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Tchaikovsky's Fourth Symphony

A battle with fate in Tchaikovsky's Fourth Symphony, plus Britten's Sea Interludes, both new recordings by the 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales.

Ian Skelly curates the best classical music for the afternoon, with new recordings from the 大象传媒 performing groups and concert performances from around Europe. Today's programme includes Tchaikovsky's battle with fate in his Fourth Symphony, along with Britten's Sea Interludes, both performed by the 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. The 大象传媒 Singers perform Elgar, and a performance of Ligeti's Concerto Rom芒nesc from the Ulster Orchestra.

Including:

Glinka: Ruslan i Lyudmila 鈥� Overture
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor)

Britten: Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes
大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales
Ryan Bancroft (conductor)

Liszt: Sonetto 104 del Petrarca, from 'Ann茅es de p猫lerinage S.161'
Alexandre Kantorow (piano)

Alwyn: Concerto Grosso No 1 in B flat
大象传媒 Concert Orchestra
Martin Yates (conductor)

c.3pm
Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 4 in F minor, Op.36
大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales
Marta Gardoli艅ska (conductor)

Elgar: From the Bavarian Highlands
大象传媒 Singers
Iain Farrington (piano)
Daniel Hyde (conductor)

Ligeti: Concerto Rom芒nesc
Ulster Orchestra
Jonathan Bloxham (conductor)

J.S. Bach (orch. Skrowaczewski): Toccata and fugue (BWV.565) [orig. for organ]
大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)

3 hours, 1 minute

Last on

Thu 14 Sep 2023 14:00
大象传媒 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka

    Ruslan and Ludmila (Overture)

    Orchestra: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Esa鈥怭ekka Salonen.
    • Tchaikovksy:1812 / Borodin: Polovtsian Dances / Balakirev: Islamey : Esa-Pekka S.
    • Philips.
    • 6.

  • Samuel Barber

    To be Sung on the Water

    Choir: 大象传媒 Singers. Conductor: Grace Rossiter.

  • Benjamin Britten

    4 Sea interludes (from 'Peter Grimes'), Op 33

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Ryan Bancroft.

  • Franz Liszt

    Sonetto 104 del Petrarca, from 'Ann茅es de p猫lerinage, deuxi猫me ann茅e: Italie, S. 161'

    Performer: Alexandre Kantorow. Orchestra: SWR Symphony Orchestra, Stuttgart. Conductor: Pablo Heras鈥怌asado.

  • Gioachino Rossini

    Sonata a quattro No.3 in C

    Ensemble: I Musici.
    • DECCA ELOQUENCE.

  • William Alwyn

    Concerto Grosso No 1 in B flat

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Martin Yates.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Symphony No 4 in F minor, Op 36

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Marta Gardoli艅ska.

  • Edward Elgar

    From the Bavarian Highlands

    Performer: Iain Farrington. Choir: 大象传媒 Singers. Conductor: Daniel Hyde.

  • Roberto Sierra

    Piano Sonata No 2: 1st movt - Moderato

    Performer: Alfredo Ovalles.
    • Roberto Sierra: Piano Works By Alfredo Ovalles.
    • IBS Classical.
    • 13.

  • George Frideric Handel

    Sinfonia in B flat major, HWV.339

    Ensemble: The Brook Street Band.
    • AVIE.

  • Gy枚rgy Ligeti

    Concerto Rom芒nesc

    Orchestra: Ulster Orchestra. Conductor: Jonathan Bloxham.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 orch Skrowaczewski

    Performer: Stephen Bryant. Orchestrator: Stanislaw Skrowaczewski. Orchestra: 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Leonard Slatkin.
    • Bach: The Conductors' Transcriptions: 大象传媒 SO/Leonard Slatkin.
    • Chandos.
    • 1-2.

  • Arnold Bax

    Sonata in E major for two pianos (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Seta Tanyel. Performer: Jeremy Brown.
    • Bax: Piano Duos Jeremy Brown/Seta Tanyel.
    • Chandos.
    • 3.

Broadcast

  • Thu 14 Sep 2023 14:00
    大象传媒 Radio 3