Mendelssohn's great symphonic 'Hymn of Praise' plus music from Scotland
Mendelssohn's epic Lobgesang from Vienna makes up part of this afternoon's offering alongside concert recordings from Frankfurt, London and Glasgow, introduced by Elizabeth Alker.
Mendelssohn's epic symphony 'Lobgesang' from Vienna makes up part of this afternoon's offering alongside concert recordings from Frankfurt, London, Manchester and Glasgow. Introduced by Elizabeth Alker.
Mendelssohn's 'Hymn of Praise', sometimes numbered as his Second Symphony, is the most ambitious of his set lasting nearly twice as long as any of his other symphonies. It was the first symphony to feature a chorus after Beethoven's Ninth. In a week that foregrounds concert recordings of the Mendelssohn symphonies from great orchestras across Europe, Elizabeth turns her focus on Vienna and the Vienna Philharmonic. Also in today's programme, Bartok from Frankfurt with one of the most acclaimed musicians of our time, violist Tabea Zimmermann; and more highlights from a chamber series given at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland by the Maxwell Quartet and pianist Daniel Ciobaru.
Also, a specially commissioned tribute the Queen Elizabeth II from Thea Musgrave as part of the Radio 3 series '25 for 25'.
Antonin Dvorak
Carnival Overture
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic Orchestra
Anna Handley (conductor)
Bêla Bartok
Viola Concerto
Tabea Zimmermann (viola)
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Christoph Eschenbach (conductor)
Trad. (arr. Maxwell Quartet) Folksongs from Scotland –
‘Campbell's March’
‘Hector the Hero’
‘MacIntosh's Lament’
‘Auld Foula Reel’
‘Oot and In Da Harbour’
Maxwell Quartet 
Colin Scobie (violin)
George Smith (violin)
Elliot Perks (viola)
Duncan Strachan (cello)
25 FOR 25
New R3 commissions to mark the first twenty-five years of the century.
2022 - Thea Musgrave pays tribute to and celebrates the life of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
Thea Musgrave
In Memoriam 2022
Nicholas Daniel (oboe)
Johan Dalene (violin).
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra
Johann Sebastian Bach (arr. Mehldau)
Three Pieces After Bach, No1. - Rondo
Daniel Ciobaru (piano)
Felix Mendelssohn
Symphony No. 2 in Bb, Op. 52 ‘Lobgesang’
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Herbert Blomstedt (conductor)
Jennifer Higdon
Colour Through
Lark Piano Trio
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AntonÃn Dvořák
Carnival Overture
Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Anna Handler. -
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Béla Bartók
Viola Concerto, Sz. 120
Performer: Tabea Zimmermann. Orchestra: Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Christoph Eschenbach. -
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Traditional Scottish
Captain Campbell's March
Music Arranger: Maxwell String Quartet. Ensemble: Maxwell String Quartet. -
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Traditional Scottish
Scottish Folksong Set No. 2
Music Arranger: Maxwell String Quartet. Ensemble: Maxwell String Quartet. -
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Thea Musgrave
In Memorium 2022
Performer: Johan Dalene. Performer: Nicholas Daniel. Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Nil Venditti. -
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Three Pieces After Bach, No1. Rondo
Performer: Daniel Ciobanu. Music Arranger: Brad Mehldau. -
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Felix Mendelssohn
Symphony No. 2 in B flat, Op. 52 ('Lobgesang')
Singer: Christina Landshamer. Singer: Elsa Benoit. Singer: Tilman Lichdi. Choir: Wiener Singverein. Conductor: Johannes Prinz. Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Herbert Blomstedt. -
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Ferruccio Busoni
Toccata, Adagio & Fugue in C Major, BV B 29 No. 1 (After Bach's BWV 564): II. Adagio
- Busoni: Toccata, BV 287, Elegien, BV 252, Sonatina No. 6, BV 284 & Toccata, Adag.
- Chandos.
- 502.
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Jennifer Higdon
Colour Through
Performer: Lark Piano Trio. -
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Dmitry Shostakovich
Festive Overture Op.96
Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Leonard Slatkin.- GBÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½.
Broadcast
- Tue 1 Jul 2025 13:00ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 3