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Stravinsky's Violin Concerto with Vilde Frang

The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra is conducted by Sakari Oramo in Andrew Norman's blistering opener Unstuck, Stravinsky's neoclassical showcase, and Sibelius's Symphony No.1.

The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra is conducted by Sakari Oramo in Andrew Norman's blistering opener Unstuck, Stravinsky's neoclassical showcase, and Sibelius's Symphony No.1.

The words of Kurt Vonnegut blasted American composer Andrew Norman out of his creative block: an explosive opening to a concert that celebrates Stravinsky at his most witty. The superb Norwegian violinist Vilde Frang makes a very welcome return as soloist in a concerto that Stravinsky designed to be unplayable!

And there's Sakari Oramo’s very personal angle on the woodland magic and Arctic gales of Sibelius’s youthful First Symphony. It’s high-octane stuff; but Oramo has been exploring Sibelius for his whole life, and he knows that the First Symphony – with its raging storms and shimmering, aurora borealis colours - is about as Romantic as this great Finnish symphonist gets.

Recorded at the Barbican on 20th January. Presented by Martin Handley.

Andrew Norman: Unstuck
Igor Stravinsky: Violin Concerto

Interval

Jean Sibelius: Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op.39

Vilde Frang (violin)
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo (conductor)

2 hours, 28 minutes

Last on

Tue 23 Jan 2024 19:30
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Andrew Norman

    Unstuck

    Orchestra: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.

  • Igor Stravinsky

    Concerto in D major for violin and orchestra

    Performer: Vilde Frang. Orchestra: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.

  • Antonio Maria Montanari

    Giga senza basso

    Performer: Vilde Frang.

  • Arvo PΓ¤rt

    Which was the son of...

    Choir: Polyphony. Conductor: Stephen Layton.
    • HYPERION.

  • Gerta Raidma

    Je Suis

    Choir: Eesti Filharmoonia Kammerkoor. Conductor: Kaspars Putniņš.

  • Jean Sibelius

    Symphony no. 1 in E minor Op.39

    Orchestra: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.

  • Carl Nielsen

    Quartet No 3 in E flat major, Op 14

    Ensemble: Danish String Quartet.

  • FrΓ©dΓ©ric Chopin

    Ballade No 4 in F minor, Op 52

    Performer: CΓ©dric Tiberghien.
    • HARMONIA MUNDI.

Broadcast

  • Tue 23 Jan 2024 19:30
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3