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Radio 3,04 Nov 2026,120 mins

Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet from Dresden

Classical Live

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Elizabeth Alker presents an afternoon of exceptional music-making, featuring recent performances by one of the world’s oldest and most prestigious symphony orchestras, the Staatskapelle Dresden, alongside chamber music from Bavaria. The programme opens with an orchestral suite of music from Wagner’s Götterdämmerung - The Twilght of the Gods - the concluding part of his epic 'Ring Cycle' of operas performed by the Staatskapelle Dresden under Daniele Gatti. The orchestra returns under Elim Chan for a vivid suite of music from Prokofiev’s ballet Romeo and Juliet. From the Imperial Hall Concerts in Füssen in Bavaria, clarinettist Ib Hausmann and pianist Mengjie Han perform music by Joseph Horovitz. Richard Wagner Götterdämmerung Suite Staatskapelle Dresden Daniele Gatti (conductor) Claude Debussy Piano Trio in G major Alina Ibragimova (violin) Christian Poltera (cello) Cedric Tiberghien (piano) Serge Prokofiev (selected by Elim Chan) Romeo and Juliet Suite Staatskapelle Dresden Elim Chan (conductor) Imperial Hall Concerts, Füssen: Joseph Horovitz Sonatina for Clarinet and Piano Ib Hausmann (clarinet) Mengjie Han (piano) To listen to this programme (using most smart speakers) just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Classical Live"

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Götterdämmerung Suite
    Götterdämmerung Suite
    Richard Wagner
  3. 2.
    Piano Trio in G major
    Piano Trio in G major
    Claude Debussy
  4. 3.
    Suite from 'Romeo and Juliet', Op 64
    Suite from 'Romeo and Juliet', Op 64
    Sergey Prokofiev
  5. 4.
    Sonatina for Clarinet and Piano
    Sonatina for Clarinet and Piano
    Joseph Horovitz
  6. 5.
    Intermezzo, Op 34
    Intermezzo, Op 34
    Teresa Carreño