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ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ SO/Jiri Belohlavek - Martinu Symphony No 1

The opening concert of the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ SO's 2009-10 season, with chief conductor Jiri Belohlavek, features Martinu's Symphony No 1, marking the 50th anniversary of the composer's death.

Presented by Petroc Trelawny

The opening concert of the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra's 2009-10 season, with chief conductor Jiri Belohlavek, is the first concert in a series devoted to Martinu's six symphonies, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the composer's death. Martinu's First Symphony, a work conceived in exile from Nazi-dominated Europe, is preceded by Mozart's Symphony No 29 in A and bass-baritone Gerald Finley singing Mahler's Songs from Des Knaben Wunderhorn, plus Mussorgsky's Songs and Dances of Death.

Gerald Finley (bass-baritone)
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra
Jiri Belohlavek (conductor)

Mozart: Symphony No 29 in A, K201
Mahler: Songs from Des Knaben Wunderhorn
Mussorgsky: Songs and Dances of Death
Martinu: Symphony No 1

Followed by part of a series of lesser-known works by Mendelssohn, one of Radio 3's Composers of the Year in 2009.

Mendelssohn: String Quintet No 2 in B, Op 87
Christian Tetzlaff, Isabelle Faust (violins)
Hartmut Rohde, Stefan Fehlandt (violas)
Gustav Rivinius (cello).

2 hours, 15 minutes

Broadcast

  • Mon 5 Oct 2009 19:00