Berlioz Harold in Italy

Available for 27 days

Fiona Talkington brings you an afternoon of exclusive music-making which includes a spotlight on Italian Vistas. The programme opens with a performance from Italy's radio orchestra, the RAI National Symphony Orchestra. They perform Respighi's symphonic poem Pines of Rome. In keeping with the Italian spotlight, violist Rebecca Jones joins the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and conductor Jonathan Bloxham to perform Berlioz Harold in Italy. Also featured is a recital from La Scintilla Orchestra and conductor Riccardo Minasi who perform music by Schmelzer and Merula. There are also recordings from the current Radio 3 New Generation Artists throughout - clarinettist Oleg Shebeta-Dragan plays Charles Villiers Stanford, the Kleio Quartet play Mozart and violinist Hana Chang joins the BBC Philharmonic to perform Bruch's Violin Concerto. Ottorino Respighi Pines of Rome (Pini di Roma), symphonic poem RAI National Symphony Orchestra Andrés Orozco-Estrada (conductor) Radio 3 New Generation Artists: Charles Villiers Stanford 3 Intermezzi Op.13 Oleg Shebeta-Dragan (clarinet) Dominic Degavino (piano) Johann Heinrich Schmelzer Die Fechtschule La Scintilla Orchestra Riccardo Minasi (conductor) Tarquinio Merula Ballo detto Pollicio La Scintilla Orchestra Riccardo Minasi (conductor) Hector Berlioz Harold en Italie, op. 16 Rebecca Jones (viola) BBC National Orchestra of Wales Jonathan Bloxham (conductor) Radio 3 New Generation Artists: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart String Quartet in D major K.575 Kleio Quartet Radio 3 New Generation Artists: Max Bruch Violin Concerto Hana Chang (violin) BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Paul Daniel (conductor) To listen to this programme (using most smart speakers) just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Classical Live"