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Proms 2015: Sibelius Symphony Cycle - Symphonies Nos 3 and 4

Presented by Catriona Young. The second of three programmes featuring Sibelius's complete symphony cycle from the 2015 Proms includes Symphonies Nos 3 and 4.

Catriona Young presents the second of three nights featuring Sibelius's complete symphony cycle from the 2015 ѿý Proms. Tonight, Ilan Volkov conducts the ѿý National Orchestra of Wales performing the third and fourth symphonies, along with Sibelius's Violin Concerto with Julian Rachlin as the soloist.

12:31 AM
Sibelius, Jean (1865-1957)
Symphony no. 3 in C major Op.52
ѿý National Orchestra of Wales; Ilan Volkov (conductor)

1:01 AM
Sibelius, Jean (1865-1957)
Concerto in D minor Op.47 for violin and orchestra
Julian Rachlin (violin); ѿý National Orchestra of Wales; Ilan Volkov (conductor)

1:35 AM
Ysaÿe, Eugène (1858-1931)
Sonata no. 3 in D minor Op.27'3 (Ballade) for violin solo
Julian Rachlin (violin)

1:42 AM
Sibelius, Jean (1865-1957)
Symphony no. 4 in A minor Op.63
ѿý National Orchestra of Wales; Ilan Volkov (conductor)

2:17 AM
Groneman, Johannes (1710-1778)
Flute Sonata in G major
Jed Wentz (flute), Balazs Mate (cello), Marcelo Bussi (harpsichord)

2:31 AM
Moniuszko, Stanislaw (1819-1872)
Ballet Music from Hrabina ('The Countess')
Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Lukasz Borowicz (Conductor)

2:46 AM
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827)
Quartet for strings (Op.59 No.3) in C major 'Rasumovsky'
Yggdrasil String Quartet: Frederik Paulsson & Per Öman (violins), Robert Westlund (viola), Per Nyström (cello)

3:18 AM
Rachmaninov, Sergey (1873-1943)
Prelude No.5 in G minor - from Preludes for piano (Op.23)
Vladimir Horowitz (piano)

3:22 AM
Haydn, Johann Michael (1737-1806)
Missa Tempore Quadragesimae (MH.553) for choir and basso continuo
Ex Tempore, Marian Minnen (cello), Elise Christiaens (violone), David Van Bouwel (organ), Florian Heyerick (director)

3:37 AM
Farnaby, Giles (c 1563-1640) arr. E. Howarth
Fancies, toyes and dreames - A Giles Farnaby suite arr. Howarth for brass ensemble
Hungarian Brass Ensemble

3:43 AM
Wagner, Richard [1813-1883]
Rienzi Overture
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Mariss Jansons (conductor)

3:55 AM
Handel, George Frideric (1685-1789)
"Già che morir non posso" - aria from 'Radamisto'
Delphine Galou (Contralto), Les Ambassadeurs, Alexis Kossenko (Director)

3:59 AM
Rosenmuller, Johann (c.1619-1684)
Sinfonia Quinta
Tafelmusik Baroque Soloists

4:10 AM
Franck, César (1822-1890)
Le Chasseur Maudit - symphonic poem (M.44)
Orchestre National de France, Pinchas Steinberg (conductor)

4:25 AM
Korngold, Erich Wolfgang (1897-1957)
Aria: 'Mein Sehnen, mein Wähnen' (from 'Die tote Stadt', Act 2)
Brett Polegato (baritone), Canadian Opera Company Orchestra, Richard Bradshaw (conductor)

4:31 AM
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus [1756-1791]
Overture to Le Nozze di Figaro - opera in 4 acts K.492
Stavanger Symphony Orchestra, Susanna Mälkki (conductor)

4:35 AM
Forster, Kaspar Jr [1616-1673]
O Quam dulcis
Olga Pasiecznik (soprano), Kai Wessel (alto), Krzysztof Szmyt (tenor), Il Tempo Baroque Ensemble

4:42 AM
Shostakovich, Dmitri
7 Dances of the Dolls (Op.91b) arr. for wind quintet
Academic Wind Quintet

4:54 AM
Elgar, Edward (1857-1934)
Serenade for string orchestra (Op.20) in E minor
ѿý Concert Orchestra, Stephen Cleobury (conductor)

5:06 AM
Couperin, François (1668-1733)
Rondeau - Soeur Monique
Colin Tilney (harpsichord)

5:11 AM
Debussy, Claude (1862-1918)
Jeux - Poème Dansé
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Jukka-Pekka Saraste (Conductor)

5:29 AM
Hasse, Johann Adolf (1699-1783)
Son qual misera Colomba (from 'Cleofide')
Emma Kirkby (soprano - Cleofide), Capella Coloniensis, William Christie (conductor)

5:34 AM
Brusselmans, Michel (1886-1960)
Scènes Breugheliennes - symphonic sketches (Rentrée de la Procession; La danse; Scène des Buveurs; Idylle; Kermesse Flamande)
Vlaams Radio Orkest, Bjarte Engeset (conductor)

5:49 AM
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897)
Clarinet Sonata (Op.120 No 2)
Hans Christian Braein (clarinet), Havard Gimse (piano)

6:10 AM
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750)
Orchestral Suite No.4 in D major (BWV.1069)
La Petite Bande, Sigiswald Kuijken (Conductor).

6 hours

Music Played

  • Jean Sibelius

    Symphony no. 3 in C major Op.52

    Orchestra: ѿý National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Ilan Volkov.
  • Jean Sibelius

    Concerto in D minor Op.47 for violin and orchestra

    Performer: Julian Rachlin. Orchestra: ѿý National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Ilan Volkov.
  • Eugène Ysaÿe

    Sonata no. 3 in D minor Op.27`3 (Ballade) for violin solo

    Performer: Julian Rachlin.
  • Jean Sibelius

    Symphony no. 4 in A minor Op.63

    Orchestra: ѿý National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Ilan Volkov.
  • Stanislaw Moniuszko

    Ballet Music from Hrabina 'The Countess'

    Orchestra: Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Lukasz Borowicz.
    • PLPR.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Quartet for strings in C major, Op 59 No 3 'Rasumovsky'

    Ensemble: Yggdrasil Quartet.
    • SESR.
  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Prelude No.5 in G minor - from [10] Preludes for piano (Op.23)

    Performer: Vladimir Horowitz.
  • Michael Haydn

    Missa Tempore Quadragesimae, MH 553

    Performer: Marian Minnen. Performer: Elise Christiaens. Performer: David Van Bouwel. Choir: Ex Tempore. Director: Florian Heyerick.
    • BEVRT.
  • Giles Farnaby

    Fancies, toyes and dreames

    Music Arranger: Elgar Howarth. Ensemble: Hungarian Brass Ensemble.
    • HUMR.
  • Richard Wagner

    Rienzi Overture

    Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Conductor: Mariss Jansons.
    • NLNPO.
  • George Frideric Handel

    Radamisto (excerpt 'Già che morir non posso')

    Singer: Delphine Galou. Ensemble: Les Ambassadeurs. Director: Alexis Kossenko.
    • PLPR.
  • Johann Rosenmüller

    Sinfonia Quinta

    Ensemble: The Tafelmusik Baroque Soloists.
    • CACBC.
  • César Franck

    Le Chasseur Maudit - symphonic poem (M.44)

    Orchestra: Orchestre national de France. Conductor: Pinchas Steinberg.
    • FRSRF.
  • Erich Wolfgang Korngold

    Aria: 'Mein Sehnen, mein Wahnen' from Die Tote Stadt, Act 2

    Singer: Brett Polegato. Orchestra: Canadian Opera Company Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Bradshaw.
    • CACBC.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Overture to Le Nozze di Figaro - opera in 4 acts K.492

    Orchestra: Stavanger Symfoniorkester. Conductor: Susanna Mälkki.
  • Kaspar Forster

    O Quam dulcis

    Singer: Olga Pasichnyk. Singer: Kai Wessel. Singer: Krzysztof Szmyt. Ensemble: Il Tempo Baroque Ensemble.
    • PLPR.
  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    7 Dances of the Dolls, Op 91b

    Ensemble: Academic Wind Quintet.
    • BGBNR.
  • Edward Elgar

    Serenade for strings, Op 20

    Orchestra: ѿý Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Stephen Cleobury.
    • GBѿý.
  • François Couperin

    Rondeau: Soeur Monique from Pieces de Clavecin (1722)

    Performer: Colin Tilney.
  • Claude Debussy

    Jeux - Poeme Danse

    Orchestra: Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Jukka‐Pekka Saraste.
    • NONRK.
  • Johann Adolf Hasse

    Aria: Son qual misera Colomba from "Cleofide"

    Singer: Emma Kirkby. Choir: Capella Coloniensis. Conductor: William Christie.
    • DEWDR.
  • Michel Brusselmans

    Scenes Breugheliennes (Scenes after Breughel)

    Orchestra: Brussels Philharmonic. Conductor: Bjarte Engeset.
    • BEVRT.
  • Johannes Brahms

    Sonata for clarinet and piano (Op.120 No.2) in E flat major

    Performer: Hans Christian Bræin. Performer: Håvard Gimse.
    • NONRK.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Orchestral Suite No 4 in D major, BWV1069

    Ensemble: La Petite Bande. Conductor: Sigiswald Kuijken.
    • DEWDR.

Broadcast

  • Thu 21 Apr 2016 00:30