Dvořák's 8th Symphony from Berlin

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Elizabeth Alker presents an afternoon of exceptional music-making featuring recent performances from the top German orchestras, including today, the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; plus chamber music from Bavaria. The programme opens with rarely heard Gershwin in a vibrant new arrangement by Miho Hazama and Dvořák’s richly coloured 8th Symphony and the evocative tone poem En Saga by Sibelius, both conducted by the Finnish born conductor Sakari Oramo. From the Imperial Hall Concerts in the Bavarian town of Füssen, Poulenc’s playful incidental music for Jean Anouilh's play L’Invitation au château, and the Amatis Piano Trio performs Mendelssohn’s lyrical Second Piano Trio. From the Goldmund Festival, tenor Julian Prégardien joins the Goldmund Quartet for an arrangement of Schumann’s expressive early Liederkreis. Elsewhere, Richard Goode offers an intimate perspective on Beethoven’s late Piano Sonatas George Gershwin (arr. Miho Hazama) From the Place That Knows Everything Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra Miho Hazama (conductor) Imperial Hall Concerts, Füssen: Francis Poulenc Incidental music from 'L'Invitation au château' Ib Hausmann (clarinet) Lea Hausmann (violin) Mengjie Han (piano) Imperial Hall Concerts, Füssen: Felix Mendelssohn Piano Trio No 2 in C minor Amatis Piano Trio Antonín Dvořák Symphony No 8 in G Major Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra Sakari Oramo (conductor) Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Sonata in E major, Op 109 Richard Goode (piano) Goldmund Festival: Robert Schumann Liederkreis, Op 24 Julian Prégardien (tenor) Goldmund Quartet Jean Sibelius En Saga Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra Sakari Oramo (conductor) To listen to this programme (using most smart speakers) just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Classical Live"