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Dvorak's Seventh

The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ National Orchestra of Wales and conductor Jac van Steen play Dvorak's dramatic and sometimes dark Symphony no.7

The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ National Orchestra of Wales and conductor Jac van Steen play Dvorak's dramatic and sometimes dark Symphony no.7, there's dazzling music by one of J.S. Bach's sons and searingly romantic Walton

Presented by Ian Skelly

Inspired by Brahms' recently completed Symphony no.3, Czech composer Antonin Dvorak's Seventh was commissioned by the London (now Royal) Philharmonic Society, so was actually premiered in London in 1885

2.00
Schubert
Overture in D, D.26
Prague Sinfonia
Christian Benda, conductor

Walton/Christopher Palmer
Troilus and Cressida Suite: The Lovers
LPO
Bryden Thomson, conductor

Mozart
Per pieta, ben mio, perdona, from Act Two of Cosi fan tutte
Golda Schultz, soprano
Mozarteum Orchestra, Salzburg
Antonello Manacorda, conductor

CPE Bach
Symphony in D, Wq.183/1
Arcangelo
Jonathan Cohen, director

Tomkins
When David heard
Stile Antico

3.00
Dvorak
Symphony no.7
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ National Orchestra of Wales
Jac van Steen, conductor

Martin
Songs of Ariel
Eric Ericson Chamber Choir
Grete Pedersen, conductor

2 hours, 1 minute

Last on

Wed 31 Jan 2024 14:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Franz Schubert

    Overture in D major, D 26

    Orchestra: Prague Sinfonia. Conductor: Christian Benda.
    • Schubert Complete Overtures vol 1.
    • Naxos.
    • 4.

  • William Walton

    The Lovers (Troilus and Cressida Symphonic Suite)

    Music Arranger: Christopher Palmer. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Bryden Thomson.
    • CHANDOS.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Per pietà, ben mio, perdona, aria from act 2 of 'Così fan tutte, K. 588'

    Performer: Alexander Gergelyfi. Singer: Golda Schultz. Orchestra: Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg. Conductor: Antonello Manacorda.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Prelude and Fugue in G sharp minor, BWV 863 (Book 1, The Well-Tempered Clavier)

    Performer: Till Fellner.
    • J.S. Bach: Das Wohltemperierte Klavier: Till Fellner.
    • ECM.
    • 11-12.

  • Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

    Symphony in D major Wq.183`1

    Ensemble: Arcangelo. Director: Jonathan Cohen.
    • HYPERION.

  • Thomas Tomkins

    When David heard that Absalom was slain

    Choir: Stile Antico.
    • Harmonia Mundi.

  • Charles-Valentin Alkan

    Chemin de fer Op.27

    Performer: Laurent Martin.
    • MARCO POLO.

  • AntonΓ­n DvoΕ™Γ΅k

    Symphony No 7 in D minor, Op 70

    Performer: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ National Orchestra of Wales. Performer: Ryan Bancroft.

  • Frank Martin

    Songs of Ariel

    Performer: Eero Palviainen. Performer: Björn Gäfvert. Performer: Daniel Holst. Author: William Shakespeare. Choir: Eric Ericsons Kammarkör. Conductor: Grete Pedersen.

  • Joseph Haydn

    String Quartet in F major, Op 74 No 2 (3rd mvt)

    Ensemble: TakΓ΅cs Quartet.
    • Hyperion.

Broadcast

  • Wed 31 Jan 2024 14:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3