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Britten's Violin Concerto

Carolin Widmann plays Britten's Violin Concerto with the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, plus motets from the Bach family with ensemble amarcordplus, and BBC performing groups.

Penny Gore introduces recordings by the BBC performing groups and by groups across Europe, with a focus throughout this week on the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra.

Today in Frankfurt, Carolin Widmann joins the orchestra as the soloist in Britten's Violin Concerto, the BBC Symphony Orchestra plays Holst's The Perfect fool, we have Ravel's Bolero from the BBC Philharmonic, and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra with music by Sibelius. There's also more from the early music ensemble amacordplus, with music from the Bach family in Germany.

Including:

Josef Strauss: Fireproof polka
BBC Philharmonic
Vassily Sinaiksy, conductor

Liebholdt: Habe deine Lust an dem Herren
Schein: Da Jakob vollendet hatte
Ensemble amarcordplus

c.2.20pm
Holst: The Perfect fool
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Davis, conductor

Mozart: Rondo in A minor K.511
Mitsuko Uchida, piano

Rossini: L' Italiana in Algeri - Overture
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Claudio Abbado, conductor

3pm
Britten: Violin Concerto, op. 15
Carolin Widmann, violin
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Hugh Wolff, conductor

Artist Choice - Carolin Widmann:

Britten: 4 Sea interludes from 'Peter Grimes'; no.3; Moonlight
BBC Philharmonic
Edward Gardner, conductor

Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro - Overture
Mozart: Deh vieni, non tardar, from 'Le nozze di Figaro'
Regula Mühlemann, soprano
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Tarmo Peltokoski, conductor

Ravel: Bolero
BBC Philharmonic
Juanjo Mena, conductor

Schumann: 3 Romances, Op 94
Annelien van Wauwe, clarinet
Lucas Blondeel, piano

Sibelius: Kullervo goes to war (Kullervo)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Dausgaard, conductor

J.M. Bach: Unser Leben währet siebenzig Jahr
J.C. Bach: Der Mensch, vom Weibe geboren, motet
Ensemble amarcordplus

3 hours, 1 minute

Last on

Tue 30 May 2023 14:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Josef Strauss

    Fireproof polka

    Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Vassily Sinaisky.

  • Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Sonata For Violin And Piano In A, D.574 - Scherzo

    • Franz Schubert: Fantasie C-Dur / Rondo h-Moll / Sonate A-Dur.
    • ECM New Series.
    • 9.

  • Liebholdt

    Habe deine Lust an dem Herren

    Performer: Sebastian Heindl. Ensemble: Ensemble armacordplus.

  • Johann Hermann Schein

    Da Jakob vollendet hatte

    Performer: Sebastian Heindl. Ensemble: Ensemble armacordplus.

  • Gustav Holst

    The Perfect Fool

    Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Davis.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Rondo in A minor, K.511

    Performer: Mitsuko Uchida.
    • PHILIPS.

  • Camille Saint‐Saëns

    The Swan [Carnival of the Animals]

    Performer: Raphaël Perraud. Performer: Emilie Gastaud.

  • Gioachino Rossini

    L'italiana in Algeri (Overture)

    Orchestra: Chamber Orchestra of Europe. Conductor: Claudio Abbado.
    • Overtures (The Chamber Orchestra of Europe feat. conductor: Claudio Abbado).
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 003.

  • Sigismondo d’India

    Dilectus meus

    Singer: Hana Blažíková. Ensemble: The Breathtaking Collective.

  • Benjamin Britten

    Violin Concerto, op. 15

    Performer: Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra. Performer: Carolin Widmann. Conductor: Hugh Wolff.

  • Eugène Ysaÿe

    Finale con brio, from 'Sonata for Solo Violin in G minor, op. 27/1' (encore)

    Performer: Carolin Widmann.

  • Benjamin Britten

    Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes (Dawn)

    Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Edward Gardner.
    • Chandos.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Overture to 'Le nozze di Figaro'

    Orchestra: Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Tarmo Peltokoski.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Deh vieni, non tardar, from 'Le nozze di Figaro'

    Singer: Regula Mühlemann. Orchestra: Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Tarmo Peltokoski.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Un moto di gioia, from 'Le nozze di Figaro' (Vienna revival)

    Singer: Regula Mühlemann. Orchestra: Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Tarmo Peltokoski.

  • Maurice Ravel

    Bolero

    Performer: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Performer: Juanjo Mena.

  • Robert Schumann

    3 Romances, Op 94

    Performer: Annelien Van Wauwe. Performer: Lucas Blondeel.

  • Jean Sibelius

    Kullervo goes to war (Kullervo)

    Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Thomas Dausgaard.
    • HYPERION.

  • Johann Michael Bach

    Unser Leben währet siebenzig Jahr

    Performer: Sebastian Heindl. Ensemble: Ensemble armacordplus.

  • Johann Christoph Bach

    Der Mensch, vom Weibe geboren, motet

    Performer: Sebastian Heindl. Ensemble: Ensemble armacordplus.

  • Johann Michael Bach

    Ich weiss, dass mein Erlöser lebt (encore)

    Performer: Sebastian Heindl. Ensemble: Ensemble armacordplus.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Piano Sonata No.7, Op.83: III. Precipitato

    Performer: Yulianna Avdeeva.
    • La Folle Journée 2018: Vers un nouveau monde.
    • Mirare.
    • 212.

  • Henry Purcell

    Rondeau (Abdelazer)

    Ensemble: The Brandenburg Consort. Conductor: Roy Goodman.
    • Rondeaux Royaux: The Brandenburg Consort, Roy Goodman.
    • Hyperion.
    • 11.

Broadcast

  • Tue 30 May 2023 14:00
    BBC Radio 3