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Katie Derham presents Acts 3 and 4 of Verdi's opera Jerusalem. Plus Beethoven: Leonore Overture No 3; Prometheus Overture. Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No 3 (soloist: Lang Lang).

Verdi 200: The conclusion of Verdi's Jerusalem, written for Paris. The Crusaders are at the gates of the Holy City. Can the lovers Gaston and H茅l猫ne, captives of the Emir of Ramla in Jerusalem, be reunited? And can Gaston avoid certain death if the Crusader leader the Comte de Toulouse catches him? And will the Comte's brother Roger, now a hermit, reveal his secret to save the day ...?

Katie Derham ends this week's programmes with Lang Lang performing Prokofiev's 3rd Piano Concerto in Cincinnati.

2pm
Verdi: Jerusalem

Acts 3 and 4

H茅l猫ne ..... Marina Mescheriakova (Soprano)
Gaston ..... Marcello Giordani (Tenor)
Roger ..... Roberto Scandiuzzi (Bass)
Le Conte de Toulouse ..... Philippe Rouillon (Bass)
Raymond ..... Simon Edwards (Tenor)
Isaure ..... H茅l猫ne Le Corre (Soprano)
Adhemar de Monteil ..... Daniel Borowski (Bass)

Geneva Grand Theatre Chorus
Suisse Romande Orchestra
Fabio Luisi (conductor)

3.25
Beethoven
Leonore Overture No 3, Op 72
San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor)

3.40
Prokofiev
Piano Concerto No 3 in C, Op 26
Lang Lang (piano)
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Long Yu (conductor)

4.20
Beethoven
The Creatures of Prometheus Overture
New York Philharmonic
Alan Gilbert (conductor).

2 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

Fri 15 Nov 2013 14:00

Music Played

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Leonore Overture No. 3, op. 72

    Conductor: Michael Tilson Thomas.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Aon3_Wk46_Beethoven_Coriolanus Overture

    Orchestra: New York Philharmonic. Conductor: Alan Gilbert.
  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    Etude in A flat, op. 25/1

    Performer: Lang Lang.
  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Piano Concerto No. 3 in C, op. 26

    Performer: Lang Lang.
  • Giuseppe Verdi

    Jerusalem Acts 3 and 4

    Conductor: Fabio Luisi.

Broadcast

  • Fri 15 Nov 2013 14:00