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The Lark Ascending

Mark Wigglesworth conducts the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Scottish Symphony Orchestra in music by Wagner and Sibelius, and with Rosanne Philippens they perform Vaughan Williams's The Lark Ascending.

Mark Wigglesworth conducts the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Scottish Symphony Orchestra in music by Wagner and Sibelius, and with Rosanne Philippens they perform Vaughan Williams's The Lark Ascending

Live from City Halls, Glasgow

Presented by Jamie MacDougall

Wagner: Tristan und Isolde - Prelude und Liebestod
Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending
Ravel: Tzigane (encore)

20.26 Interval
Interview with Rosanne Philippens

Music (from CD):
Enescu: Sarabande
Rosanne Philippens (violin)

Agatha Backer Grondahl: Norwegian Folksongs and Folkdances
Sara Aimee Smiseth (piano)

20.46 Part Two
Sibelius: Symphony No.1

Mark Wigglesworth (conductor)
Rosanne Philippens (violin)
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Photo: Rosanne Philippens (credit, Sarah Wijzenbeek)

21.20
After the concert tonight, in the week of International Women’s Day, a chance to hear the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 3 commission from 2020 for the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers, titled Seven Ages of Woman. It’s an unaccompanied choral work made up of seven movements, each written by a composer representing her own decade.

Seven Ages of Woman (27')
Helena Paish (2002): Life
Electra Perivolaris (1996): Eternal waking
Samantha Fernando (1984): Have it all
Emily Hall (1978): Veins
Deirdre Gribbin (1967): Grieving elephants
Cecilia McDowall (1951): Photo 51
Rhian Samuel (1944): The Shape of trees

ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers
Grace Rossiter (conductor)
Commissioned by ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 3 and Recorded at St Peter’s Eaton Square for International Women’s Day 2020

2 hours, 28 minutes

Music Played

  • Teresa Carreño

    Un rêve en Mer, Op.28

    Performer: Clara Rodriguez.
    • Teresa Carreno: Clara Rodriguez.
    • Nimbus.
    • 10.
  • Helena Paish

    Seven Ages of Woman

    Composer: Electra Perivolaris. Composer: Samantha Fernando. Composer: Emily Hall. Composer: Deirdre Gribbin. Composer: Cecilia McDowall. Composer: Rhian Samuel. Choir: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers. Conductor: Grace Rossiter.
  • Richard Wagner

    Tristan and Isolde: Prelude & Liebestod

    Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Mark Wigglesworth.
  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    The Lark Ascending

    Performer: Rosanne Philippens. Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Mark Wigglesworth.
  • Maurice Ravel

    Tzigane

    Performer: Rosanne Philippens. Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Mark Wigglesworth.
  • George Enescu

    Sarabande

    Performer: Rosanne Philippens. Performer: Yuri van Niuwkerk.
  • Agathe Backer-Grøndahl

    Norwegian Folksongs and Folkdances

    Performer: Sara Aimée Smiseth.
  • Jean Sibelius

    Symphony No.1

    Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Mark Wigglesworth.

Broadcast

  • Thu 10 Mar 2022 19:30