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The 大象传媒 Philharmonic and chief conductor John Storgards perform music by Janacek and Tchaikovsky. Dame Sarah Connolly join them for six haunting songs by Alma Mahler-Werfel.

From the Bridgewater Hall in Manchester
Presented by Tom McKinney

Janacek: SInfonietta
Alma Mahler-Werfel orch. Colin and David Matthews: Die stille Stadt; Laue Sommernacht; Licht in der Nacht, Waldseligkeit; In meines Vaters Garten; Bei dir ist es traut

8.15 Music Interval

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.6 'Path茅tique'

The 大象传媒 Philharmonic and their chief conductor, John Storgards, open their 2023-2024 season with the iconic and arresting Sinfonietta by Janacek. Originally conceived as brass and percussion fanfares for a gymnastics festival, Janacek melds his own blazing orchestral sound-world with the rhythm and melody of his native Moravia to create a work in which he celebrates a new-found optimism in national and individual freedom.

Whilst Janacek's Sinfonietta celebrates the energy of life, the programme ends with music of more personal expression, Tchaikovsky's Sixth Symphony, the 'Path茅tique'. Premiered a few days before he died, Tchaikovsky's Sixth Symphony explores his own relationship with the nature of life and death.

Dame Sarah Connolly joins the orchestra for six of Alma Mahler-Werfel's songs; written with piano accompaniment, they are heard tonight in orchestrations by David and Colin Matthews.

Dame Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano)
大象传媒 Philharmonic
John Storgards (conductor)

2 hours, 28 minutes

Last on

Tue 3 Oct 2023 19:30
大象传媒 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Leos Jan谩膷ek

    Sinfonietta

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 Philharmonic. Conductor: John Storg氓rds.

  • Alma Mahler-Werfel

    Six Songs

    Singer: Dame Sarah Connolly. Orchestra: 大象传媒 Philharmonic. Conductor: John Storg氓rds.

  • Robert Schumann

    5 Poems of Queen Mary Stuart Op.135

    Performer: Eugene Asti. Singer: Dame Sarah Connolly.

  • Robert Schumann

    7 Songs Op.90 - No.7 Requiem

    Performer: Eugene Asti. Singer: Dame Sarah Connolly.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Symphony no. 6 in B minor Op.74 (Pathetique)

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 Philharmonic. Conductor: John Storg氓rds.

  • Modest Mussorgsky

    Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition - Promenade 1

    Performer: Alice Sara Ott.
    • Pictures.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 1.

  • Modest Mussorgsky

    Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition - I. Gnomus

    Performer: Alice Sara Ott.
    • Pictures.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 2.

  • Modest Mussorgsky

    Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition - Promenade 3

    Performer: Alice Sara Ott.
    • Pictures.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 5.

  • Modest Mussorgsky

    Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition - III. Tuileries (Dispute d'enfants apr猫s

    Performer: Alice Sara Ott.
    • Pictures.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 6.

  • Modest Mussorgsky

    Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition - IV. Byd艂o

    Performer: Alice Sara Ott.
    • Pictures.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 7.

  • Modest Mussorgsky

    Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition - Promenade 4

    Performer: Alice Sara Ott.
    • Pictures.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 8.

  • Modest Mussorgsky

    Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition - V. Ballet des poussins dans leurs coques

    Performer: Alice Sara Ott.
    • Pictures.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 9.

  • Modest Mussorgsky

    Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition - VI. Samuel Goldenberg und Schmu每le (Deux

    Performer: Alice Sara Ott.
    • Pictures.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 10.

  • Modest Mussorgsky

    Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition - Cum mortuis in lingua morta

    Performer: Alice Sara Ott.
    • Pictures.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 14.

  • Modest Mussorgsky

    Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition - IX. La Cabane sur des pattes de poule (B

    Performer: Alice Sara Ott.
    • Pictures.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 15.

  • Modest Mussorgsky

    Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition - X. La Grande Porte (de l'ancienne capita

    Performer: Alice Sara Ott.
    • Pictures.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 16.

Broadcast

  • Tue 3 Oct 2023 19:30
    大象传媒 Radio 3