
Part 2
Presented by Petroc Trelawny. From the Barbican Hall, London, the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra and chief conductor Jiri Belohlavek conclude their concert with Brahms' German Requiem.
Presented by Petroc Trelawny
Live from the Barbican Hall, the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra and Chief Conductor JiřàBělohlávek continue their cycle of Martinů with Symphony No 5, along with Brahms' German Requiem.
'The artist is always searching for the meaning of life, his own and that of mankind, searching for truth,' wrote Martinů. His Fifth Symphony, written for the Czech Philharmonic and premiered by the orchestra at the Prague Spring Festival in 1947, sets out the composer's vision of truth in music of tender lyricism, rhythmic animation and crystalline structural clarity. Brahms, like Martinů, is central to JiřàBělohlávek's repertoire. The conductor turns here to the German Requiem and its uplifting message of comfort to those who mourn.
MARTINÅ®: Symphony No. 5
BRAHMS: A German Requiem
Ana MarÃÂa MartÃÂnez soprano
Benedict Nelson baritone
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Chorus
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra
JiřàBělohlávek conductor.
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- Fri 19 Mar 2010 19:50ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 3