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Schubert's 'Great' Symphony

Manfred Honeck conducts the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra in Schubert's Ninth Symphony, the 'Great'.

Penny Gore with another afternoon of great performances from ´óÏó´«Ã½ ensembles and European concert halls.

The 3pm highlight is Schubert's 9th Symphony, the 'Great', in a recent concert performance from the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra and conductor Manfred Honeck. Also today, there's more from a concert given by Frankfurt Radio Brass at Weilburg Castle, and the full Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra presents fascinating pairings of music by Arvo Part, Nielsen and Ravel, including his song cycle Shéhérazade. Plus Ravel's orchestral overture inspired by the same theme, played by the Radio France Philharmonic.

Including:

Copland: Rodeo - 4 Dance Episodes: no.4; Hoe-down
´óÏó´«Ã½ Philharmonic
John Wilson, conductor

Ravel: Sheherazade, ouverture de feerie
Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra
Mikko Franck, conductor

Arvo Part: Psalom for string orchestra (excerpt)
Nielsen: Excerpts from 'Aladdin'
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Constantinos Carydis, conductor

Lennon/J.S. Bach: Imagine / Jesu bleibet meine Freude
Frankfurt Radio Brass

Bartok: Transylvanian Dances
´óÏó´«Ã½ Philharmonic

3pm
Schubert: Symphony No.9 ‘Great’ in C, D. 944 ('Great')
Bamberg Symphony Orchestra
Manfred Honeck, conductor

Oscar Petersen / J.S. Bach: Hymn to Freedom / Wachet auf
Frankfurt Radio Brass

Arvo Part: Psalom for string orchestra (excerpt)
Ravel: Shéhérazade, song cycle
Hanna-Elisabeth Müller, soprano
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Constantinos Carydis, conductor

Rossini: Overture to 'La gazza ladra'
Bamberg Symphony Orchestra
Manfred Honeck, conductor

2 hours, 32 minutes

Last on

Fri 20 Oct 2023 14:00

Music Played

  • Aaron Copland

    Hoe-down (Rodeo)

    Orchestra: ´óÏó´«Ã½ Philharmonic. Conductor: John Wilson.
    • Chandos CHSA5164.
    • Chandos.
    • 21.
  • Claude Debussy

    Suite bergamasque (Passepied)

    Performer: Pascal Rogé.
    • A Debussy Recital: Pascal Roge.
    • Decca.
    • 4.
  • Maurice Ravel

    Sheherazade, ouverture de feerie

    Orchestra: Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France. Conductor: Mikko Franck.
  • Arvo Pärt

    Psalom for string orchestra

    Orchestra: Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Constantinos Carydis.
  • Carl Nielsen

    Excerpts from 'Aladdin'

    Orchestra: Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Constantinos Carydis.
  • John Lennon

    Imagine / Jesu bleibet meine Freude

    Ensemble: Frankfurt Radio Brass.
  • Béla Bartók

    Transylvanian Dances

    Performer: ´óÏó´«Ã½ Philharmonic. Performer: Gergely Madaras.
  • Alice Mary Smith

    Impromptu

    Performer: Hiroaki Takenouchi.
  • Franz Schubert

    Symphony No 9 in C, D. 944 ('Great')

    Orchestra: Bamberg Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Manfred Honeck.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Hymn to Freedom / Wachet auf

    Ensemble: Frankfurt Radio Brass.
  • Arvo Pärt

    Excerpt of Psalom for string orchestra

    Orchestra: Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Constantinos Carydis.
  • Maurice Ravel

    Shéhérazade, song cycle

    Singer: Hanna-Elisabeth Müller. Orchestra: Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Constantinos Carydis.
  • Domenico Scarlatti

    Sonata in C major, Kk.72

    Performer: Alexandre Tharaud.
    • D. Scarlatti: Sonatas: Alexandre Tharaud.
    • Virgin Classics.
    • 10.
  • Gioachino Rossini

    Overture to 'La gazza ladra'

    Orchestra: Bamberg Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Manfred Honeck.

Broadcast

  • Fri 20 Oct 2023 14:00