Il Pomo d'Oro from the Edinburgh International Music Festival plus a song recital from London's Wigmore Hall
Elizabeth Alker showcases the best performances from the UK and beyond including Italian music from Il Pomo d'Oro plus a song from James Atkinson at London's Wigmore Hall
Today's Classical Live begins with a recital from London鈥檚 Wigmore Hall featuring current 麻豆社 Radio 3 New Generation Artist James Atkinson with pianist Iain Burnside. This is the young British baritone鈥檚 first Wigmore Hall lunchtime recital and includes works by Clara and Robert Schumann and Brahms鈥檚 reflections on life and death.
Also in today's programme, specially recorded performances from this year's Edinburgh International Music Festival. You are invited to sample life at one of the great courts of 17th-century Italy for a concert extravaganza of early Baroque music with Il Pomo d鈥橭ro and countertenor Jakub J贸zef Orli艅ski. They perform songs, arias and instrumental numbers from their recent album Beyond.
Italy鈥檚 RAI National Symphony Orchestra perform music by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco and Tchaikovsky.
Live from Wigmore Hall, London:
Robert Schumann
Liederkreis, Op. 39
Clara Schumann
Drei Lieder, Op. 12
Johannes Brahms
Vier ernste Ges盲nge, Op.121
James Atkinson (baritone)
Iain Burnside (piano)
Introduced by Andrew McGregor
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Cantata No. 6, from 'Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248' (for Epiphany)
"Herr, wenn die stolzen Feinde schauben"
Aco Bi拧膷evi膰 (tenor)
Ludwig Mittelhammer (baritone)
T枚lz Boys' Choir
Concerto K枚ln
Michael Hofstetter (conductor)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Fatum, Op. 77
Simone Lamsma (violin)
Rai National Symphony Orchestra
Alpesh Chauhan (conductor)
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Overture to Il mercante di Venezia, Op. 76
Rai National Symphony Orchestra
Daniele Rustioni (conductor)
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From the Edinburgh International Music Festival:
Claudio Monteverdi
L鈥檌ncoronazione di Poppea, 鈥楨 pur io torno qui鈥�
Claudio Monteverdi
Voglio di vita uscir
Biagio Marini
Passacalio from Per ogni sorte di strumento musicale, Op. 22
Giulio Caccini
Le nuove musiche - 鈥楢marilli, mia bella鈥�
Girolamo Frescobaldi
Arie musicali, Book I, 鈥楥osi mi disprezzate鈥�
Johann Kaspar Kerll Sonata for Two Violins in F 7:24
Il Pomo d鈥橭oro
Jakub Orlinski (counter tenor)
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- Mon 6 Jan 2025 13:00麻豆社 Radio 3