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Live at Maida Vale - Ten Pieces, ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers, Fretwork, Oxford Concert Party

From the Maida Vale studios, Suzy Klein presents a live performance from the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers with Fretwork. Plus Ten Facts: Ten Pieces, focusing on Beethoven's Symphony No 5.

Suzy Klein takes In Tune to ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Studios Maida Vale in London for the whole week. Featuring the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers, and players from the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra - whose home is the Maida Vale studios.

We start this week with a performance from the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers, who continue their 90th birthday celebrations with a collaboration with the Fretwork ensemble.

Also performing live is the Oxford Concert Party, who will be bringing their unique sound to Maida Vale ahead of a tour of Northumberland next week.

Plus Suzy presents Ten Facts: Ten Pieces, linked to the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s Ten Pieces project that aims to inspire a generation of children to get creative with classical music. Each day she offers a downloadable feature with ten quirky, entertaining and illuminating facts; today's work is Beethoven's Symphony No.5.

ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Maida Vale in West London is a historic building, originally a roller-skating rink that was taken over by the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ and converted into studios in the 1930s. It has been the home of the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra since that decade and also served as the centre of the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ News operation during World War 2. The legendary Radiophonic Workshop (which composed the Dr Who theme) was based in the building. The Beatles recorded in Studio 5, and Studio 4 is where the Peel Sessions were recorded. Studio 3 was where Bing Crosby recorded his last session, in 1977. Listen out for surprise guests on In Tune this week, as the studios are still abuzz with musicians on a daily basis.

2 hours

Music Played

  • Arne Richards

    "For Isabel"

    Performer: Isabel Knowland - violin. Performer: Shelley van Loen - violin.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Piéce d’Orgue BWV 572

    Ensemble: Fretwork.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Concerto No. 2 - iii) Rondo

    Performer: Leif -Ove Andnes - piano & director. Orchestra: Mahler Chamber Orchestra.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Serenade in D major v) Allegretto alla Polacca

    Ensemble: Trio Zimmermann.
  • Benjamin Britten

    Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra - (opening)

    Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Malcolm Sargent.
  • Max Bruch

    Scottish Fantasy iii) Andante Sostenuto

    Performer: Nicola Benedetti - violin. Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Scottish Symphony Orchestra.
  • Claude Debussy

    Children's corner no.6; (Final number : Cake-walk)

    Orchestra: Orchestre symphonique de Montréal. Conductor: Charles Dutoit.
  • Orlando Gibbons

    O Clap your hands

    Choir: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers. Conductor: Andrew Carwood.
  • Orlando Gibbons

    Behold Thou hast made my day

    Choir: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers. Ensemble: Fretwork.
  • John Ireland

    Sea Fever

    Performer: Roderick Williams - baritone. Performer: Iain Burnside - piano.
  • Astor Piazzolla

    "Oblivion"

    Performer: Isabel Knowland - violin. Performer: Shelley van Loen - violin.
  • Jo Privat

    "Soir de Cafard"

    Performer: Isabel Knowland - violin. Performer: Shelley van Loen - violin.
  • Jean Sibelius

    King Kristian II, Op.27 - Ballade (finale)

    Conductor: Sakari Oramo. Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra.
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Nutcracker: Waltz of the flowers

    Conductor: Neville Marriner. Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields.
  • Teddy Piero

    "Moroccan Tango"

    Performer: Isabel Knowland - violin. Performer: Shelley van Loen - violin.
  • Turlough O'Carolan

    "Carolan's Draught"

    Performer: Isabel Knowland - violin. Performer: Shelley van Loen - violin.
  • Giuseppe Verdi

    La Traviata - Un di Felice

    Performer: Ailyn Perez - soprano. Performer: Stephen Costello - tenor.

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  • Mon 29 Sep 2014 16:30

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