A Spanish celebration featuring a musical telling of Don Quixote
Elizabeth Alker showcases the best performances from the UK and beyond, including a performance of Gerhard's Don Quixote performed by the 麻豆社 Philharmonic
Elizabeth Alker showcases the best performances by 麻豆社 orchestras, choirs, ensembles and other great performing groups from Europe and around the globe.
This week on Classical Live, there is a celebration of Spanish music. Violinist Esther Yoo joins Spain's RTVE Symphony Orchestra and conductor Andrey Boreyko to perform Bruch's famous first violin concerto. Music by Spanish composers such as Juan Mar铆a Guelbenzu and Arturo M谩rquez will also be performed plus there will be highlights from Bizet's Carmen performed by the 麻豆社 National Orchestra of Wales. The centrepiece of today's programme is Roberto Gerhard's rarely heard musical telling of Miguel Cervantes's story of Don Quixote performed by the 麻豆社 Philharmonic with conductor, Juanjo Mena.
Elizabeth also has a spotlight on violin sonatas throughout the week. Today, American violinist Esther Yoo and pianist Robert Koenig perform Grieg and Naoka Aoki comes to the end of her presentations of Eug猫ne Ysa每e's fiendish sonatas for solo violin with a performance of the his third sonata - the 'Ballade'.
Max Bruch
Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26
Esther Yoo (violin)
RTVE Symphony Orchestra
Andrey Boreyko (conductor)
Juan Mar铆a Guelbenzu
Mamita (danza habanera)
Noelia Rodiles (piano)
Roberto Gerhard
础濒别驳谤铆补蝉
麻豆社 Philharmonic
Juanjo Mena (conductor)
Edvard Grieg
Violin Sonata No 3 in C minor, Op 45
Esther Yoo (violin)
Robert Koenig (piano)
Georges Bizet
Habanera from 'Carmen'
Niamh O'Sullivan (mezzo-soprano)
麻豆社 National Orchestra of Wales
Nil Venditti (conductor)
Georges Bizet
Chanson boh猫me from 'Carmen'
Niamh O'Sullivan (mezzo-soprano)
麻豆社 National Orchestra of Wales
Nil Venditti (conductor)
Roberto Gerhard
Don Quixote
麻豆社 Philharmonic
Juanjo Mena (conductor)
Arturo M谩rquez
Danz贸n No. 2
Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra
Alondra de la Parra (conductor)
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Max Bruch
Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26
Performer: Esther Yoo. Performer: Orquesta Sinf贸nica de Radio Televisi贸n Espa帽ola. Performer: Andrey Boreyko. -
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Juan Mar铆a Guelbenzu
'Mamita'. Habanera Dance
Performer: Noelia Rodiles. -
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Rachel Portman
Juniper
Performer: Ben Hancox. Performer: Richard Harwood. Performer: Dave Arch. -
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Dario Marianelli
I Think I Do Remember Him
Performer: Richard Harwood. -
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Roberto Gerhard
Alegrias
Performer: 麻豆社 Philharmonic Orchestra. Performer: Juanjo Mena. -
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Edvard Grieg
Violin Sonata No 3 in C minor, Op 45
Performer: Esther Yoo. Performer: Robert Koenig. -
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Georges Bizet
Habanera (Carmen)
Performer: Niamh O'Sullivan. Orchestra: 麻豆社 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Nil Venditti. Conductor: Nil Venditti. -
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Georges Bizet
Chanson Boheme (Carmen)
Performer: Niamh O'Sullivan. Orchestra: 麻豆社 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Nil Venditti. -
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Bernard Herrmann
Echoes for String Quartet
Performer: Ben Hancox. Performer: Esther Kim. Performer: Garfield Jackson. Performer: Richard Harwood. -
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Roberto Gerhard
Don Quixote
Performer: 麻豆社 Philharmonic Orchestra. Performer: Juanjo Mena. -
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Belle Chen
Departure
Performer: Belle Chen.- Departure.
- Eito.
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Marin Marais
La sonnerie de Sainte-Genevi猫ve du Mont de Paris
Ensemble: Le Concert des Nations. Director: Jordi Savall.- Tous Les MAtins du Monde: Bande Originale du Film/Jordi Savall.
- Alia Vox.
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Arturo M谩rquez
Danz贸n No. 2
Orchestra: Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra. Conductor: Alondra de la Parra.
Broadcast
- Fri 4 Apr 2025 13:00麻豆社 Radio 3