The Luxembourg Philharmonic plays Mendelssohn’s “Italian” Symphony and Leonard Elschenbroich plays Brahms’ Cello Sonata No.1
Tom McKinney showcases the best performances by ý orchestras, choirs, ensembles including Mendelssohn’s 'Italian' Symphony from the Luxembourg.
Tom McKinney showcases the best performances by ý orchestras, choirs, ensembles and other great performing groups from Europe and around the globe.
This week’s featured orchestra the Luxembourg Philharmonic perform Mendelssohn’s 4th Symphony, plus there’s a Brahms cello sonata recorded at St. George’s Brandon Hill in Bristol by Leonard Elschenbroich and Alexei Grynyuk, jazz saxophone by another of Bristol’s famous sons – Will Gregory, and Prokofiev’s “Sarcasms” from the Venezuelan pianist Gabriela Montero.
Johann Strauss II
Tritsch-Tratsch Polka, Op. 214
ý Concert Orchestra
Bramwell Tovey (conductor)
Sergei Prokofiev
Sarcasms, Op. 17
Gabriela Montero (piano)
Avril Coleridge-Taylor
Sussex Landscape
Ulster Orchestra
Daniele Rustioni (conductor)
William Byrd
Sing joyfully
Latvian Radio Choir
Kaspars Putniņš (conductor)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Adagio and fugue in C minor, K. 546
Armida Quartet
Ludwig van Beethoven
Overture: The Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43
Polish Radio Orchestra in Warsaw
Michał Klauza (conductor)
Edward Elgar
Sea slumber song (Sea pictures, Op. 37)
Catriona Morrison (mezzo-soprano)
Malcolm Martineau (piano)
Eric Coates
Last love
ý Philharmonic
John Wilson (conductor)
Johannes Brahms
Cello Sonata No. 1 in E minor, Op. 38
Leonard Elschenbroich (cello)
Alexei Grynyuk (piano)
Will Gregory
Orbit
Jess Gillam Ensemble
Agustin Barrios Mangore
La Catedral
Thibaut Garcia (guitar)
Carl Maria von Weber
Overture: Oberon
KBS Symphony Orchestra
Shiyeon Sung (conductor)
Alban Berg
Piano Sonata, Op. 1
Christian Ihle Hadland (piano)
Felix Mendelssohn
Symphony No. 4 in A major, Op. 90 'Italian'
Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra
Duncan Ward (conductor)
Paul Hindemith
6 chansons for chorus
ý Singers
Sofi Jeannin (conductor)
John Foulds
Sicilian Aubade
Cynthia Fleming (violin)
ý Concert Orchestra
Ronald Corp (conductor)
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Music Played
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Johann Strauss II
Tritsch Tratsch Polka
Orchestra: ý Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Bramwell Tovey. -
Sergey Prokofiev
Sarcasms, Op.17
Performer: Gabriela Montero. -
Avril Coleridge-Taylor
Sussex Landscape
Orchestra: Ulster Orchestra. Conductor: Daniele Rustioni. -
William Byrd
Sing Joyfully
Choir: Latvian Radio Choir. Conductor: Kaspars Putniņš. -
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Adagio and fugue in C minor, K 546
Ensemble: Armida Quartett. -
Ludwig van Beethoven
Overture to 'The Creatures of Prometheus, op. 43'
Orchestra: Polish Radio Orchestra in Warsaw. Conductor: Michał Klauza. -
Edward Elgar
Sea pictures, Op 37 (No 1, Sea slumber song)
Performer: Malcolm Martineau. Singer: Catriona Morison. -
Eric Coates
Last Love
Orchestra: ý Philharmonic. Conductor: John Wilson. -
Johannes Brahms
Cello Sonata No 1 in E minor, Op 38
Performer: Leonard Elschenbroich. Performer: Alexei Grynyuk. -
Will Gregory
Orbit
Performer: Jess Gillam.- Decca.
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Agustín Barrios Mangoré
La Catedral
Performer: Thibaut Garcia. -
Carl Maria von Weber
Overture to 'Oberon'
Orchestra: KBS Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Shiyeon Sung. -
Alban Berg
Piano Sonata, Op 1
Performer: Christian Ihle Hadland. -
Felix Mendelssohn
Symphony No.4 in A, Op.90 "Italian"
Orchestra: Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Duncan Ward. -
Paul Hindemith
Un Cygne
Performer: ý Singers. Performer: Sarah Latto. -
John Foulds
Sicilian Aubade [1927]
Performer: Cynthia Fleming. Orchestra: ý Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Ronald Corp.- GBý.
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Christine McVie
Songbird
Performer: Daniel Murphy. Singer: Hugh Cutting. -
Frédéric Chopin
Berceuse in D flat major, Op.57
Performer: Maria João Pires.- DG.
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Freddie Mercury
We are the Champions
Performer: Sachiko Suda. Performer: Motomichi Konakazawa. Performer: Naoko Hato. Performer: Satomi Furuya. Performer: Daisuke Kato. Ensemble: Members of Viola Ensemble SDA 48.
Broadcast
- Fri 3 May 2024 13:00ý Radio 3