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Serenades and variations

John Wilson and the 大象传媒 SSO perform variations by Brahms and Dvorak, plus Britten's Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings with Stuart Jackson and Alberto Men茅ndez Escribano.

Brahms' ever-popular variations on the St Anthony Chorale attribute their theme to Haydn, although contemporary thought casts doubt on this, and the source remains a mystery. Benjamin Britten's Serenade for tenor, horn and strings is an intense enactment of mysterious romantic poetry in music: sung by Stuart Jackson with French Horn counterpoint from the 大象传媒 SSO's principal, Alberto Men茅ndez Escribano.
And the 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra concludes its concert with music by Dvorak. Up and coming conductor Sergej Bolkhovets joins the orchestra to direct the composer's Serenade for Wind, and John Wilson returns to the podium for a second spin on the theme of themes and variations. Dvorak exploring his own melody, 'I am a fiddler', in an elegant set of Symphonic Variations.

Recorded at City Halls, Glasgow

Presented by Kate Molleson

Brahms: Variations on a Theme By Haydn
Britten: Serenade for tenor, horn and strings

8.30 Interval

8.50 Part 2

Dvorak: Serenade for Wind*
Dvorak: Symphonic Variations

Stuart Jackson (tenor)
Alberto Men茅ndez Escribano (horn)
John Wilson (conductor)
Sergej Bolkhovets (conductor)*
大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra

2 hours, 28 minutes

Last on

Mon 25 Nov 2019 19:30
大象传媒 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Johannes Brahms

    Variations on a theme by Haydn

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: John Wilson.

  • Benjamin Britten

    Serenade for tenor, horn and string orchestra

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: John Wilson. Singer: Stuart Jackson.

  • Clara Schumann

    Variations on a theme by Robert Schumann

    Performer: Yoshiko Iwai.

  • V铆t臎zslava Kapr谩lov谩

    Variations sur le carillon de l'eglise St-Etienne-du-Mont

    Performer: Giorgio Koukl.

  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    Serenade for wind instruments

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sergej Bolkhovets.

  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    Symphonic variations

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: John Wilson.

  • Domenico Caudioso

    Mandolin Concerto in G major

    Performer: Bonifacio Bianchi. Ensemble: I Solisti Veneti. Conductor: Claudio Scimone.
    • The Magic of the Mandoline - Greatest Concertos. Mandoline and string orchestra.
    • Erato.
    • 16-18.

Broadcast

  • Mon 25 Nov 2019 19:30
    大象传媒 Radio 3

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