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Dominik Scherrer, Víkingur Ólafsson, Jupiter Quartet and Jasper Quartet

Katie Derham talks to Dominik Scherrer, composer of the score for the BBC drama The Serpent, and to members of the Jupiter Quartet and the Jasper Quartet.

Katie Derham speaks to Dominik Scherrer, the composer behind the score for the hit BBC drama 'The Serpent' starring Tahar Rahim and Jenna Coleman. Also members of the Jupiter Quartet and Jasper Quartet speak to Katie about their new collaborative album featuring works by Dan Visconti, Felix Mendelssohn and Osvaldo Golijov. And the pianist Vikingur Ólafsson talks about his upcoming performance of Grieg's Piano Concerto with the Bergen Philharmonic and Edward Gardner, streamed live from Grieghallen, Bergen on Friday 5th February.

2 hours

Music Played

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Der Hölle Rache (The Magic Flute)

    Singer: Sumi Jo. Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Georg Solti.
    • Decca.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat - 3rd mvt: Rondo

    Performer: Mitsuko Uchida. Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.
    • Berliner Philharmoniker Recordings.
  • Mieczysław Weinberg

    Violin Sonata No. 3, Op. 37: I. Allegro moderato

    Performer: Yuri Kalnits. Performer: Michael Csányi-Wills.
    • Weinberg: Complete Violin Sonatas, Vol. 3.
    • Toccata Classics.
    • 101.
  • Gustav Mahler

    Symphony No 3 in D minor (5th mvt)

    Singer: Anne Sofie von Otter. Choir: Vienna Boys' Choir. Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Pierre Boulez.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
  • George Gershwin

    Girl Crazy (Broadway Overture)

    Music Arranger: Don Rose. Orchestra: Buffalo Philharmonic. Conductor: Michael Tilson Thomas.
    • Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue: Buffalo Philharmonic/Michael Tilson Thomas.
    • CBS Masterworks.
    • 5.
  • Víkingur Ólafsson

    Reflection

    Performer: Víkingur Ólafsson.
    • REFLECTIONS PART 1.
    • DG.
    • 3.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Fugue (Fantasia & Fugue in A minor, BWV 904)

    Performer: Víkingur Ólafsson.
    • DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON.
  • Felix Mendelssohn

    A Midsummer Night's Dream, incidental music (3, Song with Chorus.)

    Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Choir: City of Birmingham Youth Chorus. Conductor: Edward Gardner.
    • Mendelssohn in Birmingham, Vol. 4.
    • CHANDOS.
    • 6.
  • Bedrich Smetana

    The Bartered Bride (Overture)

    Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Gianandrea Noseda.
    • CHANDOS.
  • William Walton

    Funeral March Overture (Hamlet)

    Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Charles Groves.
    • WARNER.
  • Jasper Quartet & Jupiter Quartet

    Octet In E flat major, Op. 20 i) Allegro moderato ma con fuoco

    • Marquis.
  • Dan Visconti

    Eternal Breath

    Ensemble: Jupiter Quartet. Ensemble: Jasper Quartet.
    • Marquis.
  • George Frideric Handel

    What though I trace each herb (Solomon)

    Singer: Andreas Scholl. Ensemble: Gabrieli Consort. Conductor: Paul McCreesh.
    • Solomon.
    • Archiv.
    • 10.
  • Joseph Haydn

    Symphony No 99 in E flat major (1st mvt)

    Orchestra: Les Musiciens du Louvre-Grenobles. Conductor: Marc Minkowski.
    • Haydn, 12 London Symphonies: Marc Minkowski, Les Musiciens du Louvre-Grenobles.
    • Naive.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Wed 3 Feb 202117:00

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