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Sibelius's 1st Symphony

Sibelius’s 1st Symphony from the BBC National Orchestra of Wales under Emilia Hoving. There's also choral music for Holy Week, and traditional Croatian folk tunes from Zagreb.

Penny Gore introduces a recent recording of Sibelius's Symphony No.1 from the BBC National Orchestra of Wales under Emilia Hoving. We also hear the world premiere of William Lloyd-Webber’s “Scenes from Childhood” in a recording made at the Abbey of Dorchester-on-Thames last summer. Throughout the week, choral music for Holy Week from the BBC Singers - today we hear Orlando Gibbons "Drop, drop slow tears" alongside music by choral music by Mendelssohn – as well as daily pieces for viola da gamba and some very joyous traditional folk music from Croatia.

Including,

2pm

Bedrich Smetana - Overture: The Kiss
BBC Philharmonic
Gianandrea Noseda (conductor)

Alonso Lobo – Lamentationes Ieremiae Prophetae (Ierusalem, convertere ad Dominum Deum tuum)
Tenebrae
Nigel Short (conductor)

Manuel de Falla - Ritual Fire Dance [El Amor Brujo]
Javier Perianes (piano)

William Lloyd Webber – Scenes from Childhood
BBC Concert Orchestra
Martin Yates (conductor)

c. 1430
Dietrich Buxtehude – Viola da gamba Sonata in D, BuxWV.268
Marco Ambrosini (viola da gamba)
Ieva Saliete (harpsichord)

Georges Auric arr. Philip Lane – Suite from “The Lavender Hill Mob”
BBC Philharmonic
Rumon Gamba (conductor)

Trad. Croatia – Trogirski sotić
HRT Tamburitza Orchestra
Musicians of the LADO

Maurice Ravel – La Valse
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Sir Simon Rattle (conductor)

1500
Jean Sibelius - Symphony No.1 in E minor, Op.39
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Emilia Hoving (conductor)

Orlando Gibbons - Drop, drop, slow tears
Felix Mendelssohn – In der Passionzeit
Felix Mendelssohn – Kyrie in A major for double choir
BBC Singers
martin Baker (organ)
Nicholas Chalmers (conductor)

Johannes Brahms - Intermezzo in A, op. 118/2
Alexandre Kantorow (piano)

c. 1600

Viktor Kalabis - Symphonic Variations, Op.24
Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra
Ilan Volkov (conductor)

Cecilia McDowall - O Magnum Mysterium
BBC Singers
Sofi Jeannin (conductor)

Frederick Delius - Summer Night on the River
BBC Concert Orchestra
Martin Yates (conductor)

2 hours, 31 minutes

Last on

Mon 25 Mar 202414:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Daisies, Op. 38, No. 3

    Performer: Nelson Goerner.

  • Bedrich Smetana

    The Kiss (Overture)

    Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Gianandrea Noseda.
    • Smetana: Orchestral Works, Vol. 2.
    • Chandos.
    • 11.

  • Alonso Lobo

    Lamentationes Ieremiae Prophetae: Ierusalem, convertere ad Dominum Deum tuum

    Conductor: Nigel Short. Choir: Tenebrae.
    • Victoria: Requiem Mass, 1605.
    • Signum Classics.
    • 320.

  • Manuel de Falla

    Ritual Fire Dance [El amor brujo]

    Performer: Javier Perianes. Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Conductor: Klaus Mäkelä.

  • Dieterich Buxtehude

    Viola da gamba Sonata in D, BuxWV.268

    Performer: Marco Ambrosini. Performer: Ieva Saliete.

  • Georges Auric

    Suite from "The Lavender Hill Mob"

    Music Arranger: Philip Lane. Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Rumon Gamba.
    • GBBBC.

  • Traditional Croatian

    Trogirski sotić

    Orchestra: HRT Tamburitza Orchestra. Ensemble: Musicians of the LADO National Folk Dance Ensemble of Croatia.

  • Maurice Ravel

    Andante, from 'Violin Sonata No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003'

    Orchestra: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.

  • Jean Sibelius

    Symphony No.1 in E minor, Op.39

    Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Emilia Hoving.

  • Orlando Gibbons

    Drop, drop, slow tears

    Choir: BBC Singers. Conductor: Nicholas Chalmers.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    In der Passionzeit

    Performer: Martin Baker. Choir: BBC Singers. Conductor: Nicholas Chalmers.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Kyrie in A major for double choir

    Performer: Martin Baker. Choir: BBC Singers. Conductor: Nicholas Chalmers.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Intermezzo in A, op. 118/2

    Performer: Alexandre Kantorow.

  • Viktor Kalabis

    Symphonic Variations, Op.24

    Orchestra: Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ilan Volkov.

  • Cecilia McDowall

    O Magnum Mysterium

    Choir: BBC Singers. Conductor: Sofi Jeannin.

  • Frederick Delius

    Summer Night on the River

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Martin Yates.

  • Peter Warlock

    The Night (3 Belloc Songs)

    Singer: Allan Clayton. Performer: Joseph Middleton.
    • Songs to the Moon.
    • Signum Records.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Mon 25 Mar 202414:00
    BBC Radio 3