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Sibelius: Songs of Love and Freedom

Julia Sporsen, Anna-Maria Helsing and the BBC Concert Orchestra in music by Sibelius and contemporaries. Also the world premiere of Dominique le Gendre's Concerto for Orchestra.

Soprano Julia Sporsen joins Chief Conductor Anna-Maria Helsing and the BBC Concert Orchestra in songs by Sibelius and his contemporaries, along with the ever popular Finlandia and his first symphony. Also the world premiere of a BBC commission; Dominique le Gendre's Concerto for Orchestra, which draws on her Trinidadian heritage.

Recorded at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London on 16th March.

Presented by Ian Skelly.

Sibelius Finlandia
Ture Rangström The Dark Flower: No. 3 - The wind and the tree; No. 2 - Prayer to the night
Stenhammar Four Swedish Songs, Op. 16 No. 4 - Fylgia
Stenhammar Five Songs, Op. 20 – No. 1, Starry eye
Dominique Le Gendre Concerto for Orchestra (BBC commission: world premiere)

INTERVAL

Sibelius Five Songs, Op.37 No.4 - Was it a Dream?
Sibelius Arioso, Op.3
Sibelius Five Songs, Op.37 No.5 - The maiden came from her lover’s tryst
Sibelius Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39

Julia Sporsen (soprano)
BBC Concert Orchestra
conductor Anna-Maria Helsing

2 hours, 14 minutes

Last on

Tue 16 Apr 2024 19:30
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Jean Sibelius

    Finlandia

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Anna-Maria Helsing.

  • Ture Rangström

    The Wind and the Tree (Dark Flower No 3)

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Anna-Maria Helsing. Singer: Julia Sporsén.

  • Wilhelm Stenhammar

    Fylgia (Four Swedish Songs Op16 No 4)

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Anna-Maria Helsing. Singer: Julia Sporsén.

  • Wilhelm Stenhammar

    Starry Eye (Five Songs Op20 No1)

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Anna-Maria Helsing. Singer: Julia Sporsén.

  • Dominique Le Gendre

    Concerto for Orchestra

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Anna-Maria Helsing.

  • Toivo Kuula

    Daemons Lighting up the Will-o-the-wisp (South Ostrobothnian Suite No 2)

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Martyn Brabbins.
    • Dutton.

  • Traditional Finnish

    The Devil's Polka

    Performer: Matti Rantanen. Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra.
    • Finnish Accordion Institute.

  • Traditional Finnish

    Waltz from Suomusjarvi

    Performer: Matti Rantanen. Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra.
    • Finnish Accordion Institute.

  • Traditional Finnish

    A Beautiful Clerical Polka

    Performer: Matti Rantanen. Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra.
    • Finnish Accordion Institute.

  • Jean Sibelius

    Was it a Dream? Op 37 No 4

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Anna-Maria Helsing. Singer: Julia Sporsén.

  • Jean Sibelius

    Arioso

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Anna-Maria Helsing. Singer: Julia Sporsén.

  • Jean Sibelius

    The Maiden Came from her Lover's Tryst Op37 No5

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Anna-Maria Helsing. Singer: Julia Sporsén.

  • Jean Sibelius

    Symphony No 1 in E minor

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Anna-Maria Helsing.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Piano Trio No. 1 in B major, Op. 8 - III Adagio

    Performer: Tessa Lark. Performer: Deborah Pae. Performer: Misha Namirovsky.
    • TYX Art.

  • Béla Bartók

    Rutén Kolomejka (Ruthenian Kolomejka)

    Performer: Tessa Lark. Performer: Sierra Hull. Music Arranger: Tessa Lark. Music Arranger: Sierra Hull.
    • The Stradgrass Sessions.
    • First Hand Records.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Tue 16 Apr 2024 19:30
    BBC Radio 3