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Monday - Sibelius's Second Symphony

The ѿý Scottish Symphony Orchestra performs Sibelius's Symphony No 2 and Richard Strauss's Don Juan, plus Janacek's oratorio The Eternal Gospel from Radio France.

Fiona Talkington presents an afternoon of the best classical music in great performances from the ѿý Scottish Symphony Orchestra and other ѿý ensembles, plus concert performances from across Europe.

The ѿý Scottish feature in today's 3pm highlight, Sibelius's Symphony No.2 in a performance from Glasgow in March. The ѿý Scottish also perform Beethoven's dramatic Coriolan overture and Richard Strauss's ebullient tone poem Don Juan, both conducted by Donald Runnicles. And, from Radio France, Janacek's oratorio The Eternal Gospel, based on a medieval legend in which an angel announces the coming of the Kingdom of Love on Earth to a Cistercian monk, Joachim of Flora.

Including:

Beethoven: Coriolan – Overture
ѿý Scottish Symphony Orchetsra
Donald Runnicles (cond.)

Mozart: Martern aller Arten (Die Entführung aus dem Serail)
Regula Mühlemann (soprano)
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Tarmo Peltokoski (cond.)

Sibelius: Humouresques Nos.1, 5, 2
Alexandra Soumm (violin)
Aimo Pagin (piano)

c.2.30pm
Richard Strauss: Don Juan
ѿý Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Donald Runnicles (cond.)

Bach: Goldberg Variations – Aria & Vars.1, 13, 7
Gambelin Duo

3pm
Sibelius
Symphony No.2
ѿý Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Taavi Oramo (cond.)

Dobrinka Tabakova
Of the Sun Born
ѿý Singers
Grace Rossiter (cond.)

c4pm
Janacek: The Eternal Gospel
Katerina Knezikova (soprano)
Nicky Spence (tenor)
Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus
Jakub Hrusa (cond.)

2 hours, 31 minutes

Music Played

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Coriolan Overture

    Orchestra: ѿý Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Donald Runnicles.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Martern aller Arten, from 'Die Entführung aus dem Serail'

    Singer: Regula Mühlemann. Orchestra: Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Tarmo Peltokoski.
  • Jean Sibelius

    Humoresques, Op 87 No 1, Op 89 No 3, Op 87 No 2

    Performer: Alexandra Soumm. Performer: Aimo Pagin.
  • Richard Strauss

    Don Juan, Op 20

    Orchestra: ѿý Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Donald Runnicles.
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  • Jean Sibelius

    Symphony No.2

    Orchestra: ѿý Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Taavi Oramo.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Goldberg Variations (excerpts)

    Performer: Lucile Boulanger. Ensemble: Gambelin Duo.
  • Dobrinka Tabakova

    Of the Sun Born

    Choir: ѿý Singers. Conductor: Grace Rossiter.
  • Leos Janáček

    The Eternal Gospel

    Singer: Kateřina Kněžíková. Singer: Nicky Spence. Choir: Chœur de Radio France. Conductor: Irene Kudela. Orchestra: Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France. Conductor: Jakub Hrůša.
  • Johannes Brahms

    Hungarian Dance No 18 in D major

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Antal Doráti.

Broadcast

  • Mon 10 Jul 2023 14:00