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Wihan Quartet, Paula Sides and Thomas Elwin

Sean Rafferty is joined by the Wihan Quartet for a live performance, as well as by soprano Paula Sides and tenor Thomas Elwin for a new production by the English Touring Opera.

The Wihan Quartet - aka Leoš Čepický (violin), Jan Schulmeister (violin), Jakub Čepický (viola), Michal Kaňka (cello) - joins Sean Rafferty ahead of their concert at Wigmore Hall (London) dedicated to the music of Beethoven, Martinů and Smetana.

They are joined by soprano Paula Sides and tenor Thomas Elwin, who are Lucrezia and Gennaro respectively, the two main characters of Donizetti's 'Lucrezia Borgia', in a new production by the English Touring Opera, on tour across the UK.

2 hours

Music Played

  • Henry Purcell

    King Arthur (Overture)

    Ensemble: Tafelmusik. Director: Jeanne Lamon.
    • SONY CLASSICAL.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    String Quartet in B flat Major Op.130; 2nd movement; Presto

    Ensemble: Wihan Quartet.
  • Frank Bridge

    Seascape (The Sea)

    Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Richard Hickox.
    • Chandos.
  • Trad.

    A Kalevala Introduction

    Choir: Tapiolan kuoro. Conductor: Kari Ala-Pöllänen.
    • Rainbow Sounds.
    • Ondine.
    • 01.
  • Antonín Dvořák

    Song to the Moon (Rusalka)

    Singer: Renée Fleming. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Georg Solti.
    • Renee Fleming: By Request.
    • Decca.
    • 9.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    String Quartet in D minor K 421; 3rd movement; Menuetto and trio

    Ensemble: Wihan Quartet.
  • Bedrich Smetana

    String Quartet No 1 in E minor 'From my life'; 3rd movement; Largo sostenuto

    Ensemble: Wihan Quartet.
  • Robert Schumann

    Symphony No 1 in B flat major, Op 38 (Spring) - 3rd mvt, Scherzo

    Orchestra: Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Robin Ticciati.
    • Robert Schumann: The Symphonies.
    • LINN.
    • 3.
  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Vocalise, Op.34 no.14

    Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Vasily Petrenko.
    • Rachmaninov: Symphony No.3 etc: RLPO/Petrenko.
    • EMI.
    • 2.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen (Cantata No.11)

    Choir: Monteverdi Choir. Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner.
    • Bach Cantatas - Gardiner: 28.
    • SDG.
    • 23.
  • John Barry

    We Have All The Time In The World

    Singer: Louis Armstrong. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: John Barry.
    • On Her Majesty's Secret Service (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • United Artists Records.
    • 1.
  • Frédéric Chopin

    Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor Op. 11: Rondò - Vivace

    Performer: Pietro De Maria. Orchestra: Orchestra della Toscana. Conductor: Daniele Rustioni.
    • Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 2.
    • Dynamic.
    • 103.
  • Gaetano Donizetti

    Lucrezia Borgia; Com'e bello!

    Performer: Paula Sides. Performer: Chad Vindin.
  • Gaetano Donizetti

    Lucrezia Borgia; Di pescatore ignobile

    Performer: Paula Sides. Performer: Thomas Elwin. Performer: Chad Vindin.
  • Eric Coates

    Calling all the workers

    Orchestra: New London Orchestra. Conductor: Ronald Corp.
    • Hyperion.
  • Cristóbal de Morales

    Missa Mille Regretz; Agnus Dei (1535/7 version)

    Choir: De Profundis. Conductor: Robert Hollingworth.
    • Hyperion.
  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Song without words - book 1 Op.19 (no.1 in E major)

    Performer: Peter Donohoe.
    • CHANDOS.
  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Spinning Song (Song without Words - Bk 6 Op.67)

    Performer: Peter Donohoe.
    • Chandos.

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  • Tue 28 Feb 2023 17:00

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