The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Philharmonic - with strings attached
John Storgards and the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Philharmonic in a Prom partly inspired by puppet theatre with music by Haydn and Tchaikovsky. Tenor Allan Clayton sings Britten's haunting Nocturne.
John Storgards, the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Philharmonic's Chief Guest Conductor, joins the orchestra for a programme which begins with a Haydn rarity; the overture to his puppet opera Philemon und Baucis, written for entertainment at Esterhazy. Britten's Nocturne - one of the treasured song-cycles he wrote for his partner, Peter Pears - explores a rich world of night-time images and dreams, drawing on an anthology of poems including words by Shakespeare, Tennyson and Keats. The soloist this evening is leading British tenor and former Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3 New Generation Artist Allan Clayton. The spotlight falls on the strings of the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Philharmonic for Tchaikovsky's jewelled Serenade for Strings and another short gem by Tchaikovsky, the Entr'acte from his incidental music to 'Hamlet' in which the King and Queen express bewilderment at their son's descent into madness.
Live from MediaCityUK, Salford, presented by Tom McKinney
Haydn: Overture, Philemon und Baucis
Britten: Nocturne
Tchaikovsky: Hamlet - Entr'acte (Act IV)
Tchaikovsky Serenade for Strings
Allan Clayton (tenor)
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Philharmonic
John Storgards (conductor)
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Joseph Haydn
Philemon und Baucis - overture
Orchestra: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Philharmonic. Conductor: John StorgΓ¥rds. -
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Benjamin Britten
Nocturne
Performer: Allan Clayton. Orchestra: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Philharmonic. -
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Benjamin Britten
Nocturne
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Hamlet Act IV Entr'acte - Elegie
Orchestra: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Philharmonic. -
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Serenade for Strings
Orchestra: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Philharmonic. Conductor: John StorgΓ¥rds. -
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Max Bruch
Scottish Fantasy
Performer: Nicola Benedetti. Orchestra: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Rory Macdonald.- Decca.
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Felix Mendelssohn
Violin Concerto in D minor
Performer: Alina Ibragimova. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Conductor: Vladimir Jurowski.- Hyperion.
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Oliver Vibrans
Suspended Dance
Performer: Steven Burnard. -
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Maurice Ravel
Prelude in A minor
Performer: Steven Osborne.- Ravel: The Complete Solo Piano Music: Steven Osborne, Piano.
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- Wed 2 Sep 2020 19:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3
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