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European Summer Festivals - Week 1, Friday

Fiona Talkington rounds up the first week of performances from European summer festivals with a strong Spanish feel, alongside the last instalment in the Schumann symphony cycle.

Fiona Talkington rounds up the first week of performances from European summer festivals with a strong Spanish feel, including a tribute concert from the Spanish National Orchestra and Josep Pons to the orchestra's former Musical Director, Ataulfo Argenta, alongside the last instalment in Daniele Gatti's Schumann symphony cycle from Dresden.

Manuel de Falla: Interlude and Dance, from 'La Vida Breve'
Spanish National Orchestra
Josep Pons (conductor)

Dresden Music Festival
Robert Schumann: Symphony No. 4 in D minor, op. 120 (original version, 1841)
Dresden Festival Orchestra
Daniele Gatti (conductor)

Manuel de Falla: Nights in the Gardens of Spain
Josep Colom (piano)
Spanish National Orchestra
Josep Pons (conductor)

Christoph Gluck: Don Juan - ballet suite
Le Concert des Nations
Jordi Savall (director)

Manuel de Falla: The Three-Cornered Hat, Suite Nos 1 & 2
Spanish National Orchestra
Josep Pons (conductor)

2 hours, 32 minutes

Music Played

  • Manuel de Falla

    La Vida breve: Interlude and dance

    Orchestra: Orquesta Nacional de Espa帽a. Conductor: Josep Pons.
  • Enrique Granados

    Danza espanola no. 5 (Andaluza)

    Performer: Pablo Sainz-Villegas.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail: excerpts

    Singer: Julian Pr茅gardien. Ensemble: Concentus Musicus Wien. Conductor: Stefan Gottfried.
  • Robert Schumann

    Symphony no. 4 in D minor Op.120

    Orchestra: Dresden Festival Orchestra. Conductor: Daniele Gatti.
  • Isaac Alb茅niz

    Suite Espanola: Asturias (Leyenda)

    Performer: Pablo Sainz-Villegas.
  • Manuel de Falla

    Nights in the gardens of Spain

    Performer: Josep Colom. Orchestra: Orquesta Nacional de Espa帽a. Conductor: Josep Pons.
  • Gioachino Rossini

    Il Barbiere di Siviglia: excerpts

    Performer: Mathias Rugsveen.
  • Missy Mazzoli

    Vespers for Violin

    Performer: Peter Herresthal.
  • Christoph Willibald Gluck

    Don Juan: Suite

    Orchestra: Le Concert des Nations. Conductor: Jordi Savall.
  • Manuel de Falla

    El Sombrero de tres picos: Suites 1 & 2

    Orchestra: Orquesta Nacional de Espa帽a. Conductor: Josep Pons.
  • Andr茅 Astier

    L'Aquilon (The North Wind)

    Performer: Mathias Rugsveen.

Broadcast

  • Fri 30 Jul 2021 14:00