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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.

2 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

Mon 25 Mar 2013 14:00

Music Played

  • Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka

    Overture to A Life for the Tsar

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Jesu, meine Freude - motet BWV.227

  • Sergey Prokofiev

    The Prodigal son - symphonic suite Op.46a

  • Sethus Calvisius

    Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied for 16 voices

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    The Isle of the dead Op.29

  • Patric Standford

    A Mass for Hildegard of Bingen for chorus

  • Alexander Glazunov

    Chant du menestrel Op.71

  • Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Symphony no. 6 in B minor Op.74 (Pathetique)

Broadcast

  • Mon 25 Mar 2013 14:00