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Orchestral Enchantment and Grandeur

The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Kirill Karabits, plays Mendelssohn's A Midsummer Night's Dream and Sibelius's Fifth Symphony.

Light and carefree, Mendelssohn鈥檚 incidental music to A Midsummer Night's Dream depicts the fairy realm of Shakespeare鈥檚 play with enchanting, perhaps even enchanted, music. Scriabin鈥檚 R锚verie, for all its brevity, is packed full of luscious harmonies interwoven to create a swirling dreamscape that ebbs and flows mysteriously. The concert ends with one of the really great, late-Romantic symphonies, Sibelius鈥檚 epic Fifth, which has a sweep and grandeur triumphing over passing feelings of anxiety to celebrate the heroic, optimistic power of life.

The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra play Mendelssohn, Scriabin and Sibelius.
Kirill Karabits, conductor

Mendelssohn: Suite: A Midsummer Night's Dream (Overture, Scherzo, Nocturne, Intermezzo, Wedding March)
Scriabin: Reverie
Sibelius: Symphony No. 5

The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Kirill Karabits, conductor

Recorded on the 27th March 2021, at the Lighthouse, Poole, under lockdown conditions.

2 hours, 28 minutes

Last on

Tue 22 Jun 2021 19:30
蜜芽传媒 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    A midsummer night's dream - Suite

    Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Kirill Karabits.

  • Alexander Scriabin

    Reverie

    Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Kirill Karabits.

  • Jean Sibelius

    Symphony No 5

    Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Kirill Karabits.

  • Michael Tippett

    Ritual Dances from The Midsummer Marriage

    Conductor: Michael Tippett. Orchestra: Orchestra of Opera North. Choir: Chorus of Opera North. Singer: Rita Cullis. Singer: Mark Curtis. Singer: Margaret McDonald. Singer: Matthew Best.
    • Tippett: Ritual Dances.
    • Nimbus.
    • 1.

  • Fanny Mendelssohn

    Piano Trio in D minor, Op 11

    Ensemble: Abegg Trio.
    • TACET.

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Bassoon Concerto in C major, RV 473

    Performer: Peter Whelan. Ensemble: La Serenissima. Director: Adrian Chandler.
    • Vivaldi: The French Connection 2.
    • Avie.
    • 11.

  • Thomas Tallis

    God grant we grace [Tallis's canon] (9 Psalm Tunes)

    Choir: Stile Antico.
    • Harmonia Mundi.

Broadcast

  • Tue 22 Jun 2021 19:30
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 3