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Sibelius 2nd Symphony

Gemma New conducts the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra in Sibelius's 2nd Symphony plus chamber music from the New Ross Piano Festival in Ireland.

Linton Stephens presents an afternoon of great performances from some of today's outstanding classical musicians. In a week that focuses on some of today's busiest conductors, in today's programme we have New Zealand born Gemma New conducting much loved music by Sibelius and Grieg; Elim Chan presents music by Caroline Shaw; and the Swiss/Australian conductor Elena Schwarz offers a selection of vibrant orchestrations of Rachmaninov.

From St Mary's Church in New Ross, Anna Fedorova performs one of Beethoven's most intense and dramatic sonatas from the recent New Ross Piano Festival and we have music for clarinet trio from there by three of today's finest chamber musicians.

Edvard Grieg
Peer Gynt Suite No 1
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Gemma New (conductor)

New Ross Piano Festival:
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata in F minor, ‘Appassionata’
Anna Fedorova (piano)

Jean Sibelius
Symphony No 2
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Gemma New (conductor)

New Ross Piano Festival:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Kegelstatt Trio K498
Finghin Collins (piano)
Rachel Roberts (viola)
Robert Plane (clarinet)

Caroline Shaw
Entr'acte for String Orchestra
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Elim Chan (conductor)

Sergei Rachmaninov/Ottorino Respighi
Cinq Etudes Tableaux
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Elena Schwarz (conductor)

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Music Played

  • Edvard Grieg

    Peer Gynt Suite No 1

    Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Gemma New.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Sonata in F minor, Op 57, 'Appassionata'

    Performer: Anna Fedorova.

  • Pau Casals

    Sardana

    Performer: Sheku Kanneh‐Mason. Performer: Guy Johnston. Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.
    • DECCA.

  • Thomas Tallis

    Absterge Domine

    Ensemble: The Gesualdo Six. Conductor: Owain Park.

  • Jean Sibelius

    Symphony No 2

    Performer: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Performer: Gemma New.

  • Fritz Kreisler

    La Précieuse (in the style of Couperin)

    Performer: Peter Moore. Performer: Zeynep Özsuca.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Kegelstatt Trio, K. 498

    Performer: Finghin Collins. Performer: Rachel Roberts. Performer: Robert Plane.

  • Caroline Shaw

    Entr'acte

    Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Elim Chan.

  • Frédéric Chopin

    Etude Op 25 no 11 'Winter Wind'

    Performer: Ryan Wang.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    5 Etudes-tableaux

    Orchestrator: Ottorino Respighi. Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Elena Schwarz.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    French Suite No 5 in G Major, VII. Gigue

    Performer: Lauren Zhang.
    • Festival Debuts 2019: Live Recording (Ruhr Piano Festival).
    • Cavi-Music.

Broadcast

  • Last Tuesday13:00
    BBC Radio 3