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The 200th Anniversary of Beethoven's 9th plus performances by pianist Bertrand Chamayou

Tom McKinney showcases live recordings from around the globe, with the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra playing Beethoven, and pianist Bertrand Chamayou playing Schumann.

Tom McKinney showcases the best performances by ѿý orchestras, choirs, ensembles and other great performing groups from Europe and around the globe.

Today, the focus on French classical music-making continues with more chamber music recorded last month at London's LSO St Luke's as part of French pianist Bertrand Chamayou's residency there. And from 2pm, Tom McKinney marks the 200th anniversary of the first performance of Ludwig van Beethoven's ground-breaking 9th Symphony - The Choral - with a recent recording given by the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Karina Kanellakis.

Clara Schumann 
Liebst du um Schönheit
Fleur Barron (mezzo)
Bertrand Chamayou (piano)

Camille Saint-Saens
Phaeton Op. 39
Les Siecles
François-Xavier Roth (conductor)

Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Missa Assumpta est Maria H. 11 (Gloria)
Ensemble Correspondances
Sébastien Daucé (conductor)

2pm
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 9 in D minor Op. 125 - 'Choral'
Siobhan Stagg (soprano)
Sophie Harmsen (mezzo)
Andrew Staples (tenor)
Michael Nagy (bass)
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra & Chorus
Karina Kanellakis (conductor)

Robert Schumann 
äԲ for viola and piano Op. 113
Tabea Zimmermann (viola)
Bertrand Chamayou (piano)

Haydn Wood
Paris Suite (iii. Montmartre (March)
New London Orchestra
Ronald Corp, conductor

2 hours, 58 minutes

Music Played

  • Claude Debussy

    Clair de lune orch Caillet

    Orchestrator: Lucien Cailliet. Orchestra: Philadelphia Orchestra. Conductor: Eugene Ormandy.
    • Clair de lune: Music of France: Ormandy.
    • RCA Victor.
    • 5.
  • Clara Schumann

    Liebst du um Schönheit

    Performer: Fleur Barron. Performer: Bertrand Chamayou.
  • Robert Schumann

    Tragödie I und II

    Performer: Fleur Barron. Performer: Bertrand Chamayou.
  • Robert Schumann

    Stille Liebe

    Performer: Fleur Barron. Performer: Bertrand Chamayou.
  • Robert Schumann

    Mein Wagen rollet langsam

    Performer: Fleur Barron. Performer: Bertrand Chamayou.
  • Jean‐Baptiste Lully

    La fête infernale; Les démons (Suite from Alceste)

    Orchestra: Concert Des Nations. Conductor: Jordi Savall.
    • Lully: L'Orchestre du Roi Soleil.
    • Alia Vox.
    • 28.
  • Camille Saint‐Saëns

    Phaéton, Op. 39

    Orchestra: Les Siècles. Conductor: François‐Xavier Roth.
    • Saint-Saëns: Symphonic Poems - Le Carnaval des animaux - L'Assassinat du duc de.
    • HARMONIA MUNDI.
    • 1.
  • Marc‐Antoine Charpentier

    Missa Assumpta est Maria, H.11 ii) Gloria

    Ensemble: Ensemble Correspondances. Director: Sébastien Daucé.
  • Paul Dukas

    The Sorcerer's Apprentice

    Orchestra: Orchestre national de France. Conductor: Lorin Maazel.
    • Offenbach/Saint-Saens/Dukas: Gaite Parisienne etc: Maazel.
    • CBS.
    • 3.
  • Lili Boulanger

    Nocturne

    Performer: Benjamin Baker. Performer: Daniel Lebhardt.
    • Delphian.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No. 9 in D minor, op. 125 ('Choral')

    Singer: Siobhan Stagg. Singer: Sophie Harmsen. Singer: Andrew Staples. Singer: Michael Nagy. Choir: Berlin Radio Choir. Director: Justus Barleben. Orchestra: Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin. Conductor: Karina Canellakis.
  • Joseph Haydn

    String Quartet in D major, Op 76 No 5 arr for two flutes (1st mvt)

    Performer: Jean‐Pierre Rampal. Performer: Wolfgang Schulz. Music Arranger: Samuel Arnold.
    • Haydn: London Trios: Rampal, Schulz, Audin.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 9.
  • Robert Schumann

    äԲ

    Performer: Tabea Zimmermann. Performer: Bertrand Chamayou.
  • Franz Schmidt

    Notre Dame (Act 1, Intermezzo & Carnival Music)

    Performer: ѿý National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Jonathan Berman.
  • George Frideric Handel

    The trumpet shall sound (Messiah)

    Singer: Matthew Brook. Performer: Chris Dicken. Ensemble: Dunedin Consort. Director: John Butt.
    • Handel: Messiah: Dunedin Consort & Players.
    • Linn.
  • Haydn Wood

    Montmartre (Paris Suite)

    Orchestra: New London Orchestra. Conductor: Ronald Corp.
    • British Light Music Classics 3.
    • Hyperion.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Tue 7 May 2024 13:00