Alfred Brendel plays Beethoven's 4th Piano Concerto in Munich
Alfred Brendel plays Beethoven鈥檚 4th Piano Concerto in an archive recording from Munich, plus Elgar's Enigma Variations from the 麻豆社 National Orchestra of Wales.
Mark Forrest continues his week of specially recorded music and performances from the UK and Europe. Today we hear another treasured archive recording of Alfred Brendel playing Beethoven鈥檚 Piano Concerto No.4 with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra in Munich. There鈥檚 more piano music from one of the prize winners from the 2024 Leeds Piano Competition too: the Chinese pianist Junyan Chen, who plays Couperin & Messiaen in a concert recorded last month at London鈥檚 Wigmore Hall. And, to end the programme, conductor Nil Venditti joins the 麻豆社 National Orchestra of Wales in a performance of Elgar鈥檚 Enigma Variations.
Including:
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.4 in G, Op.58
Alfred Brendel (piano)
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Sir Colin Davis (conductor)
John Pickard: Ave maris stella
麻豆社 Singers
Sofi Jeannin (conductor)
Heinrich Biber: Passacaglia in G minor (The Guardian Angel)
Veronika Eberle (violin)
William Grant Still: Afro-American Symphony
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Riccardo Minasi (conductor)
Francois Couperin: Les Baricades; Le Tic-toc-choc ou les maillotins; Les ombres errantes; Les tricoteuses
Junyan Chen (piano)
Olivier Messiaen: Preludes: La Colombe; Un reflet dans le vent
Junyan Chen (piano)
Robert Schumann: Manfred Overture, Op.115
Croatian Radiotelevision Orchestra
Gyorgy Gyorivanyi (conductor)
Franz Schubert: String Trio in B flat, D. 471
Mondrian Ensemble
Edward Elgar: Enigma Variations
麻豆社 National Orchestra of Wales
Nil Venditti (conductor)
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No.4 in G, Op.58
Performer: Alfred Brendel. Orchestra: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Colin Davis. -
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John Pickard
Ave Maris Stella
Choir: 麻豆社 Singers. Conductor: Sofi Jeannin. -
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Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber
Passacaglia in G minor (The Guardian Angel)
Performer: Veronika Eberle. -
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Millicent McFall
Beethoven paraphrase on Moonlight Sonata
Performer: Junyan Chen. -
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William Grant Still
Afro-American Symphony
Orchestra: Frankfurt Radio Symphony. Conductor: Riccardo Minasi. -
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Fran莽ois Couperin
Pieces De Clavecin - Ordre No. 6 ; Les Baricades Misterieuses
Performer: Junyan Chen. -
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Fran莽ois Couperin
Pieces De Clavecin - Ordre No. 18 ; Le Tic-Toc-Choc Ou Les Maillotins
Performer: Junyan Chen. -
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Fran莽ois Couperin
Pieces De Clavecin - Ordre No. 25 ; Les Ombres Errantes
Performer: Junyan Chen. -
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Fran莽ois Couperin
Pieces De Clavecin - Ordre No. 23 (Les Satires Chevre-Pieds) ; Les Tricoteuses
Performer: Junyan Chen. -
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Olivier Messiaen
8 Preludes ; No.1; La Colombe
Performer: Junyan Chen. -
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Olivier Messiaen
8 Preludes ; No.8; Un Reflet Dans Le Vent
Performer: Junyan Chen. -
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Robert Schumann
Overture to 'Manfred, Op. 115', after Byron
Orchestra: Croatian Radiotelevision Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Gyorgy Gyorivanyi Rath. -
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Franz Schubert
String Trio in B flat, D. 471
Performer: Ivana Prista拧ov谩. Performer: Petra Ackermann. Performer: Karolina 脰hman. Performer: Tamriko Kordzaia. Ensemble: Mondrian Ensemble. -
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Giovanni Gabrieli
Magnificat a 12
Orchestra: La Venexiana. Conductor: Claudio Cavina. -
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Ethel Smyth
String Quintet in E major Op.1 (3rd mvt)
Performer: Joachim Griesheimer. Ensemble: Mannheim String Quartet.- CPO.
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Michael Betteridge
A Place
Choir: Kantos Chamber Choir. Conductor: Ellie Slorach. -
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Edward Elgar
Variations on an Original Theme, Op 36 (Enigma)
Orchestra: 麻豆社 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Nil Venditti.
Broadcast
- Thu 8 Jan 2026 13:00麻豆社 Radio 3