Breaking Free: A Century of Russian Culture
Juanjo Mena and the 大象传媒 Philharmonic perform Vaughan Williams' overture to The Wasps, Rachmaninov's Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini and Elgar's Symphony No 1.
Penny Gore presents a concert given by conductor Juanjo Mena at the helm of the 大象传媒 Philharmonic, featuring Vaughan Williams' overture to the incidental music for The Wasps; also, Rachmaninov's Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini, with pianist Stephen Hough as soloist, and finishing with Elgar's First Symphony. This concert is part of Radio 3's season Breaking Free: a Century of Russian culture, exploring its impact not only in the country but beyond its frontiers.
2pm
Vaughan Williams: The Wasps, Aristophanic Suite - Overture
Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op 43, for piano and orchestra
Elgar: Symphony No 1 in A flat major, Op 55
Stephen Hough (piano)
大象传媒 Philharmonic
Juanjo Mena (conductor).
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Breaking Free: A Century of Russian Culture
大象传媒 Radio 3's exploration of the 1917 Russian Revolution and its cultural reverberations.
Music Played
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
The Wasps - Aristophanic suite (from incidental music): Overture
Orchestra: 大象传媒 Philharmonic. Conductor: Juanjo Mena. -
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Sergey Rachmaninov
Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini Op.43 for piano and orchestra
Performer: Sir Stephen Hough. Orchestra: 大象传媒 Philharmonic. Conductor: Juanjo Mena. -
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Federico Mompou
Jeunes filles au Jardin?
Performer: Sir Stephen Hough. -
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Edward Elgar
Symphony no. 1 in A flat major Op.55
Orchestra: 大象传媒 Philharmonic. Conductor: Juanjo Mena.
Credit
| Role | Contributor |
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| Performer | 大象传媒 Philharmonic |
Broadcast
- Wed 8 Nov 2017 14:00大象传媒 Radio 3