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ѿý Symphony Orchestra and ѿý Singers (5/5)

The ѿý Symphony Orchestra capture the heat and exoticism of Arabia as Fatma Said sings Ravel's Shéhérazade and Louis Schwizgebel plays Saint-Saens's Egyptian Concerto.

The ѿý Symphony Orchestra @ 90.

Penny Gore ends her celebration this week of the work of this supremely versatile orchestra with music inspired by the landscape of Iceland and two French works which capture the exoticism of North Africa: Louis Schwizgebel plays Saint-Saens's 'Egyptian,' Piano Concerto and the Egyptian soprano, Fatma Said sings Ravel's Shéhérazade, with its sensual texts derived from The Arabian Nights. And, to start the afternoon, the ѿý Singers explore the music of Bob Chilcott, their Principal Guest Conductor, whose music has delighted choirs and audiences across the globe.

Gorecki: Totus Tuus
MacMillan: The gallant weaver
Jenny McLeod: Cocks Crow
Jenny McLeod: There’s a time to live
Chilcott: Thou my love art fair
Chilcott: Songs my heart has taught me
ѿý Singers, Anna Tilbrook (piano), Bob Chilcott (conductor)

John Pickard: Dimmuborgir - Black Castles
Brass and percussion of the ѿý Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins (conductor)

at approx 2.50pm
Saint-Saens: Piano Concerto in F major, Op. 103,'The Egyptian.'
Louis Schwizgebel (piano)
ѿý Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins (conductor)

Ravel: Shéhérazade
Wahab arr. James Whitbourn: Nashid al qassam
Fatma Said (soprano)
ѿý Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Vedernikov (conductor)

Anders Hillborg: Kongsgaard variations for string quartet
Moriarty String Quartet from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama

Prokofiev: Symphony no. 1 in D major, Op. 25, 'Classical'
ѿý Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo (conductor)

2 hours, 31 minutes

Last on

Fri 5 Feb 2021 14:00

Music Played

  • Henryk Mikołaj Górecki

    Totus tuus sum, Maria Op.60 for chorus

    Performer: ѿý Singers. Conductor: Bob Chilcott.
  • Sir James MacMillan

    The Gallant weaver

    Performer: ѿý Singers. Conductor: Bob Chilcott.
  • Jenny McLeod

    Childhood - song-cycle i Cocks crow

    Performer: ѿý Singers. Conductor: Bob Chilcott.
  • Jenny McLeod

    Childhood - song-cycle i There's a time to live

    Performer: ѿý Singers. Conductor: Bob Chilcott.
  • Bob Chilcott

    Thou, my love, art fair

    Performer: ѿý Singers. Conductor: Bob Chilcott.
  • Bob Chilcott

    Songs my heart has taught me

    Performer: Anna Tilbrook. Choir: ѿý Singers. Conductor: Bob Chilcott.
  • John Pickard

    Black Castles

    Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Martyn Brabbins.
  • Camille Saint‐Saëns

    Piano Concerto No.5 'Egyptian' in F Op.103

    Performer: Louis Schwizgebel. Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Martyn Brabbins.
  • Maurice Ravel

    Sheherazade - 3 poems for mezzo-soprano and orchestra

    Singer: Fatma Said. Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Alexander Vedernikov.
  • Mohammed Abdel Wahab

    Nashid al qassam (arr. James Whitbourn)

    Singer: Fatma Said. Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Alexander Vedernikov.
  • Anders Hillborg

    Kongsgaard variations for string quartet

    Ensemble: Moriarty String Quartet.
  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Symphony No.1 in D Op.25 'Classical'

    Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.
  • Benjamin Britten

    Hymn from Suite for Harp Op.83

    Performer: Louise Martin.

Broadcast

  • Fri 5 Feb 2021 14:00