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Horn player Felix Klieser with musical reimaginings and reconstructions

Horn player Felix Klieser reveals familiar and unfamiliar works in a new light, including epic orchestral music by Bruckner and John Williams, and a famous Handel aria reimagined.

Horn player Felix Klieser is one of the stars of the 大象传媒 Proms 2023, and on Inside Music he鈥檒l be introducing some of the music he鈥檚 performing at the Royal Albert Hall, as well as a fascinating playlist from around the world.

Felix chooses a reconstruction based on the music of Anton Bruckner, a Handel aria reworked for the French horn, and vibrant pieces for wind ensemble by Gy枚rgy Ligeti and Francis Poulenc.

We鈥檒l also pay a visit to Mexico with a recording by the project ensemble 鈥淭he Impossible Orchestra鈥 dreamed up by the conductor Alondra de la Parra, and Felix shares a famous song from Hong Kong performed by singer and actor Leslie Cheung.

A series in which each week a musician explores a selection of music - from the inside.

A Tandem Production for 大象传媒 Radio 3

Photo credit: Maike Helbig

1 hour, 56 minutes

Music Played

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Horn Concerto No. 4 in E flat major K.495 (III. Rondo. Allegro vivace)

    Performer: Felix Klieser. Orchestra: Camerata Salzburg.
    • BERLIN CLASSICS.
  • Francis Poulenc

    Sextet for piano & wind quintet in B flat, Op. 6 (IV. Finale)

    Performer: Dennis Russell Davies. Ensemble: Stuttgarter Bl盲serquintett.
    • MDG.
  • Arturo M谩rquez

    Danzon No. 2

    Orchestra: Impossible Orchestra. Conductor: Alondra de la Parra.
    • ALPHA CLASSICS.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Quoniam tu solus sanctus; Cum Sancto Spiritu (Mass in B minor, BWV 232: Gloria)

    Singer: Peter Kooij. Orchestra: Bach Collegium Japan. Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki.
    • BIS.
  • Rolf Martinsson

    Concerto for trumpet and orchestra, Op.47, "Bridge" (1st movement)

    Performer: H氓kan Hardenberger. Orchestra: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Neeme J盲rvi.
    • BIS.
  • Reinhold Moritzevich Gli猫re

    Romance No. 2, Op. 16

    Performer: Gianluca Imperato.
    • BRILLIANT CLASSICS.
  • John Williams

    Theme From Jurassic Park

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: John Williams.
    • GEFFEN.
  • Gy枚rgy Ligeti

    Six Bagatelles for wind quintet (III. Allegro grazioso; IV. Presto ruvido)

    Ensemble: Les Vents Fran莽ais.
    • WARNER.
  • Alban Berg

    Three Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 6 (I. Pr盲ludium)

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Davis.
    • CHANDOS.
  • Sting

    Englishman in New York

    Singer: Sting.
    • A&M.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    String Quartet No. 19 in C K.465, "Dissonance" (I. Adagio - Allegro)

    Ensemble: Zemlinsky Quartet.
    • PRAGA RECORDS.
  • Richard Strauss

    Ein Alphorn hor' ich schallen, TrV 64

    Performer: Malcolm Martineau. Performer: Felix Klieser. Singer: Christiane Karg.
    • BERLIN CLASSICS.
  • Leslie Cheung

    Sentimental Past

    • CAPITAL ARTISTS.
  • Anton Bruckner

    Symphony No. 9 in D minor, WAB 109 (IV. Finale)

    Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.
    • WARNER.
  • George Frideric Handel

    Lascia ch'io pianga (Rinaldo, Act 2)

    Performer: Felix Klieser. Music Arranger: Wolfgang Renz. Ensemble: CHAARTS Chamber Artists.
    • BERLIN CLASSICS.

Broadcast

  • Sat 8 Jul 2023 13:00

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