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Jonathan Swain

Jonathan Swain plays yesterday's Building a Library recommendation of Schumann's Liederkreis Op. 24, and follows this with music by Shostakovich, Lieberson and Tchaikovsky exploring themes of separation. His neglected classic is Martinu's Double Concerto for two string orchestras, piano and timpani.

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Sun 30 Apr 2017 09:00
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Music Played

  • Trad

    Brigg Fair

    Singer: June Tabor.
    • Quercus.
    • ECM.
    • 001.

  • Henry Purcell

    Abdelazar Suite - Rondo, Fantasia a 4 No.11 in G major, Jigg

    Ensemble: Concerto Caledonia.
    • Purcell’s Revenge: Sweeter than Roses?.
    • Delphian.
    • 001.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Concerto No.2 in B flat major Op.19

    Performer: Yevgeny Sudbin. Ensemble: Tapiola Sinfonietta. Conductor: Osmo Vänskä.
    • Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos 1 & 2.
    • BIS.
    • 003.

  • Robert Schumann

    Liederkreis Op.24

    Performer: Julius Drake. Singer: Ian Bostridge.
    • Schumann: Dichterliebe.
    • Warner Classics1.
    • 1.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    The Voyevoda Op.78 (Symphonic ballad)

    Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Vasily Petrenko.
    • TCHAIKOVSKY, P.I.: Manfred Symphony / Voyevoda (Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Pe.
    • Naxos.
    • 5.

  • Randall Thompson

    Fare Well - When I lie where shades of darkness

    Ensemble: Polyphony. Conductor: Stephen Layton.
    • American Polyphony.
    • Hyperion.
    • 21.

  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor Op.67

    Ensemble: Trio Wanderer.
    • Shostakovich & Copland - Piano Trios.
    • Harmonia Mundi.
    • 2.

  • Trad

    Brigg Fair

    Singer: Joseph Taylor.
    • English Rhapsody - Delius & Butterworth.
    • Halle.
    • 13.

  • Trad

    Brigg Fair

    Singer: James Gilchrist. Choir: Hallé Choir. Conductor: Sir Mark Elder.
    • English Rhapsody - Delius & Butterworth.
    • Halle.
    • 12.

  • Frederick Delius

    Brigg Fair

    Orchestra: Hallé. Conductor: Sir Mark Elder.
    • English Rhapsody - Delius & Butterworth.
    • Halle.
    • 7.

  • Henry Purcell

    Now that the sun hath veiled his light, Z.193 'An Evening Hymn on a Ground'

    Singer: Karina Gauvin. Ensemble: Les Boreades. Conductor: Francis Colpron.
    • Purcell: Now the night is chac'd away (from The Fairy Queen, Z629), etc..
    • Atma.
    • 002.

  • Henry Purcell

    Now that the sun hath veiled his light, Z.193 'An Evening Hymn on a Ground'

    Singer: Ana Silvera. Conductor: Concerto Caledonia.
    • Purcell’s Revenge: Sweeter than Roses?.
    • Delphian.
    • 4.

  • Bohuslav Martinů

    Double Concerto for Two String Orchestras Piano and Timpani

    Orchestra: Boston Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Rafael Kubelík.
    • Boston Symphony Orchestra - Symphony Hall Centennial Celebration.
    • BSO.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Sun 30 Apr 2017 09:00
    Â鶹Éç Radio 3