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Armonico Consort, Marita Phillips, Emmanuel Tjeknavorian

Sean Rafferty's guests include the Armonico Consort and Christopher Monks, who perform works by Tallis and Striggio, plus violinist Emmanuel Tjeknavorian.

Sean Rafferty's guests include the Armonico Consort and Christopher Monks, ahead of their UK tour, as well as violinist Emmanuel Tjeknavorian who has an upcoming concert at LSO St Luke's in London. Sean also talks to Marita Phillips, great-great-great granddaughter of Russian poet Pushkin and librettist for a new opera about him, which will premiere soon at Grange Park Opera.

2 hours

Music Played

  • Thomas Tallis

    O Nata Lux

    Choir: Armonico Consort. Conductor: Christopher Monks.
  • Gabriel Fauré

    Piano Quartet no.1 in C minor Op.15 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Kathryn Stott. Ensemble: Hermitage String Trio. Ensemble: Hermitage String Trio.
    • Chandos.
  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Aleko - opera in 1 act; 'Ves' tabar spit'

    Performer: Mariusz Kwiecień. Performer: Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra. Performer: Lukasz Borowicz.
    • HARMONIA MUNDI.
  • Konstantin Boyarsky

    Pushkin - Overture

    Performer: Orchestra of the Novaya Opera Theatre. Performer: Jan Latham-Koenig.
  • Christoph Ehrenfellner

    Suite des Alpes Op.36, No.2 Einzugsmarsch

    Performer: Emmanuel Tjeknavorian.
    • Sony.
  • Alessandro Striggio

    Mass (Ecco si beato giorno) in 40 or 60 parts: Kyrie, Sanctus & Benedictus

    Choir: Armonico Consort. Conductor: Christopher Monks.
  • Hildegard von Bingen

    Spiritus Sacntus

    Choir: Armonico Consort. Conductor: Christopher Monks.
  • Domenico Scarlatti

    Sonata in G major, Kk.455

    Performer: Yuja Wang.
    • DG.
  • Camille Saint‐Saëns

    Sarabande et rigaudon, Op.93 (Rigaudon)

    Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Geoffrey Simon.
    • SAINT-SAENS: Volume 1.
    • CALA.
    • 6.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Keyboard Concerto No 4 in A major, BWV 1055 (1st mvt)

    Performer: Sir András Schiff. Orchestra: Chamber Orchestra of Europe. Director: Sir András Schiff.
    • Piano Masterworks The World's Favourite Piano Classics.
    • Decca.
    • 1.
  • Jacques van Oortmerssen

    Nun ruhen alle Wälder

    Performer: William Whitehead.
  • Antonín Dvořák

    Symphony no.6 in D major, Op.60 (3rd mvt)

    Orchestra: Czech Philharmonic. Conductor: Jiří Bělohlávek.
    • Decca.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Sonata for violin and piano (Op.24) in F major "Spring" (2nd movement)

    Performer: Emmanuel Tjeknavorian. Performer: Maximilian Kromer.
  • Jean Sibelius

    Five Pieces, Op. 81; No.5 Waltz

    Performer: Emmanuel Tjeknavorian. Performer: Maximilian Kromer.
  • Jean‐Philippe Rameau

    Nais - Suire (Ouverture)

    Ensemble: MusicAeterna. Conductor: Teodor Currentzis.
    • Sony Classical.
  • Hector Berlioz

    Le spectre de la rose (Les nuits d'été)

    Singer: Karen Cargill. Orchestra: Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Robin Ticciati.
    • Berlioz: Les nuits d'ete: SCO/Ticciati.
    • Linn.
    • 2.
  • Johannes Brahms

    Sonata for violin and piano "F.A.E." (3rd movement)

    Performer: Emmanuel Tjeknavorian. Performer: Maximilian Kromer.
  • Giuseppe Verdi

    Questa o quella (Rigoletto)

    Singer: Rolando Villazón. Orchestra: Giuseppe Verdi Orchestra of Milan. Conductor: Daniele Callegari.
    • Rolando Villazon: Tenor.
    • Deutsche Grammaphon.
    • 11.

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  • Wed 4 Jul 2018 17:00

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