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The Mountain King (2/2)

The conclusion of Alfven's ballet-pantomime The Mountain King with the Malm枚 Symphony Orchestra, plus music from the Helsingborg Guitar Festival.

Ian Skelly introduces the best of recordings from around Europe.

Concluding his week of music from Denmark and Sweden, Ian introduces Acts 2 and 3 of Hugo Alfv茅n's epic 'ballet-pantomime' The Mountain King, performed by Malm枚 Symphony Orchestra with conductor Patrik Ringborg. There's more music for 2 guitars, recorded at Helsingborg Guitar Festival with the Swedish duo of Mats Bergstr枚m and G枚ran S枚llscher. The Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra and Alain Altinoglu perform Dvorak's symphonic poem The Golden Spinning Wheel, based on the macabre folk tale from Erben's 'Kytice', and the Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra is joined by cellist Jakob Koranyi in Swedish composer Andrea Tarrodi's cello concerto 'Highlands', inspired by the Scottish countryside.

Including:

Mozart: Adagio in E flat major, K 261
Clarissa Bevilacqua, violin
Mozarteum Orchestra, Salzburg
Ivor Bolton, conductor

Lille Bror S枚derlundh: Little Waltz
Debussy arr. Krause: Cakewalk from Children's Corner
Mats Bergstr枚m, guitar
G枚ran S枚llscher, guitar

Dvorak: The Golden Spinning Wheel, Op 109
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Alain Altinoglu, conductor

c. 3pm
Alfv茅n: The Mountain King, Acts 2 & 3
Malm枚 Symphony Orchestra
Patrik Ringborg, conductor

Sor: Souvenir de Russie
Mats Bergstr枚m, guitar
G枚ran S枚llscher, guitar

Andrea Tarrodi: Cello Concerto, 'Highlands'
Jakob Koranyi (cello)
Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra
David Niemann, conductor

2 hours, 32 minutes

Last on

Fri 26 May 2023 14:00

Music Played

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Adagio in E flat major, K 261

    Performer: Clarissa Bevilacqua. Orchestra: Mozarteum Orchestra, Salzburg. Conductor: Ivor Bolton.
  • Lille Bror Axel Soderlundh

    Little Waltz, for two guitars

    Performer: Mats Bergstr枚m. Performer: G枚ran S枚llscher.
  • Claude Debussy

    Cakewalk, from 'Children's Corner'

    Performer: Mats Bergstr枚m. Performer: G枚ran S枚llscher. Music Arranger: Ansgar Krause.
  • Johan Helmich Roman

    Drottningholm Music for a Royal Wedding (conclusion)

    Orchestra: Helsingborgs Symfoniorkester. Conductor: Andrew Manze.
    • Bis.
  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    The Golden Spinning Wheel, Op 109

    Orchestra: Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Alain Altinoglu.
  • Johannes Brahms

    Intermezzo in A major, Op 118 No 2

    Performer: Ryan Martin Bradshaw.
  • Hugo Alfv茅n

    The Mountain King, ballet pantomine in three acts, op. 37; Acts 2 & 3

    Orchestra: Malm枚 SymfoniOrkester. Conductor: Patrik Ringborg.
  • Fernando Sor

    Souvenir de Russie

    Performer: Mats Bergstr枚m. Performer: G枚ran S枚llscher.
  • Andrea Tarrodi

    Cello Concerto ('Highlands')

    Performer: Jakob Koranyi. Orchestra: Helsingborgs Symfoniorkester. Conductor: David Niemann.
  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    Impromptu in A flat major, Op.29

    Performer: Leif Ove Andsnes.
    • EMI.

Broadcast

  • Fri 26 May 2023 14:00