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Wednesday - Vaughan Williams 150: Ravel, teacher

Afternoon Concert celebrates Vaughan Williams and friends, with Martha Argerich at the Granada Festival playing music by his teacher Ravel.

With Ian Skelly, in a week celebrating Vaughan Williams at 150, with music by the anniversary composer himself alongside those who influenced him, his friends, contemporaries and students. Featuring recordings of live performances from around Europe and the 大象传媒 ensembles.

Today, from this summer's Granada Festival, we hear performances of music by Ravel, Vaughan Williams' teacher in Paris - his Tombeau de Couperin and the Piano Concerto in G with soloist Martha Argerich - plus music by two other composers he admired, Elgar and D'Indy.

Ravel: Rapsodie Espagnole: no. 4 Feria (arr. Peter Sadlo)
Martha Argerich, piano
Nelson Freire, piano
Peter Sadlo, percussion
Edgar Guggeis, percussion

Vaughan Williams: 5 Variants of 'Dives and Lazarus'
大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales
Lesley Hatfield, conductor

c.2.30pm
Elgar: In the south (Alassio) - overture (Op.50)
大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra
Jiri Belohlavek, conductor

D鈥橧ndy: Lied Op.19 for viola or cello and orchestra
Lawrence Power, viola
大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales
Thierry Fischer, conductor

c.3pm
Ravel Piano Concerto in G
Martha Argerich, piano
Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra
Charles Dutoit, conductor

Ravel: Tombeau de Couperin
Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra
Charles Dutoit, conductor

2 hours, 1 minute

Music Played

  • Maurice Ravel

    Feria from Rapsodie Espagnole

    Performer: Martha Argerich. Performer: Nelson Freire. Performer: Peter Sadlo. Performer: Edgar Guggeis. Music Arranger: Peter Sadlo.
    • DG.
  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    5 Variants of 'Dives and Lazarus'

    Performer: Lesley Hatfield. Orchestra: 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales.
  • William Byrd

    Laudibus in sanctis, from 'Cantiones Sacrae' (1589)

    Choir: Les 脡l茅ments. Orchestra: Les Ombres. Conductor: Jo毛l Suhubiette.
  • William Byrd

    Miserere Mei (Arr. Muhly)

    Music Arranger: Nico Muhly. Conductor: Nicholas Collon. Orchestra: Aurora Orchestra.
    • Wayne McGregor: Collaboration.
    • Mercury Classics.
    • 4.
  • Edward Elgar

    In the south (Alassio) - overture (Op.50)

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ji艡铆 B臎lohl谩vek.
    • GB大象传媒.
  • Vincent d鈥橧ndy

    Lied, Op.19

    Performer: Lawrence Power. Orchestra: 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Thierry Fischer.
    • Hyperion.
  • Maurice Ravel

    Piano Concerto in G

    Performer: Martha Argerich. Orchestra: Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Charles Dutoit.
  • Claude Debussy

    En bateau (Petite suite)

    Performer: Martha Argerich. Performer: Cristina Marton.
    • Martha Argerich and Friends Live from the Lugano Festival 2013.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 2.
  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Sea Songs

    Orchestra: Royal Northern Sinfonia. Conductor: Richard Hickox.
    • Vaughan Williams: Old King Cole etc: Northern Sinfonia/Hickox.
    • EMI.
    • 17.
  • Maurice Ravel

    Le Tombeau de Couperin

    Orchestra: Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Charles Dutoit.
  • Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns

    Septet in E flat major Op.65 (4th mvt)

    Performer: David Guerrier. Performer: Renaud Capu莽on. Performer: Esther Hoppe. Performer: B茅atrice Muthelet. Performer: Gautier Capu莽on. Performer: Janne Saksala. Performer: Frank Braley.
    • Virgin Classics.

Broadcast

  • Wed 12 Oct 2022 14:00