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Purcell, Schubert and Beamish from Edinburgh and the Farewell from Mahler's Song of the Earth

Linton Stephens with exclusive recordings from the UK and abroad including chamber music highlights from the recent Edinburgh New Town Concerts featuring the Elias Quartet.

Linton Stephens showcases the best performances by ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ orchestras, choirs, ensembles and other great performing groups from Europe and around the globe.

Today's Classical Live brings to a close a week of showcase performances by the Elias Quartet from the Edinburgh New Town Concert Series, with music by Purcell, Beamish and Schubert.

Plus there's the powerful final movement from Mahler's great 'Song of the Earth' - the Abschied or Farewell - recorded in Warsaw, as well as Stravinsky's 1930 neo-classical Symphony of Psalms, performed by the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Singers and the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Scottish Symphony Orchestra.

Nadia Boulanger
Allegro (1905)
Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra
Mikko Franck (conductor)

Franz Schubert
Der Hirt auf dem Felsen D.965 ("The Shepherd On The Rock")
Ailish Tynan (soprano)
Jean Johnson (clarinet)
Steven Osborne (piano)

From the Edinburgh New Town Concert Series:

Henry Purcell
Fantasia No 4 in G minor a4 Z. 735
Fantasia No 3 in F a4 Z. 737

Franz Schubert
Quartettsatz in C minor D. 703
Elias Quartet

Igor Stravinsky
Symphony of Psalms
ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Singers
ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Ryan Wigglesworth (conductor)

From the Edinburgh New Town Concert Series:

Sally Beamish
String Quartet No. 3 β€˜Reed Stanzas’
Elias Quartet

Gustav Mahler
Das Lied von der Erde (vi. β€œDer Abschied”)
Thomas E Bauer (baritone)
Polish National Radio Orchestra, Kotowice
Jacek Kaspszyk (conductor)

2 hours, 58 minutes

Last on

Fri 26 Apr 2024 13:00
ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Rondo in C Major, K. 373

    Performer: Nicola Benedetti. Conductor: James MacMillan. Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields.
    • Mendelssohn Violin Concerto.
    • Decca (UMO).
    • 5.

  • Nadia Boulanger

    Allegro (1905)

    Orchestra: Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France. Conductor: Mikko Franck.

  • Franz Schubert

    Der Hirt auf dem Felsen, D.965

    Performer: Steven Osborne. Performer: Jean Johnson. Singer: Ailish Tynan.

  • Henry Purcell

    Fantasia No 4 in G minor

    Ensemble: Elias String Quartet.

  • Henry Purcell

    Fantasia No 3 in F major

    Ensemble: Elias String Quartet.

  • Franz Schubert

    Quartettsatz in C minor, D703

    Ensemble: Elias String Quartet.

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    La Forza del Destino (Overture)

    Orchestra: ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Xian Zhang.

  • Igor Stravinsky

    Symphony of Psalms

    Orchestra: ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Choir: ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Singers. Conductor: Ryan Wigglesworth.

  • Sally Beamish

    String Quartet No 3 'Reed Stanzas'

    Ensemble: Elias String Quartet.

  • Trad.

    I'm Asleep Don't Wake Me

    Ensemble: Elias String Quartet. Narrator: Donald Grant.

  • George Frideric Handel

    Music for the Royal Fireworks (overture; Rejouissance; Menuet 1 and 2)

    Orchestra: ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: David Robertson.

  • Gustav Mahler

    Der Abschied (Das Lied von der Erde)

    Singer: Thomas E. Bauer. Orchestra: Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Katowice. Conductor: Jacek Kaspszyk.

  • Isaac Hirshow

    Kol Gojim

    Choir: ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Singers. Singer: Tom Raskin. Conductor: Paul Brough.

  • Augusta HolmΓ¨s

    Fantaisie

    Performer: Luigi Magistrelli. Performer: Claudia Bracco.
    • VDE-Gallo.

  • George Gershwin

    Cuban Overture

    Orchestra: ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Philharmonic. Conductor: Yan Pascal Tortelier.

Broadcast

  • Fri 26 Apr 2024 13:00
    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3