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Paul McCreesh, Simon Blendis and Saoko Blendis

Sean Rafferty is joined by conductor Paul McCreesh, founder of the Gabrieli Consort & Players, and by violinist Simon Blendis and pianist Saoko Blendis, who perform live.

Ahead of the Gabrieli Consort & Players' performance of Elgar's masterpiece The Dream of Gerontius, conductor Paul McCreesh joins Sean Rafferty.

And violinist Simon Blendis and pianist Saoko Blendis both join Sean in the studio and perform live, ahead of their appearance at the Ryedale Festival.

Plus: Helen Grime, in episode #3 of 'Composing the Proms', a series of short features with the composers who were commissioned to write new pieces for the 大象传媒 Proms 2023, in which they talk about the music that inspired them.

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Wed 19 Jul 2023 17:00
大象传媒 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • George Frideric Handel

    Sinfonia, Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (Solomon)

    Ensemble: Gabrieli Players. Conductor: Paul McCreesh.
    • Archiv.

  • Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns

    Wedding-cake Op.76

    Performer: Sir Stephen Hough. Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.
    • Hyperion.

  • Oliver Knussen

    Violin Concerto, Op. 30: II. Aria (Live)

    Conductor: Oliver Knussen. Ensemble: Birmingham Contemporary Music Group.
    • Oliver Knussen: Autumnal.
    • NMC Recordings.
    • 602.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    String Octet in E flat major Op.20 (3rd mvt)

    Ensemble: Gringolts Quartet. Ensemble: Meta4.
    • Felix Mendelssohn & Enescu: Octets.
    • BIS.
    • 103.

  • Gabriel Faur茅

    Cantique de Jean Racine, Op 11

    Performer: John Scott. Choir: Corydon Singers. Conductor: Matthew Best.
    • Hyperion.

  • Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Petite suite de concert Op 77 (4th mvt. La tarantelle fretillante)

    Orchestra: Chicago Sinfonietta. Conductor: Paul Freeman.
    • African Heritage Symphonic Series, Volume 1.
    • CEDILLE.
    • 5.

  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    Ballade no.1 in G minor Op.23

    Performer: Murray Perahia.
    • Perahia Plays Chopin.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 1.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Elijah, Op. 70: "The Shall Your Light Shine Forth" (Chorus)

    Performer: William Whitehead. Ensemble: Giovanni Gabrieli. Conductor: Paul McCreesh. Choir: Ch贸r NFM. Choir: Chetham's Chamber Choir. Choir: North East Youth Chorale. Choir: Taplow Youth Choir. Choir: Ulster Youth Choir.
    • Mendelssohn: Elijah.
    • Signum Classics.
    • 224.

  • Giovanni Gabrieli

    Magnificat for 33 voices [1615]

    Ensemble: Gabrieli Consort. Conductor: Paul McCreesh.
    • ARCHIV.

  • Anthony Holborne

    The Fairie-Round Galliard

    Ensemble: Fretwork.
    • Music for Viols.
    • Virgin.
    • 14.

  • Jules Massenet

    Le Cid - ballet suite (Castillane)

    Orchestra: Orchestre de la Suisse Romande. Conductor: Neeme J盲rvi.
    • CHANDOS.

  • Carl Maria von Weber

    Abu Hassan (Overture)

    Orchestra: Tapiola Sinfonietta. Conductor: Jean鈥怞acques Kantorow.
    • Weber Overtures.
    • BIS.
    • 3.

  • Michael Spivakowsky

    Addio Firenze

    Performer: Simon Blendis. Performer: Saoko Blendis.

  • Joseph Haydn

    Symphony No 93 in D Major: Finale (Presto ma non troppo)

    Orchestra: Heidelberger Sinfoniker. Conductor: Thomas Fey.
    • Haydn: London Symphonies.
    • haenssler CLASSIC.
    • 4.

  • Fermo Dante Marchetti

    Fascination

    Performer: Simon Blendis. Performer: Saoko Blendis.

  • Anon.

    Londonderry Air

    Performer: Simon Blendis. Performer: Saoko Blendis. Music Arranger: Jack Byfield.

  • Max Skalka

    Dobra Dobra

    Composer: Felix Stahl. Performer: Simon Blendis. Performer: Saoko Blendis.

  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    Wind Serenade in D minor Op.44 (1st mvt)

    Orchestra: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Keyboard Concerto no.5 in F minor BWV.1056

    Music Arranger: Avi Avital. Performer: Avi Avital. Orchestra: Potsdam Chamber Academy. Performer: Shalev Ad-El. Performer: Ophira Zakai. Performer: Ira Givol.
    • Avi Avital Bach.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • Franz Schubert

    Das Z眉gengl枚cklein D.871 (Op. 80/2)

    Performer: Daniel Heide. Singer: Konstantin Krimmel.

  • Joaqu铆n Rodrigo

    Canario (Fantas铆a para un gentilhombre)

    Performer: Milo拧 Karadagli膰. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Yannick N茅zet鈥怱茅guin.
    • Milos Karadaglic - Aranjuez.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 10.

Broadcast

  • Wed 19 Jul 2023 17:00
    大象传媒 Radio 3

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