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Verity Sharp features the BBC NOW. Respighi: Il Tramonto. Kodaly: Hary Janos Suite. Dutilleux: Le temps l'horloge. Szymanowski: Violin Concerto No 2. Plus Colin Matthews and Faure.

Verity Sharp presents the BBC Performing Groups' Best of 2016. Today the focus is on the BBC National Orchestra of Wales with performances of music by Respighi, Kodaly, Dutilleux and Szymanowski; ending with Faure's Requiem

2.00pm
Respighi Il Tramonto
Olena Tokar (soprano)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Damian Lorio (conductor)

2.15pm
Kodaly: Hary Janos - suite Op.35a
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Otto Tausk (conductor)

2.40pm
Dutilleux: Le Temps l'horloge
Elizabeth Atherton (soprano)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Pascal Rophé (conductor)

2.55pm
Szymanowski Violin Concerto No. 2 Op.61
Nicola Benedetti (violin)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Thomas Sondergard (conductor)

3.15pm
Colin Matthews: No man's land
Robin Tritschler (tenor)
Roderick Williams (baritone)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Martyn Brabbins (conductor)

3.40pm
Fauré: Requiem
Fflur Wyn (soprano)
Neal Davies (bass)
BBC National Chorus of Wales
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Sian Edwards (Conductor).

2 hours, 30 minutes

Music Played

  • Ottorino Respighi

    Il Tramonto

    Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Damian Iorio. Performer: Olena Tokar.
  • Kodály Zoltán

    Harry Janos Suite, Op 35a

    Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Otto Tausk.
  • Henri Dutilleux

    Le Temps L'horloge

    Singer: Elizabeth Atherton. Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Pascal Rophé.
  • Karol Szymanowski

    Violin Concerto no 2 Op. 61

    Performer: Nicola Benedetti. Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Thomas Søndergård.
  • Colin Matthews

    No Man's Land

    Singer: Robin Tritschler. Singer: Roderick Williams. Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Martyn Brabbins.
  • Gabriel Fauré

    Requiem, Op.48 For Soprano, Baritone, Chorus And Orchestra

    Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Sian Edwards. Choir: BBC National Chorus of Wales. Singer: Fflur Wyn. Singer: Neal Davies.
  • Gustav Mahler

    Des Knaben Wunderhorn: Urlicht

    Singer: Christoph Prégardien. Orchestra: Bochumer Symphoniker. Conductor: Steven Sloane.
    • CPO.

Credit

RoleContributor
PerformerBBC National Orchestra of Wales

Broadcast

  • Tue 20 Dec 201614:00