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Elgar's Enigma Variations

Kristiina Poska conducts the Â鶹Éç Philharmonic in Elgar's Enigma Variations, and period ensemble Gli Angeli Genève perform JS Bach's cantata Meine Seele erhebt den Herren, BWV10.

Ian Skelly introduces a performance of Elgar's Enigma Variations played by the Â鶹Éç Philharmonic under the baton of Kristiina Poska; also, the orchestra in a recording of Mozart's overture to his opera Don Giovanni, under conductor Ben Gernon; the Â鶹Éç Singers with Bob Chilcott's Weather report, for a cappella choir, and the period specialist ensemble Gli Angeli Genève perform JS Bach's cantata Meine Seele erhebt den Herren, BWV 10, plus Rosenmuller's Magnificat in C minor, taken at a summer festival in Bruges.

Including,

2pm
Malcolm Arnold: A Flourish for Orchestra, Op.112
Â鶹Éç Concert Orchestra
Vernon Handley, conductor

Mozart: Don Giovanni (Overture)
Â鶹Éç Philharmonic
Ben Gernon, conductor

Rosenmuller: Magnificat in C minor
Gli Angeli Genève and soloists
Stephan MacLeod, conductor

Ravel: Sonata for violin and piano in G major [1927], 1st movement; Allegretto
Janine Jansen, violin
Itamar Golan, piano

Bob Chilcott: Weather report for a cappella choir
Â鶹Éç Singers
Bob Chilcott, director

3pm
Elgar: Enigma Variations
Â鶹Éç Philharmonic
Kristiina Poska, conductor

Brahms: 2 Rhapsodies Op.79 for piano: no.1 in B minor
Martha Argerich, piano

JS Bach: Meine Seele erhebt den Herren, BWV 10
Gli Angeli Genève and solists
Stephan MacLeod, conductor

Louise Farrenc: Symphony no. 3 in G minor Op.36: 3rd movement; Scherzo. Vivace
NDR Radio Symphony Orchestra
Johannes Goritzki, conductor

Arvo Part: Lamentate for Piano and Orchestra; Pregando
Alexei Lubimov, piano
Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra
Andrey Boreyko, conductor

2 hours, 32 minutes

Last on

Fri 3 Nov 2023 14:00
Â鶹Éç Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Malcolm Arnold

    A Flourish for Orchestra, Op 112

    Orchestra: Â鶹Éç Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Vernon Handley.
    • Decca.

  • Edward Elgar

    In Smyrna

    Performer: Sir Stephen Hough.
    • Stephen Hough's English Piano Album.
    • Hyperion.
    • 9.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Don Giovanni (Overture)

    Orchestra: Â鶹Éç Philharmonic. Conductor: Ben Gernon.

  • Johann Rosenmüller

    Magnificat in C minor

    Singer: Aleksandra Lewandowska. Singer: Jone Martínez. Singer: Alex Potter. Singer: Marine Fribourg. Singer: Thomas Hobbs. Singer: Andrew Tortise. Singer: Stephan MacLeod. Ensemble: Gli Angeli Genève. Director: Stephan MacLeod.

  • Maurice Ravel

    Violin Sonata in G major (1st mvt)

    Performer: Janine Jansen. Performer: Itamar Golan.
    • Janine Jansen: Beau Soir: Itamar Golan.
    • Decca.
    • 11.

  • Franz Schubert

    Symphony no.5 in B flat major, D.485 (1st mvt)

    Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Edward Gardner.
    • Schubert: Symphonies Nos. 3, 5 and 8.
    • CHANDOS.
    • 5.

  • Bob Chilcott

    Weather Report

    Choir: Â鶹Éç Singers. Conductor: Bob Chilcott.
    • Man I Sing.
    • SIGNUM CLASSICS.
    • 22.

  • Edward Elgar

    Enigma Variations

    Performer: Â鶹Éç Philharmonic. Performer: Kristiina Poska.

  • Astor Piazzolla

    Fuga y Mistero

    Music Arranger: José Carli. Ensemble: The 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic.
    • 12 Cellists Of The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 4.

  • Johannes Brahms

    2 Rhapsodies Op.79 (no.1 in B minor)

    Performer: Martha Argerich.
    • DG.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Meine Seele erhebt den Herren, BWV 10

    Singer: Aleksandra Lewandowska. Singer: Jone Martínez. Singer: Alex Potter. Singer: Marine Fribourg. Singer: Thomas Hobbs. Singer: Andrew Tortise. Singer: Stephan MacLeod. Ensemble: Gli Angeli Genève. Director: Stephan MacLeod.

  • Louise Farrenc

    Symphony no.3 in G minor Op.36 (3rd mvt)

    Orchestra: NDR Radio Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Johannes Goritzki.
    • Louise Farrenc: Symphonies 1 and 3.
    • CPO.
    • 7.

  • Arvo Pärt

    Pregando (Lamentate for piano and orchestra)

    Performer: Alexei Lubimov. Orchestra: Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andrey Boreyko.
    • Arvo Part: Lamentate.
    • ECM.
    • 5.

  • Nino Rota

    La Strada - Ballet Suite

    Orchestra: La Scala Philharmonic. Conductor: Riccardo Muti.
    • Nino Rota - Musica E Sogno.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Fri 3 Nov 2023 14:00
    Â鶹Éç Radio 3