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Barokksolistene and Sandrine Piau drop in

Hannah French with the best classical music to start your weekend.

Hannah French with the best classical music to start your weekend.

Hannah is joined by the French soprano Sandrine Piau to talk about her musicial life as a world-renowned soloist and an upcoming performance of virtuosic arias by Handel at the Wigmore Hall - a programme which sets out to show why London's audiences flocked to hear his latest productions three centuries ago.

Marking their 20th anniversary, Norwegian ensemble Barokksolistene and founder/leader Bjarte Eike bring their special brand of sixteenth century alehouse revelry to the studio with live music and conversation about their exciting 麻豆社 Proms debut this year.

In June 1965, the Wandsworth School Boys鈥� Choir found themselves taking part in a performance and subsequent recording of Carl Orff鈥檚 Carmina Burana which began two decades of high profile performances and recordings as they became the go-to choir for many artists and composers, especially Benjamin Britten. We hear from past members who share their memories of life in the choir and their inspirational head of music at the time, Russell Burgess, and they reflect on how their time in the choir made a lasting impression on their lives.

Plus the continuation of 麻豆社 Radio 3鈥檚 25 for 25: Sounds of the Century 鈥� a series of brand new commissions celebrating and commemorating some of the biggest events of the 21st century so far. This week, the first ever image of a black hole created by the Event Horizon Telescope is the inspiration behind Heloise Werner鈥檚 M87. Named after the galaxy in which the hole exists, the piece was written for the 麻豆社 Singers and uses the data collection schedule alongside quotes from the press conferences which announced the publication of the image.

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Music Played

  • Christoph Willibald Gluck

    Orfeo ed Euridice (Overture)

    Orchestra: Freiburg Baroque Orchestra. Conductor: Ren茅 Jacobs.
    • HARMONIA MUNDI.

  • Samuel Barber

    Excursions Op. 20 (Arr. for Wind Quintet by Jelte Althuis): I. Un poco allegro

    Music Arranger: Jelte Althuis. Ensemble: Calefax Reed Quintet.
    • PENTATONE.

  • Joseph Haydn

    String Quartet in A major Op.20`6 (2nd mvt)

    Ensemble: Chiaroscuro Quartet.
    • BIS.

  • Maurice Ravel

    Daphnis et Chlo茅 Suite no.2 (Lever du jour)

    Orchestra: Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Yannick N茅zet鈥怱茅guin.
    • Yannick Nezet-Seguin Ravel Rotterdam Phiharmonic Orchestra.
    • EMI Classics.
    • 1.

  • Georg Philipp Telemann

    Quartet in G major for recorder, oboe, violin and continuo

    Performer: Erik Bosgraaf. Ensemble: Ensemble Cordevento.
    • BRILLIANT CLASSICS.

  • Dora Peja膷evi膰

    Piano Concerto in G minor Op.33 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Peter Donohoe. Orchestra: 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.
    • Chandos.

  • Robert Schumann

    Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 7, Tr盲umerei

    Performer: Thibaut Garcia. Music Arranger: Agust铆n Barrios Mangor茅.
    • El Bohemio.
    • ERATO.
    • 19.

  • Ferdinand Ries

    Symphony No. 8 in E-Flat Major: III. Scherzo. Vivace - Trio

    Conductor: Janne Nisonen. Orchestra: Tapiola Sinfonietta.
    • Ondine.

  • John Adams

    China Gates

    Performer: Daniil Trifonov.
    • Adams: China Gates.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 1.

  • Bedrich Smetana

    M谩 Vlast: I. Vysehrad

    Conductor: Ji艡铆 B臎lohl谩vek. Orchestra: Czech Philharmonic.
    • Decca.

  • Henri Duparc

    Chanson triste

    Conductor: Jean-Fran莽ois Verdier. Orchestra: Orchestre Victor Hugo. Singer: Sandrine Piau.
    • Reflet.
    • Alpha Classics.
    • 2.

  • George Frideric Handel

    Scherza in mar la navicella (Lotario)

    Singer: Sandrine Piau. Ensemble: Les Paladins. Conductor: J茅r么me Corr茅as.
    • ALPHA.

  • George Frideric Handel

    Lascia ch'io pianga (Rinaldo)

    Singer: Sandrine Piau. Ensemble: Les Paladins. Director: J茅r么me Corr茅as.
    • Alpha.

  • George Frideric Handel

    Pianger貌 la sorte mia (from 'Giulio Cesare in Egitto')

    Singer: Sandrine Piau. Ensemble: Les Paladins. Conductor: J茅r么me Corr茅as.
    • Enchantresses.
    • ALPHA.

  • Ottorino Respighi

    La Befana (Feste Romane)

    Orchestra: Sinfonia of London. Conductor: John Wilson.
    • CHANDOS.

  • Rebecca Clarke

    Morpheus

    Performer: Philip Dukes. Performer: Sophia Rahman.
    • Naxos.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Serenade no.2 in A major Op.16 (4th mvt)

    Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Conductor: Bernard Haitink.
    • Brahms: The Symphonies: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra/Haitink.
    • Philips.

  • Carl Orff

    O Fortuna (Carmina burana)

    Choir: Wandsworth School Boys鈥� Choir. Orchestra: New Philharmonia Orchestra. Choir: Philharmonia Chorus. Conductor: Rafael Fr眉hbeck de Burgos.
    • Warner Classics.

  • Hector Berlioz

    Te Deum, Op 22 (Christe Rex gloriae)

    Performer: Nicolas Kynaston. Conductor: Colin Davis. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Choir: London Symphony Chorus. Choir: Wandsworth School Boys鈥� Choir.
    • Berlioz: Te Deum: Sir Colin Davis.
    • Philips.
    • 1.

  • Alexander Scriabin

    5 Preludes Op.16: No.1 Andante

    Performer: Yevgeny Sudbin.
    • BIS.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Symphony No. 5 in E Minor, Op. 64: IV. Finale. Andante maestoso - Allegro

    Conductor: Manfred Honeck. Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.
    • REFERENCE RECORDINGS.

  • Henry Purcell

    The Fairy Shuffle

    Ensemble: Barokksolistene.

  • Louise Farrenc

    M茅lodie in Ab Major (arr. for orchestra)

    Music Arranger: Christopher Hussey. Conductor: Shea Lolin. Orchestra: Prague Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra.
    • Sony Classical.

  • H茅lo茂se Werner

    M87

    Performer: 麻豆社 Singers. Conductor: Owain Park.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony no. 1 (Op.21) in C major, 3rd movement; Menuetto

    Orchestra: Chamber Orchestra of Europe. Conductor: Nikolaus Harnoncourt.
    • Beethoven: Symphonies 1-9: Harnoncourt, Chamber Orchestra of Europe.
    • Teldec.
    • 3.

  • Trad.

    Set of 4 Tunes: I Often for My Jenny Strove; Muirland Willie; Old Simon the King; The Flowers of the Flock

    Ensemble: Barokksolistene.

  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    Mazurka in E minor, Op 17 No 2

    Performer: Alexandre Tharaud.
    • Alexandre Tharaud: Chopin; Journal Intime.
    • Virgin Classics.
    • 3.

  • Gustav Holst

    Jupiter, Bringer of Jollity (The Planets Op.32)

    Music Arranger: Stephen Roberts. Ensemble: Black Dyke Band. Conductor: Nicholas Childs.
    • NAXOS.

Broadcast

  • Sat 7 Jun 2025 09:00
    麻豆社 Radio 3