
Episode 1
Louise Fryer presents the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra and Singers in Russian repertoire and music for Holy Week: Glinka, Prokofiev, Rachmaninov, Tchaikovsky, Standford and Bach.
Louise Fryer presents a week of programmes featuring the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra and ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers in Russian repertoire and music for Holy Week. As part of Baroque Spring on Radio 3, the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers perform motets by J S Bach and his predecessors and successors in the post of Cantor at St Thomas's Church in Leipzig. The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony play pieces by Prokofiev and his Russian forefathers and contemporaries.
Glinka: Overture to A Life for the Tsar
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ SO,
Conductor Mikhail Agrest.
2.10pm
J S Bach: Jesu meine Freude, BWV.227
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers,
David Hill (conductor),
Stephen Farr (organ).
2.30pm
Prokofiev: The Prodigal Son - Symphonic Suite, Op. 46a
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ SO,
Conductor Mikhail Agrest.
Sethus Calvisius: Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers,
David Hill (conductor),
Stephen Farr (organ).
2.55pm
Rachmaninov: The Isle of the Dead
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ SO,
Conductor David Robertson.
3.15pm
Patric Standford: A Mass for Hildegard of Bingen
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers,
Conductor Paul Brough.
3.30pm
Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 6 in B minor (Pathétique)
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ SO,
Conductor Jiri Belohlavek.
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Music Played
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Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka
Overture to A Life for the Tsar
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Jesu, meine Freude - motet BWV.227
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Sergey Prokofiev
The Prodigal son - symphonic suite Op.46a
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Sethus Calvisius
Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied for 16 voices
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Sergey Rachmaninov
The Isle of the dead Op.29
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Patric Standford
A Mass for Hildegard of Bingen for chorus
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Alexander Glazunov
Chant du menestrel Op.71
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Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony no. 6 in B minor Op.74 (Pathetique)
Broadcast
- Mon 25 Mar 2013 14:00ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 3