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Edinburgh International Festival 2022 (3/4)

From the Usher Hall, music by Sibelius, Saariaho and Dieter Ammann. Performed by the Helsinki Philharmonic, pianist Andreas Haefliger and conductor Susanna Malkki.

The Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, pianist Andreas Haefliger and Susanna Malkki perform at the Usher Hall.
Inspired by the view whilst driving between Los Angeles and San Diego, Finnish composer Saariaho’s work Vista explores abstract textures with moments of high energy and drama. Sibelius’ tone poem Tapiola was his last work for orchestra and his original score bore the words, "In Pohjola there are thick, dark forests…half-glimpsed spirits, and the voices of twilight." After the interval pianist Andreas Haefliger plays the piano concerto written for him by Swiss composer Dieter Ammann, who describes this piece as ‘bright music, dedicated to people with an alert mind’.

Kaija Saariaho: Vista
Sibelius: Tapiola

20:25
INTERVAL: A selection of Schubert Lieder in a recording by baritone Matthias Goerne and pianist Andreas Haefliger.

20.45
Dieter Ammann: The Piano Concerto (Gran Toccata)

Andreas Haefliger - piano
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
Susanna Mälkki - conductor

Presenter: Kate Molleson
Producer: Laura Metcalfe

2 hours, 28 minutes

Music Played

  • Kaija Saariaho

    Vista

    Orchestra: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Susanna Mälkki.
  • Jean Sibelius

    Tapiola

    Orchestra: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Susanna Mälkki.
  • Franz Schubert

    Der Wanderer, D493

    Performer: Andreas Haefliger. Singer: Matthias Goerne.
    • Schubert Lieder Volume 7: Erlkönig.
    • Harmonia Mundi.
  • Franz Schubert

    Der Fluss D.693

    Singer: Matthias Goerne. Performer: Andreas Haefliger.
    • Schubert Lieder Volume 7: Erlkönig.
    • Harmonia Mundi.
  • Franz Schubert

    Alinde, D904

    Performer: Andreas Haefliger. Singer: Matthias Goerne.
    • Schubert Lieder Volume 7: Erlkönig.
    • Harmonia Mundi.
  • Franz Schubert

    Im Walde, D834

    Performer: Andreas Haefliger. Singer: Matthias Goerne.
    • Schubert Lieder Volume 7: Erlkönig.
    • Harmonia Mundi.
  • Dieter Ammann

    The Piano Concerto (Gran Toccata)

    Performer: Andreas Haefliger. Orchestra: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Susanna Mälkki.
  • Emily Hall

    Eternity

    Singer: Olivia Chaney.
    • bigo & twigetti.
  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    A Sea Symphony (On the Beach at Night Alone)

    Singer: Roderick Williams. Choir: Hallé Choir. Choir: Hallé Youth Choir. Orchestra: Halle. Conductor: Sir Mark Elder.
    • Halle.
  • Arash Safaian

    1st Concerto: Infinite Games - i. Halleluja

    Performer: Sebastian Knauer. Performer: Pascal Schumacher. Performer: Willi Zimmerman. Orchestra: Zürcher Kammerorchester.
    • Uberbach.
    • Neue Meister.
    • 1.
  • Ethel Smyth

    The Prisoner Understands His Own Immortality (The Prison)

    Singer: Sarah Brailey. Singer: Dashon Burton. Ensemble: Experiential Orchestra and Chorus. Conductor: James Blachly.
    • Chandos.
  • Erland Cooper

    A Thing of Beauty Is a Joy Forever

    Performer: Erland Cooper.
    • Never pass into nothingness.
    • Mercury KX.
  • Philip Glass

    A Journey through time: Planet of life (closing section)

    Orchestra: Residentie Orkest. Conductor: Carolyn Kuan.
    • Orange Mountain.

Broadcast

  • Thu 15 Sep 2022 19:30