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Conductor Sakari Oramo with a playlist of discovery

Conductor Sakari Oramo reveals familiar and unfamiliar works in a new light, from radical ideas from almost 300 years ago to ear-catching pieces by newly rediscovered composers.

Sakari Oramo has been the chief conductor of the ѿý Symphony Orchestra since 2012, and he brings his own unique insights to Inside Music.

Sakari is particularly interested in composers who may have been overlooked in recent decades, and in this edition he chooses a selection including Alice Mary Smith, Dora Pejačević, Laura Netzel, Ernst Mielck and Vitezslava Kaprálová.

Alongside these ‘new’ names, Sakari is also captivated by musically adventurous sounds from the baroque era, showcased in the writing of Jean-Féry Rebel, as well as music from a trio of boundary pushers from the 20th century: Arnold Schoenberg, Charles Ives and Alban Berg.

Plus, a virtuosic jazz track from the Swedish pianist (and electrician) Jan Johansson.

A series in which each week a musician explores a selection of music - from the inside.

A Tandem Production for ѿý Radio 3

Photo credit: Benjamin Ealovega

1 hour, 56 minutes

Music Played

  • Alice Mary Smith

    Symphony in A minor (I. Allegro)

    Orchestra: London Mozart Players. Conductor: Howard Shelley.
    • CHANDOS.
  • Dora Pejačević

    Rose (Blemenleben, Op. 19, No. 5)

    Performer: Nataša Veljković.
    • CPO.
  • Jean‐Féry Rebel

    Les Élémens, Simphonie nouvelle (I. Le cahos)

    Orchestra: Musica Antiqua Köln. Conductor: Reinhard Goebel.
    • DG ARCHIV.
  • Alban Berg

    Die Nachtigall 'Das macht, es hat die Nachtigall' (7 Frühe Lieder, No. 3)

    Singer: Jessye Norman. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Pierre Boulez.
    • SONY.
  • Charles Ives

    Three Quarter-Tone Pieces for two pianos (I. Largo)

    Performer: Alexei Lubimov. Performer: Martine Guers.
    • APEX.
  • George Enescu

    Romanian Rhapsody, Op. 11, No. 1

    Orchestra: Leopold Stokowski Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Leopold Stokowski.
    • CALA.
  • Valentin Silvestrov

    Triptych (III. Alleluia)

    Choir: Kyiv Chamber Choir. Conductor: Mykola Hobdych.
    • ECM.
  • Laura Netzel

    Piano Concerto (Part 1)

    Performer: Stefan Lindgren. Orchestra: Helsingborgs Symfoniorkester. Conductor: David Niemann.
    • NAXOS SWEDEN.
  • Claudio Monteverdi

    Ottavia's Farewell (Coronation of Poppea, Act 3)

    Singer: Janet Baker. Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Raymond Leppard.
    • TESTAMENT.
  • Grażyna Bacewicz

    Oberek No. 1

    Performer: Bomsori. Performer: Julia Okruashvili.
    • DG.
  • Jan Johansson

    Gale Force Blues

    Performer: Jan Johansson. Performer: Gunnar Johnson. Performer: Ingvar Callmer.
    • HEPTAGON RECORDS.
  • Ernst Mielck

    Symphony in F minor, Op. 4, 'Fairy Tale Symphony' (IV. Finale)

    Orchestra: Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.
    • ONDINE.
  • Leos Janáček

    String Quartet No. 1, 'Kreutzer Sonata' (I. Adagio - con moto)

    Ensemble: Alban Berg Quartett.
    • WARNER.
  • Giovanni Gabrieli

    Sonata XXI a 4, 'con tre violini'

    Ensemble: His Majestys Sagbutts and Cornetts.
    • KING'S COLLEGE.
  • Vítězslava Kaprálová

    Military Sinfonietta, Op. 11

    Orchestra: University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Kenneth Kiesler.
    • NAXOS.
  • Arnold Schoenberg

    Herzgewächse, Op. 20

    Singer: Anu Komsi. Ensemble: Uusinta Ensemble.
    • ALBA.

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  • Sat 15 Apr 2023 13:00

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