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Radio 3,19 Feb 2026,176 mins

Mozart's Symphony No. 39 from the Rotterdam Philharmonic

Classical Live

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Mark Forrest continues his week of specially recorded performances from Europe and beyond, focusing especially on the best orchestral music from The Netherlands. Today we hear the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra play Mozart’s Symphony No.39 - from Mozart's final group of three great symphonic masterpieces. There’s more Beethoven chamber music in the shape of his Archduke Trio. And there’s another highlight from the recent RNCM International Brass Band Festival given at the Royal Northern College of music in Manchester last month. Including: Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Trio No.7 in B flat “Archduke”, Op.97 Trio Orelon Jean Sibelius: Finlandia Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra Nicolas Collon (conductor) Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet No.7 in F “Razumovsky”, Op.59 No.1 Quatuour Modigliano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No.39 in E flat, K.543 Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra Lahav Shani (conductor) Philip Wilby: Light Fantastic Brett Baker (trombone) Cory Band Philip Harper (conductor) To listen to this programme (using most smart speakers) just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Classical Live".

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Piano Trio No.7 in B flat, Op.97 'Archduke'
    Piano Trio No.7 in B flat, Op.97 'Archduke'
    Ludwig van Beethoven
  3. 2.
    Syncopation
    Syncopation
    Fritz Kreisler
  4. 3.
    Concerto in D, for strings
    Concerto in D, for strings
    Igor Stravinsky