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Friday - Sibelius's Symphony No 2

Hannu Lintu conducts Sibelius's Second Symphony, plus music by Dvorak, Purcell, Honegger, Clara Schumann and Chopin.

Penny Gore rounds off a week of performances from around Europe and ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ ensembles.

Today, Sibelius's Symphony No 2 with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Hannu Lintu, who also perform Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 2, with soloist Emanuel Ax. The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic with Dvorak's Othello overture and also Honegger's Concerto da camera; Purcell's Welcome to all the pleasure, Ode for St Cecilia, with Choeur Les Eléments and Les Ombres, directed by Joel Suhubiette; and Alexandra Dariescu with Clara Schumann's nocturne, from Soirees musicales.

Including:

Sibelius: Humoresques Op.87; no.1 in D minor
Fenella Humphreys, violin
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales
George Vass, conductor

Purcell: Welcome to all the pleasure, Ode for St Cecilia
Choeur Les Eléments
Les Ombres
Joel Suhubiette, conductor

c.2.20pm
Dvorak: Othello - concert overture (Op.93)
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic
Vassily Sinaisky, conductor

Clara Schumann: Nocturne, from Soirees musicales, Op. 6
Alexandra Dariescu, piano

Honegger: Concerto da camera
Alex Jakeman, flute
Gillian Callow, cor anglais
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic
Elena Schwarz, conductor

c.3.00pm
Sibelius: Symphony 2
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Hannu Lintu, conductor

Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21
Emanuel Ax, piano
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Hannu Lintu, conductor

2 hours, 32 minutes

Music Played

  • Jean Sibelius

    Humoresques Op.87 for violin and orchestra; no.1 in D minor

    Performer: Fenella Humphreys. Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: George Vass.
    • Resonus.
  • Frédéric Chopin

    Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, op. 21

    Performer: Emanuel Ax. Performer: Hannu Lintu. Orchestra: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra.
  • Henry Purcell

    'Welcome to all the pleasure', Ode for Saint Cecilia

    Choir: Les Éléments. Orchestra: Les Ombres. Conductor: Joël Suhubiette.
  • Antonín Dvořák

    Othello - concert overture (Op.93)

    Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Vassily Sinaisky.
    • GBÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½.
  • Clara Schumann

    Nocturne from soirees musicales

    Performer: Alexandra Dariescu.
  • Arthur Honegger

    Concerto da camera

    Performer: Alex Jakeman. Performer: Gillian Callow. Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Elena Schwarz.
  • Jean Sibelius

    Symphony No. 2 in D, op. 43

    Performer: Hannu Lintu. Orchestra: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra.
  • Elizabeth Maconchy

    Autumn (The Land)

    Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Odaline de la Martinez.
    • Elizabeth Maconchy: Orchestral Music.
    • Lorelt.
    • 4.

Broadcast

  • Fri 23 Sep 2022 14:00