G贸recki and Albinoni
Donald Macleod explores two more of classical music鈥檚 one-hit wonders, including the strange story behind the work for which Tomaso Albinoni is famous today!
Donald Macleod explores more of the greatest 鈥渙ne-hit wonders鈥� in classical music.
Donald Macleod explores two more of classical music鈥檚 鈥渙ne-hit wonders鈥�, including the strange story behind the work for which Tomaso Albinoni is famous today!
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 today's programme, Donald and Sarah explore the life of the composer of one of the best-selling pieces of contemporary music ever 鈥� Henryk G贸recki and his Third Symphony. They also piece together the strange story behind the work for which Tomaso Albinoni is famous today!
G贸recki: Symphony No 3 (Symphony of Sorrowful Songs),1st Mvt.
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
Krzysztof Penderecki, Conductor
G贸recki: Little Requiem for a Certain Polka, Op 66, 3rd Mvt.
Anna Gorecka, Piano
Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra
Antoni Wit, Conductor
G贸recki: Symphony No 3 (Symphony of Sorrowful Songs), 2nd Mvt.
Dawn Upshaw, soprano
London Sinfonietta
David Zinman, Conductor)
G贸recki: Miserere
Los Angeles Master Chorale
Grant Gershon, Conductor
Albinoni: Overture to Zenobia
Charivari Agr茅able
Simon Desbruslais, Trumpet
Stephen Pedder, violin
Kah-Ming Ng, conductor
Albinoni (compl. Giazotto): Adagio in G minor
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, Conductor
Albinoni: Concerto in B flat major for oboe and strings
Albinoni: Concerto in F major for oboe and strings
Paul Dombrecht, Oboe
Il Fondamento Ensemble
Produced by Sam Phillips, for 大象传媒 Wales
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Henryk Miko艂aj G贸recki
Symphony No 3, Op 36 (1st mvt), 'Symphony of Sorrowful Songs'
Orchestra: Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Krzysztof Penderecki.- DOMINO : WIGCD395.
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Henryk Miko艂aj G贸recki
Little Requiem for a certain Polka, Op 66 (3rd mvt)
Performer: Anna G贸recka. Orchestra: Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Antoni Wit.- NAXOS : 8.-572872.
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Henryk Miko艂aj G贸recki
Symphony No 3, Op 36 (2nd mvt), 'Symphony Of Sorrowful Songs'
Singer: Dawn Upshaw. Orchestra: London Sinfonietta. Conductor: David Zinman.- ELEKTRA NONESUCH : 7559-792822.
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Henryk Miko艂aj G贸recki
Miserere, Op 44 (excerpt)
Choir: Los Angeles Master Chorale. Conductor: Grant Gershon.- DECCA : 4783537.
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Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni
Adagio in G minor
Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Herbert von Karajan.- DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON : dg-413309-2.
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Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni
Oboe Concerto a cinque in B flat major, Op 7 No 3
Performer: Paul Dombrecht. Ensemble: Il Fondamento Ensemble.- FUGA : FUG554.
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- Wed 20 Apr 2022 12:00大象传媒 Radio 3
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