Main content
Sorry, this episode is not currently available

Musica Viva

Kate Molleson brings two world premieres from the Bavarian RSO's Musica Viva season: Quicksilver by Milica Djordjevic and Wolfgang Rihm's Requiem Verses.

Kate Molleson presents two world premieres from the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra's Musica Viva season, including a major new work by Wolfgang Rihm with the orchestra's Chief Conductor Mariss Jansons on the podium. Plus Sound of the Week: a new weekly feature in which a composer talks about a sound that has caught their ear and informed their music - to launch the series tonight, Irish composer/performer/conceptual artist Jennifer Walshe has chosen an old cassette recording made by her mother.

Milica Djordjevic: Quicksilver (2016, world premiere)
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra,
Conductor Peter Rundel.

Wolfgang Rihm: Requiem Verses (2015-16, world premiere)
Mojca Erdmann (soprano),
Anna Prohaska (soprano),
Hanno MΓΌller-Brachmann (bass-baritone),
Bavarian Radio Chorus and Symphony Orchestra,
Conductor Mariss Jansons.

2 hours

Last on

Sat 16 Sep 2017 22:00

Music Played

  • Milica DjordjeviΔ‡

    Quicksilver

    Orchestra: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Peter Rundel.
  • Jennifer Walshe

    Sound of the Week - Jennifer Walshe

    Performer: Jennifer Walshe.
  • Wolfgang Rihm

    Requiem Verses

    Singer: Mojca Erdmann. Singer: Anna Prohaska. Singer: Hanno MΓΌller‐Brachmann. Orchestra: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. Choir: Bavarian Radio Chorus. Conductor: Mariss Jansons.

Broadcast

  • Sat 16 Sep 2017 22:00

Sound of the Week

Sound of the Week

Composers reveal the sounds that have captured their imaginations and inspired new music.

Stockhausen’s Gruppen – What’s the Big Deal?

A user-friendly guide to a masterpiece of music’s post-War avant-garde.

Pioneering Sound

Pioneering Sound

Listen to Radio 3 broadcasts which break technological boundaries in sound.