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Beethoven's Emperor Concerto with pianist Igor Levit

Elizabeth Alker with an afternoon of specially recorded performances including the last in this week's cycle of Beethoven piano concertos, today featuring German pianist Igor Levit.

Elizabeth Alker with an afternoon of specially recorded performances including the last in this week's cycle of Beethoven piano concertos, today the fifth concerto - the majestic 'Emperor' - featuring German pianist Igor Levit. Also in this afternoon's Classical Live, music by Busoni for the clarinet from Belfast and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra performing Brahms.

Claude Debussy
Nocturnes, L.98
San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
Esa Pekka-Salonen (conductor)

Joseph Haydn
String Quartet in D minor, Op. 42
Takacs Quartet

Ferruccio Busoni
Concertino for Clarinet and small orchestra
Michael Collins (clarinet/conductor)
Ulster Orchestra

Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Myung-Whun Chung (conductor)

Peter Maxwell Davies
Lullaby for Lucy
University of Edinburgh Chamber Choir, Glasgow Chamber Choir
Michael Bawtree (Conductor)

Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 5 in Eb 鈥楨mperor鈥�, Op. 73
Igor Levit (piano)
San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
Esa Pekka Salonen (conductor)

2 hours, 56 minutes

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Fri 9 May 2025 13:00
蜜芽传媒 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Claude Debussy

    Nocturnes, L. 91

    Orchestra: San Francisco Symphony. Conductor: Esa鈥怭ekka Salonen.

  • Joseph Haydn

    String Quartet in D minor Op. 42

    Ensemble: Tak谩cs Quartet.

  • Ferruccio Busoni

    Concertino for Clarinet and Small Orchestra

    Performer: Michael Collins. Orchestra: Ulster Orchestra.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Double Violin Concerto in D minor, BWV 1043

    Performer: Florin Iliescu. Performer: Maximilian Junghanns. Ensemble: Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Jonathan Cohen.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

    Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Conductor: Myung-Whun Chung.

  • Peter Maxwell Davies

    Lullaby for Lucy

    Choir: Edinburgh University Chamber Choir. Choir: Glasgow Chamber Choir. Conductor: Michael Bawtree.

  • Carl Maria von Weber

    Overture - 'Der Freischutz', Op. 77

    Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Conductor: Myung-Whun Chung.

  • Richard Wagner

    Mein lieber Schwan (Lohengrin)

    Conductor: Christophe Rousset. Orchestra: Les Talens Lyriques.
    • Warner Classics.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat, Op. 73 ('Emperor')

    Performer: Igor Levit. Orchestra: San Francisco Symphony. Conductor: Esa鈥怭ekka Salonen.

Broadcast

  • Fri 9 May 2025 13:00
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 3