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Vivaldi's Concerto for two violins contrasts with Max Richter's contemplative Mercy. Plus, Romantic vocal music from Wagner and Verdi, and English music from Vaughan Williams and Arnold.

Producer: Nick Holmes

30 minutes

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Mon 22 May 202319:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Concerto in D minor for 2 violins, RV 511 (1st mvt)

    Performer: Viktoria Mullova. Performer: Giuliano Carmignola. Orchestra: Venice Baroque Orchestra. Conductor: Andrea Marcon.
    • Vivaldi: Double Concertos: Mullova/Carmignola/Marcon.
    • Archiv Produktion.
    • 4.

  • Richard Wagner

    Im Treibhaus (Wesendonck Lieder arr Mottl)

    Singer: Jonas Kaufmann. Orchestra: Orchestra of the German Opera, Berlin. Conductor: Donald Runnicles.
    • Jonas Kaufmann: Wagner: Runnicles.
    • Decca.
    • 9.

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Sea Songs

    Orchestra: Bournemouth Sinfonietta. Conductor: George Hurst.
    • Chandos.

  • Max Richter

    Mercy

    Performer: Hilary Hahn. Performer: Cory Smythe.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • Malcolm Arnold

    Brass Quintet no.1, Op.73 (1st mvt)

    Ensemble: Philip Jones Brass Ensemble. Conductor: Howard Snell.
    • Malcolm Arnold.
    • Decca.
    • 16.

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    Chorus of the Bohemians and Matadors (La traviata)

    Conductor: Aldo Ceccato. Choir: The John Alldis Choir. Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

Broadcasts

  • Mon 16 Mar 202019:00
    BBC Radio 3
  • Mon 22 May 202319:00
    BBC Radio 3

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