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Tuesday - Venus and Adonis

John Blow's 1683 opera from the Confidencen Opera Festival in Sweden, and Ariane Matiakh conducts Beethoven's Sixth Symphony, 'Pastoral', in Frankfurt.

Presented by Penny Gore, with live performances from around Europe and recordings from the 大象传媒's orchestras

Today, Ariane Matiakh conducts the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra in Beethoven's Pastoral symphony, and Pekka Kuusisto joins the orchestra for Bryce Dessner's thrilling Violin Concerto. From the Confidencen Opera Festival in Sweden, Olof Boman leads a performance of John Blow's short 1683 opera. Plus John Wilson and the 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra in concert music from Britten's opera Peter Grimes.

Including:

Beethoven: Triumphal March from Tarpeja WoO.2a
大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Anja Bihlmaier (conductor)

Bryce Dessner: Violin Concerto
Pekka Kuusisto (violin)
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Ariane Matiakh (conductor)

Schumann: Nachtlied, op. 108
Camerata Salzburg
Monteverdi Choir
Sir John Eliot Gardiner (conductor)

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Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F, op. 68 ('Pastoral')
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Ariane Matiakh (conductor)

Britten: 4 Sea Interludes & Passacaglia, from 'Peter Grimes'
大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra
John Wilson (conductor)

Blow: Venus and Adonis
Ida R盲nzl枚v (mezzo, Venus)
Bernt Ola Volungholen (baritone, Adonis)
Rupert Enticknap (countertenor, Cupid)
Confidencen Opera & Music Festival Orchestra
Olof Boman (conductor)

3 hours, 1 minute

Last on

Tue 30 Nov 2021 14:00

Music Played

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Triumphal March from Tarpeja WoO.2a

    Conductor: Anja Bihlmaier. Orchestra: 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra.
  • Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka

    Valse-fantasie in B minor

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Vassily Sinaisky.
  • Bryce Dessner

    Violin Concerto

    Performer: Pekka Kuusisto. Orchestra: Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ariane Matiakh.
  • Robert Schumann

    Nachtlied, op. 108

    Choir: Monteverdi Choir. Orchestra: Camerata Salzburg. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No. 6 in F, op. 68 ('Pastoral')

    Orchestra: Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ariane Matiakh.
  • Edvard Grieg

    In Heaven above, op. 74/4, from 'Four Psalms (Fire salmer)'

    Performer: Tilman Lichdi. Choir: Bavarian Radio Chorus. Conductor: Julia Selina Blank.
  • Benjamin Britten

    4 Sea Interludes and Passacaglia from 'Peter Grimes'

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

    Venus and Adonis

    Singer: Ida R盲nzl枚v. Singer: Bernt Ola Volungholen. Singer: Rupert Enticknap. Singer: Christina Larsson Malmberg. Singer: Lisa Carlioth. Singer: Mathilda Sid茅n Silfver. Singer: Mikael Stenbaek. Singer: Arash Azarbad. Orchestra: Confidencen Opera & Music Festival Orchestra. Conductor: Olof Boman.

Broadcast

  • Tue 30 Nov 2021 14:00