14 November 2007
Wednesday 14 November 2007 13:00-17:00 (Radio 3)
Presented by Penny Gore.
1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Playlist:
Oxford Chamber Music Festival 2007
2/4. The theme of the festival was the number seven - its mystical qualities and musical associations. Here there are three septets on offer: Ravel's masterful Introduction and Allegro, a version of Strauss' Metamorphosen and the sadly neglected Grand Septet by Franz Berwald.
By way of contrast, the festival's composer-in-residence, Michael Berkeley, is featured by a piece for flute and harp.
Ravel: Introduction and Allegro
Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Atla Sponberg (violin)
Vladimir Mendelssohn (viola)
Peter Wispelwey (cello)
Janne Thomsen (flute)
Philippe Berrod (clarinet)
Jana Bouskova (harp)
Strauss: Metamorphosen (ver. for string septet)
Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Priya Mitchell (violin)
Vladimir Mendelssohn, Lars Anders Tomter (viola)
Adrian Brendel (cello)
Jan-Erik Gustaffson (cellos)
Zoran Markovic (double-bass)
Michael Berkeley: Last Breath
Janne Thomsen (flute)
Jana Bouskova (harp)
Berwald: Grand Septet
Patricia Kopatchinskaja (violin)
Vladimir Mendelssohn (violas)
Peter Wispelwey (cello)
Zoran Markovic (double-bass)
Philippe Berrod (clarinet)
Bram van Sambeek (bassoon)
Olivier Darbellay (horn)
2.00pm
Matthews: The Music of dawn
BBC Philharmonic
Rumon Gamba (conductor)
Walton: Concerto for viola and orchestra
Lawrence Power (viola)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Ilan Volkov (conductor)
Maxwell Davies: Roma, amor for orchestra
BBC Philharmonic
Gianandrea Noseda (conductor)
Elgar: Symphony No 2 in E flat
BBC Philharmonic
Vassily Sinaisky (conductor)
