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European Summer Festivals - Week 2, Monday

Ian Skelly introduces a second week of recordings from European summer festivals, including music from Mendelssohn to Missy Mazzoli.

Ian Skelly introduces a second week of recordings from this year's European summer festivals. James Gaffigan conducts the Bergen Philharmonic in the music of George Walker and Missy Mazzoli, there's a double helping of Mendelssohn in Brussels, and Sibelius in Granada.

Throughout the week, Ian will also present recordings of pieces created by the winners of the 2019 麻豆社 Young Composer competition.

Including:

Bergen International Festival
John Adams: The Chairman Dances, Foxtrot for orchestra
Walker: Lyric for Strings
Missy Mazzoli: Vespers for Violin; Dark with Excessive Bright (violin concerto arrangement)
Peter Herresthal (violin), Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, James Gaffigan (conductor)

Brussels Festival Musiq3
Mendelssohn: The Hebrides, op. 26, overture in B minor ('Fingal's Cave')
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor, op. 64
Renaud Capu莽on (violin), Brussels Philharmonic Orchestra, St茅phane Den猫ve (conductor)

Granada Festival
Sibelius: Symphony No. 6 in D minor, op. 104
Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Klaus M盲kel盲 (conductor)

2 hours, 31 minutes

Music Played

  • John Adams

    The Chairman dances - foxtrot

    Orchestra: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: James Gaffigan.
  • Joseph Bodin de Boismortier

    Cello Concerto in D major Op.26`6

    Performer: Igor Bobovich. Ensemble: La Voce Strumentale. Conductor: Dmitry Sinkovsky.
  • Maurice Ravel

    Le Tombeau de Couperin

    Orchestra: Orchestre de Paris 鈥 Philharmonie. Conductor: Klaus M盲kel盲.
  • Sasha Scott

    Nerve

    Orchestra: 麻豆社 Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Hugh Tieppo鈥怋runt.
  • Felix Mendelssohn

    The Hebrides (Fingal's Cave) - overture Op.26

    Orchestra: Brussels Philharmonic. Conductor: St茅phane Den猫ve.
  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Violin Concerto in E minor Op.64

    Performer: Renaud Capu莽on. Orchestra: Brussels Philharmonic. Conductor: St茅phane Den猫ve.
  • George Walker

    Lyric for Strings

    Orchestra: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: James Gaffigan.
  • Missy Mazzoli

    Dark with Excessive Bright

    Performer: Peter Herresthal. Orchestra: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: James Gaffigan.
  • Jean Sibelius

    Symphony no. 6 in D minor Op.104

    Orchestra: Mahler Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Klaus M盲kel盲.
  • Pyotr Tchaikovsky

    The Seasons Op.37b; August (Harvest)

    Performer: Denis Matsuev.
    • RCA.

Broadcast

  • Mon 2 Aug 2021 14:00