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Strauss's Also Sprach Zarathustra

Ian Skelly introduces Richard Strauss's tone poem inspired by Nietzsche, Also Sprach Zarathustra, with the Dresden Staatskapelle conducted by Christian Thielemann.

Ian Skelly presents a week of Afternoon Concert featuring live recordings from the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ performing groups and the European Broadcasting Union. Today's featured work at 3 o'clock is Richard Strauss's tone poem inspired by Nietzsche, Also Sprach Zarathustra, with the Dresden Staatskapelle conducted by Christian Thielemann. Also featured across the week is music from a concert given by the Serbian choral group the Novi Sad Chamber Choir, as well as recordings from several of ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3's New Generation Artists. And to end, there's a chance to hear a brilliant performance of Cantos y Revueltas by trumpeter and composer Pacho Flores, who plays alongside Venezuelan cuatro player Leo Rondon and the Swedish Chamber Orchestra.

2pm
Anna Clyne: Masquerade
ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop (conductor)

Johann Adolphe Hasse: Sinfonia in G minor Op.5 No.6
Concerto KΓΆln
Pablo HΓ©ras-Casado (conductor)

Antonin Dvorak: Scherzo Capriccioso, Op 66
ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ National Orchestra of Wales
Richard Hickox (conductor)

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Pezzo capriccioso, Op 62
Anastasia Kobekina (cello)
Lilit Grigoryan (piano)

George Walker: Lyric for strings
ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra
Alpesh Chauhan (conductor)

3pm
Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra, Op 30, symphonic poem after Nietszche
Dresden Staatskapelle
Christian Thielemann (conductor)

Gregorio Allegri: Miserere Mei, Deus
Tenebrae
Nigel Short (conductor)

Joseph Haydn: Piano Trio in B flat major, H.15.20
Veronika Eberle (violin)
Nicolas Altstaedt (cello)
Francesco Piemontesi (piano)

4pm
Pacho Flores: Cantos y Revueltas, for trumpet, Venezuelan cuatro and strings
Pacho Flores (flugelhorn)
Leo Rondon (Venezuelan cuatro)
Swedish Chamber Orchestra
Manuel HernΓ‘ndez Silva (conductor)

2 hours, 32 minutes

Last on

Fri 15 Mar 2024 14:00
ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Anna Clyne

    Masquerade

    Orchestra: ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Marin Alsop.
    • Anna Clyne: Mythologies.
    • Avie.
    • 1.

  • Johann Adolf Hasse

    Symphony in G minor Op.5 no.6

    Ensemble: Concerto KΓΆln. Conductor: Pablo Heras‐Casado.
    • DG Archiv.

  • Teresa CarreΓ±o

    Le sommeil de l'enfant, Op.35

    Performer: Alexandra Oehler.
    • Teresa Carreno: Klavierwerke (Piano works).
    • ARS MUSICI.
    • 10.

  • AntonΓ­n DvoΕ™Γ‘k

    Scherzo Capriccioso Op 66

    Ensemble: ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Richard Hickox.
    • GBΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Pezzo capriccioso, Op.62

    Performer: Anastasia Kobekina. Performer: Lilit Grigoryan.

  • George Walker

    Lyric for Strings

    Orchestra: ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Alpesh Chauhan.

  • Moses Hogan Chorale

    The Battle of Jericho

    Choir: Novi Sad Chamber Choir. Conductor: Bozidar Crnjanski.

  • Richard Strauss

    Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30, symphonic poem after Nietzsche

    Orchestra: Staatskapelle Dresden. Conductor: Christian Thielemann.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Soave sia il vento (Così fan tutte)

    Performer: Daniel Ottensamer. Performer: Wolfgang Klinser. Performer: Monika Wisthaler. Orchestra: Camerata Salzburg. Conductor: Ton Koopman.

  • Gregorio Allegri

    Miserere mei Deus

    Choir: Tenebrae. Conductor: Nigel Short.
    • SIGNUM.

  • Joseph Haydn

    Trio in B flat major, Hob XV No 20

    Performer: Veronika Eberle. Performer: Nicolas Altstaedt. Performer: Francesco Piemontesi.

  • Johannes Hieronymus Kapsberger

    Villan di Spagna

    Ensemble: Los Otros.
    • Tinto: Los Otros.
    • Deutsche Harmonia Mundi.
    • 21.

  • Pacho Flores

    Cantos y Revueltas, for trumpet, Venezuelan cuatro and strings

    Performer: Pacho Flores. Performer: LΓ©o RondΓ³n. Orchestra: Swedish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Manuel HernΓ‘ndez-Silva.

Broadcast

  • Fri 15 Mar 2024 14:00
    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3