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Darcey Bussell

In conversation with Sean Rafferty, Darcey Bussell chooses Mahler, Mendelssohn, Mozart and Prokofiev from the ѿý Experience Classical Archive.

The first of this week's special Radio 3 in Concert programmes, in which Sean Rafferty meets much-loved figures from the worlds of dance, drama and the media.
This evening, former ballerina and Strictly judge Darcey Bussell shares some of her classical music favourites with Sean, and reveals some of the stories behind her choices, including the turning point in her teenage years when she was selected to dance to the slow movement of Mahler's Fifth Symphony. Other music includes works by Mozart, Mendelssohn and Prokofiev.

Mozart: Overture (Marriage of Figaro)
ѿý Concert Orchestra
Keith Lockhart (conductor)

Mahler: Adagietto (from Symphony No 5)
ѿý Philharmonic
Gianandrea Noseda (conductor)

Mendelssohn: Overture, Scherzo, Nocturne and Wedding March (from A Midsummer Night's Dream)
ѿý Symphony Orchestra
Jiri Belohlavek (conductor)

JS Bach: Cello Suite No 3, BWV 1009
Andrei Ionita (cello)

Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet Suite No 1, Op 64a (extracts)
ѿý Philharmonic
Yan Pascal Tortelier (conductor)

Villa-Lobos: Study No 1 in E minor
Maxwell Davies: Farewell to Stromness
Sean Shibe (guitar)

Stravinsky: The Firebird (suite, 1945 version)
ѿý Philharmonic
Yan Pascal Tortelier (conductor)

2 hours, 28 minutes

Last on

Mon 1 Mar 2021 19:30

Music Played

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Marriage of Figaro Overture

    Orchestra: ѿý Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Keith Lockhart.
  • Gustav Mahler

    Symphony No 5 in C sharp minor: IV: Adagietto

    Orchestra: ѿý Philharmonic. Conductor: Gianandrea Noseda.
  • Felix Mendelssohn

    A Midsummer Night's Dream: Overture, Scherzo, Nocturne and Wedding March

    Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Jiří Bělohlávek.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Cello Suite No 3 BWV 1009

    Performer: Andrei Ioniţă.
  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Romeo and Juliet - suite no.1 Op.64a (extracts)

    Orchestra: ѿý Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Yan Pascal Tortelier.
  • Heitor Villa‐Lobos

    12 studies for guitar, No 1 in E minor

    Performer: Sean Shibe.
  • Peter Maxwell Davies

    Farewell to Stromness

    Music Arranger: Timothy Walker. Performer: Sean Shibe.
  • Igor Stravinsky

    The Firebird suite (1945 version)

    Orchestra: ѿý Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Yan Pascal Tortelier.
  • Arvo Pärt

    Magnificat and Nunc dimittis

    Choir: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir. Conductor: Paul Hillier.
    • Harmonia Mundi.

Broadcast

  • Mon 1 Mar 2021 19:30