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Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No 3

Evgeny Kissin is the soloist in Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No 3 with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, and Simon Rattle conducts Part 2 of Haydn's The Creation.

Ian Skelly presents great concert performances from across Europe, today showcasing the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. The 3pm highlight features star soloist Evgeny Kissin in Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No 3, and Simon Rattle conducts orchestra and chorus in Part 2 of Haydn's oratorio The Creation.

Plus, for Radio 3's New Year New Music week, Ian picks two more of his favourite recent pieces of new music, including Jessie Montgomery's ebullient Starburst.

Jessie Montgomery: Starburst
大象传媒 Concert Orchestra
Bramwell Tovey (cond.)

Haydn: Sinfonia Concertante in B flat (3rd mvt)
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle (cond.)

William Grant Still: Singing River (from Wood Notes)
Fort Smith Symphony
John Jeter (cond.)

Rossini: William Tell 鈥� Overture
Swiss-Italian Orchestra
Markus Poschner (cond.)

Dvorak: Scherzo Capriccioso
大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales
Richard Hickox (cond.)

3pm
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No.3 in D minor
Evgeny Kissin (piano)
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Krzysztof Urba艅ski (cond.)

Haydn; The Creation 鈥� Part 2
Lucy Crowe (soprano), Benjamin Bruns (tenor), Christian Gerhaher (baritone)
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra & Chorus
Simon Rattle (cond.)

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Last on

Tue 2 Jan 2024 14:00
大象传媒 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Jessie Montgomery

    Starburst

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Bramwell Tovey.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Waltz, op. 39/15

    Performer: Evgeny Kissin. Conductor: Krzysztof Urba艅ski.

  • George Frideric Handel

    Hallelujah (Messiah)

    Choir: Polyphony. Orchestra: Britten Sinfonia. Conductor: Stephen Layton.
    • Hyperion.

  • William Grant Still

    Singing River (Wood Notes)

    Orchestra: Fort Smith Symphony. Conductor: John Jeter.
    • Still: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3 - Wood Notes.
    • Naxos.
    • 1.

  • Gioachino Rossini

    William Tell (Overture)

    Orchestra: Orchestra della Svizzera italiana. Conductor: Markus Poschner.

  • Robert Russell Bennett

    Schottische (Suite of Old American Dances)

    Ensemble: Royal Northern College of Music Wind Orchestra. Conductor: Clark Rundell.
    • Chandos.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Natha-valse

    Performer: Evgeny Kissin. Conductor: Krzysztof Urba艅ski.

  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    Scherzo Capriccioso Op 66

    Ensemble: 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Richard Hickox.
    • GB大象传媒.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Orchestral Suite No 3 in D major (Air)

    Performer: Anne Akiko Meyers. Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Steven Mercurio.
    • eONE.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, op. 30

    Performer: Evgeny Kissin. Conductor: Krzysztof Urba艅ski.

  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Lyrical Waltz (Dances of the Dolls)

    Orchestrator: Tam谩s Batiashvili. Performer: Lisa Batiashvili. Orchestra: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Esa鈥怭ekka Salonen.
    • Echoes of Time: Lisa Batiashvili/Symphonieorchester des Beyerischen Rundfunks.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 6.

  • Gustav Holst

    Suite No.1 for military band

    Ensemble: Royal Northern College of Music Wind Orchestra. Conductor: Timothy Reynish.
    • CHANDOS.

  • Joseph Haydn

    The Creation (Part 2)

    Performer: Christian Gerhaher. Singer: Lucy Crowe. Singer: Benjamin Bruns. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle. Orchestra: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. Choir: Bavarian Radio Chorus.

  • Graham Fitkin

    Ale is dear

    Performer: Ruth Wall. Performer: Graham Fitkin.
    • Composer self release.

  • Jean鈥怭hilippe Rameau

    Zoroastre, RCT 62: Ouverture

    Conductor: Teodor Currentzis.
    • Rameau - The Sound of Light.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 12.

Broadcast

  • Tue 2 Jan 2024 14:00
    大象传媒 Radio 3