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Celebrating Cesar Franck 1/5

A week-long celebration of Belgian Composer Cesar Franck begins with Gergely Madaras conducting the Liege Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in the composer's Symphony in D minor.

Penny Gore salutes the great Belgian composer, beginning today with his beloved Symphony in D minor

There's also a key piano work by him, as well as Dvorak's romantic Cello Concerto and a selection of beautiful vocal works by Josquin des Prez

2.00pm
Franck
Prelude, Choral et Fugue in B flat minor
Nikolai Lugansky, piano

Josquin des Prez
Se congié prens; Plusieurs regretz; Je me complains; Pour souhaitter
Graindelavoix
Bjorn Schmelzer, artistic director

Sibelius
The Swan of Tuonela
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Thomas Sondergard, conductor

3.00pm
Franck
Symphony in D minor, op. 48
Liege Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Gergely Madaras, conductor

Dvorak
Cello Concerto in B minor, op. 104
Victor Julien-Laferriere, cello
Liege Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Gergely Madaras, conductor

2 hours, 31 minutes

Last on

Mon 11 Jul 2022 14:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Antonín Dvořák

    Slavonic Dance No. 2 in E minor, op. 72

    Orchestra: Liège Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Gergely Madaras.

  • César Franck

    Prelude, Chorale and Fugue in B flat minor, FWV 21

    Performer: Nikolai Lugansky.

  • Josquin des Prez

    Se congié prens

    Performer: Lukas Henning. Ensemble: Graindelavoix. Singer: Andrew Hallock. Singer: Albert Riera. Singer: Andrés Miravete. Singer: Marius Peterson. Singer: Adrian Sîrbu. Singer: Tomàs Maxé. Director: Björn Schmelzer.

  • Josquin des Prez

    Plusieurs regretz

    Performer: Lukas Henning. Ensemble: Graindelavoix. Singer: Andrew Hallock. Singer: Albert Riera. Singer: Andrés Miravete. Singer: Marius Peterson. Singer: Adrian Sîrbu. Singer: Tomàs Maxé. Director: Björn Schmelzer.

  • Josquin des Prez

    Je me complains

    Performer: Lukas Henning. Ensemble: Graindelavoix. Singer: Andrew Hallock. Singer: Albert Riera. Singer: Andrés Miravete. Singer: Marius Peterson. Singer: Adrian Sîrbu. Singer: Tomàs Maxé. Director: Björn Schmelzer.

  • Josquin des Prez

    Pour souhaitter

    Performer: Lukas Henning. Ensemble: Graindelavoix. Singer: Andrew Hallock. Singer: Albert Riera. Singer: Andrés Miravete. Singer: Marius Peterson. Singer: Adrian Sîrbu. Singer: Tomàs Maxé. Director: Björn Schmelzer.

  • Jean Sibelius

    Lemminkainen Suite, Op 22 (The Swan of Tuonela)

    Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Thomas Søndergård.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Auch mit gedämpften, schwachen Stimmen, from Schwingt freudig euch empor, BWV 36

    Performer: Jonathan Cohen. Performer: Clara Blessing. Performer: Paul Kieffer. Performer: Jonathan Manson. Performer: Stéphanie-Marie Degand. Singer: Lydia Teuscher. Orchestra: Arcangelo.

  • César Franck

    Symphony in D minor, op. 48

    Orchestra: Liège Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Gergely Madaras.

  • Frédéric Chopin

    Nocturne No. 21 in C minor, op. posth.

    Performer: Jan Lisiecki.

  • Antonín Dvořák

    Cello Concerto in B minor, op. 104

    Performer: Victor Julien-Laferrière. Orchestra: Liège Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Gergely Madaras.

Broadcast

  • Mon 11 Jul 2022 14:00
    BBC Radio 3