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Simon Halsey, Solem Quartet

Between London and Birmingham, conductor Simon Halsey joins Sara Mohr-Pietsch ahead of his upcoming concerts conducting Mozart and Beethoven.

Ahead of their concerts at the Norfolk and Norwich Festival, the Solem Quartet perform live in the studio.

2 hours

Music Played

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Serenade in G major K.525 'Eine kleine Nachtmusik' (4th mvt)

    Orchestra: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.
    • DG.
  • Benjamin Britten

    Chorus from the Dies irae (War Requiem, Op. 66)

    Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle. Choir: CBSO Chorus.
    • Britten: Choral Works & Operas for Children.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 104.
  • Frédéric Chopin

    Berceuse in D flat major Op.57

    Performer: Maurizio Pollini.
    • 4 Scherzi / Berceuse / Barcarolle (feat. piano: Maurizio Pollini).
    • DG.
    • 5.
  • Johannes Brahms

    Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G minor

    Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Director: Claudio Abbado.
    • DG.
  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    All-Night Vigil, Op. 37: V. Lord, Now Lettest Thou Thy Servant (Nunc Dimittis)

    Ensemble: London Symphony Chorus. Conductor: Simon Halsey.
    • Rachmaninov: All-Night Vigil (Vespers).
    • Lso Live.
    • 105.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op.125, "Choral": Finale (conclusion)

    Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.
    • Beethoven : Symphonies 1-9.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 505.
  • Samuel Barber

    Adagio for Strings

    Orchestra: Los Angeles Philharmonic. Conductor: Leonard Bernstein.
    • DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON.
  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Violin Concerto in E flat major, RV.253 'La Tempesta di Mare'

    Ensemble: Europa Galante. Director: Fabio Biondi.
    • Vivaldi: Il Cimento dell'armonia e dell'Inventione.
    • Virgin Veritas.
    • 13-15.
  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Polka (The Age of Gold, Op 22)

    Orchestra: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Neeme Järvi.
    • DG.
  • Giovanni Benedetto Platti

    Cello Sonata No. 7 in D Major (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Abel Selaocoe. Performer: Elizabeth Kenny. Performer: Fred Thomas. Performer: Kadialy Kouyate.
    • Where is Home / Hae ke Kae.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 5.
  • Henriëtte Bosmans

    String Quartet: i) Allegro molto moderato

    Ensemble: Solem Quartet.
  • Johannes Brahms

    Academic Festival Overture Op.80

    Orchestra: Swedish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Thomas Dausgaard.
    • BIS.
  • Edmund Finnis

    String Quartet no. 3 'Devotions':

    Ensemble: Solem Quartet.
  • Kate Bush

    The Man with the Child in his Eyes

    Performer: Alice Zawadzki. Music Arranger: William Newell. Ensemble: Solem Quartet.
  • Franz Schubert

    6 German Dances, D 820

    Performer: Mitsuko Uchida.
    • Schubert: Piano Sonatas D664, D537 etc - Uchida.
    • Philips.
  • Joaquín Turina

    Homenaje a Tarrega Op.69

    Performer: Julian Bream.
    • RCA.
  • Giuseppe Verdi

    La forza del destino (Overture)

    Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Carlo Maria Giulini.
    • Warner.

Broadcast

  • Tue 23 May 202317:00

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