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In session with stellar classical artists

Keelan Carew shares his recommendations of musical and cultural events for the upcoming weekend.

Mezzo-soprano Stephanie Wake-Edwards, director Simone Ibbett-Brown and conductor André Callegaro join Sean Rafferty and perform live in the studio, ahead of the premiere of their new opera, FEAST.

2 hours

Music Played

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Violin Concerto in E major, RV 269, 'Spring' (1st mvt)

    Performer: Janine Jansen. Performer: Candida Thompson. Performer: Henk Rubingh. Performer: Julian Rachlin. Performer: Maarten Jansen. Performer: Stacey Watton. Performer: Elizabeth Kenny. Performer: Jan Jansen.
    • Vivaldi: The Four Seasons; Janine Jansen.
    • Decca.
    • 1.
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Symphony no.3 in D Major Op 29 "Polish" (4th mvt)

    Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Vladimir Jurowski.
    • Tchaikovsky: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3.
    • London Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • 108.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Die Zauberflöte, K. 620; Act 2, Scene 10: Pa-, pa-, pa-

    Performer: Jory Vinikour. Librettist: Emanuel Schikaneder. Singer: Rolando Villazón. Singer: Regula Mühlemann. Orchestra: Chamber Orchestra of Europe. Conductor: Yannick Nézet‐Séguin.
    • Mozart: Die Zauberflöte.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 54.
  • Florence Price

    Elfentanz

    Performer: Elena Urioste. Performer: Tom Poster.
    • From Brighton to Brooklyn.
    • Chandos.
    • 7.
  • Jean Sibelius

    Symphony No. 6 in D minor, Op. 104 mov.3 Poco vivace

    Orchestra: Oslo Philharmonic. Conductor: Klaus Mäkelä.
    • DECCA.
  • Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges

    Violin Concerto in A Major, Op. 5, No. 2: III. Rondeau

    Performer: Francesca Dego. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Jonathon Heyward.
    • A New Dawn.
    • PLATOON.
    • 04.
  • Gustav Holst

    Venus, the Bringer of Peace (The Planets, Op.32)

    Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.
    • Holst: The Planets.
    • EMI Classics.
    • 2.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Concerto No 5 in E flat, Op 73 'Emperor' (1st mvt)

    Performer: Sir Stephen Hough. Orchestra: Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Hannu Lintu.
    • Hyperion.
  • William Walton

    Symphony No 1 in B flat minor (2nd mvt)

    Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Kirill Karabits.
    • ONYX.
  • Giuseppe Verdi

    Don Carlo (excerpt)

    Singer: Lise Davidsen. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Conductor: Bertrand de Billy.
  • Fanny Mendelssohn

    Sonata o fantasia in G minor for cello and piano

    Performer: Johannes Moser. Performer: Alasdair Beatson.
    • Works for Cello and Piano.
    • Pentatone.
    • 07.
  • George Frideric Handel

    Prelude & Alla Hornpipe (Water Music Suite in F, HWV.348)

    Orchestra: Le Concert des Nations. Conductor: Jordi Savall.
    • Handel: Water Music, Music For The Royal Fireworks.
    • ALIA VOX.
    • 001.
  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Wedding March (A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op 61)

    Orchestra: Orchestre des Champs‐Élysées. Conductor: Philippe Herreweghe.
    • Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night's Dream: Herreweghe.
    • Harmonia Mundi.
    • 7.
  • Hector Berlioz

    Villanelle (Les nuits d'été)

    Performer: Stephanie Wake-Edwards. Performer: Stephanie Wake-Edwards. Performer: André Callegaro. Performer: André Callegaro.
  • Margaret Bonds

    Montgomery Variations

    Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Ben Gernon.
  • The Beatles

    Strawberry Fields Forever

    • Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Deluxe Anniversary Edition).
    • UMC (Universal Music Catalogue).
    • 15.
  • Johannes Brahms

    Piano Sonata No. 2 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 2; III. Scherzo. Allegro - Trio. Poco piu moderato

    Performer: Alexandre Kantorow.
  • Errollyn Wallen

    Are You Worried About The Rising Cost of Funerals? No. 4 - Guru

    Performer: Stephanie Wake-Edwards. Performer: André Callegaro.
  • Michel Legrand

    You Must Believe in Spring

    Performer: Stephanie Wake-Edwards. Performer: André Callegaro. Lyricist: Jacques Denny.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Concerto in D minor for oboe, violin and strings, BWV 1060 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Nigel Kennedy. Performer: Albrecht Mayer. Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker.
    • Kennedy plays Bach with the Berlin Philharmonic.
    • EMI.
    • 6.
  • Harold Arlen

    Over the Rainbow

    Performer: Elena Urioste. Orchestra: BBC National Chorus of Wales.
  • Clara Schumann

    Piano Concerto in A minor Op.7 (1st mvt)

    Performer: Isata Kanneh‐Mason. Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Holly Mathieson.
    • Romance.
    • Decca.
    • 1.
  • Antonín Dvořák

    Mazurek, Op 49 (arr. violin and orchestra)

    Performer: Akiko Suwanai. Orchestra: Budapest Festival Orchestra. Conductor: Iván Fischer.
    • Dvorák: Violin Concerto / Sarasate: Carmen Fantasy.
    • Decca.
    • 3.
  • Jean‐Philippe Rameau

    Forets paisibles - from Les Indes Galantes

    Singer: Sabine Devieilhe. Singer: Aimery Lefevre. Choir: Le Jeune Chœur de Paris. Ensemble: Les Ambassadeurs. Director: Alexis Kossenko.
    • Warner Classics.

Broadcast

  • Thu 14 Sep 202317:00

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