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The Nash Ensemble's Diamond Anniversary

Elizabeth Alker celebrates the Nash Ensemble in a unique performance of Mozart's Clarinet Quintet plus Brahms' Violin Concerto from Lisa Batiashvili in Berlin.

Elizabeth Alker with unique concert recordings from across the UK and Europe. Includes a celebration of the Nash Ensemble's 60th Anniversary with a special performance of Mozart's Clarinet Quintet. Elsewhere, Elizabeth showcases Classical Live's Orchestra-in-Focus the Berlin Philharmonic as soloist Lisa Batiashvili joins forces with it in a tour-de-force rendition of the Violin Concerto by Brahms. To mark the festive season, the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Singers provide a selection of contemporary carols.

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1pm

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Clarinet Quintet in A major, K.581

Benjamin Britten
3 Divertimenti for String Quartet
Nash Ensemble

Roxanna Panufnik
Glory be to the word

Jamie W. Hall
And is it true?
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Singers
Tom Winpenny (organ)
Owain Park (conductor)

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2pm

Sergey Rachmaninov
Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42
Nikolai Lugansky (piano)

Cecilia McDowall
Gaude et Laetare

Robert Lucas Pearsall, arr. Stuart Nicholson
In dulci jubilo
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Singers
Tom Winpenny (organ)
Owain Park (conductor)

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2.30pm

Johannes Brahms
Violin Concerto in D major, Op.77
Lisa Batiashvili (violin)
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Daniel Harding (conductor)

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from 3pm

Harold Darke, arr. Matthew Knight
In the Bleak Midwinter (arr. for brass septet)
Septura (ensemble)

John Francis Wade, descant Philip Ledger
O come, all ye faithful
Westminster Cathedral Choir
Ian Simcock (organ)
James O'Donnell (conductor)

Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
The Sleeping Beauty (excerpts)
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Ryan Wigglesworth (conductor)

John Ireland
The Holy boy (arr. for orchestra)
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra
David Hill (conductor)

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Music Played

  • John Francis Wade

    O come, all ye faithful (descant: Philip Ledger)

    Composer: Philip Ledger. Performer: Iain Simcock. Choir: Westminster Cathedral Choir. Director: James O’Donnell.
    • Adeste Fideles: Christmas music from Westminster Cathedral.
    • Hyperion.
    • 1.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Clarinet Quintet in A major, K. 581

    Ensemble: Nash Ensemble.

  • Benjamin Britten

    Three Divertimenti for String Quartet

    Ensemble: Nash Ensemble.

  • Roxanna Panufnik

    Glory be to the word

    Performer: Tom Winpenny. Choir: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Singers. Conductor: Owain Park.

  • Jamie W. Hall

    And is it true?

    Choir: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Singers. Singer: Rebecca Lea. Singer: Benjamin Durrant. Conductor: Owain Park.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42

    Performer: Nikolai Lugansky.

  • Cecilia McDowall

    Gaude et Laetare

    Performer: Tom Winpenny. Choir: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Singers. Conductor: Owain Park.

  • Robert Lucas Pearsall

    In dulci jubilo

    Performer: Tom Winpenny. Music Arranger: Stuart Nicholson. Choir: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Singers. Conductor: Owain Park.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Violin Concerto in D major, Op.77

    Performer: Lisa Batiashvili. Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Daniel Harding.

  • Henry John Gauntlett

    Once, in royal David's city (descant: Stephen Cleobury)

    Performer: Dónal McCann. Music Arranger: Arthur Henry Mann. Music Arranger: Stephen Cleobury. Choir: Choir of King’s College, Cambridge. Singer: Philip Curtis. Conductor: Daniel Hyde.
    • Carols From King's (2020 Collection).
    • Kings College Cambridge.
    • 1.

  • Harold Edwin Darke

    In the Bleak Midwinter (arr. M. Knight for brass septet)

    Music Arranger: Matthew Knight. Ensemble: Septura.
    • Christmas with Septura.
    • Naxos.
    • 501.

  • Harold Darke

    In the Bleak Midwinter (arr. M. Knight for brass septet)

    Music Arranger: Matthew Knight.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    The Sleeping Beauty (excerpts)

    Orchestra: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ryan Wigglesworth.

  • John Ireland

    The Holy Boy

    Orchestra: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra. Conductor: David Hill.
    • GBΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Hark! The herald-angels sing

    Performer: Dónal McCann. Music Arranger: Philip Ledger. Choir: Choir of King’s College, Cambridge. Conductor: Daniel Hyde.
    • Carols From King's (2020 Collection).
    • Kings College Cambridge.
    • 12.

Broadcast

  • Yesterday 13:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3