Respighi's Roman Festivals
Elizabeth Alker introduces an afternoon of specially made recordings including a performance of Respighi's Roman Festivals performed by the Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra
Elizabeth Alker brings you an afternoon of exclusive music-making which includes a spotlight on Italian vistas. In today's programme cellist duo Jens Peter Maintz and Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt perform Paganini recorded in Eisenach, Italy's radio symphony orchestra, the RAI National Symphony Orchestra play music by Mexican composer Arturo M谩rquez and the Luxembourg Philharmonic perform Respighi's Roman Festivals. Also featured is a recital from La Scintilla Orchestra and conductor Riccardo Minasi who perform music by Johannes Hieronymous Kapsberger and Biagio Marini.
There are also recordings from the current Radio 3 New Generation Artists throughout. Cellist Sterling Elliott performs Tchaikovsky's Rococo Variations with the 麻豆社 Scottish Symphony Orchestra, pianist Tom Borrow plays Janacek, the Kleio Quartet plays Nielsen's String Quartet No. 1 in G minor, and Schumann's Kreisleriana is performed by Julius Asal.
Radio 3 New Generation Artists:
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Rococo Variations
Sterling Elliott (cello)
麻豆社 Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Christian Reif (conductor)
Nicol貌 Paganini
Fantasy on Rossini's 'Moses in Egypt'
Jens Peter Maintz (cello)
Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt (cello)
Arturo M谩rquez
Danz贸n No. 2
RAI National Symphony Orchestra
Ana Mar铆a Pati帽o-Osorio (conductor)
Johannes Hieronymous Kapsberger
Corrente quinta
La Scintilla Orchestra
Riccardo Minasi (conductor)
Biagio Marini
Passacaglia a quattro
La Scintilla Orchestra
Riccardo Minasi (conductor)
Ottorino Respighi
Roman Festivals (Feste romane), symphonic poem
Luxembourg Philharmonic
Gustavo Gimeno (conductor)
Radio 3 New Generation Artists:
Leos Janacek
Piano Sonata 1.X.1905 in E flat minor 'From the Street'
Tom Borrow (piano)
Carl Nielsen
String Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 13
Kleio Quartet
Radio 3 New Generation Artists:
Robert Schumann
Kreisleriana
Julius Asal (piano)
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Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Variations on a rococo theme Op.33
Performer: Sterling Elliott. Orchestra: 麻豆社 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Christian Reif. -
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Niccol貌 Paganini
Fantasy on Rossini's 'Moses in Egypt'
Performer: Jens Peter Maintz. Performer: Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt. Music Arranger: Jens Peter Maintz. Music Arranger: Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt. -
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Arturo M谩rquez
Danz贸n No. 2
Orchestra: RAI National Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ana Mar铆a Pati帽o-Osorio. -
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Johannes Hieronymous Kapsberger
Corrente quinta
Orchestra: La Scintilla Orchestra. Conductor: Riccardo Minasi. -
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Biagio Marini
Passacaglia a quattro
Orchestra: La Scintilla Orchestra. Conductor: Riccardo Minasi. -
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Biagio Marini
Aria a 3 'La Soranza'
Orchestra: La Scintilla Orchestra. Conductor: Riccardo Minasi. -
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Ottorino Respighi
Roman Festivals (Feste romane), Symphonic Poem
Performer: Luxembourg Philharmonic. Performer: Gustavo Gimeno. -
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Leo拧 Jan谩膷ek
Piano Sonata 1.X.1905 in E flat minor 'From the Street'
Performer: Tom Borrow. -
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Carl Nielsen
String Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 13
Ensemble: Kleio Quartet. -
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Modest Mussorgsky
Boris Godunov - Coronation Scene
Singer: Bryn Terfel. Choir: Royal Opera House Chorus. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Conductor: Mark Wigglesworth. -
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John Foulds
Sicilian Aubade [1927]
Performer: Cynthia Fleming. Orchestra: 麻豆社 Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Ronald Corp.- GB麻豆社.
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Robert Schumann
Kreisleriana
Performer: Julius Asal.
Broadcast
- Fri 27 Feb 2026 13:00麻豆社 Radio 3