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Monday - Sibelius's Second Symphony

The 麻豆社 Scottish Symphony Orchestra performs Sibelius's Symphony No 2 and Richard Strauss's Don Juan, plus Janacek's oratorio The Eternal Gospel from Radio France.

Fiona Talkington presents an afternoon of the best classical music in great performances from the 麻豆社 Scottish Symphony Orchestra and other 麻豆社 ensembles, plus concert performances from across Europe.

The 麻豆社 Scottish feature in today's 3pm highlight, Sibelius's Symphony No.2 in a performance from Glasgow in March. The 麻豆社 Scottish also perform Beethoven's dramatic Coriolan overture and Richard Strauss's ebullient tone poem Don Juan, both conducted by Donald Runnicles. And, from Radio France, Janacek's oratorio The Eternal Gospel, based on a medieval legend in which an angel announces the coming of the Kingdom of Love on Earth to a Cistercian monk, Joachim of Flora.

Including:

Beethoven: Coriolan 鈥 Overture
麻豆社 Scottish Symphony Orchetsra
Donald Runnicles (cond.)

Mozart: Martern aller Arten (Die Entf眉hrung aus dem Serail)
Regula M眉hlemann (soprano)
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Tarmo Peltokoski (cond.)

Sibelius: Humouresques Nos.1, 5, 2
Alexandra Soumm (violin)
Aimo Pagin (piano)

c.2.30pm
Richard Strauss: Don Juan
麻豆社 Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Donald Runnicles (cond.)

Bach: Goldberg Variations 鈥 Aria & Vars.1, 13, 7
Gambelin Duo

3pm
Sibelius
Symphony No.2
麻豆社 Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Taavi Oramo (cond.)

Dobrinka Tabakova
Of the Sun Born
麻豆社 Singers
Grace Rossiter (cond.)

c4pm
Janacek: The Eternal Gospel
Katerina Knezikova (soprano)
Nicky Spence (tenor)
Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus
Jakub Hrusa (cond.)

2 hours, 31 minutes

Music Played

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Coriolan Overture

    Orchestra: 麻豆社 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Donald Runnicles.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Martern aller Arten, from 'Die Entf眉hrung aus dem Serail'

    Singer: Regula M眉hlemann. Orchestra: Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Tarmo Peltokoski.
  • Jean Sibelius

    Humoresques, Op 87 No 1, Op 89 No 3, Op 87 No 2

    Performer: Alexandra Soumm. Performer: Aimo Pagin.
  • Richard Strauss

    Don Juan, Op 20

    Orchestra: 麻豆社 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Donald Runnicles.
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  • Jean Sibelius

    Symphony No.2

    Orchestra: 麻豆社 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Taavi Oramo.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Goldberg Variations (excerpts)

    Performer: Lucile Boulanger. Ensemble: Gambelin Duo.
  • Dobrinka Tabakova

    Of the Sun Born

    Choir: 麻豆社 Singers. Conductor: Grace Rossiter.
  • Leos Jan谩膷ek

    The Eternal Gospel

    Singer: Kate艡ina Kn臎啪铆kov谩. Singer: Nicky Spence. Choir: Ch艙ur de Radio France. Conductor: Irene Kudela. Orchestra: Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France. Conductor: Jakub Hr暖拧a.
  • Johannes Brahms

    Hungarian Dance No 18 in D major

    Orchestrator: Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Antal Dor谩ti.
    • MERCURY.

Broadcast

  • Mon 10 Jul 2023 14:00