conrad strikes the bell: gold flows but the dead are already collapsed on his doorstep. Le timbre d'argent (The Silver Bell), by Camille Saint-Saens performed by Opera Comique. | |
Opera Matinee: Leopold Kozeluch's Gustav Vasa | 20190509 | Opera from around the world, presented by Georgia Mann. Leopold Koeluch: Gustav Vasa, opera in three acts Mario Zeffiri, tenor, Gustav Vasa (Gustav Ericsson Wasa) Cornelius Uhle, bass-baritone, Christian II of Denmark (Christiern II) Niall Chorell, tenor, Søren Norby (Severin Norrby), naval officer in the fleet of Charles II Martina Jankovက, soprano, Christina Gyllenstierna, widow of Sten Sture Helena Juntunen, soprano, Cecilia of Eka (Cecilia M倀nsdotter Eka), Gustav's mother Monica Groop, mezzo-soprano, Margareta Vasa (Margaretha Wasa), Gustav's sister Tuuli Lindeberg, soprano, Guardian Angel of Sweden Helsinki Chamber Choir Helsinki Baroque Orchestra Aapo H䀀kkinen, conductor Koeluch's only surviving opera, Gustav Vasa, is resurrected two centuries after the composer's death! The Czech-born composer Leopold Koeluch was a significant competitor of Mozart, and among their contemporaries, even more acknowledged of the two. Gustav Vasa explores the important event in the history of the Swedish nation: the battle between Sweden and Denmark at the beginning of the 16th century. A performance by the Helsinki Baroque Orchestra and Helsinki Chamber Choir. | |
Opera Matinee: Lucia Di Lammermoor | 20191031 | Tom McKinney continues his week of Scottish-flavoured afternoons with a performance of Donizetti's masterpiece Lucia di Lammermoor, inspired by the novel by Walter Scott. Written in an inspired outpouring of creativity, Donizetti's three act Lucia di Lammermoor is one of the most important and popular masterpieces in the Romantic Italian Bel Canto tradition. A story of love, hate and passion centred around the love triangle of Lucia, Edgardo and Enrico. It has been in the Vienna State Opera's repertory since 1926. This recording from Vienna was made this summer with the Russian soprano Olga Peretyatko in the title role. CAST George Petean, baritone, Lord Enrico Ashton Olga Peretyatko, coloratura soprano, Lucia Juan Diego Fl rez, tenor, Sir Edgardo di Ravenswood Lukhanyo Moyake, tenor, Lord Arturo Bucklaw, Lucia's bridegroom Jongmin Park, bass, Raimondo Bidebent Virginie Verrez, mezzo-soprano, Alisa, Lucia's handmaid Leonardo Navarro, tenor, Normanno, huntsman and retainer of Enrico Vienna State Opera Chorus Stage Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera Vienna State Opera Orchestra Evelino Pid , conductor The Vienna State Opera presents a performance of Donizetti's tragic opera. | |
Opera Matinee: Moniuszko's The Haunted Manor | 20200910 | Tom McKinney presents Moniuszko's The Haunted Manor from the 2019 Chopin and his Europe International Music Festival. Cast: Jadwiga............Monika Ledzion-Porczy?ska, mezzo-soprano Zbigniew..........Mariusz Godlewski, baritone Miecznik, sword-bearer.........Tomasz Konieczny, bass-baritone Sko?uba............Rafa? Siwek, bass Marta................Joanna Krasuska-Motulewicz, mezzo-soprano Hanna...............Edyta Piasecka, soprano Cze?nikowa, Chamberlain's wife..............Malgorzata Walewska, mezzo-soprano Stefan...........Arnold Rutkowski, tenor Grze?............Pawe? Cicho?ski, tenor Maciej..........Marcin Bronikowski, baritone Stara niewiasta, Old woman..........Oksana Go?ombowska, contralto Podlasie Opera and Philharmonic Chorus Violetta Bielecka, chorus director Orchestra of the 18th Century Grzegorz Nowak, conductor | |
Opera Matinee: Monteverdi's L'orfeo | 20181115 | The earliest complete opera that survives to our day, based on an ancient Greek fable. This Baroque jewel is conducted by Leonardo Garc퀀a Alarc n at the helm of a starry young cast & ensemble, with Valerio Contaldo in the title role as the hapless Thracian who fails to bring his dead lover Euridice, the unmistakable voice of soprano Mariana Flores, back from the Underworld, only to be rescued at the end by the gods. After the opera we return to this week's focus on the endlessly versatile BBC Concert Orchestra in music by Jean-Michel Damase & Ina Boyle. Claudio Monteverdi: L'Orfeo Orfeo (Orpheus) - Valerio Contaldo (tenor) Euridice (Eurydice) & La Musica (Music) - Mariana Flores (soprano) Messaggiera (Messenger) - Giuseppina Bridelli (mezzo-soprano) Speranza (Hope) / Proserpina (Proserpine) - Anna Reinhold (mezzo-soprano) Ninfa (Nymph) - Estelle Lefort (soprano) Plutone (Pluto) - Konstantin Wolff (bass) Caronte (Charon) - Salvo Vitale (bass) Spirito (Spirit) & Eco (Echo) - Nicholas Scott (tenor) Pastore (A Shepherd) - Leandro Marziotte (countertenor) Pastore (A Shepherd) - Matteo Bellotto (bass) Pastore (A Shepherd) - Philippe Favette (bass) Pastore (A Shepherd) & Apollo - Alessandro Giangrande (tenor) Namur Chamber Choir Cappella Mediterranea Leonardo Garc퀀a Alarc n (conductor c.3.55pm Jean-Michel Damase: S退r退nade for Flute and String Orchestra Ransom Wilson, flute Perry So, conductor c.4.15pm Ina Boyle: Concerto for violin & orchestra A Sea Poem: Theme, variations & finale for orchestra Benjamin Baker, violin Ronald Corp, conductor Monteverdi's seminal tale of love and death from the Ambronay Festival | |
Opera Matinee: Monteverdi's The Return Of Ulysses | 20210513 | Penny Gore presents Monteverdi's The Return of Ulysses in a Royal Opera production staged at the Roundhouse in London in 2018. Christian Curnyn conducts the Early Opera Company. In this story based on Homer's Odyssey, Ulysses, sung by Roderick Williams, is returning home to Ithaca after twenty years away at the Trojan War. Penelope, sung by Caitlin Hulcup, is his faithful and patient wife, but her suitors grow in number and in a twist of the drama, she initially rejects her husband, as she doesn't recognise him. Fortunately, Ulysses convinces her of his identity and love, and they're happily reunited. Monteverdi: The Return of Ulysses (sung in English in a translation by Christopher Cowell) Ulysses / Human Frailty - Roderick Williams (Baritone) Penelope - Caitlin Hulcup (Mezzo-soprano) Antinous / Time - David Shipley (Bass) Minerva / Fortune - Catherine Carby (Mezzo-soprano) Melantho / Love - Francesca Chiejina (Soprano) Telemachus - Samuel Boden (Tenor) Eurycleia - Susan Bickley (Mezzo-soprano Eumaeus - Mark Milhofer (Tenor) Irus - Stuart Jackson (Tenor) Amphinomus - Nick Pritchard (Tenor) Peisander - Tai Oney (Counter-tenor) Eurymachus - Andrew Tortise (Tenor) The Return of Ulysses Community Ensemble Early Opera Company Orchestra Christian Curnyn (Conductor). A recording from the Roundhouse in London with Roderick Williams in the title role. | |
Opera Matinee: Mozart's La Clemenza Di Tito | 20180628 | Tom McKinney introduces a performance from the 2017 Salzburg Festival of Mozart's last opera, a tale of sexual obsession and divided loyalties, set in Ancient Rome. Director Peter Sellars and conductor Teodor Currentzis created a special performing-version of this opera for the Festival: shortening some of the recitatives but also including some music from Mozart's Mass K. 427, as well as the 'Adagio und Fuge, K. 546' and the Masonic Funeral Music, K. 477. 2pm: Mozart: La Clemenza di Tito - opera seria in two acts, K621 Libretto by Caterino Tommaso Mazzol | |
Opera Matinee: Mozart's Le Nozze Di Figaro | 20190502 | Mozart's perennially popular opera recounts a single 'day of madness' in which the schemes of the Count Almaviva to exploit those around him backfire & he repents his devious ways. The servant couple Susanna and Figaro conspire with the forsaken Countess to outwit her husband and teach him a lesson in fidelity until, as if my magic, the opera ends in universal celebration! Presented by Penny Gore 2.00pm Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro The Count Almaviva - .. Simone Alberghini (baritone) The Countess Almaviva - Serena Farnocchia (soprano) Figaro - Paolo Bordogna (bass) Susanna - Maria Grazia Schiavo (soprano) Cherubino - Paola Gardina (mezzo-soprano) Marcellina - Manuela Custer (soprano) Bartolo - Fabrizio Beggi (bass) Basilio - Saverio Fiore (tenor) Don Curzio - Joshua Sanders (tenor) Antonio - .. Matteo Peirone (bass) Barbarina - .. Mariasole Mainini (soprano) First Girl - Manuela Giacomini (soprano) Second Girl - .. Claudia De Pian (mezzo-soprano) Teatro Regio Chorus Orchestra of the Teatro Regio, Turin Speranza Scappucci, conductor Recorded in July 2018 at the Teatro Regio, Turin Mozart's much-loved comic opera in a performance from the Teatro Regio, Turin. | |
Opera Matinee: Nino Rota's The Italian Straw Hat | 20190516 | This afternoon sees 'Godfather' composer Nino Rota in lighter vein with a delightful comic opera recorded last year at the Teatro di San Carlo in Naples. Rota composed this opera, one of ten, in 1945 but it was not produced until ten years later - it's gone on in Italy to be one of best-loved of 20th century operas Set in a madcap Paris, Il Cappello di Paglia di Firenze (usually translated as 'The Italian Straw Hat') has been described as an extended chase sequence: groom-to-be Fadinard chases around Paris on the day of his wedding day desperately searching for a replacement straw hat after his horse has eaten his. This being an Italian opera buffa, the plot becomes ever more absurd as misunderstandings and mishaps inevitably accrue. Presented by Penny Gore 2.00pm Rota : Il Cappello di Paglia di Firenze Fadinard, a bridegroom - Piero Adaini, tenor Elena, Fadinard's bride - Zuzana Markovက, soprano Nonancourt, Elena's father - Gianluca Buratto, bass La Baronessa di Champigny - Anna Malavasi, mezzo Beaupertuis - Bruno de Simone, baritone Anaide, Beaupertuis' wife - Anna Maria Sarra, soprano Emilio, Anaide's lover - Dario Giorgel耀, baritone V退zinet, Elena's uncle - Marco Miglietta, tenor Teatro San Carlo Chorus & Orchestra Valerio Galli, conductor A delightful comic opera from Godfather composer Nino Rota. | |
Opera Matinee: Orlando Furioso | 20180712 | Tom McKinney introduces a performance of Vivaldi's Orlando Furioso recorded in the Palazzo Ducale, Martina Franca as part of the Festival della Valle d'Itria. Based on the epic poem by Ludovico Ariosto and with a libretto by Grazio Braccioli, Vivaldi's three act opera centres around a malicious sorceress, Alcina, and the wicked confusion she creates on her magic island. It is tour de force for the cast of singers and a production is a must see for lovers of baroque opera. This recording, made at the atmospheric Palazzo Ducale, in Martina Franca, in southern Italy, was given as part of the Festival della Valle d'Itria before the production was transferred with great acclaim to Vivaldi's home city of Venice. Sonia Prina - (contralto) Orlando Michela Antenucci - (soprano) Angelica Lucia Cirillo - (soprano) Alcina Loriana Castellano - (contralto) Bradamante Konstantin Derri - (tenor) Medoro Luigi Schifano - (tenor) Ruggiero Riccardo Novaro - (bass) Astolfo Orchestra: I Barocchisti Conductor: Diego Fasolis Synopsis Act 1 In a delightful garden in which two springs are seen, Medoro escapes from a shipwreck into the arms of his beloved Angelica. Alcina magically helps Medoro and he recounts how he was first captured, then shipwrecked. Orlando is jealous of Medoro, but Angelica lies and says Medoro is her brother. Alcina is attracted to the knight Ruggiero. She uses her magic to make him forget Bradamante and love her instead. Bradamante discovers Ruggiero's 'betrayal.' She shows him the ring he gave her therefore breaking Alcina's spell. Ruggiero feels guilty for his actions. Act 2 In a grove with green secluded spots, Astolfo reflects how he loves Alcina, but is tormented by her unfaithfulness. Meanwhile, in a mountainous alpine region with a high, precipitous cliff, Angelica and Medoro swear their love and part ways. To rid herself of Orlando, Angelica sends him to fight a monster who guards an elixir of youth. Orlando enters a cavern and is trapped. Realizing Angelica's faithlessness, he digs his way out. Angelica and Medoro marry in a countryside at the foot of a hill. They carve their vows on a nearby tree. Orlando finds the tree, and on reading the inscription, becomes so furious that he starts destroying the trees. Act 3 The place is at the Entrance Hall before the Temple of Hecate. Astolfo believes Orlando dead. With Ruggiero and Bradamante, he plots revenge against Alcina. The secret of Alcina's power lies in an urn, which is locked in the temple of Hecate. They await Alcina's return. Inside the temple of Hecate, Bradamante disguises herself as a man. Alcina falls in love with her. Orlando, still raving mad about the marriage of Angelica and Medoro, fights with the temple statues, inadvertently destroying Alcina's power. In a deserted island. Alcina tries to attack the sleeping Orlando, but is prevented by Ruggiero and Bradamante. Astolfo returns to arrest Alcina. Orlando regains his reason and forgives Angelica and Medoro. Episode image by Studio Amati Bacciardi. Tom McKinney introduces a performance of Vivaldi's Orlando Furioso. | |
Opera Matinee: Peter Heise's The King And The Marshall | 20200312 | Presented by Elizabeth Alker. Peter Heise's 1850 opera 'Drot og Marsk' is based on the 13th-century true story of the murder of Danish king Eric Glipping. The king is an inveterate womaniser and when he seduces Ingeborg, the wife of Marshal Stig, the marshal organises a conspiracy to kill him. Stig is banished and Ingeborg commits suicide. This version was recorded last May by the Royal Danish Opera Chorus and Orchestra under the baton of Michael Schønwandt, accompanying a cast including Peter Lodahl as King Erik, Johann Reuter as Marshall Stig and Sine Bundgaard as Ingeborg. The opera is followed by more from this week's featured performing group - The Ulster Orchestra. Rafael Payare conducts Shostakovich's Festive Overture, which was written to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the October Revolution in Russia. They close with Webern's orchestration of Bach's Ricercar from The Musical Offering presented to Frederick the Great in 1747. 2.00pm Peter Heise: Drot og Marsk (The King and The Marshall Marshall Stig - Johann Reuter (baritone) King Erik - Peter Lodahl (tenor) Rane Johnsen - Gert Henning-Jensen (tenor) Fru Ingeborg - Sine Bundgaard (soprano) Aase - Sofie Elkjaer Jensen (soprano) Count Jakob to Halland - Morten Staugaard (actor) Jens Grand - Simon Duus (bass-baritone) Herold - Teit Kanstrup (baritone) Royal Danish Opera Orchestra Michael Schønwandt, conductor 4.40pm Shostakovich: Festive Overture Bach arr. Webern: Ricercar Rafael Payare, conductor Peter Heise's opera based on the true story of the murder of Danish king Eric Glipping. | |
Opera Matinee: Ponchielli's La Gioconda | 20191205 | Sex and death in Venice - plus the Dance of the Hours for light relief. Canny marketing too - the name La Gioconda is borrowed from Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa. Not that Ponchielli's opera has any connection at all with the painting. What it does have is everything you'd expect from a nineteenth-century Italian opera with a text by Verdi's favourite librettist (Arrigo Boito): illicit love, scheming wickedness, witchcraft, spying, disguise, deception, undying loyalty, ultimate tragedy - and great tunes. Presented by Penny Gore. Gioconda, a singer - Anna Pirozzi (soprano) Laura Adorno, a Genoese lady - Dolora Zajick (mezzo-soprano) Alvise Badoero, Laura's husband and State Inquisitor - Ildebrando D'Arcangelo (bass) La Cieca, Gioconda's blind mother - Mar퀀a Jos退 Montiel (contralto) Enzo Grimaldo, a Genoese prince - .. Brian Jagde (tenor) Barnaba, spy for the Inquisition - .. Gabriele Viviani (baritone) Zu | |
Opera Matinee: Puccini Double Bill. | 20180621 | Georgia Mann presents Opera Matinee, consisting of a Puccini double-bill, recorded at the Teatro Monumental, Madrid by the Chorus and Orchestra of Spanish Radio. Puccini: Le villi Guglielmo Wolf - Vladimir Chernov (baritone) Roberto - Leonardo Caimi (tenor) Ana - Carmen Solis (soprano) RTVE Chorus RTVE Symphony Orchestra Miguel Angel G mez Martinez (conductor) 3.10: Edgar Edgar - Marcello Giordani (tenor) Fidelia - Carmen Solis (soprano) Tigrana - In退s Moraleda (mezzo-soprano) Franck - Josep Miquel Ram n (baritone) Gualtiero - Carmelo Cord n (bass) In Le villi, Puccini's first work for the stage, Roberto and Anna are engaged to be married. But Roberto must leave before the ceremony to collect an inheritance, and Anna worries that she will never see him again. Her anxiety is fully justified, as he falls into the hands of Le villi, the fairies. In Edgar, Puccini's second opera, the hero is torn between the sacred love for the pure-hearted Fidelia and the profane love for the wild and feisty Tigrana. His over-complicated love life leads to tragedy. Georgia Mann presents Opera Matinee consisting of a Puccini double bill. | |
Opera Matinee: Puccini's Il Trittico | 20180531 | Penny Gore presents a production of Puccini's Il trittico from the Bavarian State Opera, conducted by Kirill Petrenko Jealousy and murder, loss and suicide, romance and trickery all feature in Puccini's trilogy of one-act operas, taking us from the gritty banks of the River Seine, to a convent doomed to tragedy, finally on to knock-about comedy 2.00pm Puccini: Il tabarro Michele, a barge-owner................Wolfgang Koch (baritone) Luigi, a stevedore .......................Yonghoon Lee (tenor) Giorgetta, Michele's wife........Eva-Maria Westbroek (soprano) 2.50pm Puccini: Suor Angelica Sister Angelica........................Ermonela Jaho (soprano) The Princess, Angelica's aunt....Michaela Schuster (contralto) The Abbess......................Claudia Mahnke (mezzo-soprano) The Monitress................Helena Zubanovich (mezzo-soprano) The Mistress of the Novices..Jennifer Johnston (mezzo-soprano) Sister Genovieffa....................Anna El-Khashem (soprano) Sister Osmina.............Annette Beck-Sch䀀fer (mezzo-soprano) Sister Dolcina..........................Paula Iancic (soprano) 3.40pm Puccini: Gianni Schicchi Gianni Schicchi....................Ambrogio Maestri (baritone) Lauretta, Schicchi's daughter.............Rosa Feola (soprano) Zita, cousin of Buoso Donati.....Michaela Schuster (contralto) Rinuccio, Zita's nephew..................Pavol Breslik (tenor) Gherardo, Buoso's nephew....................Dean Power (tenor) Nella, Gherardo's wife................Selene Zanetti (soprano) La Ciesca....................Jennifer Johnston (mezzo-soprano) Bavarian State Opera Chorus and Children's Chorus Bavarian State Opera Orchestra Kirill Petrenko (conductor) We continue this week's survey of recent performances by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales with: 4.35pm Mark David Boden: Clarinet Concerto (World Premiere) Robert Plane (clarinet) BBC NOW Jac van Steen (conductor). Penny Gore presents a production of Puccini's Il trittico by the Bavarian State Opera. | |
Opera Matinee: Puccini's Manon Lescaut | 20200116 | Today's Opera Matinee was recorded at the Erkel Theatre in Budapest in 2019: Puccini's first great operatic triumph - Manon Lescaut. Manon, who has shown a taste for pleasure, is on her way to a convent on the orders of her parents when she meets the young student Des Grieux. The pair fall in love and elope to Paris, but when the elderly Geronte offers Manon a life of wealth and luxury, her head is turned. Hungarian soprano Gabriella L退tay Kiss sings the title role of Manon, with the late Marcello Giordani as Des Grieux and bass Andrကs Palerdi as the older, wealthier man, G退ronte de Ravoir. Balကzs Kocsကr conducts the Hungarian State Opera Chorus & Orchestra. 2pm Manon Lescaut, an opera in four acts, by Giacomo Puccini Gabriella L退tay Kiss, soprano - Manon Lescaut Marcello Giordani, tenor - Chevalier des Grieux Levente Molnကr, baritone - Lescaut (Manon's brother, a sergeant) Andrကs Palerdi, bass - G退ronte de Ravoir (Treasurer General) P退ter Balcz , tenor - Edmond (a student) J zsef Mukk, tenor - Lamplighter Andrကs Kiss, bass-baritone - Innkeeper / Naval Captain Sကndor Egri, bass - Sergeant Melinda Heiter, mezzo-soprano - Musician Lကszl Be怀thy-Kiss, tenor - Dancing Master Balကzs Kocsကr, conductor 4.10pm Celia Swart: In my web Herz Ensemble 4.20pm Bela Bartok: Violin Concerto No.2 Renaud Capu瀀on, violin BBC Symphony Orchestra P退ter E怀tv怀s, conductor Presented by Penny Gore Penny Gore introduces Opera Matinee: Puccini's Manon Lescaut from Budapest Opera. | |
Opera Matinee: Rameau's Les Boreades | 20190523 | Rameau Les Bor退ades, opera in five parts Hannah French introduces this performance of Rameau's last trag退dies en musique, recorded at the Utrecht Early Music Festival. Jean Philippe Rameau's Les Bor退ades, is an appropriate work to play in this week of Afternoon Concerts which feature Radio France's orchestras since it was at the Maison de la Radio in Paris, that the ORTF gave the modern premiere of a version of Rameau's opera in 1964. Les Bor退ades (The Descendants of Boreas) explores the idea of mutual love between Alphise, queen of Bactria, and Abaris, a foreigner of unknown origin who has been brought up by the high priest of Apollo. From the romping horns in the prelude through the many ballet scenes to the presentation of a magic arrow by Cupid to Alphise and on to the end, where darkness gives way to light, this is Rameau at his most colourful. The coup de th退 tre is perhaps the moment that the arrow is used to quell the rage of the Boreads: they want to be feared but can they be loved? Alphise: Deborah Cachet (soprano) S退mire, L'Amour, Polimnie: Caroline Weynants (soprano) Abaris: Juan Sancho (tenor) Calisis: Benedikt Kristjကnsson (tenor) Adamas: Benoit Arnould (baritone) Bor退e: Nicolas Brooymans (bass) Boril退e: Tomကs Selc (bass) Apollon: Luka Zeman (bass) Collegium Vocale 1704 and Collegium 1704 Vကclav Luks (conductor) then at approx 4pm more from this week's featured French orchestras Barber: School for Scandal, op. 5, overture Orchestre National de France, Lan Shui (conductor) Bernstein: Symphony No. 2 ('The Age of Anxiety'), for piano and orchestra (1965 version) Kirill Gerstein (piano) Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra, Kirill Petrenko (conductor) Rameau's Les Boreades from the Utrecht Early Music Festival, introduced by Hannah French. | |
Opera Matinee: Rameau's Les Indes Galantes | 20200402 | Rameau's Les Indes Galantes, an opera-ballet inspired by love in exotic places like Turkey, Peru and Persia, in a recording taken from the International Baroque Opera Festival in Beaune, France, with La Chapelle Harmonique and singers, under the baton of Valentin Tournet. Then, we welcome back the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, our ensemble of the week, to perform Mozart's Symphony No 35 in D major and Takemitsu's Requiem for Strings, conducted by the orchestra's Conductor Emeritus, Donald Runnicles. Presented by Fiona Talkington 2.00pm Jean-Philippe Rameau: Les Indes Galantes, opera-ballet in one prologue and three acts Emilie, Phani - Emmanuelle de Negri, soprano Val耀re, Carlos, Damon - Philippe Talbot, tenor Bellone, Huascar, Alvar - Luigi de Donato, bass Osman, Adario - Guillaume Andrieux, baritone H退b退, Zima - Ana Quintans, soprano Amour - Julie Roset, soprano La Chapelle Harmonique Chorus and Orchestra Valentin Tournet, conductor 3.25pm Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No.35 in D major, K.385 Toru Takemitsu: Requiem for Strings Donald Runnicles, conductor From the International Baroque Opera Festival in Beaune, France. Then Mozart and Takemitsu | |
Opera Matinee: Rimsky-korsakov's The Golden Cockerel | 20171109 | As part of Radio 3's season Breaking Free: A Century of Russian Culture, Penny Gore presents our opera matin退e featuring Rimsky-Korsakov's The Golden Cockerel, a satire of Russian absolutism and imperialism, inspired on a poem by Pushkin. Ivor Bolton conducts the orchestra and chorus of the Teatro Real in Madrid with the bass Dmitiri Ulyanov as Tsar Dodon, the tenor Sergei Skorokhodov as Tsarevich Gvidon and the soprano Venera Gimadieva as the Tsaritsa of Shemakha. Between Acts 2 and 3 there is a short interlude based on The Golden Cockerel, a concert fantasy by Efrem Zimbalist and Hymn to the Sun by Fritz Kreisler. The opera is followed by Shostakovich's Symphony No 12, performed by the National Orchestra of Wales under conductor Thomas Sondergard. 2.00pm Rimsky-Korsakov: The Golden Cockerel, opera in three acts [Between Acts 2 and 3 there is a short interlude based on The Golden Cockerel, 'Concert Phantasy' by Efrem Zimbalist and 'Hymn to the Sun' by Fritz Kreisler] Tsar Dodon - Dmitiri Ulyanov (bass) Tsarevich Gvidon - Sergei Skorokhodov (tenor) Tsarevich Afron - Alexey Lavrov (baritone) General Polkan - Alexander Vinogradov (bass) Amelfa, a housekeeper - Olesya Petrova (contralto) Astrologer - Alexander Kravets (tenor altino) Tsaritsa of Shemakha - Venera Gimadieva (coloratura soprano) Little Golden Cockerel - Sara Blanch (soprano) Teatro Real Chorus Teatro Real Orchestra Ivor Bolton (conductor) 4.15pm Shostakovich: Symphony No 12 in D minor, Op 112 (The Year 1917) BBC National Orchestra of Wales Thomas Sondergard (conductor). Rimsky-Korsakov's The Golden Cockerel and Shostakovich's Symphony No 12 with the BBC NOW. | |
Opera Matinee: Rossini's Adina | 20190606 | Elizabeth Alker introduces a new co-production with Wexford Festival Opera of Rossini's one-act comic opera 'Adina', recorded in August 2018 at the Rossini Opera Festival which is held each year in Pesaro, Italy, where Rossini was born. Rossini Adina, comic opera in one act Librettist: Gherardo Bevilacqua-Aldobrandini Cast: Adina......Lisette Oropesa (soprano) Califo......Vito Priante (baritone) Selimo....Levy Sekgapane (tenor) Ali.............Matteo Macchioni (tenor) Mustafa....Davide Giangregorio (bass-baritone) Teatro della Fortuna M. Agostini Chorus Gioachino Rossini Symphony Orchestra Diego Matheuz (conductor) Elizabeth Alker introduces a performance from Italy of Rossini's one-act comic opera. | |
Opera Matinee: Rossini's Barber Of Seville | 20180118 | Tom McKinney presents Rossini's comic favourite The Barber of Seville from Geneva, conducted by Jonathan Nott. Plus a world premiere by Matthew Kaner at the 2017 Lucerne Festival. The enterprising Sevillian barber Figaro takes the operatic world by storm as he fixes up his boss Count Almaviva's elopement with Rosina. This being comic opera, pretty much everything that can go wrong does go wrong, giving Rossini the excuse for two and a half hours of sparkling music. The Barber of Seville (Il barbiere di Siviglia) Count Almaviva - Bogdan Mihai (tenor) Figaro, the Barber of Seville - Bruno Taddia (baritone) Rosina - Lena Belkina (mezzo-soprano) Doctor Bartolo, Rosina's guardian - Bruno de Simone (bass) Don Basilio, a music teacher - Marco Spotti (bass) Berta, Dr Bartolo's servant - Mary Feminear (mezzo-soprano) Fiorello, Count Almaviva's servant - Rodrigo Garcia (baritone) Ambrogio, Dr Bartolo's servant - Peter Baekeun Cho (bass) Officer - Aleksandar Chaveev (bass) Chorus of the Grand Th退 tre, Geneva (Chorus Director Alan Woodbridge) Suisse Romande Orchestra Conductor Jonathan Nott 4.35pm Matthew Kaner: Encounters (world premiere) Lucerne Festival Academy Orchestra Conductor Jeffrey Means The Barber of Seville is the second of a trilogy of Rossini operas on Radio 3 this January: Opera on 3 on 6 January featured the Royal Opera's production of his tragedy Semiramide, starring Joyce DiDonato (now available on the Radio 3 website), and Opera Matinee next Thursday (25 January) is his rarely heard Biblical drama Moses in Egypt. Tom McKinney presents Rossini's comic favourite The Barber of Seville. | |
Opera Matinee: Rossini's Ricciardo E Zoraide From The Rossini Opera Festival | 20181206 | Opera matin退e: marking the 200th anniversary of the premi耀re of Rossini's drama Ricciardo e Zoaride, super-star tenor Juan Diego Fl rez and the soprano Pretty Yende are the lovers of the title in this Oriental tale of jealousy, disguises and kidnappings, taken from the 2018 Rossini Festival in Pesaro, Italy. Giacomo Sagripanti conducts a wonderful cast accompanied by the RAI National Symphony Orchestra and the Ventidio Basso Theatre Chorus, recorded at the Adriatic Arena in August. Presented by Kate Molleson. Zoraide - Pretty Yende (soprano) Ricciardo - Juan Diego Fl rez (tenor) Agorante -Sergei Romanovsky (tenor) Ircano - Nicola Ulivieri (bass) Zomira - Victoria Yarovaya (mezzo-soprano) Ernesto - Xabier Anduaga (tenor) Fatima - Sofia Mchedlishvili (soprano) Elmira - Martiniana Antonie (mezzo-soprano) Zamorre - Ruzil Gatin (tenor) Giacomo Sagripanti (conductor) For full synopsis visit the programme page Rossini's Ricciardo e Zoraide from the Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro. | |
Opera Matinee: Rossini's The Barber Of Seville | 20200709 | A barber who never cuts any hair and a young woman in lockdown - an opera for our times? Georgia Mann presents Rossini's comic masterpiece from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Figaro the barber helps Count Almaviva to spring his rich and sassy lover Rosina from the clutches of her guardian Dr Bartolo - through various implausible disguises and many close shaves. The sheer humour and energy of Rossini's opera soon made it a popular favourite: even Beethoven is supposed to have told Rossini 'Be sure to write more Barbers!' But there's an underlying poignancy too - especially if you know Mozart's sequel, The Marriage of Figaro, where Almaviva is already tired of Rosina and chasing Figaro's fiancee Susanna. Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville) - comic opera in 2 acts Figaro, Sevillian barber - .. Vito Priante (bass) Rosina - .. Daniela Mack (mezzo-soprano) Count Almaviva - .. Javier Camarena (tenor) Dr Bartolo - Jose Fardilha (bass) Don Basilio, music teacher - Ferruccio Furlanetto (bass) Berta, Bartolo's housekeeper - Madeleine Pierard (soprano) Fiorello, Almaviva's servant - .. Gyula Nagy (baritone) Royal Opera House Chorus and Orchestra Conductor Henrik Nanasi | |
Opera Matinee: Rossini's The Siege Of Corinth | 20180705 | Today's Opera Matinee is a rare opportunity to hear Rossini's first French opera, Le si耀ge de Corinthe (The Siege of Corinth). It was a reworking of his earlier opera for Naples, Maometto II. The basic situations and relationships between the characters are maintained from the earlier opera. After the siege and destruction of Missolonghi in 1826 by Turkish troops during the Greek War of Independence, Rossini was able to capitalize on the topicality of his subject by moving the story back a few decades to the time when Sultan Mehmed II had indeed besieged the Greek city of Corinth in the 1450s. Penny Gore introduces a recording made at last year's Rossini Festival in Pesaro starring the soprano Nino Machaidze and the bass Luca Pisaroni conducted by Roberto Abbado. Rossini: Le si耀ge de Corinthe Pamira..... Nino Machaidze (soprano) Mahomet II..... Luca Pisaroni (bass) N退ocl耀s..... Sergey Romanovsky (tenor) Cl退om耀ne..... John Irvin (tenor) Adraste..... Xabier Anduaga (tenor) Hi退ros..... Carlo Cigni (bass) Ism耀ne..... Cecilia Molinari (mezzo-soprano) Omar..... Iurii Samoilov (tenor) Ventidio Basso Theatre Chorus Giovanni Farina (director) RAI National Symphony Orchestra Roberto Abbado (conductor) 2.00pm Act 1 3.00pm Act 2 4.05pm Act 3. Episode image by Studio Amati Bacciardi Synopsis Vestibule of the senate palace at Corinth Cl退om耀ne, Governor of Corinth, recommends surrender to Mahomet II and his Turkish army but N退ocles, an officer in the Greek army wishes to press the attack. Cl退om耀ne is so impressed by N退ocles's bravery that he proposes N退ocles marry his daughter, Pamyre. To Cl退om耀ne's anger however, Pamyre has fallen in love with a mysterious stranger (Mahomet in disguise) who recently visited the city. Cl退om耀ne is taken captive during N退ocles's assault. Mahomet offers a bargain - Cl退om耀ne's freedom in return for the hand of his daughter. Cl退om耀ne protests - preferring her still to marry N退ocles but she refuses and is traded to Mahomet in return for the governer's freedom. Mahomet's tent Mahomet and Pamyre's wedding plans are disrupted by N退ocles, who has come to demand Pamyre's return. Pretending that he is her brother, Pamyre flees with N退ocles. Mahomet is furious and swears bloody revenge on Corinth. The tombs of Corinth, illuminated by a multitude of fires In the tombs of Corinth, the Greeks prepare for their last stand. Cl退om耀ne laments Pamyre's betrayal as a chorus of Greek women are heard praying in the distance. Mahomet makes one last attempt to win Pamyre through diplomatic means but is rebuffed. He resolves to take back Pamyre through military means instead. N退ocles reunites Pamyre with her father as the Greeks recall past victories and pray for success in the coming battle. Their prayers are in vein however as the Turkish forces overwhelm them. Descending to the catacombs in search of his would-be bride, Mahamot discovers that Pamyre has committed suicide along with the other women of Corinth. Rossini's Le si\u00e8ge de Corinthe (Siege of Corinth) from Pesaro. Introduced by Penny Gore. | |
Opera Matinee: Rossi's L'orfeo | 20181122 | Following last week's triumph with Monteverdi's L'Orfeo, another opera inspired by the same ancient myth of the shepherd who loses his wife Eurydice and goes to the Underworld to fetch her. From the Opera National Bordeaux, in a recording made last year, Luigi Rossi's tragi-comic opera in 3 acts and a prologue, with the soprano Judith van Waroij in the title role. Presented by Penny Gore Orfeo - Judith van Wanroij (soprano) Eurydice - Francesca Aspromonte (soprano) Aristeo - Giuseppina Bridelli (mezzo-soprano) Proserpina, Venere - Giulia Semenzato (soprano) Augure, Pluton - Nahuel di Pierro (bass) Nutrice, Amore - Ray Chenez (countertenor) Satiro - Renato Dolcini (baritone) Vecchia - Dominique Visse (countertenor) Endimione, Caronte - Victor Torres (baritone) Momo - Marc Mauillon (tenor) Apollo - David Tricou (tenor) The Three Graces - Alicia Amo (soprano), Violaine Le Chenadec (soprano), Floriane Hasler (mezzo-soprano) The Three Fates - Guillaume Guti退rrez (tenor), Olivier Coiffet (tenor), Virgile Ancely (bass-baritone) Pygmalion Ensemble Rapha뀀l Pichon, conductor Before marrying her love, Orfeo, the beautiful Euridice consults the oracle, who warns them of bad omens surrounding in their futures. Despite the oracle's words, the two lovers move forward with their plans, driven by an unbounded love. Their marriage upsets Venus, who wanted Euridice to marry her prot退g退 Aristeo, and the goddess's anger soon bears fruit: Euridice is bitten by a snake and dies. The desperate Orfeo decides to journey to the Underworld to rescue her. The god of the Underworld agrees to give Euridice back to him, provided that he does not look at her until they reaching the world of the living. Unfortunately, Orfeo cannot control himself... he breaks his promise and turns around to see Euridice, thus losing her for ever. Mad with despair, he dies himself. Following the opera, a recital given recently by musicians from the Guildhall School of Music & Drama in London. Granados: La maja dolorosa Antoine: Piano Quartet in B minor, Op. 6 Kelly: Six Songs, Op. 6 Stephan: Groteske Butterworth: Love Blows as the Wind Blows Opera matinee: Rossi's L'Orfeo with the Pygmalion Ensemble under Raphael Pichon | |
Opera Matinee: Rubinstein's The Demon | 20181101 | A thrilling live recording of Anton Rubinstein's steamy opera The Demon, recorded earlier this year at Barcelona's Gran Teatre del Liceu, with Egils Sili? in the title role Poet Milkhail Lermontov's original poem was considered so sacrilegious, it was banned in Russia until nearly twenty years after his death The Demon of the title is a fallen angel, damned to spend eternity alone. When he falls in love with Tamara, who is about to marry Prince Gudal's son, he kills the bridegroom. He tracks Tamara down to a convent and woos her: 'Tamara, love me! You will be the queen of the universe, my eternal companion,' he whispers into her soul. When Tamara yields and kisses him, her mortal body dies but her eternal soul is saved by the Angel. The Demon is left empty and alone, cursing the universe 2.00pm The Demon, opera in three acts Prince Gudal ... Alexander Zymbalyuk, bass Tamara ... Asmik Grigorian, soprano Prince Sinodal ... Igor Morosow, baritone Sinodal's servant ... Roman Ialcic, bass Tamara's nurse ... Larisa Kostiuk, mezzo-soprano Demon ... Egils Sili?, bass-baritone Courier ... Antoni Comas, tenor Angel ... Yuriy Mynenko, countertenor Gran Teatre del Liceu Chorus & Symphony Orchestra Mikhail Tatarnikov, conductor 4.05pm Haydn Symphony no.44 Trauer Brahms Variations on a theme of Haydn Ulster Orchestra Andrew Gourlay, conductor Synopsis - The Demon Time: Unspecified Place: Georgia Act 1 Scene 1 Prologue During a storm in the Caucasian mountains a chorus of evil spirits call upon the Demon to destroy the beauty of God's creation. The Demon sings of his hatred for the universe and rejects an Angel's plea for him to reconcile with heaven. Scene 2 Tamara, awaiting her wedding with Prince Sinodal, is by a river with her attendants. The Demon sees her and falls in love with her. He promises her that 'all the world will kneel before her' if she returns his love. Tamara is fascinated but frightened by him and returns to the castle. Scene 3 Prince Sinodal's caravan is making its way to Prince Gudal's court for his marriage to Tamara but is delayed by a landslide. The Demon appears and vows that Prince Sinodal will never see Tamara again. The carvan is attacked by Tatars, and Prince Sinodal is mortally wounded. Before he dies he tells his servant to bring his body to Tamara. Act 2 Scene 4 The festivities for the wedding have already begun. A messenger announces that Prince Sinodal's caravan has been delayed.[8] Tamara senses the presence of the Demon and is fearful. When Prince Sinodal's body is brought into the castle, Tamara is overcome by grief, but to her horror, keeps hearing the supernatural voice of the Demon and his promises. She begs her father to let her enter a convent. Act 3 Scene 5 The Demon intends to enter the convent where Tamara is now living, believing that his love for her has opened his spirit to goodness. An Angel tries in vain to stop him. Scene 6 Tamara prays in her convent cell but is constantly troubled by thoughts of the Demon, who appears to her in her dreams. The Demon now appears in reality, declares his love for her and begs her to love him in return. Tamara tries to resist her attraction to him but fails. The Demon kisses her in triumph. The Angel suddenly appears and shows her the ghost of Prince Sinodal. In horror, Tamara struggles out of the Demon's arms and falls dead. Epilogue and Apotheosis The Angel proclaims that Tamara has been redeemed by her suffering, while the Demon is damned to eternal solitude. The Demon curses his fate. In the final Apotheosis Tamara's soul is carried to Heaven accompanied by angels. Egils Silins sings the title role in a live recording of Rubinstein's opera, The Demon. | |
Opera Matinee: Salieri's Sparkling Opera La Fiera Di Venezia | 20181220 | A rare chance to hear one of Salieri's finest and sparkliest operas. La Fiera di Venezia, with an international cast of young singers and crack period instrument group L'Arte del Mondo in a performance recorded in May at this year's Schwetzingen Festival in Germany The beautiful but low-born Falsirena tries ingenious ways of seducing Duke Ostrogoto, despite his engagement to a noblewoman: she poses successively as an unemployed opera singer, a French baroness and a German soap-seller against the background of the dazzling Venetian carnival SALIERI - LA FIERA DI VENEZIA Falsirena.....Francesa Lombardi Mazzulli (Soprano) Grifagno .....Furio Zanasi (baritone) Calloandra .....Dilyara Idrisova (soprano) Ostrogoto .....Krystian Adam (tenor) Christallina .....Natalia Rubi? (soprano) Rasoio .....Emanuele d'Aguanno (tenor) Belfusto..... Giorgio Coaduro (baritone) L'Arte del Mondo Chorus Werner Erhardt (music director) | |
Opera Matinee: The Maid Of Pskov | 20190919 | Rimsky-Korsakov's The Maid of Pskov, telling of the brutal reign of Ivan the Terrible, in a performance recorded at the famous Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow Presented by Hannah French In the 16th century, Ivan the Terrible launched a brutally repressive campaign against the cities of Pskov and Novgorod. Novgorod is soon subdued by the Tzar's unstoppable army, but the future of sister-city Pskov somehow seems to hinge on Princess Olga Tokmanova, a young noblewoman with a mysterious past. Plus more chamber music by Scottish composer Thea Musgrave, recorded at last year's Stockholm International Composer Festival. 2.00pm Rimsky-Korsakov: The Maid of Pskov Stanislav Trofimov, bass - Tsar Ivan Vasilyevich ('Ivan The Terrible') Denis Makarov, bass - Prince Yuri Tokmakov Ilya Selivanov, tenor - Mikhail Dinara Alieva, soprano - Princess Olga Tokmakova Ivan Maximeyko, tenor - Boyar Nikita Matuta Bolshoi Theatre Chorus & Orchestra Tugan Sokhiev, conductor 4.15pm Musgrave: Music for Horn and Piano; Narcissus Markus Maskuniitty, horn Stefan Lindgren, piano Anna Riikonen, flute Rimsky-Korsakov's The Maid of Pskov, recorded at the famous Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow. | |
Opera Matinee: The Marriage Of Figaro | 20180920 | Penny Gore introduces Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro recorded last year at Bavaria's State Opera starring Christian Gerhaher, Federica Lombardi and Alex Esposito. Constantinos Carydis conducts Christof Loy's production Mozart's opera, to a libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte, caused a storm in the eighteenth century for its revolutionary portrayal of class, intrigue and morals. 2.00pm Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro, K.492 Count Almaviva, local nobleman.....Christian Gerhaher, bass Countess Rosina Almaviva.....Federica Lombardi, soprano Cherubino, the Count's page.....Solenn' Lavanant-Linke, soprano Figaro, valet to the Count.....Alex Esposito, bass Susanna, the Countess's maid.....Olga Kulchynska, soprano Bartolo, doctor and lawyer.....Paolo Bordogna, bass Marcellina, Bartolo's housekeeper.....Anne Sofie von Otter, soprano Basilio, music teacher.....Manuel Günther, tenor Don Curzio, judge.....Dean Power, tenor Antonio, the Count's gardener and Susanna's uncle.....Milan Siljanov, bass Barbarina, Antonio's daughter.....Anna El-Khashem, soprano Bavarian State Opera Chorus and Orchestra Constantinos Carydis, conductor This afternoon's broadcast kicks off a trilogy of Mozart's Da Ponte operas: next Thursday features Don Giovanni Penny Gore introduces Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro recorded at Bavaria's State Opera | |
Opera Matinee: Verdi's Nabucco, From Maribor In Slovenia | 20190404 | Opera matin退e: Verdi's Nabucco at the Maribor Slovene National Theatre. Verdi's third opera is based on the Old Testament story of the plight of the Jews as they are conquered and exiled from their homeland by the Babylonian King Nabucco (Nebuchadnezzar). This serves as the backdrop for a romantic, tragic story involving Nabucco's daughter Abigaille and Ismaele, nephew of the king of Jerusalem. Stefano Romani conducts a cast led by the baritone Genadij Va?enko in the title role, the soprano Rebeka Lokar as Abigaille and the tenor Miro Solman as Ismaele. Listen out for wonderful moments for the chorus. Presented by Georgia Mann. Followed by performances by the BBC Symphony Orchestra - on tour in Monte Carlo with Bartok's First Violin Concerto - and delightfully witty music for mezzo-soprano and four percussionists by Ligeti. 2pm Verdi: Nabucco Nabucco - .. Genadij Va?enko (baritone) Abigaille - .. Rebeka Lokar (soprano) Fenena - Irena Petkova (mezzo-soprano) Ismaele - .. Miro Solman (tenor) Zaccaria - .. Ivan Tomaev (bass) High priest of Baal - Marko Mandir (bass) Abdallo - .. Duan Topolovec (tenor) Anna - .. Valentina ?uden (soprano) SNG Maribor Opera Chorus SNG Maribor Symphony Orchestra Stefano Romani (conductor) 4.10pm Bart k: Violin Concerto No 1 Renaud Capu瀀on (violin) P退ter E怀tv怀s (conductor) From the BBC SO's Total Immersion: Ligeti Ligeti: S퀀ppal, dobbal, nကdihegedüve Ema Nikolovska (mezzo) Musicians from the Guildhall School of Music Julian Warburton (conductor) Sibelius: Spring Song Sakari Oramo (conductor) Stefano Romani conducts a Slovenian performance led by Genadij Vascenko and Rebeka Lokar. | |
Opera Matinee: Verdi's Rigoletto From Stockholm | 20191024 | Opera Matin退e - from the Swedish Royal Opera, Stockholm - Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi. Plus Richard Strauss' Burleske for piano and orchestra and Poulenc's Sinfonietta from the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Presented by Kate Molleson. Verdi's Rigoletto recorded last November at the Royal Swedish Opera in Stockholm, with the baritone Karl-Magnus Fredriksson in the title role, soprano Ida Falk Winland as Gilda and tenor Leonardo Capalbo in this tragic tale of love, deceit and revenge. Swedish Royal Opera Chorus & Orchestra are conducted by Lionel Bringuier. Following in this week's focus on the BBC Symphony Orchestra, the afternoon continues with a new recording of Richard Strauss's Burleske for piano & orchestra, written when he was just 21. And the programme concludes with a performance of Francis Poulenc's lively and vibrant Sinfonietta, composed in 1947. 2.00pm Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto (an opera in three acts) Duke of Mantua - Leonardo Capalbo (tenor) Rigoletto, the Duke's jester - Akarl-Magnus Fredriksson (baritone) Gilda, Rigoletto's daughter - Ida Falk Winland (soprano) Sparafucile, an assassin - John Erik Eleby (bass) Maddalena - Katarina Leoson (mezzo-soprano) Giovanna, Gilda's nurse - Susann V退gh (mezzo-soprano) Count Monterone - Kristian Flor (baritone) Marullo - Anton Eriksson (baritone) Borsa, a courtier - Jihan Shin (tenor) Count Ceprano - Jens Persson (bass) Countess Ceprano - Emma Vetter (mezzo-soprano) A Page - Ella Morin (soprano) Swedish Royal Opera Orchestra Lionel Bringuier, conductor 4.00pm Richard Strauss: Burleske for piano & orchestra Michael McHale (piano) Michael Collins (conductor) 4.20pm Francis Poulenc: Sinfonietta Andrei Feher (conductor) Verdi's Rigoletto from the Swedish Royal Opera, Stockholm. | |
Opera Matinee: Vivaldi's Arsilda, Regina Di Ponto | 20210211 | Today's Opera Matinee featuring a Czech production of Vivaldi's Arsilda, Regina di Ponto, composed in the autumn of 1716 for the Venetian theatre of St. Angelo. Vivaldi: Arsilda, Regina di Ponto, RV 700 Lenka Mကcikovက, soprano (Mirinda) Helena Hozovက, soprano (Nicandro) Mireille Lebel, mezzo-soprano (Arsilda) Aneta Petrasovက, mezzo-soprano (Lisea) Kangmin Justin Kim, countertenor (Barzane) Fernando Guimar es, tenor (Tamese) Abadie Lisandro, bass (Cisardo) Collegium Vocale 1704 Collegium 1704 Vကclav Luks, conductor Followed by: Krzysztof Penderecki: Adagio Leo Janက?ek: Suite for Strings Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra Robert Kru퀀k, conductor Presented by Tom McKinney. Today's Opera Matinee features Arsilda Regina di Ponto, by Vivaldi. | |
Opera Matinee: Vivaldi's Dorilla In Tempe From Wexford | 20200430 | Presented by Elizabeth Alker. Antonio Vivaldi's 1726 opera Dorilla in Tempe is based on themes from Greek myth. The story takes place in Tempe. Like the music, the plot intertwines pastoral and heroic elements and centres on the shepherd Nomio, who is in fact Apollo in disguise. Nomio falls in love with Dorilla, the daughter of Admeto, King of Thessaly, who is herself in love with the shepherd Elmiro. Admeto is forced by the gods to save his kingdom by offering his daughter as a sacrifice to the sea-serpent Pitone, but she is rescued just in time by Nomio. Nomio claims the hand of Dorilla as his reward, but she remains reluctant and escapes with Elmiro. The pair are captured, and Elmiro is sentenced to death. Finally, however, the intervention of Nomio, revealing his divine identity, saves the situation and Dorilla and Elmiro are reunited. This production was recorded last November by the Wexford Festival Chorus and Orchestra under the baton of Andrea Marchiol, accompanying a cast including Manuela Custer as Dorillla, Marco Bussy as Admeto, V退ronique Vald耀s as Nomio and Jos退 Maria lo Monaco as Elmiro. The opera is followed by more from this week's featured performing group - The Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. Klaus M䀀kel䀀 conducts Kodကly's Dances of Galကnta, which was written to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Budapest Philharmonic Society in 1933 and is based on the folk music of the region. 2.00pm Antonio Vivaldi: Dorilla in Tempe Dorilla - Manuela Custer (soprano) Admeto, King of Thessaly - Marco Bussy (bass) Nomio/Apollo - V退ronique Vald耀s (contralto) Elmiro - Jos退 Maria lo Monaco (soprano) Filindo - Rosa Bove (contralto) Eudamia - Laura Margaret Smith (mezzo-soprano) Ninfa - Rebecca Hardwick (soprano) Ninfa - Lizzie Holmes (soprano) Pastora - Meriel Cunningham (mezzo-soprano) Pastora - Emma Lewis (mezzo-soprano) Wexford Festival Orchestra Andrea Marchiol, conductor 4.40pm Zoltကn Kodကly: Dances of Galကnta Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Orchestra Klaus M䀀kel䀀 (conductor) Vivaldi's opera Dorilla in Tempe from the 2019 Wexford Festival in Ireland. | |
Opera Matinee: Wagner's The Flying Dutchman | 20190418 | Our opera matin退e is Wagner's The Flying Dutchman, in a concert version recorded recently at the RAI Auditorium in Turin, Italy, with the baritone Tomas Tomasson in the title role, accompanied by the RAI National Symphony Orchestra, the Coro Maghini and the Slovak Philharmonic Chorus, under the baton of James Conlon. Presented by Fiona Talkington. 2.00pm / Wagner - The Flying Dutchman, in 3 acts The Dutchman - T mas T masson, baritone Daland, a Norwegian sea captain - Kristinn Sigmundsson, bass Senta, Daland's daughter - Amber Wagner, soprano Mary, Senta's nurse - Sarah Murphy, mezzo-soprano Erik, a huntsman - Rodrick Dixon, tenor Daland's steersman - Matthew Plenk, tenor James Conlon, conductor James Conlon conducts a concert version from Turin with Tomas Tomasson in the title role. | |
Opera Matinee: Weber's Oberon | 20180503 | This week's Opera Matinee features some of the best operatic music you've never heard. Productions of Weber's fantasy opera Oberon are like hen's teeth (or perhaps unicorns' horns) because the plot is even more crazy than most in opera, there's too much talking, and Weber died young before he could replace the spoken dialogue with music. But for this broadcast of a lively new production from Bavarian State Opera we've minimised the talking to leave you with the music Weber did compose. And it's absolutely brilliant. (Special shout-out to Wagner fans: see if you can spot the bits RW cribbed. It's not a tough assignment: some of them are gobsmackingly obvious...) Presented by Penny Gore Weber: Oberon Oberon - Julian Pr退gardien (tenor) Titania, Puck - Alyona Abramowa (mezzo-soprano) Hüon of Bordeaux - Brenden Gunnell (tenor) Rezia - Annette Dasch (soprano) Sherasmin, Hüon's squire - Johannes Kammler (baritone) Fatime, Reiza's attendant - Rachael Wilson (mezzo-soprano) Mermaid - Anna El-Khashem (mezzo-soprano) Bavarian State Opera Chorus and Orchestra Conductor Ivor Bolton. Penny Gore presents a production of Weber's fantasy opera Oberon from Bavarian State Opera | |
Opera Matinee: Zandonai's Francesca Da Rimini | 20190110 | Riccardo Zandonai's gripping opera Francesca da Rimini from La Scala, Milan, conducted by Fabio Luisi. The opera, based on the play by the controversial Italian poet Gabriele D'Annunzio, is a heady brew of doomed love, lust, jealousy and betrayal, and is Zandonai's best-known and most compelling work Presented by Penny Gore 2.00pm Zandonai: Francesca da Rimini Francesca da Rimini.....Maria Jos退 Siri (Soprano) Paolo il Bello.....Roberto Aronica (Tenor) Giovanni Lo Sciancato.....Gabriele Vivani (Baritone) Malatestino dall'Occhio.....Luciano Ganci (Tenor) Samaritana.....Alisa Kolosova (Mezzo-soprano) Ostasio.....Constantino Finucci (Bass) Biancafiore.....Sara Rossini (Mezzo-soprano) Garsenda.....Valentina Boi (Soprano) Altichiara.....Diana Haller (contralto) Adonella.....Alessia Nadin (Soprano) Smaragdi.....Idunnu Munch (Mezzo-soprano) Ser toldo Berardengo.....Matteo Desole (Tenor) Il Giullare.....Elia Fabbian (Bass) Il Balestriere.....Hun Kim (Tenor) Il Torrigiano.....Lasha Sesitashvili (Baritone) La Scala Chorus La Scala Orchestra Fabio Luisi (Conductor) 4.25pm As part of New Year, New Music, Radio 3 presenters introduce some of the latest pieces of music they love 4.30pm Tchaikovsky: Francesca da Rimini BBC Symphony Orchestra Semyon Bychkov (Conductor) | |
Opera On 3: Agostino Steffani's Niobe | 20210520 | Thursday afternoons are opera on Radio 3. Tom McKinney presents- Agostino Steffani's Niobe, regina di Tebe A rare chance to hear Agostino Steffani's Niobe, from the Royal Opera House in London. Based on Ovid's Metamorphoses, it tells the story of Queen Niobe whose pride insults the Gods. As punishment, her children are killed and in her grief she turns to stone. Veronique Gens sings Niobe, and male soprano Jacek Laszczkowski her husband Anfione, a role originally written for a castrato. Thomas Hengelbrock conducts his own Balthasar Neumann Ensemble, and discusses why Steffani's music, which had such an influence on Handel, deserves to become better known. Anfione - Jacek Laszczkowski (Soprano) Niobe - Veronique Gens (Soprano) Nerea - Delphine Galou (Contralto) Clearte - Tim Mead (Alto) Tiberino - Lothar Odinius (Tenor) Manto - Amanda Forsythe (Soprano) Tiresia - Bruno Taddia (Baritone) Poliferno - Alastair Miles (Bass) Creonte - Iestyn Davies (Countertenor) Thomas Hengelbrock (conductor). Our Thursday afternoon opera - Agostino Steffani's Niobe. | |
Opera On 3: Verdi's Falstaff Starring Bryn Terfel | 20191128 | Verdi's final opera, Falstaff, in a performance recorded last year at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden starring Bryn Terfel. After a string of successful operatic tragedies and melodramas, Verdi took his final leave of the stage with a quicksilver comedy that casts a wise but wry glance at the foibles of human nature. Falstaff, the fat knight, is full of vanity and self-deceit; but his attempts to seduce the merry wives of Windsor are carried out with such self-aggrandising swagger, confidence and sheer verve that he sweeps all before him. In ripe old age Verdi achieved an Indian summer in which the flow of melody and novel orchestration complemented every twist and turn of Shakespeare's riotous plot. Sir John Falstaff - Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone) Alice Ford - Ana Mar퀀a Martinez (soprano) Ford - Simon Keenlyside (baritone) Nannetta - Anna Prohaska (soprano) Fenton - Fr退d退ric Antoun (tenor) Mistress Quickly - Marie-Nicole Lemieux (contralto) Meg Page - Marie McLaughlin (mezzo-soprano) Dr Caius - Peter Hoare (tenor) Bardolph - Michael Colvin (tenor) Pistol - Craig Colclough (bass-baritone) Royal Opera Chorus Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Nicola Luisotti (conductor) followed at c.4.25pm by: Bruch Violin Concerto no. 1 in g minor Fumiaki Miura (violin) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Thomas Dausgaard (conductor) Act I Dr Caius bursts into Sir John Falstaff's room in the Garter Inn, accusing him of unseemly behaviour the previous night. He further accuses Falstaff's two henchmen, Bardolph and Pistol, of having robbed him while he was drunk. Unable to obtain reparations, Dr Caius leaves in a fury. Falstaff informs Bardolph and Pistol that in order to repair his finances he plans to seduce Alice Ford and Meg Page, both wives of prosperous Windsor citizens. Alice Ford and Meg Page laugh over the identical love letters they have received from Sir John Falstaff. Ford arrives and learns of Falstaff's plan to seduce his wife. He immediately becomes jealous. While Alice and Meg plan how to take revenge on their importunate suitor, Ford decides to disguise himself in order to pay a visit to Falstaff. Act II Feigning penitence, Bardolph and Pistol rejoin Falstaff's service. They show in Mistress Quickly, who informs Falstaff that both Alice and Meg are madly in love with him. Bardolph now announces that a Mister Brook' (Ford in disguise) wishes to speak to Falstaff. Brook' offers him wine and money if he will seduce Alice Ford, Falstaff agrees to the plan, telling his surprised new friend that he already has a rendezvous with Alice that very afternoon. As Falstaff leaves to prepare himself, Ford gives way to jealous rage. Mistress Quickly, Alice and Meg are preparing for Falstaff's visit. Falstaff arrives and begins his seduction of Alice, nostalgically boasting of his aristocratic youth as page to the Duke of Norfolk. But just at that point Mistress Quickly suddenly returns in a panic to inform Alice that Ford really is on his way, and in a jealous temper. The terrified Falstaff seeks a hiding place, eventually ending up in a large laundry basket. Fenton and Nannetta also hide. Hearing the sound of kissing, Ford is convinced that he has found his wife and her lover Falstaff together, but is furious to discover Nannetta and Fenton instead. To general hilarity, Falstaff is thrown into the River Thames. Act III A wet and bruised Falstaff laments the wickedness of the world, Mistress Quickly persuades him that Alice was innocent of the unfortunate incident at Ford's house. In a letter which Quickly gives to Falstaff, Alice asks the knight to appear at midnight, disguised as the Black Huntsman. Ford, Nannetta, Meg and Alice prepare the second part of their plot: Ford secretly promises Caius that he will marry Nannetta that evening. Mistress Quickly overhears them - As Fenton and Nannetta are reunited, Alice explains her plan to trick Ford into marrying them. On the stroke of midnight, Alice appears. She declares her love for Falstaff, but suddenly runs away, saying that she hears spirits approaching. Nannetta, disguised as the Queen of the Fairies, summons her followers who attack the terrified Falstaff, pinching and poking him until he promises to give up his dissolute ways. In the midst of the assault Falstaff suddenly recognizes Bardolph, and realizes that he has been tricked. Falstaff accepts that he has been made a figure of fun. Dr Caius now comes forward with a figure in white. When the brides remove their veils it is revealed that Ford has just married Fenton to Nannetta, and Dr Caius to Bardolph! With everyone now laughing at his expense, Ford has no choice but to forgive the lovers, and bless their marriage. Before sitting down to a wedding supper with Sir John Falstaff, the entire company agrees that the whole world may be nothing but a jest filled with jesters, but he who laughs last, laughs best! Verdi's Falstaff in a performance starring Bryn Terfel recorded at the Royal Opera House. | |
Orchestra Unwrapped | 20200106 | Presented by Georgia Mann, with this week's featured orchestra the BBC Concert Orchestra. Today, a concert recorded last September at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, in which Tom Service and conductor Alice Farnham recreate the spirit of the first performance of Mozart's Paris Symphony with its rowdy audience participation, before considering the line-up and the many cultural functions of a modern day orchestra. After that we'll hear a brand new recording of a late 19th-century Savoy Theatre curtain-raiser, typically performed before the main bill. Plus, as part of New Year, New Music, Sara Mohr Pietsch introduces a piece of music she loves. Orchestra Unwrapped with Tom Service. Mozart Symphony No.31 Paris John Williams: Hedwig's Theme from Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Graham Fitkin: Metal Prokofiev: Romeo & Juliet (Suite 2, mvt 1) Hermann: Murder from Psycho John Williams: Main Theme from Jaws (bb1-29 only) Elgar: Nimrod from Enigma Variations Tabakova: Orpheus' Comet Laurie Johnson: Las Vegas (Animal Magic) Stravinsky: Firebird 1919 version (horn solo to end) Alice Farnham, conductor 3.30pm Savoy curtain raisers: Music Fran瀀ois Cellier, words Harry Greenbank: Captain Billy Captain Billy, a pirate - Ben McAteer (baritone) Samuel Chunk, landlord of the Blue Dragon - Henry Waddington (bass-baritone) Christopher Jolly - Ed Lyon (tenor) Widow Jackson - Fiona Kimm (contralto) Polly, her daughter - Eleanor Dennis (soprano) With Georgia Mann. The BBC Concert Orchestra and the audience are under the spotlight. | |
Orchestral Tour Of Germany | 20200224 | Elizabeth Alker introduces a week of recordings from some of the leading German orchestras recorded in halls and cities across the country. She begins today with a concert from Freiberg and another from the capital, Berlin. Antonin Dvorak: Serenade in E Serge Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No 1 (Hilary Hahn - violin) Robert Schumann: Symphony No 4 in D minor SWR Symphony Orchestra, Stuttgart Omer Meir Wellber (conductor) Ravel: Sheherazade (Marianne Crebassa - Mezzo-soprano) Prokofiev: Selection from 'Romeo and Juliet -Montagues and Capulets -The Young Juliet -Friar Lawrence -Dance -Romeo at Juliet's Before Parting -Dance of the Antilles Girls -Romeo at the Grave of Juliet- -Masks -Death of Tybalt Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Tugan Sokhiev (conductor) Concerts from Freiberg and Berlin | |
Orchestral Tour Of Germany | 20200225 | Today's tour of German orchestras and cities begins in Hamburg with the NDR Elbphilharmonie performing Shostakovich and Bruckner and moves south to Cologne with the city's WDR Symphony Orchestra playing music by Widmann and Mozart. Introduced by Elizabeth Alker. Dmitri Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No 1 in E flat (Nicolas Altstaedt - cello) Anton Bruckner: Symphony No 4 in E flat 'Romantic NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra Christoph Eschenbach (conductor) Jorg Widmann: Funeral March for Piano and Orchestra Luisa Imorde (piano) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem Christina Landshamer (soprano) Marie Henriette Reinhold (contralto) Martin Mitterrutzner (tenor) WDR Chorus WDR Symphony Orchestra, Cologne Dima Slobodeniouk (conductor) Music from Hamburg and Cologne | |
Orchestral Tour Of Germany | 20200228 | Elizabeth Alker introduces recordings of concerts made by orchestras in Germany including a performance of Berlioz's Romeo and Juliet symphony by the Berlin Philharmonic and Scriabin from Hamburg. Hector Berlioz: Romeo and Juliet, dramatic symphony Kate Lindsey (mezzo soprano) Andrew Sharples (tenor) Shan Yang (bass-baritone) Berlin Radio Chorus Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Daniel Harding (conductor) Alexander Scriabin: The Poem of Ecstasy NDR Elbphilharmonic Orchestra George Benjamin (conductor) Music from Berlin and Hamburg | |
Orchestre De La Suisse Romande (1-4) | 20201102 | Tom McKinney introduces recent concert recordings from the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, conducted by its principal conductor, Jonathan Nott, today featuring music with a strong French influence. Including: Debussy: Jeux Debussy: Fantaisie for Piano and Orchestra in G (Jean-Frederic Neuburger - piano) Stravinsky: Symphony in Three Movements Paul Dukas: Symphonic Scherzo - The Sorcerer's Apprentice Eric Montalbetti: Flute Concerto ('Memento Vivere') First performance (Emmanuel Pahud - flute) Ravel (arr. Marius Constant): Gaspard de la Nuit Orchestre de la Suisse Romande conducted by Jonathan Nott Tom MvKinney with recordings from the Geneva-based orchestra. | |
Orchestre De La Suisse Romande (2-4) | 20201103 | Tom McKinney introduces music making by the Orchestra de la Suisse Romande from its home in Geneva in music by Bruckner, Mozart, Shostakovich and Schumann. Mozart: Piano Concerto No 27 in Bb K595 (Paul Lewis -piano) Bruckner: Symphony No 6 in A Orchestre de la Suisse Romande conducted by Andris Poga. Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No 1 in Eb (Gautier Capucon - cello) Orchestre de la Suisse Romande conducted by Jonathan Nott Schumann: Symphony No 2 in C Orchestre de la Suisse Romande conducted by Marek Janowski Tom McKinney with concerts recorded in Geneva. | |
Orchestre De La Suisse Romande (3-4) | 20201104 | Tom McKinney with a concert recorded at their home in Geneva in Switzerland last year by the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande under its principal conductor, Jonathan Nott. Haydn: Overture to 'Il mondo della luna Haydn: Cello Concerto No 1 in C (Jean-Guihen Queyras - cello) Beethoven: Symphony No 4 in Bb Orchestre de la Suisse Romande conducted by Jonathan Nott More music from Switzerland introduced by Tom McKinney. | |
Orchestre De La Suisse Romande (4-4) | 20201106 | Tom McKinney introduces his final offerings from the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande for this week, which include music by Swiss-born Frank Martin and an ascent into the Alps with Richard Strauss. Schumann: Symphony No 3 in E flat, 'Rhenish Orchestre de la Swiss Romande conducted by Marek Janowski Frank Martin: Concerto for Seven Wind Instruments, Timpani, Percussion and Strings Richard Dubugnon - Helvetia II. Via Lemanica Op61/2 (first performance) Richard Strauss: An Alpine Symphony Loc Schneider (flute) Nora Cismondi (oboe) Dmitry Rasul-Kareyev (clarinet) C退leste-Marie Roy (bassoon) Julia Heirich (horn) Stephen Jeandheur (trumpet) Alexandre Faure (trombone) Arthur Bonzon (timpani) Orchestre de la Swiss Romande conducted by Bertrand de Billy Tom McKinney rounds up his week of music making from Switzerland | |
Orchestre De La Suisse Romande With Tom Mckinney | 20180709 | Tom McKinney introduces a week of concert recordings by the Suisse Romande orchestra including performances of the Ravel Piano Concertos and tone poems by Richard Strauss . The orchestra marks its centenary this year. Including: c14.02 Johann Strauss II: Waltz - The Blue Danube c14.14 Edouard Lalo: Symphonie Espagnol Op.21 (soloist: Renaud Capucon) c14.54 Richard Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra c15.35 Maurice Ravel: Piano Concerto for the left hand (piano - Alexandre Tharaud) c16.03 Hector Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande conducted by Jonathan Nott. Tom McKinney introduces concert recordings of performances by the Suisse Romande Orchestra | |
Orchestre De La Suisse Romande With Tom Mckinney | 20180710 | Tom McKinney continues his week of concert recordings by the Suisse Romande orchestra with music by Dvorak and Strauss. Including: c14.02 Antonin Dvorak: Concerto in B minor for cello and orchestra (cello - Xavier Phillips) c14.45 Richard Strauss: Ein Heldenleben (A Hero's Life) c15.33 Franz Liszt: Prelude and Fugue on B-A-C-H (organ - Vincent Thevenaz ) c15.49 Arnold Schoenberg: Variations for Orchestra c.16.13 Sergei Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini (piano - Sergei Babayan) c16.38 Maurice Ravel: Bolero L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande conducted by Jonathan Nott. Tom McKinney introduces concert recordings of the Suisse Romande Orchestra. | |
Orchestre De La Suisse Romande With Tom Mckinney | 20180711 | Tom McKinney continues his week of concert recording by the Suisse Romande orchestra with music by Rossini and Schubert Including: c14.02 Gioachino Rossini: Overture: La scala di sete (The Silken Ladder) c14.09 Gioachino Rossini (arttributed): Bassoon Concerto (bassoon - Sergio Azzolini) c 14.36 Franz Schubert: Symphony No 6 in C L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande conducted by Jonathan Nott. Tom McKinney continues his week of concert recordings by the Suisse Romande Orchestra. | |
Our Classical Century: Gershwin's Rhapsody In Blue | 20181123 | In Our Classical Century, a series exploring the most representative and seminal pieces of Classical Music in the last hundred years, Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, with Marc-Andr退 Hamelin on the piano and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Thomas Dausgaard. Also, William Harris' hymn Bring us, o Lord God, in celebration of the BBC Symphony Chorus' 90th anniversary, which is heard in a recording directed by Neil Ferris. After that, a concert given last month by the BBC Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican Centre in London, starting with Beethoven's Overture to The Creatures of Prometheus. Followed by Mason Bates' Anthology of Fantastic Zoology, finishing with another Beethoven masterpiece, his Piano Concerto No. 5 'Emperor' with Jeremy Denk as soloist. The afternoon begins, though, with concert given earlier this year by the BBC Singers at Milton Court, in London, with John Wilson conducting. The programme includes Jonathan Dove's The Passing of the Year, Richard Rodney Bennett's Sea Change, and Joseph Horovitz's Captain Noah and his Floating Zoo. Presented by Penny Gore 14.00 Dove: The Passing of the Year Bennett: Sea Change Horovitz: Captain Noah and his Floating Zoo John Wilson (conductor) 15..20 Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue Marc-Andr退 Hamelin, piano Thomas Dausgaard (conductor) 15.50 Harris: Bring us, O Lord God Neil Ferris (Chorus Director) 15.58 Beethoven: Overture to The Creatures of Prometheus Bates: Anthology of Fantastic Zoology Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.5 in Eb major, 'Emperor Jeremy Denk (Piano) Crisitian Macelaru (Conductor) Our Classical Century: Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue with BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. | |
Paris In Springtime (1-5) | 20210503 | This week, Afternoon Concert features concerts from the city of Paris. Today's programme includes the Orchestre de Paris and conductor Paavo J䀀rvi in music by Tchaikovsky, Debussy and Ravel at the city's Philharmonie in September last year. There's also music by Berlioz from the Orchestre National d'le de France and a saxophone concerto composed by jazz pianist Martial Solal in 2014. Presented by Tom McKinney. Berlioz: Overture 'Le Corsaire', Op.21; Les Nuits d'退t退 Karine Deshayes (soprano) Fabien Gabel (conductor) c.2.35pm Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D major, Op.35 Debussy: La Mer Ravel: Daphnis & Chloe Suite No.2 Gil Shaham (violin) Paavo J䀀rvi (conductor) c.4.00pm Martial Solal: Saxophone Concerto Jean-Charles Richard (soprano & baritone saxophones) Orchestre National de France Jesko Sirvend (conductor) The series also features the acclaimed period-instrument ensemble Les Si耀cles with their founder-conductor Fran瀀ois-Xavier Roth (programme 2) and the forces of the Paris Opera: you can hear their 2020 Bastille Day concert in programme 3 and their staging of Massenet's 'Manon' as Opera Matinee (programme 4). Tom McKinney presents recent concert recordings by Parisian orchestras. | |
Paris In Springtime (2-5) | 20210504 | ~Afternoon Concert continues its focus on Parisian orchestras. Today's programme includes an all-Berlioz concert from the acclaimed period-instrument ensemble Les Si耀cles and conductor Fran瀀ois-Xavier Roth, followed by the Orchestre de Paris with conductor Gianandrea Noseda in Mozart and Brahms. Presented by Tom McKinney. Berlioz: Overture to 'Benvenuto Cellini'; Overture to 'B退atrice et B退n退dict'; Overture: Carnaval Romain; Rom退o et Juliette, Op.17 (highlights); Harold in Italy, Op.16 Tabea Zimmerman (viola) Fran瀀ois-Xavier Roth (conductor) c.3.30pm Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante in E flat, K.364 Brahms: Symphony No.2 in D, Op.73 Philippe Ache (violin) Gianandrea Noseda (conductor) Tom McKinney presents recent concert performances by Parisian orchestras. | |
Paris In Springtime (3-5) | 20210505 | ~Afternoon Concert continues its focus on Parisian orchestras, featuring today the Paris Opera Chorus and Orchestra with conductor Philippe Jordan in last year's 'Solidarity Concert' for Bastille Day, including music by Dukas, Richard Strauss, Faur退, Saint-Sa뀀ns and Mozart. Presented by Tom McKinney. Rouget de Lisle, arr. Ambroise Thomas: La Marseillaise Dukas: Fanfare from 'La P退ri Richard Strauss: Feierlicher Einzug der Ritter des Johanniter-ordens Faur退: Madrigal, Op.35 Saint-Sa뀀ns: Calme des nuits, Op.68'1 Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro, K.492 (highlights); Symphony No.41 in C, K.551 `Jupiter` Julie Fuchs (soprano) St退phane Degout (baritone) Philippe Jordan (conductor) Tom McKinney presents the Paris Opera's 'Solidarity Concert' for Bastille Day 2020. | |
Paris In Springtime (4-5) | 20210506 | Today's Thursday Opera Matinee is a performance of one of Massenet's most popular opera, Manon, recorded last year at the Op退ra Bastille in Paris. Pretty Yende stars as Manon Lescaut in this five-act drama based on the 1731 novel by Abb退 Pr退vost. Lescaut, a well-meaning young man, is led astray by his love for a young woman he finds irresistible. Many other men also fall for her - some willing to buy her off with a luxurious lifestyle. Manon is the original Material Girl, and cannot resist their offers... Presented by Tom McKinney. 2pm Manon Lescaut - .. Pretty Yende (soprano) Le Chevalier des Grieux - .. Benjamin Bernheim (tenor) Lescaut - .. Ludovic T退zier (baritone) Le Comte des Grieux - .. Roberto Tagliavini (bass) Monsieur de Br退tigny - .. Pierre Doyen (tenor) Poussette - .. Cassandre Berthon (soprano) Javotte - .. Alix Le Saux (mezzo-soprano) Rosette - .. Jeanne Ireland (mezzo-soprano) Innkeeper - .. Philippe Rouillon (baritone) First Guard - .. Julien Joguet (bass) Second Guard - .. Laurent Laberdesque (baritone) Paris Opera Chorus Paris Opera Orchestra Dan Ettinger (conductor) Opera Matinee: Massenet's Manon from the Paris Opera, presented by Tom McKinney. | |
Paris In Springtime (5-5) | 20210507 | ~Afternoon Concert concludes its week of performances by Parisian orchestras. Today's programme includes two concerts from the Orchestre National de France. The first is their debut under their new music director Cristian M?celaru, featuring music by Debussy, Saint-Sa뀀ns and Rachmaninov's Second Piano Concerto with soloist Benjamin Grosvenor. The orchestra then picks up its jazz hat for two concertos by jazz pianist Martial Solal. Presented by Tom McKinney. Debussy: Pr退lude | |
Penderecki, Franck, Chaves, Js Bach, Beethoven | 20190506 | Georgia Mann presents the first of four programmes featuring the S o Paulo State Symphony Orchestra, one of South America's finest ensembles. Today, Krzysztof Penderecki conducts his own works, and Louis Langr退e directs the orchestra in Franck's Symphony in D minor, at one time a staple of the repertoire, but now something of a rarity. Krzysztof Penderecki: Hymn to Saint Daniel OSESP Academic Chorus OSESP Chorus S o Paulo State Symphony Orchestra (OSESP) Krzysztof Penderecki, conductor Krzysztof Penderecki: Symphony No. 4 ('Adagio') . Franck; Symphony in D minor, op. 48 Louis Langr退e, conductor Celso Loureiro Chaves: Violin Concerto ('Museum of Inexpensive Things') Museu das Coisas Inúteis Luiz Filip, violin Pedro Neves, conductor Bach: Allegro assai, from 'Violin Sonata No. 3 in C, BWV 1005 Beethoven; Symphony No. 1 in C, op. 21 First in a series of concerts given by the Sao Paulo State Symphony Orchestra. | |
Performances From Poland (1-4) | 20210712 | Fiona Talkington begins a week of performances by Polish artists and ensembles. The Polish Radio Orchestra and Sinfonia Varsovia play music by one of most important Polish composers of the 20th century, Witold Lutoslawski, and Polish conductor Krzysztof Urbanski leads the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra in selections from Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet suites. Plus the Warsaw-based Royal String Quartet with Mozart's Adagio and Fugue in C minor. Including: 2pm Lutoslawski: Little Suite Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No.1 in D minor (with soloist Anna Maria Staskiewicz) Michal Klauza (conductor) c.2.35pm Mozart: Adagio and Fugue in C minor, K. 546 c.2.45pm Lutoslawski: Symphony No. 4 Simon Crawford-Philips (conductor) c.3.10pm Prokofiev: Excerpts from 'Romeo and Juliet suites, op. 64, 64b and 101 (arr. Urbanski) Krzysztof Urbanski (conductor) Fiona Talkington presents music by Lutoslawski, Prokofiev and Mozart. | |
Performances From Poland (2-4) | 20210713 | Fiona Talkington continues this week of afternoons featuring performances from Poland, including music by Vivaldi, Stravinsky and Brian Eno. Rinaldo Alessandrini and his Concerto Italiano are joined by the Polish Radio Chorus for music by Vivaldi and Bononcini, and the acclaimed Polish pianist Piotr Anderszewski joins the NDR Symphony Orchestra in Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 25. There's more Mozart from the Warsaw-based Chain Ensemble, plus music by Bacewicz and an arrangement of Brian Eno's Music for Airports 2 recorded in the Polish Radio studios. Including: 2pm: Vivaldi: Credo in E minor, RV 591 Polish Radio Chorus, Concerto Italiano, Rinaldo Alessandrini c.2.10pm Stravinsky: Four Studies for Orchestra Lutoslawski: Interlude for Orchestra Sinfonia Varsovia Simon Crawford-Philips (conductor) c.2.30pm Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 25 in C, K. 503 Piotr Anderszewski (piano) Herbert Blomstedt (conductor) c.3.05pm Brian Eno: Music for Airports 2/1 (arr. arr. Evan Ziporyn) Hubert Zemler (percussion), Wojtek Traczyk (double bass), Mikolaj Palosz (cello) Jacek Kita (piano, electronics), Wojciech Blazejczyk (guitar) c.3.30pm Leo: Miserere mei, Deus Bononcini: Stabat Mater Fiona Talkington presents music by Vivaldi, Stravinsky and Brian Eno. | |
Performances From Poland (3-4) | 20210714 | Penny Gore introduces more recordings by Polish artists and ensembles. Christian Vasquez conducts the Polish Radio Orchestra in a selection of music by South American composers, and the Polish conductor Krzysztof Urbanski leads the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra and pianist Behzod Abduraimov in Rachmaninov's Paganini Variations. Including: c.2.15pm Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43 Behzod Abduraimov (piano) Krzysztof Urbanski (conductor) c.2.35pm Revueltas: Sensemaya Ginastera: Variaciones concertantes, op. 23 Chavez: Symphony No. 2 ('Sinfonia India') Christian Vasquez (conductor) Penny Gore introduces the Polish Radio Orchestra performing South American music. | |
Performances From Poland (4-4) | 20210715 | Continuing this week of afternoon performances from Poland, Fiona Talkington introduces Mozart's choral music from Gdansk, and his fourth violin concerto with Agata Szymczewska. Mendelssohn's Italian Symphony is conducted by Krzysztof Urbanski, and there's more South American music from the Polish Radio Orchestra and Christian Vasquez. Including: 2pm Mozart: Regina coeli, K. 276/321b Polish Chamber Choir Schola Cantorum Gedanensis Akademie fur Alte Musik, Berlin Jan Lukaszewski (conductor) c.2.05pm Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 4 in D, K. 218 (with soloist Agata Szymczewska) c.2.30pm Dvorak: Serenade in D minor, op. 44 Michal Klauza (conductor) c.2.55pm Aldemaro: Fuga con pajarillo Inocente Carreno: Margaretina. Glosa sinfonica Polish Radio Orchestra in Warsaw Christian Vasquez (conductor) c.3.20pm Mozart: Missa solemnis in C, K. 337 Mozart: Ave verum corpus, K. 618 c.3.45pm Bacewicz: Piano Quintet No. 1 Silesian String Quartet Piotr Salajczyk (piano) c.4.15pm Bacewicz: Scherzo for Piano (arr. Urbanski) Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4 in A, op. 90 ('Italian') WDR Symphony Orchestra, Cologne Krzysztof Urbanski (conductor) Fiona Talkington introduces a Mozart-fest from Poland | |
Pergolesi's Stabat Mater | 20231109 | Penny Gore presents great concert performances from the BBC performing groups and from across Europe. Today's 3pm highlight is Pergolesi's Stabat Mater - Rene Jacobs conducts B'Rock Orchestra. Also today, John Storgards conducts the BBC Philharmonic in music from Prokofiev's ballet Cinderella, and the Hungarian National Philharmonic perform the swashbuckling overture to Wagner's The Flying Dutchman. c2pm Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks – Overture Dmitry Sinkovsky (cond.) c2.20pm Prokofiev: Cinderella Suite No.2 John Storgards (cond.) Beethoven: Piano Sonata in F sharp Op.78 Zhang Zuo (piano) Wagner: The Flying Dutchman – Overture Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra Adam Fischer (cond.) c3pm Pergolesi: Stabat Mater Birgitte Christensen (soprano), Helena Raskar (mezzo soprano) Rene Jacobs (cond.) Rene Jacobs conducts B'Rock Orchestra in Pergolesi's Stabat Mater. Rene Jacobs conducts B'Rock Orchestra in Pergolesi's Stabat Mater, and the BBC Philharmonic perform music from Prokofiev's ballet Cinderella. | |
Petrenko Conducts Zemlinsky | 20221124 | Kirill Petrenko conducts the Berlin Philharmonic in Zemlinsky's headily romantic Lyric Symphony. Plus there's music by Brahms, Stravinsky and Italian composer Leone Sinigaglia, a contemporary of Respighi. Presented by Ian Skelly Alexander Zemlinsky's Lyric Symphony is written on the largest scale, for huge orchestra and two vocal soloists - it's lush and soaring, perhaps the most Mahlerian symphony Mahler didn't write... Brahms's crisp tribute to Handel is also on the bill, as well as music by Stravinsky and Schoenberg. 2.00pm Rapsodia piemontese for violin and orchestra, Op.26 Noah Bendix-Balgley, violin Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Kirill Petrenko, conductor Rameau Nouvelles Suites de Pi耀ces de Clavecin Emanuil Ivanov, piano Romance in A for violin and orchestra, Op.29 Funeral Song, Op.5 Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra Karina Canellakis, conductor 3.00pm Lise Davidsen, soprano Christian Gerhaher, baritone Handel Variations, Op.24 Chamber Symphony no.2, Op.38 Antonello Manacorda, conductor Kirill Petrenko conducts Zemlinsky's headily romantic Lyric Symphony. | |
Pictures At An Exhibition In Frankfurt | 20230529 | Penny Gore introduces concert and studio recordings by the BBC performing groups and by groups performing across Europe. Today at 3pm, Alain Altinoglu conducts the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra in Ravel's orchestration of Mussorgsky's Pictures at an exhibition, and Chausson's Poeme, Op. 25. Also, the BBC Philharmonic plays music by Gabriel Piern退, and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales plays Verdi's overture to La Forza del destino. The Ensemble amacordplus perform a number of motets from composers within the Bach family, and from others of the period in Germany. Including: Walton: Fa瀀ade (Popular Song) BBC Symphony Orchestra Sakari Oramo, conductor Ravel: Jeux d'eau Zhang Zuo, piano J.M. Bach: Sei, lieber Tag, willkommen Erlebach: Wer bin ich, Herr Ensemble amarcordplus M. Haydn: Concerto for Organ, Viola & Strings in C Major, P. 55; 3rd movement Andra Darzina, viola Jurgen Essl, organ Urban Camerata Piern退: Ramuntcho - suite no. 1; Overture Rumon Gamba, conductor Verdi: The Force of Destiny (Overture) Xian Zhang, conductor Mussorgsky/Ravel: Pictures at an exhibition Alain Altinoglu, conductor Schein: Ist nicht Ephraim mein teurer Sohn Schein: Nun danket alle Gott, motet Chopin: Polonaise in F sharp minor, Op 44 Benjamin Grosvenor, piano Chausson: Poeme, Op 25 Schütz: Ich weiss, dass mein Erl怀ser lebt Schütz: Herr, auf Dich traue ich, Psalm 71 Alain Altinoglu conducts the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra in Mussorgsky. | |
Pierre Sancan's Piano Concerto | 20230427 | Ian Skelly introduces music for a Thursday afternoon including an opportunity to hear a selection of pieces by Frenchman Pierre Sancan, a contemporary of Messiaen and Dutilleux. The programme includes a performance of Sancan's Piano Concerto alongside music by Debussy, Offenbach, Penderecki, Schubert and Mozart. Sancan: Commedia dell'arte Overture BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Yan Pascal Tortelier (conductor) Debussy: Cello Sonata Nicolas Alstaedt (cello) Igor Levit (piano) Offenbach: Le Voyage dans la lune - Ballet des flacons de neige Philharmonia Orchestra Antonio De Almeida (conductor) Trad: Five traditional songs from Spain, Israel, Syria and Cyprus Lior Elmaleh (vocals) Katerina Papadopoulou (vocals) Hesperion XXI Jordi Savall James Kaye: Queensbury March Black Dyke Band Nicholas Childs (conductor) 3.00 Pierre Sancan: Piano Concerto Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano) Mozart: Symphony No 40 in g minor Prague Phiharmonic orchestra Emmanuel Villaume (conductor) Penderecki: Chaconne (in Memoria del Giovanni Paolo II) Ulster Orchestra Jacek Kaspceck (conductor) Schubert: Mass No 6 in Eb D950 - Sanctus, Benedictus, Agnus Dei Golda Schultz (soprano) Katharina Magiera, (contralto) Julian Pr退gardien (tenor) Maciej Kwa?nikowski (tenor) Tareq Nazmi (bass) Vienna Singverein Camerata Salzburg Franz Welser-Most (conductor) Sancan: Overture Joyeuse Jean-Efflam Bavouzet and the BBC Philharmonic perform music by Sancan. | |
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra | 20200603 | The Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra and Garrick Ohlsson play Dukas, Barber and Debussy, plus Stravinsky's tribute to Debussy, his Symphonies of Wind Instruments. Presented by Fiona Talkington. Dukas: Fanfare; La P退ri . Barber: Piano Concerto, op. 38 Stravinsky: Symphonies of Wind Instruments Debussy: La Mer Garrick Ohlsson, piano Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Katowice Domingo Hindoyan, conductor Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra and Garrick Ohlsson in Dukas, Barber and Debussy. | |
Portraits Day | 20120507 | As part of Radio 3's Portraits Day, Louise Fryer is joined by acclaimed actress and director Fiona Shaw to explore musical portraits of fictional, mythical and legendary characters: from Shakespeare's doomed monarch King Lear and the Finnish forest spirit Tapi, to mythological Medea and Taras Bulba, Gogol's Ukrainian Cossack. Fiona shares her insights into bringing fictional characters to life and music's ability to portray unique and inspiring individuals, real or imagined. First performed in December 1953, Shostakovich's Symphony No 10 is a multi-layered portrait - of the composer himself through the use of his self-referencing DSCH motif, of the recently deceased Stalin who is represented in the second movement, and of Elmira Nazirova the student with whom he was in love and whose theme can be heard in the third movement. 2.00pm Berlioz: King Lear Overture BBC National Orchestra of Wales Thierry Fischer (conductor) 2.20pm Sibelius: Tapiola BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Ilan Volkov (conductor) 2.40pm Barber: Medea suite (excerpts) Royal Scottish National Orchestra conductor Marin Alsop 3.00pm Janacek: Taras Bulba BBC Philharmonic Vassily Sinaisky (conductor) 3.30pm Shostakovich: Symphony No 10 Vassily Sinaisky (conductor). Louise Fryer presents music by Berlioz, Sibelius, Barber, Janacek and Shostakovich. | |
Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra | 20191018 | The Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra with works by Weber, Richard Strauss, Mussorgsky and Janacek, conducted by Alexander Liebrich. Also from Novကk and Suk under Ondrej Lenကrd. Presented by Penny Gore. Closing our week of music from the Czech Republic, we hear two concerts given recently by the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra. First we have the ensemble conducted by Alexander Liebrich in Carl Maria von Weber's overture to his opera Oberon, followed by Richard Strauss' Oboe concerto, with Vil退m Veverka as soloist, then Mussorgsky's mighty orchestral poem Night on Bald Mountain, finishing with Janက?ek's rhapsody for orchestra Taras Bulba. Then conductor Ondrej Lenကrd takes to the rostrum, with the same ensemble, to perform Novကk's 'In the Tatras', describing the mountain range of Eastern Europe, and, closing the concert and this week's Czech performances, Josef Suk's Symphony No. 2 in C minor, 'Asrael', inspired by the Old Testament. 2.00pm Carl Maria von Weber: Overture to 'Oberon Richard Strauss: Oboe Concerto in D, AV 144 Modest Mussorgsky: Night on Bald Mountain Leo Janက?ek: Taras Bulba, rhapsody for orchestra Vil退m Veverka, oboe Alexander Liebreich, conductor 3.10pm V퀀t?zslav Novကk (1870-1949) - In the Tatras, op. 26 (V Tatrကch, op. 26) Josef Suk: Symphony No. 2 in C minor, op. 27 ('Asrael') Ondrej Lenကrd, conductor Works by von Weber, Richard Strauss and Janacek with the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra. | |
Prague Spring Festival | 20190121 | Opening concert of the 2018 Prague Spring International Music Festival: the Czech Philharmonic performs Ma Vlast which has opened the Festival every year since 1952 on 12th May, the anniversary of Smetana's death. The concert was dedicated to the memory of Ji?퀀 B?lohlကvek, long-time President of the Festival. After the opening concert we'll hear the first of four Bach motets this week, performed by the Monteverdi Choir & English Baroque Soloists under John Eliot Gardiner plus Julian Rachlin joins the Prague Symphony Orchestra to play Mendelssohn's perennially popular violin concerto, and Katarina Karn退us sings Wagner's sumptuous Wesendonck Lieder which set five poems by Mathilde Wesendonck with whom the composer had fallen in love. Presented by Fiona Talkington. Smetana: Mက vlast Czech Philharmonic Orchestra Tomကs Netopil , conductor Opening concert of the 2018 Prague Spring Festival, recorded at Smetana Hall c.3.15pm Bach: Wachet! Betet! Betet! Wachet!, BWV 70 John Eliot Gardiner , conductor Recorded at Dvo?ကk Hall, Rudolfinum c.3.40pm Schoenberg: A Survivor from Warsaw, op. 46 Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor, op. 64 Ysaÿe: Sonata for Solo Violin No. 3 in D minor, op. 27 ('Ballade') Julian Rachlin , violin Tom Brauner , conductor c.4.25pm Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder, WWV 91 Katarina Karn退us , mezzo-soprano Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra Marko Ivanovi? , conductor Opening concert of the 2018 Prague Spring Festival featuring Ma Vlast by Smetana | |
Prague Spring Festival | 20190122 | Dvo?ကk's dramatic cantata The Spectre's Bride, a Bach Chorale & the premiere of the suite from West Side Story arranged for piano trio, all performed at the Prague Spring Festival. The Spectre's Bride was commissioned for the 1885 Birmingham festival but first tried out in the Bohemian city of Pilsen a few months earlier. Based on a poem by Karel Jarom퀀r Erben, about a young girl who is abducted by a ghost she believes to be the spirit of her lover, it is a wonderful example of Dvo?ကk's ability to combine folkloric qualities with brilliant compositional technique - with the added bonus of a solid morality tale. Later in the afternoon we'll hear a concert by the Smetana Trio featuring music by Zemlinsky, Smetana and an arrangement of some very familiar Bernstein. Dvo?ကk: The Spectre's Bride, op. 69 Eva Hornyကkovက , soprano Richard Samek , tenor Adam Plachetka , bass-baritone Prague Philharmonic Choir Luk Vasilek , choirmaster Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra Christian Arming , conductor Recorded at Smetana Hall c.3.15pm Bach: Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen, BWV 12 Monteverdi Choir English Baroque Soloists John Eliot Gardiner , conductor Recorded at Dvo?ကk Hall, Rudolfinum c.3.40pm Zemlinsky: Piano Trio in D minor, op. 3 Bernstein: Suite from 'West Side Story', for piano trio (Premiere) Smetana: Piano Trio in G minor, op. 15 Smetana Trio: Jitka Cechova , piano Radim Kresta , violin Jan Pကlen퀀?ek , cello Recorded at the Convent of St Agnes of Bohemia, Prague Dvorak's The Spectre's Bride, choral Bach and West Side Story arranged for piano trio | |
Prague Spring Festival | 20190123 | Leif Ove Andsnes plays Britten's dazzling piano concerto with the Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra under Lionel Bringuier, followed by the vibrant musical colours and exotic scents of Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade. The concert opens with Arthur Honegger's musical depiction of rugby in his Symphonic Movement. Honegger: Rugby, H. 67 Britten: Piano Concerto, op. 13 Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade Leif Ove Andsnes , piano Lionel Bringuier , conductor Recorded at Smetana Hall Leif Ove Andsnes in Britten's dazzling piano concerto with the Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra. | |
Prague Spring Festival | 20190125 | The Afternoon starts with the closing concert of the 2018 Prague Spring International Music Festival in which James Judd conducts the Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra in an all-Bohemian programme featuring music by Zden?k Fibich, Eugen Sucho? & Leo Janက?ek. After the concert we'll hear the last of our Bach Cantatas for the week plus Tchaikovsky' proving himself a genius of orchestral colour & Brahms proving his mastery of the large-scale chamber form. Fibich: Comenius, op. 34 Suchon: alm zeme podkarpatskej, op. 12 Janacek: Sinfonietta Jan Vac퀀k, tenor Slovak Philharmonic Chorus Jozef Chabro?, chorusmaster James Judd, conductor Recorded at Smetana Hall c.3.15pm Bach: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140 Monteverdi Choir English Baroque Soloists John Eliot Gardiner , conductor Recorded at Dvo?ကk Hall, Rudolfinum c.3.40pm Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet, fantasy overture Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra Marko Ivanovi? , conductor c.4pm Brahms: Piano Quartet No. 2 in A, op. 26 Julian Rachlin , violin Sarah McElravy , viola Boris Andrianov , cello Itamar Golan , piano An all-Bohemian concert featuring music by Zdenek Fibich, Eugen Suchon and Leos Janacek | |
Prague Spring Festival '19 | 20191014 | From the Prague Spring Festival '19 a concert featuring Mozart's Horn Concerto and Symphony No. 40 in G minor, starting with a piece by the Czech composer imon Vose?ek. Also, staying in the Czech Republic, Bernstein's Chichester Psalms and Mahler's Symphony No. 4 in G major, performed by the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra. Presented by Penny Gore. Starting a week with material from the Prague Spring International Festival 2019, plus other material recorded recently in the Czech Republic, today we feature a concert with promising young British conductor Ben Glassberg. He was at the helm of the Prague Philharmonia, as part of the Prague Spring Festival earlier this year to conduct Hypnos, a piece commissioned for the occasion by Czech composer imon Vose?ek. Also in the programme were two works by Mozart, first his Horn Concerto No. 2 in E flat, with Alexandre Collard as soloist, finishing with his Symphony No. 40 in G minor. The afternoon continues with a recent concert given by the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, accompanied by the Czech Philharmonic Choir of Brno, with the American John Axelrod conducting Bernstein's Chichester Psalms, followed by Mahler's Symphony No. 4 in G, with soprano Chen Reiss as soloist. 2.00pm imon Vose?ek : Hypnos (premiere of a work commissioned by the Prague Spring) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Horn Concerto No. 2 in E flat, K. 417 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550 Alexandre Collard, horn Ben Glassberg, conductor 3.00pm Leonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 4 in G major Chen Reiss, soprano John Axelrod, conductor Music by Vosecek and Mozart with the Prague Philharmonia under Ben Glassberg. | |
Prague Spring Festival '19 | 20191015 | Haydn's Symphonies 82 and 83, from his set of Paris symphonies, as well as his Cello Concerto No. 2, plus Leopold Mozart's Symphony in B major with Les Arts Florissants. Plus Janacek's Sinfonietta and Dvorak's Symphony No. 9, with the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra. Presented by Penny Gore. Continuing with recordings taken at the Prague Spring International Festival earlier this year, today we hear works by Haydn - and a rare symphony by Leopold Mozart - with the specialist period-instrument French ensemble Les Arts Florissants, conducted by its founder William Christie. First comes Symphony No. 83, 'La Poule', 'The Hen', followed by the Cello Concerto No. 2 in D major, with soloist Cyril Poulet, then Leopold Mozart's Symphony in B flat, and to finish, a work by Haydn again, his Symphony No. 82, 'The Bear'. The afternoon finishes with more material recorded recently in the Czech Republic, featuring composers of this land. It's a concert given by the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Radek Baborကk, starting with Janacek Sinfonietta and finishing with Dvorak's Symphony No. 9 in E minor, 'From the New World'. 2.00pm Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 83 in G minor, Hob. I:83 ('La Poule') Joseph Haydn: Cello Concerto No. 2 in D major Hob. VIIb:2 Leopold Mozart: Sinfonia in B flat Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 82 in C, Hob. I:82 ('Bear') Cyril Poulet, violoncello William Christie, conductor 3.40pm Leo Janက?ek: Sinfonietta Anton퀀n Dvo?ကk: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, op. 95 ('From the New World') Radek Baborကk, conductor Music by Haydn and Leopold Mozart with Les Arts Florissants conducted by William Christie. | |
Prague Spring Festival '19 | 20191016 | Smetana's Mက vlast (My Homeland) with the Bamberg Symphony Ochestra. Presented by Penny Gore. From the Prague Spring Festival '19, Smetana's most famous work: Mက vlast (My Homeland) with the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Jakub Hr?a, recorded at Smetana Hall in the Czech capital. 2.00pm Bed?ich Smetana: Mက vlast (My Homeland) Jakub Hr?a, conductor The Bamberg Symphony Ochestra perform Smetana's Ma vlast (My Homeland) under Jakub Hrusa. | |
Prokofiev's Ballet Romeo And Juliet (excerpts) | 20220830 | Presented by Ian Skelly. From the Proms - Prom 38: another chance to hear the Philharmonia Orchestra, conducted by Santtu-Matias Rouvali, in Tchaikovsky's suite Swan Lake; Missy Mazzoli's Violin concerto with soloist Jennifer Koh, and a selection of excerpts from Prokofiev's ballet Romeo and Juliet. Also, Artist's choice: Santtu-Matias Rouvali, as well as our Listener's choice, brass concertos. Gluck: Overture, 'Iphig退nie en Aulide Otto Klemperer, conductor Missy Mazzoli: A Thousand Toungues Emily D'Angelo, soprano Mikayel Hakhnazaryan, cello JS Bach: Suite (Partita) in C minor, BWV 997 Lucie Horsch, recorder Thomas Dunford, lute 2.30pm Prom 38 - Part 1 Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake (suite) Missy Mazzoli: Violin Concerto (Procession) Jennifer Koh (violin) Santtu-Matias Rouvali (conductor) Artist's choice - Jennifer Koh 3.45pm Prom 38 - Part 2 Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet (excerpts) Listener's Choice - brass concertos From the Proms - Prom 38. Music by Tchaikovsky, Missy Mazzoli and Prokofiev. | |
Prokofiev's Cinderella | 20230619 | Ian Skelly introduces the perfect afternoon of classical music, including live concert recordings from the BBC's ensembles and from around Europe. Prokofiev's ballet score to the classic fairy tale of Cinderella takes the 3pm spotlight, in a recording from the SWR Symphony Orchestra, Stuttgart, with the Finnish conductor Dima Slobodeniouk. Also today, a Mozart symphony from Salzburg, Evgeny Kissin plays Rachmaninov in Rome, new recordings from the BBC Singers, and Ben Gernon conducts the BBC Philharmonic in a recent studio recording of Brahms's Variations on the St Anthony chorale. Including: Rachmaninov: Lilacs, op. 21/5 Evgeny Kissin, piano Berlioz: Le Corsaire - overture (Op.21) BBC National Orchestra of Wales Thierry Fischer, conductor Alan Bullard: Peace in the World (2nd movement of cycle Images of Peace') Grace Rossiter, conductor c.2.20pm Mozart: Symphony No. 30 in D, K.202/186b Europa Galante Fabio Biondi, conductor Chopin: Andante spianato and Grande Polonaise brillante in E flat, op. 22 Ryan Martin Bradshaw, piano Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra Marek Sedivy, conductor Prokofiev: Cinderella, Op.87, ballet music Dima Slobodeniouk, conductor Kristina Arakelyan: An ode to the world Sofi Jeannin, conductor Tchaikovsky: Voyevoda Juanjo Mena, conductor c.16.05pm Brahms: Variations on the St Antony Chorale Ben Gernon, conductor Prokofiev's ballet score Cinderella from Stuttgart. | |
Prokofiev's Cinderella From Prague | 20220222 | Fiona Talkington with concert performances from around Europe including Prokofiev's 'Cinderella' from Prague and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra with Saint-Saens' Symphony No.3. Plus there'll be more from the Catalan ensemble Vespres d'Arnadi and the mandolin virtuoso Avi Avital. Beethoven - Drei Equale, WoO.30 BBC Symphony Orchestra Anthony Weedon (conductor) Vivaldi - Mandolin Concerto in C, RV.425 Avi Avital (mandolin) Norwegian Radio Orchestra Miguel Harth-Bedoya (conductor) Brahms - Variations on a theme by Haydn, Op.56a Prague Symphony Orchestra Tomas Brauner (conductor) Milhaud - Violin Sonata, Op.257 Antje Weithaas (violin) Mahan esfahani (harpsichord) 3pm Prokofiev - Suite from `Cinderella` (excerpts from Op.107 & 109) Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra Holly Mathieson (conductor) c. 3.45pm Pergolesi - Salve Regina in C minor Marta Mateu (soprano) Dani Espasa (conductor) c. 4pm Suk - Piano Pieces, Op.7 Lukas Vondracek (piano) c. 4.25pm Saint-Saens - Symphony No.3 in C minor, Op.78 `Organ` Ilan Volkov (conductor) Presented by Fiona Talkington The Prague Symphony Orchestra perform Prokofiev and Brahms. | |
Prokofiev's Classical Symphony | 20231206 | Ian Skelly presents great concert performances from across Europe and from the BBC performing groups, this week shining the spotlight on the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Today's 3pm highlight is a performance of Prokofiev's sprightly Symphony No.1, the 'Classical', from a concert given in Cardiff in June. Plus, more brass music from the Wallberg Band. Berlioz: Beatrice and Benedict – overture Ryan Bancroft (cond.) c2.20 Ravel: Daphnis and Chloe – Suite No.2 Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra Yannick Nezet-Seguin (cond.) Mozart: Horn Concerto No.2 in E flat K417 Felix Klieser (horn) Camerata Salzburg Prokofiev: Symphony No.1 in C “Classical ? Maxim Rysanov (cond.) Debussy: Nocturnes Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus Mikko Franck (cond.) The BBC National Orchestra of Wales performs Prokofiev's Classical Symphony The BBC National Orchestra of Wales performs Prokofiev's Symphony No.1, the 'Classical Symphony'. Plus, brass band music from the Wallberg Band. | |
Prokofiev's Romeo And Juliet From Andrew Manze | 20221018 | Ian Skelly introduces music from the NDR Philharmonic Orchestra and Andrew Manze alongside Shakespearian-inspired items from Verdi, Johann Strauss II, and Shostakovich. Also, piano music from Christian Hadland. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Sonata in C K330. iii. Allegretto Andre Tchaikovsky, piano Giuseppe Verdi: Macbeth - Act 3 - Ballo New Philharmonia Orchestra Riccardo Muti Georg Philipp Telemann: Trio Sonata in D minor TWV 42:d3 Arcangelo Cecile Chaminade: Th耀me vari耀 for piano Op89 Christian Hadland (piano) Johann Strauss II: Kunstler Quadrille BBC Philharmonic Vassily Sinaisky (conductor) Joseph Haydn: Harmoniemesse - Gloria. H22.14 Malin Hartelius, soprano Judith Schmid, alto Judith Bingham, alto Christian Elsner, tenor Franz-Josef Selig, bass Bavarian Radio Choir Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Mariss Jansons (conductor) 3.00 Sergei Prokofiev: Romeo & Juliet Suites Nos 1&2 (Excerpts) Andrew Manze (conductor) Featured Artist Andrew Manze selects a piece of music for the afternoon: Hector Berlioz: Symphony Romeo and Juliet - Part 3 Scene d'amore BBC Symphony Orchestra Andrew Davies (conductor) Wolfgang Amdeus Mozart: Piano Quartet in Eb K493 Christian Hadland, piano Escher String Quartet Dmitri Shostakovich: King Lear Film Score Music from Prokofiev's much-loved Shakepeare-inspired ballet. | |
Prokofiev's Symphony No 5 In B Flat | 20220902 | Ian Skelly presents. Including another chance to hear Prom 40 with Vasily Petrenko conducts Prokofiev's Fifth Symphony, alongside works by Copland and George Walker. Plus today's Proms artist's choice. Also featured: Gershwin Variations on I Got Rhythm Mark Bebbington (piano) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Leon Botstein (conductor) Rachmaninov Cello Sonata in G Minor, Op. 19: III. Andante Peter Moore (trombone) James Baillieu (piano) 2.15pm Prom 40 - Part 1 Copland: Appalachian Spring - suite George Walker: Trombone Concerto Peter Moore, trombone Vasily Petrenko, conductor c.3.10 Proms artist's choice - Vasily Petrenko Gliere The Bronze Horseman - extracts BBC Philharmonic Edward Downes (conductor) c.3.25pm Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 in B flat major Listener's choice - brass concertos Another chance to hear Vasily Petrenko and the RPO in Copland and Prokofiev at the Proms. | |
Prom 1 Repeat, First Night Of The Bbc Proms | 20170717 | Afternoon on 3 with Fiona Talkington. Another chance to hear the BBC Symphony Orchestra and conductor Edward Gardner in music by Tom Coult, Beethoven and also John Adams, as they celebrate the American composer's 70th birthday with his work Harmonium. Presented by Clemency Burton-Hill and Petroc Trelawny at the Royal Albert Hall, London 2.00pm Tom Coult: St John's Dance (BBC commission: world premiere) 2.05pm Beethoven: Piano Concerto No 3 in C minor 2.40pm John Adams: Harmonium Igor Levit, piano BBC Proms Youth Choir BBC Symphony Chorus Edward Gardner, conductor John Adams's Harmonium is an intricate tapestry of sound, with bright vocal threads and driving brass and percussion rhythms. Marking the composer's 70th birthday this year, it features the BBC Proms Youth Choir. Award-winning pianist Igor Levit is the soloist in Beethoven's groundbreaking Third Piano Concerto, and this year's First Night opens with the world premiere of St John's Dance by rising British composer Tom Coult. [First broadcast on Friday 14th July] Followed by a selection of recordings from this week's Proms Artists. The First Night of the 2017 Proms, with the BBC SO conducted by Edward Gardner. | |
Prom 1 Repeat: First Night Of The Proms | 20180716 | ~Afternoon Concert with Fiona Talkington. Another chance to hear the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, National Youth Choir of Great Britain and BBC Proms Youth Ensemble conducted by Sakari Oramo in music by Holst, Vaughan Williams and Anna Meredith. Presented by Georgia Mann and Petroc Trelawny from the Royal Albert Hall, London. Vaughan Williams: Toward the Unknown Region Holst: The Planets c.3.10 pm Interval: On the opening night of the 2018 BBC Proms, Georgia Mann and Petroc Trelawny look forward to two months of world-class music-making in the company of guests, and go backstage to chat to some of the performers in tonight's Prom. c.3.40 pm Anna Meredith: Five Telegrams BBC co-commission with 14-18 NOW and Edinburgh International Festival BBC Symphony Chorus Sakari Oramo (conductor) An all-British season launch, featuring two major figures who composed responses to the First World War. Holst's much-loved The Planets (premiered in 1918) and Vaughan Williams's choral masterpiece Toward the Unknown Region contrast with a new work by Anna Meredith, featuring the National Youth Choir of Great Britain and the BBC Proms Youth Ensemble. Five Telegrams draws on communications sent by young soldiers in 1918, taken from a British Field Service Postcard. Followed by a selection of recordings from this week's Proms Artists. The BBC Symphony Orchestra and massed choral forces conducted by Sakari Oramo. | |
Prom 1 Repeat: First Night Of The Proms | 20190722 | ~Afternoon Concert with Georgia Mann. Another chance to hear the BBC Symphony Orchestra and choral forces, conducted by Karina Canellakis in music by Dvo?ကk, Janက?ek, and a World Premiere by Zosha Di Castri Presented by Georgia Mann and Petroc Trelawny at the Royal Albert Hall, London Zosha Di Castri: Long Is the Journey - Short Is the Memory (BBC commission: world premiere) Dvo?ကk: The Golden Spinning Wheel c.2.50pm Interval: On the opening night of the 2019 BBC Proms, Georgia Mann and Petroc Trelawny look forward to two months of world-class music-making in the company of guests, and go backstage to chat to some of the performers in tonight's Prom. c.3.10pm Janက?ek: Glagolitic Mass Asmik Grigorian, soprano Jennifer Johnston, mezzo-soprano Ladislav Elgr, tenor Peter Holder, organ BBC Singers BBC Symphony Chorus Karina Canellakis, conductor The BBC's Our Classical Century series concludes with a new work that marks the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11's mission to the Moon. Janက?ek's monumental Glagolitic Mass, steeped in Moravian rhythms, is heard alongside Dvo?ကk's fairy-tale tone-poem The Golden Spinning Wheel. Karina Canellakis conducts the massed forces of the BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus and BBC Singers in one of the 20th century's great choral masterpieces. BBC Symphony Orchestra and choral forces conducted by Karina Canellakis. | |
Prom 10 Repeat: Aurora Orchestra, Beethoven's 'eroica' | 20170727 | Another chance to hear Tom Service and Nicholas Collon introduce Beethoven's Symphony No. 3, with the Aurora Orchestra. The concert begins with Strauss's Metamorphosen. Presented by Tom Service from the Royal Albert Hall, London Richard Strauss: Metamorphosen Beethoven: Symphony No 3 in E flat major, 'Eroica Nicholas Collon, conductor No symphony pulses more vigorously with the rhythms of political protest than Beethoven's 'Eroica', whose defiant opening chords mark the arrival of the Romantic symphony. In their novel introduction, BBC Radio 3's Tom Service and conductor Nicholas Collon dismantle and reassemble this groundbreaking work, with the help of live excerpts, before the Aurora Orchestra gets under the skin of the work by performing the complete symphony from memory. The concert also includes Richard Strauss's 1945 Metamorphosen. Scored for 23 solo strings, this ecstatic, elegiac work closes with an 'Eroica' quotation that mourns the devastation brought about by another, even darker, political regime. First broadcast on Saturday 22nd July Followed by a selection of recordings from this week's Proms Artists. Tom Service and Nicholas Collon introduce Beethoven's Symphony No 3. | |
Prom 10 Repeat: Faure, Franck And Widor's Toccata | 20180725 | ~Afternoon Concert with Penny Gore. Another chance to hear Latvian organist Iveta Apkalna making her Proms debut with a programme that includes French 19th- and 20th-century music by Fauré, Franck and Widor. Presented by Martin Handley from the Royal Albert Hall, London Widor: Organ Symphony No 5 in F minor, Op 42 Franck: Trois Pièces - Pièce héroïque Fauré: Pavane (arr. Apkalna) J.S. Bach: Fantasia in G major, BWV 572 Sir George Thomas Thalben-Ball: Variations on a Theme by Paganini (A Study for the Pedals) Thierry Escaich: Deux Évocations Aivars Kalejs: Toccata on the Chorale 'Allein Gott Iveta Apkalna, organ Widor's thrilling Organ Symphony No. 5, with its famous final-movement Toccata, offers sprawling, extrovert drama, a mood it shares with prize-winning French composer-organist Thierry Escaich's exuberant Évocations, with their nods to Baroque and Renaissance music. Works by Franck and Bach's great G major Fantasia, with its 'wonderful variations and foreign tones', complete the programme given on the Royal Albert Hall's famous 'Father' Willis organ. Followed by a selection of recordings from this week's Proms Artists. Iveta Apkalna makes her Proms debut on the famous organ of the Royal Albert Hall. | |
Prom 10-pierre-laurent Aimard, Tabea Zimmermann | 20090728 | Presented by Penny Gore. BBC Proms 2009 Another chance to hear a Prom tracing the musical cross-fertilisation between East and West, and France and Spain with a leading French orchestra conducted by Jun Markl. Takemitsu's Ceremonial showcases the Japanese sho, a bamboo-piped mouth organ, which also features in Hosokawa's recent Cloud and Light, inspired by an image of the Buddha. Bizet never visited Spain but even Spaniards, such as Sarasate, adored his Carmen. Ravel, by contrast, imbibed a love of Spain from his Basque mother, though the gypsy in his Tzigane is probably Hungarian. Akiko Suwanai (violin) Mayumi Miyata (sho) Orchestre National de Lyon Jun Markl (conductor) Takemitsu: Ceremonial: An Autumn Ode Debussy, orch Caplet: Pagodes (Estampes) Ravel: Rapsodie espagnole Takemitsu: Green Sarasate: 'Carmen' Fantasy Ravel: Tzigane Hosokawa: Cloud and Light Debussy: La mer 4.15pm Highlights from the 2008 Aldeburgh Festival, including: Schumann: Marchenbilder for viola and piano, Op 113 Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano) Tabea Zimmermann (viola). Another chance to hear a Prom which traces East/West musical cross-fertilisation. | |
Prom 11 Repeat: 1969, The Sound Of A Summer | 20190730 | ~Afternoon Concert with Penny Gore. Another chance to hear the BBC Concert Orchestra and conductor Stephen Bell, with singers Vanessa Haynes and Tony Momrelle, and the Will Gregory Moog Ensemble. Presented by Lemn Sissay at the Royal Albert Hall, London Joni Mitchell: Woodstock Walton: Battle of Britain Suite Bacharach/David: Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head Fred Neil: Everybody's Talkin' At Me John Barry: Midnight Cowboy John Barry: Ski Chase from On Her Majesty's Secret Service Lennon/McCartney: Get Back George Harrison: Something George Harrison: Here Comes The Sun Interval: Proms Plus Poets Jacob Polley and Rachael Allen read their poetry and respond to themes in the music of tonight's concert. If the summer of 1969 was a time of hedonism and optimistic exploration of space does that echo down the decades? Hosted by New Generation Thinker and author Preti Taneja. Produced by Zahid Warley. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No.3 (1st movt) Legrand: What Are You Doing The Rest of Your Life Quincy Jones: On Days Like This Will Gregory: Journey to the Sky Whitfield/Strong: I Heard It Through The Grapevine Bacharach/David: I Say A Little Prayer Vanessa Haynes and Tony Momrelle (singers) Stephen Bell (conductor) Woodstock, the Apollo 11 mission to the Moon, the ongoing Vietnam War, The Beatles' final album (Abbey Road) - 1969 was a pivotal year. This Prom explores the film and popular music of 1969 to revive the soundtrack of a special summer. The BBC Concert Orchestra under Stephen Bell presents a typically wide-angled view, taking in music inspired by the era-defining Woodstock festival, excerpts from the films Battle of Britain, The Italian Job, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and Midnight Cowboy, and Here Comes the Sun' from The Beatles' final album Abbey Road. As the USA's victory in the space race inspired new music to match the emerging digital era, the Moog synthesizer broke into the mainstream with the album Switched-on Bach. A concert evoking the end of the Swinging Sixties, with a cross-generational appeal that offers both a sunburst of nostalgia and iconic revivals. BBC Concert Orchestra, conductor Stephen Bell and the Will Gregory Moog Ensemble. | |
Prom 11 Repeat: Mahler Symphony Of A Thousand | 20180724 | ~Afternoon Concert with Penny Gore. Another chance to hear the BBC NOW with Principal Conductor Thomas Sønderg倀rd and a star-studded cast, plus no fewer than five choirs, perform Mahler's mighty Eighth Symphony. Presented by Ian Skelly at the Royal Albert Hall, London Mahler: Symphony No 8 in E flat major, 'Symphony of a Thousand Tamara Wilson (soprano) Camilla Nylund (soprano) Jo退lle Harvey (soprano) Marianne Beate Kielland (mezzo-soprano) Claudia Huckle (contralto) Simon O'Neill (tenor) Quinn Kelsey (baritone) Morris Robinson (bass) Southend Boys' Choir Southend Girls' Choir BBC National Chorus of Wales BBC Symphony Chorus London Symphony Chorus BBC National Orchestra of Wales Thomas Sønderg倀rd (conductor) It is the best thing I have ever done,' said Mahler of his Eighth Symphony - for which tonight the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and Thomas Sønderg倀rd, in his final season as Principal Conductor, join forces with no fewer than five choirs. One of the grandest symphonic statements of the repertoire, concluding with a dramatic setting of the mystical closing scene from Goethe's Faust, its mammoth scale matches the impressive space of the Royal Albert Hall. Followed by recordings from this week's Proms Artists. BBC National Orchestra of Wales and Thomas Sondergard in Mahler's dramatic Eighth Symphony | |
Prom 12 Repeat: Beethoven, Shostakovich And Rachmaninov | 20180726 | ~Afternoon Concert with Penny Gore Another chance to hear the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Karina Canellakis with cellist Alisa Weilerstein in Shostakovich's First Cello Concerto. Plus Rachmaninov's Symphonic Dances. Presented by Katie Derham from the Royal Albert Hall, London Beethoven: Coriolan Overture Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1 in E flat, Op 107 c. 2.35pm Proms Plus Composer Andrew Norman talks to Louise Fryer about his new work 'Spiral' ahead of its UK premiere tonight, and talks about his inspiration and ideas. c. 2.55pm Andrew Norman: Spiral (UK premiere) Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances, Op. 45 Alisa Weilerstein (cello) Karina Canellakis (conductor) Followed by recordings from this week's Proms Artists. Karina Canellakis and BBC SO in Beethoven, Shostakovich and Rachmaninov. | |
Prom 12 Repeat: National Youth Orchestra Of Great Britain | 20190731 | ~Afternoon Concert with Penny Gore. Another chance to hear the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain with Mark Wigglesworth and Nicola Benedetti in works by Auerbach, Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev. Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London Presented by Katie Derham Lera Auerbach: Icarus (London premiere) Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D major c.2.55pm Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet - suite (excerpts) Nicola Benedetti (violin) Mark Wigglesworth (conductor) Explosive energy and enthusiasm are the hallmarks of every performance by the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain, made up of the UK's most talented musicians aged from 13 to 18. The ensemble's annual visit to the Proms is always a festival highlight. This year Mark Wigglesworth conducts the orchestra in a suite from Prokofiev's passionate ballet Romeo and Juliet and they are joined by violinist Nicola Benedetti for Tchaikovsky's warmly lyrical Violin Concerto. The concert opens with Lera Auerbach's bracing symphonic poem Icarus, inspired by the myth of the heroic but ill-fated son of Daedalus who flew too close to the sun. | |
Prom 12-calefax Ensemble At Cheltenham | 20090730 | Presented by Penny Gore. BBC Proms 2009 A Prom by the BBC Philharmonic celebrating the music of three great British composers who died in 1934 - Edward Elgar, Frederick Delius and Gustav Holst. Elgar's overture Cockaigne is a lively and colourful musical portrait of Edwardian London, with snapshots of cockneys, courting couples, church bells and a brass band playing in the park. Delius captures the sense of peace of the high Norwegian mountains, while Holst explores the peace (and war) of worlds much further afield in The Planets, with its mystical ending. Elgar: Cockaigne (In London Town) Delius: The Song of the High Hills Holst: The Planets Rebecca Evans (soprano) Toby Spence (tenor) BBC Singers Charles Mackerras (conductor) 4.15pm Highlights from a concert given by virtuoso Dutch wind ensemble Calefax at the 2008 Cheltenham Festival. Including: Anon., arr. Boekhoorn: Libre Vermell Boccherini, arr. Berix: Fandango (String Quintet No 77) Ravel, arr. Hekkema: Alborada del gracioso (Miroirs). Presented by Penny Gore. A Prom celebrating the music of Elgar, Delius and Holst. | |
Prom 14 Repeat: Bbc Philharmonic Performs Sibelius, Schubert And Zimmermann | 20180727 | ~Afternoon Concert with Penny Gore. Another chance to hear the BBC Philharmonic and their Chief Guest Conductor John Storgards with Elizabeth Watts and Louis Lortie in music by Schubert, Sibelius, Wagner and Zimmermann. Presented by Sarah Walker from the Royal Albert Hall, London. Wagner: The Mastersingers of Nuremberg - overture Schubert orch. Lizst: Die junge Nonne, Gretchen am Spinnrade, Lied der Mignon, Erlk怀nig Zimmermann: Symphony in One Movement 2.45 Interval Proms Plus Lauren Elkin has published a book with the title Flaneuse: Women Walk the City in Paris, New York, Tokyo, Venice and London. She talks with New Generation Thinker and wild ice-skater Dr Seကn Williams about the joys and difficulties of a wandering life and the inspiration that travel has brought to composers and writers from the 18th century to now. Hosted by Rana Mitter. 3.15 Schubert orch Liszt: Fantasy in C, D760, 'Wanderer Sibelius: Symphony No 7 in C major Elizabeth Watts (soprano) Louis Lortie (piano) John Storgards (conductor) Sibelius's genre-bending Seventh unfolds in a continuous musical gesture of expansive, if characteristically enigmatic, nobility. Centenary composer Bernd Alois Zimmermann's Symphony in One Movement is another assault on tradition that kicks against Wagner's rousing overture to The Mastersingers of Nuremberg. Four popular Schubert songs and his formidable 'Wanderer' Fantasy get a colourful orchestral upscaling. Followed by recordings from this week's Proms Artists. The BBC Philharmonic and John Storgards in music by Schubert, Sibelius and Zimmermann. | |
Prom 14 Repeat: Holst, The Planets | 20170802 | Afternoon on 3 - with Georgia Mann Another chance to hear the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and conductor John Wilson perform Holst's The Planets, with the CBSO Youth Chorus joining for the ethereal ending. Presented by Kate Molleson at the Royal Albert Hall, London Vaughan Williams: Symphony No.9 Holst: The Planets John Wilson, conductor Proms favourite, John Wilson, makes his first appearance at the Proms as the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra's new Associate Guest Conductor. Here he swaps Hollywood and Broadway classics for another of his personal passions: the great British symphonic classics. Holst's galactic suite conjures up the epic scope of a movie blockbuster in luminous music of infinite vistas, while Vaughan Williams's enigmatic final symphony also revels in an augmented sound-world: it's a piece Wilson sees as a suitably radical counterpart to The Planets. [First broadcast on Tuesday 25th July] Followed by a selection of recordings from this week's Proms Artists. Producer Ellie Mant. Another chance to hear BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra perform Holst's The Planets. | |
Prom 14 Repeat: The Creation | 20190802 | ~Afternoon Concert with Penny Gore Another chance to hear Haydn's Creation with the BBC Proms Youth Choir, BBC Philharmonic and Omer Meir Wellber. Presented by Sarah Walker at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Haydn: The Creation (sung in German): Part 1 c.2.40pm Interval: Proms Plus Talk: Rev. Lucy Winkett discusses Haydn's setting of the Bible in The Creation Haydn: The Creation: Parts 2 and 3 Sarah-Jane Brandon, soprano Benjamin Hulett, tenor Christoph Pohl, baritone Omer Meir Wellber, conductor The BBC Philharmonic is joined by the BBC Proms Youth Choir to perform Haydn's late masterpiece. From its opening Representation of Chaos, through the creation of stars, seas and storms, a magnificent musical sunrise and of course every animal from whales to eagles and even a worm, the Creation is one of the great musical dramas, teeming with life and energy. Followed by a selection of recordings from this week's Proms Artists. Omer Meir Wellber conducts the BBC Philharmonic and BBC Proms Youth Choir. | |
Prom 14-steven Isserlis And Thomas Ades | 20090731 | Presented by Penny Gore. BBC Proms 2009 The first Proms performance of Holst's Choral Symphony, setting words by Keats, complemented by Delius's English Rhapsody, inspired by an old Lincolnshire folksong. The concert ends with Elgar's ever-popular Enigma Variations, the work whose musical pictures of the composer and his friends (14 humans and one dog) finally brought him the recognition he deserved when it was premiered in 1899. Susan Gritton (soprano) BBC Symphony Chorus BBC National Chorus of Wales BBC National Orchestra of Wales David Atherton (conductor) Holst: Choral Symphony Delius: Brigg Fair Elgar: Enigma Variations 4.30pm Highlights from a concert given by Steven Isserlis and Thomas Ades at the 2008 Aldeburgh Festival. Including: Steven Isserlis (cello) Thomas Ades (piano) Schumann: Violin Sonata No 3 in A minor. Presented by Penny Gore. A Prom featuring Holst's Choral Symphony, plus Delius and Elgar. | |
Prom 15 | 20090729 | Presented by Penny Gore. BBC Proms 2009 A Prom featuring Smetana's rustic Bohemian comedy The Bartered Bride, set at a Slavic fair, and Bartok's Dance Suite, which incorporates folk themes from Hungary, Romania and as far afield as Africa. These works are followed by Martinu's Concerto for two pianos, composed just after his First Symphony in 1943, and which betrays some of the tensions of two years earlier when he, like Bartok, was forced to flee to America. The piece ultimately finds release in an outpouring of the composer's characteristically effervescent vitality. Smetana: Overture (The Bartered Bride) Bartok: Dance Suite Martinu: Concerto for two pianos Stravinsky: Petrushka (1947 version) Jaroslava Pechocova, Vaclav Macha (pianos) BBC Symphony Orchestra Jiri Belohlavek (conductor). A Prom featuring music by Smetana, Bartok, Martinu and Stravinsky. | |
Prom 15 Repeat: Paul Lewis Plays Beethoven's 'emperor' Concerto | 20180730 | BBC Philharmonic in music by Tansy Davies, Beethoven and Brahms. | |
Prom 16 Repeat: Mussorgsky, Pictures At An Exhibition | 20170728 | Afternoon on 3 - with Verity Sharp Another chance to hear the BBC SSO and Ilan Volkov with Steven Osborne for the world premiere of Julian Anderson's piano concerto, The Imaginary Museum. Presented by Kate Molleson from the Royal Albert Hall, London Liszt: Hamlet Julian Anderson: Piano Concerto, The Imaginary Museum (world premiere) Liszt: From the Cradle to the Grave Mussorgsky, orch. Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition Steven Osborne (piano) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra conductor Ilan Volkov Followed by a selection of recordings from this week's Proms Artists. The BBC SSO in the world premiere of Julian Anderson's piano concerto. | |
Prom 16 Repeat: Stravinsky, Debussy And Wagner | 20180731 | ~Afternoon Concert with Georgia Mann. Another chance to hear the Hall退 conducted by Mark Elder with the Hall退 Choir and Youth Choir and soloists Sophie Bevan and Anna St退phany in music by Wagner, Debussy and Stravinsky. From the Royal Albert Hall, London Presented by Tom Redmond Wagner: Tannh䀀user - overture Debussy: La damoiselle 退lue Interval: Proms Plus An exploration of the relationships between birds and humans with Professor Tim Birkhead and prize-winning author of H is for Hawk, Helen Macdonald, hosted by New Generation Thinker Lucy Powell. c.2.55 Stravinsky: Song of the Nightingale Stravinsky: The Firebird - suite (1945 version) Sophie Bevan (soprano) Anna St退phany (mezzo-soprano) Hall退 Choir (female voices) Hall退 Youth Choir (female voices) Sir Mark Elder (conductor) Sophie Bevan and Anna St退phany are the soloists in centenary composer Claude Debussy's Wagner-infused mythical-fantasy cantata La damoiselle 退lue. Wagner's relationship with Paris soured over his opera Tannh䀀user but Stravinsky was practically adopted by the city. The second half features two of the latter's most colourful scores, whose striking resemblances result from the fact that Stravinsky broke off work on The Nightingale (the opera on which the symphonic poem is based) in order to write his first ballet, The Firebird. Followed by recordings from this week's Proms Artists. The Halle Choir, Youth Choir and Orchestra conducted by Mark Elder at the 2018 BBC Proms. | |
Prom 16-andris Nelsons, Stephen Hough | 20090803 | Presented by Louise Fryer. BBC Proms 2009 Another chance to hear the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra's new music director Andris Nelsons making his debut. The programme celebrates John Casken's birthday with his evocative Orion over Farne, transporting us to the night sky. Plus Stephen Hough continuing his exploration of Tchaikovsky's Piano Concertos with the neglected No 2, and Stravinsky's first commission for Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, The Firebird. Stephen Hough (piano) Andris Nelsons (conductor) John Casken: Orion over Farne Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No 2 in G Stravinsky: The Firebird 4.15pm Piano Music Schubert: Sonata for piano in C minor, D958 Cedric Tiberghien (piano) Gwilym Simcock: Fun and games Gwilym Simcock (piano). Another chance to hear Andris Nelsons' Proms debut. With Casken, Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky. | |
Prom 17 Repeat: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra , 2 | 20190805 | ~Afternoon Concert with Fiona Talkington. Another chance to hear the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and Yannick N退zet?S退guin playing Sibelius and Richard Strauss and are joined by violinist Gil Shaham in Prokofiev Presented by Ian Skelly at the Royal Albert Hall, London Sibelius: Symphony No 1 in E minor c.2.40pm Interval: Proms Plus talk: Journalist and string-instrument expert Ariane Todes and Russian music expert and critic David Nice explore Prokofiev's Violin Concerto No. 2 and the Russian school of violin-playing. c.3pm Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier - suite The second concert from Yannick N退zet-S退guin and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra pays tribute to the 150th anniversary of the birth of Proms founder-conductor Henry Wood. A passionate champion of new music, Wood gave the UK premieres of many major works featured this season, including both Sibelius's turbulent Symphony No. 1 and Prokofiev's Second Violin Concerto - played here by Georgian soloist Lisa Batiashvili - whose initial simplicity and directness give way to spiky virtuosity in the finale. The concert closes in Vienna, with the waltz-filled and lushly orchestrated suite from Richard Strauss's popular opera Der Rosenkavalier. Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and Yannick Nezet\u2010Seguin. | |
Prom 17 Repeat: Parry, Vaughan Williams And Holst | 20180802 | ~Afternoon Concert with Georgia Mann. Another chance to hear the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and conductor Martyn Brabbins with soloists Francesca Chiejina and Ashley Riches, and violinist Tai Murray. As well as being the composer of that Last Night favourite, Jerusalem, Hubert Parry (died 1918) was in many ways the father of contemporary English music, teaching both Vaughan Williams and Gustav Holst. This celebration of his legacy features Parry's own hope-filled Fifth Symphony alongside Vaughan Williams' elegiac The Lark Ascending and two memorials inspired by the First World War: Holst's Ode to Death and Vaughan Williams's Pastoral Symphony. Presented by Ian Skelly from the Royal Albert Hall, London. Parry: Symphony No. 5 in B minor Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending c.2.45pm Interval: Proms Plus: Melissa Harrison, author of a monthly Nature Notebook in The Times, and farmer and writer John Lewis-Stempel contemplate contemporary British landscapes and depicting the challenges of rural life today. Hosted by New Generation Thinker Will Abberley. c.3.10pm Parry: Hear my words, ye people Holst: Ode to Death Vaughan Williams: Pastoral Symphony (No. 3) Tai Murray (violin) Francesca Chiejina (soprano) Ashley Riches (bass-baritone) BBC National Chorus of Wales Martyn Brabbins (conductor) Followed by recordings from this week's Proms Artists. The BBC National Orchestra of Wales, conducted by Martyn Brabbins, at the 2018 BBC Proms. | |
Prom 18 Repeat: Britten And Mahler | 20190806 | ~Afternoon Concert with Georgia Mann Another chance to hear the BBC Symphony Orchestra and conductor Edward Gardner performing Mahler's Das Lied von Erde; Leif Ove Andsnes joins them in part one for Britten's Piano Concerto. Presented from the Royal Albert Hall by Martin Handley Britten: Piano Concerto, Op.13 (revised version, 1945) c.2:35 INTERVAL - Proms Plus Talk: Hannah French and former Proms Controller Sir Nicholas Kenyon discuss Henry Wood's relationship with 20th-century music in the second of three events celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Proms founder-conductor's birth. Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde Leif Ove Andsnes (piano) Claudia Mahnke (mezzo-soprano) Stuart Skelton (tenor) Edward Gardner (conductor) Claudia Mahnke and Stuart Skelton are the soloists in Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde. This sweeping orchestral song-cycle is a powerful, personal statement of loss, orchestrated with infinite variety and skill. It's paired with another mould-breaking work Britten's Piano Concerto. Premiered at the Proms in 1938 with the 24-year-old composer as soloist, the work is as much a celebration of orchestral texture as pianistic bravura, bursting with youthful energy and invention. Norwegian pianist and Proms regular Leif Ove Andsnes is the soloist. The BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Edward Gardner, and pianist Leif Ove Andsnes. | |
Prom 18 Repeat: Currentzis Conducts Beethoven | 20180801 | ~Afternoon Concert with Georgia Mann. Another chance to hear the thrilling Greek-Russian conductor Teodor Currentzis conduct his ensemble MusicAeterna in the 2nd and 5th Symphonies. Presented by Martin Handley at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Beethoven: Symphony No 2 in D major 2.30pm Interval: Proms Plus Shahidha Bari introduces a series of the best comic readings from literature to tie in with Beethoven's penchant for 'musical jokes'. 2.55pm Beethoven: Symphony No 5 in C minor One of the boldest, most exhilarating new voices in classical music, Greek-Russian conductor Teodor Currentzis, and his period-instrument ensemble MusicAeterna are together ripping up the classical rulebook with thrilling, award-winning results. In the hands of MusicAeterna a classic programme of Beethoven symphonies - the vivacious, 'smiling' Second and the emotionally charged Fifth - becomes something altogether more punk and provocative. First broadcast on Saturday 28 July. Followed by a selection of recordings from this week's Proms Artists. BBC Proms repeat: Teodor Currentzis conducts MusicAeterna in Beethoven Symphonies 2 and 5. | |
Prom 18 Repeat: Sirens And Scheherazade | 20170731 | Afternoon on 3 - with Fiona Talkington Another chance to hear the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by James Gaffigan perform Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade. And Anders Hillborg's Sirens with the BBC Symphony Chorus and soloists. Presented at the Royal Albert Hall, London by Ian Skelly Korngold: The Sea Hawk - overture Anders Hillborg: Sirens (UK premiere) Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade Hannah Holgerrson (soprano) Ida Falk Winland (soprano) James Gaffigan (conductor) First broadcast on Friday, July 28th James Gaffigan and the BBC Symphony Orchestra take you on a maritime journey from the exotic oceans of Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade to the siren-filled waters of Homer's Odyssey as imagined by Swedish composer Anders Hillborg - with two Swedish sopranos and the BBC Symphony Chorus - and the stormy seas of Korngold's stirring film score for The Sea Hawk. Followed by a selection of recordings from this week's Proms Artists. James Gaffigan and the BBC Symphony Orchestra take you on a maritime journey. | |
Prom 18-bamberg Symphony Orchestra | 20090804 | Presented by Louise Fryer. BBC Proms 2009 Another chance to hear the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra's return to the Proms under its British-born principal conductor Jonathan Nott. The programme features Jorg Widmann's Con brio, inspired by Beethoven, Mozart's Third Violin Concerto, featuring young German soloist Arabella Steinbacher making her Proms debut, and Bruckner's Third Symphony, which was dedicated to Wagner. Arabella Steinbacher (violin) Jonathan Nott (conductor) Jorg Widmann: Con brio (UK premiere) Mozart: Violin Concerto No 3 in G, K216 Bruckner: Symphony No 3 in D minor 4.15pm Piano Music Rachmaninov: Variations on a Theme of Corelli Freddy Kempf (piano) Recorded at the 2009 Mananan Festival Liszt: Les jeux d'eau a la Villa d'Este (Annees de pelerinage - 3me Annee) Philippe Cassard (piano). Another chance to hear the Bamberg SO performing music by Widmann, Bruckner and Mozart. | |
Prom 19 Repeat: Strauss, Schumann And Macmillan | 20190808 | ~Afternoon Concert with Georgia Mann. Another chance to hear BBC SSO & Thomas Dausgaard with pianist Alexander Melnikov. Schumann's Piano Concerto and James MacMillan's The Confession of Isobel Gowdie. Presented by Kate Molleson at the Royal Albert Hall, London Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra c.2.35pm Interval; Proms Plus: Composer Sir James MacMillan, 60 this year, discusses The Confession of Isobel Gowdie and talks about his inspiration and ideas. Recorded earlier at Imperial College Union. Producer Helen Garrison. c.3pm Part 2 Schumann: Piano Concerto James MacMillan: The Confession of Isobel Gowdie Alexander Melnikov (piano) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Thomas Dausgaard (conductor) I always wanted a great bravura piece by him,' wrote Clara Schumann of her husband. Her hope was answered in Robert Schumann's Piano Concerto a work whose broad, symphonic scope explores and tests the relationship between soloist and orchestra. Russian pianist Alexander Melnikov joins the BBC Scottish SO and its Chief Conductor Thomas Dausgaard for a programme that also includes the sweeping drama of Strauss's tone-poem Also sprach Zarathustra, with its memorable opening sunrise (heard on the soundtrack for Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey) and the violence and compassion of Sir James MacMillan's early masterpiece The Confession of Isobel Gowdie, inspired by the execution of a 17th-century witch' and premiered at the Proms in 1990. BBC SSO, Thomas Dausgaard and pianist Alexander Melnikov. | |
Prom 19-berlioz, Mendelssohn | 20090805 | Presented by Louise Fryer. BBC Proms 2009 Another chance to hear a Prom featuring Berlioz's Benvenuto Cellini overture and la mort de Cleopatre, followed by Mendelssohn's triumphant Hymn of Praise. Wildly popular with Victorian audiences, it's not often heard today, and the Halle under music director Mark Elder, revive the work as part of 2009's Mendelssohn celebrations. Susan Graham (mezzo-soprano) Sally Matthews (soprano) Sarah Castle (mezzo-soprano) Steve Davislim (tenor) Halle Choir Halle Youth Choir Halle Orchestra Mark Elder (conductor) Berlioz: Overture (Benvenuto Cellini); La mort de Cleopatre Mendelssohn: Symphony No 2 in B flat (Lobgesang). Another chance to hear the Halle in a Prom featuring works by Berlioz and Mendelssohn. | |
Prom 2 Repeat: A Bohemian Rhapsody | 20190723 | ~Afternoon Concert with Georgia Mann. Another chance to hear Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, Jakub Hr?a and violinist Joshua Bell in an all-Czech programme of Dvorak and Smetana Presented by Martin Handley at the the Royal Albert Hall, London Dvo?ကk: Violin Concert in A minor c.2.30pm Interval: Proms Plus: An introduction to Smetana's Mက vlast with Czech-born former manager of the BBC World Service, Sir John Tusa, recorded earlier this evening at Imperial College Union and introduced by Petroc Trelawny. Producer Helen Garrison. c.2.55pm Smetana: Mက vlast Joshua Bell, violin Jakub Hr?a, conductor Following his thrilling Proms debut in 2017, Czech conductor Jakub Hr?a returns with two popular masterpieces from his homeland. With its song-like slow movement and irrepressible, folk-infused finale, Dvo?ကk's Violin Concerto is one of the best-loved in the repertoire. American virtuoso Joshua Bell joins the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra as soloist. Journey through the Czech countryside in the second half with Smetana's symphonic suite Mက vlast (My Country') - a colourful celebration of a nation's landscape, castles and warriors, with the sweeping melody of Vltava' at its heart. Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, Jakub Hr\u016f\u0161a and violinist Joshua Bell. | |
Prom 2 Repeat: Daniel Barenboim Conducts Sibelius And Elgar | 20170718 | Afternoon on 3 with Georgia Mann Another chance to hear Daniel Barenboim and Staatskapelle Berlin joined by violinist Lisa Batiashvili in Sibelius's Violin Concerto, followed by Elgar's First Symphony Presented by Clemency Burton-Hill at the Royal Albert Hall, London 2.00pm Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D minor c.2.30pm Elgar: Symphony No 1 in A flat major Lisa Batiashvili, violin Daniel Barenboim, conductor Fresh from two remarkable Elgar recordings with his Staatskapelle Berlin, Daniel Barenboim launches this year's cycle of Elgar symphonies with a performance of the First - a work of thrilling emotional contrasts and a slow movement of Mahlerian richness and beauty. He pairs it with one of the great Romantic violin concertos, once described by musicologist Donald Francis Tovey as 'more original, more masterly and more exhilarating' than any of its rivals, in which former BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist Lisa Batiashvili is the soloist. [First broadcast on Sat 15th July] Followed by a selection of recordings from this week's Proms Artists. Daniel Barenboim conducts the Staatskapelle Berlin in music by Sibelius and Elgar. | |
Prom 2 Repeat: Ravel | 20180718 | ~Afternoon Concert with Fiona Talkington Another chance to hear the second half of Saturday's Prom with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and conductor Alain Altinoglu, in Ravel's Daphnis and Chloe. From the Royal Albert Hall, London Presented by Martin Handley Ravel: Daphnis and Chloe BBC Symphony Chorus City of London Choir Alain Altinoglu, conductor You can hear the first half of this repeat of Prom 2 in tomorrow's Afternoon Concert (Thursday 19th July): Faure: Pavane Mozart: Piano Concerto No 27 in B flat major Francesco Piemontesi (piano) Alain Altinoglu (conductor) Faur退's serene, gently pulsing Pavane, elegantly recalling the French court dance of the 16th and 17th centuries. Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 27 - the composer's final piano concerto, and a work of unusually introspective lyricism. Schumann: Piano sonata in F sharp minor, Op. 11 played by Francesco Piemontesi. The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and conductor Alain Altinoglu perform Ravel. | |
Prom 20 Repeat: Pekka Kuusisto And The Bbc Sso | 20190809 | ~Afternoon Concert with Georgia Mann Another chance to hear Sibelius' Violin Concerto and Fifth Symphony performed with special Finish folk music introductions. Presented by Kate Molleson at the Royal Albert Hall, London Trad: Finnish Folk Music Sibelius: Violin Concerto c.2.45pm Interval Proms Plus Talk: Kate Molleson talks to Radio 3 New Generation Thinker Leah Brand about the music in this concert. c.3.05pm Sibelius: Symphony No. 5 (original version, 1915) Pekka Kuusisto (violin) Taito Hoffr退n (singer) Ilona Korhonen (singer) Minna-Liisa Tammela (singer) Vilma Timonen (kantele) Timo Alakotila (harmonium) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Thomas Dausgaard (conductor) Violinist Pekka Kuusisto memorably set the entire Proms audience singing a Finnish folk song in 2016. Now he returns for a Prom joined by fellow Finnish folk musicians, which sprinkles rustic Finnish folk music among two pinnacles of Finnish orchestral sophistication: Sibelius's great Romantic Violin Concerto (with Kuusisto as soloist) and his Fifth Symphony - a work suffused with light and autumnal warmth. Thomas Dausgaard conducts the symphony's original, four-movement version, allowing a glimpse into the creative process of a work that Sibelius revised over a period of four years. Followed by a selection of recordings from this week's Proms Artists. BBC SSO, Thomas Dausgaard and violinist Pekka Kuusisto. | |
Prom 20 Repeat: Stephen Hough Plays Brahms | 20170801 | Afternoon on 3 with Fiona Talkington Another chance to hear the BBC Philharmonic, conducted by Mark Wigglesworth, at this year's BBC Proms, with music by Brahms, Haydn and David Sawer. Presented by Petroc Trelawny from the Royal Albert Hall, London Brahms: Piano Concerto No 1 in D minor David Sawer: the greatest happiness principle Haydn: Symphony No 99 in E flat major Stephen Hough (piano) Mark Wigglesworth (conductor) Though booed at its premier in 1859, Brahms's First Piano Concerto has gone on to become one of the most-beloved of piano concertos. A giant of a piece with an emotional scope to match, it is at its most tender in the slow movement - a 'gentle portrait' of Clara Schumann. Tempering this intensity is Haydn's graceful Symphony No 99 and David Sawer's 'the greatest happiness principle', with its dancing, rhythmically charged textures. Inspired by Jeremy Bentham's Utopian philosophies, it is performed in this BBC Proms concert as part of the PRS for Music Foundation's Resonate scheme, promoting British music of the past 25 years, in partnership with the Association of British Orchestras and BBC Radio 3. First broadcast on Saturday 29 July Followed by a selection of recordings from this week's Proms Artists. Another chance to hear the BBC Philharmonic with music by Brahms, Haydn and David Sawer. | |
Prom 21 Repeat: Beethoven, Symphony No. 9, 'choral' | 20170803 | Afternoon on 3 - with Fiona Talkington Another chance to hear the BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales, with soloists Erin Wall, Sonia Prina, Simon O'Neil, and Alexander Vinogradov, perform Beethoven's 9th Symphony, under conductor Xian Zhang. Presented by Sara Mohr-Pietsch at the Royal Albert Hall, London James MacMillan: A European Requiem Beethoven: Symphony No.9 in D minor, 'Choral Iestyn Davies (countertenor) Jacques Imbrailo (baritone) Erin Wall (soprano) Sonia Prina (mezzo) Simon O'Neil (tenor) Alexander Vinogradov (bass) City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus Xian Zhang (conductor) Freedom, hope and brotherhood are the notions that underpin both Beethoven's Ninth Symphony and Sir James MacMillan's new choral work A European Requiem - a plea for unity in a troubled world. Xian Zhang and the BBC NOW perform this European premiere. [First broadcast on Sunday, July 30th] Followed by a selection of recordings from this week's Proms Artists. BBC National Orchestra & Chorus of Wales, soloists, with Beethoven 9th Symphony. | |
Prom 21 Repeat: Olivier Latry | 20190807 | ~Afternoon Concert with Fiona Talkington. Another chance to hear Olivier Latry (organ), with a selection of musical favourites and novelties including works by Bach, de Falla, Beethoven, Liszt, Saint-Sa뀀ns, Gigout, Khachaturian and Widor. Presented by Kate Molleson at the Royal Albert Hall, London Aram Khachaturian - Gayane - Sabre Dance (transcr. Kiviniemi) Manuel de Falla - El amor brujo - Ritual fire dance (transcr. Latry) Ludwig van Beethoven - Adagio in F major (for mechanical clock) Johann Sebastian Bach - Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 Eug耀ne Gigout - Air c退l耀bre de la Pentec䀀te Franz Liszt (arr. Guillou) - Prelude and Fugue on the name BACH, S 260 Charles?Marie Widor - Bach's Memento - No. 4: Marche du veilleur de nuit Camille Saint?Sa뀀ns - Danse macabre (arr. Lemare) Celebrated French organist Olivier Latry returns to the Proms for the first time in over a decade for a programme centred around transcriptions and arrangements for the King of Instruments'. The organist of Paris's Notre-Dame Cathedral roams through 250 years of music in a wide-ranging recital programme that stretches from Bach to Falla. There's a rhythmic charge to the recital, which includes virtuosic transcriptions of Khachaturian's frenzied Sabre Dance, Falla's hypnotic Ritual Fire Dance and Saint-Sa뀀ns's devilish Danse macabre, as well as Bach's dramatic Toccata and Fugue in D minor, and Bach arrangements by French organist-composers Widor and Gigout. Organist Olivier Latry performs Bach, de Falla, Liszt and Saint-Sa\u00ebns. | |
Prom 22 Repeat: A London Symphony | 20180806 | ~Afternoon Concert with Kate Molleson Another chance to hear the BBC SSO & Andew Manze at the BBC Proms in 2 'London' symphonies: by Haydn and Vaughan Williams. From the Royal Albert Hall, London. Haydn: Symphony No 104 'London 2.30pm: Interval Proms Plus - Novelists John Lanchester and Diana Evans discuss depicting contemporary London in their fiction with presenter Rana Mitter. 2.50pm Vaughan Williams: Symphony No 2 'London Andrew Manze (conductor) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Followed by a selection of recordings from this week's Proms Artists. Andrew Manze and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra open with Haydn's lively, assertive final symphony - composed and first performed in London during the composer's second triumphant residency. First performed in March 1914, Vaughan Williams's A London Symphony evokes the chimes of Westminster, a chilly November in Bloomsbury and the bright lights of the Strand in a city that would soon be scarred by war. BBC SSO and Andrew Manze in perform 'London' symphonies by Haydn and Vaughan Williams. | |
Prom 22 Repeat: Monteverdi's Vespers | 20170804 | Afternoon on 3 with Georgia Mann Another chance to hear the French baroque ensemble Pygmalion under director Rapha뀀l Pichon perform Monteverdi Vespers of 1610. Presented by Clemency Burton-Hill at the Royal Albert Hall, London Monteverdi: Vespers of 1610 Giuseppina Bridelli, mezzo-soprano Eva Zacik, mezzo-soprano Emiliano Gonzalez?Toro, tenor Magnus Staveland, tenor Virgile Ancely, bass Renaud Bres, bass Geoffroy Buffi耀re, bass Rapha뀀l Pichon, director Before there was Bach's Mass in B minor or Beethoven's Missa solemnis there was Monteverdi's Vespers, a choral masterpiece of unprecedented musical scope and audacious beauty. The work's textural extremes, multiple choirs and sonic effects are brought to life in a performance marking the 450th anniversary of the composer's birth. Award-winning French Baroque ensemble Pygmalion makes its Proms debut under its director Rapha뀀l Pichon, together with an exciting line-up of young soloists. First broadcast on Monday 31st July Followed by a selection of recordings from this week's Proms Artists. Another chance to hear French Baroque ensemble Pygmalion perform Monteverdi's Vespers. | |
Prom 23 Repeat: Handel, Israel In Egypt | 20170807 | Afternoon on 3 - with Penny Gore Another chance to hear the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment conducted by William Christie in Handel's Israel in Egypt, one of the composer's most dramatic oratorios. Presented by Clemency Burton-Hill from the Royal Albert Hall, London Handel Israel in Egypt (1739 version) Anna Devin, soprano Rowan Pierce, soprano Christopher Lowrey, countertenor Jeremy Budd, tenor Dingle Yandell, bass-baritone Callum Thorpe, bass Choir and Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment William Christie, conductor Filled with frogs, locusts, hailstones and rivers of blood, Israel in Egypt is one of Handel's most extravagant oratorios and, by placing the chorus in the spotlight, Handel uses the collective voices to tell the story of an entire people. In this performance of the 1739 version, William Christie conducts the period ensemble the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, joined by the group's own choir, in the launch of a series of Handel oratorios to be performed over the coming seasons at the Proms. Followed by a selection of recordings from this year's Proms Artists. Producer Peter Thresh. The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment in Handel's Israel in Egypt. | |
Prom 23 Repeat: Swan Lake | 20190812 | ~Afternoon Concert with Penny Gore From the BBC Proms, another chance to hear BBC Philharmonic with Principal Conductor Ben Gernon in Arnold, Rachmaninov and Tchaikovsky. Presented from the Royal Albert Hall by Sarah Walker Arnold: Peterloo Overture Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini c.2.40pm Interval: Proms Plus In 2017, Sacha Dench of the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust flew the 7,000 mile migration route of Whooper Swans from Siberia to the UK in a paraglider. Drawing on her experience, the Human Swan' talks about the birds that have become symbolic of love, beauty, and mystery with dance critic Sarah Crompton, former Arts Editor-in-Chief at The Telegraph. Hosted by New Generation Thinker Hetta Howes. Produced by Torquil MacLeod. c. 3:05 Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake (excerpts) Juan P退rez Floristကn (piano) Ben Gernon (conductor) The BBC Philharmonic and their Principal Guest Conductor Ben Gernon open with Malcolm Arnold's Dramatic 'Peterloo Overture' in the 200th anniversary of the Peterloo Masacre at St Peter's Fields in Manchester. Excerpts from 'Swan Lake' the first of Tchaikovsky's great ballet scores, include the colourful sequence of national dances and the heart-breaking final scene in which Odette and her beloved Siegfried are united for ever in death, breaking the spell of the sorcerer Rothbart. Juan P退rez Floristကn is soloist in Rachmaninov's 'Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini', with its famous lyrical 18th Variation. Another chance to hear BBC Philharmonic with Principal Conductor, Ben Gernon. | |
Prom 24 Repeat: A Hero's Life | 20180807 | ~Afternoon Concert with Kate Molleson. Another chance to hear the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and conductor Otto Tausk at the BBC Proms with the cellist Daniel Müller?Schott in Dvo?ကk's Cello Concerto. Plus performances of Strauss' Ein Heldenleben and the Prelude to Act 2 of Dame Ethel Smyth's opera, The Wreckers. Presented by Ian Skelly from the Royal Albert Hall, London. Smyth: The Wreckers - On the Cliffs of Cornwall (Prelude to Act 2) Dvo?ကk: Cello Concerto in B minor c. 2.50pm INTERVAL c. 3.15pm Strauss: Ein Heldenleben Daniel Müller?Schott (cello) Otto Tausk (conductor) Followed by a selection of recordings from this week's Proms Artists. Triumphant horns and a flirtatious, vivacious solo violin set the tone for Strauss's vivid autobiographical tone-poem Ein Heldenleben - 'A Hero's Life', outwardly inspired by 'an ideal of great and manly heroism'. The orchestra is also at the forefront in Dvo?ကk's Cello Concerto, sounding as an equal partner to the soloist - German cellist Daniel Müller-Schott, who returns to the Proms under conductor Otto Tausk - in an intensely personal work that marries a pervasive sense of longing with real passion. And in the centenary year of British women gaining the right to vote, Ethel Smyth's evocative Act 2 Prelude from The Wreckers celebrates a key British composer who, as a suffragette, spent two months in Holloway Prison. BBC NOW conducted by Otto Tausk in Strauss, Dvorak and Ethel Smyth. | |
Prom 25 Repeat: Tchaikovsky, Glinka And Joby Talbot | 20180809 | ~Afternoon Concert with Kate Molleson. Another chance to hear the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Alexander Vedernikov at the BBC Proms. Glinka, Tchaikovsky and the world premiere of Joby Talbot's Guitar Concerto with Milo Karadagli?. Presented by Clemency Burton-Hill at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Glinka: Summer Night in Madrid (Spanish Overture No.2) Joby Talbot: Guitar Concerto (BBC Commission World Premiere) 2.35pm Interval Proms Plus Composer Joby Talbot, whose Guitar Concerto receives its world premiere in this evening's Prom, discusses the influence of dance in this new work and along with choreographer Christopher Wheeldon looks at how composers and choreographers work together to create new pieces. Hosted by Andrew McGregor and recorded earlier this evening at the Imperial College Union, London. 3pm Tchaikovksy: The Nutcracker - Act 1 Milo Karadagli? (guitar) Finchley Children's Music Group Alexander Vedernikov (conductor) Followed by a selection of recordings from this week's Proms Artists. Guitarist Milo Karadagli? is the soloist in a new concerto written especially for him by Joby Talbot. Taking inspiration from Karadagli?'s Montenegrin heritage, Talbot's typically rhythmic piece incorporates Balkan dances into its propulsive flow. Dance also runs through both Glinka's heat-soaked Summer Night in Madrid, accompanied by pulsing castanets, and the expansive waltzes of Tchaikovsky's ballet The Nutcracker, whose complete Act 1 is here performed for the first time at the Proms. BBCSO and Alexander Vedernikov in Tchaikovsky, Glinka and Talbot at the Royal Albert Hall. | |
Prom 25 Repeat: Tchaikovsky, Sibelius And Weinberg | 20190813 | ~Afternoon Concert with Penny Gore. Another chance to hear the BBC Symphony Orchestra is conducted by Dalia Stasevska in Tchaikovsky's Symphony No.6; and cellist Sol Gabetta joins for Weinberg's Cello Concerto. Presented by Petroc Trelawny at the Royal Albert Hall, London Sibelius: Karelia Suite Mieczys?aw Weinberg: Cello Concerto c.2.40pm Interval: Proms Plus Talk: Shahidha Bari presents readings of Tchaikovsky's letters, many of which were suppressed because of what they revealed about his sexuality. She is joined by composer Rolf Hind. Recorded earlier at Beit Hall, Imperial College. c.3pm Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 6 in B minor, 'Path退tique Sol Gabetta (cello) Dalia Stasevska (conductor) Dalia Stasevska makes her Proms debut as the BBC Symphony Orchestra's newly appointed Principal Guest Conductor. Cellist Sol Gabetta joins them to celebrate the centenary of one of the 20th century's great unsung heroes, Mieczys?aw Weinberg, whose Cello Concerto - premiered by Rostropovich in 1957, a decade after it was written - deserves a place alongside those of his great friend and colleague Shostakovich. The programme also includes Tchaikovsky's much-loved Path退tique' Symphony, with its thrilling Scherzo, and Sibelius's suite Karelia a stirring celebration of Finland's proud history. BBC SO, conducted by Dalia Stasevska, with cellist Sol Gabetta. | |
Prom 25-bbcnow, Thierry Fischer | 20090810 | Presented by Louise Fryer. BBC Proms 2009: Another chance to hear Thierry Fischer conducting the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in Sillages - a new triple concerto for flute, oboe and clarinet by Michael Jarrell. The Albert Hall stage is crowded with the massive forces needed for Berlioz's Symphonie funebre et triomphale; the Prom then finishes with Beethoven's Symphony No 3, which was originally dedicated to Napoleon. Emmanuel Pahud (flute) Francois Lelux (oboe) Paul Meyer (clarinet) Thierry Fischer (conductor) Berlioz: Overture: Les francs-juges Michael Jarrell: Sillages (BBC co-commission) Berlioz: Symphonie funebre et triomphale Beethoven: Symphony No 3 (Eroica) 4.30pm A selection of chamber music from the 2008 Edinburgh Festival, including: Haydn: String Quartet in C, Op 54, No 2 Ysaye String Quartet. Another chance to hear a Prom with the BBCNOW in Berlioz, Michael Jarrell and Beethoven. | |
Prom 26 Repeat: Late Night Serpent And Fire | 20180808 | ~Afternoon Concert with Kate Molleson. Another chance to hear soprano Anna Prohaska and leading early music ensemble Il Giardino Armonico at the BBC Proms in a programme that takes inspiration from two great queens, Cleopatra and Dido. Presented by Martin Handley at the Royal Albert Hall, London Henry Purcell: Dido and Aeneas, excerpts The Fairy Queen - Chaconne: Dance for Chinese Man and Woman Christoph Graupner: Dido, Queen of Carthage, excerpts Antonio Sartorio: Julius Caesar in Egypt, excerpts Matthew Locke: The Tempest - Curtain Tune George Frideric Handel: Julius Caesar in Egypt - 'Che sento? Oh Dio! ... Se piet | |
Prom 26 Repeat: Mozart And Brahms | 20170808 | Afternoon on 3 with Penny Gore Another chance to hear Paavo J䀀rvi conducting the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen in Mozart and Brahms, plus the UK premiere of a new work by Erkki-Sven Tüür. Presented from the Royal Albert Hall, London by Martin Handley Erkki-Sven Tüür: Flamma (UK premiere) Mozart: Sinfonia concertante in E flat major Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D major Vilde Frang, violin Lawrence Power, viola Paavo J䀀rvi, conductor The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen and its Artistic Director Paavo J䀀rvi return to the Proms, joined by British violist Lawrence Power and Norwegian violinist Vilde Frang for Mozart's genial Sinfonia concertante. Sitting somewhere between a concerto and a symphony, it's a perfect showcase for the virtuosity of this ensemble and its sunny good humour offers a striking contrast to Erkki-Sven Tüür's arresting Flamma - a vivid musical portrait of fire as both purifying force and agent of destruction. Smoke clears and sunshine returns in Brahms's optimistic Second Symphony, with its free-flowing melodies and irrepressible closing dance. [First broadcast on Thursday 3rd August] Followed by a selection of music from this week's Proms artists. Paavo Jarvi conducts the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen in Mozart and Brahms. | |
Prom 26 Repeat: Mozart's Requiem | 20190814 | ~Afternoon Concert with Penny Gore The BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales and Nathalie Stutzmann with Fatma Said, Kathryn Rudge, Sunnyboy Dladla and David Shipley perform Mozart's Requiem. Presented from the Royal Albert Hall by Nicola Heywood Thomas Brahms: Tragic Overture, Op 81 Wagner: Tristan und Isolde, WW 90: Prelude and Liebestod Mozart: Requiem in D minor, K 626 (compl. Süssmayr) Fatma Said (soprano) Kathryn Rudge (mezzo soprano) Sunnyboy Dladla (tenor) David Shipley (bass) BBC National Chorus of Wales BBC National Orchestra of Wales Nathalie Stutzmann (conductor) Love and loss, life and death collide in an emotionally charged concert given by Nathalie Stutzmann and the BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales. Turbulent shifts of mood characterise Brahms's Tragic Overture, and their ripples continue through the Prelude and Liebestod from Wagner's powerful operatic exploration of forbidden love, Tristan and Isolde. At the heart of the programme is Mozart's Requiem - the composer's final work, left unfinished at his early death, and his own musical epitaph. Soloists include former BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists Fatma Said and Kathryn Rudge. The BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales with Nathalie Stutzmann. | |
Prom 26-bbcnow, Fischer | 20090811 | Presented by Penny Gore. BBC Proms 2009: Another chance to hear Felix Mendelssohn's First Symphony, written when he was only 15, and his lyrical Violin Concerto in a performance given at the Royal Albert Hall. The BBC National Orchestra of Wales under principal conductor Thierry Fischer also perform music by distinguished Swiss composer Heinz Holliger - (S)irato is an anguished lament for Holliger's Hungarian teacher Sandor Veress, to whom the piece is dedicated. The Prom concludes with Prokofiev's ballet score for Romeo and Juliet - selected by the conductor - which reveals all the intimacy, tragedy and tenderness of Shakespeare's drama. Isabelle Faust (violin) Thierry Fischer (conductor) Mendelssohn: Symphony No 1 in C minor; Violin Concerto in E minor Heinz Holliger: (S)irato Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet (excerpts) 4.30pm Chamber music from the 2009 Edinburgh Festival, including: Brahms: Sonata in E flat for clarinet or viola and piano, Op 120, No 2 Paul Meyer (clarinet) Eric Le Sage (piano). BBCNOW in Mendelssohn: Symphony No 1; Violin Concerto. Plus Holliger and Prokofiev. | |
Prom 28 Repeat: National Youth Orchestra Performs Mussorgsky, Ligeti And Debussy | 20180810 | ~Afternoon Concert with Kate Molleson. Another chance to hear the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain at the BBC Proms with conductor George Benjamin and pianist Tamara Stefanovich Presented by Tom Redmond at the Royal Albert Hall, London Mussorgsky, arr. Rimsky-Korsakov: A Night on the Bare Mountain George Benjamin: Dance Figures Ravel: Piano Concerto for the Left Hand Encore: Knussen: Prayer Bell Sketch c.2.50pm During the interval, Tom Redmond is joined by guests live at the Royal Albert Hall, including members of the National Youth Orchestra c.3.10pm Ligeti: Lontano Debussy: La mer Tamara Stefanovich (piano) George Benjamin (conductor) Followed by a selection of recordings from this week's Proms Artists. The National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain return to conjure a series of vivid worlds, both real and imagined. The sea roars and shimmers in Debussy's La mer, Mussorgsky paints eerie visions of a Witches' Sabbath, while Ligeti's Lontano summons the 'dream worlds of childhood'. Ravel's brooding Concerto for the Left Hand was commissioned by a pianist who lost an arm in the First World War. The National Youth Orchestra under George Benjamin performs Mussorgsky, Ligeti and Debussy | |
Prom 28 Repeat: Rachmaninov, Borodin And Huw Watkins | 20190815 | ~Afternoon Concert with Penny Gore. Another chance to hear the BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales and the Philharmonia Chorus conducted by Tadaaki Otaka with Natalya Romanov, Oleg Dolgov and Iurii Samoilov. Presented by Nicola Heywood-Thomas at the Royal Albert Hall, London Takemitsu: Twill by Twilight Huw Watkins: The Moon c.2.35pm Interval: Proms Plus The American writer Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was a pioneer of Gothic and horror fiction and verse, including The Raven'. His poem The Bells inspired the Rachmaninov piece in tonight's concert. Laura Purcell, author of The Corset and The Silent Companions and Iain Sinclair, whose books include Downriver, join presenter Matthew Sweet. Produced by Torquil MacLeod. c.2.55pm Rachmaninov: The Bells, Op. 35 Borodin: Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances BBC National Chorus of Wales BBC National Orchestra of Wales Sleigh bells, wedding bells, warning bells and mourning bells all peal through Rachmaninov's choral symphony The Bells - which sets a text by Edgar Allan Poe with broad brushstrokes and bright colours. Borodin's exotically seductive Polovtsian Dances also features, alongside a world premiere by Huw Watkins inspired by the 50th anniversary of the first manned mission to the Moon. BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales with the Philharmonia Chorus and Tadaaki Otaka. | |
Prom 28-bbc Philharmonic, Karen Geoghegan | 20090813 | Presented by Penny Gore. BBC Proms 2009: A Prom featuring Stravinsky's Scenes de ballet, continuing the Proms survey of the composer's complete ballets, plus Mozart's Bassoon Concerto, featuring Karen Geoghegan, and Mahler's powerful Sixth Symphony. Karen Geoghegan (bassoon) BBC Philharmonic Gianandrea Noseda (conductor) Stravinsky: Scenes de ballet Mozart: Bassoon Concerto in B flat, K191 Mahler: Symphony No 6 in A minor 4.30pm A recital given by Gabriela Montero at the 2008 Edinburgh Festival. Including: Chopin: Ballade No 4 in F minor for piano, Op 52 Liszt: Mephisto Waltz No 1, S514 Gabriela Montero (piano). BBC Philharmonic. Stravinsky: Scenes de ballet. Mozart: Bassoon Concerto. Plus Mahler. | |
Prom 29-bbc Philharmonic, Gianandrea Noseda | 20090814 | Presented by Penny Gore. BBC Proms 2009: Another chance to hear a Prom in which the BBC Philharmonic under its Italian-born chief conductor Gianandrea Noseda pay tribute to his native land. Featuring the symphony Mendelssohn composed while holidaying in Rome, music by Rossini, Peter Maxwell Davies' serenade Roma amor and Respighi's celebration of the capital's famous pines. Vivica Genaux (mezzo-soprano) Gianandrea Noseda (conductor) Mendelssohn: Symphony No 4 in A (Italian) Rossini: Mura felice (La donna del lago); Rossini: Nacqui all'affanno e al pianto...Non piu mesta (La Cenerentola) Peter Maxwell Davies: Roma amor Respighi: Pines of Rome 4.30pm Music from a recital given by Keith Lewis and Melvyn Tan at the 2008 Edinburgh Festival, including: Beethoven: An die ferne Geliebte, Op 98 Hahn: Quand je fus pris au pavillon; L'air; Les etoiles Keith Lewis (tenor) Melvyn Tan (piano). BBC Philharmonic Italian tribute: featuring Mendelssohn, Rossini, Maxwell Davies, Respighi | |
Prom 3 Repeat: Bbc Young Musician 40th Anniversary | 20180717 | ~Afternoon Concert with Penny Gore BBC Proms repeat: BBC Young Musician celebrates its 40th birthday with a concert featuring illustrious past winners and finalists, including Nicola Benedetti, Freddy Kempf and Sheku Kanneh-Mason, as well as this year's winner, Lauren Zhang. Presented by Clemency Burton-Hill from the Royal Albert Hall, London Ben Foster: Fantasia on the Young Musician Theme David Bruce: Sidechaining Steve Reich: Drumming, Part 1 Giovanni Sollima: Violoncelles, vibrez! Iain Farrington: Gershwinicity INTERVAL: Clemency Burton-Hill looks back over the history of the BBC Young Musician with the help of some of its winners. Saint-Sa뀀ns, arr Farrington: Carnival of the Animals (excerpts) Ravel: Tzigane James MacMillan: Britannia Mussorgsky, arr Wood: The Great Gate of Kiev from Pictures at an Exhibition Nicholas Daniel (oboe) Michael Collins (clarinet) Ben Goldscheider (horn) Jennifer Pike (violin) Alexander Bone (alto saxophone) David Childs (euphonium) Jess Gillam (soprano saxophone) Emma Johnson (clarinet) Alexandra Ridout (trumpet) Colin Currie (percussion) Owen Gunnell (percussion) Adrian Spillett (percussion) Sam Walton (percussion) Natalie Clein (cello) Laura van der Heijden (cello) Sheku Kanneh-Mason (cello) Guy Johnston (cello) Nicola Benedetti (violin) Martin James Bartlett (piano) Freddy Kempf (piano) Lara Melda (piano) Lauren Zhang (piano) BBC Concert Orchestra, conductor Andrew Gourlay BBC Young Musician has launched the careers of scores of artists since it began in 1978. We mark the competition's 40th anniversary with the help of an array of previous winners and finalists, joining this year's finalists; and we take a look at the competition's rich history. First broadcast Sunday 15 July. Followed by a selection of recordings from this week's Proms Artists. Past winners and finalists celebrate 40 years of BBC Young Musician. | |
Prom 3 Repeat: Bernard Haitink Conducts Mozart And Schumann | 20170720 | Afternoon on 3 - with Fiona Talkington Another chance to hear Bernard Haitink conduct the Chamber Orchestra of Europe in symphonies by Mozart & Schumann. Isabelle Faust joins them for Mozart's Violin Concerto in G K216. Presented by Martin Handley at the Royal Albert Hall, London 2pm Mozart: Symphony No 38 in D major 'Prague', K 504 c.2.30pm Mozart: Violin Concerto No 3 in G major, K 216 c.2.55pm: Schumann: Symphony no.2 in C major Isabelle Faust (violin) conductor Bernard Haitink The two symphonies that frame this Prom each offer a defiant, optimistic challenge to the status quo. Mozart's pioneering 'Prague' Symphony rewrites the rule book for the genre, while in Schumann's Second Symphony the composer overcomes the demons of his own mental health to produce a work of invigorating, captivating extremes. Conductor Bernard Haitink - a Proms regular for over half a century - returns with frequent collaborators, the Chamber Orchestra of Europe. They are joined by award-winning German violinist Isabelle Faust, the soloist in Mozart's graceful Violin Concerto No. 3. [First broadcast on Sunday 16th July] Followed by a selection of recordings from this week's Proms Artists. Bernard Haitink conducts the Chamber Orchestra or Europe in music by Mozart and Schumann. | |
Prom 30 Repeat: Walton, Belshazzar's Feast | 20170810 | Afternoon on 3 with Penny Gore Another chance to hear Walton's Belshazzar's Feast, performed by the National Youth Choir of Great Britain and the Bournemouth Symphony orchestra, conducted by Kirill Karabits. Presented from the Royal Albert Hall by Martin Handley Beethoven: Symphony No 1 in C major Strauss: Die Frau ohne Schatten - Symphonic Fantasy Prokofiev: Seven, They Are Seven Walton: Belshazzar's Feast David Butt Philip, tenor James Rutherford, baritone Kirill Karabits, conductor Gods, demons and mortals do battle in a concert full of musical legends and fairy tales. Prokofiev's revolution-inspired cantata Seven, They Are Seven is played for the first time at the Proms, alongside Walton's choral spectacular Belshazzar's Feast. [First broadcast on Monday 7th August] Followed by a selection of music from this week's Proms artists. Producer Clive Portbury. Walton's Belshazzar's Feast, performed the Bournemouth Symphony orchestra. | |
Prom 30-bbc So, Knussen | 20090812 | Presented by Penny Gore. BBC Proms 2009: Another chance to hear a Prom conducted by Oliver Knussen, the BBC SO's new artist-in-association. It features Respighi's dawn-to-dusk tour of Rome's most famous fountains, Helen Grime's dramatic evocation of the atmosphere before a storm and Stravinsky's 1936 ballet Jeu de cartes - a musical poker game in three 'deals'. The concert concludes with Balakirev's 'oriental fantasy' inspired by the Caucasus, where Casella propelled an already virtuosic keyboard piece into even more exotic extremes, and Knussen's own thrilling Horn Concerto. Martin Owen (horn) BBC Symphony Orchestra Oliver Knussen (conductor) Respighi: Fountains of Rome Helen Grime: Virga Stravinsky: Jeu de Cartes Oliver Knussen: Horn Concerto Balakirev, orch Casella: Islamey. BBC SO/Knussen in Respighi, Helen Grime, Stravinsky, Knussen and Balakirev (orch Casella). | |
Prom 31 | 20090817 | Presented by Penny Gore. BBC Proms 2009: Another chance to hear the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain's annual Proms visit with their new principal conductor, Vasily Petrenko. Stephen Hough plays Tchaikovsky's most famous Piano Concerto, the First, before the young players of the NYO perform multi-coloured orchestral showpieces by Lutoslawski and Respighi. Vasily Petrenko (conductor) Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No 1 in B flat minor Lutoslawski: Concerto for Orchestra Respighi: Roman Festivals Stephen Hough (piano) 4.00pm BBC Orchestras Arnell: Harlequin in April, Op 63 BBC Concert Orchestra Martin Yates (conductor) Elgar: Song Cycle, Op 59 Susan Gritton (soprano) Martyn Brabbins (conductor). NYO in Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No 1 (with Stephen Hough), plus Lutoslawski, Respighi. | |
Prom 31 Repeat: Bernstein, Gershwin And Ives | 20180815 | ~Afternoon Concert with Penny Gore. Another chance to hear the Minnesota Orchestra and Osmo V䀀nsk䀀 play music by Bernstein and Ives at the BBC Proms. They're joined by pianist Inon Barnatan in Gershwin's piano concerto. Presented by Petroc Trelawny at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Bernstein: Candide - overture Gershwin: Piano Concerto in F major 2.40pm Ives: Symphony No. 2 Inon Barnatan, piano Osmo V䀀nsk䀀, conductor A great American orchestra marks Leonard Bernstein's 100th-anniversary year with a concert of 20th century American classics that represent Bernstein in his multiple guises as composer, conductor and pianist. The breathless exuberance of Bernstein's Candide overture is extended by Inon Barnatan in Gershwin's Concerto in F major, which filters the composer's popular jazz idiom through classical structures and Lisztian virtuosity. Premiered by Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic in 1951, Ives's attractive Second Symphony melds European techniques with an all-American sound-world. Minnesota Orchestra and Osmo Vanska in music by Bernstein, Gershwin and Ives. | |
Prom 31 Repeat: Brahms, Bruckner And Strauss And The Anvil, By Emily Howard | 20190816 | ~Afternoon Concert with Penny Gore Another chance to hear the Philharmonia with Lise Davidsen and Esa-Pekka Salonen, in music by Brahms, Strauss and Bruckner Presented by Ian Skelly at the Royal Albert Hall, London Brahms: Variations on the St Anthony Chorale Strauss: Four Songs, Op. 27 c.2.45pm: Interval: Proms Plus Talk: William Mival considers Bruckner's symphonic techniques c.3.05pm: Bruckner: Symphony No 4 in E flat major 'Romantic (1878-80 version, ed. Nowak) Lise Davidsen, soprano Philharmonia Orchestra Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen and the Philharmonia Orchestra perform a programme of Austro-German orchestral classics with Bruckner's Romantic' Symphony at its heart. Soprano Lise Davidsen joins them for a sequence of Strauss songs including the ecstatic Morgen!'. c.4.15pm Emily Howard: The Anvil Text by Michael Symmons Roberts (BBC / Manchester International Festival commission - world premiere) Kate Royal (soprano) Christopher Purves (baritone) BBC Singers Halle Choir Halle Youth Choir Halle Ancoats Community Choir BBC Philharmonic Ben Gernon (conductor) Two hundred years ago today more than 60,000 people travelled from all over the North West of England to St. Peter's Square just a couple of hundred yards from where the Bridgewater Hall stands today. They came united in their wish for the right to vote. As speeches began troops, some on horse-back descended on the crowd killing 15 people and injuring more than 600. The Peterloo Massacre as it became known was a pivotal moment in Britain's road to democracy. The Anvil was Commissioned by Manchester International Festival and the BBC to commemorate the events of the day and performed at this year's Manchester International Festival, at the Bridgewater Hall, as part of a day of performance, music and poetry. The Philharmonia with Lisa Davidsen and Esa-Pekka Salonen at the Royal Albert Hall | |
Prom 32 | 20090819 | Presented by Jonathan Swain. BBC Proms 2009: Another chance to hear a Prom from the 2009 season's Piano Day with the Britten Sinfonia joined by three piano duos to play Faure's Dolly suite, followed by Mozart's playful and intimate Double Concerto. Plus Saint-Saens' zoological suite contrasted with Lutoslawski's virtuosic reworking of Paganini's famous Caprice, as well as a new work for two pianos by Anna Meredith. Katia and Marielle Labeque (pianos) Philip Moore, Simon Crawford-Phillips (pianos) Lidija and Sanja Bizjak (pianos) Ludovic Morlot (conductor) Faure, orch Rabaud: Dolly (suite) Mozart: Concerto in E flat for two pianos, K365 Anna Meredith: Left Light (BBC commission) Lutoslawski: Variations on a Theme by Paganini for two pianos Saint-Saens: The Carnival of the Animals. Britten Sinfonia and three piano duos in Faure, Mozart, Meredith, Lutoslawski, Saint-Saens | |
Prom 32 Repeat: Britten, Brian Elias, Purcell And Elgar | 20170811 | Afternoon on 3 with Penny Gore Another chance to hear the BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales and Ryan Wigglesworth with Leonard Elschenbroich, Toby Spence and Henry Waddington perform Britten, Elias, Purcell and Elgar. Presented from the Royal Albert Hall, London, by Petroc Trelawny Britten: Ballad of Heroes Brian Elias: Cello Concerto Purcell, arr Elgar: Jehova, quam multi sunt Elgar: Enigma Variations Leonard Elschenbroich (cello) Toby Spence (tenor) Henry Waddington (bass) Ryan Wigglesworth (conductor) Ryan Wigglesworth joins the BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales for a programme that spans four centuries, from Purcell's dramatic choral motet 'Jehova, quam multi sunt hostes mei', to the world premiere of Brian Elias's Cello Concerto, whose intricate, spiral structure creates a dream-like musical narrative. The concert opens with Britten's most overtly political work - an impassioned musical stand against fascism that anticipates the composer's War Requiem; and reaches its culmination with Elgar's 'Enigma' Variations, which includes the much-loved 'Nimrod'. [First broadcast on Wednesday 9th August] Followed by a selection of music from this week's Proms artists Producer Clive Portbury. BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales perform Britten, Elias, Purcell and Elgar. | |
Prom 33 | 20090818 | Presented by Jonathan Swain. BBC Proms 2009: Another chance to hear the grand finale of the Piano Day at the Proms. A plethora of pianists join forces for some of the most striking multiple-keyboard music in the repertoire by Antheil, Adams and Bartok, ending with Stravinsky's visceral portrayal of Russian peasant wedding celebrations. Tatiana Monogarova (soprano) Elena Manistina (mezzo-soprano) Vsevolod Grivnov (tenor) Kostas Smoriginas (bass) John Constable, Alissa Firsova, Rolf Hind, Tom Poster, Ashley Wass and Llyr Williams (pianos) Philip Moore and Simon Crawford-Phillips (pianos) Colin Currie and Sam Walton (percussion) BBC Singers Synergy Vocals London Sinfonietta Edward Gardner (conductor) Antheil: Ballet mecanique John Adams: Grand Pianola Music Bartok: Sonata for two pianos and percussion Stravinsky: Les noces (sung in Russian) 4.00pm BBC Orchestras Delius: Hiawatha - tone poem BBC Concert Orchestra David Lloyd-Jones (conductor) Judith Bingham: Ghost Towns of the American West David Hill (conductor). Jonathan Swain with the finale of Proms 2009 Piano Day: Antheil, Adams, Bartok, Stravinsky | |
Prom 33 Repeat: Brahms's A German Requiem | 20180813 | ~Afternoon Concert with Penny Gore Another chance to hear Richard Farnes conduct the BBC Symphony Orchestra in Thea Musgrave's Phoenix Rising at the BBC Proms. The BBC Symphony Chorus and soloists join for Brahms's German Requiem. Presented by Petroc Trelawny at the Royal Albert Hall. Thea Musgrave: Phoenix Rising c.2.25 Interval: Proms Plus: Presenter Ian Skelly introduces Brahms' 'A German Requiem', together with Reverend Lucy Winkett. Recorded earlier at the Imperial College Union. c.2.45 Brahms: A German Requiem Golda Schultz (soprano) Johan Reuter (baritone) Richard Farnes (conductor) Followed by a selection of recordings from this week's Proms artists. Inspired by the death of his mother, Brahms's tender, consoling A German Requiem couldn't be further from Verdi's and Berlioz's settings of the standard Latin Mass text. It's the first of three Requiems this season marking 100 years since the end of the First World War. Richard Farnes makes his Proms debut directing the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, along with soloists Golda Schultz and Johan Reuter. Thea Musgrave's Phoenix Rising (marking the composer's 90th birthday this year) also traces a journey from darkness to light -enacting the conflict both spatially and musically- in some of the composer's most dramatic writing. BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Richard Farnes in Brahms's A German Requiem | |
Prom 33 Repeat: Mahler, Schubert And Glanert | 20190819 | ~Afternoon Concert with Hannah French The BBC Symphony Orchestra is conducted by Semyon Bychkov in Detlev Glanert, Schubert, and Mahler's Symphony No.4, with soprano Christina Gansch. Presented by Petroc Trelawny from the Royal Albert Hall, London Detlev Glanert: Weites Land ('Musik mit Brahms' for orchestra) UK premiere Franz Schubert: Einsamkeit for soprano and orchestra (orch. D. Glanert) c.2:35pm INTERVAL - Proms Plus Before the Mahler symphony which includes a song presenting a child's view of heaven - this discussion hears about children's concepts of innocence and experience New Generation Thinker Emma Butcher and Patrice Lawrence, award winning writer of the young adult novel Orangeboy. Presented by New Generation Thinker Lisa Mullen. Produced by Jacqueline Smith. c. 3:00pm Gustav Mahler: Symphony No 4 in G major Christina Gansch (soprano) Semyon Bychkov (conductor) Semyon Bychkov traces the evolution and genealogy of Austro-German music in a fascinating Prom featuring three works from three different centuries. Schubert's influence on Mahler is clear from the weary loveliness and fretful anxiety of Einsamkeit (Loneliness'), heard here in an elegant orchestration by contemporary composer Detlev Glanert. Mahler's Fourth Symphony, bright with sleigh bells and innocent wonder, glances back to Classical models from the vantage point of fin-de-si耀cle Vienna, while Glanert takes Brahms's Fourth Symphony into the 21st century in his lyrical Weites Land (Open Land'). Followed by performances by the Aurora Orchestra of works by winners of the Proms Inspire Competition. BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Semyon Bychkov, with soprano Christina Gansch. | |
Prom 34 | 20090820 | Presented by Jonathan Swain. BBC Proms 2009: Another chance to hear a Prom in which the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra under its new principal conductor Kirill Karabits perform ballet music by Stravinsky and Khachaturian. Talented Lithuanian-born violinist Julian Rachlin joins them in Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto. Stravinsky: The Fairy's Kiss Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto Khachaturian: Spartacus (excerpts) Khachaturian: Hopak (Gayane) Julian Rachlin (violin) Kirill Karabits (conductor). A Prom with the Bournemouth SO/Kirill Karabits in Stravinsky, Tchaikovsky and Khachaturian | |
Prom 34 Repeat: Bbc Philharmonic And Juanjo Mena Perform Britten And Copland | 20180814 | ~Afternoon Concert with Penny Gore Another chance to hear the BBC Philharmonic and their Chief Conductor Juanjo Mena with soprano Sally Matthews in music by Britten, Walton, Barber and Copland. Presented by Ian Skelly at the Royal Albert Hall . Walton: Overture 'Portsmouth Point Copland: Connotations Britten: Les illuminations c. 2.50 Interval: Proms Plus Film-maker and biographer Humphrey Burton and Britten scholar Heather Wiebe explore Aaron Copland's influence on Benjamin Britten and Leonard Bernstein and Britten's relationship with America, in conversation with Louise Fryer. Recorded earlier today at the Imperial College Union. c. 3.10 Barber: Antony and Cleopatra - Two scenes Britten: Four Sea Interludes from 'Peter Grimes Sally Matthews (soprano) Juanjo Mena (conductor) Followed by a selection of recordings from this week's Proms artists. In Bernstein's centenary year, Juanjo Mena and the BBC Philharmonic celebrate with a transatlantic Prom, uniting music by British and American composers connected not just by generation but in many cases personal friendship. Commissioned and premiered by Bernstein, Copland's Connotations is a portrait of 'the tensions aspirations and drama inherent in the world today'. Its knotty confrontations find contrast in the sensuous beauty of Britten's orchestral song-cycle Les illuminations, while the sea provides inspiration both for Walton's bustling, bonhomous Portsmouth Point overture and Britten's boldly dramatic Four Sea Interludes from his opera 'Peter Grimes'. Sally Matthews joins the orchestra for two extracts from Samuel Barber's opera Antony and Cleopatra which complete the programme. BBC Philharmonic and Juanjo Mena in Britten and Copland from the Royal Albert Hall. | |
Prom 34 Repeat: West, Eastern Divan Orchestra | 20190820 | ~Afternoon Concert with Hannah French. Another chance to hear the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra with conductor Daniel Barenboim and pianist Martha Argerich in Schubert, Tchaikovsky and Lutos?awski Presented by Kate Molleson at the Royal Albert Hall, London Franz Schubert Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor c.3pm interval c.3.20pm Witold Lutos?awski Concerto for Orchestra Martha Argerich (piano) Daniel Barenboim (conductor) Daniel Barenboim and his West-Eastern Divan Orchestra return to the Proms with a programme of emotion and sensation. Legendary Argentine pianist Martha Argerich is the soloist in Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 - an outpouring of Romantic intensity sustained from the arresting opening chords right through to the thrilling finale. Polish folk dances pulse through Lutos?awski's vibrant Concerto for Orchestra, with its echoes of Stravinsky and Bartok. Its bracing rhythmic energy and reticent beauty offer the perfect foil to the melodic richness of Tchaikovsky's concerto. Followed by performances by the Aurora Orchestra of works by winners of the Proms Inspire Competition. Daniel Barenboim is joined by Martha Argerich in Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No 1. | |
Prom 35 Repeat: Enigma Variations | 20190822 | ~Afternoon Concert with Hannah French. Another chance to hear the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra celebrates conductor Martyn Brabbins's 60th birthday today in music by Vaughan Williams, Brahms and Elgar's Enigma variations. Presented by Kate Molleson at the Royal Albert Hall, London Pictured Within: Birthday Variations for M. C. B. (BBC commission: world premiere) Theme (Anon.) Var. 1: (Dai Fujikura) Var. 2: (David Sawer) Var. 3: (Sally Beamish) Var. 4: (Colin Matthews) Var. 5: (Iris ter Schiphorst) Var. 6: (Brett Dean) Var. 7: (Wim Henderickx) Var. 8: (Richard Blackford) Var. 9: (Harrison Birtwistle) Var. 10: Sixty Salutations (Judith Weir) Var. 11: (Gavin Bryars) Var. 12: (Kalevi Aho) Var. 13: (Anthony Payne) Var. 14: Finale: The Art of Beginning (John Pickard) Vaughan Williams: Serenade to Music c.2.50pm Interval: Pianist and broadcaster David Owen Norris and scholar Kate Kennedy explore the connections between Brahms, Elgar and Vaughan Williams, composers featured in this concert. c.3.20pm Brahms: Song of Destiny Elgar: Enigma Variations Nadine Benjamin, soprano Idunnu Münch, mezzo-soprano William Morgan, tenor David Ireland, bass-baritone English National Opera Chorus BBC Singers Martyn Brabbins, conductor Elgar's Enigma' Variations is the inspiration for a new work commissioned from 14 living composers as a special birthday tribute to conductor Martyn Brabbins, who turns 60 today. Elgar's original set also features, as do Vaughan Williams's exquisite Serenade to Music and Brahms's Little Requiem', the Song of Destiny. Followed by performances by the Aurora Orchestra of works by winners of the Proms Inspire Competition Daniel Liu and Will Harmer. BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and Martyn Brabbins. | |
Prom 36 | 20090821 | Presented by Jonathan Swain. BBC Proms 2009: Another chance to hear a Prom in which The Sixteen perform some of Handel's greatest choral works. The Royal Albert Hall has been transformed into Westminster Abbey for a concert which features the four anthems that Handel wrote for George II's coronation in 1727, including the famous Zadok The Priest. Carolyn Sampson (soprano) Alastair Ross (organ) Harry Christophers (conductor) Handel: The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (Solomon); Coronation anthem: Let thy hand be strengthened; Semele (excerpts); Coronation anthem: My heart is inditing; Coronation anthem: The King shall rejoice; Motet: Salve Regina; Organ Concerto in F, Op 4, No 4 (original version); Coronation anthem: Zadok the Priest 4.00pm BBC Orchestras David Matthews: Symphony No 3 BBC National Orchestra of Wales Jac van Steen (conductor) Elgar: The Sun Goeth Down Susan Gritton (soprano) BBC Concert Orchestra Martyn Brabbins (conductor). Harry Christophers and The Sixteen in Handel choral hits, including Coronation Anthems. | |
Prom 36 Repeat: Mahler, Wagner And Webern | 20180816 | ~Afternoon Concert with Penny Gore Another chance to hear the Philharmonia Orchestra and conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen with Anja Kampe, Robert Dean Smith and Franz-Josef Selig perform music by Webern, Mahler and Wagner at the BBC Proms Presented by Andrew McGregor at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Webern: Five Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 10 Gustav Mahler: Symphony No 10 - Adagio c. 2.30 Interval: Proms Plus Stephen Fry and John Deathridge introduce Wagner's 'Die Walküre'. Recorded earlier at the Imperial College Union. c. 2.50 Wagner: Die Walküre - Act 1 Anja Kampe (soprano), Sieglinde Robert Dean Smith (tenor), Siegmund Franz-Josef Selig (bass), Hunding Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor Followed by a selection of recordings from this week's Proms artists. The Philharmonia Orchestra and its Principal Conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen take a musical journey from aphorism to epic. Barely six minutes long, Webern's Five Pieces for Orchestra distils expression down to its most concentrated form, every musical gesture carrying infinite weight and colour. By contrast, Wagner's Die Walküre, the second instalment of his monumental Ring cycle, explores musical expansion and amplitude, offering an all-consuming vision of illicit love. At the midpoint is the Adagio from Mahler's 10th Symphony - music that grasps towards eternity and immortality but that was to remain tragically unfinished at the composer's death. Philharmonia Orchestra, Esa-Pekka Salonen in Webern, Mahler and Wagner, Royal Albert Hall. | |
Prom 36 Repeat: Schubert And Mahler | 20170814 | Afternoon on 3 with Catriona Young Another chance to hear the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and Chief Conductor, Thomas Dausgaard, perform works by Schubert and Mahler. Presented at the Royal Albert Hall, London by Ian Skelly Schubert: Symphony No.8 'Unfinished Mahler: Symphony No.10, compl. Deryck Cooke Thomas Dausgaard, conductor The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and Chief Conductor, Thomas Dausgaard, offer two contrasting answers to the problem of performing unfinished symphonies. Although Schubert started work on his Eighth Symphony nearly six years before his death, he never completed it and the two existing movements of this lyrical, proto-Romantic work are mostly performed without a scherzo or finale. Mahler's final symphony grapples with darkness and doubt in music of rare anguish and intensity. It is presented here in the performing version by Deryck Cooke, which allows us to hear the work complete, in all its knotty, generous invention. [First broadcast on Saturday 12th August] Followed by a selection of music from this week's Proms artists. The BBC SSO and Thomas Dausgaard play music by Schubert and Mahler at the Proms. | |
Prom 37 Repeat: Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No 3 | 20170815 | Afternoon on 3 - with Catriona Young. Another chance to hear the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Chief Conductor Thomas Dausgaard and pianist Alexander Gavrylyuk perform music by Rachmaninov. Presented by Kate Molleson from the Royal Albert Hall, London Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No.3 in D minor 2.40pm Rachmaninov: Symphony No.2 in E minor Alexander Gavrylyuk (piano) Latvian Radio Choir In this all-Rachmaninov Prom, prize-winning pianist Alexander Gavrylyuk makes his Proms debut in the composer's demanding Third Piano Concerto, while the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra steps into the spotlight for the mercurial Second Symphony, with its hauntingly beautiful Adagio and impassioned finale. The Latvian Radio Choir complements each work with Russian Orthodox chant, illuminating these blazing orchestral works with the hypnotic sound-world that seeped into Rachmaninov's works. [First heard on 13 August 2017] Followed by a selection of recordings from this week's Proms Artists. The BBC SSO, Thomas Dausgaard and pianist Alexander Gavrylyuk perform music by Rachmaninov | |
Prom 37 Repeat: The Childhood Of Christ | 20190823 | ~Afternoon Concert with Hannah French. Another chance to hear Maxime Pascal conduct the Hall退, Britten Sinfonia Voices, Genesis Sixteen and a starry solo quartet, Julie Boulianne, Allan Clayton, Roderick Williams and Neal Davies. Presented by Andrew McGregor at the Royal Albert Hall. Hector Berlioz: The Childhood of Christ Julie Boulianne (mezzo-soprano) Allan Clayton (tenor) Roderick Williams (baritone) Neal Davies (bass) Maxime Pascal (conductor) Maxime Pascal and the Hall退 continue our series marking 150 years since the death of Hector Berlioz with the composer's vividly dramatic oratorio The Childhood of Christ. Simple and often disarmingly direct, with emotions that unfold in some of the composer's most beautiful melodies (including the much-loved Shepherds' Farewell'), the oratorio follows the Holy Family as they flee from Bethlehem into Egypt, where they find safety and welcome. Proms Plus: Inspired by Berlioz's trickery, Shahidha Bari and Nick Groom explore the long tradition of literary hoaxes, with readings from some of the most creative and audacious examples. Producer Ciaran Bermingham. Followed by a selection of recordings from this week's Proms Artists. Maxime Pascal conducts the Halle and a starry line up of soloists. | |
Prom 38 Repeat: Solomon's Knot | 20190821 | ~Afternoon Concert with Hannah French Another chance to hear Solomon's Knot makes its Proms debut with an all-Bach programme. Presented by Hannah French at the Royal Albert Hall, London. JS Bach: Cantata No. 19 'Es erhub sich ein Streit', BWV 19 Cantata No. 130 'Herr Gott, dich loben alle wir', BWV 130 Cantata No. 149, 'Man singet mit Freuden vom Sieg', BWV 149 Cantata No. 50, 'Nun ist das Heil und die Kraft', BWV 50 Performing with small forces and without a conductor, Baroque-music collective Solomon's Knot brings a contemporary clarity and freshness to all its performances. The ensemble makes its Proms debut with an all-Bach programme of cantatas composed for the Feast of St Michael - the saint who, appropriately, protects against the evils of darkness and night. The programme includes the richly scored cantatas Herr Gott, dich loben alle wir and Es erhub sich ein Streit, as well as the dramatic Man singet mit Freuden vom Sieg, with its glorious chorale finale. Solomon's Knot makes its Proms debut with an all-Bach programme at the Royal Albert Hall. | |
Prom 38-ravel, Unsuk Chin, Stravinsky | 20090826 | Presented by Jonathan Swain. BBC Proms 2009: A Prom featuring Ravel's La valse, a work begun as a homage to the Viennese waltz but which was twisted by the composer's wartime experiences into a darker vision of a society whirling to disaster. It is followed by Stravinsky's seminal, riot-inducing ballet The Rite of Spring, and Unsuk Chin's new Cello Concerto, which was written specially for Alban Gerhardt, an early member of Radio 3's New Generation Artists scheme. Alban Gerhardt (cello) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Ilan Volkov (conductor) Ravel: La valse Unsuk Chin: Cello Concerto (BBC commission) Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring. BBC Proms 2009: Ravel: La valse. Stravinsky: Rite of Spring. Unsuk Chin: Cello Concerto. | |
Prom 39 Repeat: Debussy, Ravel And Mark-anthony Turnage | 20170817 | Afternoon on 3 - with Catriona Young. Another chance to hear the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Kazushi Ono - Ravel's Piano Concerto with soloist Inon Barnatan, and Mark-Anthony Turnage's Hibiki with children's choirs. Presented by Andrew McGregor from the Royal Albert Hall, London Debussy: Pr退lude | |
Prom 39-greenwood, Stravinsky, Birtwistle | 20090824 | Presented by Jonathan Swain. BBC Proms 2009: A Prom featuring a work composed by Jonny Greenwood, a member of the rock bank Radiohead and the BBC composer-in-residence. Popcorn Superhet Receiver is a gritty work scored for strings, which was inspired by the medium of radio. It is followed by the central act of Harrison Birtwistle's complex opera The Mask of Orpheus, performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra in celebration of the composer's 75th birthday, which is then contrasted with the classically-poised Stravinsky ballet Apollo. Jonny Greenwood: Popcorn Superhet Receiver Stravinsky: Apollo Birtwistle: The Arches (The Mask of Orpheus) Orpheus (the man) - Alan Oke (tenor) Orpheus (myth/puppet) - Thomas Walker (tenor) Euridice (the woman) - Christine Rice (mezzo-soprano) Euridice (the myth)/Persephone - Anna Stephany (mezzo-soprano) Hecate - Claron McFadden (soprano) Charon/Caller/Hades - Andrew Slater (bass-baritone) Fury 1/Woman 1 - Rachel Nicolls (soprano) Fury 2/Woman 2 - Anna Dennis (soprano) Fury 3/Woman 3 - Louise Poole (mezzo-soprano) Judge 1 - Christopher Gillett (tenor) Judge 2 - Hakan Vramsmo (baritone) Judge 3 - Tim Mirfin (bass) BBC Singers Martyn Brabbins (conductor) Ryan Wigglesworth (2nd conductor) Tim Hopkins (director) 4.30pm Radio 3 New Generation Artists Music from soprano Elizabeth Watts, including: Debussy: Ariettes oubliees for voice and piano Elizabeth Watts (soprano) Gary Matthewman (piano). The BBC Symphony Orchestra in works by Jonny Greenwood, Stravinsky and Birtwistle. | |
Prom 4 Repeat: Daniel Barenboim And Staatskapelle Berlin | 20170719 | Afternoon on 3 with Fiona Talkington. Another chance to hear Daniel Barenboim and the Staatskapelle Berlin perform the UK premiere of Birtwistle's Deep Time, followed by Elgar's Second Symphony. Presented by Clemency Burton-Hill at the Royal Albert Hall, London. 2.00pm Sir Harrison Birtwistle: Deep Time (BBC co-commission with the Staatskapelle Berlin: UK premiere) 2.27pm Elgar: Symphony No 2 in E flat major Daniel Barenboim, conductor Daniel Barenboim and the Staatskapelle Berlin bring the generous scope of their interpretation of Elgar's Second Symphony to their second concert of the season, celebrating a work whose modernity and astonishing textural effects startle even now. Dedicated to the memory of Peter Maxwell Davies, who died last year, Sir Harrison Birtwistle's Deep Time continues his career-long fascination with time and its manipulation in a sweeping new orchestral work that swaps the relentless tick-tock of the everyday for something more powerful and more alien. [First broadcast on Sunday 16th July] Followed by a selection of recordings from this week's Proms Artists. Daniel Barenboim conducts the Staatskapelle Berlin in music by Birtwistle and Elgar. | |
Prom 4 Repeat: Shostakovich's 'leningrad' Symphony | 20180719 | ~Afternoon Concert with Tom McKinney Another chance to hear the BBC Philharmonic and Chief Conductor Juanjo Mena in Shostakovich's Leningrad Symphony. They are joined by Mark Simpson for Magnus Lindberg's Clarinet Concerto. Presented by Clemency Burton-Hill from the Royal Albert Hall, London Magnus Lindberg: Clarinet Concerto c.2.30pm Interval: Proms Plus: An introduction to Shostakovich's 'Leningrad' Symphony with musicologist, presenter and writer Anastasia Belina. c.2.50pm Shostakovich: Symphony No. 7 'Leningrad Mark Simpson (clarinet) Juanjo Mena (conductor) In his final season as its Chief Conductor, Juanjo Mena leads the BBC Philharmonic in a concert contrasting darkness and light. Magnus Lindberg's Clarinet Concerto is a modern classic, a glorious collision of tradition and innovation that is at once emotionally direct and ferociously virtuosic; a graduate of BBC Radio 3's New Generation Artist scheme and BBC Young Musician winner, Mark Simpson is the soloist. Darkness streaks across the second half with Shostakovich's heart-wrenching tribute to the Soviet victims of the Second World War - the powerful 'Leningrad' Symphony. Followed by another chance to hear music from Prom 2 with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and conductor Alain Altinoglu: Faure: Pavane Mozart: Piano Concerto No 27 in B flat major Francesco Piemontesi (piano) BBC Symphony Chorus City of London Choir Alain Altinoglu (conductor) Faur退's serene, gently pulsing Pavane, elegantly recalling the French court dance of the 16th and 17th centuries. Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 27 - the composer's final piano concerto, and a work of unusually introspective lyricism. The BBC Philharmonic, Juanjo Mena and Mark Simpson in Shostakovich and Lindberg. | |
Prom 4 Repeat: The Planets | 20190724 | ~Afternoon Concert with Georgia Mann Another chance to hear the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and Kirill Karabits play Holst's The Planets and before that music by John Adams and Barber's Violin Concerto. Presented by Martin Handley at the Royal Albert Hall, London. John Adams: Short Ride in a Fast Machine Samuel Barber: Violin Concerto Gustav Holst: The Planets Nemanja Radulovi?, violin Trinity Boys Choir Kirill Karabits, conductor A concert of 20th-century classics from Kirill Karabits and the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra continues the 50th anniversary celebrations of the first manned mission to land on the Moon. Space travel has never been more richly imagined than in Holst's suite The Planets, but in order to get there you'll need to take a Short Ride in a Fast Machine, courtesy of John Adams's exhilarating, propulsive Minimalist masterpiece. The lyrical beauty of Samuel Barber's Violin Concerto, with its exquisite slow movement, offers a contrasting moment of contemplation. Dynamic Franco-Serbian violinist Nemanja Radulovi? makes his Proms debut as soloist. Followed by a selection of recordings from this week's Proms Artists. Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Kirill Karabits and Nemanja Radulovi\u0107 | |
Prom 40 Repeat: Brahms, Berg, Larcher And Schumann | 20170818 | Afternoon on 3 - with Catriona Young. Another chance to hear the Scottish Chamber Orchestra conducted by Robin Ticciati in Schumann and Thomas Larcher, and with Christian Tetzlaff in Berg's Violin Concerto. Presented by Penny Gore from the Royal Albert Hall, London. Brahms: Tragic Overture Berg: Violin Concerto Thomas Larcher: Nocturne - Insomnia (UK premiere) Schumann: Symphony No 3 in E flat major 'Rhenish Christian Tetzlaff (violin) Robin Ticciati (conductor) Brahms's Tragic Overture is not so much tragic as a 'serious' follow-up to his more frivolous Academic Festival Overture. Dedicated 'To the memory of an angel', Berg's luminous Violin Concerto is an intensely moving personal testament to the death of a young woman, quoting Bach's funeral chorale 'Es ist genug'. Thomas Larcher's nocturnal wanderings receive their UK premiere before a joyous journey down the Rhine in Schumann's Third Symphony, which climaxes in a musical homage to Cologne Cathedral. [First heard on 15 August 2017] Followed by a selection of recordings from this week's Proms Artists. The Scottish Chamber Orchestra in Schumann and Thomas Larcher at the Proms. | |
Prom 40 Repeat: Joshua Bell And The Academy Of St Martin In The Fields. | 20180817 | ~Afternoon Concert with Penny Gore Another chance to hear Joshua Bell and the Academy of St Martin in the Fields play Mendelssohn's A Midsummer Night's Dream overture, Beethoven's graceful Fourth Symphony and Frank Bridge's elegiac Lament. Bell himself is the soloist in Saint-Sa뀀ns's Third Violin Concerto. Presented by Kate Molleson at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream - overture Saint?Sa뀀ns: Violin Concerto No 3 in B minor 2.45pm: Interval Proms Plus - Marking the centenary of the end of the First World War, historians Saul David and Laura Rowe discuss the sinking of the RMS Lusitania and the effect that this terrible tragedy had on American public opinion about the conflict. Presented by New Generation Thinker Anindya Raychaudhuri. 3.05pm: Bridge: Lament Beethoven: Symphony No 4 in B flat major Joshua Bell, director/violin Followed by a selection of recordings from this week's Proms Artists. The Academy of St Martin in the Fields returns to the Proms with director and soloist Joshua Bell in a wide-ranging programme, rich in melody and narrative. Saint-Sa뀀ns's Third Violin Concerto is the Romantic display concerto par excellence but shares its light-footed musical grace with Beethoven's Fourth Symphony and Mendelssohn's overture. Bridge's Lament is an elegy for those who died following the torpedoing of the RMS Lusitania. Joshua Bell, Academy of St Martin in the Fields in Mendelssohn, Saint-Saens and Beethoven. | |
Prom 40 Repeat: Queen Victoria's 200th Anniversary | 20190826 | ~Afternoon Concert with Penny Gore Another chance to hear Stephen Hough join the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, conducted by @dကm Fischer, then accompany Alessandro Fisher to celebrate Queen Victoria's birth. Presented by Hannah French at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Part 1 Sullivan: Victoria and Merrie England - ballet suite No 1 Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No 1 in G minor, Op 25 c.2:45pm Interval - Proms Plus With Queen Victoria's piano centre-stage in this concert, historians Lee Jackson and Kathryn Hughes discuss what kept Her Majesty's subjects amused indoors and outdoors. Lee Jackson is the author of Palaces of Pleasure. Kathryn Hughes has written about George Eliot, Mrs Beeton, and Victorians Undone: Tales of Flesh in the Age of Decorum. Hosted by Rana Mitter. Produced by Fiona McLean. c.3:05pm Part 2 Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha: Gruss aus der Ferne; Standchen; Gruss an den Bruder; Aus Wilhelm Meister; Lebewohl Mendelssohn: Symphony No 3 in A minor, Op 56 (Scottish) Stephen Hough (piano) Alessandro Fisher (tenor) @dကm Fischer (conductor) The Proms celebrates the 200th anniversary of Queen Victoria's birth with a glimpse into the monarch's musical life. The programme features music by her favourite composer, Mendelssohn, including his lively Scottish' Symphony and First Piano Concerto, performed by Stephen Hough on Victoria's own piano, loaned by HM The Queen from the Royal Collection. The concert also includes a suite from Arthur Sullivan's ballet Victoria and Merrie England, composed to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, as well as songs by Prince Albert. Followed by a selection of recordings from this week's Proms Artists. Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, \u00c1d\u00e1m Fischer and Stephen Hough. | |
Prom 40-stravinsky, Beethoven | 20090825 | Presented by Jonathan Swain. BBC Proms 2009: A Prom featuring Stravinsky's Orpheus, as part of a series of the composer's ballets, followed by the annual performance of Beethoven's Choral Symphony, with by Ilan Volkov in his last Proms appearance as the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra's chief conductor. Rebecca Evans (soprano) Caitlin Hulcup (mezzo-soprano) Anthony Dean Griffey (tenor) James Rutherford (bass) City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus Ilan Volkov (conductor) Stravinsky: Orpheus Beethoven: Symphony No 9 (Choral) 4.30pm Performances by Radio 3 New Generation Artists: Haydn: String Quartet in D minor, Op 42 Pavel Haas Quartet. A Prom featuring Stravinsky's ballet Orpheus and Beethoven's Choral Symphony. | |
Prom 41 Repeat: Edward Gardner Conducts Elgar And Vaughan Williams | 20180822 | ~Afternoon Concert with Fiona Talkington. Another chance to hear the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Edward Gardner perform music by Vaughan Williams and Lili Boulanger. Jean-Guihen Queyras joins them in Elgar's Cello Concerto. Presented by Martin Handley at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Lili Boulanger: Pour les funerailles d'un soldat Elgar: Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op 85 2.45pm Vaughan Williams: Dona nobis pacem Alexandre Duhamel (baritone) Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello) Sophie Bevan (soprano) Neal Davies (bass-baritone) BBC Symphony Chorus Edward Gardner (conductor) War casts its long shadow over this Prom given by Edward Gardner and the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus - part of this season's musical survey suggested by the centenary of the end of the First World War. A precursor to Britten's War Requiem (see Prom 72), Vaughan Williams's cantata Dona nobis pacem is a heartbreakingly beautiful exploration of the violence of war, its expansive lyricism a natural foil for the compressed drama of Lili Boulanger's choral miniature Pour les fun退railles d'un soldat. Elgar's much-loved Cello Concerto, composed in the wake of the conflict, completes this emotive concert, with French cellist Jean-Guihen Queyras as soloist. BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus with Edward Gardner at the Royal Albert Hall | |
Prom 41 Repeat: Rimsky-korsakov, Rachmaninov, Lyadov And Glazunov | 20190827 | ~Afternoon Concert with Penny Gore The London Philharmonic and pianist Alexander Ghindin, conducted by Vladimir Jurowski, play music by Rimsky-Korsakov, Rachmaninov, Lyadov and Glazunov. Presented by Penny Gore from the Royal Albert Hall, London Rimsky-Korsakov: Mlada - suite Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor (original version, 1891) Interval Lyadov: Baba-Yaga; Kikimora; From the Apocalypse Glazunov: Symphony No. 5 in B flat major Alexander Ghindin, piano London Philharmonic Orchestra Vladimir Jurowski, conductor Rachmaninov's First Piano Concerto is the centrepiece of an all-Russian programme by Vladimir Jurowski and the LPO, which also includes the dance-filled suite from Rimsky-Korsakov's Mlada and Glazunov's big-hearted Fifth Symphony. Another chance to hear The London Philharmonic, conducted by Vladimir Jurowski | |
Prom 42 Repeat: Clara Schumann Piano Concerto | 20190829 | ~Afternoon Concert with Penny Gore The Ulster Orchestra with Rafael Payare and Mariam Batsashvili in works by Beethoven, Clara Schumann, Sofia Gubaidulina and Shostakovich. Presented by Hannah French from the Royal Albert Hall, London Beethoven: Symphony No 1 in C major Clara Schumann: Piano Concerto Sofia Gubaidulina: Fairytale Poem Shostakovich: Symphony No. 1 in F minor Mariam Batsashvili (piano) Rafael Payare (conductor) Belfast's Ulster Orchestra and its dynamic music director Rafael Payare present the Proms premiere of Clara Schumann's Piano Concerto, performed here by BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist Mariam Batsashvili. Begun when the then Clara Wieck was just 13 years old, it's a work whose mellow mood and lyrical melodies conceal no little technical intricacy and formal innovation. Sunny good humour also runs through both Beethoven's Symphony No. 1 - famously described as a musical comedy of manners' - and Shostakovich's First Symphony, lively with satirical wit and mischief. The Ulster Orchestra and Rafael Payare with pianist Mariam Batsashvili at the BBC Proms. | |
Prom 42 Repeat: Estonian Festival Orchestra, Paavo Jarvi And Khatia Buniatishvili In Sibelius, Part And Grieg | 20180820 | ~Afternoon Concert with Fiona Talkington The Estonian Festival Orchestra and Paavo J䀀rvi (conductor) play Symphonies by Sibelius and Arvo P䀀rt at the BBC Proms and they're joined by Khatia Buniatishvili for Grieg's Piano Concerto. Presented by Kate Molleson at the Royal Albert Hall, London Arvo P䀀rt: Symphony No 3 Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor c. 3.35 Interval: Proms Plus. Presenter Ian Skelly introduces Sibelius' 5th Symphony together with Radio 3's New Generation Thinker, Leah Broad. Recorded earlier at the Imperial College Union. c. 3.55 Sibelius: Symphony No 5 in E flat major Followed by a selection of recordings from this week's Proms artists A concert with a Nordic flavour from Paavo J䀀rvi and the Estonian Festival Orchestra (making its Proms debut) pairs music by Grieg and Sibelius with Estonia's own national composer, Arvo P䀀rt. Celebrated Georgian pianist Khatia Buniatishvili - a former BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist - performs one of the great Romantic piano concertos. Beloved for its generous melodies and dramatic gestures, Grieg's concerto is matched for sonic drama by Sibelius's stirring Fifth Symphony. Arvo P䀀rt's eclectic Third Symphony, with its echoes of Renaissance polyphony and Orthodox chant, opens the concert. The Estonian Festival Orchestra conducted by Paavo Jarvi perform Sibelius, Part and Grieg. | |
Prom 42 Repeat: Les Siecles And Francois-xavier Roth | 20170821 | Afternoon on 3 - with Penny Gore Another chance to hear selection of French music with Les Si耀cles and Fran瀀ois-Xavier Roth, featuring pianist C退dric Tiberghien. Presented by Martin Handley at the Royal Albert Hall, London 2pm Saint-Sa뀀ns: La princesse jaune - overture 2.10pm Delibes: Lakm退 - ballet music 2.15pm Saint-Sa뀀ns: Piano Concerto No. 5 in F major, 'Egyptian 2.50pm Franck Les Djinns 3.00pm Lalo: Namouna - Suites Nos. 1 & 2 (excerpts) 3.20pm Saint-Sa뀀ns: Samson and Delilah - Bacchanal C退dric Tiberghien (piano) Fran瀀ois-Xavier Roth (conductor) The hugely acclaimed period instruments of Les Si耀cles return to the Proms this year with C退dric Tiberghien as the soloist in Saint-Saens' Egyptian Concerto. This all-French programme, inspired by the East, also features the fragrant Indian gardens of Delibes's Lakm退, the eroticism of Samson and Delilah, and the adventures of Lalo's Namouna. Oriental demons surface in Les Djinns, complementing the vibrantly coloured music of Java and the Middle East that suffuses Saint-Sa뀀ns's Piano Concerto. First broadcast on Wednesday 16 August Followed by a selection of recordings from this week's Proms Artists. Producer Samuel Hickling. Another chance to hear French music at the Proms with Les Siecles and Francois-Xavier Roth | |
Prom 43 Repeat: Beethoven's Ninth Symphony | 20190830 | ~Afternoon Concert with Penny Gore Another chance to hear the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Sakari Oramo in Beethoven's Symphony No.9. Plus world premieres of works by Dieter Ammann and Jonathan Dove Presented by Penny Gore at the Royal Albert Hall, London Jonathan Dove: We Are One Fire BBC commission: world premiere Dieter Ammann: Piano Concerto BBC co-commission with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Konzerthaus Wien, Lucerne Festival, Münchner Philharmoniker and Taipei Symphony Orchestra, supported by Pro Helvetia, the Swiss Arts Council: world premiere c.2.35pm Interval - Proms Plus Talk: Sean Williams introduces readings from the works of Friedrich Schiller. Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No 9 in D minor, 'Choral'(70 mins) Anu Komsi (soprano) Hilary Summers (contralto) Michael Weinius (tenor) Mika Kares (bass) Andreas Haefliger (piano) BBC Symphony Chorus Neil Ferris (conductor) Sakari Oramo (conductor) Sakari Oramo conducts the annual Proms performance of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony - Finnish soprano Anu Komsi leads an international cast of soloists. It is paired with two world premieres: a new choral work by Jonathan Dove and a much-anticipated Piano Concerto by Swiss composer Dieter Ammann, performed by his compatriot Andreas Haefliger. Followed by a selection of recordings from this week's Proms Artists. Another chance to hear Sakari Oramo and the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus. | |
Prom 43 Repeat: Daniel Barenboim And The West, Eastern Divan Orchestra | 20180821 | ~Afternoon Concert with Jonathan Swain. Another chance to hear the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra and conductor Daniel Barenboim play music by Tchaikovsky, David Robert Coleman and Scriabin at the BBC Proms. Presented by Ian Skelly at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto 2.35pm Interval Proms Plus: BBC New Generation Thinkers Jules Evans and Hetta Howes compare figures from the past and present who have searched for a sense of transcendence and experienced ecstatic states. Hosted by Christopher Harding. 3pm David Robert Coleman: Looking for Palestine London premiere Alexander Scriabin: The Poem of Ecstasy Elsa Dreisig, soprano Lisa Batiashvili, violin Daniel Barenboim, conductor Followed by recordings from this week's Proms artists. Daniel Barenboim and his pioneering West-Eastern Divan Orchestra return to the Proms for a concert marrying passion and politics. One of the most richly Romantic works in the repertoire - Tchaikovsky's heart-rending Violin Concerto, performed here by Georgian violinist Lisa Batiashvili - is paired with Scriabin's ecstatic, orgiastic 'The Poem of Ecstasy', an attempt to bridge the divide between spirituality and sexuality in music. At the centre of the concert is David Robert Coleman's 'Looking for Palestine' for soprano and orchestra, a work commissioned by the ensemble, and one that speaks to its uniquely political identity. West-Eastern Divan Orchestra and Daniel Barenboim play Tchaikovsky, Coleman and Scriabin | |
Prom 43 Repeat: Saint-saens, 'organ' Symphony | 20170822 | Afternoon on 3 - with Penny Gore Another chance to hear the RPO and conductor Charles Dutoit perform music by Falla, Lalo and Saint-Sa뀀ns's 'Organ' Symphony. With Joshua Bell, Cameron Carpenter and St退phanie d'Oustrac. Presented by Ian Skelly from the Royal Albert Hall, London Manual de Falla El amor brujo 2.25pm: ɀdouard Lalo: Symphonie espagnole, Op 21 3pm: Saint?Sa뀀ns: Symphony No 3 in C minor, 'Organ St退phanie d'Oustrac (mezzo-soprano) Joshua Bell (violin) Cameron Carpenter (organ) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Charles Dutoit (conductor) Tonight's celebration of the sun-scorched landscapes of Spain opens with Falla's flamenco ballet El amor brujo, rich in Andalusian folk melodies and featuring the famous 'Ritual Fire Dance'. Joshua Bell is the soloist in Lalo's Symphonie espagnole, whose title conceals a virtuosic violin concerto steeped in the sounds of Spain, while Cameron Carpenter takes to the organ console in Saint-Sa뀀ns's mighty 'Organ' Symphony. 'With it I have given all I could,' observed the composer. 'What I did I could not achieve again. [First heard on 17 August 2017] Followed by a selection of recordings from this week's Proms Artists. Producer Anthony Sellors. The RPO and conductor Charles Dutoit perform music by Falla, Lalo and Saint-Saens. | |
Prom 43-falla, Andriessen, Ravel | 20090827 | Presented by Jonathan Swain. BBC Proms 2009: A Prom in which Esa-Pekka Salonen makes his first appearance at the Royal Albert Hall as the Philharmonia's new principal Conductor. It features Falla's El amor brujo, a fiery flamenco vision of a midnight exorcism, the Labeque sisters giving the UK premiere of radical Dutch composer Louis Andriessen's new concerto, plus Ravel's magical fairy-tale evocations of Mother Goose and the relentless crescendo of his Bolero. Katia and Marielle Labeque (pianos) Philharmonia Orchestra Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor) Falla: El amor brujo Louis Andriessen: The Hague Hacking Ravel: Mother Goose; Bolero 4.00pm Performances by Radio 3 New Generation Artists, including: Franck: Violin Sonata in A Jennifer Pike (violin) Tom Blach (piano) Milhaud: Sonatina for flute and piano, Op 76 Sharon Bezaly (flute) Love Derwinger (piano) Beethoven: 12 Variations on Ein Madchen oder Weibchen for cello and piano, Op 66 Danjulo Ishizaka (cello) Jose Gallardo (piano). Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts the Philharmonia in music by Falla, Andriessen and Ravel. | |
Prom 44 Repeat: Cbso And Ludovic Morlot Perform Debussy, Ravel And Boulanger | 20180823 | ~Afternoon Concert with Jonathan Swain. Another chance to hear the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Chorus and Youth Chorus and conductor Ludovic Morlot perform music by Lili Boulanger, Debussy and Ravel at the BBC Proms. Presented by Martin Handley at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Debussy: Pr退lude | |
Prom 44-prokofiev, Bartok, Dvorak | 20090828 | Presented by Jonathan Swain. BBC Proms 2009: A Prom in which Hungary's leading orchestra makes a welcome return to the Royal Albert Hall, under principal conductor Ivan Fischer. With Prokofiev's klezmer-tinged Overture on Hebrew Themes, Bart k's expansive Second Violin Concerto, with the dynamic Leonidas Kavakos, and Dvorak's most darkly dramatic and passionate symphony - the Seventh. Leonidas Kavakos (violin) Budapest Festival Orchestra Ivan Fischer (conductor) Prokofiev: Overture on Hebrew Themes Bartok: Violin Concerto No 2 Dvorak: Symphony No 7 in D minor 4.15pm Performances by Radio 3 New Generation Artists, including: Brahms: Clarinet Trio in A minor, Op 114 Claudio Bohorquez (cello) Ronald van Spaendonck (clarinet) Simon Crawford-Phillips (piano) Haydn: Piano Sonata in E minor, H XVI 34 Ingrid Fliter (piano). Ivan Fischer conducts his Budapest Festival Orchestra in Prokofiev, Bartok and Dvorak. | |
Prom 45 Repeat: Jonathan Nott And The Orchestre De La Suisse Romande | 20180829 | ~Afternoon Concert with Kate Molleson Another chance to hear the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande and conductor Jonathan Nott at the BBC Proms. Presented by Katie Derham at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Debussy: Jeux Ravel: Violin Sonata in G major (orch. Yan Maresz) (UK premiere of this orchestration) Stravinsky: Petrushka (1911) Renaud Capu瀀on, violin Jonathan Nott, conductor Geneva's renowned Orchestre de la Suisse Romande celebrates its 100th anniversary by making its Proms debut under its English Music Director Jonathan Nott. The orchestra continues this season's strand of French music with works by Debussy and Ravel - the mercurial dance-fantasy Jeux, Debussy's last orchestral work, and a new orchestration of Ravel's jazz-infused Second Violin Sonata with soloist Renaud Capu瀀on - as well as a Russian piece synonymous with Paris: Stravinsky's colourful folk-ballet Petrushka, heard here in its original version. Jonathan Nott conducts the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande in Debussy, Ravel and Stravinsky | |
Prom 45 Repeat: Mahler, 'resurrection' Symphony | 20170824 | Afternoon on 3 - with Penny Gore. Another chance to hear Mahler's Symphony No.2 'Resurrection'. Sakari Oramo conducts the BBC SO, BBC Symphony Chorus, and Bach Choir with soprano Elizabeth Watts and mezzo Elisabeth Kulman. Presented by Petroc Trelawny at the Royal Albert Hall, London Mahler: Symphony No.2 'Resurrection Elizabeth Watts (soprano) Elisabeth Kulman (mezzo) The Bach Choir BBC Symphony Orchestra Sakari Oramo (conductor) In this season's second Mahler symphony, the composer wrestles with the essential questions of humanity in a work that took over six years to complete. Faith, mortality and the hope of resurrection are the subject of this epic musical exploration, which culminates in a glowing, transcendent choral finale. The BBC Symphony Orchestra and its Chief Conductor Sakari Oramo are joined by soloists Elizabeth Watts and Elisabeth Kulman as well as the combined forces of the BBC Symphony Chorus and The Bach Choir for a work whose scale and scope come into their own in the Royal Albert Hall. Followed by a selection of recordings from this week's Proms Artists. Producer Graham Rogers. The BBC SO, BBC Symphony Chorus and Bach Choir in Mahler's Symphony No 2. | |
Prom 46 Repeat: City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra | 20190902 | ~Afternoon Concert with Kate Molleson, Another chance to hear the CBSO and Mirga Grainyt?-Tyla perform music by Weinberg, Howell and Knussen, and are joined by cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason in Elgar's cello concerto. Presented by Andrew McGregor from the Royal Albert Hall, London Dorothy Howell: Lamia (Henry Wood Novelties: world premiere, 1919) Elgar: Cello Concerto in E minor Encore: Weinberg: prelude from 24 Preludes Op.100 for solo cello c.2.45pm: Interval: An exploration of the life and work of Mieczys?aw Weinberg with musicologist and broadcaster Erik Levi. c.3.05pm: Knussen: The Way to Castle Yonder Symphony No. 3 (London premiere) Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Mirga Grainyt?-Tyla, conductor The CBSO and Music Director Mirga Grainyt?-Tyla celebrate the centenary of Mieczys?aw Weinberg the man Shostakovich hailed as one of the most outstanding composers' of his day - with a rare performance of his Symphony No. 3, a work that combines folk melodies and dances with confessional urgency. That intensity is shared by Elgar's passionate Cello Concerto, performed here by 2016 BBC Young Musician winner Sheku Kanneh-Mason. The concert opens with Dorothy Howell's radiant tone-poem Lamia (first performed, like Elgar's concerto, 100 years ago) and also includes The Way to Castle Yonder, a suite from the much-missed Oliver Knussen's opera Higglety Pigglety Pop! CBSO and Mirga Gra\u017einyt\u0117-Tyla with cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason | |
Prom 46 Repeat: Schoenberg, Gurrelieder | 20170825 | Afternoon on 3 with Penny Gore. Another chance to hear Sir Simon Rattle conducting Schoenberg's Gurrelieder, with the London Symphony Orchestra. Presented by Martin Handley at the Royal Albert Hall. 2.00pm Schoenberg: Gurrelieder Tove: Eva-Maria Westbroek Waldemar: Simon O'Neill Wood-Dove: Karen Cargill Klaus the Fool: Peter Hoare Peasant: Christopher Purves Speaker: Thomas Quasthoff CBSO Chorus Orfe Catal | |
Prom 46-glanert, Rachmaninov, Shostakovich | 20090901 | Presented by Ian Skelly. BBC Proms 2009 A Prom featuring the BBC Symphony Orchestra performing a new piece by Detlev Glanert, which offers a foretaste of his opera The Wooden Ship. Denis Matsuev, winner of the 1998 Moscow Tchaikovsky Competition makes his Proms debut in Rachmaninov's variations of Paganini's famous Caprice. The programme concludes with celebrated Shostakovich interpreter Semyon Bychkov conducting the BBC Symphony Orchestra in Shostakovich's Symphony No 11. Written in 1957, the work ostensibly commemorates the failed anti-Tsarist uprising of 1905, but under the surface it rages at the Soviet authorities. Denis Matsuev (piano) Semyon Bychkov (conductor) Detlev Glanert: Shoreless River Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Shostakovich: Symphony No 11 (The Year 1905) 4.30pm Mozart: Variations on Unser dummer Pobel meint, K455 Eduard Kunz (piano). BBC Proms 2009: BBC Symphony Orchestra in Detlev Glanert, Shostakovich and Rachmaninov. | |
Prom 47 Repeat: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra | 20190903 | ~Afternoon Concert with Kate Molleson Another chance to hear the Gewandhaus Orchestra Leipzig with Andris Nelsons and Michael Sch怀nheit in works by JS Bach and Bruckner. Presented by Ian Skelly at the Royal Albert Hall, London JS Bach: Fantasia in G minor, BWV 542 Cantata No. 147 'Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben', BWV 147 - Chorale 'Jesus bleibet meine Freude' (transcr. Schmidt-Mannheim) Prelude in E flat major, BWV 552 Chorale Prelude 'Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme', BWV 645 Fugue in E flat major, BWV 552 c. 2.45pm: Interval: Proms Plus Talk: Petroc Trelawny talks to Stephen Johnson about the relationship between music and architecture. Bruckner: Symphony No 8 in C minor (1890 version, ed. Nowak) Michael Sch怀nheit (organ) Gewandhausorchester Leipzig Andris Nelsons (conductor) The Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra returns to the Proms for the first time under new Music Director Andris Nelsons. At the heart of their programme is Bruckner's Symphony No. 8 - a work as vast in scope as size, a mighty orchestral monologue whose monumental finale the composer considered the most significant movement of my life'. Before the broad unfolding of Bruckner, Michael Schonheit presents the meticulous detail of Bach in a series of solo organ works including the lovely chorale Wachet auf'. Followed by a selection of recordings from this week's Proms Artists. Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Andris Nelsons and Michael Sch\u00f6nheit. | |
Prom 47: Elgar, Prokofiev And Venables | 20180827 | ~Afternoon Concert with Jonathan Swain. Another chance to hear the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sakari Oramo in Elgar and Prokofiev at the Royal Albert Hall. They're joined by Pekka Kuusisto in the premiere of a quirky new violin concerto by Philip Venables. Presented by Ian Skelly at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Elgar: Introduction and Allegro for Strings Philip Venables/Bart k: Venables Plays Bart k (BBC Commission World Premiere) Prokofiev: Symphony No 5 in B flat major, Op 100 Pekka Kuusisto (violin) Sakari Oramo (conductor) Followed by a selection of recordings from this week's Proms Artists. Maverick Finnish violinist Pekka Kuusisto made a memorable Proms debut in 2016. Now he returns to premiere a new violin concerto written especially for him by award-winning young British composer Philip Venables. The piece grows out of a recording the composer found of himself as a teenager playing one of Bartok's Hungarian Sketches to his teacher's teacher, Rudolf Botta, a Hungarian refugee - and the journey that ensued. The concerto is framed by two works suffused with sunny optimism - Elgar's lovely Introduction and Allegro for strings and Prokofiev's Fifth Symphony, a piece that rejoices in the strength and beauty of the human spirit'. Sakari Oramo and the BBC Symphony Orchestra perform works by Elgar, Prokofiev and Venables | |
Prom 48 Repeat: A Patchwork Passion | 20170823 | Afternoon on 3 - with Penny Gore Another chance to hear the BBC Singers with Chief Conductor Designate Sofi Jeannin and the City of London Sinfonia in Passiontide music from the last five centuries. Together they tell the familiar Passion story as you've never heard it before, moving from the earliest-known responsorial setting by Johann Walter (1496-1570) through Passion music by Schütz, Bach, Handel, Mendelssohn and Stainer, right up to contemporary settings by Sofia Gubaidulina and Sir James MacMillan. Thomas Elwin (tenor) Oliver Johnston (tenor) David Shipley (bass) Sofi Jeannin (conductor) Producer Janet Tuppen. BBC Singers, City of London Sinfonia and Sofi Jeannin in A Patchwork Passion at the Proms. | |
Prom 48 Repeat: London Symphony Orchestra And Simon Rattle Play Ravel | 20180828 | ~Afternoon Concert with Kate Molleson Another chance to hear Sir Simon Rattle conduct the London Symphony Orchestra in Ravel at the BBC Proms, featuring Magdalena Koenက in Sh退h退razade and L'enfant et les sortil耀ges. Presented by Tom Service at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Ravel: Mother Goose (ballet) Ravel: Sh退h退razade with Magdalena Koenက (mezzo soprano) 2.50pm Interval: Proms Plus: Composer Kerry Andrew has published her first novel Swansong and she performs many traditional songs. She talks to writer Katherine Langrish, author of Seven Miles of Steel Thistles and a `Troll Trilogy` about the cultural legacy of fairy tales and the lessons we can learn from them. Presented by Rana Mitter. 3.10pm Ravel: L'enfant et les sortil耀ges Magdalena Koenက (Child) Patricia Bardon (Mother/Shepherd/Dragonfly) Jane Archibald (Fire/Nightingale/Princess) Anna St退phany (Chair/White Cat/Chinese Cup/Squirrel) Elizabeth Watts (Shepherdess/Bat/Owl) Sunnyboy Dladla (Teapot/Little Old Man/Tree-Frog) Gavan Ring (Grandfather Clock/Black Cat) David Shipley (Tree/Armchair) London Symphony Chorus Conductor Sir Simon Rattle Followed by recordings from this week's Proms artists Sir Simon Rattle, the London Symphony Orchestra and an all-star cast, including Magdalena Koena and Patricia Bardon, present Ravel's magical opera L'enfant et les sortil耀ges. Ravel's fairy-tale ballet Mother Goose and sensuous song-cycle Sh退h退razade complete the programme. The London Symphony Orchestra and Sir Simon Rattle perform Ravel at the Royal Albert Hall | |
Prom 48 Repeat: Rachmaninov, Prokofiev And Silvestri | 20190905 | ~Afternoon Concert with Kate Molleson. Another chance to hear the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Cristian M?celaru. Rachmaninov's mighty Symphony No. 2 plus Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 2 with pianist Seong-Jin Cho. Presented by Penny Gore at the Royal Albert Hall, London Constantin Silvestri: Three Pieces for strings Sergei Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor c.2.40pm Interval: An exploration of the Russian symphonic tradition, with musicologist Geoffrey Norris. Sergey Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 2 in E minor Seong-Jin Cho (piano) Cristian M?celaru (conductor) Tracing a thrilling journey from doubt to triumph, Rachmaninov's Symphony No. 2 sits at the centre of this concert from a brooding opening it moves through a lovely slow movement to an ecstatic close - one of the most exciting in the repertoire. Romanian conductor Cristian M?celaru makes his Proms debut with the BBC SO. There's more drama and still greater virtuosity in Prokofiev's demanding Piano Concerto No. 2, performed here by 2015 Chopin International Piano Competition winner Seong-Jin Cho. The concert opens with the folk-inspired Three Pieces for strings by the Romanian composer-conductor Constantin Silvestri, who defected to the West in 1956 and died in London 50 years ago. Followed by a selection of recordings from this week's Proms Artists. BBC SO, conducted by Cristian M\u0103celaru, with pianist Seong-Jin Cho. | |
Prom 48-liszt, Wagner, Berlioz | 20090903 | Presented by Ian Skelly. BBC Proms 2009: The West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, bringing together young Arab and Israeli musicians in what conductor Daniel Barenboim calls 'an orchestra against ignorance', celebrates its tenth birthday with a two-day Proms residency. The ensemble was founded in Weimar, taking its name from a poetry collection by Goethe, and this concert revisits those roots with music by Liszt, Wagner and Berlioz. Daniel Barenboim (conductor) Liszt: Les Preludes Wagner: Prelude and Liebestod (Tristan und Isolde) Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique 4.30pm Barber: Cello Sonata, Op 6 Claudio Bohorquez (cello) Simon Crawford-Phillips (piano). West-Eastern Divan Orchestra performs Liszt's Les Preludes, plus Wagner and Berlioz. | |
Prom 49 Repeat: European Union Youth Orchestra | 20180830 | ~Afternoon Concert with Kate Molleson Another chance to hear the European Union Youth Orchestra and conductor Gianandrea Noseda at the BBC Proms. Presented by Ian Skelly at the Royal Albert Hall Agata Zubel: Fireworks (UK premiere) Chopin: Piano Concerto No 2 in F minor 2.45pm Interval: PRS Foundation's Keychange This year, music festivals around Europe signed up to a scheme designed to transform the music industry for current and future generations'. With the help of artistic administrators and musicians, including members of the EUYO and composer Agata Zubel, Hannah Conway explores the PRS Foundation's Keychange', an initiative which seeks to redress male dominance in music. 3.05pm Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 5 in E minor Seong-Jin Cho (piano) Gianandrea Noseda (conductor) Followed by a selection of recordings from this week's Proms Artists. The UK premiere of Agata Zubel's Fireworks is a celebration of freedom and of the present moment, written to mark the 100th anniversary of Polish independence. The Polish theme continues in Chopin's lyrical and much-loved Second Piano Concerto, with the winner of the 2015 International Chopin Competition, Seong-Jin Cho, making his Proms debut. In the second half, Gianandrea Noseda and the European Union Youth Orchestra turn up the intensity with one of the great Romantic symphonies, Tchaikovsky's stirring Fifth. Gianandrea Noseda and the European Union Youth Orchestra in Tchaikovsky, Chopin and Zubel | |
Prom 49-mendelssohn, Berg | 20090902 | Presented by Ian Skelly. BBC Proms 2009 A Prom in which members of the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra perform Mendelssohn's Octet and Berg's musical monument to friendship. Among the Arab and Israeli musicians playing side-by-side in the ensemble are Daniel Barenboim's violinist son Michael and his pianist prot退g退 Karim Said, a relative of the orchestra's co-founder, the late Edward Said. Michael Barenboim (violin) Karim Said (piano) Daniel Barenboim (conductor) Mendelssohn: Octet Berg: Chamber Concerto. Members of the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra. Mendelssohn: Octet. Berg: Chamber Concerto. | |
Prom 5 Repeat: Sibelius, Rachmaninov And Shostakovich | 20170721 | Afternoon on 3 - with Georgia Mann Another chance to hear the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and Thomas Sondergard with Behzod Abduraimov. Symphonies from Sibelius and Shostakovich alongside Rachmaninov's 2nd Piano Concerto. Presented from the Royal Albert Hall, London by Sara Mohr-Pietsch 2.00pm: Sibelius: Symphony No. 7 2.25pm: Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor 3.00pm: Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10 Behzod Abduraimov (piano) Thomas Sønderg倀rd (conductor) Followed by a selection of recordings from this week's Proms Artists. Thomas Sondergard conducts the BBC NOW in Sibelius, Rachmaninov and Shostakovich. | |
Prom 50 Repeat: Beethoven, Stravinsky And Gerald Barry | 20170828 | Afternoon on 3 with Jonathan Swain The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and Mirga Grainyt?-Tyla perform Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, with works by Stravinsky and Gerald Barry. Presented by Andrew McGregor from the Royal Albert Hall, London Beethoven: Overture 'Leonore' No.3 Stravinsky: Violin Concerto in D major Gerald Barry: Canada (BBC commission, world premiere) Beethoven: Symphony No.5 in C minor Leila Josefowicz (violin) Allan Clayton (tenor) conductor Mirga Grainyt?-Tyla The CBSO and Mirga Grainyte-Tyla explore the theme of political and artistic freedom. Beethoven's Leonore overture No. 3, written for his rescue opera Fidelio, celebrates the triumph of truth over tyranny in music of radiant beauty, while his Fifth Symphony rewrites the rules for the Classical symphony. In his new work, maverick composer Gerald Barry is inspired by revolutionary events in Canada's history, also setting the text from Fidelio's Prisoners' Chorus; and violinist Leila Josefowicz amps up the drama in the fierce brilliance of Stravinsky's neo-Classical concerto. Followed by music from this week's Proms Artists. The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra perform Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. | |
Prom 50 Repeat: Mozart's Clarinet Concerto And Mahler's Symphony No 5 | 20180831 | ~Afternoon Concert with Kate Molleson. Another chance to hear the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and their Chief Conductor Thomas Dausgaard at the BBC Proms, from the Royal Albert Hall, London. Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A major with Annelien Van Wauwe (clarinet) 2.30pm Interval: Proms Plus Writer and critic Norman Lebrecht investigates Leonard Bernstein's relationship with the music of Mahler. 2.50pm Mahler: Symphony No 5 in C sharp minor Thomas Dausgaard (conductor) Followed by a selection of recordings from this week's Proms Artists. Recreating a Proms concert conducted by Leonard Bernstein in 1987, the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and Chief Conductor Thomas Dausgaard pair two of the best-loved and most beautiful works in the repertoire. Mozart's Clarinet Concerto, with its sublime slow movement, is the composer at his sunniest and most mellow, despite the fact that he was to die two months after its completion. Mahler's Fifth Symphony, by contrast, is the urgent work of a composer starting a new adventure, charged with new musical possibilities and a new love, expressed with impossible tenderness in its famous Adagietto. BBC SSO, Thomas Dausgaard and Annelien Van Wauwe perform Mozart and Mahler | |
Prom 50: Orchestre De Paris | 20190904 | Another chance to hear Daniel Harding conducting the Orchestre de Paris in Schumann, Widmann and Beethoven 2.00pm Robert Schumann: Genoveva - overture J怀rg Widmann: Babylon Suite London premiere c. 2.40pm: Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral Daniel Harding, conductor Another chance to hear Orchestre de Paris from 2019's Proms | |
Prom 51 Repeat: Sibelius, Saint-saens And Elgar-payne | 20170829 | Afternoon on 3 with Georgia Mann The BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sakari Oramo in Sibelius, Elgar's Symphony No.3 (completed by Anthony Payne), and Saint-Sa뀀ns's Second Piano Concerto with Javier Perianes. Presented by Ian Skelly from the Royal Albert Hall, London Sibelius: Sc耀nes historiques, Suite No. 1 Saint-Sa뀀ns: Piano Concerto No.2 in G minor Elgar/Payne: Symphony No.3 Javier Perianes (piano) Sakari Oramo (conductor) This year's Elgar cycle concludes with the originally unfinished Third Symphony. The concert also features the vivid, descriptive miniatures of Sibelius's Sc耀nes historiques and Saint-Sa뀀ns's brilliantly youthful Second Piano Concerto. Followed by music from this week's Proms Artists. The BBC Symphony Orchestra in Sibelius and Elgar's Symphony No 3 at the Proms. | |
Prom 51-haydn, Szymanowski, Brahms | 20090904 | Presented by Ian Skelly. BBC Proms 2009: A Prom in which Osmo Vanska conducts Haydn's 'Clock' Symphony as part of a bicentenary celebration of the 'father' of the form. It is followed by Szymanowski's serene Stabat mater, partly inspired by the tragic death of his teenage niece, and Brahms' Hungarian-accented Violin Concerto, featuring American virtuoso Joshua Bell. Helena Juntunen (soprano) Monica Groop (mezzo-soprano) Scott Hendricks (baritone) Joshua Bell (violin) BBC Symphony Chorus BBC Symphony Orchestra Osmo Vanska (conductor) Haydn: Symphony No 101 in D (Clock) Szymanowski: Stabat mater Brahms: Violin Concerto in D 4.30pm Strauss: Das Rosenband; Liebeshymnus; Morgen; Ich wollt' ein Strausslein binden; Muttertandelei Elizabeth Watts (soprano) Gary Matthewman (piano). The BBC Symphony Orchestra under Osmo Vanska perform Haydn, Szymanowski and Brahms. | |
Prom 52 Repeat: Edward Gardner Conducts The Bergen Philharmonic In Sibelius And Wagner | 20180903 | ~Afternoon Concert with Penny Gore Another chance to hear Edward Gardner and the Bergen Philharmonic in music by Sibelius and Wagner at the BBC Proms, with Alina Ibragimova joining them for the world premiere of Rolf Wallin's Violin Concerto. Presented by Martin Handley at the Royal Albert Hall, London Wagner: Flying Dutchman - overture Rolf Wallin: Violin Concerto (world premiere) 2.35pm Interval: Proms Plus Composer Rolf Wallin talks about the influences and ideas that went into the making of his Violin Concerto. 2.55pm Sibelius: Symphony No 2 in D major Alina Ibragimova, violin Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra Edward Gardner, conductor Followed by a selection of recordings from this week's Proms Artists. A concert with a Nordic flavour from Edward Gardner and the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra climaxes in Sibelius's Second Symphony, whose folk-like melodies are a musical celebration of Finnish life and identity. Violinist Alina Ibragimova is the soloist in Norwegian composer Rolf Wallin's concerto - the second of two new violin concertos premiered this season (see also Prom 47). And the evening opens with Wagner's propulsive overture to The Flying Dutchman, an opera set along the coast of Norway from the orchestra's base in Bergen. Edward Gardner, Bergen Philharmonic perform Sibelius, Wagner and a Wallin world premiere | |
Prom 52 Repeat: Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky And Ryan Wigglesworth | 20190906 | ~Afternoon Concert with Kate Molleson Another chance to hear the Britten Sinfonia with Marc-Andr退 Hamelin and Ryan Wigglesworth, playing Mozart, Tchaikovsky and Stravinsky. Presented by Petroc Trelawny at the Royal Albert Hall. Mozart: Concerto in E flat major for two pianos Tchaikovsky: Suite No. 4, 'Mozartiana Henry Wood Novelties: UK premiere, 1897 c.2.45pm: Interval: Musicologist Jonathan Cross introduces Stravinsky's Divertimento: The Fairy's Kiss. c.3.05pm: Ryan Wigglesworth: Piano Concerto BBC co-commission with Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: world premiere Stravinsky: Divertimento 'The Fairy's Kiss Marc-Andr退 Hamelin, piano Ryan Wigglesworth, piano and conductor Arranging four pieces by Mozart in his Suite No. 4, Tchaikovsky pays homage to the composer he regarded as a divinity'. Tchaikovsky himself was the inspiration for Stravinsky's ballet The Fairy's Kiss, shot through with Tchaikovsky's melodies. Conductor Ryan Wigglesworth also features as both pianist - alongside Marc-Andr退 Hamelin in Mozart's Concerto for two pianos - and composer, with the world premiere of his own Piano Concerto. Followed by a selection of recordings from this week's Proms artists. The Britten Sinfonia with Marc-Andre Hamelin and Ryan Wigglesworth. | |
Prom 52-schnittke, Shostakovich | 20090907 | Presented by Louise Fryer. BBC Proms 2009: A Prom featuring the LSO and its Russian conductor Valery Gergiev performing Shostakovich's wartime symphony No 8. It is paired with an early work by Schnittke, written in response to the atomic bombing of Nagasaki. Introduced by Suzy Klein. Elena Zhidkova (mezzo-soprano) London Symphony Chorus London Symphony Orchestra Valery Gergiev (conductor) Schnittke: Nagasaki Shostakovich: Symphony No 8 in C minor 4.00pm Purcell and his forebears Purcell: Suite from Dioclesian Ars Nova Copenhagen Concerto Copenhagen Andrew Lawrence-King (conductor) Tallis: Why Fum'th in Fight Byrd: Vigilate Stile Antico Purcell: O sing unto the Lord, Psalm 96 Tallis: Come Holy Ghost Byrd: Spiritus Domini; Confirma hoc Deus; Factus est repente Stile Antico. LSO/Valery Gergiev in Schnittke: Nagasaki. Shostakovich: Symphony No 8 in C minor. | |
Prom 53-purcell, Handel, Haydn, Mendelssohn | 20090908 | Presented by Louise Fryer. BBC Proms 2009: Sir Roger Norrington leads a celebration of Radio 3's four Composers of the Year. Introduced by Sara Mohr-Pietsch. Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano) Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Sir Roger Norrington (conductor) Purcell: Abdelazar - suite Handel: Xerxes - Ombra mai fu; Alcina - Ah, mio cor!; Water Music - Suite No 2 in D Haydn: Scena di Berenice Mendelssohn: Symphony No 3 in A minor (Scottish) 4.00pm Purcell and his forebears. Purcell: Triumphing Dance (Dido and Aeneas); Triumph, victorious love (Dioclesian) Ars Nova Copenhagen Concerto Copenhagen Andrew Lawrence-King (conductor) Tallis: Man Blest no Doubt Byrd: Quis est homo Stile Antico Purcell: The Voice of the Turtle; A Scotch Tune (Amphitryon); My Beloved Spake (The Song of Songs); Thou Genius of this Isle; The Cold Genius (King Arthur); The Soldiers Song (The Knight of Malta); Wondrous Machine (Ode to St Cecilia) Andrew Lawrence-King (conductor). OAE/Sir Roger Norrington perform Purcell, Handel, Haydn and Mendelssohn. | |
Prom 54 Repeat: Iv\u00e1n Fischer And The Budapest Festival Orchestra Perform Enescu, Bartok And Mahler | 20180904 | ~Afternoon Concert with Penny Gore Another chance to hear Ivကn Fischer and the Budapest Festival Orchestra at the BBC Proms. Presented by Ian Skelly at the Albert Hall, London Enescu: Suite No. 1 - Pr退lude | |
Prom 54 Repeat: Orchestra Of La Scala, Milan, And Riccardo Chailly | 20170831 | Afternoon on 3 with Georgia Mann. Another chance to hear the Filarmonica della Scala with conductor Riccardo Chailly, joined by violinist Leonidas Kavakos, in Brahms's Violin Concerto, followed by music by Respighi. Presented by Martin Handley at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Brahms: Violin Concerto in D major Respighi: Fountains of Rome; Pines of Rome Leonidas Kavakos, violin Riccardo Chailly, conductor Riccardo Chailly returns to the Proms, this time as Music Director of the Filarmonica della Scala (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan), which makes its Proms debut. They bring with them a little piece of Italy in two of Respighi's Rome-inspired tone-poems. Richly vivid in orchestral colour, these works delight in the kind of huge sonorities that come into their own in the Royal Albert Hall. The concert opens with one of the great violin concertos - Brahms's joyous, virtuosic musical homage to his friend and mentor, the virtuoso violinist Joseph Joachim. [First broadcast on Friday, August 25th] Followed by a selection of recordings from this week's Proms Artists. Riccardo Chailly conducts the Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, at the Proms. | |
Prom 54-michael Nyman | 20090909 | Presented by Louise Fryer. BBC Proms 2009. Michael Nyman makes his Proms debut performing well known works from The Draughtman's Contract to The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover. His band also gives the world premiere of The Musicologist Scores, specially commissioned by the BBC. Introduced by Fiona Talkington. Anu Komsi (soprano) Michael Nyman Band Michael Nyman (director/piano) Michael Nyman: The Draughtsman's Contract (selection) The Musicologist Scores (BBC commission) Blume; Psalm (Six Celan Songs) Memorial (The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover). Michael Nyman performs his well-known works. Anu Komsi (soprano), Michael Nyman Band. | |
Prom 55 Repeat: Iv\u00e1n Fischer, Budapest Festival Orchestra Perform Brahms, Liszt And Sarasate | 20180906 | ~Afternoon Concert with Penny Gore. Another chance to hear Ivကn Fischer and the Budapest Festival Orchestra at the BBC Proms with guest violin and cimbalom players in a riot of Hungarian dances and folk tunes. Presented by Ian Skelly at the Albert Hall, London. Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No 1 in C sharp minor Brahms: Hungarian Dance No 1 in G minor Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No 3 in B flat major Pablo de Sarasate: Zigeunerweisen Brahms: Hungarian Dance No 11 in C minor 2.45pm Interval: Proms Plus An introduction to Gypsy, Roma and Traveller culture and heritage with writers Louise Doughty and Damian Le Bas. Presented by New Generation Thinker Sophie Coulombeau. 3.05pm Brahms: Symphony No 1 in C minor J zsef Lendvay Sr and J zsef Lendvay Jr (violins), Jen? Lisztes (cimbalom), Ivကn Fischer (conductor) Followed by a selection of recordings from this week's Proms Artists. Hungarian folk tunes run through the veins of Ivကn Fischer and the Budapest Festival Orchestra, while Gypsy rhythms set their pulses dancing. This concert - a true celebration of Hungary's national music - traces the development of folk songs and dance, from their colourful, rough-hewn originals into virtuosic concert-hall reimaginings by Liszt, Brahms and Sarasate. In the second half comes Brahms's dramatic First Symphony, whose darkness and drama eventually give way to an ending of transcendent musical triumph. Ivan Fischer conducts the Budapest Festival Orchestra in Hungarian dances and folk tunes. | |
Prom 55-adams, Mozart, Strauss | 20090910 | Presented by Louise Fryer. BBC Proms 2009. The BBC SSO under chief conductor designate Donald Runnicles performs Richard Strauss' gargantuan orchestral canvas inspired by family life in the Strauss household. BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist Shai Wosner joins the orchestra in Mozart's stormy D minor concerto, and the Prom opens with John Adams' witty tribute to the Russian polymath, Nicolas Slonimsky. Shai Wosner (piano) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Donald Runnicles (conductor) John Adams: Slonimsky's Earbox Mozart: Piano Concerto No 20 in D minor, K466 Strauss: Symphonia domestica 4.30pm Purcell and his forebears. Byrd: Infelix ego Stile Antico. BBC SSO/Donald Runnicles performs Adams, Mozart and Strauss. | |
Prom 56 Repeat: Henry Wood Tribute | 20190909 | ~Afternoon Concert with Penny Gore Presented by Petroc Trelawny at the Royal Albert Hall, London Ravel: Rapsodie espagnole Ireland: Piano Concerto 2.45pm: Interval: Proms Plus Talk: Petroc Trelawny considers the legacy of Sir Henry Wood, and talks to some of the performers in this Prom. Dobrinka Tabakova: Timber & Steel Debussy, orch Wood: La cath退drale engloutie Granados, orch Wood: Spanish Dance Andaluza Wagner, orch Wood: Traume for violin and orchestra Grainger, orch Wood: Handel in the Strand Ravel: La Valse Leon McCawley (piano) Nathaniel Anderson-Frank (violin) BBC Concert Orchestra, conductor Bramwell Tovey A 150th-anniversary tribute to Henry Wood, founder-conductor of the Proms, featuring works he premiered and arranged, and reflecting his wide musical tastes, from Wagner to John Ireland, Ravel to Percy Grainger. Followed by a selection of recordings from this week's Proms Artists. BBC Concert Orchestra, Bramwell Tovey and pianist Leon McCawley at the Royal Albert Hall. | |
Prom 56 Repeat: Mozart And Bruckner | 20180907 | ~Afternoon Concert with Penny Gore. Another chance to hear the BBC Symphony Orchestra and their Chief Conductor Sakari Oramo play Bruckner's Symphony No 5 and Mozart's Piano Concerto No 21 with soloist Benjamin Grosvenor at the BBC Proms Presented by Sarah Walker at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Mozart: Piano Concerto No 21 in C, K467 with Benjamin Grosvenor (piano) 2.30pm Interval: Proms Plus Conductor and musicologist John Butt introduces Bruckner's Symphony No 5. 2.50pm Bruckner: Symphony No 5 in B flat major Sakari Oramo (conductor) Followed by a selection of recordings from this week's Proms Artists. Former BBC Young Musician winner Benjamin Grosvenor may only be 26 but this exceptional pianist is an artist of startling emotional and technical maturity. Here he joins the BBC Symphony Orchestra and its Chief Conductor Sakari Oramo as the soloist in Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 21 (sometimes known by the nickname Elvira Madigan'), with its trickling slow movement and good-humoured buffo levity. Bruckner's Fifth Symphony, with its astonishing fugal finale, offers a more serious counterpoint in the second half. BBC Symphony Orchestra and Sakari Oramo play Mozart and Bruckner at the Royal Albert Hall | |
Prom 57 Repeat: Shanghai Symphony Orchestra | 20190911 | ~Afternoon Concert with Penny Gore. Another chance to hear the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Long Yu, play music by Qigang Chen, Mozart and Rachmaninov at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Qigang Chen: Wu Xing (The Five Elements) Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances Eric Lu, piano Long Yu, conductor China's Shanghai Symphony Orchestra makes its Proms debut with an East-meets-West concert including music by Qigang Chen and Rachmaninov's exhilarating Symphonic Dances. Leeds Piano Competition winner Eric Lu joins them for Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 23. Shanghai Symphony Orchestra's Proms debut. Music by Qigang Chen, Mozart and Rachmaninov. | |
Prom 57: Stravinsky, Tchaikovsky | 20090911 | Presented by Louise Fryer. BBC Proms 2009: The BBC Symphony Orchestra concludes the Proms survey of Stravinsky's ballets with the dazzling Agon. Stephen Hough completes his Proms marathon of Tchaikovsky's piano concertos with the curiously neglected Concert Fantasia, and cellist Steven Isserlis returns to the Rococo Variations. The concert ends with more Tchaikovsky - his dramatic tale of forbidden love and eternal punishment. Introduced by Penny Gore. Stephen Hough (piano) Steven Isserlis (cello) David Robertson (conductor) Stravinsky: Agon Tchaikovsky: Concert Fantasia in G, Op 56; Variations on a Rococo Theme; Francesca da Rimini 4.30pm Purcell and his forebears. Purcell: Blow up the trumpet; God is gone up; Blow up the trumpet in Sion; My heart is inditing Ars Nova Copenhagen Concerto Copenhagen Andrew Lawrence-King (conductor). BBC SO/David Robertson performs Stravinsky's Agon and Tchaikovsky's Concerto Fantasia. | |
Prom 58 Repeat: Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra And Louis Langree | 20170901 | Afternoon on 3 with Georgia Mann Another chance to hear the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra with conductor Louis Langr退e perform music by Bernstein, Copland and Tchaikovsky Presented from the Royal Albert Hall, London by Martin Handley 2pm Bernstein: On the Waterfront - symphonic suite Copland: Lincoln Portrait c.2.40 Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 5 in E minor Louis Langr退e, conductor The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra makes its Proms debut with Music Director Louis Langr退e, bringing works by two celebrated American composers. Bernstein's symphonic suite drawn from his soundtrack to On the Waterfront is a cinematic journey through the docks and slums of post-war New Jersey, telling the story of one man's heroic fight against corruption and intimidation. In a year in which America has inaugurated a new president, Copland's Lincoln Portrait offers a musical homage to another. Lincoln's greatest speeches are set against a stirring orchestral tone-poem: America in music. The climax of the concert is another passionate statement of musical nationalism: Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5. [First broadcast on Sunday 27th August] Followed by a selection of music by this week's Proms artists. The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra perform music by Bernstein, Copland and Tchaikovsky. | |
Prom 58 Repeat: Tchaikovsky, Jan\u00e1cek, Szymanowski And Linda Catlin Smith | 20190910 | ~Afternoon Concert with Penny Gore Another chance to hear BBC SSO and Ilan Volkov with soprano Georgia Jarman perform Szymanowski's Love Songs of Hafiz alongside a new work by Linda Catlin Smith. Presented by Andrew McGregor at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Linda Catlin Smith - Nuages Janက?ek - The Fiddler's Child Szymanowski - Love Songs of Hafiz, Op. 26 c.2:45pm Interval: Proms Plus Talk: Kate Molleson talks to cultural historian Rosamund Bartlett about Tchaikovsky and the Russian folk tradition. c.3:05pm Part 2 Tchaikovsky - Symphony No 2 in C minor, 'Little Russian Georgia Jarman (soprano) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Ilan Volkov (conductor) Folk songs and folk tales run through this programme from the BBC SSO and Principal Guest Conductor Ilan Volkov. A runaway success at its premiere, Tchaikovsky's Symphony No.2 takes a different Ukrainian folk melody as the theme for each of its four movements, including the dizzyingly inventive finale, while a gruesome Czech legend provides the starting point for Janက?ek's atmospheric orchestral ballad The Fiddler's Child. Szymanowski's exotic songs based on texts by the 14th-century Persian mystic poet Hafiz and a world premiere by Canadian composer Linda Catlin Smith complete the concert. Followed by a selection of recordings from this week's Proms Artists. BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Ilan Volkov and soprano Georgia Jarman. | |
Prom 6 Repeat: An American In Paris And Turangalila | 20180720 | ~Afternoon Concert with Tom McKinney Another chance to hear the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sakari Oramo in Gershwin's An American in Paris and Messiaen's epic Turangalla Symphony. Presented by Penny Gore from the Royal Albert Hall, London Gershwin: An American in Paris c. 2.15pm Interval: Proms Plus In the centenary year of Leonard Bernstein's birth, the first in a series of talks exploring his life and work. Presenter Petroc Trelawny discusses Bernstein's legacy and his championship of contemporary music with conductor and keyboard player Wayne Marshall and Nigel Simeone, editor of 'The Leonard Bernstein Letters'. c. 2.35pm Messiaen: Turangalla Symphony Angela Hewitt (piano) Cynthia Millar (ondes martenot) Sakari Oramo (conductor) Gershwin's An American in Paris - a giddy, gloriously tuneful musical evocation of 1920s Paris - takes a stroll through the bustling City of Light, swept along by the jazz rhythms that were its throbbing pulse. The rhythmic impulse continues through Messiaen's hypnotic orchestral love song, the Turangalla Symphony. Premiered by Leonard Bernstein in 1949, this Tristan and Isolde-inspired work is a celebration of sensual pleasure and boundless ecstasy. Followed by recordings from this week's Proms Artists. The BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Sakari Oramo, recorded at the Royal Albert Hall. | |
Prom 6 Repeat: The Rite Of Spring | 20190725 | ~Afternoon Concert with Hannah French Another chance to hear Orchestra of the Royal Academy of Music and the Juilliard School with Edward Gardner and James Ehnes in works by Stravinsky, Britten and Anna Thorvaldsdottir. Presented from the Royal Albert Hall by Ian Skelly Anna Thorvaldsdottir: Metacosmos (UK premiere) Benjamin Britten: Violin Concerto c. 2:55 Interval Proms Plus Talk: In the first of a series of talks focusing on Proms founder-conductor Henry Wood, musicologist and broadcaster Hannah French explores his relationship with the Royal Academy of Music. c. 3:20 Igor Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring James Ehnes (violin) Edward Gardner (conductor) Earthy, pagan dances meet the Music of the Spheres in this concert of 20th- and 21st-century orchestral works. Stravinsky's infamous ballet score The Rite of Spring pulses with rhythmic energy and urgency, while Icelandic composer Anna Thorvaldsdottir's luminous and intricately textured Metacosmos travels deep into space. At the centre of the programme is Britten's elegiac Violin Concerto, written on the cusp of the Second World War. Violinist James Ehnes joins Edward Gardner and musicians from both London's Royal Academy of Music and New York's Juilliard School. Edward Gardner conducts Orchestra of the Royal Academy of Music and the Juilliard School. | |
Prom 60 Repeat: Vienna Philharmonic And Bernard Haitink | 20190912 | Presented by Penny Gore Another chance to hear The Vienna Philharmonic with conductor Bernard Haitink and pianist Emanuel Ax in Beethoven's 4th Piano Concerto and Bruckner's 7th Symphony presented from the Royal Albert Hall by Martin Handley. 2.00pm Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major c. 2.35pm - interval Martin Handley talks to tonight's conductor Bernard Haitink about his life and career. c. 2.55 pm Symphony No. 7 in E major (ed. Nowak) Emmanuel Ax piano Bernard Haitink conductor In a year that marks both his 90th birthday and the 65th anniversary of his conducting debut, Bernard Haitink conducts the first of the Vienna Philharmonic's two concerts this season. Emanuel Ax is the soloist in Beethoven's revolutionary Piano Concerto No. 4 - written by the composer as his own farewell to the performing stage. A farewell of a different kind runs through Bruckner's Symphony No. 7. Completed shortly after Wagner's death, the work's heartfelt slow movement, with its poignant closing elegy, pays homage to the man and mentor Bruckner described as his dearly beloved Master'. Another chance to hear the Vienna Philharmonic with Bernard Haitink and Emanuel Ax. | |
Prom 61 Repeat: Renee Fleming Sings Strauss | 20170904 | Another chance to hear Renee Fleming sings Strauss and Barber with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic, conducted by Sakari Oramo. Plus Nielsen's Symphony No 2. With Katie Derham. From the Royal Albert Hall, London Presented by Martin Handley Andrea Tarrodi: Liguria UK premiere Barber: Knoxville: Summer of 1915, Op 24 Strauss: Daphne - Transformation Scene, 'Ich komme - ich komme Nielsen: Symphony No 2 'The Four Temperaments Ren退e Fleming, soprano Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra Sakari Oramo, conductor Star American soprano Ren退e Fleming returns to join Sakari Oramo and the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra for the shimmering 'transformation' music that closes Richard Strauss's opera Daphne, and Samuel Barber's Knoxville: Summer of 1915, a nostalgic portrait of the America of a simpler age. The RSPO also brings music by its Swedish compatriot Andrea Tarrodi - Liguria, a vivid musical 'walking tour' through Italian fishing villages as well as Nielsen's Second Symphony, 'The Four Temperaments', whose four movements offer different character portraits, from a choleric opening Allegro to a melancholic slow movement. Renee Fleming sings Strauss and Barber with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic at the Proms. | |
Prom 61 Repeat: Vienna Philharmonic And Andres Orozco-estrada | 20190913 | ~Afternoon Concert with Penny Gore Another chance to hear the Vienna Philharmonic and conductor Andr退s Orozco?Estrada in Dvorak's New World Symphony and Leonidas Kavakos in Korngold's Violin Concerto. Presented by Martin Handley at the Royal Albert Hall. Dvo?ကk: The Noonday Witch Korngold: Violin Concerto c.2:45pm INTERVAL: Musicologist Ben Winters discusses Korngold and America. c.3:05pm Dvo?ကk: Symphony No 9 in E minor, 'From the New World Leonidas Kavakos (violin) Vienna Philharmonic, Andr退s Orozco?Estrada (conductor) Dvo?ကk's New World' Symphony, with its wistful slow movement, is the centrepiece of the second concert from the Vienna Philharmonic - a programme of Central European works that showcases the orchestra's distinctively rich sound. Andr退s Orozco-Estrada pairs it with the composer's colourful, folk-infused tone poem The Noonday Witch, in which a mother's threats inadvertently summon a witch into her home. Cinematic drama is also a hallmark of Korngold's richly orchestrated and unashamedly romantic Violin Concerto, performed here by soloist Leonidas Kavakos. Followed by a selection of recordings from this week's Proms Artists. Vienna Philharmonic, Andres Orozco-Estrada and violinist Leonidas Kavakos. | |
Prom 63 Repeat: Taneyev, Rachmaninov And Tchaikovsky | 20170905 | Afternoon on 3 with Katie Derham Another chance to hear the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Semyon Bychkov in Tchaikovsky's Manfred Symphony. Kirill Gerstein joins them for Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No 1 From the Royal Albert Hall, London Presented by Penny Gore Taneyev: Overture - The Oresteia Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No.1 Tchaikovsky: Manfred Symphony Kirill Gerstein (piano) Semyon Bychkov (conductor) Continuing his season-long Tchaikovsky Project, which included performances earlier this summer with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, Semyon Bychkov conducts an all-Russian programme that climaxes with the composer's vividly programmatic symphony Manfred. Translating the struggles of Byron's hero (who celebrates his 200th anniversary this year) into music proved a challenging task for the composer but the result is a glorious musical epic, full of drama and colour. Kirill Gerstein is the soloist for Rachmaninov's youthful Piano Concerto No. 1, concluding our cycle of the composer's piano concertos with a work whose stormy beauty is a natural companion for Taneyev's brooding Oresteia overture. | |
Prom 64 Repeat: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra And Daniele Gatti | 20170906 | Afternoon on 3 with Katie Derham Another chance to hear the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra with Daniele Gatti perform music by Wolfgang Rihm and Bruckner's 9th Symphony at the Proms Rihm: In-Schrift Bruckner: Symphony No 9 in D minor Daniele Gatti, conductor Amsterdam's mighty Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra is regularly named as one of the world's finest orchestras. Here it returns to the Proms for the first time in almost a decade, under its new Chief Conductor Daniele Gatti. The main work on their programme is Bruckner's Ninth Symphony - the composer's great, unfinished farewell to the form, and his final testament of faith. Written in 1995 for St Mark's Basilica in Venice, Rihm's In-Schrift is an exploration of space and its sonic possibilities. With no high strings and additional low brass, Rihm creates a sound-world of striking darkness, illuminated only by the piercing brilliance of percussion. Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra perform Bruckner's 9th Symphony at the Proms. | |
Prom 64 Repeat: Verdi Requiem | 20180905 | ~Afternoon Concert with Penny Gore. Another chance to hear Verdi's Requiem at the BBC Proms. Presented by Georgia Mann at the Royal Albert Hall, London Verdi: Requiem Lise Davidsen, soprano Sarah Connolly, mezzo-soprano Dmytro Popov, tenor Tomasz Konieczny, bass London Philharmonic Choir London Philharmonic Orchestra Andr退s Orozco?Estrada, conductor Rising conductor Andr退s Orozco-Estrada continues this season's sequence of Requiems with Verdi's mighty concert-hall setting - an opera in church vestments'. Embracing the full gamut of human emotion, from the most tender and fragile of hopes to the visceral terror of the Day of Judgement, it's a work that transforms private grief into an astonishing public statement. An international team of soloists includes the exciting young Norwegian soprano Lise Davidsen and renowned mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly. Andres Orozco-Estrada conducts the London Philharmonic in Verdi's Requiem. | |
Prom 66 Repeat: Haydn And Mahler | 20170907 | Afternoon on 3 with Georgia Mann. Another chance to hear the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and Daniele Gatti play Haydn and Mahler. Presented by Petroc Trelawny Haydn: Symphony No. 82 in C major, 'The Bear Mahler: Symphony No 4 in G major Chen Reiss, soprano Daniele Gatti, conductor From its jingling opening sleigh bells to its charming closing song for soprano and orchestra, Mahler's Fourth Symphony is one of the composer's sunniest and most appealing works, lively with birdsong and youthful energy. It's a mood it shares with Haydn's ebullient and richly orchestrated Symphony No. 82, nicknamed 'The Bear' for the lurching melody of its final movement, with its suggestion of dancing bears at a country fair. For their second concert, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and Daniele Gatti are joined by Israeli soprano Chen Reiss, making her Proms debut. The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and Daniele Gatti play Haydn and Mahler at the Proms. | |
Prom 68 Repeat: Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky And Shostakovich | 20170908 | Afternoon on 3 - with Georgia Mann Another chance to hear the Mariinsky Orchestra play Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich, conducted by Valery Gergiev. Presented by Sara Mohr-Pietsch from the Royal Albert Hall Prokofiev: Cantata for the Twentieth Anniversary of the October Revolution, Op 74 Tchaikovsky: Piano concerto no.3 in E flat major Shostakovich: Symphony No 5 in D minor Denis Matsuev, piano Mariinsky Chorus Valery Gergiev, conductor Who better than Russia's foremost opera orchestra and chorus to mark the centenary of the Russian Revolution? Along with Artistic Director Valery Gergiev they perform Prokofiev's epic Cantata for the 20th Anniversary of the October Revolution - a work that captures the violence of the Bolshevik Revolution and the birth of the Soviet Union in bold orchestral textures and rich, folk-infused choral writing. The cruelty of the Stalinist regime is captured in Shostakovich's evocative Fifth Symphony, and regular collaborator Denis Matsuev joins the orchestra as soloist in Tchaikovsky's final work - the single-movement Piano Concerto No. 3. Followed by a selection of recordings from this week's Proms Artists. The Mariinsky Orchestra play Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich at the Proms. | |
Prom 7 Repeat: Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique | 20170724 | Another chance to hear the BBC Symphony Orchestra and conductor Joshua Weilerstein perform Rebel, Berlioz and the UK premiere of Pascal Dusapin's Outscape at this year's BBC Proms. Presented by Sara Mohr-Pietsch from the Royal Albert Hall, London. Jean-F退ry Rebel: Le Chaos from 'Les El退mens Pascal Dusapin: Outscape* (BBC co-commission: UK premiere) Hector Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique, Op.14 Alisa Weilerstein (cello)* Joshua Weilerstein (conductor) Visions of chaos give way to a diabolical scene in a musical thrill-ride that takes us from creation itself to the wild dances of a Witches' Sabbath. Jean-F退ry Rebel's suite The Elements is one of Baroque music's most unusual works, opening with a vivid portrait of Chaos. The same audacity surfaces a century later in Berlioz's quasi-autobiographical Symphonie fantastique, whose large orchestral forces and colourful textures make it a perfect fit for the Royal Albert Hall. Star cellist Alisa Weilerstein is soloist for the UK premiere of Pascal Dusapin's nature-inspired concerto Outscape - a work written for her - while her brother, rising young star Joshua Weilerstein, conducts. First broadcast on Wednesday 19 July Followed by a selection of recordings from this week's Proms Artists. Producer Samuel Hickling. Joshua Weilerstein conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in Rebel, Dusapin and Berlioz. | |
Prom 7 Repeat: Schumann, Schoenberg And Mozart | 20190726 | ~Afternoon Concert with Hannah French. Another chance to hear the BBC Philharmonic and Omer Meir Wellber in music by Ben Haim, Schumann and Schoenberg. They are joined by Yeol Eum Son for Mozart's Piano Concerto No 15. Presented by Sarah Walker at the Royal Albert Hall, London Mozart: Piano Concerto No.15(K450) Ben-Haim: Symphony No.1 c.3pm Interval: Proms Plus: Can music heal the mind and body? Music in hospitals used to be heard only in lifts or on patients' headphones. Now, the NHS is using music therapy in innovative clinical programmes. New Generation Thinker Daisy Fancourt discusses her award winning research with a fellow researcher. Chaired by actor, musician and New Generation Thinker Naomi Paxton. Producer Luke Mulhall Schoenberg: Five Pieces Op.16 Schumann: Symphony No.4 Yeol Eum Son (piano) Omer Meir Wellber (conductor) Omer Meir Wellber makes his Proms debut as the BBC Philharmonic's Chief Conductor. South Korean pianist Yeol Eum Son joins them as soloist in Mozart's Piano Concerto No.15 (K450) with its intricate wind writing and lively hunting-horn finale. Schumann's mould-breaking Fourth Symphony, with its opening journey from darkness to blazing light, is paired with Schoenberg's revolutionary Five Orchestral Pieces and Paul Ben-Haim's 1940 Symphony No.1 - an emotive musical statement at a time of international conflict. BBC Philharmonic, Omer Meir Wellber and Yeol Eum Son. | |
Prom 9 Repeat: Beethoven, Fidelio | 20170725 | Afternoon on 3 with Verity Sharp Another chance to hear Juanjo Mena conduct Beethoven's opera 'Fidelio' with a cast led by Stuart Skelton and Ricarda Merbeth. Presented by Donald Macleod at the Royal Albert Hall, London Beethoven: Fidelio Stuart Skelton, tenor (Florestan) Ricarda Merbeth, soprano (Leonore) James Cresswell, bass (Rocco) Louise Alder, soprano (Marzelline) Benjamin Hulett, tenor (Jaquino) Detlef Roth, bass-baritone (Don Pizarro) David Soar, bass (Don Fernando) Andrew Masterson, tenor (First Prisoner) Tomothy Bagley, bass-baritone (Second Prisoner) Orfe n Donostiarra BBC Philharmonic Juanjo Mena (conductor) The first of three politically charged stage works this season is Beethoven's only opera, 'Fidelio' - a passionate musical protest against political oppression, first performed in Vienna in the wake of the French Revolution to an audience mostly consisting of Napoleon's troops. At its heart is the stirring 'Prisoners' Chorus', a poignant hymn to freedom and the power of the human spirit. The BBC Philharmonic brings its highly acclaimed performance to the Proms with a cast starring Australian tenor Stuart Skelton as the imprisoned Florestan, and soprano Ricarda Merbeth as his faithful and resourceful wife Leonore. [First broadcast on Friday 21st August] Followed by a selection of recordings from this week's Proms Artists. Juanjo Mena conducts Beethoven's opera 'Fidelio' with a cast led by Stuart Skelton. | |
Prom 9 Repeat: Strauss, Brahms And Brostr\u00f6m | 20190729 | ~Afternoon Concert with Penny Gore Another chance to hear the BBC National Orchestra of Wales conducted by Markus Stenz with Jeroen Berwaerts and H倀kan Hardenberger in a new double trumpet concerto by Tobias Brostr怀m. Presented by Nicola Heywood-Thomas at the Royal Albert Hall, London R. Strauss: Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche Tobias Brostr怀m: Nigredo: Dark Night of the Soul (concerto for two trumpets and orchestra) c.2.50pm Interval - Proms Plus Talk: An introduction to the music in tonight's Prom with researcher, writer and presenter Katy Hamilton. Presented by Flora Willson at the Imperial College Union. Brahms: Symphony No 1 in C minor, Op 68 Jeroen Berwaerts (trumpet) H倀kan Hardenberger (trumpet) Markus Stenz (concductor) The mischievous escapades of the irrepressible Till Eulenspiegel - Germany's beloved folk-hero - introduce a concert that celebrates the dramatic power of the orchestra. Markus Stenz conducts the BBC NOW in its first concert of the season, pairing Strauss's lively tone-poem with Brahms's turbulent Symphony No. 1 - the work that announced him as the heir to Beethoven'. Trumpeters H倀kan Hardenberger and Jeroen Berwaerts are rival soloists in a rhythmically charged new double concerto by Swedish composer Tobias Brostr怀m. Followed by a selection of recordings from this week's Proms Artists. BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Markus Stenz, Jeroen Berwaerts and H\u00e5kan Hardenberger. | |
Prom 9 Repeat: World Orchestra For Peace | 20180723 | ~Afternoon Concert with Penny Gore Another chance to hear the World Orchestra for Peace and conductor Donald Runnicles perform Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, Britten's Sinfonia da Requiem and Eriks Esenvalds' Shadow. Eriks Esenvalds: Shadow (BBC commission, world premiere) Benjamin Britten: Sinfonia da Requiem c2.50pm Interval: Proms Plus The Narrative Voice: Dr Sarah Dillon is joined by the novelist Richard Beard, whose memoir The Day That Went Missing was published to great acclaim last year. They'll be discussing the literary voice: first, third or rarely seen second person narrators, comic narrators and slippery unreliable narrators. Illustrated with a selection of readings, Sarah and Richard will investigate some of the best voices in fiction. The reader is Fenella Woolgar. c3.10pm Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No 9 in D minor, 'Choral Erin Wall (soprano) Judit Kutasi (mezzo-soprano) Russell Thomas (tenor) Franz-Josef Selig (baritone) BBC Proms Youth Choir Simon Halsey (conductor) Donald Runnicles (conductor) In the centenary year of the end of the First World War, the World Orchestra for Peace - founded by Georg Solti as an expression of international musical harmony - returns to the Proms with one of classical music's most potent statements of brotherhood and fellowship, Beethoven's Ninth Symphony. Composed in the shadow of the Second World War, Britten's Sinfonia da Requiem adds its own emotive warning against war. The concert opens with a new, First World War-themed work by Latvian composer Ā'riks Ešenvalds, commissioned for the talented young singers of the BBC Proms Youth Choir. Followed by recordings from this week's Proms Artists. The World Orchestra for Peace and Donald Runnicles in Beethoven's 'Choral' Symphony. | |
Prom 9, Mahler: Symphony No 9 | 20090722 | Bernard Haitink conducts the LSO in a performance of Mahler's 9th Symphony. | |
Prom 9-craig Ogden | 20090727 | Presented by Penny Gore. BBC Proms 2009 Vassily Sinaisky conducts the BBC Philharmonic in some lesser-known works of the the English repertoire. EJ Moeran's Symphony, introduced to the Proms in 1938 by Henry Wood, was written partly in Norfolk and partly in County Kerry, and seems to evoke the landscapes, seashores and folk idioms of both locations. Finzi's neo-Classical Grand Fantasia caps an unaccompanied and clearly Bach-inspired piano solo with a jaunty Toccata. This is followed by a performance of Elgar's Second Symphony, which was partly written on the Cornish coast at Tintagel. Leon McCawley (piano) Vassily Sinaisky (conductor) Moeran: Symphony in G Finzi: Grand Fantasia and Toccata Elgar: Symphony No 2 in E flat 4.15pm Highlights from a recital given by Craig Ogden at the 2008 Cheltenham Festival. Craig Ogden (guitar) Bach: Prelude, Fugue and Allegro in E flat, BWV998 Tippett: The Blue Guitar Piazzolla: La Muerte del Angel - tango. Presented by Penny Gore. A Prom with the BBC Philharmonic in lesser-known English works. | |
Prom Repeat: Stage@thedock, Hull | 20170726 | Afternoon on 3 with Verity Sharp Another chance to hear Tom Redmond introduce a special Prom from Hull - the UK City of Culture 2017 - from Sage@The Dock, the city's outdoor amphitheatre. Overlooking water it features the Royal Northern Sinfonia and Nicholas McGegan performing music with a maritime flavour, and taking pride of place in the programme is Handel's justly famous Water Music, first performed 300 years ago at a river party for a Hanoverian king. No matter the weather, there is promise of storms and shipwrecks, calm seas and seductive sirens. Telemann: Water Music - overture Delius: Summer Night on the River Handel: Water Music - Suite No. 3 in G major Grace Evangeline Mason: RIVER (BBC commission: first concert performance) Mendelssohn: Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage Rameau: Nas - overture Grace Williams: Sea Sketches - High Wind; Calm Sea in Summer Handel: Water Music - Suite No. 2 in D major Nicholas McGegan (conductor) [First broadcast on Saturday 22nd July] Followed by a selection of recordings from this week's Proms Artists. Producer Ellie Mant. Tom Redmond introduces a Prom with a maritime flavour from Hull. | |
Proms 2009: Prom 1 (repeat) | 20090720 | Louise Fryer presents another chance to hear the opening concert from the 2009 Proms. Stravinsky: Fireworks Chabrier: Ode a la musique Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No 3 in E flat Poulenc: Concerto for 2 pianos Elgar: In the South (Alassio) Brahms: Alto Rhapsody Bruckner: Psalm 150 Ailish Tynan (soprano) Alice Coote (mezzo) Stephen Hough (piano) (Tchaikovsky) Katia and Marielle Labeque (pianos) (Poulenc) BBC Symphony Chorus BBC Symphony Orchestra Jiri Belohlavek (conductor) 4.00pm Highlights from concerts recorded at LSO St Lukes. Purcell, real. Tippett: Music for a while Tippett: Boyhood's end Finzi: Oh fair to see, Op 13 Britten: Winter words, Op 52 James Gilchrist (tenor) Anna Tilbrook (piano). The opening concert of the 2009 Proms. | |
Proms 2009: Prom 2 (repeat) | 20090721 | BBC Proms 2009 Louise Fryer presents another chance to hear Haydn's Creation recorded at the BBC Proms. Paul McCreesh conducts a huge ensemble in a recreation of the giant performances that Haydn himself directed in the last decade of his life. Haydn: The Creation (sung in English, with text edited by Paul McCreesh) Gabriel - Rosemary Joshua (soprano) Uriel - Mark Padmore (tenor) Raphael - Neal Davies (bass) Adam - Peter Harvey (bass) Eve - Sophie Bevan (soprano) Chetham's Chamber Choir Members of the Wroclaw Philharmonic Choir Gabrieli Consort Gabrieli Players Paul McCreesh (conductor) 4.30pm Highlights from LSO St Luke's. Alwyn: Fantasy-waltzes Bax: Dream in exile Ashley Wass (piano). Haydn's Creation from the BBC Proms. Gabrieli Consort and Players under Paul McCreesh. | |
Proms 2009: Prom 20 (repeat) | 20090806 | Presented by Louise Fryer. BBC Proms 2009 Another chance to hear a Prom in which the Scottish Chamber Orchestra continue their Stravinsky ballet series with the complete choral version of the neo-Classical Pulcinella, and the bicentenary survey of Mendelssohn's symphonies with the Reformation. Young French-Canadian maestro Yannick Nezet-Seguin makes his Proms debut, as does prize-winning American pianist Nicholas Angelich in Schumann's popular Concerto in A minor. Nicholas Angelich (piano) Karen Cargill (mezzo-soprano) Andrew Staples (tenor) Brindley Sherratt (bass) Yannick Nezet-Segun (conductor) Stravinsky: Pulcinella Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor Mendelssohn: Symphony No 5 in D (Reformation) 4.15pm Piano Music: Beethoven: Piano Sonata in E flat, Op 31, No 3 Shai Wosner (piano). Proms 2009: Stravinsky: Pulcinella. Mendelssohn: Symphony No 5. Schumann: Piano Concerto. | |
Proms 2009: Prom 24 (repeat) | 20090807 | Presented by Louise Fryer. BBC Proms 2009 Another chance to hear a Prom including a new work, From Trumpet, by young Paris-based British composer Ben Foskett, followed by Beethoven's Fourth Symphony. In Berlioz's spectacular Te Deum, conductor Susanna Mälkki marshalls massed choirs, the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the mighty Royal Albert Hall organ. Simon Preston (organ) Jörg Schneider (tenor) Choristers of St Paul's Cathedral Trinity Boys Choir BBC Symphony Chorus The Bach Choir Crouch End Festival Chorus Susanna Malkki (conductor) Ben Foskett: From Trumpet (BBC commission) Beethoven: Symphony No 4 in B flat Berlioz: Te Deum 4.15pm Piano Music Haydn: Sonata for piano in F, H XVI 23 Marc-Andre Hamelin (piano) Mozart: Piano Sonata in C minor, K457 Cedric Tiberghien (piano). A Prom featuring Ben Foskett: From Trumpet; Beethoven: Symphony No 4 and Berlioz: Te Deum. | |
Proms 2009: Prom 8 (repeat) | 20090724 | BBC Proms 2009 Louise Fryer presents another chance to hear a Proms celebrating the 800th anniversary of the University of Cambridge. The concert features a convocation of college choirs, the BBC Symphony Orchestra, and alumni including conductor Andrew Davis and soloists Simon Keenlyside and Thomas Trotter. As professor of music, Stanford taught Vaughan Williams, who wrote his Wasps overture for a university staging of Aristophanes's comedy. Vaughan Williams later set verses by former university orator George Herbert in his Five Mystical Songs. Judith Weir and Jonathan Harvey, who this year celebrates his seventieth birthday, also studied at Cambridge. Ryan Wigglesworth, a Cambridge lecturer and fellow of Corpus Christi College, has crafted a new work especially for this concert. The performance ends with a glorious symphonic work for full orchestra and organ by Camille Saint-Saens, who was honoured with a doctorate by the university in 1893. Arr David Willcocks: National Anthem Vaughan Williams: OVerture (The Wasps) Ryan Wigglesworth: The Genesis of Secrecy (BBC commission; world premiere) Vaughan Williams: Five Mystical Songs Stanford: Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in A Jonathan Harvey: Come, Holy Ghost Judith Weir: Ascending into Heaven Saint-Saens: Symphony No 3 (Organ) Thomas Trotter (organ) Simon Keenlyside (baritone) Choirs of Clare, Gonville and Caius, King's and St John's Colleges, Cambridge Andrew Davis (conductor) Andrew Nesthinga (conductor) Stephen Cleobury (conductor) 4.15pm Highlights from LSO St Luke's Bridge: Piano Sonata Ashley Wass (piano). Including Vaughan Williams: The Wasps; Five Mystical Songs. Saint-Saens: Symphony No 3. | |
Proms 2021: Bbc Now And Abel Selaocoe | 20210901 | Tom McKinney with another chance to hear cellist Abel Selaocoe's inventive Prom with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales bringing together traditional African music with Rameau. Abel Selaocoe - Qhawe (arr. Ian Gardiner) Abel Selaocoe - Zawose (arr. Ian Gardiner) Jean?Philippe Rameau - Les bor退ades: Entr退e d'Abaris Giovanni Sollima - L. B. Files Sidiki Demb退l退 - Shaka (arr. Ian Gardiner) Abel Selaocoe - As You Are (arr. Benjamin Woodgates) Abel Selaocoe - Lerato (arr. Benjamin Woodgates) Jean?Philippe Rameau - Les Indes galantes: La fꀀte des fleurs - Orage Simo Lagnawi - Bambara (arr. Abel Selaocoe and Alan Keary, orch. Ian Gardiner) Chesaba: Abel Selaocoe, cello/voice Sidiki Demb退l退, kora and percussion Alan Keary, bass guitar Gnawa London: Simo Lagnawi, guembri Driss Yamdah, Amine el Manony, Djina Jones (Krakebs) Bantu Voices Clark Rundell, conductor Another chance to hear cellist Abel Selaocoe's inventive Prom with the BBC NOW. | |
Proms 2021: Bbc Philharmonic | 20210816 | Another chance to hear the BBC Philharmonic and Ben Gernon perform groundbreaking symphonic masterpieces by Beethoven and Haydn. Elisabeth Brauss joins them for Mozart's Piano Concerto No 23 in A, K488. Original concert presented by Tom McKinney Haydn: Symphony No.103 (Drumroll) Mozart: Piano Concerto No.23 in A, K.488 Beethoven: Symphony No.4 in B flat, Op.60 Elisabeth Brauss, piano Ben Gernon, conductor Drum roll please! The BBC Philharmonic returns to the Royal Albert Hall for the first time since August 2019 opening their concert of Classical masterpieces with Haydn's exuberant and life-affirming Symphony No 103, a work alert to the taste of Londoners in the 1790s and the 2020s. BBC New Generation Artist Elisabeth Brauss joins them for Mozart's intimate Piano Concerto No 23 (K 488) with its sunny outer movements enclosing a heartbreaking, melancholy Adagio. Their concert ends with Beethoven's Fourth Symphony, a work that immediately opens a new chapter in symphonic writing with its dark, searching introduction giving way to an effervescent volcano of energy. Ben Gernon conducts. The BBC Philharmonic and Ben Gernon perform Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven. | |
Proms 2021: Bbc Scottish Symphony Orchestra | 20210819 | The BBC SSO and Martyn Brabbins perform Stravinsky's Pulcinella and Pergolesi's Stabat Mater. Pergolesi: Stabat Mater Stravinsky: Pulcinella Carolyn Sampson, soprano Tim Mead, counter-tenor Benjamin Hulett, tenor Simon Shibambu, bass-baritone BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Martyn Brabbins, conductor Concert presented by Kate Molleson Can a composer reuse the past and at the same time move in a forward direction? It's the question that goes to the heart of Igor Stravinsky's music - works that often take their inspiration from historical models but remain defiantly, distinctively modern Martyn Brabbins joins the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra to mark the 50th anniversary of Stravinsky's death with a concert pairing the composer's ballet Pulcinella - a witty, charming take on Baroque dance and commedia dell'arte - with the heart-rending Stabat mater by Pergolesi, whose music inspired it The BBC SSO and Martyn Brabbins with Stravinsky's Pulcinella and Pergolesi's Stabat Mater | |
Proms 2021: Bbc Symphony Orchestra | 20210830 | Tom McKinney offers a chance to catch Prom 16 again with Dame Sarah Connolly, Martyn Brabbins and the BBC SO in Beethoven, Berlioz and Anthony Payne plus a selection of music from across Europe. Anthony Payne: Spring's Shining Wake Hector Berlioz: Les nuits d'退t退 Dame Sarah Connolly (mezzo) Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F major, Pastoral Martyn Brabbins (conductor) Sarah Connolly with Martyn Brabbins and the BBC SO in Beethoven, Berlioz and Anthony Payne | |
Proms 2021: First Night Of The Proms | 20210809 | Penny Gore presents an afternoon of music including another chance to hear the First Night of the 2021 BBC Proms from the Royal Albert Hall, London, conducted by Dalia Stasevska. Penny also introduces a selection of recordings from orchestras around Europe, and throughout the week we'll hear pieces by winners of the 2020 BBC Young Composer competition. The Prom is presented by Georgia Mann and Petroc Trelawny. c.2.10 Vaughan Williams: Serenade to Music Poulenc: Organ Concerto c.2.45 MacMillan: When Soft Voices Die (BBC co-commission with Help Musicians: world premiere) Sibelius: Symphony No. 2 in D major Elizabeth Llewellyn, soprano Jess Dandy, contralto Allan Clayton, tenor Michael Mofidian, bass-baritone Daniel Hyde, organ BBC Singers BBC Symphony Orchestra Dalia Stasevska, conductor BBC Symphony Orchestra and Singers perform Vaughan Williams, Poulenc and Sibelius. | |
Proms 2021: Glassberg Opera Gala | 20210902 | Tom McKinney with music from across Europe including the popular opera-inspired Prom from the middle of the month with an exciting line-up of soloists including Sally Matthews, Christine Rice and Nicky Spence with the BBC Philharmonic and Ben Glassberg. Francesca Caccini - La liberazione di Ruggiero - suite (5 mins) Ludwig van Beethoven Fidelio - Abscheulicher! - Komm, Hoffnung, lass den letzten Stern Fidelio - Gott! welch Dunkel hier! - In des Lebens Frühlingstagen Fidelio - O namenlose Freude!' (3 mins) Christoph Willibald Gluck - Orfeo ed Euridice - Che far senza Euridice? Giacomo Puccini La boh耀me - Che gelida manina La boh耀me - S쀀. Mi chiamano Mim쀀 La boh耀me - O soave fanciulla Georges Bizet Carmen - Prelude Carmen - La fleur que tu m'avais jet退e George Frideric Handel. Rodelinda - Io t'abbraccio Engelbert Humperdinck Hansel and Gretel - Der kleine Sandmann bin ich Hansel and Gretel - Abends, will ich schlafen gehn Hansel and Gretel - Dream Pantomime (3 mins) Leos Janက?ek - Jen?fa - closing scene Sally Matthews, soprano Natalya Romaniw, soprano Nardus Williams. soprano Christine Rice, mezzo-soprano Nicky Spence, tenor Freddie De Tommaso, tenor Ben Glassberg, conductor Another chance to hear the BBC Philharmonic and Ben Glassberg's opera-inspired Prom. | |
Proms 2021: Gra\u017einyt\u0117-tyla And The Cbso | 20210818 | Fiona Talkington introduces another chance to hear Mirga Grainyt?-Tyla's recent appearance at the 2021 BBC Proms with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, as they perform three contrasting symphonies by Ruth Gipps, Thomas Ad耀s and Brahms. The Prom is presented by Georgia Mann. Gipps: Symphony No. 2 in B major Thomas Ad耀s: The Exterminating Angel Symphony (London premiere) Brahms: Symphony No. 3 in F major Three contrasting symphonies by Ruth Gipps, Thomas Ad\u00e8s and Brahms | |
Proms 2021: Kirill Karabits And The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra | 20210824 | Johannes Moser is the soloist in the most beloved of all cello concertos. The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and conductor Kirill Karabits are possessed' by a ghostly Baroque ancestor in Mason Bates's Auditorium and bring Janက?ek's Taras Bulba to life. From the Royal Albert Hall, London. The Prom is presented by Martin Handley. c.2.15 Mason Bates: Auditorium (UK premiere) Elgar: Cello Concerto in E minor c.3pm Janက?ek: Taras Bulba Johannes Moser, cello Kirill Karabits, conductor Plus for the rest of the afternoon Ian Skelly introduces music performed by Concerto Copenhagen. From the Proms: The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra perform Bates, Elgar and Janacek. | |
Proms 2021: Manchester Collective | 20210903 | Tom McKinney introduces music making from across Europe, including another chance to hear the Manchester Collective Prom with harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani. Henryk Miko?aj G recki: Harpsichord Concerto, Op. 40 Edmund Finnis: The Centre is Everywhere Julius Eastman: The Holy Presence of Joan d'Arc Dobrinka Tabakova: Suite in Old Style, The Court Jester Amareu Joseph Horovitz: Jazz Harpsichord Concerto Mahan Esfahani (harpsichord) Rahki Singh (violin/director) | |
Proms 2021: Martin Baker Plays The Royal Albert Hall Organ | 20210811 | Penny Gore introduces another chance to hear the celebrated organist Martin Baker's recital of masterworks by Bach and his own improvisations at the 2021 BBC Proms, the first of this season's two organ recitals marking the Royal Albert Hall's 150th anniversary. The Prom is presented by Kate Molleson Bach: Prelude and Fugue in E flat major, BWV 552 St Anne Martin Baker: Improvisation on Bach's Prelude and Fugue in E flat major, BWV 552 St Anne Bach: Fantasia and Fugue in G major, BWV 572 (Pi耀ce d'orgue) Martin Baker: Improvisation on Bach's Fantasia in G major, BWV 572 (Pi耀ce d'orgue) Bach: Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582 Martin Baker: Improvisation on English Melodies Martin Baker (organ) Martin Baker plays Bach and improvises on the famous Albert Hall organ. | |
Proms 2021: Mozart's Requiem | 20210908 | Penny Gore introduces another chance to hear the Britten Sinfonia's recent Prom. David Bates conducts the orchestra, the National Youth Chamber Choir and soloists in Mozart's Requiem in D minor and a selection of music by Rameau and Chevalier de Saint-Georges. The Prom is presented by Petroc Trelawny Including: Rameau: selection of works TBC Chevalier de Saint-Georges: Symphony No. 2 in D major c.2.40pm Mozart: Requiem in D minor (compl. Süssmayr) Samantha Clarke (soprano) Claudia Huckle (contralto) Nick Pritchard (tenor) William Thomas (bass) David Bates (conductor) The Britten Sinfonia and National Youth Chamber Choir perform Mozart's Requiem. | |
Proms 2021: Nicola Benedetti And The Nyo | 20210820 | Penny Gore introduces another chance to hear the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain conducted by Jonathon Heyward at the 2021 BBC Proms. Including London premieres of music by Laura Jurd and Jessie Montgomery, Prokofiev's Second Violin Concerto with Nicola Benedetti, and Beethoven's 'Eroica' Symphony. Penny also presents recordings from around Europe. The Prom is presented by Andrew McGregor. Laura Jurd: CHANT (London premiere) Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor Jessie Montgomery: Banner (London premiere of chamber-orchestra version) Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, 'Eroica Nicola Benedetti (violin) Jonathon Heyward (conductor) Nicola Benedetti performs Prokofiev with the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain. | |
Proms 2021: Nubya Garcia | 20210906 | Penny Gore introduces another chance to hear the British saxophonist, composer, DJ and bandleader Nubya Garcia's recent BBC Proms debut. Named a major voice' by The New York Times, Nubya Garcia is one of the brightest of a new generation of jazz talent known for her unique brand of eclectic, danceable, political jazz' that draws on influences from Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean. Penny also presents live recordings from some of Europe's best orchestras. Another chance to hear Nubya Garcia's Proms debut | |
Proms 2021: Philharmonia Orchestra | 20210831 | Tom McKinney with music from across Europe and another chance to hear the Philharmonia's Prom from earlier in the month featuring music by Mozart, Bach, Prokofiev and Shostakovich. Sergei Prokofiev: Symphony No 1 in D major, 'Classical Johann Sebastian Bach: Keyboard Concerto in F minor, BWV 1056 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto No 24 in C minor, K 491 Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony No 9 in E flat major Vikingur Olafsson (piano) Philharmonia Orchestra Paavo J䀀rvi (conductor) | |
Proms 2021: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | 20210817 | Vasily Petrenko conducts the RPO in Vaughan Williams and Mendelssohn, and is joined by violinist Sayaka Shoji in Respighi's Concerto gregoriano Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis Respighi: Concerto gregoriano Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 5 in D major, 'Reformation Sayaka Shoji, violin Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Concert presented by Martin Handley Conductor Vasily Petrenko appears for the first time at the Proms in his new role as Music Director of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. They are joined by Japanese violinist Sayaka Shoji for Respighi's Concerto gregoriano - a spiritual serenade in which the soloist becomes a wordless cantor, whose plainsong-inspired melodies soar over the orchestra Two more tributes to the musical past complete the programme: Vaughan Williams's haunting Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis takes inspiration from Tudor polyphony; while Mendelssohn's Reformation' Symphony climaxes in Martin Luther's stirring chorale A mighty fortress is our God'. Vasily Petrenko conducts the RPO in Vaughan Williams, Respighi and Mendelssohn. | |
Proms 2021: Ryan Bancroft Conducts Bbc Now | 20210813 | Including another chance to hear Ryan Bancroft and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales perform Saint-Sa뀀ns's First Cello Concerto, with Guy Johnston, and Brahms's Fourth Symphony, at the 2021 BBC Proms. For the rest of the afternoon, Penny Gore introduces music from around Europe and new music from a 2020 BBC Young Composer winner. The Prom is presented by Nicola Heywood Thomas. Purcell, arr. Stokowski: When I am laid in earth (Dido's Lament) Elizabeth Ogonek: Cloudline (BBC co-commission: world premiere) Saint?Sa뀀ns: Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33 Brahms: Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op 98 Guy Johnston (cello) Ryan Bancroft (conductor) Saint-Sa\u00ebns's First Cello Concerto and Brahms's Fourth Symphony at the 2021 BBC Proms. | |
Proms 2021: Ryan Bancroft Conducts Dvorak's New World Symphony | 20210823 | Ian Skelly introduces another chance to hear Ryan Bancroft and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales perform the world premiere of Augusta Read Thomas's Dance Foldings and Dvorak's Ninth Symphony at the 2021 BBC Proms. From the Royal Albert Hall, London The Prom is presented by Nicola Heywood Thomas c.2.10 Augusta Read Thomas: Dance Foldings (BBC commission: world premiere) c.2.30 Ives: Three places in New England (Orchestral Set No. 1) c.2.50 Dvo?ကk: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95; 'From the New World Ryan Bancroft (conductor) Plus for the rest of the afternoon, Ian Skelly presents music including Mozart from Concerto Copenhagen. | |
Proms 2021: Scottish Chamber Orchestra | 20210812 | Another chance to hear Maxim Emelyanychev conducting the Scottish Chamber Orchestra in Mozart's much-loved final three symphonies, composed over a period of just two months in the summer of 1788. Penny Gore also introduces recordings from around Europe, and a piece by one of the winners of BBC Young Composer 2020. The Prom is presented by Kate Molleson. Mozart: Symphony No. 39 in E flat major Mozart: Symphony No. 40 in G minor Mozart: Symphony No. 41 in C major, 'Jupiter Maxim Emelyanychev (conductor) Maxim Emelyanychev conducts the Scottish Chamber Orchestra at the BBC Proms. | |
Proms 2021: The Aurora Orchestra With Nicholas Collon | 20210826 | Ian Skelly introduces another chance to hear the Aurora Orchestra return to the Proms for Stravinsky's colourful The Firebird suite - performed from memory - joined by Pavel Kolesnikov for Rachmaninov's popular Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. The Proms is introduced by Tom Service, with the help of Nicholas Collon, at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Tom Service and Nicholas Collon introduce Stravinsky's The Firebird' suite The Firebird Suite (1945) Pavel Kolesnikov, piano Tom Service, presenter Nicholas Collon, conductor/presenter The Aurora Orchestra, conducted by Nicholas Collon, perform Stravinsky and Rachmaninov. | |
Proms 2021: The Bbc Philharmonic | 20210825 | Ian Skelly introduces another chance to hear the BBC Philharmonic with Chief Guest Conductor John Storg倀rds, as part of this year's Proms, in Schumann's Symphony No. 3 and Britta Bystr怀m's 'Parallel Universes', a piece commissioned by the BBC, inspired by cosmologist Max Tegmark's notion of a hierarchical multiverse'. Liza Ferschtman joins them, making her Proms debut, for Sibelius's Violin Concerto. The Prom is presented by Petroc Trelawny, from the Royal Albert Hall, in London. Britta Bystr怀m: Parallel Universes (BBC commission: world premiere) Sibelius: Violin Concerto Robert Schumann: Symphony No.3 in E flat major 'Rhenish Liza Ferschtman (violin) John Storg倀rds (conductor) The BBC Philharmonic and John Storg\u00e5rds perform Schumann, Britta Bystr\u00f6m and Sibelius. | |
Proms 2021: The Golden Age Of Broadway | 20210810 | Another chance to hear the BBC Concert Orchestra's recent Prom, as conductor Richard Balcombe is joined by special guest soloists for a night at the musicals, including toe-tapping favourites from South Pacific, My Fair Lady, Anything Goes, Annie Get Your Gun and High Society. Penny Gore also introduces a selection of recordings from around Europe, and a piece by one of the winners of BBC Young Composer 2020. The Prom is presented by Petroc Trelawny. Rodgers: South Pacific, Overture Berlin: There's No Business Like Showbusiness (from Annie Get Your Gun) Gershwin: The Rhythm's Alright With Me (medley) Porter: You're the Top (from Anything Goes) Rodgers: My Funny Valentine (from Babes in Arms); Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin' (from Oklahoma!); (When I Marry) Mister Snow (from Carousel); Some Enchanted Evening & This Nearly Was Mine (from South Pacific); Slaughter on Tenth Avenue (from On Your Toes) Loewe: Gigi, Overture; Show Me (from My Fair Lady); On the Street Where You Live & I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face (from My Fair Lady) Gershwin: Someone to Watch Over Me (from Oh, Kay!); Promenade (Walking the Dog') (from Shall We Dance) Loesser: Luck Be a Lady (from Guys and Dolls); Joey, Joey, Joey (from The Most Happy Fella) Kern: All the Things You Are (from Very Warm for May) Porter: You're Sensational (from High Society); The Trolley Song (from Meet Me in St Louis); Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (from High Society) Singers: Louise Dearman, Katie Hall, Nadim Naaman, Jamie Parker, Clarke Peters Richard Balcombe (conductor) A night at the musicals with the BBC Concert Orchestra. | |
Proms 2021: Vladimir Jurowski And The London Philharmonic | 20210827 | From the BBC Proms: Vladimir Jurowski makes his final appearance as chief conductor of the LPO with a programme of 20th-century music, including Stravinsky, Hindemith, and Walton's cello concerto with Steven Isserlis. From the Royal Albert Hall, London The Prom is presented by Marin Handley. c.2.15 Stravinsky: Jeu de cartes c.2.35pm Walton: Cello Concerto c.3.10pm JS Bach: 14 Canons (Goldberg Variations) arr F.Goldmann (UK premiere) Hindemith: Symphony 'Mathis der Maler Steven Isserlis, cello London Philharmonic Orchestra Vladimir Jurowski, conductor Plus for the rest of the afternoon, Ian Skelly presents music including a performance from Concerto Copenhagen. Vladimir Jurowski conducts a programme including Stravinsky, Hindemith, and Walton. | |
Proms At ... Bold Tendencies Multi-storey Car Park, Peckham (repeat) | 20170830 | Afternoon on 3 with Georgia Mann Another chance to hear the Proms return to a Peckham car park to join Christopher Stark and The Multi-Story Orchestra for a concert rooted in the sounds and communities of the city. Presented from Peckham by Tom Service 2pm Bach: Chorale Prelude 'Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme', BWV 645 (orch. Granville Bantock) Kate Whitley: I am I say John Adams: Harmonielehre Ruby Hughes, soprano Michael Sumuel, bass-baritone The Multi-Story Youth Choir Christopher Stark, conductor Following the success last year of their Proms debut on their home turf in Peckham, Christopher Stark and The Multi-Story Orchestra return for a programme that picks up two of the threads running through this year's Proms, and continues our showcase for talented young musicians. The classical symphony gets an appropriately urban, contemporary makeover in the pulsing rhythms and metallic glitter of John Adams's Harmonielehre, while Kate Whitley's 'I am I say', written for local schoolchildren to perform, is inspired by nature but also firmly rooted in the sounds and communities of the city. The concert opens with Bach's 'Wachet auf' (Sleepers, Awake) in Granville Bantock's unexpectedly rich orchestration. [First broadcast on Saturday 26th August] Followed by a selection of music from this week's Proms Artists. Christopher Stark and Multi-Story Orchestra perform a Prom concert in a Peckham car park. | |
Proms At ... Holy Sepulchre Repeat | 20190828 | ~Afternoon Concert with Penny Gore. Another chance to hear the Prom from Holy Sepulchre London. BBC Singers and Sofi Jeannin perform Benjamin Britten's Sacred and Profane, Judith Weir's Missa del Cid and Joanna Lee's At this man's hand. Presented by Ian Skelly from The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Holborn, London. Programme William Walton: Where does the uttered music go? Benjamin Britten: Sacred and Profane John Ireland: The Holy Boy Thea Musgrave: Rorate coeli Elizabeth Maconchy: Three Donne Songs - No. 1: A Hymn to God the Father Ralph Vaughan Williams: Valiant-for-truth Judith Weir: Missa del Cid Joanna Lee: At this man's hand (BBC commission: world premiere) Sofi Jeannin conductor The BBC Singers and Chief Conductor Sofi Jeannin take the Proms to the Musicians' Church', Holy Sepulchre London (aka St Sepulchure-without-Newgate), where Proms founder-conductor Henry Wood first learnt the organ and was later laid to rest. This varied conspectus of 20th-century English choral music opens with the setting of lines by the then Poet Laureate, John Masefield, that Walton composed for the unveiling of the church's Henry Wood memorial window in 1946, and is brought up to date with a new commission by Joanna Lee, At this man's hand, setting the verse by Masefield that is inscribed on the window itself. Another chance to hear the BBC Singers and Sofi Jeannin perform Weir's Missa del Cid. | |
Proms At ... Southwark Cathedral Repeat | 20170816 | Afternoon on 3 with Catriona Young Another chance to hear the BBC Singers with Chief Conductor David Hill perform the world premiere of In The Land Of Uz, by the group's Composer In Association, Judith Weir. Joined by tenor Adrian Thompson and The Nash Ensemble, In the Land of Uz is a dramatised reading of the biblical Book of Job, from which all the text is taken. The BBC Singers also perform Palestrina's masterful Missa 'Confitebor tibi' in the sumptuous acoustic of Southwark Cathedral. Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Offertorium 'Confitebor tibi, Domine'; Missa 'Confitebor tibi Judith Weir: In the Land of Uz (BBC commission: world premiere) Adrian Thompson, tenor David Hill, conductor [First broadcast Saturday 12th August] Followed by a selection of music by this week's Proms artists. The BBC Singers perform the world premiere of Weir's In The Land of Uz at the Proms. | |
Puccini's La Boh\u00e8me, A Tragic Love Story | 20200716 | Opera Matinee: Puccini's La boh耀me from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Four struggling bohemians are living together in Paris, when one freezing Christmas Eve, a girl called Mim쀀 knocks on their door looking for a candle light. Their lives are changed forever and Puccini's tragic love story of Mimi and Rodolfo became the stuff of operatic legend. Recorded in 2017, this production was the house's first new production of the work for 40 years. A stellar cast is led by Nicole Car and Michael Fabiano, with Antonio Pappano in the pit. Presented by Penny Gore. Mim쀀 - Nicole Car (soprano) Rodolfo - Michael Fabiano (tenor) Marcello - Mariusz Kwiecie? (baritone) Musetta - Simona Mihai (soprano) Schaunard - Gyula Nagy (baritone) Colline - Luca Tittoto (bass) Benot - Jeremy White (bass) Alcindoro - Wyn Pencarreg (baritone) Royal Opera House Chorus & Orchestra Antonio Pappano (conductor). At approx. 3.45pm Guildhall School of Music and Drama musicians at BBC Symphony Orchestra's Total Immersion: Anders Hillborg Anders Hillborg: Duo for cello and piano Ben Tarlton (cello), Ben Smith (piano) at approx 4.05pm Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D major BBC Symphony Orchestra, Tito Munoz (conductor) Puccini's La boh\u00e8me from the Royal Opera House, conducted by Antonio Pappano | |
Queyras Plays Dvorak | 20230925 | Penny Gore presents an afternoon of concert and studio recordings from around Europe, and from the BBC's performing groups. Today, Dvorak's Cello Concerto is in the 3pm spotlight, with Jean-Guihen Queyras and the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra. The Basel Chamber Orchestra plays Mozart's Symphony No.5 in Wurzburg, and they're joined by counter-tenor Franco Fagioli for arias from Mozartian operas. Plus Respighi's Pines of Roma played by the Prague Symphony Orchestra. Including: Zemlinsky: Cymbeline - incidental music (Op.14), Prelude Czech Philharmonic Orchestra Antony Beaumont, conductor Mozart: Se l'augellin sen fugge, from 'La finta giardiniera Franco Fagioli, countertenor Daniel Bart, conductor c.2.15pm Mozart: Symphony No. 25 in G minor, K. 183 Janacek: The Ballad of Blan퀀k Tom Netopil, conductor Robert Kyr: From Darkness into light Concerto Palatino Bruce Dickey, director Dvorak: Cello Concerto in B minor, op. 104 Jean-Guihen Queyras, cello Petr Popelka, conductor Mozart: Ah se a morir mi chiama, from 'Lucio Silla c.4pm Respighi: Pines of Rome, symphonic poem Anna Hron, conductor Dvorak's Cello Concerto with Jean-Guihen Queyras and the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra. | |
Rachmaninov, Elgar, Bbc Scottish Symphony Orchestra | 20190114 | Russian choral masterpieces and an Elgar favourite from the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and the BBC Singers. Plus pianist Behzod Abduraimov joins the orchestra for a performance of Rachmaninov's tour-de-force 3rd Piano Concerto. Presented by Tom McKinney 2.00pm Trad. Russian - Thy tomb, O Saviour (Grob tvoy, spase) Elena Sharkova (conductor) Rachmaninov - Concerto No.3 in D minor for piano & orchestra, Op.30 Behzod Abduraimov (piano) Thomas Dausgaard (conductor) c.2.50pm Trad. Russian - The Resurrection Evlogitaria Rachmaninov - 3 Symphonic Dances for orchestra, Op.45 c.3.35pm Rachmaninov - Vespers (shortened version) c.4.30pm Elgar - Variations on an original theme (`Enigma`), Op.36 Martyn Brabbins (conductor) The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra performs Russian choral works with the BBC Singers. | |
Rachmaninov, Mussorgsky And Moeran From The Rte National Symphony Orchestra In Dublin | 20191004 | A week of concerts performed by the RTE National Symphony Orchestra in Dublin draws to a close firstly with an all Russian programme conducted by Alexander Vedernikov and featuring Belarusian mezzo Oksana Volkova who sings Mussorgsky's Songs and Dances of Death. We round the week off with the only completed symphony of E.J Moeran, who though English was of Irish extraction and was greatly influenced by Irish folk music. 2.00pm Rachmaninov: The Isle of the Dead Op.29 Mussorgsky arr Shostakovich: Songs and Dances of Death Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition Oksana Volkova, mezzo Alexander Vedernikov, conductor 3.20pm E.J Moeran: Symphony in G minor Timothy Henty, conductor Music by Rachmaninov, Mussorgsky and Moeran. | |
Rachmaninov's All Night Vigil | 20200212 | The Baltic Sea Festival: The Swedish Radio Choir sings Rachmaninov's Vespers in a concert which commemorated the sinking of the MS Estonia on the night of 28 September 1994 en route from Tallinn to Stockholm. Of the 989 on board, only 137 were rescued alive. Jaakko M䀀ntyj䀀rvi completed his ten minute choral piece Canticum Calamitatis Maritimae, `a meditation` shortly afterwards. The work incorporates three texts: the Catholic funeral mass, the Book of Psalm's hymn 107, and a news broadcast about the accident from Nuntii Latini, a programme that broadcasts world news in classical Latin on Finnish national radio. A soloist from the choir intones the news text against a thundering drone, a wordless melody that is reminiscent of an old sailor's song, and with the requiem lyrics as the dirge: `May eternal light shine on them, Lord.` Fiery whispers mimic the murmur of the stormy sea, and of the communication radio of MS Estonia that, 29 minutes past midnight, sent its final message. `Have mercy, Lord,` laments the choir. Presented by Penny Gore. Anon: Blagoslovi, dusje moja gospoda Sven-David Sandstr怀m: In paradisum Jaakko M䀀ntyj䀀rvi (1963): Canticum Calamitatis Maritimae Rachmaninov: Vespers (All-Night Vigil), op. 37 Johan Pejler (bass) and Sofia Niklasson (soprano), Annika Hudak (contralto), Love Tronner (tenor), Swedish Radio Choir, T倀nu Kaljuste (conductor) A performance of Rachmaninov's Vespers commemorating the loss of the MS Estonia. | |
Rachmaninov's Second Piano Concerto With Lukas Vondracek | 20220224 | Tom McKinney with concert performances from around Europe including Rachmaninov's Second PIano Concerto from Prague and music by Smetana, Mozart, Walter Piston and David Maslanka. Plus there'll be more from the Catalan ensemble Vespres d'Arnadi and the mandolin virtuoso Avi Avital. David Maslanka - Mother Earth (fanfare) Barcelona Symphonic Wind Band Jos退 Rafael Pascual-Vilaplana (conductor) Smetana - Dance of the Comedians [The Bartered Bride] KBS Symphony Orchestra Christoph Koenig (conductor) Otto Winter-Hjelm - Symphony No.2 in B minor Norwegian Radio Orchestra Miguel Harth-Bedoya (conductor) c. 2.35pm Mozart - Chi s | |
Rachmaninov's Third Symphony | 20230601 | Penny Gore introduces Rachmaninov's Symphony No. 3 with Andris Poga conducting, today's 3pm work in a week-long focus on the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra. Also today, Renaissance madrigals from around the time of Gesualdo, performed by La Compagnia del Madrigale, Marc-Antoine's Charpentier's Te deum, with soloists, choir and orchestra of the Ensemble Les Surprises, and the BBC performing groups with music by Korngold, Shostakovich and Bellini. Including: Korngold: Robin Hood and his Merry Men (from The Adventures of Robin Hood) BBC Philharmonic Rumon Gamba, conductor Mozart: Symphony No. 29 in A Major, K. 201 (1st movement) Gerd Heidger, conductor c.2.20pm d'India: Ecco morir dunque Gesualdo: Io tacer Chaminade: Th耀me vari退 for piano, Op 89 Christian Hadland, piano Shostakovich: Festive Overture Op.96 BBC Symphony Orchestra Leonard Slatkin, conductor Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 3 in A minor, op. 44 Andris Poga, conductor Bellini: I Capuleti ed i Montecchi (Overture) BBC Concert Orchestra c.4.05pm Charpentier: Te deum Ensemble Les Surprises, soloists, choir and orchestra Louis-No뀀l Bestion de Camboulas, conductor Saint-Saens: Morceau de concert, Op 94, arr. for horn and harp Alec Frank-Gemmill, horn Ellie Johnston, harp Nenna: Ecco, o dolce, o gradita Tagliavia: Ancidetemi cruda Revueltas: Sensemayက Houston Orchestra Andr退s Orozco-Estrada, conductor Rachmaninov's Third Symphony in Frankfurt, and Renaissance madrigals. | |
Rachmaninov's Vespers | 20150709 | Penny Gore presents the Rachmaninov Vespers, one of the greatest works of the Russian Orthodox Church, recently performed by the BBC Symphony Chorus. Then continuing a week of recent recordings made by the BBC Symphony Orchestra, Penny Gore presents Elgar's 1st Symphony conducted by Edward Gardner and soprano Anna Prohaska singing Five Shakespeare Sonnets by Rufus Wainwright. Penny Gore (presenter) 14:00 Stephen Jackson (conductor) 15:05 Symphony No.1 in A flat Edward Gardner (conductor) 16:00 Anna Prohaska (soprano) BBCSO Jayce Ogren (conductor). Penny Gore presents Rachmaninov's Vespers performed by the BBC Symphony Chorus. | |
Radamisto, Act 3-classic Relief | 20090313 | Act 3 of Handel's Radamisto followed by a special concert in aid of Comic Relief. | |
Radamisto, Acts 1 And 2 | 20090312 | Handel Operas 2009 Jonathan Swain presents the first opera Handel wrote for the new Royal Academy of Music - not a music college like the present-day Academy, but an opera company financed by the upper classes out of their own pockets. Handel was appointed 'Master of the Orchester with a Sallary' and relished the chance to work with the top Italian singers the Academy engaged - including, for the first time in Radamisto, the famous castrato Senesino in the title role. Handel: Radamisto (Acts 1 and 2) Radamisto, Prince of Thrace - Ralf Popken (countertenor) Zenobia, his wife - Juliana Gondek (soprano) Polissena, his sister - Lisa Saffer (soprano) Tigrane, Prince of Pontus - Dana Hanchard (soprano) Tiridate, King of Armenia - Michael Dean (bass-baritone) Fraarte, Tiridate's brother - Monika Frimmer (soprano) Farasmane, Radamisto's father - Nicolas Cavallier (bass) Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Nicholas McGegan (conductor). Jonathan Swain presents Acts 1 and 2 of Handel's Radamisto. | |
Radio 3 Breakfast Christmas Carol Competition 2021 | 20211220 | Petroc Trelawny joins the BBC Singers live at our Maida Vale studios to hear the six finalists. Meanwhile Ian Skelly has aquatic Debussy, Haydn from Scotland and festive music from Peter Cornelius and William Grant Still 2.00pm La mer BBC Philharmonic Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor 2.30pm Petroc Trelawny joins the BBC Singers live in Maida Vale studios for a festive concert featuring the six finalists in the 2021 Radio 3 Breakfast Carol Competition. The BBC Singers are joined by the New Young Voice Collective, a dynamic choir of 10-18 year olds featuring some of the most talented musicians from east London. Caroline Jaya-Ratnam, piano Owain Park, conductor c.3.40pm Symphony no.35 in B flat BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Peter Whelan, conductor The Christmas Tree Benjamin Appl, baritone James Baillieu, piano William Grant Still arr. Greg Kostraba Christmas in the Western World Toledo Clarinets: Chelsea Tipton, clarinet Elliott Ross, bass clarinet Greg Kostraba, piano Petroc joins the BBC Singers live at our Maida Vale studios to hear the finalists. | |
Radio 3 Carol Competition 2022 | 20221219 | Penny Gore presents an afternoon of festive music from BBC ensembles and around Europe. Today, including a live performance from the BBC Singers at Maida Vale Studios presented by Petroc Trelawny, during which we hear the six finalists in this year's BBC Radio 3 Breakfast Carol Competition. Including: Delius - Sleigh Ride BBC Concert Orchestra Barry Wordsworth (conductor) c. 2.15pm Veracini - Overture for orchestra No.6 in G minor Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra Maurice Steger (conductor) 2.30pm Petroc Trelawny joins the BBC Singers live in Maida Vale studios for a festive concert featuring the six finalists in the 2021 Radio 3 Breakfast Carol Competition c.3.45pm Franck - R退demption [Interlude Symphonique] Orchestre Nationale de France Andris Poga (conductor) The BBC Singers perform live from Maida Vale Studios. | |
Radio 3 Christmas Carol Competition | 20231218 | Fiona Talkington presents a week of Afternoon Concert, featuring new recordings from the BBC Performing Groups and the European Broadcasting Union. Today's programme includes performances from pianist Yulianna Avdeeva, recorded in Munich in October. And at 2.30 we hand over to Petroc Trelawny for a live performance by the BBC Singers of the carols by this year's Radio 3 Christmas Carol Competition finalists. Presented by Fiona Talkington 2pm Chopin Mazurka in D flat, Op.30'3 Yulianna Avdeeva (piano) Malcolm Arnold [1921-2006]/Christopher Palmer Fantasy on Christmas carols (from the film ‘The Holly and The Ivy') BBC Philharmonic Rumon Gamba (conductor) Marianna Martines Sinfonia in C major BBC Concert Orchestra Johannes Wildner (conductor) Radio 3 Carol Competition – LIVE Presented by Petroc Trelawny New Young Voice Collective Members of the BBC Symphony Chorus Iain Farrington (piano) Sofi Jeannin (conductor) c.3.50 Chopin Polonaise-Fantaisie in A flat, Op.61 Bach orch Elgar Fantasia and fugue in C minor (BWV.537) [orig. for organ] Leonard Slatkin (conductor) 4.10 Henry Purcell arr Alison Balsom King Arthur – Suite Alison Balsom (trumpet) English Concert Trevor Pinnock (director) The BBC Singers perform music composed by the finalists in the Radio 3 Carol Competition. Pianist Yulianna Avdeeva plays Chopin's Mazurka in D flat, and the BBC Singers perform music composed by the finalists in the Radio 3 Carol Competition. With Fiona Talkington. | |
Radio 3 Goes To Hollywood | 20201118 | Presented by Penny Gore, with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. A concert from City Halls, Glasgow, featuring Koechlin's tribute to Hollywood stars. Dukas: The Sorcerer's Apprentice Unsuk Chin Clarinet Concerto Koechlin The Seven Stars Symphony Kari Kriikku, clarinet Ilan Volkov, conductor The BBC Scottish SO play Koechlin's symphonic portrayal of seven Hollywood stars. | |
Radio France Philharmonic | 20200415 | Continuing our survey of French orchestral life, Hannah French presents a concert by the Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra with Mikko Franck, Melody Louledjian and Nikolai Lugansky. Stravinsky: Four Russian Peasant Songs Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, op. 16 Rachmaninov: Prelude No. 5, from 'Thirteen Preludes, op. 32 Debussy: La Damoiselle 退lue, L. 62 Ravel: Bol退ro Melody Louledjian, soprano Emanuela Pascu, mezzo-soprano Nikolai Lugansky, piano Anthony Devriendt, horn St退phane Bridoux, horn Bruno Fayolle, horn Hugues Viallon, horn Radio France Children's Chorus (Matrise de Radio France) Sofi Jeannin, chorus director Mikko Franck, conductor Given in the Auditorium, Radio France Broadcasting House, Paris, last September. The Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra in a programme of Russian and French music. | |
Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra | 20190520 | Fiona Talkington introduces recordings made at the Philharmonie concert hall in Paris. Opened in January 2015, this set of spaces in the north of Paris has at its core a symphonic concert hall of 2,400 seats designed by Jean Nouvel. The Radio Philharmonic is heard there today in performances conducted by Ingo Metzmacher and Mikko Franck. Debussy: Jeux Ravel: Piano Concerto in G Henri Dutilleux (1916-2013) - Symphony No. 2 ('Le Double') Francesco Piemontesi (piano) Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra, Ingo Metzmacher, conductor followed at approx 3.20pm by Copland: Quiet City Faur退: Suite from Pell退as et M退lisande, op. 80 Philip Glass: Double Concerto for Violin and Cello (French Premiere) Bernstein: Symphonic Dances, from 'West Side Story Gidon Kremer (violin), Giedr? Dirvanauskait? (cello) Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra, Mikko Franck, conductor | |
Ravel And The Ballet | 20140307 | Ravel collaborated with some of the leading choreographers and impresarios of his day including Fokine, Diaghilev and Nijinsky, though not always in happy circumstances. But the musical results were characteristically immaculate and include some of Ravel's most popular works. Ravel specialist Deborah Mawer joins Katie to introduce Mother Goose, Valses nobles et sentimentales, La Valse and the full-length ballet Daphnis and Chloe, Ravel's longest work. 2.15pm Ma m耀re l'oye - complete ballet BBC SO Marc Minkowski (conductor) 2.45pm Suisse Romande Orchestra conducted by Ernest Ansermet 3.10pm Daphnis et Chlo退 - complete ballet Edinburgh Festival Chorus BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Donald Runnicles (conductor) 4.10pm conducted by Ernest Ansermet. Katie Derham with Ravel's works for the ballet including La valse and Daphnis and Chloe. | |
Ravel, Debussy, Barber And Poulenc From Paris | 20190524 | Hannah French introduces performances from the Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra and the Orchestre National de France. Today's programme features two of Ravel's most popular works, Barber's famous Adagio and Rachmaninov's lyrical second piano concerto. Ravel: La Valse (piano version) Poulenc: Concerto for Two Pianos in D minor, FP 61 Astor Piazzolla: Improvisation on 'Libertango' (encore) Debussy: Rhapsody for Saxophone and Orchestra Ravel: Daphnis et Chlo退, Suite No. 2 Khatia Buniatishvili (piano), Gvantsa Buniatishvili (piano) Claude Delangle (saxophone) Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra, Mikko Franck (conductor) followed at approx 3.00pm Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings Martin?: Violin Concerto No. 1, H. 226 Frank Peter Zimmermann (violin), Orchestre National de France, Lan Shui (conductor) and at approx 3.45pm Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, op. 18 Nikolai Lugansky (piano), Orchestre National de France, Emmanuel Krivine, (conductor) Hannah French introduces Ravel, Poulenc and Rachmaninov from France's leading orchestras. | |
Ravel, Riccardo Chailly, Lucerne Festival Orchestra | 20181226 | Colourful and luxuriant music by Maurice Ravel is on the menu for today's programme. Including pieces inspired by two dance forms: the waltz and the bolero. These performances were recorded at the 30th Anniversary of Riccardo Chailly's Debut at the Lucerne Festival. Presented by Fiona Talkington 2.00pm Ravel: Valses nobles et sentimentales Ravel: La Valse Ravel: Suite No. 1 from 'Daphnis et Chlo退 Ravel: Suite No. 2 from 'Daphnis et Chlo退 Ravel: Bol退ro Lucerne Festival Orchestra Riccardo Chailly , conductor Riccardo Chailly conducts the Lucerne Festival Orchestra in music by Ravel. | |
Red Nose Day | 20110318 | Louise Fryer presents a feast of musical humour. Rossini, arr. Spike Jones: William Tell Overture Spike Jones and his City Slickers Bernstein: One Hundred Easy Ways (from Wonderful Town) Kim Criswell as Ruth Sherwood BCMG Sir Simon Rattle (conductor) Victor Borge: Variations on Happy Birthday Haydn: String Quartet in E flat major, Op. 33 no. 2 (Joke') Lindsay Quartet Tom Lehrer: Alma c. 13:30 Basil Brush joins Louise in the studio attrib. Rossini: Cats duet Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano) Victoria De Los Angeles (soprano) Gerald Moore (piano) Lenny Henry introduces his recording of Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf. Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf Lenny Henry (narrator) Nouvel Ensemble Instrumental du Conservatoire National Sup退rieur de Paris Jacques P退si (conductor) c. 14:15 Comedian Armando Iannucci joins Louise and chooses some of his favourite pieces of music c. 14:30 Following on from this morning's Composer of the Week, Donald Macleod reveals which Unbelievable Spoofs' were real and which were - well, spoofs. Mozart: Queen of the Night's Aria from The Magic Flute Florence Foster Jenkins, `soprano` Mozart, arr. Flanders and Swann: Ill Wind Grieg: Piano Concerto Eric Morecambe & Andrew Privet (Andre Previn) Gilbert and Sullivan: When I was a lad I served a term' from HMS Pinafore Richard Suart as the Rt. Hon. Sir Joseph Porter, KCB Chorus and Orchestra of Welsh National Opera Sir Charles Mackerras (conductor) c. 14:55 Special guest Stephen Mangan (Green Wing, Episodes) joins Louise in the studio and plays music with a comical twist. Malcolm Arnold: A Grand Grand Overture (recorded at the first ever Hoffnung concert in 1956) Hoffnung (alias Morley College) Symphony Orchestra Malcolm Arnold (conductor) A Dudley Moore musical parody Richard Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks BBC Symphony Orchestra Alexander Shelley (conductor) c. 15:30 Live from Bangor, the BBC NOT NOW band fiddle with Sibelius. Followed by fifteen minutes of fun at the expense of Richard Wagner, including comedian Anna Russell and Bugs Bunny. c. 16:00 Afternoon on 3 joins the BBC Singers and conductor Paul Brough live from Maida Vale, where they perform works including the Hallelujah Chorus from Handel's Messiah conducted by Radio 3's Red Nose Conducting Competition winner Dennis Gound. With presenter Christopher Cook. Parry: Music, when soft voices die Holst: Ode to CKS and the Oriana Joseph Horovitz: It was a lover and his lass Handel: Hallelujah Chorus (from Messiah) conducted by competition winner Dennis Gound c. 16:30 Mozart: A Musical Joke Comedians and the BBC's performing groups join Louise Fryer in a Comic Relief edition. | |
Reger Inspired, By Mozart | 20230913 | Ian Skelly presents an afternoon of new recordings by the BBC performing groups, and concert performances from around Europe. Today's programme includes Max Reger's Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Mozart, performed by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, and the BBC Singers perform excerpts from John Tavener's Veil of the Temple. Plus highlights of a concert given by the Venice Baroque Orchestra at the Kissinger Sommer Festival with Vivaldi played on a violoncello da spalla. Including: Galuppi: Sinfonia in G Andrea Marcon (conductor) Tavener: Extracts from The Veil of the Temple Sofi Jeannin (conductor) Stravinsky: The Firebird, concert suite from the ballet (1919 version) NDR Radio Philharmonic Delyana Lazarova (conductor) c.3pm Reger: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Mozart Michael Sanderling (conductor) Vivaldi: Concerto for Two Cellos in G minor, RV 531 Sergey Malov (violoncello da spalla) Irene Liebau (cello) c.3.40 Wagner: Prelude to 'Parsifal SWR Symphony Orchestra, Stuttgart Pablo Heras-Casado (conductor) Max Reger's Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Mozart. | |
Renaud Capu\u00e7on Performs Bach, Mendelssohn And P\u00e4rt | 20220217 | Renaud Capu瀀on plays concertos by Bach and conducts the Lausanne Chamber Orchestra in Mendelssohn's dashing 'Italian' Symphony. Presented by Penny Gore French violinist Renaud Capu瀀on leads the Lausanne Chamber Orchestra as soloist in two of Bach's sublime violin concertos and then swaps bow for baton in music by Arvo P䀀rt and the fourth of Felix Mendelssohn's five symphonies. Finn Hannu Lintu leads the orchestra in Sibelius and Nielsen, and there's more early music from the International Baroque Music Days festival in Melk, Austria. 2.00pm Bach: Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne Renaud Capu瀀on, violin/conductor Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 in E minor ('From the New World') Orchestre de la Suisse Romande Oksana Lyniv, conductor 3.00pm Bach: Violin Concerto No. 2 in E Arvo P䀀rt: Tabula rasa Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4 in A ('Italian') Francois Sochard, violin (P䀀rt) Renaud Capu瀀on, conductor, violin Vivaldi: Lute Concerto in D Miguel Rincon, lute Zefiro Ensemble Alfredo Bernardini, conductor Debussy: La mer BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Ilan Volkov, conductor Renaud Capu\u00e7on plays two concertos by Bach and conducts Mendelssohn's 'Italian' Symphony. | |
Respighi, Rossini, Tchaikovsky | 20190208 | The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in three great orchestral frescoes by Respighi; more Rossini from the mezzo-soprano Victoria Simmonds; and the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto with Radio 3 New Generation Artist Aleksey Semenenko. And also Our Classical Century piece this week: Walton's Crown Imperial Ottorino Respighi is best known for his trilogy of orchestral tone poems: Roman Festivals, Fountains of Rome and Pines of Rome Presented by Penny Gore Donizetti: Don Pasquale Overture Puccini: Capriccio sinfonico Respighi: Feste Romane Respighi: Fontane di Roma Respighi: Pini di Roma John Wilson (conductor) 3.15pm Langgaard: Violin Concerto Linus Roth (violin) Antony Hermus (conductor) 3.25pm Rossini: The Thieving Magpie Overture Rossini: La pace mia smarrita from Moses in Egypt Victoria Simmonds (mezzo-soprano) Richard Farnes (conductor) 3.40pm Richard Rodney Bennett: A History of the Dansant Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano) 3.50pm Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto op.35 Aleksey Semenenko, violin Holly Mathieson, conductor 4.20pm Walton: Crown Imperial BBC Concert Orchestra Barry Wordsworth (conductor) The BBC SSO performs Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto with Aleksey Semenenko. | |
Richard Strauss's Also Sprach Zarathustra | 20231211 | Ian Skelly introduces a performance of Richard Strauss's Also Sprach Zarathustra with Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, under James Gaffigan. Also, folk music from Croatia with the HRT Tamburitza Orchestra and musicians of the LADO National Folk Dance Ensemble of Croatia. The BBC Concert Orchestra feature part of Clara Schumann's Piano Concerto with soloist Lucy Parham, and the National Orchestra of Wales with the overture of Coleridge-Taylor Song of Hiawatha. Including, 2pm Leroy Anderson: The Typewriter for orchestra and typewriter Alasdair Malloy, soloist Leonard Slatkin, conductor Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, marked Quasi una fantasia, Op. 27, No. 2, 'Moonlight' - 3rd mvt Presto agitato Stephen Hough, piano Rameau: Les Indes galantes – suite Concert des Nations Jordi Savall, conductor Clara Schumann: Concerto for piano and orchestra in A minor, Op.7: 3rd movement; Allegro non troppo Lucy Parham, piano Barry Wordsworth, conductor 3pm R. Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30 James Gaffigan, conductor Hummel: Concerto for trumpet and orchestra (s49/w1) in E major, 1st mvt; Allegro Hakan Hardenberger, trumpet Academy of St Martin in the Fields Neville Marriner, conductor Coleridge-Taylor: Scenes from The Song of Hiawatha - overture Op.30`3 BBC National Orchestra of Wales Rumon Gamba, conductor James Gaffigan conducts the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. The Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra perform Strauss's Also Sprach Zarathustra. Also on the programme, Clara Schumann's Piano Concerto and Coleridge-Taylor's Hiawatha Overture. | |
Rite Of Spring From Denmark | 20230522 | Ian Skelly introduces an afternoon of recordings from around Europe. Throughout this week, Ian is featuring ensembles and artists from Denmark and Sweden. The week begins with a performance of Stravinsky's ground-breaking ballet score The Rite of Spring, featuring the Danish National Symphony Orchestra under the baton of rising star Stanislav Kochanovsky. The same orchestra and conductor performs Debussy's Pr退lude | |
Rivers: Arnold, Elgar, Wallen, Beamish | 20190514 | Featuring little-known English music from Elgar and Arnold, a beautiful concerto by Sally Beamish and evocative works by Roussel, John McCabe and Errollyn Wallen 2.00pm Malcolm Arnold The Bridge on the River Kwai London Symphony Orchestra Richard Hickox (conductor) 2.30pm Edward Elgar BBC Concert Orchestra Roderick Williams (baritone) Martin Yates (conductor) 2.35pm Mighty River BBC Symphony Orchestra Nicholas Collon (conductor) 2.50pm Johann Strauss II Blue Danube - waltz, op.314 BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Donald Runnicles (conductor) 3.00pm Cello Concerto River Robert Cohen (cello) Swedish Chamber Orchestra Ola Rudner (conductor) 3.25pm Samuel Coleridge Taylor Sea drift - choral rhapsody Op.69 for 8 voices BBC Singers Paul Brough (conductor) 3.30pm Albert Roussel Evocations - symphonic poem Op.15 Fran瀀ois le Roux (baritone) Alessandro Fisher (tenor) Kathryn Rudge (mezzo-soprano) CBSO Chorus BBC Philharmonic Yan Pascal Tortelier (conductor) 4.15pm Symphony no.4 Of Time and the River Vernon Handley (conductor) Music inspired by rivers from Arnold, Elgar, Errollyn Wallen, Sally Beamish and Roussel. | |
Rivers: Maconchy, Ellington, Smetana | 20190513 | Celebrating rivers and the flow of water, this afternoon's programme features watery music by Elizabeth Maconchy and Duke Ellington, as well as iconic works by Smetana and Beethoven and an exotic concerto by Saint-Saens. Presented by Penny Gore. 2.00pm Proud Thames - coronation overture BBC Symphony Orchestra Michael Seal (conductor) 2.05pm Camille Saint-Saens Concerto no. 5 in F major Op.103 (Egyptian) for piano and orchestra Louis Schwizgebel (piano) Martyn Brabbins (conductor) 2.30pm Ma Vlast Jiri Belohlavek (conductor) 3.45pm Symphony no. 6 in F major Op.68 (Pastoral) Sakari Oramo (conductor) 4.25pm The River Suite (excs) Detroit Symphony Orchestra Neeme Jarvi (conductor) Watery music by Elizabeth Maconchy, Duke Ellington, Smetana and Beethoven. | |
Robert Schumann's Piano Concerto In A Minor, Op 54 | 20231215 | Ian Skelly introduces a performance of Robert Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54, with soloist Martha Argerich, accompanied by the Berlin Philharmonic under conductor Daniel Barenboim; also, Lili Boulanger's D'un matin de printemps in a small orchestra version; Radio 3's former New Generation Artist, mezzo-soprano Helen Charlston sings Schubert's Des Fischers Liebesglück, D.933. And the BBC Philharmonic in Manuel de Falla's Three Cornered Hat, Suite No 1, under Juanjo Mena. Including, 2pm Peter Maxwell Davies: Ojai festival overture Peter Maxwell Davies, conductor Lili Boulanger: D'un matin de printemps (vers. small orchestra) Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra Mark Stringer, conductor Walton: Symphony no. 1 in B flat minor: 4th: Maestoso - brioso - vivacissimo – maestoso London Symphony Orchestra Colin Davis, conductor Schubert: Des Fischers Liebesglück, D.933 Helen Charlston, mezzo-soprano Kunal Lahiry, piano 3pm Martha Argerich, piano; Berlin Philharmonic Daniel Barenboim, conductor Manuel de Falla: Three Cornered Hat, Suite No 1 Juanjo Mena, conductor Fauré: Piano Quintet No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 89: III. Allegretto moderato Quatuor Ebenne Michael Dalberto, piano Martha Argerich performs with the Berlin Philharmonic, conducted by Daniel Barenboim. Martha Argerich performs Robert Schumann's Piano Concerto in A minor, Op 54, with the Berlin Philharmonic, conducted by Daniel Barenboim. | |
Romeo And Juliet, By Niccolo Vaccai | 20190328 | Giulietta e Romeo by Nicola Vaccai From the Festival della Valle d'Itria Now known mainly as an exceptionally gifted singing teacher Niccola Vaccai was also a prolific composer of some 16 operas. He was born into a family of doctors in 1790 and was on a career journey towards practising Law when he found his real vocation of music. Bravely, he managed to shake off the family expectations of a 'respectable' career and followed his dream of becoming a composer. At the same time as establishing his composing career he also became a much sought after singing teacher. In the early nineteenth century Vaccai studied with the great Paisiello in Naples. This afternoon's Opera Matinee is Romeo and Juliet, based on the Shakespeare play. It's really his masterpiece. After a career in which he found success in Venice, Naples, Rome and even London, Vaccai was in the end completely overshadowed and outclassed by Bellini and his works have sunk into obscurity. This charming opera abounds with music instantly recognised as in the Italian style. This recording was made at the festival of the Itria Valley in the Puglia region of Italy. Capellio..... Leonardo Cortellazzi (tenor) Giulietta.....Leonor Bonilla (soprano) Romeo.....Raffaella Lupinacci (contralto) Adele.....Paoletta Marrocu (soprano) Tebaldo.....Vasa Stajkic (bass) Frate Lorenzo.....Christian Senn (bass) Orchestra Accademia Teatro alla Scala Sesto Quatrini.....(conductor) Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet by Niccolo Vaccai. | |
Rossini In Religious Mood | 20210122 | Hannah French presents a new recording by the BBC Singers of Rossini's Petite messe solennelle, conducted by Sofi Jeannin, followed by recent recordings by the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Rossini: Petite messe solennelle Sofi Jeannin, conductor Walton: Partita for Orchestra Edward Gardner, conductor Vaughan Williams: 4 Last Songs (Orch. A. Payne) Jennifer Johnston (mezzo-soprano) Martyn Brabbins Finzi: Five Bagatelles for clarinet & piano, Op. 23 Michael Collins, clarinet and conductor Rossini, Walton, Vaughan Williams and Finzi. | |
Rossini, Mozart And Tchaikovsky | 20190709 | Today, conductor Paolo Arrivabeni takes to the rostrum to conduct the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, our featured ensemble this week, in a concert which opened with Rossini's overture to La Gazza Ladra. It's followed by Mozart's Clarinet Concerto, with Michel Westphal as soloist, finishing with Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 2 (Little Russian). The second part this afternoon sees the ensemble conducted by Emmanuel Krivine in a concert featuring Liszt's Piano Concerto No. 1, with the Russian virtuoso Evgeny Kissin as soloist, and Zemlinsky's fantasy The Little Mermaid, inspired by Hans Christian Andersen. Also, a newly commissioned piece from the New Music Biennial that took place at the South Bank Centre in London earlier this month. Presented by Penny Gore. 2.00pm Rossini: La Gazza Ladra, overture Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A major Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Op. 17 (Little Russian') Michel Westphal, clarinet Orchestra de la Suisse Romande Paolo Arribaveni, conductor 3.17pm Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat,. S. 124 Zemlinsky: The Little Mermaid, fantasy after Andersen Evgeny Kissin, piano Emmanuel Krivine, conductor 4.30pm 9Bach: Yn dy Lais - In Your Voice Paolo Arrivabeni conducts the Suisse Romande Orchestra. | |
Rossi's Orpheus | 20201119 | Opera Matinee, presented by Penny Gore. Luigi Rossi's 17th-century opera on the myth of Orpheus from the candlelit space of the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, performed by the Early Opera Company, conducted by Christian Curnyn and directed by Keith Warner. Rossi's version of the myth casts two sopranos in the leading roles. Mary Bevan sings the role of the musician Orpheus who is betrothed to Eurydice, sung by Louise Alder, but bad omens threaten their future together. The shepherd Aristaeus, sung by mezzo-soprano Caitlin Hulcup, is also in love with Eurydice and is driven mad by her rejection of him. This version of the tale includes Eurydice's death and Orpheus's journey into Hades to bring her back. But Rossi's opera, written for a lavish Paris staging, ends on a happier note. This little-known opera includes some charming music, beautiful arias and ensembles. Cast: Orpheus - Mary Bevan (soprano) Eurydice - Louise Alder (soprano) Aristeus - Caitlin Hulcup (mezzo-soprano) Engymion/Charon - Philip Smith (baritone) Venus - Sky Ingram (soprano) Cupid - Keri Fuge (soprano) Satyr/Pluto - Graeme Broadbent (bass) Momus/Alkippe/Jove - Mark Milhofer (tenor) Aegea - Verena Gunz (mezzo-soprano) Thalia/Hymen/Clotho - Lauren Fagan (soprano) Euphrosyne/Lachesis - Jennifer Davis (soprano) Aeglea/Atropos/Bacchus .....Emily Edmonds (mezzo-soprano) The Orchestra of the Early Opera Company Christian Curnyn (conductor) Opera matinee: Luigi Rossi's opera Orpheus from the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse. | |
Roth Conducts Petrushka | 20221121 | Francois-Xavier Roth conducts Stravinsky's dazzling ballet Petrushka, and there's smaller-scale music from mezzo Magdalena Kozena and pianist Simon Rattle. Presented by Ian Skelly In the first of a week of programmes celebrating the orchestras of Berlin, Francois-Xavier Roth leads the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra in the second of Igor Stravinsky's three great ballets for Diaghilev. Originally written for the 1911 Paris season of the Ballets Russes, it tells of a doomed love triangle between three showground puppets brought mysteriously to life. Simon Rattle swaps podium for piano stool and, with a group of musician friends, joins his wife mezzo Magdalena Kozena in chamber music and song. He also conducts a rare performance of Roberto Gerhard's exquisite ballet Don Quixote. 2.00pm Three Songs from William Shakespeare Magdalena Kozena, mezzo-soprano Kaspar Zehnder, flute Christopher Richards, clarinet Amihai Grosz, viola Giovanni Guzzo, violin Rahel Rilling, violin David Adorjan, cello Simon Rattle, piano Dances from 'Don Quixote Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Simon Rattle, conductor 3.00pm Fran瀀ois-Xavier Roth, conductor Richard Strauss Three Songs of Ophelia, Op.67/1-3 Brahms Violin Concerto in D, Op.77 Christian Tetzlaff, violin German Symphony Orchestra, Berlin Robin Ticciati, conductor Fran\u00e7ois-Xavier Roth conducts Stravinsky's ballet Petrushka. | |
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra | 20200928 | Penny Gore presents a week of concerts from the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Today's programme includes a chance to hear Schumann's theatrical oratorio, Scenes from Goethe's Faust, with a top line-up of soloists including Christian Gerhaher as Faust and Christiane Karg as Gretchen. Plus Haydn's Symphony No 102 conducted by Ivကn Fischer 2pm Schumann Scenes from Goethe's Faust Faust - Christian Gerhaher (baritone) Gretchen - Christiane Karg (soprano) Louise Alder (soprano) Ann Hallenberg (contralto) Ariel - Werner Güra (tenor) Tareq Nazmi (bass) Mephistopheles - Kurt Rydl (bass) Netherlands Chamber Choir National Children's Choir Laurens Collegium Rotterdam John Eliot Gardiner (conductor) c.3.50pm Haydn Symphony No 102 in B flat, Hob.1:102 Ivကn Fischer (conductor) Schumann's Scenes from Goethe's Faust from the Amsterdam Concertgebouw | |
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra | 20200929 | Penny Gore continues a week of concerts from the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Today's programme comprises two full concerts from the orchestra, including two masterpieces of the piano repertoire by Beethoven and Ravel performed by Lang Lang and Jean-Yves Thibaudet. 2pm Wagner Overture to Tannh䀀user Beethoven Piano Concerto no.2 in B flat, Op.19 Lang Lang (piano) c.2.50pm Brahms Symphony no.4 in E minor, Op.98 Paavo J䀀rvi (conductor) c.3.30pm Rihm Sostenuto Ravel Piano Concerto in G major Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano) c.4.05pm Franck Symphony in D minor, Op.48 Alain Altinoglu (conductor) Rossini Overture to The Italian Girl in Algiers Ivကn Fischer (conductor) Symphonies by Brahms and Franck from the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. | |
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra | 20200930 | Penny Gore continues a week of concerts from the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Today's programme features a concert the orchestra gave back in January; a premiere from Martijn Padding, Simone Lamsma is soloist in Britten's Violin Concerto, and Stravinsky's Rite of Spring. 2pm Martijn Padding Softly Bouncing Britten Violin Concerto, Op.15 Simone Lamsma (violin) c.2.50pm Stravinsky The Rite of Spring Jaap van Zweden (conductor) The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra perform Britten and Stravinsky. | |
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra | 20201002 | Penny Gore concludes her week of performances from the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Today's programme features a concert that includes Brett Dean's Trumpet Concerto with soloist H倀kan Hardenberger, and a rare chance to hear Scriabin's large-scale symphonic poem Prometheus, scored for piano, chorus and orchestra. Plus a performance of Beethoven's Choral' Symphony from the Royal Concertgebouw's traditional Christmas Matinee concert last year. 2pm Beethoven Excerpts from Creatures of Prometheus, Op.43 Brett Dean Dramatis personae for trumpet and orchestra H倀kan Hardenberger (trumpet) c.2.55pm Scriabin Prometheus - The Poem of Fire, Op.60 Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano) Netherlands Radio Chorus Andris Nelsons (conductor) c.3.15pm Beethoven Symphony no.9 in D minor, Op.125 Choral Tamara Wilson (soprano) Jennifer Johnston (mezzo-soprano) Norbert Ernst (tenor) Franz-Josef Selig (bass) Royal Concergebouw Orchestra Franz Welser- M怀st (conductor) The Royal Concertgbouw Orchestra performs Scriabin and Beethoven's 'Choral' Symphony. | |
Royal Concertgebouw, Beethoven, Rimsky-korsakov | 20110930 | The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam recorded live earlier this month at the Lucerne Festival Beethoven The Ruins of Athens, op. 113, overture Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat, op. 73 Yefim Bronfman (piano), Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade, op. 35, symphonic suite Andris Nelsons (conductor). Andris Nelsons leads the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in Beethoven and Rimsky-Korsakov. | |
Rtve Madrid | 20191223 | In this festive week, Afternoon Concert features concerts from all over Europe. Today's focuses on the RTVE Symphony Orchestra in Madrid. They begin with two 20th century Russian masterpieces - Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No.2, premiered in Paris in 1924, this time with fellow-Russian pianist Nikolai Demidenko; and Shostakovich's so-called `answer to just criticism` - his tour-de-force Symphony No.5. Trombonist Christian Lindberg turns conductor for the next two pieces - the first of which is his own Concerto for trumpet and trombone `Un sueကo morisco`, followed by Carl Nielsen's own 5th Symphony, composed just after the end of World War I. Presented by Hannah French. 2pm Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No.2 in G minor, Op.16 Shostakovich: Symphony No.5 in D minor, Op.47 Nikolai Demidenko, piano RTVE Symphony Orchestra, Madrid Pablo Gonzကlez, conductor 3.25pm Christian Lindberg: Un sueကo morisco (Concerto for trumpet and trombone) Nielsen: Symphony No.5, Op.50 Pacho Flores, trumpet Ximo Vicedo, trombone Christian Lindberg, conductor Music by Prokofiev, Shostakovich, Nielsen and Christian Lindberg from Madrid. | |
Rubinstein's Piano Concerto | 20230623 | Ian Skelly rounds off this week of afternoons, with a sequence of music including recordings from BBC orchestras and concerts around Europe. Anton Rubinstein's Fourth Piano Concerto, a work admired and played by Rachmaninov, is performed at 3pm today by Martin Kasik and the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra. Also this afternoon, Richard Strauss's symphonic fantasy on music from his opera Die Frau ohne Schatten (The Woman without a Shadow), Nielsen's Aladdin Suite conducted by Fabio Luisi in Copenhagen, more from the Berlin Philharmonic and soprano Louise Alder at Barcelona's Sagrada Familia, and the brass of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra play music by Imogen Holst. Including: Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet; Dance of the 5 couples Claudio Abbado, conductor R. Strauss: Symphonic Fantasy from 'Die Frau ohne Schatten Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra Tarmo Peltokoski, conductor c.2.35pm Mozart: Exsultate, jubilate, K. 165 Louise Alder, soprano Kirill Petrenko, conductor Terry Camsey: Melody Of The Heart Richard Marshall, cornet Black Dyke Band Nicholas Childs, conductor Rubinstein Piano Concerto No. 4 in D minor, op. 70 Martin Kas퀀k, piano Marko Ivanovic, conductor Stephen McNeff: The Starlight Night BBC Singers Grace Rossiter, conductor Foulds: An Arabian Night Cynthia Fleming, violin Katharine Wood, cello BBC Concert Orchestra Ronald Corp, conductor Imogen Holst Leiston suite for brass quartet Martyn Brabbins, conductor c.3.55pm Nielsen: Aladdin Suite Danish National Symphony Orchestra Fabio Luisi, conductor Martin Kasik plays Anton Rubinstein's Fourth Piano Concerto. | |
Ruslan And Lyudmila | 20120203 | Opera matinee - Glinka's Ruslan and Lyudmila from the Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow. Katie Derham presents the first full opera staging in this iconic theatre after its four hundred million pound renovation. Vladimir Jurowski conducts a fairy tale opera which lies at the very heart of Russian operatic culture continued from yesterday afternoon Glinka: Ruslan and Ludmilla, opera in five acts (eight tableaux), Svetozar Great Prince of Kiev - Vladimir Ognovenko (bass), Lyudmila his daughter - Albina Shagimuratova (soprano), Ruslan a Kievan knight Lyudmila's betrothed - Mikhail Petrenko (bass), Ratmir a Khazar prince - Yuri Minenko (counter tenor), Farlaf a Varangian knight - Almas Shvilpa (bass), Gorislava a captive of Ratmir - Alexandrina Pendachanska (soprano), Finn a good sorcerer - Charles Workman (tenor), Naina an evil sorceress - Elena Zaremba (mezzo-soprano), Bayan a bard - Charles Workman (tenor), Staging, sets and costumes .....Dmitri Cherniakov Bolshoi Theatre Chorus and Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski (conductor) Followed at 3.10pm by Stravinsky Firebird Suite (1919) Ulster Orchestra, Pascal Roph退 (conductor) Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74, Path退tique BBC National Orchestra of Wales, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Jurjen Hempel (conductor). Katie Derham presents the conclusion of Glinka's opera Ruslan and Lyudmila. | |
Russian Works | 20091006 | Jonathan Swain presents an colourful orchestral and operatic repertoire with a Russian focus, conducted by Valery Gergiev and Esa-Pekka Salonen. Debussy, orch Colin Matthews: Symphony in B minor Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra Valery Gergiev (conductor) Rimsky-Korsakov: Overture (The Maid of Pskov, Op 4) Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra 2.20pm Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D, Op 35 Sergei Krylov (violin) Sibelius: Symphony No 1 in E minor, Op 39 Vienna Philharmonic 3.40pm Rimsky-Korsakov: The Maid of Pskov, Op 4 (Act 3) Soloists, Mariinsky Theatre and Chorus Orchestra 4.20pm Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring NDR Symphony Orchestra Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor). Jonathan Swain with music by Debussy, Rimsky Korsakov, Tchaikovsky, Sibelius, Stravinsky. | |
Ryan Bancroft Conducts The Bbc Now | 20201016 | In a concert recorded earlier in Black History Month as part of a socially-distanced Autumn season, the Principal Conductor of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales Ryan Bancroft leads the orchestra in music by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, James B Wilson, Errollyn Wallen and Florence Price. Presented by Fiona Talkington. Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Four Novelletten, Op.52 James B Wilson: The Green Fuse Errollyn Wallen: Nnenna Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Nonet Florence Price: Octet Ryan Bancroft (conductor) c.3.25pm Florence Price: Ethiopia's shadow in America Daniel Blendulf (conductor) c.3.40pm Samuel Barber: Violin Concerto Tai Murray (violin) Nicholas Braithwaite (conductor) c.4.05pm Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: The Song of Hiawatha - Overture Rumon Gamba (conductor) Music by Errollyn Wallen, James B Wilson, Florence Price & Samuel Coleridge-Taylor | |
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Dvorak, Mendelssohn, Bach, Beethoven | 20180223 | Penny Gore concludes a week of concert recordings from the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul. Today the focus is on the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, with two full concerts. The first features works by Dvorak, Walton and Mendelssohn; in the second, the innovative pianist Jeremy Denk joins the orchestra to play Bach and Beethoven, and conduct music by Shostakovich. In between the two concerts, there's chamber music from members of the orchestra, performing a clarinet trio by American composer Paul Schoenfield. 2pm Dvorak: Romance in F minor, Op 11 Walton: Sonata for Strings Mendelssohn: Symphony No 4 in A major, Op 90 (Italian) Maureen Nelson (violin) 3.10pm Paul Schoenfield: Trio for clarinet, violin and piano Members of The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra: Alexander Fiterstein (clarinet), Francisco Fullana (violin), Timothy Lovelace (piano) 3.40pm J S Bach: Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue in D minor, BWV 903 Shostakovich (arr. Barshai): Chamber Symphony in F major, Op 73a (based on String Quartet No 3) Beethoven: Piano Concerto No 4 in G major, Op 58 Jeremy Denk (piano/conductor) The US twin cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul have a long tradition of first class music making, and all this week Penny Gore introduces, on Afternoon Concert, recordings of their flagship ensembles, The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra and Minnesota Orchestra. Today, The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra showcases the talented players among its ranks with Dvorak's Romance in F minor, featuring solo violin, and contemporary American Composer Paul Schoenfield's virtuosic Trio for clarinet, violin and piano. In the second of today's complete concerts, one of the Orchestra's Artistic Partners, the pianist Jeremy Denk, presents one of his typically eclectic programmes, including solo keyboard music by Johann Sebastian Bach, an orchestral arrangement of one of Shostakovich's String Quartets, and Beethoven's ever-popular Fourth Piano Concerto. The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra play music by Dvorak, Mendelssohn, Brahms and Beethoven. | |
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Minnesota Orchestra, Mozart, Dvorak, Bach, Stephen Paulus | 20180220 | Penny Gore continues a week of concerts from the Minnesota Orchestra and Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra. Today's programme features music spanning the centuries, from Bach's First Brandenburg Concerto to the world premiere of Sally Beamish's Third Piano Concerto. Also along the way, another concerto: Ginastera's zestful Harp Concerto, and music by the late American composer Stephen Paulus. 2pm Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges: Symphony No 1 in G major, Op 11 No 1 Mozart: Serenade No 12 in C minor, K388 Dvorak: String Quartet No 12 in F major (American) arr. for string orchestra The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra 3.05pm J S Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No 1 in F major, BWV 1046 Ginastera: Harp Concerto Stephen Paulus: Mass for a Sacred Place Kathy Kienzle (harp) Minnesota Chorale Osmo V䀀nsk䀀 (conductor) 4.20pm Sally Beamish: Piano Concerto No 3 (City Stanzas) - World Premiere performance Jonathan Biss (piano) Mischa Santora (conductor) The US twin cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul have a long tradition of first class music making, and all this week Penny Gore introduces, on Afternoon Concert, recordings of their flagship ensembles, The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra and Minnesota Orchestra. Today, there's a chance to hear two concerts from their 2016/17 seasons. The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra begin with a programme that pairs Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges with Mozart, before offering a rare chance to hear the orchestration of Dvorak's 'American' String Quartet. After that, a short ride down the Interstate 94 takes us to Minneapolis, and a concert from the Minnesota Orchestra with Music Director Osmo V䀀nsk䀀. The Orchestra's principal harp, Kathy Kienzle, is in the spotlight for Ginastera's Harp Concerto, and the programme ends with a work by the late American composer and frequent Minnesota Orchestra collaborator Stephen Paulus. To finish today, the world premiere performance of Sally Beamish's Third Piano Concerto, given a year ago by The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra and Jonathan Biss. Subtitled 'City Stanzas', it was commissioned by today's soloist as part of a project to create new piano concertos inspired by the five concertos of Beethoven. Sally Beamish took Beethoven's First Piano Concerto as a starting point and re-imagined it in a modern urban environment. Recordings of The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra and Minnesota Orchestra in concert. | |
Saint-saens's Organ Symphony | 20221027 | Organist Juan de la Rubia raises the rafters in Saint-Saens's Third Symphony, plus music by Wagner, Haydn and Brahms. Presented by Penny Gore A favourite with audiences (and organists) for over 130 years, Saint-Saens was commissioned by our very own Royal Philharmonic Society to write a piece for orchestra and his own instrument - it was first performed in London in 1886 and shortly afterwards dedicated to the memory of Franz Liszt. 2.00pm Coronation March Royal Scottish National Orchestra Neeme Jarvi, conductor Stravinsky Piece no.3 (3 Pieces for clarinet) Dario Castello Sonata seconda Lucie Horsch, recorder Thomas Dunford, lute Tannhauser Overture Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra Alain Altinoglu, conductor 3.00 Symphony no.3 in C minor, Op.78 'Organ Juan de la Rubia, organ RTVE Symphony Orchestra Pablo Gonzalez, conductor Lotta Wennakoski Arteria Symphony no.82 in C, Hob.I:82 'The Bear Jean-Christophe Spinosi, conductor Intermezzi, Op.117 Adam Laloum, piano | |
Samuel Coleridge-taylor's Violin Concerto | 20231201 | Penny Gore presents, with a 3pm highlight of the BBC Concert Orchestra joined by violinist Rupert Marshall Luck for a performance of Samuel Coleridge Taylor's Violin Concerto. Plus singer Ruslana Lotsman and the Orchestra of Folk and Popular Music of Ukrainian Radio perform more traditional Ukrainian folk songs. Including: 2pm Nigel Hess: A Celebration Overture Richard Balcombe Johannes Brahms: Warum ist das Licht gegeben? BBC Singers Benjamin Goodson Mikhail Glinka: Valse-fantasie in B minor arr. for orchestra Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra Paavo Jarvi Ralph Vaughan Williams: Six Studies in English Folk Song Timothy Ridout James Baillieu Traditional Ukrainian/Bohdan Kryvopust: Heaven and earth Ruslana Lotsman (singer) Children's Choir of Ukrainian Radio Mykhailo Pikulskyi (conductor) Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Violin Concerto in G minor Rupert Marshall Luck (violin) / Martin Yates Traditional Ukrainian/Bohdan Kryvopust: Oh the Steep Hill Hums Emmanuel Chabrier/Charles Koechlin arr: Bourree fantasque, arr. for orchestra Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra Heinz Holliger Toivo Kuula: Prelude and fugue Op.10 for orchestra Martyn Brabbins Rune Tonsgaard Sorensen: Blue White Gold Dreamers' Circus (trio) Aarhus Symphony Orchestra Christian Øland (conductor) BBC Concert Orchestra and Rupert Marshall Luck perform Coleridge-Taylor's Violin Concerto. BBC Concert Orchestra and Rupert Marshall Luck perform Coleridge-Taylor's Violin Concerto, plus Ukrainian folk song from the Orchestra of Folk and Popular Music of Ukrainian Radio. | |
Schubert, Saint-saens And Musgrave | 20181005 | Schubert arranged by Liszt and Saint-Saens' innovative Fourth Piano Concerto with Louis Lortie, plus cellist Josephine Knight joins the orchestra for the world premiere of Thea Musgrave's From Darkness into the Light, presented by Tom McKinney. There's a UK premiere too: Alissa Firsova's Die Windsbraut (The Bride of the Wind), and Bohemian tales with Dvorak, Bartok and Suk. 2pm Dvo? | |
Schubert's Fourth Symphony From Prague | 20220223 | Fiona Talkington with concert performances from around Europe including Schubert's Fourth Symphony and Ravel's Sh退h退razade from Prague and a Handel organ concerto from Barcelona. Plus there'll be more from the Catalan ensemble Vespres d'Arnadi and the mandolin virtuoso Avi Avital. Copland - Fanfare for the common man Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra Joshua Weilerstein (conductor) Handel - Organ Concerto in B flat, Op.4'6 Alvaro Carnicero (organ) Escolania de Montserrat Capella de Musica de Montserrat Orquestra Simfonica del Valles Xavier Puig (conductor) c. 2.20pm Ravel - Sh退h退razade Grace Durham (mezzo-soprano) Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra Holly Mathieson (conductor) c. 2.40pm Avner Dorman - Mandolin Concerto Avi Avital (mandolin) Norwegian Radio Orchestra Miguel Harth-Bedoya (conductor) 3pm Schubert - Symphony No.4 in C minor, D,417 `Tragic` Ion Marin (conductor) c. 3.30pm Domenec Terradellas - Plaudite populi Marta Matheu (soprano) Dani Espasa (conductor) Janacek - Suite for orchestra Czech Philharmonic Orchestra Jakub Hrusa (conductor) Fiona Talkington introduces performances of Schubert, Ravel and Handel. | |
Schubert's 'great' Symphony | 20231020 | Penny Gore with another afternoon of great performances from BBC ensembles and European concert halls. The 3pm highlight is Schubert's 9th Symphony, the 'Great', in a recent concert performance from the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra and conductor Manfred Honeck. Also today, there's more from a concert given by Frankfurt Radio Brass at Weilburg Castle, and the full Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra presents fascinating pairings of music by Arvo Part, Nielsen and Ravel, including his song cycle Shéhérazade. Plus Ravel's orchestral overture inspired by the same theme, played by the Radio France Philharmonic. Including: Copland: Rodeo - 4 Dance Episodes: no.4; Hoe-down BBC Philharmonic John Wilson, conductor Ravel: Sheherazade, ouverture de feerie Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra Mikko Franck, conductor Arvo Part: Psalom for string orchestra (excerpt) Nielsen: Excerpts from 'Aladdin Constantinos Carydis, conductor Lennon/J.S. Bach: Imagine / Jesu bleibet meine Freude Bartok: Transylvanian Dances Schubert: Symphony No.9 ‘Great' in C, D. 944 ('Great') Manfred Honeck, conductor Oscar Petersen / J.S. Bach: Hymn to Freedom / Wachet auf Ravel: Shéhérazade, song cycle Hanna-Elisabeth Müller, soprano Rossini: Overture to 'La gazza ladra Manfred Honeck conducts the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra in Schubert's 'Great' 9th Symphony. Manfred Honeck conducts the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra in Schubert's Ninth Symphony, the 'Great'. The 3pm highlight is Schubert's 9th Symphony, the 'Great', in a recent concert performance from the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra and conductor Manfred Honeck. Also today, there's more from a concert given by Frankfurt Radio Brass at Weilburg Castle, and the full Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra presents fascinating pairings of music by Arvo Part, Nielsen and Ravel, including his song cycle Sh退h退razade. Plus Ravel's orchestral overture inspired by the same theme, played by the Radio France Philharmonic. Schubert: Symphony No.9 Great' in C, D. 944 ('Great') Ravel: Sh退h退razade, song cycle | |
Schubert's Symphony No 6 | 20231106 | Penny Gore presents great concert performances from the BBC performing groups and from across Europe. Today's 3pm featured performance is Schubert's Symphony No 6 with the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra. Rene Jacobs conducts another baroque ensemble, B'Rock Orchestra, in one of Bach's best-loved sacred cantatas for solo voice, and Ben Gernon leads in the BBC Philharmonic in Anna Clyne's orchestral work Abstractions. c2pm Beethoven: The Creatures of Prometheus – Overture Pablo Heras-Casado (cond.) William Grant Still: Serenade Royal Scottish National Orchestra Avlana Eisenberg (cond.) Saint-Saens: Rhapsody Auvergne Louis Lortie (piano) Edward Gardner (cond.) c2.25pm Bach: Cantata No.170 Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust Helena Rasker (mezzo-soprano) Rene Jacobs (cond.) Copland: An Outdoor Overture John Wilson (cond.) c3pm Schubert: Symphony No.6 in C c3.35pm BBC Philharmonic / Ben Gernon (cond.) Weber; Der Freischutz – Overture c4.05pm Bach orch. Respighi: Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor BWV 582 Leonard Slatkin (cond.) Pablo Heras-Casado conducts the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra in Schubert's Symphony No 6. Pablo Heras-Casado conducts the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra in Schubert's Symphony No 6, and the BBC Philharmonic perform Anna Clyne's Abstractions. | |
Schumann's Second Symphony | 20230918 | Ian Skelly presents concert performances from across Europe and new recordings from the BBC performing groups. This week, as Radio 3's Breakfast show tours Northern Ireland, the Ulster Orchestra is featured every day at 3pm. Today it's a performance of Robert Schumann's Symphony No.2. Pianist Francesco Piemontesi is the soloist in Mozart's turbulent Piano Concerto No.20 with the Danish National Symphony Orchestra in Copenhagen, Samantha Ege plays music by Margaret Bonds, and Sharom Kam performs Weber's Clarinet Concerto No.2 in Frankfurt. Including: Bizet: L'Arlesienne Suite No.1 - Carillon Yan Pascal Tortelier (cond.) Margaret Bonds: Troubled Water Samantha Edge (piano) Marschner: Hans Heiling - Overture Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra Cornelius Meister (cond.) Weber: Clarinet Concerto No.2 Sharon Kam (clarinet) Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra Vaclav Luks (cond.) Saint-Saens: Danse macabre Alexandra Soumm (violin), Aimo Pagin (piano) Schumann: Symphony No.2 Angus Webster (cond.) Mozart: Piano Concerto No.20 in D minor Francesco Piemontesi (piano) Daniele Rustioni (cond.) A new recording of Schumann from the Ulster Orchestra and conductor Angus Webster. | |
Schumann's Symphony No 1 | 20230327 | Ian Skelly presents a new week of Afternoon Concert featuring recent recordings by the Royal Concertgebouw, including today works by Dvorak, Bruckner and Debussy. There's a focus on Schumann, with his symphonies across the week performed by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales - today it's his Symphony no.1, 'Spring'. Plus Les Talens Lyriques perform Leclair Deuxi耀me R退cr退ation de musique, Op.8. Presented by Ian Skelly 2pm Dvorak Slavonic Dance in B major, Op.72'1 Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Ivan Fischer (conductor) Valentin Silvestrov 3 Bagatelles, op. 4 Natacha Kudritskaya (piano) Jean-Marie Leclair Deuxi耀me R退cr退ation de musique, op. 8 Christophe Rousset (conductor) Ravel La flûte enchant退e, from 'Sh退h退razade Strauss Ich wollt ein Str䀀u߀lein binden Op.682 Anna Prohaska (soprano) c.3pm Schumann Symphony no.1 in B flat major, Op.38 Spring Ryan Bancroft (conductor) Thomas Enhco Watching you sleep and Wadi Rum David Enhco (trumpet) Thomas Enhco (piano) Bruckner Scherzo: Presto from Symphony no.0 in D minor Nullte c.4pm Debussy Danse profane Anneleen Schultemaker (harp) Bach Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227 Ensemble armacordplus Music by Leclair, Schumann and Debussy. | |
Schumann's Symphony No 2 | 20230328 | Ian Skelly presents a week of Afternoon Concert featuring recent recordings by the Royal Concertgebouw, including today music by Stravinsky. There's a focus on Schumann, with his symphonies across the week performed by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales - today it's his Symphony no.2. Plus new recordings of Berg from the BBC Symphony Orchestra, and Musica Ficta performs music by Schütz. Presented by Ian Skelly. 2pm Stravinsky Scherzo a la Russe Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Ivan Fischer (conductor) Janacek Taras Bulba Orchestre National de France Cristian M?celaru (conductor) Alphons Diepenbrock Clair de lune, from 5 Melodies Reger Maria Wiegenlied Anna Prohaska (soprano) Berg arr Christian von Borries Passacaglia Andrew Davis (conductor) c.3pm Schumann Symphony no.2 in C major, Op.61 Ryan Bancroft (conductor) Schütz Lobet den Herren, der zu Zion wohnet, SWV 293 Schütz Fürchte dich nicht, SWV 296 Bo Holten (conductor) Elgar Cello Concerto in E minor, Op.85 Gautier Capu瀀on (cello) Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Marie Jacquot (conductor) c.4.35 Berg 3 Pieces for orchestra, Op.6 Music by Berg, Schumann and Elgar. | |
Schumann's Symphony No 3 | 20230330 | Ian Skelly presents a week of Afternoon Concert featuring recent recordings by the Royal Concertgebouw, including today music by Julius R怀ntgen. There's Bach inspired music by Berg and Gubaidulina, and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales Schumann focus continues with his Symphony no.3, the 'Rhenish'. Plus vocal music from Vox Luminis. Presented by Ian Skelly. 2pm Julius R怀ntgen Con moto e con delicatezza from Symphonietta humoristica Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Ivan Fischer (conductor) Berg Violin Concerto James Ehnes (violin) BBC Symphony Orchestra Andrew Davis (conductor) Chopin Barcarolle, Op.60 Alexander Gadjiev (piano) Gubaidulina Reflections on the theme B-A-C-H Danish National Symphony Orchestra Daniele Rustioni (conductor) c.3pm Schumann Symphony no.3 in E flat major, Op.97 Rhenish Ryan Bancroft (conductor) Johann Kaspar Kerll Missa pro decunctis L'Ach退ron Lionel Meunier (conductor) 4.05 Shostakovich Cello Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, Op.107 Kian Soltani (cello) Vienna Symphony Orchestra Marie Jacquot (conductor) Music by Berg, Gubaidulina and Schumann. | |
Schumann's Symphony No 4 | 20230331 | Ian Skelly presents Afternoon Concert featuring recent recordings by the Royal Concertgebouw, including today works by Wagenaar and Franck. The BBC National Orchestra of Wales's Schumann focus concludes with his Symphony no.4, and Vox Luminis perform music by Giovanni Legrenzi. Presented by Ian Skelly 2pm Wagenaar Allegro marciale from Sinfonietta Op.32 Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Ivan Fischer (conductor) Chaminade Callirhoe Suite, op. 37 Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra Mikko Franck (conductor) Dvorak arr Ridout Sonatina in G major Op.100 Timothy Ridout (viola) Alasdair Beatson (piano) Franck Les jardins d'Eros from Psyche c.3pm Schumann Symphony no.4 in D minor, Op.120 (orig version) Ryan Bancroft (conductor) Cornelis Dopper Humoreski from Symphony no.7 Zuiderzee Giovanni Legrenzi Prosa Pro Mortuis: Dies irae L'Ach退ron Lionel Meunier (conductor) c.4pm Tchaikovsky Francesca da Rimini, op. 32, symphonic poem German Symphony Orchestra, Berlin Tugan Sokhiev (conductor) Music by Franck, Schumann and Chaminade. | |
Shostakovich And Dutilleux Compared | 20201014 | The BBC National Orchestra of Wales play Shostakovich's 2nd piano concerto & Dutilleux's 2nd symphony 'Le Double', written just two years apart. Plus choral music by Florent Schmitt featuring the BBC National Chorus Of Wales & soprano Christine Buffle. Presented by Georgia Mann. Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major, Op.102 Martin James Bartlett (piano) Mark Wigglesworth (conductor) c.2.20pm Dutilleux: Symphony No. 2 `Le double` Thierry Fischer (conductor) c.2.50pm Schmitt: Psalm 47 Christine Buffle (soprano) BBC National Orchestra of Wales performs Shostakovich with pianist Martin James Bartlett | |
Shostakovich In Berlin | 20230510 | Presented by Penny Gore, with more recordings from concerts around Europe and BBC ensembles. We're in Berlin for the 3pm spotlight, as the German Symphony Orchestra plays Shostakovich's Ninth Symphony. They are also joined by Victor Julien-Laferri耀re for the first of Saint-Sa뀀ns's cello concertos, we hear from a concert Stile Antico gave in Antwerp last summer, and excerpts from Charpentier's tragic opera M退d退e from Les Arts Florissants at a recent concert in Vienna. Including: Beethoven: Fidelio - Overture BBC Philharmonic Eva Ollikainen, conductor Dowland: Flow my Tears c.2.10pm Saint-Sa뀀ns: Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor. op. 33 Victor Julien-Laferri耀re, cello German Symphony Orchestra, Berlin Tugan Sokhiev, conductor Philips: Regina caeli laetare Dering: Factum est silentium c.3pm Shostakovich Symphony No. 9 in E flat, op. 70 Scriabin: Waltz, op. 38 Andrei Korobeinikov, piano c.3.35pm Charpentier: Excerpts from M退d退e Nicholas Scott, countertenor Blandine de Sansal, mezzo Edward Grint, bass Paul Agnew, director Tugan Sokhiev conducts the German Symphony Orchestra in Shostakovich's Ninth Symphony. | |
Shostakovich In Jerusalem | 20230929 | Penny Gore rounds off another week of afternoons with performances from around Europe and BBC ensembles. Today, cellist Mischa Maisky joins the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra for the first of the composer's two cello concertos, the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra plays Schubert's Symphony No.3, and the Officium Ensemble sing more music by Portuguese Renaissance composers at the Granada International Festival. Plus the BBC National Orchestra of Wales playing Berlioz and Gipps. Including: Schumann: Allegro appassionato in B minor Op.43 (vers. for cello & orch) Mischa Maisky, cello Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Sebastian de Vivanco: Surge, Petre, motet Pedro Teixeira, director Schubert: Symphony No. 3 in D, D. 200 Antonello Manacorda, conductor Sebastian de Vivanco: Surrexit pastor bonus, motet Gipps: Knight in armour Op.8 for orchestra Rumon Gamba, conductor Estevao Lopes Morago: Montes Israel, motet 3pm Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1 in E flat, op. 107 Conrad van Alphen, conductor Victoria: O sacrum convivium, motet c.3,40pm Haydn: String Quartet in D major Op.50`6 (Frog) Consone Quartet Berlioz: Le Corsaire - overture (Op.21) Thierry Fischer, conductor Villa-Lobos: Bachiana brasileira no. 1 for cellos; Preludio (Modinha) Mischa Maisky, cellos Shostakovich's Cello Concerto No 1 with Mischa Maisky and the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra | |
Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony | 20231012 | Alpesh Chauhan conducts the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in a performance of Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony. Presented by Ian Skelly Shostakovich's penance for offending Stalin is the 3pm centrepiece of today's programme, with the week's final Wagnerian visit to Budapest and inspiring choral music from Herbert Howells, George Walker and Bach 2.00pm Prelude to 'Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra Adam Fischer, conductor Samuel Coleridge-Taylor 24 Folk Melodies: Deep River Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano Mussorgsky Night on a Bare Mountain Donald Runnicles, conductor Te Deum Winchester Cathedral Choir Andrew Lumsden, conductor Simon Bell, organ 3.00 Symphony no.5 Alpesh Chauhan, conductor O Lord God of Hosts BBC Singers Caroline Jaya-Ratnam, piano Grace Rossiter, conductor Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, BWV 225 St Thomas' Choir, Leipzig Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra Andreas Reize, conductor The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra play Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony. Alpesh Chauhan conducts the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in a performance of Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony. Plus, music by Wagner, Coleridge-Taylor, Mussorgsky and Howells. | |
Sibelius, Grieg And Beethoven From Seoul's Kbs Symphony Orchestra | 20190917 | Concertos by Grieg and Beethoven, music by Sibelius, plus an exquisite miniature for oboe by Thea Musgrave Presented by Hannah French In this afternoon's programme, Seoul's KBS Symphony Orchestra presents two of the concert hall's best-loved concertos, by Grieg and Beethoven, with star soloists Denis Kozhukin and Julian Rachlin This week, Afternoon Concert is also celebrating veteran Scottish composer Thea Musgrave with recordings made at last year's Stockholm International Composer Festival. Today features a tiny piece for solo oboe written for the fiftieth birthday of the performer, Nicholas Daniel 2.00pm Sibelius: The Swan of Tuonela Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor Sibelius: Symphony no.2 in D Denis Kozhukin, piano Yoel Levi, conductor 3.40pm Musgrave: Dawn Nicholas Daniel, oboe 1545 Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D Julian Rachlin, violin Myung-Whun Chung, conductor Music by Sibelius, Grieg and Beethoven, plus an exquisite miniature by Thea Musgrave. | |
Sibelius's Fifth Symphony From Belfast | 20230517 | Fiona Talkington continues a week of Afternoon Concert featuring the Ulster Orchestra performing at Ulster Hall, Belfast. Today it's Sibelius's Fifth Symphony, conducted by Adam Hickox. There's a new recording of Ravel's La Valse from the BBC Symphony Orchestra, part of a concert of Barbara Strozzi given by the Hathor Consort in Antwerp in February, and Ilya Gringolts plays Stravinsky in The Netherlands. Including: Ravel: La Valse Lionel Bringuier (conductor) JS Bach: Ich habe genug, from Cantata BWV.82 Florie Valiquette (soprano) Les Talens Lyriques Christophe Rousset (director) Stravinsky: Violin Concerto in D major Ilya Gringolts (violin) Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra Hannu Lintu (conductor) Chopin: Scherzo No. 2 in B flat minor, op. 31 Evgeny Kissin (piano) c.3pm Sibelius: Symphony no.5 in E flat major, Op.82 Adam Hickox (conductor) Strozzi: Godere in gioventù, Op.112 La vendetta, Op.29 I Baci, Op.223 Claire Lefili tre (soprano) Doroth退e Mields (soprano) Romina Lischka (bass viol, artistic leader) c.3.45 Wagner: Overture to 'The Flying Dutchman National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland Leonard Slatkin (conductor) Adam Hickox conducts Sibelius's Fifth Symphony, plus works by Stravinsky and Strozzi. | |
Sibelius's Sixth Symphony In Belfast | 20230518 | Fiona Talkington continues a week of Afternoon Concert featuring the Ulster Orchestra performing at Ulster Hall, Belfast. Today it's Sibelius's Sixth Symphony. We mark Ascension Day with a performance of Bach's cantata, Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen, performed by the Thomanerchor and the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, and Boris Giltburg performs Ravel's Piano Concerto for the Left Hand with the French National Orchestra. Including: JS Bach: Der Gerechte k怀mmt um, BWV deest Andreas Reize (conductor) Bacewicz: Divertimento for Strings BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Teresa Riveiro Bohm (conductor) Verdi: String Quartet in E minor arr. Ricardo Minasi La Scintilla Orchestra Ricardo Minasi (conductor) Handel: Chaconne, HWV.435 Eric Lu (piano) c.3pm Sibelius: Symphony no.6 in D minor, Op.104 Jac van Steen (conductor) JS Bach: Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen, BWV 11, cantata Hanna Zumsande (soprano) Susanne Langner (mezzo Soprano) Daniel Johannsen (tenor) Henryk B怀hm (bass) Johannes Lang (organ) c.4pm Schumann: Fairy Tales for Clarinet, viola & piano, Op.132 Annelien Van Wauwe (clarinet) Eivind Holtsmark Ringstad (viola) Pavel Kolesnikov (piano) Rudi Stephan: Liebeszauber Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone) Deutsches Symphonie Orchester Berlin Hans Zender (conductor) Ravel: Piano Concerto for the Left Hand in D major Boris Giltburg (piano) Cristian M?celaru (conductor) Sibelius's Sixth Symphony, and music by Bach, Bacewicz and Ravel. | |
Sibelius's Symphony No 2 In D, Op 43 | 20231004 | Penny Gore introduces a recent concert recording of Sibelius' Symphony No. 2, a happy piece by the Finnish master of the symphony, with the NDR Philharmonic Orchestra under Jukka-Pekka Saraste. Also today, the BBC Singers celebrate Black History Month, the Solem Quartet play music by Florence Price, and the BBC Philharmonic perform Gershwin's Cuban Overture. And Javier Perianes continues his homage to fellow Spaniard and master of the piano, Alicia de Larrocha, recorded at La Alhambra Palace in Granada. Including: J Strauss II: Perpetuum mobile Vassily Sinaisky, conductor Robert Harris: April Rain Song Sofi Jeannin, director Price: Summer moon (originally for piano, arr. for string quartet by William Newell) JS Bach: Sonata for violin solo no. 1 (BWV.1001) in G minor, Fugue (Allegro) Rachel Podger, violin Gershwin: Cuban overture Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor Granados: Goyescas - Los requiebros Javier Perianes, piano 3pm Sibelius: Symphony No. 2 in D, op. 43 NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra Jukka-Pekka Saraste, conductor Barbara Strozzi: La Travagliata for voice and continuo, Op.2 no.11 Helen Charlston, mezzo Toby Carr, theorbo Steve Reich: Nagoya marimbas for 2 marimbas Third Coast Percussion Sibelius in happy mood in his Symphony No 2, played by the NDR Philharmonic Orchestra. | |
Sibelius's Symphony No 5 | 20231205 | Ian Skelly presents great concert performances from across Europe and from the BBC performing groups. As part of the BBC's Rethinking Disability week, this week's Artist's Choices have been picked by members of the National Youth Open Orchestra. Today's choice, from trombonist Jonah, is an Italian aria sung by Cecilia Bartoli. This week also showcases the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in our 3pm highlight slots. Today, Ryan Bancroft conducts them in Sibelius's Symphony No 5. Plus, more brass music from the Wallberg Band. Parry: Bridal March of the Birds (from The Birds) Neeme Jarvi (cond.) Schubert: Rosamunde – No.5 Entr'act Swedish Chamber Orchestra Thomas Dausgaard (cond.) Tommaso Giordani: Caro mio bem Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo soprano) Gyorgy Fischer (piano) Brahms: Academic Festival Overture Grant Llewellyn (cond.) Rec. Theatr Hafren, Newtown 01/10/00 Saint-Saens: Clarinet Sonata Annelien Van Wauwe (clarinet) Simon Lepper (piano) Jonathan Bates: Mirror of the Heart Ivan Meylemans (cond.) c3pm Sibelius: Symphony No.5 Ryan Bancroft (cond.) Valentin Silvestrov: Bagatelle No.3 Helene Grimaud (piano) Mozart: Oboe Concerto in C Steven Hudson (oboe) Anthony Hermus (cond.) Peter Graham: Angels and Demons Dvorak: Silent Woods Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello) BBC Symphony Orchestra Jiri Belohlavek (cond.) Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Forest Scenes - No.3 The Phantom tells his tale of longing Waka Hasegawa (piano) Khachaturian: Violin Concerto – 3rd mvt Rachel Barton-Pine (violin) Royal Scottish National Orchestra Teddy Abrams (cond.) The BBC National Orchestra of Wales performs Sibelius's Symphony No 5 The BBC National Orchestra of Wales performs Sibelius's Symphony No 5. Plus, brass music by Jonathan Bates and Peter Graham performed by the Wallberg Band. | |
Sibelius's Violin Concerto | 20231219 | Fiona Talkington presents Afternoon Concert, featuring new recordings from the BBC Performing Groups and the European Broadcasting Union. Today's 3 o'clock moment is a performance of Sibelius's Violin Concerto with Ning Feng the soloist with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra. There are more performances from pianist Yulianna Avdeeva, recorded in Munich in October, and new recordings from the BBC Singers, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and Ulster Orchestra. Presented by Fiona Talkington. 2pm Bridge: Sir Roger de Coverley - Christmas dance [1922] BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Richard Hickox (conductor) Rachmaninov: Selection from Preludes Op.23 (nos 10, 9, 8, 7) Yulianna Avdeeva (piano) Debussy orch Caplet: Clair de lune, from 'Suite bergamasque Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra Alain Altinoglu (conductor) Brahms: Two songs for voice, viola and piano Op. 91 Ema Nikolovska (mezzo-soprano) Timothy Ridout (viola) Jonathan Ware (piano) Fanny Mendelssohn: Overture in C major Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Maxim Emelyanychev (conductor) Vivaldi: Trio Sonata in D minor RV.63, Op.1`12 (La Follia) for 2 violins and continuo Hesperion XXI c.3pm Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D minor, Op.47 Ning Feng (violin) Vassily Petrenko (conductor) Weinberg: Piano Sonata no.4 in B minor, Op.56 c.4.15 Bach arr Stravinsky: Chorale Variations 'Vom Himmel hoch da komm' ich her Ryan Wigglesworth (conductor) Wagner: Meistersinger Overture Geoffrey Paterson (conductor) Ester Magi: Bukoolika for orchestra Estonian National Symphony Orchestra Arvo Volmer (conductor) Sibelius's Violin Concerto with Ning Feng, plus more performances from Yulianna Avdeeva. Fiona Talkington presents Sibelius's Violin Concerto, played by Ning Feng with the Hong Kong Philharmonic, plus more performances from pianist Yulianna Avdeeva. | |
Simon Trpceski Plays Rachmaninov | 20230621 | Ian Skelly introduces the best classical music for the afternoon, including live concert recordings from around Europe. Today, Simon Trpceski plays Rachmaninov's Third Piano Concerto with the NDR Radio Philharmonic Orchestra in Hanover, Alondra de la Parra conducts the second of Ravel's Daphnis and Chloe suites in Copenhagen, and the BBC Singers perform new music by Stephen McNeff. Including: Mozart: Nur mutig, mein Herz, Allazim's aria from act 1 of 'Zaide Mozart: Diggi, daggi, Colas' aria from 'Bastien und Bastienne Rafael Fingerlos, baritone Mozarteum Orchestra, Salzburg Ivor Bolton, conductor Ligeti: Romanian Concerto RTVE Symphony Orchestra Joshua Weilerstein, conductor Stephen McNeff: maggie and milly and molly and may Grace Rossiter, conductor c.2.25pm Ravel: Daphnis et Chlo退, Suite No. 2 Danish National Symphony Orchestra Alondra de la Parra, conductor John Adams: A Short Ride in a Fast Machine BBC National Orchestra of Wales Thomas Sondergard, conductor Stephen McNeff: The Horizons of Doubt (world premiere) 3pm Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, op. 30 Simon Trpceski, piano Ivan Repusic, conductor Scarini: Sopra lucis creator optime Veronika Skuplik, violin The Breathtaking Collective Simon Trpceski plays Rachmaninov's Third Piano Concerto. | |
Sound Of Cinema Live Results Concert | 20130927 | The BBC Concert Orchestra plays the top 20 pieces of film music as voted for by listeners. | |
Sound Of Cinema: Live From Ulster Hall | 20130920 | Live from the Ulster Hall in Belfast as part of BBC Radio 3's Sound of Cinema, John Toal introduces matin退e of music from the movies. 14:00 Jerry Goldsmith: Star Trek Danny Elfman: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings John Williams: ET Suite: Adventures on Earth; Theme from Schindler's List John Barry (arr. Nic Raine): Out of Africa; Dances with Wolves Jerome Moross: Big Country Suite Ulster Orchestra Ben Gernon, conductor Afternoon on 3 continues with recordings from the Ulster Orchestra's summer recordings including Schubert's Death and the Maiden for string orchestra which was recorded at the Happy Days International Beckett Festival 2013 in Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh. 15:10 Beethoven: Piano Concerto No 1 in C John O'Conor Pierre Andr退 Valade, conductor 15:45 Schubert (orch Mahler): Death and the Maiden Michael Seal, conductor. Live from the Ulster Hall, a concert of music from the movies with the Ulster Orchestra. | |
Stabat Mater | 20210330 | Penny Gore presents concerts by the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the BBC Singers. Stanford: Justorum animae Sister Sulpitia Cesis: Stabat Mater Imogen Holst: A hymne to Christ Ben Ponniah: Father, forgive them Stanford: Beati quorum via Victoria: Tenebrae Responsories for Maundy Thursday Joanna Marsh: Evening Prayer Gabriella Teychenn退, conductor (Specially recorded under lockdown conditions on 25th March 2021.) Shostakovich: Symphony 9 Copland: Clarinet Concerto Martin Frost, clarinet BBC SO Sakari Oramo, conductor Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 Emanuel Despax, piano Andrew Litton, conductor The BBC Singers sing a Lenten programme, and the BBC Symphony Orchestra play Brahms. | |
Stanford From The Wexford Festival | 20200416 | Opera Matinee: Stanford - The Veiled Prophet, from the 2019 Wexford Festival. Presented by Hannah French Mokanna, The Veiled Prophet: Simon Mechlinski Zelika, Priestess: Sin退ad Campbell-Wallace Fatima, Chief Slave in the Harem: Mairead Buicke Azim, a young warrior: Gavan Ring Abdullah, Mokanna's Slave: John Molloy The Caliph Mahadi: Thomas D Hopkinson A Young Watchman: Dominick Felix Orchestra of Wexford Opera David Brophy, conductor Stanford wrote his romantic opera The Veiled Prophet in 1877, basing it on the 1817 poem 'The Veiled Prophet of Khorassan' by Thomas Moore. It was first performed in Hanover in 1881, in German. In 1893, it was given a single performance in Italian at Covent Garden, and it had to wait until 2019 to be heard in its original English version at the Wexford Festival. Reviewing the performance, The Daily Telegraph noted: 'The Veiled Prophet may be a technically clumsy and naively bombastic affair in the vein of Meyerbeer, but it has heartfelt melodies and youthful ambition that merit an airing. The opera depicts the tyranny of Mokanna, the hideously disfigured veiled prophet, and his overthrow by the young warrior Azim. The opera ends happily with Azim and his love Zelika united. Charles Villiers Stanford's opera, The Veiled Prophet, from the 2019 Wexford Festival. | |
Steven Isserlis Plays Schumann's Cello Concerto | 20220216 | Jonathan Nott and the Suisse Romande Orchestra in Ravel, Stravinsky, Schumann and a premiere by Pascal Dusapin, plus early music from Melk. Presented by Penny Gore. Steven Isserlis is one of the world's leading advocates of Robert Schumann's neglected Cello Concerto and that's joined in this concert with the Suisse Romande Orchestra by vibrant music from Ravel and Stravinsky and a new work for organ and orchestra by French composer Pascal Dusapin. There's Baroque orchestral music from Ensemble Zefiro, and a touching performance of Barber's celebrated Adagio for Strings Ravel: Alborada del gracioso Orchestre de la Suisse Romande Jonathan Nott, conductor Lotti: Overture, from 'Ascanio Heinichen: Concerto for 2 Oboes in E minor Emiliano Rodolfi, oboe Zefiro Ensemble Alfredo Bernardini, director, oboe Barber : dagio for strings Oksana Lyniv, conductor Haydn: Sonata in C, Hob. XVI:50 Ragna Schirmer, piano 3.00pm Stravinsky: Feu d'artifice Pascal Dusapin: Waves, duo for organ and orchestra (Swiss premiere) Schumann: Cello Concerto in A minor Olivier Latry, organ Steven Isserlis, cello Jonathan Nott conducts the Suisse Romande Orchestra in a Pascal Dusapin premiere. | |
Strauss In Frankfurt | 20230602 | Penny Gore introduces recordings by BBC performing groups, and from concerts across Europe. Including at 3pm today, Richard Strauss's Also sprach Zarathustra with the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra. Mozart's Divertimento K. 137 is played by the Mozarteum Orchestra, from the recent Salzburg Mozart Week, the London Philharmonic Orchestra performs one of Piazzolla's Four Seasons from Buenos Aires, and Eva Ollikainen conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in Sibelius' Valse Triste. Plus, more Renaissance madrigals from La Compagnia del Madrigale. Including: Gesualdo: Quale spada guerriera Giovanni de Macque: Tu ti lagni al mio pianto Piazzolla: Cuatro Estaciones Porteကas - Invierno Porteကo (Arr. Desyatnikov) Leticia Moreno, violin Andr退s Orozco-Estrada, conductor c.2.30pm Vivaldi: Concerto in D minor RV.566 for 7 instruments and orchestra Concerto Koln Werner Ehrhardt, director Weinberg: Suite for orchestra: Waltz Siberian State Symphony Orchestra Vladimir Lande, conductor Schubert: String Quartet No. 13 in A Minor, Op. 29, D. 804 'Rosamunde': II. Andante Pacific Quartet Vienna R. Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30 J.S. Bach: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645, from 'Schübler Chorales Ton Koopman, organ Mozart: Divertimento in B flat, K. 137 Mozarteum Orchestra, Salzburg Ivor Bolton, conductor Sibelius: Valse Triste Eva Ollikainen, conductor The Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra perform Strauss's Also sprach Zarathustra. | |
Stravinsky's Ballet The Rite Of Spring | 20231003 | Penny Gore introduces Stravinsky's controversial and seminal ballet The Rite of Spring, with the NDR Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Andrew Manze; also, repertoire recorded by the BBC Singers, celebrating Black History Month. Spanish pianist Javier Perianes with a recital in homage to Alicia De Larrocha. Also today, Fanny Mendelssohn's Trio in D minor, Dukas's Sorcerer's Apprentice with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Weinberg's cello concertino. Including: Coates: The Merrymakers - overture BBC Philharmonic John Wilson, conductor Florence Price: Resignation Sofi Jeannin, director Betty Jackson King: Lullaby Rachel Barton Pine, violin Matthew Hagle, piano Manuel de Falla: Fantas퀀a b退tica Javier Perianes, piano Fanny Mendelssohn: Trio in D minor Op.11 for piano and strings (1st movt) Dartington Piano Trio 3pm Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring NDR Radio Philharmonic Orchestra Andrew Manze, conductor Coleridge-Taylor: 4 Characteristic Waltzes, Op.22: no.2; Valse Rustique RTE Concert Orchestra Adrian Leaper, conductor Christopher H. Harris: Bring me all your dreams Debussy: La Puerta del vino, from 'Pr退ludes, Book 2 Dukas: Sorcerer's Apprentice Sakari Oramo, conductor Mozart: Abendempfindung, 'Abend ist's', K 523 Fatma Said, soprano Malcolm Martineau, piano Mieczys?aw Weinberg: Concertino for cello and string orchestra, Op 43 (3rd movt) Raphael Wallfisch, cello Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra Lukasz Borowicz, conductor Verdi: Overture to Aida London Symphony Orchestra Claudio Abbado, conductor The NDR Philharmonic Orchestra perform Stravinsky's most controversial and seminal work. | |
Stravinsky's Symphony In C | 20230922 | Ian Skelly presents great concert performances from across Europe and from the BBC performing groups, this week featuring the Ulster Orchestra every day at 3pm. Today, they perform Stravinsky's Symphony in C. Also today, a performance of Carl Nielsen's Clarinet Concerto from Copenhagen, and Ragna Schirmer is the soloist in Mozart's final piano concerto, No.27 in B flat, with the Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra. Including: Bizet: Farandol (L'Arlesienne Suite No.2) Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor Friedrich Kuhlau: The Robbers' Castle - Overture Danish National Symphony Orchestra Michael Schonwandt, conductor Florence Price: Heav'n Bound Soldier Elizabeth Burgess (piano) BBC Singers Benjamin Nicholas, conductor c2.25pm Nielsen: Clarinet Concerto Johnny Teyssier (clarinet) Fabio Luisi, conductor Stravinsky: Symphony in C Adam Hickox, conductor Mozart: Piano Concerto No.27 Ragna Schirmer (piano) Malin Bromin, conductor Richard Rodney Bennett: Murder on the Orient Express (music from the 1974 film) BBC Philharmonic Rumon Gamba, conductor Stravinsky in a recent performance from Belfast. | |
Suisse Romande Orchestra And The New Music Biennial | 20190712 | Ending the week with our featured ensemble, the Suisse Romande Orchestra, Gustavo Gimeno takes to the rostrum to conduct Tchaikovsky's The Tempest, a fantasy inspired by Shakespeare, then Bartok's Piano Concerto No. 2 with Fran瀀ois-Fr退d退ric Guy as soloist, ending with another piece by the Hungarian composer, a suite from his ballet 'The Miraculous Mandarin'. Then the ensemble performs Schoenberg's Verkl䀀rte Nacht (Transfigured Night), Op. 4, in the 1943 version for strings, under the baton this time of Julien Leroy. Then Our Classical Century, featuring highlights from the last one hundred years of great music, is dedicated to the Argentine composer Alberto Ginastera and four dances from his ballet 'Estancia'. Gustavo Dudamel conducts the Sim n Bol퀀var Youth Orchestra of Venezuela. The afternoon closes with a newly-commissioned piece from the New Music Biennial that took place at the South Bank Centre in London earlier this month. Presented by Kate Molleson. 2.00pm Tchaikovsky: The Tempest, Op. 18, fantasy after Shakespeare Bartok: Piano Concerto No. 2 Bartok: The Miraculous Mandarin, suite, S.73 Fran瀀ois-Fr退d退ric Guy, piano Orchestra de la Suisse Romande Gustavo Gimeno, conductor 3.14pm Schoenberg: Verkl䀀rte Nacht, Op. 4 (1943 version for string orchestra) Julien Leroy, conductor 3.42pm Ginastera: Dances from ballet Estancia': Los trabajadores agr퀀colas; Danza del trigo; Los peones de la hacienda; Danza final (Malambo) Gustavo Dudamel, conductor 3.56pm Sona Jobarteh: Innovation Through Preservation Sona Jobarteh (director) Steven Hussey (violin) Eric Appapoulay (guitar) Musa Filly Jobarteh (percussion) Mafu Conteh (harp) Yusupha Soso (xylophone) Ivan Hussey (cello) Andy Waterworth (double bass) Music by Tchaikovsky, Bartok and Schoenberg. | |
Summer Festivals | 20200720 | A new series of great Proms concerts from recent years by BBC orchestras and choirs, launched by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, BBC Symphony Orchestra and BBC Concert Orchestra. Presented by Fiona Talkington. Prokofiev: Symphony No 1 in D major (Classical Symphony) Qigang Chen: Iris D退voil退e (London premiere) with Meng Meng, Anu Komsi and Piia Komsi (sopranos), Jia Li (pipa), Jing Chang (zheng) and Nan Wang (erhu) Rachmaninov: Symphony No 2 in E minor BBC NOW Conductor Xian Zhang George Benjamin: Ringed by the Flat Horizon Conducted by the composer Throughout the 2020 Proms season Afternoon Concert celebrates top music-making at Summer Festivals, with four weeks of concerts from 2019 summer festivals across Europe and four weeks of great Proms performances from recent years by the BBC Orchestras and Choirs. This week features all six BBC-associated orchestras including the Ulster Orchestra, plus the BBC Singers and BBC Symphony Chorus; the BBC National Chorus of Wales will feature in two weeks' time. The series will also celebrate the 60th birthdays in 2020 of two great British composers, George Benjamin and Mark-Anthony Turnage, and highlight some of the best Proms premieres from James MacMillan's The Confession of Isobel Gowdie in 1990 to the present day. To launch the series today Chinese-American conductor Xian Zhang makes her Proms debut in a hyper-Romantic 2015 concert featuring two Russian blockbusters and a gorgeous recent work by her compatriot Qigang Chen. Plus George Benjamin conducting the BBC Symphony Orchestra in the piece whose 1980 Proms premiere catapulted him to fame, and film favourites from a 2011 Prom by the BBC Concert Orchestra and their then Principal Conductor Keith Lockhart - who feature throughout this week. A series of great Prom concerts from recent years by BBC orchestras and choirs. | |
Summer Festivals | 20200721 | Fiona Talkington presents great Prom concerts from recent years by BBC orchestras and choirs - today the BBC Singers in Palestrina and Judith Weir and Ulster Orchestra in Tchaikovsky. Venezuelan Rafael Payare makes his 2016 Proms debut as Principal Conductor and Music Director of the Ulster Orchestra with Tchaikovsky's Fifth and a brand-new work by Professor of Composition at Queens University, Belfast, Piers Hellawell, plus Haydn with the cellist Narek Hakhnazaryan, who was then a BBC New Generation Artist. Plus a 2017 Prom at Southwark Cathedral with Palestrina from BBC Singers and their then chief conductor, David Hill, who are joined by the Nash Ensemble for another world premiere by Master of the Queen's Music Judith Weir. Piers Hellawell: Wild Flow (world premiere) Haydn: Cello Concerto No 1 in C major with Narek Hakhnazaryan (cello) Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 5 Conductor Rafael Payare Proms at - Southwark Cathedral Palestrina: Motet 'Confitebor tibi, Domine'; Missa 'Confitebor tibi Judith Weir: In the Land of Uz (BBC commission: world premiere) with Adrian Thompson (tenor), Stephen Farr (organ) and Nash Ensemble Conductor David Hill Fiona Talkington presents great Prom concerts of the past by BBC orchestras and choirs. | |
Summer Festivals | 20200722 | Hannah French presents great Prom concerts from recent years by BBC orchestras and choirs - today Stephen Hough and the BBC Philharmonic play Brahms's mighty First Piano Concerto. Brahms: Piano Concerto No 1 in D minor David Sawer: the greatest happiness principle Haydn: Symphony No 99 in E flat major Conductor Mark Wigglesworth Hannah French presents great Prom concerts from recent years by BBC orchestras and choirs. | |
Summer Festivals | 20200723 | Proms Opera Matinee: Hannah French introduces Michael Tippett's masterpiece The Midsummer Marriage from the BBC SO, BBC Singers and BBC Symphony Chorus conducted by Andrew Davis - an acclaimed performance from the 2013 BBC Proms of one of the most unusual but haunting operas ever written, a kind of 1950s Magic Flute. Its three acts are filled with some of the most beautiful operatic music composed since the Second World War, from the chorus's opening hymn to the sun and Mark's rapturous love song to Jenifer through the famous Ritual Dances of Act 2 to the deeply moving aria for the oracle Sosostris at the heart of the final act. Michael Tippett: The Midsummer Marriage Mark - .. Paul Groves (tenor) Jenifer, his fianc退e - .. Erin Wall (soprano) King Fisher, her father, a rich businessman - .. David Wilson-Johnson (baritone) Bella, his secretary - .. Ailish Tynan (soprano) Jack, her mechanic boyfriend - .. Allan Clayton (tenor) Sosostris - .. Catherine Wyn-Rogers (mezzo-soprano) He-Ancient - .. David Soar (bass) She-Ancient - .. Madeleine Shaw (mezzo-soprano) BBC Symphony Orchestra Conductor Andrew Davis Proms Opera Matinee: Michael Tippett's masterpiece The Midsummer Marriage from the BBC SO. | |
Summer Festivals | 20200724 | Hannah French presents great Prom concerts from recent years by BBC Orchestras and Choirs. Today, a feast of 20th- and 21st-century music from the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. In this remarkable BBC Prom from 2008, Ilan Volkov - then Principal Conductor of the BBC SSO, now their Principal Guest Conductor - leads a beautifully shaped concert featuring classics of electronic music by the French-American pioneer Edgard Varese and the modern master Jonathan Harvey, plus a Harvey world premiere. The concert is launched by two Proms premieres: from another towering French modernist, Olivier Messiaen, and Harvey's tribute to him on the centenary of his birth. Jonathan Harvey: Tombeau de Messiaen for piano and tape C退dric Tiberghien (piano) Messiaen: Concert | |
Summer Festivals | 20200727 | Tom McKinney begins a week devoted to recordings from European Summer Festivals held in 2019. Today, we start at the Ansbach Bach week in Germany with performances of two of Bach's Brandenburg Concertos alongside his Cantata 205 given by vocal ensemble Amarcord and the Stuttgart-based orchestra Il Gusto Barocco. Later in the programme we'll hear highlights of an opera gala given by the Tivoli Copenhagen Phil at the Tivoli Concert Hall in Denmark. Also, throughout the week, Tom delves into the archive of the Lugano Festival, and a concert given as part of Martha Argerich's expert curation in 2003 - today's highlight is a performance of Chopin's First Piano Concerto by Nelson Goerner. 2pm Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No.1 in F, BWV.1046 Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No.5 in D, BWV.1050 Bach: Cantata `Der zufriedengestellte Aeolus`, BWV.205 Hanna Zumsande (soprano) Nicole Pieper (contralto) Wolfram Lattke (tenor) Frank Ozimek (baritone) Amarcord / Il Gusto Barocco Jorg Halubek (conductor & harpsichord) approx. 3.20pm Chopin - Piano Concerto No.1 in E minor, Op.11 Nelson Goerner (piano) Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana Alexander Rabinowitch-Barakovsky (conductor) approx. 4.05pm Rossini - Overture to William Tell Bellini - E' serbata a questo acciaro [I Capuleti ei Montecchi] Levy Sakgapane (tenor) Patrick Lange (conductor) Presented by Tom McKinney Performances from two 2019 European Summer festivals in Ansbach and Copenhagen. | |
Summer Festivals | 20200728 | Tom McKinney continues his week devoted to recordings from European Summer Festivals held in 2019. Today's programme begins at Our Festival in J䀀rvenp䀀䀀, Finland, with the Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra playing Scandinavian contemporary music by Esa-Pekka Salonen and Andrea Tarrodi. We continue the Baltic theme with music by Britta Bystrom and Andris Dzenitis from the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra Festival in Rezekne, before heading to Romania for a performance of Mozart at the Magic Summer Festival. And we close with more from the Tivoli opera gala concert in Denmark and two arias by Rossini and Gounod. Also, throughout the week, Tom will be delving into the archive of the Lugano Festival and an all-Chopin concert given as part of the Martha Argerich Project in 2003. Today's highlight is a performance of Chopin's Second Piano Concerto by Alexander Mogilevsky. 2pm Esa-Pekka Salonen: Stockholm Diary Andrea Tarrodi: Concerto for 2 Violins and Strings `Acanthes` Terhi Paldanius (violin) Malin Broman (conductor, violin, viola) approx. 2.40pm Britta Bystrom: Walking in the shade Andris Dzenitis: Delta Returning Carion Wind Quintet Andris Poga (conductor) approx. 3pm Chopin: Piano Concerto No 2 in F minor, Op 2 Alexander Mogilevsky (piano) Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana Alexander Rabinowitch-Barakovsky (conductor) approx. 3.30pm Mozart: Violin Concerto No 3 in G, K216 Mozart: Symphony No 40 in G minor, K550 Alexander Sitkovetsky (violin) Romanian Sinfonietta Orchestra Horia Andreescu (conductor) approx. 4.35pm Rossini: Una voce poco fa [Barber of Seville] Gounod: Je veux vivre [Romeo et Juliette] Nino Machaidze (soprano) Levy Sakgapane (tenor) Tivoli Copenhagen Phil Patrick Lange (conductor) Presented by Tom McKinney Recordings from 2019 European Summer Festivals in Jarvenpaa, Rezekne and Bucharest. | |
Summer Festivals | 20200729 | Tom McKinney continues his week devoted to recordings from European Summer Festivals held in 2019. Today's programme is an all-Swiss affair, with a performance of Bruckner's epic Ninth Symphony from the Verbier Festival Orchestra and conductor Hannu Lintu; and another highlight from the archive of the Lugano Festival in 2003 - pianist Mauricio Vallina playing Chopin's Variations on `La ci darem la mano`. 2pm Bruckner: Symphony No.9 in D minor Hannu Lintu (conductor) approx. 3.05pm Chopin - Variations on `La ci darem la mano`, Op.2 Mauricio Vallina (piano) Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana Alexander Rabinowitch-Barakovsky (conductor) Bruckner's Ninth Symphony from the 2019 Verbier Festival plus more Chopin from Lugano. | |
Summer Festivals | 20200730 | Opera Matinee: Puccini's Tosca from the Theatre de l'Archeveche, Aix-en-Provence. Puccini's verismo opera Tosca, which tells the tale of the love between Tosca and Cavaradossi pitted against the plotting of the evil chief of police, Baron Scarpia. A top cast includes Angel Blue as Tosca and Joseph Calleja as her doomed lover Cavaradossi, with Alexey Markov as the plotting Baron Scarpia. Daniele Rustioni conducts the Lyon Opera Chorus and Orchestra. Tosca..... Angel Blue (soprano) Prima Donna..... Catherine Malfitano (soprano) Mario Cavaradossi - Joseph Calleja (tenor) Baron Scarpia, Chief of Police - Alexey Markov (baritone) Cesare Angelotti, a former consul - Simon Shibambu (bass) Sacristan - Leonardo Galeazzi (baritone) Sciarrone, a police agent..... Jean-Gabriel Saint-Martin (bass) Spoletta, a police agent..... Michael Smallwood (tenor) Lyon Opera Chorus, Children's Chorus & Orchestra Daniele Rustioni (conductor) Following the opera matinee, we head to the Lugano Festival in Switzerland for another highlight from their archive, as pianist Polina Leschenko plays solo music by Chopin. The programme continues in Switzerland at the 2019 Gstaad Menuhin Festival in Basel Festival, and the world premiere of a new piece by Portuguese composer Bruno Soiero and a performance of Saint-Saens 2nd Cello Concerto from Sol Gabetta. approx. 4.00pm Chopin - Andante spianato & Grande Polonaise brillante in E flat, Op.22 Polina Leschenko (piano) approx 4.15pm Bruno Soiero - Sillages, Sons de Parfums (World Premiere) Saint-Saens - Cello Concerto No.2 in D minor, Op.119 Sol Gabetta (cello) Basel Chamber Orchestra Pierre Bleuse (conductor) Presented by Tom McKinney Opera Matinee: Tosca from the 2019 Aix-en-Provence Festival conducted by Daniele Rustioni | |
Summer Festivals | 20200731 | Tom McKinney ends his week devoted to recordings from European Summer Festivals held in 2019. Today's programme begins at the Vilnius Festival, with music by Baltic composers Peeter V䀀hi and Peteris Vasks alongside a work by the Georgian composer Giya Kancheli. Then there's more from the 2019 Magic Summer Festival in Bucharest, as the Romanian Sinfonietta Orchestra play's Mozart's Symphony No.31. There's also another visit to the 2019 Gstaad Menuhin Festival with a performance of Bizet's Symphony in C from the Basel Chamber Orchestra; and we end with a final performance from the opera gala held at the Tivoli Concert Hall in Copenhagen. Tom's final highlight from the archive of the Lugano Festival in 2003 features pianist Alexander Gurning playing Chopin's Rondo a la Krakowiak with the Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana conducted by Alexander Rabinowitch-Barakovsky. 2pm Peeter V䀀hi: Concerto for Birbyn? and Chamber Orchestra Giya Kancheli - Angels of Sorrow Peteris Vasks - Da pacem, Domine Vytautas Kiminius (birbyn?) Dalia Kuznecovait退 (violin) Elena Daunyt? (cello) Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra Jauna Muzika Vilnius Municipal Chorus Adrija ?epait? (conductor) approx. 3.10pm Chopin - Rondo a la Krakowiak in F, Op.14 Alexander Gurning (piano) Alexander Rabinowitch-Barakovsky (conductor) approx. 3.25pm Mozart - Symphony No.31 in D, K.297 `Paris` Horia Andreescu (conductor) approx. 4.15pm Bizet - Ton Coeur n'a pas compris le mien [Les Pecheurs de Perles] Nino Machaidze (soprano) Levy Sekgapane (tenor) Tivoli Copenhagen Phil Patrick Lange (conductor) Music from 2019 European Summer festivals in Vilnius, Bucharest, Gstaad and Copenhagen. | |
Summer Festivals | 20200803 | Penny Gore presents great BBC Prom concerts from recent years by BBC orchestras and choirs - today the BBC Philharmonic with music by P䀀rt, Rachmaninov and Gliere, from a 2007 Prom. The climax of their concert with conductor Vassily Sinaisky is the Proms premiere of the monumental Third Symphony by Russian composer Reinhold Gliere, inspired by legendary folk hero Ilya Muromets. Plus ecstatic music by Welsh composer Grace Williams from a 2015 Prom given by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. 2.00pm Arvo P䀀rt: Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini with Nelson Goerner (piano) 2.30pm Gliere: Symphony No 3 in B minor, Op 42 (Ilya Muromets) (Proms premiere) 3.55pm Grace Williams: Fairest of Stars Ailish Tynan (soprano) Conductor Tadaaki Otaka Throughout the 2020 Proms season Afternoon Concert celebrates top music-making at Summer Festivals, with four weeks of concerts from 2019 summer festivals across Europe and four weeks of great Proms performances from recent years by the BBC orchestras and choirs. This week features all six BBC-associated orchestras including the Ulster Orchestra, plus the BBC Singers, BBC Symphony Chorus and BBC National Chorus of Wales. The series also celebrates the 60th birthdays in 2020 of two great British composers, George Benjamin and Mark-Anthony Turnage (on Thursday this week), and highlights some of the best Proms premieres from James MacMillan's The Confession of Isobel Gowdie in 1990 to the present day. Penny Gore presents great BBC Proms of recent years given by BBC orchestras and choirs. | |
Summer Festivals | 20200804 | Penny Gore presents great BBC Prom concerts by BBC orchestras: the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra with Wagner and Strauss and Ulster Orchestra with Beethoven and Clara Schumann. In a Prom from 2018 the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and their Chief Conductor are joined by Swedish soprano Malin Bystr怀m for Richard Strauss's Four Last Songs and by the National Youth Chamber Choir and London Voices for the UK premiere of Per Nørg倀rd's Symphony No 3. Then, recorded at last year's Proms, the Ulster Orchestra and their outgoing Chief Conductor Rafael Payare perform Russian music, Beethoven's First Symphony and a Proms premiere: Clara Schumann's Piano Concerto, with Radio 3 New Generation Artist Mariam Batsashvili as soloist. 2.00pm Wagner: Parsifal - Prelude to Act 1 Richard Strauss: Four Last Songs with Malin Bystr怀m (soprano) Per Nørg倀rd: Symphony No 3 (UK premiere) Conductor Thomas Dausgaard 3.25pm Beethoven: Symphony No 1 in C major, Op. 21 Clara Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 7 (Proms premiere) Sofia Gubaidulina: Fairytale Poem Shostakovich: Symphony No 1 in F minor, Op. 10 Mariam Batsashvili (piano) Penny Gore presents great BBC Proms of recent years given by BBC orchestras and choirs. | |
Summer Festivals | 20200805 | Penny Gore presents great BBC Prom concerts from recent years by BBC orchestras and choirs: today Pierre Boulez conducts his own music plus works by Var耀se and Stravinsky - the original version of his ballet Petrushka - in a Prom given in 2002. 2.00pm Var耀se: Int退grales Boulez: Le visage nuptial; Le soleil des eaux Stravinsky: Petrushka (1911 version) Francoise Pollet (soprano) Susan Parry (mezzo-soprano) BBC Singers BBC Symphony Orchestra Conductor Pierre Boulez Penny Gore presents great BBC Proms of recent years given by BBC orchestras and choirs. | |
Summer Festivals | 20200806 | Penny Gore with great BBC Prom concerts from recent years by BBC orchestras and choirs: today the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in Messiaen and the BBC Symphony Orchestra playing Turnage. Today's programme features two major choral-orchestral works. From a Prom given in 2008, the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and their then Principal Conductor Thierry Fischer are joined by massed choirs and seven instrumental soloists in Messiaen's gigantic La Transfiguration de Notre Seigneur J退sus-Christ. Plus, from the 2017 Proms, the European premiere of Hibiki by Mark-Anthony Turnage, who celebrates his 60th birthday this year. 2.00pm Messiaen: La Transfiguration de Notre Seigneur J退sus-Christ Adam Walker (flute) Julian Bliss (clarinet) Sonia Wieder-Atherton (cello) Adrian Spillett (marimba) Colin Currie (xylorimba) Richard Benjafield (vibraphone) Gerard Bouwhuis (piano) Philharmonia Voices BBC Symphony Chorus BBC National Chorus of Wales 3.50pm Mark-Anthony Turnage: Hibiki (European premiere) Sally Matthews (soprano) Mihoko Fujimura (mezzo-soprano) Finchley Children's Music Group New London Children's Choir Conductor Kazushi Ono Penny Gore presents great BBC Proms of recent years given by BBC orchestras and choirs. | |
Summer Festivals | 20200807 | Penny Gore with great Prom concerts from recent years by BBC orchestras and choirs - today Nigel Kennedy plays Elgar's Violin Concerto with the BBC Concert Orchestra. 2.00pm Bax: The Garden of Fand Finzi: Intimations of Immortality (Proms premiere) with Andrew Kennedy (tenor) BBC Symphony Chorus 2.55pm Elgar: Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 61 Nigel Kennedy (violin) Conductor Paul Daniel Penny Gore presents great BBC Proms of recent years given by BBC orchestras and choirs. | |
Summer Festivals | 20200811 | The opening concert of the 2019 Turku Music Festival continues the festival's tradition of featuring distinguished international opera singers, with the American baritone Thomas Hampson joining the Turku Philharmonic Orchestra and conductor Klaus M䀀kel䀀 to sing extracts from Mahler's 'Des Knaben Wunderhorn', plus music by Wagner, Strauss and Saariaho. We then travel to the medieval city of Utrecht in the Netherlands for the world-famous Utrecht Early Music Festival. In the 21st-century TivoliVredenburg concert hall, acclaimed early music ensemble Gli Angeli Gen耀ve and members of the Sine Nomine Quartet perform settings of the Stabat Mater written 250 years apart. Presented by Georgia Mann. 2pm Wagner: Prelude to 'Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg Mahler: Excerpts from 'Des Knaben Wunderhorn Saariaho: Asteroid 4179: Toutatis Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra Thomas Hampson, baritone Klaus M䀀kel䀀, conductor c.3.30pm Arvo P䀀rt: Stabat Mater Aleksandra Lewandowska, soprano Carlos Mena, countertenor Andrew Tortise, tenor Pergolesi: Stabat Mater Ana Quintans, soprano Stephan MacLeod Members of the Sine Nomine Quartet: Patrick Genet, violin Hans Egidi, viola Marc Jaermann, cello Photo: Turku Music Festival 2019, Seilo Ristim䀀ki Wagner, Mahler, Saariaho and Strauss from Turku, plus Part and Pergolesi in Utrecht. | |
Summer Festivals | 20200812 | The tale of a virtuous woman wrongly accused by two men with ulterior motives provides the story of Handel's oratorio Susanna. The thirteenth chapter of the book of Daniel tells how, during the captivity of the Jews in Babylon, a virtuous young woman was falsely accused of sexual promiscuity by two elders of the community who lusted after her themselves. The prophet Daniel exposed the two elders as liars and vindicated Susanna. The beautiful score is full of Handel's powerful musical dramatisations, from vivid arias to rousing choruses. Recorded in a concert performance in the Handel Hall in the composer's native city of Halle, with the MDR Radio Chorus and the Basel Chamber Orchestra under the direction of Paul McCreesh as part of the 2019 Handel Festival. Acts 2 and 3 can be heard in Afternoon Concert tomorrow. Presented by Fiona Talkington. 2pm Handel: Susanna HWV 66 - Act 1 Susanna - Mary Bevan, soprano Joacim, Susanna's husband - Tim Mead, countertenor Chelsias, Susanna's Father - David Soar, bass First Elder - Thomas Walker, tenor Second Elder - Derek Welton, bass baritone Daniel / A servant - Charlotte Shaw, soprano Richter - Jakob Eberlein, bass MDR Radio Chorus, Leipzig Benjamin Goodson, chorus director Paul McCreesh, conductor Handel's dramatic oratorio Susanna, with soprano Mary Bevan, from the 2019 Handel Festival | |
Summer Festivals | 20200813 | Opera Matinee this week is a cheerful one-acter set on the picturesque banks of the Vistula, on the edge of Warsaw - and featuring a slightly less famous barber than Rossini's from Seville. Born in what's now Belarus in 1819, Stanis?aw Moniuszko moved to Warsaw and fell very much in love with his new home. The Raftsman is a charming depiction of the city in music, with beautiful melody & rich colour. A simple plot: father wants daughter to marry a socially more acceptable bloke - a hairdresser from Warsaw - rather than the eponymous raftsman. The frustrated raftsman threatens to leave the village to seek out a long-lost brother; and it turns out that the hairdresser is that brother who, of course, magnanimously steps aside. This performance was recorded in the Wielki Theatre of Polish National Opera at last year's Chopin and his Europe International Music Festival, marking the 200th anniversary of Moniuszko's birth. After the short opera, this week's celebration of vocal and choral music in Afternoon Concert continues with the last two acts of Handel's dramatic oratorio Susanna (Act 1 was broadcast yesterday). Susanna premiered after Solomon in 1749 and is one of Handel's less-performed oratorios; it's heard here in a concert performance from the 2019 Handel Festival in the composer's hometown of Halle, near Leipzig. Presented by Georgia Mann. 2pm Stanis?aw Moniuszko: Flis (The Raftsman) Jakub - Mariusz Godlewski, baritone Zosia - Ewa Tracz, soprano Franek (The Raftsman) - Matheus Pompeu, tenor Antoni - Krzysztof B?czyk, bass Podlasie Opera and Philharmonic Chorus Violetta Bielecka, chorus conductor Europa Galante Fabio Biondi, conductor c.3pm Handel: Susanna HWV 66 - Acts 2 & 3 Susanna - Mary Bevan, soprano Joacim, Susanna's husband - Tim Mead, countertenor Chelsias, Susanna's Father - David Soar, bass First Elder - Thomas Walker, tenor Second Elder - Derek Welton, bass baritone Daniel / A servant - Charlotte Shaw, soprano Richter - Jakob Eberlein, bass MDR Radio Chorus, Leipzig Benjamin Goodson, chorus director Basel Chamber Orchestra Paul McCreesh, conductor Opera Matinee: Moniuszko's Flis (The Raftsman) and the conclusion of Handel's Susanna. | |
Summer Festivals | 20200814 | To end this week's celebration of vocal and choral music with orchestra in Afternoon Concert, we take a second trip to Finland - for Schoenberg's epic cantata Gurrelieder, setting poems by the Danish writer Jens Peter Jacobsen set in the Gurre Castle in North Zealand. It's the scene of a (historically dubious) medieval tragedy depicting the love of the Danish king Waldemar for his mistress Tove, and Tove's murder by Waldemar's jealous Queen Helvig. Torsten Kerl sings the role of the King with Emily Magee as Tove in this performance at the 2019 Helsinki Festival. To round off this week of highlights from European summer festivals, we return to the archive of the Martha Argerich Project for a concert given in Lugano in 2012, when Maria Jo o Pires was the soloist in Mozart's D minor piano concerto K.466. Presented by Georgia Mann. 2pm Schoenberg: Gurrelieder Torsten Kerl, tenor, Waldemar Katarina Karn退us, mezzo-soprano, Waldtaube Emily Magee, soprano, Tove Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke, tenor, Klaus Narr Gidon Saks, bass-baritone, Peasant Salome Kammer, narrator Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra Sinfonia Lahti Helsinki Music Centre Chorus Polytech Chorus Spira Ensemble Susanna M䀀lkki, conductor c.3.50pm Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466 Maria Jo o Pires, piano Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana Alexander Vedernikov, conductor Schoenberg's cantata Gurrelieder and Maria Jo\u00e3o Pires plays Mozart's Piano Concerto No 20. | |
Summer Festivals | 20200824 | Tom McKinney introduces a selection of music gathered from some of Europe's foremost summer music festivals including a concert from the Israel Philharmonic under Zubin Mehta at the Berlin Festival, with violinist Gil Shaham; and, across the week, music for piano and orchestra by Liszt, recorded at the Martha Argerich Project in Lugano, showcasing some of the world's most striking virtuoso pianists. Including: Oedeon Partos: Concertino for String Orchestra Felix Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E Minor (Gil Shaham - violin) Hector Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique Zubin Mehta (conductor) Recorded at the Berlin Festival in 2019 Franz Liszt: Totentanz for piano and orchestra Sergio Tiempo (piano) Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana Ion Marin (conductor) Recorded at the Marth Argerich Project in Lugano in 2004. Tom McKinney introduces a selection of music from Berlin and Lugano. | |
Summer Festivals | 20200825 | Tom McKinney introduces a selection of music gathered from some of Europe's foremost summer music festivals including a concert from the Rotterdam Philharmonic conducted by Lahav Shani, with the violinist Vilde Frang, at the Bremen Music Festival; and the Vox Clamantis Choir at the RheinVokal Fest performing an anthology of 20th century and mediaeval choral music imaginatively bound around a mass by Arvo Part - which the festival has called 'Estonian Visions'. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto No 27 in Bb K595 (Lahav Shani - piano) Max Bruch: Violin Concerto in G Minor (Vilde Frang - violin) Maurice Ravel: La Valse Igor Stravinsky: Petrushka (1947 version) Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra Lahav Shani (conductor) Recorded at the Bremen Music Festival in 2019 Gregorian Chant: Introitus 'Spiritus Domini Guillaume de Machaut: Messe de Notre Dame - Kyrie Arvo Part: Missa Syllabica - Kyrie & Gloria Gregorian Chant: Graduale 'Locus Iste Arvo Part: The Deer's Cry Perotin: Beata viscera (conductus) Arvo Part: Missa Syllabica - Credo John Dunstable: Descendi in ortum meum Liturgical: Praefacio Arvo Part: Missa Syllabica - Sanctus Igor Stravinsky: Pater noster Guillaume de Machaut: Messe de Notre Dame - Agnus Dei Arvo Part: Missa Syllabica - Agnus Dei Gregorian Chant: Communio 'Illumina faciem meam Arvo Part: Missa Syllabica - Ite missa est Vox Clamantis directed by Jaan-Eik Tulve Recorded at the RheinVokal Festival in Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler in August 2019 Tom McKinney with more musical moments from major European Festivals. | |
Summer Festivals | 20200826 | Tom McKinney introduces a concert of popular Baroque music from the Saintes Festival in western France, recorded last month and performed by Les Talens Lyriques and Christophe Rousset. Antonio Vivaldi: Violin Concertos Op 8 Nos 1-4, 'The Four Seasons Gilone Gaubert-Jacques (violin) Les Talens Lyriques directed from the harpsichord by Christophe Rousset. Johann Sebastian Bach: Harpsichord Concerto No 4 in A BWV 1055 Concert recorded in the Abbaye aux Dames, Saintes, as part of the 2020 Saintes Summer Festival. Tom McKinney introduces summer music from France. | |
Summer Festivals | 20200827 | Tom McKinney introduces a performance of Massenet's 'Don Quichotte', inspired in part by Cervantes's fictional 'knight of the doleful countenance', given at the Bregenz Festival in Austria, last year. The programme also features performances from Mecklenburg and Schwetzingen as part of Tom's focus on European summer festivals. Jules Massenet: Don Quichotte (opera in five acts) Anna Goryachova, mezzo-soprano, Dulcin退e Gabor Bretz, bass, Don Quichotte David Stout, baritone, Sancho L退onie Renaud, soprano, Pedro Vera Maria Bitter, mezzo-soprano, Garcias Paul Schweinester, tenor, Rodriguez Patrik Reiter, tenor, Juan Prague Philharmonic Choir Vienna Symphony Orchestra conducted by Daniel Cohen Recorded at the Festspielhaus, Bregenz as part of the Bregenz Festival last year. And from Mecklenburg and Schwetzingen : Pyotr Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme Harriet Krijgh (cello) ORF Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Alexander Drcar Serge Prokofiev: Symphony No 1 in D 'Classical SWR Symphony Orchestra, Stuttgart conducted by Nicholas McGegan Tom McKinney with more music from European summer festivals | |
Summer Festivals | 20200828 | Tom McKinney introduces more summer music-making, including a concert recorded at Berlioz's birthplace at La Cote-Saint-Andre in France of music inspired by the writings of Lord Byron; violinist Gil Shaham performing Mozart concertos at Schwetzingen; and musicians from the Martha Argerich Project in Lugano rounding up their week of music for piano and orchestra by Liszt. Louis Theodore Gouvy: Overture 'Le Giaour Karol Beffa: 'On the Dust I Love' after Byron's poem 'On the Death of a Young Lady (Albane Carrere - mezzo soprano) Hector Berlioz: Harold in Italy (Lawrence Power - viola) Orchestre National de Metz conducted by David Reiland Recorded at the Chateau Louis XI as part of the 2019 La Cote-Saint-Andre Festival in France Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Violin Concerto No 4 in D K218 (Gil Shaham - violin) SWR Symphony Orchestra. Stuttgart conducted by Nicholas McGegan Recorded at Rococo Theatre as part of the 2019 Schwetzingen Festival. Franz Liszt: Piano Concerto No 2 in A (Gabriela Montero - piano) Orchestra della Svizzera italiana conducted by Ion Marin Recorded as part of the Martha Argerich Project in Lugano. Tom McKinney with summer performances of Liszt, Berlioz and Mozart | |
Summer Festivals | 20200831 | BBC Orchestras at the Proms. Georgia Mann introduces performances recorded at the BBC Proms of music ranging from Beethoven to Brahms, starting today with an American Night at the Proms, courtesy of the BBC Concert Orchestra and its New York State-born Principal Conductor Keith Lockhart. Toes were tapping in a concert that started with folk songs and dances - joyously orchestrated and reworked by Aaron Copland - and ended in Chris Brubeck's distinctive blend of classical, jazz, blues and country music and his exhilarating musical journey,Travels in Time for Three - a thrill-ride concerto composed for virtuoso string trio and orchestra. Plus music by Dave Brubeck whose 100th birthday falls this year. From a BBC Prom on 09 September 2014. Copland: Rodeo - 4 dance episodes Copland: Appalachian spring - suite for orchestra Dave Brubeck, arr. Chris Brubeck: Blue rondo | |
Summer Festivals | 20200901 | BBC Orchestras at the Proms: today there's a Nordic flavour to things with music by Sibelius and Nielsen played by BBC Symphony and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. And Proms-favourite Stephen Hough plays Beethoven's most popular piano concerto. Presented by Tom McKinney. From 17 August 2018 Prom 62 Philip Venables (and B退la Bart k): Venables Plays Bartok (World premiere) with Pekka Kuusisto (violin) BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo (conductor) at approx. 3.10pm From 14 August 1999 Prom 36 Nielsen: Rhapsodic Overture 'An Imaginary Journey to the Faroes' (Proms premiere) Beethoven: Piano Concerto No 5 in E flat major, 'Emperor with Stephen Hough (piano) Nielsen: Paraphrase on 'Nearer my God to Thee', FS63 (Proms premiere) Sibelius: Symphony No 1 in E minor BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Osmo V䀀nsk䀀 (conductor) BBC Orchestras at the Proms in Beethoven and Sibelius | |
Summer Festivals | 20200902 | BBC Orchestras at the Proms: the BBC National Orchestra of Wales at last year's Proms. The mischievous escapades of the irrepressible Till Eulenspiegel - Germany's beloved folk-hero - introduce a concert that celebrates the dramatic power of the orchestra. Markus Stenz conducts the BBC NOW in a concert which pairs Strauss's lively tone-poem with Brahms's turbulent Symphony No. 1 - the work that announced him as the heir to Beethoven'. And trumpeters H倀kan Hardenberger and Jeroen Berwaerts are rival soloists in a rhythmically charged new double concerto by Swedish composer Tobias Brostr怀m. Presented by Georgia Mann. From 25 July 2019 Prom 9 Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks Tobias Brostr怀m: Nigredo (concerto for two trumpets - UK premiere) with Jeroen Berwaerts; H倀kan Hardenberger (trumpets) Brahms: Symphony No 1 BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Markus Stenz (conductor) The BBC National Orchestra of Wales play Brahms, Richard Strauss and Tobias Brostr\u00f6m. | |
Summer Festivals | 20200903 | BBC Singers at the 2019 Proms perform Duke Ellington's Sacred Music. Jazz, showbiz swagger and spirituality came together as never before in Duke Ellington's spectacular Sacred Concerts. Described by Ellington himself as the most important thing I have ever done', these sacred revues, blending big-band jazz, gospel and Broadway-style melodies, bring all the legendary musician's originality and energy to Christian subjects, and generated three critically acclaimed, boundary-crossing albums. Drawing on these, the Proms premiered a brand-new Sacred Concert - an exhilarating evening of dance, song and spectacle. Introduced by Georgia Mann. From 29 August 2019 Prom 54 including: In The Beginning God, Something 'Bout Believing, The Lord's Prayer, Praise God and Dance, My Love, Ain't but the One. Father Forgive, Freedom Heritage, Tell Me It's The Truth, Heaven, Come Sunday, David Danced. Carleen Anderson and the UK Vocal Assembly Peter Edwards and Monty Alexander (piano) Nu Civilisation Orchestra and at approx 3.40pm Prokofiev: Symphony No 5 BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo (conductor) The BBC Singers and friends in Duke Ellington's Sacred Music at the BBC Proms. | |
Summer Festivals | 20200907 | Tom McKinney with a week of highlights from recent European Summer festivals, starting with music from the 2020 Schleswig-Holstein Festival in Northern Germany. French harpist Xavier de Maistre plays Debussy's set of two dances for the instrument which he said evoked 'gravity and grace', and a concertino by the 19th century Devon-born composer Elias Parish Alvars. Alvars became the principal harpist at the Vienna Opera in 1836, undertook concert tours with his wife Melanie Lewy who was also a harpist, and was described by Berlioz as 'the Liszt of the harp'. We end the afternoon with Mahler's vast nature-inspired Symphony No 3, recorded at last year's Wratislavia Cantans Festival in Poland. Debussy: Danse sacr退e et Danse profane Elias Parish Alvars arr Zabaleta: Concertino in E minor for Harp and Orchestra, op. 34 Xavier de Maistre, harp Mahler Chamber Orchestra Mahler: Symphony No 3 in D minor Gerhild Romberger, mezzo-soprano National Forum of Music Boys' Chorus National Forum of Music Chorus Israel Philharmonic Orchestra Zubin Mehta, conductor Highlights from summer festivals in Germany and Poland, presented by Tom McKinney | |
Summer Festivals | 20200908 | Tom McKinney continues a week of highlights from recent European Summer Festivals. Today we're on the shores of Lake Geneva at the Septembre Festival, the longest running classical music festival in Switzerland. Last year the Russian National Orchestra played an all-Russian programme there pairing Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto - the best thing to come from a very bad marriage - with Scriabin's Symphony No 1. Composed at the turn of the twentieth century it features six movements instead of the usual four, and features influences of Wagner, Liszt, Franck and Tchaikovsky. At rehearsals for the first full performance which took place in Moscow , the conductor Vasily Safonov introduced it to the players dramatically with the statement, Gentlemen, here is the new Bible'. At the Berlin Music Festival last year there was another Russian symphonic debut written seven decades after Scriabin's. Alfred Schnittke's iconoclastic work, written in Brezhnev's Soviet Union, has been described as 'The Gulag Archipelago of music' referencing Solzhenitsyn's famous text, and more recently 'a colossal temper tantrum'. It juxtaposes direct quotations from Handel and Beethoven alongside popular music of the time, and opens with a single player on stage and no conductor in sight. The conductor in today's performance, when he does finally appear, is Valery Gergiev. Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D, op. 35 Alexandra Conunova, violin Mikhail Pletnev, conductor Scriabin: Symphony No. 1 in E, op. 26 Polina Shamaeva, mezzo-soprano Yury Rostotsky, tenor Glinka Chorus Schnittke: Symphony No. 1 Munich Philharmonic Orchestra Valery Gergiev, conductor Highlights from Summer Festivals in Switzerland and Germany | |
Summer Festivals | 20200909 | Tom McKinney continues a week of highlights from summer festivals around Europe. We start today in Lugano with Martha Argerich playing Poulenc's Concerto for Two Pianos in D minor, which was influenced by Mozart and the Balinese gamelan, with Belgian pianist Alexander Gurning at the famous Swiss mountain resort in 2007. Then we head to Berlin with the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra for a performance of Bruckner's Sixth Symphony recorded last year. After a catastrophically terrible reaction to his third symphony in 1877 Bruckner suffered a major crisis of confidence, but he persevered and considered this work to be his 'boldest symphony'. Today it's recognised as one of his most original pieces and contains some of his most beautiful and arresting music. Poulenc: Concerto for Two Pianos in D minor, FP 61 Martha Argerich, piano Alexander Gurning, piano Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana Erasmo Capilla, conductor Bruckner: Symphony No. 6 in A, WAB 106 Valery Gergiev, conductor Highlights from Summer Festivals in Switzerland and Germany | |
Summer Festivals | 20200911 | Tom McKinney concludes a week of highlights from European summer festivals. We start at the seaside resort of Parnu on the Baltic Sea in Estonia for the closing concert of their 2019 festival. It opens with Estonian composer Erkki-Sven Tüür's 2015 exploration of climactic change, mass migration, extremist movements and 'other irreversible processes that increasingly weigh upon our minds and are, in many ways, consequences of reckless human activity'. The title comes from Hosea Chapter 8 verse 7: 'For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind'. Ain Anger grew up on the Estonian island Saaremaa and has been hailed by The Guardian as `one of the great Wagner basses of our time`. He joins the festival orchestra for Mussorgsky's sombre Songs and Dances of Death, before they conclude the concert with Tchaikovsky's joyful Symphony No 2. We round the week off with a trip to the 2020 Magic Summer Festival in Bucharest recorded just last month featuring Mahler's arrangement of Schubert's famous Death and the Maiden Quartet. Erkki-Sven Tüür: Sow the Wind Estonian Festival Orchestra Paavo J䀀rvi, conductor Mussorgsky: Songs and Dances of Death Ain Anger, bass Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 2 in C minor, op. 17 ('Little Russian') Schubert arr Mahler: String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, D. 810 ('Death and the Maiden') Romanian Chamber Orchestra Cristian M?celaru, conductor | |
Summer Festivals: The Proms | 20200817 | Penny Gore presents great BBC Prom concerts from recent years by BBC orchestras and choirs - today the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra with music by Debussy, Dutilleux, Ravel and James MacMillan - the famous 1990 world premiere of his The Confession of Isobel Gowdie. 2.00pm Debussy: Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune Dutilleux: Tout un monde lointain, with Lynn Harrell (cello) Ravel: Bolero Ravel: Daphnis and Chloe (complete) Conductor Donald Runnicles 3.45pm James MacMillan: The Confession of Isobel Gowdie (world premiere) Conductor Jerzy Maksymiuk This week of Afternoon Concert features BBC Proms by six different BBC performing groups, starting with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra today. Tomorrow you can hear two concerts: the BBC Singers in A Patchwork Passion - a retelling of Passion story with music from five centuries of Biblical settings, including works by Schütz, J.S. Bach, Handel, Mendelssohn, Arvo P䀀rt and James MacMillan; and then Günter Wand conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in Bruckner's Eighth Symphony - the last of his legendary Proms with the orchestra, from 1995. On Wednesday Gianandrea Noseda conducts the BBC Philharmonic (and BBC Singers again) in Haydn and Schubert, in a Prom from 2006. In Thursday Opera Matinee, Jane Glover conducts a 2012 Prom semi-staging of Gilbert and Sullivan's The Yeomen of the Guard. And on Friday, following a 2013 concert by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and conductor Thomas Sondergard, the BBC Concert Orchestra return to end the week on Friday with a 2003 Prom performance of Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf narrated by David Attenborough . Penny Gore presents great BBC Prom concerts of recent years by BBC orchestras and choirs. | |
Summer Festivals: The Proms | 20200818 | Penny Gore presents great BBC Prom concerts from recent years by BBC orchestras and choirs. The first of today's two concerts is a Prom from 2017 given by the BBC Singers, the City of London Sinfonia and soloists under the baton of Sofi Jeannin: it's called A Patchwork Passion, and brings together five centuries of Biblical settings, including works by Schütz, J. S. Bach, Handel, Mendelssohn, Arvo P䀀rt and Sir James MacMillan. Then, from 1995, the last of the legendary BBC Proms given by the German conductor Günter Wand with the BBC Symphony Orchestra. 2.00pm A Patchwork Passion - a retelling of the Passion story with music by various composers Thomas Elwin,tenor Christopher Bowen,tenor David Shipley, bass Conductor Sofi Jeannin 3.30pm Bruckner: Symphony No. 8 Penny Gore presents great BBC Prom concerts of recent years by BBC orchestras and choirs. | |
Summer Festivals: The Proms | 20200819 | Penny Gore presents great BBC Prom concerts from recent years by BBC Orchestras and Choirs. Today's programme of music by Haydn and Schubert was given at the Royal Albert Hall on 30 July 2006. Haydn: Mass in B flat major 'Heiligmesse Schubert: Symphony No 9 in C major, D 944 Lucy Crowe, soprano Alexandra Sherman, mezzo-soprano Alexander James Edwards, tenor Matthew Rose, bass BBC Singers BBC Philharmonic Conductor Gianandrea Noseda Penny Gore presents great BBC Prom concerts of recent years by BBC orchestras and choirs. | |
Summer Festivals: The Proms | 20200820 | Penny Gore presents great BBC Prom concerts by BBC Orchestras and Choirs: Jane Glover conducts the BBC Concert Orchestra and Singers in The Yeomen of the Guard by Gilbert and Sullivan - perhaps the most touching operetta they ever wrote - in this Prom from 2012. Gilbert and Sullivan: The Yeomen of the Guard Elsie Maynard - .. Lisa Milne, soprano Jack Point - .. Mark Stone, baritone Colonel Fairfax - .. Andrew Kennedy, tenor Phoebe Meryll - .. Victoria Simmonds, mezzo-soprano Wilfred Shadbolt - .. Toby Stafford-Allen, baritone Leonard Meryll - .. Tom Randle, tenor Lt Sir Richard Cholmondeley - .. Leigh Melrose, baritone Dame Carruthers - .. Dame Felicity Palmer, mezzo-soprano Kate, her niece - Mary Bevan, soprano Sergeant Meryll - Mark Richardson, bass-baritone BBC Singers Conductor Jane Glover Penny Gore presents great BBC Prom concerts of recent years by BBC orchestras and choirs. | |
Summer Festivals: The Proms | 20200821 | Penny Gore presents great BBC Prom concerts by BBC Orchestras and Choirs: Russian music from the BBC NOW and the BBC Concert Orchestra with David Attenborough in Peter and the Wolf. 2.00pm Colin Matthews: Turning Point (UK premiere) Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No 2 in G minor, Op 63 Shostakovich: Symphony No 11 in G minor, Op 103 (The Year 1905) Daniel Hope, violin BBC National Orchestra of Wales Conductor Thomas Sondergard 3.45pm Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf David Attenborough, narrator Conductor Barry Wordsworth Penny Gore presents great BBC Prom concerts of recent years by BBC orchestras and choirs. | |
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra | 20190415 | This week we feature recently recorded concerts with the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Today starts with Daniel Harding at the helm of the ensemble performing Allan Pettersson's Symphonic Movement, written in 1973, followed by Schumann's rarely performed Violin Concerto in D minor, with Alina Ibragimova as soloist, finishing with Berlioz's orchestral suite inspired by Romeo and Juliet. The afternoon ends with Brahms' Ein deutsches Requiem, with Harding again at the rostrum, conducting the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and Chorus as well as vocal soloists, the soprano Christiane Karg and the baritone Matthias Goerne. Presented by Hannah French. 2.00pm Allan Pettersson: Symphonic Movement Schumann: Violin Concerto in D minor, op. posth. Berlioz: Romeo and Juliet, orchestral suite Alina Ibragimova, violin Daniel Harding, conductor 3.15pm Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem, Op. 45 Christiane Karg, soprano Matthias Goerne, baritone Music by Pettersson, Schumann, Berlioz and Brahms. | |
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra | 20190416 | The Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra perform two concerts this afternoon. The first, conducted by Ben Gernon, features the overture to Ruslan and Lyudmila by Glinka, then Mats Larsson Gothe's Ricerco 2, with the bassoon player Henrik Blixt as soloist, ending with Beethoven's Symphony 4. The second concert, this one with Omer Meir Wellber conducting the Swedish orchestra, includes two piano concertos, both with Johnathan Biss as soloist: Beethoven's Piano Concerto 1 and Sally Beamish's Piano Concerto 3, 'City Stanzas', then the afternoon finishes with Richard Strauss tone poem Ein Heldenleben. Presented by Hannah French. 2pm Glinka: Overture to 'Ruslan and Lyudmila Mats Larsson Gothe: Ricerco 2 Beethoven: Symphony No. 4 in B flat, op. 60 Henrik Blixt, bassoon (in Gothe) Ben Gernon, conductor 3.04pm Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C, op. 15 Sally Beamish: Piano Concerto No. 3 ('City Stanzas') Richard Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, op. 40 Jonathan Biss, piano Omer Meir Wellber, conductor Music by Glinka, Gothe, Beethoven, Sally Beamish and Richard Strauss. | |
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra | 20190417 | The Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra performs a concert including Anton Webern's arrangement for orchestra of J.S. Bach's Ricercar a 6, followed by Rautavaara's Cello Concerto, 'Towards the Horizon', with Truls Mørk as soloist, ending with Shostakovich's Symphony No. 5 in D minor, conducted by Klaus M䀀kel䀀. Presented by Fiona Talkington. 2.00pm J.S. Bach (arr. by Anton Webern): Ricercar a 6 Einojuhani Rautavaara: Cello Concerto No. 2, 'Towards the Horizon Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 in D minor, op. 47 Truls Mørk, cello Klaus M䀀kel䀀, conductor Music by Bach, Rautavaara and Shotakovich. | |
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Friday | 20210305 | Tom McKinney introduced his final selection of recent recordings from the Sweden including music by Karin Rehnqvist, Maurice Ravel, Brett Dean, Percy Grainger and Igor Stravinsky conducted by Barbara Hannigan. Karin Rehnqvist: Timpanuum Songs - Herding Calls Swedish Radio Choir conducted by Fredrik Malmberg Maurice Ravel: 'La Vallee des cloches' from Miroirs (arr., Grainger) Brett Dean: Cello Concerto (Alban Gerhardt, cello) Percy Grainger: The Warriors Swedish Radio Symphony conducted by Daniel Harding Joseph Haydn: Symphony No 90 in C Igor Stravinsky: Pulcinella. ballet (1965 version) Marta Swiderska (mezzo) James Way (tenor) Antoin Herrera-Lopez Kessel (baritone) Swedish Radio Symphony conducted by Barbara Hannigan The Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra perform Rehnqvist, Ravel, Grainger and Stravinsky. | |
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Monday | 20210301 | Tom McKinney begins a week of music from Sweden with the featured orchestra of the week, The Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, plus recordings from the Swedish Radio Choir. Richard Wagner: Excerpts from 'Gotterdammerung': Siegfried's Rhine Journey Funeral March Immolation Scene (Nina Stemme, Soprano) (Swedish Radio Symphony conducted by Daniel Harding) Carlo Gesualdo: Responseries for Holy Saturday 1-3 `Sicut ovis ad occisionem` `Jerusalem, surge` `Plange quasi virgo` (Swedish Radio Choir conducted by Peter Dijkstra) Jimmy Lopez: Peru Negro Daniel Bjarnason: Violin Concerto (Pekka Kuusisto, violin) Igor Stravinsky: Petrushka (1947 version) (Swedish Radio Symphony conducted by Klaus Makela) The Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra perform Wagner, Lopez, Bjarnason and Stravinsky. | |
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Tuesday | 20210302 | Tom McKinney continues his week with the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, featuring music by Beethoven and an interpolated performance of a symphony by Sibelius. Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No 5 'Emperor (Jonathan Biss, piano) (Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by David Afkhan) Jean Sibelius: Symphony No 4 in A minor, Op 63 combined with music by Mahler, Purcell and JS Bach. (Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Daniel Harding) Arnold Schoenberg: Pelleas and Melisande Op5 The Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra perform Beethoven and Sibelius. | |
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Wednesday | 20210303 | Tom McKinney with more from the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and Daniel Harding, including: Johann Sebastain Bach: Sinfonia from Cantata No 42 Alban Berg: Violin Concerto (Veronica Eberle, violin) Johannes Brahms: Symphony No 3 in F, Op90 (Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Daniel Harding) The Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra perform Bach, Berg and Brahms. | |
Swiss Summer Festivals (1-4) | 20190429 | Fairy tales were a theme running through the 2018 Lucerne Summer Festival, depicting musical images of childhood. Riccardo Chailly and the Lucerne Festival Orchestra's opening concert takes us into the world of Russian fairy-tale with Igor Stravinsky's flamboyantly colourful and lushly orchestrated Firebird. The eponymous bird frees Prince Ivan Czarevich and the beautiful Czarina from captivity in the garden of the evil wizard Kashchei as a reward to the Prince for his kindness. Decades later, another magical garden, the wondrous Dumbarton Oaks in Washington, D.C., inspired Stravinsky to compose his neoclassical concerto of the same name. Between the two, Lang Lang joins the orchestra for Mozart's great C minor piano concerto. We then travel nearly 200 miles south west to Verbier, for a taste of the concert Valery Gergiev performed with the Verbier Festival Orchestra at the start of their 2018 Summer Festival, for more Russian storytelling as we enter the world of Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade. Presented by Penny Gore 2.00pm Stravinsky: Concerto in E flat ('Dumbarton Oaks') Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491 Stravinsky: The Firebird, ballet (original version 1909-1910) Lang Lang, piano Riccardo Chailly, conductor Recorded in August 2018 at the Lucerne Culture and Congress Centre c.3.45pm Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade, op. 35, symphonic suite Saint Saens: Introduction and Rondo capriccioso in A minor, op. 28 Daniel Lozakovich, violin Valery Gergiev, conductor Recorded in July 2018 at the Combins Hall, Verbier The opening concert of the 2018 Lucerne Festival plus Gergiev at the Verbier Festival. | |
Swiss Summer Festivals (2-4) | 20190430 | A showcase for the Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra: Haydn's Creation with a star line-up of soloists plus Andrကs Schiff, Vilde Frang & Tabea Zimmermann performing Mozart & Bach. Presented by Penny Gore 2.00pm Haydn: The Creation, Hob. XXI:2 Miah Persson, soprano Bernard Richter, tenor Peter Mattei, baritone Andreas Bauer, bass RIAS Chamber Chorus, Berlin Gကbor Takကcs-Nagy, conductor c.3.45pm Mendelssohn: Excerpts from 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' - Overture, op. 21; Scherzo; Nocturne; Wedding March, op. 61 Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola in E flat, K. 364 Bach: Keyboard Concerto No. 5 in F minor, BWV 1056 Vilde Frang, violin Tabea Zimmermann, viola Sir Andrကs Schiff, piano & conductor Recorded in July 2017 in the Combins Hall, Verbier Haydn's Creation plus Andras Schiff with the Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra. | |
Swiss Summer Festivals (3-4) | 20190501 | The Verbier Festival Orchestra with Leonidas Kavakos & Ying Fang perform Berg's haunting violin concerto & Mahler's 4th symphony under the direction of Christoph Eschenbach. Presented by Penny Gore. 2.00pm Berg: Violin Concerto ('To the memory of an angel') Mahler: Symphony No. 4 in G Ying Fang, soprano Leonidas Kavakos, violin Christoph Eschenbach, conductor Recorded in July 2018 at the Combins Hall, Verbier Festival Christoph Eschenbach, Leonidas Kavakos and Ying Fang with the Verbier Festival Orchestra. | |
Swiss Summer Festivals (4-4) | 20190503 | Visiting orchestras to the Lucerne Summer Festival perform two giants of the symphonic canon and as this week's Our Classical Century focus, celebrating the most memorable musical moments from last century, we'll hear Nicola Benedetti's performance of Szymanowski's first violin concerto with which she won the BBC Young Musician of the Year competition in May 2004. The afternoon opens with a Jubilee concert celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. Presented by Penny Gore. 2.00pm Haydn: Symphony No. 49 in F minor, Hob. I:49 ('La Passione') Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 2 in A, S. 125 Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 in F minor, op. 36 Yefim Bronfman, piano Yannick N退zet-S退guin, conductor Recorded in August 2018 at the Concert Hall, KKL, Lucerne c.3.30pm Our Classical Century: Szymanowski: Violin Concerto 1 Nicola Benedetti, violin BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Ilan Volkov c.3.55pm Dvorak: Othello, op. 93, concert overture Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, op. 95 ('From the New World') City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Omer Meir Wellber, conductor Recorded in September 2018 in the Concert Hall, KKL, Lucerne The Rotterdam Philharmonic and the CBSO visit the Lucerne Summer Festival. | |
Take Five And Youth Orchestras From Around The World | 20190614 | As part of Radio 3's celebration of youth and music - Take Five - Elizabeth Alker introduces concerts by youth orchestras from around the world. Today's music includes pieces inspired by South America. Robert Schumann: Overture to Genoveva, Op 81 Robert Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op 54 George Gershwin: Cuban Overture Silvestre Revueltas: Sensemaya Mozart Camargo Guarnieri: Abertura Festiva Alberto Ginastera: Estancia - ballet suite Youth Orchestra of Bahia Ronaldo Rolim (piano) Ricardo Castro (conductor) Today's Take Five guest is the conductor and violinist Stephanie Childress who introduces the Orchestra Rheia, a new London-based group of highly talented musicians she's founded. The programme also features music by Leonard Bernstein. Elizabeth Alker introduces music by a youth orchestra from Brazil. | |
Take Five: European Union Youth Orchestra | 20190610 | As part of Radio 3's celebration of music and youth, Elizabeth Alker introduces a series of orchestral concerts by youth orchestras from around the world. Today Gianandrea Noseda conducts the European Union Youth Orchestra in music by Chopin, Tchaikovsky and the contemporary Polish composer Agata Zubel. Chopin's 2nd Piano Concerto is performed by the winner of the 2015 International Chopin Piano Competition. Agata Zubel: Fireworks (Premiere) Frederyk Chopin: Piano Concerto No 2 in F minor Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 5 in E Minor Seong-Jin Cho (piano) Gianandrea Noseda (conductor) Today's featured Take Five guest is the composer and clarinettist Mark Simpson who meets his musical hero, Simon Rattle. And Elizabeth will also be speaking with members of the Manchester Collective, young musicians who are doing ground-breaking work to appeal to young and diverse audiences for classical music. A concert featuring works by Zubel, Chopin and Tchaikovsky | |
Take Five: National Youth Orchestra Of France | 20190612 | As part of Radio 3's celebration of youth and music Elizabeth Alker introduces concerts by youth orchestras from around the world. Today's programme features music from and about France. Maurice Ravel: Une barque sur l'ocean, from 'Miroirs Camille Saint-Saens: Violin Concerto No 3 in B minor, Op 61 Igor Stravinsky: The Song of the Nightingale National Youth Orchestra of France Nicolas Dautricourt (violin) Fabien Gabal (conductor) There is also chance to hear from today's featured Take Five guest, Isata Kanneh-Mason, and from the young violinist Momoko Arima with a performance of Ysaye's fiendishly difficult 6th Sonata for solo violin. Music from, and about, France, including Ravel, Saint-Saens, Stravinsky and Debussy. | |
Take Five: National Youth Orchestras Of Germany And Spain | 20190611 | As part of Radio 3's celebration of youth and music Elizabeth Alker introduces concerts by youth orchestras from around the world. Today's music features music with links to Spain and Germany. Joaquin Turina: La Procesion del Rocio, Op 9 Richard Strauss: Don Quixote Bela Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra Asier Polo (cello) National Youth Orchestra of Spain Pablo Gonzalez (conductor) Today's Take Five guest is the trombonist Peter Moore. Also in the programme: Anton Bruckner: Overture in G minor (1863) Paul Hindemith: Symphony 'Mathis der Maler German National Youth Orchestra Elias Grandy (conductor) Music from, and about, Germany and Spain, including works by Strauss, Bartok and Bruckner. | |
Tchaikovsky In Prague | 20230622 | With Ian Skelly, and an afternoon of the best classical music in great performances from around Europe and from BBC ensembles. In the 3pm spotlight, the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra plays Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony. We also hear the same orchestra in Stravinsky's Symphony in Three Movements, and Arvo Part's tribute to Gustave Eiffel. Also today, Kirill Petrenko conducts Mozart's Coronation Mass in the distinctive acoustics of Barcelona's Sagrada Familia, with the Berlin Philharmonic, soloists including the British soprano Louise Alder, and the Spanish choir Orfeo Catala. Including: Mozart: Ave verum corpus, K. 618 Kirill Petrenko, conductor Chopin: Ballade no. 4 in F minor Op.52 Alexander Gadjiev, piano c.2.20pm Stravinsky: Symphony in Three Movements Petr Popelka, conductor Stephen McNeff: Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star BBC Singers Grace Rossiter, conductor Dvorak: Piano Quintet no. 2 in A major Op.81: 4th movement Finale Pavel Haas Quartet Boris Giltburg, piano Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 in E minor, op. 64 Marko Ivanovic, conductor Arvo Part: Silhouette, Hommage | |
Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich, Prokofiev | 20111021 | Presented by Katie Derham An afternoon in the company of Russian perforners performing Russian showpieces, symphonies and ballet music. No other play by Shakespeare has inspired as many composers as Romeo and Juliet and today's programmes features responses by two great Russian composers. With the Fantasy Overture, Tchaikovsky found his voice and penned his first masterpiece. Shakespeare's story and Tchaikovsky's musical portrayal are perfectly matched - the famous love theme in particular is one of his boldest and most beautiful themes; and the programme ends with one of Prokofiev's most popular scores, the Suite from his ballet Romeo and Juliet. Tchaikovsky's Souvenir de Florence was originally written for string sextet and reflects the time he spent Italy in 1889 while working on the Queen of Spades. Working under Shostakovich's supervision, Rudolf Barshai transformed Shostakovich's Eighth String Quartet into a Chamber Symphony (for string orchestra). Shostakovich composed the Eighth Quartet in 1960 during a visit to war-torn Dresden, and this triggered a response to Shostakovich's memories of his own shattered Leningrad (St Petersburg). In May 1892, Tchaikovsky began work on a projected Symphony in E flat, but complained to a friend that work wasn't going at all smoothly. However by October he informed a former pupil that the work was completed and only required orchestration. Tchaikovsky began soon afterwards, but stopped after 33 pages and decided to transform the symphony into the rarely performed single movement Piano Concerto no.3. The original sketches were discovered many years later by the Russian musicologist and composer Semyon Bogatyryev, who reconstructed the work in the 1950s. Katie Derham presents Russian performers in Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich and Prokofiev. | |
Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony | 20230915 | Ian Skelly continues a week of afternoons featuring new recordings by the BBC performing groups, and performances from some of Europe's best concert halls. Today's programme includes Tchaikovsky's mighty Fifth Symphony, a continuation of the composer's ideas around fate and a demonstration of his skills as a masterful orchestrator. It's performed by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales with conductor Ryan Bancroft. The BBC Singers perform Brahms, and there are highlights from a concert given by the Venice Baroque Orchestra at the Kissinger Sommer Festival. Including: Brahms: Warum ist das Licht Benjamin Goodson (conductor) Vivaldi: Violin Concerto in D, RV 208, 'Grosso Mogul Sergey Malov (violin) Andrea Marcon (conductor) Nielsen: Springtime in Funen Clara Cecilie Thomsen (soprano) Jacob Skov Andersen (tenor) Jens Søndergaard (baritone) Danish National Children's Choir Danish National Concert Choir Danish National Symphony Orchestra Fabio Luisi (conductor) c.3pm Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 5 in E minor, Op 64 Ryan Bancroft (conductor) Beach: Piano Trio in A minor, Op.150 Mithras Trio c.4pm Rautavaara: Cantus Arcticus, Concerto for Birds and Orchestra, op. 61 Kiel Philharmonic Orchestra Emilia Hoving (conductor) Ryan Bancroft conducts Tchaikovsky's orchestral masterpiece. | |
Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony, Live With The Bbc Philharmonic | 20220422 | Penny Gore introduces a live performance of Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5, from MediaCity, Salford, by the BBC Philharmonic. Also this afternoon, Janacek's suite from his opera The Cunning Little Vixen with the BBC Concert Orchestra, Mozart's overture from The Marriage of Figaro, with the Mozarteum Orchestra, Salzburg, and arias from Cantatas by JS Bach with G怀teborg Baroque. And we pay homage to Harrison Birtwistle with his Violin Concerto, performed by Christian Tetzlaff with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of David Robertson. Including: Mozart: Overture - The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492 Jorg Widmann, conductor JS Bach: excerpts - Vergnügte Ruh! beliebte Seelenlust!, from 'Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust, BWV 170 Amanda Flodin, alto Prelude, from 'Cello Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008' [solo lute] Dohyo Sol, lute Zion h怀rt die W䀀chter singen, from 'Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140 Carl Unander-Scharin, tenor Gloria sei dir gesungen, from 'Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140 Sofia Niklasson, soprano; Amanda Flodin, alto; Carl Unander-Scharin, tenor; Karl Peter Eriksson, bass Magnus Kjellson, claviorgan, leader Elgar: Sospiri, Op.70 Netherland Radio Philharmonic Orchestra Benjamin Goodson, conductor Janacek: The Cunning Little Vixen suite / dur 18.56' + applause Keith Lockhart, conductor Haydn: Piano Sonata in C major, H16 No 50 Louis Schwizgebel-Wang, piano c.3pm LIVE from MediaCity, Salford Tchaikovsky Symphony 5 in E minor, Op. 64 Ein ungef䀀rbt Gemüte, from 'Ein ungef䀀rbt Gemüte, BWV 24 Weicht, all ihr ܀belt䀀ter, from 'Ach Herr, mich armen Sünder, BWV 135 Herr, gib dass ich dein Ehre, from 'Was willst du dich betrüben, BWV 107 Harrison Birtwistle: Violin Concerto Christian Tetzlaff, violin David Robertson, conductor Janacek's suite from The Cunning Little Vixen and arias from cantatas by JS Bach. | |
Tchaikovsky's Fourth Symphony | 20230914 | Ian Skelly curates the best classical music for the afternoon, with new recordings from the BBC performing groups and concert performances from around Europe. Today's programme includes Tchaikovsky's battle with fate in his Fourth Symphony, along with Britten's Sea Interludes, both performed by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. The BBC Singers perform Elgar, and a performance of Ligeti's Concerto Rom nesc from the Ulster Orchestra. Including: Glinka: Ruslan i Lyudmila - Overture Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor) Britten: Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes Ryan Bancroft (conductor) Liszt: Sonetto 104 del Petrarca, from 'Ann退es de p耀lerinage S.161 Alexandre Kantorow (piano) Alwyn: Concerto Grosso No 1 in B flat BBC Concert Orchestra Martin Yates (conductor) c.3pm Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 4 in F minor, Op.36 Marta Gardoli?ska (conductor) Elgar: From the Bavarian Highlands Iain Farrington (piano) Daniel Hyde (conductor) Ligeti: Concerto Rom nesc Jonathan Bloxham (conductor) J.S. Bach (orch. Skrowaczewski): Toccata and fugue (BWV.565) [orig. for organ] BBC Symphony Orchestra Leonard Slatkin (conductor) A battle with fate in Tchaikovsky's Symphony No 4 with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales | |
Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake Suite | 20211223 | Seasonal music from Tchaikovsky, Otto Nicolai and Josef Suk, as well as Vivaldi's Gloria and Haydn's 'Drumroll' Symphony. A concert from Radio France's state-of-the-art studios in Paris pairs Tchaikovsky with Soviet composer Georgy Sviridov; music for strings by American composer Caroline Shaw teases the ear; and there's also room for much-loved works by Nicolai, Vivaldi and Haydn Presented by Ian Skelly 2.00pm Christmas Overture BBC Concert Orchestra Barry Wordsworth, conductor Entr'acte for strings Calidore String Quartet A Winter's Tale BBC Philharmonic Vassily Sinaisky, conductor 3.00pm S退r退nade m退lancolique in B flat minor, op. 26 Snow is Falling, chamber cantata Suite from Swan Lake, op. 20a Ji Yoon Park, violin Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra Mikko Franck, conductor Gloria in D, RV 589 Les Arts Florissants Paul Agnew, conductor Symphony no.103 in E flat, Drumroll Ben Gernon, conductor Seasonal music from Nicolai, Suk and Tchaikovsky, as well as Haydn's 'Drumroll' Symphony. | |
Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto | 20221017 | Ian Skelly introduces music making from Andrew Manze in Germany alongside performances of works by Weber, Ligeti, Debussy, Haydn and Tchaikovsky. Arcangelo Corelli: Sonata No 1 in D Op5 - ii. Allegro (fuga) Andrew Manze (violin) Richard Egarr (harpsichord) Carl Maria von Weber: Overture - The Ruler of the Spirits Op27 BBC Philharmonic Vassily Sinaisky (conductor) Gy怀rgy Ligeti: Concert Romanesc ORF Radio Symphony Orchestra Marin Alsop (conductor) Gustav Holst: 6 Choral Folksongs - 5. `I Love My Love` Op36B Holst Singers, Stephen Layton (conductor) Claude Debussy: Prelude | |
Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto | 20231018 | Fiona Talkington introduces a selection of the best classical music, in great performances from BBC ensembles and concert halls around Europe. Today, from this summer's Montepellier Festival, Leonidas Kavakos joins the Radio France Philharmonic for Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto. There's more from the same festival's recital by Fazil Say, as he plays Beethoven's 'Tempest' Sonata, Grace Rossiter conducts the BBC Singers in music by Ned Rorem, and Shostakovich orchestrates Mussorgsky in a new recording from the BBC Philharmonic and Ben Gernon. Including: Coates: Television March John Wilson, conductor Ned Rorem: Sing, My Soul, His Wondrous Love Grace Rossiter, conductor Andree: Concert Overture in D major BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Chloe van Soeterstede, conductor c.2.35pm Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor, op. 31/2 ('Tempest') Fazil Say, piano 3pm Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D, Op.35 Leonidas Kavakos, violin Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra Mikko Franck, conductor Fazil Say: Black Earth Mussorgsky (orch. Shostakovich): Khovantschina, Prelude to Act I (Dawn on the Moscow River) Ben Gernon, conductor Leonidas Kavakos plays Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto with the Radio France Philharmonic. Leonidas Kavakos plays Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto with the Radio France Philharmonic, plus a Beethoven sonata from pianist Fazil Say and Mussorgsky from the BBC Philharmonic. | |
The 12 Cellists Of The Berlin Philharmonic | 20220427 | This week Afternoon Concert features performances from Berlin ensembles. Today it's the 12 cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic with music by Piazzolla, Morricone and Brett Dean. Plus, Steven Isserlis plays Haydn's Cello Concerto No.1 in Frankfurt, pianist Nino Gvetadze plays Chopin and we're in Florida with Delius and Michael Torke. Presented by Ian Skelly Piazzolla - Fuga Misterio c. 2.15 Delius - Daybreak [Florida Suite] BBC Concert Orchestra Bramwell Tovey (conductor) Michael Torke - Everglades, under the stars [Miami Grands] Miami Piano Circle Conducted by Georgi Danchev c. 2.35 Haydn - Cello Concerto No.1 in C, Hob. VIIb:1 Steven Isserlis (cello) Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra Richard Egarr (conductor) 3pm Brett Dean - 12 Angry Men 3.15 Chopin - Barcarolle in F sharp, Op.60 Nino Gvetadze (piano) c. 3.25 Carl Maria von Weber Concertino in E flat, Op.26 Jakob Plag (clarinet) South Netherlands Philharmonic Hartmut Haenchen Music by Haydn, Chopin, Weber, Piazzolla, Delius, Michael Torke and Brett Dean. | |
The Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra 1-4 | 20191007 | The Bavarian Radio Symphony in concert. Penny Gore this week introduces performances by one of the world's finest orchestras in recordings. After their triumph at this year's BBC Proms, the orchestra is heard here in performances given in their home city of Munich. The orchestra is conducted by some of the world's leading conductors, including their Principal Conductor, Mariss Jansons. The music this week includes Strauss's Four Last Songs, Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, Stravinsky's Firebird, Schumann's Fourth Symphony and Bruckner's Mass in F minor in recent performances conducted by Mariss Jansons, Bernard Haitink, Ivကn Fischer, Fran瀀ois-Xavier Roth, Jakub Hr?a and Sir John Eliot Gardiner. Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 36 Kurt Weill: Four Walt Whitman Songs Respighi: The Pines of Rome Thomas Hampson (baritone), Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Mariss Jansons (conductor) Rec. Hercules Hall, Residenz, Munich 17.05.2019 Followed at approx 3.10pm Dvo?ကk: Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53 Augustin Hadelich, (violin), Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jakub Hr?a (conductor) Rec. 19.10.2018 Philharmonie, Munich and approx 3.50pm Mozart: Symphony No. 34 in C, K338 Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ivကn Fischer, conductor Rec. 12.04.2019 Hercules Hall, Residenz, Munich The Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Mariss Jansons and Ivan Fischer | |
The Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra 2-4 | 20191008 | The Bavarian Radio Symphony in concert. Penny Gore introduces more performances from one of the world's finest orchestras. Today, two conductors famous for their performances on period instruments conduct the Bavarians - fabled for their noble tone - in music by Schumann, Haydn and Stravinsky. Haydn: Symphony No. 52 in C minor, Hob. I:52 Haydn: Berenice, che fai, Hob. XXIVa:10 Haydn: Symphony No. 44 in E minor, Hob. I:44 ('Trauer') Schumann: Ach neige, du Schmerzensreiche (From Szenen aus Goethes Faust) Schumann: Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120 Anna Prohaska (soprano) Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Sir John Eliot Gardiner (conductor) Rec. 24.05.2019 Hercules Hall, Residenz, Munich Followed at approx 3.45pm by: Boulez: Livre pour cordes Stravinsky: The Firebird, ballet Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Fran瀀ois-Xavier Roth (conductor) Rec. 05.04.2019 Hercules Hall, Residenz, Munich John Eliot Gardiner and Fran\u00e7ois-Xavier Roth conduct the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra | |
The Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra 3-4 | 20191009 | The Bavarian Radio Symphony in concert: Bernard Haitink conducts Beethoven's Ninth Symphony. Penny Gore introduces a performance of Beethoven's mighty Choral Symphony recorded in Munich in February this year and conducted by the masterful 90-year-old Dutch conductor. This is a performance of epic grandeur and liquid grace from an orchestra noted for its nobility of utterance. Beethoven: Meeresstille und glückliche Fahrt, op. 112 Bavarian Radio Chorus Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Nuno Coelho (conductor) Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 (Choral) Sally Matthews (soprano) Gerhild Romberger (contralto) Mark Padmore (tenor) Gerald Finley (bass) Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bernard Haitink (conductor) Rec. 22.02.2019 Gasteig, Munich Bernard Haitink conducts the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra in Beethoven, Symphony No 9 | |
The Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra 4-4 | 20191011 | The Bavarian Radio Symphony in concert: Mariss Jansons conducts Strauss and Bruckner. Diana Damrau joins this magisterial orchestra and its Latvian Principal Conductor for music of supreme lyricism and noble grandeur. And the week is rounded off with performances of Bartok and Mozart conducted by Ivကn Fischer. Presented by Penny Gore. R. Strauss: Four Last Songs, op. posth. Bruckner: Mass No. 3 in F minor Sally Matthews (soprano) Karen Cargill (mezzo-soprano) Ilker Arcayürek (tenor) Stanislav Trofimov (bass) Bavarian Radio Chorus Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Mariss Jansons (conductor) Rec. 25.01.2019 Hercules Hall, Residenz, Munich approx 3.25pm Bart k: Violin Concerto No. 1, Sz. 36 Mozart: Symphony No. 39 in E flat, K. 543 Janine Jansen (violin), Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ivကn Fischer (conductor) Rec. 12.04.2019 Hercules Hall, Residenz, Munich Mariss Jansons conducts Strauss and Bruckner with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. | |
The Bbc Concert Orchestra Live | 20191213 | Kate Molleson hosts the last in a week of live concerts from the BBC Orchestras - today Hannah French presents a wide-ranging concert live from our Maida Vale Studios. The BBC Concert Orchestra will be conducted by their Principal Guest Conductor Designate, Anna-Maria Helsing Zemlinsky arranges snowy Korngold, Britten arranges his beloved Mahler and Joby Talbot gives his unique take on Henry Purcell. And at the centre of the programme is Gerald Finzi's exquisite cantata Dies natalis, which sets texts by the metaphysical poet Thomas Traherne 2.00pm Joby Talbot: Chacony in G minor Mahler/ Britten: What the wild flowers tell me Finzi: Dies natalis Korngold/Zemlinsky: Der Schneemann: Prelude and Serenade Janacek/Stein: Sinfonietta Thomas Elwin (tenor) Anna-Maria Helsing (conductor) The BBC Concert Orchestra and Anna-Maria Helsing in Talbot, Mahler, Finzi and Janacek. | |
The Bbc National Orchestra Of Wales | 20210719 | Ian Skelly introduces a week of performances with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Today, a concert with the ensemble under the baton of Martyn Brabbins, recorded in May and featuring two Malcolm Arnold pieces as bookends, his Little suite No 1 and his Concerto for 28 players; also the world premiere of Matthew Taylor's Symphony No 6, as well as Cyril Scott's Early one morning. Also this afternoon, Shostakovich's Symphony No 14 with Mark Wigglesworth conducting the orchestras, part of a set of recordings of the Russian composer's symphonies which is re-released commercially this month. 2.00pm Arnold: Little Suite No 1, Op 53 Cyril Scott: Early One Morning Matthew Taylor: Symphony No 6 (World Premiere) Arnold: Concerto for 28 players, Op 105 Tom Poster, piano Martyn Brabbins, conductor c.3.10pm Shostakovich: Symphony No 14 Mark Wigglesworth, conductor Music by Malcolm Arnold, Cyril Scott, Matthew Taylor and Dmitri Shostakovich | |
The Bbc National Orchestra Of Wales | 20210720 | Ian Skelly introduces a concert recorded last month by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales under conductor Ryan Bancroft performing Takemitsu's Archipelago S. inspired in his native Japan; Mozart's last piano concerto, No. 27, with soloist Martin James Bartlett, closing with Debussy's evocative tone poem La Mer, The Sea, arranged by Joolz Gale. Then, the Welsh ensemble in Copland's Clarinet Concerto with soloist Robert Plane, under the baton of Eric Stern, before closing the afternoon with the powerful Symphony No 7, the 'Leningrad', by Dmitri Shostakovich, conducted by Mark Wigglesworth, part of a set of recordings of the Russian composer's symphonies with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, commercially re-released this month. 2.00pm Takemitsu: Archipelago S. Mozart: Piano Concerto No 27 in B flat major, K 595 Debussy (arr. Joolz Gale): La Mer Martin James Bartlett, piano Ryan Bancroft, conductor c.3.10pm Copland: Clarinet Concerto Robert Plane, clarinet Eric Stern, conductor c.3.25pm Shostakovich: Symphony No 7 'Leningrad Mark Wigglesworth, conductor Music by Takemitsu, Mozart, Debussy, Copland and Shostakovich | |
The Bbc National Orchestra Of Wales | 20210721 | Ian Skelly introduces a concert recorded in April this year given by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, under the baton of Ryan Wigglesworth, who conducts the world premiere of his Five Waltzes for viola and piano arranged for orchestra, performed by soloist Lawrence Power; the afternoon starts with Stravinsky's Symphonies of wind instruments, though, and also includes Elizabeth Maconchy's Music for brass and woodwind, as well as Hindemith's Der Schwanendreher. The afternoon closes with another Elizabeth Maconchy piece, this time for chorus and orchestra, her And Death Shall Have No Dominion, with the BBC National Chorus of Wales joining the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, all under conductor Adrian Partington. 2.00pm Stravinsky: Symphonies of Wind Instruments Ryan Wigglesworth: Five Waltzes for viola and piano, arr. for orchestra (World Premiere) Elizabeth Maconchy: Music for Brass and Woodwind Hindemith: Der Schwanendreher Lawrence Power, viola Ryan Wigglesworth, conductor c.3.10pm Elizabeth Maconchy: And Death Shall Have No Dominion Adrian Partington, conductor Music by Igor Stravinsky, Ryan Wigglesworth, Elizabeth Maconchy and Paul Hindemith. | |
The Bbc National Orchestra Of Wales | 20210722 | Ian Skelly introduces music from a concert recorded earlier this month featuring the BBC National Orchestra of Wales under conductor Martyn Brabbins performing Delius's On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring, Malcolm Arnold's Concerto for two violins and string orchestra, with soloists Lesley Hatfield and Nick Whiting, followed by John Pickard's Concertante variations (Presteigne concerto), then Walton's Siesta, finishing the concerto with Elgar's Serenade in E minor. After that we hear Daniel Jones's Symphony No. 5 with the Welsh ensemble under the baton of Bryden Thomson. Next comes Copland's clarinet concert with soloist Robert Plane, with Thomas Sondergard conducting. The afternoon closes with Hindemith's Symphony (Mathis der Maler) performed by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, conducted by Tadaaki Osaka. 2.00pm Delius: On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring Arnold: Concerto for two violins and string orchestra, Op 77 John Pickard: Concertante variations (Presteigne concerto) Walton: Siesta Elgar: Serenade in E minor, Op 20 Lesley Hatfield & Nick Whiting, violins Martyn Brabbins, conductor c.2.50pm Daniel Jones: Symphony No. 5 Bryden Thomson, conductor c.3.35pm Nielsen: Clarinet Concerto Robert Plane, clarinet Thomas Sondergard, conductor c.4.00pm Hindemith: Symphony (Mathis der Maler) Tadaaki Otaka, conductor BBC NOW in music by Delius, Arnold, Pickard, Walton, Elgar, Jones, Nielsen and Hindemith. | |
The Bbc National Orchestra Of Wales | 20210723 | Ian Skelly closes this week with more performances by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Today starts with the brass section of the ensemble playing Sibelius's Overture in F minor. Then, a concert given by the ensemble with conductor B. Tommy Anderson featuring Bartok's Hungarian Sketches for orchestra, from his own piano works; followed by Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 3 with virtuoso soloist Beatrice Rana. The concert finishes with Korngold's Symphony in F sharp. Then, Robert Plane performs Debussy's Premiere Rhapsodie, accompanied by the ensemble, under the baton of Tadaaki Osaka. The afternoon closes with Shostakovich's Symphony No. 6, under conductor Mark Wigglesworth, part of a cycle of recordings of the Russian's composer symphonies by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, commercially re-released this month. 2.00pm Sibelius: Overture in F minor Brass section, BBC National Orchestra of Wales c.2.10pm Bartok: Hungarian sketches Sz.97 for orchestra [from own piano works] Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major Op.26 Korngold: Symphony in F sharp Op.40 Beatrice Rana, piano B. Tommy Andersson, conductor c.3.45pm Debussy: Premiere Rhapsodie Robert Plane, clarinet Tadaaki Otaka, conductor c.3.55pm Shostakovich: Symphony No 6 Mark Wigglesworth, conductor Music by Sibelius, Bartok, Prokofiev, Korngold, Debussy and Shostakovich. | |
The Bbc National Orchestra Of Wales (1-5) | 20201130 | ~Afternoon Concert with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Fiona Talkington introduces the first programme this week exploring the work of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Today the orchestra is heard in recordings made last month of 20th-century music for strings and also in Vaughan Williams's London Symphony, in a 2001 performance from Swansea's Brangwyn Hall. Arvo P䀀rt: Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten Andrzej Panufnik: Bassoon Concerto Benjamin Britten: Prelude and Fugue Grazyna Bacewicz: Concerto for Strings Jaros?aw Augustyniak (bassoon) David Angus (conductor) c. 2.55pm Arthur Benjamin: Conquest of Everest (suite) Rumon Gamba (conductor) Vaughan Williams: A London Symphony Richard Hickox (conductor) Lutoslawski: Chantefleurs et Chantefables Tadaaki Otaka (conductor) The BBC National Orchestra of Wales plays Anna Clyne, Britten and Vaughan Williams. | |
The Bbc National Orchestra Of Wales (2-5) | 20201201 | ~Afternoon Concert with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Fiona Talkington introduces the second programme this week exploring the work of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in recordings made in Cardiff and Bangor, On the bill today is a substantial concerto for sitar which combines North Indian classical raag and taal with western orchestral traditions and a work for cello and ensemble inspired variously by the cello suites of Bach and Britten and a world, 'where stars' can be born overnight with the help of stylists and Saturday night telly. Two works by Sir James MacMillan showcase both the orchestra and the BBC National Chorus of Wales. Also today, a performance of Mahler's Rückert Lieder from January of last year by former Cardiff Singer of the World and Radio 3 New Generation Artist, Catriona Morison, a voice in a million. Sibelius Finlandia Op 26 Thomas Søndergaard (conductor) James MacMillan: Seraph for trumpet and strings William Mathias: Melos Cheryl Frances-Hoad: Katharsis for cello and ensemble Philippe Schartz (trumpet) Alice Neary (cello) Jonathan Bloxham (conductor) approx 3.10pm Mahler: Rückert Lieder Catriona Morison (mezzo soprano) approx. 3.40pm Jonathan Mayer: Sitar Concerto No 2 Jonathan Mayer (sitar) Debashish Chaudhuri (conductor) Villa Lobos: Bachianias Brasilieras No.1 BBC National Orchestra of Wales cello section. Ginastera: Ollantay Gisele Ben-Dor (conductor) Macmillan: Te Deum Adrian Partington (conductor) Tippet: Corelli Fantasia Richard Hickox (conducting) The BBC National Orchestra of Wales in works by James MacMillan and Cheryl Frances-Hoad. | |
The Bbc Now And Bbc Symphony Orchestra Live | 20191210 | Kate Molleson continues to host a week of live broadcasts from the BBC's performing groups around the country. Today Nicola Heywood-Thomas presents the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in a Russian programme that's both wintery and nostalgic We then move from Cardiff to London for a sunny programme from the BBC Symphony Orchestra mixing the well-loved, the less well-known and a new work by young French composer Camille Pepin 2pm Live from Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff Glazunov: Winter from The Seasons Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations; Symphony 1 'Winter Dreams Anastasia Kobekina (cello) Gergely Madaras (conductor) c.3.30pm Live from Maida Vale studios, London Camille Pepin: Laniakea (UK premiere) Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 Aubert: Habanera Ravel: Rhapsodie Espagnole Johan Dalene (violin) Fabien Gabel (conductor) The BBC National Orchestra of Wales plays Tchaikovsky and the BBC Symphony Orchestra Ravel | |
The Bbc Philharmonic (1-4) | 20201005 | A week of performances by the BBC Philharmonic featuring symphonies by British composers and the young Schubert. Presented by Tom McKinney. Rossini: Overture to The Thieving Magpie Mozart: Violin Concerto in G (K 216) Carolin Widmann (violin) Ben Gernon (conductor) Schubert: Symphony No 1 Juanjo Mena (conductor) Michael Ball: Euphonium Concerto David Childs (euphonium) Dorothy Howell: Lamia Rumon Gamba (conductor) Coates: The Enchanted Garden - ballet Bainton: Symphony No 2 Vernon Handley (conductor) Symphonies by British composers and Schubert played by the BBC Philharmonic. | |
The Bbc Philharmonic (2-4) | 20201006 | A week of performances by the BBC Philharmonic featuring symphonies by British composers and the young Schubert. Presented by Tom McKinney. Schubert: Symphony No 3 Juanjo Mena (conductor) Antheil: Nocturne in Skyrockets John Storgards (conductor) Kurt Schwertsik: Herr K. entdeckt Amerika H K Gruber (conductor) Bax: Symphony No 3 Vernon Handley (conductor) Copland: Down a Country Lane John Wilson (conductor) Mahler: Symphony No 5 Gianandrea Noseda (conductor) Symphonies by British composers and Schubert played by the BBC Philharmonic. | |
The Bbc Philharmonic (3-4) | 20201007 | A week of performances by the BBC Philharmonic featuring symphonies by British composers and the young Schubert. Presented by Tom McKinney. Schubert Symphony No 4 (Tragic) Juanjo Mena (conductor) Anna Clyne Night Ferry Ben Gernon (conductor) Bowen: Symphony No 1 Andrew Davis (conductor) Symphonies by British composers and Schubert played by the BBC Philharmonic. | |
The Bbc Philharmonic (4-4) | 20201009 | A week of performances by the BBC Philharmonic featuring symphonies by British composers and the young Schubert. Presented by Tom McKinney. Schubert: Symphony No 5 Juanjo Mena (conductor) Tchaikovsky: Entr'acte, Act IV, Hamlet Ben Gernon (conductor) Gipps: Symphony No 3 Rumon Gamba (conductor) Tchaikovsky: Serenade Ben-Haim: Symphony No 1 Omer Meir Wellber (conductor) Symphonies by British composers and Schubert played by the BBC Philharmonic. | |
The Bbc Philharmonic Live | 20191211 | As Kate Molleson hosts a week of concerts from the BBC Orchestras - we are live from MediaCityUK, Salford. Sarah Walker presents the BBC Philharmonic in a pair of darkly personal works. Dmitri Shostakovich's powerful first violin concerto was suppressed by the composer until Stalin's death for fear of the consequences of publication; while German-Israeli composer Paul Ben-Haim's first symphony from 1940 is infused with grim intensity of a world at war 2.00pm Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1 Paul Ben-Haim: Symphony No. 1 Aleksey Semenenko (violin) Omer Meir Wellber (conductor) The BBC Philharmonic plays Shostakovich and Paul Ben-Haim, live from Salford | |
The Bbc Philharmonic Live From Mediacityuk | 20161102 | Live from Salford, John Storgards conducts the BBC Philharmonic in Grieg, Vaughan WIlliams | |
The Bbc Philharmonic Live From Mediacityuk In Salford | 20191218 | Live from MediaCityUK in Salford the BBC Philharmonic perform Beethoven's 3rd Piano Concerto. The soloist is the young German pianist Elisabeth Brauss who is currently a member of Radio 3's New Generation Artists Scheme as has been praised for `the maturity and sophistication of her thoughtful interpretations` The concert concludes with Malcolm Arnold's riotous Commonwealth Christmas Overture which was commissioned by the BBC in 1957 to celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of the sovereign's Christmas broadcasts. Presented by Elizabeth Alker. Beethoven: Piano Concerto No 3 in C minor Malcolm Arnold: Commonwealth Christmas Overture Elisabeth Brauss, piano Rumon Gamba, conductor Elizabeth Alker presents the BBC Philharmonic live from MediaCityUK in Salford. | |
The Bbc Philharmonic Live From Salford | 20151125 | The BBC Philharmonic and conductor Alpesh Chauhan are live in concert from MediaCity in Salford, presented by Adam Tomlinson, and featuring BBC New Generation Artist Benjamin Appl. Then back to the studio with Verity Sharp for music performed by the BBC Concert Orchestra 2pm Strauss: Don Juan Alpesh Chauhan (conductor) 2.20pm: Schubert: Memnon; Prometheus; Litanei auf das Fest Allerseelen Wolf: Denk es, o Seele; Gebet Benjamin Appl (baritone) 2.40pm: Dvorak: Slavonic Dances Op 46 Nos 1 and 4; Op 72 Nos 2 and 7 Alpesh Chauhan (conductor). The BBC Philharmonic in a live concert of music by Strauss, Schubert, Wolf and Dvorak. | |
The Bbc Philharmonic Perform Chaminade, Ravel And Dukas Live From Salford | 20190213 | A feast of French music as Moritz Gnann and the BBC Philharmonic perform Chaminade's Callirhoe Suite, Ravel's Mother Goose & Dukas' The Sorcerer's Apprentice Presented from MediaCityUK in Salford by Andrew McGregor 2.00pm Chaminade: Callirhoe Suite Ravel orch. Matthews: Oiseaux tristes Ravel: Mother Goose (complete ballet) Dukas: The Sorcerer's Apprentice Moritz Gnann and the BBC Philharmonic perform works by Chaminade, Ravel and Dukas. | |
The Bbc Po Live From Salford And The Bbc Scottish Symphony Orchestra In Japan | 20191129 | The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra brings the Proms to Japan. Georgia Mann introduces the closing concert from the orchestra's first ever tour to Japan. And they end with a programme which brings the spirit of the Last Night of the Proms to the Orchard Hall in Tokyo. And before that a concert live from MediaCityUK, Salford introduced by Hannah French. Mozart: Piano Concerto No 27 in B flat major K.595 Martinu: Symphony no. 5, H 310 Steven Osborne (piano) Ludovic Morlot (conductor) Followed at approx. 3pm Thomas Dausgaard conducts the BBC Scottish Symphony in the Last Night of the Proms in in Japan: Rossini: Overture to William Tell - Galop Ravel: Tzigane - rapsodie de concert Kosaku Yamada: Red Dragonfly Puccini: La Boheme Act 2; Quando m'en vo (Musetta's waltz-song) Maxwell Davies: An Orkney wedding, with sunrise for orchestra and bagpipes Vadim Repin (violin), Maki Mori (soprano) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Thomas Dausgaard (conductor) and at approx. 3.50pm Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra The BBC Philharmonic live from Salford and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in Japan. | |
The Bbc Scottish Symphony Orchestra | 20200204 | Tom McKinney presents performances by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra at home and away. Today they're in Aberdeen with Mendelssohn, Bruch and Rachmaninov, and Salzburg with Brahms and Elgar. Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture Op.26 Alpesh Chauhan (conductor) Bruch: Concerto no. 1 in G minor Op.26 for violin and orchestra Henning Kraggerud (violin) Rachmaninov: 3 Symphonic dances Op.45 for orchestra Brahms: Concerto no. 1 in D minor Op.15 for piano and orchestra Elizabeth Leonskaja (piano) Thomas Dausgaard (conductor) Elgar: Symphony no. 1 in A flat major Op.55 The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in performance around Scotland and beyond. | |
The Bbc Scottish Symphony Orchestra | 20200205 | Tom McKinney continues a week of recordings by The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Today they're at their home in the City Halls in Glasgow with Weber, Schumann and Brahms. Weber: Invitation to the dance Alexander Vedernikov Schumann: Concerto in A minor Op.129 for cello and orchestra Johannes Moser (cello) Brahms: Quartet in G minor Op.25, orch. Schoenberg [orig. Piano Quartet no.1] The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra at Glasgow City Halls | |
The Bbc Scottish Symphony Orchestra | 20200207 | Tom McKinney concludes a week of performances by The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Today they're playing Stravinsky and Shostakovich in Inverness, and Elgar in Orkney. Stravinsky: Symphonies of wind instruments Martyn Brabbins (conductor) Schwertsik: Now you hear me, now you don't Op.102 for marimba and string orchestra Colin Currie (percussion) Shostakovich: Symphony no. 10 in E minor Op.93 Maconchy Music for woodwind and brass Ben Gernon (conductor) Rudi Stephan Music for Orchestra Elgar Concerto in E minor Op. 85 for cello and orchestra Jamal Aliyev (cello) The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in Inverness and Orkney | |
The Bbc Scottish Symphony Orchestra | 20200330 | To start this week, devoted to repertoire performed recently by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, a work that has been deemed as Gra?yna Bacewicz's opus magnum, her Concerto for string orchestra written in 1948, conducted by Miguel Harth-Bedoya. It's followed by Glazunov's violin concerto in A minor, with Kristof Barati as soloist. Then comes another masterpiece, Schubert's Symphony No. 8, Unfinished, with the ensemble under the baton of Kevin John Edusei. The afternoon returns to the Polish flavour that started the programme as Lukasz Borowicz conducts music from his fatherland: first, Jerzy Gablenz's Piano Concerto in D?flat Major, with soloist Jonathan Plowright, and then Ignacy Jan Paderewski's Fantaisie Polonaise, Op.19. Presented by Hannah French. 2.00pm Gra?yna Bacewicz: Concerto for string orchestra Glazunov: Concerto for violin in A minor, Op. 82 Kristof Barati, violin Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor 2.40pm Schubert: Symphony no. 8 in B minor, D.759 (Unfinished) Kevin John Edusei, conductor 3.10pm Gablenz: Piano Concerto, Op.25 Paderewski: Fantaisie Polonaise, Op.19 Jonathan Plowright, piano Lukasz Borowicz, conductor With music by Gra\u017cyna Bacewicz, Glazunov, Schubert, Gablenz and Paderewski. | |
The Bbc Scottish Symphony Orchestra | 20200331 | The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, under conductor Anthony Hermus performs Haydn's Symphony No. 22 in E flat major, followed by Donizetti's celebrated Mad Scene from his opera 'Lucia di Lammermoor' with soprano Sara Hershkowitz as the doomed heroine. Then comes an orchestral adventure as the entire saga of Wagner's The Ring of the Nibelung is performed as arranged by Henk de Vlieger as a single, instrumental piece. The afternoon continues with a flavour of the night as we hear Dvorak's Serenade in D minor for wind instruments, conducted by Sergej Bolkhovets. Then John Wilson takes to the rostrum to conduct the orchestra in Benjamin Britten's Serenade for tenor, horn and strings - the soloists are tenor Stuart Jackson and on the horn, Alberto Men退ndez Escribano. The afternoon ends back with Dvorak and his Symphonic variations, Op. 78. Presented by Hannah French. 2.00pm Haydn: Symphony No.22 in E flat major, Hob. I/22 Donizetti: Mad Scene from 'Lucia di Lammermoor Wagner: The Ring, an orchestral adventure (arr. Henk de Vlieger) Sara Hershkowitz, soprano Antony Hermus, conductor 3.45pm Dvorak: Serenade in D minor Op.44 for wind instruments* Britten: Serenade Op.31 for tenor, horn & strings Dvorak: Symphonic variations Op.78 Stuart Jackson, tenor Alberto Men退ndez Escribano, horn John Wilson, conductor *Sergej Bolkhovets, conductor With music by Haydn, Donizetti, Wagner, Dvorak and Britten. | |
The Bbc Scottish Symphony Orchestra | 20200401 | The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Kevin John Edusei, with the Mexican composer Arturo Mကrquez's Danz n No. 2, inspired in the music of Cuba. Then the orchestra's Conductor Emeritus, Donald Runnicles, takes the baton to perform Gustav Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde, a selection of six songs for voice soloists and orchestra, inspired by Chinese poetry. It features the mezzo-soprano Kelley O'Connor and the tenor Paul Groves, accompanied by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Hannah French presents. 2.00pm A. Mကrquez: Danz n No. 2 Kevin John Edusei, conductor 2.15pm G. Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde Kelley O'Connor, mezzo soprano Paul Groves, tenor Donald Runnicles, conductor Arturo M\u00e1rquez's Danz\u00f3n No 2 and Gustav Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde. | |
The Bbc Scottish Symphony Orchestra | 20200403 | The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Kevin John Edusei, in Mozart's Piano Concerto No 22 in E flat major, with Pavel Kolesnikov as soloist, followed by Strauss's tone poem Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, recreating the adventures and pranks of this German folk hero. Then, to close the afternoon it's Thomas Dausgaard's turn at the rostrum with two world premieres, commissioned by the BBC. First comes Bent Sorensen's Enchantress, five short intermezzos for orchestra, and then, Emma Ruth Richards' The Sail of a Flame, featuring the mezzo-soprano Lucy Schaufer. The afternoon ends with Amy Beach's 'Gaelic' Symphony in E minor. Presented by Hannah French. 2.00pm Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 22 in E flat major, K.482 Strauss: Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op.28 Pavel Kolesnikov, piano Kevin John Edusei, conductor 2.50pm Bent Sorensen: Enchantress (5 intermezzi for orchestra) - BBC Commission, World Premiere Emma Ruth Richards: The Sail of a Flame* - BBC Commission, World Premiere Amy Beach: Symphony in E minor, Op.32 (Gaelic) *Lucy Schaufer, mezzo-soprano Thomas Dausgaard, conductor With music by Mozart, Strauss, Bent Sorensen, Emma Ruth Richards and Amy Beach. | |
The Bbc Scottish Symphony Orchestra | 20200921 | Fiona Talkington introduces a week of music, recorded at recent sessions and concerts, performed by the BBC Scottish Symphony under a variety of conductors. Today we feature the Overture in E flat by Louise Farrenc, followed by Robert Schumann's Concerto for piano in A minor with soloist Elizabeth Leonskaja; then two Beethoven pieces starting with his Rondo a capriccio, orchestrated by Schulhoff, then his Symphony No. 8 in F major. Next comes the beautiful 'Nozze di Primavera' by the composer, music producer and former head of music at BBC Scotland Martin Dalby. The piece was a wedding gift to his wife and quotes an enchanting ancient wedding hymn. Then three orchestral pieces by Sir Richard Rodney Bennett: Troubadour Music, Aubade and Anniversaries. The afternoon ends with Richard Walthew's Clarinet Concerto with Robert Plane as soloist. 2.00pm Louise Farrenc: Overture in E flat major, op.24 BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Anja Bihlmaier (conductor) Robert Schumann: Concerto in A minor Op.54 for piano and orchestra Elizabeth Leonskaja (piano) Thomas Dausgaard (conductor) Beethoven: Rondo a capriccio, op.129 (Rage over a lost penny), orch. Schulhoff 2.50pm Beethoven: Symphony No.8 in F major, Op. 93 Alpesh Chauhan (conductor) Martin Dalby Nozze di primavera for orchestra Martyn Brabbins (conductor) 3.30pm John Wilson (conductor) Richard Walthew: Clarinet Concerto, orch. Alfie Pugh Robert Plane (clarinet) With music by Louise Farrenc, Robert Schumann, Beethoven, Dalby, Bennett and Walthew. | |
The Bbc Scottish Symphony Orchestra | 20200922 | Fiona Talkington introduces repertoire from recent concerts and sessions from the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, under various conductors. Today, Sibelius' The Swan of Tuonela, from his Lemminkainen suite; then Robert Schumann's Concerto for cello and orchestra with Johannes Moser as soloist; followed by Dvorak's Symphony No. 7 in D minor; it's followed by Ibert's Divertissement and the Country Dances by Richard Rodney Bennett. The afternoon continues with some more contemporary repertoire. First Ruth Gipps's Clarinet Concerto with Robert Plane as soloist, followed by two pieces by Martin Suckling: The White Road, for flute and orchestra, with flautist Katherine Bryan, and the Piano Concerto, with Tamara Stefanovich as soloist. 2.00pm Sibelius: Lemminkainen suite Op.22 :: no.3; The Swan of Tuonela Karl-Heinz Steffens (conductor) R. Schumann: Concerto in A minor Op.129 for cello and orchestra Johannes Moser (cello) Alexander Vedernikov (conductor) 2.35pm Dvorak: Symphony no. 7 in D minor Op.70 Miguel Harth-Bedoya(conductor) Ibert: Divertissement Alpesh Chauhan (conductor) 3.30pm Richard Rodney Bennett: Country Dances John Wilson (conductor) Michael McHale (piano) Ruth Gipps: Clarinet Concerto in G minor op.9 Robert Plane (clarinet) Martyn Brabbins (conductor) The White Road, for flute & orchestra Katherine Bryan (flute) Tamara Stefanovich (piano) Ilan Volkov (conductor) With music by Sibelius, Robert Schumann, Dvorak, Ibert, Bennett, Ruth Gipps and Suckling. | |
The Bbc Scottish Symphony Orchestra | 20200923 | Hannah French introduces music by Ian Hamilton and Gustav Mahler performed by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, recorded at City Halls in Glasgow 2pm Iain Hamilton: Clarinet Concerto, Op.7 Robert Plane (clarinet) Martyn Brabbins (conductor) c.2.30pm Mahler Symphony No.1 Donald Runnicles (conductor) Hannah French introduces music by Ian Hamilton and Gustav Mahler performed by the BBC SSO. | |
The Bbc Scottish Symphony Orchestra | 20200925 | Hannah French introduces music, recorded at recent concerts and sessions, by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Today starts with Wagner's Siegfried Idyll, Schoenberg's Verkl䀀rte Nacht, Hindemith's Concert Music for Brass and Strings, as well as Dukas' Fanfare from La Peri, all under the baton of the orchestra's newly appointed Associate Conductor Alpesh Chauhan. It's followed by Felix Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 1 in C major with the ensemble conducted by Otto Tausk; then, John Wilson takes to the rostrum in Sir Richard Rodney Bennett's Piano Concerto, with Michael McHale as soloist. 2.00pm Wagner: Siegfried Idyll Schoenberg: Verkl䀀rte Nacht Hindemith: Concert Music for Brass and Strings Dukas: La Peri (Fanfare) Alpesh Chauhan (conductor) 3.15pm F. Mendelssohn_ Symphony No. 1 in C major Otto Tausk (conductor) 3.45pm Richard Rodney Bennett: Piano Concerto Michael McHale (piano) John Wilson (conductor) Music by Wagner, Schoenberg, Hindemith, Dukas, Mendelssohn and Richard Rodney Bennett. | |
The Bbc Scottish Symphony Orchestra Live | 20191212 | Kate Molleson hosts a week of live concerts from the BBC Orchestras - today's concert is presented by Chris Berrow, Live from City Halls, Glasgow where Alpesh Chauhan conducts the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in key works from the last century. The Sinfonia da Requiem' could be the rawest music Britten ever wrote; an outpouring of personal grief that somehow grows into a furious warning to a world on the brink of the Second World War. Prokofiev's ballet Romeo and Juliet' remakes Shakespeare in the iron and steel of Stalin's USSR - yet somehow gets closer than any other version to the story's tender heart. And Stravinsky reinvents Bach for the Art Deco era, in a chamber concerto that positively buzzes with wit 2.00pm Britten: Sinfonia da requiem Stravinsky: Dumbarton Oaks Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet (excerpts) Alpesh Chauhan (conductor) Photo: Opera Omnia Productions. The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in key works by Britten, Stravinsky and Prokofiev. | |
The Bbc Singers And The Bbc Sso | 20201210 | Georgia Mann introduces a week celebrating the BBC Performing Groups. Today - The BBC Singers, live from the Temple Church, London, and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra from Glasgow. Messiaen: La Nativit退 du Seigneur, interspersed with thematically related choral works. Conductor Nicholas Chalmers with Ashley Grote (organ) Live from the Temple Church, London. Presented by Emma Cleobury 15.40: The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, live from Glasgow. Elfrida Andr退e: Concert Overture in D major Schumann: Cello Concerto Sally Beamish: Reckless Mozart: Symphony No 34, K.338 Steven Isserlis, cello Chlo退 van Soeterst耀de, conductor From City Halls, Glasgow. Presented by Kate Molleson. The BBC Singers and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, live in concert. | |
The Bbc Singers In Concert | 20210402 | The BBC Singers sing Stainer's Crucifixion. Stainer: The Crucifixion Peter Auty - tenor Jeremy Carpenter - bass Malcolm Archer - organ Choristers of Guildford Cathedral Barry Rose - conductor (Recorded in Guildford Cathedral on 25 March 2018.) Augusta Read Thomas: Helios Choro 1 BBC Symphony Orchestra Brad Lubman, conductor Ravel: Tombeau de Couperin Dalia Stasevska, conductor Music for Good Friday. | |
The Bbc Singers In Poulenc's Figure Humaine | 20200714 | The BBC Symphony Orchestra and the BBC Singers. Penny Gore presents recent performances by two of the world's most versatile performing groups. Today, the BBC Singers mark the 75th anniversary of their premiering of Poulenc's wartime 'Figure humaine.' This moving tribute to the human spirit sets poems by Paul ɀluard secretly circulated during the Occupation. In this performance, the singers are joined by Misha Mullov-Abbado and his trio who improvise sensitively between the movements of Poulenc's masterpiece. Also today, Joseph Horovitz's classic 'Captain Noah and His Floating Zoo' and Vaughan Williams from the BBC Symphony Orchestra. And, to mark the centenary this year of Bernd Alois Zimmerman, star-trumpeter and recent Radio 3 New Generation Artist, Simon H怀fele plays his Trumpet Concerto `Nobody knows de trouble I see.` Written in 1954 he said at the time that the use of the spiritual as passed down through the generations was inspired by 'the struggle of people of colour in the USA to achieve equality and overcome endemic racial discrimination. Poulenc: Figure humaine BBC Singers, Sofi Jeannin (conductor) with Misha Mullov-Abbado (double bass), John Scott (drums) Sam Leak (piano) at approx. 2.40pm Joseph Horovitz: Captain Noah and His Floating Zoo BBC Singers, John Wilson (conductor) at approx. 3.10pm Emily Howard: Torus BBC Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins (conductor) Tchaikovsky: Voyevoda - symphonic ballad Op.78 BBC Symphony Orchestra, Alpesh Chauhan (conductor) Bernt Alois Zimmerman: Trumpet Concerto Simon H怀fele (trumpet) BBC Symphony Orchestra, Ilan Volkov (conductor) at approx. 4.20pm Vaughan Williams: Symphony No 5 in D major The BBC Singers in Poulenc's Figure humaine and Horovitz's evergreen Captain Noah. | |
The Bbc Sso And The Bbc Concert Orchestra | 20210121 | Georgia Mann presents recent recordings by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Britten: Diversions, Op.21 Steven Osborne, piano BBC SSO Ilan Volkov, conductor Somervell: Violin Concerto in G major Anthony Marwood, violin Martyn Brabbins, conductor Followed by recent recordings by the BBC Concert Orchestra. Chaminade: Suite No 1 for orchestra, Op 20 BBC CO, conductor Martin Yates Walter Braunfels: Suite: Don Gil von den grünen Hosen, Op 35 BBC Concert Orchestra, Johannes Wildner, conductor John Alden Carpenter Concertino Michael Chertock (piano) BBC Concert Orchestra, conductor Keith Lockhart Jean-Michel Damase: Flute Concerto Anna Noakes (flute) Martin Yates, conductor Georgia Mann presents recent recordings by the BBC SSO and the BBC Concert Orchestra. | |
The Bbc Symphony Orchestra In Japan | 20200713 | The BBC Symphony Orchestra and the BBC Singers: Penny Gore begins a week devoted to two of the world's most versatile performing ensemble. Today the BBC Symphony Orchestra is heard in a range of repertoire recorded on tour in Japan and as well as nearer to home at the Aldeburgh Festival and at London's Royal Albert Hall. We also hear from the Orchestra's world-beating Symphony Chorus. Britten: 4 Sea interludes & Passacaglia from Peter Grimes Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto Concerto in D major Op.35 Alina Pogostkina (violin) approx. 3pm. Interval: BBC Singers sing Laura Mvula's 'Look at me now, I wear shoes of eagle's wings from Love like a lion', commissioned for the BBC Singers & Sofi Jeannin (conductor), recorded at the 2018 BBC Proms Dubai. Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C minor BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo (conductor) at approx 3.55pm Helen Grime: Everyone Sang BBC Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins (conductor) Jonathan Dove: We are one fire BBC Symphony Chorus, Neil Ferris (conductor) The BBC Symphony Orchestra play Britten, Tchaikovsky and Brahms on their 2018 Japan tour. | |
The Bbc Symphony Orchestra On Tour In Japan | 20181119 | The BBC Symphony Orchestra tours Japan in 2018! In a week that features the orchestra abroad, the afternoon opens with a concert at the Nippon Tokushu Togyo Shimin Kaikan Hall, in Nagoya. The orchestra's Chief conductor, Sakari Oramo, is at the helm to perform Rachmaninov's 2nd Piano Concerto, with Yu Kusgue as soloist, which is followed by Mahler's 5th Symphony. Then, a recording made by the BBC Singers earlier this year at St. Paul's Knightsbridge, in London. Andrew Griffiths conducts repertoire from Eastern Europe across the centuries, including Dvorak's In Nature's Realm, Handl's Mirabile Misterium, Makor's Kyrie, Smetana's Three-Part Choruses for Women's Voices, Janacek's Ave Maria, and Martinu's Romance of the Dandelions. Presented by Penny Gore. 14.00 Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 14.40 Mahler: Symphony No. 5 Yu Kusgue (piano) Sakari Oramo (conductor) 15.50 Dvorak: In Nature's Realm Handl: Mirabile Misterium Makor: Kyrie Smetana: Sbory trojhlasne pro zenske hlasy - Three-Part Choruses for Women's Voices Janacek: Ave Maria Martinu: Romance of the Dandelions Andrew Griffiths (conductor) Music by Rachmaninov and Mahler with the BBC Symphony Orchestra on tour in Japan. | |
The Bbc Symphony Orchestra With Music, By Dvorak, Bartok And Prokofiev | 20181120 | The BBC Symphony Orchestra in its studio in Maida Vale, London, with a recording made last month, featuring Dvorak's Othello Overture, followed by Bartok's Violin Concerto No. 2 with Valeriy Sokolov as soloist, ending with Prokofiev's Symphony No. 3. Juraj Valcuha conducts. Then, a recording of Szymanowski's Symphony No. 3, 'The Song of the Night', with Edward Gardner at the helm of the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, accompanying tenor Ben Johnson. And finally, Edward Gardner returns again with a new release by the ensemble as virtuosa Alina Ibragimova is the soloist in Huw Watkins' Violin Concerto. Presented by Penny Gore 14.00 Dvorak: Othello Overture Bartok: Violin Concerto No.2 Prokofiev: Symphony No.3 Valeriy Sokolov (violin) Juraj Valcuha (conductor) 15.40 Szymanowski: Symphony No.3 Op. 27, 'The Song of the Night Ben Johnson (tenor) BBC Symphony Chorus Edward Gardner (conductor) 16.05 Huw Watkins: Violin Concerto Alina Ibragimova (violin) The BBC Symphony Orchestra with music by Dvorak, Bartok and Prokofiev. | |
The Berlin Philharmonic | 20200918 | Penny Gore presents a week of highlights from the Berlin Philharmonic's last season. Daniel Barenboim and the Berlin Philharmonic with Kirill Petrenko perform Beethoven, Sir Simon Rattle conducts Bartok and Paavo J䀀rvi conducts Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto with soloist Janine Jansen. Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, op. 37 . Suk: Symphony No. 2 in C minor, op. 27 ('Asrael') Daniel Barenboim, piano Kirill Petrenko, conductor Concert given in the Philharmonie, Berlin, on 09/01/2020 3.40: Sir Simon Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra play Bart k. Bart k: Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116 Sir Simon Rattle, conductor Concert given in the Philharmonie, Berlin, on 12/03/2020 Penny Gore presents a week of highlights from the Berlin Philharmonic's 2019/2020 season. | |
The Berlin Rso In Enescu's Oratorio Ghosts | 20200527 | The Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra: George Enescu's oratorio Ghosts. Penny Gore introduces a performance of a major work by George Enescu, reconstructed from a recently rediscovered manuscript thought lost in the First World War. Enescu's tone poem is rooted in his lifelong admiration for the poet Mihai Eminescu. It's a Gothic fantasy based on Eminescu's poem, The Ghost, which features a king on horseback riding through the night, a magician and the corpse of a dead queen. Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite No. 2, op. 55 Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, op. 46 at approx 2.35pm George Enescu: Strigoii (Ghosts), oratorio reconstructed from the manuscript by Cornel ??ranu Sabin Pautza, orchestration Rodica Vica, soprano, The Queen Tiberius Simur, tenor, Arald Bogdan Baciu, baritone, The Magus Alin Anca, bass, narrator Gabriel Bebeselea, conductor George Enescu's recently rediscovered oratorio Ghosts and Grieg's Peer Gynt Suites | |
The Berliners In Spain | 20111209 | Katie Derham presents The Berliners in Spain: two concerts given recently in Spain by Berlin's two great orchestras. The Berlin Philharmonic is conducted by Sir Simon Rattle at Madrid's Teatro Real and the Berlin Staatskapelle is directed from the keyboard by Daniel Barenboim at the Charles V Palace in Granada in Mozart's most popular piano concerto. Chabrier: Espaကa, rhapsody for orchestra Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Sir Simon Rattle (conductor) Joaquin Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez, for guitar and orchestra Juan Manuel Caကizares (guitar) J.S. Bach: Der Geist hilft unsrer Schwachheit auf, BWV 226 J.S. Bach: Komm, Jesu, komm, BWV 229 Trinity Baroque Julian Podger (director) Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 27 in B flat, K. 595 Daniel Barenboim (piano) Daniel Barenboim (conductor) Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 2 in E minor, op. 27 Sir Simon Rattle (conductor). Two concerts given in Spain, featuring music by Chabrier, Rodrigo, Rachmaninov and Mozart. | |
The Best From The Bbc Performing Groups | 20201215 | Tom McKinnney turns his attention to the BBC's orchestra in the north of England, The BBC Philharmonic, and recordings of music by Beethoven made in the Beethoven anniversary year. BBC Philharmonic: Ludwig van Beethoven: Cantata on the Death of Emperor Joseph II Ludwig van Beethoven: Leonore Prohaska - Funeral March Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No 7 in A Julia Maria Dan (soprano) Kitty Whately (mezzo) Anthony Gregory (tenor) Andrew Foster-Williams (bass-baritone) Manchester Chamber Choir BBC Philharmonic conducted by Mark Wigglesworth BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra: Anton Bruckner: Symphony No 8 in C minor BBCSSO conducted by Donald Runnicles Highlights from recent recordings made by the BBC's Orchestras and Singers. | |
The Best From The Bbc Performing Groups (1-5) | 20201214 | Tom McKinney introduces a selection of recent recordings showcasing the talents of the BBC performing groups beginning today with the BBC Concert Orchestra performing Britten; an arresting performance of Martinu from the Ulster Orchestra and Dutilleux and Shostakovich from Scotland. BBC Concert Orchestra: Benjamin Britten; Saint Nicolas Mark Le Brocq (tenor) Crouch End Festival Chorus BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by David Temple The Ulster Orchestra: Bohuslav Martinu: Concerto for Double String Orchestra, Piano and Timpani Ulster Orchestra conducted by Jac van Steen BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra: Henri Dutilleux: Correspondances for Soprano and Orchestra Carolyn Sampson (soprano) BBC SSO conducted by Donald Runnicles Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No 5 BBCSSO conducted by Michael Sanderling The BBC Concert Orchestra performs Britten's cantata Saint Nicolas. | |
The Best Of The Bbc Performing Groups (3-5) | 20201218 | A week of highlights from the BBC performing groups concludes with a concert of English music from the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and Bartok from Ulster, introduced by Tom McKinney. John Woolrich; Ulysses Awakes Peter Warlock: The Curlew Judith Bingham: Strange Words Peter Warlock: Capriol Suite Benjamin Britten: Lachrymae for viola and strings Becky Jones (viola) James Gilchrist (tenor) Alice Neary (cello) BBC National Orchestra of Wales directed by Lesley Hatfield The Ulster Orchestra Bela Bartok: Music for Strings Percussion and Celeste Ulster Orchestra conducted by Jac Van Steen BBC NOW perform a concert of English music. Plus, Bartok from Ulster. | |
The Black Dyke Band In Concert | 20120302 | Today's Afternoon on 3 looks ahead to the Music Nation weekend with a concert given by the Black Dyke Band at the RNCM Festival of Brass: Olympic Portraits. Plus a symphony of Olympian proportions, Messiaen's mighty Turangalila, in a performance given by the Montreal Symphony Orchestra conducted by Kent Nagano. Presented by Katie Derham. Judith Bingham: Four Minute Mile John Golland: Sounds Mussorgsky arr. Howarth: Pictures at an Exhibition Paul Lovatt-Cooper: Home of Legends Black Dyke Band, Nicholas Childs (cond) c. 3pm Messiaen: Turangalila Symphony Angela Hewitt (piano), Jean Laurendeau (ondes Martenot), Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Kent Nagano (conductor) . An Olympic-themed concert by the Black Dyke Band from the 2012 RNCM Festival of Brass. | |
The Danish National Symphony Orchestra (1-4) | 20200420 | The Danish National Symphony Orchestra. Hannah French this week explores the work of Denmark's cultural flagship. Performances today include the Mozart Requiem and the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto played by one the leading young string players of today. Mussorgsky: Night on Bald Mountain Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D, op. 35 Augustin Hadelich, violin Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 3 in A minor, op. 44 Stanislav Kochanovsky, conductor at approx. 3.30pm Mozart: Requiem in D minor, K. 626 Ylva Stenberg, soprano Tuuri Dede, mezzo-soprano Elgan Thomas, tenor Antoin Herrera-Lopez Kessel, bass Danish National Concert Choir Barbara Hannigan, conductor The Danish National Symphony Orchestra in Tchaikovsky and Mozart's Requiem. | |
The Danish National Symphony Orchestra (2-4) | 20200421 | The Danish National Symphony Orchestra. Hannah French this week explores the work of Denmark's cultural flagship. Performances today include a mighty Nielsen symphony conducted by the orchestra's current principal conductor and Dvorak's Cello Concerto played by one of the leading young cellists of today. Brahms: Double Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, op. 102 Soo-Jin Hong, violin Soo-Kyung Hong, cello Nielsen: Symphony No. 3 in D minor, op. 27 ('Sinfonia espansiva') Palle Knudsen, baritone Fatma Said, soprano Fabio Luisi, conductor at c. 3.15pm Haydn: Symphony No. 82 in C, Hob. I:82 ('Bear') Alexander Vedernikov, conductor Elgar: Sea Pictures, op. 37 Karen Cargill, contralto Thomas Søndergaard, conductor at c. 4.10pm Dvo?ကk (1841-1904) - Cello Concerto in B minor, op. 104 Andrei Ioni??, cello Christian Kluxen, conductor The Danish National Symphony Orchestra play Nielsen, Haydn, Brahms and Elgar. | |
The Danish National Symphony Orchestra (3-4) | 20200422 | The Danish National Symphony Orchestra. Hannah French continues her exploration of the work of Denmark's leading orchestra today with memorable performances of Haydn and Mahler. Haydn: Symphony No. 102 in B flat, Hob.I:102 Mahler: Symphony No. 4 in G Anna Lucia Richter, soprano Lorenzo Viotti, conductor The Danish National Symphony Orchestra and Anna Lucia Richter in Mahler's Fourth Symphony. | |
The Danish National Symphony Orchestra (4-4) | 20200424 | The Danish National Symphony Orchestra: Penny Gore concludes Afternoon Concert's week-long look at Denmark's premier orchestra with concerts directed by some of the wide range of the orchestra's regular conductors. Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 2 in A, S. 125 Alessandro Taverna, piano Fabio Luisi, conductor Liszt: Paraphrase on Quartet from Verdi's Rigoletto, S. 434 Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, op. 14 c. 3.30pm Axel Borup-Jorgensen (1924-2012) - Marin, op. 60 Thomas Sønderg倀rd, conductor Saint-Sa뀀ns: Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor. op. 33 Andreas Brantelid, cello John Wilson (conductor) c. 4.10pm Dvo?ကk: Symphony No. 8 in G, op. 88 Manfred Honeck, conductor The Danish National Symphony Orchestra play Liszt, Berlioz, Saint-Saens and Dvorak. | |
The German Symphony Orchestra Perform Beethoven | 20220428 | This week Afternoon Concert features performances from Berlin ensembles. Today it's the German Symphony Orchestra and the Berlin Philharmonic with symphonies by Beethoven and Lutoslawski. Plus we're in Montreal for music by Bach and Richard Strauss, Kirill Gerstein plays Stravinsky, and there's music by Dvorak, Gounod, Graupner, Nino Rota, Grazyna Bacewicz, Joanne Metcalf and Stanislava Stoytcheva. Presented by Ian Skelly Grazyna Bacewicz - Overture BBC Concert Orchestra Bramwell Tovey (conductor) c. 2.10 Witold Lutoslawski - Symphony No.1 Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Kirill Petrenko (conductor) c. 2.35 Nino Rota - La Strada 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic c. 2.40 Charles Gounod transc. Franz Liszt - Valse from Faust Mariam Batsashvili (piano) c. 2.50 Joanne Metcalf - Gold and Thorns, Fire and Ice singer pur (choir) 3pm Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony No.1 in C, Op.21 Cornelius Meister (conductor) c. 3.25 JS Bach - Brandenburg Concerto No.4 in G, BWV.1049 Vincent Lauzer / Caroline Tremblay (recorders) Pascale Giguere (violin) Les Violons du Roy Jonathan Cohen (conductor) c. 3.45 Igor Stravinsky - Concerto for Piano & Winds Kirill Gerstein (piano) Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra John Storgards (conductor) c. 4.10 Antonin Dvorak - Othello, Op.93 BBC Philharmonic Vassily Sinaisky (conductor) c. 4.25 Boris Blacher - Blues, Espagnola and Rumba Philharmonica c. 4.40 Richard Strauss - Serenade in E flat for 13 Winds, Op.7 Montreal Symphony Orchestra Rafael Payare (conductor) Unique performances with BBC orchestras and choirs and other great orchestras | |
The Inextinguishable | 20231026 | Ian Skelly with a selection of performances from BBC ensembles and from concert halls around Europe. Today's 3pm spotlight is Carl Nielsen's 4th Symphony, 'The Inextinguishable', performed by the Danish National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Fabio Luisi, recorded at the DR Concert Hall, Copenhagen, Denmark. Plus we have more Norwegian fiddle music from violinist Ragnhild Hemsing. Including: Niels Gade: Symphony No.4 in B flat major, Op.20: iv. Finale Allegro molto vivace Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra Christopher Hogwood, conductor Johan Halvorsen: Norwegian Dance No. 2, for violin and piano Ragnhild Hemsing, fiddle Mario Häring, piano Franz Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 2 in A, S. 125 Alexandre Kantorow, piano SWR Symphony Orchestra, Stuttgart Pablo Heras-Casado, conductor Isaac Hirshow: Kol Gojim BBC Singers Paul Brough, conductor Tom Raskin, tenor Claude Debussy: Sonata in D minor for cello and piano Anastasia Kobekina, cello Elisabeth Brauss, piano Carl Nielsen: Symphony No. 4 in F minor, op. 29 ('The Inextinguishable') Fabio Luisi, conductor Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Voyevoda (Symphonic Ballad) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Alpesh Chauhan, conductor Edvard Grieg: Andante con moto in C minor Ragnhild Hemsing, violin Benedict Kloeckner, cello Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Ballade for Orchestra BBC Philharmonic Anja Bihlmaier, conductor The Danish National Symphony Orchestra perform Nielsen's Symphony No 4. Fabio Luisi conducts the Danish National Symphony Orchestra in a performance of Carl Nielsen's Symphony No 4, 'The Inextinguishable'. Mario H䀀ring, piano | |
The Last Night Of Bbc Proms Dubai 2019 And #dancepassion | 20190405 | The BBC SO, BBC Singers and the Dubai Opera Festival Chorus, conducted by Richard Farnes, with a spectacular Last Night, including traditional favourites and tango music. Two star guests - Finnish accordionist Johanna Juhola and British baritone Roderick Williams - lead the celebrations. Petroc Trelawny presents. The afternoon continues with more works for orchestra celebrating BBC Radio 3's day of dance - #dancepassion - presented by Georgia Mann. 2.00pm - concert presented by Petroc Trelawny Wagner: The Flying Dutchman - Overture Stanford: Songs of the Sea Chabrieri: Espaကa Piazzolla, arr John Lenehan: Libertango Anna Clyne: Masquerade Vaughan Williams: Serenade to Music Gardel, arr Paul Campbell: Por una cabeza Verdi: The Force of Destiny - Overture Arne arr. Malcolm Sargent: Rule Britannia! Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance March No 1 Trad arr Paul Campbell: Auld Lang Syne Roderick Williams (baritone) Johanna Juhola (accordion) Dubai Festival Chorus~ BBC Symphony Orchestra Richard Farnes (conductor) 4.00pm Sullivan, arranged Mackerras: Pineapple Poll - ballet suite BBC Concert Orchestra Barry Wordsworth (conductor) Falla: Three Cornered Hat Suite 2 BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Thomas Dausgaard (conductor) Irving Berlin, arr Gordon Langford: medley from Top Hat Antheil: Hot-time Dance BBC Philharmonic John Storgards (conductor) The BBC SO, BBC Singers and friends conducted by Richard Farnes at Dubai Opera. | |
The Mountain King (1-2) | 20230525 | Ian Skelly introduces more recordings from around Europe. This week's focus on Sweden continues with the first act of Hugo Alfv退n's 'ballet-pantomime' The Mountain King, which requires huge orchestral forces to tell the story, and is performed here by the Malm怀 Symphony Orchestra with conductor Patrik Ringborg. There is also more music from guitarists Mats Bergstr怀m and G怀ran S怀llscher, recorded in March at the Helsingborg Guitar Festival, and a selection from the vocal ensemble Voces8, recorded at the Rheingau Festival in Germany. The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra performs music by Swedish organist and composer Elfrida Andr退e, while harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani switches to organ for Handel's Organ Concerto Op 4 No 4. Including: Felix Mendelssohn: Denn er hat seinen Engeln befohlen über dir JS Bach arr. Schinin | |
The Mountain King (2-2) | 20230526 | Ian Skelly introduces the best of recordings from around Europe. Concluding his week of music from Denmark and Sweden, Ian introduces Acts 2 and 3 of Hugo Alfv退n's epic 'ballet-pantomime' The Mountain King, performed by Malm怀 Symphony Orchestra with conductor Patrik Ringborg. There's more music for 2 guitars, recorded at Helsingborg Guitar Festival with the Swedish duo of Mats Bergstr怀m and G怀ran S怀llscher. The Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra and Alain Altinoglu perform Dvorak's symphonic poem The Golden Spinning Wheel, based on the macabre folk tale from Erben's 'Kytice', and the Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra is joined by cellist Jakob Koranyi in Swedish composer Andrea Tarrodi's cello concerto 'Highlands', inspired by the Scottish countryside. Including: Mozart: Adagio in E flat major, K 261 Clarissa Bevilacqua, violin Mozarteum Orchestra, Salzburg Ivor Bolton, conductor Lille Bror S怀derlundh: Little Waltz Debussy arr. Krause: Cakewalk from Children's Corner Mats Bergstr怀m, guitar G怀ran S怀llscher, guitar Dvorak: The Golden Spinning Wheel, Op 109 Alain Altinoglu, conductor c. 3pm Alfv退n: The Mountain King, Acts 2 & 3 Patrik Ringborg, conductor Sor: Souvenir de Russie Andrea Tarrodi: Cello Concerto, 'Highlands Jakob Koranyi (cello) David Niemann, conductor The conclusion of Alfven's ballet-pantomime The Mountain King. | |
The Musical Land Of Oz (1-5) | 20210426 | This week, Afternoon Concert features concerts from the other side of the globe. Today's programme includes a concert the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra gave at the Hamer Hall in Melbourne featuring Prokofiev's Second Piano Concerto and Brahms's Fourth Symphony. Plus Strauss from the Queensland Symphony Orchestra and Stravinsky from the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. Presented by Ian Skelly. 2.00pm Strauss: Don Juan Johannes Fritzsch (conductor) c.2.15pm Tchaikovsky: Marche slave Prokofiev: Piano Concerto no.2 in G minor, Op.16 Yuia Wang (piano) Brahms: Symphony no.4 in E minor, Op.98 Diego Maltheuz (conductor) c.3.45pm Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring Pietari Inkinen (conductor) Orchestras featured later in the series include the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra (programme 2), the Australian Haydn Ensemble (programme 3), the Australian Chamber Orchestra and Australian World Orchestra (programme 5). Plus, in our Opera Matinee (programme 4), Asher Fisch conducts the West Australian Symphony Orchestra in Beethoven's Fidelio. Ian Skelly presents concerts by orchestras from right across Australia. | |
The Musical Land Of Oz (2-5) | 20210427 | ~Afternoon Concert continues its focus on Australian orchestras. Today's programme includes two full concerts: the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra in music by Ives, Ibert and Haydn, and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and conductor Vladimir Ashkenazy with an all-Shostakovich programme culminating in his most popular symphony, the fifth. Presented by Ian Skelly. 2pm Wagner: Prelude to Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg Pietari Inkinen (conductor) c.2.10pm Ives: The Unanswered Question Ibert: Divertissement Haydn: Symphony no.103 in E flat, H.I.103 Drumroll Johannes Fritzsch (conductor) c.3.10pm Shostakovich: Passacaglia from Lady Macbeth of Mzensk Shostakovich: Violin Concerto no.1 in A minor, Op.77 Ray Chen (violin) Shostakovich: Symphony no.5 in D minor, Op.47 Vladimir Ashkenazy (conductor) Ian Skelly presents concerts by orchestras from right across Australia. | |
The Musical Land Of Oz (3-5) | 20210428 | ~Afternoon Concert continues its spotlight on Australian orchestras. Today's programme features a concert of music from the Classical period given by the Australian Haydn Ensemble directed by Erin Helyard. Presented by Ian Skelly. 2pm CPE Bach: Sinfonia in E flat, Wq.179 CPE Bach: Keyboard Concerto in C major, Wq.20 Mozart: Symphony no.29 in A major, K.201 Haydn: Symphony no.52 in C minor, H.I:52 Erin Helyard (harpsichord/director) Ian Skelly continues his focus on Australian orchestras. | |
The Musical Land Of Oz (4-5) | 20210429 | Today's Thursday Opera Matinee is a performance of Beethoven's Fidelio recorded at the 2020 Perth Festival in Western Australia. Christiane Libor stars as Leonore, who disguises herself as a man to rescue her wrongly imprisoned husband Florestan, sung by Tomislav Muek. Plus Beethoven's best-loved symphony from another of this week's featured Australian orchestras - the Queensland SO. And the afternoon ends with a return to Western Australia for excerpts from Strauss' Salome. Presented by Ian Skelly. 2pm Beethoven Fidelio, opera in 2 acts, Op.72 Leonore/Fidelio - .. Christiane Libor (soprano) Florestan - .. Tomislav Muek (tenor) Don Fernando - .. Adrian Tamburini (bass) Marzelline - .. Felicitas Fuchs (soprano) Jaquino - .. Andrew Goodwin (tenor) Don Pizarro - .. Warwick Fyfe (bass) Rocco - .. Jonathan Lemalu (bass baritone) First Prisoner - .. Matthew Lester (tenor) Second Prisoner - .. David Dockery (bass) West Australian Opera Chorus West Australian Symphony Orchestra and Chorus Asher Fisch (conductor) c.3.50pm Beethoven: Symphony no.5 in C minor, Op.67 Queensland Symphony Orchestra Johannes Fritzsch (conductor) c.4.20pm Strauss Dance of the Seven Veils from Salome Strauss Final scene from Salome Gun-Brit Barkmin (soprano) Opera Matinee - Beethoven's Fidelio from the West Australian Symphony Orchestra | |
The Musical Land Of Oz (5-5) | 20210430 | Ian Skelly rounds off his series of concerts by orchestras from right across Australia with the Australian Chamber Orchestra and Australian World Orchestra. There's a complete concert from the Australian Chamber Orchestra directed by Richard Tognetti featuring music by Vaughan Williams and Beethoven alongside a premiere by Anna Clyne. Plus Simone Young conducts the Australian World Orchestra in Messiaen's mighty Turangalila Symphony. 2pm Schubert arr Tognetti: Quartettsatz in C minor, D.703 Vaughan Williams arr Adam Johnson: The Lark Ascending Anna Clyne: Stride (world premiere) Beethoven arr Tognetti: Cavatina from String Quartet no.13 in B flat, Op.130; Grosse Fuge in B flat, Op.133 Richard Tognetti (violin/director) c.3.00pm Messiaen Turangalila Symphony Timothy Young (piano) Jacob Abela (ondes martenot) Simone Young (conductor) Ian Skelly rounds off his series of concerts by orchestras from right across Australia. | |
The Netherlands And Denmark (1-5) | 20210705 | An afternoon of music making from the Netherlands introduced by Tom McKinney including a rich assortment of serenades and symphonies from the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra and the Royal Concertgebouw. Including: Franz Schubert: - St䀀ndchen, D. 920 Anitra Jellema, mezzo-soprano Ben Martin Weijand, piano Men of the Netherlands Radio Choir Benjamin Goodson , conductor Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: - Serenade in C, op. 48. Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra Jean Sibelius: - Symphony No. 1 in E minor, op. 39 Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Klaus M䀀kel䀀 , conductor c4.40 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) - Serenade No. 10 in B flat, K. 361 ('Gran Partita') Members of the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra Karina Canellakis , conductor Tom McKinney introduces music by Schubert, Tchaikovsky and Sibelius. | |
The Netherlands And Denmark (2-5) | 20210706 | As part of his look at recent music making from the Netherlands and Denmark, Tom McKinney introduces recordings of performances of French music from the Netherlands Radio Orchestra and Choir and from the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, plus a tribute concert to the Italian film composer Ennio Morricone from the Danish National Symphony Orchestra. Including: Camille Saint-Sa뀀ns: - Bacchanale, from 'Samson et Dalila' (arr A. Clearfield) Gabriel Faur退: - Suite from 'Pell退as et M退lisande, op. 80 Camille Saint-Sa뀀ns: - Violin Concerto No. 3 in B minor, op. 61 Noa Wildschut, violin Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra James Gaffigan , conductor Johannes Brahms: - Schicksalslied, op. 54 Netherlands Radio Choir Karina Canellakis , conductor Jimmy L pez: - Symphony No. 1: From The Travails of Persiles and Sigismunda (Book 4) Klaus M䀀kel䀀 , conductor Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: - Souvenir de Florence, op. 70 Members of the Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra c3.50 Ennio Morricone: - The Verdict (Dopo la condanna) from 'The Big Gundown Main Theme from 'A Fistful of Dollars Suite: Man with a Harmonica - Cheyenne - Main Theme from 'Once Upon a Time in the West Suite: 'Deborah's Theme' and 'Poverty^' from 'Once Upon a Time in America Overture to 'The Hateful Eight The Strength of the Righteous from 'The Untouchables Suite: 'The Good, the Bad, the Ugly' and the Ecstasy of Gold Christine Nonbo Andersen, soprano Tuva Semmingsen, mezzo-soprano Hans Ulrik, saxophone, harmonica, flutes Danish National Concert Choir Sarah Hicks , conductor Presented by Tom McKinney, with music by Saint-Saens, Brahms and Morricone. | |
The Netherlands And Denmark (3-5) | 20210707 | Nocturnal music by Nielsen, Whitacre and Britten recorded recently in the Netherlands plus a symphony by one of Britten's favourite composers, introduced by Tom McKinney Including: Eric Whitacre: - Sleep Netherlands Radio Choir Benjamin Goodson , conductor Benjamin Britten: - Nocturne, op. 60 Andrew Staples, tenor Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Daniel Harding , conductor Franz Schubert: - Symphony No. 3 in D, D. 200 Anton퀀n Dvo?ကk (1841-1904) - Romance, op. 11 Rosanne Philippens, violin Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra Carl Nielsen: - Serenata in vano Camerata RCO (Members of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra) Tom McKinney presents music by Britten, Schubert and Dvorak. | |
The Netherlands And Denmark (4-5) | 20210708 | Tom McKinney with more recordings from the Netherlands and Denmark including a thoughtful double bill of music by Poulenc and Richard Strauss on the theme of loss from Barbara Hannigan and balm from Mozart and Beethoven. Including: Maurice Ravel: - Tzigane (orch arr. Michael Waterman) Rosanne Philippens, violin Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra Beethoven: Symphony No 3 `Eroica` Op55 Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Fran瀀ois-Xavier Roth c3.15 Strauss: Metamorphosen Danish National Symphony Orchestra Barbara Hannigan, conductor Poulenc: La Voix Humaine, opera in one act for soprano and orchestra Barbara Hannigan, Soprano & conductor Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: - Piano Quintet in E flat, K. 452 Camerata RCO (Members of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra) Introduced by Tom McKinney, including Poulenc's La Voix Humaine. | |
The Netherlands And Denmark (5-5) | 20210709 | The week of recent recordings of performances from the Netherlands and Denmark culminates in music by Arensky, Walton, Sibelius and Tchaikovsky plus the premiere of new piece for orchestra by Dutch composer Jacob ter Veldhuis. Introduced by Tom McKinney. Including: Antonio Vivaldi: - Concerto in C, RV 559 Sergei Krylov, violin German Radio Symphony/Ton Koopman Jacob ter Veldhuis: - Who, What, Where, When, Why (premiere) Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Fran瀀ois-Xavier Roth William Walton: - Viola Concerto Isabelle van Keulen, viola NDR Radio Philharmonic Orchestra Keri-Lynn Wilson , conductor c3.40 Anton Arensky: - Variations on a Theme by Tchaikovsky, op. 35a Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra Kevin John Edusei , conductor Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky:- Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, op. 23 Beatrice Rana, piano Klaus M䀀kel䀀 , conductor Tom McKinney rounds up the week with music by Vivaldi, Walton and Tchaikovsky. | |
The Planets At The Proms | 20220823 | Fiona Talkington continues her week of music for the afternoon with a performance of Holst's The Planets recorded at this year's BBC Proms, conducted by Ryan Wigglesworth, alongside a new work for voice and orchestra by Matthew Kaner. Christoph Willibald Gluck (arr. Sgambati) - Dance of the Blessed Spirits Yvgenny Kissin, piano William Herschel - Symphony No 17 in C Matthias Bammert, conductor From the BBC Proms, Part 1: Richard Strauss - Death and Transfiguration Matthew Kaner - Pearl (First Performance) Roderick Williams, baritone BBC Symphony Orchestra Ryan Wigglesworth, conductor Interval During the interval Roderick Williams chooses a piece of music to link the two halves of the concert Gustav Holst - The Evening Watch Finzi Singers Paul Spicer, conductor From the Proms, Part 2 Gustav Holst - The Planets BBC Symphony Chorus The BBC Symphony Orchestra perform music by Strauss, Kaner and Holst. | |
The Royal Northern Sinfonia And Nicholas Daniel | 20220824 | Fiona Talkington introduces music for the afternoon, including a chance to hear the Royal Northern Sinfonia at the Proms with oboist Nicholas Daniel and violinist Maria Wloszczowska. Vaughan Williams - Ten Blake Songs; 'The Piper John Mark Ainsley, tenor Gareth Hulse, oboe Wilfred Josephs - Aelian Dances Robert Hanell and his Orchestra From the Proms, Part 1: Haydn Symphony No. 6 in D major, Le matin | |
The Snow Queen | 20201203 | Hans Abrahamsen: he Snow Queen. Libretto: Hans Abrahamsen and Henrik Engelbrecht after Hans Christian Andersen. Barbara Hannigan stars in the English language version premiere of Hans Abrahamsen's award-winning opera. This long-awaited first opera by one of Denmark's leading composers is a multi-faceted exploration of the many layers in Hans Christan Andersen's fairy tale. The story of the snow and ice of winter giving way to spring serves Hans Abrahamsen as a metaphor for the creative process itself and for the place of love and friendship in the world. As one reviewer wrote: 'In a world of snow, he has created a poem out of the fairy tale. The children, Gerda and Kay, are close friends. They live across an alley from each other and happily chat, play, and tend a rose which is growing in their backyard. The children are content until tragedy strikes: Kay's eye and heart are pierced with fragments of a mirror, and the loving boy Kay then vanishes. The Snow Queen has put him under her spell and taken him to her palace of snow and ice. It is up to Gerda to find him and free him. Gerda....Barbara Hannigan (soprano) Kay....Rachael Wilson (mezzo soprano) Grandmother / Old Lady / Finnish Woman..... Katarina Dalayman (soprano) Snow Queen / Reindeer / Clock..... Peter Rose (bass) Princess.....Caroline Wettergreen (soprano) Dean Power, Prince Forest Crow.....Kevin Conners (tenor) Castle Crow.....Owen Willetts (counter tenor) Bavarian State Opera Chorus Stellario Fagone, chorus director Bavarian State Orchestra Cornelius Meister, conductor Recorded at The Bavarian State Opera, Munich on 28/12/2019 Followed at approx 3.35pm more recent performances from the BBC National Orchestra of Wales including a work inspired by inherent simplicity of an iris flower. Per Nørg倀rd: Iris BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Geoffrey Paterson (conductor) Prokofiev: Sonata for Solo Violin Webern: Pasacaglia / 12:07 BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Thomas Sondergard (conductor) Nielsen: Clarinet Concerto Robert Plane (clarinet) Photo (c) W.H怀sl Hans Abrahamsen's The Snow Queen: an award-winning opera based on Hans Christian Andersen. | |
The Swedish Nightingale | 20200214 | The Baltic Sea Festival: The Swedish Nightingale, a tribute to Jenny Lind, Sweden's first international superstar Jenny Lind, born two hundred years ago, was Sweden's first international superstar, and counted H C Andersen, Felix Mendelssohn, Clara Schumann and even England's Queen Victoria among her admirers. Here, she is celebrated by two of today's Swedish opera stars: Elin Rombo, who was awarded the Jenny Lind grant in 1999, and Annie Ternstr怀m, last year's winner of Young Artists. Johanna Maria Lind was born in 1820 and retired early from the opera stage. One of the greatest ever Swedish stars, she was never called anything other than Jenny. It is difficult to really comprehend how idolized this young singer was: she achieved tremendous international fame in the five years since she made her debut in Berlin in 1844. H.C. Andersen said of her that no one else had such a profound influence over him as a poet: `She opened the door to the sacred rooms of art for me.` After retiring from the stage aged just 29, she toured far and wide; on her arrival in New York, she was met by 30,000 cheering people and disembarked to a cascade of flowers. The tour manager, the legendary entrepreneur P.T. Barnum, sold concert tickets by auction and the deeply religious Jenny Lind donated almost all of her unimaginable income to charity after the tour. But what significance does Jenny Lind have for us today? Is she just a glimmering fantasy or a face on a Swedish banknote, or can she open the door to the sacred rooms of art even for us? Also today, Tchaikovsky's evergreen Sleeping Beauty. Presented by Penny Gore. Mendelssohn: Hear ye, Israel, from 'Elijah Bellini: Qui la voce sua soave Bellini: Overture, Casta diva and Cabaletta 'A bello a me ritorna,' from Norma Grieg: Last Spring 'Varen' from 2 Elegiac Melodies Op.34 Flotow: Letzte Rose, wie magst du, from 'Martha Mozart: Or sai chi l'onore, from 'Don Giovanni Mendelssohn: Suite, from 'A Midsummer Night's Dream Annie Ternstr怀m, (soprano), the young Jenny and Elin Rombo (soprano) Jenny, Swedish Radio Choir and Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Evan Rogister (conductor) at approx 3.20pm Tchaikovsky: Suite from Sleeping Beauty Op. 66a Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ryan Bancroft (conductor) Jenny Lind, the Swedish Nightingale and the country's first international superstar | |
The Symphonic Universe | 20201223 | Professor Brian Cox and the BBC Symphony Orchestra carry us across the universe: music by Sibelius, Ives and Mahler with the BBC SO's principal guest conductor, Dalia Stasevska. Hannah French presents this programme as part of BBC Radio 3's Light in the Darkness season, with commentary from Professor Brian Cox. Sibelius: Symphony No 5 (third movement, arr. Iain Farrington) Ives: The Unanswered Question Mahler: Adagio, from Symphony No 10 (arr. Castelletti) Conductor Dalia Stasevska Professor Brian Cox and the BBC Symphony Orchestra carry us across the universe. | |
The Ulster Orchestra And The Bbc So | 20210118 | Georgia Mann presents recent recordings by the Ulster Orchestra and the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Stanford: A Song of Agincourt Op. 168 Howard Shelley, conductor Daniel Steibelt (1765-1823): Piano Concerto No 3 in E major 'L'orage' Op 33 Ulster Orchestra, Howard Shelley, conductor and soloist Holst: Cotswolds Symphony JoAnn Falletta, conductor Hellawell: Wild Flow Paul Watkins, conductor Mathias: Clarinet Concerto, Op. 68: Michael Collins (clarinet/conductor) Roy Harris: Violin Concerto Tamsin Waley-Cohen (violin) BBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Litton The Ulster Orchestra play Stanford and Holst. The BBC Symphony Orchestra play Roy Harris. | |
The Ulster Orchestra At The Proms | 20220822 | Fiona Talkington introduces a selection of music from the afternoon including a chance to hear the recent Prom from the Ulster Orchestra conducted by Daniele Rustioni and soprano Louise Alder performing Richard Strauss's Four Last Songs. Fiona feature some of this week's suggestions from listeners for recordings of cello concertos and today's Prom guest chooses a favourite piece of music for the programme. Ottorino Respighi: Three Botticelli Pictures - 3. The Birth of Venus Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Robert Schumann: Myrthen Op25 1. Widmung 2. Freissin 3. Der Nussbaum 4. Jemand 24. Du Bist wie einer Blume Christian Gerhaher, baritone Camilla Tilling, soprano Gerold Huber, piano From the BBC Proms - The Ulster Orchestra Wagner Tannh䀀user - Overture and Venusberg Music Richard Strauss - Four Last Songs | |
The Ulster Orchestra Live | 20191209 | Kate Molleson hosts a week of live concerts from the BBC Orchestras - today's concert is Live from Guildhall in Londonderry, where John Toal presents the Ulster Orchestra in much-loved works by Grieg and Liszt, as well as the brooding first violin concerto by Sergei Prokofiev with the dynamic young Chinese soloist Ziyu He The Orchestra then delves into its archive for recent performances of arrangements of Schubert songs lovingly orchestrated by Reger, Britten, Liszt and Brahms; as well as Luciano Berio's loving tribute 2.00pm Grieg (orch. Anton Seidl): Lyric Suite Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 1 Liszt: Les Preludes Ziyu He (violin) Ilyich Rivas (conductor) 3.00pm Schubert: An die Musik Op.88 No.4 / D.547 (arr. Max Reger) Die Forelle Op.32 / D.550 (arr. Britten) Gretchen am Spinnrade D.118 (arr. Max Reger) Nacht und Tr䀀ume D.827 (arr.Max Reger) Im Abendrot D.799 (arr. Max Reger) Die Junge Nonne D.828 (arr. Liszt) J䀀ger, ruhe von der Jagd! (Ellens Gesang II) D.838 (arr. Brahms) Katharina Konradi (soprano) 3.25pm Berio (after Schubert): Rendering Daniele Rustioni (conductor) Much-loved works by Grieg, Prokofiev and Liszt live from Londonderry. | |
The Ulster Orchestra Live From Belfast | 20200203 | Live from Belfast the Ulster Orchestra and Irish saxophonist Gerard McChrystal perform the first ever broadcast of two new works by British composer Dave Heath. The concert concludes with Tchaikovsky's 'Pathetique Symphony' which he described many times in letters as `the best thing I ever composed or shall compose`. Later in the afternoon Tom McKinney kicks off a week of recordings by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra with Bartok's youthful Suite No 1, which caused a sensation at its premiere in Vienna in 1905. Dave Heath: Ray of Light Dave Heath: Illumination Gerard McChrystal (saxophone) Maxime Pascal (conductor) Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 6 3.20pm Bartok Suite no. 1 Sz.31 for orchestra 40'50 Thomas Dausgaard (conductor) The Ulster Orchestra play works by Dave Heath and Tchaikovsky, live from Belfast | |
The Ulster Orchestra Performs Chopin, Tchaikovsky And Shostakovich | 20190319 | Anna Clyne's powerfully evocative `The Midnight Hour` starts off today's concert from the Ulster Orchestra under Eivind Gullberg Jensen. It draws inspiration from two poems `La musica` by Juan Ram n Jim退nez and Harmonie du soir by Charles Baudelaire. Ingrid Fliter joins them for the ever-popular 2nd Piano Concerto by Chopin. Rafael Payare rounds off the afternoon with Shostakovich's mighty 10th Symphony. Presented by Kate Molleson Clyne: The Midnight Hour Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 21, F minor Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.6, Op. 74, B minor 'Path退tique Ingrid Fliter (piano) Eivind Gullberg Jensen (conductor) 3.35pm MacMillian: Britannia Andrew Gourlay (conductor) 3.50pm Shostakovich: Symphony No.10, Op.93 in E minor Rafael Payare (conductor) Music by Anna Clyne, Chopin and Shostakovich performed by the Ulster Orchestra. | |
The Ulster Orchestra, Liszt, Respighi, Rachmaninov | 20191119 | The Ulster orchestra conducted by Ilyich Rivas, in a programme featuring program music and transcriptions, opening with Liszt's Mephisto Waltz No. 1; followed by Respighi's Fountains of Rome, the colourful evocation of water, ever present in the Eternal City; then, Rachmaninov's 5 Etudes tableaux, an orchestration by Respighi taken from selected piano pieces by the Russian composer published under his Op. 33 and Op. 39; after that concert, Ilyich Rivas returns to conduct the orchestra in Prokofiev's Symphony No. 5; then Daniele Rustioni takes to the rostrum to conduct the ensemble in concert including Alfredo Casella's Paganiniana, a divertimento for orchestra inspired on themes by Paganini, written in 1941, followed by two pieces by the Italian-born, British composer Elisabetta Brusa, which bring the afternoon to a close: Simply Largo and Symphony No. 2. Presented by Hannah French. 2pm Liszt: Mephisto Waltz No. 1 Respighi: Fountains of Rome Rachmaninov, orch. by Respighi: 5 Etudes tableaux, Op. 61 Ilyich Rivas, conductor 2.55pm Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, Op. 100 Illyich Rivas, conductor 3.40pm Alfredo Casella: Paganiniana, Op. 65 Elisabetta Brusa: Simply Largo Elisabetta Brusa: Symphony No. 2 Daniele Rustioni, conductor With music by Liszt, Respighi, Rachmaninov, Alfredo Casella and Elisabetta Brusa. | |
The Ulster Orchestra, Tarrodi, Tchaikovsky, Bruch | 20191120 | The Ulster Orchestra, with Hong-Kong born conductor Elim Chan in the rostrum, conducting a programme including Andrea Tarrodi's Camelopardalis, a piece inspired by a dream riding a giraffe; Tchaikovsky's Variations on a Rococo Theme, with rising star cellist Alexey Stadler, making his debut with the ensemble; he then performs Bruch's Kol Nidrei too, a piece inspired by Jewish themes; and the concert finishes with Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 3, Scottish. Presented by Fiona Talkington. 2pm Andrea Tarrodi: Camelopardalis Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Roccoco Theme, Op. 33 Bruch: Kol Nidrei, Op. 47 Mendelssohn: Symphony No.3 in A minor, Op. 56, 'Scottish Alexey Stadler, cello Elim Chan, conductor Music by Tarrodi, Tchaikovsky, Bruch and Mendelssohn | |
The Ulster Orchestra, Weber, Korngold, Hindemith | 20191118 | Featuring the whole of this week, recent concerts by the Ulster Orchestra, starting with Sergey Neller conducting the ensemble in Weber's Oberon overture, then Korngold's Violin Concerto with soloist Jennifer Pike, a piece written when the composer took a break from writing film music in 1945 and reflected on the Second World War, ending then with Hindemith's Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Weber. Then, Rafael Payare takes the helm in Shostakovich's 7th Symphony, 'Leningrad', inspired by the siege to the city in 1941, again during the war; and to end the afternoon, Szymanowski's Etude Op. 4 No. 3, in a version for orchestra by Grzegorz Fitelberg, conducted by Ilyich Rivas. Presented by Fiona Talkington. 2pm Weber: Oberon - overture Korngold: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35 Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber Jennifer Pike, violin Sergey Neller, conductor 3.05pm Shostavovich: Symphony No. 7, Op. 60 in C major, 'Leningrad Rafael Payare, conductor 4.20pm Szymanowski, arr. Fitelberg: Etude Op. 4 No. 3 Ilyich Rivas, conductor With music by Weber, Korngold, Hindemith, Shostakovich and Szymanowski. | |
These Little Limbs | 20201224 | BBC SO and Singers perform Berlioz's the Childhood of Christ and Finzi's Dies Natalis: music for Christmas Eve that celebrates the divine wonder of infancy, part of BBC Radio 3's Light in the Darkness season. Interspersed with recent recordings by the wind, brass and string sections of the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Presented by Hannah French. Copland: Ceremonial Fanfare BBC SO brass Conductor Ryan Bancroft Hector Berlioz: L'Enfance du Christ Karen Cargill (mezzo-soprano) Robert Murray (tenor) Etienne Dupuis (baritone) Matthew Rose (bass) BBC Singers BBC Symphony Chorus and Orchestra Conductor Edward Gardner c. 3.40pm Jonathan Harvey: Serenade (in Homage to Mozart) BBC SO wind Conductor Douglas Boyd c. 3.55pm Henri Tomasi: Fanfares Liturgiques Conductor Anthony Weeden c. 4.10pm Tippett: Little Music for Strings Finzi: Dies Natalis Alessandro Fisher (tenor) BBC SO strings Conductor Martyn Brabbins BBC SO and Singers perform Berlioz's The Childhood of Christ and Finzi's Dies Natalis. | |
Thursday- Desplat And Pelleas | 20211216 | Penny Gore continues the Pelleas and Melisande theme with a flute concerto by Alexandre Desplat. Giovanni Gabrieli: Sonata XXI Netherlands Bach Society: Lucie Horsch (recorder) Lidewij van der Voort (violin) Sebe Henstra (harpsichord) Tailleferre: Le marchand d'oiseau Ulster Orchestra Daniele Rustioni (conductor) Holst: A Winter Idyll BBC Philharmonic Andrew Davis (conductor) George Benjamin: A mid of Winter Penelope Walmsley (soprano) Paul Archibald (trumpet) London Sinfonietta George Benjamin (conductor) Thea Musgrave Songs for a Winter's Evening Lisa Milne (soprano) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Osmo Vanska (conductor) Holst: A Moorside Suite Grainger: The Sprig of Thyme Claire Booth (soprano) Christopher Glynn (piano) Chopin: Piano Concerto No.2 in F minor Nelson Freire (piano) Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra Mikko Franck (conductor) Alexandre Desplat: Pelleas and Melisande- Symphony concertante for flute and orchestra Emmanuel Pahud (flute) Orchestre Nationale de France Alexandre Desplat (conductor) Mozart: Symphony No 40 in G Minor Musiciens du Louvre Marc Minkowski (conductor) Alexandre Desplat conducts his own flute concerto inspired by Pelleas and Melisande. | |
Thursday Opera Matinee, Donizetti's Maria Stuarda | 20170504 | Catriona Young presents today's Thursday Opera Matinee, as part of Radio 3's Breaking Free: Martin Luther's Revolution. Donizetti's tragic opera Maria Stuarda portrays the bitter rivalry between the Scottish Mary Stuart and Queen Elizabeth I of England. They never actually met in real life, but in the operatic version the sparks fly in all directions as Donizetti sets a fictitious confrontation between the two queens. In this 2014 production from the Royal Opera House, Bertrand de Billy conducts a star cast with Joyce DiDonato and Carmen Giannattasio. 2pm Donizetti: Maria Stuarda Maria Stuarda.....Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano) Elisabetta.....Carmen Giannattasio (soprano) Leicester.....Ismael Jordi (tenor) Lord Cecil.....Jeremy Carpenter (baritone) Talbot .....Matthew Rose (bass) Anna Kennedy.....Kathleen Wilkinson (mezzo-soprano) Royal Opera House Orchestra Royal Opera House Chorus Bertrand de Billy (Conductor). Donizetti's Maria Stuarda in a production from the Royal Opera House. | |
Thursday Opera Matinee, Faccio's Hamlet | 20170608 | Thursday Opera matinee with Katie Derham, who presents a rare performance of Franco Faccio's Hamlet, recorded at the 2016 Bregenz Festival. Faccio and his librettist Arrigo Boito based their 'Amleto' on Shakespeare's play, and it was first performed in Genoa in 1865 to some acclaim. There was one revival at La Scala during Faccio's lifetime but after that his life was defined as a leading opera conductor of his day, specialising particularly in Verdi. 2pm Faccio: Hamlet Amleto..... Pavel ?ernoch (tenor) Claudio..... Claudio Sgura (baritone) Polonio..... Eduard Tsanga (bass) Orazio..... S退bastien Soul耀s (baritone) Marcello..... Bartosz Urbanowicz (bass baritone) Laerte - Paul Schweinester (tenor) Ofelia..... Iulia Maria Dan (soprano) Gertrude - Dshamilja Kaiser (mezzo-soprano) The ghost/A priest - Gianluca Buratto (bass) Prague Philharmonic Chorus Vienna Symphony Orchestra Paolo Carignani (conductor). A rare performance of Franco Faccio's Hamlet, given at the 2016 Bregenz Festival. | |
Thursday Opera Matinee, Handel's Parnasso In Festa | 20170323 | Penny Gore presents a concert performance from Amsterdam of Handel's Parnasso in Festa, an Italian serenata written to celebrate the marriage of Anne, Princess Royal and Prince William of Orange in London in 1734. It is based on a suitably celebratory Greek legend, that of Apollo celebrating the marriage of Thetis and Peleus on Mount Parnassus. 2pm: Handel: Parnasso in Festa (serenata in 3 parts) Apollo - David Hansen (countertenor) Clio .....Robin Johannsen (soprano) Orfeo .....Kangmin Justin Kim (countertenor) Cloride .....Silke G䀀ng (mezzo-soprano) Euterpe - Francesca Ascioti (contralto) Marte - Ismael Arr niz (bass) Calliope .....Jenny H怀gstr怀m (soprano) La Cetra Baroque Orchestra and Vocal Ensemble, Basel Conductor Andrea Marcon c.3.20pm: Followed by more from the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, this week's featured ensemble. Gluck: Excerpts from Orfeo ed Euridice Ilana Davidson (soprano) Adriana Zabala (mezzo-soprano) conductor Christian Zacharias c.3.50pm: Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54 Christian Zacharias (piano/director). Penny Gore presents a performance of Handel's Parnasso in Festa, an Italian serenata. | |
Thursday Opera Matinee, Massenet's Thais | 20170330 | Katie Derham presents the Thursday Opera Matinee, Thas by Massenet - an exotic fin-de-si耀cle brew of religion and sex in which the two main characters are moving in different spiritual directions. The courtesan Thas gradually finds spiritual peace as she leaves her former life of unrestrained sensuality while the religious zealot Athana뀀l slowly descends into a hell of unbridled lust. It contains the famous 'Meditation.' This concert performance from Barcelona's opera house, the Liceu, has a cast headed by Placido Domingo and Nino Machaidze Massenet: Thas - opera in 3 acts Thas...... Nino Machaidze (soprano) Athana뀀l..... Plကcido Domingo (baritone) Nicias..... Celso Albelo (tenor) Crobyle..... Sara Blanch (soprano) Myrtale..... Marif退 Nogales (mezzo-soprano) Pal退mon..... Damiကn del Castillo (bass) Albine..... Mar퀀a Jos退 Suကrez (mezzo-soprano) La Charmeuse..... Mercedes Arcuri (soprano) Gran Teatre del Liceu Chorus and Symphony Orchestra conductor Patrick Fournillier 2.00pm: Act 1 c.2.45pm: Act 2 c.3.30pm: Act 3. Katie Derham presents a performance of Massenet's opera Thais from the Liceu in Barcelona. | |
Thursday Opera Matinee, Monteverdi 450: Il Ritorno D'ulisse In Patria | 20170518 | Monteverdi 450: Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria recorded in Amsterdam's Concertgebouw and conducted by legendary early music specialist Ren退 Jacobs Presented by Katie Derham Monteverdi's version of the return of Ulysses to his homeland, from the second part of Homer's Odyssey, is a dramatic epic - one of the first modern operas. Ulisse - St退phane Degout (baritone) Penelope - Katarina Bradic (mezzo-soprano) Telemaco / Giove - Anicio Zorzi Giustiniani (tenor) Eurimaco - Pierre Derhet (tenor) Eumete - Thomas Walker (tenor) Amore / Giunone - Mirella Hagen (soprano) Pisandro - Mark Milhofer (tenor) Anfinomo - Johannes Chum (tenor) Antino / Tempo - Marcos Fink (bass) Minerva / L'Humana Fragilit | |
Thursday Opera Matinee, Otto Nicolai's Il Templario' | 20170316 | Otto Nicolai is now best remembered for his German singspiel Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor. However, this was somewhat of an anomaly in his operatic output. He actually began his composing career in Italy, and produced some half-dozen operas in the Italian bel canto style, before taking up successive positions in Vienna and Berlin. Il templario is one such work. Il templario, which premiered in 1840, sets a libretto by Girolamo Maria Marini, based on Walter Scott's medieval novel Ivanhoe. It focuses on the cultural clash between Christian and Jews in the Middle Ages. The French crusader Briano di Bois-Gilbert confronts Vilfredo di Ivanhoe who has offered protection to Briano's Jewish slave Rebecca. Rebecca has saved Vilfredo's life, and has fallen in love with him: for him, she is ready to leave her faith and convert. But Vilfredo is in love with Rovena, and in spite of some initial resistance from his father, he finally marries her, while Rebecca dies out of despair. The score was destroyed during World War II. However, in 2006 music historian Michael Wittmann reconstructed the German edition which had been subsequently found in Naples. The opera was then revived in Chemnitz in 2008. The vocal score is pure belcanto - perfectly suited to this Salzburg Festival cast, which includes tenor Juan Diego Fl rez. 2pm - Otto Nicolai: Il templario Cedrico il Sassone ... Adrian S mpetrean (bass) Vilfredo d'Ivanhoe ... Juan Diego Fl rez (tenor) Rovena ... Kristiane Kaiser (soprano) Luca di Beaumanoir ... Armando Pina (baritone) Briano di Bois Guilbert ... Luca Salsi (baritone) Isacco di York ... Franz Supper (tenor) Rebecca ... Cl退mentine Margaine (mezzo-soprano) Salzburg Bach Chorus Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Andr退s Oroczo-Estrada (conductor). Katie Derham presents Nicolai's opera Il templario from the 2016 Salzburg Festival. | |
Thursday Opera Matinee, Rossini's Il Turco In Italia | 20170302 | Verity Sharp presents Il Turco in Italia - Rossini's perceptive comedy of Neapolitan life and love, recorded at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, in 2010. A Turkish Prince, Selim, arrives in Naples by boat, looking for an amorous adventure. At the same time, the respectable Don Geronio is struggling to keep his younger wife, Fiorilla, happy. She is more interested in flirting with the young men around her, and she is immediately drawn to the exotic young Turk. Meanwhile, the poet Prosdocimo is trying to find a subject for a new play, and he decides to stir things up in the name of theatre, especially when he discovers Zaida, a young gypsy girl who was jilted by a prince in Turkey, and Don Narciso, the previous lover of Fiorilla, now usurped by Selim. 2pm: Rossini: Il Turco in Italia Fiorilla - Aleksandra Kurzak (soprano) Don Narciso - Colin Lee (tenor) Don Geronio - Alessandro Corbelli (baritone) Selim - Ildebrando d'Arcangelo (bass) Prosdocimo - Thomas Allen (baritone) Zaida - Leah-Marian Jones (mezzo-soprano) Albazar - Steven Ebel (tenor) Royal Opera Chorus Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden Maurizio Benini (conductor). Verity Sharp presents Rossini's Il Turco in Italia performed at the Royal Opera House. | |
Thursday Opera Matinee, Verdi's Falstaff | 20170713 | Fiona Talkington presents Verdi's Falstaff which was recorded at the Vienna State Opera, featuring baritone Ambrogio Maestri and conducted by Zubin Mehta. Verdi's comic opera Falstaff, written late in the composer's life, includes lots of horsing around, using a libretto by Arrigo Boito and based on Shakespeare's play 'The Merry Wives of Windsor' and scenes from 'Henry IV'. Sir John Falstaff, a fat knight - Ambrogio Maestri (baritone) Ford, a wealthy man - Ludovic T退zier (baritone) Alice Ford, his wife - Carmen Giannattasio (soprano) Nannetta, their daughter - Hila Fahima (soprano) Meg Page - Lilly Jørstad (mezzo-soprano) Mistress Quickly - Marie-Nicole Lemieux (contralto) Fenton, one of Nannetta's suitors - Paolo Fanale (tenor) Dr Caius - Thomas Ebenstein (tenor) Bardolfo, a follower of Falstaff - Herwig Pecoraro (tenor) Pistola, a follower of Falstaff - Riccardo Fassi (bass) Vienna State Opera Chorus and Orchestra Zubin Mehta (conductor). A performance given at Vienna State Opera of Verdi's Falstaff. | |
Thursday Opera Matinee, Verdi's Il Trovatore | 20170420 | Katie Derham introduces our opera matin退e: Verdi's Il Trovatore from Vienna State Opera, where the story of mistaken identities around a baby burnt at the stake triggers a tragic chain of hate and revenge. The cast is led by Anna Netrebko as Leonora, Manrico, her lover, is Roberto Alagna, and the gypsy Azucena, is Luciana D'Intino. The orchestra and chorus of the Vienna State Opera are conducted by Marco Armiliato. Leonora - Anna Netrebko (soprano) Manrico - Roberto Alagna (tenor) Count di Luna - Ludovic T退zier (baritone) Azucena - Luciana D'Intino (mezzo-soprano) Ferrando - Jongmin Park (bass) Ines - Simina Ivan (soprano) Ruiz - Jinxu Xiahou (tenor) Vienna State Opera Chorus Vienna State Opera Orchestra conductor Marco Armiliato. Katie Derham introduces a performances of Verdi's Il Trovatore given at Vienna State Opera | |
Thursday Opera Matinee, Verdi's Nabucco | 20171019 | 2pm Thursday Opera Matinee, presented by Katie Derham. Placido Domingo sang the title role of Nabucco for the very first time anywhere in the world as part of the Royal Opera House's Verdi 200 celebrations in 2013, and Liudmyla Monastyrska dazzled in the role of Abigaille. Domingo takes on the baritone role of Nebuchadnezzar, King of the Babylonians, in the biblical story which so much resounded in the hearts of Italians at the time. The fight of the Hebrews against oppression and exile took a different twist in a tale of love and patriotism, represented in the celebrated chorus 'Va pensiero', one of Verdi's most famous pieces. Nicola Luisotti conducts the chorus and orchestra of the Royal Opera House. Followed by performances from this week's featured orchestra, the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in music by Copland and Karl Jenkins. Verdi: Nabucco (Opera Cities season) Nabucco.....Placido Domingo (baritone) Abigaille.....Liudmyla Monastryka (soprano) Zaccaria.....Vitalij Kowaljow (bass) Fenena.....Marianna Pizzolato (mezzo-soprano) Ismaele.....Andrea Care (tenor) Anna.....Dusica Bijelic (soprano) Abdallo.....David Butt Philip (tenor) High Priest of Baal.....Robert Lloyd (bass) Royal Opera House Chorus & Orchestra Nicola Luisotti (conductor) c.4.10pm Copland: Appalachian Spring - suite Karl Jenkins: Over the Stone (Tros y Garreg) - harp concerto Catrin Finch (harp) Tecwyn Evans (conductor). Penny Gore presents Verdi's Nabucco, in a 2013 performance from the Royal Opera House. | |
Thursday Opera Matinee: Bellini's La Sonnambula | 20170406 | Catriona Young presents the Thursday Opera Matinee: Bellini's La Sonnambula, recorded at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden in 2011. Young Amina is about to marry Elvino, but her plans are disrupted when a stranger, Count Rodolfo arrives and provokes Elvino's jealousy. Later that night when Amina sleepwalks towards Rodolfo, Elvino assumes she's been unfaithful to him. In Bellini's tune-packed opera, Eglise Gutierrez sings the unfortunate sleepwalking Amina and Celso Albelo her doubting lover. Lisa - Elena Xanthoudakis (Soprano) Amina - Eglise Gutierrez (Soprano) Teresa - Elizabeth Sikora (Mezzo-soprano) Elvino - Celso Albelo (Tenor) Count Rodolfo - Michele Pertusi (Baritone) Royal Opera House Orchestra and Chorus Daniel Oren (conductor). Catriona Young presents Bellini's La Sonnambula performet at the Royal Opera House. | |
Thursday Opera Matinee: Chabrier's L'etoile | 20171221 | Penny Gore presents L'Etoile, Chabrier's sparkling opera, in a performance conducted by Mark Elder and recorded last year at the Royal Opera House Chabrier's comic opera L'ɀtoile is a rarity but is considered to be a masterpiece of the genre It was first performed to great success in 1877 and was performed 48 times in its first run. It's a wonderfully ridiculous plot, with each role perfectly characterised in the music The story begins on King Ouf's birthday (the tenor Christophe Mortagne), which he always celebrates with a public impalement, and this year his victim is the pedlar Lazuli (a role for a mezzo-soprano and sung here by Kate Lindsey), who unwittingly struck the King without knowing who he was. However, when the King's astrologer Siroco (bass-baritone Simon Bailey) tells the King that his star and Lazuli's are so closely bound that they will die on the same day, the King cancels the execution Mark Elder conducts what was the Royal Opera's first ever production of L'ɀtoile, directed by Mariame Cl退ment King Ouf I - Christophe Mortagne (tenor) Siroco - Simon Bailey (bass-baritone) Prince H退risson de Porc-Epic - Fran瀀ois Piolino (tenor) Tapioca - Aimery Lef耀vre (baritone) Lazuli - Kate Lindsey (mezzo-soprano) Princesse Laoula - H退l耀ne Guilmette (soprano) Alo耀s - Julie Boulianne (mezzo-soprano) Patacha - Samuel Sakker (tenor) Zalzal - Samuel Dale Johnson (baritone) Smith - Chris Addison (actor) Dupont - Jean-Luc Vincent (actor) Royal Opera House Chorus Royal Opera House Orchestra Mark Elder (conductor). Penny Gore presents Chabrier's sparkling opera recorded last year at the Royal Opera House | |
Thursday Opera Matinee: Donizetti, Rosmonda D'inghilterra | 20170223 | Catriona Young presents this week's Thursday Opera Matinee: Donizetti's Rosmonda d'Inghilterra, in a production from the Florence Opera House conducted by Sebastiano Rolli. Set in Woodstock Castle, England, during the 12th century, Donizetti's melodrama concerns Enrico (King Henry II) and his mistress Rosmonda, whom he has hidden in a tower. The page Arturo has been instructed to watch over her, and in doing so, falls in love with her. Meanwhile, Enrico's wife, Queen Leonora is plotting against her hidden rival, and his aged tutor Clifford is determined to lead the mysterious mistress back to a life of virtue. 2pm: Donizetti: Rosmonda d'Inghilterra Rosmonda Clifford - Jessica Pratt (soprano) Eleonora di Guienna - Eva Mei (mezzo-soprano) Enrico II - Michael Spyres (tenor) Arturo - Raffaella Lupinacci (contralto) Clifford - Nicola Ulivieri (bass) Maggio Musicale Chorus Director: Lorenzo Fratini Maggio Musicale Orchestra Sebastiano Rolli (conductor). Donizetti's Rosmonda d'Inghilterra, in a production from the Florence Opera House. | |
Thursday Opera Matinee: Faust, By Charles Gounod | 20200206 | Elizabeth Alker presents Gounod's opera Faust, performed at the Slovene National Theatre in Maribor. Premiered in Paris in 1859 it's based on Goethe's play about the German legend of a man who sells his soul to the Devil in exchange for knowledge and power. Gounod's version concentrates on Faust's romantic encounter with Marguerite and the ensuing tragic results. An instant success it established Gounod's international reputation, but also earned him the lasting wrath of the Germans who were enraged by the way he had altered what they saw as their national masterpiece. Gounod: Faust Martin Sunik, tenor, Doctor Faust Peter Martin?i?, bass-baritone, M退phistoph退l耀s Sabina Cvilak, soprano, Marguerite Jaka Mihela?, baritone, Valentin, a soldier, Marguerite's brother Jadranka Juras, mezzo-soprano, Si退bel, a youth, in love with Marguerite Dada Kladenik, mezzo-soprano, Marthe Schwertlein, Marguerite's guardian Marko Mandir, baritone, Wagner, friend of Valentin SNG Maribor Opera Chorus SNG Maribor Symphony Orchestra Gianluca Martinenghi, conductor Faust, by Charles Gounod, performed at the Slovene National Theatre in Maribor. | |
Thursday- Opera Matinee: Giordano's Siberia | 20180201 | In our opera matin退e, Tom McKinney introduces Umberto Giordano's rarely heard opera Siberia with the acclaimed soprano Sonya Yoncheva as Stephana, the mistress of a prince, and the tenor Murat Karahan as officer Vassili, her lover, in this tragic tale of romance, treachery and deception, taken from a performance at last year's Montpellier Festival in France. Domingo Hindoyan conducts a stellar cast as well as the Latvian Radio Chorus and the Montpellier Occitanie National Choir and Orchestra. The opera is followed by a a new recording of Sir Arthur Bliss's Introduction and Allegro from the BBC Symphony Orchestra under Sir Andrew Davis. Then a concert given recently by the BBC Singers at St Paul's Knightsbridge, in London, celebrating the music of Edward Cowie, also including pieces by Elgar, Vaughan Williams and Geoffrey Poole. 2pm Giordano: Siberia Stephana - Sonya Yoncheva (soprano) Vassili - Murat Karahan (tenor) Gleby - Gabriele Viviani (baritone) Nikona - Catherine Carby (mezzo-soprano) Girl - Anas Constant (soprano) Ivan/Cosack - Marin Yonchev (tenor) Captain/Walinoff/Governor - Riccardo Fassi (bass) Alexis, Il Sergente - Alvaro Zambrano (tenor) Miskinsky the banker/Lame man - Jean-Gabriel Saint-Martin (baritone) Inspector - Laurent S退rou (bass) Montpellier Occitanie National Orchestra Domingo Hindoyan (conductor) c.3.40pm Bliss: Introduction and Allegro Andrew Davis (conductor) c.3.55pm Edward Cowie: Okavango Dawn Rite Vaughan Williams: Three Shakespeare Songs Edward Cowie: Cathedral Music 1 Elgar: They are at rest Geoffrey Poole: Imerina Nicholas Kok (conductor). Tom McKinney introduces Giordano's opera Siberia with Sonya Yoncheva as Stephana. | |
Thursday Opera Matinee: Ivan Zajc's Nikola Subic Zrinski | 20190411 | Ivo Lipanovi? conducts a performance of the Croatian opera Nikola ubi? Zrinski, from the Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall in Zagreb. Written in 1876 by Ivan Zajc, who overhauled musical life in Zagreb during his 30-year reign as director of the city's opera, it tells the true story of the Battle of Szigetvကr and Captain Nikola Zrinski who led his forces into a heroic last stand against the Ottoman army and Suleiman the Magnificent. Well received at its premiere its enduring appeal in Croatia is due in large part to its climactic chorus, 'U boj, u boj!' ('To battle, to battle!') which has been adopted as a popular patriotic song. Nikola ubi? Zrinski - Ljubomir Pukari? (baritone) Eva - Kristina Kolar (soprano) Jelena - Valentina Fijacko Kobi? (soprano) Mehmed Sokolovi? - Stjepan Franetovi? (tenor) Suleiman the Magnificent - Ivica ?ike (bass) Lovro Jurani? - Domagoj Doroti? (tenor) Suleiman's doctor... Leon Koavi? (baritone) Gapar Alapi?... Ozren Bilui? (bass) Vuk Paprutovi? ... Mario Bokun (tenor) Mustafa - Sinia Galovi? (tenor) Ali Portuk - Miroslav ivkovi? (baritone) Ibrahim Beglerbeg - Vjekoslav Hude?ek (bass) Timoleon - Davor Radi? (baritone) HRT Chorus HRT Symphony Orchestra Ivo Lipanovi? (conductor) Presented by Tom McKinney Ivo Lipanovic conducts Ivan Zajc's opera Nikola Subic Zrinski, recorded in Zagreb. | |
Thursday Opera Matinee: Massenet's Werther | 20170629 | Penny Gore presents a performance from April 2017 of Jules Massenet's four-act opera 'Werther' at the Vienna State Opera. The opera is loosely based on the German novel by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 'The Sorrows of Young Werther', in which a sensitive young poet, shattered by rejection, takes his own life. 2pm Massenet: Werther Werther - Ludovic T退zier, baritone Charlotte - Sophie Koch, mezzo-soprano Albert ....... Adrian Er怀d, baritone Sophie - Maria Nazarova, soprano Le Bailli - Alexandru Moisiuc, bass Johann - Marcus Pelz, baritone Schmidt - Peter Jelosits, tenor Vienna State Opera Chorus Vienna State Opera School Children's Choir Johannes Mertl (director) Vienna State Opera Orchestra Fr退d退ric Chaslin (conductor). Penny Gore presents a performance of Massenet's Werther given at the Vienna State Opera. | |
Thursday Opera Matinee: Moniuszko's Halka | 20190314 | One of Poland's most loved operas, Halka was recorded at last year's Chopin and his Europe festival in Warsaw. The story is of village girl Halka who, despite the love of local lad Jontek, falls into the clutches of lecherous nobleman Janusz. He makes her pregnant but then abandons her; the baby dies and when, in her grief, she learns that Janusz has become engaged, she plots her revenge 2.00pm Moniuszko: Halka (opera in four acts, sung in Italian) Tina Gorina, soprano - Halka Monika Ledzion-Porczynska, soprano - Zofia Matheus Pompeu, tenor - Jontek Robert Gierlach, baritone - Janusz Rafal Siwek, bass - Stolnik Karol Kozlowski, tenor - Wie?niak Krzysztof Szyfman, bass - Dziemba Mateusz Stachura, baritone - Dudarz, Go?cie Pawel Cichonski, tenor - Go?cie Podlasie Opera and Philharmonic Chorus Europa Galante Fabio Biondi, conductor 4.05pm Chopin: Ballade no.3 in A flat Alexei Lubimov, fortepiano 4.15pm Ries: Variations on Rule Britannia Wilms: Variations on Wilhelmus Van Nassauwe Tobias Koch, fortepiano Concerto Koln Gianluca Capuano, conductor One of Poland's most loved operas, recorded at last year's Chopin and his Europe festival | |
Thursday Opera Matinee: Monteverdi 450, L'orfeo | 20170511 | Monteverdi 450 - Verity Sharp introduces Monteverdi's opera L'Orfeo, the earliest complete opera that survives to our day, based on an ancient Greek fable. This Baroque jewel is conducted by Ottavio Dantone at the helm of the Lausane Chamber Orchestra and Opera Chorus, with Fernando Guimaraes in the title role as the hapless Thracian who fails to bring his dead lover Euridice, sung by Federica Di Trapani, back from the Underworld, only to be rescued at the end by the gods. 2.00pm Monteverdi - L'Orfeo La Musica (Music) / Messaggiera (Messenger) - Jos耀 Maria Lo Monaco (soprano) Orfeo (Orpheus) - Fernando Guimaraes (tenor) Euridice (Eurydice) - Federica Di Trapani (soprano) Speranza (Hope) / Proserpina (Proserpine) - Delphine Galou (soprano) Caronte (Charon) / Plutone (Pluto) / Un pastore (A Shepherd) - Nicolas Courjal (bass) Primo pastore (First Shepherd) / Un spirito (A Spirit) / Apollo - Anicio Zorzi Giustiniani (tenor) Pastore secondo (Second Shepherd) / Un pastore (A Shepherd) / Un spirito (A Spirit) - Alessandro Giangrande (tenor) Ninfa (Nymph) - Mathilde Opinel (soprano) Lausanne Opera Chorus Lausanne Chamber Orchestra Ottavio Dantone, conductor. Verity Sharp presents a performance of Monteverdi's L'Orfeo, conducted by Ottavio Dantone. | |
Thursday Opera Matinee: Pavarotti In Donizetti's La Fille Du Regiment | 20170921 | To commemorate the tenth anniversary of his death, tenor Luciano Pavarotti leads a stellar cast in Donizetti's La Fille du R退giment in an archive recording from New York's Metropolitan Opera. He is joined by soprano Joan Sutherland in this 1973 recording conducted by Richard Bonynge Presented by Verity Sharp Ever since its first performance in 1840, Donizetti's sparkling comic opera has delighted audiences across the world. It was a particularly apt vehicle for the 'star couple' of Luciano Pavarotti and Joan Sutherland, heard here at the height of their vocal powers under the baton of Sutherland's husband, Richard Bonynge Donizetti: La Fille du R退giment Marie - Joan Sutherland, soprano Tonio - Luciano Pavarotti, tenor Marquise of Birkenfeld - Regina Resnik, soprano Sergeant Sulpice - Fernando Corena, bass Hortentius - Andrea Velis, bass Duchesse of Krakentorp - Jean Kraft, soprano Peasant - Charles Kuestner, tenor Corporal - Andrij Dobriansky, bass Metropolitan Opera Chorus & Orchestra Richard Bonynge, conductor 3.50pm Eric Chisholm: Violin Concerto Matthew Trussler, violin BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Martyn Brabbins, conductor. Luciano Pavarotti stars in Donizetti's La Fille du Regiment, in a 1973 recording. | |
Thursday Opera Matinee: Prokofiev's The Gambler | 20171116 | In today's Opera Matinee, Verity Sharp presents Prokofiev's The Gambler in a recording from the Vienna State Opera as part of Radio 3's season Breaking Free: A Century of Russian Culture. Prokofiev's 4-act opera is based on a novel by Dostoevsky, who understood the lure of the gaming tables only too well, being addicted to gambling himself. Set in Roulettenburg, a fictional German spa town, the opera deals with the ups and downs of winning and losing and obsessive greed. Prokofiev wrote his own libretto and completed the score in 1917, in his late 20s. It is written in his most exciting early style with high energy and motoric rhythms. Prokofiev: The Gambler The General - Dmitry Ulyanov (bass) Pauline - Elena Guseva (soprano) Alexei - Misha Didyk (tenor) Babulenka - Linda Watson (mezzo-soprano) The Marquis .....Thomas Ebenstein (tenor) Blanche - Elena Maximova (mezzo-soprano) Mr Astley - Morten Frank Larsen (baritone) Simone Young (conductor) 2pm Act 1 2.25pm Act 2 3pm Act 3 3.25pm Act 4 4.05pm Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 in B flat Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra Nicholas Collon (conductor). Verity Sharp presents Prokofiev's The Gambler in a recording from the Vienna State Opera. | |
Thursday Opera Matinee: Purcell, The Fairy Queen | 20170413 | Penny Gore introduces Purcell's sparkling Shakespearean masque in a performance conducted by early music specialist Jordi Savall and recorded at the Pau Casals Hall, Barcelona, last summer Thought to have been written not long before the composer's early death, for the wedding anniversary of William and Mary, the score was lost and not rediscovered until a little over a hundred years ago. In fact the first modern performance was conducted in London by none other than Gustav Holst, with introductions from Ralph Vaughan Williams The fine young cast includes finalists of the Sixth Academy of the International Ancient Music Centre Foundation and former New Generation Artist Benjamin Appl 2pm Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z.629 Rachel Redmon, soprano Ingeborg Dalheim, sopano Luc퀀a Mart퀀n-Cart n, soprano Alex Potter, countertenor David Sagastume, countertenor Malcolm Bennett, tenor V퀀ctor Sordo, tenor Benjamin Appl, baritone Juliကn Millကn, baritone Le Concert des Nations La Capella Reial de Catalunya Jordi Savall, conductor. Penny Gore introduces Purcell's Shakespearean The Fairy Queen masque. | |
Thursday Opera Matinee: Verdi's Rigoletto | 20170622 | Thursday Opera Matin退e: Verity Sharp introduces Verdi's tragic and provocative tale of the cynical court jester who, against his better nature, wreaks havoc with the lives of others. But then the tables are turned and he's doomed to bring about the death of the one person he holds most dear - his daughter Gilda. Dimitri Platanias is the hunchback jester, Ekaterina Siurina his daughter Gilda, and Vittorio Grigolo the handsome, amoral duke who poses as a penniless student to gain Gilda's love. John Eliot Gardiner conducts the Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera, in a recording from 2012. Duke Of Mantua - Vittorio Grigolo (tenor) Rigoletto - Dimitri Platanias (baritone) Gilda - Ekaterina Siurina (soprano) Maddalena - Christine Rice (mezzo-soprano) Sparafucile - Matthew Rose (bass) Giovanna - Elizabeth Sikora (mezzo-soprano) Monterone - Gianfranco Montresor (baritone) Marullo - Zheng Zhou (baritone) Borsa - Pablo Bemsch (tenor) Count Ceprano - Jihoon Kim (bass-baritone) Countess Ceprano - Susana Gaspar (soprano) Usher - Nigel Cliffe (tenor) Page - Andrea Hazell (mezzo-soprano) Conductor, John Eliot Gardiner. Verity Sharp introduces a performance of Verdi's opera Rigoletto, with Dimitri Platanias. | |
Thursday, A Symphony Beyond Words | 20220203 | Fiona Talkington with performances from around the world including Nielsen's third symphony - the Sinfonia Espansiva - which features vocalise for soprano and baritone performed by Elizabeth Watts and Benjamin Appl and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra with conductor Geoffrey Paterson. Plus music from the International Baroque Music Days festival at Melk Abbey in Austria, and a concert inspired by birds. Weber: Overture - Oberon Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Kirill Petrenko (conductor) Buxtehude: Membra Jesu Nostri - Ad pectus La Risonanza Fabio Bonizzoni (director) Brahms: Variations on the St Anthony Chorale John Wilson (conductor) Birtwistle: Endless Parade Hakan Hardenberger (trumpet) Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Daniel Harding (conductor) 3pm Nielsen: Symphony no 3, Op 27 (Sinfonia espansiva) Geoffrey Paterson (conductor) Elizabeth Watts (soprano) Benjamin Appl (baritone) Mozart: Violin Concerto No 5 Tamas Kocsis (violin) Ulster Orchestra Sinead Hayes (conductor) Rautavaara: Cantus Arcticus Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra Mikko Franck (conductor) Stravinsky: Firebird Suite (1919) Geoffrey Paterson conducts the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in Nielsen's Symphony No 3. | |
Thursday, Alim Beisembayev Plays Tchaikovsky | 20220616 | Ian Skelly introduces performances by the SWR Symphony Orchestra, including Tchaikovsky's First Piano Concerto with Alim Beisembayev. Plus there's music by Mussorgsky, Chopin, Ravel, Handel, Glinka, Schumann and Augusta Holm耀s, alongside highlights from the recent Beverley and East Riding Early Music Festival. Modest Mussorgsky - Night on a Bald Mountain Yi-Chen Lin (conductor) c. 2.20 Mikhail Glinka - Valse-fantasie in B minor BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Vassily Sinaisky (conductor) c. 2.30 Frederic Chopin - Waltz in A flat, Op.42 Mariam Batsashvili (piano) c. 2.35 Maurice Ravel - La Valse Lionel Bringuier (conductor) c. 2.50 John Williams arr. David Riniker - Catch me if you can 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic 3pm Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Piano Concerto No.1 in B minor, Op.23 Alim Beisembayev (piano) c. 3.40 GF Handel - Amen, alleluia in D minor Jakub Jozef Orlinski (countertenor) Il Pomo d'Oro Zefira Valova (conductor) c. 3.45 Robert Schumann - Piano Quartet in E flat, Op.47 Denis Kozhukhin (piano) Boris Brovtsyn (violin) Amihai Grosz (viola) Jens Peter Maintz (cello) c. 4.15 Augusta Holm耀s - Memento mei Deus BBC Singers Hilary Campbell (conductor) Alim Beisembayev and the SWR Symphony Orchestra play Tchaikovsky's First Piano Concerto. | |
Thursday, Bbc Music Day Opera Matinee: Giordano's Andrea Chenier | 20170615 | As part of BBC Music Day, Afternoon on 3 celebrates The Power of Music with what some say is the most powerful musical experience of all - opera! Soaring voices and a plot with love, revolution and death keep us at the edge of our seats as Penny Gore introduces Umberto Giordano's Andrea Ch退nier in David McVicar's 2015 production from the Royal Opera House Covent Garden. With tenor Jonas Kaufmann in the title role and soprano Eva-Maria Westbroek as Maddalena de Coigny, conducted by Antonio Pappano. Giordano's melodramatic story is a passionate tale of the ill-fated love of a dashing poet and an aristocratic lady, set against the backdrop of the French Revolution. It is based loosely on the life of the French poet, Andr退 Ch退nier, who was executed during the French Revolution. Giordano wrote some of his best music for the lead tenor, which is a role that has been tackled by some of the world's greatest tenors. 2pm Giordano: Andrea Ch退nier Andrea Ch退nier - Jonas Kaufmann (tenor) Maddalena de Coigny - Eva-Maria Westbroek (soprano) Carlo Gerard - Zeljko Lucic (Baritone) Bersi - Denyce Graves (mezzo-soprano) Madelon - Elena Zilio (mezzo-soprano) Contessa de Coigny - Rosalind Plowright (soprano) Roucher - Roland Wood (baritone) Pietro Fl退ville - Peter Coleman-Wright (baritone) Fouquier Tinville - Eddie Wade (baritone) Mathieu - Adrian Clarke (baritone) Un incredible - Carlo Bosi (tenor) Abb退 - Peter Hoare (tenor) Schmidt - Jeremy White (bass) Major Domo - John Cunningham (bass-baritone) Dumas - Yuriy Yurchuk (bass-baritone) Royal Opera House Orchestra Royal Opera House Chorus Antonio Pappano (Conductor). A performance of Giordano's opera Andrea Chenier given at the Royal Opera House. | |
Thursday, Bbc National Orchestra Of Wales | 20210218 | Penny Gore introduces performances by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales of music by Hoddinott, Vaughan Williams, Holt, Bruckner and Henze. 2.00pm Hoddinott: Lizard Conductor Jac van Steen 2.30pm Vaughan Williams: Flos Campi Lawrence Power, viola Conductor Martyn Brabbins 2.50pm Simon Holt: Troubled Light for orchestra 3.10pm Bruckner: Symphony No 7 Conductor Joseph Swensen 4.25pm Henze: Symphony No 8 With music by Hoddinott, Vaughan Williams, Holt, Bruckner and Henze. | |
Thursday, Bbc Philharmonic | 20210617 | Tom McKinney continues the week of live and recorded performances by the BBC Philharmonic with music by Haydn, Dvo?ကk, Ravel, Busoni, John Foulds and Kurt Schwertsik. John Foulds - April - England Rumon Gamba (conductor) Joseph Haydn - Cello Concerto in C major, Hob.VIIb:1 Anastasia Kobekina (cello) Anna-Maria Helsing (conductor) Maurice Ravel - Ma m耀re l'oye (ballet) Moritz Gnann (conductor) Antonin Dvo?ကk - Serenade for strings in E major, Op.22 Omer Meir Wellber (conductor) Kurt Schwertsik - Baumgesang H.K. Gruber (conductor) Ferruccio Busoni - Indian Fantasy Nelson Goerner (piano) Neeme J䀀rvi (conductor) Presented by Tom McKinney The BBC Philharmonic perform Haydn, Dvo\u0159\u00e1k, Ravel, Busoni, Foulds and Schwertsik. | |
Thursday, Bbc Philharmonic Live | 20220526 | Ian Skelly is at Media City UK with the BBC Philharmonic for a live concert of Schumann, Julia Perry and Chopin, featuring pianist Alexander Gadjiev. Also in the programme, another nod in the direction of Spain as guitarist Sean Shibe plays Rodrigo and organist Olivier Latry performs on the organ of the Palau de la Música Catalana in Barcelona. Including: Bach/Widor: `Marche du veilleur de nuit` from Bach's Memento Olivier Latry, organ Beethoven: Egmont Overture Juanjo Mena, conductor Rodrigo: 3 Songs for voice and guitar - `Pastorcito Santo` (3 Villancicos No 1) `Coplilas de Belen` (3 Villancicos No 2) `Adela` (12 Canciones espagnoles No 2) Alessandro Fisher, tenor Thibaut Garcia, guitar Shostakovich: String Quartet No 11 in F minor, Op122 Casals Quartet 2.45 LIVE FROM THE PHILHARMONIC STUDIO IN MEDIA CITY UK, SALFORD: Schumann: Overture, Die Braut von Messina Chopin: Piano Concerto No 2 in F minor Julia Perry: Short Piece Juho Pohjonen, piano Leslie Suganandarajah, conductor Bach: Ricercar a 6 (The Musical Offering) Liszt: Prelude and Fugue on B-A-C-H Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez Sean Shibe (guitar) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Andrew Manze, conductor The BBC Philharmonic, live in concert, perform music by Schumann, Julia Perry and Chopin. | |
Thursday, Bbc Philharmonic Play Kurt Weill | 20221117 | Ian Skelly introduces a selection of live concert recordings from BBC orchestras and European ensembles. In the 3pm spotlight today, Elena Schwarz conducts the BBC Philharmonic in Kurt Weill's dramatic second symphony, and Sibelius's tone poem Tapiola. The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra performs Richard Strauss's Don Juan, and pianist Barry Douglas plays music from Prokofiev's score to Romeo and Juliet from this summer's Montpellier Festival. Including: Sibelius: Finlandia Berlin Philharmonic Kirill Petrenko, conductor J.C. Bach: Sinfonia from 'Temistocle Concerto Koln Edward Cowie: Lyre Bird Motet BBC Singers Owain Park, conductor c.3.25pm R Strauss: Don Juan, Op 20 Donald Runnicles, conductor Prokofiev: Ten Pieces from 'Romeo and Juliet, op. 75' (nos.1-5 - Folk Dance; Scene; Menuet; Juliet the young girl; Masks) Barry Douglas, piano c.3pm Weill: Symphony No.2 Elena Schwarz, conductor c.3.45pm Agricola: Die mit Thr䀀nen s䀀en Vocalensemble Sirventes Berlin Akademie fur Alte Musik Berlin Stefan Schuck, conductor c.4.30pm Sibelius: Tapiola Elena Schwarz conducts the BBC Philharmonic in Kurt Weill's Second Symphony. | |
Thursday, Bbc Scottish Symphony Orchestra | 20170525 | Katie Derham continues her week of recent performances and recordings by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Today features a complete performance of Haydn's Creation, performed at Glasgow City Halls earlier this month with soloists Rowan Pierce, James Gilchrist, Matthew Rose and the Edinburgh Festival Chorus conducted by Thomas Dausgaard. Plus more from a new recording of piano concertos by William Sterndale Bennett. 2pm Haydn: The Creation Rowan Pierce (soprano) James Gilchrist (tenor) Matthew Rose (bass) Thomas Dausgaard (conductor) c.3.40pm Debussy: Pr退lude | |
Thursday, Bbc Scottish Symphony Orchestra | 20211209 | This week features live and recent concerts by the BBC performing groups. Today it's the turn of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, recorded in September at the Usher Hall in Edinburgh with a varied programme including Sibelius's Violin Concerto and Symphony no.7. Plus former New Generation Artists Christian Ihle Hadland and the Escher Quartet perform Mozart's Piano Quartet in E flat major. Presented by Ian Skelly. Britten: An American Overture Ilan Volkov (conductor) Bernstein: Clarinet Sonata in A major Mark Simpson (clarinet) Richard Uttley (piano) c.2.30pm BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, recorded in September at Usher Hall, Edinburgh Bach (arr. Crespo): Es ist genug (Cantata BWV.60) Lindberg: Choral (based on Es ist genug) Sibelius: Violin Concerto Beethoven: Overture Leonore' no.3 Sibelius: Symphony no.7 Pekka Kuusisto (violin) Joana Carneiro (conductor) c.4pm Mozart: Piano Quartet in E flat major, K.493 Christian Ihle Hadland (piano) Wagner: Siegfried Idyll BBC Symphony Orchestra Geoffrey Paterson (conductor) The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in concert performing Bach, Beethoven and Sibelius. | |
Thursday, Bbc Singers At St Paul's Knightsbridge | 20230406 | At 2.30pm, Penny Gore introduces a sequence for Maundy Thursday from the BBC Singers, conducted live at St Paul's, Knightsbridge, by their principal conductor Sofi Jeannin. Their performance includes music by Scarlatti, Karin Rehnqvist, Poulenc, Byrd and Judith Bingham. Also today, music for Holy Week by Zelenka, Lili Boulanger and Franz Schrecker from the BBC Philharmonic, Barber's Adagio with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, and Jean-Efflam Bavouzet plays Haydn. Including, 2pm Lili Boulanger: D'un matin de printemps Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor Zelenka: Lamentatio II for Maundy Thursday Damien Guillon, counter tenor & conductor Le Banquet C退leste Massenet: M退ditation, from 'Thas Renaud Capu瀀on, violin Anne-Sophie Bertrand, harp Haydn: Piano Sonata No. 62 in E flat major, Hob.XVI:52 Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, piano 2:30pm LIVE from St Paul's Knightsbridge, London Raphaella Aleotti: Miserere mei, Deus Byrd: Lamentations Maddalena Casulana: Morir non puo Domenico Scarlatti: Stabat Mater a 10 voci Karin Rehnqvist: Jag lyfter mina hander Poulenc: Quatre motets pour un temps de p退nitence Ghislaine Reece-Trapp: Omnes amici mei Judith Bingham: Watch with me Sofi Jeannin, conductor c.3:55pm Franz Schreker: Ekkehard (Op.12): Symphonic Overture Vassily Sinaisky, conductor Barber: Adagio for strings Jac van Steen, conductor Zelenka: Responsory 'In monte Oliveti Myriam Arbouz, soprano Thomas Hobbs, tenor Benot Arnould, baritone Damien Guillon, countertenor and conductor The BBC Singers perform a live sequence for Maundy Thursday from St Paul's, Knightsbridge. | |
Thursday, Bizet's Youthful Enterprise | 20211028 | Ian Skelly introduces more recordings featuring major Danish orchestras. Today he has Gershwin at the opera with Wayne Marshall, Fabio Luis conducting Bizet in the concert hall, and Haydn journeying to London. Including: Mendelssohn: Nunc Dimittis & Psalm 43 BBC Singers Sofi Jeannin (conductor) Gershwin: Porgy and Bess Suite Tivoli Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra Wayne Marshall (conductor) Hans Abrahamsen: 10 Pieces for Orchestra Nos 8&9 Danish National Symphony Orchestra Fabio Luisi (conductor) Luis de Narvaez: Baxa de contropunto & Siee diferencias sobre Hopkinson Smith (lute) c.3pm Bizet: Symphony in C Chopin: Nocturne in Bb Op9/1 Alice Sara Ott (piano) Sullivan: 'The Long Day Closes Nicholas Chalmers (conductor) Verdi: Arias and duets from 'Un Ballo in Maschera Yana Kleyn (soprano) Christopher Maltman (baritone) Audrey Saint-Gil (conductor) Haydn: Symphony No 104 'London Christoph Eschenbach (conductor) Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue Wayne Marshall (piano and conductor) Music making from Denmark including Haydn, Verdi and Bizet's Symphony in C | |
Thursday, Brahms's Double Concerto | 20220623 | This week's featured artist, violinist Renaud Capu瀀on, is today joined by German cellist Daniel Muller-Schott in Brahms's concerto for the two instruments. There's also music from the London International Festival of Early Music and more from composer Judith Bingham's 70th birthday concert Presented by Ian Skelly 2.00pm Rebel Sonata no.2 in F Ensemble Hesperi Boris Blacher Variations on a Theme by Paganini, Op.26 Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Andres Orozco-Estrada, conductor Hotteterre Sonata, Op.3/3 The drowned lovers Stanford The blue bird BBC Singers Owain Park Clara Schumann Three Romances, Op.22 Janine Jansen, violin Denis Kozhukhin, piano 3.00pm Concerto for violin and cello in A minor, Op.102 Bartok Suite from The Miraculous Mandarin Renaud Capu瀀on, violin Daniel Muller-Schott, cello Shostakovich Symphony no.9 in E flat, Op.70 BBC National Orchestra of Wales Steven Lloyd-Gonzalez, conductor Violinist Renaud Capu\u00e7on is joined by German cellist Daniel Muller-Schott in Brahms. | |
Thursday, Brahms's First Symphony | 20230216 | Ian Skelly with performances by BBC ensembles and concert recordings from across Europe. Brahms's Symphony No 1 is in the 3pm spotlight today, with Semyon Bychkov conducting the Orchestra of the Academy of Santa Cecilia, Rome. Also, Venetian Renaissance with Concerto Palatino and sacred music by Andrea Gabrieli, the BBC Philharmonic performs Kodaly's Dances of Marosszek, and Truls Mork is the soloist in Robert Schumann's Cello Concerto with the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra. Including: Andrea Gabrieli: Usquequo Domine, a 7 Bruce Dickey, cornetto & director Poulenc: Les Biches - suite, Rag-mazurka Orchestre de Paris Semyon Bychkov, conductor Kodaly: Dances of Marosszek Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor Debussy: Pr退lude | |
Thursday, Christian Gerhaher Sings Mahler | 20211007 | Tom McKinney with the best classical music performed by BBC ensembles and orchestras across Europe. Yuliana Avdeeva is the soloist in today's Romantic piano concerto, Chopin's First. Also, a sparkling opener by Ravel from the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Mahler's darkest song-cycle Kindertotenlieder with the baritone Christian Gerhaher, and Mozart's Symphony no.39 from Les Musiciens du Louvre. Plus there's Baroque vocal music from Capella Marianna in Prague and a highlight from last year's London International Festival of Early Music. Including: Ravel: Alborada del gracioso Thomas Dausgaard (conductor) Carl Luython: Ricercare cromatico in E (organ) Carl Luython: Lamentationes Hieremiae Prophetae Jaroslav Tuma (organ) Vojtech Semerad (conductor) c.2.25pm Mahler: Kindertotenlieder Christian Gerhaher (baritone) Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Robin Ticciati (conductor) c.3pm Chopin: Piano Concerto No.1 in E minor, Op.11 Yulianna Avdeeva (piano) Danish National Symphony Orchestra Lahav Shani (conductor) Gibbons: The woode so wilde Mahan Esfahani (harpsichord) Arvo P䀀rt: Summa Fretwork Emilie Mayer: Faust Overture BBC Philharmonic Martyn Brabbins (conductor) Mozart: Symphony No.39 in E flat, K.543 Marc Minkowski (conductor) c. 4.30pm Mozart: Exsultate, jubilate, K.165 Julia Lezhneva (soprano) Herbert Blomstedt (conductor) Mahler's Kindertotenlieder and music by Mozart, Arvo P\u00e4rt and Emilie Mayer. | |
Thursday, Copland's Symphony No 3 | 20220922 | Penny Gore with recordings of live performances from around Europe and BBC ensembles. Today, the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas, perform Copland's Symphony No 3 and Beethoven's Violin Concerto with soloist Julia Fischer. Also, the BBC National Orchestra of Wales with the Polonaise from Tchaikovsky's opera Eugene Onegin; Handel's Dixit Dominus, with Joel Suhubiette conducting Choeur Les El退ments and Les Ombres; Barry Douglas performing Sean Doherty's Clandeboye Overture; and the Armida Quartet in Mozart's Adagio and fugue in C minor, K 546. Including: Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin - Polonaise Michael Seal, conductor Handel: Dixit Dominus in G minor, HWV 232 Joel Suhubiette, conductor c.2.40pm Sean Doherty: Clandeboye Overture Barry Douglas, piano Mozart: Adagio and fugue in C minor, K 546 John Tavener: Love Bade Me Welcome BBC Singers Rupert Gough, director c.3.00pm Copland: Symphony No. 3 Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor Artist Choice: Michael Tilson Thomas Beethoven: Violin Concerto Julia Fischer, violin Also, music by Tchaikovsky, Handel, Sean Doherty, Mozart, John Tavener and Beethoven. | |
Thursday, David Danzmayr Conducts Beethoven | 20230316 | Presented by Fiona Talkington, with concert performances from around Europe. This week's focus on the Ulster Orchestra continues with Beethoven's Seventh Symphony, in a new recording with the young Austrian conductor David Danzmayr, who also makes today's artist choice - music inspired by Beethoven from composer Carlos Simon. We also hear the orchestra in sea-inspired music by Arnold Bax, and Stravinsky's ballet score, Orpheus. Plus more from G怀teborg Baroque's concert at Sweden's Valle Baroque Festival, Lionel Meunier directs Vox Luminis, and Gershwin and Weill from the duo of trumpeter Simon H怀fele and pianist Frank Dupree. Including: Handel: Trio Sonata in G, HWV 399 Magnus Kjellson, director Bax: On the sea-shore - tone poem (completed by Graham Parlett) Vernon Handley, conductor Brahms: Schicksalslied, op. 54 WDR Chorus Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra Andr退s Orozco-Estrada, conductor Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue Simon H怀fele, trumpet Frank Dupree, piano 3.00 Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A Major Op. 92 David Danzmayr, conductor Weill: Berlin im Licht Kuhnau: Uns ist ein Kind geboren Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Lionel Meunier, conductor Artist choice - David Danzmayr Carlos Simon: Fate Now Conquers BBC Symphony Orchestra Jonathan Heyward, conductor c.4.00 Stravinsky: Orpheus Jac van Steen, conductor Chopin: Scherzo No. 2 in B flat minor Op. 31 Elisabeth Brauss, piano The Ulster Orchestra perform Beethoven's Symphony No 7, plus music by Bax and Stravinsky. | |
Thursday, David Matthews At 80 | 20230309 | Penny Gore hosts an afternoon of live music making celebrating David Matthews's 80th birthday. Live in Salford, John Storgards conducts the BBC Philharmonic and baritone Marcus Farnsworth in a selection of works written and chosen by David Matthews, including his Concerto for orchestra and arrangements of Schubert songs. Also today, the BBC Philharmonic in recordings of music by Stravinsky and Vivaldi, plus more 18th-century chamber music from Collegium Marianum. Including: Stravinsky: Greeting Prelude Andrew Davis (conductor) J.S. Bach: Prelude, Fugue and Allegro in E flat, BWV998 Mahan Esfahani (harpsichord) 2.30 BBC Philharmonic LIVE - David Matthews at 80 David Matthews: Concerto for orchestra Schubert (orch. Max Reger): Prometheus Schubert (arr. Johannes Brahms) An Schwager Kronos Schubert (orch. Max Reger): Erlkonig David Matthews: Nachtgesang Op 133 Schubert (arr. Max Reger): Gesange des Harfnes I-III Marcus Farnsworth (baritone) John Storgards (conductor) Blockwitz/Quantz: Suite Imaginaire in E minor Johann Friedrich Fasch: Quartet in D FaWV N:d1 Vivaldi: The Four Seasons - 'Autumn BBC Phiharmonic Jack Liebeck (violin/director) Stravinsky: Symphony in C The BBC Philharmonic play live to mark David Matthews's 80th birthday. | |
Thursday, Dido And Aeneas | 20211202 | Penny Gore introduces another afternoon of the best classical music, from the BBC's orchestras and from ensembles and festivals around Europe. Today, from this year's Confidencen Opera Festival in Sweden, Purcell's first opera based on the story of Dido, Queen of Carthage, and the Prince of Troy, Aeneas. Jacob Hrusa conducts Brahms and Dvorak in Frankfurt, and Chloe Hanslip joins the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in Samuel Barber's Violin Concerto. Including: Barber: Violin concerto, Op 14 Chloe Hanslip (violin) Douglas Boyd (conductor) Dvorak: Biblical Songs, op.99 Gerhild Romberger (contralto) Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Jacob Hrusa (conductor) c.3pm Brahms: Symphony No.1 in C minor, Op.68 Grieg: How Fair is Thy Face, from 'Four Psalms' Op.74 Bavarian Radio Chorus Christian Immler (soloist) Julia Selina Blank (conductor) Purcell: Dido and Aeneas Ida R䀀nzl怀v, mezzo (Dido) Bernt Ola Volungholen, baritone (Aeneas) Rupert Enticknap, countertenor (Sorcerer) Christina Larsson Malmberg, soprano (Belinda) Confidencen Opera & Music Festival Orchestra Olof Boman (conductor) Purcell's opera in Sweden and Brahms's First Symphony. | |
Thursday, Dvorak's Violin Concerto | 20230105 | Ian Skelly presents a week of Afternoon Concert, featuring highlights from the Lucerne and Verbier Festivals. Today's programme includes Augustin Hadelich as soloist in Dvorak's Violin Concerto, and part of a Bach concert given by mandolin player Avi Avital and friends. Plus the BBC Symphony Orchestra on tour in Japan with Roderick Williams singing songs from the shows. Presented by Ian Skelly. c.2pm Yasushi Akutagawa Music for Symphony Orchestra - 2nd movt Allegro Dalia Stasevska (conductor) Schubert Tantum ergo, D. 962; Intende Voci, D. 963 Golda Schultz (soprano) Katharina Magiera (contralto) Julian Pregardien (tenor) Maciej Kwasnikowski (tenor) Tareq Nazmi (bass) Vienna Singverein Camerata Salzburg Franz Welser-M怀st (conductor) Sibelius Tapiola, op. 112 German Symphony Orchestra Robin Ticciati (conductor) Fran瀀ois Couperin Sonade, from 'L'Imp退riale, troisi耀me ordre des Nations Les Talens Lyriques Christophe Rousset (director) c.3pm Dvorak Violin Concerto in A minor, Op.53 Augustin Hadelich (violin) Lucerne Festival Orchestra Jakub Hr?a (conductor) c.3.30 Bach Excerpts from 'Notenbüchlein für Anna Magdalena Bach Avi Avital (mandolin) Maurice Steger (recorder) David Bergmüller (lute) Hille Perl (viola da gamba) Sebastian Wienand (harpsichord and organ) Bach Concerto for 2 violins in D minor, BWV.1043 Isabelle Faust and Bernard Forck (violins) Akademie Fur Alte Musik Berlin Bernard Forck (director) Rodgers Some Enchanted Evening (South Pacific) Roderick Williams (baritone) Kern arr Williams Ol' Man River (Showboat) Rachmaninov Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43 Jae Hong Park (piano) European Union Youth Orchestra Gianandrea Noseda (conductor) Music by Schubert, Dvorak and Bach. | |
Thursday, Eric Lu Plays Chopin's First Concerto | 20230713 | Penny Gore presents the best concert performances from across Europe and from the BBC performing groups. Today's featured 3pm highlight showcases pianist Eric Lu, 2018 winner of the Leeds International Piano Competition, in Chopin's Piano Concerto No.1 with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in Perth earlier this year. Also today, Mozart's vibrant Symphony No.35, the 'Haffner', from the 2023 Salzburg Mozart Week, Vaughan Williams's perennially popular Fantasia on a theme of Thomas Tallis with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, and Florence Price's concert overture Sinner Don't Let This Harvest Pass. Including: Walton: Spitfire Prelude and Fugue Martyn Brabbins (cond.) Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis Ryan Bancroft (cond.) John Tavener: Schuon Hymnen BBC Singers Sofi Jeannin (cond.) Florence Price: Sinner Don't Let This Harvest Pass BBC Symphony Orchestra Michael Seal (cond.) Chopin: Piano Concerto No.1 Eric Lu (piano) Tito Munoz (cond.) John Hodian: Lamentation of the Death of a Child The Naghash Ensemble Mozart: Symphony No.35 in D, K385 `Haffner` Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra Ivor Bolton (cond.) Rachmaninov: Variations on a theme of Paganini Clare Hammond (piano) Lionel Bringuier (cond.) Eric Lu plays Chopin's Piano Concerto No.1, plus Mozart's Haffner Symphony from Salzburg | |
Thursday, Grieg's First Piano Concerto | 20220519 | Today's concerto is Grieg's evergreen Piano Concerto in A minor, with Elisabeth Leonskaja as soloist with the German Radio Philharmonic Orchestra; part of a concert they gave in Saarbrucken from which we also hear both of Grieg's Peer Gynt suites. Plus the Nevermind Ensemble performs chamber music by CPE Bach, and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra play Musgrave's Turbulent Landscapes. Presented by Fiona Talkington 2pm Sibelius Oceanides, Op.73 Pietari Inkinen (conductor) c.2.10 CPE Bach Quartet in D major, Wq.94 c.2.25 Thea Musgrave Turbulent landscapes Martyn Brabbins (conductor) 3pm Grieg Piano Concerto in A minor, Op.16 Elisabeth Leonskaja (piano) c.3.35 Janacek String Quartet No 1 (The Kreutzer Sonata) Calidore Quartet c.3.50 Grieg Peer Gynt Suite no.1, Op.46 c.4.10 Bach Excerpts from The Art of Fugue, BWV.1080 Contrapunctus 1, 4 & 6 c.4.30 Grieg Peer Gynt Suite no.2, Op. 55 Elisabeth Leonskaja plays Grieg, plus music by Musgrave and CPE Bach. | |
Thursday, Handel's Israel In Egypt - Part 2 | 20221103 | Penny Gore presents a week of Afternoon Concert, featuring today the second part of Handel's Israel in Egypt performed by the Zürcher Sing-Akademie and Freiburg Baroque Orchestra conducted by Ren退 Jacobs. Plus highlights of a concert accordian player Martynas Levickis gave with his ensemble Mikroork退stra, and newly recorded Jean Francaix from the BBC Singers. Presented by Penny Gore. 2pm Vivaldi Presto from Summer, The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in G minor, RV315 Martynas Levickis (accordian) Jean Francaix Deux Motets: i) Qui me donnera des ailes; ii) Les mes des justes sont dans les mains de Dieu Francesca Massey (organ) Robert Hollingworth (conductor) Ravel Rapsodie espagnole Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra Pavel Snajdr (conductor) Piazzolla Excerpts from Five Tango Sensations (2.Loving, 3.Anxiety, 4.Fear) Respighi Fountains of Rome (Fontane di Roma), symphonic poem Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra Juraj Val?uha (conductor) 3pm Handel Israel in Egypt, HWV54 - Part 2: Exodus Robin Johannsen (soprano) Emmanuel de Negri (soprano) Alberto Migu退lez Rouco (counter-tenor) Jeremy Ovenden (tenor) Neal Davies (bass) Yannick Debus (bass) Ren退 Jacobs (conductor) Levickis Lithuanian folk song arrangements (Leliumoj; iu namo tpru namo; Palinko Liepa alia Kelio; Beautanti aurele Ruta alioj) Francaix Ode | |
Thursday, Haydn's Drumroll From Bavaria | 20221201 | Ian Skelly continues his survey of highlights from recent Bavarina Radio Symphony concerts with a performance of Haydn's Symphony No 103 and further music inspired by the drum. Also a recording from the early music ensemble L'Acheron playing music from the English renaissance and a choral treat from Handel. Edward Elgar: Scenes from the Bavarian Highlands op27 No 5 - `On The Alm` London Symphony Orchestra LSO Chorus Richard Hickox (conductor) Francois Joubert-Caillet: Preludium Christopher Simpson: Improvisation on a ground in B Maurice Ravel: Piano Concerto for the Left Hand Juan Perez Florestan (piano) City of Granada Orchestra Josep Pons (conductor) John Jenkins: Newark Siege Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for multiple instruments in F RV569 Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra Maurice Steger (director) 3.00 Joseph Haydn: Symphony No 103 `Drumroll` Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Giovanni Antonini (conductor) John Coprario - Gray's Inn John Jenkins - Fantasia in C minor Traditional - Preludium and Improvisation upon Fortune John Coprario - Fantasia in F L'Ach退ron GF Handel: Laudate pueri Dominum in D HWV237 Marie Sophie Pollack (sop) Zurich Sing Akadamie La Scintilla Orchestra Florian Helgath (conductor) Bela Bartok: Concerto for Two Pianos and Percussion Pierre-Laurent Aimard & Tamara Stefanovich (pianos) Neil Percy (percussion), Nigel Thomas (percussion) Pierre Boulez Haydn's Symphony 103, 'The Drumroll', set alongside music of the English Renaissance. | |
Thursday, Hymn Of Praise | 20211104 | Fiona Talkington continues our week of unique recordings from the BBC Orchestras and some of Europe's best ensembles. Today, Herbert Blomstedt conducts the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and Choir in Mendelssohn's 'Symphony-Cantata', the Symphony No. 2, Lobgesang - Hymn of Praise'. Also, Falla's Three Cornered Hat Suite No.1 with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Gesualdo's madrigals with Philippe Herreweghe and the Collegium Vocale Ghent, and JS Bach's Double Concerto with the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra. Continuing this week's living composers series, music by Betsy Jolas with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Including: Falla: Three Cornered Hat Suite No 2 Thomas Dausgaard, conductor Melli: Il Carlino. Capriccio Cromatico Gesualdo: Selection from Madrigali a 5 voci, libro Quinto Thomas C. Boysen, lute Philippe Herreweghe, conductor Enescu: Romanian Rhapsody No. 1 in A, op. 11/1 Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra Mark Kadin, conductor Beamish: Reed Stanzas (String Quartet No. 3) Belinfante Quartet c.3pm Mendelssohn: Symphony No.2, Lobgesang - Hymn of Praise Simona Houda-aturovက, soprano Marie Henriette Reinhold, mezzo-soprano Tilman Lichdi, tenor Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra & Choir Herbert Blomstedt, conductor Betsy Jolas: Just a minute Betsy Jolas: Letters from Bachville Ryan Wigglesworth, conductor JS Bach: Double Concerto in D minor, BWV1043 Eva Borhi & Kathrin Troger, violins Martin Lehmann, conductor Piccinini: Ricercare Primo Herbert Blomstedt conducts the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and Choir. | |
Thursday, Igor Levit Plays Beethoven | 20210916 | Presented by Ian Skelly. Gustavo Dudamel continues this week's focus on the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra by joining them to conduct Schumann's Fourth Symphony, and Igor Levit plays Beethoven's First Piano Concerto. There's music by Dorothy Howell from the Basel Sinfonietta, and recordings by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Including: Finzi: Prelude for String Orchestra and F minor BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Martyn Brabbins Dorothy Howell: Koong Shee Ballet Basel Sinfonietta, Jessica Horsley Music by Piazzolla Astor Piazzolla Quintet (from the 2021 Rheingau Festival) Music by Jos退 Antonio Abreu, Modesta Bor and Antonio Est退vez Bavarian Radio Chorus, Howard Arman c.3pm Schumann: Symphony No 4 in D minor, Op 120 Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Gustavo Dudamel R. Strauss: Serenade in E flat for 13 Winds, op. 7 Winds of the Bavarian RSO, Karina Canellakis Hoddinott: Taliesin Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C, op. 15 Igor Levit (piano) Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Riccardo Minasi Beethoven's Piano Concerto No 1 with Igor Levit and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. | |
Thursday, Ivan Fischer Conducts Beethoven (2-2) | 20220324 | Ivan Fischer conducts the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra in Beethoven's Eighth Symphony, there's more early music from the Freiberg Baroque Orchestra, and Leonard Elschenbroich is the soloist in Dvorak's Cello Concerto. Presented by Ian Skelly 2.00pm Jean-Fran瀀ois Dandrieu Trio Sonata in G minor, op. 1/3 Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Amandine Beyer, violin / conductor Quintet in E flat, Op.97 Armida Quartet Lise Bertaud, viola 3.00pm Symphony No.8 in F, Op.93 Lully Excerpts from 'Psych退 Mozart Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K.525 BBC National Orchestra of Wales Grant Llewellyn, conductor Cello Concerto in B minor, Op.104 Leonard Elschenbroich, cello BBC Philharmonic Vassily Sinaisky, conductor Ivan Fischer conducts Beethoven's Eighth Symphony in Munich. | |
Thursday, Katya Kabanova, Act 2 | 20220602 | Fiona Talkington introduces the second act of Leos Janacek's Katya Kabanova, from Rome Opera. Catch up with Act 1 from Wednesday's programme. Also, Sibelius' Symphony No. 3 with the BBC Philharmonic, Addison's Wellington Suite with BBC National Orchestra of Wales, with soloist Simon Callaghan, Mark-Anthony Turnage's Set To, Tchaikovsky's Francesca da Rimini. Including: Weber: Overture to 'Der Freischütz, op. 77 La Scala Philharmonic Orchestra Andr退s Orozco-Estrada, conductor Sibelius: Symphony No. 3 John Storgards, conductor John Addison: Wellington Suite Simon Callaghan, piano Martyn Brabbins, conductor 3pm Leos Janacek: Katya Kabanova - opera in 3 acts Act 2 Sav뀀l Prokofjevic Dik j, a merchant: Stephen Richardson, bass Boris Grigorjevi?, Dik j's nephew: Charles Workman, tenor Marfa Ignat?vna Kabanovက (Kabanicha), widow of a rich merchant: Susan Bickley, contralto Tichon Ivany? Kabanov, her son: Julian Hubbard, tenor Kက?a (Katerina), Tichon's wife: Corinne Winters, soprano Vက?a Kudrja, a schoolteacher: Sam Furness, tenor Varvara, a foundling: Carolyn Sproule, mezzo-soprano Kuligin, friend of Vကna Kudrja: Luk Zeman, baritone Rome Opera Chorus Roberto Gabbiani, chorus director Rome Opera Orchestra David Robertson, conductor Mozart: Quintet in C major, K 515 Lise Berthaud, viola Armida Quartet Baldwin: A Browninge of 3 voices Van Eyck: English Nightingale Holborne: Pavana 'The Funeral' and Galliard, a 5 Brade: Courante Il Giardino Armonico Giovanni Antonini, director Tchaikovsky: Francesca da Rimini - symphonic fantasia after Dante (Op. 32) BBC Symphony Orchestra Mark-Anthony Turnage: Set To BBC Philharmonic (brass section) Janacek's opera in Rome, and the BBC Philharmonic plays Sibelius's Third Symphony. | |
Thursday, Lili Boulanger's Faust Et Hel\u00e8ne | 20230223 | Ian Skelly presents an afternoon of music from around Europe, with a focus on concert performances from the Netherlands. Today at 3pm the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra is joined by soloists for a concert performance of Lili Boulanger's romantic short opera Faust et H退l耀ne, as well as a premiere by the Dutch 'avant pop' composer, Jacob ter Veldhuis. Les Ambassadeurs La Grande Ecurie perform more of a concert of early music recorded at the Utrecht Early Music Festival, and today's concerto is Mozart's Violin Concerto no.5 'Turkish', performed by Timothy Chooi and the Vienna Concert-Verein. Plus Dvorak's symphonic poem about a mischievous water goblin. Including: Jacob ter Veldhuis: Paradiddle, for large choir and orchestra Netherlands Radio Choir Karina Canellakis (conductor) Christian Cannabich: Symphony no.67 in G major Hofkapelle Munchen Christian Heiss (conductor) Dvorak: The Water Goblin Ulster Orchestra Jac van Steen (conductor) c.3pm Lili Boulanger: Faust et H退l耀ne Julie Boulianne (mezzo-soprano) Jean-Fran瀀ois Borras (tenor) Jean-S退bastien Bou (baritone) Les Ambassadeurs La Grande Ecurie Troisieme Suite in E major (Jean-Philippe Rameau - Marche (from : les Fꀀtes de l'Hymen et de l'Amour), Jean-Philippe Rameau - Rondeau gracieux (from : les surprises de l'amour), Jean-Philippe Rameau - Air vif (from : Hippolyte et Aricie), Henri-Montan Berton - Chaconne (air added to | |
Thursday, Liszt's Faust Symphony | 20230302 | Penny Gore presents an afternoon of concert performances from around Europe and from BBC orchestras. Today, the 3pm spotlight falls on the story of Faust's doomed pact with the devil which inspired Liszt to write one of his most substantial - and least-performed - works. Gergely Madaras conducts the Liege Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in a performance recorded in Belgium last September. Also today, Jonas Kaufmann joins the Berlin Philharmonic in operatic arias from Mascagni's Cavalleria rusticana and Zandonai's Giulietta e Romeo, and the BBC Philharmonic continue the Romeo and Juliet story with music by Prokofiev. Plus, soprano Ailish Tynan sings Strauss' poignant Four Last Songs with the Ulster Orchestra. Including: Bach/Liszt: Prelude & Fugue in A minor, S 462 Khatia Buniatishvili, piano Mascagni: 'Cavalleria rusticana' (extracts) Jonas Kaufmann, tenor Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Kirill Petrenko, conductor Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet: Suite no.2 (extracts) Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor Zandonai: Giulietta! Son io! from 'Giulietta e Romeo 3.00pm Liszt: A Faust Symphony, S.108 Gergely Madaras, conductor R. Strauss: Four Orchestral Songs, Op.27 Ailish Tynan, soprano Jac van Steen Nino Rota: Excerpts from 'La Strada Conductor Gergely Madaras leads a performance of Liszt's dramatic Faust Symphony. | |
Thursday, Little Symphony In F | 20220106 | With Penny Gore. An afternoon of great performances from around Europe, including Lise de la Salle rounding off this week's survey of Rachmaninov piano concertos, Fabio Luisi conducting Beethoven's Eighth Symphony, which the composer referred to as his Little Symphony in F'. Also, Antje Weithaas and Mahan Esfahani play CPE Bach, new music for chorus in Latvia, and the Ulster Orchestra with Schubert's Third Symphony and Dobrinka Tabakova's tribute to Schubert. Also, just before 3pm throughout the week, New Year New Music: Radio 3 presenters share the newest music that means the most to them. Including: 2pm Elisabetta Brusa Firelights BBC Symphony Orchestra Stefan Solyom, conductor Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 in F, op. 93 Danish National SO Fabio Luisi, conductor CPE Bach Violin Sonata in B flat, Wq. 76 Antje Weithaas, violin Mahan Esfahani, harpsichord c.3pm Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor, op. 40 Lise de la Salle, piano Orchestre de la Suisse Romande Raimonds Tiguls: I Pray You, Lord (premiere) Ir?na Mihailovska: Triptych (premiere) Latvian State Chorus M?ris Sirmais, conductor Beethoven: Ah! perfido, op. 65, scene and aria Christiane Karg, soprano Christoph Eschenbach, conductor Schubert: Symphony No.3 Robert Houlihan, conductor Dobrinka Tabakova: Fantasy Homage to Schubert Lise de la Salle plays Rachmaninov, plus symphonies by Beethoven and Schubert. | |
Thursday, Live With The Bbc Philharmonic | 20211111 | Penny Gore presents a selection of music from the BBC performing groups and from around Europe. Today features a live performance by the BBC Philharmonic from the orchestra's home in Salford. Tom McKinney leads the star-gazing, with a space-inspired sequence of music curated by the composer Robert Laidlow and conducted by Vimbayi Kaziboni. Music by Laidlow himself links works by composers as diverse as astronomer William Herschel, Missy Mazzoli and Benjamin Britten. Then back to London with Penny and more from Jordi Savall's eightieth birthday concert celebrating the fusion between east and west, and Mozart's evergreen Clarinet Concerto. Including: Weber: Oberon Overture Martyn Brabbins (conductor) Rossini Introduction, theme and variations in C for clarinet and orchestra Annelien Van Wauwe (clarinet) Salzburg Camerata Gregory Ahss (conductor) 2.30pm LIVE from MediaCity UK, Salford - Presented by Tom McKinney Herschel: Symphony No 8 in C minor (first movement) Missy Mazzoli: Sinfonia (for Orbiting Spheres) Robert Laidlow: Warp Britten: Peter Grimes - Now the Great Bear and Pleiades Robert Laidlow: Gravity (Spheres) Britten: Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings - Sonnet Emily Howard: sphere Herschel: Symphony No 8 in C minor (second and third movements) Ben Hulett (tenor) Joseph Havlat (piano) Vimbayi Kaziboni (conductor) c.3.35 - with Penny Gore Jordi Savall East meets West - A dialogue of the souls - excerpt Jordi Savall (rebab, soprano viola da gamba and rabel) Pedro Estevan (percussion) c.4.pm Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A major, K.622 Jorg Widmann (conductor/conductor) Mozarteum Orchestra, Salzburg Stravinsky: Concerto in E flat (Dumbarton Oaks) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Alpesh Chauhan (conductor) Robert Laidlow curates a concert of music by Herschel, Missy Mazzoli and Britten. | |
Thursday, Live With The Bbc Symphony Orchestra | 20211021 | Live from Maida Vale studios in London, Penny Gore introduces a live performance from the BBC Symphony Orchestra and conductor Clemens Schuldt - music by Anna Thorvaldsdottir and Richard Strauss, and soloist Alim Beisembayev joining them for Mozart's Piano Concerto No.24. Plus music by Malcolm Arnold on the day of his centenary, and by Jessie Montgomery. Anna Thorvaldsd ttir: Aeriality Mozart: Piano Concerto No.24 in C minor, K.491 Richard Strauss: Death and Transfiguration Alim Beisembayev, piano Clemens Schuldt, conductor Plus: Hannah Kendall: Fundamental, for chorus and brass BBC Singers BBC Symphony Orchestra Brass Gabriella Teychenn退, conductor Jessie Montgomery: Banner, for orchestra Schubert: Symphony No. 3 in D, D. 200 Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Zubin Mehta, conductor Arnold: Homage to the Queen - ballet suite BBC Philharmonic Rumon Gamba, conductor Clemens Schuldt conducts Anna Thorvaldsdottir, Mozart and Strauss | |
Thursday, Loops, Spells And The New World | 20220728 | Ian Skelly with music for the afternoon including another chance to hear the Folk Connections Prom from Sage Gateshead with the Royal Northern Sinfonia, Spell Songs and the Voices of River's Edge. Also in the programme the choice of Ian's Prom artist guest. Charles Ives: America Simon Preston (organ) William Grant Still: Kaintuck Richard Fields, piano Cincinnati Philharmonic Orchestra Jindong Cai, conductor BBC PROM - Folk Connections from Sage Gateshead John Adams Shaker Loops | |
Thursday, Mahler's First Symphony | 20230209 | Penny Gore continues her week of Afternoon Concert with a performance of Mahler's Symphony No.1 by the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and conductor Ivan Fischer. There are Medieval pieces from Ensemble Celadon and choral music by Schütz and Schein from the Leipzig Cantorey every day this week, and of course regular contributions from the BBC performing groups. Today, there's also music by Berwald, Gerswhin, Zemlinsky, Rhian Samuel, George Lloyd and Anna Clyne. Overture: John Socman BBC Philharmonic George Lloyd (conductor) Heinrich Schütz - Magnificat, SWV.468 Concerto Vocale Leipzig Sachsisches Baroque Orchestra Gotthold Schwarz (conductor) Anna Clyne - This Midnight Hour Ulster Orchestra David Danzmayr (conductor) c. 2.30pm Franz Berwald - Konzertstuck for bassoon & orchestra, Op.2 Karen Geoghegan (bassoon) Orchestra of Opera North Benjamin Wallfisch (conductor) George Gershwin - Three Preludes Frank Dupree (piano) Jehan de L'Escurel - Bonne amour me rent / Bietris est mes delis 3pm Gustav Mahler - Symphony No.1 in D `Titan` Ivan Fischer (conductor) Rhian Samuel - Dear Night BBC Singers James Sherlock (conductor) c. 4.15pm Rhian Samuel introduces her Artist's Choice: five lieder by Clara Schumann c. 4.25pm Alexander Zemlinsky - Sinfonietta, Op.23 BBC Symphony Orchestra Geoffrey Paterson (conductor) The Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra perform Mahler's First Symphony in Munich. | |
Thursday, Michelangelo Falvetti's Nabucco | 20170601 | Jonathan Swain presents a rare performance of the oratorio Nabucco by Michelangelo Falvetti from last year's Wallonie Festival in Brussels. Falvetti was born in 1642 in Palermo. He had a successful career in Messina, and was appointed maestro di cappella at the cathedral there in 1682. The conductor Leonardo Garcia Alarc n has championed this little-known composer, and brings out the unusual colours in this rare work. After that the programme ends with Dvorak from the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. 2.10 Agnus Dei from the Requiem Kate?ina Kn?퀀kovက (soprano) , Cathrine Wyn-Rogers (mezzo-soprano) Richard Samek (tenor) James Platt (bass) BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra Ji?퀀 B?lohlကvek (conductor) Nabucco (oratorio) Fernando Guimar es, tenor, Nabucco Jo o Fernandes, bass, Daniele Christopher Lowrey, countertenor, Arioco Caroline Weynants, soprano, Anania Mariana Flores, soprano, Azaria Lucia Mar퀀n-Cart n, soprano, Misaele Matteo Bellotto, bass, Eufrate Namur Chamber Chorus Cappella Mediterranea Leonardo Garc퀀a Alarc n 3.39 Dvorကk Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70 Ivကn Fischer. Jonathan Swain presents a performance of Michelangelo Falvetti's oratorio Nabucco. | |
Thursday, Missa 1724 | 20220512 | Penny Gore with more music from around Europe, continuing this week's focus on the Czech Republic and Poland with music by Zelenka performed by Collegium 1704 in Warsaw. There's music from the Leos Janacek International Music Festival in Ostrava, the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra play Tailleferre, and Dvorak in Montreal. Including: Edmund Finnis: The Air, Turning Ilan Volkov, conductor Stamitz: Orchestral Quartet in F, op. 14/4 Camerata Janacek Pavel Dolezal, director Tailleferre: Marchand d'Oiseaux c.3pm Zelenka: Missa 1724 Collegium Vocale 1704 Vaclav Luks, conductor Caroline Shaw: Entr'acte Ulster Orchestra Nil Venditti, conductor c.4.05pm Dvorak: Serenade for String Orchestra in E, op. 22 Montreal Symphony Orchestra Rafael Payare, conductor Zelenka's Missa 1724 with Collegium 1704 in Warsaw. | |
Thursday, Nielsen's Fifth Symphony | 20220317 | This week, Afternoon Concert features Scandinavian symphonic music - today it's the turn of Nielsen's Fifth Symphony, given by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and conductor Thomas Sondergard. There's also British music from NDR Radio Philharmonic Orchestra Joshua Weilerstein in the form of Benjamin Britten's Four Sea Interludes, from Peter Grimes and Elgar's 'Enigma' Variations and early music from the Max Volpers Ensemble. Presented by Tom McKinney. Lyadov Baba-Yaga BBC NOW Thomas Sondergard (conductor) Giuseppe Sammartini Recorder Concerto in F Max Volbers and Ensemble Max Volbers (conductor, recorder) Four Sea Interludes, from Peter Grimes, op.33a Joshua Weilerstein (conductor) Villa Lobos 12 Studies for guitar - nos. 11 & 12 Sean Shibe (guitar) Chopin Ballade no 4 in F minor, Op 52 Khatia Buniatishvili (piano) Carl Nielsen Symphony no. 5, Op.50 Domenico Scarlatti Sinfonia a tre in G Max Volbers (conductor, continuo) Giovanni Battista Bononcini Non cedero sleale, Almiro's aria from 'Almahide Olivia Vermeulen (mezzo-soprano) Stravinsky Symphony of Psalms Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra Prague Philharmonic Choir Alexander Liebreich (conductor) Charles Avison Concerto Grosso No. 3 in D minor, after D. Scarlatti Edward Elgar Variations on an original theme ('Enigma'), Op.36 The BBC National Orchestra of Wales perform Nielsen's Fifth Symphony. | |
Thursday, Opera Matinee | 20210318 | Today's Thursday Opera Matinee is a gigantic verismo opera and Giordano's most accomplished work. Recorded in 2019 at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, with the tenor Roberto Alagna in the title role of Andrea Ch退nier, inspired by the heroic poet who gave his life during the French Revolution. The soprano Sondra Radvanovsky is Maddalena de Coigny, an aristocratic lady and Ch退nier's love interest in this melodramatic tale of ill-fated romance and tragedy. Daniel Oren conducts the ROH orchestra and chorus. Plus more from this week's featured orchestra, the BBC Scottish Symphony, with music by Ireland and Mozart. Presented by Fiona Talkington. Giordano Andrea Ch退nier Andrea Ch退nier - Roberto Alagna (tenor) Maddalena de Coigny - Sondra Radvanovsky (soprano) Carlo Gerard - Dimitri Platanias (baritone) Bersi - Christine Rice (mezzo-soprano) Countess di Coigny - Rosalind Plowright (soprano) Master of the Household - John Cunningham (bass baritone) Pietro Fleville - Stephen Gadd (bass) Abb退 - Aled Hall (tenor) Mathieu - Adrian Clarke (baritone) The Incredible - Carlo Bosi (tenor) Roucher - David Stout (baritone) Madelon - Elena Zilio (mezzo-soprano) Dumas - German E Alacantara (baritone) Schmidt - Jeremy White (bass) Royal Opera House Chorus Royal Opera House Orchestra Daniel Oren (conductor) c.4.05pm John Ireland Fantasy Sonata, orch. Graham Parlett Robert Plane (clarinet) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Martyn Brabbins (conductor) c.4.20pm Mozart Concerto in E flat K365 for 2 pianos Lucas & Arthur Jussen, pianos Martyn Brabbins, conductor Giordano's Andrea Chenier from the Royal Opera House Covent Garden. | |
Thursday, Opera Matinee: Beethoven's Fidelio | 20180111 | Tom Redmond presents today's Opera Matinee - a performance of Beethoven's Fidelio performed by this week's orchestra, the BBC Philharmonic, on tour in San Sebastian, Spain. Stuart Skelton sings the imprisoned Florestan, and Ricarda Merbeth the brave Leonora who comes to his rescue. Then more from the BBC Philharmonic on home ground, with songs by Elgar, a tone poem by Honegger and Copland's Third Symphony. 2pm Beethoven Fidelio Leonora - Ricarda Merbeth (soprano) Florestan - Stuart Skelton (tenor) Rocco - James Creswell (bass) Marzelline - Louise Alder (soprano) Jaquino - Benjamin Hulett (tenor) Don Pizarro - Detlef Roth (bass) Don Fernando - David Soar (bass) Orfeon Donostiarra (chorus) Juanjo Mena (conductor) c.3.50pm Elgar: Three Songs, Op 59 Roderick Williams (baritone) Andrew Davis (conductor) Honegger: Pacific 231 Manoj Kamps (conductor) c.4.15pm Copland: Symphony No 3 John Wilson (conductor). Beethoven's Fidelio, starring Ricarda Merbeth & Stuart Skelton with the BBC Philharmonic. | |
Thursday, Opera Matinee: Bellini's Il Pirata | 20180222 | Penny Gore introduces a recording of Bellini's Il Pirata from the final Bel Canto at Caramoor season, held last summer in New York State, USA. Il Pirata was Bellini's breakthrough opera in Milan. It's a highly romantic tale of love and subterfuge set in 13th century Sicily, with a chorus of pirates or ladies-in-waiting never far away. Multiple award winning American soprano Angela Meade is the heroine Imogene, and Argentine bel canto tenor Santiago Ballerini is her beloved pirate chief Gualtiero. Imogene - Angela Meade (soprano) Gualtiero - Santiago Ballerini (tenor) Ernesto - Harold Wilson (bass) Itulbo - Sean Christensen (tenor) Adele - Robyn Marie Lamp (soprano) Goffredo - Joseph Beutel (bass-baritone) Chorus of Caramoor's Bel Canto Young Artists St. Luke's Orchestra Will Crutchfield (Conductor) Under the expert curation of Will Crutchfield, Bel Canto at Caramoor ran for twenty years at the Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts in New York State, USA. As part of its final season last summer, the festival staged this performance of Il Pirata in the idyllic setting of Caramoor's Venetian Theatre, starring the festival's artist-in-residence, soprano Angela Meade. Bellini's Il pirata from Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts. | |
Thursday, Opera Matinee: Berg's Wozzeck | 20180329 | Alban Berg's Wozzeck from Dutch National Opera, with Christopher Maltman in the title role, Eva-Maria Westbroek as Marie and Sir Willard White as the Doctor. Georgia Mann introduces this 2017 production of Berg's opera examining the complexities of the human soul. The hapless soldier Wozzeck has an illegitimate child with Marie. When he discovers her affair with the handsome Drum Major, it's too much for him to bear. He gradually begins to lose his grip on sanity and stabs her before drowning himself. Wozzeck - Christopher Maltman (baritone) Marie - Eva-Maria Westbroek (soprano) Marie's son ... Jacob Jutte (treble) Captain / Half-wit - Marcel Beekman (tenor) Doctor - Sir Willard White (bass) Drum Major - Frank van Aken (tenor) Andres - Jason Bridges (tenor) Margret - Ursula Hesse von d. Steinen (mezzo soprano) First Apprentice - Scott Wilde (bass) Second Apprentice - Morschi Franz (baritone) Dutch National Chorus New Amsterdam Children's Choir Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor Marc Albrecht And at 3.40pm Georgia Mann continues this week's focus on the 2017 Robeco SummerNights festival in Amsterdam Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro - Overture Mozart: Piano Concerto No 23 in A major, K.488 Beethoven: Overture; Adagio; Allegro molto con brio (from The Creatures of Prometheus) Beethoven: Piano Concerto No 1 in C major Ronald Brautigam (piano) K怀lner Akademie Conductor Michael Alexander. Alban Berg's Wozzeck from Dutch National Opera, conducted by Marc Albrecht. | |
Thursday, Opera Matinee: Cavalli's Erismena | 20171228 | Jonathan Swain presents today's Thursday Opera Matinee: A rare chance to hear Cavalli's Erismena in a performance from the Aix-en-Provence Festival. Very popular in its time, Cavalli's comic opera of 1655 even made it to England, and was unusual in that it dealt with humans rather than gods or ancient heroes. Then back to the 'Best of 2017' from the BBC performing groups, and a stand out performance of Bruch's Scottish Fantasy played by Jack Liebeck and the Ulster Orchestra. 2pm Cavalli: Erismena Erismena - Francesca Aspromonte (soprano) Idraspe - Carlo Vistoli (countertenor) Aldimira - Susanna Hurrell (soprano) Orimeno - Jakub J zef Orl퀀nski (soprano) Erimante - Alexander Miminoshvili (bass) Flerida - Lea Desandre (mezzo-soprano) Argippo - Andrea Bonsignore (baritone) Alcesta - Stuart Jackson (tenor) Diarte - Jonathan Abernethy (baritone) Clerio Moro - Tai Oney (countertenor) Cappella Mediterranea Leonardo Garc퀀a Alarc n (conductor) c.4.30pm Bruch: A Scottish Fantasy, Op 46 Jack Liebeck (violin) Giordano Bellincampi (conductor). | |
Thursday, Opera Matinee: Cilea's Adriana Lecouvreur | 20180426 | Georgia Mann presents this week's Opera Matinee; a performance of Cilea's Adriana Lecouvreur from Vienna State Opera. The plot concerns a theatre group at the Comedie-Francaise in Paris. The leading actress, Adriana Lecouvreur is in love with Maurizio, the Count of Saxony. The Count loves her too, and wants to be with her instead of his former love, the Princess de Bouillon. When the Princess discovers her rival to be Adriana, she poisons her. Anna Netrebko and Piotr Beczala star. 2pm Francesco Cilea: Adriana Lecouvreur Adriana Lecouvreur... Anna Netrebko (soprano) Count of Saxony.... Piotr Beczala (tenor) Michonnet .....Roberto Frontali (baritone) Princess de Bouillon... Elena Zhidkova (mezzo-soprano) Prince de Bouillon... Alexandru Moisiuc (bass) Abb退 of Chazeuil... Raúl Gim退nez (tenor) Quinault ....Ryan Speedo Green (bass) Poisson....Pavel Kolgatin, (tenor) Mlle Jouvenot ...Bryony Dwyer (soprano) Mlle Dangeville ...Miriam Albano (mezzo-soprano) Vienna State Opera Chorus Vienna State Opera Orchestra Evelino Pid (conductor). Cilea's Adriana Lecouvreur from Vienna State Opera, with Anna Netrebko and Piotr Beczala. | |
Thursday, Opera Matinee: Delibes's Lakme | 20180405 | Penny Gore introduces L退o Delibes' Lakm退, a story of doomed love in late-19th-century British India, where Hindus were often forced to practise their religion in secret. When Lakm退 is spotted by a young officer called Gerald near the secret Brahmin temple at which her father Nilakantha is High Priest, though wary, she is immediately attracted to him. Nilakantha is furious that Gerald has profaned his temple, and in retribution he forces Lakm退 to lure him into revealing himself. When Lakm退, with her captivating voice, sings the Bell Song in the bustling marketplace, Gerald appears and Nilakantha stabs him. Gerald is tended to in a secret forest hideaway by Lakm退's servant Hadji. Once he has been nursed back to health, Lakm退 brings water from a sacred spring, so that the couple can make their love eternal. But duty calls, Gerald has second thoughts and Lakm退 poisons herself by eating a leaf from the poisonous datura tree. In a performance from Malm怀 Opera, Philippe Auguin conducts the Malm怀 Opera Orchestra and Chorus, with a cast including Svetlana Moskalenko, Leonardo Ferrando and Taras Shtonda. Lakm退 - Svetlana Moskalenko (soprano) G退rald - Leonardo Ferrando (tenor) Nilakantha - Taras Shtonda (bass) Mallika - Matilda Paulsson (mezzo-soprano) Ellen - Julie Mathevet (soprano) Rose - Laine Quist (soprano) Fr退d退ric - Jakob H怀gstr怀m (baritone) Mistress Bentson - Maria Streijffert (contralto) Hajdi - Eric Lavoipierre (bass) Fortune-teller - Tobias Nilsson (tenor) A Chinese merchant - Jacob Wistrand (tenor) Malm怀 Opera Chorus Philippe Auguin (conductor) And at 4.05pm Penny Gore continues this week's focus on recent recordings by the Hamburg-based NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra. Penny Gore introduces Leo Delibes's Lakme. | |
Thursday, Opera Matinee: Donizetti's La Favorite | 20180315 | Kate Molleson presents this week's Opera Matinee, a recording from Teatro Real, Madrid, of Donizetti's opera La Favorite, sung in French. Alphonse XI, King of Castille - Simone Piazzola (baritone) L退onor de Guzman - Jamie Barton (mezzo-soprano) In耀s .....Marina Monz (soprano) Fernand - Javier Camarena (tenor) Balthazar - Sim n Orfila (bass) Don Gaspar, officer of the king - Antonio Lozano (tenor) A Lord - Alejandro del Cerro (tenor) Teatro Real Chorus Teatro Real Orchestra Daniel Oren (conductor). Kate Molleson presents this week's Opera Matinee: Donizetti's La Favorite (sung in French) | |
Thursday, Opera Matinee: Donizetti's Lucrezia Borgia | 20171123 | Georgia Mann presents a concert performance of Donizetti's Lucrezia Borgia from this year's Salzburg Festival. Set in 16th-century Venice and Ferrara, the opera tells the tale of the young nobleman Don Gennaro's encounter with one of the most infamous and deadly women of the Italian Renaissance, Lucrezia Borgia. Premiered at La Scala, Milan on 26th December 1833, and based on a play by Victor Hugo, Donizetti's opera captures the intrigue, passion and jealousy of an aristocratic dynasty tested by the arrival of a young and honest man brought up as the son of a lowly fisherman. Krassimira Stoyanova sings the title role, with Juan Diego Florez as Gennaro, and Ildar Abdrazakov as her husband, Don Alfonso D'Este, Duke of Ferrara. Then it's back to this week's featured orchestra, the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, for music by Dvorak. 2pm Donizetti Lucrezia Borgia. Don Alfonso D'Este, Duke of Ferrara - Ildar Abdrazakov (bass) Lucrezia Borgia - Krassimira Stoyanova (soprano) Don Gennaro - Juan Diego Florez (tenor) Maffio Orsini - Teresa Iervolino (contralto) Jeppo Liverotto - Mingjie Lei (tenor) Oloferno Vitellozzo - Ilker Arcayürek (tenor) Apostolo Gazella - Gleb Peryazev (bass) Ascanio Petrucci - Ilya Kutyukin (baritone) Gubetta - Hans Peter Kammerer (bass) Rustighello: Andrew Haji (tenor) Astolfo - Gordon Binter (bass) Vienna State Opera Chorus Mozarteum Orchestra, Salzburg Marco Armiliato (conductor) 16.20 The Water Goblin, Op.107 Rory Macdonald (conductor). Georgia Mann presents a Salzburg Festival performance of Donizetti's Lucrezia Borgia. | |
Thursday, Opera Matinee: Donizetti's 'maria Stuarda' | 20180419 | Marlis Petersen stars as the ill-fated Mary, Queen of Scots with Alexandra Deshorties as her deadly rival Queen Elizabeth I of England in Donizetti's opera Maria Stuarda. Tom Redmond presents this performance from Vienna. The opera's based on an Italian version of Schiller's German play Mary Stuart, which has been a recent hit on the London stage starring Juliet Stevenson and Lia Williams. Maria Stuarda - Marlis Petersen (soprano) Elisabetta - Alexandra Deshorties (soprano) Roberto - Norman Reinhardt (tenor) Giorgio Talbot - Stefan Cerny (bass) Lord Guglielmo Cecil - Tobias Greenhalgh (baritone) Anna Kennedy - Natalia Kawalek (mezzo-soprano) Arnold Schoenberg Chorus ORF Radio Symphony Orchestra, Vienna Paolo Arrivabeni (conductor). Tom Redmond presents Donizetti's opera about the ill-fated Queen of Scots, Mary Stuart. | |
Thursday, Opera Matinee: Granados's Goyescas | 20180215 | Kate Molleson presents a performance of Granados's one-act opera Goyescas, performed by the BBC Singers and Symphony Orchestra. Plus a new recording of Florent Schmitt's Antony and Cleopatra Suite No 2. 2pm Granados: Goyescas Rosario - Nancy Fabiola Herrera (soprano) Fernando - Gustavo Peကa (tenor) Pepa - Lidia Vinyes Curtis (mezzo-soprano) Paquiro - Jos退 Antonio L pez (baritone) BBC Symphony Orchestra Josep Pons (conductor) 3.00pm Dvorak: Wind Serenade in D minor, Op 44 Douglas Boyd (conductor) c.3.25pm Florent Schmitt: Antoine et Cl退op tre Suite No 2 Sakari Oramo (conductor) 3.55pm Lily Boulanger: D'un matin de printemps D'un soir triste John Storgards c.4.15pm Sibelius: Press Celebrations Music Sakari Oramo (conductor). | |
Thursday, Opera Matinee: Handel's Lucio Cornelio Silla | 20170928 | Georgia Mann presents a concert performance of Handel's opera seria Lucia Cornelio Silla, recorded in Vienna last January at the Resonanzen Festival. Based on the real life Roman Lucius Cornelius Sulla, the plot concerns his seizing of power from his enemy Mario, and the repercussions when he proclaims himself dictator. The circumstances surrounding the composition of Handel's little-known opera are not clear, but it contains some fabulous music, much of which was later recycled into his opera Amadigi di Gaula. Sonia Prina takes the title role, originally sung by the castrato Valentini. Then more from this week's featured ensemble - the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, for music by Butterworth and Dickinson. 2pm Handel: Lucio Cornelio Silla, HWV.10 Silla...Sonia Prina (alto) Claudio...Martina Belli (mezzo-soprano) Metella...Sunhae Im (soprano) Lepido...Vivica Genaux (mezzo-soprano) Flavia...Roberta Invernizzi (soprano) Celia...Francesca Lombardi Mazzulli (soprano) Mars...Luca Tittoto (bass) Europa Galante Fabio Biondi (director, violin) c.3.55pm Butterworth: 2 English Idylls Kriss Russman (conductor) Dickinson: 5 Diversions Clark Rundell (conductor). Georgia Mann presents Handel's opera Lucia Cornelio Silla, recorded in Vienna. | |
Thursday, Opera Matinee: Handel's Rinaldo | 20171005 | Penny Gore presents a recording of Handel's Rinaldo conducted by Christopher Hogwood. The first opera written by Handel for the London stage, the work borrows and adapts works he composed during his recent years spent in Italy. Set in Jerusalem at the time of the First Crusade, the plot concerns the kidnapping of Rinaldo's lover, Almirena, by the sorceress, Armida, Queen of Damascus. A great success at its premiere in 1711, the opera features a succession of beautiful arias such as Almirena's 'Lascia ch'io pianga'. David Daniels takes the title role, with an acclaimed cast including Cecilia Bartoli, Gerald Finley, and Bernarda Fink. Goffredo - Bernarda Fink (mezzo-soprano) Almirena - Cecilia Bartoli (soprano) Rinaldo - David Daniels (countertenor) Eustazio - Daniel Taylor (countertenor) Argante - Gerald Finley (baritone) Armida - Luba Orgonasova (soprano) Mago cristiano - Bejun Mehta (countertenor) Donna / Sirena 2 - Ana-Maria Rincon (soprano) Sirena 1 - Catherine Bott (soprano) Un araldo - Mark Padmore (tenor) Academy of Ancient Music Christopher Hogwood (conductor). | |
Thursday, Opera Matinee: Hansel And Gretel | 20180322 | Penny Gore introduces Engelbert Humperdinck's setting of Hansel and Gretel: the classic story from the Brothers Grimm, where two children get lost in a forest after dark and are charmed by a witch to enter her magical gingerbread house. The children are ensnared but manage to defeat the witch, and in a rousing happy ending they are returned home and reunited with their parents. In a performance from the Royal Opera House, Sir Colin Davis conducts Humperdinck's fairytale opera with a cast that includes mezzo-soprano Angelika Kirschlager as Hansel and soprano Diana Damrau as Gretel. Hansel - Angelika Kirchschlager (mezzo-soprano) Gretel - Diana Damrau (soprano) Gertrud - Elizabeth Connell (soprano) Peter - Thomas Allen (baritone) Witch - Anja Silja (soprano) Sandman and - Pumeza Matshikiza (soprano) Dew Fairy and Echo - Anita Watson (soprano) Echo - Eri Nakamura, Simona Mihai (sopranos) Tiffin Boys' Choir Tiffin Children's Chorus Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Colin Davis (conductor) And at 3.45pm Penny Gore continues this week's focus on recent Ulster Orchestra recordings, with works by Piers Hellawell and Prokofiev. Piers Hellawell - Wild Flow Prokofiev - Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, Op 100 Rafael Payare (conductor). Penny Gore introduces Engelbert Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel from the Royal Opera House | |
Thursday, Opera Matinee: Jacopo Foroni's Margherita | 20171130 | Tom McKinney presents Jacopo Foroni's Margherita, recorded at Wexford Festival Opera. Wexford uncovers another rarity - Foroni was a 19th-century Italian composer who spent most of his working life in Sweden, and he tragically died of cholera aged 33. Margherita is a comedy set in the mountains, where Margherita, a pretty, rich orphan girl, is in love with the soldier Ernesto but is pestered with proposals of marriage by the well-connected Roberto. Foroni: Margherita Conte Rodolfo - Yuriy Yurchuk (baritone) Ser Matteo - Matteo d'Apolito (baritone) Margherita - Alessandra Volpe (mezzo-soprano) Ernesto - Andrew Stenson (tenor) Giustina - Giuliana Gianfaldoni (soprano) Roberto - Filippo Fontana (baritone) Gasparo - Ji Hyun Kim (tenor) Chorus and Orchestra of Wexford Festival Opera Timothy Myers (conductor) Plus more from the Prague Spring Festival as part of this week celebrating 50 years of the European Broadcasting Union's music exchange - a swapping service between European broadcasters. Ethel Smyth - Concerto for violin, horn and orchestra Jan Mrကcek (violin), Radek Baborကk (horn), Prague Symphony Orchestra, Conductor Jonathon Heyward. | |
Thursday, Opera Matinee: Mozart's Don Giovanni | 20171026 | Jonathan Swain presents Afternoon Concert's Thursday Opera Matinee - a performance of Mozart's Don Giovanni from the Archbishop's Theatre, Aix-en-Provence. Philippe Sly sings the sings the charismatic seducer who meets his match in the ghost of the man he kills, and Eleonora Buratto, Isabel Leonard and Julie Fuchs sing the women who get drawn helplessly into his net. 2pm Mozart: Don Giovanni Don Giovanni - Philippe Sly (bass baritone) Leporello - Nahuel di Pierro (bass) Donna Anna - Eleonora Buratto (soprano) Don Ottavio - Pavol Breslik (tenor) Donna Elvira - Isabel Leonard (soprano) Zerlina - Julie Fuchs (soprano) Masetto - Krzysztof Baczyk (bass) Il Commendatore - David Leigh (bass) English Voices Le Cercle de l'Harmonie J退r退mie Rhorer (conductor). Mozart's Don Giovanni in a performance from Aix-en-Provence. | |
Thursday, Opera Matinee: Puccini's 'manon Lescaut' | 20171012 | Tom Redmond presents a performance of Puccini's 'Manon Lescaut' conducted by Antonio Pappano with soprano Kristine Opolais, tenor Jonas Kaufmann and baritone Christopher Maltman. Plus the BBC Philharmonic performs Walton's Cello Concerto with soloist Leonard Elschenbroich, and music by Prokofiev and Elgar. 2pm Puccini: Manon Lescaut Manon Lescaut..... Kristine Opolais (Soprano) Chevalier des Grieux - Jonas Kaufmann (Tenor) Lescaut - Christopher Maltman (Baritone) Geronte de Ravoir - Maurizio Muraro (Bass) Singer - Nadezhda Karyazina (Soprano) Edmondo - Benjamin Hulett (Tenor) Dancing Master - Robert Burt (Tenor) Lamplighter - Luis Gomes (Tenor) Innkeeper - Nigel Cliffe (Baritone) Sergeant - Jihoon Kim (Bass Baritone) Naval Captain - Jeremy White (Bass) Royal Opera House Orchestra Royal Opera House Chorus Antonio Pappano (Conductor) c. 4pm Walton: Cello Concerto Leonard Elschenbroich (cello) Yan Pascal Tortelier (conductor) Prokofiev: Autumn Andrew Gourlay (conductor) Elgar: Grania and Diarmid: Incidental Music and Funeral March Sir Andrew Davis (conductor). Antonio Pappano conducts Manon Lescaut, starring Kristine Opolais and Jonas Kaufmann. | |
Thursday, Opera Matinee: Rimsky-korsakov's The Snow Maiden | 20180517 | Penny Gore presents this week's Opera Matinee; a performance of Rimsky-Korsakov's The Snow Maiden, in a production from Moscow's Bolshoi Theatre. The Snow Maiden has been raised in perpetual winter by her father, Frost and mother, Spring. Envious of the mortals in the village nearby, she yearns to experience their longings, passions and human emotions, and begs her parents to let her join them. They agree to let her be adopted by Bobyl-Bakula and his wife, with tragic consequences. A gorgeous and lyrical evocation of the natural world, Rimsky Korsakov's delightfully colourful, folk-inspired opera is based on a well-loved Russian fairy tale. Rimsky-Korsakov: The Snow Maiden The Snow Maiden, daughter of Spring and Frost - Olga Seliverstova (soprano) Lel, a young poet - Alexandra Kadurina (contralto) Kupava, a young maiden - Anna Nechaeva (soprano) Mizgir, a merchant - Elchin Azizov (baritone) Tsar Berendey - Bogdan Volkov (tenor) Spring - Agunda Kulaeva (mezzo-soprano) Frost - Gleb Nikolsky (bass) Bobyl Bakula - Roman Muravitsky (tenor) Bobylikha, wife of Bakula - Marina Lapina (mezzo-soprano) Bermyata, confidant of the Tsar - Vladimir Komovich (bass) Forest Sprite - Marat Gali (tenor) First Herald - Vadim Babichuk (tenor) Second Herald - Valery Gilmanov (bass) Maslenitsa (Shrovetide effigy) - Nikolai Kazansky (bass) Tsar's page - Eleonora Gvozdkova (mezzo-soprano) Bolshoi Chorus Bolshoi Orchestra Tugan Sokhiev (conductor). Penny Gore presents our Thursday Opera Matinee: Rimsky-Korsakov's The Snow Maiden. | |
Thursday, Opera Matinee: Rossini's Moses In Egypt | 20180125 | Penny Gore presents this week's Thursday Opera Matinee: Rossini's Moses in Egypt, performed at the Bregenz Festival last summer. Telling the story of Moses and the Israelites' escape from Egypt, it's also a love story between the Pharaoh's son Amenofi and the Israelite Elcia. Followed by more from this week's featured orchestra, the BBC National Orchestra of Wales with music by Haydn. 2pm Rossini: Moses in Egypt Pharoah - Andrew Foster-Williams (baritone) Amaltea - Mandy Fredrich (soprano) Osiride .....Sunnyboy Dladla (bass) Elcia - Clarissa Costanzo (soprano) Mambre - Taylan Reinhard (tenor) Moses - Goran Juric (bass) Aaron - Matteo Macchioni (tenor) Amenofi - Dara Savinova (mezzo-soprano) Prague Philharmonic Chorus Vienna Symphony Orchestra Enrique Mazzola (conductor) c.4.30pm Haydn: Symphony No 92 in G major, 'Oxford Thomas Sondergard (conductor). Rossini's Moses in Egypt, performed at the Bregenz Festival in the summer of 2017. | |
Thursday, Opera Matinee: Strauss's Salome | 20171102 | Tom McKinney introduces the 2010 production of Richard Strauss's Salome from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden - part of Radio 3's Opera Season, this is one of the seven operas featured in the current exhibition at the V&A, Opera: Passion, Power and Politics. Salome is an opera full of characters regarding each other, unable to communicate...everyone's desire is unfulfilled , but everyone is looking all the time', says David McVicar's of Richard Strauss's Salome, as his 2008 production is resurrected in all its shocking glory at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Based on a short biblical reference to a girl dancing for King Herod, and the immortal line: 'Bring me the head of John the Baptist', Oscar Wilde's play told a lurid tale of power and corruption, depravity and obsession...and Strauss set it to music without holding back in any way. Angela Denoke stars in the title role, Irina Mishura as Herodias and Gerhard Siegel as Herod, conducted by Hartmut Haenchen. Narraboth - Andrew Staples (tenor) The Page - Sarah Castle (mezzo-soprano) First Soldier - Nicolas Courjal (bass) Second Soldier - Alan Ewing (bass) Jokanaan - Johan Reuter (baritone) A Cappadocian - John Cunningham (bass-baritone) Salome - Angela Denoke (soprano) Herod - Gerhard Siegel (tenor) Herodias - Irina Mishura (mezzo-soprano) First Jew - Adrian Thompson (tenor) Second Jew - Robert Anthony Gardiner (tenor) Third Jew - Hubert Francis (tenor) Fourth Jew .....Steven Ebel (tenor) Fifth Jew - Jeremy White (bass) First Nazarene - Vuyani Mlinde (bass) Second Nazarene - Dawid Kimberg (baritone) Hartmut Haenchen - Conductor Orchestra of the Royal Opera House And at 3.45pm Tom McKinney continues this week's focus on recent Ulster Orchestra recordings, including a tone poem by Rachmaninov as part of Afternoon Concert's continuing season. Brahms: Symphony No.1 in C minor Rafael Payare (conductor) Rachmaninov: Caprice Bohemian Op. 12 Olari Elts (conductor). Tom Mckinney presents Strauss' Salome from the Royal Opera House. | |
Thursday, Opera Matinee: Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin | 20171207 | As as tribute to the great baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky who died last month at the age of 55, another chance to hear him in one of his signature roles, Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin. When Tatyana (Nicole Car) is introduced to the dashing young Onegin (Dmitri Hvorostovsky) from St Petersburg, she believes that he is the hero of her dreams, the man she has imagined through reading her beloved books. But Onegin coldly rejects her and leaves her devastated. Bored at Tatyana's name-day party, Onegin then flirts with her sister Olga (Oksana Volkova), outraging the poet Lensky (Michael Fabiano), Olga's fianc退 and Onegin's only friend. Lensky challenges Onegin to a duel and is killed by Onegin, who then travels the world in an attempt to escape his guilt. Onegin eventually returns to Russia to discover that Tatyana has become the elegant wife of Prince Gremin (Ferruccio Furlanetto). Onegin is overcome, and begs her to return his love ... First broadcast in 2016. Presented by Tom Redmond. 2pm Eugene Onegin - Dmitri Hvorostovsky (baritone) Tatyana - Nicole Car (soprano) Olga - Oksana Volkova (mezzo-soprano) Lensky - Michael Fabiano (tenor) Madame Larina - Diana Montague (mezzo-soprano) Filipyevna - Catherine Wyn-Rogers (mezzo-soprano) Monsieur Triquet - Jean-Paul Fouch退court (tenor) Prince Gremin - Ferruccio Furlanetto (bass) Zaretsky - James Platt (bass) A Captain - David Shipley (bass) Royal Opera Chorus Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Semyon Bychkov (conductor). Tom Redmond presents a performance of Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin. | |
Thursday, Opera Matinee: Vivaldi's Teuzzone | 20180208 | Georgia Mann presents this week's Opera Matinee - a rare chance to hear Vivaldi's Teuzzone, in a performance from Barcelona's Gran Teatre del Liceu directed by Jordi Savall. The Emperor of China, Troncone dies leaving a bride, Zidiana, and a power vacuum. His son Teuzzone is the rightful heir, but Zidiana has plans not only to seize power, but to marry Teuzzone herself. Jordi Savall and his Concert des Nations set the scene for each half with a traditional Chinese folksong. 2pm Vivaldi Teuzzone Teuzzone - Paolo L pez (male soprano) Zidiana - Marta Fumagalli (contralto) Sivenio - Furio Zanasi (bass) Cino - Roberta Mameli (soprano) Egaro - Aurelio Schiavoni (countertenor) Troncone - Carlo Allemano (tenor) Le Concert des Nations Vivaldi's Teuzzone in a performance from Barcelona directed by Jordi Savall. | |
Thursday, Prokofiev In Prague | 20230202 | Penny Gore introduces an afternoon of live concert recordings from European and BBC orchestras. Today's 3pm spotlight falls again on the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, and a performance of the symphony Prokofiev composed in Soviet Russia during the summer of 1944. The orchestra also plays music by Janacek, and a piece inspired by the flight of the hummingbird by the living Czech composer Slavomir Horinka. The ensemble Los Temperamentos are at Prague's 2022 Summer Festivities of Early Music with music from Mexico, and the group's harpsichordist Nadine Remmert makes an artist choice of a cello concerto by Haydn. Plus, the BBC Philharmonic and Sir Andrew Davis with Stravinsky. Including: Gabriel Bataille: El baxel estက en la playa Anon.: Two works from 17th Century Mexico; i) La Ramirez, ii) La Petenera Stravinsky: Divertimento, arr. from 'Le baiser de la fee Andrew Davis, conductor Rec. 22/3/22 Salford c.2.45pm Janacek: The Fiddler's Child, JW. 6/14 Marko Ivanovic, conductor c.3pm Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 in B flat, op. 100 Ainars Rubikis, conductor Anon.: Three anonymous pieces from the Codex Mart퀀nez Compaက n, ca 1788-1790: i) Lanchas para baylar, ii) Tonala La Selosa, iii) Tonada El Congo c.4pm Artist choice - Nadine Remmert (from Los Temperamentos) Haydn: Cello Concerto No. 1 in C Major Hob VIIb:1 Christophe Coin, cello Academy of Ancient Music Christopher Hogwood, conductor c.4.40pm Slavomir Horinka: A Pocket Guide to Bird Flight The Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra play Prokofiev's Fifth Symphony. | |
Thursday, Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra | 20220210 | This week, Afternoon Concert features performances from French orchestras - today the Radio France Philharmonic with Franck's Symphony, and a premiere performance of Peter E怀tv怀s's piano and cimbalom concerto. Plus there's more from soprano Joyce DiDonato in concert with Il Pomo d'Oro. Presented by Ian Skelly. c.2.05 Franz Liszt Fantasy on a Hungarian Folk Song in D minor, S. 123 Jကnos Balကzs (piano) Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra Mikko Franck (conductor) c.2.20 Leokadiya Kashperova Piano Trio, Op Posth Gould Piano Trio c.3pm C退sar Franck Symphony in D minor, op. 48 c.3.40 Claudio Monteverdi S쀀 dolce 耀'l tormento John Dowland Come again, sweet love Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano) c.3.50 Peter E怀tv怀s Cziffra Psodia, piano and cymbalum concerto (premi耀re) Miklos Lukas (cimbalom) c.4.35 Paul Hindemith Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber Berlin Philharmonic Kirill Petrenko (conductor) Music by Franck, E\u00f6tv\u00f6sj and Hindemith. | |
Thursday, Rattle At Radio 3 | 20170914 | Penny Gore presents a week of concerts featuring Sir Simon Rattle conducting the Berlin Philharmonic. The climax of today's concert with Sir Simon Rattle is Gustav Mahler's Fourth Symphony, which stands out among the composer's monumental works with a sunny amiability. The programme opens with the premiere of a short piece by Wolfgang Rihm, followed by Gy怀rgy Ligeti's violin concerto, a work that impresses soloist Patricia Kopatchinskaja with its 'colourful, ... sometimes flickering and sometimes floating auditory impression'. This concert is followed by a performance of an earlier, well loved violin concerto - Dvorak's - performed at the Easter Festival in Baden-Baden. Wolfgang Rihm: Gru߀-Moment 2 (world premi耀re) conductor Simon Rattle Ligeti: Violin Concerto Patricia Kopatchinskaja (violin) Mahler: Symphony No.4 in G major Camilla Tilling (soprano) Dvorak: Violin Concerto Lisa Batiashvili (violin) conductor Simon Rattle. Penny Gore presents Sir Simon Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic in Mahler's 4th Symphony. | |
Thursday, Ravel's Daphnis Et Chloe | 20220818 | Penny Gore presents, including another chance to hear the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain Conductor Andrew Gourlay conducts Ravel's complete ballet Daphnis and Chloe and Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue with pianist Simone Dinnerstein. Kicking off the concert, a special commission from Hollywood legend, Danny Elfman. Plus today's Proms Artists' Choice and music by child prodigies. 2.15pm Danny Elfman: Wunderkammer Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue (orch. Grof退) Interval c.3.00pm Ravel: Daphnis et Chlo退 Simone Dinnerstein (piano) National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain, Andrew Gourlay (conductor) The National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain perform Gershwin and Ravel at the BBC Proms. | |
Thursday, Richard Flury (2-2) | 20221215 | Paul Mann conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in Richard Flury's Fourth Symphony. Presented by Penny Gore Late-romantic Swiss composer Richard Flury's epic fourth symphony receives here its broadcast premiere, and there's a chance to hear the fifth symphony by American composer William Schuman with its beautiful, elegiac slow movement. There's also Handel from soprano Sophie Junker, who also introduces a recording which has especial meaning for her 2.00pm Judith Bingham Cloath'd in Holy Robes BBC Singers Owain Park, conductor Nasconde l'usignol' in alti rami il nido, from Deidamia Sophie Junker, soprano Concert de l'Hostel-Dieu Franck-Emmanuel Comte, harpsichord & conductor Symphony no.5 `Symphony for strings` Grant Llewellyn, conductor Schumann Toccata Francesco Piemontesi, piano Butterworth Rhapsody: A Shropshire Lad Sakari Oramo, conductor 3.00pm Symphony no.4 'Liechtensteinische Paul Mann, conductor My father! Ah!, from Hercules Duration of work: 06:08 min. Sophie Junker introduces her Artist's Choice Bloch Suite for viola and orchestra Timothy Ridout, viola Martyn Brabbins, conductor Stravinsky Symphony of Psalms Dalia Stasevska, conductor Paul Mann conducts Richard Flury's Fourth Symphony. | |
Thursday, Rimsky-korsakov's Scheherazade | 20210923 | This week Afternoon Concert features the Akademie fur Alte Musik Berlin performing Brandenburg concertos by Bach and symphonies by Beethoven; today's his ever-popular Fifth Symphony. Plus the RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra perform Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade, and the BBC Singers sing motets by Bruckner. Presented by Tom McKinney. 2pm Luigi Cherubini Overture to 'Lodoska Bernhard Forck (conductor) Vladigerov Bulgarian Rhapsody Vardar, Op.16 Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra Mark Kadin (conductor) 3pm Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, op. 67 c.3.35pm Scheherazade, op. 35, symphonic suite Varna State Opera Orchestra Rossen Milanov (conductor) Bruckner Os Justi Bruckner Ave Maria Nicholas Chalmers (conductor) c.4.35pm Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D, BWV 1050 Tom McKinney presents the Akademie fur Alte Musik Berlin playing Bach and Beethoven. | |
Thursday, Romeo And Juliet | 20220120 | The story of Romeo and Juliet is the focus of this afternoon's music from BBC ensembles and from around Europe, presented by Ian Skelly. Prokofiev's ballet music is played by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, and the BBC Concert Orchestra play Bernstein's take on the classic love tale. Also in the programme, Christian Zacharias plays Bach in Granada, and Strauss' Metamorphosen in Bremen. Unsuk Chin: Subito con forza BBC Scottish SO David Afkham, conductor Bernstein Symphonic Dances from 'West Side story Keith Lockhart, conductor Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor, op. 64 Stefan Pi Jackiw, violin KBS Symphony Orchestra Antonio Mendez, conductor JS Bach French Suite No. 2 in C minor, BWV 813 Christian Zacharias, piano c.3pm Prokofiev: Romeo & Juliet Alpesh Chauhan, conductor Antheil: Chamber Concerto Members of the German Symphony Orchestra R. Strauss: Metamorphosen German Chamber Philharmonic Bremen J退r退mie Rhorer, conductor Prokofiev's ballet Romeo and Juliet played by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. | |
Thursday, Scheherazade From The Enescu Festival 2022 | 20230126 | Ian Skelly with recordings from Romania. The Romanian National Radio Orchestra are conducted by Nicolae Moldoveanu in Rimsky-Korsakov's Sheherazade, and there's more from pianist Daria Parkhomenko. Ian also offers a touch of summer warmth with a range of performances of music from Spain. Including: Albeniz: Asturias (Leyenda) - Suite Espanola No 1 (arr. Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos) BBC Philharmonic Juanjo Mena (conductor) Ravel: Don Quichotte | |
Thursday, Schubert's 'great' Symphony | 20230420 | Presented by Ian Skelly, with recordings by BBC orchestras and from concerts around Europe. Today, the 80th birthday celebrations for Sir John Eliot Gardiner continue with the Vienna Philharmonic and Schubert's Ninth and final Symphony, 'The Great'. Also in the programme, Ian looks forward to Earth Day (Saturday 22 April) with music from a concert the BBC Symphony Orchestra and conductor Dalia Stasevska gave at the Barbican in January, 'Our Precious Planet'. The family event explored the beauty and fragility of our world, and featured live projected illustrations by Gr退goire Pont, who introduces the music for us this afternoon. Plus, JS Bach in The Netherlands, and Vassily Petrenko conducts Elgar in Hong Kong. Including: Wannenmacher: An Wasserflüssen Babylon Huelgas Ensemble Paul van Nevel, conductor R Schumann: M䀀rchenbilder, op. 113 (arr. for cello and harp) Raphaela Gromes, cello Anneleen Lenaerts, harp Julian Riem, piano c.2:30pm Earth Day... Rautavaara: Cantus Arcticus, Concerto for birds (3rd movement) Kaija Saariaho: L'Aile du songe, Concerto for flute and orchestra (4th movement, Terreste l'oiseau dansant') Dalia Stasevska, conductor c.2:45pm Berg: Seven Early Songs Laura Aikin, soprano MDR Radio Symphony Orchestra Alexander Shelley, conductor 3pm Schubert: Symphony No. 9 in C major, D944 'The Great John Eliot Gardiner, conductor c.3.55pm Dani Howard: Argentum JS Bach: Cantata, In allen meinen T䀀ten, BWV.97 Marta Paklar, soprano Franz Vitzthum, alto Thomas Hobbs, tenor Felix Schwandtke, bass Netherlands Bach Society Jos van Veldhoven, conductor Elgar: Cockaigne Overture, op. 40 ('In London Town') Hong Kong Philharmonic Vassily Petrenko, conductor Schubert's Ninth Symphony, 'The Great', conducted by John Eliot Gardiner. | |
Thursday, Schumann In Scotland | 20220113 | This week Afternoon Concert celebrates Beethoven concertos with a different one each day at 3pm - today it's his Violin Concerto performed by Tobias Feldmann with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, who also perform music by Schumann and Musgrave. Plus Berg from the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, and more from Ensemble Correspondances at the Schwetzingen Festival. Presented by Ian Skelly c.2.20 Berg Chamber Concerto, op. 8 Bertrand Chamayou (piano) Renaud Capucon (violin) Francois-Xavier Roth (conductor) c.3pm Beethoven Violin Concerto in D major Op.61 Tobias Feldmann (violin) David Afkham (conductor) c.3.40 Alessandro Melani Litanie per la Santa vergine Giacomo Carissimi Extract form 'Jephte, oratorio S退bastien Dauc退 (conductor) c.3.50 Schumann Symphony no.3 in E flat major (Rhenish) c.4.25 Thea Musgrave Phoenix Rising Jac van Steen (conductor) Tobias Feldmann performs Beethoven's Violin Concerto. Also, music by Berg and Schumann. | |
Thursday, Sean Shibe Plays Rodrigo | 20211014 | Ian Skelly with recent performances from the Philharmonie concert hall in Berlin, early music from Holland Baroque, and an ever-popular concerto by Spanish composer Joaquin Rodrigo, featuring soloist Sean Shibe with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Including: JS Bach: In dir ist Freude, BWV 615; Fantasia in G minor, BWV 542 Benedictus | |
Thursday, Shostakovich Symphony No 6 | 20220707 | Ian Skelly introduces a selection of performances for the afternoon, including a new recording of Shostakovich's Symphony No 6 from the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Wagner from the BBC Philharmonic, and improvisations and a choice of music from pianist Gabriela Montero. Including: Gabriela Montero: Improvisation on `Loreley` Gabriela Montero, piano Cecile Chaminade: Concertino for flute Catriona Ryan, flute National Symphony Orchestra Nil Venditti, conductor WA Mozart: String Quartet K458 The Hunt Arod Quartet Gabriela Montero: Improvisation on `Somewhere Over The Rainbow` 3.00 Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No 6 Steven Lloyd-Gonzalez, conductor Gabriela Montero: Improvisation on `Der Mond ist aufgegangen` Guest Artists Choice: Gabriela Montero Sergei Prokofiev: Sonata No 2 in D minor Op14 Johann Sebastian Bach: `Wie zittern und wanken` from Herr, gehe nicht ins Gericht mit deinem Knecht' BWV 105 Sofia Niklasson (soprano) G怀teborg Baroque/Magnus Kjellson Richard Wagner: Overture Tannhauser Vassily Sinaisky, conductor Steven Lloyd-Gonzalez conducts the BBC NOW in Shostakovich's Sixth Symphony. | |
Thursday, Shostakovich's Piano Concerto No 2 | 20220915 | This week in Afternoon Concert Penny Gore features music from summer festivals around Europe. Today includes a concert given by the Mahler Chamber Orchestra at the George Enescu International Festival; they perform Haydn and Stravinsky, and Yuja Wang joins them for Shostakovich's Second Piano Concerto. Plus highlights from a concert the RIAS Chamber Chorus gave at the International Sacred Music Festival, Fribourg, with music by Sandstrom and Schnittke. Presented by Ian Skelly 2pm Sandstrom: En ny Himmel och en ny jord Peter Dijkstra (conductor) c.2.10 Haydn: Symphony no.31 in D major, H.1:31 Hornsignal Matthew Truscott (conductor) c.2.40 Ravel: Tzigane Rosanne Philippens (violin) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Mark Wigglesworth (conductor) c.3pm Shostakovich: Piano Concerto no.2 in F major, Op.102 Yuja Wang (piano) c.3.20 Stravinsky: Octet for Winds c.3.40 Heinichen: Crucifixus from Mass no.9, S.5 Stephan MacLeod (baritone) Les Ambassadeurs - La Grande ɀcurie Alexis Kossenko (conductor) c.4.15 Schnittke: Concerto for Choir Music by Haydn, Stravinsky and Schnittke. | |
Thursday, Sibelius's Symphony No 5 With The Latvian National Symphony Orchestra | 20230119 | Penny Gore introduces repertoire by BBC ensembles as well as music by ensembles from across Europe, including Sibelius's Symphony No. 5 with the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra, under conductor Tarmo Peltokoski, who selects a piece for today's programme in our Artist's Choice. Also, a selection of arias and chorales from JS Bach's cantatas performed G怀teborg Baroque; Christian Cannabich's Symphony No. 1 with Das Neue Mannheimer Orchester; and Gabriel Schwabe as soloist in Elgar's Cello Concerto with the Ulster Orchestra, conducted by Angus Webster. Including, Traditional: Pero cantigas de loor Capella Reial de Catalunya Hesperion XXI Jordi Savall, director Scarlatti: Sonata in F minor, Kk 466 Louis Schwizgebel, piano Peteris Vasks: Concerto for oboe and orchestra: 1st mvt; Morning Pastorale Albrecht Mayer, oboe Latvian National Philharmonic Orchestra Andris Poga, conductor Johann Sebastian Bach: Komm, o Tod, du Schlafes Bruder, from Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen, BWV 56 Aria (tenor), from Nur jedem das Seine, BWV 163 Sofia Niklasson, soprano Amanda Flodin, alto Carl Unander-Scharin, tenor Karl Peter Eriksson, bass Magnus Kjellson, claviorgan, leader Christian Cannabich: Symphony No. 50 in D minor Anders Muskens, conductor Weber: Overture to 'Der Freischütz, op. 77 Radovan Blaktovic, horn Munich Radio Orchestra Ivan Repusic, conductor Trad Ukrainian (arr. Bohdan Kryvopust): At the River Jordan Ruslana Lotsman, singer The Orchestra of Folk and Popular Music of Ukrainian Radio Mykhailo Pikulskyi, conductor 3pm Sibelius: Symphony No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 82 Tarmo Peltokoski, conductor Adagio and Vivace, from 'Violin Sonata in G', BWV 1021 Sinfonia, from 'Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis, BWV 21 Chorale, from Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis, BWV 21 Mozart: Violin Sonata in E minor, K 304 Jennifer Pike, violin Daniel Tong, piano Elgar: Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85 Gabriel Schwabe, cello Angus Webster, conductor Sibelius, cantatas by JS Bach, Weber and Elgar's Cello Concerto with Gabriel Schwabe. | |
Thursday, Sol Gabetta Plays Dvorak | 20230629 | Penny Gore introduces recordings from around Europe and from the BBC's performing groups. Today Penny has a recording of Argentine cellist Sol Gabetta playing Dvorak's Cello concerto, written while the composer was living in New York, and considered one of the all-time great cello concertos. Sol is joined by one of Europe's great orchestras: The Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, with conductor Andris Nelsons. Also on the programme, an all-star line-up plays Robert Schumann's Concertstuck for 4 horns with the BBC Philharmonic, and the Orchestre de Paris, with Klaus M䀀kel䀀, performs the music of the late Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho. And there's a rare chance to hear music by the Dutch composer Leo Smit, who was killed at the Sobibor concentration camp in World War 2. Including: Robert Schumann: Concertstuck for 4 horns in F major, Op 86 Martin Owen, Chris Parks, Alec Frank-Gemmill, Sarah Willis, French horns John Wilson, conductor Leo Smit: String quartet (unfinished) Jacobien Rozemond, Marijke van Kooten, Edith van Moergastel, Doris Hochscheid Jimmy L pez Bellido: Aino Klaus M䀀kel䀀, conductor c. 3pm Dvorak: Cello concerto in B minor, Op 104 Sol Gabetta, cello Andris Nelsons, conductor c. 4pm Bruckner: Te Deum Netherlands Radio Choir Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Vasily Petrenko, conductor Kaija Saariaho: Asteroid 4179: Toutatis Chopin: Polonaise fantasie in A flat major, Op 61 Alexander Gadjiev, piano Sol Gabetta performs Dvorak's Cello Concerto in B minor. | |
Thursday, Strauss's Der Rosenkavalier Suite | 20221208 | Penny Gore with recordings from BBC ensembles and performances from across Europe. Today's highlight comes from the BBC Philharmonic with Eva Ollikainen conducting Strauss' suite from his opera Der Rosenkavalier. The orchestra also plays Walton's suite from Troilus & Cressida, under the baton of John Wilson. Music by Schubert is played by pianist Arthur Jussen, from last year's Schubertiade in Schwarzenberg, Austria, and Bach's Cantata No. 128 is performed by the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra. Including: Hans Krasa: Overture for Small Orchestra BBC Symphony Orchestra Alpesh Chauhan, conductor Schubert: Rondo in A, D. 951 Arthur Jussen, piano Tallis: Spem in Alium BBC Singers Stephen Cleobury, director Dvorak: Carnival Overture Philadelphia Orchestra Yannick N退zet-S退guin, conductor JS Bach: Auf Christi Himmelfahrt allein, BWV 128, cantata Petra Mullejans, violin Vox Luminis Leila Schayegh, concert master Lionel Meunier, conductor 3pm Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier Suite Eva Ollikainen, conductor Artist's choice - BBC Phil player Schubert: Impromptu in E flat, D 899/2, and Impromptu in G flat, D 899/3 Schubert: Mass No. 6 in E flat, D. 950: Credo Golda Schultz, soprano Katharina Magiera, contralto Julian Pr退gardien, tenor Maciej Kwasnikowski, tenor Tareq Nazmi, bass Vienna Singverein Johannes Prinz, chorus director Camerata Salzburg Franz Welser-M怀st, conductor Walton: Troilus & Cressida suite John Wilson, conductor The BBC Philharmonic plays Strauss. Plus, music by Schubert from 2021's Schubertiade. | |
Thursday, Stravinsky's Firebird | 20230413 | Penny Gore presents another afternoon of great concert performances from the BBC Philharmonic, the Ulster Orchestra and around Europe, with a focus on Latin American music. In the 3pm spotlights today and tomorrow, the SWR Symphony Orchestra performs two of Stravinsky's best-loved ballet scores - starting this afternoon with The Firebird conducted by Dima Slobodeniouk. Also this afternoon, the BBC Philharmonic plays Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, there's EJ Moeran from the Ulster Orchestra, and Maxim Rysanov plays Gabriel Prokofiev's Viola Concerto. Plus every day this week you can hear Latin American music from guitarist Yamandu Costa and accordionist Vincent Peirani, and there are performances from The Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, pianist Elisso Virsaladze and the Leipzig Cantorey. Including: Ginastera: Los trabajadores agricolas (Dances from Estancia) Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra Gustavo Dudamel (conductor) Yamandu Costa: Santuario Yamandu Costa (guitar) Vincent Peirani (accordion) EJ Moeran: Rhapsody No.1 in F major JoAnn Falletta (conductor) c. 2.30pm WA Mozart: Piano Sonata No.14 in C minor, K.457 Elisso Virsaladze (piano) Fux: Intrada in C major Freirburg Baroque Orchestra Gottfried von der Goltz (conductor) Stravinsky: The Firebird SWR Symphony Orchestra, Stuttgart Dima Slobodeniouk (conductor) c. 3.45pm Angel Cabral: Amor de mis amores Schein: Die mit Tr䀀nen s䀀en, SWV.378 Concerto Vocale Leipzig Sachsisches Baroque Orchestra Gotthold Schwarz (conductor) Coleridge-Taylor: Ballade Ben Gernon (conductor) c. 4.10pm Gabriel Prokofiev - Viola Concerto Maxim Rysanov (viola) BBC National Orchestra of Wales Dima Slobodeniouk conducts Stravinsky's ballet The Firebird. | |
Thursday, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra | 20170706 | Verity Sharp presents a performance of Berlioz's dramatic symphony, Romeo and Juliet. Plus another new piece from the New Music Biennial from Hull City of Culture. 2pm: Berlioz: Rom退o et Juliette Virginie Verrez (mezzo-soprano) Andrew Staples (tenor) Christopher Maltman (baritone) Swedish Radio Chorus Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra conductor Daniel Harding. Verity Sharp presents a performance of Berlioz's dramatic symphony Romeo et Juliette. | |
Thursday, Symphonic Dances | 20230706 | Ian Skelly presents the best classical music for the afternoon, including new recordings from the BBC and European orchestras. Today has a French flavour, with the French National Orchestra performing Rachmaninov's exuberant Symphonic Dances. Clara-Jumi Kang is soloist in Britten's Violin Concerto with the BBC Philharmonic, and there's more from the BBC Symphony Orchestra on tour in Monte Carlo. Including: Rachmaninov arr Lucien Cailliet: Prelude in G minor, Op.23'5 Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Sergiu Comissiona (conductor) Tallis Spem in alium Huelgas Ensemble Paul van Nevel (conductor) Sibelius: Symphony no.7 in C major, Op.105 Eva Ollikainen (conductor) Debussy: Cello Sonata in D minor Anastasia Kobekina (cello) Elisabeth Brauss (piano) 3pm Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances, Op.45 Cristian M?celaru (conductor) John Adams Lollapalooza Halle Orchestra Kent Nagano (conductor) c.4pm Britten: Violin Concerto, Op.15 Clara-Jumi Kang (violin) BBC Philhamonic Juanjo Mena (conductor) Mozart: Serenata notturna in D major, K.239 Markus Tomasi (violin) Sofia Herbig (violin) Milan Radic (viola) Brita Bürgschwendtner (double bass) Michael Mitterlehner-Romm (percussion) Mozarteum Orchestra, Salzburg Ivor Bolton (conductor) The French National Orchestra play Rachmaninov, plus music by Britten and Sibelius. | |
Thursday, Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony From Copenhagen | 20230112 | Fabio Luisi conducts the Danish National Symphony Orchestra in Tchaikovsky's Symphony No 5 in E minor, plus highlights from the combined forces of Holland Baroque and the Netherlands Bach Society. Presented by Penny Gore 2.00pm Traditional (Surinamese-Dutch) Adonai Traditional (Netherlands) Sinte Mertensaus Netherlands Chamber Choir Philipp Ahmann, conductor Ariel Ram퀀rez Ballade to Martin Fierro S退rgio Assad Valseana Cacho Tirao Milonga de Don Taco Anabel Montesinos, guitar Handel Utrecht Jubilate, HWV 279 Dorothee Mields, soprano Alex Potter, countertenor Christopher Ainslie, tenor Nicholas Mogg, bass Haydn Trio in F sharp minor, Hob XV No 26 ATOS Trio 3.00pm Symphony No. 5 in E minor, op. 64 Fabio Luisi, conductor Mozart Piano Concerto No. 21 in C, K. 467 Marie-Ange Nguci, piano Utrecht Te Deum in D, HWV 278 Fabio Luisi and the Danish National Symphony Orchestra in Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony. | |
Thursday, Telemann's Orpheus | 20220127 | Penny Gore introduces Telemann's opera Orpheus conducted by Ren退 Jacobs, who rediscovered the piece 25 years ago - and has come back to this sparkling work, this time with the B'Rock Orchestra from Ghent, and a fine cast of soloists. Told in an unfamiliar way, it's the ancient Greek myth but as seen from Orasia, the widow of the King of Thrace, who murders Eurydice out of jealousy. We'll hear the opera divided in two parts, spread around the afternoon. Also today, Prokofiev's Symphony 1 'Classical', with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, and John Foulds's Sicilian Aubade, with the BBC Concert Orchestra. Including: Telemann: Orpheus - Part 1 Orpheus: Kreimir Straanac, baritone Orasia: Kateryna Kasper, soprano Eurydice: Mirella Hagen, soprano Ismene/ Priestess: Salom退 Haller, soprano Eurimedes: David Fischer, tenor Pluto: Christian Immler, bass Ascalax: Benno Schachtner, countertenor Cephisa: Gunta Smirnova, soprano Ren退 Jacobs, conductor Prokofiev: Symphony 1 in D 'Classical' Op 25 Bavarian Radio SO Gustavo Gimeno, conductor Telemann: Orpheus - Part 2 (performers as above) With the B'Rock Orchestra under Rene Jacobs. Also, music by Prokofiev. | |
Thursday, Teodor Currentzis Conducts Prokofiev | 20221006 | With Ian Skelly and recordings of live performances from around Europe. Today, the SWR Symphony Orchestra, Stuttgart, plays Prokofiev's Symphony No.5 with their chief conductor, Teodor Currentzis. They are also joined by Martin Helmchen for Mozart's Piano Concerto No.17, and the Purcell Choir and Orfeo Orchestra perform a motet by Lalande. Including: Lalande: Nisi Quia Dominus, S. 26 Gyorgy Vashegyi, conductor c.3pm Prokofiev Symphony No. 5 in B flat, op. 100 Teodor Currentzis, conductor Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 17 in G, K. 453 Martin Helmchen, piano NDR Radio Philharmonic Orchestra Andrew Manze, conductor SM/2022/03/33/01 Prokofiev's Fifth Symphony with the SWR Symphony Orchestra, Stuttgart | |
Thursday, The Bbc Scottish Symphony Orchestra Live From Glasgow And The Bbc Philharmonic Live From Salford | 20171214 | ~Afternoon Concert's live week continues with two live performances, starting with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra at Glasgow's City Halls, conducted by Ben Gernon, with Simon Wills' tone poem The Island. It's followed by Ernest Chausson's Po耀me de l'amour et de la mer, in a version for voice and orchestra, with mezzo-soprano Kathryn Rudge as soloist. Then comes a selection of pieces from Prokofiev's suites from the ballet Romeo and Juliet. Then we move to MediaCityUK in Salford as the afternoon continues with our second live concert, this one given by the BBC Philharmonic, under the baton of Clemens Schuldt, performing Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 14 in E flat, K.449, with soloist Martin Roscoe. The concert ends with Sibelius' Symphony No. 2. 2.00pm Presented by Jamie MacDougall LIVE from City Halls, Glasgow Simon Wills: The Island - tone poem Ernest Chausson: Po耀me de l'amour et de la mer, Op.19 3.05pm Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet - a selection of pieces From 2nd Suite: Montagues and Capulets; Juliet - the Young Girl From 3rd Suite: Morning Dance From 1st Suite: Minuet; Masks; Balcony Scene; Death of Tybalt Kathryn Rudge (mezzo-soprano) Ben Gernon (conductor) 3.45pm Presented by Tom Redmond LIVE from MediaCityUK, Salford. Mozart: Piano Concerto no 14 in E flat (K 449) Sibelius: Symphony No. 2 Martin Roscoe (piano) Clemens Schuldt (conductor). BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra live from Glasgow and BBC Philharmonic live from Salford. | |
Thursday, The Fairy's Kiss | 20211125 | Ryan Wigglesworth conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in Stravinsky's delightful tribute to Tchaikovsky. Also, specially recorded works by Susan Spain-Dunk and Jessie Montgomery and the first part of a portmanteau recreation of a lavish, 16th-century Medici Florentine wedding. Presented by Penny Gore Susan Spain-Dunk: The Farmer's Boy BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Stephen Bell, conductor La Pellegrina, Part One Music for the wedding of Ferdinando de' Medici and Christine de Lorraine, Florence 1589 including music by Cristofano Malvezzi, Luca Marenzio Voces Suaves Cappella Amsterdam Capriccio Stravagante Skip Sempe, director Susan Spain-Dunk: Two Scottish Pieces; Kentonia c.3pm Stravinsky: The Fairy's Kiss Ryan Wigglesworth, conductor Mark Bowden: Outside BBC National Orchestra of Wales Ryan Bancroft, conductor Mozart: Symphony no.36 in C 'Linz Jessie Montgomery: Banner for string quartet and orchestra Delius: On hearing the first cuckoo in spring George Jackson, conductor Ryan Wigglesworth conducts Stravinsky's delightful tribute to Tchaikovsky. | |
Thursday, The 'rhenish' Symphony | 20211118 | Tom McKinney with the best classical music performed by BBC ensembles and orchestras across Europe. Tom continues his focus on great Romantic symphonies this week with Schumann's Third, the 'Rhenish' - Antonio Mendez conducts the KBS Symphony Orchestra in a performance recorded in Seoul in February. Also, Beethoven from the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Renaissance music performed by the Youth of La Capella Reial de Catalunya, new music by John Metcalf from the Vale of Glamorgan Festival and music by Albeniz, Rimsky-Korsakov, Mozart and Florence Price. 2pm Beethoven - Egmont Overture, Op.84 Michael Seal (conductor) Isaac Alb退niz - Sevilla Mallorca Capricho Catalan Aragon ARTIS Guitar Duo Claudio Monteverdi - Lamento della ninfa [Madrigali Gverreri et Amorosi, SV.163 No.22] Jove Capella Reial de Catalunya Lu퀀s Vilamaj (conductor) Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov - The Snow Maiden - Suite Chloe Hanslip (violin) Ulster Orchestra Jac van Steen (conductor) c. 3pm Robert Schumann - Symphony No.3 in E flat, Op.97 'Rhenish Antonio Mendez (conductor) Mozart - Overture: The Marriage of Figaro, K.492 Basel Chamber Orchestra Louis Langree (conductor) John Metcalf - Dances from forgotten places Geoffrey Patterson c. 4.15pm Florence Price - Ethiopia's Shadow in America Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra Joshua Weilerstein (conductor) Antonio Mendez conducts the KBS Symphony Orchestra in Schumann's Second Symphony. | |
Thursday, Variations On A Theme, By Haydn | 20220630 | Penny Gore with music played in the Low Countries: Brahms's Variations on a Theme by Haydn, with the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra conducted by Fran瀀ois Leleux, who also performs as the soloist in Haydn's Oboe Concerto. Howells's Take Him, Earth, for Cherishing and Debussy's Clair de Lune, arranged for violin, is played by Daniel Rowland, Tchaikovsky's Sleeping Beauty is played the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, plus African American spirituals, for brass band. Including: Schubert: Overture in the Italian Style in C major, D.591 Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor Herbert Howells: Take Him, Earth, for Cherishing Claude Debussy: Clair de lune, from 'Suite bergamasque Daniel Rowland, violin Marie Jaell: Concerto in F major for cello and orchestra Xavier Phillips, cello Brussels Philharmonic Herv退 Niquet, conductor JS Bach: Partita No 2 in C minor for keyboard, BWV 826 Beatrice Rana, piano 3.00pm Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Haydn, op. 56a Variations on the St Anthony Choral Fran瀀ois Leleux, conductor Haydn: Oboe Concerto in C, Hob. VIIg:C1 Fran瀀ois Leleux, oboe & conductor Eric Whitacre: I Thank You God for This Most Amazing Day, from 'Three Songs of Faith Charlotte Janssen, soprano Traditional (African American): Go down Moses (arr. Peter D怀rpinghaus) Traditional (African American): Nobody knows the trouble I've seen (arr. Boris Netsvetaev) Salaputia Brass Jeroen Berwaerts, trumpet, voice, conductor Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op 66a Xian Zhang, conductor Dutilleux: Aria & Scherzo (from Oboe Sonata) Bozza: Fantaisie pastorale, op. 37 (encore) Emmanuel Storsser, piano Music recorded in the Low Countries, including Haydn, Schubert, Howells and Debussy. | |
Thursday, Vaughan Williams 150: Purcell, Inspiration | 20221013 | Ian Skelly introduces another afternoon of music as part of Radio 3's 150th anniversary celebrations of Ralph Vaughan Williams, with live recordings of music by the composers himself alongside those who influenced him, his contemporaries and students. Today at 3pm, Sofi Jeannin conducts the BBC Singers in Dido and Aeneas by Purcell, one of the English composers most admired by Vaughan Williams. The BBC Philharmonic and Rumon Gamba present new recordings of works by one of his students at the Royal College of Music, Ruth Gipps, and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra play music by his contemporary Michael Tippett. Including: Gipps: Chanticleer Overture Rumon Gamba, conductor Tallis: O Sacrum Convivium Tippett: Plebs anglica Paul Brough, conductor c.2.15pm Tippett: Ritual Dances (Midsummer Marriage) Thomas Dausgaard Butterworth: Fantasia for orchestra (completed by Kriss Russman) BBC National Orchestra of Wales Kirss Russman, conductor c.3pm Purcell: Dido and Aeneas Sofi Jeannin, conductor Gipps: Oboe Concerto, Op.20 Juliana Koch, oboe Purcell's Dido and Aeneas with Sofi Jeannin and the BBC Singers | |
Thursday, Vaughan Williams And Tippett | 20220721 | Ian Skelly introduces an afternoon focussing on the BBC Philharmonic's recent Prom at the Royal Albert Hall, featuring the fourth symphonies of Vaughan Williams and Tippett. Plus Sir Andrew Davis with today's Proms Artist choice, and recent BBC Philharmonic recordings of music by Ruth Gipps. 2.00pm Walton: Orb and sceptre - coronation march John Storgards, conductor Purcell: To Arms, Heroic Prince, from 'The Libertine, Z. 600'; Excerpts from 'Bonduca, Z. 574 Anna Prohaska, soprano Julia B怀hme, contralto Richard Resch, tenor Nikolay Borchev, baritone La Folia Baroque Orchestra Robin-Peter Müller, violin and conductor c.2.20pm Prom 6 (first broadcast live 19 July) - Part 1 of 2 Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 4 in F minor Sir Andrew Davis, conductor c.2.55 Proms Artist Choice: Sir Andrew Davies Finzi: Dies natalis Op.8 for voice and string orchestra Wilfred Brown, tenor English Chamber Orchestra Chrisopher Finzi, conductor c.3.25pm Prom 6 (first broadcast live 19 July) - Part 2 of 2 Tippett: Symphony No. 4 c.4.00pm Finzi: 5 Bagatelles Op.23 Mark Simpson, clarinet Richard Uttley, piano Gipps: Cringlemire Garden Gipps: Ambervalia Rumon Gamba, conductor The BBC Philharmonic play music by Vaughan Williams and Tippett at the BBC Proms. | |
Thursday, Vaughan Williams' The Poisoned Kiss | 20180412 | Celebrating the 90th Anniversary of the BBC NOW, Kate Molleson marks their relationship with the acclaimed conductor of British Music, Richard Hickox, and this performance recorded at the Brangwyn Hall in Swansea of Vaughan Williams' The Poisoned Kiss. In a reworking by the librettist Evelyn Sharp of Richard Garnett's short story, The Poison Maid, Richard Hickox conducts Vaughan Williams' operatic setting of the tale of a magician and young empress whose desire to marry is outlawed by her parents. The protagonists marry others, but the jilted magician's instinct for revenge remains and is bestowed upon his daughter, with whom the empress's son is destined to fall in love. With sorcery, poisoned kisses, and the clever use of antidotes, their widowed parents' long-running differences are reconciled, everybody is married, and all live happily ever after. Angelica (Tormentilla's Maid and Companion) - Pamela Helen Stephen (mezzo-soprano) Gallanthus (the Prince's Attendant) - Roderick Williams (baritone) Hob (one of the Magician's Hobgoblins) - John Graham-Hall (tenor) Gob (one of the Magician's Hobgoblins) - Richard Suart (baritone) Lob (one of the Magician's Hobgoblins) - Mark Richardson (bass) Dipsacus (a Professional Magician) - Neal Davies (baritone) Amaryllus (the Prince, Son of the Empress) - James Gilchrist (tenor) Tormentilla (the Magician's Daughter) - Janice Watson (soprano) First Medium (one of the Empress's Assistants) - Gail Pearson (soprano) Second Medium (one of the Empress's Assistants) - Helen Williams (soprano) Third Medium (one of the Empress's Assistants) - Emer McGilloway (mezzo-soprano) Empress Persicaria (Reigning Sovereign in Golden Town) - Anne Collins (contralto) Adrian Partington Singers BBC National Orchestra of Wales Richard Hickox (conductor) Aidan Oliver (assistant conductor) And at 4.10pm Kate Molleson continues this week's focus on the BBC National Orchestra of Wales' 90th anniversary with a seminal performance made while on tour to Japan with conductor laureate Tadaaki Otaka William Mathias - In Arcadia Tadaaki Otaka (conductor). Kate Molleson introduces Vaughan Williams' opera The Poisoned Kiss. | |
Thursday, Vivaldi To Vaughan Williams | 20210930 | Penny Gore continues this week's focus on The Netherlands with Vaughan Williams' Symphony No. 5 in D conducted by Martyn Brabbins. The BBC Philharmonic open the programme with Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite. Also today, music from top ensembles and summer festivals across Europe, including Christian Zacharias playing Haydn, and Vivaldi's Nisi Dominum with the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis. Also, a chamber arrangement, led by violinist Renaud Capu瀀on, of the 2nd movement of Bruckner's Symphony No. 7; and part of Duke Ellington's Sacred Concert, with singer Cecile Verny and the WDR Big Band Cologne. Including: Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker Suite Juanjo Mena, conductor Haydn: Keyboard Sonata in C, Hob. XVI:21 Christian Zacharias, piano Vivaldi: Nisi Dominum in G minor, RV 608 Flavio Ferri-Benedetti, alto Schola Cantorum Basiliensis Vocal Ensemble and Orchestra Vကclav Luks, harpsichord and direction c.3pm Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 5 in D Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra Martyn Brabbins, conductor Bruckner: Symphony No.7 - 2nd movt, Adagio (arr. chamber ensemble) Renaud Capu瀀on, violin Christoph Koncz, violin G退rard Causs退, viola Julia Hagen, cello Alois Posch, double bass Daniel Ottensamer, clarinet David Guerrier, horn Ad退lade Ferri耀re, harmonium Guillaume Bellom, piano c.4pm Duke Ellington (arr. Bill Dobbins): Heaven & Freedom, from 'Sacred Concert Cecile Verny, vocals Vivaldi's Nisi Dominum and Vaughan Williams's pastoral Fifth Symphony. | |
Thursday, Wagner And Weinberg | 20230323 | Ian Skelly continues this week of Afternoon Concert featuring performances from the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, the BBC Philharmonic and from some of the great German orchestras. Today Alain Altinoglu conducts the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra in excerpts from Wagner's Ring Cycle, and an orchestral suite by Mieczyslaw Weinberg. The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra plays a selection of Dvorak's Slavonic Dances, and Voces8 sing music by Rheinberger and Schutz. Ton Koopman plays organ music by Bach and Buxtehude in Copenhagen, and Toru Takemitsu's Twill by twilight is played by the BBC Philharmonic. Including: Bantock: The Frogs BBC National Orchestra of Wales Rumon Gamba (conductor) Rheinberger: Kyrie (Mass in E flat, Op.109) Takemitsu: Twill by twilight Christian Karlsen (conductor) Brahms: Ophelia Lieder Magdalena Kozena (mezzo-soprano) / Kaspar Zehnder (flute) / Andrew Marriner (clarinet) / Giovanni Guzzo & Rahel Maria Rilling (violins) / Amihai Grosz (viola) / David Adorjan (cello) / Sir Simon Rattle (piano) JS Bach: Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele, BWV.654 Ton Koopman (organ) Maconchy: Proud Thames BBC Symphony Orchestra Andrew Davis (conductor) John Adams: Short ride in a fast machine Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Lahav Shani (conductor) 3pm Wagner: Excerpts from The Ring Alain Altinoglu (conductor) c. 3.40pm Mozart: Chi s | |
Thursday, Yu Kosuge Plays Ravel | 20220303 | Presented by Ian Skelly. In today's 3pm concerto, the Japanese pianist Yu Kosuge joins the BBC SO for Ravel's Piano Concerto in G. The orchestra also play music by Piazzolla and Schumann's 'Rhenish' symphony. Plus Scarlatti and Sarri from Vienna, and Bach from Melk, and David Hill conducts the BBC Singers in new studio recording of music by Elizabeth Maconchy. Mel Bonis: Suite Orientale BBC Symphony Orchestra Rumon Gamba (conductor) A Scarlatti Sinfonia Avanti la Serenata 'Clori, Dorino e Amore Sarri: Recorder Concerto in A minor Ensemble 1700 Dorothee Oberlinger, (recorder and direction) Maconchy: Two Epitaphs - Our life is nothing by a winter's day ; As the tree falls David Hill (conductor) Piazzolla: Tangazo - variaciones sobra Buenos Aires Dalia Stasevska (conductor) c. 3pm Ravel: Piano Concerto in G Yu Kosuge (piano) Ryan Wigglesworth (conductor) Petr Wajsar: Prague Metamorphoses Prague Symphony Orchestra Tomas Brauner (conductor) Smetana Hall, Municipal House, Prague 7/5/21 JS Bach: Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich, BWV 150, cantata Aldona Bartnik sop Francesca Cassinari sop Nausicaa Nisati contralto Raffaele Giordani tenor Salvo Vitale bass La Risonanza Fabio Bonizzoni Robert Schumann: Symphony No. 3 Rhenish' in Eb Op.97 Sakari Oramo (conductor) Japanese pianist Yu Kosuge plays Ravel's Piano Concerto in G | |
Thursday: Opera Matinee, Mozart's Cos\u00ec Fan Tutte K.588 | 20181004 | Mozart's satirical and sparkling opera Cos쀀 fan tutte K.588 is given by Les Musiciens du Louvre and Marc Minkowski, from 2017's Enescu Festival in Bucharest. The opera wasn't particularly well-received at its premiere in 1790, and the subject matter remains divisive today as Don Alfonso tried to prove that no woman can be faithful to her lover. But romantic cynicism aside, the music brims with sublime arias and vocal fireworks, and in the end everyone agrees that's it better to laugh than to cry. It's presented by Tom McKinney. Ana Maria Labin, Fiordiligi (soprano) Serena Malfi, Dorabella (mezzo-soprano) Robert Gleadow, Guglielmo (baritone) Anicio Zorzi Giustiniani, Ferrando (tenor) Jean-S退bastien Bou, Don Alfonso (baritone) Giulia Semenzato, Despina (soprano) Marc Minkowski, conductor This afternoon's broadcast concludes our series of Mozart's Da Ponte opera trilogy. You can catch up with parts 1 & 2 via the BBC Radio Player Mozart's Cos\u00ec fan tutte K.588 given at the 2017 Enescu Festival, presented by Tom McKinney | |
Thursday: Opera Matinee, Verdi's Aida | 20180913 | Tom Redmond brings in the new season of Opera Matinees on Afternoon Concert with Verdi's Aida - a timeless tragedy set in ancient Egypt with themes of war, national pride, freedom-fighting and exile that are as relevant to today's Mediterranean basin as it would have been to Verdi in the 19th century. In keeping with the week's Belgian theme, this performance comes from the Th退 tre Royal de la Monnaie in Brussels. Aida - Adina Aaron (soprano) Radames - Andrea Care (tenor) Amonasro - Dimitris Tiliakos (baritone) Ramfis - Giacomo Prestia (bass) King of Egypt - Enrico Lori (bas) High Priestess - Tamara Banjesevic (soprano) Messenger - Julian Hubbard (tenor) Chorus of the Th退atre de la Monnaie La Monnaie Symphony Orchestra Alain Altinoglu (conductor) Tom Redmond presents Verdi's Aida from the Theatre Royal de la Monnaie in Brussels. | |
Ticciati Conducts Elgar | 20221122 | Robin Ticciati conducts the German Symphony Orchestra Berlin in Elgar's Second Symphony, plus more small-scale works from Magdalena Kozena, Simon Rattle and friends. Presented by Ian Skelly Dedicated to the memory of the late King Edward VII, Elgar's elegiac second symphony, the composer described it as a 'passionate pilgrimage of the soul. Simon Rattle appears as both conductor and pianist in a wide range of music from Brahms and Dvorak to Ravel and Roberto Gerhard. 2.00pm Shearing arr. Wilhelm Kaiser-Lindemann Lullaby of Birdland 12 Cellists of the BPO Scherzo capriccioso, Op.66 Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Simon Rattle, conductor Ophelia-Lieder Chansons madecasses Magdalena Kozena, mezzo-soprano Kaspar Zehnder, flute David Adorjan, cello Giovanni Guzzo, violin Rahel Rilling, violin Amihai Grosz, viola Simon Rattle, piano 3.00pm Symphony no.2 in E flat, Op.63 German Symphony Orchestra, Berlin Robin Ticciati, conductor Two Songs, Op.91 Symphony No. 3 ('Collages') Dvorak arr. Duncan Ward A selection of songs Christopher Richards, clarinet Robin Ticciati conducts Elgar's Second Symphony. | |
Ticino Doc Festival And Ascona Festival 2019 | 20200519 | We're in Switzerland for this week, so from the Ticino DOC Festival 2019, we feature the Orchestra della Svizzera italiana under the baton of Elena Schwarz performing Mendelssohn and two pieces by Haydn: the overture to his opera L'isola disabitata and his Sinfonia Concertante for violin, cello, oboe and bassoon. Plus a concert by the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra at another event in the same region last summer, the Ascona Music Festival. Presented by Hannah French. 2.00pm Haydn: Overture to 'L'isola disabitata Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor, op. 64 Haydn: Sinfonia Concertante for violin, cello, oboe and bassoon in B flat, Hob. I:105 Melina Mandozzi, violin (Mendelssohn) Gab r Barata, violin; Orfeo Mandozzi, cello; Sylvia Zabarella, oboe; Mathieu Brunet, bassoon (Haydn) Elena Schwarz, conductor 3.00pm Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 27 in B flat, K. 595 Bruckner: Symphony No. 5 in B flat Lahav Shani, conductor and piano With music by Haydn and Mendelssohn from Brissago, and Mozart and Bruckner from Ascona. | |
Ticino Doc Festival And Lucerne Festival 2019 | 20200522 | Ending this week's celebration of Swiss summer music festivals with highlights from the 2019 festivals in Ticino and Lucerne. From the Ticino DOC Festival, Kevin Griffiths conducts the Orchestra della Svizzera italiana in a concert spotlighting three solo players of the lower-pitched string instruments: viola, cello and double bass. Then we move to the Lucerne Festival as the Vienna Philharmonic and conductor Andr退s Orozco-Estrada performs two works by Dvo?ကk and a concerto for the highest-pitched string instrument: Leonidas Kavakos joins them in Korngold's Violin Concerto. Presented by Hannah French. 2.00pm Koussevitzky: Double Bass Concerto in F sharp minor, op. 3 Hummel: Pot-pourri, for viola and orchestra, op. 94 ('Fantaisie') Saint-Sa뀀ns: Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor. op. 33 Jonကs Villegas, double bass Jan Snakowski, viola Alessandra Doninelli, cello Kevin Griffiths, conductor 2.50pm Dvo?ကk: The Noon Witch, op. 108 Korngold: Violin Concerto in D major, op. 35 Dvo?ကk: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, op. 95 ('From the New World') Leonidas Kavakos, violin Andr退s Orozco-Estrada, conductor Music by Koussevitzky, Hummel, Saint-Sa\u00ebns, Dvo\u0159\u00e1k and Korngold. | |
Tom Mckinney And The Suisse Romande Orchestra | 20180713 | Tom McKinney introduces the last of this week's concert recordings by the Suisse Romande Orchestra featuring music by Ravel, Brahms and Richard Strauss Including: c14.02 Claude Debussy: 'L'Apres midi d'une faune c14.15 Maurice Ravel: Piano Concerto in G major (piano - Nelson Goerner) c14.42 Johannes Brahms: Symphony No 3 in F L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande conducted by Jonathan Nott c15.38 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Violin Concerto No 4 (violin - Bogdan Zvoristeanu) L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande conducted by Rafael Payare c16.02 Johann Strauss II: An Artist's Life c16.15 Richard Strauss: Ballet - 'Schlagobers' (Whipped Cream) L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande conducted by Jonathan Nott. Tom McKinney and the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande. | |
Total Immersion: Lili And Nadia Boulanger | 20190626 | Total Immersion: Musicians from the Guildhall School perform music by Lili and Nadia Boulanger, plus a tribute work by Nadia's last pupil and one by Stravinsky, whom Nadia revered. Presented by Penny Gore. 2pm Lili Boulanger: Th耀me et variations ɀlisabeth Pion (piano) Lili Boulanger: D'un matin de printemps Maria W?oszczowska (violin) Leo Popplewell (cello) Gary Beecher (piano) Nadia Boulanger: Soleils couchants; Heures ternes; Elle a vendu mon cur Michael Daub (baritone) Lili Boulanger: Nocturne & Cort退ge Nadia Boulanger: La mer; Le beau navire; Soir d'hiver Alexandra Lowe (soprano) Nadia Boulanger: Three Pieces for Cello and Piano Nadia Boulanger: O schw怀re nicht!; Was will die einsame Thr䀀ne?; Ach, die Augen sind es wieder; J'ai frapp退; Chanson: Les lilas sont en folie Liam Bonthrone (tenor) Stravinsky: Lied ohne Name Daniel Plant & Rachel Hurst (bassoons) Emile Naoumolf: In memoriam Lili Boulanger Daniel Plant (bassoon) Recorded at Milton Court Concert Hall on 6 April 2019 as part of the BBC Symphony Orchestra's Total Immersion. Total Immersion: Musicians from the Guildhall perform music by Lili and Nadia Boulanger. | |
Tuesday: A Symphony Of Trees | 20180911 | Tom Redmond continues with a week of concerts recorded in Belgium. Today's concert is the world premiere of the oratorio 'A Symphony of Trees' by the Belgian composer Piet Swerts, commissioned by the City of Ypres as a commemoration of the First World War. The programme also features music recorded at the Klarafestival in Brussels - Berg's Violin Concerto and Struass's Dance of the Sven Veils, performed by MusicAeterna conducted by Teodor Currentzis. Piet Swerts: A Symphony of Trees: An Homage to Ivor Gurney and Ypres Lee Bisset, soprano Thomas Blondelle, tenor Collegium de Dunis (Brugge) Con Cuore (Waregem) deCHORALE (Antwerpen) Iepers Kamerkoor Kortrijks Vocaal Ensemble Laidos (Waregem) Qui Vive (Desselgem) Roeselaars Kamerkoor Voices! (Knokke) Canteclaer (Lo-Reninge) Rondinella (Knokke) Symphony Orchestra of Flanders David Angus, conductor Recorded in St. Maartens Cathedral, Ypres c.3.25pm: Alban Berg: Violin Concerto Patricia Kopatchinskaya, violin Teodor Currentzis, director Recorded at the Klarafestival, Brussels c.3.55pm: Richard Strauss: Dance of the Seven Veils, from 'Salome c.4.05pm: Smetana: Vltava (The Moldau) from 'Mက Vlast (My Homeland) Mahler Chamber Orchestra Rafael Payare, conductor c.4.20pm: Berio: Folk Songs Magdalena Kozena, mezzo-soprano A Symphony of Trees by Piet Swerts performed in Ypres to commemorate World War I | |
Tuesday: Bbc Philharmonic | 20181127 | Ravel, Elgar, Musgrave and Copland from live recordings by the BBC Philharmonic. An orchestration of Ravel's piano suite, Le Tombeau de Couperin, is followed by 2016 BBC Young Musician of the Year Winner, Sheku Kanneh-Mason's rendition of Elgar's Cello Concerto. We'll also hear Copland's first orchestral work to be composed, in his own words, 'along Schoenbergian lines'. 2.00pm Cello Concerto in E minor, Op 85 Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello Stravinsky Petrushka (1947 version) Joana Carneiro, conductor Weber Overture (Euryanthe) Juanjo Mena, conductor c. 3.30pm Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D Major, Op 35 Vasily Petrenko, conductor Maria-Elisabeth Lott, violin Thea Musgrave The Seasons Clark Rundell, conductor c. 4.30pm Connotations John Wilson, conductor Presented by Tom McKinney. Live recordings of the BBC Philharmonic performing Ravel, Elgar, Musgrave and Copland. | |
Ulster Orchesta And Rafael Payare | 20190517 | This morning's Breakfast finally reached the sea as it traces the path of the Severn river and celebrates our watery heritage The antics of Goethe's hapless Sorcerer's Apprentice unwittingly cause rivers of water to flood his master's house, while Debussy paints very different but equally evocative images of the sea. Dutilleux's music is characterised by exquisite colours and deft allusion, especially in a performance by the celebrated American cellist Alisa Weilerstein Presented by Penny Gore 2.00pm Dukas: Sorcerer's Apprentice Dutilleux: Concerto (Tout un monde lointain ...) for cello and orchestra Debussy: La mer Ravel: La valse Alisa Weilerstein, cello Ulster Orchesta Rafael Payare, conductor 3.30pm Shostakovich: Symphony no. 5 in D minor Op.47 Ulster Orchestra The Ulster Orchestra in works by Dukas, Dutilleux, Debussy, Ravel and Shostakovich. | |
Ulster Orchestra | 20160629 | A concert from the Ulster Hall conducted by Andrew Gourlay, commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme on 1st July 2016. The concert includes a new work by Belfast composer, Stephen Gardner, which has been commissioned by the Somme Association and is based on Wilfred Owen's classic World War One poem, Anthem for Doomed Youth. 2pm Stephen Gardner: No Prayers Nor Bells (World Premiere) Andrew Gourlay, conductor c.2.20 Butterworth: Second English Idyll c.2.25 Vaughan Williams: A Pastoral Symphony (Symphony No 3) Sarah Fox, soprano Andrew Gourlay, conductor. The Ulster Orchestra in a concert to mark the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme | |
Ulster Orchestra (1-4) | 20201019 | Tom McKinney introduces concerts given by the Ulster Orchestra under its honorary principal guest conductor, Jac van Steen, in music foregrounding the wind and the strings. Recorded in Waterfront Hall in Belfast early last month. The programme includes: Ryan Molloy: Beal Richard Strauss: Suite in B flat - Praeludium and Fugue James MacMillan: '...and they saw that the stone had been rolled away Kurt Weill: Concerto for Violin and Winds Giuseppe Verdi: String Quartet for Orchestra in E minor Tamas Kocsis (violin) Ulster Orchestra conducted by Jac van Steen Tom McKinney introduces music-making from Ireland. | |
Ulster Orchestra (2-4) | 20201020 | Tom McKinney introduces more recordings from the Ulster Orchestra recorded over the summer including music by Mozart, Matthews and Mahler. Joseph Boulogne: Symphony No 2 (Overture to L'Amant Anonyme) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto No 12 in A K414 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No 36 in C K425 'Linz Michael McHale (piano) Ulster Orchestra conducted by Peter Whelan David Matthews: Variations on a Bach Chorale -'Das Nacht Ist Kommen' Op40 Michael Tippett: Fantasia on a Theme by Corelli Ulster Orchestra conducted by Honorary Principal Guest Conductor Jac van Steen Mahler: Ruckert Lieder Katherine Broderick (soprano) Ulster Orchestra conducted by Jessica Cottis Tom McKinney with music-making from Ireland. | |
Ulster Orchestra (3-4) | 20201021 | Tom McKinney continues his look at some of the Ulster Orchestra's summer music-making with a series of recordings with an Italian connection, featuring music by Respighi, Mozart and Stravinsky conducted by Daniele Rustioni. Ottorino Respighi: Antiche Arie Suite No 3 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Violin Concerto No 1 in Bb K207 Igor Stravinsky: Pulcinella Suite Francesca Dego (violin) Ulster Orchestra conducted by Daniele Rustioni Tom McKinney with more music-making from Ireland. | |
Ulster Orchestra (4-4) | 20201023 | The week of music making from the Ulster Orchestra concludes with a live concert from Belfast featuring music by Errollyn Wallen, Mozart and Brahms. And Tom McKinney rounds up the week with the orchestra performing Mendelssohn's symphonic tribute to the Scots. Introduced by John Toal. Errollyn Wallen: Photography Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto No 21 in C K467 Johannes Brahms: Variations on a theme of Haydn Eric Lu (piano) Ulster Orchestra conducted by Andrew Gourlay Mendelssohn: Symphony No 3 in A 'Scottish Ulster Orchestra conducted by Alpesh Chauhan The Ulster Orchestra, live in concert from Belfast. | |
Ulster Orchestra At Ulster Hall (1-4) | 20200309 | Tom McKinney presents a week with the Ulster Orchestra. The week begins with a concert given at the end of January in Belfast's Ulster Hall in which Gemma New conducts a programme packed full of melodic sparkle and loaded with enough rhythm to help you dance your way through the end of the winter months! Stravinsky's Danses concertantes was composed as a concert piece, but with the input of a choreographer - just listen and imagine the poses and gestures of a corps de ballet. Jacques Ibert's Concerto for Flute is one of the repertoire's great showpieces for the instrument, and Adam Walker (Principal Flautist of the London Symphony Orchestra) is the perfect agile and elegant soloist. Taking its heritage from both medieval music and the tradition of 20th-century work such as Barber's Adagio for Strings, Aaron Jay Kernis's Musica Celestis is shimmering, hymn-like and utterly tranquil. And they close with Mendelssohn's Italian Symphony - a musical postcard from the happy, buoyant composer as he travelled in the Mediterranean. It's imbued with the sunshine of Italy and draws on traditional Italian dances such as the saltarello and tarantella for its fizzing finale. The penultimate piece in today's programme is Richard Strauss' 1896 tone poem 'Also Sprach Zarathustra'. Inspired by Nietzsche's philosophical novel of the same name, Strauss explores the development of humankind, from the Birth of Reason in the famous opening Sunrise through to the piece's enigmatic end - the question of the balance between humanity and the universe is explored, but not resolved. The orchestra closes with Leopold Stokowski's vibrant orchestration of one of JS Bach's most well-known organ pieces - the Passacaglia & Fugue in C minor. They're joined by the Charles Wood Singers under the baton of David Hill. 2.00pm Stravinsky: Danses Concertantes Ibert: Flute Concerto Kernis: Musica Celestis Mendelssohn: Symphony No.4 `Italian` Adam Walker (flute) Gemma New (conductor) 3.30pm Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra Rafael Payare, conductor 4.10pm Bach. orch. Stokowski: Passacaglia & Fugue in C minor, BWV.582 David Hill, conductor The Ulster Orchestra plays Stravinsky, Ibert, Kernis, Mendelssohn and Strauss in Belfast. | |
Ulster Orchestra At Ulster Hall (2-4) | 20200310 | Tom McKinney continues this week of performances by The Ulster Orchestra with a concert recorded last October in Belfast. Entitled 'Songs of Love and Loss', this concert under the baton of Principal Guest Conductor Jac van Steen. It begins with Howard Skempton's first major work for orchestra, Lento - a serene, hypnotic and enigmatically simple piece based on a number of chorales. The orchestra is then joined by soprano Katherine Broderick for a performance of Wagner's five 'Wesendonck Lieder'.. Composed in 1857 for the wife of wealthy silk merchant Otto Wesendonck, with whom Wagner embarked on a tempestuous and destructive affair. The literary and soulful Mathilde Wesendonck provided the texts for these songs, while the music shows Wagner at his most vulnerable, oscillating between exuberant euphoria and delusional distress. Elgar's second symphony was also written in a maelstrom of emotion. There was his relationship with his muse at the time, Alice Stuart-Wortley, to whom he wrote that he had 'shewn my soul' in this music and the death of several close friends as well as King Edward VII, to whom the piece was dedicated. The resulting symphony demonstrates Elgar's absolute mastery of orchestral colour as it combines his private dreams and doubts in a vast and beautiful work. The afternoon continues with a recording of The Ulster Orchestra joined by former Radio 3 New Generation Artist Annelien van Wauwe in Mozart's Clarinet Concerto. It's followed by a work from Northern Irish composer Deirdre Gribbin - her 2004 violin concerto 'Venus Blazing', performed by soloist Lana Trotovsek under conductor David Brophy. 2.00pm Howard Skempton: Lento for orchestra Wagner orch. Felix Mottl: Wesendonck Lieder Elgar Symphony No.2 in E flat, Op.63 Katherine Broderick, soprano Jac van Steen, conductor 3.30pm Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A major, K.622 Annelien van Wauwe (basset clarinet) Jac van Steen (conductor) 4.00pm Deirdre Gribbin: Venus Blazing Lana Trotovsek (violin) David Brophy (conductor) The Ulster Orchestra plays music by Howard Skempton, Wagner, Elgar and Mozart in Belfast. | |
Ulster Orchestra At Ulster Hall (3-4) | 20200311 | We continue this week of programmes from the Ulster Orchestra with a concert recorded last October as part of the 2019 Belfast Festival. Roberto Gonzကlez-Monjas joins the orchestra to conduct Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet Overture - a magical fantasy piece, based on Shakespeare's famous tragedy. One of the composer's best-loved works, this beautiful piece is now one of the most recognisable romantic melodies in the world. The ever-popular and emotive Concierto de Aranjuez is brought to life by guest guitarist Rafael Aguirre Miကarro. Many people's first encounter with this beautiful Spanish piece may have been linked to the 1996 film Brassed Off! To close the concert - Ravel's orchestration of Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition. Inspired by a visit to an exhibition of the composer's friend Viktor Hartmann, each of the movements representing one of the drawings or artworks on display. 2.00pm Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez Mussorgsky orch. Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition Rafael Aguirre Miကarro, guitar Roberto Gonzalez-Monjas, conductor Presented by Tom McKinney The Ulster Orchestra plays music by Tchaikovsky, Rodrigo and Mussorgsky in Belfast. | |
Ulster Orchestra At Ulster Hall (4-4) | 20200313 | Tom McKinney brings this week of performances by the Ulster Orchestra to a close. They begin with a concert recorded in Belfast last June which saw conductor Oliver Zeffman making his debut with the orchestra. The concert opens with the overture to Borodin's opera Prince Igor, which Alexander Glazunov completed from Borodin's sketches following the composer's sudden death. It's followed by an arrangement of Tchaikovsky's violin and piano piece 'Souvenir d'un lieu cher', which itself was arranged for violin and orchestra by Glazunov. This arrangement for cello and orchestra is by Daniel Müller-Schott, who is also the soloist. This concert concludes with the orchestral suite Ravel made from his five-movement piano duet piece Mother Goose, completed in 1910. The afternoon continues with two highlights from another concert given in Belfast last November. This time, conductor Daniele Rustioni takes to the podium for Richard Strauss's epic tone poem Don Juan. His version of the tale focuses on someone looking for, but never finding, his idealised vision of love, and the work proceeds via a series of climaxes and disappointments, ending in the protagonist's death in a duel. The orchestra's leader Tamကs Kocsis then turns soloist in a performance of Alban Berg's most popular work - his Violin Concerto. Following the death of Alma Mahler's daughter Manon, the concerto was dedicated to her - to the Memory of an Angel' - and its highly wrought tragedy ultimately is not only a sublime memorial to Manon, but also Berg himself, who died before the piece was premi耀red. Bach's chorale Es ist genug! Herr wenn es Dir gef䀀llt' (It is enough! Lord, if it pleases You) shapes this monument to the complexity of human life. 2.00pm Borodin orch. Glazunov: Prince Igor Overture Tchaikovsky orch. Glazunov: Souvenir d'un lieu cher, Op.42 Ravel: Mother Goose Suite Daniel Müller-Schott (cello) Oliver Zeffman (conductor) 2.50pm Richard Strauss: Don Juan, Op.20 Berg: Violin Concerto Tamကs Kocsis (violin) Daniele Rustioni (conductor) The Ulster Orchestra plays music by Borodin, Tchaikovsky, Ravel, Richard Strauss and Berg. | |
Ulster Orchestra Live In Concert | 20180605 | John Toal presents a live Ulster Orchestra concert from Ulster Hall, Belfast. Plus music from the BBC Singers and BBC Symphony Orchestra, presented by Jonathan Swain. Eric Tanguy: Matka Tchaikovsky: Variations on a rococo theme with Leonard Elschenbroich (cello) Sibelius: Symphony No 7 in C major, Op 105 Conductor Ville Matvejeff 4pm Elgar: Symphony No 2 Conductor Edward Gardner. Ulster Orchestra play Tchaikovsky and Sibelius live at Ulster Hall and BBC SO play Elgar. | |
Ulster Orchestra Performs Ives, Bernstein And Dvorak | 20190322 | To finish this week of performances from the Ulster Orchestra, Jac van Steen leads the orchestra in 2 American classics by Ives and Bernstein, finishing with Dvorak's great symphonic tribute to the New World, his Symphony No 9. For Mozart's great Piano Concerto No.24, the orchestra is joined by pianist Vikingur Olafsson. Presented by Kate Molleson Ives: The Unanswered Question Bernstein: Serenade Dvorak: Symphony No.9, Op.95, E minor (From the New World) Baiba Skride (violin) Jac van Steen (conductor) 3.25pm Mozart's Piano Concerto No.24 Vikingur Olafsson (piano) Rafael Paya (conductor) 4.00pm Balakirev: Tamara Ulkster Orchestra Olari Elts (conductor) 4.25pm Fogg: Merok Rumon Gamba (conductor) 4.35pm Debussy: Nuages from Nocturnes Baldur Bronniman (conductor) 4.45pm Norman Hay: Lament for Hugh Reynolds Nicholas Chalmers (conductor) Ives, Bernstein, Dvorak and Mozart performed by the Ulster Orchestra. | |
Ulster Orchestra Performs Prokofiev, Beethoven And Bruckner | 20190318 | Three mighty works launch this week of performances from the Ulster Orchestra. Andrew Litton conducts Beethoven's powerful 4th piano concerto with soloist Steven Osborne, followed by the second version of Prokofiev's 4th Symphony. Rafael Payare leads the orchestra in one of the most popular of Bruckner's symphonies - the 4th, known as the Romantic. Presented by Kate Molleson Rossini: William Tell Overture Prokofiev: Symphony No.4, Op. 112, C Major Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4, Op.58, G Major Steven Osborne (piano) Andrew Litton (conductor) 3.30pm Bruckner: Symphony No 4 in Eb `Romantic` Rafael Payare (conductor) The Ulster Orchestra plays Beethoven's Piano Concerto No 4 and Prokofiev's Symphony No 4. | |
Ulster Orchestra Performs Schoenberg And Brahms | 20190320 | Schoenberg's ultra-romantic piece for string orchestra, Verklaerte Nacht or Transfigured Night begins todays concert with the Ulster Orchestra under Rafael Payare. To finish, Brahms's evergreen 4th Symphony in E minor. Presented by Kate Molleson Schoenberg: Verklarte Nacht Brahms: Symphony No.4, Op. 98, E minor Rafael Payare (conductor) Schoenberg's Verklaerte Nacht and Brahms's Symphony No 4 performed by the Ulster Orchestra | |
Ulster Orchestra, Liszt, Dvorak | 20181031 | Two women composers flank well-known works from the 19th century in recordings made earlier this year by the Ulster Orchestra, including a concerto by Liszt, a symphony by Dvorak and works by Elisabetta Brusa and Roxanna Panufnik 2.00pm Messidor Piano Concerto no.1 Symphony no.8 Mariam Batsashvili, piano Daniele Rustioni, conductor 3.10pm Modlitwa Andrew Gourlay, conductor Performances of Liszt, Dvorak, Brusa and Panufnik recorded by the Ulster Orchestra. | |
Ulster Orchestra, Live | 20181210 | Live concerts all week from the BBC Orchestras. Today, John Toal presents the Ulster Orchestra performing Mendelssohn's Reformation Symphony & Schumann's fantasia-like cello concerto live from the Guildhall in Derry. Back in London, Penny Gore continues the afternoon with a performance by the Ulster Orchestra of Strauss's tone poem telling the story of the dastardly Don Quixote. To close the afternoon, it's the turn of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales playing music by Beethoven, Huw Watkins & Benjamin Britten. Schumann: Cello concerto, Op.129 Mendelssohn: Symphony 5, Op.107 (Reformation) Bruno Philippe, cello Moritz Gnann, conductor c.3.05pm Strauss: Don Quixote Op.35 Rafael Payare, conductor c.3.45pm Beethoven: Symphony No.1 Ryan Bancroft, conductor c.4.15pm Huw Watkins: Spring Britten: 4 Sea interludes from 'Peter Grimes' Op.33a Xian Zhang, conductor Live concerts all week from the BBC Orchestras, kicking off with the Ulster Orchestra. | |
Ulster Orchestra, Live From Belfast | 20130222 | Our third live 2pm concert this week comes live from the Ulster Hall in Belfast. Wilson Hermanto conducts the Ulster Orchestra in music by Dvorak, Carl Nielsen and Schumann - his cello concerto, with Radio 3 New Generation Artist Leonard Elschenbroich. And in the interval, you can hear the orchestra playing a piece by the concert's 'absent friend' or missing link, Johannes Brahms - friend of Dvorak, protege of Schumann and powerful influence on the young Carl Nielsen. There's more Brahms after the concert, too, together with the final instalment of this week's Schumann Symphony series, as Louise Fryer presents performances by our featured orchestra, the BBC Scottish SO, with their Chief Conductor Donald Runnicles. Presented by John Toal Dvorak: Symphonic Variations, Op. 78 Schumann: Cello Concerto Leonard Elschenbroich (cello) 3pm Nielsen: Symphony No. 1 in G minor, Op. 7 Wilson Hermanto (conductor) 3.40pm Brahms: Alto Rhapsody Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano) Men of the Edinburgh Festival Chorus BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Donald Runnicles (conductor) 3.55pm Schumann: Symphony no. 4 in D minor, Op. 120 (original version, 1841) Donald Runnicles (conductor). Live from Belfast, the Ulster Orchestra plays music by Dvorak, Schumann and Nielsen. | |
Ulster Orchestra, Mozart, Bruckner | 20181029 | Operatic drama, limpid and dramatic romance and sparkling contemporary music from the Ulster Orchestra in performances recorded earlier this year. Conductor Rafael Payare pairs Bruckner's best-known symphony with one of Mozart's darker concertos, played by Icelandic pianist Vikingur Olafsson. There's also a rare chance to hear the delectable trumpet concerto by French composer Henri Tomasi performed by Radio 3 New Generation Artist Simon Hofele. 2.00pm Weber Overture: Der Freischutz Concerto in C minor, K.491 Symphony no.4 Romantic Vikingur Olafsson, piano Rafael Payare, conductor 3.50pm David Matthews Toward Sunrise Stravinsky Jeu de cartes Simon Hofele, trumpet Jac van Steen, conductor The Ulster Orchestra in recorded performances of works by Mozart, Bruckner and Tomasi. | |
Ulster Orchestra, Rachmaninov, Ravel | 20181030 | French sparkle, Russian and American romance, and impressive contemporary music from The Ulster Orchestra. There's well-known and less-well-known Rachmaninov, dashing Ravel from French pianist Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, plus works by two women composers from different generations 2.00pm Stravinsky Dumbarton Oaks Concerto in G Symphonic Dances Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, piano Anthony Hermus, conductor 3.15pm The Rock Bartok Dance Suite Ina Boyle Overture Liszt Les Preludes Maxim Emelyanychev, conductor 4.10pm Nina C Young Remnants Hanson Symphony no.2 `Romantic` Tito Munoz, conductor The Ulster Orchestra performs works by Rachmaninov. Ravel, Ina Boyle and Nina Young. | |
Ulster Orchestra, Schumann, Brahms | 20181102 | Schumann, Brahms, Part and Jessie Montgomery in specially recorded live recordings from the Ulster Orchestra made in Belfast earlier this year. An imaginative programme sees lesser-known works by husband-and-wife Robert and Clara Schumann and their prot退g退 Johannes Brahms. As well as Schumann's last published symphony, there's an elegiac tribute by Arvo Part and a dazzling work for strings by New York-based composer Jessie Montgomery 2.00pm Robert Schumann Overture, Scherzo & Finale Piano Concerto Serenade no.1 Irina Zahharenkova, piano Olari Elts, conductor 3.30pm Starburst Stravinsky Danses concertantes Symphony no.4 Tito Munoz, conductor 4.30pm Cantus in memorium Benjamin Britten Andrew Gourlay, conductor Schumann, Brahms, Part and Jessie Montgomery in live recordings by the Ulster Orchestra. | |
Unesco's World Day For Cultural Diversity, Dialogue And Development | 20210521 | In celebration of Unesco's World Day for Cultural Diversity, Dialogue and Development, Tom McKinney presents a concert of music by Jordi Savall and Orpheus XXI in a concert given at the Poblet Early Music Festival: Music for life and dignity. Jordi Savall, the great Catalan viol player, conductor, musical archaeologist and EU ambassador for inter-cultural dialogue, is committed to the idea of a world in which different cultures and religions live peacefully with one another. He believes that this vision can be brought about by music. Under Savall's artistic direction, `ORPHEUS XXI - Music for life and dignity` is a musical and educational action plan, designed as a replicable learning platform, for the integration of young refugees having musical knowledge or talent. Together with some of Jordi Savall's collaborators, participants on this project will perform the intercultural repertoire resulting of their work. Part I BANGLADESH Sadher law ISRAEL La rosa enflorece (The rose flowers), traditional Sephardi SYRIA Mirkut, chant, traditional Kurdish FRANCE La Quarte Estampie Royal - Le Manuscrit du Roi (Paris, 13th cent.) ARABIA Ce brun SYRIA & SUDAN Kevokꀀ, traditional Kurdish Part II El Rey Nimrod, traditional Sephardi Mouwashah Ya Gazhaly Longa Riad (Farah Faza) TURKEY Sharaf-elddine, sacred chant y退zidi . JERUSALEM Hermoza muchachica (Beautiful young girl), traditional Sephardi Adeila hoy Duration of work: 21:37 min. Part III ARMENIA Taksim and song MOROCCO Lamuny THE WEST Michael PRAETORIUS: Canarios (Terpsichore, 1612) AFGHANISTAN Dokhaler Bamiyan Lali Dj n, song LEBANON Ya Mariam el bekr Al maya, Al maya (+ applause) . Part IV Introduction (+ applause) GREECE Apo xeno meros ISTANBUL ܀sküdar Improvisation RHODES Durme, hermosa donzella, traditional Sephardi Ghazali tal j | |
Vaughan Williams's Fifth Symphony | 20230919 | Ian Skelly presents concert performances from across Europe and from the BBC performing groups, this week featuring the Ulster Orchestra every day at 3pm. Today, the orchestra performs Vaughan Williams's Symphony No.5. Plus, Rachel Podger is the soloist in Mozart's Violin Concerto No.1 with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, George Walker in Frankfurt, and highlights of a concert collaboration in Denmark between Nordic folk trio Dreamer's Circus and the Aarhus Symphony Orchestra. Including: Mozart: The Magic Flute - Overture Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra Tarmo Peltokoski (cond.) George Walker: Icarus in Orbit Hugh Wolff (cond.) Dvorak: Carnival Overture BBC Philharmonic Vassily Sinaisky (cond.) Ale Carr: Bridge of Tears Dreamers' Circus Christian Oland (cond.) Verdi: Ȁ strano! ... Ah, fors' 耀 lui (La Traviata) Julia Muzychenko-Greenhalgh (soprano) Opera Ballet Vlaanderen Symphony Orchestra Alejo P退rez (cond.) Beethoven: Piano Sonata in C sharp minor 'Moonlight Khatia Buniatishvili (piano) Vaughan Williams: Symphony No.5 Jamie Phillips (cond.) Trad. Danish: folk medley c.4pm Mozart: Violin Concerto No.1 Rachel Podger (violin/dir.) Philip Glass: The City (Akhnaten) Takuo Yuasa (cond.) J.S. Bach: Cantata No.174 - Sinfonia Bach Collegium Japan Masaaki Suzuki (cond.) The Ulster Orchestra plays Vaughan Williams's uplifting Fifth Symphony. | |
Verdi's Aida With Liudmyla Monastyrska | 20190321 | Verdi's mighty Egyptian opera, Aida is a tale of jealousy, love, betrayal and patriotic fervour. This highly-strung brew of visceral passions is one of Verdi's greatest and most popular works. Starring Violeta Urmana, Liudmyla Monastyrska and Gregory Kunde this performance from the Teatro Real Madrid is conducted by Nicola Luisotti. The afternoon ends with Mendelssohn's Ruy Blas from the Ulster Orchestra under Andrew Gourlay. Presented by Kate Molleson Verdi: Aida Aida.....Liudmyla Monastyrska (Soprano) Radames.....Gregory Kunde (Tenor) Amneris.....Violeta Urmana (Mezzo-soprano) Ramfis.....Roberto Tagliavini (Bass) Amonasro.....George Gagnidze (Baritone) The King of Egypt.....Soloman Howard (Bass) Voice of High Priestess.....Sandra Pastrana (Soprano) Messenger.....Fabian Lara (Tenor) Madrid Teatro Real Chorus Andres Maspero (Chrous Director) Madrid Teatro Real Orchestra Nicola Luisotti (Conductor) Act 1 2.00pm Act 2 2.40pm Act 3 3.25pm Act 4 4.00pm 4.30pm Mendelssohn: Ruy Blas Andrew Gourlay (conductor) Verdi's Aida starring Violeta Urmana from the Teatro Real Madrid. | |
Verdi's Attila | 20200917 | Opera Matinee: Penny Gore introduces Verdi's Attila, in a production from Munich. Verdi: Attila, dramma lirico in a prologue and three acts, after Zacharias Werner's play 'Attila, K怀nig der Hunnen'. Odabella: Liudmyla Monastyrska, soprano Foresto: Stefano La Colla, tenor Uldino: Stefan Sbonnik, tenor Ezlo: George Petean, baritone Attila: Ildebrando D'Arcangelo, bass Leone: Gabriel Rollinson, bass Bavarian Radio Chorus Munich Radio Orchestra Ivan Repui?, conductor Given at the Prinzregententheater, Munich, on 13/10/2019 4.20: Paavo J䀀rvi conducts the Berlin Philharmonic and Janine Jansen in the Violin Concerto by Tchaikovsky. Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D, op. 35 Janine Jansen, violin Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Paavo J䀀rvi, conductor | |
Verdi's Attila From La Scala, Milan | 20190228 | Riccardo Chailly conducts one of Verdi's less well-known operas - Attila, based on an 1809 play by Zacharias Werner - in a performance from La Scala, Milan. Russian bass Ildar Abdrazakov stars in the title role of the King of the Huns. Presented by Tom Redmond. 2.00pm Verdi - Attila Attila.....Ildar Abdrazakov (Bass) Odabella.....Saioa Hernကndez (Soprano) Ezlo.....George Petean (Baritone) Foresto.....Fabio Sartori (Tenor) Uldino.....Francesco Pittari (Tenor) Pope Leo I.....Gianluca Buratto (Bass) La Scala Orchestra La Scala Chorus Riccardo Chailly (Conductor) c.4.00pm Grace Williams - Trumpet Concerto Philippe Schartz (trumpet) BBC National Orchestra of Wales Owain Arwel Hughes (conductor) Verdi's opera Attila from La Scala, Milan | |
Video Game Music Live In Concert | 20190703 | Games composer and designer Jessica Curry curates a concert by the BBC Concert Orchestra, including music from Final Fantasy X, World of Warcraft, and Everybody's Gone To The Rapture, recorded yesterday afternoon at the BBC Maida Vale Studios. The concert features music from many of today's leading video games, including one for which Curry herself wrote the music; and there's also music by conductor/composer Eimear Noone. 2.00pm Programme includes: Yoko Shimomura: Kingdom Hearts Olivier Derivi耀re: We're Family and Fragile Family from Get Even Jessica Curry: An Early Harvest from Everybody's Gone to the Rapture Jason Graves: Quiet As A Mouse...With A Sword from Moss Eimear Noone: Malach, Angel Messenger from World of Warcraft Nobuo Uematsu: Zanarkand from Final Fantasy X Takeshi Furukawa: The Last Guardian Suite from The Last Guardian Inon Zur: Main Theme from Fallout 4 Koji Kondo: The Legend of Zelda Koto Suzuki: Wind of Madness from Resident Evil 5 Eimear Noone (conductor) Image © Final Fantasy X / X-2 HD Remaster © 2001, 2003, 2019 SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD. All Rights Reserved. Character design: Tetsuya Nomura Games composer and designer Jessica Curry presents a concert by the BBC Concert Orchestra. | |
Viennese Connections, Ligeti, Wagner, Berg And Schubert | 20200103 | Tom McKinney rounds up his New Year week of music making from Vienna with a concert recorded late last year by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra of Ligeti, Wagner and Berg and with a masterpiece by the Viennese Franz Schubert. From the Grand Hall, Musikverein, Vienna Ligeti: Atmospheres Wagner: Lohengrin - Act 1 Prelude Berg: Violin Concerto Brahms: Symphony No 3 Rainer Honeck (violin) Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Christoph von Dohnကnyi From the 2019 Salzburg Festival: Schubert: Mass No 6 in E flat, D950 Krassimira Stoyanova (soprano) Alisa Kolosova (contralto) Michael Spyres (tenor) Maciej Kwasnikowski (tenor) Gianluca Buratto (bass) Vienna State Opera Chorus, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Riccardo Muti Ligeti, Wagner, Berg and Schubert from the Vienna Philharmonic. | |
Viennese Connections, Mozart And Schumann | 20191230 | Tom McKinney introduces music making with a Viennese connection in a week of programmes for the New Year featuring concerts and performances given by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. From the 2019 Salzburg Mozart Week, recorded in the Haus für Mozart: Mozart: Symphony no 33 in B flat, K.319 Mozart (arr. Joseph Joachim): Violin Concerto no 5 in A, K.219 Turkish Mozart: Symphony no 39 in E flat, K.543 Janine Jansen (violin) Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Adကm Fischer From the 2019 Salzburg Festival: Schumann: Symphony no 2 in C Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Riccardo Muti Music making from the Vienna Philharmonic. Performances of Mozart and Schumann. | |
Viennese Connections, Opera Matinee | 20200102 | Continuing his celebration of music making from Vienna for the New Year, Tom McKinney introduces a recording made last year at the Vienna State Opera of Verdi's monumental late Shakespeare inspired tragedy, Otello. Unlike other Verdi operas, Otello was incorporated into the repertoire of the Vienna Opera almost immediately after its world premi耀re in 1888. The Vienna State Opera has since put on nearly 500 performances of Verdi's last opera, in seven different productions. This recent production was staged by Adrian Noble and conducted by Myung-Whun Chung. Guiseppe Verdi: Otello, opera in four acts, based on William Shakespeare's play 'Othello, or The Moor of Venice Aleksandrs Antonenko - tenor - Otello Olga Bezsmertna - soprano - Desdemona Margarita Gritskova - mezzo-soprano - Emilia, wife of Iago and Desdemona's maid Vladislav Sulimsky - tenor - Iago Jinxu Xiahou - tenor - Cassio, a captain Leonardo Navarro - tenor - Roderigo, a gentleman of Venice Jongmin Park - bass - Lodovico, ambassador of the Venetian Republic Manuel Walser - bass - Montano, former governor of Cyprus Children of the Vienna State Opera School Vienna State Opera Chorus Thomas Lang, chorus director Stage Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera Vienna State Opera Orchestra Myung-Whun Chung, conductor Tom McKinney introduces Opera Matinee: Verdi's Otello from the Vienna State Opera. | |
Viennese Connections, Verdi's Requiem | 20191231 | Tom McKinney introduces a week of music making with a Viennese connection for the New Year including concerts and performances from the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and the Vienna Symphony Orchestra. Today sees conductor Riccardo Muti marking the 30th anniversary of the death of a figure who had a long association with the city. From the 2019 Salzburg Festival: Verdi: Messa da Requiem Anita Rachvelishvili (mezzo-soprano) Krassimira Stoyanova (soprano) Francesco Meli (tenor) Ildar Abdrazakov (bass) Vienna State Opera Chorus Concert Association Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Riccardo Muti Martinu: Concerto for two string orchestras, piano and timpani Brahms: Violin Concerto (Julia Fischer, violin) Vienna Symphony Orchestra conducted by Andres Orozco-Estrada Verdi's Requiem from the Vienna Philharmonic, conducted by Riccardo Muti. | |
Viennese Connections, Weber, Beethoven And Schumann | 20200101 | Music making from Vienna. Performances of Weber, Beethoven and Schumann. | |
Viennese Symphonies | 20201117 | The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra plays Mahler's Tenth Symphony and the Chamber Symphony by his contemporary Franz Schreker. Presented by Penny Gore. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No.1 Stravinsky: Danses concertantes Schreker: Chamber Symphony Sir Mark Elder, conductor Glazunov: Violin Concerto Mahler: Symphony No.10 (Cooke) James Ehnes, violin BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Donald Runnicles, conductor Sir Mark Elder and Donald Runnicles conduct the BBC SO in music by Schreker and Mahler. | |
Vilde Frang Plays Robert Schumann | 20230509 | Penny Gore presents an afternoon of live concert and studio recordings from BBC ensembles and orchestras around Europe. Today, Vilde Frang joins the Scottish Chamber Orchestra for Robert Schumann's Violin Concerto, and from the same concert in Würzburg the orchestra also play Mozart's 47th Symphony. We hear performances from Ensemble C退ladon at the RheinVokal Festival in Andernach, the Berlin Philharmonic play music by Bernd Alois Zimmermann, and a new recording of Rachmaninov's symphonic poem Isle of the Dead from John Storgards and the BBC Philharmonic. Including: Handel: Sinfonia to Agrippina Il Pomo d'Oro Maxim Emelyanychev, conductor Raimon de Miraval: Cel que no volh auzir chan瀀os Paulin Bundgen, conductor Mozart: Symphony No. 47 in D, K. 97 c.2.40pm Wagner: Karfreitagszauber, from 'Parsifal Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra Vassily Petrenko, conductor Laura Mvula (arr. Eric Whitacre/Christopher Bruerton): Father, Father The King's Singers c.3pm R Schumann: Violin Concerto in D minor, WoO 23 Vilde Frang, violin Raimbaut de Vaqueiras: Kalenda maia Anon. In pro, Estampie Giraut de Bornelh Reis glorios Gautier de Coincy Hui matin a l´ajourn退e c.3.55pm Rachmaninov: Isle of the Dead John Storgards, conductor R Strauss: Symphonic Fragment from Die Liebe der Danau Zubin Mehta, conductor Vilde Frang performs Schumann's Violin Concerto with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. | |
Villa-lobos, Mozart, Fobbes, Bernstein, Debussy, Rimsky-korsakov | 20190510 | Georgia Mann presents the last of four programmes featuring the S o Paulo State Symphony Orchestra, one of South America's finest ensembles. Today, Isaac Karabtchevsky conducts the S o Paulo State Symphony Orchestra in works by H. Villa-Lobos, and Marin Alsop directs a programme of Mozart and Rimsky Korsakov. Villa-Lobos: Allegro moderato, from 'Symphony No. 1 ('The Unforeseen')' O Imprevisto Isaac Karabtchevsky, conductor Villa-Lobos: Andante, from 'Symphony No. 4 . ('Victory')' A Vit ria Heitor Villa-Lobos: Symphony No. 6 . Mozart: Overture to 'The Magic Flute, K. 620 Marin Alsop, conductor Robert Fobbes: Fantasy on 'The Magic Flute Emmanuel Pahud, flute Leonard Bernstein: Halil Debussy: Syrinx, for flute (encore) . Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherezade, op. 35, symphonic suite Concluding a series of concerts by the Sao Paulo State Symphony Orchestra. | |
Violinist Daniel Pioro And The Bbc Philharmonic Orchestra | 20210519 | Today's highlight, a live concert by the BBC Philharmonic and the exciting young violinist Daniel Pioro, featuring arrangements by composer Tom Coult which will take us on a journey from the world of Hildegard of Bingen, through the Baroque, to the present day. Hildegard of Bingen (arr. Coult/Pioro) O Ecclesia for violin and strings Tartini (arr. Coult) Violin Sonata in D Minor Gymnop退dies Biber (arr. Coult/Pioro) The agony in the Garden Vivaldi (arr. Coult) La Folia Rameau (arr. Coult/Pioro) Tristes apprꀀts Daniel Pioro, violin BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Ryan McAdams, conductor The BBC Philharmonic Orchestra and violinist Daniel Pioro perform live. | |
Virtuoso | 20230425 | Virtuosity is to the fore in Ian Skelly's selection of music for this afternoon, including items from Liszt, Handel, Mozart, Rachmaninov, Vladimir Horowitz, and by default, Paganini. The 3.00 spot features a performance from Ukrainian pianist Vadym Kholodenko playing the Rachmaninov Paganini Rhapsody. Bizet/Horowitz: Carmen Variations Vadym Kholodenko (piano) Kodaly: Dances of Marosszek BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Yan Pascal Tortellier (conductor) Liszt: Symphonic Poem - Orpheus Gianandrea Noseda (conductor) Handel: Organ Concerto in Bb Op7/1 HWV306 Magnus Kjellson (organ) G怀teborg Baroque Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini SWR Symphony Orchestra Dima Slobodiouk (conductor) Florence Price: Concert Overture No 2 BBC Concert Orchestra Jane Glover (conductor) Beethoven: Sextet in Eb Op81b for two horns and string quartet Freiburg Baroque Grieg: Symphonic Dances Ulster Orchestra Pablo Urbina (conductor) Trad: Two traditional songs from Italy and Syria Katerina Papadopoulou (vocals) Hesperion XXI Jordi Savall Ukranian pianist Vadym Kholodenko plays Rachmaninov's Paganini Rhapsody. | |
Vivaldi From Les Arts Florissants | 20211221 | A sequence of Vivaldi's sacred works, plus Haydn from Simon Rattle, Britten from tenor Ben Johnson and Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite Les Arts Florissants bring a Venetian baroque celebration of faith from Paris, with his best-loved as well as less well-known choral works. Former Radio 3 New Generation Artist, tenor Ben Johnson gives us Britten's deeply moving take on the poems of Thomas Hardy. And, in the week running up to Christmas, where would we be without Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker? Presented by Ian Skelly 2.00pm Winter Words Ben Johnson, tenor Tom Primrose, piano Symphony no.90 in C Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Simon Rattle, conductor 3.00pm Kyrie in G minor, RV 587 Credo in E minor, RV 591 and other sacred works 3.45pm The Nutcracker, Suite No. 1, op. 71a Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra Mikko Franck, conductor Peter Cornelius The Shepherds Benjamin Appl, baritone James Baillieu, piano Sibelius Tapiola BBC Symphony Orchestra Sakari Oramo, conductor A sequence of Vivaldi's sacred works, plus Haydn from Simon Rattle, Britten & Tchaikovsky. | |
Wagner, James Macmillan And Ravel | 20190522 | ~Afternoon Concert with Fiona Talkington including a concert broadcast live from MediaCityUK, Salford. Tom Redmond introduces the BBC's Philharmonic's concert with conductor Martyn Brabbins and viola soloist Lawrence Power. James MacMillan: Viola Concerto Wagner: Tristan and Isolde - Prelude and Liebestod BBC Philharmonic Martyn Brabbins (conductor) Lawrence Power (viola) followed at 3pm by more from this week's celebration of some of Paris's leading orchestras. Ravel Piano Concerto for the Left Hand in D Bertrand Chamayou (piano) Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra, Santtu-Matias Rouvali (conductor) Live from MediaCityUK in Salford, the BBC Philharmonic plays Wagner and James MacMillan. | |
Wagner, Sibelius And Brahms | 20190617 | With Tom McKinney. Today's concert: 2pm: Wagner Lohengrin, Prelude to Act 1 Sibelius Violin Concerto Brahms Symphony no 1 BBC Philharmonic / Omer Meir Wellber (conductor) / Simone Lamsma (violin) c.3.25pm: Jonathan Dove Hojoki BBC Philharmonic / Timothy Redmond (conductor) / Lawrence Zazzo (countertenor) c.4pm: Copland Letter from Home BBC Philharmonic / John Wilson (conductor) c.4.05pm: Elgar In the South BBC Philharmonic / Vassily Sinaisky (conductor) c.4.27pm: Gerard Schurmann The Ceremony (suite from the film score) BBC Philharmonic / Rumon Gamba (conductor) Tom McKinney introduces a week of concerts from the BBC Philharmonic. | |
Wednedsay, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra | 20170322 | Penny Gore presents a week of performances from the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Minnesota. Today's concert is led by the German composer and conductor, Matthias Pintscher, combining recent works with 20th-century French classics. 2pm: Faur退: Masques et bergamasques, Op. 112 conductor Matthias Pintscher 2.15pm: Matthias Pintscher: Celestial Object I (Part I from 'Sonic Eclipse') Lynn Erickson (trumpet) 2.30pm: Charles Wuorinen: Megalith Peter Serkin (piano) 2.50pm: Ravel: Ma M耀re l'Oye (Mother Goose) conductor Matthias Pintscher. The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra plays music by Faure, Pintscher, Wuorinen and Ravel. | |
Wednesday, 21st Century European Concert Halls | 20170301 | Verity Sharp presents a week of concerts from 21st-century European concert halls, including highlights from a concert at the DR Concert House, Copenhagen. Today's programme includes Yuri Temirkanov conducting the Danish National Symphony Orchestra in a performance of Dvorak's Eighth Symphony. 2pm: Georgy Sviridov: Miniature Triptych Conductor Yuri Temirkanov c. 2.15pm Mussorgsky: Songs and Dances of Death Alexander Vinogradov (bass) c.2.40pm Dvorak: Symphony No.8 in G Conductor Yuri Temirkanov. The Danish National Symphony Orchestra performs music by Sviridov, Mussorgsky and Dvorak. | |
Wednesday, Alexander Ullman Plays Liszt | 20220302 | Ian Skelly presents another afternoon of live and studio recordings from the BBC performing groups, and performances from around Europe, including Liszt's First Piano Concerto with the British pianist Alexander Ullman and the BBC Symphony Orchestra, the Ulster Orchestra playing in Haydn and Linda Catlin Smith with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Plus music by Muffat from Ars Antiqua Austria in Vienna. Including: Tarrodi: Liguria Anja Bihlmaier (conductor) Muffat: Violin Sonata in D Members of Ars Antiqua Austria Haydn: Symphony No. 85 in B flat major Sinead Hayes (conductor) Coleridge-Taylor: Summer is Gone; The Lee Shore BBC Singers David Hill (conductor) c. 3pm Liszt: Piano Concerto No.1 Alexander Ullman (piano) Andrew Litton (conductor) Muffat: Blanditiae, suite No. 6 from 'Florilegium Primum Linda Catlin Smith: Nuages Ilan Volkov (conductor) Alexander Ullman and the BBC Symphony Orchestra play Liszt's First Piano Concerto. | |
Wednesday, Also Sprach Zarathustra | 20220615 | Ian Skelly introduces performances by the SWR Symphony Orchestra, including Richard Strauss's tone poem Also Sprach Zarathustra. Plus there's music by Messiaen, Franck, Korngold and Ruth Gipps, alongside highlights from the recent Beverley and East Riding Early Music Festival. Ruth Gipps - Chanticleer Overture BBC Philharmonic Rumon Gamba (conductor) Olivier Messiaen - Les Offrandes oubli退es, Alexandre Kantorow (piano) Teodor Currentzis (conductor) c. 2.20 Cesar Franck - Les Eolides BBC Symphony Orchestra Chris Hopkins (conductor) c. 2.30 Erich Korngold - Violin Concerto in D, Op.35 Fedor Rudin (violin) Yi-Chen Lin (conductor) 3pm Richard Strauss - Also Sprach Zarathustra Robert Trevino (conductor) 3.40 Duke Ellington / Juan Tizol arr. Wilhelm Kaiser-Lindemann - Caravan 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic The SWR Symphony Orchestra perform Richard Strauss's tone poem Also Sprach Zarathustra. | |
Wednesday, American Ensembles And Repertoire | 20170419 | John Shea with music performed by two orchestras mixing European repertoire with music from North and South America. The Minnesota Orchestra, under its Music Director, Osmo Vanska, offer Rhapsodies by Steven Stucky, followed by Prokofiev's Violin Concerto No.1 with Pekka Kuusisto as soloist, then Rautavaara's Melancholy from his Cantus Articus. The afternoon continues with the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, under the Mexican conductor Alondra de la Parra, in music from the Americas - Gershwin's Cuban Overture, followed by Revueltas's Sensemayက and, to finish, Arturo Mကrquez's Danz n No. 2. 2.00pm Osmo Vanska, conductor 2.11pm Violin Concerto No. 1 in D, op. 19 Pekka Kuusisto, violin 2.38pm Melancholy, from 'Cantus Arcticus 2.50pm Alondra de la Parra, conductor 3.02pm 3.10pm Alondra de la Parra, conductor. Minnesota Orchestra in Stucky, Prokofiev and Rautavaara. Plus Gershwin, Revueltas, Marquez | |
Wednesday, Andrew Manze Conducts Beethoven | 20221005 | Presented by Ian Skelly, with recordings of live performances from around Europe. Today's 3pm spotlight falls on Beethoven's Symphony No.2 recorded in Hanover with the NDR Radio Philharmonic and their chief conductor, Andrew Manze. Also in the programme, a beautiful motet by the French Baroque composer Michel-Richard de Lalande from the Early Music Days festival in Vac, Hungary, and performance by the period group Los Temperamentos at this year's Prague Summer Festivities of Early Music. Including: Lalande: O Filii et Filiae, S. 52 Purcell Choir Orfeo Orchestra Gyorgy Vashegyi, conductor c.3pm Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 in D, op. 36 NDR Radio Philharmonic Orchestra Andrew Manze, conductor Anonymous/N退stor Fabiကn: Cort退s Garz n Three anonymous pieces from the Codex Trujillo-Codex Mart퀀nez Compaက n, ca1788-90 Beethoven's Symphony No.2 with Andrew Manze and the NDR Radio Philharmonic | |
Wednesday, Bbc Concert Orchestra | 20170607 | Katie Derham presents an afternoon of music by the BBC Concert Orchestra including a new recording of the recently reconstructed ballet Callirhoe by Cecile Chaminade, and music by Hubert Clifford, a former BBC Empire Director of Music. 2pm Chaminade Callirhoe BBC Concert Orchestra, conductor Martin Yates c.3pm Clifford Dargo: A Mountain Rhapsody BBC Concert Orchestra, conductor Ronald Corp. With Katie Derham. The BBC Concert Orchestra performs music by Chaminade and Clifford. | |
Wednesday, Bbc Concert Orchestra Live | 20211208 | This week features live and recent concerts from the BBC performing groups. Today it's the turn of the BBC Concert Orchestra, live from Watford Colosseum with a programme including Scriabin's Piano Concerto with Radio 3 New Generation Artists soloist Alexander Gadjiev. Presented by Ian Skelly BBC Concert Orchestra - LIVE from Watford Colosseum Borodin: Prince Igor - Overture Arnold: Rinaldo and Armida, Ballet for Orchestra Maconchy: Two Dances from Puck Fair Rawsthorne: Madam Chrysanth耀me Suite Coleridge-Taylor: Dance Negre from African Suite Scriabin: Piano Concerto Op.20 Alexander Gadjiev (piano) Barry Wordsworth (conductor) The BBC Concert Orchestra, live from Watford Colosseum. | |
Wednesday, Bbc National Orchestra Of Wales | 20170426 | Penny Gore presents a week of performances from the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, including recent concerts and new CD recordings. Today features an all-French concert the orchestra gave last year at Venue Cymru, Llandudno, with soloist Adam Walker. Plus more from the orchestra's new CD of works by composer Bernard van Dieren. 2pm Bizet: Carmen - suite, arr. Beecham Poulenc: Flute Sonata, arr. L. Berkeley for flute & orchestra Faure: Pavane Op.50 Ravel: Ma Mere l'Oye - ballet Adam Walker (flute) Thomas Sondergard (conductor) c.3.10pm Dieren: Elegy for cello and orchestra Raphael Wallfisch (cello) William Boughton (conductor). BBC National Orchestra of Wales in music by Bizet, Poulenc, Faure, Ravel and van Dieren. | |
Wednesday, Bbc National Orchestra Of Wales | 20170621 | Verity Sharp continues the week of music played by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, today from St. David's Cathedral in Wales, with music by Stravinsky, Mozart and Mendelssohn conducted by Alpesh Chauhan 2pm Stravinsky: Pulcinella Suite BBC NOW Alpesh Chauhan (conductor) c.2.25pm Mozart: Violin Concerto No.5 in A major, K.219, 'Turkish Chloe Hanslip (violin) c.3pm Mendelssohn: Symphony No.5 in D major, 'Reformation Alpesh Chauhan (conductor). The BBC National Orchestra of Wales performs music by Stravinsky, Mozart and Mendelssohn. | |
Wednesday, Bbc National Orchestra Of Wales | 20170927 | Georgia Mann presents Afternoon on 3 featuring the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Today's programme features Mahler's mighty Sixth Symphony in a performance the Orchestra gave at Brangwyn Hall in Swansea. 2pm Mahler Symphony No. 6 in A minor Thomas Sondergard (conductor). The BBC National Orchestra of Wales perform Mahler's mighty Sixth Symphony. | |
Wednesday, Bbc National Orchestra Of Wales | 20171018 | Penny Gore continues her week of performances and recordings by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Today's programme features a concert the orchestra gave in Newtown in September. 2016 BBC Young Musician of the Year Sheku Kanneh-Mason is soloist in Shostakovich's Cello Concerto No.1, and Afternoon Concert's tone poem theme continues with Rimsky-Korsakov's Sheherazade. 2pm Glinka: Ruslan and Ludmila Overture Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No.1 in E flat major Rimsky Korsakov: Sheherazade - symphonic suite, Op.35 Sheku Kanneh-Mason (cello) BBC NOW Michael Seal (conductor). The BBC National Orchestra of Wales feature in a 2017 concert given in Newtown, Powys. | |
Wednesday, Bbc National Orchestra Of Wales | 20210217 | Penny Gore introduces performances by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales with music by Wagner, Schoenberg, Schreker, Eleanor Alberga and Weill. 2.00pm Wagner: Siegfried-Idyll Schoenberg: Chamber symphony No 1 in E major, Op 9 Schreker: Chamber symphony for 23 instruments Conductor Geoffrey Paterson 2.50pm Eleanor Alberga: Succubus Moon Steve Hudson, oboe Conductor Ryan Bancroft 3.05pm Weill: Lady in the dark overture Conductor Grant Llewellyn | |
Wednesday, Bbc National Orchestra Of Wales' 90th Anniversary Celebrations | 20180411 | From the band's beginnings as the Western Studio Orchestra in the Assembly Rooms Cardiff's City Hall, through the orchestra's adventurous tour in what was, then, East Germany, to its enduring three decade-long partnership with Conductor Laureate Tadaaki Otaka, Kate Molleson celebrates the BBC National Orchestra of Wales' 90th Anniversary with a week of Afternoon Concerts that explore the orchestra's role in Welsh musical life and beyond. Kate continues her journey through the orchestra's history with a this performance of Mahler made on tour at the Orchard Hall in Tokyo in May 1991. Plus we hear from Principal Conductor Mark Wigglesworth in music by Webern. Mahler - Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra Tadaaki Otaka (conductor) c.3.15pm Webern - Im Sommerwind - Idyll for Orchestra Mark Wigglesworth (conductor). Kate Molleson celebrates the BBC National Orchestra of Wales' 90th anniversary. | |
Wednesday, Bbc National Orchestra Of Wales In Afternoon Concert | 20180124 | Penny Gore presents a week of concerts and recordings from the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Afternoon Concert's tone poem theme continues with Smetana and Janacek, plus we hear from New Generation Artist, the soprano Fatma Said. 2pm Smetana: Vltava from Ma vlast Dvorak Mesicku na nebi hlubokem [O silver moon...] from Rusalka Strauss Allerseelen from 8 Lieder aus Letzte Bl䀀tter, Op 10; Morgen, Op 27 No 4; Strauss C䀀cilie Op 27 No 2 Janacek: The Danube Liszt: Hungaria, S103 Fatma Said (soprano) Llio Evans (soprano) Otto Tausk (conductor) c. 3.10pm Elgar: Cockaigne (In London Town) - overture, Op 40 Thomas Sondergard (conductor). Penny Gore presents a week of concerts and recordings from the BBC NOW. | |
Wednesday, Bbc Philharmonic | 20170412 | Penny Gore introduces performances by the BBC Philharmonic including Mozart, Elgar and Bruch's First Violin Concerto with Leila Josefowicz as soloist 2.00pm Mozart: Symphony No.25 in G minor, K183 Ben Gernon, conductor 2.20pm Bruch: Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor, Op.26 Leila Josefowicz, violin Andrew Litton, conductor 2.45pm Elgar: Falstaff, Op.68 Andrew Davis, conductor. Penny Gore presents the BBC Philharmonic performing music by Mozart, Bruch and Elgar. | |
Wednesday, Bbc Philharmonic | 20171011 | Tom Redmond presents recordings from the BBC Philharmonic, today including a world premiere performance of Raymond Yiu's 'The World was once all miracle' and Beethoven's Eighth Symphony. 2pm Beethoven: Symphony No 8 Raymond Yiu: The World was once all miracle Burgess: Symphony in C Roderick Williams (baritone) Robin Tritschler (tenor) Michael Francis (conductor) c. 3.20pm Elgar: Pleading Sir Andrew Davis (conductor). Tom Redmond presents as the BBC Philharmonic perform Beethoven's 8th Symphony. | |
Wednesday, Bbc Philharmonic | 20171206 | Tom Redmond presents a concert including Brahms's Fourth Symphony and a UK premiere performance of Caroline Shaw's 'Entr'acte'. 2pm: Beethoven: Egmont Overture Caroline Shaw: Entr'acte Brahms: Symphony No 4 in E minor, Op 98 BBC Philharmonic Joshua Weilerstein (conductor) c.3pm: Webern: Five Pieces, Op 10 c.3.15pm: Jesus Guridi: An Adventure of Don Quixote Juanjo Mena (conductor). Tom Redmond presents a BBC Philharmonic concert including Brahms's Fourth Symphony. | |
Wednesday, Bbc Philharmonic | 20180110 | Tom Redmond presents more performances from the BBC Philharmonic, including tone poems by Marx and Dukas; part of Afternoon Concert's tone poem theme, and music by Schoenberg, Webern and Berg. c.2pm: Schoenberg: Notturno Webern Passacaglia, Op 1 Berg Wozzeck: Three Fragments from 'Wozzeck Claire Booth (soprano) Simone Young (conductor) c.3pm: Dukas: The Sorcerer's Apprentice Manoj Kamps (conductor) c.3.12pm: Coleridge-Taylor: Two Novelletes, Op 52 Nos 1 & 4 Lee Reynolds (conductor). Tom Redmond presents more performances from the BBC Philharmonic. | |
Wednesday, Bbc Philharmonic Live At Mediacityuk In Salford | 20170614 | Penny Gore presents the BBC Philharmonic performing music by Copland, with conductor John Wilson, live from their home at MediaCityUK in Salford. 2.30pm An Outdoor Overture (Saga of the prairies) BBC Philharmonic, John Wilson (conductor) c.2.40pm Dance Symphony (from the music for the ballet 'Grohg') c.3.00pm Symphony No 1 BBC Philharmonic, John Wilson (conductor). Live from MediaCityUK in Salford, John Wilson conducts the BBC Philharmonic in Copland. | |
Wednesday, Bbc Philharmonic Live From Mediacityuk | 20180627 | Tom McKinney presents the second of this week's live concerts from the orchestra's home in Salford. Today Hungarian violinist Krist f Barကti performs Bart k's second violin concerto, followed by Brahms' second symphony. 2pm: Bart k - Violin Concerto no 2 Brahms - Symphony no 2 in D major Op 73 Krist f Barကti (violin) BBC Philharmonic Ben Gernon (conductor) c.3.20pm: Copland - Down a Country Lane John Wilson (conductor). Tom McKinney with the second of this week's live concerts from the orchestra in Salford. | |
Wednesday, Bbc Philharmonic Live From Mediacityuk In Salford | 20170628 | The orchestra is joined by conductor Martyn Brabbins and mezzo-soprano Jennifer Johnston for a live broadcast from MediaCityUK in Salford, including a performance of Wagner's Wesendonck Lieder and Kurt Weill's Second Symphony. Presented by Penny Gore. 2pm Richard Strauss Four Symphonic Interludes from 'Intermezzo BBC Philharmonic, Martyn Brabbins (conductor) Wagner orch Mottl Jennifer Johnston (mezzo-soprano), BBC Philharmonic, Martyn Brabbins (conductor) c.2.45pm Symphony No 2 BBC Philharmonic, Martyn Brabbins (conductor). Live from Salford, BBC Philharmonic under Martyn Brabbins in Strauss, Wagner and Weill. | |
Wednesday, Bbc Philharmonic Live From Mediacityuk, Salford | 20180425 | Andrew McGregor presents the BBC Philharmonic, live from its home at MediaCityUK Salford. Duncan Ward conducts an all French programme with Christine Rice as soloist in Ravel's Sheherazade, and a rare chance to hear Louise Farrenc's Symphony no.3 2pm LIVE from MediaCityUK, Salford Berlioz Overture, Roman Carnival Ravel Sheherazade Louise Farrenc Symphony No 3 Christine Rice (mezzo-soprano) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Duncan Ward (conductor). The BBC Philharmonic live from MediaCityUK Salford. | |
Wednesday, Bbc Philharmonic Live From Salford | 20171122 | Stuart Flinders presents a live concert from the BBC Philharmonic at MediaCityUK in Salford, featuring music by Lyadov, Sofia Gubaidulina, Ravel and Ibert. Our live 2pm Concert opens with a 'fantastic scherzo', Kikimora, a tone poem by Lyadov depicting witches. Kikimora takes its inspiration, and name, from a legendary female figure of Slavic folklore. The dark and moody orchestral colours make this piece both mesmerisingly menacing and harmonically haunting. Sofia Gubaidulina's powerful 1996 Viola Concerto will be performed today by former BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist Lawrence Power, before a visit to Spain for Ravel's colourful Rapsodie espagnole. Closing this afternoon's live broadcast, and continuing the theme of sunny climes, is Ibert's Escales ('Ports of Call'). Imagine a cruise round the Mediterranean, stopping off at Palermo, Rome, Tunis and Valencia ... Liadov: Kikimora Sofia Gubaidulina: Viola Concerto Ravel: Rapsodie espagnole Ibert: Escales Lawrence Power (viola) Ludovic Morlot (conductor). Stuart Flinders presents the BBC Philharmonic live at MediaCityUK in Salford. | |
Wednesday, Bbc Philharmonic Live In Salford | 20180314 | Kate Molleson presents a live concert from the BBC Philharmonic at MediaCityUK in Salford featuring music by the Spanish composer Juan Cris stomo Arriaga, with soprano Berit Norbakken Solset, followed by Copland's 'Short Symphony'. c.2pm: Arriaga: Overture, Los esclavos felices Hymen! Viens dissiper (from 'M退d退e') Erminie Symphony in D major Berit Norbakken Solset (soprano) Juanjo Mena (conductor) c.3pm: Copland: Symphony No 2 ('Short Symphony') John Wilson (conductor). Kate Molleson presents a live concert from the BBC Philharmonic at MediaCityUK in Salford. | |
Wednesday, Bbc Philharmonic Live In Salford | 20180418 | Tom Redmond presents a live concert from the BBC Philharmonic's home at MediaCityUK in Salford, featuring music by Prokofiev, Jolivet, Shostakovich and Haydn. 2pm: Prokofiev - Symphony no 1 (Classical) Jolivet - Concertino for trumpet Shostakovich - Concerto for piano, trumpet and strings Haydn - Symphony no 86 Simon Hofele (trumpet) Federico Colli (piano) Clemens Schuldt (conductor). Tom Redmond presents a live concert from the BBC Philharmonic's home at MediaCityUK. | |
Wednesday, Bbc Philharmonic, Live At Mediacityuk | 20210616 | Live from Salford, Jac van Steen conducts the BBC Philharmonic in Dvorak and Brahms. | |
Wednesday, Bbc Scottish Symphony Orchestra | 20170503 | Catriona Young presents a week of performances and recordings by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Today's programme includes a concert the Orchestra gave in Ayr Town Hall in March, conducted by James MacMillan. An Ayrshire Suite by Scottish composer John Maxwell Geddes is followed by Finzi's Clarinet Concerto with New Generation Artist Annelien Van Wauwe. And this week's Beethoven theme continues with his Second Symphony. 2pm Geddes: An Ayrshire Suite Finzi: Clarinet Concerto in C minor, Op.31 2.50pm Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op.36 Annelien Van Wauwe (clarinet) James MacMillan (conductor). With James MacMillan conducting the BBC SSO in music by Geddes, Finzi and Beethoven. | |
Wednesday, Bbc Scottish Symphony Orchestra | 20170524 | Katie Derham continues her week of performances by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Today's programme features a complete concert the orchestra gave at Glasgow City Halls in February. Mendelssohn's String Symphony No.10 is followed by Arnold's 2nd Clarinet Concerto with Radio 3 New Generation Artist soloist Annelien Van Wauwe. Plus Dvorak's lyrical 8th Symphony. 2pm Mendelssohn: String Symphony No. 10 in B minor Arnold: Clarinet Concerto No. 2, Op.115 Webern: Langsamer Satz [1905] for string quartet (arr. Gerard Schwarz for string orch) c.2.35pm Dvorak: Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op.88 Annelien Van Wauwe (clarinet) Alpesh Chauhan (conductor). Alpesh Chauhan conducts the BBC SSO in music by Mendelssohn, Arnold, Webern and Dvorak. | |
Wednesday, Bbc Scottish Symphony Orchestra | 20170920 | The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in works by Rossini and Sandstrom, as well as Beethoven's Fifth Symphony Presented by Verity Sharp 2.00pm Rossini: Overture - The Thieving Magpie Sandstrom: Echoes of Eternity Beethoven: Symphony no.5 in C minor, Op.67 Simon Johnson, trombone Christian Lindberg, trombone/conductor Martyn Brabbins, conductor. Verity Sharp presents works by Rossini, Sandstrom and Beethoven. | |
Wednesday, Bbc Scottish Symphony Orchestra | 20180516 | Penny Gore presents the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in concert at Sage Gateshead performing music by Beethoven, Ravel & Berlioz. 2pm Beethoven: Egmont - incidental music Op.84 Ravel: Piano concerto in G major Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique Op.14 Steven Osborne (piano) Yan Pascal Tortelier (conductor). Penny Gore presents the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in concert at Sage Gateshead. | |
Wednesday, Bbc Scottish Symphony Orchestra | 20210317 | This week features performances from the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Today's programme includes a concert given last month in City Halls Glasgow. Barry Cooper's completion of Beethoven's 10th Symphony is followed by an orchestral arrangement of Bruckner's Adagio, and Brahms' Serenade no.2. Presented by Georgia Mann. 2pm Mussorgsky Songs and dances of death, arr. Shostakovich for medium voice & orchestra Sergei Leiferkus (baritone) Martyn Brabbins (conductor) 2.20pm Beethoven completed Barry Cooper Symphony No.10 (1st movt) Bruckner Adagio from String Quintet, arr Skrowaczewski Brahms Serenade No.2 in A major Op.16 Alpesh Chauhan, conductor With music by Mussorgsky, Beethoven, Bruckner and Brahms. | |
Wednesday, Bbc Singers | 20171025 | Jonathan Swain presents a concert the BBC Singers gave last month in memory of John Tavener at St Peter's Eaton Square, London. The concert was bookended by the music of Tavener himself, including the UK premiere of The Martyrdom of St Stephen alongside Requiem Fragments. Requiem Fragments is preceded by Josquin des Prez's Qui habitat, the work that influenced Tavener's Requiem composition. Alongside works by Thomas Tallis and Thomas Crecquillon are pieces by 21st-century composers Matthew Martin and Nico Muhly. 2pm John Tavener: The Martyrdom of Saint Stephen (UK premiere), for choir, solo horn and organ Thomas Tallis: Miserere nostri Nico Muhly: Recordare, Domine Thomas Creczuillon: Pater peccavi / Quanti mercenarii Matthew Martin: Lamentations of Jeremiah Josquin des Prez: Qui habitat in adiutorio altissimi John Tavener: Requiem Fragments, for choir, trombones and string quartet John Tavener: Song for Athene Ben Goldscheider (horn) James McVinnie (organ) London Brass The Heath Quartet Peter Phillips (conductor). The BBC Singers in concert with music by John Tavener. | |
Wednesday, Bbc Singers And Bbc Symphony Orchestra | 20170517 | Works by Jonathan Harvey and Elizabeth Poston from the BBC Singers, plus Elgar's Violin Concerto from Rachel Barton-Pine and the BBC Symphony Orchestra Presented by Katie Derham 2.00pm Harvey: Forms of Emptiness Martyn Brabbins, conductor 2.10 pm Poston: Balulalow; Laudate Dominum; The Carol of the Crown; Song of Wisdom Richard Pearce, conductor Stephen Farr, piano/organ 2.25pm Harvey: How could the soul not take flight 2.35pm Elgar: Violin Concerto, Op.61 Rachel Barton-Pine, violin Andrew Litton, conductor. With the BBC Singers performing music by Harvey, plus Elgar's Violin Concerto. | |
Wednesday, Bbc Singers At The Bbc Proms Dubai | 20170329 | 2.00pm Voices from the Isles Petroc Trelawny joins the BBC Singers in the Dubai Opera House for a concert recorded last week during the BBC Singers' visit to Dubai. The programme is a geographical choral exploration of the diverse sounds and influences of music in The British Isles. The music celebrates the inspiration of traditional folk songs and musical settings of the great poets. Stanford: Three Motets Tippett: Four Songs from the British Isles Jonathan Dove: It sounded as if the Streets were running Warlock: 3 Belloc Songs James Burton (conductor) c 2.40pm Cowie: Lyre Bird Motet Grainger: Brigg Fair; Irish Tune from County Derry Jonathan Wikeley: Everything Stops for Tea James Burton (conductor). BBC Singers in music by Stanford, Tippett, Dove, Warlock, Cowie, Grainger and Wikeley. | |
Wednesday, Bbc Singers Perform Leonard Bernstein | 20180131 | Tom McKinney introduces a concert with the BBC Singers, conducted by Ragnar Bohin and recorded last weekend at St Giles, Cripplegate, as part of the BBC Symphony Orchestra Total Immersion series dedicated to Leonard Bernstein. The concert starts with Hashkiveinu for solo cantor, mixed chorus and organ; it's followed by his Missa Brevis for countertenor, chorus and percussion; then we hear Simchu Na for chorus and piano, Soldier's Song from The Lark for chorus and percussion, ending with his Chichester Psalms. This concert is followed by two tone poems performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra; first, Judith Weir Heroic Strokes of the Bow, with conductor Martyn Brabbins at the helm, and then Vincent D'Indy's Istar, this time with the orchestra under the baton of Pascal Roph退. 2.00pm Hashkiveinu, for solo cantor (tenor), mixed chorus, and organ Missa Brevis, for chorus, countertenor solo and incidental percussion Simchu Na, for chorus and piano Soldier's Song from The Lark, for chorus and percussion Chichester Psalms (chamber version) Ragnar Bohlin (conductor) 2.55pm Judith Weir: Heroic Strokes of the Bow Martyn Brabbins (conductor) 3.15pm D'Indy: Istar, Op 42 Pascal Roph退 (conductor). Tom McKinney introduces a concert with the BBC Singers performing music by Bernstein. | |
Wednesday, Bbc Sso | 20170405 | Catriona Young presents performances from the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, with a focus on the music of Walton and Beethoven. Plus a rare chance to hear the Piano Concerto no.4 by Roger Sacheverell Coke. 2pm: Walton: Spitfire Prelude and Fugue Martyn Brabbins (conductor) Coke: Piano Concerto No.4 Simon Callaghan (piano) c. 2.45pm: Beethoven: Symphony no. 7 in A major Op.92 Thomas Dausgaard (conductor). The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra performs music by Walton, Coke and Beethoven. | |
Wednesday, Bbc Symphony Orchestra | 20170712 | Ian Skelly introduces highlights from the BBC Symphony Orchestra's trip to the Kissinger Sommer Festival in Germany and some music from an award winning CD recording featuring the baritone Matthias Goerne Mendelsssohn: The Hebrides (Fingal's Cave) - Overture, Op.26 Sakari Oramo (conductor) Recorded at the Kissinger Sommer Festival 2:10pm Mahler/Berio: Frühe Lieder Matthias Goerne (baritone) Josep Pons (conductor) 2:40pm Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36 Recorded at the Kissinger Sommer Festival. The BBC Symphony Orchestra performs music by Mendelsssohn, Mahler and Tchaikovsky. | |
Wednesday, Bbc Symphony Orchestra | 20180214 | Kate Molleson presents a performance of Falla's El amor brujo, for which the BBC Symphony Orchestra was joined by the flamenco singer Maria Toledo. Plus the BBC Singers perform some recent choral compositions including works by Errollyn Wallen and Yumi Hara. 2pm Falla: El amor brujo Maria Toledo (Flamenco singer) Josep Pons (conductor) c.2.40pm Cevanne Horrocks-Hopayian: Ser (Love) Ella Jarman-Pinto: Heigh-ho, the Holly! Errollyn Wallen: PACE James Wilson: Lullaby James Wilson-Rhead: Sonnet 102 Philip Herbert: Sometimes I feel like a motherless Chil Sara Mitra: The Body Windows Shirley Thompson: Random Sequences Yumi Hara: Fortean Songs Wesley John (flute) James Morgan (conductor). The BBC Symphony Orchestra perform Falla's El amor brujo. | |
Wednesday, Beethoven At The Enescu Festival | 20230125 | There's a Scottish flavour to Ian Skelly's programme today marking Burns Night plus Beethoven and Franck from the 2022 Enescu Festival in Romania. Including: Beethoven: The Lovely Lass of Inverness Op108/8 Ian Bostridge (tenor) Vilde Frang (violin) Nicolas Altstaedt (cello) Antonio Pappano (piano) Schubert: Trio (Allegro and Andante fragment) in B flat, D471 Members of the Escher String Quartet JS Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV1068 Dunedin Consort John Butt (director) Franck: Prelude, Fugue & Variation Daria Parkhomenko (piano) 3.00 Beethoven: Triple Concerto in C for violin, cello and piano Op 56 Valentin Serban (violin) Jaemin Han (cello) Yeon-min Park (piano) George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra Ainars Rubikis (condcutor) Thea Musgrave: Loch Ness - A Postcard from Scotland BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Donald Runnicles (conductor) More performances from Romania and a tribute to Burns. | |
Wednesday, Beethoven's Eroica | 20210922 | This week, Afternoon Concert features the Akademie fur Alte Musik Berlin performing Brandenburg concertos by Bach and symphonies by Beethoven; today's his mighty Third Symphony. Plus music by Paul Wranitzky, and the BBC Singers perform Brahms. Presented by Fiona Talkington. Including: Wranitzky: Symphony in C minor, op. 31 ('La Paix') Bernhard Forck (conductor) Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G, BWV 1048 Brahms: 5 Songs Sofi Jeannin (conductor) c.3pm Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E flat, op. 55 ('Eroica') The Akademie fur Alte Musik Berlin perform music by Bach, Beethoven and Wranitzky. | |
Wednesday, Beethoven's Fifth Symphony From New York | 20230412 | Penny Gore continues her week of afternoons featuring performances from the BBC Philharmonic, the Ulster Orchestra and from some of the best ensembles around Europe and beyond, with a focus on Latin American music. The 3pm spotlight today falls on the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra as they perform Beethoven's Fifth Symphony with conductor Yannick Nezet-Seguin, recorded in February at a 'Concert of Remembrance and Hope' for Ukraine. Also this afternoon, the BBC Philharmonic plays Svendsen's Carnival in Paris, and there's Ruth Gipps's Horn Concerto played by Ben Goldscheider with the Ulster Orchestra. Plus, every day this week you can hear Latin American music from guitarist Yamandu Costa and accordionist Vincent Peirani, and there are performances from The Freiburg Baroque Orchestra and the Leipzig Cantorey. Including: Villa-Lobos: The Little Train of the Caipira (Bachiana Brasiliera No.2) Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Jesus Lopez-Cobos (conductor) Yamandu Costa: Franco Brasil Yamandu Costa (guitar) Vincent Peirani (accordion) c. 2.20pm Gipps: Horn Concerto, Op.58 Ben Goldscheider (horn) Leslie Suganandarajah (conductor) Schmelzer: Serenata con altre arie Freirburg Baroque Orchestra Wolfgang Newerla (conductor) c. 2.45pm Svendsen: Carnival in Paris Ben Gernon (conductor) Beethoven: Symphony No.5 in C minor, Op.67 Yannick Nezet-Seguin (conductor) Egberto Gismonti: Frevo Vincent Peirani (accordion & vocals) c. 3.40pm Schein: Gott, es ist mein rechter Ernst Concerto Vocale Leipzig Sachsisches Baroque Orchestra Gotthold Schwarz (conductor) c. 3.45pm Smetana: Vltava from Mက vlast (My Homeland) (arr. for harp) Anneleen Lenaerts (harp) Yannick Nezet-Seguin and the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra play Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. | |
Wednesday, Beethoven's Opening Gambit | 20211027 | Ian Skelly with more symphonic music making from Denmark, including Beethoven and Ethel Smyth and opera excerpts from Verdi. Including: Verdi: Overture - La Forza del Destino Tivoli Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra Audrey Saint-Gil (conductor) Brahms Double Concerto for Violin and Cello Wei Lu (violin) Misha Meyer (cello) German Symphony Orchestra Tomas Hanus (conductor) Reena Esmail: 'When The Violin Benjamin Hughes (cello) BBC Singers Sofi Jeannin (conductor) Ethel Smyth: The Wreckers - Prelude to Act 2 'On The Cliffs Of Cornwall Royal Danish Orchestra Thomas Sondergard (conductor) 3.00 Beethoven: Symphony No 1 in C Danish National Symphony Orchestra Christoph Eschenbach (conductor) Verdi: La Forza del Destino - Act IV 'Pace, pace mio dio' 'Invano Alvaro' Yana Kleyn (soprano) Jonathan Tetelman (tenor) Christoper Maltman (baritone) The Danish National Symphony perform Beethoven's First Symphony. | |
Wednesday, Ben Gernon Conducts Beethoven | 20221207 | Penny Gore introduces performances by BBC's ensembles and recordings from across Europe. Beethoven's Symphony No. 4 features as today's 3pm highlight, with Ben Gernon conducting the BBC Philharmonic, in a recent recording. Also, more recordings from L'Arpeggiata with Early Music repertoire recorded at the Baltic Sea Festival, and Louis Schwizgebel-Wang and Zhang Zuo play Brahms's 16 Waltzes, Op 39. Including: Khachaturian: Masquerade - waltz Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor Pietro Antonio Giramo: La Pazza Luciana Mancini, mezzo-soprano Christina Pluhar, musical direction, theorbo Peter Maxwell Davies: An Orkney Wedding, with Sunrise Robert Jordan, bagpipes Scottish Chamber Orchestra Ben Gernon, conductor Schubert: Piano trio in B flat major, D 28, 'Sonatensatz ATOS trio Bridge: The Sea - suite H.100 for orchestra: no.1; Seascape (Allegro ben moderato) BBC National Orchestra of Wales Richard Hickox, conductor Penderecki: Agnus Dei RIAS Chamber Choir Berlin Peter Dijkstra, director Andrea Falconieri: Brando (Il spiritillo) Alessandro Giangrande, tenor Beethoven: Symphony 4 in B? major, Op. 60 Brahms: 16 Waltzes, Op 39 Louis Schwizgebel-Wang, piano & Zhang Zuo, piano Ben Gernon conducts the BBC Philharmonic in Beethoven's Fourth Symphony. | |
Wednesday, Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique | 20220817 | Penny Gore presents another chance to hear the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and Ryan Bancroft in their recent Prom performing Gavin Higgins's Concerto Grosso, with the Tredegar Band, and Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique. Plus today's Proms Artists' Choice. 2pm Gavin Higgins: Concerto Grosso for Brass Band and Orchestra (BBC commission: world premiere) c.2.35pm Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op 14 Ryan Bancroft (conductor) The BBC National Orchestra of Wales and Ryan Bancroft plus Tredegar Band. | |
Wednesday, Bernstein's Suite From West Side Story | 20220914 | This week in Afternoon Concert Penny Gore features music from summer festivals around Europe. Today includes a concert given by the Zurich Chamber Orchestra at the Gstaad Menuhin Festival. Daniel Hope directs the orchestra in music by Mozart, Beethoven, Mahler and Bernstein. Plus more highlights from Les Ambassadeurs - La Grande ɀcurie at the International Sacred Music Festival, Fribourg. Presented by Ian Skelly 2pm Schoenberg: Notturno in A flat for strings and harp Daniel Hope (violin/conductor) c.2.05 Schubert: Auf dem Strom D.943 for voice, horn and piano Olena Tokar (soprano) Alec Frank-Gemmill (horn) Igor Gryshyn (piano) c.2.15 Mozart: Divertimento in F major, K.138 Daniel Hope (conductor) c.2.30 Beethoven: Cavatina from String Quartet no.13 in B flat major, Op.130 Mahler: Adagietto from Symphony no.5 c.3pm Bernstein arr Bateman: Suite from West Side Story c.3.20 Janacek: Capriccio for piano left hand and chamber ensemble Yuja Wang (piano) Mahler Chamber Orchestra Matthew Truscott (conductor) c.3.40 Zelenka Christe eleison from Missa Die Filii, ZWV.20 Coline Dutilleul (mezzo-soprano) Les Ambassadeurs La Grande Ecurie Alexis Kossenko (conductor) Music by Beethoven, Mahler and Bernstein. | |
Wednesday, Blomstedt Conducts Stenhammar | 20220309 | More music from women composers, as well as opera arias by Handel and Vivaldi Presented by Penny Gore Following on from yesterday's International Women's Day, we've a rare baroque aria from Bianca Maria Meda, as well as Vivaldi and Handel. There are two contrasting concertos: Carl Nielsen's Clarinet Concerto and a lyrical, turn-of-the-century work by Swedish composer Wilhelm Stenhammar 2.00pm Cari musici Hana Bla퀀kovက, soprano Hathor Consort Romina Lischka, viola da gamba and conductor Far | |
Wednesday, Brahms' Double | 20210929 | Penny Gore with music from orchestras and summer festivals across Europe, and recordings from BBC ensembles. Today, the BBC Philharmonic with Verdi, Brahms' Double Concerto for violin and cello with soloists Alexandra Soumm and Nicolas Alstaedt, Beethoven's Quintet in E flat major and Sibelius' Symphony No. 3, performed by Residentie Orkest The Hague and conductor Antony Hermus, continuing this week's focus on symphonies performed by Dutch ensembles. Including: Verdi: La forza del destino - overture Edward Downes, conductor Bassi: Fantaisie brillante on Verdi's 'Rigoletto Annelien Van Wauwe, clarinet Brahms: Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op 102 Alexandra Soumm, violin Nicolas Alstaedt, cello BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Matthias Pintscher, conductor c.3pm Sibelius: Symphony No. 3 in C, op. 52 Antony Hermus, conductor Beethoven: Quintet in E flat major, Op 16 Alec-Frank Gemmill, horn Maximiliano Martin, clarinet Pavel Kolesnikov, piano Peter Whelan, bassoon Robin Williams, oboe. Alexandra Soumm and Nicolas Alstaedt perform Brahms' Concerto for violin and cello. | |
Wednesday, Brahms In Brussels | 20220629 | Penny Gore with performances captured in the Low Countries, including Brahms's Symphony No. 3 played by the Brussels Philharmonic Orchestra and conductor Ilan Volkov, who also play Giuseppe Martucci's Piano Concerto No. 2, with Nelson Goerner as soloist. Also in today's programme, Sweelinck's Te Deum Laudamus with the Netherlands Chamber Choir, Br怀cker's medley on 'So ist Paris', Jacques Brel's Amsterdam, and Faur退's Apr耀s un rꀀve, all arranged for brass band and played by Salaputia Brass. And Arvo P䀀rt's Silouan's Song for string orchestra, played by the Flanders Symphony Orchestra. Including: Louise Farrenc: Overture in E minor No.1 Op.23 BBC Symphony Orchestra Fran瀀ois Leleux, conductor Giuseppe Martucci: Piano Concerto No.2 in B flat minor, op. 66 Nelson Goerner, piano Ilan Volkov, conductor Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck: Te Deum Laudamus Netherland Chamber Choir Peter Philips, director 3.00pm Brahms: Symphony No. 3 in F, op. 90 Heinz Br怀cker: Medley 'So ist Paris Jacques Brel: Amsterdam (arr. Urban Agnas) Gabriel Faur退: Apr耀s un rꀀve, op. 7/1 (arr. Peter D怀rpinghaus) Jeroen Berwaerts, trumpet, voice, conductor Arvo P䀀rt: Silouan's Song, for string orchestra Kristiina Poska, conductor Music by Brahms, Louise Farrenc, Giuseppe Martucci, Sweelinck, Br\u00f6cker, Brel and P\u00e4rt. | |
Wednesday, Brahms's Second Piano Concerto | 20230215 | Ian Skelly presents an afternoon of performances by BBC ensembles and orchestras from across Europe. Today at 3pm, Nikolai Lugansky continues this week's Brahms focus with his second Piano Concerto, joining Kent Nagano and the German Symphony Orchestra. We also make a visit to Renaissance Venice as Concerto Palatino performs sacred music by Andrea Gabrieli and Giovanni Battista Grillo, and experience a Night on Bare Mountain with Donald Runnicles and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Including: Rossini: La Scala di seta [The silken ladder] - Overture BBC National Orchestra of Wales James Clark, conductor Debussy: L'isle joyeuse Nikolai Lugansky, piano Mussorgsky: Night on Bare Mountain Donald Runnicles, conductor Mahler: Piano Quartet Movement in A minor Amatis Piano Trio Eivind Holtsmark Ringstad, viola Andrea Gabrieli: Eructavit cor meum, a 6 [instrumental version] Giovanni Battista Grillo: Exaltabo te Domine, a 8 Andrea Gabrieli: Jubilate Deo a 8 Bruce Dickey, cornetto & leader Brahms: Piano Concerto 2 in B flat, Op 82 Kent Nagano, conductor Nikolai Lugansky plays Brahms, plus music by Rossini, Mussorgsky and Mahler. | |
Wednesday, Bruckner With The Bbc Philharmonic | 20220720 | With Ian Skelly, and another chance to hear the BBC Philharmonic's first appearance at the 2022 BBC Proms, in a programme featuring James MacMillan's Viola Concerto with soloist Laurence Power, and Bruckner's towering 6th Symphony. Plus today's Proms Artist Choice. Prom 5 (first broadcast live on 18 July) JS Bach: Musical Offering - Ricercar a 6 (orch. Webern) James MacMillan: Viola Concerto Bruckner: Symphony No. 6 in A major(54 mins) Lawrence Power (viola) Juanjo Mena (conductor) The BBC Philharmonic's first Prom of the 2022 season, featuring Bruckner's Sixth Symphony. | |
Wednesday, Capu\u00e7on Plays Kreutzer | 20220622 | French violinist Renaud Capu瀀on takes centre stage, conducting Mozart and Schubert but also performing a recent orchestral arrangement of Beethoven's 'Kreutzer' Sonata by the Australian musician Richard Tognetti. There's also rare Ruth Gipps and more from Judith Bingham's 70th birthday concert Presented by Ian Skelly 2.00pm Elgar My love dwelt in a Northern land BBC Singers Owain Park Death on a pale horse BBC Philharmonic Rumon Gamba, conductor Visee Suite in D Elizabeth Kenny, lute Polonaise in B flat, D.580 Orchestre National de France Renaud Capu瀀on, violin and conductor Schumann Fantasiestücke, op. 73 Victor Julien-Laferriere, cello Angela Fandeeva, piano Bingham York Service': Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis 3.00pm Beethoven arr. Richard Tognetti Violin Sonata in A, Op.47 ('Kreutzer') Renaud Capucon, violin and conductor Divertimento in F, K.138 Renaud Capucon, conductor Renaud Capu\u00e7on in an orchestration of Beethoven's 'Kreutzer' Sonata by Richard Tognetti. | |
Wednesday, Concerts From Switzerland | 20170510 | Verity Sharp introduces recordings made recently in Switzerland by the Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra, under Markus Stenz, including Schumann's Second Symphony and Bartok's Viola Concerto with Nils Monkemeyer as soloist. The afternoon ends with the ensemble performing Dieter Ammann's most recent orchestral work, Glut. 2.00pm Schumann: Symphony No. 2 in C, Op 61 Markus Stenz, conductor 2.38pm Bartok: Viola Concerto Nils Monkemeyer, viola 3.00pm Bach: Sarabande, from Cello Suite No. 1 in G, BWV 1007 (soloist encore) 3.05pm Dieter Ammann: Glut Markus Stenz, conductor. Recordings made in Switzerland, with music by Schumann, Bartok, Bach and Ammann. | |
Wednesday, Dausgaard Conducts Nielsen | 20220608 | Penny Gore introduces a performance of Nielsen's 'Simple Symphony' from the BBC Scottish SO and Thomas Dausgaard. Plus, a bassoon concerto by Vivaldi from Frankfurt, music from John Williams's ninetieth birthday concert in Berlin, and the Latvian State Chorus perform music by the young Latvian composer Anna Kirse. Including: Vivaldi: Sinfonia, from 'La Fida Ninfa, RV 714 Frankfurt Radio SO Jean-Christophe Spinosi, conductor John Williams: Suite from 'Far and Away Berlin Philharmonic John Williams, conductor JS Bach: Trio Sonata in C minor, from 'The Musical Offering, BWV 1079 JS Bach: Wenn wir in h怀chsten N怀then Caf退 Zimmermann Anna Kirse: Carmen Sibyllae Sinfonietta Riga M?ris Sirmais, conductor c.3pm Nielsen: Symphony No.6 Sinfonia semplice Thomas Dausgaard, conductor Vivaldi: Bassoon Concerto No. 2 in A Minor, RV 498 Theo Plath, bassoon The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra perform Nielsen's Sixth Symphony, 'Sinfonia semplice'. | |
Wednesday, Dido At The Proms | 20220727 | Ian Skelly introduces music for the afternoon, including another chance to hear La Nuova Musica in Purcell's Dido and Aeneas from last Tuesday at this year's Proms. Plus music suggested by Ian's Proms guest and listeners' suggestions. Henry Purcell: Fantasia Upon One Note Z735 Fretwork Hector Berlioz: Royal Hunt and Storm from 'The Trojans Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden Bernard Haitink, conductor BBC PROM Henry Purcell: Dido and Aeneas Alice Coote - Dido James Newby - Aeneas Gemma Summerfield - Belinda Madeleine Shaw - Sorceress Nardus Williams - Second Woman Nicky Spence - Sailor Tim Mead - Spirit La Nuova Musica Choir David Bates, harpsichord/conductor Proms artist's choice from Alice Coote Alice Coote and James Newby as Purcell's tragic lovers at this year's Proms. | |
Wednesday, Diversity In Music | 20220202 | Tom McKinney and Linton Stephens introduce a live concert from MediaCity UK in Salford with the BBC Philharmonic with friends, celebrating diversity in music. This concert represents an ongoing project with partners at the Arts and Humanities Research Council and offers a rare opportunity to enjoy performances of music by Nathaniel Dett, Margaret Bonds, Julia Perry, Ali Osman, Kikuko Kanai and Joseph Bologne. Some of this music is being presented for the first time. The BBC Phil are conducted by Ben Gernon and the concert also features solo piano music performed by Clare Hammond and music for strings performed by the Levare and Elmore Quartets. Joseph Bologne: Sinfonia Concertante for two violins and strings in Eb op13/1 Zoe Beyers and Midori Sugiyama, violins Ben Gernon, conductor Julia Perry: Prelude Kikuko Kanai: 'Maidens Under The Moon Clare Hammond, piano Joseph Bologne: Concertante Quartet No 3 in C Levare Quartet Ali Osman: The Shepherd's Song Jennifer Galloway, oboe Nathaniel Dett: 'Barcarolle of Tears' 'Winter' 'Nepenthe and the Muse' 'Inspiration Waltzes' Joseph Bologne: Concertante Quartet No 2 in G Margaret Bonds: Montgomery Variations See also: 'Free Thinking' BBC Radio 3 and BBC SOUNDS 25th January and 8th February A live concert from the BBC Philharmonic and friends celebrating diversity. | |
Wednesday, Dvorak Symphony No 8 | 20220706 | The centrepiece in Ian Skelly's afternoon of music today is a performance of Dvorak's Eighth Symphony recorded especially for the programme by the BBC Philharmonic and Ben Gernon. Today's programme also includes: Fanny Mendelssohn: Overture in C National Symphony Orchestra Nil Venditti, conductor Giuseppe Tartini: Sonata in G minor `The Devil's Trill` Alexandra Soumm (violin) Aimo Pagin (piano) Anna Clyne: Masquerade Robert Schumann: Carnaval Shai Wosner, piano 3.00 Antonin Dvorak: Symphony No 8 in G Ben Gernon, conductor Eric Coates: `I Heard You Singing`; `By A Sleepy Lagoon` Kathryn Rudge, soprano Christopher Glynn, piano Caroline Shaw: Entr'acte for strings Ben Gernon conducts the BBC Philharmonic in Dvorak's Symphony No 8 in G. | |
Wednesday, Dvorak, Live With The Bbc So | 20221214 | Ruth Reinhardt conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in Dvorak's Fifth Symphony, live from the BBC's Maida Vale studios. There's also orchestral music from composer Louise Farrenc and the BBC Singers perform works Stravinsky and 19th century French composer Augusta Holmes Presented by Penny Gore 2.00pm Four Russian Peasant Songs Women of the BBC Singers James Weeks, conductor Overture no.1 in E minor Francois Leleux, conductor Handel Mi parto lieta sulla tua fede, from Faramondo Sophie Junker, soprano Concert de l'Hostel-Dieu Franck-Emmanuel Comte, harpsichord & conductor Pavel Haas Study for string orchestra BBC Symphony Orchestra strings Alpesh Chauhan, conductor Bach arr. Garcia French suite no. 2 in C minor, BWV 813 Thibaut Garcia, guitar Memento Mei Deus Hilary Campbell, conductor 3.00pm Symphony no.5 in F Ruth Reinhardt, conductor Ruth Reinhardt conducts Dvorak's Fifth Symphony. | |
Wednesday, European Concert Showcase | 20171129 | Tom McKinney presents a selection of the finest concerts from across Europe this week, celebrating 50 years of the European Broadcasting Union's music exchange - a free swapping service between European broadcasters. Today's focus is on the Czech Philharmonic in concert at the 2017 Prague Spring International Music Festival, including Strauss's Symphonia Domestica. 2pm: Arvo P䀀rt: Swan Song Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No 4 in G minor, Op 40 Strauss: Symphonia Domestica, Op 53 Lukas Vondracek (piano) conductor Kristjan J䀀rvi. The Czech Philharmonic play Strauss at the 2017 Prague Spring International Music Festival | |
Wednesday, Fenella Humphreys Plays Sibelius's Violin Concerto | 20230118 | Penny Gore with music by BBC ensembles and also ensembles from across Europe. Today, the Ulster Orchestra performs Sibelius's Violin Concerto, with Fenella Humphrys as soloist, under the baton of David Danzmayr. Also, string quartet music by Amanda Maier-R怀ntgen; CPE Bach's Symphony No. 1 with the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Richard Egarr; and music by Beethoven and Wagner. Including, Ella Macens: The Lake Angus Webster, conductor JS Bach: Prelude and Sarabande, from Cello Suite No. 3 in C, BWV 1009 Bruno Philippe, cello Beethoven: Musik zu einem Ritterballett BBC Philharmonic Juanjo Mena, conductor Amanda Maier-R怀ntgen: Allegro, from String Quartet in A Cecilia Zilliacus & Jannica Gustafsson, violins Ylvali Zilliacus, viola Kati Raitinen, cello Haydn: 6 Original canzonettas, Set 2 (No 2, The Wanderer) Elizabeth Watts, soprano Mahan Esfahani, fortepiano CPE Bach: Symphony No. 1 in D, Wq. 183/1 Richard Egarr, conductor 3pm Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47 Fenella Humphreys, violin David Danzmayr, conductor Byrd: Quomodo cantabimus Stile Antico Wagner: Prelude, Act 1 'Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg Orchestre National de France Andris Poga, conductor Music by Sibelius, Ella Macens, JS Bach, Beethoven, Amanda Maier-R\u00f6ntgen, Byrd and Wagner. | |
Wednesday, Fountains Of Rome | 20211006 | Tom McKinney with the best classical music performed by BBC ensembles and orchestras across Europe. Liszt's Second is today's Romantic piano concerto - with Alice Sara Ott in the soloist's hot seat. Also, a Mendelssohn overture from the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, a Strauss horn concerto from Madrid, a Corelli Concerto Grosso from the Netherlands Bach Society and Respighi's Fountains of Rome from the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Plus, there's Baroque vocal music from Capella Marianna in Prague and a highlight from last year's London International Festival of Early Music. Including: Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture, op.26 `Fingal's Cave` Richard Strauss: Horn Concerto No.2 in E flat Jos退 Chanza (horn) / RTVE Symphony Orchestra Juanjo Mena (conductor) Martinu: Na msu svatú zvonijú / Ave Maria [The Plays of Mary] Prague Philharmonic Choir Lukas Vasilek (conductor) Byrd: Ut-re-mi-fa-sol-la Mahan Esfahani (harpsichord) c.3pm Liszt: Piano Concerto No.2 in A Alice Sara Ott (piano) WDR Symphony Orchestra, Cologne Aziz Shokhakimov (conductor) Corelli: Concerto grosso in D, Op.6/4 Lucie Horsch (recorder) Lidewij van der Voort (violin) Siebe Henstra (harpsichord) Shunske Sato (conductor) c.3.30pm Respighi - Fountains of Rome John Wilson (conductor) Respighi's dramatic tone poem, plus music by Mendelssohn, Strauss and Corelli | |
Wednesday, Handel With Jordi Savall | 20210915 | Ian Skelly introduces an afternoon of great music specially recorded by BBC Orchestras, and ensembles from across Europe, including Riccardo Minasi with the Bavarian Radio Symphony in Haydn's 88th Symphony, and Jordi Savall directing the Styriarte Festival Orchestra in Handel. There's music from the BBC Concert Orchestra and the Ulster Orchestra, and a piece by the contemporary Swiss composer C退cile Marti. Including: Foulds: Sicilian Aubade BBC Concert Orchestra, Ronald Corp C退cile Marti: Wave Trip, for large orchestra Basel Sinfonietta, Jessica Horsley Handel: Dixit Dominus in G minor, HWV 232 Styriarte Festival Orchestra, Arnold Schoenberg Choir, Jordi Savall c.3pm Haydn: Symphony No 88 in G major, H.1.88 Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Riccardo Minasi Elisabeth Brusa: Simply Largo Ulster Orchestra, Daniele Rustioni Jordi Savall conducts Handel's Dixit Dominus in Granada. | |
Wednesday, Handel's Dixit Dominus | 20230222 | Ian Skelly with more performances from the Netherlands, Sibelius from the Ulster Orchestra and Vivaldi in Franfurt. Today's 3pm spotlight falls on the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir, who are joined by soloists at The Concertgebouw for Handel's Dixit Dominus in G minor. Vivaldi's Flute Concerto in G minor, 'La Notte', is performed by the recorder player Maurice Steger with the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, and Jac van Steen conducts Sibelius at the Ulster Hall in Belfast. Presented by Ian Skelly. Including: Debussy: Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra in G major Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano) Alain Altinoglu (conductor) A Scarlatti: Justitiae Domini rectae, motet a 4 in D Zurcher Sing-Akademie Florian Helgath (conductor) Sibelius: Sc耀nes historiques Suite No. 1, Op. 25 Jac van Steen (conductor) c.3pm Handel: Dixit Dominus in G minor, HWV.232 Louise Kemeny (soprano) Rosanne van Sandwijk (mezzo-soprano) Fabio Trümpy (tenor) Ashley Riches (bass) Netherlands Radio Choir Benjamin Goodson (conductor) c.3.35 Vivaldi: Flute Concerto in G minor, RV.439 La Notte Toshio Hosokawa Nacht - Schlaf, from Singing Garden in Venice Maurice Steger (recorder) Maurice Steger (director) Music by Debussy, Handel and Vivaldi. | |
Wednesday, Handel's Israel In Egypt - Part 1 | 20221102 | Penny Gore presents a week of Afternoon Concert, which over the next three afternoons features Handel's Israel in Egypt performed by the Zürcher Sing-Akademie and Freiburg Baroque Orchestra conducted by Ren退 Jacobs. Plus Dejan Lazi? peforms Mozart, and there's more from the BBC Singers' recent recording of French choral music. Presented by Penny Gore 2pm Maurice Ravel: Soupir (from Trois po耀mes de St退phane Mallarm退) (arranged for a cappella choir by Clytus Gottwald) Robert Hollingworth (conductor) Mozart Piano Sonata no.13 in B flat major, K.333 Dejan Lazi? (piano) Stravinsky Divertimento, from 'Le Baiser de la f退e Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra Francois-Xavier Roth (conductor) 3pm Handel Israel in Egypt, HWV54 - Part 1: The Lamentation of the Israelites for the Death of Joseph Robin Johannsen (soprano) Emmanuel de Negri (soprano) Alberto Migu退lez Rouco (counter-tenor) Jeremy Ovenden (tenor) Neal Davies (bass) Yannick Debus (bass) Ren退 Jacobs (conductor) Ibert Escales, symphonic poem Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra Alain Altinoglu (conductor) Music by Stravinsky, Handel and Ibert. | |
Wednesday, Haydn In London | 20211013 | Ian Skelly introduces specially recorded performances which take us from the concert halls of Berlin - Robin Ticciati and the German Symphony Orchestra Berlin with the music Haydn and Jorg Widmann, and Brahms from the Berlin Philharmonic - to the Edinburgh Festival, via Eindhoven in the Netherlands. Including: Copland: Fanfare for the common man BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Thomas Dausgaard, conductor JS Bach: Concerto in G, BWV 592 Benedictus | |
Wednesday, In Seven Days | 20211201 | Penny Gore introduces more recordings from the BBC's orchestras and from ensembles around Europe. Today, Marin Alsop conducts the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra in Samuel Barber's First Symphony and Thomas Ades's Concerto for Piano with Moving Image: In Seven Days, with Vikingur Olafsson. There's more from Philippe Jaroussky and L'Arpeggiata in Utrecht, and Karen Gomyo plays Bruch and Piazzolla at the Buxton Festival. Chevalier de Saint-Georges: The Anonymous Lover - Overture BBC Philharmonic Ben Gernon (conductor) Bruch Violin Concerto No.1 Karen Gomyo (violin) Piazzolla 6 Tango Etudes for violin - No.4 Music by Couperin and La Barre Philippe Jaroussky (countertenor) Christina Pluhar (conductor, theorbo) Brahms: Academic Festival Overture, op. 80 Bavarian Radio SO Aziz Shokhakimov (conductor) c.3pm Barber: Symphony No.1 Marin Alsop (conductor) Thomas Ades: In Seven Days - Concerto for Piano and Moving Image Vikingur Olafsson (piano) Vikingur Olafsson plays Thomas Ades's Concerto for Piano and Moving Image. | |
Wednesday, Ingrid Fliter Plays Mozart | 20220126 | Penny Gore with music performed by BBC ensembles and groups around Europe. Today, the first symphony by the Russian composer Vasily Kalinnikov, a contemporary of Tchaikovsky, played by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Also, Ingrid Fliter as soloist in Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 23, accompanied by the BBC Philharmonic. Including today as well the Baroque ensemble Arcangelo with works by JS Bach and the Latvian Radio Choir singing choral pieces by Eenvalds and Rachmaninov. Including: JS Bach: Auch mit ged䀀mpften, schwachen Stimmen, from Schwingt freudig euch empor, BWV 36, cantata Lydia Teuscher, soprano Jonathan Cohen, director Mozart: Piano Concerto No 23 in A major, K.488 Ingrid Fliter, piano Jac van Steen, conductor Marcello Bonanno: In Quella Parte Francesco Paolo Scola, clarinet Ulster Orchestra Michael Collins, conductor Kalinnikov: Symphony 1 in G minor Martyn Brabbins, conductor Eriks Eenvalds: Stars Rachmaninov: Bogoroditse Devo, from Vespers (All-Night Vigil), op. 37 - Rejoice, o Virgin (Ave Maria) Sigvards K?ava, conductor JS Bach: Allemande, from Cello Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011; Ich ess mit Freuden mein weniges Brot, from Ich bin vergnügt in meinem Glücke, BWV 84, cantata Music by Bach, Mozart, Bonanno, Kalinnikov, E\u0161envalds and Rachmaninov. | |
Wednesday, Katya Kabanova, Act 1 | 20220601 | Fiona Talkington introduces Act 1 of Leos Janacek's Katya Kabanova, from Rome Opera, with Acts 2 and 3 following on Thursday and Friday. Also, music from other ensembles from the BBC and Europe, including Edmund Rubbra Nature's Song and Elizabeth Maconchy's Piano Concertino, with soloist Simon Callaghan and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. The BBC Philharmonic plays Debussy's Iberia. Also, Saint-Saens Oboe Sonata in D, with Francois Lelelux. Including: Edmund Rubbra: Nature's song Simon Callaghan, piano Martyn Brabbins, conductor Andrea Gabrieli: Maria Stabat ad monumentum Giovanni Gabrieli: Inclina Domine Christina Kubisch: Two movements from 'Il viaggio della voce La Cappella Marciana Marco Gemmani, director Debussy: Iberia - from Images for Orchestra Juanjo Mena, conductor Saint-Saens: Oboe Sonata in D, op. 166 Francois Lelelux, oboe Emmanuel Strosser, piano 3pm Leos Janacek: Katya Kabanova - opera in 3 acts Sav뀀l Prokofjevic Dik j, a merchant: Stephen Richardson, bass Boris Grigorjevi?, Dik j's nephew: Charles Workman, tenor Marfa Ignat?vna Kabanovက (Kabanicha), widow of a rich merchant: Susan Bickley, contralto Tichon Ivany? Kabanov, her son: Julian Hubbard, tenor Kက?a (Katerina), Tichon's wife: Corinne Winters, soprano Vက?a Kudrja, a schoolteacher: Sam Furness, tenor Varvara, a foundling: Carolyn Sproule, mezzo-soprano Kuligin, friend of Vကna Kudrja: Luk Zeman, baritone Rome Opera Chorus Roberto Gabbiani, chorus director Rome Opera Orchestra David Robertson, conductor Elizabeth Maconchy: Piano concertino The first part of Janacek's opera from Rome, plus music by Rubbra, Debussy and Maconchy. | |
Wednesday, Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme | 20220330 | Fiona Talkington with music from around Europe. Today's offerings include the Dresden Philharmonic performing Richard Strauss's Le Bourgeois gentilhomme under conductor Marke Janowski, there's more early music with the Darmstadt Baroque Soloists, and Nils Lindberg sets poems by Christina Rosetti and performed by the WDR Chorus. Carl Maria von Weber - Overture to Oberon Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Fabio Luisi (conductor) Antonio Vivaldi - Sovente il sole' (Perseo's aria) from Andromeda liberata Sonia Prina contralto Alessandro Quarta (conductor) c. 2.20pm Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Flute Concerto No.1 in G major K. 313 Adam Walker (flute) Ulster Orchestra Nil Venditti (conductor) Rosetti Suite (1.Fly Away; 2. Remember; 3.Echo) Stefan Parkman (conductor) Ernst Ludwig von Hessen-Darmstadt Ernst (Seriously) - Bourree - Allegro 3pm Marek Janowski (conductor) c. 3.35pm Aaron Jay Kernis Musica Celestis KBS Symphony Orchestra Tania Miller (conductor) Music by von Weber, Vivaldi, Mozart, Lindberg, Richard Strauss and Aaron Jay Kernis. | |
Wednesday, Leif Ove Andsnes At The Bbc Proms | 20220810 | Another chance to hear Leif Ove Andsnes directing the Mahler Chamber Orchestra in a full programme of Mozart, including his Piano Concertos No 20 in D minor and No 22 in E flat. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Overture - The Marriage of Figaro Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 22 in E flat major Leif Ove Andsnes (piano) Pianist Leif Ove Andsnes is today's Prom's Artist and chooses a piece of Mozart chamber music that's dear to his heart. Our Listeners' Choice theme this week is 'Piano Concertos', and we enjoy a request for a favourite by 'the other Mozart' - Mozart Camargo Guarnieri. And there's a performance from the York Early Music Festival International Young Artists Competition every day this week, too. Today it's the London-based recorder ensemble with a selection of lively tarantellas. Presented by Fiona Talkington. Leif Ove Andsnes directs the Mahler Chamber Orchestra in a full programme of Mozart. | |
Wednesday, Levko Revutsky | 20220511 | Penny Gore presents an afternoon of recordings from around Europe, today featuring music by Ukrainian composers performed by the Polish Radio Orchestra in Warsaw, including Levko Revutsky's lyrical second symphony and music by the contemporary composer Aleksandr Shymko. Plus, Silvestrov pays homage to Bach, and the BBC Philharmonic play Dvorak. Including: JS Bach / Silvestrov: Hommage | |
Wednesday, Liszt's First Piano Concerto | 20220518 | This week Afternoon Concert features piano concertos and early music from Madrid. Today's concerto is Liszt's Piano Concerto no.1 performed by Yuja Wang with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Antonio Pappano. Plus the Nevermind Ensemble plays a quartet by CPE Bach and the Ulster Orchestra performs Michelle Castelletti's completion of the first movement of Mahler's Tenth Symphony. Presented by Fiona Talkington. 2pm Dvorak Othello - Overture Op.93 Antonio Pappano (conductor) c.2.15 Wolfgang Carl Briegel Courtly Dances Paduana, Balletto, Couranta, Galliarda Darmstadt Baroque Soloists Alessandro Quarta (conductor) c.2.25 Josquin Gloria & Sanctus, from Missa Pange l퀀ngua Stile Antico c.2.40 CPE Bach Quartet in A minor, Wq.93 3pm Liszt Piano Concerto no.1 in E flat, S.124 Yuja Wang (piano) c.3.20 Gustav Mahler [1860-1911]/Michelle Castelletti 1st Movt from Symphony No.10 Daniele Rustioni (conductor) Music by Liszt, CPE Bach and Mahler. | |
Wednesday, Live Rachel Podger And The Bbc Philharmonic | 20221116 | Ian Skelly is at MediaCityUK in Salford for a live performance from the violinist Rachel Podger, as she joins the BBC Philharmonic for music by Vivaldi, J.S. Bach, his eldest son W.F. Bach, and Hasse. c.2.30pm Vivaldi: Concerto for strings in C minor, RV 120 W.F Bach: Sinfonia in F J.S. Bach: Violin Concerto in E major BWV 1042 Hasse: Sinfonia in G minor Op 5 No 6; Fugue and Grave in G minor Rachel Podger, violin/director Violinist Rachel Podger directs the BBC Philharmonic in music by Vivaldi and Bach. | |
Wednesday, Martinu's First Symphony | 20230628 | Penny Gore introduces recordings from around Europe, and from the BBC's own performing groups. Highlights today include a recording of Martinu's First Symphony, composed in the Caribbean and United States during World War 2. Czech conductor, and incoming Music Director at the Royal Opera House Jakub Hrusa takes charge of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra in this recording from German radio. Also today, French horn player Martin Owen, the BBC Philharmonic and conductor John Wilson turn their attention to the music of Carl Maria von Weber. Meanwhile, Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra look to the music of the baroque era, and Barbara Hannigan sings and conducts the music of Maurice Delage. Including: Weber: Horn concertino in E minor, Op 45 Martin Owen, French horn John Wilson, conductor Jacob van Eyck: Malle Symen Yoshimichi Hamada, recorder, cornet, director Anthonello Delage: 4 po耀mes hindous Barbara Hannigan, soprano, conductor LUDWIG Ravel: Sonatine Steven Osborne (piano) c. 3pm Martinu: Symphony No 1 Jakub Hrusa, conductor Pisendel: Concerto in D major for multiple instruments Vကclav Luks, conductor Jakub Hrusa conducts the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra in Martinu's First Symphony. | |
Wednesday, Mathis Der Maler | 20230315 | Presented by Fiona Talkington, with more new recordings from the Ulster Orchestra. Today, Angus Webster conducts the orchestra in Hindemith's symphonic prequel to his opera Mathis der Maler, and Manoj Kamps joins them for Prokofiev's popular 'Classical' symphony. Plus music by Handel and Vivaldi from countertenor Daniel Carlsson and G怀teborg Baroque at the Valle Baroque Festival, and the BBC Concert Orchestra plays the second of Florence Price's orchestral overtures. Including: Handel: Spero per voi, from 'Ariodante, HWV 33 Daniel Carlsson, countertenor Magnus Kjellson, director Prokofiev: Symphony No. 1 in D major, Op. 25 'Classical Manoj Kamps, conductor Vivaldi: Cessate, omai cessate, RV 684, cantata Florence Price: Concert Overture No. 2 Jane Glover, conductor 3.00 Hindemith: Symphony, Mathis der Maler Angus Webster, conductor Handel: Cara sposa (Rinaldo's aria), from 'Rinaldo, HWV 7 Cecilia McDowell: Rain, steam and speed for orchestra George Vass, conductor The Ulster Orchestra play Hindemith's symphonic prequel to the opera Mathis der Maler. | |
Wednesday, Mayer's First Symphony | 20230104 | Ian Skelly presents a week of Afternoon Concert, featuring highlights from the Lucerne and Verbier Festivals. Today's programme includes Mao Fujita performing Chopin and Brahms, and the MDR Radio Symphony Orchestra in Emilie Mayer's Symphony no.1. Plus the BBC Symphony Orchestra on tour in Japan, performing Ravel with baritone Roderick Williams. Presented by Ian Skelly. c.2pm Rachmaninov All-Night Vigil, Op. 37 - Glory Be to God on High MDR Rundfunkchor Risto Joost (conductor) Chopin Nocturnes Op.48 No.1 in C minor Mao Fujita (piano) Ravel Don Quichotte | |
Wednesday, Mendelssohn In Italy | 20211103 | Fiona Talkington introduces an afternoon of live performances from BBC orchestras and other ensembles across Europe. Today, Fran瀀ois Leleux conducts the Orchestra della Svizzera italiana in Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 4, 'Italian'. The BBC Symphony Orchestra play the music of Louise Farrenc and Samy Moussa, the latter as part of this week's focus on living composers. From Freiburg, JS Bach's motet Komm, Jesu, Komm with the Windsbach Boys' Choir, and Emmanuel Ceysson is the soloist in Ginastera's Harp Concerto with the Prague Philharmonia. Including: Louise Farrenc: Overture No.1, Op.23 Fran瀀ois Leleux, conductor JS Bach: Komm, Jesu, komm, motet, BWV229 Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Martin Lehmann, conductor Berg: Violin Concerto ('To the memory of an angel') Frank Peter Zimmermann, violin Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra Alain Altinoglu, conductor c.3pm Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4 in A major, Op 90, Italian Dallapiccola: Piccola musica notturna Ginastera: Harp Concerto, op. 25 Emmanuel Ceysson, harp Emmanuel Villaume, conductor Samy Moussa: Orpheus for piano and orchestra Clare Hammond, piano Geoffrey Paterson, conductor Fran\u00e7ois Leleux conducts the Orchestra della Svizzera italiana in Mendelssohn's Fourth. | |
Wednesday, Mighty River | 20211020 | As part of Radio 3's focus on Black History Month, Penny Gore introduces the Ulster Orchestra in Errollyn Wallen's Mighty River and the BBC Singers in Joel Thompson's Seven Last Words of the unarmed, both in new recordings. The Ulster Orchestra also play Schubert's Fourth Symphony and Poulenc's Sinfonietta, and there's more from La Folia Baroque Orchestra. Including: Sullivan: Macbeth (incidental music) - overture BBC National Orchestra of Wales Rumon Gamba, conductor Joel Thompson: Seven Last Words of the Unarmed Owain Park, conductor Poulenc: Sinfonietta Jac van Steen, conductor Purcell: O, let me weep (The Plaint), from 'The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 Anna Prohaska, soprano Robin-Peter Müller, violin and conductor c.3pm Schubert: Symphony No. 4 in C minor, D 417, 'Tragic Errollyn Wallen: Mighty River Daniele Rustioni, conductor Errollyn Wallen's Might River and Schubert's Fourth 'Tragic' Symphony | |
Wednesday, Mozart's 'linz' Symphony | 20230419 | Ian Skelly presents live recordings from BBC orchestras and concerts around Europe. Today at 3pm, from a recent concert in Budapest, John Eliot Gardiner conducts the English Baroque Soloists in the symphony Mozart wrote during a visit to the Austrian town of Linz in 1783. Also this afternoon, Ryan Wigglesworth conducts the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in James MacMillan's requiem based on the story of Isobel Gowdie, burnt as a witch in post-Reformation Scotland. the Latvian Radio Choir sing more Latin motets by Bruckner, and the BBC Symphony Orchestra plays Elgar. Including: Liszt: Ronde des lutins, from 'Two Concert Etudes, S. 145 Raphaela Gromes, cello Julian Riem, piano James MacMillan: The Confession of Isobel Gowdie Ryan Wigglesworth, conductor Bruckner: Ave Maria Elgar: Serenade for string orchestra (Op.20) in E minor Edward Gardner, conductor Mozart: Symphony No. 36 in C, K. 425 ('Linz') John Eliot Gardiner, conductor Bruckner: O Justi R Schumann: Fantasiestücke, op. 73 John Eliot Gardiner conducts Mozart's Symphony No 36 in C, 'Linz'. | |
Wednesday, Mozart's Symphony No 40 From Salzburg | 20221221 | Penny Gore hosts an afternoon of music from the concert halls of Europe, including Mozart's Symphony No 40 from Salzburg, conducted by Riccardo Minasi. There's also plenty of festive music to get you in the Christmas mood, including recordings from seasonal concerts by Dutch ensembles, from the Amsterdam Sinfonietta to some of the country's best youth choirs. Including: Offenbach - La course en traneau (Sleigh Ride) Guido Schiefen (cello) WDR Radio Orchestra David de Villiers (conductor) Hugo Alfven - Julsang (Christmas Song) Sofia Vokalensemble Bengt Ollen (conductor) Hugo Alfven Dance of the Troll Girl [The Mountain King Suite] Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra Neeme Jarvi (conductor) c. 2.20pm Ralph Vaughan Williams - Suite for viola & small orchestra (excerpts) Timothy Ridout (viola) Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne Jamie Phillips (conductor) Andreas Anton Schmelzer - Victori der Christen Chouchane Siranossian (violin) Jonathan Pesek (cello) Leonardo Garcia Alarcon (harpsichord) Edward Elgar - A Christmas Greeting, Op.52 National Children's Choir of The Netherlands National Women's Youth Choir of The Netherlands LUDWIG (ensemble) Irene Verburg (conductor) Sibelius - 5 Pieces for piano, Op.75 `The Trees` Havard Gimse (piano) 3pm Mozart - Symphony No.40 in G minor, K.550 Mozarteum Orchestra Riccardo Minasi (conductor) Schutz - Der Herr ist mein Hirt [Psalmen Davids] RIAS Chamber Choir Ensemble Promena Justin Doyle (conductor) Ferruccio Busoni Nuit de Noel Marc-Andre Hamelin (piano) Penny Gore with an afternoon of festive music from the concert halls of Europe. | |
Wednesday, Much Ado About Shakespeare | 20211110 | Penny Gore presents a selection of music for the afternoon, from the BBC performing groups and European Broadcasting Union. Today features music inspired by Shakespeare by Sibelius, Purcell and Tchaikovsky. Plus a Swiss performance of Mozart's Piano Concerto No 23 with the young Russian pianist Alexandra Dovgan, and more from Jordi Savall's eightieth birthday concert celebrating the fusion between east and west. Presented by Penny Gore Including: Sibelius: Suite No. 2 from 'The Tempest Netherland Philharmonic Orchestra John Storgards (conductor) c.2.30 Mozart: Piano Concerto No.23 in A major, K.488 Alexandra Dovgan (piano) Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana Francois Leleux (conductor) c.3pm Jordi Savall: East meets West - A dialogue of the souls - excerpt Jordi Savall (rebab, soprano viola da gamba and rabel) Pedro Estevan (percussion) Purcell: Next, Winter Comes Slowly, from 'The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 Nikolay Borchev (bass) La Folia Barockorchester Robin-Peter Müller (director) c.3.30 Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Martyn Brabbins (conductor) Music by Sibelius, Mozart and Tchaikovsky. | |
Wednesday, Ndr Elbphilharmonie Orchestra | 20180404 | Penny Gore introduces more recordings featuring the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra. | |
Wednesday, Nielsen's Inextinguishable | 20221130 | Ian Skelly casts a thought towards the percussion section of the orchestra as he continues his week of great performances from Bavaria and beyond. The programme includes music from Nielsen, Rossini, Respighi and in his anniversary year from Xenakis. Edward Elgar: Scenes from the Bavarian Highlands op27 No 3 - `Lullaby` London Symphony Orchestra LSO Chorus Richard Hickox (conductor) Iannis Xenakis: Rebonds B Ad退lade Ferri耀re (percussion) Ottorino Respighi: Feste Romane BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Vassily Sinaisky (conductor) Vivaldi: Concerto for multiple instruments in F RV558 Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra Maurice Steger (director) 3.00 Carl Nielsen: Symphony No 4 'The Inextinguishable Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Antonio Pappano (condctor) Gerald Finzi: Eclogue for piano and orchestra Louis Lortie (piano) BBC Symphony Orchestra Andrew Davis (conductor) The Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra with a battle of the timpani from Denmark. | |
Wednesday, Orchestre National De Metz | 20220209 | This week, Afternoon Concert features performances from French orchestras - today it's the turn of the Orchestre National de Metz with music by Saint-Saens and Debussy. Plus there's highlights of a concert of early music given by mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato with Il Pomo d'Oro. Presented by Ian Skelly. c.2.05 Reynaldo Hahn Nuit d'amour bergamasque, symphonic poem Orchestre National de Metz David Relland (conductor) Rec 17/09/2021, Aresnal, Metz c.2.15 Antonio Cesti Aria Oronteei Intorno all'idol mio` din Orontea Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano) c.2.30 Benjamin Britten arr Steuart Bedford Death in Venice Suite BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Martyn Brabbins (conductor) c.3pm Camille Saint-Sa뀀ns Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, op. 22 Louis Schwizgebel (piano) c.3.30 Claude Debussy Iberia, from 'Images for Orchestra, L. 122 Music by Saint-Saens, Debussy and Britten. | |
Wednesday, Peer Gynt Suites | 20220316 | This week, Afternoon Concert features Scandinavian symphonic music - today it's the turn of Grieg's ever-popular Peer Gynt Suites, performed by the German Radio Philharmonic Orchestra and conductor Pietari Inkinen. There's also Weber's Second Clarinet Concerto played by soloist Nicholas Carpenter with the BBC Concert Orchestra and conductor Bramwell Tovey, and music from Delius, Purcell and Lehar. Presented by Penny Gore. Elizabeth Maconchy Proud Thames - Coronation Overture BBC Symphony Orchestra Andrew Davis (conductor) Clarinet Concerto no.2 Nicholas Carpenter (clarinet) Bramwell Tovey (conductor) Chaconne in G minor, Z.730 Concentus Musicus Wien Stefan Gottfried (conductor) Daybreak (Florida Suite) Franz Lehar Lippen schweigen, closing waltz from 'The Merry Widow Camilla Nylund (soprano) Maximilian Schmitt (tenor) Dresden Philharmonic Marek Janowski (conductor) Peer Gynt Suites 1 & 2 Pietari Inkinen (conductor) Pavane Franz Lehar Gold and silver - waltz Op.79 Music by Grieg, Purcell, Delius and Carl Maria von Weber. | |
Wednesday, Petrushka | 20220921 | Presenters by Penny Gore. Today, Stravinsky's Petrushka (1947 version) is conducted by Daniel Harding with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. The BBC Philharmonic play Galina Ustvolskaya's Sports Suite, with conductor Anja Bihlmaier, as well as Schubert's Rosamund Overture under Jac van Steen; plus music by Henry Purcell, and the Elias Quartet with Haydn, and pianist Barry Douglas plays the first of Schubert's 4 Impromptus, D. 935. Including: Schubert: Rosamunde - overture Jac van Steen, conductor Purcell: Hear My Prayer, o Lord, Z 15; Praise the Lord o Jerusalem, Z 46 Choeur Les El退ments Les Ombres Joel Suhubiette, conductor c.2.20pm Galina Ustvolskaya: Sports Suite Anja Bihlmaier, conductor Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem, Op. 45: IV. Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen, Herr Zebao Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra & Choir Daniel Harding, conductor Haydn: Quartet in E flat major, Op 64 No 6 c.3.00pm Stravinsky: Petrushka (1947 version) Schubert: Impromptu in F minor, No. 1, from 4 Impromptus, D. 935, op. posth. 142 Barry Douglas, piano Stravinsky's ballet music conducted by Daniel Harding | |
Wednesday, Pictures At An Exhibition | 20220119 | Ian Skelly introduces recordings of classical music from around Europe and from BBC ensembles. An overture from Fanny Mendelssohn begins the afternoon, played by the Ulster Orchestra who also feature in Ravel's orchestration of Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition, and music by Thomas Ades. Christopher Maltman is one of the soloists in arias by Verdi in Copenhagen, and members of the German Symphony Orchestra play Stravinsky's Octet for brass and woodwind. Fanny Mendelssohn: Overture in C Nil Venditti, conductor Arias from Verdi's Rigoletto and Il Trovatore Yana Kleyn, soprano Jonathan Tetelman, tenor Christopher Maltman, baritone Tivoli Copenhagen Philharmonic Audrey Saint-Gil, conductor R Schumann: Fugues No. 1 and 2, from 'Six Fugues on B-A-C-H, op. 60 Kremerata Baltica/Lettonica Gidon Kremer, conductor - but all shall be well Daniele Rustioni, conductor Enescu: Allegro in F minor for cello and piano Manuel Fischer-Dieskau, cello Cyprien Katsaris, piano c.3pm Mussorgsky/Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition Stravinsky: Octet Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition, orchestrated by Ravel with the Ulster Orchestra. | |
Wednesday, Rachmaninov's Third Piano Concerto | 20220105 | Presented by Penny Gore, including Kirill Gerstein in Rachmaninov's third piano concerto, a new concerto for trombone by Dani Howard, and recordings from Denmark including Peter Mattei and Chstiane Karg singing Mozart and Ravel's tribute to the waltz. Also, just before 3pm throughout the week, New Year New Music: Radio 3 presenters share the newest music that means the most to them. Including: 2pm Ravel: La Valse Danish National SO Vasily Petrenko, conductor Mozart: Crudel! Perch退 finora, duet from 'The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492'*; Hai gi | |
Wednesday, Radio France Philharmonic | 20171004 | Penny Gore presents the Radio France Philharmonic in a series of concerts and recordings. Today's 2pm concert features the orchestra with conductor Roger Norrington. Haydn Symphony No.103 caused great surprise with its unorthodox drumroll start, and today's Mozart piano concerto, No.23 in A, K.488, is performed by Japanese pianist Momo Kodama, who studied at the Paris Conservatoire. Plus the Radio France choir perform rare French choral music by Daniel-Lesur and Florent Schmitt. Haydn: Symphony No. 103 in E flat, Hob. I/103 'Drumroll Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23 in A, K. 488 Momo Kodama (piano) Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra Sir Roger Norrington (conductor). The Radio France Philharmonic in Haydn's 'Drumroll' Symphony No 103. | |
Wednesday, Rattle At Radio 3 | 20170913 | Penny Gore presents a week of concerts with Sir Simon Rattle conducting the Berlin Philharmonic. Today's performance took place last New Year's Eve at the Berlin Philharmonie. An exciting programme and a brilliant soloist - the Berlin Philharmonic's 2016 New Year's Eve concert under Sir Simon Rattle had all the ingredients to put the audience in a party mood. Daniil Trifonov stands out as the soloist in Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No. 3, a work of extreme virtuosity that demands truly outstanding skills of the pianist. Kabalevsky: Overture to Colas Breugnon Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30 William Walton, arr. Rattle: Orchestral Pieces from Fa瀀ade Dvo?ကk: Slavonic Dances, Op. 72 (selection) Daniil Trifonov (piano) conductor Simon Rattle. Sir Simon Rattle conducts the Berlin Philharmonic at 2016 New Year's Eve in Berlin. | |
Wednesday, Ravel's Piano Concerto In G | 20211124 | Tom Borrow is the soloist in Ravel's dazzling concerto performed with the Ulster Orchestra, with Michael Berkeley, Richard Rodney Bennett and Ravel also on the bill of fayre. There's also the final act of Emilio de' Cavalieri's early opera Portrayal of the Soul and the Body. Presented by Fiona Talkington. Ravel: Alborada del gracioso BBC Philharmonic Juanjo Mena, conductor Mozart: Fantasy in C minor, K.475 Pavel Kolesnikov, piano Richard Rodney Bennett: Aubade Rumon Gamba, conductor Emilio de' Cavalieri: Rappresentatione di anima et di corpo: Act Three Vox Luminis Lionel Meunier, conductor c.3pm Ravel: Piano Concerto in G Michael Berkeley: Romance Of The Rose Tom Borrow, piano Jac van Steen, conductor | |
Wednesday, Rite Of Spring | 20220803 | Penny Gore introduces another chance to hear the BBC Symphony Orchestra's recent Prom, as Martyn Brabbins conducts the orchestra in Stravinsky's Rite of Spring, and they're joined by Tom Borrow for Ravel's Piano Concerto in G. The Prom begins with a tribute to Harrison Birtwistle who died in April. Birtwistle: Sonance Severance 2000 Ravel: Piano Concerto in G major Xenakis: Jonchaies INTERVAL Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring Tom Borrow, piano Martyn Brabbins, conductor Martyn Brabbins conducts Stravinsky at the BBC Proms. | |
Wednesday, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra | 20170531 | Jonathan Swain continues a week of concerts from the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. In today's programme Antonio Pappano conducts the orchestra in Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto and Dvorak's New World Symphony. 2.00 Violin Concerto in D, Op. 35 Lisa Batiashvili, violin 2.36 Dvorကk Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 ('From the New World') Antonio Pappano. The Royal Concertebouw Orchestra performs music by Tchaikovsky and Dvorak. | |
Wednesday, Saint-sa\u00ebns Organ Symphony | 20220406 | Featuring performance by French orchestras - today it's the turn of the French National Orchestra, joined by Olivier Latry for Saint-Sa뀀ns' mighty Organ Symphony. Plus Strauss's Metamorphosen, and the UK premiere broadcast of the 5 Klavierstucke by Johanna Muller-Hermann. Presented by Ian Skelly 2pm Strauss Metamorphosen KBS Symphony Orchestra Sascha Goetzel (conductor) c.2.40 Johanna Muller-Hermann 5 Klavierstucke Hiroaki Takenouchi (piano) c.3pm Saint-Sa뀀ns Symphony no.3 in C minor, Op.78 Organ Olivier Latry (organ) Cristian M?celaru (conductor) c.3.45 Nicola Fago Alla gente a dio Diletta (Il Faraone sommerso) Jakub Jozef Orlinski (countertenor) Il Pomo d'Oro Zefira Valova (conductor) Music by Saint-Sa\u00ebns, Strauss and Johanna Muller-Hermann | |
Wednesday, Salonen's Piano Concerto | 20220413 | Fiona Talkington introduces Yeol Eum Son and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in a recent performance of Esa-Pekka Salonen's Piano Concerto, fusing French Baroque, science fiction, birdsong, jazz, and the great Romantic concertos. The Aris Quartet play Haydn, Elsa Dreisig sings excerpts from Mozart operas with the Basel Chamber Orchestra, plus music to open the programme from Anna Clyne. Including: Anna Clyne: Rewind Joana Carneiro (conductor) Haydn: String Quartet No. 27 in D, op. 20/4, Hob. III:34 ('Sun') Bizet: L'Arlesienne Suite No 1 BBC Symphony Orchestra Josep Pons (conductor) c.3pm Esa-Pekka Salonen: Piano Concerto Yeol Eum Son (piano) Koana Carneiro (conductor) Mozart: Excerpts from 'Cos쀀 fan tutte' and 'The Marriage of Figaro Elsa Dreisig (soprano) Louis Langree (conductor) Yeol Eum Son plays Esa-Pekka Salonen's Piano Concerto with the BBC SSO. | |
Wednesday, Schoenberg's Orchestration Of Brahms's First Piano Quartet | 20230208 | Penny Gore continues her week of Afternoon Concert with a performance of Brahms's Piano Quartet No 1 in Schoenberg's orchestrated version, with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. There are more Medieval pieces from Ensemble Celadon, and choral music by Schutz and Schein from the Leipzig Cantorey, and of course regular contributions from the BBC performing groups. Today, there's also music by Ruth Gipps, Schubert, Mussorgsky, Martinu and Julia Perry. Ruth Gipps - Song for orchestra, Op.33 BBC National Orchestra of Wales Rumon Gamba (conductor) Anonymous - En mai au douz tens nouvel Berenguier de Palazol - Tan m´abelis joys et amors et chans Franz Schubert - Polonaise in B flat major for violin & orchestra, D.580 Paul Guggenberger (violin) Ensemble Wien Modest Mussorgsky - Overture: Khovanschina Frankfurt Radio Orchestra Alain Altinoglu (conductor) c. 2.30pm Julia Perry - Pastoral for flute & string sextet BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Geoffrey Paterson (conductor) Bohuslav Martinu - The Rock Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra Petr Popelka (conductor) Heinrich Schutz - Ich hebe meine Augen auf, SWV.31 Concerto Vocale Leipzig Sachsisches Baroque Orchestra Gotthold Schwarz (conductor) Dur: 08'01 + no appl. 3pm Johannes Brahms orch. Schoenberg - Piano Quartet No.1 in G minor, Op.25 Alan Gilbert (conductor) Schoenberg's orchestral arrangement of Brahms's First Piano Quartet. | |
Wednesday, Schubert's Fifth Symphony | 20230322 | Ian Skelly continues this week of Afternoon Concert featuring performances from the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and from some of the great German orchestras. Today the German Symphony Orchestra, Berlin performs Schubert's mighty Fifth Symphony with conductor Kent Nagano, and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra plays Dvorak's Othello. There's more Buxtehude organ music played by Ton Koopman at the Holmen Church in Copenhagan, vocal music from the ensemble Voces8 in Hattersheim, and today's piece by Toru Takemitsu features the harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani. Including: Foulds: Isles of Greece, Op.48 No.2 BBC Concert Orchestra Ronald Corp (conductor) Alfven: Aftnonen Takemitsu: Rain dreaming Mahan Esfahani (harpsichord) c. 2.15pm Puccini: Crisantemi La Scintilla Orchestra Riccardo Minasi (conductor) Buxtehude: Wie sch怀n leuchtet der Morgenstern Ton Koopman (organ) c. 2.30pm Sibelius: Finlandia, Op.26 Latvian National Symphony Orchestra Tarmo Peltokoski (conductor) JS Bach: Concerto for oboe & violin in C minor, BWV.1060R Leonidas Kavakos (violin) Danish National Symphony Orchestra Eva Steinaa (conductor) 3pm Schubert: Symphony No.5 in B flat, D.485 Kent Nagano (conductor) Schiassi: A che si serbano Jakub Jozef Orlinski (tenor) Il Pomo d'Oro Zefira Valova (conductor) Dvorak: Othello Nuno Coelho (conductor) Kent Nagano conducts Schubert's Fifth Symphony in Berlin. | |
Wednesday, Schubert's Fifth Symphony | 20230712 | Fiona Talkington presents great concert performances from BBC ensembles and from across Europe. Today's 3pm feature is Schubert's graceful and sparkling Symphony No.5 with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, from Glasgow earlier this year. Mozart's famous Eine Kleine Nachtmusik serenade comes from the composer's home city of Salzburg, performed by the Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra at the 2023 Salzburg Mozart Week festival. And there's an electrifying brass band performance from the 2022 World Band Festival in Lucerne - Paul Lovatt-Cooper's Above and Beyond with the Black Dyke Band. Including: Richard Rodney Bennett: Serenade - Nocturne John Wilson (cond.) Faure: Sicilienne Andrei Ionita (cello), Lilit Grigoryan (piano) Paul Lovatt-Cooper: Above and Beyond Nicholas Childs (cond.) Mozart: Serenade in G `Eine Kleine Nachtmusik` Gemma New (cond.) Siobhan Cleary: Storm in Devon BBC Singers Grace Rossiter (cond.) Josef Suk: Fantastic Scherzo BBC National Orchestra of Wales Richard Hickox (cond.) Schubert: Symphony No.5 Teresa Riveiro Bohm (cond.) Caroline Shaw: Entr'acte for strings Calidore Quartet Borodin: Prince Igor - Overture BBC Philharmonic Gianandrea Noseda (cond.) The BBC SSO play Schubert's Fifth Symphony, plus Mozart from Salzburg. | |
Wednesday, Schumann's Second | 20211117 | Tom McKinney with the best classical music performed by BBC ensembles and orchestras across Europe. Tom continues his focus on great Romantic symphonies this week with Schumann's Second - Marko Ivanovic conducts the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra in a performance recorded in Prague in May. Also, Enescu from the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Renaissance music performed by the Youth of La Capella Reial de Catalunya, new music by Guto Puw from the Vale of Glamorgan Festival and music by Haydn and Malcolm Arnold. 2pm Georges Enescu - Suite No.1 in C major: Prelude a l'unison John Wilson (conductor) Joseph Haydn - Cello Concerto No.2 in D, Hob.VIIb:2 Luca Magariello (cello) Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana Alessandro Calcagnile (conductor) Carlo Gesualdo - O dolce mio martire [Madrigali a 5 voci, Book I, No.8] Jove Capella Reial de Catalunya Lu퀀s Vilamaj (conductor) Malcolm Arnold - Sinfonietta No.1, Op.48 BBC Symphony Orchestra Geoffrey Paterson (conductor) c. 3pm Robert Schumann - Symphony No.2 in C, Op.61 Marko Ivanovic (conductor) Guto Puw - Ultrasonic BBC National Orchestra of Wales Geoffrey Patterson Marko Ivanovic conducts the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra in Schumann's Second Symphony. | |
Wednesday, Shostakovich Violin Concerto | 20230405 | With Penny Gore. Today's 3pm moment falls on a recent performance of Shostakovich's Violin Concerto with soloist Karen Gomyo and the Santa Cecilia Orchestra, Rome, conducted by Semyon Bychkov. Also this afternoon, there are performances from BBC ensembles, including Wagner's prelude to Act 3 from his opera Lohengrin, and Doreen Carwithen's suite from the film Travel Royal, with the BBC Concert Orchestra. Also sacred music by Palestrina, Palestrina from Ivan Moody with The Breathtaking Collective and another piece of Holy Week music by Byrd. Including: Wagner: Lohengrin (Prelude to Act III) BBC Symphony Orchestra Jiri Belohlavek, conductor Palestrina: Missa Nigra sum Ivan Moody: O Archangels and Angels [2019] Carwithen: Travel Royal - suite from film Gavin Sutherland, conductor Byrd: Plorans plorabit The Cardinall's Musick Andrew Carwood Shostakovich: Violin Concerto in A minor Op 77 Karen Gomyo, violin Semyon Bychkov, conductor Zelenka: Lamentatio III 'Ego vir videns Myriam Arbouz, soprano Thomas Hobbs, tenor Benot Arnould, baritone Damien Guillon, countertenor and conductor Shostakovich's Violin Concerto in Rome, plus music by Wagner, Vivaldi and Carwithen. | |
Wednesday, Shostakovich's Ninth Symphony In Spain | 20220525 | Ian Skelly introduces more music making from Spain, including Shostakovich and Ravel from Madrid with the RTVE Symphony Orchestra, Pablo Gonzကlez and pianist Yeol Eum Son; and from Barcelona, the Casals Quartet playing Haydn. Plus the BBC National Orchestra of Wales playing Prokofiev. Including: Prokofiev: Love For Three Oranges (Suite) Thomas Sønderg倀rd, conductor Anselm Ferrer: Lamentatio - 2. Sabbato Sancto Cererols Choir Marc D퀀az, conductor Haydn: Quartet in D Op20/4 3.00 Shostakovich: Symphony No 9 Pablo Gonzကlez, conductor Ravel: Piano Concerto in G Yeal Eum Son, piano Pablo Gonz\u00e1lez conducts the RTVE Symphony Orchestra. Pianist Yeol Eum Son performs Ravel. | |
Wednesday, Sibelius And Pelleas | 20211215 | Fiona Talkington introduces performances from across Europe, including more music inspired by Maurice Maeterlinck's symbolist drama of forbidden love, Pelleas and Melisande. Debussy: Images BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Thomas Dausgaard (conductor) Ibert: Concerto for Cello and Winds Adele Bitter (cello) Members of the German Symphony Orchestra Johannes Zurl (conductor) 3.00 Sibelius: Suite - Pelleas and Melisande BBC Philharmonic Orchestra John Storgards (conductor) Falla: El Amor Brujo. arr. guitars Artis Guitar Duo Ravel: Rapsodie Espagnol The BBC Philharmonic perform Sibelius's incidental music to Pelleas and Melisande. | |
Wednesday, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra | 20170705 | Verity Sharp presents a concert from the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Plus a new work from the New Music Biennial as part of Hull City of Culture. 2pm: Messiaen: Offrandes oubli退es Conductor Daniel Blendulf 2:15pm: Shostakovich: Symphony No.5 Conductor Daniel Blendulf. The Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra performs music by Messiaen and Shostakovich. | |
Wednesday, Symphonia Domestica | 20230201 | Presented by Penny Gore, continuing this week's focus on the Czech Republic with recordings of live concert performances. The afternoon centres on a Czech performance of Richard Strauss' tone poem Symphonia domestica, a reflection on the composer's own domestic life which he so loved. It's played by the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra with conductor Petr Popelka, who also bring us a symphony by Haydn, and Milhaud's rarely heard first Violin Concerto with the soloist Martina Bacova. Also today, Steven Tharp plays the organ of Prague's Basilica of St James the Greater, we hear a beautiful grand motet by the French Baroque composer Michel Richard de Lalande, and Rumon Gamba conducts the Ulster Orchestra in a new recording of Britten's Courtly Dances from Gloriana. Including: Berlioz Hungarian March, from 'La Damnation de Faust, op. 24 Prague Radio SO Petr Popelka, conductor Dupr退: Carillon, from 7 Pieces, Op. 27 Steven Tharp, organ Rec. 25/8/22 Basilica of St James the Greater, Prague SM/2022/09/21/01 Haydn: Symphony No. 60 in C, Hob. I:60 'Il distratto c.2.30pm Britten: Courtly Dances from Gloriana Rumon Gamba, conductor Lalande: Quare fremuerunt, S. 70 Hasnaa Bennani, soprano Katalin Szutrely, soprano Nicholas Scott, countertenor Fabien Hyon, tenor Thomas Dolie, baritone Purcell Choir Orfeo Orchestra Gyorgy Vashegyi, conductor c.3pm R. Strauss: Symphonia Domestica The Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra perform Strauss's tone poem Symphonia Domestica. | |
Wednesday, Tchaikovsky's Fourth Symphony From Seoul | 20230111 | Pietari Inkinen conducts the KBS Symphony Orchestra in Tchaikovsky's Symphony No 4 in F minor. They are joined by Vadim Repin for Bruch's First Violin Concerto. Presented by Penny Gore Finnish conductor Pietari Inkinen leads South Korea's national broadcast orchestra in much-loved works by Tchaikovsky and Bruch, and there are appearances from Spanish guitar, French baroque and a Japanese take on Debussy 2.00pm Albeniz Asturias, op. 47/5, from Suite espaကola No. 1 Anabel Montesinos, guitar Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, op. 26 Duration of work: 23:59 min. Vadim Repin, violin Pietari Inkinen, conductor Marais Tempest Scene, from 'Alcyone Rameau Overture to 'Nas'; Tambourin, from 'Dardanus Holland Baroque Philipp Ahmann, conductor Debussy / Kotaro Kobayashi Clair de lune Kisekino Cello Ensemble 3.00pm Symphony No. 4 in F minor, op. 36 KBS Symphony Orchestra, Seoul Pietari Inkinen conducts the KBS Symphony Orchestra in Tchaikovsky's Fourth Symphony. | |
Wednesday, Tchaikovsky's Third Symphony | 20220420 | Penny Gore introduces music from BBC ensembles and other groups from around Europe, including Bach's cantatas performed by G怀teborg Baroque. Also today, Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 3 with J退r退mie Rhorer and the German Chamber Philharmonic, Mozart's Violin Concerto No. 1, with Rachel Podger as soloist, and Paul Ben-Haim's Fanfare for Israel with the BBC Philharmonic. Including: Paul Ben-Haim: Fanfare for Israel Omer Meir Wellber, conductor JS Bach: excerpts from cantatas - Lob sei Gott, from 'Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 62 Sofia Niklasson, soprano; Amanda Flodin, alto; Carl Unander-Scharin, tenor; Karl Peter Eriksson, bass Willkommen, werter Schatz, from Schwingt freudig euch empor, BWV 36 Tausendfaches Unglück, Schrecken, from 'Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele, BWV 143 Gott hat alles wohlgemacht, from 'Geist und Seele wird verwirret, BWV 35 Freu dich sehr, o meine Seele, from 'Wir müssen durch viel Trübsal BWV 146 Magnus Kjellson, claviorgan, leader Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 1 in B flat major, K 207 Rachel Podger, violin BBC National Orchestra of Wales R. Schumann: Marchenerzahlungen, Op. 132 Annelien Van Wauwe, clarinet Eivind Ringstad, viola Pavel Kolesnikov, piano c.3pm Tchaikovsky: Symphony 3 in D major, Op. 29 J退r退mie Rhorer, conductor Saint-Saens: Fantaisie No. 2 in D flat, op. 101 Nathan Laube, organ The German Chamber Philharmonic play Tchaikovsky's Symphony No 3, plus Bach in Gothenburg. | |
Wednesday, The Bbc Philharmonic Live From Mediacityuk Salford | 20180207 | Tom Redmond presents the BBC Philharmonic LIVE from their home at MediaCityUK Salford. John Storgards conducts the orchestra in a programme of music by the modernist American composer George Antheil, including his 3rd Symphony, the American. 2pm Antheil: Hot-Time Dance; Archipelago; Spectre of the Rose - waltz; Symphony No 3 (American) John Storgards (conductor). | |
Wednesday, The Bbc Scottish Symphony Orchestra | 20180307 | Jonathan Swain introduces a concert of music from Hungary given by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. 2pm Kodကly: Summer evening Bart k: Violin Concerto No 1 Bart k: Rhapsody No 2 (arr. for violin & orchestra) Bart k: The Miraculous Mandarin Today's afternoon concert was recorded in Glasgow last month, and featured works by two titans of Hungarian music: Zoltကn Kodကly and B退la Bart k. The Hungarian violinist Barnabကs Kelemen brings a countryman's understanding to Bart k's First Violin Concerto, with its powerful and plaintive melodies. There's also a chance to hear the orchestral arrangement of Bart k's Second Rhapsody (originally for violin and piano), and music from the score to his controversial ballet The Miraculous Mandarin. Jonathan Swain introduces a concert by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. | |
Wednesday, The Best Of 2017, Bbc Philharmonic | 20171227 | Jonathan Swain continues the Best of 2017 from the BBC performing groups. Today features a concert the BBC Philharmonic gave on tour in Santander. Juan Floristan joins the orchestra for Rachmaninov's ever-popular Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini, and the orchestra take centre stage in Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique. 2pm Beethoven: Egmont - incidental music, Op 84: Overture Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op 43, for piano and orchestra Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op 14 Juan Floristan (piano) Juanjo Mena (conductor). The Best of 2017 from the BBC performing groups. Featuring the BBC Philharmonic. | |
Wednesday, The Emperor | 20220112 | This week Afternoon Concert celebrates Beethoven concertos with a different one each day at 3pm - today it's the Fifth, 'Emperor', with soloist Martin Helmchen and the Danish National Symphony Orchestra. Plus a symphony by Stravinsky's piano teacher, Leokadiya Kashperova, and Mozart arias arranged for oboe and orchestra performed by Francois Leleux and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Presented by Ian Skelly. c.2pm Symphony in B minor, Op 4 BBC Concert Orchestra Jane Glover (conductor) Beethoven Piano Concerto no.5 in E flat major, Op.73 (Emperor) Martin Helmchen (piano) Petr Popelka (conductor) c.3.38 Mozart Arias from the Magic Flute and Don Giovanni Francois Leleux (oboe) Martin Helmschen performs Beethoven's Fifth Piano Concerto. | |
Wednesday, The Ulster Orchestra | 20180321 | Penny Gore showcases some of the Ulster Orchestra's most recent recordings. Today's programme includes descriptive works by Dukas and Debussy and concludes with Ravel's dazzling evocation of gliding dancers, warped and transmuted into something rather more sinister in his La valse. 2pm Dukas - The Sorcerer's Apprentice Dutilleux - Tout un monde lointain Debussy - La mer Ravel - La valse Alisa Weilerstein (cello) Rafael Payare (conductor). Penny Gore showcases the Ulster Orchestra performing Dukas, Debussy and Ravel's La valse. | |
Wednesday, The Ulster Orchestra Live With Music, By Mendelssohn And Liszt | 20171213 | ~Afternoon Concert continues its week of live performances from the BBC performing groups. Today live from the Ulster Hall, Belfast, the Ulster Orchestra, conducted by Olari Elts, with Mendelssohn's Overture to Camacho's Wedding, followed by two pieces by Liszt. First, his tone poem Totentanz, with pianist Lauma Skride as soloist, and then The Black Gondola, in a version orchestrated by John Adams. The concert ends again with Mendelssohn and his Incidental Music to A Midsummer Night's Dream. 2.00pmPresented by John Toal LIVE from Ulster Hall, Belfast Mendelssohn: Overture to Camacho's Wedding Liszt: Totentanz - tone poem Liszt (orch. John Adams): The Black Gondola Mendelssohn: Incidental Music to A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61 Lauma Skride (piano) Olari Elts (conductor). Live from Ulster Hall, Belfast, the Ulster Orchestra with music by Mendelssohn and Liszt. | |
Wednesday, Thielemann Conducts Schumann And Strauss | 20220323 | Christian Thielemann conducts the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra in works by Schumann and Strauss; there's also early music from the Freiberg Baroque and a recent work by Victoria Borisova-Ollas Presented by Ian Skelly 2.00pm Jean de Cambefort Excerpts from 'Ballet royal de la nuit Nicolaus Adam Strungk Sonata | |
Wednesday, Ulster Orchestra | 20170315 | Ian Skelly showcases some of the Ulster Orchestra's most recent recordings. Today's programme continues Afternoon on 3's British music season with works by Butterworth and Vaughan Williams. 2pm Haydn: Symphony No.44 in E minor, Hob.I/44: 'Trauer Jac van Steen (conductor) 2.25pm Mozart: Ah Lo Previdi Ah t'invola, K.272 Ailish Tynan (soprano) 2.40pm Butterworth: Second English Idyll Andrew Gourlay (conductor) 2.45pm Vaughan Williams: Symphony No.3, 'Pastoral Sarah Fox (soprano) Andrew Gourlay (conductor). With Ian Skelly. Ulster Orchestra in Haydn, Mozart, Butterworth and Vaughan Williams. | |
Wednesday, Vaughan Williams 150: Ravel, Teacher | 20221012 | With Ian Skelly, in a week celebrating Vaughan Williams at 150, with music by the anniversary composer himself alongside those who influenced him, his friends, contemporaries and students. Featuring recordings of live performances from around Europe and the BBC ensembles. Today, from this summer's Granada Festival, we hear performances of music by Ravel, Vaughan Williams' teacher in Paris - his Tombeau de Couperin and the Piano Concerto in G with soloist Martha Argerich - plus music by two other composers he admired, Elgar and D'Indy. Ravel: Rapsodie Espagnole: no. 4 Feria (arr. Peter Sadlo) Martha Argerich, piano Nelson Freire, piano Peter Sadlo, percussion Edgar Guggeis, percussion Vaughan Williams: 5 Variants of 'Dives and Lazarus BBC National Orchestra of Wales Lesley Hatfield, conductor c.2.30pm Elgar: In the south (Alassio) - overture (Op.50) BBC Symphony Orchestra Jiri Belohlavek, conductor D'Indy: Lied Op.19 for viola or cello and orchestra Lawrence Power, viola Thierry Fischer, conductor c.3pm Ravel Piano Concerto in G Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra Charles Dutoit, conductor Ravel: Tombeau de Couperin Martha Argerich plays Ravel at the Granada Festival. | |
Wednesday: Bbc Philharmonic | 20181128 | Bartok, Haydn, and Tansy Davies from live recordings by the BBC Philharmonic. Presented by Tom McKinney. We'll hear Bartok's Viola Concerto, left unfinished at the time of his death, a Holst work believed to be influenced by Hinduism, and a Tansy Davies piece inspired by 'grey steam and black oil, metal teeth spinning and biting, and power forced out through circular motion'. 2.00pm Symphony No 68 in B flat Eivind Holtsmark Ringstad, viola Symphony No 61 in D Clemens Schuldt, conductor Invocation Andrew Davis, conductor Guy Johnston, cello kingpin Antony Hermus, conductor Live recordings of the BBC Philharmonic performing Bartok, Haydn and Tansy Davies. | |
Wednesday: Mahler's Ninth Symphony | 20180912 | Tom Redmond continues this week's Belgian theme with Mahler's Ninth Symphony recorded at the Klarafestival in Brussels. Daniel Harding conducts the Orchestre de Paris. The symphony was Mahler's final completed symphonic work. Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 9 Daniel Harding, conductor Mahler's Symphony No 9 in D recorded at the Klarafestival in Brussels | |
Weinberg Cello Concerto | 20230605 | Fiona Talkington presents concert performances from across Europe. Today's 3pm highlight is Weinberg's Cello Concerto performed by Edgar Moreau. Also today, performances by the King's Singers at the 2022 Montpelier Festival, Mozart's youthful bassoon concerto with Camerata Salzburg, an arrangement of Bach's mighty violin Chaconne for marimba, and Sibelius's Symphony No.3 in a performance from Kiel in Germany. Including: Elgar: Salut d'amour Edgar Moreau (cello), Pierre-Yves Hodique (piano) Nielsen: Pan and Syrinx Danish National Symphony Orchestra Fabio Luisi (conductor) Joby Talbot: The Wishing Tree Mozart: Bassoon Concerto Riccardo Terzo (bassoon) Ton Koopman (conductor) JS Bach arr. Vassileva: Chaconne, from Partita No.2 in D minor, BWV 1004 Viviane Vassileva (marimba) c3pm Weinberg: Cello Concerto Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra Andres Orozco-Estrada (conductor) Trad. Arr. David Overton: Loch Lomond Trad. Arr. Peter Knight: Danny Boy c3.50 Sibelius: Symphony No.3 Kiel Philharmonic Orchestra Emilia Hoving (conductor) Edgar Moreau performs Weinberg's Cello Concerto, plus Mozart from Salzburg. | |
When Is A Symphony Not A Symphony? | 20200513 | Composed in the shadow of the Second World War, Britten's Sinfonia da Requiem opens Dalia Stasevska's first concert at the Barbican as the BBC Symphony Orchestra's principal guest conductor, recorded in October last year. She herself put together this programme of 'symphonies' in name only. The BBC Symphony Orchestra is joined by the BBC Singers in Stravinsky's Symphony of Psalms - a devout musical gesture, re-imagining religious rituals on a symphonic scale. And the orchestra conclude with one of the greatest tests of the conductor's art, Rachmaninov's exhilarating Symphonic Dances; composed in America in 1940 just three years before his death, it pulses with rhythmic energy, embracing jazz, plainchant and the waltz. 2pm Britten: Sinfonia da requiem, Op.20 Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances Dalia Stasevska (conductor) Dalia Stasevska's debut as principal guest conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra. | |
Winter Daydreams | 20201221 | Music for Advent and winter from the BBC Singers and the BBC Symphony Orchestra with Alexander Vedernikov, featuring Tchaikovsky's First Symphony, which he called 'Winter Daydreams', as part of BBC Radio 3's Light in the Darkness season. The programme begins with an all-Russian concert by the BBC Symphony Orchestra and conductor Alexander Vedernikov, who sadly died recently at the age of 56 as a result of Covid-19. Plus choral music for Advent by Michael Praetorius and Heinrich Schütz performed by the BBC Singers with conductor Justin Doyle. Sviridov: Suite from The Blizzard Rachmaninov: Paganini Variations with Andrei Korobeinikov (piano) Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 1 'Winter Daydreams c. 3.40pm German Baroque choral music for Advent from the BBC Singers and conductor Justin Doyle c. 4.10pm Detlev Glanert: 4 Fantasies, Op.15 William Bracken (piano) This series of Afternoon Concert featuring the BBC Symphony Orchestra and BBC Singers as part of BBC Radio 3's Light in the Darkness season continues tomorrow with a live BBC Singers concert of contemporary carols, while the BBC SO take us to the top of a mountain and to paradise. On Wednesday, Professor Brian Cox joins the BBC SO to explore The Symphonic Universe, and on Christmas Eve, the BBC SO and Singers celebrate the divine wonder of childhood in music by Berlioz and Finzi. Music for Advent and winter from the BBC Singers and the BBC SO with Alexander Vedernikov | |
Witches, Wardrobes And Wonderlands | 20201211 | Penny Gore introduces a celebration of the BBC Orchestras. Today, Georgia Mann presents a concert in which the BBC Concert Orchestra performs live at the Watford Colosseum. Shirley Thompson: Wildfire Gerald Finzi: Farewell to Arms, Op. 9 Jocelyn Pook: Wonderland Einojuhani Rautavaara: Lintukoto (Isle of Bliss) Gerald Finzi: Two Sonnets, Op. 12 John McCabe: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Suite Alessandro Fisher, tenor Anna-Maria Helsing, conductor Followed by Malcolm Arnold's one act opera The Dancing Master, unperformed in the composer's lifetime, but described by one critic as 'an absolute zinger' of a score. John Andrews conducts the BBC Concert Orchestra. A fantasy programme from the BBC Concert Orchestra. | |
With Georgia Mann | 20181022 | Georgia Mann with music by Brumel, Poulenc, Walton and Mozart Sofi Jeannin conducts the BBC Singers in Brumel's spectacular Earthquake Mass and a performance of Poulenc's Figure humaine with jazz interpolations. After a performance of Walton's Sonata for String Orchestra with Edward Gardner, the BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Gergely Madaras, performs works by Judit Varga, Mozart and Dohnanyi. 2.00pm Brumel: Missa Et ecce terrae motus 'The Earthquake Mass Sofi Jeannin (conductor) 2.40pm Poulenc: Figure humaine (with jazz interpolations) Misha Mullov-Abbado (NGA) (bass) Jon Scott (drums) Sam Leak (piano) 3.20pm Walton: Sonata for String Orchestra Edward Gardner (conductor) 3.45pm Judit Varga: `alles Fleisch - ` (UK premiere) Gergely Madaras (conductor) 4.05pm Mozart: Piano Concerto No.23 in A, K488 Mariam Batashvili (piano) 4.35pm Dohnanyi: Symphonic Minutes Georgia Mann with music by Brumel, Poulenc, Walton and Mozart. | |
With Georgia Mann | 20181024 | Georgia Mann presents music from Estonia by Tulve, Tuur and Tubin: Olari Elts conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra. And pianist Louis Lortie joins the BBC SO and Sir Andrew Davis for Finzi's Grand Fantasia and Toccata. 2.00pm Helena Tulve: Extinction des choses vues (UK premiere) Erkki-Sven Tuur: Prophecy (UK premiere) Tubin: Symphony No. 7 Mika Vayranen (accordion) Olari Elts (conductor) 3.05pm Finzi: Grand Fantasia and Toccata, Op.38 Louis Lortie (piano) Music from Estonia with the BBC Symphony Orchestra including Eduard Tubin's Symphony No 7. | |
Yeol Eum Son Plays Beethoven | 20230620 | Presented by Ian Skelly, including concert and studio recordings from the BBC ensembles and from orchestras around Europe. The main work at 3pm today is Beethoven's Fourth Piano Concerto, with Yeol Eum Son joining the NDR Radio Philharmonic and Andrew Manze at St George's Church in Wismar. The cellist Daniel Muller-Schott plays Lalo with the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra, and there are two new recordings from the BBC National Chorus and Orchestra of Wales, in music by Johanna Muller-Hermann and Lili Boulanger. Fabio Luisi conducts Nielsen in Copenhagen, and soprano Elizabeth Atherton joins the BBC Philharmonic in orchestral songs by Debussy. Including: Nielsen: Prelude to Act 2 of 'Saul and David Danish National Symphony Orchestra Fabio Luisi, conductor Muller-Hermann: Two Female Choruses with Orchestra BBC National Chorus of Wales BBC National Orchestra of Wales Adrian Partington, conductor c.2.35pm Wagner: Prelude (Act 1 'Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg') BBC Symphony Orchestra Jiri Belohlavek, conductor Debussy: Trois Ballades de Francois Villon Elizabeth Atherton, soprano Ludovic Morlot, conductor Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G, op. 58 Yeol Eum Son, piano NDR Radio Philharmonic Orchestra Andrew Manze, conductor Lili Boulanger: Vieille pri耀re bouddhique Sofi Jeannin, conductor c.4pm Lalo: Cello Concerto in D minor, op. 35 Daniel Muller-Schott, cello Jukka-Pekka Saraste, conductor Verdi: The Force of Destiny (Overture) Xian Zhang, conductor Yeol Eum Son plays Beethoven's Fourth Piano Concerto with the NDR Radio Philharmonic. | |
Youth Orchestras Of The World 1-4 | 20200706 | Fiona Talkington launches a series of concerts by some of the world's top youth orchestras. Today not one but two National Youth Orchestras from Germany - both playing Strauss blockbusters. We begin with the 50th Anniversary Concert by the incredibly talented teenagers who make up the National Youth Orchestra (Bundesjugendorchester), and end with their student counterparts, the Young German Philharmonic (Junge Deutsche Philharmonie). Var耀se: Am退riques Richard Strauss: Eine Alpensinfonie (An Alpine Symphony) Helmut Lachenmann: Marche Fatale German National Youth Orchestra Conductor Ingo Metzmacher c. 3.15pm Hendrik Hofmeyr: Three African Songs (world premi耀re) Conductor Alexander Shelley c. 3.30pm Richard Strauss: Ein Heldenleben Conductor Jonathan Nott In this series you can also hear National Youth Orchestras from the Netherlands, Slovakia and Romania, plus three international youth orchestras, each formed from players who come from all over the world to take part in a summer training academy: the brand-new RCO Young orchestra under the wing Amsterdam's Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, the orchestras of the Schleswig-Holstein Festival in the lowlands of northern Germany and the Verbier Festival high in the Swiss Alps. | |
Youth Orchestras Of The World 2-4 | 20200707 | Fiona Talkington presents concerts by some of the world's top youth orchestras - today featuring one of the oldest and one of the youngest, both from the Netherlands. The National Youth Orchestra of the Netherlands was founded in 1957, whereas we'll hear the very first concert given by the RCO Young, whose players are drawn from a summer academy run by Amsterdam's Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43 with Alexander Romanovsky (piano) Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique Conductor Antony Hermus c. 3.15pm Detlev Glanert: Idyllium (world premi耀re) Felix Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor, op. 64 with Julian Rachlin (violin) c. 4pm Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 in E minor, op. 64 Conductor Pablo Heras-Casado Fiona Talkington presents concerts by some of the world's top youth orchestras. | |
Yulianna Avdeeva Plays Prokofiev | 20230531 | Penny Gore presents an afternoon of recordings by the BBC performing groups, and concerts across Europe. Today at 3pm, the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra plays Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 2 with soloist Yulianna Avdeeva, and music by Franz Schmidt. The BBC Philharmonic with Sullivan's Dance of Nymphs and Reapers, from his suite of incidental music from The Tempest, and Penny introduces Renaissance madrigals by Gesualdo and composers around his time, performed by La Compagnia del Madrigale. Including: Sullivan: Suite from The Tempest' Op 1: Dance of Nymphs and Reapers Richard Hickox, conductor Schmidt: Symphony No. 3 in A major; 3rd movement Paavo Jarvi, conductor c.2.20pm Gesualdo: T'amo mia vita Luzzaschi: Cor mio bench退 lontana d'India: Deh, poi ch'era nei fati Beach: Romance, Op 23 Elena Urioste, violin Michael Brown, piano Beethoven: Septet (Op.20) in E flat major, 1st movement; Adagio - Allegro con brio Melos Ensemble of London Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, op. 16 Yulianna Avdeeva, piano Andris Poga, conductor Nenna: Merc耀 grid Tagliavia: Io mi sento morir Gesualdo (arr. Maletto): Piet | |
Zemlinksy And Mendelssohn From The Baltic Sea Festival | 20200211 | The Baltic Sea Festival. Penny Gore introduces more recordings from Stockholm summer music festival including today works inspired by Hans Christian Andersen and Goethe. H C Andersen's story The Little Mermaid is imaginatively interpreted by Alexander Zemlinsky in his colourful and atmospheric half hour long fantasy for orchestra. Premiered in 1905, the same year as The Mermaid, Debussy's `Symphonic sketches`, as he called La Mer, is a sonorous abundance of sound gaining inspiration from Javanese music, Presented by Penny Gore. Zemlinsky: Die Seejungfrau 'The Little Mermaid,' fantasy after Andersen Bloch: Schelomo: Rhapsodie h退braque, B. 39 Debussy: La Mer Truls Mørk (cello), Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Klaus M䀀kel䀀 (conductor) at approx 3.35pm Arvo Part: Tabula rasa Harry Traksmann and Robert Traksmann (violins) Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, T倀nu Kaljuste (conductor) Schoenberg: Friede auf Erden, op. 13 Swedish Radio Choir,Daniel Harding (conductor) at approx 3.50pm Mendelssohn: Die erste Walpurgisnacht 'Walpurgis Night Ingrid Tobiasson (contralto), Bernard Richter (tenor), Shenyang (baritone), Swedish Radio Choir and Swedish RSO, Daniel Harding (conductor) Arvo Part: Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten Zemlinsky's The Mermaid and Mendelssohn's Walpurgis Night from the Baltic Sea Festival. |