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Friday - Beethoven's Choral Symphony

Today's Afternoon Concert features Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, conducted by Jordi Savall. Plus music by Mozart, Vaughan Williams and Britten.

Penny Gore presents a selection of music from the BBC performing groups and European Broadcasting Union. Today features Beethoven's mighty Ninth Symphony conducted by Jordi Savall, this week's featured artist who has turned 80 this year. Plus today's Mozart concerto - the third violin concerto performed by Liza Ferschtman - and English music by Vaughan Williams and Britten.

Presented by Penny Gore

c.2pm
Mozart: Violin Concerto 3 in G major, K.216
Liza Ferschtman (violin)
Residentie Orkest The Hague
Anja Bihlmaier (conductor)

Vaughan Williams: Five Variants on Dives and Lazarus
Ulster Orchestra
Jac van Steen (conductor)

c.3pm
Beethoven: Symphony no.9 in D minor, Op.125 ‘Choral’
Sara Gouzy (soprano)
Laila Salome Fischer (mezzo-soprano)
Benedikt Kristjansson (tenor)
Manuel Walser (baritone)
Vox Bona
Les Concert des Nations
Jordi Savall (conductor)

c.4.00
Britten Lachrymae
Scott Dickinson (viola)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Martyn Brabbins (conductor)

2 hours, 32 minutes

Music Played

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Victory March from King Stephan

    Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Anja Bihlmaier.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Violin Concerto No. 3 in G, K. 216

    Performer: Liza Ferschtman. Orchestra: Residentie Orkest. Conductor: Antony Hermus.
  • Arnold Schoenberg

    Three Folksongs

    Choir: Arnold Schoenberg Chorus. Conductor: Erwin Ortner.
  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Five Variants on Dives and Lazarus

    Orchestra: Ulster Orchestra. Conductor: Jac van Steen.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Rondo a capriccio in G major (Rage over a lost penny)

    Orchestrator: Erwin Schulhoff. Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Anja Bihlmaier.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No. 9 in D minor, op. 125 ('Choral')

    Orchestra: Le Concert des Nations. Conductor: Jordi Savall. Choir: Vox Bona. Director: Karin Freist-Wissing. Singer: Sara Gouzy. Singer: Laila Salome Fischer. Singer: Benedikt Kristjánsson. Singer: Manuel Walser.
  • John Dowland

    Lachrimae Pavan

    Performer: Hopkinson Smith.
  • Benjamin Britten

    Lachrymae

    Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Martyn Brabbins.
  • George Enescu

    Romanian Rhapsody No 1

    Performer: Chloë Hanslip. Music Arranger: Franz Waxman. Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Leonard Slatkin.
    • Adams: Violin Concerto.
    • Naxos.
    • 2.

Broadcast

  • Fri 12 Nov 202114:00