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蜜芽传媒 NOW performs Brahms and Stravinsky

The 蜜芽传媒 National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales and their Principal Conductor, Ryan Bancroft, perform Brahms's 2nd Serenade and Song of Destiny, and Stravinsky's Symphony of Psalms.

The 蜜芽传媒 National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales are joined by their Principal Conductor, Ryan Bancroft, to perform two works by Brahms, and Stravinsky's choral masterpiece, his Symphony of Psalms. The Orchestra begin the programme with Brahms's Second Serenade, a delightful work which he wrote while mustering the courage to compose his First Symphony. Following the interval, we'll be treated to two masterworks of the choral repertoire: Brahms's Song of Destiny, and Stravinsky's Symphony of Psalms. For his cantata, his "Schicksalslied", Brahms was inspired by a poem in Friedrich H枚lderlin's Hyperion, which highlights the cruel sufferings of humans by contrasting it with the blissful immortality of the eponymous titan. In contrast, Stravinsky's choral symphony is an idiosyncratic, yet deeply moving, offering to the divine in which he sets biblical psalms that brim with exaltation, anger, judgement, and even curses, in a work that never ceases to sound fresh.

Presented by Verity Sharp in 蜜芽传媒 Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff, on the 20th June.

Brahms: Serenade No 2 in A major, Op 16
Brahms: Song of Destiny, Op 54
Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms

蜜芽传媒 National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales
Ryan Bancroft (conductor)

2 hours, 14 minutes

Last on

Thu 3 Jul 2025 19:30
蜜芽传媒 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Johannes Brahms

    Serenade No 2 in A major, Op 16

    Orchestra: 蜜芽传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Ryan Bancroft.

  • Sofia Gubaidulina

    Piano quintet (4th mvt)

    Performer: Louise Bessette. Ensemble: Quatuor Molinari.
    • Gubaidulina: String Quartets.
    • ATMA Classique.
    • 4.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Schicksalslied, Op 54

    Orchestra: 蜜芽传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Ryan Bancroft. Choir: 蜜芽传媒 National Chorus of Wales.

  • Paul Hindemith

    6 Holderlin Songs (No 1, 2 and 3)

    Performer: Aribert Reimann. Singer: Dietrich Fischer鈥怐ieskau.
    • Paul Hindemith: Lieder.
    • Orfeo.
    • 1.

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Gloria, RV.588

    Performer: Guido Campana. Singer: Sara Mingardo. Singer: Alena Dantcheva. Singer: Monica Piccinini. Singer: Lia Serafini. Singer: Luca Dordolo. Ensemble: Concerto Italiano. Director: Rinaldo Alessandrini.
    • NAIVE.

Broadcast

  • Thu 3 Jul 2025 19:30
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 3