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English Touring Opera, New Generation Artists, Nicola Benedetti's Ten Facts Ten Pieces

Suzy Klein with live music from English Touring Opera and two of the latest artists to join the New Generation Artists Scheme. Plus Nicola Benedetti presents Ten Facts Ten Pieces.

Suzy Klein presents, with live music from English Touring Opera bringing a taster of their upcoming season to the studio, featuring Massenet's Werther, Debussy's Pelleas & Melisande and Offenbach's The Tales of Hoffmann. Live music from two of the latest artists to join Radio 3's New Generation Artists Scheme, announced today, and Katie Derham and Anton Du Beke pop by with an update on their Strictly Come Dancing adventure.

Plus, Ten Pieces ambassador, Nicola Benedetti presents: Ten Facts Ten Pieces - a short downloadable feature linked to the 大象传媒's Ten Pieces project, which continues to inspire a generation of children to become creative with classical music. This year the project focuses on secondary school children. Each day at 5.30 Nicola finds ten quirky and entertaining facts about each of the Ten Pieces. Today's work is Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 by J. S. Bach, orchestrated by Stokowski.

2 hours

Music Played

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    The Sleeping Beauty (Waltz)

    Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Mariss Jansons.
    • New Year Concert 2012.
    • Sony.
    • 5.
  • Jules Massenet

    "Feelings of deepest thankfulness" from Werther

    Ensemble: English Touring Opera.
  • Claude Debussy

    "Oh, qu'est-ce que c'est鈥 from Pelleas et Melisande

    Performer: Simon Wallfisch. Performer: Iain Farrington.
  • Jules Massenet

    "Pourquoi me reveiller" from Werther

    Ensemble: English Touring Opera.
  • Benedetto Marcello

    Recorder Sonata in F major, Op.2`12 (4th mvt)

    Orchestra: Les Inventions.
    • SIGNUM CLASSICS.
  • Carlos Gardel

    Por una cabeza

    Performer: Nicola Benedetti. Performer: Alexander Sitkovetsky. Performer: Leonard Elschenbroich. Performer: Ksenija Sidorova. Performer: Alexei Grynyuk.
    • DECCA.
  • Laura Jurd

    Hardanger

    Performer: Laura Jurd. Performer: Elliot Galvin.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Concerto no. 1 in D minor BWV.1052 for keyboard and string orchestra: 3rd mvt; Allegro

    Performer: Mahan Esfahani. Ensemble: Concerto K枚ln.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
  • Gabriel Piern茅

    Scherzo-caprice

    Performer: Stephen Coombs. Orchestra: 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ronald Corp.
    • Pierne: The Complete Works for Piano and Orchestra: Stephen Coombs, 大象传媒SSO, Corp.
    • Hyperion.
  • George Gershwin

    Three Preludes: Prelude No.1

    Performer: Anne鈥怱ophie Mutter. Performer: Lambert Orkis.
  • Eric Coates

    Bird Songs at Eventide

    Singer: Kathryn Rudge. Performer: James Baillieu.
  • Edward Elgar

    In Moonlight

    Performer: Kathryn Rudge. Performer: James Baillieu.
  • Frank Bridge

    Love went a riding

    Performer: Kathryn Rudge. Performer: James Baillieu.
  • L茅o Delibes

    Mazurka from Coppelia

    Orchestra: National Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Bonynge.
    • Delibes: Coppelia: National Philharmonic Orchestra/Bonynge.
    • Decca.
    • 4.
  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Conceto No.2 in G minor: 1st mvmt

    Performer: Rachel Podger. Ensemble: Brecon Baroque.
  • John Ireland

    Sea Fever

    Orchestrator: Gerrard Williams. Singer: Roderick Williams. Orchestra: 大象传媒 Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Martin Yates.
    • Sea Fever.
    • Dutton.
    • 4.

Broadcast

  • Thu 1 Oct 2015 16:30

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