
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.
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Ten Pieces - Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 (1st movement)
Duration: 05:12
Music Played
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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.
Broadcast
- Mon 29 Sep 2014 16:30ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 3