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大象传媒 NOW - Wagner, Brahms, Zemlinsky

Jac van Steen conducts the 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Wagner: Lohengrin (Prelude to Act 1). Brahms: Violin Concerto (with Viviane Hagner). Zemlinsky: Lyric Symphony.

From St David's Hall, Cardiff

Presented by Nicola Heywood Thomas

大象传媒 NOW, conducted by Jac Van Steen, plays Brahm's Violin Concerto (with Viviane Hagner) and Zemlinsky's Lyric Symphony.

Wagner: Lohengrin, Prelude to Act 1
Brahms: Violin Concerto
Zemlinsky: Lyric Symphony

Elizabeth Atherton, soprano
Roman Trekel, baritone
Viviane Hagner, Violin
大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales
Jac Van Steen, conductor

The music of Wagner and works like Brahms's majestic and lyrical Violin Concerto influenced the rich late romantic splendour of Zemlinsky's music. His masterpiece is the Lyric Symphony, which explores the yearning and fulfilment of love. Using words from The Gardener by Rabindranath Tagore, the Symphony begins with restlessness - "I am athirst for far-away things"- and ends in acceptance: "Peace, my heart, let the time for the parting be sweet." Jac van Steen conducts it for the first time in Cardiff.

2 hours

Last on

Sun 11 Nov 2012 14:00
大象传媒 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Richard Wagner

    Lohengrin - Prelude, Act 1

  • Johannes Brahms

    Concerto in D major Op.77 for violin and orchestra

  • Alexander von Zemlinsky

    Lyric Symphony Op.18 for soprano, baritone and orchestra

Broadcast

  • Sun 11 Nov 2012 14:00
    大象传媒 Radio 3