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Thursday - Little Symphony in F

Lise de la Salle plays Rachmaninov, plus Beethoven's Eighth Symphony, Schubert's Third Symphony and new Latvian music for chorus.

With Penny Gore. An afternoon of great performances from around Europe, including Lise de la Salle rounding off this week's survey of Rachmaninov piano concertos, Fabio Luisi conducting Beethoven's Eighth Symphony, which the composer referred to as his ‘Little Symphony in F’. Also, Antje Weithaas and Mahan Esfahani play CPE Bach, new music for chorus in Latvia, and the Ulster Orchestra with Schubert's Third Symphony and Dobrinka Tabakova's tribute to Schubert.

Also, just before 3pm throughout the week, New Year New Music: Radio 3 presenters share the newest music that means the most to them.

Including:

2pm
Elisabetta Brusa Firelights
ѿý Symphony Orchestra
Stefan Solyom, conductor

Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 in F, op. 93
Danish National SO
Fabio Luisi, conductor

CPE Bach Violin Sonata in B flat, Wq. 76
Antje Weithaas, violin
Mahan Esfahani, harpsichord

c.3pm
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor, op. 40
Lise de la Salle, piano
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Fabio Luisi, conductor

Raimonds Tiguls: I Pray You, Lord (premiere)
Irīna Mihailovska: Triptych (premiere)
Latvian State Chorus
Māris Sirmais, conductor

Beethoven: Ah! perfido, op. 65, scene and aria
Christiane Karg, soprano
Danish National SO
Christoph Eschenbach, conductor

Schubert: Symphony No.3
Ulster Orchestra
Robert Houlihan, conductor

Dobrinka Tabakova: Fantasy Homage to Schubert
Ulster Orchestra
Robert Houlihan, conductor

3 hours, 1 minute

Music Played

  • Elisabetta Brusa

    Firelights

    Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Stefan Solyom.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No. 8 in F, op. 93

    Orchestra: Danish National Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Fabio Luisi.
  • Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

    Violin Sonata in B flat, Wq. 76

    Performer: Antje Weithaas. Performer: Mahan Esfahani.
  • Anna Thorvaldsdottir

    In the light of air (4th mv)

    Performer: International Contemporary Ensemble.
    • Dorian Sono Luminus.
  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor, op. 40

    Performer: Lise de la Salle. Orchestra: Orchestre de la Suisse Romande. Conductor: Fabio Luisi.
  • Fats Waller

    Viper's Drag

    Performer: Lise de la Salle.
  • Raimonds Tiguls

    I Pray You, Lord

    Author: Juris Rubenis. Choir: Latvian State Chorus. Orchestra: Sinfonietta Rīga. Conductor: Māris Sirmais.
  • Irīna Mihailovska

    Triptych

    Choir: Latvian State Chorus. Orchestra: Sinfonietta Rīga. Conductor: Māris Sirmais.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Ah! perfido, op. 65, scene and aria

    Orchestra: Danish National Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Christoph Eschenbach. Singer: Christiane Karg.
  • Franz Schubert

    Symphony No. 3 in D major, D. 200

    Orchestra: Ulster Orchestra. Conductor: Robert Houlihan.
  • Dobrinka Tabakova

    Fantasy Homage to Schubert

    Orchestra: Ulster Orchestra. Conductor: Robert Houlihan.

Broadcast

  • Thu 6 Jan 2022 14:00