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Wagner live from the Ulster Orchestra

The centrepiece of today's programme is a live concert from Belfast from the Ulster Orchestra who present music by Wagner, Stravinsky and Eric Satie.

This week on Classical Live, we are featuring the Ulster Orchestra and today they perform live into the programme from their home in Belfast. Their programme includes music by Satie, Wagner and Stravinsky under conductor Jack Sheen.

And Al Ryan is in the Classical Live studio with further highlight from the 2025 Cowbridge Festival as the Carducci Quartet play music by Fanny Hensel. And there's also more from members of the Orsino Ensemble in music by Ravel.

Henry Purcell (arr. Stokowski)
Dido's Lament
Ulster Orchestra
Matthew Lynch (conductor)

Fanny Hensel
String Quartet in E flat major
Carducci Quartet

Anton Webern
Langsamer Satz
Ulster Orchestra
Jonathan Berman (conductor)

Johann Sebastian Bach
Keyboard Concerto in A major BWV. 1055
Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra
David Fray (piano/director)

Ravel (arr. Paul Silverthorne)
Le Tombeau de Couperin
Adam Walker (flute)
Timothy Ridout (viola)
Anneleen Lenaerts (harp)

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Live: The Ulster Orchestra from Belfast

Wagner
Prelude & Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde

Eric Satie (arr. Sheen)
Le Fils des 脡toiles - Pr茅lude (world premiere)

Stravinsky
Divertimento from The Fairy's Kiss

Ulster Orchestra
Jack Sheen (conductor)

Introduced from Belfast by John Toal

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2 hours, 56 minutes

Music Played

  • Henry Purcell

    Didos Lament

    Orchestra: Ulster Orchestra. Conductor: Matthew Lynch.
  • Fanny Mendelssohn

    Quartet in Eb major

    Performer: Carducci String Quartet. Performer: Huw Watkins.
  • Anton Webern

    Langsamer Satz

    Orchestra: Ulster Orchestra. Conductor: Jonathan Berman.
  • Rebecca Clarke

    Lullaby [1909]

    Performer: Timothy Ridout. Performer: James Baillieu.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Keyboard Concerto No. 4 in A, BWV 1055

    Performer: David Fray. Orchestra: Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: David Fray.
  • Maurice Ravel

    Tombeau de Couperin

    Performer: Adam Walker. Performer: Timothy Ridout. Performer: Anneleen Lenaerts. Music Arranger: Paul Silverthorne.
  • Grace Williams

    Ave maris stella

    Choir: 成人快手 Singers. Conductor: Ellie Slorach.
  • Richard Wagner

    Prelude & Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde

    Orchestra: Ulster Orchestra. Conductor: Jack Sheen.
  • Erik Satie

    Le Fils des 脡toiles - Pr茅lude

    Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra. Conductor: Jack Sheen.
  • Igor Stravinsky

    Divertimento from The Fairy's Kiss

    Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra. Conductor: Jack Sheen.
  • Robert Schumann

    Concertst眉ck, Op. 86

    Performer: Martin Owen. Performer: Christopher Parkes. Performer: Alec Frank-Gemmill. Performer: Sarah Willis. Orchestra: 成人快手 Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: John Wilson.
    • Chandos.
  • Jean鈥怭hilippe Rameau

    Les Indes galantes; Danse des sauvages

    Performer: Gautier Capu莽on. Performer: J茅r么me Ducros. Orchestra: Orchestre de chambre de Paris. Conductor: Lionel Bringuier.
    • Destination Paris.
    • Erato.

Broadcast

  • Thu 2 Oct 2025 13:00