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Episode 2

With Jonathan Swain. Nielsen: Symphony No 1. Langgaard: Music of the Spheres. Tveitt: Piano Concerto No 5 (soloist: Havard Gimse). Part: Symphony No 3.

Jonathan Swain continues Northern Lights on Afternoon on 3, today with the first of this week's symphonies by Nielsen and Arvo Part, performed respectively by the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic with John Storgards and the Wroclaw Philharmonic Orchestra with Tonu Kaljuste. Plus Havard Gimse playing Tveitt's 5th Piano Concerto with the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Scottish Symphony Orchestra, and the Danish National Symphony Orchestra in Rued Langgaard's radical Music of the Spheres.

Presented by Jonathan Swain.

2pm
Nielsen
Symphony No.1
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic
John Storgards (conductor)

2.55pm
Rued Langgaard
Music of the Spheres
Johan Reuter (baritone)
Hetna Regitze Bruun (mezzo-soprano)
Peter Lodahl (tenor)
Inger Dam-Jensen (soprano)
Danish National Concert Choir
Danish National Vocal Ensemble
Danish National Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Dausgaard (conductor)

3.20pm
Geirr Tveitt
Piano Concerto No.5
Havard Gimse (piano)
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ SSO
Jurjen Hempel (conductor)

3.55pm
Arvo Part
Symphony No.3
Wroclaw Philharmonic Orchestra
Tonu Kaljuste (conductor).

2 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

Tue 15 Dec 2015 14:00

Music Played

  • Carl Nielsen

    Symphony no. 1 in G minor Op.7

    Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: John StorgÃ¥rds.

    Recorded 27 February 2015 at MediaCity UK, Salford

  • Rued Langgaard

    Music of the spheres for soprano, chorus and orchestra

    Singer: Inger Dam-Jensen. Singer: Nanna Hovmand. Singer: Henriette Elimar. Choir: Danish National Choir. Choir: Danish National Vocal Ensemble. Orchestra: Danish National Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Thomas Dausgaard.
    • Langaard: Music of the Spheres.
    • Dacapo.
    • 6220535.
  • Geirr Tveitt

    Piano concerto no. 5 Op.156

    Performer: HÃ¥vard Gimse. Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Jurjen Hempel.

    Recorded 21 July 2015 at Glasgow City Halls

  • Arvo Pärt

    Symphony no. 3

    Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Tõnu Kaljuste.

    Recorded 29 August 2015 at the Baltic Sea Festival, Berwaldhallen, Stockholm

  • Bohuslav Martinů

    Variations on a Slovak theme for cello and piano

    Performer: Øystein Birkeland. Performer: Håvard Gimse.
    • Martinu & Kabalevsky: Sonatas & variations for cello and piano.
    • Simax.
    • PSC1146.

Broadcast

  • Tue 15 Dec 2015 14:00