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Compelling exclusive concert performances including the Philharmonia Orchestra performing Shostakovich's 'Leningrad' Symphony and Bach piano transcriptions from Alexandre Tharaud.
Mark Forrest brings you an afternoon of compelling exclusive concert performances including the Philharmonia Orchestra performing Shostakovich's 'Leningrad' Symphony from Budapest and piano transcriptions of Bach from Alexandre Tharaud.
Throughout the week we鈥檙e hearing from concerts given by British orchestras on tour in Europe. Today, the Philharmonia Orchestra perform Shostakovich's 7th Symphony, his epic 'Leningrad' Symphony at the George Enescu International Festival, from a concert they gave at the Palace Grand Hall in Bucharest last month. Plus the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra is joined by cellist Kian Soltani for Faur茅鈥檚 soulful Elegie, recorded earlier this year at the Saar International Music Festival in South West Germany.
We continue our showcase of piano transcriptions, with Alexandre Tharaud performing an imaginative and wide-ranging sequence of music by Johann Sebastian Bach, encompassing movements from the Passions and the Lute Suite in E minor.
Plus we shine our Artist Spotlight on current Radio 3 New Generation Artists the Chaos String Quartet. Susanne Sch盲ffer and Eszter Kruchi贸, violins; Sara Marzadori, viola; and Bas Jongen, cello. Today we hear them in contemporary repertoire, which is a key part of their identity as an ensemble 鈥� they perform 贰苍迟谤鈥橝肠迟别 by American composer Caroline Shaw.
Johann Sebastian Bach
St John Passion (Opening Chorus) arr. Tharaud
Siciliano (Flute Sonata in G minor, BWV 1031) arr. Tharaud
Suite in A minor BWV.818a for keyboard
Aus Liebe will mein Heiland sterben (St Matthew Passion) arr. Tharaud
Lute Suite in E minor, BWV996 arr. Tharaud
Alexandre Tharaud (piano)
Gabriel Faur茅
El茅gie for cello and orchestra
Kian Soltani (cello)
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Kazuki Yamada (conductor)
Caroline Shaw
贰苍迟谤鈥橝肠迟别
Chaos String Quartet
Dmitri Shostakovich
Symphony No. 7 in C major, 'Leningrad'
Philharmonia Orchestra
Santtu-Matias Rouvali (conductor)
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Leonore Overture No. 2, Op. 72a
Orchestra: The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen. Conductor: Maxim Emelyanychev. -
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Herr, unser Herrscher (St John Passion, BWV 244, Opening chorus)
Performer: Alexandre Tharaud. Music Arranger: Alexandre Tharaud. -
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Flute Sonata in G minor, BWV 1031 (Siciliano)
Performer: Alexandre Tharaud. Music Arranger: Alexandre Tharaud. -
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Suite in A minor, BWV 818a
Performer: Alexandre Tharaud. -
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Aus Liebe will mein Heiland sterben (St Matthew Passion, BWV 244)
Performer: Alexandre Tharaud. Music Arranger: Alexandre Tharaud. -
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Lute Suite in E minor, BWV 996
Performer: Alexandre Tharaud. Music Arranger: Alexandre Tharaud. -
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William Byrd
Mass for 3 voices (Agnus Dei)
Choir: Tallis Scholars. Director: Peter Phillips.- The Tallis Scholars Sing William Byrd.
- Gimell.
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Gabriel Faur茅
Elegy, Op. 24
Performer: Kian Soltani. Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Kazuki Yamada. -
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Caroline Shaw
Entr'Acte
Performer: Chaos String Quartet. -
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Dmitry Shostakovich
Symphony No. 7 in C, op. 60 ('Leningrad')
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Santtu-Matias Rouvali. -
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Madamina, il catalogo 猫 questo (Don Giovanni)
Singer: Jonathan Lemalu. Orchestra: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: James Judd.- Jonathan Lemalu: Opera Arias.
- EMI Classics.
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Fr茅d茅ric Chopin
Meine Freuden (6 Polish Songs, S. 480, No. 5)
Performer: Marc鈥怉ndr茅 Hamelin.
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