Viennese Classics [Afternoon Concert]

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20130218

Louise Fryer presents a week featuring recent concerts by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra playing Viennese classics: everything from Mozart and Haydn, through Schubert, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Brahms and Johann Strauss. to Berg! Plus a light sprinkling of Italian sunlight and other complementary icing on the cake.

You can hear all four Schumann Symphonies in the course of the week, starting today with no. 1, the 'Spring' Symphony. This afternoon there are also two of Mozart's greatest concertos, one each for violin and piano; plus - in a concert given in Glasgow at the end of January, which kicks off the programme - Mendelssohn's sunniest symphony, the 'Italian', and overtures by Rossini and Schubert.

Later in the week, there are three live 2pm concerts, by the BBC Philharmonic and Ulster Orchestras as well as the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.

Schubert: Overture to Rosamunde

Mozart Violin Concerto no. 3 in G major, K.216

Esther Yoo (violin)

2.35pm

Rossini The Italian Girl in Algiers (Overture)

2.45pm

Mendelssohn Symphony no. 4 (Italian)

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra,

Michal Dworzynski (conductor).

3.15pm

Mozart Piano Concerto no. 24 in C minor, K.491

Khatia Buniatishvili (piano),

Gerard Korsten (conductor).

3.45pm

Schumann Symphony no. 1 in C major (Spring)

BBC SSO in music by Schubert, Mozart, Rossini, Mendelssohn and Schumann.

20130219

Louise Fryer continues her week featuring recent concerts by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra playing Viennese classics. Today's programme begins with performances given earlier this month of Schubert, Berg and - to begin the afternoon - Johann Strauss's most famous waltz, the Blue Danube.

Plus Mozart, Brahms, and the second in the week's series of symphonies by Brahms's mentor Robert Schumann.

Johann Strauss II: On the Beautiful Blue Danube (Waltz)

Berg: Violin Concerto

Julian Rachlin (violin)

2.30pm

Schubert arr. Webern: Six German Dances, D.820

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra,

Donald Runnicles (conductor).

2.45pm

Schumann: Symphony no. 2 in C major, Op. 61

Rory MacDonald (conductor).

3.20pm

Mozart: Fantasia in C minor, K.475

Ronald Brautigam (piano)

3.30pm

Brahms: Symphony no. 1 in C minor

The BBC SSO in music by J Strauss II, Berg, Schubert, Schumann, Mozart and Brahms.

20130220

Continuing this week's focus on the Viennese classics, today's programme opens with a live concert by the BBC Philharmonic from their home at MediaCity, Salford Quays. The orchestra's Italian Conductor Laureate Gianandrea Noseda joins them for a programme featuring Mozart, Haydn and Richard Strauss, plus Noseda's fellow countryman Alfredo Casella. The soloist in the Haydn and Strauss is Radio 3 New Generation Artist Ruby Hughes.

After the concert, Louise Fryer presents more Haydn from this week's featured orchestra, the BBC Scottish SO, conducted by Baroque and Classical specialist Nicholas McGegan.

Mozart: Overture to La Clemenza di Tito

Haydn: Scena di Berenice

Ruby Hughes (soprano)

2.15pm

Casella: Elegia eroica (Heroic Elegy)

2.35pm

Richard Strauss: Four Songs - Freundliche Vision; Waldseligkeit; Befreit; Zueignung

Gianandrea Noseda (conductor)

3.00pm

Haydn Symphony no. 59 in A major, H.1.59 (Fire)

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Nicholas McGegan (conductor).

Live from Salford, the BBC Philharmonic plays music by Mozart, Haydn, Casella and Strauss.

20130221

Afternoon on 3's focus on the Viennese classics continues with a live concert from Glasgow City Halls by this week's featured orchestra, the BBC Scottish SO. Bernard Labadie conducts music by Mozart and Haydn - including one of Mozart's best-loved Symphonies, and a choral masterpiece by Haydn - for which the orchestra is joined by the BBC Singers.

Presented by Jamie MacDougall

Mozart: Idomeneo: Chaconne

Mozart: Symphony no. 39 in E flat major, K.543

2.55pm

Haydn: Missa in tempore belli (Mass in Time of War, or Paukenmesse)

Lydia Teuscher (soprano)

Jennifer Johnston (alto)

Andrew Tortise (tenor)

Marcus Farnsworth (baritone)

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Bernard Labadie (conductor)

3.45pm

After the concert, Louise Fryer resumes the week's Schumann Symphony series with another famous symphony in E flat.

Schumann: Symphony no. 3 in E flat major, Op. 97 (Rhenish)

Jun M䀀rkl (conductor).

Live from Glasgow, the BBC SSO performs Viennese classics, by Mozart and Haydn.

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Episode	First Broadcast	Comments
01	20130218	Louise Fryer presents a week featuring recent concerts by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra playing Viennese classics: everything from Mozart and Haydn, through Schubert, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Brahms and Johann Strauss. to Berg! Plus a light sprinkling of Italian sunlight and other complementary icing on the cake. You can hear all four Schumann Symphonies in the course of the week, starting today with no. 1, the 'Spring' Symphony. This afternoon there are also two of Mozart's greatest concertos, one each for violin and piano; plus - in a concert given in Glasgow at the end of January, which kicks off the programme - Mendelssohn's sunniest symphony, the 'Italian', and overtures by Rossini and Schubert. Later in the week, there are three live 2pm concerts, by the BBC Philharmonic and Ulster Orchestras as well as the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Schubert: Overture to Rosamunde Mozart Violin Concerto no. 3 in G major, K.216 Esther Yoo (violin) 2.35pm Rossini The Italian Girl in Algiers (Overture) 2.45pm Mendelssohn Symphony no. 4 (Italian) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Michal Dworzynski (conductor). 3.15pm Mozart Piano Concerto no. 24 in C minor, K.491 Khatia Buniatishvili (piano), Gerard Korsten (conductor). 3.45pm Schumann Symphony no. 1 in C major (Spring) BBC SSO in music by Schubert, Mozart, Rossini, Mendelssohn and Schumann.
02	20130219	Louise Fryer continues her week featuring recent concerts by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra playing Viennese classics. Today's programme begins with performances given earlier this month of Schubert, Berg and - to begin the afternoon - Johann Strauss's most famous waltz, the Blue Danube. Plus Mozart, Brahms, and the second in the week's series of symphonies by Brahms's mentor Robert Schumann. Johann Strauss II: On the Beautiful Blue Danube (Waltz) Berg: Violin Concerto Julian Rachlin (violin) 2.30pm Schubert arr. Webern: Six German Dances, D.820 BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Donald Runnicles (conductor). 2.45pm Schumann: Symphony no. 2 in C major, Op. 61 Rory MacDonald (conductor). 3.20pm Mozart: Fantasia in C minor, K.475 Ronald Brautigam (piano) 3.30pm Brahms: Symphony no. 1 in C minor The BBC SSO in music by J Strauss II, Berg, Schubert, Schumann, Mozart and Brahms.
03	20130220	Continuing this week's focus on the Viennese classics, today's programme opens with a live concert by the BBC Philharmonic from their home at MediaCity, Salford Quays. The orchestra's Italian Conductor Laureate Gianandrea Noseda joins them for a programme featuring Mozart, Haydn and Richard Strauss, plus Noseda's fellow countryman Alfredo Casella. The soloist in the Haydn and Strauss is Radio 3 New Generation Artist Ruby Hughes. After the concert, Louise Fryer presents more Haydn from this week's featured orchestra, the BBC Scottish SO, conducted by Baroque and Classical specialist Nicholas McGegan. Mozart: Overture to La Clemenza di Tito Haydn: Scena di Berenice Ruby Hughes (soprano) 2.15pm Casella: Elegia eroica (Heroic Elegy) 2.35pm Richard Strauss: Four Songs - Freundliche Vision; Waldseligkeit; Befreit; Zueignung Gianandrea Noseda (conductor) 3.00pm Haydn Symphony no. 59 in A major, H.1.59 (Fire) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Nicholas McGegan (conductor). Live from Salford, the BBC Philharmonic plays music by Mozart, Haydn, Casella and Strauss.
04	20130221	Afternoon on 3's focus on the Viennese classics continues with a live concert from Glasgow City Halls by this week's featured orchestra, the BBC Scottish SO. Bernard Labadie conducts music by Mozart and Haydn - including one of Mozart's best-loved Symphonies, and a choral masterpiece by Haydn - for which the orchestra is joined by the BBC Singers. Presented by Jamie MacDougall Mozart: Idomeneo: Chaconne Mozart: Symphony no. 39 in E flat major, K.543 2.55pm Haydn: Missa in tempore belli (Mass in Time of War, or Paukenmesse) Lydia Teuscher (soprano) Jennifer Johnston (alto) Andrew Tortise (tenor) Marcus Farnsworth (baritone) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Bernard Labadie (conductor) 3.45pm After the concert, Louise Fryer resumes the week's Schumann Symphony series with another famous symphony in E flat. Schumann: Symphony no. 3 in E flat major, Op. 97 (Rhenish) Jun M䀀rkl (conductor). Live from Glasgow, the BBC SSO performs Viennese classics, by Mozart and Haydn.