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Curtis Stigers, Pekka Kuusisto

Sean Rafferty is joined by jazz singer and saxophonist Curtis Stigers, performing live in the studio. He also talks to the violinist and conductor Pekka Kuusisto, who appears at the ѿý Proms this week.

2 hours

Music Played

  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Symphony No 1 in D major, 'Classical Symphony' (4th mvt)

    Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: Thomas Søndergård.
    • Linn.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Violin Concerto No.5 in A major, K. 219 'Turkish'; 1st mvt Allegro aperto

    Performer: Francesca Dego. Performer: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Roger Norrington.
    • Mozart Violin Concertos Vol. 2.
    • CHANDOS.
  • Elena Kats‐Chernin

    The Witching Hour - Concerto for 8 double-basses & orchestra (1st mvt)

    Orchestra: Australian World Orchestra. Conductor: Alexander Briger.
    • ABC CLASSICS.
  • George Frideric Handel

    Let Thy Hand Be Strengthened

    Ensemble: Le Concert Spirituel. Conductor: Hervé Niquet.
    • ALPHA.
  • Frédéric Chopin

    Impromptu in A flat major, Op 29

    Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy.
    • Chopin: The Solo Piano Works: Ashkenazy.
    • London.
    • 27.
  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Symphony No. 4 in A, "Italian" (4th mvt)

    Conductor: Andrew Manze. Orchestra: NDR Radio Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Mendelssohn: The 5 Symphonies.
    • PENTATONE.
    • 404.
  • Maurice Ravel

    Le Tombeau de Couperin: I. Prelude

    Performer: Anna Lapwood. Music Arranger: Erwin Wiersinga.
    • Images.
    • Signum Classics.
    • 101.
  • Jean Sibelius

    2 Serenades Op.69 (no.2 in G minor)

    Performer: Pekka Kuusisto. Orchestra: Tapiola Sinfonietta.
    • ONDINE.
  • Einojuhani Rautavaara

    Danza (Notturno e Danza)

    Performer: Pekka Kuusisto. Performer: Paavali Jumppanen.
    • Ondine.
  • Niccolò Paganini

    Tarantella in A minor

    Music Arranger: Erwin Schwarz-Reiflingen. Performer: Pekka Kuusisto. Performer: Ismo Eskelinen.
    • Ondine.
  • Hubert Parry

    Songs of Farewell: VI. Lord, Let Me Know Mine End

    Conductor: Harry Christophers. Ensemble: The Sixteen.
    • An Old Belief.
    • CORO.
    • 15.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Italian Concerto BWV. 971; 1st mvt

    Performer: Mahan Esfahani.
    • HYPERION.
  • Roger Quilter

    Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes

    Performer: Joseph Middleton. Singer: Carolyn Sampson.
    • Lost Is My Quiet.
    • BIS.
    • 2001.

Broadcast

  • Tue 23 Aug 2022 17:00

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