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Wednesday - Saint-Saëns Organ Symphony

Afternoon Concert features performances by French orchestras - today it's the turn of the French National Orchestra for Saint-Saëns' mighty Organ Symphony.

Featuring performance by French orchestras - today it's the turn of the French National Orchestra, joined by Olivier Latry for Saint-Saëns' mighty Organ Symphony. Plus Strauss's Metamorphosen, and the UK premiere broadcast of the 5 Klavierstucke by Johanna Muller-Hermann.

Presented by Ian Skelly

2pm
Strauss Metamorphosen
KBS Symphony Orchestra
Sascha Goetzel (conductor)

c.2.40
Johanna Muller-Hermann 5 Klavierstucke
Hiroaki Takenouchi (piano)

c.3pm
Saint-Saëns Symphony no.3 in C minor, Op.78 ‘Organ’
Olivier Latry (organ)
French National Orchestra
Cristian Măcelaru (conductor)

c.3.45
Nicola Fago Alla gente a dio Diletta (Il Faraone sommerso)
Jakub Jozef Orlinski (countertenor)
Il Pomo d'Oro
Zefira Valova (conductor)

2 hours, 1 minute

Last on

Wed 6 Apr 2022 14:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Alexander von Zemlinsky

    String Quartet no.1 in A major Op.4 (4th mvt)

    Ensemble: Escher String Quartet.
    • Zemlinsky: String Quartets 2.
    • Naxos.
    • 4.

  • Richard Strauss

    Metamorphosen

    Orchestra: KBS Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sascha Goetzel.

  • Louis de Caix d’Hervelois

    Plainte

    Ensemble: L’Arpeggiata. Conductor: Christina Pluhar.

  • Johanna Müller-Hermann

    Funf Klavierstucke, Op 3

    Performer: Hiroaki Takenouchi.

  • Camille Saint‐Saëns

    Symphony No. 3 in C minor, op. 78 ('Organ')

    Performer: Olivier Latry. Orchestra: Orchestre national de France. Conductor: Cristian Măcelaru.

  • Camille Saint‐Saëns

    Adagio, from 'Symphony No. 2 in A minor, op. 55'

    Orchestra: Orchestre national de France. Conductor: Cristian Măcelaru.

  • Nicola Fago

    Alla gente a dio Diletta [Il Faraone sommerso]

    Singer: Jakub Józef Orliński. Orchestra: Il Pomo d’Oro. Director: Zefira Valova.

  • Maurice Ravel

    Pavane pour une infante défunte

    Performer: André Gantiez. Orchestra: Orchestre national de France. Conductor: Georges Prêtre.
    • Dukas/Debussy/Satie/Saint-Saens/Ravel: Orchestre National de France/Pretre.
    • EMI.
    • 6.

Broadcast

  • Wed 6 Apr 2022 14:00
    BBC Radio 3