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Dvorak in China

大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales and their principal guest conductor, Xian Zhang, perform Dvorak's Symphony No 8 in Beijing as part of their ten-day tour of China.

Principal Guest Conductor of the 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales, Xian Zhang, takes her Orchestra to her native China for a ten-day tour. To kick off the visit, 大象传媒 NOW perform two concerts in Beijing鈥檚 National Centre for the Performing Arts, from which we will hear a selection from both nights. The concert begins with Rossini's Overture to The Girl in Algiers, his 11th opera though he was still only 21 when it was composed. The second of Huw Watkins鈥檚 Three Welsh Songs and the ever-popular overture to Glinka鈥檚 Ruslan and Ludmilla follow, and to conclude, Xian Zhang conducts Dvorak's joyful Symphony No 8, full of gorgeous melodies and written to mark the composer鈥檚 election into the Bohemian Academy of Science, Literature and Arts.

From the National Centre for the Performing Arts, Beijing.

Presented by Nicola Heywood Thomas.

Rossini: L'italiana in Algeri (Overture)
Watkins: Three Welsh Songs (Song No 2)
Glinka: Ruslan and Ludmilla (Overture)
Dvorak: Symphony No 8 in G major, Op 88

大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales
Xian Zhang (conductor)

2 hours, 28 minutes

Last on

Wed 19 Dec 2018 19:30
大象传媒 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Gioachino Rossini

    L'Italiana in Algeri

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Xian Zhang.

  • Huw Watkins

    Three Welsh Songs: Second Song

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Xian Zhang.

  • Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka

    Ruslan and Ludmila: Overture

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Xian Zhang.

  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    Symphony No. 8

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Xian Zhang.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Hungarian Dance No.5

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Xian Zhang.

  • Ruth Gipps

    Song for Orcehstra, Op33

    Ensemble: 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Rumon Gamba.

  • Jean Sibelius

    King Kristian II (Suite), Op 27

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Thomas S酶nderg氓rd.
    • Sibelius.
    • Linn Records.
    • 6.

  • Ruth Gipps

    Symphony No. 2, Op. 30

    Ensemble: 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Rumon Gamba.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Concerto in C major for flute and harp, K 299

    Performer: Emmanuel Pahud. Performer: Marie鈥怭ierre Langlamet. Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Claudio Abbado.
    • Mozart Flute Concertos Concerto For Flute And Harp.
    • EMI Classics.

  • Anders Hillborg

    O dessa 枚gon [Oh these eyes]

    Singer: Hannah Holgersson. Orchestra: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.
    • Anders Hillborg: Sirens.
    • BIS.
    • 2.

Broadcast

  • Wed 19 Dec 2018 19:30
    大象传媒 Radio 3

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