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Handel's Zadok the Priest

Katie Derham presents Handel's Zadok the Priest as part of Ten Pieces. Plus Bax: Overture, Elegy and Rondo. Mahler: Todtenfeier. Beethoven: Violin Concerto. Brahms: Symphony No 3.

With Katie Derham

With "Ten Pieces" the 麻豆社 is aiming to inspire a generation of children in primary schools to get creative with Classical Music, and every weekday this week an next, Afternoon on 3 offers a chance to hear the whole works at the beginning of each programme at 2pm.

Today the 麻豆社 National Chorus and Orchestra of Wales perform Handel's Zadok the Priest.

For more about Ten Pieces visit http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01vs08w

The rest of the programme features the 麻豆社 Philharmonic in recent recordings, including Mahler's Todtenfeier with soprano Hillevi Martinpelto, and Beethoven's Violin Concerto with Elena Urioste.

2pm
Ten Pieces
Handel
Zadok the Priest, HWV.258
麻豆社 National Chorus and Orchestra of Wales
Richard Hickox (conductor)

2.05
Bax
Overture, Elegy and Rondo
麻豆社 Philharmonic
Andrew Davis (conductor)

2.30
Mahler
Todtenfeier (orig vers)
麻豆社 Philharmonic
Hillevi Martinpelto (sop)
John Storgards (conductor)

3.00
Beethoven
Violin Concerto in D, Op 61
Elena Urioste (violin)
麻豆社 Philharmonic
Richard Farnes (conductor)

3.50
Brahms
Symphony No.3 in F
麻豆社 Philharmonic
Richard Farnes (conductor).

2 hours, 30 minutes

Music Played

  • Arnold Bax

    Overture, Elegy and Rondo

    Orchestra: 麻豆社 Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Davis.
  • Johannes Brahms

    Symphony no. 3 in F major, Op. 90

    Orchestra: 麻豆社 Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Farnes.
  • George Frideric Handel

    Zadok the priest (HWV.258)

    Orchestra: 麻豆社 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Richard Hickox. Choir: 麻豆社 National Chorus of Wales.
  • Gustav Mahler

    Todtenfeier (Original version)

    Singer: Hillevi Martinpelto. Orchestra: 麻豆社 Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: John Storg氓rds.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61

    Performer: Elena Urioste. Orchestra: 麻豆社 Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Farnes.

Credit

Role Contributor
Performer 麻豆社 Philharmonic Orchestra

Broadcast

  • Fri 3 Oct 2014 14:00