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Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake suite

Seasonal music from Tchaikovsky, Otto Nicolai and Josef Suk, as well as Vivaldi's Gloria and Haydn's 'Drumroll' Symphony.

Seasonal music from Tchaikovsky, Otto Nicolai and Josef Suk, as well as Vivaldi's Gloria and Haydn's 'Drumroll' Symphony.

A concert from Radio France's state-of-the-art studios in Paris pairs Tchaikovsky with Soviet composer Georgy Sviridov; music for strings by American composer Caroline Shaw teases the ear; and there's also room for much-loved works by Nicolai, Vivaldi and Haydn

Presented by Ian Skelly

2.00pm
Nicolai
Christmas Overture
´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra
Barry Wordsworth, conductor

Caroline Shaw
Entr’acte for strings
Calidore String Quartet

Suk
A Winter’s Tale
´óÏó´«Ã½ Philharmonic
Vassily Sinaisky, conductor

3.00pm
Tchaikovsky
Sérénade mélancolique in B flat minor, op. 26
Sviridov
Snow is Falling, chamber cantata
Tchaikovsky
Suite from Swan Lake, op. 20a
Ji Yoon Park, violin
Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra
Mikko Franck, conductor

Vivaldi
Gloria in D, RV 589
Les Arts Florissants
Paul Agnew, conductor

Haydn
Symphony no.103 in E flat, ‘Drumroll’
´óÏó´«Ã½ Philharmonic
Ben Gernon, conductor

3 hours, 1 minute

Music Played

  • Victor Hely-Hutchinson

    A Carol Symphony

    Orchestra: The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Gavin Sutherland.
    • A Carol Symphony and other Christmas Orchestral Favourites.
    • Naxos.
    • 6-9.
  • Otto Nicolai

    Christmas Overture

    Orchestra: ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Barry Wordsworth.
    • The Night Before Christmas.
    • NAXOS.
    • 6.
  • Caroline Shaw

    Entr'acte for strings

    Ensemble: Calidore String Quartet.
  • Josef Suk

    Tale of a winter's evening

    Orchestra: ´óÏó´«Ã½ Philharmonic. Conductor: Vassily Sinaisky.
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Sérénade mélancolique in B flat minor, op. 26

    Performer: Ji Yoon Park. Orchestra: Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France. Conductor: Mikko Franck.
  • Georgy Sviridov

    Snow is Falling, chamber cantata

    Choir: Radio France Children's Chorus. Conductor: Geoffroy Jourdain. Orchestra: Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France. Conductor: Mikko Franck.
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Suite from 'Swan Lake, op. 20a'

    Orchestra: Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France. Conductor: Mikko Franck.
  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Gloria in D, RV 589

    Orchestra: Les Arts Florissants. Conductor: Paul Agnew.
  • Joseph Haydn

    Symphony No. 103 in E flat, Hob.1:103 "Drumroll"

    Performer: ´óÏó´«Ã½ Philharmonic. Performer: Ben Gernon.
  • Rutland Boughton

    Oboe Quartet No 1

    Performer: Sarah Francis. Performer: Frances Mason. Performer: Marilyn Taylor. Performer: Christopher Wellington. Performer: Joy Hay. Ensemble: Rasumovsky Quartet.
    • Rutland Boughton String Quartets: Sarah Francis.
    • Hyperion.
    • 5.

Broadcast

  • Thu 23 Dec 2021 14:00