LSO - Berlioz
Valery Gergiev conducts the LSO in music by Berlioz: Overture (Benvenuto Cellini); The Death of Cleopatra; Harold in Italy. Antoine Tamestit (viola), Karen Cargill (mezzo).
Live from Barbican Hall, London
Presented by Martin Handley
The LSO, conducted by Valery Gergiev, in three orchestral masterworks by Hector Berlioz
Berlioz: Overture - Benvenuto Cellini
Berlioz: The Death of Cleopatra
8.05: Interval Music
8.25
Berlioz: Harold in Italy
Karen Cargill (mezzo-soprano)
Antoine Tamestit (viola)
London Symphony Orchestra
Valery Gergiev (conductor)
In a programme which might as well have been titled 'Berlioz in Italy', the London Symphony Orchestra and conductor Valery Gergiev continue their exploration of the great 19th-century French composer's music. 'The Death of Cleopatra' was composed as the third of Berlioz's failed attempts to win the prestigious composition prize known as the 'Prix de Rome'; 'Benvenuto Cellini' is an opera loosely based on the memoirs of the famous Florentine sculptor, while 'Harold in Italy' - a tone poem for solo viola and orchestra - is a semi-autobiographical work which recounts the adventures of a melancholy dreamer, wandering the Italian countryside and encountering pilgrims, brigands and a beautiful woman.
Followed by music from the younger generation of pianists, recorded earlier this year in concert halls across Europe.
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Music Played
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LSO part 1
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Hector Berlioz
Benvenuto Cellini - opera vers. original in 2 acts
Conductor: Valery Gergiev. Performer: London S O.. -
Hector Berlioz
La Mort de Cleopatre - scene lyrique for soprano and orchestra
Conductor: Valery Gergiev. Performer: Karen Cargill. Performer: London Symphony Orchestra.
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Interval Music
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Antoine Reicha
Quintet in E flat major Op.88`2 for wind
Performer: The Academia Wind Quintet of Prague.- Hyperion.
- CDA66268.
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LSO part 2
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Hector Berlioz
Harold en Italie - symphony Op.16 for viola and orchestra
Conductor: Valery Gergiev. Performer: Antoine Tamestit. Performer: London S O..
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Post-concert music - a tribute to Sir John Tavener
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John Tavener
Cycle VI from The Veil of the Temple
Conductor: Stephen Layton. Performer: The Choir of Temple Church. Performer: Holst Singers. Performer: English Chamber Orchestra.- RCA Red Seal.
- 82876661542.
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John Tavener
Little Requiem for Father Malachy Lynch
Conductor: Martin Neary. Performer: Choir of Westminster Abbey. Performer: English Chamber Orchestra.- Sony Classical.
- SK66613.
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John Tavener
Hymn for the Dormition of the Mother of God (from Two Hymns to the Mother of God)
Conductor: Martin Neary. Performer: Choir of Westminster Abbey.- Sony Classical.
- SK66613.
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Broadcast
- Tue 12 Nov 2013 19:30大象传媒 Radio 3