Nielsen Symphony Cycle [Performance On 3]

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20090112

Presented by Martin Handley.

Part of a cycle of Danish composer Carl Nielsen's six symphonies performed by the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and Manchester's Halle. Guest conductor Dmitri Slobodeniouk, making his UK debut, takes the baton in the Fourth Symphony, known as The Inextinguishable, because, dating from the early years of World War One, it reflects Nielsen's own belief in life and music's capacity to triumph over adversity. The symphony is preceded by Nielsen's rhapsodic overture, A Fantasy Trip to the Faroes as well as a performance of Rachmaninov's Second Piano Concerto with Russian pianist Nikolai Lugansky.

Nikolai Lugansky (piano)

Dmitri Slobodeniouk (conductor)

Nielsen: A Fantasy Trip to the Faroes

Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No 2

Nielsen: Symphony No 4 (The Inextinguishable)

Followed by a Nielsen chamber music focus, including recordings from the BBC archives.

CBSO/Dmitri Slobodeniouk perform Nielsen's Symphony No 4 - The Inextinguishable.

Performance on 3 has been replaced by Radio 3 Live in Concert.

20090119

Petroc Trelawny presents a concert given at Manchester's Bridgewater Hall, as the CBSO welcome back previous principal guest conductor Okko Kamu to direct another concert in the Nielsen Symphony Cycle. The concert also includes his evocation of the rise and fall of the sun over the Aegean and Prokofiev's concerto which combines innocence and sophistication with fairy-tale unreality.

Nielsen: Helios Overture

Nielsen: Symphony No 6 (Sinfonia semplice)

Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No 1

Nielsen: Symphony No 2 (The Four Temperaments)

Akiko Suwanai (violin)

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Okko Kamu (conductor)

Followed by British chamber music performed at New York's Alice Tully Hall.

Bridge: Phantasy Trio in C minor

Ani Kavafian (violin)

Efe Baltacigil (cello)

Anne-Marie McDermott (piano)

Nielsen and Prokofiev from Manchester's Bridgewater Hall, plus chamber music from New York

Performance on 3 has been replaced by Radio 3 Live in Concert.

20090126

Presented by Petroc Trelawny.

Part of a cycle of concerts featuring music by Danish composer Carl Nielsen, shared jointly by the Halle and the CBSO, with the Halle and music director Mark Elder performing the vigorous and optimistic First Symphony and the mighty Symphony No 5, seen as humanity's struggle for order over chaos, including a notable moment for the side drum. Alongside these are works by Nielsen's hero, Beethoven.

Halle Orchestra

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Mark Elder (conductor)

Beethoven: Egmont Overture, Op 84

Nielsen: Symphony No 1 in G minor, Op 7

Beethoven: Ah! Perfido, Op 65

Nielsen: Symphony No 5, Op 50

Followed by a series featuring artists associated with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, including:

Albinoni: Trio Sonata in C minor, Op 6 No 10

The Locatelli Trio.

The Halle and Mark Elder perform Nielsen: Symphonies 1 and 5, plus music by Beethoven.

Performance on 3 has been replaced by Radio 3 Live in Concert.

20090202

Presented by Martin Handley.

Mark Elder conducts the Halle in Nielsen's Third Symphony, to conclude a celebration of the Danish composer's symphonies undertaken in conjuction with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.

The concert opens with the Halle's assistant conductor Ewa Strusinska conducting Kodaly's Hary Janos, where a convincing orchestral 'sneeze' heralds a complete and colourful fantasy of the hero's exploits.

This is followed by Alphabicycle Order, from the Halle's Associate Composer Colin Matthews, a huge hit at the Manchester International Festival 2007, in which the newly formed Halle Children's Choir draws amusing alphabet pictures, which sometimes appear sinister or merely absurd.

Nadine Livingston (soprano)

Matthew Brook (baritone)

Halle Orchestra

Mark Elder, Ewa Strusinska (conductor)

Kodaly: Hary Janos Suite

Colin Matthews: Alphabicycle Order

Nielsen: Symphony No 3 (Sinfonia espansiva)

Followed by piano music played by Louis Lortie in a recital From City Halls, Glasgow:

Liszt: Un Sospiro

Rec: 13.11.08

Colin Matthews: Sun's Dance

London Sinfonietta

Oliver Knussen (conductor)

DG 447 0672 Tracks 6-16

Duration: 17:38

Martin Handley presents Mark Elder conducting the Halle in Nielsen: Symphony No 3.

Performance on 3 has been replaced by Radio 3 Live in Concert.

Episodes

Episode	First Broadcast	Comments
01	20090112	Presented by Martin Handley. Part of a cycle of Danish composer Carl Nielsen's six symphonies performed by the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and Manchester's Halle. Guest conductor Dmitri Slobodeniouk, making his UK debut, takes the baton in the Fourth Symphony, known as The Inextinguishable, because, dating from the early years of World War One, it reflects Nielsen's own belief in life and music's capacity to triumph over adversity. The symphony is preceded by Nielsen's rhapsodic overture, A Fantasy Trip to the Faroes as well as a performance of Rachmaninov's Second Piano Concerto with Russian pianist Nikolai Lugansky. Nikolai Lugansky (piano) Dmitri Slobodeniouk (conductor) Nielsen: A Fantasy Trip to the Faroes Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No 2 Nielsen: Symphony No 4 (The Inextinguishable) Followed by a Nielsen chamber music focus, including recordings from the BBC archives. CBSO/Dmitri Slobodeniouk perform Nielsen's Symphony No 4 - The Inextinguishable. Performance on 3 has been replaced by Radio 3 Live in Concert.
02	20090119	Petroc Trelawny presents a concert given at Manchester's Bridgewater Hall, as the CBSO welcome back previous principal guest conductor Okko Kamu to direct another concert in the Nielsen Symphony Cycle. The concert also includes his evocation of the rise and fall of the sun over the Aegean and Prokofiev's concerto which combines innocence and sophistication with fairy-tale unreality. Nielsen: Helios Overture Nielsen: Symphony No 6 (Sinfonia semplice) Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No 1 Nielsen: Symphony No 2 (The Four Temperaments) Akiko Suwanai (violin) City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Okko Kamu (conductor) Followed by British chamber music performed at New York's Alice Tully Hall. Bridge: Phantasy Trio in C minor Ani Kavafian (violin) Efe Baltacigil (cello) Anne-Marie McDermott (piano) Nielsen and Prokofiev from Manchester's Bridgewater Hall, plus chamber music from New York Performance on 3 has been replaced by Radio 3 Live in Concert.
03	20090126	Presented by Petroc Trelawny. Part of a cycle of concerts featuring music by Danish composer Carl Nielsen, shared jointly by the Halle and the CBSO, with the Halle and music director Mark Elder performing the vigorous and optimistic First Symphony and the mighty Symphony No 5, seen as humanity's struggle for order over chaos, including a notable moment for the side drum. Alongside these are works by Nielsen's hero, Beethoven. Halle Orchestra City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Mark Elder (conductor) Beethoven: Egmont Overture, Op 84 Nielsen: Symphony No 1 in G minor, Op 7 Beethoven: Ah! Perfido, Op 65 Nielsen: Symphony No 5, Op 50 Followed by a series featuring artists associated with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, including: Albinoni: Trio Sonata in C minor, Op 6 No 10 The Locatelli Trio. The Halle and Mark Elder perform Nielsen: Symphonies 1 and 5, plus music by Beethoven. Performance on 3 has been replaced by Radio 3 Live in Concert.
04	20090202	Presented by Martin Handley. Mark Elder conducts the Halle in Nielsen's Third Symphony, to conclude a celebration of the Danish composer's symphonies undertaken in conjuction with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. The concert opens with the Halle's assistant conductor Ewa Strusinska conducting Kodaly's Hary Janos, where a convincing orchestral 'sneeze' heralds a complete and colourful fantasy of the hero's exploits. This is followed by Alphabicycle Order, from the Halle's Associate Composer Colin Matthews, a huge hit at the Manchester International Festival 2007, in which the newly formed Halle Children's Choir draws amusing alphabet pictures, which sometimes appear sinister or merely absurd. Nadine Livingston (soprano) Matthew Brook (baritone) Halle Orchestra Mark Elder, Ewa Strusinska (conductor) Kodaly: Hary Janos Suite Colin Matthews: Alphabicycle Order Nielsen: Symphony No 3 (Sinfonia espansiva) Followed by piano music played by Louis Lortie in a recital From City Halls, Glasgow: Liszt: Un Sospiro Rec: 13.11.08 Colin Matthews: Sun's Dance London Sinfonietta Oliver Knussen (conductor) DG 447 0672 Tracks 6-16 Duration: 17:38 Martin Handley presents Mark Elder conducting the Halle in Nielsen: Symphony No 3. Performance on 3 has been replaced by Radio 3 Live in Concert.