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Wagner's Die Walkure, Mozart, Britten, Mathias

大象传媒 orchestras in a concert performance of Act 1 of Wagner's Die Walkure, Mozart's Symphony No 36 in C, concertos by Britten and Bartok, and William Mathias's Symphony No 3

A concert performance of Act 1 of Wagner's Die Walkure, plus sunny Mozart and concertos by Britten & Bartok. Celebrating the 大象传媒 Performing Groups, there's a chance to hear the 大象传媒 Philharmonic's chief conductor designate in Mozart's 'Linz' Symphony and the opening act of Wagner's opera The Valkyries. Then it's the turn of the 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales to play an early concerto by Benjamin Britten and music by Welsh composers Huw Watkins and William Mathias

2.00pm
Mozart: Symphony no.36 in C 'Linz'
Wagner: Die Walkure (Act One)
Sieglinde.....Christiane Libor, soprano
Siegmund....Robert Dean Smith, tenor
Hunding........Brindley Sherratt, bass
大象传媒 Philharmonic
Omer Meir Wellber, conductor

3.30pm
Britten: Piano Concerto, Op.13
Huw Watkins, piano
大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales
Martyn Brabbins, conductor

4.05pm
Watkins: Three Welsh Songs
Mathias: Symphony no.3
大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales
Grant Llewellyn, conductor

3 hours

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Tue 18 Dec 2018 14:00
大象传媒 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Symphony no. 36 in C major K.425 (Linz)

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 Philharmonic. Conductor: Omer Meir Wellber.

  • Richard Wagner

    Die Walkure [Part 2 of 'Der Ring des Nibelungen'] i Act 1

    Singer: Christiane Libor. Singer: Robert Dean Smith. Singer: Brindley Sherratt.

  • Benjamin Britten

    Concerto Op.13 for piano and orchestra

    Performer: Huw Watkins. Orchestra: 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Martyn Brabbins.

  • Huw Watkins

    3 Welsh songs for string orchestra

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Grant Llewellyn.

  • William Mathias

    Symphony No 3

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Grant Llewellyn.

  • William Mathias

    Nocturne (Santa Fe Suite)

    Performer: Claire Jones.
    • Patrick Hawes, Highgrove Suite: Claire Jones, Philharmonia Orchestra.
    • Classic FM.
    • 15.

Broadcast

  • Tue 18 Dec 2018 14:00
    大象传媒 Radio 3