
In session with stellar classical artists
Joan Armatrading joins Sean Rafferty to talk about the upcoming world premiere of her first symphony, and pianist Alexandra Dariescu performs live.
Joan Armatrading joins Sean to speak about the upcoming world premiere of her first symphony, to be given by Chineke! Orchestra. Plus, pianist Alexandra Dariescu performs live in the studio ahead of her concert with the ѿý Philharmonic where she gives the UK premiere of James Lee III’s piano concerto which marks the 60th anniversary of Martin Luther King’s historic ‘I Have a Dream’ speech.
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Igor Stravinsky
Fireworks Op.4
Orchestra: Lucerne Festival Orchestra. Conductor: Riccardo Chailly.- DECCA.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano sonata No 8 in C minor (Pathetique) - 3rd mvt
Performer: Sunwook Kim.- Accentus.
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Edward Elgar
Pomp and Circumstance March No 1 in D major
Conductor: Leonard Bernstein. Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra.- Elgar: Enigma variations/Pomp and circumstance marches: ѿý SO/Bernstein.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden BWV.230
Choir: VOCES8. Ensemble: Senesino Players. Director: Barnaby Smith.- Bach Motets.
- Signum.
- 3.
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Felix Mendelssohn
Scherzo in A minor Op.81`2
Ensemble: Emerson String Quartet.- Mendelssohn: String Quartets Opp.80 and 81; Octet.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
- 7.
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Antonín Dvořák
Symphony no.9 'From the New World' (4th mvt)
Orchestra: Chineke! Orchestra. Conductor: Kevin John Edusei.- Dvořák:Symphony No. 9, From the New world - Sibelius: Finlandia.
- Signum Classics.
- 204.
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Joan Armatrading
Love And Affection
- Love And Affection: The Essential Joan Armatrading.
- UMC (Universal Music Catalogue).
- 1.
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Henry Purcell
Thy hand, Belinda... When I am laid (Dido and Aeneas)
Singer: Janet Baker. Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Anthony Lewis.- DECCA.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Partita no.1 in B flat major BWV.825 (Praeludium)
Performer: Sir András Schiff.- Decca.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony no.5 in C minor Op.67 (1st mvt)
Orchestra: Musica Aeterna. Conductor: Teodor Currentzis.- Sony.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
The Nutcracker - Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
Performer: Alexandra Dariescu. Music Arranger: Mikhail Pletnev. -
David Del Tredici
Farewell
Performer: Hilary Hahn. Performer: Cory Smythe.- In 27 Pieces: The Hilary Hahn Encores.
- DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON.
- 9.
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James Lee III
Humble Birth
Performer: Alexandra Dariescu. -
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
The Nutcracker - Intermezzo
Performer: Alexandra Dariescu. -
Mily Alexeyevich Balakirev
Islamey
Orchestrator: Sergei Mikhailovich Lyapunov. Orchestra: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Esa‐Pekka Salonen.- PHILIPS.
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John Taverner
Western wynde - Mass for 4 voices (Gloria)
Choir: Tallis Scholars. Director: Peter Phillips.- GIMELL.
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Gustav Holst
Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity (The Planets)
Orchestra: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Litton.- Holst: The Planets, Op. 32 - Elgar: Enigma Variations, Op. 36.
- BIS.
- 204.
Broadcast
- Mon 20 Nov 2023 17:00ѿý Radio 3