21 April 2008
Monday 21 April 2008 13:00-17:00 (Radio 3)
Presented by Penny Gore.
1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Baritone Florian Boesch, with accompaniment from Burkhard Kehring (piano), performs a collection of Schubert lieder direct from the Wigmore Hall, London.
Playlist:
Schubert: Schwanengesang, D957
2.00pm St Petersburg
A series of performances from orchestras, choirs and chamber groups around Europe, focusing on the city of St Petersburg. The programme includes music by Russian composers as well as Beethoven's Missa Solemis, which was premiered there.
Tchaikovsky: Liturgy of St John Chrysostom
St Petersburg Cappella
Vladislav Tchernushenko (director)
Nikolai Myaskovsky: Violin Concerto in D minor, Op 44
Vadim Repin (violin)
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Nikolai Alexeev (conductor)
Beethoven: Missa Solemnis in D, Op 123
Myrto Papatanasiu (soprano)
Daniela Barcellona (mezzo-soprano)
David Rendall (tenor)
Andreas Macco (bass)
Rome Opera Chorus
Rome Opera Orchestra
Gianluigi Gelmetti (conductor)
