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Germany at War

Penny Gore with music connected to WWI. Reger: Abschiedslied. Eisler: Gegen den Krieg. Stephan: Music for orchestra. Braunfels: Te deum (Pt 1). Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio espagnol.

Part of Radio 3's WWI season, Music in the Great War.

Penny Gore explores some of the music written by German composers during the First World War. Contrasting works by Reger and Eisler are followed by Stephan's Music for Orchestra and an extract from Braunfels' luxuriously scored Te Deum. The afternoon is rounded off with a performance of Rimsky-Korsakov's Capriccio espagnol.

Reger
Abschiedslied
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Singers
Paul Brough (conductor)

2.03pm Eisler
Gegen den Krieg
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Singers
Paul Brough (conductor)

2.17pm Stephan
Music for orchestra
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Oleg Caetani (conductor)

2.43pm Braunfels
Te deum (1st part)
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Gitta-Maria Sjoberg (soprano)
Lars-Erik Jonsson (tenor)
Manfred Honeck (conductor)

3.03pm Rimsky-Korsakov
Capriccio espagnol
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Philharmonic
Richard Farnes (conductor).

1 hour, 30 minutes

Music Played

  • Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai

    Capriccio espagnol Op.34

    Orchestra: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Philharmonic. Conductor: Richard Farnes.
  • Max Reger

    Abschiedslied

    Choir: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Singers. Conductor: Paul Brough.
  • Hubert Parry

    England

    Choir: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Singers. Conductor: Paul Brough.
  • Hanns Eisler

    Gegen den Krieg

    Choir: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Singers. Conductor: Paul Brough.
  • Walter Braunfels

    Te Deum, Op.32

    Orchestra: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Manfred Honeck.
  • Rudi Stephan

    Music for Orchestra (1912)

    Orchestra: Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Daniel Kossov.

Broadcast

  • Wed 25 Jun 2014 14:00