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Intermezzo

Rob explores the musical genre of the intermezzo, with examples from composers as diverse as Brahms, Kodaly and Frank Bridge. Plus Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance March No 6.

The intermezzo - music originally designed to be heard between other works - is the genre explored by Rob Cowan this morning, with examples from composers as diverse as Brahms, Kodaly and Frank Bridge. The sequence of Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance Marches includes No. 6 today, completed and orchestrated by Anthony Payne from sketches left by the composer. In the current short season of harpsichord concertos, today's is by Walter Leigh.

1 hour, 27 minutes

Last on

Sun 20 Jul 2014 09:00

Music Played

  • Ermanno Wolf鈥怓errari

    The School for Fathers: Intermezzo

    Conductor: Ruben Gazarian. Music Arranger: Andreas N. Tarkmann. Orchestra: W眉rttembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn. Performer: Sharon Kam.
    • Sharon Kam: Opera!.
    • Berlin Classics.
  • Edward Elgar

    Pomp & Circumstance March No. 6

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Richard Hickox.
    • Elgar: Symphony No. 3, etc..
    • Chandos.
  • Giuseppe Verdi

    Don Carlo: Convien qui dirci addio! ... per me giunto

    Performer: Members of La Scala Orchestra. Singer: Tito Gobbi. Conductor: Umberto Berretoni.
    • Tito gobbi: Complete Solo Recordings.
    • EMI.
  • Zolt谩n Kod谩ly

    Hary Janos: Intermezzo

    Conductor: Antal Dor谩ti. Orchestra: Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra.
    • Antal Dorati conducts Kodaly, Bartok.
    • Mercury.
  • Frank Bridge

    Threads: Two Intermezzos, H151

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Richard Hickox.
    • Bridge: Orchestral Works.
    • Chandos.
  • Johannes Brahms

    3 Intermezzi Op. 117: Nos. 1-2

    Performer: Gerhard Oppitz.
    • Brahms: Klavierwerke.
    • BMG.
  • Pietro Mascagni

    L'amico Fritz: Intermezzo

    Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Herbert von Karajan.
    • Herbet von Karajan: The Complete EMI Recordings 1946 - 1984.
    • EMI.
  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    Mazurkas Op. 24 Nos. 2 in G minor and 3 in C major

    Conductor: Peter Katin.
    • Peter Katin Plays Chopin Vol. 2.
    • Olympia.
  • Gioachino Rossini

    Barber of Seville: Largo al factotum

    Conductor: Alceo Galliera. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Singer: Tito Gobbi.
    • Tito Gobbi Complete Solo Recordings.
    • EMI.
  • Walter Leigh

    Concertino for harpsichord and string orchestra

    Performer: George Malcolm. Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Conductor: Neville Marriner.
    • Butterworth, Vaughan /williams, Leigh, Warlock, Finzi.
    • 大象传媒 Radio Classics.
  • Gustav Mahler

    Symphony No. 5: Adagietto

    Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Lorin Maazel.
    • Signum.

Broadcast

  • Sun 20 Jul 2014 09:00