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Radio 3,07 Oct 2025,134 mins

Stravinsky's Firebird Suite

Radio 3 in Concert

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The fanfares of Borodin’s Overture to Prince Igor herald the start of the Ulster Orchestra’s new season and a programme that’s packed with classic tales. Laura van der Heijden joins the orchestra for Saint-Saëns’s popular Cello Concerto No. 1, with Fauré’s Pelléas et Mélisande Suite paving the way for Stravinsky’s technicolored Firebird Suite (1945). Recorded in September at the Ulster Hall, Belfast, and presented by John Toal. Borodin: Prince Igor (Overture) Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33 Interval Fauré: Pelléas et Mélisande Suite, Op. 80 Stravinsky: Firebird Suite (1945 version) Laura van der Heijden (cello) Ulster Orchestra Anna SuÅ‚kowska-MigoÅ„ (conductor) To listen on most smart speakers just say "ask ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Sounds to play Radio 3 in Concert".

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Prince Igor: Overture
    Prince Igor: Overture
    Alexander Borodin
  3. 2.
    Concerto no. 1 in A minor, Op.33
    Concerto no. 1 in A minor, Op.33
    Camille Saintâ€Saëns
  4. 3.
    Le Carnaval des animaux: Le Cygne
    Le Carnaval des animaux: Le Cygne
    Camille Saintâ€Saëns