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Prokofiev's Cinderella from Prague

Fiona Talkington introduces excerpts from Prokofiev's Cinderella from Prague and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra performing Saint-Saens's Third Symphony.

Fiona Talkington with concert performances from around Europe including Prokofiev's "Cinderella" from Prague and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra with Saint-Saens' Symphony No.3. Plus there’ll be more from the Catalan ensemble Vespres d’Arnadi and the mandolin virtuoso Avi Avital.

Beethoven – Drei Equale, WoO.30
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Anthony Weedon (conductor)

Vivaldi – Mandolin Concerto in C, RV.425
Avi Avital (mandolin)
Norwegian Radio Orchestra
Miguel Harth-Bedoya (conductor)

Brahms – Variations on a theme by Haydn, Op.56a
Prague Symphony Orchestra
Tomas Brauner (conductor)

Milhaud – Violin Sonata, Op.257
Antje Weithaas (violin)
Mahan esfahani (harpsichord)

3pm
Prokofiev – Suite from “Cinderella” (excerpts from Op.107 & 109)
Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra
Holly Mathieson (conductor)

c. 3.45pm
Pergolesi – Salve Regina in C minor
Marta Mateu (soprano)
Vespres d’Arnadi
Dani Espasa (conductor)

c. 4pm
Suk – Piano Pieces, Op.7
Lukas Vondracek (piano)

c. 4.25pm
Saint-Saens – Symphony No.3 in C minor, Op.78 “Organ”
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Ilan Volkov (conductor)

Presented by Fiona Talkington

3 hours, 1 minute

Last on

Tue 22 Feb 2022 14:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Drei Equale, WoO.30

    Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Anthony Weedon.

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Mandolin Concerto in C, RV.425

    Performer: Avi Avital. Orchestra: Norwegian Radio Orchestra. Conductor: Miguel Harth-Bedoya.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op.56a

    Orchestra: Prague Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Tomáš Brauner.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Richte mich, Gott, from 'Three Psalms, op. 78'

    Choir: Prague Philharmonic Choir. Conductor: Alexander Liebreich.

  • Darius Milhaud

    Violin Sonata, Op.257

    Performer: Antje Weithaas. Performer: Mahan Esfahani.

  • Francesco Cavalli

    Sonata à 8 - from "Musiche sacre concernenti messa' (Venice 1656)

    Ensemble: Balthasar‐Neumann‐Ensemble. Conductor: Thomas Hengelbrock.
    • ATORF.

  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Suite from the ballet 'Cinderella'

    Orchestra: Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Holly Mathieson.

  • Giovanni Battista Pergolesi

    Salve Regina in C minor

    Singer: Marta Mathéu. Orchestra: Vespres d'Arnadi. Conductor: Dani Espasa.

  • Josef Suk

    Piano Pieces, Op.7

    Performer: Lukáš Vondráček.

  • Camille Saint‐Saëns

    Symphony No.3 in C minor, Op.78

    Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ilan Volkov.

Broadcast

  • Tue 22 Feb 2022 14:00
    BBC Radio 3