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Alexander Melnikov plays Brahms's First Piano Concerto

Alexander Melnikov plays Brahms's Piano Concerto No 1 with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra under Thomas Dausgaard. Plus music by Bach, Sibelius, Schumann, Vanhal and Farrenc.

Penny Gore brings you a selection of great performances across your afternoons this week. Alexander Melnikov is one of the week's featured artists, and he's the soloist in Brahms' Piano Concerto No 1 with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra under Thomas Dausgaard. Plus there are performances by The Huelgas Ensemble from the Fribourg Sacred Music Festval, and music by Bach, Sibelius, Schumann and Louise Farrenc.

Louise Farrenc - Overture No.2 in E flat, Op.24
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Anja Bihlmaier (conductor)

Claude Lejeune - Cigne je suis candeur
The Huelgas Ensemble
Paul van Nevel (conductor)

2.15
Jean Sibelius - The Swan of Tuonela [Lemminkainen Suite]
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Thomas Sondergard (conductor)

2.25
Robert Schumann - Piano Quartet in E flat, Op.47
Alexander Melnikov (piano)
Isabelle Faust (violin)
Antoine Tamestit (viola)
Jean-Guiyen Queyras (cello)

3pm
Johannes Brahms - Piano Concerto No.1 in D minor, Op.15
Alexander Melnikov (piano)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Dausgaard (conductor)

4pm
Johann Sebastian Bach - Sei Lob und Ehr dem Höchsten Gut, BWV.117
Marta Paklar (soprano)
Franz Vitzthum (alto)
Thomas Hobbs (tenor)
Felix Schwandtke (bass)
Netherlands Bach Society
Jos van Veldhoven (conductor)

2 hours, 31 minutes

Last on

Mon 26 Sep 2022 14:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Louise Farrenc

    Overture No. 2, Op. 24

    Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Anja Bihlmaier.

  • Claude Le Jeune

    Cigne je suis de candeur

    Ensemble: Huelgas Ensemble. Conductor: Paul Van Nevel.

  • Jean Sibelius

    Lemminkainen Suite, Op 22 (The Swan of Tuonela)

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

  • Robert Schumann

    Piano Quartet in E flat, Op.47

    Performer: Isabelle Faust. Performer: Antoine Tamestit. Performer: Jean‐Guihen Queyras. Performer: Alexander Melnikov.

  • Johann Baptist Vanhal

    Fugue No. 12 in B-flat, [12 Fugues for Organ, W.XVI.4]

    Performer: Petr Čech. Orchestra: Camerata Janáček. Conductor: Pavel Doležal.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Piano Concerto No.1 in D minor, Op.15

    Performer: Alexander Melnikov. Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Thomas Dausgaard.

  • Reinhold Moritzevich Glière

    Concerto for Coloratura Soprano, Op 82

    Singer: Natalie Dessay. Orchestra: Berlin Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Michael Schønwandt.
    • Vocalises.
    • EMI Classics.
    • 009.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Sei Lob und Ehr dem Höchsten Gut, BWV.117

    Singer: Marta Paklar. Singer: Franz Vitzthum. Singer: Thomas Hobbs. Singer: Felix Schwandtke. Ensemble: Netherlands Bach Society. Conductor: Jos van Veldhoven.

Broadcast

  • Mon 26 Sep 2022 14:00
    BBC Radio 3