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Tenebrae live from London's Wigmore Hall

Tom McKinney showcases the best performances from the UK and beyond including a choral recital from Tenebrae at London's Wigmore Hall plus music from Radio 3 New Generation Artists

Tom McKinney presents specially recorded music from across the UK and Europe. The programme begins with a recital from the vocal ensemble Tenebrae live from London鈥檚 Wigmore Hall. The group will perform various hymns and prayers including a sublime setting of Psalm 84, shimmering pieces by Joanna Marsh and James MacMillan, and Holst鈥檚 heavenly Nunc dimittis.

There will also be a focus on 麻豆社 Radio 3 New Generation Artists with a specially recorded recital from Birmingham. Violist Timothy Ridout and pianist Jonathan Ware perform music by Louis Vierne and the Aris Quartett showcase music by Schubert.

Plus, Tom begins a week-long feature of music written by composers in their twilight years. Today we will hear Joseph Haydn鈥檚 Symphony No. 104 in D major performed by the 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra and conducted by Leonard Slatkin.

Live from Wigmore Hall and presented by Fiona Talkington.

Philip Moore
3 Prayers Of Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Morning Prayers

Caroline Shaw
And the swallow

Benjamin Britten
Hymn to St Cecilia Op. 27

Ralph Vaughan Williams
Rest

Joanna Marsh
Evening Prayer: In Winter鈥檚 House

James MacMillan
Miserere: I saw Eternity the other night

Gustav Holst
Nunc dimittis

Tenebrae

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Johan Wagenaar
Cyrano de Bergerac, Op. 23
Ulster Orchestra
Jac van Steen (conductor)

Franz Schubert
String Quartet No. 13 in A minor (the Rosamunde Quartet), D. 804, Op. 29
Aris Quartett

Louis Vierne
Soir, Op. 5 No. 1
Timothy Ridout (viola)
Jonathan Ware (piano)

Joseph Haydn
Symphony No.104 in D major (H.1.104) "London"
麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)

Johann Strauss II/Ignaz Friedman
Voices of Spring
Joseph Moog (piano)

Maurice Ravel
Ma m猫re l'oye
Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra
Tarmo Peltokoski (conductor)

Release date:

2 hours, 58 minutes

Broadcast

  • Mon 3 Feb 2025 13:00