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Brahms Symphony No 2

Jaime MartΓ­n conducts the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ National Orchestra of Wales in a programme of Parry and Brahms. Ben Goldscheider is soloist in the world premiere of Gavin Higgins's Horn Concerto.

Jaime MartΓ­n returns to the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ National Orchestra of Wales to conduct Parry and Brahms, as well as a World Premiere by their Composer in Association, Gavin Higgins. The concert opens with the orchestral Elegy Hubert Parry composed in response to the death of his contemporary β€” and musical hero β€” Johannes Brahms. Parry wove many references to Brahms's music into the fabric of his piece, including music from his 2nd Symphony, which we will hear in its entirety in the second half of the concert. To close the first half we will hear the world premiere of Gavin Higgins's Horn Concerto, written for Ben Goldscheider who will perform the work, and also featuring the horn section of the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ National Orchestra of Wales. Given that the last collaboration between Higgins and the Orchestra won a coveted RPS award, this new Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3 commission is definitely not to be missed. After the interval we turn to Brahms himself. In his 2nd Symphony he was, in a way at least, responding to his own 1st Symphony by juxtaposing the dark, stormy sound-world of the earlier work with a new sense of joy and serenity; it is rightly regarded as a Romantic masterpiece.

Presented by Verity Sharp in Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Hoddinott Hall, and recorded on January 14th.

Parry: Elegy to Johannes Brahms
Gavin Higgins: Horn Concerto
Brahms: Symphony No 2 in D major, Op 73

Ben Goldscheider (French horn)
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ National Orchestra of Wales
Jaime MartΓ­n (conductor)

2 hours, 28 minutes

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

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Music Played

  • Hubert Parry

    Elegy to Johannes Brahms

    Orchestra: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Jaime MartΓ­n.

  • Gavin Higgins

    Horn Concerto

    Performer: Ben Goldscheider. Orchestra: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Jaime MartΓ­n.

  • Huw Watkins

    Lament

    Performer: Ben Goldscheider. Performer: Huw Watkins.
    • Huw Watkins.
    • Three Worlds Records.
    • 1.

  • Gavin Higgins

    Toccata - His Skill (from Diversions after Benjamin Britten)

    Ensemble: Tredegar Band.
    • War Memorials: Music for Brass Band.
    • NMC.
    • 13.

  • Hubert Parry

    Songs Of Farewell (My Soul, There Is A Country)

    Choir: Tenebrae.
    • Hubert Parry: Songs of Farewell.
    • Signum Classics.
    • 5.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Symphony No 2 in D major, Op 73

    Orchestra: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Jaime MartΓ­n.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Partita No 1 in B minor for violin solo, BWV 1002

    Performer: Viktoria Mullova.
    • Bach: 6 Sonatas & Partitas.
    • Onyx.
    • 5.

Broadcast

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