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Beethoven, Schumann, Lutoslawski and Sibelius

Katie Derham presents German radio orchestras playing Beethoven's Piano Concerto No 5 with Alexander Melnikov, Lutoslawski's Concerto for Orchestra and Sibelius's Symphony No 2.

Katie Derham presents a week of recent recordings made by German radio orchestras. The NDR Symphony Orchestra play Beethoven's 5th Piano Concerto, the 'Emperor', with the Russian pianist Alexander Melnikov, and Lutoslawski's Concerto for Orchestra under the young Polish conductor Kryzstof Urbanski. Plus the SWR Radio Symphony Orchestra perform Schumann's Phantasie in C with violinist Isabelle Faust and conductor Heinz Holliger, and Sibelius's 2nd Symphony conducted by Sir Roger Norrington.

Presented by Katie Derham.

14:00
BEETHOVEN
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat, op. 73
Alexander Melnikov (piano)
NDR Symphony Orchestra
Pablo Heras-Casado (conductor)

14:45
SCHUMANN
Nachtlied, op. 108, for chorus and orchestra
SWR Radio Symphony Orchestra, Stuttgart
Heinz Holliger (conductor)

15:00
LUTOSLAWSKI
Concerto for Orchestra
NDR Symphony Orchestra
Krzysztof Urbanski (conductor)

15:30
SCHUMANN
Phantasie in C, op. 131
Isabelle Faust (violin)
SWR Radio Symphony Orchestra, Stuttgart
Heinz Holliger (conductor)

15:45
SIBELIUS
Symphony No. 2 in D, op. 43
SWR Radio Symphony Orchestra, Stuttgart
Sir Roger Norrington (conductor).

2 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

Mon 16 Mar 2015 14:00

Music Played

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Concerto no. 5 in E flat major, Op. 73 'Emperor'

    Performer: Alexander Melnikov. Orchestra: NDR Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Pablo Heras鈥怌asado.

    Recorded 18 January 2014 at L盲iszhalle, Hamburg

  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Vision Fugitive Op.22 no.10 (encore)

    Performer: Alexander Melnikov.

    Recorded 18 January 2014 at L盲iszhalle, Hamburg

  • Robert Schumann

    Nachtlied, op. 108 for chorus and orchestra

    Orchestra: SWR RSO. Conductor: Heinz Holliger.

    Recorded 24 October 2014 at Beethoven Hall, Stuttgart

  • Witold Lutos艂awski

    Concerto for Orchestra

    Orchestra: NDR Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Krzysztof Urbanski.

    Recorded 19 November 2014 at L盲iszhalle, Hamburg

  • Robert Schumann

    Phantasie in C major, Op. 131

    Performer: Isabelle Faust. Orchestra: SWR RSO. Conductor: Heinz Holliger.

    Recorded 24 November 2014 at Beethoven Hall, Stuttgart

  • Jean Sibelius

    Symphony no. 2 in D major, Op. 43

    Orchestra: SWR RSO. Conductor: Sir Roger Norrington.

    Recorded 16 January 2015 at Beethoven Hall, Stuttgart

Broadcast

  • Mon 16 Mar 2015 14:00