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ѿý Scottish Symphony Orchestra: Sibelius's Lemminkainen Suite

Nuno Coelho conducts the ѿý Scottish Symphony Orchestra in Sibelius's epic Lemminkainen Suite.

Nuno Coelho conducts the ѿý Scottish Symphony Orchestra in Sibelius's epic Lemminkainen Suite, and there's music by Գ-ëԲ and Prokofiev.

Presented by Ian Skelly

Sibelius was inspired by the Kalevala, Finland's national collection of folklore poetry, in four stories: Lemminkainen and the Maidens of the Island; The Swan of Tuonela; Lemminkainen in Tuonela and Lemminkainen's Return. Written forty years later, the second of Prokofiev's two violin concertos is one of the composer's most inspired and lyrical works

2.00pm
Dukas
Fanfare from La peri
ѿý Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Alpesh Chauhan, conductor

Գ-ëԲ
Africa
Stephen Hough, piano
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo

Mozart
Violin Sonata in G, K.301
Aleksey Semenenko, violin
Inna Firsova, piano

Reger
Requiem, Op.144b
Consortium
Andrew John-Smith
Christopher Glynn, piano

3.00pm
Sibelius
Lemminkainen Suite
ѿý Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Nuno Coelho, conductor

Prokofiev
Violin Concerto no.2
Rosanne Philippens, violin
ѿý Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Teresa Riveiro Bohm, conductor

2 hours, 32 minutes

Music Played

  • Camille Saint‐Saëns

    Africa Fantasie, Op.89

    Performer: Sir Stephen Hough. Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.
    • Hyperion.
  • Jean Sibelius

    Lemminkainen Suite, Op.22

    Orchestra: ѿý Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Nuno Coelho.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Violin Sonata in G major, K 301

    Performer: Aleksey Semenenko. Performer: Inna Firsova.
  • Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka

    Valse-fantasie in B minor

    Orchestra: ѿý Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Vassily Sinaisky.
  • Max Reger

    Requiem (Op.144b)

    Performer: Christopher Glynn. Choir: Consortium. Conductor: Andrew-John Smith.
    • Hyperion CDA67762.
    • Hyperion.
    • 12.
  • Gabriel Fauré

    Romance in B flat, Op. 28

    Performer: Rosanne Philippens. Performer: Julien Quentin.
    • Dedications.
    • Channel Classics Records.
    • 2.
  • John Rutter

    Waltz (Suite Lyrique)

    Performer: Catrin Finch. Orchestra: Sinfonia Cymru. Conductor: John Rutter.
    • Blessing.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 13.
  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Violin Concerto No.2

    Performer: Rosanne Philippens. Orchestra: ѿý Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Teresa Riveiro Böhm.
  • Arthur Bliss

    Welcome the Queen, Op 78

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Arthur Bliss.
    • DECCA ELOQUENCE.

Broadcast

  • Fri 5 May 2023 14:00