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The Inextinguishable

Fabio Luisi conducts the Danish National Symphony Orchestra in a performance of Carl Nielsen's Symphony No 4, 'The Inextinguishable'.

Ian Skelly with a selection of performances from BBC ensembles and from concert halls around Europe.

Today's 3pm spotlight is Carl Nielsen's 4th Symphony, 'The Inextinguishable', performed by the Danish National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Fabio Luisi, recorded at the DR Concert Hall, Copenhagen, Denmark. Plus we have more Norwegian fiddle music from violinist Ragnhild Hemsing.

Including:

Niels Gade: Symphony No.4 in B flat major, Op.20: iv. Finale Allegro molto vivace
Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
Christopher Hogwood, conductor

Johan Halvorsen: Norwegian Dance No. 2, for violin and piano
Ragnhild Hemsing, fiddle
Mario Häring, piano

Franz Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 2 in A, S. 125
Alexandre Kantorow, piano
SWR Symphony Orchestra, Stuttgart
Pablo Heras-Casado, conductor

Isaac Hirshow: Kol Gojim
BBC Singers
Paul Brough, conductor
Tom Raskin, tenor

Claude Debussy: Sonata in D minor for cello and piano
Anastasia Kobekina, cello
Elisabeth Brauss, piano

3pm
Carl Nielsen: Symphony No. 4 in F minor, op. 29 ('The Inextinguishable')
Danish National Symphony Orchestra
Fabio Luisi, conductor

Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Voyevoda (Symphonic Ballad)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Alpesh Chauhan, conductor

Edvard Grieg: Andante con moto in C minor
Ragnhild Hemsing, violin
Benedict Kloeckner, cello
Mario Häring, piano

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Ballade for Orchestra
BBC Philharmonic
Anja Bihlmaier, conductor

3 hours, 1 minute

Last on

Thu 26 Oct 2023 14:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Niels Wilhelm Gade

    Symphony No.4 in B flat major, Op.20: iv. Finale Allegro molto vivace

    Orchestra: Danish National Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Christopher Hogwood.
    • CHANDOS.

  • Johan Halvorsen

    Norwegian Dance No. 2, for violin and piano

    Performer: Ragnhild Hemsing. Performer: Mario Häring.

  • Franz Liszt

    Piano Concerto No. 2 in A, S. 125

    Performer: Alexandre Kantorow. Orchestra: SWR Symphony Orchestra, Stuttgart. Conductor: Pablo Heras‐Casado.

  • Isaac Hirshow

    Kol Gojim

    Choir: BBC Singers. Singer: Tom Raskin. Conductor: Paul Brough.

  • Leokadiya Kashperova

    Symphony in B minor, op. 4

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Jane Glover.

  • Claude Debussy

    Cello Sonata in D minor

    Performer: Anastasia Kobekina. Performer: Elisabeth Brauss.

  • Carl Nielsen

    Symphony No. 4 in F minor, op. 29 ('The Inextinguishable')

    Orchestra: Danish National Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Fabio Luisi.

  • Edvard Grieg

    Ved Mannejevningen, from 'Sigurd Jorsalfar op. 22/3'

    Performer: Ragnhild Hemsing. Performer: Mario Häring.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Voyevoda (Symphonic Ballad)

    Composer: Alpesh Chauhan. Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Alpesh Chauhan.

  • Franz Schubert

    Im Freien D.880

    Singer: James Newby. Performer: Joseph Middleton.
    • I wonder as I Wander: Beethoven, Schubert, Mahler and Britten.
    • BIS.
    • 6.

  • Anton Stepanovich Arensky

    Piano Trio No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 32 - I. Allegro moderato

    Ensemble: Trio con Brio Copenhagen.
    • ORCHID CLASSICS.

  • Ernest John Moeran

    Symphony in G minor: 3: Vivace

    Orchestra: Ulster Orchestra. Conductor: Vernon Handley.

  • Edvard Grieg

    Andante con moto in C minor

    Performer: Ragnhild Hemsing. Performer: Benedict Kloeckner. Performer: Mario Häring.

  • Per Nørgård

    Halleluja - vor Gud er forrykt

    Performer: Eero Palviainen. Performer: Björn Gäfvert. Performer: Daniel Holst. Author: Adolf Wölfli. Choir: Eric Ericsons Kammarkör. Conductor: Grete Pedersen.

  • Domenico Scarlatti

    Sonata in A major Kk.212

    Performer: Murray Perahia.
    • SONY.

  • Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Ballade

    Performer: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Performer: Anja Bihlmaier.

Broadcast

  • Thu 26 Oct 2023 14:00
    BBC Radio 3