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大象传媒 Philharmonic - Dvorak, Tchaikovsky, Mussorgsky and Chopin

Juanjo Mena conducts the 大象传媒 Philharmonic in music by Dvorak, Tchaikovsky and Mussorgsky. Soloist Pavel Kolesnikov joins them in Chopin's Piano Concerto No 2 in F minor.

Live from the Victoria Hall, Hanley
Presented by Tom Redmond

The 大象传媒 Philharmonic, conducted by their Chief Conductor Juanjo Mena in Dvorak, Tchaikovsky and Mussorgsky. They are joined by young virtuoso 大象传媒 New Generation Artist, Pavel Kolesnikov for Chopin's F minor Piano Concerto.

Dvorak: Slavonic Dances Op.72 - No.3 in F, No.8 in A flat, No.2 in E minor and No.7 in C
Chopin: Piano Concerto No.2 in F minor

8.25 Music Interval

8.45
Mussorgsky ed. Rimsky-Korsakov: A Night on Bare Mountain
Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker - March, Divertissement, Waltz of the Flowers

All the energy and vivacity of the dance pervade this programme which opens with four of Dvorak's most popular and tuneful Slavonic Dances and closes with a selection of some of the best known music from Tchaikovsky's colourful and entrancing ballet, The Nutcracker. Virtuosic young 大象传媒 New Generation Artist, Pavel Kolesnikov joins the orchestra for the luminous melody and Polish dance rhythms of Chopin's Second Piano Concerto and after the interval Mussorgsky's vivid portrayal of the of the Witches' Sabbath, Night on a Bare Mountain, sees revelling evil spirits dispersed by the ringing of a church bell.

2 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

Fri 9 Dec 2016 19:30
大象传媒 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Part 1

    • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

      4 Slavonic Dances from Op 72

      Orchestra: 大象传媒 Philharmonic. Conductor: Juanjo Mena.

    • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

      Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor

      Performer: Pavel Kolesnikov. Orchestra: 大象传媒 Philharmonic. Conductor: Juanjo Mena.

  • Interval

    • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

      Waltz No 9 in A-Flat Op 69

      Performer: Pavel Kolesnikov.

    • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

      5 Mazurkas

      Performer: Pavel Kolesnikov.

  • Part 2

    • Modest Mussorgsky

      A Night on Bare Mountain

      Orchestra: 大象传媒 Philharmonic. Conductor: Juanjo Mena.

    • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      The Nutcracker: March; Divertissement; Waltz of the Flowers

      Orchestra: 大象传媒 Philharmonic. Conductor: Juanjo Mena.

  • Post-concert

    • Sergey Rachmaninov

      Hymn to the Holy Virgin (O mother of God ever-vigilant in prayer)

      Choir: The Moscow Academy of Choral Singing. Conductor: Viktor Popov.
      • Rachmaninov / Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom / Popov.
      • Russian Season.
      • 18.

    • Sergey Rachmaninov

      3 Russian songs Op.41

      Choir: Mariinsky Chorus. Orchestra: 大象传媒 Philharmonic. Conductor: Gianandrea Noseda.
      • Rachmaninoff: Choral Works.
      • CHANDOS.
      • 2.

Credit

Performer 大象传媒 Philharmonic

Broadcast

  • Fri 9 Dec 2016 19:30
    大象传媒 Radio 3