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Elizabeth Alker reflects on some recent highlights from the Âé¶¹Éç orchestras and choirs, as they begin their new 2026/7 seasons. Today, the Âé¶¹Éç Philharmonic perform selections from ballets by Jean-Philippe Rameau, and the Âé¶¹Éç Scottish Symphony Orchestra - together with soloist Alessio Bax - take on Sergey Rachmaninov’s famous Second Piano Concerto. Plus, more music from this year’s roster of Âé¶¹Éç Radio 3 New Generation Artists Hana Chang and the NOVO Quartet. Our featured artist this week is the Verità Baroque ensemble, who are on a mission to contextualise baroque chamber music in the 21st Century. Âé¶¹Éç New Generation Artist: Bedrich Smetana String Quartet No 1 in E minor (‘From my life’) NOVO Quartet Artist Feature: Johann Sebastian Bach Badinerie, from ‘Orchestral Suite No 2 in B minor, BWV 1067 Taya König-Tarasevich (traverso) Veritá Baroque Artist Feature: Johann Sebastian Bach Brandenburg Concerto No 5 in D, BWV 1050 Taya König-Tarasevich (traverso) Veritá Baroque Âé¶¹Éç Orchestra: Sergey Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No 2 in C minor Alessio Bax (piano) Âé¶¹Éç Scottish Symphony Orchestra Gemma New (conductor) Âé¶¹Éç New Generation Artist: Johannes Brahms Violin Sonata No 2, Op 100 Hana Chang (violin) Jonathan Ware (piano) Artist Feature: Georg Philipp Telemann Concerto in A for Flute, Violin, Cello, Strings, and Continuo, TWV 53:A2, Tafelmusik, Part 1 Taya König-Tarasevich (traverso) Veritá Baroque Âé¶¹Éç Orchestra: Jean-Philippe Rameau Selections from Les Indes, Naïs, Hippolyte, and Dardanus Âé¶¹Éç Philharmonic Orchestra To listen to this programme (using most smart speakers) just say "Ask Âé¶¹Éç Sounds to play Classical Live".
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- TrackArtist
- 1.String Quartet No 1 ('From my life')String Quartet No 1 ('From my life')Bedrich Smetana
- 2.BadinerieBadinerieJohann Sebastian Bach
- 3.Brandenburg Concerto No 5 in D major, BWV 1050Brandenburg Concerto No 5 in D major, BWV 1050Johann Sebastian Bach