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Tchaikovsky's Manfred Symphony from the 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra

Elizabeth Alker introduces an afternoon of specially made recordings including a performance of Tchaikovsky's Manfred Symphony from the 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra.

Elizabeth Alker brings you an afternoon of exclusive music-making including a performance of Tchaikovsky's dramatic and passionate Manfred Symphony. Performed by the 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra and conductor Semyon Bychkov, the symphony is included as part of a week-long celebration of the composer.

Elsewhere in the programme, we will hear exclusive past chamber highlights recorded for the programme from London's Wigmore Hall. Today, pianist Elisabeth Leonskaja plays Brahms and the ORA Singers sing music by John Bennet and Jonathan Dove. There will also be two orchestral works from the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra - Dvo艡谩k's The Wild Dove and Prokofiev's Love for Three Oranges Suite.

Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k
The Wild Dove, Op. 110, symphonic poem
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Harding (conductor)

Johannes Brahms
7 Hungarian Dances
Elisabeth Leonskaja (piano)

John Bennet
All creatures now are merry minded
ORA Singers

Jonathan Dove
Sweet are the uses of adversity
ORA Singers

Serge Prokofiev
Love for Three Oranges Suite, Op. 33a
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Maxim Emelyanychev (conductor)

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Manfred Symphony
麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra
Semyon Bychkov (conductor)

To listen to this programme (using most smart speakers) just say, 'Ask 麻豆社 Sounds to play Classical Live'.

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2 hours, 56 minutes

Music Played

  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    The Wild Dove, Op. 110, symphonic poem

    Orchestra: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Daniel Harding.
  • Johannes Brahms

    7 Hungarian Dances

    Performer: Elisabeth Leonskaja. Performer: Mihaly Berecz.
  • John Bennett

    All creatures now are merry-minded

    Choir: ORA Singers.
  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Love for Three Oranges Suite, Op. 33a

    Orchestra: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Maxim Emelyanychev.
  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    6 Studies in English folksongs for cello (or vln, va or cl) and piano

    Performer: Timothy Ridout. Performer: James Baillieu.
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Manfred Symphony Op. 58

    Orchestra: 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Semyon Bychkov.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Sonata in E flat major, K.282

    Performer: Leon McCawley.
    • AVIE.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Keyboard Concerto No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052

    Performer: Alexander von Hei脽en. Performer: Raluca Enea. Performer: Rafael Butaru. Performer: Mircea Grigore Laz膬r. Performer: Tamara Dica. Performer: Zsombor L谩z谩r. Performer: Istv谩n Csata. Ensemble: SEMPRE baroque music ensemble.

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