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ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra and Singers (4/5)

Ian Skelly presents the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra in music by Mendelssohn, Walton and Elgar, plus more new performances from the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers.

Ian Skelly presents an afternoon of performances by the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra and Singers, including music by Mendelssohn, Walton, Elgar and Judith Weir.

Sir Andrew Davis conducts the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ SO and Chorus in the first part of Elgar's Dream of Gerontius (concluding tomorrow) featuring soloists Sarah Connolly, Stuart Skelton and David Soar. James Ehnes joins the orchestra for Walton's Viola Concerto, and Chloé van Soeterstède and Dalia Stasevska conduct music by Mendelssohn and Sibelius. Plus, Ian introduces recent performances by the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers from the Nevill Holt Opera June Festival.

Including:

c.2.15pm
Mendelssohn: String Symphony No.1
Strings of the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra
Chloé van Soeterstède (conductor)

c.2.30pm
Recordings from the Nevill Holt Opera June Festival
Alexander Campkin: The Crimson Sun
Ben Ponniah: O sacrum convivium
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers
Nicholas Chalmers (conductor)

c.2.40pm
Sibelius: Rakastava
Strings of the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra
Dalia Stasevska (conductor)

c.2.55pm
Recordings from the Nevill Holt Opera June Festival
Brahms: Waldesnacht, Op.63 No.2
Judith Weir: Love bade me welcome
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers
Nicholas Chalmers (conductor)

by Brahms, Holst, Judith Weir and Melissa Dunphy,

c.3.15pm
Walton: Viola Concerto
James Ehnes (violin)
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra
Edward Gardner (conductor)

c.3.40pm
Recordings from the Nevill Holt Opera June Festival
Judith Weir: A blue true dream of sky
Melissa Dunphy: Halcyon Days
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers
Nicholas Chalmers (conductor)

c.4.15pm
Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Part 1 (concludes in Afternoon Concert on Friday 2nd July)
Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano)
Stuart Skelton (tenor)
David Soar (bass)
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
Sir Andrew Davis (conductor)

3 hours, 1 minute

Music Played

  • Gerald Finzi

    My Spirit Sang All Day

    Choir: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers. Conductor: Nicholas Chalmers.
  • Lotta Wennäkoski

    Hava

    Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Dalia Stasevska.
  • Felix Mendelssohn

    String Symphony No.1 in C

    Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Chloé van Soeterstède.
  • Alexander Campkin

    The Crimson Sun

    Performer: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers. Performer: Nicholas Chalmers.
  • Ben Ponniah

    O sacrum convivium

    Performer: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers. Performer: Nicholas Chalmers.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    AC Wk26 Bach Andante mistico - from Suite No. 6 for Full Orchestra

    Music Arranger: Henry Wood. Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Leonard Slatkin.
    • Bach : The Conductor's Transcriptions.
    • CHANDOS.
    • 9.
  • Jean Sibelius

    Rakastava (The Lover)

    Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Dalia Stasevska.
  • Johannes Brahms

    Waldesnacht

    Performer: Nicholas Chalmers. Choir: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers.
  • Judith Weir

    Love Bade Me Welcome

    Performer: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers. Performer: Nicholas Chalmers.
  • Judith Weir

    Vertue

    Performer: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers. Performer: Nicholas Chalmers.
  • William Walton

    Concerto for Viola and Orchestra

    Performer: James Ehnes. Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Edward Gardner.
    • CHANDOS.
  • Judith Weir

    A Blue True Dream Of Sky

    Performer: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers. Performer: Nicholas Chalmers.
  • Melissa Dunphy

    Halcyon Days

    Performer: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers. Performer: Nicholas Chalmers.
  • Richard Rodney Bennett

    A Good-Night

    Performer: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers. Performer: Nicholas Chalmers.
  • Gustav Holst

    Nunc Dimittis

    Performer: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers. Performer: Nicholas Chalmers.
  • Einojuhani Rautavaara

    A Requiem in our Time

    Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Anthony Weeden.
  • Edward Elgar

    The Dream of Gerontius Part 1

    Singer: Dame Sarah Connolly. Singer: Stuart Skelton. Singer: David Soar. Choir: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Chorus. Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Davis.
    • CHANDOS.
  • Edward Elgar

    Sursum corda Op.11

    Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Davis.
    • Elgar: The Music Makers/Short Pieces: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ SO/Davis.
    • Teldec.
    • 5.

Broadcast

  • Thu 1 Jul 2021 14:00