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Prokofiev's Cinderella

Prokofiev's ballet score Cinderella from Stuttgart, and new recordings from the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Singers and ´óÏó´«Ã½ Philharmonic.

Ian Skelly introduces the perfect afternoon of classical music, including live concert recordings from the ´óÏó´«Ã½'s ensembles and from around Europe.

Prokofiev's ballet score to the classic fairy tale of Cinderella takes the 3pm spotlight, in a recording from the SWR Symphony Orchestra, Stuttgart, with the Finnish conductor Dima Slobodeniouk. Also today, a Mozart symphony from Salzburg, Evgeny Kissin plays Rachmaninov in Rome, new recordings from the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Singers, and Ben Gernon conducts the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Philharmonic in a recent studio recording of Brahms's Variations on the St Anthony chorale.

Including:

Rachmaninov: Lilacs, op. 21/5
Evgeny Kissin, piano

Berlioz: Le Corsaire - overture (Op.21)
´óÏó´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales
Thierry Fischer, conductor

Alan Bullard: Peace in the World (2nd movement of cycle ‘Images of Peace’)
´óÏó´«Ã½ Singers
Grace Rossiter, conductor

c.2.20pm
Mozart: Symphony No. 30 in D, K.202/186b
Europa Galante
Fabio Biondi, conductor

Chopin: Andante spianato and Grande Polonaise brillante in E flat, op. 22
Ryan Martin Bradshaw, piano
Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra
Marek Sedivy, conductor

3pm
Prokofiev: Cinderella, Op.87, ballet music
SWR Symphony Orchestra, Stuttgart
Dima Slobodeniouk, conductor

Kristina Arakelyan: An ode to the world
´óÏó´«Ã½ Singers
Sofi Jeannin, conductor

Tchaikovsky: Voyevoda
´óÏó´«Ã½ Philharmonic
Juanjo Mena, conductor

c.16.05pm
Brahms: Variations on the St Antony Chorale
´óÏó´«Ã½ Philharmonic
Ben Gernon, conductor

2 hours, 31 minutes

Last on

Mon 19 Jun 2023 14:00

Music Played

  • Johann Strauss II

    Tarantella (Cinderella)

    Orchestra: National Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Bonynge.
    • DECCA.
  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Lilacs Op.21`5

    Performer: Evgeny Kissin.
  • Hector Berlioz

    Le Corsaire - overture (Op.21)

    Orchestra: ´óÏó´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Thierry Fischer.
    • GB´óÏó´«Ã½.
  • Alan Bullard

    Images of Peace - Peace in the world

    Choir: ´óÏó´«Ã½ Singers. Conductor: Grace Rossiter.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Symphony No. 30 in D, K.202/186b

    Orchestra: Europa Galante. Director: Fabio Biondi.
  • Frédéric Chopin

    Andante spianato and Grande Polonaise brillante in E flat, op. 22

    Performer: Ryan Martin Bradshaw. Orchestra: Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Marek Sedivy.
  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Cinderella, op. 87, ballet music

    Orchestra: SWR Symphony Orchestra, Stuttgart. Conductor: Dima Slobodeniouk.
  • Kristina Arakelyan

    An ode to the world

    Choir: ´óÏó´«Ã½ Singers. Conductor: Sofi Jeannin.
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Voyevoda

    Orchestra: ´óÏó´«Ã½ Philharmonic. Conductor: Juanjo Mena.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    In dulci jubilo, BWV 729

    Performer: Ton Koopman.
  • Johannes Brahms

    Variations on the St Antony Chorale

    Performer: ´óÏó´«Ã½ Philharmonic. Performer: Ben Gernon.
  • Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni

    Concerto à 5 in D major, Op 9 No 7 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Andrew Manze. Orchestra: Academy of Ancient Music. Conductor: Christopher Hogwood.
    • Albinoni: 12 concertos, op.9: Academy of Ancient Music, Hogwood.
    • Decca.
    • 2.

Broadcast

  • Mon 19 Jun 2023 14:00