Folk Connections
Rob Cown introduces music on the theme of the polonaise, by Lyadov, Weber and Paderewski. Plus Grainger's Lincolnshire Posy and Beethoven's settings of Scottish and Irish songs.
The main theme of this morning is the Polonaise, interpreted by composers as varied as Lyadov, Weber and Paderewski. Also, for Folk Connections, a weekend where Radio 3 is exploring folksongs of the British Isles, Rob Cowan plays Grainger's Lincolnshire Posy, and Beethoven's settings of Scottish and Irish songs.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
12 Scottish Songs, WoO156: Polly Stewart
Performer: Malcolm Martineau. Singer: Thomas Allen.- Beethoven: Folksong Settings.
- DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Septet in E flat major op.20
Orchestra: NBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Arturo Toscanini.- Arturo Toscanini Collection.
- RCA Red Seal.
- 005.
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Percy Grainger
Lincolnshire Posy
Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.- Percy Grainger: In A Nutshell.
- Warner Classics.
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Fr茅d茅ric Chopin
Polonaise in A flat (1821)
Performer: Garrick Ohlsson.- CHOPIN: 200th Anniversary Edition.
- EMI.
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Sergei Lyapunov
Polonaise for large orchestra, Op. 16
Orchestra: Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra. Conductor: Algis Zhuriatis.- Sergei Lyapunov: Symphonic Works.
- MELODIYA.
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Henryk Wieniawski
Polonaise de concert in D, Op. 4
Performer: Vladimir Spivakov. Performer: Boris Bekhterev.- Vladimir Spivakov: Maestro - Anniverstry Edition.
- MELODIYA.
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Anatoly Konstantinovich Lyadov
Polonaise in C major, Op. 49
Orchestra: USSR Academic Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Evgeny Fyodorovich Svetlanov.- Polonaises & Waltzes By Russian Composers.
- OLYMPIA.
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Carl Maria von Weber
Polonaise brilliante 'L'Hilarite'
Performer: Thierry de Brunhoff.- Les Rarissimes de Thierry de Brunhoff.
- EMI.
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Ignacy Jan Paderewski
Fantasy Polonaise on Original Themes
Performer: Earl Wild. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Arthur Fiedler.- Earl Wild: The Complete RCA Album Collection.
- Sony Classical.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Eugene Onegin: Polonaise
Orchestra: Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin. Conductor: Ferenc Fricsay.- Peter Tchaikovsky: Sinfonie Nr. 5 e-moll op. 64 performed by the Berlin Philharm.
- DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
12 Irish Songs, WoO 153: The British Light Dragoons
Performer: Malcolm Martineau. Singer: Toby Spence.- Beethoven: Folksong Settings.
- DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
12 Irish Songs, WoO 153: O might I but my Patrick love
Performer: Malcolm Martineau. Singer: Felicity Lott.- Beethoven: Folksong Settings.
- DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON.
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Igor Stravinsky
Firebird Suite
Orchestra: Russian National Orchestra. Conductor: Mikhail Pletnev.- Stravinsky Complete Edition.
- DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
25 Welsh Songs WoO 155: The Vale of Clwyd
Performer: Malcolm Martineau. Singer: Catrin Wyn Davies.- Beethoven: Folksong Settings.
- DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON.
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Gabriel Faur茅
Elegie Op.24
Performer: Maurice Gendron. Orchestra: Sofia Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sixten Ehrling.- Melo Classic.
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Edvard Grieg
Puck, Op. 71 No. 3
Ensemble: Les Si猫cles. Conductor: Fran莽ois鈥怷avier Roth.- Stravinsky: Le Sacre du Printemps, Petrouchka.
- Musicales Actes Sud.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Marche Miniature
Orchestra: Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Fritz Reiner.- RCA Red Seal.
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- Sun 31 Jan 2016 09:00大象传媒 Radio 3
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