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Presented by Katie Derham. Weber: Konzertstuck. Beethoven: The Creatures of Prometheus Suite. Rachmaninov: Isle of the Dead. Liszt: Prometheus. Wagner: Gotterdammerung (excerpts).

Katie Derham continues her survey of performances of European music by USA orchestras.

Christian Zacharias is the soloist and director of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, one of the USA's foremost chamber orchestras, in Weber and Christine Brewer is the soloist in extracts from Wagner's final Ring opera, G枚tterd盲mmerung.

2pm
Weber
Konzertst眉ck in F minor, Op 79
Christian Zacharias (piano / director)
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

2.15
Beethoven
Suite from 'The Creatures of Prometheus', Op 43
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Christian Zacharias (director)

3pm
Rachmaninov
Isle of the Dead, Op 29
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Julian Kuerti (conductor)

Liszt
Prometheus - Symphonic Poem
San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor)

3.40pm
Wagner
G枚tterd盲mmerung - excerpts
Christine Brewer (soprano)
San Francisco Symphony Orchestra,
Esa Pekka Salonen (conductor).

2 hours, 30 minutes

Music Played

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Suite from 'The Creatures of Prometheus', Op 43

    Conductor: Christian Zacharias.
  • Richard Wagner

    Gotterdammerung - excerpts

    Singer: Christine Brewer.
  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Isle of the Dead, Op 29

    Orchestra: Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.
  • Carl Maria von Weber

    Oberon Overture

    Orchestra: Dallas Wind Orchestra.
  • Franz Liszt

    Prometheus - Symphonic Poem

    Conductor: Michael Tilson Thomas.
  • Carl Maria von Weber

    Konzertstuck in F minor, Op 79

    Conductor: Christian Zacharias.

Broadcast

  • Tue 12 Nov 2013 14:00