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Music from Manchester plus pianist Stephen Hough and friends

Fiona Talkington showcases the best performances from the UK and beyond, featuring pianist Stephen Hough

Fiona Talkington showcases the best performances by Â鶹ԼÅÄ orchestras, choirs, ensembles and other great performing groups from Europe and around the globe.

Today's programme begins with a concert recorded yesterday at Wigmore Hall, performed by the soprano Véronique Gens with performances of works by French composers including Faure and Gounod.

Plus there are concert recordings by British-Australian pianist Sir Stephen Hough, and the Â鶹ԼÅÄ Philharmonic plays one of the most quintessential pieces of orchestral music of all time, Beethoven's 5th Symphony.

Recorded yesterday at Wigmore Hall, London, introduced by Andrew McGregor

Charles Gounod
Où voulez-vous aller?
Viens, les gazons sont verts

Edmond de Polignac
Lamento

Ernest Chausson
La chanson bien douce Op. 34 No. 1
Les papillons Op. 2 No. 3

Reynaldo Hahn
Le rossignol des lilas
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Paysage
Les cygnes
Aimons-nous!

Gabriel Fauré
Le papillon et la fleur Op. 1 No. 1
Les berceaux Op. 23 No. 1
Les roses d'Ispah

Véronique Gens (soprano)
Susan Manoff (piano)

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Franz Liszt
Jeux d'eau a la villa d'Este
Stephen Hough (piano)

Johannes Brahms
Clarinet Sonata No. 2 in E flat
Stephen Hough (piano)
Michael Collins (clarinet)

Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 5
Â鶹ԼÅÄ Philharmonic
Ben Gernon (conductor)

Richard Rodney Bennett
Murder on the Orient Express Suite
Â鶹ԼÅÄ Philharmonic Orchestra
Rumon Gamba (conductor)

Igor Stravinsky
Suite No. 1 for Orchestra
Â鶹ԼÅÄ Philharmonic
Andrew Davis (conductor)

2 hours, 58 minutes

Music Played

  • Charles Gounod

    Où voulez-vous aller?; Viens, les gazons sont verts

    Performer: Susan Manoff. Singer: Véronique Gens.
  • Prince Edmond de Polignac

    Lamento

    Performer: Véronique Gens. Performer: Susan Manoff.
  • Ernest Chausson

    La chanson bien douce Op 34 No 1; Les papillons Op 2 No 3

    Performer: Susan Manoff. Singer: Véronique Gens.
  • Reynaldo Hahn

    Le rossignol des lilas; ³§Ã©°ù²¹±è³ó¾±²Ô±ð; Paysage; Les cygnes; Aimons-nous!

    Performer: Susan Manoff. Singer: Véronique Gens.
  • Gabriel Fauré

    Le papillon et la fleur Op 1 No 1; Les berceaux Op 23 No. 1; Les roses d'Ispa

    Performer: Susan Manoff. Singer: Véronique Gens.
  • Henri Duparc

    L'invitation au voyage; Chanson triste

    Performer: Susan Manoff. Singer: Véronique Gens.
  • Reynaldo Hahn

    Trois jours de vendange; Etudes latines - Néère; Rondels - Le printemps

    Performer: Susan Manoff. Singer: Véronique Gens.
  • Reynaldo Hahn

    Etudes Latines - Lydé

    Performer: Susan Manoff. Singer: Véronique Gens.
  • Reynaldo Hahn

    Etudes Latines (Tyndaris)

    Singer: Véronique Gens. Performer: Susan Manoff.
  • Gabriel Fauré

    Masques et bergamasques, Op 112 (Overture)

    Orchestra: Â鶹ԼÅÄ Philharmonic. Conductor: Yan Pascal Tortelier.
    • Faure: Dolly Suite etc.: Soloists/Â鶹ԼÅÄ Philharmonic/Tortelier.
    • Chandos.
    • 1.
  • Franz Liszt

    Les Jeux d'Eau a la Villa d'Este

    Performer: Sir Stephen Hough.
    • Virgin.
  • Leos JanáÄek

    Glagolitic Mass: Úvod (Prelude)

    Singer: Kateřina Kněžíková. Singer: Jarmila Vantuchova. Singer: Eduard Martyniuk. Singer: Jan Stava. Choir: Czech Philharmonic Choir, Brno. Orchestra: Bamberg Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Jakub Hrůša.
  • Leos JanáÄek

    Glagolitic Mass: Gospodi pomiluj (Kyrie eleison)

    Singer: Kateřina Kněžíková. Singer: Jarmila Vantuchova. Singer: Eduard Martyniuk. Singer: Jan Stava. Choir: Czech Philharmonic Choir, Brno. Orchestra: Bamberg Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Jakub Hrůša.
  • Leos JanáÄek

    Glagolitic Mass: Slava (Gloria)

    Singer: Kateřina Kněžíková. Singer: Jarmila Vantuchova. Singer: Eduard Martyniuk. Singer: Jan Stava. Choir: Czech Philharmonic Choir, Brno. Orchestra: Bamberg Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Jakub Hrůša.
  • Johannes Brahms

    Clarinet Sonata in E flat, Op. 120 No. 2

    Performer: Sir Stephen Hough. Performer: Michael Collins.
  • Johannes Brahms

    Hungarian Dance No. 5 in F sharp minor

    Performer: Sir Stephen Hough. Performer: Michael Collins. Performer: Andrei Ioniţă.
  • Johannes Brahms

    Intermezzo No. 1 in E flat, Op. 117

    Performer: Sir Stephen Hough. Performer: Michael Collins. Performer: Andrei Ioniţă.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No.5

    Performer: Â鶹ԼÅÄ Philharmonic. Performer: Ben Gernon.
  • Richard Rodney Bennett

    Murder on the Orient Express: The Orient Express

    Orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Conductor: Marcus Dods.
    • CLOUD NINE.
  • George Gershwin

    Two Waltzes in C major

    Performer: Richard Rodney Bennett.
    • Gershwin/Kern etc: That certain feeling: Richard Rodney Bennett.
    • CLASSICS FOR PLEASURE.
  • George Gershwin

    The man I love (The George Gershwin Songbook for piano)

    Performer: Richard Rodney Bennett.
    • Gershwin/Kern etc: That certain feeling: Richard Rodney Bennett.
    • CLASSICS FOR PLEASURE.
  • Igor Stravinsky

    Suite No.1

    Performer: Â鶹ԼÅÄ Philharmonic. Performer: Andrew Davis.

Broadcast

  • Tue 16 Apr 2024 13:00