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Rachmaninov's Second Piano Concerto with Lukas Vondracek

Tom McKinney with concert performances from around Europe including Rachmaninov's Second PIano Concerto from Prague and music by Smetana, Mozart, Walter Piston and David Maslanka.

Tom McKinney with concert performances from around Europe including Rachmaninov's Second PIano Concerto from Prague and music by Smetana, Mozart, Walter Piston and David Maslanka. Plus there’ll be more from the Catalan ensemble Vespres d’Arnadi and the mandolin virtuoso Avi Avital.

David Maslanka – Mother Earth (fanfare)
Barcelona Symphonic Wind Band
José Rafael Pascual-Vilaplana (conductor)

Smetana – Dance of the Comedians [The Bartered Bride]
KBS Symphony Orchestra
Christoph Koenig (conductor)

Otto Winter-Hjelm – Symphony No.2 in B minor
Norwegian Radio Orchestra
Miguel Harth-Bedoya (conductor)

c. 2.35pm
Mozart – Chi sà, chi sà, qual sia, K.582
Mozart – Betracht dies Herz und frage mich [Grabmusik, Passion Cantata, K.42]
Marta Matheu (soprano)
Vespres d’Arnadi
Dani Espasa (conductor)

Walter Piston – Sonata for violin & harpsichord
Antje Weithaas (violin)
Mahan Esfahani (harpsichord)

3pm
Rachmaninov - Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor, Op.18
Lukas Vondracek (piano)
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Jakub Hrusa (conductor)

c. 3.40pm
Viktor Ullmann - Overture to Der zerbrochene Krug (The Broken Jug), Op.36
Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra
Alexander Liebreich (conductor)

c. 3.55pm
Anselm Viola – Magnificat
Xavier Mendoza (baritone)
Roger Padulles (tenor)
Alvaro Carnicero (organ)
Escolania de Montserrat
Capella de Musica de Montserrat
Orquestra Simfonica del Valles
Xavier Puig (conductor)

c. 4.pm
David Maslanka – Concerto for saxophone quartet & wind ensemble
Keybart Ensemble
Barcelona Symphonic Wind Band
José Rafael Pascual-Vilaplana (conductor)

4.30pm
Ruth Gipps – Chanticleer Overture
BBC Concert Orchestra
Bramwell Tovey (conductor)

4.40pm
Omer Avital – Lonely Girl
Avi Avital (mandolin)
Omer Klein (piano)

3 hours, 1 minute

Last on

Thu 24 Feb 2022 14:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • David Maslanka

    Mother Earth (fanfare)

    Orchestra: Barcelona Symphonic Band. Conductor: José Rafael Pascual-Vilaplana.

  • Bedrich Smetana

    Dance of the Comedians, from 'The Bartered Bride'

    Orchestra: KBS Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Christoph Koenig.

  • Otto Winter Hjelm

    Symphony No.2 in B minor

    Orchestra: Norwegian Radio Orchestra. Conductor: Miguel Harth-Bedoya.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Betracht dies Herz und frage mich, from 'Grabmusik, Passion Cantata, KV.42'

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

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Alma grande e nobil core K.578

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

  • Walter Piston

    Violin Sonata

    Performer: Antje Weithaas. Performer: Mahan Esfahani.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor, Op.18

    Performer: Lukáš Vondráček. Orchestra: Czech Philharmonic. Conductor: Jakub Hrůša.

  • Robert Schumann

    Träumerei, from 'Kinderszenen, op. 15'

    Performer: Lukáš Vondráček. Orchestra: Czech Philharmonic. Conductor: Jakub Hrůša.

  • Viktor Ullmann

    Overture to Der zerbrochene Krug (The Broken Jug), Op.36

    Orchestra: Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Alexander Liebreich.

  • Anselm Viola

    Magnificat

    Choir: Escolania de Montserrat. Choir: Capella de Música de Montserrat. Orchestra: Orquestra Simfònica del Vallès. Conductor: Xavier Puig.

  • David Maslanka

    Concerto for saxophone quartet & wind ensemble

    Performer: Kebyart. Orchestra: Barcelona Symphonic Band. Conductor: José Rafael Pascual-Vilaplana.

  • Ruth Gipps

    Chanticleer Overture

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Bramwell Tovey.

  • Omer Avital

    Lonely Girl

    Performer: Omer Klein. Performer: Avi Avital.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Brandenburg Concerto No 3 in G major, BWV 1048

    Orchestra: English Baroque Soloists. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner.
    • Soli Deo Gloria.

Broadcast

  • Thu 24 Feb 2022 14:00
    BBC Radio 3