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麻豆社 NOW perform Barber and Ives

The 麻豆社 National Orchestra of Wales and principal conductor Ryan Bancroft perform Barber's Violin Concerto with Benjamin Baker, alongside his Adagio and Charles Ives' 2nd Symphony.

The 麻豆社 National Orchestra of Wales and their principal conductor, Ryan Bancroft, perform an all-American programme that is close to Ryan's heart. It begins with two pieces by Samuel Barber that he wrote, not in his native America, but in Europe: his sumptuous Adagio for Strings and his Violin Concerto. The Adagio was adapted from his String Quartet, but the huge popularity of the stand-alone Adagio has dwarfed its parent work. New-Zealand born violinist, Benjamin Baker, feels a real kinship with Barber, as they both experienced a reimagining of their personal and musical identities when they relocated to Europe, and he will join as soloist for the concerto to bring that deep understanding to this work, which was written in Switzerland. The concert concludes with a composer that Ryan has been exploring with his Orchestra 鈥� Charles Ives and his 2nd Symphony. It was premiered half a century after Ives finished it, but since then has remained one of his most celebrated works.

Presented by Sh芒n Cothi, recorded on Saturday 4th of May in Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff.

Barber: Adagio for Strings
Barber: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, Op 14
Ives: Symphony No 2

Benjamin Baker (violin)
麻豆社 National Orchestra of Wales
Ryan Bancroft (conductor)

2 hours, 14 minutes

Last on

Tue 7 May 2024 19:30
麻豆社 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Samuel Barber

    Adagio for Strings

    Orchestra: 麻豆社 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Ryan Bancroft.

  • Samuel Barber

    Violin Concerto, Op 14

    Performer: Benjamin Baker. Orchestra: 麻豆社 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Ryan Bancroft.

  • Bohuslav Martin暖

    Quartet for Oboe, Violin, Cello & Piano

    Performer: George Caird. Ensemble: Schubert Ensemble of London.
    • Martinu - Chamber Works.
    • Chandos.
    • 4.

  • Aaron Copland

    Violin Sonata (3rd mvt, 'Allegretto Giusto')

    Performer: Benjamin Baker. Performer: Daniel Lebhardt.
    • 1942: Prokofiev, Copland & Poulenc.
    • Delphian.
    • 3.

  • Charles Ives

    Symphony No 2

    Orchestra: 麻豆社 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Ryan Bancroft.

  • Joseph Haydn

    Piano Trio in E major, H.15.28 (3rd mvt)

    Ensemble: Beaux Arts Trio.
    • Haydn: Complete Piano Trios: Beaux Arts Trio.
    • Philips.
    • 7.

  • Unsuk Chin

    Etudes 6 & 5

    Performer: Bertrand Chamayou.

  • Leonard Bernstein

    Two Love Songs

    Performer: Benjamin Mead. Lyricist: Rainer Maria Rilke. Singer: Franziska Heinzen.
    • CHSRF.

Broadcast

  • Tue 7 May 2024 19:30
    麻豆社 Radio 3