Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition from Perth
Elizabeth Alker showcases the best performances from the UK and beyond, including Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition played by Nikita Lukinov at the Perth Piano Series.
Elizabeth Alker showcases the best performances by ѿý orchestras, choirs, ensembles and other great performing groups from Europe and around the globe.
Today, Elizabeth has music from the Ulster Orchestra who perform Fauré’s Pelléas et Mélisande Suite, Stanford’s Concert Variations on Down Among the Dead Men, and Johann Wagenaar’s Cyrano de Bergerac.
There is also has more from the Perth Piano Series in Scotland with Nikita Lukinov playing Mussorgsky’s epic Pictures at an Exhibition, and also performing his own improvisation on that piece’s themes. Also in today's programme Elizabeth marks 100 years since the birth of the great German baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau with some exclusive recordings made in Munich in the 1950s.
Johann Wagenaar
Cyrano de Bergerac, Op. 23
Ulster Orchestra
Jac van Steen (conductor)
Johannes Brahms
'Wie rafft ich mich auf in der Nacht' Op. 32 No. 2
'Es traumte mir, Ich sei dir teuer' Op. 57 No. 3
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone)
Hermann Reutter (piano)
Modest Mussorgsky
Pictures at an Exhibition
Nikita Lukinov (piano)
Nikita Lukinov
Improvisation on themes from Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition
Nikita Lukinov (piano)
Gabriel Fauré
Pelléas et Mélisande Suite, Op. 80
Ulster Orchestra
Jac van Steen (conductor)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (arr. Ian Farrington)
Bassoon Quartet in B flat (Sonata K. 292)
Kaleidoscope Chamber Ensemble
Ludwig van Beethoven
'An die ferne Geliebte' Op. 98
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone)
Hermann Reutter (piano)
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Johan Wagenaar
Cyrano de Bergerac, Op. 23
Orchestra: Ulster Orchestra. Conductor: Jac van Steen. -
Johannes Brahms
'Wie rafft ich mich auf in der Nacht' Op. 32/1 & 'Es traumte mir' Op. 57/3
Performer: Hermann Reutter. Singer: Dietrich Fischer‐Dieskau. -
Modest Mussorgsky
Pictures At An Exhibition
Performer: Nikita Lukinov. -
Modest Mussorgsky
Improvisation based on themes by Mussorgsky
Performer: Nikita Lukinov. Music Arranger: Nikita Lukinov. -
Gabriel Fauré
Pelléas et Mélisande Suite, Op.80
Orchestra: Ulster Orchestra. Conductor: Jac van Steen. -
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Basson Quartet in B flat (after Bassoon Sonata K292)
Ensemble: Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective. -
Dmitry Shostakovich
4 Waltzes, Arr Atovmyan (Barrel-Organ Waltz, Op 97 & Waltz Op 45)
Performer: Adam Walker. Performer: Michael Collins. Performer: Michael McHale. Music Arranger: Levon Atovmyan. -
Ludwig van Beethoven
An die ferne Geliebte, Op. 98
Performer: Hermann Reutter. Singer: Dietrich Fischer‐Dieskau.
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- Wed 28 May 2025 13:00ѿý Radio 3