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Dennis Russell Davies, Melvyn Tan, Simon Callow, Robin Tritschler

Suzy Klein's guests include conductor Dennis Russell Davies and pianist Melvyn Tan, who perform piano duets live in the studio. Plus actor Simon Callow and tenor Robin Tritschler.

Suzy Klein's guests include conductor Dennis Russell Davies and pianist Melvyn Tan who perform piano duets live in the studio. Actor Simon Callow chats about curating a concert with the London Philharmonic Orchestra on the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death. There's also live music from tenor Robin Tritschler and pianist Jonathan Ware ahead of the gala concert as part of Wigmore Hall's Irish Culture in Britain - a Centenary Celebration.

2 hours

Music Played

  • Franz Schubert

    Marche Militaire

    Performer: Dennis Russell Davies. Performer: Melvyn Tan.
  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Waltz

    Performer: Dennis Russell Davies. Performer: Melvyn Tan.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Sonata No.3 in C major BWV1005

    Performer: Rachel Barton Pine.
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Festival coronation march for orchestra [1883]

    Orchestra: Russian National Orchestra. Conductor: Mikhail Pletnev.
    • PENTATONE.
  • Johann Kuhnau

    Tristis est anima mea (motet in 5 parts)

    Choir: Dresdner Kreuzchor.
    • Berlin Classics.
  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Romeo and Juliet - Dance of the knights

    Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Jonathan Pritchard.
    • Classics for Pleasure.
  • Giuseppe Verdi

    Falstaff: Act 3 Scene 2: Un Coro e Terminiam la scena

    Singer: Christopher Purves. Choir: Glyndebourne Chorus. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Vladimir Jurowski.
    • Opus Arte.
  • Robert Radecke

    Overture to Shakespeare’s King John

    Orchestra: Biel Solothurn Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Kaspar Zehnder.
    • CPO.
  • Thomas Arne

    Thou soft-flowing Avon

    Singer: Emma Kirkby. Ensemble: The Parley of Instruments. Conductor: Roy Goodman.
    • Arne: Dr Arne at Vauxhall Gardens: Parley of Instruments.
    • Hyperion.
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Symphony no. 6 (Op.74) in B minor "Pathetique", 2nd movement; Allegro con grazia

    Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Manfred Honeck.
    • REFERENCE RECORDINGS.
  • Franz Schubert

    Das Rosenband

    Performer: Robin Tritschler. Performer: Jonathan Ware.
  • Frank Lambert

    She is far from the land

    Performer: Robin Tritschler. Performer: Jonathan Ware.
  • Michael Head

    The Twins

    Performer: Robin Tritschler. Performer: Jonathan Ware.

Broadcast

  • Wed 20 Apr 2016 16:30

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