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Friday - Sibelius's Fourth Symphony in Amsterdam

Ian Skelly presents a performance of Sibelius's Fourth Symphony by the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in its home venue.

Ian Skelly concludes this week of Afternoon Concert featuring performances from the Netherlands, with the Royal Concertgebouw performing Sibelius's Fourth Symphony, written in 1910 and a product of a difficult period in the composer's life.

Also today, Les Ambassadeurs La Grande Ecurie perform more of a concert recorded at the Utrecht Early Music Festival, and today's concerto is Bartok's Third Piano Concerto performed by Jean-Efflam Bavouzet with the KBS Symphony Orchestra.

Presented by Ian Skelly.

Including:

Biber: Mystery (Rosary) Sonata No. 12 'The Ascension'
Petra Mullejans (violin)
Freiburg Baroque Orchestra
Lionel Meunier (conductor)

Liszt: Von der Wiege bis zum Grabe, S. 107, symphonic poem
Vienna Philharmonic
Riccardo Muti (conductor)

David Matthews: Le Lac Op.146 for soprano and ensemble
Ailish Tynan (soprano)
Ulster Orchestra
Jac van Steen (conductor)

c.3pm
Sibelius Symphony no.4 in A minor, Op.63
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Klaus Mäkelä (conductor)

Les Ambassadeurs La Grande Ecurie Quatrieme Suite in D major
(Jean-Philippe Rameau - Ouverture (from Zaïs), Jean-Philippe Rameau - Menuet (from Le Temple de la Gloire), Jean-Philippe Rameau - Rondeau (from Dardanus), Antoine Dauvergne - Entrée de Chasseurs (from: Enée et Lavinie), Jean-Joseph de Mondonville - Musette (from: Titon et L’Aurore), Joseph-Nicolas-Pancrace Royer - Chaconne, Jean-Philippe Rameau - Tambourin)
Les Ambassadeurs La Grande Ecurie
Alexis Kossenko (conductor)

c.4.00
Bartok Piano Concerto no.3 in E major, Sz.119
Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano)
KBS Symphony Orchestra
Yoel Levi (conductor)

2 hours, 32 minutes

Music Played

  • Claude Debussy

    L'isle joyeuse, L. 106

    Performer: Jean-Efflam Bavouzet.
  • Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber

    Mystery (Rosary) Sonata No. 12 ('The Ascension)'

    Performer: Petra Müllejans. Orchestra: Freiburg Baroque Orchestra. Conductor: Lionel Meunier.
  • Franz Liszt

    Von der Wiege bis zum Grabe, S. 107, symphonic poem

    Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Riccardo Muti.
  • David Matthews

    Le Lac Op.146 for soprano and ensemble

    Singer: Ailish Tynan. Orchestra: Ulster Orchestra. Conductor: Jac van Steen.
  • Orlando Gibbons

    Galliard in G

    Ensemble: Ensemble Promena.
  • Jean Sibelius

    Symphony No. 4 in A minor, op. 63

    Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Conductor: Klaus Mäkelä.
  • Jean‐Philippe Rameau

    Overture, from 'Zaïs'

    Ensemble: Les Ambassadeurs ~ La Grande Écurie. Conductor: Alexis Kossenko.
  • Jean‐Philippe Rameau

    Menuet, from 'Le Temple de la Gloire'

    Ensemble: Les Ambassadeurs ~ La Grande Écurie. Conductor: Alexis Kossenko.
  • Jean‐Philippe Rameau

    Rondeau, from 'Dardanus'

    Ensemble: Les Ambassadeurs ~ La Grande Écurie. Conductor: Alexis Kossenko.
  • Antoine Dauvergne

    Entrée de Chasseurs, from 'Enée et Lavinie'

    Ensemble: Les Ambassadeurs ~ La Grande Écurie. Conductor: Alexis Kossenko.
  • Jean‐Joseph de Mondonville

    Musette, from 'Titon et L'Aurore'

    Ensemble: Les Ambassadeurs ~ La Grande Écurie. Conductor: Alexis Kossenko.
  • Joseph-Nicolas-Pancrace Royer

    Chaconne

    Ensemble: Les Ambassadeurs ~ La Grande Écurie. Conductor: Alexis Kossenko.
  • Jean‐Philippe Rameau

    Tambourins

    Ensemble: Les Ambassadeurs ~ La Grande Écurie. Conductor: Alexis Kossenko.
  • Béla Bartók

    Piano Concerto No. 3 in E, Sz. 119

    Performer: Jean-Efflam Bavouzet. Orchestra: KBS Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Yoel Levi.
  • Félicien-César David

    Sous Le Feuillage Sombre (Lalla-Roukh)

    Performer: Munich Radio Orchestra. Performer: Hervé Niquet. Singer: Véronique Gens.
    • Visions.
    • Alpha.
    • 5.

Broadcast

  • Fri 24 Feb 2023 14:00