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Mozart's 'Jupiter' Symphony

Maxim Emelyanychev conducts the Scottish Chamber Orchestra in Mozart's 'Jupiter' Symphony, plus new recordings from the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic, and Jennifer Johnston sings Elgar.

Penny Gore introduces an afternoon of recordings from the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ ensembles and orchestras around Europe.

In the 3pm spotlight today, Maxim Emelyanychev conducts the Scottish Chamber Orchestra in Mozart's 'Jupiter' Symphony at the Mozart Festival in Würzburg. Recent recordings from the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic include overtures by Glinka and and Weber conducted by Kristiina Poska and Elena Schwarz. Also, Jennifer Johnston sings Elgar's Sea Pictures, a set of five songs which were premiered at the Norfolk and Norwich Festival in 1899, and excerpts from Handel's opera Alcina, from a concert at the recent Resonanzen festival in Vienna with Les Arts Florissants.

Including:

Glinka: Ruslan and Ludmilla, Overture
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic
Kristiina Poska, conductor

Elgar: Sea Pictures
Jennifer Johnston, mezzo
National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland
Leonard Slatkin, conductor

Weber: Der Freischutz, Overture
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic
Elena Schwarz, conductor

c.3pm
Mozart: Symphony No.41 'Jupiter'
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Maxim Emelyanychev, conductor

Stuart Beatch: When sleep is nigh
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers
Will Dawes, conductor

Handel: Excerpts from Alcina
Blandine de Sansal, mezzo
Les Arts Florissants
Paul Agnew, director

c.4.05
Sibelius: Symphony No. 7 in C, op. 105
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Paavo Järvi, conductor

2 hours, 31 minutes

Music Played

  • Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka

    Ruslan and Ludmilla, Overture

    Performer: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic Orchestra. Performer: Kristiina Poska.
  • Joseph Haydn

    Harpsichord Concerto No 11 in D Major, Hob.XVIII:11 (1st mvt)

    Performer: Maxim Emelyanychev. Ensemble: Il Pomo d’Oro.
    • Warner.
  • Edward Elgar

    Sea Pictures, op. 37

    Performer: Jennifer Johnston. Orchestra: RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Leonard Slatkin.
  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Excerpts from 'Romeo and Juliet Suites'

    Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Kirill Petrenko.
  • Carl Maria von Weber

    Der Freischutz, Overture

    Performer: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic Orchestra. Performer: Elena Schwarz.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Symphony No. 41 in C, K. 551 ('Jupiter')

    Orchestra: Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Maxim Emelyanychev.
  • Stuart Beatch

    When sleep is nigh

    Choir: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers. Conductor: Will Dawes.
  • George Frideric Handel

    Excerpts from Alcina

    Singer: Blandine de Sansal. Orchestra: Les Arts Florissants. Conductor: Paul Agnew.
  • Frédéric Chopin

    Mazurka in B major, Op 63 No 1

    Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy.
    • Chopin: The Solo Piano Works: Ashkenazy.
    • London.
    • 10.
  • Jean Sibelius

    Symphony No. 7 in C, op. 105

    Conductor: Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Paavo Järvi.

Broadcast

  • Mon 8 May 2023 14:00