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Don Quixote

Music inspired by Miguel de Cervantes's epic novel, from Richard Strauss and Roberto Gerhard, plus James MacMillan's Miserere with the 麻豆社 Singers.

Ian Skelly presents a week of Afternoon Concert featuring new recordings by the 麻豆社 performing groups. Today's programme includes two musical interpretations of Miguel de Cervantes's Don Quixote story, including Richard Strauss's tone poem at 3pm with the 麻豆社 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Plus, the Miserere by James MacMillan performed by the 麻豆社 Singers. Plus a rare chance to hear the Sinfonia in C by English composer Reginald Morris performed by the 麻豆社 Concert Orchestra.

Including:

Gerhard: Don Quixote, Dances version for orchestra 1957
麻豆社 Philharmonic
Juanjo Mena (conductor)

Barber: Two Choruses from Antony and Cleopatra
麻豆社 Singers
Caroline Jaya-Ratnam (piano)
Grace Rossiter (conductor)

Mendelssohn: Overture to 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', op. 21
Aarhus Symphony Orchestra
Christian 脴land (conductor)

c.3pm
R. Strauss: Don Quixote
Scott Dickinson (viola)
Pablo Ferrandez (cello)
麻豆社 Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Alpesh Chauhan (conductor)

James MacMillan: Miserere
麻豆社 Singers
Sofi Jeannin (conductor)

c.4.15
Reginald Morris: Sinfonia in C
麻豆社 Concert Orchestra
Martin Yates (conductor)

Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin
NDR Radio Philharmonic
Delyana Lazarova (conductor)

3 hours, 1 minute

Last on

Tue 12 Sep 2023 14:00
麻豆社 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Clara Schumann

    Piano Trio in G minor Op.17 (4th mvt)

    Performer: Anne鈥怱ophie Mutter. Performer: Pablo Ferr谩ndez. Performer: Lambert Orkis.
    • Sony Masterworks.

  • Roberto Gerhard

    Don Quixote, Dances version for orchestra 1957

    Performer: 麻豆社 Philharmonic. Performer: Juanjo Mena.

  • Samuel Barber

    Two Choruses: i. On the death of Antony

    Performer: Caroline Jaya-Ratnam. Choir: 麻豆社 Singers. Conductor: Grace Rossiter.

  • Samuel Barber

    Two Choruses: ii. On the death of Cleopatra

    Performer: Caroline Jaya-Ratnam. Choir: 麻豆社 Singers. Conductor: Grace Rossiter.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Overture to 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', op. 21

    Orchestra: Aarhus Symfoniorkester. Conductor: Christian 脴land.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Toccata in C minor BWV 911

    Performer: Eric Lu.

  • Richard Strauss

    Don Quixote

    Performer: 麻豆社 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Performer: Pablo Ferr谩ndez. Performer: Scott Dickinson. Conductor: Alpesh Chauhan.

  • James McMillan

    Miserere

    Choir: 麻豆社 Singers. Conductor: Sofi Jeannin.

  • Richard Strauss

    Violin Sonata in E flat major, Op. 18, 2nd mvt "Improvisation" Andante cantabile

    Performer: Benjamin Baker. Performer: Robert Thompson.
    • The Last Rose of Summer.
    • Champs Hill Records.
    • 9.

  • Reginald Owen Morris

    Sinfonia in C

    Orchestra: 麻豆社 Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Martin Yates.

  • Maurice Ravel

    Le Tombeau de Couperin

    Orchestra: NDR Radio Philharmonic. Conductor: Delyana Lazarova.

  • Fran莽ois Couperin

    Passacaille (Pi猫ces de violes No 1)

    Performer: Paolo Pandolfo. Performer: Thomas Boysen. Performer: Markus H眉nninger.
    • Couperin: Pieces de violes: Paolo Pandolfo.
    • Glossa.
    • 7.

Broadcast

  • Tue 12 Sep 2023 14:00
    麻豆社 Radio 3