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A Nordic focus - Mikko Franck conducts Sibelius’ Symphony No.2 and pianist Vikingur Ólafsson plays Haydn

Fiona Talkington showcases performances by ´óÏó´«Ã½ orchestras and great ensembles from Europe and around the globe, with a Nordic focus.

Fiona Talkington showcases the best performances by ´óÏó´«Ã½ performing groups as well as orchestras, choirs and ensembles from Europe and around the globe.

This week, there’s a Nordic flavour to the programme, with featured venues, performers and composers from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. Today, Finnish conductor Mikko Franck leads the Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra in Sibelius’ ground-breaking Symphony No. 2. There’s also Haydn and Mozart from Icelandic pianist Vikingur Ólafsson, Nielsen’s Clarinet Concerto with soloist Joë Christophe, and Chopin from Norwegian pianist Christian Ihle Hadland.

You can also hear another of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons performed by recorder-player Erik Bosgraaf and the Wroclaw Baroque Orchestra, recorded at last year’s London International Festival for Early Music.

Edvard Grieg – Anitra’s Dance [Peer Gynt Suite, Op. 46]
´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra
Bramwell Tovey (conductor)

Frederic Chopin – Impromptu in F sharp major, Op. 36
Christian Ihle Hadland (piano)

Carl Nielsen – Clarinet Concerto, Op. 57
Joë Christophe (clarinet)
SWR Symphony Orchestra Stuttgart
Kerem Hasan (conductor)

Antonio Vivaldi - Violin Concerto in G minor, RV. 315 (Summer - The Four Seasons) arr. for recorder
Erik Bosgraaf (recorder)
Wroclaw Baroque Orchestra

Joseph Haydn - Keyboard Sonata in B minor, Hob. XVI:32
Vikingur Ólafsson (piano)

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Jean Sibelius – Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43
Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra
Mikko Franck (conductor)

George Frederick Handel – Vo’far guerra [Rinaldo] arr. for harpsichord solo
Jane Chapman (harpsichord)

Henryk Wieniawski - Fantaisie brillante on themes from Charles Gounod’s Faust
Diana Chausheva (violin)
Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra
Elena Hron (conductor)

Claudio Monteverdi - Sì dolce è il tormento, SV. 332
Nuria Rial (soprano)
Ensemble 1700
Dorothee Oberlinger (director)

Baldassare Galuppi – Piano Sonata No. 9 in F minor (1st mvt: Andante spiritato)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Rondo in F, K. 494
CPE Bach - Rondo in D minor, Wq .61/4
Vikingur Ólafsson (piano)

2 hours, 58 minutes

Music Played

  • Edvard Grieg

    Anitra's Dance [Peer Gynt Suite, Op.46]

    Orchestra: ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Bramwell Tovey.
  • Frédéric Chopin

    Impromptu in F sharp major, Op 36

    Performer: Christian Hadland.
  • Carl Nielsen

    Clarinet Concerto, Op.57

    Performer: Joë Christophe. Orchestra: SWR Symphony Orchestra, Stuttgart. Conductor: Kerem Hasan.
  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Violin Concerto in G minor, RV.315 (Summer - The Four Seasons) arr. for recorder

    Performer: Erik Bosgraaf. Orchestra: Wroclaw Baroque Orchestra.
  • Joseph Haydn

    Keyboard Sonata in B minor, Hob. XVI:32

    Performer: Víkingur Ólafsson.
  • Jean Sibelius

    Symphony No.2 in D, Op.43

    Orchestra: Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France. Conductor: Mikko Franck.
  • George Frideric Handel

    Va fo guerra [Rinaldo] arr. for harpsichord solo

    Performer: Jane Chapman.
  • Henryk Wieniawski

    Fantaisie brillante on themes from Charles Gounod's Faust

    Performer: Diana Chausheva. Orchestra: Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Alena Hron.
  • Baldassare Galuppi

    Piano Sonata No.9 in F minor i) Andante spiritato

    Performer: Víkingur Ólafsson.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Rondo in F, K.494

    Performer: Víkingur Ólafsson.
  • Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

    Rondo in D minor, Wq.61/4

    Performer: Víkingur Ólafsson.
  • Howard Levy

    Seresta

    Performer: Pacho Flores. Performer: Léo Rondón. Conductor: Manuel Hernández-Silva. Orchestra: Swedish Chamber Orchestra.
  • Claudio Monteverdi

    Sì dolce è il tormento, SV.332

    Singer: Núria Rial. Ensemble: Ensemble 1700. Director: Dorothee Oberlinger.
  • Leos JanáÄek

    In the Mists (1st mvt)

    Performer: Rolf Hind.
    • Country Music: Rolf Hind.
    • Factory.
    • 9.
  • Ole Olsen

    Overture to Svein Uræd

    Ensemble: The Staff Band of the Norwegian Armed Forces. Conductor: Ole Kristian Ruud.
    • Christianialiv - Works from Norway's Golden Age of Wind Music.
    • 2L.
    • 10.
  • Olav LuksengÃ¥rd Mjelva

    Mysoxen

    Performer: Olav Luksengård Mjelva. Performer: Anders Hall. Performer: Oskar Reuter. Performer: Leif Ingvar Ranøien. Performer: Jens Linell. Ensemble: Sver.

Broadcast

  • Tue 18 Jun 2024 13:00