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Friday - Sibelius's Symphony No 2

Hannu Lintu conducts Sibelius's Second Symphony, plus music by Dvorak, Purcell, Honegger, Clara Schumann and Chopin.

Penny Gore rounds off a week of performances from around Europe and BBC ensembles.

Today, Sibelius's Symphony No 2 with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Hannu Lintu, who also perform Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 2, with soloist Emanuel Ax. The BBC Philharmonic with Dvorak's Othello overture and also Honegger's Concerto da camera; Purcell's Welcome to all the pleasure, Ode for St Cecilia, with Choeur Les Eléments and Les Ombres, directed by Joel Suhubiette; and Alexandra Dariescu with Clara Schumann's nocturne, from Soirees musicales.

Including:

Sibelius: Humoresques Op.87; no.1 in D minor
Fenella Humphreys, violin
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
George Vass, conductor

Purcell: Welcome to all the pleasure, Ode for St Cecilia
Choeur Les Eléments
Les Ombres
Joel Suhubiette, conductor

c.2.20pm
Dvorak: Othello - concert overture (Op.93)
BBC Philharmonic
Vassily Sinaisky, conductor

Clara Schumann: Nocturne, from Soirees musicales, Op. 6
Alexandra Dariescu, piano

Honegger: Concerto da camera
Alex Jakeman, flute
Gillian Callow, cor anglais
BBC Philharmonic
Elena Schwarz, conductor

c.3.00pm
Sibelius: Symphony 2
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Hannu Lintu, conductor

Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21
Emanuel Ax, piano
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Hannu Lintu, conductor

2 hours, 32 minutes

Last on

Fri 23 Sep 2022 14:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Jean Sibelius

    Humoresques Op.87 for violin and orchestra; no.1 in D minor

    Performer: Fenella Humphreys. Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: George Vass.
    • Resonus.

  • Frédéric Chopin

    Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, op. 21

    Performer: Emanuel Ax. Performer: Hannu Lintu. Orchestra: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra.

  • Henry Purcell

    'Welcome to all the pleasure', Ode for Saint Cecilia

    Choir: Les Éléments. Orchestra: Les Ombres. Conductor: Joël Suhubiette.

  • Antonín Dvořák

    Othello - concert overture (Op.93)

    Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Vassily Sinaisky.
    • GBBBC.

  • Clara Schumann

    Nocturne from soirees musicales

    Performer: Alexandra Dariescu.

  • Arthur Honegger

    Concerto da camera

    Performer: Alex Jakeman. Performer: Gillian Callow. Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Elena Schwarz.

  • Jean Sibelius

    Symphony No. 2 in D, op. 43

    Performer: Hannu Lintu. Orchestra: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra.

  • Elizabeth Maconchy

    Autumn (The Land)

    Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Odaline de la Martinez.
    • Elizabeth Maconchy: Orchestral Music.
    • Lorelt.
    • 4.

Broadcast

  • Fri 23 Sep 2022 14:00
    BBC Radio 3