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Classical Live: Four Seasons in One Day – Autumn

Elizabeth Alker marks the 300th anniversary of the publication of Vivaldi's Four Seasons with an autumnal flavour, including Renaud Capucon's recording of Autumn.

Elizabeth Alker marks the 300th anniversary of the publication of Antonio Vivaldi's Four Seasons with an autumnal flavour, including Renaud Capucon's acclaimed recording of Autumn, in a programme that also marks other autumnal musical thinkiing from Johannes Brahms, Gerald Finzi, Joachim Raff and Christopher Simpson

Also in today's Classical Live, more from the 'Beethoven Dedications' chamber series from LSO St. Luke's and this week's "orchestra in focus", the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra performing Gustav Mahler, Jacques Ibert and Carlos Simon .

Johannes Brahms
Five Songs Op. 104 – No. 5 ‘Im Herbst’
Freiburger Vokalensemble
Wolfgang Schäfer (conductor)

Antonio Vivaldi
Four Seasons - Autumn
Renaud Capuçon (violin)
Lausanne Chamber Orchestra

Felix Mendelssohn
Songs Without Words Op. 30/3 in E
Songs Without Words Op. 53/2 in Eb
Songs Without Words Op. 53/3 in G minor
Paul Lewis (piano)

Gustav Mahler
Rückert Lieder
Jess Dandy (contralto)
´óÏó´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra
Kristian Sallinen (conductor)

Gerald Finzi
Elegy for Orchestra – "Fall of the Leaf" Op. 20
Lyn Fletcher (violin)
Halle Choir
Halle Orchestra
Mark Elder (conductor)

'Beethoven Dedications' from LSO St. Luke's
Ludwig van Beethoven
Violin Sonata No 9 in A major Op. 47, ‘Kreutzer’  
Chloë Hanslip (violin)
Danny Driver (piano)

Carlos Simon
Fate Now Conquers
´óÏó´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra
Vinay Paramaswaran (conductor)

Christopher Simpson
The Four Seasons – Autumn (Fantasia)
Sirius Viols:
Hille Perl
Marthe Perl
Frauke Hes

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Joachim Raff
Symphony No 10 'In Autumn'
Bamberg Symphony Orchestra
Hans Stadlmair (conductor)

Jacques Ibert
Flute Concerto
Elizaveta Ivanova (flute)
´óÏó´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra
Vinay Parameswaran (conductor)

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2 hours, 58 minutes

Broadcast

  • Thu 20 Mar 2025 13:00