21 December 2007
Friday 21 December 2007 13:00-17:00 (Radio 3)
Presented by Fiona Talkington.
1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Playlist:
Beethoven Plus
A run of concerts recorded at LSO St Luke's, featuring a complete series of Beethoven's string quartets coupled with masterpieces of the genre by Haydn and Bartok.
4/8. Nicknamed the Sunrise, Haydn's Fourth Quartet in his final set of six has a resounding optimism from the glorious opening theme to the dancing finale. The Royal String Quartet follow this lively opener with another great crowd pleaser, Beethoven's sonorous Op 74.
Haydn: Quartet in B flat, Op 76 No 4 (Sunrise)
Beethoven: Quartet in E flat, Op 74 (Harp)
2.00pm British Symphony Series
David Matthews's Sixth Symphony was premiered at the 2007 麻豆社 Proms and here's another chance to hear that performance alongside one of the inspirations behind Matthews's work, Vaughan Williams's Sixth. Plus brand new recordings of Christmas choral music by John Gardner, who celebrated his ninetieth birthday in 2007.
Gardner: When Christ was born of Mary free
麻豆社 Singers
Stephen Cleobury (conductor)
Vaughan Williams: Symphony No 6
麻豆社 Philharmonic
Vassily Sinaisky (conductor)
Matthews: Berceuse for Dresden
Raphael Wallfisch (cello)
麻豆社 Philharmonic
Garry Walker (conductor)
Gardner: The Turning Year, Op 19
麻豆社 Singers
Stephen Cleobury (conductor)
Tippett: Fantasia concertante on a Theme of Corelli
麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Davis (conductor)
Matthews: Symphony No 6
麻豆社 National Orchestra of Wales
Jac van Steen (conductor)
Gardner: Sunny bank; There is no rose
麻豆社 Singers
Stephen Cleobury (conductor)
Prokofiev: Symphony No 5
麻豆社 National Orchestra of Wales
Jac van Steen (conductor)
