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ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic: Rossini, Bruch, Tchaikovsky

The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic, conducted by Diego Matheuz play music by Rossini and Tchaikovsky and are joined by Jennifer Pike as soloist in Bruch's First Violin Concerto.

The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic, conducted by Diego Matheuz perform music by Rossini and Tchaikovsky and are joined by Jennifer Pike for Bruch's First Violin Concerto.

Recorded 10th November at the Victoria Hall, Hanley
Presented by Tom Redmond

Rossini: Semiramide, Overture
Bruch: Violin Concerto No 1

Music Interval

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 5

ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic
Jennifer Pike (violin)
Diego Matheuz (conductor)

"I am passionately fond of the national element in all its varied forms ... I am Russian in the fullest sense of the word." Although written after a long stay in Switzerland, by a composer who was sensitive to European trends in music, in Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony he wears his Russian heart on his sleeve, the luscious tunes and opulent waltz of the middle movements of the piece giving way to red-blooded energy and power in the finale. Virtuoso violinist Jennifer Pike joins the orchestra for Bruch's lyrical and dance-infused First Violin Concerto, and the programme opens with one of Rossini's most sparkling overtures.

2 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

Wed 15 Nov 2017 19:30

Music Played

  • Gioachino Rossini

    Semiramide Overture

    Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Diego Matheuz.
  • Max Bruch

    Violin Concerto No 1 in G minor

    Performer: Jennifer Pike. Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Diego Matheuz.
  • Grażyna Bacewicz

    Kujawiak

    Performer: Jennifer Pike.
  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    6 Poems on texts by Revolutionary Poets

    Choir: The Moscow Academy of Choral Singing. Conductor: Victor Popov.
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Symphony No 5 in E minor

    Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Diego Matheuz.
  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Rayak

    Singer: Sergey Yakovenko. Singer: Piotr Glouboky. Singer: Vyacheslav Pochapsky. Singer: Boris Bejko. Singer: Maxim Mikhailov. Choir: Russain State Symphonic Cappella. Conductor: Valeri Polianski.
    • Russian Musical Satire.
    • Saison Russe.
    • 13.
  • Alexander Sergeyevich Dargomyzhsky

    The Miller

    Performer: Ilya Scheps. Singer: Sergey Yakovenko.
    • Russian Musical Satire.
    • Saison Russe.
    • 3.

Credit

Role Contributor
Performer ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic Orchestra

Broadcast

  • Wed 15 Nov 2017 19:30