Michael Tippett
Monday 25 June 2007 13:00-16:00 (Radio 3)
Presented by Fiona Talkington.
1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Verity Sharp introduces a live recital from the Wigmore Hall, London, by young Macedonian pianist Simon Trpceski, who plays a programme of dance-inspired Romantic piano works.
Playlist:
Chopin: Polonaises, Op 26 Nos 1 and 2; 4 Mazurkas, Op 24; 3 Waltzes, Op 70; Mazurka in A minor, Op 17 No 4
Liszt: Soirees de Vienne (Waltz-caprices Nos 5 and 6)
2.00pm British Symphony Series: Michael Tippett (1905-1998)
This week's programmes feature the complete cycle of Tippet's four symphonies, performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra and including historic recordings conducted by the composer himself. This series is complemented with all five piano concertos by Beethoven, a composer with whose music Tippett had a deep and lifelong relationship.
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No 1 in C
Alfredo Perl (piano)
Ulster Orchestra
Stefan Sanderling (conductor)
Charles Wood: Blow blow thou winter wind; How sweet the moonlight sleeps; Full Fathom Five
BBC Singers
David Hill (conductor)
Holst: The Perfect Fool
Ulster Orchestra
Rumon Gamba (conductor)
Britten: Rejoice in the Lamb
Elizabeth Poole (soprano)
Penny Vickers (alto)
Andrew Murgatroyd (tenor)
Stuart MacIntyre (bass)
Iain Farrington (organ)
BBC Singers
David Hill (conductor)
Tippet: Symphony No 1
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Nicholas Cleobury (conductor)
