Pergolesi and Mascagni
Donald Macleod and Sarah Willis explore the life and music of Giovanni Pergolesi and Pietro Mascagni 鈥� two more of classical music鈥檚 greatest one-hit wonders.
Donald Macleod explores some of the greatest 鈥渙ne-hit wonders鈥� in classical music.
Donald Macleod and Sarah Willis explore the life and music of Giovanni Pergolesi and Pietro Mascagni 鈥� two more of classical music鈥檚 greatest 鈥渙ne-hit wonders鈥�.
Classical music is littered with composers who are famous for just a single piece of music. In a special week of Composer of the Week programmes, Donald Macleod is joined by Berlin Philharmonic horn player Sarah Willis to explore ten of these composers and examine episodes from their lives, alongside their compositions 鈥� both their popular hits and some of their less familiar music. They also try to isolate why certain works have captured the popular imagination of audiences around the world.
In Thursday鈥檚 programme, Donald and Sarah explore the life and music of Giovanni Pergolesi, whose huge posthumous fame has now been reduced to just a sole work, and a composer at the other end of the scale, who even in his own lifetime, despite his best efforts, was primarily famous for just a single piece 鈥� Pietro Mascagni.
Pergolesi: Stabat Mater (excerpt)
Barbara Bonney, soprano
Andreas Scholl, countertenor
Les Talens Lyriques
Christophe Rousset, director
Pergolesi: Conversione di San Guglielmo (Sinfonia)
Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Antonio Pappano, conductor
Pergolesi, Dixit Dominus, Opening chorus
Coro della Radiotelevisione Svizzera di Lugano
Orchestra Mozart
Claudio Abbado, conductor
Pergolesi: Stabat Mater (excerpt)
Giulia Semenzato, soprano
Lucile Richardot, mezzo-soprano
Ensemble Resonanz
Riccardo Minasi, conductor
Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana (Easter Hymn, Inneggiamo & Intermezzo)
Melody Moore, soprano (Santuzza)
Brian Jagde, tenor (Turiddu)
Elisabetta Fiorillo, mezzo-soprano (Lucia)
Lester Lynch, baritone (Alfio)
Roxana Constantinescu, mezzo-soprano (Lola)
Dresden Philharmonic
Leipzig Radio Choir
Marek Janowski, conductor
Mascagni: Rapsodia Satanica, Prologue
Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz
Frank Strobel, conductor
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Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
Stabat Mater (excerpt)
Singer: Barbara Bonney. Singer: Andreas Scholl. Ensemble: Les Talens Lyriques. Director: Christophe Rousset.- DECCA : 466-134-2.
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Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
Introduction from 'Conversione di San Guglielmo'
Orchestra: Orchestra Dell'Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecillia. Conductor: Sir Antonio Pappano.- DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON : 477-9337.
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Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
Opening chorus from 'Dixit Dominus'
Choir: Coro Della Radiotelevisione Svizzera Di Lugano. Orchestra: Orchestra Mozart. Conductor: Claudio Abbado.- Deutche Grammophon : 477 8465.
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Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
Stabat Mater (excerpt)
Singer: Giuliana Semenzato. Singer: Lucile Richardot. Orchestra: Ensemble Resonanz. Director: Riccardo Minasi.- HARMONIA MUNDI : HMM 902637.
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Pietro Mascagni
Cavalleria Rusticana (excerpt)
Performer: Melody Moore. Performer: Brian Jagde. Performer: Lester Lynch. Singer: Elisabetta Fiorillo. Singer: Roxana Constantinescu. Orchestra: Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra. Choir: MDR Rundfunkchor Leipzig. Conductor: Marek Janowski. -
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Pietro Mascagni
Prologue from 'Rapsodia Satanica'
Orchestra: Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland鈥怭falz. Conductor: Frank Strobel.- CAPRICCIO : C-5246.
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