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From La Fenice in Venice, Acts 4 and 5 of Meyerbeer's opera L'Africaine. Plus the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ SSO in Strauss: Oboe Concerto (soloist: Nicholas Daniel) and Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 6.

Penny Gore presents the conclusion of Meyerbeer's grand opera and ends her week devoted to the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Scottish Symphony Orchestra with music recorded at Orkney's St Magnus Festival this summer.

Meyerbeer: L'Africaine (acts 4 & 5)
Sélika..... Veronica Simeoni (soprano)
Vasco da Gama..... Gregory Kunde (tenor)
Inès..... Jessica Pratt (soprano)
Nélusko-.. Angelo Veccia (baritone)
High Priest of Brahma-.. Ruben Amoretti (bass)
Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro La Fenice
Emmanuel Villaume (conductor)

3.05pm
Strauss: Oboe Concerto in D major AV.144

3.45.pm
Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 6 in B minor Op.74 (Pathétique)
Nicholas Daniel (oboe)
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Dausgaard (conductor).

2 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

Fri 7 Nov 2014 14:00

Music Played

  • Aleksander Zarzycki

    Introduction et Cracovienne in D major Op. 35

    Performer: Eugene Ugorski. Conductor: MichaÅ‚ DworzyÅ„ski. Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Scottish Symphony Orchestra.
    • Hyperion.
  • Giacomo Meyerbeer

    L'Africaine - Acts 4 and 5

    Singer: Gregory Kunde. Singer: Veronica Simeoni. Singer: Luca dall'Amico. Orchestra: Orchestra del Teatro La Fenice. Singer: Jessica Pratt. Conductor: Emmanuel Villlaume. Choir: Chorus of Teatro La Fenice.
  • Richard Strauss

    Oboe Concerto in D major

    Conductor: Thomas Dausgaard. Performer: Nicholas Daniel. Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Scottish Symphony Orchestra.
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Symphony No 6 in B minor, Op 74, 'Pathétique' (2nd mvt)

    Orchestra: Philadelphia Orchestra. Conductor: Christoph Eschenbach.

Credit

Role Contributor
Performer ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Broadcast

  • Fri 7 Nov 2014 14:00