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Russian Heart, Soviet Steel

Dalia Stasevska conducts the 麻豆社 SO in Mosolov and Rachmaninov. Pianist Marie-Ange Nguci and trumpeter Philip Cobb are the soloists in Shostakovich鈥檚 First Piano Concerto.

From the unsettling vantage point of the 1920s and 30s three Russian composers reflect on their homeland. Dmitri Shostakovich鈥檚 outlandish Piano Concerto No.1 is performed by young Albanian Marie-Ange Nguci, with its standout part for trumpet, played by the 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra鈥檚 Principal Trumpet Philip Cobb. Rachmaninov, who had fled the Soviet Union to America, in his final Symphony No.3 pines in broad melodies, and astonishing orchestral sounds, for pre-Soviet Russia. The shock of the new begins it all with the heat of Soviet futurism in Alexander Mosolov鈥檚 The Iron Foundry, a punch of a piece in which the whole orchestra literally imitates the sounds of a factory floor.

During the interval of this live broadcast from the Barbican Hall, the 麻豆社 Symphony Chorus with Chorus Director Neil Ferris perform Russian and Russian-inspired works live from the Maida Vale Studios.

Presented by Hannah French

Alexander Mosolov: The Iron Foundry (1927)
Dmitri Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 1 (1933)

8.05pm Interval live from Maida Vale Studio 1.

Rachmaninov: Priiditye, poklonimsia
Rachmaninov: Bogoroditse Dyevo
Cheryl Frances-Hoad: Bogoroditse Dyevo
Galina Grigorjeva: In Paradisum
Schnittke: Three Sacred Hymns

麻豆社 Symphony Chorus
Neil Ferris (conductor)

8.25pm
Sergei Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 3 (1935-36)

Marie-Ange Nguci (piano)
Philip Cobb (trumpet)
麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra
Dalia Stasevska (conductor)

Photo (c) Jarmo Katila

2 hours, 28 minutes

Last on

Fri 4 Feb 2022 19:30
麻豆社 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Alexander Mosolov

    The Iron Foundry (1927)

    Orchestra: 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Dalia Stasevska.

  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Piano Concerto No. 1 (1933)

    Performer: Philip Cobb. Performer: Marie-Ange Nguci. Orchestra: 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Dalia Stasevska.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    O Come Let us Worship from the Vespers

    Ensemble: 麻豆社 Symphony Chorus. Conductor: Neil Ferris.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Bogoroditse Dyevo (from the Vespers)

    Ensemble: 麻豆社 Symphony Chorus. Conductor: Neil Ferris.

  • Cheryl Frances-Hoad

    Bogoroditse Dyevo

    Ensemble: 麻豆社 Symphony Chorus. Conductor: Neil Ferris.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Come let us Worship

    Ensemble: 麻豆社 Symphony Chorus. Conductor: Neil Ferris.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Bogoroditsye Dyevo

    Ensemble: 麻豆社 Symphony Chorus. Conductor: Neil Ferris.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Symphony No. 3 (1935-36)

    Orchestra: 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Dalia Stasevska.

  • Franz Liszt

    Fantasy on Themes from Mozart's Figaro and Don Giovanni, S. 697

    Performer: Chiyan Wong.
    • Liszt Transfigured 鈥� Operatic Fantasies for Piano.
    • LINN Records.
    • 4.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    La Clemenza di Tito - arr. for wind ensemble

    Performer: Bl盲ser der Berliner Philharmoniker. Music Arranger: Joseph Triebensee.
    • Orfeo.

Broadcast

  • Fri 4 Feb 2022 19:30
    麻豆社 Radio 3

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