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Nielsen's 'Inextinguishable' Symphony

Hannu Lintu conducts the Suisse Romande Orchestra in works by Sibelius and Nielsen, and there's earlier music by Purcell and Bohemian contemporary of Bach, Jan Dismas Zelenka.

Hannu Lintu conducts the Suisse Romande Orchestra in powerful works by Sibelius and Nielsen, and there's earlier music by Purcell and Bohemian contemporary of Bach, Jan Dismas Zelenka.

Presented by Penny Gore.

This week's final visit to the International Baroque Music Days festival in Melk, Austria, as well as a blockbuster concert of Finnish and Danish music from the Suisse Romande Orchestra.

2.00pm
Zelenka: Overture-Suite in F
Zefiro Ensemble
Alfredo Bernardini, conductor

Ponchielli: Dance of the Hours (La Gioconda)
麻豆社 Philharmonic
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor

Purcell: Suite from 'The Fairy Queen'
Concentus Musicus Wien
Stefan Gottfried, conductor

3.00pm
Sibelius: Tapiola
Nielsen: Symphony No. 4, ('Inextinguishable')
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Hannu Lintu, conductor

Liszt: Venezia e Napoli
Ragna Schirmer, piano

2 hours, 32 minutes

Music Played

  • Richard Wagner

    Lohengrin (Prelude to Act III)

    Orchestra: 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ji艡铆 B臎lohl谩vek.
  • Jan Dismas Zelenka

    Overture-Suite in F, ZWV 188

    Ensemble: Zefiro Ensemble. Conductor: Alfredo Bernardini.
  • Amilcare Ponchielli

    La Giocaonda (Dance of the Hours)

    Orchestra: 麻豆社 Philharmonic. Conductor: Gianandrea Noseda.
  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    String Quartet No.3 in F major, Op. 73: Allegro non troppo

    Ensemble: Novus String Quartet.
  • Henry Purcell

    Suite from 'The Fairy Queen, Z. 629'

    Orchestra: Concentus Musicus Wien. Conductor: Stefan Gottfried.
  • Jean Sibelius

    Tapiola, op. 112

    Orchestra: Orchestre de la Suisse Romande. Conductor: Hannu Lintu.
  • Carl Nielsen

    Symphony No. 4, op. 29 ('Inextinguishable')

    Orchestra: Orchestre de la Suisse Romande. Conductor: Hannu Lintu.
  • Franz Liszt

    Venezia e Napoli. S. 162

    Performer: Ragna Schirmer.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Symphony No 7 in D major, K 45

    Orchestra: Prague Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Charles Mackerras.
    • Telarc.

Broadcast

  • Fri 18 Feb 2022 14:00