Herbert Howells' Elegy for Viola, String Quartet and String Orchestra
Chamber music highlights from Bavaria plus music by Herbert Howells for solo viola and strings performed by Antoine Tamestit and the Chamber Orchestra of Europe.
An afternoon of compelling performances including highlights from summer chamber music concerts across Bavaria and there is a spotlight on orchestral works with solo viola. Introduced by Elizabeth Alker.
Throughout the week, Classical Live is featuring specially recorded concerts from various Bavarian summer music festivals. Today, Trio Orleon perform Anton Arensky's First Piano Trio alongside music by Kreisler from the Oberstdorf Summer of Music. Plus, we will hear Hungarian inspired music by Zemlinsky and Farkas from Ingolstadt.
Also, each day, an orchestral work with solo viola is showcased. Today, violinist Abigel Kralik, and violist Mathis Rochat join forces with the ѿý National Orchestra of Wales and conductor Howard Griffiths to perform two rarely heard works, Herbert Howells' Elegy for Viola, String Quartet and String Orchestra and Arthur Benjamin's Romantic Fantasy for Violin and Viola.
And the programme begins with a concert hall favourite. The ѿý Scottish Symphony Orchestra are joined by pianist Stephen Hough for Rachmaninov's Paganini Rhapsody.
Sergei Rachmaninov
Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini
Stephen Hough (piano)
ѿý Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Ryan Wgglesworth (conductor)
Fritz Kreisler
Syncopation
Trio Orelon
Herbert Howells
Elegy for Viola, String Quartet and String Orchestra, Op. 15
Abigel Kralik (violin)
Mathis Rochat (viola)
ѿý National Orchestra of Wales
Howard Griffiths (conductor)
Piotr Ilych Tchaikovsky
Serenade for Strings in C, Op. 48
United Strings of Europe
Antonio Vivaldi
Agitata infidu flatu, from 'Juditha Triumphans, RV 644, oratorio'
Göteborg Baroque
Magnus Kjellson (leader)
Arthur Benjamin
Romantic Fantasy Concerto for Violin, Viola and Orchestra
Abigel Kralik (violin)
Mathis Rochat (viola)
ѿý National Orchestra of Wales
Howard Griffiths (conductor)
Anton Stepanovich Arensky
Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 32
Trio Orelon
Alexander von Zemlinsky
Humoreske (Rondo)
Alinde quintet:
Anna Talácková (flute)
Barbora Trnčíková (oboe)
David Šimeček (clarinet)
Kryštof Koska (horn)
Petr Sedlák (bassoon)
Ferenc Farkas
Ugros, from 'Early Hungarian Dances'
Alinde Quintet
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Sergey Rachmaninov
Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini
Performer: Sir Stephen Hough. Orchestra: ѿý Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ryan Wigglesworth. -
Fritz Kreisler
Syncopation
Music Arranger: Hugo Kreisler. Ensemble: Trio Orelon. -
Herbert Howells
Elegy for Viola, String Quartet and String Orchestra
Performer: Mathis Rochat. Orchestra: ѿý National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Howard Griffiths. -
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Petite Suite de Concert
Orchestra: ѿý Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Bramwell Tovey. -
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Serenade for Strings in C Op. 48
Performer: United Strings of Europe. -
Antonio Vivaldi
Juditha Triumphans, RV 644: Agitata infidu flatu
Singer: Daniel Carlsson. Ensemble: Göteborg Baroque. Director: Magnus Kjellson. -
Arthur Benjamin
Romantic Fantasy
Performer: Mathis Rochat. Performer: Abigel Kralik. Orchestra: ѿý National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Howard Griffiths. -
Anton Stepanovich Arensky
Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 32
Ensemble: Trio Orelon. -
Alexander von Zemlinsky
Humoreske (Rondo)
Ensemble: Alinde Quintet. -
Ferenc Farkas
Ugros, from 'Early Hungarian Dances'
Ensemble: Alinde Quintet. -
Johann Strauss II
Die Fledermaus (Overture)
Orchestra: ѿý Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Bramwell Tovey. -
Fanny Mendelssohn
Piano Trio in D minor Op.11 (1st mvt)
Ensemble: Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective.- CHANDOS.
Broadcast
- Fri 10 Oct 2025 13:00ѿý Radio 3